ROYAL FREEMASON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22437, 5 June 1936, Page 11

ROYAL FREEMASON

PAST GRAND MASTER KING ACCEPTS POSITION (Received June 4, 11.55 p.m.) LONDON, June 3 The Grand Master of Freemasonry, the Duke of Connaught, announced at a meeting of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons that King Edward, who, as Prince of Wales, was Provincial Grand Master, Surrey, has accepted tho position of Past Grand Master.

, King Edward VII. on his accession resigned the Grand Mastership of the whole craft and became Protector of the Order. TOUR OF CORNWALL KING'S VISIT TO DUCHY WELCOMED BY BIG CROWDS (Received June 4, 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, June 3 The King received a very warm welcome on an informal tour of the Duchy of Cornwall. Large crowds gathered all along the route which was followed by the Royal party and some impromptu ceremonies were staged by local bodies at each halt.

At Exeter His Majesty was met at the City boundary bv the Mayor and Corporation, and there the historic ceremony of the civic sword took place. In this ceremony the King-touches the hilt to signify his satisfaction that Exeter remains worthy to retain the sword which was presented to the city in 1497 by Bang Henry VII. The King then drove across Dartmoor, and the tour was continued through Cornwall. During his visit to / the Home Farm, the King inspected his own herd of prize red Devon cattle. His Majesty left for London at 6 p.m. in his private aeroplane from Rodborough Aerodrome.