GENERAL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19203, 20 June 1924, Page 9

GENERAL NEWS.

Dunedin City Lodge, No. 4130, G.L.E., Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, met on Tuesday, Primo 0. F. ’Ward presiding. Tiie death of Primo Ellis, of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, was referred to. tho brethren standing while Chopin’s huneral March was delivered by the City Minstrel. Primo Ellis was a highly respected member of the order, and was interred at Christchurch on Saturday last, the Grand Lodge officers being present and carrying put the impressive ritual of a Buffalo funeral. Two new candidates were initiated into the order, and three more were proposed for initiation. The visiting" brothers included ono from England, one from Auckland,- and one from Otago No, 1 Lodge. Bro. W alter Bentley, K.0.M., attended the Grand Lodge, held at Christchurch last week, as delegate (or the Dunedin City Lodge. lie was warmly received by the Grand Primo Bro. W. Pennington, K.0.M., and his Grand Lodge officers. Several references were made to tho good work Knight Bentley had done, not only for the G.L.E. in Dunedin, but for the Ancient and Honourable Order of Buffaloism. Applications were made to open a new lodge l in Auckland and at Riccarlon, and a Frov. Grand Lodge for Canterbury, under the G.L.E. (New Zealand). With regret the Grand Primo accepted the the Grand Secretary Bro. Charles Jones, K.0.a1, who had faithfully carried out his duties for 18 months, and it was proposed to present him with a Grand Secretary s jewel. Primo Tolmcr, Lyttelton delegate, proposed a very important mission to be carried out by Bro. Charles Jones, K.0.M., and all wished him every success. Bro. David Jones R.O.H. a brother of very wide experience, who has held many high and important offices in England and Wales, was elected Grand Secretary. The Grand Primo congratulated the Dunedin City Lodge, and remarked that it would not be a great while before there, would be a Prov. Grand Lodge and a Knights’ Chanter in Dunedm. Tho fust act of "Prometheus Unbound was the subject for study of the yV ,E.A. literature class last week. This poem was composed by Shelly between 1819-1820. Iho tutor made frequent reference to the "PiDinctheus Bound,” of Aeschylus, and earn that it was for Shelly to create an entirely now ending to the drama. In Greek literature tho idea that haunted was that God was not the friend but the enemy of mankind In viewing Shelly’s work students were urged to think of Jupiter ned as the Creator hut rather from a political standpoint representative of all forms ot tyranny, and to keep in mind ■ the deity whose real nature vvas*far beyond. The first act was that of suffering, preparing the spirit of man ton union with the spirit of love. During the period of the Romantic revival between 1780-1830, English literature produced the works of Blake, Burns, Cowper, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats, the greatest lyric poets of our literature. lo carry on to the 19th century was had Brownin" and Tennyson. As opposing a materialistic preceding period of thought these writers gave to the world the spiritual aspect, as from Wordsworth we got the spirit of rejoicing in external nature. Scott and Burns gave to us the sense of the picturesque. Altogether the Romantic Revival brought a new sense about man, renewing him with hope and enthusiasm. Court Pride of the Leith, A.0.r., held its half-vearly meeting on Wednesday, when there was a large attendance of members under tho charge of the C.R., Bro. IT. C. Williamson. A considerable amount of business was transacted, one member was admitted by clearance, ami five new members initiated, with two nominations for next meeting. A successful "community sing” was held under Ihc leadership of Bro. A. E. Orn. who had the assistance of the secretary (piano) and Bro. R. K. Walker (violin). Tie- toast of “The Visitors’’ was responded to by P C.R. Bro. W. Hiunnel, on behalf of Court Enterprise. During the evening somrs were rendered by Bans. G. B. OHpbant, C. Hawes, L. Stewart, J. Ben tell, J. T. Haro, J. 11. Parker, and A. K. Orr. Recitations were given by Bros. T. F. M’Natty, H. n. Gaston, A. E. Brown, and C. C. Robertson. Bros. Dennett, Walt, Morris, and Coster rendered a quartette, and a duet for the piano and violin was given by the secretary and Bro. Walker.