MASONIC

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2148, 14 May 1914, Page 6

MASONIC

ANNUAL COMMUNICATION

the grand looce, !By a'eloßmpll.-rresß Association;) Chiristxhuroh, May 13. iijo annual cmmiuuu'e.aiioii <if the .V]as>Giuc Gland l.ofljro oi New Zealand opened here fcwtoy, the Grind Master, J>ro, Manncc Thompson, presiding. rlie report of the Bonn! (,i iienevotenco showed that JMffii'had been distributee! m relief cfuririg the Year and ■ sums of £236 and £220, raised bv two 1 circular appeals. Tho, report of" the Board of Management of the Widows' • '""id Orphans' and Aged Masons' Fund showed that £viß per annum was being ; in annuities.. The increase in flic v fund during the year had been £200% and its capital now stead at £2g,634„ According to tho annual statement of ; accents the totai i'mids of the Grand ' Lo'dgo amounted to £31,924, distributed J as follows-General fund, £3881; fund ; of benevolence, .£3.304 ; Widows' and Orphans' and Agc-tl Masons' Fund, &22,- ; 634; circular appeal fund, £48!). J The report of the Board of General Purposes stated that three lodges had [ been opened during the year, viz., two at Oaijiaru and <mc' at Middlemarcb, and i a charter Nad Wen' issued for a.. oew lodge at WIM-knta-jiii. The board rec.e-m- ---\ mended that tho next aiuiu&l coininuui- [ nation he held at Wellington'. I List of New Officers, f R.W. liro. J. >J. Dougall, of Chrisi- [ clutrdi, was unanimously elected Grand c Master, and other »ofliicts Vve're elected , lis under t-- . Grand Ledge, Canterbury Province.— , Grand .Chaplain, *s?ov. A, Mitchell; Brand Treasurer, Bro. David Arthur 1 Bixtor; Grand Registrar, Bro. Bchv.ar<3 . Darker M.osfcy; president of the Board ' of General Purposes, Rev. Bro, Sydney i Clifton Bingham; president of the lioard , of Benevolence, Bro-, John Thornton; Grand Director of Ceremonies, Bra. Ken- !. net-h Mackenzie; Grand Steward's, iko. L; A. H. Godgal-1 Grant Steward and Bro. J. M'Konzie; members of the : Board of General Purposes, Bros, F, 0. B,.Bishop, A, H. HobbSj 11. Jfopkinsoil, H. J. Otlev, and M. 11. Wright; members of the Board of Benevolence, Bros. W. Drown Corapton, A. fi. Webb, ' and W. M. Robinson. , Auckland District —Senior Grand Deacon, Bii). Stephen Shepherd, Allen; Grand Superijitendettt of "Works, Bro.. J. S, Colhonn; Grand Bible Bearer, Bro. .John Re-id; Grand Standard Bescrof, Bro. Will, Sroeaton Clark; Grand Steward, Bro. C. j?, Reed; Grand Steward, Bra. Norni.au M'Kenzie; members of tho Board of General Purposes, Bros. 0. B. Walsh®, aiid Horace Hanintond; Members of tin' Board of Renevolenee, Bros. G. E. M'Cs.rtney and A. it. j., Braceubush. . Wellington. District,—Senior Grand Deacon, Bro, J. H. Worhay-s; Stand •Director of pemuciiiios, B.rq. F, J, Hume; Grand Bible Bearer, Bro, Prank Heelgorn; Grant! Steward., Bro. \V. J. Crouchm-; Grand S!.e*va:d, Bro. E, Goodbphere;' Members of the Board of Genera! Pmjwises,. Bros, J. G. Ilarkitess and S. J. T. Jag.c;ard; Members of ■the Board of Bwrfevolcnto, Bros. Geo, Rimeli and H. Hobba. Otaeo District.—Junior Grand Deacon, liro. \\in. lleurv Hopkins; Grand Superintendent of, Works, Uro. G. L. W Msehnfiry. Grand Organist, Bro, P. C. Biirry; Gfawl Steward, Bra. Win. Jasobseil; Members of the Board of General Purposes, Dw>s. F. Bradley arid J. 6. Rftss; Mcii.vbi?rs ef ,tl»e Board of Bcticvolonce, Bros. H. G. Deal aiid J. ft. Gflmoiir.. Soutb%.U(l Chaplak), ■, «lfr6.-tlib' Veri;' ArcKleacdn Rtieko, Grand Pursuivant, Bro. ,J, 0. Clapp; Junior Grand Steward* Bro. j. H. Homer ; ,M<".nb')r of tho Ronrd of General Purposes. Bro. J. T. l'taiu; JlcmbsT of the Board of Benevolence, Bra. Jas. Walkor. Tfeivbe's fi.iy Distriot..—Grand PurEaivant, Bro- ,1. B. E. HM; Grand Steward, Bi-n. 11. K. Burlfty; Member of the Bnn.rd of O'GnGiTii I'ut.j>osos, Bro. F, wemb.pr of the ftoard of Benevolence, Bra. G, P. Roach. ' . Nekoii. ami Marlborough DMriH.- - Grand Sword-bea.rer. Bin. F. ThomisGrand Stew,n'd, Bro. F. NoSU'Wthy: rooinlior o-f tlio Board of Bcftcvoleuee, •Bro; R. W. Stiles. ' ? West Coast District.—Grand S«-ortl-besrer. B.ro, C. P,-.J|forf; Grand Steward, Bro. T. Pattismi; member of th<> Hoard of Goiivrel Purtiosas, Tl;-n. ]?-. fiehafer j member of the Board of lV'ipvolenre, ]?m. G. llufteii. Taranaki Distrint.—Jutvior Rrisnpl Deacon, Bio. W. F. JTsiddvellt Grand S'teirnrd. Bro. G. W. Rogers ; mei n W of the T*oav.-l of Genera. l Purposes, liio. F. ,G. Kiinhett. The Grand ldopted the reports of the various boards. • A motion to a resoliinoK osj-ssed dt. last, year's oniiiiunMi.c'aribß fj» favour of thp eeiit.r.alisntion of the Grand Ml** offieo was tarried hv a largo majority. Evening Session. . At the eraiinjr session. Bra, J, ,T. Doiigall was iiistalled as Grand Master! Tho fallfiiying, officers iwre invested in ndditin.n to those sleeted in.the mori!iu®Deputy Grand Ji'aster, R,W. Bro. Ernest, Psso tee, of Oamaru, Provincia.l Grand Masters: M.W. Bro. OhV<vr Xiohol'on. Auckland .T>isfi-ict; R,W. Bro. T. A, Peterkin. Weltiivten Disifici-: R.W. Bro. M'iliinw (ii-mpanv, Sonthk.nd District: Rev. Bro. W. Sarmii. Taranaki District; Jf W. Bro. F." C. Binns, Cnnterburv Prnviucei : R.W. Bro, J. IT, Clark. Disf.rH; R W. Bro. H. T,. Harston. Fnwko's Bav j district; R. W. Bro. W. K, Rnciman, . Nplsftu and j\ffl.i"!liorougb District: R.W. Bro. J. 11. West Coast District. Senior Grand Warden. R-,W. Bro. Joseph n.atehnole. "f A«mkl'i'd; ■Iniiior Grand Warden. R„W, Bro. Herbert 11. Seaton, of WeJliugtou. .