Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-24
Masonry in the cid
World.

| IA. " OOI dL WHICH IIlIlc AUS
tin the monk, was Grand Mas
ter, and from that time many
eminent men have occupied the
Oriental chair. The office
bearers for 1915 are:-Grand
Master, His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, K. c.; Dep
uty Grand Master, the Right
Hon. the Earl Carnaryon; the
Right Hon. Lord Henry
Thyme, NJ. p, Senior Grand
Warden. Under the registry
Of England there are 1 ,345 Iodg-
es and 91.750 members, which
membership includes lodges in
Australia, New Zealand, India,
China, New South Wales,
Spain, South Africa, Burmah,
Jamaica, Barbados, Demarara,
Brazil, and other countries.
SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.
The Grand Lodge of Scot
land has for its Graud Master
Sir NJ. r. Shaw Stewart, Bart. !;
Deputy Grand Master, the
Right Hon. the Earl of Ros-
lyn, 400 lodges and q, 900 mem
bers. The Grand DeDutv Mas
ter of Ireland is His Grace the
Duke of Leinster; Deputy Grand
Master, Robert William ShekIe-
ton; Senior Grand Warden,
Lord Viscount Powerscourt, K
p; 372 lodges and 18,400 mem
bers.
GERMANY, ITALY, SPAIN AND
PORTUGAL.
The Grand Lodge Of Prussia
has for officers His Royal Maj
esty King William l., Protect
or; the Crown Prince Frede-
rick William, Deputy Protect
or; 800 lodges and So, 5,193 mem
bers. Italy has Go lodges, 151
chapters and 1908 members.
Spain has 108 lodges and 1920
members. Portugal's chief off
GERS are Comte de Paroty, peer
of the KINGDOM. SOVEREIGN
Grand Commander; Conseillecr
Jose de Silva Mends Leal Hon
or, Minister Of State, Deputy |
Grand Commander; 81 lodges
and $500 members.
MASONRY IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
France has 2G3 lodges, 1O,-I
800 members; Belgium. al
lodges, 2,1S5 members; Switz-
erland, 26 lodges, 10,S00 mem |
bers; Norway and Sweden, 2J
lodges, 10,800 members; Hun
gary, SO lodges; Turkey, ii
lodges; Luxemburg, 2 lodges
Denmark, 0 lodges; Greece, 8
lodges; The Netherlands, G5
lodges; Turkey in Asia, 10 Iodg-I
es; China, 8 lodges; India, /
lodges, Burmah, 8 lodges; E!
gypt, 13 lodges; Jerusalem 1
lodge; South Africa, 25 lodges;
Liberia (Africa), 7 lodges; Per-
sia, $4,000 members; Arabia,
10000 members; New South
Wales 81 lodges; New Zeal
and. so lodges; India, 63 Iodg-
ce; South AGstralie, TasH ania,
and Victoria, So lodges. l.
SUMMARY. +
Following are statements Of !
the number Of lodges and mem-
bership in North and South
America and adjacent islam Is,
carefully compiled from th9
most reliable sources Of in o.
nation: United States, $500
lodges, 524,649 members; Nova 4
Scotia, SO lodges, 3,1i3 mem
bers; British Columbia, 10Ioag-I h
es, $40 members; Canada, (On-
tario), 1913 lodges, 1850 mem
bers; Quebec, 81 lodges, 1871
members; New Brunswick, 30
lodges, 2,038 members; Mexico, /
13 lodges, GIG members; Hayti, Z
18 lodges; Cuba, Z lodges; Cos
Ia Rica, 2 lodges; Nicaragua, 3
lodges; Venezuela, Sc lodges;
New Grenada, 224 lodges; Chill,
% lodges; Paraguay, II lodges;
Uruguay, 13 lodges; st. Domin-
go, 6 lodges; San Salvador, 1
lodge; Guatemala, 1 lodge; !.
Panama,3 lodges; United States
Of Colombia, 26 lodges; Peru,
81 lodges; Argentine Confed-l
II lodges; Brazil, 104
lodges; Sandwich Island, 3lodg-
es, Prince Edwards Island, 6
lodges; Nassau, 6 lodges.