The herald., 1897-10-15
MASONIC

The departmental corclave Of the
Knights Templar held igl this city last
week was highly creditable Throughout;
and, the most important Masonic public
event ever held in this city The at
tendance of Knights Templar from diff
ferent portions of the state, San Fran
cisco particularly, was very large
and, the visitors were all pleased
with the eptertainmes,t provided by the
brethren of Los Angeles.
Nearly all the Masters of the Blue
lodges in this city are in San Francisco
this week attending the forty eighth an
nual session of the Grand lo6ge, which
opened on Tuesday About 300 repre-
sentativcs are prescott at the meeting.
The reports OF the grand master and
grand secretary show the past year to
have been highly prosperous Masonical-
ly in this state The membership now
mum bers 1885, showing an increase of
about 600 over last year. The number
of lodges is 261. Six new lodges have
been instituted, in this juris6ictior, dur
ing the past year, five in California and
one in Hawaii.
Signet chapter 81 r. A. NJ. conferred
the Royal Arch degree in fine style
Monday evening. A nice bannuet fol-
lowed. The attendance was large. Next
Monday evening Signet chapter will con-
fer the Mark and Past Master degrees.
Los Angeles commandery 9, X. T., will
rest the remainder of this month. The
work and glory of last week entities
them TO the same.
Los Angeles chapter 8 R. A. NJ. con-
ferred the Mark Master degree Wednes-
day evening.
Southern California 27S conferred the
F. C. degree Wednesday evening.
Pertalpha 202 will have work in the
Second next Tuesday
South Gate 800 will have the E. A
degree this evening"
South Gate chapter o. E. S. will hold
it's stated meeting next Tuesday eve
ming.
Senior Sagasta, the rev premier of
Spain, is a Mason of high degree and an
earnest advocate of the order Mason-
ry is growing rapidly in Spain. La
Logia Humar,idad, in, Madrid has re-
Gently acquired temple in the center
of the city and occupies its three stories,
elegantly furnished. part of which is de-
dicated to the entertainment of inGlgerf
brothers till they can be otherwise pro-
vide6 for
The following from the Glasgow
News will interest brethren from Bon
ME ScotlaCI and others who admire the
works and revere the memory of the
gifted Brother Bobby Burns: Some of
rhe members and friends of the st. An
drew lodge (215) who took advantage Of
the annual outing on WeGa esday last
from Strathaven were delighted vita
the trip to Ayr. While in the ''auld
toon" visit was made to the new lo6tge
room in the Masonic building of the St.
Pau,'s lodge. Brother Eaglesham. r. w.
NJ, of 204, acting as conductor for the
occasion. At Newmilns, on the return
journey, the master and warGiers of the
Loudoun Kilwinning lodge, 81 on the in
vita ton of Brother James Griersor, P.
NJ, and secretary of 215, joined the COM
pany, ard the time, until the hour of
starting with the coach, was spent in
er Meiklejohn r. w. M, showed al
interesting entry in the olG minute book
of the lodge under date March o. 1886:
Mr. Robert Buws, Mossgiel, Mauch-
line, was introduced by the r. w. NJ.
and admitted a member of the lodge.
'Mossgiel, Mauchline' seems TO have
beer inserted, subsequently, but that
the record is really that of the admission
Of our national bard is proved by the IA
miliar signature of Robert Burns in the
roll book of the same date"