To the Editor of the "Norra-Cama Dairy News."
Srz,—Regarding the paragraph in Scottish Letter "Scotland as Masonic Pioneer," there is one old Masonic Lodge on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland that surely escaped mention by your correspondent. After alluding to the three in existence before 1598, the next in age is No. 3 his, "The Lodge of Glasgow St. John" instituted prior to 1628, then comes Scoon and Perth before 1658, Aberdeen 1670, Canongate Kilwinning 1677.
I think it is rather well known to the older students of Scottish masonry that there was some rivalry as_to which lodge had right to "No. 1," as at present there are three of that number, but "Mother Kilwinning," although originally "No. 2, could prove greater ancient lineage than her rivals and was thus honoured by being given I am, ete., A. G.
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