At the quarterly communication of with the Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasonry, the minutes of the Grand Committee showed that there had been submitted a letter dated 10! July Inst from the Secretary of Lodge Star-in-the-East, Yokohama, Japan, stating that a large number of the members of the Lodge had lost their diplomas in the great earthquake, and applying for the issue free of charge of duplicates, of such diplomas, On consideration the Grand Committee agreed to grant the request of the Lodge and the Grand Secretary was instructed accordingly. The minute was approved.
The Earl of Stair, Provincial ]Grand Master of Galloway, was jelected Grand Master Mason, on the motion of the Earl of Elgin, retiring Grand Master. The other Grand office-bearers elected were:—Senior (Grand Warden—Sir Alexander Gibb; Junior Grand Warden—the Master of Saltoun; Senior Grand Deacon—Tord Belhaven and Stenton; Junior Grand Deacon—Earl Haig.
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