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THE HISTORY
OF
JL\)c jeMnburob IRo^al Hrcb Cbapter
IRo. I.
(iML/rrison, N, Hriiige.)
ROBERT KIRK INCHES, J. P.
M.E. First Principal.
HISTORY
OF
XTbe EbtnbuvGb IRoi^al Hrcb Cbapter
Bo, X
AS
EXTRACTED FROM THE RECORDS OF ITS
MINUTES, FROM THE DATE OF ITS FOUNDA-
TION IN 1778 TO THE PRESENT TIME
BY
WILLIAM A. DAVIS, F.S.A.A.
SCRIBE E. OF THE CHAPTER
EDINBURGH
H & J. PILLANS & WILSON, PRINTERS, 86 HANOVER STREET
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PREFACE.
THE design of the writer of this record of the progressive
History of Edinburgh Chapter No. i, has been simply to
bring before its members, and the Order, a concise narrative of
the doings in the Chapter from the date of its Constitution down
to the present time, — not as will be seen from its perusal, to enter
into the lists of the many who have written discussive and critical
essays upon the subjects thfey had under review. •
The work has been simplified to a large extent by the complete-
ness of the Chapter's records, so that the difficulty has been, not
what to take notice of, but what to leave alone ; and the writer
is hopeful that what has been put together in the following pages
may prove of general interest.
Care has been taken in making quotations to copy them exactly
as they appear in the Minutes, so that the quaintness of past
phraseology should be preserved, and in instances where it was
difficult to embrace the precise wording, the actual phrasing has
so far as possible been adopted, which accounts for some of the
paragraphs assuming a composition not of the present day.
In illustrating the Book, the object was kept in view to obtain
as many portraits as possible of the earlier officials of prominence.
The search for these and following up of clues proved a most
interesting occupation, and a pleasing antidote to the pedantic
work of the letterpress. It was unfortunately found impossible
to secure portraits of all that were desired, but among those
produced will be found many of past Masonic interest, and
which have not, it is believed, before been published.
vi Preface.
The writer takes the opportunity of recording his most sincere
thanks to those Brethren, Companions, relatives and descendants
of deceased Companions, and others -not directly connected with
Freemasonry, for the great assistance he has received from them
in following up the search for Portraits, and in obtaining
additional information on matters touched upon in this History,
which has greatly added to the general interest. Assistance,
whenever asked, has always been most willingly given, in no
single instance has help and advice not been readily forthcoming
when solicited. While their names are too many to enumerate
here, they are asked to accept collectively this grateful ac-
knowledgment.
WILLIAM A. DAVIS,
Edinburgh, December 1910.
{Driim'HOnd J oini^ ii^ It 'alion.
Colonel R. KING STEWART of Murdostoun,
M.E. First Grand Principal.
To
Colonel R. KING STEWART of Murdostoun
Most Excellent First Grand Principal of
Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland
and to
The Right Honourable THE EARL OF HADDINGTON, K.T.
The Right Honourable THE LORD SALTOUN
and
The Honourable CHARLES MAULE RAMSAY
Past First Grand Principals
IN ADMIRATION OF THEIR MASONIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICES TO THE CRAET
THIS WORK IS, BY PERMISSION, RESPECTFULLY
Dedicated by
WILLIAM A. DAVIS
Scribe E. of
The Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter, No. i
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Councillor Robert Kirk Inches, J. P., present First Principal
of Chapter ...... Frontispiece,
Colonel R. King Stewart of Murdostoun, Present First Grand
Principal ; Chief Guest at Chapter's 130th Anniversary
Festival . . . . Dedication.
To face page
Alexander Deuchar, Seal Engraver, First Principal, 1806-1817,
and various other dates ..... 13
John Deuchar of Morningside, Surgeon, etc., First Principal,
1835-1836 ...... 17
Rt. Hon. Sir William Drummond of Logiealmond, Knight of
the Illustrious Order of the Crescent, Member of His
Majesty's Privy Council, First of the Grand Principals Z.
of Supreme Grand Chapter, 1817 .... 27
Alexander Lambe Robertson of Prendergast, W.S., First Prin-
cipal, 1817-1819, First Depute Grand Principal of Supreme
Chapter, 1817 ...... 33
Sir Patrick Walker of Coats, Knight, Hereditary Usher of the
White Rod to His Majesty for Scotland, First of the
Grand Principals H. of Supreme Grand Chapter, 1817 . 39
William Maxwell Gunn, LL.D., First Rector of Edinburgh
Southern Academy, 1829 ; Classical Teacher of Royal
High School, 1843 ; First Principal, 1829-1830 . . 61
James Graham of Leitchtown, First Principal, 1836-1838 ; One
of the Organisers of Fund of Scottish Masonic Benevolence 71
Andrew Murray, Hotel Proprietor, Edinburgh, First Principal,
1846-1850 and 1856-1857 .... 81
John Whyte Melville of Bennoohy and Strathkinnes, First
Grand Principal of Supreme Grand Chapter, 1863-1868 83
Alexander Hay, Jeweller, Edinburgh, First Principal, 1858-
1861 .... . . 99
William Belfrage, Clothier, Edinburgh, First Principal,
1861-1863 . . . .105
William Mann, S.S.O., First Principal, 1863-1874 . . 107
George M'Lean, Road Surveyor, Edinburgh, Arbroath, and
Penicuik, First Principal, 1874-1879 . • 115
X Illustrations.
To face page
Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart of Greenock and Blackhall, Bart.,
Chief Guest at Centenary FestiA-al . . HV
The Right Hon. The Earl of Haddington, K.T., First Grand
Principal, 1894-1901 ; Presided at Chapter's Annual Festival
Dinner, 1894 .... 119
James Webster of H.M. Exchequer Office, Edinburgh, First
Principal, 1883-1889 . . . .121
James Crichton, Goldsmith, Edinburgh, First Principal, 1889-
1892 . . . . 123
Sir Allan Russell Mackenzie of Glenmuick, Bart., First Grand
Principal, 1903-1906 . . ... 127
Alexander Henry, Gunmaker, Edinburgh, First Principal,
1879-1883 .... .129
The Hon. Charles Maule Ramsay, First Grand Principal,
1901-1903 ; Substitute-Principal of Chapter, 1895 . . 131
Samuel Duncan, Tailor and Army Clothier, Edinburgh, First
Principal, 1897-1900 ...... 135
John Sime of the Estate Duty Office, Edinburgh, First Prin-
cipal, 1900-1902 . . . . 139
Sir Thomas D. Gibson Carmichaelof Skirling, Bart., K. C.M.G. ,
Governor of Victoria, Australia, Grand Master Mason of
Scotland, 1906-1908 ... 143
Peter L. Henderson, Architect, Edinburgh, First Principal,
1902-1904 ...... 145
John Rex, Timber Merchant, Leith, First Principal, 1904-1906 )49
George Jas. M'Craw, Commercial Book-keeper, Edinburgh,
First Principal, 1908-1910 . . . 157
William A. Davis, F.S.A.A., Edinburgh, Scribe E. of the
Chapter since 1900 165
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Cbapter, flo. t
1C)ol5ing of tbe Supreme 0ran& IRo^al Hrcb
Cbaptec of Scotlan5.
INTRODUCTORY.
IT is difficult to ascertain with any authority how and
when Royal Arch Masonry was first introduced into
Scotland. D. Murray Lyon, in his " History of Lodge
No. I," says: "The Arch was fabricated on the Continent
about the year 1735-40 whence it was imported into
Britain, and was first adopted in England as a Masonic
Degree by Brethren professing to be representatives of
the Grand Lodge of York." That the Degree was thus
practised in England many years before it came to this
country is known, and it was brought under the guidance
and control of a Supreme Chapter which, however, was not
constituted until 22nd July l^6^■ Its earliest practice in
Scotland was carried on by Craft Lodges, and during the
latter part of the eighteenth century it was quite common
for these Lodges to work the Higher Degrees, there being
no authority to prevent them. Even after Grand Lodge
prohibited the practice it was continued, in many cases
clandestinely. Many of the earlier writers contend that
the Degree was originally part or completion of the
Third or Master Mason's Degree, and colour is given to
this by Preston who terms the Lodge in the Third Degree
A
2 Introductory.
A Chapter, and also by the Solemn Act of Union
between the two Grand Lodges of Freemasons of England
in December 1813, when "it was declared and pronounced
that pure and ancient Masonry consists of three Degrees
and no more, viz. : those of the Entered Apprentice, Fellow
Craft, and Master Mason including the Supreme Order of
the Holy Royal Arch.'' It may be pointed out, however,
that the English Supreme Royal Arch Chapter was
established in 1767, nearly 50 years before the date
referred to.
All the old writers agree as to the beauty and sublimity
of the Degree of the Holy Royal Arch. Derniott, says :
" This I firmly believe to be the root, heart, and marrow of
Masonry '' ; Hutchinson, speaking of it, says : " As Moses
was commanded to pull his shoes from off his feet on
Mount Horeb, because the ground whereon he trod was
sanctified by the presence of the Divinity, so the Mason
■■>vho would prepare himself for this exalted stage of
Masonry should advance in the naked paths of truth, be
divested of every degree of arrogance, and approach with
steps of innocence, humility, and virtue, to challenge the
ensigns of an order whose institutions arise on the most
solemn and sacred principles of religion." Webb, says :
" This Degree is indescribably more august, sublime, and
important, than all which precede it, and is the summit
and perfection of ancient [Masonry. It impresses on our
minds a belief of the being and existence of the supreme
Deity, without beginning of days or end of years, and
reminds us of the reverence due to his Holy Name."
Oliver, in his lectures, says : " If we pass on to the Royal
Arch, we receive a wonderful accession of knowledge, and
find everything made perfect ; for this is the ne plus ultra
of Masonry, and can never be excelled by any human
institution."
With regard to the introduction of Holy Royal Arch
into Edinburgh it may be noted that at the time the
Introductory. 3
brethren of Lodge Perth and Scoon came to the City for
the purpose there were at least seven regular Chapters
known to exist in Scotland, but under what authority they
worked the Degree the writer has been unable to ascertain.
The Lodge (now called Scoon and Perth) is of ancient
date, having been instituted prior to 1658. It at present
stands No. 3 on the Roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
(the original number being No. 6). The name of the
Lodge seems to have undergone change at different
periods. According to Crawford Smith, in his history of
the Lodge, it is stated that "In 1844 the name of the
Lodge was corrected on Grand Lodge Roll from ' Perth
and Scoon ' to ' Scoon and Perth.' The earlier designation
of the Lodge varied at different times. The earliest name
is that of the Lodge of Scone, 1658 ; the Lodge of Perth,
1725 ; later the Lodge of Scoon, meeting in Perth ; then
the Lodge of Scoon and Perth. About the beginning of
this century, in Morison's ' Perthshire Register,' it is
alternatively called the Lodge of St John." The Lodge
Royal Arch of Perth (originally No. 158^ now 122 and
instituted in 1770) is also known to have worked the
Higher Degrees, but the present Chapter in Perth,
St Johnstoun, No. 134, is the only one ever chartered
there.
With these few introductory remarks the writer proceeds
to record the Life History of Edinburgh Chapter, No. i, as
disclosed by its Minutes, extending over a continuous
period of over one hundred and thirty years.
VOLUME, No. I.
1778 to 1810.
2nd Dec. 1778. 'T^HE book is not in a regular sense a Minute Book of
A the Chapter, but a written transcript from the
original Minute Book of the Knights Templars, that
Order having been conferred by the Perth and Scoon
Lodge upon the same Office-Bearers who received that
of Royal Arch. The Volume closes with the following
Certificate: — "The foregoing Minutes were copied from
the original Minute-Book of the Grand Assembly of
Knights Templars in Edinburgh, No. i, holding of the
Royal Grand Conclave of Scotland, by W. H. Blackie,
Acting Scribe of the Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter,
No. I, Pursuant to an order of the Committee of that
Chapter, bearing date 28th February 18 18, and of the
order of the Chapter, i6th August 18 18. Signed W. H.
Blackie, Scribe E., R.A.C."
The first entry, dated 2nd December 1778, reads: "This
day the compliment of six sundry steps in Masonry was
offered to the Office-Bearers of St Stephen's Lodge by
sundry of the Brethren from the Ancient Lodge of Perth
and Scoon. Accordingly there was a Committee called,
so there was then present : the Right Worshipful Master
Br. David M'Laren; Br. Wm. Lyon, Junior Warden;
Br. John Dick, Secretary; Br. George Miller, Senior
House-Steward ; Br. Robert Stewart, Grocer ; Br. Wm.
Mackenzie ; Br. John Moodie ; and Br. John Reid, Tyler,
who all of one voice accepted of the compliment of that
degree of Masonry, viz., the 4th called Past the Chair."
Chapter Instituted by " Perth and Scoon." 5
Two days thereafter there is recorded: "This night 4* Dec. 1778.
being set apart by the Brethren of Perth and Scoon Lodge
in order to confer upon the Office-Bearers of St Stephen's
Lodge the following Degrees of Masonry, viz. : Excellent
and Super-Excellent Masons, Arch and Royal Arch
Masons, and lastly Knights of Malta, there was then
at that time admitted into that excellent order, Br. David
M'Laren, Master ; Br. Wm. Lyon, Junior Warden ; Br.
John Dick, Secretary ; Br. James Shaw, Treasurer ;
Br. John Notman, Grand Steward; Br. George Miller,
Senior Lodge Steward ; Br. Wm. Gow, Watchmaker ;
Br. John Moodie, Clerk ; and Br. John Reid, Tyler, after
which the Right Worshipful Master, Worshipful Junior
Warden, and Office-Bearers then present ordered the
same to be minuted in order to show to the worthy
brethren of St Stephen's Lodge what honour the brethren
of Perth and Scoon Lodge had conferred on us."
The next minute of loth December records that "a
Committee belonging to St Stephen's met and entered
Donald M'Donald, an apprentice in the Mystery of Free
Masonry, in our Lodge here in Canongate, and at the same
time conferred the 4th degree of Masonry upon Br. James
Robertson, viz., that of Master past the Chair." Similar
Meetings were held on 12th December 1778, and 19th
January 1779, and on 28th January a Meeting was held
when " Petitions presented for John Cleghorn, James
Thomson, George Zeigler, junr., and James Robertson, to
be admitted Members of the Royal Arch of St Stephen's,
who having paid their dues and gone through the necessary
steps were admitted accordingly, when the following Rules
were agreed to :
" Rules.
" That all the money arising from said Degrees shall be kept
separate from the funds of the Lodge, and a book purchased for
keeping their own Minutes.
"That every Member shall pay at admission ;£i, is., if by
6 Earliest Rules, and
28th Jan. 1770 himsclf; if two, 15s.; if three, los. ; and any number above that
7s. 6d.
" That any Member who does not, in the time of the Meeting,
direct his discourse to the Governor, or interrupt another while
speaking, shall forfeit 6d. for the use of the Society, and
"That every Member shall Petition the Society before ad-
" Eodem die.
" The Brethren have agreed that none of the Members
who shall be of these Degrees shall be art and part in
making any Royal Arch Masons upon any pretence what^
ever within forty miles of Edinburgh unless in their own
Lodge, and ordain an obligation to that effect to be taken
at their admission.
" The Brethren present elected
Br. John Notman, Candlemaker, to be the Governor.
Brs. Wm. Lyon and Andw. Gloag, Assistants.
Brs. M'Laren, Dick, A. Stewart, Gray, Cleghorn,.
Thomson, Miller, Zeigler, Robertson, and Brysson,
Committee of Managers ;
and ordains the Regalia to be kept and this night's-
expence paid by the Treasurer. (Signed) John Notman,.
Andw. Gloag, Wm. Lyon."
Thus was the Chapter put on a business footing with a
set of Office-Bearers and a working, if somewhat primitive^
set of Rules.
The next Meeting was not held until 26th October 1779,.
when nine members were Entered, amongst them being
Lewis Grant, elected Captain Governor in 1786, and in the
following month, on 9th November 1779, these additional
Resolutions were carried :
" I mo. The Brethren agreed that the money belonging
to the Society shall be applied for furnishing the proper
aparatus for the members of the Society till such time as
they shall take it to further consideration.
Election of First Office- Bearers. 7
" 2<io. That no business shall be done without the consent s"" '^°"- '"*■
of six of the Managers and Governor, the Governor having
it in his power, if the members don't attend, to elect any
three and himself as a quorum.
" 3tio. That the Annual Election of the Officers of the
Society shall be on the second Monday of January.
"41°. That no member shall be admitted above the age
of 50 years, nor until he shall satisfy the Society he had
been regularly entered in the first three degrees, nor when
in Liquor."
No. 3 does not seem to have been acted upon, as the
next Minute is of the General Meeting of the Society held
on 14th February 1780, when it was agreed that the Annual
Election should be on the second Monday of February.
The Treasurer's Accounts were examined, and a balance of
£\, 6s. 3d. found to be in his hands. The Meeting then
elected Bro. Notman to be their Governor for the ensuing
year ; Bros. Bryson and Gloag, Assistants ; Bros. Lyon and
Dick, Wardens ; Bro. Zeigler, Clerk ; and eight Managers,
" the whole to continue in office till the second Monday of
February next. This Sederunt signed by the Preses by
Warrant of the Meeting."
The Chapter must thereafter have fallen under a cloud or
else the Minute-Book is imperfect, as nearly three and a
half years elapse before the next Minute, which is dated
29th July 1783. It is as follows : " This night, at a meeting
of the Society of Royal Arch Masons of St Stephen's
Lodge, Edinburgh, the following persons were admitted
members thereof, they having gone through the several
steps necessary thereto, viz. : Brs. James Ramsay (after-
wards the Governor), James Kegie, Wm. Scott, George
Anderson, John Cowan, Thomas Drummond, and made
Knights of the Royal Order of St John — after which the
Lodge was closed in due and regular form."
At the immediately following meeting on 15th October
1783 five brethren are Initiated, including one bearing the
8 Si Andrew's Day Procession.
15th Oct 1783. historical name of " Robert Burns." It was agreed for the
future that every Entrant shall pay the sum of lOs. 6d. as
the fees or dues for the same to be lodged with the
Treasurer before admittance. That this latter condition
was honoured more in the breach than the observance,
subsequent Extracts will show.
The Meeting of 12th November 1783 records the ad-
mission of four Entrants, and it is interesting to note that
for the first time the names have the prefix " Sir" in place
of " Bro.," formerly used.
On 24th November 1783 "part of the Members of the
Royal Order belonging to St Stephen's Lodge met in
order to take under their consideration the manner of
their walking upon St Andrew's Day. Accordingly those
present were all of opinion that they are to walk in uniform
either behind the office-bearers, or otherwise the last of the
Lodge. Also they agreed to have all their Aprons mounted
with black on the flap with a mort head and cross bones
on it, and mounted with black ribbons round the edge."
The Meeting of 23rd January 1784 records the admit-
tance of six brethren, including "Sir" Alexander Grieve,
who became Captain Governor at next election, and also
the Initiation of two strangers from Constantinople.
The Annual Meeting for Election of Office-Bearers took
place on nth February 1784, when "Accordingly the
following Knights were chosen, viz. : The Right Worship-
ful Sir James Ramsay, Governor; Sir David Gray and
Sir Wm. Lyon, Assistant Governors; Sir Alex. Given,
Senior, and Sir Wm. Wallace, Junior, Wardens ; Sir Lewis
Grant, Treasurer; Sir James Keggie, Secretary; Sir John
Moodie, Clerk ; Sir Wm. Scott, Chaplain ; Sir J. Dow
and Sir J. Cowan, Deacons ; Sir Rollo and Sir
Andw. Skene, Stewards ; Sir Donald M'Donald, Officer.''
On loth July 1784 a Meeting was held when three
Brethren were "Entered," two paying the dues, and the
third " is to give copper plate letters for that Order
Irregularity of Meetings. 9
when the said plate is given him to do the same to full io"»J"iyi784.
value of the same."
The Minutes here give a jump on to 14th March 1785,
when the Election Meeting was held, and Sir Alex.
Grieve elected Captain Governor, with Sir David Gray,
and Sir Wm. Lyon, Assistant Governors. It was enacted
that "the officer for the Order is to receive from each
Entrant one shilling."
Other Meetings were held in March, also in April, and
on 5th May, when it was agreed to hold Meetings once a
quarter on fourth Mondays of January, April, July, and
October, the January Meeting being always understood to
be the Anniversary, and the next recorded Meeting is the
Election, on 30th January 1786, when a further change
was made in the designation of Office-Bearers, Sir Lewis
Grant being appointed Captain Governor, Sir Wm. Lyon,
Deputy Grovernor, and Sir John Dick, Substitute Gover-
nor; while "Scribe" is substituted for Secretary. "The
election being over it was agreed to hold the Anniversary
Meeting, on Wednesday evening, at six o'clock, in the
house of Sir James Keggie — supper ten pence per head."
Another considerable break in the continuity of Meetings
is then found — the next not being held until ist April
1788, when the Election took place. Sir Wm. Lyon being
appointed Captain Governor ; Sir John Bryson, D.G. ;
and Sir Thos. M'George, Substitute G. A day was
appointed for admitting Candidates " the dues seven
shillings and sixpence each to be lodged in the Treasurer's
hands before the hour of Meeting, four o'clock afternoon."
Only one other Meeting is recorded in 1788, one on
,24th February 1791, when among the Members admitted
was Sir Joseph Skeaf, who became Captain Governor;
and the next one, on 31st January 1794, is called a
Meeting of the Knights of Malta of Royal Arch Masonry.
.After "Entering" ten members including Bro. Andrew
Pisher, afterwards Captain Governor, it appointed the
lo Irregularity of Meetings.
31st Jan. 1794. 14th February to be the Annual Election "also they were
to have a Supper, and agreed to give Sir Thomas Stewart
the same to provide for at twenty pence each Knight."
Andrew Fisher was the same year elected R.W.M. of
Lodge St Stephen and figured largely in the history of
that Lodge for many years thereafter.
The Election Meeting took place accordingly on
14th February 1794 "when it was the choice to continue
Sir Joseph Skeaf for another year as Captain Governor,"
with Sir Wm. Lyon and Sir Wm. Scott, Assistant
Governors (this election proves the records to be somewhat
irregular as there is no record of Sir Joseph Skeafs
election, and this irregularity no doubt explains the large
gaps between Meetings).
One other Meeting in this year is recorded, one in I795>
and the next held on 14th February 1796 is termed the
Election Meeting, but only one name appears, that of
Sir Andrew Fisher, Captain Governor, a blank space being
left for the rest which was never filled up. The only other
Meeting this year is on 12th March 1796. Seven Members
are Entered, including James Galbraith and Wm. Stoddart,
both Captain Governors of later date, and both occupying
the chair of R.W.M. in St Stephen's Lodge.
After a further lapse of time a Minute appears on
1 2th February 1798 for elections when Sir James Galbraith
was appointed Captain Governor, with Sir Andrew Fisher
and Sir James Taylor, Assistant Governors, thereafter
thirteen Brethren were admitted to the Order (their names
not being recorded in the Minute) and on 26th November
1798, eighteen Brethren were admitted, among the names
recorded in the register (but not in the Minute) being-
Bro. Charles Morrison, M.D., who is referred to in the
Minute of 27th November 1848.
On 17th December 1798, " there was held a full chapter
of the Order " when twenty-four Brethren were admitted
■' and their names enrolled amongst the Worthy Knights,"
Enter Alexander Deuchar. 1 1
and at a Meeting on 21st December 1798, it was "agreed 2«'Dk. 1798-
and full power given to the Honble. Captain Governor
and Worthy Treasurer to provide out of the funds a
suitable Regalia for the Office-Bearers of this Ancient and
Honble. Order on the most economical terms they
could devise without descending from the dignity of the
said Order."
28th January 1799 saw fifteen Brethren " Entered to this
sacred Order" and on 4th April following ten Brethren
were admitted " after which the evening was spent as usual
with order and harmony and the Chapter shut till further
orders."
Four other Meetings were held in 1779, and on
1 2th March 1800 " a Chapter was opened of Royal Arch
and Knight Templars to meet Sir Jas. Jordan for
instruction which was fully delivered by him and fourteen
Brethren dubbed Templars." Eodem die Wm. Stoddart,
Cork Cutter, was elected Captain General, W. Kinnaird,
H.P., J. Robertson, J. Kay, and J. Neilson, Grand Chiefs
or Masters.
After this date the prefix of " Sir " to the Candidates'
names seems to have been discontinued, though there is no
record of any resolution to that effect.
The next Meeting on 15th March 1800 records twelve
Brethren admitted, then on 13th June 1801 five new
Members, and on the day following two Members were
" Royal Arched and Templared." There are no records
between that date and 29th January 1805, when five
Brethren were admitted including William Murray, Porter
Dealer, and a R.W.M. of St Stephen's Lodge, who at the
next Meeting, on 2ist February 1805, succeeded William
Stoddart as head of the Order, viz. : Captain General,
being supported by William Kinnaird as High Priest
and John Allan, Alex. Milne, and John Arnott, as
1st, 2nd, and 3rd " Grand Masters." Seven Brethren were
Initiated including Alex. Deuchar, Member of St David's
12 First Reference to Domicile.
=ist Ftb. ,805. Lodge (a name which later figures largely in the history
of this Chapter), and he is thereafter elected Treasurer.
" After the Election the Meeting adjourned to the house
of Mr Robert Ferlie, where they dined and spent the even-
ing in a most agreeable manner. The charges being paid,
the remaining funds were lodged into the hands of Mr Alex.
Deuchar. The Chapter was then closed in due form."
There are no matters of importance in the other six
Meetings of 1805, except in that of 30th November, when
six Brethren are admitted, where it would appear the fees
had been altered to 12s. 6d., unless there was a reduction
made for " a quantity."
The first Meeting of 1806, held on 23rd January, records
that " Alexander Deuchar presented several drawings, and
forms for Seals, Vails, Jewels, Sashes, &c., which were all
aprovan of and ordered to be laid in the chest as Paterns
when the funds should be able to afford them, and a chest
was ordered to be procured for the purpose. Br. Alex.
Deuchar moved that the Committee of Ofiice-Bearers
should be allowed to order from time to time such articles
as the funds shall be able to afford, which was unanimously
agreed to."
The question of domicile is referred to for the first time
on 27th February 1806 when it was agreed to that the
Lodge of St Stephen's should be rented for a twelve months.
Bro. Wm. Petrie who is referred to in later records was
Initiated at this Meeting.
At the next Meeting on 23rd April 1806, it was agreed
that the Fees of Entry for Private Military Gentlemen
should be made half a guinea instead of one guinea as
formerly.
There was a General Meeting held on 27th April 1806,
when a new set of Laws and Regulations much more
extended and elaborate than those hitherto recorded are
" read, considered, and agreed to." (See Appendix, p. 173.)
The Rules are interesting, as showing that whereas up to
ALEXANDER DEUCHAR,
First Principal 1806-1817, etc., etc.
Early Order of Office-Bearers. 13
January 1805, the last recorded election of Ofifice-Bearers, ■'7* Apr. .806.
the head of the Chapter was the Captain " General "
(evidently meant for Governor), and the second the High
Priest, the new Rules reverse these offices, the full list
being :
1. High Priest. 8. Grand Treasurer.
2. Captain Governor. 9. Grand Secretary.
3. I St Grand Master. 10. Grand Provisor General.
4. 2nd Grand Master. 11. Grand Cup Bearer.
5. 3rd Grand Master. 12. Assistant Stewards.
6. ist Grand Standard Bearer. 13. Guards.
7. 2nd Grand Standard Bearer.
The Entry Money " for making a Royal Arch Mason to
those candidates who are to pass into the other Higher
Degrees of Masonry shall be £\, lis. 6d., provided always
that Soldiers and Sailors under the rank of Commissioned
Officers shall be entered at half the regular fees." It is
further provided that " every brother Free Mason wishing
to be Royal Arched without passing through the other
Higher Orders of Masonry shall pay the sum of £2, 2s.
sterling, Soldiers and Sailors under the rank of Commis-
sioned Officers to be admitted at half the regular Entry
Money, and after their admission, they shall, every one
pay to the Guards 2s. sterling."
The next Meeting for the election of Office-Bearers
takes place on 27th August 1806, when Alexander Deuchar
was elected High Priest, William Murray retaining the post
of Captain Governor. From this date to the end of the
volume the Minutes, which are, as previously explained,
copied from another Minute-Book, are regularly signed by
Alex. Deuchar as H.P. The Installation took place at the
Meeting following on iSth September i8o6, when the
Most Worshipful and Reverend Brother William Charles
Kinnaird, H.P., installed " Our Most Worthy Brother,
Alexander Deuchar into the Most Holy and Sublime
Office of H.P. of the Royal Arch Encampment of Edin-
14 Meeting held at Haddington.
X5th Sep,. 1806. burgh [which office agreeable to last Chapter falls to his
lot to fill from having been chosen Grand Master of the
K.T. Order]."
On 22nd September 1806 four candidates were passed
through all the Degrees of Royal Arch Masonry, "they
having given us real proofs of their steadiness during the
whole and awful sublime ceremonies."
A Meeting was called on 29th September 1806, to
examine the old Treasurer's Accounts which showed a
"Ballance of £,^, is. iijd. sterling, which was conveyed
over to the new Treasurer, being the conjunct Stock
Funds of the R.A. Chapter and Knights Templars En-
campment of Edinburgh."
A Meeting was held on 6th December 1806, for the
purpose of initiating Bros. Patrick Deuchar, of Lodge
Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh, and Adam Stoddart of the
Thistle Lodge, Edinburgh, and the Meeting was resumed
the same evening for the purpose of passing through the
Chapter five Brethren from St David's Lodge, including
Bro. Joseph Gillon, Solicitor, who was at the time
R.W. Master of the Lodge and was a personal friend of Sir
Walter Scott.
A Meeting of Committee held on loth December 1806,
decided upon request to send the High Priest and other
Office-Bearers to Haddington to " initeat " certain worth)'
Brother Master Masons who " could not get forward
here." Thereafter the Chapter was constituted for the
admission of Candidates. In accordance with foregoing
decision a Grand Royal Arch Encampment was held at
Haddington on 23rd December 1806, and three Brethren
entered R.A., "they having shown to us great patience
and resignation through the whole of their mysterious
wanderings." At the following Meeting, dated 19th
January 1807, when seven Brethren were entered R.A., the
ever-changing phraseology of the concluding paragraph
receives an extra flourish being, " they having gone through
Lodge of Instruction. 1 5
the whole of the ceremony, and evinced to us their great 19th Jan. 1807.
patience and fortitude during the amasing trials and dififi-
culties attending on their admission."
After this date the Meetings appear to have been held
with greater regularity than hitherto, and therefore only
those containing items of interest will be noticed.
The Minute of 27th March 1807 contains the first
stated reference to a Member of the Aristocracy joining
the Order, viz., the Honourable James St Clair (who was a
Major in the Royal Artillery), but there is no designation
to show what family or Masonic Lodge he belonged to.
On 1 8th August 1807 there is record for the first time
of a Lodge being held for Instruction.
The Annual Election of Oifice-Bearers took place on
26th August 1807, when Alex. Deuchar was re-elected
High Priest, and William Murray, Capt. Governor.
Two Members of St Stephen's Lodge were entered
R.A.s on 1 2th September 1807, "and who for their entry
are to serve as Stewards or Guards for two years from
this date."
On 14th September 1807 was held the Meeting for
Installing the Office-Bearers, and after the Chapter was
closed " the Companions then adjourned to Dine together
to the number of 16 at Royal Exchange, where they spent
the evening in that Social Harmony which ever is the
characteristic of the Higher Degrees of Masonry."
A Meeting of Committee was held on 4th November
1807, "for Ballancing the Treasurer's Accounts." The
conjunct Funds of R.A. and K.T. showed a balance due
to the Treasurer of ;^i, los. 6d.
The Annual Election of Office-Bearers occurred on 14th
September 1808, with Alexander Deuchar again as High
Priest, and John Galloway, Capt. Governor.
On 17th September 1808 occurs another instance of a
Mason being entered free on undertaking to serve for two
years as Protector of the Encampment (or Guard).
1 6 Licensing of Chapters.
5th Oct. 1808. Matters must have improved somewhat during the pre-
ceding year, as on 5th October 1808 a Meeting of Com-
mittee was held for settling the Treasurer's Accounts when
the conjunct Funds are shown to have risen to the sum of
;^IO, 2s. lod.
The Licensing of Lodges and Chapters would appear
to be of ancient date, as we find inscribed in the Minute-
Book under date 26th October 1808, copy of an Affidavit
made before a Justice of the Peace by the " Grand Master
and Depute Grand Master of the Society of Royal Arch
Masons and Knights Templars," to the effect that in the
Society nothing prejudicial to Church or State is trans-
acted, &c., and with which is submitted a compleat Roll
of the Members of the Lodge. Then follows a Certificate
by the Depute Clerk of the Peace that the said Affidavit
and Roll has been duly lodged with him. (See Appendix,
P- I7S-)
The Meeting on 28th November 1808 appears to have
been a record one of the time — there being no less than
seventeen Master Masons as Candidates for Admission,
the last eight Brethren belonging to the Band of the
Inverness-shire Regiment of Militia, being admitted free
for the purpose of forming a Chapter Band.
The next Annual Election Meeting is put forward to
25th January 1809, Alexander Deuchar being re-elected
High Priest and John Galloway, Captain Governor.
On 1 8th May 1809, Bro. John Adams, Tinsmith, of Lodge
Roman Eagle, was entered into the Order free of all
expense in respect of his being a good Singer.
At a Meeting which was held on 15th June 1809, there
was Exalted "Brother John Deuchar, Writer, M/m and
Secretary of The Lodge Edinburgh St Mary's Chapel."
He was a brother of Alexander Deuchar, and is described
elsewhere as John Deuchar, Esq. of Morningside. He
studied both for Medicine and Law, although he was
known principally as a Lecturer on Chemistry and was
JOHN DEUCHAR of Morningside,
First Pfineipal 1835-1836.
Initiating R. W.M. & Wardens of E din. & Leith. 1 7
often styled " Dr Deuchar." He occupied the Chair of 's* J""= ■809.
the Chapter over 25 years later. The only Photograph
obtainable is one copied from an old Daguerreotype taken
about i860.
At the Meeting of 12th August 1 809 the usual entry
money was dispensed with as to Bro. Hugh Fraser, a Music
Teacher. There was also exalted at this Meeting Bro.
Hector Gavin, Engraver, M/m of Roman Eagle Lodge,
who was called to the Chair of First Principal 34 years
later, viz., in 1843.
Another Election of Office-Bearers took place on 19th
August 1809, with Alexander Deuchar again High Priest
and Wm. Cunningham Captain Governor, John Deuchar
appearing in the list as Grand Treasurer.
The Committee for Ballancing Treasurer's Accounts
met on 7th October 1809, when the conjunct funds stood
.£li A^- 2d- to the credit.
On 20th October 1809, Two Free Masons were entered
free, one as a " Pyper," the other as a Singer, and at the
following Meeting on 17th November 1809, another
" Entered free of expence as a Singer for the Entertain-
ment of the Order,'' while on 15th December 1809, another
•Candidate was Entered free " for the Band."
There was held on 19th February 1810, a combined
Meeting of the Chapter and the Grand Assembly of
Knights Templars of Edinburgh for these purposes: —
"in their earnest desire for the interests of Masonry in
general, and for the good of their own Order, as it more
immediately concerns themselves in the furtherance of
the powers granted them by His Royal Highness the
Duke of Kent, Grand Patron of the Order, — are extremely
anxious to cultivate with the respective Masonic Lodges
in Edinburgh, and Vicinity, that social and friendly inter-
course which has for ages been the characteristic of the
Craft," when it was resolved to pay the compliment
to their Sister Lodges of initiating into the Degrees of
1 8 Early Petition for Admission.
.9th Feb. .810. Royal Arch Masonry and Knights Templars the Master
and Wardens of the Masonic Lodges in Edinburgh and
Leith. It is curious to note that in the enumeration of
the Lodges which follows, there appears to have existed
at the time a schism in Craft Masonry, as we find the
Master and Wardens of St Mary's Chapel, and the
Master and Wardens "of the part who adhere to the
Grand Lodge as Mary's Chapel " ; aftd the same divided
designations apply to the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge,
St David's Lodge, St Andrew's Lodge, and Caledonian
Lodge.
The 2nd and 3rd February 1810 were set apart for the
function, and it was further resolved, " That if any of the
brethren fail to attend on the days set apart as above,
it shall be considered as their having refused the honour
intended to be paid them of being admitted Members
of this Order." The honour does not, however, seem to
have been greatly appreciated, because out of a total of
69 invited, only 17 are recorded as having attended the
two appointed Meetings to have the honour conferred on
them.
On i6th March 1810, three more Master Masons were
"Entered for the Band."
Another change in the amount of the fee took place
on 23rd June 1810, when a proposition was made that
the fee for Entering R.A. Brethren should be Ten shillings
and Six pence, "which proposition was aproven off."^
Sundry other Meetings were held in June and July for
admission of Members including one on 7th July 18 10
when Walter Henry Blackie, Painter (who afterwards came
to the front in the Scribes' offices) was admitted, and on
26th July 1 8 10 appears the last Minute in the Volume.
Thereafter follows a copy of the Petition for Admission
which, from its curious wording, is worthy of being
reproduced.
End of the First Volume. 1 9
Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter. 26th jniy iBio.
" Unto the Most Noble and Right Worshipful Captain General ;
High Priest, &c., &c., &c., of the Grand Assembly of Knights
Templars, &c., &c.
"We your Honours Humble Petitioners, are All poor Master
Masons belonging to Sundry Lodges, Being fully Quallified to
Receive those honours due to our Sublime Degree — request that
the Worthy Knights Companions will take into their Most serious
consideration the Petition now before them by granting, and
receiving us, into their Most Ancient and lUusterous Order.
" And your petitioners Shall in Duty be ever Bound to Pray."
The Volume finishes with a " List of Members Mentioned
in the foregoing Minutes," which does not appear to be
very complete. The List, however, totals up to 345, and
is characteristic as showing the large support the Chapter
received from the Navy and Army, besides indicating that
in those days the Militia was largely used for garrison
work, the Shropshire, Aberdeenshire, West York, Inver-
ness-shire, and Forfarshire Regiments of Militia all taking
their turn in supplying large batches of Entrants.
VOLUME No. II.
1810 to 1842.
. iSio. ' I ^J
9th Ang. isio. ' I ^HE second volume of the series of six Minute Books
commences of date 9th August 1810. From then
up to the Annual Election Meeting on 14th September
18 1 5, eighty-one Meetings were held at irregular
intervals, apparently to a large extent, whenever a
candidate was to receive Exaltation, as during this period
the Minutes deal almost exclusively with Candidates,
little else being of interest to chronicle. One peculiarity
is that while in Volume I. the pages are headed " Edin-
burgh Royal Arch Chapter," those of Volume II. are
headed " Grand Royal Arch Chapter " until 30th October
181 1, M'hen the heading is changed to "Royal Arch
Chapter, Edinburgh."
As a rule the Minutes, especially in the earlier stages of
the Volume are very brief, as witness that of i6th Decem-
ber t8ii, which reads: "This evening Brother William
Milne, Spirit Dealer, was Royal Arched."
The Annual Election Meetings took place with
regularity. On 14th September 18 10 "The Revd. Br."
Alexander Deuchar was re-elected High Priest with
Francis Max Macnab as Captain General. The other
Officers were : three Chiefs, Treasurer, Scribe, two
Standard Bearers, Provisor General, Steward, and Guard.
On 14th September 18 11 the High Priest was re-
elected with Brother William Alex. Paterson, Capt.
" Governour."
Among the Members Exalted on 30th October 181 1
New designation of Office-Bearers. 2 1
appears the name of John Feniey, Merchant of the so'h Oct. .art.
Canongate and Leith Lodge, who was elected First
Principal in 1825, after filling many other offices.
On nth September i8i2 the retiring High Priest and
Capt. Governour were again elected to office.
It may be interesting to note that the Minute of
27th March 1813 records the admittance to the Chapter
of Brother Murray Pringle, Master Mason of the Lodge
New Edinburgh Kilwinning, a Companion who took a
leading part in making history for the Chapter, and
became the first Grand Recorder of the Supreme Royal
Arch Chapter.
The Annual Election Meeting of 14th September 1813
shows a readjustment of Offices and Designations.
Brother Alexander Deuchar, Z., is re-elected High Priest
with Brother Alexander Brand, H., and Brother H. Gavin,
J., as Grand Chiefs. This is the first occasion on which
the initial letters of these three Officers are used. Two
Scribes are for the first time appointed (one of them being
Brother Murray Pringle referred to above) and these are
placed in precedence of the Treasurer.
On 14th September 18 14 the designations are again
somewhat changed. Brother Deuchar being elected Grand
Chief and High Priest, with Brothers W. A. Paterson,
Alexander Brand, and Alexander Ferney, ist, 2nd, and
3rd Chiefs, while Brother Murray Pringle is elected to the
Office of Scribe E, which he retains for a long period.
What was the nature and extent of the Rituals used in
working the Degrees in the period under review (and
possibly of later date) it is impossible to say, but the
Records show that the number of the Degrees conferred
upon the Candidates were numerous. Thus we read in
the Minute of ist April 1815 that the Petitioners were
" Initiated into and instructed in all the Mysteries of The
Excellent, Super-Excellent, Arch and Royal Arch
Masonry, and were afterwards Initiated into the Mysteries
2 2 Inception of Supreme Grand Chapter.
April iSis. of the Ark, Mark and Link Masonry, the Jordon and
Babylonian Passes, and the Royal Prussian Blue Order."
It reads rather a heavy handful for one Meeting. One
other point to which attention may be drawn is a
continuance of the large number of Military and Naval
men who are Exalted in the Chapter during these years.
Coming to the Election Meeting on 14th September
1815, we find Brother Deuchar re-elected to fill the high
office of "M.E. Grand Chief," with Brother John Selby
Smyth, "Depute Grand Chief," Br. George Galbraith, " R.R.
High Priest, J.," and Br. John Deuchar, "Prophet H."
It is at this Meeting we find reference first made to the
movement which culminated in the Erection of the Supreme
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland. The presiding
Officer, Br. Alexander Deuchar (through whose exertions
as head of Chapter No. i the Supreme Chapter owes its
existence), after declaring the several offices of the Order
vacant, " Likewise stated to the Brethren that as it is in
contemplation in the course of the ensuing winter to en-
deavour to get the several Royal Arch Chapters in Scotland
incorporated under a Royal Charter, it might be necessary
for the Brethren of this Chapter to elect their Head under
the title by which the Grand head of the Royal Arch
Chapter of England is known, viz. : Most Eminent Grand
Chief, in order that the Office-Bearers of this Chapter may
be able to correspond with those of the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter in England under their proper appellation " Bro.
Deuchar was thereupon re-elected as M.E. Grand Chief,
and the Office-Bearers were increased in number, indicating
in some measure the activity which had commenced in the
affairs of the Chapter. The Offices, other than the princi-
pals already referred to are, Chiefs of the 12 Tribes,
Chamberlain, Treasurer, Scribe E., Scribe N., Bearers of the
Standard of Judah, Bearers of the Standard of Israel,
3 Priests, 3 Sojourners, 2 Examinators, Choristers, Provisor
General, Mr. of Stewards, 2 Heralds, Sword Bearer,
Severance of R. A. and K.T. Degrees. 23
2 Macers, 2 " Band," Steward, Inner Guard, Outer Guard "'"• ^^p- '^^s-
— 43 in all. There is also noticed a broadening out of the
Minutes from this time.
On 20th October 181 5 a special Meeting was held, when
the M.E. Grand Chief stated "that as the Royal Arch
and K.T. Degrees had been hitherto carried on under one
head and Title (that of the Higher Orders of Masonry) it
now behoved them being put on a separate establishment
to make some arrangements with the Edinburgh Encamp-
ment of Knights Templars regarding the receipts and
expenditure on account of the Royal Arch Chapter since
the commencement of these Orders in Edinburgh." A
Committee of three was appointed to meet a similar Com-
mittee of the K.T., with powers to conclude an intermediate
agreement and report to a full Meeting of the Chapter
before coming to any final agreement. He further stated
that as the K.T. had "appointed three of their Office-
Bearers who are likewise Office-Bearers of this Chapter, he
would propose those of the Office-Bearers of this Chapter
who are also Ofifice-Bearers of the Encampment to con-
stitute the Committee in question." This was accordingly
done, thereby providing quite a family party. These Com-
mittee deliberations resulted in the following Resolutions
being mutually agreed upon :—
Resolved \st. — That all persons furnishing Articles of any
description required by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
Edinburgh to the value of their entrance into the Royal
Arch and Templar Degrees shall be received into the
Knights Templars Encampment without any charge being
made on the Royal Arch Chapter for their fees.
Resolved 2nd. — That all persons on the other hand who
shall furnish Articles to the Grand Assembly of Knights
Templars to the value of their Entrance into both Bodies,
shall be received into the Royal Arch Chapter without any
charge being made upon the Encampment for their fees.
Resolved ^rd. — That the Articles collected and purchased
24 Subscription Fund for establishing Order.
2oth0ct. i8>s. by the Royal Arch Chapter and Knights Templars
Encampment during the period of their Union, each body
shall receive such as belong to their respective Orders.
Resolved 4th. — That such Clothing and Articles as either
body have already received to be paid for by Entries, shall
be settled for in the manner explained in Resolutions 1st
and 2nd.
Resolved c^th. — That all Monies for entries previous to
Holy Cross Day last, shall be held to be the property
of the Encampment, and in lieu thereof the Royal Arch
Chapter shall not be held liable in any of the Debts
standing unpaid at the above period.
Resolved 6tk. — That these Resolutions shall be binding
on both Parties and that Articles ist and 2nd shall be in
force for the space of two years from last Holy Cross Day.
At the Meeting of 13th December 1815 a report of
Resolutions come to by the Committee a few days
previous was submitted and unanimously approved and
confirmed. They deal principally with the internal work-
ing of the Chapter but No. 4 provides, " That a sub-
scription shall be raised amongst the Brethren, by way of
loan, for the purpose of defraying the expenses which
may be necessarily incurred in establishing the Order on
a lasting foundation, to be repaid as soon as the funds
will admit, it being clearly understood that no interest
is to be charged on any sum so lent — and any Brother
bringing forward a Candidate for admission who may
be approvan of shall have it in his power to retain the
amount of his fees of admission, in payment or in part
payment of his Subscription Loan.'' In the concluding
paragraph of the Minute it is stated that " the Meeting
throughout was conducted with that decorum which is so
characteristic of the Order," and in the after proceedings
the Band of the 6th Dragoon Guards attended and '• con-
tributed greatly to the convivial harmony which prevailed
throughout the Evening."
First Meeting of" The Lodge of Intelligence." 25
On 1 6th February 18 16, on the motion of the Grand ■«hFeb.i8i6.
Chief, a Committee was appointed for the purpose of
taking measures for procuring a Charter of Constitution
for the Chapter, " and that as the labours of the Committee
appointed for the purpose of ordering the Regalia, &c., to
be completed were not yet terminated, he moved that that
Committee be further impowered to adopt measures for
carrying out that desirable object into effect." Their names
are not then given, but on 24th April 1816 the Committee
held its first Meeting for the purpose of adopting Measures
for establishing a Supreme Grand Chapter of the Order
in Scotland, when it was agreed that in future the word
"Committee" be dropped and the Meetings be henceforth
designated " The Lodge of Intelligence." The Members
who attended this Meeting were "Bros. Alexr. Deuchar
the M.E. Principal, P. Deuchar the Chief of the Tribe
of Ephraim, James Gilchrist the Chamberlain, Murray
Pringle the Scribe, Wm. Brydon the Priest, Walter H.
Blackie the Sojourner." It appears from a later Minute
Bro. Patrick Cunningham, Treasurer, completed the original
Committee of Seven. There is incorporated a lengthy
correspondence with the Grand Lodge of England, having
for its object the obtaining of information as to procedure,
but which appears not to be forthcoming, the explanation
being that Mr White, Secretary to the Grand Lodge of
England, had handed the first letter to the Duke of Sussex,
who had mislaid it, and he (the Duke) explained that " he
would not be able to turn his attention to the Royal Arch
Order sooner than eight or ten months hence, in conse-
quence of the business relative to the union betwixt the
Ancients and Moderns not being completed." It was
therefore agreed that a letter be sent to the Substitute
Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland requesting to
know if the Grand Lodge of Scotland had any intention
of taking the Royal Arch Degree under her sanction, and
failing an affirmative answer, "that the Lodge proceed
26 Exaltation of Rt. Hon. Sir Win. Drummond.
24th Apr. 1816. forthwith to adopt measures for forwarding the business
which had been intrusted to it."
On 17th May 18 16 the Chapter had the pleasure of
a visit from Bro. Andrew Wyllie, Master of the Royal
Arch Chapter held in the Forty-Second Regiment (in
virtue of a Charter No. 42 from the Grand Lodge of
Ireland) with four of his Brethren.
" A Chapter of the Order was this evening (26th May
1816) opened in the presence of a great number of very
respectable Brethren, when a Petition was presented from
The Right Honorable Sir William Drummond of Logie-
almond, Knight of the Illustrous Order of the Crescent,
and a Member of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy
Council, setting forth that he is a regular Master Mason
belonging to the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge, Edinburgh,
and that he is desirous of being Initiated into the Royal
Arch Order, and the other Degrees connected therewith ;
which Petition bearing to be recommended by Bro. J. H. S.
Wharrie, was according to the usages of the Order sub-
mitted to the decision of the Brethren by Ballot, when
it appeared that the prayer thereof was granted without
a dissenting voice ; and Bro. Sir William Drummond was
accordingly Instructed in all the Mysteries of a Master
in the Chair, Excellent, Super Excellent, Arch, and Royal
Arch Masonry, as also the other Orders connected there-
with, he having conducted himself with the greatest pro-
priety during the whole of the ceremony, and proved to
the satisfaction of all present that he was worthy to receive
these exalted degrees." The Minute is quoted at length
because of its unusual formation. The Portrait of Sir
William is copied from an Original Oil Painting in the
possession of Lady Stewart of Grantully Castle, whose
husband, Sir Douglas Stewart, Bart., of Murthly and
Grantully, was a nephew of Sir William's. It was painted
in 1822 at Naples (where Sir William Drummond was
Ambassador) by Arminius De Meyer, a pupil of the late
Rt. Hon. Sir WILLIAM DRUMMOND of Logiealmond,
The Fir-st Grand Principal of Supreme Chapter 1817.
First Communication to Chapters in Scotland. 27
Sir Thomas Lawrence, and considered a very eminent =6'hMayi8i6.
Artist. The Portrait was obtained through the courtesy
of Lady Stewart, who, on being appHed to, very kindly
had the copy made herself and presented it to the
■Chapter.
At the Meeting held on 22nd July 1816 Sir William
-was elected to the Office of High Priest. On 21st February
1 8 17 he appears elected M.E. Principal J., which in the
list takes precedence to that of the Office of H. Sir
William was elected the First Grand Principal on the
Erection of Supreme Grand Chapter in 18 17. He presented
the Chapter with MSS. Folio containing his Lectures on
Freemasonry and the English Rituals, which is still in the
Chapter's possession. That he early commenced activity
in the Chapter is shown by the Minute of 31st May 18 16,
when Sir William presented the Petition of John Walsh,
Esquire of Newfoundland, for Initiation, and on 6th June
1816 we find the Meeting was "convened for the purpose
of receiving a Lecture from Brother The Right Honourable
Sir William Drummond of Logiealmond, Knight of the
Crescent, &c., &c., &c., explanatory of several very im-
portant discoveries he had made relative to these Orders."
The Lodge of Intelligence next met on 3rd July 1816,
with the same sederunt, when the Chairman stated that
in accordance with resolution of last Meeting he had
" Written a letter to Mr Inglis, Substitute Master of the
Grand Lodge of Scotland to which the Substitute Grand
Master had not thought proper to make any reply."
Interesting information regarding Masonic procedure in
Ireland is contained in letters read to the Meeting. A
-comprehensive Circular Letter prepared by the Secretary
for issue to all the known Chapters in Scotland was read
and " was unanimously approven of and ordered to be
printed and circulated forthwith." It contained a series of
Resolutions providing for the conduct of the Supreme
•Chapter when erected, and also a series of Resolutions
28 Proxy-holders first introduced.
3rd July i8i6. fQj. jj^g guidance of the Lodge of Intelligence prior to the
Establishment of Supreme Chapter. It also provides for
proxy Commissions to be issued by those Chapters who
cannot attend the Meeting to be held in October 1816^
for the Erection of Supreme Chapter, such proxy-holders
becoming Members of the Lodge of Intelligence. It
finishes up with " Any further information you may desire
by letter (post paid), addressed, &c., I shall be happy to
afford you." The Circular Letter was sent to 51 Royal
Arch Chapters and also to 25 " whom we presume to be
Royal Arch Masons."
The Minutes of 22nd July 1816 records the re-election
of Bro. Alex. Deuchar as M.E.P. with Bro. Sir Wm.
Drummond, H.P., and Bro. John Deuchar, Prophet. The
printed circular from the Lodge of Intelligence is bound
into the Minute, and Bro. Alex. Deucher was appointed
the Representative of the Chapter at the General Meeting
of the Royal Arch Chapters of Scotland, aided by any
two Brethren of the Chapter whom he may think proper
to appoint for that purpose. The Minute also contains
copy of a Petition addressed to His Royal Highness
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, M.E. Grand Princi-
pal of the Royal Arch Order of Masonry in England,,
praying him to direct the Grand Secretary to afford the
Edinburgh Chapter such information as they have already
applied for, and which Bro. Sir Wm. Drummond, H.P., had
undertaken to present to his Royal Highness.
A meeting of the Lodge of Intelligence was held on 7th
August 1 8 16 (when the first Proxy Member was present,
viz., Bro. James Currie, Proxy for Selkirk), and dealt prin-
cipally with the replies to the Circular Letter issued, as
did also a Meeting held on 6th September following, and
at another Meeting held on 5th October 18 16, there was
read the reply from Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Eng-
land to the Petition presented to H.R.H. the Duke of
Sussex. The letter is couched in very cautious terms and
Negotiations with Grand R.A.C. of England. 29
states that at the period of reunion of the two Fraternities s* Oct. iSie.
formally existing in England, a letter was received from
the Grand Lodge of Scotland (in answer to one from Eng-
land enclosing a copy of the Act of Union and inviting
the presence of some distinguished Mason of Scotland on
that occasion), stating among other subjects "that the
Degree of the Royal Arch was not at all acknowledged by
the Grand Lodge at Edinburgh, but expressing the readi-
ness of that Grand Lodge to concur in any general
arrangements relative to that Order which might appear
advantageous to the welfare of the Craft at large." The
letter states that circumstances prevented these arrange
ments being proceeded with at the time, but as the diffi-
culties were now in a great measure removed His Royal
Highness intended very shortly to convene a Meeting to
consider the necessary steps for placing the Royal Arch
upon the footing intended by the Act of Union, and what-
ever was done would be communicated to the Grand
Lodge at Edinburgh. The Grand Recorder goes on to
say "under these circumstances I am commanded to sug-
gest that if you should feel that a delay of a few months
would be injurious to the Order, and you should find it
indispensable to proceed in the immediate foundation of a
National Grand Chapter, that it should be done in such a
way as not to impede any general arrangements which
might be agreed upon by the two Grand Lodges." The
Meeting having maturely considered the contents of the
letter were unanimous "that it would be conducive to the
welfare of Royal Arch Masonry were it under the sanction
of the same head as the other Degrees of St John's
Masonry are," and agreed "to transmit an official letter to
the Secretary of Grand Lodge expressive of these their
sentiments upon the subject and enclosing a copy of the
letter from the Grand Chapter of England." It was fur-
ther resolved to advise Mr White, Grand Recorder of
England, for the information of His Royal Highness,
30 Animus of Grand Lodge of Scotland.
5th Oct. 18.6. Grand Principal of the Order in England, " that the Lodge
of Intelligence cannot with propriety suspend their pro-
ceedings after having advanced so far, and expressing
their anxious wish that the Grand Lodge of Scotland
would take the Royal Arch Order in this country under
her protection, that the present proceedings of this Lodge
is merely preparing for the establishment either in con-
junction with the Grand Lodge or otherwise," and that the
Grand Lodge of Scotland has been again requested to
state its views on the subject. Likewise to assure His
Royal Highness that nothing will be done that may in any
degree whatever impede a junction with the Grand Lodge
of Scotland either now or hereafter.
The foregoing is instructive as showing the animus
which existed at the time by the Grand Lodge of Scot-
land against Royal Arch Masonry, and the difficulties
which Edinburgh Chapter had to contend with in its
initial endeavours to put the Order under the control of a
recognised head. (See also 15th March 1825.)
At a Meeting of the Office-Bearers held on 7th October
1816, there was considered a proposal to lease, in conjunc-
tion with the Edinburgh Knights Templars Encampment,
the old St Andrew's Lodge Room in Brodie's Close, Lawn-
market, when it appeared that as it would cost about Fifty
Pounds to repair and furnish the place the pecuniary cir-
cumstances of both these Orders would not admit of their
taking the Room at this cost (it being offered for five
years at the Annual Rent of Twelve Pounds sterling), but
arranged that a Committee of three from each Order
should meet a Committee of Mary's Chapel Lodge (who
were also looking out for a place of Meeting), and if that
Lodge would agree to undertake the most expensive part
of the Repairs, the three Orders in conjunction would
make an offer for the place.
The Lodge of Intelligence met again on 23rd October
1816, when the communication which as directed had been
"Lodge of Intelligence" grants Charter to a Chapter. 3 1
sent to the Grand Lodge of Scotland was read, to which a =3rd Oct. 1816.
reply had been received from the Grand Secretary, stating
that " It will afford me much pleasure to submit your
communication to the Grand Lodge of Scotland at their
first Meeting on 4th November next." In consequence of
this the Lodge agreed that " the General Meeting which
was to have been held that month for the Election of
Office-Bearers, &c., should be postponed for the present,
and that the Secretary should circulate a printed letter to
the respective Chapters who have acceeded to the estab-
lishment, acquainting them therewith and at the same
time intimating that the proceedings of this Lodge are in
no particulars suspended in consequence of this delay, and
that they will be acquainted early in the ensuing month
with the day on which the said General Meeting will be
held."
The next Meeting of the Lodge of Intelligence on 25th
November 18 16, contains considerable matter of general
progress, and also the following letter from Grand Lodge
of Scotland. "I have the honour to inform you that the
Grand Lodge of Scotland defer entering upon the subject
of Royal Arch Masonry till they hear from the United
Grand Lodge of England. I have the honour to be, etc.
(Signed) Alexr. Lawrie, Secretary to Grand Lodge of
Scotland."
This necessitated another postponement of the General
Meeting and a further explanatory Circular to the
Chapters on the Establishment.
That the Lodge of Intelligence had by this time grown
into a body of considerable importance is shown by the
next Minute ( 1 2th December 18 16), wherein it is agreed
on a Petition from sundry Royal Arch Masons from
Peebles (who had applied for a Charter for the erection of
a Chapter there), "to grant their request and instructed
the Master and Secretary to prepare and transmit to these
Brethren a Dispensation empowering them to Initiate such
32 " Oath of Qualification."
i2ih Dec. 1816. Brethren into the Mysteries of the Order as may be desir-
ous of attaining these Degrees and have previously been
regularly Initiated into the Mysteries of Master
Masonry." There was a proviso however, " that if the
Grand Chapter when established refuses to grant the
prayer of the Petitioners for a Charter, all the Brethren
whom they initiate shall become bound to enter with
another Regular Chapter in Scotland, and that they shall
each pay three shillings as the Fee for Registering their
names in the Books of the Grand Chapter."
On 19th February 1817 the Principal and one of the
Chiefs appeared before Sir Patrick Walker, one of His
Majesty's Justice of the Peace for the County of Edin-
burgh, and took the Oath of Qualification prescribed by
Act of Parliament and thereafter lodged the necessary
documents with the Justice of Peace Clerk.
A series of important motions were submitted at
Chapter Meeting of 21st February 18 17. (i) That the
smaller Degrees connected with the Royal Arch Order be
committed to the charge of Committees " who should have
the Management of the Initiation into the respective
Degrees so that the Ceremony may be conducted in a
more orderly manner." (2) To call together those
Brethren in possession of the Priestly Order to consider
the best steps to be adopted for having it introduced into
Edinburgh " that the Priests belonging to the Royal Arch
Degree may be regularly admitted into it." (3) That in
future the Entry Money be raised to One Guinea and a
half (4) That each Member should furnish proper
Regalia for himself (5) That if Office-Bearers are absent
more than two nights of Meeting without giving a proper
excuse, their seats be declared vacant. It was agreed
that all these motions should lie over for consideration.
A motion that a Committee be appointed to draw up an
Interim Code of Laws was agreed to and Committee
appointed
ALEXANDER LAMBE ROBERTSON of Prendergast, W.S.
Fii'st Principal 1817-1819.
*'' Free Admissions." 33
It further appears that in thpse days there were two ^"t Feb. 1817.
classes of " free admission " to the Chapter, for it is re-
corded in the same Minute that two Brethren (Members of
other Chapters) were elected /«// Members of the Chapter,
and one Brother admitted an Honorary Member. At the
close of the General Business " the Brethren were illumin-
ated with a Lecture from the Most Excellent Principal Z.
communicating some of Br. Sir William Drummond's
sublime discoveries," and the Meeting was entertained
during the evening by a Band of Music.
The Election of Ofifice-Bearers also took place at the
same Meeting, when Bro. Alex. Deuchar was elected
M.E. Principal Z. ; Honble. Sir William Drummond, M.E.
Principal J. ; John Deuchar, M.E. Principal H. ; and- Moses
Ezekiel, ist Priest.
Among those Exalted on 8th March 18 17 was Bro.
Alexander Lambe Robertson of Prendergast, Writer to
the Signet, who afterwards filled the First Principal's
Chair, besides high office in Supreme Grand Chapter.
On 1 8th April 18 17, the Motions referred to in the
Minute of 2ist February were considered, when Nos. 4
and 5 were agreed to. No. 3 was further delayed to first
Meeting next season, the others, Nos. i and 2, being
apparently not treated.
The Chapter's Finances about this period (never ap-
parently very flourishing) seemed to have caused the
Office-Bearers some anxiety. At the last audit the
Balance handed over to the new Treasuer was £2,, 3s. 4d.
Now, on 7th May 18 17, Report is made that the debts
which, on separation of the Knights Templars Encamp-
ment from this Chapter, the former had undertaken to
discharge, " bore heavily upon them and that in conse-
quence that body was much embarrassed, he (M.E.Z.)
therefore proposed that to prevent any discontent on either
side that this Chapter should take upon itself the payment
of one-half of Bill due by the Encampment to the Knights
C
34 Chapter s Finances
Tit 1 lay 1817. "Peuipiars Society, at the same time he explained that
the money would not be immediately demanded if a Bill
was granted and the Interest regularly paid, this pro-
position met with unanimous approbation, and the Deeds
of Mutual agreement to the above effect between the two
Bodies were ordered to be immediately executed." In the
same Minute attention was called to the inconvenience
attending the Lodge Room (it does not state the locality),
and as the Funds were low it was " proposed that a trial
should be made of what could be done by subscription,
which being unanimously approved of. Subscription papers
were ordered to be made out and sent to the Members of
the Chapter, either by way of Donation or Loan, to be
repaid when the Funds would admit.''
At the following Meeting on i6th June 1817, there was
Exalted Sir Patrick Walker of Coats, Knight, Hereditary
Usher of the White Rod to His Majesty for Scotland, and
Right Worshipful Master of St David's Lodge (who after-
wards became the Original Grand Principal H. of Supreme
Chapter), and also among others James Hozier, Esq.,
Advocate, 8 Castle Street, M/m of Lodge Canongate
Kilwinning. He was the Grandfather of the Honourable
James Hozier, M.P. (afterwards Lord Newlands), who was
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1900
to 1904. Companion James Hozier, younger of Newlands,
was born on 14th November 1791, was Initiated in Free-
masonry in Lodge Canongate Kilwinning No. 2, and
succeeded his father, William Hozier, in the Estates of
Newlands and Barrowfield. He died in 1878 and was
succeeded by the before-mentioned Grand Master's father,
William Hozier, who was created a Baronet in 1890 and
Lord Newlands in January 1898.
On 1st July 1 8 17 a Meeting of Committee was convened
for the purpose of taking into consideration the outstanding
debts of the Chapter, " when, after the object of the Meet-
ing having been very deliberately considered of, it was
and Debts due to Chapter. 35
unanimously Resolved, that the Treasurer should be "'J^'y^'?-
empowered and authorised to write a Circular of the
following tenor, to all the Members who are indebted to
the Chapter, and should they, or any of them, fail to make
payment within the time specified in said Circular, that
the Treasurer be instructed to adopt the necessary steps
for carrying the threat therein contained into execution."
Circular.
" Sir, The Office-Bearers of the Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter
at a Meeting held this evening, having unanimously Resolved to
summons all those who are indebted to the Chapter, and who
fail to make payment before Friday next the 4th inst. to Justice
of Peace Court, I take leave to acquaint you therewith that you
may have an opportunity of making payment of your Initiation
Fees before the expiry of that period."
At the Lodge of Intelligence held on nth July 1817,
it was unanimously agreed, on the Motion of Bro. Alex-
ander Deuchar, M.E.Z. of Edinburgh Chapter, to recom-
mend the name of Sir William Drummond of Logiealmond
to be the First Grand Principal of the Order in Scotland,
and a Sub-Committee was appointed to make necessary
arrangements for the appointment and election of Office-
Bearers, and to fix a date for the General Meeting. At
the Adjourned Meeting on i8th July 1817, the Sub-
Committee's suggestion was approved of, fixing Thursday,
28th August 1 8 17, "for the General Meeting of the Royal
Arch Chapters of Scotland for the purpose of Constituting
a Supreme Grand Chapter of the Order, and Electing
Office-Bearers, &c." The Meeting approved of the Sub-
Committee's draft Circular to be sent to the different
Chapters in Scotland notifying the arrangements. From
the Warrant attached to this Circular to be issued by all
Chapters authorising their approval of the establishment
of a Supreme Chapter, adherence thereto, and surrender
36 First Representatives to Supreme Chap, appointed,
isth July 1817. Qf ^jj privileges they may consider themselves to possess,
it appears that the practice which is continued to the
present time, viz., for the Chapter to appoint a Proxy
First Principal, who in turn appointed his Proxy Second
and Third Principals, came into operation with the calling
of this first Meeting. (See Appendix, page 177.)
The Minute of the Lodge of Intelligence of nth August
1817, is mainly concerned with appointments of Proxy
representatives and communications from Chapters asking
for information principally as to costs to be incurred. One
Chapter (St Luke's, Aberdeen), writing in name of the six
Chapters in that City concludes its list of questions by
desiring to know " what is meant by First, Second, and
Third Principals mentioned in the Copy Warrant, as no
such terms arc used in the Aberdeen Chapters."
An Extraordinary Meeting of the Chapter was held
on 13th August 1 8 17, for the purpose of formally appoint-
ing three representatives to attend the Erection Meeting
of Supreme Chapter, when it was agreed to appoint Bro.
Alexander Deuchar as Z., Bro. Sir Patrick Walker, Kt.,
as H., and Bro. John Deuchar as J. Among the other
business, " The Most Excellent stated that in consequence
of the removal of the 6th Dragoon Guards from this
country we have now no prospect of enjoying that
Harmony to which our Brethren composing the Band of
that Regiment had for a long period so highly contributed,
and he proposed in order to make some provision for a
continuance of the same entertainment at our Meetings
that the Committee of Office-Bearers be authorised to
Initiate a Military Band for their services as Musicians,
which was immediately agreed to."
On 25th August 18 17 was held the final Meeting of
the Lodge of Intelligence, when the communications with
various Chapters were submitted and approved of, and
it is shown that on the eve of the General Meeting
twenty-eight Chapters had intimated adherence to Supreme
Lodge of Intelligence dissolved. 37
Chapter. The concluding paragraph of the Minute reads, '5"' Aug. iSi?.
"This completing the business for which the Lodge of
Intelligence was appointed, it is hereby dissolved and
all the documents and Minutes of the proceedings being
in the possession of Br. Pringle the Secretary, will be
by him submitted to the Meeting of 28th inst. for the
approbation thereof."
At a Chapter Meeting held on 27th August 18 17, the
Resolution referred to in Minute of 13th August to
institute a Chapter Band came into operation, when six
Brethren of St David's Lodge and all of the Band of
the Second Regiment of Dragoons or Scots Greys were
" Initiated for their Services as a Band."
VOLUME No. W.— {continued).
=sth Aug. 1817. A -p length arrived the important Meeting which gave to
■L\. Scotland its Supreme Chapter. The Minutes of
28th August 1817, bear that "The Chapter having this
evening met proceeded to St John's Chapel to witness the
consecration of a Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter for
Scotland . . A general Chapter of the Order having
been opened by the First Most Excellent Principal of the
Edinburgh Chapter aided by the two Senior Principals
present, Br. Deuchar stated to the Meeting in very appro-
priate speach the causes which gave rise to the propositions
for the Erection of this Institution, and complimented the
Meeting upon the numerous list of Chapters which had
come forward in support of it, he then proceeded to Conse-
crate the Supreme Grand Chapter which having been done
with Corn, Wine and Oil, according to Ancient Custom
the Chapter was proclaimed in the East, North, South,,
and West to be the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter
of Scotland, the Senior Grand Scribe p.t. having previously
read the Minutes of the proceedings of the Lodge of
Intelligence which were unanimously approven of" The
Right Hon. Sir William Drummond of Logiealmond (the
Second Principal of the Edinburgh Chapter) was Elected
the First Grand Principal, with Sir Patrick Walker of
Coats, Knight, Hereditary Usher of the White Rod to His
Majesty for Scotland (Exalted in Edinburgh Chapter i6th
June 18 17) Second Grand Principal, and George Douglass
of Arbeadie, Esquire, Advocate, as Third Grand Principal.
Sir Patrick Walker who had been dulv Installed into the
Sir PATRICK WALKER of Coats, Knight
(Hereditary Usher of the White Rod in Scotland),
The First Grand Principal H. of Supreme Grand Chapter 1817.
Consecration of Supreme Grand Chapter. 39
Chair of H. then (in the absence of Sir William Drummond ^s't Aug. 18.7.
who was abroad) took the Chair, when the other Offices
were filled up, Br. Murray Pringle who had acted as
Secretary throughout the proceedings of the Lodge of
Intelligence, being Elected to the Offices of Grand
Recorder and Vice Grand Chancellor. Routine business
was then engaged in such as approving of and signing the
Charter of Constitution and Erection, &c., and towards the
close of the Meeting " The Supreme Grand Chapter on a
proposition from the Chair unanimously agreed that the
thanks of this Grand Chapter be presented to the Edin.
R.A. Chapter for the handsome and disinterested manner
in which that body suggested and carried through this
great undertaking and likewise to Br. Alexander Deuchar,
First Most Excellent Principal thereof, for his personal
exertions in the promotion of the views of the Edinburgh
Chapter in the formation of this establishment and for the
very able manner in which he has arranged and conducted
the whole proceedings."
The thanks of the Meeting were likewise voted to the
Companions who composed the Lodge of Intelligence and
also to Br. Murray Pringle for his attention to the laborious
duties he had to perform as its Secretary, and after the
remainder of the evening had been spent in a most Social
and Happy manner with Musical and Vocal enjoyment
this Momentous Meeting was brought to an end by closing
the Grand Chapter in due form. The Minutes show that
one of the matters which Supreme Chapter had to be
grateful to the Edinburgh Chapter for was the supplying
of the Regalia, &c., for its Constitution, for in an Abstract
State of Intromissions in the Minute-Book appears an item
of;^96 odds for "Regalia &c. for Grand Chapter ' which
sum is duly repaid to the Edinburgh Chapter later on.
On 13th September 18 17, the Chapter extended the
courtesy which existed with the Knights Templars by
"Initiating" eight Members of the Band of the 88th
40 Formaiionof"- Naval and Military" Chapter.
«d:0ct..iBi7. Regiment and Master Masons of Mary's Chapel Lodge in
order to form a Band for the Encampment.
A Meeting of the Chapter was held on 22nd October
1817, when it was agreed to present a congratulatory
Address to Supreme Chapter, and arrangements were made
for registering the names of Members in the Books of
Supreme Chapter in terms of the Laws, the fee being 6d.
to be increased to 3s. for all those who had not registered
by a certain date. Unregistered members to be considered
as not in full Membership. A vote of thanks was accorded
to the Members of the Committee which formed the Lodge
of Intelligence. Various Offices were filled up in conse-
quence of the Second Principal Sir William Drummond
having been elected to the Chair of Supreme Grand
Chapter. By reason of the prosperous State of the
Order the Most Excellent Principal stated " he had every
reason to think that in a short time there might be another
R.A. Chapter formed in Edinburgh. He thereupon moved
that any Member of this Chapter who might wish to give
assistance thereto, that such Members should be relieved
from their Bond of Alegeance which they had contracted
on becoming a Member of this Chapter — which was agreed
to." The Most Ex', then proceeded to state " that he had
now for a long period filled the situation which he at
present held, and then taking a general view of the state of
the Order when he got it under his supperintendence and
Management, he was happy to state the pleasing prospects
the present prosperity promised to raise it — And then con-
cluded by stating that it was now his determined wish to
resign his situation and retire. But that owing to the
Order of the Supreme Grand Chapter [' that no general
election should take place this year in Subordinate Chapters
until the 23rd day of September 1818'] he would be under
the necessity of applying by petition to that supreme body
for liberty to do so — which was reluctantly assented to."
At a Meeting held on 7th Nov. 1 8 17 Bro. David Birrell,
Comp. Alex. Deuchar retires. 41
Writer, was exalted. Two years later he was called to the ^■** '^°''- ^^''■
Chair of M.E. First Principal. Among the Brethren exalted
at the Meeting of 24th Nov. 18 17, was Bro. Peter Camp-
bell, S.S.C, R.W.M. of the New Edinburgh Kilwinning
Lodge who also filled the M.E. First Principal's Chair at a
later date.
Supreme Grand Chapter having fixed 21st January 1818
for the purpose of electing a First Principal, a Meeting was
held on that date when Most Ex'. Alexr. Deuchar, after
referring to his resignation of the Chair at the Meeting of
22nd Oct. 181 7, proposed as his Successor, with the
unanimous consent of the Office-Bearers, Br. Alexander
Lambe Robertson, Esq. of Prendergast, Writer to the
Signet, the First Depute Grand Principal of Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, " which nomination was
received with universal plaudit, and Br. Robertson was
unanimously elected."
To anyone making systematic perusal of the Chapter's
Minutes it must be evident that to Companion Deuchar
belongs the distinction of having pioneered Royal Arch
Masonry in Scotland to its present high position, and in
arriving at that result, bringing Edinburgh Chapter
through a series of vicissitudes alternating with prosperous
times which trained it for the position of becoming the
Founder of the Supreme Chapter. Initiated in the Degree
at a Meeting held on 21st February 1805 he was at same
Meeting elected and installed to the office of Treasurer,
and on 27th August of the following year was elected to
the highest office of High Priest continuing to preside over
the Chapter for thirteen years, until in 1818 he of his own
accord resigned the Chair in favour of Bro. A. Lambe
Robertson.* The Minutes make it clear, however, that
Comp. Deuchar did not by any means relax his interest in
* In 1814 the First Chair was designated Grand Chief and High Priest.
In 1815 he is designated M.E. Grand Chief, while J. (which precedes H.) is
•called High Priest, and in 1816 the title is changed to M.E. Principal.
42 Name "Edinburgh" R.A.C. retained.
'"' -'^"^ '^''' the affairs of the Chapter, his name appearing frequently
as occupying the Chair, and at a Special Meeting on
20th January 1821, presided over by a Commission of
Supreme Grand Chapter for the purpose of electing
Office-Bearers of the Chapter in consequence of the last
Election having been declared irregular, Comp. Alexander
Deuchar was again elected to fill the high office of First
Principal, which, however, he vacated at the next Election
Meeting. Succeeding nominations to the Chair having
been declined it is intimated in Minute of 24th January
1822 that he had been re-elected First Principal. In 1826
he appears elected to the Chair of H. In 1832 he is again
elected First Principal and also in 1833. In 1838 he is in
the Chair of H., while in 1842 and 1843 he once more
occupies the Chair of Z. In the following year is recorded
the melancholy news of the death of Comp. Alex. Deuchar
on 1 2th August 1844 at the age of 67 (see page 84).
Continuing with the Minute of 21st January 1818 there
is a copy of the acknowledgment by Supreme Grand
Chapter of the congratulatory address presented from
this Chapter which closes with " and as a lasting proof of
their attachment I (Grand Recorder) am instructed to
insert the Address of the Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter
in the records of the Supreme Grand R.A. Chapter of
Scotland." It was further agreed to retain the name of
Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter in making up the Roll of
the Supreme Chapter, and to raise the Entry Money from
one guinea to one guinea and a half A Committee was
appointed to draw up and frame a Code of Laws for the
regulation and guidance of the Chapter.
At a Meeting held on 7th March 1818 there was exalted
Bro. John Henry, Last and Artificial Limb Maker, M/m
of The Lodge Biggar Free Operatives, and of Lodge-
St David's, "for his services as a Steward." He had a
long and useful career in the Chapter, and in 1850 was
Elected to the Chair of First Principal.
Chapters grant" Edinburgh'' honour of being No. i. 43
A series of ordinary Meetings follows for Initiation, and '^"' ^"s- "''^
on 1 6th August 1818 a General Meeting was called "for
the purpose of submitting to their consideration the
generous conduct of seven Royal Arch Chapters who had
resigned in favour of them their rights to precedency on
the Roll of Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland, in
consequence of the active part this Chapter has taken in
the Establishment of that Sublime.Body — a line of conduct
evincing the most noble feelings for the welfare of the
Order, their attachment to the Edinburgh Chapter, and
their disinterestedness towards themselves. A distinguished
honour had thus been conferred on the Edinburgh Chapter,
which we dared not anticipate, and in a manner worthy of
these Chapters who had so long acted in the pure principles
of Royal Arch Masonry." The seven Chapters were
Stirling Rock (1743), Enoch Chapter Montrose (1765),
Operative Chapter Banf (1766), Linlithgow Chapter (1768),
Union Chapter Dundee (1773), Noah Chapter Brechin
(1774), and the Harran Chapter Lawrence Kirk (1774),
and it was resolved that a vote of thanks be communicated
to the Chapters and that the three Principals of each be
enrolled as full Members of Edinburgh Chapter, the
remaining Office-Bearers of each being admitted to
Honorary Membership.
At this Meeting there was also considered the future
disposal of monies collected at the Initiation of Mark
Masons which had hitherto gone into the fund of the
Knights Templars Benevolent Society, when it was agreed
that these monies should in future be paid into the Charity
Fund of the Chapter. It was further resolved that the
Acting Scribe should be allowed a Fee of one shilling for
each Candidate initiated, no Fee or Emolument having
hitherto been allowed. At a later stage of the proceedings
this Fee was unanimously increased to two shillings per
Candidate.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1818, when
44 First Deputation, '' Naval and Military" Chapter.
asrd stpt. .818. Comp. Alex. Lambe Robertson, W.S., was unanimously
re-elected First Principal, a deputation was received from
the newly chartered Chapter (on 24th December 1817)
" Naval and Military" headed by the Z., Sir Patrick Walker,
Depute Grand Principal of Supreme Chapter and Initiated
in Edinburgh Chapter, when there was lodged a certified
List of their Office-Bearers elected that evening (nearly all
of whom are designated Members of the branches of service
to which the Chapter owes its name), and the List was
ordered to be engrossed in the Minutes of the Meeting.
Apparently in commemoration of this Visitation, it would
appear from a marginal note in the Minute that three
Companions, Members of the Deputation, were made
Honorary Members of the Chapter No. i, viz., Captain
Donaldson Boswell, described in the List referred to as
" Past Z." and 1st Sojourner ; Thomas Maconochie, Esq.,
Scribe N., and Major Martilli, 72nd Regiment, whose name
does not appear in the List. Captain John Donaldson
Boswell of Wardie belonged to the Royal Navy, and was
Deputy- Lieutenant for the County of Midlothian. The year
following the event recorded above he appeared as Grand
Scribe N. of Supreme Grand Chapter, and from 1838 to
1841 he filled the Chair of R. W. Master of Lodge St David.
It would appear he was an Affiliated Member of the Naval
and Military Chapter, as it is on record that prior to 18 18
he was a Member of St John's Chapter, Portsmouth.
From a copy of the proceedings of Supreme Chapter, of
date 2 1st March 18 18, annexed to the foregoing Minute, it
is stated that it had been found necessary to create a new
office, viz., that of " Grand Jeweler " in order that some
uniformity may be established in the Articles of Regalia
when Sir Patrick Walker proposed that Bro. Alexander
Deuchar should be elected to the office, and he was
accordingly unanimously elected. The same proceedings
narrate the circumstances under which the seven older
Chapters, on the initiative of the Enoch Royal Arch
Supreme Chapter^ s First Roll adjusted. 45
Chapter Montrose desired the Edinburgh Chapter to be "3"* ^'p'- '*'*
placed No. i on the Roll, and the Most Excellent Grand
Principal, while expressing " his approbation of the motives
which appeared to have actuated the Chapters who had
come so handsomely forward with this merited mark of
respect to the Edinburgh Chapter for its indefatigable
and unceasing exertions in promoting the Honour and
respectability of the Royal Arch Degree," said it was
necessary to put the question to the Principals of the
Edinburgh Chapter if they had any objection in name of
the Chapter to accept of the compliment offered them.
The First Principal of Edinburgh Chapter stated shortly
the feelings of satisfaction experienced on receiving this
mark of approbation, and accepted the compliment on
behalf of the Chapter, whereupon the Supreme Chapter
declared, resolved, and ordained that the Roll of Chapters
should stand as placed in the Roll annexed thereto — 41 in
number. It may be stated in this connection that Chapter
No. I was far and away the strongest of the 41 enrolled
Chapters in point of Members. A copy of the First
Abstract Cash Statement of Supreme Grand Chapter
shows that out of a total of 1809 names registered in
Supreme Chapter Books from the whole Chapters the
large proportion of 693 came from No. i Chapter, the
next highest being Macduff Chapter with 105.* The
Account closed with a sum of £a^1, 17s. id. due to the
Grand Treasurer.
The Chapter Committee met on i6th November 1818 to
examine and audit the Treasurer's Accounts, when an
Account of the whole Income and Expenditure of the
Chapters since its separation from the Edinburgh En-
campment of Knights Templars was submitted. This
* From the evidence in another of the Chapter's Books it would seem that
this figure represents the total Exaltations in the Chapter since it started in
1778, and the same may possibly apply to the figures opposite the names of
the other 40 Chapters.
46 Formation of Leith Chapter.
i8th Nov. iBi8. Account which was passed showed a balance in favour of
the Chapter oi £\i, 17s. 2jd.
At a General Meeting of the Chapter held on i8th
November 1818 mention was made of an intention of
certain Companions to apply for authority to erect and
constitute a Chapter in Leith, and therefore Companions
of Chapter No. i desirous of forwarding that measure
should be so far released from their obligation taken to
the Chapter as to enable them to support and carry the
same into effect. The Chapter was No. 43 Leith, now
dormant. The proceedings of the Meeting were concluded
with " that innocent and social harmony and Hilarity for
which this Exalted Order is so conspicuous, in which they
were aided and highly entertained with the Band of the
88th Regiment."
About this period there still seemed to have been a
laxity in the matter of collecting the Fees at the time of
Initiation. In a report attached to foregoing Minute
it is recommended that the name of a Brother, being a
nephew of Sir Wm. Drummond, should be taken out of
the List of Outstanding Debts and any claims withdrawn
out of compliment to Sir Wm. Drummond, and that
Bro. Andrew Ford be also relieved of his liability in
respect that his surity is dead and he himself in indigent
circumstances. A list is shown of nine other intrants who
have not settled up, embracing a Captain, Surgeon, Writer,
and Advocate.
There was held a Meeting on 30th January 1819 for the
purpose of Exalting a Glasgow Brother, and also Brothers
John Maxton and Thomas Millar, both of Sir William
Forbes' Bank and M/m's of Lodge St David's. Brother
Millar was in 1830 elected to the First Principal's Chair.
On 26th February 1819 a Brother was admitted for
Initiation in the Chapter who was a Master Mason of the
Lodge Thanes of Scotland in the department of Cambrae
in France.
Consecration of Chapter No. i. 47
The Chapter was formally Consecrated on 22nd March ""'"^"='"^"'-
1 8 19. Having been opened the Office-Bearers and Com-
panions proceeded to join the Supreme Grand Chapter in
St John's Chapel, Canongate, and they were admitted
thereto in full processional form and the Charter read over
to them. On the question being put whether the Members
accepted the Charter under all the provisions and conditions
it contained and being answered in the Affirmative, the
Office-Bearers of the Chapter mentioned therein signed
the Acceptance written on the back of the Charter where-
upon the Ceremony of Consecration was proceeded with by
The Right Honourable and Most Excellent The Earl of
Moray, Grand Principal Z.
The Companions of No. i were then called upon by the
<jrand Principal Z. to proceed with the Election of Office-
Bearers for the ensuing year when the whole retiring Office-
Bearers were re-elected " to the situations to which they
hadbeen respectively appointed at the Annual Election in
September last." It may be interesting to note that the
name of Companion James Hozier, y^ of Newlands,
Advocate, appears as Second Sojourner. Thereafter was
celebrated the Anniversary of the Festival of the Vernal
Equinox and after spending the evening in the enjoyment
of harmony and Masonic conviviality the Supreme Grand
Chapter was closed according to ancient usuage. At this
stage the Minutes are signed by the Earl of Moray, Gr.
Pr. Z., Sir Patrick Walker, Gr. Pr. H., and Murray Pringle,
Gr. Recorder and Vice Grand Chancellor. After the con-
clusion of the festival the Office-Bearers and Companions
of this Chapter retired to an adjoining Chamber and closed
the Chapter in due form, the Minutes being then signed by
Companions Alex. Robertson, Z., Thomas Ewart, H., David
Forrest, J., and Charles Robertson, S.E.
Only three Meetings for Initiation are held in the interval
until the General Meeting for Election of Office-Bearers on
23rd September 1819 when Companion David Birrell,
48 Chapter possesses two Charters.
^3rd Sept. isig. Writer, was elected to the Chair of Z., and Companions
John Turner, Writer, and Robert Paton, Writer, to the Chairs
of H. and J. respectively. Companion Alexander Robertson
being awarded a vote of thanks for his services in the First
Principal's Chair.
A Meeting of Committee held on 30th September 18 19,
agreed "that on account of the Charter of the Chapter
having been found to be incorrectly written they would
allow two guineas, or two entries, to Companion John
Robertson, Providing he wrote the same over again upon
new Vellum, which Vellum was to be at the expense of the
Chapter." This accounts for the fact that the Chapter is
still in possession of two Vellum Charters.
VOLUME No. U.— {continued).
REFERENCE is made at the Monthly Meeting on isthMaroh.s™.
15th March 1820 "to the approaching Procession"
and a Committee was appointed to make necessary pre-
parations. It does not here state what the Procession was
for. Another Committee was appointed to prepare and
forward to the King an Address " upon the Death of our
late beloved Sovereign (George III. on 29th Jan. 1820)
and the accession of His present Majesty to the Throne."
There appears in the Minutes of an Initiating Meeting
1st April 1820 the first and only record which has been
noticed by the writer, of a Petition for Admission being
negatived by the Ballot and the Petition rejected.
The Answer to the Address to the King (see Appendix
page 178) received from Lord Sidmouth was submitted to
the Chapter Meeting of 25th September 1820. It reads as
follows : —
" Whitehall, Tth April 1820.
" Sir, — I have had the honor to lay before the King the very
loyal and dutiful Address of the Principals, Office-Bearers, and
Companions of the Edinburgh Chapter of Royal Arch Masons.
" And I have the satisfaction to inform you that His Majesty
was pleased to receive the same in the most gracious manner.
" I have the Honor to be. Sir,
"Your most obedient and humble Servant,
(Signed) " Sidmouth.
"Sir Patrick Walker, &c., &c."
At this Meeting the Election of Office-Bearers took
place, but on account of it not being the day prescribed by
the Charter, a Petition was ordered to be presented to
D
50 Supreme Chapter Diplomas issued.
25t& Stpt i8m. Supreme Chapter praying them to sustain the election of
this day. Supreme Chapter however took the view that the
said election was irregular and accordingly a Commission of
Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter was appointed to
preside at a Meeting of the Chapter which was held on 20th
February 1821, with Sir Patrick Walker in the Chair, when
the Past Principal Z., Comp. Alexander Deuchar was
unanimously elected to again fill that Chair and a full com-
plement of Office-Bearers elected to hold office until 23rd
September 1821.
It was thereafter stated that the Diploma issued by
Supreme Chapter was "now completed and ready for
delivery to the Companions of such Chapters who hold of
her, who may be inclined to take them — and as the sole
trouble of preparing and obtaining the signatures &c.
thereto devolved upon the Acting Scribe, it was natural to
suppose he should have some remuneration for his trouble,
when upon consideration it was agreed that he should be
allowed a fee of Two shillings and Six pence for each
Diploma granted to any of the Companions of this
Chapter."
The Books show that on 23rd Feb. 182 1, Thomas Muir,
Teacher, High School Yards, was admitted a full Member
of the Chapter, although there is no Minute to that effect.
He was elected First Principal in 1826.
An Audit of the Treasurer's Accounts made on 27th
February 182 1 showed that there was a balance due to the
late Treasurer of £^, 2s. sd., while Debts due to the
Chapter amounted X.o £\'], los. 6d. with Debts due by the
Chapter of £}p, 13s. iid.
During the months of March, April, and May of this
year several Lodges of Instruction were held when
Lectures were delivered by M.E. Pr. Z. Alexander
Deuchar, with which the Companions appeared highly
edified.
A Visitation by the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter
Ex-Treasurer threatens a Summons. 51
took place on isth May 1821, in the Royal Tavern, St isthMayis^
James Square, when the Most Excellent Grand Principal
and other Grand Office-Bearers " having enquired minutely
into the state of the Chapter and inspected the Minute
Book were highly satisfied with the proceedings of the
Chapter." Two days later, a Meeting of the Committee of
the whole Chapter, convened by " Express Commission,"
was held to consider a letter received by the Z. threatening
him with a prosecution for a debt due by the Chapter to
Mr Charles Robertson, its late Treasurer. It was agreed
to explain to the Solicitors that it is out of the power of
this Committee to settle the Affair until Mr Robertson's
Accounts should be finally approven of by the whole
Chapter when met.
The matter comes up again on i8th June 1821, when an
Extraordinary Meeting of the Chapter is held. The Z.
stated that he and the present Treasurer had been served
with a Summons by Mr Charles Robertson, for the balance
due to him of £^, 2s. Sd., and a Printing Account of
£\^ 4s. which he had taken over. The Most Excellent
stated that the Companions were all aware of the state of
the funds and invited suggestions as to what means should
be adopted. After full discussion a series of resolutions
were adopted. First — That the Scribe be instructed
to apply for payment of all the Fees in arrear, with
intimation " that unless their Arrears are paid up within
the space of ten days the Chapter would be under the
necessity of doing the same with them as the late Treasurer is
doing to the Chapter.'' The 6"£cc«<a? deals with the sorrow
and indignation felt at the unworthy and un-Brotherly
conduct of Mr Robertson, " and are unanimously of
oppinion that his conduct in the proceedure is unworthy of
a Brother who has for a long period derived considerable
benefits from this Chapter, and is therefore highly censur-
able, and ought to be censured accordingly." Third
provides for steps being taken to bring forward Members
52 Subscription Loan to clear off Debt.
i8th June 1821. " that their fees may go to the Liquidation of this Debt;
or otherwise a Voluntary Subscription must take place in
order to discharge the same ; " and Fourth provides for the
Employment of a Solicitor " to take out the process to see
— in order to have a little time to raise the funds necessary
to discharge the same."
The next Extraordinary Meeting on 2nd July 1821
shows that no effective Measures have been taken since last
Meeting to increase the Membership, and it is resolved to
institute a. Subscription Loan to clear off the Chapter's
debts, which it is computed amount to £'^0, such con-
tributions to be paid back " as soon as the funds of the
Chapter would admitt of it."
The Annual Meeting for the Election of Office-Bearers
took place in St David's Lodge Room on 24th September
1 82 1, when Companion Alexander Brand was elected First
Principal, with Mark Sprot, Esquire, and William Crawford,
Esquire, as Second and Third Principals. Companion
Brand was not present at the time, but entering the
Meeting at a later stage was informed of the honour con-
ferred on him, which however he declined by reason of
" certain circumstances and his other avocations." It was
then proposed and agreed that Companion William
Crawford of Cartsburn should be elected First Principal
of the Chapter.
A Committee Meeting for Auditing the Treasurer's
Accounts, &c., took place on first October 1821. It is
seen from the figures given in the Minute that the Chapter
Funds are still in a parlous state, the Receipts and Expen-
diture showing a Credit balance of £\, 2s. /d. A list of
sums advanced to the Special Subscription loan shows
that £\, 13s. 6d. had been received, while two other Lists
show: I. A sum of £-^2, los. od. due to the Chapter of
unpaid Initiation Fees and Sundry Small Debts ; 2. A
Sum o{ £/\.\, I2S. 6d. of Debts due by the Chapter.
At the next Chapter Meeting held on 31st October 1821,
Elected Z. declines Office. 53
a Series of Motions by Companion Alexander Deuchar were 3"t Oct. iSzt.
" all separately and maturely considered, and after a good
deal of explanatory discussion were formally agreed to."
They were, ist. That there be only four Convivial
Meetings in the Year, the other Monthly Meetings being
■confined to Masonic business alone. 2nd. That an Annual
Contribution of one Shilling be exacted from every
Member to cover necessary working expenses. 3rd. That
all Candidates for Admission shall pay their Initiation
Fees prior to their being admitted ; and 4th. That the Fee
for admitting to full Membership of the Chapter of
Companions Initiated in other Chapters shall be ten
shillings and sixpence.
The next Meeting on 28th November 1821 records that
Companion William Crawford, Esquire of Cartsburn, who
had been elected Z. on 24th December had thought proper
to decline the acceptance of that situation, and asking
Authority to petition Supreme Chapter to be allowed to
hold a Meeting for the purpose of Electing a first Principal
in accordance with the Laws. No record appears of this
Meeting having been held, but early in the following year
we find the Sederunt of a Meeting headed with the name
of Companion Alexander Deuchar, M.E. Principal Z.
A Meeting was held on 6th December 1821 for the
Initiation of Brother Samuel Orme, " Petrifaction Dealer."
In the Minutes of General Meeting of 24th January 1822,
there is reference to a proposed Public Procession of the
Royal Arch Order upon the 2ist March, being the Anni-
versary of The Vernal Equinox, upon which day it was
intended to have a Public Procession to Church, when it
was agreed to give their cordial support to this Measure.
It was pointed out that in the event of the procession
taking place it would be requisite that the Chapter should
be fully represented by its Office-Bearers, and as several of
these had failed to attend any Meetings since they were
elected, their Offices should be declared vacant, and
54 Freemasonry in China.
=,4th Jan. ,822. be filled up accordingly at next Monthly Meeting. " In
the course of the evening Companion Thomas Muir arose
and stated that as information upon the subject of Masonry
was interesting to all those connected therewith, he trusted
that the information he was about to give would be highly
so to the Companions present. Some few days ago he had
been introduced to the acquaintance of two Chinese
Brethren, from one of whom (notwithstanding the reciprocal
deficiency of knowledge of the respective languages) he
had gained the following information, that about fifteen
years ago he had been Initiated in a National Lodge in the
city of Pekin, the Capital of China, where, he stated, there
existed four or five Lodges, and also, that in every town of
note in China there was at least one Lodge to be found,
and that the present Emperor was himself connected with
the Order, and which from the proofs these Brethren had
given, he found to be the three first Degrees of Masonry —
the information was interesting, as it tended to show the
universal extension of the Order to a greater degree than
the Craft had reason to believe, and more especially the
discovery of its existance in the Empire of China, a country
so little known to the Nations of Europe."
From the Minutes of 21st March 1822 it appears that
"owing to certain arrangements of the Supreme Grand
Chapter being as yet uncompleated and the absence from
town of many of the Grand Office-Bearers, the Committee
of Supreme Chapter had declined having any Procession
upon the Anniversary of the Vernal Equinox."
The General Meeting of the Chapter on 24th August
1822 is full of " His Majesty." First comes the approval
of a Loyal Address to King George upon the occasion of
His Majesty's " safe arrival in the Capital of your Ancient
Kingdom of Scotland," which was unanimously approven
of, and the M.E. First Principal signed it in presence of
the Meeting at the request of all the Companions present
— it being resolved that the Earl of Aboyne be humbly
Laying the Foundation of National Monument. 55
solicited to forward the Address. (See Appendix, p. 179.) =4thAug. iSm.
It was then agreed, " That for the Honour and Respect-
ability of the Royal Arch Degree they should appear in
the approaching procession for the laying the foundation
of the National Monument, at which it is expected that
His Majesty would be personally present, and in order to
carry this into effect, the Scribe should be instructed to
write a letter to the Grand Recorder of the Supreme Grand
Chapter, humbly requesting them (in the name of this
Chapter) to communicate with the Secretary of the
National Committee their intention of being present on the
above occasion, and that their place of precedency should be
appointed in said procession." Finally, the M.E. Principal
Z. intimated his intention of holding a convivial Meeting of
the Chapter in commemoration of His Majesty's Visit to
Scotland, and it was agreed to invite the Grand Chapter
to be present.
The " Commemoration " Meeting was held in St. David's
Lodge Room on 28th August 1822, when patriotic arrange-
ments referred to above were demolished by the reading of
a letter from Grand Recorder, dated 26th August, in which
it is stated that it " appears quite impossible from the
shortness of the time, &c. to make any arrangements for
the Grand Chapter joining in the procession tomorrow."
Further, that the Grand Office-Bearers very much approved
of this Meeting, and would have attended it but are all
engaged for Wednesday. Notwithstanding, the Meeting
went on and appears to have been enjoyed.
The acknowledgment by Mr Robert Peel, Secretary for
State for the Home Department, of the loyal and dutiful
Address to His Majesty the King was read to a Meeting
held on i8th September 1822.
The reply was as follows :
"Edinburgh, 2%th August 1822.
" My Lord, — Having laid before the King the loyal and
56 Chapter Benefit Society.
isth Sept. 1822. dutiful Address (forwarded in your Lordship's letter of 26th inst.)
of the Principals, Office-Bearers and Members of The Edinburgh
Arch Chapter of Free Masons No. i, I have the pleasure to
acquaint your Lordship that His Majesty was pleased to receive
it very graciously.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord,
" Your Lordship's obedt. humble Servant,
"RoBT. Peel.
" The Earl Aboyne,
&c., &c., &c."
At the Meeting it was stated " that owing to the depressed
state of the funds, and the circular letter sent round to the
Members last year has been the means of preventing many
respectable Companions from becoming Office-Bearers —
and many already Office-Bearers from attending the
Meetings of the Chapter," when it was resolved that a state-
ment of the Funds and Debts due by and to the Chapter
should be issued to the Members. The M.E. Principal Z.
also submitted to the Meeting " the propriety of establishing
a Benefit Society among the Companions of the Chapter,
upon those intimate terms which those Societies ought to
be which belong to Masonic Lodges, by being open to all
the Companions of the Chapter of whatever age.'' This
proposal was favourably received, and the proposition
ordered to lye on the Table for further considera-
tion.
The proposal came up for discussion at the next Meeting
on 23rd September 1822, when it was agreed that the same
should be carried into effect, and that measures should be
forthwith adopted to set it on foot, the basis to be decided
upon at next Meeting.
The election of Office-Bearers for the ensuing year
iollowed, and Compn. Alexander Deuchar was re-elected
M.E.Z., with William Crawford, Esq., and William Arthur
as M.E.H. and M.E.J.
The Annual Audit of Treasurer's Accounts on 28th
Foundation of Glasgow Chapter. 57
September 1822 showed the Expenditure to be ;^35 6 S ^sth Sept. 182
and the Receipts 34 13 5
Balance due to Treasurer, ;^o 13
A General Meeting was held on 20th November 1822,
when the General Scheme in outline for the establishment
of the Benefit Society was discussed and approved of, and
the movement constituted by a Subscription Sheet being
signed by many of the Members present agreeing to pay
the sum of one guinea as their fee of entry into said
Society.
At the Meeting for election of Office-Bearers on 23rd
September 1823 (the intervening Minutes not containing
anything of interest to chronicle), Compn. Alex. Deuchar
was once more re-elected Z., with Compn. Alex. Forrester
H. and Compn. Peter Campbell J., and the Committee met
on 2Sth October 1823 for the Audit of the Treasurer's
Accounts, when, after the Inventory of Articles belonging
to the Chapter had been checked, the Minute proceeds, " At
this period of the Meeting, some altercation having arisen
between the Most Excellent First Principal and Com-
panion John Ferney, and the Treasurer being absent from
indisposition, the Committee did not proceed to Audit the
Treasurer's Accounts for the present."
Only one Initiating Meeting — on 5th November 1823 —
follows, until 22nd March 1824, when a Special Meeting of
the Office-Bearers was held in the Calton Convening Hall,
Regent Bridge. It was stated that sundry Companions
belonging to the Order "had petitioned Grand R.A.
Chapter of Scotland for a Charter to constitute a Royal
Arch Chapter in Glasgow, but as they did not belong to
any regular Chapter holding of the Grand Chapter, but
had upon due examination been found to understand the
principles and mysteries of the Order — on which account
the Office-Bearers, impressed with the good that would
58 Grand Lodge and Supreme Chapter Dissension.
22nd Mar. 1824. accrue to the Order in general should a Chapter be estab-
lished in Glasgow, they unanimously resolved to assume
them full members of this Chapter (but without full
privileges as resident members), free of any other expense-
than the payment of their Registration fees to the Grand
Chapter, when the following Companions, having come
under the necessary obligations, were ordered to be
recorded as Members of Edinburgh Chapter, No. i, viz.,
Tames Dunnet, Wine Merchant ; Robert Baird, Inn Keeper ;.
Archd. Smith, Spinning Master ; John Naismith, Vintner ;
Willm. Russal, General Agent ; John M'Donald, Manu-
facturer ; John Wilson ; James Dyer, Manufacturer ; Samuel
Stewart, Baker. After which the necessary Office- Bearers
signed a recommendation to their petition as required by
the Grand Chapter." Thus was regular Royal Arch-.
Masonry introduced into Glasgow by the birth of Chapter
Glasgow, No. 50, under the Motherhood of Chapter No. r.
The next Meeting is on 23rd September 1824, being the
General Meeting for election of Office-Bearers, when
Compn. Peter Campbell, S.S.C., was elected Z., having
previously filled the office of J., the other Principal's chairs
being left vacant.
Only two other Meetings took place in 1824, both for
Initiations, and on 4th February 1825 another Initiating
Meeting was held for the Exaltation of " Br. James Love,
Steward of the William, Union Canal passage boat."
Evidence of serious dissensions between the Grand
Lodge of Scotland and Supreme Grand Chapter is dis-
closed by a long communication from the latter body read
at a General Meeting held on 15th March 1825. From
this it appeared that the Grand Lodge had refused all
communication with Supreme Chapter "on the pretence
that they were not acquainted with the Royal Arch
Degree," and attempted "to crush another Institution of
a similar nature to their own, though more refined in
practice," by passing a law by which Brethren holding
Supreme Chapter to issue Craft Diplomas. 59
offices in any other degree of Freemasonry are excluded 'sth Mar. 1825.
from being Members of Grand Lodge, which law they
had declined to rescind. Among the series of resolutions
in retaliation proposed for sanction of the Daughter
Chapters is the following : —
" 3'''^. That as it is essentially necessary that the utmost
unanimity should subsist between the higher and lower
Degrees of Masonry, and as the right of granting Warrants
for the Degrees of Apprentice, Fellowcraft and Master
Mason is inherent in all Supreme Royal Arch Chapters,
the Diplomas from which are recognized over the whole
civilised world as an evidence of the bearer having passed
through all the inferior degrees, that therefore the Supreme
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland do forthwith exert
their powers and issue Warrants for these Degrees to such
Master Masons as may petition for the same."
The whole communication received the mature delibera-
tions of the Companions present, who unanimously
approved of the action of Supreme Chapter, and heartily
concurred in the proposed measures.
One Meeting on nth July 1825 for Initiation, and then
the General Meeting for election of Office-Bearers on
23rd September 1825, when there was a competition for
the chair of Z. It was proposed that Compn. Peter
Campbell should be re-elected, and Compn. John Ferney,
merchant, was also nominated, when the latter received
a majority of votes. Owing to the newly-elected Z.
not being present the offices of H. and T. were meantime
left vacant, and the Meeting adjourned till 30th September
1825, when Compn. Ferney was obligated to Office and
Companions John Gibson and Alexr. Smith elected to the
Chairs of H. and J.
The Committee met on 5th October 1825 to audit the
Treasurer's Accounts, when there was found to be a balance
of £2^, los. due to the Treasurer, along with other Debts
amounting to £i\, 3s. 6d., while Debts due to the
6o Exaltation Fees.
sthOct. 1825. Chapter for Entry Monies, Diplomas, &c., amounted to
£\6, 6s.
A General Meeting was held on 14th October 1825 to
celebrate the Annual Festival of the Autumnal Equinox.
Scribe E. submitted a list of articles belonging to the
Chapter, which had been destroyed " in the Fires in
November last." Two Motions, notice of which had been
previously given, were disposed of On the first Motion it
was resolved by a majority of votes that the Benefit Society
should be discontinued and set aside. The second, that the
fee for admission be reduced from £\, lis. 6d. to £\, is.,
was also carried by a majority of votes. It was agreed to
insure the Regalia and other property of the Chapter for
;^iOO. Thereafter, the celebration of the Festival was pro-
ceeded with.
Further changes in the Entrance Fees of the Chapter
were made at the Meeting of ist February 1826, when it
was agreed, ist, that Candidates admitted to the Chapter
should pay the Registration Fees to Grand Chapter as also
the Secretary and Tyler's Fees, in addition to the entrance
fee o{£\, IS. 2nd. That the fee for admitting Members of
a regular Royal Arch Chapter to full Membership of No. i
be reduced from lOs. 6d. to 5s.
A Petition was presented from two individuals who had
been initiated Royal Arch Masons in an irregular Chapter
in Glasgow, praying to be admitted into this Chapter,
which was agreed to on their paying 15s. each.
The reduction in the Fees of Admission was short-lived,
for it is stated in a P.S. to the Minute of 31st March 1826,
" At this Meeting a Motion was made by Compn. Alexr.
Deuchar, and seconded by Compn. George Brunton, that
the fees of a Candidate's Admission into this Chapter be
raised from this date to the sum of £\, lis. 6d., which,
after some discussion, was agreed to by a majorit}- of
votes." No previous notice of this Motion appears to have
been given.
WILLIAM MAXWELL GUNN, LL.D.
First Principal 1829-1830.
Rapid promotion to Office. 6i
One Meeting for Initiation took place before the General ^s'^'Scpt. 1826.
Meeting for Election of Office-Bearers on 23rd September
1826, when Compn. Thomas Muir, Teacher, was elected to
the Chair of Z., with Companions Alexander Deuchar and
Andrew Dun as H. and J.
The Audit Committee met on 7th October 1826, and
audited the Treasurer's Accounts, but no details can be
given, as the space in the Minutes allotted to the state of
the Chapter's Funds is a blank.
Several instances are noticed about this period of rapid
promotion to Office. For example, Brothers Archibald
Marshall and William Maxwell Gunn are Initiated on 13th
September 1827, and at the Annual Election Meeting on
24th September (when Companions Muir, Deuchar and
Dun were re-elected to the Chairs) they appear in the list
of Office-Bearers as Scribe N. and First Standard Bearer
respectively. Wm. Maxwell Gunn was educated at the
Royal High School, and, in 1829, was appointed First
Rector of Edinburgh Southern Academy, and afterwards
Rector of Haddington Burgh Schools. He returned to the
Royal High School in 1843 as Classical Teacher, which he
continued to hold until his death in 1851. He had the
Degree of LL.D. conferred on him, and in 1829 was elected
First Principal of the Chapter. His portrait is from an oil
painting by Samuel Edmonston, presented to the Royal
High School by his former pupils in 1873.
On the Motion of Compn.. Alexander Deuchar it was
unanimously agreed that, owing to the depressed state of
the Order and the thin attendance at the Meeting, the
Companions elected to Office that night should resign
same at a Meeting to be held in November or December,
and Grand Chapter should be applied to for authority to
hold a Meeting for a General Election of Office-Bearers.
This Meeting was, accordingly, held on lOth December
1827, when Compn. Thomas Muir was re-elected Z
with Companions David Birrel and Andrew Dun as H.
62 Laying Foundation Stone of
loth Dec. 1827. a,nd J., and a new set of Office-Bearers appointed. The
Meeting was honoured with a visit from Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter, headed by the M.E. Grand Principal
Z., Sir Patrick Walker.
The Initiation Meeting of 12th December 1827 records the
Exaltation of Compn. William Maxwell Shaw Stewart,
Member of the Greenock Kilwinning Lodge, No. 14, and
the Minutes of 20th March 1828 records the Exaltation of
Bro. John Langford Pritchard of the Theatre Royal, Edin-
burgh, a leading actor of the day, frequently playing the
name parts of productions at that Theatre (see Dibdin's
" Annalsof the Edinburgh Stage," pp. 305-311).
At the General Meeting on 23rd September 1828,
Compn. Thomas Muir was re-elected to the Chair of Z.,
with Compn. David Birrell and Archd. Marshal as H. and
J. The list of Office-Bearers is interesting in respect that
a familiar name disappears from the Office of Treasurer,
viz., Compn. Murray Pringle, Grand Recorder of Supreme
Grand Chapter. Elected in 1814 from the Office of S.N.
to that of S.E., he vacated that office on being
appointed Secretary to the Lodge of Intelligence in 18 16,
and was elected Treasurer to the Chapter, which Office he
filled continuously until this Meeting in 1828. He is not
allowed, however, to disappear from the lists, for a new
Office seems to have been created, viz., " Master of Past
Masters," and Compn. Pringle was its first occupant.
The Annual Audit of the Treasurer's Accounts followed
on 7th October 1828, when there was found to be a sum of
£Z, 14s. 4d. due to the old Treasurer.
A fairly regular series of Initiation Meetings follows, and
the next item of interest is contained in Minute of 29th July
1829, when the Scribe was instructed to draw up a Docu-
ment to be deposited in the Foundation Stone of the new
County Hall of Berwickshire, which is to be laid on 4th
August next at Greenlaw with R.A. Masonic honours by the
S.G.R.A.C. of Scotland.
Berwickshire New County Hall. 63
Compn. Muir having declined re-election to the Chair of =3'''' ^°p'-
Z., a change was made at the Anuual Meeting on 23rd
September 1829, Compn. William Maxwell Gunn
(Exalted 13th September 1827) being elected ist Principal,
Companions Birrell and Marshal being re-elected 2nd and
3rd Principals. There follows at the end of the Minute a
copy of the Document deposited in the Foundation Stone
of Berwickshire New County Hall referred to in Minute of
29th July. The document bears to be a short History of
the origin of R.A. Masonry and of the Supreme Grand
R.A. Chapter (see Appendix, p. 180).
In compliment to, and to study the convenience of
Members of the Chapter who resided in Portobello, it was
decided at a Meeting on 15th January 1830 to hold a
Meeting of the Chapter there on an early date.
An ordinary Meeting was held on 15th February 1830
when five Candidates were " Entered R.A.," among them
being Bro. Thomas Boog, Cutler of the Netherbow, M/m.
■of Lodge St. David's, who afterwards took a prominent
place among the Ofifice-Bearers of the Chapter, and became
Grand Recorder of Supreme Grand Chapter.
A special Meeting to select a leet for the Chair of Z. was
held on 30th August 1830 in the Menzies Tavern, 14
Waterloo Place, when " the Companions present made some
annemadversions as to the proprietry of calling a Meeting
of the Chapter in a Tavern while they had a regular place of
Meeting, and which was highly disproved of by the Meet-
ing."
The JElection Meeting was held on 23rd September 1830,
when Compn. Thomas Millar, of Sir William Forbes'
Bank, was elected Z., with Companions Archd. Marshal and
Robert Anderson H. and J. The Audit Meeting took
place on 7th October following, but the Treasurer did not
put in an appearance, whereupon " the Committee expressed
their disaprobation at his conduct in neither attending him-
self nor sent his Accounts to be audited," and adjourned
64 Presentation to Scribe E
Tith Oct. 1830. the Meeting until nth October. The Treasurer produced
his Accounts, which were duly Audited, and shewed a
balance of is. 9|d. due to the Chapter. This sum the old
Treasurer, who was exonerated for his Intromissions as
Treasurer, was ordered to pay over to the new
Treasurer.
It became known in the course of the evening, on 17th
November 1830, that the Mount Heredim Chapter in the
Island of Granada, No. 54 S.C, had presented to Compn.
W. H. Blackie, the Scribe E. of this Chapter, an
elegant Snuff Box of the value of Twenty Guineas, as a
mark of the estimation in which they held him as a
Member of the Order. A bumper was proposed and drank
with the greatest acclamation to the prosperity of the said
Chapter.
VOLUME No. \\.—{fontinued).
THE next recorded Meeting is dated 24th August 183 1. 24th Aug. 1831,
There was read a letter from a Mr. Clunie, who would
appear to have been in the " habit of making in a
clandestine manner Masons in the Degree of Royal Arch,"
but having been brought to see the error of his ways he
offered to " desist from all time coming of making or causing
to be made a R.A. in a clandestine way," provided the
Chapter would receive him into their body as a full
Member, and issue a diploma to him by way of recompense
"for thus voluntary surrendering the Liberty that I have
bestowed on myself" The Scribe E. was instructed to
reply that the Chapter refuses to entertain the proposal in
respect that he was not a Royal Arch Mason. In this
connection information was given that a Member of the
Chapter, Compn. Paterson, had been in the habit of attend-
ing clandestine Meetings said to be for Initiation in the
Royal Arch Degree by Alexr. Clunie, and of holding these
Meetings or allowing them to be held within his own house,
when it was agreed to summon Compn. Paterson to a
Meeting of the Chapter to be held a week hence to answer
this charge.
It was stated that a Supreme Royal Arch Chapter had
been established in Ireland under the sanction of the
Grand Lodge of that Kingdom, and that in future none
are to be admitted Members of the Grand Lodge of
Ireland who are not R.A. Masons.
Disappointment seems to have followed every lecorded
effort of the Chapter to indulge in a Masonic Procession
(except possibly that at Greenlaw), and again has failure
E
66 Processionfor Burns Monument Foundation Stone.
24th Aug. 1831. to be written. A strong desire had been expressed to
have a Procession of R.A. Masons at the laying of the
foundation stone of a monument about to be erected to
the memory of Robert Burns, but it appeared that the
Magistrates of Edinburgh had thought proper to refuse
their sanction to a pubHc Masonic procession. It was
therefore agreed to approach the Gentlemen of the Monu-
ment Committee and offer to join them in a more private
manner, and to " process " upon the occasion from any
convenient place contiguous to the site of the proposed
monument, " and that as Robert Burns himself had been
an eminent Freemason whose memory is held in great
veneration among the fraternity, such a mark of respect
would be alike gratifying to their own feelings and appro-
priate to the occasion." It was further agreed that a
Committee wait on Supreme Grand R.A. Chapter to
request them to take the measures necessary for that
purpose, or in the event of their declining to do so, to
grant the use of their Regalia.
It was reported at a Meeting on 31st August 1831 that
from various circumstances the Grand R.A. Chapter could
not be present on the occasion, but that in the event of
such procession taking place by Edinburgh R.A. Chapter,
the Grand Chapter would render them every assistance
in their power to further the same. The Monument Com-
mittee, however, replied to the proposal that they regretted
they were precluded from accepting the offer of any
particular Lodge to lay the foundation of the monument
after being deprived of the proffered assistance of the
Grand Lodge and other Lodges in doing so, in conse-
quence of the Magistrates' refusal to grant authority for a
procession, and the proposal was accordingly abandoned.
With respect to the charge exhibited against Compn.
John Paterson referred to in former Minute, the Companion
appeared, " and having been heard, it was the unanimous
opinion of the Companions of the Chapter then present,
Curious Fight for Office of Scribe E. 67
that there existed no grounds of complaint against him, 31st Aug. 1831-
and Compn. John Paterson was compleatly exonorated."
The Annual Meeting on 23rd September 183 1 re-
elected Compn. Thomas Millar Z. with Companions Archd.
Marshal and George M'Donald H. and J. " Upon Com-
panion W. B. Blackie declaring that he had held the
office of Scribe E. for the space of fourteen years, and that
he had determined now to retire from office — several
Members were requested to accept the office, which was
declined by all present. The office of Scribe E. was left
vacant till next Monthly Meeting (Compn. Blackie con-
senting to perform the duties of that office during the
interim)."
Notwithstanding, however, this resolution to delay
filling the office till next Monthly Meeting, an Initiation
Meeting was held on 3rd October 183 1, when it was stated
that the office of Scribe E. was vacant in consequence of
the former Scribe declining to act longer, and the Meeting
unanimously elected Compn. Roy to the office.
This action was challenged at the Monthly Meeting on
2 1st October 1831, in respect that the Election was in-
competent and illegal and ought to be set aside, which
was done, and Compn. Roy declared not duly elected to
the office of Scribe E. The Meeting then proceeded to fill
the office in a constitutional manner, and Companions Roy
and Blackie were proposed, but the former declining to
stand the vote, Compn. Blackie was unanimously re-
elected Scribe E. In the absence of any underlying
explanation the incident seems very peculiar. At the
same Meeting the Treasurer's Accounts were Audited,
but no details are given beyond a statement that the
Treasurer was found to be due £\, 4s. 6d.
The following Monthly Meeting was held on i8th
November 1831, but there was no business, and the next
Meeting called for 26th February 1832 was not held as
there was not a quorum.
68 Chapter s Subscriptions to Burns Monument Fund.
i«hSepM83=. No further Meetings were held that year prior to the
Annual Meeting, with the exception of a Committee
Meeting on nth September 1832, when Companions were
nominated for the Chair. The Committee also took into
consideration the conduct of Mr John Roy, " who at one
period had acted {ex officio) as Scribe E. of this Chapter,
having received fees for the Initiation of sundry Candi-
dates into the Chapter, and having refused to pay the same
into the hands of the Treasurer, and when applied to for
the same seemed to put the Chapter to defiance by
stating that the Chapter might prosecute him, and put
him in jail — the Committee unanimously resolved to
recommend the Chapter to institute an action against him
to recover the same." It was further stated that Mr Roy
had not paid the sum charged for matriculation fees, and
the Committee recommended that he should not be con-
sidered a full Member of the Chapter until the fees are
paid.
Attention was also drawn to the fact that a resolution
was adopted at Meeting of 23rd September last to open a
Subscription in aid of the Fund for erecting a Monument
to the memory of the late Robert Burns, that a Committee
was appointed and Subscriptions collected, but that no
mention of the Chapter's name appeared in any of the
published Lists of Subscriptions. It was resolved to
recommend the Chapter to call the Committee to account
" both for the honour of the Chapter and the satisfaction
of those Members who had subscribed."
At the General Meeting on 24th September 1832 the
above recommendations were approved of, and the Scribe
E. instructed accordingly, and to summon a Meeting at an
early date for report. For the office of Z. three nomina-
tions were made, Companions Hector Gavin, James Collier
and George M'Donald. Compn. Collier was, however, the
only one present and he declined the appointment, when
it was moved that Compn. Alexander Deuchar should be
Companion disowns the Chapter. '69
elected, which was accordingly done, Companions Archd. =+"' s^p'- 18
Marshal and Robt. Anderson being H. and J. Following,
on 5th October 1832, the Committee met to audit the
Treasurer's Accounts, and there was found to be a balance
of ;^i, 13s. 7d. due to him.
It was reported at the Monthly Meeting of 19th October
1832 that a Meeting of the Committee on the Subscriptions
to Burns' Monument had been summoned, but not one of
them attended, when it was stated that the Member who
was supposed to have charge of the Subscriptions — Compn.
M'Millan — was presently in town, and the Treasurer was
instructed to endeavour to recover the sums.
A curious paragraph appears in the Minute of Monthly
Meeting on 21st November 1832, at which there was read
a letter from Compn. Trail, " expressing a wish never to be
more troubled with notices to attend the Meetings of this
Chapter — he (Scribe E.) was therefore instructed by the
Meeting to notice the same in the Minutes, and Compn.
Trail's name to be struck off the Roll of Members."
No satisfaction having been obtained from Compn.
M'Millan with regard to the Burns' Subscriptions, it was
agreed to call him to attend a Meeting of a special Com-
mittee appointed for the purpose. A Committee was also
appointed " to consider of and endeavour to recover the
debts which are due to the Chapter."
The Annual Celebration of the Vernal Equinox was
held on 22nd March 1833 in the Turf Hotel, 5 Princes
Street. It took the form of a Lecture upon the Mysteries
of the Order, delivered by Compn. Alexr. Deuchar, assisted
by Scribe E., after which the Companions sat down to an
excellent supper. The usual Annual Deputation from
Chapter Naval and Military was received, headed by
Compn. Sir Patrick Walker, and the evening was spent
with much social harmony.
The next Meeting — the Annual General — was held on
23rd September 1833. Compn. Alexander Deuchar was
70 Presentation to Lodge Canongate Kilwinning.
ascj.Sept. 1833. once more elected to the Chair of Z., Companions Robert
Anderson and William Anderson being H. and J. In the
course of the evening M.E.Z. stated that he had recently
visited Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, in the Regalia of
the Chapter, and according to the resolution of the
Chapter had made a present to that Lodge of a Sword for
the Tyler, in grateful acknowledgment of the many
happy evenings they had been allowed to hold under
their roof The Audit Committee met on 30th September,
when a sum of 13s. 8Jd. was certified as due by the
Treasurer.
At a General Meeting held on i6th October 1833 in the
Royal Exchange Coffee House, Edinburgh, the M.E.
First Principal reported the progress of the Sub-Committee
relative to the outstanding debts due to the Chapter. He
then stated that the Office-Bearers under remit had fixed
upon St. Stephen's Lodge Room in Advocates' Close as a
suitable place for holding the Chapter Meetings. This
was the room where formerly the Edinburgh Chapter had
met for a number of years, and that its use had been
secured for 15s. a year(?), which was approved of, and
instructions given to carry the arrangements out accord-
ingly. Three Honorary Members were allowed to become
full matriculated Members of the Chapter, and were im-
mediately thereafter elected to the Offices of 3rd Sojourner,
Chancellor, and 3rd Standard Bearer. Two of these
Members afterwards filled the Chair of 1st Principal of
the Chapter, viz., Dr George Meikle, 1834-35, ^rid James
Graham of Leitchtown, 1836-38. Compn. Graham was
initiated in the Lodge Stirling Royal Arch, and afterwards
affiliated into Mary's Chapel. He took an active part in
organizing the Fund of Scottish Benevolence, of which he
became one of the first Trustees. He went to Canada in
i8S4 and became the R.W.M. of an English Lodge in
Montreal. Mr Graham's family was descended from the
Noble House of Graham, Earl of Monteith, by direct
JAMES GRAHAM of Leitchtown,
First Principal 1836-1838.
More efforts to secure good Meeting Place. 7 1
■descent from George Graham, the Second Laird of i^th Oct. 1833.
Garteer. An excellent supper, followed by social harmony,
terminated the proceedings of the Meeting.
The Chapter held its first Initiation Meeting in St
Stephen's Lodge on 4th November 1833, and on the 20th
•of that month a General Meeting was called in the Royal
Exchange Coffee House, when it was stated that although
newly in tenure of St Stephen's Lodge, they were prevented
from making it comfortable from the circumstance of its
being for sale, but that it might be purchased for about
.^100. The M.E.Z. suggested this might be obtained by
borrowing the money by personal security, or by means
■of Shares which will draw at least ten or twelve per cent,
for the money advanced, redeemable by the Order at
prime cost. The Meeting after deliberation seemed to be
of opinion that a better place of Meeting might be
obtained, but came to no resolution. A Committee was,
however, appointed to make enquiries and report, and it
met on i6th December 1833, when suggestions of suitable
places were made, the M.E.Z. stating " that a place which
was equally accommodating and at the same time more
centrical, being in the new Town, might attract that notice
of the Chapter, but as the price placed on it might be
beyond the ability of the Chapter to furnish, it was left to
z. Sub-Committee to make the requisite enquiries and
report."
The Sub-Committee at a General Meeting on i8th
' December 1833 reported, relative to the room in West
Register Street, that it would require a considerable sum
±0 put it into a state for Meetings, but " from circumstances
•elicited by the Sub-Committee, it was again remitted to
them to make further enquiry. The General Committee
being meantime authorised to get the Clothing and
Regalia into a proper state so as the Initiations into may
be respectably conducted in St Stephen's Room, upon as
economical principles as possible."
72 "Domicile" Committees actions not appreciated.
23rd Sept. 1834. Only two Initiation Meetings, when three Candidates
were Exalted, were held prior to the Annual General
Meeting on 23rd September 1834, held in the Royal
Exchange Coffee House, and at this Meeting Compn.
George Meikle, M.D. (advanced from an Honorary to a
full Member on i6th October 1833), was elected to the
Chair of ist Principal, with Compn. John Deuchar and
James Graham as 2nd and 3rd Principals.
The Annual Audit on 7th October 1834 showed a balance
of £-i„ 9s. oid. due by the Treasurer. The position of out-
standing Accounts due to Chapter and of the subscriptions
(amounting to between ;^ 3 and ;^5) to the Burns' Monument
Fund were reported upon, and it was agreed to suggest to
the Chapter that in order to ensure a full attendance that
the Meetings should only be held every alternate month.
At a Meeting on 19th November 1834 it was reported
that the newly elected Z. had gone to India, when Compn.
John Deuchar was advanced to fill the Chair, Companions
James Graham and Wm. Anderson being elected H. and J.
A Committee was again appointed to draw up a code of
Laws for the Chapter.
The next Meeting for Initiation is not held until i6th
March 1835, and following that on 23rd March there is
held a Meeting designated for the Celebration of the
Vernal Equinox of Edinburgh R.A., No. i, but the
Minutes are almost wholly taken up with the action of a
Sub-Committee at a Meeting on loth March 1835, said to
have been appointed to make arrangements for the present
Meeting, and among other things to consider whether to
apply for Canongate Kilwinning Room or hold the
Meetings in the Bakers' Hall, Lawnmarket, as most con-
venient and respectable. The Chairman proceeded to state
" that the Sub-Committee had done their best to fulfil the
object of their appointment, but he regretted to say that
their proceedings did not appear from this Meeting to
have given satisfaction."
Dilatory Office-Bearers brought to task. 73
No further Meetinpj is recorded until 28th August 1835, ^sth Aug. 1835-
when arrangements are made for the Annual Election,
which took place at the Meeting held on 23rd September
183s, Compn. John Deuchar of Morningside, Surgeon,
being re-elected to the Chair of Z., with Compn. James
Graham H. and presumably Compn. J. Henry J.
Only two Meetings are constituted in 1836 prior to the
Annual Meeting, which was held on 22nd September 1836.
Compn. James Graham of Leitchtown was promoted to
the Chair of Z., Compn. J. Henry to that of H., and Compn.
J. M'Ewan, J.
The Treasurer's Accounts were audited on 6th December
1836, and showed a balance of £2, 6s. 6d. due by the
Treasurer. It may be mentioned that the efforts before
narrated to secure a satisfactory Meeting House for the
Chapter seems for the present to have revolved into a
permanent habitation in the Royal Exchange Coffee
House.
The difficulty of getting elected Office-Bearers to take
up office which has been before remarked upon seems to
have still existed, for at the Meeting of 26th January 1837
the Acting Chairman, Compn. Alexr. Deuchar, stated that
he was sorry to see so few of the lately elected Office-
Bearers in their places, and suggested that it be recom-
mended to the M.E. Principal to call a Meeting of those
last elected Office-Bearers to learn if they were inclined to
attend and support him, and that such of them as did not
come forward and pledge themselves to that effect should
be considered as having resigned their Offices, and that
such vacancies should be forthwith filled up.
At a Meeting on 15th March 1837 Compn. James
Linning Woodman, W.S., of the Canongate Kilwinning
R.A. Chapter, and an Honorary Member of Chapter No.
I, was made a full Member of the Chapter in recognition
of " the great zeal and interest he has shown for the cause
of Masonry." At the next Meeting, seven days afterwards,
74 Retirement after Twenty years' Service.
15th Mar. 1837. he was appointed ist Standard Bearer, and at the
September Election Scribe E. of the Chapter.
The Minutes of 22nd March 1837 records the approach-
ing retirement of one of the " pillars " of the Chapter,
viz., Compn. Walter Henry Blackie. It states, " In the
course of the evening Compn. Blackie, Scribe E., having
intimated that he had filled that office now for the space
of twenty years, he was desirous at next election to resign
the same, although any assistance he could afford to the
Companion who should succeed him, or to the Chapter
generally, should at all times be at their service. The
Most Excellent Principal moved that the thanks of the
Chapter should be cordially made to Companion Blackie
for his services to the Chapter during his long, faithfull and
accurate discharge of his duty as Scribe E. — which motion
being cordially and warmly approven of, the thanks of the
Chapter were directed to be presented to him and recorded
accordingly." Compn. Blackie, who is described as a
Painter, was Exalted on 7th July 1 810, and was a M/m. of
Edinburgh St Mary's Chapel Lodge No. i. He appears
from the Minutes to have first taken Ofiice in 1814, being
elected 2nd Sojourner; in 1815, ist Sojourner; 1816,
Scribe N., and in 1 817 he is acting as Scribe E. in succes-
sion to Compn. Pringle, who had been appointed Secretary
to the Lodge of Intelligence. He was appointed in 1818
to construct the first Minute-Book by copying from the
Minutes of the Knights Templar Encampment such
matter as appeared to refer to Royal Arch Chapter, and
the volume is nearly all in his own handwriting.
A Meeting held on 2nd June 1837 was for the purpose
of welcoming a number of Companions of the 42nd
Regiment holding Charter of the S.G.R.A.C. of Ireland,
who expressed themselves highly gratified with the
attention paid them.
The Annual Election follows at the Meeting on 23rd
September 1837, when Compn. James Graham was re-
nth Earl of Strathmore, ist Principal. 75
■elected to the Chair of Z., Companions Major D. Deuchar ^s^d Sept. 1837-
and Lieut. Patrick Deuchar filling those of H. and J. The
Treasurer's Accounts were audited on 8th December 1837,
and showed a sum of £\, ys. 7jd. at the credit of the
Chapter.
With the advent of 1838 the Chapter (hitherto meeting
in Royal Exchange Coffee House) seems to have again
migrated to St David's Lodge Room — the first Meeting
on 1 2th April dating from there. There is no reference,
however, in the Minutes of the change being negotiated.
The Meeting of 26th May 1838 (held in the Regent
Rooms) saw the admission to the Order of the Right Hon.
Thomas, nth Earl of Strathmore, M/m. of St David's
-Lodge, Edinburgh, and at the Annual Election Meeting
on 24th September 1838 his Lordship was elected to the
Chair of Z. with Companions Alexander Deuchar H. and
Thomas Miller J. It has not been possible to trace a
portrait of the Earl. There was Initiated at this Meeting
Brothers John Brown Douglas and Archibald Douglas,
both Members of St David's Lodge. Bro. J. B. Douglas,
who was a W.S. in Fettes Row, was R.W. Master of St
David's from 1842 to 1844, and became Grand Secretary
of the Royal Order of Scotland. Bro. Archibald
Douglas, who was clerk in the General Post Office, was
R.W. Master of the same Lodge 1850-51, and again in
1854. He became Grand Scribe E. of Supreme Grand
Chapter. The Committee of Audit met on 30th January
1839, but the record of their proceedings has been omitted
from the Minute-Book.
The Festival of Vernal Equinox was celebrated in St
David's Lodge Room on 22nd March 1839, when "The
Chair was ably filled by the Noble Most Excellent First
Principal, who entered warmly into the spirit of Masonry,
particularly the Order over which he now presided."
Compn. The Earl of Strathmore was re-elected to the
<Chair of Z. at the Annual Election Meeting on 23rd
76 Lectures on the Degree at Monthly Meetings.
.3rd Sept. ,839. September 1839, and the occupants of the Chairs of H. and
J. were not changed. A Committee was appointed to
audit the Treasurer's Accounts, but there is no record of
it having met.
At the Monthly Meeting on 15th January 1840 the
veteran Compn. Alexr. Deuchar " made some sugges-
tions as to the expediency and propriety of having a
Lecture on the R.A. Degree at each Monthly Assembly of
the Companions, and proposed that if the Funds of the
Chapter were in a sufficiently prosperous state — a terrestrial,
globe should be purchased for its use." He then proceeded
to enlighten the Meeting with a Lecture on the close
connection between Masonry and Astronomy.
A Minute bearing date 28th February 1840 shows that
the Chapter still practised the several Degrees before
referred to, as it narrates that certain persons " severally
received the Degrees of Ark, Mark, Link, Jordan, Baby-
lonian Pass and Prussian Blue." Dr George A. Walker
Arnott of Arlary, R.W.M. of Lodge St. Serf, Kinross, was
Exalted at this Meeting.
The Meeting of 1st July 1840 heralded the retiral of
another old Office-Bearer in the person of Compn.
William Petrie, described as a shoemaker, who had filled
the " situation " of Tyler for thirty-four years. He was
Exalted in the Chapter on 27th February 1806, and elected
to that office, which he! had filled continuously, on 27th
August following. No comment on his retiral from office
is made in the Minutes, but it is observed in the record
of the Election Meeting on 23rd September 1840 that
Compn. Petrie's name appears as Inner Guard. At this
Meeting the Earl of Strathmore was re-elected Z., with.
Compn. A. Deuchar and Capt. J. D. Boswell as H. and J.
An application was presented from Bro. Leon of Lodge
Celtic to be admitted to membership at this Meeting as
he was going out of town shortly. It was pointed out that
it was irregular to exalt at the General Meeting, and "as
Retrieving body of dead Compn. from. Infirmary, jj
it was impossible for to put him through the Ceremony, 'v^ Sept. 1840.
and if it was agreeable to the Companions he (M.E.Z.)
■would administer the Oaths — however, he requested it
might be distinctly understood he did not exactly approve,
and that he only agreed to it as Bro. Leon was going out
of town, and that this night's proceedings were not to be
made the foundation of Exalting on future General
Meetings. Bro. Leon having been admitted, the M.E.
stated to him the Companions had agreed to allow him
to take the Oaths, but he was to agree to go through the
Ceremony the first opportunity — he having agreed took
the Oath. Compn. Leon stated to the Meeting that a
Companion of this Order had died in the Infirmary, and
as he had left no funds and had no friends, several Brethren
had agreed to subscribe to retrive the body from that
institution, and trusted the Companions of this Chapter
would contribute towards so laudable an undertaking —
the Treasurer was ordered to pay five shillings from
the Chaps Funds." The Meeting conferred Honorary
Membership upon three members of Naval and Military
Chapter, one of them being Compn. Thomas Frankalanza,
a fencing master and musician in Edinburgh. He was a
member of Lodge Portobello and affiliated to Lodge
St David. He returned to Italy, his native country, where
he died.
There is little of interest to record in the Minutes of
1841. At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September the
Earl of Strathmore was re-elected Z., with Companions
Thomas Miller and J. B. Douglas H. and J. The Com-
panions " were highly delighted with the valuable informa-
tion received from Compn. Dr Arnott on the mode of
Initiation in the different Degrees in the various Lodges
and Chapters he had visited."
A few Initiation Meetings are held during this and
succeeding year, and at the Annual Election Meeting on
23rd September 1842, Compn. Alexr. Deuchar was
78 Conclusion of Volume II.
23rd Sept. 1842. nominated as Z., and having explained that although he had
stated at former Meetings his intention to retire from holding"
any office, yet as Grand Chapter intended to alter some of
the formula of the Royal Arch Degree, which he cordially
approved of as tending to raise the Degree in the eyes of
the Masonic World (for which the Order was much indebted
to Compn. Dr Arnott of Arlary, a member of the Chapter),
he agreed to accept the office of Z., and was elected accord-
ingly. Companions Wm. Pringle and J. B. Douglas being
elected H. and J. and Compn. Morris Leon the new Scribe E.
This Minute concludes the Minute Book No. 2, a most
interesting and instructive tome of nearly 500 pages large
folio and closely written. One who has gone over it, page
by page, is impressed with the fact that the records were
not kept with such regularity and detail that exists at the
present time, that an abundance of resolutions are brought
up from time to time and sub-committees appointed to-
deal with them, after which they apparently disappear inta
oblivion — so far as the records show, and that the proceed-
ings throughout the whole Volume are distinguished by the
great number of instructive Lectures which are delivered
at the Meetings for the enlightenment of the Companions
into the mysteries and explanations of the Royal Arch
Degree.
VOLUME No. III.
1842 to i860.
THIS volume marks a departure form the old style, 23rd Sept. 1842.
non-ruled and antique paper book, with the intro-
duction of the orthodox Sederunt or Minute Book
of the present day, making the work of compiling from its
records much less difficult and tiresome than in former
volumes.
The first Minute in the book is that of the Annual
Election Meeting on 23rd September 1842 in St David's
Lodge. The Minute is merely a transcript of that part of
the last Minute of Vol. 2 relating to the election of Office-
Bearers, with Exaltations. The term " closing the chapter
at high twelve " seems to have been first used at this time.
The next Meeting is on i6th November 1842, when the
Companions were called together to approve the issue of a
Circular calling a special Meeting " for the purpose of con-
sulting on the best means of supporting the Order and
securing the punctual attendance of the Members.
A Minute of 21st November 1842 provides "that the
Book containing the various regulations of the Royal Arch
Chapter should be written in a large Book and kept in the
Royal Arch place under Lock or Locks hereafter to be
agreed upon by the Companions, and on no account should
it- be lent out of the Royal Arch ' Chapter." This book is
not now in the possession of Chapter No. i.
The special Meeting referred to above was held on 1 2th
December 1842, when an evening was agreed upon for
holding meetings for Lectures and instruction in the
8o School for Freemasons Orphans.
i2th Dec. 1842. various degrees of the higher Orders of Masonry. The
M.E.Z. stated that he was willing and anxious to instruct
every Office-Bearer of the Royal Arch Chapter in their
various stations so that they might be thoroughly acquainted
with their duties, which was received with great gratification
by all the Companions present."
On i6th December 1842 five Companions of Chapter
Esk, Dalkeith, No. 42 (now apparantly dormant), visited
the Chapter and received the Mark Degree, and were
much gratified with their instruction.
A Meeting was called on 23rd December 1842 for the
purpose of putting the Mark Lodge on a proper workable
footing. Various articles required therefor were ordered to
be purchased and Office-Bearers appointed.
The first Chapter Meeting in 1843 was held on 27th
January, when routine business was engaged in. A resolu-
tion was carried that the Chapter subscribe one guinea
annually to the Fund for erecting a School for educating the
Orphans of Freemasons under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge of Scotland. This resolution was, however, objected
to by the M.E.Z. (who was not present at the January
Meeting) on 3rd February 1843, but as the mover and
seconder were absent the motion was referred to next
Meeting. It was then again deferred for the same reason
(the seconder was the Scribe E.) and finally disposed of on
17th February 1843, when the resolution "after being con-
sulted upon was considered not to be exactly to the
wishes of the Chapter — Compn. Boog, however, in considera-
tion of it, proposed that if a Masonic School was established
upon pure Masonic principles, the Royal Arch Chapter
would have no hesitation in giving their subscription to
such a laudable Institution."
The Meeting of 15th February 1843 records the Exal-
tation of Bro. William A. Lawrie, Grand Secretary of The
Grand Lodge of Scotland.
It is recorded in the Minute of 24th February 1843 that
ANDREW MURRAY,
First Principal 1846-1850 and 1856-1857.
New Code of Laws proposed. 8i
the Naval and Military Chapter applied to No. i for the =4"' '^"=''- '^^s
use of the Chapter, &c. for a sum of ids. for each evening
they may require the Lodge room, which was unanimously
agreed to. How the Chapter had the right to sublet St
David's Lodge Room (where they met) is not shewn. A
resolution was passed that a list of all the outstanding debts
due to the Chapter shall be made out and laid on the table.
On 3rd March 1843 the necessity of having governing
regulations was once again under discussion, when it was
resolved " that a Committee be appointed to make a Code
of Laws for the Royal Arch Chapter, if there are not
already a Code of Laws in existance."
At a Meeting in the Turf Hotel on 21st March 1843, four
Candidates were Exalted, including Bro. Andrew Murray,
the proprietor of the Turf Hotel, M/m. of the Celtic Lodge,
who occupied the Chair of First Principal 1846-50, and was
again called to fill that Office in 1856. The Companions
sat down to an excellent supper. They were honoured by
a visitation from Supreme G.R.A. Chapter, headed by
the Depute Grand Principal Compn. G. W. Arnott, Esq. of
Arlary, when the necessary gratulatory speeches were
indulged in. Then a Deputation from the Naval and
Military Chapter was received ; the M.E.Z. Compn. A.
Deuchar gave a lecture upon the R.A. Degree ; after which
the evening was spent with harmony and conviviality.
Not a bad night's work !
A Committee Meeting met on ist April 1843 for the
purpose of Auditing the Treasurer's Accounts to 23rd
September 1842, when they were found correct, a balance
oi £\, 15s. 6d. in his hands being carried to next account
along with is. undersummed. It was agreed to recommend
the Tyler should receive a salary oi £1, is. yearly in
addition to the customary fee of 2s. 6d. for each Member
Exalted in the Chapter, and also to recommend on account
of the advanced age of Compn. Wm. Petrie that he shall
receive £\, is. for acting as Inner Guard.
F
8 2 Chapter s youngest offspring ' ' A msterdam Chapter. ""
7th Apr. 1843. Qj^ y^ April 1843 a resolution was passed that a Frame
be procured to hold a List of the names of those Com-
panions who have not paid their fees of Exaltation, and to
be exhibited in the Chapter.
A Meeting for Exaltation was held on 27th May 1 843,
three Officers of the 66th Regiment being admitted along
with Bro. John Francis Campbell, Younger of Islay, and
Bro. the Honourable Henry Walpole, both M/ms. of
St David's Lodge. Bro. Walpole, whose address at
his Initiation was loi Princes Street, was the youngest
son of Lord Orford, and was R.W. Master of St David's in
1845. He was afflicted with blindness, and during his
reign of Office had the peculiar experience of initiating a
Brother who was afflicted in a similar manner.
In order to shew the Chapter's respect for the Amsterdam
Royal Arch Chapter, it was at the Meeting of i6th August
1843, on the motion of Compn. the Honourable Henry
Walpole, agreed to present that Chapter with a First
Principal's Jewel. No other reason is given, but it is
observed that seven Brethren from Amsterdam were
Exalted in the Chapter on 12th May 1843, and as this was
the year of the Amsterdam Chapter No. 59 being Chartered
under the Scottish Constitution it is safe to assume the
gift was made to the Chapter's " youngest offspring."
The Laws of the Chapter, which had been under revision
of a special Committee for some time, were at a Meeting on
6th September 1843 approved of, and instructions given to-
have same printed and distributed among the Companions
at as moderate a price as the printing will allow.
That the finances of the Chapter were improving is
shewn by the Minute of Audit Committee on 15th
September 1843, when the Receipts are ;^44, 3s. and the
Expenditure ;^28, i6s. io|d., leaving a credit balance of
;^I5, 6s. i^d. It is also stated at same Meeting that the
amount of debts due to the Chapter for Exaltations from
November 181 5 till 15th September 1843 amount to-
JOHN WHYTE MELVILLE of Bennoehy and Stcathkinnes,
First Grand Principal 1863-1868.
Prominent Brethren Exalted. 83
As, 5s. "the Treasurer being instructed to get payment 'sthSept ,184s.
of same immediately."
The Election Meeting of 23 rd September 1843 brings
Compn. Alexr. Deuchar's reign once more to a close, when
Compn. Hector Gavin was elected his successor in the
Chair of Z., with Companions Andrew Murray and Archd.
Douglas H. and J. Compn. Gavin, who like his predecessor
was an Engraver, was a Member of Lodge Roman Eagle.
He was Exalted in the Chapter on 12th August 1809, and
had filled many offices in the interim, having commenced
his official career by being elected in the year of his
Initiation " 2nd Grand Master " to fill a vacancy which had
occurred.
Several prominent names were before the Meeting of
29th November 1843. Brothers Lord Glenlyon of Lodge
Dunkeld and John Whyte Melville of Lodge St Luke,
both of whom became ist Grand Principals of Supreme
Chapter, were Exalted. Lord Glenlyon had the honour of
entertaining Her Majesty Queen Victoria during his reign
of office in the following year. Compn. Whyte Melville
of Bennochy and Strath-Kinnes was an ardent Freemason,
and interested himself to a great extent both in the affairs
of Grand Lodge and Supreme Grand Chapter, his
occupancy of the Chair of the latter body extending over
five years. Companions Sir John Ogilvy, Major Walter
Ogilvy and Colonel John Kinloch were admitted full
Members of the Chapter and " Sir David Dundas ot
Dunarie, Bt, and the Hon. George Drummond, Master of
Strathallen received the obligation as Royal Arch Masons
previous to going through the Knights Templars Degree.''
A Meeting for Exaltation was held on 24th February
1844, when six Candidates were admitted, viz. : Bro.
W. D. Gillon of Wallhouse, M.P., M/m of Lodge St Luke,
Brothers Charles Farquhar Shand, Advocate, James
Kinnear, W.S., D. W. Balfour Ogilvy, W. P. S. Paul,
Advocate, and David Balfour, all M/ms. of St David's
84 Death of Compn. Alexander Deuchar.
=4th Feb. 1844- Lodge. Sir Charles Farquhar Shand was an LL.D. and
Chief Justice of Mauritius. He was Depute Master of his
Lodge 1842-43.
1st March 1844 records the resignation by Compn.
Thomas Boog of the office of Treasurer on account of the
duties falhng rather too heavy on his time. He had held
the office continuously for twelve years, and at the next
Meeting on 6th March received a vote of thanks for his
long and arduous duties. Initiated in Lodge St David's in
1828, he became Grand Recorder of Supreme Grand Royal
Arch Chapter.
The Minutes of 21st August 1844 records the death of
Compn. Alexander Deuchar on 12th inst. at the age
of 67. From the attendance book he appears to
have attended to the duties of the Chapter up to 17th
July 1844. He died at Morningside House while on a
visit to his brother John, who resided there.
The M.E. Principal Z., Compn. Hector Gavin, in making
the intimation said, " Our late most respected Past
Principal Z. was initiated in 1805, and became the most
zealous, active and useful Member of the period ; he at the
same time became a Knight Templar, and was so inde-
fatiguable in his exertions to raise that Order from the
slumber in which it had so long rested, that by the year
181 1 he obtained from His late Royal Highness the Duke
of Kent, then Grand Master of England, a Charter of Con-
firmation and acknowledgement of the Scottish Templars,
who in grateful acknowledgement in a most numerous
Assembly of the Knights elected him Grand Master for Scot-
land ; the same perseverance procured for the Royal Arch
Masons in 18 18 the uniting of the Royal Arch Chapters in
Scotland into one Supreme representative Chapter.
" As to his labours for this Chapter, No. i on that roll, all
the Companions present and absent know — they have been
unceasing — his consummate knowledge of the mysteries of
the Order, his research into its antiquities, his incessant and
H.M. the Queen Guest of ist Grand Principal. 85
never-tiring zeal in communicating to others the know- =«tAug. 184+.
ledge which he acquired, is equally beyond my describing,
as of those not witnesses of it to conceive, but we who had
the happiness to be present during a great part of his
career, feel and can bear testimony to his merits, and sure
I am that I only speak the sentiments of all Royal Arch
Masons when I say that he has endeared his memory in
the hearts of them all, and that he will ever be remembered
with affection and most unbounded esteem.
" In him the Masonic World have lost a brother of the
worthiest kind ; originally a Member of the Lodge St
David's, he was several times R.W. Master of the Lodge St
Mary's and a Member of most of the Edinburgh Lodges,
and his death is generally bewailled among the Craft as
of the loss of one of whom they never shall see his like
again : —
' 'Tis said the ill men do lives after them, the good
too often perish with their bones.'
" Let us hope it will not be so with him, but that Free-
masons will show by the purity of their lives and the
benevolence of their hearts that they have profited by
the excellent lessons they have received from a brother
whom the Craft loved while alive and venerate when now
no more. Peace be to his Manes." (See also Appendix,
p. 182.)
The Meeting of 13th September 1844 being the last of
the session it was proposed that the Companions should
(after Exalting two Brethren) spend the remainder of the
evening in a little conviviality. " The Most Excellent com-
menced the Toasts of the evening with our most gracious
and beloved Queen, remarking to the Companions how
happy they must feel under the circumstances of Her
Majesty being a guest at this moment of our Most
Excellent Grand Principal of the Supreme Royal Arch
Chapter of Scotland, and that Lord Glenlyon was Exalted
86 Lectures on R.A. Degree.
.jrii s^pt. .844. to the Royal Arch Degree in this Chapter ; they must be
delighted as Scotsmen and as Royal Arch Masons to
know that the Queen had put herself under the protection
of that Nobleman and his Clan of Highlanders. The
Companions gave a long response to the toast with all
the Royal Arch honours. Appropriate Masonic toasts
succeeded during the evening, which kept up that pure
feeling which is only known and can only be appreciated
by those who have seen the Light."
At the Annual Meeting on 23 rd September 1844, held
in the Turf Hotel, Princes Street, Compn. Hector Gavin
was again elected 1st Principal, with Companions Andrew
Murray and \Vm. Donaldson as 2nd and 3rd Principals.
At the five following Meetings there did not appear to
be an Exaltation, but the time was filled in by practising
the Degrees, Lectures, and discussions thereon. In the
last of these, held on 13th November 1844, it was pointed
out that much inconvenience arose from the non-attendance
of the Scribes, and particularly the absence of Scribe N.,
when it was agreed to intimate to him the necessity of his
regularly attending the Chapter Meetings — otherwise the
Chapter will be necessitated to appoint another Scribe N.
in his room. At the next Meeting on 20th November a
letter was read from him resigning his ofiBce.
On 4th Decembet 1844 a Committee Meeting was held,
when various accounts submitted by the Treasurer were
examined and passed for payment, and his books audited
(no details). Thereafter the M.E.P. gave a beautiful
Lecture upon the R.A. Degrees, after which a Companion
present, 3rd Principal of the Linlithgow Chapter, was
proposed for Honorary Membership of the Chapter, which
being agreed to, he was duly affiliated into the Chapter.
There is no mention of the Chapter having been opened
for these proceedings, but the ]\Iinute closes with
the paragraph "The Chapter was closed at high
twelve."
Old Trinity College Kirk. 87
The Minute of i6th April 1845 records the Establish- isth Apr, 1845
ment in the Chapter of a Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners
and Council of Knights of the Sword, Knights of the East,
and Knights of the East and West.
At the Meeting of 7th May 1845 it was stated that
Admiral Sir David Milne, a Member of the Order for twenty
years, having held high office in Supreme Chapter and in
close touch with this Chapter, had died on his passage here
from London, and a sincere expression of regret was
recorded.
Although about this period the Minutes are somewhat
barren of incident, it appears evident that the enthusiasm
of the Companions for the Degree was unabated. Prior
to the above date the Chapter had been holding weekly
Meetings, but it was then agreed that Meetings should
■only be held on the 3rd Wednesdays of each month. On
6th August 1845, however, it is interesting to note that it
is resolved the Weekly Meetings should be resumed from
this time until further notice.
Recorded on 27th August 1845, " Companion James
M'Lean presented to the Chapter a paper containing
several Masonic Marks found by him upon the Walls of
Old Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh ; the circle and cross
are still to be seen upon the corners of the Building, which
was founded by Mary of Guilders, Consort of James the
II., in the year 1462.'' (The marks in the paper are copied
in the Minute.)
Companions Hector Gavin, Andrew Murray and Wm.
Donaldson were on 23rd September 1845 re-elected to the
Chairs of the Chapter. At the supper which followed,
after the loyal Toasts (that of Prince Albert following the
Toast of " The Queen "), and the recognition of the heads
of the three Supreme Grand R.A. Chapters of Scotland,
England and Ireland : the Chairman proposed that of
•Compn. Morris Leon, Scribe E., who, in returning thanks,
submitted a few lines, which were called Jacob's Ladder,
88
''Jacob's Ladder r
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.3.d sepc. ,845. of three steps, Faith, Hope, and Charity. They
were : —
C The Steps which lead mankind to Heaven
H I In number are exactly Seven ;
A I While we have Hope we rise up four,
R ! And Faith will lead us one step more,
1
I I But to attain our journey's end,
T I True Charity must stand our friend.
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The office of " Superintendent of the Works " appears
to have been first introduced at the Meeting held on 15th
October 1845.
The last Minute of 1845, viz., that of 24th December,
records the death of Compn. William Petrie at the age of
79, who had for so many years acted as Tyler. The
M.E.P. in his remarks stated that Compn. Petrie was
present at his Exaltation in 1809. Besides acting for so
many years as Tyler to the Chapter, Compn. Petrie was
admitted to Lodge St David in 1832 to act as Tyler, was
Grand Tyler of Grand Lodge of Scotland 181 1 to 1818,
and again acted as Assistant Grand Tyler from 1838 to
his death.
The year's records are somewhat instructive of the nature
of the Chapter's progress during this period. There were in
all forty-two ordinary Meetings held, in which twenty-one
Exaltations took place — an average of one every two meet-
ings. When no Exaltations took place the meetings were,
as had been the custom for a long time back, occupied with
Lectures on the Degrees and Freemasonry generally.
One of the earlier Minutes of 1846, viz., on 28th January ,^
records the entry to the Chapter of Bro. Wm. Montagnini,.
well known in Edinburgh musical circles.
In the Minute of nth February 1846 there is a com-
Presentation to the Mark Master. 89
plaint made by Compn. John Henry, Mark Master, that ""> ^=''- '^+«-
" he could not in justice to himself associate in this Chapter
with such Royal Arch Masons as were not previously
Mark Masons or had not passed the Chair. After some
discussion on this subject, Comp. Leon (S.E.) thought it
was best to put a stop to the proceedings ; he said he would
move next Meeting in the Chapter, that no Royal Arch
Mason should be admitted unless they were Mark Masons
and had passed the Chair." This motion was, however,
withdrawn at the next Meeting on the understanding that
the matter would be brought before the Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter.
There being no business before the Meeting of 24th
February 1846, the Laws of the Supreme Grand Chapter
were read for the instruction of the Companions.
On 23rd March 1846 a special Meeting was held in the
Turf Hotel, when Compn. John Henry, whose name figures
largely in recent records of the Chapter, was presented
with a Masonic Silver Jewel, a R.A. Sash, Apron and
purse of ten sovereigns, " as a mark of respect and gratitude
for his valuable services during a long period of years.''
A Special Meeting was held on 22nd July 1846 for the
purpose of considering a request by Supreme Grand R.A.
Chapter for the loan of Sir Wm. Drummond's Lectures
and the English Ritual, in order that the same might be
engrossed in a Book kept for the purpose and preserved in
the Chest of the Supreme Chapter. A good deal of dis-
cussion took place, the 3rd Principal moving that the
request be not granted, as they had no right to " give
them out of the possession of the Chapter No. i," and on
a vote being taken this was carried. Compn. A. Douglas
(who was Scribe N. to Supreme Chapter, and who made
the request for the loan on its behalf) thereupon "said
it was of no great consequence if granted or not, as he had
a copy of the documents above referred to in his posses-
sion." A motion was then made that Compn. Douglas
90 Dr Baikie Scottish Traveller and Naturalist.
22nd July 1846. should produce this copy at the next Meeting of the
Chapter, which was carried.
The Committee met on 8th September 1846 to Audit the
Treasurer's Accounts, when there was found to be a credit
balance of £^, 1 3s.
The Annual Election Meeting followed on 23rd
September 1846. There is recorded the retiral from the
1st Principal's Chair of Compn. Hector Gavin after three
years' service, and the election thereto of Compn. Andrew
Murray, who was the Proprietor of the Turf Hotel fre-
quently referred to as the Chapter's Meeting place.
Companions Wm. Donaldson and Wm. Hillhouse being
elected 2nd and 3rd Principals.
On 1 8th November 1 846 it is proposed that " some new
Laws for the Chapter be printed with such alterations as
the Chapter shall see fit." This being agreed to a Com-
mittee was appointed to act with S.E. in the matter.
Meetings for Exaltation of Members were being held
as occasion required, and between those of 28th February
and 15th March 1847 there is recorded a Combined
Committee and Chapter Meeting, but no date of the
Meeting is given. Among those Exalted appears the
name of Dr William Balfour Baikie, Scottish Traveller
and Naturalist, who had been Initiated in Lodge Kirkwall,
Kilwinning, but was Passed and Raised in St David's
Lodge 9th December 1845, and who was R.W. Master of
St David's in 1847. Born at Kirkwall in 1825, he joined
the Navy, and was Surgeon and Naturalist of the Niger
Expedition 1854. He formed and was Ruler, Teacher
and Physician of the Settlement of Lotsaja, and within a
few years opened the Niger to navigation, made roads
and established a market. He died at Sierra Leone
in 1864.
The Committee met on 14th September 1847 to audit
the Treasurer's Accounts, when it was stated there was a
sum of ;£^22, 7s. 8d. to be carried to next year's Accounts,
Dr Joseph Wolff, LL.D., Explorer. 91
the Funds of the Chapter appearing once more to be in a '■'''' s=p' "^t'-
flourishing state.
The Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1847 shows
that Compn. Andrew Murray was re-elected Z., with Com-
panions John Henry and William Hillhouse as H. and J.
At the Festival which took place after the election, the
first Toast was that of " The Holy Royal Arch," followed
by " The Queen and the Royal Family," " The Prince
Steward of Scotland," " His Royal Highness Prince
Albert," and thereafter the heads of the Supreme Grand
Chapters, &c., and at the close the Chairman gave " Happy
to meet, sorry to part, and happy to meet again."
In the Minute of 3rd November 1847 it was stated that
it had been agreed by the Chapter that each Candidate
shall only receive " the Marked Degree and Passing the
Chair the first evening, and another evening set apart for
the remainder of the ceremony except in cases of
emergency."
On 24th May 1848 the Chapter conferred Complimentary
Exaltation on Bro. Joseph Wolff, LL.D., D.D., Master
Mason of Lodge Yeovil, England. Compn. Hector Gavin,
in complimenting the Doctor on this further step in
Masonry, congratulated the Chapter on the distinguished
honour it had received by having " such a man recorded
in their books as Dr Joseph Wolff, an individual who so
heroically went into a barbarous country to ascertain the
fate of two distinguished men, viz., Colonel Stoddart and
Captain Conolly, and considering the dangerous fatigues,
cold, imprisonment, and above all his sufferings from
superstition in that country, that such a patriotic traveller
should receive from our hands all those honors of
Masonry that could be bestowed on him."
At the Meeting held on 7th June 1848 Bro. George
Edge, Pawnbroker, M/m. of Lodge Celtic was Exalted.
He was an active Member of the Chapter and occupied
the Chair of ist Principal in 1852-55. Compn. John
92 New Edition of Bye- Laws.
7th June 1848. Cameron, 2nd Principal of Chapter Kilwinning in the-
East, No. 64, was affiliated a full Member of the Chapter.
He was Past Master of Lodge Kilwinning in the East, No.
740, Calcutta, and affiliated to Lodge St David in 1847,
being elected its R. W. Master in 1 849. He became Grand
Scribe E. of Supreme Grand Chapter.
At the Monthly Meeting on 19th July 1848 the business-
of the Committee appointed some time previously to-
produce a revised edition of the Chapter Rules was brought
to a conclusion by the consideration of their Draft of the
Laws. These were considered and some alterations made,,
and at a Committee Meeting held on 7th August 1848 the
proof thereof was approved, and instructions given to have
three or four hundred copies thrown off immediately.
These Rules or Bye Laws are those which are still in
existence and of which a few copies are still in hand.
The Annual Election Meeting was held on 24th
September 1848, and Compn. Andrew Murray again
elected Z., with Companions John Henry and Daniel
Robertson H. and J. At the Festival which followed it
is interesting to note that the first Toast was " the Holy
Three Grand Masters," followed by " The Queen and the
Craft."
At the Meeting of 27th November 1848 the M.E.Z.
proposed that Dr Charles Morrison of Greenfield should
be affiliated a Member of the Chapter, and a Deputation
was appointed to wait on the Doctor and inform him
of his election. The Doctor expressed his high gratifica-
tion at the honour proposed, but informed the Deputa-
tion that he was one of the oldest Members of the
Chapter, at the same time thanking the Companions of
the Chapter most heartily for their kindness. He was
exalted in the Chapter on 26th November 1798.
On 15th February 1849 the M.E.Z. proposed that Compn.
John Henry, 2nd Principal, " be regularly Installed inta
the secrets and m3'steries of the Chair of ist Principal tO'
Irregularities of Chapter procedure. 93
enable that Excellent Companion to take the Chair and 'sth Feb. 1849.
preside and Exalt Candidates in the absence of the ist
Principal," which was carried unanimously.
A Committee had been appointed to examine the
■Chapter's Accounts, which had not been closed for 1847
and 1848. The Committee issued a Report, dated 13th
March 1849, in which they certified the correctness of these
Accounts. It then proceeded to bring under the notice
of the Chapter a series of irregularities practised by the
Chapter, among them being expenses incurred without
authority for Election and Exaltation purposes, "but
which may be more properly called Accounts for eating
and drinking," working the Chapter for Exaltation in
Hotels and Private Houses, the practice of Exalting
Brethren without their entrance fees being first paid, and
finishes up as follows : " Your Committee have in con-
elusion to lay before the Chapter the melancholy yet
startling fact that while the large sum of ;^i5, 8s. 4|-d. has
been applied towards pampering the appetite, the sum
applied to the most legitimate of all Masonic purposes,
namely Charity, amounts to the miserable Pittance of Five
shillings and sixpence."
At the Annual Meeting on 24th September 1849 the
re-election took place of Companions Murray, Henry and
Robertson as Z., H. and J., and the Committee met on nth
December 1849 for Annual Audit, &c. A number of
Accounts were submitted, among them " an account from
Compn. Hector Gavin for a so-called revision of the Laws
by him for his so-called trouble, no order ever having been
given by the Chapter or Committee, account £2, 2s. — an
imposition upon the Chapter and positively refused by the
Committee." The Treasurer's Accounts as passed shewed
a credit balance of £'j, 5s. 6d. The Committee passed a
vote of thanks to Compn. Dr MacRitchie for the presenta-
tion to the Chapter of three bundles of old Cash Vouchers
found in the chest of the Naval and Military Chapter,
94 Interesting Old Cash Vouchers.
nth Dec. 1849. marked Nos. i, 2 and 5. "The documents date from the
year iSioto 1822, and contain valuable information upoa
the rights and properties of the Royal Arch Chapter
No. I." The bundles are still in the possession of the
Chapter and afford much interest in perusal. For instance,.
we find 18 gills of strong whisky cost 6s. pd., while the
accompanying " Shuger " cost 2s. 3d., and '' Pyes " were
charged up 2s. .6d. In another receipt there appears 3s.
paid to John Bowman for a pair of corsets for the Arch
— with nails, and it must have been a special Meeting
when the use of candles (at gd. p. lb.) was dispensed
with, and 6s. 6d. paid to the Company for " Gas for the
evening." It would also appear from Steward's Accounts-
that the necessary water for the strong whisky and
" Shuger " was paid for per Meeting.
The Meeting of 21st January 1850 was taken up with
the dispute regarding the claim of £^2, 2s. lodged by
Compn. Hector Gavin against the Chapter, and on 30th
January an Extraordinary Meeting was held, when it
was intimated that Compn. Gavin had summoned Compn.
Leon (the Scribe E.) before the Sheriff for the amount
of the Account claimed, and Compn. Leon was instructed
to deny in his official capacity the claim of Compn. Gavin..
Other minutes deal with the subject, and at that of 15th
May 1850 Scribe E. reported that the Sheriff had allowed
Mr. Gavin one pound sterling with one half of the
expenses.
The Audit Committee met on loth September 1850,
and certified the Treasurer's Accounts, which showed a
credit balance of £'^, 5s. id., and at the Annual Meeting
held on 23rd September 1850, Compn. John Henry, Last
Maker, was elected Z. of the Chapter, with Companions
Daniel Robertson and George Edge as H. and J. Compn.
Leon drops out of the office of Scribe E. and is succeeded
by Compn. Thomas Boog.
On i6th April 1851 a Brother was admitted to the-
Rumpus with the Tylers. 95
Degree "' At a modified fee from particular circumstances '*''' '^'"'' '^'''
as stated by the M.E.Z. from the Chair."
The Annual Audit took place on 9th September 185 1,
when the Chapter funds had again reached a low ebb, only
9s. 2d. being at the credit of the Treasurer's Accounts,
although it is observable for some time back that the
Chapter had dropped the system of " tick " for Exaltation
fees, and the records shew that the Candidates are properly
recommended " and fees paid in terms of the Laws."
The Election of Office-Bearers took place on 23rd
September 185 1, when Compn. John Henry was re-elected
Z., with Companions George Edge and John Coghill as
H. and J.
On loth April 1852 Bro. James Henderson of Lodge St
Stephen was Exalted " to serve the office of Tyler to the
Chapter in lieu of fees thereof." It appears in a Minute,
four days later, that both Tylers had given offence inas-
much that, " on the 31st day of October last, when both of
them made complaints in open Chapter and in presence of
four newly exalted Companions that their fees had not been
paid, they knowing full well that there were no funds
available at the time, all to the detriment of the good
character of this Chapter. And on 24th March 1852, when
S.E. wished to get out from the Chapter for a short time
at the request of the first Principal, to procure change of a
pound note for the newly exalted Brother, one of the Tylers
locked the outer door and prevented the Scribe E. per-
forming the order of the M.E.Z., saying that the money
received that evening should not go out of the Chapter,
thereby assuming a power and authority he had no right
to exercise, to the great detriment of this Ancient and
Exalted Order. They were both dismissed from office.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1852,
Compn. George Edge, Manager of Equitable Loan Office,
was advanced from the Chair of H. to that of Z., with
Companions Charles Kidd and Thomas Colquhoun H.
96 Annual Subscription to meet Working Expenses.
6th Oct. 1852. and J. The Audit Committee met on 6th October 1852,
in the house of the Treasurer, the Robin Hood Tavern.
There was a debit balance on the Accounts, but the
amount has not been inserted in the Minute.
On 17th November 1852 intimation was made of the
death of the 3rd Principal, Compn. Colquhoun, and the
Meeting was closed without doing any business as a mark
of respect to his memory.
A Meeting for Exaltation was held on 8th December
1852, when Brothers Captain John Gumming, M/m. of
Lodge Hope, Bengal, and William Ireland, Contractor,
M/m. of Lodge Celtic, were Exalted. They both succeeded
to the Chair of ist Principal, Compn. Cumming in 1855,
and Compn. Ireland in 1857.
Compn. George Edge was re-elected Z. at the Annual
Meeting held on 23rd September 1853, Companions
Christian Jockel and John Cumming being H. and J.
It had been intimated that St David's Lodge had
written demanding payment of arrears of rent, and a
Motion was made that an Annual Subscription of 2s. be
imposed on the Members to help meet working expenses,
and this was agreed to at a Meeting of 15th March 1854,
the Treasurer reporting at the next Meeting " that the
Subscription was going on as well as could be expected —
present amount i8s."
There was Exalted at the Meeting of 17th May 1854
Bro. William Belfrage, Clothier, M/m. of The Lodge
Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel), No. i. He was Elected to the
Chair of ist Principal in 1861.
The Minute of i8th September 1854 records the change
of the place of Meeting to the Calton Convening Rooms,
" as being well aired and in a better locality."
At the Annual Meeting held on 25th September 1854,
Compn. Edge again received re-election as Z., with
Companions John Gumming and William Gaylor H.
and J.
ist Principals desire for efficiency of Chapter. 97
At a Meeting on 15th November 1854 a Motion was 15th Nov. 1854
unanimously carried to abolish the oiifices of Depute and
Substitute Principals, " as contrary to the practice of Royal
Arch Chapters."
The Companions present at the Meeting of 6th December
1854 agreed, as the Chapter had before done, that it would
be desirable in future to confer only the Mark and Chair
■degrees at one time, and the Exaltation afterwards, except
on urgent occasions.
Nothing of interest occurs until the Annual Meeting on
24th September 1855, when Captain John Cumming was
elected M.E.Z., Companions William Gaylor and Robert
Ramage being H. and J. The following Meeting on
17th October 1855 records the anxiety of the new ist
Principal to place the Chapter on a footing of efficiency and
prosperity consistent with the high position Number one
Chapter holds in the Royal Arch Masonry of Scotland, and
a series of useful motions submitted by hini were agreed to,
amongst them being a resolution to look out for more suit-
able premises, and another to hold regular Chapters of
Instruction so that all the Companions could be made
familiar with the Ritual, and " this can be attained only by
good instruction, much attention and frequent practice."
The result of the enquiries made by the Premises
Committee is shewn by the Minute following on 21st
November 1855 to be in favor of again going back to St
John's Chapel, Canongate, and this was authorised at a rent
of £t^ per annum, the day of the Chapter's Monthly Meeting
to be changed from the third Wednesday to the third
Thursday of the month.
Improvement did not seem to be making much progress,
and in consequence a Special Meeting of the Chapter was
held on 3rd January 1856 to take into consideration its
affairs, when the Meeting after investigation decided they
" have no occasion to think that the Chapter is in a
declining state, or that the Charter ought to be given up to
G
98 Improvement does not make progress.
3rd Jan. 1856. the Supreme Grand Chapter, and it feels confident that if
the Office-Bearers exert themselves and hold Meetings
occasionally for lecture, the Chapter will gradually recover
its position in the Masonic World."
The Minute of 31st January 1856 records the Exaltation
of Bro. Frederick William Bridgman, the well known
and talented Musician, and the following Minute of loth
March 1856 (there was no quorum at the February Meeting)
that of Bro. Charles Edward Hope Vere of Craigiehall,
Cramond, who at the time held the R.W.M. chair of
Lesmahago Lodge.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1856 we find
Compn. Andrew Murray again selected to occupy the Chair
of 1st Principal Z., Companions Wm. Gaylor and William
Ireland being elected H. and J. Compn. Thos. Boog retires
from the office of S.E., and is succeeded by Compn. Wm.
M'Robert, a Sergeant in the 93rd Highlanders. The
Regiment's removal from Edinburgh, however, closed his
career before the year was out, Compn. B. G. Owen being
appointed to succeed him.
The Minute of 7th October 1856 records the admission
to the Order of Bro. Alexander Hay, Jeweller, who had a
distinguished career in Scottish Freemasonry, and two
years later was elected 1st Principal.
The Committee met on i8th November 1856 and
audited the Treasurer's Accounts, which shewed a balance
in favor of the Chapter of 3s. 6d.
On 6th May 1857 a Meeting of Committee was held to
consider the delay which took place in issuing Diplomas,
when it was agreed that a stock of blank Diplomas —
not exceeding six — should be kept in hand so as to obviate
the delay. Compn. William Ireland, Contractor, was
advanced from the Chair of J. to that of Z. at the Annual
Meeting held on 23rd September 1857, Companions
Edward Mitchell and Sotires Georgiades being elected H.
and J., and Compn. J. Johnstone Cotton, S.E. At the
ALEXANDER HAY,
Fifst Principal 1858-1861.
Chapter free from debt. 99
Committee Meeting held on ist October 1857 the i,s'0"-"857-
Treasurer's Books were audited, when it was found a credit
balance of £2, is. 3d. was available to be handed over to
the new Treasurer. The Committee met again on 8th
October, and it was pointed out that hitherto the Chapter
had been in the habit of charging only 1 2s. 6d. for Fees of
Affiliation, thereby causing a loss to the Chapter instead
of a gain. It was therefore agreed in future to adhere
strictly to the Bye-Laws and charge one guinea for Affilia-
tion, together with 3s. for Registration in the Books of
Supreme Chapter.
Nothing calling for remark occurs until 15th July 1858,
when the Chapter's notice is drawn to the neglect which
had been observed for some time back in the Janitor not
enforcing from all Companions the sacred pass word and
grip on entering the Chapter, when it was agreed that its
observance be enforced in future.
The Audit of Treasurer's Accounts on 7th September
1858 shewed a credit balance of ;£'5, 9s. id., " besides two
blank Diplomas on hand at 7s. 6d. each." It was stated
that the " old accounts for bye gone years had been paid
off, thus leaving the Chapter free from debt." There
appeared to be, however, balances of fees due to the Janitor
and the Scribe E. which would absorb the above credit
balance. Compn. Cotton, the Scribe E., declined to accept
the balance due to him when proffered, as " he preferred to
be allowed to present his services to the Chapter for the
past year." Once more the question of having a more con-
venient place of Meeting than the Canongate Kilwinning
Lodge Room was discussed, and it was agreed that notice
should be given terminating the occupancy at the ensuing
term of Martinmas. At a subsequent Committee Meeting on
13th September 1858 the balance in Treasurer's hands
seems to have been finally adjusted at ;£^i, is. 7d.
The Meeting for Election of Office-Bearers was held on
23rd September 1858, when Compn. Alexander Hay,
lOO Chapter removes to Freemasons Hall.
3rd Sept. 1858. Jeweller, who was exalted in October 1856, was elected to
the Chair of Z., with Companions Patrick Cowan and Thos.
B. Douglas, H. and J.
On 2 1st October 1858 it was reported that the Com-
mittee had arranged to remove the Chapter to the New Free-
masons' Hall in George Street, at a rent of £T, ys. per
annum. The Chapter unanimously approved, and agreed
that until proper arrangements are made the Chapter
should hold its Meetings in the Turf Hotel, formal intima-
tion to be sent to Canongate Kilwinning Lodge terminating
the occupancy at Martinmas.
The next Minute, iSth November 1858, shews that the
Lodge was not disposed to break the let until Whitsunday
next, and no definite information being obtainable on the
subject, the matter was left in the hands of M.E.Z. Compn.
Alex. Hay to settle the best way he could.
The Minute of 3rd February 1859 records the admission
of Bro. John Dun, who at the time of writing (April 1910)
is still an active Member of the Chapter.
On nth March 1859 a Committee Meeting was held
to arrange for occupancy of the new Lodge Rooms in
Freemasons' Hall. It was also ordered that new Robes
be obtained for the three Principals, the ones in use being
totally unfit to be- worn, when it was stated that "the
Naval and Military Chapter, which was now in abeyance,
had a large quantity of paraphernalia, part of which, if
suitable, they might be induced to let Chapter No. i have."
A Committee was appointed to inquire into the matter.
The following Monthly Meeting, on 17th March 1859,
marks a red-letter day in the history of the Chapter,
inasmuch as it records its first Meeting in the Freemasons'
Hall, where it became permanently domiciled. Two
Candidates were Exalted, " the effect of the Degree being
much enhanced by the new Robes of the three Principals
and the two Scribes." M.E.P. Compn. Hay, referred to
the Chapter's meeting for the first time in these Halls, " and
Style of Office-Bearers' Clothing corrected, ipi
from the large number of Companions who had turned 'ythMar. ts
out on this evening, he trusted a new era was about to take
place in the Annals of Chapter No. i, now that it had a
proper place of meeting, where the Companions could have
a pleasure in assembling.''
On 14th April 1859 appears the affiliation of Sir George
De la Poer Beresford, Bart, Companion of a Chapter in
Cape of Good Hope. He was appointed Chancellor at
the next Annual Election.
The Audit of the Treasurer's Accounts took place on
ist September 1859, and disclosed an improving tendency
in the finances of the Chapter, there being a credit balance
of ;^ii, 13s. lod.
The Annual Meeting was held on 23rd September 1859,
when Compn. Alex. Hay again took the reins of office as
M.E.Z., with Companions P. Cowan and Wm. Belfrage
as H. and J.
On 20th October 1859 the Z. stated that the clothing
worn by the Office-Bearers was not correct, though the
Supreme Chapter sanctioned its being worn, and as it was
in a very bad state he moved that as soon as the funds of
the Chapter permit new clothing be obtained, which was
seconded by Compn. Sir George Beresford and unanimously
agreed to.
At the Meeting on 17th November 1859 a letter was
read, dating from St Helier's, Jersey, from Compn. F. W.
Bridgman, craving permission to change his Mark, as he,
having adopted his crest at Exaltation, found difficulty ,in
gaining admission to Mark Master Lodges in England.
He stated, " as I fear that I may perhaps never again visit
my Mother Chapter, I trust the request I now make will be
granted." His request was granted, but happily his fear
of not returning to Edinburgh proved erroneous, as he
spent many after years of his life here in usefulness, both
in Freemasonry, Education, and the Musical World.
The Minute of 31st January i860 records the Exaltation
I02 Re-adjustment of Fees.
3.st Jan. 1^60. Qf 5^0. William Mann, Writer, and Bro. Alexander Henry,
Gun maker, both of whom ultimately succeeded to the
Chair of 1st Principal.
The fees for Exaltation were, on the Motion of M.E.Z.,
raised at the Meeting of 15th March i860 to £2, 12s. 6d.,
and that of affiliation for a registered Scotch R. Arch
Companion los. 6d., and for a Companion holding of
another Supreme Chapter £\, 4s., which included the
conferring of the Mark Degree. The new clothing, which
had cost ;^i8, 9s., was exhibited at this Meeting and much
admired.
The Minute of 17th April i860 completes the records
contained in the third Volume of the Minute-Books, con-
sisting of 350 pages. The conclusions derived from its
perusal are — that the Chapter had greatly improved in its
working and procedure, and seemed to have latterly
entered upon a more prosperous condition. The Office-
Bearers appear to have become more earnest in the dignified
working of the Degrees, and the Minute-Book is very well
kept. A feature (which has been before commented on)
continued to a more or less extent, viz., the large proportion
of its new Members being obtained from the Army. The
93rd Highlanders are well represented, while the Cavalry
Members were drawn principally from the 2nd (Scots
Greys), 6th and 7th Dragoons, and the 6th Lancers. For
a considerable while the Chapter carried out a system,
which has often been advocated of recent years, viz., that
of conferring on the Candidates the " Mark " and " Chair "
Degrees at one Meeting and the " Royal Arch " at the
Meeting following, but this custom seems to have been
departed from towards the close of the period embraced
in this volume.
VOLUME No. IV.
i860 to 1892.
THE fourth tome of the Chapter's records opens 19th Apr, ,860.
auspiciously with a visitation by the Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter on 19th April i860. The Deputation
consisted of Companions —
Lord James C. P. Murray, M.E. Grand Principal Z.
Dr George A. Walker Arnott
ofArlary, M.E. Past G.Z.
John Deuchar, Esq., of Morn-
ingside, M.E. Grand Principal H.
Donald Campbell, Esq., M.E. Grand Prmcipal J.
William Gaylor, Esq., Grand Scribe E.
Lindsay Mackersey, Esq., Grand Scribe N.
William Mann, Esq., Joint G. Standard-Bearer.
After the Ceremony of Exaltation, Lord James Murray
" expressed his high satisfaction at the excellent working
order of the Chapter, and the pleasure he experienced in
testifying to the highly creditable manner in which the
various Office-Bearers had performed their several duties."
" Dr Walker Arnott, Past Grand Z., likewise stated his
extreme gratification at seeing his Mother Chapter, No. i,
in such a high state of efficiency, which reflected the
greatest credit upon the Principals and other Office-Bearers
of the Chapter. He also stated that although he had
observed some slight differences in the working of the
ceremonial from the manner in which it was wrought
in the Western Province, yet he was of opinion that so long
as the essential points of the ceremonies were maintained
I04 Differences in Working of Ceremonial.
19th Apr. i860, and the Ritual carried out according to the spirit, though
it might not be strictly according to the letter, it made na
difference, and, indeed, might be rather considered an
improvement, as he deemed it utterly impossible to carry
out the Ritual as it was laid down. Companion Arnott
concluded by complimenting the Chapter generally upon
its working." At the close of the Chapter the Companions
adjourned to another apartment, where the company was
entertained to an " elegant Banquet."
The Minute of 17th May i860 records the Exaltation of
Compn. William Officer, S.S.C., who during a long Masonic
career took a prominent place in affairs of the Craft, and
acted for many years as Law-Agent to the Grand Lodge
of Scotland.
The Committee met on 6th September i860 to Audit the
Treasurer's Accounts, the abstract of which shewed that
after bringing forward a credit balance of ;^ii, i8s. 3d.
and paying ;£i9, is. for new Chapter clothing, there
remained a balance of £^, 3s. id. to carry forward to next
year's accounts.
The Annual Meeting was held in the Imperial Hotel,.
Waterloo Place, on 24th September i860, when Compn.
Alexander Hay was again elected Z., with Companions Wm.
Belfrage and J. Henry H. and J., Compn. Wm. Officer
being elected Scribe E. At the Meeting three Companions,
including Compn. Lindsay Mackersey, Grand Scribe N.,
were " Affiliated Honorary Members of the Chapter."
At the Monthly Meeting on 13th December i860 it was
stated that Compn. Officer had intimated his resignation
of the office of Scribe E. (he having never taken up the
duties) on account of his business affairs preventing him
giving it the necessary attention, and Compn. James Tait^
Jr., was appointed to fill the Office.
On 2 1st February 1861 a Meeting was held at which
" Compn. Crookshank stated that Compn. W. M. Bryce
had in his unavoidable absence requested him to lay before
io6 The Tichborne Succession Trial.
2th Feb. 1862. and from that time to his decease appears to have taken
an active and useful position in the Chapter. He first
appears in Office as Master of Stewards in 1821, and in
1825 occupied the Chair of 3rd Sojourner. Thereafter he
appears almost continually in Office as Chamberlain,
Scribe N., ist and 2nd Sojourners, 2nd Principal, Master
of Past Masters, Mark Master. In 1847 he again
appears as 2nd Principal, which Chair he occupied for
the two following years, being elected to the M.E.Z.'s Chair
in 1850 and in 1851. Other Offices followed, and in i860
he filled the 3rd Principal's Chair, his last Office appearing
to be that of ist Captain.
Bro. Charles Wm. Ramsay Ramsay of Barnton was
Exalted in the Chapter on i6th July 1862.
At the Annual Meeting held on 23rd September 1862
the retiring Principals Companions Belfrage, Campbell and
Mann were re-elected to the respective Chairs of Z., H.
and J.
In the Minute of ist October 1862 an echo of a great
Law Case of later date is sounded by the Exaltation of
Bro. Sir Alfred Doughty Tichborne, Bart, of Tichborne
Park, Hampshire, Master Mason of Lodge No. 10 West-
minster and Key Stone, E.C.
Sir Alfred, the Eleventh Baronet, was the father of Sir
Henry Doughty Tichborne, whose right to the Title and
Estates was in 1869 claimed by a person who came from
Australia, and asserted himself to be Roger, eldest son of
Sir James, the tenth Baronet. The claimant, after two
protracted trials, was found to be Arthur Orton, son of a
Wapping Butcher, and sentenced to fourteen years penal
servitude. Sir Alfred Doughty Tichborne died in 1866.
At the Meeting on 13th May 1863 there was read a letter
from Supreme Grand Chapter intimating the expulsion
from the Order of eleven Companions belonging to the
Chapter Cathedral, Glasgow, No Qj, and two Companions
belonging to St. Andrew's Chapter, Glasgow, No. 69, for
WILLIAM MANN, S.S.C.
First Principal 1863-1874.
Expulsion of Companions from Order. 107
insubordination and disobedience to Supreme Chapter. It '3'h ^^'i '8«3-
appeared that these Companions had formed themselves
into what they termed a " General Grand Royal Arch
Chapter for Scotland and the Colonies," and having pre-
vailed upon a number of Members of suspended Chapters
to join them, they commenced issuing Charters, and
working the Royal Arch Degree.
The Audit of the Treasurer's Accounts on 28th August
1863 shewed a balance of £Z, 9s. 4d. to the credit of the
Chapter Funds.
On 23rd September 1863 the Annual Meeting took
place, when Compn. William Mann, Writer, was advanced
to the M.E.Z.'s Chair, Compn. Belfrage having intimated
that he could not again accept the Office on account of ill-
health. Companions David Skirving and William Hislop
were elected H. and J. and Compn. John Mackay Scribe E.
On nth November 1863 the M.E.Z. intimated "that
since last Meeting it had pleased the Great Architect of
the Universe in the all wise dispensation of his providence
to remove from their midst the late ist Principal Com-
panion William Belfrage." The late Companion, who was
Exalted on 17th May 1854, had for some years presided as
the R.W.M. of Lodge Mary's Chapel, and occupied the
Chair of Chapter No. i for two years. He was an active
Member of the Craft and " devoted much time and attention
to the affairs of Grand Lodge, and the other Masonic
Orders with which he had been connected."
The Right Honourable Thomas Bowes Lyon, Earl of
. Strathmore, M/m. of Lodge Glamis, No. 99, was Exalted at
the Meeting held on 4th April 1864.
The Annual Audit Meeting took place on 14th
September 1864, but on account of the Treasurer's absence
abroad, the Audit was postponed, and at the Annual
Meeting on 23rd September 1864, Compn. William Mann
was re-elected Z., with Companions Wm. Hislop and
Richard Gray as H. and J.
io8 Finances in Flourishing State.
i2th0ct. 1864. -pjjg Treasurer's Accounts were audited on 12th October
1864 and found correct with a balance of 14s. iid. in his
hands.
At the Meeting of nth January 1865 four Candidates
were Exalted, one of them being Bro. George MacLean,
Road Surveyor, M/m. of Lodge Panmure, Arbroath, No.
299. This Companion had a long successful career, both
in Craft and Royal Arch Freemasonry, and spent both time
and money freely in its advancement. He founded the
Lodge St Kentigern, Penicuik, No. 429, and was its R.W.M.
for some years. He was elected to the Chair of 1st
Principal in No. i which he filled for five years, and during
his reign had the distinction of presiding over the Chapter's
Centenary Meeting and Banquet. A correspondent who
was personally acquainted with him says, " he was a very
genial old fellow with a fund of stories at his command,
and was always well groomed."
The Chapter's Finances took a sudden turn for the
better, when at the Meeting of 12th April 1865 the Treasurer
intimated that after paying all expenses for the year, he
had a surplus of £\^, which he had placed on Deposit
Receipt with the City of Glasgow Bank, and this sum was
shewn at the Annual Audit on nth September 1865 to
have been increased to £\Z.
The Annual Meeting held on 25th September 1865
records Companions Mann, Hislop and Gray as re-elected
to their respective offices.
At a Meeting on loth January 1866 it was agreed "that
an Altar of peculiar construction and ancient date belonging
to No. I Chapter should be given on loan to the iSth
Degree and Consistory of the 30th Degree on the under-
standing that it would be carefully preserved and still
remain the property of No. i Chapter," and on 14th
March 1866 a letter was read from "Grand Scribe"
acknowledging receipt of the Altar which had been given
on loan to the Edinr. Consistory of K.H. or 30th Degree,
Principals gine Annual Supper to Companions. 109
and conveying the Consistory's thanks for the loan of '°''' J""- '^**
same.
The Annual Meeting of 1 866 was held on 24th September,
when Companions Wm Mann, Alexr. Cockburn and
Alexander Mitchell were elected to the three Principal
Chairs.. Compn. Mitchell was Exalted on 19th April i860
and kept up an intimate connection with the Chapter down
to the date of his death, which occurred on 15th March
1907. The Audit of the Treasurer's Accounts shewed a
credit balance of ;^io, 12s. yd.
The Minutes of loth October 1866 record the Exaltation
of Bro. Wm. Barton of Candlemaker Row, a name well
known in Edinburgh, and those of 12th December 1866 the
Exaltation of Bro. James Alexander Butti, a recognised
authority in the Fine Art and Antique World.
It may be mentioned incidentally that for some years it
had been the practice of the three Principals to entertain
the Companions present at the last Monthly Meeting to a
substantial Supper, usually followed by a convivial Meeting,
which always appeared to have been greatly enjoyed.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1867, held in
the Ship Hotel, the three retiring Principals were re-elected
for another year. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed a
balance of ^^22, 9s. 3d. in favour of the Chapter.
Nothing of incident occurs during the year following.
The Annual Meeting was held in the Albert Hotel on
23rd September 1868, when Compn. William Mann was
again Installed in the ist Principal's Chair, along with
Companions Alexander Cockburn as H. and Alexander
Mitchell as J. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed that the
Chapter's Finances were steady, the Balance carried forward
to the next year being ;£'20, 7s. i id.
The Minutes of 13th January 1869 record the death of
Compn. Christian Jockel, a Member Exalted in the
Chapter on 29th December 1847, and who had filled the
office of Treasurer continuously since i860 with great
1 1 o Well-known Brethren Exalted.
isth Jan. i86g. acceptance, frequently receiving the thanks of the Chapter
for the zeal and interest he shewed in bettering the
Chapter's financial condition.
Exaltations constituted the work of the Chapter dowri
to 13th September 1869, when a Committee Meeting was
held for the purpose of nominating Office-Bearers for the
ensuing year. Compn. Mann stated that having held the
office of Z. for the long period of six years it was now his
wish to retire, but he placed himself in the hands of the
Chapter, and accordingly at the Annual Meeting on 23rd
September 1869 he was again Installed first Principal
along with Companions Cockburn and Mitchell as 2nd
and 3rd Principals. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed a
Credit Balance of ;£'2i, 5s.
The Minutes of loth March 1870 record the Exaltation
of Compn. Robert Smith Brown (Master Mason of Lodge
Ayr, Kilwinning, No. 124), who afterwards became the able
and energetic Grand Scribe E. of the Supreme Chapter of
Scotland. There is also recorded the death of Compn.
William Campbell, a prominent and useful member of the
Chapter, having held the Offices of Mark Master and 1st
Sojourner for many years, " the important duties of which
he had discharged with more than ordinary zeal and
efficiency."
The Minutes of the following Monthly Meeting on 13th
April 1870 record the Exaltation of Dr James Middleton
of Stow, a prominent Member of Craft Masonry, who
subsequently became Provincial Grand Master of Roxburgh,
Peebles and Selkirk, an office which he has held for many
years.
The Minute of 20th September 1870 records the Exalta-
tion of Compn. William Gilchrist Roy, S.S.C., who for
many years took a very warm interest in the affairs of
No. I Chapter.
The 1870 Annual Meeting was held in the Albert Hotel
on 23rd September, when Compn. William Mann was
Z. elect dies four days after Nomination. 1 1 1
again Installed in the Chair of ist Principal, " Amidst the ^s^d Sept. 1870.
warm and enthusiastic acclamations of the Meeting,"
Companions Cockburn and Mitchell occupying the other
Chairs as before. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed a
Credit Balance of ;^io, is. id.
A Special Meeting was held on 25th March 1871, when
Honorary Affiliation was conferred upon Compn. Walter
Francis, Lord Erskine, of St John's Chapter, Alva.
The Committee met on 14th September 1871, when
Compn. Mann stated that after holding the office of
Principal Z. for the long period of eight years it was now
his wish to retire, and Compn. Alexander Cockburn,
Principal H., was nominated to the Chair of Z. Four
days later (on 1 8th September) another Committee Meeting
took place, when it was intimated that Compn. Cockburn
had died suddenly on 15th instant, and in the peculiar
circumstances Compn. Mann was asked to continue in office
for another year, which he agreed to do. He was accord-
ingly Installed at the Annual Meeting on 23rd September
1 87 1, held in the Albert Hotel, Compn. Alexander Mitchell
being promoted to the Chair of H., and Compn. George
M'Lean elected to the Chair of J. The Treasurer's
Accounts for the year shewed a Credit Balance of
£11, los. 6d.
On 22nd December 1871, a Special Meeting was held
for the Exaltation of Sir Molyneux Hyde Napean, Baronet,
a Master Mason of Lodge St Clair, No. 349. He became
Grand Chancellor of the Order, and his death is recorded
in Supreme Chapter proceedings of 1894-95.
The Annual Meeting was held in the Albert Hotel on
23rd September 1872, when the Minutes shew that Compn.
Mann was again prevailed upon to accept the Chair of
Principal Z., making his tenth year of Office, Companions
Mitchell and M'Lean being re-elected to the Chairs of H.
and J. The Chapter Funds stood ;^20, 12s. 6d. at Credit.
The Minutes of 12th February 1873 shew a record of the
112 Annual Banquet at Newhaven.
i2th Feb. 1873 time in Exaltations, no fewer than eleven being made
Members of the Chapter. Among those better known to
the present generation are Companions John James
Muirhead, R.W.M. of Lodge No. i, George Robertson,
W.S., W. J. C. Abbott, P.M. of Lodge No. i, and James
Webster (afterwards R.W.M. of Lodge No. i), and who was
elected ist Principal of the Chapter in 1883.
At the Meeting of gth April 1873 it was agreed to hold
the Annual Banquet on 21st May in Mrs. Main's Peacock
Hotel, Newhaven.
The Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1873 was held
in Dejay's Hotel, Princes Street, when Companions Mann,
Mitchell and M'Lean were re-elected to the Principals'
Chairs. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed a Credit
Balance ol £12, 3s. 7d.
The usual routine Meetings occupied the Chapter during
the season, a good number of Exaltations taking place.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1874, Compn.
William Mann relinquished the Chair of 1st Principal which
he had so long and ably filled, being succeeded by Compn.
George M'Lean, Road Surveyor, promoted from the Chair
of J., Companions John Taylor and Alexand. Henry being
elected H. and J. respectively. The Treasurer's Accounts
shewed the Funds to be stationary, the Credit Balance
amounting to ;£^22, 15s. id.
A Special Meeting was held on 25th January 1875 for
the Exaltation of Sir George Douglas Clerk, Baronet of
Penicuik House, and on loth March 1875 there was
Exalted Bro. William Milne of The National Bank of
Scotland, a Companion who still shews occasional interest
in the welfare of the Chapter.
On 14th April 1875 there was Exalted Compn. James
Crichton, Goldsmith, who later occupied the Chair of ist
Principal. He was also R.W.M. of Lodge No. i.
The Minutes of the Annual Meeting in Dejay's Hotel on
23rd September 1875 shews Companions M'Lean, Taylor
Exaltation Fee and Subscription again raised. 1 1 3
and Henry again Installed in the Principals' Chairs, the =3rd Sept. 1875
Chapter Funds then standing at £iy, 2s. id.
An important movement towards rai.sing the Status of
the Chapter is recorded in the Minutes of 8th December
1875, when, on the motion of Treasurer Alexander Hay,
it was unanimously agreed that after that date the fees for
Exaltation be raised to Three guineas, and that an Annual
Subscription of Two shillings and sixpence shall be paid
by the Members of the Chapter.
Compn. Robert Farquhar Shaw Stewart of Chapter No.
17, for many years prominently associated with Craft
Masonry, was affiliated to the Chapter on 12th January
1876, and on 12th April 1876 there was Exalted Compn.
J. H. Balfour, W.S. (now Balfour-Melville), who at present
occupies the responsible position of Secretary to the
Highest Orders.
On 28th April 1876 four Officers of the 79th High-
landers were Exalted, and on 26th July 1876 an Officer of
the King's Dragoon Guards.
At the Annual Election Meeting, held in the Windsor
Hotel, Princes Street, on 25th September 1876, Compn.
George M'Lean was again Installed as Z., with Compn.
Alexander Henry H. and Compn. David Kinnear J. The
Chapter Funds had profited by the large increase in
114 Annual Festival a fixture.
24th Sept. 1877. in the Windsor Hotel, when Companions George M'Lean,
Alexander Henry and W. J. C. Abbott were elected to
the Chairs, Compn. James Walker being Elected to
the office of Scribe E. The Chapter Funds stood at
£Z% 14s. 9d.
Only four working Meetings were held during the
following Session, the other stated Meetings not taking
place owing to the absence of Candidates. The Annual
Festival, which seemed to have become a fixture, was held
in the Peacock Hotel, Newhaven.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1878 the
three occupants of the Chairs were re-elected to office.
The Treasurer's Accounts were submitted, but the Minute
does not record the state of the Funds.
Bro. Henry Doig, Carver and Gilder, was Exalted in
the Chapter on 22nd January 1879.
GEORGE M'LEAN,
First Principal 1874-1879.
VOLUME No. IV .—{continued).
AN event of considerable Historical interest took place 30th Jan. 1879
on 30th January 1879, when the Chapter's Cen-
tenary was celebrated by a Festival in the Windsor Hotel,
Princes Street, Edinburgh. The Chair was occupied by
Compn. George M'Lean, M.E. Principal Z., who was
supported by Companions Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart,
1st Grand Principal, The Right Honourable The Earl
of Mar and Kellie, 2nd Grand Principal, The Right
Honourable and Reverend A. C. Baillie Hamilton, 3rd
Grand Principal, The Right Honourable Lord Inverurie,
3rd Grand Sojourner, Lindsay Mackersey, Grand Scribe
E., D. Murray Lyon, Grand Secretary of Grand Lodge of
Scotland, William Mann, I. P. Principal Z., Alexander
Hay, P. Principal Z., Alexander Henry, Principal H., and
W. J. C. Abbott, Principal J. In all, upwards of forty
Companions were present. After the usual loyal Toasts
had been pledged, the Chairman, in proposing the Toast
of the Supreme Grand Chapter and its ist Grand Principal,
remarked upon the success and prosperity which Supreme
Chapter enjoyed, and the smooth and quiet manner in
which its business was conducted. Sir Michael Shaw
Stewart in replying stated that this was the first occasion
on which the three Grand Principals had met before, and
that all three had come considerable distances to be
present. Although he could not say in the words of the
old song that they had " Cam o'er the stream " to be
present, he assured the company that last night he had
" Crossed the Border to dine with M'Lean." He also
assured the Companions that he should never forget the
1 1 6 Centenary Celebration and Festival.
30th Jan. 1879. kindness shown him at all times by Royal Arch
Masons.
The next Toast, that of the 2nd Grand Principal and
Office-Bearers of Supreme Grand Chapter, was proposed
by Compn. Alexander Henry and ably responded to by
the Right Honourable The Earl of Mar and Kellie, who
expressed a hope that great success would attend No. i
Chapter during the next hundred years.
Sir Michael Shaw Stewart in proposing " Prosperity ta
Edinburgh Chapter No. i, and the Health of the M.E.
First Principal Companion George M'Lean," congratulated
the Chapter on reaching its hundredth Anniversary, and
remarked on the uniform and steady progress which it
had during that long period maintained, and also on the
many distinguished Masons who had during that time
occupied the Chair of Principal Z. He referred in detail
to the Masonic career of Compn. M'Lean, who had now
been six times elected to the ist Principal's Chair of No. i
Chapter, all of which " tended to show he was of the good
old metal and right stuff, and he asked the Company ta
pledge the Toast in a bumper." Compn. M'Lean in his
reply stated " he felt proud at being privileged this evening
to occupy the Chair, and prouder still of the honour
done the Chapter in the presence of the three Grand
Principals."
Compn. Alexander Hay in proposing the Toast of " The
First Principals of the visiting Chapters," expressed a wish
" that the Chapter had been able to invite all the Princi-
pals of the Chapters in Scotland instead of only the First
Principals of those Chapters which were founded prior to
our own. He also regretted the Principals of ' Scoon and
Perth ' could not be invited, seeing that it was Companions
from that Chapter who had Instituted this one now loa
years ago ; but it appeared that Scoon and Perth had
never joined the Supreme Chapter of Scotland, which he
was sure must be greatly to their loss, and of course pre-
(/. MclXat.i
Sir MICHAEL R. SHAW STEWART of Greenock and Blaokhall, Bart.,
First Grand Principal 1879.
Centenary Celebration and Festival, 1 1 7
vented any recognition of that Chapter by No. i."* The 30* Jan. 1879
Earl of Mar and Kellie, ist Principal of St John, Alloa,
replied.
A long list of other Toasts were honoured, including
those of " Success to Royal Arch Freemasonry all over
the world " by the Right Honourable and Reverend A. C.
Baillie Hamilton, "the Magistrates of the Royal and other
Burghs of Scotland " by Compn. William Mann, and " Lady
Octavia Shaw Stewart and the Ladies " by the Right
Honourable The Earl of Mar and Kellie, which was
received with great applause, and replied to in a happy
manner by Sir Michael Shaw Stewart.
The pleasure of the evening was greatly enhanced by
songs and melody, among the singers being the well known
names of Campanions W. H. Darling and Thomas Walker.
The Minutes of 14th May 1879 records the great loss
the Chapter had sustained through the death, on 15th
April, of its Scribe E., Compn. James Walker, the ist
Principal paying a fitting tribute to his efficiency and zeal
as Scribe and to his heartfelt interest in promoting the
success of the Chapter.
The Annual Meeting for Installation of Office-Bearers
on 23rd September 1879 records the Election to the Chair,
of 1st Principal of Compn. Councillor Alexander Henry,
Gun Maker, with Companions J. W. C. Abbott as 2nd
Principal and James Webster as 3rd Principal, Compn.
Donald Mackay being elected Scribe E. The usual
Autumnal Festival did not take place this year, and there
is no record of the Treasurer's Accounts having been
Audited.
* The writer understands that no Chapter ever existed called
"Scoon and Perth." The party who conferred the Degrees of
R.A. and K.T. on sundry Members of Lodge St Stephen were
" Brethren from the Ancient Lodge of Perth and Scoon," which
Lodge practised these Degrees at the time in conjunction with
Craft Masonry.
1 1 8 Effort to Erect a Chapter in Oban.
i^thNov. 1879. -pj^g Minutes of 12th November 1879 record the Exalta-
tion of Alexander Elder of" Holyrood Sauce " fame. They
also record that Honorary Membership was conferred on
Compn. Dr George Dickson " in recognition of the
valuable services rendered to No. i Chapter and to Royal
Arch Masonry."
Compn. James Grieve of the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh,
was Exalted on 6th May 1880, and at a Special Meeting on
25th May 1880, seven Brethren were Exalted in the
Chapter, prominent among them being the names of Bro.
Arthur Muir Bruce, one of the successful occupants of the
Chair of Lodge St Clair, No. 349, and also Bro. Robert
Innes, who also filled the Chair of the same Lodge.
The next Meeting recorded is the Committee Meeting
on 13th September 1880, for Nomination of Ofifice-Bearers.
The list of names has not been inscribed in the Minute,
but that of the Annual Meeting on 23rd September
indicates that Companions Henry, Abbott, and Webster
were again Installed as the Principals of the Chapter.
The Minutes of 12th January 1881 records that a
number of Brethren from Oban had applied to be Exalted
in Chapter No. i, as they were anxious to erect a Royal
Arch Chapter there. Modified terms were arranged, and a
date fixed for the purpose, but negotiations seem to have
fallen through, as there is no record of the Meeting taking
place.
Bro. John Wilson of the " Evening News," Edinburgh,
was Exalted at the Meeting of 9th March 1881, along with
Bro. Malcolm M'Nab, Silk Merchant, and a Brother from
Mizapore.
The three reigning Companions were again re-elected to
the Principals' Chairs at the Annual Meeting held in the
Waterloo Hotel on 23rd September 1881. At the follow-
ing Meeting on 12th October 1881, Bro. David Taylor,
Umbrella Manufacturer, M/m. of Lodge No. i, was Exalted.
He was elected to the Chair of ist Principal in 1892.
Fry.)
The Right Hon. The EARL OF HADDINGTON,
First Grand Principal 1894-1901.
K.T.,
Prominent Theatrical Managers Exalted. 119
A Special Meeting was held on ist February 1882, for i^tFeb. is
the purpose of Exalting Bro. Charles Kincaid Mackenzie,
Advocate, who afterwards became and still is a Senator
of the Court of Session as Lord Mackenzie.
At this period several members of the Theatrical pro-
fession were Exalted, viz., on 24th February 1882, Bro.
Charles A. Haslam, Theatrical Manager, New York ; Bro.
William Victor Welsh, Theatrical Manager, Philadelphia ;
on 22nd March, Bro. John E. Warner, Theatrical Manager,
New York; and on 31st March, Bro. William Foote,
Theatrical Manager, London.
At the Meeting on 12th April 1882 a communication
was read from Grand Lodge intimating that it was pro-
posed to charge an annual rent of £Z for the Chapter
Room in Freemasons' Hall — an increase of £2. The
Meeting was decidedly against the increase, and decided
to make a representation to Grand Lodge on the subject.
The Exaltation of Bro. William M'Call, Provincial
Grand Master of West India Islands, took place on 4th
July 1882, and on 21st September 1882 Compn. Robert
Johnston Jamieson of Chapter 83, Edinburgh (who later
filled the Offices of Scribe E. and the Chairs of the Three
Principals), was Affiliated to Chapter No. i.
At the Annual Meeting in Waterloo Hotel on 25th
September 1882 a change was made in the occupants of
the Chairs by the retiral from Office of Compn. Abbott.
Compn. AlexanderHenry was re-elected Z., Compn. James
Webster elected H. and Compn. James Crichton J.
A Special Meeting was held on 5th October 1882 for
the purpose of Exalting Bro. Frederick William Villiers of
Closeburn Hall, Provincial Grand Master of Dumfriesshire,
and another on 29th November 1882 for the Exaltation of
Bro. George Maxwell of Glenlee, Provincial Grand Master
of Wigtonshire.
Compn. Alexander Henry having expressed a desire to
retire from the Chair of ist Principal after his long
120 Lord Haddington Exalted.
=4th Sept. 1883. service, the Annual Meeting of 24th -September 1883
unanimously elected Compn. James Webster of the
Exchequer Office to the Chair, with Companions James
Crichton and John Wilson to the Chair of 2nd and 3rd
Principals.
The following Minute of lOth October 1883 records the
resignation of Compn. D. Mackay of the Office of Scribe
E., and Compn. James Lamont, Scribe N., was promoted
to the Office.
At the Meeting of 22nd April 1884 Bro. Charles
Maitland Pelham Burn of Prestonfield was Exalted.
The Annual Meeting held on 23rd September 1884
records that Companions Webster, Crichton and Wilson
were re-elected to the three Principals' Chairs.
On nth March 1885 The Royal Arch Degree was con-
ferred upon Dr Alexander Moir, a prominent Member of
Lodge St Clair, No. 349, and at the following Meeting on
6th April 1885 the • Right Honourable The Earl of
Haddington of Lodge St John Kilwinning, Haddington,
was Exalted. Lord Haddington has had a distinguished
career in Freemasonry. He was elected Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1892, and 1st Grand
Principal of Supreme Grand Chapter in 1894; in both of
these Offices he shewed himself to be a capital Chairman
and an earnest Freemason. He was for forty-two years
connected with the Lothian and Berwickshire Yeomanry ,
in which he also took a deep interest, and raised it to
a great degree of efficiency. In December 1895 he was
appointed Colonel of that regiment, and retained the
position for many years.
The Annual Meeting of 23rd September 1885 again re-
elected the three occupants of the Principals' Chairs for
the ensuing year.
On 9th December 1885 Bro. John Oliver Eraser,
Accountant, was Exalted. He has continued to take an
active interest in the Chapter down to the present date, as
(K. S. F<.
JAMES WEBSTER,
First Principal 1883-18f
Honorary Membership for services to the Order. 121
has also Companions James Lament, Exalted in 1882, sth Dec. 1885.
William Black, S.S.C, Exalted in 1883, and George T.
Thin, Exalted in 1886.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1886 Compn.
James Webster was again re-elected Z., with Compn.
James Crichton H. and Compn. James Lamont J., Compn.
R. J. Jamieson being appointed to the vacant Office of
Scribe E.
The Minutes of 1 2th January 1 887 record the Exaltation
of Bro. Peter Lyle Henderson, Architect, for so many
years Custodier of the Chapter Funds (familiarly dubbed
by the Companions " Peter the Treasurer "), and also
Bro. James Simpson, who became Scribe E., both ultimately
filling the Chair of ist Principal. Compn. Henderson also
filled the R.W.M.'s Chair of Lodge No. i.
At the following Meeting on 2nd February 1887 Bro.
Hippolyte Jean Blanc, Architect, and Bro. John Walker,
Builder, v/ell known for his prominent work in Lodge No.
8, were Exalted, both being still upon the Roll of Active
Membership.
The Annual Meeting took place on 23rd September
1887, when the three Principals were re-elected to Office
for another year.
On 7th December 1887 there was Exalted one of the
Yeomen of the Chapter, Bro. Samuel Duncan, who at the
following election of Office-Bearers started his long career
as an Official by being elected Captain of the Third
Vail.
Honorary Membership was on 7th March 1888 conferred
on Compn. George Christie, Z. of Stirling Rock Chapter,
No. 2, and Compn. William Black, Z. of Falkirk Chapter,
No. 210, in respect of the services rendered by them to
Royal Arch Masonry. An expression of deep regret
was recorded at the loss the Chapter had sustained by the
death of Past ist Principal Compn. Alexander Hay, who
had been Exalted in the Chapter thirty years before, and
122 Death of Compn. Webster, M.E.Z.
7th Mai. 1888. hj^jj throughout that long period been a staunch and stead-
fast supporter of the Chapter.
Compn. Charles Baxter, W.S., a Member of Chapter No.
40, was Affiliated on 4th April 1888, and on i6th May-
following Bro. John Arthur Trevelyan Sturrock, S.S.C, and
Bro. James Smith, Journalist, were Exalted.
The Annual Meeting was held on 24th September 1888,
when Compn. Webster was re-elected Z., Compn. James
Crichton H., and Compn. David Taylor took the place of
Compn. Lamont as J., while Compn. P. L. Henderson
entered upon his long career as Treasurer.
The Minutes of 17th October 1888 record the Exaltation
of Bro. David Cuthbert, S.S.C, of Lodge St David, No.
36, and at the following Meeting on 21st November 1888
that of Bro. James Caxton Dibden of Lodge Caledonian,
No. 392, well known to Edinburgh music lovers as Concert
Manager to Messrs Paterspn and Sons, and Author among
other books of " The Annals of the Edinburgh Stage."
Bro. John Rex, Timber Merchant, M/m. of Lodge
Harbour of Refuge, No. 764, E.C., and Affiliated to No. i
Lodge Edinburgh, another staunch worker for the Chapter
No. I (who, after occupying many Offices, including a long
period as ist Sojourner, was rewarded by Elevation to
the Chair of ist Principal) was Exalted on 20th March
1889. He also filled the Chair of R.W.M. of Lodge
Canongate and Leith (L. and C.) No. 5.
At a Meeting held on nth September 1889 "it was
unanimously agreed that an expression of deepest regret
at the untimely death of Compn. James Webster, 1st
Principal of the Chapter, be inserted in the Minute Book,"
and at the Annual Meeting following on 23rd September
1889 Compn. James Crichton, Goldsmith, was Installed in
the Chair of Z., with Companions David Taylor and
Robert J. Jamieson H. and J. respectively, Compn. James
Simpson taking up the duties of Scribe E., and Compn.
Samuel Duncan promoted to the Office of ist Sojourner.
(A /ex. Ay ton.)
JAMES CRICHTON,
First Principal 1889-1892.
Grand Masonic Bazaar. 123
The Minutes of 20th November 1889 record the Exal- ^"thNov. is
tation of the Writer of these notes, Bro. Wilh'am Albert
Davis, a Member of Lodge Caledonian, No. 392, and
Founder of the Lodge Dramatic and Arts of Edinburgh,
No, 757, and of Bro. John Sloan Blair, Merchant, who
occupied the unique position of being the first Candidate
for admission to Lodge 757.
Bro. Alphonse Louis Reis, Jeweller, M/m. of Lodge
Montefiore, 753, Glasgow, and Affiliated to Lodge No. i
Edinburgh, was Exalted on 15th January 1890. He made
his mark in the Chapter as ist Sojourner, an Office he held
for seven years, and was rewarded by Elevation to the
Chairs of J., H., and Z. He is one of Edinburgh's Justices
of the Peace, and was R.W.M. of Lodge No. 5 in succession
to Bro. John Rex.
On 19th March 1890 Compn. Henry James Goddon,
P.Z. of Chapter Felix Aden, No. 90, received Affiliation,
and a proposal that a contribution of £\o be made to the
Grand Masonic Bazaar for the Fund of Scottish Masonic
Benevolence (of which Compn. William A. Davis had been
appointed by Grand Lodge Organising Secretary) was
unanimously agreed to.
A Special Meeting took place on 2nd July 1890 for the
Exaltation of Bro. James Colston, Printer and Publisher,
of Lodge St James', No. 97, well known in public and
municipal circles in Edinburgh, and on nth September
1890 Bro. Andrew Lindsay Thomson, one of the R.W.M.'s
of Lodge No. 405, and William Grant Stevenson, R.S.A.,
the 1st R.W.M. of Lodge No. 757, were Exahed.
The Annual Meeting took place on 24th September
1890, when the retiring Principals were re-elected to Office.
A Dispensation from Supreme Chapter was presented
at the Meeting of iSth March 1891 authorising the
Installed Principal's Degrees being conferred on Compn.
William Officer, S.S.C, in anticipation of his being elected
Grand Depute Principal Z. in Supreme Grand Chapter.
124 Companion receives Diploma after 17 years.
15th Apr. ,891. On 1 5th April 1 89 1 another " Pillar " of the Chapter was
Exalted in the person of Bro. John Sime of Lodge Witham,
Lincoln, No. 297, E.C., and Affiliated to Lodge Rifle, No.
405. He commenced his official career in the following
year in the Mark Lodge of the Chapter, rose to the Chair
of 1st Principal, and at the present time, in conjunction
with many others, taking an earnest interest in the working
and welfare of the Chapter.
The Committee, at a Meeting held on loth September
1891, awarded a Bonus of £2, 2s. to the Janitor, Compn.
D. M'Lean, on his completing twenty j'ears' service in
Royal Arch Masonry.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd September 1891 the
three retiring Principals were again re-elected to Office.
On 1 8th November 1891 Compn. Arthur James Curie of
Chapter No. 56, well known in Musical circles, and
present Organist of Grand Lodge, was Affiliated, and
Compn. Davis received his first appointment to Office as
Inner Door Guard. At the following Meeting on i6th
December 1891, Compn. David Reid, Grand Cashier of
Grand Lodge, Member of Chapter No 87, received
Honorary Membership.
It is recorded on i6th March 1892 that, after a period of
many years, the Degrees of Ark Mariner and Knight of
The Sword, East, and of East and West, were worked b}'
Compn. R. S. Brown. They do not appear to have been
since worked in the Chapter except once in January 1895,
no records having been kept.
At the Meeting of 20th April 1892 Bro. W. Drummond
Young, Artist, one of the founders, and R.W.M. of Lodge
No. 757, and Bro. Andrew Macpherson, Dentist, of Lodge
Rifle, No. 405, were Exalted. It may be mentioned
incidentally that the latter, owing to absence from Edin-
burgh, attended the Chapter for the first time over
seventeen years later in order to receive his Diploma, and
has since been a regular attender.
Death of Compn. James Crichton, M.E.Z. 125
On 27th May 1892 Bro. Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, 27th May 1892.
Bart., of Delvine (Lodge No. 14) was Exalted.
At the Meeting of 14th September 1892 intimation was
made that once more the Chapter had to mourn the death
of a Compn. while filling the Exalted Office of ist
Principal, Compn. James Crichton having passed away
only a few days before the Meeting, the news being
received with profound sorrow by all the Companions. A
copy of the letter of condolence sent to the late 1st
Principal's family completes the records of Volume IV. of
the Chapter Minutes.
Extending to 467 pages, the Volume throughout bears
evidence of business carefulness on the part of the suc-
cessive Scribes. In its running narrative appear the names
of many who at once appeal to the reader as familiar in
Masonic, Civic or other circles, but, unfortunately, the
practice which prevails almost throughout the whole of the
Volume (and the same remark applies practically to the
Petition Book) of omitting designations, render it inex-
pedient to make reference to any except those whose
identity is established beyond doubt.
VOLUME No. V.
1892 to 1906.
28th Sept, 1892. ' I ^HE Fifth Volume opens with the Annual Election
-L Meeting on 28th September 1892, when Com-
panions David Taylor, Umbrella Manufacturer, R. J.
Jamieson, and James Simpson, were respectively elected
to the Principals' Chairs, and Compn. J. A. Trevelyan
Sturrock, S.S.C, was elected Scribe E., a position he
worthily occupied for eight consecutive years, doing good
work during a most important period of the Chapter's
history. The Sojourners were Companions John Rex,
1st, A. Louis Reis, 2nd, and John Sime, 3rd, with Com-
panions Samuel Duncan as Scribe N. and Peter L.
Henderson, Treasurer. It is somewhat curious to note
that at the time of penning these notes the last five
mentioned officers constitute the Chapter's Board of Past
Z.'s, each taking an active interest in the Chapter, all other
Past Z.'s having passed away. At this time there was
instituted a Treasurer's Cash Book, and this shews that
the past year's Accounts closed with a credit balance of
£62., 17s. 2d.
At the Monthly Meeting of 19th October 1892 it was
resolved that in future regular circulars should be issued
calling the Meetings, and which should contain the names
and designations of the Candidates with names of proposer
and seconder, it being understood, however, that this was
not to prevent Companions bringing Candidates for
admission at any Meeting when their names could not be
Sir ALLAN RUSSELL MACKENZIE of Glenmuiek, Bart.
First Grand Principal 1903-1906.
Death of Compn. David Taylor, M.E.Z. 127
given to Scribe E. in time to be noted on the Billet (a 'e'*- O"- 'S'^-
reservation which was afterwards annulled).
The Monthly Meeting of 21st December 1892 was not
opened on account of the death of M.E. Principal Z.,
Companion David Taylor.
At the following Meeting held on i8th January 1893
sympathetic reference was made to the loss the Chapter
had sustained by Compn. Taylor's death, a Companion
of kindly disposition and well versed in Masonic affairs in
general, and a vote of condolence with the deceased's
relatives was recorded in the Minutes. It is noteworthy
that this was the third consecutive occasion of the
Chapter's ist Principal passing away while in office.
Thereafter the Meeting Elected Compn. R. J. Jamieson,
Insurance Agent, to fill the vacant Office of Z., Compn.
James Simpson that of H. and Compn. Samuel Duncan
that of J., Compn. William A. Davis being elected Scribe
N. in succession to Compn. Duncan.
The admission of new Members was proceeding rapidly
at this period, and at a Meeting on 8th February 1893
there appears among several other names that of Brother
Robert Kirk Inches, Goldsmith, who attained to high
Masonic Reputation, confining his energies more parti-
cularly to Craft Masonary and Grand Lodge Affairs, and
who at the present time occupies a leading Municipal
position. He has for some years occupied the office of
Depute Principal Z. in this Chapter. (See also p. 168.)
The Minutes of 15th February 1893 records the death
of another " Pillar " of the Chapter, namely, Past Z. Compn.
William Mann, at a ripe old age. The Chairman said
"that under Companion Mann's reign as M.E.Z. , which
extended over a period of many years, the Chapter
flourished, and it was no doubt owing to his exertions
that the Chapter has attained its present position." The
Minute also records the death of Compn. D. M'Lean, who
had filled the Office of Janitor for a great many years.
128 Sir Allan Mackenzie Exalted.
i« Mar. 1893. On I St March 1893 a Special Meeting was held, when
Brother Sir Allan Mackenzie, Baronet of Glen-Muick, was
Exalted a Royal Arch Mason. He became Provincial
Grand Superintendent for Aberdeenshire the following
year, and later on occupied the Throne of Supreme Grand
Chapter. Eight other Companions were Exalted at that
Meeting, and at another Meeting held the day following
Bro. George Dobie (who had been prevented from
attending the day before) was Exalted. Bro. Dobie
was well known as a Writer of Scottish Song and Poetr}%
and later became the Bard of Grand Lodge of Scot-
land.
The Minutes of 15th March 1893 record that it was
unanimously agreed to change the date for the Annual
Election of Office-Bearers from September to October, it
being felt that many Companions are out of town during
the former month.
The Presentation of Diplomas to newly Exalted Com-
panions in open Chapter is first referred to on 19th April
1893.
On 2nd May 1893 there is recorded the Exaltation of
Bro. Robert Macfarlane Cameron, Architect, who has for
many years been a Member of the Edinburgh Town
Council, and of Bro. Alexander Black, M.B., F.R.C.P.E.
(now deceased), who devoted much research to the appli-
cation of Hypnotic Influence in the cure of nervous
disorders.
The Annual Meeting was held on 18th October 1893,
when Companions R. J. Jamieson, Jas. Simpson and S.
Duncan, the three retiring Principals, were re-elected to
Office, and Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie appointed
Depute Principal Z., an Office revived for the first time at
this Meeting after being many years in abeyance, as were
the Offices of Substitute Principal, Chamberlain and
Architect. Compn. W. Munro Denholm, M.E.Z. of
Chapter Cathedral, Glasgow, No. 69, was elected a
{HorsbuTgh.)
ALEXANDER HENRY,
First Ppincipal, 1879-1883.
Presentation of Historic Mark Key Stone. 129
Honorary Member of the Chapter. The Treasurer's isth Oct. 1893.
Accounts shewed a Credit balance oi £T2, 17s. ojd.
At a Special Meeting held on ist November 1893, there
were Exalted Brothers R. E. Wallace James, S.S.C, of
Lodge No. 57, and George James MCraw, Past Master
of Lodge No. 349, and who occupies at the time of writing,
the Chair of First Principal of the Chapter.
Compn. James Simpson at a Meeting held on 6thDecember
1893 presented the Chapter with a Mark Key Stone of
considerable historic interest, being a portion of a large
stone which formed part of the Original Altar in Rosslyn
Chapel, cut into shape by the Custodier Brother Thomson,
who avoided touching one side in order to preserve it
intact as it left the hands of the workmen about the year
1446.
The Degree of " Master of a Mark Lodge ' was conferred
upon a number of duly qualified Companions by the
depute Grand Principal Compn. James Dalrymple Duncan
(under authority from the 1st Grand Principal Compn, Lord
Saltoun), at a Special Meeting held on 20th December
1893 in presence of the Installed Z.'s in attendance at
the Meeting. At the Monthly Meeting which followed
thereon, Honorary Membership was conferred upon
Companions James Dalrymple Duncan, Depute Grand
Z., C. C. Nisbet, W.S., P.Z. of Chapter No. 40, and
Dr W. Wynn Westcott, R.W.M. of Lodge Quatuor
Coronati, E.C.
3rd January 1894 saw the Exaltation of Bro. James T.
Cathcart, Younger of Pitcairlie, and the Installation
Degrees of J., H., and Z. of a Chapter conferred upon
Compn. Sir Allan Mackenzie, Baronet of Glen-Muick
(under dispensation of Supreme Grand Chapter), who had
been appointed Provincial Grand Superintendent for
Aberdeenshire, and who had specially desired that he
should receive these Degrees in his Mother Chapter.
A Special Meeting of 7th February 1894 records the
I
] 30 Exaltations m the Aristocracy.
7th Feb. 1894. death of Past Principal Z. Compn. Alexander Henry, and
reference was made to his eminence as a Royal Arch
Mason and the prominent position in which he ever kept
this Chapter during his long period of Office. Bro. James
Smart (the present Burgh Assessor) was Exalted at this
Meeting. He has filled many offices in the Chapter up to
that of 2nd Sojourner. The proceedings concluded by a
Reception of Deputations from Sister Chapters, and a
farewell to Compn. H. J. Goddon on his departure to take
up an appointment at Malta. Compn. Goddon is now
back with us, and is a most useful Member of the Chapter.
On 2ist February 1894 Compn. William Ivison Macadam
F.R.S.E., Member of Chapter No. 83, was affiliated. He
occupied many important Offices in Supreme Chapter
up to that of Depute ist Grand Principal, and Free-
masonry lost a hard and earnest worker by his untimely
and tragic death.
A Special Meeting was held on 28th February 1894,
when Bro. His Highness Shrimant Sampatrao Kasharao
Gaikwad, Deputy Governor of Baroda, India, a Member of
Lodge Dramatic and Arts, No. 757, received Exaltation.
At another Special Meeting, held on 31st August 1894,
Bro. the Right Honourable Lord Elphinstone of Carbery
Tower, Musselburgh (Lodge No. i), was Exalted along with
Bro. the Honourable Charles Maule Ramsay, Brechin Castle
(Lodge No. 123), who afterwards filled the Chair of ist
Grand Principal of Supreme Grand Chapter, and has
always taken an active interest in his Mother Chapter.
A Special Meeting was again called on 17th October
1894 at five o'clock p.m. for the purpose of Exalting nine
Candidates, among them being Brothers the Right
Honourable James Francis Harry St Clair Erskine, Earl
of Rosslyn,.John Skinner Wilson, B.A., Canon of St Mary's
Episcopal Cathedral, John Liddell Officer, W.S., Duncan
Mearns Abel, Advocate, Thomas Beach Morison, Advocate,
and William Scott Wilson, Printer. At 8 p.m. of same
{Ho7-sburgh.)
The Hon. CHARLES MAULE RAMSAY,
First Grand Principal 1901-1903.
Degrees in Irregular bodies. 131
•date another Meeting took place when four additional ''"' °"- '*9'*-
Candidates were Exalted.
The Annual Meeting was held on 26th October 1894
when the three retiring Principals were re-elected to Office.
Thereafter the Festival of Autumnal Equinox was cele-
brated under the Chairmanship of the Right Honourable the
Earl of Haddington, ist Grand Principal. The Treasurer's
Accounts closed with a credit balance of £Zt, ios. 2d.
On 2 1 St November 1894 Compn. James Melville, Past Z.
■of Chapter No. 83, was admitted to Honorary Membership,
and Compn. John Davidson Burnie (Chapter No. 243),
Official Assignee in Insolvency, Victoria, Australia, was
affiliated.
The Minutes of 9th January 1895 records the working of
Degrees of Royal Ark Mariner, and Knights of the Sword,
East, and the East and West, but the names of the
Candidates are not given.
At the Meeting of 20th February 1895 intimation is
made of the sudden death of Compn. W. J. C. Abbot, Past
Principal H., and an expression of deepest sympathy with
his family recorded.
In the Minutes of 3rd April 1895 it is stated that a
Companion named A. A. Forman attended the Meeting,
who admitted having taken the so called " Chair Master
Degree " in the irregular body calling itself the " Edinburgh
Defensive Band Mark and Chair Master Lodge.'' On
being called upon to take an obligation renouncing all
connection with that body, he refused and was therefore
called upon to retire.
On 17th April 1895 ^ letter was read from Grand Scribe
E. intimating that Compn. J. D. Burnie had, without
being aware of the consequences, affiliated in the
Mark Degree and taken the so called " Chair Master
Degree " in the Defensive Band Mark and Chair Master
Lodge. He had since renounced all connection therewith
and no longer recognised the Degrees referred to, and that
132 High-Water Mark of Chapter's Finances.
17th Apr. 1895 he is now free to be admitted to any Royal Arch Chapter,
holding of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
Scotland. Satisfaction was expressed that Companion
Burnie had acted as he had done in the circumstances, and
Scribe E. was instructed to write him to that effect.
The Minutes of a special Meeting on nth October 1895
records the Exaltation of Bro. Walter Wood Robertson
of H.M. Board of Works, M/m. (and R.W.M.) of Lodge
No. I, who had a brilliant Masonic career both in Craft
Masonry and the Higher Orders. He was afterwards for
some years Substitute Principal of this Chapter, and his
death was deeply regretted in all orders of Freemasonry.
At the Annual Meeting held on i8th October 1895 the
three retiring Principals were re-elected to Office. The
Treasurer's Accounts shewed the high-water mark of the
Chapter's Financial prosperity, closing with a credit balance
of ;£"io6, 13s. 64d.
An important Meeting for Exaltation was held on 30th
October 1895, when seven Candidates were admitted, among
them being Brothers George M'Crae, City Treasurer (after-
wards M.P. for the division of East Edinburgh), William
Brydon Hogg, the present M.E.H. of the Chapter and a
Town Councillor of the City of Edinburgh, Colonel
Robert Cranston ("afterwards Lord Provost of Edinburgh,
knighted for his great volunteer services, and created
K.C.V.O. and C.B.), Alex. J. Paterson, C.A., all of the Lodge
of Edinburgh No. i, and also Robert Cox of Gorgie, M.P.
for South Edinburgh, of Lodge Holyrood House No. 44.
At the Meeting on 6th November 1895 s- "cw design for
Head dress for H. and J. was adopted, and "as it was
arranged no Candidates should be brought up to this Meet-
ing the Chapter was closed and the Companions adjourned
to the Refectory, but at a later stage it was again opened,
when Compn. James Thomson of Chapter Caledonian
Unity of Glasgow, No. 73, was admitted and affiliated."
Six Candidates were Exalted at the Monthly Meeting on
First Annual Excursion. 133
nth December 1895, including Brothers Alexander Brand, "">Dec. 1895.
Provost of Portobello, and Alexander Clark, Town
Councillor, Portobello, both of Lodge No. 226.
Honorary Membership was conferred upon Compn.
Major F. W. Allan, Depute Grand Z. and Grand Super-
intendent of the Lower Ward of Lanarkshire, at the
Monthly Meeting on 27th May 1896.
The Minutes make record on 20th June 1896 of the first
of what has become a regular function in the lighter side of
the Chapter's Sessional proceedings, viz., an Annual
Excursion, which took place to Aberdour, and included a
drive through Donibristle grounds, and Dinner at the Wood-
side Hotel. The innovation was a complete success, and
the record thereof in the Minute Book is profusely
illustrated by photographs taken by Compn. Sturrock,
Scribe E., who modestly designates himself " Amateur."
A miniature of himself adorns the side of the Minute, and
may be described as a " Marginal Note." At the following
Monthly Meeting on 23rd September 1896 an enlarged
framed Photograph of the Members present at the
Excursion was presented to the Chapter by Companions
R. K. Inches and Sturrock.
On 30th September 1896 the Portobello Lodge con-
tributed the candidates for Exaltation in the persons of two
vvell known Masons, viz.. Brothers John Stevenson Rhind,
Sculptor, and Frederick L. R. Lee, Silversmith.
At the Annual Meeting on 23rd October 1896 Compn.
R. J. Jamieson retired from the Chair of Z. after four
years' occupancy, and he was succeeded by Compn. James
Simpson, Portmanteau Maker, with Companions Samuel
Duncan H. and John Sime J. The Balance at Credit of
the Treasurer's Accounts was ;£'ioo, los. 7jd.
The opening Meeting of Session 1896-7, held on 4th
November 1896, records the Exaltation among others of
Bro. William Southgate Sands, of Lodge St David's,
No. 36, Inspector of Holyrood Palace, and now in charge of
134 R.A.M., and Red Cross Degrees.
+th Nov. 1896. Buckingham Palace, London. He did good service to the
Chapter as Mark Master.
On i6th December 1896 Honorary Membership was
conferred on Companion D. M. Kelly, Solicitor, M.E.Z. of
Chapter Galloway, Newton Stewart, No. 262.
A remit having been made to a Sub-Committee to con-
sider the matter of working the Red Cross Degrees, the
Report thereon was considered at the Monthly Meeting
held on 17th February 1897, when it was resolved "That
the Degrees be worked at the end of each Winter Season,
the fee being one guinea, inclusive of Diplomas and record-
ing Dues, due notice to be given of the date of Meeting,
and the names of all Candidates to be in the hands of the
Secretary by the Monthly Meeting of the Chapter prior to
the Working Meeting." This resolution has, however,
never been acted upon.
At the Meeting of 17th March 1897 Bro. The Reverend
John Glasse, D.D., Minister of Old Greyfriar's Church was
Exalted. Dr. Glasse, M/m. of Lodge No. 36, attained
considerable eminence in the Higher Orders and is a
Member of the 32nd Degree.
The Second Annual Excursion was held on loth July
1897, the locus being Dalkeith Palace and grounds, with
Dinner in the Cross Keys Hotel, Dalkeith.
The Committee, which met on 1st October 1897 for
nomination of Office-Bearers, agreed " that it would be
desirable for the welfare of the Chapter that the Office of
M.E.Z. should not be held by any Companion for more
than one year.'' In consequence of this, at the Annual
Meeting on 20th October 1897, Compn. Samuel Duncan,,
Clothier (who had been nominated by the retiring Z.
Compn. James Simpson) was elected ist Principal, with
Companions John Sime and John Rex as 2nd and 3rd
Principals. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed the balance
at credit to be £tt, 8s. 9d.
The Meeting of ist December 1897 saw six Exaltations,
. Driunmond Young ^ Sou.)
SAMUEL DUNCAN,
First Principal 1897-1900.
Supreme Chapter Visitation. 135
among them being Bro. Charles Wellby, Organ Builder, of "' °«=- "'"
Lodge Roman Eagle, No. 160 (who has since filled many-
offices, and is at the time of writing filling that of ist
Sojourner with much acceptance), Bro. Richard Clark,
Chairman of Edinburgh Parish Council, and Bro. Robert
Addison Smith, S.S.C, both of Lodge No. i.
At the Monthly Meeting on 19th July 1898, Bro. Robert
Henderson (of Lodge No. 326), and Affiliated Member
(and present Secretary) of Lodge St Clair, No. 349, and
Bro. William Collie, a Member (and Past Master) of No.
349, were Exalted. It is perhaps interesting to note that
they were both engaged in the same business with the
same firm, and at this period (1910) occupy the offices of
2nd and 3rd Sojourners respectively.
On 2nd February 1898 Bro. Alexander Brechin Stewart,
of Lodge Journeyman, No. 8 (the Chapter's present
Treasurer), was Exalted.
Bro. John Murray, Town Councillor and Member of
Lodge St Clair, No. 349, was Exalted on i6th February
1898, and on 2nd March 1898 the Chapter Exalted Bro.
Cassimer Pierre Roques, Comedian, of Lodge Rifle No. 405,
professionally known as " Charles Cassie," and also Bro.
George Mill, S.S.C, of Lodge No. 349.
An Official Visitation was made to the Chapter on i6th
March 1898 by M.E. Compn. C. C. Nisbet, Depute Grand Z.,
who was supported by Compn. J. A. S. Kerr, M.E Grand J.,
and a Deputation from Supreme Grand Chapter. A very
satisfactory report on the Chapter's Books and Working
was presented by them, and in connection with the latter the
Supreme Chapter report states, " The correct and effective
manner in which the Degrees were conferred reflected much
credit upon the whole of the Office-Bearers engaged in the
work." At the close of the Chapter the distinguished
visitors were entertained to a Cake and Wine Banquet.
The Third Annual Excursion took place on 4th June
1898, the party travelling to Dollar with a visit to Castle
i'36 Ruling re Status of R.A. Mark Masons.
^ June 1898. Campbell. There was a representative attendance, and
once more the record is profusely illustrated with photo-
graphs by Compn. Sturrock.
About this time a question was raised as to the Status
of Companions attending the Mark Lodge in a Masonic
Lodge, it having been reported that Portobello Lodge had
insisted on Visiting Companions of Chapter No. i who
had received the Mark Degrees therein, taking the Mark
Obligation again before admittance to their Mark Lodge.
It was ruled, upon enquiries made by Compn. Sime, that
such Companions were Mark Masons under concordat
between Supreme Chapter and Grand Lodge, and are
entitled to be recognised as such without any further
obligation.
The Annual Meeting took place on 19th October 1898,
when the " honorable understanding " come to at last
Annual Meeting was set aside, and Compn. Samuel Duncan
again elected to the Chair of Z., with Companions Sime
and Rex, H. and J. The Treasurer's Statement shewed
the sum of ^72, i8s. 4d. at credit.
At the Meeting on 2nd November 1898 Compn. Frank
Conquergood of Chapter No. 56 was affiliated to the
Chapter. He has been prominently before the Chapter
for his excellent performance of the duties of Superin-
tendent of Works.
The Minutes of 7th December 1898 state that the Chapter
was called upon to record its deep regret at the loss of
Compn. R. J. Jamieson, P.Z. of the Chapter, whose services
were of the greatest value, and "under whose reign the
Chapter flourished and came to the front in a manner it
had never before attained as one of the best worked and
influential Chapters in the country."
The Fourth Annual Excursion was held on 17th June
1899, the party training to Galashiels, with Drive to
Abbotsford House and Melrose Abbey, dining at Galashiels
on return.
Transvaal War Relief Fund.- 137
At the Annual Meeting on i8th October 1899 the retiring ''* °"- '^"•
Principals were again elected to office, and the Treasurer's
Accounts showed a credit balance of £6^, 9s. 2d.
The Minutes of 20th December 1899 contain the first
reference to holding a Chapter Dance, but the suggestion
•was not meantime proceeded with, owing to the Transvaal
War and the state of public opinion.
The Annual Dinner took place on 24th January 1900,
under the Chairmanship of the ist Principal, Compn.
Sam. Duncan, and was well attended. In the course of
.the evening Compn. D. Thomson, in Khaki uniform, sang
Rudyard Kipling's stirring song, "The Absent Minded
Beggar," and thereafter collected a sum of Three guineas
for the War Relief Fund, and which was specially acknow-
ledged by Lord Provost Mitchell Thomson two days later.
The Minutes of 7th March 1900 record that the Chapter
made a present of Three Principals' Robes, &c. to Rothesay
Chapter, No. 163.
On 2nd May 1900 a Resolution was passed to abolish
the offices of Chancellor and Chamberlain, and erect offices
of Superintendent of Works, three Assistants and Organist.
The Rev. John Kerr, M.A., of Dirleton, renowned as a
Bowler, Curler and Golfer, was Exalted on 13th June 1900.
The Fifth Annual Excursion was held on i6th June
1900, taking place to Stirling, with a Drive through Blair
Drummond grounds to Doune, returning to Stirling by
way of Dunblane and Bridge-of- Allan, the dinner being
served in the Station Hotel. A collection made at the
dinner for the Scotsman Shilling War Fund realised
£\, los.
The Annual Meeting of 17th October 1900 records the
retirement from the office of Scribe E. of Compn. Trevelyan
Sturrock, S.S.C, who had served the Chapter in that
capacity well and faithfully for eight years, a period which
-perhaps embraced the most important epoch of the
Chapter's history in more modern times. He was sue-
138 Proposed Chapter Dance.
17th Oct. 1900. ceeded as Scribe E. by the writer, Compn. William
A. Davis, F.S.A.A., who has enjoyed the confidence of
the Chapter by being retained in that office ever since.
Compn. John Sime, of the Estate Duty Office, was elected
1st Principal, supported by Companions John Rex and
J. A. Trevelyan Sturrock as 2nd and 3rd Principals ;
Compn. S. Duncan joining the much depleted ranks of
Past Z.'s, and has since occupied himself with great benefit
to the Chapter as a general Director of its procedure
and functions. Compn. W. Brydon Hogg (present 2nd
Principal) entered upon his first appointment to office as
Inner Guard. The Treasurer's Accounts as closed shew
a credit balance of ;£^50, 8s. 2d. The Installation of Office-
Bearers took place on 7th November 1900, Compn. R. S.
Brown, G.S.E., presiding, when Compn. Duncan received a
most hearty vote of thanks for his services to the Chapter
during the three years he had filled the Chair of 1st Principal.
The Annual Festival Dinner was held on 20th November
1900, under the Chairmanship of Compn. John Sime,
M.E.Z., when fifty-five sat down, including Compn. W.
Munro Denholm, 3rd Grand Principal, and Compn. R. S.
Brown, G.S.E., as Guests. The function was stated to be
a very successful one.
Companions J. Kenyon Lees (the present Chapter
Organist) and James Gibson, Vice-Chairman of the Parish
Council, were Exalted at the Meeting on 21st November
1900.
The matter of a proposed Chapter Dance had been
before the Members at one or two Meetings, and it had
been resolved to obtain a plebesite of the members on the
subject. This was considered at a Meeting of Committee
on 24th January 1901, and the finding come to was that it
was not encouraging. In view of the national bereavement
which had overtaken the country, it was agreed to recom-
mend its abandonment for this year, which was agreed to
at the next Chapter Meeting.
(A-. i~. Ifd-stc,
JOHN SIME,
First Principal 1900-1902.
Death of Queen Victoria. 139
Before commencing the business of the Meeting on 6th *"• ^'''- '9°'-
February 1901 the M.E.Z. made touching reference to the
lamented death of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the Com-
panions standing to Order. " He adverted to her long and
glorious reign, to the greatness of her character, and to her
life-long devotion to the welfare of her subjects. He also
referred to the unbounded love and esteem in which Her
Majesty was held by her subjects, and indeed by the
people of the whole civilised world, and concluded by
moving that an expression of the deep sense of the
irreparable loss which the community and humanity
generally has sustained through the death of Her Gracious
Majesty, and of sympathy with His Majesty King
Edward and the Members of the Royal Family in their
bereavement, be recorded in the Minutes." At the
Meeting of 20th February 1901 a communication was read
from Supreme Chapter requesting the Order to be placed
in Masonic Mourning until the end of March.
A Visitation of Supreme Grand Chapter was made to
Chapter No. i on 6th March 1901, headed by Compn. W.
Ivison Macadam, M.E., Depute .First Grand Principal.
There was also a reception by the Chapter of visiting
Companions from the Sister Chapters in Edinburgh and
from other centres.
VOLUME No. N .—{continued).
i2thApri9oi. TV TEGOTIATIONS had for some time past been
i- ^ proceeding with Supreme Chapter with the view to
Chapter No. i taking up its abode in the New Royal Arch
Temple in Queen Street, and many Meetings had been
held to discuss necessary arrangements, which, after
overcoming many difficulties, had been so far successful that
the Meeting of 6th March actually took place in the New
Halls. Fresh difficulties, however, arose, and at a Meeting
of Committee held on I2th April 1901 the whole matter
was fully discussed, and various motions put before the
Meeting. Ultimately, however, it became the finding of
the Meeting to conclude the negotiations and enter upon
occupancy in May 1901.
At the same Meeting a report prepared by Scribe E-
from the past Accounts of the Chapter was read to the
Members, which shewed that certain of the Chapter
functions had hitherto been conducted in a style some-
what in excess of the resources of the Chapter, and
suggesting proposals whereby these functions might be
carried on as hitherto, but without being altogether a
burden upon the general funds of the Chapter. The chief
suggestions were to make the Annual Excursion support
itself as near as possible, and to raise the Annual Subscrip-
tion to Five shillings in order to cover the general
entertainment account of the Chapter. The proposals
were approved of generally, and the raising of the Annual
Subscription favourably recommended for the approval of
the Chapter, which however did not accept the recom-
mendation.
Reconstruction of Chapter's Accounts. 141
Difficulties, as shewn by Minute of 17th April 1901, still '7th Apr. 1901
existed regarding the occupancy of the Royal Arch Halls,
and the whole matter was remitted to the three Principals
and Scribe E. to negotiate further, with powers. This Com-
mittee met two days later and carefully reviewed the
whole negotiations, when after full consideration it was
agreed to continue the tenancy at the Freemasons' Hall
for another year, and to continue negotiations at leisure
with Supreme Chapter ; and this decision was approved
by the Chapter at the Monthly Meeting on 15th May
1901.
At a Meeting held on ist May 1901 five Candidates
were Exalted, among them being Bro. Rustom Hirjibhoy
Appoo, M/m. of Lodge St David, No. 36, a Parsi, studying
Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was an
earnest Freemason, and took a great interest in the working
and prosperity of his Mother Chapter, having during his
stay here filled many of the minor Offices. He has now
returned to Bombay, where he resides, but still corresponds
with the Chapter.
The sixth Annual Excursion took place on 15th June
1901 to Linthgow by Hopetoun House, the Palace and
Church of St Michael at Linlithgow being inspected
under the conductorship of Treasurer P. L. Henderson.
During the Dinner at the Star and Garter Hotel Two
pounds was collected for the Scotsman Shilling War Fund
for our Soldiers' Widows and Orphans.
At a Committee Meeting on 14th October 1901 there
was submitted a Valuation of the Chapter's whole Regalia,
Paraphernalia, &c., made by Compn. S. Duncan, and which
amounted to £\Oi,, I2s. 6d., and Compn. William A-
Davis, the Scribe E., submitted an Account of the
Treasurer's Intromissions for the past year in a balance-
sheet form as per instructions of the Committee. The
form of Account was adopted as the standard for the
Chapter, it being agreed to make separate Accounts of
142 Effect of reconstructing Accounts.
Mih Oct. 1901. Revenue and Capital, the latter on the basis of Compn.
Duncan's Valuation.
At the Annual Meeting on i6th October 1901 Com-
panions Sime, Rex and Sturrock were re-elected to the
Principals' chairs. The Treasurer's yearly statement,
made up in the newly adopted form, was submitted and
approved, subject to Audit. The Statement shewed that
the Annual Excursion had been self-supporting, and that
the credit balance brought over from last year had been
absorbed by payment of Accounts, which were applicable
to former years, so that the Chapter now stood free of
debt, the funds of the Chapter being represented by Capital
Account invested in the Chapter's properties, less amount
due to Treasurer.
The Annual Festival took place in the Freemasons' Hall
on 15th November 1901, when Compn. John Sime, M.E.Z.,
presided over a Company of forty, with Compn. James
Kirkwood, Depute ist Grand Principal, and Compn. R. S.
Brown, G.S.E., as the Chapter's guests. A letter was read
from Compn. the Honourable Charles Maule Ramsay,
1st Grand Principal, regretting absence from his Mother
Chapter owing to his being Installed that night Provincial
Grand Master of Forfarshire, and a telegram conveying
the Chapter's congratulations was dispatched to him from
the Dinner.
A Meeting was held on 4th December 1901, at four
o'clock afternoon, for the purpose of Exalting Bro. Sir
Thomas D. Gibson Carmichael, Baronet of Castle Craig, a
Member (and afterwards R.W.M.) of Lodge Dramatic and
Arts, No. 757, and at the present time Governor of
Victoria, Australia, receiving the honour of K.C.M.G. on
his appointment.
The Meeting of i8th December 1901 was honoured by
another Visitation of Supreme Grand Chapter, headed by
the M.E. 1st Grand Principal, Compn. Charles Maule
Ramsay, supported by Compn. James Kirkwood, Depute
(Harshirih.)
Sir THOMAS D. GIBSON CARMICHAEL of Skirling, Bart.
K.C.M.G.
"District Invitation'' Meetings. 143
1st Grand Principal, and other officers of Supreme Ciiapter, '^thDec. igoi.
when the Deputation had an opportunity of seeing the
Chapter working, five Candidates being Exalted, among
them being Bro. James Duncanson Gibson, Surveyor, a
Mason who has taken a high position in all branches of
Freemasonry as a brilliant Ritualist. At the time of writing
these notes he fills the office of M.E.J, in the Chapter, and
also the Chair of R.W.M. in the Lodge of Edinburgh
(Mary's Chapel) No. i. In accordance with a former
promise, Honorary Membership was conferred upon
Compn. James Kirkwood, Depute Grand Z. The ist
Principal, Compn. Sime, thanked the ist Grand Principal
for the Presentation he had made to the Chapter of a
framed Portrait of himself as M.E. Grand Z. Before
retiring the M.E. Grand Z. thanked the Chapter for the
warm reception accorded to himself and Office-Bearers, and
heartily congratulated the M.E.Z. on the excellent manner
the working had been carried out, and the accuracy of the
Chapter's books, the appreciation of which by Supreme
Chapter would be found in the Report which G.S.E. had
engrossed in the Chapter's Minute Book. The Report
referred to, after certifying the accuracy of the books, states,
" Thereafter the Deputation witnessed the working of the
Chapter in a most perfect and excellent manner, the ist
Grand Principal congratulating the M.E. Principal, Com-
panion Sime, upon the general efficiency."
At a Meeting of 5th February 1902, the proceedings
which had taken place relative to a proposed Chapter
Dance were under consideration, when it was agreed that
it should take place on the express understanding that it
should be self-supporting and that no possible deficiency
should be made a charge on the Chapter Funds, and a
Committee was appointed to carry it out.
In order to interest the Companions living in outlying
-districts in the affairs of the Chapter, arrangements had
been made to associate some of the Chapter Meetings with
144 First Assembly and Dance.
19th Feb. 1902 " District Invitations," and the first of these took place at the-
Meeting of 19th February 1902, when a large number of
Companions were welcomed from the Portobello District.
The first Assembly and Dance took place on 12th
March 1902 in the Royal Arch Halls, and proved a very
successful and enjoyable function. A vote of thanks was
accorded at the Meeting of 19th March 1902 to the Dance
Committee and its Secretary, Compn. Davis, for the energy
they had shewn in bringing about its success, and at a
Committee Meeting held on 24th March 1902 the Convener
reported that the Accounts had been made up, and he was
glad to state that the Revenue had been sufficient to meet
the Expenditure.
The Meeting of 16th April 1902 was a " Corstorphine
Reception night," and was signalised by six Corstorphine
Brethren being Exalted, including Bro. the Reverend James
Fergusson, Minister of Corstorphine Parish Church.
The Seventh Annual Excursion took place on 21st
June 1902, taking the form of a drive to Roslin, where
the party were conducted over the Chapel and entertained
to a very interesting lecture upon its Historical, Archi-
tectural and Masonic merits by Mark Master James
Thomson, the Custodier. The old Castle was also explored,
and thereafter the members dined together in the Royal
Hotel. On the homeward journey the party was enter-
tained to supper and refreshments in the house of Compn,
A. Louis Reis, the ist Sojourner, an added pleasure which
Compn. Reis declared had been successfully arranged
" outwith his ken" by the Scribe E. and his' spouse, Mrs.
Reis, who accorded the company a splendid welcome.
The Annual Meeting was held on 15th October 1902,
when Compn. Peter L. Henderson, Architect, retired from
the office of Treasurer, which he had so successfully filled
since 1888, and the Chapter shewed its appreciation of his
great services by unanimously electing him to the Chair of i st
Principal. Companions Rex and Trevelyan Sturrock were
PETER L. HENDERSON,
First Principal 1902-1904.
Presentation P.Z. Jewels introduced. 145
re-elected 2nd and 3rd Principals respectively, and Compn. 'sth Oct. 1902.
A. B. Stewart was appointed to fill the office of Treasurer,
Compn. Brydon Hogg succeeding him as Superintendent
of Works. The retiring Treasurer's Accounts shewed a
Cash Balance of £1^, i8s. iid. to the Credit, the Chapter's
Paraphernalia standing at the sum of £\0\, 12s. 6d.
The Minutes recorded the Chapter's great regret at the
untimely death of Compn. W. Ivison Macadam, who had
taken considerable interest in the Chapter's welfare,
and had been prominent in all the different grades of
Freemasonry.
The Annual Festival was held on 24th October 1902,
and was attended by a large number of Companions,
including several prominent guests. The Chair was taken
by the M.E.Z. Compn. P. L. Henderson, who was supported
by Companions James Kirkwood, D.G.Z., Sir Thomas D.
Gibson Carmichael, Bart, Charles Martin Hardie, R.S.A.,
John F. K. Scott of Gala, Colonel Robert Cranston ; Past
1st Principals James Simpson, Sam. Duncan and John
Sime, Scribe E. William A. Davis, Scribe N. George J.
M'Craw, Treasurer A. B. Stewart, &c., the Croupiers being
Companions John Rex and Trevelyan Sturrock.
At a Special Meeting on 30th October 1902 three
Brethren from Oban were Exalted, their object being to
Erect (along with Companions already resident there) a
Chapter in that watering place.
The Minutes of 19th November 1902 shew another innova-
tion established in the Chapter, viz., the Presentation of
P.Z. Jewels to retiring ist Principals. Companions James
Simpson, Samuel Duncan and John Sime were the
recipients of handsome Gold Jewels, designed and supplied
by Messrs Hamilton and Inches, Princes Street.
Compn. the Reverend John Kerr having received from
the Chapter a formal introduction to the Royal Arch
Chapters in America, to be used by him on the occasion of
his visit to Canada, &c., as Captain of the Scottish Curling
K
146 Second Assembly and Dance.
i2th Dec. 1902. Team, there was read a letter of thanks from him at the
Meeting of 12th December 1902.
On 2ist January 1903 Compn. A. Louis Reis presented
a Motion that an Assembly and Dance should be held
during the season, and this being approved of, arrangements
were remitted to the Committee. The function, the second
of its kind, was successfully held in the Royal Arch Halls-
on 1 2th March 1903 under the Patronage of the
Honourable C. Maule Ramsay, M.E. 1st Grand Principal.
Two Special Meetings were held after the Session closed,
on nth June and 15th July 1903, when eight candidates
were Exalted, viz.. Brothers the Very Reverend Charles
Pressley Smith, M.A., Dean of Argyll and the Isles,
Lieutenant J. O. Hatcher of H.M.S. "Anson," Dr (now
Professor) David Hepburn, F.R.S.E., A. M. Laing, M.A.,
Advocate, Thomas Millar, Builder, James Donaldson,
Timber Merchant, A. W. Macdonald, S.S.C, and Charles
Leith Hay of Leith Hall, at present Grand Superintendent
of Aberdeenshire.
The Eighth Annual Excursion took place on 27th June
1903, a large party entraining to Dunfermline, and there-
after travelling by Coach to the Ancient Royal Burgh of
Culross, when, after the various places of interest had been
visited and most graphically described by one of the
Resident Clergymen, the Reverend Mr. Hampton, the
party dined together in the Dundonald Arms Hotel, Two
pounds being collected as a contribution to the Abbey
restoration fund.
The Annual Meeting was held on 23rd October 1903, at
which the retiring Companions, Henderson, Rex. and
Sturrock, were re-elected to the Principals' Chairs. The
Treasurer's Accounts for the year shewed that thirty
Exaltations had taken place, and the Balance at Credit of
the Chapter was £^o, 6s. sd.
Following thereon the Annual Festival took place with
Compn. Peter L. Henderson, M.E.Z., in the Chair, supported
Chapter registered as a Club. 147
by Companions the Honourable C. Maule Ramsay, Past ^3'''' ®'='- '9°3-
1st Grand Principal, The Honourable William M'Cullough,
P.G.M. of New Zealand, R. S. Brown, G.S.E., Dr George
Dickson, P.Z., No. 83, &c., the Croupiers being Companions
Rex and Sturrock. There was read a letter from Compn.
Sir Allan Mackenzie, Bart., M.E. ist Grand Principal.,
excusing his absence owing to the death of his eldest son,
who had fallen in Service in Africa.
The Minutes of 2nd December 1903 record the additioii
to the ranks of the Chapter Membership of Six Com-
missioned and Non-Commissioned Officers of the 17th
(Duke of Cambridge's Own) Regiment of Lancers, known
as " The Death or Glory Boys," this number being added
to at subsequent Meetings, eleven in all being Exalted in
the Chapter. During their short stay in Edinburgh, prior
to the regiment proceeding to India, these Military Com-
panions proved themselves earnest Masons, and attached
themselves very much to their fellow Members in the
Chapter, great regret being felt when the time came for
their departure.
The regulations of the new Licensing (Scotland) Act,
1903, as affecting Societies where excisable liquors were
supplied, came up for review at the Meeting of Committee
on loth December 1903, when it was recommended to
register the Chapter as a Club in terms of the new Act's
requirements, and this recommendation was adopted at
the following Meeting on i6th December 1903. This
Meeting had the task of conferring the R.A. Degree
upon eleven Candidates.
The Third Annual Assembly and Dance took place on
3rd February 1904 in the Royal Arch Halls. Although
there was a falling off in the attendance as compared with
the former year, the function was considered a success, a
feature being the brilliant uniforms of the Military
Members.
A Reception Meeting was held on 2nd March 1904, at
148 Death of Compn. James Simpson, P.Z.
2nd Mar. 1904 which Deputations wcrc received from Chapters Nos. 56,
83, 152 and 278. At the following Meeting on i6th
March 1904 a letter was read from the M.E.Z. of Chapter
No. 40, apologising for his ■ absence from the Chapter's
Reception Meeting, " he having mistaken the date and
turned up at the Hall on the evening following in full war
paint, but found to his great disappointment that he was
just a day behind the Fair."
On 20th April 1904 there is recorded the death
of another of the Chapter's Workers, Compn. James
Simpson, Past Z. of the Chapter, having passed away on
24th March 1904. He had occupied several offices, being
at all times most zealous in promoting the interests of the
Chapter, and was elected to the ist Principal's Chair in
1896.
The Ninth Annual Excursion took place on 2nd July
1904. The party entrained for Galashiels, arriving there
in unpleasant weather, whereby the proposed visit to
Abbotsford House was dispensed with, and the party
drove to Melrose (where dinner awaited) in a deluge of
rain, which, however, gave place to bright sunshine just as
the brakes drew up at the Hotel door. Notwithstanding
the atmospheric discomforts the outing was voted a most
enjoyable one.
The Annual Meeting was held on 21st October 1904,
when Compn. John Rex, Timber Merchant, was elected to
the Chair of Z., with Companions Trevelyan Sturrock and
A. Louis Reis as H. and J. The Treasurer's Accounts
shewed a credit balance of ;^56, lis. The Annual Festival
followed, when a Company of thirty-two sat down, and
enjoyed a very entertaining evening.
At the First Monthly Meeting of the Session, held on
i6th November 1904, eight Candidates were admitted to
Membership.
The Immediate Past Z., Compn. Peter L. Henderson
was presented with a P.Z. Jewel at the Meeting of i8th
JOHN REX,
Fu'st Principal 1904-1906,
Farexvell to Companions of lyth Lancers. 149
January 1905, a letter being read from Compn. the Hon. "^thjan-igos
C. Maule Ramsay, Past Grand Z., regretting that he was
unable to be present at its presentation. Companions
John Rex, P. L. Henderson, and John Sime, received the
Installed Master of Mark Lodge Degree from Companions
R. S. Brown and H. J. Goddon.
It had been resolved that the Fourth Annual Assembly
should be held this season, and the date was fixed upon,
but, at a Committee Meeting held on 27th February 1905,
it appeared that the acceptances were inadequate to make
it in any way successful, and letters were considered from
Members containing their views for or against going on
with the function, whereat it was resolved to abandon it
for this Session and make another effort earlier in the
next year.
The Tenth Annual Excursion, which took place on ist
July 1905, was an interesting one, the party, numbering
thirty, journeying to Haddington. On arriving there they
were met by Compn. the Rev. J. H. Clarkson, a newly
Exalted Member of the Chapter, who conducted them
over the house he occupied, historical as the birthplace of
Jane Welch Carlyle. Thereafter a visit was made to the
Abbey Church where the grave of Mrs Carlyle was pointed
out, and those Companions who wished to do so were
allowed to enter the Burial Vault of the Lauderdale family
and gaze upon the outward casings of the remains of the
family's ancestors, a proceeding of doubtful reverence to the
resting place of the departed. After luncheon the partj
drove to North Berwick and had dinner in the Dalrymple
Arms Hotel, returning to Edinburgh in good time.
A Special Meeting of the Chapter was held on 30th
August 1905 for the purpose of bidding farewell to the
Companions belonging to the Regiment of 17th Lancers,
when the following resolution was recorded in the Minutes,
" That the Chapter regret the loss of the 17th Lancers (by
reason of the departure of the Regiment for India), who
150 Entrance Fee raised.
3»ta,Aug. igoj jj^yg gQ worthily taken part in its labours since their
Exaltation, and accord them every good wish for
their future. That this be recorded in the Minutes of the
Chapter, and copies given to each Companion." The
Excerpts were artistically engrossed by Compn. Wm.
Mills.
The Annual Meeting took place on 20th October 1905,
when Compn. Sturrock having intimated that he did not
desire re-election or to hold any higher Office (with, how-
ever, the assurance that he would continue to take an active
interest in the Chapter's affairs), Companions John Rex,
A. Louis Reis and George J. M'Craw were duly elected to
the Principals' Chairs. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed a
credit balance of ;^47, i8s. The Annual Festival followed,
and was held for the first time in the Supreme Chapter
Halls, when a party of forty-three was present under the
Chairmanship of Compn. John Rex, M.E.Z., Companions
Reis and M'Craw being Croupiers. The guests were
Companions R. S. Brown, G.S.E., Joseph Inglis, I.P.Z. of
Chapter No. 56, and William Cuthbertson of Chapter No.
56, Moderator of the High Constables. An excellent
programme of music was contributed by Companions
present, and the function in the new location voted a
distinct success.
At the Monthly Meeting on 15th November 1905 a
hearty vote of thanks was, on the motion of M.E.Z.,
accorded to Compn. Davis, the Scribe E., for his
successful efforts in connection with the Annual Ex-
cursion, Annual Festival, and the general working of the
Chapter.
The advisability of raising the Entrance Fee of the
Chapter from three to four guineas had been under
the Committee's consideration, and at the .Meeting of 20th
December 1905 a resolution was passed agreeing to this
being done, the increase to come into operation in March
1906. Another attempt was made to hold an Assembly
Presentations to Chapter. 151
and Dance, but after discussion a resolution that the =°'hD«. .905.
proposal be not gone on with was carried.
The question of the Chapter becoming permanently
located in the Supreme Chapter Halls, the negotiations for
which were interrupted in 1901, again came to the front at
a Committee Meeting held on 20th February 1906. The
whole past proceedings were fully reviewed, and the
conclusion come to that the Chapter should indicate to
Supreme Chapter on what conditions it would be prepared
. ±0 come to an arrangement.
At the Monthly Meeting on 21st March 1906 eleven
Candidates were admitted to Membership, nine being
Exalted that evening. It was agreed on the motion of
Compn. Brydon Hogg to postpone the imposition of the
increased Entrance Fee until the first Meeting of next
Session.
The Meeting of 4th April 1906 acknowledged with
thanks a present received from Compn. J. D. Gibson of
Brass and Copper Ewer and Brass Goblet for holding the
" elements."
Another death among the Chapter's veterans is recorded
in the Minutes of i8th April 1906, viz., Compn. William
Officer, S.S.C., who was Exalted in this Chapter on 17th
May i860, and is described in the Minute "as probably the
oldest living Member of the Chapter." * He occupied a
large place in the Freemasonry of Scotland. He was
elected Depute Grand Z. in 1 890-1, and was at the date of
his death one of the Trustees of Supreme Grand Royal
Arch Chapter. A Deputation of the Visitation Committee
of Supreme Chapter visited this Meeting, headed by
* This was afterwards found to be not quite correct, as Compn.
John Dun was Exalted on 3rd February 1859. He subsequently
went to the Antipodes, from which he recently returned, and in
1908 resumed active Membership of the Chapter. Compn.
Officer was, however, undoubtedly the oldest continuously active
Member.
152 Another presentation.
.8thApr.z9o6. Compn. Carthcw-Yorstoun, Grand J., who stated that the
Committee had found the Chapter Books exceedingly
well kept, and voiced the Committee's satisfaction with
the admirable manner in which the Degrees had been
worked. He further expressed the hope that it would not
be long before Chapter No. i was permanently located in
the Supreme R.A. Halls. There was recorded the gift by
Compn. William A. Davis of a Mahogany Cabinet for
holding the various Emblems, &c., used in working the
Degrees.
The Chapter's Eleventh Annual Excursion took place
on 30th June 1906, when the party took train to Peebles,
drove to Innerleithen, back by the opposite side of the
Tweed, and dined at the Cross Keys Hotel, where the
Chapter entertained a Companion who had done yeoman
service as Mark Master for some years, viz., Compn.
W. S. Sands, the King's Inspector of Holyrood Palace,
who was leaving Edinburgh to take up the Inspectorship
of Buckingham Palace, London, and who was accorded a
hearty send off from the assembled Companions.
At the Meeting of ist August 1906 the congratulations
of the Chapter were accorded to Compn. Robert K. Inches,
Depute 1st Principal, on the occasion of his being elected
a Magistrate of the City of Edinburgh.
This Minute brings Volume S of the Records of the
Chapter to a close — a book of 472 pages. It may have
been said to commence with the inauguration of the
present day regime of the Chapter's career, and contains a
long record of interesting proceedings and events, only a
section of which it has been possible to deal with in the
foregoing summary.
VOLUME No. VI.
(AND LAST).
1906 to 16th May 1 9 10.
THIS, the last volume under our review, is in current 3rd Oct. 1906,
use, and these notes will terminate with the last
Monthly Meeting of Session 1909-10.
The records open with a Committee Meeting on 3rd
October 1906, when a list of Office-Bearers for Nomination
for the ensuing year was agreed upon. Sympathetic
reference was made to the death of the 1st Grand Principal,
Compn. Sir Allan Russell Mackenzie, Bart. (Exalted in
the Chapter in 1893), and a letter of condolence was
instructed to be sent to the family. On account of
Masonic Mourning it was agreed to postpone the Annual
Festival until the period of Mourning had expired.
At the Annual Meeting on 17th October 1906 a letter
was read from Lady Mackenzie, thanking the Chapter for
its sympathy with herself and family in their bereavement.
Compn. A. Louis Reis, Jeweller, was advanced to the
Chair of Z., with Companions George J. M'Craw H., and
W. Brydon Hogg J. The Treasurer's Accounts for the
year shewed the very satisfactory Credit balance of
£71, IIS. 4d.
The Minutes of 7th November 1906 record the
approaching departure from Edinburgh of the 2nd
Highland Light Infantry, many Members of which
Regiment had been Exalted in the Chapter, and the
M.E.Z. in bidding these Companions farewell assured
them of the Chapter's hearty goodwill and regret at their
\'^/^ Negotiations for occupancy of R.A. Halls,
7th Nov. 1906. departure. A cordial welcome was given to Compn. John
Gardner, late of the 17th Lancers (and who was responsible
for the introduction to the Chapter of so man)- ^Members
of that Regiment) on his return after being so long laid
aside by severe illness. The higher rate of Exaltation
Fees came into operation at this Meeting.
At the Monthly Meeting on 21st November 1906
sympathetic reference was made to the death of Compn.
George Campbell, a well-known Member and genial friend
to so many of the Members, who had taken an active
share in the working of the Chapter, having filled many
of the Minor Offices.
The postponed Annual Festival took place on 5th
December 1906 in the Freemasons' Hall, attended by a
company of 37, the guests being Companions David Reid,
Grand Secretary, and Charles L. Reis, Glasgow, a brother
of the Chairman. The I.P.Z., Compn. John Rex, was
presented with a P.Z. Jewel, and a most enjoyable evening
was spent.
Negotiations before referred to between the Chapter
and Supreme Grand Chapter regarding the former migrat-
ing to the Supreme Chapter Halls for permanent residence
had been before the Committee and Chapter from time to
time, and at the Meeting on 20th February 1907
negotiatioris appear to have narrowed down to possible
terms, which having been favourably considered, the
matter was finally remitted to Committee, with powers to
conclude arrangements.
The Fourth Assembly was held in the " Egyptian Halls"
on 22nd February 1907, but from various causes it was
not a success financiall}', so that the function has not since
been repeated.
The Committee met on 6th March 1907 and fully
discussed the remit from the Chapter re Royal Arch Halls,
when, on the motion of Compn. Davis, it was agreed to lay
the whole matter for final decision before a Special
and final completion of Arrangements. 155
Meeting of the Chapter called for the purpose. This "th Mar. 1907.
Meeting was held on nth March 1907, and after a
lengthened discussion the Chapter agreed to accept the
terms as adjusted, and to enter into occupancy of the
Royal Arch Halls, Scribe E. being instructed to carry the
arrangements to completion. The Chapter is greatly
indebted for this satisfactory conclusion of a long series of
negotiations to the energetic manner in which the M.E.Z.,
Compn. A. Louis Reis, took the later negotiations in hand.
A Reception night was held on 20th March 1907, when
a Deputation from the Supreme Chapter was received, and
also from the other five Chapters in the District.
The Minutes of 17th April 1907 contained sympathetic
reference to the lamented death of Compn. John M'Intosh,
a well-known and respected Member of the Chapter.
The Monthly Meeting of 15th May 1907 was the last
the Chapter held in the Freemasons' Hall, which it had
occupied for forty -eight years. ,The M.E.Z., in making the
intimation, said, " He referred to the long associations with
the premises they were leaving — many of them historical —
and it was his earnest wish that the translation to the
more up-to-date premises would conduce to the future
prosperity of the Chapter."
The Twelfth Annual Excursion took place on 15th
June 1907, the object being a visit to Campsie Glen, and
dinner at the Lennox Arms Hotel, Lennoxtown. The
success of the Function was marred by wet weather, but
the dinner and genial company was thoroughly enjoyed,
the Reverend T. Angus Morrison, Parish Minister, being
the Chapter's guest.
The New Session was opened with the Annual Meet-
ing on 2 1st October 1907, and was the first held in the
Royal Arch Halls under the new terms of Lease. The
retiring Principals were re-elected to Office for the ensuing
■year. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed a balance of
;^44, 9s. after providing new Paraphernalia to the extent
156 Institution of Life Membership.
.istoct. X907. of ;^i3, 14s. 6d. The death was regretfully recorded of
Compn. James Smith, a well-known Journalist, and one of
the Chapter's older Members.
At the Monthly Meeting of i8th November 1907 there
were Affiliated in Absentis, at the request of Supreme
Grand Chapter, four Companions of Chapter Shamrock,^
No. 338 I.e., who were associated with others in the
Erection of a Chapter under the Scottish Constitution at
Germiston, Transvaal Colony. (Chapter No. 334, King
Soloman, Germiston.)
The Annual Festival took place on 22nd November
1907, and was held for the first time in the Caledonian
Station Hotel, the innovation being attended with com-
plete success. A company of thirty-seven sat down under
the Chairmanship of Compn. A. Louis Reis Z., with Com-
panions M'Craw and Bryden Hogg, Croupiers.
The principal incident at the Monthly Meeting on 20th
January 1908 was the cordial welcome extended to the
Chapter's oldest Member, Compn. John Dun, who was
Exalted in 1859, and had returned to his native land to
settle down after an absence abroad of many years.
The proceedings which had occupied the attention of
the Chapter for some time past on the initiative of Scribe
E., Compn. Davis, to institute a Life Membership in the
Chapter, in respect that its Membership is to some extent
drawn from Brethren who are not resident in or near
Edinburgh, came up for decision at the Monthly Meeting
of 20th April 1908, when it was resolved, after considerable
discussion, " That the standing Committee be empowered
to commute the present Annual Subscription to the
Chapter by a payment of 25 s. when requested to do so
by Companions who are resident furth of the United
Kingdom."
The Thirteenth Annual Excursion was held on 20th
June 1908, when that of 1906 to Peebles and Innerleithen,
which had proved so successful, was repeated. There was,.
GEORGE JAMES M'CRAW,
Fii'st Pi'incipal 190S-IU10.
Proposal to increase Affiliation Fee. 157
however, a much smaller attendance than usual, but the =°'h J"™ 1908.
■drive along the banks of the Tweed was greatly ap-
preciated.
During the vacation the Chapter lost by death another
useful, earnest and popular Member, viz., Compn. James
Kennedy, J. P., Merchant, a Member of the Standing Com-
mittee. Exalted in 1902, Compn. Kennedy, "saw the
Light" somewhat late in life, but had already given
promise of a prominent career in Masonry. He had
been heard to state that his great regret was that he had
not joined the Craft twenty years earlier. At a Special
Meeting on 7th September 1908 a letter from the family
was read expressing thanks for the kind message of
sympathy which Scribe E. had sent on behalf of the
•Chapter.
The Annual Meeting was held on i6th October 1908,
■when Compn. George James M'Craw was Elected M.E.Z.,
Compn. Brydon Hogg M.E.H., and Compn. James D.
•Gibson M.E.J. The Treasurer's Accounts shewed a credit
balance of £Z% 19s. 3d. The Annual Festival followed
on 23rd October 1908 in the Caledonian Station Hotel, at
which there was a large attendance.
At the Meeting of i6th November 1908 Compn. A.
Louis Reis was presented with a Past Z.'s Jewel in recog-
nition of his services to the Chapter as First Principal for
the past two years.
The subject of thoroughly overhauling the Regalia came
up at a Committee Meeting on nth January 1909, and a
■discussion took place as to the advisability of raising the
Affiliation Fee to the Chapter, but no decision on this
point was come to.
Reference of a sympathetic nature was made at the
Monthy Meeting of i8th January 1909 to the death of
Compn. Dr George Dickson, who received Honorary
Membership of the Chapter in 1879 in recognition of his
services to Masonry.
158 Inventory of business and literary Books.
isth Mar. 1,09. -phg Visitation Committee of Supreme Chapter attended
the Monthly Meeting of iSth March 1909, and made
favourable reports of the Chapter's Working and efficiency-
of its books.
The Closing Meeting of the Session on 17th May 1909
was marked by the Exaltation of six Candidates (making
a total of twenty for the year), and M.E.Z. Compn..
M'Craw expressed his warm thanks for the cordial support
he had received from all the Members in making the year
a successful one.
At a Committee Meeting held on 24th May 1909 Scribe
E. submitted an Inventory of the business and literary
books belonging to the Chapter which he had prepared.
He also reported that he had succeeded in tracing the
Chapter's Second Minute Book (1810-1842), which had
been lost for so many years, and his endeavours to obtain
possession of it were approved of (At a later Committee
Meeting Scribe E. reported that Supreme Chapter had
been satisfied they had no title to retain the Volume, and
it had accordingly been handed over to this Chapter.)
The Fourteenth Annual Excursion took place on 19th
June 1909, the party entraining to Gullane and driving to
Dirleton, where a game of bowls was indulged in on the
Bowling Green of Dirleton Castle. Thereafter the party
was entertained to a Strawberry Afternoon Tea at the
Kirk Manse by Compn. the Reverend John Kerr, Mrs.
Kerr and daughter, who welcomed the Company in a most
kindly manner. Dinner was served in the Castle Hotel,,
and a pleasant evening enjoyed.
At a Committee Meeting on 23rd September 1909 an
innovation was agreed upon to institute a regular Order of
Musical Service for the Chapter, and a Sub-Committee
appointed to carry it out.
The Annual Meeting which opens the business Session
(and also opens the final year of these records) was held on
i8th October 1909, when Companions George J. M'Craw,
Successful Annual Festival. 159
W. Brydon Hogg and James D. Gibson were re-elected to iS'h Oct. 1909
the Principals' Chairs. The Accounts for the past year
shewed a Credit Balance of £\g, i6s. o|d. after paying
^4, 4$. 6d. for additions to Regalia, &c. M.E.Z. reported
that he had paid an official visit to the Glasgow Chapter
No. 50, one of the Daughters of this Chapter, supported by
Companions Trevelyan Sturrock, H. J. Goddon and
Frank Conquergood, and had been received in a most
enthusiastic manner.
The Annual Festival took place in the Caledonian Station
Hotel on 22nd October 1909, and was without doubt the
most successful function of recent times, the company num-
bering forty-five. The Chair was taken by Compn. M'Craw,
M.E.Z. , who was supported by Companions Charles Martin
Hardie, R.S.A., M.E. Depute ist Grand Principal ; E. S.
Lawrie, M.E.Z. of Chapter Glasgow, No. 50 ; the Chapter's
five living P.Z.'s, Companions A. Louis Reis, Peter L.
Henderson, John Rex, John Sime and Samuel Duncan ;
Companions J. O. Eraser, Substitute Z., William A. Davis,
Scribe E., and A. L. Thomson, S.N. The Croupiers were
Companions Brydon Hogg and James D. Gibson. The
usual Toasts were honoured, and the Depute 1st Grand
Principal submitted a Special Toast, viz., " The British
Empire beyond the Seas," as associated with the Bond of
Freemasonry, which was doing so much to solidify the
Empire. The Toast was enthusiastically received and
responded to by Companions V. M. Lambdh and N.
Sydney Williams from the Empire of India.
At the Meeting on 15th November 1909 the congratula-
tions of the Chapter were accorded to Compn. Brydon
Hogg, M.E.H., on his Election to the Town Council of
Edinburgh.
A Committee which had been appointed' to check the
Inventory of Regalia, &c., and make suggestions to bring
it up to date, met on 22nd November 1909, when consider-
able improvements and additions were recommended, both
i6o \2f>th Anniversary Festival.
6th D=c. 1909. j-o Regalia and Paraphernalia, and the Standing Committee
meeting on 6th December 1909 approved of the recom-
mendations, which were carried out and improved consider-
ably the effective working of the Degree. M.E.Z. drew
attention to the fact that this year marked the 130th
Anniversary of the Chapter's Foundation, and suggested
that the event be celebrated by a Special Meeting on an
early date, which suggestion received the hearty approval
of the Meeting.
At the Monthly Meeting of 20th December 1909 a very
warm welcome was accorded to Compn. C. Carthew-
Yorstoun, Past D.G.Z., who had taken considerable
interest in the negotiations which ended in the occupancy
by the Chapter of the Royal Arch Halls.
The Meeting for celebrating the 130th Anniversary of
the Chapter was held on 17th January 1910 in the Royal
Arch Halls, when there was a total attendance of over
eighty. After the Chapter was opened, the following
Deputations were received from Sister Chapters : —
Naval and Military, No. 40 — Compn. E. D. Thomson, I.P.Z.
(with apologies from the Principals, who were engaged in
important Masonic work elsewhere).
Canongate Kilwinning, No. 56 — Companions W. Allan Carter,
C.E., M.E.Z., G. O. Gilchrist, M.E.H., Daniel Cameron,
M.E.J.
Perseverance Leith, No. 152 — Companions R. A. Parry,
M.E.Z., William Shaw, M.E.H., James G. A. Hart, M.E.J,
Defensive Band, No. 278 — Companions Alexander Dickson,
M.E.Z., John Smart, M.E.H., Wm. Thomson, M.E.J.
The Assembled Companions were called to Order to
receive the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter, repre-
sented by : —
Companion R. King Stewart of Murdostoun, M.E. ist Grand
Principal.
„ R. A. Peacock, M.E. 2nd Grand Principal.
\2pth Anniversary Festival. 16 1
Companion T. M. Cunningham, M.E. 3rd Grand Principal. iz'h Jan. igic
„ R. S. Brown, Grand Scribe E.
,, Samuel Duncan, 2nd Grand Sojourner.
,, John Sime, 3rd Grand Sojourner; and others.
After witnessing the Exaltation of Bro. Victor Gordon,
Student at Lav/, of Middle Temple, London, M/m. of the
Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No. i., the M.E.Z.,
addressing the ist Grand Principal, thanked him most,
heartily for the compliment he had paid the Chapter in
making an official visit to it on the occasion of its celebrat-
ing the 130th Anniversary of its Foundation, supported by
such a representative deputation from Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter. He (M.E.Z.) expressed the honour
he felt in presiding over a Chapter which had experienced
such a distinguished career over a period of 130 years,
and specially referred to the friendly feeling which had
always existed between the Supreme body and its daughter
Chapter, which, through a chain of events taking place
nearly a hundred years ago, not only became Supreme
Chapter's " eldest daughter," but also its " mother." He
then read a Memorandum regarding the Chapter's earlier
history which Scribe E. had extracted from the Chapter
records.
The M.E. 1st Grand Principal on rising to reply was
received with hearty cheers. " He thanked M.E.Z. and the
Chapter for the splendid reception he and his deputation had
received, and expressed the great pleasure it had given him
to be present on such an important occasion as the Chapter's
celebration of its 130th Anniversary. He stated that
Grand Scribe E. had furnished him with certain particulars
regarding the Chapter's history, but with the very interesting
account which M.E.Z. had put before them, he found it un-
necessary on his part to refer thereto. He expressed his
gratification at being so well supported by Supreme
Chapter and by the numerous representatives from
daughter Chapters, and in heartily congratulating Compn.
L
1 62 Honorary Membership to \st Grand Principal,
17th Jan 19,0. M'Craw, M.E.Z., on presiding over this Historic Meeting,
expressed his great satisfaction at the excellent and
interesting manner in which the Royal Arch Degree had
been worked, and the additional interest given to it by the
assistance of an excellent Musical Service. He concluded
by wishing the Chapter most sincerely many more years of
prosperity and usefulness, and voiced the hope that many
of those present that evening would take part in the cele-
bration of the Chapter's 150th Birthday."
" M.E.Z. then expressed the warm thanks of the Chapter
to the representatives of Sister Chapters in the District
who had supported them by their presence on this occasion,
and also to the Visiting Companions from other Chapters."
To signalise this important function it was unanimously
agreed to confer Honorary Membership upon the 1st
Grand Principal, and on Compn. Robert King Stewart ex-
pressing his willingness to accept this honour, he took the
oath of Allegiance to Chapter No. i as an Honorary
Member thereof
At the Banquet which followed the closing, of the
Chapter the Chair was occupied by Compn. Geo. J. M'Craw,
M.E.Z., with Companions Brydon Hogg, M.E.H. and
James D. Gibson M.E.J., Croupiers. The Loyal Toast of
" the King " having been honoured, the Chairman gave the
Toast of the Guest of the evening, Compn. R. King
Stewart, ist Grand Principal, and his accompanying
Deputation, and again expressed the gratification felt by
all at the visit he had paid to them. Compn. King
Stewart in rising to reply was again received in a most
hearty manner. " He thanked the Companions for the
kind reception given to himself and his deputation, and for
the great interest Chapter No. i had shewn towards the
Supreme Chapter from the date of its foundation. He
stated that many of the past and present officers of that
body had come from No. i Chapter, and many distinguished
men in Masonry had also been Members of it. Royal
and Anniversary Banquet. 163
Arch Masonry (he continued) was in a very flourishing '7* Jan. 1910.
condition, and had certainly increased very much since the
Supreme Royal Arch Chapter was founded in 18 17. Then
the number of Chapters on the Roll were 38, in 1850 they
liad increased to 66, in 1875 they were 150, and now there
were considerably over 300 Chapters. This shewed that
Royal Arch Masonry was progressing and was a living force
throughout the world. Before sitting down the ist Grand
Principal asked the Company to pledge with him a hearty
bumper to the health and continued prosperity of Chapter
No. I and its M.E. ist Principal, Compn. George Jas.
M'Craw, who in reply thanked the Companions very
heartily for the warmth of its reception."
The other Toasts were " the latest Link," the " Deputa
tions from Sister Chapters," and " the Past Z.'s of the
Chapter."
During the evening an excellent programme of music
was provided by Companions Andrew Macpherson, J. D.
Philips Smith, George Anderson, Bristed Garth, George M.
Lindores, Tom Millar, and A. Ernest Miller, under the very
efficient accompaniment of the Chapter's Organist, Compn.
J. Kenyon Lees.
At the Monthly Meeting on 21st February 1910 Compn.
Geo. J. M'Craw was Installed " Master in the Mark Degree "
by Compn. H. J. Goddon, who received a hearty vote of
thanks for his excellent work. A letter was read from the
1st Grand Principal acknowledging with thanks receipt of
an illuminated Diploma of Honorary Membership. A
hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the Musical Com-
mittee for the successful result of their labours in producing
the " Order of Musical Service," and especially to Compn,
J. Kenyon Lees, the Chapter's Organist.
The Meeting of 14th March 1910 was a " Kirknewton
Reception Night," and the Companions from that District
received a hearty welcome, including the Brother they
brought with them for Exaltation.
164 Death of King Edward VII.
19tE.Apr.191c. The following Meeting on 19th April 1910 was " Porto-
bello Reception night," and it was honoured by a
Deputation of the Visitation Committee of Supreme
Chapter, consisting of nine Members, headed by Compn.
C. Martin Hardie, D.G.Z., and Compn. R. A. Peacock, 2nd
Grand Principal, when a very satisfactory report was
presented as to the Chapter's working and condition. The
Report stated " they have pleasure in testifying to the
excellent manner in which the books are kept and the
work carried out. The Depute Grand Z. took the
opportunity of congratulating the Chapter on maintaining
this high standard of excellence among Chapters on the
list of Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland."
We have now arrived at the last Meeting of the Session,
held on i6th May 1910, and the final Minute for review,
and it is of melancholy interest, containing as it does
intimation of the calamity which had fallen upon the
Nation by the sudden and unexpected death of its
Sovereign. After the Chapter had been opened the M.E.Z.
called the Companions to stand to Order, and said " Before
beginning the ordinary business of the Meeting, it is right
and proper that I should refer to the irreparable loss the
Country, the Empire, and the whole world have sustained
in the passing of our beloved Monarch, His Majesty King
Edward the VII., who, during his all too short reign, has
worthily fulfilled the traditions of the Throne, and has
done so much to secure the Peace of the World, earning by
his wise counsel recognition among the nations as ' Edward
the Peacemaker,' and as such will be known and venerated
in history. He has worthily fulfilled the ideal of his
august Mother, ' Queen Victoria the Good,' and we have
no doubt whatever that his son and successor. King George
the v., who has been so well trained for the highest
position in the land, both by his grandmother, the late
King, and Alexandria the Queen Mother, will continue to
carry out the good work so ably set in motion by His
'U^^aJ^
fe*t/2^
Conclusion. 1 65
lamented Majesty King Edward the VII. I cannot con- 'CthMayig^o.
elude my remarks more appropriately than by saying, " the
King is dead ! Long live the King J ! "
The Meeting Exalted four Brethren, making the total for
the year twenty-three, with two Affiliations. The Minute
appropriately closes with the warm thanks of Compn.
M'Craw, M.E.Z., to the Members for their loyal support
during his second year of office in the Chair, which had
helped so materially to make its occupancy a pleasure to
him, and the numerously attended Meetings harmonious
and successful.
Being at the end of the Minutes, the writer in his turn
tenders his warm thanks to the reader who has followed him
in the perusal of this one hundred and thirty years of
eventful History.
May 1910.
OFFICE-BEARERS of the Chapter for
Year 1909-10.
Principal Z.
„ H
„ . J
Past Principal Z.
Depute Principal Z.
Substitute Principal
Scribe E.
„ N
Treasurer
Chancellor
1st Sojourner
2nd
Srd . n
Superintendent of Works
First Assistant ...
Second Assistant
Architect
Organist
Excellent Master
,, Senior Warden
„ Junior „
Captain of 3rd Veil
2nd „
ist „
Mark Master ...
„ Senior Warden
„ Junior „
Master Overseer
Senior ,,
Junior „
Inner Guard
Janitor ...
Compn. George J. M'Craw.
„ W. Brydon Hogg.
„ James D. Gibson.
„ A. Louis Reis, J.P.
„ Robert K. Inches, J.P.
„ J. O. Eraser, J.P.
„ William A. Davis, E.S.A.A.
A. L. Thomson.
„ A. B. Stewart, A.R.S.I.
,, James Thomson.
,, Charles Wellby.
,, RoBT. Henderson.
,, William Collie.
,, Erank Conquergood.
,, Robert E. Sherar.
,, J. D. Philips-Smith.
,, R. Macfarlane Cameron.
,, J. KENYotJ Lees.
Compn. W. Brydon Hogg.
„ P. B. Hamilton.
,, Tom Millar.
,, Harry H. Chapman, L.D.S.
„ A. B. M'Rither.
,, John Smith.
Compn. Jas. D. Gibson.
„ J. Levs^is Jenkins.
„ John P. Wilson.
,, John S. Rhind.
,, Bristed Garth.
„ John Penney.
„ Walter M. Kfrr
„ A. W. Kennedy.
STANDING COMMITTEE.
The first Fourteen Office-Bearers, with Corcp anions John
Rex, P.Z., Peter L. Henderson, P.Z., John Sime, P.Z., Samuel
Duncan, P.Z., H. J. Goddon, P.Z., J. A. Trevelyan Sturrock,
S.S.C, Thomas Cumming, S.S.C, and R. H. Appoo.
ADDENDA.
Death of the Immediate Past ist Principal.
SINCE the foregoing Notes were penned, and before their
publication, a break has occurred in the Roll of the
Chapter's modern Fast Z.'s, Compn. George James M'Craw,
the Immediate Past Z. of the Chapter, having passed away
on 29th October 1910, after an illness extending over four
months. Born on 14th March 1853, and educated at the
Royal High School, Edinburgh, Compn. M'Craw was
Initiated into Freemasonry on 12th November 1883 in
Lodge St Clair, No. 349. At an early stage of his
Masonic career he began to take an active interest in the
advancement of Freemasonry, and in 1893 his services
were rewarded by elevation to the Chair of- R.W.M. of his
Mother Lodge, at a time when the general interest of the
Members of that Lodge was somewhat on the wane. By
his persistent energy, however, the R.W.M. succeeded in
restoring active interest in its prosperity, and with the
introduction of new energetic Members set Lodge St
Clair upon its career of advancement which at the present
day has placed it among the very foremost of the Lodges
in the Metropolitan District. During his last year of
Office, Bro. M'Craw had the honour of presiding over the
Lodge at its Jubilee Meeting, which took place on 31st May
1897, when the Members shewed their appreciation of his
services by presenting him with a handsome Gold Watch
suitably inscribed in commemoration. At the termination
of his occupancy of the R.W.M.'s Chair, which occurred at
1 68 Addenda.
the end of the same year, the Lodge again testified its
regard for him by the presentation of a massive P.M.
Jewel.
Bro. M'Craw was Exalted in Chapter No. i on 1st
November 1893, and the following year he commenced his
Official career by being Elected Captain 3rd V. Besides
other offices, he filled those of 3rd and 2nd Sojourner,
Scribe N., and in 1895 was unanimously elected to the
Chair of J., advanced the following year to that of H., and
at the Annual Meeting on 19th October 1908, Compn.
M'Craw received the Blue Ribbon of Royal Arch Free-
masonry by being unanimously Elected M.E.Z. of the
Chapter.
The interest Compn. M'Craw took in this branch of
Masonry was only equalled by the interest he had shewn
in that of the Craft. He had often stated that his great
aim was to see the Degrees worked in an impressive and
perfect manner. In this laudable desire Compn. M'Craw
was eminently successful, and during his reign introduced
a Musical Ritual which has greatly added to the impressive-
ness of the Degrees.
Compn. M'Craw was a man of genial disposition, with a
characteristic strain of humour. Of precise manner and a
strong sense of the Solemnity and Dignity of all matters
pertaining to Freemasonry, he made an ideal Chairman,
and at the Social Functions the humourous side of his
nature came to his assistance and helped him to make
them both interesting and enjoyable. It is greatly to be
regretted that he was not able to personally Install his
successor into the Chair, a ceremony which it is well known
he ardently desired.
The Present M.E. ist Principal.
The present 1st Principal of the Chapter is Councillor
Robert Kirk Inches, Goldsmith of Princes Street, Edinburgh.
Addenda. 169
His Mother Lodge was Celtic, Edinburgh and Leith, 291,
and subsequent to its suspension he became identified
with The Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel), No. i. He
has taken a prominent position in that Lodge, having occu-
pied the Chair of R.W.M. for four years. He was Exalted
in the Chapter on i8th January 1893, and for many years
filled the Office of Depute ist Principal. Councillor
Inches is a well known Citizen, having for a considerable
time taken a great interest in the welfare of the City.
Elected to the Town Council in 1900, he was for a period
of three and a half years one of the Magistrates and Senior
Magistrate. At the expiry of his term of office he was
elected a Judge of Police, the duties of which position he
still combines with that of Town Councillor.
As a Freemason, Councillor Inches has filled many parts
and has occupied a prominent position in the higher
Degrees. But he will be best known through his long
Association with the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the
work he has done therein for the betterment of the Craft,^
chief among which are his success in instituting a yearly
collection at the Festival of St John from all the Scottish
Lodges throughout the World, the proceeds of which, now
amounting to many thousands of pounds, being applied to
the Annuity Fund of Grand Lodge, and his Chairmanship
for many years of the Visitation Committee of the Metro-
politan District.
Special Visit to Stirling Rock Chapter, No. 2.
Extracted from the Chapter's Minute Book.
" Following upon the suggestion made at the Chapter's
Annual Festival by Compn. Sheriff A. Moffatt, Grand
Superintendent of Stirlingshire, that Chapter Nos. i and 2
should become better acquainted, a very cordial invitation
was recei\'ed from the latter Chapter for a Deputation to
1 70 Addenda.
visit them at Stirling on 29th December 19 10, and the
invitation was as cordially accepted.
"The Deputation consisted of Companions Robert K.
Inches, M.E.Z., Samuel Duncan, P.Z., William A. Davis,
S.E., Frank Conquergood, Supt. Works, John Penney,
Capt. 2nd v., EJ.Southern, George Anderson and R.W.
Constable.
" The party travelled to Stirling by Motor Car, and arriv-
ing about eight o'clock proceeded immediately to the
Chapter Room, when a very hearty reception was accorded
them by the Companions of No. 2. The Throne was
occupied by Compn. J. F. Schilling, M.E.Z. with Compn.
Thomas Turnbull, M.E.H., and Compn. James M'Ainsh,
M.E.J., the 1st Sojourner being Compn. E. Boyes, and Scribe
E. Compn. J. H. Hastings. Compn. Sheriff Alexander
Moffat, Grand Superintendent of Stirlingshire, was also
present.
" xAfter witnessing a portion of the Royal Arch Degree
worked in an interesting manner, the M.E.Z. warmly
welcomed the Deputation from Chapter No. i, and ex-
pressed his satisfaction that Compn. Inches had been able
to bring such a large deputation with him in support of
this the first Official Visit made by Chapter No. i to
Chapter No. 2.
" At the close of the Chapter the Companions assembled
in the Golden Lion Hotel, where Dinner was served, as the
Menu Card states, ' in honour of the Visiting Companions
of the Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter No. i,' and a most
pleasant and interesting evening enjoyed.
" In response to the toast of Chapter No. i, Companion
Inches stated that he along with those supporting him felt
highly gratified with the warm mannerin which they had been
received in open Chapter, and the excellent entertainment
which had followed. He considered it a red-letter day in
the Annals of both Chapters, and he sincerely hoped the
friendship then begun that night would result in good
Addenda. 171
fellowship and fraternal usefulness between the two premier
Chapters. He hoped at no distant date to welcome Com-
panions from Chapter No. 2 within the walls of Chapter
No. I, when he could assure them a most friendly
reception.
" At high twelve the Motor Car bore the Visitors Edin-
burgh-wards, reaching their destination safely and well
pleased with their visit."
APPENDIX.
I. The First extended Laws and Regulations of the
Chapter adopted on 27TH April 1806: —
Rule I St. — That the Election of Office-Bearers shall be annual
and shall take place at the Monthly Meeting immediately pre-
ceeding the fourteenth day of September (or Holy Cross Day),
which is the day they are to come into office.
Rule 2nd. — That the Election of all the Office-Bearers shall
be by Ballot, i.e., every Member entitled to vote must in an
adjoining room write on a plain card or piece of paper the name
of the person he thinks most eligible to fill the various offices,
which being produced, the candidate who has the majority of
votes shall be declared duly elected. The High Priest having a
casting vote in the event of an equallity.
Rule 3rd. — That untill such time as it shall be thought proper
to alter the same, the Office-Bearers of the Chapter shall consist
of the clases
I
High Priest.
8
Grand Treasurer.
2
Captain Governor.
9
Grand Secretary.
3
I St Grand Master.
10
Grand Provisor General,
4
2nd Grand Master.
II
Grand Cup Bearer.
5
3rd Grand Master.
12
Assistant Stewards.
6
ist Gr. Standard Bearer.
13
Guards.
7
2nd Gr. Standard Bearer.
Rule 4th. — That upon the fourteenth day of September the
Chapter shall meet at Three o'clock p.m. for the purpose of
installing the new Office-Bearers into their respective offices.
Thereafter such of the Companions as choose shall Dine together
and spend the Evening at such House as the new Office-Bearers
shall appoint. But in the event of that day happening upon a
Sunday, it shall be held on the Monday following.
1 74 Appendix.
Rule sth. — That a Committee shall be appointed, to meet, as
soon after every General Election as possible, to examine and
pass the Treasurer's Accounts.
Rule 6th. — That in the event of a vacancy happening among
the OiBce-Bearers, through Death or otherwise, the vacancy shall
be filled up at first Monthly Meeting thereafter, or at a Meeting
called for that purpose.
Rule 7th. — That every candidate for admission into this Chapter
must sign and present a petition, setting forth that he is a regular
Master Mason and craving to be admitted into the Order, and on
presenting his Petition he must pay the full fees of admission
agreeable to the aftermentioned Rules, which Petition shall be
laid before the Chapter for their acceptance, and if there shall be
three who object to his admission, he shall receive the Benefit of
a new Ballot, whithin Three months thereafter, at which Ballot each
Companion shall be called upon to remember their Masonic
obligation and not to exclude a Candidate without having a
sufficient and substantial reason for their objections, and if he is
again Black Balled he shall be excluded from admission for ever
and his Entry money shall be returned.
Rule Sth. — That the entry money for making a Royal Arch
Mason to those Candidates who are to pass into the Higher
degrees of Masonry shall be One pound Eleven shillings and
Sixpence, untill such time as the Chapter shall think fit at a full
Meeting to alter the same. Providing always that Soldiers and
Sailors under the rank of Commissioned Officers shall be entered
at half the regular fees.
Rule 9th. — That every Brother Free Mason wishing to be
Royal Arched, without passing through the other higher orders of
Masonry, shall pay the sum of Two pounds Two shillings sterling
before he can be instructed into the secrets of Royal Arch
Masonry — Soldiers and Sailors under the rank of Commissioned
Officers to be admitted at half the Regular entry money, and after
their admission they shall every one pay to the Guards Two
shillings sterling.
Rule loth. — That no Royal Arch Chapter shall be held nor
Members Initiated into that Order unless the number of seven
Royal Arch Masons are present consenting to the same and under
Appendix. 1 75
due Authority from the High Priest, Captain Governor, if they are
not present themselves, and likewise two other Ofifice-Bearers —
and before a Candidate can be Royal Arched he must have been
previously have passed the Chair in a regular manner.
Rule nth. — That no Member or Members shall upon any
account whater be aiding or accesary to make or Initiate any
Royal Arch Masons in Edinburgh, nor any other where to the
Prejudice of this Chapter, or attend a Chapter or Meeting unless
in a regular constituted Chapter, and if any Member or Members
shall act contrary to this rule, he or they upon clear proof being
led of his or their offence shall be immediately expelled, and
never more admitted into this Chapter, and as a further punish-
ment his or their names and designations shall be wrote in clear,
distinct, and legible characters and fixed upon a conspicuous
place of the Chapter room, to be seen and read by the
Companions and newly admitted Brethren as a warning to them
in all time coming.
Rule 1 2th. — That every new received Companion shall upon
his admission sign the Laws, and any refusing to do so, shall be
deprived of having any vote or of being elected to any office or
receiving a Diploma.
2. Affidavit made before a Justice of Peace Certifying
THE Political Respectability of the Chapter.
At Edinburgh 26 day of October one Thousand Eight
hundred and Eight years.
Before Peter Hill, Esqr., one of his Majesty's Justices of the
Peace in Edinburgh.
Appeared : Alexander Deuchar, Seal Engraver, Grand Master,
and Samuel Cunningham, Dept. Grand Master of the Society
of Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templars, in said City
agreeable to the terms of an Act of Parliament passed in the
year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine years.
Entitled : an Act for the more Effectual suppression of societies
Established for seditous purposes and for the Better preventing
1 76 Appendix.
Treasonable and Seditious Practices — And made oath, That
in the Society of Free Masons over which they preside as Office-
Bearers, called the Royal Arch Masons and Knight Templars,
nothing Prejudicial to Church or State is transacted, and that
said Societies meet exclusively for the purposes of Free Masonry
as of old practised among the Craft. That they meet on the
fourth Wednesday of every month in the Room Belonging to
the Lodge Edinburgh St Stephen in Advocates' Close. Also, that
the list herewith Presented and attested by the above Alexander
Deuchar, contains a complete Roll, to the Best of our knowledge
and belief, of all the Members of the Lodge.
All which is Truth they hereby Certify — as they shall answer
to God.
o- J TAlexr. Deuchar.
° IPeter Hill.
Copy of Certificate of the Justice of Peace Clerk.
I, Robert Newbigging, Depute Clerk of the Peace for the
Shire of Edinburgh, Do hereby Certify that there has been lodged
with me a Certificate upon Oath, by two of the Members of the
Royal Arch and Knights Templars Mason Lodge in Edinburgh
attested by Alexander Deuchar, Seal Engraver, Master, and
Samuel Cunningham, Writer, Past Master, in terms of an Act of
Parliament passed in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-nine
entitled " An Act for the more effectual suppression of Societies
established for seditious and treasonable purposes and for better
preventing Seditious and Treasonable Practices.'' Together with
their denomination of said Lodge, its usual times and places of
Meeting, and a list of the attending members to be recorded in
terms of said Act.
As witness my hand at Edinburgh the Twenty-eighth day of
October Eighteen Hundred and Eight Years.
(Signed) R. Newbigging.
Appendix. 1 7 7
3. Warrant by Chapters in Favour of the Establish-
ment OF A Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter.
\?,thjuly 1817.
Unto the General Meeting of the Royal Arch Chapters in
Scotland, assembled at Edinburgh for the purpose of Erecting
the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland.
We, the Most Excellent and Most Worshipful, the Office-
Bearers and Brethren of the Royal Arch Chapter held
in having at a Special Chapter held for the purpose,
taken into our consideration the beneficial consequences that
will result to our Excellent Order, and to the Craft in general,
from the establishment of a Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter,
and having long seen and experienced the disadvantages arising
from the want of such a controlling power, do unanimously
approve of the same, and give it our most cordial Support, and
for the better fulfilling our intention. We do hereby nominate,
constitute, and appoint the Worshipful Brother as
First Principal ; as Second Principal, and as
Third Principal, to represent our Chapter at that Meeting, and
to act and vote therein in our name, with power to them to
surrender all privileges we may conceive ourselves to possess,
into the hands of the representatives there assembled, for the
purpose of receiving a Charter of Constitution under the Supreme
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, and with power to them
to sign the Charter of Erection in our name, and generally with
full power to act and vote in everything conducive to the good
of the Order, in as full and free a manner as if we were by the
Nvhole of our Office-Bearers personally present ; and our Chapter
having further taken into their consideration the inconvenience
which will arise from the non-attendance of the representatives
of country Chapters, and that it is out of the power of their Office-
Bearers to attend the Quarterly Communications and other
Meetings, do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint the
Worshipful Brother to be our Representative as First
Principal in all future Meetings of the said Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter, enjoining him to appoint other two Royal
M
1 78 Appendix.
Arch Masons to assist him in his duties in that Body, and with
power to him and them to act and vote at all Meetings, as to
them shall seem most conducive to the general interests of the
Order, and that in as full and free a manner as if our Most
Excellent Principals were personally present.
Given under our hands and Seal in full Chapter
Assembled at this day of 1817.
\st M.E.Z.
2nd M.E.H.
ird M.EJ.
Treasr.
Scribe.
4. Chapter's Address of Condolence to King George IV.
UPON THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER, KiNG GeORGE III.
To His Most Excellent Majesty, King George the Fourth.
May it Please your Majesty, —
We, your Majesty's very loyal and dutiful subjects, the
Principal Office-Bearers and Companions of the Edinburgh
Chapter of Royal Arch Free Masons Holding of the Supreme
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, respectfully beg leave
to approach your Majesty, to offer the sincere expressions of
our Condolence upon the melancholy affliction your Majesty
and your Royal Relatives have sustained by the death of your
Venerated Sire King George the Third, and of your Majesty's
lUustrous Brother, the Duke of Kent.
While we thus offer to you our condolence and sympathy on
these afflicting dispensations of Providence, we humbly beg to
present to your Majesty, our congratulations upon your succession
to the Throne of your Ancestors. We tender to you our
AUegience, and the assurance of our Loyal and inviolable attach-
ment to your Majesty's person, your august family, and our
Happy Constitution. Our ardent Prayers to the Almighty
Architect ot the Universe are that your Majesty may long sway
the sceptie of these realms in Prosperity and in Peace.
Appendix. 179
We cannot avoid the favourable occasion of expressing to your
Majesty how deeply we feel the high distinction with which Free
Masonry and the Masonic Bodies in the land have been
Honoured by the countenance of the Princes of your Illustrous
House, and we hail with enthusiasm the Accession of your
Majesty to the Throne of these Kingdoms under whose Royal
Patronage and fostering protection the Masonic Crafts have so
distinguisheably flourished and prospered.
Signed and Sealed by our First Principal in our name and
by our appointment at Edinburgh, this 29th day of
March 1820.
Signed &c.
5. Address to King George IV. on the occasion of his
Visit to Scotland.
Unto the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
The Humble Address of the Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter
of Free Masons.
May it Please your Majesty, —
We, the Principals, Office-Bearers, and Members of the Edin-
burgh Royal Arch Chapter of Free Masons, No. i (Holding
under the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Masons of Scotland) In
full Chapter assembled — beg leave with the greatest humility to
approach the Throne, and to express our sincere and affectionate
congratulations on your Majesty's safe arrival in the Capital of
your Ancient Kingdom of Scotland.
Your Majesty's gracious visit to your Scots subjects affords
them the high gratification of testifying personally to your Majesty,
as their Constitutional Sovereign, and the lineal representative of
their ancient line of Kings, the attachment and devotion for their
Monarchs for which the Scots in every period of their History
have been distinguished. To your Majesty's Royal Ancestors the
Scots are indebted for many of their peculiar and most estimable
privileges and liberties, and the Memory of which they hope will
never be extinguished.
1 80 Appendix.
In some less favoured Countries all orders of Freemasonry are
persecuted, But in your Majesty's Dominions, the higher as well
as the lower orders of the Craft feel the most lively gratitude.
Animated with the warmest attachment to your Majesty's
Sacred Person and Family we yield to none of your leiges in
highly appreciating the invaluable blessings we in common with
all classes of your subjects have enjoyed under your Majesty's
paternal sway, and the British Constitution during the eventful
period you have held the reins of Government, relying with
periect confidence that we shall continue to possess those
Blessings during your Reign, and that your Majesty will transmit
unimpaired to posterity all our Civil and relegeous Rights and
Liberties.
Our fervent prayer to the Almighty Architect of the Universe
is, that the Crown and Throne of your Ancestors may long be
filled by your Majesty, and that your Reign over a Free, Loyal,
and Relegeous People may be always happy and prosperous.
Signed in full Chapter by the unanimous authority of
the Members and Sealed with the Seal of the
Chapter, at Edinburgh, the Twenty-fourth day of
August Eighteen hundred and Twenty-two.
6. Copy of the Document deposited by Chapter No. i,
IN THE interior OF THE FOUNDATION StONE OF THE
NEW County Hall, Berwickshire, laid at Green-
law, ON 4TH August 1829, by Sir David Milnh, and
Grand Chapter, with R.A. Masonic Honours : —
That the Royal Arch Degree of Free Masonry is of very high
antiquity is universally allowed, it is now so named from a very
interesting circumstance which took place at the time when the
Jews returned from the 70 years' captivity, and which circum-
stance sufiiciently proved to the Craft what was originally meant
and comprehended in that sacred Order, which at the building of
the Temple of Solomon, was so unfortunately lost, or so cast into
oblivion, that until the period above mentioned it was unknown
Appendix, 1 8 1
to those who called themselves Craft Masons — and they only
practised it under the three degrees — one of which appears as
having been adopted to comemorate that meloncholy event above
alluded to. Those three degree Craft Masons having encreased
and multiplied, spread themselves widely among all nations,
Whereas those who had at the period before stated recovered the
true Mystries were extremely cautious to whom they entrusted
them, and it was only to those who had eminently distinguished
themselves in what was termed Craft Masonry whom they initiated
into those sublime and holy Mystries. At a very early period this
degree was brought to Scotland, where for the above reasons the
knowledge of which was confined to a few. In or about the year
A.D. 1779 a branch from the Ancient Lodge of Perth and Scone
Royal Arch who practiced that sublime degree established them-
selves in Edinburgh under the name and designation of the
Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter, and whose Minutes of Meetings
are regularly carried down to the present date. At length in the
year 181 6 a few zealous and enlightened Companions of that
Chapter taking it into their consideration, that it would tend much
to the good and welfare of the Order itself, as well as the Craft
Masons in general, that a more extensive promulgation of those
sublime Mystries should take place, and having viewed with regret
that at the establishment of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, about
the beginning of last century, that from causes now unknown it
had failed to recognise this sublime and Exalted Degree. When
Companion Alexander Deuchar being at this time Most Excellent
First Principal of the Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter stated those
circumstances to the Companions at a General Meeting, which
was unanimously approven of, and a Committee ot seven were
appointed to carry the same into effect, and endeavour to form a
Supreme Head of the Royal Arch Order in Scotland.
(Here is inserted the names of this Committee.)
This Committee having adopted the name of a Lodge of
Intelligence proceeded to enter into a correspondence with all
those in Scotland who practiced this Exalted Degree, opening to
them their objects and views, they received the warmest assurance
and assistance in their laudable design, and at length, with the
1 82 Appendix.
concurrence and assistance of no less than 35 Royal Arch
Chapters whose representatives having met upon the 28th day
of August 18 1 7 finally succeeded in establishing a Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter for Scotland under the management of the
following highly respectable Companions as Office-Bearers.
(Here is inserted the List of the First Grand Office-Bearers of
the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland.)
And which Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter has until this
time continued to flourish, and amongst whose Office-Bearers and
Members they rank many of the Highest Nobility and Gentlemen
and many more Royal Arch Chapters have joined under this
protecting head.
Upon the Roll of these Chapters who now hold of this Supreme
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland the Edinburgh Royal
Arch Chapter stands No. i, which right was given to them by a
good many Chapters of much higher antiquity for the great and
persevering exertions they had made for the general good of the
Order, and in the Establishment of the Supreme Grand Royal
Arch Chapter of Scotland.
The Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter, No. i, at present con-
tinues to flourish under the management of the following Office-
Bearers : —
(Here is inserted a List of the present Office-Bearers.)
Extracted from the Records of The Edinburgh Royal Arch
Chapter, No. i.
Signed Thomas Muir, Z,
W. H. Blackie, E.
Edinburgh, 4 August 1829.
7. Brother D. Murray Lyon's Tribute to Companion
.Alexander Deuchar [taken from his "History of The
Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No. i " (p. 310).]
Alexander Deuchar took a "prominent part in the Masonic
events of the early part of the present century. He was the
eldest son of David Deuchar, Morningside, was a descendant of
Appendix. 183
the old Scottish family of Deuchar, Forfarshire. David Deuchar
had a family of six sons, who were all Members of the Craft.
Alexander was Initiated in the Lodge St David in May 1801,
and was Passed and Raised in the Lodge of Edinburgh in
November 1802. After filling several minor offices in Mary's
Chapel, he was elected to the Mastership which he held till 1814,
when he retired. The prosperity of the Lodge having been
affected by adverse circumstances, he was recalled to the Chair
in 1823. Shortly after his resumption of office, a demand by
Grand Lodge for the production of its Books was resisted by
Mary's Chapel. Subsequently, however, on the- Lodge being
threatened with suspension for its contumacy, a majority of the
Brethren succeeded in passing resolutions of submission to Grand-
Lodge. Regarding these resolutions as having been improperly
arrived at, and as compromising the dignity of the Lodge, Mr
Deuchar returned to St David's, and for three years took an
active part in its affairs. He afterwards resumed his connection
with Mary's Chapel and filled its Chair for a short period, under
circumstances which have been already adverted to. He died in
1844. While it can truly be said that in matters connected with
the rituals, ceremonies, laws, and usages of Freemasonry, Mr
Deuchar was one of the best informed men of the day, it is
equally true that, having derived his historical knowledge of the
Craft chiefly through the oral and written traditions that were
current in the previous century, his sympathies and teachings
were deeply tinged with the fabulous. It was to his association
with the so-called " High Degrees " that he owed his widespread
fame. He became a Knight Templar in 1803, and was in 1806
elected Commander of the Edinburgh Encampment. He was
chiefly instrumental in instituting the Grand Conclave of Knights
Templars, and of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
Scotland, — events which are more particularly referred to in
the next chapter — and in 1825 he inaugurated a movement for
the resuscitation of the Royal Order of Scotland. It was in the
course of his correspondence with continental Masons on the
antiquity of the haut grades that he obtained a copy of the Charter
of Cologne, a translation of which he presented to the Lodge of
Edinburgh. Mr Deuchar, who followed the business of Seal-
iS4
Appendix.
Engraver, was an eminent genealogist, and had a thorough know-
ledge of Heraldry, upon which subject he published a work in
three volumes, entitled The British Herald, which was by
permission dedicated to Sir Walter Scott. Jane, last surviving
daughter of the late Alex. Deuchar, died in Edinburgh, 5th June
1892.
8. List of Comp.anions, Members of Chapter No. i, who
ARE KNOWN TO BE ALIVE AT MaY iglO.
{A) = Affihates to the Chapter.
Date of
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Exaltation.
John Dun
Celtic, 291
3 Feb. 1859
Peter Shaw *
Journeyman, 8
18 Sep. 1862
W. Wemyss Kennedy
St Stephen, 145
II Jan. 1865
R. S. Brown, Gr.S.E. t
Ayr Kilwinning, i 24
9 Mar. 1870
Jas. Middleton,M.D.,Stow
Roman Eagle, 1 60
13 Apl. 1870
David Grant
Celtic, 29 r
8 Oct. 1873
William Milne, Banker
St David, 36
10 Mar. 1S75
R. F. Shaw-Stewart {A.)
Greenock Kilwinning, 1 2
12 Jan. 1876
J. H. Balfour, W.S.,
(Balfour-Melville)
Edinburgh, i
I Apl. 1876
William Henderson
Celtic, 291
12 Apl. 1876
Albert M. Thiem
St Clair, 349
9 May 1877
Arthur M. Bruce
St Clair, 349
25 May 1880
Robert Innes, J. P.
Journeyman, 8
25 May 1880
C. Kincaid Mackenzie
(Lord Mackenzie)
St Luke, 44
I Feb. 1882
James Lamont
Edinburgh, i
12 Apl. 1882
Wm. Black, S.S.C.
Lockhart St John, 248
14 Feb. 1883
Charles M. Pelham Burn
Edinburgh, i
22 Apl. 1884
Rt. Hon. Earl of Hadding-
ton, K.T.
St John Kilwinning, 57
6 Apl. 1885
* Died July igio.
t Died 15th February 191 1.
Appendix.
185
, Name.
Mother Lodge.
Date of
Exaltation.
J. 0. Eraser, J.P.
Celtic, 291
9 Dec. 1885
George T. Thin
Edinburgh, i
10 Feb. 1886
Peter L. Henderson
Edinburgh, i
12 Jan. 1887
Hippolyte J. Blanc, R.S.A.
St John Glasgow, 3^
2 Feb. 1887
John Walker
Journeyman, 8
2 Feb. 1887
Samuel Duncan
Rifle, 405
7 Dec. 1887
J. K. Andrews, S.S.C.
Journeyman, 8
18 Jan. 1888
Charles Baxter, W.S. {A)
Dunbar Castle, 75
4 Apl. 1888
J. A. Trevelyan Sturrock,
S.S.C.
Edinburgh, i
16 May 1888
Rev. W. E. Hall
Wentworth, 737 E.C
12 Sep. 1888
David Cuthbert, S.S.C.
St David, 36
17 Oct. 1888
John Rex
Harbour of Refuge,
764, E.C.
20 Mar. 1889
J. G. E. Bentley
Caledonian, 392
20 Mar. 1889
John Martin
Journeyman, 8
17 Apl. T889
William A. Davis, F.S. A.A.
Caledonian, 392
20 Nov. 1889
John S. Blair
Dramatic and Arts, 757
20 Nov. 1889
A. Louis Reis, J.P.
Montefiore Gw., 753
15 Jan. i8go
H. R. Elliott, J.P.
Commercial, 245, I.C
15 Jan. 1890
H. J. Goddon {A.)
Aden, 355
19 Mar. 1890
A. L. Thomson
Rifle, 405
II Sep. i8go
W. Grant Stevenson,
R.S.A.
Rifle, 405
II Sep. 1890
Wingate R. Mann
St Clair, 349
21 Jan. 1 89 1
John Sime
Witham, 297, E.C.
15 Apl. 1891
J. D. Jameson
St Stephen, 145
15 Apl. 1891
Arthur J. Curie {A.)
St Clair, 349
18 Nov. 1891
William Peck, E.R.A.S.
Edinburgh, i
3 Feb. 1892
J. Campbell Irons, S.S.C*
Edinburgh, i
30 Mar. 1892
W. Drummond Young
Rosslyn St Clair, 606
20 Apl. 1892
Andrew Macpherson
Rifle, 405
20 Apl. 1892
W. C. Butler
Rifle, 405
20 Apl. 1892
James Thomson, Archt.
Edinburgh, i
4 May 1892
' Died 9th September 1910.
i86
Appendix.
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Date of
Exaltation.
John Sharp
Edinburgh, i
5 Oct. 1892
Walter Kirkland
Journeyman, 8
5 Oct. 1892
Alexander Doull
Roman Eagle, i6o
19 Oct. 1892
Henry Thomson
St John, 46
18 Jan. 1893
'William Ramsay
Edinburgh, i
18 Jan. 1893
Robt. Kirk Inches, J.P.
Celtic, 291
18 Jan. 1893
Jas. Pringle Taylor, W.S. *
Edinburgh, i
I Mar. 1893
Hugh Paterson
Celtic, 291
I Mar. 1893
D. :M. Forrester
Trafalgar, 223
I Mar. 1893
Peter Cameron
Rifle, 405
19 Apl. 1893
R. M. Cameron, Archt.
Can. Kilwinning, 2
3 May 1893
R. E. Wallace James,
St John Kilwinning,
S.S.C.
57
I Nov. 1893
Geo. Jas. ^Nl'Crawt
St Clair, 349
t Nov. 1893
Jas. T. Cathcart, Yr. of
Pitcairlie
Lindores, 106
3 Jan. 1894
Robert Caldwell
Edinburgh, i
17 Jan. 1894
James Smart
Portobello, 226
7 Feb. 1894
Oswald Barclay
St James, 97
28 Feb. 1894
Charles Stocks
Portobello, 226
28 Feb. 1894
J. Lewis Jenkins
Portobello, 226
28 Feb. 1894
Robert Hunter
Portobello, 226
28 Feb. 1894
Shrimant Sampatrao Giak-
wad, of Baroda, India
Dramatic and Arts, 757
28 Feb. 1894
J. \\. Elliot
Edinburgh, i
21 Mar. 1894
Hugh Miller, W.S.
Edinburgh, i
21 Mar. 1894
Andrew M'Dougall {A.)
St Stephen, 145
23 May 1894
Rt. Hon. Lord Elphinstone
Edinburgh, i
31 Aug. 1894
Hon. C. Maule Ramsay
St James, 123
31 Aug. 1894
Major A. G. Thompson,
R.A.M.C.
Portobello, 226
17 Oct 1894
Rt. Hon. Earl of Rosslyn
Dysart, 520
17 Oct. 1894
Very Rev. Dean J. Skinner
Wilson
Edinburgh, i
17 Oct. 1894
■ Died 15th September 1910.
tDied 29th October 1910.
Appendix.
187
Naitie.
Mother Lodge.
Date of
Exaltation.
J. L, Officer, W.S.
Edinburgh, i
37 Oct. 1894
T. B. Morison, K.C.
Edinburgh, i
17 Oct. 1894
W. Scott Wilson
Edinburgh, i
17 Oct. 1894
George Scott, S.S.C.
Rifle, 405
17 Oct. 1894
J. A. Cleugh
Rifle, 405
17 Oct. 1894
J. W. M. Wallace, W.S.
Edinburgh, i
17 Oct. 1894
\N. F. Lush
Rifle, 405
7 Nov. 1894
Bailie \A'. Fraser
St Clair, 349
21 Nov. 1894
George H. Boyd, LL.B.
Dramatic and Arts, 757
19 Dec. 1894
David Vass
Portobello, 226
16 Jan. 1895
Andrew Hendrie
St John, 57
16 Jan. 1895
R. E. Cranston
Edinburgh, i
20 Feb. 1895
\\ . A. Purves
Portobello, 226
3 Apl. 1895
Henry S. Smart
Portobello, 226
3 Apl. 189s
John Nisbet
St John, 57
2 Oct. 189s
J. S. Main
St John, 57
2 Oct. 189s
Wm. MacVey
Dramatic Gw., 571
2 Oct. 189s
Sir George Macrae
Edinburgh, i
30 Oct. 1895
Alex. J. Paterson, C.A.
Edinburgh, i
30 Oct. 1895
Councilllor Wm. Brydon
Hogg
Edinburgh, i
30 Oct. 189s
Sir Robert Cranston,
K.C.V.O., C.B.
Edinburgh, i
30 Oct. 189s
James Thomson {A.)
St John, 28
6 Nov. 1895
Provost Alex. Brand
Portobello, 226
II Dec. 189s
Alexander Clark
Portobello, 226
II Dec. 1895
J. L. K. Cockburn
Edinburgh, i
II Dec. 1895
David Leitch
St Clair 349
13 May 1896
John S. Rhind, Sculptor
Portobello, 226
30 Sep. 1896
Stephen Smith
Edinburgh, i
4 Nov. 1896
William S. Sands
Eccleston, 1624, E.C.
4 Nov. 1896
Charles L. Reis {A.)
Linder, 957 I.C.
4 Nov. 1896
RobertH. Christie, S.S.C.
{A.)
Caledonian, 392
4 Nov. 1896
i88
Appendix.
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Date of
Exaltation.
William Field
Edinburgh, i
4 Nov. 1896
Rollo D. Stewart
Edinburgh, i
18 Nov. 1896
E. C. H. Maidman, Archt.
Rifle, 405
18 Nov. 1896
David Fisher *
Journeyman, 8
18 Nov. 1896
J. S. M'Tavish
Rifle, 405
25 Nov. 1896
Maurice Isaacs
Rifle, 405
17 Feb. 1897
Peter Wilson
Rifle, 405
17 Feb. 1897
Rev. John Glasse, D.D.
St David, 36
17 Mar. 1897
David M. Lewis
Edinburgh, i
3 Nov. 1897
Fred J. TurnbuU, L.D.S.
Edinburgh, i
3 Nov. 1897
J. Morris Stewart, L.D.S.
Edinburgh, i
3 Nov. 1897
James S. Boote
Hill's Gillhall, 372, LC.
17 Nov. 1897
Edward S. Webb
St David, 36
I Dec. 1897
Charles Wellby
Roman Eagle, 160
I Dec. 1897
W. H. Gentle
Rifle, 405
1 Dec. 1897
R. Addison Smith, S.S.C.
Edinburgh, i
I Dec. 1897
Robert Henderson
Portobello, 226
19 Jan. 1898
William Collie
St Clair, 349
19 Jan. 1898
A. B. Stewart, A.R.S.I
Journeyman, 8
2 Feb. 1898
George F. Bryce
Rifle, 405
16 Feb. 1898
Councillor John Murray
St Clair, 349
16 Feb. 3898
Arch. Campbell, S.S.C.
Edinburgh, i
16 Feb. 1898
William Crawford
St David, 36
16 Feb. 1898
George Mill, S.S.C.
St Clair, 349
2 Mar. 1898
John Forgan, S.S.C.
Edinburgh, i
16 Mar. 1898
Robert A. Craig, C.A.
Edinburgh, i
6 Apl. 1898
Edward Atkinson
Celtic, 291
6 Apl. 1898
^. Mullo Weir, S.S.C.
Edinburgh, i
6 Apl. 1898
AV. R. Britton
Roman Eagle, 160
20 Apl. 1898
John Keay
St Clair, 349
20 Apl. 1898
Alfred Bowtell
Rifle, 405
18 May 1898
Peter B. Hamilton
St Stephen, 145
J 7
13 July 1898
George AVilson t
Edinburgh, i
2 Nov. 1898
Frank Conquergood (^.)
Trafalgar, 223
2 Nov. 1898
* Died 28th November 1910.
tDied 20th November 1910.
Appendix.
189
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Date of
Exaltation.
Robert Kay
Journeyman, 8
16 Nov. 1898
James M. Donaldson
Rifle, 405
7 Dec. 1898
Dr H. M. Baylis
Edinburgh i
I Feb. 1899
Henry C. Sharp
Rifle, 405,
I Mar. 1899
Walter Deards {A)
Caledonian, 392
19 Apl. 1899
P. Ludewig
St David, 36
3 May 1899
David Fraser
St Andrew 48
3 May 1899
A. W. Williamson
Defensive Band, 151
4 Oct. r899
T. H. Hooper
St David, 36
18 Oct. 1899
Stephen Webb
St David, 36
15 Nov. 1899
J. L. Thomson, C.E.
Edinburgh, i
15 Nov. 1899
John M 'Arthur
Celtic, 291
6 Dec. 1899
James Gibson, S.S.C.
Edinburgh, i
7 Mar. 1900
William Finlay *
Edinburgh, i
7 Mar. 1900
Arch. Gilchrist
Journeyman, 8
21 Mar. 1900
William Brims, J. P.
Edinburgh, r
2 May 1900
A. Rogers
St John, 50
2 May I goo
A. B. M'Rither
Edinburgh, i
16 May 1900
Rev. John Kerr, M.A.
Edinburgh, i
13 June 1900
T. Kershaw Bonnar
Edinburgh, i
13 June 1900
John S. Saunders
Edinburgh, i
13 June 1900
A. Siffre
Rifle, 405
27 June 1900
Charles E. Stewart
Edinburgh, i
3 Oct. 1900
Alexr. Hunter
Defensive Band, 151
3 Oct. 1900
R. E. Robertson
Edinburgh, i
3 Oct. 1900
Robt. F. Sherar, Archt.
Edinburgh, i
3 Oct. 1900
Thomas Topping
St John, 471
17 Oct. 1900
James D. Brown {A.)
Bon Accord, 669
17 Oct. 1900
James Gibson (Par. Coun.)
Edinburgh, i
21 Nov. T900
J. Kenyon Lees
Edinburgh, i
21 Nov. 1900
John M. Barnett
Rifle, 405
14 Dec. 1900
H. A. Bottger
Blythswood, 817
14 Dec. 1900
Allan Turner, S.S.C.
St John, 471
20 Feb. 1901
Thos. B. Greig
Rifle, 405
6 Mar. 1901
* Died 7th September 1910.
igo
Appendix.
Date of
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Exaltation.
D. J. Younger
St John, 788
6 Mar. 1901
Wm. R. Murray
St John, 788
6 Mar. 1901
Hector Laing
Rifle, 405
17 Apl. 1 901
R. H. Appoo
St David, 36
r May 1901
James Ewart
Journeyman, 8
I May 1901
R. S. Forrest
' Trinity, 885
I May 1 901
James G. M 'Queen
St James, 97
I May 1901
James E. Paterson
Edinburgh, i
15 May 1901
G. H. Hopkins
Caledonian, 392
15 May 1901
Serg.-Major W. J. Trussell
Rifle, 405
15 May 1901
R. W. Gardiner, S.S.C.
St Andrew, 48
2 Oct. 1901
J. Mackinley Weir
Rifle, 405
2 Oct. 1901
Gordon Wilson {A)
Journeyman, 8
2 Oct. 1 90 1
George M. Lindores
Caledonian, 392
16 Oct. 1901
Geo. Baikie {A)
Chap. Roslin, 261
6 Nov. 1 90 1
Sir T. D. Gibson Car-
michael, Bart.
Dramatic and Arts, 757
4 Dec. 1901
Albert Smith
Portobello, 226
18 Dec. 1901
James D. Gibson
Edinburgh, i
18 Dec. 1901
Tom Snailum
Edinburgh, i
18 Dec. 1901
Jas. A. Williamson, Archt.
St John, 788
18 Dec. 1 90 1
John Robb, Road Sur-
veyor
St John, 788
18 Dec. 1901
J. Struthers Soutar, S.S.C.
Portobello, 226
19 Feb. 1902
James M'Dowell
Edinburgh, i
5 Mar. 1902
John Madder
Portobello, 226
5 Mar. 1902
Percy H. Reis
Edinburgh, i
5 Mar. 1902
Wm. C. Stevens, C.A.
Edinburgh, i
19 Mar. 1902
Rev. James Fergusson
St John, 788
16 Apl. 1902
John Darge
St John, 788
16 Apl. 1902
Hugh Blaik
St John, 788
16 Apl. 1902
John Wallace
St John, 788
16 Apl. 1902
G. S. Gardner
St John, 788
16 Apl. 1902
Alex. F. Johnston
Edinburgh, i
21 May 1902
Appendix.
191
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Date of
Exaltation.
Thomas Gumming, S.S.C.
Edinburgh, i
21 May 1902
Donald M'D. Skinner
Commercial, 180
30 Oct. 1902
William Angus
Edinburgh, i
17 Dec. 1902
James L. Jamieson*
St James, 97
17 Dec. 1902
George Scott
Edinburgh, i
17 Dec. 1902
James Tullo
Edinburgh, i
17 Dec. 1902
Donald F. Sutherland,
C.A.
Edinburgh, i
18 Feb. 1903
A. R. Murray
Edinburgh, i
18 Mar. 1903
William Kerse t
Roman Eagle, 160
I Apl. 1903
Provost A. T. Simson
St John, i2
20 May 1903
David R. Rose
Portobello, 226
20 May 1903
Paul Troussier
Portobello, 226
20 May 1903
Thos. Honeyman
Fort William, 43
20 May 1903
Very Rev. Dean C. Press-
ley Smith
Commercial, 180
10 June 1903
Commander J. O. Hatcher
Royal Alfred, 420
10 June 1903
James Donaldson
Edinburgh, r
10 June 1903
A. A. Laing, M.A., LL.B.
Edinburgh, i
10 June 1903
Thomas Millar
Edinburgh, i
10 June 1903
A. W. Macdonald, S.S.C.
Can. KiL, 2
10 June 1903
Professor David Hepburn
Edinburgh, i
IS July 1903
Charles Leith Hay of
Leith Hall
St John, 9
15 July 1903
John Gardner (^.)
St Stephen, 145
2 Dec. 1903
Thos. J. Moore, S.Q.M.S.,
17 Lancers (A?)
Chapter Cork, 95
2 Dec. 1903
Harry Butler, Lieut., 17
Royal Mihtary, 1449,
2 Dec. 1903
Lancers
E.C.
T. C. HoUeyman, S.Q.M.S.,
17 Lancers
Dundalk, 384, LC.
2 Dec. 1903
Lionel Davis, S.Q.M.S.,
17 Lancers
St Stephen, 145
2 Dec. 1903
*Died 28th November 1910.
■(■Died 30th March 191 1.
192
Appendix.
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Date of
Exaltation.
C' G. Beavan Vaughan,
R.S.M., 17 Lancers
St Stephen, 145
2 Dec. 1903
R. Rorison, Sergt., 17
Lancers
St Stephen, 145
2 Dec. 1903
Alex. Cooper
Rifle, 405
16 Dec. 1903
Walter Miller
Journeyman, 8
16 Dec. 1903
Peter M'Nie
Rifle, 405
16 Dec. 1903
Alex. Morrison
Can. Kil., 2
16 Dec. 1903
George Wilson
Rifle, 405
16 Dec. 1903
Sam. G. Hyde, Sergt, 17
Lancers
St Stephen, 145
10 Feb. 1904
^^". G. Currie, Sergt, 17
Lancers
St Stephen, 145
17 Feb. 1904
Dr K. D. Khambatta
St Andrew, 343
20 Apl. 1904
R, C. Harwell
St John, 272
18 May 1904
John Hood Harwell
St John, 272
18 May 1904
Geo. Haston
St John, 272
18 May 1904
E. S. Foster, L.D.S.
Edinburgh, i
16 Nov. 1904
John ^L Laird
Canongate and Leith, 5
16 Nov. 1904
John Muir
Edinburgh, i
16 Nov. 1904
Sergt Major H. B. TuUoch
Celtic, 291
1 6 Nov. 1904
J. D. Philips Smith
Edinburgh, i
21 Dec. 1904
■ A. J. H. Jacobs, S.S.M.,
17 Lancers
St Stephen, 145
21 Dec. 1904
Alex. Hamilton
Fisherrow, 112
15 Mar. 1905
Fritz A. Ruff
Edinburgh, 1
19 Apl. 1905
Harry H. Chapman, L.D.S.
Edinburgh, i
19 Apl. 1905
William Gordon
Defensive Band, 151
15 Nov. 1905
John Myles
Rifle, 405
20 Dec. 1905
Peter Roderick Stewart,
Serg.Major,H.L.L(.4.)
Rifle, 405
21 Feb. 1906
James Stewart
Journeyman, 8
21 Feb. 1906
Thomas M'llwrick
Edinburgh, i
7 Mar. 1906
Edwin Edwards
Journeyman, 8
7 Mar. 1906
Appendix.
193
Date of
Name.
Mother Lodge,
Exaltation.
Ellis J. Heilbrop
Edinburgh, i
7 Mar. 1906
James Wilson, H.L.I.
Rifle, 405
21 Mar. 1906
William M'Ki^, Sergt.,
H.L.I.
Rifle, 405
21 Mar. 1906
Alexander Morrow, Sergt.,
H.L.I.
Rifle, 405
■21 Mar. 1906
John Crawford
Dalkeith, 10
2 iM ar. 1906
A. N. Russell
Ferguson St James, 566
2r Mar 1906
John Law
Can. Kil., 2
21 Mar. 1906
Claude Thomson
St John, 374
4 Apl. 1906
George Mackay
Rifle, 405
18 Apl. 1906
Alex. Young
St James, 97
18 Apl. 1906
John Stoddart
Journeyman, 8
2 May 1906
Robert M 'Do well
Edinburgh, i
2 May 1906
A. Ernest Miller, L.D.S.
Edinburgh, i
2 May 1906
John H. MacGregor
Edinburgh, i
2 May 1906
Dr H. S. Ballantyne
Dalkeith, 10
2 May 1906
Dr George Raffan
Edinburgh, i
16 May 1906
Thomas F. Cowan
Rifle, 405
16 May 1906
Wm. Papworth, Sergt.,
H.L.L
Rifle, 405
7 Nov. 1906
Dr D. G. Robertson
Coupar-o'-Fife, 19
7 Nov. 1906
Gordon Hardie
Heart of Midlothian,
832
7 Nov. 1906
G. H. GuUiver, B.Sc.Lon.
Edinburgh, i
16 Jan. 1907
Dr B. S. Tarapurvalla
Edinburgh, i
16 Jan. 1907
Bristed Garth
Edinburgh, i •
16 Jan. 1907
William H. Stocks {A.)
Chapter Upton, 1227,
E.C.
20 Mar. 1907
James Dodds
Caledonian, 392
17 Apl. 1907
A. Ludovic Forrester, W.S. *
Portobello, 226
17 Apl. 1907
David W. Thomson
Edinburgh, i
15 May 1907
Wm. Rhind Brown
Edinburgh, i
20 Oct. 1907
John Penney
St Stephen, 145
18 Nov. 1907
'Died 28th August 1910.
N
194
Appendix.
Date of
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Exaltation.
David Drover
Edinburgh, i
16 Dec. 1907
Robert ^.-Ababrelton {A.)
Chapter Natal, 276
16 Dec. 1907
James Sclater
Rifle, 405
20 Jan. 1908
Dr A. Ashkenny
Edinburgh, i
17 Feb. 1908
John Smith
Can. and Leith, 5
16 Mar. 1908
William B. Dick
Edinburgh, i
20 Apl. 1908
R. A. Swanson
Can. and Leith, 5
20 Apl. 1908
Frank H. A. Redding
St John, &c., 747
7 Sep. 1908
John Rodger
Zambezia, 81, Neth. C.
7 Sep. 1908
Professor M. P. Rooseboom
Edinburgh, i
19 Oct. 1908
J. Ross Stevenson
Edinburgh, i
16 Nov. 1908
Hugh P. Mather
Caledonian, 392
16 Nov. 1908
Walter M. Kerr
St Clair, 349
21 Dec. 1908
George Marr
Edinburgh, i
21 Dec. 1908
John P. Wilson
St Clair, 349
18 Jan. 1909
William Fraser
St Clair, 349
18 Jan 1909
Captain J. Lionel Black-
wood
Edinburgh, i
18 Jan. 1909
John M. Bayne
St John, 292
15 Feb. 1909
Gilbert T. Gordon
Tasker St John, 454
15 Mar. 1909
Jas. Stoddart May
Heart of Midn., 832
15 Mar. 1909
David Stocks, Junr.
Journeyman, 8
15 Mar. 1909
Gilbert S. M'Call
St Clair, 349
20 Apl. 1909
Jacob Rosentbluth
St Clair, 349
20 Apl. 1909
k. Sydney Williams
Edinburgh, i
17 May 1909
David Wm. Buchan
Trafalgar, 223
17 May 1909
Vishwa Mitra Lambih
Edinburgh, 1
17 May 1909
P. S. Tillard, Artist
Edinburgh, ■•
17 May 1909
Robert Duguid
Can. Kil., 2
17 May 1909
Dr Patrick E. O'Donoghue
Edinburgh, 1
17 May 1909
Edward J. Inches
Edinburgh, i
18 Oct. 1909
E. J. Southern
Abbotsford, 937
15 Nov. 1909
R. B. Menelaws
Abbotsford, 937
15 Nov. 1909
Charles Purves
Can. & Leith, 5
15 Nov. 1909
Appendix.
195
Name.
Mother Lodge.
Date of
Exaltation.
Robert Cramb
Caledonian, 392
15 Nov. 1909
Alexander Henderson
Can. & Leith, 5
15 Nov. 1909
Peter Ness
St Clair, 349
15 Nov. 1909
James Ogilvie
Dal. Kilwinning, 10
20 Dec. 1909
Walter Clark
Operative, 140
20 Dec. 1909
George Anderson
Waverley, 597
20 Dec. 1909
James C. Law
St Clair, 349
20 Dec. 1909
Andrew Stewart
St Clair, 349
20 Dec. 1909
Victor Gordon
Tasker, 454
17 Jan. 1910
James Goodfellow
St Clair, 349
21 Feb. 1910
Robert Craig
St John, 272
14 Mar. 1910
John Coglan
Defensive Band, 151
14 Mar. 1910
Alex. Cruickshank {A.)
Chapter St Andrew, 83
14 Mar 1910
Jas. John Graham
Edinburgh, i
19 Apl. 19T0
Isaac Grossett
Edinburgh, i
19 Apl. 1910
J. Balfour Robertson
Edinburgh, i
19 Apl. r9io
James M'H. Craig
Edinburgh, i
16 May 1910
Thomas M'Crae
Abbotsford, 866
16 May igio
George A. Glover
Edinburgh, i
16 May 1910
N. S. Nyquist {A.)
Trafalgar, 223
16 May 1910
William Paterson
St Clair, 349
16 May 1910
Note. — The above List represents the Members of the Chapter who
are practically all known to be ahve at Whitsunday 1910. There are
considerably more Members' names in the Petition Books, but in those
cases where no absolute knowledge is obtainable the names have not
been included.
i6th May 1910.
196
Appendix
9. Honorary Members of the Chapter since i860.
Date of
Admission
Charles Stewart Law
24 Sept. i860
F. D. M'Cowan, M.D.
24 Sept. i860
Lindsay Mackersey
24 Sept. i860
James Kay Finzies
13 Dec. i860
Alex. Robertson
13 Dec. i860
Lieut. Colonel Griffiths
12 Feb. 1862
Comp. Alder, No. 84
12 Mar. 1862
Comp. Moir, No. 84
12 Mar. 1862
Comp. Cameron, No. 83
6 May 1863
Walter Francis, Lord Erskine
21 Mar. 187 1
Dr George Dickson, No. 83
12 Nov. 1879
H. J. Shields, No. 83
10 Nov. 1882
Dr Scott Carmichael
9 Apl. 1884
George Christie, Stirling
7 Mar. 1888
\\'illiam Black, Falkirk
7 Mar. 1888
David Reid, Chapter No. 87
16 Dec. 1891
W. Munro Denholm
18 Oct. 1893
J. Dalrymple Duncan
20 Dec. 1893
Dr \\. Wynn Westcott
20 Dec. 1893
C. C. Nisbet, W.S.
20 Dec. 1893
James Melville
21 Nov. 1894
Major F. ^\ Allan
27 May 1896
D. M. Kelly, Newton Stewart
16 Dec. 1896
James Kirkwood, Ex-Provost of Govan
18 Dec. 1901
Colonel R. King Stewart
17 Jan. 1910
J 6th May 19 10,
Appendix. 197
10. Companions who have occupied the First Principal's
Chair, with the dates of Occupancy.
Exalted
4 Dec. 1778 David M'Laren (R.W.M. of Lodge
St Stephen) - 1778
4 Dec. 1778 John Notman, Candlemaker (Governor) 1779-84
27 July 1783 James Ramsay, Painter (Governor) 1784-5
23 Jan. 1784 Alexr. Grieve, Bookbinder (Captain
Governor) , 1785-6
26 Oct. 1779 Lewis Grant, Clothier (Captain Governor) 1786-8
4 Dec. 1778 William Lyon, Smith „ 1788-91
24 Feb. 1 791 Joseph Skeaf, Quil Dresser ,, 1791-6
31 Jan. 1794 Andrew Fisher, Spirit Dealer „ 1796-8
12 Mar. 1796 James Galbraith, Slater „ 1798-1800
.12 Mar. 1796 William Stoddart, Cork Cutter „ 1800-5
29 Jan. 1805 William Murray, Sen., Porter Dealer
(Captain Governor) - - 1805-6
21 Feb. 1805 Alexander Deuchar, Seal Engraver (High
Priest, thereafter M,E. Grand Chief,
thereafter M.E. Principal) 1806-17
8 Mar. 18 17 Alexander Lambe Robertson of Prender-
gast, W.S. (M.E. First Principal) 181 7-9
7 Nov. 1817 David Birrell, Writer 1819-20
21 Feb. 1805 Alexander Deuchar (re-elected) 1820-4
24 Nov. 1817 Peter Campbell, S.S.C. 1824-5
30 Oct. 18 1 1 John Ferney, Merchant 1825-6
23 Feb. 182 1 Thomas Muir, Teacher 1826-9
13 Sep. 1827 Wm. Maxwell Gunn, LL.D., Classical
Teacher of High School (1843) 1829-30
30 Jan. 1819 Thomas Millar, Sir Wm. Forbes' Bank 1830-2
27 Feb. 1805 Alexander Deuchar (re-elected) 1832-4
16 Oct. 1833 George Meikle, M.D. 1834-5
15 June 1809 John Deuchar, Surgeon and Chemistry
Lecturer 1835-6
16 Oct. 1833 James Graham of Leitchtown 1836-8
198
Appendix.
Exalted
26 May
1838
17 Feb.
1805
12 Aug.
1809
21 Mar.
1843
7 Mar.
1818
7 June 1848
8 Dec.
1852
21 Mar.
1843
8 Dec.
1852
7 Oct.
1856
17 May
1854
31 Jan.
i86o
II Jan.
1865
31 Jan.
i860
12 Feb.
1873
14 Apl.
1875
12 Oct.
1881
21 Sep. 1882
12 Jan. 1887
7 Dec. 1887
15 Apl. 1891
12 Jan. 1887
20 Mar. 1889
15 Jan. 1890
I Nov. 1893
18 Jan. 1893
Right Hon. Thomas, eleventh Earl of
Strathmore
Alexander Deuchar (re-elected)
Hector Gavin, Engraver
Andrew Murray, Hotelkeeper
John Henry, Last Maker
George Edge, Manager, Equitable Loan
Office
John Gumming, Captain
Andrew Murray (re-elected)
William Ireland, Contractor
Alexander Hay, Jeweller
William Belfrage, Clothier
William Mann, Writer
George M'Lean, Road Surveyor
Alexander Henry, Gunmaker
James Webster, Exchequer Office
James Crichton, Goldsmith
David Taylor, Umbrella Manufacturer
1838-42
1842-3
1843-6
1846-50
1850-52
1852-5
1855-6
1856-7
1857-8
1858-61
1861-3
1863-74
1874-9
1879-83
1883-9
1889-92
1892-3
(18 Jan.)
Robert J. Jamieson, Edinburgh Life
Insurance Co. (retired) 1893-6
James Simpson, Portmanteau Maker 1896-7
Samuel Duncan, Clothier 1897-1900
John Sime, Inland Revenue 1900-2
Peter L. Henderson, Architect 1902-4
John Rex, Timber Merchant 1904-6
A. Louis Reis, J. P., Jeweller 1906-8
George J. M'Cravv, Book-keeper 1908 10
Robert Kirk Inches, J. P., Goldsmith 1910
='*af«^SO^^='!&^:=-
INDEX.
199
TAGB
Abbott, W. J. C. . . 112, 131
Abel, D. M., Advocate . 130
Action against Scribe E. . 68
Action for debt due by Chapter 51
Addenda to History . . 167
Address, Congratulatory, to
Supreme Chapter . . 40, 42
Address to King George IV.
(Death of George III.) . . 178
Address to King George IV.
(Visit to Scotland) . . 179
Addresses to King George IV.
49, 54
Admission Fees . 5, 8, 9, 12,
13, 18, 23, 42, 60,
102, 113, 150, 154
Admission Free . . .33
Affidavits re Political respecta-
bility 175
Affiliation in absentia . . 156
Allan, Major F. W. . . 133
Altar loaned to Higher Orders 108
Alteration of date for Annual
Election . . . .128
Altercation among Office-bearers 57
Amsterdam Chapter . 82
Anniversary, 130th . 160
Anniversary Meeting . , 35
Annual Excursions . 133, 134, 135,
136, 137, 141,
144, 146, 148,
149, 152, 156,
158
. 113, 140
. 141
of Arlary
76, 77, 103
Astronomy, connection with
Masonry . . . .76
Annual Subscription
Appoo, R. H. .
Arnott, Dr G. A. W.,
Baikie, Dr W. B., Traveller . 90
Baillie Hamilton, Kt. Hon. and
Rev. A. C 117
Balfour-MelviUe, J. H., W.S. 113
Band, Regimental . . 16, 37
PASE
Baroda, Gaikwad of . .130
Barton, Wm. . - . .109
Baxter, Charles, W.S. . . 122
Bazaar, Grand Masonic . . 123
Belfrage, Wm. . 96, 105, 107
Benefit Society . 66, 57, 60
Beresford, Sir Geo. De la Poer 101
Berwickshire County Hall 62, 180
Birrell, David, Writer . 40, 47
Black, Dr Alexr. . . .128
Black, Wm., S.S.C. . 121
Black, Wm., Falkirk . 121
Blackie, W. H. 4, 18, 64, 67, 74
Blair, John S 123
Blanc, H. J., R.S.A. . . 121
Blank Diplomas kept in Stock 98
Board of five Consecutive P. Z. s 126
Boog, Thomas . . 63, 84, 94, 98
Book of the Ritual ... 89
Books, etc., Inventory of 158
Boswell, Capt. J. D. ' . .44
Brand, Ex-Provost A. . . 133
Bridgman, F. W. . . 98, 101
Brown, R. S., G.S.E., . .110
Bruce, Arthur M. . . .118
Burnie, J. D., Australia . . 131
Burns, Robert, Monument Pro-
cession 66
Burns, Robert, Monument Sub-
scriptions . 68, 69, 72
Butti, J. A 109
Cameron, John, G.S.E.
Cameron, R. M.
Campbell, George .
Campbell, Peter, S.S.C.
Carmichael, Sir Thos.
Gibson
Cassie, Charles (C. P. Roques)
Cathcart, James T. , yr. of Pit-
cairlie
Centenary Festival .
Chair Master Degree
Chapter's Address to George
IV. (Death of George III.) .
. 92
. 128
. 154
41, 58
D.
142
135
120
115
131
178
200
Index.
Chapter's Address to George
IV. (Visit to Scotland) . 179
Chapter Band . . 16, 37
Chapter Dances 137, 138, 143, 144,
146, 147, 149, 154
Chapter Mount Heredin . . 64
Chapter Stirling Rock, No. 2 . 169
Chapter placed No. 1 on Roll
43, 44
Chapter prosecuted for Debt . 51
Charter incorrectly framed . 48
Charter, Proposal to surrender 97
Chinese Freemasons . 54
Christie, George, Bx-Prorost . 121
Circulars, regular re-instituted 126
Clandestine conferring of B.A.
65, 66
Clark, Councillor A. . . 133
Clark, Parish Councillor Richard
135
Clarkson, Rev. J. H. . . 149
Clerk, Sir Geo. Douglas, Bt.,
of Penicuik . . 112
Cockburn, Alexr. . Ill
Commemoration Meeting, George
IV. Visit .... 55
Companions affiliated in ab&entis 156
Companion's Body retrieved
from Infirmar}' . . .77
Companions expelled from
Order 106
Competition for Chair of Z. . 59
Collie, William . . 135
Colston, James . . . 123
Congratulatory Address to
Supreme Chapter . 40
Conquergood, Frank . . 136
Consecration of Supreme Chapter 38
Consecration of Chapter . . 47
Cotton, J. Johnstone . . 98
County Buildings, Greenlaw,
Documents in Foundation
Stone . . .62, 180
Cox, Robt., of Gorgie . . 132
Cranston, Sir Robt., C.B. . 132
Crawford, Wm. , of Cartsburn
52, 53, 56
Crichton, James, Goldsmith
112, 122, 125
Gumming, Capt. John 96, 97
Curie, Arthur Jas. . . . 124
Cuthbert, David, S.S.C. . 122
Dances, Chapter 137, 138, 143, 144,
146, 147, 149, 154
Davis, WiUiam A. . 123, 124, 127,
138, 150, 152
Death of King Edward VII. . 164
Debts due to Chapter 34, 51, 60,
70, 82
Degrees . .21, 32
Degree conferred clandestinely
65, 66
Degree of Chair Master . 131
Denholm, W. Munro . . 128
Deuchar, Alex. 11, 13-40, 41, 44,
53, 56, 68, 76, 77,
83, 84, 182
Deuchar, John, of Morningside
16-72
Deuchar, Major D. 75
Deuchar, Patrick . . .14
Dibdin, Jas. Caxton . . 122
Dickson, Dr George 118, 157
Diplomas, Blank in stock 98
Diplomas for Craft Degrees
issued by Supreme Chapter 59
Diplomas of Supreme Chapter
issued . . . .50
Dispensations in conferring
on Grand Office - Bearers
123, 129
Dispensations in conferring ,
Chair Degrees . . 92, 105
"Districts" Reception Meet-
ings 144
Dobie, George . . 128
Documents lodged in Founda-
tion Stone, Greenlaw 62, ISO ■
Doig, Henry . . .114
Domicile . 12, 30, 70, 71,
72, 97, 99, 100
Douglas, Archibald . 75
Douglas, J. B. . . 75
Drummond, Sir Wm. , of Logie-
almond . . 26, 27, 28, 38
Drummond's, Sir W., Lectures
refused to Supreme Chapter 89
Duke of Sussex . . 28
Dun, John . . . 100, 156
Duncan, J. Dalrymple 129
Duncan, Samuel . 121 122, 134,
138
Earls of Strathmore 75, 107
Edge, George . 91, 95
Edward, King VII. . 164
Elliot, J. T. S., of Wolflee . 113
Elphinstone, Lord . . .130
Erskine, Walter Francis, Lord 111
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Esk Chapter, Dalkeith . 80
Excursions, Annual 133, 134, 136,
136, 137, 141,
144, 146, 148,
149, 152, 156,
158
Expulsion of Conapanions from
Order . 106
Fees of Mark Masons . . 43
Fees of Admission 5, 8, 9, 12, 13,
18, 23, 42, 50,
102, 113, 150,
154
Fergusson, Rev. James 144
Ferney, John . 59
Festival, Centenary . .115
Festival of 130th Anniversary 160
Fire of November 1825 . . 60
First Officers of Supreme
Chapter . 38
First Office-Bearers . 6
First Principals of Chapter,
List of . . 197
First Rules . . . 5, 6, 173
Frame to exhibit defaulters'
names . . 82
Eraser, John Oliver . 120
Free Admission . .33
Freemasons' Hall 100, 155
Gaikwad of Baroda . . 130
Gardner, John, 17th Lancers
147, 154
Gavin, Hector . 17, 83, 90, 93, 94
General Grand E. A. C for Scot-
laud and the Colonies . 106
George IV. , Addresses to King
178, 179
Germiston (Transvaal) Chapter,
No. 334 . . . . 156
Gibson, James D. . 143, 151, 157
Gibson, Parish Councillor Jas. 138
Glasgow Chapter, No. 50 57, 159
Glasse, Rev. John, D.D. . . 134
Glenlyon, Lord . . 83, 95
Goddon, H. J. . . . 123, 130
Graham, James, of Leitchtown
70,73
Grand Lodge of England 25, 28, 31
Grand Lodge of Scotland 25, 27,
29, 58
Grand Masonic Bazaar . 123
Grieve, James . . • .118
Gunn, Wm. Maxwell, LL.D.
61, 63
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Haddington, Rt. Hon. Earl of
120, 131
Haddington , Visit to . . 14
Hatcher, Lieut. J. 0. . 146
Hay, Alexander 98, 99, 116, 121
Hay, Chas. Leith, of Leith Hall 146
Henderson, Peter Lyle 121, 122, 144
Henderson, Bobt. . . 135
Henry, Alexander 102, 116, 117,
119, 130
Henry, John . 42, 89, 92, 105
Hepburn, Professor D. . . 146
Highland Light Infantry . 153
Hogg, W. Brydon 132, 138, 145,
157, 159
Honorary Members since 1860 196
Hozier, Jas., Advocate 34, 47
Inches, Robert Kirk 127, 152, 168
Innes, Robt 118
Installations to Principals'
Chairs without election . 9:i
Installed Master of Mark Lodge 149
Insubordination of Tylers 95
Insurance of Properties . . 60
Inventory of Books, etc. . . 158
Ireland, Wm. ... 96, 98
Irregular Chapter's Admissions (iO
Irregularities in Accounts . 93
James, R. E. Wallace . 129
Jamieson, R. J. 119, 121, 127,
133, 136
Jockel, Christian . 109
Kelly, D. M 134
Kennedy, James, J.P. . 157
Kerr, Rev. J., Dirleton . 127, 145
Key Stone Mark, historic . 129
King Edward VIL . 164
Kirkwood, Ex-Provost . 143
Knights of Malta ... 9
Knights Templars 11, 17, 23,
33, 39
Knights of the S, E, and E
and W 87, 124, 131, 134
Ladder of Jacob . . 87
Lament, James . .120
Lancers, 17th, Members
147, 149, 154
Laing, A. M., Advocate . . 146
Lawrie, Wm. A. .80
Laws and Regulations 5, 6, 12, 32,
79, 81, 82,
90, 92, 173
202
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Lectures on Masonry 79. 86
Lees, J. Kenyon 138, 163
Leith Chapter . 46
Leon, Morris . 76, 78, 87, 94
Licensing of Chapters . 16
Licensing (Scotland) Act, 1903 147
Life Membership . . . 156
List of First Principals of
Chapter . . . .197
Living Members of Chapter at
May 1910 ... 184
Lodge Canongate Kilwinning,
Presentation to . .70
Lodge of Intelligence 25-37, 39
Lodge Masters and Wardens
admitted free . .17
Lodge Perth and Scoon 4, 116
Lodges of Instruction . . 15
Lyon's, Murray, tribute to
Alex. Deuchar . 182
Magistrates Interdict Proces-
sion . . 66
Malta,' Knights of 9
Mann, Wm., S.S.C. 102, 107, 110,
111, 112, 127
Mar and Kellie, Earl of . 116
Mark Key Stone, historic 129
Mark Lodge . 80
Mark Masons' Fees 43
Masonic Lectures 27
Masonic Marks . . .87
Master of the Mark Lodge 129. 163
Master of Past Masters . 62
Maxwell, Geo., of Glenlee . 119
Meeting place . 12, 30, 70, 71,
72, 97, 99, 100
Meetings, ^^'eekly . 87
Meikle, Dr George . 70, 72
Melville, James . 131
Melville, John Whyte 83
Membership, Proxy . . 28
Members of Chapter living at
May 1910 . 184
Members, Honorary, since
1860 . . . 196
Members first registered . 40
Middleton, Dr James . 110
Mill, Geo., S.S.C, . . 135
Millar, Thos., Banker 46, 63, 67
Millar, Thos. , Builder . 146
Milne, Admiral Sir David 87
Milne, Wm.. Banker . 112
Minute Book, original . 4
Missing Minute Book No. 2 158
Moir, Dr Alexr. 120
Montagnini. Wm. . 88
Moray, Earl of, Gr. P.Z. . 47
Morison.Thos. Beach, Advocate 130
Morrison, Dr Charles, of Green-
field . 10, 92
Mourning for Queen Victoria . 139
Muir, Thos. Teacher 50, 61, 62
Muirhead, J. J. .112
Murray, Andrew . 81, 90
Murray, Councillor John . 135
Musical Service Ritual 158, 163
Macadam, W. Ivison 130, 145
M'Crae, Sir George . . . 132
M'Craw, Geo. James 129, 157, 167
Macdonald, A. W., S.S.C. 146
M 'In tosh, John 155
MacKay, D. . . .120
Mackenzie, Sir Alex. Muir 125, 128
Mackenzie, Sir Allan Russell
128, 129, 147. 153
Mackenzie, C. K. (Lord Mac-
kenzie) . . 119
Mackersey, Lindsay, W.S. . 104
M'Lean, D., . ' . 124. 127
MacLean, George 108, 112, 115
M'Xab, Malcolm . 118
Macpherson, Andrew 124
Napean, Sir Molvneux Hyde,
Bt. . . " . Ill
National Monument Procession 55
Naval and Military Chapter
40, 44, 69, 77, 81. 100, 105
Nisbet, C. C, W.S. 129
Oban Chapter . ,118, 145
OiEce-Bearers, Alteration of
Election date 128
Office-Bearers, First . 6
Ofiice-Bearers for 1909-10 166
Ofiice of Master of Past Masters 62
OflScer, J. L., W.S. :30
Officer, Wm., S.S.C. 104, 123. 151
Old Vouchers of the Chapter 93
Original Minute-Book . 4
Original Charter incorrect 48
Orphans, School for Freemasons' 80
Pass Word enforced . 99
Past Z Presentation ,Iewels
instituted . 145, 148, 154, 157
Past Z's, Consecutive Board
of 5 . . . J26
Peebles R.A. Masons gj
Pelham-Burn, C. M. 220
Index.
203
Perth and Scoon Lodge . 4, 116
Petrie, Wm. . . 76, 81, 88
Political respectability of
Chapters . . .175
Precedency of No. 1 on Roll 43, 44
Presentation to Lodge Canon-
gate Kilwinning . . 70
Presentation to W. H. Blackie 64
Priestly Order . . . 32
Principals' Annual Supper to
Companions . . 109
Principals, First, List of . . 197
Pringle, Murray 21, 39, 62
Pritchard, J. Langford, Actor 62
Processions . 8, 49, 53, 54, 55, 65
Proxy Members ' . 28, 36
Queen Victoria
85, 139
Ramsay, Hon. C. M. 130, 142, 149
Ramsay, C. Wm. Ramsay, of
Barnton 106
Reception, District, Meetings
144, 163-164
Regalia 11, 32, 39, 71, 100, 101,
132, 141, 157, 159
Registration, First, of Members 40
Regular Circulars re-instituted 126
Reid, David, Grand Secretary 124
Reis, A. Louis . 123, 153
Reprimanding of Scribes. . 86
Rex, John 122, 148
Rhind, John S., Sculptor . 133
Ritual of Musical Service 158, 163
Robertson, Alex. Lambe, of
Prendergast. 33,41,44
Robertson, W. W, . . . 132
Robes, present of, to Chapter
No. 163 .... 137
Roques, C. P., (Charles Cassie) 135
Rosslyn, Earl of 130
Roy, W. G., S.S.C. . ■ 110
Royal Arch Halls . 140, 141, 151,
154, 155
Royal Ark Mariners 87, 124,
131, 134
Rules 5, 6, 12, 32
Sands, Wm. S. . 133, 152
School for Freemasons' Orphans 80
Scribe, Illegal Election . . 67
Scribes reprimanded . 86
Shaw Stewart, Sir Michael R. 115
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Shaw Stewart, R. F. .1 13
Shaw Stewart, Wm. Maxwell 62
Sime, John 124, 138
Simpson, James . 121, 122, 129,
133, 148
Smart, Jas. , Burgh Assessor . 130
Smith, James, Journalist 122
Smith, R. Addison, S.S.C. 135
Smith, Rev. C. Pressley, M.A. 146
Society's Benefit . . 56, 57, 60
St Andrew's Day Procession 8
St Clair, Hon. James . 15
St Stephen's Lodge . 4, 5, 7, 8
Stirling Rock, Chapter No. 2 169
Stevenson, Wm. Grant, R.S.A. 123
Stewart, A. B. . , 135, 145
Stewart, Col. R. King . 161, 163
Strathmore, Thomas, 11th Earl
of . .75
Strathmore, Thos. Bowes Lyon,
Earl of ... . 107
Sturrock, J. A. Trevelyan,
S.S.C. 122, 126, 137, 150
Subscriptions to Robert Burns
Monument . 68, 69, 72
Superintendent of the Works . 137
Supper by the three Prin-
cipals . . . 109
Supreme Chapter Diplomas . 50
Supreme Chapter's First OflBcers 38
Supreme Chapter issue Diplo-
mas for Craft Degrees . . 59
Supreme Grand Chapter 22, 27, 38
Supreme Grand Chapter of
England . . . .28
Supreme Grand Chapter of
Ireland ... 65
Supreme Royal Arch Halls
140, 141, 151,
154 155
Sussex, H.R.H. Duke of ' 28
Taylor, David . . 118, 127
Theatrical Exaltations 119
Thin, Geo. T, . 121
Thomson, A. L. 123
Thomson, James . . .132
Tichborne, Sir Alfred Doughty,
Bart. . . . . 106
TrinityCoUege Church Masonic
Marks ... 87
Tylers' Insubordination . . 95
Valuation of Regalia, etc.
141
204
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Victoria, Queen . . 85, 139
Villiers, Predk. Wm., of Close-
burn Hall . .119
Visit to Haddington . 14
Visit to Portobello 63
Walker, John . . . 121
Walker, Sir Patrick, of Coats 34, 38
Walpole, Hon. Henry 82
War Relief Fund . 137
Warrant by Chapters re Su-
preme Chapter Establishment
177
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Webster, James 112, 120, 122
Weekly Meetings . . 87
Wellby, Charles . . 135
Wilson, Canon Skinner . . 130
Wilson, John, Journalist . 118
Wilson, W. Scott . . 130
Wolff, Joseph, LL.D., D.D.,
Traveller . . .91
Woodman, James Linning,
W.S. . 73
Young, W. Drummond . . 124
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