Masonic Orphan’s Welfare Committee.

Details of Centenary Jewel. Brethren, I am very grateful to the Masonic Orphan’s Welfare Committee for their kind invitation to attend their annual general meeting held in Arthur Square yesterday morning. In all honesty, they were a Committee that I was not familiar with, and I found it very interesting to learn a little about … Read more

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington and Freemason

Wellington by Goya

The eventful life of Arthur, Duke of Wellington, was evenly apportioned between a triumphant military career and an equally successful political one. His early involvement in both fields kept him away from home, which may explain why, notwithstanding his five-year membership of the Lodge in Trim, he never progressed beyond the first degree of Freemasonry. … Read more

Joint statement on the Berlin Declaration

Joint statement from the United Grand lodge of England; the Grand Lodge of Ireland; and the Grand Lodge of Scotland on the “Berlin Declaration” We have received a copy of the Berlin Declaration and welcome the fact that the five Grand Masters who have signed it are proposing to follow the United Grand Lodge of … Read more

Joint statement on Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF)

Grande Loge Nationale Française  In 2012 the United Grand Lodge of England, the Grand Lodge of Ireland and the Grand Lodge of Scotland (the Home Grand Lodges), because of internal problems within the Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF), each withdrew recognition from the GLNF. This action was undertaken in the belief that it was in … Read more