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act of incorporation. In the year 1900 there were ten provincial grand lodges, one hun- dren and seventeen county lodges and one thousand seven hundred twenty-five primary lodges, with one hundred thousand mem- bers under its jurisdiction. The associa- tion was first planted on Prince Ed- ward Island in the institution of Boyne Lodge, in the old Masonic hall over Red- din’s drugstore, Sunnyside, Charlottetown, in the year 1849. This was done under the authority of the grand master of Nova Sco- tia and was confirmed by warrant 614 from the grand lodge of British America, under date of February 12, 1853, and signed by the grand master and sovereign, J. Hillyard Cameron. A Mr. Blackwood, an artillery- man of the British contingent in barracks here, was chosen as its first master. Boyne Lodge received an act of incorporation from the Provincial Legislature in 1892. The first “Scarlet” warrant was granted to Prince Edward Island under date of July 24, 1859. at which time there were four primary lodges in the province.

The grand lodge of Prince Edward Island was instituted and received its war- rant on February 24, 1862, for which pur— pose, in accordance with the action of the grand lodge of British North America, au— thorizing the formation of provincial grand lodges, George P. Tanton. deputy grand master, had summoned the worshipful mas— ters of the various primary lodges in the province. This warrant was dated July 26. 1861. There were present at this meeting in Orange Hall, Charlottetown, George P. Tanton, deputy grand master. and the fol- lowing masters of primary lodges:

Dr. Thomas Lceming, P. G. S. (acting) Boyne Lodge; Nathaniel Acorn. Richard Smith, Prince Edward Lodge: George

PAST AND PRESENT OF

Stanley. Rose Lodge; David Ross. Lyon Lodge; Dr. D. Kaye, D. G. M. (act- ing) Trinity Lodge; John Robertson, Bar- ton Lodge; Thomas Carson, Tanton Lodge; Thomas Bigger, Calvin Lodge; Roderick McNeil Dalmeney Lodge. \Vith these were a number of visitors from various lodges. The following is a copy of the warrant then received:

The most worshipful, the grand master and sov- ereign of the Loyal Orange Association in British North America, sends greeting:

To the right worshipiul, the provincial grand lodge of the Island of Prince Edward, know ye that the most worshipiul, the grand lodge of Brit- ish North America, did at a meeting of the said grand lodge duly held by adjournment at the town of Cobourg, on the 9th day of August A. D. 1859, ordain that there should be divers provin- cial or local grand lodges in British North Amer— ica under the government and control of one grand lodge, and did also ordain that the Island of Prince Edward do constitute a separate province to be called the province of the Island of Prince Edward, and that the local or provincial grand lodge select its own grand omcers, levy its own dues, divide its own territory into counties, dis- tricts and other local divisions, and make such rules and regulations for the management of its own members as it may deem just and prudent and as shall not be inconsistent with the constitu- tion or authority of the most worshipiul. the grand lodge of British America; and did also or- dain that no provincial or grand lodge should be held without a warrant from the grand lodge of British America; and did also ordain that until the meeting of the said grand lodge of British America on the third Tuesday in the month of June, A. D. 1860, all functions appertaining to the grand lodge should be vested in and dis- charged by the most worshipfui the grand mas- ter and grand lodge of British North America.

Therefore, know ye, that to obey and carry out the mandate of the said worshipiul grand lodge of British North America and under its au- thority, I do hereby, as much as in me lies as grand master and sovereign of the Loyal Orange Order, authorize and empower the provincial grand lodge of the Island of Prince Edward to meet in accordance with the mandate and consti- tution oi' the most worshipi'ul, the grand lodge of