PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

British North America. and to proceed to the election of officers and such other business as by the constitution and laws of the said order is within its jurisdiction in that behalf.

Given under my hand and the seals of the most worshiptul, the grand lodge of British North America at Toronto this twenty-sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hun— dred and Sixty-one.

J. HILLYARD CAMERON, Grand Master. ANDREW FLEMMING, Grand Secretary.

At the institution of this provincial grand lodge of Prince Edward Island the first full set of grand ofiicers was elected and installed as follows: George P. Tanton, right worshipful provincial grand master; David

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junior deputy grand master; Rev. R. T. Roach, Georgetown, grand Chaplain; George Stanley, Lot 48, grand treasurer; Thomas J. Leeming, M. D., Charlottetown, grand secretary and lecturer; Roderick Mc- Neill, Dundas, assistant grand secretary; Richard Smith, Lot 49, grand tyler; Thomas Carson, Nine Mile House, grand director of ceremonies; at an adjourned meeting held an April 29th of that year Rev. D. Fitzgerald, Charlottetown; Rev. D. Stewart, Lot 48: Rev. A. McLean, Dundas; Rev. D. Morri- son, Strathalbyn; Rev. D. McNeill, Wood- ville, and Rev. A. McLean, Belfast, were ap— pointed deputy grand chaplains. At that time there were fifteen primary lodges in the

Raye, M. D., Georgetown, senior deputy province. The followmg is a table of the grand master; Daniel Fraser, J. P., Belfast, same:

Nam: WAR ORGANIZED. Mmaa FOR 1862. Pos'romcn

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Boyne .................. 614 - . . -- 1849 '1‘. J. Leeming. M. D. Charlottetown Thistle . . -_. .-_- 972 March, 1859 Alexander M. Millan Belfast Prince Edward ..... 1006 May 20, 1859 Richard Smith Lot 49 Sword-.- ._-. .-- .. 1007 May 20, 1859 Malcolm Mann Woodville Rose ........... 1045 February 27, 1860 George Stanley Lot 48 Knox _. . 1047 April 20, 1860 Neil Matliison Strathalbyn Pr. William ........... 1048 April 29, 1860 Dun. McCallnm Bedeqne Lyon ----..- .. 1049 February 24, 1860 DavidRoss Orwell Tnmty.-.---_- . 1050 February 24, 1860 David Kaye, M. D. Georgetown Barton _ . _. ___ 1051 May 3, 1860 John Robertson B. P. Road Tanton . ._ .-. January 2, 1861 Thomas Carson Nine Mile House Calvm ... _ __ _ , May 8, 1861 Thomas Bi ar Gretna Green Dalmeney.---..__... -_ _ __ October 11, 1861 Roderick Mc eill Dundas Union __. ___.--__ _ _ .--. January 24,1862 D. A. Kennedy New. Perth Celtic .. ___. March, I862 John McDonald M. H. Road

The latter five had not received warrant at that date. The jurisdiction of the grand lodge was at that time divided into four dis- tricts: (I) Charlottetown district, including Boyne, Rose and Barton lodges, of which Francis Stanley was district master; (II) Belfast district, Thistle, Sword, Prince Ed- ward and Lyon lodges, with Daniel F raser, district master; (III) Strathalbyn district, Knox, Prince William, Tanton and Calvin lodges. with Neil Mathison, district mas-

ter: (IV) Georgetown district. Trinity Dalmeney, Union and Celtic lodges, with D. Kaye, M. D., district master. These were arranged into two county lodges, (I) Queens county, embracing Charlottetown and Strathalbyn districts, (II) Kings county, embracing Georgetown and Belfast districts.

At this first grand lodge meeting in our province the annual address of the grand master, G. P. Tanton, was clear, forcible