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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

MISCELLANY

HE scheme adopted in this book of collecting items of the same kind
into separate chapters under separate headings is necessarily arbitrary,
Tand a number of entries in the minutes remain which do not fit
conveniently into the plan; a selection from these follows.
26 April 1816. Reported that Bro. Hodder, 16 Portman Place, Edgware Road,
had “gone away not know where”.
No such name appears in the Grand Lodge Register, or previously in the
minutes; but he signed his name in the Signature Book on 20 March 1811.
[24 January 1817] The Secretary reported that he had received a letter from
Brother James Forbes stating that he had left the Kingdom on a visit to the Court
of Wirtemburgh and therefore wished to withdraw as a subscribing member
Ordered that the name of our highly respected Brother James Forbes be inscribed
on the list of Honorary Members.
Bro. Forbes had an interesting career; (Appendix A.) His son-in-law the
Comte de Montalembert was French Ambassador at Stuttgart.
24 March 1820, is a reference to “... Brother Turner’s necefsary absence as
Undersheriff at the present Middlesex Election”. 1820, which saw the death of
George III and the accession of George IV, was a time of great distress and bitter
public controversy; the election would give Bro. Turner a strenuous and exciting
fortnight.
Bro. Turner was a solicitor, practising in Bloomsbury Square; we have met
with him before as Secretary from 1813 (or earlier) to 1817, and he was W.M. in
1826 and 1827. Cheerful references to him may be found in Chapter Eight, in
connection with Lodges of Recreation.
[8 March 1825] Bror Arden moved that the Treas . ... do report what
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contributions and subscriptions for the current year are still due & owing to the
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Lodge and from whom, which ... was carried./The Sec. tendered his resig . of the
office of Secretary & his resignation as a member of the Lodge.