CORRESPONDENCE MEMBERS JEWEL
CATEGORIES OF JEWELS
LODGE OF RESEARCH NO. CC
CORRESPONDENCE MEMBER'S JEWEL
CONTENTS:-
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1. DESCRIPTION OF JEWEL.
2. HISTORY OF WARRANT NO. 200 - 1749 - 1911.
3. HISTORY OF LODGE OF RESEARCH NO. CC - 1914 - TO DATE.
4. DETAILS OF WHEN LODGE OF RESEARCH NO. CC MEETS.
5. LODGE OF RESEARCH NO. CC WEBLINK
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OBVERSE OF JEWEL
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2. HISTORY OF WARRANT NO. 200.
1749 - 1801
Warrant 200 was originally issued by the Grand Lodge of Ireland in October 4th 1749 to Muff (i.e. Eglinton), Co. Londonderry. The Lodge worked under that Warrant until May 13th 1801.
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1801 - 1827
The Warrant was handed over to the Monaghan Militia, settled at Glaslough, Co. Monaghan, who worked successfully up to 1822. However, in 1826 the Lodge had ceased working and the Warrant was called in and cancelled by Grand Lodge on July 6th 1826.
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1827 - 1847
On June 20th 1827, No. 200 was reissued on a Warrant to Glenwherry, Ballymena, Co. Antrim (In lieu of No. 1006), where it worked until 1847, when the Warrant was called in by Grand Lodge and cancelled on October 7th 1847.
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1850 - 1858
No. 200 was next seen on a Warrant issued to Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, dated February 16th 1850, but was sent back, in trust, to Grand Lodge on January 28th 1858.
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1896 - 1911
Star of the West Lodge at Perth, Western Australia, was allotted the number 200 on its Warrant of December 5th 1896. This Lodge worked very successfully till the establishment of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, and on June 8th 1911, the Warrant was surrendered and called in when the Lodge obtained a Warrant issued by the Colonial Grand Lodge.
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3. HISTORY OF THE LODGE OF RESEARCH CC.
1914 - TO DATE
Link ~ Bro. Henry F. Twiss, Litt. D., First Worshipful Master, Lodge of Research CC.
On March 12th 1914, Warrant No. 200 was issued to 'The Lodge of Research' for the association of Installed Masters who are subscribing Members of Lodges under the Irish Constitution, to provide a centre affording encouragement to Brethren interested in Masonic research. The Lodge was formally constituted on September 30th 1914 by the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Lord Donoughmore, in person.
The First Hononary Member of Lodge of Research CC was R.W. Bro. Chetwode Crawley.
This honour was granted to Bro. Crawley at the Inaugural meeting of the Lodge on the 30th October 1914 - Three of Bro. Crawley's Papers on Irish Masonic Jewels are reproduced in the PAPERS & ARTICLES section, namely "Notes on Irish Freemasonry No 111 - Some Irish Masonic Medals" and "Notes on Irish Freemasonry No V - The Sackville Medal - The earl of Middlesex and Irish Fremasonry 1733".
THE LODGE IS KNOWN AS THE LODGE OF RESEARCH "CC"
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4. DETAILS OF WHEN LODGE OF RESEARCH NO. CC MEETS.
THE LODGE OF RESEARCH "CC" HAS FOUR STATED COMMUNICATIONS EACH YEAR AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN IRELAND AS GUESTS OF A LOCAL LODGE. A PAPER OF INTEREST IS NORMALLY READ AT THE MEETING. FOR DETAILS OF MEETINGS PLEASE SEE LODGE WEB SITE BELOW.
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5. WEB LINK ~ LODGE OF RESEARCH NO. CC
EMAIL ~ LODGE OF RESEARCH NO. CC
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EMAIL ~ IRISHMASONICJEWELS.IE