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the Ritualistic work. At each county and district meeting, I would suggest that a few hours be given over to public exercises. The families of the Brethren wliI thus be brought together in 'closer contact, while the Addresses delivered on these occasions will bring home' to the public generally the truths and principles of Freemasonry. I therefore heartily recommend that the Brethren of every county and every district unite themselves into an association, under the name of County or District Conventions, and hold at least one meeting each year. I would also recommend that some part of the time be devoted to publie exercises, including music; addresses. recitations, etc. If this recommendation should be carried Ollt dm'ing the coming year, I am sure you will all agree with me at the end of the year tha t the results have more than repaid the effort. A NEW GRAND
LODGl'~
TEMPLE,
The Grand Maste., in view of the growth of Masonry in Georgia, favors the erection of a splendid modern building at least three stories high with elevator and up-to-date heating and lig,hting equipments. He says: "We should have a hall large enough to accommodate 2,000 people. Weshould provide an office on路 the ground floor, which would be convenient to the Brethren having business with that office. We should have numerous and large committee rooms on' the same floor as our Grand Lodge hall, together with a commodious. office for our Grand Treasurer, furnished with a modern 'vaUlt ,or saf'3 sufficiently large to contain the archives of the Grand Secretary as well." He favors the locatiop of the Temple at Macon. A commission consisting of two from the Sixth District and one from each of the others, was appointed; to consider this recommendation and report at the next Annual Communication. This writer would be glad to see something of this kind done in St. Louis. MASO~JC
HOMK
The Grand Master reports the Home in splendid condition, Between twenty-five ~nd thirty wards of Masonry have been sheltered there during the past year. The Home family seems to be contented a'!d receive the best of care and attention at the hands of Superintendent Harris and wife. An additional. servants' house has been b~ilt and other improvements made during the year. An additional annex, it is thought, will be nee~ed, a~ applications are increasing. The sum of $2,000 was received from the executor of Mrs. Louisa Kellar, which is required to be permanently' invested, the interest only to be used in maintaining the Home. The Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star was made a member of the Board of Trustees. The following recommendation of the Committee on Finance was adopted: