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Correspondence.
THE LATE FESTIVAL . To the Editor of the FKEEJIASO . V ' S CnRO . MCLE . DEAR SIR AXD BRO ., —In your remarks upon the recent Festival in aid of tho funds of tho Royal Masonic Beuevolent Institution , whilst you notice the fact of no Stoward having been sent , as usual , by our
" York" Lodgo , 236 , you still givo that Lodgo credit for entertaining Iho American Pilgrims . Allow me to assure yon that tho entire matter was undertaken , and tho wholo of tho expenso borno by tho Eboracnm Lodge and tho Ancient Ebor Encampment of K . T .
230 did not contribute ono iota to the entertainment of our broth ren from ovor tho water .
Yours fraterually , ALFRED T . B . TURNER . Eboracnm Lodge 1 G 11 , and Ancient Ebor Encampment K . T ., York .
SUPPORT OP OUR CHARITIES .
To the Editor of THE FKEEJIASON S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR A . VD BROTHER , —I was much surprised , after reading in your last issue your comments on the way in which the " Bucks "
brethren support our Masonic Charities to receive au application for my votes from that county on behalf of a case for tho Boys' School , this shows , that although they will not support the Institutions they aro not above receiving then - advantages ! Is this worthy conduct ? Yours fraternally , A LlfE GOVERNOR .
NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE AND THE CHARITIES .
To the Editor of THE FREEMASON s CHRONICLE . PEAK SIR AND BROTHER , —Your remarks under this head on tho " 22 nd February , havo been thoroughly appreciated" by sovcral brothrou , who , like myself , have the pleasuro and privilego of visiting Lodges in both the Yorkshire Provinces . I know that tho Doputy Prov . G .
Master of North and East Yorkshire has , for a long time , been anxious that every Lodge in that Province shonld adopt sonic plan by meuus of which tho Charities should receive regular and constant support , but I fear that his suggestions for that ond have not been generally adopted . Probably , very few young Lodges in tho
Provinces have done as much for the Chanties , in tho same brief period as the Eboiaouui Lodge at York , of which body you have very properly spoken in terms of praise . 1 havo been an invited guest of that Lodge on more than ouo occasion , and havo been deli ghted to notice the zeal fur tho welfare , not only of tho Lodge itself , but of
Masonry iu general , aud tho Masonio Charities , exhibited by its members one and all . Its working , too , is equal to any , aud superior to most Provincial Lodges . Perhaps you will allow bie , as a guest of that Lodge on tuo occasion of tho reception of tho American Pilgrims at York last year , to correct a . slight error into'which you havo fallen . The " Pilgrims " wero entertained by the Eboracnm Lodge
and by the Ancient Ebor Preceptory of Knight Templars , aud not by tho York Lodge , as you suppose , the latter body having given the Transatlantic visitors the cold shoulder , aud refused td'join iu tho reception . Hospitality is , after all , only one branch of charity , and you will generally lind the two go hand in hand . The hospitality ot the Eboracnm Lodge has never , however , stood in tho way of its charity . •"
I am , yours fraternally , AN HONORARY MEJIBER or SEVERAL LODGES York , 26 th February 1879 . " ' ' '
THINGS ONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW .
lo the Editor , of the IREEJIASON ' CHRONICLE . SIR , —You no doubt know the Farce "Box aud Cox , " and may remember that the lodger , Box , found fault with his landlady , "Bouncer , " for using a word out of plaqe ,, and recommended her to apply to a dictionary to discover its moaning , I would advise the same course to be pursued by your correspondent "FORTE . " Let him
turn to the letter "R , " and he will , find the word " recommend , " verb active , " to commend to another ' s notice " & c , & c , and that is what Bro . Tisley and myself have done , not necessarily ' . to give thorn our votes , bnt that ve know such and such a caso is worthy of sup . port from our personal knowledge , and none but those adverse to om Association , or ignorant of the true meaning of words they use , could
construe it otherwise , Again , " FORTE " apparently measures other people ' s corn with his bushel , for he evidentl y knows tho way he would manipulate tho votes if ho had them in his power ; but let me assure " FORTE , " that not only Bro . Tisley , but tho members of the Committee , are Masons , not in name only , bnt in act . With
regard to myself ; let , yonr correspondent givo his true name , and show what he has done for tho Masonic Charities , beforo he takes upon himself to rebuke you for inserting , or me for asking tho insertion of the addresses of the threo Loudon candidates abont to lead the forlorn hope , and I trust successfully plant their banners on tho walls of onr Institution .
\ oni's fraternally , CHARLES J . PERCEVAL , 8 Thnrloe . plpce , 27 th February 1 H 70 .
Correspondence.
AMERICAN KNIGHT TEMPLAR PILGRIMS VISIT TO YORK .
To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHHONICLE . DEAR SIK AND BKOTIIEK , —In your analysis of the Lists sent up to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Fostival ou the 12 th inst ., after referring to tho poor contributions from tho province of North and East Yorkshire to the various Masonic Charities , air' -il ' tor paying a well-desorved compliment to tho " Junior " Lodge i , " irk ( tho
Eboracnm 1 G 11 ) , which has sent up ovor £ 133 since its C - ittition ia August 1870 , you go ou to say , with reference to tho York Lodge 230 , the " Senior" can find time and means for making a fuss over its centenary aud receiving " The American Knight Templai Pilgrims , but appears indifferent to the claims of our Charities on all English Masons . "
Now , with reference to tho visit of tho American Knight lomplai Pilgrims to York , I believe I am correct in saying that tlio York Lodgo 230 did not spend ono penny in eithor their reception or entertainment , but , on the contrary , thoy docliuecl to do so , considering thero was no necessity for it . The members of the "Eboracum "
1611 did entertain them and their ladies at luncheon , and iu the evening tho Knights Templar of the Ancient Ebor Procoptory , York , gave them a grand banquet , at which ladies wero present . I think , in justice to the members of the Eboracum Lodge and the Ebor Preceptory , this correction ought to bo mado , and I shall bo glad if you can fiud space for this letter in your next issue . Yours fraternally , K . T .
PROVINCE OF WEST YORKSHIRE
To the Editor of tlie FKEEJIASON s CHRONICLE . DEAR SIK AND BROTHER , —In your Analysis of tho Subscription List of Royal Masonic Beuevolentlnstitution , you refer to West Yorkshire , as having missed being represented onco at tho Girls' Festival during 1 S 75-G-7-S , and say that you wero under the improssiou it had
been represented at all the tvvelvo Festivals . I oncloso you a tabular statement of amouuts contributed to tho various lustitutions from which you will see that W . Yorkshire has contributed near £ 1 , 000 moro during that period than you give credit for , aud that your itn . pressiou was correct that it has beeu represented at . evory Festival . Benevolent Boys Girls Total
1871 ... l'JS 10 0 -125 0 0 310 10 0 970 0 0 1875 ... 410 7 0 815 1 0 580 1 0 1 , 814 9 0 1870 ... 5 S 5 15 0 351 15 0 071 1 0 1 , 008 11 0 1877 ... 005 11 0 587 -1 0 818 10 0 2 , 131 5 O 1878 ... 700 11 0 501 0 0 818 0 0 2 , 118 11 0 1870 ... 550 0 0
3 , 038 1 0 2 , 258 0 0 2 , 050 12 0 £ 3 , 252 10 0
The total autouub contributed by W . Yorkshire for tho four years in question is £ 8 , 252 10 s . I am , Dear Sir and Brother ,
1 ours faithfully aud fruternally , JOHN WORDSWORTH , Vice-Chairman County Committee West Yorkshire . Oakenshaw , Wakeliold , 20 th Fobruary 1879 .
[ We print Bro . Wordsworth ' s figures as ho scut thom , but we fail to see how he can include the £ 550 for 1879 iu the total received in the "four" years . —EDITOR FHEEJIASON ' S CHRONICLE . ]
The Late Bro. Botly.
THE LATE BRO . BOTLY .
The remains of Bro . Botly wero interred on Monday last . The deceased gentleman was held in high esteem iu the town of Reading , and as a mark of respect most of tho neighbours partially closed their shops or drew their blinds clown on the occasion of the funeral . Tho deceased in his life-timo was a leading member of the Union Lodge of Freemasons . He had passed throngh every office of the Craft in
connection with tho Lodge ; and as a tribute to his memory his Brother Masons attended his funeral obsequies . The procession started from the houso of the deceased at a quarter past one , and the body was met at the Cemetery gates by about thirty members of the Masonic Craft , each wearing a sprig of acacia . The funeral ceremony was read by the vicar of St . Mary ' s—the Rev . N . S . Garry . The pall bearers
were Bros . Baker , Oades , A . Welch , aud Moxhay . Bro . Botly was ono of the oldest members of the Province of Berks and Bucks , P . P . G . S . W .-, and Treasurer for upwards of twenty years of the Lodge of Uuiou 414 . Among the Freemasons present were—of Lodge 414 , Bros . R . Bradley P . M . P . G . Secretary Berks aud Bucks , C . Stephens
J . W ., J . M . Withers Secretary , Baker I . P . M ., Strachan P . M ., Pocock I ' . M ., Hounslow P . M ., Yeus P . M ., C . Smith P . M ., J . Old P . M ., J . Morris P . M ., Stallwood P . M . IWgusou J . D ., Butler W . S ., Leaver , Sydenham , Higgs , C . Ayres , of Lodge 1101—Bros Welch I . P . M ., Stransom Troas ., Ivny i' * ° cretary , Margrcfct P . M ., Dowaett J . D ., F , W . AV'hitc , Scauimcll . 1 'he VV . M . rruz imivoiUa-bly absent .
in tbe report of tiu : Tranquillity Lodge which wc inserted iasL week , reference was made to the serious illness of i » ro . John Peartrec P . M . and Treasurer ; we regret to : innounco that Bro . Pcartree ' s illness terminated fatally
on Monday morning . While we mourn his death there are hundreds of tho recipients of his bounty who will feel more acutely the loss they have sustained . His whole life was devoted to acts of benevolence .
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Correspondence.
THE LATE FESTIVAL . To the Editor of the FKEEJIASO . V ' S CnRO . MCLE . DEAR SIR AXD BRO ., —In your remarks upon the recent Festival in aid of tho funds of tho Royal Masonic Beuevolent Institution , whilst you notice the fact of no Stoward having been sent , as usual , by our
" York" Lodgo , 236 , you still givo that Lodgo credit for entertaining Iho American Pilgrims . Allow me to assure yon that tho entire matter was undertaken , and tho wholo of tho expenso borno by tho Eboracnm Lodge and tho Ancient Ebor Encampment of K . T .
230 did not contribute ono iota to the entertainment of our broth ren from ovor tho water .
Yours fraterually , ALFRED T . B . TURNER . Eboracnm Lodge 1 G 11 , and Ancient Ebor Encampment K . T ., York .
SUPPORT OP OUR CHARITIES .
To the Editor of THE FKEEJIASON S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR A . VD BROTHER , —I was much surprised , after reading in your last issue your comments on the way in which the " Bucks "
brethren support our Masonic Charities to receive au application for my votes from that county on behalf of a case for tho Boys' School , this shows , that although they will not support the Institutions they aro not above receiving then - advantages ! Is this worthy conduct ? Yours fraternally , A LlfE GOVERNOR .
NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE AND THE CHARITIES .
To the Editor of THE FREEMASON s CHRONICLE . PEAK SIR AND BROTHER , —Your remarks under this head on tho " 22 nd February , havo been thoroughly appreciated" by sovcral brothrou , who , like myself , have the pleasuro and privilego of visiting Lodges in both the Yorkshire Provinces . I know that tho Doputy Prov . G .
Master of North and East Yorkshire has , for a long time , been anxious that every Lodge in that Province shonld adopt sonic plan by meuus of which tho Charities should receive regular and constant support , but I fear that his suggestions for that ond have not been generally adopted . Probably , very few young Lodges in tho
Provinces have done as much for the Chanties , in tho same brief period as the Eboiaouui Lodge at York , of which body you have very properly spoken in terms of praise . 1 havo been an invited guest of that Lodge on more than ouo occasion , and havo been deli ghted to notice the zeal fur tho welfare , not only of tho Lodge itself , but of
Masonry iu general , aud tho Masonio Charities , exhibited by its members one and all . Its working , too , is equal to any , aud superior to most Provincial Lodges . Perhaps you will allow bie , as a guest of that Lodge on tuo occasion of tho reception of tho American Pilgrims at York last year , to correct a . slight error into'which you havo fallen . The " Pilgrims " wero entertained by the Eboracnm Lodge
and by the Ancient Ebor Preceptory of Knight Templars , aud not by tho York Lodge , as you suppose , the latter body having given the Transatlantic visitors the cold shoulder , aud refused td'join iu tho reception . Hospitality is , after all , only one branch of charity , and you will generally lind the two go hand in hand . The hospitality ot the Eboracnm Lodge has never , however , stood in tho way of its charity . •"
I am , yours fraternally , AN HONORARY MEJIBER or SEVERAL LODGES York , 26 th February 1879 . " ' ' '
THINGS ONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW .
lo the Editor , of the IREEJIASON ' CHRONICLE . SIR , —You no doubt know the Farce "Box aud Cox , " and may remember that the lodger , Box , found fault with his landlady , "Bouncer , " for using a word out of plaqe ,, and recommended her to apply to a dictionary to discover its moaning , I would advise the same course to be pursued by your correspondent "FORTE . " Let him
turn to the letter "R , " and he will , find the word " recommend , " verb active , " to commend to another ' s notice " & c , & c , and that is what Bro . Tisley and myself have done , not necessarily ' . to give thorn our votes , bnt that ve know such and such a caso is worthy of sup . port from our personal knowledge , and none but those adverse to om Association , or ignorant of the true meaning of words they use , could
construe it otherwise , Again , " FORTE " apparently measures other people ' s corn with his bushel , for he evidentl y knows tho way he would manipulate tho votes if ho had them in his power ; but let me assure " FORTE , " that not only Bro . Tisley , but tho members of the Committee , are Masons , not in name only , bnt in act . With
regard to myself ; let , yonr correspondent givo his true name , and show what he has done for tho Masonic Charities , beforo he takes upon himself to rebuke you for inserting , or me for asking tho insertion of the addresses of the threo Loudon candidates abont to lead the forlorn hope , and I trust successfully plant their banners on tho walls of onr Institution .
\ oni's fraternally , CHARLES J . PERCEVAL , 8 Thnrloe . plpce , 27 th February 1 H 70 .
Correspondence.
AMERICAN KNIGHT TEMPLAR PILGRIMS VISIT TO YORK .
To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHHONICLE . DEAR SIK AND BKOTIIEK , —In your analysis of the Lists sent up to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Fostival ou the 12 th inst ., after referring to tho poor contributions from tho province of North and East Yorkshire to the various Masonic Charities , air' -il ' tor paying a well-desorved compliment to tho " Junior " Lodge i , " irk ( tho
Eboracnm 1 G 11 ) , which has sent up ovor £ 133 since its C - ittition ia August 1870 , you go ou to say , with reference to tho York Lodge 230 , the " Senior" can find time and means for making a fuss over its centenary aud receiving " The American Knight Templai Pilgrims , but appears indifferent to the claims of our Charities on all English Masons . "
Now , with reference to tho visit of tho American Knight lomplai Pilgrims to York , I believe I am correct in saying that tlio York Lodgo 230 did not spend ono penny in eithor their reception or entertainment , but , on the contrary , thoy docliuecl to do so , considering thero was no necessity for it . The members of the "Eboracum "
1611 did entertain them and their ladies at luncheon , and iu the evening tho Knights Templar of the Ancient Ebor Procoptory , York , gave them a grand banquet , at which ladies wero present . I think , in justice to the members of the Eboracum Lodge and the Ebor Preceptory , this correction ought to bo mado , and I shall bo glad if you can fiud space for this letter in your next issue . Yours fraternally , K . T .
PROVINCE OF WEST YORKSHIRE
To the Editor of tlie FKEEJIASON s CHRONICLE . DEAR SIK AND BROTHER , —In your Analysis of tho Subscription List of Royal Masonic Beuevolentlnstitution , you refer to West Yorkshire , as having missed being represented onco at tho Girls' Festival during 1 S 75-G-7-S , and say that you wero under the improssiou it had
been represented at all the tvvelvo Festivals . I oncloso you a tabular statement of amouuts contributed to tho various lustitutions from which you will see that W . Yorkshire has contributed near £ 1 , 000 moro during that period than you give credit for , aud that your itn . pressiou was correct that it has beeu represented at . evory Festival . Benevolent Boys Girls Total
1871 ... l'JS 10 0 -125 0 0 310 10 0 970 0 0 1875 ... 410 7 0 815 1 0 580 1 0 1 , 814 9 0 1870 ... 5 S 5 15 0 351 15 0 071 1 0 1 , 008 11 0 1877 ... 005 11 0 587 -1 0 818 10 0 2 , 131 5 O 1878 ... 700 11 0 501 0 0 818 0 0 2 , 118 11 0 1870 ... 550 0 0
3 , 038 1 0 2 , 258 0 0 2 , 050 12 0 £ 3 , 252 10 0
The total autouub contributed by W . Yorkshire for tho four years in question is £ 8 , 252 10 s . I am , Dear Sir and Brother ,
1 ours faithfully aud fruternally , JOHN WORDSWORTH , Vice-Chairman County Committee West Yorkshire . Oakenshaw , Wakeliold , 20 th Fobruary 1879 .
[ We print Bro . Wordsworth ' s figures as ho scut thom , but we fail to see how he can include the £ 550 for 1879 iu the total received in the "four" years . —EDITOR FHEEJIASON ' S CHRONICLE . ]
The Late Bro. Botly.
THE LATE BRO . BOTLY .
The remains of Bro . Botly wero interred on Monday last . The deceased gentleman was held in high esteem iu the town of Reading , and as a mark of respect most of tho neighbours partially closed their shops or drew their blinds clown on the occasion of the funeral . Tho deceased in his life-timo was a leading member of the Union Lodge of Freemasons . He had passed throngh every office of the Craft in
connection with tho Lodge ; and as a tribute to his memory his Brother Masons attended his funeral obsequies . The procession started from the houso of the deceased at a quarter past one , and the body was met at the Cemetery gates by about thirty members of the Masonic Craft , each wearing a sprig of acacia . The funeral ceremony was read by the vicar of St . Mary ' s—the Rev . N . S . Garry . The pall bearers
were Bros . Baker , Oades , A . Welch , aud Moxhay . Bro . Botly was ono of the oldest members of the Province of Berks and Bucks , P . P . G . S . W .-, and Treasurer for upwards of twenty years of the Lodge of Uuiou 414 . Among the Freemasons present were—of Lodge 414 , Bros . R . Bradley P . M . P . G . Secretary Berks aud Bucks , C . Stephens
J . W ., J . M . Withers Secretary , Baker I . P . M ., Strachan P . M ., Pocock I ' . M ., Hounslow P . M ., Yeus P . M ., C . Smith P . M ., J . Old P . M ., J . Morris P . M ., Stallwood P . M . IWgusou J . D ., Butler W . S ., Leaver , Sydenham , Higgs , C . Ayres , of Lodge 1101—Bros Welch I . P . M ., Stransom Troas ., Ivny i' * ° cretary , Margrcfct P . M ., Dowaett J . D ., F , W . AV'hitc , Scauimcll . 1 'he VV . M . rruz imivoiUa-bly absent .
in tbe report of tiu : Tranquillity Lodge which wc inserted iasL week , reference was made to the serious illness of i » ro . John Peartrec P . M . and Treasurer ; we regret to : innounco that Bro . Pcartree ' s illness terminated fatally
on Monday morning . While we mourn his death there are hundreds of tho recipients of his bounty who will feel more acutely the loss they have sustained . His whole life was devoted to acts of benevolence .