Installation Of The Most Worshipful The Grand Master.

Four Grand Stewards of the Year . Grand Steward . Grand Steward . The Gloves and Apron of tho The Collar and Jewel of the Grand Master on a Cushion borne Grand Master on a Cushion borne by the Master of a Lodgo . by the Master of a Lodge .

Grand Director of Ceremonies . Grand Secretary . President of the Board of General Pnrposes . Grand Registrar . Grand Treasnrer . Grand Chaplains .

Six Past Grand Wardens . Six Provincial Grand Masters . His Royal Highness The PKINCE OF WALES , Grand Master . Two Grand Stewards . Upon the entrance of this procession the solemn peal of

the Organ and the loud blast of the trumpets , which heralded its approach , were alike drowned in wave after wave of enthusiastic cheering and the loud clapping of applauding hands . Slowly this splendid procession , in which purple , gold , and blazing jewels shone out with a

dazzling effect proceeded to the dais , where His Royal Highness was conducted to a chair on the left of the Pro Grand Master . The ceremony of Installation was then proceeded with , and completed in ample form , and the Grand Master , having been invested with the Insignia of his High Office

was conducted to the chair of the Grand Master amid the thunderous applause of the assembled brethren . Then , to the sound of trumpets , the Grand Director of Ceremonies proclaims tho new ruler of English Craftsmen in the follow ing terms : —

Be it known that tho Most High , Most Puissant and Most Illustnons Prince , Albert Edward , Prince of Wales , Dnke of Saxony , Duke of Cornwall and Rothsay , Earl of Chester , Carrick , and Dublin , Baron of Renfrew and Lord of the Isles , Great Steward of Scotland , K . G ., K . P .,

K . T ., G . C . B ., Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India , Knight of the Elephant of Denmark , Knight of the Golden Fleece , has been elected Mo 3 t Worshipful Grand Master of Freemasonry in England . Whom tho Great Architect of tho Universe long preserve !

The salute which followed the proclamation cannot , of course , be particularly described , but the brethren who were unable to be present on the occasion can imagine the extraordinary effect it produced when given by simultaneous sixteen thousand hands . Those who witnessed it are not

likely to forget it . The enthusiastic cheering which succeeded the salute only subsided upon the rising of Lord Carnarvon , who , in clear aud distinct tones , delivered the following address to tho Most Worshipful Grand Master : —

Your Royal Highness Most Worshipful Grand Master—It has been from time immemorial the custom when any Master of the Craft was placed in this chair , to remind him of the duties that ho then undertook ; and though it is unnecessary that I should remind your Royal Highness , who is so conversant with all tho affairs of tho Craft , of

the whole of those duties , that our time-honoured custom should not absolutely disappear it will be my duty to address to you a few words on this occasion . Your Royal Highness knows well that Freemasonry possesses many titles to respect , even in the eyes of tho outer world . It is , first , of great antiquity—an antiquity ascending into tho

Bphere of immemorial tradition ; secondly , it is known and practised in every country , in every climate , and in every race of civilised men ; and , lastly , in this country above all , it has associated itsolf with human sympathies and charitable institutions . ( Cheers . ) Let me say , further , that , whilst it has changed its character in somo respects , it

has lost nothing which can claim tho respect of men . ( Cheers . ) Formerly , through the dim periods of the Middle Ages , it carved its records upon the public buildings , upon the tracery of the mediaeval windows , or tho ornamentation of palaces . Now it is content to devote itself to works of sympathy and charity , and in them it finds

its highest praise and reward . Let me draw one further distinction —no one will say that it is an invidious one . In some other countries it has been unfortunately the lot of Freemasonry to find itself allied with faction and intrigue—with what I may call the darker side of politics . In England it has been signally the reverse . ( Cheers . ) The

Craft hero has allied itself with social order—with the great institutions of tho country ; and , above all , with Monarchy , the crowning institution of all . ( Cheers . ) Your Royal Highness is not the first by many of your illustrious family that have sat in that chair . There is no doubt by the lustre of your great name and position yon will reflect

honour upon the craft to-day ; but it is also something to be at the head of such a body as is represented here . ( Cheers . ) You may truly say that never in the whole history of Freemasonry has such a Gi and Lodge been assembled as that on which my eyes rest at this moment ; and there is this further and inner view to be taken , that

far as my eye can carry me over these serried ranks of white and bine , of gold and purple , I recognise in them men who have solemnl y undertaken obligations of worth and morality , men who have undertaken the duties of citizens and tho loyalt y of subjects . ( Cheers . ) I

am but expressing , though very feebly , the feelings and aspirations of this great assemblage , when I say that I trust that the connection of your Roya ! Highness with the Craft may be lasting , and that yon may never have reason for one moment ' s regret or anxiety when yon look back upon the events of to-day .

Installation Of The Most Worshipful The Grand Master.

The reply of the Most Worshipful Grand Master , which throughout excited the heartiest applause , was couched in the following terms : — Brethren—I am deeply grateful to the Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master for the excessively kind words which he has just spoken ,

and to you , brethren , for the cordial reception which you have given to them . It has been your nnanimons wish , brethren , that I should occupy the chair as yonv Grand Master , and you have this day installed me . It is difficult for me to find words adequate to express my deep thanks for the high honour that has been bestowed upon

me—an honour which has already been bestowed on several members of my family—my predecessors and brethren ; and it will always bo my most ardent and sincere wish to walk in their footsteps —( Hear , hear)—and , by God's help , to fulfil the duties of the high office which I have been called to fill to-day in the same manner which

those filled the office who preceded me . The Pro Grand Master has told you , brethren , and I feel convinced it is so , that such an assemblage in Grand Lodge has never been known , and when I look round mo in this vast and spacious Hall , and see those who have come from the north and tho south , from the

east and the west , it is , I trust , an omen of good . ( Hear , hear . ) The various duties I have to perform in my position I am afraid will not enable me so frequently as I could wish to attend to my many duties connocted with the Craft . But you , brethren , may be sure that whenever I have the time I shall do my utmost to

maintain the high position in which the Craft now is , and to do my dnty by it and my duty by you on every possible occasion . ( Hear , hear . ) It would , brethren , I feel sure , be useless for mo on such an occasion to recapitulate anything -which , has been so ably told yon by the Pro Grand Master relative to Freemasonry . Every Englishman knows

that the two watchwords , I may say of the Craft are Loyalty and Charity . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) Those are their watohwords , and as long as they never mix themselves up in politics , so long will , I am sure , this great and ancient Order flourish , and will maintain the

integrity of the throne aud of onr great empire . ( Hear , hear . ) I thank you once more , brethren , for your cordial reception of me to-day , and I thank you for having come such immense distances to welcomo me on this occasion . I assure you I shall never forget today . ( Great applause . )

The enthusiasm of the excited assemblage was raised to the highest pitch by the fraternal and sympathetic tone of this admirable speech , and it was something of a relief when the strains of the March from Eli , performed upon the grand organ , by Bro . Willing , interrupted the applause .

Upon the conclusion of the march the several deputies from tho Grand Lodges of Ireland , Scotland , Sweden and Denmark , were introduced to His Itoyal Highness , who then appointed the Grand Officers for tho ensuing year ,

and invested them with the insignia of their several offices . The Lodge was then closed in ample form , and to the strains of Bro . Sir Michael Costa ' s processional march , His Eoyal Highness was conducted from the Hall amid the enthusiastic cheering of the brethren .

Thus happily ended the ceremony of installing His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as Most Worshi pful Grand Master of England , and the vast assemblage dispersed without a hitch or accident of any kind to blot the memory of an auspicious day .

The Banquet.

THE BANQUET .

Freemasons' Hall wa 3 tho place selected for the Banquet , and this noble building was filled to its utmost limit . The Most Worshipful Grand Master presided , supported on his right by the Duke of Connaught , and on the left by Lord Skelmersdale , tho Deputy Grand Master . Lord Carnarvon , tho Pro-Grand Master , was absent , for reasons which may be surmised , and in those reasons every

brother will sympathize . The other guests at the cross table were Lord Leigh P . G . M . of Warwickshire ; tho Marquis of Hamilton , tho Senior Grand Warden ; Lord Methuen P . G . M . of Wilts ; the Duke of Manchester P . G . M . of Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire ; Lord Holmesdale P . G . M . of Kent ; the Earl of Mar aud Keliie , the Earl of Rosslyn , Lord Hartiugton , M . P .: Bro . R . W . Shakleton D . G . M .

of Ireland ; Lord Dunboyne J . G . W . of Ireland ; Lord RosehillJ . G . W . of Scotland ; the Earl of Limerick , Prov . G . M . of Bristol ; Baron Beck-Frus Oscar Dickson ( of Sweden ) ; and Bro . W . Mann , G . W . of Scotland ; Graud Chaplain Rev . S . R . Wigram ; the Rev . J . Huyshe , P . G . M . of Devon ; Bro . Albert H . Royds , P . G . M . of Devon ; Bro . Hugh D . Sandeman , District G . M . of Bengal ; Dr . Gray , G . C . of

Scotland ; Sir John M . Stewart , Ireland ; Grand Chaplain the Rev . Canon Simpson , the Earl of Hardwicke , the Marquis of Londonderry , Lord Shrewsbury , Sir Henry Edwards , Sir H . Williamson , Lord Suffield , Lord Tenderden , Sir Daniel Gooch , the Hon . F . Walpole , the Hon . J . C . Vivian , the Hon . A . Fitzmaurice , Earl Ferrers , Lord H . Thynno , Sir M . Costa , the Eavl of Jersey , Bro . B . Dobree , Bro . Le Gendre N . Starkie , the Rev . S . J . W . Hayes , and Dr .

Sedgwick . There -were also present the Grand Director of Ceremonies , Sir Albert Woods ; the Past Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro ! Thomas Fenn ; the Lord Mayor of London , Sir John Bennett , Colonel Burdett-Contts , Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex , and Bro . J . C . Parkinson , Past Grand Deacon , Deputy Grand Master of Middlesex . The dinner being concluded , a special grace was sung by tho professional singers , who were under the direction of Bros . Knha and Ganz ,