East Lancashire.

Treasurership . He questioned whether any Brother in England could have attracted so many Brethren as those who went from the Provinces of East and West Lancashire , Cheshire , and West Yorkshire to spend their time and money and effort to do honour to him . He hoped that Captain

Barlow would be a candidate for the Grand Treasurership next year , in which case he believed there would be no contest . If a contest was again necessary , however , all who recently

supported him would do * so again , and would obtain for him so many other votes as would secure his election . Bro . W . Goldthorpe P . Prov . G . Registrar seconded the motion , and it was adopted . The Senior Grand Warden afterwards made an earnest

appeal on behalf of the Festival which is to be held at the Royal Botanical Gardens , Old Trafford , next month , in aid of the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Benevolent and Educational Institution . By their first Festival , in 18 95 , he said , a sum of about £ 4 , 450 was raised , but that amount it

was estimated would be exceeded by some thousands ot pounds . The degree of enthusiasm displayed in the undertaking was something which had never been equalled in the Province . Every Lodge was contributing most handsomely towards the Festival , every Provincial Grand Officer would ,

it was . thought , qualif y himself as a Life Governor of the Institution ! . There were more than three Lodges at present with over twenty Stewards each , all of whom would qualify as Life Governors , and it was probable that the total financial

result of the Festival would be a sum that would astound their own and other Provinces . lie moved that £ 100 be voted from the funds of the Lodge to the Festival . Bro . Captain Barlow seconded the motion , and it was carried .

Bro . Thos . Duxbury moved , Captain Barlow seconded , and the Acting Deputy Provincial Grand Master supported , the election of Bro . James Aspden , Harmony and Industry Lodge , No . 381 , Darwen , as Treasurer ; Bro . Israel

Greenhalgh nominated , and Brother Kenyon P . G . Std . B . England seconded , Bro . Iiolgate , St . John Lodge , No . 34 S , Bolton . The Darwen candidate was elected by an overwhelming majority .

The Acting Provincial Grand Master , in-the name of the Lodge , congratulated Bro . Cheetham upon having been appointed a Grand Deacon of England . Hearty applause was evoked by the well-deserved compliment . Afterwards the new Provincial Grand Officers were invested in the following order :

Bro . Thomas Longworth 2529 ... Senior Warden T . J Hooper 1170 ... Junior Warden Rev . H . Marks 344 ... Senior Chaplain Rev . H . Skaines 26 9 ... Junior Chaplain James Aspden 381 ... Treasurer

J . B . Pownall 430 ... Registrar Major T . W . Ashworth 2322 ... Deputy Registrar James Newton ( re-appointed ) ... Secretary C . Duckworth 204 ... Senior Deacon R . K . Roberts 1012 ... Ditto

H . Fulford 852 ... Ditto R . Leach 1055 ... Junior Deacon Joseph Halden 1009 ... Ditto J . H . Shorrocks 381 ... Ditto John Ramsbottom 325 ... Sunt , of Works

John Waring 1134 ... Dir . of Ceremonies R . Armitage 10 S 3 Dep . Dir . of Cers . W . H . Birtwistle 16 34 ... Assist . Dir . of Cers . Thomas Duxbury 3 81 ... Ditto J . M . Graham 035 ... Ditto

J . Moorhouse sen . 2193 ... Sword Bearer J . Butterworth 1948 ... Ditto W . Jones 5 81 ... Standard Bearer G . Nabb 67 S ... Ditto R . Johnson 2156 ... Organist

J . W . Atkinson 2185 ... Assistant Secretary W . W . Stansfield 219 ... Pursuivant J- Taylor 274 ... Assistant Pursuivant R . T . Redman 16 3 ... Steward R . H . Beswick 1723 ... Ditto F . Ferrand 266 ... Ditto

R . Shorrock ... Ditto W . F . Steel ... Ditto J . Cocker 3 81 ... Ditto E . Roberts 1459 ... Tyler .

Cordial invitations to hold the Provincial Grand Lodge meeting- in May next year were given from Ashton-under-Lyne , Heaton iN orris , Todmorden , and Haslingden . Bro . Royds said the invitations must be forwarded as petitions , through the Secretary , to Lord Stanley .

North And East Yorkshire.

NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE .

TITE annual convocation of this Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masons was held , at the invitation of the Star in the East Lodge , at Scarborough , on Tuesday , 21 st ult , Lord Bolton Prov . G . M . M . presiding . The Brethren assembled in the Masonic Hall , St . Nicholas Cliff .

The report of the Board of General Purposes and the Treasurer ' s balance-sheet were adopted , on the proposition of Bro . T . B . Whytehead , seconded by Bro . J . PL B . Beman .

Lord Bolton , referring to the death of Colonel Smith Deputy Provincial Grand Master said that he had done his work very efficiently , and that his death was a loss to the Province .

Bro . T . B . Whytehead , in supporting a vote of condolence with the widow , said that Col . Smith was one of the most delightful companions he had ever met , and his Masonic worK was of the highest possible order . Bro . Wray also supported , and the vote was passed in silence .

Similar votes were passed to the widows and relatives of Bros . W . H . Cowper P . G . I . G . England , J . T . Seller P . G . S . England , John Blenkin P . P . GO ., ana L . Harrowing P . G . S . D . Bro . T . B . Whytehead nominated Lord Bolton as Prov . Grand Master for the next three years , and said he was

quite sure that the noble Lord's rule and guidance had been tempered with mercy and directed by justice . The knowledge which his lordship had of the various degrees was a distinct advantage to the Brethren , who were delighted to have so excellent a Mason to preside over their gatherings .

Lord Bolton said he had really so much to do in connection with military and other matters just now that he had expressed a wish to be relieved from his Masonic work , but he had been persuaded to allow his name to be again submitted , arid he thanked them for the honour conferred upon him . ,

The Provincial Grand Mark Master then appointed and invested the following Brethren as Officers for the ensuing

year : Bro . T . B . Whytehead ... Deputy G . W . Tindall ... Senior Warden James Smith ... Junior Warden W . H . Robinson ... Master Overseer

T . E . El well ... Senior Overseer J . R . Miller ... Junior Overseer G . R . Chilman ... Chaplain J . L . Spetch ... Treasurer F . W . Halliwell ... Secretary

C . H . Dodsworth ... Registrar W . L . Harrison ... Senior Deacon T-T , S . Home ... Junior Deacon J . T . Toy ... Inspector of Works G . H . Elgar ... Dir . of Ceremonies

G . E . Wilkinson ... Asst . Dir . of Cers . E . B . Muzeen ... Sword Bearer R . Clarkson ... Standard Bearer J . E . Carr ... Organist J . P . Gill ... Assistant Secretary

C . B . Smith ... Inner Guard W . Stockd ' ale ... Tyler . The appointment of Bro . T . B . Whytehead as Deputy Provincial Grand Master was a graceful compliment on the part of his lordship , and was warmly applauded by the Brethren present .

A Masonic Jubilee.

A MASONIC JUBILEE .

WE are often reminded that Bournemouth is , above all else , a Victorian town , and that we can show our visitors few " ancient landmarks" like those which are the chief

glory of such resorts say , as Bath or Hastings . It is true that the immediate vicinity of our " Evergreen Valley " abounds in places associated with the most fascinating epochs of English history and tradition , of which the New Forest ,

Corfe Castle , Christchurch Priory , Hengistbury Head , and Wimborne Minster are but a few . Still , the fact remains that , so far as the town of Bournemouth is concerned—its public buildings and institutions—we are of mushroom growth compared with other towns of similar area and population .

We have , however , in our midst one institution at least which has attained to something like a respectable age . We refer to the Hengist Lodge of Freemasons , which ,

established m 1770 , was transplanted from Christchurch on 9 th May 1851 , and attained its Jubilee on Thursday last . There has been no great festive celebration of the event ; but it was . no doubt , made the occasion of felicitation at the last