Prov. Grand Lodge Of Somerset.

He wonld only say in conclusion that wherever he went ; as Pro Grand Master of England he received the most cordial Masonic welcome . The firsfc welcome he received was from his brother Masons . There was no colony he visited , no town he entered , no place ot importance in which he did not find Freemasons , and in which they

did not seek to cover him with kindness and hospitality such as ht could never forget , and which it was impossible for him to repay All he could say to them was , that when he returned to England he

should make known to his brethren thero how warmly the Masonic heart beat in those distant colonies , and how firm ho believed fche bond of union was between England and her colonies , and how heartily that feeling was reciprocated towards those colonics by us .

Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF UNITED GRAND LODGE .

THE following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , Sth September 1888 , at G foi 7 p . m . 1 . The minutes of fcho Quarterly Commnnicafcion of tho Gth June for confirmation .

2 . To read a letter addressed to Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Frederick of Germany , Crown Princess of England , by His Royal Highness the Mosfc Worshipful Grand Master , tendering to Her Imperial Majesty the Condolences aud Sympathy of the Grand Lodge

of England on the recent death of Her Illustrious Consort , the late Emperor Frederick III ., ancl also to read the gracious reply of Hei Imperial Majesty thereto . 3 . To report that a complete set of the Clothing of a Past Grand Master of the Graud Lodge of England had been prepared , ancl

transmitted by the Most Worshipful Grand Master , in fche name and on behalf of Grand Lodge , to His Majesty Oscar IL , King of Sweden and Norway , KG ., Grand Master of Sweden , for the Gracious acceptance of His Majesty , in commemoration of his recent appointment as Past Grand Master of England .

4 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in whioh are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: — The Widow of a Brother of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , No . 265 , Keighley £ 50 0 0 A Brother of the Crystal Palace Lodge , No . 742 , London 50 0 0

A Brother of the Lodge Peace aud Harmony , No . 60 , London - - - . . 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Hundred of Bosmero Lodge , No . 1958 , Havant - - » . . 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Gihon Lodge . No . 49 , Loudon 75 0 0

The Widow of a Brother of the Hemming Lodge , No . 1512 , Hampton - - - - . 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 167 , London - - - - - - 100 0 0 A Brother of the Lodgo of Threo Grand Principals , No . 208 , Dewsbury - - . . 50 0 0

The Widow of a Brother of Lodgo Prndcntia , No . 1859 , Negapatam , E . I . - - - . 50 0 0 A Brother of the St . John's Lodge , No . 795 , Maidenhead 50 0 0

5 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Pnrposes beg to submit a Statement of fche Grand Lodge Accounts , at tho last meeting of the Finance

Committee , held on Friday , the 17 th day of August instant , showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) of £ 6574 ls 9 d , and in the hands of the Grand Secretary i ' or petty cash £ 100 , and for servants' wages £ 100 , and balance of annual allowance for library £ 33 ls 4 d .

( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . FREEMASONS - HALL , LONDON , W . C . 21 st August 1888 .

List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted by ' "he Mosfc Worshipful Grand Master since the last Qnar-. 'crly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2267—The Laidley Lodge , Laidlcy , Queensland . 2268—The Hallamshire Lodge , Sheffield , West Yorkshire , 2269—The " Peace " Lodge , Wigan , West Lancashire .

22 / 0—Tho Carnarvon Lodge , Bowrae , Now South Wales . 2271—The St . Pancras Lodgo , St . Pancras , London . 2272—The Rye Lodge , Peckham . 2273—The Natimnk Lodge , Natimuk , Victoria . 22 / 4—The Werriger Lodge , Werracknabeal , Yicfcoria . 2275—The St . John's Lodge , Leich ' . iardfc , New South Wales . 2276—The Barrier Lodge , Broken Hill , New Soufch Wales . 2277—The Sfc . Paul ' s Lodge , Liraassol , Island of Cyprus ,

The M . W . the Grand Master remains afc Hamburgh . Among the brethren staying there are Bros . Sir P . W . Truseott P . G . W ., R . G . Glover P . D . G . D . C ., Co ] . Harding P . A . G . D . C ., Herr Kiihe P . G . O ,, W . E . Stewart P . G . S . B ., and R . G , Clntfcon ,

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON S CHUONICLE . Sut , —Absence from town haa prevented me from replying earlier to a letter in your issue of the ISfch insfc . signed "AN OLD MASONIC BOY . " I also am an old pupil of the Boys' Masonic School , and feel that the attack made upon the school and staff is so gronndless and

unjustifiable that I cannot refrain from pntting forward my testimony to the contrary ; a testimony with which , I am confident , the majority of old pupils will agree . I am one who also had six years' residence at Wood Green in the Boys' School , and ono who is deeply grateful for the start in life

which I there i eceived . Bnt whilst feeling this gratitude to the Masouic Craffc generally and to fche staff of fche School , I desire temporarily to forget the same in order to deal in an unbiassed manner with the consideration of the staff of the school , which seems more especially to be the object of attack in an " OLD MASONIC BOY ' S "

letter . After quitting Wood Green I had a farther training of two-and-ahalf years in a public school , founded 300 years ago , and which has tho reputation of being an excellent school . Afc a little later period I became an assistant master in a London school . I can therefore

speak wifch the experience of a pupil m the two schools , and also with that obtained in my capacity as a master , and my experience is in favour of the Masonic School , and that , too , in a most unqualified

manner . As regards the fcone of the school , I think " AN OLD MASONIC BOY ' S " admission as to the training of a large proportion of the boys prior to their entry to the school explains the whole matter . What is bred in the bono will come onfc in the flesh , and one cannot make a silk purse

from a sow ' s ear . To become a member of the Masonio Craffc is cheaper and more profitable than to join a benefit club or similar society . I am telling Masons no new thing , and the deduction is obvious . But whilst speaking of the training of the boys ifc should be borne in mind that fche establishment at Wood Green is not a

young ladies' seminary , where only a limited nnmber of pnpils is taken . The training at Wood Green is , I think , quite as good as that at any boarding school in the United Kingdom . Referring to an "OLD MASONIC BOY ' S" suggestions for improvement in this direction , he evidently has had no experience with boys ,

and forgets , apparently , his own school experience . My object in addressing you is to protest against the accusations contained in the letter of your correspondent above referred to , but I should like to take this opportunity to draw the attention of fche Masonic Craft to the vast improvements that have be ™ made in

recent years m the curriculum at the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Wheu I first entered the school the whole education seemed to consist in learning by heart tho whole of Morell ' s English Grammar and or Milton's " Paradise Lost . " Some English History , a little French and Latin , Arithmetic , and a smattering of Euclid and Algebra

concluded the programme ( I am referring to the senior class in the school ) . Ifoio , I believe , these subjects are nofc tanght in the senior class ; a boy must know them before ho reaches there . Chemistry , magnetism and electricity , and kindred subjects , advanced Latin , French

and German , trigonometry , shorthand , & c , are taught to tho boys even before they reach tho senior class , and lest any should think thafc with so many subjects in hand only a smattering of fche elements can be learned , let me add that the knowledge of these subjects which I obtained afc the school was sufficient for me to matriculate at the TJniversitv of London .

Gratitude to the stall of the Boys' Masonic School and justice alike require that I should raise my voice and protest againsfc tho assertions of "AN OLD MASONIC Bor . " I enclose my card and also my present ( temporary ) address .

I am , Sir , Yours faithfully , AN OLD PUPIL or THE BOYS' S CHOOL , Bcguor , 25 th Aug . 1888 .

ALL SOULS' LODGE , No . 170 . To the Editor of the FUEE . UASON ' S CHRONICLE . Dr'Aft Sir ; AND BitOTirEK , —In tho valuable contribution to the History of this Lodge , by Bro . Shorren P . M . aud Treasurer , there are two error ? in relation to other Weymouth Lodges which perhaps it may bo well to have corrected .

1 . The " Weymouth Lodge , " No . 191 , of 6 fch Jane 1776 , which was warranted by tho "Modern" Grand Lodge , waa erased three years earlier than the period ( 1783 ) named by Bro . Sherren , viz ., on

23 rd JNo vein our 17 ' 6 o . 2 . Tho other Lodge , tho " Arimathea , " was warranted by the •• "Athol" Grand Lodge , as No . 256 , ou 6 fch February 1809—not 1808 . Yours fraternally ,

JNO . LANE . Torquay , 2 Sth August 1 SSS .

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