Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.

J W . Penton P . M . 133 - - Deputy D . of Cers . Herbert Black P . M . 1273 - - Assistant D . of Cers . T . C . Newsom P . M . 1692 - - Sword Bearer

G . Spinks P . M . 1536 - •> of i , i pQ . ra .. a TT T-. . i i > - > T . no f Standard Bearers Henrv Doughty P . M . 483 - - 3 W . Bnrlow P . M . 77 - - - Organist H . S . Watts P . M . 1206 - - Assist . Secretary

F . J . C . May P . M . 1063 - - Pursuivant Saml . Varren P . M . 184 . - Assist . Pursuivant Francis W . Prescott P . M . 199 - ") Charles Gray Long P . M . 503 - j

G . L . Hart P . M . 558 - . - aiamrAa Abel Fenfold P . M . 913 - . f Stewards John Welsh P . M . 972 - - J N . Wimble W . M . 146-1 - - J

The notices of motion formally submitted wero then considered . The Right Worshipful tho Provincial Grand Master proposed that the recommendations of the Charity Committee be adopted ; these comprised two grants of £ 10 each , ono of £ 15 , two of £ 20 , and one of £ 30 . Bro . Eistes seconded , and the votes wore unanimously

agreed to . Tho Deputy Provincial Grand Master then proposed that f e sum of fifty cnimas be voted to the Female Fund of the Royal Masonic Benevo ' ent Institution , to b" paid in the name of the Provincial Grand Seeretnrv , making him Vice Patron of the Institution ; and that , grants of £ 21 each from the Provincial Grand Lodge

Chnrity Fund , on behalf of the Lullingstone Lodge , No . 1837 . bo given to thp Benevolent Institution , the Girls' School , and the Boys ' School . These grants wero unanimously confirmed , ns also wei'o the following : — £ 21 each to the Girls' School on behalf of Lodge No . 1208 Dover , 1209 Ramsgate , 1223 Westerham , and 1273

Sittingbonrne ; £ 10 10 s ench to the Boys' School on behalf of Lodges 1209 Ramsgate , 1223 Westerham , 1273 Sittingbonrne , 1314 Bromloy , 1414 Sevenoaks , 1424 Chatham , 1436 Sandgate , and 1449 Canterbury ; and £ 21 each to the Benevolent , Institution on behalf of Lodges 1314 Bromley , and 1414 Sevenoaks . These grants made a to ' al of

three hundred and ten guineas voted from tho funds of Provincial Grand Lodge to the Masonic Charities , thus distributed : —110 guineas to the Roval Masonic Benevolent Institution , 100 gnineas to the Bovs' School , and 100 gnineas to the Girls' School . The Pro . euicial Grnnd Master proposed that the hearty thanks of the

Freemasons of Kent be voted to Bro . Wnrne for his continued care in editing the Manual of the Province . The brethren were aware of the little work compiled by Bro . Wnrne , which each year was becoming more useful and , he was pleased to say , better appreciated . Bro . Eastes seconded the proposition , which was suprorted by the acting

S . W ., and carried unanimously . Bro . Warne thanked the brethren for the high compliment they had paid him for the very small service he was able to render to the district . Provincial Grand Lodge was then adjourned , and the brethren proceeded to St . George ' s Church , where Divine service was held . The

sermon was preached by Rev . V . S . Vickers Prov . Grnnd Chaplain . On the return of the brethren to Lodge tho Provincial Grand Master proposed votes of thanks to the Mayor and Corporation of Gravesend for the nse of the Town Hall , to Rev . R . Joynes for the use of the church , and to the Provincial Grand Chaplain for his admirable

sermon . These propositions were unanimonsly agreed to , and Provincial Grand Lodge was closed . The collection at the cshnreh realised £ 15 16 s , of which £ 7 18 s was devoted to the Organ Fund of the church and £ 7 18 s to the Masonic Charities . This latter amount was made up to £ 10 10 s by the brethren of the

entertaining Lodge—Freedom , No . 77- The brethren then proceeded to the new Falcon Hotel , where the annual banquet was held under the presidency of the Provincial Grand Master . Among those who signed the attendance register were Bros . Frank Kitchens 77 , H . Sole W . M . 158 , R . H . Plattin 158 , D . Walter

125 , J . Brown 1076 , Henry Oldham 1365 , W . W . Morgan jnn ., D . Keyse 1314 , J . G . Chillingworth P . G . R ., E . J . Godall W . M . 1531 . E . Collard P . M . 19 , J . Bandeaux P . P . S . G . D ., T . F . Cooper 1536 , W . Moulds W . M . elect 1536 , W . Seager 1536 , Flaxman Spnrrell 615 , J . Simmons , J . Goldfinch , Geo . Green P . M . 158 , D . G . Chason

77 , E . Walker 1766 , H . Robson 503 , G . Barton W . M . 1915 , F . Hornis P . M . 31 , Joseph Storey P . P . G . S . of W ., W . A . Smeeth P . P . G . A . P ., T . Puzey P . P . G . D . C .. G . Willson 199 , F . Mitchell 77 , J . W . Piper 503 , Thomas ' Crnttenden 503 , J . Horton 913 , A . E . Cranfield 373 , A . R , Britten W . M . 829 , J . Goldfinch P . M . 133 , H . Ward P . M . 31 , C . Hind

299 , W . Denne W . M . 1206 , E . Hire W . M . 125 , C . J . Davison , G . Culver 125 , G . Harvey 77 . H . A . Hayward 77 , A . Fien P . G . C , H . H . Green P . M . 709 , R , French P . M . 483 , W . Newey 77 , C . S . Bow 503 , W . J . Smith 77 , W . Greig 299 , R . Beamish 77 , W . H . Hedger 77 , R . Hyde 77 , Edgar Bowyer Past G . St . B . England

W . W . Simmons , S . Varren P . M . 184 , A . H . Bateman W . M . 1973 , W . Kipps P . P . G . O ., Silas Wagon 1063 , C . Graham W . M . 874 , J . Spurge 77 , J . King Sec . 1692 , M . J . Dickins 1692 , W . W . Thomas , E . E . Elverston 1314 , W . J . Hayward 483 , E . Wallis 77 , W . R . Green 77 , W . F . Lukes , Jesse Thomas P . P . G . S . W .. James

Barnes 20 , J . Bailey , J . Eldridge 558 , H . McLachlan 1436 , C . Russell 1436 , T . Deane P . M . 77 , G . Adamson P . P . G . A . D . C ., Noah Martin P . P . G . S . B . P . M . 299 , J . Brock P . M . 299 , John Parsons P . M . 829 , Jonas Hill W . M . 483 , H . S . Watts P . M . 1206 , R . Pickering P . M . 483 , Allan Nntt P . M . 181 , Frederick NieMIs 1050 .

J . W . Webb P . P . S . G . D ., F . J . 0 . May P . P . G . P ., G . Baker 503 , T . Coury 1174 , G . F . Bnsbridge P . P . A . G . Sec , Wm . Brorlie P . P . G . D . Devon , W . Paine 2016 , J . W . Penton P . M . 133 , Y . Terry 20 , Henry Shaw , C . R . Cockhnrn W . M . 20 , G . Mnnro 20 , F . Teece 77 , VV . Francis P . M . 558 , H . Waite 558 , W . Griffin , J . Sherwood inn ., W .

Worsell 558 , G . L . Hart I . P . M . 558 , R . Gonlclcn 558 , C . Tayler P . M 1624 , Loftns Banks , S . H . D » vis 1837 , A . Pen fold P . M . 913 , C Cousstnnce P . P . J G . W ., G . R . Boulton 1314 , C . E . Birch I . P . M . 1223

T . J . Perkins W . M . 1208 , H . T . Samson W . M . 113 R , D . White 1436 , J . W . Sutherland 223 , J . J . Hamilton P . P . S . G W ., H . G » o < i < . P . G . D . of C . Notts , G . Smith P . M . 1536 , A . Bunnett 77 , John Aillnd W . M . 615 , R . Holland 77 > G . R , Cobham 20 , H . J . Bagshaw P . M . 548 , E ,

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.

Baker 77 , E . W . Robins P . M . 483 , A . C . Bnssenden 503 . G . W . Mitchell 615 , C . Pinley Past Master , C . VV . Ynnng , T . R . Spiin , Cn White Past Master 299 , R . C Sndlow Past , Master 1965 , F . S . Warne P . M . 20 . J . Kenneth P . M . 5 '> S , O . B . Chipman P . M .

27 , C . E . Hatton P . P . S . G . D ., F . J . Leale P . P . G . A . D . O , H . Iron W . M . 1273 , H . Morris 1273 . G . Goble 1273 , P . Branniek W . M . 1967 , T . W . Wallis 483 , T . Wills P . P . S . G . D .. T . W . Page 299 , A . W . Wells P . M . 299 P . G . S ., W . Hollis Treas . 1531 , T . Comerford 1536 ,

P . Jones 1837 , W . Roots 1273 , A . Petts 558 , S . Joseph W . M . 558 , P . Bond P . M . 1314 , J . Payne . 558 , E . E . Cronk P . M . 1414 , T . Goodban 558 , C . J . Craig P . M . 1223 , Hany Hyssett 1222 , Arthur Carter W . M . 77 , G . F . Newman I . P . M . 77 , J . " Hartley , LL . D ., P . P . G . W . West Yorks , Alfrod Spencer Prov . G . Sec , B . S . Wilmot P . P . G . R .,

W . Hills P . P . G . D ., W . E . Hollingum P . P . S . G . D ., Henry Dought y P . P . G . S . B ., Rev . Hayman Cnmmings P . P . G . C , W . Barlow P . G . O ., G . T . King P . P . G . A . P ., T . C . Newsom P . M . 1692 , C . Stratfern P . M . 483 . J . Thoruhill W . M . 503 , J . Gray 503 , P . A . Frost 784 , E . G . Walthew Sec . 915 , & o ., B . Lightfoot 1915 , F . W . Prescott P . M . 199 , W . D . Young 31 , J . W . Bussey 199 , G . J Bussey 199 , D . W . Langtnn W . M . 1063 , E . Jarvis 1063 .

Thomas W yles P . P . G . D .. John Smith I . P . M . 1967 , W . Russell P . M 77 , J . C . Biggs P . M . 77 , W . Judo P . M . 1063 , J . C . G . Boorman 158 , A . S . Baskott 158 , W . Roberts 1506 , G . Berry 77 , C . T . Groves 77 , W . A . Weston P . P . G . S . B ., W . Rowlstono 1313 , C . Kingsmill 125 , W . B . Lloyd P . M . 913 . John Coomhes P . M . 829 , W . Wimble W . M . 1461 , Walter Harper 299 , T . Morris 503 , W . Bedford , G Orford 503 ,

E . Hnswell 503 , G . Ker P . P . S . G . D ., C . G . Long P . P . G . S ., & c , & c . The banqnet was well served , and at its conclusion L ^ rd Holmesdale proposed the toast of the Queen and the Craft . This was followed by that of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . When we consider , said the Provincial Grand Mastpr , how much time and how much

ability his Royal Higness dedicates to Freemasonry , we should be more ungrateful than the usnal run of Englishmen if we did not drink one cordial toast to his health . The toast of the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers present and past was next given from the chair . With regard to the

two first . named , Masons felt grateful to them for the amount of time they devoted , and tho ability they displayed in carrying on the work of the Craft . They could , however , scarcely do their work withont the assistance of the other brethren comprised in the toast—the Grand Officers . It , was not his intention to conple the uame of the Senior

Grand Officer then among them , as he was one of themselves , and wonld have to respond later on to the toast of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master . Th-y had Bro . Bowyer present , and his name would be conpled with the toast . Bro . Bowyer had done them the honour of attending some of their previous meetings , and they wore always

pleased to see him . Bro . Bowyer replied . As the Prov . Grand Master had said , the two noblemen whose names WTO first mentioned in tho toast had performed mo « t worthily and most faithfully the dnties they wero called upon to fulfil in Grand Lo lgo . Ho trusted tho goodwill and popularity invariably shown towards the Pro

Grand Master in Grand Lodge wonld be bnt the forerunner of the goodwill and popularity which he would experience in his new position in the Sister Isle . Brother Eistes Deputy Provincial Grand Master proposed the next toastthe health of the Provincial Grand Master . He should have great

diffidence in doing so did he not know that , the value the Freemasons of Kent attached to their Provincial Grand Master would full y compensate for any shortcomings on his part in submitting the toast . The occasion was a somewhat , special one — it being the twenty-fifth anniversary of the installation of Lord Holmesdale a 9

Provincial Grand Master , which ceremony was also performed at Gravesend . Bro . Eastes well remembered that meeting , and no donbt there were many others present who also remembered it . At that time it was looked upon as a grand thing for Kentish Freemasonry that it should have Lord Holmesdale at its head , but it had

proved to be very much more . At the time of Lord Holmesdale ' s installation there were 17 Lodges in the Province , with a membership of 810 brethren ; now they had 51 Lodges , with upwards of 2 , 800 subscribing members . The presidency of Lord Holmesdale had truly been a great event for the Kentish brethren , and in no

respect was this more apparent than in connection with the Masonic Charities . Whereas then the Prov . Grand Lodge contributed some £ 70 or £ 80 a-year , now their contributions amounted to something like £ 400 per annum . An immense amount of the prosperity of the district was due to their chief , who was not only known and

respected in his Province , but also throughout the Craft , his presidency in the chair of Grand Lodge , or at one or other of the Festivals of the Charities having gained for him the respect of all , His advocacy of the claims of the Boys' School , three years back , had resulted in the grandest total being contributed to that Charity

ever known in connection with any Charitable Association in the world . Lord Holmesdale replying said , it was the custom with many whose words and deeds would not comfortably go together to say a great deal had happened since then . A great deal had happened since he bad been installed as Provincial Grand Master of Kent . He

hoped the 25 years during which he had presided over them had been years of properity to Freemasonry in his district . He was honestly proud of his Province , which had risen from seventeen Lodge 3 to fifty-one , and was shortly to be increased to fifty-three . The increase h-id been followed bv increased desire to do eood . Their svstem of

Charity Organisation—which had been copied by ; ilmost every other Province in the country—had materially helped them . Looking back he could bnt remember the many distinguished Masons who had assisted him in the work of the Province , and while he regretted that very many of them had passed : way , he felt that if they conlcl

see the present state of tho Province they would be repaid for the share they had taken in advancing it . Four years since he had attained his maj o rity as Provincial Grnnd Master , an 1 had then received snch a testimonial from his brethren as he thought no other Muster had had . The silver vases then given him had been objects of legard ever since , aud would remind him—should his interest i »