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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Coirespondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .
H . M . 24 TII REGIMENT . To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Tho charitable appeal which has been made , on behalf of the widows and orphans of the bravo men who fell at Isandlana will , no doubt , be readily responded to by the Masonic fraternity .
It has been stated , that amongst tho slain on tho disastrous 22 nd of January , were many brethren of onr Society—but it also deserves to bo recorded that the gallant corps who endured the brunt of the merciless Zulu attack was ono of tho first Eogiments with which a military ( or regimental ) Lodgo was associated . The engraved list of Lodges for 1769 has tho following : —
No . Description . Constituted . 426 H . M . 24 th Eegt . of Foot , Genl . Cornwall , at Gibraltar June 11 th 1768 Tho only " service" ( i . e . Military and Naval ) Lodges of prior date to No . 42 G ( nnder tho Regular Grand Lodgo ) appear to have been ( ' ) : —
No * . Description . Constituted . 175 G-6 !) . 195 No . 8 , The King ' s Eegt . of Foot Fob . 15 th 175 5 211 A Lodge in Capt . Bell ' s Troop in the Et . Hon . Feb . 7 th 1756 Lord Ancvam ' s Eegt . of Dragoons 237 The Three Crowns at Plymouth—Tho Second Jan . 2 nd 1759 division of Marines 254 A Lodge on Board II . M . S . Vanguard Jan . 16 th 1760 279 ( ) On board II . M . S . Tho Princo May 22 nd 1762
Under the Seceding Grand Lodgo , or so-called " Ancients "—five military Lodges only were of earlier date than the Lodge in the 24 th Eegiment , viz ., in tbe Eoyal Artillery , ( ) Quebec ( 1756 ) ; 5 th Battalion R . A . ( 1762 ); 2 nd Regiment Lancashire Militia ( 1763 ); and 3 rd Regiment ditto ( 1767 ) ( ) . Yours fraternally , E . F . GOULD ,
P . M . 743 , Meridian Lodge , 31 st Eegt . ( ' ) In the latei ; numeration of 1770-80 , H . M . 52 nd Eegt . appears as possessing a Lodge dating from 1762 . This Lodge probably worked for many years under a Provincial Warrant ( Quebec ) , prior to being placed on tho roll of Grand Lodge .
( ) Now become , by various amalgamations , the Eoyal Somerset liouso and Inverness Lodge , No . 4 . ( ) Now under Canadian jurisdiction . Continued as No . 17 on the English Eoll until after 1865 . ( ) Now No . 113 , Lodgo of Unanimity , Preston .
THE DISTINGUISHED AND LAMENTED BRO . RICHARD RODDA .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON s CHRONICLE . Illi more est lucrum : cum Christo esse : nertnid multo melius essot . DEAII SIR AND BROTHER , —During this inclement and . protracted winter , we have lamented the demise of many excellent and gifted men , of whom tho world was not worthy , some of whom were distinguished in the ranks of Masonry .
The last of whom I beg to record here is a Devonshire worthy , tho distinguished Bro . Richard Eodda , of East Stohehouse , Devon , whose many conspicuous attributes and excellencies endeared him to all who had tho advantage of hia intimate acquaintance and most valuable friendship . Truly , I can say as a brother Mason ,
Amniro dimidium meaj . His sterling qualities , his transcendent abilities , I have already had the privilege to enumerate in your columns . If ever a Mason , known to bo a gentleman , deserved a place among your Masonic celebrities , our deceased brother did . His gentle expostulation to myself was , " 1 wish you had written more
about Charity , and less of myself . " Such was his genuine humility . I will not state that this Christian virtue was commensurate with his other splendid qualities ; rather it was the most conspicuous gem in his lofty character , most prominent in the combination of his many excellencies . Mainly to him and to his exertions was the election of the boy Cox
indebted . Few beyond myself knew what he did in that caso ; but one circumstance I will reveal . When other helpers failed , or seomi-d to fail , he did -not . 1 called on him , at his office in East Stonehouse , Devon , and then the election was virtually secured , for he knew ! well the excellent father of the orphan . He remarked to me , " I will seo
him elected . " And , subsequently , writing to myself , he remarked , " Failure is not a word in my Masonic vocabulary . " In the higher grades of Masonry , as in everything that was valuable , our late Bro . Eodda was pre-eminent . Wherever he was found , there was the mark of merit ancl talent , which others in vain might
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envy . After his former illness , ho wrote to me , thus expressing himself that his hopo was , that his extended term of convalescence would bettor prepare him for admission into tho Grand Lodge above » No wonder that a host of excellent Masons aud other distinguished persons should attend his obsequies , and pay tho due tribute of deserved respect to pre-eminent abilities aud worth , at his
sorrowing grave , 'i et , to him , to die was gain ; to bo with Christ , his Saviour , his all in all ; that to him was far bettor . An eminent Mason , a distinguished learned man , haa preceded us to another world . His eloquence is now mnto ; but not in eternal sienco . In undying strains ho once recited to me his inimitable poem on
" Time ; which thrilled we with emotion when ho pre-nnnciated tho Archangel ' s asseveration that " Timo shall be no longer . " Then , our Brother shall rise again ; and re-appear , body and soul re-united , in the Grand Lodge above ; a worthy brother , who spent his timo of life in works of untold charity ; and even now , when ho rests from his labours of love , his works of kindness and mercy do follow him .
Yours very truly , DANIEL ACE , D . D . Laughton Vicarage , Near Gainsborough , Lincolnshire .
FREEMASONRY AND ITS CHARITIES .
To the Editor of Tim FREEMASON s CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am pleased to have the good opinion of both "H . " and "ENQUIREK , " and their admission , so far , that my scheme , though apparently Quixotic and impracticable , is , at all events , an attempt at a move in the right direction , and I am perfectly willing
to become the butt of criticism at tho beginning , if I can only partially attain the butt that I am aiming at in the end . I admit that I was wrong in the name of ono of my last applicants , viz ., " Allison , " whose claim I do not think sufficiently good because she , as well as " Jay , " has already two sisters in the School , yet a fair
reading of my letter will show the practicability of admitting every applicant ( that is one girl and ono boy , but not two girls or two boys of the same family ) into our institutions , nofc necessarily on the first ( except it is also a final ) application , but before their chances cease altogether .
As to the tergiversation of the Editor of your contemporary , who is certainly one of the Fathers—if not tho Father—not only of tho London Masonic Charity Association , bnt of one of a similar organisation in West Yorkshire which has been attended with such success that they never have a last chance to support , and tho
word failure is nofc in their vocabulary ; why he should consign this last infant of his , begot on tho same principles , moulded in the same form ( as far as circumstances would permit ) as that of his firstborn ( of which lie might justly bo proud ) , to the " limbo of hopeless and chimerical projects , " can bo best answered by himself ; that ho
was getting cold towards it his editorial note to my letter in his paper of the 15 th instant was a clear indication , but that he should so damn his child with faint praise , and finally consign it to tho realms of perdition , must have fairly astonished thoso with whom ho was apparently working in unison , as well as
Your humble but hopeful servant , CHAULES JOHN PERCEVAL . 8 Thurloc-placo , 30 th March 1879 . P . S . No . 24 Williams , Edith Corrall , I am informed by Bro . Hedges , Secretary of E . M . I . G ., has been withdrawn , some benovolent lady adopting her . Thus my correspondence on tho above subject must cease .
New Masonic Hall At Southampton.
NEW MASONIC HALL AT SOUTHAMPTON .
THE corner atone of the Hall which is about to be erected for Masonic purposes by the Southampton Masonio Hall Company was laid on Monday afternoon , tho 24 th ult ., by Bro . VV . W . B . Beach , M . P ., the P . G . M . of Hampshire and tho Isle of Wight . Tho ceremony was purely unofficial , but was nevertheless performed in tbe presence of a numerous assemblage of brethren . Tho principal elevation of the hall , which is to be in the Italian stylo of architecture , freely
treated , faces Albion-terrace , and is 50 ft . in length ; the side elevations , facing the Forest View roadway , extending about 73 ft . The passage , five feet wide , is approached by an arched porch , with a passago and a corridor or lobby , nine feet long , leading to a cloak room , with bay windows , overlooking the Western Bay . There will be an ante-room or Chapter-room , 26 ft . tin . by 18 ft . Din ., with a height of
eleven feet , its bay windows overlooking the Western shore . The lodge-room will be 45 ft . by 30 ft . and 18 ft . high , and will be lighted by two lanterns from the roof . There will be a banqneting-rooin , facing Albion-terrace , 38 ft . 6 in . by 25 ft ., also 18 ft . feet high , together with a kitchen , wash-house , pantry , aud serving passage . Aback entrance will bo from Forest View . On the one pair floor , over the
ante-room , will be four rooms , and other accommodation for the lod gekeeper . The material is to be of white brick in all the exposed parts , with dressings partly in moulded brick , and of stone to tho architraves and pediments . The roofs will be slated and tile capped . The plan altogether is adapted to a very irregular frontage in Forest View . The architect is Bro . J . G . Poole , of Port land-street , and the builder .
Bro . S . Stevens , who it is hoped will havo the hall read y for occupation in November next . Bro . W . Hickman , D . P . G . M ., thanked the P . G . M . for his attendance , and tho latter expressed a hopo that tho erection of the new building would bo conducive to the best interests of Masonry hero . The P . G . M . then laid the corner stone , which is
situated at the north-east corner of the building , and bears the following inscription : — This corner stone was laid by tho Eight Worshipfnl P . G . M . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., tho 24 th day of March , 1879 . Bro . W . Hickman , D . P . G . M ., Chairman on the Board of Directors . — Pwtsmouth Times .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Coirespondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .
H . M . 24 TII REGIMENT . To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Tho charitable appeal which has been made , on behalf of the widows and orphans of the bravo men who fell at Isandlana will , no doubt , be readily responded to by the Masonic fraternity .
It has been stated , that amongst tho slain on tho disastrous 22 nd of January , were many brethren of onr Society—but it also deserves to bo recorded that the gallant corps who endured the brunt of the merciless Zulu attack was ono of tho first Eogiments with which a military ( or regimental ) Lodgo was associated . The engraved list of Lodges for 1769 has tho following : —
No . Description . Constituted . 426 H . M . 24 th Eegt . of Foot , Genl . Cornwall , at Gibraltar June 11 th 1768 Tho only " service" ( i . e . Military and Naval ) Lodges of prior date to No . 42 G ( nnder tho Regular Grand Lodgo ) appear to have been ( ' ) : —
No * . Description . Constituted . 175 G-6 !) . 195 No . 8 , The King ' s Eegt . of Foot Fob . 15 th 175 5 211 A Lodge in Capt . Bell ' s Troop in the Et . Hon . Feb . 7 th 1756 Lord Ancvam ' s Eegt . of Dragoons 237 The Three Crowns at Plymouth—Tho Second Jan . 2 nd 1759 division of Marines 254 A Lodge on Board II . M . S . Vanguard Jan . 16 th 1760 279 ( ) On board II . M . S . Tho Princo May 22 nd 1762
Under the Seceding Grand Lodgo , or so-called " Ancients "—five military Lodges only were of earlier date than the Lodge in the 24 th Eegiment , viz ., in tbe Eoyal Artillery , ( ) Quebec ( 1756 ) ; 5 th Battalion R . A . ( 1762 ); 2 nd Regiment Lancashire Militia ( 1763 ); and 3 rd Regiment ditto ( 1767 ) ( ) . Yours fraternally , E . F . GOULD ,
P . M . 743 , Meridian Lodge , 31 st Eegt . ( ' ) In the latei ; numeration of 1770-80 , H . M . 52 nd Eegt . appears as possessing a Lodge dating from 1762 . This Lodge probably worked for many years under a Provincial Warrant ( Quebec ) , prior to being placed on tho roll of Grand Lodge .
( ) Now become , by various amalgamations , the Eoyal Somerset liouso and Inverness Lodge , No . 4 . ( ) Now under Canadian jurisdiction . Continued as No . 17 on the English Eoll until after 1865 . ( ) Now No . 113 , Lodgo of Unanimity , Preston .
THE DISTINGUISHED AND LAMENTED BRO . RICHARD RODDA .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON s CHRONICLE . Illi more est lucrum : cum Christo esse : nertnid multo melius essot . DEAII SIR AND BROTHER , —During this inclement and . protracted winter , we have lamented the demise of many excellent and gifted men , of whom tho world was not worthy , some of whom were distinguished in the ranks of Masonry .
The last of whom I beg to record here is a Devonshire worthy , tho distinguished Bro . Richard Eodda , of East Stohehouse , Devon , whose many conspicuous attributes and excellencies endeared him to all who had tho advantage of hia intimate acquaintance and most valuable friendship . Truly , I can say as a brother Mason ,
Amniro dimidium meaj . His sterling qualities , his transcendent abilities , I have already had the privilege to enumerate in your columns . If ever a Mason , known to bo a gentleman , deserved a place among your Masonic celebrities , our deceased brother did . His gentle expostulation to myself was , " 1 wish you had written more
about Charity , and less of myself . " Such was his genuine humility . I will not state that this Christian virtue was commensurate with his other splendid qualities ; rather it was the most conspicuous gem in his lofty character , most prominent in the combination of his many excellencies . Mainly to him and to his exertions was the election of the boy Cox
indebted . Few beyond myself knew what he did in that caso ; but one circumstance I will reveal . When other helpers failed , or seomi-d to fail , he did -not . 1 called on him , at his office in East Stonehouse , Devon , and then the election was virtually secured , for he knew ! well the excellent father of the orphan . He remarked to me , " I will seo
him elected . " And , subsequently , writing to myself , he remarked , " Failure is not a word in my Masonic vocabulary . " In the higher grades of Masonry , as in everything that was valuable , our late Bro . Eodda was pre-eminent . Wherever he was found , there was the mark of merit ancl talent , which others in vain might
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envy . After his former illness , ho wrote to me , thus expressing himself that his hopo was , that his extended term of convalescence would bettor prepare him for admission into tho Grand Lodge above » No wonder that a host of excellent Masons aud other distinguished persons should attend his obsequies , and pay tho due tribute of deserved respect to pre-eminent abilities aud worth , at his
sorrowing grave , 'i et , to him , to die was gain ; to bo with Christ , his Saviour , his all in all ; that to him was far bettor . An eminent Mason , a distinguished learned man , haa preceded us to another world . His eloquence is now mnto ; but not in eternal sienco . In undying strains ho once recited to me his inimitable poem on
" Time ; which thrilled we with emotion when ho pre-nnnciated tho Archangel ' s asseveration that " Timo shall be no longer . " Then , our Brother shall rise again ; and re-appear , body and soul re-united , in the Grand Lodge above ; a worthy brother , who spent his timo of life in works of untold charity ; and even now , when ho rests from his labours of love , his works of kindness and mercy do follow him .
Yours very truly , DANIEL ACE , D . D . Laughton Vicarage , Near Gainsborough , Lincolnshire .
FREEMASONRY AND ITS CHARITIES .
To the Editor of Tim FREEMASON s CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am pleased to have the good opinion of both "H . " and "ENQUIREK , " and their admission , so far , that my scheme , though apparently Quixotic and impracticable , is , at all events , an attempt at a move in the right direction , and I am perfectly willing
to become the butt of criticism at tho beginning , if I can only partially attain the butt that I am aiming at in the end . I admit that I was wrong in the name of ono of my last applicants , viz ., " Allison , " whose claim I do not think sufficiently good because she , as well as " Jay , " has already two sisters in the School , yet a fair
reading of my letter will show the practicability of admitting every applicant ( that is one girl and ono boy , but not two girls or two boys of the same family ) into our institutions , nofc necessarily on the first ( except it is also a final ) application , but before their chances cease altogether .
As to the tergiversation of the Editor of your contemporary , who is certainly one of the Fathers—if not tho Father—not only of tho London Masonic Charity Association , bnt of one of a similar organisation in West Yorkshire which has been attended with such success that they never have a last chance to support , and tho
word failure is nofc in their vocabulary ; why he should consign this last infant of his , begot on tho same principles , moulded in the same form ( as far as circumstances would permit ) as that of his firstborn ( of which lie might justly bo proud ) , to the " limbo of hopeless and chimerical projects , " can bo best answered by himself ; that ho
was getting cold towards it his editorial note to my letter in his paper of the 15 th instant was a clear indication , but that he should so damn his child with faint praise , and finally consign it to tho realms of perdition , must have fairly astonished thoso with whom ho was apparently working in unison , as well as
Your humble but hopeful servant , CHAULES JOHN PERCEVAL . 8 Thurloc-placo , 30 th March 1879 . P . S . No . 24 Williams , Edith Corrall , I am informed by Bro . Hedges , Secretary of E . M . I . G ., has been withdrawn , some benovolent lady adopting her . Thus my correspondence on tho above subject must cease .
New Masonic Hall At Southampton.
NEW MASONIC HALL AT SOUTHAMPTON .
THE corner atone of the Hall which is about to be erected for Masonic purposes by the Southampton Masonio Hall Company was laid on Monday afternoon , tho 24 th ult ., by Bro . VV . W . B . Beach , M . P ., the P . G . M . of Hampshire and tho Isle of Wight . Tho ceremony was purely unofficial , but was nevertheless performed in tbe presence of a numerous assemblage of brethren . Tho principal elevation of the hall , which is to be in the Italian stylo of architecture , freely
treated , faces Albion-terrace , and is 50 ft . in length ; the side elevations , facing the Forest View roadway , extending about 73 ft . The passage , five feet wide , is approached by an arched porch , with a passago and a corridor or lobby , nine feet long , leading to a cloak room , with bay windows , overlooking the Western Bay . There will be an ante-room or Chapter-room , 26 ft . tin . by 18 ft . Din ., with a height of
eleven feet , its bay windows overlooking the Western shore . The lodge-room will be 45 ft . by 30 ft . and 18 ft . high , and will be lighted by two lanterns from the roof . There will be a banqneting-rooin , facing Albion-terrace , 38 ft . 6 in . by 25 ft ., also 18 ft . feet high , together with a kitchen , wash-house , pantry , aud serving passage . Aback entrance will bo from Forest View . On the one pair floor , over the
ante-room , will be four rooms , and other accommodation for the lod gekeeper . The material is to be of white brick in all the exposed parts , with dressings partly in moulded brick , and of stone to tho architraves and pediments . The roofs will be slated and tile capped . The plan altogether is adapted to a very irregular frontage in Forest View . The architect is Bro . J . G . Poole , of Port land-street , and the builder .
Bro . S . Stevens , who it is hoped will havo the hall read y for occupation in November next . Bro . W . Hickman , D . P . G . M ., thanked the P . G . M . for his attendance , and tho latter expressed a hopo that tho erection of the new building would bo conducive to the best interests of Masonry hero . The P . G . M . then laid the corner stone , which is
situated at the north-east corner of the building , and bears the following inscription : — This corner stone was laid by tho Eight Worshipfnl P . G . M . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., tho 24 th day of March , 1879 . Bro . W . Hickman , D . P . G . M ., Chairman on the Board of Directors . — Pwtsmouth Times .