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Mark . Masonry.
MARK . MASONRY .
LINCOLNSHIRE .
rpHE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark JL Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Alford , on Thursday , 21 st ult ., the Provincial Grand Master Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough presiding . The following Officers were appointed for the ensuing
year : Bro . F . Higgins ... - Senior Warden W . Dawson ... . Junior Warden W . Hill ----- Master Overseer C . A . ' Cheesman - Senior Overseer S . Middleton ... - Junior Overseer
Rev . G . S . Tyack - Chaplain W . W . Smith ... - Treasurer W . Hurst - - - - - Registrar W . R . F . Morton - - - - Secretary J . H . Hardy - - - - Senior Deacon Mark Cox -- -- - Junior Deacon
W . H . Smith - Inspector of Works W- Mortimer - - - - Director of Ceremonies F . G . Withers ... - Assistant Dir . of Cers . , J . Leach -- -- - Sword Bearer J . W . Hardy ... - Standard Beardr
R . C . Minton ... - Organist E . A . Young - Inner Guard H . Walker -. £ ^ " ^ ' ' ' ' " r Stewards G . Elmitt - - - - - \
R . E . Podgers - - - - ' Domaer ----- Tyler . After the transaction of business the Brethren adjourned 'to the White Horse Hotel , where the annual banquet was held . The Provincial Grand Master presided , and there was a large and distinguished company . A lengthy toast list was gone'through .
Somerset.
SOMERSET .
rpHE annual Grand . Lodge of the Province was held on J _ the 26 th ult ., in the Masonic Hall , at Taunton , under the banner of the Fidelity and Unanimity Lodge , No . 34 8 , and presided over by the Deputy Prov . G . M . Bro . Colonel W . Long , in the unavoidable and much regretted absence of the . Prov . G . M . M . Bro . R . C . Else who , it was stated , was detained by his mayoralty duties at Bridgwater , in connection with the Town Council nominations .
The Prov . G . Secretary Bro . F . T . Elworthy having called the roll of the Lodges , all those in the Province being represented , next read the minutes of the Provincial Grand Lodge held at Keynsham last year , and they were confirmed . The Prov . G . Treasurer Bro . C . W . Radway , of Bath , presented the annual statement of accounts , snowing a balance in hand of - £ 87 us lod .
Bro . Radway was unanimously re-appointed Prov . G . Treasurer on the motion of Bro . Elworthy , seconded by Bro . J . Burnett , and congratulated on his restoration . ; to health after a severe illness . The Officers for the ensuing year were appointed and invested as follow :
-Bro . S . J . Lewis 119 - Senior Warden J . Gill 348 - - --- Junior Warden W . H . Westlake 348 - - - Master Overseer Dr . F . Pearse 155 - - - - Senior Overseer Jbsiah Lewis 348 - - - - Junior Overseer Rev . H . L . Barnwell 191 - - - Chaplain
C . W . . Radway ... - Treasurer E . W . Loveless ... - Registrar of Marks F . T . Elworthy ... - Secretary F . B . Wickenden - Senior Deacon T . Colenut ---- - Junior Deacon _ . G . Coggan 191 - - - - Inspector of Works
A . E . Fuller 177 - Director of Ceremonies Thomas 102 ... - Sword Bearer C . Barrett 348 Standard Bearer T . H . Chaffin ... . Organist Wm . Leaker 191 .. . - Inner Guard A . ^ Spiller .-- - I stevrtrdb B . Huntley - - - - )
The sum of fifteen guineas was voted to the Mark Benevolent Fund , and the alms collected , amounting to ri 3 s , were voted to the District Nursing Fund .
Sussex.
SUSSEX .
THE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masons was held at the Town Hall , Hastings , on
Sussex.
Wednesday , 27 th ult . It had been the intention of : H . R ,. JH . the Duke of Connaught Provincial Grand Master to preside , but the lamented death of the Duchess of Teck prevented him from being present , and , in the unforeseen emergency
the Deputy Provincial Grand Master the Very Rev .- E . R . Currie , D . D ., Dean of Battle , P . G . Chaplain , took the chair , being supported by the Provincial Officers , says the ¦ " Sussex Daily News . "
As a prelude to the formal business meeting ,-iihany of the Brethren sat down to a luncheon ; at the Castle Hotel j to which Brethren not belonging to the Mark Degree vweice also invited . The chair was taken by the Deputy Provincial
Grand Master , who was supported by Bro .: C . F . Mfotier Grand Secretary , Bro . Stanley Weston , Mayor : of Hastings , Bro . . Alderman . J . Bray , and a large number of Provincial Officers .
The Chairman opened the toast list by submitting the Queen and Mark Masonry , and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales G . M . M . These toasts were accorded musical honours ; trie solos being rendered by Bro . J . P . Slingsby 'Roberts and Bro . H . Russell ; Bro . J . B . Guy Prov . G . O . presiding at the piano .
Bro . C . F . Matier Grand Secretary , who was cordially received , acknowledged the toast of the Grand Officers . 'He had been personally requested by the Earl of Eustonand Viscount Dungarvan to convey their hearty good wishes to the members of fhe Provincial Grand Lodge of'Sussex .
Speaking on behalf of the Grand Officers ,, he said / their predecessors had done nobly and well , and . the present Officers endeavoured to emulate their good deed ' s . He trusted every blessing would attend the Sussex Provincial Lodge . The Chairman submitted the M . W . Bro . H-R . H . the
Duke of Connaught P . G . M . Provincial G . M . M . The unavoidable absence of the Duke of Connaught was a . great disappointment to . , all present , particularly to those who , for weeks past , _ ad been working on behalf of the ¦ £ hndtion . He truly sympathised with Bro . H . Boyce , their , caterer , in
the great disappointment he had personally , experienced . He desired , on behalf of his Royal Highness -the _ > uke of Connaught , to express to him , and to all who had laboured to make the gathering a success , his cordial thanks , ,. ajid also regret that he was unable to be present- Under , the
circumstances , all the Brethren would realise that in accordance with the etiquette governing the Royal Family , it was absolutely impossible for the Duke to ; be present . Their Provincial Grand Master had not , however , . contented
himself by forwarding a telegram , but had sent Colonel Egerton to personally express his deep regret that , for the second 'time , he had disappointed , the Hastings Brethren . The Duke , he said , had left Bagshot , and it was on reaching London that he heard of the lamented death of ; the Duchess
of Teck . He could not say more to impress upon them > the extreme regret the Duke felt that he was compelled to disappoint the Provincial Grand Lodge and the ancient cinque port of Hastings . The Duke purposed presiding at the Provincial Grand Craft Lodge at Brighton next month ,
and he ( the Chairman ) trusted nothing would prevent ithem from rallying round him on that occasion , and showing < that they still felt towards him the loyalty and devotion whioh were his due , from the great interest he took in Freemasonry in Sussex .
Bro . Stanley Weston ( Mayor of Hastings ) next proposed the Very Rev . E . R . Currie , D . D ., Dean of Battle , P . G . C . Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the Officers of Prov . Grand Lodge , present and past . Speaking of the disappointment felt at Hastings owing to the absence of the Duke of
Connaught , he said he had learned , from his experience of public life , to meet disappointment in a common sense manner , but he still hoped to see their Provincial Grand Master amongst them on some future occasion . He had
been associated with Bro . Currie for many years , and he knew that whatever he undertook he carried out earnestly , and the remaining Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge also carried out their duties in an able manner .
The Chairman , in responding , said his position was n 6 t an enviable one . They had all been disappointed , but the disappointment was as great to him as to them . They had hoped the day would have been a proud one for Mark Masons in Sussex , and they had all hoped the Duke would have been
present ; and in taking his place , he asked for the kind forbearance of all the Brethren . The Province was flourishing and advancing , and the executive were thankful to the Officers of the various Lodges for their able work and support . The Derwent Lodge , he said , had presented him with a
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Mark . Masonry.
MARK . MASONRY .
LINCOLNSHIRE .
rpHE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark JL Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Alford , on Thursday , 21 st ult ., the Provincial Grand Master Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough presiding . The following Officers were appointed for the ensuing
year : Bro . F . Higgins ... - Senior Warden W . Dawson ... . Junior Warden W . Hill ----- Master Overseer C . A . ' Cheesman - Senior Overseer S . Middleton ... - Junior Overseer
Rev . G . S . Tyack - Chaplain W . W . Smith ... - Treasurer W . Hurst - - - - - Registrar W . R . F . Morton - - - - Secretary J . H . Hardy - - - - Senior Deacon Mark Cox -- -- - Junior Deacon
W . H . Smith - Inspector of Works W- Mortimer - - - - Director of Ceremonies F . G . Withers ... - Assistant Dir . of Cers . , J . Leach -- -- - Sword Bearer J . W . Hardy ... - Standard Beardr
R . C . Minton ... - Organist E . A . Young - Inner Guard H . Walker -. £ ^ " ^ ' ' ' ' " r Stewards G . Elmitt - - - - - \
R . E . Podgers - - - - ' Domaer ----- Tyler . After the transaction of business the Brethren adjourned 'to the White Horse Hotel , where the annual banquet was held . The Provincial Grand Master presided , and there was a large and distinguished company . A lengthy toast list was gone'through .
Somerset.
SOMERSET .
rpHE annual Grand . Lodge of the Province was held on J _ the 26 th ult ., in the Masonic Hall , at Taunton , under the banner of the Fidelity and Unanimity Lodge , No . 34 8 , and presided over by the Deputy Prov . G . M . Bro . Colonel W . Long , in the unavoidable and much regretted absence of the . Prov . G . M . M . Bro . R . C . Else who , it was stated , was detained by his mayoralty duties at Bridgwater , in connection with the Town Council nominations .
The Prov . G . Secretary Bro . F . T . Elworthy having called the roll of the Lodges , all those in the Province being represented , next read the minutes of the Provincial Grand Lodge held at Keynsham last year , and they were confirmed . The Prov . G . Treasurer Bro . C . W . Radway , of Bath , presented the annual statement of accounts , snowing a balance in hand of - £ 87 us lod .
Bro . Radway was unanimously re-appointed Prov . G . Treasurer on the motion of Bro . Elworthy , seconded by Bro . J . Burnett , and congratulated on his restoration . ; to health after a severe illness . The Officers for the ensuing year were appointed and invested as follow :
-Bro . S . J . Lewis 119 - Senior Warden J . Gill 348 - - --- Junior Warden W . H . Westlake 348 - - - Master Overseer Dr . F . Pearse 155 - - - - Senior Overseer Jbsiah Lewis 348 - - - - Junior Overseer Rev . H . L . Barnwell 191 - - - Chaplain
C . W . . Radway ... - Treasurer E . W . Loveless ... - Registrar of Marks F . T . Elworthy ... - Secretary F . B . Wickenden - Senior Deacon T . Colenut ---- - Junior Deacon _ . G . Coggan 191 - - - - Inspector of Works
A . E . Fuller 177 - Director of Ceremonies Thomas 102 ... - Sword Bearer C . Barrett 348 Standard Bearer T . H . Chaffin ... . Organist Wm . Leaker 191 .. . - Inner Guard A . ^ Spiller .-- - I stevrtrdb B . Huntley - - - - )
The sum of fifteen guineas was voted to the Mark Benevolent Fund , and the alms collected , amounting to ri 3 s , were voted to the District Nursing Fund .
Sussex.
SUSSEX .
THE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masons was held at the Town Hall , Hastings , on
Sussex.
Wednesday , 27 th ult . It had been the intention of : H . R ,. JH . the Duke of Connaught Provincial Grand Master to preside , but the lamented death of the Duchess of Teck prevented him from being present , and , in the unforeseen emergency
the Deputy Provincial Grand Master the Very Rev .- E . R . Currie , D . D ., Dean of Battle , P . G . Chaplain , took the chair , being supported by the Provincial Officers , says the ¦ " Sussex Daily News . "
As a prelude to the formal business meeting ,-iihany of the Brethren sat down to a luncheon ; at the Castle Hotel j to which Brethren not belonging to the Mark Degree vweice also invited . The chair was taken by the Deputy Provincial
Grand Master , who was supported by Bro .: C . F . Mfotier Grand Secretary , Bro . Stanley Weston , Mayor : of Hastings , Bro . . Alderman . J . Bray , and a large number of Provincial Officers .
The Chairman opened the toast list by submitting the Queen and Mark Masonry , and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales G . M . M . These toasts were accorded musical honours ; trie solos being rendered by Bro . J . P . Slingsby 'Roberts and Bro . H . Russell ; Bro . J . B . Guy Prov . G . O . presiding at the piano .
Bro . C . F . Matier Grand Secretary , who was cordially received , acknowledged the toast of the Grand Officers . 'He had been personally requested by the Earl of Eustonand Viscount Dungarvan to convey their hearty good wishes to the members of fhe Provincial Grand Lodge of'Sussex .
Speaking on behalf of the Grand Officers ,, he said / their predecessors had done nobly and well , and . the present Officers endeavoured to emulate their good deed ' s . He trusted every blessing would attend the Sussex Provincial Lodge . The Chairman submitted the M . W . Bro . H-R . H . the
Duke of Connaught P . G . M . Provincial G . M . M . The unavoidable absence of the Duke of Connaught was a . great disappointment to . , all present , particularly to those who , for weeks past , _ ad been working on behalf of the ¦ £ hndtion . He truly sympathised with Bro . H . Boyce , their , caterer , in
the great disappointment he had personally , experienced . He desired , on behalf of his Royal Highness -the _ > uke of Connaught , to express to him , and to all who had laboured to make the gathering a success , his cordial thanks , ,. ajid also regret that he was unable to be present- Under , the
circumstances , all the Brethren would realise that in accordance with the etiquette governing the Royal Family , it was absolutely impossible for the Duke to ; be present . Their Provincial Grand Master had not , however , . contented
himself by forwarding a telegram , but had sent Colonel Egerton to personally express his deep regret that , for the second 'time , he had disappointed , the Hastings Brethren . The Duke , he said , had left Bagshot , and it was on reaching London that he heard of the lamented death of ; the Duchess
of Teck . He could not say more to impress upon them > the extreme regret the Duke felt that he was compelled to disappoint the Provincial Grand Lodge and the ancient cinque port of Hastings . The Duke purposed presiding at the Provincial Grand Craft Lodge at Brighton next month ,
and he ( the Chairman ) trusted nothing would prevent ithem from rallying round him on that occasion , and showing < that they still felt towards him the loyalty and devotion whioh were his due , from the great interest he took in Freemasonry in Sussex .
Bro . Stanley Weston ( Mayor of Hastings ) next proposed the Very Rev . E . R . Currie , D . D ., Dean of Battle , P . G . C . Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the Officers of Prov . Grand Lodge , present and past . Speaking of the disappointment felt at Hastings owing to the absence of the Duke of
Connaught , he said he had learned , from his experience of public life , to meet disappointment in a common sense manner , but he still hoped to see their Provincial Grand Master amongst them on some future occasion . He had
been associated with Bro . Currie for many years , and he knew that whatever he undertook he carried out earnestly , and the remaining Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge also carried out their duties in an able manner .
The Chairman , in responding , said his position was n 6 t an enviable one . They had all been disappointed , but the disappointment was as great to him as to them . They had hoped the day would have been a proud one for Mark Masons in Sussex , and they had all hoped the Duke would have been
present ; and in taking his place , he asked for the kind forbearance of all the Brethren . The Province was flourishing and advancing , and the executive were thankful to the Officers of the various Lodges for their able work and support . The Derwent Lodge , he said , had presented him with a