Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

: n ; PROV.GRANDLODGEOFDEVON. AN important ceremony in connection "with Mark Masonry in the Province of Devon took place on

Wednesday , the 28 th ult . Sir Stafford Northcote , Bart ., C . B ., was installed as the Grand Master of the Province . It will be remembered that one of the mo 3 t popular Grand Masters the Province ever had—Col . Tanner Davey—died some three years since , and at his death the charge

devolved npon Bro . Spence Bate , who also passed away . Then tho control of Mark Masonry in the Province fell to the Rev . Dr . Lemon , Past Grand Chaplain of England , who was for some time Provincial Grand Senior Warden , and acted as Depnty to the last named deceased gentleman .

It being considered expedient that the Province should be again regularly controlled by a Grand Master , the Prince of Wales appointed the hon . gentleman referred to , and on Wednesday , in the presence of a brilliant company of Mark Masons , he was duly installed by the Right

Worshipful the Earl of Euston , Past Grand Warden of England , and President of the Board of General Purposes . Tho arrangements were most effectively carried out by a Committee of the St . George ' s Lodge of Mark Masons , which is tha oldest working Lodge in the Province ( the

Masonic charter of Southmolton having fallen practically into abeyance ) . Wo might mention that Bro . Vinnicombe acted as Organist during the proceedings in the afternoon , and had charge of the musical arrangements . He was assisted by a choir , composed of Bros . A .

J . Trnscott , G . Huxham , W . R . Liale , Joseph Gould , A . M . Laurence , and J . Algar . The General Committee consisted of the Wardens of No . 15 , together with Bros . E . T . Fulford , W . H . Kelland , and A . Hope . The last named induced Messrs . Veitch , the well-known local

nurserymen , to lend a choice selection of palms and flowers for the decoration of the hall , and the chamber presented _ charming appearance . The Provincial Grand Secretary ( Bro . H . Stocker ) , who has recently had conferred on him tho important rank of Grand Deacon of England , had

charge of the arrangements for the installation proceedings , and was deservedly complimented upon the highly efficient way in which his task was fulfilled . The installation was most impressively performed by the Earl of Euston . Bro . Lemon appointed a deputation to receive and

introduce the Installing Master and the Officers of tho Grand Lodge . This was performed , and the Earl of Euston entered and assumed the throne , the Organist playing a voluntary . The Grand Officers were then saluted with Grand honours , and an ode was sung . Other formalities

having been observed , Sir Stafford Northcote was intro . duced , a deputation of the principal Officers , accompanied by the W . M . ' s present , having been appointed to that duty . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Lemon , officiated as the Chaplain , offered a prayer , and an ode was sung . The Provincial

Grand Master designate was then addressed by the Installing Master , who congratulated him upon his appointment and the honourable duties he was about to enter upon , which he felt sure he would endeavour to faithfull y carry out . He also congratulated the brethren of the

Province upon Sir Stafford ' s appointment , feeling sure that ho would make an excellent ruler , and a Brother who would do much to help on the Mark Degree in the Province . The new Provincial Grand Master was then obligated , invested , and inducted into the chair of office . He

was proclaimed , saluted , and after the anthem , " Behold how good and joyful , " had been sung , proceeded with the d u t ies of the annual } Lodge . He annonn ced that he appointed Captain G . S . Strode Lowe his Deputy Prov . Grand Mastor . The Secretary reported that all the brethren appointed

to office at the last Provincial Grand Lodge had , with one exception , assumed their rank . During the past year there had been 63 advancements , which , allowing for losses by death and otherwise , had left an increase of i leven subscribing members . There were 482 members in

I ho Province at the close of 1889 , against 471 in 1888 . The memorial tablet had been finished in Roso Ash Church . The various reports were read and adopted , and

\ hv . W . H . Kelland was elected Treasurer . A letter from IMO . Lowe was read , in which he regretted being unable to attend through the inspection of his corps that day , at which it was imperative for tho officers to attend , particu-

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larly in his case , as the instructor of musketry . The Provincial Grand Master regretted Bro . Lowe ' s absence , but said he hoped to hold a Provincial Grand Lodge at Plymouth shortly , when he would have an opportunity of installing his Deputy Provincial Grand Master . The Provincial Grand Master then invested the following Officers : —

Bro . Capt . Jno . S . Swann 372 ... Senior Warden F . B . Westlake 50 ... ... Junior Warden A . J . Verdi 16 ... ... M . O . J . Sampson 1 G ... ... S . O . F . R . Thoma 3 35 ... ... J . O .

Rev . H . P . L . Maurice 372 ... Chaplain W . H . Kelland 15 ... ... Treasurer H . Stocker 15 ... ... Seoretary H . P . Jarman 215 ... ... Registrar T . Prnst 319 ... ... Senior Deacon G . Dimier 66 ... ... Junior Deaoon

R . Briokwood 383 ... ... Inspector of Works G . Wilson 169 ... ... Dir . of Cers . H . W . Pengelly 96 ... ... Assistant Dir . of Cers . W . Powel 5 ... ... Sword Bearer A . Re veil 76 ... ... Standard Bearer M . Durban 91 ... ... Organist F . J . Price' 1 8 ... ... Assistant Secretary

C . B . H . Sellick ... ... I . G . C . G . Whitell 383 ... ... " } W . Kelland 15 ... ... / Q , E . H . Cordea 216 ... J Stewards R . T . Parsons 64 ... ...J James Gidley 383 ... ... Tyler

The Provincial Committee appointed for the year were Bros , the Rev . Dr . T . W . Lomon , Samuel Jones , John Lane , W . Vicary , E . Aitken-Davies , G . P . Barrett , J . T . Bond , H , Stocker , F . Crouch , and the Prov . G . Treasurer . In the evening the brethren dined together at the Rougemont Hotel , the Provincial Grand Master presiding .

R.M. Institution For Boys, Wood Green.

R . M . INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN .

THE attendance at the annual gathering for the athletic sports of our Scholars , on Saturday last , was all that could be desired . The meeting was held in the vacant plot of ground facing the Institution , in Lordship Lane , and not , as heretofore , in the Sold at the back of the

School Buildings . The several events were well contested , and the pupils displayed no lack of enthusiasm in the proceedings of tho day . The following is the official programme of tho principal events , with the names of the successful competitors : — High Jump—Lower School , Andrews 1 ; Preparatory , Loftbou 38 1 ; Upper School , Mayne 1 .

100 yards—Lower , Groves 1 ; Preparatory , Giblett 1 ; Upper ,

Whito 1 . 410 yards—Lower , Atkimon , <]_ yards , 1 ; Upp 8 r , White , owes 2 yards , 1 . 220 yards—Preparatory , Giblett 1 ; Lower , Groves 1 . 1000 yards handicap—Stoward , 93 yards , 1 ; Fnraey , 126 yards ,

2 j Podmore , 150 yards , 3 . 600 yards steepleohase — Wortbington , 45 yards , 1 j White , scratch , 2 . Obstacle race—White , scratch , 1 .

1000 yards invitation race—L . C . Freeman , S . L . H ., Bcrateb , 1 } E . II . Emerson , Finchley H ., 40 yards , 2 ; C . Norman Jones , S . L . H , 22 yards , 3 . Emerson took the lead at half distance , but was passed shortly after passed by the scratch man , who won by 5 lyards in 2 mins . 29 sees .

Freoniasous from London , Plymouth , Exeter , Ciediton , Budleigh Salferton , Exraouth , Dawlish , Honiton , and Starcross were present at tho installation of Bro . Frank Hubberas W . M . of Brent Lodge , No . 1284 , Topsbam . The ceremony was impressively performed by Brother F .

Sanders Past Prov . G . Standard Bearer . The annual banquet was afterwards served in the Globe Hotel , handsomely decorated for the occasion . About seventy sat down to tastefully laid tables , and at the close of a pleasant evening Mr . and Mrs . Hodder were heartily thanked for the arrangements of the banquet .

On Tuesday , tho 27 th ult ., Bro . R . Freston was installel W . M . of the Medway Lodge , No . 1678 . The D . P . G . M . of Kent , Bro . J . S , Enytes , waa present ' .