Mark Masonry.

MAEK MASONRY .

— : o : — GRAND LODGE .

THE Quarterly Communication of Grand Mark Lodge of England was held on Tuesday evening , at Mark Masons ' Hall . The Earl of Euston Pro Grand Master presided . Viscount Dungarvan Deputy Grand Master , W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Past Grand Master , Rear-Admiral Markham , Baron de Ferrieres ,

Captain N . G . Philips , 0 . H . Driver , R . Loveland Loveland , Dr . Balfour Cockburn , Gordon Miller , R . Clowes , and a large number of other Brethren supported the M . W . Pro Grand Master . The report of the General Board was adopted , and the different grants recommended were confirmed .

Bro . R . Percy Clowes , B . A ., nominated His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M . for re-election as Grand Master .

He said His Royal Highness had done much for Freemasonry in general , and had ruled over this Degree so long that he felt assured that the Brethren knew so well what he had done that it would be unbecoming on hia part to tell them what they already knew . He therefore simply nominated the Prince of Wales as Grand Master for the ensuing year .

Bros . George Everett , Thomas Charles Walls , and Major Clifford Probyn were nominated for election as Treasurer , after which Grand Lodge was closed in ample form .

Kent.

KENT .

THE Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Kent was held , under the auspices of the United Service Lodge , No . 69 , at the Masonic Temple , New Brompton , on Monday , 25 th ult ., under the presidency of Bro . the Rev . Hayman Cummings D . Prov . G . M . M . Past Grand Chaplain of England .

Nearly all the Mark Lodges in the Province were represented . In his opening address the Deputy Provincial Grand Master remarked that although he had been unanimously nominated by the Province to be the Grand Master , he had , from well understood reasons , requested that his name might not be submitted

to the Prince of Wales , and until His Royal Highness ' s pleasure was known it would be bis duty to rule the Province until the Grand Mastership had been filled up . This announcement , which came as a great surprise , occasioned much regret among the assembled Brethren , as it bad been generally believed that the Reverend Brother would accept the vacant appointment .

Among the business transacted was the announcement that a sum of £ 400 had been contributed by Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent to the Mark Benevolent Fund , in addition to £ 2 , 000 subscribed by the Mark Masons of Kent to the same funds . After other business of the Lodge had been transacted , the

following Officers were appointed and invested : Bro . Major Creighton Walker P . G . J . 0 . - Senior Warden James W . Nash P . G . D . C . - - Junior Warden George S . Criswick P . G . A . D . C . - Master Overseer Edwin G . Bax P . G . Std . - - Senior Overseer

John H . Bridge ... Junior Overseer Bev . A . W . N . Deacon P . G . Chaplain - Chaplain Herbert Black ( re-appointed ) - - Treasurer Benjamin Rix - Registrar J . G . Podevin - - - - Secretary

Albert H . Pilcher ... Senior Deacon A . W . Orwin , M . D . - - - Junior Deacon Charles Cobham - - - Inspector of Works William W . Burkett - - - Director of Ceremonies John J . Pope - - - - Assistant Dir . of Cers .

Qr .-Mt .-Sergt . Joseph Lloyd - - Sword Bearer George Peden - Standard Bearer Frederick A . Clarke ... Organist William Sams - - - - Assistant Secretary Edwin Crosoer ... Inner Guard

Lawrence Salt - - - - > H . P . Grieg - - - - - Stewards W . H . Burney- - - - '

Joseph Oram - Tyler . The Provincial Lodge was afterwards closed in due form , and the Brethren adjourned to the Public Hall , where the banquet was served .

St. Andrew Lodge, No. 237.

ST . ANDREW LODGE , No . 237 .

THE installation of Bro . James F . W . Morris , who had been unanimously elected Worshipful Master , took place in the Lodge Room at the King ' s Head Hotel , Rochester , on Wednesday , 27 th ult ., on which occasion there was a full attendance of the members , with Visiting Brethren from Gravesend , New Brompton , and other places in the Province . The St . Andrew Lodge ( named after the Patron Saint of Rochester ) is in a flourishing condition , says the " Rochester Journal . "

The ceremony of installing the new Master was performed by Biother T . S . Warne P . P . S . G . W . An interesting feature of the after-installation proceedings was the presentation oi a Past Master ' s jewel to Brother H . S . Bagsbaw P . G . S ., in recognition of the able way in which he had carried out the duties of W . M , of the Lodge during the past year .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

— : o : — CHESHIRE .

ON Friday , 29 th ult ., at a Provincial Grand Chapter , held at Crewe , the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., was installed Grand Superintendent of the Province . There was a large attendance . The installation was performed by Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., J . of the Grand Chapter of England .

It has recently come to the knowledge of the Scribe E . of Grand Chapter that a not inconsiderable number of Chapters have failed to comply with the requirements of Rule 68 , Royal Arch Regulations , which provides that * . —

" Every Chapter shall keep a register of its members , and once m each year transmit direct to the Grand Scribe E ., and in Provinces and Districts , also to the Provincial or District Grand Scribe E ., a regular list signed by the First Principal and Scribe E . of its contributing members ; and of tho Companions who havo been exalted therein since the last return , with the names and numbers

of the Lodges to which they belonged ; and the dates of exaltation , also of all Companions who have joined tho Chapter during that period , with the date of their so joining , and the name and number of tho Chapter from which thoy joined , and also stating addresses , titles , professions , or occupations of all such newly admitted or joining Companions . "

and he accordingly requests Chapters that have so transgressed to forward the return to him with the least possible delay . It is pointed out that under Rule 78 , Royal Arch Regulations , a Chapter neglecting to make the required returns , or to register annually the names of all Companions who have been exalted and have joined the Chapter , is liable to erasure and forfeiture of its Charter of Constitution .

ST . JOHN'S CHAPTER , No . 70 . THE annual meeting was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Plymouth , on Thursday , 28 th ult ., when Comp . J . Hicks was installed Z ., J . GoadH ., and Gover J .

VALE OF JEHOSHAPHAT CHAPTER , No . 291 . AT tho annual Convocation held on Friday , 22 nd ult ., at the Masonic Room , Railway Hotel , Highbridge , the installation took place of the Principals : Comps . Railton , H . Davies , and T . G . Cogan , the ceremony being performed by the Grand Superintendent of Somersetshire Companion R . C . Else P . G . Standard Bearer England .

BENEVOLENT CHAPTER , No . 303 . THE annual meeting of tbis Chapter took place at the Masonio Hall , Teignrnouth , on Thursday , 28 th ult . The ceremony of installation was ably performed by Comp . F . C . Hallett P . P . G . Sw . B ., the following being the Officers : —Comps . E . Andrews Z ., T . H . Wills H ., R . S . Musgrave J .

STAR OF GWYNEDD CHAPTER , No . 384 . rTIHE annual meeting was held on the 27 th ult ., at the Masonio Hall , A . Bangor . Comp . Cornelius Davies P . Z . P . P . G . P . S ., assisted b y the Hon . W . E . Sackville-West P . Z ., impressively discharged the duties of installation . Comp . J . Bulkeley Pryce wa 3 installed Z ., R . G . Thomas ( Menai Bridge ) H ., Langford Jones J . Bro Douglas Jones was exalted .

SHURMUR CHAPTER , No . 2374 . THERE was a more than usually large gathering oi Companions on the occasion of the last Convocation of this popular Chapter , held at the Royal Forest Hotel , Chingford , on the 28 th ult . It was not only the annual installation of the Principals , but there was a Brother to exalt , and this ceremony is so splendidly rendered in the Shurmur Chapter that a Masonic treat is always anticipated .

Comp . W . E . Dring P . P . G . H . presided , assisted by Comps . James Speller P . G . A . S . as H ., and Geo . Graveley P . Z . as J . -There were also present Comps . William Shurmur P . G . T . P . Z ., D . H . McGowan P . Z ., G . W . Knight P . Z ., H . Ffronch Bromhead P . Z ., C . J . R . Tijou P . Z ., James Pinder P . Z .

S . E ., J . C . Dancyger P . Z ., Wm . Gower P . S ., C . H . Bestow , Ben Johnson , J . H . Wildash , F . Hughes , Thos . Armstrong , Orlton Cooper , H . Kemp , J . Haskings , C . R . Bigg , A . Aves , H . Osborne , W . H . Graveley , T . H . Lloyd , W . T . Legg , A . C . Lowry , J . C . Francis , A . Oakden , G . P . Pointer , Percy Trickett . John Hamilton , and others .

After the Chapter had been opened the Companions were admitted and the minutes were read and confirmed . The report of the Audit Committee , showing a very satisfactory balance , was presented and adopted . Bro . J . J . Lowman , having been balloted for and approved , was exalted . The lectures were admirably given by Comps . Graveley , Speller and Dring respectively , and we have never heard them more impressively delivered . A word of praise must also be rendered to Comp . William Gower , whose work as P . S . was excellent .

The installation of the Principals was then proceeded with , Comp . W . Shuvmur undertaking the duty in his visual careful and masterly manner , and installing Comps . James Speller M . E . Z ., J . Byford ( by proxy ) H ., and Ben Johnson J . The following Officers were also invested : —Comps . J . Pinder S . E ., Wm . Gower S . N ., N . Fortescue Treasurer , C . H . Bestow P . S ., P . Trickett and G . P . Pointer A . S ., John R . Carter D . C , J . Hamilton , M . Bleick , A . Oakden and J . C . Francis Stewards , J . F . Haskins Organist , and John Ives Janitor .