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Cheshire.

CHESHIRE .

AN unusually large and brilliant gathering is expected at Chester , on Monday , 17 th inst , on the occasion of the installation of the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., as Provincial Grand Master . The ceremony has been fixed for three o ' clock on that date , at the Chester Town Hall . The retiring Provincial Grand Master Earl Egerton of Tatton will

preside , and will be assisted in the ceremony by Bro . E . Letchworth Grand Secretary of England , Sir Horatio Lloyd Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire , and other distinguished Brethren . This will be the second visit 1 o

Chester of Bro . Letchworth and is looked forward to with no little interest by the local members of the Craft A banquet will be held at the Town Hall after the ceremony , for which tickets may be obtained of Bro . W . Peers , Town Hall .

THE Provincial Grand Master-designate the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., presided , on the 28 th ult , at the annual meeting of the several Cheshire Masonic Benevolent Institutions , held at the Crewe Arms Hotel , Crewe . Colonel Dean , the retiring Chairman of the Masonic

Charity Institution , said it was their pleasure on that occasion to offer their congratulations to the Provincial Grand Master on his having attained to that high position , and on his being with them that day . Much as they regretted the loss of the Earl Egerton of Tatton as their Grand Master—and Lord

Egerton had piloted the Province through many difficulties and dangers ; placing it in a position very much higher than it had ever stood in before—they were very grateful his lordship had a brother , in two senses of the word , who was able to take up the work for him and for the Province , and

he had no hesitation in saying that the Province of Cheshire would still continue to go on and improve under the new Prov . G . M . equally as well as it did under his brother . He might add that the funds of the various Institutions of the Province and the work of the Province had been going on

during the year in a perfectly satisfactory manner , so far as the Committees were concerned . He , however , commended to the Lodges in the Province the special fund which had been started to meet the number of deserving cases which it was their object to relieve .

The Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton said it was a privilege to him to be there on that first official occasion , for he was advised that , although not actually installed as Provincial Master , he was practically in possession of all the benefits of the position . It was a great pleasure to him to propose the re-election of Colonel Dean as their Chairman . There was

no one in the Province more fit in many ways than he was to take the position of Chairman of the Committee . Colonel Dean knew his work thoroughly , and had that work at heart . Brother L . Ellis seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously .

On the motion of Colonel Dean , seconded by Bro . James Cookson , Bro . Henry Jackson was appointed Vice-Chairman . The Charity Council were appointed for the various divisions . Several petitions for relief were considered and granted . Bro . Annett was re-appointed Treasurer of the Fund .

A letter was read from Lord Egerton resigning his Trusteeship of the Cheshire Masonic Benevolent Institution . General regret is expressed at this . Bros . C . S . Dean , H . J ackson , and F . Broadsmith were elected Trustees . Bro . Sim was re-appoin , ted Treasurer of the Educational Institution , and Bro . Stevenson as Hon . Secretary .

On the motion of Colonel Dean , seconded by Bro . J . F . May , it was resolved to hold a Festival next year , not only for the benefit of the Benevolent Institutions , but also to commemorate the first year of office of the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton as Provincial Grand Master .

Derbyshire.

DERBYSHIRE .

rrVHE Provincial Grand Master the Duke of Devonshire _ L presided on Thursday afternoon , 29 th ult , at the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Province . The attendance was very large , representatives being present from each

of the Lodges , which now number twenty-seven . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master Bro . H . C . Okeover Past J . G . W . Eng . was absent through illness , his duties being performed by Bro . Thomas Cox P . G . A . D . C . The Lodge was opened with the accustomed formalities .

Derbyshire.

The Worshipful Masters of the various Lodges then presented their annual reports , showing that the Craft continued to prosper in all parts of the Province . Bro . Percy "Wallis moved the adoption of the report of

the Chanty Committee , which stated that a case brought forward by the Province from Belper had secured election at the Boys School in April , whilst another case , from the Tutbury Castle Lodge , also supported by the Province , had been successful at the October election . The Province

had been represented at the various Festivals during the year as follows : Girls School ( six stewards ) , £ 200 16 s ; Boys School ( eight stewards ) , ^ 338 5 s ; Benevolent Institution ( one steward ) , £ 10 10 s ; total , £ 549 iis . The report of the Audit Committee stated that there was a balance in hand of £ 307 4 s id .

Bro . Partridge next proposed the election of Bro . C . D . Hart P . M . Hartington Lodge as Prov . G . Treasurer . Bro . T . Cox seconded , and the motion was unanimously carried . The Masonic Hall Committee of Management was reelected ; as were the representatives of Provincial Grand Lodge on the Charity Committee .

The Prov . Grand Master then appointed and invested his Officers for the ensuing year , as follow :

BRO . J . A . Arnold ... Senior AVarden R . A . Little , M . A ., LL . D . ... Junior Warden Rev . J . E . Jagger ... Senior Chaplain Rev . E . C . Collier ... Junior Chaplain V . A . Stamford ... Registrar

C . D . Hart ... Treasurer W . Naylor ... Secretary J . W . Chambers ... Senior Deacon H . L . Somerset ... Junior Deacon W . Eaton ... Su Pt- of Works

H . Offiler ... Dir . ° f Ceremonies J . E . Sutton ... Asst . Dir . of Cers . C . A . Holloway ... Sword Bearer F . Allfrey ... Standard Bearer W . Peel ... Ditto

Edwin Walker ... Organist Percy Wallis ... Assistant Secretary W . Wilk ... Pursuivant W . H . Bass ... Assistant Pursuivant E . J . Hulse ... Steward

A . H . Snape ... Ditto R . Faulkner ... Ditto A . Harrison ... Ditto Allen Baum ... Ditto W . J . Holbrook ... Ditto A . Slinn ... Tyler .

The Provincial Grand Master said that , before the Lodge closed , he should like to express the very great regret which he and all present felt at the illness which had

prevented the attendance of Brother Okeover . His Grace c included by moving that a vote of sympathy be forwarded en behalf of the Lodge . Bro . Naylor seconded , and the motion was carried .

The Provincial Grand Master then referred to the report of the Masonic Hall Committee , and to the fact that the freehold was now absolutely the property of the Lodge . The Hall , although suitable in a great many respects , stood in need of some extension and alteration . He believed its

utility might be greatly increased by some structural alteration , not of a very expensive character , and it was desirable that an expression should be given by the Lodge , and that as the present appeared to be a suitable time the Masonic Hall Committee should be requested to take the matter into

their consideration and report to the Prov . G . Lodge . His Grace added that on returning to the chair after some years absence he was happy to find , as he had always found , that Masonry was flourishing , and prospering to a very great

extent in the Province . He attributed that in a high degree to the exertions and ability of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and to the able assistance he had received from the Provincial Officers .

The Lodge was then closed with the usual formalities , and many of the Brethren subsequently attended a banquet in the lower Hall . The Duke of Devonshire , responding to the toast of his health , recalled the fact that his Grand Mastership extended

over practically the whole of his public career , he having been appointed forty-one years ago , two years after he became a Member of the House of Commons . He could only

hope that he had displayed greater diligence and efficiency in the discharge of his public duties than he was conscious of having applied to Freemasonry . He saw from the report of the proceedings a year ago that Bro . Okeover referred to .

“The Freemason's Chronicle: 1900-12-08, Page 2” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 29 June 2025, django:8000/periodicals/fcn/issues/fcn_08121900/page/2/.
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Cheshire.

CHESHIRE .

AN unusually large and brilliant gathering is expected at Chester , on Monday , 17 th inst , on the occasion of the installation of the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., as Provincial Grand Master . The ceremony has been fixed for three o ' clock on that date , at the Chester Town Hall . The retiring Provincial Grand Master Earl Egerton of Tatton will

preside , and will be assisted in the ceremony by Bro . E . Letchworth Grand Secretary of England , Sir Horatio Lloyd Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire , and other distinguished Brethren . This will be the second visit 1 o

Chester of Bro . Letchworth and is looked forward to with no little interest by the local members of the Craft A banquet will be held at the Town Hall after the ceremony , for which tickets may be obtained of Bro . W . Peers , Town Hall .

THE Provincial Grand Master-designate the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., presided , on the 28 th ult , at the annual meeting of the several Cheshire Masonic Benevolent Institutions , held at the Crewe Arms Hotel , Crewe . Colonel Dean , the retiring Chairman of the Masonic

Charity Institution , said it was their pleasure on that occasion to offer their congratulations to the Provincial Grand Master on his having attained to that high position , and on his being with them that day . Much as they regretted the loss of the Earl Egerton of Tatton as their Grand Master—and Lord

Egerton had piloted the Province through many difficulties and dangers ; placing it in a position very much higher than it had ever stood in before—they were very grateful his lordship had a brother , in two senses of the word , who was able to take up the work for him and for the Province , and

he had no hesitation in saying that the Province of Cheshire would still continue to go on and improve under the new Prov . G . M . equally as well as it did under his brother . He might add that the funds of the various Institutions of the Province and the work of the Province had been going on

during the year in a perfectly satisfactory manner , so far as the Committees were concerned . He , however , commended to the Lodges in the Province the special fund which had been started to meet the number of deserving cases which it was their object to relieve .

The Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton said it was a privilege to him to be there on that first official occasion , for he was advised that , although not actually installed as Provincial Master , he was practically in possession of all the benefits of the position . It was a great pleasure to him to propose the re-election of Colonel Dean as their Chairman . There was

no one in the Province more fit in many ways than he was to take the position of Chairman of the Committee . Colonel Dean knew his work thoroughly , and had that work at heart . Brother L . Ellis seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously .

On the motion of Colonel Dean , seconded by Bro . James Cookson , Bro . Henry Jackson was appointed Vice-Chairman . The Charity Council were appointed for the various divisions . Several petitions for relief were considered and granted . Bro . Annett was re-appointed Treasurer of the Fund .

A letter was read from Lord Egerton resigning his Trusteeship of the Cheshire Masonic Benevolent Institution . General regret is expressed at this . Bros . C . S . Dean , H . J ackson , and F . Broadsmith were elected Trustees . Bro . Sim was re-appoin , ted Treasurer of the Educational Institution , and Bro . Stevenson as Hon . Secretary .

On the motion of Colonel Dean , seconded by Bro . J . F . May , it was resolved to hold a Festival next year , not only for the benefit of the Benevolent Institutions , but also to commemorate the first year of office of the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton as Provincial Grand Master .

Derbyshire.

DERBYSHIRE .

rrVHE Provincial Grand Master the Duke of Devonshire _ L presided on Thursday afternoon , 29 th ult , at the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Province . The attendance was very large , representatives being present from each

of the Lodges , which now number twenty-seven . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master Bro . H . C . Okeover Past J . G . W . Eng . was absent through illness , his duties being performed by Bro . Thomas Cox P . G . A . D . C . The Lodge was opened with the accustomed formalities .

Derbyshire.

The Worshipful Masters of the various Lodges then presented their annual reports , showing that the Craft continued to prosper in all parts of the Province . Bro . Percy "Wallis moved the adoption of the report of

the Chanty Committee , which stated that a case brought forward by the Province from Belper had secured election at the Boys School in April , whilst another case , from the Tutbury Castle Lodge , also supported by the Province , had been successful at the October election . The Province

had been represented at the various Festivals during the year as follows : Girls School ( six stewards ) , £ 200 16 s ; Boys School ( eight stewards ) , ^ 338 5 s ; Benevolent Institution ( one steward ) , £ 10 10 s ; total , £ 549 iis . The report of the Audit Committee stated that there was a balance in hand of £ 307 4 s id .

Bro . Partridge next proposed the election of Bro . C . D . Hart P . M . Hartington Lodge as Prov . G . Treasurer . Bro . T . Cox seconded , and the motion was unanimously carried . The Masonic Hall Committee of Management was reelected ; as were the representatives of Provincial Grand Lodge on the Charity Committee .

The Prov . Grand Master then appointed and invested his Officers for the ensuing year , as follow :

BRO . J . A . Arnold ... Senior AVarden R . A . Little , M . A ., LL . D . ... Junior Warden Rev . J . E . Jagger ... Senior Chaplain Rev . E . C . Collier ... Junior Chaplain V . A . Stamford ... Registrar

C . D . Hart ... Treasurer W . Naylor ... Secretary J . W . Chambers ... Senior Deacon H . L . Somerset ... Junior Deacon W . Eaton ... Su Pt- of Works

H . Offiler ... Dir . ° f Ceremonies J . E . Sutton ... Asst . Dir . of Cers . C . A . Holloway ... Sword Bearer F . Allfrey ... Standard Bearer W . Peel ... Ditto

Edwin Walker ... Organist Percy Wallis ... Assistant Secretary W . Wilk ... Pursuivant W . H . Bass ... Assistant Pursuivant E . J . Hulse ... Steward

A . H . Snape ... Ditto R . Faulkner ... Ditto A . Harrison ... Ditto Allen Baum ... Ditto W . J . Holbrook ... Ditto A . Slinn ... Tyler .

The Provincial Grand Master said that , before the Lodge closed , he should like to express the very great regret which he and all present felt at the illness which had

prevented the attendance of Brother Okeover . His Grace c included by moving that a vote of sympathy be forwarded en behalf of the Lodge . Bro . Naylor seconded , and the motion was carried .

The Provincial Grand Master then referred to the report of the Masonic Hall Committee , and to the fact that the freehold was now absolutely the property of the Lodge . The Hall , although suitable in a great many respects , stood in need of some extension and alteration . He believed its

utility might be greatly increased by some structural alteration , not of a very expensive character , and it was desirable that an expression should be given by the Lodge , and that as the present appeared to be a suitable time the Masonic Hall Committee should be requested to take the matter into

their consideration and report to the Prov . G . Lodge . His Grace added that on returning to the chair after some years absence he was happy to find , as he had always found , that Masonry was flourishing , and prospering to a very great

extent in the Province . He attributed that in a high degree to the exertions and ability of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and to the able assistance he had received from the Provincial Officers .

The Lodge was then closed with the usual formalities , and many of the Brethren subsequently attended a banquet in the lower Hall . The Duke of Devonshire , responding to the toast of his health , recalled the fact that his Grand Mastership extended

over practically the whole of his public career , he having been appointed forty-one years ago , two years after he became a Member of the House of Commons . He could only

hope that he had displayed greater diligence and efficiency in the discharge of his public duties than he was conscious of having applied to Freemasonry . He saw from the report of the proceedings a year ago that Bro . Okeover referred to .

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