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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.
Master was present and laid ono of tbe corner-stones . He was now commissioned to offer to tlie clinrcli a stained glass window light , representing St . John tho Evangelist , to be placed over that corner-stone as a memento of tbe Centenary of the Grand Lodgo of Lincolnshire . An offertory having
been made for this object , the Benediction was pronounced and tho brethren withdrew . Ontside tho chnrch tho procession was reformed , in reverse order , tho
Provincial Grand Master and tbe Earl of Mount Edgcumbe leading , and the band again playing . On arriving at the Guildhall the brethren dispersed , most of them to attend the banquet .
This was hold in . the Exchange Hall , aud was well supplied by Bro . Fillingbam , of tbe Georgo Hotol . Tbe chair was occupied by Bro . W . H . Smyth Provincial Grand Master , supported on the right by Bros . Dr . Sissons D . P . G . M ., H . J . C . Gust , M . P ., Fowler P . D . P . G . M ., and
tbo Rev . C . Elsmcre , and on tbo left by Bros . G . H . Barrel ! , R . W . Anderson , Benjamin Vickers , Dowson , Anderson , and Bate . ? . The Deputy Grand Master of England , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , was obliged to
leave Grantham without attending the banquet . The toasts were few , and the speeches were short and to the point , many of the brethren having to go away by early trains to distant parts of the country .
The Chairman , in submitting the Queen and the Craft , remarked that of all the distinguished epochs tbey had read of in history be thought that the Victorian age was the most brilliant and successful . The toast he had to
give required no comment . The Chairman next gave H . R . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M ., the R . W . Pro G . M ., the R . W . D . G . M ., and Grand Officers , Present and Past . He said they were
highly honoured by the attendance of their Deputy Grand Master , who had thoroughly enjoyed the day there . Lord Mount Edgcumbe told him especially to apologise to them for his not being present at the banquet , but he was obliged to go very early .
Bro . Beaumont proposed the Right Worshipfnl Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the Provincial Grand Officers Present and Past . Speaking on behalf of the Doric Lodge , he assured tbem that the brethren of bis Lodge
fully appreciated the distinction of being honoured by tho Provincial Grand Lodge celebrating its Centenary at Grantham . With regard to Bro . Smyth no words of his
were necessary in the way of approval : his name had always been received with every mark of respect as Master of Provincial Grand Lodge . As to the other Officers , they wero thoroughly entitled to regard .
The Chairman , in acknowled ging the compliment , said tbat in 1863 he was proposed by the Duke of St . Albans to be Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire . At that time there were only 11 Lodges in the Province . There are now 24 . Tbey had not lost a single one of the
old Lodges , but they had gained 13 . It was not the number of people that made a successful Province , but it was the honourable conduct and good Masonic feeling which animated thc members . They wept with those that wept , they rejoiced with those that rejoiced . He had
much to be thankful for with regard to the members of Provincial Grand Lodge who had been associated with him during the 28 years be had been among them . He hnd bad some of the very best Officers . He did not take to himself the credit of tbe success of Masonry iu that
Province : it was due to the Officers , who had given their advice and help in every way . As to the lato Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Fowler , he had been of thc greatest service to him ; and he felt sure that his successor ( Bro . Sissons ) , who had already had experience , would become more popular and more useful as he went-on .
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( Dr . Sissons ) gave the Worshipful Master and Officers of the Doric Lodge , under whoso banner they had met that day and whose masterly organisation had been hospitably extended to all of them . He asked their permission , in proposing thoir health , to
offer earnest thanks for adding one moro to the many great kindnesses shown to him in connection with the Province of Lincolnshir "—for thc kind way in which they hacl received him into office . He should in future years retain grateful
recollections of tlio way in which they had received him . Tbo office carried with it responsibility . And first of all , ibe recognised the visitation of the Lodges so as fco bring 4 he Grand Master iu closer touch with the brethren ovei whom ho rulcj * . He could assure thum that ho was per-
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.
fectly aware that in after years , when he stepped aside , ho should look back with regret to resolutions only partially fulfilled . For the life of every man is a diary for each : he means to write one diary and he writes another . But standing there he was certain that whon tho time camo
for him to write the imperfect services he had been ablo lo render he could leave the verdict to a generous Brotherhood . That ancient town linked the past with tho present . In their stately spire , their smoking chimneys , tbey had the past with the present . As none of tho brethren thero
could be present at the next Centenary , it was for them to so labour and act that the Provincial Grand Lodge would stand the firmer and stronger for their efforts . He hoped tho Provincial Grand Master a hundred years hence would have a heartier and stronger welcome than they had had that day .
Bro . Anderson ( W . M . of tho Doric Lodgo ) implied . He said his Lodgo thanked tbe Grand Lodge for coming that day and were glad to have had the honour of entertaining it . Bro . Barrell submitted the Masonic Charities .
Bro . Pocklington responded . Bro . Capt . Russell gave the Visiting Brethren , remarking that the proceedings of that day—ono of tho most important in Masonry in that county—had gone off well , and friends and visitors had met and passed the time most
heartily . Bro . Geo . H . Burton replied . He regretted that Brother Oust had been obliged to go away , for bo would doubtless have responded , and have given them a thoroughly good speech . The hon . member was his immediate junior in
the Lodge of Merit , and from what he had seen of him ho felt sure that he would prove to be a credit not only to that Lodge in particular , but to Freemasonry throughout tbe world . It happened that the Grand Lodge of Norths and Hunts was also being held that day , at Stamford , and
he ( Bro . Burton ) was disappointed afc not being able to attend , owing to professional duties ; but it gave him great pleasure to meet the brethren of his native county of Lincoln and join in receiving the hearty , hospitable greetings offered by the Doric Lodge .
Bro . Jackson , in the absence of tho Provincial Graud Tyler , proposed the Tyler ' s Toast . An excellent band , under the conductorship of Bandmaster Brown , played during the banquet .
Provincial Grand Lodge Op Kent.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OP KENT .
ON Friday , the 24 th ult ., the annual meeting of tho Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent , was held afc tho Granville Hotel , Ramsgate . Tho town was liberally decorated with flags for the occasion . Earl Amherst presided , and was supported by brethren representing the Province of Kent , to tho nnmber of
nearly 300 . Tho whole of the arrangements woro successfully made by local brethren . Tho following recommendations of the Provincial Grand Charity Committee were confirmed : £ 25 to a Brother of the Emulation Lodge , No . 299 , Dartford ; £ 25 to tho
Widow of a Brother of tho Freedom Lodge , No . 77 , Gravesend ; £ 20 to the Widow of a Brother ot tbe Union ; Lodge , No . 127 , Margate ; £ 15 to the Widow of a Brother of the Freedom Lodge , No . 77 , Gravesend ; £ 10 to a Brother of the Brownrigg Lodge of Unity , No . 1424 , Brompton .
A proposal by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master that £ 105 be given to the Widows' Fund and £ 105 to the * Male Fund of tho Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution m the name of the Provincial Grand Lodge , for the purpose
of obtaining 1 GO votes ; £ 105 to the Girls ' School iu tbe name of the Provincial Grand Secretary , to mako him Vice-Patron ; £ 262 10 s to tho Boys' School in the name of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , to make him Patron ,, was also agreed to .
Tbe brethren subsequently discas . sod proposals by tho Provincial Grand Master and by Bro . W . Russell Provincial Grand Treasurer , to alter Rules 2 , 9 , aud 22 . The Provincial Grand Master appointed aud invested thc following Officers : —
Bro . \ v illiarn Cbailo- * Onpps 2200 ... Senior "A ' union William Vulou 429 1200 ... Junior Warden Rev : ( . * . D . Vagdau , M . A ., 709 ... > r „ . . Eev . Cecil H . Fioldin- ; , M . A ., 1104 ) ulKl l , liun 8 Alfred Spouoor ( i-o- 'KHioiiiteU ) ... Si-i-re ' -ity Siburt Sauudora 1 ^ 15 ... Kegifctnu :
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.
Master was present and laid ono of tbe corner-stones . He was now commissioned to offer to tlie clinrcli a stained glass window light , representing St . John tho Evangelist , to be placed over that corner-stone as a memento of tbe Centenary of the Grand Lodgo of Lincolnshire . An offertory having
been made for this object , the Benediction was pronounced and tho brethren withdrew . Ontside tho chnrch tho procession was reformed , in reverse order , tho
Provincial Grand Master and tbe Earl of Mount Edgcumbe leading , and the band again playing . On arriving at the Guildhall the brethren dispersed , most of them to attend the banquet .
This was hold in . the Exchange Hall , aud was well supplied by Bro . Fillingbam , of tbe Georgo Hotol . Tbe chair was occupied by Bro . W . H . Smyth Provincial Grand Master , supported on the right by Bros . Dr . Sissons D . P . G . M ., H . J . C . Gust , M . P ., Fowler P . D . P . G . M ., and
tbo Rev . C . Elsmcre , and on tbo left by Bros . G . H . Barrel ! , R . W . Anderson , Benjamin Vickers , Dowson , Anderson , and Bate . ? . The Deputy Grand Master of England , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , was obliged to
leave Grantham without attending the banquet . The toasts were few , and the speeches were short and to the point , many of the brethren having to go away by early trains to distant parts of the country .
The Chairman , in submitting the Queen and the Craft , remarked that of all the distinguished epochs tbey had read of in history be thought that the Victorian age was the most brilliant and successful . The toast he had to
give required no comment . The Chairman next gave H . R . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M ., the R . W . Pro G . M ., the R . W . D . G . M ., and Grand Officers , Present and Past . He said they were
highly honoured by the attendance of their Deputy Grand Master , who had thoroughly enjoyed the day there . Lord Mount Edgcumbe told him especially to apologise to them for his not being present at the banquet , but he was obliged to go very early .
Bro . Beaumont proposed the Right Worshipfnl Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the Provincial Grand Officers Present and Past . Speaking on behalf of the Doric Lodge , he assured tbem that the brethren of bis Lodge
fully appreciated the distinction of being honoured by tho Provincial Grand Lodge celebrating its Centenary at Grantham . With regard to Bro . Smyth no words of his
were necessary in the way of approval : his name had always been received with every mark of respect as Master of Provincial Grand Lodge . As to the other Officers , they wero thoroughly entitled to regard .
The Chairman , in acknowled ging the compliment , said tbat in 1863 he was proposed by the Duke of St . Albans to be Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire . At that time there were only 11 Lodges in the Province . There are now 24 . Tbey had not lost a single one of the
old Lodges , but they had gained 13 . It was not the number of people that made a successful Province , but it was the honourable conduct and good Masonic feeling which animated thc members . They wept with those that wept , they rejoiced with those that rejoiced . He had
much to be thankful for with regard to the members of Provincial Grand Lodge who had been associated with him during the 28 years be had been among them . He hnd bad some of the very best Officers . He did not take to himself the credit of tbe success of Masonry iu that
Province : it was due to the Officers , who had given their advice and help in every way . As to the lato Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Fowler , he had been of thc greatest service to him ; and he felt sure that his successor ( Bro . Sissons ) , who had already had experience , would become more popular and more useful as he went-on .
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( Dr . Sissons ) gave the Worshipful Master and Officers of the Doric Lodge , under whoso banner they had met that day and whose masterly organisation had been hospitably extended to all of them . He asked their permission , in proposing thoir health , to
offer earnest thanks for adding one moro to the many great kindnesses shown to him in connection with the Province of Lincolnshir "—for thc kind way in which they hacl received him into office . He should in future years retain grateful
recollections of tlio way in which they had received him . Tbo office carried with it responsibility . And first of all , ibe recognised the visitation of the Lodges so as fco bring 4 he Grand Master iu closer touch with the brethren ovei whom ho rulcj * . He could assure thum that ho was per-
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.
fectly aware that in after years , when he stepped aside , ho should look back with regret to resolutions only partially fulfilled . For the life of every man is a diary for each : he means to write one diary and he writes another . But standing there he was certain that whon tho time camo
for him to write the imperfect services he had been ablo lo render he could leave the verdict to a generous Brotherhood . That ancient town linked the past with tho present . In their stately spire , their smoking chimneys , tbey had the past with the present . As none of tho brethren thero
could be present at the next Centenary , it was for them to so labour and act that the Provincial Grand Lodge would stand the firmer and stronger for their efforts . He hoped tho Provincial Grand Master a hundred years hence would have a heartier and stronger welcome than they had had that day .
Bro . Anderson ( W . M . of tho Doric Lodgo ) implied . He said his Lodgo thanked tbe Grand Lodge for coming that day and were glad to have had the honour of entertaining it . Bro . Barrell submitted the Masonic Charities .
Bro . Pocklington responded . Bro . Capt . Russell gave the Visiting Brethren , remarking that the proceedings of that day—ono of tho most important in Masonry in that county—had gone off well , and friends and visitors had met and passed the time most
heartily . Bro . Geo . H . Burton replied . He regretted that Brother Oust had been obliged to go away , for bo would doubtless have responded , and have given them a thoroughly good speech . The hon . member was his immediate junior in
the Lodge of Merit , and from what he had seen of him ho felt sure that he would prove to be a credit not only to that Lodge in particular , but to Freemasonry throughout tbe world . It happened that the Grand Lodge of Norths and Hunts was also being held that day , at Stamford , and
he ( Bro . Burton ) was disappointed afc not being able to attend , owing to professional duties ; but it gave him great pleasure to meet the brethren of his native county of Lincoln and join in receiving the hearty , hospitable greetings offered by the Doric Lodge .
Bro . Jackson , in the absence of tho Provincial Graud Tyler , proposed the Tyler ' s Toast . An excellent band , under the conductorship of Bandmaster Brown , played during the banquet .
Provincial Grand Lodge Op Kent.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OP KENT .
ON Friday , the 24 th ult ., the annual meeting of tho Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent , was held afc tho Granville Hotel , Ramsgate . Tho town was liberally decorated with flags for the occasion . Earl Amherst presided , and was supported by brethren representing the Province of Kent , to tho nnmber of
nearly 300 . Tho whole of the arrangements woro successfully made by local brethren . Tho following recommendations of the Provincial Grand Charity Committee were confirmed : £ 25 to a Brother of the Emulation Lodge , No . 299 , Dartford ; £ 25 to tho
Widow of a Brother of tho Freedom Lodge , No . 77 , Gravesend ; £ 20 to the Widow of a Brother ot tbe Union ; Lodge , No . 127 , Margate ; £ 15 to the Widow of a Brother of the Freedom Lodge , No . 77 , Gravesend ; £ 10 to a Brother of the Brownrigg Lodge of Unity , No . 1424 , Brompton .
A proposal by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master that £ 105 be given to the Widows' Fund and £ 105 to the * Male Fund of tho Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution m the name of the Provincial Grand Lodge , for the purpose
of obtaining 1 GO votes ; £ 105 to the Girls ' School iu tbe name of the Provincial Grand Secretary , to mako him Vice-Patron ; £ 262 10 s to tho Boys' School in the name of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , to make him Patron ,, was also agreed to .
Tbe brethren subsequently discas . sod proposals by tho Provincial Grand Master and by Bro . W . Russell Provincial Grand Treasurer , to alter Rules 2 , 9 , aud 22 . The Provincial Grand Master appointed aud invested thc following Officers : —
Bro . \ v illiarn Cbailo- * Onpps 2200 ... Senior "A ' union William Vulou 429 1200 ... Junior Warden Rev : ( . * . D . Vagdau , M . A ., 709 ... > r „ . . Eev . Cecil H . Fioldin- ; , M . A ., 1104 ) ulKl l , liun 8 Alfred Spouoor ( i-o- 'KHioiiiteU ) ... Si-i-re ' -ity Siburt Sauudora 1 ^ 15 ... Kegifctnu :