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SATURDAY , 9 TH NOVEMBER 1880 .

P.G. Lodge Of West Yorkshire

P . G . LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE

A MEETING of this Provincial Grand Lodge was hold in fche Freemasons' Hall , Eitzwilliam Street , ifuddersfield , on Wednesday , lGfch alt ., under the banner

of the Albert Edward Lodge , No . 1783 , when Bro . Thomas William Tew , J . P ., Past G . D . of England , Provincial Grand Master presided , supported by Bro . Henry Smith , Past G . D . of England , Deputy Provincial Grand Master . Thero was a very large number of the members of the Province present , and the following Visitors—Bros . Rev .

F . G . Bnssell , M . A ., P . G . Chaplain England , E . Hudson P . G . Secretary Durham , F . Preston P . P . G . W . Cheshire , Geo . W . Hudson P . G . W . North and East Yorkshire , Chas . S . Lane P . P . G . D . Durham , W . B . Dyson 1611 , T . E . Jamieson 728 , E . Wright 236 , and M . Barrowclough 65 , Victoria . The Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Thomas William Tew , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master ,

Bro . Henry Smith , and the Provincial Grand Officers entered at two o ' clock , and Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in due form . After preliminaries , tbe roll of Lodges and the roll of Present Provincial Grand Officers was called . The minutes of the meeting held at Leeds on Wednesday , lOfch of April 1889 , were presented , when ifc was moved , seconded , ana resolved , ¦* That they be taken as

read , and confirmed . " The Provincial Grand Master delivered his address , which we published in our issue of the 26 th ult . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master thanked tbe brethren cordially for their salutation , and impressed upon them the necessity of promptly signing thoir voting papers and returning them to their respective Charitv Members . Bro . W . F . Smithson . Chairman of

tho Charity Committee , stated that , since the April meeting , West Yorkshire had presented one boy , and elected a second to the Schools , and had also been successful with three girls and three annuitants , two males and one widow . Bro . Smithson ' s statement was very cordially received . Bro . A . W . Stanfield moved , and Bro .

Richardson seconded tbo following Resolution : — "That thia Provincial Grand Lodge receive and adopt the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the management of the

Royal Masonic Instit . ion for Boys ; and it trusts that steps will be taken to cerry out the re jrnmendations of the Committee , aa stated ou pages 43 and 47 of tho Report , in order that uo recurrence of the ve j serious abuses of the Cba . Ifcy may be possible in tho future . "

This was carried nom con . Bro . W . Harrop proposed , and Bro . Thos . Ruddock , seconded the following : — " That the beat thanks of Provincial Grand Lodge are due , and be given , to Bro . John C . Malcolm P . M . 306 P . Prov . Grand Registrar ,

for his valuable services as a member of the London Investigation Committee of the R . M . I , for Boys , so efficiently performed , at serious inconvenience and cost to himself , and that if Prov . G . Lodge consider it desirable he bo re-imbnrsed his exper <* cs out of pooket to the extent of fifty guineas . "

This was also carried , and Bro . Malcolm suitably replied in acknowledgment . Bro . W . F . Smithson presented a petition for relief on behalf of Bro . W . D . Hall P . M . 337 , and stated that tho Committee had recommended £ 20 ,

subject to tbo consent on the part of Provincial Grand Lodgo to the suspension of By-Law 42 . This being accorded , Bro . Smithson moved , Bro . Harrop seconded , and it was resolved , " That £ 20 be granted to Bro . W . D .

Hall , and that he receive the money in weekly sums . " Tho question of the retiring pension to bo awarded to Bro . Binckes was then discussed , Bros . Smithson , Harrop , Tusker , and others taking part in it . As an expression of

tho opinion of Prov . Grand Lodge , it was eventually proposed by Bro . Wm . Harrop , " That this Prov . G . Lodge recommend that the pension to Bro . Binckes do not exceed

¦ £ 250 a year . " This was seconded by Bro . Henry Oxley . An amendment , proposed by Bro . J . ii . Doro , and seconded by Bro . W . Fiaher Taskor , " Thafc fche amount do not

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exceed £ 200 per annum , " was carried by n very largo majority . After thanks , and fraternal good wishes and greetings from tho distinguished visitors , Provincial Grand

Lodgo was c ' osed in clue form , and with so ' emn prayer , at 4 * b' 0 p . m . Dinner was servel at fche George Hotel , at five p . m . Some eighty brjthre I sat do . vn , tbe Deputy Provincial Grand Master prosidii g .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

—* o :- — ST . AUBYN LODGE , No . 64 . rPHIS Lodgo held their annual meeting on the 28 th nit . afc the J- Ebrington Hall , Devonport . Tho W . M . elect Bro . R . T . Parsona was installed . Bro . C . Watson was tho Installing Officer . The Officers invested were : —Bros . H . S . Best I . P . M ., A . J . Willoooks S . W ., W . G . Watson J . W ., the Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., Chaplain , J . T . Allingham M . O ., T . Easterbrook S . O ., J . Grimes J . O ., J . Crosley

Treasurer , T . Payne Secretary and R . M ., J . S . Worth S . D ., T . Dewstone J . D ., J . Sullivan D . C , 0 . Newton O ., T . Hall A . O ., C . Farthing I . G ., T . Maynard and S . Fox Stewards , W . Henderson Tyler . Bro . C . Watson , on behalf of Bro . Lemon , who was absent , unavoidably through another Masonic engagement , tendered the Lodge presentation of a

handsome framed photograph of the installation of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales as M . W . G . M . M . M . The presentation was received , and a courteous vote of thanks to the donor unanimously passed . The photograph was the only picture taken of that gveat event in Mark Masorry *! u England .

Knights Templars.

KNIGHTS TEMPLARS .

— : o : — PROVINCIAL PRIORY OP DEVON . A PROVINCIAL Priory of the Knights Templar of Devonshire was held on the 29 th ult ., at the Masonio Hall , Plymouth , under the banner of the Holy Cross Preceptory . V . E . Sir Knt . the Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., S . C . L . 31 deg . Loyal Brunswick , P . G . Prior , presided , and those present included Sir Knt . Henry Stcoker

18 deg . P . G . Chancellor , Sir Knt . E . Aifcken Davies 18 deg . P . G . Marshal , Sir Knt . J . M . Hifley 18 deg . P . G . Constable , Sir Knt . J . R . Wilson P . G . Treasurer , Sir Knt . Geo . R . Barrett P . G . Registrar , Sir Knt . W . Bennett Maye 18 deg . P . G . Sub-Marshal , Sir Knt . Richard Pengelly P . G . Almoner and Chaplain , Sir Knight F . C . Frost

P . G . Warden of Regalia , Sir Knight James Griffin Acting P . G . Prior a Banner Bearer , Sir Knight Daniel Cross 18 deg . P . G . Aide-de-camp , Sir Knight George Dansterville 18 deg . P . G . Aide-de-Camp , Sir Knight John Da Pre P . G . Chamberlain , Sir Knighfc W . H . Phillips P . G . Sword Bearer , and Sir Knight James Gidley P . G . Guard .

Letters of apology having been read , the Provincial Chancellor presented his annnal report , which was of a satisfactory character . All the Preceptories had sent in their dues and paid their returns . He called attention to article 82 of the Constitutions , by which the Registrar of every Preceptory was bound to send notice of each

meeting to tho P . G . Chancellor . The Provincial Grand Treasurer reported that the year , which commenced with a balance in band of £ 9 8 s lid , closed with a balance of iG 14 7 s 5 d . It was decided on the recommendation of tho General Purposes Committee to vote £ 10 10 s to the Widows' Fund of the Masonic Benevolent Institntion

for Aged Freemasons aud Widows , to be placed on tho list of Sir Knighfc the Rev . T . W . Lomon , the Steward for the Province . The Provincial Grand Chancellor said that since 1863 ho found tbat tho Provincial Priory had voted £ 93 to the Fortescne Annuity Fund , £ 36 183 to the Masonic Girls' School , £ 34 10 a to the Boys' Schol ,

£ 15 to tho Fund for Aged Freemasons , £ 21 2 s to the Devon Masonio Educational Fund , £ 6 6 s to the Royal Albert Hospital , aud £ 10 10 a to the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum . On tho proposition of Sir Knight Gover , Sir Knight D . Cross was unanimously elected Provincial Grand Treasurer . Ihe Provincial Grand Prior then

appointed and invested the following Sir Knights as his Officers for tho year ensuing : —Provincial Great Officers—Sir Knights Johu Brewer Sub-Prior , tho Rov . J . Dickinson Prolate , Hy . Stocker Chancellor , T . W . Coffin Chamberlain England Constable , J . Du Pre Marshal , D . Cross Treasurer , Jas . Griffin Registrar . The Provincial

Officers appointed were : —Sir Knights G . W . Barnett Vice-Chancellor , Major Swann Sub-Marshal ; tho Rev . H . G . Morse Almoner and Chaplain , W . F . Westcott Warder of Regalia , J . It . Lord Herald , W . G . Hill 1 st Stand . Beare ** , H . Rogers 2 nd Stand . Bearer , John Taylor Prior's B . Bearer , J . Chapman A . D . C , J . B . Gover Chamberlain

E . U . Shorto Captain of Guard , G . S . Lowo Sword Bearer , H . B . Stark Organist , and James Gidley Guard . Tho alms collected from the Knights were devoted to the Devon Masonic Educational Fund . Sir Knight John Chapman proposed , in a forcible speech , " That tho Prov . Priory of Davonshire suggest to the National Groat Priory of

England that it is veiy desirable to amend the rule or regulation of tbo Order , by granting to all Sir Knights that havo received Provincial hononrs , and that shall receive in the future Provincial rank ,

tbo right of past rank ou the expiration of thoir term of oflico for so long aa thoy shall remain subscribing member * of the Order . " Tho resolution waa unanimously carried , and the meeting shortly after closed .

The Provincial Graud Chapter of West Yorkshire will bo held at tho Masonic Hall , South Parade , Huddersfield , ou Wednesday , fcho 13 th iqrti .