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W . M . were so numerous there wero about 170 present . Tho manager of tho Hotel Metropole was obliged to decline to supply the banquet , for tho hotel was so full he could

not undertake it . Nearly all the brethren , therefore , met later on at the Royal Pavilion , whero a magnificent banquet was provided , and the usual toast list was honoured :

The Earl of Euston , in responding for the Grand Officers , said he was delighted to be present , and had experienced great pleasure in installing the W . M . under such auspicious circumstances . Colonel G . Noel Money , C . B ., and Sir J . B . Monckton also acknowledged the toast .

The latter , in alluding to tho proceedings of the day , bore testimony to the noble manner in which Bro . R . Clowes had invariably exercised the virtue of hospitality . The W . M . next submitted the M . W . Prov . Grand Master H . R . H . the Dnke of Connaught . H . R . H ., he said , had

conferred a great honour upon the Lodge in attending that afternoon and installing him as W . M . Such a privilege was not shared by many Lodges , as H . R . H . was so busily

occupied with his mulfcifarous duties . In his government oftho Province of Sussex ho had exercised great skill and shown powers of management similiar to those displayed by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales in ruling the Craft .

Bro . Sir W . T . Marriott responding to the toast of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master was cordially received . Sincerely thanking the brethren for the hearty manner in ¦ which they had received the toast , he expressed his regret that the Provincial Grand Master was not present . Sussex

Freemasons were all proud of having such a Provincial Grand Master as the Duke of Connaught . The Duke , one of the best officers in the Army , had undertaken a most burdensome command at Aldershot . No general ever worked harder than he did , and yet , amidst all his duties ,

he found time to visit the Lodge bearing his own name , the Earl of Sussex . As to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master he had nofc so much to say about him . It had been hinted that he had not been so mnch in the West as in the Bast . If they wished to know why , he would tell them .

Masonic secrets were said to be in the East and he had gone there to see if he could find any of them and bring them to the West . He had not found any , and he was therefore going again . All the Officers of Provincial Grand

Lodge had , he said , been gratified at the ceremony witnessed thafc afternoon . Age had , at last , got its reward , aud , however old their W . M . looked , his performances that afternoon proved that he was a great deal older than his father .

Bro . C . W . Hudson I . P . M ., in proposing the Worshipful Master , said it was his especial privilege to wish , ou behalf of the brethren , prosperity aud goodwill to the W . M . Their W . M . was young , bufc he was an ardent Freemason .

He ( Bro . Hudson ) remembered the sincere manner in which the W . M . at his initiation appreciated every word of the ceremony , and how , subsequently , he had acted as Charity Steward at one of the Festivals . He had filled several

offices ably . Personally he thanked him for his support during the last year . The W . M . had proved himself the worthy son of a worthy sire , and all would sincerely wish

him a successful and happy year of office . The Lodge had the fullest confidence in him , and , rallying round him , would endeavour to make his year one of the greatest happiness .

The W . M ., on rising fco respond , was greeted with enthusiastic applause . He said he had looked forward since his initiation to the time when he hoped to occupy the chair . His feelings had not been unmixed with fear , for he felfc that the greatest honour in one ' s Masonic career was to be installed W . M . of his mother Lodrre . He had reached that

high honour sooner than he expected owing to the wish of Bro . J . P . Slingsby Roberts to spend a considerable time abroad , and ho wished Bro . Roberts a pleasant journey and a happy return to the chair . His fears had been dispelled by the manner in which he had been received inside and

outside the Lodge , for he found that he was surrounded by friends anxious , not to criticise bufc to como forward and give him every assistance . He had been gi-eatly impressed by his installation , aud he thanked the Earl of

Euston and all who had taken part in the ceremony . He would do all he could to carry out the duties of his high office , and trusted to leave tho chair without blemish and in the same efficient state as he received it . He then proposed ^ the Visitors . Bro . Dawes said he had hoped to pass the evening without making a speech , bufc '; ho could nofc

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hesitate to respond , though , in acknowledging the hospitality and welcome accorded to the Visitors , ho felt he had a task beyond his powers . The Visitors had had a Masonic physical and intellectual treat .

Congratulating the W . M . he said his year was commenced under such happy auspices that it augured well for tho Earl of Sussex Lodge and the Craft in the Province , and he hoped he would look back upon the year as one of the happiest of a happy life .

Bio . Eivarfc ( Mayor cf Brighton ) also responded . Thafc day would , he said , be a red-letter day in bis life . He had had the honour on a previous occasion of meeting

H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , and he had that day impressed him as a good Mason as well as a splendid military officer . The Duke had kept his eyes open , and had been mnch interested in the alterations in the town since his last

visit . As they passed tho sea front , the electric light burst forth , and his Royal Highness said he had never seen such a perfect illumination . He ( Bro . Ewart ) also spoke with

pleasure of the Duke's popularity in tho army . The W . M ., he said , had acquitted himself well and would doubtless follow in the footsteps of his worthy father as a good Mason .

Bro . Brez also responded . Bro . J . P . Slingsby Roberts proposed the Masonic Institutions , remarking tbat Sussex was nofc behind in the race in which Masonic England engaged and in which all wished to be firsfc .

Bros . J . Terry and J . M . McLeod responded , each bearing testimony to the excellent support given to the Masonic Institution by Sussex Freemasons .

The W . M . proposed the Past Masters , remarking that it was an open secret that Bro . C . W . Hudson I . P . M . would be nominated for the office of Grand Treasurer of England . Bros . Hudson , A . King , and R . Clowes responded .

The Officers of the Lodge , submitted by the W . M ., received replies from Bros . Chapman , Marshall , and Gerald Loder , M . P . The Tyler ' s toast brought the enjoyable gathering to a close .

Daring the evening a programme of delightful music was sustained by the " Dilettante " Vocal Quartette , Bros . J . A . Brown , Edward Dalzell P . M ., Frederick Bevan W . M ., and Robert Hilton , under the direction of Brother Frederick Bevan .

North And East Yorkshire.

NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE .

A SPECIAL Provincial Grand Lodge was held on Monday , in the Lodge Room of the York Lodge , No . 23 G , Duncombe Plnce , York , for the purpose of electing a Provincial Grand Treasurer , in the place of the late Bro . Walter Reynolds , deceased .

In tho unavoidable absence of the Marquis of Zetland Prov . G . M ., the Lodge was presided over by the Hon . W . T . Orde Powlett P . G . W . England , Depnty of the Province , who after the opening of Prov . Grand Lodgo said they were met on a very sad occasion ; for the purpose of electing

a Treasurer in the place of their much respected Brother , W . Reynolds . He had served the Province as Treasurer faithfully , honourably , and to thc satisfaction of all his brethren since 1885 , and before that he was Director of Ceremonies . It was always a great pleasure to Bro .

Reynolds to give his advice on every occasion when it was sought , and they owed him a deep debt of gratitude for tho way in which the various Masonic ceremonies were carried out in the Province . No words of his were needed to express how much they owed Bro . Reynolds for the way

he managed the affairs of the Province as Treasurer , and he would ask the members of the Prov . Grand Lodgo to pass a voto of condolence with Bro . Reynolds' widow and family . Bro . Reynolds hnd a quiet , unassuming manner

aud carried out his duties in a way that pleased every one with whom ho was brought into contact , aud he was suro ho had not au enemy iu the Province , which was showed by the fact of their unanimously electing him Treasurer . Tn conclusion ho moved a vote of condolence with Mrs .

Reynolds and family , and also expressive of the regret of tho Prov . Grand Lodge afc Bm . Reynolds' death . Bro . J . W . Woodall P . P . G . W . seconded thevote . He said by thc death of Bro . W . Reynolds the Province had lost a sterling Mason , and thc Province was honoured by having a Mason who had so honestly aud zealously looked after ita