Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

— : o : — CONSECRATION OF A NEW LODGE .

MASONRY in the . " Mark " continues to flourish in Lancashire equally in proportion as in tho Craft . Of this thero can be no better proof than the facfc that the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , the Provincial Grand Mark Master , hits consecrated two new Lodges within a little over a fortnight , the one in Liverpool , and

the other at Chorlton-cnm-Hardy , a pleasant suburb of Manchester . The ceremony lasfc . referred to was performed on the 31 sfc October , by his lordship , assisted by a number of influential Provincial Grand Officers Present and Past . Tbe brethren assembled at 2 * 45 , in ihe Masonio Hall , a handsome and commodious stone bnilding , which

stands on its grounds in High-lane , Chorlton . The Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Mark Master , Bro . the Earl of Lathom , arrived at the hall about three o ' clock , and a procession of Provincial Grand Officers , Present and Past , was formed , and entered the Lodge room , ' being received with the usual honours . The

consecration ceremony was opened with prayer , offered np by the Provincial' Grand Chaplain , and the singing of an anthem . The founders of tho new Lodge were nexfc ranged in order , aud addressed by tho Provincial Grand Master on fche nature of the gathering . The Provincial Grand Secretary explained the wishes of the founders ,

and the proceedings they had taken with rospect to tho formation of the Lodge .. The petition and warrant were read by Brother Chadwick , and the Provincial Grand Master having ascertained from the brethren of the new Lodge thafc they approved of the Officers mentioned in the warrant ; , called upon the Provincial Grand

Chaplain to deliver an oration . This was followed by an anthem and the firsfc parfc of the consecration prayer , and the brethren turning fco the east , the Provincial Grand Master delivered tho beautiful invocation . The pedestal was then uncovered , and the cornucopia , corn , and vessels containing wine , oil , and salt , were carried four

times round the Lodge . Corn was cast in the east as an emblem of plenty , the consecrating Officer poured , out wine as a token of joy and gladness , and oil as a symbol of peace a ** d harmony , and salb was finally strewn as an omen of fidelity . The ceuser was borne three times around the Lodge by the Provincial Grand Chaplain

who later delivered the second portion of the consecration prayer , and the Provincial Grand Master subsequently dedicated the Lodge . Brother J . D . Murray installed Brother Henry Marshall as the first Worshipful Master , and the latter invested his Officers , as follow : — Bros . Lambert S . W ., Batty J . W ., Heywood M . O ., Webster S . O .,

Goodacre J . O ., Dr . A . E . Pownall Treasurer , Mottershead Registrar , Crompton Secretary , ' Locke S . D ., Wells J . D ., Travers Organist , Shirley I . G ., Wakefield , Hall , Nail , Pownall Stewards , Chesshyre Tyler . The ceremony having concluded , votes of thanks were accorded to Brother the Earl of Lathom as consecrating officer , and

Brother Murray as installing officer . His Lordship and Bros . Murray and Barrow wore proposed as hon . members , and later on fifteen candidates wero advanced . This was all tho bnsiness , and the brethren afterwards dined together , under the presidency of tho Earl of Lathom .

CONSECRATION OF THE DE TABLET LODGE .

ANE W Lodge of Mark Master Masons was consecrated ab Frodsham , on the 29 th ultimo , by the Rev . C . W . Spencer Stanhope Pasfc Grand Chaplain of England . The newly consecrated Lodge is called the De Tabley , in memory of the late Lord de Tabley Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire . The ceremony took place at the Town

Hall , tho acting Provincial Grand Mark Master being supported b * y Brother Willis as Director of Ceremonies , and by the llev . J . N Tanner as Grand Chaplain . Brother W . H . Danby , the -first Master of the Lodge , was duly installed- by Brother S . W . llamsden assisted by Brother R . C . Edwards P . M . 196 , and he appointed his

Officers . A Provincial Grand Lodge was then opened , and the bnsiness ol the Province was transacted . The acting Provincial Grand Master proceeded to invest the Provincial Officers for the current year , as under : — - ¦ >

Bro . Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton - Senior Warden J . F . Edisbury - - " - Junior Warden G . H . Danby ... Master Overseer . William Cartwright - - Senior Overseer W . G . Cronan - - ' - Junior Overseer

Rev .- J . W . N . Tanner - - Chaplain Frederick K . Stevenson - - Treasurer H . E . Heywood - - .. Registrar of Marks Richard Nowhonsc- - - Secretary Albert Pefcerkin - - - Senior Deacon

W . Kohn - - - Junior Deacon James Holland - - . Inspector of Works Alfred Atkinson - - - Director of Ceremonies John Williamson - - - Assb . Dir . of Ceremomos Enoch Evans - - - Sword Bearer

Thomas Cowley . - -. Standard Bearer Herbert Ellis - - - Organist W . C . Flemming . . . Pursuivant Stephen Smith . - . Tyler

H . E . Heywood . - .. . - ^ John Ashton - - - j James Reynolds - - - } - Stewards Henry Harrison - - -J Jos . K . Digges - - -J

At fcho close of the Provincial Grand Lodgo the brethren dinod in theFrodsham School-room , under the chairmanship of the Re ? . C . W . Spencer Stanhope , the Hon , A . de Tatton Egertou occupying tho 'vice chair .

Notices Of Meetings.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS .

— : o : — BRENTWOOD LODGE , No . 377 .

AN emergency mceting . took place afc the White Harfc Hotol , Brentwood , on the 26 th ult . Bros . Brown and Burgess wore advanced . There wore present : —Bros . Cooper W . M ., Gcode S . W ., Ramsey J . W ., PageS . D ., Wallis , Moggy , Wills , atd Hobson . Visitors : —Brothers Lewin , Brown and Burgess .

PRINCE OF WALES LODGE , No . 959 .

THE anniversary meeting of this Lodge was held afc the Masonio Hall , Ipswich , on Monday evening , the 5 th instant , when Bro . John White was for fcho second time installed as Worshipful Master of the Lodge . There was a very large attendance . Before vacating the chair Bro . Trew announced that Bro . Townsend had presented to the Lodge a handsome loving cnp . He proposed that the cup b )

accepted , and thafc the thanks of the Lodge be recorded on the minntes . This was seconded , and carried unanimously . The ceremony of installation was very ably performed by Bro . Brown . The Officers for the year were invested as under : —Bros . Pick S . W ., Bennett J . W ., Cuokow Treasurer , Townsend Secretary , Hardwick S . D ., Jolly

J . D ., Kemp I . G ., Foakes-Jackson Chaplain , Brown Dir . of Cors ., Leathers and Gaul Stewards , Gould Tyler . The installation banquet was served in first class style by Bro . Hardwick , of the Queeu-stroeb Restaurant . The menu and toast list were embellished with Shakespearian quotations ; many ofwhich were very happily , chosen . The

Worshipful Master proposed the Queen , the Immediate Past Master ( Bro . Trew ) gave the Most ' Worshipful Grand Master H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , aud Bro . Brown proposed the Provincial Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the , Officers of Grand Lodge . Bro . Townsend , who was introduced by the Worshipful Master as the

oldest Provincial Grand Officer in the Province , gave the health of the Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master ( Lord Henniker ) . Bro . Hanson proposed the V . W . the Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . Rev . 0 . J . Martyn ) and the Present and Past Provincial Grand Officers , for whom Bros . Townsend and Sherman responded . Bro .

Trew proposed the Worshipful Master of the Lodge , and said tho way in which Bro .. White conducted the bnsiness of tho Lodge when he occupied the chair in a previous year reflected the liiirlmst credit upon him , and he predicted that the- coming year would be one of great prosperity for the Lodge . The Worshipful Master , in response ,

thanked the brethren for the cordial manner in which fche toasfc was received , and said he was rather sorry that ifc had been necessary for a Pasfc Master to go into the chair . He thought ifc wonld have been much better for a younger member who had worked through the varions offices to have been selected , but some difficulty was caused

by the fact thafc the Lodge had lost one of its Senior Officers by death , and another had left the country . In obedience to the wish of fche Past Masters , backed up by tho unanimous vote of the Lodge , he consented to accept tho honour a second timo , and ho hoped he shonld be able to discharge the duties of the office in a manner

which would give satisfaction to tbe whole of tbo brethren . Ibe Worshipful Master , in eulogistic terms , proposed the Installing Master . Bro . Brown , in response , alluded to the progress tho Lodgo had made since he filled the chair , and said at tbe present timo the Prince of Wales Lodge would compare favourably with any of the

other Lodges in the town . The Worshipful Master next proposed thj Immediete Pasfc Master , and spoke of the high estimation in which Bro . Trew was held , not onl y in the Priuco of Wales Lodge , bus throughout ' the Craft . He had passed through the chair in a manner which could not be but satisfactory' to the brethren , which was

creditable to the Lodge , and reflected the highest honour upon himself . Bro . Trew , on rising to respond , was received with prolonged applause . He thanked the brethren for the courtesy which had been extended to him during his year of office , and said the work ha had undertaken had been a labour of love ; he thanked them for

the liberal manner in which they had supported bim on the occasion of his Stewardship at the Girls' Centenary Festival , and expressed the hope that afc fche coming Festival of the Benevolent Institution he shonld have the honour of representing the Prince of Wales Lodge with a very liberal contribution . Bro . Raphael proposed the Visitors ,

for whom Bros . Carley , Scrivener , Bales and Boulton responded . Bro . Bennett proposed the Masonic Charities , for which Bro . Tracy responded in eloquent terms . The other toasts were the Officers of

the Lodge , proposed by r . le Worshipful Master , aud responded to by Bro . Pick , and the Tyler ' s toast . The toasts wore interspersed with capital songs by various brethren . Bro . Cook presided afc the pianoforte .

CONCORD LODGE . No . 1135

TpHE monthly meeting was held at tho Masonic Hall , High Streo , 1- Ilfracombe , on Wednesday , 17 fch ' ulfc . The brethren present included Bros . Sfc . Paul P . M . W . M ., supported by W . Ree-i I . P . M ., Grover S . W ., Brade J . W ., Catford P . M . Treas ., Ivimy P . M ., Steward Sec , Western S . D ., Day J . D ., Best D . C , Gardner Organist , GuiMing I . G ., Slade-Ki ' ng Steward , Blackford Tyler , Barnett P . G . Registrar ,

Clemow P . M ., Adams , Braaud , Clarko , Colwill , French , Lloyd-Jones , Slee , Toller , and Walters . The Visiting Brethren included : — Bros . Stanley-Haynes P . M . 1204 , Roberts W . M . 251 , Bosson , Morrisson , Joint , Brooks , Dennis , Harper , and Pearco . The Lodge being duly opened , and tho minntes of the previous meeting read nnd

confirmed , the brethren proceeded to ballot for Mr . G . Summerville , who being unanimously elected was initiated by the W . M . 0 her business being transacted the Lodge' was closed in due form , and

the members again met under the hospitable roof of Bro . Clerniw , Royal Clarence Hotel . Tho cloth being removed , several toasts woro honoured , tho brethren separating afc eleven , after a most pleasant and enjoyable evening .