Sussex.

SUSSEX .

THE annual meeting of this Provincial . Grand Lodge was held on Friday of last week , at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton . In the absence of the Provincial Grand Master H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , owing to his military duties in

Ireland ; and of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master the Right Hon . Sir W . T . Marriott , "Q . C ., P . G . Deacon , who is fulfilling a professional engagement at Cape Town , Bro . the Very Rev . E . R . Currie , D . D ., P . G . C ., presided over the gathering .

The following Brethren were appointed as the Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year :

BRO . E . A . T . Breed Sn ... Senior Warden S . A . Pocock 1141 ... Junior Warden Rev . H . G . Jameson 26 76 ... Senior Chaplain Rev . F . M . Hilton 259 ! ... Junior Chaplain J . M . Reed 732 ... Treasurer A . E . Young 1842 ... Registrar

V . P . Freeman 315 732 . ... Secretary G . Bungard 8 51 ... Senior Deacon W . W . Smith 851 ... Ditto A . Upton 16 3 6 ... junior Deacon H . M . Langdale 2450 ... Ditto W . A . Field 732 " ... Supt . of Works

W . F . Trydell 2434 ... Dir . of Ceremonies W . Gates 1303 ... Dep . Dir . of Cers . C . M . Wilson 16 iq ... Asst . Dir . of Cers . E . J . McCormick 40 ... Sword Bearer J . H . Bull 311 ... Standard Bearer C . J . Fletcher 341 ... Ditto ¦

J . Crapps 1947 ... Organist A . J . Carpenter 1829 ... Assistant Secretary C . F . Field 1726 ... Pursuivant F . H . Beenv 1797 ... Assistant Pursuivant C . R . B . Knight ... Steward F . E . Haydon 56 ... Ditto

C . B . Richardson 271 ... Ditto F . R . Terson 1110 ... Ditto F . Carr 1466 ... Ditto Percy Beer 26 92 ... Ditto H . H . Hughes ... Tyler A . Coe ... Assist . Tyler . T . Howell ... Ditto

Devon Charity

DEVON CHARITY

S UBSCRIBERS of the excellent Devon Masonic Educational Fund held their half-yearly meeting on the 30 th ult , at the Freemasons' Hall , Princess Square , Plymouth , for the purpose of electing two candidates on the Fund . At the present there are twenty-six children receiving the benefits of

the Institution , which include a grant of £ ib a year towards the education and bringing up of the children of deceased Brethren . A strong recommendation of the Fund is the fact that there are no establishment expenses , the whole of the work being voluntarily done by a Management Committee ,

who have the advantage of the efficient and experienced services as Hon . Treasurer and Hon . Secretary respectively of Bros . J . R . Lord and J . B . Cover . Those officials have spared neither time nor effort to increase the usefulness of the Fund , and to commend it in the highest degree throughout the Province .

Whilst , however , it is gratifying to be able to record that the great majority of Lodges and Brethren in the county loyally and consistently support the Committee , it is a matter of regret that there are still some Lodges that withhold that

help , and to that extent put a limit on the good which the Fund might accomplish . The Committee , in their report , make a strong appeal to the Lodges referred to , and to the Brethren connected with them to collectively and individually become annual subscribers to the Charity .

Bro . F . B . Westlake P . M . 70 P . P . G . S . W . P . D . G . D . C . Eng . presided , and was well supported . In accordance with notice of motion , Bro . W . Allsford proposed that £ 5 be voted to the young daughter of a deceased Brother ( who had just come off the Fund ) to assist

, her advancement in life . The motion was cordially agreed to . The ballot was then opened for the election of candidates . There were four applications , and the result was declared as follows : —1 , 943 votes for a daughter of a late

Brother of Lodge Prudence , No . 1550 , Plymouth ( elected ); 1 , 884 votes ( including 1 , 032 brought forward ) , for a daughter of a late member of Lodge Obedience , No . 1753 , Okehampton , second application ( elected ) . The unsuccessful candidates were the son of a late Brother of Lodge No . 39 , Exeter ,

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for whom 651 votes were recorded , with 24 brought forward from the April election , brought the total up to 675 for next year ; and a daughter of a late Brother of Lodge Pleiades , No . 710 , Yealmpton , for whom 61 votes were polled , in addition to 30 recorded in April last .

On the motion of Bro . Lord , seconded , by Bro . Cover , Bro . C . Piper and Bro . Venning were appointed guardians of the children elected .

Thanks were accorded to the Scrutineers , Bros . Ellerton ( Chairman ) , E . C . Cook , and N . Radmore , and the services of the Chairman were also suitably acknowledged , on the proposition of Bro . Mutten , seconded by Bro . Piper .

The West Yorkshire Library.

THE WEST YORKSHIRE LIBRARY .

AT the recent meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , as reported in our last issue , Brother VV . Watson . P . P . G . W . Hon . Librarian moved that the sum of twenty-five pounds be voted to the Library P " und . He remarked that it was something like four years ago since he

had asked them for a vote of money . They were absolutely in want of a grant of money to go on with . A considerable portion of the sum to be voted had , however , been expended , when two or three months ago he secured a valuable

parchment document of over 200 years back , which he obtained from Henry Francis Beaumont , Esquire , of Whitley Beaumont , and a member of the Beaumont Lodge , No . 2035 , Kirkburton .

Bro . T . Woods , in seconding the motion , said that this was one of the best libraries in the country , and deserved their support The Prov . G . Master said that although he had not seen

the manuscript he had learned that it was of great interest , and was a very valuable addition to the Library . ' They could take it from him that the Lodge could afford the grant . The motion was carried .

Bro . Watson remarked that now the library was ahead of all others in the world , with regard to this class of curios . The Prov . Grand Master said they all looked forward to Bro . Watson continuing for a long time to come to carry on the interesting duties which he at present discharged so

efficiently in connection with the office of Honorary Librarian . His heart , as they all knew , was in the work , and he devoted a great deal of time and thought , and what was even more important , he had brought to bear in the discharge of his duties a great deal of knowledge which many of them did

not possess . Bro . Watson , so far from having any objection , would welcome any assistance that could be given to him . He felt in his position as Prov . Grand Master there was a great responsibility with respect to the preservation of the

Library , keeping it in good condition , and the preparation of a catalogue containing a list of all the valuable books and documents they possessed . They did not wish to press on Bro . Watson too much labour , if it was in their power to give him assistance from time to time . It was within his

power to give some assistance , and he took the opportunity of announcing the fact that he had resolved to appoint an Assistant Honorary Librarian , to work in conjunction with and under the care and guidance of Bro . Watson . It happened that they had a comparatively young Brother

whose mind was very much bent in that direction , and who would be a very great help to Bro . Watson and congenial to him . The Brother whom he had selected for that position bore a name honoured amongst them , Henry Barker Wilson

his father being the Deputy Prov . G . Master . Bro . Watson would give him a hearty welcome , and that assistance which would be an advantage to the Province , so that they would have some one growing up who would be capable of watching over their interests in the Province . Bro . Watson said that Bro . Wilson was alread y giving great assistance . in editing the manuscript he had referred to .

In consequence of an unfortunate accident to Bro . Nathan Robinson P . M . W . M .-elect of the Derby Allcroft Lodge , No . 2168 , his installation , fixed for Thursday , had . to be postponed . We trust our Brother will soon be sufficiently recovered to allow of the ceremony being performed .

The regular meeting of the Flyde Park Lodge , No . 1425 , was held on Thursday , 1 st instant . Our report of the proceedings will appear next week .