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the sum , which could be repaid in accordance with a special vote at the next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge . On his proposition , seconded by Bro . R . Clowes , this course was adopted , amid hearty applause . The Provincial Grand Master then addressed the meeting . He said he was pleased to find that though on two previous
occasions he had disappointed the Hastings Brethren , nothing had occurred to prevent his attending the Provincial Grand Lodge that afternoon . He added it was highly satisfactory to notice the steady increase of members in the Province , and made several suggestions as to limiting the number of initiations annually in each Lodge , and to the
granting of special dispensations , by which Masonic clothing could be worn at balls and other social gatherings . He also referred in graceful terms to the loss the Craft had sustained by the death of the late Pro Grand Master the Earl of Lathom , and to members of the Provincial Grand Lodge who had passed away since the last annual meeting . Amid hearty
applause he said it was his intention to lay the foundation stone of the new Masonic School for Boys at Bushey , in May , and to preside at the Annual Festival of the Boys School , at Brighton , in July . They were all , he said , deeply indebted to the Brethren of the Hastings Lodges for the admirable manner in which they had decorated the hall that day .
The meeting unanimously re-elected Bro . J . M . Reed Provincial Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year , and the Provincial Grand Master invested his Officers , as follow :
Bro . A . S . Cooke 315 - - - - ' Senior Warden J . H . Ewart 916 - - - - r Junior Warden Bev . F . W . Pawson 2483 - I „ , , . Bev . F . M . Hilton 2591 - - - / Cna P lalns " J . M . Beed 732 - - . . Treasurer F . Lawson Lewis 2434 - - - Begistrar
V . P . Freeman 315 732 - - - | Secretary W . Bennett 732 - . - . -j I o - - C de M . Franklyn 2676 - - - f Senior Deacons D . M . Boss 271 - - . . ¦ > T . _ ' 0 . B . Foster 1466 - \ Junior Deacons W . Potter 1947 - | Superintendent of Works
A . A . Oakden 1110 - - - . , Director of Ceremonies L . J . Jukes 40 ... Deputy Dir . of Cers . A . P . Dollman 1821 - - J Assistant Dir . of Cers . 0 . Howard 2591 - Sword Bearer T . B . Colbran 1829 - . . . | _ . . , _ W . Hillman 2187 - ... Standard Bearers
G . Fielder 38 .... Organist A . J . Freeman 2201 - - . . Assistant Secretary C Clarko 1797 .... Pursuivant C . Martin 1797 .... Assistant Pursuivant G . Bungard 315 - . _ \ E . A . T . Breed 811 ....
W . W . Smith 851 - . . . _ A . Dpton 1636 .... hStewards A . E . Young 1842 .... H . M . Langdale 2450 - - - I H . H . Hughes - - . . \ A . Coe - . .. . . ( - Tylers . J . Howell - - - . . 1
Bro . Alfred King suggested that the Brethren should mark their appreciation of the excellent work of Bro . J . M . Reed as Provincial Grand Treasurer , by doing their utmost to secure his election as Grand Treasurer of England . The Provincial Grand Lodge having been duly closed ,
about a hundred of the Brethren adjourned to the Castle Hotel , Hastings , where they sat down to an elegant banquet . The M . W . the Provincial Grand Master again presided , and was supported by his Deputy , Alderman Tuppenney ( Mayor of Hastings ) , Rey . E . R . Currie , Rev . F . B . Normandie , Rev . Oswald Thompson , Colonel Egerton , and others .
The toasts of the Queen and the Craft and the M . W . the Grand Master H . R . H . the Prince of Wales having been given by the Chairman and duly honoured , the Provincial Grand Master said he would like to introduce a toast not on the formal list . He said he was sure they would not , under the existing circumstances , like to forget the Army and Reserves ,
and would think of their hard work at the present time . He was also confident they would sympathise with the gallant officers and' men who were now serving their Queen and country under great difficulties , and with great bravery . No one in England liked war , but the present conflict had one bright side , for it had shown With what loyalty and devotion
her _ Majesty ' s subjects at home and in the colonies supported their Queen and country . They were proud of their army , and ready to provide for the widows and orphans of those who had fallen , or the wives of those who were fighting for the honour of their country . He was gratified to see the unanimity with which the Brethren expressed their wish to assist those who were suffering from the war . The toast having been honoured , Bro . Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson , in responding , said our soldiers were doing their best .
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for their Queen and country , and had shown that they would not give in until they had fired their last shot . The " Bluejackets " were also showing excellent work , and the Reserve Force were ready to assist when called upon .
The Provincial Grand Master proposed the Officers of Grand Lodge Present and Past , and Bro . F . B . Normandie , in responding , referred to the Widows and Orphans' Fund , and said that Grand Lodge would doubtless make a handsome grant to it .
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master Bro . Sir W . T . Marriott next submitted the M . W . the Provincial Grand
Master of Sussex His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught . All the Sussex Masons , he said , were proud to have the Duke of Connaught at their head . The Duke was not only interested in Freemasonry , but was also a great General , and took a personal interest in every individual soldier .
Referring to the war , he said they all respected and loved the army . Their sympathies were not confined to those on our narrow shores , but were extended to those 7 , 000 miles away . Ultimate success would attend the British Army . England must show strength , and then mercy and justice , and he
believed Boers and Britons would ultimately work peaceably together as Normans and Saxons did some 150 years after the Norman conquest . The toast was received with acclamation and musical honours , and cheers were given for the Duchess of Connaught .
His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , on rising to respond , was received with enthusiasm . He' said he was proud to be their Provincial Grand Master , and regretted that his many engagements prevented him from coming oftener among them . He -would continue to do his best to
promote Freemasonry , and was happy to find the Province steadily" increasing in numbers and good fellowship , and in the promotion of the Masonic Charities . Referring again to the war , he said he believed with Bro . Marriott that it would ultimately cement the racial feeling in South Africa .
The Prince then proposed the Deputy Provincial Grand Master Bro . the Right Hon . Sir W . T . Marriott , Q . C , P . G . D . ; and the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge present and past . Bro . Marriott , he said , was well known to them ,
not only in Freemasonry , but in connection with his political services to his country . Personally , he owed him a deep debt of gratitude , and they all justly respected him , and thanked him for the great interest he took in the Craft .
Bro . Sir W . T . Marriott , in responding , said he was pleased to do his best for the Province . He was ably supported by the Officers , and they all hoped Bro . V . P . Freeman the Provincial Grand Secretary would be spared to them for many years longer .
Bro . the Rev . E . -R . Currie gave success to the Royal Masonic Institutions . He trusted all the Brethren would rally round their Provincial Grand Master when he presided next July at the Boys School Festival , and endeavour to make his year a record one .
Bro . J . M . McLeod acknowledged the toast , and alluded to the excellent work of Bro . J . M . Reed in furthering the Masonic Charities , and to the excellent support given to these Charities by the Sussex Masons . His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught left at this
period of the gathering to catch his train , and the chair was then taken by Rev . E . R . Currie . The latter said he would also like to interpolate a toast . The Provincial Grand Lodge meeting that day had been a great success , and for the perfect
arrangements they were deeply indebted to the Hastings Brethren . He proposed the W . M . s of the three Hastings Lodges , Bros . Botley , Trollope , and Beer , who acknowledged the toast .
Bro . Botley gave the Visitors , to which Bro " . Alderman Tuppenney ( Mayor of Hastings ) responded . The remaining toasts were the Stewards , and the Tyler ' s Toast . During the evening a programme of music was sustained by Miss Eda Chaplin , Miss Mary Aukett , and Mr . A . Puttock .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
fTIHE Quarterly Communication was held in the Free-JL masons' Hall , Edinburgh , on the 2 nd inst ., the Grand Master Lord Saltoun in the chair . The Grand Master moved that the standing orders be
suspended , and then that 100 guineas be voted to the fund for the relief of wives , widows , and orphans of Scottish soldiers serving , in the war in South Africa . The motion had been originally proposed by the Grand Secretary , and
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the sum , which could be repaid in accordance with a special vote at the next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge . On his proposition , seconded by Bro . R . Clowes , this course was adopted , amid hearty applause . The Provincial Grand Master then addressed the meeting . He said he was pleased to find that though on two previous
occasions he had disappointed the Hastings Brethren , nothing had occurred to prevent his attending the Provincial Grand Lodge that afternoon . He added it was highly satisfactory to notice the steady increase of members in the Province , and made several suggestions as to limiting the number of initiations annually in each Lodge , and to the
granting of special dispensations , by which Masonic clothing could be worn at balls and other social gatherings . He also referred in graceful terms to the loss the Craft had sustained by the death of the late Pro Grand Master the Earl of Lathom , and to members of the Provincial Grand Lodge who had passed away since the last annual meeting . Amid hearty
applause he said it was his intention to lay the foundation stone of the new Masonic School for Boys at Bushey , in May , and to preside at the Annual Festival of the Boys School , at Brighton , in July . They were all , he said , deeply indebted to the Brethren of the Hastings Lodges for the admirable manner in which they had decorated the hall that day .
The meeting unanimously re-elected Bro . J . M . Reed Provincial Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year , and the Provincial Grand Master invested his Officers , as follow :
Bro . A . S . Cooke 315 - - - - ' Senior Warden J . H . Ewart 916 - - - - r Junior Warden Bev . F . W . Pawson 2483 - I „ , , . Bev . F . M . Hilton 2591 - - - / Cna P lalns " J . M . Beed 732 - - . . Treasurer F . Lawson Lewis 2434 - - - Begistrar
V . P . Freeman 315 732 - - - | Secretary W . Bennett 732 - . - . -j I o - - C de M . Franklyn 2676 - - - f Senior Deacons D . M . Boss 271 - - . . ¦ > T . _ ' 0 . B . Foster 1466 - \ Junior Deacons W . Potter 1947 - | Superintendent of Works
A . A . Oakden 1110 - - - . , Director of Ceremonies L . J . Jukes 40 ... Deputy Dir . of Cers . A . P . Dollman 1821 - - J Assistant Dir . of Cers . 0 . Howard 2591 - Sword Bearer T . B . Colbran 1829 - . . . | _ . . , _ W . Hillman 2187 - ... Standard Bearers
G . Fielder 38 .... Organist A . J . Freeman 2201 - - . . Assistant Secretary C Clarko 1797 .... Pursuivant C . Martin 1797 .... Assistant Pursuivant G . Bungard 315 - . _ \ E . A . T . Breed 811 ....
W . W . Smith 851 - . . . _ A . Dpton 1636 .... hStewards A . E . Young 1842 .... H . M . Langdale 2450 - - - I H . H . Hughes - - . . \ A . Coe - . .. . . ( - Tylers . J . Howell - - - . . 1
Bro . Alfred King suggested that the Brethren should mark their appreciation of the excellent work of Bro . J . M . Reed as Provincial Grand Treasurer , by doing their utmost to secure his election as Grand Treasurer of England . The Provincial Grand Lodge having been duly closed ,
about a hundred of the Brethren adjourned to the Castle Hotel , Hastings , where they sat down to an elegant banquet . The M . W . the Provincial Grand Master again presided , and was supported by his Deputy , Alderman Tuppenney ( Mayor of Hastings ) , Rey . E . R . Currie , Rev . F . B . Normandie , Rev . Oswald Thompson , Colonel Egerton , and others .
The toasts of the Queen and the Craft and the M . W . the Grand Master H . R . H . the Prince of Wales having been given by the Chairman and duly honoured , the Provincial Grand Master said he would like to introduce a toast not on the formal list . He said he was sure they would not , under the existing circumstances , like to forget the Army and Reserves ,
and would think of their hard work at the present time . He was also confident they would sympathise with the gallant officers and' men who were now serving their Queen and country under great difficulties , and with great bravery . No one in England liked war , but the present conflict had one bright side , for it had shown With what loyalty and devotion
her _ Majesty ' s subjects at home and in the colonies supported their Queen and country . They were proud of their army , and ready to provide for the widows and orphans of those who had fallen , or the wives of those who were fighting for the honour of their country . He was gratified to see the unanimity with which the Brethren expressed their wish to assist those who were suffering from the war . The toast having been honoured , Bro . Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson , in responding , said our soldiers were doing their best .
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for their Queen and country , and had shown that they would not give in until they had fired their last shot . The " Bluejackets " were also showing excellent work , and the Reserve Force were ready to assist when called upon .
The Provincial Grand Master proposed the Officers of Grand Lodge Present and Past , and Bro . F . B . Normandie , in responding , referred to the Widows and Orphans' Fund , and said that Grand Lodge would doubtless make a handsome grant to it .
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master Bro . Sir W . T . Marriott next submitted the M . W . the Provincial Grand
Master of Sussex His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught . All the Sussex Masons , he said , were proud to have the Duke of Connaught at their head . The Duke was not only interested in Freemasonry , but was also a great General , and took a personal interest in every individual soldier .
Referring to the war , he said they all respected and loved the army . Their sympathies were not confined to those on our narrow shores , but were extended to those 7 , 000 miles away . Ultimate success would attend the British Army . England must show strength , and then mercy and justice , and he
believed Boers and Britons would ultimately work peaceably together as Normans and Saxons did some 150 years after the Norman conquest . The toast was received with acclamation and musical honours , and cheers were given for the Duchess of Connaught .
His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , on rising to respond , was received with enthusiasm . He' said he was proud to be their Provincial Grand Master , and regretted that his many engagements prevented him from coming oftener among them . He -would continue to do his best to
promote Freemasonry , and was happy to find the Province steadily" increasing in numbers and good fellowship , and in the promotion of the Masonic Charities . Referring again to the war , he said he believed with Bro . Marriott that it would ultimately cement the racial feeling in South Africa .
The Prince then proposed the Deputy Provincial Grand Master Bro . the Right Hon . Sir W . T . Marriott , Q . C , P . G . D . ; and the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge present and past . Bro . Marriott , he said , was well known to them ,
not only in Freemasonry , but in connection with his political services to his country . Personally , he owed him a deep debt of gratitude , and they all justly respected him , and thanked him for the great interest he took in the Craft .
Bro . Sir W . T . Marriott , in responding , said he was pleased to do his best for the Province . He was ably supported by the Officers , and they all hoped Bro . V . P . Freeman the Provincial Grand Secretary would be spared to them for many years longer .
Bro . the Rev . E . -R . Currie gave success to the Royal Masonic Institutions . He trusted all the Brethren would rally round their Provincial Grand Master when he presided next July at the Boys School Festival , and endeavour to make his year a record one .
Bro . J . M . McLeod acknowledged the toast , and alluded to the excellent work of Bro . J . M . Reed in furthering the Masonic Charities , and to the excellent support given to these Charities by the Sussex Masons . His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught left at this
period of the gathering to catch his train , and the chair was then taken by Rev . E . R . Currie . The latter said he would also like to interpolate a toast . The Provincial Grand Lodge meeting that day had been a great success , and for the perfect
arrangements they were deeply indebted to the Hastings Brethren . He proposed the W . M . s of the three Hastings Lodges , Bros . Botley , Trollope , and Beer , who acknowledged the toast .
Bro . Botley gave the Visitors , to which Bro " . Alderman Tuppenney ( Mayor of Hastings ) responded . The remaining toasts were the Stewards , and the Tyler ' s Toast . During the evening a programme of music was sustained by Miss Eda Chaplin , Miss Mary Aukett , and Mr . A . Puttock .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
fTIHE Quarterly Communication was held in the Free-JL masons' Hall , Edinburgh , on the 2 nd inst ., the Grand Master Lord Saltoun in the chair . The Grand Master moved that the standing orders be
suspended , and then that 100 guineas be voted to the fund for the relief of wives , widows , and orphans of Scottish soldiers serving , in the war in South Africa . The motion had been originally proposed by the Grand Secretary , and