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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF KENT
THE annual meeting of the Freemasons of Kent was held on Wednesday , the 2 nd instant , at the Guildhall , Deal , which was kindly placed afc the disposal of the brethren by His Worship the Mayor , Bro . J . R . Lush . The town of Deal was gaily decorated in honour of the
meeting , and the inhabitants seemed to thoroughly enter into the spirit of the proceedings . Provincial Grand Lodge was presided over by the Grand Master , Viscount Holmesdale , and having been opened with the enstomary
formalities , the minutes of the last Provincial Grand Lodge were confirmed , and then fche accounts of the Provincial Grand Treasurer were submitted ; these showed the expenditure during the past year of a total of £ 470 10 s in Charity , the following amounts having been disbursed : — FROM PBOV . G . LODGE FUND . £ a d
Widow of a late member of No . 913 ... ... 20 0 0 Widow of a late member of No . 299 ' ... ... 20 0 0 Royal Masonio Institution for Boys , in the name of the R . W . P . G . Master ... ... 52 10 0 Royal Masonio Institntion for Boys in the name of
the Prov . G . Secretary ... ... ... ... 105 0 0 FROM PROV . G . " LODGE CHARITY FDND . By Cash to the Royal Masonio Institntion for Boys , £ 10 10 s each to the following Lodges : 483 Milton , 503 Maidstone , 558 Folkestone , 615 Erith , 709 Ashford , 784 Deal , 829 Sidonp , 874 Tunbridge Wells ... 84 0 0
And to the following Lodges £ 21 eaoh : 1678 Tunbridge , 1692 Hayes , 1725 Maidstone . ... ... 63 0 0 By Cash to the Royal Masonio Institution for Girls , £ 21 each to the following Lodges : 1678 Tonbridge , 1692 Hayes , 1725 Maidstone ... ... ... 63 0 0
By Cash to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institntion , £ 21 eaoh to the following Lodges : 1678 Tonbridge , 1692 Hayes , 1725 Maidstone ... ... ... 63 0 0 The other items of expenditure , as well as fche receipts , were of the usual character , and after the latter had been
provided for , there remained a balance of £ 262 3 s 4 d on tbe General Fund , and of £ 270 16 s on the Charity Fund , a state of affairs thafc must be extremely gratifying to the
members of the Province . Brother Thorp was reelected to the office of Provincial Grand Treasurer , and the following brethren were appointed as the other Officers far the ensuing year :
Bro . R . T . Tatham P . M . 1725 ... Prov . G . Senior Warden R . S . Davey P . M 1096 ... ... Prov . G . Junior Warden Rev . E . G . Banks , MA , P . M . 1209 Prov . G . Senior Chaplain Rev . V . S . Vickers P . M . 199 ... Prov . G . Junior Chaplain Alfred Spencer ... ... Prov . G . Secretary C . S . A . Atkinson P . M . 709 ... Prov . G . Registrar C . P . Drawbridge P . M . 20 ... " >„ n „ . „ T . R . S . Champion P . M . 77 ... ) Prov- G' Semor Deacons Thns . Watson P . M . 1050 ... ) „ n , . _ F . Klatt P . M . 558 I Prov - " Jnn , or Deac 0 D 8
Richard Dnrtnell P . M . 1223 ... Prov . G . Snpfc . of Works E . Evans Cronck P . M . 1414 ... Prov . G . D . of Cerpmonies John Wyer P . M . 13 H ... ... Prov . G . D . D . of Cpremonies Jno . T . Reeves P . M . 1915 ... Prov . G . Asst . D . of Cer . Jas . Husband P . M . 1424 ... Prov . G . Sword Bearer Alfred BonrneP . M . 1089 ... B n Q . , , „ Thos . J . Pnlley P . M . 1436 ... Pr 0 V' G" Standard Bearers
Ed . Kipps P . M . 1531 ... ... Prov . G . Organist W . E . Manby P . M . 1854 ... Prov . G . Asst . Secretary J . Parkes P . M . 1967 ... ... Prov . G . Pursuivant Geo . Band P . M . 1096 ... ... Prov . G . Assist . Pursuivant A . W . Wills P . M . 299 , J . M . BrownO
ing P . M . 784 , Edwin Fenn P . M . j 1208 , C . F . Waoher P . M . 1209 , f-Prov . G . Stewards R . C . Sndlow P . M . 1965 , J . G . | Chillingworth P . M . 1973 ... J
The confirmation of grants recommended by the Charity Committee of the Province then called for the attention of the brethren , these consisted of £ 30 to the Widow of a late member of No . 184 .
£ 20 to a Brother of No . 1208 . £ 20 to the Widow of a late member of No . 20 . £ 25 to the Widow of a late member of No . 1449 . The confirmation of these grants was proposed by Bro .
H . Monckton , and was carried , after which the following grants from tbe Provincial Grand Lodge Fund were proposed by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , viz .: — £ 52 10 s to the Girl ' s School in the name of the Provincial Grand
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent
Secretary , completing his qualification as Vice-President to that Tn . stitntion , and £ 52 10 s to the Female Fund of the Roval Benevolent Institution in Ihe name of the Provincial Grand Secretary , also making him Vice-President of that Institution . The sum of £ 2 4 s be transferred to the Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fund .
These also were carried , and then the Provincial Grand Master proposed that the following grants be made from the Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fund , viz .:
—To the Boys * School on behalf of the following Lod gps , £ 10 10 s each , 913 Plnmsteafl , 972 Cnnterhnry , 1050 Rochester . 1063 Mailing , 1089 Shoenipss , 1096 Deal , 1107 Swanley , 1174 Chatham , 1208 Sandwich , 1208 Dover £ 105
And to the Girl ' s School on behalf of the following Lodges , £ 21 each , 1096 Deal , 1107 Swanley , 1174 Chatham , 1206 Sandwich £ 84 And to the Agpd Freemason ' s Institntion on behalf of the following Loda-es . £ 21 eaoh : 1208 Dover , 1209 Ramsgate , 1223 Riverhead , 1273 Sittingbourne £ 84
These grants , being put to Provincial Graud Lodge , were also carried , and then a third proposition was brought forward by the Provincial Grand Master : —That a vote of thanks be presented to Brother Warne , for his valuable services in connection with the production of the Provincial
Manual . His Lordship spoke of the great value of the Calendar to the Province , and bore testimony to the careful way in which it had been compiled during the few years in which it had been issued . He considered ifc contained a mass of information useful to the brethren of Kent , and
felt that Brother Warne was entitled to the thanks of the brethren for the care he had bestowed on its compilation . He looked upon ifc as a model of what a Provincial Calendar should be , and spoke of the difficulties attached to its continuation , owing to the lack of support experienced . He
felt it was worthy of more general support than ifc had hitherto received , for although Brother Warne was not an actual loser by its publication , ifc was a matter that should produce something to recompense him for the trouble he took in its preparation . The proposition , after being
seconded by the Deputy Provincial Graud Master , who said he also felt a deep interest in the work , was carried , and then Brother Warne returned thanks . He related some very painful experiences of the want of appreciation on the part of the brethren . There were , he said ,
something like 3000 Masons in the district , and yet only 300 copies of the work were sold . He suggested thafc as the Provincial Grand Lodge had taken the matter in hand , and paid the balance of fche expense out of its General Fund , some sort of pro rata support shonld be given bv the
Lodges to the Calendar . The brethren then proceeded to St . Andrew ' s Church , where a special service was held , and a sermon preached by fche Prov . Grand Chaplain , Rev . Bro . B . G . Banks . Afc its conclusion a collection was made , which realised a sum of £ 13 . We cannot allow this
opportunity to pass without referring to the many features of interest which this church presents . It has some handsome stained glass windows , presented by Freemasons
and others , but the time at onr disposal did nofc permit of our making a thorough inspection of them . We specially noticed one , however , which bore the following inscription : —
' Dedicated to God's glory by the Brethren and Companions of the Wellington Lodge and Chapter of Freemasons , in memory of William Matson Cavell , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . S . D ., Alderman , Magistrate , and Four times Mayor of Deal , and many years Warden of this Church . Deceased May 20 th 1879 . Aged 75 . "
The brethren after the service returned to the Guildhall , and Provincial Grand Lodsre was closed . A banquet followed at the St . George ' s Hall , and at its conclusion the usual toasts were honoured and acknowledged in much the
usual way . The arrangements for the day were made with that care and thoroughness which characterises the brethren of Kent , and as a result the meeting passed off most successfully .
Hotiovrxrs PILLS . —This cooling medicine baa the happiest effect when the blood is overheated and a tendency to inflammatory action is set up in the system ; one Pill taken shortly be f ore dinner does away with the indicestion , fulness and flatulency—indications of a weak stomach or disordered liver . A Pe <• Pills taken at bedtime act as alteratives and aperients ; they not only relieve the bowels , bnt regulate every organ connected with them , overcome all acrid humours , and exourage a free supply of all the secretions essential to " > ur well-being . Holloway ' s Pills thoroughly cleanse and perfectly regulate the circulation , and beget a feeling of comfort in hot climates and high temperaturei , which is most desirable for preservation of health .
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF KENT
THE annual meeting of the Freemasons of Kent was held on Wednesday , the 2 nd instant , at the Guildhall , Deal , which was kindly placed afc the disposal of the brethren by His Worship the Mayor , Bro . J . R . Lush . The town of Deal was gaily decorated in honour of the
meeting , and the inhabitants seemed to thoroughly enter into the spirit of the proceedings . Provincial Grand Lodge was presided over by the Grand Master , Viscount Holmesdale , and having been opened with the enstomary
formalities , the minutes of the last Provincial Grand Lodge were confirmed , and then fche accounts of the Provincial Grand Treasurer were submitted ; these showed the expenditure during the past year of a total of £ 470 10 s in Charity , the following amounts having been disbursed : — FROM PBOV . G . LODGE FUND . £ a d
Widow of a late member of No . 913 ... ... 20 0 0 Widow of a late member of No . 299 ' ... ... 20 0 0 Royal Masonio Institution for Boys , in the name of the R . W . P . G . Master ... ... 52 10 0 Royal Masonio Institntion for Boys in the name of
the Prov . G . Secretary ... ... ... ... 105 0 0 FROM PROV . G . " LODGE CHARITY FDND . By Cash to the Royal Masonio Institntion for Boys , £ 10 10 s each to the following Lodges : 483 Milton , 503 Maidstone , 558 Folkestone , 615 Erith , 709 Ashford , 784 Deal , 829 Sidonp , 874 Tunbridge Wells ... 84 0 0
And to the following Lodges £ 21 eaoh : 1678 Tunbridge , 1692 Hayes , 1725 Maidstone . ... ... 63 0 0 By Cash to the Royal Masonio Institution for Girls , £ 21 each to the following Lodges : 1678 Tonbridge , 1692 Hayes , 1725 Maidstone ... ... ... 63 0 0
By Cash to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institntion , £ 21 eaoh to the following Lodges : 1678 Tonbridge , 1692 Hayes , 1725 Maidstone ... ... ... 63 0 0 The other items of expenditure , as well as fche receipts , were of the usual character , and after the latter had been
provided for , there remained a balance of £ 262 3 s 4 d on tbe General Fund , and of £ 270 16 s on the Charity Fund , a state of affairs thafc must be extremely gratifying to the
members of the Province . Brother Thorp was reelected to the office of Provincial Grand Treasurer , and the following brethren were appointed as the other Officers far the ensuing year :
Bro . R . T . Tatham P . M . 1725 ... Prov . G . Senior Warden R . S . Davey P . M 1096 ... ... Prov . G . Junior Warden Rev . E . G . Banks , MA , P . M . 1209 Prov . G . Senior Chaplain Rev . V . S . Vickers P . M . 199 ... Prov . G . Junior Chaplain Alfred Spencer ... ... Prov . G . Secretary C . S . A . Atkinson P . M . 709 ... Prov . G . Registrar C . P . Drawbridge P . M . 20 ... " >„ n „ . „ T . R . S . Champion P . M . 77 ... ) Prov- G' Semor Deacons Thns . Watson P . M . 1050 ... ) „ n , . _ F . Klatt P . M . 558 I Prov - " Jnn , or Deac 0 D 8
Richard Dnrtnell P . M . 1223 ... Prov . G . Snpfc . of Works E . Evans Cronck P . M . 1414 ... Prov . G . D . of Cerpmonies John Wyer P . M . 13 H ... ... Prov . G . D . D . of Cpremonies Jno . T . Reeves P . M . 1915 ... Prov . G . Asst . D . of Cer . Jas . Husband P . M . 1424 ... Prov . G . Sword Bearer Alfred BonrneP . M . 1089 ... B n Q . , , „ Thos . J . Pnlley P . M . 1436 ... Pr 0 V' G" Standard Bearers
Ed . Kipps P . M . 1531 ... ... Prov . G . Organist W . E . Manby P . M . 1854 ... Prov . G . Asst . Secretary J . Parkes P . M . 1967 ... ... Prov . G . Pursuivant Geo . Band P . M . 1096 ... ... Prov . G . Assist . Pursuivant A . W . Wills P . M . 299 , J . M . BrownO
ing P . M . 784 , Edwin Fenn P . M . j 1208 , C . F . Waoher P . M . 1209 , f-Prov . G . Stewards R . C . Sndlow P . M . 1965 , J . G . | Chillingworth P . M . 1973 ... J
The confirmation of grants recommended by the Charity Committee of the Province then called for the attention of the brethren , these consisted of £ 30 to the Widow of a late member of No . 184 .
£ 20 to a Brother of No . 1208 . £ 20 to the Widow of a late member of No . 20 . £ 25 to the Widow of a late member of No . 1449 . The confirmation of these grants was proposed by Bro .
H . Monckton , and was carried , after which the following grants from tbe Provincial Grand Lodge Fund were proposed by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , viz .: — £ 52 10 s to the Girl ' s School in the name of the Provincial Grand
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent
Secretary , completing his qualification as Vice-President to that Tn . stitntion , and £ 52 10 s to the Female Fund of the Roval Benevolent Institution in Ihe name of the Provincial Grand Secretary , also making him Vice-President of that Institution . The sum of £ 2 4 s be transferred to the Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fund .
These also were carried , and then the Provincial Grand Master proposed that the following grants be made from the Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fund , viz .:
—To the Boys * School on behalf of the following Lod gps , £ 10 10 s each , 913 Plnmsteafl , 972 Cnnterhnry , 1050 Rochester . 1063 Mailing , 1089 Shoenipss , 1096 Deal , 1107 Swanley , 1174 Chatham , 1208 Sandwich , 1208 Dover £ 105
And to the Girl ' s School on behalf of the following Lodges , £ 21 each , 1096 Deal , 1107 Swanley , 1174 Chatham , 1206 Sandwich £ 84 And to the Agpd Freemason ' s Institntion on behalf of the following Loda-es . £ 21 eaoh : 1208 Dover , 1209 Ramsgate , 1223 Riverhead , 1273 Sittingbourne £ 84
These grants , being put to Provincial Graud Lodge , were also carried , and then a third proposition was brought forward by the Provincial Grand Master : —That a vote of thanks be presented to Brother Warne , for his valuable services in connection with the production of the Provincial
Manual . His Lordship spoke of the great value of the Calendar to the Province , and bore testimony to the careful way in which it had been compiled during the few years in which it had been issued . He considered ifc contained a mass of information useful to the brethren of Kent , and
felt that Brother Warne was entitled to the thanks of the brethren for the care he had bestowed on its compilation . He looked upon ifc as a model of what a Provincial Calendar should be , and spoke of the difficulties attached to its continuation , owing to the lack of support experienced . He
felt it was worthy of more general support than ifc had hitherto received , for although Brother Warne was not an actual loser by its publication , ifc was a matter that should produce something to recompense him for the trouble he took in its preparation . The proposition , after being
seconded by the Deputy Provincial Graud Master , who said he also felt a deep interest in the work , was carried , and then Brother Warne returned thanks . He related some very painful experiences of the want of appreciation on the part of the brethren . There were , he said ,
something like 3000 Masons in the district , and yet only 300 copies of the work were sold . He suggested thafc as the Provincial Grand Lodge had taken the matter in hand , and paid the balance of fche expense out of its General Fund , some sort of pro rata support shonld be given bv the
Lodges to the Calendar . The brethren then proceeded to St . Andrew ' s Church , where a special service was held , and a sermon preached by fche Prov . Grand Chaplain , Rev . Bro . B . G . Banks . Afc its conclusion a collection was made , which realised a sum of £ 13 . We cannot allow this
opportunity to pass without referring to the many features of interest which this church presents . It has some handsome stained glass windows , presented by Freemasons
and others , but the time at onr disposal did nofc permit of our making a thorough inspection of them . We specially noticed one , however , which bore the following inscription : —
' Dedicated to God's glory by the Brethren and Companions of the Wellington Lodge and Chapter of Freemasons , in memory of William Matson Cavell , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . S . D ., Alderman , Magistrate , and Four times Mayor of Deal , and many years Warden of this Church . Deceased May 20 th 1879 . Aged 75 . "
The brethren after the service returned to the Guildhall , and Provincial Grand Lodsre was closed . A banquet followed at the St . George ' s Hall , and at its conclusion the usual toasts were honoured and acknowledged in much the
usual way . The arrangements for the day were made with that care and thoroughness which characterises the brethren of Kent , and as a result the meeting passed off most successfully .
Hotiovrxrs PILLS . —This cooling medicine baa the happiest effect when the blood is overheated and a tendency to inflammatory action is set up in the system ; one Pill taken shortly be f ore dinner does away with the indicestion , fulness and flatulency—indications of a weak stomach or disordered liver . A Pe <• Pills taken at bedtime act as alteratives and aperients ; they not only relieve the bowels , bnt regulate every organ connected with them , overcome all acrid humours , and exourage a free supply of all the secretions essential to " > ur well-being . Holloway ' s Pills thoroughly cleanse and perfectly regulate the circulation , and beget a feeling of comfort in hot climates and high temperaturei , which is most desirable for preservation of health .