Masonic Treat At Weston-Super-Mare.

The Brethren of Bradford propose to give a dinner on the 29 th inst ., at which the Mayor of the city Bro . W . C . Lupton Chairman of the West Yorkshire Charity Committee will be the principal guest . The amount subscribed by

members of the Craft towards the War Fund raised by Bro . Lupton in his civic capacity will be presented on the occasion . It will be remembered we recently recorded Bro . Lupton ' s Christmas generosity—in the form of /" ioo

distributed among the Bradford Charities and fifty dozen bottles of whisky sent to our troops in South Africa . We hope the sympathy of Bro . Lupton ' s fellow Craftsmen may be as tangible as his has lately been .

A new feature at the "Globe , " Finsbury Pavement , London , E . C ., is a Hall for Masonic Lodges of Instruction . The Metropolitan , No . 1507 , holds its meetings there every Monday evening at 7 . 30 ; the Joppa , No . 188 , on Tuesdays

at 7 . 30 ; and the Joppa Mark Lodge on Thursdays , at 7 . 30 . The proprietor , Bro . Elliott , will be pleased to hear from Brethren desiring accommodation for the vacant evenings—Wednesdays , Saturdays , and Sundays .

There is at present being paid in annuities by the Grand Lodge of Scotland £ 1 , 20 5 , to 116 annuitants / The funds available will not allow of any additional cases being considered until July igoo .

"A Sprig Of Acacia."

"A SPRIG OF ACACIA . "

THE inhabitants of Colchesler will receive with deep and heartfelt reg-et the news of the dea ' . h of Bro . W . Peck , whidti occurred on Wednesday , at his rebidence , from pleuropneumonia . The deceased leaves a widovv , one son , and five daughters . An able and bus ne ,= s man , Bro . Peck yet found consider-able time to devote { o municipal makers , and to

furthering the cause of Liberalism , to which he was sincerely and devotedly attached . His unaffected geniality and pleasant manner endeared him to all classes , and the news of" his sad and sudden death will be deplored by his many friends in Colchester and the district , without distinction of party . Bro .

Peck went to Colchester about thirty yea ' s ago from Huntingdon , of which place he was a native , and for some years was manager for Messrs . Griffiths and Co . He afterwards went into business for himself , and re . ' ired about a year ago , after a successful business career . He was an earnest

Nonconformist , and attended the Lion Walk Congregational Church . Until about two years ago he was on the Committee of the Liberal Club , and was also a Guardian for the Corn Exchange District . Bio . Peck was on the South Ward of the Town Council , putting up at the same time as Mr .

Moore . On ( hat occasion he polled the highest number ever obtained in the old First Ward ( now the South Ward ) , and retained his seat until his decease . His death will be deeply felt by the Council . Councillor Peck was a member of the

Angel Lodge , and an honorary member of the Foresters and Oddfellows . He was also Deputy-Chairman of the Colchester Plate Glass Insurance Company , and . Chairman of the Board of Directors of the People ' s Public-house Company .

THE death took place on Saturday of one of the oldest tradesmen of York , Bro . George Balmford , of Coney Street , who had carried on the business of a dyer for over fifty years . Bro . Balmford was for a considerable number of years a member of the City Council , representing Guildhall Ward from 1877 continuously to 1886 . He was

also for some quarter of a century connected with the Grand Yorkshire Gala , and was also Chairman of the Finance Committee of that Institution . He was held in high esteem amongst the Masonic Fraternity in the city . He held the office of Worshipful Master of the York Lodge , No . 236 ,

during the year when the Provincial Grand Lodge was held in the Guildhall , and was presided over by the late Earl of Zetland Provincial Grand Master . He was appointed Provincial Grand Organist some years after . He was a founder of the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 , in 1876 and at

his decease ranked as a Past Master . For twenty years he acted as Treasurer of this Lodge , and was presented by the Brethren with a handsome Treasurer ' s gold jewel for his services . He was also Past First Principal of the Zetland

Chapter , and for many years filled the office of Almoner for the four Masonic Lodges in the city . His death is a great loss to the Masons of the city and the Province of North and East Yorks . The deceased was seventy-six years of age .

"A Sprig Of Acacia."

ON Monday afternoon , 1 st inst ., in the presence of some 300 relatives and friends , the remains of Bro . Alfred G . Sanders Chairman-elect of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum , and landlord of the Lord Howick , Woolwich , were interred in Charlton Cemetery . Bro . Sanders , whose death was somewhat sudden , was a great favourite not only with the

trade , but also with the general public of Woolwich . It had ever been the desire of ( he deceased to become Chairman of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum , to which he was elected some few weeks ago . Had he been spared to fulfil the'duties that would have devolved upon him there is no doubt he

would have earned much gratitude from all those with whom he would come into touch . Bro . Sanders a short time ago was the W . M . of the Nelson Lodge . When the cortege left the deceased ' s residence it was followed by a long procession of acquaintances . The service was impressively read by the

Chaplain of the Licensed Viciuallers' Asylum the Rev . W . PI . W . Casely , who in the course of an address referred to Bro . Sanders' kindliness , and expressed the belief that he was a man who always did his best to improve the lot of his fellows . Among those present at the graveside were the

following members of the Nelson Lodge : —Bros . W . Long W . M ., Chambers S . W ., Gramment P . M ., Sanderson , Porter , Stevenson , Thomas , and Plume . A large number of beautiful wreaths were sent from relatives , friends , and various societies of which the deceased was a member .

THE death took place on Thursday evening , 4 th inst ., of Bro . Thomas Graham , of Sunniside House , Tow Law . The deceased , who had been unwell for some ten or twelve days , died somewhat suddenly from failure of the heart ' s action . Bro . Graham , who came originally from the

Cleveland district , had held the position of architect to Messrs . Pease and Partners for some considerable length of time . It was whilst he occupied this position—prior to his retirement—that he built most , if not all , of the more recent property of Messrs . Pease in the Crook district . He also

had acted as architect to the Crook School Board , and in this connection built all the schools under the Board . He was a prominent Mason . He belonged to the Wear Valley Lodge , and became a member of the Crook Lodge when it was established in 1884 . He carried out the erection , it may

be stated , of the Crook Masonic Hall . Bro . Graham was a Past Master of the Crook Lodge , occupying the position of Master in 1888-89 . He had resided in the Tow Law and Crook district for upwards of forty-five years , and his interest in building and agricultural matters made him known in a very wide district .

BRO . HENRY DOMAN , an old and well-known and highly respp - ed i ; aiesman of Lymmg'on pas ; . ed away on the evening of the 2 nd in > -. r ., to the great grief of bis family and tue relict c > f a la' , ;< e riicle of sorrowing friends . By his deaih Lyrnlngion loses ano ther of its oldest

inhabitants and tradesmen . Bro . Doman was a man of considerable li ^ eraiy ab : luy , and some published works , as well as the columns of the newspapers , furnish evidence of his intelligence and industry . He was a poet of no mean order . He had a great fund of local reminiscence , and had

many stones at hand concerning the hot political contests in the " good old days " when Lymington borough returned its own member to Parliament . He was well-known in Masonic circles , and was the oldest Past Master of the New Forest Lodge , a distinction which now falls to Bro . Silas

Dore . Bro . Doman was Senior Grand Deacon of the Province as long ago as 1872 , and his zeal in the work of the Craft was shown by the ability with which year after year he installed in the chair of his Lodge several of the Worshipful Masters .

AT the ordinary meeting of the Jordan Lodge , No . 1402 , at the Masonic Temple , Torquay , on the gth inst ., the W . M . Bro . J . D . Beer presiding , a telegram of condolence on the death of Bro . John Lane , one of the oldest Past Masters of the Lodge , was received from the sister Lodge of

St . John . Bro . Lane's chair was draped in black , and the Lodge and the Brethren were in full mourning , which will be continued for three months . A vote of sympathy with the widovv and family was passed on the motion of the W . M ., seconded by Bro . J . Dodge P . P . G . T . the oldest P . M .

rjpHE death took place on New Year ' s Eve of Bro . Fred JL Bates , at his residence , Eastlake Road , Brixton , after a very short illness . The deceased was a prominent Mason , and a member of several South London Lodges . He was also well known in connection with the tobacco trade .