Provincial Grand Lodge Of Hampshire And Isle Of Wight.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT .

THE Grand Lodge of this Province was held in tbe Lecture Hall of the Soldiers' Institute , Grand Parade , Portsmouth , on Tuesday , the Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master Bro . W . W . B . Beach . M . P ., presided , and was supported by a large nnmber of Past and Present Officera of the Province and members of the different Lodges . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , and the

routine business of the meeting was then proceeded with . The cash account of thj P . G . Treasurer , Bro . Mark E . Frost , disclosed a very satisfactory state of the finances , and ifc was decided that out of the balance in band , amounting fco £ 436 , the snm of £ 200 should b * i invested j the assets in the funds are already £ 600 . Bro . Mark E . Frost was unanimously re-elected P . G . Treasurer , on the proposition of Bro .

A . L . E-nannel P . G . J . D ., seconded by Bro . W . Hickman D . P . G . M . The reports of the various committees were received and passed , and the committees appointed for the ensuing year . The D . P . G . M stated that a code of bye-laws had been prepared in accordance with tbo resolution of last annual meeting , and proof copies wonld be submitted to

each Lodge in tbe Province , after whioh he would ask the P . G . M . to appoint a special Lodge of Emergency for their consideration . Tbe P . G . M . promised to hold a special Lodge of Emergency during the winter months . The Provincial Grand Master then appointed and invested the Grand Officers for the ensuing year : —

Bro . W . Hickman 130 - - - Deputy Prov . Grand Master J . E . LeFeuvre 130 - - Prov . Grand Senior Warden Dr . Jacob O'Connor 257 - „ Junior Warden Rev . A . A . Headley 303 . „ Chaplain Rev . G . H . De Fraine 257 - „ „ Edgar Goble 309 ... „ Eegistrar Mark E . Frost 487 ... .. Treasnrer

Alfred J . Miller 359 . . „ Secretary 0 . B . Whitcbmb 1705 . . „ Senior Deacon A . BarnVId 35 „ Junior Deacon Tilling 1461 .. .. „ Supt . of Works Lasbmore 359 Dirof Ceremonies - UO

... .. . _„„ .. _ . „ . ~ „„„ ,, _ ... „ . wu . u ... UU . George P . Arnold 1428 . . „ Assist . Dir . of Cer . Croisdale 1331 ... „ Sword Bearer J . W . Willmott 342 . . „ Standard Bearer

Valentine Brown 903 . „ Pursuivant Osborne 487 .. .. „ Organist Murray 76 ... . „ Steward Scott 551 .. .. „ „ R . W . Downing 903 . . „ „ JGieve 1069

. ... T . Good 1834 . . . , 'j „ J . Biggs .... T y ler J . Exell .... „ „

The P . G . Master said he had a most pleasing duty to perform , and one which would be sympathised in by all in the Province . He had to present , in the name of the Provincial Grand Lodge , a brother who had well and worthily discharged hia duty as a Mason , and served the Province in an able and efficient manner , with some slight token of the esteem iu which he was held by his brother Masons . He wished

to testify , on the part of the Grand Lodge , to Bro . Le Feuvre , that daring his long and efficient service as Provincial Grand Secretary he had given the most unqualified satisfaction to the brethren of the Province , as well as earned the respect of every brother throughout the district . The office of Secretary was a peculiarly onerous one , and it was exacting a very great task to call npon any one to discharge the

duties . If it wore allowed to appoint two Provincial Grand Secrecaries , it might , to some extent , relieve the duty , bat that was not allowed by the Grand Lodge , and the consequence was that one had to discharge duties which were none too much for two . Bro Le Penvre had carried out fcho = » e dnties with marked ability , and m a truly Masnnic spirit . His Masonio talents and abilities were

known to every one in the Province . He had , on their part , to present to him the slightest token of their esteem—a jewel and a testimonial on vellum . He did not offer them for their intrinsic value , and he was sure Bro . Le Feuvre would not receive them as such , but in the spirit in which they were offered—from tbe hearts of the brethren , to show tbe esteem in which he was held by them . The

P . G . M . then presented the j-wel and the address ; the latter was beantifoll y illuminated and handsomely framed . Bro . Le Feuvre , in acknowled gment , said that , the kindness he had received afc the hands of the brethren of the Prov : ico during the ten years he had held the office of Provincial Grand Secretary wonld never be effaced from his memory . He was called into active service when

Bro . Beach succeeded the late Admiral of the Fleet , Sir Lucius Lnrtis , as Provincial Grand Master , and he was induced to undertake dmie ? , the onerous natnre of which he was little acquainted with . ¦ He had endeavoured to discharge those duties conscientious ' y , and an J'errors he had committed he assured them were dne to want of ability rather than want of heart . As a proof of the manner in which

cne work had increased bo mentioned that in 1869 , when he accepted he Office of Secretary , there were in the Province twenty . fonr ° ^ Ses , with 1000 members , and now there were thirty-six Lodges , and the number of members was nearly doubled . He referred to fie great impetus given to Freemasonry by the acceptance by His wyal Hi ghness the Prince of Wales of the office of Grand Master , u said that this Province had shared largely in the increase , and

« ucn an extent had Masonry advanced that he knew of Lodges nstituted within the past ten years which wpre now prepared to AT w b 8 i 8 ter Lo , i ges to promote the principles of the Craft . Bm . th u manuel notice of a resolntion to the effect that in future ^ ne subscri ptions from this Province to the Masonic Charities be inased to double the amount at present subscribed . The Deputy ° " „ * nd Master ( who then presided , Bro . Beach having been the D to leave to attend to his Parliamentary duties ) state " that new Bye-Laws would deal with the question of the Charities . A

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banquet was subsequentl y provided bv Mr . Tufnell in the large room > f the 03 icers' Hous <» . The Dopnty Prov . Grand Mister ( Bro . Hickman ) pre-iiM , " ! in the nhsenco ofth < Priv . Grand Master . A portion of tho string band of the Royal Marine Artillery was stationed on tho lawn outside the banquet room , and played choice selections of music . Portsmouth Times .

Metropolitan Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1507.

METROPOLITAN LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1507 .

THE members held their Summer Festival afc Bro . Kent ' s , the King ' s Arms , Kew Green , on Wednesday . There was a vory largo attendance of the members and their friends , who made the mnst of the time they had to spare by inspecting the many attractions of this deli ghtful neighbourhood . Among those present were Bros . T . H . Serrell 1538 , Frank Perl 813 , F . Willoocks 813 , Walter

Potter 813 , H . E . Hayman 1540 , G . W . Knight 1507 , A . Norman 1767 , G . Emblin 147 , W . R . Havlock 901 , M . Chats worth 1612 , George Miller 177 , F . Tavlor 177 , Walter Miller 177 , George F . Hirard 286 , P . G . Timbs , J . E . Sheffield 413 , L . Aiootfc P . M . 733 , 0 . Joibile 177 , R . Smith 169 , E . Sewell 1744 , R . Wall 1741 , Samuel Blasby 780 , Benjamin Blasby W . M . 780 , W . W . Morgan Sec . 211 , E . Perugia

1744 , W . Snolling 180 , G . Modev 1417 , F . Sillis W . S . 1741 , S . Dinkey 1744 , R . Fraser 1507 , Henrv Stibs J . W . 1507 , E . E . Barrat !; Kidder S . W . 12 , 0 . J . Scales I . P . M . 1507 , W . Side W . M . 1507 , William Stiles W . M . elect 1507 , George CI irk jun . S . D . 1507 , F . J . Perks 1507 , S . D . 1771 , T . L . Edmonds 1507 , 0 . Willcooks 975 . Bro . W . M . Stiles , the Preceptor , presided at the banquet , whioh , though supplied afc a

moderate price , was all that conld be desired , both as regards quantity and qnality of the viands . On the removal of the cloth the few toasts customary on these occasions were done fall honour to , and some complimentary speeches were elicited . Altogether the members have every reason to congratulate themselves on the success of the day ' s proceedings .

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