Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

DE LAMBTON CHAPTER , No . 94 , 11 HE annual convocation was held ou the 26 th ult ., at the Freemasons Hall , Sunderland . Comps . J . Scarborough L , J . II . W . Swan H and Charles Cobham J . occupied tho Principals' chairs , and J , HUDDorted by Comps . J . D . Todd , T . G . Garrick , W . Dawson ,

Epb . Sutherst , J . C . Moor , T . M . Watson , J . R . Pattison , J . Howson , j J . Wilson , Thomaa Atkinson , A . T . Monro , Alfred Gray , James Hudson , G . B . Hall , R . Blnke , L . E . Daviea , T . Grieve , Thos . Henderson , Wm . Vincent , W . Cbrisp . The chief business of the convocation was the installation of tho Principals for the ensuing year , Comp . J . W . H . Swan as Z ., Comp . Charles Cobham as H ., and

Comp . W . Vincent as J ., tho ceremonies being performed by Comps . T . G . Garrick and E . Sutherst , the respective Principals being presented by Comp . J . C . Moor P . Z . The Officers were afterwards invested , as follows : —Comps . J . Scarborongh I . P . Z ., T .

Henderson P . Z . S . E ., J . D . Todd P . Z . Treasurer , W . D . Thompson S . N ., W . G . Hetherington P . S ., J . J . B . Wilson 1 st A . S ., M . Cohen 2 nd A . S . T . G . Garrick P . Z . Dir . of Cers . A large company afterwards sat down to tapper , Comp . J . W . H . Swan Z . pvesiding .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

CONSECRATION OE THE GLOUCESTER LODGE

HITH ERTO there have boon two Mark Lodges m the Province of Gloucestershire—one at Chipping Sodbury , and tho other at Cheltenham—bnt a third was added , ou the 28 th nit ., by the conseoration of the Gloucester Lodge . The ceremony was performed at the Bell Hotel , Gloucester , in the presence of a large and influential gathering of brethreu , by Bro . the Earl of Eustou W . G . M ., assisted

by Bros , tbe Viscount Dungarvan P . G . M . as S . W ., Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., M . P ., G . J . W . as J . W ., the Rev . C . Lefroy Austin P . G . Chaplain as Chaplain , R . Berridge as D . C ., F . Mead as Assist . D . C ., Col . A . B . Cook as I . G ., and many other Past and Present Grand Officers . The founders of the Lodge are Bros . Sir Lionel E . Darell , R . V . Vassar-Smith , W . C . Ferris , E . Lea , C . Roberts , HattoD , G . II . Goold , S . Moss , W . Rsnwick , H . J . Ferris , and E . W . Henley .

UNION LODGE , No . 124

rpHE annual mneting was held ou Thursday , the 28 lh ult ., at the - •- Masonio Hall , Park Terrace , Sunderland . Tho W . M . Bro . R . Singleton presided , nnd there were present Bros . Fred . Mnddison , R . Kinmond , T . M . Watson , E . Sutherst , J . 0 . Moor , R . Shadforth , F . S . Cowper , J . Scarborough , John Dean . , G . W . Bain , R . Blake , Chas . Savers , T . Griove . Tho W . M .-elect Bro . J . D . Todd S . W . was

presented to Bro . R . Kinmond , Installing Master , by Bro . Fred . Maddison . Bro . Todd was ably installed in the chair b y Bro . Kinmond , and duly saluted and procla med . Tho following were afterwards invested as Officers—Bros . 1 ! . Singleton I . P . M ., F . S Oowpcr S . W ., J . Scarborough J . W ., R . Blake M . O ., G . W . Bain S . O ., John Doans J . O ., Rev . J . J . Brown Chaplain , J . R . Pnttis-on R . of M ..

Robt . Kinmond P . M . Tronsnror , T . M . Watson P . M . Secretary , R . Shadforth S . D ., R . Todd J . D ., Fred Maddison D . of C , C . Sayers I . G ., Thos . Grieve Tyler . Two brethren worn afterwards proposed for advancement to tho Mark degree . A telegram was rend from Brother R . B . Rood D . P . G . M ., who was nimble to bo present .

A repast was afterwards served in tho banqueting room , Bro . J . D . Todd Worshipfnl Master presiding . The nsoal Patriotic and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , thu health of tho nowly-installed W . M . being proposed by Bro . Robt . Shadforth the ex-Mayor of Sunderland .

CONvSTANTINE LODGE , No . 145

fpHE annual Festival was held on Wednesday , 20 th April , when - * - Bro . Arthur H . Bowles S . W . was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremony being very ably performed by Bro . Wm . Sowman , assisted by Bro . J . P . Lewio . Tho W . M . appointed his Officers for the ensuing year as under : —Bros . It . D . Poppleton

j .. r . M ., tue iter . w . Morgan Jones S . W ., H . J . Skingley J . W ., John J . C . Turner M . O ., S . D . C . Ablifct S . O ., Joseph Ashdown J . O ., the Rev . E . H . Crate Chaplain , J . P . Lewin Treasurer , T . J . Railing Secretary , Thos . Rix Registrar , Harris Hills S . D ., T . J . Grant J . D ., Harry Becker D . C ., Turla Lee Organist ,-R . Haward Ives I . G ., J . H . Salter and C . E . Garrard Stewards , Arthur Wright Tyler . A tolo .

! , ram expressing regret at his inability to be present was received ] rom tho Deputy Provincial Grand Mark Master of the Province of ' ^ sfc Anglia , Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn . At tho close of the ¦ •'istallation the new W . M . proceeded to show his aptitude for his 'oaition by at once advancing a candidate into tho Order , in tho mnsh

'orfecL manner . Between 20 and 30 brethren dined together in the ' renmg at the George Hotel , a capitnl dinner being well served by ¦ iro . Coope . In responding to the toast of bis health , the W . M . ¦ finnked the brethren for electing him to tho Chair . Ho was imr .

'cnlarly proud to occupy that position , as this was his mother Mark ^ ocige , and during the eight years of his membership he had passed inllVT PPy houM at « on Sst them . He also expressed his oeremo 8 t 0 ^ tW ° bretbren who had performed the installation

Mark Masonry.

LEOPOLD LODGE , No . 235 .

ON the 25 th ult . Bro . W . niokie was duly installed as Worebipful Master of this Lodge . Bro . Lord Valetta , tbe Provincial Graud Master of Oxfordshire aud Berkshire , was present , and there was a good attendance of brethren , both in Lodge and subsequently at tho banquet . Tho proceedings wero of a very successful and agreeable character .

The Fifteen Sections

THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS

WILL 1 SK WORKED At the Walthamstow Lodge of Instruction , No . 2192 , the Chpquere ' Hotol , High Street , Walthamstow , on Monday , 30 th inst ., at 6 p . m . Bros . Pinder P . M . 15 , & o . W . M ., J . De Casseres P . M . 1349 S . W ., W . Shurmur P . M . 2374 , & c . J . W . First Lecture—Bros . J . Groome

P . Trickett , W . J . Short , W . Knight , L . A . De Costa , H . Whitney , L . Simmons . Second Leotnre—Bros . N . Goldman , II . F . Bromhead , C . H . Bestow , J . D . Casseres , A . J . Staoey . Third Lecture—Bros . J . Oxley , W . Shurmur , H . Harris . Bro . C . H . Bestow Secretary .

The annnal meeting in connection with Belfast Masonic Chainties , which took place in the Ulster Hall , on the 6 th inst ., under the patronage of the Most Honourable the Marquis of Hertford Provincial Grand Master was , we are pleased to be able to state , even more successful than this

interesting event has hitherto been . The attendance wa « very large , and the performance of the musical programme was of a most enjoyable character . Of the excellence of the work , with which local Masonic enterprise must be accredited , it is scarcely necessary to speak . Its

importance has long been recognised , not merely in the Northern province , but throughout all Ireland . The members of the ancient Order have , during the past year , shown themselves to be as warmly actuated as ever by the true spirit of benevolence which has for so long been associated with Freemasonry .

Amongst the candidates for a seat on the Board of Management of the Girls' School is Bro . George Gardner , whose Masonic services may be briefly recapitulated , as under : — Bro . George Garduer is a Vice-Patron of tbe Boys' School and Old People ' s Institution , and a Vice-Presidont of the Girls' School . He

was initiated in the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , aud at the present time is the Junior Doneon of that Lodg >> . In tho oarly part of 1883 he conceived tho idea of founding a Lt . dge in tho neii / hboii'liood where ho resides . In duo course this Lndge , Chiswick , No . 2012 , was consecrated , by the lute Bro . Col . S . If . Clerke , on lfith Novomher of tbdt year , and this Lodge has hud a marked success throughout its otueei .

Bro . Gardner was its third Master , and during his year of office hud the honour of receiving into his Lodge , in addition to 20 others , Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Georgo Hamilton , M . P . On Bro . Gardner ' s retirement from tho chair , ihe thanks of the brethren were presented to him , and the document was engrossed on vellum , in recognitiou of his services as Steward for the Lodge , when he took up tho handsome

sum of 475 guineas to thn Masonio Institutions . He has evr * r since strenuously as-i-ted our Charities , and is now serving hiR eighteenth StHwardohip , while up to ttie present time he has paid into their coffers at least £ 3000 . During the year Bro . Loid George Hamilton served as Grand Senior Grand Warden of England , Bro . Gardner induced Lord Georga to proffer his services as Chairman at the

Festival for our Boys School , and Bro . Gardner was electsd by tbo Stewards of that year as their Treasurer . He has served on the Board of General Purposes for two years in succession , and is always to be seen at the respective elections , exerting himself strenuously on behalf of a distressed brother , his widow , or offspring . In 1889 a Lodge was founded at Datchet , No . 2309 , in the Province of Berka

and Bucks ; of this Lodge he is the father , and a further honour w > a conferred upon him by tbe founders calling the Lodge The George Gardner . On the division of the united Province of Berks and Bucks , he was made Grand Sword Bearer of the latter Province . At the Chiswick Lodge of Instruction he has always shown much energy , and has been its Treasurer since its formation , in 1884 , while to the

Benevolent Associations attached thereto he haB rendered goodly help . Ho has been Secretary of the Chiswick Lodge for the last fivo years . Bro . Gardner is a member of tbe Correspondence Circle of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 . In addition , he is a P . Z . of the Kennington Chapter , in which he was exalted , and has filled eaoh office in succession . He was advanced to the Mark in the Thistle , No . 8 , and here he is at present J . O . He founded the Chiswick Mark

Lodge , No . 357 , in 1885 , and while filling the ohair was promoted to the post of Grand Director of Ceremonies of the Province of Middle . sex and Surrey . He has held the position of Treasurer of this Lodge for the last four years , and has recently been re-elected for the onsning year . He holds the high position of Grand Standard Bearer of England , and has served two Stewardships , and is a Life Governor of the Mark Benevolent Fund . To many other charities he is also a genarous subscriber .

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FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended , in London and Country , by Bro . G-. A . HTJTTOH , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .