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PlSSBm ^ VAW f ^ MAMtfAV ' . VWiaffi a^^^^fep^^a SATURDAY , 15 ra AUGUST 1891 .

Prov. Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.

PROV . GRAND LODGE OF SUFFOLK .

TpHB annual Provincial Grand meeting of Snffolk was JL held on Friday , 7 th inst ., at Thornham Hall , the scat , and under tho banner of tho Big ht Hon . Lord Henniker P . G . S . W . ( Eng . ) , the Right Worahipful Prov . Grand Master . The day was fine , and a large nnmber of brethren embraced

tho opportunity to viait the Provincial Graud Master ' s p icturesque domain , and for whicb tho Great Eastern Railway Company offered , with their usnal courtesy , every facility , making reduced fares , and running a special train both morning and evening for tho accommodation of the

brethren from Ipswich to Mollis , where vehicles were provided for conveyance from the station to Thornham Hall . Tho large hall was improvised as a Lodge-room , and at one o ' clock the brethren ranged themselves under their respective banners , and shortly afterwards the R . W . Prov .

Grand Master , accompanied by Grand and Provincial Graud Officers , entered the Hall in procession and opened the Lodge in duo form . The visitors included Lord Brooke , M . P ., R . W . P . G . M . Essex , Bros . A . H . Moyes P . G . S . B . D . P . G . M . Cambridge , Courtenay Boyle P . P . G . S . W .

Norfolk , C . T . Montgomerie P . P . G . J . W . Norfolk , Col . Shadwell Clerke Grand Secretary , J . Terry P . G . S . B . ( England ) , Secretary Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , J . M . McLeod P . G . S . W . ( Derby ) , Secretary Royal Masonic

Institution for Boys , T . J . Railing P . G . A . D . of C . ( England ) PG . Secretary Essex . The Officers of the P . G . Lodge Present and Past who signed the presence book were Bros , the Right Hon . Lord Henniker P . G . M ., Rev . C . J . Martyn P . G . Chaplain England D . P . G . M ., W . I . Mason

P . M . 1224 P . G . S . W ., W . H . Hall P . M . 935 P . G . J . W ., Rov . C . A . Sinclair 555 and Rev . C . E . Barnes 1592 P . G . Chaplains , R , K . Kasley P . M . 144 P . G . Treasurer , C . G . Hayward P . M . 516 P . G . Registrar , N . Tracy P . M . 376 ' 2371 P . P . G . J . W . P . G . Secretary , R . J- Symonds Past

Master 1008 Provincial Grand Senior Deacon , E . Sparke P . M . 1592 P . G . J . D ., W . J . Wilton P . M . 71 P . G . S . of Works , R . E . Younger P . M . 376 P . G . S . B ., B . S . Bradbeer P . M . 1452 and G . Read P . M . 1631 P . G . Standard Bearers ,

H . J . Wright P . M . 936 376 2371 P . P . G . P . P . Assist . G . Secretary , T . Stokoe P . M . 1823 P . G . P ., A . W . Cook P . M . 225 P . A . G . P ., J . Nobbs P . M . 305 , A . J . L . Reeves P . M . 1631 , G . Cornish P . M . 1008 , W . T . Coomber P . M . 1592 , A . R . Scott S . W . 305 , P . G . Stewards ; B . W . Syer 376 P . G . Tyler . W . Boby P . M . 114 P . P . G . S . W . P . G . Standard Bearer ( England ) , Rov . R . N . Sanderson P . M . 114 P . P . G . C . P . G . C . ( England ) , J . C . Norman P . M . 332 P . P . S . G . W ., C . J . Grimwade P . M . 332 P . P . S . G . W ., S . G . Carley P . M . 555 P . P . J . G . W ., J . M . Harvey P . M . 1008 P . P . J . G . W ., G . J . Paine P . M . 1008 P . P . J . G . W ., B . P .

Grimsey P . M . 114 P . P . J . G . W ., H . C . Casley P . M . 114 P . P . J . G . W ., H . C . Harvey George 1631 P . P . J . G . W . ( Norfolk ) , B . M . Bradbeer P . M . 1162 P . P . J . G . W ., F . Woolnough P . M . 1 G 63 P . P . J . G . W ., Rov . S . Maude W . M . 225 P . P . G . Chap ., Rev . Tighe Gregory P . P . G . Chap ., V . D . Colchester P . M . 114 P . P . S . G . D ., H . Gednv P . M . 1663

P . P . S . G . D ., L . J . Woodard P . M . 936 P . P . S . G . D ., G . D . Ardlei gh P . M . 1224 P . P . S . G . D ., E . J . Brown P . M . 959 P . P . S . G . D ., J . Flintham P . M . 936 P . P . G . Treasurer , A . R . Trew P . M . 959 P . P . J . G . D ., J . Napier P . M . 225 P . P . J . G . D ., A . E . Smith P . M . 1983 P . P . J . G . D .. J . M .

1 ' ranks P . M . 376 P . P . J . G . D ., W . Armstrong P . M . 1008 P . P . J . G . D ., R . Garrard P . M . 555 P . P . G . S . of Works , A . A . Bcnuotfc W . M . 900 P . P . G . R ., C . S . Pedgrift P . M . 388 I -P . G . R ., J . White P . M . 959 P . P . G . S . of Works , W . B .

dettnes P . M . 376 P . P . G . S . of Works , T . W . Raad P . M . 555 i -1 . G . S . of Works , H . G . Quilter P . M . 2371 P . P . G . S . of VVorks ( Warwickshire ) , W . W . Walesb y P . M . 929 P . P . G . S . i

« vrorns , Hi . j . Kobortson P . M . 959 P . G . S . of Works , in ^ S RM - 555 P- P-G . P . , C . Byford P . M . 959 I . P . G . S . B ., H . W . Galium P . M . 1663 P . P . G . S . B .. E .

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Smith P . M . 81 P . P . G . P ., H . J . Barnes P . M . 1663 P . P . A . G . D . ( f C , B . R . Bryant P . M . 376 P . P . G . Standard Bearer . C . H . Wood P . M . 516 P . P . G . P ., W . Maddison

P . M . 71 P . P . G . Standard Bearer , W . T . Jcckells P . M . 71 P . P . A . G . D . of C ., tt . Barker P . M . 388 P . P . A . G . D . of C , H . Sidney P . M . and Sec . 376 P . P . A . G . D . of C , B . Stanford P . M . 388 P . P . G . S . B ., J . Hunt P . M . 376 P . P . G . P ., J . Talbot P . M . 225 P . P . G . S . B ., G . H . Grimwood P . M .

1224 P . P . G . S . of Works . The following members of tho Lodges in the Province wore present : — Unity , 71 . Lowestoft—W . G . Everett S . W ., John Ruasell P . M ., TV Rrnwn P . Snaahell . J . Svmes Tvlor : Doric 81 .

Woodbridge—P . \ V . W . Gross W . M ., G . Booth I . P . M ., A . S . Grosa S . W ., W . T . Thornton ; British Union , 114 , Ipswich—T . B . Bead J . D ., F . Ashwin I . G . ; Sfc . Luke ' s , 225 , Ipswich—W . J . Whytehead S . W ., VV . H . Cook J . W ., G . F . Price P . M ., J . Orton J . D ., J . W . F . Daniolls Organist , T . Turner Steward . S . A . Turner , W . J . Legeett , S . Skorritt , J . Pye ,

H . T . Flory ; Apollo , 305 , Beoolea—A . R . Scott P . M . ; Virtne nnd Silence , 332 , Hadleieh—F . Grimwade P . M ., E . Whitby ; Perfect Friendship , 376 , Ipswich—H . E . Leeoh W . M ., Fred C . Atkinson I . P . M ., T . Thwaites J . W ., A . Spalding J . D ., J . Tibbenham I . G ., G . R . Chilver . H . Kerridoe inn ., G . Oxborrow , T . W . Norman , A . 0 .

Hayward , S . Sleigh j Prudence , 388 , Halesworth—J . O . Green P . M ., P . M . Canova P . M ., A . Caton P . M ., P . W . Kemball J . W ., J . E . Sales , G . Andrews , H . A . II . Girling ; Pbconbc , 516 , Stowmarket—R . G . White W . M ., I . M . T . Anderson P . M . and Secretary , C . Tuck P . M ., N . VV . Symonds P . M ., VV . 0 . Barbrook J . W ., Miles Catting ; Fidelity ,

555 , Framlingham—W . T . Brunger W . M ., W . Cooks I . P . M ., E . Tyrwhitt Drake S . W ., VV . Vernon J . W ., W . Balls P . M ., C . Goodwin Steward , Hon . Lionel Holland , W . G . Connor , W . Ebbage ; Adair , 936 , Aldeburgh—W . Pearson P . M ., H . Calver I . G ., G . Roper Tyler ; Prince of Wales , 959 , Ipswich—G . T . Pick I . P . M ., W . B . Hanson

P . M ., J . Hardwick S . W ., W . Kemp S . D ., C . Markwell J . W ., C . Cooke Organist , S . Andrews J . D ., Alma Cooks I . G ., J . M . Pollard , T . Normandale , R . H . Unsworth , G . Fenn , J . R . Butler , S . R . Steele , E . Copeland , W . Leathers ; Royal St . Edmund's , 1008 , Bury St . Edmund ' s—C . J . B . Winder W . M ., F . Summers P . M ., 0 . H . Bullen ;

Stour Valley , 1224 , Sndbury—Rev . T . W . Corfield , B . Hurst Organist , C . J . N . Row , VV . Brown ; St . Margaret ' s , 1452 , Lowestoft—W . J . Roberts W . M ., F . Ellen I . P . M ., K . Rix S . D . ; The Abbey , 1592 , Bury St . Edmund ' s—J . Campbell Smith W . M . ; St . Andrew ' s , 1631 , Gorleston—A . W . * Blake W . M ., J . F . W . Bray P . M ., G . Durrant ,

H . J . Harvey , E . Harvey Tyler ; Hartismere , 1663 , Eye—J . B . Marohant S . W ., J . F . Page J . W ., 0 . H . Soriven P . M ., C . J . Fisher P . M ., W . S . Nurse Treasurer , C . W . Harper S . D ., H . J . Riches J . D ., H . P . Riches I . G ., James Martin , G . B . Bishop , T . H . Tacon , H . F .

Woolnough , H . W . Gedny , T . W . Gaze ; Martyn , 1983 , Southwold—E . M . U . Adnams P . M ., O . G . Raokham S . W . ; Felix , 2371 , Felixstowe—C . H . Downes J . W ., G . H . Jackson , J . H . Goodwin Stewards , H . Prentice , J . W . Road .

The roll of Provincial Grand Officers and of the Lodges were called , and all the Lodges woro represented . Bro . Geo . Jones P . M . 555 was elected Provincial Grand Treasurer . The R . W . P . G . M . thon appointed aud invested the following Officers : —

Bro . J . M . Harvey read tbo tenth report of the Suffolk Masonic Charity Association , which showed that during the year a sum of iG 743 6 s 6 d bad been subscribed to tho three Masonio Charities from the Province . AU tho candidates who were adopted by tho Province were duly elected .

Rev . J . C . Martyn D . P . G . M . Charles C . Cheaton Senior Warduu C . H . Scriven Junior Warden C . E . Barnes *" •fi ) , „„ „ j „„ W . T . Corfield } P * ain 8 Georgo Jones Treasurer F . S . Ellon Registrar

N . Tracy secretary A . R . Scott Senior Deacon W . Cocks Junior Deacon J . F . VV . Bray Supt . of Works H . J . Wright Dir . of Cers .

P . M . Canova Assist . Dir . ol Cera . E . M . U . Adnams Sword Bearer N . M . Simmonds j Standard Hearers G . P . Price ) B . Hnrat Organist Fred . 0 . Atkiuaou Assist . Secretary

A . W . Cook Pursuivant G . Booth Assistant Pursuivant Syer Tyler J . B . Marohant } J . F . Page f Stewards C . H . Downes )

The Provincial Grand Secretary read the report of tbe Board of General Purposes , which congratulated the Province on the great improvement in its prospects . There bad been 70 initiations and 41 joinings during tho year , against loss from deaths and resignations 44 . Tho

total membership of the Province was now 960 . Tho finances wero also in a satisfactory state , showing a balance of £ 95 6 s . The report was unanimously adopted .