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Masonic Portraits. (No. 50.)
was read from Lord Howe , in which his Lordship expressed his entire concurrence in tho feeling evinced towards " A Veteran . " The result was that our brother , having been requested to retire from the Lodge , a resolution was unanimously adopted , in which the brethren requested his
Lordship to recommend the M . W . Grand Master that his Deputy should be appointed his successor . This was done , and on 3 rd January 1870 he received his patent as Prov . G . Master , and on tho 10 th February was duly installed in office , Bro . Rev . Spittal , P . Prov . G .
Chaplain and P . Prov . G . S . W ., officiating . As showing the esteem in which Lord Howe held his successor in office , we may state that shortly after the latter was installed his lordship presented him with the gold chain and jewels of office he had worn as Dep . G . Master of England and Prov .
G . Master of Warwickshire and Leicestershire , together with the whole of his Masonic clothing and jewels , accompanied by a very kind letter of good wishes ; while only a few days before his lordship ' s death , which took place on the 12 th May following his resignation of the P . G .
Mastership , our brother received what , as he truly says , " under the circumstances , was like a dying token of remembrance —a bust of the late Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland . " His fulfilment of the duties of Prov . G . Mastership was marked by the same assiduity , zeal , and ability be had
shown in every other position he had held ; but his achievements ;—are they not fresh in the memory of our readers , or , if not , are they not recorded in the annals of the Province ? Suffice it to say that he assisted Sir F . W . Fowke , Bart ., officially with his Grand Lodge , in laying the
foundation of a new church at Leicester , known as Sfc . Mark's Church ; that he installed Earl Ferrers , the present Grand Master of the Province , as W . M . of the Ferrers and Ivanhoe Lodge , No . 779 , Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; and was himself installed first W . M . of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 1330 , Market
Harborough , during his first year of office ; and that during his P . G . Mastership , which lasted only three years , a third was added to the Leicester Lodges , raising the number in the Province from seven at which he found it , to nine at which he left it on his retirement in 1873 .
I It is m the power of few to point to a record of such surpassing brilliancy . One of the founders of six Lodges , Past Master of three , P . P . G . J . and S . Deacon , P . P . G . J . and S . Warden , P . G . Sec , P . Prov . Dep . G . M ., with fourteen years of active service to his credit , and Past Prov .
G . Master ; the friend as well as the adviser of two P . G . M . ' s , and one of the most active promoters of the Freemasons' Hall , Leicester . But our story is nofc yet told . In 1858 , in the absence of Lord Howe , Prov . G . Supt ., our worthy Comp . presided as P . G . H . at the formation of a
Provincial Grand Chapter for Leicestershire . At the consecration , in 1869 , of the De Mowbray Chapter , No . 1130 , he was installed as Third Principal , and in 1870 , after the retirement of Earl Howe , he became Prov . G . Superintendent , an office he still continues to hold with honour
to himself and advantage to the P . G . Chapter . The same remark applies to his connection with the Mark Degree , with this difference , that he is the first and only G . M . M . M . who has presided over the Province of Leicester . He was advanced in the Newstead Lodge , Nottingham , on the 2 nd
February 1858 , and installed as first W . M . of the Fowke Lodge , No . 19 , immediately afterwards . On 23 rd June of the same year , he received from Lord Leigh , at the time G . M . M . M ., his patent of appointment as Prov . G . M . M . M . for Leicestershire , and on 15 th February 1859 had the
honour of advancing Earls Howe and Ferrers to this degree . These noblemen did him the further honour of serving under him as Prov . S . and J . G . W . respectively . But for some eight years Mark Masonry in Leicestershire lay dormant , and it was not till 1868 that the desire to obtain the Mark
Degree became such as to evidence any substantial progress . Then hia patent as Prov . G . M . M . M . was renewed for a further term of three years , and has since been renewed again and again , as often as has been found necessary . In 1870 , the Knights of Malta Mark Lodge was resuscitated
, and a Warrant issued nominating our worthy brother as W . M ., and authorising him and his principal officers to reestablish the working of the Mark Degree in Hinckley , as one of the " time immemorial" Lodges . That the Mark
Degree is still flourishing , is shown by the presence , in Leicester last October , of the Moveable Grand Lodge , which was received under the auspices of onr brother ' s Lodge Fowke , No . 19 . On this occasion the Earl of Limerick
M-. W . G . M . M . M . consecrated a new Mark Lodge—namely , the Simon de Montfort , No , 194 . and the © rent caused in-
Masonic Portraits. (No. 50.)
tense gratification among the numerous friends and wellwishers of Mark Masonry . It is very possible , of course , that " A Veteran " has filled many other important offices in connection with Masonry and its offshoots ; bnt if we mention that in the Masonic
and Military Order of Knights of Rome and of tho Red Cross of Constantiue , he is Chief Intendant General for Leicester , Rutland , Notts , Northamptonshire , and Hunts , it will serve to show that he has earned equal distinction in the Conclave as in the Lodge , Chapter , and Mark Lodge .
But these are not his only claims to the kind consideration of the reader , nor are these the only distinctions that have been conferred upon him . In 1837 a Portrait of our brother was presented to the John of Gaunt Lodge , No . 523 , and now adorns the Hall of the Freemasons '
Hall , Leicester , as a companion picture to that of his predecessor in the P . G . Mastership . In 1867 , the brethren of the Rutland Lodge , No . 1130 , Melton , presented him with a handsome silver cup , gilt inside , in token of his service during the first year the Lodge was opened , while
out of the proceeds of the Masonic Ball which followed the banquet given in honour of his installation , the P . G . M . and the W . M . ' s of his Mother and St . John of Gaunt Lodges were made Life Governors in perpetuity of the Aged Masons' Fund of the Benevolent Institution . He is ,
moreover , in his own right , a Governor of the Boys ' School , and on the occasion of his serving the office of Steward for that Institution in 1866 , his was the largest individual list . He also many years since presented the John of Gaunt Lodge with an old engraved portrait of that
worthy . However , we are fast bringing onr tale to an end . Shortly after , or perhaps we may say , by way of signalising his accession to the highest office in his Province , he published an admirable sketch , as supplementary to the then newly revised Bye-laws of the Province ,
of Freemasonry in Leicestershire and Rutlandshire . Ifc was a work for which his long and intimate connection with almost every Lodge in the Province pre-eminently fitted him . For him , indeed , the task would have certain facilities inaccessible by other brethren , for his long tenure
of the Deputy Mastership and his previous service as Grand Secretary would enable him to learn with ease the most minute details of the Masonic doings in these counties . None the less , however , is he worthy of all commendation for the admirable manner in which he has
fulfilled what , no doubt , must have been a labour of love . Moreover , considering that the circumstances he describes during the last thirty or forty years , enable him to say of them " quorum pars mac / nafui , " he is entitled to equal praise for the extremely modest manner in which he relates his story .
We now take farewell of him whom we have accompanied during our imaginary visit to this parfc of the Midlands . It is impossible he can be more respected by Craftsmen , or more beloved by his immediate circle of friends ancl relatives ; nor doubt we , if anything should happen again to call for his active intervention in the business of the
Province , that he would , like Cincinnatus of old , resume his post at the stern demands of duty . Happily , thanks to what he has done already , Freemasonry is too firmly established , and " A Veteran " may look forward to
comparative rest during the closing years of his service . That these years of rest may be years of untainted happiness is the sincere wish of all who know him , whether by repute or personally .
We must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a match will be played this day on the Alexandra Park Cricket Ground between the elevens of the Royal Masonic School and the Grocers' Company ' s School . Play will begin at 11 a . m ., and we trust that our team will have the presence of a numerous body of Craftsmen to witness and
cheer their efforts to achieve the victory . We have great pleasure in announcing that Bro . Fenner , the experienced manager of John Lillywhite ' s Cricket Warehouse , 10 Seymour-street , Euston-road , has placed in our hands a very handsome presentation bat , to be given to the boy of our
eleven who makes the highest score . We hope the weather wilt be favourable , and that all who go will enjoy themselves as thoroughly as we fully anticipate the boys of the two Schools will enjoy their game . May the best team win ! We are farther able to state that Bros . Bertram and Roberts have kindly intimated their intention to entertain the boys at a meat tea . May good digestion wait on appetite , __ „
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Masonic Portraits. (No. 50.)
was read from Lord Howe , in which his Lordship expressed his entire concurrence in tho feeling evinced towards " A Veteran . " The result was that our brother , having been requested to retire from the Lodge , a resolution was unanimously adopted , in which the brethren requested his
Lordship to recommend the M . W . Grand Master that his Deputy should be appointed his successor . This was done , and on 3 rd January 1870 he received his patent as Prov . G . Master , and on tho 10 th February was duly installed in office , Bro . Rev . Spittal , P . Prov . G .
Chaplain and P . Prov . G . S . W ., officiating . As showing the esteem in which Lord Howe held his successor in office , we may state that shortly after the latter was installed his lordship presented him with the gold chain and jewels of office he had worn as Dep . G . Master of England and Prov .
G . Master of Warwickshire and Leicestershire , together with the whole of his Masonic clothing and jewels , accompanied by a very kind letter of good wishes ; while only a few days before his lordship ' s death , which took place on the 12 th May following his resignation of the P . G .
Mastership , our brother received what , as he truly says , " under the circumstances , was like a dying token of remembrance —a bust of the late Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland . " His fulfilment of the duties of Prov . G . Mastership was marked by the same assiduity , zeal , and ability be had
shown in every other position he had held ; but his achievements ;—are they not fresh in the memory of our readers , or , if not , are they not recorded in the annals of the Province ? Suffice it to say that he assisted Sir F . W . Fowke , Bart ., officially with his Grand Lodge , in laying the
foundation of a new church at Leicester , known as Sfc . Mark's Church ; that he installed Earl Ferrers , the present Grand Master of the Province , as W . M . of the Ferrers and Ivanhoe Lodge , No . 779 , Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; and was himself installed first W . M . of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 1330 , Market
Harborough , during his first year of office ; and that during his P . G . Mastership , which lasted only three years , a third was added to the Leicester Lodges , raising the number in the Province from seven at which he found it , to nine at which he left it on his retirement in 1873 .
I It is m the power of few to point to a record of such surpassing brilliancy . One of the founders of six Lodges , Past Master of three , P . P . G . J . and S . Deacon , P . P . G . J . and S . Warden , P . G . Sec , P . Prov . Dep . G . M ., with fourteen years of active service to his credit , and Past Prov .
G . Master ; the friend as well as the adviser of two P . G . M . ' s , and one of the most active promoters of the Freemasons' Hall , Leicester . But our story is nofc yet told . In 1858 , in the absence of Lord Howe , Prov . G . Supt ., our worthy Comp . presided as P . G . H . at the formation of a
Provincial Grand Chapter for Leicestershire . At the consecration , in 1869 , of the De Mowbray Chapter , No . 1130 , he was installed as Third Principal , and in 1870 , after the retirement of Earl Howe , he became Prov . G . Superintendent , an office he still continues to hold with honour
to himself and advantage to the P . G . Chapter . The same remark applies to his connection with the Mark Degree , with this difference , that he is the first and only G . M . M . M . who has presided over the Province of Leicester . He was advanced in the Newstead Lodge , Nottingham , on the 2 nd
February 1858 , and installed as first W . M . of the Fowke Lodge , No . 19 , immediately afterwards . On 23 rd June of the same year , he received from Lord Leigh , at the time G . M . M . M ., his patent of appointment as Prov . G . M . M . M . for Leicestershire , and on 15 th February 1859 had the
honour of advancing Earls Howe and Ferrers to this degree . These noblemen did him the further honour of serving under him as Prov . S . and J . G . W . respectively . But for some eight years Mark Masonry in Leicestershire lay dormant , and it was not till 1868 that the desire to obtain the Mark
Degree became such as to evidence any substantial progress . Then hia patent as Prov . G . M . M . M . was renewed for a further term of three years , and has since been renewed again and again , as often as has been found necessary . In 1870 , the Knights of Malta Mark Lodge was resuscitated
, and a Warrant issued nominating our worthy brother as W . M ., and authorising him and his principal officers to reestablish the working of the Mark Degree in Hinckley , as one of the " time immemorial" Lodges . That the Mark
Degree is still flourishing , is shown by the presence , in Leicester last October , of the Moveable Grand Lodge , which was received under the auspices of onr brother ' s Lodge Fowke , No . 19 . On this occasion the Earl of Limerick
M-. W . G . M . M . M . consecrated a new Mark Lodge—namely , the Simon de Montfort , No , 194 . and the © rent caused in-
Masonic Portraits. (No. 50.)
tense gratification among the numerous friends and wellwishers of Mark Masonry . It is very possible , of course , that " A Veteran " has filled many other important offices in connection with Masonry and its offshoots ; bnt if we mention that in the Masonic
and Military Order of Knights of Rome and of tho Red Cross of Constantiue , he is Chief Intendant General for Leicester , Rutland , Notts , Northamptonshire , and Hunts , it will serve to show that he has earned equal distinction in the Conclave as in the Lodge , Chapter , and Mark Lodge .
But these are not his only claims to the kind consideration of the reader , nor are these the only distinctions that have been conferred upon him . In 1837 a Portrait of our brother was presented to the John of Gaunt Lodge , No . 523 , and now adorns the Hall of the Freemasons '
Hall , Leicester , as a companion picture to that of his predecessor in the P . G . Mastership . In 1867 , the brethren of the Rutland Lodge , No . 1130 , Melton , presented him with a handsome silver cup , gilt inside , in token of his service during the first year the Lodge was opened , while
out of the proceeds of the Masonic Ball which followed the banquet given in honour of his installation , the P . G . M . and the W . M . ' s of his Mother and St . John of Gaunt Lodges were made Life Governors in perpetuity of the Aged Masons' Fund of the Benevolent Institution . He is ,
moreover , in his own right , a Governor of the Boys ' School , and on the occasion of his serving the office of Steward for that Institution in 1866 , his was the largest individual list . He also many years since presented the John of Gaunt Lodge with an old engraved portrait of that
worthy . However , we are fast bringing onr tale to an end . Shortly after , or perhaps we may say , by way of signalising his accession to the highest office in his Province , he published an admirable sketch , as supplementary to the then newly revised Bye-laws of the Province ,
of Freemasonry in Leicestershire and Rutlandshire . Ifc was a work for which his long and intimate connection with almost every Lodge in the Province pre-eminently fitted him . For him , indeed , the task would have certain facilities inaccessible by other brethren , for his long tenure
of the Deputy Mastership and his previous service as Grand Secretary would enable him to learn with ease the most minute details of the Masonic doings in these counties . None the less , however , is he worthy of all commendation for the admirable manner in which he has
fulfilled what , no doubt , must have been a labour of love . Moreover , considering that the circumstances he describes during the last thirty or forty years , enable him to say of them " quorum pars mac / nafui , " he is entitled to equal praise for the extremely modest manner in which he relates his story .
We now take farewell of him whom we have accompanied during our imaginary visit to this parfc of the Midlands . It is impossible he can be more respected by Craftsmen , or more beloved by his immediate circle of friends ancl relatives ; nor doubt we , if anything should happen again to call for his active intervention in the business of the
Province , that he would , like Cincinnatus of old , resume his post at the stern demands of duty . Happily , thanks to what he has done already , Freemasonry is too firmly established , and " A Veteran " may look forward to
comparative rest during the closing years of his service . That these years of rest may be years of untainted happiness is the sincere wish of all who know him , whether by repute or personally .
We must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a match will be played this day on the Alexandra Park Cricket Ground between the elevens of the Royal Masonic School and the Grocers' Company ' s School . Play will begin at 11 a . m ., and we trust that our team will have the presence of a numerous body of Craftsmen to witness and
cheer their efforts to achieve the victory . We have great pleasure in announcing that Bro . Fenner , the experienced manager of John Lillywhite ' s Cricket Warehouse , 10 Seymour-street , Euston-road , has placed in our hands a very handsome presentation bat , to be given to the boy of our
eleven who makes the highest score . We hope the weather wilt be favourable , and that all who go will enjoy themselves as thoroughly as we fully anticipate the boys of the two Schools will enjoy their game . May the best team win ! We are farther able to state that Bros . Bertram and Roberts have kindly intimated their intention to entertain the boys at a meat tea . May good digestion wait on appetite , __ „