New Hall At Exmouth.

NEW HALL AT EXMOUTH .

A COMMODIOUS and well-appointed Club , with a handsome Masonic Hall , for the use of the members of Sun Lodge , No . 106 , has been erected

in Ferry Eoad , Exmouth , and was opened and dedicated on Saturday . The Freemasons of Exmouth have hitherto held their Lodge meetings at the Beacon Hotel , but finding the accommodation not sufficient for their

requirements , it was determined to form a Limited Liability Company and erect a Club and a Masonic Hall combined . The shares were readily taken up , and the foundation-stone of the Club was laid six months ago .

Since then the work has been pushed forward , and all concerned are to be congratulated upon the completion of a very comfortable and well-arranged Club , which will meet a longfelt want in Exmouth , and enable tlie

members of the Craft to more easily carry on their business . Mr . S . P . Firth was in attendance at the Club on Saturday , and very courteously showed visitors over the new premises . The building is composed of red brick , and Bath and limestone dressings . It is entered by a covered porch ,

which leads to a vestibule , and then into a hall 24 feet by 10 feet . On the ground floor is the smoking-room , billiard-room , bar , lavatories , cloak-rooms , Secretary ' s room , and caretaker ' s apartments . The smoking-room is 27 ft . by 20 ft ., and is furnished with mahogany card tables , settee , and comfortable chairs . The ceiling is divided into three panels , with cornices and centre

flowers , and the windows are adorned with dark red plushette curtains . Next to this is the billiard room , which contains a very handsome mahogany table . At one end of the room is the bar , 16 ft . by 12 ft ., fitted with walnut top counter , and doors and screen glazed with

coloured leaded lights . Above these rooms are the reading-room , the Masonic Hall , and a couple of ante-rooms . The reading-room is 24 ft . by 16 ft ., with a bay window overlooking the Manor House Grounds . The ceiling is a half open timbered one , and divided into panels by wood mouldings . The room is comfortably

furnished and supplied with paper and writing

materials . The Lodge Eoom is 40 ft . long , 27 ft . wide , and 16 ft . high , with an open timbered roof . A raised dais is fixed at the east end . The Hall is heated with hot-water pipes . The walls in all the rooms are coloured in two

harmonious tints , and the floors covered with suitable linoleum . There is a store-room over one of the anterooms , which leads to a lead flat , surrounded by ornamental iron railings , and from this position a capital view can be obtained . The whole of the Club is

lighted by incandescent gas lights ; and , in addition to hot-water pipes , each room is provided with handsome mantelpieces , with tiled grates and hearths . The building has been designed by Messrs . Kerley and Ellis , Architects , of Exmouth , the conn actor being Mr . A . Hayman , of the same town , lhe cost of the entire

work is about £ 2 , 000 . The opening ceremony commenced at 2-15 , when the Brethren assembled at the old Lodge Eoom at the Eoyal Beacon Hotel , and formed into procession , headed

by the band of the Exmouth Eifles . They marched to Holy Trinity Church , where Divine Service was held . Fine weather prevailed , and a large number of people assembled to watch the proceedings . The church was

well filled . The service was preceded by the surphced choir singing the hymn commencing , " Christ is made the sure foundation , Christ the head and corner-stone . " The clergymen taking part in the service were the

Eev . W . H . D . Purcell and the Eev . T . W . Lemon , D . D ., P . P . G . J . W . Chaplain to the Provincial Grand Lodge .

The latter gentleman preached from the 20 th verse of the Sth chapter of Kings . The preacher , after dilating upon Solomon ' s prayer at the dedication of the temple , remarked that lapse of time had laid waste and destroyed many valuable monuments of antiquity . Even so the

Temple of Solomon , spacious and magnificent as it was . Freemasonry still survived notwithstanding . Masonry was a speculative science , and members of Sun Lodge had , like their ancient Brothers , just completed the construction of a Masonic Temple about to be dedicated to

New Hall At Exmouth.

the Glory of the Great Architect of the Universe , for the better accommodation of the members of that ancient Lodge , founded 135 years ago . He hoped the handsome

structure would ensure the better carrying out of their ancient rights and Masonic ceremonies . At the conclusion another hymn was sung , and a collection was made on behalf of the Devon and Exeter Hospital .

After service , the Brethren , in full regalia , reformed the procession , and , with the band , proceeded to the new Masonic Hall . Here the Deputy Provincial Grand Master took the chair , being supported on his right hand by the W . M . of the Lodge . The Provincial Grand

Wardens occupied the Wardens' chairs . The Lodge was opened in the first degree , and the Prov . G . Secretary requested the D . P . G . M . to dedicate the building . The P . G . Chaplain read the Dedication Prayer ( first portion ) , the anthem being " Behold how good and joyful a thing

it is Brethren to dwell together in unity . " Corn , wine , and oil , the emblems of plenty , joy and happiness , and peace and unanimity , were scattered and sprinkled , after which the P . G . Chaplain read the Dedication Prayer ( second portion ) . The D . P . G . M . then declared the building duly dedicated . — " Devon and Exeter Gazette . "

North Wales.

NORTH WALES .

BY direction of Lord Harlech , a Provincial Grand Lodge was held on the 4 th , at Towyn , under the auspices of the Corbet Lodge . There was a large attendance of Brethren . The Provincial Grand Master installed as his Officers :

Bro . Colonel H . Piatt - - - Deputy Major Best ... Senior Warden Dr . Roberts - - - Junior Warden Rev . E . Hughes - - - ) n , , . Rev . Ll . R . Hughes - - j Chaplains Sydney Piatt - - - Registrar

J . Salmon - Treasurer E . Roberts - - - Secretary Dr . Morgan - - - Senior Deacon Dr . H . Grey-Edwards - - Junior Deacon R . G . Thomas - - - Superintendent of Works

Dr . Summerhill - - - Director of Ceremonies R . W . Newton - - - Assistant Dir . of Cers . T . W . Barlow - - - Sword Bearer F . G . Hughes - - - 1 0 . ¦ , , T 1 Richard J ° ones - - - Standard Bearers

Caradoc Rowlands - - Assistant Secretary W . D . Henderson - - - Organist J . W . Tanquerey - . - Pursuivant

William Richards - - - Assistant Pursuivant J . Grant - - - - \ E . W . Kirkby JTomlins - - - -

. _ , _ , Dr . E . J . Lloyd - - - ^ towards Dr . W . Francis Jones

E . Blayne- - - - / H . B . Stnbington - - - Tyler . Letters of apology were read from the Dean of St . Asaph , Bro . S . Pope , Q . C ., the Eev . Pugh Evans P . P . G . Chaplain , Bro . T . E . Harris P . P . G . S . W ., Bro . J . Cutts , and others .

On the proposal of the Prov . G . M . a vote of congratulation was accorded the Duke of York on the birth of a son and heir . It was announced that fche next Provincial Grand Lodge would be held at Menai Bridge .

Middlesex.

MIDDLESEX .

THE Installation of Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., who has been appointed by H . E . H . the Prince of Wales as Grand Superintendent of the Province of Middlesex , has been fixed for 10 th November , but the place of meeting has not yefc been decided . Lord George has proved an agreeable surprise fco many Brethren ,

says the " Eichmond Herald , " as they had an idea that he would only be an ornamental Mason . The masterly manner in which he consecrated the last of the Middlesex Lodges at Hounslow , a short time since , leads the Brethren in the Province to hope that ,

although he has to follow such eminent Companions as the late Col . Sir Francis Burdett and Comp . Baymond H . Thrupp , who has been in charge of the Province since the decease of Sir Francis , that he will discharge the duties of his new office in the same perfect manner .