Provincial Grand Lodge Of Essex.

P . P G S . D ., F . Wood P . M . and Treas . 1000 P . P . G . S . W ., C . H . PnrW P . M . Idi'l . H . . T . Skinnier 697 , H " . W . ; .. h ' . 1977 . J . W . Han-is P . M Sec 1817 P . P . AG O . C ., C . Randall 1799 . G . J . Gln 8 * fook P . M . 1817 P . P . G S B ., H . Chnrch W . M . 1817 , C . Fl » vd I . P . M . 1817 . G . Thnmn ! son P . M ., D . J . Wri 2 ht 1024 and 1977 , W . F . Francis 1021 . W . V . Willsoii WM . 1734 P . M . 160 , J . P . Britton 433 P . P . G C ., John J . C .

Tnrner P . M . 51 P . P . G . O .. G . Harrison P . M . 1828 , W . Hnmphrevs P . M . 276 nnd 1024 P . P . G W ., J . Grimes S . W . 51 , R . H . Ives W . M . M , A- S . B . Sparlinir J . W . 51 , E . F . Ferrs Or * . 1513 , L . F Manlev f » 97 W . W . Morgan WM 211 , J . W . Potter 164 , A . C . Dnrant J . W . 27 B , J . P . Lewin P M . P . P . G . Snpt . of Work * , C . S . Blvth J . W . 1024 , A . Birrifct 1024 , C . W . Kpr 1024 , John Turner 1977 , H . Nichols 1977 , W .

Herbape W M . 2005 ; G . Railing 51 , J . Clever P . M . 2005 , F . \ . White 1437 , John O . Q . iennell J . W . 214 . T . Ensure W . M . 1977 . S . H . Ellis S . W . £ 97 , J . C . Earl * P . M . 214 T . J . D . OmmpUr Immediate Past Master 1024 , S . J . Bmce 1977 C . J . Grovn 742 J . Barrett 1343 , W . T . Rnrk 1702 . H . Bnmell 1343 , F . H . Rpnnett 1280 . A . G . Spencer 1977 , D . Bavnes W . M . 2006 , W . W . Gladwin

1977 , Geo . Best 1337 , G . P . Hazell I . G . 697 , J . Glass W . M . 453 . W . Sowman 51 . H . G . EvPinrd W . M . 6 R 0 . R . Martin P . M . 4 ** > 3 P . P . G . S . D .. J . Corbie S . W . 453 , J . J . Cavill 1312 . J . T Ansten S . W 1457 , A . Mead W . M . 276 , D . Bartlett P . M . 1343 , E . HobKs 453 . W . Dorlin < r P . P . G . R . Suffolk . J . Ashdown 697 , J Hntley VV . M . 10 ? 4

N . Tracy P . G . S . Snffolk , W . Morgan Jones 697 , G . Smith 1799 . 0 . F » wfc 697 . Geor-a » Corbie 453 , 0 . D'bben 1024 . J . Rarer . 1977 , John Tavlor jnn . W . M . elect 1817 . Francis Bird P . M . 1024 , A . Book P . P . G . S . W ., A . Welch P . M . 51 P . P . G . W ., A . Richardson S W . 1977 . A . Smith S . W . 433 , A . J . Manning- P . P . G . D ., J . E . Wiseman

P . P . G . A . D . C , J . Dean P . M . 433 , E . R . Horwood P . M . 1024 . S . Shawyer 1977 , T . Vincent P . M . 1861 , W . M . Richardson 1977 , W . Meed 1977 , & o ., & o .

After the brethren of t , e Province hnd formally saluted their chief , Brother Thomas J . Railing , Provincial Grand Secretary , read the minutes of the Inst meeting , held at Parkeston , on the 1 st of Angnsfc 1883 . Com munications that had been received were then referred

to . nnd apologies for inability to attend offered , amongst others from Lord Waveney Provincial Grand Master Suffolk , Rev . 0 . J . Martvn , Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , Rev . S . R . Wigram , Rev . 0 . W . Arnold , Lord Claud Hamilton , the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , & c . The Lodges of the

Province were well represented on the roll being called , and the total membership showed a decided increase , 1007 being the number now returned as against 887 at the

corresponding period last year . The report of the Auditors was received and adopted , and thon Lord Brooke called on Brother Dehane , who read the Report of the Charity Committee , as follows : —

Afc the last meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodtre , the Provincial Charity Committee was in debt 194 proxies ; these have since been paid . The following candidates have bpen elected , viz .: —Florence Ann Motion 1765 votes , Daniel Heisho 1314 . George R . Bowle > - 681

S . Greenhill 788 , Magdalen Jntrer 1541 , Jnnp El- ' zabeth Ives 1256 . We regret , howevpr , thafc Mrs . Allen was unsuccessful ; she now has 800 votes to her credit ; 486 were bronerhfc forward from Inst , election , polled 314 ont of a total of 416 sent to the Committee , of which 102 wero marked for Mrs . Jager and Ives , who had very considerable

outside help . On referring to the Calendar which will be bronghfc to the notice of Provincial Grand Lodge later on , ifc will be fonnd there are 417 womens' votes in the Province , which , if sent to the Committee , will be snffioienfc to secure her election next time . Mrs . Allen is now the

only candidate before the Province . On analysing fho nnmber of votes received by the Committe " , we iind thpre were 1090 from the Province , and 1438 ontside the Province making a total of 2528 . Now , np to the present , time there

are 1975 votes held by the brethren in the Province , being the large increase on Inst year of no less than 861 . This ia doubtless ow'ng lo a very great ex t ent to onr much esteemed and Very Worshipfnl Provincial Grand Master presiding afc the Girls' Festival . The following statement perhaps will be interesting : —

Fcmn ? e " JraIe . B ^ - ° * rls . Total . 1881 - 149 161 436 250 996 1882 * . 149 161 471 301 1082 1883 - 150 163 4 « 2 319 1114 1884 . 383 377 496 486 1742

There are also annual subscribers with the following votes , which , of conrse , not being permanent , cannot be taken into count , viz . — 31 169 19 11 233

making a grand total to the present time of 1975 . The Committee consider that all E « SPX Patrons or Vice . Pres'd' -nts of either of the three great Masonic Charities sbonlrl bo members of the Provincial Charity Co-nmittee , and now ask thia Grand Lodge to sanction the same . They are at present : —The R . W . Rro . the Lord Brooke 650 . V . W . Bro . F . A . Philbrick 51 Bro Joseph Clever

, Treasurer 2005 , W . Bros . Richard Clowes I . P . M . 650 , Georgp Cooper Trpasnrer 214 . V . W . Bro . Joshua Nnnn 1312 , W . Bro . Ehpnrz » r Shnrld P . M . 276 , 1543 , Z . 276 , Fredfc . Wood P . M . 1000 . The Com . "I'ttee also consider it wonld be advisable that steps shonld be t"ken that representatives from the fonr Chapters and two Mark Lodges

tnny be added to their nnmber , and now ask for sanction . Tha thanks of the ? 6 . Led no are due fcn many , 'besides the follow . ID K brethren , who very materially assisted the Committee at the wctions by collecting the proxies . The numbers collected are as follows !—Bros . J . T . Anstin S . W . 1457 , 66 } George Corbie P . M . 453 ,

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122 ; H . K . Dehane I . P . M . 1513 , 258 ; J . Glass P . M . 453 , 103 ; JatneB Godwin P . M . 1343 , 118 ; A . Lm-kin ? P . M . 1000 , 262 ; Thos . J . Balling P . M . 51 , 515 ; E . Shedd P . M 276 675 . We i-efiain from taking np more timo of P . G . Lodge by tabular statements , bnt shonld any desire information nnder thafc head we

shall bo pleased to uive it . We trust the steps the Committee have taken to secorethe election ¦ if the different candidates , and the very happy results , will meet with the approval of thia Grand Lodge . R . CLOWES .

E . SfTKDD , H . E . DEHANE , Representatives of the Committee at the Elections . This Report having been adopted by tho members , Lord Brooke addressed the Brethren of Provincial Grand Lodge .

He recalled to the minds of those present the intense gratification he had experienced on the occasion ot" hia visit to Maldon , when the Blackwater Lodge was consecrated . Since then two other Lodges had been added to 'heir roll ; namely the Brooke , No . 2005 , aud the Tilbury ,

No . 2006 . These Lodges , as indeed were all in tbe Province , were progressing most satisfactorily , and be thonght this might be accounted for by tho intense zeal dis- ' nlnyed by his Deputy , Bro . Philbrick , and the Prov . Grand Officers generally . To all he tendered his best thanks for

their cordial and hearty support . The Provincial Grand Master next referred to the Festival ou behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , in May last , at which , he presided , when a sum amounting to over £ 13 , 000 was realised . This was the more gratifying as the time was

essentially one of depression ; but he invariably found that Freemasons were never backward in supporting their noble Institutions . Personally he thanked the brethren for tbe liberal way in which they bad contributed . He scarcely thought there was any other feature thab required

to be touched upon by him , but he could not let the occasion pass without some reference being made to the loss the entire Craft had sustained by the death of the Duke of Albany . After speaking of the occasion on which he had the honour of being installed as Provincial

Grand Master , and of the gratification the late Duke bad felt at his reception bv the members of the Province of Essex at the time of his visit to Colchester , Lord Brooke said he would not urge , after the time tbat had e ' apsed , that a letter of condolence shonld be sent from their

Provincial Grand Lodge , but if the brethren thought well of his proposition , he wonld suggest that he should write a private letter to the Duchess of Albany expressing the svmnnthy of the Provincial Grand Lodge with her in her affliction . In conclusion , while being fully alive to his

own shortcomings , he could assure the brethren be felt tbe greatest pleasure in coming among them , and was much gratified with the hearty reception he had met witb . Bro . Andrew Durranfc was re-elected Provincial Grand Treasurer , and then Lord Brooke , addressing Brother

Philbrick , requested the Deputy Provincial Grand Master to continue the duties be had hitherto fulfilled so satisfactorily , and gracefully alluded to the honour recently conferred by the Grand Master ou him by appointing him to the office of Grand Registrar of the Grand Lodge of

England . He ( Lord Brooke ) trusted Bro . Philbrick might find time , amidst his multifarious engagements , to continue his exertions for the welfare of the Province of E- < sex , which hitherto had resulted so satisfactorily . Bro . Philbrick thanked the Provincial Grand Master . He could assure

him his had been a labour of love . He fully appreciated the high honour that had been conferred on him by the Grand Master the Prince of Wales , but his first hope had been , on hearing of his appointment , thafc it might not necessitate anv severance of his connection with the Essex brethren . The Provincial Grand Officers were then invested as-follows : —

Bro . Donald S . Bavnes W . M . 2006 ... Prov . G . Senior Warden J . C Earle I P . M . 214 ... ... Prov . G . Jnnior Warden Rev . W Morgan Jones S . D . 697 ... Prov . G . Chaplain A . Dorrant P . M . and Treas . 276 ... P' * ov . G . Treasurer W . Herbage W . M . 2005 ... Prov . G . Registrar T . J . Railing P . M . a > d Sec . 51 ... Prov . G . Secretary T . J . D . Cf'mp horn I . P . M . 1024 ... Prov . G . Senior Deacon

J . Giliinjr P M 1280 ... ... Prov . G . Junior Deacon A . Mead W . M . 276 ... Prov . G . Snpt . of Works A . Luekiusr P . M . and Sec . 1000 ... Prov . G . D . of Ceremonies A . Richardson W . M . elect 1977 ... Prov . G . A . D . of Cers . F . V . VVillson P . M . lfiO ... ... Prov . G . Sword Bearer G . A . Enstace I . P . M . 697 ... ) Prov _ G _ standard Bearers

John Dean r \ M . id * ... ... ) G . F . Smith jnn . 1977 ... ... Prov . G . Organist H . G . Everard W . M . 650 ... Prov . G . Assist . Secretary Daniel Bartlett P . M . 1848 ... Prov . Q . Pursuivant