Prov. G. Lodge Of Devonshire.

relieving deserving Masons and tbe children of Masons , and each fund deserved a larger measure of support . In those Institutions there were no paid Officers ; consequently no pensions , and tho money went directly to the purpose

for which it was given . At a meeting of tho Committee at Exeter in January £ 15 was voted to two brothers and tho widow of a brother . At a meeting of the Committee held that day they had voted ancl recommended the

sum of £ 100 to Masons and the widows of Masons . In accordance with tho by-laws they recommended that tho sums necessary to qualify the following Lodges as Lifo Governors of Institutions who have sent their portion of

the money be grant : d : for the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , Lodges 1254 , 1284 , 2189 ; and for the Royal Masonic Institution for Aged Masons and Widows ' , Lodges 105 , and 2189 , and that tho availablo balance , £ 21 , be given

to the Royal Masonic Institution for Aged Masons , <\ cc . ( Widows' Fund ) and be placed on tho list of Bro . Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A . The report was adopted . Bro . Jones proposed Bro . James Templeton P . M . 1332 as Provincial

Grand Treas ., and Bro . Crabb seconded . Bro . D . Cross nominated Bro . W . Powell P . M . 1205 , Bro . Major Tracey seconded , and Bro . C . Watson supported . On a vote being taken Bro . Templeton was elected . Bros . J . Stocker and E . T . Fulford wero appointed auditors . The Provincial

Grand Master then appointed and invested the following brethren as his Officers : — Bro . W . G . Rogers P . M . 112 ... Deputy Master H . M . Imbert Terry P . M . 112 ... Senior Warden Capt . Ivemy P . M . 1135 ... Junior Warden Eev . A . \ V . Hamilton Gill P . M . 112 ) Pllowt 1 n . „ Rev . E . P . Hood P . M . 248 ... j Chaplains Jas . Templeton P . M . 1332 ... Treasurer

Major G . C . Davie P . M . 251 ... Secretary foaSSS?S:S•;.:}•«¦>—D . Banks P . M . 156 ... ... ) „ . , >„„„„„ -nr T . -vr iu u - * T OOO c Junior Deacons W . R . Northway P . M . 282 ... ) J . Algar P . M . 39 ... ... Superintendent of Works W . Taylor P . M . 328 ... ... D . C . W . Adams P . M . 1181 ... ... Deputy D . C . A . P . Reece P . M . 4-94 ... A . D . C .

Capt . G . Strode Lowe W . M . 1855 Sword Bearer J . Drennan P . M . 710 ... " ) e . ,-, , -r . „„„„„ W . Oakley P . M . 1181 ... j StaDdaid Bearer 9 E . J . Griffiths 817 ... ... Organist G . B . Avant P . M . 1443 ... Assistant Secretary J . Kingdom P . M . 421 ... Pursuivant R . W . Pitcher P . M . 230 ... Assistant Pursuivant P . Shooter P . M . 113 ... ... Tyler

J . Stepleton GGG ... ... ^ It . Dickson 1205 ... ... | S . Sampson 1254 ... ... ! - Stewards J . Kovern 1550 ... ... j S . TapleylSSo ... ... J

It was decided to place the votes of tho Provincial Grand Lodge with reference to the appointment of a Secretary for the Boys' School in tho hands of tho Provincial Grand Master , ancl a resolution was passed protesting against the proposal to giving Bro . Binckes so largo a pension as £ 350 per year , and also granting pensions on a

similar scale to other Officers . The Provincial Grand Lodge then closed .

Prov. G. Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

PROV . G . LODGE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND .

BY invitation of the Howe and Charnwood Lodgo , No . 1007 , the annual communication of tho above Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Loughborough , on Tuesday , tho 29 th ultimo , under the presidency of tho Provincial Graud Master the Right Honourable the Earl

1 errors . In consequence of the accommodation at tho regular place of meeting of the Lodge being inadequate for the anticipated large attendance a dispensation had been

obtained by tho local brethren for their assembling on this occasion at the Town llall , and great praise is due to thorn for the excellent arrangements mado hr tin ; reception r > f the Provincial Grand Master and his Officer ?* , and for the

convenience of the meeti ' in *; generally . The Frovhietal Grand Ofiicors in attendance were Bror . S . S . Partridge Deputy Master , G . Toller Past Deputy Masior , T . A . Wykcn Senior Warden , W . A . Mussor . Junior Wr-rde : * ,

Rev . C . J . n . Scrivcn and R . < v . R . Cuiquhown Faith : all Chaplains , Ii . Waile Treasurer , T . Colfcman Rogfdtjar , Rev . C . Henton Wood Sjcrelury , G . Nev / some S . D ., T . Corcoran J . D ., M . J . Walker Director of Ceremonies . F . G .

Prov. G. Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

Boden A . D . C ., E . Symington Sword Bearer , W . H . Goodwin and J . G . Simpkin Standard Bearers , C . Birch . Organist , J . L . West Pursuivant , S . Knight Assistant Pursuivant , T . Carter , J . B . Waring , T . G . Charleswortb , and J . Kidney Stewards , and J . Tanser Tyler . There were also present Bros . Rev . J . Denton and W . Beaumont Smith P . P . G . S . W . ' s , II . Deane , W . Keep , and A . M .

Tindall P . P . G . J . W . ' s , Rev . J . Bird P . P . G . C , W . Vial P . P . G . Registrar , J . H . Thompson P . P . G . S . D ., T . Worthington P . P . G . J . D ., J . Metcalfe and F . B . Wilmer P . P . G . Superintendents of Works , O . J . Wilkinson P . P . G . D . O ., J . Herbert Marshall and W . H . Lead P . P . G . A . D . C . ' s , W .

Wilkinson and G . Jessop P . P . G . Sword Bearers , B . A . Smith , G . Oliver , J . E . Beazeley and E . H . Butler P . P . G . Standard Bearers , R . L . Gibson P . P . G . P ., W . Marchant and C . Lowenstein P . P . G . A . P ., W . Maurice Williams W . M . 279 , P . S . Preston W . M . 50 , W . J . New W . M . 1130 ,

C . K . Morris W . M . 1265 , W . W . Vincent W . M . 1391 , W . H . Key W . M . 2028 , E . J . Thompson P . M . 779 , P . K . Smith P . M . 1330 , R . B . Starkey P . M . 1391 , J . B . Fowler P . M . 15 G 0 , and also a large attendance of Wardens , Officers , and Members of the several Craft Lodges .

Visitor—Brother the Rev . F . Tibbits 2049 , . Isle of Man . The Craft Lodgo having been opened , the Provincial Grand Master and his Officers entered in procession , and the

usual salutes to tho principal Officers were given . The Provincial Grand Lodge was then opened , and the usual preliminary business , including the reading and confirmation of the minutes , -was proceeded with , after which came the presentation of reports from the Committee of General

Purposes , the Provincial Charity Committee , and the Provincial Grand Registrar . The former made interesting reference to the recent celebration of the jubilee of the initiation into Freemasonry of R . W . Bro . Kelly Past

Provincial Grand Master , and also to the occasion , next year , of the Centenary of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 279 , and then dealt mainly with matters of local interest . After discussion with reference to an unauthorised publication in local

newspapers of Masonic proceedings at one of tbe local Lodges , the report was adopted . The report of the Charity Committee , which was of a very satisfactory nature , alluded specially to the support given by the Provinco during the

year to tho Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , which was of a most gratifying character , and having regard to the trying and adverse conditions of things under which the

Charity had of late been placed , the handsome contributions from Leicestershire and Rutland had doubtless proved very acceptable . The Committee , in their report , very warmly acknowledged tho indefatigable exertions of Bro . J . Herbert

Marshall P . M . 1007 , P . P . A . G . D . C ., through which tho successful result referred to had been achieved , his list having amounted to £ 580 5 s . The report concluded by recommending the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution a 3 the Charity

to bo specially supported by tbe Province in tho coming year , and tho appointment of Bro . A . McTindall P . M . 1330 P . P . G . J . W . as Charity Steward to represent the Province at tho next Festival of that Institution . The Report was

adopted , as also was that of the Provincial Grand Registrar , on which much trouble bad been expended in setting out in tabular form the annual returns and reports

from the several Lodges in the Province . According to the latter report tho total membership of the Province appeared to be 541 , being a net increase of 8 over the

returns of last year . The Provincial Grand Treasurer ' s account having been received and adopted , a vote of thanks was accorded to him for hia services . Bro . R . Waite , who has for several years past ably discharged the

duties of Provincial Grand Treasurer , was again unanimously re-elected to that office . Tho following ¦ were appointed and invested by the Provincial Grand Master as Provincial Grand Officers for the onsuing

year : — Bro . C . J . Wilkinson P . M . 1007 ... Senior Warden TJ . A . Smith P . M . 523 ... Junior Warden . " . lev . C . . 1 . \ i . Scrivcn 1255 ... ) „ . , . J . W . V / i ! . ' 3 on 1391 ... _ j Cbaplama U . vVttito -IK * ... ... Treasurer

J . Ii . Pov / lor P . M . 1500 ... Registrar ]! ev . C . lii-nton VVood P . M . 1560 Secretary " ' . V . H . LeanP . M . liOai .,, fJ ,- , ior DfiuCon W . Manrico Wiiliarna W . M . 2 ' 7 < J ... / Junior Den . cc . ii

0 . K . Mf .-vri ; - W . M . 12 fi 5 ... ^¦ ljiorinlenclcTi fc oi Works Mil ; -i J . V / r . ! l : ej ; P . M . 1 *^ 5 ... Director ot Ceremonies W , J . INOW V / . M . 11 U 0 ... Asskt . Director of Cers . ' VV . ii . Kev W . M . 202 S ... Hvvov ] Bearer i'J . •! . Tiiomviion P . M . 5 ' ; ii .., " ) , „ , , „ P . Kotxiy Smith P . M . 1330 ... j aiunciard Loarera