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PKOVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF MIDDLESEX AND SUEREY . The E . W . Bro . Col . Sir FRANCIS BURDETT , Bart ., Prov . G . Master . THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OP MARK MASTER MASONS of tlio Province of Middlesex and Surrey will be holden at the Masonio Hall , 8 . 1 Red Lion Square , High Holborn , on Monday , tlio 'Sth Juno 1888 , when all Present and Past Provincial Grand Ollicers , together with tho Worshipful Masters , Past Masters aud Acting Wardens of Lodges in tho Province , arc hereby summoned to attend , and all Mark Master Masons aro invited to be present . The Provincial Grand Lodgo will ho opened afc five o ' clock . Brethren to appear in full Masonic Costume of tho Mark Degree , and Provincial Grand Ollicers in tho clothing of their respective rank . By command of the R . W . P . G . M . M ., Wm . G . BRIGHTEN P . M . P . Z . P . P . G . S . W ., & o . Prooincial Grand Mark Secretary . ¦ 1 Bishopsgato Street Without , E . O . Banquet at 6 ' 30 o'clock , at the Holborn Restaurant . Tickets One Pound each , including Wine . Brethren intending to bo present should notify their intention to tho Provincial Grand Mark Secretary on or before the 21 th Juno . MORNING DRESS .

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rTiHE annual Grand Lodge of the Province of East JL Anglia ( which comprises the counties of Essex , Suffolk , Norfolk , and Cambridgeshire ) was held at Cambridge , on Monday , the 7 th inst . The Right Hon . the Lord Henniker

E . W . P . G . M . presided , supported by the V . W . Bro . the Eev . 0 . J . Martyn D . P . G . M . ; ancl there were also present most of the P . G . Officers for the year , several Past Officers , and the Lodges in the Province were all represented . The

minutes of the last meeting ( held at Norwich ) having been read and confirmed , fche P . G . Secretary ( Bro . N . Tracy ) called the roll of the Lodges , the W . M . ' s giving a satisfactory report of their several Lodges . The representative of

the Albert Victor Lodge ( Bro . Anness ) said he was empowered by his Lodge to invite his Lordship to hold his next Grand Lodge at Ipswich , and should their invitation be accepted he promised to give P . G . Lodge a hearty

reception . The report of the Board of General Purposes was also highly satisfactory , showing a sli ght increase in the number of members , and the Treasurer reported a small balance in hand , and no outstanding debts . On the motion

of Bro . Graveley P . G . S . O ., seconded by Bro . S . E . Anness P . G . D . C , Bro . Colonel Bignold was re-elected Treasurer . The P . G . Officers for the year were then appointed and invested , as follows : —

Bro . C . Geldarcl P . M . 112 - - Senior Warden S . R . Anness P . M . 70 ¦ - Junior Warden . B . Anningson W . M . 112 . . M . O . E . H . Crate P . M . 145 P . G . O . Eng . S . O . A . H . Moyes W . M . 334 - - J . O . Eev . P . B . Shepherd 342 ) n , , . Eev . E . Peek 70 - - - ) ^ plains J . Bond W . M . 317 - - Registrar N . Tracy P . M . aud Sec . 70 - Secretary 0 . A . B . Bignold M . O . 92 - - Senior Deacon

F . Hallows W . M . 205 - - Junior Deacon Thos . G . Mills W . M . 145 - - Inspector of Works J . C . Chittock J . W . 92 - - Director of Ceremonies E . Hills S . W . 334 - - Assistant Director of Cer .

A . C . Durrant S . W . 243 . . Sword Bearer G . B . Courtney J . W . 115 - Standard Bearer T . Winniatt Smith Organist 243 - Organist Richard Clowes S . W . 145 - Inner Guard

V . W . Bro . the Rev . 0 . J . Martyn , D . P . G . M ., nominated the Right Hon . the Lord Henniker for reappointment by the M . W . G . M . M . M . as Provincial Grand Master for the ensuing throe years . He remarked that he thonght if thev . ¦

searched tho world ' -rough they would not find a brother for the important post of P . G . M . in whom thoy had greatev confidence , or who had done more for the furtherance of Mark Masonry . The nomination having been seconded ;

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by Brother Colonel Bignold , and carried by acclamation , the R . W . P . G . M . thanked the Brethren for the heartiness with which his namo had been received by them . If their recommendation was confirmed by the M . W . G . M . M . M ., he

promised , as he had done in the past , to do all he could for the welfare of Mark Masonry in the province of East Anglia . He had been pleased to hear so satisfactory an account of the condition of the Lodges under his rule , and

he had no doubt that the acceptance by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales of tlio position of Grand Master of the Order wonld havo the effect of increasing their prosperity . H . R . H . had appointed the 1 st of July , in London , for his

installation , and he trusted that their Province would be well represented on the occasion . He reminded the Brethren that the Grand Lodge of Eno-land would hold a moveable Grand Lodo-e at Norwich during- the Show Week

in July , and he hoped that the Brethren would show their appreciation of so distinguished an honour by attending in large numbers . The Prince of Wales would be afc Sandringham at the time , and it was hoped he would be

present at the meeting ; but H . R . H . ' s engagements were so numerous that it "was not yet certain if he could find the time convenient to do so . As regarded the cordial invitation of tho Ipswich Brethren to hold

the next P . G . Lodge there , he should be happy to accept it , unless the P . G . Lodge saw any reason to the contrary . His Lordship then mentioned that the revision of the Book of Constitutions would necessitate the revision of the

Byelaws of the Province , and he thought thafc should be done without delay . He thanked the Worshipful Master and the Officers of the Isaac Newton University Lodge for their reception , and also thanked a brother , who desired to

be nameless , for presenting a handsome set of collars . He likewise commended to the support of the brethren the Mark Benevolent Fund , and said he trusted that the Stewards who had undertaken to represent the Province

would be well supported . A conversation then took place in reference to the arrangements for the Moveable Grand Lodge , at Norwich , the burden of which , his Lordship said , ought not to fall entirely on the Walpole Lodge . Colonel

Bignold , as representing thafc Lodge , said they had been unable at preseut to ascertain what would really be required of them ; and ifc was eventually decided thafc , as soon as this was known , a circular should be sent to the Lodges

in the Province asking for their support . P . G . Lodge was shortly afterwards closed ; and between twenty ancl thirty brethren dined together at the Lion Hotel , a sumptuous

repasfc being provided by the host , Bro . Moyes . In the course of the evening a subscription was inaugurated on behalf of the Mark Benevolent Fund ; it realised the sum of £ 10 10 s .

On Tuesday , a deputation from the Porchester Lodge of Mark Masters , consisting of Bro . Stephen Knight W . M ., and Past Masters John Bance , George M . Knight , and George J . Cosbnru , waited upon Lord Carnarvon , Past G . Master of

the Mark Degree , at Hig hclere Castle , for the purpose of consulting his Lordship on several matters connected with the arrangements for the Annual Grand Lodge for the Province of Berks and Oxon , which is to be held in the

Town Hall , Newbury , about the middle of July . The deputation was received in tbe drawing-room by Lord Carnarvon , with his accustomed geniality and courtesy . Having been introduced to the noble Earl by Bro . Cosburn ,

the W . M ., Bro . Stephen Knight , proceeded to address his Lordship , who , in reply , expressed the pleasure it had giv : * : i him to receive the deputation , and stated that ho nljould endeavour to attend , either the Provincial Grand

Lodge , r . i Newbury , or the cold collation which will , oy his Lordship ' s kindness , be served beneath a marquee to be erected in 'tin , ' park , h i .- * expected there will be a large attendance of Marie Masons on the occasion , and

arrangements will bo mado for conveying fcnom to Highclere immediately after the conclu . * ion of tho Provincial Lodgo business . The interview having closed , the members of the deputation wc ;*? , on the invitation of Lord Carnarvon , entertained at luncheon .

In connecfion with- oar rooorfc . f . o . si '" . week , of the Provincial Graud Lodge of MMdl-jox : — ' for Bro . W , Trou 1570 , as one of the Prov . G . Shewak ' ¦ ' - ' «'¦ £ Bro . W . Ivou . At this meeting Bro . E . Gillerb was appointed Prov . G . Parsuivant , Md Bro . W . S . Dunkley Prov , Assistant G . Pursuivant .