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New Hall At Lurgan.

NEW HALL AT LURGAN .

UNDER the auspices of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Armagh , Brother Sir James Creed Meredith , LL . D ., Deputy Grand Master of Ireland , laid the foundation-stone of a new Freemasons' Hall at Lurgan on the gth inst . Masonry flourishes greatly in this prosperous manufacturing town , as well in the speculative as the operative sense ,

and this was shown on Wednesday by a glance at Windsor Avenue , where the new Hall will be situated , for the Brethren mustered in strong force , while many of the onlookers were stationed in new buildings close to the site ,

and house property seems to be springing up in this attractive neighbourhood at a great pace . The Avenue faces the Mechanics' Institute , a handsome and commodious structure at the corner of Market Street and Union Street , and adjoining the Town Hall .

The three Lurgan Lodges—the Acacia , No . 24 ; the St . John , No . 134 ; and the Ulidia , No . 151—at present meet in the Lodge room of the Mechanics' Institute , but the new and convenient quarters will probably be dedicated in about six months . Bro . Godfrey W . Ferguson P . M . P . G . R . C , of

Royal Avenue , Belfast , is the architect , and Bro . T . M'Millan , of Ormeau Avenue , Belfast , the contractor . The building has a frontage of 72 feet by 90 feet . It will contain a large dining room 40 feet by 22 feet , and a Lodge room of corresponding dimensions immediately above , together with kitchen and service room . The staircase will be enclosed in

an octagonal tower opening off the vestibule , and behind the hall a cloak room is to be provided , a Secretary ' s room and strong room for the protection of Masonic documents being furnished over these apartments . The ground falls rapidly to one side , and under a portion of the building a heating

chamber , which provides for the whole of the building , will be constructed . The ceilings are to be lofty , and special attention has been bestowed upon the scheme for the ventilation of the building , which is of Laganvale brick with red stone facings . Pleasantly and conveniently situated , and

designed and constructed by those who naturally take more than a merely professional interest in it , the new Hall should give a great impetus to local Freemasonry , and tend generally to the advancement of the principles of brotherly love , relief , and truth .

A special communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Armagh was held in the Lodge room of the Mechanics ' Institute at noon . After the usual instruction and caution from the chair , the Lodge was called off , and the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies Bro . R . J . Forsythe , Armagh

( who was assisted by Bro . Alexander Lutton P . G . D . C . Down ) , formed a procession , when the Brethren marched three times round the site of the building , and then formed a hollow square , inside which the Provincial Grand Officers and Office-bearers of the procession took up their station . The streets were crowded as the Brethren made their short

journey from the home of the present to that of the future , and in Windsor Avenue there was another large assemblage , among whom ladies were numerously included . The day was gloriousl y fine , and even when regarded from the spectacular point of view alone , the ceremony was imposing

and picturesque . Its beautiful symbolism and the dignified language of the ritual were admired by those who viewed the event with mental eye , and the ceremony met with respectful recognition at all hands . The ode " Genius of Masonry ! Descend " was announced by Bro . the Rev . Tames Wilson

Provincial Grand Chaplain Armagh , and sung by the Brethren to the air of the " Old Hundredth . " Prayer having been offered by Bro . the Rev . J . Holden P . G . C . Armagh , the Brethren made the response— " Glory to God on high , on earth peace , goodwill towards men . So mote it be . " The

architect then presented the Deputy Grand Master with the square , level , and plumb rule , which were applied in turn , with the customary allusion to their significance of virtue , equality , and rectitude of conduct . The Junior Grand Warden next presented to the Deputy Grand Master the

vessel containing wheat , and the grain was sprinkled over the stone as an emblem of plenty . Wine , the emblem of joy and gladness , was similarly presented by the Senior Grand Warden , and oil , the emblem of peace , by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master . Bro . the Right Rev . Dr . Welland then offered up the invocation .

' The architect at this stage presented to the Deputy Grand Master a handsome trowel of solid silver , with ivory handle , and bearing the inscription : — " This trowel was used by the Right Worshipful Bro . Sir James Creed Meredith , LL . D ., D . G . M . of Ireland , on the occasion of his laying