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23 GREAT QUEEN STREET , W . C .

Royal Arch. Province Of Surrey.

ROYAL ARCH . PROVINCE OF SURREY .

A PROVINCIAL Chapter was held on Satnrday last , the 13 th instant , at tbe Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , where there waa a very good attendance of the Companions of the Province . The Chap , ter was opened at 12-30 , by the M . E . Companion General Studholme Brownrigg , C . B , Grand Superintendent , who was supported by the Rev . Charles W . Arnold Provincial Grand H ., Dr . Strong Prov . Grand J ., Charles Greenwood G . D . of C . Prov . Grand S . E ., Magnus Ohren

P . Z ., C . H . Woodward P . Z ., Frost M . E . Z . East Surrey Chapter of Concord j Companions F . A . Manning , A . T . Jeffery , Tyler , Captain Wood , Boucher , H . E . Frances Pror . G . D . of C , Leigh Bennett , Ridge , Charles Greenwood jun ., & o ., & e . ; Visitors—Comps . Major Williams P . Z . 140 , 1275 , 1538 , William H . Saunders , W . W . Morgan , io . After Pror . Grand Chaper had been opened by the Principals ,

those Companions who have not yet reached the chair were admitted . The roll of Chapters in the Province was then called over , when it appeared the summons had been loyally responded to ; with one ex . ception all the Chapters beiDg represented . The minutes of last Provincial Grand Chapter , held at Croydon in May last year , were then read , submitted for confirmation , and unanimously arjnroved .

A Committee had been appointed to report to Prov . Grand Chapter as to the advisability of altering tbe scale of charges in respeot to fees of honour , which many members considered had been fixed at a very low rate , and might with advantage be inoreased . This Committee delivered their report , and in it reoommended that an advance be made . The Provincial Grand

Superintendent advocated the adoption of this Report ; afcthe same time he assured the Companions he had not tbe slightest wish to bias them in any way as to the conclusion tbey should arrive at . On the question being put to the meeting , it was carried nem con . The Bye-Iaws for the government of Provincial Grand Chapter were then read by G . S . E ., and the Treasurer ' s accounts were read and adopted . The next

business was the election of Prov . Grand Treasurer ; Gen . Brownrigg regretted the absence that day , throngh illness , of Comp . Price , who had fulfilled the duties of Treasurer for many years . Comp . Greenwood stated that he had just received a letter from their worthy Treasurer , explaining the nature of his illness , and bewailing his inability to be present . Comp . Dr . Strong trusted that Comp . Greenwood , in acknowledging tbe receipt of this letter , would

express the feelings of regret with which Grand Chapter had beard o ! Comp . Price's illness ; and at the same time assure him of the appreciation they feit for the zeal he at all times displayed for the welfare of the Province , and for his constant attendance to his dnties . These sentiments were fully endorsed by the Grand Superintendent , and on proposition duly made and seconded , Comp . Price was unanimously re-elected Treasurer . The appointment of Officers was then made , as follows :

Comp . Rev . C . W . Arnold P . G . C . - Pror . Grand H . Magnus Ohren -- „„ J . Charles Greenwood G . D . of C . „ „ Soribe E , Tyler Scribe N

Captain Wood ---- „„ Pr . Sojourner Leigh Bennett - - „„ lst A . Soj . H . E . Frances - ••¦ „„ 2 nd A . Soj . Fr ° sfc * •• • - „ „ Registrar

* ldg 9 „ „ Sword Bearer f ffery „ „ St . Bearer fanning „ ,, Dir . of Cer . Boucher „ „ Organist Speight „ „ Janitor

In addressing the Companions , General Brownrigg expressed the pleasure he experienced in having the opportunity of retaiuing the eervicea , in their respective offices , of the Provincial Grand Haggai ?? " Scribe Ezra . Both Comps . Arnold and Greenwood had rendered A'ro immense assistance , and ho confidently anticipated they would "" 1 exhibit the zeal they had hitherto displayed . Ho expressed his eep regret at the death of Comv . Snencer Comntnn . whn was U IR firafc

ral KI an ' St he a PP oinfced > and wno tad always proved himself a w ) i t and wortDV Mason . There were many present , however , conM W Comp # Compton as well , or better than he did , and they "' a endorse all he had said . General Brownrigg referred to the P ogress the Royal Arch was making in Snrrev : it was eiatifvinc

he th S i ? tnan y Companions as were present , but at the same time "ought the day had come when they might reasonably look for 5 e e « ension of the Provincial Grand Chapter Roll . There were lib i enter P risillg Masons in the Province , who doubtless would thev ^ Ko 7 aI Arch Chapters attached to the Lodges with which » tteti 7 co , nnected - ^ thanked the Companions heartily for their toe for 6 day ' Pr 07 incial Grand Chapter was then closed in

fill _ ^ overH v r *' " a < 'i oarned to luncheon , which was presided coarse f , ? neral Brownrigg . The usual toasts were giveu . In the '" B of P P roceet , ings , intimation was made that tho annual meeton i ' rid . « ! u C , al Grand Craft Lod S woa , d take P Iace at Woking , uay , the 14 th July proximo .

United Strength Chapter , No . 228 . —The annual Convocation of this Chapter , for the election of Officers for tho ensuing year , and the trausaction of other business , was held on Tuesday evening last , at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , when , in the anavoidable absence of Comp . John While M . E . Z ., the chair was filled by Comp . James Hillhouse P . Z ., who was supported by Comps .

Robert II . Halford as H ., Charles K . Killick J ., E . Davies Soribe E ., A . Timothy P . S ., James Terry P . Z . Secretary R . M . B . I ., George H . Edis , VilettRolleston , J . Gibba , H . Paiue , J . Woodman , P . Woodman , H . W . Harris , C . Thomas Janitor , and others . The Visitors included Comps . A . Norris P . S . 181 and Edward W . Braine H . 145 . The minutes of the last Convocation having been read and confirmed , the

ballot was opened for Bro . Joseph Bennett , Strawberry Hill Lodge , No . 946 , proposed by Comp . Davies Soribe E ., and seconded by Comp . James Terry P . Z . The voting was unanimously in approval , and Bro . Bennett was duly exalted by the M . E . Z ., assisted by his Offioers , whose working was beyond criticism . The Bye-laws of the Chapter having been considered , the election of Principals and Officers for the

ensuing year was proceeded with , as follows : —Comps . Robert H . Halford M . E . Z ., Charles K . Kttlick H ., E . Davies J ., A . Timothy Scribe E „ Hunter Scribe N ., Fenner P . Soj ., James Terry P . Z . Treas ., C . Thomas Janitor . By the unanimous vote of the Chapter , it was resolved to present a P . Z . ' s jewel to Comp . John While , as a mark of

esteem , and in recognition of the zeal he displays . At the conclusion of business , the Comps . and Visitors sat down to a sumptuous banquet , provided in a style for which this old established and well-appointed hotel has so long been proverbial , and the customary Loyal and Royal Arch toasts were duly honoured . A most harmonious and agreeable evening was passed .

A letter which we have received from Bro . J . S . Cumberland , P . P . J . G . W . and Charity Representative of the Province of North and East Yorkshire , and which it has

given ns great pleasure to publish in another part of our columns , contains fuller particulars than we were in a position to give last week of tbe service done by that Province at the recent Festival of the Girls' School . The

total contributed was £ 520 , of which the sum of £ 340 9 s was raised by the joint efforts of the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of the Province , Bros . J . W . Goodall P . P . S . G . W ., J . S . Cumberland P . P . J . G . W ., and C . Palliser P . P-G . Superintendent of Works . The Humber Lodge ,

No . 57 , by the hands of its Steward , Bro . J . Walton J . W ., gave £ 63 ; the Minerva Lodge , No . 250 , by its W . M ., Dr . Holder , £ 57 15 ; and the Kingston Lodge , No . 1010 , per

Bros . George Bolen P . P . G . R ., H . Hogan , and W . Forder , £ 58 16 s . We thank Bro . Cumberland for his information , aud congratulate the Province of which he is so great an ornament on the excellence of its latest work .

We also have pleasure in announcing , on the authority of Bro . Hedges , that the following lists were accidentally omitted from the Statement of Subscriptions we published last week : —

Lodge 771 Marshall H . Darby ... £ 28 17 0 „ 1416 Kipling C . G . L . ... 17 17 0

It is extremely gratifying to note that , although there are some six weeks yet to elapse ere the Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Iustitution for Boys takes place , Bro . Binckes has already succeeded in securing the services , as Stewards , of as nearly as possible tbe full number

of brethren which constituted the Board of last year . This must be extremely gratifying to "Our Hercules , " aud not less so to our respected Brother the Lord Mayor , who has kindly undertaken to preside on the occasion . What may not be done in six weeks ? There is ample time for

an addition to the list of some sixty or seventy Stewards , and in that case , and taking the reasonable sum of £ 40 as the average of each Steward's list , we should have a total which would place the Boys' School on a fair level with the two Institutions whose anniversaries have already been

celebrated . That funds are greatly needed is proved by two circumstances —( 1 ) The disproportionate number of candidates to vacancies , and ( 2 ) the very limited amount of invested moneys as compared with the Girls' School and the Benevolent Institution . We know that Bro . Binckes

will lose no chance of promoting the success of the approaching Festival . We are certain the Lord Mayor is auxious that his appearance as Chairman should be attended with satisfactory results , and we trust the Craft

will make it their business to meet the labours of the one , and the wishes of the other . All we can say is—May the Boys' School Festival of 1882 be at least as brilliant as the most brilliant of its predecessors !