Staffordshire.

charity ; and expressing the deep obligation of the Craft to the Provincial Officers . When the Prov . G . Chaplain had delivered his oration , a presentation was made to Bro . Lieutenant-Colonel Bindley P . G . D . Eng . Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master , the Earl of Dartmouth , in his capacity of Prov . G . M ., stating

that for the last nine years he had received most valuable aid from the retiring D . P . G . M ., and begging him to accept the illuminated album , with names of 621 donors ; the illuminated address ; the P . D . P . G . M . jewel ; the silver salver , silver waiters , and silver vases , as a mark of esteem and fraternity . Continuing the Prov . G . M . said that subscriptions had been

limited to 5 s , and the result was conclusive as to the feeling of the Craft of the Province . The retiring D . P . G . M . having acknowledged the gifts , some routine business was transacted , and the Brethren adjourned to luncheon at the Council House , where the ceremonies of the day were continued and concluded after the ancient Masonic fashion in harmony and brotherly love .

The following Brethren were appointed as the Provincial Grand Officers for the year :

Bro . Surgeon Lieut-Col . W . G . Lowe 624 - Senior Warden H . Percy Smith 1838 - - - Junior Warden ' Rev . J . Wright Willson , M . A ., 1792 - |™ ,. Rev . W . G . Mayne , M . A ., 1587 - - } ° haplaine C . A . Newnham 526 - Treasurer

W . Lister 482 - - - - Registrar J . Dunbar Steen 526 - - - Secretary J . E . Evans 726 - - - - ) „ . _ A . S . Walters 546 - - - - \ Semor Deacons J . A . Lloyd 526 - - - - 1 T - „ W . Torrence 456 .... Junior Deacons

George Salter 662 .... Superintendent of Works John Mills 347 .... Director of Ceremonies T . R . Yoxall 637 - - - - Deputy Dir . of Cers . C . H . Phillips 2149 ... - Assistant Dir . of Cers . Major Harding 2487 - - - Sword Bearer

P . M . Cox 2064 - - - - I „ . , , _ C . W . D . Joynson 696 - - - } Standard Bearers C . F . Baker 418 - - - - Organist John Bradney 419 . ... Assistant Secretary Richard Freer 1941 .... Pursuivant W . T . Govier 966 - - - - - Assistant Pursuivant A . Boulton 451 98 - - - - \ H . R . Strange 1942 - - - - a , , R . C . Downes 460 - - - - \ Stewards S . J . Bott-1914 - - - - ) W . Davis - Tyler .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

WEST YORKSHIRE .

THE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter was held on Monday afternoon , under the auspices of the Three Grand Principles Chapter , No . 208 , in the Masonic Hall , Long Causeway , Dewsbury .

The Provincial Grand Superintendent the Right Hon . W . L . Jackson , M . P ., presided , and there was a large attendance of members , ' only four Chapters within the Province being unrepresented .

After the transaction of formal business , the Provincial Grand Superintendent , addressing the Companions , said he was glad to know that there was no question of any great importance that he had to bring before them . In thanking the members of the Dewsbury Chapter for their invitation ,

he remarked that Dewsbury held a prominent place with regard to Royal Arch Masonry , and the first Provincial Grand Chapter was held there about 40 years ago . That was the ninth occasion on which they had met in the town . He urged the importance of strengthening the Chapters throughout the

Province relatively with the Craft Lodges , and referred to the deaths of Lord Lathom and Colonel Le G . N . Starkie , as great losses to Masonry . He concluded by moving a resolution recording the sense of loss Royal Arch Masonry had sustained by the death of those two Companions .

Comp . J . H . Malcolm seconded the motion , which was carried .

It was decided , on the motion of Comp . J . C . Malcolm , seconded by Comp . W . Watson , that a sum not exceeding £ 25 should be expended in purchasing a safe for the proper custody of the registers , & c , of the Provincial Grand Chapter . .

Comp . W . Smith , on behalf of the Prov . G . Registrar , presented the accounts for the past year , which showed a balance in the hands of the Treasurer of £ 272 8 s lid . The balance-sheet was adopted , on the motion of Comp . C . A . Phillips , seconded by Comp . G . H . Parke ,

Royal Arch.

Comp . W . Smith proposed Comp . Thomas Wood , Regularity Chapter , No . 44 8 , as Provincial Grand Treasurer . This was seconded by Comp . A . Robertshaw . There was no other candidate ^ and Comp . Wood was elected . The Grand Superintendent proceeded to invest the Officers for the ensuing year , as follow : —

Comp . R . Wilson 289 - - - - - H . I . Barker 258 - - - - - J . H . G . E . Green 1019 .... Scribe E . G . H . Parke 154 Scribe N . W . H . Hewson 304 .... Registrar J . H . Simpson 208 - - - - - Deputy Registrar

R . Sheard 1019 - - . - - Principal Sojourner ? fHTernonT 3 P 9- " . I = I | Assistant Sojourner . B . Stocks 290 ..... Sword Bearer J . P . Browne 600 - - - - - \ J . Spencer 408 - - - - - \ Standard Bearers W . S . Friendly 1513 - )

W . Dyson 1645 ..... Dir . of Ceremonies C . Goldthorpe 242 .... \ F . G . Dimery 2069 - - - - f Assist . Dire , of Cers A . Fretwell 242 .... ) E . R . Dickinson 308 ... . Organist W . Towers 306 .... Assistant Soribe E C . Stokes 139 - - - - - - » ACocker 1283 .... ( .

. „ , B . W . Smith 289 " - " . ' - " - " ^ tewarda J . Barber 652 T . Chester 904 Janitor .

Comp . R . Sheard gave notice that at the next meeting of Provincial Grand Chapter he would move that the salary of the Prov . Grand S . E . be increased to £ 50 .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE .

ON the invitation of the Middlesbrough Lodge , the annual meeting of the Mark Master Masons of this Province was held on Thursday , nth inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Middlesbrough , the Right Hon . Lord Bolton Provincial Grand Master presiding over a very large gathering of Brethren from the various Lodges in the Province .

After the Brethren had been entertained with light refreshments the Lodge was formed , Lord Bolton presiding . The report submitted to the Lodge showed that the Province was in a flourishing condition , the balance in hand

amounting to over £ 20 . Bro . W . J . Marshall P . M . P . P . G . W . was re-elected Prov . G . Treasurer , and the following appointed the Board of General Purposes for the j'ear as required by section nine

of the bye-laws , viz . : Bros . T . B . Whytehead P . P . G . W ., J . Blenkin P . P . G . D ., W . H . Cooper P . P . G . W ., and M . M .

Westerby P . P . G . O . Bros . G . Lamb P . M . and J . Blenkin P . M . were elected Provincial Auditors . It was resolved to provide Standards for the Standard Bearers of the Province , and to accept the invitation of the . Streonshalh Lodge to hold the next Provincial Grand Lodge at Whitby .

On the proposition of the Prov . G . Mark Master a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Middlesbrough Lodge for their hospitality . Lord Bolton then appointed and invested his Officers for the ensuing year , as follow :

Bro . J . Forbes 276 .... Senior Warden Superintendent G . H . Knight 281 - - Junior Warden W . J . Major Wilson 291 - - Master Overseer R . S . Pears 277 .... Senior Overseer W . A . Hutchease 276 - - - Junior Overseer Rev . E . A . B . Pitman 277 - - - Chaplain

G . W . Spetoh 27 T .... Treasurer F . W . Halliwell .... Secretary J . E . Elwell 281 - - - - Registrar of Marks T . Sigewick 276 .... Senior Deacon J . W . Dow ..... Junior Deacon R . W . Land 95 ... Inspector of Works G . Rennard 291 .... Director of Ceremonies

E . Allen 277 - - . - . Assistant Dir . of Cers . W . H . Robinson 276 - - - Sword Bearer H . Speigelhalter 337 - - - Standard Bearer J . Carlill Savill 282 - - - - Organist J . P . Gill ..... Assistant Secretary S . Manson 95 - - - - . Inner Guard G . Clarke 281 . ... Steward W . Stockdale 277 - - - - Tyler .

In the course of his remarks , Lord Bolton referred to the lamentable death of the Earl of Lathom , and also expressed the earnest hope that the Province would at an early date receive a large accession in membership by the Hull Lodges