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R. M. I. Girls.
children of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls were received by the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress on Saturday . The girls , who were accompanied by the matron ( Miss Buck ) , the head mistress ( Miss Redgrave ) , and several members of the staff , walked in procession through , the state
drawing-rooms , where they were received by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress and the Sheriffs , who shook hands with each . A lovely basket of flowers was presented to her ladyship by Miss Agnes Robinson ( Lord Mayor ' s gold medallist ) . A series of entertainments took place in the
saloon , and after tea there was dancing in the Egyptian Hall . Among those who took part in the proceedings were : Mrs . Treloar , Miss Bevan , Bros . Sir John B . Monckton ( Town Clerk ) , J . H . Matthews , Peter de Lande Long , T . H . Gardiner , Frank Richardson , Spaull , Langton , and other members of the School Committee .
Presentation At Hereford.
PRESENTATION AT HEREFORD .
OUR esteemed Brother H . C . Beddoe Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Herefordshire , Alderman and twice Mayor of the county town , was deservedly honoured at the Shire Hall , Hereford , on Wednesday , 4 th inst ., when a large number of ladies and gentlemen from city and county
assembled for the purpose of presenting him with his portrait in oils , painted by Mr . H . T . Wells , R . A ., together with a handsome array of silver plate , as a mark of their recognition of his long career of usefulness in many and varied ways—in
agriculture , commerce , and the fine arts , as a member of public bodies , and , lastly , though decidedly not least , in the cause of true athleticism . The first piece of plate was a large silver salver , in King ' s pattern and shell bordered . It bore the following inscription : —
Presented , with other plate , and his portrait , to Aid . Henry Child Beddoe , Mayor of Hereford 1888-39 and 1897-98 by his fellow citizens and other friends in appreciation of the valuable services rendered by hirn for so many years to the city and county of Hereford in all matters of public
interest , and especially on the occasion of the Centenary Show of the Herefordshire Agricultural Society , the great success of which was in a large measure due to the energy and hospitality displayed by him as Mayor of Hereford and Chairman of the Local Committee . September 1899 .
The other articles were a massive two handled silver tankard of George III . design , and four large silver table candlesticks to match . On the tankard were engraved the words : —
Presented to ADD . H . C . BEDDOE , Mayor of Hereford 1888-89 , 1897-98 . By his fellow citizens and other friends , In recognition of his valuable public services September 1899 .
Accompanying the whole was an artistically illuminated address , bound in blue morocco , on . which the arms of the city of Hereford were emblazoned , and at the end of which followed the names of over three hundred subscribers .
Among the speakers , all of whom testified to Bro . Beddoe ' s many estimable qualities , were the Mayor of Hereford , the Bishop of Hereford , Sir James Rankin , M . P ., Mr . Radcliffe Cooke , M . P ., Mr . W . E . Britten , Mr . T . Carver , Mr . Henry Haywood , Mr . Llanwarne , and the Dean
of Hereford , the latter of whom , in the course of his remarks said others had spoken of the many excellent qualities of Mr . Beddoe , and the many offices he had held , but curiously enough , there was one office , the chief office he might say , to which no allusion had been made whatever . It was one in
which he ( the Dean ) was in a position to allude to , because he was a Brother to him in the light that Mr . Beddoe held the very high office of Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Herefordshire , an honour of which he might
be well proud , an honour which Masons throughout the Province recognised he . was well deserving of . He ranked second in the Province to Lord Glanusk . He ( the Dean ) had reason , as a Mason , to bear his own testimony to his worth as a Brother .
Masonry And The War.
MASONRY AND THE WAR .
' IiHE Board of Management of the Freemasons' Hall , JL Johannesburg , having placed their building at , the disposal of the St . John ' s Ambulance Association ( Transvaal centre ) , arrangements are already in progress for turning the
Hall into a Hospital . During the course of to-day or tomorrow the Red Cross flag will be hoisted over the building , and beds , stores , & c , are being sent in by the Ambulance Association , who are utilising the main Hall as a ward , and
Masonry And The War.
the Lodge Rooms and ante rooms as doctors ' , nurses ' , and consulting rooms . Several Masonic Lodges that usually meet in the Hall have already closed down , and the District Grand Tyler has also in his charge the Charters of a good number of country Lodges that have temporarily suspended meetings .
Owing to the use to which the Hall is now being put , a few affairs that were advertised to take place there have been postponed . The Johannesburg Jewish Guild were to hold a Cinderella dance there to-night , but owing to the above arrangements the Committee have very wisely decided to postpone the affair . — "Transvaal Leader , " 22 nd September .
[ Probably this is one of the very best uses to which a Masonic Hall has ever been put . The local Craftsmen having provided the building is it too much to ask outside Brethren to keep it well supplied with all necessaries , that is , if it is possible to get them sent through . —Ed . F . C ]
A " Past Master " writes : —The story of Freemasonry on Majuba Hill is not a solitary instance on record . Many similar touching incidents occurred during the Franco-German war . Not only are President Kruger and Piet Joubert enthusiastic Freemasons , but practically every
educated Boer belongs to the Order . As most of the British Officers also belong to the Craft it will be a real case of " Brothers " slaying " Brothers . " During the last Transvaal war an appeal was sent by the Grand Orient of the
Netherlands to the M . W . G . M . the Prince of Wales , entreating him , as a "Brother , " to use his influence in favour of peace . The Prince replied that , as this was a political question , he could not intervene . — " Daily Chronicle . "
Referring to the original paragraph , the " Glasgow Evening Times " says : Whatever the truth of the story , it certainly looks very well in print , and it suggests that if the Uitlanders had been a trifle more astute they might have obtained all they have been striving for by judicious pressure
upon Boar sentiment in the local Lodges . It is exceedingly doubtful , however , the commissariat officer ' s experience notwithstanding , whether Freemasonry will ever become much of an ameliorative force in time of war . No doubt the use of smokeless powder leaves a clearer atmosphere between the
combatants , and Tommy Atkins might , at a moment of danger , be able to catch the eye of Jan Van Quackenbosh by the dexterous application of his thumb to his nose , or by some of the other complicated signs which form part of the mysteries
of the Craft . But in the hurry and confusion of battle , Jan might misunderstand Tommy , and mistake his Brotherly overture for a gesture of contempt . In that case there might conceivably be a sudden vacancy in Tommy ' s Lodge .
A Brother , a Frenchman , residing in Alsace , who was a few years ago a member of a Kilmarnock Lodge , has written to another Brother resident in the town a very interesting letter . Among other matters in his communication is the following : — " I have not been to Lodge yet ; they , meet only
next month . Tney are very select people the Masons here . I will write you my impressions after my first visit , also the particulars about the working here . " He has also the following reference to the Dreyfus case : "I see that you were surprised too at the Dreyfus judgment . He is a native
of this town , where his people has some big factories , but in general the people are rather anti-Dreyfusards here , as we have so many Jews , but I know from a French Freemason that the word went through all the French Lodges to support Dreyfus , as his case was now merely a battle between the
clericals and the Masons . " The "Kilmarnock Herald , " in giving this item , says it " will appear from the above that whoever was on the side of injustice in France , it was not the Freemasons . It is something new to be informed that the Dreyfus case was a battle between the Romish Church and Freemasons ! "
At a recent meeting of the Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary s Chapel ) , No . 1 , Bro . P . L . Henderson W . M . presiding , the Thaker Sahib of Gondul , G . C . I . E ., was admitted a member of the Craft . Thereafter the Master reported as to the
recent banquet in celebration of the tercentenary of the earliest written record of the Lodge . He claimed that that had been the most successful Masonic function of modern times . Numerous letters were read from Lodges in Australia
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R. M. I. Girls.
children of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls were received by the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress on Saturday . The girls , who were accompanied by the matron ( Miss Buck ) , the head mistress ( Miss Redgrave ) , and several members of the staff , walked in procession through , the state
drawing-rooms , where they were received by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress and the Sheriffs , who shook hands with each . A lovely basket of flowers was presented to her ladyship by Miss Agnes Robinson ( Lord Mayor ' s gold medallist ) . A series of entertainments took place in the
saloon , and after tea there was dancing in the Egyptian Hall . Among those who took part in the proceedings were : Mrs . Treloar , Miss Bevan , Bros . Sir John B . Monckton ( Town Clerk ) , J . H . Matthews , Peter de Lande Long , T . H . Gardiner , Frank Richardson , Spaull , Langton , and other members of the School Committee .
Presentation At Hereford.
PRESENTATION AT HEREFORD .
OUR esteemed Brother H . C . Beddoe Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Herefordshire , Alderman and twice Mayor of the county town , was deservedly honoured at the Shire Hall , Hereford , on Wednesday , 4 th inst ., when a large number of ladies and gentlemen from city and county
assembled for the purpose of presenting him with his portrait in oils , painted by Mr . H . T . Wells , R . A ., together with a handsome array of silver plate , as a mark of their recognition of his long career of usefulness in many and varied ways—in
agriculture , commerce , and the fine arts , as a member of public bodies , and , lastly , though decidedly not least , in the cause of true athleticism . The first piece of plate was a large silver salver , in King ' s pattern and shell bordered . It bore the following inscription : —
Presented , with other plate , and his portrait , to Aid . Henry Child Beddoe , Mayor of Hereford 1888-39 and 1897-98 by his fellow citizens and other friends in appreciation of the valuable services rendered by hirn for so many years to the city and county of Hereford in all matters of public
interest , and especially on the occasion of the Centenary Show of the Herefordshire Agricultural Society , the great success of which was in a large measure due to the energy and hospitality displayed by him as Mayor of Hereford and Chairman of the Local Committee . September 1899 .
The other articles were a massive two handled silver tankard of George III . design , and four large silver table candlesticks to match . On the tankard were engraved the words : —
Presented to ADD . H . C . BEDDOE , Mayor of Hereford 1888-89 , 1897-98 . By his fellow citizens and other friends , In recognition of his valuable public services September 1899 .
Accompanying the whole was an artistically illuminated address , bound in blue morocco , on . which the arms of the city of Hereford were emblazoned , and at the end of which followed the names of over three hundred subscribers .
Among the speakers , all of whom testified to Bro . Beddoe ' s many estimable qualities , were the Mayor of Hereford , the Bishop of Hereford , Sir James Rankin , M . P ., Mr . Radcliffe Cooke , M . P ., Mr . W . E . Britten , Mr . T . Carver , Mr . Henry Haywood , Mr . Llanwarne , and the Dean
of Hereford , the latter of whom , in the course of his remarks said others had spoken of the many excellent qualities of Mr . Beddoe , and the many offices he had held , but curiously enough , there was one office , the chief office he might say , to which no allusion had been made whatever . It was one in
which he ( the Dean ) was in a position to allude to , because he was a Brother to him in the light that Mr . Beddoe held the very high office of Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Herefordshire , an honour of which he might
be well proud , an honour which Masons throughout the Province recognised he . was well deserving of . He ranked second in the Province to Lord Glanusk . He ( the Dean ) had reason , as a Mason , to bear his own testimony to his worth as a Brother .
Masonry And The War.
MASONRY AND THE WAR .
' IiHE Board of Management of the Freemasons' Hall , JL Johannesburg , having placed their building at , the disposal of the St . John ' s Ambulance Association ( Transvaal centre ) , arrangements are already in progress for turning the
Hall into a Hospital . During the course of to-day or tomorrow the Red Cross flag will be hoisted over the building , and beds , stores , & c , are being sent in by the Ambulance Association , who are utilising the main Hall as a ward , and
Masonry And The War.
the Lodge Rooms and ante rooms as doctors ' , nurses ' , and consulting rooms . Several Masonic Lodges that usually meet in the Hall have already closed down , and the District Grand Tyler has also in his charge the Charters of a good number of country Lodges that have temporarily suspended meetings .
Owing to the use to which the Hall is now being put , a few affairs that were advertised to take place there have been postponed . The Johannesburg Jewish Guild were to hold a Cinderella dance there to-night , but owing to the above arrangements the Committee have very wisely decided to postpone the affair . — "Transvaal Leader , " 22 nd September .
[ Probably this is one of the very best uses to which a Masonic Hall has ever been put . The local Craftsmen having provided the building is it too much to ask outside Brethren to keep it well supplied with all necessaries , that is , if it is possible to get them sent through . —Ed . F . C ]
A " Past Master " writes : —The story of Freemasonry on Majuba Hill is not a solitary instance on record . Many similar touching incidents occurred during the Franco-German war . Not only are President Kruger and Piet Joubert enthusiastic Freemasons , but practically every
educated Boer belongs to the Order . As most of the British Officers also belong to the Craft it will be a real case of " Brothers " slaying " Brothers . " During the last Transvaal war an appeal was sent by the Grand Orient of the
Netherlands to the M . W . G . M . the Prince of Wales , entreating him , as a "Brother , " to use his influence in favour of peace . The Prince replied that , as this was a political question , he could not intervene . — " Daily Chronicle . "
Referring to the original paragraph , the " Glasgow Evening Times " says : Whatever the truth of the story , it certainly looks very well in print , and it suggests that if the Uitlanders had been a trifle more astute they might have obtained all they have been striving for by judicious pressure
upon Boar sentiment in the local Lodges . It is exceedingly doubtful , however , the commissariat officer ' s experience notwithstanding , whether Freemasonry will ever become much of an ameliorative force in time of war . No doubt the use of smokeless powder leaves a clearer atmosphere between the
combatants , and Tommy Atkins might , at a moment of danger , be able to catch the eye of Jan Van Quackenbosh by the dexterous application of his thumb to his nose , or by some of the other complicated signs which form part of the mysteries
of the Craft . But in the hurry and confusion of battle , Jan might misunderstand Tommy , and mistake his Brotherly overture for a gesture of contempt . In that case there might conceivably be a sudden vacancy in Tommy ' s Lodge .
A Brother , a Frenchman , residing in Alsace , who was a few years ago a member of a Kilmarnock Lodge , has written to another Brother resident in the town a very interesting letter . Among other matters in his communication is the following : — " I have not been to Lodge yet ; they , meet only
next month . Tney are very select people the Masons here . I will write you my impressions after my first visit , also the particulars about the working here . " He has also the following reference to the Dreyfus case : "I see that you were surprised too at the Dreyfus judgment . He is a native
of this town , where his people has some big factories , but in general the people are rather anti-Dreyfusards here , as we have so many Jews , but I know from a French Freemason that the word went through all the French Lodges to support Dreyfus , as his case was now merely a battle between the
clericals and the Masons . " The "Kilmarnock Herald , " in giving this item , says it " will appear from the above that whoever was on the side of injustice in France , it was not the Freemasons . It is something new to be informed that the Dreyfus case was a battle between the Romish Church and Freemasons ! "
At a recent meeting of the Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary s Chapel ) , No . 1 , Bro . P . L . Henderson W . M . presiding , the Thaker Sahib of Gondul , G . C . I . E ., was admitted a member of the Craft . Thereafter the Master reported as to the
recent banquet in celebration of the tercentenary of the earliest written record of the Lodge . He claimed that that had been the most successful Masonic function of modern times . Numerous letters were read from Lodges in Australia