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THE Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey was held at the Masonic Hall , Woking , on Thursday , the 29 th ult . There were present Bro . Col . G . Noel Money , C . B ., Prov . Grand Master , supported by Bros . F . West D . P . G . M ., Col . f 5 . H . Nevill P . G . S . W ., Dr . Hugh Mackintosh P . G . J . W .,

S . W . Lambert P . G . M . O ., Dr . C . R . Alder Wright P . G . S . O ., Rev . W . R . Finlay P . G . Chaplain , Col . A . H . Bircham P . G . Treasurer , Arthur H . Bowles P . G . Secretary , Maior Thomas F . Easterbrook P . G . D . C ., C . T . Tyler

P . A . G . D . C ., J . R . S . Lancaster P . G . S . D ., Frederick Flood P . G . I , of W ., Cbas . F . Passmore P . G . Organist , Arthur Adams P . G . I . G ., C . F . Matier G . Secretary , F . A . Bowles P . G . D . S . D . Bengal , G . H . White , Ralph Neville , R . Mossop , and many other ? .

On the motion of tho Provincial Grand Master , seconded by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . F . West ) , a congratulatory address was ordered to be sent to the Grand Master ( H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ) on tho approaching marraige of his son . Col . Bircham was unanimously re-elected Treasurer for

the ensuing year . The Provincial Grand Master afterwards appointed and invested the following Provincial Grand Officers for the

ensuing year , as follow : — Bro . F . West ... - Deputy Master Major G . H . N . Bridges 333 - Senior Warden T . F . Easterbrook 333 - •Junior Warden F . Flood 442 - - - M . O . A . Adams 108 - - - S . O . J . A . Famfield 450 - - J . O .

Rev . W . R . Finlay 333 - - Chaplain Col . A . H . Bircham 442 - - Treasurer H . L . de Montmorency 114 - Registrar A . H . Bowles 442 - - - Secretary Jemea Hill 333 - - - Senior Deacon

James S . Fraser 108 •- Junior Deacon W . J . Dyer 108 - - •Inspector of Works Cbas . T . Tyler 442 - - Director of Ceremonies T . Aifcken 114 - - - Assist . Directors of Cers . John Vicary 451 - - - Sword Bearer

J . A . Braik 333 - - - Standard Bearer C . F . Passmore 442 - - Organist Charles Cheel 114 - - Inner Guard J W . H . Littleboy 407 - •] Stownrda William Briant 333 - -J Robert Potter - - - Tyler

The musical arrangements were ably carried out under tho direction of Bro . C . F . Passmore , Mus . Baa , Prov . Grand Organist .

PROY.GRANDLODGEOFMIDDLESEX. THE first meeting of the recently formed Prov . Grand Lodge of Middlesex was held on Wednesday , 12 th inst ., at the Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool Street , E . C . The Provincial Grand Master , Col . A . B . Cook , presided , and among the visitors wa 3 the Earl of Euston Pro Grand

Master . There were also present Bros . Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., M . P ., Deputy Prov . G . M ., Fred Mead G . Treasurer , G . Gardner P . G . S . B ., Geo . Graveley P . G . Swd . Bearer , Dr . Lawrence P . G . A . D . C ., Wyndham Hart Grand Sword Bearer , A . Stewart Brown G . Steward , W . Fisher

P . P . G . S . of W ., C . Wood P . P . G . S . B ., J . M . Klenck P . P . G . Secretary , C . J . Knightley Prov . G . J . W ., G . J . Thomas Prov . G . O ., Clement Trotter Prov . G . D ., Thomas Clark Prov . G . Supt . of Works , Ghas . Handley Prov . G . A . D . C , Hall Brown Prov . G . S . B ., W . Dickey ,

Humphreys , West , Scott , Christian , Davis , & c , & c . The Lodge was opened by the Provincial Graud Master and the Officers were saluted . The Prov . Grand Master , the Earl of Euston , then entered the Lodge and was received in

due form . -The minutes having been confirmed the report of the Audit Committee , showing a balance of £ 26 lis 10 d , was read , adopted , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . Bro . Stewart Brown proposed the re-election of Bro . G . Gardner as Prov . G . Treasurer , and the nomination

having been seconded by Bro . C . Handley was carried unanimously . The following were appointed as the Provincial Grand Pfficers for the year ;—

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Bro . Frederick Lawrence . - SeniorWarden John Handley ¦ Junior Warden W . H . B . Scott - - . M . O . . E . W . Daviea •- - S . O . J . West J . O .

H . J . Rogers » Registrar A . Stewart Brown - - Secretary M . Christian ... Senior Deacon Linzell .... Junior Deacons

W . C . Dickey ... Inspector of Works W . J . Fisher ... Director of Ceremonies Kohler .... Assist . Dir . of Cars . A . W . Humphreys - - Sword Bearer Rio .... Standard Bearer W . Pattick - - - Organist C . P . Bellerby - - - Inner Guard

SASSr?::}«—W . Gilbert - . . Tyler The following were elected on Committee of Goneral

Purposes : —Bros . C . J . Knightley , Geo ' . Graveley , M . Christian , and J . M . Klenck , while the Provincial Grand Master appointed the Wardens , Treasurer and Secretary to act in addition . During the meeting the Provincial Grand . Master

presented to tbe Lodge a handsome sword which had been carried before Bro . Henry Irving when be played the part of Richelieu , and the Deputy Prov . G . M . ( Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart . ) , presented the banner for P . G . Lodge , both gifts being suitably acknowledged , and votes of thanks

being passed on the proposition of Bro . Gardner , seconded by Bro . Lawrence . Lodge was subsequently closed , the brethren dining together at the Hotel and honouring the customary Mark toasts . Lord Euston made an admirable speech , congratulating the new Provincial

Grand Master on the satisfactory start made by Middlesex as a separate district , and also on the general outlook of Mark Masonry in the country . In the course of his remarks the Provincial Grand Master said that everything

had been satisfactorily arranged with Surrey in connection with the division of the former united Mark Province , and he hoped that success would attend their future efforts . Sir Reginald Hansom also spoke in congratulatory terms and added to the general success of the gathering .

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