Reports Of Meetings. Norfolk.

REPORTS OF MEETINGS . NORFOLK .

BY command of the Prov . Grand Master Bro . Hamon le Strange P . G . D . a meeting of this Provincial Lodge was held at the Public Hall , ' Wymondham , on the 12 th inst . It is many years since a similiar gathering took place in the old town , and the Brethren of Lodge Doric spared no pains to make the occasion a success . The Hall , which is not altogether a model of elegance or convenience , had been suitably prepared for the event .

At half-past two the members of the eighteen Lodges included in the Province assembled under their respective banners , and at three o ' clock the Prov . G . Master , preceded by his Officers , took his position and opened the Lodge in due form . The Prov . G . M . was supported by the late Prov . G . M . Lord Suffield , Sir Francis Boileau Deputy Prov . G . M ., ' and many others .

The Provincial Grand Secretary called the roll of the Province , when each Lodge was found to he represented . The minutes of the Prov . Grand Lodge held in Norwich on 14 th July 18 9 8 , and of the special Lodge held on 1 st Dec . 1898 , were duly confirmed .

The Prov . G . Registrar Bro . H . Warne read his return for the past year of the several Lodges in the Province , with the numbers of initiations , joinings , and resignations , and the Treasurer also quoted figures showing the satisfactory position of the Province from a financial standpoint .

The reports submitted by the General Purposes Committee and the Charities Committee were adopted , and Bro . George Arthur Fuller P . M . 943 was elected Treasurer for the ensuing year . In connection with the report of the Charities

Committee , it was suggested that the memory of the late respected Bro . H . G . Barwell should be perpetuated by raising a sum of £ 150 , to be divided among the three great Masonic Institutions , so as to increase the voting power of the Province .

The Prov . Grand Master then invested the following as his new Officers :

Bros . Walter Waring - - - - Senior Warden li . H . Teasdel - - - - Junior Warden Kev . A . 3 . Alpe - - - - ) _ , . The Very Rev . the ^ Dean of Norwich - ^ P lalns G-. A . Fuller ----- Treasurer H . W . Churchyard - Registrar

G-. W . G . Barnard - Secretary W . T . Dawson .... Senior Deacon G-. S . Andrews .... Junior Deacon E . R . Woodward .... Superintendent of Works S . F . Stackard - Director of Ceremonies W . B . Cobbald . . . . Assist . Dir . of Cers . N . B . Webster ... . Sword Bearer

J . 3 . Marshall - - - - ) a * J J -r > A . Cooper A - - - - \ Standard Bearers A . Glasspoole .... Organist W . Oliver ..... Assistant Secretary R . T . Booty ..... Pursuivant T . Baylis ..... Assist . Pursuivant P . Soman - - - . - \ T . Blomfield - - - -

R . S . Butcher - , - - „ , . W . G . Parfitt - . * . - - j- Stewards A . F . Hardyment .... D . 0 . McNeill - - - - ) Ephrairh Hollidge .... Tyler T . G . Wyatt ..... Assistant Tyler .

The following Brethren were appointed to serve on the Board of General Purposes : —From the Norwich Lodges : Sir Charles Rackham Oilman 52 , John Brooks Bridgman 93 and 943 , Thomas Joseph Mackley 1500 ; from the other Lod ges in the Province : Richard Martins 100 and 313 , George William Page 107 , Harry James Sparks 99 6 . Bros . J . B . Coleby and A . N . Mann were elected Auditors .

Before the Lodge was closed the Prov . G . M . expressed the great satisfaction it afforded him to have the support of his predecessor in office . He regarded it as a great compliment that Lord Suffield had come specially from London to be present . It was gratifying to find his lordship carrying out the promise that his resignation would not mean a

severance of his connection with the Province . Pie especially valued the support , assistance , and advice given by Lord Suffield , and it was a matter of thankfulness that the Province had during late years assumed such an improved position . Fro m 18 95 there had been a steady increase of members , and the Province was now in a highly prosperous condition .

The Lodge having been closed according to ancient custom , the Brethren attended evensong at the parish church . The service was intoned by the Rev . G . S . Mansbridge . The lessons were read by the Vicar , the Rev . and Hon . Archibald Parker .

Reports Of Meetings. Norfolk.

Before the first lesson a handsome brass lectern , subscribed for by the parishioners and friends in memory of the late Vicar , Canon Eden , was dedicated . The massive lectern , which was specially constructed from designs prepared by Mr . W . R . Weyer , is thoroughly in keeping with the

architecture of the church . It is made of solid burnished brass , and consists of a handsome eagle , mounted on a richly moulded column , the base of which stands upon four lions couchant . On all hands the lectern , which cost about £ 100

was declared to be a valuable addition to the church , and a credit alike to the designer and manufacturers . The musical portion of the service . was very effectively rendered by an augmented choir , Bro . A . S . Wilde P . P . G . O . presiding at the organ .

Bro . A . J . Alpe Prov . G . Chaplain preached a very appropriate sermon , taking for his text Ephesians ii . 21-22 . He urged the Brethren to give alms liberally to assist in the work of restoring the noble fane in which they were assembled . The collection amounted to -Tn us id .

A banquet , to which nearly a hundred Brethren sat down , was subsequently served by Bro . J . Hare ( of the White Hart Hotel ) in the Public Hall . . The toasts met with a most enthusiastic reception , and the d istinguished Brethren replied in happy terms .

A warm vote of thanks was passed to Doric Lodge for the admirable arrangements made for the comfort and enjoyment of the numerous company attending the meeting , a deserved compliment which the Secretary Bro . G . Plumstead suitably acknowledged .

Bro . S . F . Stackard capably carried out the duties of Director of Ceremonies , and excellent music was provided by Brcs . Gawthrop ( Chapel Royal , London ) , Wells ( solo violinist ) , R . V . Reyner , J . Brummage , and J . W . Booking . — "" Eastern Daily Press . "

North And East Yorks.

NORTH AND EAST YORKS .

ON Wednesday , 12 th inst ., at the Temperance Hall , Guisborough , the Marquis of Zetland Provincial Grand Master held a general communication of Masons of the Province , by invitiation of the Zetland Lodge , No . 561 .

Previous to the gathering of Prov . G . Lodge there was a meeting of the Provincial Board of Benevolence at the Mechanics' Institute . There was a large gathering of Brethren , over two hundred coming to represent the thirtythree Lodges of the Province .

Bro . Scott was elected Provincial Treasurer , and then the Provincial Grand Master invested his Officers , as follow :

Bros . Lord Rainclifio - - - - Senior Warden Sir Henry Beresford-Peirse , Bart . - - Junior Warden Thos . Morrill - - - - Registrar Rev . Allan Pride , D . D . - - . 1 ¦ . Rev . R . G . C . Parker - - - [ Chaplains M . C . Peck - - - - - Secretary ¦ F . R . H ± en : : : : ! - ° ^ ° -

W BrownlV - ' - " - - j Junior Deacona C . E . Bradley . ... Supt . of Works J . G . Wallis - - - - - Director of Ceremonies Dr . J . Glen , M . D . . - - . Deputy Dir . of Cers . Alfred Spring .... Assistant Dir . of Cers . R . Murray - - - . - - Sword Bearer

I / feE ?^ ' \ \ I " - } Standard Bearers T . B . Redfern .... Assistant Secretary W . Hepper ..... Organist G . Bradley ----- Pursuivant B . Newbald ----- Assistant Pursuivant

0 . Travis ---- - Tyler . Bro . Handyside , one of the founders of the Zetland Lodge fifty years ago , was present . The Provincial Lodge having been closed , the Brethren adjourned , to the Providence School , where a banquet was held , the Marquis presiding . The usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured .

Craft: Metropolitan.

CRAFT : METROPOLITAN .

UPTON LODGE , No . 1227 . rg ~ UiE Worshipful Master Bro . William Athol Bray presided at a meeting of JL this Lodge- held on Thursday of last week , at the Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool Street , E . C . As usual at this Lodge there was plenty of business to be gone through . After the minutes of the May meeting had been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for Mr . William Edward Pound , who was approved as a candidate for Freemasonry .