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The First Masonic Festival of the Ensuing Year WILL BE THAT OF ME -C 3 Q ~ y _^_ ^ LJ MASONICBENEVOLENTINSTITUTION POB AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS Grand Patron and President : His R OYAL H IGHNESS T HE P RINCE OS W ALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M , WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , ON WEDNESDAY , 29 TH FEBRUARY 1888 , TTPOIT WHICH OCCASION SIR GEORGE ELLIOT , Bart ., M . P ., R . W . PROV . G . M . SOUTH WALES ( EAST DIVISION ) , has been pleased to signify his intention of Presiding . BRETHREN are earnestly invited fco accept the office of Steward upon this occasion , and thoy will greatly oblige by forwarding their names and Masonic rank , as soon as convenient , to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required , and supply them with tho necessary circulars , &< s . It is fraternally hoped that upon this occasion , owing to the large number of applicants and the few vacnncios , Brethren will nso their influence to obtain donations towards the funds of the Institution , which wore nevor moro needed than at the present time . Expenditure in Annuities alone jElo . OOO . Permanent income only £ 3 , 600 . JAMES TERRY , Vice-Patron , P . G . S . B . Secretary . OFJICK : —4 Freemasons' Hall , London , "W . C .

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DtoplipaMirkJfirstitutiairfar§kh, ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA EISE , S . W . Chief Patroness : HER MAJESTY THB QUEEN . Grand Patroa and President : His B OYAL H IOHWISS THE P MWCE OF W ALES , K . G ., M . IY . G . M . Grand Patroness : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . FOUNDED 178 8 , CENTENARY CELEBRATION 1888-Brethren willing to act as Stewards on the above important occasion will greatly oblige by sending in their names as early as convenient . P . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . OrriCH—5 Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , W . C .

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VictoriaMansionsRestaurant VICTORIA STREET , WESTMINSTER , S . W . A SUITE OP ROOMS , MOST CONVENIENTLY ARRANGED FOR MASONIC MEETINGS . EIGHT LODGES ALREADY MEET HERE ; AMPLE ACCOMMODATION FOR OTHERSSeparate Entrance—apart from the Restaurant—from Victoria Street . The Lodge Eoom , Ante Room , & c , on one Floor , Quite Private . THE BANQUET ROOM WILL SEAT UPWARDS OF 1100 GUESTS . ¦ CHOICE STOCK OF WINES , SPIRITS , dc . ¦\ Vecldimr TJrealcfast . s , Soii'eoFs , Concerts ' , l ? irrti « s , Crl «» c « Civil" ) ?* , tec , . Sec , aceommoilntoil . Particulars on Appliciiion to H . CLOOTS , Proprietor , Victoria Mansions Restaurant , Victoria St .. Westminster , S . W .

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BRO.G,S.GRAHAM, Tho Popular Tenor and Buffo Vocalist , from St . James's Hall , Crystal Palace , & c . ( Provincial Grand Organist Middlesex ) IS OPEX TO ACCEPT ENGAGEMENTS FOR , Concerts , 6 nfcvt ; uivmciifs if || lasonic banquets . Ttro . O . S . Gralwm ' s Tarty nf Eminent Artists can be engaged for Masonic Tinrir | N * t , « , CotisncrMtionsj and installations , & c . For Opinions of the Press and Term * , address—G . R . GRAHAM , "Hazeldcan , Cornfortl Grove , Balham , Surrojr .

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WANTED . -A M . istor Mason ( 45 ) desires EMPLOYMENT in a N > w < pnpcr Odicc ; any rapacity . Kas been Editor nnd Ticportor 25 rears , and holds fir-st .-cR < js credentials . Leaders , reviews , notes , verbatim shorthand , Ac . Moderate terms . Address M . MASOX , O 3 Hunter Street , Brunswick Square , "W . C .

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M A S O N- I C LECTU RE , KNOBS AND EXCRESCENCES . BEO . JAMES STEVEN'S P . M . P . Z . ia open to accept invitations for tho delivery of his LECTUKIS in llBTKOPOHTAif or PBOTIIS- cut LODGES orLoBOEs OPIWSTHUCTIOS' . " 'I Address—a Queen Street Flare , London , E . C , ' . I

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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CORNWALL .

THE annual meeting of tbe Prov . Grand Lodge of Cornwall was held on Thursday the 13 fch inst ., afc the Wesleyan School , Bodmin , under the banner of Lodge 330 . There was a large attendance . The Prov . Grand

Master of Cornwall ( the Earl of Mount Edgcum . be ) sat on the throne , being supported by the following Prov . Grand Officers : —Bros . Sir Charles B . Graves-Sawle , Bart ., D . M ., Richard Adams S . W ., Gilbert B . Pearce J . W ., Rev . M . J .

Sutton Chaplain , Richard Carter Registrar , Edward D . Anderfcon Secretary , King Baker and Alfred Luke S . D . ' s , Charles Parsons and Bath Morriss J . D . ' s , Joseph Bassett Supt . of Wks ., John G . Henwood Dir . of Cers ., Walter

Giles Assist . D . C , Norman Gray Sword Bearer , George Darke Standard Bearer , John Brewer Assist . G . Secretary , Martin Sampson Organist , James Pearce Pursuivant , John

Langdon Assist . Pursuivant , William Andrew , C . de Cressy Treffry , J . C . Burrow , and JJ . B . . Neamo Stewards , J . N . Francis Tyler . There was a very large number of brethren present , including several Pasfc Provincial Grand Officers . The minutes of tho last Provincial Grand Lodge ,

held at Falmouth , on 14 th September 1886 * . having beeu read and confirmed , the Grand Secretary announced that apologies had been received from Brop . Nicholas J . West P . M . 450 , the Prov . Grand Treasurer , whom ho regretted

to say was leaving the Province ; Rev . G . L . Church , J . F . Penrose , J . Willey , W . J . Johns , Captain Colville , an old P . M . of the Lodge , Morgan P . G . S . B ., W . D . Rogers , C . Bryant , Henry Pole P . P . A . G . Secretary , and Rev . C .

Kendall P . P . G . Chaplain . The roll of Lodges was called , and the P . G . Secretary reported every Lodge was represented , and Cornwall , he was pleased to say , stood at the head of the list of Provinces in having all the Lodges

invariably represented at the P . G . Lodge meeting . Some alterations in the rules of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund having been confirmed , the Prov . G . Secretary read the Treasurer ' s report . There was a balance

in hand at the commencement of the year of £ 125 4 s lid , which , with fees of honour amounting to £ 34 , and dues from Lodges £ 1 G 0 16 s 9 d , made a total of £ 329 17 s 3 d .

The expenditure included £ 40 for grants , £ 84 to Masonic Institutions , leaving a balance in hand of £ 127 lis 3 d . Bro . Anderton said there would be a loss on the sale of the

Directories this year . He regretted this , as the Directory was much appreciated by a lnrge number , who were much indebted to Bro . Hughan for the admirable way in which tho work was compiled . He reported several Lodges who

had never subscribed to the work . The Prov . G . Secretary reported that since tho last Prov . Grand Lodge meeting , Lodge Cotehcle , No . 216 G , -was consecrated by the P . G . Master in a manner that ho "had never seen equalled ,

and he gave an oration on Masonry , to the delight of all brethren present . He could only express his regret thafc a larger number was not able to be present . He had attended

consecrations m various Provinces , but had never heard so eloquent an address on their duties aud responsibilities as the P . Cr . M . delivered on thafc occasion . The number of

subscribing members in the Province on the 30 th December last was 1 , 470 , being an increase of 11 during the year . Lodgo Cotehele returned 13 new members , so thafc they were practically in the same position . The number of

initiations during the year was 107 , being 30 above the average dnving the previous year . They lost a number by brethren neglecting to pay their fees , and a few by removals and deaths . He could speak strongly ofthe good

working of the Lodges he was able to visit . Whilst the ritual of the Lodges was very good , many seemed to bo not only ignorant of the Constitutions and Prov . Grand Byelaws , but even of their own Bye-laws . The ignorance with

respect to the Constitutions "was alarming , and he mentioned for the information ofthe brethren generally that no brother had a right to introduce a non-subscribing bvolhor to his Lodge move than once during his lifetime