Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

— : o : — OXFORDSHIRE .

THE Provincial Grand Chapter was held on Tuesday , 13 th inst ., by permission of the Apollo University Lodge , in their Masonic Hall , in Frewin Court , Oxford . The Provincial Superintendent Companion H . Adair

Pickard presided , supported by the Eight Hon . Viscount Valentia H ., and Dr . E . W . M . Pope J ., with the other Prov . Grand Officers for the year .

, The Eight Hon . the Earl of Jersey Prov . Gr . Master of the Craft for Oxfordshire was present . There was also a fair attendance of Companions from each of the Chapters constituting the Province .

The roll of the Chapters , and of the Provincial Officers , having been called and responded to , the

minutes of the last P . G . Chapter were read and confirmed . The M . E . / Z . proposed a vote of five guineas to the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Girls , which was adopted . Companions H . and the Treasurer ( Comp . H . G . W . Drinkwater ) severally read their reports , which were received and passed , and the Treasurer was re-elected .

The following Officers were then appointed for the ensuing year , and were invested : —

Comp . Viscount Valentia - - H . Thomas Eley - - - J . W . L . Morgan - - - S . E . H . G . W . Drinkwater - - Treasurer M . U . Weyland - - - Registrar W . S . Carver ... Principal Sojourner E . J . Giles - - lst Assistant

G . J . Wilson - - - 2 nd Assistant S . J . Shipp - - - Director of Ceremonies G . I . Phillips - - - Assistant Dir . of Cers . W . J . F . K . Stride - - Standard Bearer J . L . Myers - - - Sword Bearer i G . C . Sykes - - - Organist G . R . Norwood - Janitor .

The banquet was subsequently held in the Clarendon Hotel , the chair being taken by the Provincial Superintendent , supported on his right by Viscount Valentia and Lord Jersey , and on his left by Comp . Thos . Elev . A

very enjoyable evening was spent . The customary Loyal and Arch toasts were given and severally responded to .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

•, —; o : — LINCOLNSHIRE . THE Annual communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons took place at Louth , on Thursday , 18 th ult ., under the presidency of

the Earl of Yarborough . Bro . Chas . Scorer , clerk of the peace for the parts of Lindsey , was duly invested Deputy Provincial Grand -Master , vice the late Bro . E . C . Carline , of Lincoln . The following Brethren were appointed Officers for

. the ensuing year :

•Bro . G . S . Woodward - - Senior Warden I . J . Colbridgo - - - Junior Warden E . A . Cousans ... Master Overseer .. _ Frederick Riggall - - Senior Overseer R . N . Brunyer - - - Junior Overseer '' - Rev . W . H . Mills - - Chaplain

W . W . Smith - - - Treasurer A . Wykes - - - Registrar W . R . F . Morton - - Secretary Rev . C . E . Laing - - Senior Deacon William Adams - - Junior Deacon ¦ . A . Gait ... Inspector of Works

" , W . Mortimer - - Director of Ceremonies Rev . H . B . Fawssetfc - - Assistant Dir . of Cers . W . Hill - - - Sword Bearer W . H . Smith - - - Standard Bearer Harry Healy - - - Organist F . Trotter - - - Inner Guard

George Heneage - A ! BJ ££ Scott " - . " ' Stewards C . A , Cheesman - M . Lancaster ... Tyler .

There was a good number of visiting Brethren , who , together with members of the Province , afterwards sat down to a banquet in the Town Hall .

North Wales.

NORTH WALES .

THE annual meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masons was held on the 19 th inst ., at Ehyl , the Provincial Grand Master Bro . Col . Charles Hunter presiding over an exceptionally large attendance of Brethren from all parts of the Province .

Bro . Lieut .-Col . Gordon Warren was re-appointed Deputy of the Province , and the following invested as the assistant Officers of the year :

Bro . Loxhead - Senior Warden Thomas Williams - - - Junior Warden Capt . A . Randolph - - Master Overseer T . B . Farrington - - - Senior Overseer John Hughes ... Junior Overseer

Rev . Pugh Evans - - - ) „ , , . Rev . Thomas Edwards - - / Chaplains Richard Bellis - - - Treasurer J . Haworth - - - Registrar W . D . Henderson - - - Secretary

Dr . Jones Roberts - - - Senior Deacon T . Fisher Jones - - - Junior Deacon J . M . Gunn - - - Superintendent of Wks . G . L . Woods - - - Director of Ceremonies J . G . Jones - - - Sword Bearer

John Owen - - - Standard Bearer Dr . T . K . L . Davies - - Inner Guard J . Burwell - Organist Ellis Jones - - - - ) 0 : , W . Magrath - - - { Stewards J . Vincent .... Tyler .

At the conclusion of the business of the day the Brethren had banquet together at the Westminster . Kesponding to the toast of his health the Provincial Grand Master referred , says the " Liverpool Mercury , " to the great increase which had taken place in Mark Masonry , no fewer than forty Lodges having been added to the roll of the Degree iu England last year .

Worcestershire.

WORCESTERSHIRE .

THE Annual Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of this Province was held at Dudley , on Monday , the 19 th inst ., under the banner of the Godson Lodge , No . * 830 . There were present Bro . A . F . Godson , M . P ., the Prov . G . M ., Abraham Green Deputy G . M ., and the following present Provincial Grand Officers : Brothers "Mnrrfl . v "Ra . vnps nnd W . T . PAPR Ovfirsp . ArR . "RPV . W . J .

Down Chaplain , W . E . Walker Treasurer , T . F . Bland Secretary , M . Smith Deacon , J . W . Eoberts D . C , Duncan Shedden S . B ., W . Stansfield Org ., James Jones I . G ., and very many Officers and members of the respective Mark Lodges in the Province , also visiting Brethren , Bros . Wright Wilson Prov . G . M . Secretary

Warwickshire , and Harry Clark 340 . After the usual routine business the Treasurer ' s accounts were approved , showing a credit balance . Bro . W . E . Walker was unanimously re-elected Treasurer , and a vote of thanks awarded for past services . The Chaplain delivered a well considered and

appropriate address . The alms were collected for the Mark Benevolent Fund . Bro . W . A . Campbell volunteered as Charity Stewaid . Some charitable grants were made . The Prov . Grand Lodge was invited to Worcester for the next annual meeting , under the banner of the Lechmere Lodge , No . 59 . The P . G . M . appointed his Officers as follow :

Bro . Abraham Green - - Deputy T . F . Bland - - - Senior Warden M . Smith - - - Junior Warden W . T . Page ... Master Overseer J . Jones •- - Senior Overseer R . J . Surnian ... Junior Overseer Rev . W . J . Down - - Chaplain W . E . Walker - - Treasurer

Duncan J . Shedden - - Registrar Murray Haynes - - Secretary W . Stansfield - - Senior Deacon W . A . Campbell - - Junior Deacon J . M . Harlow - - Inspector of Works

J . W . Roberts - - Director of Ceremonies H . Newey - - - Sword Bearer C . A . Hatfield - - Standard Bearer J . S . Morris - - - Inner Guard T . G . Dobbs - - - Assistant Secretary F . W . Knott - - - Tyler .

The Lodge was closed , and the Brethren banqueted under the genial chairmanship of the Provincial Grand Master , at the Saracen ' s Head Hotel .