Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cumberland And Westmoreland.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND .

THE annual meetiug of this Province was held on Tuesday , the 15 th inst ., at Keswick , under the banner of tho Greta Lodgo , No . 1073 . In the absence of tho Prov . Grand Master and his Deputy , Bro . Col . F . R . Sewell P . M .

1032 presided . All the Lodges in tho Province wero represented but two . The Prov . Grand Treasurer presented a statement of accounts , which showed a balance to the credit of the Province , after voting one hundred

guineas to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , of £ 52 16 s 2 d . Bro . R . J . Nelson was again unanimously elected Prov . Grand Treasurer . The following brethren were appointed and invested as Prov . Grand Officers for

the ensuing year , viz . : — Bro . George Dairymplo 872 ... Senior Warden J . Paterson 962 ... ... Junior Warden Eev . T . W . Melrose 371 ... > nh „„ in- „ J . S . Ostlel 073 ... .. j Chaplains E . J . Nelson ... ... Treasurer J . Slack 310 ... ... Registrar GeoreeJ . M'Kayl 29 ... ... Secretary

B . C . Waller 1074 .. ... Senior Deacon Edwin Jackson 1073 ... ... Junior Deacon Wm . Hodgson 1073 ... ... Superintendent of Works W . D . P . Field 872 ... ... Director of Ceremonies Thomas Ormiston 310 ... Assist . Director of Cers . John NelBon 1267 ... ... Sword Bearer Wm Lawrence 1390 } g fl rf fi W . C . Johns 119 ... ... V . T . FmAmnn 1073 ... Orctmiat

Wm . Middleton 129 ... ... Assistant Secretary Manrice Williams 1532 ... Pursuivant Wm . Bradley 1390 ... ... Assistant Pursuivant Jae . Beatey 310 ... ... ^ Joseph Abbott 371 ... Isaac Dickinson 967 .. ... „ , , John Bewley 1989 V Stewards

W . S . Ponton 327 ... Henry Hartley 1660 ... .. J Thomas Usher 1073 ... ... Tyler

The brethren afterwards formed into processional order , and , headed by the Volunteer band , marched to Crosfchwaite Church , where a sermon was preached by the Rev . Brother H . D . Rawnsley Provincial Grand Chaplain . A banquet at the Keswick Hotel followed .

Prov. G. Lodge Of North Wales.

PROV . G . LODGE OF NORTH WALES .

BY command of the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Lord Harlech , tho Grand Lodge of the Province of North Wales assembled at Barmouth , on Tuesday , the 22 ud inst ., a large number of members and

brethreu being present . The brethren met at tho tastefully decorated Masouic Temple of the Mawddach Lodge , No . 1988 , where Provincial Grand Lodgo was opened . Bro . Lord Harlech , and Bro . Colonel Henry Piatt , Deputy

Provincial Grand Master , and the Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodgo entered the Lodge-room at two o ' clock . There was a large assemblage of Present and Past Provincial Graud Officers aud visitors . After the usual

formalities , the minutes of the Provincial Grand Lodge , held at Carnarvon , were read and confirmed . Thc roll call of Lodges showed that two were unrepresented . Tho Provincial Grand Secretary read a report showing tliat

there was a marked improvement in the -maimer in whioh the minute books of Lodges in the Province were kept . More uniformity , however , was needed , and it wan his intention to submit a scheme on tho subject . Brothers ,

Corbet , Edisbury , nnd Bonson wero re-elected to audit the Provincial Grind Treasurer ' s accounts . Bro . Salmon was re-elected i ' . cvincial Grand Treasurer , and submitted a statement showing that the funds in hand to the credit

of ( ho Provincial Grand Lodgo amounted to £ [)() 3 s !> d On the « B" fund of the North Wales Charitable Association there was iu hand a balance of £ 251 , after relieving tho several cases submitted Inst year . This fund

was really tho nursery of tho other funds , and ought to be better supported b y the Lodges , only one-third of which subscribed towards it at present . Thc Provincial Grand Master afterwards appointed and invested hi : ; Oflicei * - ' ! , : > : ; follow : —

Bro . Hon . Co ! . West ... ... Senior Warden Dr . JoneH-Morm ... ... Junior Warden Ilov . J . Morgan ... ... Chaplain Salmon ... ... ... Trea ' -jufr * . *

Prov. G. Lodge Of North Wales.

W . L . Bankoa ... ... Registrar T . E . Harris ... ... Secretary D . Wynn Williams ... ... Assistant Sooretary Dr . A . E . Turnour ... , . Senior Deacon David Cameron ... ... Junior Deacon J . M . M . Smith ... ... Superintendent of Works

S . F . Clement ... ... Director of Ceremonies N . Bunnell ... ... Assistant Director of Cers . E . Powell ... ... Sword Bearer H J Hart \ Standard Bearers E . W . Thomas ... ... Organist

W . Jones ... ... ... Pursuivant E . G . Humphreys ... ... Assistant Pursuivant T . Mills ... ... ... " ) Edward Roberts ... ... f r ,, , Dr . Henry Evans / Stewards J . Burton ... ... .., ) H . B . Stnbbington ... ... Tyler

The Deputy Provincial Grand Master said ifc Avas with feelings of pleasure that he was able to announce that his scheme for a life presentation to the Girls' Masonic School had been completed . Ifc now remained for the Provincial

Grand Lodge to arrange as to the proper mode in which the Charity should bo managed . In the individual subscriptions received were — the Provincial Grand Master , £ 25 ; tho Deputy Provincial Grand Master , £ 25 ; the

Masonic-hall , Bangor , £ 22 ; Bro . S . Pope , £ 20 ; with other special Lodge and individual subscriptions , making a total of £ 163 4 s . The full sum collected when the promises were paid up would exceed £ 525 . He asked for

£ 27 17 s 6 d to complete the presentation . Bro . Salmon proposed that tho amount should be voted , with a hearty vote of thanks to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the trouble he had taken . Bro . Edisbury seconded the proposal , which was agreed to . A long discussion followed

as to the mode in which the Charifcy should be managed , The Provincial Grand Master proposed , and Bro . Edisbury seconded , the appointment of a committee , composed of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Provincial Grand

Treasurer , and Provincial Grand Secretary , to make arrangements as to the most deserving cases for consideration and submission to the North Wales Charitable Association . Bro . Dr . Jones-Morris pointed out that the

Lodges having contributed largely towards tho fund , wero specially debarred from partaking iu its administration , and urged that this should be remedied . Brother Salmon remarked that Lodges should subscribe specially each

year before their representatives could havo a voice in tho disposal of the Charities . Bro . Jones-Morris said that last year some of the Lodges had made a special effort to provide a sum of money required by tho Deputy

Provincial Grand Master towards the fund , aud he did not see why they should now be debarred from having a voice iu its administration . Bro . Salmon , as Provincial Graud Treasurer , said that tho Association could nofc go beyond

its bye-laws . The only way out of thc difficulty was that each Lodge should subscribe a guinea in tho name of tho W . M . for the time being . The Deputy Provincial Graud Master thought it would bo ouly courteous towards tho

stiosenbing Lodges that when the selection of first candidates came forward , tho W . M . of each should bo asked to attend . Brother Salmon agreed with tho suggestion . The Provincial Graud Treasurer called attention

to the fact that two Lodges—Oaxlewain ( Newtown ) and Llanidloes—were not represented afc'the Provincial Graud Lodge ; and , on the motion of Bro . Tuxford , it was decided that fcho Provincial Grand Secretary should by circular

call the attention of tho Lodges to the bye-law on fcho point , and fcho penalty attendant upon infringement . Tho Provincial Grand Master road a circular from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorset , with reference to tho

Boys' School , and enclosing certain recommendations . Tho Deputy Provincial Grand Master proposed tho adoption of the same , which was agreed to . On fcho motion of Bro . Salmon , seconded by Bro . Jones-Morris , a

resolution was adopted strongly protesting against any excessi-ze grant being allowed to fcho Secretary of fcho Boys' ( School upon his refciromonf . Tho banquet was served afc the Cnrsygedol Hotel .

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