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jg g ^^^^ M ^^ a SATURDAY , 28 TH OCTOBER 1893 .
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The installation meeting of the William Shurmur Lodge , which we report elsewhere in this issue , was probably the most successful meeting ever held in
connection with a Private Lodge . The assembly was a large and influential one , as may be imagined- from the fact that the Board of Installed Masters was no less than sixty-seven strong , but the feature that
attracts attention . more particularly on this occasion is the amount of the support given to the Charitable Institutions of the Order . A sum of one hundred guineas was voted to head the W . M . ' s list as a
Steward for the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Girls , and a like amount was given from the funds of the Lodge for the Boys' School , to be placed on the list of the I . P . M ., Bro . Bromhead ; while the new W . M . ( Bro . N . Fortescue ) signified his intention of following
the example of the Lodge and making a personal donation of one hundred guineas in support of his Stewardship for the Girls' School .
Bro . Nathaniel Fortescue the W . M . of the Lodge , was born on 23 rd July 1838 , at Long Stowe , Cambridgeshire , where his ancestors for many generations have been farmers . He is a fine specimen of an English yeoman , standing six feet high and ol
broad proportions . . He was initiated into Freemasonry in 1874 , in the St . John of Wapping Lodge , No . 1206 , but did not take office . He was one of the founders of the William Shurmur Lodge , and when it was consecrated in 1890 he was appointed
Treasurer . He is well skilled in the ritual of the Craft , and there is little doubt but that he will prove a worthy Master of the Lodge , which , on the occasion of his installation , as at many of its former meetings , has established a record in the Craft which will be difficult to beat .
One other item of general interest was referred to at this meeting of the William Shurmur Lodge , the W . M ., in investing his Treasurer , expressing a wish that he could also invest Bro . Shurmur with the collar of Grand Treasurer , " a post to which his
efforts in the cause ol Freemasonry justly entitle him , " and to which there is very little doubt he will speedily rise . Whether he will be elected for next year , or will prefer to be nominated for the succeeding one , the future alone can show , but whenever his
friends put him forward it will prove a very hard task for another candidate to stand against him .
On the occasion of the recent meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Oxfordshire the Earl of Jersey Prov . G . M . stated it was proposed to erect a Masonic Temple in Oxford , ancf a committee was appointed to consider the question . It is generally
recognised that the present accommodation in the city is totally inadequate for the requirements of the Craft , and we anticipate a fine addition will be made to the already large number of Masonic homes to be met with in the Provinces .
We saw an account some time back as to the origin of the term " printer's devil , " which was ascribed to a very remote age , and was said to have taken its nse from the actions of a black boy employed by one
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of the earlier printers in Italy , but whatever the origin of the term it is very . certain the " devil" is a power to be recokoned with in printing , and one that sooner
or later will be certain to make himself known m the best regulated office . Our particular " devil " asserted himself last week , with results the reverse of gratifying , but he seldom does anything right , or at least
does not get credit for it , so that it is only necessary to refer to his handiwork to admit an error , and this occurred on page 243 of our last number , where the unsuccessful candidates at the two elections were
recorded . The two sets of names were mixed , with the result that the Girls' appeared under the Boys ' heading , and vice versa . Some of the baptismal names , at least , are sufficiently distinctive to make
the error apparent , but we must none the less express our regret at its occurrence .
It is with extreme regret we learn that Brother Magnus Ohren P . G . A . D . of C . has been compelled , in consequence of failing health , to resign his appointment as Secretary of the Crystal Palace District Gas Company . At the meeting of the Board at which his letter of resignation was read , sympathy was expressed
towards our distinguished brother , the following resolution being carried with unanimity and ordered to be entered on the minutes : — " The Board received with the greatest regret the resignation of their respected Friend and Secretary , Mr . Magnus Ohren ,
in consequence of his failing health ; and in accepting such resignation , they desire to record their deep sense of the loss they sustain in the severance of his connection with the Company after a period of 38 years faithful service , during which time he fulfilled
his duties to the great advantage of the Company , and the entire satisfaction of the Board . " It is not often a public servant can point to such a career as that just closed by Bro . Magnus Ohren , and we hope
his illness is not of such a nature as to preclude his enjoying for many years to come the rest he so richly deserves after his long period of active service . The members of No . 1730 have arranged for a
Masonic service in the Parish Church , Urmston , on Sunday , 12 th November , at 3 * 30 p . m ., in aid of the Masonic Charities . The Provincial Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , has granted a dispensation allowing brethren to wear Masonic clothing and
jewels on the occasion , which we hope will result m material advantage to the cause it iB intended to benefit .
We often see announcements as to the oldest Freemason in this or that part of the world , but we think it would be somewhat difficult to secure a better " long service " record than that of Bro . George Martin ,
whose appointment as Tyler of No . 483 " for the forty-ninth time " was recorded in our last week ' s issue .
The weekly meetings of the Tredegar Lodge of Instruction , No . 1625 , have been resumed at the Wellington Arms , Wellington Road , Bow . Bro . B . Stewart is the Preceptor , and meetings are held every Thursday .
A meeting of the initiates of the Bute Lodge , No . 960 , admitted during the past year , was recently held to discuss the advisability of following the example of last year's initiates , viz ., of presenting the W . M . ( Bro . Harry Samuels ) with some token of their esteem and friendship
in a similiar manner to the presentation which was last year made to Bro . Ferrier I . P . M . About twenty of the initiates were present . A committee was appointed to decide as to the form which , the acknowledgment should take , and it was decided that a further meeting should be convened at an early date . —South Wales Daily News .
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jg g ^^^^ M ^^ a SATURDAY , 28 TH OCTOBER 1893 .
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The installation meeting of the William Shurmur Lodge , which we report elsewhere in this issue , was probably the most successful meeting ever held in
connection with a Private Lodge . The assembly was a large and influential one , as may be imagined- from the fact that the Board of Installed Masters was no less than sixty-seven strong , but the feature that
attracts attention . more particularly on this occasion is the amount of the support given to the Charitable Institutions of the Order . A sum of one hundred guineas was voted to head the W . M . ' s list as a
Steward for the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Girls , and a like amount was given from the funds of the Lodge for the Boys' School , to be placed on the list of the I . P . M ., Bro . Bromhead ; while the new W . M . ( Bro . N . Fortescue ) signified his intention of following
the example of the Lodge and making a personal donation of one hundred guineas in support of his Stewardship for the Girls' School .
Bro . Nathaniel Fortescue the W . M . of the Lodge , was born on 23 rd July 1838 , at Long Stowe , Cambridgeshire , where his ancestors for many generations have been farmers . He is a fine specimen of an English yeoman , standing six feet high and ol
broad proportions . . He was initiated into Freemasonry in 1874 , in the St . John of Wapping Lodge , No . 1206 , but did not take office . He was one of the founders of the William Shurmur Lodge , and when it was consecrated in 1890 he was appointed
Treasurer . He is well skilled in the ritual of the Craft , and there is little doubt but that he will prove a worthy Master of the Lodge , which , on the occasion of his installation , as at many of its former meetings , has established a record in the Craft which will be difficult to beat .
One other item of general interest was referred to at this meeting of the William Shurmur Lodge , the W . M ., in investing his Treasurer , expressing a wish that he could also invest Bro . Shurmur with the collar of Grand Treasurer , " a post to which his
efforts in the cause ol Freemasonry justly entitle him , " and to which there is very little doubt he will speedily rise . Whether he will be elected for next year , or will prefer to be nominated for the succeeding one , the future alone can show , but whenever his
friends put him forward it will prove a very hard task for another candidate to stand against him .
On the occasion of the recent meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Oxfordshire the Earl of Jersey Prov . G . M . stated it was proposed to erect a Masonic Temple in Oxford , ancf a committee was appointed to consider the question . It is generally
recognised that the present accommodation in the city is totally inadequate for the requirements of the Craft , and we anticipate a fine addition will be made to the already large number of Masonic homes to be met with in the Provinces .
We saw an account some time back as to the origin of the term " printer's devil , " which was ascribed to a very remote age , and was said to have taken its nse from the actions of a black boy employed by one
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of the earlier printers in Italy , but whatever the origin of the term it is very . certain the " devil" is a power to be recokoned with in printing , and one that sooner
or later will be certain to make himself known m the best regulated office . Our particular " devil " asserted himself last week , with results the reverse of gratifying , but he seldom does anything right , or at least
does not get credit for it , so that it is only necessary to refer to his handiwork to admit an error , and this occurred on page 243 of our last number , where the unsuccessful candidates at the two elections were
recorded . The two sets of names were mixed , with the result that the Girls' appeared under the Boys ' heading , and vice versa . Some of the baptismal names , at least , are sufficiently distinctive to make
the error apparent , but we must none the less express our regret at its occurrence .
It is with extreme regret we learn that Brother Magnus Ohren P . G . A . D . of C . has been compelled , in consequence of failing health , to resign his appointment as Secretary of the Crystal Palace District Gas Company . At the meeting of the Board at which his letter of resignation was read , sympathy was expressed
towards our distinguished brother , the following resolution being carried with unanimity and ordered to be entered on the minutes : — " The Board received with the greatest regret the resignation of their respected Friend and Secretary , Mr . Magnus Ohren ,
in consequence of his failing health ; and in accepting such resignation , they desire to record their deep sense of the loss they sustain in the severance of his connection with the Company after a period of 38 years faithful service , during which time he fulfilled
his duties to the great advantage of the Company , and the entire satisfaction of the Board . " It is not often a public servant can point to such a career as that just closed by Bro . Magnus Ohren , and we hope
his illness is not of such a nature as to preclude his enjoying for many years to come the rest he so richly deserves after his long period of active service . The members of No . 1730 have arranged for a
Masonic service in the Parish Church , Urmston , on Sunday , 12 th November , at 3 * 30 p . m ., in aid of the Masonic Charities . The Provincial Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , has granted a dispensation allowing brethren to wear Masonic clothing and
jewels on the occasion , which we hope will result m material advantage to the cause it iB intended to benefit .
We often see announcements as to the oldest Freemason in this or that part of the world , but we think it would be somewhat difficult to secure a better " long service " record than that of Bro . George Martin ,
whose appointment as Tyler of No . 483 " for the forty-ninth time " was recorded in our last week ' s issue .
The weekly meetings of the Tredegar Lodge of Instruction , No . 1625 , have been resumed at the Wellington Arms , Wellington Road , Bow . Bro . B . Stewart is the Preceptor , and meetings are held every Thursday .
A meeting of the initiates of the Bute Lodge , No . 960 , admitted during the past year , was recently held to discuss the advisability of following the example of last year's initiates , viz ., of presenting the W . M . ( Bro . Harry Samuels ) with some token of their esteem and friendship
in a similiar manner to the presentation which was last year made to Bro . Ferrier I . P . M . About twenty of the initiates were present . A committee was appointed to decide as to the form which , the acknowledgment should take , and it was decided that a further meeting should be convened at an early date . —South Wales Daily News .