Provincial Grand Lodge Of Nottingham.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF NOTTINGHAM .

I ^ HE annual summer meeting of tho Prov . Grand Lodge of Nottingham was held at the Pelham Lodge , Worksop , on the 20 th inst . Tho ordinary meetings of the Lodge aro generally held at Nottingham , and the

summer meetings in one or other of the smaller towns in the county . Tho members present numbered abnut 120 . The members met at the Lodge , Criterion HaU , at two o ' clock , the room having been specially

decorated for the occasion , the various implements , & c , of the Craft being arranged round the room , and tho entrance draped with flags and lace curtains . The principal business was the installation of the Very Worshipful Brother

the Rev . Frederick Vernon Russell , as Deputy Provincial Grand Master . The installing Officer was the right W . Bro . Tew , Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Wet , t Yorkshire . Amongst the other brethren present were Brothers the Rev . E . St . John Morse P . G . Chaplain , E . C . Patchot

P . C . T ., John Hously P . G . R ., H . R . Hatherley P . G . Secretary , J . P . W . Marx P . G . A . D . C ., Joseph Derry P . G . S . B ., Evan Powell P . G . S ., Henry Saxton P . G . S ., W . Allen P . M . 939 , R . F . Watson P . M . 939 , H . E . Wilson W . M . 47 , J . H . Rungo W . M . 909 , C . B . Truman P . M . 411 ,

J . Walker P . M . 1882 , J . Sansom P . M . 1852 , J . H . Tomlinson P . M . 1661 , J . M . Perry P . P . G . S . W ., G . H . Cullen I . P . M . 1493 , W . Sibley 852 , J . T . Spalding P . M . 1909 , A . T . Mitchell P . P . S . G . D , S . Green S . W . 1485 , J . Severn S . D . 1405 , W . Shepherd P . M . 287 , G . S . Fish W . M . 411 ,

G . G . Carver W . M . 1 , 493 , B . F . Stiebel P . P . G . J . W ., A . Lawson P . P . G . T ., W . Hickling P . M . 411 , H . Walker W . M . 1434 . The banauet was served in the Town Hall .

New York.

NEW YORK .

— : o : — PROVISION FOR POOR MASONS . THE Most Worshipful the Grand Master , Frank R . Lawrence , called the Grand Lodgo of New York to order promptly nt nine o'clock , on the 5 th instant , and after prayer by Grand Chaplain Bacon , and the reading of the minutes , the Grand Secretary announced that he had received checks from Tesaler Lodge , 50 dols . ; Ancanthna Lodge 100 dols . ; Hope Lodge £ 100 dols . ; and Tabernacle

Lodge 200 dols ., to be forwarded to the Masonic sufferers by the Johnstown floods . With Bro . Brodie in the chair , Bro . Page norninated Bro . Frank R . Lawrence as Grand Master , and he was elected by a unanimous vote , but declined on the score of his need of rest . Bro . John W . Vrooman , of Herkimer county , the Deputy Grand

Master , was then elected Grand Master unanimously . William Sherer , of Brooklyn , was nominated and elected Depnty Grand Master . James Ten Eyck , of Albany , was re-elected Graud Senior Warden , and John Hodge , of Lockport , was re-elected Grand Junior Warden . John J . Gorman was elected Grand Treasurer in

place of Washington E . Connor , who refused a re-election . E . M . L . Ehlers was re-elected Grand Secretary , and E . B . Harper was elected a member of the trustees of the hall and asylum , to take Justice Gorman ' s place . The new Grand Master , John W . Vrooman , was born in Herkimer connty in 1844 . He is a lawyer by profession , and

haa been for ten years clerk of the Senate at Albany . Last year he was elected vice-president and manager of the Herkimer Bank . He has been elected nine times to positions in the Grand Lodge , and is a member of Herkimer Lodge , No . 423 ; Iriquois Chapter , No . 236 ; Utica Commandery , No . 3 ; Zigara Temple of the Mystic Shrine :

Helmer Post , No . 404 , G . A . R . ; Holland Society , and of the Republican State Committee . A telegram was received from Clifford B . Mo Calla , Grand Master of Pennsylvania , conveying the thanks of the Grand Lodge of that State for the 2000 dollars sent on Tnesday for the sufferers from the flood . M . W . William A . Brodie Chairman

of the Committee on the Asylum , presented an elaborate report . Sites were offered at Auburn , Binghampton , Ithaca , Lockport , Rome , Syracuse , Unadilla , and TJfcica . All these were visited , and the unanimous opinion of the Committee was that the Citizens' Driving : Park , at Utica , was the best place seen . Its value is about 80 , 000 dols .,

bat the asylum trustees can get it for 20 , 000 dols . cash . The Committee recommended that this site be chosen , and tho report was adopted nnanimously without debate . The second half of the report speaks of the objects ofthe new asylum . It must be a home forindi . gent Masons and a school for the orphans of Masons . From the best

information the committe conld obtain it will cost 200 dols . a year to maintain each adult or child . This includes all charges . With tbe present income 250 persons can be provided for—100 adults and 150 children . The Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star , on the 5 th inst .,

elected as Officers for tbe coming year : —Helen E . Robins Grand Worthy Matron , Edwin Selvage Grand Worthy Patron , Rachel Steifel Assistant Matron , J . W . Merriam Assistant Patron , Pauline J . lsa'ics G-aud Treasurer , aud Christina Buttrick Grand Secretary .

The Graud Lodge of New York resumed its session ou the 5 th inst . with the Grand Maater in the chair . Daring the session the follow-

New York.

ing sums were subscribed by the various Lodges for the sufferers from the Pennsylvania floods : —Corner Stone Lodge , 50 dols . ; Joppa , 100 dols . ; City 25 dols . ; Puritan 50 dols . ; Lodges of the Firsfc District , 210 dols . ; Herman , 100 dols . ; Montauk , 50 dols . ; R . W . John J . Gorman , 50 dols . ; Empire City , 250 dols . ; Stony Point 50 dols ;

Contincutal 50 dols . ; Uhland , 50 dols . ; Polar Star , 100 dols . ; Anglo Saxon , £ 0 dols . ; a member of the Grand Lodge , 15 dols . ; Pythagoras , 20 dolt * . ; Chancellor Walworth , 50 dols . ; Lebanon 25 dols . ; Reliance , 100 dols . ; Covenant 25 dols . ; Elmer 25 dols . ; representatives of tbe Eleventh District , 25 dols . ; King Solomon ' s 100 dols . The report as

presented by the special committee on the Asylum was unanimously adopted without debate . Do Witt C . Smith moved that a committee , consisting of one member from each judicial district of the State , be appointed , aud thafc this committee , with fche trustees , be known as the Asylum Building Committee . It shall bo authorised to secure

deeds of tho site selected , plans and desigus for the grounds and main buildings in accordance wifch the report of the special committee . It shall advertise for proposals to carry oufc such plans and have power fco reject or accept those offered . It may proceed to erect the main building , provided the cost does not exceed 100 , 000 dols . ; and

provided also that the approval of the Grand Master be given to the plans . Referred . A telegram from the Grand Master of Pennsylvania waa received , acknowledging the receipt of the money sent on Wednesday . The report ; on exemplification of tbo work was presented by R . W . Brothor Howard , and adopted . M . W . Jesse B . Anthony , from the Finance Committee , reported as follows : —

Dols . Balance on hand at the beginning of the year - 36 , 261 Received to May G 24 , 367 May 6 to June 3 .. ... 7 , 826 Interest received by the Grand Treasurer - - 400 Disbursements . .... 60 . 660

Balance on hand .... 38 , 798 Due from Lodges ..... 1 , 783 Deposits—Union Trust Company - - - 30 , 921 Garfield National Bank . - - 7 , 876

The Committee on Jurisprudence recommended that recognition of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales be deferred until official notice has been received of its recognition by the Grand Lodges of England , Ireland and Scotland . An enthusiastic vote of thanks was extended to M . W . Frank R . Lawrence for his work as Grand Master .

A discussion took place about the number of trustees for the Masonio Homo and School , and it was finally decided to increase their number to seven , and not to restrict the Grand Lodge in its choice . The committee of one from each judicial district was made an advisory to the trustees . Ifc was suggested thafc the Legislature be applied to

fco increase the limit of property to be held by the trustees . The new Grand Officers were installed and the Grand Lodge closed . A fine painting of M . W . Frank R . Lawrence was presented to the Grand Lodge , and Grand Secretary Ehlers received a set of resolutions from Kingston Lodge . —Neiv York Herald .

MASONIC TEMPLE REOPENED .

THE Masonic Templo on Toronto Street was crowded to the doors last night with members of the Craft assembled to witness the opening of the Lodge-room since its renovation , and to listen to a lectnre by R . W . Bro . John Ross Robertson , Depnty Grand Master , on meeting places of the Craft from the earliest times , with an account of the early Lodge-rooms in Canada . The chair was

occupied by V . W . Bro . E . T . Malone , and the Hall Board formerly turned the Lodge-room over to tbe city Lodgea . Among those present were V . W . Bro . F . Manly , W . Bro . T . Sargent , W . Bro . D . Rose , W . Bro . M . Gibbs , V . W . Bro . Hovendon , a number of the city masters , and a host of past masters and members of tbe association . The lecture was

of a very interesting character , and at tbe same time instructive . The temple is now decorated in a style becoming the Craft in Toronto . The walls are blue , wifch the three Masonic pillars , the Corinthian , Doric , and Ionic , on each wall . The ceiling and cornice is frescoed with the symbols , emblems , and working tools of the Order . The

carpet is tesselated , and woven in are the symbols of the Craffc . The predominating colours are green and gold , fche colours of a Blue Lodge . Tbe work was done under the supervision of Bro . Hovenden , and after original designs furnished by him . The members of the craft in Toronto now congratulate themselves on the possession of a Lodge-room second to none in beauty on the continent .

CONNECTICUT'S MASONIC MESS .

ON Thursday night , the 16 th ulfc ., there was a special and memorable meeting of Hiram Lodge , No . 1 ., F . and A . M ., afc their lodge rooms , which lasted from eight o ' clock until nearly midnight . Ifc was au effort on the part of a large nnmber of the members to accept the conditions of the Grand Lodge for the restoration to Masonio privileges of tbe largest and mosfc prominent Masonic Lodge in the State .

Had it been a young and weak Lodge it would probably have stayed out until the beginning ofthe 20 fch century . Bat in warfare or difference of opinion between two bodies of nearly equal importance and power there must be some concessions made by both sides . The membership of old Hiram contained men who were too powerful and

influential to be treated with contempt and harshness . So after being in a peculiar position for about two years , and having made over one hundred and fifty members in the meantime , it was finally concluded by a large majority that Hiram should * accept the charter recently granted by the Grand Lodge . Hiram's old

charter is safely guarded , it is said , and a refusal to surrender ifc and other important records to the Grand Lodge by Secretary William A . Beers started tbe trouble . He and the other seven form the eight expelled Masons of whom so much has been said and who are not yet healed as are the other members of Hiram , who were raised over two years ago .