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^^^^^^ SATURDAY , MAY 2 , . 18 9 6 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

It will be seen , from the full report we publish elsewhere of the proceedings at the Grand Festival of United Grand Lodge , which was held on Wednesday , under the auspices of the Earl of Lathom , Pro Grand Master , that the appointment of a number of

prominent brethren to Past Grand Office , as well as of the Grand Officers for the ensuing year , was viewed with interest by an exceptionally large attendance of brethren , while those whom his Royal Highness the M . W . Grand Master was pleased to appoint , either as actual or Past Grand Officers , were most heartily

applauded on advancing to the dais for the purpose of being invested . The arrangements for the Grand Feast likewise gave great satisfaction , as was evidenced by thc cordiality with which the toast of "The Grand Stewards of the Day " was received . * * *

One point connected with the brethren who were chosen to receive the purple is especially noteworthy . A glance down the list will show that the average number of years they have been connected with the Craft is far higher than usual , amounting , we believe , to some 26 or 27 years . One of the Grand Chaplains was

initiated upwardsof half a century since , while two other brethren can boast of having been Masons for upwards of 40 years . Several date back their initiation to the early " sixties , " and only in a very few cases havc thc recipients of honours been members of the Craft for the comparatively brief period of 10 years or there-

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abouts . It will be noticed also that the services that the great majority of them have rendered to Freemasonry and its Institutions fully merit the recognition of which their selection for office is the outward and visible sign . » * » The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand

Chapter will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 6 th instant , when those of the new Craft Grand and Past Grand Officers who are qualified will receive corresponding rank in Grand Chapter . There will , however , be sundry companions on whom Royal Arch honours will be conferred , but who have not received rank in Grand Lodge .

**•# The half-yearly meeting of the National Great Priory of the Order of the Temple will be held at Mark Masons' Hall , on Friday , the Sth inst ., and when the business has been concluded , a Priory of the Order of ] Malta will be held , into which any Knight Templar , who shall have signified his desire , can be

admitted , the fee payable , including certificate , being one guinea . When thc latter proceedings are over , the customary banquet will be held in Freemasons ' Tavern , tickets for which , at the price of one guinea each , will only be issued to those who apply for them , on or before Monday , the 4 th inst . # * *

The paper of Agenda is a more tlan usuall y heavy one . After the opening preliminaries and the reading of the minutes , the Report of the Council will be read and submitted for adoption , and from this Report we gather , firstly , that Sir Knight the Earl of Lathom , G . C . B ., who has held the office of Great Prior since

1877 , has signified his desire not to be re-elected , and that Sir Knight the Earl of Euston , Great Sub-Prior , has consented to be nominated to the new office of Grand Master , his lordship ' s candidature having received the approval of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ,

Sovereign of the Order . Under these circumstances , and so far as regards the retiring Great Prior , the Council will recommend that a hearty and cordial vote of thanks to the Earl of Lathom be recorded on the minutes for the distinguished services his lordship has at all times so gracefully rendered to Great Priory .

# # * We learn further that the proposed new Statutes of the Order have been , in accordance with the resolution passed in Great Priory in December last , submitted to the preceptories on the roll and that a number of

amendments will be submitted and carefully considered . When this has been done , the new Grand Master will be elected and installed in office , and will subsequently nominate and invest his Grand Officers for the ensuing year .

We have great pleasure in announcing , firstly , that the Countess of Yarborough has most kindly undertaken to present the prizes to the successful pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls on Monday , the 1 ith instant , that is , two days before the day appointed for the celebration of the 108 th Anniversary of the Institution , under the presidency ot the ^ Earl of Yarborough , Prov . Grand Master of Lincolnshire .

It is also in our power to announce that the prizes won by the successful pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be distributed by the Duchess of Devonshire on Tuesday , the 23 rd June , while Bro . his Grace the Duke of Devonshire , K . G ., Prov . Grand Master of Derbyshire , will , as long since announced , preside at the 98 th Anniversary Festival of the School on Wednesday , the 24 th of the same month .

* » * The Murray Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 490 , was consecrated at the Masonic Hall , Wigan , on Friday , the ioth ult ., the ceremony being performed by the Earl of Lathom , Past G . Mark Master and Prov . G . Master of Lancashire , in the presence of a large

gathering of the members of the Degree , prominent amongst whom was Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie ( Prov . G . Master of East Lancashire in Craft Masonry ) , who is Deputy G . Mark Master of the Province . A very able oration on the nature and principles of the

Order was delivered by Bro . tho Rev . S . Y . B . Bradshaw , Prov . G . Chaplain , and when the ceremony was over , Bro . T . Read Wilkinson , W . M . designate , was installed in the chair of A . by Bro . Maj . J . D . Murray , after whom the new lodge is named . The Murray Lodge has our best wishes for its success .

It is with regret we announce the death of Bro . J Lancaster Hine , who for many years was one of the most prominent brethren in the Province of East Lancashire . We shall publish an account of his services next week .