Masonic Notes And Queries..

Rev . Bro . was deservedly eutitled to the name of Prov . Grand Orator , Masonic history recording his sermons at Congleton , 24 th June , 1 790 , and at Chester , 1793 , besides orations on occasions above referred to .

JAMES COOKSON . 1007 ] RE MEDALS . I did not refer to the medal in note No . 1002 , as a " a curious , " but as a " beautiful " example of the kind . My reason for mentioning the " Grand Master Depute " jewel of Scotland , was , because it occurs in the

illustrations to the latest edition of the rules and regulations of that Body , and has a square exhibited as a part of the design , though not mentioned as such in the text . It answered the purpose for the design but not for its purpose . The singular fact , however , is that Bro . Tobias was a Past S . W ., not the W . M ., and the

jewel presented is that of the old form of Master ' s jewel , of which there are some fine examples in the Museum of the Grand Lodge of England . The jewel noted by Bro . Larter , of Glasgow , is both rare and valuable , and the obverse is like the celebrated Henry Price medal , of the same year , 1763 . I should rather

describe the figure across the medal as a 24-in . gauge , rather than a ladder . At all events Price ' s is that tool , and is No . 61 in Marvin ' s grand work on medals . A similar medal is No . 24 , in Bro . Geo . Taylor ' s great catalogue of the Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum , and Bro . T . L . Smith has one also .

W . J . HUGHAN . 1008 J A CURIOUS WOODCUT . I have received , without any letter accompanying it , a curious old woodcut taken from some old book . At the foot of the cut is written in pencil "the only one extant . " I take this means of thanking my unknown

correspondent and shall be glad if he will send me his address , as I can hardly suppose he means me to keep the cut , much as 1 should like to do so . By a most extraordinary coincidence I have within the last few days had a copy of the same woodcut sent me for inspection by another correspondent , and am endeavouring to find out from what book it was taken . S . R . BASKETT . Evershot , Dorchester , October 1 st .

Reviews.

Reviews .

FREEMASONS' CALENDAR AND DIRECTORY FOR THE PROVINCE OF GLOUCESTER , 1 S 92 . "Better late than never , " and always welcome when it does come . Bro . R . V . Vassar-Smith's annual just to hand is useful , complete , and accurate as ever , and is beautifully printed by Bro . John Bellows , of the city of Gloucester . Bro . Vassar-Smith ( as Deputy Prov . G . M . ( Craft ); Prov . G . H . ( Royal Arch ); Prov . G . M .

( Mark ); and alike distinguished in the additional Degreess , has many opportunities to obtain reliable and much needed information as to his province , and has ably arranged the numerous details , thus adding considerably to the convenience as well as knowledge of the (> oo members in the county . There are now 15 lodges , three Royal Arch chapters , live Mark lodges , one preceptory , and one Rose Crois chapter . The rules of the ever vigilant " Masonic

Charity Association " are appended , and a well-arranged list of voters in the province , the latter amounting to 30 . 14 , or about six votes per member on an average , thus making Gloucester one of the largest proportionate donors to the Central Masonic Charities in England . The Honorary Secretary is the editor of the calendar , and he may well be proud of such a magnificent total , mainl y through his able services and the energetic Charity Committee .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . ALFRED MORGAN GILLHAM . We regret to hear of the death of our worthy brother Alfred Morgan Gillham , secretary for the past 12 years , of the " National Society for the Protection of Young Girls , " and otherwise known as the " Princess Louise Home . " Bro . Gillham is supposed to have over-worked himself , having been very active in

removing " The Home" ( which for 58 years had been located in the East-end of London ) from Wanstead Flats to the more salubrious climate of Kingston Hill . H . R . H . the Princess Louise opened the new home on the Jjrd July last , and Bro . Gillham had been personally superintending the arrangements lor the comfort of the 90 girls who here have a happy and

healthy home where they are trained for domestic service . Bro . Gillham was taken ill last month , and after an illness of only a little more than a week , he . succumbed , and it may truly be said that he died in " harness , " deeply regretted by his family and the committee , staff , and girls in " The Home . " Our brother was a member of the Clapham Lodge , and his happv

genial face will be greatly missed by all the brethren of the Craft who were included in his circle of friends . Bro . Gillham , who had been many years a widower , about a year ago married a lady of means , and his friends hoped he would have lived long , with less anxiety and more comfort . We hear that our worthy

Bro . William Harris Saunders , P . P . S . G . D . Middx .. has been appointed secretary pro tent . Brother Gillham made his mark some years ago when I ravel ling secretary for the north of England for The Shipwrecked Mariners Society . Bro . W . H . Saunders was formerl y travelling secretary of the same society , and there was a little friendly rivalry as to which would be the mobt successful .

Obituary.

BRO . R . H . DILLON , P . M . We much regret to announce the death of Bro . Robert Hay Dillon , P . M . 1567 and P . P . G . Std . Br . of Middlesex , which occurred at his residence at Southsea , on the 29 th ult ., whither he had been called by the sudden illness of his wife , who , it is sad to add , predeceased him by a week . Bro . Dillon never recovered

from the shock , and , ill as he was , very unwisely insisted upon attending the funeral , an act which , we fear , was responsible for his death , but which no one who knew his affectionate disposition could wonder at his performing . Residing as he did chiefly at his St . John ' s Wood house , Bro . Dillon's presence was familiar to most members of the lodges held in that and other

parts of London , and it may truthfully be said of him that he never entered a lodge without leaving many friends behind him in it . An earnest Freemason in the best and highest sense of the word , he richly deserved the Provincial honours which rewarded his devotion to the Craft ; whilst as a true friend and the most genial of companions he leaves a

vacant place behind him which will with difficulty be filled up . He was interred at Southsea on Monday last , in the presence of a number of . sorrowing brethren , who had journeyed from all parts to unite with the bereaved members of his family in paying a last sad tribute of respect to one to whom the moral inculcated by the square and compasses was a leading feature of

every-day life . Among those present upon the mournful occasion were Bros . Mason , T . I . Bird , and A . Brown , Past Masters of the Elliot Lodge , who reverently placed a wreath from their brethren upon the bier ; Bros . J . J . Thomas , P . M ., and W . J . Stratton , P . M .,

representing the Prince Frederick William Lodge , No . 753 ; Bros . H . Dailey and Fagan , Elliot Lodge ; and many others , all of whom brought floral tributes to the affection with which our brother , now resting from his labours in the Grand Lodge above , , vas regarded by his brethren in Freemasonry .

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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METROPOLITAN MEETINGS . Faith Lodge ( No . 141 ) . —This lodge met at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on the 27 th tilt . Among those in attendance were Bros . Charles Welch , W . M . ; Taylor , S . W . ; C . Wetzlar , P . M ., acting J . W . ; W . Carter , P . M ., Treas . ; W . Stuart , P . M ., Sec ; Trott , S . D . ; Godfrey , I . G . ; Shrapley , Org . ; E . Hopwood ,

P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; Charles Dairy , P . M . ; Rumball , P . M . ; Capt . Walls , P . M ., P . P . G . W . ; Jordan , P . M . ; Frommholtz , P . M . ; Corp , P . M . ; Hakim , P . M . ; and Langdale , P . M . Bros . H . Firth , 1 S 93 , and A . W . Fawkes were visitors . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed , and by-laws read . Bro . Taylor , S . W .. was

unanimously elected W . M . ; Bro . W . Carter , Treas . ( 34 th time ); and Bro . LongstafT , Tyler . The election of the Audit Committee to audit the accounts on the 1 ith instant then took place , and the members of the Benevolent Committee were re-elected .

A Past Master's jewel having been voted to the W . M ., the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet . The usual toasts were duly proposed and honoured . During the evening Bros . Shrapley , Fawkes , and Langdale instrumentally and vocally entertained the brethren , the proceedings terminating at an early hour .

Farringdon Without Lodge ( No . 1745 ) . —This civic lodge met for the dispatch of business at the Viaduct Hotel , Holborn , on the jGth ult . Among those present were Bros . Capt . Walls , P . M ., P . P . G . W ., W . M . ; N . P . Lardner , S . W . ; Nelson Prower , M . A ., I . P . M ., acting J . W . ; 11 . J . Lardner , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C , Treas ; W . H . Jackson , P . M ., Sec . ; C . Bachhoffner , S . D . ; E .

M . Lott , Mus . Doc , P . M ., P . G . Org . Eng ., Org . ; J . W . Hinton , M . A ., P . M ., Mus . Doc , Asst . Org . ; J . M . Murphy , D . C ; E . B . Brown , A . D . C ; J . Evans , W . R . Witt , and J . D . Webb , Stwds . ; and T . Simpson , P . M . Among the visitors were Bros . E . Letchworth , P . G . D ., G . Sec ; C . H . Driver , P . P . G . S . of W . ; W . Harvey , P . M . > t ; E . B . Lane , Mus . Doc , P . M . ; T . O . Harding ,

M . A . ; and J . Robinson , P . M . Rubicon ( U . S . A . ) The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , Bio . G . J . Cawthorne was raised to the Third Degree . 1 he ballot was then taken on behalf of Bro . W , L . Lewis , 127 , as a joining member , and it proved to be unanimous . The lodge voted a sum of money towards the silver wedding testimonial of Bro . James Strugnell , P . M ., the oldest initiate of the lodge . A petition to the Board of

Benevolence on behalf of an old and distinguished Mason having been recommended and signed , apologies for nonattendance were received from Bros . 11 . Herbert , | . W . ; | . Young , P . M . ; G . Herbert , P . M . ; Francis Smith , P . M . ; W . Thomas , P . M ., and others . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet . Upon the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal and Craft toasts were duly honoured .

Bro . E . Letcnworth , G . Sec , responded on behalf of " The Grand Officers , Present and Past , " in an exhaustive and eloquent speech . The I . P . M . proposed " The Worshipful Master" in very llattering terms .

The Worshipful Master haying replied , gave " The Visitors . " In the course of his remarks , after congratulating the lodge upon being honoured with the presence of two Grand Officers of England , he mentioned the fact that they were also favoured by the company of a

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

Past Master hailing from distant Ohio . The Masoni brotherhood of the United States were renowned fn their hospitality . They always extended the warmest welcome to brethren of every country . No . 17 ,-although unexpectedly visited that night by a disttnl guished American Mason , had endeavoured in a humble " yet sincere way , to return the compliment that had been

paid so often to representatives of English lod ges bv brethren of the United States . Bro . C . H . Driver , P . G . S . of Works , in the course of his speech congratulated the lodge upon its working . He had known the W . M . many years in various Masonic Degrees and it had afforded him a great deal of pleasure in being present that evening at a lodge presided over for

the second time by his old friend and fellow worker . Bros . E . B . Lane , W . Harvey , and T . O . Hardinc having returned thanks , Bro . Robinson made an eloquent and interesting speech . He said that hearing that a lodge was meeting that afterl noon at the Viaduct Hotel he had ventured to attend it , He was more than gratified with his visit . The brethren

had given him a cordial welcome both in and out of the lodge , and he should carry back with him the most pleasing recollections of his reception . He had that morning been most courteously shown over the Grand Lodge by an official and it was a happv yet unexpected circumstance that had led him to the portals of the Farringdon Without Lodge , as it had enabled him to meet the Grand Secretary of

England and hear him speak so eloquently . Masonry was thought much of in all the States of America , and this he would say that whilst welcoming brethren of other countries to their lodges , yet they—the Americans—made special efforts to entertain British Masons , because their hearts warmed to them as being allied by blood to one common stock , the great Anglo-Saxon race .

"The Past Masters" followed , and was acknowled ged at length by Bros . N . Prower , I . P . M ., and T . Simpson , P . M . The latter made a speech of some length and humour . In giving"The Treasurer and Secretary , " the Worshipful Master said that the brethren who held those positions were deserving of the highest commendation . As founders and

as Past Masters they had endeavoured to enhance the prosperity of the lodge in every conceivable way . Bro , Lardner in particular had worked well . Active , zealous , charitable , and warm-hearted to a degree , their Treasurer had succeeded in making many friends .

This toast having been most cordially received , the brethren thus distinguished made effective replies . " The Officers " terminated the proceedings , which were greatly enhanced by the clever instrumental and vocal contributions of Bros . Dr . Lott , Dr . Hinton , E . B . Lane , N . P . Lardner , and I . D . Webb .

Chough Lodge ( No . 2264 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street . Bro . Charles Mussared , W . M ., presided , and there were also present Bros . E . T . Edwards , P . M . ; W . B . Marcus , P . M ., Treas . ; G . J . Judge , P . M . ; and H . Saxelby , P . M . ( Hon . ) . The list of visitors included the following brethren : Bros . \ V .

J . Spratling , P . G . T . Middx . ; J . Llewellyn Jones , P . P . G . D . Middx . ; J . Morgan , P . G . R . Hants ; A . Boeler , P . M . 15 S 5 ; Samuel Wilkinson , P . M . 925 ; Charles Randlc , P . M . 1 GS 5 ; W . H . Tilling , P . M . 7 65 ; F . Dunn , P . M . 72 ; Walter Martin , P . M . S 79 ; J . P . Hitchings , P . M . 1752 ; H . Massey , 1 C 0 , P . M . G 19 , 192 S ; Orlton Cooper , W . M . 211 ; A . W . Bulow , I . P . M . Gig ; G . W . Hatch , P . M . 201 ; W . B . Heagert , P . M . 1343 ; E . W .

Allen , P . M . 175 ; J- S . Whiter , 1 S 92 ; J . Elwin , 162 ; C . A . Reeve , 869 ; R . Scarlett , 1799 ; E . E . Viner , 7 SS ; N . M . Cameron , 1360 ; A . S . Bunbury , 59 ; A . G . Mackay , 59 ; F . Hawkins , 143 ; F . J . East , I . G . 11 ; \ V . S . Bunting , 231 S ; J . Linton , 2411 ; J . Jacobsen , 2313 ; C . E . Rorabach , 55 ; W . S . Poole , SGo ; I . Speller , 225 G ; C H . Dickenson , 230 S ; C . H . Foxwell , 1016 ; C . G .

Morgan , 1539 ; C . J . Poole , 1 S 02 ; W . H . Purkis , 101 ; lohn Cook , 937 ; W . Gripper , Ssg ; R . W . Boivers , A . D . C 15 ; C . Ellison , J . D . S 71 ; and Frank Williams , P . M . 101 . After the lodge had been opened and the minutes confirmed , Bro . C . Mussared , W . M ., installed Bro . Ebenezer Pieeott . S . W . and W . M . elect , as W . M . of the lodge .

The following brethren received the official collars for the year : Bros . C Mussared , I . P . M . ; George Scott Miller , S . W . ; W . C . Smith , J . W . ; Walter B . Marcus , P . M ., Treas . ; J . W . Dewsnap , P . M ., Sec . ; J . F . Percival , S . D . ; W . V . Jull , J . D . j H . Saqui , I . G . j J . W . Breeze , D . C . j J . Turle Lee , Org . ; M . J . Almond and A . Struenell . Stwds . ; and T . Bowler , Tyler . After the

delivery of the addresses , the W . M . initiated Messrs . »• W . Brown , j . S . Wilson , and F . W . Soper . Bro . Walter Martin , P . M . S 79 , was subsequently elected an honorary member of the lodge in recognition of his many services t ° Freemasonry in general , as an instructor in the Craft and w the Chough Lodge in particular , as always assisting when ne was called upon to do so . A vote of thanks wa : > also

passed to Bro . Mussared for so ably installing his suoxssor-Bro . Purnell Burgess , No . 72 was elected a joining 'Vf ™? of the lodge . A vote of condolence with Bro . Phil unci ; . O . C , Grand Reg ., ( who was unable to accept the Mge > invitation to be present ) on the dastardly attack up «» •» daughter on August 3 rd , from which she had not y recovered , was unanimously passed . . , | , After some other business the lodge was closed , arm brethren adiourned to a charminir bannuet provii' - 'U 1

Messrs . Kitter and Puzey , which was superintend / Bro . Henry Woods , the manager . The usual toasts followed . , „ ri , Bro . Cama , P . G . Treas ., responded to the toast ot » a Grand Officers , " and in doing so said he took it a graceful act from th ; chair , as it would always ¦ ^ means of creating good feeling between the Eastern Western brethren . On behalf of the Grand U" « . western nretnrcn . un uenair 01 me > - ¦— ill . thren

, Present and Past , he could safely say that those DI do had all one aim in their heart , to die in harness , an their best for the grand Order which made n ° '" j w in creed , and when they had died in harness , to , the Grand Lodgeabove . In this respect he coaianm J Carbetter name as an illustration than that of the L . * ^ hin 1 ) narvon . Lord Carnarvon , who was personally " j ""' so nrvwasagreat peacemaker inside as wellasoutside r in tf , is He was pleased to find the W . M . in that projid posiu ^ ^ young lodge , and he was delighted to see the vv . .. { aCCS ( supported . When he saw around him so many » Kp „ incs = and that the W . M . had done his best to transmit ^