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United Grand Lodge Of England.
of England of £ 4026 os . 8 d „ and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 , and Balance of Annual Allowance for Library £ 24 8 s . 7 d . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C ., 20 th November , 1888 .
Bro . J OHN F . H . WOODWARD , P . G . Swd . Br ., then moved"That in Rule 210 , Book of Constitutions , the five words , ' receive due notice in writing' in line 4 , be taken out , and the following inserted in their place : 'had due notice sent to him in writing by the Secretary of his Lodge in a registered letter to his last known address . '"
"Also , in line 10 , to add the words ' who vote' after the word ' present . ' " The Worshipful Brother said , as far as he was aware , this was the only rule in the Book of Constitutions that worked badly . In his Province of Middlesex several Secretaries of lodges had written to him to know what course thev should take . The rule , as at present framed , threw on the Master and Secretary of a lodge the onus of proving that a brother summoned had
received the notice , and if he appealed to the Board of General Purposes , the Board would rightly require the Secretary to prove the brother had received the notice in accordance with the requirements . If the notice when posted was registered , that would be proof . With regard to the second proposition , the addition of the word "vote , " he thought that necessary to be inserted , strong objection having been taken against the vote of those who did not vote for exclusion , and not voting at all being taken against
exclusion . Bro . BEAVIS seconded the motion . Bro . BRACKSTONE BAKER objected to tinkering the Book of Constitutions . If there was any difficulty about Rule 210 , Rule 211 would set it rig ht . If a brother could show he never had notice , he could not be excluded . If he was excluded he could appeal , and the Board of General Purposes would reinstate him .
Bro . PHILBRICK advised the brethren not to make the alteration . Before the Book of Constitutions was revised , a very strong Committee took four years to go over the old Book . The proposed alterations were submitted to all the lodges on the roll , and were thoroughly discussed in Grand Lodge . As to the second part of the motion , the rule now was that before a vote on such a question as that of expulsion was taken , the Master must count the
brethren in the lodge . If he found two-thirds voted for the exclusion that was enough ; he did not have to put the contrary . The present rule was a safeguard against a tyrant majority—a word he did not wish to use against brethren , for he did not suppose that any brother would try to stab a brother in the dark . Bro . THOMAS FENN supported Bro . Philbrick .
The motion of Bro . Woodward was then put and lost . Bro . PHILBRICK , Q . C , G . Registrar , brought up the following appeal : —By the Star in the East Lodge , No . 918 , Queenstown , South Africa , against a ruling of the District Grand Master of South Africa ( E . D . ) cancelling a sentence of exclusion passed by the lodge on a brother for alleged Masonic offences . The brother in question had been excluded
by his lodge because he belonged to , and was Master of , a Scottish lodge in the same district , and had said he should induce candidates and joining members to join that lodge . The District G-M . cancelled the sentence of exclusion , and the lodge appealed . Bro . Philbrick advised that the appeal should be dismissed . There was nothing un-Masonic in a brother of an English lodge being a member of a Scotch or Irish lodge . Bro . FENN seconded the motion of Bro . Philbrick .
The appeal was dismissed , and the District Grand Master ' s decision upheld . Grand Lodge was then closed .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Wiltshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WILTSHIRE .
The annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge took place at the Town Hall , Swindon , on Thursday , the 22 nd ult ., being held under the banner of the Royal Sussex Lodge of Emulation , No . 355 . The P . G . M ., Bro . Lord Methuen , was unavoidably prevented from attending , and in his absence the chair was filled by Bro . Sir Gabriel Goldney , P . G . W . England , the Deputy P . G . M ., who was supported by the following Prov . Grand Officers and brethren : Bros . H . J . Birch , as P . S . G . W . ; W . J . Mann , as
P . J . G . W . ; Rev . J . A . Lloyd , G . Chap . England , as P . G . Chap . ; F . H . Goldney , P-G . Treas . ; B . H . Watts , P . G . Reg . ; Harry Bevir , P . G . Sec ; F . Griffin , P . S . G . D . ; John Bryant , P . J . G . D . ; G . J . Farrington , P . G . Supt . of Works ; J . Chandler , Past P . S . G . W ., P . G . D . C ; E . Jones , P . A . G . D . C ; W . H . Burt , as P . G . S . B . ; W . S . Bainbridge , Mus . Bac , P . G . Org . ; J . Green , as P . G . Purst . ; H . C . Tombs , P . G . D . England ; Alfred Plummer , P . P . J . G . W . ; T . Ringer , P . P . J . G . W . ; W . H . Brinkworth , P . P . G . Org . ; and others .
The Provincial Grand Lodge was attended by Bro . Henry Wilson , P . P . J . G . W . Worcester , and Bro . W . Purnell , P . P . G . S . B . Bristol , and by a considerable number of brethren , being members of No . 355 and of the Gooch Lodge , No , 1295 , as well as by brethren from all parts of the province . The roll of the various lodges was' called , and it was found that each lodge was dul y represented .
The minutes of the last Provincial Grand Lodge having been printed and circulated , were taken as read , and were duly confirmed . _ The Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . H . BEVIR , then read , as a report , the minutes of the Board of General Purposes , held prior to the assembling of the Provincial Grand Lodge , from which report it appeared that the Prov . Grand Treasurer ' s account had been duly audited , with the following result : General account—balance in hand of £ 1 15 s . nd ., after paying a
donation of £ 52 ios . to the Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom , the Colonies and India , and the working expenses of Provincia ) Grand Lodge . Charity account—balance in hand of £ 75 17 s . gd ., out of which the Board recommended that £ 26 5 s . should be granted to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and placed on the list of Bro . W . H . Burt , whose Stewardship for that Institution , on behalf of the Province of Wilts , had been approved by the Board . The report was received and unanimously adopted .
The P , G . REGISTRAR ( Bro . B . H . Watts ) then presented his report , which , having been printed and circulated , was taken as read . It noted the increase in the number of Masons in the province , the larger receipts , the increased amount subscribed to Charitable purposes , and the greater voting power of the province . The report was adopted , with a very hearty vote of thanks to the P . G . Reg . for the trouble he had kindly undertaken in preparing it .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Wiltshire.
In the absence of Bro . W . Nott , P . P . S . G . W ., Prov . Charity Sec , his report on behalf of t ' ne Provincial Benevolent Fund and Charity Organisation Committee was then read , as follows : The Charity Secretary , on behalf of the Committee , has the honour to report as follows : —
BENEVOLENT FUND . —Eight years have now passed since the establishment of this Fund , and , owing to the exceptionally good fortune which ( he province has experienced in having had no claim made upon it , the Fund is now represented by an accumulation of £ 335 . - 2 d . in Consols , and £ 78 5 s . 3 d . in the Treasurer ' s hands . Judging from the experience of similar organisations in other provinces , the exceptional immunit y from any claim which Wiltshire has enjoyed can hardly be expected to continue , and it is therefore a subject for congratulation that the Fund has already reached such a substantial amount .
The Committee has strongly felt that all the lodges in the province should contribute to the Benevolent Fund—every lodge being entitled to participate in its benefits , —and accordingly , at a recent meeting , passed a resolution expressing this feeling , and directed a copy of such resolution to be sent to every lodge . CHARITY ORGANISATION . —The work of the "Western Provinces Charity
Association " having increased , it has been found necessary to adopt for its guidance certain definite rules , the principal , so far as this province is concerned , being one under which the eight several provinces in the Union will bear , in definite proportions , the expenses of the Association ( which , however , will be but trifling ) . The proportion of Wiltshire will be one twelfth .
At the elections for the Masonic Institutions during the present year Wiltshire had only one candidate , vir .., Frederick Joseph Harris , son of a late member of the Longleat Lodge , 1478 , Warminster , who was adopted by the Committee at its meeting in March last , and having been placed on the list of candidates for the 26 th October election , was then successful at the first attempt , and this with no waste of votes since he was last on the list of those who succeeded . Several candidates from the other provinces forming the " Western Provinces Charity Association " were also successful during the year .
The associated provinces have between them something like 70 recipients of the benefits of the Masonic Charities , Wiltshire alone having three boys , two girls , and two widows , representing something like £ 400 per annum . The Festival of the Girls' School this year having been the Centenary of that Institution , especial efforts were made hy its supporters to raise funds which would enable them to carry out a much needed extension of the School Buildings . The result was most
satisfactory , for at the Festival which took place at the Albert Hall , on the 7 th of June last , underthe presidency of the M . W . the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , an approximate sum of £ 51 , 48 3 iSs . was realized . To this Wiltshire contributed £ 340 8 s . Cd ., through the medium of six Stewards , viz .: The P . G . M ., Lord Methuen ; Bros . W . J . Mann , £ 285 6 s . 6 d . ; William Nott , £ 10 ios . ; Rev . the Hon . Sidney Meade , £ 10 103 . ; F . S . Hancock , £ 10 ios . ; and R . W . Merriman , £ 23 12 s .
All the ordinary votes of lodges and private subscribars are now , with but nominal exceptions , regularly placed at the disposal of the Charity Organisation Committee of the Province , whilst extra votes to a considerable extent are also frequently sent in , principally through the medium of Lodge No . 626 . The votes which have during the last three years been rendered available for the work of the Committee have reached the following numbers : — 1 S 86 . 1 S 87 . 188 S .
ORDINARY VOTES—Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 560 637 652 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 467 472 597 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons 223 223 243 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Widows 212 218 250 EXTRA VOTES—for Boys and Girls — 240 116
1462 1790 1858 It will be noticed that the above figures show a steady and satisfactory increase from year to year . The report was approved , and a vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . W . Nott for the same .
The Prov . Grand Secretary was requested in conveying the vote of thanks to Bro . Nott to assure him of the deep regret which the brethren entertained at his absence from the Provincial Grand Lodge , through illness , and the unanimous expression of their hope for his speedy recovery . Bro . H . C . TOMBS drew attention to the fact that some of the lodges in
the province did not subscribe to the Provincial Grand Benevolent Fund , and expressed a hope that they would give the matter serious consideration , as he thought it was the duty of every lodge in the province to support that fund . He gave notice of a proposition on the subject to be brought before the next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge .
Bro . J . A . LLOYD , G . Chap ., gave notice of his intention at the next Provincial Grand Lodge to propose an amendment to the by-laws by providing that every brother advanced to provincial rank shall receive a certificate of his appointment without paying any further fee , beyond the fee of honour provided by the by-laws .
Bro . Sir GABRIEL GOLDNEY then addressed the brethren , explaining the absence of Bro . Lord Methuen , and expressing his regret at Bro . Nott ' s illness . He referred with much gratification to the fact that Bro . Lloyd , a P . G . Chap , of the Province , had been appointed Grand Chaplain of England , and after alluding to the presence in the Provincial Grand Lodge
that day of Bro . C . N . P . Phipps , the Hi gh Sheriff of Wiltshire , in his capacity of W . M . of the recentl y founded White Horse Lodge , No . 2227 , at Westbury , concluded a most interesting address by referring to the inquiry now pending with regard to the Boys' School , in which he believed the brethren to take great interest .
Bro . F . H . Goldney was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , and Bro . John Savory ( who has held the office continuously since 1869 ) was re-elected Prov . Grand T yler . Bro . Wm . Dean , Tyler No . 355 , was appointed Prov . Assistant Grand T y ler .
The D . P . G . M . then declared all offices vacant , and approved and invested the officers for the ensuing year as follows : Bro . Campbell Maclean , 355 and 1295 ... .,, Prov . S . G . W . ,, Edward Baverstock Merriman , 1533 ... ... Prov . J . G . W . ,, Rev . Wm . N . C . Wheeler , 1271 ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ F . H . Goldney , 626 ... ... .., Prov . G . Treas .
,, Benjamin Hicks Watts , 335 and 626 ... .,, Prov . G . Reg . „ Harry Bevir , 355 . ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Walter Hugo Reed , 227 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ Henry Kemble , 345 ... ... ... Prov . ] . G . D . „ J . Howard Foley , 632 and 2227 ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ John Chandler , 355 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C .
„ W . L . Martin , 355 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ Francis Barton , 1271 ... ... ... prov . G . S . Br . „ W . H . Brinkworth , 626 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ E . E . Bartlett , 5 86 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . ,, A . H . Lapham , 626 ... ... ,,, Prov . G . Std . Br .
„ John Savory , 355 ... ... ... proy . G . Tyler . The business of the Provincial Grand Lodge being concluded , the brethren adjourned to a banquet at the Goddard Arms Hotel , Swindon , which was presided over by Sir Gabriel Goldney , and attended by about 60 brethren , and a very pleasant evening was spent .
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
of England of £ 4026 os . 8 d „ and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 , and Balance of Annual Allowance for Library £ 24 8 s . 7 d . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C ., 20 th November , 1888 .
Bro . J OHN F . H . WOODWARD , P . G . Swd . Br ., then moved"That in Rule 210 , Book of Constitutions , the five words , ' receive due notice in writing' in line 4 , be taken out , and the following inserted in their place : 'had due notice sent to him in writing by the Secretary of his Lodge in a registered letter to his last known address . '"
"Also , in line 10 , to add the words ' who vote' after the word ' present . ' " The Worshipful Brother said , as far as he was aware , this was the only rule in the Book of Constitutions that worked badly . In his Province of Middlesex several Secretaries of lodges had written to him to know what course thev should take . The rule , as at present framed , threw on the Master and Secretary of a lodge the onus of proving that a brother summoned had
received the notice , and if he appealed to the Board of General Purposes , the Board would rightly require the Secretary to prove the brother had received the notice in accordance with the requirements . If the notice when posted was registered , that would be proof . With regard to the second proposition , the addition of the word "vote , " he thought that necessary to be inserted , strong objection having been taken against the vote of those who did not vote for exclusion , and not voting at all being taken against
exclusion . Bro . BEAVIS seconded the motion . Bro . BRACKSTONE BAKER objected to tinkering the Book of Constitutions . If there was any difficulty about Rule 210 , Rule 211 would set it rig ht . If a brother could show he never had notice , he could not be excluded . If he was excluded he could appeal , and the Board of General Purposes would reinstate him .
Bro . PHILBRICK advised the brethren not to make the alteration . Before the Book of Constitutions was revised , a very strong Committee took four years to go over the old Book . The proposed alterations were submitted to all the lodges on the roll , and were thoroughly discussed in Grand Lodge . As to the second part of the motion , the rule now was that before a vote on such a question as that of expulsion was taken , the Master must count the
brethren in the lodge . If he found two-thirds voted for the exclusion that was enough ; he did not have to put the contrary . The present rule was a safeguard against a tyrant majority—a word he did not wish to use against brethren , for he did not suppose that any brother would try to stab a brother in the dark . Bro . THOMAS FENN supported Bro . Philbrick .
The motion of Bro . Woodward was then put and lost . Bro . PHILBRICK , Q . C , G . Registrar , brought up the following appeal : —By the Star in the East Lodge , No . 918 , Queenstown , South Africa , against a ruling of the District Grand Master of South Africa ( E . D . ) cancelling a sentence of exclusion passed by the lodge on a brother for alleged Masonic offences . The brother in question had been excluded
by his lodge because he belonged to , and was Master of , a Scottish lodge in the same district , and had said he should induce candidates and joining members to join that lodge . The District G-M . cancelled the sentence of exclusion , and the lodge appealed . Bro . Philbrick advised that the appeal should be dismissed . There was nothing un-Masonic in a brother of an English lodge being a member of a Scotch or Irish lodge . Bro . FENN seconded the motion of Bro . Philbrick .
The appeal was dismissed , and the District Grand Master ' s decision upheld . Grand Lodge was then closed .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Wiltshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WILTSHIRE .
The annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge took place at the Town Hall , Swindon , on Thursday , the 22 nd ult ., being held under the banner of the Royal Sussex Lodge of Emulation , No . 355 . The P . G . M ., Bro . Lord Methuen , was unavoidably prevented from attending , and in his absence the chair was filled by Bro . Sir Gabriel Goldney , P . G . W . England , the Deputy P . G . M ., who was supported by the following Prov . Grand Officers and brethren : Bros . H . J . Birch , as P . S . G . W . ; W . J . Mann , as
P . J . G . W . ; Rev . J . A . Lloyd , G . Chap . England , as P . G . Chap . ; F . H . Goldney , P-G . Treas . ; B . H . Watts , P . G . Reg . ; Harry Bevir , P . G . Sec ; F . Griffin , P . S . G . D . ; John Bryant , P . J . G . D . ; G . J . Farrington , P . G . Supt . of Works ; J . Chandler , Past P . S . G . W ., P . G . D . C ; E . Jones , P . A . G . D . C ; W . H . Burt , as P . G . S . B . ; W . S . Bainbridge , Mus . Bac , P . G . Org . ; J . Green , as P . G . Purst . ; H . C . Tombs , P . G . D . England ; Alfred Plummer , P . P . J . G . W . ; T . Ringer , P . P . J . G . W . ; W . H . Brinkworth , P . P . G . Org . ; and others .
The Provincial Grand Lodge was attended by Bro . Henry Wilson , P . P . J . G . W . Worcester , and Bro . W . Purnell , P . P . G . S . B . Bristol , and by a considerable number of brethren , being members of No . 355 and of the Gooch Lodge , No , 1295 , as well as by brethren from all parts of the province . The roll of the various lodges was' called , and it was found that each lodge was dul y represented .
The minutes of the last Provincial Grand Lodge having been printed and circulated , were taken as read , and were duly confirmed . _ The Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . H . BEVIR , then read , as a report , the minutes of the Board of General Purposes , held prior to the assembling of the Provincial Grand Lodge , from which report it appeared that the Prov . Grand Treasurer ' s account had been duly audited , with the following result : General account—balance in hand of £ 1 15 s . nd ., after paying a
donation of £ 52 ios . to the Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom , the Colonies and India , and the working expenses of Provincia ) Grand Lodge . Charity account—balance in hand of £ 75 17 s . gd ., out of which the Board recommended that £ 26 5 s . should be granted to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and placed on the list of Bro . W . H . Burt , whose Stewardship for that Institution , on behalf of the Province of Wilts , had been approved by the Board . The report was received and unanimously adopted .
The P , G . REGISTRAR ( Bro . B . H . Watts ) then presented his report , which , having been printed and circulated , was taken as read . It noted the increase in the number of Masons in the province , the larger receipts , the increased amount subscribed to Charitable purposes , and the greater voting power of the province . The report was adopted , with a very hearty vote of thanks to the P . G . Reg . for the trouble he had kindly undertaken in preparing it .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Wiltshire.
In the absence of Bro . W . Nott , P . P . S . G . W ., Prov . Charity Sec , his report on behalf of t ' ne Provincial Benevolent Fund and Charity Organisation Committee was then read , as follows : The Charity Secretary , on behalf of the Committee , has the honour to report as follows : —
BENEVOLENT FUND . —Eight years have now passed since the establishment of this Fund , and , owing to the exceptionally good fortune which ( he province has experienced in having had no claim made upon it , the Fund is now represented by an accumulation of £ 335 . - 2 d . in Consols , and £ 78 5 s . 3 d . in the Treasurer ' s hands . Judging from the experience of similar organisations in other provinces , the exceptional immunit y from any claim which Wiltshire has enjoyed can hardly be expected to continue , and it is therefore a subject for congratulation that the Fund has already reached such a substantial amount .
The Committee has strongly felt that all the lodges in the province should contribute to the Benevolent Fund—every lodge being entitled to participate in its benefits , —and accordingly , at a recent meeting , passed a resolution expressing this feeling , and directed a copy of such resolution to be sent to every lodge . CHARITY ORGANISATION . —The work of the "Western Provinces Charity
Association " having increased , it has been found necessary to adopt for its guidance certain definite rules , the principal , so far as this province is concerned , being one under which the eight several provinces in the Union will bear , in definite proportions , the expenses of the Association ( which , however , will be but trifling ) . The proportion of Wiltshire will be one twelfth .
At the elections for the Masonic Institutions during the present year Wiltshire had only one candidate , vir .., Frederick Joseph Harris , son of a late member of the Longleat Lodge , 1478 , Warminster , who was adopted by the Committee at its meeting in March last , and having been placed on the list of candidates for the 26 th October election , was then successful at the first attempt , and this with no waste of votes since he was last on the list of those who succeeded . Several candidates from the other provinces forming the " Western Provinces Charity Association " were also successful during the year .
The associated provinces have between them something like 70 recipients of the benefits of the Masonic Charities , Wiltshire alone having three boys , two girls , and two widows , representing something like £ 400 per annum . The Festival of the Girls' School this year having been the Centenary of that Institution , especial efforts were made hy its supporters to raise funds which would enable them to carry out a much needed extension of the School Buildings . The result was most
satisfactory , for at the Festival which took place at the Albert Hall , on the 7 th of June last , underthe presidency of the M . W . the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , an approximate sum of £ 51 , 48 3 iSs . was realized . To this Wiltshire contributed £ 340 8 s . Cd ., through the medium of six Stewards , viz .: The P . G . M ., Lord Methuen ; Bros . W . J . Mann , £ 285 6 s . 6 d . ; William Nott , £ 10 ios . ; Rev . the Hon . Sidney Meade , £ 10 103 . ; F . S . Hancock , £ 10 ios . ; and R . W . Merriman , £ 23 12 s .
All the ordinary votes of lodges and private subscribars are now , with but nominal exceptions , regularly placed at the disposal of the Charity Organisation Committee of the Province , whilst extra votes to a considerable extent are also frequently sent in , principally through the medium of Lodge No . 626 . The votes which have during the last three years been rendered available for the work of the Committee have reached the following numbers : — 1 S 86 . 1 S 87 . 188 S .
ORDINARY VOTES—Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 560 637 652 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 467 472 597 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons 223 223 243 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Widows 212 218 250 EXTRA VOTES—for Boys and Girls — 240 116
1462 1790 1858 It will be noticed that the above figures show a steady and satisfactory increase from year to year . The report was approved , and a vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . W . Nott for the same .
The Prov . Grand Secretary was requested in conveying the vote of thanks to Bro . Nott to assure him of the deep regret which the brethren entertained at his absence from the Provincial Grand Lodge , through illness , and the unanimous expression of their hope for his speedy recovery . Bro . H . C . TOMBS drew attention to the fact that some of the lodges in
the province did not subscribe to the Provincial Grand Benevolent Fund , and expressed a hope that they would give the matter serious consideration , as he thought it was the duty of every lodge in the province to support that fund . He gave notice of a proposition on the subject to be brought before the next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge .
Bro . J . A . LLOYD , G . Chap ., gave notice of his intention at the next Provincial Grand Lodge to propose an amendment to the by-laws by providing that every brother advanced to provincial rank shall receive a certificate of his appointment without paying any further fee , beyond the fee of honour provided by the by-laws .
Bro . Sir GABRIEL GOLDNEY then addressed the brethren , explaining the absence of Bro . Lord Methuen , and expressing his regret at Bro . Nott ' s illness . He referred with much gratification to the fact that Bro . Lloyd , a P . G . Chap , of the Province , had been appointed Grand Chaplain of England , and after alluding to the presence in the Provincial Grand Lodge
that day of Bro . C . N . P . Phipps , the Hi gh Sheriff of Wiltshire , in his capacity of W . M . of the recentl y founded White Horse Lodge , No . 2227 , at Westbury , concluded a most interesting address by referring to the inquiry now pending with regard to the Boys' School , in which he believed the brethren to take great interest .
Bro . F . H . Goldney was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , and Bro . John Savory ( who has held the office continuously since 1869 ) was re-elected Prov . Grand T yler . Bro . Wm . Dean , Tyler No . 355 , was appointed Prov . Assistant Grand T y ler .
The D . P . G . M . then declared all offices vacant , and approved and invested the officers for the ensuing year as follows : Bro . Campbell Maclean , 355 and 1295 ... .,, Prov . S . G . W . ,, Edward Baverstock Merriman , 1533 ... ... Prov . J . G . W . ,, Rev . Wm . N . C . Wheeler , 1271 ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ F . H . Goldney , 626 ... ... .., Prov . G . Treas .
,, Benjamin Hicks Watts , 335 and 626 ... .,, Prov . G . Reg . „ Harry Bevir , 355 . ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Walter Hugo Reed , 227 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ Henry Kemble , 345 ... ... ... Prov . ] . G . D . „ J . Howard Foley , 632 and 2227 ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ John Chandler , 355 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C .
„ W . L . Martin , 355 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ Francis Barton , 1271 ... ... ... prov . G . S . Br . „ W . H . Brinkworth , 626 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ E . E . Bartlett , 5 86 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . ,, A . H . Lapham , 626 ... ... ,,, Prov . G . Std . Br .
„ John Savory , 355 ... ... ... proy . G . Tyler . The business of the Provincial Grand Lodge being concluded , the brethren adjourned to a banquet at the Goddard Arms Hotel , Swindon , which was presided over by Sir Gabriel Goldney , and attended by about 60 brethren , and a very pleasant evening was spent .