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last gained the award of patience and merit , and have now arrived at the height of your profession in Royal Arch Masonry , and I heartily congratulate you . To me it is a p leasure to perform any duty in this chapter , however small , because I canr . ot forget that when 1 had resigned n , y mother chapter 1 was a stranger in Royal Arch Masonry , and lhe Star Chapter took me in . I am very proud to be a

p '/„ oi the chapter , and I take it from the ground-work in the Star Chapter dates the position I now hold in Grand Chapter . I need hardly tell you how much the position of D . C- is r 0 my taste , for apart from my official position in Grand Chapter , I am D . C . in two other chapters to which | belong . Anything I can do to enhance the happiness of the companions , you may depend upon it I shall be only

too p leased to do . Comp . Meierhoff , on rising , said : It is mv pleasure tonight to propose " The Health of the M . E . Z . " It is eight yeais this evening since I was exalted in this chapter ; on that occasion our M . E . Z . was P . S ., and I was very much impressed with the manner in which he did his work . Through no fault of his own , however , I have got ahead of

him , and have to-night received from his hands the P . Z . ' s jewel of the Star Chapter . I am sure we shall have an exhibition of much fervent zeal on his part for the welfare of the chapter , and I will ask you , companions , to wish him a good year of office , good health , and success . The t < "ast was enthusiastically drunk . The M . E . Z ., in reply , said : I rise with a great deal

of diffidence to respond to the excellent manner in which this toast has been proposed and received . I cannot proceed further without payinsr a tribute of respect to the memcry of our late Comp . H . Martin . Through the wise dispensation of Divine Providence he has been called to his eternal rest , or he would have occupied the position I have assumed to-night . I am proud to have the position of

M . E . Z . in my mother chapter , and will do all in my power to emulate the brilliant efforts which have characterised the Past Principals of the chapter . In giving the toast of "TheH . and J . " the M . E . Z . said I do not stand alone , for the two companions installed with me this evening have a colleague quality . Our ex-H . is , as vou know , a zealous Freemason , being at the present time VV . M . of his

mother lodge . Ourex-J . I have known for many years as an earnest Mason , and a more noble-hearted brother never lived . He has already acquitted himself in an exemplary manner in the Star Chapter of Instruction , and has shown himself thoroughly acquainted with his duties . Comp . Eckersall , in reply , said he was afraid the M . E . Z . had spoken of him in too flattering terms . He was glad

to learn that his efforts in the Star Chapter of Instruction had given satisfaction , and hoped those efforts were only a foreshadowing of what he might be able to do in the future The M . E . Z . next proposed the toast of "The Visitors , " and , in doing so , extended to them a most cordial welcome . Comp . Cass , in responding , said : M . E . Z ., It has given

me great pleasure to be here to-night to know that you have been exalted to the high position which has been the desire oi your heart for many years past . I know you better in the Craft than in Royal Arch 'Masonry , and can testify to your zeal and devotion to everything which appertains to Freemasonry . I only hope that you will have a splendid year of office , and be enabled to

secure success . Comps . E . Gauntlett , Hooper , and Morgan , responded in very complimentary terms . The M . E . Z . said : I have now to propose the toast of " The Past Principals , " and am justly proud in having so large a number present , and I hope I and those who are to follow will attain their high standard of perfection . It

will be my aim to carry out my duties in the excellent manner in which Comp . Meierhoff has performed l . ' n during the past year . Como . Woolmer Williams , the only founder present , has served the chapter for a nunbercf year ? , and I am more than ' pleased that he has to-night been elected to follow in the steps of his revered father as Treasurer . In our Scribe E ., Comp . T . Grummant , we

have a companion who has been familiar with the duties for a number of years . It was he who exalted me into Royal Arch Masonry , and I have ever since tried to be his apt pupil , and emulate him to the utmost . Comp . Meierhoff said : I have to thank you for the coidial remarks which have been made in proposing our health . I can assure you that if I have conducted the

affairs of the chapter to your satisfaction and to any credit to myself , I am indeed very pleased . I have now to thank you for your kindness in presenting me with a P . Z . 's jewel . I can assure you I shall esteem it very much indeed , and its being from my mother chapter will still more enhance the value of it . The Treasurer said : Most Excellent and Companions , I a < n not insensible of the many kindnesses I have received at he

'hands of the companions of the Star Chapter , and more particularl y to-night in electing me as successor to my 'alder . I regarded him as being one of the best of men . ""« of the best of Masons , and one of the best of "reasurers , and I will strive to follow him faithfully . Whatever the Star Chapter may want of me , I will endeavour to do it at any moment . Lomp . Grummant , S . E ., also thanked the companions

i .. [ ,,. nour djne h ' J and pledged to perform his duties Iclthlull y . I he toast of " The Officers " was next presented by the Sm'i , " \ congratulatory terms , and replied lo by Comps . to th E < lwards , who promised to carry out their duties „„ , . ' , . 1 he Janitor ' s toast closed a most successful a "fl enjoyable evening . An excellent oroirramme of music was arranired Im

_ ,. '' " ?' , . ry ' -mdsey , the musiral director , most efficiently " ! ' > Comps . Chas . E . Tinney , C . N . Mc 1 . North , T . -j J' Deibam ( flautist ) . Comp . C . f . linney ably Prided at the piano .

Warrant Officers Chapter ( No . 2346 ) .-m , " ? 1 , invocation of this chapter was held at Freeiason Hall , on Monday , the 14 th ult . Present : Comps . "cinerny , I . P . Z . ( acting as M . E . Z ., in the unavoidable i „ , " " Comp . H . Gardiner . M . E . Z . ); Molony , 11 . ; News ! , J ' ' . ^ chaid Jennings , P . Z , Ireas . ; J . P . \ V' 1 > acll "ff s - ' ' -J C . W . Benstead , acting S . N . ; -I ' d A c ee . ' Ks- > C - K - Pearce , ist A . S . ; J . Betts , - ™> A-S . ; A . Meier . H . A . Howeand Field . 007 .

, mouslt I' . ? ' 23-t 6 , and •!• a"y > 21 57 > wete unambrem a < j . pted as candidates for exaltation , and . both Mrl „ , f Pfesent , were duly exalted by Comp . 7 ' ' . Y ' 'heacting M . E . Z ., assisted by the II . and J . e Dung no ether business , the chapter was closed .

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DONCASTER . St . Magdalen Chapter ( No . 242 ) . —The meeting of this chapter was held in' the Masonic Rooms , on Friday , the 1 st inst ., when there were present Comps . Pegler , M . E . Z . ; Webb , Goldthorpc , Woodhouse , Foster , Constable , and others . The election took place for the M . E . Z . for next year ,

when a unanimous ballot fell on Comp . Webb . Resignations were received from Comps . Rand , P . Z ., and Brook , Treas . There being such a very small attendance , the election of the other officers was postponed . After chapter was closed , the companions partook of light refreshment , and spent the remainder of the evening in toast and song .

LONGTON . Etruscan Chapter ( No . 546 ) .- —The usual quarterly meeting of this chapter , which should have been held on the 17 th ult ., was adjourned until the 31 st ., when the companions were honoured with the presence of the Grand Supt . of the province , Comp . Lieut .-Col . Bindley , who was accompanied by the P . G . H ., Comp . J . F . Pepper , and as the M . E . Z . acting for the evening , Comp . William

Bnckel , is this year the P . G . J ., the unusual appearance was presented of the Three Principals of the province presiding in a private chapter without prior arrangement . The chapter having been duly opened by the acting M . E . Z ., H ., and J ., Comp . Bindley took the First Principal's chair , and , after signing the minutes , addressed the companions , and expressed his pleasure at meeting them

in chapter . Bro . Edwin Adams , an esteemed member of the Etruscan Lodge , was then exalted by Comp . Brickel , who also gave the historical , symbolical , and mystical lectures . The election of officers was then proceeded with , and Comp . Bott was elected M . E . Z . ; Comp . Hudson , H . ; and Comp . Geo . Bennion , P . Z .. as J . The other offices were also filled , and the companions adjourned for refreshment .

PLUMSTEAD . Pattison Chapter ( No . 913 ) . —A convocation of the above excellent chapter took place on Thursday , the 17 th ult ., at Freemasons' Hall , Mount Pleasant , under the presidency of Comp . Campbell-Taylor , M . E . Z ., assisted by Comps . C . J . Clapham , II . ; F . J . Taylor , J . ; G . H . Nichdi , S . N . ; 11 . J . Butter , P . Z ., P . P . G . S ., Scribe E- ;

Josiah Turton , P . S . ; S . Horton , ist A . S . ; and J . O . Cook , 2 nd A . S . The chapter ( having been opened and the minutes confitmed , the ballot vjas iaUtn lor Bro . R . E . Saunders , ol the mother lodge , No . 913 , and proving unanimous he was duly exalted into the Supreme Degree , the working , both of the Principals and Principal Sojourner , being faultlessly

perfect and regular . The ritual is that of Comp . the Rev . Thomas Robinson , M . A ., P . G . Chap ., Kent , an erudite Hebrew scholar , and is utterly dissimilar in its applications to any of the other chapter workings of the Metropolitan area , and they , the workings of the M . A ., are depressingly dissimilar to each olher . The banquet was partaken of at the Royal Mortar Hotel ,

Comp . Mason ' s handsome hostelry , opposite the Royal Arsenal gates , Woolwich , and was , as usual , perfect in its elegance . Among the companions present were Comps . A . Penfold . P . Z ., P . P . G . 1 st A . S . ; H . Mason , P . Z ., P . P . G . P . S . ; E . B . Hobson , P . Z .. P . P . G . Org . ; R . J . Cook , P . Z ., P . P . G . R g . ; Sidney Clarke . P . Z ., P . G . S . ; E . Morris . P . Z . ; C . Jolly , P . Z ., and P . Z . 1472 ; E .

Carter ; G . Frost ; B . Hammond ; D . C . Capon ; Dr . W . Ketlle , P . J . 2277 , and 25 ( I . C . ) and J . W . Wickens , 1331 . The usual loyal and Grand Chapter toasts having been honoured , the M . E . Z . proposed , in bumperF , | the toast of " Earl Amhurst , Provincial Grand Superintendent of Kent , " saying that they all knew something of his lordship , b jib in the Craft and Royal Arch , and those who intended to

go to Chatham on the following VVednesday would have an opportunity of seeing their Grand Superintendent consecrate a new chapter , and of observing his splendid knowledge of the Degree in the carrying out of his high office as Const en ting Officer . The next toast was that of "The Prov . G . H . and J . " The M . E . Z ., in putting it , said their chapter had been most

favoured in its number of Prov . Grand Officers . As Comp . Clarke was a present Grand Officer , he should couple his name with the toast . Comp . Claike , in response , said the Prov . Grand Officers present , as much as himself , appreciated the hearty and flattering manner in which the toast had been received . Ttey were favoured as a province in having such a good

man and Mason as Earl Amherst to preside and rule over them , and for his lordship tobesoablyassistedashealways was by their esteemed Prov . G . H , Comp . Eastes . The rest of the Grand Officers did their several duties to the best of their abilities . 7 hose of that chapter who had not attended Piov . Grand Chapter would be pleased to hear that the name of the Pattison Chapter was there always received

with a great deal of applause . He hoped to see that chapter well represented at Chatham next week , and so testify to the interest they took in the success of the Royal Arch in the Province of Kent . Comp . Butter proposed the toast cf "The M . E . Z . " He said it afforded him an enormous amount of pleasure to piopose the toatt . They had had a good many most

excellent First Principals in their chapter , and he was proud to seethe grand manner in which the present M . E . Z . followed in the footsteps of his predecessors , and if every coming First Principal did the same , there would never be any decadence in the prestige and high position the Pattiso . i Chapter held among the chapters of the Province of Kent . He ( Comp . Butter ) was one of the founders and father of

the chapter , and from the first school of First Principal to the present they had always followed and preserved the grand traditions of the Pattison Chapter . Comp . Taylor having briefly responded , proposed the loast of "The Second and Third Principals , " who returned thanks , after which the toast of " The Exaltee " followed . Comp . Penfold , in responding for "The Past Principals , "

said their esteemed First Principal excused himself by saying he was out of form through not being in the best of health , and he ( Comp . Penfold ) must follow in his footsteps , and plead the same excuse , if he did nut do the toast the justice it deserved . It was a most pleasurable thing to him to be present with Comps . Butter , Mason , and Cook , who , with himself , were the only founders of the chapter present , and to see that their First Principal was following

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in the same footsteps as his predecessors . They wanted something like spirit to make the chapter a success , and spirit had been manifested during the many years the chapter had been in existence by the First Principals . No doubt but at the consecration at Chatham next week the Pattison would be nominated as the first chapter in the

province , and it was to the Past Principals that they looked up to to maintain its prestige and high position . The other toasts included "The Visitors , " "The Officers , " and "The Masonic Press , " all of which were duly responded to . Some line vocal and instrumental music added materially to the pleasure of the evening .

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MANCHESTER . St . Joseph ' s Preceptory ( No . 9 ) .- This preceptory held their annual inauguration at the Freemasons Hall , on Friday , the nth ult . The ballot was taken for Comp . Frederick Handley Booth , and he was declared elected , and was duly installed by Sir Knight Henry Thomas . Sir Knight Clement Robert Nuttall

Beswicke-Royds , the Very Eminent Grand Prior , took the chair and inaugurated Sir Knight Clare Edgar Towell as the Eminent Preceptor , who then appointed the following as his officers : Sir Knights J . Hardwicke Marsh , Constable ; George A . Myers , Marshal ; Joseph T . Richardson , Prelate ; Francis VV . Lean , Treas . ; Ednard Pike , Reg . ; William Bone , Sub-Marshal ; W . Arnott , Capt . of Gd .

S . Searle , Almoner ; Silvester , ist Std . Br . ; B ; nnelt , 2 nd Std . Br . ; and Flowers , Guard . The preceptory was then [ closed , and the knights adjourned for refreshment . The visitors were : Sir Knights Clement Robert Nuttall Beswicke-Royds , V . E . Grand Prior ; Henry Thomas , P . E . G . Sub-Prior ; William Tyrer , E . G . Sub-Prior ; and Frederick N . Molesworth , Prov . G . Chancellor .

The Red Cross.

THE RED CROSS .

When our Grand Sovereign , Constantine , The marshalled host surveyed , Drawn up Maxentius to oppose , Who Freedom ' s cause betrayed ; High beat the Emperor's anxious heart , Now hopes , now fears contend , Was still the ancient valour left Rome's empire to defend ?

When thus , abstractedly , to Heaven He raised his wondering eyes , A vision , marvellous , appeared Portentous in the skies ! Amid the sun ' s declining rays , In glorious splendour shone , A blazing Cross , which motto bore , "In this shalt thou o'ercome ! "

The Christian Legion which beheld With Constantine the sign Was , now . in Faith and Unity , Assured of help Divine ; Fresh courage nerves theirdroopingf earts , With Zeal their swords they wield , Until , discomfited , their foes Are routed on the field .

Ages have passed , yet still inscribed On muster roll of Time , We , Christian Knights , the symbol hold Of the Red Cross sublime ; Though mortal enemies no more Our strength and courage gauge , A holy warfare against Sin Unceasingly we wage !

Weak would our efforts be alone To keep the vantage ground , But , in our Watchwords , aid Divine Most opportune is found ; Faith , as our shield , will ward the darts Which thus innocuous fall ; Whilst strong in Unity , our Zeal Confronts and conquers all !

When thus we draw our battle blade , 'Neath Red Cross Standard undismayed , Be this out Motto there displayed " In Hoc Signo Vinces ! " F . W . DRIVER , Kt

Presentation To Bro. R. C. Sudlow, P.G. Std. Br. England.

PRESENTATION TO BRO . R . C . SUDLOW , P . G . STD . BR . ENGLAND .

A most interesting event took place in Birmingham on Thursday evening , the 24 th ult ., when a complimentary dinner was given to Bro . Robert Clay Sudlow , P . G . Std . Br . England , Preceptor of the Emulation

Lodge of Improvement of London , to mark the appreciation by the members of the General Lodge uf Instruction of Birmingham , and other trethren of Warwickshire of the great kindness sho . vn by Bro . Sudlow in visiting the General Lodge of Instruction in the years 18 Q 2 , 1 S 93 , and 1 S 94 , and assisting in the

endeavour which has been m . ide to bring the working into uniformity throughout all the lodges in the Province of Warwickshire . The dinner was held at theColonade Hotel , Bro . N . VI . Turner , P . M . 2000 , presiding ( in the absence , through illness , of Bro . f . T . Collins , D . P . G . M ) , and among those present were Bros . A . W . Adams ,

Preceptor ; W . | H . Rollason , Secretary ; J . Attwood , H . J . Collins , W . O . Dingley , ] . Friedman , H . Graff , E . Mallard , R . B . Morgan , A . ' Price , C . Rainsford , F . G . Swinden , W . Turner , and J . A . Turton . After dinner , the CHAIRMAN proposed " The Queen and the Craft , " which was cordially received , and , rising again , proposed " Our Honoured Guest , " and alluded to the great kindness which Bro , Sudlow had