Provincial Grand Lodge Of Hampshire And Isle Of Wight.

f operations , though it is hoped that the proposed festival ill set the Institution on a secure and permanent basis . nto . Lancaster , as Honorary Secretary , has just issued a irc ' ular to the lodges of the province , asking that the ° ames of brethren willing to act as . Stewards may be sent to him . in order that a Board of Stewards may be formed , and meet at an early date to settle details .

The Hampshire Institution is n ^ t intended to rival , but to supp lement , the great Central Charities , by taking under its care unsuccessful candidates for the London Institutions —the children will be educated at good schools in the vicinity of their homes , under the supervision of appointed visitors , and successful candidates to the local Institution whose names remain on the lists of the London Charities

will be eligible for , and may be transferred to , those Institutions if ultimately elected . Remembering the splendid return which Hampshire made at the recent Masonic Benevolent Festival in London , there can be little doubt that the appeal now made will meet with a liberal response from the lodges and chapters , as well as from the brethren individually .

Bro. Henry Cross's Concert At Willesden.

BRO . HENRY CROSS'S CONCERT AT WILLESDEN .

An admirable programme of " The Messiah , " on the evening of the 31 st ult ., provided a rare treat to the lovers ol music in Harlesden and Willesden , who crowded the large room at the High School , glad to have an opportunity of hearing the great master's piece without being obliged to go into town . Bro . Cross was ably assisted by Bro . Harper Kearton , Miss Eliza Thomas , and Madame

Cross-Lavers , solo , vocalists , with a selected choir under the direction of Mr . J . A . Birch , Mr . F . W . Parish ( organ ) , and Bro . F . H . Cozens ( pianoforte ) . Of Madame Cross-Lavers' rendering of the soprano soli , "There were shepherds , " "Rejoice greatly , " " Come unto Him , " and " How beautiful are the feet , " it would be difficult to speak too highly , but she seemed to

reserve the greatest powers of her beautiful and sympathetic voice for the grand aria , "I know that my Redeemer liveth . " Completely putting aside the usual concert room manner , so out of place in oratorio , she thoroughly carried her audience with her , and elicited a cordial burst of app lause at its conclusion . Miss Thomas , who has taken high honours at the R . A . M ., has a contralto voice of pure quality , highly cultivated .

She did every justice to the numbers in her role , both recitatives and airs , "Behold a virgin , " " O Thou that tellest , " "He shall feed His flock , " and "He was despised . " Bro . Harper Kearton gave "Comfortye" and " Every valley " with the judgment and peculiar care that distinguishes a true artist , and in the air " But Thou did ' st not leave " he gave a further evidence of his skill . Bro . Cross ( baritone

Westminster Abbey and St . Andrew ' s , Wells-street , choirs ) is a well-known and favourite vocalist ; he has a voice of great power and sweetness , and his rendition of " The people that walked in darkness , " with its preceding recitative , was simply faultless ; the air " Why do the nations " again received well-deserved applause . It was much to be regretted that the late hour obliged him to excise " Behold

I tell you " and " The trumpet shall sound . " Full measure of praise is due to the chorus and to Mr . Birch , who conducted , they were well in hand , and gave the wellknown choruses " And the glory of the Lord , " " And He shall purify , " "For unto us , " "The Hallelujah , " & c , with precision and great effect , as also " All we like sheep , " which is the only inappropriate composition in the work

tenon , bassi , alti , with , most especially , the soprani , congratulating themselves and each other on having been led astray—or was it a bit of delicious satire ?—there is so much human nature in the pleasure of sinning . The accompaniments by Mr . Parish and Bro . Cozens left nothing to be desired , and it is no wonder Bro . Cross has been asked to give a series of concerts , sacred and miscellaneous , during the season . He was well supported by the

members of his lodge ( Harlesden , No . 2098 ) , of whom were present Bros . Major C . A . Cooper , W . M . ; A . Ball , S . W . ; G . Gotdney-Carey . J . W . ; H . T . Reed , Treas . ; F . S . Long , S . D . ; O . C . Robson , I . G . ; Leopold Field , Harley Jones , and Bros . W . H . Stanger , Russell , and others of neighbouring lodges . The number of fashionable and pretty women present , among artistes and audience , was a subject of remark .

The Second Annual Concert Of The Gallery Lodge, No. 1928.

THE SECOND ANNUAL CONCERT OF THE GALLERY LODGE , No . 1928 .

lhe second annual concert in connection with the Gallery L ° dge , No . ig 28 , will be given on the Saturday in Easter we ? k ( the 1 . 6 th inst . ) , at the Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , orixton . An attractive programme has been arranged by tne concert Committee , and the reputation of the lodge for hospitalit y will be sustained by the provision of tea and

j . Co all the visitors who choose to refresh themselves outing the interval between the parts . The artistes who 1 •" JP ' y give their services include Misses Ethel Winn , W Kowe , Edith Cooke , Annie Morley , and Madame { " •Won Clark ; Messrs . Heney , Donnell Balfe , F . W . Stephens James Akers . and Fred . Revan . Rrn . Mprf-nn

I nl { was recently initiated in the Sterndale Bennett one f W i ! P resideat the orEran , and Bro . Fred . H . Cozens , UnriV t 1 ' ) est known musicians in South London , has aiiH * tne arduous duty of conducting . A large F ,, „ 1- and a good balance for the Gallery Lodge Charity " und is confidentl y expected .

Knights Templar Pilgrimage To York.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR PILGRIMAGE TO YORK .

ElJ D follow ' § ' not'ce has been issued by the Ancient ^ receptory , No . 101 , York s-« r » ! £ •Crater Wm . H . Cowper , Preceptor . uear Slr and Brother , lai ' Pf . ! ' " » jves me mucn pleasure to inform you that a Termjip v , Ameri S Members of the Order of the riPYt' , ! ^ eir ladies intend visiting England in lulv

of th ' p •ve accepted an invitation from the Members ceivc a ?? L ^ L Ebor Preceptory ( No . 101 ) at York to reel . „ ? hands a fraternal reception within the walls "The A " ty of Free and Acce P Masonry . Station H ?? ? an visitors are expected to arrive at the note ] , in York , on the evening of the 19 th July ,

Knights Templar Pilgrimage To York.

and after dinner will be received at an Emergency Meeting of the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 ( Bro . W . Brown , W . M . ) , at Freemasons' Hall , St . Saviourgate , where they will witness an Exemplification of the English Craft Working . { All visitors will be welcomed . ) " On Wednesday morning , the visitors and their ladies will be conducted to some of the most interesting of the remains of antiquity with which the city abounds , and at

12 . 30 they will be entertained at luncheon by the W . M ., Past Masters and Officers of the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 . { Admission by invitation ticket . ) " At 2 p . m . the Templar visitors will be formally received by the Eminent Preceptor and Members of the Ancient Ebor Preceptory , No . 101 , in open conclave , and will witness an Exemplification of the English Ritual of the Order .

"At 4 . 30 p . m ., the visitors will be conducted to the cathedral , where the order of evening prayer will be read , and ( by fraternal courtesy of Bro . the Very Rev . the Dean of York ) a Special Anthem and a Te Deum will be sung according to the immemorial custom of the Order . The commemorative offerings of the brethren on the occasion will be devoted to some especial portion of the work of restoration of the St . Cuthbert window in the cathedral .

Bro . Dr . Naylor , organist of the cathedral , will play . "At 7 p . m ., Bro . the Lord Mayor of York and the Lady Mayoress will receive the visitors and the ladies in the State Room of the Mansion House , and at 7 . 30 his lordship will preside at a banquet given by the Ancient Ebor Preceptory , in the Guildhall , to which ( so far as space will permit ) all Master Masons will be admitted , and will each

have the privilege of inviting a lady . " In the matter of application for tickets { £ 1 is . each , ladies 15 s . ) members of the Order of the Temple will take precedence , after which the tickets will be allotted in order of application . " The American visitors will leave York for London at

10 a . m . on Thursday , July 21 st . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , "T . B . WHYTEHEAD , P . 101 , " P . P . Constable N . and E . Yorks . ; " P . G . Capt . of Guards , Eng . ; & c , "REGISTRAR . "

Provincial Calendars.

PROVINCIAL CALENDARS .

In order to know how many provinces have Masonic Calendars , I have run through my copies for 1887 and the previous year , and shall be glad to be informed of any additions to my list . The last year issued is noted after the name of the county or province . As a rule the set is not completed before June . 1 . —Cambridgeshire , 1886 . Publisher and Editor , Bro . W .

P . Spalding , Cambridge . 2 . —Cornwall , 18 S 6 . Editor from 1870 , Bro . W . J . Hughan , Torquay . 3 . —Derbyshire , 1 SS 6 . Editor for 11 years , Bro . W . Naylor , Derby . 4 . —Devonshire , 18 S 6 . Publisher and Editor , Bro . W . F . Westcott , Plymouth . Notes—The " Devon and

Cornwall Calendar , " edited by Bro . Hughan ( Bro . J . R . H . Spry , Devonport ) , was published for four years ( 1865-8 ) . Followed by the " Devon and Cornwall Masonic Register , " published by Bro . L . D . Westcott , Plymouth , who was often the editor during the years 1870-1-2-3-46-7-8 . Many of these two sets have portraits .

The latter is now represented by the " Devon Masonic Register , " as above . The "Masonic Directory for Devonshire , " published by Messrs . Besley and Son , Exeter , and edited by Bro . James J erman , was issued in 1881 only . 5 . —Dorset , 1 S 87 . Publisher and Editor , Bro . J . A . Sherren , Weymouth . The work is now in its ioth

. 6 . —Durham , 1886 . Editor , Bro . R . Hudson , Tynemouth . Originally started by Bro . C . D . Hill Drury , M . D . 7 . —Essex , 1887 . Bro . T . J . Railing , Essex . ( Third year of issue . ) 8 . —Gloucester , 18 S 6 . Editor , Bro . R . V . Vassar-Smith , and published by Bro . John Bellows , Gloucester .

9 . —Hants and Isle of Wight , 1 SS 6 . Editor , Bro . Edgar Goble , Fareham . 10 . — Hertfordshire , 18 S 7 . Editor , Bro . G . E . Lake , Watford . Started by Bro . T . S . Carter . 11 . —Kent , 1887 . Editor for ten years , Bro . T . S . Warne , Rochester , Published by Bro . J . D . Terson , Dover . 12 . —Lancashire ( East Division ) , 18 S 7 . Editor , Bro . John

Chadwick , Manchester , Published by Bro . O . C . Crompton , Bury . ( Thirty-seventh year of issue . ) 13 . —Leicester and Rutland , 1 S 87 . Editor for 1 S 87 , Bro . B . A . Smith , Leicester . The previous editor was Bro . S . S . Partridge . ( Fifteenth year of issue ) . Photographic portraits adorn this Calendar . 14 . —Lincolnshire , 1886 . Editor , Bro . B . Vickers , Lincoln .

( First year of issue . ) 15 . —Middlesex , 1887 . Editor , Bro . H . Lovegrove , Budge Row , London . ( Two portraits in Calendar . ) 16 . —Oxfordshire , 1 S 86 . Publisher and Editor , Bro . W . B . Bowden , Oxford . 17 . —Somersetshire , 18 S 7 ... Editor for six years , Bro . C . L . Fry Edwards , Wrington .

Staffordshire , see Warwickshire . 18 . —Suffolk , ! 1887 . Editor , Bro . N . Tracey , Ipswich . 19 . —Sussex , 1 S 87 . Editor , Bro . V . P . Freeman , Brighton ( Bro . Freeman also issues model reports of the Provincial Grand Lodge as Prov . Grand Secretary . ) 20 . —Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire , 1086 . Publisher and Editor , Bro . E . Worrell , Birmingham ( assisted

by Bro . F . Derry for Staffordshire ) . 21 . —Wiltshire , 1887 . Edited for seven years by Bro . W . Nott , Devizes . 22 . —Yorkshire , 1 SS 7 . Editor , Bro . T . B . Whytehead , York ( issued gratitiously for 11 years ) . 23 . —West Yorkshire , 18 S 7 . Editor , Bro . H . G . E . Green , Wakefield . 24 . —There is also a Calendar for Lodges , & c , meeting at 8 a , Red Lion Square , London , edited by Bro . C . F .

Matier ( 18 S 6 and 1887 ) . Other Calendars are also published either for Towns or Lodges . 25 . —Lancaster , 1887 . Editor and Puolisher , Bro . H . Longman , Lancaster . 26 . — " Minerva" Lodge , No . 250 . —Published by Bro . M . E . Peck , Hull . 27 . — " Kingston " Lodge , No . 1010 . Published by Bro . M . E . Peck , Hull .

Provincial Calendars.

These Calendars of Bro . Peck ' s are issued occasionally , the latest for No . 250 being for 1884 , and for No . 1010 we have the one just issued , 1 S 87 . There was a Calendar published for Northampton and Huntingonshire some years ago . I hope it will soon be revived , as "Beta " evidently does . There are also numerous cards published annually for

Towns and certain Lodges only , but of these I say nothing now , save to acknowledge their usefulness . Every Province should have a Calendar or Directory as a guide for the Provincial Grand Masters and their officers , and for the information of the many concerned . Their publication does not entail much cost , though the labour is not inconsiderable ; the sum for outlay ranging from say £ 5 to

£ zo , according to style and number . Some Provinces meet the expense by a pro rata payment from the lodges ; others charge the cost to the Prov . G . L . funds ; and some are sold , and thus defray , or nearly so , the cost of printing . Many of the Calendars are fine specimens , typographically , as well as Masonically , and are "full of

information " of considerable value to the members of lodges concerned , being special aids to the Provincial authorities , Several contain the By-laws of the Prov . Grand Lodge represented , as also the Prov . G . Chapter , & c , and besides which , Lists of voters in the Central Masonic Charities , and rules of local funds are to be found in their pages . W . J . HUGHAN .

The Craft.

THE CRAFT .

From East to West , from North to South , With still progressive sway , The mystic Craft , to us endeared , Need never fear decay ; Like some majestic tree it stands Deep-rooted in the Past , Whilst buds of present promise yield Fruit ripening to the last .

As Masons , joined in heart and hand Our Order to defend , Let us with cheery welcome greet A Brother and a Friend ; Strong in our purpose to uphold Our Brotherhood of Love , Founded on Earth , to be confirmed In the Grand Lodge Above !

In Faith , we trust that Providence Will guide our steps aright , Hope cheers us on our rugged path From darkness into light ; Sweet Charity implores our aid For Brothers in distress , To scatter blessings as we pass Through Life ' s vast wilderness .

As Masons , may our thoughts and words With Plumb-rule strict compare , And may our conduct stand the test Of Level and of Square ; Then let us the Great Architect With lowly hearts implore He will cement and bless the Craft Till time shall be no more 1 F . W . DRIVER , M . A ., P . M . No . 45 .

The Queen's Jubilee.

THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE .

At a meeting of the Mansion House Committee of the Fund to aid the Imperial Institute , on Monday , the 28 th ult ., the fund was reported to amount to £ 19 , 236 , of which £ 6664 was for the Imperial Institute exclusively , £ 8800 would also go to it , leaving £ 3771 for the Commercial . Museum . A scheme for the proposed Commercial Museum was brought forward , which is to be further considered .

The Masonic celebration of the Queen's Jubilee , at York , will be an event of more than ordinary importance . The Prov . Grand Master of North and East Yorkshire proposes holding the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge at York , on Thursday ,. 14 th July , and also , witb the cordial co-operation of the Prov . Grand Master and the brethren of the Province of West Yorkshire ,

celebrating the Royal Jubilee on the same occasion . The details of the occasion will consist of the annual meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge of North and East Yorkshire , reception of Provincial Grand . Lodge of West Yorkshire , and other Provincial Grand Lodges ; procession to and special Masonic service at the Minster , where a sermon will be preached by the Dean of York , Past Grand Chap , of England ; and a conversazione , Masonic exhibition , and concert ..

Provincial Priory Of Northumberland, Durham, And Berwick-On-Tweed.

PROVINCIAL PRIORY OF NORTHUMBERLAND , DURHAM , AND BERWICK-ON-TWEED .

ROYAL KENT PRECEPTORY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR . The preceptory was opened by the E . P . Sir Knight C . R . Fry , assisted by his officers , on Friday the 25 th ult ., at the Masonic Hall , Maple-street , Newcastle-on-Tyne . The Pro Prior , Sir Knight Charles James Banister , Past Grand Captain of England , & c , Sir Knight Col . James

Monks , Past bub-Priorof the Province , P . S . B . of England , were announced and received under an arch of steel and saluted . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Sir Knight Thomas John Armstrong was unanimously elected E . P . and Sir Knight H . Hotham , Treasurer .

Ihe E . P . Sir Knight C . R . FRY , in a most excellent speech , and on behalf of the membeis of the Preceptory , presented their old and valued friend , Sir Knight Henry Hotham , with his portrait in the dress of a Knight Templar on his attaining his fiftieth year as a member of that

ancient preceptory , having been nearly thirty years their Treasurer , which was supported by V . E . Sir Knight C . J . BANISTER , Pro Prior in very appropriate terms , and Sir Knight Col . J AMES MONKS , P . P . S . P . On Sir Knight H . HOTHAM risingto thank the members , he was received by quite an ovation which lasted some