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the former meeting , and dined with the brethren afterwards . These circumstances combined to give a peculiarly melancholy interest to the meeting of Tuesday , when the Iodge was deeply draped , and all the brethren appeared in Masonic mourning . Bro . W . R . Phillips , W . M ., presided , and there were also present among other brethren Bros . Benj . E . Blasby , P . M . ; John P . Houghton , S . W . ; Edmund Dare , J . W . ; Forster Reynolds , Treas . ; George
C . Rowlands , Sec . ; Hy . Sapsworth , S . D . ; J . D . Marjason , J . D . j Albert Crew , I . G . ; A . Aldin , Stwd . ; and T . Covill , Stwd . Visitors : Bros . J . T . Briggs , P . M . 157 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 1928 ; Alf . Tucker , S . W . 1733 j VV . Blackburn , VV . M . 1733 ; H . C . Lumsden , 1541 ; and Frederick C . Irwin , 7 S 0 . After the VV . M . had passed Bros . Taylor , Walker , and Marsh , and initiated VV . Nathaniel John Payze , in admirable style , assisted by
equally efficient oflicers , Bro . Phillips said it was with a great deal of sorrow that he rose to mention to the lodge the loss the brethren had sustained by the death of their brother Joshua Nunn , one of the founders of their lodge . As most of the brethren remembered , Bro . Joshua Nunn was present at the last meeting of the lodge , when he was to all appearance in the best of health and spirits . But in the space of one short recess that worthy and distinguished
brother had been snatched from their midst by the hand of death . All thebrethren deplored his loss , but there was one whom he wished to mention more particularly who would feel it most acutely and to whom it would be a source of pain and trouble to a degree they would all appreciate ; that one was Bro . Nunn ' s widow , and he thought this meeting should not pass by without the brethren passing a sincere vote of condolence to be sent to Mrs . Niinn
by the Secretary of thc lodge , with the expression of the hope of the brethren that the Great Architect of the Universe woule give her strength to bear up with the utmost fortitude against her loss . He might have something to say on this subject later in the evening . Bro . Nunn was a brother whom to know was to love and respect . He was placed in the highest position in the Craft by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , and nothing that
could be said of Bro . Nunn in bringing this motion before the brethren could enhance his worth . He concluded by formally making the motion . —Bro . Blasby , P . M ., said it was with equal sorrow that he seconded the motion . The brethren knew that Bro . Nunn was present at the last meeting and joined the brethren at the banquet table . The W . M ., himself ( Bro . Blasby ) and Bro . Reynolds , on Monday took the opportunity of showing their respect and the
respect of the Iodge for the memory of Bro . Nunn by attending the funeral and placing a wreath on his coffin , knowing that it would meet with thc approbation of the brethren , one and all . They were pleased to know they could go on such an occasion to represent the lodge , Bro . Nunn having been the mediator between the founders and the Prince of Wales in getting the warrant of the Iodge . He cordially seconded the motion of the W . M . The
motion was carried unanimously . —At a later period of the day , the W . M . proposed "The Memory of Bro . Joshua Nunn , " to be received and recognised in solemn silence . Bro . Nunn , he said , was one of the founders of the lodge and was well known to all the brethren . He wished he had the power of speech to eulogise Bro . Nunn sufficiently , because , in all honesty he could assure the brethren , there was nothing he could say that could do adequate justice to
his character . His philanthropy , his love of Masonry , his practical pursuit of it were well known ; lie was a brother in the truest sense of the term , and by his death Masonry had lost one of the brethren who might be called its right hand . The day before , he , with Bro . Blasby , P . M ., and Bro . Reynalds , the Treasurer , took upon himself the duty of paying the last sad tribute of respect for Bro . Nunn . They wentto the little village of Tolleshurst D'Arcy , in the
churchyard of which they saw all that remained that was mortal of Bro . Nunn consigned to the grave . They took with them a beautiful wreath , beating the name and number of the Richmond Lodge , which they deposited reverentially on the grave . In all this they felt assured they would receive the approbation of the lodge , and it was a pleasing memory to them that they had not allowed their departed brother's remains to be bidden for ever from
mortal sight without taking part in the solemn ceremony . —Bro . Blasby , P . M ., afterwards alluding to the same subject , said that at the last meeting of the lodge Bro . Nunn attended , when most of the brethren were present who were there then , and Bro . Nunn sat on his ( Bro . Blasby ' s ) right and on the W . M . 's left . But now he had gone to that Grand Lodge above , to which he trusted they would
all go when the Great Architect of the Universe thought fit to take them . The W . M . represented them on Monday with him ( Bro . Blasby ) and Bro . Reynolds , and all the brethren would have been pleased if they had been there to see the sorrow that was exhibited at their loss . On that occasion the VV . M . carried out his duties as their representative in the same admirable manner as he had performed the other duties which had devolved upon him ,
BRO . E . C . MATHER , M . M . No . 23 , AND GRAND STEWARD . VVe gave expression last week to the wide and deep feeling of regret with which the loss sustained by the Craft through the death of Bro . E . C . Mather has been received everywhere . Bro . Mather was very popular , and had done excellent service for all our Charitable Institutions , but particularly on behalf of the Girls' School , on the . House Committee of which he had served for several years , and
in whose Festival celebrations he had constantly taken a principal and very energetic part . Bro . Mather was initiated in the Prosperity Lodge , No . O 5 , on the 26 th June , 1 SC 0 , at the same meeting as his surviving brother , Bro . J . L . Mather , and , in 1 S 72 , was chosen to fill the chair of W . M ., and subsequently occupying the post of Treas . for several years . He joined the Globe Lodge in 1875 , and at the time of his death was its VV . Master , as well as its representative on the Board of Grand Stewards for the
current year . Deceased was also a distinguished member of the Arch and Mark Degrees , and had taken the 30 in the A . and A . Rite , while , as regards his efforts in aid of the Institutions , our readers will be able to form some idea—albeit a most imperfect one—if wc state that he was a Vice-President of and had served some five or six Stewardships each for the Boys' School and Benevolent Institution , and was a Vice-Patron of and had served about twelve Stewardships for as well as for several years past being on the House Committee of the Girls' School . His funeral took place last week at Norwood Cemetery , and
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was attended by his son , Mr . C . Mather , his brother , Bro . J . L . Mather , and a large muster of personal and Masonic friends , among the latter being several members of the House Committee .
FUNERAL OF THE LATE BRO . J . PEARSON BELL , M . D ., P . G . D ., P . D . G . M . N . AND E . YORKSHIRE . The mortal remains of our late respected brother were laid in their last resting place in Spring Bank Cemetery , Hull , on Thursday , the 30 th ult . The scene was a most impressive one . Not only was Trinity Church , where the first portion of the service was held , and the cemetery
crowded with people , gathered together for the purpose of offering their last tribute of respect to the memory of one who , for many years , had played so prominent a part in , and rendered such valuable professional services to , the town of Hull and its neighbourhood , but the streets along which the mournful cortege passed were lined with spectators , all equally anxious to show that a like feeling of
respect actuated them . The usual ensigns ot mourning were to be seen everywhere , and where the window blinds were not down , it was because the windows themselves were tenanted by those who wished to see , if they could not take part in , the sad procession . Butprobably the most marked feature of the funeral was the large attendance of the brethren not only belonging to the Hull lodges , but from all
parts of the Province _> f North and East Yorkshire . All were clad in strict Masonic mourning costume , and as will be seen from the orderof procession , by far the greater number in it were fellow Craftsmen of the deceased . It was , in fact in all respects worthy of the high rank and eminent abilities of our late brother , and must have deeply impressed all who witnessed it with the greatness of the loss
which our Society had sustained through Dr . Bells death . The order of the procession was as follows : Tyler of the Humber Lodge ; Visiting brethren—two and two ; the W . M ., Officers , and brethren of the Wilberforce Lodge , No . 2134 , De la Pole Lodge , No . 1603 , Kingston
Lodge , No . 1010 , Minerva Lodge , No . 250 ,. and Humber Lodge , No . 57 ; three Prov . Grand Stewards ; the Hearse ; with three Prov . Grand Stewards on either side ; the chief mourners ; and members of the Prov . Grand Lodge , the number of brethren who took part in it being exceptionally large .
BRO . CHARLES GREENWOOD , P . G . S . B ., D . P . G . M . SURREY . The loss sustained by the Province of Surrey through the death of Bro . Charles Greenwood is almost incalculable . Bro . Greenwood had been a central figure in its administration for the greater part of his Masonic career . As far back as the Sth July , 1 S 63 , hc was presented in open Prov . Grand
Lotlge at Kingston-on-Thames with a handsome testimonial in the shape of a silver salver and cup in recognition of his services as the Grand Secretary of the province , and during the 23 years that have elapsed Surrey , as regards the number of its lodges , has about multiplied itself fourfold . Bro . Greenwood was initiated in the St . Michael ' s Lodge , No . 255—now No . 211— -in February , 1 S 51 , and later in the
same year joined the Grove Lodge , No . 410 , then held at Ewell , but now at Kingston . He wasa Past Master of both these lodges , having occupied the chair of the latter in 1 S 53 and of the former in 1 S 55 , while as regards St . Michael ' s he had an additional claim on the respect of its members from the fact of his having held its Treasurership during the last quarter of a century . He was exalted in the
Fidelity Chapter , No . 3 , and was numbered among its P . Z . ' s , and was a joining member of the Grove Chapter , No . 410 , and other chapters . He was installed a Knight Templar in the Harcourt Encampment , and as well in that as in the Grove Encampment , of which he was a joining sir knight , had held oflice , the service he had rendered both in Surrey and generally to Templar Masonry being recognised
by his appointment to office in the Prov . G . Conclave of Surrey and the Grand Conclave of England . In 1 SS 0 the Prince of Wales recognised these many and varied services by conferring on Bro . Greenwood the collar of Grand Sword Bearer of England , while last year , on the retirement of Bro . the Rev . C . W . Arnold , P . G . C , Dep . P . G . M ., his Surrey chief , R . W . Bro . General Brownrigg , appointed him to the
vacant position , and only as recently as July last formally instalbd him in that important office in the hope and belief that he would receive bis valuable co-operation and sujuport in the Masonic Province of Surrey for many years to come . Unhappily this not unreasonable expectation has not been fulfilled . In the early spring of this year Bro . Greenwood sustained a grievous calamity through the death of Mrs .
Greenwood , a blow that had seriously affected his health and deprived him of the opportunity of taking that active part in Masonic work , and especially in helping General Brownrigg as President at the Festival in Alay of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , which had been his wont for so many years . He had rallied , however , sufficiently to be presented at the annual meeting in July of his Prov . G .
Lodge , and to receive , as wc have said already , from the hands of his respected chief , the insignia of his oflice of Deputy . But the blow had been too serious for Bro . Greenwood's powers , and hc died , as reported in our columns last week , on the 28 th ult ., quite suddenly , his funeral , which took place at St . Pancras Cemetery , Finchley , on Tuesday , being numerously attended by the
brethrenof whom Bro . General Brownrigg was onc—who flocked from all parts of Surrey and the Metropolis in order to show their respect for onc who had done such signal services in promoting the best interests of Freemasonry . VVe must not forget to state that Bro . Greenwood always showed great zeal for our Institutions , and on several occasions , but notably on those , at which Bro . General Brownrigg
presided as chairman , in the first instance at the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Festival , and more recently at that of the Girls , had rendered very material helj ) in swelling the totals received . He had not , as wc have just explained , been able to take a very active part in the duties of thc latter celebration , but in spite of his mental and
physical suffering he managed to raise wbat , under the circumstances , was a very considerable amount , though it was nothing like what he would , no doubt , have raised , had he been in his usual health and vigour . Bro . Greenwood was a . Life-Governor of all three Institutions , and bad acted as Festival Steward twice for the Girls , and once , in each case , for the- Boys' School and Benevolent Fund .
CAPTAIN HENRY S . ANDREWS . The funeral of Bro . Capt . Henry S . Andrews , B . A . Cambs ., late 74 th Regiment , took place at Kensal Green Cemetery
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on Thursday , the 30 th ult ., and was attended by most of the relatives and friends of the deceased , and also by brethren of the lodges and chapters to which he belonged . The funeral cortege started from the late Bro . Andrews' residence in Palace Gardens-terrace , and halted at St . Paul ' s Church , Kensington , where the first part of the burial service was read by the Rev . E . G . Wood , M . A . The mournful
procession then proceeded to the cemetery , where it was met by brethren with sprigs of acacia , who followed it to the family vault , headed by the W . M . and Secretary of 1974 and the Second and Third Principals of Chapter S 90 . The coffin was covered with beautiful wreaths of lovely flowers . Bro . Andrews was initiated in the Wellington Lodge , 10 S 6 , at Deal , Sth March , 1 S 60 ; was exalted in the Wellington
Chapter , 7 S 4 , 3 rd April , 1 SG 6 , at the Europa Chapter , Gibraltar ; was admitted a member of the iS ° , Rose Croix , of H . R . D . M ., 14 th November , 1 S 70 , in the Bayard Chapter , ard had passed the chair of M . W . S . ; advanced to the Mark Degree , February , 1 S 71 , in tbe Gibraltar Lodge , 43 J registered Knight of Malta , 28 th June , 1871 ; knight of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantine , 1 S 71 ;
was District Grand Steward Gibraltar , 1872 ; became Knight Templar in the Calpe Encampment , 31 st March , 1875 j Preceptor Kemeys Tynte , 18 S 4 J and 30 ° , Sth May , 1878 ; was one of the founders and first S . W . of the St . Mary Abbotts Lodge , 1974 , Kensington , which benefited by his generosity to a considerable extent ; and only last year he presented the lodge with its magnificent banner
( a marvellous piece of applique work , manufactured by Bro . George Kenning ) . He joined the Hornsey Chapter , No . 890 , and was one of its most regular attendants , and presented the Chapter of Improvement attached to it with much of its furniture and a handsome silver salver . He was particularly generous to the Hyde Park Lodge of Instruction , having only a few months ago presented a
silver snuff box and salver in appreciation of the sympathy evinced by the brethren on the occasion of his having met with a serious accident . His generosity was by no means confined to the lodges and chapters . He served the office of Steward several times , and was Life Governor of each of our three noble Charitable Institutions . Outside Freemasonry his numerous good qualifications and universal kindness to others were characteristic of the good man and
Mason ; no one ever pleaded his cause to him and went away empty handed . Our late Bro . Andrews leaves a young family to mourn his lass . Charles , his only son , who is destined-for the army , has expressed his determination to join the fraternity upon attaining the necessary age and should he under the guidance of his uncle , Bro . Capt . Ciesar Hawkins , R . N ., follow in the Masonic footsteps of his father , he will eventually prove an ornament to the Order .
BRO . G . VV . LATHAM , P . G . D . & P . PROV . G . SCRIBE E . CHESHIRE . Bro . G . W . Latham , who was returned to the last Parliament for the Crewe Division of Cheshire , but prevented b y conditions of health from taking his seat in the House , died on Monday at his seat , Bradwall House , near Sandbach , in the Coth year of his age . Bro . Latham had been
an active member of our Society for close on 40 years , having been initiated while a student at B . N . C ., Oxford , in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , in 1 S 47 . The following year he was appointed Prov . G . Steward , and in 1 S 49 , Prov . G . S . B . Having joined the Churchill Lodge , No . 47 S , he was elected W . M . in IS- ^ , and in 1 S 52 received the Collar of Prov . G . Registrar . Subsequently he took a
prominent part in Masonic work in Cheshire . He was VV . M . of thc Samaritan Lodge , No . 36 S , Sandbach , in 1 S 71 , and had received Provincial honours both in the Craft and Royal Arch ; but he will be chiefl y remembered as Prov . Grand Scribe E . of Cheshire , to which office he was unfortunately compelled todecline re-appointment at the last
meeting of the Prov . Grand Chapter , owing to the same circumstances which had debarred him from attending to his duties in the House of Commons . The deceased brother was a P . G . J . Deacon of England , and a contributor to , and had served the office of Festival Steward for , the Girls ' School and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .
BRO . REAR-ADMIRAL BEDFORD PIM . Bro . Bedford Pim , who died at Deal , on Thursday , thc 30 th ult ., was born in 1 S 2 G , and had seen a great deal of hard service in connection with Arctic Exploration , and also in China , in 1857 , where l * > e was so severely wounded that he had to be invalided home . During the latter years of his life , however , his chief attention had been directed
to politics and the law . He represented Gravesend in the Conservative interest from 1 S 75 to 1 SS 0 , while as regards his legal career , having entered as a Student at the Inner Temple hc was called to the Bar in 1 S 73 . After the retirement of Mr . Robartes from the City Remembrancership , our deceased brother offered himself as a candidate for the vacant office , but the claims of Bro . Goldney , who was
elected , were preferred . Bro . Pim does not appear to have taken an active part in Masonry , his heavy and varied duties prevented that . But he was a most genial brother and was highly respected in the various circles in which he moved and in the two professions which at different periods of his life he had followed . His funeral , whicli took place in Kensal Green Cemetery , was attended by a large gathering of friends and acquaintances as well as representatives
from the British Association , thc Army and Navy Club , the Society of Naval Architects , thc Trinity House , and the various learned and scientific societies with which he had been associated . But above all there were delegates from tbe vast bodies of working men engaged in the various shipping industries , the deceased having been so popular among them as to have been known at the shipping ports in the United Kingdom as "The British Seamen ' s Friend . "
' 1 he Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon is to be held at Devonport , on the 20 th inst ., under trie presidency of the R . W . Bro . Lord Ebrington , M . P ., Prov . G . M . As Lord Ebrington is to be presented with a Masonic wedding present on the occasion , considerable interest will be manifested in the proceedings , both inside and outside the
Provincial Grand Lodge . 'I'he brethren are to assemble at 2 . 30 p . m . in the Guildhall . Insure your Morses with the Imperial Live Stock Insurance Association , Limited . Business Established 1874 . 48 , Pall Mall . London , S . W . Horses , Cattle , & c .. Insured against Death from Accident or Disease . Reduced Kates . Losses promptly paid . Prospectuses , & c „ post free on application to li . S . ESSEX , Secre tary . —[ AUVT , ]
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the former meeting , and dined with the brethren afterwards . These circumstances combined to give a peculiarly melancholy interest to the meeting of Tuesday , when the Iodge was deeply draped , and all the brethren appeared in Masonic mourning . Bro . W . R . Phillips , W . M ., presided , and there were also present among other brethren Bros . Benj . E . Blasby , P . M . ; John P . Houghton , S . W . ; Edmund Dare , J . W . ; Forster Reynolds , Treas . ; George
C . Rowlands , Sec . ; Hy . Sapsworth , S . D . ; J . D . Marjason , J . D . j Albert Crew , I . G . ; A . Aldin , Stwd . ; and T . Covill , Stwd . Visitors : Bros . J . T . Briggs , P . M . 157 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 1928 ; Alf . Tucker , S . W . 1733 j VV . Blackburn , VV . M . 1733 ; H . C . Lumsden , 1541 ; and Frederick C . Irwin , 7 S 0 . After the VV . M . had passed Bros . Taylor , Walker , and Marsh , and initiated VV . Nathaniel John Payze , in admirable style , assisted by
equally efficient oflicers , Bro . Phillips said it was with a great deal of sorrow that he rose to mention to the lodge the loss the brethren had sustained by the death of their brother Joshua Nunn , one of the founders of their lodge . As most of the brethren remembered , Bro . Joshua Nunn was present at the last meeting of the lodge , when he was to all appearance in the best of health and spirits . But in the space of one short recess that worthy and distinguished
brother had been snatched from their midst by the hand of death . All thebrethren deplored his loss , but there was one whom he wished to mention more particularly who would feel it most acutely and to whom it would be a source of pain and trouble to a degree they would all appreciate ; that one was Bro . Nunn ' s widow , and he thought this meeting should not pass by without the brethren passing a sincere vote of condolence to be sent to Mrs . Niinn
by the Secretary of thc lodge , with the expression of the hope of the brethren that the Great Architect of the Universe woule give her strength to bear up with the utmost fortitude against her loss . He might have something to say on this subject later in the evening . Bro . Nunn was a brother whom to know was to love and respect . He was placed in the highest position in the Craft by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , and nothing that
could be said of Bro . Nunn in bringing this motion before the brethren could enhance his worth . He concluded by formally making the motion . —Bro . Blasby , P . M ., said it was with equal sorrow that he seconded the motion . The brethren knew that Bro . Nunn was present at the last meeting and joined the brethren at the banquet table . The W . M ., himself ( Bro . Blasby ) and Bro . Reynolds , on Monday took the opportunity of showing their respect and the
respect of the Iodge for the memory of Bro . Nunn by attending the funeral and placing a wreath on his coffin , knowing that it would meet with thc approbation of the brethren , one and all . They were pleased to know they could go on such an occasion to represent the lodge , Bro . Nunn having been the mediator between the founders and the Prince of Wales in getting the warrant of the Iodge . He cordially seconded the motion of the W . M . The
motion was carried unanimously . —At a later period of the day , the W . M . proposed "The Memory of Bro . Joshua Nunn , " to be received and recognised in solemn silence . Bro . Nunn , he said , was one of the founders of the lodge and was well known to all the brethren . He wished he had the power of speech to eulogise Bro . Nunn sufficiently , because , in all honesty he could assure the brethren , there was nothing he could say that could do adequate justice to
his character . His philanthropy , his love of Masonry , his practical pursuit of it were well known ; lie was a brother in the truest sense of the term , and by his death Masonry had lost one of the brethren who might be called its right hand . The day before , he , with Bro . Blasby , P . M ., and Bro . Reynalds , the Treasurer , took upon himself the duty of paying the last sad tribute of respect for Bro . Nunn . They wentto the little village of Tolleshurst D'Arcy , in the
churchyard of which they saw all that remained that was mortal of Bro . Nunn consigned to the grave . They took with them a beautiful wreath , beating the name and number of the Richmond Lodge , which they deposited reverentially on the grave . In all this they felt assured they would receive the approbation of the lodge , and it was a pleasing memory to them that they had not allowed their departed brother's remains to be bidden for ever from
mortal sight without taking part in the solemn ceremony . —Bro . Blasby , P . M ., afterwards alluding to the same subject , said that at the last meeting of the lodge Bro . Nunn attended , when most of the brethren were present who were there then , and Bro . Nunn sat on his ( Bro . Blasby ' s ) right and on the W . M . 's left . But now he had gone to that Grand Lodge above , to which he trusted they would
all go when the Great Architect of the Universe thought fit to take them . The W . M . represented them on Monday with him ( Bro . Blasby ) and Bro . Reynolds , and all the brethren would have been pleased if they had been there to see the sorrow that was exhibited at their loss . On that occasion the VV . M . carried out his duties as their representative in the same admirable manner as he had performed the other duties which had devolved upon him ,
BRO . E . C . MATHER , M . M . No . 23 , AND GRAND STEWARD . VVe gave expression last week to the wide and deep feeling of regret with which the loss sustained by the Craft through the death of Bro . E . C . Mather has been received everywhere . Bro . Mather was very popular , and had done excellent service for all our Charitable Institutions , but particularly on behalf of the Girls' School , on the . House Committee of which he had served for several years , and
in whose Festival celebrations he had constantly taken a principal and very energetic part . Bro . Mather was initiated in the Prosperity Lodge , No . O 5 , on the 26 th June , 1 SC 0 , at the same meeting as his surviving brother , Bro . J . L . Mather , and , in 1 S 72 , was chosen to fill the chair of W . M ., and subsequently occupying the post of Treas . for several years . He joined the Globe Lodge in 1875 , and at the time of his death was its VV . Master , as well as its representative on the Board of Grand Stewards for the
current year . Deceased was also a distinguished member of the Arch and Mark Degrees , and had taken the 30 in the A . and A . Rite , while , as regards his efforts in aid of the Institutions , our readers will be able to form some idea—albeit a most imperfect one—if wc state that he was a Vice-President of and had served some five or six Stewardships each for the Boys' School and Benevolent Institution , and was a Vice-Patron of and had served about twelve Stewardships for as well as for several years past being on the House Committee of the Girls' School . His funeral took place last week at Norwood Cemetery , and
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was attended by his son , Mr . C . Mather , his brother , Bro . J . L . Mather , and a large muster of personal and Masonic friends , among the latter being several members of the House Committee .
FUNERAL OF THE LATE BRO . J . PEARSON BELL , M . D ., P . G . D ., P . D . G . M . N . AND E . YORKSHIRE . The mortal remains of our late respected brother were laid in their last resting place in Spring Bank Cemetery , Hull , on Thursday , the 30 th ult . The scene was a most impressive one . Not only was Trinity Church , where the first portion of the service was held , and the cemetery
crowded with people , gathered together for the purpose of offering their last tribute of respect to the memory of one who , for many years , had played so prominent a part in , and rendered such valuable professional services to , the town of Hull and its neighbourhood , but the streets along which the mournful cortege passed were lined with spectators , all equally anxious to show that a like feeling of
respect actuated them . The usual ensigns ot mourning were to be seen everywhere , and where the window blinds were not down , it was because the windows themselves were tenanted by those who wished to see , if they could not take part in , the sad procession . Butprobably the most marked feature of the funeral was the large attendance of the brethren not only belonging to the Hull lodges , but from all
parts of the Province _> f North and East Yorkshire . All were clad in strict Masonic mourning costume , and as will be seen from the orderof procession , by far the greater number in it were fellow Craftsmen of the deceased . It was , in fact in all respects worthy of the high rank and eminent abilities of our late brother , and must have deeply impressed all who witnessed it with the greatness of the loss
which our Society had sustained through Dr . Bells death . The order of the procession was as follows : Tyler of the Humber Lodge ; Visiting brethren—two and two ; the W . M ., Officers , and brethren of the Wilberforce Lodge , No . 2134 , De la Pole Lodge , No . 1603 , Kingston
Lodge , No . 1010 , Minerva Lodge , No . 250 ,. and Humber Lodge , No . 57 ; three Prov . Grand Stewards ; the Hearse ; with three Prov . Grand Stewards on either side ; the chief mourners ; and members of the Prov . Grand Lodge , the number of brethren who took part in it being exceptionally large .
BRO . CHARLES GREENWOOD , P . G . S . B ., D . P . G . M . SURREY . The loss sustained by the Province of Surrey through the death of Bro . Charles Greenwood is almost incalculable . Bro . Greenwood had been a central figure in its administration for the greater part of his Masonic career . As far back as the Sth July , 1 S 63 , hc was presented in open Prov . Grand
Lotlge at Kingston-on-Thames with a handsome testimonial in the shape of a silver salver and cup in recognition of his services as the Grand Secretary of the province , and during the 23 years that have elapsed Surrey , as regards the number of its lodges , has about multiplied itself fourfold . Bro . Greenwood was initiated in the St . Michael ' s Lodge , No . 255—now No . 211— -in February , 1 S 51 , and later in the
same year joined the Grove Lodge , No . 410 , then held at Ewell , but now at Kingston . He wasa Past Master of both these lodges , having occupied the chair of the latter in 1 S 53 and of the former in 1 S 55 , while as regards St . Michael ' s he had an additional claim on the respect of its members from the fact of his having held its Treasurership during the last quarter of a century . He was exalted in the
Fidelity Chapter , No . 3 , and was numbered among its P . Z . ' s , and was a joining member of the Grove Chapter , No . 410 , and other chapters . He was installed a Knight Templar in the Harcourt Encampment , and as well in that as in the Grove Encampment , of which he was a joining sir knight , had held oflice , the service he had rendered both in Surrey and generally to Templar Masonry being recognised
by his appointment to office in the Prov . G . Conclave of Surrey and the Grand Conclave of England . In 1 SS 0 the Prince of Wales recognised these many and varied services by conferring on Bro . Greenwood the collar of Grand Sword Bearer of England , while last year , on the retirement of Bro . the Rev . C . W . Arnold , P . G . C , Dep . P . G . M ., his Surrey chief , R . W . Bro . General Brownrigg , appointed him to the
vacant position , and only as recently as July last formally instalbd him in that important office in the hope and belief that he would receive bis valuable co-operation and sujuport in the Masonic Province of Surrey for many years to come . Unhappily this not unreasonable expectation has not been fulfilled . In the early spring of this year Bro . Greenwood sustained a grievous calamity through the death of Mrs .
Greenwood , a blow that had seriously affected his health and deprived him of the opportunity of taking that active part in Masonic work , and especially in helping General Brownrigg as President at the Festival in Alay of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , which had been his wont for so many years . He had rallied , however , sufficiently to be presented at the annual meeting in July of his Prov . G .
Lodge , and to receive , as wc have said already , from the hands of his respected chief , the insignia of his oflice of Deputy . But the blow had been too serious for Bro . Greenwood's powers , and hc died , as reported in our columns last week , on the 28 th ult ., quite suddenly , his funeral , which took place at St . Pancras Cemetery , Finchley , on Tuesday , being numerously attended by the
brethrenof whom Bro . General Brownrigg was onc—who flocked from all parts of Surrey and the Metropolis in order to show their respect for onc who had done such signal services in promoting the best interests of Freemasonry . VVe must not forget to state that Bro . Greenwood always showed great zeal for our Institutions , and on several occasions , but notably on those , at which Bro . General Brownrigg
presided as chairman , in the first instance at the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Festival , and more recently at that of the Girls , had rendered very material helj ) in swelling the totals received . He had not , as wc have just explained , been able to take a very active part in the duties of thc latter celebration , but in spite of his mental and
physical suffering he managed to raise wbat , under the circumstances , was a very considerable amount , though it was nothing like what he would , no doubt , have raised , had he been in his usual health and vigour . Bro . Greenwood was a . Life-Governor of all three Institutions , and bad acted as Festival Steward twice for the Girls , and once , in each case , for the- Boys' School and Benevolent Fund .
CAPTAIN HENRY S . ANDREWS . The funeral of Bro . Capt . Henry S . Andrews , B . A . Cambs ., late 74 th Regiment , took place at Kensal Green Cemetery
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on Thursday , the 30 th ult ., and was attended by most of the relatives and friends of the deceased , and also by brethren of the lodges and chapters to which he belonged . The funeral cortege started from the late Bro . Andrews' residence in Palace Gardens-terrace , and halted at St . Paul ' s Church , Kensington , where the first part of the burial service was read by the Rev . E . G . Wood , M . A . The mournful
procession then proceeded to the cemetery , where it was met by brethren with sprigs of acacia , who followed it to the family vault , headed by the W . M . and Secretary of 1974 and the Second and Third Principals of Chapter S 90 . The coffin was covered with beautiful wreaths of lovely flowers . Bro . Andrews was initiated in the Wellington Lodge , 10 S 6 , at Deal , Sth March , 1 S 60 ; was exalted in the Wellington
Chapter , 7 S 4 , 3 rd April , 1 SG 6 , at the Europa Chapter , Gibraltar ; was admitted a member of the iS ° , Rose Croix , of H . R . D . M ., 14 th November , 1 S 70 , in the Bayard Chapter , ard had passed the chair of M . W . S . ; advanced to the Mark Degree , February , 1 S 71 , in tbe Gibraltar Lodge , 43 J registered Knight of Malta , 28 th June , 1871 ; knight of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantine , 1 S 71 ;
was District Grand Steward Gibraltar , 1872 ; became Knight Templar in the Calpe Encampment , 31 st March , 1875 j Preceptor Kemeys Tynte , 18 S 4 J and 30 ° , Sth May , 1878 ; was one of the founders and first S . W . of the St . Mary Abbotts Lodge , 1974 , Kensington , which benefited by his generosity to a considerable extent ; and only last year he presented the lodge with its magnificent banner
( a marvellous piece of applique work , manufactured by Bro . George Kenning ) . He joined the Hornsey Chapter , No . 890 , and was one of its most regular attendants , and presented the Chapter of Improvement attached to it with much of its furniture and a handsome silver salver . He was particularly generous to the Hyde Park Lodge of Instruction , having only a few months ago presented a
silver snuff box and salver in appreciation of the sympathy evinced by the brethren on the occasion of his having met with a serious accident . His generosity was by no means confined to the lodges and chapters . He served the office of Steward several times , and was Life Governor of each of our three noble Charitable Institutions . Outside Freemasonry his numerous good qualifications and universal kindness to others were characteristic of the good man and
Mason ; no one ever pleaded his cause to him and went away empty handed . Our late Bro . Andrews leaves a young family to mourn his lass . Charles , his only son , who is destined-for the army , has expressed his determination to join the fraternity upon attaining the necessary age and should he under the guidance of his uncle , Bro . Capt . Ciesar Hawkins , R . N ., follow in the Masonic footsteps of his father , he will eventually prove an ornament to the Order .
BRO . G . VV . LATHAM , P . G . D . & P . PROV . G . SCRIBE E . CHESHIRE . Bro . G . W . Latham , who was returned to the last Parliament for the Crewe Division of Cheshire , but prevented b y conditions of health from taking his seat in the House , died on Monday at his seat , Bradwall House , near Sandbach , in the Coth year of his age . Bro . Latham had been
an active member of our Society for close on 40 years , having been initiated while a student at B . N . C ., Oxford , in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , in 1 S 47 . The following year he was appointed Prov . G . Steward , and in 1 S 49 , Prov . G . S . B . Having joined the Churchill Lodge , No . 47 S , he was elected W . M . in IS- ^ , and in 1 S 52 received the Collar of Prov . G . Registrar . Subsequently he took a
prominent part in Masonic work in Cheshire . He was VV . M . of thc Samaritan Lodge , No . 36 S , Sandbach , in 1 S 71 , and had received Provincial honours both in the Craft and Royal Arch ; but he will be chiefl y remembered as Prov . Grand Scribe E . of Cheshire , to which office he was unfortunately compelled todecline re-appointment at the last
meeting of the Prov . Grand Chapter , owing to the same circumstances which had debarred him from attending to his duties in the House of Commons . The deceased brother was a P . G . J . Deacon of England , and a contributor to , and had served the office of Festival Steward for , the Girls ' School and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .
BRO . REAR-ADMIRAL BEDFORD PIM . Bro . Bedford Pim , who died at Deal , on Thursday , thc 30 th ult ., was born in 1 S 2 G , and had seen a great deal of hard service in connection with Arctic Exploration , and also in China , in 1857 , where l * > e was so severely wounded that he had to be invalided home . During the latter years of his life , however , his chief attention had been directed
to politics and the law . He represented Gravesend in the Conservative interest from 1 S 75 to 1 SS 0 , while as regards his legal career , having entered as a Student at the Inner Temple hc was called to the Bar in 1 S 73 . After the retirement of Mr . Robartes from the City Remembrancership , our deceased brother offered himself as a candidate for the vacant office , but the claims of Bro . Goldney , who was
elected , were preferred . Bro . Pim does not appear to have taken an active part in Masonry , his heavy and varied duties prevented that . But he was a most genial brother and was highly respected in the various circles in which he moved and in the two professions which at different periods of his life he had followed . His funeral , whicli took place in Kensal Green Cemetery , was attended by a large gathering of friends and acquaintances as well as representatives
from the British Association , thc Army and Navy Club , the Society of Naval Architects , thc Trinity House , and the various learned and scientific societies with which he had been associated . But above all there were delegates from tbe vast bodies of working men engaged in the various shipping industries , the deceased having been so popular among them as to have been known at the shipping ports in the United Kingdom as "The British Seamen ' s Friend . "
' 1 he Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon is to be held at Devonport , on the 20 th inst ., under trie presidency of the R . W . Bro . Lord Ebrington , M . P ., Prov . G . M . As Lord Ebrington is to be presented with a Masonic wedding present on the occasion , considerable interest will be manifested in the proceedings , both inside and outside the
Provincial Grand Lodge . 'I'he brethren are to assemble at 2 . 30 p . m . in the Guildhall . Insure your Morses with the Imperial Live Stock Insurance Association , Limited . Business Established 1874 . 48 , Pall Mall . London , S . W . Horses , Cattle , & c .. Insured against Death from Accident or Disease . Reduced Kates . Losses promptly paid . Prospectuses , & c „ post free on application to li . S . ESSEX , Secre tary . —[ AUVT , ]