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Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

KNAVE or Si'Anus . —Cannot insert conimunicauoi unless accompanied with name and address . Tile following communications stand over : —J . Ii ( Chclteaham ) , Keport of Howlcy Lodge So . to ^ t .

Liverpool Theatres, &C.

LIVERPOOL THEATRES , & c .

Vfcclc ending- May 17 . ROYAt . ALEXANDRA THEATRE , lame-snect . —Lessee Bro . Ii . baker . Mr . J . f-. Toole in Popular I'icces .

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TheFreemason, SATURDAY , MAY 10 , 1873 .

The New Grand Officers.

THE NEW GRAND OFFICERS .

Upon no previous occasion , in a 1 probability , have so many brethren whose names are perfectl y unfamiliar to the great bod y of th . ; Craft been appointed to office in Grand Lodge , as was

the case on the jcili olt . In vain have we sought for so ne tr . ic-.- of the M isonie ij ' . i-. itiiieations of the Lot J " ii . ilfour of / . iur . Vigli " upon whom ill" collar of Senior Cainl Warden was

bestowed , utul uho , Inn for ( he remarkably juvenile freshness of his corporeal appearance , mi ght well have b . vn mistaken for one of Scoli ' s heroes by the members of Grand Lodge , so little is his

n . i lie renowned as a working Mason , or as a supporter of the Masonic Charitable Institutions . Of liro I'latt , the Junior Grand Warden , we d . & ire tjs ; > :. ik xii ' i a -v . u respect , inasmuch as

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he has not been unmindful of those higher dutic of Freemasonry which are , unfortunately , s frequently overlooked by thought / ess brethrcr Bro . Piatt is a member of a very influential Lot ]

don Lodge , lie is a Mason of some years stand ing , and possesses qualities , which we ar informed have made him appreciated in th

limited Masonic circle to which he is known Happily for him that circle is a hi g hly in fluentia . 1 one , and hence his Masonic merits arc not suffered to remain for ever in obscurity .

Bro . Bent , the new Grand Chaplain , is sinvpl ) tin horn mc vicomiu . In thc nomination of one of the Senior Grand Deacons we gladly hail the recognition of science

in the person of Bro . James Glaisher , l ' . R . S ., whose name is known , not only throughout England , but all over Europe . 13 ro . Glaisher has presided over the Britannic Lodge , No . 33 ,

a lodge chiefly composed of men who represent progress and enli g htenment , his appointment therefore stands out in marked contrast with that of his colleague , Bro . Richard Havers , who

apparently owes his wand of office to a "fortuitous concourse " of circumstances , not the least important of which is the relationship to a

brother who has won a foremost place m the Craft by many years devotion to its service , a recollection which forbids too keen a criticism of an otherwise inexplicable appointment .

Bro . I'hilbrick , as Junior Grand Deacon , merelj' gives us cause to regret that he is not Senior , and certainl y if the charms of eloquence ,

combined with many sterling Masonic qualifications , constitute a claim to reward , Bro . Philbrick might very gracefull y have been offered a hig her place on the dais .

Uro . 1 'urner-, the other Junior Grand Deacon , is the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Sussex , beyond doubt an excellent man , although we have searched for his name without success

in the lists of donors to our charities . This is most probabl y an accidental omission , which Bro . Furner would do well to have rectified by the officials before he retires upon the honours of Past Grand Rank .

J lie Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro , John Whicheord , is an old P . M ., and the Treasurer of the Jerusalem Lodge ( 197 ) , "i j

which he was initiated nearly thirty years ago . He took a leading part in thc establishment of the Buckingham and Chandos Lodge ( 1 150 ) , in which he was the first I . P . M .. and tluriiitr its

earlier existence ilid much of the Masonic working . lie is aisj at the present time the First Principal of the St . James ' s Chapter , iYo . I 2 . : and some time since served the o / b ' ev of

Grand Steward . Bro . Whicheord is a Fellow of ihe Society of Antiquaries , and many other learned bodies , iiichiding ihe Jnsiim . eof British Architects ; and his works in Operative Masoilrv

bid fair to become prominent features in modern Loudon , as well as in the provinces . Wo are pleased to find thai a brother , who ha- ; worked well in the Province of Cheshire , has

been appointed Grar . d Sword Bear . T . B ,-n Bulley is not an ornamental Mason , an .: we fancy we have heard of him before in

connection with matters of practical Masonic utility . By the promotion of Bro . Cottebruiie to the

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post of Grand Pursuivant , Bro : Cubitt , a Past Master of the Bedford Lodge , No . 1 . 57 , has become Assistant Grand Pursuivant . This

appointment generally falls to the lot of one of the bod y of Metropolitan Masons , and Bro . Cubitt may fairly be taken as a good representative of this rather numerous section of the

Craft . Upon thc whole we can only lament that the recent appointments in Grand Lodge lead us to

the inevitable conclusion that there are really no Masonic g iants in these days , that the age of mediocrity has set in , and that a brother who desires to obtain Grand office must on the one

hand ritronrotisly abstain from supporting the Masonic Charities , and on the other hand ruthlessly stifle whatever natural ambition he may possess to make a figure in Freemasonry ,

otherwise , we fear that for him the purple fruits of office will never bloom , and that he will end his Masonic career , as he commenced it , a happy and contented " blue . "

Rosicrucian Society Of England.

ROSICRUCIAN SOCIETY OF ENGLAND .

The quarterl y meeting of tins body was held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Thursday , the 24 th ult . In the absence of Frater Levander , M . G ., the chair was taken b y Frater R . Wentworth Little , P . M . G ., and amongst the members present were Fratres Colonel Burdett , Hon ;

V . P . j W . H . Hubbard , P . M . G ; W . R . Woodman , M . D ., Sec , Gen . ; J . Weaver , E . Stanton Jones , Angelo J . Lewis , and S . Rosenthal , Ancients , G . Kenning , M ., W . J . Ferguson , C . of M .: Major E . H . Finney , H . ; T . Cubitt , O . ; R . B . Webster , E . H . Finney , Junr . ; W . Roebuck , I . L . Thomas , D . R . Still ,

K . R . ; H . Mackenzie & c . Bro . Vallance , was duly admitted a member of the Society , after which a highl y interesting paper referring to the study of occult science was read b y Frater Mackenzie to whom the thanks of the meeting

were voted . The Abbe Conssant of Paris , ( Eliphas Levi , ) was unanimously elected an honorary member , and several names of aspirants having be . 11 proposed for the next meeting , the College was closed .

Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .

J he "Masonic Student is very greatl y obliged to the Editor of Bostons Freemason ' s Monthl y Magazine , as well as to a friendl y American brother , for having been so good as to forward to him , through Bro . Kenning , the April Number of that Magazine , for 1 S 63 . He begs them to accept his fraternal thanks .

Reviews.

Reviews .

The Teetn , in Inf 11 nc . 11 midy / ge , by T . Btirgoync Pillin , L . I ) . ; - . e , c . ' ( J . Milles \ - Co . London ) . — Bro . Pillin ' s hi tie book is most useful , and free from the technicalities of Denial . Science . We

are all interested in its foments , and cannot fail to be instructed and entertained by a perusal of its pages . We irust its circulation will be as a iarge a one as it deserves . Frceiiiiisniis Rcpmiltir' f ( Providence , R . L ,

l . S . A . ) . This broadsluct , which represents Rhode Island , is isstn d monthly , and although not it HIT piet' -iitious publication is no doubt usi lid as a means of communication for thc Craft in that Masonic district .

A lull report of the ptoceedings of Grand Chapter , on Wednesday lust , will be given in our next .

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