Provincial Grand Lodge Of Monmouthshire.

Bro . W . J . Williams , SiS ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ B . Willans , 1562 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . ,, Jno . H . Hughes , 1429 ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ " Fred Phillips , 683 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ Thos . Edwards , 2226 ... ... ¦ ¦¦ 1 r > / - C . J n ™ " N . L . Wilputte ; 2556 < Prov . G . Std . Brs . „ A . W . Thomas , 683 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org .

,, D . L . Davies , 1098 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . ,, Wm . North , 1098 ... ' ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ Jas . Johnston , 1098 [ ... ... ... ) ,, J . L . Herbert , 1098 ... ... ... I „ R . J . Meadows , 1258 ... ... ... I p c s , „ Thos . Acland , 1562 ... ... J-Prov . Cr . btwcJs . „ Arthur Price , 2186 ... ... ... | „ M . J . S . Lyons , 2556 ... ... ... J ,, Henry Richards , 1429 ... ... Prov . G . Tyler .

When the rest of the business appointed to be done was dispatched , Prov . Grand Lodge was closed with the customary formalities , and the brethren adjourned to a banquet in the Central Hall . As it is some eight years since the last lodge consecration took place , there was , as every one expected , an unusual amount of interest exhibited by our Monmouthshire brethren , and not only was the attendance exceptionally large , but the meeting was in all respects from first to last a complete success .

Installation Ceremony In The Victoria Hall, Adelaide. S.A.

INSTALLATION CEREMONY IN THE VICTORIA HALL , ADELAIDE . S . A .

The ceremony of installing seven Worshipful Masters of city and suburban lodges was performed in the Victoria Hall , Adelaide , on Monday , June 24 th , when there was a large and influential "gathering of Freemasons , of whom about 250 were present , including the M . W . G . Master , Bro . his Excellency the Hon . S . J . Way , and the Deputy Grand Master , Bro . Philip Sansom . Nearly all the city , suburban , and country lodges

were represented , as well as lodges in England and the other colonies . This was the third year of the combined installation , and on each occasion the holiday on Accession Day was chosen . In 1893 eight lodges took part in the ceremony ; in the second year only five lodges joined together , whilst on Monday the perfect Masonic number of seven was reached . Much of

the success of the present gathering , as well as of those previously held , must be accorded to Bro . J . T . C . Hantke , Chairman of the Committee , and Bro . A . W . Badger , the indefatigable Hon . Sec . Reference must also be made to Bro . A . W . Mortimer as musical director , and Bro . J . Shakespeare as D . of C .

The following Grand Lodge Officers were present : Bros , his Excellency the Hon . S . J . Way , Lieut .-Governor , Grand Alaster ; Philip Sansom , Dep . Grand Master ; M . V . Adams , J . G . W . ; the Rev . Canon Poole , G . Chap . ; H . M . Addison , President of the Board of General Purposes ; A . M . Simpson , G . Treas . ; T . C . Holland , G . Reg . ; P . Dakers , G . Inspector of Lodges ; the Rev . F . W . Samwell , G . Lecturer ; T . J . C . Hantke and J . G .

Outlaw , S . G . Ds . ; R . McMichen , J . G . D . ; A . S . Cheadle , G . Supt . Wks . ; J . Shakespeare , G . D . C . ; Jasper Bee , Dep . G . D . C . ; J . W . Caire , A . G . D . C . ; D . H . H . Weir , G . S . B . ; A . W . Badger , G . Std . Br . ; A . W . Mortimer , G . Org . ; W . D . Ponder , Asst . G . Sec . ; J . Evans , G . Purst . ; E . Cook and A . A . Fairweather , Board of General Purposes ; T . H . Atkinson , F . J . Cunningham , J . Goodwin , J . Hall , F . Johnson , M . C . Coopinger , W . S . Reid , and R . K . Thompson , G . Stwds . ; and N . Kildael , G . Tyler .

The lodge was opened shortly after 5 . 30 p . m ., the chairs being occupied as follows : Bros . T . H . Atkinson , acting as W . M . ; J . Evans , as S . W . j J . Skinner , as J . W . j W . de Passey , as S . D . ; A . Schedlich , as J . D . ; C . E . Harvey , as I . G . ; Rev . W . A . Swan , as Chap . ; T . J . C . Hantke , as D . C . ; and A . W . Badger , as I . P . M . The lodge was opened in the First Degree , and the choir and brethren sang " Hail Eternal , by -whose aid . "

The minutes of Harmony , United Tradesmen ' s , Faith , Mostyn , Concordia , Holdfast , and Emulation Lodges relating to the election of the different Worshipful Masters were read and confirmed . After this a Board of Installed Masters was held in another room , when the various Masters were inducted into the chair according to ancient custom , the Deputy Grand Master , Bro . Philip Sansom , ably carrying out the duty of Installing

Master . Bro . W . E . Slade , as W . M . of Lodge of Harmony , No . 3 ; Bro . H . W . Waterhouse , as W . M . of Mostyn Lodge , No . 18 , * Bro . W . Knick , as W . M . of Concordia Lodge , No . 28 ; Bro . C . G . Gurr , as W . M . of Holdfast Lodge , No . 30 ; and Bro . J . E . Gooden , as W . M . of Emulation Lodge , No . 32 . Bros . T . G . Blackwell and R . Hosking having been re-elected as Worshipful Masters of the United Tradesmen ' s Lodge , No . 4 , and Lodge cf Faith , No . 9 , were inducted into their chairs without further ceremony .

The lodge being opened in the Second Degree , the members of Grand I . odge were received in due form , the choir rendering a vocal Masonic march— " Hail Masonry . " The Grand Secretary , Bro . J . H . CUNNINGHAM , read theancient charges , and . the newly-installed Worshipful Masters werc then conducted to the pedestal .

'I'he ledge was opened in the Third Degree , and the newly-installed MasUrs were placed in the chairs . Proclamation was then made in the East by the G . D . C , Bro . J . SHAKESPEARE , and the working tools of the Decree were explained by Bro . T . C . HOLLAND , G . Reg . The lodge was reduced to the Second Degree , and proclamation in the West was made by Bro . J ASPER BEE , A . G . D . C , the working tools in this Degree being presented by Bro . PHILIP DAKERS , Grand Inspector of Lodges .

The lodge was then reduced tothe First Degree , and proclamation in the South was made by Bro . J . W . CAIRE , D . G . D . C . The working tools of an Entered Apprentice were explained by Bro . J . G . OUTLAW , S . G . D .

Installation Ceremony In The Victoria Hall, Adelaide. S.A.

The warrants and other documents were presented by the G . Sec , Bro . J . H . CUNNINGHAM , after which the newly-installed Masters were addressed by the D . G . M . The choir then sang " Support to the Masters that rule by the square . "

The following Wardens were then invested : Bros . J . McDowall . S . W ., and W . B . Caw , P . M ., J . W ., Lodge of Harmony ; C . J . Chittleborough , S . W ., and J . H . Cooke , J . W ., United Tradesmen's Lodge ; E . J . Lawton , S . W ., and J . Skinner , j . W ., Lodge of Faith ; J . E . Morley , S . W ., and C . A . Unbehaun , J . W ., Mostyn Lodge ; H . Neuenkirchen , S . W ., and A . Schedlich , J . W ., Concordia Lodge ; G . F . Harvey , S . W ., and C . H . Sparks , J . W ., Holdfast Lodge ; and Rev . W . A . Swan , S . W ., and S . G . Jones , J . W ., Emulation Lodge .

After the choir had sung " Support to the Wardens , " the brethren were addressed by Bro . P . DAKERS . The Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . Canon POOLE , M . A ., delivered an eloquent oration on the three cardinal principles of Freemasonry—Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth . Then the final proclamation was made by Bro . Philip Sansom , and the Grand Lodge officers retired .

The lodge was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Albert Hall , where about 200 brethren partook of a supper provided by Bro . F . C . Addison .

The banquet took place in the Albert Hall in the evening , about 200 sitting down to table . The chair was occupied by the M . W . the Grand Master , Bro . his Honor the Chief Justice and Lieutenant-Governor , who had beside him as assessors at the cross table the newly-installed Worshipful Masters . Bro . T . J . C . Hantke , S . G . D ., acted as Toastmaster , and Bro . A . W . Mortimer , A . R . C . O . G . O ., as Musical Director .

The toast of " The Queen and Craft was duly honoured . Bro . H . W . WATERHOUSE , W . M . Mostyn Lodge , in proposing the toast of "The M . W . the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge , " said he greatly appreciated the honour which had fallen to his lot , but he recognised his own inability to do the toast that justice which it merited . In that respect , however , he felt that where he might fail those present would supply

the want by the loyalty and fervour with which they would respond to his call . The privilege and honour which was his had an added value , because it was the first occasion upon which his Excellency had been the subject of a toast since he had again occupied the exalted position of Grand Master . He felt that that was not an occasion , nor was it a toast when the ordinary alter-dinner humorous speech would be becoming . When they considered

the high office of him who was the subject of the toast , and when they also bore in mind the solemnity of the ceremonial through which they had just passed , he felt that that was an occasion which called for every expression of decorum and respect , more particularly when they were in the presence of him who occupied the highest position in our land—politically , socially , and Masonically . Their regret at the departure of his Excellency Lord Kintore —their Immediate Past Grand Master—had been minimised to a

considerable extent by the thought that it presented to them an opportunity of -expressing their appreciation , esteem , and loyalty to him who succeeded the departed Governor in the vice-regal position . But great as the excellences of the present Grand Master were , without the support of such officers as those by whom he was surrounded , a deal of their value and importance might be lost . He asked them to rise and drink to the toast . The toast was drunk with musical honours .

The M . W . G . M ., Bro . the Hon . S . J . WAY , Lieutenant-Governor , in reply , thanked those present for their cordial reception of the toast presented , as far as he was concerned , in such a flattering manner . It was a matter of great gratification to him that the first occasion on which he had an opportunity of meeting his brethren of the blue lodges since his re-election was on this important Masonic occasion . He was glad to perceive by the

manner they had received the toast that the unanimous vote of Grand Lodge has the fortunate approval of the general Order . He looked back with pride and satisfaction on the five and a half years during which he had had the privilege and the high honour of filling the office of Grand Master of South Australia . During that term of office they happily consolidated what was previously a divided Craft into a united whole , and the task upon which

they entered , and which at the time was thought to be an adventurous task , had the approval and met with the recognition of all the Grand Lodges encircling the world , and so successful was Masonic union in South Australia that it was imitated and the same benefits were obtained in the Colony of New South Wales . He was sure they looked back to the five-and-half years which followed his tenure of the Grandmastership with pride and

admiration—to the administration of the office by his Excellency the Earl of Kintore . During his tenure of the Grandmastershi p their ritual was revised and placed in a form that satisfied the most careful critic of Masonic ceremonial . During his Grandmastership the South Australian Constitution was p laced ina position superior to either of the sister constitutions of this Continent in the presentation by the Trustees , who in yielding up their trust to the Grand Lodge

of South Australia , presented to them magnificent premises as the home of the Craft , valuable in themselves , convenient to their occupation , and without a shilling of debt upon them . The Grandmastership of the Earl of Kintore gave to the Craft on the other side of the world a representative who would always be ready to serve the South Australian Constitution in whatever department of Masonry , whether in England or Scotland , he

might be exercising his high gifts . However diffident he might feel at following such a Grand Master as the Earl of Kintore , he felt that he had behind him a loyal and enthusiastic Craft who would give him fraternal and loyal support . A few days ago they were gratified by the discovery of a new proof of philanthropy by the action of our fellow-colonist , Bro . R . Barr Smith -in giving from his generous heart , and at great cost , a lifeboat to

save life at the most dangerous point on our coast j and he hoped that during the term , long or short , that he would have the honour of being at the head of the Craft there would be new territories of brotherly love to conquer for the benefit of mankind . During the 11 years' existence of the South Australian Constitution the keynote was struck of the Masonic union in ( he self-sacrifice which had been shown by Bro . Addison and other members of the Crafc . The music of the ceremonial which they had attended

was by their Grand Organist , Bro . Mortimer , and it was a very felicitous idea of his to place an imaginary stranger in their midst to testify to the character of the ceremonial they had witnessed . They had , however , a real stranger present in the person of Bro . Thomas , Past Grand Officer of the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire , and he asked him whether the ceremonial they had witnessed in dignity and magnificence was not worthy of anything he had witnessed in the grand old English Constitution