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Supreme Grand Chapter.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter was held at Freeemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Wednesday evening , Comp . W . W . B . Beach , President ; Comp . Col . Townley , Caldwell , was G . H . ; and Comp . Rev . C . VV . Spencer Stanhope , G . J . Comps . E . Letchworth , G . S . E . ; Sir Reg . Hanson , as G . S . N . ; W . B . Coltman , G . P . S . ; G . Read , ist A . G . S . ; Sir G . D . Harris , 2 nd A . G . S .: Robt . Grey , T . L . Wilkinson ,
Geo . Everett , C . H . Driver , Dr . Strong , Lennox Browne , W . M . Bywater , J . S . Eastes , R . Clowes , Frank Richardson , C . F . Hogard , J . E . Le Feuvre , Col . Money , Baron de Ferrieres , Walter Hopekirk , T . C . Walls , Thomas Fenn , J . H . Matthews , S . Vallentine , S . V . Abraham , H . J . P . Dumas , T . Minstrell , F . Hilton , and several other companions were present .
The Minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation were read and confirmed . The Comrrittee of General Purposes reported that in compliance with the resolution of Grand Chapter , the Rose of Sharon Chapter , No . 1006 , St . Day , Scorrier , vvhich had returned its charter , has been formally summoned to show cause why it should not be erased .
The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : 1 st . From Comps . Surgeon-Major Johnston Shearer as Z . ; Captain Maitland Cowper as H . ; Cooverjee Cursetjee Mehta as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Devon Lodge , No . 1 999 , Jullundur , to be called the Jullundur Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Rooms , Jullundur , Punjaub .
2 nd . From Comps . Francis Powell , as Z . ; Edward Barrington Stephens , as H . j Henry Moody , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Lord Charles Beresford Lodge , No . 2404 , Chatham , to be called the Royal Naval and Military Chapter , and to meet at the Sun Hotel , Chatham , in the county of Kent , 3 rd . From Comps . Francis William Wright , as Z . ; George Frederick Baker , as H . ; John Beavis Groom , as J . ; and eight others for a chapter to be attached to the Robinson Lodge , No . 2046 , to be called the Montreal Chapter , and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Brewer-street , Maidstone , in the county of Kent .
4 th . From Comps . Maurice Barnett as Z . ; George Robert Gordon as H . ; Albert Edward Harte as J ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Charters Towers Lodge , No . 1546 , Charters Towers , to be called the Charters Towers Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Charters Towers , Queensland . 5 th . From Comps . Frederick Bourne as Z . ; William Francis Flavelle as H . ; George Livingstone Chrystal as J ; and eight others for a chapter to be attached to the Raphael Lodge , No . 1850 , Roma , to be called the Raphael Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Roma , Queensland .
6 th . From Comps . Harry Frederick Pollock as Z . ; Samuel Septimus Mossop as H . ; John Hardy Carter as J . ; and nine others for a chapter to be attached to the Alexandra Lodge , No . 9 85 , Sutton Bridge , to be called the Edward Albert Chapter , and to meet at the Bridge Hotel , Sutton Bridge , in the county of Lincoln . 7 th . From Comps . Henry Lovegrove , as Z . ; Edwin William Lewcock , as H . ; Frederick Atkinson Powell , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Hiram Lodge , No . 2416 , to be called " The Hiram Chapter , " and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , London .
The foregoing petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee have also received memorials , with extracts of minutes , for permission to remove the following chapters : The De Swinburne Chapter , No . 24 , from the Freemasons' Hall , Grainger . street West , to the Masonic Hall , Shakespeare-street , Newcastle-upon-Tyne .
The Eyton Chapter of St . John , No . 601 , from the Charlton Arms Hotel , to the Wrekin Hotel , Wellington , Shropshire . The Urmston Chapter , No . 1730 , from the Masonic Hall , to the Longford Coffee House , Chester Road , Stretford , Lancaster , W . D . The Committee recommended that the removal of the above-named chapters be sanctioned .
The Committee likewise reported : ist . That the last exaltation in the Pythagorean Chapter , No . 447 , Corfu , according to the last return , vvas on the 21 st November , 1865 , and that the lodge to which the chapter was attached was erased by Grand Lodge on 6 th June , 18 94 . 2 nd . That the last exaltation in the Wellington Union Chapter , No . 517 , Wellington , N . Z , according to the last return , was on the 5 th October , 1882 , and | hat the lodge to which it was attached was erased by Grand Lodge on the 5 th ¦ ' T-tember , 18 94 .
The Committee recommended that both chapters be summoned to show cause wh y they should not be formally erased . The Annesley Chapter , No . 1435 , Nottingham , having exalted a companion within 12 months from the date of his raising , previously to the alteration of the a ' v , the Committee ordered the companion to be re-obligated , and the chapter to De admonished .
. The above report was agreed to , wilh the exception of the item concerning ' the Rose of Sharon Cl apter , which was dtfened till next meeting , the '¦ -ommittee having just icteived a petition from the companions of that chapter . Grand Chapter was then closed ,
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Dorsetshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DORSETSHIRE .
The above Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Bndport , on Tuesday , the 30 th ult ., and largely attended , notwithstanding the fact that other important county arrangements prevented the attendance of many of the brethren . The proceedings commenced at 12 . 30 , in the Congregational Schoolroom , and the members of St . Mary ' s Lodge had made adequate arrangements for the accommodation and comfort of the brethren . In the absence of the
P . G . M . ( Bro . Montague Guest ) , Bro . W . E . Brymer , M . P ., D . P . G . M ., presided , and the various chairs were filled as follows : Bros . Herbert J . Groves , Prov . S . G . W .: W . J . Fletcher , acting Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . P . G . U . P . ckering , acting Prov . J . G . W . ; R . D . Thornton , Prov . G . Chap . ; Russell Patey , Prov . G . Reg . ; Robert Cise , Prov . G . Sec ; G . Hobbs , Prov .
S . G . D . ; G . Cross , Prov . J . G . D . ; H . B . Frampton , Prov . G . S . of W . ; A . Cherry , Prov . G . D . of C ; W . James , Prov . G . S . B . ; E . Skivington , Prov . G . Org . ; F . W . Board , Prov . G . Purst ; A . Rayner , W . Frost , O . M . Beament , and J . Blarney , Prov . G . Stwds . ; and R . Simmonds , Prov . G . Tyler .
The following P . P . G . Ofiicers also signed the roll : Bros . W . D . Dugdale , P . P . S . G . W . ; S . R . Baskett , P . P . G . Reg . ; C . J . Freeman , P . P . G . Supt . Wks . ; G . J . G . Gregory , P . P . S . G . W . ; Zillwood Milledge , P . P . J . G . W . ; Wal . J . Fletcher , P . P . S . G . W . ; H . B . G . Frampton , P . P . G . Reg . ; G . F . Stokes , P . P . G . D . C ; W . H . Kerley , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . Andrews , P . P . J G . W . ; R . Toleman , P . P . G . Purst . ; and J . Radford , P . P . J . G . D . The lodges of
the province were represented by the following brethren -. Bros . Wm . Davis , Amity Lodge ; J . Howard Bowen , S . W . All Soul ' s Lodge ; A . Page , W . M ., C , F . Yearsley , S . W ., and J . J . Lawrence , Unity Lodge ; J . F . Young , W . M ., A . Knight , S W ., J . S . Schollar , and W . Talbot , Tyler , Faith and Unanimity Lodge ; P . J . Gavin , S . W ., and N . Benjafield , I . P . M . Friendship and Sincerity Lodge ; E . H . Wallis , S . W ., R . C . Radford , S . S . Hasluck , H . R . Morgan , and J . Grove ,
Montagu Lodge ; H . N . Cox . J . W ,, W . Clibborn , S . D ., W . L . Matthews , J . D ., W . H . Marshallsay , I . G ., F . J . D . Reid , G . A . Samson , E . Cox , T . Giles , F . Matthews , and F . Cooper , St . Mary's Lodge ; D . J . Lawson , I . P . M ., S . G . Osmond , G . Baker , J . Duscherer , S . H . Wallis , and J . Cooke , Tyler , Portland Lodge ; F . Burt , W . M ., and H . W . White , De Moulham
Lodge ; W . G . Pragnall , S . W ., A . Gates , I . G ., J . T . L . McAdam , I . P . M ., W . Roberts , and Himbury , Tyler , Benevolence Lodge ; R . Gill , S . VV ., and W . B . Alexander , Honour and Friendship Lodge ; W . Oxley , S . W ., W . R . Pile , Sec , G . Roberts , J . D ., C . Toleman , H . Maunder , A . Hann , R . R . Samson , and G . B . Savage , Tyler , Beaminster Manor Lodge . Visiting brethren : Bros . J . M . McLeod , Sec . R . M . I . B . ; W . Davis , Hereford ; J . Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I . ; and F . Luxton .
The roll of lodges having been called , and ths minutes of the last Provincial Grand Lodge held at Weymouth confirmed , the Prov . Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . P . G . U . Pickering , delivered an eloquent lecture , after which the Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . R . Case , read a number of letters from brethren who had been prevented from attending . On the motion of the D . P . G . M ., an address of congratulation to H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . on . the birth of a grandson was adopted .
The D . P . G . M . then addressed the brethren on the progress of the Craft and general business of the province , in the course of his remarks alluding in feeling terms to the brethren who had died during the year . Other business connected with the Provincial Grand Lodge was
transacted , including the receiving of the reports of the Charity Organisation and Dorset Masonic Charity Committees , and the voting of ^ 20 to the Utter Charity , and £ 21 10 R . M . B . I . Bro . Dugdale , who has acted as Steward of the province to the R . M . B . I . for so many years , and wilh much zeal and success , was again nominated .
The following were invested as Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year : Bro . Major McAdam ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ J . J . Roper ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . P . G . U . Pickering ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ R . I ) . Thornton ( re-elected ) ... ... Piov . G . Treas . „ R . C * se ( re-appointed ) ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ W . Roberts ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ J . Blarney ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . ,, C . i ' oleinan ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ J . J . Lawrence ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ W . B . Alexander ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ H . Maunder ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ H . W . White ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . ,, C . F . Yearsley „ A . Knight ... „ P . J . Gxvein ... ... -I Prov . G . Stwds . „ R . C Cave ...
„ R . Gill „ W . Oxley ... ... ... ... J „ S . C . Vye ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . The usual votes of thanks having ban accorded to the W . M . and brethren of the receiving lodge for their hoipkality , Arc , the Prov . Grand Lodge was closed with the u ^ ud ceremony . Luncheon followed at the Town Hall , and the customary toasts vvere drunk . The proceedings thioughout were of a very pleasant character ,
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Supreme Grand Chapter.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter was held at Freeemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Wednesday evening , Comp . W . W . B . Beach , President ; Comp . Col . Townley , Caldwell , was G . H . ; and Comp . Rev . C . VV . Spencer Stanhope , G . J . Comps . E . Letchworth , G . S . E . ; Sir Reg . Hanson , as G . S . N . ; W . B . Coltman , G . P . S . ; G . Read , ist A . G . S . ; Sir G . D . Harris , 2 nd A . G . S .: Robt . Grey , T . L . Wilkinson ,
Geo . Everett , C . H . Driver , Dr . Strong , Lennox Browne , W . M . Bywater , J . S . Eastes , R . Clowes , Frank Richardson , C . F . Hogard , J . E . Le Feuvre , Col . Money , Baron de Ferrieres , Walter Hopekirk , T . C . Walls , Thomas Fenn , J . H . Matthews , S . Vallentine , S . V . Abraham , H . J . P . Dumas , T . Minstrell , F . Hilton , and several other companions were present .
The Minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation were read and confirmed . The Comrrittee of General Purposes reported that in compliance with the resolution of Grand Chapter , the Rose of Sharon Chapter , No . 1006 , St . Day , Scorrier , vvhich had returned its charter , has been formally summoned to show cause why it should not be erased .
The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : 1 st . From Comps . Surgeon-Major Johnston Shearer as Z . ; Captain Maitland Cowper as H . ; Cooverjee Cursetjee Mehta as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Devon Lodge , No . 1 999 , Jullundur , to be called the Jullundur Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Rooms , Jullundur , Punjaub .
2 nd . From Comps . Francis Powell , as Z . ; Edward Barrington Stephens , as H . j Henry Moody , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Lord Charles Beresford Lodge , No . 2404 , Chatham , to be called the Royal Naval and Military Chapter , and to meet at the Sun Hotel , Chatham , in the county of Kent , 3 rd . From Comps . Francis William Wright , as Z . ; George Frederick Baker , as H . ; John Beavis Groom , as J . ; and eight others for a chapter to be attached to the Robinson Lodge , No . 2046 , to be called the Montreal Chapter , and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Brewer-street , Maidstone , in the county of Kent .
4 th . From Comps . Maurice Barnett as Z . ; George Robert Gordon as H . ; Albert Edward Harte as J ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Charters Towers Lodge , No . 1546 , Charters Towers , to be called the Charters Towers Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Charters Towers , Queensland . 5 th . From Comps . Frederick Bourne as Z . ; William Francis Flavelle as H . ; George Livingstone Chrystal as J ; and eight others for a chapter to be attached to the Raphael Lodge , No . 1850 , Roma , to be called the Raphael Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Roma , Queensland .
6 th . From Comps . Harry Frederick Pollock as Z . ; Samuel Septimus Mossop as H . ; John Hardy Carter as J . ; and nine others for a chapter to be attached to the Alexandra Lodge , No . 9 85 , Sutton Bridge , to be called the Edward Albert Chapter , and to meet at the Bridge Hotel , Sutton Bridge , in the county of Lincoln . 7 th . From Comps . Henry Lovegrove , as Z . ; Edwin William Lewcock , as H . ; Frederick Atkinson Powell , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Hiram Lodge , No . 2416 , to be called " The Hiram Chapter , " and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , London .
The foregoing petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee have also received memorials , with extracts of minutes , for permission to remove the following chapters : The De Swinburne Chapter , No . 24 , from the Freemasons' Hall , Grainger . street West , to the Masonic Hall , Shakespeare-street , Newcastle-upon-Tyne .
The Eyton Chapter of St . John , No . 601 , from the Charlton Arms Hotel , to the Wrekin Hotel , Wellington , Shropshire . The Urmston Chapter , No . 1730 , from the Masonic Hall , to the Longford Coffee House , Chester Road , Stretford , Lancaster , W . D . The Committee recommended that the removal of the above-named chapters be sanctioned .
The Committee likewise reported : ist . That the last exaltation in the Pythagorean Chapter , No . 447 , Corfu , according to the last return , vvas on the 21 st November , 1865 , and that the lodge to which the chapter was attached was erased by Grand Lodge on 6 th June , 18 94 . 2 nd . That the last exaltation in the Wellington Union Chapter , No . 517 , Wellington , N . Z , according to the last return , was on the 5 th October , 1882 , and | hat the lodge to which it was attached was erased by Grand Lodge on the 5 th ¦ ' T-tember , 18 94 .
The Committee recommended that both chapters be summoned to show cause wh y they should not be formally erased . The Annesley Chapter , No . 1435 , Nottingham , having exalted a companion within 12 months from the date of his raising , previously to the alteration of the a ' v , the Committee ordered the companion to be re-obligated , and the chapter to De admonished .
. The above report was agreed to , wilh the exception of the item concerning ' the Rose of Sharon Cl apter , which was dtfened till next meeting , the '¦ -ommittee having just icteived a petition from the companions of that chapter . Grand Chapter was then closed ,
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Dorsetshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DORSETSHIRE .
The above Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Bndport , on Tuesday , the 30 th ult ., and largely attended , notwithstanding the fact that other important county arrangements prevented the attendance of many of the brethren . The proceedings commenced at 12 . 30 , in the Congregational Schoolroom , and the members of St . Mary ' s Lodge had made adequate arrangements for the accommodation and comfort of the brethren . In the absence of the
P . G . M . ( Bro . Montague Guest ) , Bro . W . E . Brymer , M . P ., D . P . G . M ., presided , and the various chairs were filled as follows : Bros . Herbert J . Groves , Prov . S . G . W .: W . J . Fletcher , acting Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . P . G . U . P . ckering , acting Prov . J . G . W . ; R . D . Thornton , Prov . G . Chap . ; Russell Patey , Prov . G . Reg . ; Robert Cise , Prov . G . Sec ; G . Hobbs , Prov .
S . G . D . ; G . Cross , Prov . J . G . D . ; H . B . Frampton , Prov . G . S . of W . ; A . Cherry , Prov . G . D . of C ; W . James , Prov . G . S . B . ; E . Skivington , Prov . G . Org . ; F . W . Board , Prov . G . Purst ; A . Rayner , W . Frost , O . M . Beament , and J . Blarney , Prov . G . Stwds . ; and R . Simmonds , Prov . G . Tyler .
The following P . P . G . Ofiicers also signed the roll : Bros . W . D . Dugdale , P . P . S . G . W . ; S . R . Baskett , P . P . G . Reg . ; C . J . Freeman , P . P . G . Supt . Wks . ; G . J . G . Gregory , P . P . S . G . W . ; Zillwood Milledge , P . P . J . G . W . ; Wal . J . Fletcher , P . P . S . G . W . ; H . B . G . Frampton , P . P . G . Reg . ; G . F . Stokes , P . P . G . D . C ; W . H . Kerley , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . Andrews , P . P . J G . W . ; R . Toleman , P . P . G . Purst . ; and J . Radford , P . P . J . G . D . The lodges of
the province were represented by the following brethren -. Bros . Wm . Davis , Amity Lodge ; J . Howard Bowen , S . W . All Soul ' s Lodge ; A . Page , W . M ., C , F . Yearsley , S . W ., and J . J . Lawrence , Unity Lodge ; J . F . Young , W . M ., A . Knight , S W ., J . S . Schollar , and W . Talbot , Tyler , Faith and Unanimity Lodge ; P . J . Gavin , S . W ., and N . Benjafield , I . P . M . Friendship and Sincerity Lodge ; E . H . Wallis , S . W ., R . C . Radford , S . S . Hasluck , H . R . Morgan , and J . Grove ,
Montagu Lodge ; H . N . Cox . J . W ,, W . Clibborn , S . D ., W . L . Matthews , J . D ., W . H . Marshallsay , I . G ., F . J . D . Reid , G . A . Samson , E . Cox , T . Giles , F . Matthews , and F . Cooper , St . Mary's Lodge ; D . J . Lawson , I . P . M ., S . G . Osmond , G . Baker , J . Duscherer , S . H . Wallis , and J . Cooke , Tyler , Portland Lodge ; F . Burt , W . M ., and H . W . White , De Moulham
Lodge ; W . G . Pragnall , S . W ., A . Gates , I . G ., J . T . L . McAdam , I . P . M ., W . Roberts , and Himbury , Tyler , Benevolence Lodge ; R . Gill , S . VV ., and W . B . Alexander , Honour and Friendship Lodge ; W . Oxley , S . W ., W . R . Pile , Sec , G . Roberts , J . D ., C . Toleman , H . Maunder , A . Hann , R . R . Samson , and G . B . Savage , Tyler , Beaminster Manor Lodge . Visiting brethren : Bros . J . M . McLeod , Sec . R . M . I . B . ; W . Davis , Hereford ; J . Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I . ; and F . Luxton .
The roll of lodges having been called , and ths minutes of the last Provincial Grand Lodge held at Weymouth confirmed , the Prov . Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . P . G . U . Pickering , delivered an eloquent lecture , after which the Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . R . Case , read a number of letters from brethren who had been prevented from attending . On the motion of the D . P . G . M ., an address of congratulation to H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . on . the birth of a grandson was adopted .
The D . P . G . M . then addressed the brethren on the progress of the Craft and general business of the province , in the course of his remarks alluding in feeling terms to the brethren who had died during the year . Other business connected with the Provincial Grand Lodge was
transacted , including the receiving of the reports of the Charity Organisation and Dorset Masonic Charity Committees , and the voting of ^ 20 to the Utter Charity , and £ 21 10 R . M . B . I . Bro . Dugdale , who has acted as Steward of the province to the R . M . B . I . for so many years , and wilh much zeal and success , was again nominated .
The following were invested as Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year : Bro . Major McAdam ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ J . J . Roper ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . P . G . U . Pickering ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ R . I ) . Thornton ( re-elected ) ... ... Piov . G . Treas . „ R . C * se ( re-appointed ) ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ W . Roberts ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ J . Blarney ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . ,, C . i ' oleinan ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ J . J . Lawrence ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ W . B . Alexander ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ H . Maunder ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ H . W . White ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . ,, C . F . Yearsley „ A . Knight ... „ P . J . Gxvein ... ... -I Prov . G . Stwds . „ R . C Cave ...
„ R . Gill „ W . Oxley ... ... ... ... J „ S . C . Vye ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . The usual votes of thanks having ban accorded to the W . M . and brethren of the receiving lodge for their hoipkality , Arc , the Prov . Grand Lodge was closed with the u ^ ud ceremony . Luncheon followed at the Town Hall , and the customary toasts vvere drunk . The proceedings thioughout were of a very pleasant character ,