The Recent Festival Of The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

THE RECENT FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

The following new lists , and additions to lists , have been receive ! since last \ ve : k : — Lodge LONDON . £ s . d . 5 S Bro . H . P . Miller , additional ... ... 31 10 o ( raising his hst to ^ nS 13 s . ) 1571 „ George Horswill , additional ... ... 1 G o ( raising his list to £ 29 2 s . Gd . ) iGi 4 „ H . G . Walker , additional ... ... n 1 o . ( raising his list to £ 54 12 s . ) 1 G 4 VV . A . Hume , additional ... ... 5 5 0

Q „ ( raising his list to £ 110 5 s . ) 2 G 94 » Robeit Colsell , additional ... ... 21 o o ( raising his list to £$ 2 ios . ) 26 9 S „ A . F . Hardyment , additional ... ... 500 ( raising his list to it 105 . ) Unattached Bro . W . J . Mason , new list ... ... ... G 3 0 o „ James Stephens , new list ... ... 52 10 o

THE PROVINCES . BERKSHIRE . Lodge 2 G 71 Bro . VV . H . Reed , additional ... ... 4 12 6 ( raising his list to £ 44 12 s . 6 d . ) HERTFORDSHIRE . Lodge . ¦ **¦ 1479 Bro . Dr . E . Lipscombe , additional ... ... 160 ( raising his list to £ 40 13 s . Gd . )

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

Prince Leopold Lodge , No . 238 . A meeting of this lodge was held at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , E . C , on 2 Sth ult Among those present were Bros . T . B . Dobson , W . M . ; R . Burleton , S . W . ; F W . Driver , M . A ., P . G . S ., as J . VV . ; Hawkins , M . O . ; F . F . Bonney , S . O . ; Rev . R . C . Fillingham , M . A ., P . M ., Treas . ; and Major T . C Walls , P . M ., P . G . S . B ., Secretary .

. . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . It b : ing election night , Bro . R . Burleton , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . ; Bro . Rev . R . C . Fillingham , P . M ., Treas . ; and Bro . Goddard , Tyler . A Past Master's jewel was unanimously voted to Bvo . Dodson . The lodge was then closed . A banquet followed . Bro . F . W . Driver , P . G . S ., responded on behalf of "The Grand Officers . "

The I . P . M . in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " regretted that during the past year no candidate for advancement had presented himself . No . 23 S being an exceedingly happy little lodge , deserved better encouragement . However , the W . M . had done the work at his disposal in a highly creditable manner , and his efforts at the convivial board to conduce to the general comfort and entertainment of the brethren were beyond all praise .

The W . M ., in reply , briefly said that he greatly regretted that no candidate had been forthcoming . He had endeavoured to induce some brethren to come in but unr-ucce-rsfully . However , the VV . M . elect , he believed , would be more successful . Ihe toasts of "The Master elect , " "The Past Masters , " and" The OTicers , " terminated the proceedings .

Instruction.

Instruction .

HORNSEY CHAFFER , No . S 90 . I A convocation was held at the Princeof Wales' Hotel , Eastbourne-terrace , Bishops ' - *" " road , Paddington , on the 3 rd inst ., when there were present Comps . H . Foskett , ist $ ¦ ¦ A . S . 1 S 1 , M . E . Z . ; M . Speigel , P . Z . S 34 , P . P . G . S . B . Surrey , H . ; T . Dutton , I " : M . D ., P ' . Z . 2410 , J . ; H . Dehane , P Z . S 90 , P . P . G P . S . Essex , S . E . ; W . J . Lewis ,

% ,: P . S . 173 , S . N . ; A . L . Butters , ist A . S . S 90 , P . S . ; and H . G . Blackmore , 2410 . ft . The chapter was declared open , and the minutes of the last convocation were read jj ? and confirmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Blackmore being the p candidate ; he was after wards elected a member and acknowledged the compliment . ' f A communication from Comp . Dr . Pickett , P . Z . 2410 , was read . After the M . E . Z . had / risen the usual number of times , the chapter was closed .

Annual Banquet And Concert Of St. Ambrose Lodge, No. 1891.

ANNUAL BANQUET AND CONCERT OF ST . AMBROSE LODGE , No . 1891 .

This annual gathering was held at St . James ' s Restaurant , VV ., on the 22 nd £ ult ., and proved a very pleasant and enjoyable evening . The guests were £ ' welcomed by Bro , Ivor Davis , M . D ., W . M ., and Mrs . Davis , and amongst the % \ other ofiicers present were Bros . G . B , Spicer , I . P . M . ; George May , S . W . j Rev . I T . J . Kilmer Bennett , M . A ., Chap . ; P . P . Perry , P . M ., Treas . ; VV . F . Bates , I P . M .. Sec . ( to whom great praise is due for the arrangements ); A . E . Gadd , I A . Strutt , I . G . ; W . Hoggins , P . M ., D . C ; F . W . Buxton , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of I VV . : E . Rix , E . T . Edwards , and others .

After a short interval , banquet was announced and a few toasts were subsequently given . Bro . F . W . BUXTON , P . M ., proposed "The W . M ., " and said he had the pleasure of introducing Bro . Ivor Davis into Freemasonry and from what they had seen of the W . M . on former occasions he thought he had every reason to

Annual Banquet And Concert Of St. Ambrose Lodge, No. 1891.

congratulate himself upon that fact . This was the largest gathering this lodge had had on a ladies' night , and the W . M . would doubtless tell them how pleased he was to meet them all . Although abusy man , the W . M . had devoted his spare time to the ritual which was to his credit . The W . M . returned thanks , and said he felt highly honoured to be the W . M ,

of that Iodge , especially as he had the support of the members . He mi ght tell those who were not Masons that there was no large salary attached to the post of W . M . ; but the goodwill and good feeling of every member well repaid him for the trouble taken . Masons always had Charity at heart , and did the best they could for everything that was good . Theirs was a very united Iodge , with as good Past Masters and working officers as they could find in London .

The W . M . then proposed " The Ladies in felicitous terms , welcoming them in the name of the lodge , and hoping they would spend an enjoyable evening , and grace the lodge with their presence on some future occasion . Bro . the Rev . FILMER BE * VNETT , in a humourous response , said that Masonry originated with King Solomon , who had many wives , and who knew more about it than he did , for he had one wife , and that was quite enough . He was sure he was echoing the opinion of the ladies present in saying thty had had a good time , and that if the brethren came home a little late in future they would be-forgiven .

The concert which followed was under the direction of Bro . McLean , Mus . Bac , J . W . 85 S , and was evidently greatly to the taste of the audience . Specially among the various items must be mentioned the singing of Madame Eugenia Morgan , the violin playing of Miss Adelina Dinelli , silver bells solos of Bro . R . B . Hopkins , and humorous performances of Mr . Henry Hudson . Bro . McLean accompanied throughout with his usual taste and ability .

At the conclusion , Bro . GADD proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the W . M . for the magnificent entertainment he had given them ; but the W . M . modestly disclaimed any thanks , and , in his turn , paid a graceful tribute to the artistes , a-d especially to Bro . McLean , who had undertaken the concert as a personal friend of his own .

Obituary.

Obituary .

THE LATE BRO . LORD HERSCHELL . . FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS . H . M . S . Talbot , bearing the remains of Bro . the late Lord Herschell , will enter Portsmouth Harbour on the 20 th instant . The remains will be received with naval and military honours , and will leave the dockyard for London , reaching Victoria the same afternoon or evening , and being conveyed to the late lord ' s residence in Grosvenor-gardens . The heir , the executors , and the male

relatives of the deceased will accompany the body from Portsmouth to London . On the morning of the 21 st the remains will be conveyed to Westminster Abbey , and a special service will be held at 12 o ' clock , conducted by the Dean of Westminster and other clergy . The service will take the exact form of that which was held in the case of the late W . H . Smith . The choir and south transept will be reserved for the members of the Lords and Commons , and former colleagues of the late ex-Lord Chancellor , and the north transept and nave will be kept free

for the public . After the service the body will be conveyed to Clyffe , Dorchester , for inteiraent , on the 22 nd instant . The pall-bearers , we understand , will include the leaders of both parties in both Houses of Parliament , and the members of the late Liberal Cabinet . Lady Herschell feels unequal to thestrain of the funeral service at the Abbey , but intends , if possible , to be present at the final sce . ie at Clyffe . The 1 Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and other members of the Royal Family , will be represented , and the whole of the United States Embassy will be at Westminster Abbey , The Law Lords wish to attend , and the Bar will be fully

represented . At a special meeting of the Senate of the University of London , a ; resolution was moved by Sir Henry Roscoe , Vice-Chancellor of the University , seconded by Mr . T . S . Osier , and unanimously adopted , recording a deep sen-e of the great and irreparable loss which the University has sustained in the untimely death of its Chancellor , Lord Herschell . The Senate also expressed to Lady Herschell and the family of the Chancellor its sympathy with them in their bereavement . The Senate then adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of tbe late Chancellor .

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