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reposition of what Masonry should be that day in the installation ceremony worked by Bro . Bryceson , P . M ., and must acknowledge that Masons were all j > lly good fellows , while , at the same time , they were of those " to whom the burdened heart might pour forth their sorrows , to whom the distressed might prefer their n eds . " As for the provincial Grand Officers , they were the elite of the Craft in the province , and that fact was fully shown at the recer t Provincial Grand Lodge at Folkestone . The estimation in which the province was held was also shown by the choice mide by their Grand Master , H . R . H . the Piir . ce of Wales , of Earl Amherst tor the position ot D . G . M . of England .

They were honoured by the presence amongst them that night of Bros . Spinks and Tarkson , beside Past Masters of their own Iodgi . He should not take up their time longer , but would couple the toast with the name of Bro . Jackson . Bro . Jackson , in response , after adverting to the valuable services rendered Freemasonry and the province by Eaii Amherst , said that for himself he could say that he was always received with great cordiality by every lodge he visited in the province , and was ready to do anything in his power for the interest of Freemasonry in the Province tf Kent .

Bro . Cook then proposed thetosstof 'The Worshipful Master , " referring to the fact lhat 12 months ago , by their will , he , for the second time , occupied the chair now so well filled by the W . M ., Bro . Summers . Their W . M . had achieved the height of his ambition as Masler of the Pattison Lodge . Bro . Summers had the respect of the whole of the brethren of the lodge , and he asked them to drink his health most cordially . Bro . Summers , who , on rising to respond , was cheered lustily , said , after thanking them for their hearty response of the toast , that they had conferred a very great honour

on him by making him W . M . of their lodge . He urged upon the officers the necessity of their punctual attendance , and with the introduction of good candidates , he hoped to be enabled to keep up the reputation of the lodge . He looked forward for the support of the Past Masters , officers , and brethren in the prosecution of his onerous duties . They fad a grand array of Past Masters , officers , and rank and file . He needrd the hearty

suppoit and practical sympathy ot the brethren , so that at the end tf his year if office they would have something to congratulate themselves upon in the sustained progress and digni y of the Ldte , and acknowledged that he | had endeavoured to discharge the duties of his office to the best of his abilities . Bro . Cook , I . P . M ., then proposed in eloquent terms the toast of "The Installing Officer , " and

Bro . Bryceson , in response , said he need hardly say that he felt it a very great honour to be selected to act as Installing Officer . He ako felt it a very great pleasure to peifcrm ihe duties of such an office in the case cf their esteemed Brother Summers , therefore , he had to thank their I . P . M . for allowing him to perform the duties of Installing Officer that day , and for the s cond time in his career , and he thanked the brethren [ or their heaity reception of the toast .

Bro . Ccok , I . P . M ., in responding for "The Past Masters of , and belonging to the Pattison Lodge , " compared the brethren of the lodge to a bundle of sticks , which was hound up by and with their W . M ., and so long as they were so bound and united , so long would the lodge maintain its prestige and unity among the lodges of the Province of Kent and the Fraternity at large .

Bro . Penfold said their I . P . M . had compared them to a bundle of sticks , but they were not dry sticks . They that day celrbrated another anniversary , and he was sorry that he was unable to be present in the lodge to witness the ceremony of installation . He hoped as time went on to see many others of their members arrive at thj position achieved that day by their W . M .

Bro . Morris said he had passed the chair in another lodfe , but congratulated himself on belonging to such a comfortable and socially inclined lodge as the Pattison . He wished Bro . Summers ' s year of office would be a very successful one . He joined the Pattison Lodge btcause he admired the character of the Past Masters and brethren of Ihe lodge . He was very proud "to see an old fiiend and good Mason , Bro . Colonel Graham , amongst them . Their disire was for the progress and harmony of the Pattison Ledge . They enjoyed the social evenings so beautifully provided for them during the time of the esteemed I . P . M ., Bro . Cojk . It lengthened their days and

brought tfe words of an old friend of his to mind , never 1 > nk for the time whtn you must go , but enjoy life while you have it . " The happiest moments of his life were spent amongst thtm , and to witness the happy manner in which they enjoyed themselves . He hoped to be with them for many years to come , and thanked them most heartily for their reception of the toast . Bro . Butler proposed the toast of " The Vis ' . tors , " which was duly responded to , as was the toast of " The Officers . " Bro . Hoiton presided at the piano , and the artists engaged were Mrs . E . Bryceson , and Miss Annie Wilson , Bros . 0 . Nell , C . J . Butler , and Fowler , and Mr . Tilbury .

Boscombe Lodge , No . 2158 . The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the iSth ult ., at Ihe Masonic Rooms , Hengisibourne Club , Bcscombe , when Bio . J . Sandell was installed W . M . in succession to Bro . A . E . F . Francis , the Installing Master being Bro . C . T . Miles , P . P . G . S . of VVks . Having been duly proclaimed and saluted , the W . M . proceeded to appoint and invest I is officers for the year as follows : Bros . A . E . Francis ,

I . H . M . ; Charles W . S . Collins , S . W . ; Franc ' s Hew Ctt ' . am , J . W . ; Rev . Arlhur Krauss , Chap . ; John Grant Shepherd , Treas . ; Charles T . Miles , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of VVks ., Sec . ; Augus ' usG . Grosutt , S . D . ; James Atkinson Hosker , J . D . ; Donald \ V . Pres ' on , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., D . C . ; D . H . W . Robson-Burrovvs , I . G . ; John Claude Cormack and Walter Gybbon Stileman , Stwds . ; and W . J . Holloway , Tyler . Alter the cUse of the lodge the biethren adjourned to the Burlington Hotel , where the installation banquet was served . The W . M . presided , and the customary toasts were duly honoured .

The following brethren took part in the ceremonies of the day : Bros . II . J . Atkins , P . M . 1764 , P . P . S . G . W . Noith and Hunts ; H . W . Thomas , P . M . 195 , P . P . S . G . D . WestYoiks ; James Druitt , jun ., P . M . 195 , P . P . J . G . W . ; A . D . George , P . M . 114 , P . P . G . R . Suffolk ; J . J . Brazier , P . M . 2208 ; F . Mapp , W . M . 195 ; W . J . Dowden , W . M . 2208 ; C . J . Whittir . g , S . W . 195 ; C . Pearce , S . W . 220 S ; Lr . Demble , S . W . p 559 i A . McArthur Butler , 195 ; C . 1 . Miles , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of Wks ., C . Hodges , J M ., F . II . Cridland , P . M ., C . W . S . Collins , F . H . Cottam , A . C . Grosutt , J . A . Hosker , J . C . Cormack , W . G . Stileman , J . G . Brett , and Guy Hcaton , all of the lodge .

A GRAND MASONIC TEMPLE is being arranged for at the new Trocadero restaurant which Messrs . J . Lyuns & Co . are now completing at Piccadilly Circus , j uxcial and complete accommodation will be provided for large and small lodges , and the tariff will be strictly in accord with the injderation which has hitherto characterised J- Lyons and Co . ' s charges . The cuisine will fully sustain the high reputation this company have already earned , and the decorations and comforts ot the whole place will mark a new era in the record of Masonic gatherings . Inquiries as to particulars , should ' je addressed to the proprietors , J . Lyons & Co ., Limited , Cadby Hall , Kensington . —

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BRO . THE REV . R . N . SANDERSON , PAST G . CHAPLAIN . Pa r ' / - Wltl 1 sinccre rfgret we record the death of Bro . the Rev . R . N . Sanderson , th ¦ . ) . a P ' wnose funeral took place in Wyverstone Churchyard , on Thursday , .. 2 " , , rsi - Our deceased brother was initiated in the Moira Lodge , No . 92 , on "' 26 th Felruary , 1856 . In 1858 he joined Perfect Friendship Lodge , No . 376 , Iosu / \ '' 3 IOJU 11 c juiiicu ICUCL 1 L' ticuuami , ! L . uugc , iNO . 37 O ,

bein and snortl y afterwards was appointed Prov . Grand Chaplain of Suffolk , W ^ " nuall y re-elected to the same office till 1865 inclusive . Later on we find him the H ¦¦ u l > rlnce of Wales Lodj ; e , No . 959 , ana he has also served as Chaplain of Maso u Unio . " ' - " 4 . both these being also Ipswich lodges . In Royal Arch Chi t " "l ? attained equal distinction , having been exalted in the Royal Sussex Alex-, J ^ , M ^ wich , in 1858 , and filled the chair of Z . in the Royal iS " Chapter , No . 959 , Ipswich , in the years 186 S , 1869 , 1872 , 1873 , 1877 , and Pr p ' . wlli ' e as regards 'he province , he was Provincial G . S . N , in 1878 , March ° Qrc ^' '" ' ^ 3- '"• the Mark Degree , to which he was advanced in n > ' « 06 , in the Albert Victor Lodge , No . 70 , Ipswich , he has been still more

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successful . He was a P . M . of No . 70 , having occupied the chair of W . M . in the years 1 S 67 , 1 S 6 S , 1 S 70 , 1 S 71 , 1 S 75-G-7 . S-9 , a subscribing member of the Fre » man Lodge , No . 105 , Bury St . Edmunds , which he joined in 18 70 , and founder and first W . M . —in 1872—of the Constantine Mark Lodp ; e , No . 145 , Colchester . He was Grand Chaplain of the Mark Grand Lodge in 1 S 6 9 , and again in 1 SS 1 , and was Prov . Grand Chaplain of the Mark Province of East Anglia . In the Ancient and Accepted Rite , in which he attained the 30 , he was perfected in and was

a Past Most Worshipful Sovereign of the Victoria Rose Croix , No . 22 , Ipswich , and in Templar Masonry Prov . Sub-Prior of East Anglia . In April , 1 SS 5 , at the celebration of the Grand Festival , the rev . brother was appointed , in conjunction with the late Rev . Canon Portal , Grand Chaplain of United Grand Lodge , and at the Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter a week later he received the collar of 1 st Asst . G . Sojourner in the Royal Arch . Since then he has continued the services he hid so ably rendered to Masonry in the

Province of Suffolk . By none will his death be more severely felt or his memory more sincerely respected than by the brethren in Ipswich and elsewhere in the county with whom he had been brought in contact , and who showed their respect for his worth by attending at the graveside and witnessing the last sad honours that were paid to him . Among those present were Bros . Percy F . Wainwri <* ht , W . M ., T . Banks Read , I . P . M ., G . G . EHiston , P . M ., and B . P . Gwinsey , P " . M ., Sec . of British Union Lodge , No . 114 ; Bros . G . Abbott , P . M ., and H . Cockrell

, P . M ., St . Luke ' s Lodge , No . 225 ; Bros . N . Tracey , P . M ., Prov . G . Sec , and H . C . Monteith , P . M ., Lodge of Perfect Friendship , No . 37 ( 1 ; Bro . H . Unsworth , W . M . Piince of Wales Lodge , No . 959 : Bros . F . C . Peacock , W . M ., Christopher G . Hayward , P . M ., and C . C . Tuck , P . M ., of the Phce . iix Lodge , No . 516 , Stowmarket ; Sir Knight N . Tracy , Chancellor , representing the Very Eminent Provincial Prior of East Anglia in the Order of the Temple , and Sir Knights W . Chapman , E . P ., H . Cockrell , Registrar , J . Legge Corvert ,

Sub-Marshall , and other members of the Prudence Preceptory . The brethren and other friends met at the Rectory , from which the funeral procession started at about three o'clock , the colTin being conveyed in a glasspanelled hearse , the beautiful wreaths with which it was covered being visible through the glas-s . In the churchyard and the church itself were congregated a large number of parishoners awaiting the arrival of the procession . The officiating clergy were the Rev . H . L . Todd and the Rev . T . Holt Wilson , the Rev .

Canon Frere , who was expected to take part in the mournful service , was prevented by indisposition from attending . Amongst the other clergymen present , several of them in their surplices , were the Revs . A . J . Spencer , S . H . Thornton , Kemble , S . B . Reynolds , Sandys Reed , A . E . Stantial , W . H . Sewell , T . Archbold , W . C . Humbley , and others . Mrs . Notley presided at the organ , and as the funeral cortege was entering the church she played " I know that my Redeemer liveth . " The church choir , augmented for the occasion by the Bacton

choir , was in attendance , arid the 90 th Psalm having been chanted , the Rev . Horatio L . Todd read the first part of the burial service , and Hymn No . 221 , "Let all saints on earth , " was sung . As the mourners were leaving the church , Mrs . Notley played the Dead March in" Saul . " The remainder of the service was read at the graveside by the Rev . C . Holt Wilson , and Hymn No . 231 , " For ever with the Lord , " was sung by the choir and friends . The grave is situated at the east end of the church , and is by the side of the one in which the deceased brother ' s

mother lies interred . The coffin , which bore the inscription , " Robert Nicholson Sanderson , died June 27 th , 1896 , aged 62 years , " was covered with beautiful wreaths and crosses sent by numerous friends , amongst them being " From the officers and brothers of the Phoenix Lodge Freemasons , Stowmarket , with sincere sympathy and deep regret , " and "With deep sympathy of brethren and companions of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge and Royal Alexandra Chapter , " and " With fraternal sympathy of the Priory E A . "

BRO . LORD FITZHARDINGE . The funeral of Bro . Lord Fitzhardinge took place at Berkeley , Gloucester , shire , in the mausoleum adjoining the parish church . The funeral procession left Berkeley Castle at three o ' clock , the mourners including , beside personal friends representatives of Freemasons' lodges , the Berkeley Troop of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars , his late lordship ' s tenants , medical attendants , servants , and representative bodies . The coffin was borne by eight non-commissioned

officers ot the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars . The Lord Bishop of Gloucester , who officiated at the service , was assisted by the Ven . Archdeacon of Gloucester and the Rev . J . L . Stackhouse , vicar , and Chaplain to the deceased nohUma . t \ . Amongst those present were Dowager Lady Gilford ( sister ) , Mrs . Annytage ( sister ) , Hon . Chas . Berkeley ( brother and successor to the title ) , Col . Armvtage

( brother-in-law ) , Miss Armytage ( niece ) , Mr . Percy Armytage ( nephew ) , Lord Gifford , V . C . ( nep ' .. ew ) , Hon . Mrs . Butler ( niece ) , Major Butler , Hon . Mrs . Dansey ( niece ) , Col . Dansey , Hon . Mr . Kingscote , Mr . Thomas Kingscote , Major-General Trotter , Col . Sir Nigel Kingscote , Lord Suffolk , Lord Westmoreland , Sir G . B . Jenkinson , Bart ., Hon . E . B . Gifford ( nephew ) , Lord Worcester , Earl Bathurst , and Bro . Sir J . E . Dorington , M . P .

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LA TOLERANCE LODGE , No . 538 . A meeting was held on Wednesday , the 1 st instant , at the Frascati Restaurant , Oxford-street , VV ., when there were present Bros . H . C . Parker , W . M . ; Geo . Hill , P . M ., S . W . ; G . A . Sturgrss , J . W . ; J . Paul , P . M ., Preceptor ; J . Thorn , P . M ., Asst . Preceptor ; VV . E . Willby , P . M ., Sec ; J . Mason , S . D . ; M . Beedle , J . D . ; A . A . Butcher , I . G . ; W . Proctor , P . M ., Tyler ; L . S . Genese , F . G . Evans , and Marmont . Bro . Shayer , 1 O 0 S , was a visitor .

The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes were read . The 1 st Section was worked by Bro . Paul , Preceptor , and the 2 nd by Bro . G . Hill , P . M . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . J . Mason being the candidate . The W . M . rose for the first time , and the dues were collected . At the second rising , Bro . Geo . Hill was elected W . M . for the ensuing week , and appointed his officers in rotation . Bro . Shayer , lfioS , was elected a joining member . After the third rising , all Masonic business being ended , the lodge was closed .

THE OLD TROCADERO went the way of all things but in its stead there has been raised a Trocadero which bids fair to altogether eclipse the memories of the old favourite place of amusement . A magnificent restaurant has been raised upon its site , and Messrs . J . Lyons and Co ., Limited , have succeeded beyond their anticipations in making this the most attractive and comfortable resort of the kind in Europe . A Masonic Temple is included in its many attractions and exceptionally good arrangements are being made for the convenience of lodges . Application ( or particulars should b : made to the proprietors , J . Lyons and Co . Limited , Cadby Hall , Kensington . —[ ADVT . J

THE MASTER MASONS' HANDBOOK . —We luve received a copy of the Masier Masons' Handbook , by Bro . F . J . W . Ctowe , P . P . G . Org . Djvon , which is published by George Kenning , Great Queen-street , Londjn , W . C . Tne book is neatly b mnd in blue cluth , and contains a frontispiece of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . That it has been appreciated by members of the Craft is show . i by the

fact that the work has run into a second edition . There is a mass of information , given in a concise and readable form , as to the early histo : y of Freemasonry , the origin of Grand Lodge , the chief Masonic institutions , & c , which should prove interesting , not only ( o Freemasons , but to the general reader . The volum ; i < published at is . and is well calculated to incite a taste for the literature of the Craft , as Bro . VV . J . Hughan , of Torquay , remarks in the introduction . — Newcastle Journal .