Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

'Ihe voting papers for the October election of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls were issued from the office yesterday ( Thursday . ) There are 33 candidates , four of whom are last chances . No . 7 on the list—Martha Paulina C . Stenge—is one of these , but by an oversight the usual marginal note to that effect does not appear on all the voting papers . The vacancies to be filled are 16 .

The election takes place on Saturday , theCth October . Bro . Earl Amherst , Prov . Grand Master of Kent , left Sevenoaks for Scotland on Monday . Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough and Miss Magee have been on a visit to Kilmeany , Carlow . The Baroness and Bro . Burdett-Coutts entertained the Princess Mary , Duchess , and the Duke of Teck

at dinner at Holly Lodge on Thursday , the 2 nd inst . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Listowal have been receiving visitors at Glencallaler Lodge , Braemar , the Duke and Duchess of Connaught being of the number . Bro . the Earl of Mar and Kellie last week entertained his tenantry at Alloa , Clackmannanshire , on the occasion of his eldest son , Lord Erskine , attaining his

majority . Bro . VV . Francis , one of the proprietors of the Mohawk Minstrels , at the Agricultural Hall , Islington , will take his 14 th annual benefit on Wednesday next , the 15 th instant . The Queen has graciously promised that , if her other engagements will permit , she will open the new

chapel recently erected for Marlborough College at a cost of nearly £ 30 , 000 . Bro . Akers-Douglas , M . P ., has received and laid before Lord Iddesleigh as Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Depression of Trade a memorial setting forth the grievances of the hop-growers . Bro . Sir George Elliot , Bart ., M . P ., laid the

corner stone of a new church which is being built on the West Cliff , Whitby , on Monday . The total cost of the edifice is estimated at £ io , ooo , and towards this sum our R . W . Brother has contributed £ 2000 and the site . On Saturday last , at the meeting of the British Association at Birmingham , Bro . A . H . Dyke Acland , M . P ., in the Economic Section , read a paper on "The Working

Men ' s Co-operative Organisations in Great Britain , and Bro . the Earl of Onslow one " On Allotments . " Bro . the Earl and Countess of Zetland were among the distinguished spectators who witnessed , on Saturday last , the annua ] inspection at Seaham ot thc Seaham Harbour Volunteer Artillery Brigade , of which the Viceroy of Ireland is Colonel-Commandant .

Bro . Lord George Hamilton was the principal guest at the Cutlers' feast at Sheffield , on the and inst ., and since his return thence to town has been the guest of Bro . Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., during the redecoration of the First Lord of thc Admiralty ' s residence . We regret to hear that Bro . James Nesbitt , who is Grand Secretary and Grand Recorder of the Giand

R . A . Chapter and Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Ohio , is incapacitated from following the duties of those offices by paralysis . Bro . Caldwell has , accordingly , been appointed to fulfil them in his stead . The 26 th Triennial Convocation of the General

Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States will meet in Washington , D . C , on the 28 th instant , and following days . Ihe business offices will be at the Riggs House , and ofiicers and members are requested to report there as soon as possible after their arrival in thc city .

The Prince of Wales arrived at Marlborough House from the Continent on Monday , and the same day the Princess of Wales and the Princesses Louise , Victoria , and Maud reached Copenhagen , where they were received by the Royal Family . In the evening the Prince and the Duke of Connaught witnessed the performance of " A Run of Luck " at Drury Lane Theatre . THE RITE OF SWEDENIIORG . —The decease of

R . VV . Bro . R . R . H . Mackenzie having left the office of Grand Secretary of the Order vacant , we are informed that R . W . Bro . Dr . VV . Wynn Westcott , M . B ., P . M ., of 4 , Torriano-avenue , Camden-road , London , N . W ., has been appointed . Brethren desirous of joining this rite of three Degrees , which is independent and has a splendid ritual , should communicate with the new Secretary without delay . There are lodges in London , Bristol , Havant , Manchester , and Liverpool .

Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , M-P ., Junior Lord of the Admiralty , and several other members of Parliament , witnessed a series of experiments in the Thames ( opposite thc Houses of Parliament ) with a newly-devised material partly corraposed of cork and recently patented by

Mr . Douglas for the preservation of life at sea . Several men , who could not swim , entered the water clad in jackets of the material and easily kept themselves afloat . Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , on behalf of himself and the others present , expressed approval of the invention .

Thc Voice 0 / Masonry reports the death , on the 31 st July last , of Sir Knight Lorenzo Hapgood , of Sterling , Illinois , a conspicuous member of the Templar Fraternity . The deceased had resided 35 years in the neighbourhood , and had been five times mayor of Sterling , namely , in 1 S 57-S-0-G 0 and 1 S 77 . His funeral was numerously attended , a Masonic funeral service being performed at the crave . The same journal also reports the death of

Bro . Nets Wheeler , of Baraboo , Wisconsin , and Comp . Thomas B . Tyler , of Sparta , in thc same State . The latter , who was Pa-it Grand High Priest of Wisconsin , died on the 18 th , and the former on the nth July last . It further states that Sir Knight George Cromwell Lanphere , Past Grand Commander Illinois , died at his home in Gatcsburg , on the Oth of thc same month , having been a member of our Society for 46 years .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . J . E . Terry , who for the last year or two has bcen clerk in the office of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution has recently left , and associated himself with a well-known firm of stock-brokers in the City . Bro . Terry's genial manner and uniform courtesy to all who have had business at the oflice have made him many friends , and we wish him all success in his new sphere .

Bro . Edward Terry ' s new theatre , about to be erected in the Strand , will occupy the site of the " Old Coal Hole . " During next week Bro . the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe will receive a succession of guests at Wortley Hall for the Doncaster Race meeting . It is expected that the Prince of Wales will

attend the St . Leger at Doncaster . His Royal Highness will be the guest of Bro . Christopher Sykes , at Brantinghamthorpe , on the occasion . One of the inmates of the Pennsylvania Home for Free and Accepted Masons in Philadelphia died on the 16 th July last at the age of 66 . He was the youngest of the tenants of the Home .

The Charity Fund of the Grand Lodge of Maine amounts to 23 , 000 dollars ( £ 4600 ) . This is undoubtedly a very handsome amount to have in hand towards aiding the necessitous members of the Fraternity . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Rosslyn and family arrived towards the close of last week at Dysart House , Fifeshire ,, from Easton Lodge , Dunmow , where they had been on a visit to Bro . Lord and Lady Brooke .

Bro . Congdon , M . W . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey , recently laid the corner stone of a new Masonic Hall at Orange , in that State . There was a large attendance of brethren , and at the close ol the proceedings a banquet took place in the Park Rink . Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade , received a numerous and influential deputation of members of the National Refuge Harbours Society on Thursday , the 2 nd instant .

According to the Freemasons' Journal of New York , the richest lodge in the United States , having regard to its numerical strength , is the St . Andrew's Lodge , Boston , Massachusetts , which has 26 members and property valued at 20 , 000 dollars ( £ 4000 ) . The M . W . Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , has been pleased to approve of the Umzimkulu

Lodge , No . 2113 , in Griqualand East , being placed henceforth under the jurisdiction of the District Grand Master of Natal , R . W . Bro . R . 1 . Finnemore . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., returned to Devonshire House from Holkcr Hall on Monday , having previously enjoyed a few days' shooting at Bolton Abbey ,

Yorkshire . His lordship was present in his place in the House of Commons in the evening . There are 62 chapters on the roll of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Kansas , the aggregate membership numbering 2714 . According to the Grand Treasurer's report , the balance in his hands at the close of the past year was only a few cents short of 4390 dollars .

The Prince of Wales arrived at Darmstadt on the 2 nd inst ., and in company with his brother-in-law , the Grand Duke of Hesse , visited the Mausoleum , where he placed a wreath on the tomb of the late Grand Duchess ( Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland ) . The day following Bro . the Grand Duke and the members of his family paid a return visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales at Homburg .

The nth annual report of the Southampton Masonic Benevolent Association to the ioth inst ., states that the Trustees , at the suggestion of the Committee , have added £ 50 to the amount invested in three per cent , reduced annuities . This makes thc total of assets ( the greater part invested at interest ) £ 1 , 336 165 . t id . The Committee have received a donation of 10 guineas from

the Lodge of Peace and Harmony , 359 , and another of five guineas from the Royal Gloucester Lodge , 130 . Three benevolent grants have been awarded during the past year , two of £ 10 each and one of £$ , to the widows of brethren of Lodge 359 . After the regular meeting of the St . John Encampment of Knights Templar , of St . John , New Brunswick , on the 14 th July last , Sir Knight Dr . T . Walker ,

E . G ., invited thc members to his home , and in the evening the opportunity was taken to show their respect to their chief by presenting Mrs . Walker with a handsome silver 5 o ' clock tea service , the salver of which had on it an inscription indicating that the gift was presented to the lad y as a token of regard on the 20 th anniversary of her

marriage . The presentation was made by Sir Knight J . V . Ellir , P . E . C , and suitably acknowledged , on behalf of Mrs . Walker , by her husband , a few p leasant words of sympathy being spoken by Sir Knight A . F . Chapman , Grand Recorder of Massachusetts and Maine , who had the good fortune to be included among the guests .

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Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Lionel Brough received a farewell benefit at the Alexandra Theatre , Liverpool , on the ist instant , previous to his departure for America . Mr . Frederic Denison , Lord Londesboroug h ' s son and heir , is to be initiated into Freemasonry on Thursday , in the Denison Lodge at Scarborough . Bro . the Lord Mayor intends opening a fund at

the Mansion House for the relief of the poorer sufferers by the earthquakes in Charlestown and its vicinity , and in Greece . The British Channel Squadron , under the command of Bro . Vice-Admiral Sir W . N . Hewett , which is cruising in the North and Baltic Seas , visited Trondbjun on VVednesday .

The Prince of Wales , the Duke of Connaught , Bro the Duke of Manchester , and other peers attended in the House of Lords on Tuesday , and took the oath and subscribed the roll of Parliament . Masonic advices from Italy describe the brethren in that country as engaged in raising subscriptions and providing various kinds of help for those who have suffered

in Venice by the visitation of cholera . Bro . Londesborough has been elected President of the National Union for the ensuing year and will preside at the meeting of Conservative Associations which is to be held under its auspices at Bradford next month . Bro . Henry Irving will re-open the Lyceum Theatre for the new season to-morrow ( Saturday ) with

Faust . Bro . Irving and Miss Terry reached London from their holiday trip to the United States early in the week . Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., Chancellor of the Exchequer , paid an official visit to the Bank of England , on Friday , the 3 rd inst ., and discussed sundry financial matters with the Governor and two of the directors . The Supreme Council of . the A . and A . Scottish

Rite , for the Northern Jurisdiction of the United States , will meet next week at Chicago , the appointed days being Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday , the 14 th , 15 th , and 16 th instant respectively . The Prince of Wales accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Connaught to Dover and there took farewell of them on their return to India , his Royal Highness leaving for London immediately after the departure of the Duke and Duchess .

One of the chief attractions presented by Bro . William Holland during the current week at the Albert Palace , Battersea , has been a pigeon show , which , though not so strong in the number of its exhibits , has compared well as lo the quality of thc birds with past shows . The general assembly of the Grand Orient of France will take place during next week , the proceedings

commencing with a session at 9 a . m . on Monday and concluding with a banquet at 6 . 30 p . m . on Saturday . La Chaine d'Union contains a reprint of the programme that will be carried out at each sitting . Bro . T . J . Shryock , M . W . G . M . of Maryland , assisted by his Grand Officers , unveiled the monument erected to the memory of Bro . Baron de Kalb , at Annapolis , Md ., on the iCth ult . Bro . Baron de Kalb served

under Washington in the War of Independence , and died of the wounds received at thc battle of Camden . It is hardly necessary we should trouble to correct an error which occu . red in the sketch quoted last week from the World , of Bro . J . C . Parkinson , P . G . D . However , Bro . Parkinson married a daughter of Bro . Sir George Elliot , Bart ., not in 1 SS 6 , but in 1 S 67 , and afterwards " continued his literary work with undiminished ardour till 1 S 73 . "

The regular quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was to be held on Wednesday , the ist inst ., at the Masonic Hall . Philadelphia , and the quarterly convocation of Grand Chapter at the same place the evening of the following day . At the latter meeting , the Degree of R . A . Masonry was to be exemplified by Comp . Kendrick , G . H . P ., and his Grand Officers , and it was the wish of the G . H . P . that as many oflicers of subordinate chapters as possible should be present .

According to the Freemason s Repository , of Providence , Rhode Island , Grand Recorder , Foster of Tennessee , after carefully studying thc proceedings of 35 Grand Commanderies , has come to the conclusion that the business which chiefly engages the attention of Knights Templar is the style of clothes to be worn by its members . The same journal contains a description of the jewel

recently forwarded by command of the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . of England , to Bro . N . Van Slyck , Past Grand Master of Rhode Island , as representative of the Grand Lodge of that State of the United Grand Lodge of England . Our readers will be interested to learn that the Government have ordered from the British Gas Engine and

Engineering Co ., Limited , of Mansion House Chambers , 11 , Queen Victoria-st ., four 4 h . p . "Differential" Gas Engines ( Atkinson ' s patent ) , with patent air compressors combined , to work in connection with " Shone's " system of pneumatic drainage , which is being applied to the Houses of Parliament for dealing with the sewage . Thc engines are to be fixed in the basement under the chambers . This is

the only form of gas engine which has been successfully used in connection with the Shone system of drainage . The will ( dated April 7 , 1883 ) , with a codicil ( dated Jan . 30 , 1 SS 4 ) , of Mrs . Susannah Trevanion , late of No . 10 , Chester-square , who died on May 17 last , was proved on the ioth ult . by Hugh Lindsay Antrobus , the acting executor , the value of the personal estate amounting

to over £ 52 , 000 . The testatrix bequeaths her private correspondence and papers to her sister the Baroness Burdett-Coutts ; her prints and pictures to her sister Mrs . Money-Coutts j and her silver plate to her cousin , Sir Francis Burdett . She appoints a sum of over £ 14 , 000 Stock , held in trust , under the will of her late father , Sir

Francis Burdett , upon the trusts of the marriage settlement of Hugh Charles Trevanion , the grandson of her late husband , and a sum of £ 20 , 000 , also held in trust , under the will of her father , to her said cousin , Sir Francis Burdett . There are legacies to servants and others , and thc residue of her real and personal estate she leaves to the said Hugh Charles Trevanion .