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Cryptic Masonry.
Cryptic Masonry .
GRAND MASTERS COUNCIL ( No . i ) . —A meeting of this distinguished and prosperous council was held at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion-square , on the 3 rd inst . Among those present were Bros . T . Poore , P . G . C . W ., T . I . M !; C . F : Matier , acting D . M . ; T . C . Walls , P . G . I . M ., & c , Recorder ; Bryant , acting P . C . VV . ; Gravely , Marshall , H , J . Lardner , Steward , Powell , and others . The minutes of the previous council having been read
and confirmed , the ballot was taken upon behalf of Bro . J . Love-Parry , M . P ., P . G . S . W . ( Mark ) North Wales , & c , and it proving to be favourable , he was impressivel y ^ and duly admitted , and received as a M . E . M ., R . M ., S . M ., and S . E . M . by the T . I . M . Numerous letters of apology were read from Bros . G . Lambert , D . M . ; Baron de
Ferrieres , G . M . ; H . C . Levander , Loveland , A . Williams , R . Berridge , Anderson , Spice , Major Dunbar , and others . The council was then closed to the degree of Select Masters and the brethren adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant for the banquet . In the unavoidable absence of the T . I . M ., Bro . Walls presided . A few toasts were given and responded to .
Red Cross Of Constantine.
Red Cross of Constantine .
PREMIER CONCLAVE . —A meeting of this conclave was held at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion-square . Among those present were : Sir Kts . Shirley , M . P . S . ; T . C . Walls , V . E . ; Dr . Mickley , S . G . ; Dawes , I . G . ; T . Cubitt , P . S ., Treas . ; John Mason , G . C . Recorder ; H . J . Lardner , S . B . ; the Rev . P . M . Holden , P . S . ; Massa , P . S . ; Hardy , and others . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read
and confirmed , the ballot was taken upon behalf of several candidates for the Order , and it proved to be unanimous , but through unavoidable circumstances they were prevented from attending . Several letters apologising for non-attendance having been read , the conclave was duly closed , and the Sir Knights adjourned to the banquet , " which was held at the Holborn Restaurant . Upon the removal of the cloth the usual routine of toasts followed .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The Committee of Management of this Institution held their usual monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday ? afternoon . Bro . A . H . Tattershall presided , and there were present Bros . C G . Dilley , G . West , Joseph Clever , T . W . C . Bush , W . J . Marks , L . G . Gordon
Robbins , James Brett , Henry Moore , Charles Lacey , F . Adlard , C A . Cottebrune , W . H . Goodall , Raynham VV . Stewart , Edgar Bowyer , J . A . Farnfield , A . Garfield , T . Cubitt , C . H . Webb , A . Storr , L . Stean , Charles Dairy , James Willing , jun ., Jabez Hogg , and James Terry , Sec . The minutes of the September meeting having been read and verified , the deaths of two annuitants , one male , and
one female , were reported , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for various amounts , after which eight petitions , five for the male , and three for the female , were submitted , considered , and accepted with the exception of one male , which was deferred . Thc meeting then separated with the usual compliments to the Chairman for presiding .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The regular monthly meeting of the General Committee was held at Freemasons' Hall on Saturday last . Bro . J . L . Mather , Vice-President , occupied the chair , and there were present Bros . R . VV . Stewart , P . G . D . ; W . Paas , C . F . Matier , T . Cubitt , W . Roebuck , R . Berridge , H .
Hacker , C F . Hogard , Kev . Dr . Morris , L . Ruf , G . P . Gillard , W . A . Scurrah , A . E . Gladwell , E . M . Money , G . P . Britten , C . H . Webb , C . Daniel , H . S . Goodall , and F . Binckes , Secretary . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , and those of the House Committee read for information . Two petitions were submitted and accepted , and two grants of £ 5 each for outfit were made to H . A . Simmonds and
R . H . Nicholls . Two notices of motion for the Quarterly Court on Monday next were given—one by Bro . Kaynham W . Stewart to except the month of September from the operation of Law 36 ; and the other by Bro . ] . L . Mather , on behalf of the House Committee , to the effect that three boys , in addition to the 27 already announced , be admitted by election on Monday ; this , if carried , will raise the
number of vacancies to be balloted for to 30 . Notice was given of the withdrawal of Leo Kretschman , No . 55 , from the list of candidates , and information was given that Bro . G . Plucknett , Treasurer , had received and paid into the London and Westminster Bank the sum of £ 50 , being the amount of a legacy , free of duty , handed over from Mr . C . J . Kilpin . The meeting then rose .
The Boys' School Election.
THE BOYS' SCHOOL ELECTION .
The half-yearly election to the Boys' School will take place at Freemasons' Hall on Monday next , the 13 th inst ., when from an approved list of 57 candidates , reduced by thc withdrawal of Leo Kretschman , No . 55 , to 56 , there will have to be elected 27- This is a rather belter proportion of vacancies to applicants than we have been
accustomed to see at the more recent elections to this Institution . London sends up 20 candidates ; Devon and East Lancashire four each ; Lincoln and Norfolk three each ; Northumberland , Somerset , and Surrey two each ; Cumberland and Westmoreland , Derby , Dorset , Durham , Gloucestershire , Kent , W . Lancashire , Middlesex , Nottinghamshire , North Wales and Salop , South Wales East , South Wales West , Staffordshire , Sussex , Jersey , and 'Tasmania one
each . Exactly one half of the children remain over from April last , one having been a candidate at five previous elections , two at four elections , seven at three elections , nine at two elections , and the other nine in April last . The remaining 28 present themselves for election for the first time on Monday next . Three old and two new candidates , namely , Nos . 1 , 10 , and 14 , and Nos . 46 and 4 S , must succeed this time or fail altogether , as they will be ineligible
The Boys' School Election.
for further trial under the operations of Law 52 . There are 47 fatherless candidates , and three who have had the misfortune to lose both parents , while another , almost in the same predicament , having only a stepmother to take charge of him . Five of the boys have both parents living , but in one case the father is described as " incapacitated , " and in another as " insane . " Nos . g , tS , 24 , 25 , 30 , 32 ,
37 , 43 , 54 > a"d 57 arc noted as having each a sister in the Institution for Girls . Here , as in the case of the Girls ' School , we abstain for obvious reasons from offering any remarks on the relative merits of the candidates ; their worthiness is guaranteed by the fact of their names appearing in the list , but we may legitimately point out that those who wish to carry their cases through successfully will have to work hard in order to achieve their purpose .
The Girls' School Election.
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION .
It is probable our readers do not need to be reminded that the half-yearly election of our Girls' School will take place to-morrow ( Saturday ) at the Quarterly General Court held at Freemasons' Hall , at the hour of noon . There are 30 approved candidates on the list , and the fortunate 13 who succeed in obtaining the highest votes will be admitted into the School , and receive the benefits of the training it
provides until the age of 16 . Of the 30 candidates only 12 have had to undergo the ordeal of a ballot at a previous election , and of these one has made three attempts , and six two attempts , the remaining five having been candidates tor the first time in April last . Eleven of the 30 girls hail from London , and the other ig from the provinces and abroad , namely , three lrom Northumberland , and two in each case from Kent , Staffordshire , and North and East Yorkshire
while Devon , Durham , Hants and Isle of White , Herts , Middlesex , Norfolk , Somerset , South Wales ( East Division ) , West Yorkshire , and British Burmah send up one each . In the case of four of the girls , one of them having been a candidate twice already , if they fail on this occasion , they fail entirely , as they will have attained the maximum age for admission before the next election in April , 1 SS 5 ; three of these four arc provincials , and the remaining one from British Burmah . Into the merits of the several cases it is
not our province to enter , they have been carefully sifted by the Committee of the Institution , and the fact of their being on the list is proof positive , as the saying is , of their worthiness to be received into the School . We may state , however , that 26 of the children are fatherless , two have lost both fathers and mothers , and two have both parents living . In the case cf several of the candidates standing over from the April election , there is a strong array of votes to their credit , which ought to give them a fair chance of success this time ; but the friends of all will have to work hard in order to win .
Consecration Of The Kendrick Lodge, No. 2043, Reading.
CONSECRATION OF THE KENDRICK LODGE , No . 2043 , READING .
There was a very strong gathering of brethren on Thursday , the 2 nd inst ., on the occasion of the consecration of this-new lodge . The ceremony was most ably and impressively carried out by Bro . the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . C , Deputy G . M . of the Province ( Berks and Bucks ) , who was assisted in his important duty by Bros . S . Wheeler ,
W . M . 414 , P . G . S . of Works , and Walford Ridley , VV . M . 1101 , Prov . G . A . D . C , as Senior and Junior Wardens respectively , while Bro . Rob . Bradley , P . G . Sec , acted as Secretary . Bro . VV . G . Flanagan , P . M . not , and P . P . G . P ., VV . M . . designate , was afterwards installed in the chair of K . S ., and having been duly saluted in the Three Degrees proceeded to appoint and invest the following brethren as his officers for the year , namely : Bros . F . J .
Ferguson , I . P . M . ; C G . Rucker , S . VV . ; G . VV . Webb , J . VV . ; E . G . H . Stubington , Sec ; C . H . Tench , S . D . ; J . E . Sydenham , J . D . ; C . B . Tubbs , I . G . ; and J . F . Stevens , Tyler . The W . M . having presented an elegant jewel commemorative of the establishment of the lodge to each of the founders . Bro . Brownrigg delivered the usual addresses . Votes of thanks to the Consecrating Officer and his assistants were unanimously passed and ordered to be
recorded on the minutes , and sundry propositions for initiation and joining were handed in , the lodge being afterwards closed with the usual formalities . 'The banquet which followed was held at the Great Western Railway Hotel , under the presidency of Bro . Flanagan , W . M ., and on the removal of the cloth , the toast list was duly honoured , those of " The Oueen and the Craft , " " The Prince of Wales and the Grand Officers ,
Present and Past , being very cordially received . Bro . BROWNRIGG , whose name was associated with the last of these , laid stress in his reply on the fact that the duties of the Grand Officers were performed in a most satisfactory manner , notwithstanding , that the work ofJMasonry had gone on increasing of late years most rapidly . The toast of "The K . VV . Bro . Sir Daniel Gooch , Prov . G . M ., and the Prov . Grand Officers , " was acknowledged
by Bro . BRADLEY , Prov . G . Secretary , who , having fully endorsed the remarks of Bro . Brownrigg as to the manner in which the work of Grand Lodge was done—as exemplified by the manner in which the ceremony of the day had been conducted—and having congratulated the members of the Kendrick Lodge on the sterling qualities of their first W . M ., urged on the oflicers the necessity of keeping up their interest in the lodge , and pointed out that they would be
likely to do this most satisfactorily if they exercised proper vigilance over those who might present themselves as candidates for admission , whether as initiates or joining members . Bro . Bradley likewise referred to their provincial organisation for utilising the votes of brethren subscribing to the different Charities , and expressed a hope that the members of the new lodge would fall in with the existing arrangements for the purpose .
"lhe Health of the W . M . " was proposed by Bro . MOXHAY , who spoke in highly complimentary terms of the services already rendered to Freemasonry by Bro . Flanagan ; and the latter , in acknowledging the honour paid him , urged on his brother members to do all in their power to assist him in carrying out the duties of the lodge . Bro . R . DOWSETT , I . P . M . 1101 , responded for the toast
of " Thc Masonic Institutions , " and in doing so said he was sure their claims to the suppoit of the Cralt would not be overlooked by the new lodge . The other toasts included those of " The Consecrating Officer , " acknowledged b y Rev . Bro . BROWNRIGG , "The W . M . ' s ; P . M . ' s ; Officers , and brethren of Lodges Nos 414 and 1101 ; " "The other Reading Lodges , "
Consecration Of The Kendrick Lodge, No. 2043, Reading.
and "The Visitors , " for whom Bros . Rev . WALSH and W . W . MORGAN , VV . M . 211 , replied . The musical arrangements , of which Bro . J . C . B . Tirbutt , P . P . G . O ., had charge , gave every satisfaction , as likewise did the banquet , which reflected great credit on the proprietors of the hotel , and the general conduct of the day's proceedings throughout . Among those present , in addition to the brethren whose names have already been specified
, were Bros . T . Cooke , jun ., P . P . G . S . D . Staffordshire ; G . Lear , P . M . 6 94 , P . P . G . S . D . ; W . Morris , VV . M . 1566 , Prov . G . J . W . Berks and Bucks ; J . Dew , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg . ; S . Bradley , P . M . 414 ; M . J . Withers , S . W . 414 ; A . W . Parry , Sec . 414 ; H . T . Knill , J . H . Walters , T . J . E . Hewlett , J . M . Martin , I . G . 414 ; J . T . Brown , P . M . 1101 ; W . Ferguson , 1101 ; G . Blackwell , P . M .
1101 ; J . T . Freeman , P . M . 1101 ; J . T . Stranson , Treas . 1101 ; VV . A . Hakins , C . Slaughter , j . Sparrow , A . Welch , P . M . IIOI ; C Beckett , 1119 ; R . De Lacy , W . Collins , Sec . ; and others . Letters of regret from brethren who were unable to attend , were read , the most conspicuous amongst them being one from Bro . Sir D . Gooch , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M .
The Craft Abroad.
The Craft Abroad .
SOUTH AUSTRALIA . It was only in the month of April last that the new Grand Lodge of South Australia was formally constituted , yet in the very month of May immediately tollowingwas constituted its eailiest offshoot , the Leopold Lodge , ranking as No . 31 on the roll of the new body . As might have been anticipated , the M . W . G . M . and his principal Grand Officers were present on so auspicious an occasion , and the
ceremony was carried out in strict accordance with ancient Masonic usage . Bro . Rob . L . Mestayer was afterwards installed W . Master of the Leopold—we wonder , as "Mestayer"is by no means a usual name , if this is a descendant of Bro . Richard F . Mestayer , G . J . D . of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1 S 15 , and previously a distinguished member of the "Ancients "—the brethren appointed and invested as his officers for the year being
Bros . VV . E . Pickles , S . W . j J . G . Jenkins , J . W . ; W . B . Stephens , Chap . ; J . Boase , Treas . ; S . J . Whitmore , Sec ; W . Cate , S . D . ; W . J . Sowden , J . D . ; H . Hampson , l . G . ; A . Puddy , Org . ; P . M . Sketheway , M . C ; A . Leane , F . Leane , Ormiston , and W . Smith , Stewards ; and N . Kildael , P . M ., Tyler . Thelodge will be conducted on what are called Temperance principles—in other words , non-alcoholic beverages will be the order of the day .
DISSATISFACTION IN BENGAL . The Masonic Record of Western India expresses great dissatisfaction at the apparently unequal distribution of District Grand Lodge honours among the lodges in the jurisdiction , and wonders why a District Grand Lodge could not be established for the North-west Provinces and Oude . It points out that " no less than 20 Craft Grand Lodge Officers , including District Grand Stewards , have been
elected from among the 17 lodges of Lower Bengal , whilst the remaining iG lodges of the North-west Provinces and Oude have had to content themselves with only eight offices in the District Grand Lodge of Bengal . " Having enumerated several lodges which have rendered " eminent services to Craft Masonry , and yet have had no share whatever of the loaves and fishes of the Craft , " and many brethren who have played their part well and " yet for some
mysterious reason have not been elected for office , it goes on to say : " VVe do not mean to insinuate that the officers appointed to the District Grand Offices are in any way unworthy of their office , but the fact that the distinguished Masons we have mentioned , and others of equal merit , have been overlooked , would seem to indicate that greater discretion and tact in the exercise of such a responsible and delicate duty as the selection and nomination
of these high officers would not be out of place . " On the subdivision of the district , it remarks : " Without being actuated by any desire to create schism in the ranks of Masonry , we cannot understand why the North-west Province and Oude , with their 16 Craft lodges , could not found a D . CraftGrand Lodge of their own , when British Burmah can support one with seven , Madras and Bombay with iS and 17 respectively , and the Punjab with 21 . 'This would
not be difficult of accomplishment when we reflect that we have in our midst such a galaxy of Masonic celebrities comprising W . Bros . W . R . Barry , C . S ., Major Currie , Col . Wolseley , Col . Forbes , Hon . Douglas Straight , Kev . F . L . Philips , Rev . A . H . Etty , Rev . Jermyn Atkinson , B . A ., C . S ., Markham , C . S ., any one of whom could wield the Masonic sceptre with grace , dignity , suavity , and fortitude , if appointed District Grand Master at Allahabad or
Lucknow . With this constellation of Masonic genius , which is after all but a small portion of the Masonic talent of the province , what we have suggested could be easily effected . Indeed , something of the kind seems necessary , if not imperative , in order to allay the discontent which is being felt by many Past Masters at seeing the laurels of Masonry adorning the brows of Calcutta Masons so exclusively . Some such step , if taken in time , will give an
impetus in the North-west Provinces and Oude , and prevent it from stagnating . " Our contemporary points out that in Royal Atch and Mark Masonry the inequality is still more apparent , but in order to justify its criticism , it must show that the same unequal distribution has been conspicuous , not in a single year only , when it may be the result of accident , but that it has extended over a reasonably long term of years .
THE LATE BRO . VV . DONALD , D . G . M . We referred last week in our notice of the District Grand Lodge of Canterbury , New Zealand , to the death of R . W . Bro . W . Donald , lately D . G . M . thereof . The " New Zealand Craftsman and Masonic Review" for August contains some particulars respecting his funeral , which took place on 2 nd July , and it is evident from these that the Craft did all their power to show the respect they entertained for their
late distinguished brother . the account is derived from the Ellesmere Guardian , and describes how the Masonic Fraternity assembled at the appointed hour at the quarters of the Unanimity Lodge , No . G 04 , the lodges represented being the Amberley , Ashley , Concord , Ionic , Conyers , Progress , Southern Cross , Canterbury , and St . Augustine ,
of the English Constitution ; the Corinthian , Irish ; and the Robert Burns , St . Clair , and Canterbury Kilwinning , of the Scotch Constitution . About an hour later "the lodges formed in procession outside the lodge room , being headed by two Tylers with drawn swords , who were immediately followed by the youngest lodge present—Amberley ,
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Cryptic Masonry.
Cryptic Masonry .
GRAND MASTERS COUNCIL ( No . i ) . —A meeting of this distinguished and prosperous council was held at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion-square , on the 3 rd inst . Among those present were Bros . T . Poore , P . G . C . W ., T . I . M !; C . F : Matier , acting D . M . ; T . C . Walls , P . G . I . M ., & c , Recorder ; Bryant , acting P . C . VV . ; Gravely , Marshall , H , J . Lardner , Steward , Powell , and others . The minutes of the previous council having been read
and confirmed , the ballot was taken upon behalf of Bro . J . Love-Parry , M . P ., P . G . S . W . ( Mark ) North Wales , & c , and it proving to be favourable , he was impressivel y ^ and duly admitted , and received as a M . E . M ., R . M ., S . M ., and S . E . M . by the T . I . M . Numerous letters of apology were read from Bros . G . Lambert , D . M . ; Baron de
Ferrieres , G . M . ; H . C . Levander , Loveland , A . Williams , R . Berridge , Anderson , Spice , Major Dunbar , and others . The council was then closed to the degree of Select Masters and the brethren adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant for the banquet . In the unavoidable absence of the T . I . M ., Bro . Walls presided . A few toasts were given and responded to .
Red Cross Of Constantine.
Red Cross of Constantine .
PREMIER CONCLAVE . —A meeting of this conclave was held at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion-square . Among those present were : Sir Kts . Shirley , M . P . S . ; T . C . Walls , V . E . ; Dr . Mickley , S . G . ; Dawes , I . G . ; T . Cubitt , P . S ., Treas . ; John Mason , G . C . Recorder ; H . J . Lardner , S . B . ; the Rev . P . M . Holden , P . S . ; Massa , P . S . ; Hardy , and others . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read
and confirmed , the ballot was taken upon behalf of several candidates for the Order , and it proved to be unanimous , but through unavoidable circumstances they were prevented from attending . Several letters apologising for non-attendance having been read , the conclave was duly closed , and the Sir Knights adjourned to the banquet , " which was held at the Holborn Restaurant . Upon the removal of the cloth the usual routine of toasts followed .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The Committee of Management of this Institution held their usual monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday ? afternoon . Bro . A . H . Tattershall presided , and there were present Bros . C G . Dilley , G . West , Joseph Clever , T . W . C . Bush , W . J . Marks , L . G . Gordon
Robbins , James Brett , Henry Moore , Charles Lacey , F . Adlard , C A . Cottebrune , W . H . Goodall , Raynham VV . Stewart , Edgar Bowyer , J . A . Farnfield , A . Garfield , T . Cubitt , C . H . Webb , A . Storr , L . Stean , Charles Dairy , James Willing , jun ., Jabez Hogg , and James Terry , Sec . The minutes of the September meeting having been read and verified , the deaths of two annuitants , one male , and
one female , were reported , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for various amounts , after which eight petitions , five for the male , and three for the female , were submitted , considered , and accepted with the exception of one male , which was deferred . Thc meeting then separated with the usual compliments to the Chairman for presiding .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The regular monthly meeting of the General Committee was held at Freemasons' Hall on Saturday last . Bro . J . L . Mather , Vice-President , occupied the chair , and there were present Bros . R . VV . Stewart , P . G . D . ; W . Paas , C . F . Matier , T . Cubitt , W . Roebuck , R . Berridge , H .
Hacker , C F . Hogard , Kev . Dr . Morris , L . Ruf , G . P . Gillard , W . A . Scurrah , A . E . Gladwell , E . M . Money , G . P . Britten , C . H . Webb , C . Daniel , H . S . Goodall , and F . Binckes , Secretary . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , and those of the House Committee read for information . Two petitions were submitted and accepted , and two grants of £ 5 each for outfit were made to H . A . Simmonds and
R . H . Nicholls . Two notices of motion for the Quarterly Court on Monday next were given—one by Bro . Kaynham W . Stewart to except the month of September from the operation of Law 36 ; and the other by Bro . ] . L . Mather , on behalf of the House Committee , to the effect that three boys , in addition to the 27 already announced , be admitted by election on Monday ; this , if carried , will raise the
number of vacancies to be balloted for to 30 . Notice was given of the withdrawal of Leo Kretschman , No . 55 , from the list of candidates , and information was given that Bro . G . Plucknett , Treasurer , had received and paid into the London and Westminster Bank the sum of £ 50 , being the amount of a legacy , free of duty , handed over from Mr . C . J . Kilpin . The meeting then rose .
The Boys' School Election.
THE BOYS' SCHOOL ELECTION .
The half-yearly election to the Boys' School will take place at Freemasons' Hall on Monday next , the 13 th inst ., when from an approved list of 57 candidates , reduced by thc withdrawal of Leo Kretschman , No . 55 , to 56 , there will have to be elected 27- This is a rather belter proportion of vacancies to applicants than we have been
accustomed to see at the more recent elections to this Institution . London sends up 20 candidates ; Devon and East Lancashire four each ; Lincoln and Norfolk three each ; Northumberland , Somerset , and Surrey two each ; Cumberland and Westmoreland , Derby , Dorset , Durham , Gloucestershire , Kent , W . Lancashire , Middlesex , Nottinghamshire , North Wales and Salop , South Wales East , South Wales West , Staffordshire , Sussex , Jersey , and 'Tasmania one
each . Exactly one half of the children remain over from April last , one having been a candidate at five previous elections , two at four elections , seven at three elections , nine at two elections , and the other nine in April last . The remaining 28 present themselves for election for the first time on Monday next . Three old and two new candidates , namely , Nos . 1 , 10 , and 14 , and Nos . 46 and 4 S , must succeed this time or fail altogether , as they will be ineligible
The Boys' School Election.
for further trial under the operations of Law 52 . There are 47 fatherless candidates , and three who have had the misfortune to lose both parents , while another , almost in the same predicament , having only a stepmother to take charge of him . Five of the boys have both parents living , but in one case the father is described as " incapacitated , " and in another as " insane . " Nos . g , tS , 24 , 25 , 30 , 32 ,
37 , 43 , 54 > a"d 57 arc noted as having each a sister in the Institution for Girls . Here , as in the case of the Girls ' School , we abstain for obvious reasons from offering any remarks on the relative merits of the candidates ; their worthiness is guaranteed by the fact of their names appearing in the list , but we may legitimately point out that those who wish to carry their cases through successfully will have to work hard in order to achieve their purpose .
The Girls' School Election.
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION .
It is probable our readers do not need to be reminded that the half-yearly election of our Girls' School will take place to-morrow ( Saturday ) at the Quarterly General Court held at Freemasons' Hall , at the hour of noon . There are 30 approved candidates on the list , and the fortunate 13 who succeed in obtaining the highest votes will be admitted into the School , and receive the benefits of the training it
provides until the age of 16 . Of the 30 candidates only 12 have had to undergo the ordeal of a ballot at a previous election , and of these one has made three attempts , and six two attempts , the remaining five having been candidates tor the first time in April last . Eleven of the 30 girls hail from London , and the other ig from the provinces and abroad , namely , three lrom Northumberland , and two in each case from Kent , Staffordshire , and North and East Yorkshire
while Devon , Durham , Hants and Isle of White , Herts , Middlesex , Norfolk , Somerset , South Wales ( East Division ) , West Yorkshire , and British Burmah send up one each . In the case of four of the girls , one of them having been a candidate twice already , if they fail on this occasion , they fail entirely , as they will have attained the maximum age for admission before the next election in April , 1 SS 5 ; three of these four arc provincials , and the remaining one from British Burmah . Into the merits of the several cases it is
not our province to enter , they have been carefully sifted by the Committee of the Institution , and the fact of their being on the list is proof positive , as the saying is , of their worthiness to be received into the School . We may state , however , that 26 of the children are fatherless , two have lost both fathers and mothers , and two have both parents living . In the case cf several of the candidates standing over from the April election , there is a strong array of votes to their credit , which ought to give them a fair chance of success this time ; but the friends of all will have to work hard in order to win .
Consecration Of The Kendrick Lodge, No. 2043, Reading.
CONSECRATION OF THE KENDRICK LODGE , No . 2043 , READING .
There was a very strong gathering of brethren on Thursday , the 2 nd inst ., on the occasion of the consecration of this-new lodge . The ceremony was most ably and impressively carried out by Bro . the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . C , Deputy G . M . of the Province ( Berks and Bucks ) , who was assisted in his important duty by Bros . S . Wheeler ,
W . M . 414 , P . G . S . of Works , and Walford Ridley , VV . M . 1101 , Prov . G . A . D . C , as Senior and Junior Wardens respectively , while Bro . Rob . Bradley , P . G . Sec , acted as Secretary . Bro . VV . G . Flanagan , P . M . not , and P . P . G . P ., VV . M . . designate , was afterwards installed in the chair of K . S ., and having been duly saluted in the Three Degrees proceeded to appoint and invest the following brethren as his officers for the year , namely : Bros . F . J .
Ferguson , I . P . M . ; C G . Rucker , S . VV . ; G . VV . Webb , J . VV . ; E . G . H . Stubington , Sec ; C . H . Tench , S . D . ; J . E . Sydenham , J . D . ; C . B . Tubbs , I . G . ; and J . F . Stevens , Tyler . The W . M . having presented an elegant jewel commemorative of the establishment of the lodge to each of the founders . Bro . Brownrigg delivered the usual addresses . Votes of thanks to the Consecrating Officer and his assistants were unanimously passed and ordered to be
recorded on the minutes , and sundry propositions for initiation and joining were handed in , the lodge being afterwards closed with the usual formalities . 'The banquet which followed was held at the Great Western Railway Hotel , under the presidency of Bro . Flanagan , W . M ., and on the removal of the cloth , the toast list was duly honoured , those of " The Oueen and the Craft , " " The Prince of Wales and the Grand Officers ,
Present and Past , being very cordially received . Bro . BROWNRIGG , whose name was associated with the last of these , laid stress in his reply on the fact that the duties of the Grand Officers were performed in a most satisfactory manner , notwithstanding , that the work ofJMasonry had gone on increasing of late years most rapidly . The toast of "The K . VV . Bro . Sir Daniel Gooch , Prov . G . M ., and the Prov . Grand Officers , " was acknowledged
by Bro . BRADLEY , Prov . G . Secretary , who , having fully endorsed the remarks of Bro . Brownrigg as to the manner in which the work of Grand Lodge was done—as exemplified by the manner in which the ceremony of the day had been conducted—and having congratulated the members of the Kendrick Lodge on the sterling qualities of their first W . M ., urged on the oflicers the necessity of keeping up their interest in the lodge , and pointed out that they would be
likely to do this most satisfactorily if they exercised proper vigilance over those who might present themselves as candidates for admission , whether as initiates or joining members . Bro . Bradley likewise referred to their provincial organisation for utilising the votes of brethren subscribing to the different Charities , and expressed a hope that the members of the new lodge would fall in with the existing arrangements for the purpose .
"lhe Health of the W . M . " was proposed by Bro . MOXHAY , who spoke in highly complimentary terms of the services already rendered to Freemasonry by Bro . Flanagan ; and the latter , in acknowledging the honour paid him , urged on his brother members to do all in their power to assist him in carrying out the duties of the lodge . Bro . R . DOWSETT , I . P . M . 1101 , responded for the toast
of " Thc Masonic Institutions , " and in doing so said he was sure their claims to the suppoit of the Cralt would not be overlooked by the new lodge . The other toasts included those of " The Consecrating Officer , " acknowledged b y Rev . Bro . BROWNRIGG , "The W . M . ' s ; P . M . ' s ; Officers , and brethren of Lodges Nos 414 and 1101 ; " "The other Reading Lodges , "
Consecration Of The Kendrick Lodge, No. 2043, Reading.
and "The Visitors , " for whom Bros . Rev . WALSH and W . W . MORGAN , VV . M . 211 , replied . The musical arrangements , of which Bro . J . C . B . Tirbutt , P . P . G . O ., had charge , gave every satisfaction , as likewise did the banquet , which reflected great credit on the proprietors of the hotel , and the general conduct of the day's proceedings throughout . Among those present , in addition to the brethren whose names have already been specified
, were Bros . T . Cooke , jun ., P . P . G . S . D . Staffordshire ; G . Lear , P . M . 6 94 , P . P . G . S . D . ; W . Morris , VV . M . 1566 , Prov . G . J . W . Berks and Bucks ; J . Dew , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg . ; S . Bradley , P . M . 414 ; M . J . Withers , S . W . 414 ; A . W . Parry , Sec . 414 ; H . T . Knill , J . H . Walters , T . J . E . Hewlett , J . M . Martin , I . G . 414 ; J . T . Brown , P . M . 1101 ; W . Ferguson , 1101 ; G . Blackwell , P . M .
1101 ; J . T . Freeman , P . M . 1101 ; J . T . Stranson , Treas . 1101 ; VV . A . Hakins , C . Slaughter , j . Sparrow , A . Welch , P . M . IIOI ; C Beckett , 1119 ; R . De Lacy , W . Collins , Sec . ; and others . Letters of regret from brethren who were unable to attend , were read , the most conspicuous amongst them being one from Bro . Sir D . Gooch , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M .
The Craft Abroad.
The Craft Abroad .
SOUTH AUSTRALIA . It was only in the month of April last that the new Grand Lodge of South Australia was formally constituted , yet in the very month of May immediately tollowingwas constituted its eailiest offshoot , the Leopold Lodge , ranking as No . 31 on the roll of the new body . As might have been anticipated , the M . W . G . M . and his principal Grand Officers were present on so auspicious an occasion , and the
ceremony was carried out in strict accordance with ancient Masonic usage . Bro . Rob . L . Mestayer was afterwards installed W . Master of the Leopold—we wonder , as "Mestayer"is by no means a usual name , if this is a descendant of Bro . Richard F . Mestayer , G . J . D . of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1 S 15 , and previously a distinguished member of the "Ancients "—the brethren appointed and invested as his officers for the year being
Bros . VV . E . Pickles , S . W . j J . G . Jenkins , J . W . ; W . B . Stephens , Chap . ; J . Boase , Treas . ; S . J . Whitmore , Sec ; W . Cate , S . D . ; W . J . Sowden , J . D . ; H . Hampson , l . G . ; A . Puddy , Org . ; P . M . Sketheway , M . C ; A . Leane , F . Leane , Ormiston , and W . Smith , Stewards ; and N . Kildael , P . M ., Tyler . Thelodge will be conducted on what are called Temperance principles—in other words , non-alcoholic beverages will be the order of the day .
DISSATISFACTION IN BENGAL . The Masonic Record of Western India expresses great dissatisfaction at the apparently unequal distribution of District Grand Lodge honours among the lodges in the jurisdiction , and wonders why a District Grand Lodge could not be established for the North-west Provinces and Oude . It points out that " no less than 20 Craft Grand Lodge Officers , including District Grand Stewards , have been
elected from among the 17 lodges of Lower Bengal , whilst the remaining iG lodges of the North-west Provinces and Oude have had to content themselves with only eight offices in the District Grand Lodge of Bengal . " Having enumerated several lodges which have rendered " eminent services to Craft Masonry , and yet have had no share whatever of the loaves and fishes of the Craft , " and many brethren who have played their part well and " yet for some
mysterious reason have not been elected for office , it goes on to say : " VVe do not mean to insinuate that the officers appointed to the District Grand Offices are in any way unworthy of their office , but the fact that the distinguished Masons we have mentioned , and others of equal merit , have been overlooked , would seem to indicate that greater discretion and tact in the exercise of such a responsible and delicate duty as the selection and nomination
of these high officers would not be out of place . " On the subdivision of the district , it remarks : " Without being actuated by any desire to create schism in the ranks of Masonry , we cannot understand why the North-west Province and Oude , with their 16 Craft lodges , could not found a D . CraftGrand Lodge of their own , when British Burmah can support one with seven , Madras and Bombay with iS and 17 respectively , and the Punjab with 21 . 'This would
not be difficult of accomplishment when we reflect that we have in our midst such a galaxy of Masonic celebrities comprising W . Bros . W . R . Barry , C . S ., Major Currie , Col . Wolseley , Col . Forbes , Hon . Douglas Straight , Kev . F . L . Philips , Rev . A . H . Etty , Rev . Jermyn Atkinson , B . A ., C . S ., Markham , C . S ., any one of whom could wield the Masonic sceptre with grace , dignity , suavity , and fortitude , if appointed District Grand Master at Allahabad or
Lucknow . With this constellation of Masonic genius , which is after all but a small portion of the Masonic talent of the province , what we have suggested could be easily effected . Indeed , something of the kind seems necessary , if not imperative , in order to allay the discontent which is being felt by many Past Masters at seeing the laurels of Masonry adorning the brows of Calcutta Masons so exclusively . Some such step , if taken in time , will give an
impetus in the North-west Provinces and Oude , and prevent it from stagnating . " Our contemporary points out that in Royal Atch and Mark Masonry the inequality is still more apparent , but in order to justify its criticism , it must show that the same unequal distribution has been conspicuous , not in a single year only , when it may be the result of accident , but that it has extended over a reasonably long term of years .
THE LATE BRO . VV . DONALD , D . G . M . We referred last week in our notice of the District Grand Lodge of Canterbury , New Zealand , to the death of R . W . Bro . W . Donald , lately D . G . M . thereof . The " New Zealand Craftsman and Masonic Review" for August contains some particulars respecting his funeral , which took place on 2 nd July , and it is evident from these that the Craft did all their power to show the respect they entertained for their
late distinguished brother . the account is derived from the Ellesmere Guardian , and describes how the Masonic Fraternity assembled at the appointed hour at the quarters of the Unanimity Lodge , No . G 04 , the lodges represented being the Amberley , Ashley , Concord , Ionic , Conyers , Progress , Southern Cross , Canterbury , and St . Augustine ,
of the English Constitution ; the Corinthian , Irish ; and the Robert Burns , St . Clair , and Canterbury Kilwinning , of the Scotch Constitution . About an hour later "the lodges formed in procession outside the lodge room , being headed by two Tylers with drawn swords , who were immediately followed by the youngest lodge present—Amberley ,