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W WALLER , THEATRICAL COSTUMIER AND WIG MAKER . FANCY COSTUMES SUPPLIED FOR BALLS , FETES , AND CARNIVALS . Portable Theatres and Scenery Fitted in Town or Country . Costumes for every published Play may be had on Hire . Also Dress Suits for Banquets , Balls , & c . Estimates and Catalogues of Goods forwarded on application . S 4 & SO , TABERNACLE ST ., FINSBURY SQUARE , LONDON .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
fhe following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAKT LODUES—Friendship , No . 44 ; Faith , No . 141 ; Unanimity , No . 2 S 7 ; Three Grand Principles , No . 441 ; Villiers , No . 1194 ; Marquess of Ripon , No . 14 S 9 ; Kingsland , No . 1693 ; Victoria Park , No . 1 S 16 ; Burrell , No . 1829 ; and Josiah Wedgwood , No . 2214 . ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS—Benevolence , No . 226 ; and Ubique , No . 17 S 9 .
A . AND A . RITE—Talbot Chapter , No . 1 C . RED CROSS—Horatio Shirley Conclave . Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham . Provincial Grand Lodge of Shropshire . Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwickshire . Provincial Grand Lodge and Conversazione at Worcestei Masonic Ball at Northampton . Inter-Masonic Rifle Match .
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pStgafl ^ fa ^ g ^ Aja ^ g ^ g Sa ^ a ^ A AA AA AA ^^ Ajgj SATURDAY , OCTOBER n , 1890 .
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
We congratulate the new Secretary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys on having enlisted the support of so influential and popular a Mason as Bro . the Earl of Lathom as Chairman at the Anniversary Festival in 1891 . His lordship is generally looked
upon as the coming Pro Grand Master , in succession to the late lamented Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , and in the event of public expectation in this respect being realised , his appearance in the character of a Festival Chairman will fittingly inaugurate his entrance upon so exalted an office .
But whether he be installed as Pro Grand Master or not , Bro . Lord Lathom ' s presidency at the next Boys ' School Festival will be of infinite service at the present time , when that important Charity is in need of the utmost possible support . In the first place , he is
the head of one of the largest and most powerful Provinces in England—the Province of West Lancashirewhich is certain to back up his lordship ' s efforts in aid of any and every Institution he may consider worthy of
support . In the next place , he has acted as Chairman at sundry Festivals , and it would be difficult to name a Mason who is better qualified personally or by experience to undertake the responsibilities of presiding . t „ s
Lord Lathom , indeed , has acted as Chairman on behalf of each of our Institutions . In 18 73 , when Prov . Grand Master nominate of West Lancashire , he presided at the Festival of the Girls' School , when the Board of Stewards comprised 141 brethren and the
subscriptions amounted in round figures to £ 7300 . In 18 7 6 he was Chairman at the Festival of the Benevolent Institution , the number of Stewards being 215 and the total of subscriptions . £ 9380 . In : 88 o he presided at the Boys' School Festival , the Stewards being 236 in
number and the amount of the subscri ptions just over £ 14 , 000 . Moreover , he was President of the Board of Stewards at the Girls' School Centenary in 18 S 8 . On all these occasions West Lancashire has backed him up
splendidly , and we are confident the Province will exhibit towards him the same loyalty in the summer of next year , when the assistance of the whole Craft will be needed to hel p the Boys' School out of its present difficulties .
The proceedings in connection with the annual meeting , on Wednesday , in the city of Worcester , of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire have been on a more imposing scale than usual , owing to the very natural desire of our Worcester brethren to
commemorate with all possible eclat the centenary of the constitution of the Worcester Lodge , No . 280 . Hence the evening preceding the provincial meeting was set apart
for a conversazione , at which the brethren from the various lodges in Worcestershire were most cordiall y received by the W . M . and members of the Worcester Lodge . On Wednesday morning the same brethren
Masonic Notes.
entertained the visitors at luncheon in the Guildhall . In the afternoon the Provincial Grand Lodge was held , and in the evening the customary banquet followed . On Thursday afternoon the Worcester Lodge held a special meeting to commemorate its centenary , the
ceremonies and festivities concluding in the evening with a grand ball . Everything passed off most satisfactorily , and the officers and members are to be congratulated on the success of their arrangements . We shall publish a full report next week .
A contemporary considers a case heard at the City of London Court last week of sufficient importance to be dealt with in a somewhat lengthy article under the heading of " Lodge Debts and Individual Responsibilities . " We are not much concerned with the
moral the writer attempts to draw from it , neither are we alarmed at the doleful p icture he presents of lodges being largely in a state of indebtedness , not to say insolvency , for with some experience in these things we believe that such is not the fact . But the
writer goes on to say " and one can also picture the feelings of the proud Past Master retiring from the chair of his lodge and having the usual Past Master ' s jewel pinned on his breast when he remembers that the jeweller may summon him next
day in the local county court for the five or ten guineas as was done in the case already referred to . " According to this statement a summons was obtained the day following the purchase . As a matter
of fact the summons was not asked for until two years and a half had expired and numerous applications had been made for payment . * * *
Another point in the case which seems to have been overlooked is that as the order was repudiated by the chapter , the natural course for the plaintiff to take was to require payment from the individual who not
only gave the order , but was in possession of the article . Or does the writer think that the chapter having declined to provide the jewel , the maker should generously have done so ? This could hardl y be expected even of the most enterprising jeweller .
The Grand Lodge of Quebec is the tortunate possessor of two Masonic jewels , which , intrinsically , must be of considerable value , but which , historically , are in a certain sense above price . According to the statement made by Bro . L . H . Stearns , M . W . G . M ., in
his address at the Twentieth Annual Communication of his Grand Lodge in January last , these jewels were transmitted to Grand Lodge through Grand Master Dunbar by the late M . W . Bro . T . D . Harrington , of the
Grand Lodge of Canada , at the meeting in September , 18 75 , as the proper inheritance of Quebec , and , as a matter of course , are still religiously preserved among her ancient relics . * * *
The first of these jewels is described as being " an Antique Masonic Square of gold , having a brilliant at the angle , and having thereon this inscription— ' The gift of His Royal Highness Prince Edward , the first R . W . Grand Master of Ancient Masons in Canada , '
and on the reverse— R . W . Grand Lodge of Lower Canada . '" The other jewel is represented as being " a large Key of gold , with monogram surmounted b y a crown , the gift also to that Provincial Grand Lodge of Prince William Henry , the Duke of Clarence , and
afterwards William IV . ' These jewels , therefore , are not only mementoes of two illustrious personages who took a prominent part in the affairs of the Craft in Canada , but , at all events , in the case of the Masonic square , it reminds us of the days when the Craft of
Masonry was as a house divided against itself ; only in its case , the house instead of falling , became re-united in its several parts , and is now stronger than ever it was before . We are further reminded that the illustrious donor of this square of gold was Grand Master of
one ofthe two rival sections of Masonry in Englandatthe time their reunion took place , and that it was principally through his efforts and influence , as well as through those of his illustrious brother , the late Duke of
Sussex , Grand Master of the other rival section of Masons , that the reconciliation of the two sections was brought about . Truly such a relic as this , is , as we have said , above price .
We are pleased to hear that our Quebec brethren are not discouraged by the slowness of their lod ges in responding to appeals for support for their proposed Masonic Home from keeping steadily in view their
determination to establish such an asylum for aged Masons , their widows , and orphans , if possible , and we trust that before long the " Home " in Quebec will be an accomplished fact .
Correspondence.
Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain n « : rssary limits—free discussion . ]
THE CHARITY JEWEL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The report of the annual meeting of the Province of Dorsetshire , reported in the Freemason of the 13 th September , contained a reference to an excellent rule prevailing in that province by which " all
brethren who had served a Stewardship at any three of the Masonic Benevolent Festivals were presented with the Charity jewel , provided out of the funds of the Provincial Grand Lodge . " I venture to think that this is as it should be , and it would be an advantage were such a salutary rule or resolution to be adopted by all
the Provincial Grand Lodges , as an acknowledgment of the services of Provincial Stewards . The possession of the Charity jewel is a distinction to be proud of , and I have often thought it somewhat incongruous that a brother who had become entitled to it should , if he desired to possess it , have to purchase it for himself . Hoping the matter will be ventilated in your columns . —Yours truly ,
WEST YORKSHIRE . ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The proposed new laws of this Institution will be considered at an adjourned meeting of the General Committee , to be held on Wednesday , the 15 th day of October , 1890 . at 12 o'clock at noon , at the Freemasons '
Hall , Great Queen-street . I enclose a copy of Law 81 with an addendum thereto , which at the instance of the Provisional Management Committee will be placed before the General Committee for adoption . —1 am , dear Sir and Brother , yours faithfully and traternally , STANLEY J . ATTENBOROUGH ,
Hon . Sec . Prov . Man . Com . R . M . I . B . October 7 th . Law 81 . —No pension or gratuity on retirement shall be paid Irom the funds of the Institution . Addendum . —The Council may . if they think fit , agree with any officer uf the Institution for the
luriiution of a fund in the nature of . 1 superannuation tuud , to be invested in the names of the 1 rusiees , ihe m . iin principles of such agreement being that sucn otlicer and the institution respectively shall contribute yearly for a period of 20 years such sums not exceeding 10 per cent , of the salary from time to tin . e received oy such
officer as may be agreed on ; that tha . se contributions shall accumulate at compound interest ; that in case the officer serves the Institution for such 20 ye , irs . he or she shall on his or her retirement be entitled to the whole accumulated fund ; that in case he or she leures
earlier on account of permanent disability from illness , he or she shall also be entitled to the whole of the same fund ; that in all other cases he or she shall on ceasing to be a servant of the Institution be entitled to the amount produced by his or her own contributions .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.— Revised And New Laws.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . — REVISED AND NEW LAWS .
To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , At the Quarterly Court held in October last year , I withdrew several motions which stood in my name on tne notice convening the meeting , on the distinct understanding that the " Provisional Committee "
would undertake to carefully consider the various vital points raised in those motions . From the proof of the laws just issued by the Committee I see that only one , viz ., the proposed " Petitions Committee , " has been inserted in the new laws , which are to be taken into consideration at the adjourned
General Committee , to be held on Wednesday , the 15 th instant , at noon . The other matters referred to in my " notices of motion " are , I believe , of great importance . I trust , therefore , they will receive full consideration at the hands of the brethren .
I desire that all last cases should be strictly investigated by the proposed " Petitions Committee , " with a view to their election , should the candidate be deserving and without friends .
I also wish Law No . 69 to be more utilised , and the amount increased from £ 20 to £ 24 per annum , and desire that the " Petitions Committee" should report to the Council those cases which in their opinion should be educated out of the School .
During many years experience I have known cases when the father's income when in prosperity was only £ 100 to £ 120 . His children ( sometimes eight or nine dependent on his widow ) would naturally attend the voluntary or Board schools at home . The £ 20 or £ 24 paid to the mother under Law 6 9 would enable her to pay the fees for all the children at the same school they attended during their father ' s lifetime .
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W WALLER , THEATRICAL COSTUMIER AND WIG MAKER . FANCY COSTUMES SUPPLIED FOR BALLS , FETES , AND CARNIVALS . Portable Theatres and Scenery Fitted in Town or Country . Costumes for every published Play may be had on Hire . Also Dress Suits for Banquets , Balls , & c . Estimates and Catalogues of Goods forwarded on application . S 4 & SO , TABERNACLE ST ., FINSBURY SQUARE , LONDON .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
fhe following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAKT LODUES—Friendship , No . 44 ; Faith , No . 141 ; Unanimity , No . 2 S 7 ; Three Grand Principles , No . 441 ; Villiers , No . 1194 ; Marquess of Ripon , No . 14 S 9 ; Kingsland , No . 1693 ; Victoria Park , No . 1 S 16 ; Burrell , No . 1829 ; and Josiah Wedgwood , No . 2214 . ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS—Benevolence , No . 226 ; and Ubique , No . 17 S 9 .
A . AND A . RITE—Talbot Chapter , No . 1 C . RED CROSS—Horatio Shirley Conclave . Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham . Provincial Grand Lodge of Shropshire . Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwickshire . Provincial Grand Lodge and Conversazione at Worcestei Masonic Ball at Northampton . Inter-Masonic Rifle Match .
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pStgafl ^ fa ^ g ^ Aja ^ g ^ g Sa ^ a ^ A AA AA AA ^^ Ajgj SATURDAY , OCTOBER n , 1890 .
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
We congratulate the new Secretary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys on having enlisted the support of so influential and popular a Mason as Bro . the Earl of Lathom as Chairman at the Anniversary Festival in 1891 . His lordship is generally looked
upon as the coming Pro Grand Master , in succession to the late lamented Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , and in the event of public expectation in this respect being realised , his appearance in the character of a Festival Chairman will fittingly inaugurate his entrance upon so exalted an office .
But whether he be installed as Pro Grand Master or not , Bro . Lord Lathom ' s presidency at the next Boys ' School Festival will be of infinite service at the present time , when that important Charity is in need of the utmost possible support . In the first place , he is
the head of one of the largest and most powerful Provinces in England—the Province of West Lancashirewhich is certain to back up his lordship ' s efforts in aid of any and every Institution he may consider worthy of
support . In the next place , he has acted as Chairman at sundry Festivals , and it would be difficult to name a Mason who is better qualified personally or by experience to undertake the responsibilities of presiding . t „ s
Lord Lathom , indeed , has acted as Chairman on behalf of each of our Institutions . In 18 73 , when Prov . Grand Master nominate of West Lancashire , he presided at the Festival of the Girls' School , when the Board of Stewards comprised 141 brethren and the
subscriptions amounted in round figures to £ 7300 . In 18 7 6 he was Chairman at the Festival of the Benevolent Institution , the number of Stewards being 215 and the total of subscriptions . £ 9380 . In : 88 o he presided at the Boys' School Festival , the Stewards being 236 in
number and the amount of the subscri ptions just over £ 14 , 000 . Moreover , he was President of the Board of Stewards at the Girls' School Centenary in 18 S 8 . On all these occasions West Lancashire has backed him up
splendidly , and we are confident the Province will exhibit towards him the same loyalty in the summer of next year , when the assistance of the whole Craft will be needed to hel p the Boys' School out of its present difficulties .
The proceedings in connection with the annual meeting , on Wednesday , in the city of Worcester , of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire have been on a more imposing scale than usual , owing to the very natural desire of our Worcester brethren to
commemorate with all possible eclat the centenary of the constitution of the Worcester Lodge , No . 280 . Hence the evening preceding the provincial meeting was set apart
for a conversazione , at which the brethren from the various lodges in Worcestershire were most cordiall y received by the W . M . and members of the Worcester Lodge . On Wednesday morning the same brethren
Masonic Notes.
entertained the visitors at luncheon in the Guildhall . In the afternoon the Provincial Grand Lodge was held , and in the evening the customary banquet followed . On Thursday afternoon the Worcester Lodge held a special meeting to commemorate its centenary , the
ceremonies and festivities concluding in the evening with a grand ball . Everything passed off most satisfactorily , and the officers and members are to be congratulated on the success of their arrangements . We shall publish a full report next week .
A contemporary considers a case heard at the City of London Court last week of sufficient importance to be dealt with in a somewhat lengthy article under the heading of " Lodge Debts and Individual Responsibilities . " We are not much concerned with the
moral the writer attempts to draw from it , neither are we alarmed at the doleful p icture he presents of lodges being largely in a state of indebtedness , not to say insolvency , for with some experience in these things we believe that such is not the fact . But the
writer goes on to say " and one can also picture the feelings of the proud Past Master retiring from the chair of his lodge and having the usual Past Master ' s jewel pinned on his breast when he remembers that the jeweller may summon him next
day in the local county court for the five or ten guineas as was done in the case already referred to . " According to this statement a summons was obtained the day following the purchase . As a matter
of fact the summons was not asked for until two years and a half had expired and numerous applications had been made for payment . * * *
Another point in the case which seems to have been overlooked is that as the order was repudiated by the chapter , the natural course for the plaintiff to take was to require payment from the individual who not
only gave the order , but was in possession of the article . Or does the writer think that the chapter having declined to provide the jewel , the maker should generously have done so ? This could hardl y be expected even of the most enterprising jeweller .
The Grand Lodge of Quebec is the tortunate possessor of two Masonic jewels , which , intrinsically , must be of considerable value , but which , historically , are in a certain sense above price . According to the statement made by Bro . L . H . Stearns , M . W . G . M ., in
his address at the Twentieth Annual Communication of his Grand Lodge in January last , these jewels were transmitted to Grand Lodge through Grand Master Dunbar by the late M . W . Bro . T . D . Harrington , of the
Grand Lodge of Canada , at the meeting in September , 18 75 , as the proper inheritance of Quebec , and , as a matter of course , are still religiously preserved among her ancient relics . * * *
The first of these jewels is described as being " an Antique Masonic Square of gold , having a brilliant at the angle , and having thereon this inscription— ' The gift of His Royal Highness Prince Edward , the first R . W . Grand Master of Ancient Masons in Canada , '
and on the reverse— R . W . Grand Lodge of Lower Canada . '" The other jewel is represented as being " a large Key of gold , with monogram surmounted b y a crown , the gift also to that Provincial Grand Lodge of Prince William Henry , the Duke of Clarence , and
afterwards William IV . ' These jewels , therefore , are not only mementoes of two illustrious personages who took a prominent part in the affairs of the Craft in Canada , but , at all events , in the case of the Masonic square , it reminds us of the days when the Craft of
Masonry was as a house divided against itself ; only in its case , the house instead of falling , became re-united in its several parts , and is now stronger than ever it was before . We are further reminded that the illustrious donor of this square of gold was Grand Master of
one ofthe two rival sections of Masonry in Englandatthe time their reunion took place , and that it was principally through his efforts and influence , as well as through those of his illustrious brother , the late Duke of
Sussex , Grand Master of the other rival section of Masons , that the reconciliation of the two sections was brought about . Truly such a relic as this , is , as we have said , above price .
We are pleased to hear that our Quebec brethren are not discouraged by the slowness of their lod ges in responding to appeals for support for their proposed Masonic Home from keeping steadily in view their
determination to establish such an asylum for aged Masons , their widows , and orphans , if possible , and we trust that before long the " Home " in Quebec will be an accomplished fact .
Correspondence.
Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain n « : rssary limits—free discussion . ]
THE CHARITY JEWEL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The report of the annual meeting of the Province of Dorsetshire , reported in the Freemason of the 13 th September , contained a reference to an excellent rule prevailing in that province by which " all
brethren who had served a Stewardship at any three of the Masonic Benevolent Festivals were presented with the Charity jewel , provided out of the funds of the Provincial Grand Lodge . " I venture to think that this is as it should be , and it would be an advantage were such a salutary rule or resolution to be adopted by all
the Provincial Grand Lodges , as an acknowledgment of the services of Provincial Stewards . The possession of the Charity jewel is a distinction to be proud of , and I have often thought it somewhat incongruous that a brother who had become entitled to it should , if he desired to possess it , have to purchase it for himself . Hoping the matter will be ventilated in your columns . —Yours truly ,
WEST YORKSHIRE . ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The proposed new laws of this Institution will be considered at an adjourned meeting of the General Committee , to be held on Wednesday , the 15 th day of October , 1890 . at 12 o'clock at noon , at the Freemasons '
Hall , Great Queen-street . I enclose a copy of Law 81 with an addendum thereto , which at the instance of the Provisional Management Committee will be placed before the General Committee for adoption . —1 am , dear Sir and Brother , yours faithfully and traternally , STANLEY J . ATTENBOROUGH ,
Hon . Sec . Prov . Man . Com . R . M . I . B . October 7 th . Law 81 . —No pension or gratuity on retirement shall be paid Irom the funds of the Institution . Addendum . —The Council may . if they think fit , agree with any officer uf the Institution for the
luriiution of a fund in the nature of . 1 superannuation tuud , to be invested in the names of the 1 rusiees , ihe m . iin principles of such agreement being that sucn otlicer and the institution respectively shall contribute yearly for a period of 20 years such sums not exceeding 10 per cent , of the salary from time to tin . e received oy such
officer as may be agreed on ; that tha . se contributions shall accumulate at compound interest ; that in case the officer serves the Institution for such 20 ye , irs . he or she shall on his or her retirement be entitled to the whole accumulated fund ; that in case he or she leures
earlier on account of permanent disability from illness , he or she shall also be entitled to the whole of the same fund ; that in all other cases he or she shall on ceasing to be a servant of the Institution be entitled to the amount produced by his or her own contributions .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.— Revised And New Laws.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . — REVISED AND NEW LAWS .
To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , At the Quarterly Court held in October last year , I withdrew several motions which stood in my name on tne notice convening the meeting , on the distinct understanding that the " Provisional Committee "
would undertake to carefully consider the various vital points raised in those motions . From the proof of the laws just issued by the Committee I see that only one , viz ., the proposed " Petitions Committee , " has been inserted in the new laws , which are to be taken into consideration at the adjourned
General Committee , to be held on Wednesday , the 15 th instant , at noon . The other matters referred to in my " notices of motion " are , I believe , of great importance . I trust , therefore , they will receive full consideration at the hands of the brethren .
I desire that all last cases should be strictly investigated by the proposed " Petitions Committee , " with a view to their election , should the candidate be deserving and without friends .
I also wish Law No . 69 to be more utilised , and the amount increased from £ 20 to £ 24 per annum , and desire that the " Petitions Committee" should report to the Council those cases which in their opinion should be educated out of the School .
During many years experience I have known cases when the father's income when in prosperity was only £ 100 to £ 120 . His children ( sometimes eight or nine dependent on his widow ) would naturally attend the voluntary or Board schools at home . The £ 20 or £ 24 paid to the mother under Law 6 9 would enable her to pay the fees for all the children at the same school they attended during their father ' s lifetime .