Provincial Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

R . W . Prov . G . M ., were the following Prov . G . Officers , viz ., Bros . Sir H . St . John Halford , Bart ., D . Prov . G . M . ; G . Toller , jun ., Prov . S . G . W . ; Wm . B . Smith , Prov . G .. Treas . ; S . S . Partridge , Prov . G ., Sec . J . B . Hall , Prov . G . D . C . ; R . Boughton-Smith , Prov . G-A . D . C . ;

W . T . Rowlett , Prov . G . Org .: George Clifton , M . D ., Prov . G . Purs . ; M . H . Lewin , Prov . G . S . B ., - Wm . Crow and W . S . Allen , Prov . G . Stewards and C . Bembridge , Prov . G . Tyler , together with a large number of Past Provincial Grand Officers and W . M . ' s , Wardens and

members of the various lodges in the province . The visitors' list included Bros . H . Sanderson , P . M . 923 , P . P . G . Purst ., Warwickshire ; Hugh Deane , 340 ; H . Slingsby , P . M . 4 . 32 ; W . Hammond , Sec . 432 , J . Tickle , J . W . 119 6 ;

H . Hitchman and J . Harbor , 455 , - Lr . smitn , 884 ; and J . H . Page , S . W . and W . M . elect ; F : C . Boates , J . W . ; the Rev . B . Mayou , Chap-. ain , and a large number of members of the Athelstan Lodge , Atherstone , No . 1333 , of which Bro . Tippetts , the W . M . of No . 50 , is a P . M .

The minutes of the previous annual general communication and of a special meeting held in August last were read and confirmed . The Prov . G . Secretary read the report of the Committee of General Purposes , containing a detailed account of the proceedings of the

committee with reference to the votes for the Masonic Charities , and an appeal to the brethren for increased exertions on behalf of those institutions and concluding with a review of the principal Masonic events within the province

during the past year , in which special allusion was made to the interesting proceedings connected with the laying of the memorial stone of the new municipal buildings in Leicester with Masonic honours .

The accounts of the Prov . G . Treasurer , showing the province to be in a remarkably good financial position , were received and adopted . It was resolved that the Boys' School be

the charity to be supported by the province for the ensuing year , and that Bro . Robert Waite , P . M-, who had represented the province as Steward for the Girls' School last year , be nominated as Steward at the next Festival of the

Boys' School . The reports from the W . M . ' s of lodges were read , and a summary of the returns was submitted , the latter showing a slig ht decrease in the number of subscribing members compared with that of last year . The election of Prov . G . Treasurer then took

place , and Bro . William Beaumont Smith , P . M ., was unanimously re-elected to the office , which he has held for several years , and the duties of which he has discharged with credit to himself , and advantage to the province . The R . W . Prov . G . M . appointed the following brethren as his officers - . —

S . Love , 779 Prov . S . G . W . R . Waite , 1391 Prov . J . G . W . Rev . J . H . Smith , 279 Prov . G . Chaplain . W . B . Smith , 523 Prov . G . Treasurer , T . G . Tippetts , , *; o Prov . G . Registrar S . S . Partridge , 52- * . Prov . G . Secretary , J . M . McAllister , 279 Prov . G . S . D . W . Hardy , Jr ., 12 65 Prov . G . J . D . R . Bindley , 50 Prov . G . Sup . W J . B . Hall , 1391 Prov . G . D . of C C . S . Preston , 50 Prov . G . Sw . B . T . A . Wykes , 523 Prov . G . Org . C . E . Stretton / 279 Prov . A . Purst . T . Worthington , 50 Prov . G . Steward G . W . Statham , 279 Prov . G . Steward A . Sargeant , 523 Prov . G . Steward R . Dalgleish , 779 Prov . G . Steward G . T . Willan . 1130 Prov . G . Steward A . A . Barlow , 1265 , Prov . G . Steward C . Bunbridge Prov . G . Tyler . T . Dunn Prov . G . Tyler .

A letter wns read from the Past Prov . G . M ., Bro . W . Kelly , F . R . Hist . S ., regretting that for the first time during his 36 years' connection with the Craft , he was compelled to be absent from the meeting of Prov . G . Lodge , which had been fixed for a day on which the pressure of other important engagements rendered it impossible for him to attendi Bro . Kelly made

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special allusion in his letter to the efficient and indefatigable services of Bro- T . A- Wykes , as acting Provincial Grand Secretary , in making the arrangements for the special meeting of Prov . G . Lodge in August last , during the absence of Bro . S . S . Partridge , the Prov . G . Secretary , on

the Continent ; and trusted that those services would meet with the hearty recognition of Prov . G . Lodge . Bro . H . Deane , P . P . J . G . W ., proposed that a cordial vote of thanks should be given to Bro . Wykes for the admirable and efficient manner

in which he had discharged the duties of Acting Provincial Grand Secretary on the occasion above referred to . The motion was seconded by Bro . F . J . Baines , P . P . G . Purst ., supported by Bro . Partridge , and carried unanimously . The D . Prov . G . M . proposed a vote of thanks

to the W . M . and brethren of the Knights of Malta Lodge for the very hearty and enthusiastic reception they had given the members of Prov . G . Lodge , and for the great trouble bestowed in beautifying and decorating thf room , and preparing it for their use . Bro . Toller

said that , on entering the lodge , he was quite taken by surprise at the admirable arrangements whichhad been made by the Hinckley brethren for the accommodation of Prov . Grand Lodge . He begged to compliment the W . M . and members of No . -jo , on their highly successful efforts , and seconded the motion , which was

put and carried , and afterwards suitably responded to by Bro . Tippetts , W . M . Apologies for unavoidable absence having been read from several brethren , the Prov . G . Lodge was closed in due form . After closing the Craft Lodge , the brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was served by Mr . Trickett , of the George Hotel , in an excellent manner .

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The General Committee of this School met on Saturday last at Freemasons' Hall , when the chair was taken by Bro . John Symonds , V . P . There were also in attendance Bros- Major Creaton , W . Winn , H . Browse , Benjamin Head , S . Rawson , ' ' H . Dubosc , S . Rosenthal , A . H .

Tattershall , Hyde Pullen . F . Adlard , Capt . N . G . Phillips . D . M- Dewar , R . W . Little , JesseTurner , Thomas W . White , J . G . Chancellor , C J . Palmer , E . M . Haigh , John Read , A . D . and M . D . Loewenstark , W . F . C . Montrie , C . W . Tones , W . H . Saunders , Geo . Kelly , E . W .

Hubbtick , H . Massey ( Freemason ) , and F Binckes , Secretary . The Province of Warwick having applied , through its Charity Committe , for the sanction of this Institution to a scheme for employing the Tylers in the province to collect subscriptions

on behalf of the Boys School at a small commission , which scheme had received the approval of the Provincial Grand Master , Lord Leigh , the matter was thoroughly discussed , Bros . Major Creaton , Saunders , Binckes , A- D . Loewenstark , Adlard , Rawson , Turner , and

Rosenthal , taking part in the debate . The motion granting permission as requested was afterwards put to the meeting and carried . J Bro . A . H . Tattershall then brought forward the motion , of which he had given notice , and which appeared in our impression of the 28 th ult . -.

—"That all proxies shall be forwarded direct from the office to the parties to whom they belong—i . e ., to those who are registered in the office books , except in those cases where the Secretary is authorised to deal with them otherwise ; but in such cases where authorities are

given , they must be renewed previous to every election . " Bro . Tattershall fully explained his reason for making this motion , and said that from his experience as a Scrutineer at thc elections , he felt

convinced that many votes were polled by the proxies of dead subscribers being used . The motion was seconded , and after Bro . S . Rosenthal had offered it , Bro . Binckes read several letters he had received from provinces condemning the proposition , which the writers

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thought would be detrimental to the interests of the Institution . . Bros . Winn , Turner , Adlard , Loewenstark and others , took part in the discussion which

followed , and the brethren ultimately rejected the motion . The minutes of the House Committee , which were read for information , led to a very long and careful deliberation of the matters referred to in

them , Bro . Binckes read the extract which related to this school , from the will of Mr . George Wakeling , of Chelmsford , under which " the Masonic Boys' and Girls' School" take one third of the residue of the testator ' s personal estate . Bro . Binckes also stated that the matter of Bro . Cluft ' s

bequest had been laid before Bro . J . M . Clabon , and that brother would draw up a report upon it to be laid before the Committee in January . He was unable to attend the present meeting , but if he had attended it he would have advised that the beqnest should be accepted , and the

trusts of the will carried out : Five petitions were then considered , and four out of the five candidates were passed as suitable to be placed on the list for election ; and the Committee , having sat nearly two hours and a half , adjourned after passing a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman .

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