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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEK PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . THE NINETY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this Institution will take place On WEDNESDAY , the igth MAY next , under the Presidency of GEN . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , C . B ., R . W . PROV . GRAND MASTER OF SURREY . Brethren willing to serve the office of Steward are very urgently needed ; and they will greatly oblige by fotwarding their names as early as possible to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Office—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , W . C .
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GRAND MASTERS' LODGE OF INSTRUCTION FOR MARK MASTER MASONS , UNDER THE SANCTION OF GRAND MASTERS' LODGE . THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL Will be held at THE HOLBORN RESTAURANT , On Wednesday , i > jth March , 1886 , at seven o ' clock . Colonel Right Hon . LORD JOHN H . TfflOUR , R . W . Past Grand Warden , in the Chair . The Lodge will be opened AT THE MASONIC HALL , RED LION SQUARE . At Six o'clock precisely . The Lecture on the Tracing Board will be given . TICKETS for the supper , including admission to lodge , five shillings . C . FITZGERALD MATIER , P . G . W ., Secretary .
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THOMAS AND SONS , &*—^^ Specialitiesaj /^ Mwjf ^ AVa Knickerbocker Breeches , Knickerbocker Pantaloons , IHI . £ 3 Iki In ) T 1 > e Acme Shooting Coat , The Combination Driving IW'S ^ SSp jal and Covert Coat ( with detachable Skirt ) . ^ C £$ Z & 4 S , SOUTH MOLTON STREET , ««^ " » OXFORD ST ., LONDON , W .
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WANTED an ORPHAN GIRL , to learn the Dressmaking ; about 14 . Good home . Daughter of a Mason preferred . —Address P . M ., 18 , Exchange , Huddersfield .
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HOUSE TO LET ( eight rooms ) with or without shop , near the General Post Office . Apply 196 , Aldersgate-street .
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BRO . JOSEPH PARKINSON , Tylei and Janitor , will be glad to add a few more Lodges and Chapters to his present engagements . —2 , liaker-street Lloyd's-square , W . C .
Ad00706
A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . M . and P . Z . ) . —PRIVATE TUITION in the CLASSICS , MATHEMATICS , ENGLISH , & c . Lectures on various subjects . Schools visited . Foreigners taught English by means of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W .
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PARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovree , Officier d'Academic , late Inspector of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris , and Translator of Higgcnson's United States History . For terms , address G . Ovree , 14 , Rue David , Passy , Paris .
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J.B.KORNER, WHOLESALE & RETAIL CHINA & GLASS WAREHOUSE , 351 late 302 , OXFORD STREET , LONDON , W . Merchant Shippers , Hotel Keepers and the Trade SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES . A large assortment of Gas and Lamp Globes , Goods Packed for all parts of the Globe .
Ad00709
LATEST NOVELTY . The " COMET" Fire Stove Ornament ( REGISTERED ) . This unique Fire Stove Ornament is composed of a Star , with Gold or SiWer tail spreading out in the form of a Comet . The City Press says : — "Mr . George Kenning ' s novelty for the coming season is the Comet Fire Stove Ornament ( registered ) . It is a handsome six-pointed star , with tail or streamers attached , composed of silvered gilt or other culoured pJate ami bullion . It wiu be found a suitable ornament for any Drawing Room . " The Metropolitan says : — "Mr . G . Kenning ' s ( Regd . ) Eire Stove Ornament is lit for any Drawing Room . " In Box , Post Free , One Shilling . GEORGE ~ KENNING , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , LITTLE BRITAIN , 195 , 106 , & 197 , ALDERSGATE STREET , LONDON , E . C .
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JOHNGOW, ¦ tf $ 9- ' NEW BROAD ST ., E . C . ^ + ( . Outside Rauway Station ) , r \\\ Ai £ ^ ° HOHEY LANE MARKET , CHEAPSIDE . ¦ gO " 93 , THEOBALD'S BD ., HOLBORN , W . C . 125 , BROMPTON ROAD , S . W . rv K ^ S 6 « JOHN GOW always has on sale the VjJ * " Largest Stock in London of the Very Best rt Qualitv at Lowest Prices . Barrelled ^ -ryO ?) , ' Oysters . ryj . SVs * - PERFECTLY-FITTED OYSTER SALOON Now Open at New Broad Street .
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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 10 , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . General Accidents . | Personal Injuries Railway Accidents . I Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING , Manaeei
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ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY , 92 , CHEAPSIDE , LONDON , E . C . FIRE , LIFE ] ACCIDENT . Capital—One Million Two Hundred Thousand Pounds . Instituted 1808 , and Empowered by Special Act of Parliament , The Company has been in existence more than 76 Years . All its Funds are Invested in Great Britain . FIBE , RESERVE , & OTHER FUNDS IN HAND ... £ 3 X 7 , 885 Equal to more than Three Years' Premium Income LITE FUNDS IN HAND exceed £ 1 , 476 , 524 { All applicable to i ' olicy-ltolders ) . TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS £ 1 , 819 , 748 LIFE DEPARTMENT—Whole-World Assurances . Surrender Values of about 40 per cent , of the Premium paid given in Cash or by paid-up Policies . The Policies of this Company are not forfeited by neglect to pay the Premium so long as there is a Surrender value . Payment of Claims IMMEDIATELY on proof of death . ACCIDENTS—Assured Against , whether fatal or causing « otal or partial disablement , at moderate rates , and with liberal Compensation . FIRELOSSES OCCASIONED BY LIGHTNING will be paid whether the property be set on lire or not . LOSS OR DAMAGE caused by Explosion of Coal Gas in any building assured will be made good . Scvtn Yean' Policies granted on payment of Six Years' Premiums , Active Agents Wanted . SAMUEL J . PIPKIN , Secretary .
Ad00713
JAPANESE VILLAGE , HYDE PARK . ( Under Royal Patronage . ) Few minutes' walk from Sloane-st . and Kensington stations . DAILY , ELEVEN A . M . TO TEN P . M . Omnibuses from all parts . The Village complete throughout . All Amusements Free . The Afternoon Tea , Houses and Shops as in Japan . Native and Military Bands morning till night . No extra charge . Japanese men , women , and children illustrate art industries and everyday life of Japan ; Varied Programme ; the Gayshas , or Dancing Girls , at each entertainment in the Shcbaya . No extra charge . Admission is ; Children , Gd . ; Wednscdavs 2 s . 6 d . ( after Six , is . ) All Amusements Free , at 12 , 3 , 5 , and S . The Village complete throughout . Originator and Managing Director , TANNAKER BUHICROSAN .
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FUNERAL REFORM . Simple , Itovercut , and Inexpensive Funeral * . K . \» liinator . y PanjpliJtt gratis . LONDON NECROPOLIS CO ., S , LANCASTEH PLACE , STRAND , W . C . PATENT ^ EARTH TO ^ EARTH PERISHABLE COFFINS .
Ad00715
WEAK OR DEFECTIVE SIGHT . —SPECTACLES scientifically adapted to remedy impaired visien by Bro . ACKLAND , Surgeon , daily , at Home and Thornthwaite ' s , Opticians to the Queen , 416 , Strand , London , W . C . Send six stamps for " Ackland's Hints or Snectaclrs , " which contain ! valuable suggestions to sutlerers from imperfect sight .
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GOUT . DIABETES . EPILEPSY PATIENTS suffering from the above comp laints should winter in NICE , where they can be successfully treated by a new cure at Dr . SCHNEE'S ( of Carlsbad ) WINTER SANATORIUM
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Naval , Military , and Tropical ^ ^ ^ T ^ BOOT MAKER ^^ roCS ?^^ ' <0^G^^21 , ^ ^ ^ ^ PICCADILLY , LONDON , W
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INVENTIONS EXHIBITION-GOLD MEDAL AWARDED . Dpvrpc NEW ILLUSTRATED Sis IN 1 O CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS r » T Arnf ( TT"CiCI WATCHES and CLOCKS at VViilLrllJIlQ . REDUCED PRICES , sent post * ^^ ^ k , * free on application to E . DENT ^ J § r > k % & and Co ., Makers to the Queen , ' VTIFMTV ' 6 l > STRAND , LONDON , W . C , S IICW IX 0 r , ROYAL EXCHANGE .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following communications stand over : — CRAFT . - Eastern Star Lodge , No . 95 . Royal York Lodge , No . 315 . Fawcett Lodge , No . 661 , Earl of Zetland Lodge , No . 1364 . Clausentum Lodge , No . 1461 .
Caradoc Lodge , No . 1573 . Sir Charles Bright Lodge , No . 1793 . Victoria Park Lodge , No . 1 S 16 . Montague Guest Lodge , No . 1900 . Prince Kdwardof Saxe-Weimar , Lodge , No . loot .
Richmond Lodge , No . 2032 . INSTRUCTION : — Faith Lodge , No . 141 . Duke of Edinbureh Lodge , No . 1259 . Marquess Lodge , No . 1489 . MARK :
Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 75 . Laying the Foundation Stone of a New Masonic Hall at Brixham . Bancroft Club of Instruction . BOOKS . & c , RECEIVED . " Musical Society , " " Cassell ' s National Library , " " Illustrated Naval and Miliary Magazine , " " Masonic Journal , " "Victorian
Freemason , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " ' •Newcastle Daily Journal , " " Keystone , " " Tenth Annual Report of the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic , Educational , and Benevolent Institution , " " New York Dispatch , " " Proceedings ot Supreme Council , Thirtythird Decree , Italy , " " Court Circular , " " l . e M-witeur de la Chance UniiersrJ ) e , J' "El Taller , " " Shoe and Leather Trades Chronicle , " " Volunteer Record , " " \~ i < w Hells Almanac , "" Hull and Ea > t Yorkshire Times , " " Sunday Times" ( New Yoik ) , " lewish Chronicle , " " British and Colonial Printer , Stationer , and
Bookseller , " " Freimanrer-Zeitnn ' . ; , " " Sunday Times " ( London ) , " Western Morning News , " " Citizen , " " Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut , " " Liberal Freemason , " " Freemasons' Repository , " " Voice of Masonry" ( Chicago ) , " Daily Express , " and " Dei Ranhiitte . "
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
SATURDAY , MARCH 13 , 1006 . ?
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of theopinionsexpressedby ourcorrespondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free dipenssion , ] — - — CHARITY STEWARDS' BADGES AND FOUNDERS ' 1 EWELS .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Slay I ask for an editorial opinion as to thepropriety of weaiing in Grand Lodge and in any subordinate lodge either the badges presented to Stewards at the Festivals of the Masonic Charities , or the jewels known as founders' jewels ?
Neither of these classes of ornaments is recognised by the Book of Constitutions , and yet no objection seems to be raised by the officers of Grand Lodge to their being worn . 1 have been much surprised to notice the extent to which the practice has grown during the last year or so . Only Wednesday , the 3 rd inst ., 1 observed a brother sitting near me who wore six jewels ; three of these were Stewards '
badges , one was a tounder s jewel . one was tne proper tenancy jewel , and the last was the jewel of the Royal Arch . The appearance was magnificent ; but , apart from the brother's liberal and praiseworthy efforts on behalf of our Charities , which were properly represented by the Charity jewel with its tricoloured ribbon , it did not appear to me that those
adornments represented any very great Alasonic experience , or very much Masonic work . It is my own opinion that the brethren who found a _ new lodge might very properly be authorised to wear a jewel indicating the fact , and if any brother likes to bring forward a motion to that effect he shall have my vote—a vote which
will be perfectly disinterested , as 1 cannot claim to myseit the credit of having founded a lodge , proud as I should be to have done so . Again , if the Committees of the Charities find that they gain Stewards more easily by the attraction of the badge , let them try and get a regulation passed authorising the Stewards to wear badges , say for the year of their Stewardship j but do not let us have a rule plainly
stating that only certain emblems are to be worn in lodge , and then permit a custom to grow up indirect variance with that rule . ' 1 trust that nothing I have said is calculated to hurt the feelings of any brother ; the practice is too general to make it possible to impute blame loany individual who follows It , but it seems to me—though very likely I am wrong—to
savour rather of bad taste , and to be so directly contrary to the Constitutions as to make it desirable that it should be either stopped or formally recognised . —I am , Sir , yours fraterna " ' A PAST MASTER .
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Ad00700
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEK PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . THE NINETY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this Institution will take place On WEDNESDAY , the igth MAY next , under the Presidency of GEN . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , C . B ., R . W . PROV . GRAND MASTER OF SURREY . Brethren willing to serve the office of Steward are very urgently needed ; and they will greatly oblige by fotwarding their names as early as possible to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Office—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , W . C .
Ad00701
GRAND MASTERS' LODGE OF INSTRUCTION FOR MARK MASTER MASONS , UNDER THE SANCTION OF GRAND MASTERS' LODGE . THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL Will be held at THE HOLBORN RESTAURANT , On Wednesday , i > jth March , 1886 , at seven o ' clock . Colonel Right Hon . LORD JOHN H . TfflOUR , R . W . Past Grand Warden , in the Chair . The Lodge will be opened AT THE MASONIC HALL , RED LION SQUARE . At Six o'clock precisely . The Lecture on the Tracing Board will be given . TICKETS for the supper , including admission to lodge , five shillings . C . FITZGERALD MATIER , P . G . W ., Secretary .
Ad00702
THOMAS AND SONS , &*—^^ Specialitiesaj /^ Mwjf ^ AVa Knickerbocker Breeches , Knickerbocker Pantaloons , IHI . £ 3 Iki In ) T 1 > e Acme Shooting Coat , The Combination Driving IW'S ^ SSp jal and Covert Coat ( with detachable Skirt ) . ^ C £$ Z & 4 S , SOUTH MOLTON STREET , ««^ " » OXFORD ST ., LONDON , W .
Ad00703
WANTED an ORPHAN GIRL , to learn the Dressmaking ; about 14 . Good home . Daughter of a Mason preferred . —Address P . M ., 18 , Exchange , Huddersfield .
Ad00704
HOUSE TO LET ( eight rooms ) with or without shop , near the General Post Office . Apply 196 , Aldersgate-street .
Ad00705
BRO . JOSEPH PARKINSON , Tylei and Janitor , will be glad to add a few more Lodges and Chapters to his present engagements . —2 , liaker-street Lloyd's-square , W . C .
Ad00706
A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . M . and P . Z . ) . —PRIVATE TUITION in the CLASSICS , MATHEMATICS , ENGLISH , & c . Lectures on various subjects . Schools visited . Foreigners taught English by means of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W .
Ad00707
PARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovree , Officier d'Academic , late Inspector of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris , and Translator of Higgcnson's United States History . For terms , address G . Ovree , 14 , Rue David , Passy , Paris .
Ad00708
J.B.KORNER, WHOLESALE & RETAIL CHINA & GLASS WAREHOUSE , 351 late 302 , OXFORD STREET , LONDON , W . Merchant Shippers , Hotel Keepers and the Trade SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES . A large assortment of Gas and Lamp Globes , Goods Packed for all parts of the Globe .
Ad00709
LATEST NOVELTY . The " COMET" Fire Stove Ornament ( REGISTERED ) . This unique Fire Stove Ornament is composed of a Star , with Gold or SiWer tail spreading out in the form of a Comet . The City Press says : — "Mr . George Kenning ' s novelty for the coming season is the Comet Fire Stove Ornament ( registered ) . It is a handsome six-pointed star , with tail or streamers attached , composed of silvered gilt or other culoured pJate ami bullion . It wiu be found a suitable ornament for any Drawing Room . " The Metropolitan says : — "Mr . G . Kenning ' s ( Regd . ) Eire Stove Ornament is lit for any Drawing Room . " In Box , Post Free , One Shilling . GEORGE ~ KENNING , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , LITTLE BRITAIN , 195 , 106 , & 197 , ALDERSGATE STREET , LONDON , E . C .
Ad00710
JOHNGOW, ¦ tf $ 9- ' NEW BROAD ST ., E . C . ^ + ( . Outside Rauway Station ) , r \\\ Ai £ ^ ° HOHEY LANE MARKET , CHEAPSIDE . ¦ gO " 93 , THEOBALD'S BD ., HOLBORN , W . C . 125 , BROMPTON ROAD , S . W . rv K ^ S 6 « JOHN GOW always has on sale the VjJ * " Largest Stock in London of the Very Best rt Qualitv at Lowest Prices . Barrelled ^ -ryO ?) , ' Oysters . ryj . SVs * - PERFECTLY-FITTED OYSTER SALOON Now Open at New Broad Street .
Ad00711
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 10 , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . General Accidents . | Personal Injuries Railway Accidents . I Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING , Manaeei
Ad00712
ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY , 92 , CHEAPSIDE , LONDON , E . C . FIRE , LIFE ] ACCIDENT . Capital—One Million Two Hundred Thousand Pounds . Instituted 1808 , and Empowered by Special Act of Parliament , The Company has been in existence more than 76 Years . All its Funds are Invested in Great Britain . FIBE , RESERVE , & OTHER FUNDS IN HAND ... £ 3 X 7 , 885 Equal to more than Three Years' Premium Income LITE FUNDS IN HAND exceed £ 1 , 476 , 524 { All applicable to i ' olicy-ltolders ) . TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS £ 1 , 819 , 748 LIFE DEPARTMENT—Whole-World Assurances . Surrender Values of about 40 per cent , of the Premium paid given in Cash or by paid-up Policies . The Policies of this Company are not forfeited by neglect to pay the Premium so long as there is a Surrender value . Payment of Claims IMMEDIATELY on proof of death . ACCIDENTS—Assured Against , whether fatal or causing « otal or partial disablement , at moderate rates , and with liberal Compensation . FIRELOSSES OCCASIONED BY LIGHTNING will be paid whether the property be set on lire or not . LOSS OR DAMAGE caused by Explosion of Coal Gas in any building assured will be made good . Scvtn Yean' Policies granted on payment of Six Years' Premiums , Active Agents Wanted . SAMUEL J . PIPKIN , Secretary .
Ad00713
JAPANESE VILLAGE , HYDE PARK . ( Under Royal Patronage . ) Few minutes' walk from Sloane-st . and Kensington stations . DAILY , ELEVEN A . M . TO TEN P . M . Omnibuses from all parts . The Village complete throughout . All Amusements Free . The Afternoon Tea , Houses and Shops as in Japan . Native and Military Bands morning till night . No extra charge . Japanese men , women , and children illustrate art industries and everyday life of Japan ; Varied Programme ; the Gayshas , or Dancing Girls , at each entertainment in the Shcbaya . No extra charge . Admission is ; Children , Gd . ; Wednscdavs 2 s . 6 d . ( after Six , is . ) All Amusements Free , at 12 , 3 , 5 , and S . The Village complete throughout . Originator and Managing Director , TANNAKER BUHICROSAN .
Ad00714
FUNERAL REFORM . Simple , Itovercut , and Inexpensive Funeral * . K . \» liinator . y PanjpliJtt gratis . LONDON NECROPOLIS CO ., S , LANCASTEH PLACE , STRAND , W . C . PATENT ^ EARTH TO ^ EARTH PERISHABLE COFFINS .
Ad00715
WEAK OR DEFECTIVE SIGHT . —SPECTACLES scientifically adapted to remedy impaired visien by Bro . ACKLAND , Surgeon , daily , at Home and Thornthwaite ' s , Opticians to the Queen , 416 , Strand , London , W . C . Send six stamps for " Ackland's Hints or Snectaclrs , " which contain ! valuable suggestions to sutlerers from imperfect sight .
Ad00716
GOUT . DIABETES . EPILEPSY PATIENTS suffering from the above comp laints should winter in NICE , where they can be successfully treated by a new cure at Dr . SCHNEE'S ( of Carlsbad ) WINTER SANATORIUM
Ad00717
Naval , Military , and Tropical ^ ^ ^ T ^ BOOT MAKER ^^ roCS ?^^ ' <0^G^^21 , ^ ^ ^ ^ PICCADILLY , LONDON , W
Ad00718
INVENTIONS EXHIBITION-GOLD MEDAL AWARDED . Dpvrpc NEW ILLUSTRATED Sis IN 1 O CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS r » T Arnf ( TT"CiCI WATCHES and CLOCKS at VViilLrllJIlQ . REDUCED PRICES , sent post * ^^ ^ k , * free on application to E . DENT ^ J § r > k % & and Co ., Makers to the Queen , ' VTIFMTV ' 6 l > STRAND , LONDON , W . C , S IICW IX 0 r , ROYAL EXCHANGE .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following communications stand over : — CRAFT . - Eastern Star Lodge , No . 95 . Royal York Lodge , No . 315 . Fawcett Lodge , No . 661 , Earl of Zetland Lodge , No . 1364 . Clausentum Lodge , No . 1461 .
Caradoc Lodge , No . 1573 . Sir Charles Bright Lodge , No . 1793 . Victoria Park Lodge , No . 1 S 16 . Montague Guest Lodge , No . 1900 . Prince Kdwardof Saxe-Weimar , Lodge , No . loot .
Richmond Lodge , No . 2032 . INSTRUCTION : — Faith Lodge , No . 141 . Duke of Edinbureh Lodge , No . 1259 . Marquess Lodge , No . 1489 . MARK :
Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 75 . Laying the Foundation Stone of a New Masonic Hall at Brixham . Bancroft Club of Instruction . BOOKS . & c , RECEIVED . " Musical Society , " " Cassell ' s National Library , " " Illustrated Naval and Miliary Magazine , " " Masonic Journal , " "Victorian
Freemason , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " ' •Newcastle Daily Journal , " " Keystone , " " Tenth Annual Report of the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic , Educational , and Benevolent Institution , " " New York Dispatch , " " Proceedings ot Supreme Council , Thirtythird Decree , Italy , " " Court Circular , " " l . e M-witeur de la Chance UniiersrJ ) e , J' "El Taller , " " Shoe and Leather Trades Chronicle , " " Volunteer Record , " " \~ i < w Hells Almanac , "" Hull and Ea > t Yorkshire Times , " " Sunday Times" ( New Yoik ) , " lewish Chronicle , " " British and Colonial Printer , Stationer , and
Bookseller , " " Freimanrer-Zeitnn ' . ; , " " Sunday Times " ( London ) , " Western Morning News , " " Citizen , " " Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut , " " Liberal Freemason , " " Freemasons' Repository , " " Voice of Masonry" ( Chicago ) , " Daily Express , " and " Dei Ranhiitte . "
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
SATURDAY , MARCH 13 , 1006 . ?
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of theopinionsexpressedby ourcorrespondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free dipenssion , ] — - — CHARITY STEWARDS' BADGES AND FOUNDERS ' 1 EWELS .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Slay I ask for an editorial opinion as to thepropriety of weaiing in Grand Lodge and in any subordinate lodge either the badges presented to Stewards at the Festivals of the Masonic Charities , or the jewels known as founders' jewels ?
Neither of these classes of ornaments is recognised by the Book of Constitutions , and yet no objection seems to be raised by the officers of Grand Lodge to their being worn . 1 have been much surprised to notice the extent to which the practice has grown during the last year or so . Only Wednesday , the 3 rd inst ., 1 observed a brother sitting near me who wore six jewels ; three of these were Stewards '
badges , one was a tounder s jewel . one was tne proper tenancy jewel , and the last was the jewel of the Royal Arch . The appearance was magnificent ; but , apart from the brother's liberal and praiseworthy efforts on behalf of our Charities , which were properly represented by the Charity jewel with its tricoloured ribbon , it did not appear to me that those
adornments represented any very great Alasonic experience , or very much Masonic work . It is my own opinion that the brethren who found a _ new lodge might very properly be authorised to wear a jewel indicating the fact , and if any brother likes to bring forward a motion to that effect he shall have my vote—a vote which
will be perfectly disinterested , as 1 cannot claim to myseit the credit of having founded a lodge , proud as I should be to have done so . Again , if the Committees of the Charities find that they gain Stewards more easily by the attraction of the badge , let them try and get a regulation passed authorising the Stewards to wear badges , say for the year of their Stewardship j but do not let us have a rule plainly
stating that only certain emblems are to be worn in lodge , and then permit a custom to grow up indirect variance with that rule . ' 1 trust that nothing I have said is calculated to hurt the feelings of any brother ; the practice is too general to make it possible to impute blame loany individual who follows It , but it seems to me—though very likely I am wrong—to
savour rather of bad taste , and to be so directly contrary to the Constitutions as to make it desirable that it should be either stopped or formally recognised . —I am , Sir , yours fraterna " ' A PAST MASTER .