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ARMFIELD'S SOUTH PLACE HOTEL , FINSBURY , LONDON , E . C , This new and handsomely-furnished Hotel is now FULLY LICENCED . Its position is central , and charges are moderate ; the sanitation is perfect . Passenger lift to each floor . SPECIAL CONVENIENCE FOR MASONIC LODGES , DINNERS AND CINDERELLAS .
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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OFFICE—6 , FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . GRAND PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , KiG ., & c , M . W . G . M . THE NINETY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held AT THE ROYAL PAVILION , BRIGHTON , On WEDNESDAY , 24 th JUNE , 1 S 96 . UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENCY OF HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE , K . G ., ( The Lord President of the Council ) , R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Derbyshire , Vice-Patron of the Institution . Full particulars of the arrangements as to special trains , & c , may be obtained at the office . Visitors' Dinner Tickets ( inclusive of First Class Return Fare from London ) , for Ladies , 21 s ., Brethren , 25 s . Steward ' s Fee ( Brethren £ 2 2 s ., Ladies , £ 1 is . ) includes Dinner and Railway Tickets , Badge , & c . This Festival takes the form of a Garden Party , the whole of the Pavilion Grounds being exclusively reserved , and the London Military Band will play selections of music throughout the day . J . M . McLEOD , P . G . S . B ., Hon . Secretary to the Board of Stewards . ij , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 12 th June , 1 S 06 . The services of Ladies and Brethren as Stewards on this important occasion are earnestly solicited , and will be gratefully acknowledged .
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P ROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MIDDLESEX . Rr . HON . LORD GEORGE FRANCIS HAMILTON , M . P . ( Past Grand Warden of England ) , Her Majesty ' s Secretary of State for India , Right Worshipful Frovincial Grand Master . The attendance of the Provincial Grand Officers , and of the Worshipful Masters . Past Masters , and Wardens of ! . £ . Jr . £ Kes in the Province , is required at the ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE , to beheld at the PUBLIC HALL , HARROW-ON-THE-HILL , on SATURDAY , the 27 th day of June next , under the Presi-„? the ^ ' 8 Worshipful Provincial Grand Master . ,, 0 ther members of the Lodges in the Province ( being Master Masons ) may attend the Meeting , but they cannot vote nor take part in any business , unless they are Past Masters of Lodges under the English Constitution , and have retained their position as members of Grand Lodge . Visitors , being Master Masons , can also attend the Meeting , " properl y introduced . The Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened punctually at 3-45 o ' clock p . m . By command . HOWARD H . BOOM , , , Prov . Grand Secretary . ¦ 9 . John-st ., Adelphi , London , W . C . MORNING DRESS AND MASONIC CLOTHING . A Hot Dinner will be provided at the Assembly Rooms , Tdjoining the King's Head Hotel , after the Provincial M u ge < Tickete 6 s - each ( exclusive of Wine ) . Brethren desirous of attending the Dinner must apply for 1 ickets to the Provincial Grand Secretary not later than 1 "day , the 19 th June . , „™ « Dinnera Concert , arranged by Bro . R . F . TYLER 1 JV Organist ) , will take place . ¦ he most convenient route is by the Metropolitan Hailway , ,., „ Baker-street Station .
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FISH , POULTRY , GAME , OYSTERS . JOHN GOW , LIMITED 17 . NEW B ROAD STREET , E . C , J , HONEY LANE MARKET . CHEAPSIDE , E . C , 23 , LONDON STREET , MARK LANE , E . C , 93 , THEOBALD'S , RD ., HOLBORN , W . C , AND 86 , HIGH STREET , PECKHAM , S . E , StoS ^ i ^' ' , ilnited > always have on sale the Largest « M * w London of the Very Best Quality at Lowest Prices .
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p A . IETY RESTAURANT STRAND .
LUNCHEONS ( HOT AND COLD )
At Popular Prices , in BUFFET and RESTAURANT ( on First Floor ) , also Chops , Steaks , Joints , Entrees , & o , in the GRILL ROOM
AFTERNOON TEA
Consisting of Tea or Coffee , Cut Bread and Butter , Jam , Cake , Pastry , ad lib ,, at Is . per head , served from 4 till 6 in RESTAURANT ( First Floor ) .
DINNERS IN RESTAURANT
From 5 . 30 till 9 , at fixed prices ( 3 s . 6 & . and 5 s . ) and a la Carte . In this Room the VIENNESE BAND performs from 6 till 8 Smoking after 7 . 45 .
AMERICAN BAR
THE GRILL ROOM
is open till 12 . 30
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS for large and small Parties .
SPIERS & POND , Ltd ., PROPRIETORS
, , , . . .
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NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY . Established 1836 . LONDON : 1 , MOORGATE STREET , E . C . ABERDEEN : 1 , UNION TERRACE . INCOME AND FUNDS ( 18 94 ) . . Fire Premiums jL ' 701 , 000 Life Premiums 232 , 000 Interest 171 , 000 Accumulated Funds ... £ 4 , 444 ,
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SATURDAY , J UN ' 13 , 18 9 6 . — A ~
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
The event of the week , nay , rather of the year , took place at the Imperial Institute on Wednesday evening , when the Prince of Wales presided at the Festival in aid of the Re-endowment Fund of Guy ' s Hospital , His Royal Highness has taken a keen and active interest from the very outset in the scheme for
reestablishing this fine old Institution in something of ils old sphere of usefulness and enabling it to render those great benefits to the poor and suffering of this great Metropolis which had made its name famous among the great London hospitals , and he now has his reward in the knowledge that in a great measure
through his instrumentality " Guy's " has been enriched by donations and subscriptions amounting in the aggregate to close upon , £ 160 , 000 . This is an enormous sum ,-far exceeding the returns announced at any festival ever previously held in behalf of any Charitable Institution . The Centenary of our Girls '
School , which was held in 1 S 8 S under the presidency ol his Royal Highness , and produced a total of over , 651 , 000 , was for a few years the "best on record , " until in 1 S 92 the Benevolent Jubilee was celebrated , and the subscriptions reached a total of , £ 69 . 000 . But this result in behalf of Guy's beats our Girls' Centenary
and Benevolent Jubilee , taken together , by some . 640 , 000 , and we imagine it will be a long time before this record is beaten . It is satisfactory to know that our Grand Lodge figured prominently among the contributions to this magnificent result , and that Bro . C . E . Keyser , P . G . D ., on whose proposition the grant of SOO guineas was made by Grand Lodge , is returned
Masonic Notes.
with upwards of , £ 600 to his credit , while a closer examination of the lists of subscriptions will doubtless disclose the names of many other prominent supporters of our Masonic Institutions among the contributors to the Guy's Hospital Re-endowment Fund . We sincerely trust that ultimately the complete sum of . £ 500 , 000 , which is considered necessary to the restoration of the Hospital to its former vigour , will be obtained .
* * The Committee of the Board of Stewards , which was appointed on the Sth May , has completed the arrangements for the Festival on the 24 th instant , and they were approved at a further meeting of the Board , which was held at Freemasons' Hall on Tuesday , the
gth instant . The special trains wiil leave Vic ' oria at 11 a . m ., calling at Clapham Junction and East Croydon , and London Bridge at 1 . 35 p . m ., calling at East Croydon , while the return special will leave Brighton at 9 . 15 p . m . for both Victoria and London Bridge , calling at Clapham Junction and East Croydon en
route . But those who may miss these trains will be allowed to travel by the ordinary trains which leave Victoria at 11 . 40 a . m . and 1 . 50 p . m . and London Bridge at 2 p . m ., while a limited number of passes by the trains leaving Victoria at 3 . 50 p . m . and London Bridge at 4 p . m . will be issued , but application for these must be made to the Hon . Sec , Bro . J . M .
McLeod , ( 3 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C , before Saturday , the 20 th inst . The return tickets are available , without extra charge , by any ordinary train on Thursday or Friday , the 25 th or 26 th instant respectively , and on payment of 2 s . at the Brighton Booking Office by any ordinary train on any day up to and inclusive of Monday , the 29 th inst .
As regards the banquet and other arrangements , the brethren and the ladies accompanying them will dine together in the Dome at 5 . 30 p . m ., the caterer being , as in previous years , Bro . John Sayer , ivho has submitted an excellent menu which has been approved . by the Committee of the Board . The musical
arrangements include a performance by the London Military Band , which has been specially engaged for the occasion , on the Eastern Lawn , from 3 to 5 . 15 p . m ., while an orchestral band will play in the Dome from 5 p . m . and during dinner , and on the Eastern Lawn
trom 7 to 8 . 30 p . m . We may add that the whole of the Royal Pavilion Buildings and Lawns have been engaged for the day , and that the Corporation has consented to close the latter from 2 to S p . m ., so that the Stewards and visitors may enjoy themselves in privacy .
We may state that Visitors' tickets will be issued to brethren at 25 s . including , and 21 s . excluding Railway Fare ; and to ladies at 21 s . including , and 15 s . excluding the rail Fare . Also , thai the members of the Sussex Masonic Club will extend a hearty welcome to
brethren at their premises , " Regent House , " 2 Church street , corner of New-road , on the day of the Festival , and that the Committee of the " Smugglers' Club , " nearly opposite the Alhambra , have elected the Stewards honorary members for the day .
We beg to remind our readers that the annual Athletic Sports of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at Kenipton Park , commencing at 2 . 30 p . m . A special train will leave Waterloo ( North ) Station , No . 8 Platform , at 12 . 45 P-m ., calling en route at Vauxhall ( 12 . 50 ) , dap . ham Junction ( 12 , 55 ) , an < ^ Richmond ( 1 . 13 ) , and
arriving at Kempton Park Station at 1 . 30 p . m . The return trains will leave Kempton Park at y and 9 . 50 p . m .,, calling at the above-named stations as well as at Twickenham . Return fares—first class , 2 s ., and third class , is . 6 d . The band of the T Division of the Metropolitan Police has been engaged to play duriag the proceedings , and there will be dancing in the Pavilion from O . 30 p . m .
This ( Friday ) afternoon , the Hope Chapter , to be attached to the Loyal Berkshire Lodge ol Hope , No . 574 , Newbury , will be consecrated by Comp . John Thornhill Morland , M . A ., Grand Superintendent ol Berkshire , assisted by his Prov , Grand Oilicers , and when the ceremony is over , the Principals designate
-Comps . C . E . Keyser , P . Z ., P . G . S . B ., M . E . Z . ; Richard Ravenor , P . Z ., H . ; and the Rev . W . Muirhead Hope , J . —will be installed in their respective chairs . 'The founders include , in addition to the three we have just named , Comps . W . H . Belcher , P . Z ., Prov . G . Reg . ; S . Knight , Reginald Maples Edwin Head , G . Buyer , and Major Gerald Ricardo .
An especial meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge ol Somersetshire will be held at the new Masonic Hall , Minehead , on Thursday , the iSth instant , when the building will be solemnly dedicated to the purposes of Freemasonry . The Present and Past Provincial Grand Oilicers , as well as the Worshipful Master ' s , Past Masters , and Wardens of the lodges in the Province
have been summoned , and all Master Masons invited to attend the proceedings , which will be carried out under the auspices of Bro . Viscount Dungurvan , Prov . Grand Master , who will be assisted in the ceremony of dedication by his Prov . G . Officers . Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened at 1 . 30 p . m ., and a banquet will be served at the feathers Hotel at 3 . 30 p . m .
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ARMFIELD'S SOUTH PLACE HOTEL , FINSBURY , LONDON , E . C , This new and handsomely-furnished Hotel is now FULLY LICENCED . Its position is central , and charges are moderate ; the sanitation is perfect . Passenger lift to each floor . SPECIAL CONVENIENCE FOR MASONIC LODGES , DINNERS AND CINDERELLAS .
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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OFFICE—6 , FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . GRAND PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , KiG ., & c , M . W . G . M . THE NINETY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held AT THE ROYAL PAVILION , BRIGHTON , On WEDNESDAY , 24 th JUNE , 1 S 96 . UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENCY OF HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE , K . G ., ( The Lord President of the Council ) , R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Derbyshire , Vice-Patron of the Institution . Full particulars of the arrangements as to special trains , & c , may be obtained at the office . Visitors' Dinner Tickets ( inclusive of First Class Return Fare from London ) , for Ladies , 21 s ., Brethren , 25 s . Steward ' s Fee ( Brethren £ 2 2 s ., Ladies , £ 1 is . ) includes Dinner and Railway Tickets , Badge , & c . This Festival takes the form of a Garden Party , the whole of the Pavilion Grounds being exclusively reserved , and the London Military Band will play selections of music throughout the day . J . M . McLEOD , P . G . S . B ., Hon . Secretary to the Board of Stewards . ij , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 12 th June , 1 S 06 . The services of Ladies and Brethren as Stewards on this important occasion are earnestly solicited , and will be gratefully acknowledged .
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P ROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MIDDLESEX . Rr . HON . LORD GEORGE FRANCIS HAMILTON , M . P . ( Past Grand Warden of England ) , Her Majesty ' s Secretary of State for India , Right Worshipful Frovincial Grand Master . The attendance of the Provincial Grand Officers , and of the Worshipful Masters . Past Masters , and Wardens of ! . £ . Jr . £ Kes in the Province , is required at the ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE , to beheld at the PUBLIC HALL , HARROW-ON-THE-HILL , on SATURDAY , the 27 th day of June next , under the Presi-„? the ^ ' 8 Worshipful Provincial Grand Master . ,, 0 ther members of the Lodges in the Province ( being Master Masons ) may attend the Meeting , but they cannot vote nor take part in any business , unless they are Past Masters of Lodges under the English Constitution , and have retained their position as members of Grand Lodge . Visitors , being Master Masons , can also attend the Meeting , " properl y introduced . The Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened punctually at 3-45 o ' clock p . m . By command . HOWARD H . BOOM , , , Prov . Grand Secretary . ¦ 9 . John-st ., Adelphi , London , W . C . MORNING DRESS AND MASONIC CLOTHING . A Hot Dinner will be provided at the Assembly Rooms , Tdjoining the King's Head Hotel , after the Provincial M u ge < Tickete 6 s - each ( exclusive of Wine ) . Brethren desirous of attending the Dinner must apply for 1 ickets to the Provincial Grand Secretary not later than 1 "day , the 19 th June . , „™ « Dinnera Concert , arranged by Bro . R . F . TYLER 1 JV Organist ) , will take place . ¦ he most convenient route is by the Metropolitan Hailway , ,., „ Baker-street Station .
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FISH , POULTRY , GAME , OYSTERS . JOHN GOW , LIMITED 17 . NEW B ROAD STREET , E . C , J , HONEY LANE MARKET . CHEAPSIDE , E . C , 23 , LONDON STREET , MARK LANE , E . C , 93 , THEOBALD'S , RD ., HOLBORN , W . C , AND 86 , HIGH STREET , PECKHAM , S . E , StoS ^ i ^' ' , ilnited > always have on sale the Largest « M * w London of the Very Best Quality at Lowest Prices .
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p A . IETY RESTAURANT STRAND .
LUNCHEONS ( HOT AND COLD )
At Popular Prices , in BUFFET and RESTAURANT ( on First Floor ) , also Chops , Steaks , Joints , Entrees , & o , in the GRILL ROOM
AFTERNOON TEA
Consisting of Tea or Coffee , Cut Bread and Butter , Jam , Cake , Pastry , ad lib ,, at Is . per head , served from 4 till 6 in RESTAURANT ( First Floor ) .
DINNERS IN RESTAURANT
From 5 . 30 till 9 , at fixed prices ( 3 s . 6 & . and 5 s . ) and a la Carte . In this Room the VIENNESE BAND performs from 6 till 8 Smoking after 7 . 45 .
AMERICAN BAR
THE GRILL ROOM
is open till 12 . 30
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS for large and small Parties .
SPIERS & POND , Ltd ., PROPRIETORS
, , , . . .
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NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY . Established 1836 . LONDON : 1 , MOORGATE STREET , E . C . ABERDEEN : 1 , UNION TERRACE . INCOME AND FUNDS ( 18 94 ) . . Fire Premiums jL ' 701 , 000 Life Premiums 232 , 000 Interest 171 , 000 Accumulated Funds ... £ 4 , 444 ,
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SATURDAY , J UN ' 13 , 18 9 6 . — A ~
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
The event of the week , nay , rather of the year , took place at the Imperial Institute on Wednesday evening , when the Prince of Wales presided at the Festival in aid of the Re-endowment Fund of Guy ' s Hospital , His Royal Highness has taken a keen and active interest from the very outset in the scheme for
reestablishing this fine old Institution in something of ils old sphere of usefulness and enabling it to render those great benefits to the poor and suffering of this great Metropolis which had made its name famous among the great London hospitals , and he now has his reward in the knowledge that in a great measure
through his instrumentality " Guy's " has been enriched by donations and subscriptions amounting in the aggregate to close upon , £ 160 , 000 . This is an enormous sum ,-far exceeding the returns announced at any festival ever previously held in behalf of any Charitable Institution . The Centenary of our Girls '
School , which was held in 1 S 8 S under the presidency ol his Royal Highness , and produced a total of over , 651 , 000 , was for a few years the "best on record , " until in 1 S 92 the Benevolent Jubilee was celebrated , and the subscriptions reached a total of , £ 69 . 000 . But this result in behalf of Guy's beats our Girls' Centenary
and Benevolent Jubilee , taken together , by some . 640 , 000 , and we imagine it will be a long time before this record is beaten . It is satisfactory to know that our Grand Lodge figured prominently among the contributions to this magnificent result , and that Bro . C . E . Keyser , P . G . D ., on whose proposition the grant of SOO guineas was made by Grand Lodge , is returned
Masonic Notes.
with upwards of , £ 600 to his credit , while a closer examination of the lists of subscriptions will doubtless disclose the names of many other prominent supporters of our Masonic Institutions among the contributors to the Guy's Hospital Re-endowment Fund . We sincerely trust that ultimately the complete sum of . £ 500 , 000 , which is considered necessary to the restoration of the Hospital to its former vigour , will be obtained .
* * The Committee of the Board of Stewards , which was appointed on the Sth May , has completed the arrangements for the Festival on the 24 th instant , and they were approved at a further meeting of the Board , which was held at Freemasons' Hall on Tuesday , the
gth instant . The special trains wiil leave Vic ' oria at 11 a . m ., calling at Clapham Junction and East Croydon , and London Bridge at 1 . 35 p . m ., calling at East Croydon , while the return special will leave Brighton at 9 . 15 p . m . for both Victoria and London Bridge , calling at Clapham Junction and East Croydon en
route . But those who may miss these trains will be allowed to travel by the ordinary trains which leave Victoria at 11 . 40 a . m . and 1 . 50 p . m . and London Bridge at 2 p . m ., while a limited number of passes by the trains leaving Victoria at 3 . 50 p . m . and London Bridge at 4 p . m . will be issued , but application for these must be made to the Hon . Sec , Bro . J . M .
McLeod , ( 3 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C , before Saturday , the 20 th inst . The return tickets are available , without extra charge , by any ordinary train on Thursday or Friday , the 25 th or 26 th instant respectively , and on payment of 2 s . at the Brighton Booking Office by any ordinary train on any day up to and inclusive of Monday , the 29 th inst .
As regards the banquet and other arrangements , the brethren and the ladies accompanying them will dine together in the Dome at 5 . 30 p . m ., the caterer being , as in previous years , Bro . John Sayer , ivho has submitted an excellent menu which has been approved . by the Committee of the Board . The musical
arrangements include a performance by the London Military Band , which has been specially engaged for the occasion , on the Eastern Lawn , from 3 to 5 . 15 p . m ., while an orchestral band will play in the Dome from 5 p . m . and during dinner , and on the Eastern Lawn
trom 7 to 8 . 30 p . m . We may add that the whole of the Royal Pavilion Buildings and Lawns have been engaged for the day , and that the Corporation has consented to close the latter from 2 to S p . m ., so that the Stewards and visitors may enjoy themselves in privacy .
We may state that Visitors' tickets will be issued to brethren at 25 s . including , and 21 s . excluding Railway Fare ; and to ladies at 21 s . including , and 15 s . excluding the rail Fare . Also , thai the members of the Sussex Masonic Club will extend a hearty welcome to
brethren at their premises , " Regent House , " 2 Church street , corner of New-road , on the day of the Festival , and that the Committee of the " Smugglers' Club , " nearly opposite the Alhambra , have elected the Stewards honorary members for the day .
We beg to remind our readers that the annual Athletic Sports of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at Kenipton Park , commencing at 2 . 30 p . m . A special train will leave Waterloo ( North ) Station , No . 8 Platform , at 12 . 45 P-m ., calling en route at Vauxhall ( 12 . 50 ) , dap . ham Junction ( 12 , 55 ) , an < ^ Richmond ( 1 . 13 ) , and
arriving at Kempton Park Station at 1 . 30 p . m . The return trains will leave Kempton Park at y and 9 . 50 p . m .,, calling at the above-named stations as well as at Twickenham . Return fares—first class , 2 s ., and third class , is . 6 d . The band of the T Division of the Metropolitan Police has been engaged to play duriag the proceedings , and there will be dancing in the Pavilion from O . 30 p . m .
This ( Friday ) afternoon , the Hope Chapter , to be attached to the Loyal Berkshire Lodge ol Hope , No . 574 , Newbury , will be consecrated by Comp . John Thornhill Morland , M . A ., Grand Superintendent ol Berkshire , assisted by his Prov , Grand Oilicers , and when the ceremony is over , the Principals designate
-Comps . C . E . Keyser , P . Z ., P . G . S . B ., M . E . Z . ; Richard Ravenor , P . Z ., H . ; and the Rev . W . Muirhead Hope , J . —will be installed in their respective chairs . 'The founders include , in addition to the three we have just named , Comps . W . H . Belcher , P . Z ., Prov . G . Reg . ; S . Knight , Reginald Maples Edwin Head , G . Buyer , and Major Gerald Ricardo .
An especial meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge ol Somersetshire will be held at the new Masonic Hall , Minehead , on Thursday , the iSth instant , when the building will be solemnly dedicated to the purposes of Freemasonry . The Present and Past Provincial Grand Oilicers , as well as the Worshipful Master ' s , Past Masters , and Wardens of the lodges in the Province
have been summoned , and all Master Masons invited to attend the proceedings , which will be carried out under the auspices of Bro . Viscount Dungurvan , Prov . Grand Master , who will be assisted in the ceremony of dedication by his Prov . G . Officers . Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened at 1 . 30 p . m ., and a banquet will be served at the feathers Hotel at 3 . 30 p . m .