The Recent Boys' School Festival.

Lodge SURREY . £ s . a 1924 Bro . T . H . Griffiths , additional ... ... ... 2 1 o ( raising his list to £ 107 is . ) SUSSEX . 732 Bro . T . Billing , additional ... ... ... 220 ' .. ¦ ( raising his list to £ 12 12 s . ) 2483 „ H . J . Capon , additional ... ... .., 10 10 o

( raising his list to £ 34 2 s . 6 d . ) WARWICKSHIRE . 74 Sundry Stewards , additional ... ... ... 10 to o ( raising their joint list to £ r 15 ios . ) , 587 . Bro . R . J . R . Mackenzie , additional ... ... 550 ( raising his list to £ 15 15 s . )

FOREIGN STATIONS . CYPRUS . 2277 Bro , Surgeon-Capt . W . Kidd , additional ... ... 10 10 0 ( raising his list to £ 21 ) PUNJAB . i 960 Bro . J . H . Leslie , additional ... ... ... iS 17 o ( raising his list to £ 132 ios . )

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . J . LAURENCE MATHER , P . A . G . D . C . Very general regret will be felt at the death of Bro . J . Laurence Mather Past A . G . D . C . j who had been a member of our Society for 35 years , and who , though of late years , he had taken a less active part than formerly in Masonic work , had nevertheless done splendid service to the Craft . The sad event occurred on Sunday , the 7 th inst ., and the funeral took place on Wednesday , the 10 th inst . Bro . Mather was initiated in Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , in i 860 , and having held

the office of Treasurer from 1864 to 1868 , resigned in order that he might fulfil the duties of W . M ., to which he had been elected for 186 9 . Since then he has taken part , at frequent intervals , in the foundation of lodges and other Masonic bodies , his chief services in this respect in Craft Masonry having been rendered in 1870 , when he helped to found the Upton Lodge , No . 1227 ; in 18 75 , when he figured as founder and first W . M . of the Islington Lodge , No . 1471 , and in 1876 when he was appointed first Senior Warden of the Cranbourne Lodge , No . 1580 ,

Hatfield , his installation as the second Worshipful Master of this lodge taking place the following year ; in 18 7 8 as founder and Treasurer of Perseverance Lodge , No . 1743 , and as founder and first S . W . of the Earl of Clarendon , No . 1984 , Watford , in 1882 ; while he was installed W . M . of the Shadwell Clerke , No . 1910 , in 1886 . For sundry of these services he was rewarded with the collar ol a P . S . G . D ., and Prov . Grand Dir . of Cer . of Hertfordshire . He was annually returned at the head of the poll as a member of the Board of

General Purposes from 1884 to 188 7 , and was Vice-President from June , 1886-7 . In 1887 he was appointed A . G . D . of C . In Royal Arch Masonry he was a P . Z . of Sincerity Chapter , No . . 174 , founder and P . Z . of the Islington Chapter , No . 1471 , and founder and Treasurer of the Royal Naval Chapter , No . 59 , and was invested as G . Std . Br . in Supreme Grand Chapter in 1887 . He was advanced to the Mark in the Old Kent T . I . Lodge in 1878 , and was its W . M . in

1885 , was a founder of the Chiswick Lodge , No . 357 , was an elected member of the General Board for , seven years , and Mark G . Treasurer for the year 1887 . He was also a Past Commander Noah in the Royal Ark Mariners Lodge attached to tie Old Kent Mark . He was received into the Allied Masonic Degrees in the Metropolitan Council in January , 1882 , was founder and P . M . of the Four Kings ' Council , No . 7 , and P . S . G . W . and Past D . G . Master of the Grand Council , while in the R . and S . Masters he was a Past T . I . M . of the Constantine Council . He was

perfected Rose Croix in the Mount Calvary Chapter , No . 3 , and was a a member of the Royal Order of Scotland . As regards our Charities , he served 16 Stewardships , and was Vice-Patron of the Boys' School and Benevolent Institution , and a Vice-Patron of the Girls' School . We imagine that Bro . Mather must have found but few opportunities of being idle during the period of his association with our Society .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

Pattison Lodge , No . 913 . The installation meeting of the above lodge took place at Freemasons' Hall , Mount Pleasant , Plumstead , on Thursday , the 4 th inst ., when Bro . R . J . Cook , P . P . G . Reg ., W . M . elect , was , for the second time in the course of his Masonic career , installed Worshipful Master of his mother lodge , Bro . Dr . E . Bryceson , W . M ., performing the ceremony of installation in excellent form , was rewarded with a hearty vote of thanks for his good work , and received a Past Master ' s jewel for services rendered the lodge during his year of office . The W . M . appointed and invested his officers as follows :

"ros . Dr . E . Brvceson , I . P . M . ; D . K . Som-rs , S . W . ; J . O . Cook , J . W . ; Rev . A . Jackson , Chap . ; C . Coupland , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W ., Treas . ; W . Campbell Taylor , P . M ., ? ec . jJ . J . Murphv , S . D . j E . M . Taylor , I . D . ; A . Moore , I . G . ; R . Saunders , D . C . ; J ; Tucker and J . H . Bull , . A . D . Cs . ; H . J . Butter , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg ., W . Chaney , F . Hoar , B . Hammond , and G . Roberts , Stwds . ; and C . Warren , Tyler . Bro . Coupland was re-elected to represent the lodge on the Provincial Charity Committee , and the case ° t the orphans of a military brother of an Indian lodge was received and recommended to the Board of Benevolence , and the lodge was closed . The brethren then journeyed to London to a banquet at the Criterion .

The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured , interspersed with vocal and instrumental music of a high order . Among the other brethren present wtre Bros . A . Penfold , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; H . Mason , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; Col . E . Hughes , M . P ., P . M . ; W . Dusbridge , P . M . ; < J . J . Uapham , P . M . ; Col . W . j . Graham , P . M . ; J . Farrier , P . M . ; G . H . Lctton , P . M . ; A -T Hiscocks , J . G . White , J . Kirkman , L . Mills , E . G . Denton , W . Folkard , T . Wiftiths , 1 , Hardv . R . Turrell . I . Tavlor . T . Turton . H . G . Mason . A . M . Oxlev . I . H .

Mitchell , . D . Capon , T . G . Arnold , G . Frost , G . M . Kirkwood , W . Lock , W . A . Fenn , ' : C ; Pollard , W . G . Newton . ' . VV . Wren , B . Littlewood , W . H . Pryce , C . H . Stone , W . ' ickmson , J . Rose , W . Lomax , A . Wallis , W . Kirkman , J . A . Widger , C . H . James , '" A . blest . T . Jefferson-Nell , A . Eton , H . H . Grafton , G . Clifton , J . Turton , W . J . ^ uni ? , W . R . Smith . J . Topp , H . louns , Dr . J . Clarke , G . H . Campbell , W . I . aquires , W . Rahtz , D . C . Capon , and R . Ginman , ot the lodge . Visitors : Bros . W . J . BjHnes , W . M .. A . W . Russell . S . W .. W . M . elect . H . Sver . P . M .. Treas .. and I . DWnn .

° A ' 3 ; C . J . Saunders , W . M . 55 S ; J . Loverage , W . S . Hithersey , I . G ., and G . W . mincer , of 615 ; W . Yeoman , 428 ; s . Ladbrook , J . W . 95 ; J . Maceregor , W . M . S 48 ; P n ?!" ' - S ° 7 ; J- G . Turner , W . M . 299 ; H . Tufnell , W . M ., G . H . Porter , J . W ., { - •« . Hobson , P . M .. E . Chinery , and E . Phillips , of 700 ; W . Downes , 65 ; F . D . '' 'milton . 184 ; D . H . Bernavs . P . M .. E . Wood . S . I . Webberand E . W . lellev . of

, ' *"; G . T . Listen , P . M . 1228 ; G . Knowles , S . D . 2305 ; E . W . Sinnett , W . M ., G . Ingle , ,, / ' £ Fowler . I . W ., and G . Kennedy , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., of i . ^ G j H . Keeble , W 7 M . '' - «*; H . Ough , W . M . if . 71 ; E . Evenden , W . M . 1223 ; J . L > . e , W . M .. F . Hully , S . W ., "• Lfowdy , J . W ., and 13 . Johnson , Treas ., of 1390 ; E . T . Young , 178 ; W . J . Hewett , Sim u 8 s' I- Kobson , , sy ; K . Klyn , J . W . 22 GG ; J . Hermande , P . M . 1329 ; A . an ^ S ' J-W- ' 30 i ; J- Gresdale , 170 S ; R . Thompson , 1816 ; J . Le Fuillade , 2041 ; ' J- " owden , 2098 .

Craft Masonry.

Sackville Lodge , No . 1619 , On Tuesday , the 2 nd inst ., the regular meeting of this lodge was held in the Crown Hotel , East Grinstead . Bro . David Wood , W . M ., occupied the chair . Bro . Betchley , P . M ., read the minutes of the last meeting , a letter of thanks from the widow of the late Bro . Smith for £ 5 5 s . presented her by the lodge , and letters of resignation from two members . He then moved that Bro . Cooper , P . M ., who had resigned inconsequence of age and infirmity , should be elected an honorary member . The W . M . seconded the

proposition , and spoke highly of Bro . Cooper's long and useful Masonic career . The resolution was passed unanimously . Bro . Henry Young was passed to the Degree of F . C ., after which Bro . Wilson , S . W ., was elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . Head , P . M ., whose services to the lodge as Treasurer extended over many years , was reelected , as also was the Tyler . The report of the Audit Committee , with statement of accounts for the year , was received , read , and passed . The Treasurer pointed out that heretofore the value of lodge furniture— £ 35—had appeared as an asset ; this year this

item was not included in the accounts , and there was a larger oalance of cash— £ 48—than there had ever been before to the credit of the lodge funds , which were never in so satisfactory a condition as this year . The by-laws were then read , and the Secretary reported that a meeting of the Building Committee had been held since the last regular meeting . All the circumstances of the proposal to build a Masonic Hall were carefully gone into , and the Committee had reluctantly been obliged to come to the conclusion embodied in a resolution to this effect—that as Bro . Budd-Budd had unconditionally

withdrawn his promised help , the building of a Masonic Hall in East Grinstead would be postponed sine die . The W . M . and Bro . Canon Cooper , Chap ., both stated they were present at the meeting of the Building Committee , and , while deeply regretting the decision come to , they felt there was no other course open to the Committee . Bro . Cooper hoped the resolution would be entered in full in the minutes of the lodge . He considered it a most disappointing conclusion to be obliged to come to , but did not see , under the circumstances , that any other course could be taken . A most cordial vote of

thanks was then passed to Bro . Luxmore on his stating that he would make no charge to the lodge for preparing the plans of the proposed hall . A vote of thanks was passed to the Building Committee , and thus ended the hopes of the Sackville Lodge to have a local habitation dedicated solely to the purposes of Masonry . Bro . Betchley , P . M ., Sec , moved , and Bro . Mitchell , P . M ., seconded , a resolution that a Past Master ' s jewel should be presented to the outgoing W . M ., as a token of the estesm in which the brethren held him , and to show their appreciation of the way he had ruled the lodge during the year . This was unanimously passed , and the lodge was closed .

Wolsey Lodge , No . 1656 . A meeting of this lodge was held at the Greyhound Hotel , Hampton Court , on the 10 th ult . Among those present were Bros . J . Spooner , W . M . ; W . J . Peat , S . W ., P . P . G . O ., Master , elect . ; R . W . Rice , J . W . ; J . Featherstone , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., Treas . ; Capt . T . C . Walls , P . P . G . W ., P . G . Std . Br ., Sec ; R . W . Simpson , S . D . ; J . E . Gentle , J . D . ; Frank Figg , Org ., D . A . Ross and A . S . Jehu , Stwds .: F . L . Chandler , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; H . Sapsworth , P . M . ; T . Grant , P . M . ; N . J . Bond , P . M . ; and J . Gilbert , Tyler . Among those present were Bros . H . H . Room . P . G .

Sec , G . Std . Br . ( Hon 'Mem . ); G . Read , P . G . Std . Br . ; T . Skewers Cox , P . G . Stwd . ; W . R . Hunt , P . M . 203 i ; W . R . Hatton , W . M . 2046 ; S . Abell , W . M . 2032 ; 1 . Lockett , W . M . 2222 ; ] . C . Radford , W . M . 2150 ; F . R . Robinson , P . M . 94 G ; T . C . Austin , P . M . 1733 , P . P . G . D . C ; W . C . Page , P . M . 1475 ; A Grant , 127 ; G . J . Bugler , 975 ; W . Bishop , 975 ; W . Hasted , 10 GS ; W . R . Woolgar , 13 G 0 ; F . Barnard , 1920 ; W . Cooke , 19 S 7 ; and J . P . Billett , 2032 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot

was taken on behalf of Messrs . H . T . L . Hartnell and J . Shaw , and it being unanimous , they were duly initiated by the W . M . Bro . R . Pratti , 1512 , & c , was elected a joining member . Bro . H . J . Bond , I . P . M ., then installed Bro . VV . T . Peat as W . M ., assisted by Bros . J . Featherstone , P . M . ; T . Grant , P . M ., and H . Sapsworth , P . M . The officers appointed and invested were Bros . K . W . Rice , S . W . ; R . W . Simpson , J . W . ; J . Featherstone , P . M ., Treas . ; Capt . T . C . Walls , P . M ., Sec ; J . E . Gentle , S . D . ; W . R . Flack , J . D . ; G . Cooper , I . G . ; F . Figg , A . R . C . O ., Org . ; H . C . Crozier , D . C . ; D . A . Ross , A . D . C . ; H . Sapsworth , P . M ., A . S . Jehu , and I . H . Grant .

Stwds . ; J . Gilbert , P . G . P ., T y ler . A vote of thanks was passed to the Installing Officer for the admirable manner in which he had performed the ceremony of installation . A Past Master's jewel was presented to Bro . J . Spooner , and a handsome Treasurer's jewel was also presented to Bro . J . Featherstone in recognition of his many years ' service as Treasurer . The report of the Audit Committee was received and adopted . A vote of condolence was passed to the widow of Bro . J . Piller , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., an old initiate of the lodge . Bro . T . W . Ockenden , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., sent an apology for non-attendance . The lodge was then closed . A banquet followed . Bro . G . Read , P . G . Std . Br ., responded for "The Grand Officers . "

Bro . H . H . Room , in replying on behalf" The Provincial Grand Officers , Present and Past , " called the attention of the brethren to the fact that the Prov . Grand Master would preside at the next Provincial Grand Lodge at Teddington . He also reminded them that the Prov . G . M . would take the chair at the Festival of the R . M . Benevolent Fund in February , 1896 , when he trusted that his lordship would be well supported by the province . He was pleased to be able to inform them that one of their

Past Masters would be invested with a purple collar on the 29 th instant . " The Health of the Worshipful Master " was proposed by the I . P . M . In the course of his remarks , he congratulated the lodge upon having a W . M . at their head like Bro Peat , who , in his early career in the lodge , had rendered such good services as an Organist and Secretary . The W . M . was well up in the Masonic ritual , and he looked forward to his year of office with a great deal of pleasure and interest .

The Worshipful Master replied in well chosen terms ; his utterances being marked with originality and thought . "The Initiates" followed , and both responded . Bro . T . Skewers Cox , P . G . S ., responded in fluent terms for "The Visitors . " In the course of his remarks , he said that he was glad to see that an inhabitant of the neighbouring town of Richmond , in which locale he took great interest , was well to the fore in Masonry . He felt sure that Bro . Peat ' s conduct in the chair would fully merit the confidence that the biethren had placed in him .

Bros . Spooner and Bond returned thanks for " The Past Masters , " and Bros . Featherstone , Walls , Rice , and Simpson for " The Officers . " A pleasing feature of the evening was an excellent programme of music , in which Bros . F . Figg , J . Miles , S . Abell , A . S . Jehu , Mr . A . Richer , Mr . Walter Howard , and Herr Alfred Mislowski particularly distinguished themselves ; the two last named in their respective banjo and violin selections being loudly applauded .

The proceedings throughout reflected great credit on the W . M . and the Executive . Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 . This lodge met at Freemasons' Hall on Monday , the 24 th ult ., when there were present Bros . W . H . Rylands , P . M ., A . G . D . C , in the chair ; R . F . Gould , P . M P . G . D ., D . C , as I . P . M . ; E . Macbean , S . W . ; C . Kupferschmidt , J . W . ; G . VV Speth , Sec . ; C . Purdon Clarke , S . D . ; S . T . Klein , J . D . ; and Dr . W . J . Chetwode Crawley , S . G . D . Ireland ; also the following membsrs of the Correspondence Circle : Bros . General J . Corson Smith , P . G . M . of Illinois ; Freidhelm Convent , Robert Rov .

C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br . ; W . Perkins , C . 13 . Barnes , as I . G . ; \ . W . Barnes , VV . C . Barnes , C . H . Barnes , C . Wrenn , Sir Norman Pringle , Bart ., G . VV . Capel , Rev . R H . Pring , J . A . Gartley , G . J . Taylor , W . Darley Hartley , W . F . Stauffer , F . Dowse , W . J . Songhurst , G . Greiner , E . Glaeser , Rev . A . G . Lennox Robertson , C . Lloyd Tuckey , G . W . Stevens , R . A . Gowan , Thomas Cohu , H . B . Chamberlin , Dr . R . VV Cooper , T . Adams , 'VV . A . Tharo , C . Trevor Mold , and Max . Mendelssohn . The following were visitors : Bros . G . W . Millar , P . M . 271 , New York ; A . Findlater , J . W . 134 ; E . L . Home , P . M . 227 ; J . Franz , Ernest Lodge , Coburg ; S . Lloyd , P . M 239 S ; and C . E . Wells , 19 .

Bro . Gould , D . C , diew attention to the welcome presence of one of the most distinguished of the Correspondence Circle , Bro . Gen . Smith , the P . G . M . of Illinois , and called upon the brethren to salute him as became his high rank . Bro . Smith replied in a long and interesting speech , and expressed the pleasure he felt at once more being able to visit his brethren of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge . The D . C . then announced that since the last meeting Bro . Walter Besant , one of the founders of the lodge , had received the honour of knighthood ; that Bro . Sir Alexander Miller , O . C ., a member of the Outer Circle , had been made a Companion of the Star of India" and that their brother and fellow-member , Bro . John Lane , had been granted the rank of P . A . G . D . C .