Provincial Grand Lodge Of Essex.

fy ing . The way in which the candidates which had been sent up from the province had been elected was due , no doubt , to the loyal support of the brethren ; but it was also in a large measure owing to the fact shown b y those who kindly represented the Committee at the elections , and he thought the thanks of the Provincial Grand Lodge were due to them for the time and trouble they gave to the work . ( Applause . ) After referring with

satisfaction to the very successful meeting they had at Southend the previous Saturday , his Lordship said that on the succeeding Saturday they were to consecrate a new lodge at Halstead . It was always a pleasure to see Freemasonry extending in the province , but _ at the same lime the granting of new warrants was always the subject of much consideration , and the brethren might rely that no new

warrant would be sanctioned that would in any way interfere with existing lodges , ( Hear , hear . ) He believed they were doing rig ht in establishing a new lodge at Halstead , and he sincerely trusted that the brethren of the province would support him on Saturday at the consecration . ( Applause . ) Having commended the calendar to the favourable notice of the brethren ,

and expressed his thanks to the Prov . G . Secretary for the trouble he had taken in connection therewith , his Lordship announced that he would hold the Prov . Grand Lodge for 1887 at Romford . ( Applause . ) In conclusion his Lordship expressed his thanks to the Chelmsford brethren for the ex : elhnt arrangements they had made for the reception of the Prov . Grand I . odire . _ . _

On the motion of Bro . the Rev . F . B . SHEPHERD , P . M . 276 , P . P . G . C , seconded by Bro . A . C . VELEY , P . M . 276 , P . P . G . J . W ., Bro . Andrew Durrant , P . M . 27 6 , P . P . G . S . W ., was unanimously re-elected P . G . Treas .

for the ensuing year . The R . W . P . G . M . then announced , amidst much applause , that Bro . F . A . Philbrick had kindly consented to continue to act as his Deputy , and his Lordship expressed his indebtedness to Bro . Philbrick for the kind hel p he had given to the work of the province . His lordship then appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing

year as follows : — " Bros . F . W . Imbert-Terry , I . P . M . 214 ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ A . C . Durrant . W . M . 27 6 ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . Henry Stevens , Chap . 12 S 0 ... ••¦} Prov . G . Chaps . .. Rev . C . Marriott . ChaD . IOOO ... .... *

„ Andrew Durrant . P . M . and Treas . 276 ... Prov . G . Treas . „ James Salmon , W . M . 2077 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Thomas J . Railing , P . M . and Sec . 51 ... Prov . G . Sec . „ A . J . Dudgeon , I . P . M . and Sec . 2006 ... Prov . G . S . D . „ H . R . Heasman , P . M . andSec . 1437 Prov G . J . D . i

,, josepn unities , l . r . m . 51 ... ... > wv . u ... w »> „ A . Lucking , P . M . and Sec . 1000 ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ John Corbie , I . P . M . 453 ... ... ••¦ Prov . G . A . D . C . „ Joseph Clever , P . M . and Treas . 2005 ... Prov . G . Swd . Br " - , 9- $ , 1 ' h , P ^ ' 1 , U 57 - " " ] Pr ° v- G . Std . Brs ,, S . H . Ellis , W . M . 1977 ... ... ... ) „ T . Winnialt Smith , Org . 27 6 ... ... Prov . G . Org .

,, Alex . Rattray , I . P . M . 1543 ... ... rrov . vj . A . a . „ J . T . Bailey , I . P . M . 6 97 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ George Riches , P . M . 433 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Purst „ G . R . Dawson , W . M . 1000 ... ,.. " ) „ T . Lightowlers , W . M . 1 S 17 ... ... I " ? h \ , , ^ c - «; U 3 ¦ " ¦ ' j" P ^ v . G . Stwds . „ A . G . Maskell , S . W . 27 6 ... ...

,, Wilson Metcalfe , J . W . 276 ,, Edward Durrant , Stwd . 276 ... ... J „ T . S . Sarel , 276 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . On the motion of Bro . E . G . L EWIS , I . P . M . 2077 , seconded by Bro . J J . CAVILL , P . M . 1312 , P . P . G . D ., Bro . James Salmon , W . M . 2077 , P . G Reg ., was elected to serve on the Charity Committee in place of Bro . F Woodwho retired by rotation .

, The P . G . SECRETARY explained that Bro . Wood ' s valuable services would not be lost to the Committee , as he was an ex-officio member by reason of the amount of his contributions towards the Charities . The following grants were voted : £ 10 10 s . each to the Royal Masonic Institution for Grls , the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , the Chelmsford Infirmary , and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution .

Hearty votes of thanks were passed to the W . M . and brethren of the Lodge of Good Fellowship , No 276 , for their excellent arrangements for the meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge ; to the Great Eastern Railway for the facilities they had given ; and to the County Magistrates for the use of the Shire Hall . Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed , and about 60 brethren afterwards dined together , under the presidency of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master .

During the after proceedings , Bros . Osmond , Turner , Gowers , Sparling , and T . Winniatl Smith peformed a choice programme of music . The brethren present during the day included : Prov . Grand Officers : Bros . Lord Brooke , R . W . P . G . M . ; Fred . A . Philbrick , D . P . G . M . ; F . R . Hales , I . P . M . 630 , P . G . J . W . ; Rev . Thomas Stevens . P . G . Chap . ; Andrew Durrant , P . G . Treas . ; Thos . J . Railing , P . M . and Sec . 51 , P . G . Sec ; F . P . Suthery , P . M . 276 , P . G . S . D . ; Albert Lucking , P . M . looo , P . G . D . C . ; Charles Beaumont ,

P . M . 1343 , P . G . A . D . C . ; G . J . Thompson , P . G . Org . ; John Huntley , I . P . M . 1024 , and John Taylor , jun „ I . P . M . 1 S 17 , P . G . Std . Brs . ; and Bro . T . S . barel , G . Tyler , Bros . A . S . B . Sparling , W . M . ; Joseph Grimes , I . P . M . ; E . Hennemeyer , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W . ; John J . C . Turner , P . M ., P . P . G . O . ; C . Osmond , P . M ., P . P . G . O . ; George Harrison , P . M ., S . W . ; R . Haward Ives , P . M ., P . P . G . A . Sec . ; and Joseph Hanly , si- Bro . G . II . Baxter . 1 G 0 . Bco-,. F . Imhert-Terry , I . P . M . 214 ; A . C . Veley , P . M ., P . P . G . W . ; F . Whitmore , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., Treas . ; Arthur Mead ,

P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W . ; Rev . F . B . Shepherd , P . M ., P . P . G . C ; A . G . Maskell , S . W . ; W . Metcalfe , J . W . ; W . Langham , S . D . ; T . Winniatt-Smith , Org . ; Edwd . Durrant , Stwd . ; T . R . Jarvis , John Taylor , F . H . Meggy , H . W . Tanner , J . C . Creswell , W . H . L . Patiison , and . ) . W . Hair , acting Sec , P . P . G . R ., 276 . Bros . j . E . Wiseman , P . M . and Sec , P . P . G A . D . C ; and Geo . Riches , P . M ., 433 . Bros , Alfred Buck , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W . ; Geo . Corbie , P . M . and Sec , P . P . G . J . W . ; John Corbie , I . P . M ., P . G . Stwd . ; and Alfred J . Dixie , J . W ., 45-5 . Bros . F . R . Hales , I . P . M ., P . G .

l . W . j and A . G . Parsons , S . W ., G 50 . Bros . Rev . W . Morgan | ones , P . M ., P . P . O . U ; J . T . Bailey . P . M . ; Rev . E . H . Crate , P . M ., P . P . G . C ; Thomas Rix , P . M . and Sec , P . P G . Swd . Br . ; Thomas F . ustace , P . M ., P . P . G . Swd . Br . ; Robirt Smith , P . M . ; II . J . Skingley , J . W . ; L . F . Manley , F . Dupont , and W . Jelley , C 97 . G . R . Dawson , W . M . ; Fred . Wood , P . M ., Treas ., P . P . G . S . W . ; the Rev . C Marriott , Chap . 1000 ; C . S . Blyth , W . M . ; Edmund Gowers , I . P . M .,

P . P . G . O . ; T . J . D . Cramphorn , P . M ., P . PG . D . ; C W . Ker , J . W . ; and C R . Finch , 1024 ; the R .-v . Thos . Stevens , Chap . 12 S 0 ; j . Nunn , I . P . M ., P . G . S . B . Eng . ; J . ] . Cavill , P . M ., P . P . G . D . ; R . G . Kellett , P . M ., P . P . G . Swd . Br . ; and VVm . Bright , 1312 : Chas . C . Pitter , W M . ; and Henry Burnett , J . W . 134 U Thos . Humphreys , W . M . ; H . R . Heasman , P . M ., Sec . -, Thos . Hecson , P . M . ; W . Hurrnnghes . I . P . M . ; Robt . J . Wartcn , P . M . ; G B . Gilbey , J . D . ; and Henry T . Ha . dy , stwd . 1437 ; Thos . T . Nunn , W . M . ; G . C Se . vell , P . M . ; and H . J .

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R'ftv ;? " I 457 ! J- p - Lewln < w - - > P-P-G . S . of W . ; G . D . Clapham , P . M ., P . P . G . R . ; F . J . Snell , P . M ., P . G . R . ; Alexander Rattray , I . P . M . ; andW . Rowe S . W . 1543 ; F . J . Wiseman , P . M ., P . P . G . J . W . 1734 ; Henry Finer , W . M . ; G . Canler , J . W . ; and J . H . Reeland , 1799 ; T . Lightowlers , W . M . ; and G . I . Glass-S ^ rW- ^ - ' - - Swd - Br - lS , 7 ! S " H - Ellis > W . M . ; G . A . Eustace , Sec , P . M . 697 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; S . Shawyer , J . W . ; W . Strutt , Treas .: M . W . Meade . S . D . W

Kudrum , J . D . ; G . I ' . Smith , jun ., P . P . G . O . ; J . Blyth , and ] . Grout , 1977 ; G , H . Finch , W . M . ; and Joseph Clever , Trea ^ . 2005 ; A . J . Dudgeon , I . P . M ., Sec 2006 ; John Dean , P . M ., P . P . G . Std . Br . 2063 ; James Salmon , W . M . ; E . G , Lewis , I . P . M . ; T . J . Wondrow , S . W . ; Edward Lawrence , George H . Smith , and W . E . Fraser , 2077 . Visitois : Bros . W . H . Spaull , P . G . Sec ; Joseph Pickering , 1239 ; W . Giffard Devey , 15 ; and F . C Atkinson , 376 .

We have much pleasure in appending in full the Report of the Charity Committee of the Province , referred to in the course of the proceedings as having been unanimously

adopted—In our last report to Provincial Grand Lodge , 13 th August , 1 SS 5 , the province was indebted So Benevolent and 20 Boys' votes . These have been paid . On September 2 nd the Committee met at the chambers of the V . W . D . P . G . M ., Bro . Philbrick in the chair , lG representatives being present , when , after full deliberation , it was unanimously resolved that the support of the province should be given to Bessie Ann Gardner and Flora Richardson at the election in October , 1 SS 5 , ° n which occaiion your representatives are pleased to say they succeeded in securing the election of Bessie Ann Gardner , by polling 1543 votes for her , and 413 votes for Flora Richardson—making a total of 1956 polled .

We received 29 S Girls and 400 Boys votes from brethren in the province , 134 outside , and borrowed 1115 ; sent through post to the office , 9 . Our liability at the conclusion of this election was 66 women , S men , 432 boys , 663 girls—1169 . A circular , dated 3 rd March , ibSG , giving details of this election , was issued , and we regret that an apparent serious omission has since been brought to our notice , the cause of which we can only explain as follows—that the missintr om ^ ties wpro r 1 nnhtl »«

exchanged , or disposed of , in discharging our liabilities before a note had been taken of them , which is borne out by the fact that not one of the missing proxies is accounted for by us among the names recorded in the list shown in the circular , and we consider it only just to ourselves , and to those who kindly sent the proxies , that the circumstance should be made known .

The Committee again met on the 3 rd March , 1 SS 6 , at the chambers of our Chairman , Bro . Philbrick presiding , and 14 present , when it was unanimously resolved that the support of the province be given , first , to Flora Kichardson ; secondly , to Violet Annie Bell ; and as far as possible to Harry N . Angier . At the election on the 10 th April , 1 SS 6 , we secured the election of both girls . We received from Essex ... 461 Boys and 349 Girls . Outside 32 „ „ 71 „

493 420 » ^ . ' Total from Essex ... ... ... ... gt 3 Borrowed 13 G 7 22 S 0 Less l . O . V . 66 9 repaid . 1 G 11 Polled by friends and other sources . „ 1019

2630 Brought forward from last election ... 413 Total polled for the two candidates ... 3043 We have to express our very warm thanks to Bro . Robert Grey , P . G . D ., who so kindlv ohtained manv oroxies for Violet Bell . and . in rnnuinrlirm uiirli rtt >*> r Kmil , ran

, who took an interest in her case , enabled us to secure her election on the first application . On the 21 st May , the Benevolent Election took place . We received from Essex ... 3 S 3 Mens and 37 6 Womens . Outside 12 „ „ 13 „

t 395 3 S <> Total from Essex 7 S 4 Less useless proxies 5 Excess in exchange 13

70-Paid I . O . U . 759 > Gave for I . O . U . 33 $ ™ The province is at present in debt as follows : Boys—26 S ; Girls—34 S ; Boys or Girls—471 : total 10 S 7 ; and holds one I . O . U . for 16 Boys or Girls . As we had no candidate we disposed of the proxies sent us by paying our debts ; but

the exchange was awkward , our women's proxies having to go to meet l . O . U . ' s , so that we were not able to _ exchange with much advantage ; and our time was considerably taken up with making a record of the proxies sent us , which should have been done previous to the election , in order that we might be able to move about during tre time the election was going on , which is of very much importance to those in charge of a case , as anyone experienced in elections must know . The Committee would thank the owners of proses to forward them as early as possible .

In conclusion , we have to thank those whose support we have received , and may remark with much satisfaction that it was almost unanimous at the Benevolent Election , as will be found on reference to the calendar , by which it appears the province has 415 men ' s , 447 women's , total S 62 . We had actually sent to us 7 S 4 , and to the Secretary of the Institution by post Gg , making together S 53 , leaving only nine not sent in . We

have refrained on this occasion giving our usual nominal list of those sending in the proxies , as some few brethren are adverse to their names appearing , but at the same time the information can be seen at the P . G . Secretary's office on application . Representatives f «• f ^ tf ^™ ^^ r „ rnJit ? . „ ; F- WOOD , P . M . 1000 , P . P . G . S . W . Committee . (_ R _ CtoWES P . M . . p . p . G . S . W .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Dorset.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DORSET .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorset was held in the Masonic Hall , Blandford , on Thursday , the 5 th inst ., when about So brethren assembled , in response to the summons of the P . G . M . The R . W . Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Montague Guest , presided , and was supported by Bros . Col . Hambro , M . P ., D . P . G . M . ; W . Bond , P . G . S . W . ; E . T . Budden , P . P . G . S . W ., acting P . G . J . W . ; Rev . H . J . Mason , P . G . Chap . ; R . D . Thornton , P . G . Treas . ; P . L . Budge , P . G . Reg . ; R . Case , P . G . Sec . ; W . Burt , P . G . Supt . of

Works ; 1 . E . Stroud , P . G . D . C ; W . James , P . G . S . B . ; F . Budden , P . G . Org . ; the Rev . W . M . Heath , G . Chap ., P . P . G . S . W ., P . P . G . Chap . Dorset ; W . E . Brymer , P . P . G . S . W . ; G . J . Gregory , P . P . G . S . W . ; L . H . Ruegg , P . P . G . S . W . ; H . C Burt , P . P . G . J . W . ; W . D . Dugdale , P . P . G . J . W . ; C H . W . Parkinson , P . P . G . J . W . ; A . Graham , P . P . G . J . W . ; J . G . Brymer , P . P . G . Chap . ; J . Whitehead Smith , P . P . G . D . C ; J . W . Fletcher , P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; Milledge , Lawton , Furnival , Brcnnand , Luff , Stickland , White , Atkins , Barry , Fumival , Gibbs , Rev . R . Milner , Wheatley , Bradford , Merson , Ofmond , Green , Todd , Fookes , Hanham , James , New , Harvey , Dunman , Marsh , and otheis . The lodge was opened at one o ' clock p . m ., and after the formal business , the Prov . Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . H . J . MASON , delivered a lecture