Correspondence.

Correspondence .

We tlo not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , bfit we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limitsfree discussion .

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , % I shall esteem it a favour if you will intimate to your readers that

the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight having completed the purchase of a Perpetual Presentation to this Institution in memory of its lamented chief , the late Bro . W . W . B . Beach , has nominated for admission to the Institution the boj Leonard Darby , No . 37 , ' on the list of candidates for the election on Friday , nth October next .

As it is not possible for the name to be removed from the list on the voting papers ( which have this day been issued to the subscribers ) , your idtimation of the fact may prevent the loss of votes which otherwise might be recorded in favour of this boy . Thanking vou in anticipation ,

I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully and fraternally , Offices , 6 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , J . M . McLEOD . ioth September . Secretary .

ENGLISH LODGES IN AUSTRALIA . To the Editor of the " Freemason , " Dear Sir and Brother , The disappearance from the roll of the Grand Lodge of England of the 35 lodges that now form the Grand Lodge ot Western Australia brings to

mind the fact that there is , nevertheless , one lodge left that prefers to remain under its old banner . I refer to the Plantagenet Lodge , No . 1454 , at Albany , which also , strange to say , declined to join the District Grand Lodge of Western Australia when that district was constituted in 1 S 87 , and has consequently ever since it was warranted in 18 73 been in direct communication with its Grand Lodge in London .

If to this lodge at Albany bc added the Cambrian' Lodge of Australia , No . 656 , in New South Wales , and the Combermere Lodge , No . 752 , in Victoria , there is accordingly one English lodge remaining in three Australian States where independent Grand Lodges are working . I am aware that regret is often expressed in various quarters that these solitary lodges decline to fall in with the present order of affairs ; but , on the other hand , there is some reason and sentiment to consider in the matter . In

that far-off and important territory belonging to the British Empire there aie quite a number of old English Masons , who , whilst approving of independent Grand Lodges in their several States , nevertheless are a verse to severing their Masonic connection with the lind of their birth , and , consequently , they consider that one English lodge affords them the opportunity of retaining their active connection with the Grand Lodge of England . Apart from sentiment , therefore , necessity may also be fairly allowed .

In conclusion , I may , perhaps , adduce a similar incident to the foregoing in connection with the Irish Constitution . I refer to South Australia , the oldest of the Australian Grand Lodges . In 1885 , when that Grand Lodge was inaugurated , one Irish lodge did not give in its adherence to the principle of local government . This was the Duke of Leinster Lodge , No . 363 , in Adelaide . In

this instance , however , there were insuperable difficulties in the way , in that a former member bequeathed real property to the lodge , to hold and enjoy so long as it remained under the Grand Lodge of Ireland . It was , therefore , a case of " willy nilly" vvith the brethren of the Duke of Leinster Lodge . —Fraternally yours W . F . LAMONBY . September 7 th . ANOTHER MASONIC VAGRANT .

To thc Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I am requested by my lodge to notify you of a wandering Mason giving the name of F—— . H ., and producing a letter to him from the Secretary of Walpole Lodge , 1500 , Norwich .

He called on me last Friday , and stated that hc had failed to find our Almoner at home . Hc produced the enclosed letter , and said he was in great need . I gave him 2 s . to help him on to Cambridge , and on laying the case last night before our lodge several of the brethren , including our I . P . M ., stated that they had assisted him the same day both before and after his visit to me .

GEORGE HICKS , St . Ivo Lodge , 2684 . September 10 . Wednesday , Sept . 4 th , 1901 . Sir ,

I am an old Freemason hard up on thc road . Your name has been given me , and I trust you will excuse me calling on you ; but God only know how greatful I should be of a small triful to help me on . I regret to say I have lost my home through a bad partner , and had 16 weeks laid up with blood poison . —Faithfully yours , F . H—L—TT . I enclose you a letter from my mother lodge when ill .

The September Magazines.

The September Magazines .

The following magazines came to hand too late for review in our last issue : Tho Argosy contains besides the conclusion of the serial , " Malicious Fortune , " the lolloping capital complete tales : "The Broider Ojtlook , " " A > We Foregive Them , " "A Fair Frondeuse , " "The Convalescence of the Boy , "

and " The Understudy . " Havelock Ellis contributes a further piper on " In Modern Spain , " dealing this time with the women of Spain . T . Fortelus his a scholarly and most interesting article which he entitles " U . iier th ; Srars , " while the Rev . Alexander Robertson , D . D ., of Venice , discourses in a wiy thit will piove of incomparable interest to all lovers of painting on the greit art discovery ol a lost Titian and a lost Velasquez , Chambers ' s Journal , besides the serial "The Love Affairs of Julius Standen , " offers its readers the following complete tales : * ' The Story of John

The September Magazines.

Cornell , " a South Sea Island tale by Louis Becke ; " Fate and an Alias " and " The Track-Grader , " by Harold Bindloss . The story of De Wet's first and worst repulse , viz ., that which he sustained after 19 days' fighting at Wepener , is told by F . R . O'Neill , of the Cape Mounted Rifles . Of the many interesting and instructive papers always to be found in this journal , perhaps the best this time are those on the history of artificial eyes , life-saving on our coasts , the new system of working railway signals , the existing laws on salmon fishery , a century of the steamship , and private electrical installations . The selections of verse and the science and art notes are also well worthy of perusal .

The Lady ' s Magazine opens with an illustrated article in which some of the best known pictures of children are reproduced , followed by another which suggests gardening as a new occupation for women , and explaining how the tricks of the trade can be learnt at the Royal Botanic Gardening School . " With Rod and Gun " describes some famous lady shots and anglers , and there

is a comical sketch on " The Skirt and the Woman , " by a man . Helen M . Carpenter describes how Indian baskets are made , and Mrs . Eisner contributes the usual fashion notes . In fiction , besides the continuation of Mr . Croker ' s serial , "The Cat's Paw , " the following complete tales appear : " Pardners , " "What Might have been Expected , " " Accordin' to Solomon , " and " The Girl with no Heart , " also the usual miscellany of storyettes .

The Windsor Magazine opens with an interesting illustrated article ' on royal vessels of state and pleasure . British orchids are described , with reproductions of photographs by Thos . E . Williams , and the unwritten laws of cricket are decribed by W . J . Ford . A conversation with Sir Thos . Lipton has elicited the story of the evolution of a great business , while other interesting papers are those on curious pets , river sports , Nswgate , and political leaders in New Zealand , and

Cutcliffe Hynein "Thompsons Progress , relates the espisode of the might have been Mrs . Thompson . Barry Pain contributes another of his City Chronicles , and there is a further instalmentof the exciting serial , " The Heart of a Mystery . " The complete tales include "An Attack of the Blues , " " His Retaining Fee , " " Love on a See-Saw , " and "A Shocking Mesalliance , " the last by E . Phillips Oppenheim . The illustrations in the current number are even more excellent than usual .

Grand Lodge Of Iowa.

GRAND LODGE OF IOWA .

TIIE LATE BRO . T . S . PARVIN , G . SECRETARY IOWA , The following is the tribute of respect and record to which we refer in our article , and which we feel sure will be perused with mournful interest by our readers : To the Masters , Wardens , and Brethren of our Constituent Lodges , * To Past Grand Officers of tbe Grand Lodge of Iowa ; To all Grand Bodies with whom we are in Fraternal Correspondencce ; To all Free and Accepted Masons , wherever dispersed : My Dear Brethren :

The angel of the " sleep that knows no waking" has again entered the portals of this Grand Lodge , and taken therefrom to the land of light and life eternal one of its organisers , a Past Grand Master ,

THEODORE SUTTON PARVIN , who for more than half a century was its illustrious and beloved Grand Secretary . He passed away at the home of his son , in Cedar Rapids , on the twenty-eighth day of June , A . L . 5901 . The ceremonies attending his

funeral were in charge of the officers of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Iowa . The remains were taken to Iowa City , his former home , on the first day of July , where , as the mellowed rays of the setting sun were disappearing o ' er the hill-tops , they were gently and sadly laid in their final resting-place in its beautiful cemetery .

"O Grave ! A sacred trust To thee is given ! No common ashes sleep Within thy guardian arms ; securely keep This consecrated dust , Till , quickened with new life , it shall arise , A glorious body , fitted for the skies !"

From Iowa ' s territorial days , tothe time of his death , Brother Parvin devoted his energies and time to the development of its interests and the up building of Masonry in this Grand Jurisdiction . Turn where we miy , we find on every side abundant evidence of his industry and the fertility of his brain . The impress of his noble character is seen in our literature and in our laws . The world has been greatly enriched , and mankind made better by his unsullied life and works . " The tidal wave of deeper souls

Into our inmost being rolls . " and thus unconsciously raises us to regions of purer thoughts and stimuhte ; us to greater achievements . The Temple built by him is singularly beautiful and symmetrical , and will live through the centuries , an undecayin ^ ' monument to his fidelity , integrity , and zeal .

As a testimonial of the esteem in which our deceased Brother Parvin was held by the Masons of this Grand Jurisdiction , and as a mark of respect to his memory , it is my order that this memorial be read at the first regular meeting of each lodge in this Jurisdiction after its receipt , and that the altar and jewels of each lodge in Iowa be appropriately draped in mourning for the period of thirty days hereafter . 0 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hams and caused the Grand Secretary to affix the seal of the Grand Lodge , this 22 nd day of July , A . D . njii . A . L . 5901 . L . J . BAKER , Grand Master .

Attest r NEWTON R . PARVIN , Grand Secretary . ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY . —Raised to the Degree of Master Mason May 91 S 3 Sin Nova Girsarea Harmony LodgeNo . 2 , Cincinmtti , Ohio ,

, , , Participated in the organisation of the first lodge ( Des Mjines , No . 1 ) 11 Iowa , 1840 . Participated in organisation of second lodge ( Iowa , No . A in Iowa , at Muscatine , 1 S 41 ; filled th 9 offices of Senior Deacon , Worshipful Master , and Secretary . Delegate to the Convention organising the Grand Lodge of Iowa , . . January , 1 S 44 , Elected Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge at ils organisation ( 1844 ) , and held the office continuously to