Herefordshire Masonic Charity Association.

HEREFORDSHIRE MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION .

On the 24 th August last we reported the inauguration of this excellent Association , and we have now the pleasure of recording the proceedings at the first annual meeting , held at the Green Dragon Hotel , in the city of Hereford , on

Friday , the 29 th ult ., under the presidency of Bro . Thomas Jowitt , D . P . G . M . of the Province of Herefordshire . Amongst the brethren present were Bros , the Rev . John Buckle , P . G . S . W ., Vice-President of the Association ; O . Shellard , P . P . G . S . W . ; J . E . S . Hewett , P . G . J . W . ; and John Cox ( members of the Committee ); W . Earl , W . M .

120 , Hon . Sec . ; R . Blount Lewis , W . M . 33 8 -, Theophilus Lane , S . W . 120 ; and A . W . Bezant , P . G . O ., 120 . The Secretary said he had been requested by Bros . H . C . Bedoe , Treas . ; J . C . Gregg , H . Gurney , and F . R . Dillon , P . Ms , ( the other members of the Committee ) , to express their regret that pressing engagements prevented their

attendance . The President , in opening the proceedings , congratulated the brethren on the signal success which the Association had attained in the few months which , had elapsed tince they met in August last , for its inauguration . The particulars supplied to him by the Hon . Sec . ( Bro .

Earle ) showed that fifty-nine shares had been taken , and that the total amount received up to that day was £ 80 2 s . 6 d ., of which £ 73 10 s . 0 , 1 . was for subscriptions and £ 6 12 S . 6 d . for incidental expenses , and that all the preliminary outgoings having been met , £ 1 18 s . od . remained in hand for the disbursements for the coming year .

Of £ 73 10 s . received for subscriptions , £ 10 10 s . od . were for votes paid for in full , leaving £ 63 now to the credit of subscription account ; which sum would purchase twelve £ 5 5 s . od . life subscriberships lo the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institutions , for which they were about to ballot . Each successful member would have to give an

undertaking ( in conformity with rules ) to pay the balance due from him by annual instalments of not less than one guinea . The fifty nine subscribers to the Association were thus made up -. lvTpmhprc of Pallndinn Lodere . Hereford ... ... 23

„ Vitruvian Lodge , Ross 10 „ Eastnor . Lodge , Ledbury , 9 Lodge Votes , Palladian ... ... ... ... ... 1 „ Vitruvian ... ... ... ... ... 1 Chapter Votes , Palladian 1 Non-Members of County Lodges 4

59 The ballot was then taken for priority of presentation to the Masonic Institutions , with the following result -. £ s . d . Palladian Chapter , 1 vote 10 10 0 Bro . O . Shellard , 1 vote 5 5 0

„ T . Birch , 1 vote 5 5 o „ Theo . Lane , 1 vote 5 5 ° „ John Marchant , 1 vote 5 5 ° „ Charles Rootes , 1 vote 5 5 ° ,, John Hards , 1 vote 5 5 °

., F . W Barling , 1 vote 5 5 ° „ J . Lewis , 1 vote 5 5 ° „ Co ) . G . Arbuthnot , M . P ., 1 vote ... 5 5 ° „ John Lane , 1 vote ... 5 5 ° The following is the cash account of the Association , up to thc day of meeting :

ON SUBSCRIPTION ACCOUNT . RECEIPTS . £ s . d . To 54 Subscribers at £ 1 10 5 6 14 o „ 2 „ in full at £ 5 5 o ... 10 10 o „ 3 Lodges and Chapters at £ 2 2 o ... 660

fc 73 1 ° ° PAYMENTS . £ s . d By Life Subscribership to Institution for

Widows ( Bro . J . Hirst , P . M . ) 5 5 ° By the like to Boys' School ( Bro . R . B . Lewis , W . M . ) 5 5 ° Ba'ance balloted for ( with the result given above ) 63 o o

£ 73 10 o MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT . RECEIPTS . £ s . d . To Entrance Fees from 53 Subscribers at 2 s . 6 d 6126

PAYMENTS . £ s . d , By Printing , Stationery , & c . ... ... 3 62 Postages , Messenger , & c 185 Balance in hand 1 1 ; n

£ 6 12 6 On the proposition of Bro . O . Shellard , a cordial vote of thanks was passed to Hro . Jnwitt for his able presidency . The next general meeting of the Association will be held in July next . —? -

We regret to announce that the health of Bro . Sir . W . W . Wynn , M . P ., H . W . P . G . M . North Walts and Shrops . is so indifferent that it is considered necessary lor him to leave England for the south of France for the winter .

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Obituary .

BRO . JOHN WILLIAM YOUNG We regret to announce the sudden death , at the comparatively early age of 43 , of Bro . John William Young , P . M . and Secretary of Curwcn Lodge , No . 1400 , Harrington , P . P . G . Purst . Cumberland and Westmorland . Bro . Young was one of the charter members of the Curvven Lodge , he having been its first S . W . He was initiated

in the Sun and Sector Lodge , No . 9 62 , Workington , of which he was also a member up to his death , was exalted in Sun , Square , and Compasses Chapter , No . 119 , Whitehaven , and also advanced in WhkvveU Lodge , No . 151 , M . M . M ., Maryport . Curwen Lodge , beyond a doubt , owes the main part of its prosperity to the untiring energies of our lamented brother , who was one of the most indefatigable

Craftsmen in Cumberland . Bro . Young , we believe , was a German by birth . He came to England when quite a boy , and without friends , yet , by his indomitable perseverance , acquired a fair education , and was naturally of so ingenious a turn in mechanical pursuits , that he speedily gained a position in West Cumberland . For nine or ten years past he had filled the responsible office of manager of the

Harrington Gas Works , and his death , which took place on Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., after only two days' illness , is attributed to cold , culminating in inflammation , and arising from thc severe nature of his occupation . Bro . Young having expressed a wish to be interred with Masonic ho . nours , a dispensation therefore was obtained by the brethren of the Curwen Lodge . The funeral took place on Saturday

30 th ult ., at three o'clock . An emergency lodge was opened in the old school room , Harrington , the regular place of meeting , by Bro . W . Carlyle , W . M ., supported by the following officers and members of Curwen Lodge : — Bros . J . Hartley , S . W . ; ] . Tallentire , as J . W . ; | . Johnston , I . P . M . ; J . R . Bain , P . M ., P . G . J . W .-, Dr . Dick , P . M . ; T . Dixon , P . M . ; J . Beck , Steward ; W . Williamson , T .

Coulthard , T . B . Dixon , J . Back , J . Hawkins , R . Harkness , J . A . Eadie , W . Balderston , J . Tolson , J . Salkeld , J . Dickinson , J . Hodgson , and othirs . Theie was also a strong muster of visiting brethren , including : —Bros . W . B . Gibson , P . M . 119 , P . G . Secretary ; G . W . Kenworth , P . M . 119 , P . G . Treasurer-, W . . ? . Lamonby , P . M . 1002 , P . P . G . Reg . ( Freemason ) ; J . J . Beathe , P . M . 962 ,

P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; J . Wilson , P . M . 9 62 , P . P . G . J . D . ; E . Tyson , W . M . 119 ; Jos . Wood , P . M . 962 ; Geo . Dalrymple , 252 ( Scotland ) , 872 and iuGoj W . Topping , 9 G 2 ; J . Jenkinson , 9 62 ; D . Reecc , S . D . 9 62 ; E . A . Bradbury , 962 ; T . Ellwood , 872 ; J . J . Coverdale , Sec . 9 62 ; 11 . Irving , S . W . 9 62 ; W . A . " Smith , 9 62 ; F . Hodges , S . W . 872 ; W . Selkirk , 9 62 -, J . Burnett , 9 62 ; J . Rothery , J . W .

119 ; G . B . M'Mullen , 962 ; J . McArthur , 1 eg ; J . T . Ray , J . W . 872 ; J . H . Banks , 371 ; R . Thomas , 9 62 ; and W . Wagg , Tyler 9 62 . After the dispensation had been read , the whole of thc brethren , headed by the banner of Curwen Lodge , proceeded to the residence of the deceased , from whence the sad cortege slowly wended its way to the parish church . The

brethren of Curwen Lodge of Oddfellows , of which bsdy Bro . Young was also a member , swelled the ranks of thc procession , whilst the large muster of the general public present testified to the esteem in which he was held by the community at large . The service for thc dead was most i . ripressively read by Bro . the Rev . A . F . Curvven , P . M . Curwen Lodge , P . P . G . Chaplain , rector of Harrington ,

and subsequently Bro . J . R . Bain , P . M . Curwen Lodge , P . G . J . W ., delivered the beautiful address used at Masonic funerals . On the completion of the obsequies , the brethren lelurned to the lodge room , when the lodge was solemnly closed in form .

Bro . Young leaves a widow and nine children to mourn ids loss , and , it is to be feared , but slenderly provided for . A sad coincidence is the fact that Bro . Young attended the funeral ( with Masonic honours ) of Bro . Captain Leonard , also a member of Curwen Lodge , only four days before he himself was suddenly cut of . Sic FiUv .

BRO . THOS . MURGATROYD , P . M ., P . Z ., 387 . Bro . Thos . Murgatroyd closed his earthly labours on the 25 th ult ., at the early age of thirty-nine , and was interred with every mark of respect on the 29 U 1 November , at St . Paul ' s Church , Shipley , the vicar , the Rev . W . Kelly officiating . Most of the shops in the town were closed during the funeral , and a large number of persons attended at the

church to pay their tribute of respect to the memory of a highly-esteemed townsman . The funeral procession was in the following order : —The members of the Shipley police force ; tradesmen and gentlemen of the neighbourhood -, the medical profession -, the W . M ., offers , and members of the Airedale Lodge , No . 3 87 ; the hearse ; mourning coaches containing the widow and friends of the deceased .

Whilst the coffin was being lowered into the grave , the relatives and friends of the deceased placed flowers , and thc W . M . and members of thc Airedale Lodge each a sprig of acacia upon it , the latter ceremony evidently incompiehensible lo the large assemblage in the churchyard . Bro . Dr . Murgatroyd was bom at Baildon Green , near Shipley , on the 9 th February , 1839 , was educated at

Scaleboro' Park School , Burley-in-Wh ^ rfedale , was afterwards apprenticed to Bro . Dr . Taylor , of Bradford , and eventually took hi < degrees as a Surgeon in 1862 , when he ccrnmenctd practice in Shipley . During the sixteen years ot his resilience in the town his naturally generous and kindly deposition won [ or him the affection of all classes with whom he came in contact . He was surgeon to ihe West

Riding Constabulary , and held other public appointments . As a Mason , our late brother was universally beloved by the members of his lodge , Airedale ( No . 387 ) , in which , whilst at Baildon . he was initiated , in 1864 , and may be regarded as the connecting link between two generations . Though of a somewhat retiring disposition , he attained the dignity of W . M . in 1868 ; and acting for many sub-

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sequent years as Installing Master , he acquired from the members the name of " second father" of the lodge , a title justly merited lor his Masonic attainments , fidelity to the ancient landmarks , and general earnest attachment to what he believed to be the true interests of our Order . Alike a faithful brother and a firm friend , he put into

practice in private life the precepts inculcated by pure Free masonry . The many bystanders , however , who were moved to tears during the funeral ceremony , testified to his worth far more eloquently than any written eulogium on his character . "He had a hand , open as day To melting charity . "

The Old And Blind Wife (Or Widow) Of A Mason.

THE OLD AND BLIND WIFE ( OR WIDOW ) OF A MASON .

Queen Anne's Mansion , S . W ., 12 th Dec , 1878 . Dear Sir and Brother , — Let me , once more , gratefully acknowledge

substantial pioofs of Masonic charity , happily reinforced by the equally charitable ( though uninitiated ) , whose names als > appear below . One more equally good week , and we can say , " consummatum est . " Faithfully and fraternally yours , JOHN B . MONCKTON .

British Union Lodge , No . 114 .., £ 2 4 6 Bro . R . J . Chillingworth , P . M 1 1 o „ George Kenning , P . M . ... ... ... 1 1 o : _„ John Pointing . P . G . S . ... ... ... 1 1 o „ Benj . Warner ... ... 1 1 o ,, R . H . Blades ... ... ... ... 100

„ Huddleston ( Bury ) ... ... ... ... 100 „ G . S . Brodie ( Swanagc ) ... o 10 6 „ Griffiths Smith , P . G . S . o 10 6 Mr . W . j . Barron , C . C 110 „ M . J . Lindsey , C . C . . 110 „ George Scamell ... ... ... .., 110

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

The General Committee of this Institution met on Saturday last , at Freemasons'Hall , Bro . Capt . John Wordsworth in the chair . There were also present : Bros . Doii . M . Dewar , Henry Muggeridge , Andrew Middlemass , Robert

B . Webster , W . F . C . Moutrie , George J . Row , S . Rosenthal , Rev . Richard Morris , D . D ., ( Head Master of the School ); J . G . Chancellor , G . J . Palmer , F . BincUes , ( Secretary ) and H . Massey , ( Freemason ) . The Committee received the information of the resignation of Bro . Peter Matthews , the honorary Surgeon-Dentist

to the Institution , and the appointment of Bro . J . Falkner , to the vacancy . Three candidates were placed on the list for election in April , and outfits were granted to four youths who have left the Institution and are giving satisfaction to their employers in situations they have obtained . The Committee then adjourned .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

Thc monthly meeting of ihe Committee of thc Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . Colonel Creaton , V . P . and Trustee , presided . There were also present Bros . A . H . Tattershall , S . Raws ' on , C . A . Cottebrune , F . Adlard , T . Cubitt , W .

Clarke , G . Bolton , James Brett , John Newton , J . G . Stevens , Edgar Bowyer , W . Hilton , Captain J . Wordsworth , L . Stcan , C . F . Hogard , Captain Philips , J . M . P . Montagu , Erasmus Wilson , James Terry ( SecretaryJ , and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . Bro . Terry reported the death of two annuitants . He also read the Warden's report , which , among other things ,

stated that Bro . Perceval had presented nineteen volumes of " Household Words " to the Institution , and more recently a large parcel of books . A vote of thanks to Bro . Perceval , for the gift , was then moved , seconded , and carried . Several petitions of candidates , for the election in May next , were then read , and the petitioners were placed on the list .

On the application of Bro . Terry , the Committee granted the use of the large hall of the Institution for the annual Christmas entertainment to the annuitants , on the 1 st ( f January next . On the motion of Bro . J . G , Stevens , seconded by Bto . Thomas Cubitt , P . G . P ., £ 20 was voted towards the ex penses of the entertainment . A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the proceedings .

London Masonic Charity Association.

LONDON MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION .

The fortnightly meeting of the Commiltee was held on Wednesday last , at their offices , 1 , Clifford ' s Inn , to elect new members , receive subscriptions , and transact routine

business . The meeting was adjourned to Wednesday , January 8 th , at eleven , when several important matters are to be discussed , and when the programme for 1879 will be considered and settled .