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able changes , and , from being what was then called a 1 " supper lodge , " meeting at six or seven in the evening , it became a " dinner lodge , " and met too early for him to be able to attend without neglecting his business ; he , however , continued to attend his chapter until nine or ten years ago . He did what was very rare in those days , i . e ., installed his successor to the

Master's chair , but his father was a most enthusiastic Mason , and taught him the ceremony . Upon my asking him who generally installed the Masters of the lodge after his year of office had expired , he could not

remember at first , but the next time I saw him he reminded me of my question , and was highly amused at his being unable to remember that it was he himself who generally performed that ceremony ; he also mentioned the names of brethren who used to come to him to learn the installation . ( To be continued . )

Provincial Grand Lodge Of The Isle Of Man.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF THE ISLE OF MAN .

The annual meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge was held in the Hall of the Tynwald Lodge , No . 1242 , Douglas , on Thursday , the 29 th u \ t „ under lhe presidency oi Bro . Major ] . S . Goldie-Taubman , P . G . Master . The attendance was very large , amongst those present being—Bros . J . S . Goldie-Taubman , P . G . M . ; John A . Brown , P . S . G . W . ; Rev . E . Ferrier ,

P . G . Chap . ; James Hodgson , P . G . Reg . ; H . Brearley , P . S . G . D . ; R . Swinnerton , P . G . D . C ; J . C . Bradshaw , P . G . Std . Br . ; Walter J . Brown , P . Asst . G . Sec . ; G . Harrington Quayle , W . R . Davis , and W . Colquhoun , P . G . Stwds . ; W . Laughlin , P . J . G . W . ; Rev . W . Morris , P . G . Chap . ; Thos . H . Nesbitt , P . G . Sec ; W . L . Wild , P . S . GW . ; J . A . Mylrea , P . G . Org . ; C . M . Challender , P . G . Std .

Br . ; M . W . Corran , P . A . G . Purst ., John Craine and W . P . J . Pittar , P . G . Stwds . ; J . Lanaghan , P . G . Tyler ; S . Webb , P . M ., and J . Lawton , J . W ., of 1004 ; S . Parkes , 1004 ; F . C . Poulter , J . W . 1242 ; E . Russell , -264 ; P . A . Kiliey , S . W . 20 . 19 ; John P . Callow , | . W . 2050 ; J . C . Corris , W . M . 2164 ; G . Watterson , J . W . 2164 ; K . E . Cain , W . M . 2197 ; E . Black , Sec . 2197 ; T . S . Aylen , J . D . 2197 ; F .

W . Spencer , I . G . 2197 ; F . W . Watson , Org . 2197 ; J . Sharp , Steward 2197 ; W . H . Wylde , j . D . 1004 ; M . MacAUUter , 1004 ; A . W . Brearey , S . W . 1242 ; J . Bregazzi , 1242 ; M . Carine , 1242 ; R . Whiteside , W . M . 2049 ; W . Broughton , W . M . 2050 ; A . H . Fayle , J . D . 2050 ; J . Clucas , P . M . 2164 ; C . Morrison , S . D . 2164 ; E . Anderson , J . D . 2164 ; P . T . Screech , S . W . 2197 ; F . J . Johnson , P . M . and Treas . 2197 ; and D . Fish , 2197 .

The Prov . Grand Master , Major J . S . Goldie-Taubman , having opened the lodge , The PROV . G . SECRETARY read the circular convening the meeting , and caUed over the roU oi the insular lodges , when it was found that they were all represented .

The minutes of the Prov . Grand Lodge held in Douglas , on October the nth , were read and confirmed . Letters of apology for inability to attend were read from Bros . J . E .

Hunt , I . P . M . 2049 ; J . C . La Mothe , S . Harris , G . C . Heron , Dep . Prov . G . M . ; A . N . Laughton , Alured Dumbell , Deemster Sir W . L . Drinkwater , W . Kissack , Prov . G . Purst ; and C . F . Johnson , Prov . G . Sword Bearer .

Prov . G . Lodge having been opened , the roll of lodges was called , and it was found that everyone was represented ; and letters of apology for non-attendance from numerous members having been read , the minutes of the meeting on the nth October were read and confirmed , and the P . G . Secretary presented a very elaborate report of the condition of the various

lodges in the province , the particulars respecting each being far too ample to reproduce in full . We may state , however , that nearly all the lodges appear to be in a satisfactory position , the attendance of members for the most part being regular , and the duties fulfilled with

due regard to the requirements of the Constitutions and , at the same time , with commendable ability . The members , too , appear to be prompt in the payment of their dues , with the exception of one lodge , more than half the members of which are reported to be in arrear .

This report was listened to with great attention and much applauded , and a vote of thanks was passed to Bro . Nesbitt , P . G . Sec , for the labour he had bestowed on its compilation .

The financial condition of the Provincial Grand Lodge appeared to be also in a satisfactory state , there being a balance in hand on the General Fund of ^ 45 , on the Benevolent Fund of nearly £ 25 , and on the Special Charity Fund of ^ 13 .

Reference was made to the fact of the province having been represented at the Centenary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls by six Stewards , among whom were the Prov . G . Master and Prov . G . Secretary , the amount remitted , in addition to the customary Stewards' Fees , being stated at about £ 40 .

The nomination of Prov . Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year was entrusted to the PROV . GRAND MASTER , and the latter announced as his selection Bro . A . Bruce , an appointment which was received with loud applause . The PROV . GRAND MASTER mentioned , amid much enthusiasm , his

intention to appoint Bro . J . A . Brown as his Deputy P . G . M ., and Bro . Brown was accordingly obligated and invested with the insignia of his office , and , the rest of the Prov . G . Officers having been appointed and invested with the insignia of office , P . G . Lodge was closed , and the proceedings of the day terminated with the usual banquet .

BERKELEY H OTEL ( late St . James ' s ) , 1 , Berkeley-street and 77 , Piccadilly , London , W . First class accommodation for residents , with a Restaurant newlyjittached for high class luncheons and dinners , at fixed prices and h la / carte . C . DIETTE , Manager . —[ ADVT . J '

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Gloucestershire And Herefordshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE .

A half-yearly communication of the Provincial Grand Mark Lod ge of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire was held at the Masonic Hall , Cheltenham , on Tuesday last , the principal business being the appointment and investiture of Bro . O . Shellard ( ex-Mayor of Hereford ) , as Deputy Prov .

G . M . Master , in succession to the late Bro . H . Jeffs , whose death took place a few weeks after his appointment in July last . The Prov . G . M . Master , Bro . the Baron de Ferrieres , presided , supported by the P . Prov . G . M . M ., Bro . J . Walker , M . A . ; Bro . R . V . Vassar Smith ( D . P . G . M . ' Gloucestershire ) , P . P . S . G . W . ; and Bro . W . Forth , P . D . P . G . M . M .

The following were the Officers of Provincial Grand Mark Lod ge present * . — Bros . O . Shellard , P . M . 243 , P . S . G . W . ; J . Balcomb , P . M . 10 , P . J . G . W . ; W . R . Porcher , M . A ., 10 , P . G . M . O . ; J . Marchant , P . M . 243 , P . S . G . O . ; Dr . Gregory , j ¦

P . J . G . O . ; Rev . Dr . Lynes , P . M . 340 , P . G . Chap . ; W . L . Bain , P . M . 10 , P . G . Treas ; J . Davies , P . M . 243 , P . G . R . ; G . Norman , P . M . 10 , J . G . D . Eng ., P . G . Sec . ; Q Caldwell , P . M . 243 , P . S . G . D . ; E . Lea , W . M . 340 , P . J . G . D . ; T . E . Gandy , P . G ! Org . ; and W . R . Felton , P . M . 10 , P . P . G . M . O ., P . G . Stwd . There vvas a good attendance of the brethren .

'I he minutes of the meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge in July last when Movable Grand Lodge was held in Cheltenham for the installation of the Baron de Ferrieres as Prov . G . M . M ., having been read and confirmed , the PROV . GRAMD MARK MASTER referred in feeling terms to the loss the province had sustained in the death of Bro . Jeffs , and then duly invested Bro . Shellard as his successor .

The appointment of Bro . Shellard vvas evidently a popular one , and he was warmly greeted as he took his seat at the right of the Prov . G . M . M . Subsequently a vote of condolence with the family of Bro , Jeffs was

passed , and ordered to be inscribed on the minutes . Provincial Grand Lodge having been closed , the brethren dined together jn the banqueting hall . An incident of the meeting vvas the gift to the lodge of a banner ( manufactured by Bro . George Kenning ) , by the Prov . G . M . M .

New Masonic Temple At Kimberley, S.A.

NEW MASONIC TEMPLE AT KIMBERLEY , S . A .

The foundation-stone of a Masonic Temple was laid on October ioth , in Dutoitspan-road , Kimberley , the capital of the South African diamond fields . The building will consist of two blocks , attached and communicating with each other , the first block consisting of a double storey building , and the back being the temple . The order of architecture is Corinthian , access

to the building being gained through a handsome portico supported by six Corinthian columns and capitals . This opens into a spacious entrance hall , 30 feet by 20 feet . This entrance hall leads into the Tylers' hall , vvhich forms a lobby to the temple which is contiguous . The entrance hall is flanked on each side by two degree rooms of the same

dimensions , approached from the Tylers' hall through separate preparation rooms . These degree rooms will be provided with platforms and pedestals . The temple itself is to be a very substantial building with a good floor , with the three steps and platform at the end . The interior measurement is 60 feet by 3 * 5 feet , or about the same size as the

town-hall . The decorations will be appropriate Masonic panels on the walls , These panels will be formed between projections which form part of the walls . The masonry work will be two feet thick , and the height of the temple from floor to ceiling vvill be 30 feet ; the roof will be massively constructed , and be of the description known as a hammer-beam roof , the

projections in the walls noted above being carried right up to the ceiling . The ventilation of the temple is on a novel system , and one vvhich seems particularly suited for such a building . In the solid walls air shafts are being built , about 10 feet high , at stated intervals , and these shafts connect with the underside of the floor , inside the walls ;

the fresh air is let in under the floor by means of ventilators between the air shafts , so that plenty of fresh air vvill be constantly supplied , and no fear need be entertained of anything being heard outside . The vitiated air vvill be drawn off by means of exhaust pipes fitted in the apex of the roof ; thus a vacuum vvill be caused in the interior , which will

be immediately filled by fresh air drawn by the inlets connecting with the underside of the floor . On each side of the building lavatories and offices are to be built in a substantial manner , and these will be accessible fro m the outside as well as the inside , thus forming , in case of necessity , additional exits . In the entrance hall is to be a handsome ornamental staircase

in the centre , which vvill be lighted by a large landing light about 10 feet square . The upstairs of the building consists of four Degree rooms , which average about 20 feet by 15 feet . The front wall is to be finished with balustrading and parapet coping , and other enrichments will be broug ht into play to add to the appearance of the building . All the windows are

to be fitted with revolving window shutters inside . The steps and floor of the portico , all the sills , dressings , & c „ are to be of Modder River freestone , so it will be seen that everything is to be done to make the building handsome and substantial . The architect is Mr . H . A . Reid , who was the successiul competitor when plans were called for . His design was submitted ,

and the estimates being within the limit the Committee had allowed for , the plans were accepted . The successful tenderers were Messrs , Beckett and Morgan , and , remarkable to say , the tender was not above the estimate . The work is to be carried on under the occasional superintendence of the architect , and it promises to be one of the most massive buildings in Kimberleyand an ornament to the place .

, The Masonic Temple is to cost about £ 4 . 600 , and in it the business of the various lodges in Kimberley—the Richard Gidd y , Cosmopolitan , Athole , Peace and Harmony , and Concord Chapter—will be transacted . The Architect .