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Correspondence.
Correspondence .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents but we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limitsfree discussion .
me to disavow what he terms my " crusade against a motherless child , " and to state as clearly as possible that my aim throughout has been not against an individual , but against the principle of cases being placed before the Petitions Committee in incomplete form , and against the possibility of keeping back from the Committee ( as has been done in the case of the girl O'Neill ) very material
facts regarding the father ' s means and ability to maintain himself and child in a suitable and proper manner , which facts , had they been known , would have greatly influenced the Committee in accepting the case as a deserving one . My object is to expose this scandal , and to put a stop to what all right-minded persons cannot but look upon with aversion .
My so called ex-parte and incorrect statements have never once been questioned or challenged—1 sincerely wish they had . But at the meeting of the Committee , held at the end of December last , when the case was gone into , as the result of my communication to the Secretary , Bro . O'Neill received due notice from the Secretary to attend should he so desire . At that meeting the Committee decided to recommend the withdrawal of the name of the
girl O'Neill from the list of candidates for the April election . The General Court , however , did not accept the recommendation , and I desire to point out most strongly that if anyone was " thrown overboard , " as Bro . Murdoch states , it was not I , but the Committee—the executive body of the Institution—the body that is charged with making all enquiries into cases , the body that supported my contention .
The Petitions Committee , in the first instance , as civilians not versed in military details , could not intuitively know ( and , as a matter of fact , did not know ) all the benefits which a soldier receives besides his pay , and therefore it was all the more incnmbent upon a lodge composed entirely of soldiers to enlighten the Committee on these points . The case , on the contrary , was put forward in its worst possible light , bolstered up by what might happen in the future , and not by what existed in the present . It is a " last chance " case , and has to be forced through at all hazards .
I adhere to every word I have said in this case , and will even plead guilty to the charge of prosecuting a " crusade against a motherless child , " if by so doing I can in the least possible degree , help the case of one of the many fatherless children who are candidates for admission—children who have no bread-winner , children who are in real trouble , and who ought to be our very first care , and thus
remove from our Institution what all , I feel sure—except those interested in the case under reference—will regard as a slur upon its fair name . —Believe me , yours faithfully and fraternally , J . H . LESLIE , P . M . i 960 . Hathersage , Sheffield . April 5 th .
To the Editor ot the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , May I be allowed to add my small share of moral support to Bro . Leslie in the position which he has taken up with reference to the case of the girl O'Neill . Whilst the motherless child must , and will , have the fraternal sympathy of every good Mason , yet , surely , thp principle which Bro . Leslie
advocates should be the one upon which every Mason and every lodge should act when supporting a candidate for any of our Masonic Charities , whilst hoping that , in this particular case , the child may be successful , her hopes having been raised , and her father put , doubtless , to considerable trouble and expense to secure her election . I venture to think that all supporters of our excellent Institutions should be grateful to Bro . Leslie , who , though his natural inclination would be to support the child of a man of his old regiment , takes up a bold and
impartial position to advocate the principle that when the case of a candidate is submitted to the Petitions Committee every circumstance of the candidate ' s position should be clearly made known to the Committee by the Lodge or individual putting forward the case , and then the supporters of our Institutions would feel every confidence that every selected candidate was not only a deserving case , but had greater claims to the Charity of the Fraternity than the rejected ones , sad and pitiable though their cases may be . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally ,
ARTHUR H . BOWLES , Temple Court , P . M . 1395 , P . G . J . D . near Guildford .
A QUERY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Would any of your readers of the I . C . inform me , through your columns , if under the I . C . there is a difference in the manner of making a report at the door of a lodge under the I . C . from that in use under the E . C . ?
I ask this , as when visiting a lodge of the I . C ., some time since , they used in the F . C . what we use in the M . M ., and vice versa . Any Masonic reader will understand what I mean . When speaking to the W . M . on the subject , he told me this was perfectly
correct ; but as I have been taught that there is one universal system , which enables a brother of one Constitution to obtain admission into the lodge of another , and 1 never noticed this distinction when visiting other lodges of the I . C , I should be obliged if some brother who knows both would give a reply as to the correctness of the lodge I visited last . —Yours fraternally ,
P . M ., P . D . S . G . D . March 18 th .
AT CIMIKZ , on Tuesday , the weather was again brilliant and warm , and the Ouccn enjoyed pleasant drives . The Grand Duchess Vladimir and her daughter , the Grand Duchess Helen , took lunch with her Majesty , and in the afternoon , the Queen , accompanied by Princess Christian , drove into the town , stopping at the Gardens , where the Children ' s Battle of Flowers was taking place . The Royal carriage halted before the tribune of the committee , and the Royal party witnessed the passing of the children's gaily-decked vehicles of all sorts , many of the exuberant youngsters throwing flowers at the Queen ' s carriage as they passed . Her Majesty watched the proceedings with evident amusement .
THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I am quite content to allow your readers to judge between Bro . Murdoch ' s letter in your issue of the 2 nd instant and my " ungenerous effusion " which appeared in your issue of the 19 th ult ., but I venture to ask you to allow
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
1120 ] LORD EDWARD FITZGERALD . Can any fellow student inform me whether the unfortunate young man whose name appears at the head of this note was a Freemason ? Major Sirr , who arrested him for high treason , was undoubtedly a member of our Society , and unless my memory is at fault , the particulars of Lord Edward ' s initiation were given with some fulness several years ago in the columns either of the Freemason or of the defunct Freemasons' Magazine ; or Masonic Mirror . R . F . GOULD .
Reviews.
Reviews .
"FREEMASONS' CALENDAR AND DIRECTORY FOR THE PROVINCE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND , 1 S 9 S . "—This beautifully printed , ably edited , and well arranged Annual is in its 26 th year of publication , and is always a welcome aid in the province for which it is chiefly prepared . The Editor is Bro . B . A . Smith , M . A ., LL . M ., who has filled that onerous position now for some years , to the great advantage of the Fraternity in Leicestershire . The information is so varied and ample that one scarcely likes to suggest any additions to the labours of the Editor , but in one of the pages—not quite so full of matter as the most are—the numerical condition of the province might well be added or squeezed in . The figures really are 772 members
belonging to 14 lodges , or an average of 55 to each lodge ; the Royal Arch chapters number five , with 215 companions , and the same number of Mark lodges with 19 S members . There are also other Masonic Bodies fully represented in the Calendar , and the particulars as to the Votes in the Central Masonic Charities cannot be improved upon as respects the Table , which shows a grand total of 2474 Votes for under Soo members—a most creditable record for the size of the province . Bro . B . A . Smith has done well as Editor—as he always does—and the value of the Annual this year is enhanced by the frontispiece being devoted to Bro . W . Beaumont Smith , P . M . 523 , P . P . G . W ., and P . P . G . Treas .
Craft Masonry.
Craft Masonry .
Boscawen Lodge , No . 699 . At a meeting of the above lodge , at Chacewater , on the 4 th instant , Bro . R . F . Fraser-Frizzell , P . P . J . G . W ., P . P . G . Chap ., was presented with an illuminated address on his departure from Chacewater . Bro . Charles T . Worth , W . M ., in making the presentation , after a brief outline of Bro . Frizzell ' s career in Freemasonry from 1 SC 4 expressed regret on behalf of the
, lodge that he was about to leave Chacewater , where he had proved himself a valuable member in all matters affecting the weltare of the lodge and Freemasonry , and , in asking him to accept the address as a small but sincere token of their appreciation of his work as a Mason and their personal regard and esteem for him as a man , they hoped his future might be even more bright and useful than the past , and assured him their best wishes would follow him in his new sphere of labour . Bro . Frizzell feelingly acknowledged the presentation .
lhe brethren afterwards adjourned to the banqueting room , where supper was served . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given . Among the visiting brethren were Bros . T . R . Mills , P . P . G . P . j W . T . Collins , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; Theophilus Mitchell , P . P . G . D . C . j and John Reed , all of 1006 ; and J . T . Letcher , 131 , P . P . G . D . C . Songs and recitations were given by Bros . Heal y . W . Hall , N . Pascoe , and Frizzell , all of the lodge ; and Bros . T . R . Mills and W . J . Collins , both of 1006 . A most enjoyable evening was spent .
Queen Victoria Lodge , No . 2655 . At a meeting of the above lodge , at Trelawny Hotel , St . Budeaux , on Wednesday , the 6 th instant , Bro . Edwin Fage was installed W . M . for the ensuing year by Bro . Major J . G . Shanks , P . M ., who was the first W . M . of the lodge . The lodge began with 23 members . During the year 21 have been initiated , and , with a few joining members , the number now reaches nearly Go . There were about 24 Past Masters at Bro . Fage's installation , including Bros . G . Bray , W . Ferguson , J . Taylor , I . Bassett , and j . J . E .
Elliott , ot 1212 ; 1 ' . Ii . bach , 1 S 9 ; U . M . Urebncr and I . Reynolds , of 225 S ; G . Collins , 202 ; J . Gidley , 2025 ; H . E . Sitters , P . J . Dunn , and E . T . Woodcock , of 1205 ; R . Pike and W . Routledge , of 230 ; D . H . Bird , 1093 ; and N . Bray and T . S . Deeble , 10 71 , The W . M . afterwards appointed his officers as follows : Bros . Major J . G . Shanks , I . P . M . ; Major Edyvean , S . W . ; Smale , J . W . ; Perring , Chap . ; Bowen , Treas . ; Pearse , Sec ; Treays , S . D . j Truscott , J . D . ; Bennett , I . G . ; Nunn , D . C ; Heard , A . D . C ; Brooming , Org . ; Glanville , Ball , W . Brown , and Tozer , Stewards ; and Occleshaw , Tyler .
Bro . Major Shanks , before leaving the chair , presented to the lodge a framed portrait of Queen Victoria , after whom the lodge is named , and Bro . Fage , on assuming the chair , received the gift , and proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . Major Shanks for this and other gifts to the lodge , and for his valuable services as its first Master . This was seconded by Bro . Perring , and supported by Bro . W . J . Pearse , who observed that much of the success of the new lodge was due to its first Master . Bro . Shanks , in acknowledging the vote of thanks , mentioned that during the past year , in that and other lodges , he had performed no less than 93 Craft D agrees , and that he had travelled over 6200 miles to fid his various chairs in I'Yeemisonry .
Royal Arch.
Royal Arch .
Grand Master ' s Chapter , No . 1 . The installation meeting of the above chapter was held on the 5 th inst ., at the Motel Victoria , Northumberland Avenue . Comp . Major E . W . Stillwell , M . E . Z ., presided , and he was suppoited by Comps . Sir Joseph C Dimsdale , II . ; Joseph Roc ' rf , J . ; W . P . Griffin , P . Z ., Treas . ; Charles Belton , P . G . S . B ., S . E . ; Richard CreeJ , S . N . ; J . D . Langton , P . G . Std . Br ., P . S . ; H . L . de Montmorency , ist A . S . ; Geo . Ratcliff Steele , 2 nd A . S . ; W . Kipps , Hon . Org . ; II , Homewood Crawford . V . ' L ,
P . P . G . S . ; Dr . I ' . Gordon Brown , P . Z ., P . G . Std . Br . ; Dr . Ralph Gooding , ?¦ ' - P . A . G . Soj . ; Major-Gcneral K . Gadsden , P . Z . 434 , P . G . S . B . ; Henry Holt , O . HCuviljc-, Gerald Hodgson , J . H . Dimsdale , B . W . Levy , C . Holder ! White , and RichaiJ live , Past G . Treas . The visitors were Comps . W . Cock , P . Z . 1297 ; Frank Rich irdson , P . Z . S , P . A . G . D . C , G . D . C ; W . Sergeant Lee , M . E . Z . 24 SS ; Richard Hort ° . Smith , Q . C , Dep . G . Reg . ; F . II . Janson , G ; II . W . Partridge , P . Z . 70 ; Lord
Skelmersdale , P . G . S . N . ; General J . C Hay , P . A . G . Soj . ; F . E . Rocher , 435 ; »• Massey , P . Z . Gig and 192 S ; J . R . Cleave , II . 2030 ; W . S . Hooper , Scribe K . - \^ 5 Imre Kiralfy , 24 SS ; Frederick West , P . Z . 4 , P . A . G . S . ; Earl of Kuston , Grari'i Superintendent Norths and Hunts ; C F . Matier , I ' . Dep . G . D . C ; Peter de Lin " - ' Long , P . G . P . S . ; E . Letch worth , K . S . A ., Grand Scribe H . ; W . I . Kirnw , Org . T )' < and Colonel Clifford Probyn , L . C . C , P . Z . iS . ' There was no business before the chapter but the install ition of the Principals an " the investiture of the new officers for the year , and Comp . Dr . Ralph Gooding , PlJit
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Correspondence.
Correspondence .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents but we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limitsfree discussion .
me to disavow what he terms my " crusade against a motherless child , " and to state as clearly as possible that my aim throughout has been not against an individual , but against the principle of cases being placed before the Petitions Committee in incomplete form , and against the possibility of keeping back from the Committee ( as has been done in the case of the girl O'Neill ) very material
facts regarding the father ' s means and ability to maintain himself and child in a suitable and proper manner , which facts , had they been known , would have greatly influenced the Committee in accepting the case as a deserving one . My object is to expose this scandal , and to put a stop to what all right-minded persons cannot but look upon with aversion .
My so called ex-parte and incorrect statements have never once been questioned or challenged—1 sincerely wish they had . But at the meeting of the Committee , held at the end of December last , when the case was gone into , as the result of my communication to the Secretary , Bro . O'Neill received due notice from the Secretary to attend should he so desire . At that meeting the Committee decided to recommend the withdrawal of the name of the
girl O'Neill from the list of candidates for the April election . The General Court , however , did not accept the recommendation , and I desire to point out most strongly that if anyone was " thrown overboard , " as Bro . Murdoch states , it was not I , but the Committee—the executive body of the Institution—the body that is charged with making all enquiries into cases , the body that supported my contention .
The Petitions Committee , in the first instance , as civilians not versed in military details , could not intuitively know ( and , as a matter of fact , did not know ) all the benefits which a soldier receives besides his pay , and therefore it was all the more incnmbent upon a lodge composed entirely of soldiers to enlighten the Committee on these points . The case , on the contrary , was put forward in its worst possible light , bolstered up by what might happen in the future , and not by what existed in the present . It is a " last chance " case , and has to be forced through at all hazards .
I adhere to every word I have said in this case , and will even plead guilty to the charge of prosecuting a " crusade against a motherless child , " if by so doing I can in the least possible degree , help the case of one of the many fatherless children who are candidates for admission—children who have no bread-winner , children who are in real trouble , and who ought to be our very first care , and thus
remove from our Institution what all , I feel sure—except those interested in the case under reference—will regard as a slur upon its fair name . —Believe me , yours faithfully and fraternally , J . H . LESLIE , P . M . i 960 . Hathersage , Sheffield . April 5 th .
To the Editor ot the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , May I be allowed to add my small share of moral support to Bro . Leslie in the position which he has taken up with reference to the case of the girl O'Neill . Whilst the motherless child must , and will , have the fraternal sympathy of every good Mason , yet , surely , thp principle which Bro . Leslie
advocates should be the one upon which every Mason and every lodge should act when supporting a candidate for any of our Masonic Charities , whilst hoping that , in this particular case , the child may be successful , her hopes having been raised , and her father put , doubtless , to considerable trouble and expense to secure her election . I venture to think that all supporters of our excellent Institutions should be grateful to Bro . Leslie , who , though his natural inclination would be to support the child of a man of his old regiment , takes up a bold and
impartial position to advocate the principle that when the case of a candidate is submitted to the Petitions Committee every circumstance of the candidate ' s position should be clearly made known to the Committee by the Lodge or individual putting forward the case , and then the supporters of our Institutions would feel every confidence that every selected candidate was not only a deserving case , but had greater claims to the Charity of the Fraternity than the rejected ones , sad and pitiable though their cases may be . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally ,
ARTHUR H . BOWLES , Temple Court , P . M . 1395 , P . G . J . D . near Guildford .
A QUERY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Would any of your readers of the I . C . inform me , through your columns , if under the I . C . there is a difference in the manner of making a report at the door of a lodge under the I . C . from that in use under the E . C . ?
I ask this , as when visiting a lodge of the I . C ., some time since , they used in the F . C . what we use in the M . M ., and vice versa . Any Masonic reader will understand what I mean . When speaking to the W . M . on the subject , he told me this was perfectly
correct ; but as I have been taught that there is one universal system , which enables a brother of one Constitution to obtain admission into the lodge of another , and 1 never noticed this distinction when visiting other lodges of the I . C , I should be obliged if some brother who knows both would give a reply as to the correctness of the lodge I visited last . —Yours fraternally ,
P . M ., P . D . S . G . D . March 18 th .
AT CIMIKZ , on Tuesday , the weather was again brilliant and warm , and the Ouccn enjoyed pleasant drives . The Grand Duchess Vladimir and her daughter , the Grand Duchess Helen , took lunch with her Majesty , and in the afternoon , the Queen , accompanied by Princess Christian , drove into the town , stopping at the Gardens , where the Children ' s Battle of Flowers was taking place . The Royal carriage halted before the tribune of the committee , and the Royal party witnessed the passing of the children's gaily-decked vehicles of all sorts , many of the exuberant youngsters throwing flowers at the Queen ' s carriage as they passed . Her Majesty watched the proceedings with evident amusement .
THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I am quite content to allow your readers to judge between Bro . Murdoch ' s letter in your issue of the 2 nd instant and my " ungenerous effusion " which appeared in your issue of the 19 th ult ., but I venture to ask you to allow
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
1120 ] LORD EDWARD FITZGERALD . Can any fellow student inform me whether the unfortunate young man whose name appears at the head of this note was a Freemason ? Major Sirr , who arrested him for high treason , was undoubtedly a member of our Society , and unless my memory is at fault , the particulars of Lord Edward ' s initiation were given with some fulness several years ago in the columns either of the Freemason or of the defunct Freemasons' Magazine ; or Masonic Mirror . R . F . GOULD .
Reviews.
Reviews .
"FREEMASONS' CALENDAR AND DIRECTORY FOR THE PROVINCE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND , 1 S 9 S . "—This beautifully printed , ably edited , and well arranged Annual is in its 26 th year of publication , and is always a welcome aid in the province for which it is chiefly prepared . The Editor is Bro . B . A . Smith , M . A ., LL . M ., who has filled that onerous position now for some years , to the great advantage of the Fraternity in Leicestershire . The information is so varied and ample that one scarcely likes to suggest any additions to the labours of the Editor , but in one of the pages—not quite so full of matter as the most are—the numerical condition of the province might well be added or squeezed in . The figures really are 772 members
belonging to 14 lodges , or an average of 55 to each lodge ; the Royal Arch chapters number five , with 215 companions , and the same number of Mark lodges with 19 S members . There are also other Masonic Bodies fully represented in the Calendar , and the particulars as to the Votes in the Central Masonic Charities cannot be improved upon as respects the Table , which shows a grand total of 2474 Votes for under Soo members—a most creditable record for the size of the province . Bro . B . A . Smith has done well as Editor—as he always does—and the value of the Annual this year is enhanced by the frontispiece being devoted to Bro . W . Beaumont Smith , P . M . 523 , P . P . G . W ., and P . P . G . Treas .
Craft Masonry.
Craft Masonry .
Boscawen Lodge , No . 699 . At a meeting of the above lodge , at Chacewater , on the 4 th instant , Bro . R . F . Fraser-Frizzell , P . P . J . G . W ., P . P . G . Chap ., was presented with an illuminated address on his departure from Chacewater . Bro . Charles T . Worth , W . M ., in making the presentation , after a brief outline of Bro . Frizzell ' s career in Freemasonry from 1 SC 4 expressed regret on behalf of the
, lodge that he was about to leave Chacewater , where he had proved himself a valuable member in all matters affecting the weltare of the lodge and Freemasonry , and , in asking him to accept the address as a small but sincere token of their appreciation of his work as a Mason and their personal regard and esteem for him as a man , they hoped his future might be even more bright and useful than the past , and assured him their best wishes would follow him in his new sphere of labour . Bro . Frizzell feelingly acknowledged the presentation .
lhe brethren afterwards adjourned to the banqueting room , where supper was served . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given . Among the visiting brethren were Bros . T . R . Mills , P . P . G . P . j W . T . Collins , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; Theophilus Mitchell , P . P . G . D . C . j and John Reed , all of 1006 ; and J . T . Letcher , 131 , P . P . G . D . C . Songs and recitations were given by Bros . Heal y . W . Hall , N . Pascoe , and Frizzell , all of the lodge ; and Bros . T . R . Mills and W . J . Collins , both of 1006 . A most enjoyable evening was spent .
Queen Victoria Lodge , No . 2655 . At a meeting of the above lodge , at Trelawny Hotel , St . Budeaux , on Wednesday , the 6 th instant , Bro . Edwin Fage was installed W . M . for the ensuing year by Bro . Major J . G . Shanks , P . M ., who was the first W . M . of the lodge . The lodge began with 23 members . During the year 21 have been initiated , and , with a few joining members , the number now reaches nearly Go . There were about 24 Past Masters at Bro . Fage's installation , including Bros . G . Bray , W . Ferguson , J . Taylor , I . Bassett , and j . J . E .
Elliott , ot 1212 ; 1 ' . Ii . bach , 1 S 9 ; U . M . Urebncr and I . Reynolds , of 225 S ; G . Collins , 202 ; J . Gidley , 2025 ; H . E . Sitters , P . J . Dunn , and E . T . Woodcock , of 1205 ; R . Pike and W . Routledge , of 230 ; D . H . Bird , 1093 ; and N . Bray and T . S . Deeble , 10 71 , The W . M . afterwards appointed his officers as follows : Bros . Major J . G . Shanks , I . P . M . ; Major Edyvean , S . W . ; Smale , J . W . ; Perring , Chap . ; Bowen , Treas . ; Pearse , Sec ; Treays , S . D . j Truscott , J . D . ; Bennett , I . G . ; Nunn , D . C ; Heard , A . D . C ; Brooming , Org . ; Glanville , Ball , W . Brown , and Tozer , Stewards ; and Occleshaw , Tyler .
Bro . Major Shanks , before leaving the chair , presented to the lodge a framed portrait of Queen Victoria , after whom the lodge is named , and Bro . Fage , on assuming the chair , received the gift , and proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . Major Shanks for this and other gifts to the lodge , and for his valuable services as its first Master . This was seconded by Bro . Perring , and supported by Bro . W . J . Pearse , who observed that much of the success of the new lodge was due to its first Master . Bro . Shanks , in acknowledging the vote of thanks , mentioned that during the past year , in that and other lodges , he had performed no less than 93 Craft D agrees , and that he had travelled over 6200 miles to fid his various chairs in I'Yeemisonry .
Royal Arch.
Royal Arch .
Grand Master ' s Chapter , No . 1 . The installation meeting of the above chapter was held on the 5 th inst ., at the Motel Victoria , Northumberland Avenue . Comp . Major E . W . Stillwell , M . E . Z ., presided , and he was suppoited by Comps . Sir Joseph C Dimsdale , II . ; Joseph Roc ' rf , J . ; W . P . Griffin , P . Z ., Treas . ; Charles Belton , P . G . S . B ., S . E . ; Richard CreeJ , S . N . ; J . D . Langton , P . G . Std . Br ., P . S . ; H . L . de Montmorency , ist A . S . ; Geo . Ratcliff Steele , 2 nd A . S . ; W . Kipps , Hon . Org . ; II , Homewood Crawford . V . ' L ,
P . P . G . S . ; Dr . I ' . Gordon Brown , P . Z ., P . G . Std . Br . ; Dr . Ralph Gooding , ?¦ ' - P . A . G . Soj . ; Major-Gcneral K . Gadsden , P . Z . 434 , P . G . S . B . ; Henry Holt , O . HCuviljc-, Gerald Hodgson , J . H . Dimsdale , B . W . Levy , C . Holder ! White , and RichaiJ live , Past G . Treas . The visitors were Comps . W . Cock , P . Z . 1297 ; Frank Rich irdson , P . Z . S , P . A . G . D . C , G . D . C ; W . Sergeant Lee , M . E . Z . 24 SS ; Richard Hort ° . Smith , Q . C , Dep . G . Reg . ; F . II . Janson , G ; II . W . Partridge , P . Z . 70 ; Lord
Skelmersdale , P . G . S . N . ; General J . C Hay , P . A . G . Soj . ; F . E . Rocher , 435 ; »• Massey , P . Z . Gig and 192 S ; J . R . Cleave , II . 2030 ; W . S . Hooper , Scribe K . - \^ 5 Imre Kiralfy , 24 SS ; Frederick West , P . Z . 4 , P . A . G . S . ; Earl of Kuston , Grari'i Superintendent Norths and Hunts ; C F . Matier , I ' . Dep . G . D . C ; Peter de Lin " - ' Long , P . G . P . S . ; E . Letch worth , K . S . A ., Grand Scribe H . ; W . I . Kirnw , Org . T )' < and Colonel Clifford Probyn , L . C . C , P . Z . iS . ' There was no business before the chapter but the install ition of the Principals an " the investiture of the new officers for the year , and Comp . Dr . Ralph Gooding , PlJit