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PHCENIX FIRE OFFICE . 19 , LOMBARD ST ., & 57 , CHARING CROSS , LONDON . —Established 1782 . LOWEST Current Rates I Assured free of all Liability Liberal and Prompt Settlements | Electric Lighting Rules supplied W . C . MACDONALD , * l Joint F . B . MACDONALD , J Secretaries .
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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 10 , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . General Accidents . I Personal Injuries . Railway Accidents . | Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING , Manager .
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HEPBURN AND COCKS , ESTABLISHED 1790 . 93 , CHANCERY LANE , LONDON , W . C . ( two Doors North of Union Bank ) . DEED , BALLOT , CASH , AND DESPATCH BOX , AND FIRE-PROOF SAFE MANUFACTURERS . Air-Tight and Travelling Boxes in stock , and made to order . ' . Offices and Strong Rooms Fitted up with Iron Frames and Shelves . Sets of Stands and Boxes made to fit Recesses to Order . Estimates given . Price Lists . »* # N . B . —STRONG DEED BOXES of the following dimensions forwarded carriage paid pro nett cash—viz . ; 16 in . by 12-in . by o £ -in ., 17 s . 6 d . ; 14-in . by 10-in . by 8-in ., 14 s . 6 d . ; and 13-in by o-in by 7-in ., lis . 6 d .
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JHE LONDON NECROPOLIS . — * - BROOKWOOD CEMETERY , NEAR WOKING . IS 8 , WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD , AND 2 , LANCASTER PLACE , STRAND . Telephone—No . 4839 . Telegraphic Address— "Tenebratio , London . " BROOKWOOD CEMETERY is the largest and most beautiful in England , and easier and cheaper of access than any of the other London Cemeteries . Every detail in connection vvith a Funeral promptly and effectually carried out in response to a message to either of the Offices . This Company are the Patentees and only Makers of the Earth to Earth Coffins , and carry out sanitary burial in the manner so strongly advocated by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Duke of Westminster , the Dean of York , and the Church of England Burial Reform Association . " The manner of conducting interments in this Cemetery ( according to the Government Inspector ) is as commendable as the practice of other Companies is the contrary . "The Times .
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FOR ECONOMICAL AND RESPECTABLE FUNERALS AT STATED CHARGES , TO COVER ALLEXPENSIS , EXCLUSIVE OF CEMETERY FEES , BRO . C . G . HATT , UNDERTAKER , 2 , KING STREET , KENSINGTON HIGH STREET . Orders by Post or Telegrams promptly attended to . Price Lists Post Free on Application .
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FISH , POULTRY , GAME , OYSTERS . TOHN GOW , LIMITED , I 1 7 , NEW BROAD STREET , E . C . ( Opposite Railway Station ) . 12 , HONEY LANE MARKET , CHEAPSIDE , 93 , THEOBALD'S RD ., HOLBORN , W . C , 125 , BROMPTON ROAD , S . W , JOHN GOW , Limited , always have on sale the Largest Stock in London of the Very Best Quality at Lowest Prices . BARRELLED OYSTERS .
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/~ OALS . COALS . COALS . roCKER ELL " ( LIMITED ) , 1-1 , CORNHILL , LONDON , E . C . For Prices , see Daily Papers . Trucks direct from the Colliery to every Railway Station .
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W WALLER , THEATRICAL . COSTUMIER AND WIG MAKER . FANCY COSTUMES SUPPLIED FOR BALLS , FETES , AND CARNIVALS . Portable Theatres and Scenery Fitted in Town or Country . Costumes for every published Play may be had on Hire . Also Dress Suits for Banquets , Balls , & c . Estimates andCatalogues of Goods forwarded on application . ,. 4 & 86 , TABERNACLE ST ., FINSBURY SQUARE , LONDON .
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pENTENARY HALL , Freemasons ' V __/ School , St . John ' s Hill , Clapham function . A PHOTOGRAPH of the NEW HALL and BUILDINGS , Cabinet size , mounted on opaline , vvith strutt box and pad complete , forwarded POST FREE on receipt of is . 6 d ., or mounted on enamelled card , is . —Address , A . TALBOT , Photographer , North-street , Leatherhead , Surrey .
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ANDERTON'S HOTEL & TAVERN FLEET STREET , LONDON . In connection with the Royal Clarence Hotel , llfracombe ; and Peacock Hotel , and Royal Hotel , Boston , Lincolnshire . The central position of ANDERTON'S renders this Tavern unequalled for Masonic Banquets , Public Dinners , Wedding Breakfasts , Meetings of Creditors , Arbitrations or Jovial Gatherings The Rooms reserved for the above business consist of DINING HALL , PILLAR HALL , MASONIC HALL , CHAPTER , and numerous Smaller Rooms . The RESTAURANT on Eastern Side of Hotel Entrance is open to the Public from 7 a . m . to 7 p . m . for BREAKFASTS , LUNCHEONS . TEAS , and DINNERS . F . H . CLEMOW , Proprietor . I i
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TVVT AN CHESTE R HOTEL * y * - ALDERSGATE
STREETNOTICE TO SECRETARIES OF MASONIC LODGES CLUBS , AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS .
The Proprietors of the above Hotel , having recently added a . number of commodious Rooms to the Establishment , suitable for LODGE MEETINGS , BANQUETS , DINNERS , & C , will be glad to furnish Terms and Particulars for the use of same on application . >
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SUMMER BANQUETS . THE CLARENCE ROOMS of I THE HOTEL METROPOLE , BRIGHTON , are Specially Adapted for the SUMMER BANQUETS of Learned Societies , Ma onic Lodges , & c . The CLARENCE ROOMS have a Separate Entrance , and contain every possible Comfort and Convenience . Full particulars on application to MANAGER , Hotel Metropole , Brighton .
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AT . LAWRENCE ( Late J . R . BONE ) , BLACKFRIARS DEPOT
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LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GLASS AND CHINA ALSO GLASS AND STONE BOTTLES . Best Quality and Low Prices . Call and See the NEW PORCELAIN SPIRIT CASKETS , URNS , & c 146-147 , BLACKFRIARS ROAD , S . E .
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TO LET—To Masonic Brethren—a ROOM , 30 feet by 17 . Apply to Bro . BLOCK , P . M ., "Eagle , " 143 , Farringdon-road , E . C .
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CURLY HALL HOTEL , fronting w -J main road and hirer Thames , near Windsor . Firstclass accommodation . Steam launches , punts , and boats for hire , and excellent lishi n ° -can be had . Go id stabling . Pustal Telegraph Office at the Hotel . Moderate tariff . — S . H . Henning , Prjprietor .
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THOMAS DUNCKERLEY HIS LIFE , LABOURS , AND LETTERS , INCLUDING SOME MASONIC AND NAVAL MEMORIALS OF THE ISTH CENTURY . By HENRY SADLER , AUTHOR OI * "MASONIC FACTS AND FICTIONS , ' ' With a Preface by WILLIAM HARRY RYLANDS , ESQ ., F . S . A .
This Work contains numerous Letters , Extracts , & c ., relating to Masonry in BRISTOL , DORSETSHIRE , ESSEX , GLOUCESTERSHIRE , HAMPSHIRE , HKREEORDSHIRE , TH _ ISLE OF WIGHT , SOMERSET , and WILTSHIRE of which Counties DUNCKERLEY vvas Prov . Grand Master ; also Portraits , reproduced by the autotype process , from rare mezzotint engravings in the British Museum of : — His Majesty King George II . of England ; Dunckerley ' s reputed father . H . R . H . Frederick Lewis , Prince of Wales , son of the above ; the First of the Royal Family vvho vvas made a Freemason . Thomas Dunckerley in Masonic regalia , vvith facsimile of his Autograph , Book-plate , Seals , & c . 340 Pages Demy Octavo , handsomely bound in cloth gilt , bevelled boards , red edges .
London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 & I ( 5 AG _ . Queen-st ., W . C
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FIRST PRIZE MEDALS . Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition , 1887 , * Sydney Centenary Exhibition , 18 SS . MASONS' CERTIFICATES , & c , FRAMED TO ANY DESIGN . H . MORELL , 17 & 18 , GREAT ST . ANDREW ST ., BLOOMSBURY , LONDON , W . C . Manufacturer and Importer of all kinds of Picture Frame and Decorative Mouldings ( Two Million feet ahvays in stock ) . Every requisite for the Trade and Exportation . Illustrated Book of Patterns , 85 pages 4 to demy , revised for 18 91 , cost free for three penny stamps .
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, , , . ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , ^ I WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OFFICE—6 , FREEMASONS' HALL , W . C . 1 GRAND PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES i K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . THE NINETY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held AT THE PAVILION , BRIGHTON , On WEDNESDAY , 24 th JUNE , 18 91 , UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENCY OF THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OF LATHOM , M . W . Pro Grand Master , and Prov . Grand Master West Lancashire . By order , J . MORRISON McLEOD , > 6 , Freemasons' Hall , Secretary . : London , W . C , 14 th May , 1 S 91 . The services of brethren as Stewards representing Lod ges or Provinces are earnestly solicited , and will be gratefull y acknowledged , the present exceptional requirements demanding exceptional support .
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WANTED . —BANDMASTERSHIP ( home or abroad ) . Consistent salary and toleration of good music most desirable . -- " Georgium , " 11 . Unionstreet , High Barnet , Herts .
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ADVERTISEMENT SCALE OF "THE FREEMASON . " ' Per Insertion . SINGLE COLUMN per inch £ 0 5 o ONE PAGE 10 0 0 ONE COLUMN 3 10 0 PUBLIC COMPANIES' & PARAGRAPH ADVERTISEMENTS , IS . PER LINE . WANTS , & O , FOUR LINES , 2 s . 6 d ., and 6 d . PER LINE additional . + TO OUR READERS . The FREEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry of every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , United Kingdom . Canada , the Continent , India , China , Ceylon , the Colonies , kc . - Arabia , & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may be made in Stamps , but Post Office Orders or cheques are preferred , the former payable to GEORGE K ENNIXO , Chief Office , London , the latter crossed London [ oint Stock Bank .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
"J . L . C . "—We have submitted your communication to an expert , and will reply to your query next week . " W . D . " —Although the-e is much truth in your remarks , we do not think it would be to the interest of the Institutions to print your letter . We quite agree with you that it is most painful to be obliged to reject so many candidates at every election , but unless we adopted the princip le of admitting all applicants the hardship is only a question of degree , and we do not think an era of universal chanty would set in if Masons gave up dining . As to such a large sum as you mention being spent by lodges in drink alone , we do not believe it , although vve are quite willing to admit that much less money spent in that direction would be an advantage to the Craft and to the individual .
The following communications unavoidably stand over ; CRAFT LoDGEs-Excel . ior , No . 1155 ; Sir Hugh My ddelton , No . 1601 ; Urmston , No . 1730 ; Abbey , No . 2030 ; Richmond , IN" . 2037 ; and Doric , No . 3359 . LODGES OK INSTRUCTION—Islington , No . 1471 ; KcnsiiiK 1 ""' No . 1767 ; at . Ambrose , No . 1891 ; and Abbey Westminster , No . 2030 . ROVAL ARCH CHAPTER —Fidelity , No . 3 ; Alfred , No . 306 ; )'•« , No . 1420 ; and St . Dnnstan's , No . 1589 . MARK LODGE—Croydon , No . 198 . Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire . Provincial Gran 1 Lodgeof the Isle of Man . Provincial Grand Chapter of West Yorkshire . Consecration of the Croydon Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners . Masonic Conversazione at Torquay . Jubilee Festival of the Churchill Lodge , No , 478 .
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SATURDAY , MAY I 6 , 1891 . I ^^^ S ^^^^ v '^^^ I _ - _ -- ^?_ 5 _^^^^^ pi
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
We remind our readers that the annual meeting elections of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institutio will be held in the great hall of Freemasons' Tave to-day ( Friday ) . The chair will be taken at noon precisely , and the poll for the election of breth ren a ^ widows will be opened at i p . m ., or as soon as regular business of the meeting is concluded , and at 3 p . m . punctually .
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PHCENIX FIRE OFFICE . 19 , LOMBARD ST ., & 57 , CHARING CROSS , LONDON . —Established 1782 . LOWEST Current Rates I Assured free of all Liability Liberal and Prompt Settlements | Electric Lighting Rules supplied W . C . MACDONALD , * l Joint F . B . MACDONALD , J Secretaries .
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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 10 , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . General Accidents . I Personal Injuries . Railway Accidents . | Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING , Manager .
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HEPBURN AND COCKS , ESTABLISHED 1790 . 93 , CHANCERY LANE , LONDON , W . C . ( two Doors North of Union Bank ) . DEED , BALLOT , CASH , AND DESPATCH BOX , AND FIRE-PROOF SAFE MANUFACTURERS . Air-Tight and Travelling Boxes in stock , and made to order . ' . Offices and Strong Rooms Fitted up with Iron Frames and Shelves . Sets of Stands and Boxes made to fit Recesses to Order . Estimates given . Price Lists . »* # N . B . —STRONG DEED BOXES of the following dimensions forwarded carriage paid pro nett cash—viz . ; 16 in . by 12-in . by o £ -in ., 17 s . 6 d . ; 14-in . by 10-in . by 8-in ., 14 s . 6 d . ; and 13-in by o-in by 7-in ., lis . 6 d .
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JHE LONDON NECROPOLIS . — * - BROOKWOOD CEMETERY , NEAR WOKING . IS 8 , WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD , AND 2 , LANCASTER PLACE , STRAND . Telephone—No . 4839 . Telegraphic Address— "Tenebratio , London . " BROOKWOOD CEMETERY is the largest and most beautiful in England , and easier and cheaper of access than any of the other London Cemeteries . Every detail in connection vvith a Funeral promptly and effectually carried out in response to a message to either of the Offices . This Company are the Patentees and only Makers of the Earth to Earth Coffins , and carry out sanitary burial in the manner so strongly advocated by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Duke of Westminster , the Dean of York , and the Church of England Burial Reform Association . " The manner of conducting interments in this Cemetery ( according to the Government Inspector ) is as commendable as the practice of other Companies is the contrary . "The Times .
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FOR ECONOMICAL AND RESPECTABLE FUNERALS AT STATED CHARGES , TO COVER ALLEXPENSIS , EXCLUSIVE OF CEMETERY FEES , BRO . C . G . HATT , UNDERTAKER , 2 , KING STREET , KENSINGTON HIGH STREET . Orders by Post or Telegrams promptly attended to . Price Lists Post Free on Application .
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FISH , POULTRY , GAME , OYSTERS . TOHN GOW , LIMITED , I 1 7 , NEW BROAD STREET , E . C . ( Opposite Railway Station ) . 12 , HONEY LANE MARKET , CHEAPSIDE , 93 , THEOBALD'S RD ., HOLBORN , W . C , 125 , BROMPTON ROAD , S . W , JOHN GOW , Limited , always have on sale the Largest Stock in London of the Very Best Quality at Lowest Prices . BARRELLED OYSTERS .
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/~ OALS . COALS . COALS . roCKER ELL " ( LIMITED ) , 1-1 , CORNHILL , LONDON , E . C . For Prices , see Daily Papers . Trucks direct from the Colliery to every Railway Station .
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W WALLER , THEATRICAL . COSTUMIER AND WIG MAKER . FANCY COSTUMES SUPPLIED FOR BALLS , FETES , AND CARNIVALS . Portable Theatres and Scenery Fitted in Town or Country . Costumes for every published Play may be had on Hire . Also Dress Suits for Banquets , Balls , & c . Estimates andCatalogues of Goods forwarded on application . ,. 4 & 86 , TABERNACLE ST ., FINSBURY SQUARE , LONDON .
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pENTENARY HALL , Freemasons ' V __/ School , St . John ' s Hill , Clapham function . A PHOTOGRAPH of the NEW HALL and BUILDINGS , Cabinet size , mounted on opaline , vvith strutt box and pad complete , forwarded POST FREE on receipt of is . 6 d ., or mounted on enamelled card , is . —Address , A . TALBOT , Photographer , North-street , Leatherhead , Surrey .
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ANDERTON'S HOTEL & TAVERN FLEET STREET , LONDON . In connection with the Royal Clarence Hotel , llfracombe ; and Peacock Hotel , and Royal Hotel , Boston , Lincolnshire . The central position of ANDERTON'S renders this Tavern unequalled for Masonic Banquets , Public Dinners , Wedding Breakfasts , Meetings of Creditors , Arbitrations or Jovial Gatherings The Rooms reserved for the above business consist of DINING HALL , PILLAR HALL , MASONIC HALL , CHAPTER , and numerous Smaller Rooms . The RESTAURANT on Eastern Side of Hotel Entrance is open to the Public from 7 a . m . to 7 p . m . for BREAKFASTS , LUNCHEONS . TEAS , and DINNERS . F . H . CLEMOW , Proprietor . I i
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TVVT AN CHESTE R HOTEL * y * - ALDERSGATE
STREETNOTICE TO SECRETARIES OF MASONIC LODGES CLUBS , AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS .
The Proprietors of the above Hotel , having recently added a . number of commodious Rooms to the Establishment , suitable for LODGE MEETINGS , BANQUETS , DINNERS , & C , will be glad to furnish Terms and Particulars for the use of same on application . >
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SUMMER BANQUETS . THE CLARENCE ROOMS of I THE HOTEL METROPOLE , BRIGHTON , are Specially Adapted for the SUMMER BANQUETS of Learned Societies , Ma onic Lodges , & c . The CLARENCE ROOMS have a Separate Entrance , and contain every possible Comfort and Convenience . Full particulars on application to MANAGER , Hotel Metropole , Brighton .
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AT . LAWRENCE ( Late J . R . BONE ) , BLACKFRIARS DEPOT
Fon
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GLASS AND CHINA ALSO GLASS AND STONE BOTTLES . Best Quality and Low Prices . Call and See the NEW PORCELAIN SPIRIT CASKETS , URNS , & c 146-147 , BLACKFRIARS ROAD , S . E .
,
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TO LET—To Masonic Brethren—a ROOM , 30 feet by 17 . Apply to Bro . BLOCK , P . M ., "Eagle , " 143 , Farringdon-road , E . C .
Ad01014
CURLY HALL HOTEL , fronting w -J main road and hirer Thames , near Windsor . Firstclass accommodation . Steam launches , punts , and boats for hire , and excellent lishi n ° -can be had . Go id stabling . Pustal Telegraph Office at the Hotel . Moderate tariff . — S . H . Henning , Prjprietor .
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NOW READY . PRICE 10 s
THOMAS DUNCKERLEY HIS LIFE , LABOURS , AND LETTERS , INCLUDING SOME MASONIC AND NAVAL MEMORIALS OF THE ISTH CENTURY . By HENRY SADLER , AUTHOR OI * "MASONIC FACTS AND FICTIONS , ' ' With a Preface by WILLIAM HARRY RYLANDS , ESQ ., F . S . A .
This Work contains numerous Letters , Extracts , & c ., relating to Masonry in BRISTOL , DORSETSHIRE , ESSEX , GLOUCESTERSHIRE , HAMPSHIRE , HKREEORDSHIRE , TH _ ISLE OF WIGHT , SOMERSET , and WILTSHIRE of which Counties DUNCKERLEY vvas Prov . Grand Master ; also Portraits , reproduced by the autotype process , from rare mezzotint engravings in the British Museum of : — His Majesty King George II . of England ; Dunckerley ' s reputed father . H . R . H . Frederick Lewis , Prince of Wales , son of the above ; the First of the Royal Family vvho vvas made a Freemason . Thomas Dunckerley in Masonic regalia , vvith facsimile of his Autograph , Book-plate , Seals , & c . 340 Pages Demy Octavo , handsomely bound in cloth gilt , bevelled boards , red edges .
London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 & I ( 5 AG _ . Queen-st ., W . C
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FIRST PRIZE MEDALS . Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition , 1887 , * Sydney Centenary Exhibition , 18 SS . MASONS' CERTIFICATES , & c , FRAMED TO ANY DESIGN . H . MORELL , 17 & 18 , GREAT ST . ANDREW ST ., BLOOMSBURY , LONDON , W . C . Manufacturer and Importer of all kinds of Picture Frame and Decorative Mouldings ( Two Million feet ahvays in stock ) . Every requisite for the Trade and Exportation . Illustrated Book of Patterns , 85 pages 4 to demy , revised for 18 91 , cost free for three penny stamps .
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, , , . ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , ^ I WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OFFICE—6 , FREEMASONS' HALL , W . C . 1 GRAND PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES i K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . THE NINETY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held AT THE PAVILION , BRIGHTON , On WEDNESDAY , 24 th JUNE , 18 91 , UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENCY OF THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OF LATHOM , M . W . Pro Grand Master , and Prov . Grand Master West Lancashire . By order , J . MORRISON McLEOD , > 6 , Freemasons' Hall , Secretary . : London , W . C , 14 th May , 1 S 91 . The services of brethren as Stewards representing Lod ges or Provinces are earnestly solicited , and will be gratefull y acknowledged , the present exceptional requirements demanding exceptional support .
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WANTED . —BANDMASTERSHIP ( home or abroad ) . Consistent salary and toleration of good music most desirable . -- " Georgium , " 11 . Unionstreet , High Barnet , Herts .
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ADVERTISEMENT SCALE OF "THE FREEMASON . " ' Per Insertion . SINGLE COLUMN per inch £ 0 5 o ONE PAGE 10 0 0 ONE COLUMN 3 10 0 PUBLIC COMPANIES' & PARAGRAPH ADVERTISEMENTS , IS . PER LINE . WANTS , & O , FOUR LINES , 2 s . 6 d ., and 6 d . PER LINE additional . + TO OUR READERS . The FREEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry of every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , United Kingdom . Canada , the Continent , India , China , Ceylon , the Colonies , kc . - Arabia , & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may be made in Stamps , but Post Office Orders or cheques are preferred , the former payable to GEORGE K ENNIXO , Chief Office , London , the latter crossed London [ oint Stock Bank .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
"J . L . C . "—We have submitted your communication to an expert , and will reply to your query next week . " W . D . " —Although the-e is much truth in your remarks , we do not think it would be to the interest of the Institutions to print your letter . We quite agree with you that it is most painful to be obliged to reject so many candidates at every election , but unless we adopted the princip le of admitting all applicants the hardship is only a question of degree , and we do not think an era of universal chanty would set in if Masons gave up dining . As to such a large sum as you mention being spent by lodges in drink alone , we do not believe it , although vve are quite willing to admit that much less money spent in that direction would be an advantage to the Craft and to the individual .
The following communications unavoidably stand over ; CRAFT LoDGEs-Excel . ior , No . 1155 ; Sir Hugh My ddelton , No . 1601 ; Urmston , No . 1730 ; Abbey , No . 2030 ; Richmond , IN" . 2037 ; and Doric , No . 3359 . LODGES OK INSTRUCTION—Islington , No . 1471 ; KcnsiiiK 1 ""' No . 1767 ; at . Ambrose , No . 1891 ; and Abbey Westminster , No . 2030 . ROVAL ARCH CHAPTER —Fidelity , No . 3 ; Alfred , No . 306 ; )'•« , No . 1420 ; and St . Dnnstan's , No . 1589 . MARK LODGE—Croydon , No . 198 . Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire . Provincial Gran 1 Lodgeof the Isle of Man . Provincial Grand Chapter of West Yorkshire . Consecration of the Croydon Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners . Masonic Conversazione at Torquay . Jubilee Festival of the Churchill Lodge , No , 478 .
Ar01022
SATURDAY , MAY I 6 , 1891 . I ^^^ S ^^^^ v '^^^ I _ - _ -- ^?_ 5 _^^^^^ pi
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
We remind our readers that the annual meeting elections of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institutio will be held in the great hall of Freemasons' Tave to-day ( Friday ) . The chair will be taken at noon precisely , and the poll for the election of breth ren a ^ widows will be opened at i p . m ., or as soon as regular business of the meeting is concluded , and at 3 p . m . punctually .