Provincial Meetings.

SOUTHPORT . Fermor Lodge ( No . 1313 ) . —The installation meeting of this most successful lodge vvas held on I hursday the 30 th ult ., at the Masonic Hall , Eastbank-street . Bro . F Wood S . W ., W . M . elect , vvas most impressively installed by Bro . J . F . Roberts , P . M ., P . P . D . G . D . C Owing undoubtedly to the great popularity of Bro . Wood , a large

number of influential brethren assembled to witness the ceremony , including Bros . J . G . Ripley , W . M . ; R . A . Shorrock , I . P . M . ; S . Boyce , P . M . ; T . E . Chambers , P . M . ; Wm . Piatt , P . M ., P . G . Treas . ; J . Kilby , P . M . ; Fred . Wood , S . VV . ; J . G . Emmerson , J . W . ; J . Ashby , P . M ., Chap . ; 1 . F . Roberts , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C , Treas . ; T . Whitehead , P . P . D . G . D . C , Sec ; J . Wooller , Org . ; Svdnev I . Fane . S . D .: VV . Moncroft , J . D . ; J . Johnson

and H . H . Wray , Stewards ; J . McKinnell , F . G . Moody , T . G . Grinsditch , Joseph Joye , E . A . Jones , R . Lunt , Jos . Sykes , D . Ashton , W . Hopkinson , R . A . Ault , P . Hufes , H . Booth , L . Connard , E . A . Frost , 1 . Robinson , E . 1 . Gadd , 1 . M . Dewhurst , W . Hulme , F . Kersvvell , and E . Carr . Visitors : Bros . E . T . Pearson , P . J . W . ; VV . Wilkinson , 6132295 ; T . J . Dewhurst , 23 G 0 ; J . Franklin

, Hindle , 23 G 0 ; C . S . Ingham , 2325 ; Chas . Watson , P . M . 2125 ; Mark Newsome , P . M . 20 S , P . P . S . G . D . ; Thos . T . Marsden , S . W . G 13 ; A . J . Charlick , W . M . 2295 ; Max Boyd , W . M . G 13 ; Geo . Duxful , P . M . G 13 ; R . A . Creep , 2360 ; R . Stopford , 2360 ; J . L . Kirkbnde , and G . S . Smith , P . M . 2359 . The chair vvas taken by Bro . J . G . Ripley , W . M ., vvho

opened the lodge , and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Five guineas vvere voted to the Alpass Fund , and five to the Callow . The Auditors' report vvas discussed and adopted , and the W . M . complimented upon the successful termination of his year of office , leaving about £ 23 in hand . Bro . Thos . Whitehead , P . M ., P . P . D . G . D . C , vvas appointed Charity representative . Bro .

Roberts , Installing Master , took the chair , and Bro . VVood was presented by Bros . Shorrock , LP . M ., and T . E . Chambers , P . M ., and having been duly installed , invested his officers , making suitable remarks , and they vvere further addressed by the Installing Master in the following order : Bros . J . G . Emmison , S . W . ; S . J . Fane , J . W . ; Rev . J . Ashbv P . M .. Chap . ; J . F . Roberts , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C ,

Treas . ; T . Whitehead , P . M ., P . P . D . G . D . C , Sec . ; VV . Morecroft , S . D . ; J . Johnson , J . D . ; T . E . Chambers , P . M ., D . C ; J . Wooler , Org . ; H . H . W . Kay , I . G . ; and F . G . Moody and J . Joye , Stwds . The whole of the ceremony vvas fully choral , and vve compliment the conductor , Bro . Walter Wilkinson , upon the high standard of his ceremony , and he vvas ably supported by a strong quartette party—Bros . Wooler , Whitehead , and Marsden , of instrumentalists formed of

and the quartette party Bros . Connard , Roberts , T . Chambers , and Ormrod discussed some lovely music . At the close of the ceremony the brethren subsequently held a banquet , supplied by the firm of Bro . Thos . Fisher and Son , whose names are quite sufficient to guarantee it everything that vvas perfection . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to in a most hearty manner .

WHITEHA VEN . Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodge ( No . 119 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on Monday , the 4 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , for the purpose of installing Bro . Jonathan Cant , VV . M . elect , when there vvas a large muster of Past Masters , members , and visitors , numbering about 70 . It had also

become known that Bro . Geo . J . McKay , P . G . Std . Br . England , the newly-appointed Deputy P . G . M . of the province , vvas expected to be present to visit the old lodge as first in the province after his appointment . The lodge vvas opened by Bro . J . Barr , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., in the absence of Bro . S . Broadbent , VV . M ., after vvhich Bro . McKay vvas renorted . supported by Bros . G . W . Kenworthy , the senior

P . M . of the lodge , P . P . S . G . W ., and G . Dalrymple , P . M ., P . G . Sec , when he vvas admitted , and saluted vvith Grand honours , and invited to the ancient chair , and Bro . Barr presented him with thc emblem of power . Bro . McKay thanked Bro . Barr and the brethren present for their kind reception on his first visit as D . P . G . M ., and invited Bro . Barr to atrain preside , and at once to proceed with the

installation of W . M . elect , vvhich vvas done in an able manner in the presence of 30 Past Masters . Bro . Kenworthy delivered the customary addresses vvith marked ability , and Bro . Dalrymple invested the officers as follows * . Bros . S . Hinde , S . VV . ; II . Meageen , J . VV . ; VV . C . Johns , Treas . ; W . GaiTney , Sec . and Org . ; J . Lachlison , S . D . ; I . Maxwell , J . D . ; !' - Thornburrow , D . C . and Almoner ;

J . Walker and H . Burns , Stewards ; and I . Richardson , Tyler . The following Past Masters vvere present : Bros . T . Allinson , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; VV . Pagen , P . M ., P . P . J , G . W . ; T . Studholme , P . M ., P . P . A . G . P . ; R . VV . Moore , P . M ., ; Dr . Chas . J . J . Harris , H . Hartley , P . M . 11 G 0 , P . P . G . Std . Br ; J . Wakelieid , P . M ., P . G . Tyler ; VV .

Robinson , W . M . ; John Mills , P . M . 1390 , P . P . S . G . D . ; R . Rothery , W . M . 19 S 9 ; VV . Heathcote , P . M ., P . G . Stwd . ; Rees Thomas , W . M . 1400 ; J . Hamcs , D . Atkinson , P . M . S 72 ; J . McHarry , P . M . 19 S 9 ; and J . Atkinson , P . M . 1390 . Sir James Bain also honoured the VV . M . elect vvith his presence . Letters of apology for absence were read from Bros .

Broadbent , Kirkconel , Richardson , Wilkinson , Annison , and Bradley . The D . P . G . M . said in tendering "Hearty good wishes" for the province , he had to express with pleasure the excellent vyay the ceremony of installation had been gone through , vvhich vvas very creditable indeed to all concerned , and seeing all the lodges in VVe tmorland had promised to raise 50 guineas to the Royal Mason c

Benevolent Institution , he had no doubt Sun , Square , and Compasses would do the same . Bro . Cant , VV . M . said it should have the first consideration , and he had no doubt of the issue , it was a very commendable one . He was also much pleased that liro . McKay had honoured the old lodge 119 , vvith his lirst visit .

With " Hearty good wishes from other visitors present the lodge vvas closed , and about Go adjourned to Bro . Cowans , Globe Hotel , where an excellent banquet vvas served . The usual loyal toa'ts were given from the chair , as also was that of "The Grand Officers , Piesent and Past . " Bro . McKay responded . Bro . Pagen gave " The R . W . P . G . M . and the rest of the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past . "

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Bro . Dalrymple , P . G . Sec , replied . The toast of the evening vvas ably proposed by Bro . Ban * , vvho said perhaps in the long history of the lodge perhaps no brother had displayed more energy than Bro . Cant had for the good of the lodge and Masonry , vvhich

vvas well known to all , and his year of office would be a successful one . Bro . Briefly replied , and said he had had his eye on the chair of the lodge for a long time , and every effort would be used to further the interests of the Craft ; good candidates , and plenty of them , and the work would have every

care . " The Installing Master " and " The Visiting Brethren " were proposed and responded to , and vvith a few capital songs a pleasant evening vvas spent .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

CROYDON . Mozart Chapter ( No . 1929 ) . —A meeting of this chapter vvas held at the Greyhound Hotel , on the 20 th ult ., when there vvere present Comps . H . H . Shirley , M . A ., P . P . A . G . S ., M . E . Z . ; James Castello , H . elect ; Major T . VV . Richardson , P . / .. 141 , J . elect ; Capt . T . C . Walls , P . Z ., S . E . ; and H . J . Lardner , PA / ., P . P . G . S . B ., Treas . Comps . Martin and Caple were visitors .

The minutes of the previous convocation having been read and confirmed , the ballot vvas taken on behalf of Comp . R , A . Govvan , S . N . 141 , as a joining member , and it proved to be unanimous . He vvas then unanimously elected Third Principal . The S . E . reported that in consequence of the sudden death of Comp . Felix Weiss , First Principal elect , it became necessary to obtain a dispensation to enable Comp . J . Castello , H . elect , to be also

installed as Fust Principal . IheG . Superintendent had granted such dispensation . Comp . Shirley then impressively inducted Comp . J . Castello as H . and M . E . Z . ; he also installed Comp . Major Richardson as H . ; and Comp . Gowan as J . Ihe following inves'itures took place : Comps . Walls , S . E ., and Lardner , Treas . The report of the Audit Committee vvas received and adopted . A vote of

thanks was passed to Comp . Shirley , and he was presented vvith a Past Principal ' s jewel . A vote of condolence vvas passed to the widow and family of the late Comp . F . Weiss , whose geniality , courtesey , and kindness had won the esteem of every member of the Mozart Chapter . The chapter vvas then closed , and the companions adjourned to the banquet . The usual toasts received full justice .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

Grand Stewards Lodge . —A very pretty and interesting meeting of the members of this lodge vvas held on Monday , the 4 th inst ., under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . Frederick VV . Driver , P . G . Steward . The Masonic business of the lodge , vvhich vvas conducted at Mark Masons' Hall , vvas but lightly attended , the lodge

having but little to do—merely the election of officers for the ensuing year . Bro . John Tonkins vvas chosen W . M ., Bro . VV . C . Gilles , Treasurer , and Bro . Mills , Tyler , after which Bro . Hogard proposed , and Bro . Middleton seconded , the presentation of a Past Alaster ' s jewel to Bro . F . VV . Driver .

I his disposed of the business of the lodge , and the pleasure vvas adjourned to the Mitre , Hampton Court , to vvhich place the brethren , accompanied by ladies , journeyed b y South-Western Railway . At the Mitre , they found one of the choicest of banquets provided by Bro . Sadler , the proprietor , to vvhich they speedily sat down , the company comprising the following brethren and ladies : Bro . F . VV . Driver , VV . M ., Mrs . Barnato , Bro . and Mrs . Hugo

Warner , Bro . Thomas Beard , Mr . Acworth and neice , Bro . Kift , Bro . Barrow , Bro . James and Mrs . Boulton , Bro . and Mrs . Edwards , Bro . and Mrs . Von Joel , Bros . Harry Tipper , Adam Pringle , Biddlecombe , John Barnett , Major Probyn , Ramsay , C . H . Driver , Bro ., Mrs ., and Miss Matier , and Bros . C . F . Hogard and H . Massey . The efforts of the brethren to make the meeting enjoyable resulted in an eminent success . Aided by beautiful

weather , the arrangements vvere perfect ; plenty of space had been provided for seating the party ; the ventilation of the dining room vvas ample , and an elegant display of ( lowers and fruit gave a finish to the table vvhich vvas highly agreeable . The W . M . had , as hc told the company in proposing the first toast of "The Oueen and Mark Masonry , " made up his mind to make no long speeches , and he afterwards showed that he meant what he said . He did not want the

party to be in a hurry by so saying , but short speeches gave a better opportunity for thc enjoyment of music This disposed of the first toast , and then followed that of "The Prince of VVales , " with vvhich he embodied that of "The Grand Ofiicers . " It was impossible on account of the high position the Prince of Wales for his Royal Highness to assist much in the working of Mark Masonry , but it had the prestige of his name . But the Grand Officers did

all that vvas incumbent on them , and they maintained the dignity of the nobis Order . Bro . C . F . Matier , G . Sec , who vvas asked to respond , said that the toast meant the continued prosperity of the Mark Degree—a congratulation on its prosperity in the past and the present , and a wish for its prosperity in the future . The Grand Ofiicers of the past as well as those of the present had endeavoured to achieve this object , and if they waited

till the luck came round ( to quote the words of the song they had just heard so well rendered by Bro . Kift ) they would lind the Grand Officers of the future no less anxious to insure equal prosperity . Bro . C . F . Hogard , in proposing "The W . M ., " which , he said , except one thereafter to be presented , vvas the toast of the evening , observed that Bro . Matier had referred to the hopes entertained that Mark Masonrv would

flourish as it had flourished . Members of the Grand Stewards' Lodge echoed that hope , because the success of Mark Masonry having in some measure been due to the Grand Stewards' efforts , thc Grand Stewards' Lodge , vvhich consisted only of brethren who were or had been Grand Stewards , was a lit memorial of those vvho struggled in past times to bring what they know to be a genuine and ancient Degree to the front . The Grand Stewards' Lodge , like other lodges , must have a W . M ., and that principal

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officer vvas novv represented by as worthy and excellent a brother as ever lived , Bro . Fred . W . Driver . Bro . Driver had done admirable work in Masonry generally , he would never have been a Grand Steward if he had not , and he certainly would not have been a member of the Grand Stewards' Lodge . He hoped the brethren—and ladies would by the enthusiasm vvith vvhich they greeted this toast testify Ihe pleasure they had in the attainment by Bro .

Driver to the high position he held . The Worshipful Master , after the toast had been most cordially drunk , said he felt extremely pleased that the company had honoured the toast so enthusiastically . With regard to the position he held as W . M . of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , they mu . t bear in mind that the motto of the lodge vvas play and no work . A Grand Stewards' Lodge could have no work whatever , because as no one could be a

member unless he vvas or had been a Grand Steward he must be a Mark Mason before he vvas a Grand Steward . There could be no M isonic ceremony in the lodge , and therefore the Master could have no work to do beyond opening and closing his lodge . But the position of Master vvas one of rank and dignity .. During his year he had had nothing to do , not forgetting this , however , that he had had to preside at the banquet table , and he trusted they would

consider he had performed that office well . Bro . Driver then proposed " The Visitors , " and coupled vvith the toast the names of Bro . Thomas Beard , and of Bro . C . H . Driver , his ( the W . M . ' s ) brother , vvho held high positions in Masonry , and vvas a thoroughly good brother at heart . The W . M . supplemented the proposition of this toast vvith a recitation , the composition selected being one of his own— " A noble soul , or the fight of life . "

Bro . C . H . Driver , in reply , congratulated the W . M . on the success of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and heartily thanked him for the invitation vvhich had caused him to spend a very pleasant evening . Bro . Thos . Beard , C . C , also responded . The evening had been a most pleasant one , and though he had been at the lodge meetings several times before he hoped he might have the opportunity of coming again .

The VVorshipful Master next proposed " The Mark Benevolent Fund , " vvhich vvas established to do good to those in distressed circumstances . The Grand Mark Benevolent Fund had come forward in a way to be praised . To Mark Masons who had benevolence at heart , and to ladies who participated in that feeling , he would only say that the Fund vvas greatly in need of Stewards for the next festival .

Bro . C . F . Matier replied , and appealed for assistance for the Fund . The imperial Charities of the Craft had already received more than £ 90 , 000 this year , consequentl y the pockets of the brethren had been pretty well dipped into , almost depleted . Where the Mark Benevolent Fund was going to be replenished he did not know . Mark Masons had already given in a most free and hearty manner . The

festival would be held on the 20 th inst . vvith Sir Reginald Hanson in the chair . He hoped the brethren would come to that festival and bring ladies vvith them to support Sir Reginald Hanson . What the fund had to give away it gave freely and voluntarily , and he hoped the brethren would support it . Bro . Barnett responded to the toast of "The Ladies , " and shortly afterwards the brethren returned to town .

Lodges And Chapters Of Instruction.

Lodges and Chapters of Instruction .

BLACKHEATH LODGE ( No . 1320 ) . —The usual weekly meeting vvas held at the Milkwood Tavern , Milkvvood-road , Loughborough Junction , on Monday , the nth instant , when there were present Bros . Rice , W . M . ; Turner , S . W . ; Cass , J . W . ; F . Hilton , Preceptor ; T . R . Cass , Treas . ; C . H . Stone , Sec . ; Hill , S . D . ; Bate , J . D . ; Niblett , LG . ; Durie , Barr , Pike , Hobley , Telling ,

Chabot , and Pullen . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Pike having offered himself as candidate , answered the usual questions , vvas entrusted , and retired . The lodge vvas opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Pike vvas passed to the Degree of F . C . Bro . Rice vacated

the chair in favour of 13 ro . CH , Stone , vvho repeated the ceremony , Bro . Telling acting as candidate . The ist Section of the Lecture vvas worked by Bro . Hilton , P . M ., Preceptor , assisted by ^ the brethren . The lodge was regularly closed to the First Degree . Bro . Turner , S . VV ., was elected VV . M . for the next meeting . All Masonic business being ended , the lodge vvas closed .

KENSINGTON LODGE ( No . 17 G 7 ) . —A meeting was held on Tuesday , the 2 Sth ult ., at the Scarsdale Arms , Edwardes-square , Kensington , when there were present Bros . H . G . Danby , W . M . ; VV . H . Dresden , W . M . 1602 , S . W . ; Joseph Cox , J . W . ; VV . Hillier , acting Preceptor ; F . Craggs , P . M ., Sec . ; H . R . Elkin , S . D . ; T . Kington , J . D . ; W . Thwaites , LG . ; C Woodsand C . G . Hatt .

, The lodge having been duly opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed , the ceremony ol initiation vvas rehearsed , Bro . Woods acting as candidate . Bro . Danby vacated the chair of W . M . in favour of Bro . Dresden , who opened the lodge in the Second Degree . Bro . Cox offered himself as a candidate for raising , and having been properly proved , he vvas entrusted . The lodge was

opened in the Third Degree , and the ceremony rehearsed . ' 1 lie lodge vvas cl jsed in the Third and Second Degrees . Bro . Woods vvas elected W . M . for the next meeting , and the lodge was closed . SNARESBROOK . —COBOUN LODGE ( NP . 1 S 04 ..-A meeting was held at the Eagle Hotel on the 4 th instant , when there vvere present Bros . J . W . Croft , VV . AL ; ";

Youngs , S . VV . ; T . Wye , J . W . ; H . T . Nell , P . M ., and James Taylor , P . M ., Preceptors ; C J . R . Tijou , Treas . ; II . M . Hind , Sec ; T . Blyth , S . D . ; T . Bi . ch , I . D-i Capt . Brown , I . G . ; R . R . Green , P . M . ; W . W . Hind , and C . I . Thompson , VV . M . 1457 . . The lodge was opened in due form , and the lirst and second ceremonies rehearsed by Bro . Croft , Bro . Thompson acting as candidate . Some routine business was discussed , and the lodge was closed .

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