The Installation Of Lord Henniker As Provincial Grand Master For Suffolk.

wear round my neck to your late Provincial Grand Master , and which he wore for so many years with honour to the province . It was the gift of Sir Hugh Adair . In wearing it , I must recollect that I must follow as well as I can the wise and beneficent rule which marked the career of the late Lord Waveney . During the time Lord Waveney ruled over you Masonry increased in prosperity enormously in this province . I should like to

congratulate you on this . We have increased most enormously in our voting power in the province ; that is an end we must heartily congratulate ourselves upon . ( Hear , hear . ) I should like to add a word to what has been said already with regard to the Waveney fund . I hope it will amount to a sufficient sum that we may be able to purchase sufficient votes . I should like myself to see the fund invested in that way . I agree with what

Bro . Martyn has said , that we do not want to ask for a very large sum . If the present depressed times passed away , we could always add to this fund . I should like to see all lodges subscribe to it . I should like also to see a widespread expression of the feeling with regard to the late Lord Waveney . There could be no more fitting way to appreciate his memory than to associate this charitable fund with the name of Waveney . ( Applause . ) After some further remarks his lordship said he should like , in beginning to rule

over this province , to visit all the lodges if he possibly could , and in doing so he should be very anxious not to put the lodges to any inconvenience , or trouble , or expense . He thanked them once more , and most heartily , for their kindness to him , and he trusted that by the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe he might fulfil the duties he had undertaken with satisfaction to himself and to the welfare of the province . ( Much applause . )

Again rising , his LORDSHIP moved a vote of thanks to Lord Amherst , to the R . W . D . P . G . M . of Essex , Bro . Philbrick , Q . C , and others , for their attendance . '"

Bro . the V . W . DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER seconded , and the vote was agreed to . Thanks were also accorded to the Mayor of Ipswich for his great kindness in lending the Iodge the Town Hall . Lord HENNIKER remarked that the Mayors of Ipswich were always most generous , and that Mayor Gtimsey was not one whit less generous than his predecessors in receiving the Grand

Lodge in the way he had done that day . ( Applause . ) Bro . GRIMSEY , the Mayor of Ipswich , in acknowledging the vote of thanks , which had been carried with acclamation , said he had had great pleasure in seeing the brethren there that day . He was gratified in seeing such a large number present , and he was particularly gratified in seeing Lord Henniker occupying the chair of the Province of Suffolk .

The V . W . DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER moved a vote of thanks to the Vicar of St . Matthew ' s , the Rev . F . Haslewood , for placing his church at the disposal of the province , and also for conducting the service that day . The Prov . Grand Lodge was then closed in due form with prayer by the Prov . Grand Chaplain .

The banquet took place at half-past five at the Public Hall , the caterer being Mr . Hardwick , of Queen-street Restaurant , who provided a sumptuous repast , for which every seasonable delicacy found a place in an almost overstocked menu . The Provincial Grand Master presided , having on his right Bro . the Earl Amherst , and OVA his left Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn . The visitors and the Provincial Grand Officers for the year occupied seats

on the Grand Master ' s dais . Altogether some 200 brethren sat down to the banquet , which was thoroughly enjoyed . At the close of the dinner grace was said , and the toasts of the evening were proposed . These toasts were interspersed with some beautiful singing , in which Bros . Holden , Brookes , Thouless , and Brockbank , of Norwich Cathedral , took part , the accompanist being Bro . T . Palmer , Mus . Bac , Prov . Grand Organist .

The PROV . GRAND MASTER , in proposing "The Queen and the Craft , " said he did so with the greater pleasure because he knew the toast was always well received , but more particularly by that loyal body , the Freemasons .

"In proposing "The Prince of Wales , M . W . G . Master , " the PROV . GRAND MASTER said it had been his good fortune to be in friendship with his Royal Highness since they were boys together , and on more than one occasion he had been connected with him in Masonic matters . They were very tortunate in England in having members of the Royal family at the head of Masonry , and it was a great thing for Masonry that a brother who took

so much interest in public affairs as the Prince of Wales did , should take a great interest in the Craft . If in any English assembly the Prince of Wales's name was heartily drunk , in this Provincial Grand Lodge of Suffolk they should drink it with extra heartiness , because the Prince of Wales always called the county of Norfolk the county to which he especially

belonged , and the Suffolk brethren living in the next county might claim him as an Eastern Counties' Mason . Although it was not the rule of the •¦ Prince of Wales to go away from the Grand Lodge to the country , except in his own county ( Norfolk ) , perhaps some day they might persuade him to visit the Provincial Grand Lodge of Suffolk . ( Cheers . ) The toast was drunk , like its predecessor , with the greatest enthusiasm .

The PROV . GRAND MASTER next proposed * ' The M . W . the Pro Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , the R . W . Deputy Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , and the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " All who had been in Grand Lodge in London knew how well Lord Carnarvon presided over that great assembly , and some were aware how hard he had worked quietly for the Craft . ( Applause . ) Lord

Lathom was well known in Suffolk , and was deservedly popular in the province . ( Hear , hear . ) He was glad to say that they had several Present and Past Grand Officers amongst them , and he was very glad to be able to couple with this toast the name of Bro . Philbrick , the Grand Registrar of England , and the Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Essex . He regarded Bro . Philbrick ' s presence with very great pleasure , because he hoped that

as long as he ruled over the province of Suffolk this Provincial Grand Lodge might be in complete harmony with the Provincial Grand Lodges of Ussex , Norfolk , and Cambridgeshire . ( Applause . ) He was glad also to couple with the toast the name of Bro . the Rev . Dr . Sedgwick , P . G . Chap . ( Applause . ) Bro . PHILBRICK , in reply , said in any assemblage of English Masons it was a distinguished honour to be privileged to return thanks for the toast

wth which the honoured names of Lord Carnarvon , Lord Lathom , and the urand Officers of England were associated . But in this great gathering , on this auspicious occasion of the commencement of Lord Henniker ' s reign ° n i P rovince ' ne felt 't a peculiar compliment and a high honour to be called upon to respond for those names . Honoured they were in Freemasonry , honoured because in the position they held , the services thev had Performed to the Craft , and the estimation in which the brethren of the

The Installation Of Lord Henniker As Provincial Grand Master For Suffolk.

mystic tie rated them . The Prov . Grand Master had been pleased to allude to the neighbouring province with which he had the honour Io be connected . He could but express to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Suffolk the regret which the Prov . Grand Master of Essex , Lord Brooke , experienced in not being personally present , as he would have been but for unavoidable circumstances , on the occasion of Lord Henniker ' s installation . As Lord Brooke ' s

Deputy he had it in charge from him to offer to Lord Henniker and the province the most hearty good wishes of the Province of Essex , and to assure him and it , that although it was sometimes said that the Eastern Counties Masons dwelt in Boeotia , yet they knew how to dwell together shoulder to shoulder , and they felt that between the Grand Lodge of Suffolk and the Grand Lodge of Essex there had even been ties of brotherly friendship , which had

gone on deepening from the past to the present , which they were quite sure under his lordship's reign over the Province of Suffolk would go on deepening and increasing . ( Applause . ) In conclusion , on the part of the Grand Officers , he assured the brethren of the pleasure with which they had participated in the interesting ceremony of the day , and of the hope that Lord Henniker's reign over the province might be long , that the cause of

Masonry might prosper and flourish in the country , to the advancement of the great body of Fre " emasonry in general , and to the individual happiness of the lodges , and of the brethren of the lodges , of the province . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Dr . SEDGWICK also responded , and said he was sure Grand Lodge heartily welcomed the advent of the R . W . Prov . Grand Master of the Province of Suffolk , an office which he was confident Lord Henniker would most worthily fill . ( Applause . )

Lord AMHERST , on rising to propose "The Health of the R . W . Prov . Grand Master , Lord Henniker , P . G . S . W ., " was received with loud cheers Having had the honour of installing Lord Henniker in the chair that afternoon , it gave him very great pleasure to have the opportunity of completing his work by proposing his health that evening . ( Applause . ) Lord Henniker had for many years been intimately associated with the Freemasons

of the Province of Suffolk . He passed through ihe chair in this , his native province , and he was also a Past Prov . Grand Officer . In each and every capacity he had won the esteem of every brother with whom he came in contact . ( Applause . ) Lord Henniker had also attained to the honourable position of Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of England , and in that capacity he did credit to those who recommended him to that appoint i

ment . ( Applause . ) Going on step by step , Lord Henniker became Grand Mark Master Mason of England , and all of them who had attained to that Degree knew how thoroughly the Institution prospered during the three years of his genial rule , and how sorry they , as Mark Masons , were to lose him as their Grand Mark Master . ( Applause . ) Such a career as that would give ample anticipation of a successful career as Prov . Grand Master .

In the outside world , they were aware lhat Lord Henniker had taken an important part in politics ; but he had . so conducted himself thai , whether they were Whigs or Tories—which , happily , they did not recollect at that moment —( applause)—they had honoured and respected him . When a gentleman had passed through the various offices in Masonry with so much credit to himself , and had also passed through the more trying ordeal of

public life with equal credit , they might safely assume that there was something in him which entitled him to be selected above his fellow men ; therelore , he thought , H . R . H . the Grand Master made a most happy choice when , upon the death of the late Prov . Grand Master , he selected Lord Henniker to rule over the province . ( Applause . ) In conclusion his lordship impressed upon the brethren the importance of cordially co-operating with their new Prov . Grand Master . ( Applause . )

The PROV . GRAND MASTER , who was received with loud cheers on rising said , in responding to the toast , he was extremely grateful to Lord Amherst for the very kind words in which he had proposed that toast , and to the brethren for the very kind and warm reception that they not only gave him in Grand Lodge , but at the banquet . He felt that the kind words of Lord Amherst were hardly deserved at present . Still he trusted that some day ,

if he was allowed a short time to rule over that province , he might deserve to a certain extent all the kindness shown to him on that occasion . ( Cheers . ) It was the greatest encouragement to him at the outset of his Provincial Grand Mastership that he should receive from all his Masonic friends in the country their congratulation . As he had said in Grand Lodge , the task he had undertaken was not a light or irresponsible one , and in following his

very kind and good friend , Lord Waveney , whose loss every one in the province deplored , he hoped they would follow the good advice of Earl Amherst , that they would give him not only the support of the lodges in the province in the work he hoped to do , but that every Mason in Suffolk would to the best of his ability give him his individual help , and , let him add , his indulgence in his shortcomings . ( Cheers . ) It had been his good fortune to work

very hard in Masonry in one sort and another , and it had been his good fortune to work very hard in public affairs . Lord Amherst touched a chord when he spoke of that county . Most of the brethren present knew he was devoted to the county in which he had lived all his life , and he hoped he should be spared to live in it a few years longer . ( Cheers . ) He had worked hard in that county—not that he mentioned it as a credit to himself , but it

was a pleasure and an enjoyment , and he promised that if the brethren would give him their support—and he knew he should have the support of his good friend Bro . Martyn —( cheers)—that , however long the distance was , however long the days , however hard the work , however great the difficulties , in his humble capacity he would spare no pains to keep that province in the

first position , and he hoped it might be his good fortune , with the help of the brethren to promote its welfare even to a time beyond his Mastership . ( Applause . ) His lordship concluded by again thanking the brethren for their reception of his name , and for the enthusiasm with which they had drunk his health .

The PROV . GRAND MASTER next proposed "The Health of Earl Amherst , Prov . Grand Master for Kent , Installing Master . " He was sure they would drink that toast as heartily as he had given it . As he had before said , Lord Amherst was one of his oldest friends . There was no iMason in England he would care more to associate with that important occasion in his life than his good and kind friend —( cheers)—not only for friendship ' s sake , but because it was a great honour to be placed in the chair of that province by

a Mason who had done so much for the credit of Masonry , and who had ruled for so many years over one of the most important and largest provinces in the country . What Lord Amherst had said was impressed upon the minds of the brethren—they must support him in the good work he had before him , and he was sure he could do no better than follow his example to secure success for the province , the same as Lord Amherst had secured for the Province of Kent . Earl AMHERST , in reply , said it would be very ungrateful in him if he did not rise with a great deal of pleasure to respond to a toast so kindly pro-