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Masonic ritual , he had been absolutely delighted to see the LP . M . install his successor not only with credit but to the satisfaction of the brethren . Bro . R . Eve , P . G . M . O , acknowledged " The Visitors , " and thanked the brethren for their kind reception . He was an older Grand Officer of the Mark Degree than any other Decree , and it was now many years since he filled

the office of G . M . O . He liked Masonry and its developments , and his only fear was that inasmuch as there were so many Degrees , probably some were left unattended to . The Mark Degree emulated the Craft to a great extent in the Charities . The essence of Masonry was charitable feeling more than charitable actions . He was glad to see Mark Masonry following in the wake of the Craft , and

it was incumbent upon every member to do what he could for this object . Bro . W . B . Williamson , S . W , responded for " The Officers , " and Bro . Gilles , Treas , for "The Treasurer and Secretary . " Bro . C F . Hogard , P . G . S . B , Sec , also replied , and said he thought they had a right to expect that when the Grand Stewards were appointed , some of them should join

this lodge . It was founded for the express purpose of the Grand Stewards being able to interchange ideas and form themselves into a little coterie . He hoped in the future to discharge his duties , as in the past , to the satisfaction of the members , and . his best services were always at their disposal . The Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings , which were enlivened with several songs , and an original recitation by Bro . F . VV . Driver . "The two scholars . "

BRADFORD . Old York Lodge ( T . I . ) . —A regular meeting of this prosperous old lodge was held at the Freemasons ' Hall , Salem-street , on Tuesday , the 2 Sth November , Bro . T . Earp Greenough , VV . M . presided , and was supported by Bros . Simeon Whiteley , P . M , Org , as I . P . M . ; F . D . Harrison , S . W . ; J . T . Last , J . W . ; Wm . Layccck .

M . O . ; Geo . Martin , S . O . ; R . H . Bonsor , J . O . ; Thos , Norfolk , P . M , Sec . ; S . A . Auty , Chap . ; Geo . C . Gamble , S . D . ; Joshua Hill , as J . D . ; James Pratt , I . G . ; lohn Hill , Tyler ; J oseph Clifford , Charles Cromack , R . H . Pullan , James Dewhurst , P . M ., and others . Bro . J . H . Barker , D . P . G . M , was a visitor . The lodge was duly opened , after which Bro . Baiker ,

D . P . G . M , entered , and was duly saluted . The minutes of the installation meeting were duly confirmed , after which the ballot was taken , and Bros . John Cromack , 2330 ; J . H . Schutte , 2330 ; A . H . Jones , 2330 ; and Louis Crossley , Ci , were duly elected , Bros . Cromack and Crossley being in attendance , were then advanced to the Degree of Mark Master by the W . M . The lecture was given by Bro .

Whiteley , P . P . G . D , the working tools were explained by the S . W , and the charge given by Bro . Norfolk , P . M ., Sec . Before the lodge was closed , Bro . Barker , D . P . G . M , who was unable to stay to refreshment , expressed the pleasure his visit to the lodge had afforded him , and

complimented the VV . M . on thc able manner in which the ceremonies had been conducted by him and his officers . Apologies were tendered for the unavoidable absence of several brethren by reason of sickness and otherwise . After the lodge was closed the brethren adjourned to refreshment , and a pleasant evening was spent .

Britannia Lodge ( No . 53 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall on Thursday , 7 th inst . Bro . M . J . Dodworth , VV . M , presided , and was well supported by his oflicers and brethren . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , Bro . Ed . G . Whiteley , 1239 , was very impressively and ably

advanced to the degree of M . M . Mason , by the VV . M , in a most praiseworthy manner . After the despatch of thc remaining business on the agenda , the lodge was closed . The brethren adjourned to supper , and a very happy evening was spent .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

CYPRUS . St . George ' s Lodge ( No . 2402 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Larnaca , on the nth ult , when there were present Bros . J . E . Sanby , VV . M , in the chair ; F . O . Harvey , I . P . M . ; A . Morton , as S . W . j E . A . Carletti , J . VV , W . M . elect ; Cannons , S . D . ; Clarke , I . G . ; A . C

Harvey , lyler ( Hon . ); and a good attendance of thc brethren . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed , and thc W . M . then called for the report of the Audit Committee . This was presented by the Treasurer , Bro . Harvey , P . M , and showed the lodge to be in a most satisfactory state financially , as a good balance was in hand to the credit of the lodge account , as well as about /' 15 to

the credit of the Benevolent Fund . The chair was then taken by Bro . F . 0 . Harvey , the first VV . M . of the lodge , as Installing Master ; the chair of S . W . was laken by Bro . Surgeon-Captain Kiddle , P . M . ; J . W , Bro . Meyer , VV . M . 2277 ; D . C , liro . Sanby , W . M . 2402 ; Sec , Bro . Harriott , P . P . G . M . Digton and Kirkcudbright ; and I . G , Bro . Jones , W . M . elect 2277 . liro . Edward Adolphus

Carletti was then presented , and installed into the chair of K . S . by the LP . M , the working tools being gii-en by Bro . Sanby , the retiring W . M . Atthe request of lhe newlyinstalled VV . M , the I . M . invested the following officers with their collars and jewels * . Bros . A . Moiton , S . W , ; Major the Hon . E . J . Chetwynd , J . W . ; 'Turner , Sec ; Clarke , S . D . ; A . C " . Harvey , J . D . ; Gurgick , I . G . ;

C Cannons , D . C ; G . R . Harriett , P . M , P . P . G . M , and T . Pieridts , Stwds . ; anil Munro Ross , Hon . Tyler ; and thc W . M . invested Bro . F . O . Harvey , P . M ., as Treasurer . The W . M . then presented to liro . Sanby , I . P . M , a very handsome Past Master's jewel , for which he returned thanks , and thc lodge was closed . The brethren adjourned to thc banqueting hall , where

an excellent dinner was served , and which had been prepared under the superintendence of the J . W . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts followed , interspersed by some good songs from Bros . Chetwynd , Meyer , Cannons , and A . C Harvey , and the company separated before " the witching hour , " all agreeing that a most enjoyable evening hal been passed . The jewel was manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .

Our Portrait Galllery Of Worshipful Masters .

Our portrait Galllery of Worshipful Masters .

BRO . WILLIAM HOGGINS , Whose installation ; is W . M . of lhe St . Ambrose Lodge , No . 1891 , is reported elsewhere , was initiated in the Manchester Lodge , No . 179 , in December , 18 SS , having been proposed by Bro . A . Hughes , P . M , and seconded by Bro . W . Hughes , P . M . He joined the St . Ambrose Lodge in November , 1890 , and in three

years he has become its VV . M . He is Assistant Preceptor in the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , in which he worked the 15 Sections on the 30 th ult . in the presence of about 80 brethren . Our brother has gained a thorough mastery of the ritual , and the St . Ambrose Lodge is to be congratulated in having so excellent a Master . Bro . Hoggins is a Life Governor of the three Institutions .

BRO . ERNEST GREINER , whose installation as W . M . of the Moira Lodge , No . 92 , is recorded in another column , was initiated in the same lodge on October 25 th , 1887 , passed in the following November , and raised on January 24 th , 1888 . In 1890 , he served as I . G . ; in 1891 , as S . D . ; and in the two succeeding years as Junior and Senior Warden .

respectively . Bro . Ernest Greiner—the fourth son of Alfred Greiner , of Glucksth . il , and later of Alsbach-Limbach—was born on March 20 th , 1859 . Limbach ( in the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen ) is situated on the highest slope of thc Thueringian Forest , which contains thc most magnificent fir trees in existence , many of them being no less than 700 years old . Atthe early

age of 13 , Ernest Greiner came to England , and joined thc business firm of his brother , Gotthelf Greiner , of 10 and 12 , Milton-street , E . C , who is also a member of the Moira Lodge , and served the office of W . M . in 1891 . Bro . E . Greiner has attained , 1 very high position in the mercantile world , and is well known throughout

the United Kingdom as one of the most successful and trusted men in the fancy goods trade . His leisure moments he devotes to music , and is an accomplished performer on the piano , violin , and zither . The W . M . of the Moira Lodge , and his elder brother , the Past Master , are direct descendants o ! the two famous Thueringian Greiners , thc first of whom came in 159 G

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from Swabia or Bohemia to the Thueringian Forest as a haven of rest from religious intolerance . There he founded the still flourishing glass industry of the locality . The first glass factory in the forest was built by Greiner at aa spot which he named Lauscha , in memory of a mountain overhanging the places where he had carried on his labours before

removing to Thueringia . This pioneer of the glass industry in the Thueringian Forest , his sons , and their successors , erected many manufactories in the district . The second Greiner ( Gotthelf ) , to'be more particularly referred to ( born at Limbach in 1732 , and great-great-grandfather of the W . M . No . 92 ) , was a man of remarkable ability , and sterling worth . Without

the assistance of aught but the most primitive materials and appliances , he , nevertheless , so prospered in his work as to achieve the signal success of inventing the Thueringian china or porcelain . The historian of Thueringia , Adolf Fleischmann , thus alludes to him : " To his labours and talents Thueringia owes the greatest invention by which humanity has been

favoured for many generations , and through which , up to the present , nearly 25 , 000 Thueringian families have been indebted for their means of subsistence . " The manufactures of these Thueringian people are renowned throughout the world for their utility and artistic value . Gotthelf Greiner , at the outset of his career , was confronted by the greatest 'difficulties , for at that

time it was necessary to obtain a licence to manufacture from the reigning dukes , and they were slow in realising the great future which china would eventually play in the requirements and commerce of the world . He spent his entire fortune in his endeavours to produce it , and had it not been for his devoted wife , who presented him with the savings of her lifetime , would

probably never have succeeded . Eventually , however , he triumphed over every obstacle , and his porcelain proved to be of the same quality as that of the original inventor—Boettcher , of Dresden—which is now known as Royal Dresden porcelain . This ware is still produced at the Dresden works , but in former times it was entirely in the hands of the sovereigns of Germany ,

who bought the produce of Boettcher ' s invention at enormous prices . Gotthelf Greiner could also have obtained large sums in the same way , but such a sequel to his toil found no place in his thoughts . He rightly estimated that the value of the new material would be most extensively diffused , by the application of his discovery to the manufacture of useful articles for the

million . Indeed , he was soon compelled to establish four additional business centres , under the management of his sons , in various parts of Thueringia . But his dominant idea was to preserve the value of his invention , throughout future years , for his native country , and thus to create a staple and lasting industry which

might benefit the foresters for centuries to come . The welfare of his fellow-creatures was dearer to him than money , and his name and memory are still revered by thousands of families in the district . The original china manufactory at Limbach , together with others in the locality , is still in the hands of the Greiner family .

Festival Of The Clarence Lodge Of Instruction, No. 263.

FESTIVAL OF THE CLARENCE LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 263 .

The third festival of the Clarence Lodge of Instruction was celebrated on Monday the 4 th inst , at the Midland Grand Hotel , St . Pancras , a very handsome suite of rooms having been placed at the disposal of the brethren , numbering upwards of 64 ; the lodge was opened in

due form at 6 . 30 . The meeting was presided over by Bro . R . Clay Sudlow , P . G . Std . Br , Bro . VV . H . Kirby ( Preceptor ) , acted as W . M , and was supported by Bros . H . Sadler , as P . M . ; F . W . Crohn , S . W . ; C . J . Fox , J . W . ; W . Baker , Sec ; A . Leighton , S . D . ; D . D . VVest , J . D , and F . W . Bramall , I . G . The Second Lecture was worked in a manner which

obtained the most hearty approval of the lodge . The various Sections were undertaken by the following brethren : First Section , Bro . Albert Leighton ; Second Section , Bro . D . D . VVest ; Third Section , Bro . M . B . Evans ; Fourth Section , Bro . E . Charles Lewis ; Fifth Section , Bro . A . M . Barnard . At the conclusion of the work thc PKESIUKNI * proposed that the best thanks of all present should be tendered to

those brethren who had worked the lectures in such an able manner . He knew many were there who had heard that lecture on previous occasions , and there were also those present who heard it then for the first time and he was sure all must be of opinion that the work had been most thoroughly well carried out . The Sections of the Second Lecture present special difficulties to the Masonic student , and there could be no doubt that those difficulties had

been very successfully mastered . The proposal was secor . ded by Bro . F . T . RUSHTON , P . G . S , & c , who remarked that it gave him special p leasure to second the proposition , as in doing so he mig ht mention he was a member of the Bank of England Lodge , No . 263 , from which the Clarence Lodge of Instruction held its warrant , and he was quite sure the Bank of England Lodge had every reason to loe proud of its offspring , particularly in view of the excellent work that

evening . The vote was carried unanimously , and Bro . Kirby , W . M , on behalf of the Section workers thanked the brethren for their kindness in extending the votes of thanks , as it was appreciation such as had been shown which was the greatest incentive to the members of that lodge to make asonic

new exertions to perfect themselves in those M matters it was the especial object of their lodge of instruction to promulgate . Several of the visitors became joining members . The lodge was then closed , and the assemblage retired to an admirable dinner awaiting them in the large banqueting

hall . On the completion of the dinner , the usual Masonic toasts were offered to the brethren by the presiding brother .