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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SURREY . THE RT . HON . THE EARL OF ONSLOW , G . C . M . G ., R . VV . PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . July , 1 S 97 . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at THE ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST . ANNE ' S SOCIETY , REDHiLL , on THURSDAY , the 22 nd day of J , 1 S 97 , at 4 . 30 p . m . precisely . ¦ By command . CHARLES T . TYLER , P . M ., Prov . Grand Secretary . N . B . —Morning Dress . 2 , Bank Buildings , Woking . BUSINESS BEFORE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . To read the Minutes of the last P . G . Lodge . To call over Roll of Lodges in the Province . To receive the Report of the Audit Committee . To receive the Report of the Charity Committee . To elect a Provincial Grand Treasurer . The appointment of Provincial Grand Oflicers . General Business . Banquet at 6 . 30 p . m . punctually al the MARKET HALL , REDHILL . N . B . —Banquet will be provided for those only who have taken tickets ( price 7 s . 6 d . exclusive of wine ) , for which application must be made to the Asst . P . G . Sec , Bro . W . A . LATHAM , at Albert Institute Chambers , Charlesstreet , Blackfriars-road , S . E .

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PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF SURREY . THE RT . HON . THE EARL OF ONSLOW , G . C . M . G ., M . E . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT . July , 1 S 97 . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Provincial Grand Chapter will be held at THE ROYAL ASYLUM OK ST . ANNE ' S SOCIETY , REDHILL , in the County of SURREY , on THURSDAY , the 22 nd day of J , 1 S 97 , at 3 . 30 p . m . precisely . By command . CHARLES T . TYLER , P . P . G . J ., Prov . Grand Scribe E . Morning Dress . 2 , Bank Buildings , Woking . BUSINESS BEFORE PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER . To read the Minutes of the last P . G . Chapter . 'To call over the Chapters in the Province . To receive the Report of the Audit Committee . 'To elect a Provincial Grand Treasurer . The appointment of Provincial Grand Officers . General Business . Banquet at 6 . 30 p . m . punctually . N . B . —Banquet will be provided for those only who have taken tickets . The Companions will banquet with the Provincial Grand Lodge .

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MireeMABonm f *?* - " "Si min " -m * m "" T "' TTrrnn - ^^ lOf & LSSi SATURDAY , J 17 , 18 97 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

VVe beg lo remind our Middlesex brethren that thc annual meeting of their Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at the Public Hall , Harrow-on-the-Hill , tomorrow ( Saturday ) under the presidency ol R . W . Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., Secretary of State for India , Prov . G . Master .

We have much pleasure in announcing that a service for Freemasons , with a viewlo celebrating thc Queen ' s Diamond Jubilee , will be held—by permission of Bro . thc Rev . W . H . Langhorne , Vicar of Walthamstow , Chaplain Shurmur Lodge , No . 2374—at the Parish

Church , St . Mary ' s , Walthamstow , on Sunday , the 18 th instant , at 3 . 30 p . m . Bro . the Venerable Archdeacon Stevens , M . A ., Past G . Chaplain , will deliver an oration on the " Principles of Freemasonry . " Dispensations have been obtained for the brethren to

appear in Craft and Royal Arch clothing , and brethren intending to be present are requested to assemble in the Ancient Grammar School on the north side of the Churchyard at 3 p . m ., in order that the procession may be formed at 3 . 15 p . m . precisely . Tbe offertory

will be devoted to the Church Dilapidation Fund , and it has been arranged that each member of the Committee shall contribute 5 s . towards defraying the necessary expenses , and in the event of the sum thus raised exceeding the expenditure the surplus will be added to the offertory . Ladies and non-Masons will

be admitted by tickets , obtainable only of the members of the Committee . Bro . W . Shurmur , P . M . 2374 , Past Grand Std . Br ., Churchwarden of St . Mary's , is President ol the Committee , and Bros . VV . Gower , P . M . 2472 ; James Clark , W . M . 2472 ; John R . Carter , 2374 ; S . Herbert , Sec . 2472 ,- and W . W . Cook , P . M . so , are the Honorary Secretaries ,

Masonic Notes.

Wc have received announcement of the death of Bro . Anthony E . Stocker , M . D ., Deputy for the District of Pennsylvania in the Supreme Grand Council , 33 " , of the Northern Jurisdiction of the U . S . A . Bro . Stocker was in his 79 th year , having been born in Philadelphia on 5 th March , 1 S 19 , and died on thc 23 rd May last .

He was a surgeon of great eminence in his profession , and during the Civil War served with the army of the North under General Meade , being seriously wounded at the battle of City Cross Roads . He was made a Mason in Franklin Lodge , No . 134 , on the 9 th June , 1847 , presided as W . M . in 1 S 51 , and at the time of his death was its senior P . M . as well as senior P . H . P .

Philadelphia Chapter , No . 1 G 9 , and senior P . E . C . of Philadelphia Commandery , No . 2 , K . T . He was also senior Past G . Commander of Pennsylvania and the second oldest member of Supreme Council , 33 ° . His funeral , which took place on the 26 th May , was very numerously attended by representatives of the several Masonic bodies with which Bro . Stocker was connected .

- F * * From the report we publish elsewhere of the recent annual meeting , at Wokingham , of the Provincial G . Lodge of Berkshire , it appears that the number of subscribing members on thc rolls of the several lodges is 6 36 , of whom as many as 184 are Past Masters . As

there are 15 lodges on the Provincial roll , this gives a fair average membership of rather more than 42 per lodge , with over 12 Past Masters to each . But the point that strikes us most is that this small Province of Berkshire , with its 15 lodges and 6 3 6 subscribing members , should year after year figure so prominently in our Festival Returns .

* * Thus , in our Analysis ot the Returns at thc recent Boys' School Festival , we mentioned that during the present year Berkshire had contributed t- ' 455 3 s - 6 d . to the Benevolent Institution in February ; £ 194 5 s . to the Girls' School in May ;

and AM 7 6 Ss . to the Boys' School on the 30 th ult . ; altogether £ 825 16 s . 6 d . Last year it raised £ 1010 19 s . 6 d . ; in 1 S 95 , Ugyg 16 s . 6 d . ; in 1894 , ¦ -583 ' 33- Gd . ; in 1 S 93 , £ 724 7 s . ; in 1892 , . C 954 us . Cd . ; and in 1 S 91 , when it had only just been created a

Province , £ 385 Is . ' That is to say , during the brief period of seven years which has elapsed since it was separated from Buckinghamshire and organised as a Province by itself , it has raised for our three Institutions the very large sum of £ 5423 15 s . 6 d ., or , on an average , A 774 16 s . Gd . per year .

* » We always studiously avoid instituting anything in thc nature of a comparisun between what one Province or lodge does for our Charities and what other Provinces or lodges do . We desire to credit all of them with thc same loyalty and devotion to thc

principles of Freemasonry , and the same desire to support its Institutions ; but we know that all are uot equally gifted with thc means to carry out their wishes . But such a series of contributions , maintained regularly through a period of years , is most honourable to ou Berkshire brethren , and would be , indeed , most

honourable to them if Ihey were twice as numerous as they arc ; and if we ask ourselves how such a series is maintained ; how a Province with only 636 members on its roll goes on year after year subscribing at the rate of more than one guinea per member , we can only suggest , as an explanation , that Berkshire must be a

particularly well-organised Province , and must include among its members several brethren of great influence , who are keenly desirous of doing everything in their power to promote the truest and best interests of thc Craft . We arc pleased to have had this opportunity of expressing our views upon Berkshire Freemasonry

» ? # The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire will be held , at the invitation of the Gladsmuir Lodge , No . 1385 , at the Red Lion Hotel , High Barnet , on Tuesday , the 20 th inst ., at 3 . 45 p . m .

precisely , when the usual business will be transacted , and among other grants one of 50 guineas will be proposed to be made to the funds of thc Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . The customary banquet is set down for 5 . 30 p . m .

* * Thc Grand Lodge of Canada ( Province of Ontario ) will hold its 42 nd annual communication in the City of Biantford on Wednesday , the 21 st instant . We

understand from the Canadian Craftsman that for once in his career the respected Grand Secretary , Bro . J . J . Mason , will be an absentee , our worthy brother being in charge of the team which is competing at the meeting at Bisley of the National Rifle Association .