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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The Quarterly Court of the Governors and Subscribers of this Institution was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , the 12 th inst . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , P . G . D ., one of the Trustees , presided , and among those present were . Bros . F . R . Spaull , James Eberall , W . F . Smithson , S . G . Homfray , John Wordsworth , Harry } Smith , Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , James A . Birch , J . L . Hine , Lieut .-Colonel Haldane , Rev . Richard Morris , LL . D ., A . E . Gladwell , F . Walters , Controller Bake ,
Ccorgc J . McKay , D . P . Cama , Aaron Stone , H . H . Whale , A . Arrowsmith , J . Mount Humphries , Edgar Bowyer , George Rake , Chas . S . Lane , George King , C . F . Matier , G . Ward Verry , John G . Stevens , T . Bradley , J . P . Piatt , W . H . Main , H . Massey , H . Venn , John Constable , E . M . Money , A . C . Spaull , A . H . Lilley , Jas . Stevens , H . Cox , G . P . Britten , Thos . Turner , E . V . Greatbatch , William Nott , C . H . Webb , W . A . Dawson , A . Thrale Perkins , G . P . Gillard , C . F . Hogard , F . Davison , and F . Binckes , Secretary .
The minutes of the previous court having been read and verified , and those of the several meetings of the General Committee having been read for information , Scrutineers for the election of 37 from a list of 53 candidates—the names of three having been withdrawn—were appointed , and the poll was opened shortly before I p . m ., and carried to a close with the following result , votes of thanks to the Scrutineers and Chairman bringing the proceedings to an end .
SUCCESSFUL .
Name . Votes . Levi Shorrock 17 S 1 Harry Edwards Henshaw 1717 Edward Wollaston Hobson 161 S George Leonard Reay Mackey ... 1597
John Nicol McMillan 1573 Francis Walford Higgison ... ... 1539 George Bryce Worthington 1537 George Stafford Huggett 1494 Alfred Ernest Astington 146 7 William Henry Grant Smithers ... 1466 Ernest Dobby 1455
Alfred Thompson Musher . s 1441 Algernon Sackville West 1 423 Benjamin Meeds Hildred 1415 William Ballard Stevens 1411 Arthur Warner 1395 Percy White Musgrave 13 S 5 George James Senior 1377 Bertram Hartley Robey 1362
Name . Votes . Richard Ethelbert Ernes 1355 Fras . B . Brocksopp Kent 1353 Norman McCaskie 1343 Robert Langley Churchill 1330
Claude Ernest Arrowsmith 1305 Percy Neville ... ... 1304 William George Figgess 1274 Arthur Harrison ... 126 3 John Edward Tufnell Hobbs ... 1246 Frank Fowler 1231 Collin Randolph Campbell 1212
William Ernest Brockbank 1194 Edwin Henry Groves 1143 Tom Edgar Gooch 1119 Walter Douglas Pronger 1107 Charles E . Haxthausen 1055 Edward Dyer 1019 Robert Henry Rees 1015
UNSUCCESSFUL .
Name . Votes . Frederick Tom Webb ioog Otto Ren 6 John Fox 912 Walter Berry Freeman § 06 Herbert Plows
Benjamin 517 William Archer Stocken 349 Samuel William Knight 31 S Charles Wren Limpricht 156 Joseph Thomas Andrews 122
Name . Votes . Joseph Wood 107 Frederick Teilo Davis 97 Albert Taylor 3 G
George Cannon 19 Percy Gibbs u Percy Haslem Matthews 10 Josiah Murfin 2 Robert Sidney Bolton —
Consecration Of The Whitwell Lodge, No. 2104, At Stockton.
CONSECRATION OF THE WHITWELL LODGE , No . 2104 , AT STOCKTON .
On Saturday afternoon last there was a very large assemblage of brethren to assist at the consecration of the Whitwell Lodge , No . 2104 , at the Freemasons' Hall , Stockton-on-Tees . The lodge was opened shortly after four o ' clock by Bro . Victor Williamson , Past Grand Warden , acting in the
absenceot the Rev . Canon H . B . Tristram , D . D ., as Deputy Prov . Grand Master ; Bro . Joseph Dodds , M . P ., was Prov . Grand Senior Warden ; Bro . R . A . Luck , Prov . G . J . W . ; Bro . the Rev . J . Lawson and Bro . the Rev . D . W . James , Prov . G . Chaplains ; Bro . B . Boulton , P . G . Treasurer ; Bro . R . Hudson , P . G . Secretary ; Bro . E . Hudson , P . G . Director of
Ceremonies ; Bro . J . J . Clare , P . G . Deputy Director of Ceremonies ; Bro . T . Bradley , P . G . Assistant Secretary ; Bro . T . M . Barron , P . G . Registrar ; T . Walton , P . G . Senior Deacon ; Bro . J . C . Moor , P . M . 97 , W . M . 2039 , P . G . Junior Deacon ( Freemason ); Bro . J . T . Niisen , P . G . Pursuivant ; and Bro . J . Curry , P . G . Tyler . Amongst those present were
Bros . C . S . Lane , P . P . G . D . ; A . S . Fowler , P . P . G . D . ; A . C . Knowles , P . P . G . D . ; G . J . Wilson , P . P . G . W . : C . D . Hill Drury , P . G . Reg . Norfolk ; W . Lear , P . P . G . D . ; H . Maddison , P . P . G . R . ; R . W . Bolsover , P . P . G . R . ; F . M . Jackson . P . P . G . D . ; A . Hey , P . P . G . D . ; W . M . Watson , P . P . G . D . ; J . A . Manners , P . P . G . S . of Works
N . and E . Yorks ; J . T . Stokeld , P . P . G . P . N . and E . Yorks ; H . Baumann , P . M . 7 C 4 ; W . Mayson , 7 O 4 ; j . F . Wilson , 7 64 ; G . Lazenby , W . M . 940 j F . S . Cowper , P . S . W . 764 ; J . Wetherall , J . W . 541 ; A . Storehouse , P . M . 764 ; W . Clarke Robinson , W , M . 1334 ; W . Logan , W . M . 124 ; J . Dobson , W . M . So ; D . H . Watson , P . M . 509 ; T . R . Dent , W . M . 1264 ; H . Tomkins , 141 S ; G . C . Whitwell , 509 ; G . F . Allan , P . M . 509 ; R . Hind ( Mayor of Stockton ) , 509 ) J . Hall , P . P . G . D . Staffordshire ; H . Macdonald , P . M . S 4 ; and D . Whitehead , P . G . Org .
The lodge having been duly opened , the Prov . Grand Master , R . W . Bro . Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., was received and saluted in due form , and the consecration ceremony proceeded . Bro . R . HUDSON , Prov . Grand Secretary , read the petition , and the founders stood forward as follows : Bros . A . S . Fowler , P . M . 940 , P . P . G .
S . D . ; w . J . Watson , P . M . 1418 , P . P . G . J . D . ; G . D . Leng , P . M . 1418 , P . P . G . P . ; Thomas Walton , P . M . 940 , P . G . S . D . ; J . F . Craggs , P . M . 940 ; G . E . Pybus , P . M . 1418 ; J . Scarth * . P . M . 940 ; R . Ashton , P . M . 940 ; G . F . Allen , W . M . 509 : W . Whitwell , P . S . W . 509 ; G . Lazenby ,
W . M . 940 ; J . Broome , P . J . W . 940 , Sec . 141 S ; J . Burn , S . D . 1418 ; R . Appleton , J . D . 1418 ; John Fowler , 940 ; Richard Mind , 509 ; F . Sanderson , 940 ; W . Sudlow , 1418 ; R . A . Watson . 940 ; R . Atkinson , 141 S ; C J . Seaman , 940 ; and T . M . Taylor , 1418 .
The oration was delivered by Bro . the Rev . J . Lawson , P . G . Chaplain . I he musical portion of the ceremony was under the direction of Bro . D . Whitehead , P . G , Organist , Durham Cathedral , The consecration cere-
Consecration Of The Whitwell Lodge, No. 2104, At Stockton.
mony was most solemnly and efficiently performed by the Prov . Grand Master and the Prov . Grand Wardens , the consecration prayer being offered by Bro . D . W . James . P . G . Chap , The installation of the first W . M ., Bro . J . F . Craggs , P . M ., was afterwards performed b y Bro . A . S . FOWLER , P . P . G . D ., in a very able and
impressive manner , and the officers were appointed and invested as follows : Bros . A . S . Fowler , P . M . 940 , P . P . G . S . D ., Immediate Past Master ; R . Hind , 509 , Senior Warden ; John Burn , S . D . 141 S , Junior Warden ; G . D . Leng , P . M . 141 S , P . P . G . P ., Treasurer ; Ralph Applcton , J . D . 1418 , Secretary ; William Sudlow , 1418 , Senior Deacon ; J . C . Bage , 1418 , Junior Deacon ; R . A . Watson , 940 , Inner Guard ; J . Trenholm , 509 , 940 , 41 S , Tyler ; Robert Atkinson , 141 S , and C . J . Seaman , 940 , Stewards .
On the motion of the WORSHIPFUL MASTER , seconded by the SENIOR WARDEN , a resolution was [ unanimously agreed to that all intoxicating drinks should be excluded from the consecration banquet , annual festival , and social meetings of the lodge , it being the intention of the founders that the lodge shall be conducted on the same lines . is the Wolseley , at Manchester ; the Londonderry , at Sunderland ; and other lodges .
Several gentlemen were proposed for initiation , and a number of joining members were proposed . The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER offered his sincere congratulations to the Worshipful Master and officers of the lodge , and begged ' leave to thank most sincerely all present for their attendance , and for the exemplary
manner in which the lodge had been consecrated . He was particularly thankful to Bro . R . Hudson , the Provincial Grand Secretary , and the other Provincial Grand Officers for the excellent manner in which the arrangements for the ceremony had been organised and carried out for the consecration of the new Whitwell Lodge . The lodge was then closed according to ancient custom . A banquet was afterwards held in the Freemasons' Hall , Bro . J . F , Craggs , W . M ., presiding .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .
On Wednesday afternoon , the 7 th inst ., the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire held their first meeting since the installation of the new Provincial Grand Master , in the Town Hall , Skipton , under the banner of the Craven Lodge , 810 , when about 200 brethren assembled . The lodge was presided over by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Bro . T . W . Tew , assisted by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Henry
Smith , and a large gathering of Provincial Grand Officers . Apologies for absence were read from Bro . W . J . Jackson , P . G . S . W ., and Bro . the Right Hon . H . C . E . Childers , P . G . S . D ., who were unavoidably prevented from attending . The roll ol lodges being ( called , it was ascertained that about 60 lodges in the province were represented .
Among the visitors present were Bros . Sir Alexander Wolfe , vice-chaitman of the Great Western Railway ; Binckes , Secretary of the Royal Masonic Institution of Boys , & c . ; and a party of military brethren . The salutations accorded to the Provincial Grand Master and to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master were most cordial and enthusiastic , and when the applause had subsided ,
The Provincial Grand Master , Bro . I . W . TEW , addressed the brethren as follows : Worshipful Past Masters and Acting Wardens , Master Masons , Officers , and Brethren—The thoughts uppermost in my mind this afternoon and at this moment is how I can adequately acknowledge the salutations you have just now so cordially accorded to your new Provincial Grand Master and also to his Deputy ; how I shall thank this assembl y of
West Yorkshire Freemasons for their reception of me on this occasion ; how I shall find words to express the thoughts with which my heart is full of deep gratitude for kindnesses and forbearance towards me in the discharge of my new duties as the responsible occupant of this chair , in succession to Colonel Sir Henry Edwards . It is my first effort since my installation at Leeds , on the 24 th April , to undertake from this chair the duties of a
Provincial Grand Master , as your Provincial Grand Master of this large and important province . I can onl y bid you imagine the feelings of gratitude , which it is hardly possible to put into words , for the consideration shown me , and for the salutation of regard and friendship with which you have favoured me . I esteem it a privilege to be permitted to guide the deliberations of this Provincial Grand Lodge , and to be associated with you in the discharge
of obligations the most lofty and the most benevolent that any Order can aspire to promulgate . I trust it may be my happy fortune in the long connection which I am proud to say has existed between us , to secure to this office in which you have placed me the confidence and esteem of my brethren in the Craft of West Yorkshire . Provincial Grand Masters who have gone before me will be my leaders and my teachers , and I shall try
and continue their labours and speak their thoughts , and disseminate throughout this fraternal community those lofty sentiments of theirs—of generosity , Charity , and goodwill , which adorned their lives and claim from us our acclamations of gratitude and respect . ( Hear , hear . ) To keep the lodges as one perfect lodge in harmony and friendship is no ignoble sentitiment . To try to have a new earth upon earth , if we could not have a new
heaven upon earth ; to make the West Riding one vast lodge , and every man a brother , is no vain appreciation of the capabilities of our principles and the measure of our faith . May this be so . May 1 have your co-operation in this aspiration . May I believe in a better time for human comfort and human happiness , and for Christian Charity everywhere , and leave to my successor in this chair a satisfied province and the administration of its
affairs marked only by unbroken , conscientious consistency , are the sincere desires of myself and my Deputy for the future well-government of this province . ( Cheers , )—( The Prov . Grand Master here referred to an alteration in the opening of Provincial Grand Lodge which he had adopted , dispensing with the opening of a preliminary lodge , as had previously been the case , thus giving Provincial Grand Lodge the premier place in the day ' s , proceedings . )—The invitation to meet here is from theJCnwen Lodge , 8 . 10—
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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The Quarterly Court of the Governors and Subscribers of this Institution was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , the 12 th inst . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , P . G . D ., one of the Trustees , presided , and among those present were . Bros . F . R . Spaull , James Eberall , W . F . Smithson , S . G . Homfray , John Wordsworth , Harry } Smith , Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , James A . Birch , J . L . Hine , Lieut .-Colonel Haldane , Rev . Richard Morris , LL . D ., A . E . Gladwell , F . Walters , Controller Bake ,
Ccorgc J . McKay , D . P . Cama , Aaron Stone , H . H . Whale , A . Arrowsmith , J . Mount Humphries , Edgar Bowyer , George Rake , Chas . S . Lane , George King , C . F . Matier , G . Ward Verry , John G . Stevens , T . Bradley , J . P . Piatt , W . H . Main , H . Massey , H . Venn , John Constable , E . M . Money , A . C . Spaull , A . H . Lilley , Jas . Stevens , H . Cox , G . P . Britten , Thos . Turner , E . V . Greatbatch , William Nott , C . H . Webb , W . A . Dawson , A . Thrale Perkins , G . P . Gillard , C . F . Hogard , F . Davison , and F . Binckes , Secretary .
The minutes of the previous court having been read and verified , and those of the several meetings of the General Committee having been read for information , Scrutineers for the election of 37 from a list of 53 candidates—the names of three having been withdrawn—were appointed , and the poll was opened shortly before I p . m ., and carried to a close with the following result , votes of thanks to the Scrutineers and Chairman bringing the proceedings to an end .
SUCCESSFUL .
Name . Votes . Levi Shorrock 17 S 1 Harry Edwards Henshaw 1717 Edward Wollaston Hobson 161 S George Leonard Reay Mackey ... 1597
John Nicol McMillan 1573 Francis Walford Higgison ... ... 1539 George Bryce Worthington 1537 George Stafford Huggett 1494 Alfred Ernest Astington 146 7 William Henry Grant Smithers ... 1466 Ernest Dobby 1455
Alfred Thompson Musher . s 1441 Algernon Sackville West 1 423 Benjamin Meeds Hildred 1415 William Ballard Stevens 1411 Arthur Warner 1395 Percy White Musgrave 13 S 5 George James Senior 1377 Bertram Hartley Robey 1362
Name . Votes . Richard Ethelbert Ernes 1355 Fras . B . Brocksopp Kent 1353 Norman McCaskie 1343 Robert Langley Churchill 1330
Claude Ernest Arrowsmith 1305 Percy Neville ... ... 1304 William George Figgess 1274 Arthur Harrison ... 126 3 John Edward Tufnell Hobbs ... 1246 Frank Fowler 1231 Collin Randolph Campbell 1212
William Ernest Brockbank 1194 Edwin Henry Groves 1143 Tom Edgar Gooch 1119 Walter Douglas Pronger 1107 Charles E . Haxthausen 1055 Edward Dyer 1019 Robert Henry Rees 1015
UNSUCCESSFUL .
Name . Votes . Frederick Tom Webb ioog Otto Ren 6 John Fox 912 Walter Berry Freeman § 06 Herbert Plows
Benjamin 517 William Archer Stocken 349 Samuel William Knight 31 S Charles Wren Limpricht 156 Joseph Thomas Andrews 122
Name . Votes . Joseph Wood 107 Frederick Teilo Davis 97 Albert Taylor 3 G
George Cannon 19 Percy Gibbs u Percy Haslem Matthews 10 Josiah Murfin 2 Robert Sidney Bolton —
Consecration Of The Whitwell Lodge, No. 2104, At Stockton.
CONSECRATION OF THE WHITWELL LODGE , No . 2104 , AT STOCKTON .
On Saturday afternoon last there was a very large assemblage of brethren to assist at the consecration of the Whitwell Lodge , No . 2104 , at the Freemasons' Hall , Stockton-on-Tees . The lodge was opened shortly after four o ' clock by Bro . Victor Williamson , Past Grand Warden , acting in the
absenceot the Rev . Canon H . B . Tristram , D . D ., as Deputy Prov . Grand Master ; Bro . Joseph Dodds , M . P ., was Prov . Grand Senior Warden ; Bro . R . A . Luck , Prov . G . J . W . ; Bro . the Rev . J . Lawson and Bro . the Rev . D . W . James , Prov . G . Chaplains ; Bro . B . Boulton , P . G . Treasurer ; Bro . R . Hudson , P . G . Secretary ; Bro . E . Hudson , P . G . Director of
Ceremonies ; Bro . J . J . Clare , P . G . Deputy Director of Ceremonies ; Bro . T . Bradley , P . G . Assistant Secretary ; Bro . T . M . Barron , P . G . Registrar ; T . Walton , P . G . Senior Deacon ; Bro . J . C . Moor , P . M . 97 , W . M . 2039 , P . G . Junior Deacon ( Freemason ); Bro . J . T . Niisen , P . G . Pursuivant ; and Bro . J . Curry , P . G . Tyler . Amongst those present were
Bros . C . S . Lane , P . P . G . D . ; A . S . Fowler , P . P . G . D . ; A . C . Knowles , P . P . G . D . ; G . J . Wilson , P . P . G . W . : C . D . Hill Drury , P . G . Reg . Norfolk ; W . Lear , P . P . G . D . ; H . Maddison , P . P . G . R . ; R . W . Bolsover , P . P . G . R . ; F . M . Jackson . P . P . G . D . ; A . Hey , P . P . G . D . ; W . M . Watson , P . P . G . D . ; J . A . Manners , P . P . G . S . of Works
N . and E . Yorks ; J . T . Stokeld , P . P . G . P . N . and E . Yorks ; H . Baumann , P . M . 7 C 4 ; W . Mayson , 7 O 4 ; j . F . Wilson , 7 64 ; G . Lazenby , W . M . 940 j F . S . Cowper , P . S . W . 764 ; J . Wetherall , J . W . 541 ; A . Storehouse , P . M . 764 ; W . Clarke Robinson , W , M . 1334 ; W . Logan , W . M . 124 ; J . Dobson , W . M . So ; D . H . Watson , P . M . 509 ; T . R . Dent , W . M . 1264 ; H . Tomkins , 141 S ; G . C . Whitwell , 509 ; G . F . Allan , P . M . 509 ; R . Hind ( Mayor of Stockton ) , 509 ) J . Hall , P . P . G . D . Staffordshire ; H . Macdonald , P . M . S 4 ; and D . Whitehead , P . G . Org .
The lodge having been duly opened , the Prov . Grand Master , R . W . Bro . Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., was received and saluted in due form , and the consecration ceremony proceeded . Bro . R . HUDSON , Prov . Grand Secretary , read the petition , and the founders stood forward as follows : Bros . A . S . Fowler , P . M . 940 , P . P . G .
S . D . ; w . J . Watson , P . M . 1418 , P . P . G . J . D . ; G . D . Leng , P . M . 1418 , P . P . G . P . ; Thomas Walton , P . M . 940 , P . G . S . D . ; J . F . Craggs , P . M . 940 ; G . E . Pybus , P . M . 1418 ; J . Scarth * . P . M . 940 ; R . Ashton , P . M . 940 ; G . F . Allen , W . M . 509 : W . Whitwell , P . S . W . 509 ; G . Lazenby ,
W . M . 940 ; J . Broome , P . J . W . 940 , Sec . 141 S ; J . Burn , S . D . 1418 ; R . Appleton , J . D . 1418 ; John Fowler , 940 ; Richard Mind , 509 ; F . Sanderson , 940 ; W . Sudlow , 1418 ; R . A . Watson . 940 ; R . Atkinson , 141 S ; C J . Seaman , 940 ; and T . M . Taylor , 1418 .
The oration was delivered by Bro . the Rev . J . Lawson , P . G . Chaplain . I he musical portion of the ceremony was under the direction of Bro . D . Whitehead , P . G , Organist , Durham Cathedral , The consecration cere-
Consecration Of The Whitwell Lodge, No. 2104, At Stockton.
mony was most solemnly and efficiently performed by the Prov . Grand Master and the Prov . Grand Wardens , the consecration prayer being offered by Bro . D . W . James . P . G . Chap , The installation of the first W . M ., Bro . J . F . Craggs , P . M ., was afterwards performed b y Bro . A . S . FOWLER , P . P . G . D ., in a very able and
impressive manner , and the officers were appointed and invested as follows : Bros . A . S . Fowler , P . M . 940 , P . P . G . S . D ., Immediate Past Master ; R . Hind , 509 , Senior Warden ; John Burn , S . D . 141 S , Junior Warden ; G . D . Leng , P . M . 141 S , P . P . G . P ., Treasurer ; Ralph Applcton , J . D . 1418 , Secretary ; William Sudlow , 1418 , Senior Deacon ; J . C . Bage , 1418 , Junior Deacon ; R . A . Watson , 940 , Inner Guard ; J . Trenholm , 509 , 940 , 41 S , Tyler ; Robert Atkinson , 141 S , and C . J . Seaman , 940 , Stewards .
On the motion of the WORSHIPFUL MASTER , seconded by the SENIOR WARDEN , a resolution was [ unanimously agreed to that all intoxicating drinks should be excluded from the consecration banquet , annual festival , and social meetings of the lodge , it being the intention of the founders that the lodge shall be conducted on the same lines . is the Wolseley , at Manchester ; the Londonderry , at Sunderland ; and other lodges .
Several gentlemen were proposed for initiation , and a number of joining members were proposed . The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER offered his sincere congratulations to the Worshipful Master and officers of the lodge , and begged ' leave to thank most sincerely all present for their attendance , and for the exemplary
manner in which the lodge had been consecrated . He was particularly thankful to Bro . R . Hudson , the Provincial Grand Secretary , and the other Provincial Grand Officers for the excellent manner in which the arrangements for the ceremony had been organised and carried out for the consecration of the new Whitwell Lodge . The lodge was then closed according to ancient custom . A banquet was afterwards held in the Freemasons' Hall , Bro . J . F , Craggs , W . M ., presiding .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .
On Wednesday afternoon , the 7 th inst ., the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire held their first meeting since the installation of the new Provincial Grand Master , in the Town Hall , Skipton , under the banner of the Craven Lodge , 810 , when about 200 brethren assembled . The lodge was presided over by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Bro . T . W . Tew , assisted by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Henry
Smith , and a large gathering of Provincial Grand Officers . Apologies for absence were read from Bro . W . J . Jackson , P . G . S . W ., and Bro . the Right Hon . H . C . E . Childers , P . G . S . D ., who were unavoidably prevented from attending . The roll ol lodges being ( called , it was ascertained that about 60 lodges in the province were represented .
Among the visitors present were Bros . Sir Alexander Wolfe , vice-chaitman of the Great Western Railway ; Binckes , Secretary of the Royal Masonic Institution of Boys , & c . ; and a party of military brethren . The salutations accorded to the Provincial Grand Master and to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master were most cordial and enthusiastic , and when the applause had subsided ,
The Provincial Grand Master , Bro . I . W . TEW , addressed the brethren as follows : Worshipful Past Masters and Acting Wardens , Master Masons , Officers , and Brethren—The thoughts uppermost in my mind this afternoon and at this moment is how I can adequately acknowledge the salutations you have just now so cordially accorded to your new Provincial Grand Master and also to his Deputy ; how I shall thank this assembl y of
West Yorkshire Freemasons for their reception of me on this occasion ; how I shall find words to express the thoughts with which my heart is full of deep gratitude for kindnesses and forbearance towards me in the discharge of my new duties as the responsible occupant of this chair , in succession to Colonel Sir Henry Edwards . It is my first effort since my installation at Leeds , on the 24 th April , to undertake from this chair the duties of a
Provincial Grand Master , as your Provincial Grand Master of this large and important province . I can onl y bid you imagine the feelings of gratitude , which it is hardly possible to put into words , for the consideration shown me , and for the salutation of regard and friendship with which you have favoured me . I esteem it a privilege to be permitted to guide the deliberations of this Provincial Grand Lodge , and to be associated with you in the discharge
of obligations the most lofty and the most benevolent that any Order can aspire to promulgate . I trust it may be my happy fortune in the long connection which I am proud to say has existed between us , to secure to this office in which you have placed me the confidence and esteem of my brethren in the Craft of West Yorkshire . Provincial Grand Masters who have gone before me will be my leaders and my teachers , and I shall try
and continue their labours and speak their thoughts , and disseminate throughout this fraternal community those lofty sentiments of theirs—of generosity , Charity , and goodwill , which adorned their lives and claim from us our acclamations of gratitude and respect . ( Hear , hear . ) To keep the lodges as one perfect lodge in harmony and friendship is no ignoble sentitiment . To try to have a new earth upon earth , if we could not have a new
heaven upon earth ; to make the West Riding one vast lodge , and every man a brother , is no vain appreciation of the capabilities of our principles and the measure of our faith . May this be so . May 1 have your co-operation in this aspiration . May I believe in a better time for human comfort and human happiness , and for Christian Charity everywhere , and leave to my successor in this chair a satisfied province and the administration of its
affairs marked only by unbroken , conscientious consistency , are the sincere desires of myself and my Deputy for the future well-government of this province . ( Cheers , )—( The Prov . Grand Master here referred to an alteration in the opening of Provincial Grand Lodge which he had adopted , dispensing with the opening of a preliminary lodge , as had previously been the case , thus giving Provincial Grand Lodge the premier place in the day ' s , proceedings . )—The invitation to meet here is from theJCnwen Lodge , 8 . 10—