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SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 17 , 1900 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

Apropos of this consecration of the Devonian Lodge , it may not b « out of place to remind the members of the lodges in the Province of Devon that a concert given by children , mostly of Masons , in aid of the Devon Masonic Educational Fund will be held

in the Plymouth Guildhall on Wednesday , the 5 th December . A dispensation to wear their Masonic clothing has been granted to brethren present at this gathering , and , from what we have heard of the intended programme , we have very little doubt that the concert will be a great success .

Masonic Notes.

We learn with regret from the report we publish in another column of the proceedings at the recent annual convocation of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Warwickshire that Comp . F . G . Swinden , P . A . G . D . C . of Supreme Grand Chapter , has resigned the office of Prov . Grand Scribe E . Comp . Swinden had

served in this capacity for nine years , in addition to that of Secretary of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and by his retirement the Provincial Grand Chapter has lost one who has rendered it most important services . That the meeting fully recognised this is clear from the fact ot their having unanimously voted a sum of 20 guineas with which to purchase him a jewel or such

other mark of their respect and goodwill as he may prefer . This is an encouragement to other members of Provincial Grand Chapter to follow in the footsteps of Comp . Swinden , whom we sincerely congratulate on the well-merited lecognition his services have thus received . •» *

Besides this there was another resolution passed by the Provincial Grand Chapter which cannot be too highly commended , showing , as it does , that the Province of Warwickshire has made up its mind to do all in its power to promote the welfare of Royal Arch Masonry . The resolution was to the effect that a

general Chapter of Instruction should be formed for the whole Province , the First Principals . of the several chapters being constituted a Committee to carry out the necessary arrangements . Comp . Bladon was suggested for the post of Preceptor , and that companion promised he would do all in his power to promote the success of the scheme .

* # * We havebeen requested to announce that Thursday , the 6 th instant , is the latest day by which petitions for children to be placed on the list of candidates for election into the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls

in April , igoi , must reach the offices of the Institution , No . 5 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . It is highly desirable , however , that all such Petitions should be received " as much before that date as possible . " * * *

At the meeting of the Grand Committee of the Grand Lodge of Scotland on Thursday , the 18 th uit ., it was unanimously agreed , at the instance of the M . W . G . Master , that a Special Committee should be appointed with instructions to advertise for applicants for the office of Grand Secretary , which will shortly

be vacated by Bro . D . Murray Lyon ; that the brother appointed to the office shall devote his whole time to its duties and receive a salary of ^ 400 per annum in full of all duties devolving upon him , including those of the Annuity Fund : that the election shall take

place , from a leet of candidates submitted Dy the said Committee , at a special meeting of Grand Lodge on Thursday , the 13 th December , and that Bro . D . Murray Lyon's resignation shall only take effect " from and after the date of the election of his successor . "

The Special Committee thus appointed is composed as follows : The Hon . James Hosier , Grand Master ; Lord Saltoun and Sir Charles Dalrymple , of Newhailes , Bart ., Past Grand Masters j John Graham , of Broadstone , Grand Master Depute ; Captain Thomas Hope , of Bridgecastle , Substitute Grand Master ; J .

Berry , Prov . Grand Master Forfarshire ; the Hon . C . M . Ramsay , S . G . W . ; Major F . W . Allan , Past S . G . W . ; A . A . Speirs , of Elderslie , J . G . W . ; W . Munro Denholm , S . G . D . ; James Caldwell , Past G . D . ; William Officer , Chairman of Foreign and

Colonial , and Petitions , Complaints , and Appeal Committees ; Col . W . Irwin Macadam , Chairman of the Visitation of Metropolitan Lodges Committee ; and Dr . George Dickson . » * *

Among the " class lodges , as they are called , which have of late years been founded in London , none have fared better than those which from time to time have been organised for the benefit of brethren hailing from the Provinces who permanently reside in , or more or less frequently visit , the Metropolis . Cases

in point are the United Northern Counties Lodge , the Lancastrian Lodge , and the Cornish Lodge , all of which may be said , even in the brief period of their existence , to have established themselves on a firm basis , and with a fair prospect of growing stronger every year . The number of these lodges was still

further augmented on Thursday of last week , when the Devonian Lodjre , No . 2834 , was consecrated by the Grand Secretary , and entered upon its career under the presidency , as first W . Master , of the Earl of Halsbury , Lord High Chancellor of England and Past G . Warden of United Grand Lodge . That the

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new lodge will emulate the success of its predecessors cannot be doubted . The auspices were in all respects favourable , and more important still , before the proceedings in lodge terminated , a long list was read out of candidates for initiation and joining .

* * * Our Lurgan brethren had a memorable field day on Friday , the 2 nd instant , when his Grace the Duke of Abercorn , K . G ., M . W . G . Master of Ireland , attended by several of his Grand Officers , visited the town for the purpose of dedicating the new Hall , which has just been erected for the accommodation of Lodges

Nos . 24 , 134 , and 151 . There was a large attendance in honour of the occasion , and the new building , both as regards its handsome external appearance and the excellence of its interior arrangements , was very generally admired , the architect and the builder being heartily congratulated on the manner in which the design and construction had been carried out .

* * * At the luncheon which followed the ceremony , his Grace the M . W . Grand Master , in responding for the toast of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , took the opportunity not only of thanking those present for the cordiality of their reception , but also of congratulatin g

the brethren on the prosperous condition of the Craft in Ireland . Not only were they constantly receiving additional members into their ranks , but the generous support that was being extended towards their Ma sonic Orphan Schools for Girls and Boys was most grati - fying . These Institutions were most ably conducted , and it must be a source of satisfaction to them all to

know that at the present time there were 106 girls and 80 boys who were being maintained , clothed , and educated in such a manner as to give them every chance of acquitting themselves honourably in their after-career . Our Irish brethren are , indeed , to be congratulated on the prosperity of the Society , and the Girls' and Boys ' Institutions which it has established .

» A lecture , entitled " Four Months in Beleagured Ladysmith , " and fully illustrated by magic lantern enlargements from sketches by the lecturer and others , will be given—for the first time in London—by Mr . W . T . Maud , Special Artist of The Graphic and late

A . D . C . to General Ian Hamilton , at the Queen's Hall , Langham-place—kindly lent for the occasion by Mr . Robert Newman—on Thursday , the 29 th instant , at three p . m ., in aid of the Central London Throat and Ear Hospital , Gray's Inri-road , of which H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., M . W . Past G . Master , is

the Patron . Bro . General Sir Redvers Buller , V . C ., who had the honour of raising the siege , will preside , and in the interval , between the first and second parts , a few words of sympathy with the object of the lecture will be addressed to the audience by Bro Charles Wyndham .

•* * The entertainment will be under the special patronage of H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , K . G ., Bro Viscount Wolseley , the Duke of Beaufort , Bro . the Earl of Jersey , Bro . Viscount Powerscourt , Bro . Sir Fred Milner , Bart ., M . P ., Bro . Sir J . Blundell Maple ,

Bart ., M . P ., and others . Tickets for seats ranging from 10 s . down to 25 . 6 d . each , to be had of the Entertainment Committee ( consisting of Captain A . Hutton , Chairman ; Bros . Lennox Browne , A . Calkin Lewis Percy Jakins , Thomas CarmichacI , Dundas Grant ,

and from the Secretary at the Hospital , while tickets for the Prize Drawing , at 2 s . 6 d ., may be had from some members of the Committee . We hope the lecture will be the means of raising a substantial sum for this most deserving Institution .

» » Death has lately been causing sad havoc among the Past Officers of United Grand Lodge , the most recent who have passed away being Bros . C . H . Driver , Past G . Supt , of Works , and Howard H . Room , Past G . Std . Br . Both these brethren had for a long time

past been prevented by illness from taking an active part in Masonry , but both in their day had done splendid service , which in the case of Bro . Driver was recognised in 18 S 7 by his appointment as Past Grand Supt . of Works , while Bro . Room was appointed Grand Standard Bearer in 1895 . Moreover , the former had won distinction in every branch of Masonry

with which ho had become connected , while Bro . Room will probably be best remembered as having for years discharged with marked ability and courtesy the arduous duties of Prov . Grand Secretary of Middlesex . A short while since we described briefly the work they had done , but we must not allow the opportunity to pass without expressing our sincere condolence with those who are now grieving over their death .