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Article PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH WALES (WESTERN DIVISION). ← Page 2 of 2 Article PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Page 1 of 1 Article ANNUAL EXCURSION OF THE JOHN HERVEY LODGE, No. 1260. Page 1 of 1 Article South Africa. Page 1 of 1 Article South Africa. Page 1 of 1 Article Australia. Page 1 of 1 Article DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER OF VICTORIA. Page 1 of 1 Article ORPHANS MADE HAPPY. Page 1 of 1 Article ORPHANS MADE HAPPY. Page 1 of 1 Article AN INCIDENT OF THE "WILLIAM MORGAN" AFFAIR. Page 1 of 1
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of South Wales (Western Division).
The Provincial Grand Lodge Committee reported as follows : The Committee met at the St . Peter's Lodge , Carmarthen , on Gth July , 1 SS 3 , and from the reports sent in by the lodges for the past year , the general state of Freemasonry in the province was highly satisfactory . The committee have pleasure in recommending VV . Bro . J . Beaven Philips , P . M . 671 , P . P . S . G . W ., for re-election as
the Charity Commissioner for the ensuing year , and VV . Bro . Aaron Stone , P . M . 671 , P . P . J . G . W ., as Assistant Charity Commissioner , and that votes of thanks be accorded them for their valuable services and great zeal which they have displayed in the cause of Freemasonry in the province ; That the sum of 10 guineas be paid annually , commencing 1 st of January last , to the Charity Commissioners towards the expenses of their department ; That
the most cordial thanks of the province be given to W . Bro . Aaron Stone , in recognition of his services as Steward on behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys duiing the past year , and congratulate him on having aided in making up the largest amount ever collected in one year for that Institun ' on , and the Committee further recommend that the usual gold bar be added to Bro . Stone ' s charity jewel aid presented to him at this Porvincial Grand
Lodge ; that VV . Bro . Jonathan Marsden , P . M . 476 , P . Prov . G . Chap ., be elected Steward to represent this province at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls for the year 1 S 33-4 ; that Lucy Smith , daughter of our late W . Bro . G . T . Smith , P . M . 1072 , P . Prov . G . S . W ., be adopted by the province as a candidate this year for admission to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ; also , that the sum of 20 guineas be voted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . The Committee's report was unanimously adopted "en
blc . " The brethren then proceeded to St . Catherine ' s Church , where Divine service was celebrated . The sermon was preached by the Rev . J . P . Morgan . The collection amounted to ^ 5 15 s . 6 d . A vote of thanks was passed to the Rev . James Bodden for the use of his church , and the amount collected was placed in the hands of a committee of the St . David's Lodge for disbursement . After several other matters had received consideration Provincial Grand Lodge was closed .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Buckinghamshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE .
The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Buckinghamshire held its second meeting in tbe Alasonic Hall , Linslade , Leighton Buzzard , on Friday , the gth inst ., when R . W . Bro . the Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , Prov . Grand Mark Master , presided , supported by a goodly number of
brethren of the province from the St . Peter and St . Paul's Lodge , the Wathng- Street Lodge , and the St . Barnabas Lodge . After the business of t * -e lodge was concluded the brethren adjourned to a banquet at the Elephant and Castle Hotel . Great satisfaction was expressed at the interest taken in Mark Masonry by H . R . H . the Prince of
Wales . The members congratulated themselves on the rapid strides that were be ng made in Mark Masonry in this important province , which bids fair to increase . This is not surprising to those who know the Provincial Grand Mark IVfaster , for the very name of Brownrigg stands preeminently high in all good Masonic work . A very pleasant afternoon brought the proceedings to a close .
Annual Excursion Of The John Hervey Lodge, No. 1260.
ANNUAL EXCURSION OF THE JOHN HERVEY LODGE , No . 1260 .
The brethren of this lodge had their annual summer excursion on Thursday , the g'h inst ., and on this occasion visited the royal borough of Windsor . Bro . Capt . J oseph Heaton , VV . M ., and the majority of the brethren travelled by the 12 15 train from Paddington ( the Great Western
Railway Company having reserved a saloon carriage for the accommodation of the party ) , whilst other brethren reached Windsor by the London and South Western route and later trains . After partaking of an excellent luncheon which had been prepared by Bro . Darke , of the Castle Hotel , Windsir , thebrethren proceeded to visit the Masonic Hall , which they were shewn with fraternal courtesy by Bro .
VVelham Clarke , P . M . 771 . This hall is certainly worthy of the inspection of any brother who may visit Windsor , and we congratulate thebrethren of that Royal B 01 ough on possessing such a Temple i . i which to carry on their work . It forms part of a building designed for educational purposes by Bro . Sir Christopher Wren , by whom the adjacent Town Hall was also designed . We learn that
it is due to the Masonic spirit and indefatigable exertions of the present Mayor ot Windsor , Bro . Joseph Devereux ( who , our readers will remember , has been offered by her Majesty the Queen the honour of knighthood ) , that the brethren of that p lace now possess their present hall . That worthy and distinguished Mason purchased the premises some 20 years ago ( being then a P . M . of No . 771 ) ,
and converted part of them into the beautiful temple now existing . We were especially struck by the separate chamber devoted to the ceremony of raising , and can well imagine the lasting impression which must be made on every candidate who has the advantage of being raised at Windsor . The members ot No . 12 G 0 subsequently met at the Castle Hotel , whencethey drove through Windsor Great Park to
Virginia Water , and back to the hotel , where they dined , being favoured at dessert with the company of his worship the Mayor , Uro . Joseph Devereux . The brethren have every reason tube perfectly satisfied with the arrangements made oy the host of 'The Castle , Bro . Darke . The weather was all that could be desired , and the brethren returned to London by the 9 . 20 train thoroughly pleased with their trip .
South Africa.
South Africa .
KING WILLIAM'S T O W N . —British KaffraTian Lodge ( No . 853 ) . —The annual installation meeting ol this lodge was held in the Temple , Alexandra-[*' ad , on the 25 th June , when theie were present Bros . John Ha-e- y , W . M . ; W . C . Massey-Hicks , S . VV . * , John M . intKs 1 li
-,- — ^ j- , j-vv . ; w . Koacn , reas . ; . ororweu , ^ . - ; J . P . Kidson . S . D . ; George P . Perks , P . M . ; Jas . ff * y > re- P-M- ; VV . F . Sissing , P . M . ; J . S . F . Johnson , jj -NL ; H . Dickinson , G . J . K . Rawlings , G . ( .. * . Tread . vay , JiV Warren , Thomas Perks , jun ., Commandant Jenner , w - aonning , W . J . Hall , VVm . Burns , and the following
South Africa.
visitors : Bros . Joseph Clarke , VV . M . , * J . Newing , P . M . j Farbes A . Palrr . er , Thomas Wright , M . Keevv , E . E . Wellbeloved , Dr . John Ross , and \ V . J . T . VV , ilbeloved , 1 S 00 ; Angus B . Hay , S 39 ; Geo . Randell , 91 S ; F . E . Clift , 939 ; H . Gibberd , 1204 ; J . H . Baikus , 60 S ; Gilbert Fox , W . M . j A . Duncan , P . M . ; George Smith , P . . I . ; J . T . Lewis , VV . Dunbar , James Symons , VV . Dallantine , and K . Symons , G 31 .
The principal business of the meeting was the installation of Bro . Jno . M . Massey- Hicus as W . M ., and the investiture of his officers , the ceremony of installation being performed by the R . W . D . D . G . M ., Kro . G . P . Perks . The brethren appointed by Bro . Massey-Hicks as his colleagues during his term of Mastership , and who were duly invested with the insignia of their office , are Bros . Jno . Harty , I . P . M . ; G . J . K . Rawlings , S . W . ; Thos . Perks * ,
jun ., J . W . ; William Burns , Treas . ; Edwin Broth well , Sec ; J . P . Kidson , sen ., S . D . ; VV . J . Hall , J . D . ; VV . Sonning , I . G . ; and Thos . Wright , lSuo , Tyler . " Hearty good wishes" having been expressed , the meeting was closed in peace and harmony , and the brethren adjourned to partake of refreshments , after which the customary loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , a very happy reunion being brought to a close by the singing of " Auld Lang Syne . "
Australia.
Australia .
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF VICTORIA . The quarterly communication of this Provincial Grand Lodge , under the English Constitution , was held in the Masonic Hall , Melbourne , on Monday evening , June iSth . The throne was occupied by Bro . Dr . H . St . John Clarke , Deputy District Grand Master , acting as chief of the district , till a successor be appointed as successor to the late
Bro . Captain F . C . Standish . Bro . H . XV . Lowry , P D . G . S . W ., D . G . Treasurer , officiated as Deputy District Grand Master ; Bros . Charles Shaw , P . M . 752 , and P . Blaschki , 727 , were in the chairs of District Senior and Junior Grand Wardens respectively ; whilst Bro . : he Rev . W . E . Brooke , P . M . 76 S , was present as District Grand Chaplain . 'The attendance was unusually large , and the 70 lodges in the
district were well represented . Bro . F . H . LEMPRIERE , P . M . Meridian Lodge of St . John , No . 729 , District Grand Secretary , read the minutes of the last communication , as also the Board of Benevolence report , both of which were passed . A notice of motion that it be compulsory on all lodges to present candidates with a copy of the "Book of Constitutions "
wasamendedsoastoreadasarecommendation to the various lodges in the district , and the same was unanimously adopted . The DISTRICT GRAND J UNIOR WARDEN gave notice of motion as follows : " That at the next rommunication
the District Grand Lodge of Victoria submit to the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the name of some eminent brother as successor to the late Captain Standish in the ollice of District Grand Master . " This being all the business , the District Grand Lodge was closed in form .
District Grand Chapter Of Victoria.
DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER OF VICTORIA .
The half-yearly convocation of the above Grand Chapter , under the English Constitution , was held in the Masonic Hall , Melbourne , on Monday evening , June iSth . M . E . Comp . Dr . H . St . John Clarke , District Grand H ., occupied the chair of District Grand Superintendent , vice M . E . Comp . Capt . F . C . Standish , deceased . M . E . Comp . G .
F . Martin , P . Z . 474 , District Grand J ., acted as District Grand H ., and M . E . Comp . VV . F . Lamonby , P . Z . 119 and 727 , as District Grand J . M . E . Comp . F . H . LEMPRIERE , P . Z . 729 , District Grand S . E ., read the minutes of the previous convocation , which were confirmed . The officers for the year were then appointed and invested , two of whom , it ought to be mentioned , the following night actually accepted offices in the so-called and irregularly-formed Grand Lodgeof Victoria . Grand Chapter was subsequently closed .
Orphans Made Happy.
ORPHANS MADE HAPPY .
VVe are indebted to our esteemed Bro . Rob Morris for the following very interesting cutting from the Louisville Commercial , July 16 th : Every Sunday afternoon , at three o'clock , the large bell is tapped at the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home to call the inmates into the spacious chapel where gospel
services are held . Ministers of different creeds , who officiate in the city churches , are invited out by the Superintendent , and in this way the children are treated to the discussion of a variety of subjects . The home is one of the most magnificent public buildings in the city , and no large structure was ever better ventilated or kept in a more healthful sanitary condition . The home is at present in a prosperous
condition , and is being well supported by the Masonic Orders all over the State . Its mission L noble , and the work requires the most patient and trained hands . At three o'clock yesterday afiernoon , when the bell began to clang , the little children were formed in a line of inarch and began to file into the chapel in pairs . First came the larger girls and the gradations continued until the smallest girl was seated
on a front bench . I hen the boys marched in in the same order . When everybody had been seated , the Superintendent warned his little flock to keep awake until the minister had finished his talk , and at the conclusion of the exercises they would witness something many of them had never seen before . " Walk in the light " was then sung , in which all of the children united , and their fresh , innocent
voices blended in perfect harmony . After the song prayer was offered , during which two-thirds of the children found their way to the land of Nod , and ducked their little heads in slumber . Rev . I . B . Demaree was then introduced to the children . Hebegan by reading a scriptural lesson from
the second chapter of John . His subject was " Disobedience , " and for 30 minutes he advised the children upon the good points in the Bible . He told several stories about children who love and obey their parents , and then drew a line of contradistinction between the future of the good and bad boys . The girls were told that they were models
Orphans Made Happy.
in the moral world , possessing all the nobler and finer traits of characler . At the conclusion of the discourse there vvas another song , and then Judge XV . B . Hoke , of the Board of Directors , was introduced to conclude the exen ises . The speaker said he had been called upon to perform a very pleasing and gratifying duty . As a member of the Board of Directors , he had been selected to award lhe gold medals and make the annual announcements . With
the past week the present school year had just closed . It had been successful in every respect , and merited a full word of commendation . There were 160 orphans in the home ; of these 123 had attended school , and the class marks indicated that hard work had been done . Those who had been assigned to class duties had been kept away on account of their tender years . He took great pleasure in awarding to Miss Cordelia VV .
Wooldndge , late of Versailles , Ky ., a gold medal offered by Capt . John H . Leathers to that student attaining the highest mark of general proficiency in all the studies . The medal represented a Maltese cross , and was appropriatel y inscribed . Miss Sallie A . Harlem , late of Nelson county , was introduced as the young lady who had gained the highest standard for deportment , both in the classroom and about the building . She was rewarded with a
beautiful gold medal offered by Prof . Julius Hinsen , and bearing the inscription , " Virtue is its own reward . " The young ladies who had thus honoured themselves are brightfaced and intelligent . In making the presentations , Judge Hoke said : ' * It is an hon . ur to you to have won these distinctions , but it is no disgrace to those who are outstripped in the race . They are bright emblems of reward , and can be worn by you as mementoes of this occasion . "
Mention was next made of the Board of Directors during the past year , and the unceasing efforts they had put forward to make the Home all that could be desired . It was anounced that Miss Lillie Brownfield , a young lady who had bten raised and educated by the Home , had been elected by the Board to the position 06 second assistant teacher , to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Miss Lucv
Crooks , who had signified her intention to quit the Home for the purpose of attending the normal school and educating herself for a teacher . Mr . John L . Wheat united lhe audience in prayer , after which " I am so glad that Jesus loves me " was sung . Before the audience was dismissed the superintendent extended to the visitors , of whom there were about 200 , an invitation to go through and examine the building atter the exercises . The ladies who
young have charge of the children were provided as escorts , and a great many took advantage of the offer , and were shown through every apartment in the commodious structure . Recently the work of completing the third-story of thc building , which had remained in an unfinished condition because of a lack of fundswas commencedand the work
, , is being rapidly pushed forward . By Sep'ember 1 st it is expected that every room in the building will be ready fur occupancy . The proximity of the Home to the Southern Exp 'sition has suggested the idea of renting some of the rooms out for hotel purposes during the show . The proposition is under advisement .
An Incident Of The "William Morgan" Affair.
AN INCIDENT OF THE " WILLIAM MORGAN " AFFAIR .
It is always a sad thing when a good story is spoiled in the telling , but it is even more sorrowlul when it is proved that the good story has scarcely any foundation in fact . From the silent tomb the * late Mr . Thurlow Weed has demolished one of the raciest and most characteristic of American political anecdotes . In the recently nubhshed
' Autobiography " of the distinguished American journalist and wire-puller , several chapters are devo ' ed to the story of one William Morgan , who some fifty years since , when a Presidential election campaign was at its hottest , was supposed to have been murderedb y the Freemasons , of which brotherhood he was a member , his " removal " being due , it was alleged by the political party who were the oppom nts of the Masonic body , to his having betrayed the secretsof the
Order . " Dead Morgan ! " became thus a virul . nt oar y cry . Mr . Thuilow Weed now explains that " while talking with Gustavus Clark , of Charlestown , and Ebenezer Griffin , Esq ., one of the counsel for the alleged kidnappers of Morgan , who was going to Batavia to conduct the examination , Mr . Griffin observed laughinghly to Mr . T . VVced , ' After we have proven that the bod y found at Oak Orchard is that of Timothy Monroe what will you do for a Mo * can ? '
lo whicli Mr . Ihurlow Weed , in the same humorous spirit , made answer , ' That is a good enough Morgan for us until you can bring back the one you carried off . '" The next day , according to Mr . Weed , a paragraph appeared in the Rochester Daily Advertiser saying that in conversation Mr . Weed had boasted that the body referred to , whatever might be proven to the contrary , was a " good enough " Morgan until after the election . But the accepted and . it
would now appear , apocryphal story is much better than Mr . Weed s . It sets forth that the veritable William Morgan in the flesh turned up one day at Mr . Weed ' s olfice , and proved by documentary and ocular evidence that he was the man supposed to have been abducted and assassinated , and that he had never been abducted and was alive , whereupon the able editor gravely observed . 'We don't wish to doubt your word ; but you ' re quite
ueao . Morgan enough for us till the election ' s over . " So , then , there is no more truth in the really humorous version of the story than there is in the anecdote that when Edwin Landseer asked Sydney Smith to sit to him for his poitrait , the author of " Peter Plymley " replied , " Is thy seivant a dog , that he should do this thing ? " "But , " the niity Cation used to explain , " I ought to have said so . "—Daily Telegraph . '
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of South Wales (Western Division).
The Provincial Grand Lodge Committee reported as follows : The Committee met at the St . Peter's Lodge , Carmarthen , on Gth July , 1 SS 3 , and from the reports sent in by the lodges for the past year , the general state of Freemasonry in the province was highly satisfactory . The committee have pleasure in recommending VV . Bro . J . Beaven Philips , P . M . 671 , P . P . S . G . W ., for re-election as
the Charity Commissioner for the ensuing year , and VV . Bro . Aaron Stone , P . M . 671 , P . P . J . G . W ., as Assistant Charity Commissioner , and that votes of thanks be accorded them for their valuable services and great zeal which they have displayed in the cause of Freemasonry in the province ; That the sum of 10 guineas be paid annually , commencing 1 st of January last , to the Charity Commissioners towards the expenses of their department ; That
the most cordial thanks of the province be given to W . Bro . Aaron Stone , in recognition of his services as Steward on behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys duiing the past year , and congratulate him on having aided in making up the largest amount ever collected in one year for that Institun ' on , and the Committee further recommend that the usual gold bar be added to Bro . Stone ' s charity jewel aid presented to him at this Porvincial Grand
Lodge ; that VV . Bro . Jonathan Marsden , P . M . 476 , P . Prov . G . Chap ., be elected Steward to represent this province at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls for the year 1 S 33-4 ; that Lucy Smith , daughter of our late W . Bro . G . T . Smith , P . M . 1072 , P . Prov . G . S . W ., be adopted by the province as a candidate this year for admission to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ; also , that the sum of 20 guineas be voted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . The Committee's report was unanimously adopted "en
blc . " The brethren then proceeded to St . Catherine ' s Church , where Divine service was celebrated . The sermon was preached by the Rev . J . P . Morgan . The collection amounted to ^ 5 15 s . 6 d . A vote of thanks was passed to the Rev . James Bodden for the use of his church , and the amount collected was placed in the hands of a committee of the St . David's Lodge for disbursement . After several other matters had received consideration Provincial Grand Lodge was closed .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Buckinghamshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE .
The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Buckinghamshire held its second meeting in tbe Alasonic Hall , Linslade , Leighton Buzzard , on Friday , the gth inst ., when R . W . Bro . the Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , Prov . Grand Mark Master , presided , supported by a goodly number of
brethren of the province from the St . Peter and St . Paul's Lodge , the Wathng- Street Lodge , and the St . Barnabas Lodge . After the business of t * -e lodge was concluded the brethren adjourned to a banquet at the Elephant and Castle Hotel . Great satisfaction was expressed at the interest taken in Mark Masonry by H . R . H . the Prince of
Wales . The members congratulated themselves on the rapid strides that were be ng made in Mark Masonry in this important province , which bids fair to increase . This is not surprising to those who know the Provincial Grand Mark IVfaster , for the very name of Brownrigg stands preeminently high in all good Masonic work . A very pleasant afternoon brought the proceedings to a close .
Annual Excursion Of The John Hervey Lodge, No. 1260.
ANNUAL EXCURSION OF THE JOHN HERVEY LODGE , No . 1260 .
The brethren of this lodge had their annual summer excursion on Thursday , the g'h inst ., and on this occasion visited the royal borough of Windsor . Bro . Capt . J oseph Heaton , VV . M ., and the majority of the brethren travelled by the 12 15 train from Paddington ( the Great Western
Railway Company having reserved a saloon carriage for the accommodation of the party ) , whilst other brethren reached Windsor by the London and South Western route and later trains . After partaking of an excellent luncheon which had been prepared by Bro . Darke , of the Castle Hotel , Windsir , thebrethren proceeded to visit the Masonic Hall , which they were shewn with fraternal courtesy by Bro .
VVelham Clarke , P . M . 771 . This hall is certainly worthy of the inspection of any brother who may visit Windsor , and we congratulate thebrethren of that Royal B 01 ough on possessing such a Temple i . i which to carry on their work . It forms part of a building designed for educational purposes by Bro . Sir Christopher Wren , by whom the adjacent Town Hall was also designed . We learn that
it is due to the Masonic spirit and indefatigable exertions of the present Mayor ot Windsor , Bro . Joseph Devereux ( who , our readers will remember , has been offered by her Majesty the Queen the honour of knighthood ) , that the brethren of that p lace now possess their present hall . That worthy and distinguished Mason purchased the premises some 20 years ago ( being then a P . M . of No . 771 ) ,
and converted part of them into the beautiful temple now existing . We were especially struck by the separate chamber devoted to the ceremony of raising , and can well imagine the lasting impression which must be made on every candidate who has the advantage of being raised at Windsor . The members ot No . 12 G 0 subsequently met at the Castle Hotel , whencethey drove through Windsor Great Park to
Virginia Water , and back to the hotel , where they dined , being favoured at dessert with the company of his worship the Mayor , Uro . Joseph Devereux . The brethren have every reason tube perfectly satisfied with the arrangements made oy the host of 'The Castle , Bro . Darke . The weather was all that could be desired , and the brethren returned to London by the 9 . 20 train thoroughly pleased with their trip .
South Africa.
South Africa .
KING WILLIAM'S T O W N . —British KaffraTian Lodge ( No . 853 ) . —The annual installation meeting ol this lodge was held in the Temple , Alexandra-[*' ad , on the 25 th June , when theie were present Bros . John Ha-e- y , W . M . ; W . C . Massey-Hicks , S . VV . * , John M . intKs 1 li
-,- — ^ j- , j-vv . ; w . Koacn , reas . ; . ororweu , ^ . - ; J . P . Kidson . S . D . ; George P . Perks , P . M . ; Jas . ff * y > re- P-M- ; VV . F . Sissing , P . M . ; J . S . F . Johnson , jj -NL ; H . Dickinson , G . J . K . Rawlings , G . ( .. * . Tread . vay , JiV Warren , Thomas Perks , jun ., Commandant Jenner , w - aonning , W . J . Hall , VVm . Burns , and the following
South Africa.
visitors : Bros . Joseph Clarke , VV . M . , * J . Newing , P . M . j Farbes A . Palrr . er , Thomas Wright , M . Keevv , E . E . Wellbeloved , Dr . John Ross , and \ V . J . T . VV , ilbeloved , 1 S 00 ; Angus B . Hay , S 39 ; Geo . Randell , 91 S ; F . E . Clift , 939 ; H . Gibberd , 1204 ; J . H . Baikus , 60 S ; Gilbert Fox , W . M . j A . Duncan , P . M . ; George Smith , P . . I . ; J . T . Lewis , VV . Dunbar , James Symons , VV . Dallantine , and K . Symons , G 31 .
The principal business of the meeting was the installation of Bro . Jno . M . Massey- Hicus as W . M ., and the investiture of his officers , the ceremony of installation being performed by the R . W . D . D . G . M ., Kro . G . P . Perks . The brethren appointed by Bro . Massey-Hicks as his colleagues during his term of Mastership , and who were duly invested with the insignia of their office , are Bros . Jno . Harty , I . P . M . ; G . J . K . Rawlings , S . W . ; Thos . Perks * ,
jun ., J . W . ; William Burns , Treas . ; Edwin Broth well , Sec ; J . P . Kidson , sen ., S . D . ; VV . J . Hall , J . D . ; VV . Sonning , I . G . ; and Thos . Wright , lSuo , Tyler . " Hearty good wishes" having been expressed , the meeting was closed in peace and harmony , and the brethren adjourned to partake of refreshments , after which the customary loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , a very happy reunion being brought to a close by the singing of " Auld Lang Syne . "
Australia.
Australia .
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF VICTORIA . The quarterly communication of this Provincial Grand Lodge , under the English Constitution , was held in the Masonic Hall , Melbourne , on Monday evening , June iSth . The throne was occupied by Bro . Dr . H . St . John Clarke , Deputy District Grand Master , acting as chief of the district , till a successor be appointed as successor to the late
Bro . Captain F . C . Standish . Bro . H . XV . Lowry , P D . G . S . W ., D . G . Treasurer , officiated as Deputy District Grand Master ; Bros . Charles Shaw , P . M . 752 , and P . Blaschki , 727 , were in the chairs of District Senior and Junior Grand Wardens respectively ; whilst Bro . : he Rev . W . E . Brooke , P . M . 76 S , was present as District Grand Chaplain . 'The attendance was unusually large , and the 70 lodges in the
district were well represented . Bro . F . H . LEMPRIERE , P . M . Meridian Lodge of St . John , No . 729 , District Grand Secretary , read the minutes of the last communication , as also the Board of Benevolence report , both of which were passed . A notice of motion that it be compulsory on all lodges to present candidates with a copy of the "Book of Constitutions "
wasamendedsoastoreadasarecommendation to the various lodges in the district , and the same was unanimously adopted . The DISTRICT GRAND J UNIOR WARDEN gave notice of motion as follows : " That at the next rommunication
the District Grand Lodge of Victoria submit to the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the name of some eminent brother as successor to the late Captain Standish in the ollice of District Grand Master . " This being all the business , the District Grand Lodge was closed in form .
District Grand Chapter Of Victoria.
DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER OF VICTORIA .
The half-yearly convocation of the above Grand Chapter , under the English Constitution , was held in the Masonic Hall , Melbourne , on Monday evening , June iSth . M . E . Comp . Dr . H . St . John Clarke , District Grand H ., occupied the chair of District Grand Superintendent , vice M . E . Comp . Capt . F . C . Standish , deceased . M . E . Comp . G .
F . Martin , P . Z . 474 , District Grand J ., acted as District Grand H ., and M . E . Comp . VV . F . Lamonby , P . Z . 119 and 727 , as District Grand J . M . E . Comp . F . H . LEMPRIERE , P . Z . 729 , District Grand S . E ., read the minutes of the previous convocation , which were confirmed . The officers for the year were then appointed and invested , two of whom , it ought to be mentioned , the following night actually accepted offices in the so-called and irregularly-formed Grand Lodgeof Victoria . Grand Chapter was subsequently closed .
Orphans Made Happy.
ORPHANS MADE HAPPY .
VVe are indebted to our esteemed Bro . Rob Morris for the following very interesting cutting from the Louisville Commercial , July 16 th : Every Sunday afternoon , at three o'clock , the large bell is tapped at the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home to call the inmates into the spacious chapel where gospel
services are held . Ministers of different creeds , who officiate in the city churches , are invited out by the Superintendent , and in this way the children are treated to the discussion of a variety of subjects . The home is one of the most magnificent public buildings in the city , and no large structure was ever better ventilated or kept in a more healthful sanitary condition . The home is at present in a prosperous
condition , and is being well supported by the Masonic Orders all over the State . Its mission L noble , and the work requires the most patient and trained hands . At three o'clock yesterday afiernoon , when the bell began to clang , the little children were formed in a line of inarch and began to file into the chapel in pairs . First came the larger girls and the gradations continued until the smallest girl was seated
on a front bench . I hen the boys marched in in the same order . When everybody had been seated , the Superintendent warned his little flock to keep awake until the minister had finished his talk , and at the conclusion of the exercises they would witness something many of them had never seen before . " Walk in the light " was then sung , in which all of the children united , and their fresh , innocent
voices blended in perfect harmony . After the song prayer was offered , during which two-thirds of the children found their way to the land of Nod , and ducked their little heads in slumber . Rev . I . B . Demaree was then introduced to the children . Hebegan by reading a scriptural lesson from
the second chapter of John . His subject was " Disobedience , " and for 30 minutes he advised the children upon the good points in the Bible . He told several stories about children who love and obey their parents , and then drew a line of contradistinction between the future of the good and bad boys . The girls were told that they were models
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in the moral world , possessing all the nobler and finer traits of characler . At the conclusion of the discourse there vvas another song , and then Judge XV . B . Hoke , of the Board of Directors , was introduced to conclude the exen ises . The speaker said he had been called upon to perform a very pleasing and gratifying duty . As a member of the Board of Directors , he had been selected to award lhe gold medals and make the annual announcements . With
the past week the present school year had just closed . It had been successful in every respect , and merited a full word of commendation . There were 160 orphans in the home ; of these 123 had attended school , and the class marks indicated that hard work had been done . Those who had been assigned to class duties had been kept away on account of their tender years . He took great pleasure in awarding to Miss Cordelia VV .
Wooldndge , late of Versailles , Ky ., a gold medal offered by Capt . John H . Leathers to that student attaining the highest mark of general proficiency in all the studies . The medal represented a Maltese cross , and was appropriatel y inscribed . Miss Sallie A . Harlem , late of Nelson county , was introduced as the young lady who had gained the highest standard for deportment , both in the classroom and about the building . She was rewarded with a
beautiful gold medal offered by Prof . Julius Hinsen , and bearing the inscription , " Virtue is its own reward . " The young ladies who had thus honoured themselves are brightfaced and intelligent . In making the presentations , Judge Hoke said : ' * It is an hon . ur to you to have won these distinctions , but it is no disgrace to those who are outstripped in the race . They are bright emblems of reward , and can be worn by you as mementoes of this occasion . "
Mention was next made of the Board of Directors during the past year , and the unceasing efforts they had put forward to make the Home all that could be desired . It was anounced that Miss Lillie Brownfield , a young lady who had bten raised and educated by the Home , had been elected by the Board to the position 06 second assistant teacher , to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Miss Lucv
Crooks , who had signified her intention to quit the Home for the purpose of attending the normal school and educating herself for a teacher . Mr . John L . Wheat united lhe audience in prayer , after which " I am so glad that Jesus loves me " was sung . Before the audience was dismissed the superintendent extended to the visitors , of whom there were about 200 , an invitation to go through and examine the building atter the exercises . The ladies who
young have charge of the children were provided as escorts , and a great many took advantage of the offer , and were shown through every apartment in the commodious structure . Recently the work of completing the third-story of thc building , which had remained in an unfinished condition because of a lack of fundswas commencedand the work
, , is being rapidly pushed forward . By Sep'ember 1 st it is expected that every room in the building will be ready fur occupancy . The proximity of the Home to the Southern Exp 'sition has suggested the idea of renting some of the rooms out for hotel purposes during the show . The proposition is under advisement .
An Incident Of The "William Morgan" Affair.
AN INCIDENT OF THE " WILLIAM MORGAN " AFFAIR .
It is always a sad thing when a good story is spoiled in the telling , but it is even more sorrowlul when it is proved that the good story has scarcely any foundation in fact . From the silent tomb the * late Mr . Thurlow Weed has demolished one of the raciest and most characteristic of American political anecdotes . In the recently nubhshed
' Autobiography " of the distinguished American journalist and wire-puller , several chapters are devo ' ed to the story of one William Morgan , who some fifty years since , when a Presidential election campaign was at its hottest , was supposed to have been murderedb y the Freemasons , of which brotherhood he was a member , his " removal " being due , it was alleged by the political party who were the oppom nts of the Masonic body , to his having betrayed the secretsof the
Order . " Dead Morgan ! " became thus a virul . nt oar y cry . Mr . Thuilow Weed now explains that " while talking with Gustavus Clark , of Charlestown , and Ebenezer Griffin , Esq ., one of the counsel for the alleged kidnappers of Morgan , who was going to Batavia to conduct the examination , Mr . Griffin observed laughinghly to Mr . T . VVced , ' After we have proven that the bod y found at Oak Orchard is that of Timothy Monroe what will you do for a Mo * can ? '
lo whicli Mr . Ihurlow Weed , in the same humorous spirit , made answer , ' That is a good enough Morgan for us until you can bring back the one you carried off . '" The next day , according to Mr . Weed , a paragraph appeared in the Rochester Daily Advertiser saying that in conversation Mr . Weed had boasted that the body referred to , whatever might be proven to the contrary , was a " good enough " Morgan until after the election . But the accepted and . it
would now appear , apocryphal story is much better than Mr . Weed s . It sets forth that the veritable William Morgan in the flesh turned up one day at Mr . Weed ' s olfice , and proved by documentary and ocular evidence that he was the man supposed to have been abducted and assassinated , and that he had never been abducted and was alive , whereupon the able editor gravely observed . 'We don't wish to doubt your word ; but you ' re quite
ueao . Morgan enough for us till the election ' s over . " So , then , there is no more truth in the really humorous version of the story than there is in the anecdote that when Edwin Landseer asked Sydney Smith to sit to him for his poitrait , the author of " Peter Plymley " replied , " Is thy seivant a dog , that he should do this thing ? " "But , " the niity Cation used to explain , " I ought to have said so . "—Daily Telegraph . '
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