Grand Officers.

was initiated in tho Studholmc Lodgo , No . 1591 , on tlio 7 th February , 1883 . Iu 1884 he was ono of tho founders of " tho University of London Lodge , No . 2033 , and in 1897 , of tho Sancta Maria Lodge , No . 2082 , and of those , as well as of his mother lodge—which , bo it remarked , are among the most distinguished that meet within tho Metropolitan district—he has had the honour of being installed

W . Master , namely of tho University of London , No ; 2033 , in 1892 , and of tho Studholme , No . 1591 , in 1893 , and as Deputy Master to H . R . H . the Princo of Wales of the Sancta Maria , No . 2082 , Inst year . He is also a Eoyal Arch Mason , having bcen exalted in the Studholme Chapter , No . 1591 , on the 19 th February , 1892 , and a Lifo Governor of the Royal Jlasonic Institution for Boys , having also served as Steward at its Centenary Festival .

Bro . WILLIAM JOHNSTON- WALSHAM , F . R . C . S ., was initiated in tho Athonieuin Lodge , No . 1491 , about the year 1873 , and presided over it as W . Master 1880-87 . In 189-1 hc was one of ' the founders of tho Rahero Lodge , No . 2510 , which is connected with St , Bartholomew's Hospital , and was installed W . M . in 1897 , having tho year previous become a founder of the Cavendish

Lodge , No . 2020 . ) fo is also a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in tlio Prince of Wales Chapter , No . 259 , oil the 3 rd February of the current year . Ho is a Vice-President of tlio ItencVolent Institution and Boys' School , and Lifo Governor of tho Girls' School , aud iu addition gave his services as Steward for tho lii-st-uanicd Institution in 1897 , and at the Roys' Centenary last year .

PAST DEPUTY GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . Bro . FRANCIS BEKII WI . STL . UJI : is a . Alason of upwards 23 year's standing , has rendered many and important services both locally and generally , and well deserves tho numerous distinctions which have been conferred upon him in tho

several branches of the Order with which he is eonnoctod . lie was initiated in November , 1870 , in St . . lohn's Lodge , No . 70 , Plymouth , of which he has remained ii subscribing member till now , and , having Idled sundry ollices , wus elected and installed W . M . in 1883 . Jn 1 SS 7 , iu eoninienioraliou oi' the Queen ' s Jubilee , ho had conferred upon him lhe brevet rank of P . P . S . G . D . of Devonshire , whilo last 1 'cai- h 0 was honoured with the still higher appointment of Prov . J . G . W ., aud his

Grand Officers.

Eoyal Highness the M . W . G . M . has now beon pleased to confer upon him the rank of P . D-G . D . C . in Grand Lodgo . He is a Ri ^ al Arc h . Mason , having been exalted in thc St . John ' s Chapter , No . 70 , ou the 20 th June , 1878 , has lilled the chairs of J ., H ., and Z ., successively , and is a Past G . S . N , of his Province , and in 189 GProv . Third G . Principal , and in 1 S 9 S was appointed G . Std . }} r . in Supremo Grand Chapter . Ho was advanced to the Mark in Temple Lodgo , No . 50 , Plymouth , on

tho 17 th April , 18 / 7 , has occupied the chair , and has been appointed successivel y Prov . J . G . W . and Prov . S . G . W ., the latter oflice having been conferred upon him in 1890 ; while in 1897 ho was invested with tho collar of J . G . D . of tho Mark G . Lodge . Ho is likewise a Templar Mason , having been installed a knight in tho Royal Veterans Encampment , No . 10 , Plymouth , in 1879 , and served as E . P . in 1882 . Aftor filling thc oilico of Prov . G . Constable iu tho Prov . Priory of Devon ,

ho was appointed Prov . Sub-Prior in 189 o , and in 189 / First Groat Aido-do-Camp in tho Great Priory of England . Ho is , lastly , a member of tho Ancient and Accepted Rite , having been perfected Rose Croix . 18 ° , in the Huyshe Chapter , No . 38 , of which hc is a Past M . W . S ., and having taken tho 30 ° in September , 1887 , and the 31 ° in October , 1891 . Thus , as wo have said , ho has won high distinction iu all tho various systems of Masonry he has elected to ioin . But great

as arc these evidences of lire . Westlako ' s enthusiasm for the Craft and the respect in which his services are held , they arc very far from representing the sum of which ho has done to promote its interests . Firstly , as regards our great Central Masonic Institutions , he is a Vice-Patron of the J 1 .. M . J . B . and Vice-President of tho R . M . I . G . and Benevolent ., and has served in alLsonie 20 Stewardships in thoir behalf . Ho is , too , a Vice-President of , and hus served four times as Steward

for , tho Mark Benevolent Fund , whilo in his own Province of Devonshire he is tho heart and soul of every movement that is undertaken with a view to confirming or extending the interests of tho local Masonic Charities . Thus he is one and tho same timo Vice-Patron and Trustee of the Devon Masonio Educational Fund , Vice-Patron , Hon . Treasurer , and Trustee of thc Devon Aged Widows' Annuity Fund , and Patron of the Fortescue Annuity Fund , lie served for somo time as

Chairman of tho Jlasonic Hall and Club Company , Plymouth , ami is at the present timo Chairman of tho Local Charity Stewards' Association . In 1895 ho was elected the London Representative of tho Committee of Petitions for Devonshire , and in that capacity not only renders invaluable service in securing the clee tic n of candidates from Devonshire to tho Central Institutions in London , but is likewise a most earnest and , we venture to add , a very successful advocate of tho

claims which thoso Institutions have upon the support ol the lodges and chapters and brethren generally throtigouht Devonshire . There is little doubt that tho longer Bro . Westlake retains this ollice , the moro fully alive to its duties and responsibilities towards these Central Institutions will tho strong and influential Province of Devonshire become . We trust that for many years to como it may bo in a position to reckon upon a continuance of Bro . Westlako ' s invaluable help in theso and other matters Masonic .

PAST ASSISTANT GRAND DIRECTORS OF CEREMONIES . Bro . IMKE KIKAWY , with whose namo our readers must bo familiar , was initiated , under the Scottish Constitution , iu the Lodge of St . George , No . 333 , Glasgow , on tho 13 th May , 1808 , but it is not till more than a quarter of a century later that wo meet with him iu the English Craft , and then we lind him as one of tho founders nml first S . W . of the Empress Lodge , No . 2581 , which was constituted iu 1895 , and of which in December , 1890 , ho was installed W , M . On tho

23 rd October , in the same year , he was exalted in Eccentric Chapter , No . 2188 . In 1897 he assisted to round the Columbia Lodge , No . 2397 , and at the present timo he occupies the chair of . 1 . in the Bedford Chapter , No . 157 . Ho . is also a Templar Mason , having been installed Knight of the Order in Faith and Fidelity Preceptory ,

No . 20 , last year , and m the A . and A . Rite is a member of Palestine Chapter , Bose Croix , No . 29 , and has taken the 3 D ' . In behalf of our Institutions , ho has done some udiniiitble work , having served as many us seven Stewardships in all , and made himself a Vicc-J ' atron of both our Schools and a Vice-President of tho Benevolent Institution .

Bro . THOMAS CATI . IXC , Editor of M .. i | . l _ 's Wceldij A ' eiivjuipcr , was initiated in the Drury Lane Lodge , No . 21 . 27 , on the 9 th March , 1880 , and having towards the close of tho same year enrolled himself ,-IK one of the founders of the Navngo Club Lodge , No . 2190 . Was on the Sth February , 18 S 9 , installed in its chair as W . M . Five years later ho was installed us Musler of his mot her lodgo and thus has tho honour of being Past Master of two of the most popular lodges in tho Metropolis , whilo hc is still rendering valuable service to tho senior of thoni in the