Order Of The Secret Monitor.

Order of the Secret Monitor .

Premier Conclave . —The installation meeting of this conclave was held on the Sth inst . at the Holborn Restaurant . Among those in attendance were Bros . Capt . T . C . Walls , P . G . Std . Br ., Supreme Ruler ; the Rev . A . VV . Oxford , M . A ., Councillor ; Stewart Brown . G . j VV . G . Lemon , P . G . Treas .. Treas . ; Dr . Gross , P . G . C , Sec . ; Dr . Roberts , P . G . S ., V . D . ; Bastow , I . P . S . R . ; YV . J . Spratling , G . Recorder ; and J . J . Pakes , P . G . C . ( Hon .

Member ) . R . W . Bro . C . F . Matier , P . G . S . R ., was a visitor . The minutes of the previous conclave having been read and confirmed , Bro . Stewart Brown kindly consented to represent the conclave for the second time as Grand Steward . R . W . Bro . Dr . W . G . Lemon also consented to hold the position of Treasurer for another year . The report of the Audit Committee havinsr been received and adopted , W . Bro . J . J . Pakes installed Bro . the Rev . A . W . Oxford

as Supreme Ruler . Among the officers appointed were Bros . S . Brown , C . ; J . Tickle , Guide ; Dr . Gross , Sec . ; Gammon and Dr . Roberts , Visiting Deacons ; and Freeman , Sentinel . A vote of thanks was passed with acclamation to W . Bro . J . J . Pakes for his admirable working of the ceremony of installation . Communications regretting inability to attend were received from Bros . Lieut .-Col . G . Lambert , F . S . A . ; J . Lewis Thomas , F . S . A . ; L Collins ,

P . S . R . ; and many others . M . W . Bro . Dr . Zacharie , G . S . R ., Sic , was unanimously elected an honorary member . The conclave was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet . Upon the removal of the cloth , the customary toasts received full justice . R . W . Bro . C . F . Matier , P . G . S . R ., acknowledged the toastof "The Grand Officers . " The proceedings terminated at an early hour .

Annual Festival Of The Abbey Lodge Of Instruction , No. 2120.

ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ABBEY LODGE 01 INSTRUCTION , No . 2120 .

The annual festival in connection with this lodge was held on Tuesday , the ist inst ., when there were present Bros . H . J . Bidwell , P . M ., P . G . D . C . Surrey ( Preceptor ) , as W . M . ; W . H . Gardener , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W . Berks , P . P . G . D . C . Surrey ; A . W . Crewdson ,

P . M . ; E . T . Madeley , P . M . ; YV . Dix , P . M . ; C , Welch , W . M . ; C . F . Passmore , W . M . 2317 ; A . W . Gerard , W . M . 1415 ; W . Goodman , J . W . 1900 ; W . F . Larkin , Stwd . 1900 ; J . Goring , 1900 ; T . Dix , F . Harper , W . Brooks , A . McCormick , C . Head , J . Hunt H . G . Nesmyth , R . J . Hunt , E . Squire , E . A . Brown ! W . Tranter , T . J . Rawlings , A . Reed , and J . Webb .

Secretary . The lodge having been opened and the minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed , the 1 st , 2 nd , and 4 th Sections of the first Lecture were worked in the following order : ist Section , Bro . J . Hunt ; 2 nd , Bro . C . Head ; 4 th , Bro . R . J . Hunt . The W . M . having risen the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd time , the lodge was closed .

All present congratulated the section workers on their splendid working , after which the annual banquet took place , Bro . W . H . Gardener , P . P . S . G . W . Berks , P . P . G . D . C . Surrey , in the chair . After grace had been said at the conclusion of the banquet , the usual toasts were given . " The Queen and the Craft , " ' H . R . H . the M . W . Grand Masterthe

, Pro . Grand Master , and rest of Grand Officers , present and past ; " " The R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Surrey , and rest of Prov . Grand Officers , present and past , " responded to by Bro . Bidwell , P . G . D . C . Surrey , in suitable terms , stating that our Prov . Grand Master was one of which the Province of Surrey was proud to have at their head .

The next toast submitted was that of " Success to the Abbey Lodge of Instruction , " and Bro . WEBB , in responding , spoke of the success the Abbey Lodge of Instruction had achieved since its commencement seven years ago . It had proved by the way in which the ceremonies had been worked in the Abbey Lodge , No . 2120 , by the Past Masters , that without the lodge of instruction the working of the three Degrees

would not have been done in the manner that it had been . He ( Bro . Webb ) , in conclusion , hoped that all brethren present who were not members of the instruction lodge would join at the earliest opportunity . "The Health of Bro . W . H . Gardener , " was then given , and met with very hearty response , Bro . W . H . Gardener being one of the founders and third W . M . of No . 2120 , and one of the most popular brothers in the

province . In response , Bro . GARUI ; NEU said it gave him very great pleasure to occupy the chair that evening , and to see such a number of brethren present . He was also much impressed with the working of the sections , which he thought quite equal to what he had seen done in London lodges of instruction .

" The Health of the W . M . of the Abbey Lodge , No . 2120 , " was then given . Bro . WELCH , W . M ., in reply , thanked the brethren for the manner in which his health had been proposed and received ; he also thanked them for the way they had assisted him on his going up as Steward to the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution

for Aged Freemasons , when he had the honour of presenting the sum of i ' 105 to that Institution . . "The Health of the Visitors , " was responded to by Bros . GOODMAN , LARKIN , GOKINU , and BUTT , after which the Tyler ' s toast concluded a most pleasant and enjoyable evening .

Ihe banquet was supplied by Bro . Mason , Tyler , and gave every satisfaction . Those who assisted with songs , recitations , & c , were Bros . Squire , Welch , Harper , Bidwell , Head , Webb , Brown , Goring , and others . The accompaniments were ably phyed by Bro . C . F . Passmore , Mus . Bac , W . M , 2117 .

Our Protrait Gallery Of Worshipful Masters.

Our Protrait Gallery of Worshipful Masters .

BRO . J . J . THOMAS

whose portrait appears in our gallery of Worshipful Masters this week , was initiated in the Prince Frederick William Lodge , No . 753 , in 1881 , and was installed W . M . in 18 S 8 . In 1889 he was appointed Secretary , an office he still retains . He was one of the founders of the Tivoli Lodge , No . 21 5 , in 1886 , was appointed J . D . and became W . M . in 1890 , also one of the

Founders and first Treasurer of the Carrington Lodge , and was installed W . M . on the 24 th ult . In Royal Arch Masonry Bro . Thomas was exalted in 18 S 2 in the Belgrave Chapter , No . 749 , and in 1890 filled the chair of M . E . Z . On his retirement in 1891 he was elected Treasurer . In iS 8 < 5 he joined the Prince Frederick YViiliam Chapter , and after filling various offices was

installed M . E . Z . in 1892 . He was advanced to the Degree of Mark Master Mason in St . Mark ' s Lodg ? , No . 1 , in 1882 , and was installed W . M . in 1891 ; was one ot the founders and first W . M . of the Prince Frederick William Mark Lodge , No . 458 , and was installed W . C . N , of the Royal Ark Mariners Lodge attached to No . 1 St . Mark's Lodge , in 1891 . In many other Degrees

Bro . Thomas has been an active member . He was perfected in the Palestine Chapter of Rose Croix , No . 29 , in 1885 , and is now serving the office of Prelate ; was admitted to the Four Degrees Royal and Select Masters in the Grand Masters Council , No . 1 , as well as the Grade of Zelator of the Metropolitan College Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia in 1884 , of

which Society he has been Treasurer since 1892 . He was one of the founders of the Horatio Shirley Conclave of the Order of the Secret Monitor in 1888 , and was installed Supreme Ruler in 1893 . In 188 S he assisted in founding the Cleve Fast Conclave of the same Order , and is now Supreme Ruler elect , was appointed President of the Board of Grand Stewards

for the Secret Monitor Festival in 1890 , and in 1891 was appointed and invested as Grand Guarder . To these services may be added that of Secretary for 12 years of the Prince Frederick William Lodge of Instruction , in recognition of which he was , in 1890 , presented by the members with a very handsome gilt clock , pair of vases , and an illuminated vote of thanks as a mark o !

their esteem and fraternal regard . Bro . Thomas has also done good service in the cause of Masonic Charity , he is a Vice-President of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and is a member of the Board of Management , to which he was elected in 1892 : is also a Vice-President of the Benevolent Institution , and a Life Governor of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . He has served II Stewardships—four

for the Boys ' , two for the Girls , two for the Benevolent Institution , and three for the Mark Benevolent Fund . It only remains to be said that Bro . Thomas's services to the Craft , and his reputation as a man of business , secured for him , in 1891 , a seat on the Board of General Purposes , and its various Committees , positions to which he was re-elected in 1892-3 , and is a candidate for re-election at the next Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge in June next .

Obituary.

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BRO . E . WORRALL . Bro . Edmund Worrall died on the 7 th inst , and was buried on the ioth inst . The funeral of this prominent and highly respected brother was attended by a large concourse of brethren and friends . He was initiated in 1 S 61 in the Temperance Lodge , No . 739 , and in the following year assisted in founding the Bedford Lodge " ,

No . 925 . He was installed W . M . in 1 SC 5 and continued an active member until his death . He was a founder of the Masefield Lodge , No . 2034 . He was P . P . J . G . W . of Warwickshire and P . Z . of the following chapters—Trinity , No . 254 , now St . Michaels , No . 1630 ; Howe , No . 587 ; and Elkington , No . 1016 . 'Two years ago ( I 8 OJ ) he was presented with a very

Obituary.

handsome testimonial for his services as Prov . Grand Scribe Ezra for 25 years in the Prov . Grand Chapter of Warwickshire , and last year he- was appointed Prov . G . J . In the Mark Degree he was W . M . of the Bc-dieird Lodge and G . S . B . of the Grand Mark Lodge . He was Life Governor of each of the Masonic Charities and had served as Steward at six Festivals . The

Prov . Grand Lodge , Prov . Grand Chapter , Prov . Grand Mark , and following lodges were represented St . Paul ' s , 43 ; Light , 4 6 S ; Faithful , 473 ; Howe , 5 S 7 ; Leigh , SS 7 ; Bedford , 925 ; Grosvenor , 93 S ; Elkington , 1016 ; Forward , 1180 ; St . Alphege , 1431 ; Israel , 1474 ; and Charity , 1551 . Also the following chapters : Fortitude , 43 ; Athol- Isra-I , 74 ; Howe ,

5 S 7 ; Temperance , 739 ; Grosvenor , 93 S ; Elkington , 1016 ; and Fletcher , 1031 . Lord-Leigh , Prov . G . M ., and Bro . J . T . Collins , D . P . G . M ., were prevented from attending , the former being in London , and the latter in Paris . Amongst others we noticed Bros . G . Beech , Prov . G . Sec ; F . G . Swinden , Prov . J . G . W . ; John Harris , Prov . G . Treas . ; E . Mallard , P . P . G . Mark

J . W . ; Dr . Belcher , P . G . Mark Org . ; J . E . Chambers , G . Jones , M . Jones , F . H . Bell , J . C . Gray , VV . F . Tolladay , W . M . Boddington , F . J . Turley , T . R . Arter , H . Clark , J . Stevens , W . Stevens , VV . S . Stevens , M . O . Suffield , H . Sanderson , S . Coivm , T . Rowbotham , J . W . B . Brown , W . H . Cox , H . Graff , E . P . Cole , J . Adie , YV . Short , R . B . Morgan , S . Gordon , M . Berlyn , A . Pearsall , W . Reynolds , Rev .

H . G . Layton , Rev . Sims , C . Chambers , J . Ballin ^ ton , J . Rooker , J . G . O'Leary , and others . YVreatns with Masonic emblems were sent from the M . E . Z ., officers , and companions of Howe Chapter , 5 S 7 ; W . VI ., officers , and brethren of Bedford Lodge , 9 : 5 ; and W . M ., officers , and brethren of Masefield , 2034 . At the close of the ceremony the brethren dropped sprigs of acacia into the grave .

BRO . DR . RICHARD MORRIS . Following quickly upon the announcement of the death of Professor Henry Morley , comes that of Bro . Richard Morris , M . A ., LL . D ., for many years Head Master of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys at Wood Green , which has just taken place at Harold Wood . Born in 1833 , at Bermondsey , and educated

at St . John ' s College , Battersea , he was appointed in 1869 Lecturer in the English Language and Liter . iture in the Modern Department of King ' s College School , which post he filled till 1890 . In 18 57 he had published a learned work on the " Etymology of Local Names , " in 1867 l ' fi [ St portion of his " Specimens of Early English , " and had edited numerous old English works ,

including , for the Clarendon Press , " Selections from Chaucer , " when , in 1870 , he received the degree of LL . D . from the Archbishop of Canterbury . The following year he was ordained a deacon by the Bishop of Winchester , and admitted to priest ' s orders in 18 72 , from 1871 till 1873 was curate of Christ Church , Old Kent-road , in 1874 received the M . A . degree from

Oxford , and in 1875 was elected Head Master of the Royal Masonie Institution for Boys , where he remained till 1888 , and in 1890 was appointed Head Master of Dedham School . He was a prolific author in his own peculiar field , his best known works being " Historical Outlines of English Accidence , " " Elementary Lessons in Historical English Grammar , " and a '' Primmer of English Grammar , " while among the

numerous works he edited may be particularised '' Genesis and Exodus , " " Ayenbite of Inwyt , " "Old English llomilies , " and " Legends of the Holy Roud . " Dr . Morris was a member of the Council of the Philological and Early English Text Societies , and in 18 74 was elected President of the Philological Society . His remains were interred on Tnursday afternoon at Hornchurch , Essex .

BRO . JOSEPH JOHN MARSH . Bro . Joseph John Marsh , whose death occurred recently , was initiated in the year 18 72 , in the Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , and became Worshipful Master in 1883 . He was exalted in the Marquisof Ripon Chapter , No . 1489 , in 1879 , and alterwards joined the Lebanon

Chapter , of which he became First Principal . He also held Grand Office in the Province of Middlesex , having been appointed Prov . G . S . B . by the late Sir Francis Burdett . For many years Bro . Marsh has acted as Tyler to a large number of lodges and chapters , and in that capacity gained the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact .

It is one of the unchangeable laws of the Institution that nn woman can be made a M ison ; therefore , lodges which admit females to membership can never legally exist . Our French brethren , with that gallantry f . ir which that nation is renowned , at an early date from ihe time Freemasonry was established in that country , recgnising the valuable aid of the women in carrying to completion the work of the Order , sought by the establishment of societies , comprised

of Masons and their female relatives , ind hiving a resemblance to the peculiar organisation ot the Craft , to enlist the sympathies and friendship of the lades in behalf of the Fraternity . These societies were termed " Loges d'Adaption , " because every ludge of femiles was obliged ti be adopted by , a * d under the guardianship of sime regular Masonic lodge . these mystic societies shortly became verv numerous and were exceedingly popular , so in 177 . 1

thi- Grand Ouent of France established a new rite , called '' Rite of Adoption , " and prescribed rules and regulations for its government , one of which wis that no man should be admitted to the meetings except regular Freemasons ; lhat each lodge should b . 1 placed in charge and held under the sancture and warrant of a regular lodge of Masons , whose Master should bi presiding ollicer , assisted by the Mistress of the female lodge . — Masonic Guide .