Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Directors of the Bank of England have altered the rate of discount to 3 J per cent . The report of the Earl of Carnarvon meeting coming in rather late , will appear next week . Bro . R . B . Martin , M . P ., has been elected President of the Tewkesbury Cricket Club for the ensuing year . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided on Monday at

the annual General Court of Governors of the Hospital for Diseases of the Chest , City-road . Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead will open a Bazaar on Tuesday next , in aid of the funds of the Wesleyan Chapel , Liverpool-street , King ' s Cross . Bro . Clarke , Q . C , M . P ., will preside at the annual meeting of the Press Club , to be held at the

Holborn Restaurant , on Saturday next , the 28 th instant . Bros , thc Duke of Portland and Baron de Worms , M . P ., are members of the Committee for raising funds for a memorial in St . Paul ' s Cathedral to the late Bro . Col . Burnaby . Bro . Prince Albert Victor of VVales was present at a meeting held at Cambridge , on Saturday , the 14 th

inst ., with a view to establishing in that town a branch of the Imperial Federation League . Bro . Sir T . Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., Bro . Sir E . Watkin , Bart ., ALP ., and Lady Watkin , and Bro . Sir J . AIcGarel and Lady Hogg were present at the second evening party this season of Mrs . Peel . The Prince of Wales held a Levee at St . James ' s

Palace on Saturday last on behalf of the Queen , Prince George of Wales , the Dukes of Edinburgh and Cambridge , Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , and the Princes Louis and Henry of Battenberg being present . Their Royal Hi ghnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince George of Wales dined with R . W . Bro . the Duke of St . Albans , P . G . M . Nottinghamshire

, and Duchess of St . Albans , at their residence in Grosvenor Square , on Alonday , the iGth instant . The ceremon y of installation will be rehearsed on Tuesday next , the 24 th inst ., at the Joppa Lodge of Instruction , Champion Hotel , Aldersgate-street , by Bro . A . G . Dodson , P . AL , Preceptor . The lodge will be opened at seven o'clock punctually . Brethren are invited to attend .

At the very su ccessful concert given in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House , on Saturday , the 14 th inst ., by the Guildhall School of Music , there were present , among others , the Lady Alayoress , Bro . Alderman Sir H . E . Knight and Lady Knight , Bros . J . Cox , E . C Beedell , Deputy East , and others . Comp . H . Baldwin . I . elect 720 . Scrihr . E .. nf

the Royal Hanover Chapter , No . 1777 , asks us to state that the convocation for election of officers will take place at the Albany Hotel , Twickenham , on Saturday , the 28 th inst ., at 2 o ' clock . Ex . Comp . Horace Brooks Marshall , Grand Treasurer , is the retiring First Principal . The ceremonies of installation of Princ ipals and exaltation will be rehearsed by E . Comp . E . J . B .

Bumstead , P . Z . chapters No . 79 and 54 S , on Friday , the 27 th inst ., at the Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction , No . 79 , at the Portland Hotel , London-strect , Greenwich . The meeting is called for seven o ' clock p . m . punctually . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales presided at a

meeting on Alonday evening of the Royal Colonial Institute , when a paper on "Western Australia" was read by Sir Fred . Napier Broome , K . CAI . G ., Governor of the Colony . Prince Albert Victor , the Alarquis of Lome , and Bros . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen and Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., ALP ., were present .

On the afternoon of Friday , the 13 th inst ., Bro . the Lord Alayor , who was accompanied by the Lady Alayoress and Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , attended in state at the opening of the new Workhouse extension ; of St . Pancras , among those present being Bros . Under-Sheriff Crawford , Bridgman , Rose-Innes , and Altman , with Airs . Whitehead , Aliss Allen , and others .

1 he si xth annual Buildings Exhibition has bcen held this week at the Agricultural Hall , and , as usual , thanks to the excellent arrangements of Bro . J . H . Kafferty , the Alanaging Director , has proved a great attraction . There is one exhibit to which we would call particular attention , namely , a staircase at Bro . Ransom ' s stand , which is said to have been erected by Sir Christopher - ~ — — - _ ..... _ .- » - _ .. _ . k _ . _ u ujr •_ ,.. - ^ u | | _ , _|_ y , | Cl 61

, rid . ' S ? " ° nce occupied a place in Kennan ' s Motel , Cheapside , E . C . LADY FREEMASONS . —With reference to a statement 111 the Daily Telegraph ' s article on Freemasonry of the 17 th mst ., to the effect that " on one occasion a lady was actuall y passed through the Degrees of the Craft and emerged a full Freemason , " a Past Master states that no loco IU - . ~ - _» a __ i , , a . . aa _ ma & lcl states mat no

e jess than four of the gentler sex have been initiated into AM . my er - ' r ° i the Craft namely : the Hon . Mrs . of M ° r h ' n Lodee 4 *> , about ' 735 * Mrs . Beaton , a native LM , a , certain landlady of a Devonshire Hotel ; h ^ t dam , de Xa"trailles , in France . We have also nearo of a Hungarian Countess who not so very many years since passed successfully through the ordeal . On 1 hursdav evening , the roth inst .. . -. . nnrori

oHlJT . """ Jer 'he auspices of the officers and brethren Bo d , i . t - s < ? t ° - 'SSG . in the Bijou Opera House , artist ' ^ ' L ve y °° l- There was a large attendance . The Jennie ^ M f \ T Emil' ? Young , Misses Lily Lloyd and Jennie Sargent , Messrs . W . Percy Whvte , W I ewis MafcT' ^ ! vid Williams , and Sard Holland : gave XL ( ° ?? ' t 0 \ vh m was accorded a heartv welcome , WilLm-T ^ » . " £ . ° f se . eral songs . Air . Graham Wre 'l ™ , ? l ? , Mr . VV . Claude Ridley ' s new song , " The enmrf .. - ' 1 and had ehe ereat advantage of being accompamed on the pianoforte by the composer . For most and _ L ° ca , - ' . # r W A Hollis act as accompanist and •he musical director " was Mr . R . Holland . tompan ' '

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . T . W . Boord , M . P ., has become a patron of the Curfew Cricket Club . Bro . Charles Gowan , S . W ., Stirling Lodge , No . ioSg , Cleator Moor , was elected W . AI . for the ensuing year on Wednesday , the nth instant . - Bro . Under-Sheriff Crawford , Grand Masters Lodge , No . 1 , has been elected to the City Solicitorship , vacant by the death of Sir Thomas Nelson .

The Prince of W ales , as President of the International Inventions Exhibition , has fixed on Alonday , the 4 th of May , for the opening of the Exhibition . Bro . Sir J . McGarcl Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., presided on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., at the 27 th annual meeting of the London Dental Hospital , Leicester-square . Bro . Captain Lord Headley retires into the

Veteran Company of the Honourable Artillery Company , with permission to retain his rank and wear his uniform . Bro . the Earl of Bective , M . P ., P . G . M . Cumberland and Westmorland , and the Countess of Bective arrived in London last week from Underley Hall , Westmorland . Bro . Henry Irving has been invited to deliver

an address at Harvard University , U . S A ., and has fixed on Alonday , the 30 th inst ., for the purpose . The invitation is without precedent . lt is in contemplation to give a dinner at the Criterion to Bro . Henry Irving on his return from America , and the 20 th Aptil has been fixed for the occasion . Bro . the Earl of Dunraven will preside .

Bro . Sir Edward Malet , H . B . M . ' s Ambassador at Berlin , was married to the Lady Ermyntrude Russell on Thursday afternoon , the 12 th inst ., the ceremony taking place at Westminster Abbey , at 4 p . m . The Prince of Wales and Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., ALP ., and Bro . Lord Carrington , P . G . W ., attended the 58 th meeting , on Friday , the 13 th inst ., of the Royal

Commission on the Housing of the Working Classes . A portrait by Mr . Herkomer of Bro . Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart ., AI . P ., P . G . M . North Wales and Salop , was presented on Saturday last to his only daughter , Mrs . Williams Wynn , by the members of the Wynnstay Hunt . Bros . Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , F . P . Alliston , E . C . Beedell , J . A . Mallett , A . J . Altman , and

G . Rose-Innes , were present at the dinner given by the City of London Music Committee , at the Guildhall Tavern , on Monday evening , the iCth instant . Bros . Earl Granville , the Marquis of Hartington , ALP ., the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan , AI . P ., Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., ALP ., and the Ri g ht Hon . J . G . Shaw-Lefevre , ALP ., attended the Cabinet Councils in Downing-street on

Thursday and Friday , the 12 th and 13 th inst . Lady Monckton will take part in an amateur dramatic performance at the Criterion on Wednesday next , the 25 th inst ., on behalf of the National Aid Society . The entertainment will take place under the special patronage of the Princess of VVales , who is President of the Ladies ' Committee of the Society .

The Prince of Wales and the Dukes of Edinburgh and Cambridge attended a meeting at the Alansion House on Saturday last of the Committee of the National Memorial to the late General Gordon . Bro . the Lord Alayor presided , and among those present were Bros . Earl Granville and Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead .

Bro . H . Doring was installed W . M . of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 13 S 2 , on Wednesday , the 18 th inst . Bro . J . Delves ably officiated , and was supported by the following Installed Alasters in his arduous duties : Bros . G . T . Limn , S . VV . ; Fisher , j . W . ; VV . J . Millington , I . G . ; and G . H . Stephens , Dir . of Cers .

Bro . Captain George Lambert , P . G . S . B . —as will be seen in our advertisement columns—has very kindly consented to preside at the 22 nd Annual Festival of the United Waiters' Benevolent Association . The dinner is fixed for Wednesday next , the 25 th inst ., at the Holborn Restaurant , and we trust our respected brother ' s eloquence will succeed in obtaining from the guests a handsome contribution to the funds of this deserving Charity .

So many invitations have been addressed from Shefiield , Huddersfield , Pontefract , and elsewhere , to Bro . T . VV . Tew , requesting him to be installed P . G . AI . of West Yorkshire in one or other of those towns , that our respected brother will probably experience some difficulty in satisfying them all . No doubt , however , the selection of the p lace whicli will be ultimately made will satisfy the maof VVest Yorkshire brethren

jority , if not the whole , our . By command of the Queen , a Drawin g Room was held at Buckingham Palace by the Princess of Wales on ] behalf of her Alajesty , on the 12 th inst ., presentations to her Royal Highness being considered equivalent to presentations to the Queen . The corps of Gentlemeu-at-Arms were on duty under the command of Bro . Captain Lord Carrington , P . G . W ., and the Yeoman of the Guard under

Bro . Captain Lord Monson . We have very great ' pleasure in announcin g that on Tuesday , the 14 th April , Mr . C . E . Rowley ' s builesque opera , ' * The Dragon of Wantley , " will be performed by the members of that gentleman's musical union . The performance will take place in the Concert flail , Alanchestcr , and will be in aid of the funds of the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution . We trust the occasion will be a successful

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Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Alderman Sir F . W . Truscott , P . G . W ., is one of the Vice-Presidents of the Bookbinders' Pension and Asylum Society , established in 1 S 30 . •Bro . Lieut .-Col . T . Davies Sewell , 4 U 1 Battalion Royal Fusiliers , was presented to H . R . H . the Prince of VVales , at the Levee on Saturday last .

Bro . Under-Sheriff Crawford , notwithstanding his election to the post of City Solicitor , will , it is believed , retain the office of Under-Sheriff until its expiry at Alichaelmas . Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sir J . Bennett , J . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treas ., and Dr . Brette were present at the supping in public at Christ ' s Hospital on Thursday evening , the 12 th inst .

Bro . Sir li . VV . Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., presided at a special meeting , on the nth inst ., of the Aletropolitan Railway Company , when a Bill of the South-Eastern Railway Company was approved . Bro . Alderman Sir U . Hanson , G . Std ., was among the guests at the annual supper of the D Company London Rifle Brigade , held at Anderton ' s Hotel on Thursday evening , ' the 1 . 2 th inst .

In acknowled ging copy of Bro . Leonard Barnes ' s new Primrose League song , the "Crown , Cornet , and Crozier , " we take the opportunity of congratulating our worthy brother on the excellence of his composition . Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., G . J . W ., has suggested to the Chancellor of the Exchequer , the desirability of proposing a vote for the erection of a national monument to General Gordon , in St . Paul ' s Cathedral .

Mr . Walter Meredyth Thomas , the youngest son Bro . J . Lewis Thomas , F . S . A ., P . G . A . D . C , was gazetted on Friday , the 13 th inst ., to a lieutenancy in the Sherwood Foresters ( Derbyshire ) Regiment , now stationed at Lichfield Barracks .

Bro . Loid Suffield , P . G . M . Norfolk , was one of the suite in attendance on their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , the Princess Louise , and Princes Albert Victor and George of VVales at the Queen ' s Drawing Room on Wednesday . The Prince of Wales , accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Albert Victor , left London lor Berlin on Wednesday , in order that they might personally

offer their congratulations to Bro . the Emperor William of Germany on his SSth birthday . Bros , the Lord Mayor , Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , F . Green , Major J oseph , G . Rose-Innes , j . Judd , G . Shaw , Augustus Hams , and H . B . Marshall , G . Treas ., were at the dinner given at the Guildhall on Friday , the 13 th inst ,. by the Bridge House Estates Committee .

On Tuesday last the removal of the Portal Alark Lodge from Dewsbury to Barnsley was effected , and the new W . AL , Bro . Edward J . Alassie , was installed by Bro . H . Lovegrove , P . AL , Past Grand Inspector of Works , in the presence of the Prov . G . M . M . and his officers . A report will appear .

Ihe Prince of Wales has fixed Tuesday , the 19 th May , as the date for the costume ball to be given by the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours , his Royal Highness having expressed his intention of being present , and will be accompanied by the Princess of VVales and Prince Albert Victor .

Bros . Earl Percy , P . G . M . Northumberland ; Sir John Alowbray , Bart ., Sir Thomas Acland , Bart ., Sir John Ramsden , Bart ., Sir JamesjAIcGarel Hogg , Bart ., Sir Gabriel Goldney , Bart ., Alontague Guest , P . G . AI . Dorsetshire ; Akers-Douglas , and Alacartney were present at the Speaker ' s third full-dress Parliamentary dinner on Wednesday .

The consecration of the Mozart Chapter , 1929 , is to be performed at the Griffin Hotel , Kingston-on-Thames to-morrow ( Saturday ) . Comp . E . AI . Lott , Grand Organist , is to be the First Principal , Comp . T . T . Phillips , Second Principal , and Comp . H . J . Lardner , Third Prinpal . General Brownrigg , C . B ., the Grand Superintendent of Surrey , will perform the ceremony .

The great officers and suite in attendance on her Alajesty at the Drawing Room on Wednesday included Bros , the Earl of Breadalbane ( Treasurer of the Household ) , P . G . AI . East Perthshire ; Lord Kensington , AI . P . ( Comptroller of the Household ) , P . G . AI . South VVales ( West ); the Earl of Cork ( Master of the Buckhounds ) , and Lord Alethneri ( Lord-in-Waitingj , P . G . M . Wilts .

At the Lady Mayoress ' s "At Home" on Tuesday , the company present included Bro . Puleston , ALP ., and Airs , and Aliss Puleston , Bro . J . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treas ., and Airs . Allcroft , Bro . Sir Reginald Hanson , G . Stwd ., and Lady Hanson , Bro . Hyde Clarke , Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . Chap ., and Mrs . Simpson , Bro . Alajor , Airs ., and the Alisses Joseph , Bro . Horton Smith , Q . C , and Airs , and Aliss Smith , and Bro . Alderman and Mrs . Staples .

We have much pleasure in announcing that the first Corinthian Lodge ( 13 S 2 ) Masonic Charitable Association , recently formed at the George Hotel , Millwall Dock , is progressing favourably , and that a ballot for a Life Subscribership to one of ourthree Alasonic Institutions will shortly take place . Brethren who desire to acknowledge

the undoubted claims of the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons , the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , and that for Boys cannot do better than communicate with Bro . S . G . Bonner , Hon . Sec , at the George Hotel , Millwall Dock . The meetings are held on Tuesday evenings .

At the Court of Common Council on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., Bro . the Lord Mayor presided , and among the Aldermen and Councillors present were Bros . Aldermen Staples , De Keyser , Savory , and Waterlow , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , and Bros . F . P . Alliston , A . J . Altman , S . da Costa Andrade , T . Beard , Sir John Bennett ,

G . C . Boor , A . Brookman , E . C . Beedell , Deputy East , F . Green , G . R . Innes , H . A . Joseph , | . [ udd , T . Loveridge , H . B . Marshall , G . Treas . ; VV . ll . Pannell , R . E . Pixley , E . Dresser Rogers , G . Shaw , and others . In the course of the meeting Bro . Under Sheriff Crawford was elected by a small majority City Solicitor , in succession to the late Sir J . Nelson .