Gallery Lodge Picnic.

GALLERY LODGE PICNIC .

On Saturday last the summer meeting and picnic of the rallerv Lodge , No . 1928 , took place under , considering f it weather , highly successful conditions . The weather , ithoueh cloudy and somewhat depressing , was not wet . Tne brethren assembled early at Brixton Hall to formally nU and close the lodge , the only business , in addition to

reading the minutes , being the election ot Bro . bcott , or [ he East London Observer , as a joining member . Making rhe best of their way to Paddington , the brethren , accompanied by their lady friends , took train to Slough , at which Nation waggonettes were waiting for the party , numbering bout 60 . Stoke Pogis church , remarkable as the burial nlaceof the poet Gray , was fiist visited , after which the in

r .. J ... i-r . Ci-nl . ' . m Rae ^ kac l . rmr HlPll * ftlllpcf * brethren drove to Burnham Beeches , now in their fullest summer g lory , where a substantial and very welcome lunch was served , few of the brethren having made much of a breakfast , as most of them got up as it were in the ( to them ) middle of the night . After luncheon the party drove throug h the beautiful Buckinghamshire county to the cottage of Bro . Lawson , M . P ., on the banks of the Thames river

at Taplow . A pleasant afternoon was spent on the and in the grounds belonging to Bro . Lawson's cottage . Finally the brethren and their friends sat down to a recherche banquet at the Raymead Hotel , Maidenhead , the principal guest being Bro . Lawson . The W . M ., Bro . John C . Duckworth , presided . Later in the evening the party drove back to Slough , and from thence returned to London by train after enjoying one of the pleasantest and most delig htful of picnics .

Death Of Mrs. Brackstone Baker.

DEATH OF MRS . BRACKSTONE BAKER .

We feel sure our readers , to the great majority of whom the name of Bro . Brackstone Baker is familiar , will join with us in offering to our distinguished brother our warmest sympathy and condolence in the bereavement he has just suffered , in the loss of his wife , who died on the nth instant . Mrs . Baker had been a silent and suffering victim for some years to an insidious disease which baffled

medical skill , and it only remained to keep the enemy at bay as long as possible . She returned recently from a short visit to the seaside , apparently better , but after a few days' illness she passed away quietly in her sleep on Tuesday . To those who had the pleasure of her acquaintance it is unnecessary to

speak of her virtues—they were exemplified in a long life of unostentatious and unselfish benevolence and piety . If anything can assuage the grief of Bro . Baker at the sudden close of a married life , extending to 32 years of unalloyed happiness , it will be the knowledge that his many private friends and the still larger number of Masonic brethren sincerely sympathise with him in his sad trial .

Masonic Lecture By Bro. W. J. Hughan, P.S.G.D., At Glasgow.

MASONIC LECTURE BY BRO . W . J . HUGHAN , P . S . G . D ., AT GLASGOW .

A large and influential meeting of the brethren , at the invitation of Lodge Athole , No . 413 , was held at St . Mark ' s Hall , Buchanan-street , Glasgow , on Tuesday evening , 10 th inst ,, to listen to a lecture on the " Rise of Masonic Degrees , " by Bro . W . J . Hughan , P . S . G . D . England . The

chair was occupied by Bro . John Graham , S . Prov . G . M . Glasgow , who was supported on the dais by Bros . J . Dalrymple Duncan , S . G . D . ; W . Black , G . Stwd . ; Major F . W . Allan , R . W . M . 617 ; E . Macbean , 2076 ; J . C . Mitchell , J . G . W . Bengal ; and other prominent brethren . In the body of the lodge room ( which was inconveniently

crowded ) were Bros . J . R . Paton , D . M . 3 ^; W . Paton Buchan , 3- ^ - ; R . Morrison , D . M . 413 ; H . Owen , 398 , Cape Town ; J . M . Oliver , Prov . S . G . W . Glasgow ; W . C . Whitehall , P . S . Dist . G . M . Queensland ; J . G , Jamieson , 592 , ( E . C . ); D . W . Ames , 897 ( E . C . ); J .

, Provan , R . W . M . 607 ; J . Dick , R . W . M . 27 ; G . Donnelly , R . W . M . 219 ; D . Chalmers , R . W . M . 103 ; R . Latimer , R . W . M . 116 ; J . Gordon , R . W . M . 4 ; J . Sharo , R . W . M . 332 ; Alex . Brown , R . W . M . 592 ; F . Larter , and others .

The R . W . M . having raised the lodge to the Third Degree read a letter of apology from Bro . D . Murray Lyon , G . Secretary , who regretted that he could not be back from England in time to meet his valued fellow-labourer , ° j 25 years standing , in the cause of Masonic research . He then called on Bro . Hughan to deliver his lecture .

After the enthusiastic applause of the audience had subsided that brother gave a sketch of the character of Freemasonry , its aims and objects , prior to the era of Grand Lodges , and proceeded to show that whilst there naturally existed the three grades of Apprentice , Fellow Craft ( or Journeyman ) . and Master , there could fas wasanmlv nrovedl

"Webeenbut one simple ceremony . The Three Degrees he th M aS C * rca 1 7 > and said that the earliest reference to 'he M . M . Degree was to be found in the records of a musical society , now in the British Museum , of date 1725 . The nr ? t mention of this Degree in Scotland occurs in the minutes of "Canoneate Kilwinning-. " No . 2 . in the vear

1 ¦ i ?« " " Motlle r Kilwinning , " No . o , follows in 1736 , with all AS Cha P > No- > > in 1738 . Bro . Hughan then fi ! i to 'he records of a meeting in London in 1741 , of tne Koyal Order in Scotland , and proceeded to speak of " > e work of Dr . Dassigny , published in Dublin , 1744 , wnerei . n the Doctor states that the Royal Arch had been in Peration in that city , London , and Vork for a few years from

exfVI ?? y 5 which we may infer that the Arch rea"y ¦ isted from about 1740 . The next important point was whih o £ the "Scotts' Masons" at Salisbury , 1746 , bod £ 5 up an ' nterestin & question as to whether th ' s work A ¦ any connection with the Scottish Rites then « uj ? J , France . He then touched on the subject of Simd 1 odlatn " at Durham in 1746 ; of " Harodim " at „ . . L W and > ' 756 ; and made some instructive comments nn 11 > - / ow * auu iiiauc auiuc iuai . ui . klVG L . uuiuicilia

oZ f- rades of K - > Rose Croix . - torliv 1 " having been invited , Bro . . HUGHAN satisfacbreth . d to some rather knotty subjects on which Thought enli ghtenment . thetic ' t DUNCAN , S . G . D ., in very sympar emarki " 11 ' . P ° sed a v ° te of thanks to the lecturer , self qri ? . ''' exceedingly satisfactory to find him-Bro RM m accord w'th what Bro . Hughan had said . thoueiif - \ RRIS 0 N ' DM X 3 > in seconding the motion , nearin ^ \ i a somewhat remarkable fact that whilst affiliatL- . , SiIver Wedding" of Bro . W . J . Hughan ' s ""' on into the Lodge " Athole , " this was the very day in

Masonic Lecture By Bro. W. J. Hughan, P.S.G.D., At Glasgow.

which our learned brother attained the "Silver Wedding " of his initiation . The motion was carried by acclamation , and gracefully acknowledged by Bro . HUGHAN , who expressed himself well repaid by the careful and sustained interest such an intelligent assemblage of the Craft had manifested during his endeavour to instruct his Scottish brethren .

Bro . EDW . MACBEAN , 2076 ( E . C ) , then invited the attention of the brethren to the great benefits to be derived from joining the Correspondence Circle of the Lodge "Quatuor Coronati , " to the inner membership of which , like Bro . Hughan , he had the honour to belong . For the annual sum of half-a-guinea , each subscriber was entitled to a copy of the Transactions ( which , of itself , was value

for the whole amount ) , and had the privilege of speaking at the lodge meetings , use of the Lodge Library , and , in fact , was placed on an equal footing with the full members , except as to the internal economy of the lodge . He had brought a supply of circulars which more clearly expressed the advantages of the " Outer Circle " than he could do at this late hour . Referring to the lecturer ' s statement that

many lodges seem to exist merely for the purpose of working Degrees , he submitted that the papers , essays , and critiques , printed in our Transactions , if honestly studied , would go far to remove the stigma now lying on North British Masonry , for they could hardly be in ignorance of the fact that most of their English brethren thought slightingly of their knowledge and working . He feared there

were comparatively few then present who were able to give any explanation of the stock phrase " veiled in allegory , " and " illustrated by symbols . " It was time the Glasgow brethren were up and doing , and if , as he hoped , many of those now listening to their proceedings would join the Circle , in a short time there would be a revival of Masonic research such as would rejoice the hearts of all our

studentguild . He was pleased to inform them that already such esteemed leaders as Bro . J . D . Duncan , Wm . Black , and J . R . Paton , had given him their names for proposition , and as the Local Secretary of 2076 , he would gladly receive the nominations of any others desirous to join in the good

work , subject to the usual ballot at any open lodge meeting . After a most hearty response to the recognition of the genial and dignified presidency of Bro . Graham , proposed by Bro . HUGHAN , one of the most successful and cordial meetings ever held in Glasgow , was closed in due and ancient form .

Royal Order Of Scotland.

Royal Order of Scotland .

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LONDON . The annual meeting of this popular and flourishing Order was held at 33 , Golden-square , on Saturday , the 14 th inst . The Prov . Grand Master , R . W . Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , entered in procession , attended by

Bros . Capt . N . G . Philips , D . P . G . M . ; F . S . Knyvett , Col . H . S . Somerville Burney , Frank Richardson , C . F . Matier , and H . Lovegrove . The Royal Bruce Chapter was opened , when Lord Euston and two other brethren were introduced and

admitted to the Order . The Prov . G . Lodge was then opened , and these brethren were completed , the whole of the quaint and interesting ceremonies being admirably performed by the Prov . Grand Master , assisted by Bros . C . F . Matier , F . S . Knyvett , J . L . Mather , and others . It was announced that a sum of 25 guineas had been given to the Girls' School from the ample funds of the Order .

The R . W . Prov . G . M . appointed his officers as follows : W . Bros . Capt . N . G . Philips Dep . P . G . M . „ J . L . Mather S . G . Warden . „ Baron de Ferrieres J . G . Warden . „ Frank Richardson G . Secretary . Charles Belton G . Treasurer .

„ C . F . Matier G . Marshal . „ James Moon D . G . Marshal . „ Dr . Lawrence G . Swd , Br . .. A . M . McDowell G . Banner Br ;

" T ! C . Walls ... ... ' . ' . ' . G . Guarder . „ Frederic Grance G . Stwd . „ John Read G . Organist . The business of the day was completed by the installation of the T . R . S . A . of the Bruce Chapter , Bro . J . L . Mather ( in succession to Bro . F . S . Knyvett ) , who invested

the officers as follows : Bros . W . B . Williamson , Dep . T . ; Webster Glynes , S . G . ; Henry Lovegrove , J . G . ; C F . Matier , Sec ; James Moon , Treas . ; W . M . Bywater , Exr . ; George Cooper , Marshal ; A . R . Carter , Dep . Marshal ; J . Read , Organist ; A . M . McDowell , S . P . ; and F . T . Bennett , Guarder . The brethren afterwards dined at the Zoological Gardens , Regent ' s Park .

A Welcome Home Again.

A WELCOME HOME AGAIN .

Bro . H . Smith , P . G . D . England , Dep . Prov . G . Master of West Yorkshire , and Bro . W . H . Smithson , P . G . D . West Yorkshire , who have been absent from England on a two months' visit to Canada and the United States , returned home last week by the Etruria , which , as our readers perhaps have already seen noted in the daily press , made , on the occasion of this voyage , the fastest easterly passage

on record . During their stay in the States , Bros . Smith and Smithson took the opportunity of visiting lodges and brethren in different jurisdictions , and wherever they went , whether in New York , Boston , Philadelphia , or Chicago , the reception they experienced was most kindly and hospitable , Bro . Charles E . Meyer , who was in England last year as a Templar Pilgrim , doing the honours

of Philadelphia , and Bros . Brookhead and Field , whose fraternal kindness knew no bounds , being equally solicitous for their comfort and entertainment when visiting Chicago . We cannot have too many of these interchanges of friendly feeling between our American and English brethren , and we wish the opportunities for making them were more numerous . However , Bros . Smith and Smithson have returned in a fever-heat of gratification at

the kindness and hospitality they everywhere met with in Masonic circles in America , and if they have derived from their journey only as much benefit to their health as they have pleasure from the society they met , the voyage across the Atlantic and back will not have been made in vain . They have already found that cordial welcome home again which they were certain to meet with , and which we are certain will await them on all similar occasions .

The Grand Treasurership, 1889.

THE GRAND TREASURERSHIP , 1889 .

We announced last week that Bro . Augustus Harris , I . P . M . of the Drury Lane Lodge , No . 2127 , in order to avoid further sub-dividing the suffrages of Grand Lodge at the election of Grand Treasurer in March , 1889 , had determined on withdrawing his name from the list of intending candidates for that distinguished office for the ensuing year , and submitting his claims to election to the brethren

for the year 1890 . There thus remain three candidates , namely , Bros . George Everett , Edward Terry , and H . O . Wakeman , who will be severally nominated in December next , and from whom it will devolve on Grand Lod ge to elect by ballot one as successor to Bro . Asher Barfield , the present occupant of the office . These brethren

have all distinguished themselves in the various lodges and chapters with which they have been connected , and it will , no doubt , be satisfactory to our readers to know what manner of men they are from whom the choice , in March next , will probably have to be made . We have , therefore , prepared the following brief sketches of their respective services .

BRO . GEORGE EVERETT , P . M ., P . Z ., was initiated in the Westbourne Lodge , No . 733 , during the first year of its existence , on the 19 th August , 1858 . He joined the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , the following year , and , after passing through the various offices , was ultimately elected W . M . In 1879 the brethren elected him to the post of Treasurer , which he has held

uninterruptedly ever since , to his own great credit and to the very great advantage of the lodge . It was on his proposition that the lodge agreed to present annually 25 guineas to each of the Charities in turn , while his management of the lodge funds was so successful , that towards the close of 18 S 3 the members presented him with a silver tea and coffee service , and Mrs . Everett with a gold brooch and

earrings , as a mark of their esteem and respect and in token of the services he had rendered . He is also a founder , P . M ., and present Treasurer of the Kennington Lodge , No . 1381 , which was established in 1 S 72 ; a founder , P . M ., and for the first seven years of its existence Treasurer of the Kilburn Lodge , No . 1608 , which , like the Domatic , gives 25 guineas annually to each of our Charitable

Institutions in turn , and which during the period of his Tre-asurership raised for their purposes no less than £ 1040 ; and a founder , the first W . M ., and present Treasurer of the Chiswick Lodge , No . 2012 , which , though it has been constituted only five years , has already distributed upwards of £ 700 among our Institutions . He is also a P . Z . of the Domatic Chapter , No . 177 , and of the Rose of Denmark

Chapter , No . 975 , and a founder , first Z ., and present Treasurer of the Kennington Chapter , No . 1381 . Bro . Everett was also a Special Steward at the installation of the Prince of Wales as M . W . G . M . in the Royal Albert Hall in April , 1 S 75 , so that there is hardl y a year during the greater part of his Masonic career in which he has not

been doing good service to the Craft . Nor have his labours been confined to work in lodge and chapter , for he has served various Stewardships on behalf of our Institutions , the last occasion being the Centenary Festival of the Girls ' School , and has qualified as a Vice-President of all three Charities .

BRO . EDWARD TERRY , P . G . STWD ., was initiated into Freemasonry in the Royal Union Lodge , No . 382 , Uxbridge , on the ist June , 1 S 6 9 . In 1871 he became a joining member of the Asaph Lodge , No . 1319 , and very shortly afterwards was elected and installed W . M . In 1881 he joined the St . Albans Lodge , No . 29 , of which he is likewise a Past Master , and which he

represented on the Board of Grand Stewards in 1886 . He was elected member of the Savage Club Lodge , No . 2190 , on ist February , 18 S 7 , and is now its Treasurer . He was exalted a Royal Aich Mason on 16 th August , 1875 , and has occupied the chair of First Principal in the Asaph Chapter , No . 1319 . He has served for two years on the Board of Grand Purposes , and was last year returned at

the head of the Past Masters , and is a present member of the General Committee of Supreme Grand Chapter . And last , but by no means least , he has served close on a dozen Stewardships for our principal Masonic Charitable Institutions , and by his personal donations has constituted himself a Vice-President of the Girls' School and a Life Governor of the Boys' School and Benevolent Institution .

BRO . H . OFFLEY WAKEMAN , P . P . J . G . W . OXFORD , who is a brother of the Prov . Grand Master of Shropshire , and Fellow and Bursar of All Souls' College , Oxford , was initiated in the Churchill Lodge , No . 478 , in the year 1870 , and was elected W . M . in 1876 . In 1873 he became a joining member of the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , and is its present W . M . He joined the Westminster and Keystone

Lodge , No . 10 , in 1876 , and served as W . M . in 18 S 5 , and the year following was elected to the chair of Master in the United Lodge , No . 1629 . In addition he served as Prov . Grand Superintendent of Works Oxford in 1873 , and was appointed to the chair of J . G . W . of the same province in 1876 , the year he was Master of the Churchill Lodge . He is also a Royal Arch Mason , and having been installed as J . and H . of the Apollo University Chapter , No . 357 , in

1 S 79 and 1880 respectively , was installed as First Principal in 1881 and again in 18 S 2 , and the year following acted as Deputy Z . during the presidency of the late Duke of Albany as Z . For these services he has been rewarded in Provincial Grand Chapter by appointment as Prov . G . Sojourner and Prov . G . H . ; and lastly , he has constituted himself a Vice-President of the Girls' School and Benevolent Institution , and is a Life Governor of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys .

Bro . Sir Charles Warren , at a garden party at Hampstead , on Monday , paid a very high compliment to the Metropolitan Police for the efficient manner in which they perform their very onerous duties . The marriage of the Hon . Fitzroy Stewart , brother of Bro . the Earl of Galloway , with Mrs . E . Stanley

Thompson , widow of the late Mr . John Stanley Thompson , was solemnized at St . Paul's , Knightsbridge , on Tuesday , amongst those present at the ceremony being Bro . the Earl and Countess of Galloway , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Feversham , Lady Alexander Gordon-Lennox , and Lady Sykes .