Secret Monitor

Secret Monitor

The members of the Premier Conclave , No . I , and the Cleve Fast Conclave , No . 8 , held a combined installation festival at the Holborn Restaurant , on the 4 th inst ., when the Grand Supreme Ruler , the Earl of Warwick , attended with many Grand Officers . In addition to the G . S . R ., the following brethren were present : Bros . C . L . Nelson , G . T ., the S . R . of the two

conclaves ; J . R . Reep , P . G . V ., S . R . elect I ; Frank Adams , G . C , S . R . elect S ; Lieut .-Col . H . W . Kiallmark , Asst . D . R . O . ; Japheth Tickle , P . G . T ., Asst . D . R . O . ; J . J . Pakes , P . G . V . ; Col . H . M . Gordon , George Gregory , John Read , Dr . H . W . Roberts , W . J . Spratling , G . Rec . ; Thos . Sheppard , N . Brokenshire , John Lusty , John Kay , T . J . Noakes , Org . ; T . E . Hughes , S . K . Cams , and many others .

After several candidates had been inducted into the Order , Bros . J . R . Reep and F . Adams were installed as S . Rs . of Nos . I and S respectively . The ceremony was ably performed by Bro . J . J . Pakes . The officers for the year were then invested . Two Past S . R . jewels were presented to Bro . C . L . Nelson , I . P . S . R . i and 8 , and suitably acknowledged . Other business was transacted , and the conclave was closed .

After banquet , at which the G . S . R . presided , the usual toasts were given , and a musical programme carried out under the direction of Bro . T . F . Noakes , Org . The loyal toasts were heartily honoured , after which Bro . J . R . REEP , S . R . No . i , proposed " The Health of the G . S . R ., the Earl of Warwick . " Bro . Reep referred to the interest taken by the G . S . R .

in the Order , and by his attendance at the recent Grand Festival of the Order , when representatives were present from every corner of the world . The Order was destined to be one of the great Orders of Freemasonry , because its principles brought home to every member the lessons and doctrines they should practise in their lives . It was very important that an

Order in its infancy comparatively , should have at its head some of the great men of the nation . The elder branch of Freemasonry had profited by the fact that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales had been at its head for many years . In the Order of the Secret Monitor , although not quite so favoured , they had at the head a brother second to none in the realm .

Bro . the Earl of WARWICK , G . S . R ., in reply , said it gave him very great pleasure to respond to the toast so kindly proposed . He remembered the fact that he was first initiated in the Order in the Alfred Meadows ' Conclave , and although they mourned the loss of many dear friends who were present at his initiation , yet it was pleasant to find such a continued interest taken in the Order . Allusion had been made to the fact that under

proper management the Order might be of enormous benefit to Freemasonry , and he quite agreed , because its principles were undoubtedly of a pure nature , and those supporting its principles were likely to do so in the best sense of the word . The other day at their meeting there were Masons from all parts , representatives of their Order , and it struck him very forcibly of what use Freemasonry was in disseminating the noblest sentiments , not only amongst their own countrymen , but in the great nations of the world .

As far as their Order was concerned , he was happy to think that although young they were a prosperous and united body . They had passed through troublous times , to which he would not allude , and were now sailing in calm waters . As long as they elected him G . Ruler of the Order he would take the very greatest interest in it . They were not a very numerous body , but very select and the best of friends , and he wished to express his deepest thanks for the courtesy shown him . Bro . FRANK ADAMS , S . R . S , proposed " The Grand Officers . "

Bro . Dr . H . W . KIALLMARK , Asst . D . R . O ., in his response , referred to an operation he had performed that day upon Bro . Dr . Zacharie , the P . G . S . R ., who was progressing favourably . Bro . VV . J . SI-RATLING , G . Recorder , also responded in an excellent speech .

The G . S . R . next gave " The S . Rulers , " to which Bro . J . R . REEI S . M . l , and F . ADAMS , S . R . S , replied . Other toasts followed before the pleasant proceedings closed .

The Recent Mark Benevolent Festival.

THE RECENT MARK BENEVOLENT FESTIVAL .

ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNS . It must be a source of infinite pleasure to the Earl of Euston , Pro G . M . M ., the Chairman at the gathering on the the nth instant , the ladies and brethren who supported him as Stewards , and the General Board which administers the Mark Fund , to find that the efforts made to secure a record return at the recent

festival were so successful . Ihe highest total previously announced on one of these occasions was upwards of . 63000 , but at this the Returns exceeded C 5000 , the total announced , as stated in our Report of last week , being . C 5026 , while thc figures , when finally adjusted , reached i ' 5113 6 s ., the numberof Stewards being 302 . Of the extent of this success the reader will be better able to form an opinion if we state that in theyear 1 S 74 the Returns at the Festival of the Royal

The Recent Mark Benevolent Festival.

Masonic Benevolent Institution , under the late Lord Waveney , Prov . G . Master of Sussex , amounted to no more than £ 5220 . The merit is still further enhanced by the fact that the 102 nd Anniversary of the Boys' School was celebrated only the day previous , when the total reached £ 16 , 834 . But these matters , after all , are of no great moment . The fact stands out clearly that the total obtained at the 32 nd Mark Benevolent Fund Festival exceeded those of all its predecessors by about £ 2000 , while the total of its immediate predecessor , in 18 99 , was only slightly in excess of the latter sum .

We have said that the number of Stewards on the nth instant was 302 , and the sum raised by their combined efforts ; £ 5 " 3 65 . London being responsible for ^ 887 8 s ., and the Provinces , Foreign Stations , Degrees , & c ., £ 4225 183 . The London contingent was made up of 15 ladies , 17 members of the General Board , six brethren Unattached , and the representatives of some 22 lodges , and one lodge of instruction , but many of these are entered in more than one place , and also in the Provincial contingent , while with a few exceptions , the lists were

connected with the lodges only , the most important amounts being as follows : the lists of Bro . John Strachan , Q . C , of the Grand Master ' s Lodge , for £ 57 15 s ., and Bro . the Rev . W . Russell Finlay for £ 70 7 s ., and , the highest of all , that of Bro . Imre Kiralfy , of No . 533 , for £ 160 . Turning to the Provinces , of which there are 35 , as many as 32 were represented , the total from BERKS AND OXON , with two Stewards , amounting to £ 2 $ vs ., while that of BRISTOL , with Bro . Lieut .-Col . las . R . Bramble , reached £ 102

16 s . od . BUCKINGHAMSHIRE , notwithstanding the busy year it has had in connection with the Festival of the Old People , is entered for ^ 21 , the brother who acted on its behalf and for one of its lodges being the Rev . V . P . Wyatt . The CHANNEL ISLANDS returned £ 52 ios ., the principal item being Bro . Col . de Carteret's Return of £ 42 . CHESHIRE furnished a contingent of six Stewards , headed by Bro . the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., Dep . G . M ., Prov . G . M . , whose lists reached £ 63 5 s . CORNWALL was represented by Bro . H . S .

Hare , but his amount is included elsewhere , while CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND , with two Stewards , subscribed ^ 35 5 s . Bro . A . Woodiwiss , Prov . G . M ., headed the 20 Stewards from his Province of DERBYSHIRE , eight of them being lodge representatives and the rest acting independently . The total they together compiled was . £ 26 7 185 . gd ., the list of Bro . W . H . Wright , of No . 302 , amounting to £ 42 , that of Bro . j . H . Beckett , No . 246 , to £ 30 ios . —1 second Steward from the same lodge being entered for ^ 10 ios ., and raising the sum for this lodge to £ 41—and that of the Prov . G . M . to . £ 26 5 s . DEVONSHIRE ,

with five Stewards , figures for £ 38 10 s ., of which £ 26 5 s . stands to the credit of Mrs . Taylor . DORSETSHIRE had two acting on its behalf , the Earl of Portarlington and Bro . ] . H . Whadcoat , J . P ., the latter ' s list comprising £ 120 out of £ 125 5 s . EAST ANGLIA , with five Stewards , raised £ 77 3 s . 6 d . ; GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE , three Stewards , ^ 10 ios . ; H AMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT , six Stewards , £ 41 iSs . ; and HERTFORDSHIRE , five Stewards , £ 117 2 s . 6 d ., the list of Bro . F . Sumner Knyvett , Dep . P . G . M ., representing the Watford Lodge , No . 241 , being for £ 57 15 s ., and that of Bro . G . L . Eisles of the Rose and Lily Lodge , No . 354 , for . £ 37 17 s .

The Stewards from the Province of KENT , to the number of eight , and including Viscount Dungarvan , Prov . G . M ., obtained amongst them £ 124 is ., his lordship ' s list of £ 31 ios . topping the Returns . LANCASHIRE , which is our strongest Mark Province , and had among its representatives the Earl of Lathom , Prov . G . M ., contributed by the medium of 16 Stewards , , £ 11 3 us ., while LEICESTERSHIRE and RUTLAND , one of the Provinces which enjoys the honour of being presided over by the Earl of Euston , returned £ 320 5 s . ; the most

important list being that of Bro . W . Jesse Freer for £ 95 ios ., the number of those who assisted as Stewards being 39 , and including Lord Euston , P . G . M ., and Mrs . Freer . LINCOLNSHIRE , represented by the Earl of Yarborough , Prov . G . M ., and two others raised £ 21 ; MIDDLESEX , with Bro . Sir R . Hanson , Bart , M . P ., Prov , G . Master—who is entered for £ 26 5 s . —Bro . A . Stewart Brown , Prov . G . Secretary , Mrs . A . Stewart Brown , and nine other Stewards , £ 166 3 s . ; and MONMOUTHSHIRE four Stewards , including Bro . J . O .

Marsh , P . G . M ., £ 71 ; Bro . P . H . Price , Lodge , No . 214 , handing in the largest list for £ 31 ios . NORTHANTS , HUNTS , AND BEDS , of which Lord Euston is also Prov . G . M ., returned £ 214 2 s . ; Bro . T . P . Dorman being responsible for £ 63 ; and Bro . P . Mitchell , No . 434 , for £ 64 14 s . 6 d . NORTHUMDERLAND AND DURHAM , five Stewards , contributed , per Bro . G . XV . Bain , , £ 48 5 s . ; NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , per Bro . his Honour Judge Masterman , Prov . G . M ., £ 70 16 s . ; and NORTH WALES £ 15 15 s ., per Bro . Lieut .-Col . G . Gordon Warren . SOMERSETSHIRE was

represented by Bro . R . C . Else , P . G . M ., and returned £ 39 7 s . 6 d ., but including the lists of two lodge representatives , reached £ 78 4 s . 6 d . STAFFORDSHIRE AND SALOP , with a representative from each section of the Province—and we must bear in mind what Staffordshire did for the Girls ' School in May—raised . £ 47 5 s . SURREY , with seven Stewards , including Bro . Fred . West , ^ 201 is ., the list of Bro . W . J . Hyam , No . 450 , alone amounting to . £ 106 is . SUSSEX , though heavily engaged at the Boys' Festival in

supporting the Duke of Connaught , Prov . G . M ., the day previous , figures for £ 5 Ss , WARWICKSHIRE , five Stewards , for . £ 29 3 s ., and WORCESTERSHIRE for £ 16 5 s . 6 d . Last of all we have WEST YORKSHIRE , 42 Stewards , including Bro . C . Letch Mason , Prov . G . M ., and his Deputy , Bro . John Barker , contributing £ 629105 . FOREIGN STATIONS , DEGREES , & C , & C , make up a total of £ 109 8 s ., while , to crown all , we have the Return compiled by the Chairman himself from various sources , and amounting to the splendid total of £ 976 5 s . It will be long before this record of £ 5113 is beaten .

BRO . SIR WALTER BHSANT has presented to the Public Library of Portsmouth , his native town , the publications of the Navy Record Society , 17 volumes royal Svo ., issued only to members , and " The World ' s Best Orators , " 10 volumes , royal Svo ., with portraits , published in Chicago , and presented to himself . In a letter accompanying the package of books , Bro . Sir Walter says : " I have special pleasure in thinking that they are going to find a place in the library of our great naval station and d ickyard . "

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