Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Horwich Lodge , No . 2324 , have decided to hold a picnic on Lord Lathom ' s estate on June loth . Lady Henry Somerset has been elected President of the British Women's Temperance Association in the place of the late Mrs . Margaret Bright Lucas . The annual meeting of the society was held at the Memorial Hall , Farringdonstreet , on Thursday evening .

Bro . John W . Turner , P . P . G . D . West Yorkshire , formerly of Huddersfield , having been , by medical advice , recommended to reside in the Isle of Man , we are informed his address is West Yorkshire Boarding House , 29 , Mona Drive , Castle Mona , Douglas , Isle of Man , where he will be glad to see his friends .

In the Albert Hall , Edinburgh , on Saturday evening , the 10 th inst ., an assault of arms and a concert were ; g iven , under the auspices of Lodge St . Stephen , No . 145 ; in aid of the Masonic Annuity Fund of Scotland . The entertainment , contributed mostly by amateurs , was well received by a fairly numerous audience . The installation meeting of the Chapter of Hope -and

Unity was held at the Forest Hotel , Chingford , on the 6 th inst . Comp . Dr . Wiles was installed in the chair of Z . ; Comp . H . Gamble Hobson , H . ; and Comp . Dr . Gayton , J . Comp . Jones was elected a joining member . An excellent banquet followed . The Crescent Lodge of Instruction , No . 78 S , has

arranged to meet every Thursday evening at S . 30 , at the Town Hall , Twickenham . The ordinary session closed on April 24 th , but so many expressions of regret were received that the executive have wisely determined to continue the weekly meetings throughout the summer . The Preceptor is Bro . E .. W . Warner , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C . Middx ., and the Secretary , Bro . R . W . Forge , P . M ., P . G . D . C . Middx .

At the half-yearly meeting of the Board of Governors of the Masonic Orphan Boys' School , held on the 13 th inst ., at Dublin , the result of the ballot for the election of six pupils was declared as follows : R . F . Bernard , 539 ; J . C . Crawford , 53 S ; M . Forrester , 1130 ; W . Franklin , 1300 ; T . Gaffikin , 236 ; T . Hunter , 491 ; H . A . Johnson , 374 ; R . H . Jones , 19 S 2 ; A . W . MacGuire , 1253 ; H . P .

Marshall , 265 ; T . M'CIintock , 392 ; J . A . M'MulIan , 59 6 ; T . A . Moriarty , 762 ; S . A . Patterson , 1455 ; S . J . Patterson , 1556 ; J . H . Porter , 320 ; J . G . Rockett , 3 S 3 ; N . Scott , 1438 ; T . M'C . Stewart , 56 S ; and J . O . Whyte , 1343 . Jones , S . J . Patterson , S . A . Patterson , Scott , Whyte , and Franklin were accordingly declared elected .

Among the numerous public bodies that took part in welcoming the Prince of Wales to Chatham on the occasion of his visit , on Monday , to unveil the Gordon statue , were the members of the Masonic Fraternity . It raised one of the triumphal arches , which was placed in the Military-road . It took the form of an immense arch of canvas , flanked at either end by a tower , from one of which hung the Union Jack , and from the other the British

Ensign . On the south was . a conspicuous representation of the banner of the Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 , with the device— "Audi , Vide , Tace . " There was also on the right tower a shield bearing the arms of the Gundulph Lodge , and on the left one bearing the name of the Pentangle Lodge . On the other side were the names of the Brownrigg , the Benevolence , and the Beacontree Lodges , the whole having a very imposing appearance .

Bro . Capt . Henry Wright , P . M . 1827 , President of the Mess Tower Hamlets Rifle Brigade , entertained a numerous company at dinner last week . Amongst those invited ( few of whom were absent ) were the Colonel Commanding the Grenadier Guards ( Col . Trotter ) , Brigadier Eastern Brigade , Lord Forbes , the Rev . the Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal , Lieut .-Gen . Higginson , Lieut .-Gen . PhilipSmittuC . B .,

Commanding the Home District ; Rev . H . C . Shuttleworth , Bro . Lieut .-Col . Banister Fletcher , J . P ., Master of the Carpenters ' Company ; Bro . Augustus Harris , G . Treasurer ; Capt . Lloyd , Adjutant Grenadier Guards ; Bro . Lieut .-Col . Wilde , J . W . Centurion Lodge ; Bro . Major Ewer , Bro . Major Woolmer Williams , P . M . and P . Z . 1275 ; Bro .

Baskcombe , 2127 ( of Marlborough House ) ; Capt . Sir Guy T . Campbell , Bart ., Bro . Capt . Dunfel , Adjutant and Capt . Money , Northumberland Fusiliers ; Rev . Marshall Tweddall , Bros . H . C . Richards , and Viscount Oxenbridge , Aidede-Camp . The Rev . H . C . Shuttleworth , Bro . Baskcombe , Capt . Coningham , and others , gave recitations and songs .

A lecture on Freemasonry , by the Rev . Patrick Stevenson , Inverarity , was delivered on Sunday , the nth inst ., in the parish church , Forfar , to a large audience . Previous to the sermon the brethren of the local lodges , together with deputations _ from the surrounding district , assembled in the Masonic Hall and marched in procession to the church . In the course of a very able and interesting sermon the reverend

gentleman remarked that Freemasonry was essentially religious in its nature , that it was a very simple but a very broad and far-reaching interpretation of religion , and that it had preserved its interpretation in all its simplicity throughout many ages in spite of endless changes , in spite of eternal war in Churches , and in spite of low grovelling men of all sects and all Churches . Freemasonry was

simple—extremely simple—in its belief ; it was essentially practical in its aim , and was confined by no narrowness in its embrace or by crotchets in its helpfulness . He did not say that Freemasons were always all what they should be any more than other people , but he was speaking at present of Freemasonry and not Freemasons . It was because Freemasonry embraced all these interpretations and

promises , and held all these opinions , that he claimed for it a lofty and superior excellence . A collection was made in aid of the Benevolent Fund of the Grand Lodge . THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than

£ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the great injury of our own working people , so true is it that " evil is wrought by want of thought , as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant and May's Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in wages . ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

At the Star Chapter of Instruction the exaltation and three installation ceremonies will be rehearsed by Comp . Hilton , Preceptor , at the Stirling Castle , Cambenvell , on Friday , the 30 th inst ., when all Royal Arch Masons will be heartily welcomed .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , with Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Knill and Bro . Sheriff Harris , will support the Chairman ( the Marquis of Lome ) at the banquet that is to take place at the Hotel Metropole to-day ( Friday ) in aid of the Royal Blind Pension Society .

In r-ur notice of the new appointments to Grand Office , in our issue of the 3 rd inst ., Bro . Rev . Dr . Randall was represented as of Warwickshire , but we learn that , although connected with that province , it was as a Staffordshire Mason that his qualifications for Grand Office were considered and recognised .

Bro . J . Saddington , for sometime a respected member of the Royal Savoy Lodge , No . 1 744 , who died suddenly on the 6 th inst ., was interred at Abney Park Cemetery on Tuesday , the 13 th inst ., in the presence of several members of the lodge , andmumerous friends who personally esteemed him and deeply regret his decease .

The first competition for the English Twenty Club jewels , the scores for which were made up on Wednesday , has produced some remarkable shooting , the list being headed by Corporal Simcox , of Chester , whose score of 101 , out of a possiblcios , was made under the Queen's Prize conditions . Next to him are Sergeant Woods , of Petersfield , and Corporal Brown , of Horsham , who each scored 99 .

Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , jun ., B . A ., laid the memorial stone of the new schoolrooms of the Baptist Chapel , Gipsy Hill , Norwood , on Tuesday . The munificent donation of £ 100 accompanied the act . In the evening Mr . James Judd , J . P ., C . C ., presided at the public meeting , when some interesting addresses were delivered , and a satisfactory collection was made .

A movement is on foot to found a Masonic lodge at Reddish , to be added to the East Lancashire Province . The promoters include Bros . E . Broadbent , K . R . Forshaw , A . Pemberton , McGregor , and J . Marsden , the whole of whom have long been identified with the Craft , the majority being P . M . ' s in the East Lancashire Province . It isintended to hold the lodge meetings at the Houldsworth Arms Hotel .

The members of the National Fire Brigades Union held their annual meeting at Anderton's Hotel on Wednesday . The Union , which was only established in 1 SS 7 , has enrolled 130 volunteer fire brigades , comprising over a thousand members . At the close of the meeting , on the invitation of the President ( Captain Shaw ) , they visited the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade at Southwark , for the purpose of inspecting the work and methods of their brethren , the " regulars . "

Bro . W . G . Lemon , L . C . C ., of New-square , Lincoln ' s Inn ; Mr . G . W . Manuel , chief engineer of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company , Leadenhall-street ; Mr . W . H . Morson , of the British Equitable Assurance Company , Queen-street-place ; Mr . J . C . Charlton , solicitor , of VValbrook ; and Mr . D . K . Forbes , of the Tinplate Workers' Company , are among the ( candidates who seek the suffrages of the ratepayers at the Lewisham Vestry election to-day ( Friday ) .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , Lord Herschell , Lord Rothschild , Sir H . James , Q . C , M . P ., the Governor of the Bank of England , Sir John Lubbock , Bart ., M . P ., ' and Mr . N . Lubbock were present , on Tuesday , at a meeting at Marlborough House of the Organising Committee of the Imperial Institute . The Prince of Wales occupied the chair . A resolution expressive of regret at the decease of Mr . J . S .

Morgan was carried . A report , showing that rapid progress with the building of the Institute had been made , was presented . At the close of the business , the Prince , accompanied by the members of the Committee , visited the site , and made a close inspection of every portion of the building . On- Fridaythe 16 th instantthe officers of the 21 st

, , Middlesex R . V . dined at the Hoiborn Restaurant . Bro . Col . H . Bargrave Deane presided , and was supported , among others , by Bros . Capts . G . A . Potter , G . Bowyer , T . C . Walls , VV . Lurcott , A . Bowyer , the Rev . J . Rose , M . A ., Chaplain , Quartermaster W . H . Baker , and others . The West Kent R . V . splendidly entertained the officers of

the marching column of the 21 st Middlesex at Maidstone at Easter last , and the latter invited the former to a return banquet as above . Among the West Kent officers were Bros . Col . Bristow , P . G . S . B . ; Capt . Gordon Smith , P . G . S . ; Dr . Roberts , P . P . G . VV . Middx . ; and others . The banquet was well served , and the whole proceedings were eminently successful .

The annual meeting of the Governorsof St . John ' s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin was held on Saturday , at the Criterion . The board of management reported that the receipts for the year amounted to £ 2380 , an increase of ^* 2 iS over those of the previous year . The number of patients relieved was 4345 , of whom 99 were in-patients . The increased income , combined with the economy practised

in the hospital , has enabled the board to reduce the debts from £ 93 2 to £ 738 , whilst at the same time increasing the number of beds from 16 to 32 . Special stress was laid upon the fact that the hospital was recently registered as a benevolent society under the Friendly Societies' Act . This step , it was pointed out , was taken before the appointment of the Lords' Committee on hospital management which is

now sitting , and the St . John ' s Hospital had thus set an example which might , with advantage , be followed by similar institutions elsewhere . It is claimed that the public have recently shown increased confidence in the hospital by flocking to it in greater numbers , and the board has met this demand by opening the out-patient department on

Saturdays between 3 and 6 . They conclude by stating that the accounts are kept hy a chartered accountant , who attends at the hospital every week , and whose balance sheet , duly audited , was appended to the report . On the motion of Alderman Gould , J . P ., the report and statement of accounts were adopted .

It will be of interest to some of our readers in East Lancashire and adjoining provinces to know that there is now on view at Bro . George Kenning's , 47 , Bridge-street , Manchester , a splendid display of modern lodge furniture , comprising every requisite suitable for the complete furnishing of a Masonic lodge , where full particulars can be obtained as to prices , & c .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey will this year meet at Guildford , but we believe the date is not yet fixed . Bro . Theodore H . Tilton , P . G . D . M . New York City ,, has been elected VV . M . of the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 . The Duke of Fife Lodge , No . 2345 , met on Wednesday , the 2 ist inst ., at the Alexandra , Clapham Common . We hope to give an account of the meeting in our next issue .

At a meeting of the Zetland Lodge , No . 1311 , on the 15 th inst ., it was decided to endow a chair in one of the three Charities in honour of the appointment of Bro . Thomas-Crossley as Prov . J . G . W . at the last meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire .

A rich window , from the studio of Mr . Taylor , of Bernersstreet , has been erected in the Church of Bedwas , in South Wales , in memory of the late rector , the Rev . W . Williams . The peculiarity of treatment consists in the three subjects" The Nativity , " " Crucifixion , " and " Resurrection "being limited to two figures in each very successfully .

Bro . Alexander Watson will give a recital at Steinway Hall , Lower Seymour-street , Portman-square , to-morrow afternoon ( Saturday ) at 3 p . m . The recitations will includeselections from the works of Tennyson , Shakespeare , Bret Harte , Mark Twain , Baring-Gould , and Theodore Hook . Bro . Watson exhibits great power and pathos in his recitations , and sustains the interest of his audience with a firm

grip-Wednesday night's , by the way , was the 100 th performance of " New Lamps for Old , " at Terry ' s Theatre .-There was a large audience , and the piece " went" with a . laugh from start to finish . The " business " has been elaborated'j , to the point of perfection , and the result is a most mirth-provoking entertainment , in which all the performers , without exception , " score . " The matinee at thistheatre of " Wanted , a Wife , " Mr . Darnley's new comedy , is fixed for Wednesday next .

The annual dinner of the Pharmaceutical Society washeld on Wednesday at the Freemasons' Tavern , Mr . M .-Carteighe , the President , in the chair . The Chairman , im giving the toast of the "Houses of Parliament , " expressed ' the opinion that a " pill-roller" would be a great addition

to the House of Commons . Mr . J . Hutchinson , in responding to the toast of the " Medical Profession , " said ; the profession had reason to be grateful to the Pharmaceutical Society , which had elevated what was at one timejumble into a science .

On Saturday afternoon last the remains of Bro . William ' Stork , late Tyler of the De Grey and Ripon Lodge , No . S 37 , were interred in the Cathedral burial ground at Ripon .-A number of the brethren of the lodge attended and placed a beautiful floral triangle on the coffin . The burial servicewas conducted by Bro . the Rev . J . A . Naylor , minor canonof the Cathedral , and S . W . of the De Grey and Ripon Lodge , and P . Prov . G . Chap . Sprigs of acacia werethrown into the grave in accordance with the Masonic rite .

On Monday three interesting changes occurred in the caste at certain London theatres—Mr .. Laurence Cautley took the place of Mr . Terriss in " Paul Kauvar , " at Drury Lane , and Mr . Alfred Bishop that of Mr . Kerr in " New - Lamps for Old , " at Terry ' s , while Miss Violet Armbruster

appeared as Blanche in " Esther Sandraz , " at the St .-James's . Mr . Cautley will represent Paul Kauvar when Mr . Terriss is wanted at the Lyceum . Mr . Bishop playsthe aesthete in " New Lamps " on different lines from those laid down b y his predecessor , but with no less success , his make-up being excellent .

Wembley Park , which is the spot chosen for the erection ' of the tower in London that is to out-Eiffel Eiffel , is about two miles beyond Willesden , and is charmingly situated , and easy of access from all the Metropolitan and District stations , as well as from Euston and the North-Western

line . It is proposed to build , in addition to the tower , a concert hall and winter garden . The competitive designs for the tower are on view at the Polytechnic , Regent-street . Premiums of £ 500 and £ 250 are to be awarded for the two best designs .

Grand Master Shryock , of Maryland , gave a charming reception in honour of Bro . Gen . John P . S . Gobin , of Lebanon , Pa ., M . E . Grand Master of Knights Templar of the United States , at his spacious and elegant mansion ,-Madison-avenue , corner of Townsend-street , in the city of

Baltimore , on Tuesday afternoon last , May 6 th inst . Very many distinguished guests , we learn , were present . We were honoured by Grand Master Shryock with an invitation ,-but , owing to a previous engagement , were regretfully compelled to deny ourself the pleasure of honouring both hiseminent guest and the no less eminent host . —Keystone . ¦

Frank Shennan , who since the death of Brother Jardine a fortnight ago in Dumfries Workhouse , has been recognised as the oldest Freemason in Scotland , died recently at hisresidence in Back King-street , Castle Douglas . Frank was born in Annan in 1 S 06 , so that he was in his S 4 th year ; andhe was initiated as a Mason so far back as 1 S 23 > n St . John ' s Lodge , Castle Douglas . He spent 30 years of

hislife in different parts of Ireland , in which country he received many Masonic Degrees , being what is called " A Kni ght of the Holy Sepulchre , " the 2 Sth rung in the Masonic ladder . He was present as a Freemason at the laying of the foundation-stone of Glasgow Post Office , and had a place of honour beside the Prince of Wales , and his last public

appearance at a Masonic function was at the laying of the foundation-stone of Dumfries new Post Office , when he and Brother Jardine walked together . The Castle Douglas Lodge of Freemasons is defunct , and for several years theold man has been living in extreme penury , and in receipt of parochial relief . It is intended to give him a Masonicburial .

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