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Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

To-day ( Friday ) , the popular sea-side resort of Weston-super-Mare will be the scene of an interesting Masonic function , which will , no doubt , prove a great attraction to thc inhabitants and to thc worthy people of Somersetshire , who , if the weather is at . ill like what we have been enjoying during thc last few days , will Hock thither in order to see what one of our SYTURDAY , J 25 , 1898 .

ceremonials is like , and in the case of the fair sex , that they also may themselves be seen . The brethren will in the first instance assemble in the Masonic Hall , where an especial Prov . Grand Lodge is appointed to be held under the auspices of the St . Kew Lodge , No . 1222 , the h jur fixed for the gathering being 11 . 30 '" the forenoon , and here Prov . Grand Lodge will be opened in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Order .

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This over , a procession of the brethren will be formed and march to the Parish Church , where a short service will take place . The procession will then be reformed and make its way to the site of the proposed new building—All Saints' Church—and the

foundation stone will be laid with full Masonic ceremonial by Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , Prov . G . Master , who will be assisted by his principal officers . When the stone has been laid , the brethren will return in procession to the Masonic Hall , and Prov . G . Lodge will be closed .

The proceedings of the day will end with a luncheon in the Victoria Hall , to which ladies and non-Masons will be admitted . We trust everything will be found to have passed off satisfactorily and that next week it will be our privilege to publish a full account of the meeting .

* * * To-morrow ( Saturday ) another and equally interesting gathering of the Craft will take place , the City of Rochester being the scene of the meeting and the purpose a two fold one—to commemorate the

appointment of the Very Rev . Dean Hole as Grand Chaplain of England for 1897—S and his 56 th year of membershi p of our Society and to help forward the work of restoring Rochester Cathedral , a work which our readers

will readily understand our Very Rev . and Very Worshipful brother has set his heart upon accomplishing . We sincerely hope that the result will be found in all respects satisfactory . » * a

Every effort would appear to have been made in order to ensure the success of the meeting . The services of the string bands ol the Royal Engineers and Royal Marines ( Chatham division ) have been secured , so that , while the service itself will be short , there

will be plenty of orchestral music to delight those who are present in the Cathedral . Earl Amherst , D . G . M ., and Provincial Grand Master of Kent , will be present , and the ceremonial arrangements have been placed in charge of our experienced Bro . Thonias Fenn ,

Acting Grand Director of Ceremonies . There is , therefore , every likelihood of a large attendance . We understand that the Corn Exchange has been engaged as a general rendezvous , and a local caterer has undertaken to supply refreshments .

* * * The summer outing of Lod ge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , will be spent in the ancient city of York , which , as the traditional birth place of the Craft , is dear to the heart of every English Freemason , to say

nothing of its having been for a considerable part of the iSth century the home of " the Grand Lodge of All England , " which adopted this title in order to distinguish it from the Grand Lodge of England , which nietin London , and from which our United Grand Lodge

is lineally descended . The outing will commence on Thursday , thc 30 th instant , when the members who propose taking part in it will assemble at King ' s Cross Station ( G . N . R . ) , and leave by train at 3 . 20 p . m ., arriving at York at 7 . 40 . The

North Eastern Hotel , within a few minutes' walk of the station , has been chosen for the head-quarters , and there , at S . 30 , dinner will be served . Friday will be devoted to a tour of the city under the guidance of Bro . T . B . Whytehead , while the brethren will be

conducted over the Minster by the Very Rev . the Dean of York , Bro . Purey-Cust , D . D ., Past Grand Chaplain . After a cold collation at the Masonic Hall , St . Saviour , to which the visitors have been invited b y the members of Eboracum Lodge , No . 1 C 11 , the

party will make a move to the Merchants ' Hall , where the Grand Lod ge used to meet , and thence to the Guildhall . In thc evening there will be a reception at the Masonic Hall , Duncombe-placc , by the York Lodge , No . 236 . Saturday

will be devoted to visiting such places of interest in the neighbourhood of the city , as Byland Abbey , Helmsley Castle , Rievaulx Abbey , & c , and on Sunday afternoon the brethren , return to town . Particulars as to charges for the whole or part of the excursion of Bro . G . W . Speth , La Tuya , Bromley , Kei . t .

* ? * We big to remind our readers that the Boys ' School Athletic Sports will be held in the grounds of the Institution , Wood Green , to-morrow ( Saturday ) at 2 . 30 p . m . * * *

We refer elsewhere to the re-appointment and reinstallation of Bro . the Hon . Sir H . Thob y Prinsep as District Grand Master of Bengal . Some few weeks prior to that event , however , a very influential meeting of the brethren was held at Freemasons' Hall , Calcutta , at which Bro . VV . H . Kitzc , P . G . D . Eng .. Past

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Deputy District Grand Master , presided , the object being to present Bro . Prinsep with an address and testimonial , in recognition of the very valuable services he had rendered to Freemasonry in the Presidency of Bengal during his previous tenure of the office

of Drstrrct Grand Master from 1878 to 1 S 96 . The proceedings were of an exceptionally interesting character , and , if the gathering was not a numerous one , it comprised all , or nearly all , the most eminent members of the Craft in Bengal .

* * In the course of his remarks Bro . Fitze referred to the fact of his having presided at a similar meeting on the 24 th June , 188 7 , when a portrait of the District Grand Master was presented to District Grand Lodge , and took occasion to point out that in the 10 years

that had since elapsed , the funds of the Bengal Masonic Association had been doubled and the number of children which it was educating augmented from 20 to 42 . He also referred Io the principal circumstances which had led to . Bro . Sir H . Prinsep's re-assumption

of the office and expressed the thanks of the whole Masonic community in Bengal to him for having consented once again to undertake the duties and responsibilities of office . * * *

The address , which was read by Bro . J . B . Maples , Past Dep . Dist . G . Master , contained a short resume of the brilliant services which the lodge and brethren were so eager to recognise . From this statement it appears that when Bro . Sir H . Prinsep became Dist . G . Master , in 187 S , there were 20 lodges on the roll ;

in 18 9 6 when he resigned there were 41 . In 1878 , there was a strong desire among the distant lodges to separate themselves from the District of Bengal , but owing to " the tact , ability , and strength , " with which the D . G . M . had fulfilled his duties , that desire had gradually disappeared , and in 1806 , complete harmony

prevailed among all the lor ' ges , the course adopted by him in visiting the up-country lodges , holding occasional Dist . G . Lodge communications at country stations , and appointing brethren from those stations to Dist G . Office having given the greatest satisfaction . * * *

Two other facts were likewise referred to specifically in the document : —( 1 ) that the invested capital of the Bengal Masonic Association had increased from 29 , 003 rupees to 1 , 20 , 000 rupees ; and ( 2 ) that it was under Bro . Sir H . Prinsep ' s guidance that in March , i 3 S 2 ,

the Masonic Hall Building Fund was established , a grant of 2000 rupees having been then made from thj surplus District Grand Lodge funds other than those of a Charitable nature . On the 30 th June , 18 9 6 , this fund stood at 54 , 000 rupees .

* * * Such evidences as those we have quoted from ths address demonstrate clearly how great must have been the energy , ability , and tact with which Bro . Sir H , Prinsep administered hisoffice , and fully justify the act of our Bengal brethren in paying honour to one to whom it

is so deservedly due . Tbe District Grand Master nominate—as he was at the time of the presentationbriefly , but feelingly , acknowledged the address and the gift of 8000 rupees which accompanied it , and the proceedings thereupon terminated with a vote of thanks to Bro . Fitze for his kindness and courtesy in presiding on the occasion .

# # « , We have been requested to state that owing to the illness of the Provincial Grand Secretary , the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Middlesex will not be held until October . * * *

There is a charming simplicity about Bro , Richard Eve , when acknowledging a lapsus memorial , which it is difficult to commend sufficiently . A fortnight since we took the liberty of pointing out , in reference to certain statements of his at thc Boys' School Distribution of Prizes on thc 7 th instant ( 1 ) that the foundation-stone

of the School buildings at Wood Green was laid in 186 3 , not , as he suggested , in 1862 ; and ( 2 ) that the Prince of Wales made use of the expression about Loyalty and Charity being the watchwords of Freemasonry , not when he presided at the Boys' School Festival in 1870 , but on the occasion of his installation

as Grand Master in 1875 . We publish to-day a letter from him , in which he very naturally refrains from complimenting the writer of our " Notes " on his correctness as regards the former lapse , as to which , however , he adds— " If I said 1862 , I meant 1863 , " As regards

thc occasion on which thc Prince made use ol thc memorable expression , he in content with pointing out that whenever his Royal Highness did make use of it , he ( Bro . Eve ) was present . This fixes the date beyond question .