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LA TOLERANCE LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 53 S . This Lodge nosv meets every Wednesday Evening , at 8 o'clock , at THE FRASCATI RESTAURANT , 32 , Oxfordstreet , W ., in the splendid Masonic Room ; Electric Light , Lift , & c Preceptor—Bro . ] ohn Paul , P . M . 1287 & 1472 . Treasurer—Bro . ' Geo . Hill , P . M . S 71 . Sccrctary-Bro . W . E . Willby , W . M . 53 S . The co-operation of the Brethren is invited .

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL . TTEPBURN AND COCKS , DEED , CASH BOX , WROUGHT IRON FRAME AND STRONG-ROOM DOOR MANUFACTURERS , For many years in CHANCHRY LANE , respectfully beg to inform the public that they have removed to 49 A , LINCOLNS' INN FIELDS , ( S . W . CORNER ) , LONDON , W . C . Works—59 , WYCH STREET , STRAND . Over a hundred years' reputation lor Quality and Good Value . * Estimates given . Established 1790 . Price Lists

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WANTED the following Copies of "THE FREEMASON "—Nr-s . 90 , 104 , and 109 , Vol . IV . 1871 : Nos . 148 and 176 , Vol . V ., 1 S 72 ; Nos . 20 C , 200 , 213 , 215 , and 226 , Vol . VI ., 1873 .-Apply , Freemason Office , » 6 , Great Queen-street , London , W . C .

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PARTRIDGE & COOPER , "THE" STATIONERS , 191 & 192 , FLEET STREET , LONDON , Would invite attention to their LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF GENERAL & FANCY STATIONERY , Suitable for presents , such as Inkstands , Stationery , Cabinets , Ladies' and Gentlemen ' s Dressing Bags , Travelling and Brief Bags , & c , all of svhich are enumerated in their Nesv Illustrated Catalogue , sent free on application .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

OUR PORTR AIT GALLERY OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS . In future numbers of thc Freemason wc purpose g iving a series of portraits of Worship ful Masters who have been recently installed . Recognising the fact that no greater honour can be bestosved on a brother than to be elected the Master of his lodge , we

desire to do our part tosvards creating a permanent record of such event in his Masonic history by placing his portrait before our readers . We shall be pleased to furnish Secretaries of lodges and others svho may take an interest in our project svhatever information may be desired as to our proposed method of procedure .

The follosving communications , amongst others , unavoidably stand over : CRAFT LODOEIS . —Sincerity , No . ' ; Crusaders , No . 1677 ; Capper , Nn . 1076 ; St . Kesv , Nn . mi ; Ashlmry , No . 14 SV , Albert Victor , No . 177 J ; Claph-tni , Ni > . 1818 ; and I . a I ' MIICC , No . 3060 . RUVAI . ARCH C IIAIIEII . —Paradise , No . 139 . ROSE CBUIX C HAPTER . —Talbot . Also several Lodges of Instruction .

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P ^ J ^ 'g' ^^ r ^ a ^^ ^^^ . fggjrJTOfll SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 25 , 1893 .

Masonic Notes.

flDasonic Botes

It is svith very great pleasure that sve announce certain good news in connection with thc approaching Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . Bro . Terry has succeeded in obtaining the services of a foremost member of our Order as Chairman for the occasion . Bro . Col . G . Noel Money , C . B .,

Prov . Grand Master and Grand Superintendent of Surrey , having very kindly accepted the invitation to preside . Bro . Col . Money made his debut in this capacity at the Mark Benevolent Festival in July last , and , though this is but a small Festival in comparison with those of our Central Masonic Institutions , we are encouraged by the fact that the sum then raised under his

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auspices had onl y been exceeded at one previous Mark Festival , to hope that the Benevolent Fcistiv ;/ . ! of iSc ) 1 svill be approximately as successful as most of the ordinary Festivals held in connection svith that Institution .

There are tsvo additional reasons why sve should indulge i . i this hope . In the lirst place , Bro . Col . Money is exceedingly and justly popular throughout the Province os-cr svhich he has presided successfully for the last tsvo years , and has evinced a strong interest

in the success of all our Institutions . In the next place , Surrey is a strong Province , and whenever the late lamented chief , Bro . General Brosvnrigg , acted as Chairman on one of these festive occasions , it showed

both hosv highly it respected him , and hosv great svas ils devotion to Ihe cause of Masonic Charity , by loyally and generously supporting his chairmanship . We are therefore inclined to augur svell for the prospects of the first great Masonic Festival of 1 S 94 .

The lamentable outbreak of fever which the inhabitants of Worthing have suffered from for several months has been of such an exceptionally distressing character , that the authorities had no alternative but to appeal to the public at large to help them to stem the

tide of poverty which it has caused . Occurring as it did at the commencement of the visitors' season , on svhich the prosperity of the tosvn so much depends , the calamity svas rendered doubly distressful , and the need sve fear is still pressing .

It must have been particularly gratifying to the W . M . of the Worthing Lodge of Friendship , who is also Mayor of the tosvn , to find that the appeal from the lodge to the Masonic body has resulted in such a list of contributions as sve print in another portion of our columns . It disproves conclusively of the assertion

often heard that Freemasons are not open to the call of benevolence outside their osvn organisations . It is only reasonable that applicants for relief who are Freemasons should have the first consideration ; but it svill , in no sense , be limited to the Craft . We trust the amount svill be still further augmented by contributions from other lodges and individual Masons .

Freemasonry flourishes abundantly in South Africa . The latest evidence is the report of the consecration of the Gold Fields Lodge , Johannesburg , in which our good Bro . Joseph Da Silva , P . M . of the Israel Lodge , Loni ' on , figures as Consecrating Officer . There were

some little difficulties , sve believe , in obtaining thc svarrant for a lodge in a territory not under thc British flag , but these sverc not insuperable , and sve arc glad to knosv that the authorities could see their way clear to granting the prayer of the petitioners .

* * # We offer our hearty congratulations to the editor and staff of the Old Masonians' Gazette , thc first number of svhich has been published this month . The

programme of contents is on a modest scale , but the principal articles are svell svritten , and ample news is furnished of the School and the Association . We sincerely trust the Gase / le may receive such a measure of support as will justify ils continuance .

During the past year the Grand Lodge of Missouri , which held its annual Communication in the city of St . Louis on the 10 th—12 th October , has made considerable progress , thc report of thc Grand Secretary showing that 10 nesv lodges had been constituted and nine

formed by dispensation , svhile three had surrendered their charters , four had been consolidated into tsvo , and one had had its charter arrested . The net increase in membership is returned as 818 . Bro . H . Keene was elected Grand Master , and Bro . the Rev . D . Vincil reelected Grand Secretary .

* The foundation-stone of a new Masonic Hall , which is about to he erected in connection with Kin £ Solomon Lodge , of East Greensvich , Rhode Island , was laid with Masonic ceremonial by Bro . E . M . Rhodes , M . W . G . M ., assisted by his Deputy , Wardens , and

other Grand Officers , the oration being delivered by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Rugg , the able Editor of the Freemasons' Repository . As thc sveather was favourable , a large concourse of people assembled to witness the impressive spectacle . * * *

Thc new Grand Master of Illinois is Bro . Leroy Goddard , of Chicago , svho svas elected during the annual communication of the Grand Lodge held in the early days of Octo ber . From the late Grand Master ' s

iddress it appears lhat there are 713 lodges in active work in this jurisdiction , svith an aggregate of 48 , 222 memb ers , being an increase of 2227 on the returns of the previous year .