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SATURDAY , MAY 26 , 1 9

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

Tl e Grand Lodge of Scotland at its recent Quarterl y Communication passed unanimously , and amid the greatest enthusiasm , a resolution expressive of the brethren ' s abhorrence of the dastardly attack made upon H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., Patron of

Scottish Freemasonry , some time ago at the railway terminus in Brussels . The resolution was moved b y the Hon . James Hozier , M . P ., M . W . G . Master , who was in the chair , the standing orders being suspended in order that the motion mi ght take precedence of all o ' . hcr business .

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The annual meeting at Radcliffe on Wednesday , the 16 th instant , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of East Lancashire was a most successful one . The presence of Lord Stanley , Prov . G . Master , who is with Lord Roberts in South Africa , was greatly missed , moqe

especially as this was the first annual meeting held since his lordship's installation in succession to the late lamented Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie . However , his able Deputy , Bro . C . R . N . Beswicke- Royds , presided in his stead , and carried out the duties of the

chair most admirably , his first act being to propose that a telegram— " Hearty good wishes from your Provincial Grand Lodge "—should be sent to Lord Stanley just to show that his lordship was not forgotten on such an occasion by those he had been appointed to rule over .

* * * The reports of the Provincial Grand Officers were of a most satisfactory nature , the Provincial Grand Treasurer being able to announce that every one of the lodges in the Province had paid their fees and dues

before the end of the year . The report of the Charity Committee , which was submitted by Bro . C . D . Cheetham , also gave every satisfaction , and the acting Provincial Grand Master proposed , in accordance with notice given , that a sum of 50 guineas should be voted

to the South African Masonic Relief Fund . This was adopted unanimously , an amendment to increase the sum to 100 guineas being withdrawn on its being pointed out that the Province had a big year before

it , and was contributing its share to the Fund through its private lodges as well as through the Provincial Grand Lodge . * * *

Before the proceedings , which included the appointment and investiture of the Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year , terminated , it was unanimously agreed to support the candidature of Bro . Captain ] . Barlow for the office of Grand Treasurer of England

for the year 1901-2 , as he was " a Lancashire man whom they all esteemed , " and the hope was expressed that Bro . Barlow , who would be " nominated by the London district , " would receive " the entire support of

all the Northern Provinces . " If this hope is realised , we may look forward to a keen contest in March , 1901 between Bro . Captain Barlow and Bro . Horace B . Marshall , M . A ., C . C ., who has also offered himself as a candidate for this much coveted position . * •¥

Guernsey and Alderney is one of the smallest and most distant of our Provinces , but that it has fared prosperously since it was erected into a Province under Bro . J . Balfour Cockburn as Prov . G . Master , has been abundantly shown at its successive annual

meetings , and at none more so than at that which was recently held , and of which a full report was published in our columns last week . On this occasion a new lodge , named after the respected Prov . G . Master , was consecrated , and when the ceremony was over Bro .

Cockburn was installed its first W . Master by Bro . Dr . Le Cronier , Dep . Prov . G . Master of Jersey . There appears to have been an exceptionally large attendance of brethren , not only from the lodges in the Province itself , but also from those in Jersey , and in a

few cases from England . The new lodge raises the number under the genial rule of Bro . Cockburn to seven , and we hope , as we believe , that the Balfour Cockburn Lodge will extend the influence of the Province as well as add to its numerical strength .

* * * A new Royal Arch chapter—the Cavendish , No . 2620 , attached to the lodge , which bears the same name and number—was consecrated at the Hotel Cecil on Tuesday , the 22 nd instant . The certmony

was performed as usual by Comp . Edward Letch , worth , Grand Scribe E ., and when the chapter was constituted , the Principals designate— Comps . Frederick Lawrance , Woodhouse Braine , and William J .

Walsham—were installed as M . E . Z ., H ., and J . respectively . There are in all 16 Founders , so that the chapter starts under ( he most encouraging auspices . Needless to say , we wish it a long and prosperous career .

Circulars have been issued containing an announcement that the proposed "Warwickshire Masonic Benevolent Festival" will , by kind permission of Lord Leigh , Provincial Grand Master , be held in Stoneleigh

Park , on Tuesday , the 3 rd July , and will take the form of agarden party as well as a Festival . There will be a luncheon at 1 . 30 p . m ., at which his lordship will preside , and tea will be served between the hours of 4 and 6 p . m ., while other refreshments will be obtainable at

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moderate charges during the day . Tickets for luncheon and tea , with admission to the Park and Gardens , price 7 s . 6 "d . The whole of the proceeds will be handed over to the Fund .

* » * We are indebted to the courtesy of Bro . R . Hudson , Prov . G . Secretary Durham , for a list of the contributions voted by the Prov . Grand and Private Lodges and the R . A . Chapters to the Grand Lodge South

African Masonic Relief Fund . The total including 50 guineas from the Prov . Grand Lodge , amounts to £ 256 , and what enhances its value is that the whole of the 37 lodges and 13 chapters in the Province have taken part in the subscriptions .

A . glance at the list of votes polled for the unsuccessful Widow candidates at the recent elections of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , discloses the fact that twp ladies obtained precisely the . same number of votes , namely , 1266 , and thus tied not only for the

third place , but also for the ^ 5 given by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . This solatium , therefore , has necessarily been divided equally between them , each receiving £ 2 ios . May we take the liberty of suggesting that , in view of the glorious total of over

£ 22 , 000 obtained at the Festival in February last , the Committee of Management direct the Secretary of the Institution to present each of the two with a further £ 2 ios ., so that they may enjoy to the

full the benefit of the gift so generously bestowed annually by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement ? The boon will be appreciated by the recipients , and the outlay will not be felt by the Institution .

* * We have much pleasure in announcing that the Annual Athletic Sports of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will take place on the School grounds at Wood Green to-morrow ( Saturday ) at 3 p . m

The Boys' Band of the Strand Union Schools will , by permission of the Guardians , be in attendance and play a selection of music from 2 . 30 p . m ., while tea will be served in the Hall between the hours of 4 and 6 p . m . The train service , by the Great

Northern and Great Eastern lines , both out and home , is frequent and convenient , so that intending visitors will have no difficulty in reaching and returning from the Institution . We hope the weather will be favourable , in which case we have no doubt the meeting will , as it invariably does , prove a great success .

* * * We regret exceedingly the two omissions from our report of the recent Grand Lodge function at Bushey , to which Bro . Frank Richardson has drawn attention . As regards the first— " the omission of the name of

Bro . the Rev . Henry Hebb , M . A ., P . G . D ., the respected Head Master of the School , from the list of those whom , with the Duke of Connaught ' s gracious permission , I had the honour to present to his Royal Highness "—we can do no more than plead in

extenuation that the whole of the latter part of our report , from ' •The following Grand Officers and distinguished visitors were present at the ceremony , " to tho end ,

was furnished by Bro . McLeod , the Secretary of the Institution , and formed a valuable , and , as we naturall y assumed , a complete , record of those leading Masons who attended the meeting .

•» » As regards the second , what preceded this list or record was furnished by our own representative , and , therefore , tho responsibility for omitting to report the

fact—" that the prayer at the close of the ceremony and before the blessing was most impressively offered by the Head Master "—rests with us , and we can only reiterate our regret that it should have occurred .

At the same time , we thank Bro . Richardson for thus courteously drawing our attention to these omissions . Our Rev . Bro . Hebb , as Head Master during the last 10 years , has rendered such signal service to the Schoolset-vice , be it remarked , which , as his recent appointment

as a Past G . Deacon of England shows , is fully recognised by his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . and President of the Institution—that anything in the nature of a slight to our reverend brother—for these omissions constitute a slight , though an unintentional one—must

ba deplored by all considerate members of our 5 , ociety , and we are satisfied that none will more ileeply lament the two omissions than Bro . McLeod ,

' : o whose oversight the first is due , and who has so often spoken in the most eulogistic terms of the splendid results achieved by the Rev . Bro . Hebb during his Head Mastership .