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CONTENTS .

LEADERS— PA QB . The late Bro . the Earl of Lathom ... ... ... ... 559 The Eastern Division of South Africa ... ... ... 5 G 0 Consecration of the Streatham Lodge , No . 2729 ... ... ... 560 Provincial Grand Chapter o £ West Yorkshire ... ... ... ;» . ... 5 61 Imposing Masonic Ceremony in Belfast ... ... "" ... ... 5 61 Board of Masters and Board of Benevolence ... ... ... ... 562 Consecration of the St . Audrey ' s Lodge , No . 2727 , Ely ... ... ... 5 62 Seventh Annual Festival of the Kirby Lodge of Instruction , No . 263 ... 563

MASONIC NOTESThe late Bro . the Earl of Lathom ... ... ... ... 565 Death of Bro . Moxon Clabon ... ... ... ... ... 565 Death of Bro . George Plucknett ... ... ... ... 565 Provincial Grand Lodge of Cambridgeshire ... ... ... 5 C 5 Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... 566 Reviews ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 66 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 66 Royal Arch ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... 5 6 S P * l Prftcc nf Pnmp and Pnn < -. " -nnftni » r £ n

Rescue by the Freemasons' Lifeboat—Albert Edward ... ... ... 560 The late Earl of Lathom , G . C . B . ... ... ... ... ... 5 6 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ... ... ... ... 569 Instruction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 * 5 9 Scotland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 56 9 Death of Lord Lathom—Tribute of a Past G . Chaplain ... ... ... 570 In Memoriam—R . W . Bro . the Earl of Lathom ... ... ... 570 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 572

The Late Bro. The Earl Of Lathom, G.C.B.

THE LATE BRO . THE EARL OF LATHOM , G . C . B .

It is with thc deepest regret wc announce the death , after a brief illness , of Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of LATHOM , G . C . B ., M . W . Pro Grand Master of England , and R . W . Prov . Grand Master of the Western Division of Lancashire . His lordship was on the eve of starting on a yachting excursion when

he was overtaken by illness of thc most serious kind , and , though the earlier reports seemed favourable to his recovery , the attack ultimately proved fatal , and on Saturday , the 19 th inst ., one of thc kindest and most generous of men , as well as one of the most distinguished and most popular and respected among the rulers of English Masonry passed from life into eternity , to the infinite sorrow of his family , his friends " , his brother Masons ,

and , indeed , of all who knew him , or had ever had the good fortune to be brought in contact with him in any of the numerous positions hc had occupied , and so greatly adorned . There is no doubt his health and strength had been seriously impaired by the severe loss he suffered a year ago , when the Countess of LATHOM was thrown from her carriage and killed , while returning home from

lunch with a shooting party . After the lirst seizure , there appeared to be some hopes of his rallying , but the attacks were again and again renewed , and death supervened as we have stated , and he to whose reappearance in our midst we were all looking forward with eager expectation has gone to his last home .

It was but a short while ago that Lord LATHOM , for the lirst time since thc death of his wife , resumed once again his place in the Prov . G . Lodge of West Lancashire and not only met with such a welcome as only so distinguished and respected a ruler vvould be accorded , but , in addition , was presented with a

handsome token of the love and esteem in which he was held and in appreciation of his long and valued services to Freemasonry generally , but more particularly to the Province over which he had presided during the last quarter of a century . Lord LATHOM

The Late Bro. The Earl Of Lathom, G.C.B.

was indeed a thorough Mason in practice and in precept , and whatever duty lie undertook lie discliarged most thoroughly . Nor are there many , even amongst our most eminent members , who have achieved such distinction in so many branches of

our Society . His lordship was initiated ov , er 40 years ago in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , Oxford . He has , in the course of his long career , presided over many lodges- and chapters , and there are not a few of them that bear his name ,

and will serve to commemorate his virtues . As far back as 1863 he was appointed by the late Earl of ZETLAND S . G . Warden of Grand Lodge ancl Grand Pr . Sojourner of Grand Chapter .

He had been Prov . G . Master and G . Superintendent of West Lancashire for upwards of a quarter of a century , and Prov . G . Mark Master of Lancashire since 1 S 7 6 . In addition , he presided over the Mark Degree as its G . Master from 18 78 to 1881 ,

and till a year or two since was Great Prior of the Order of the Temple , while at the time of his death he was , as he had been for many years , Sovereign G . Commander of the Supreme Council , 33 ° of the Ancient and Accepted Rite . Asa friend

of our Institutions he stood foremost among their most generous supporters , while the local West Lancashire Charities received from him as their President the heartiest and most liberal encouragement . In short , there is hardly a branch of Masonry

with which he was not prominently connected or a single local or central Institution with the promotion of whose interests he had not been identified . It will be long ere the Craft can realise the full extent of the loss it has sustained through the lamented death of thc Pro Grand Master .

It remains for us to tender our sinccrest and most respectful sympathy to Bro . Lord SKELMERSDALE and the other members of the family .