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Northants , Hunts , and Beds . He has also done splendid work for our Institutions , and , in addition , to being Patron and member of the Board of Management of the Boys' School and Vice-Patron of the Girls' and Benevolent Institutions , has served six Stewardships for the Boys' School , three for the Girls' School , and five for the Old People .

DEPUTY GRAND REGISTRAR . Bro . EDWARD BEAUMONT , a leading member of the Chancery Bar , who has been selected for the office of Deputy G . Registrar , has a quarter of a century ' s experience of Freemasonry , having been initiated in the Castle Lodge of Harmony , No . 26 , on the 2 <; th June , 1875 . In 1882 he was installed W . M ., and the same year represented the lodge on the Board of G . Stewards . In 1 S 92 hc became

a founder of the Chancery Bar Lodge , No . 2456 , and in February , 1 S 9 S , had the honour of being elected to preside over it as W . M . He was exalted in the Castle Chapter of Harmony , No . 26 , in 1882 , and in 1 SS 5 presided over it as M . E . Z . He has been a member of the Board of General Purposes , is a Life Governor of our three Institutions , and has served twice as a Festival Steward for each of the three .

' SENIOR GRAND DEACONS . Bro . GUY REPTON , who , as a grandson of the Duke of Leinster , G . M . of Ireland 1813-1874 , may be held to have inherited a love of the Craft , was initiated in the Drury Lane Lodge , No . 2127 , on the I 2 th March , 1889 . In June of the same year he became a joining member of the Bard of Avon Lodge , No . 77 8 , Hampton Court , and in 18 9 8 and 18 99 of the Playgoers Lodge , No . 2705 , and the

Yorick Lodge , No . 2771 , respectively . Of these he has served as W . M . of the Bard of Avon in 18 95 , of the Playgoers in 18 9 8— being the principal founder and first occupant of the chair—and of the Drury Lane Lodge in February , 1899 . In 1896 his services to Middlesex were recognised by his appointment to the chair of Prov . S . G . W . He is a Life Governor , and has served one Stewardship for the R . M . Benevolent Institution , and is an annual Subscriber of the Boys' School .

Bro . Col . C . S . DEAN is a prominent Cheshire Mason , and was initiated in the Rock Lodge , No . 1289 , Birkenhead , as far back as 1877 , since when he has been twice elected to the chair af W . M ., namely , in 1882 , and again in 1 S 92 . But his services to his mother Iodge represent only a small part of what he has done for his Province , among the lodges which he has joined at different periods during his career being the Egerton Lodge , No . 2132 , New Brighton , in 1886 ; the Hilbre

Lodge , No . 2375 , Hoy lake , in 1890 ; the Lodge of Unity , No . 321 , Crewe , in 1893 ; the New Brighton Lodge , No . 2619 , in 1896 ; the Liscard Lodge , No . 2657 , in 1897 ; and the Buckingham and Chandos Lodge , No . 2667 , in 18 97 ; and among these he has filled the Master ' s chair in Nos . 2132 , 2375 , 321 , and 2619 . Such distinctions as these were fitly rewarded , firstly in 18 S 9 with the collar of Prov . G . Deacon of Cheshire , and in i 8 g 5 with that of Prov . S . G . Warden . In Royal Arch

Masonry he has taken a less active , but nevertheless a distinguished part , having been exalted in Zion Chapter , No . 537 , Birkenhead , in October , 1879 , elected and installed in the chair of First Principal Z . in 1885 , and appointed Prov . G . J . the same year . He is also Dep . Prov . G . Master of Cheshire in Mark Masonry , a member of the Grosvenor Preceptory , No . 132 , Chester , in the Order of the

Temple , and of the Stanhope Chapter , No . 75 , Rose Croix , in the Ancient and Accepted Rite . In addition he is a Life Governor of all our Institutions , and has served as Steward twice for the Girls' School and once for the Benevolent Institu . tion . Such a record as this merits the honour which has this week been conferred on our respected brother .

Bro . DANIEL MAYER was initiated in the Lodge of United Brothers , No . 1069 , Portsmouth , on the ioth Decumber , 1888 , but it was not until some five years later , when he joined the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 . that he appears to have taken a very active part in Masonry . This was in 1893 and in 18 9 8 and again in 1899 he had the satisfaction of presiding as W . M . over this distinguished lodge . In the former of these years he helped to found the Old Masonians

Lodge , No . 2700 , and last year was the principal foundir and first W . M . of the Royal Warrant Holders Lodge , No . 2789 . He is also a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Royal Naval Chapter , No . 59 . But it is in connection with our Institutions that he has done his best work , having served them as Steward at some dozen of their Festivals , having constituted himself , his wife , and three children Patrons of the Boys' School , and being in addition a Patron of the Girls' School and a Vice-Patron of the Benevolent Institution .

JUNIOR GRAND DEACON . ' Bro . W . C . LUPTON , of West Yorkshire fame , who is the present Mayor of Bradford , was initiated in the Pentalpha Lodge , No . 074 , Bradford , on the 5 th Fehnn . ry , 1874 , and ever since has exhibited the greatest zeal and energy in the pursuit of Ma-sonry . In 1879 he was installed in the chair of his mother lodge , and in 1808 joined the Doric Lodge , No . 2695 , Harrogate . In 1885 he had

conferrtd on him the collar of Prov . J . G . D . of West Yorkshire , and in 1897 that of Prov . S . G . Warden . He was exalted as a Royal Arch Mason in the Chap ' er of Chanty , No . 302 , Bradf jrd , on the 18 th October , 1875 , was installed M . E . Z . in 1892 , in which year also he became founder and first M . E . Z . of the Pentalpha Chapter , No . 974 . In 1889 he was appointed Prov . G . Scribe N . of West Yorkshire , and in 1898 Prov . G . Third Principal . For many years he was a prominent member

of the Charity Committee of his province , filling successively the offices of Vice-Chairman ar . d Chairman , and it is only quite recently that in consequence of the many aid pressing demands upon his time he has found it necessary to resign the latter po . ition , He is a Vice-Patron of both our Scholastic Institutions and Vice-President of the Be . ievolent Institution , having , moreover , served six Stewardships for " Our Boys , " nine for " Our Girls , " and siven for the Old People .

Bro . J HENRY WHADCOAT , J . P ., who was Mayor of Poole at the time the Boys' Centenary Festival was celebrated , has had a varied experience in the Craft , and during the 20 years of his membership has shown himselt a munificent supporter of our Institutions . His career as a Mason dates from March , 1880 , when he was initiated in the St . James ' s Lodge , No . 448 , Halifax , his connection with which he still keeps up as an honorary member . In 188 7 he was elected a

joining member of Royal Athelstan Lodge , No . 19 , and seven years later had the l . ontur of being installed its W . M . In 1893 , he was elected a meml ) 2 r of Grand Master ' s Lodge , No . I , and two years later joined the Correspondence Circle of Lodge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 . He has also been a joining member of St . Aldhelm ' s Lodge , No . 2559 , Branksome , since 1897 , and of the Old Masonians Lodge , No . 2700 , as one of the founders since 1898 , while during the present year he joined the Richard Eve Lodge , No . 2772 . He was installed W . M . of No .

137 in 1897 , and the following year was appointed Prov . S . G . Warden of Djrsetshire . We have mentioned that he is an honorary member of his mother loiga ( No . 448 ) , and , in addition , he is connected by a similar tie with the Thomas Valentine Lodge , No . 21 , Belfast , and the St . James Lodge , No . 12 , 5 , Newton-Ayr , under the Irish and Scottish Constitutions respectively . In Royal Arch Masonry , to which he was exalted in Regularity Chapter , No . 448 , Halifax , on lhe j 6 ih December , 1881 , ho is the present Second Principal in the Chapter of

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Amity , No . 137 , Poole , and in November , i 8 yS , was invested as Prov . Grand Prin . Soj . In Mark Masonry , he is P . M . Amity , No . 132 , and P . Prov . S . G . O ., and in the Order of the Temple , Past E . P . of the Hyde Preceptory , No . 98 , Wimborne , and Prov . Herald , while in the A . and A . Rite he is a member of the Invicta Rose Croix Chapter , No . 10 , and has taken the 30 ° . Few men havj done more than Iiro . Whadcoat for the Masonic Charitable Institutions , both c : ntral

and local . He is a Patron of our Scholastic and Benevolent Institution * , for which , at different times , he has served in all some 25 Stewardships , whil : as regards the Benevolent Institution , he < s a member of the House Committer of the Board of Management , and one of the Trustees of the Widows' Fund Moreover , he is not only a Patron himself , but has made Mrs . Whadcoat and th =

members of his family Patrons or Vice-Patrons of one or other or all three Central Charities , his greatest achievement in this field of Masonic duty being his donation of 1000 guineas , which was announced at the Centenary Festival of the Institution for Boys in the Royal Albert Hall . He is also a Vice-President of the Dorset Masonic Charity , a Vice-Patron of the Masonic Fern lie Orphan School , Dublin , and a life member of the Belfast Masonic Charity Board .

Bro . D'ARCY POWER , M . A ., F . R . C . S ., F . S . A ., Assistant Surgeon of St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , was initiated in the Cholmeley Lodge , No . 1731 , on the 3 rd Nove . nber , 1890 , joined the Apollo Ledge , No . 301 , Alcester , in 1892 , and subsequently became its W . M ., and was appointed Prov . J . G . W . Warwickshire in 1894 . In 18 95 , he joined as founder and was appointed Secretary of the Rahere Lodge , No . 2546 . He was exalted in the Prince of Wales Chapter , No . 259 , on 3 rd June ,

1892 , and having joined the Grove Chapter , No . 410 , Ewell , was installed M . E . Z . April , 18 97 , and some three months later was appointed Prov . G . J . Surrey . He is also a member of the Grand Metropolitan Chapter of Rose Croix , No . 1 , and has taken the 30 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite . He is a Life Subscriber to the Old People and Boys' School , and has served once as Steward for each of those Institutions .

DEPUTY GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . Bro . J CHARLES FITZROY TOWER was initiated in the Studholme Lodge , No . 1591 , on the 17 th May , 188 9 . In April , 1892 , he became a founder and the first S . W . of tre Carrington Lodge , No . 2421 , Amersham , and 12 months liter was installed in the chair as W . M . He has been twice the recipient of Provincial honours , having been appointed Prov . S . G . D . Buckinghamshire , in 1894 , and

Prov . S . G . W . last year . He was exalted in the Studholmc Chapter , No . 1591 , on the 20 th February , 1891 , and having , in 1895 , helped to found the Bevan Chapter , No . 2458 , and successively filled the chairs of H . and M . E . Z . ( 1896-7 ) , and bean appointed Prov . G . S . N . Bucks , was installed in the chair of First Principal of No . 1591 on the 26 th February , 1897 . In the Order of the Temple he is P . E . P .

and Registrar of the Oxford and Cambridge Univeisity Preceptory , No . 128 , and was appointed 2 nd Great Std . Br . of Great Priory in 1898 , while in the A . and A . Rite is P . M . W . S . of the Studholme Rose Croix Chapter , No . 67 , and has taken the 31 . As regards our Charities , he is a Life Governor of the three , and has served in all five Stewardships , namely , two each for the Girls' and Benevolent Institutions and one for the Boys' School .

ASSISTANT GRAND DIRECTORS OF CEREMONIES . ; Bro . J SMITHERS was initiated in ihe Lodge of Felicity , No . 58 , in the year 1885 , and having , in 1892 , represented it on the Board of Grand Stewards , became the following year a joining member of the Grand Stewards' Lodge . In

1894 he was installed W . M . of No . 58 . In Royal Arch Masonry he ranks as P . Z ., having been exalted in Felicity Chapter , No . 58 , in 1887 , and installei its First Principal 10 years later . He is a Vice-Patron of the Girls' School and Vice-President of the Boys' and Benevolent Institutions , and has served a Stewardship for each of the Schools .

Bro . THOMAS PHIPPS DORMAX , like the new Grand Treasurer , is a prominent member of the Craft in the Province of Northants and Hunts , and , like him wis initiated in the Eleanor Cross Lodge , No . 1764 , Northampton , on the 18 th Jnuary , i 88 i , and in due course attained to the position of W . M ., being installed in office in October , 1890 . In 18 92 he joined the Oik Lodge , No . 190 , and assisted in founding the Kingsley Lodge , No . 243 1 , Northampton , while in October , 1895 ,

he was one of the founders of the Fitzwilliam Lodge , No . 2533 , Peterborough . He has twice had Provincial honours conferred upon him , namely , i . i 1886 , when he was appointed Prov . G . S . of Wks ., and in 1895 , when he was made Pro / . S . G . W . He was exalted in the Northampton Chapter , No . 360 , on the 30 th November , 1882 , was installed its M . E . Z . in February , 1895 , and a few months later was honoured with the appointment of Prov . G . J . In Mark Masonry he is P . M . of

the Simon de St . Liz Lodge , No . 245 , Northampton , P . Prov . S . G . W . Northants , Hunts , and Beds , and Past G . I . G . of the Mark G . Lodge . In the Order of the Temple , of which he was installed a Knight in the Shadwell Clerke Preceptory , No . 154 , he is a Past E . P . of the St . George ' s Preceptory , No . 6 , and the St . Michael's Preceptory , No . 165 , and a member of Faith and Fidelity Preceptory ,

No . 26 , and Past 2 nd Great Captain of the Guards in Great Priory ; while he has taken the 30 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite . Lastly , he is a Patron of botn our Schools , and Vice-Patron of the Benevolent Institution , and has served thrice as Steward for the Girls' School , twice for the Boys' School , and once for the Old People .

Bro . HARRY BKVIR , one of the hardest working , and , at the same time , one of the ablest and most respected of Masons in the Province of Wiltshire , was initiated in the Royal Sussex Lodge of Emulation , No . 355 , Swindon , on the 5 th May , 18 7 6 , and was installed W . M . in 1882 . He is a joining member of the Lodge of Rectitude , No . 33 s , Corsham , and of tbe Cotteswold Lodge , No . 591 , Cirencester , in the Province of Gloucestershire . He served as Prov . G . Secretary

of Wiltshire from 1884 till his appointment in 1893 as Prov . S . G . Warden , and on vacating the latter ollice was re-appointed , and still holds his oli office of Prov . Secretary . He is a Royal Arch Mason , having been exaltei in the Wiltshire Chapter , No . 355 , Swindon , and has thrice presided over it as M . E . Z ., namely , in 1884 , 1891 , and 1892 ; while in Prov . G . Chapter he has held office in three capacities—as Prov . G . Reg . in 1881 ; , as Prov . G . J . in 1892 , and as Prov .

G . H . in 1894 . Jn Mark Masonry he is P . M . of the Swindon Keystone LoJge , No . 401 , and Past Prov . G . Treasurer ; a member of the Bladud Preceptory of Knights Templar , No . 40 , Bath , and of the St . Peter and St . Paul Rose Croix Chapter , No . 6 , Bath , in the A . and A . Rite . He is a Life Governor of the three Institutions , and has served them all as Festival Steward , but his services to the Hoys' School , of whose Board of Management he is a member , have been of conspicuous value , and will ever be remembered to his honour .

GRAND SWORD BEARER . Bro . Lieut .-Col . G . E . BLUNT , formerly of the 83 rd Regiment , and subsequently of the Elthorne Militia , has had a varied experience of Masonry extending over more than 30 years , having been initiated in the Lodge of Friendship , No . 278 , Gibraltar , on the ioth January , 1868 . The following year he joined United Lodge , No . 697 , Colchester , but did not long remain a member , In April . 1879 ,