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Special Convocation Of The Hornsey Chapter Of Improvement.
Holland , and Italy , and not recognised as the Royal Arch in Sweden , and Denmark , and Hungary , Spain , and South America , except where by chance an English or Scottish or Irish lodge existed . There were even some differences in its working in the Anglo-Saxon Jurisdictions where it existed ; but he ( the M . E . Z . ) certainly preferred , for many reasons , the system of the English Grand Chapter . And just as with Craft Masonry , so the true and accurate
working of the chapter could only be learned in meetings of instruction , and in no jurisdiction was the normal usage of instruction so attended as in England , and long might it so remain . Thus the meeting that evening was an earnest of the wish and anxiety of some zealous Royal Arch Masons to perfect themselves in the authoritative working of this very striking grade . To all such endeavours and all such meetings the "bright " and educated Mason must always
wish prosperity and success . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Capt . A . Nicols acting as Z . from the side of the chair , Comp . Hardy being the candidate . The historical lecture was delivered by Comp . Woodford , symbolical by Comp . T . C . Edmonds , and the mystical by Comp . Dean . The following companions were elected members by ballot ( a rule strictlv observed in this chapter of improvement ) : Comps .
Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , F . A . White , J . T . Mickelburgh , Dr . D . S . Skinner , G . Wallace , A . Hardy , and G . N . Watts . A cordial vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the Grand Officers and Excellent Companions attending and assisting in the ceremonies , which was ordered to be recorded on the minutes . Comp . WOODFORD , in responding , congratulated the
chapter on having companions who were so well able to do their work , and prognosticated a bright future for it , believing it would become one of the leading chapters of improvement in the country , which sentiment was fully endorsed by Comp . CAMA , the Grand Treasurer . A vote of thanks was also accorded , by acclamation , to the Grand Treasurer for his handsome present of the collars and jewels ( manufactured by Comp . G . Kenning , London ) .
Comp . CAMA said that he was very pleased his gift was so well appreciated , and expressed his admiration and entire approval ot the beautiful appointments and furniture possessed by the chapter of improvement , and he hoped that those collars would be long worn by as excellent companions as were at present invested with them . Before the close of the chapter the M . E . Z . said he must be permitted to congratulate the companions on the
excellency of the working and the great promise exhibited of proficient workers , and a thoroughly useful and beneficial chapter of instruction . He had , himself , he was sorry to say , been exalted in 1 S 43 , and he had seen a good deal of working , but be had never witnessed or listened to a sounder , more lucid , and effective demonstration of the beauties of our Royal Arch ritual than that laid before them so ably and kindly by Comps . Capt . Nicols , Dean ,
Edmonds , and the P . S . They were truly glad to welcome Comp . Cama ( G . T . of the G . C . as well as of Grand Lodge ) among them that evening , and they should not forget the always energetic labours of Comp . Dehane . Thc M . E . Z . added : " I feel certain from what I have seen this evening , a bright future awaits the labours and endeavours of the Hornsey R . A . Chapter of Instruction . " " Hearty good wishes " for the prosperity of the Chapter of Improvement were cordially expressed by all .
more especially by those who had that evening been elected members , who promised their support and regular attendance on future occasions . Letters of regret at inability to attend were received from numerous Grand Officers and other companions , many of whom expressed their full intention of visiting the chapter and assisting in the work . The labours of the evening being ended , Comp . WOODFORD , in dismissing the companions , delivered the ancient charge .
The Recent Girls' School Festival.
THE RECENT GIRLS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .
The final meeting of the Board of Stewards for the 98 th Anniversary Festival of this Institution will be held on Tuesday next , the ist prox ., at 4 p . m ., when the accounts and vouchers will be presented , and payment ordered , and votes of thanks to the officers having been submitted and
dealt with , the Board will be dissolved . We have much pleasure in announcing that R . W . Bro . Sir W . Clarke , Bart ., who is District and Provincial Grand AIaster of Victoria under the English ^ Irish , and Scotch Constitutions , and was present at the Festival on the 19 th inst ., has sent a cheque for 100 guineas ( £ 105 ) towards the fundi ; of thc Institution .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The annual meeting of this Institution was held on the 2 ist inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern , Bro . Henry Smith , Deputy Prov . Grand Master West Yorkshire , in the chair . Among other brethren present were Bros . James Terry ( Secretary ) , Edgar Bowyer , Raynham VV . Stewart , Dr .
jabez Hogg , and others . The minutes of the last annual meeting were taken as read , having been printed and circulated . The report of the Audit Committee was read and adopted , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The following report of the Committee of Management was read by Bro . TERRY : "The Committee of Management has much p leasure
in submitting a report of its proceedings during the past year to the Governors and subscribers of the Institution . " The annual Festival was held by direction of His Royal Highness the Prince at Wales , K . G ., & c , Grand Patron and President , on Wednesday , the 24 th of February last . The Most Honourable the Marquis of Hertford , R . VV . Grand Senior Warden , occupied the chair , and was supported by a Board of 279 Stewards , the aggregate of
whose lists of subscriptions and donations amounted to £ 15 , 000 us . Cd . A result so satisfactory under a concurrence of most depressing circumstances cannot , it is hoped , bc otherwise than eminently gratifying to the Craft in genera ) , but more especially to those who had a hand in bringing it about . It is true the total was , in round figures , £ 2770 less than was subscribed at thc Festival held in February , 18 S 5 , under the auspices of Sir M . E , Hicks-
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
Beach , Batt ., M . P ., Pcov . G . Master ot Gloucestershire , but it must not be forgotten that on the occasion referred to an exceptional amount of enthusiasm was created by the paucity of vacancies , and the overwhelming number of applicants for admission on the Widows' Fund ; the Board of Stewards was also stronger by 76 brethren than it was this year ; and last , but not least , that the Chairman had the aid of a province which , both for its own credit ' s sake ,
as well as from the sense of respect and loyalty it entertained for its chief , gave him an active and generous support . Lord Hertford , the Chairman for this year ' s Festival , was not so fortunately placed . He had a less numerous Board of Stewards , and he had no province—at least in the sense in which Gloucestershire helped Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach . Yet , notwithstanding these drawbacks , the total realized was in excess of any previous year , 1 SS 5 excepted .
With these facts before it , the Committee is most anxious to place on record its deep gratitude to their noble Chairman and the brethren who so successfully co-operated with him in obtaining this brilliant result . " At the election in May , 1 SS 5 , there were upon the funds of the Institution 375 annuitants , that is to say , 173 men and 202 widows , while to-day there are 129 candidates , namely , 5 S men and 71 widows , all of whose respective
claims to receive the benefits of the Institution have been most fully investigated and approved , The vacancies to be balloted for consist of 15 on the Male Fund and 9 on the Widows' Fund , so that excluding the 3 deferred annuitants in each case , there are twelve on the former and ( i on the latter . Since , however , these figures were declared at the meeting of the Committee in February , there have died 9 men and 2 widows , so that , the numbers to be elected to-day
will be 24 men and 11 widows . The Committee very seriously regrets the marked disproportion there is between the numbers of vacancies and candidates in respect of each fund , especially that of the widows , but having regard to the large increase which was sanctioned , not only in the last but in previous years , by the Governors and subscribers ol" the Institution , it does not consider it would be justified in recommending the creation of any fresh annuities . The
sum annually required towards providing for the present needs of the Institution in this respect is £ 13 , 416 , to which must be added the further sum of £ 340 divisible under Law 9 ( Male Fund ) among the widows , 17 in number , of recently deceased male annuitants . This gives a total annual expenditure on account of annuities amounting to £ 13 , 750 , and the Committee , in the exercise of what it trusts will be considered a wise discretion , does not consider it would be
warranted in recommending that any further liability in this direction should be incurred . "The Committee avails itself of this opportunity of expressing its thanks to United Grand Lodge for its renewed vote of £ 70 towards providing the residents at Croydon with coal during the winter months . " It is also most anxious to convey its very cordial thanks to the Honorary Surgeons of the Institution , Henry J .
strong , Esq ., M . IJ ., and K . Percy Middlemist , Esq ., for their invaluable services and unremitting attention to those among the annuitants both resident and non-resident , who have been under the necessity of seeking medical advice and assistance . "It is likewise a source of satisfaction to be able to report that the building at Croydon is in a complete state of repair , and only needs that care and supervision to which all
buildings of this character must from time to time be subjected . "The audited statement of account for the year ended 31 st March , 18 S 6 , is appended , and , while inviting the most rigid examination of its details , the Committee is confident it will be found that the utmost economy has been observed in administering the funds of the Institution . Hence in appealing both to the Craft at large as well as to the
general body of the Governors and Subscribers for a continuance of that support which alone has enabled it to fulfil its arduous duties with , it trusts , so much satisfaction and success , it is fully persuaded that such appeal will not be made in vain . "It only remains for the Committee to express the earnest hope that the urgent appeals it is compelled to address annually to the brethren for the means which are
indispensable in order to maintain the Institution at its present strength will be as generously responded to in the future as in the past . Moreover , it must be obvious that if the funds of the Charity were increased , there would be a proportionate diminution in the number of unsuccessful candidates , and as a consequence an alleviation to a still greater extent than is now possible of that great amount of distress which it is the desire of every one to cope with successfully .
May the support which is needed so imperatively and to an annually increasing extent be forthcoming always in equal , if not in an ever increasing abundance . " On the motion of Bro . J . A . FARNFIELD , seconded by Bro . VV . J . MURLIS , the report was adopted . The following 10 brethren were then elected as members of the Committee of Management -. Bros . Frederick Adlard , P . M . 7 ; John Bulmer , P . M . 174 ; C H . Driver , P . M .
905 ; A . Forsyth , M . D ., P . M . 140 ; Thomas Griffiths , P . M . 907 ; Wm . Hilton , P . M . 1351 j C . E . Soppet , P . M . Go ; Louis Stean , P . M . 212 ; Raynham VV . Stewart , P . M . 12 j and Stephen Barton VVilson , P . M . 59 . Bro . J . A . BIRCH , P . P . G . J . W . E . Lanes ., withdrew the motion which stood in his name for altering the day of the annual meeting . On the motion of Bro . Dr . HOGG , P . G . D ., seconded by
Bro . J . A . FARNFIELD , an alteration was made in the laws of the Institution in respect to the election of Treasurer . On the motion of Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART , P . G . D ., Bro . Edgar Bowyer , P . G . Std . Br ., was unanimously elected Treasurer of the Institution . Bro . BOWYER , in thanking the brethren , said he should have verv great pleasure in taking the duties of this
honourable office upon him . Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . G . D ., Past President of the Board of General Purposes , was elected Trustee of the Sustentation Fund . Bros . Tattershall , J . J . Berry , and John Newton were elected the Audit Committee , on the motion of Bro . C F . HOGARD , seconded by Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART ,
P . G . D . The election of annuitants followed , the result of which will be found in our advertisement columns . Votes of thanks to the Scrutineers and the Chairman of the day closed the proceedings .
Bro . Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., has resigned the presidency of the Anglo Jewish Association ,
The Levander Memorial.
THE LEVANDER MEMORIAL .
It affords us great pleasure to be able to place before our readers a sketch of the memorial which has recently been placed in Westhampstead Cemetery over the spot where lie interred the mortal remains of one of the ablest and most distinguished Masons of our day . It will be in the recollection of our friends that almost immediately after
Bro . Levander ' s death , steps were taken by his brethren in Middlesex and elsewhere to erect some enduring tribute of respect to the memory of one who had enjoyed so large a share of their esteem and affection , and by whom such eminent services in behalf of Freemasonry in general had been rendered . When the fund was raised , it became a question as to the form the memorial should assume , and
ultimately , and , we think , very wisely , it was determined that a monument should be placed over his grave . The work was entrusted to our worthy Bro . H . Lovegrove , whose architectural skill is everywhere recognised , with the result that across , of which thc accompanying sketch is an accurate presentment , now marks the site of our deceased brother ' s grave . We imagine our readers will agree with
us in the opinion that the monument is , in all respects , worthy of him whose virtues it commemorates . It is simple and unostentatious in design , at the same time that it exhibits rare skill in the manipulation of the details , and a perfection of finish not often to be found in such memorials ; and we gladly take this opportunity of congratulating Bro . Lovegrove on the completion of what appears to have been
with him a real labour of love . Time passes so rapidly , that it seems hardly possible to realise that it is little more than 18 months since Bro . Levander was amongst us in all the fullness of his intellectual vigour , and , though his health was not strong , there appeared to be small reason to anticipate his passing away . We gave at the time of his death a tolerably full account oi
his many and rare services to the Craft he loved so well , and of the honours that had been deservedly paid him in the Provinces of Wilts , Hants and the Isle of Wight , and Middlesex , as well as in the Metropolis , and , above all , by tne Grand Lodge of England , which has rarely , if ever , included among its officers a worthier brother than he . In that memoir , however , we did not refer , except in general terms ,
to his academic and scholastic achievements , and hence it may not be out of place if we mention that the late Bro . Levander was educated at Exeter Grammar School and Pembroke College , Oxford , of which he was a scholar during the mastership of the late Dr . Jeune , subsequently Bishop of Peterborough , and from which , in 1 S 50 , he graduated with second class mathematical honours , though so
competent an authority as Air . Price , Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy , considered the degree was scarcely adequate to his proficiency , and would have been higher but for his devotion to Hebrew , Sanscrit , and the Classics . On leaving Oxford Bro . Levander engaged in Scholastic pursuits , and successively held the appointments of Head Master of Devizes Grammar School , second Master AH
Saint ' s Grammar School , Bloxham , in Hyde House School , Winchester and Clapham Grammar School . In tS 66 he became connected with University College School , Gowerstreet , and there he remained till his death towards the close of 1 S 84 . From these few particulars it will be seen that our deceased brother had achieved as great distinction in his professional as in his Masonic career , and that he
was in fact a man of great linguistic and scientific attainments , as well as a cultured member of our venerable Fraternity . This knowledge will confirm the belief that Bro . Levander was worthy in all respects of the honour that has since been paid to his memory , and will enhance our sense of gratitude to Bro . Lovegrove at having designed so graceful a monument .
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Special Convocation Of The Hornsey Chapter Of Improvement.
Holland , and Italy , and not recognised as the Royal Arch in Sweden , and Denmark , and Hungary , Spain , and South America , except where by chance an English or Scottish or Irish lodge existed . There were even some differences in its working in the Anglo-Saxon Jurisdictions where it existed ; but he ( the M . E . Z . ) certainly preferred , for many reasons , the system of the English Grand Chapter . And just as with Craft Masonry , so the true and accurate
working of the chapter could only be learned in meetings of instruction , and in no jurisdiction was the normal usage of instruction so attended as in England , and long might it so remain . Thus the meeting that evening was an earnest of the wish and anxiety of some zealous Royal Arch Masons to perfect themselves in the authoritative working of this very striking grade . To all such endeavours and all such meetings the "bright " and educated Mason must always
wish prosperity and success . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Capt . A . Nicols acting as Z . from the side of the chair , Comp . Hardy being the candidate . The historical lecture was delivered by Comp . Woodford , symbolical by Comp . T . C . Edmonds , and the mystical by Comp . Dean . The following companions were elected members by ballot ( a rule strictlv observed in this chapter of improvement ) : Comps .
Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , F . A . White , J . T . Mickelburgh , Dr . D . S . Skinner , G . Wallace , A . Hardy , and G . N . Watts . A cordial vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the Grand Officers and Excellent Companions attending and assisting in the ceremonies , which was ordered to be recorded on the minutes . Comp . WOODFORD , in responding , congratulated the
chapter on having companions who were so well able to do their work , and prognosticated a bright future for it , believing it would become one of the leading chapters of improvement in the country , which sentiment was fully endorsed by Comp . CAMA , the Grand Treasurer . A vote of thanks was also accorded , by acclamation , to the Grand Treasurer for his handsome present of the collars and jewels ( manufactured by Comp . G . Kenning , London ) .
Comp . CAMA said that he was very pleased his gift was so well appreciated , and expressed his admiration and entire approval ot the beautiful appointments and furniture possessed by the chapter of improvement , and he hoped that those collars would be long worn by as excellent companions as were at present invested with them . Before the close of the chapter the M . E . Z . said he must be permitted to congratulate the companions on the
excellency of the working and the great promise exhibited of proficient workers , and a thoroughly useful and beneficial chapter of instruction . He had , himself , he was sorry to say , been exalted in 1 S 43 , and he had seen a good deal of working , but be had never witnessed or listened to a sounder , more lucid , and effective demonstration of the beauties of our Royal Arch ritual than that laid before them so ably and kindly by Comps . Capt . Nicols , Dean ,
Edmonds , and the P . S . They were truly glad to welcome Comp . Cama ( G . T . of the G . C . as well as of Grand Lodge ) among them that evening , and they should not forget the always energetic labours of Comp . Dehane . Thc M . E . Z . added : " I feel certain from what I have seen this evening , a bright future awaits the labours and endeavours of the Hornsey R . A . Chapter of Instruction . " " Hearty good wishes " for the prosperity of the Chapter of Improvement were cordially expressed by all .
more especially by those who had that evening been elected members , who promised their support and regular attendance on future occasions . Letters of regret at inability to attend were received from numerous Grand Officers and other companions , many of whom expressed their full intention of visiting the chapter and assisting in the work . The labours of the evening being ended , Comp . WOODFORD , in dismissing the companions , delivered the ancient charge .
The Recent Girls' School Festival.
THE RECENT GIRLS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .
The final meeting of the Board of Stewards for the 98 th Anniversary Festival of this Institution will be held on Tuesday next , the ist prox ., at 4 p . m ., when the accounts and vouchers will be presented , and payment ordered , and votes of thanks to the officers having been submitted and
dealt with , the Board will be dissolved . We have much pleasure in announcing that R . W . Bro . Sir W . Clarke , Bart ., who is District and Provincial Grand AIaster of Victoria under the English ^ Irish , and Scotch Constitutions , and was present at the Festival on the 19 th inst ., has sent a cheque for 100 guineas ( £ 105 ) towards the fundi ; of thc Institution .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The annual meeting of this Institution was held on the 2 ist inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern , Bro . Henry Smith , Deputy Prov . Grand Master West Yorkshire , in the chair . Among other brethren present were Bros . James Terry ( Secretary ) , Edgar Bowyer , Raynham VV . Stewart , Dr .
jabez Hogg , and others . The minutes of the last annual meeting were taken as read , having been printed and circulated . The report of the Audit Committee was read and adopted , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The following report of the Committee of Management was read by Bro . TERRY : "The Committee of Management has much p leasure
in submitting a report of its proceedings during the past year to the Governors and subscribers of the Institution . " The annual Festival was held by direction of His Royal Highness the Prince at Wales , K . G ., & c , Grand Patron and President , on Wednesday , the 24 th of February last . The Most Honourable the Marquis of Hertford , R . VV . Grand Senior Warden , occupied the chair , and was supported by a Board of 279 Stewards , the aggregate of
whose lists of subscriptions and donations amounted to £ 15 , 000 us . Cd . A result so satisfactory under a concurrence of most depressing circumstances cannot , it is hoped , bc otherwise than eminently gratifying to the Craft in genera ) , but more especially to those who had a hand in bringing it about . It is true the total was , in round figures , £ 2770 less than was subscribed at thc Festival held in February , 18 S 5 , under the auspices of Sir M . E , Hicks-
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
Beach , Batt ., M . P ., Pcov . G . Master ot Gloucestershire , but it must not be forgotten that on the occasion referred to an exceptional amount of enthusiasm was created by the paucity of vacancies , and the overwhelming number of applicants for admission on the Widows' Fund ; the Board of Stewards was also stronger by 76 brethren than it was this year ; and last , but not least , that the Chairman had the aid of a province which , both for its own credit ' s sake ,
as well as from the sense of respect and loyalty it entertained for its chief , gave him an active and generous support . Lord Hertford , the Chairman for this year ' s Festival , was not so fortunately placed . He had a less numerous Board of Stewards , and he had no province—at least in the sense in which Gloucestershire helped Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach . Yet , notwithstanding these drawbacks , the total realized was in excess of any previous year , 1 SS 5 excepted .
With these facts before it , the Committee is most anxious to place on record its deep gratitude to their noble Chairman and the brethren who so successfully co-operated with him in obtaining this brilliant result . " At the election in May , 1 SS 5 , there were upon the funds of the Institution 375 annuitants , that is to say , 173 men and 202 widows , while to-day there are 129 candidates , namely , 5 S men and 71 widows , all of whose respective
claims to receive the benefits of the Institution have been most fully investigated and approved , The vacancies to be balloted for consist of 15 on the Male Fund and 9 on the Widows' Fund , so that excluding the 3 deferred annuitants in each case , there are twelve on the former and ( i on the latter . Since , however , these figures were declared at the meeting of the Committee in February , there have died 9 men and 2 widows , so that , the numbers to be elected to-day
will be 24 men and 11 widows . The Committee very seriously regrets the marked disproportion there is between the numbers of vacancies and candidates in respect of each fund , especially that of the widows , but having regard to the large increase which was sanctioned , not only in the last but in previous years , by the Governors and subscribers ol" the Institution , it does not consider it would be justified in recommending the creation of any fresh annuities . The
sum annually required towards providing for the present needs of the Institution in this respect is £ 13 , 416 , to which must be added the further sum of £ 340 divisible under Law 9 ( Male Fund ) among the widows , 17 in number , of recently deceased male annuitants . This gives a total annual expenditure on account of annuities amounting to £ 13 , 750 , and the Committee , in the exercise of what it trusts will be considered a wise discretion , does not consider it would be
warranted in recommending that any further liability in this direction should be incurred . "The Committee avails itself of this opportunity of expressing its thanks to United Grand Lodge for its renewed vote of £ 70 towards providing the residents at Croydon with coal during the winter months . " It is also most anxious to convey its very cordial thanks to the Honorary Surgeons of the Institution , Henry J .
strong , Esq ., M . IJ ., and K . Percy Middlemist , Esq ., for their invaluable services and unremitting attention to those among the annuitants both resident and non-resident , who have been under the necessity of seeking medical advice and assistance . "It is likewise a source of satisfaction to be able to report that the building at Croydon is in a complete state of repair , and only needs that care and supervision to which all
buildings of this character must from time to time be subjected . "The audited statement of account for the year ended 31 st March , 18 S 6 , is appended , and , while inviting the most rigid examination of its details , the Committee is confident it will be found that the utmost economy has been observed in administering the funds of the Institution . Hence in appealing both to the Craft at large as well as to the
general body of the Governors and Subscribers for a continuance of that support which alone has enabled it to fulfil its arduous duties with , it trusts , so much satisfaction and success , it is fully persuaded that such appeal will not be made in vain . "It only remains for the Committee to express the earnest hope that the urgent appeals it is compelled to address annually to the brethren for the means which are
indispensable in order to maintain the Institution at its present strength will be as generously responded to in the future as in the past . Moreover , it must be obvious that if the funds of the Charity were increased , there would be a proportionate diminution in the number of unsuccessful candidates , and as a consequence an alleviation to a still greater extent than is now possible of that great amount of distress which it is the desire of every one to cope with successfully .
May the support which is needed so imperatively and to an annually increasing extent be forthcoming always in equal , if not in an ever increasing abundance . " On the motion of Bro . J . A . FARNFIELD , seconded by Bro . VV . J . MURLIS , the report was adopted . The following 10 brethren were then elected as members of the Committee of Management -. Bros . Frederick Adlard , P . M . 7 ; John Bulmer , P . M . 174 ; C H . Driver , P . M .
905 ; A . Forsyth , M . D ., P . M . 140 ; Thomas Griffiths , P . M . 907 ; Wm . Hilton , P . M . 1351 j C . E . Soppet , P . M . Go ; Louis Stean , P . M . 212 ; Raynham VV . Stewart , P . M . 12 j and Stephen Barton VVilson , P . M . 59 . Bro . J . A . BIRCH , P . P . G . J . W . E . Lanes ., withdrew the motion which stood in his name for altering the day of the annual meeting . On the motion of Bro . Dr . HOGG , P . G . D ., seconded by
Bro . J . A . FARNFIELD , an alteration was made in the laws of the Institution in respect to the election of Treasurer . On the motion of Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART , P . G . D ., Bro . Edgar Bowyer , P . G . Std . Br ., was unanimously elected Treasurer of the Institution . Bro . BOWYER , in thanking the brethren , said he should have verv great pleasure in taking the duties of this
honourable office upon him . Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . G . D ., Past President of the Board of General Purposes , was elected Trustee of the Sustentation Fund . Bros . Tattershall , J . J . Berry , and John Newton were elected the Audit Committee , on the motion of Bro . C F . HOGARD , seconded by Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART ,
P . G . D . The election of annuitants followed , the result of which will be found in our advertisement columns . Votes of thanks to the Scrutineers and the Chairman of the day closed the proceedings .
Bro . Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., has resigned the presidency of the Anglo Jewish Association ,
The Levander Memorial.
THE LEVANDER MEMORIAL .
It affords us great pleasure to be able to place before our readers a sketch of the memorial which has recently been placed in Westhampstead Cemetery over the spot where lie interred the mortal remains of one of the ablest and most distinguished Masons of our day . It will be in the recollection of our friends that almost immediately after
Bro . Levander ' s death , steps were taken by his brethren in Middlesex and elsewhere to erect some enduring tribute of respect to the memory of one who had enjoyed so large a share of their esteem and affection , and by whom such eminent services in behalf of Freemasonry in general had been rendered . When the fund was raised , it became a question as to the form the memorial should assume , and
ultimately , and , we think , very wisely , it was determined that a monument should be placed over his grave . The work was entrusted to our worthy Bro . H . Lovegrove , whose architectural skill is everywhere recognised , with the result that across , of which thc accompanying sketch is an accurate presentment , now marks the site of our deceased brother ' s grave . We imagine our readers will agree with
us in the opinion that the monument is , in all respects , worthy of him whose virtues it commemorates . It is simple and unostentatious in design , at the same time that it exhibits rare skill in the manipulation of the details , and a perfection of finish not often to be found in such memorials ; and we gladly take this opportunity of congratulating Bro . Lovegrove on the completion of what appears to have been
with him a real labour of love . Time passes so rapidly , that it seems hardly possible to realise that it is little more than 18 months since Bro . Levander was amongst us in all the fullness of his intellectual vigour , and , though his health was not strong , there appeared to be small reason to anticipate his passing away . We gave at the time of his death a tolerably full account oi
his many and rare services to the Craft he loved so well , and of the honours that had been deservedly paid him in the Provinces of Wilts , Hants and the Isle of Wight , and Middlesex , as well as in the Metropolis , and , above all , by tne Grand Lodge of England , which has rarely , if ever , included among its officers a worthier brother than he . In that memoir , however , we did not refer , except in general terms ,
to his academic and scholastic achievements , and hence it may not be out of place if we mention that the late Bro . Levander was educated at Exeter Grammar School and Pembroke College , Oxford , of which he was a scholar during the mastership of the late Dr . Jeune , subsequently Bishop of Peterborough , and from which , in 1 S 50 , he graduated with second class mathematical honours , though so
competent an authority as Air . Price , Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy , considered the degree was scarcely adequate to his proficiency , and would have been higher but for his devotion to Hebrew , Sanscrit , and the Classics . On leaving Oxford Bro . Levander engaged in Scholastic pursuits , and successively held the appointments of Head Master of Devizes Grammar School , second Master AH
Saint ' s Grammar School , Bloxham , in Hyde House School , Winchester and Clapham Grammar School . In tS 66 he became connected with University College School , Gowerstreet , and there he remained till his death towards the close of 1 S 84 . From these few particulars it will be seen that our deceased brother had achieved as great distinction in his professional as in his Masonic career , and that he
was in fact a man of great linguistic and scientific attainments , as well as a cultured member of our venerable Fraternity . This knowledge will confirm the belief that Bro . Levander was worthy in all respects of the honour that has since been paid to his memory , and will enhance our sense of gratitude to Bro . Lovegrove at having designed so graceful a monument .