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Provincial Grand Lodge Op East Lancashire.
in the province , and the experience of P . G . Officers who had paid visits thereto during the past year , was read by the R . W . P . G . M ., and proved in the main satisfactory . A portion of the report referred to the introduction in a few lodges of working contrary to that authorised and permitted by Grand Lodge . Such alterations and inovations , the R . W . P . G . M . went on to read , were repugnant to himself , and should be also to every loyal and
rightminded Freemason , and must be stamped out firmly , but courteously . ( App lause . ) The report further stated that good results had arisen from ihe visits of the P . G . Officers to various lodges in the province , and also dwelt upon the importance of biethren being exceptionally careful in making themselves acquainted with the moral character of friends whom they are about to introduce into their lodges either as initiates or joining members .
The report also stated that a bad practice had crept into some lodges of mixing the Charity Fund with lhat of the lodge , and the R . W . P . G . M . expressed strongly his disapprobation of such a practice , and urged every lodge to keep these two funds separate and distinct—one to be looked after , by the lodge Treasurer and the other by the Charity representative .
The concluding portion of the report disclosed the fact of there being 3 6 95 subscribing members in the province at the present time , against 3527 the previous 12 months , showing an increase of 168 , and this was the first time for the past five years that there had been any increase at all , and might , therefore , considering the state of trade , be deemed satisfactory .
When the R . W . P . G . M . had finished reading , he said he had very great pleasurein submitting the report to the brethren , and tendered his sincere thanks to the P . G . Officers for their trouble . He considered all members of the Craft were bound by Masonic law to obey the edicts of Grand Lodge ,
and therefore hoped that these little peculiarities previously referred to , which had crept into some lodges , would not again be heard of , because if they obeyed the law they would be at once good citizens and good Masons . The investiture of officers was next proceeded with as follows : —
Bro . W . O . Walker , P . M . 1012 ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ James R . Beard , P . M . 44 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . E . J . Reeve , 1030 ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Rev . John Watson , W . M . 152 ... ... Prov . G . A . Chap . „ Peter Ratcliffe , P . M . 219 ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ J . Lees Aspland , P . M . 633 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . ,, John Chadwick , P . M . 44 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Josiah W . Taylor , P . M . 221 , P . P . G . Org . ... Prov . G . ist S . D . „ Wm . J . Cunliffe , P . M . 317 ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd S . D . „ James Malcolm Sinclair , P . M . 163 ... ... Prov . G . ist J . D . „ John Buckley , P . M . 1218 ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd J . D . ,, Wm . Coope , P . M . 67 S ... ... ... Prov . G . S . ot XV . „ James Abbott , P . M . 1030 ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ William Hardcastle , P . M . 1773 ... ... Prov . G . D . D . C . „ Wm . Balmer , P . M . 191 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . ,, Wm . Hutchinson , P . M . 1392 ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . ,, J . M . Bentley , P . M . 37 ... ... Prov . G . Org . ,, John Troop , P . M . 269 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ John P . Redfern , P . M . 42 ... ... Prov . G . A . Purst . „ Warwick Wood , P . M . 128 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ Wm . Bostock , P . M . 1219 , 1633 ... ... Prov . G . A . S . B . „ Thomas H . Sleigh , 42 „ Robert Hilton , 128 „ S . F . Butcher , 19 1 ... ... ... * - Prov . G . Stwds . „ Jos . Handley , jun ., 1012 ...
„ J . W . Crossley , 1392 ... ... ... J „ Thomas Higson , 348 ... ... Prov . G . Tyler The newly-invested P . G ' . Officers were formally saluted . The following brethren were elected Auditors of the Treasurer ' s accounts : Bros . VV . VV . Warbuton , P . M . 163 , proposed by Bro . J . WILDGOOSE , P . M . 163 , P . P . G . D , ; Richard Pilkington , P . M . 1392 ; Abraham Pemberton , P . M . 1030 , proposed by Bro . J . VV . ABBOTT , P . M . 1030 , P . G . D . of C .
Bro . J AMES HEELIS . P . P . G . Reg ., proposed that the sum of £ _ o be voted from the funds of P . G . I ^ odge towards the East J ^ ancashireSystematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution ; seconded by Bro . J . H . SILLITOE , P . P . G . J . W ., and carried . Bro . W . NICHOLL , P . M . 317 , then rose to propose his resolution in reference to Past Masters collars as
follows—Motion to be made in Provincial Grand Lodge , May 12 th , 1 SS 6 . That as by Constitutions—Article 6 . —Past Masters have a rank in Grand Lodge . By Article 9—They arc members of Grand Lodge in their own individual right ¦ * so long as they subscribe to any lodge . By Article 2 S 8—No brother in the Constitution shall be admitted into Grand Lodge or any subordinate lodge without his proper clothing . By Custom—No brother , not being a Grand Officer , present or past , can enter
Grand Lodge without a light blue collar and silver jewel pendant . Ey 255—ln addition to certain " other members" there may be seven elected Past Masters on the Board of General Purposes . By 275—They shall be in Masonic Clothing at business . By Custom—They wear collars and jewels . By 223—The Board of Benevolence shall consist , besides others , of twelve
elected Past Masters . By 227—A Past Master may represent an absent member . By Custom—They sit with collars and jewels . By 300—Provincial and District Grand Officers , present and past , attending Grand Lodge , must cover their dark blue collars with light blue collars and jewels . Therefore the collar that a Past Master must wear in Grand Lodue , at the Board of General Purposes , and at the Board of Benevolence , and with which a
Provincial or District Grand Officer , being a Past Master , must cover his Provincial or District dark blue collar , " is a portion of proper clothing for a P . M . in a subordinate lodge , he not being a Provincial or District Grand Officer , present or past . " By 129—The officers of a lodge are described both regular and permissive . A Past Master is not mentioned as one . By , V > 7—The collars of officers of private lodges are described , a Past Master is not mentioned , nor is his collar anywhere otherwise described .
Therefore it is desirable a new rule be inserted after Article 30 G as follows : — " Past Masters so long as they continue to subscribe to some lodge wear light blue collars , two and half inches ( or four inches ) broad , with a silver cord in the centre , in all Masonic meetings . " Or , if it is considered desirable that a P . M . 's collar should be exactly the same as an
officer s collar , and as was provided for in last Constitutions , page 122 , it is necessary to insert in Article 307 the words " Past Masters and , " in line 1 , after the words " of the" and before the word "Officers . " That as the Board of General Purposes has resolved" That Article 30 S was intended to , and does include P . M . 's , " it is an infringe-• pnent of the aucient rights and privileges of P . M . 's , being members of Grand
Provincial Grand Lodge Op East Lancashire.
Lodge in their own right , to deprive them of that collar , which is theirs by right to wear in all Masonic meetings . That Masters and Wardens being , by virtue of their offices , members of Grand Lodge , their Provincial and District Grand Lodges , and their Representatives therein , of their private lodges , it is unconstitutional to forbid them to wear in private lodges that insignia of their rank which admits them to Grand Lsdge and Provincial and District Grand Lodge .
Therefore 30 S is a bad law entirely and ought to be abrogated , being also inconsistent with Article 2 SS . But if it is insisted on that officers below the rank of Warden ought not to wear collars outside their own lodges , then—Insert the word "Assistant" before the word "Officers" in line 1 , and erase the last three lines .
Or insert the words "below the rank of Warden " in line 1 , after the word " Officers , " and erase the last three lines . Or , if all officers are to be prohibited , then erase the words "Past Masters" in line 4 . Resolved that Provincial Grand Lodge hereby authorises these amendments and alterations to be supported in Grand Lodge , under the direction of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master . '
Brethren ought to be very much indebted to him Jor saving them the weariness of listening to a speech on so dry a subjectjss a collar for a Past Master ; he had distributed printed slips which contained all the points in his argument , and the laws referred to bearing on the question , and he had no doubt the brethren would be able to clothe the argument with more suitable language than he could , even if timewas not pressing * and they already weary . He would content himself by simply stating , he found by inference
from the laws and practice or custom quoted , that the collar which a Past Master must wear in Grand Lodge , at the Board of General Purposes , and at the Board of Benevolence , and with which a Provincial or District Grand Officer must cover his Provincial or District dark .-blue collar , is a portion of proper clothing for a Past Master in any subordinate lodge , he not being a Provincial or District Grand Officer , present or past . That a Past Master is not , as such , a lodge officer , and therefore Article 307 does not provide
him with a collar , nor is there one provided for him otherwise . Therefore it is desirable a new rule be inserted after Article 306 somewhat as follows : " Past Masters so long as they continue to subscribe to some lodge wear light blue collars two and a half or four inches broad , with a silver cord in the centre , in all Masonic meetings . " Bro . Nicholl was proceeding to elucidate the alternatives of his suggested law , when the R . VV . PROV . GRAND MASTER rose , and said he had been very pleased with Bro . Nicholl ' s temperate manner of introducing this subject , and , indeed , he might say he ,
to a large extent , if not entirely , agreed with Bro . Nichoil ' s facts and deductions , and to the fullest extent sympathised with him on this question , but he thought it only fair to him ( Bro . Nicholl ) and to the meeting to say lhat he was in receipt of a letter from the Grand Registrar , in which he distinctly stated that Bro . Nicholl ' s motion was irregular , and could not be put in Provincial Grand Lodge , and , although he was very pleased to hear what could be said on the sublect , yet he thought as the motion could not be put in that meeting , no useful end could be attained by discussing it .
Bro . NICHOLL thanked the P . G . M . for the kindness and courtesy of his remarks , but begged to point out that his motion really was " That Prov , Grand Lodge authorises these amendments and alterations to be supported in Grand Lodge , under the direction of the R . VV . Prov . G . Master . " Hewas well aware that the P . G . Lodge could not alter the law , but P . G . Lodge could express an opinion on tine law , and could also recommend that it be altered , and could use its combined influence to attain that object , as had
been done at the last revision of the Constitutions . He was not an ardent admirer of much Masonic millinery , but possibly some of the brethren present were not aware that on a very recent occasion he was ordered , in open lodge , to take his collar off or retire , and that , as he read the law , he considered he had a right to wear his collar—nay , more , had noright to be there at all without it . He accepted the alternative and retired , rather than doff the collar , and vet there was nothing in the law to prevent any W . M . to
refuse him admission without a collar , and to order him to retire if he declined to put one on . He did not very much care which way it was ultimately arranged , but he objected to be at the mercy of opposition renderings of the laws . He merely desired to have the point defined so that he would meet with equal treatment whenever he went " as one numbered amongst the rulers of the Craft . " Bro . J . L . HINE , P . M ., P . P . G . W ., said there was nothing to prevent
Bro . Nicholl or any other brother introducing the subject in Grand Lodge . Bro . NICHOLL said he had no doubt of lhat ; but he also knew that if he went to Grand Lodge , backed by the weight of the opinion of the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire , he would stand a much better chance of gaining a deferential hearing . The R . W . P . G . M . regretted that , having that letter in his hand , he could not render any further assistance in the matter .
By permission of thc R . W' . P . G . M ., the P . G . Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . E . J . REEVE , delivered a short address to the brethren on the subject of Charity , and descanted very ably on its many virtues . A collection was afterwards made , which amounted to over , £ 15 . The P . G . S . W ., Ilro . W . O . WALKER , said he desired to express to the R . W . P . G . M . the appieciation of the numerous brethren who had met that
day of his ( the R . W . P . G . JM . ' ) services and great kindness in presiding over them . The R . W . P . G . M ., Bro . Walker said , had travelled all night in order to be present and conduct the affairs of Provincial Grand Lodge , and he felt sure they would all accord him a vote of confidence and appreciation . It is scarcely necessary to state that Bro . Walker ' s invitation was carried with acclamation .
The R . W . P . G . M ., in reply , said it was always a pleasure to him to do his duty under any circumstances , which military discipline had taught him . It was a double p leasure to know his services were appreciated . He trusted every lodge in his province would prosper , and that every brother would perform his duty zealously and faithfully . He hoped the good feeling that had always existed mig ht long continue , and lhat their province would continue to be what it was now—one of the best in thc world .
Provincial Grand Lodge was shortly afterwards closed , and a large number of the brethren adjourned to the Phillip ' s Hall , where a banquet had been prepared , nnd at which the R . VV . P . G . M . presided .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Warwickshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF WARWICKSHIRE .
INSTALLATION OF THE MAROUIS OF HERTFORD AS GRAND MARK " MASTER .
A Provincial Grand Lodgeof Mark Master Masons was held on the 19 th inst . in the Great Western Hotel , Birmingham , for the purpose of installing the Marquis of Hertford as R . W . Proy . Grand Mark Master of
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Provincial Grand Lodge Op East Lancashire.
in the province , and the experience of P . G . Officers who had paid visits thereto during the past year , was read by the R . W . P . G . M ., and proved in the main satisfactory . A portion of the report referred to the introduction in a few lodges of working contrary to that authorised and permitted by Grand Lodge . Such alterations and inovations , the R . W . P . G . M . went on to read , were repugnant to himself , and should be also to every loyal and
rightminded Freemason , and must be stamped out firmly , but courteously . ( App lause . ) The report further stated that good results had arisen from ihe visits of the P . G . Officers to various lodges in the province , and also dwelt upon the importance of biethren being exceptionally careful in making themselves acquainted with the moral character of friends whom they are about to introduce into their lodges either as initiates or joining members .
The report also stated that a bad practice had crept into some lodges of mixing the Charity Fund with lhat of the lodge , and the R . W . P . G . M . expressed strongly his disapprobation of such a practice , and urged every lodge to keep these two funds separate and distinct—one to be looked after , by the lodge Treasurer and the other by the Charity representative .
The concluding portion of the report disclosed the fact of there being 3 6 95 subscribing members in the province at the present time , against 3527 the previous 12 months , showing an increase of 168 , and this was the first time for the past five years that there had been any increase at all , and might , therefore , considering the state of trade , be deemed satisfactory .
When the R . W . P . G . M . had finished reading , he said he had very great pleasurein submitting the report to the brethren , and tendered his sincere thanks to the P . G . Officers for their trouble . He considered all members of the Craft were bound by Masonic law to obey the edicts of Grand Lodge ,
and therefore hoped that these little peculiarities previously referred to , which had crept into some lodges , would not again be heard of , because if they obeyed the law they would be at once good citizens and good Masons . The investiture of officers was next proceeded with as follows : —
Bro . W . O . Walker , P . M . 1012 ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ James R . Beard , P . M . 44 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . E . J . Reeve , 1030 ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Rev . John Watson , W . M . 152 ... ... Prov . G . A . Chap . „ Peter Ratcliffe , P . M . 219 ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ J . Lees Aspland , P . M . 633 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . ,, John Chadwick , P . M . 44 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Josiah W . Taylor , P . M . 221 , P . P . G . Org . ... Prov . G . ist S . D . „ Wm . J . Cunliffe , P . M . 317 ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd S . D . „ James Malcolm Sinclair , P . M . 163 ... ... Prov . G . ist J . D . „ John Buckley , P . M . 1218 ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd J . D . ,, Wm . Coope , P . M . 67 S ... ... ... Prov . G . S . ot XV . „ James Abbott , P . M . 1030 ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ William Hardcastle , P . M . 1773 ... ... Prov . G . D . D . C . „ Wm . Balmer , P . M . 191 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . ,, Wm . Hutchinson , P . M . 1392 ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . ,, J . M . Bentley , P . M . 37 ... ... Prov . G . Org . ,, John Troop , P . M . 269 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ John P . Redfern , P . M . 42 ... ... Prov . G . A . Purst . „ Warwick Wood , P . M . 128 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ Wm . Bostock , P . M . 1219 , 1633 ... ... Prov . G . A . S . B . „ Thomas H . Sleigh , 42 „ Robert Hilton , 128 „ S . F . Butcher , 19 1 ... ... ... * - Prov . G . Stwds . „ Jos . Handley , jun ., 1012 ...
„ J . W . Crossley , 1392 ... ... ... J „ Thomas Higson , 348 ... ... Prov . G . Tyler The newly-invested P . G ' . Officers were formally saluted . The following brethren were elected Auditors of the Treasurer ' s accounts : Bros . VV . VV . Warbuton , P . M . 163 , proposed by Bro . J . WILDGOOSE , P . M . 163 , P . P . G . D , ; Richard Pilkington , P . M . 1392 ; Abraham Pemberton , P . M . 1030 , proposed by Bro . J . VV . ABBOTT , P . M . 1030 , P . G . D . of C .
Bro . J AMES HEELIS . P . P . G . Reg ., proposed that the sum of £ _ o be voted from the funds of P . G . I ^ odge towards the East J ^ ancashireSystematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution ; seconded by Bro . J . H . SILLITOE , P . P . G . J . W ., and carried . Bro . W . NICHOLL , P . M . 317 , then rose to propose his resolution in reference to Past Masters collars as
follows—Motion to be made in Provincial Grand Lodge , May 12 th , 1 SS 6 . That as by Constitutions—Article 6 . —Past Masters have a rank in Grand Lodge . By Article 9—They arc members of Grand Lodge in their own individual right ¦ * so long as they subscribe to any lodge . By Article 2 S 8—No brother in the Constitution shall be admitted into Grand Lodge or any subordinate lodge without his proper clothing . By Custom—No brother , not being a Grand Officer , present or past , can enter
Grand Lodge without a light blue collar and silver jewel pendant . Ey 255—ln addition to certain " other members" there may be seven elected Past Masters on the Board of General Purposes . By 275—They shall be in Masonic Clothing at business . By Custom—They wear collars and jewels . By 223—The Board of Benevolence shall consist , besides others , of twelve
elected Past Masters . By 227—A Past Master may represent an absent member . By Custom—They sit with collars and jewels . By 300—Provincial and District Grand Officers , present and past , attending Grand Lodge , must cover their dark blue collars with light blue collars and jewels . Therefore the collar that a Past Master must wear in Grand Lodue , at the Board of General Purposes , and at the Board of Benevolence , and with which a
Provincial or District Grand Officer , being a Past Master , must cover his Provincial or District dark blue collar , " is a portion of proper clothing for a P . M . in a subordinate lodge , he not being a Provincial or District Grand Officer , present or past . " By 129—The officers of a lodge are described both regular and permissive . A Past Master is not mentioned as one . By , V > 7—The collars of officers of private lodges are described , a Past Master is not mentioned , nor is his collar anywhere otherwise described .
Therefore it is desirable a new rule be inserted after Article 30 G as follows : — " Past Masters so long as they continue to subscribe to some lodge wear light blue collars , two and half inches ( or four inches ) broad , with a silver cord in the centre , in all Masonic meetings . " Or , if it is considered desirable that a P . M . 's collar should be exactly the same as an
officer s collar , and as was provided for in last Constitutions , page 122 , it is necessary to insert in Article 307 the words " Past Masters and , " in line 1 , after the words " of the" and before the word "Officers . " That as the Board of General Purposes has resolved" That Article 30 S was intended to , and does include P . M . 's , " it is an infringe-• pnent of the aucient rights and privileges of P . M . 's , being members of Grand
Provincial Grand Lodge Op East Lancashire.
Lodge in their own right , to deprive them of that collar , which is theirs by right to wear in all Masonic meetings . That Masters and Wardens being , by virtue of their offices , members of Grand Lodge , their Provincial and District Grand Lodges , and their Representatives therein , of their private lodges , it is unconstitutional to forbid them to wear in private lodges that insignia of their rank which admits them to Grand Lsdge and Provincial and District Grand Lodge .
Therefore 30 S is a bad law entirely and ought to be abrogated , being also inconsistent with Article 2 SS . But if it is insisted on that officers below the rank of Warden ought not to wear collars outside their own lodges , then—Insert the word "Assistant" before the word "Officers" in line 1 , and erase the last three lines .
Or insert the words "below the rank of Warden " in line 1 , after the word " Officers , " and erase the last three lines . Or , if all officers are to be prohibited , then erase the words "Past Masters" in line 4 . Resolved that Provincial Grand Lodge hereby authorises these amendments and alterations to be supported in Grand Lodge , under the direction of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master . '
Brethren ought to be very much indebted to him Jor saving them the weariness of listening to a speech on so dry a subjectjss a collar for a Past Master ; he had distributed printed slips which contained all the points in his argument , and the laws referred to bearing on the question , and he had no doubt the brethren would be able to clothe the argument with more suitable language than he could , even if timewas not pressing * and they already weary . He would content himself by simply stating , he found by inference
from the laws and practice or custom quoted , that the collar which a Past Master must wear in Grand Lodge , at the Board of General Purposes , and at the Board of Benevolence , and with which a Provincial or District Grand Officer must cover his Provincial or District dark .-blue collar , is a portion of proper clothing for a Past Master in any subordinate lodge , he not being a Provincial or District Grand Officer , present or past . That a Past Master is not , as such , a lodge officer , and therefore Article 307 does not provide
him with a collar , nor is there one provided for him otherwise . Therefore it is desirable a new rule be inserted after Article 306 somewhat as follows : " Past Masters so long as they continue to subscribe to some lodge wear light blue collars two and a half or four inches broad , with a silver cord in the centre , in all Masonic meetings . " Bro . Nicholl was proceeding to elucidate the alternatives of his suggested law , when the R . VV . PROV . GRAND MASTER rose , and said he had been very pleased with Bro . Nicholl ' s temperate manner of introducing this subject , and , indeed , he might say he ,
to a large extent , if not entirely , agreed with Bro . Nichoil ' s facts and deductions , and to the fullest extent sympathised with him on this question , but he thought it only fair to him ( Bro . Nicholl ) and to the meeting to say lhat he was in receipt of a letter from the Grand Registrar , in which he distinctly stated that Bro . Nicholl ' s motion was irregular , and could not be put in Provincial Grand Lodge , and , although he was very pleased to hear what could be said on the sublect , yet he thought as the motion could not be put in that meeting , no useful end could be attained by discussing it .
Bro . NICHOLL thanked the P . G . M . for the kindness and courtesy of his remarks , but begged to point out that his motion really was " That Prov , Grand Lodge authorises these amendments and alterations to be supported in Grand Lodge , under the direction of the R . VV . Prov . G . Master . " Hewas well aware that the P . G . Lodge could not alter the law , but P . G . Lodge could express an opinion on tine law , and could also recommend that it be altered , and could use its combined influence to attain that object , as had
been done at the last revision of the Constitutions . He was not an ardent admirer of much Masonic millinery , but possibly some of the brethren present were not aware that on a very recent occasion he was ordered , in open lodge , to take his collar off or retire , and that , as he read the law , he considered he had a right to wear his collar—nay , more , had noright to be there at all without it . He accepted the alternative and retired , rather than doff the collar , and vet there was nothing in the law to prevent any W . M . to
refuse him admission without a collar , and to order him to retire if he declined to put one on . He did not very much care which way it was ultimately arranged , but he objected to be at the mercy of opposition renderings of the laws . He merely desired to have the point defined so that he would meet with equal treatment whenever he went " as one numbered amongst the rulers of the Craft . " Bro . J . L . HINE , P . M ., P . P . G . W ., said there was nothing to prevent
Bro . Nicholl or any other brother introducing the subject in Grand Lodge . Bro . NICHOLL said he had no doubt of lhat ; but he also knew that if he went to Grand Lodge , backed by the weight of the opinion of the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire , he would stand a much better chance of gaining a deferential hearing . The R . W . P . G . M . regretted that , having that letter in his hand , he could not render any further assistance in the matter .
By permission of thc R . W' . P . G . M ., the P . G . Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . E . J . REEVE , delivered a short address to the brethren on the subject of Charity , and descanted very ably on its many virtues . A collection was afterwards made , which amounted to over , £ 15 . The P . G . S . W ., Ilro . W . O . WALKER , said he desired to express to the R . W . P . G . M . the appieciation of the numerous brethren who had met that
day of his ( the R . W . P . G . JM . ' ) services and great kindness in presiding over them . The R . W . P . G . M ., Bro . Walker said , had travelled all night in order to be present and conduct the affairs of Provincial Grand Lodge , and he felt sure they would all accord him a vote of confidence and appreciation . It is scarcely necessary to state that Bro . Walker ' s invitation was carried with acclamation .
The R . W . P . G . M ., in reply , said it was always a pleasure to him to do his duty under any circumstances , which military discipline had taught him . It was a double p leasure to know his services were appreciated . He trusted every lodge in his province would prosper , and that every brother would perform his duty zealously and faithfully . He hoped the good feeling that had always existed mig ht long continue , and lhat their province would continue to be what it was now—one of the best in thc world .
Provincial Grand Lodge was shortly afterwards closed , and a large number of the brethren adjourned to the Phillip ' s Hall , where a banquet had been prepared , nnd at which the R . VV . P . G . M . presided .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Warwickshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF WARWICKSHIRE .
INSTALLATION OF THE MAROUIS OF HERTFORD AS GRAND MARK " MASTER .
A Provincial Grand Lodgeof Mark Master Masons was held on the 19 th inst . in the Great Western Hotel , Birmingham , for the purpose of installing the Marquis of Hertford as R . W . Proy . Grand Mark Master of