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The Craft Abroad.
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INSTALLATION OF BRO . COL . G . M . ] . MOORE , AS DIST . G . M . OF MADRAS .
Saturday , July 18 th , was a gala day among the Freemasons in this Presidency , the occasion being the installation of Bro . Col . G . M . J . Moore as District Grand Master . Over 200 brethren from the various lodges in the Presidency assembled at the banqueting hall at 6 . 30 p . m ., when the Deputy District Grand Master , Bro .
the Hon . Justice Handley , attended by his Grand Officers—Bros , the Hon . J . J . Wilkinson , Parker , Rawlins , Travers-Drapes , Rev . Westcott , F . B . Hanna , W . T . Newitt , H . M . Upshon , C . Pinsent , F . H . D . Pinsent , D . Calder , H . B . Barnard , J . B . Barton , J . Grey , Dr . Walker , D . Abraham , Cowasjee Eduljee , V .
Poonoosawmy Pillay , F . Dunsterville , T . A . Taylor , Vijiarangum Moodeliar , Ardaseer Ruttonjee Pilcher , Rajaratnam Moodeliar , Bartletts , J . Ellis , and J . T . Greatorex , and a few others—marched in procession into the hall , when the whole assembly rose and received them vvith Masonic honours .
The roll of lodges was then called , and the representatives of each answered to their names . The following lodges vvere represented : Perfect Unanimity , Universal Charity , Pitt MacDonald , John Miller , and Carnatic , of Madras City ; Mount , from St . Thomas' Mount ; Good Will , from Bellary ; Rock ,
from Trichinopoly ; Faith , Hope , and Charity , from Ootacamund ; Deccan , from Hyderabad ; Anchor of Hope , from Wellington ; Bangalore , from Bangalore ; and Mayo , from Secunderabad . The DEPUTY DISTRICT GRAND MASTER addressed the District Grand Lodge , and proceeded vvith the
ceremony of installation . The arrival of the District Grand Master designate , Bro . Col . G . M . J . Moore , having been announced by a fanfare of trumpets from without , the Grand Marshal proceeded to the throne , and presented the patent of appointment to the Deputy District Grand Master ,
vvho , after examining it and pronouncing it to be in order , passed it on to the District Grand Secretary . Seven Past Masters then withdrew vvith the Grand Marshal and Grand Deacons to the northern door of the hall , and conducted Bro . Col . Moore to the throne , the brethren on his arrival rising to order . The District
Grand Secretary then read aloud the patent . The District Grand Chaplain , Bro . Rev . WESTCOTT , offered a prayer , after which Bro . HANDLEY addressed the District Grand Master designate in an eloquent speech , congratulating him on his appointment by the M . W . G . M ., his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales .
Colonel Moore then took a solemn obligation and was invested with the insignia of his office and inducted into the throne , a fanfare of trumpets from without announcing this fact . The District Grand Master was then proclaimed by the Grand Marsha ! and saluted by the whole of the brethren present . Colonel Moore
appointed Bro . the Hon . Justice Wilkinson as his Deputy , and conducted him to a seat on the right of the throne . The DISTRICT GRAND MASTER next addressed the District Grand Lodge and proceeded to the ordinary business of the communication after vvhich the District
Grand Lodge " was closed by the District Grand Officers proceeding in procession to the robing rooms , where they unclothed and untyled . About 100 brethren then sat to a sumptuous banquet , where , after the usual toasts of obligation , " The Queen and the Craft , " " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ,
M . W . G . M ., and the rest of the Royal Family , " and " The District Grand Masters of Bengal , Bombay , Lahore , and Burma" having been drunk , the toast of the evening , that of " The Grand Master of Madras " was proposed by Bro . the Hon . Justice HANDLEY , and vvas most cordially received .
Bro . Col . MOORE , after responding to the toast , proposed " The Health of the Installing Officer , Bro . Handley , " which was received with quite an ovation by the brethren present . After sundry other toasts by Bros , the Hon . J . J . WILKINSON , PARKER , and GREATOREX , the Tyler ' s
toast to all poor and distressed Masons brought the meeting to a close . The band of the Sth Regiment M . I . vvas in attendance and played lively airs during the evening , while the trumpeters of H . E ., the Governor ' s Body Guard , sounded the fanfares .
MASONS AND WINE IN MICHIGAN .
Wine is never seen at Masonic banquets in Michigan , it being forbidden by special edicts of the governing bodies of the Order . The time was when this vvas not so , and the history of the change is an exceedingly interesting incident in local Masonry . The story vvas related to the Journal by one of the best known
Masons in Michigan , vvho vvas an eye witness to the event vvhich resulted in this Masonic anti-wine legislation . He said : — " Rev . F . A . Blades , myself , and a lot more of us were on a Masonic excursion some time before the war , when two or three of the boys vvho had been drinking
too much took a bottle of brandy and a glass and started through the car with the avowed intention of compelling everyone to take a drink . When they came to Elder Blades he declined courteously but firmly , and they good naturedly but persistently attempted to overcome his objections and make him drink . The contest
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was carried to extremes , however , and when they attempted to use force ( much as the G . A . R . committee are now doing ) , he arose and , reaching out his hand , said : ' Fill up ' a glass . ' " They complied at once , thinking that he had y ielded . "' Let me have it , ' said the elder , with a look in his
eye vvhich was a cross between a merry twinkle and a danger sign . All of us stood upon seats around to see what would follow , although the train was running at full speed . " Dashing the glass and its contents upon the floor with a crash , he looked his antagonists in the eye and
said , ' I thus express my opinion of you as men and my contempt of you as Masons . ' One of them muttered something about whipping him if it wasn't for his cloth , when Mr . Blades said : ' Don't neglect your duty on account of the colour of my cloth . ' " There was a round of applause vvent up from the
spectators , and the two happened to notice that the elder vvas a powerfully built man , and remembered that the elder believed in the . doctrine of falling from grace , and as he looked a little as if that catastrophe might occur right there and then , they judiciously beat a rapid retreat .
"This isn't all of the story , and you will have to ask the elder for the rest of it , but 1 remember that the brandy drinking on that car ended right there , and Mr . Blades soon afterwards vvent to work and got the Grand Lodge , the Grand Chapter , and the Grand
Commandery all to enact edicts prohibiting the use of wine at banquets . " ' Put that down , ' he said in closing , 'to the credit of Masonry , that wine is never used at their banquets , and don't forget to give the elder some of the credit for bringing it around . '"—Detroit Journal .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . JOHN PAVEY , W . M . 610 . The remains of the late Bro . John Pavey vvere interred at Arno ' s Vale cemetery , and the funeral was attended by a number of citizens by whom he was held in the hi ghest esteem . In addition to being well known as a business man in the
city , the deceased had represented the Ward of Clifton in the Town Council for some time , and he vvas also a prominent member of the Order , and from these bodies many representatives attended the deceased's funeral . The cortege started from the residence of the deceased—Hi ghbury-terrace , St . Michael ' s
Hill—and proceeded to St . Mary ' s Church , Tyndall ' s Park , where the first part of the service was conducted by the vicar , the Rev . W . F . Bryant , assisted by the curate , the Rev . E . B . Cooke . The mourners present at the church , in addition to several female members of deceased's famil y , were Messrs . Edwd . Pavey . Chas
Pavey , and Fredk . Phillips , in the first carriage ; Messrs . L . Parfitt , C Good , and F . Parker , in the second carriage ; and Messrs . C . Parker , G . Parker , A . Parker , and W . Parker in the third carriage . The service at the church being over , the procession re-formed , and started for the cemetery , where a number of
Freemasons had assembled . The deceased vvas the W . M . of the Colston Lodge , 610 , and at the time of his death he was filling the chair for a second time . He had also held provincial rank , being P . P . S . G . D ., and six or seven years ago he was in office . The Masons present from the deceased ' s lodge were Bros . T . Milligan , I . P . M .-
G . A . Bond , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; E . Gee , P . M . ; J . C . Fivash , S . W . ; Joseph Fish ; W . Pearce , P . M ., Sec . J . Owner , P . M ., Treas , ; Davis , S . D . ; W . H . Gange , J . D . ; J . Stoate and J . Webber , Tylers ; R . Bennettj Stwd . ; and J . S . Gover . Royal Clarence Lod ge , No . 68—Bros . T . H . Jennings , I . P . M . ; R . Gough ,
P . M . ; and W . Galpin , P . M . Moira Lodge of Honour No . 326—Bro . S . Edwards , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . Canynges Lodge , No . 1388—Bro . J . Bolt . The Bristol VVest Conservative Association , Polling District , No . 1 , to which the deceased belonged , vvas represented by Dr . Thompson Harrison , chairman ; Mr . A . Marshall
vice-chairman ; Mr . R . M . Hunter , Working Men ' s Conservative Association ; and Mr . J . Downes ; Mr . George Pearson and Mr . W . Lyne Fear attended as representatives of the Clifton Ward ; and Mr . Porter represented the firm of Pavey and Co . Upon arrival at the cemetery , the coffin , vvhich was covered vvith
choice wreaths , was borne to the graveside on the shoulders of several men , and following the mourners came the Masons . The officiating clergyman vvas the Rev . E . B . Cooke , and at the close of the service the Masons filed by the grave , each member dropping into it a sprig of acacia . The wreaths included a lovel y floral specimen from the Past Masters , officers , and
members of the Colston Lodge , " In affectionate remembrance of Brother J . Pavey ; " and there were others from Mr . T . F . Parker , Mrs . Parker and family , Mr . and Mrs . Good , Miss Pavey , and members of the deceased's family . The coffin vvas of polished oak outside , vvith an elm shell and brass furniture , and the inscription upon the plate vvas , "John Pavey , died 15 th of August , 1891 , aged 68 years . "
BRO . REV . W . F . REYNOLDS , M . A ., P . P . G . C . MIDDX . The much respected vicar of East Molesey , Surrey , Bro . the Rev . W . F . Reynolds , M . A ., P . P . G . C . Middx ., P . M . and Treas . of the Royal Hampton Court Lodge '
JNo . 2183 , expired suddenly on the 12 th inst . He had rowed a lady with her two children a short distance up the Thames at Hampton for the purpose of fishing , and they had just arrived at their proposed destination
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when heart disease carried away the bright spirit of an earnest and worthy brother , who as a priest in many ways exhibited the softening effects of Masonic teaching . He took his degree of M . A . at Oxford in 18 59 , vvas for some time Chaplain of King ' s College ,. Cambridge , and in 18 73 was presented by that college to
the living of East Molesey . He vvas initiated in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , at Oxford , in May , 186 3 , and vvas raised in the following November in the Cecil Lodge , No . 449 , at Hitchin , of which lodge he became a Warden . On his removal to East Molesey he joined the Carnarvon Lodge , No . 708 , and in 18 S 7
vvas installed as the first Master of the Royal Hampton Court Lodge , No . 2183 , of vvhich during'the past three years he has been Treasurer . He was born on January ist , 18 34 , has lived as a widower for many years and leaves neither children nor near relatives . He worked
hard in his holy calling and no man in his neighbourhood made himself more respected and beloved b y high and low , by rich and poor , or gave greater encouragement to the physical and moral development of his parishioners .
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THE THEATRES .
1 am a Philadelphian , and I glory in it . Just as the Haymarket , the Savoy , the Gaiety , and the Garrick Theatres each in their turn delight me , according to the style of play one gets at each , so does the dear old Adelphi always please me when I want some strong meat . One speaks
of Drury Lane as the home of melodrama , but then pantomime and English opera more often occupy the boards there ; but the Adel phi never varies . It is the abiding home of the realistic drama . The Bros . Gatti have rightly for many years gauged the tastes of a large and growing section of the British public , and specially
catered for them with remarkable and commendable success . Mr . G . R . Sims , when he wrote " The Li ghts o' London " for Mr . Wilson Barrett , revolutionised real drama , which , under Boucicault and others , was becoming too romantic . " The Silver King , " by Herman and H . A . Jones—the best drama ever written—followed
up Mr . Sims in his elevation , and since then Bro . Henry Pettitt and Mr . Paul Merritt have given us many able plays of the same calibre , many of which have seen the first li ght of day at the good old Adel phi , and now Messrs . Sims and Buchanan have joined forces , and in " The Trumpet Call " are ni ghtly filling the Messrs .
Gatti ' s house . Of the many pieces played there in recent years , none have—unless it be " London Day by Day "—interested me more from start to finish than "The Trumpet Call . " There is not a dull or superfluous line in it . To tell its story would be almost to rewrite the piece , and even the Freemason
in the " silly season " would not contain its plot and the unravelling and the usual bringing together of hero and heroine , nor does it differ so very much from those vvhich have , gone before it , but there is a freshness about " The Trumpet Call" which makes it peculiarly welcome , and sends one away contented and glad for
having seen it . Probably the acting has a great deal to do vvith the fascination one cannot help feeling . Mr . Leonard Boyne has a grand part , and never has he been in better form . Then the two new ladies , Miss Elizabeth Robins—who made such a hit in " Hedda Gabbler "—and Mrs . Patrick
Campbell , act with such emotion and so conscientiously that one must be deeply impressed . Bro . Beveridge , this time a good man , is of course a great help , and as an Irish sergeant of a cavalry regiment gets much applause . Then there is Lionel Rignold , the low comedian of . the piece , who revels in his
lines and is so amusing , and Mr . Douglas , a splendid drummer boy , who makes a lot out of a somewhat minor character , and last , but not least , clever little Miss Clara Jecks—once again , I am glad to say , a g irl who never was better than now—her best . Miss jecks throws so much humour and life into all
she is set to do that the sedate stalls vie with the gallery boys in their applause . The scenery , toohow beautiful it all is . The Woolwich barrack-yard , the "doss house" in the Mint ( so true to life , but how sad !) , and the interior of that unique little God's house—the Chapel Royal Savoy—whose memories are so dear to
many vvho have been associated with it , and the members of the dramatic and literary professions have largely formed its congregations—all is done well , without a niggardly hand , and the Bros . Gatti will no doubt reap the reward thev deserve in " The Trumpet Call . "
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INSTALLATION OF BRO . COL . G . M . ] . MOORE , AS DIST . G . M . OF MADRAS .
Saturday , July 18 th , was a gala day among the Freemasons in this Presidency , the occasion being the installation of Bro . Col . G . M . J . Moore as District Grand Master . Over 200 brethren from the various lodges in the Presidency assembled at the banqueting hall at 6 . 30 p . m ., when the Deputy District Grand Master , Bro .
the Hon . Justice Handley , attended by his Grand Officers—Bros , the Hon . J . J . Wilkinson , Parker , Rawlins , Travers-Drapes , Rev . Westcott , F . B . Hanna , W . T . Newitt , H . M . Upshon , C . Pinsent , F . H . D . Pinsent , D . Calder , H . B . Barnard , J . B . Barton , J . Grey , Dr . Walker , D . Abraham , Cowasjee Eduljee , V .
Poonoosawmy Pillay , F . Dunsterville , T . A . Taylor , Vijiarangum Moodeliar , Ardaseer Ruttonjee Pilcher , Rajaratnam Moodeliar , Bartletts , J . Ellis , and J . T . Greatorex , and a few others—marched in procession into the hall , when the whole assembly rose and received them vvith Masonic honours .
The roll of lodges was then called , and the representatives of each answered to their names . The following lodges vvere represented : Perfect Unanimity , Universal Charity , Pitt MacDonald , John Miller , and Carnatic , of Madras City ; Mount , from St . Thomas' Mount ; Good Will , from Bellary ; Rock ,
from Trichinopoly ; Faith , Hope , and Charity , from Ootacamund ; Deccan , from Hyderabad ; Anchor of Hope , from Wellington ; Bangalore , from Bangalore ; and Mayo , from Secunderabad . The DEPUTY DISTRICT GRAND MASTER addressed the District Grand Lodge , and proceeded vvith the
ceremony of installation . The arrival of the District Grand Master designate , Bro . Col . G . M . J . Moore , having been announced by a fanfare of trumpets from without , the Grand Marshal proceeded to the throne , and presented the patent of appointment to the Deputy District Grand Master ,
vvho , after examining it and pronouncing it to be in order , passed it on to the District Grand Secretary . Seven Past Masters then withdrew vvith the Grand Marshal and Grand Deacons to the northern door of the hall , and conducted Bro . Col . Moore to the throne , the brethren on his arrival rising to order . The District
Grand Secretary then read aloud the patent . The District Grand Chaplain , Bro . Rev . WESTCOTT , offered a prayer , after which Bro . HANDLEY addressed the District Grand Master designate in an eloquent speech , congratulating him on his appointment by the M . W . G . M ., his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales .
Colonel Moore then took a solemn obligation and was invested with the insignia of his office and inducted into the throne , a fanfare of trumpets from without announcing this fact . The District Grand Master was then proclaimed by the Grand Marsha ! and saluted by the whole of the brethren present . Colonel Moore
appointed Bro . the Hon . Justice Wilkinson as his Deputy , and conducted him to a seat on the right of the throne . The DISTRICT GRAND MASTER next addressed the District Grand Lodge and proceeded to the ordinary business of the communication after vvhich the District
Grand Lodge " was closed by the District Grand Officers proceeding in procession to the robing rooms , where they unclothed and untyled . About 100 brethren then sat to a sumptuous banquet , where , after the usual toasts of obligation , " The Queen and the Craft , " " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ,
M . W . G . M ., and the rest of the Royal Family , " and " The District Grand Masters of Bengal , Bombay , Lahore , and Burma" having been drunk , the toast of the evening , that of " The Grand Master of Madras " was proposed by Bro . the Hon . Justice HANDLEY , and vvas most cordially received .
Bro . Col . MOORE , after responding to the toast , proposed " The Health of the Installing Officer , Bro . Handley , " which was received with quite an ovation by the brethren present . After sundry other toasts by Bros , the Hon . J . J . WILKINSON , PARKER , and GREATOREX , the Tyler ' s
toast to all poor and distressed Masons brought the meeting to a close . The band of the Sth Regiment M . I . vvas in attendance and played lively airs during the evening , while the trumpeters of H . E ., the Governor ' s Body Guard , sounded the fanfares .
MASONS AND WINE IN MICHIGAN .
Wine is never seen at Masonic banquets in Michigan , it being forbidden by special edicts of the governing bodies of the Order . The time was when this vvas not so , and the history of the change is an exceedingly interesting incident in local Masonry . The story vvas related to the Journal by one of the best known
Masons in Michigan , vvho vvas an eye witness to the event vvhich resulted in this Masonic anti-wine legislation . He said : — " Rev . F . A . Blades , myself , and a lot more of us were on a Masonic excursion some time before the war , when two or three of the boys vvho had been drinking
too much took a bottle of brandy and a glass and started through the car with the avowed intention of compelling everyone to take a drink . When they came to Elder Blades he declined courteously but firmly , and they good naturedly but persistently attempted to overcome his objections and make him drink . The contest
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was carried to extremes , however , and when they attempted to use force ( much as the G . A . R . committee are now doing ) , he arose and , reaching out his hand , said : ' Fill up ' a glass . ' " They complied at once , thinking that he had y ielded . "' Let me have it , ' said the elder , with a look in his
eye vvhich was a cross between a merry twinkle and a danger sign . All of us stood upon seats around to see what would follow , although the train was running at full speed . " Dashing the glass and its contents upon the floor with a crash , he looked his antagonists in the eye and
said , ' I thus express my opinion of you as men and my contempt of you as Masons . ' One of them muttered something about whipping him if it wasn't for his cloth , when Mr . Blades said : ' Don't neglect your duty on account of the colour of my cloth . ' " There was a round of applause vvent up from the
spectators , and the two happened to notice that the elder vvas a powerfully built man , and remembered that the elder believed in the . doctrine of falling from grace , and as he looked a little as if that catastrophe might occur right there and then , they judiciously beat a rapid retreat .
"This isn't all of the story , and you will have to ask the elder for the rest of it , but 1 remember that the brandy drinking on that car ended right there , and Mr . Blades soon afterwards vvent to work and got the Grand Lodge , the Grand Chapter , and the Grand
Commandery all to enact edicts prohibiting the use of wine at banquets . " ' Put that down , ' he said in closing , 'to the credit of Masonry , that wine is never used at their banquets , and don't forget to give the elder some of the credit for bringing it around . '"—Detroit Journal .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . JOHN PAVEY , W . M . 610 . The remains of the late Bro . John Pavey vvere interred at Arno ' s Vale cemetery , and the funeral was attended by a number of citizens by whom he was held in the hi ghest esteem . In addition to being well known as a business man in the
city , the deceased had represented the Ward of Clifton in the Town Council for some time , and he vvas also a prominent member of the Order , and from these bodies many representatives attended the deceased's funeral . The cortege started from the residence of the deceased—Hi ghbury-terrace , St . Michael ' s
Hill—and proceeded to St . Mary ' s Church , Tyndall ' s Park , where the first part of the service was conducted by the vicar , the Rev . W . F . Bryant , assisted by the curate , the Rev . E . B . Cooke . The mourners present at the church , in addition to several female members of deceased's famil y , were Messrs . Edwd . Pavey . Chas
Pavey , and Fredk . Phillips , in the first carriage ; Messrs . L . Parfitt , C Good , and F . Parker , in the second carriage ; and Messrs . C . Parker , G . Parker , A . Parker , and W . Parker in the third carriage . The service at the church being over , the procession re-formed , and started for the cemetery , where a number of
Freemasons had assembled . The deceased vvas the W . M . of the Colston Lodge , 610 , and at the time of his death he was filling the chair for a second time . He had also held provincial rank , being P . P . S . G . D ., and six or seven years ago he was in office . The Masons present from the deceased ' s lodge were Bros . T . Milligan , I . P . M .-
G . A . Bond , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; E . Gee , P . M . ; J . C . Fivash , S . W . ; Joseph Fish ; W . Pearce , P . M ., Sec . J . Owner , P . M ., Treas , ; Davis , S . D . ; W . H . Gange , J . D . ; J . Stoate and J . Webber , Tylers ; R . Bennettj Stwd . ; and J . S . Gover . Royal Clarence Lod ge , No . 68—Bros . T . H . Jennings , I . P . M . ; R . Gough ,
P . M . ; and W . Galpin , P . M . Moira Lodge of Honour No . 326—Bro . S . Edwards , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . Canynges Lodge , No . 1388—Bro . J . Bolt . The Bristol VVest Conservative Association , Polling District , No . 1 , to which the deceased belonged , vvas represented by Dr . Thompson Harrison , chairman ; Mr . A . Marshall
vice-chairman ; Mr . R . M . Hunter , Working Men ' s Conservative Association ; and Mr . J . Downes ; Mr . George Pearson and Mr . W . Lyne Fear attended as representatives of the Clifton Ward ; and Mr . Porter represented the firm of Pavey and Co . Upon arrival at the cemetery , the coffin , vvhich was covered vvith
choice wreaths , was borne to the graveside on the shoulders of several men , and following the mourners came the Masons . The officiating clergyman vvas the Rev . E . B . Cooke , and at the close of the service the Masons filed by the grave , each member dropping into it a sprig of acacia . The wreaths included a lovel y floral specimen from the Past Masters , officers , and
members of the Colston Lodge , " In affectionate remembrance of Brother J . Pavey ; " and there were others from Mr . T . F . Parker , Mrs . Parker and family , Mr . and Mrs . Good , Miss Pavey , and members of the deceased's family . The coffin vvas of polished oak outside , vvith an elm shell and brass furniture , and the inscription upon the plate vvas , "John Pavey , died 15 th of August , 1891 , aged 68 years . "
BRO . REV . W . F . REYNOLDS , M . A ., P . P . G . C . MIDDX . The much respected vicar of East Molesey , Surrey , Bro . the Rev . W . F . Reynolds , M . A ., P . P . G . C . Middx ., P . M . and Treas . of the Royal Hampton Court Lodge '
JNo . 2183 , expired suddenly on the 12 th inst . He had rowed a lady with her two children a short distance up the Thames at Hampton for the purpose of fishing , and they had just arrived at their proposed destination
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when heart disease carried away the bright spirit of an earnest and worthy brother , who as a priest in many ways exhibited the softening effects of Masonic teaching . He took his degree of M . A . at Oxford in 18 59 , vvas for some time Chaplain of King ' s College ,. Cambridge , and in 18 73 was presented by that college to
the living of East Molesey . He vvas initiated in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , at Oxford , in May , 186 3 , and vvas raised in the following November in the Cecil Lodge , No . 449 , at Hitchin , of which lodge he became a Warden . On his removal to East Molesey he joined the Carnarvon Lodge , No . 708 , and in 18 S 7
vvas installed as the first Master of the Royal Hampton Court Lodge , No . 2183 , of vvhich during'the past three years he has been Treasurer . He was born on January ist , 18 34 , has lived as a widower for many years and leaves neither children nor near relatives . He worked
hard in his holy calling and no man in his neighbourhood made himself more respected and beloved b y high and low , by rich and poor , or gave greater encouragement to the physical and moral development of his parishioners .
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THE THEATRES .
1 am a Philadelphian , and I glory in it . Just as the Haymarket , the Savoy , the Gaiety , and the Garrick Theatres each in their turn delight me , according to the style of play one gets at each , so does the dear old Adelphi always please me when I want some strong meat . One speaks
of Drury Lane as the home of melodrama , but then pantomime and English opera more often occupy the boards there ; but the Adel phi never varies . It is the abiding home of the realistic drama . The Bros . Gatti have rightly for many years gauged the tastes of a large and growing section of the British public , and specially
catered for them with remarkable and commendable success . Mr . G . R . Sims , when he wrote " The Li ghts o' London " for Mr . Wilson Barrett , revolutionised real drama , which , under Boucicault and others , was becoming too romantic . " The Silver King , " by Herman and H . A . Jones—the best drama ever written—followed
up Mr . Sims in his elevation , and since then Bro . Henry Pettitt and Mr . Paul Merritt have given us many able plays of the same calibre , many of which have seen the first li ght of day at the good old Adel phi , and now Messrs . Sims and Buchanan have joined forces , and in " The Trumpet Call " are ni ghtly filling the Messrs .
Gatti ' s house . Of the many pieces played there in recent years , none have—unless it be " London Day by Day "—interested me more from start to finish than "The Trumpet Call . " There is not a dull or superfluous line in it . To tell its story would be almost to rewrite the piece , and even the Freemason
in the " silly season " would not contain its plot and the unravelling and the usual bringing together of hero and heroine , nor does it differ so very much from those vvhich have , gone before it , but there is a freshness about " The Trumpet Call" which makes it peculiarly welcome , and sends one away contented and glad for
having seen it . Probably the acting has a great deal to do vvith the fascination one cannot help feeling . Mr . Leonard Boyne has a grand part , and never has he been in better form . Then the two new ladies , Miss Elizabeth Robins—who made such a hit in " Hedda Gabbler "—and Mrs . Patrick
Campbell , act with such emotion and so conscientiously that one must be deeply impressed . Bro . Beveridge , this time a good man , is of course a great help , and as an Irish sergeant of a cavalry regiment gets much applause . Then there is Lionel Rignold , the low comedian of . the piece , who revels in his
lines and is so amusing , and Mr . Douglas , a splendid drummer boy , who makes a lot out of a somewhat minor character , and last , but not least , clever little Miss Clara Jecks—once again , I am glad to say , a g irl who never was better than now—her best . Miss jecks throws so much humour and life into all
she is set to do that the sedate stalls vie with the gallery boys in their applause . The scenery , toohow beautiful it all is . The Woolwich barrack-yard , the "doss house" in the Mint ( so true to life , but how sad !) , and the interior of that unique little God's house—the Chapel Royal Savoy—whose memories are so dear to
many vvho have been associated with it , and the members of the dramatic and literary professions have largely formed its congregations—all is done well , without a niggardly hand , and the Bros . Gatti will no doubt reap the reward thev deserve in " The Trumpet Call . "
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