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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Essex.
afforded him great pleasure to be with them that day , not only because of the numbers present , but because , whenever or wherever Provincial Grand Lodge met , he was always surrounded by most excellent and hard working Masons . He then alluded in feeling terms to the loss the province and the Craft generally had sustained by the death of the late Bro . Joshua Nunn , after whom one of the latest consecrated lodges
in the province had been named , a loss they all deeply regretted . He congratulated himself and them upon the progress the province had made , notwithstanding the great depression existing among the agricultural interests of the county . During the past year two new lodges had been consecrated , the Joshua Nunn and the Royal Victorian Jubilee , nor would he soon forget the great pleasure the consecration of the latter gave him ,
both for the fact of having another good strong lodge added to the provincial roll , and also for the kind hospitality shown by the brethren towards himself and his officers . He then in eloquent terms cautioned them against admitting into their lodges any but of unblemished lives and characters , for the sacredness of a lodge should only be equalled by the sacredness of their homes , and those who were not fit to be admitted to the latter , were
unworthy of a place in the former . ( Loud cheers . ) He was happy to say that the province was doing its duty in the cause of Charity ; for the last four years the contributions to the Boys ' , Girls ' , and Old People combined , amounted to an average of £ gsi- ( Cheers . ) He gave great credit to those brethren who had worked so hard to produce such excellent results , and felt sure that excellent as those results were , they would be surpassed by
the efforts , tha combined efforts of the brethren in the near future . There was an event that had occurred during the past year that affected them most pleasurably , and that was that at the late grand gathering at the Albert Hill , presided over by their Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , ons of their own officers , Bro . Railing , had received at the hands of his Royal Highness the distinguished rank of a P . A . G . D . C . of
the Grand Lodge of England . ( Loud and continued cheers . ) He was veryglad of it , and they were , he felt sure , for a more hard-working brother and P . G . Officer than Bro . Railing did not exist —( cheers)—and he congratulated Bro . Railing and the province upon the honour paid him , and through him reflected on the province . In conclusion , let him express the gratitude of Prov . Grand Lodge to the Liberty of Havering Lodge , for the cordial and
gratifying reception they had that day accorded him , and every member of Provincial Grand Lodge . It was no doubt an honour to entertain Prov . Grand Lodge , but it certainly entailed trouble and expense , and for that he thanked them heartily , and felt sure they would have a pleasant and enjoyable day . The esteemed P . G . M . them resumed his seat amidst ringing cheer ? .
Bro . A . DURRANT , P . M . 276 , was then re-elected P . G . Treasurer for the ninth time , and returned thanks , and then the Prov . Grand Master appointed and invested his office rs as follows : —
Bro . Fred . A . Philbrick , Q . C , G . Reg . of England ... Dep . Prov . G . M ,, Thos . Humphreys , W . M . 1437 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ G . H . Finch , I . P . M . 2005 ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Andrew Durrant , P . M . 276 ( ninth year ) ... Prov . G . Treas . „ E . Shedd , P . M . 2 / 6 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ T . J . Railing , P . A . G . D . C . Eng ., P . M ., Sec . 5 ^ Prov G Sec ,, ( eleventh year ) ... ... ... )
„ G . R . Dawson , I . P . M . 100 ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ H . King , W . M . 1280 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ J . E . Horn , W . M . 1457 •••••••••Prov . G . S . of W „ A . Lucking , P . G . P . Eng ., P . M ., Sec . 100 * . G D of C ,, ( fourteenth year ) ... ,,, ... ) „ W . M . Foxcroft , W . M . 2063 ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ J . R . J . Lightowlers , I . P . M . 1817 ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br
„ C . C . Potter , I . P . M . 1643 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ William Groom , Treas . 650 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ T . W . Noble , Org . 1543 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ R . H . Scott , P . M . 1799 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ J . Fuller , W . M . 1312 ... ... ... Prov . G . Pur ^ t . „ R . J . Warren , P . M . 1437 ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst „ H . Finer , VV . M . 1799 ,, E . J . Acworth , Treas . 2077 „ C . C . Lewis , W . M . 2184 ... ... ... D „„ _ Cf , _
,, Burroughs , P . M . 1437 ... ... ... j " ' „ Beeson , P . M . 1437 ... ... ... I „ G . B . Gilbey , J . D . 1437 ... ¦••-J „ T . S . Sarel , 276 ... _ ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . These distinguished brethren having been saluted , Bro . Finch , Prov . J . G . W ., was elected to represent Grand Lodge on the Provincial Charity
Committee , and ten guineas were voted to each of the Masonic Charities . Five guineas were voted to the Railway Servants' Benevolent Association , as some return for the kindness shown towards the brethren in travelling on the lines , and ten guineas were voted to the Cottage Hospital , now in course of erection at Romford . The usual honorarium was voted to the entertaining lodge , and the representatives ol the various lodges on the Charity Committee were accorded votes of thanks for their work during the past year .
It was announced that the Provincial Grand Lodge would . be held next year at Colchester . The Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed . The banquet was partaken of at the Corn Exchange , and our old friend , Bro . Peter Reynolds , of the Golden Lion , certainly outdid himself in catering for the wants and wishes of his numerous guests . Among the other brethren present
were—Brcs . Rev . T . Cochrane , P . G . C . Eng ., P . P . G . C , P . P . S . G . W . ; F . Binckes , P . G . Std . 13 r . Eng ., Sec . R . M . I . B . ; G . Cooper , P . M . 214 , S . G . D . Eng-. ; F . W . Imbert-Terry , P . M . 214 , P . P . S . G . W . ; A . C . Durrant , P . M . 276 , P . P . J . G . W . ; A . Buck , P . M . 453 , P . P . S . G . W . ; F . Wood , P . M . and Treas . 1000 , P . P . S . G . W . ; R . Clowes , P . M . 650 , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . Bell , P . M . 1280 , P . P . J . G . W . ; Rev . W . Morgan Jones , P . M . 697 , P . P . G . C ; H . E . Dehane , P . M . 1543 , P . P . S . G . D . ; K . D . Poppleton , P . M . 433 , P . P . S . G . D . ; F . A . White , P . M . 1437 , P . P . G . Reg . ; E .
West , P . M . 1437 , P . P . S . G . D . Herts ; H . R . Heasman , P . M . 1437 , P . P . J . G . D . ; A . J . Manning , P . M . 1437 , P . P . J . G . D . ; A . J . Dudgeon , P . M . 2006 , P . P . S . G . D . ; I . Corbie , P . M . 453 , P . P . A . G . D . C ; | . Clever , P . M . and Treas . 2005 , P . P . G S . B . ; J . T . Bailey , P . M . 697 , P . P . G . P . ; F . Adlard , P . M . 214 . P . P . A . G . D . C ; Rev . ] . P . Britton , W . M . 433 , P . P . G . C . ; J . Dean , P . M . 433 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; G . A . Eustace , P . M . 1977 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; T . Rix , P . M . 697 , P . P . G . S . B . ; C . Belmont , P . M . 134 ,
P . P . A . G D . C . ; | . J . Turner , P . M . 51 , P . P . G . Org . ; S . H . Ellis , W . M . 1977 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . Grimes , P . M . 51 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; E . R . Ives , P . M . 51 , P . A . G . Sec . ; J . Salmon , P . M . 2077 , P . P . G . Reg . ; F . D . Grayson , W . M . 1734 , P . P . J . G . D . ; I . Taylor , jun ., P . M . 1817 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . Bellsham , P . P . G . P . ; T . S . Sarel , Prov . G . Tyler ; G . L . Wood , W . M . 160 ; J . Ramsey , P . M . 162 ; G . P . Wehlert , P . M . 1969 and 511 ; J . C . Quennell , P . M . 214 ; W . Roe , W . M . 1 543 ; H . Mason , P . M . 013 ; R . J . Naylor , W . M . 700 ; H . P . Clements , W , M , 1237 ; G . Harrison , W . M .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Essex.
51 ; R . H . Scott , P . M . 1799 ; W . De Cean , W . M . 1024 ; G . P . Hazell , W . M . 607 . T . Davey , S . W . 1437 ; H . F . Hardy , I . G . 1437 ; G . Hughes , Sec . 2084 ; R . fe „' nings , J . D . 1437 ; J . Aillin , S . W . 160 ; J . W . Burton , S . D . 1817 ; G . J . Westfiel d J . W . 21 S 4 ; E . J . Chapman , I . G . 615 ; J . P . Allen , S . W . 2063 ; J . Boreham , Ore 1437 ; W . J . Shadrake , S . D . 1437 ; C Hunt , S . D . 299 ; W . Smith , S . W . 2184- T A . Clarkson , S . W . 1457 ; J- C . Hopwood , J . W . 1457 ; C . W . Ker , S . W . 1024 / § . ' Wadham , 2077 ; C . H . Bowmaker , 243 ; J . Garlick , 1017 ; E . C . Wells , 214 ; t ' Spencer , 1437 ; L . Griffith , 1709 ; G . Holsdon , 650 ; C . Subject , 650 ; J . S . Haml
mond , 1437 ; R . W . Mathew , 1437 ; A . H . Pett , 1209 ; G . J . Townsend , 1437 ; H . G . Hobson , 214 ; H . H . Finch , 2005 ; J . H . Sharpe , 1437 ; H . Phillips , 2005 ; T , W . Bokenham , 1962 ; C . D . Parish , 1437 ; H . J . Amphlett , 1511 ; W . Finn , 1 799 ' Saunders , 1457 ; j . C . Carr , 1343 ; G . Little , 1437 ; R . J . Warr , 1437 ; C . R . Copsev ! J . W . Armour , C . Jolly , P . M . 21 S 4 ; and others . Dinner having been negociated satisfactorily ,
The PROV . GRAND MASTER gave the toast of "The Queen and the Craft , " and , in so doing , said , so far as his recollection went , it was always received in every assembly of Freemasons with the greatest enthusiasm and especially that year of all others , when her Most Gracious Majesty had completed the jubilee of her reign over the gieatest empire in the world . ( Cheers . ) The late grand gathering at the Albert Hall proved their loyalty , and therefore , as loyal subjects and good Masons , he asked them to drink the toast with all the enthusiasm it deserved .
The next toast was that of " H . R . H . the Prince of VVales , M . W . G . M . of England . " Again referring to the Albert Hall meeting , the PROV . GRAND MASTER spoke of the admirable manner in which his Royal Hi ghness conducted that meeting , and of the grand results to the Charities , no less than £ 6000 being distributed among the three Institutions—the Boys '
, Girls ' , and Old People—a fact that must have been most gratifying to the Prince , who was a constant and generous supporter of the Charities of the Order . His Royal Highness at every meeting he had attended presided over Grand Lodge with dignity ; he was an excellent speaker , and was in every way the fittest ruler they could have .
The toast was drank with great cheering , the brethren joining in the chorus of "God bless the Prince of Wales" lustily . In giving the toast of " The Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon ; the D . G . M . the Earl of Lathom ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " LORD BROOKE said he knew the toast would be received with the greatest enthusiasm , because it was not onl y in honour of those
excellent men and Masons who gave up their time and undertook onerous service for the public good ; but because they had , in that hall , several good brethren of the province who were also Present and Past Officers of Grand Lodge . ( Cheers . ) The work they took in hand was arduous , but it was carried out to perfection , and he and the brethren present would not be doing their duty if those eminent services were forgotten upon such an
occasion as the present . In Lord Carnarvon they had a Pro G . M . whose love for Masonry was only equalled by the unstinted support he gave it ; they had had him in Essex when he installed his ( Lord Brooke ' s ) lamented predecessor , and knew how admirably he presided upon all occasions , and how eminent his services to Masonry were . Lord Lathom was a personal friend of his ( Lord Brooke ' s ) and they all knew how he was received in
Essex , and how indefatigable he was for the interests of the Craft . They had , as he before observed , several Grand Officers present , and while it would be invidious to mention any particular one , yet he might recal the fact that Bro . Railing had been especially honoured that year , and he had no hesitation in saying that no better selection could have been made of a good , true , and trusty Mason to bestow honour on . ( Loud cheers . ) He coupled the toast with the name of Bro . Cochrane , P . G . Chap .
Bro . COCHRANE , in response , said he felt it a very great honour to respond to the very comprehensive toast so eloquently put by their P . G . M ., because it included among a distinguished circle of Masons several of their own province . They had the hoiun * of welcoming among the ranks of the Past Grand Officers two very excelled and energetic Masons in the person of Bros . Railing and Lucking ; the fi . ct the recipient of Past Grand honours
at the hands of their Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , in Grand Lodge . ( Cheers . ) Then they had in the person of Bro . Cooper a Senior Grand Deacon for the year , than whom no one was better known , or had done better work for the Province of Essex . There was also a very distintinguished Mason and Past Grand Officer present in the person of Bro . F . Binckes , so that he thought he had said enough to show that it was a high
honour their P . G . M . had done him when he coupled the toast with his name . They were Past Grand Officers , and yet not altogether past , for where there were gaps they were ready and willing to stop those gaps . Lords Carnarvon and Lathom were good Masons ; they were like buckets in a well—when one was up the other was down—and always full of interest and goodwill for their Order and its noble Institutions . ( Cheers . ) He cordially thanked them , in the name of the Grand Officers , for their hearty reception of the toast .
Bro . PHILBRICK said the implement of authority was entrusted to him for a short time , and he meant to use that authority by proposing a toast that he knew would be received with the greatest enthusiasm . ft was a toast that was always received in that province with peculiar welcome and peculiar honour , for it was " The Health of their esteemed Prov . Grand Master , Lord Brooke . " ( Loud and continued cheering . ) Had he the
eloquence of Demosthenes , he should still want language to express the esteem , and indeed affection , felt for him , who , as the head of the province , so ably , so courteously , and so genially presided over them , and whose continued and sustained interest in the welfare of the province had brought it to its present proud position among the provinces of the country . Their P . G . M . had in terms they all felt spoken of the admirable way in which
their Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , presided over the deliberation and destinies of Grand Lodge , and they in that province knew the courtesy , care , and judgment , with which every subject affecting its interest was considered by their Grand Master , and he ( Bro . Philbrick ) had no hesitation in saying that Lord Brook thoroughly merited their confidence , and had gained it by the excellence of his rule , and the unbounded
interest he took , not only in every lodge , but every brothes under his rule . ( Loud cheers . ) During Lord Brooke ' s reign over them , notwithstanding times of unexampled distress , the lodges had increased in number , and if their prosperity had been achieved by leaps and bounds , it was built upon such a sure foundation tnat the superstructure would resist all the vicissitudes of time or change , and become a monument of which future
generations of Masons in Essex might well be proud of . ( Great cheering . ) " cencluded a lengthy and forcible address by saying that it was a grand day for Essex , when their Prov . Grand Master was appointed as its head , and long might he live to preside over them , loved and esteemed as he was by every member of it , and whose best wishes were for his continued health ano happiness . ( Loud cheers ) . ., Lord BROOKS , who was received with successive rounds of app lause , sai
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Essex.
afforded him great pleasure to be with them that day , not only because of the numbers present , but because , whenever or wherever Provincial Grand Lodge met , he was always surrounded by most excellent and hard working Masons . He then alluded in feeling terms to the loss the province and the Craft generally had sustained by the death of the late Bro . Joshua Nunn , after whom one of the latest consecrated lodges
in the province had been named , a loss they all deeply regretted . He congratulated himself and them upon the progress the province had made , notwithstanding the great depression existing among the agricultural interests of the county . During the past year two new lodges had been consecrated , the Joshua Nunn and the Royal Victorian Jubilee , nor would he soon forget the great pleasure the consecration of the latter gave him ,
both for the fact of having another good strong lodge added to the provincial roll , and also for the kind hospitality shown by the brethren towards himself and his officers . He then in eloquent terms cautioned them against admitting into their lodges any but of unblemished lives and characters , for the sacredness of a lodge should only be equalled by the sacredness of their homes , and those who were not fit to be admitted to the latter , were
unworthy of a place in the former . ( Loud cheers . ) He was happy to say that the province was doing its duty in the cause of Charity ; for the last four years the contributions to the Boys ' , Girls ' , and Old People combined , amounted to an average of £ gsi- ( Cheers . ) He gave great credit to those brethren who had worked so hard to produce such excellent results , and felt sure that excellent as those results were , they would be surpassed by
the efforts , tha combined efforts of the brethren in the near future . There was an event that had occurred during the past year that affected them most pleasurably , and that was that at the late grand gathering at the Albert Hill , presided over by their Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , ons of their own officers , Bro . Railing , had received at the hands of his Royal Highness the distinguished rank of a P . A . G . D . C . of
the Grand Lodge of England . ( Loud and continued cheers . ) He was veryglad of it , and they were , he felt sure , for a more hard-working brother and P . G . Officer than Bro . Railing did not exist —( cheers)—and he congratulated Bro . Railing and the province upon the honour paid him , and through him reflected on the province . In conclusion , let him express the gratitude of Prov . Grand Lodge to the Liberty of Havering Lodge , for the cordial and
gratifying reception they had that day accorded him , and every member of Provincial Grand Lodge . It was no doubt an honour to entertain Prov . Grand Lodge , but it certainly entailed trouble and expense , and for that he thanked them heartily , and felt sure they would have a pleasant and enjoyable day . The esteemed P . G . M . them resumed his seat amidst ringing cheer ? .
Bro . A . DURRANT , P . M . 276 , was then re-elected P . G . Treasurer for the ninth time , and returned thanks , and then the Prov . Grand Master appointed and invested his office rs as follows : —
Bro . Fred . A . Philbrick , Q . C , G . Reg . of England ... Dep . Prov . G . M ,, Thos . Humphreys , W . M . 1437 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ G . H . Finch , I . P . M . 2005 ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Andrew Durrant , P . M . 276 ( ninth year ) ... Prov . G . Treas . „ E . Shedd , P . M . 2 / 6 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ T . J . Railing , P . A . G . D . C . Eng ., P . M ., Sec . 5 ^ Prov G Sec ,, ( eleventh year ) ... ... ... )
„ G . R . Dawson , I . P . M . 100 ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ H . King , W . M . 1280 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ J . E . Horn , W . M . 1457 •••••••••Prov . G . S . of W „ A . Lucking , P . G . P . Eng ., P . M ., Sec . 100 * . G D of C ,, ( fourteenth year ) ... ,,, ... ) „ W . M . Foxcroft , W . M . 2063 ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ J . R . J . Lightowlers , I . P . M . 1817 ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br
„ C . C . Potter , I . P . M . 1643 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ William Groom , Treas . 650 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ T . W . Noble , Org . 1543 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ R . H . Scott , P . M . 1799 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ J . Fuller , W . M . 1312 ... ... ... Prov . G . Pur ^ t . „ R . J . Warren , P . M . 1437 ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst „ H . Finer , VV . M . 1799 ,, E . J . Acworth , Treas . 2077 „ C . C . Lewis , W . M . 2184 ... ... ... D „„ _ Cf , _
,, Burroughs , P . M . 1437 ... ... ... j " ' „ Beeson , P . M . 1437 ... ... ... I „ G . B . Gilbey , J . D . 1437 ... ¦••-J „ T . S . Sarel , 276 ... _ ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . These distinguished brethren having been saluted , Bro . Finch , Prov . J . G . W ., was elected to represent Grand Lodge on the Provincial Charity
Committee , and ten guineas were voted to each of the Masonic Charities . Five guineas were voted to the Railway Servants' Benevolent Association , as some return for the kindness shown towards the brethren in travelling on the lines , and ten guineas were voted to the Cottage Hospital , now in course of erection at Romford . The usual honorarium was voted to the entertaining lodge , and the representatives ol the various lodges on the Charity Committee were accorded votes of thanks for their work during the past year .
It was announced that the Provincial Grand Lodge would . be held next year at Colchester . The Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed . The banquet was partaken of at the Corn Exchange , and our old friend , Bro . Peter Reynolds , of the Golden Lion , certainly outdid himself in catering for the wants and wishes of his numerous guests . Among the other brethren present
were—Brcs . Rev . T . Cochrane , P . G . C . Eng ., P . P . G . C , P . P . S . G . W . ; F . Binckes , P . G . Std . 13 r . Eng ., Sec . R . M . I . B . ; G . Cooper , P . M . 214 , S . G . D . Eng-. ; F . W . Imbert-Terry , P . M . 214 , P . P . S . G . W . ; A . C . Durrant , P . M . 276 , P . P . J . G . W . ; A . Buck , P . M . 453 , P . P . S . G . W . ; F . Wood , P . M . and Treas . 1000 , P . P . S . G . W . ; R . Clowes , P . M . 650 , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . Bell , P . M . 1280 , P . P . J . G . W . ; Rev . W . Morgan Jones , P . M . 697 , P . P . G . C ; H . E . Dehane , P . M . 1543 , P . P . S . G . D . ; K . D . Poppleton , P . M . 433 , P . P . S . G . D . ; F . A . White , P . M . 1437 , P . P . G . Reg . ; E .
West , P . M . 1437 , P . P . S . G . D . Herts ; H . R . Heasman , P . M . 1437 , P . P . J . G . D . ; A . J . Manning , P . M . 1437 , P . P . J . G . D . ; A . J . Dudgeon , P . M . 2006 , P . P . S . G . D . ; I . Corbie , P . M . 453 , P . P . A . G . D . C ; | . Clever , P . M . and Treas . 2005 , P . P . G S . B . ; J . T . Bailey , P . M . 697 , P . P . G . P . ; F . Adlard , P . M . 214 . P . P . A . G . D . C ; Rev . ] . P . Britton , W . M . 433 , P . P . G . C . ; J . Dean , P . M . 433 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; G . A . Eustace , P . M . 1977 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; T . Rix , P . M . 697 , P . P . G . S . B . ; C . Belmont , P . M . 134 ,
P . P . A . G D . C . ; | . J . Turner , P . M . 51 , P . P . G . Org . ; S . H . Ellis , W . M . 1977 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . Grimes , P . M . 51 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; E . R . Ives , P . M . 51 , P . A . G . Sec . ; J . Salmon , P . M . 2077 , P . P . G . Reg . ; F . D . Grayson , W . M . 1734 , P . P . J . G . D . ; I . Taylor , jun ., P . M . 1817 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . Bellsham , P . P . G . P . ; T . S . Sarel , Prov . G . Tyler ; G . L . Wood , W . M . 160 ; J . Ramsey , P . M . 162 ; G . P . Wehlert , P . M . 1969 and 511 ; J . C . Quennell , P . M . 214 ; W . Roe , W . M . 1 543 ; H . Mason , P . M . 013 ; R . J . Naylor , W . M . 700 ; H . P . Clements , W , M , 1237 ; G . Harrison , W . M .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Essex.
51 ; R . H . Scott , P . M . 1799 ; W . De Cean , W . M . 1024 ; G . P . Hazell , W . M . 607 . T . Davey , S . W . 1437 ; H . F . Hardy , I . G . 1437 ; G . Hughes , Sec . 2084 ; R . fe „' nings , J . D . 1437 ; J . Aillin , S . W . 160 ; J . W . Burton , S . D . 1817 ; G . J . Westfiel d J . W . 21 S 4 ; E . J . Chapman , I . G . 615 ; J . P . Allen , S . W . 2063 ; J . Boreham , Ore 1437 ; W . J . Shadrake , S . D . 1437 ; C Hunt , S . D . 299 ; W . Smith , S . W . 2184- T A . Clarkson , S . W . 1457 ; J- C . Hopwood , J . W . 1457 ; C . W . Ker , S . W . 1024 / § . ' Wadham , 2077 ; C . H . Bowmaker , 243 ; J . Garlick , 1017 ; E . C . Wells , 214 ; t ' Spencer , 1437 ; L . Griffith , 1709 ; G . Holsdon , 650 ; C . Subject , 650 ; J . S . Haml
mond , 1437 ; R . W . Mathew , 1437 ; A . H . Pett , 1209 ; G . J . Townsend , 1437 ; H . G . Hobson , 214 ; H . H . Finch , 2005 ; J . H . Sharpe , 1437 ; H . Phillips , 2005 ; T , W . Bokenham , 1962 ; C . D . Parish , 1437 ; H . J . Amphlett , 1511 ; W . Finn , 1 799 ' Saunders , 1457 ; j . C . Carr , 1343 ; G . Little , 1437 ; R . J . Warr , 1437 ; C . R . Copsev ! J . W . Armour , C . Jolly , P . M . 21 S 4 ; and others . Dinner having been negociated satisfactorily ,
The PROV . GRAND MASTER gave the toast of "The Queen and the Craft , " and , in so doing , said , so far as his recollection went , it was always received in every assembly of Freemasons with the greatest enthusiasm and especially that year of all others , when her Most Gracious Majesty had completed the jubilee of her reign over the gieatest empire in the world . ( Cheers . ) The late grand gathering at the Albert Hall proved their loyalty , and therefore , as loyal subjects and good Masons , he asked them to drink the toast with all the enthusiasm it deserved .
The next toast was that of " H . R . H . the Prince of VVales , M . W . G . M . of England . " Again referring to the Albert Hall meeting , the PROV . GRAND MASTER spoke of the admirable manner in which his Royal Hi ghness conducted that meeting , and of the grand results to the Charities , no less than £ 6000 being distributed among the three Institutions—the Boys '
, Girls ' , and Old People—a fact that must have been most gratifying to the Prince , who was a constant and generous supporter of the Charities of the Order . His Royal Highness at every meeting he had attended presided over Grand Lodge with dignity ; he was an excellent speaker , and was in every way the fittest ruler they could have .
The toast was drank with great cheering , the brethren joining in the chorus of "God bless the Prince of Wales" lustily . In giving the toast of " The Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon ; the D . G . M . the Earl of Lathom ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " LORD BROOKE said he knew the toast would be received with the greatest enthusiasm , because it was not onl y in honour of those
excellent men and Masons who gave up their time and undertook onerous service for the public good ; but because they had , in that hall , several good brethren of the province who were also Present and Past Officers of Grand Lodge . ( Cheers . ) The work they took in hand was arduous , but it was carried out to perfection , and he and the brethren present would not be doing their duty if those eminent services were forgotten upon such an
occasion as the present . In Lord Carnarvon they had a Pro G . M . whose love for Masonry was only equalled by the unstinted support he gave it ; they had had him in Essex when he installed his ( Lord Brooke ' s ) lamented predecessor , and knew how admirably he presided upon all occasions , and how eminent his services to Masonry were . Lord Lathom was a personal friend of his ( Lord Brooke ' s ) and they all knew how he was received in
Essex , and how indefatigable he was for the interests of the Craft . They had , as he before observed , several Grand Officers present , and while it would be invidious to mention any particular one , yet he might recal the fact that Bro . Railing had been especially honoured that year , and he had no hesitation in saying that no better selection could have been made of a good , true , and trusty Mason to bestow honour on . ( Loud cheers . ) He coupled the toast with the name of Bro . Cochrane , P . G . Chap .
Bro . COCHRANE , in response , said he felt it a very great honour to respond to the very comprehensive toast so eloquently put by their P . G . M ., because it included among a distinguished circle of Masons several of their own province . They had the hoiun * of welcoming among the ranks of the Past Grand Officers two very excelled and energetic Masons in the person of Bros . Railing and Lucking ; the fi . ct the recipient of Past Grand honours
at the hands of their Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , in Grand Lodge . ( Cheers . ) Then they had in the person of Bro . Cooper a Senior Grand Deacon for the year , than whom no one was better known , or had done better work for the Province of Essex . There was also a very distintinguished Mason and Past Grand Officer present in the person of Bro . F . Binckes , so that he thought he had said enough to show that it was a high
honour their P . G . M . had done him when he coupled the toast with his name . They were Past Grand Officers , and yet not altogether past , for where there were gaps they were ready and willing to stop those gaps . Lords Carnarvon and Lathom were good Masons ; they were like buckets in a well—when one was up the other was down—and always full of interest and goodwill for their Order and its noble Institutions . ( Cheers . ) He cordially thanked them , in the name of the Grand Officers , for their hearty reception of the toast .
Bro . PHILBRICK said the implement of authority was entrusted to him for a short time , and he meant to use that authority by proposing a toast that he knew would be received with the greatest enthusiasm . ft was a toast that was always received in that province with peculiar welcome and peculiar honour , for it was " The Health of their esteemed Prov . Grand Master , Lord Brooke . " ( Loud and continued cheering . ) Had he the
eloquence of Demosthenes , he should still want language to express the esteem , and indeed affection , felt for him , who , as the head of the province , so ably , so courteously , and so genially presided over them , and whose continued and sustained interest in the welfare of the province had brought it to its present proud position among the provinces of the country . Their P . G . M . had in terms they all felt spoken of the admirable way in which
their Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , presided over the deliberation and destinies of Grand Lodge , and they in that province knew the courtesy , care , and judgment , with which every subject affecting its interest was considered by their Grand Master , and he ( Bro . Philbrick ) had no hesitation in saying that Lord Brook thoroughly merited their confidence , and had gained it by the excellence of his rule , and the unbounded
interest he took , not only in every lodge , but every brothes under his rule . ( Loud cheers . ) During Lord Brooke ' s reign over them , notwithstanding times of unexampled distress , the lodges had increased in number , and if their prosperity had been achieved by leaps and bounds , it was built upon such a sure foundation tnat the superstructure would resist all the vicissitudes of time or change , and become a monument of which future
generations of Masons in Essex might well be proud of . ( Great cheering . ) " cencluded a lengthy and forcible address by saying that it was a grand day for Essex , when their Prov . Grand Master was appointed as its head , and long might he live to preside over them , loved and esteemed as he was by every member of it , and whose best wishes were for his continued health ano happiness . ( Loud cheers ) . ., Lord BROOKS , who was received with successive rounds of app lause , sai