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considered a matter of interest , the homes we have lived in , the palace we possess , and the man who steers the ship . To begin with the man—Few who know Brother Charles Fitzgerald Matier , the Grand Secretary of Mark Master Masons , fail to be impressed with his personality . Genial and generous-minded , he seizes one ' s affection

almost tit lirst meeting , holds one ' s respect on closer knowledge , and proves himself a life-long friend to those who share his intimate acquaintance . What Brother Matier does not know of the laws , customs , history , and ritual of Freemasonry in till its varied phases and

degrees is not worth the labour of seeking out , and when one adds to that a full-minded knowledge of the world tts it is , and a kindly forbearance in his dealings with his kind , it becomes engraven on one's mind that the present Grand

Secretary of Mark Master Masons is the right man in the right place . Out of the long list of Grand Officers who have worked in the past for the Mark Degree or who to-day are doing yeoman service for its success , it would be almost invidious to make distinction or to draw conclusions , but there is one

who in every sense stands head and shoulders above his fellows , and of him mention must be made . Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston has done more than almost any of his predecessors to push forward the interests of the Degree . By his untiring energy in the execution of his work in

Masonry and his gracious attitude to those with whom that work may have brought him into contact , he has endeared himself to all , and in his position as Pro Grand Master , has built up a reputation second to none . He is a born ruler of men and well may we leave it there .

Previous to its removal to its present palatial abode , the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons was housed in a somewhat dingy dwelling on the south side of Red Lion Square , and there it was that Bro . Matier lirst put shoulder to the wheel as Grand Secretary . At that time the present Grand Lodge building was known as Bacon ' s Hotel , one of

those old fashioned hostelries of the class of Wood's or Ridler ' s , which tire so ftist fading from the face of London life . The transformation of Bacon's Hotel into the Grand

THE HOARD ItOOM .

Lodge of Mark Master Masons was undertaken by two prominent members of Grand Lodge—Bro . R . Berridge , tit that time G . D . C , who is still with us , and Bro . Chas . Henry Driver , G . I . of Works , who only lately left us to mourn his loss . To their initiative and design is due the stately pile known to-day tts " Mark Masons' Hall . " Situated in Great

H . W . ] JRO . Ii . LOVELAND LOVELAND , P . G . W ., PRESIDENT GKNEllAL BOARD . Queen Street on the southern side , it is approached by ti broad flight of steps leading to a doorway decorated with the insignia of the Mark Mason . At the right , on entering , is the office given up to the government of the Knights