Order Of The Temple.

Order of the Temple .

Consecration of the Jfing Sdward VII . Preceptory by the Sari of Suston , < 9 . 0 . cJ .

A VERY auspicious event in the annals of Knights Templary Avas celebrated at Mark Mason' Hall , on Thursday , 8 th May-, when the King Edward VII . Preceptory—so called by special permission obtained from the Grand Master—Avas inaugurated , and Knight Imre Kiralfy installed as its ist Preceptor . The Most Eminent and

Supreme Grand Master , the Earl of Euston , G . C . T ., by- AA-hom the ceremony Avas most impressively performed , Avas assisted by the Rev . C . E . L . Wright , Prelate ; R . Clowes , K . C . T ., ist Constable ; Major C . W . Carrell , K . C . T ., 2 nd Constable ; C . F . Matier , G . C . T ., G . Vice-Chancellor ; C . Belton , G . C . T .,

Marshal ; and T . P . Dorman , K . C . T ., Capain of Guards . The officers having been appointed and the other business of the preceptory transacted , the companions , forty-nine in number , dined together at Freemasons' Tavern . After the usual loyal toasts had been honoured , Knight

Imre Kiralfy proposed the toast of "The Most Eminent and Supreme Grand Master , the Earl of Euston , " whom they 7 were very proud to have as their Consecrating Officer that ¦ evening . He had great pleasure in announcing to him that he and his assistant Consecrating Officers had been elected "honorary members of the preceptory , and he hoped that it -would not be by any means the last time on which the preceptory would be their hosts .

In responding to the toast , the M . E . Grand Master , the Earl of Euston , thanked them for the heartiness SIIOAVII in receiving the toast which had been so kindly proposed by E . Knight Imre Kiralfy . It afforded him great pleasure to -consecrate that preceptory , for when he had heard the Eminent Preceptor Avas supported by thirty-six other

brethren , he felt it AA-as bound to succeed . He hoped he ¦ should be spared to see its success . He would propose ¦ " The Health of their Eminent Preceptor , E . Knight Imre Kiralfy , " to Avhose unfailing energy he Avas sure the success of the Preceptory was due . He had known Knight Kiralfy

for many years , and he knew that he Avould be the man to p lace their preceptory in the front rank of the Knight Templar preceptories . In returning thanks for the toast , E . Knight Kiralfy said that he believed the higher in Masonry one went the shorter

Hie speeches became , and that this in itself should be an incentive to higher work . He thanked them all , and would call on the Great Chancellor , E . Knight Strachan , to propose a toast .

V . E . Knight Strachan said that from the very earliest times of the Crusaders—of whom they might say among themselves , whatever the public might say , they were the true descendents—there were preceptories . Many preceptories joined together in what were called encampments . It mig ht be interesting to know that there were in the

British Isles similar ruling bodies to the Great Priory of England , one in Scotland and the other in Ireland . They had with them that evening two V . E . Knights from the ¦ diaper General of Scotland . The toast he would , therefore , propose , would be that of " The Chapter General of Scotland ,

coupled with the name of Eminent Brother Mackersy , Grand Commander of the Temple in Scotland , and Great Registrar and Treasurer of the Chapter General— ' the Motor Car , ' or he should have said , 'the Matier' of the whole thing in that country—and the name of their very worthy and

¦ distinguished Knight Martin Hardie , " who , in addition to being a K . C . T . in the Order , was a very distinguished artist across the border , being , he believed , an R . A . in Scotland . V . E . Knight Mackersy , in reply , said he was so often amongst the brethren in London that it became difficult to him to discover to which body he belonged , the English or

Scotch , lhere might be some difference in the working of the Degrees in the IAVO countries , but they were both alike in being made as perfect as possible . They were often privileged to entertain Lord Euston across the border . He hoped that as years went by the Order would greatly increase in both England and Scotland .

E . Knight Martin Hardie also briefly replied . V . E . Knight Matier said he had been called on to propose the health of the brethren who that ni ght had been introduced into the Order , who , he trusted , would unite in promoting the honour and prosperity of the Order of the Temple . He hoped the new knights companions would

seriously ^ study the ceremony performed that evening , Avhen he felt sure they could not fail to be impressed . Knight Albert E . Kiralfy thanked them on behalf of the candidates for the pleasure that had that evening been afforded them . They were especially fortunate in being so

auspiciously admitted into the Order , and in having witnessed the ceremony performed by such distinguished exemplars as Avere then present . The Eminent Preceptor next proposed "The Health of the Officers , " which Avas responded to by E . Knight

A . J . Thomas , ist Constable , who said he hoped that because they had started with a good number they would not take success for granted , but would take a real interest in the work of the preceptory .

E . Knight Thomas Fraser , 2 nd Constable , believed that all the officers would give their warmest support to their Eminent Preceptor in carrying on the work so auspiciously begun that evening . Knight W . O . Welsford , Registrar , expressed his sincere gratification at the result of the evening ' s proceedings ,

which had been the outcome of hard work and anxiety in their preparation , but which had been crowned with ultimate success .

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We heartily congratulate Bro . James Stephens on his unanimous election as Treasurer of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , in the room of the late lamented Bro . J . A . Farnfield . A more ardent Mason or a more generous supporter of its Charities than Bro . Stephens does not exist within the Metropolitan area .

? The excellent portrait , which appeared in our last issue , of the Founders of Ihe SI . Catherine ' s Park I _ , odge 'was from a photograph by the Elite Portrait Company .

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