Consecration Of The Golden Square Lodge, No. 2857.

the lodge upon its Secretary , Bro . Duffy ; he had had several interviews with him ; his heart seemed thoroughly in his task ; and he was sure that his enthusiastic and able services had tended very much to the success which had attended the foundation of the lodge .

The toast of " The W . AI . " was proposed by Bro . W . J . Wall , P . AI ., and was heartily received . The W . AI ., replying , thanked the founders for honour clone him in his selection as first Alaster . In proposing the toast of "The Visitors , " who numbered nearly seventy ,

the W . AI . coupled it with the name of Bro . W . Cleghorn . In reply , Bro . Cleghorn expressed his confidence that the lodge would be a complete success , as it had all the elements of it , and a first-class Secretary . They could not

have a better model of work to copy than that they had just seen in the consecration ceremony . In replying to the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary , " Bro . Duffy said that the hearty appreciation expressed by the founders and visitors of his labours , and

the success which had attended them , was sufficient compensation for whatever he had clone , but he had no wish to take all credit to himself , to Bro . W . Pearson they were indebted for the happy thought of naming" the lodge the " Golden Square , " and to Bro . R . Sandland for the

design of the beautiful founder ' s jewel they were wearing . The S . W . and J . W . returned thanks for the toast of "The Officers , " and an enjoyable evening was brought to a close .

Death Of Bro. Lord Wantage, V.C.

Death of Bro . Lord Wantage , V. C.

The death of Bro . Lord Wantage , V . C ., Prov . G . AI . Berks ., removes from the world a man of mark , who was at once an active representative of present interests and

TIIF LATK UliO . LOUD WAXTAOK .

an interesting link with the past . As Col . Lloyd Lindsay , his name will always be associated with the volunteer movement , in which he not only took a leading part at its birth , but continued to maintain an interest in to the present time . In 18 9 8 he was chosen to lill the position of Prov . G . Alaster of Berkshire which had remained vacant since the death in 18 92

of the Duke of Clarence , the first Grand Alaster of the province after the division of Berks , and Bucks , into two provinces . Lord Wantage served with distinction throughout the Crimean War , as Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief . Honours fell to him fast , for not only did he receive the much coveted

Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery in the field , but he received the Crimean medal with four clasps , the first-class Turkish medal , and was also made a Commander of the Legion

of Honour . Later he became Equerry to the King when Prince of Wales , Financial Secretary to the War Office , Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire , Brigadier-General Commanding the Home Counties Infantry Volunteer Brigade , Lieut .-Col . Commanding the Honourable Artillery Company of London , and Commander of the First Volunteer Battalion

of the Princess Charlotte of Wales's Regiment , and for twenty years he represented Berkshire in the House of Commons . In the world of science Lord Wantage was a prominent figure . He was a fellow of the Royal Society , a

Past-President of the Astronomical Society , and the founder of one of the finest and best equipped observatories in the world—that of Danceht . He became a member of the Craft in i 860 , and in 1891 was appointed Senior Grand Warden .

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