The New Past Grand Officers.

The New Past Grand Officers .

PAST GRAND CHAPLAIN- . Bro . the Rev . Aug . Jackson , ALA ., was initiated in the Freedom Lodge , No . 77 , Gravesend , in 1886 , and joined the Erasmus Wilson Lodge , No . 146 4 , in 18 95 , becoming W . Alaster of the former iu 1892 , and of the latter in 18 9 6 . He is also a Past Provincial Grand Officer of Kent , having

BRO . THE . REV . AUGUSTUS JACKSON . served as G . Chaplain in 18 93 . In the order of the Royal Arch he was exalted in the High Cross Chajiter , No . 829 , in 1895 , and was installed as Al . E . Z . in 1900 . Bro . Jackson is

a Life Governor of the three Institutions , and has served three Stewardships . PAST SENIOR GRAND DEACONS . Bro . Sir T . Brooke-Hitching , who for several years has occujiied many public offices , and who during the jiast year

BRO . SIR THOMAS BROOKE-HITCHING .

has filled one of the highest positions in the City of London , that of High Sheriff , has yet been able to devote no small jiortion of his time to Alasonry . He was initiated in the Chaucer Lodge , No . 1540 , and subsequently joined the Chine Lodge , No . 188 4 ; the Guildhall School of Music Lodge ,

No . 2454 ; the London School Board Lodge , No . 2611 ; the Asylums Board Lodge , No . 2842 ; the Grand Masters ' Lodge , No . 1 ; and the United Wards' Lodge , No . 2987 , of which latter he was a founder and the first Alaster . He is also a Past Alaster of the Chaucer Lodge . He was exalted

in the Chaucer Chapter , No . 1540 , in 1892 , and was installed as First Princijial in 18 9 S . Sir Simeon N . L . Stewart , Bart ., was initiated in the Ajiollo University Lodge , No . 357 just twenty-one years

, ago , and after leaving the University joined the 5 th Dragoon Guards Lodge ( Irish Constitution ) in 1888 . In 1903 he joined the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 2 , and was nominated to represent that lodge on the Board of Grand Stewards , of which he was elected President .

PAST ASSISTANT GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . Bro . Sjiencer W . Morris was initiated in the London Rifle Brigade Lodge , No . 1962 , in 1882 , and joined St . Andrew ' s Lodge , No . 231 , in 188 9 , and the Shakespear Lodge , No . 99 , in 18 9 8 , and has filled the Master ' s chair in

Vferringleit . BRO . SPENCER W . MORRIS . each , and in the latter lodge two years , viz ., in 1901 and

1902 . In 1902 he was nominated to represent his lodge as Grand Steward , and on his appointment was elected President of the Board . Bro . Spencer Morris was exalted in Royal Arch Alasonry in the Bayard Chapter , No . 1615 , and became First Princijial in 18 99 . He is also a member of the Prince

of Wales' Chapter , No . 259 . He is a Vice-Patron of the Girls' School , a Vice-President of both the Boys' School and the Benevolent Institution , and has served altogether twenty Stewardships . PAST DEPUTY GRAND SWORD BEARER .

Bro . Francis G . Swinden , who succeeded Bro . Geo . Beech as Provincial Grand Secretary of Warwickshire on that brother ' s appointment as Deputy Prov . Grand Alaster , was