The New Past Grand Officers.

Herts Charity Association and Board of Finance . In Royal Arch Alasonry he was exalted in the Mount Zion Chajiter , No . 22 , in 1869 . Joined the Gladsmuir Chapter and became Al . E . Z . in 1875 , and afterwards founded the Hertford Chapterof which he was the first Al . E . Z . in 1877 . He is a

, Past Prov . G . Scribe N . and Past Prov . Grand H . of Hertfordshire . Bro . Carter has served eight Stewardships for the Charities , and is a Vice-President of the Benevolent Institution and a Life Governor of both the Boys' and Girls ' Schools .

Bro . Walter Glazier was initiated in Alount Aioriah Lodge , No . 34 , in 1883 , and was installed as Wor . Alaster in 1892 .

BRO . WALTER GLAZIER . —( Mo / o Elite Portrait Co . ) He is a Royal Arch Alason , having been exalted in the United Pilgrim Chapter , No . 507 , in 1885 , and afterwards took part in founding Alount Aioriah Chapter , of which he was Al . E . Z . in 1894 . Bro . Glazier is a Vice-President of

the Boys' School and a Life Governor of the Girls' School and the Benevolent Institution , and has served seven Stewardships . PAST GRAND ORGANIST .

Bro . William H . Stocks was initiated in the St . Clement Danes Lodge , No . 1351 , of which lodge he was Alaster in 1900 . He is Junior Deacon of the Parthenon Lodge , No . 1826 , and Organist of the Enoch Lodge , No . 11 . He was

BRO . WILLIAM II . STOCKS .

exalted in the Whittington Chajiter , No . 862 , and is at jiresent H . of the Alozart Chajiter , No . 1929 . He is Organist of the Shadwell Gierke Rose Croix Chapter , No . 107 , and a member of Grand Lodge ( Edinburgh ) of the Royal Order of Scotland . He was a founder and First Scribe E . of the

Ujiton Chajiter , No . 122 7 , and in July , 1903 , 110 was ajijiointed Organist of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Surrey , and again in June , 1904 .

Consecration Of The Semper Vigilans Lodge, No. 3040.

Consecration of the Semper Vigilans Lodge , No . 3040 .

THE above lodge , which has been founded by members of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries , was consecrated on Monday , June 6 th , at the Frascati Restaurant , Oxford Street , by V . W . Bro . Sir E . Letchworth , F . S . A ., Grand Secretary , assisted by other grand officers and sujijiorted by over ioo brethren .

An eloquent oration was delivered by the Chaplain , which we give verbatim . " The motto of your new lodge ' Semper Vigilans' is one which will commend itself to the Craft as being sjiecially in harmony with the jirecejits and principles of our Order . But first let me premise that

everything else which is good is capable of a bad application . A man may be ever on the watch to see how he can advantage his own jileasures , his own business , his own advancement in life . He thinks only and works only for self , bringing to bear all the faculties and talents of his body

and soul . Self is the foundation on which he builds . The foundation is bad , the work is bad , notwithstanding the fact that he has devoted thereto skill and accuracy .

Consecration Of The Semper Vigilans Lodge, No. 3040.

"On the other hand the motto is applicable to the formation of the highest ideal of life . This was the principle on which our operative fraternity worked in their operative lodge . Each man thought not of self but of the good of mankind in general . His work was done in conformity to the plans of the Architect and was directed by

the Alaster . He did not choose his work , it was alocated as being the work he was best capable of doing , and to the work so alocatecl—forgetting self—he gave closest attention , watching for every ojijiortunity of learning to do it well , and then carrying into effect , with the best ability of his hand

, what he had learned by diligent study , and so building on the best foundation , the glory of God and the good of mankind a superstructure was built jierfect in its jiarts and honourable , because each individual worker , from the highest to the lowest , had had no self-seeking or self-interest

in the work . " The special community out of which this new lodge is founded may with advantage specially take to itself the