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Lnstallation Of His Royal Highness The Duke Of Connaught As M.W. Grand Master Of England.
the Duke of Connaught , Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , and the other is his brother-in-law , H . R . H . Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia , Protector of the Grand Lodge of Germany . Bro . the Duke of Abercorn , Grand Master of Ireland ,
said : Your Royal Highness and brethren , I thank you most sincerely for the cordial manner in svhich you have just nowreceived my name as Grand Master of Ireland in connection with the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and I beg your Royal Highness to accept our respectful and fraternal greetings on the present occasion , svhich has placed you as Grand Master
of England . I only have to say that sve , as Irish Freemasons , deeply feel the honour svhich has been conferred upon us to-day by being invited to attend this grand ceremonial . It is our one fervent prayer that your Royal Highness may for many years continue to occupy that position which has been conferred upon you to-day as Grand Master of England .
An interesting part of the afternoon ' s proceedings svas the promotion to superior Grand Lodge rank of several eminent brethren , and also to Past Grand rank of a long list of other brethren at home and abroad . Amongst the former svas General Lord Kitchener , svho svas confirmed in the office of
Past District Grand Master of Egypt and the Soudan , on account of the exigencies of military service having prevented his lordship completing the qualifying period of three years . The Lord Mayor ' s promotion to Past Junior Grand Warden was very popular . A singular incident happened , svlien the
name of Bro . the Right Hon . Sir F . G . Milner , M . P ., svas announced as Past Junior Grand W arden . The majority of the brethren present only catching the surname , associated the honour svith Lord Milner , and , in the emotion of the moment , broke into a torrent of applause . On the other
hand , some fesv , knowing how popular Sir Frederick Milner is in Yorkshire , took the demonstration as coming from the brethren of his osvn county . The incident svas a striking illustration of the Poet Campbell's " Magic of a Name . "
THE GRAND MASTER LEAVING THE HALL .
The following is the full list of appointments : — PROMOTIONS . Bro . Lord Kitchener of Khartoum ... P . D . G . M . „ Right Hon . Walter H . Long , M . P . ... P . J . G . W .
,, Frank Green , Lord Mayor ... ... P . f . G . W . „ Col . A . Mordaunt Egerton , C . B . ... P . J . G . W . ,, Frank Richardson ... ... P . D . G . Reg . „ Dr . Arthur W . Orsvin ... ... P . J . G . D . „ Insp .-Gen . Belgrave Ninnis , M . D ., R . N . P . J . G . D .
„ Alfred C . Spaull ... ... ... P . D . G . D . C . „ Robert C . Sudlosv ... ... P . A . G . D . C . „ Charles J . R . Tijou ... ... P . G . St . Br .
PAST GRAND RANK . Bro . The Rt . Hon . Sir F . G . Milner , Bart ., M . P . ... P . J . G . W . „ Most Rev . Dr . Welldon , Primate of India ... ... ... P . G . Chaplain . E . M . UnderdosvnK . C . ... ... P . D . G . Reg .
„ , ,, Lord Ernest Seymour ... ... P . S . G . D . „ Sir John Brunner , Bart ., M . P . ... P . S . G . D . „ Sir E . O . Gibbes , Bart . ( Nesv Zealand ) P . S . G . D . „ Gerald W . E . Loder , M . P . ... P . S . G . D . „ Rear Admiral E . N . Rolfe , C . B . ... P . S . G . D .
„ Col . T . C . P . Galley , R . A . M . C . ( Malta ) P . S . G . D . „ Hon . John Tate ( Bombay ) ... P . S . G . D . „ Col . H . Grier , R . A . M . C . " ( Malta ) ... P . J . G . D . „ Henry J . Sparkes ... ... P . J . G . D . ,, G . Pemberton Leach ... ... P . J . G . D .
,, Percy Harris ... ... ... P . J . G . D „ Capt . F . Stanhope Hanson ... P . J . G . D . „ W Dawes ... ... ... P . J . G . D . ,, John Slyman ... ... ... P . J . G . D . „ Walter Gripper , M . A . ... ... P . D . G . D . C .
,, George Simonds ... ... ... P . A . G . D . C . ,, Alfred J . Thomas ... ... P . A . G . D . C .
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Lnstallation Of His Royal Highness The Duke Of Connaught As M.W. Grand Master Of England.
the Duke of Connaught , Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , and the other is his brother-in-law , H . R . H . Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia , Protector of the Grand Lodge of Germany . Bro . the Duke of Abercorn , Grand Master of Ireland ,
said : Your Royal Highness and brethren , I thank you most sincerely for the cordial manner in svhich you have just nowreceived my name as Grand Master of Ireland in connection with the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and I beg your Royal Highness to accept our respectful and fraternal greetings on the present occasion , svhich has placed you as Grand Master
of England . I only have to say that sve , as Irish Freemasons , deeply feel the honour svhich has been conferred upon us to-day by being invited to attend this grand ceremonial . It is our one fervent prayer that your Royal Highness may for many years continue to occupy that position which has been conferred upon you to-day as Grand Master of England .
An interesting part of the afternoon ' s proceedings svas the promotion to superior Grand Lodge rank of several eminent brethren , and also to Past Grand rank of a long list of other brethren at home and abroad . Amongst the former svas General Lord Kitchener , svho svas confirmed in the office of
Past District Grand Master of Egypt and the Soudan , on account of the exigencies of military service having prevented his lordship completing the qualifying period of three years . The Lord Mayor ' s promotion to Past Junior Grand Warden was very popular . A singular incident happened , svlien the
name of Bro . the Right Hon . Sir F . G . Milner , M . P ., svas announced as Past Junior Grand W arden . The majority of the brethren present only catching the surname , associated the honour svith Lord Milner , and , in the emotion of the moment , broke into a torrent of applause . On the other
hand , some fesv , knowing how popular Sir Frederick Milner is in Yorkshire , took the demonstration as coming from the brethren of his osvn county . The incident svas a striking illustration of the Poet Campbell's " Magic of a Name . "
THE GRAND MASTER LEAVING THE HALL .
The following is the full list of appointments : — PROMOTIONS . Bro . Lord Kitchener of Khartoum ... P . D . G . M . „ Right Hon . Walter H . Long , M . P . ... P . J . G . W .
,, Frank Green , Lord Mayor ... ... P . f . G . W . „ Col . A . Mordaunt Egerton , C . B . ... P . J . G . W . ,, Frank Richardson ... ... P . D . G . Reg . „ Dr . Arthur W . Orsvin ... ... P . J . G . D . „ Insp .-Gen . Belgrave Ninnis , M . D ., R . N . P . J . G . D .
„ Alfred C . Spaull ... ... ... P . D . G . D . C . „ Robert C . Sudlosv ... ... P . A . G . D . C . „ Charles J . R . Tijou ... ... P . G . St . Br .
PAST GRAND RANK . Bro . The Rt . Hon . Sir F . G . Milner , Bart ., M . P . ... P . J . G . W . „ Most Rev . Dr . Welldon , Primate of India ... ... ... P . G . Chaplain . E . M . UnderdosvnK . C . ... ... P . D . G . Reg .
„ , ,, Lord Ernest Seymour ... ... P . S . G . D . „ Sir John Brunner , Bart ., M . P . ... P . S . G . D . „ Sir E . O . Gibbes , Bart . ( Nesv Zealand ) P . S . G . D . „ Gerald W . E . Loder , M . P . ... P . S . G . D . „ Rear Admiral E . N . Rolfe , C . B . ... P . S . G . D .
„ Col . T . C . P . Galley , R . A . M . C . ( Malta ) P . S . G . D . „ Hon . John Tate ( Bombay ) ... P . S . G . D . „ Col . H . Grier , R . A . M . C . " ( Malta ) ... P . J . G . D . „ Henry J . Sparkes ... ... P . J . G . D . ,, G . Pemberton Leach ... ... P . J . G . D .
,, Percy Harris ... ... ... P . J . G . D „ Capt . F . Stanhope Hanson ... P . J . G . D . „ W Dawes ... ... ... P . J . G . D . ,, John Slyman ... ... ... P . J . G . D . „ Walter Gripper , M . A . ... ... P . D . G . D . C .
,, George Simonds ... ... ... P . A . G . D . C . ,, Alfred J . Thomas ... ... P . A . G . D . C .