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Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire .
1 FREEMASONS of West Yorkshire assembled in con-H siderable numbers at the Mansion House , Doncaster , on the 25 th October , on the occasion of the half-yearly meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge . The meeting was under the banner of St . George's Lodge , No . 242 , of which the Mayor of Doncaster , Councillor George Smith , is Worshipful
Master during the present year . Lord Allerton , Provincial Grand Master , presided , supported by a large number of past and present provincial officers , including W . Bro . Richard Wilson , D . P . G . M ., W . Bro . Henry Smith , P . D . P . G . M ., and W . Bros . John H . Whadcoat , J . P ., P . G . D ., and J . E .
Fawcett , Provincial Grand Wardens . In his address to the brethren , Lord Allerton said they were glad to again meet in Doncaster , where they last assembled ten years ago . There were a great many ties personally between Doncaster and himself , and therefore , he had a special sense of satisfaction that their meeting should
be held 111 the town . Doncaster had long been associated with freemasonry . St . George ' s Lodge , under whose banner they were met , was founded in 17 S 0 , and had the distinction of celebrating its centenary in 1880 . This was the tenth time Provincial Grand Lodge had accepted its hospitality . The last occasion was one of considerable interest , since
they were then called upon to accept the resignation of Bro . Henry Smith , whom they were happy to congratulate on his attendance at the present meeting , looking younger than ever . The records showed that in 1827 the Provincial Grand Master , with the assistance of the brethren of St .
George ' s Lodge , laid the foundation stone of that very beautiful church , Christ Church . The lodge gave the initiative ( o the movement which led to the establishment of Sunday schools in the town , and to a movement for the enlargement of the Parish Churchyard . In 18 47 , Sir William Bryant Cooke , Bart ., the acting W . M ., assisted by the Mayor ind Corporation , laid the foundation stone of the new Market
Hall . The lodge had had the honour of having as W . M . quite a considerable number of citizens who had filled the office of Mayor , but this was the first lime an individual had filled at once the dual positions of Mayor of the borough and Master of the lodge , and he congratulated Bro . Smith on the honours which he had attained , the more heartily as he
learned that he was also celebrating this year his silver wedding . Lord Allerton proceeded to allude to the removals which death had occasioned among prominent members of the province during the year , sympathetically mentioning the death of Bro . H . J . Garnett , for a long period a prominent
figure at all Masonic gatherings within the province . Sheffield Masonry would feel his loss greatly , and Provincial Grand Lodge shared his loss with the brethren of that city . Lord Allerton congratulated the province and the Charity Committee upon the enormous success which had attended the effort to augment the West Yorkshire Benevolent and
Educational Fund . Thanks to the generosity of the brethren , and the care exercired by the committee , there was the prospect of placing the fund upon a basis which would make it of the greatest possible service to the province . Of the £ 7 , 500 which it was originally proposed to raise , more than £ 5 000 had already been paid in , and there was now in
, contemplation a proposal to increase the sum to £ 10 , 000 . The brethren had the satisfaction of knowing that every shilling subscribed went direct to the object for which it was intended , the voluntary work done reducing expenses to a minimum . In conclusion , Lord Allerton expressed the
obligation of Provincial Grand Lodge to the Mayor and Corporation of Doncaster for the use of the Mansion House . On behalf of St . Leonard ' s Lodge , No . 2 , 26 3 , Bro . C . H . Smith , W . M ., invited Provincial Grand Lodge to meet under the banner of that lodge in Sheffield on the occasion of the annual meeting in April next . Lord Allerton promised that the invitation should receive consideration .
The St. Bride Lodge, No. 2817.
The St . Bride Lodge , No . 2817 .
r pHE St . Bride Lodge , No . 2817 , which was consecrated J [ in 1900 , with Bro . C . J . Drummond as its first Worshipful Master , held its sixth installation recently at the Hotel Cecil , Bro . Alderman Sir George Truscott , W . M ., presiding . There was a large company present . After the reading of the minutes \ V . Bro . Sir Edward
, Letchworth , Grand Secretary , who consecrated the lodge in 1900 , was next requested by the Worshipful Master to perform the ceremony of installation . Thereupon he assumed the chair , and , on the presentation to him of Bro . Alderman Vaughan Morgan , elected as Worshipful Master on April 3 rd , duly
installed the Past Grand Treasurer and Worshipful Masterelect as the Master of the lodge for the year ensuing . Bro . Sir George Truscott was invested as the Immediate Past Master , and the officers of the lodge were duly appointed and invested at the subsequent banquet .
The Worshipful Master proposed the toast of " His Majesty the King , " and that of " The Most Worshipful Grand Master , ( he Duke of Connaught . " The toast of "The Pro Grand Master , etc ., " was responded to by Bro . Major H . Vane-Stow , P . Dep . G . S . B ., who referred particularly to the pleasure he experienced in finding
that the brethren of the St . Bride Lodge had chosen the Lord Mayor-elect as the Master during the coming year . He had much satisfaction in responding to the toast of the Grand Officers of the Lodge , because , as a working Grand Officer , he took a great interest in Masonic work ; and their lodge ,
of which he was an original member , had , frcm the lime that Bro . Drummond was its first Master , always been famous for the correctness with which it did its work . He wished it a long career of usefulness , and its present Master a happy and prosperous year of office .
Bro . Sir George Truscott , I . P . M ., proposed the ( oast of " The Worshipful Master , " saying that there was no one present who would not be delighted to propose the health of the new chief . The members of the St . Bride Lodge were proud that they had the Lord Mayor-elect as ( he Worshipful Master . They rejoiced that he was among them , and most
heartily congratulated lum upon the high position to which he had attained . In proposing the Worshipful Master ' s health , and feeling the great privilege and honour of doing so , he expressed , on the brethren ' s behalf , the fervent prayer that the Almighty would preserve him during the coming year in health and strength to perform the many duties which would
fall to his lot . In the Lord Mayor-elect they had exactly ( he chief required—an experienced Craftsman , a gentleman who had been a very active member of the Masonic bod } -, and one whotcok a great interest in charity . Those were qualities which gave them every reason for drinking heartily the toast
of his health . They wished him a happy year as Lord Mayor , and a happy year as Worshipful Master of the St . Bride Lodge . The Lord Mayor-elect , in responding , referred briefly to the friendship that had existed between the late Sir Francis
Truscott and himself , and to the happiness that friendship was to him for many years . In conclusion , he warmly thanked the brethren for having elected him to the high and distinguished position of Worshipful Master .
Bro . Alderman Sir Thomas Vezey Strong proposed "The Visitors , " and Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Smallman and Bro , Sheriff Bowater , C . C ., were the principal respondents . The toast of "The Past Masters " was accompanied by the presentation of a Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . Sir George Truscott as a souvenir of his year of office .
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire .
1 FREEMASONS of West Yorkshire assembled in con-H siderable numbers at the Mansion House , Doncaster , on the 25 th October , on the occasion of the half-yearly meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge . The meeting was under the banner of St . George's Lodge , No . 242 , of which the Mayor of Doncaster , Councillor George Smith , is Worshipful
Master during the present year . Lord Allerton , Provincial Grand Master , presided , supported by a large number of past and present provincial officers , including W . Bro . Richard Wilson , D . P . G . M ., W . Bro . Henry Smith , P . D . P . G . M ., and W . Bros . John H . Whadcoat , J . P ., P . G . D ., and J . E .
Fawcett , Provincial Grand Wardens . In his address to the brethren , Lord Allerton said they were glad to again meet in Doncaster , where they last assembled ten years ago . There were a great many ties personally between Doncaster and himself , and therefore , he had a special sense of satisfaction that their meeting should
be held 111 the town . Doncaster had long been associated with freemasonry . St . George ' s Lodge , under whose banner they were met , was founded in 17 S 0 , and had the distinction of celebrating its centenary in 1880 . This was the tenth time Provincial Grand Lodge had accepted its hospitality . The last occasion was one of considerable interest , since
they were then called upon to accept the resignation of Bro . Henry Smith , whom they were happy to congratulate on his attendance at the present meeting , looking younger than ever . The records showed that in 1827 the Provincial Grand Master , with the assistance of the brethren of St .
George ' s Lodge , laid the foundation stone of that very beautiful church , Christ Church . The lodge gave the initiative ( o the movement which led to the establishment of Sunday schools in the town , and to a movement for the enlargement of the Parish Churchyard . In 18 47 , Sir William Bryant Cooke , Bart ., the acting W . M ., assisted by the Mayor ind Corporation , laid the foundation stone of the new Market
Hall . The lodge had had the honour of having as W . M . quite a considerable number of citizens who had filled the office of Mayor , but this was the first lime an individual had filled at once the dual positions of Mayor of the borough and Master of the lodge , and he congratulated Bro . Smith on the honours which he had attained , the more heartily as he
learned that he was also celebrating this year his silver wedding . Lord Allerton proceeded to allude to the removals which death had occasioned among prominent members of the province during the year , sympathetically mentioning the death of Bro . H . J . Garnett , for a long period a prominent
figure at all Masonic gatherings within the province . Sheffield Masonry would feel his loss greatly , and Provincial Grand Lodge shared his loss with the brethren of that city . Lord Allerton congratulated the province and the Charity Committee upon the enormous success which had attended the effort to augment the West Yorkshire Benevolent and
Educational Fund . Thanks to the generosity of the brethren , and the care exercired by the committee , there was the prospect of placing the fund upon a basis which would make it of the greatest possible service to the province . Of the £ 7 , 500 which it was originally proposed to raise , more than £ 5 000 had already been paid in , and there was now in
, contemplation a proposal to increase the sum to £ 10 , 000 . The brethren had the satisfaction of knowing that every shilling subscribed went direct to the object for which it was intended , the voluntary work done reducing expenses to a minimum . In conclusion , Lord Allerton expressed the
obligation of Provincial Grand Lodge to the Mayor and Corporation of Doncaster for the use of the Mansion House . On behalf of St . Leonard ' s Lodge , No . 2 , 26 3 , Bro . C . H . Smith , W . M ., invited Provincial Grand Lodge to meet under the banner of that lodge in Sheffield on the occasion of the annual meeting in April next . Lord Allerton promised that the invitation should receive consideration .
The St. Bride Lodge, No. 2817.
The St . Bride Lodge , No . 2817 .
r pHE St . Bride Lodge , No . 2817 , which was consecrated J [ in 1900 , with Bro . C . J . Drummond as its first Worshipful Master , held its sixth installation recently at the Hotel Cecil , Bro . Alderman Sir George Truscott , W . M ., presiding . There was a large company present . After the reading of the minutes \ V . Bro . Sir Edward
, Letchworth , Grand Secretary , who consecrated the lodge in 1900 , was next requested by the Worshipful Master to perform the ceremony of installation . Thereupon he assumed the chair , and , on the presentation to him of Bro . Alderman Vaughan Morgan , elected as Worshipful Master on April 3 rd , duly
installed the Past Grand Treasurer and Worshipful Masterelect as the Master of the lodge for the year ensuing . Bro . Sir George Truscott was invested as the Immediate Past Master , and the officers of the lodge were duly appointed and invested at the subsequent banquet .
The Worshipful Master proposed the toast of " His Majesty the King , " and that of " The Most Worshipful Grand Master , ( he Duke of Connaught . " The toast of "The Pro Grand Master , etc ., " was responded to by Bro . Major H . Vane-Stow , P . Dep . G . S . B ., who referred particularly to the pleasure he experienced in finding
that the brethren of the St . Bride Lodge had chosen the Lord Mayor-elect as the Master during the coming year . He had much satisfaction in responding to the toast of the Grand Officers of the Lodge , because , as a working Grand Officer , he took a great interest in Masonic work ; and their lodge ,
of which he was an original member , had , frcm the lime that Bro . Drummond was its first Master , always been famous for the correctness with which it did its work . He wished it a long career of usefulness , and its present Master a happy and prosperous year of office .
Bro . Sir George Truscott , I . P . M ., proposed the ( oast of " The Worshipful Master , " saying that there was no one present who would not be delighted to propose the health of the new chief . The members of the St . Bride Lodge were proud that they had the Lord Mayor-elect as ( he Worshipful Master . They rejoiced that he was among them , and most
heartily congratulated lum upon the high position to which he had attained . In proposing the Worshipful Master ' s health , and feeling the great privilege and honour of doing so , he expressed , on the brethren ' s behalf , the fervent prayer that the Almighty would preserve him during the coming year in health and strength to perform the many duties which would
fall to his lot . In the Lord Mayor-elect they had exactly ( he chief required—an experienced Craftsman , a gentleman who had been a very active member of the Masonic bod } -, and one whotcok a great interest in charity . Those were qualities which gave them every reason for drinking heartily the toast
of his health . They wished him a happy year as Lord Mayor , and a happy year as Worshipful Master of the St . Bride Lodge . The Lord Mayor-elect , in responding , referred briefly to the friendship that had existed between the late Sir Francis
Truscott and himself , and to the happiness that friendship was to him for many years . In conclusion , he warmly thanked the brethren for having elected him to the high and distinguished position of Worshipful Master .
Bro . Alderman Sir Thomas Vezey Strong proposed "The Visitors , " and Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Smallman and Bro , Sheriff Bowater , C . C ., were the principal respondents . The toast of "The Past Masters " was accompanied by the presentation of a Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . Sir George Truscott as a souvenir of his year of office .