Directors Of Ceremonies.

attendance of another of that class , who are too apt to fall off after passing the chair , having nothing to do . There is , too , this to be considered , in appointing a Past Master—that he can officiate throughout the installation , Avhich a AVorshipful Master cannot . AVhen the Provincial Grand Lodge meets in a town , there will , with such an officer , be a chance of its being properly received , with no fear of the Lodge showing slovenly work in the presence of the assembled critics of the province . It will verv Avell be seen that what we have here described will

tend very materially to the realization of what every enli ghtened Mason so zealously desires , and is now aiming at—ancl that is , good ivorking ; but it will not end in the local Lodge , for throughout every province there will be several Lodges , each having its competent Master of Ceremonies ; ancl the result will be this , that instead of the offices of Grand Director of Ceremonies and Assist . Grand Director of

Ceremonies going by chance , that the provincial purple may be given to some one for whom a corner must be found , the office ivould go , as a reward , to the Master of Ceremonies , ancl thus a Past Master would obtain another title to the purple by ivorking . The Master of Ceremonies ivould thereby become a desirable office , as one leading assuredly to the ' purple . On passing the provincial dignity

the Director of Ceremonies would in most cases , if he had ivorlted well in his Lodge , haA'e a jewel presented , to him by his Brethren , ancl this would become a convenient period for resigning the office , and giving a reward to another aspirant Past Master , while the Past Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies ivould still attend , witli tho prospect of the Lodge Treasurersliip .

The first provincial step for the Master of Ceremonies should be Provincial Assist . Grand Director of Ceremonies , the next year Provincial Grancl Director of Ceremonies ; he should then retire . In the first year the junior AVOUM get his training , ancl the next could take the principal part , but it is not desirable , as now , in some good ivorking provinces , to keep either Grand Director of Ceremonies or

Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies as a permanent officer ; for with Avell trained men of the class Ave have described , competency for the discharge of the duties Avould always be found . It is desirable the Grand Director of Ceremonies should yearly retire , in order to offer a clue reward and stimulus to the local officers , who , in five or seven years , Avould have an assurance of the purple in most provinces . In case of need they ivould have the counsel ancl help of the Past Provincial Grancl Director of Ceremonies .

It may occasionally happen iu a Lodge that it is not desirable to appoint a P . M ., when a well-instructed Brother may be found ; or the duties may be discharged by some other officer , as the Treasurer or Secretary , for instance , but this is not desirable . In some Lodges of Instruction , the office is the first in the list below tho Tyler , strangely enough ; but the occupant of it does nothing , ancl learns nothing , and stops aivay perhaps till he gets an