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invested with the collars and badges of the offices to which they had been appointed for the ensuing vear : — Bros . G . Snow , W . M . 829 , Prov . S . G . W . ; M . A . Troughton , W . M . 77 , Prov . J . G . W . ; B . Thorpe , re-elected Prov . G . Treas . ; W . Delves , W . M . 874 , Prov . G . Reg . ; E . Wates , re-appointed Prov . G . Sec . ; G . F . Busbridge 1063 Prov . G . Assist . Sec .: J .
, ,, Grundy , W . JI . 503 , Prov . S . G . D . ; W . L . Earnshaw , JV . JI . 558 , Pi-ov . J . G . D . ; P . Harvey , AV . JI . 299 , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; A . Tapps , P . M . 913 , Prov . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; T . Schmidt , W . M . 127 , Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; W . Bridge , W . JI . 429 , Prov . G . Org . ; Carl Lieberman , 1 , 089 , Prov . G . S . I 3- ; T . K . E ' verist , W . JI . 20 , Prov . G . Purst . ; and the following as Prov . G : Stewards , Bros . A . Kingsnorth , W . JI . 709 ; C . D . BaileA ' ,
P : JI . 125 ; A . Dorrett , S . W . 1 , 050 : R . P . Atkins , J . W . 829 ; JR . Blake , J . W . 972 ; and T . Fox , P . J . W . 199 . The lodge ivas then adjourned , and the brethren forming in procession , headed hy the band of the Sth Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers , inarched to the parish church . The service was choral , the Rev . P . Eaton intoning the prayers . An appropriate Mhsonic hymn ( composed bJ . C . Batemanof Folkestone ) was
y , sung before the sermon , which was preached by the Rev . W . A . Hill , M . A ., of St- Peter's Church , Maidstone , who took his text from 1 st John , iv ., 11 . Tho collection at the doors of the church amounted to £ 15 , to he divided between the National Schools of the parish and the JIasonie Boys' School . Tho procession then re-formed , and marched back to the lodgeroomAA-hon tho remainder of tho business was transactedand
, , tho Prov . Grand Lodgo closed . Tho banquet ivas served in tho Town Hall , Avhich had boon beautifully decorated for tho occasion , under tho caro of tho committee , and presented a very pleasing effect . A groat many ladios had been admitted to tho gallery by tickets , ivhcnco thoy watchod tho proceedings with groat interest . Grace before moat ¦ was said bthe Prov . G . Chap . and dinner being ovorNon nobis
y , , , Domino , n-as sung . Tho R . W . D . Prov . G . JI ., Bro . W . F . Dobson , presided , supported on his loft by tho Prov . G . Chap ., and on his right by tho Prov . S . G . W ., Bro . G . Snow . Tho R . W . D . Prov . G . JI . gave tho first toast , " Tho Queen aud tho Craft . " Freemasons owed a double allegiance—while paying allegiance to tho Craft , thov ivere still loval to that ladv who so
worthily lillod tho throne . " God Save tho Queen" by tho professional singers engaged—Messrs . Fielding , Jlontom Smith , and Winn . Tho D . Prov . G . Master next gave , " Tho Prince and Princess of Wales and tho rest of the Royal Family . " Song— " Angols listen when sho speaks . " Tho JK . W . D . Prov . G . JI . then proposed " Tho Health of tho M . W . Grand Master of Englandtho Right Hontho Earl of
, . Zetland , " ivho had boon unanimously called to that office for tho past twenty-five years , AA'hich was a com-incing proof of his complete fitness . "The healths of tho Earl do Grey and Ripon , R . W . D . G . JI ., and th ' o rest of tho Grand Officers , " next followed . Tho D . G . JIaster then gave , "Tho M . W . Prov . Grand JIaster , Viscount Holmesdale . " Every year showed that his appointment
was a good one . This was tho first year ho had neglected to bo present at tho provincial festival , out tho commands of her Majesty wore more imperious than thoso of tho Craft . Bro . Harvey Boys , of Margate , P . Prov . S . G . W ., proposed " The health of tho chairman , tho R . W . D . Prov . G . Master , Bro . W . F . Dobson . " They always respected him , and when thoy recalled tho services ho had renderedhis prompt attention to businesshis
. , , support of thoir charities , both by precept and example , they must express thoir gratitude to him . The R . W . D . Prov . G . JIastor returned thanks in a very appropriate speech . Song— "Trustfully and truthfully . " Tho R . W . D . G . JIaster next proposed , " Tho Grand Officers of tho Province , " coupled with tho name of tho Graud Chaplain . Tho
G . Chaplain responded . Tho D . G . JIastor then gave " Tho Health and Prosperity of tho Worshipful JIastor and Brethren of tho Folkestone Lodgo . " They had taken but a short time to docido on entertaining tho Grand Lodgo , and all tho arrangements had boon carried out well . Thoy found it was impossible to go on having hot dinners , and that a cold collation was equallgoodThoy ivoro greatl
y . y obliged for all that had been done . Tho W . JI ., Bro . W . L . Earnshaw , responded on behalf of himself aud tho brethren of Temple Lodge . "Prosperity to tho Charities of tho Order , " coupled with tho nasao-of Bro . . Frederic Smokes , Prov . S . G . W .. secretary to ono of
tho principal of thorn—the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . No part of tho Craft supported tho charities hotter than tho province of Kent . Although not numerous , they gave regularly and systematically . Bro . F . Binckes observed , that after tho well-dressed actors had loft tho stago there was little loft for a utility man to do ; so
after tho eloquent spoochos thoy had hoard there was little for him to urge . He had two purposes in being present—first , to renoiv tho pleasure of mooting so many friends of tho province , and joining in tho social amenities ivhieh woro subordinated to the groat ends of tho Order ; and , secondly , to acknowledge with gratitude all that is being dono by tho province . Ho hoped ho was not wearing out his welcome , and ivas glad to soo tho
innovation oi tho ladies AA-ho graced tho gallery . In consequence of their presence tho toasts woro drank ivith maimed rites , but there ivas one part of thoir Order about ivhieh there Avas no secrecy —charity . They had that morning heard a most practical sermon from their Grand Chaplain on the subject , and he ivould simply illustrate it by a few remarks . The twenty thousand JIasons provide for the maintenance of twenty to thirty aged
members of the Craft ; 104 youngsters of the sex so gloriously represented in the gallery , and 104 of that sex as gloriously represented in the hall . The ladies knew that they had no warmer friends than those below , and they than those above . He was a Masonic enthusiast . He could not say IIOAV old an institution the JIasonie was , but older than any other not of Divine origin , and the reasons of its organisation ivere lost . He ivould not say that there ivas no slorv in Freemasonry before its charities
were founded , but tliey ivere the best means of showing its practical effect now ; they were its pride , its glory ,, and . its boast , they were the brightest jewels in its crown , and would always remain so while they ivere so ivell conducted as they have been by the R . W . D . Prov . G . M . "Large sums of money are voted yearly to one or all the charities from this province ; but perhaps he did plead more for their Boys' School than for either of the othersbecause while the Benevolent Society had £ 32000 ' in .
, , funded property , and the Girls' School £ 21 , 000 , and were both adding to that sum yearly , the Boys' School was now in-debt £ 10 , 000 . He thought he was justified in asking for better support from the province , for at the last election the lowest successful , and the highest unsuccessful , candidate were both Kent boys , and tivo are awaiting election in October . The institutions are called charitiesbut improperlsofor they are not designed
, y , to keep the ordinary poor from the workhouse , not for paupers ,, but for those ivho , having contributed to their support ivhile in prosperity , earn support for themselves in adversity ; for they must remember that to become a Mason a man must be in reputable circumstances . He did ask , then , for increased aid toclear offthe debt . — "The Merry old Times "
Song . The D . G . Jlaster next gave— "The Mayor and Corporation of-Folkestone , and prosperity to the town , especially to the Mayor , who kindly granted the use of the hall .. Bro . Hoad , P . M ., briefly returned thanks . The Chairman was always gl . id to recognise Past Officer ^ , audi for that reason , and for the great kindness received that day , would drink the health of Bro . Stock and the other members of >'
the reception committee . Bro . Stock , P . JI ., returned hearty thanks ; what he had-donewas from his heart , and for the interests of Freemasonry . Hehoped to see the Order increase more in the province- This was the fourteenth time he had been present at the Jlasonicfestivals , and hoped it would be fourteen times more at least , and . that every one ivould be better than the last , and that their numberswould increase tenfold . If the reception committee had givea satisfaction , that was all the reward they looked for , although no effort had been spared on their part to make the meeting a
success . Song— " Mynheer von Dunk . " Other toasts and songs followed , and as the South Eastern-Company had declined to grant an extra train , the party broke up at an early hour , we believe , all thoroughly satisfied withtheir reception . IiELVlDEBE . —Conuoallis Lodge ( No . 1 , 107 ) . —A . meeting of this lodwas held on the 3 rd inst . at the Belvidero- Hotel ,
ge , when Bros . Knight , Bade , and Harvey ivere passed by Bro . C . T . Sutton , W . M . Bro . ft . P . Atkins was then duly installed into the chair by Bro . C . T ; Sutton in a very able- andefHcicnt manner , and the several officers ivere duly appointed and invested by the W . JI ., namely : —Uros . C . T . Sutton , P . M . ; _ ? -. H . Sutton ,, S . W . ; H . De Grey , J . \ Y , j JL Blofield , S . D . ; A , Avery ,. J . D . j
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Provincial.
invested with the collars and badges of the offices to which they had been appointed for the ensuing vear : — Bros . G . Snow , W . M . 829 , Prov . S . G . W . ; M . A . Troughton , W . M . 77 , Prov . J . G . W . ; B . Thorpe , re-elected Prov . G . Treas . ; W . Delves , W . M . 874 , Prov . G . Reg . ; E . Wates , re-appointed Prov . G . Sec . ; G . F . Busbridge 1063 Prov . G . Assist . Sec .: J .
, ,, Grundy , W . JI . 503 , Prov . S . G . D . ; W . L . Earnshaw , JV . JI . 558 , Pi-ov . J . G . D . ; P . Harvey , AV . JI . 299 , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; A . Tapps , P . M . 913 , Prov . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; T . Schmidt , W . M . 127 , Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; W . Bridge , W . JI . 429 , Prov . G . Org . ; Carl Lieberman , 1 , 089 , Prov . G . S . I 3- ; T . K . E ' verist , W . JI . 20 , Prov . G . Purst . ; and the following as Prov . G : Stewards , Bros . A . Kingsnorth , W . JI . 709 ; C . D . BaileA ' ,
P : JI . 125 ; A . Dorrett , S . W . 1 , 050 : R . P . Atkins , J . W . 829 ; JR . Blake , J . W . 972 ; and T . Fox , P . J . W . 199 . The lodge ivas then adjourned , and the brethren forming in procession , headed hy the band of the Sth Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers , inarched to the parish church . The service was choral , the Rev . P . Eaton intoning the prayers . An appropriate Mhsonic hymn ( composed bJ . C . Batemanof Folkestone ) was
y , sung before the sermon , which was preached by the Rev . W . A . Hill , M . A ., of St- Peter's Church , Maidstone , who took his text from 1 st John , iv ., 11 . Tho collection at the doors of the church amounted to £ 15 , to he divided between the National Schools of the parish and the JIasonie Boys' School . Tho procession then re-formed , and marched back to the lodgeroomAA-hon tho remainder of tho business was transactedand
, , tho Prov . Grand Lodgo closed . Tho banquet ivas served in tho Town Hall , Avhich had boon beautifully decorated for tho occasion , under tho caro of tho committee , and presented a very pleasing effect . A groat many ladios had been admitted to tho gallery by tickets , ivhcnco thoy watchod tho proceedings with groat interest . Grace before moat ¦ was said bthe Prov . G . Chap . and dinner being ovorNon nobis
y , , , Domino , n-as sung . Tho R . W . D . Prov . G . JI ., Bro . W . F . Dobson , presided , supported on his loft by tho Prov . G . Chap ., and on his right by tho Prov . S . G . W ., Bro . G . Snow . Tho R . W . D . Prov . G . JI . gave tho first toast , " Tho Queen aud tho Craft . " Freemasons owed a double allegiance—while paying allegiance to tho Craft , thov ivere still loval to that ladv who so
worthily lillod tho throne . " God Save tho Queen" by tho professional singers engaged—Messrs . Fielding , Jlontom Smith , and Winn . Tho D . Prov . G . Master next gave , " Tho Prince and Princess of Wales and tho rest of the Royal Family . " Song— " Angols listen when sho speaks . " Tho JK . W . D . Prov . G . JI . then proposed " Tho Health of tho M . W . Grand Master of Englandtho Right Hontho Earl of
, . Zetland , " ivho had boon unanimously called to that office for tho past twenty-five years , AA'hich was a com-incing proof of his complete fitness . "The healths of tho Earl do Grey and Ripon , R . W . D . G . JI ., and th ' o rest of tho Grand Officers , " next followed . Tho D . G . JIaster then gave , "Tho M . W . Prov . Grand JIaster , Viscount Holmesdale . " Every year showed that his appointment
was a good one . This was tho first year ho had neglected to bo present at tho provincial festival , out tho commands of her Majesty wore more imperious than thoso of tho Craft . Bro . Harvey Boys , of Margate , P . Prov . S . G . W ., proposed " The health of tho chairman , tho R . W . D . Prov . G . Master , Bro . W . F . Dobson . " They always respected him , and when thoy recalled tho services ho had renderedhis prompt attention to businesshis
. , , support of thoir charities , both by precept and example , they must express thoir gratitude to him . The R . W . D . Prov . G . JIastor returned thanks in a very appropriate speech . Song— "Trustfully and truthfully . " Tho R . W . D . G . JIaster next proposed , " Tho Grand Officers of tho Province , " coupled with tho name of tho Graud Chaplain . Tho
G . Chaplain responded . Tho D . G . JIastor then gave " Tho Health and Prosperity of tho Worshipful JIastor and Brethren of tho Folkestone Lodgo . " They had taken but a short time to docido on entertaining tho Grand Lodgo , and all tho arrangements had boon carried out well . Thoy found it was impossible to go on having hot dinners , and that a cold collation was equallgoodThoy ivoro greatl
y . y obliged for all that had been done . Tho W . JI ., Bro . W . L . Earnshaw , responded on behalf of himself aud tho brethren of Temple Lodge . "Prosperity to tho Charities of tho Order , " coupled with tho nasao-of Bro . . Frederic Smokes , Prov . S . G . W .. secretary to ono of
tho principal of thorn—the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . No part of tho Craft supported tho charities hotter than tho province of Kent . Although not numerous , they gave regularly and systematically . Bro . F . Binckes observed , that after tho well-dressed actors had loft tho stago there was little loft for a utility man to do ; so
after tho eloquent spoochos thoy had hoard there was little for him to urge . He had two purposes in being present—first , to renoiv tho pleasure of mooting so many friends of tho province , and joining in tho social amenities ivhieh woro subordinated to the groat ends of tho Order ; and , secondly , to acknowledge with gratitude all that is being dono by tho province . Ho hoped ho was not wearing out his welcome , and ivas glad to soo tho
innovation oi tho ladies AA-ho graced tho gallery . In consequence of their presence tho toasts woro drank ivith maimed rites , but there ivas one part of thoir Order about ivhieh there Avas no secrecy —charity . They had that morning heard a most practical sermon from their Grand Chaplain on the subject , and he ivould simply illustrate it by a few remarks . The twenty thousand JIasons provide for the maintenance of twenty to thirty aged
members of the Craft ; 104 youngsters of the sex so gloriously represented in the gallery , and 104 of that sex as gloriously represented in the hall . The ladies knew that they had no warmer friends than those below , and they than those above . He was a Masonic enthusiast . He could not say IIOAV old an institution the JIasonie was , but older than any other not of Divine origin , and the reasons of its organisation ivere lost . He ivould not say that there ivas no slorv in Freemasonry before its charities
were founded , but tliey ivere the best means of showing its practical effect now ; they were its pride , its glory ,, and . its boast , they were the brightest jewels in its crown , and would always remain so while they ivere so ivell conducted as they have been by the R . W . D . Prov . G . M . "Large sums of money are voted yearly to one or all the charities from this province ; but perhaps he did plead more for their Boys' School than for either of the othersbecause while the Benevolent Society had £ 32000 ' in .
, , funded property , and the Girls' School £ 21 , 000 , and were both adding to that sum yearly , the Boys' School was now in-debt £ 10 , 000 . He thought he was justified in asking for better support from the province , for at the last election the lowest successful , and the highest unsuccessful , candidate were both Kent boys , and tivo are awaiting election in October . The institutions are called charitiesbut improperlsofor they are not designed
, y , to keep the ordinary poor from the workhouse , not for paupers ,, but for those ivho , having contributed to their support ivhile in prosperity , earn support for themselves in adversity ; for they must remember that to become a Mason a man must be in reputable circumstances . He did ask , then , for increased aid toclear offthe debt . — "The Merry old Times "
Song . The D . G . Jlaster next gave— "The Mayor and Corporation of-Folkestone , and prosperity to the town , especially to the Mayor , who kindly granted the use of the hall .. Bro . Hoad , P . M ., briefly returned thanks . The Chairman was always gl . id to recognise Past Officer ^ , audi for that reason , and for the great kindness received that day , would drink the health of Bro . Stock and the other members of >'
the reception committee . Bro . Stock , P . JI ., returned hearty thanks ; what he had-donewas from his heart , and for the interests of Freemasonry . Hehoped to see the Order increase more in the province- This was the fourteenth time he had been present at the Jlasonicfestivals , and hoped it would be fourteen times more at least , and . that every one ivould be better than the last , and that their numberswould increase tenfold . If the reception committee had givea satisfaction , that was all the reward they looked for , although no effort had been spared on their part to make the meeting a
success . Song— " Mynheer von Dunk . " Other toasts and songs followed , and as the South Eastern-Company had declined to grant an extra train , the party broke up at an early hour , we believe , all thoroughly satisfied withtheir reception . IiELVlDEBE . —Conuoallis Lodge ( No . 1 , 107 ) . —A . meeting of this lodwas held on the 3 rd inst . at the Belvidero- Hotel ,
ge , when Bros . Knight , Bade , and Harvey ivere passed by Bro . C . T . Sutton , W . M . Bro . ft . P . Atkins was then duly installed into the chair by Bro . C . T ; Sutton in a very able- andefHcicnt manner , and the several officers ivere duly appointed and invested by the W . JI ., namely : —Uros . C . T . Sutton , P . M . ; _ ? -. H . Sutton ,, S . W . ; H . De Grey , J . \ Y , j JL Blofield , S . D . ; A , Avery ,. J . D . j