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take a most important portion of the ceremony . The Lodge , which will be numbered 2870 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England , will be called the " Cheselden , " after the name of the great anatomist and surgeon of St . Thomas ' s who

introduced the operation of lateral lithotomy . The Officers named in the Warrant are Bros . Thomas Walcley jun ., L . C . R . C . P . Lond ., W . M ., H . H . Clutt , F . R . C . S . Eng ., S . W ., and G . J . Crawford Thomson , M . D . Durham , Junior Warden .

*** ** # * ## ****** # ** It is proposed to mark the jubilee in Masonry of Sir Horatio Lloyd Deputy Prov . G . M . of Cheshire , by the Prov . Grand Officers and Brethren in December next , with some appropriate memento of such an interesting occasion . The

exact form the presentation will take has not yet been arrived at , but we have no doubt the response of the Brethren will be a most loyal and Masonic one . This reminds us that , according to Bro . John Armstrong ' s " History of Cheshire Freemasonry , " Bro . Richard Newhouse , the veteran Prov .

Grand Secretary , will celebrate his jubilee as a Mason in 1902 . Bro . Armstrong , while praising a long series of D . Prov . G . Masters and Provincial Grand Secretaries for the

manner in which they kept the minutes , awards the palm to Bro . Newhouse . " His minutes , " says Bro . Armstrong , " are illuminated throughout , and are splendid examples of penmanship , to be handed down from generation to

generation as specimens worthy of emulation . "— " Manchester Courier . "

# *******•>! * Bro . F . A . Philbrick , K . C ., Past Grand Warden responded to the toast of the Grand Officers at the installation banquet of the Horsa Lodge , No . 2208 , held at Bournemouth last week . He remarked that for seventeen years he

served as Deputy G . Master of the Province ( Essex ) over which the Earl of Warwick Deputy Grand Master of England presided , and a more popular ruler and more agreeable man never lived . Selected by the King as his Deputy , Lord Warwick was a typical Mason , and he claimed for the

Grand Officers that they were wisely selected and worked well . Bro . Philbrick also proposed the health of the W . M ., reminding the Brethren that the Master was an Initiate of their Lodge , and had risen step by step to the proud position he now held . They as Masons adhered closely to the ancient landmarks of the Order , and elected a new Master every year .

Sir Augustus Webster , who has just been appointed Grand Master of the Flampshire Masons , is one of the cleverest amateur banjoists in the kingdom . Before he married and retired from the Guards , in order to look after

the family estates and Provincial Masonry in Hampshire , he was regarded m the brigade as a " cert" for any kind of entertainment whether got up for the amusement of the officers' friends or the charitable and benevolent funds of the Guards in general . He was one of the prime movers in

the famous Guards' burlesques of some ten years ago , and in company with Mr ., now Captain , Nugent took principal parts in singing , acting , dancing , and banjoing . His retirement was much regretted by the regiment , not only on account of personal popularity , but also as a severe loss to the regimental " company . "— " Tatler . "

A dinner was given to Bro . Alfred J . Thomas a few days ago by a few of his friends to congratulate him on his recent appointment as P . A . G . D . C . The dinner took place at Oddenino ' s Imperial Restaurant , Regent Street , and was

of a most enjoyable character . The chair was taken by Bro . Thomas Fraser W . M . of the Eccentric Lodge , one of the Lodges to which Bro . Alfred Thomas belongs , and there were present . Bro . Alderman Vaughan Morgan , Colonel Probyn , L . C . C ., J . P ., Under-Sheriff Langton , H . J . Gardiner ,

J . Morrison McLeod , Carl Flentschel , W . J . W . Beard , and M . R . Sewill . In proposing the health of the guest of the evening , Bro . Fraser expressed the pleasure that was felt by all Bro . Thomas ' s friends at his receiving Grand honours . To the toast of the Grand Officers Bros . Alderman Vaughan Morgan and McLeod replied .

« MJC V . W tf V V V M It is not often we hear of a Lodge Secretary being voted direct to the chair , although it seems to us to be a read y means of recognising faithful service on the part of a Brother who may not happen to be Past Master of the

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Lodge in which he fills the onerous position of " recorder . This was the view taken by the members of the Orpheus Lodge , No . 1706 , who unanimously elected Bro . R . J . Hennings P . M . 2508 P . P . G . D . Essex as W . M ., in recognition of

the indefatigable discharge of Secretarial duties , the other Officers foregoing promotion for a year as a testimony to the value of Bro . Hennings ' s work . He was duly installed last Saturday .

********** We were particularly pleased to meet a very old friend the other night in the person of Bro . Egbert Roberts P . M . P . Z ., and still better pleased to hear him in splendid voice . ' * The Veteran , as he likes to be called , assured us he was

singing as well now as ever , and after hearing him we quite agreed . Bro . Roberts is open to provide artistes for installations and banquets , and when a quartette is not required

Bro . Roberts can bring one artiste with him—a Brother or a Lady vocalist . Fie accepts engagements alone to sing and play , also to accompany any of the Brethren , and may be communicated with at 45 Pentonville Road , Islington , N .

a ** - ******* Bro . Johns , who has been for a very long time associated with the Confidence Lodge of Instruction , No . 193 , has been elected to the position of Beadle of the Langbourne Ward of the City of London , and we desire to offer our

congratulations to the many tendered him since his appointment . Bro . Johns desires to specially thank the many Brethren who worked on his behalf , and ascribes his success to the efforts made for him by those with whom he is associated in Freemasonry , and who know by experience his qualifications for the position .

A very appropriate present to the retiring Master of the Lewisham Lodge , No . 2579 , made on the occasion o £ the recent installation meeting , in the form of a Past Master ' s collar and jewel , the latter having the names of the initiated Brethren on its back .

"A Sprig Of Acacia."

"A SPRIG OF ACACIA . "

ONE of the most widely known members of the English Craft , and a fellow worker with ourselves for many years past in the field of Masonic journalism , was called to his rest on Saturday last . Bro . George Kenning died suddenly

at his residence at Sydenham , at' the age of sixty-five . Our deceased Brother was the founder of the " Freemason " and the " Masonic Magazine , " and issued many other works in connection with Freemasonry , and his death will be greatly

regretted m many quarters . He was one of the leading members of the Lion and Lamb Lodge , and took a lively interest in many other Masonic bodies ; was a Past Provincial Officer of Middlesex , and a warm supporter oH all of the Masonic Charitable Institutions . We tender our

sympathy with the members of his family in their great bereavement . THE death took place at Newport , Mon ., on Sunday , at the age of 52 , of Bro . Richard Alexander Forsyth , rails inspector and engineer of the Indian States Railways , who

had twice been W . M . of the Isca Lodge , and was its Treasurer at the time of his death . Fie was P . Z . of the St . Woolos Chapter , was Scribe E . of the Provincial Grand Chapter , E . P . of the Gwent Preceptory of the Knights Templars , and R . W . S . of the Ivor Hael Chapter of the Rose Croix .

AN exceedingly wide cire ' e of friends and acquaintances will regret to learn the death of Bro . W . Coulter , of Cotehele , Calstock , which took place on Monday , Deceased had been many years in the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe ' s service as

steward . He was seventy-one years of age . A zealous Freemason , he had been W . M . of Cotehele Lodge , and Prov . G . Pursuivant , the latter being an appointment made by the noble Earl as Provincial Grand Master of Cornwall .

THE funeral of Bro . Dr . Alfred Aplin , medical superintendent of the Notts . County Lunatic Asylum , who died on Monday of last week , took place on the 24 th ult . at the

Church Cemetery , in the presence of a large number of mourners . The members of the Craft present included the Provincial Grand Secretary and members of the Royal Sussex Lodge , of which deceased was a Past Master .

THE death is announced of Bro . Philip Rowland , of Swansea and Neath , who was the " father " of the Cambrian Lodge , No-. 364 , which meets m the latter town ,