North And East Yorkshire.

NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE .

TPIE Marquess of Zetland Provincial Grand Master , supported by Lord Bolton Deputy Provincial Grand Master

and a large number of present and past Officers , attended the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge in the Spa Theatre , Scarborough , on Friday , 26 th ult . There was a large gathering of Brethren from all parts of the Province .

The 1 reasurer s statement of accounts was accepted , and the report of the Board of Benevolence confirmed . Lord Zetland appointed and invested the following as his Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year :

Bro . Hon . W . G . Algar Orde-Powlett .... Senior Warden Ernest F . Taylor ... Junior Warden Rev . S . McKinnon Thompson , B . D . Chaplain Rev . L . S . Robinson , M . A . ... Ditto Chas . E . Brittain ... Registrar

M . C . Peck ... Secretary James Milestone ... Senior Deacon J . T . Hanscll ... Ditto T . H . Dunn ... Junior Deacon W . H . Robinson ... Ditto

Geo . Eckles ... Supt . of Works J . G . Wallis ... Dir . of Ceremonies James Hornsby ... Dep . Dir . of Cers . William Hodgson ... Assist . Dir . of Cers . Charles H . Dodsworth ... Sword Bearer

F . Gilling ... Standard Bearer H . Taylor ... Ditto Richard J . Pitcher , Mus . Bac . ... Organist Thomas B . Redfearn ... Assistant Secretary John H . Hill ... Pursuivant Charles Travess ... Tyler .

Lord Zetland , in his annual charge , said that the chief event of the year had been the accession of the Most Worshipful Grand Master to die Throne of their vast Empire , and the installation of His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught as His Majesty ' s illustrious successor , which

grand ceremonial took place in the Royal Albert Plall , and was attended by upwards of 9 , 000 Brethren . After referring to the loss , through death , of .: everal eminent Brethren , his lordship said the late Bro . W . ' IT . Cowper had in his will stated the following , which would be heard with touching

interest by the Brethren : — "To my Brother Freemasons- — I leave my best wishes and earnest desire that the high principles of die Craft will ever be upheld . " After eulogising the services of the late Bros . Andrew Fanner , Col . R . G . Smith , John Blenkin , E . Cooper , and J . T . Seller , his

lordship expressed the hope that they might find worthy successors , able and willing to emulate their good examples , and carry oh the work of the Craft with equal zeal and fidelity . Pie had received the invitation of the North York Lodge , iNO . 602 , at Middlesborough to hold the next meeting

there , and had resolved to accept the same . The meeting would be unusually interesting , as the Jubilee of the Lodge would be celebrated on the occasion . His Lordship concluded by thanking the members of die four Scarborough Lodges for the hospitable manner in which they had entertained the Brethren .

The annual banquet subsequently took place at the Grand Hotel , presided over by the Marquess of Zetland , at which the Loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured .

"A Sprig Of Acacia."

"A SPRIG OF ACACIA . "

A BUSY and eventful life closed on Friday morning , 12 th ult ., when Sir Robert George Raper , who had been no . less than ten times Mayor of Chichester , expired at the age of seventy-four years . For many years he took what might be

termed an hereditary interest in Freemasonry , his grandfather having been a prominent member of the Craft for upwards of fifty years , celebrating his jubilee in 1838 , and also being Provincial Grand Secretary . Sir Robert was Worshipful Master of the Lodge of Union , No . 38 , on two occasions ,

the last being in 1881 , when he installed Lord March as his successor . He had also been First Principal of the Cyrus Chapter of Royal Arch Masons . The late Sir Walter Burrell Provincial Grand Master made him Junior Grand Warden of Sussex .

THE death occurred of Bro . County Alderman . Llewelyn Davies , of Bryngelly , near Swansea , on the 17 th ult . He was one of the best known public men in West Wales , being a member of nearly every public body in the district and a prominent Oddfellow and Freemason . Pie was also

"A Sprig Of Acacia."

identified with numerous industrial undertakings , and held some important private appointments . Bro . Davies had not of late enjoyed good health , and some weeks ago he went to Llandrindod . He derived some temporary benefit from

the change , but on . his return home a relapse set in . An operation was performed , but , though the patient rallied , there were little hopes of recovery , and Bro . Davies passed away peacefully , surrounded by his family .

THE funeral of the late Bro . PI . F . Plearle took place on the igth . ult ., at Plymouth Cemetery . Previous to the interment there was a brief service at Christ Church , where the Revs . W . Ploward Coates and R . W . G . Pound officiated . The first named , in the course of a brief address , said Bro .

Plearle had been called to . his rest after a long illness . For twenty-five years our late Brotiier had been . Treasurer of Lodge Plarmony , No . 156 , and had always taken a prominent

part m Freemasonry . Pie was a Past Provincial Officer of Devon , his rank having been that of A . G . D . C . Several Masons attended the funeral , for which the Brethren of the Harmony Lodge sent a handsome wreath .

MUCH regret was felt m Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon , 16 th ult , at the death of Bro . Edward Cooper Past Master of the Old Globe Lodge , No . 200 , and who at one time was Chairman of the Scarborough Masonic Club . Deceased , who was a bachelor , lifty-seven years of age , had

been spending his holidays with his brother at Waltham , in Leicestershire , and whilst returning to Scarborough had caught a chill , which developed into congestion of the lungs ,

and afterwards to pneumonia . Bro . Cooper was very popular in Scarborough cricket circles , having founded the Saint Nicholas Club , and was formerly a member of the Committee of the Scarborough Club .

In whatever country or community you find Masonry most thriving and prosperous , and Masons most abundaat , that country or that community you will find most patriotic and its people the best citizens . —Crom . Bowen , Iowa .

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