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The Schools Quarterly Courts.
THE SCHOOLS QUARTERLY COURTS .
• THE Quarterl y General meetings in connection with * the two Educational Institutions of the Craft will be held next week , on Thursday and Friday
respectively , there being little to be done on either occasion , beyond the usual formality of settling the lists of candidates for the October elections .
The exceptional Notices of Motion in the case of the Girls School refer to the election of a Trustee in the place of the late Earl of Lathom , his son and successor in the title being , proposed ; and the election
of an Honorary Surgeon Oculist , in place of the late much respected Bro . Jabez Hogg P . G . D ., Bro . Walter H . Jessop , M . A ., M . B ., F . R . C . S . E . being suggested .
In the case of the Boys School a minor alteration in the Laws is proposed , so as to exclude Minors from attending and voting at Quarterl y or Special Courts .
A member of the Clydesdale Lodge , No . 556 ( S . C ) , who is at present serving in H . M . Navy , has had the privilege of visiting some Lodges in England recently , says "The Mallet . " Among the experiences which he relates is his
meeting with the Colonel of a line regiment . Being a young member of the Craft , he was at a loss how to comport himself , but his superior officer quickly put him at his ease by inviting the Brother from Scotland to take a seat next him , with the remark , "Ranks are levelled here , you know . "
I had the honour of piloting a happy launch party on Saturday , 24 th ult , of the members and lady friends of the Savage Club Lodge of Freemasons , from Maidenhead to the French Horn at Sonning , where a charming semi-al fresco dinner was served under the presidency of Brc . Harry
Nicholls P . M . ( officiating for the absent Master of the Lodge ) . We had a most delightful trip through the beauties of the most beautiful river in the world , and when we had refreshed , steamed back to Henley , where we took the train to town . Amongst the members present were Bro . Ravenstein , past
president of the Royal Geographical Society , Bro . Cheesewright , F . R . G . S ., Surgeon-Major Lewis Thomas , Bro . Chance , Bro . Herbert Johnson (" Graphic" special artist ) , and Bro . Ingram ( the well-known sculptor ) . The weather was delightful . — "Merrie Villager , " in "Islington Gazette . "
At a recent City dinner Brother Hole , Dean of Rochester , said he once knew a most estimable man , a brother clergyman and a Brother Mason , who occupied the largest circumference of ground of any man he ever met—the broadest Churchman he ever saw . He was what the lawyers call a
" corporation sole . " At a public dinner he was called upon , being a Past Grand Chaplain , like himself , of the Grand Lodge of England , to return thanks for that Society . He was received with acclamation , but when he proceeded to say , "Attached as I have been for so many years to this
great Corporation , " he induced a perplexity among his audience which was very painful . They wished to laugh , but durst not . There was a battle between mirth and manners .
At last , happily , the Brother uttered a feeble joke , which was regarded as an outlet . The reservoir burst , and that man never before knew what a breadth of humour he had—larger even than his breadth of person . —" Westminster Gazette , "
Consecrations.
CONSECRATIONS .
ST . MICHAEL LODGE .
ONE of the most imposing ceremonies in the annals of Freemasonry in Newquay , and perhaps in the Province of Cornwall , was enjoyed on Saturday , when the Grand Secretary Bro . Letchworth consecrated and constituted a new
Lodge in the town , St . Michael , No . 2747 . The ceremony was held in the Oddfellows' Hall , by special dispensation , the Lodge-room not being sufficiently large to hold the numerous company present .
It was the first time in the annals of Cornish Freemasonry that the Grand Secretary conducted the ceremony of consecrating a new Lodge in the Province . A telegram was read from the Prov . G . M . the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe
regretting his inability to attend , and wishing every prosperity and success to Lodge St . Michael . Letters were also read regretting absence from Bro . Sir Graves-Sawle D . Prov . G . M ., and many others .
The ceremony , conducted so very ably by the Grand Secretary , must have left a lasting impression on the minds of those privileged to witness it , and the eloquent oration by Bro . Rev . C . F . Mermagen on the Principles of Freemasonry
was attentively listened to and appreciated by the Brethren , and was especially noticed by the Grand Secretary at a subsequent stage of the proceedings . The onerous position of D . C . was occupied by Bro . B . F . Edyvean Prov . G . Sec . Cornwall , who carried out the duties in a most able and
efficient manner . Bro . Colonel George J . Parkyn presented the Lodge with a handsome set of collars and jewels . The gold consecrating vessels were much admired by the Brethren . Bro . Silas Rickeard W . M . designate was installed by the Grand Secretary , and the Officers appointed .
A number of candidates for initiation and joining members were proposed and seconded , amongst the latter being Bro . P . Colville Smith S . G . D . England . At the conclusion of the ceremony , the Brethren retired to the Victoria Hall ( kindly lent for the occasion by Bro .
Huxtable , and tastefully decorated by Mesdames Edyvean , Rickeard , and Hardwick ) for luncheon , when Loyal and Masonic toasts were given , the Grand Secretary expressing his great pleasure at the reception given him , and at the splendid and successful inauguration of the new Lodge , which he hoped to visit again at no distant date .
Interesting speeches were made by Bro . Stocker P . G . Sec . Devon , Brother Capt . Eary , of Dominica Lodge ( who * responded for the Grand Lodge of Ireland ) , Bro . Pearce Couch , and others . The members expressed their great indebtedness to Bro .
Col . G . Parkyn , for his generosity and energy in establishing Lodge St . Michael under such brilliant auspices , and also to Bro . B . F . Edyvean for the great interest he had taken in the matter , and for the admirable arrangements he had made for carrying out the ceremony , which must have entailed a good deal of hard work on his part .
The Consecration of the Charles Dickens Lodge , No . 2757 , will take place at the King ' s Head Hotel , Chigwell , Essex , on Tuesday next , nth inst ., at 4 o ' clock . A convenient train will leave Liverpool Street Station for Buckhurst Hill at 2 * 38 p . m ., and conveyances will meet it upon arrival to take visitors to Chigwell .
The City is essentially the home of Masonry , and few , indeed , are the City men occupying any position who cannot claim kinship with the Craft . It is not surprising , therefore ,
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The Schools Quarterly Courts.
THE SCHOOLS QUARTERLY COURTS .
• THE Quarterl y General meetings in connection with * the two Educational Institutions of the Craft will be held next week , on Thursday and Friday
respectively , there being little to be done on either occasion , beyond the usual formality of settling the lists of candidates for the October elections .
The exceptional Notices of Motion in the case of the Girls School refer to the election of a Trustee in the place of the late Earl of Lathom , his son and successor in the title being , proposed ; and the election
of an Honorary Surgeon Oculist , in place of the late much respected Bro . Jabez Hogg P . G . D ., Bro . Walter H . Jessop , M . A ., M . B ., F . R . C . S . E . being suggested .
In the case of the Boys School a minor alteration in the Laws is proposed , so as to exclude Minors from attending and voting at Quarterl y or Special Courts .
A member of the Clydesdale Lodge , No . 556 ( S . C ) , who is at present serving in H . M . Navy , has had the privilege of visiting some Lodges in England recently , says "The Mallet . " Among the experiences which he relates is his
meeting with the Colonel of a line regiment . Being a young member of the Craft , he was at a loss how to comport himself , but his superior officer quickly put him at his ease by inviting the Brother from Scotland to take a seat next him , with the remark , "Ranks are levelled here , you know . "
I had the honour of piloting a happy launch party on Saturday , 24 th ult , of the members and lady friends of the Savage Club Lodge of Freemasons , from Maidenhead to the French Horn at Sonning , where a charming semi-al fresco dinner was served under the presidency of Brc . Harry
Nicholls P . M . ( officiating for the absent Master of the Lodge ) . We had a most delightful trip through the beauties of the most beautiful river in the world , and when we had refreshed , steamed back to Henley , where we took the train to town . Amongst the members present were Bro . Ravenstein , past
president of the Royal Geographical Society , Bro . Cheesewright , F . R . G . S ., Surgeon-Major Lewis Thomas , Bro . Chance , Bro . Herbert Johnson (" Graphic" special artist ) , and Bro . Ingram ( the well-known sculptor ) . The weather was delightful . — "Merrie Villager , " in "Islington Gazette . "
At a recent City dinner Brother Hole , Dean of Rochester , said he once knew a most estimable man , a brother clergyman and a Brother Mason , who occupied the largest circumference of ground of any man he ever met—the broadest Churchman he ever saw . He was what the lawyers call a
" corporation sole . " At a public dinner he was called upon , being a Past Grand Chaplain , like himself , of the Grand Lodge of England , to return thanks for that Society . He was received with acclamation , but when he proceeded to say , "Attached as I have been for so many years to this
great Corporation , " he induced a perplexity among his audience which was very painful . They wished to laugh , but durst not . There was a battle between mirth and manners .
At last , happily , the Brother uttered a feeble joke , which was regarded as an outlet . The reservoir burst , and that man never before knew what a breadth of humour he had—larger even than his breadth of person . —" Westminster Gazette , "
Consecrations.
CONSECRATIONS .
ST . MICHAEL LODGE .
ONE of the most imposing ceremonies in the annals of Freemasonry in Newquay , and perhaps in the Province of Cornwall , was enjoyed on Saturday , when the Grand Secretary Bro . Letchworth consecrated and constituted a new
Lodge in the town , St . Michael , No . 2747 . The ceremony was held in the Oddfellows' Hall , by special dispensation , the Lodge-room not being sufficiently large to hold the numerous company present .
It was the first time in the annals of Cornish Freemasonry that the Grand Secretary conducted the ceremony of consecrating a new Lodge in the Province . A telegram was read from the Prov . G . M . the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe
regretting his inability to attend , and wishing every prosperity and success to Lodge St . Michael . Letters were also read regretting absence from Bro . Sir Graves-Sawle D . Prov . G . M ., and many others .
The ceremony , conducted so very ably by the Grand Secretary , must have left a lasting impression on the minds of those privileged to witness it , and the eloquent oration by Bro . Rev . C . F . Mermagen on the Principles of Freemasonry
was attentively listened to and appreciated by the Brethren , and was especially noticed by the Grand Secretary at a subsequent stage of the proceedings . The onerous position of D . C . was occupied by Bro . B . F . Edyvean Prov . G . Sec . Cornwall , who carried out the duties in a most able and
efficient manner . Bro . Colonel George J . Parkyn presented the Lodge with a handsome set of collars and jewels . The gold consecrating vessels were much admired by the Brethren . Bro . Silas Rickeard W . M . designate was installed by the Grand Secretary , and the Officers appointed .
A number of candidates for initiation and joining members were proposed and seconded , amongst the latter being Bro . P . Colville Smith S . G . D . England . At the conclusion of the ceremony , the Brethren retired to the Victoria Hall ( kindly lent for the occasion by Bro .
Huxtable , and tastefully decorated by Mesdames Edyvean , Rickeard , and Hardwick ) for luncheon , when Loyal and Masonic toasts were given , the Grand Secretary expressing his great pleasure at the reception given him , and at the splendid and successful inauguration of the new Lodge , which he hoped to visit again at no distant date .
Interesting speeches were made by Bro . Stocker P . G . Sec . Devon , Brother Capt . Eary , of Dominica Lodge ( who * responded for the Grand Lodge of Ireland ) , Bro . Pearce Couch , and others . The members expressed their great indebtedness to Bro .
Col . G . Parkyn , for his generosity and energy in establishing Lodge St . Michael under such brilliant auspices , and also to Bro . B . F . Edyvean for the great interest he had taken in the matter , and for the admirable arrangements he had made for carrying out the ceremony , which must have entailed a good deal of hard work on his part .
The Consecration of the Charles Dickens Lodge , No . 2757 , will take place at the King ' s Head Hotel , Chigwell , Essex , on Tuesday next , nth inst ., at 4 o ' clock . A convenient train will leave Liverpool Street Station for Buckhurst Hill at 2 * 38 p . m ., and conveyances will meet it upon arrival to take visitors to Chigwell .
The City is essentially the home of Masonry , and few , indeed , are the City men occupying any position who cannot claim kinship with the Craft . It is not surprising , therefore ,