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Brethren had suffered by the death of their esteemed friend , the late Bro . John Hughes ( Frondeg ) . A presentation of a Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master ' s jewel was made on behalf of the Province and the

Lodges within its jurisdiction to Lieut .-Col . Gordon Warren ( Market Drayton ) , who had held the Office for fifteen years , and renderea very valuable services to the cause of Mark Masonry in North Wales generally .

At the close of the Lodge , a festival took place at the Dinorben Arms Hotel , under the presidency of Bro . Colonel Hunter , the catering being admirably carried out by the proprietor Bro . Thomas P . Leche . ******************

Consecrations.

CONSECRATIONS .

Bridge Trust Lodge . ' THE Provincial Grand Master of Staffordshire the Earl of Dartmouth consecrated this new Lodge at Handsworth , on' the 5 th inst . The Lodge will meet at the Handsworth Grammar School . The name of the Lodge originates from

an old trust which formerly existed in the parish for the building and repairing of bridges . Some years ago the fund nad accumulated to such an extent that the trustees

hardly knew what to do with the money . Eventually , with the sanction of the Charity Commissioners , the schools in Grove Lane were built . For many years they bore the name of : " The Bridge Trust School . "

There was a large attendance of local Officers , including several of the principal members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Staffordshire . Bro . Frank Hughes was installed Worshipful Master , and several local gentlemen were nominated for reception into the Craft .

Dramatic Lodge , No . 487 . ON Thursday , 31 st ult ., Bro . C . Fitzgerald Matier P . G . W . Grand Secretary M . M . M ., consecrated the Dramatic

Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners , No . 487 , at Mark Masons ' Hall . The worthy and distinguished Brother was assisted by several highly esteemed Grand Officers , and the whole of the ceremonial rites were gone through in the most

impresmanner . At the conclusion of the Consecration the Grand Secretary proceeded to instal Bro . Charles Cruickshanks as W . C . N ., Bro , Harry Nicholls as Senior Warden J ., and Bro . the Rev . Chas . E . L . Wright as Junior Warden S . Bro .

Chas . Cruikshanks then appointed and invested his Officers , as follow : Bros . Major C . W . Carrell Scribe , Herbert Leonard Director of Ceremonies , T . Fraser Senior Deacon

E . Humphrey Junior Deacon , H . Murray Organist , Stanley Pringle Guardian , and James W . Mathews Steward . The Brethren assembled elected Bro . C . T . Coggin Treasurer and Bro . E . Mills Warder .

Several notifications having been considered , and a Committee appointed to frame bye-laws , the Lodge was closed in due form , and the Brethren adjourned to the Freemasons ' Tavern to commemorate the foundation of their Ark in a fitting manner , and under the genial rule of the new Master .

********** Two new Lodges are shortly to be consecrated in the Province of Cheshire , the Temperance at Liscard and the Egremont at Egremont .

Bro . Major Charles E . Cassal P . M . P . Z . Past Prov . J . G . Warden Middlesex has been appointed a-public analyst for the City of Westminster .

XxXxXXXXXli On Monday evening next , nth inst , under the patronage of the Provincial Grand Master his Excellency Lord Flenniker , Lieut-Governor , the Spencer Walpole Temperance Lodge , No . 2197 , are holding their second annual " Ladies '

Night , " which was inaugurated by them last winter , and which was an unqualified success . The banquet is fixed for 7 . 30 p . m ., and will be followed by a concert , consisting of toasts , songs , and recitations , and then the room will be cleared for dancing , which is to continue until the " wee sma '

hours" of the morning . For non-dancers the Committee have made special arrangements , and quite a number of popular games will be provided , such as " Ping Pong , " " Tut Tut , " Chess , Draughts , Stereoscopic pictures , and so on . Indeed nothing seems to have been overlooked or left undone

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by the Committee to make everything " fizz" merrily . Only a limited number of tickets will be issued , in order that the room may not be unduly crowded . The guests will be received by the W . M . of the Lodge and his Officers in the Masonic ante-room , Promenade entrance , from seven p . m ., the opening proceedings being fixed for half-past .

"A Sprig Of Acacia."

"A SPRIG OF ACACIA . "

THE members of the Royal Union Lodge , No . 382 , Uxbridge , have sustained a very severe loss by the death of . . their present Worshipful Master Bro . Thos . Anderson , who passed away about 2 a . m .. on Sunday , 3 rd inst , at the

early age of thirty-eight years , leaving a wife and three young children . Bro . Anderson was born at Rickmansworth , and was educated at Uxbridge , where he started in business with the firm of Watkins and Co ., Builders' Merchants , & c , rising step by step until he attained one of the

principal positions m the firm . A few years since he started business on his own account in London , where he has been most successful . Bro . Anderson was a painstaking and energetic man , taking a great interest in all local affairs ; he was a member of the District Council , and scarcely a

meeting took place without Bro . Anderson being in his accustomed position , and proposing or taking part in some discussion on measures for the good of his fellow townsmen ; he had also filled the position of Overseer on more than one occasion in the parish in which he resided . His was but a

short illness , he having conducted business almost up to the day of his death , which came as a great surprise to everyone . The funeral took place on Wednesday , the first part of the ceremony at St . Andrew ' s Church , Hillingdon , where the coffin was met by some thirty or forty Brethren of the Royal

Union Lodge , and-Past Masters and Brethren from adjoining Lodges , each bearing a sprig of acacia . The officiating clerpyman was the Rev . PL G . Bird , who took his remarks from I Corinthians xv ., commencing at verse 20 . The body was taken from the Church to an open car , on which it was

borne to the cemetery , the Brethren- following in procession , with numerous representatives of the' local municipal bodies and townspeople . The Brethren on reaching the cemetery formed up in a square around the grave , and when the ceremony was completed approached thereto , each casting

the sprig of acacia on the coffin . The greatest sympathy is felt in the district for the widow and family in their sad bereavement . The wreaths and floral tributes were numerous and handsome , and included an emblematic one from the Royal Union Lodge .

ON the 21 st ult , the remains of the late Bro . W . Window were buried in the Parish Churchyard , Wotton-under-Edge . Deceased , who passed away on Sunday week , had been sexton of the Parish Church for upwards of twenty-three years , the state of his health compelling him to relinquish

that position about a year ago . He . was Tyler to the Lodge of Sympathy for nearly , forty . years , and until recently Prov . Grand Tyler of Gloucestershire . On his retirement a few months ago Brother Window was the recipient of a presentation in the form of a handsome illuminated address and a

purse of gold in recognition of his long and valuable services to the Lodge and to Freemasonry generally in the Province . Deceased took an active interest in all matters concerning the welfare of the town , and was one of the first members

of the Town . Trust on its formation . The funeral cortege was preceded on the journey to the church by a number of Brethren , each carrying a spray of acacia , which was thrown into the grave after the coffin had been lowered .

A MASONIC funeral was accorded the late Bro . Wm . McFarlane Organist of the Agricola Lodge , No . 1901 , York , who was buried on Sunday morning at the York Cemetery . Our deceased Brother , who was only twenty-four years of age ,

was greatly respected in the city , and there was a large attendance of relatives and personal friends , in addition to a numerous company of members of the Agricola and other Lodges . . .

THE Assistant Grand Secretary for German Correspondence Bro . C . Kupferschmidt died on the 30 th ult , at the age of sixtv-two . He had held the Office since 1895 .

In business he was connected with the firm of Brandt and Co ., timber importers , of Fenchurch Avenue , a late member of which firm , Richard Brandt , who died in 1897 , was Grand Secretary for German Correspondence from 1861 to 1870 ,