Lodge Of Good Fellowship, No. 276.

LODGE OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP , No . 276 .

THE members of this Lodge celebrated tho Festival ol at . John the Evangelist , at Chelmsford , on Thursday , tho 21 st nit ., and the proceedings passed off with much eclat . At 3-30 tho brethren and visitors assembled in the Board Room of the Corn Exchange ( kindly lent for the occasion ) , under the presidency of W . Bro . E . Shedd W . M ., and the usual routine bnsiness having been transacted , a brother was passed to the second degree . The only other business was

the installation of Bro . W . J . Upton S . W . as W . M . for the ensuing year , a ceremony that was performed by W . Bro . C P . Drawbridge W . M . 77 and P . M . 20 . The new W . M . then appointed and invested his Officers as follow : —Wor . Bros . E . Shedd P . M . 1513 I . P . M ., Arthur Mead S . W ., F . P . Sntthery J . W ,, the Rev . F . B . Shepherd P . M . P . P . G . O . Chaplain , F . Whit moro P . M . P . P . G . D . Treasnrer , Jas .

Nicholls , M . D ., P . M . P . P . J . G . W . Secretary A . C . Dnrrant S . D ., A . G . Maskell J . D ., Andrew Dnrrant P . M . P . G . Treas . M . C , W . Metcalfe I . G ., J . Taylor and C Williams Stewards , Thos . Sarel Tyler . The Treasurer presented the financial statement , from which ifc appeared that all debts were paid , and thero was a small balance in hand . Tbe I . P . M . proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Installing Master for

his kind attendance and services that day , which being seconded by Bro . J . S . Brown P . M . P . P . G . S . D ., was carried by acclamation Bro . Drawbridge acknowledged the compliment . The W . M . having been congratulated on his accession to the chair by the Visitors present , Lodge was closed . At six o ' clock about 30 or 40 brethi en assembled at the White Hart Hotel and partook of an elegant banquet

provided by the new host Bro . Haxell . The manner in which tho dinner was put on elicited universal commendation , while tbe wines were of a very choice character . Bro . Haxell personally was most active in looking after the comfort of his guests , and all appeared thoroughly to enjoy themselves . On the removal of the cloth , the nsual Loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . In proposing

the Past Officers of the P . G . Lodge , the "W . M . deplored the fact of tbe death of the P . G . M . since their last anniversary , and spoke in high terms of the ability with which thelato Lord Tenterden presided over the affairs of tho Province dnring the three years his Lordship held office . The names of Bros . Andrew Dnrrant P . M . 276 P . G . Treas ., and Thos . J . Railing P . M . 51 P . G . Sec , wereconpled with the

toast , and both brethren endorsed what had fallen from the W . M . as to the earnestness with which the late Lord Tenterden devoted himself to the duties of the P . G . L . whenever the occasion offered . Bro . Railing also announced , amid great cheering , that H . R . H . the Grand Master had appointed Lord Brooke , M . P ., of Easton Lodge , Dunmow , to be P . G . M ., and expressed a hope that his Lordship might

long live to preside over them . The toast of The Visitors was responded to by Bros . Humphrey Wood P . M . 20 P . P . G . W . Kent , and "W . Sowman "W . M . 51 . The health of the W . M . was heartily drunk on the proposition of Bro . Shedd I . P . M ., and the W . M . in returning thank ? , mentioned that he bad been five years in office in tho Lodge ,

and shonld do his very best to discharge the higher dnties they had called on him to perform . Other toasts followed , and songs wero given by Bros . Gowers , Lewin , A . C Dnrrant , Clowes , and Sntthery , Bros . Gowers and J . J . C Turner playing the accompaniments . The Visitors present included Bros . Humphrey Wood P . M . 20 P . P . S . G . W . Kent , Thos . J . Railing P . M . and Sec . 51 P . G . Sec , W . Sowman W . M .

51 , J . J . C Turner P . M . 51 P . P . G . O ., F . Bird W . M . 1024 , D . J , Wright I . P . M . 1024 P . G . P ., J . J . Cavill "W . M . 1312 , R . Clowes W . M , 650 , A . F . Stevens 20 , E . Gowers 1024 , H . Phillips 1818 , C Tayloi 1765 , J . Taylor jun . J . W . 1817 , and tho following members of 276 besides those already mentioned : —Bros . J . P . Lewin P . M . P . P . G . S

of W ., J . S . Brown P . M . P . P . G . S . D , A . F . Ginn P . M . P . P . G . S . U ., J . W . Hair P . P . G . R ., J . Tomlinson , J . E . Jarvis , John Taylor , J . Q . Creswell , E . Dnrrant , A . Haxell , & c . It may be mentioned Hint " Yi ; olde White Harte , " at which this festival is held , has lately been renovated throughout , and Bro . Haxell will be found a genial host .

Polish National Lodge , No . 534 . —The regular meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , 11 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , under the presidency of Bro . J . Lancaster W . M . Among those present were Past Masters Corrie Jackson , V . Jagielski , F . Rath , W . Paas Secretary , and Nowakowski Treasnrer . The Officers of the Lodge were well represented , bnt otherwise the

meeting was sparsely attended . After confirmation of the minntes the Lodge was advanced , and Bro . Bnsby was raised to the sublime degree of M . M . Lodge being resumed , Mr . Robert Cooper , for whom the ballot had previously been taken , was introduced and initiated by the W . M ., who performed this and the preceding ceremony in a most creditable manner . Bro . Paas having announced the receipt of communications from the two Schools in reference to the approaching

Festivals , tbe W . M . offered himself aa a Steward for the Boys ' , upon which it was proposed that the sum of ten guineas should be voted from the Lodge funds ; five guineas to be placed on the W . M . 's list for the Boys' School , and five guineas on that for the Benevolent Institution , for which Charity Bro . Lancaster had previously expressed his intention of acting . Tho vote wns unanimously agreed to ; after which notice of propositions to increase the Lodge dnes were submitted , and Lodge was closed .

HotrtiOWAY ' s OINTMENT AND TIF - . —Counsel for tho oelicatc—Thoso to whom seasons of changeable temperatures are protracted periods of trials should seek the earliest opportunity of removing all obstacles to good health . This cooling Ointment , perseveringly rubbed upon the skin , is the most reliable remedy for overcoming all diseases of the throat and chest . Quinsey , relaxed tonsils , " sore

throat , swollen glands , ordinary catarrh , and bronchitis , usually prevailing at this season , may be arrested as soon ns discovered , and every symptom banished by HoIIoway ' s simple and effective treatment . This Ointment and Pills are highly commended for the facility with which thoy successfully conquer influenza ; they allay in an incredibly short time the distressing fever and teasing cough .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . JOHN ENTWISLE . IT is with very deep regret that we announce to our readers the death , on Wednesday , the 10 th instant , of Bro . John Entwisle , one of the most capable and popular Masons of East Lancashire , as he was also , without the slightest approach to exaggeration , one of the kinde 3 t and most

generous of men . Our deceased brother during his Masonic career , extending over seven and twenty years , had taken a leading part in all the branches of the Craft . He was initiated in January 1856 , in the St . John ' s Lodge , Bolton , and the very next year was chosen its Junior

Warden . In 1850 he was advanced to the superior position of Senior Warden , and in 1859 was elected W . Master , his services in the latter capacity receiving cordial recognition from the Lodgo in the shape of a handsome Past Master ' s iewel , while , later on , he was honoured by the G . Master

of his Province with the appointment of Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works . He was exalted in the Royal Arch Chapter attached to his mother Lodge in 1857 , and rose , step by step , to be its M . E . Z . He was also a joining member of the Chapter of Concord , No . 37 , and Past Prov .

Grand Scribe N . He was advanced to the Mark Degree in 1856 , under the old regulations , and was nominated Senior Warden the year following , in the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 2 , Scotch Constitution , being ehosen Master in 1858 . When Lancashire became a Mark Province under the said Scotch

Constitution , Bro . Entwisle's abilities were so highly appreciated that he was presented with the patent of Prov . Grand Mark Master , and continued to fulfil the duties of that high office until the Union of the rival Prov . Grand Lodges , when he retired in favour of our late Brother W .

Romaine Callender , M . P ., who thus became the first Grand Master of the United Provincial Grand Mark Lodge , Bro . Entwisle himself being accorded the status of a Past Provincial Grand Master in the Mark Grand Lodge by the then G . M . M . Bro . the Rev . G . Raymond Portal . He waa

perfected in the Palatine Chapter of Rose Croix , 18 , then periodically held at Bolton , and subsequently became a founder and second M . W . S . of the St . Peter ' s Chapter . He was also a member of the 30 degree . In addition he is a member of the Order of St . Lawrence , and a Past N . of the

Mount Ararat Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners ; a founder and P . S . of the St . George's Conclave of the Order of Rome and the Red Cross of Constantine ; Past Grand Junior Warden Lancashire and Cheshire , of the Royal Order of Scotland : a founder and Past Master of the St . John ' s

Council of the Royal and Select Masters , Chief Adept of tho Lancashire College and Hou . IX . degree of the Rosicrncian Society , and a Past Preceptor of the St . James of Jerusalem Preceptory , No . 33 , of the Order of the Temple . When to this array of titles to the respect of his brother Masons we add that he had contributed

largely to all three of . our Charitable Institutions , and had several times acted as Festival Steward for each of them , it will be seen that by the death of Bro . Entwisle the Craft has lost one of the ablest exponents of

its mysteries , one of the most indefatigable and enlightened of its workers , and , in fact , one of the staunchest and strongest nf its pillars . We sincerely sympathise with East Lancashire , and likewise his family , at the very great loss they have just sustained .

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held on Wednesday , Col . Creaton Grand Treasurer in the chair . The Secretary ( Bro . Terry ) reported the death of two annuitants and one approved candidate , one of the annuitants at the advanced

age of 95 . A vote of thanks was passed to the donors of the gifts to the New Year ' s entertainment to the Old People at Croydon , of the previous Wednesday . After the adoption of the Report of the Finance Committee , tho chairman was authorised to sign cheques for tho amounts

mentioned therein . Sixteen petitions were examined , two of which were rejected , three deferred , and the remainder accepted . Bro . Terry informed the Committee that there were at present 131 candidates for election in May , but that . this number might be slightly added to at next meeting . There were only 13 vacancies .