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THE COMMITTEE OF THE OLD MASONIANS HAVl ! TUE 1 IOSOCK TO ANNOUNCU A 0R&MATK3PERFORMANCE, TO BE tHVliX BV THE lIliJIUliKS , AT ST . GEORGE'S HALL , LANGHAM PLACE , W . On SATURDAY EVENING , 2 nd NOVEMBER 1889 , IK AID OV TUE BENEVOLENT AND GRANT FUND Of the Association . The Piece to bo represented will be tho original Comedy , by J . II . Urnox , Esq ., in J ? wo Acts , entitled "CYRIL'S SUCCESS . " Produced under tho direction of Mr , Fred . Gartshlo . Prices of admission—Private Boxes , C 3 3 s ; Stalls , 10 s Gd aud 7 s M ; Balcony Stalls , Us and Is ; Area ( Unreserved ) , 2 s Od ; Gallery , ls . Tickets can bo obtained of tho Hon . Secretary , ALI-RED WATKINS , 21 Bolgravo Rnud , St . John ' s Wood , N . W ., ami of all the members oftho Association .

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IWmtrpasaitic|nstitu.tiofitfar§rms, ELECTION , 25 TH OCTOBER 1889 . The votes of subscribers are earnestly solicited for HAROLDSTREETERGOLDSMITH, AGED 7 YEARS , YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE BRO . W . 0 . GOLDSMITH . Bro . GOLDSMITH was initiated in the Ohislehurat Lodge , No . 1531 , shortly after ita consecration in 1875 , and remained a subscribing member till 1881 , when ho joined the Gallery Lodge , No . 1928 . in this latter Lodge he served all the offices up to that of W . M . It was while holding this office , and throe days after the election of his successor , that he died , on the 15 th November 1 S 87 . Ho was a Life Governor of the Boys' School , and a Subscriber to all the Masonic Charities , and was , at all times , a hard worker in Masonry . He was for many years , and afc the time of his death , a member of tbe Heporting Staff of the Press Association , and in that capacity was well know to all Journalists in the United Kingdom . Tho under-mentioned Brethren strongly recommend the case of his son , the above-named candidate : — Bro . CHARLES KEDGL -RY , Hibernia Chambers , Loudon Bridge , S . K ., W . M . 79 , P . M . 1614 , M . E . Z . 73 . The Rev . S . A . SsLwsif , Past Chaplain 210 , St . James ' s Vicarage , Hatcham , S . E . Bro . H . E . P . BCSSBY , P . M . 1928 , 123 Brixton Hill , S . W . Bro . Alderman FAUNCOMB S , Prov . G . J . W . Sussex , East Sussex Netos Office , Lewos . Bro . R . J . GRIFFITHS , W . M . 1028 , 1 Inner Temple Lane , E . C . Bro . C . P . PARDON- , P . M . 1923 , 119 Fleet Street , E . C . Bro . R . J . ALBEKY , 1362 , S . D . 1928 , 21 Stockwell Park Crescent , S . W . Bro . THOS . C . SuitifER , Yorkshire Post Office , Leeds , No . 1211 . Bro . THOMAS MINSTRELL , P . M . 87 , P . M . and Secretary 1928 , 16 Ann Street , Union Square , Islington , N . Bro . II . MASSEY , t ' . U . 619 , P . M . aud Treasurer 1928 , 93 Chancery Lane , W . C . Bro . J . C . DUCKWORTH , P . M . 1928 , Licer ) iool Courier Office , 81 Fleet Street , E . C . Bro . W . T . PERKIICS , J . W . 1928 , Manchester Courier Office , 27 Fleet Street , E . C . Bro . A . F . ASHKR , P . M . 1395 , Surrey Advertiser Office , Guildford . Bro . J . II . HAWES , P . M . 38 , West Sussex Gazette Offico , Chichester . Bro . W . J . INNES , 1928 , 219 South Lambeth Road , S . W . Bro . W . E . PITT , 1928 , Press Association , Wino Office Court , E . C . Bro . JAMES WILLING JUN ., V . P ., P . M . 177 , 1507 , 17-11 , 19 S 7 , ami 1319 , P . Z . 1000 , 1507 , 2018 , P . A . S . Middlesex , Ac . Bro . R . STACEY , P . M . and P . Z . 180 , 131 Brixton Road , S . W . Any of the above Brethren will thankfully receive votes , or they may be sent to Mrs . GOLDSMITH , 71 Manor Road , Brockley , S . E .

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IMS8 !CASTLEBOTH EAST MOLESEY , HAMPTON COURT STATION ( Adjoining the RAILWAY , and facing the RIVER and PALACE ) . BRO . JOHN MAYO has ample accommodation in tho new wing of this old-established and noted Riverside Hotel for Banquets for any number up to 100 . Kvery convenience for Ladies'Gatherings . Spacious lauding to river , whence Steam Launches can start . Specimens of Menus , with prices , sent on application . Three Lodges meet at the Castlo Hotel , and roferon"o may bo mado to tho respective Masters as to tho catering , & c .

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GREYH 0 W HOTEL , HAMPTON COURT ( MIDDLESEX ) . This Hotel , now entirely Redecorated and Furnished , contains tho best and most comfortable Suites of Apartments . SUPEHIOR LODGE ACCOMMODATION , Three Large Banqueting Rooms . The Cuisine is of tho highest class , and tho cellars have been well stocked with the best known Brando of Wines , & c . BRO . J . B . MELLA will superintend personally the whole of the details of Management , in order to give full satisfaction , and is prepared from now to uudcrtako any arrangements for Banquets or Beanfeasts , Luncheons , ! cc , at tho most reasonable charges . The Four-in-Hand Hotel Coach will leave daily from the Royal Hotel , Blackfriars Bridge , and tho Criterion Restaurant , for Hampton Court .

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FUNERALS properly carried out and . personally attended , in London and Country , by Bro . G-. A . HUT TON , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , "W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .

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s^^^^^^^a Tre ^ j ^ yivv ^^ SATURDAY , 19 TH OCTOBER 1889 .

Prov. Grand Lodge Of Sussex.

PROV . GRAND LODGE OF SUSSEX .

rW ^ HE annual meeting tho Sussex Provincial Grand JL Lodge was held afc the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , oa Saturday , tho 12 th insfc , Lieufc .-Oolonel Lord Algernon-Lennox , Provincial Graud Senior Warden , presided , Bro . T . Trollope P . P . G . S . W . acting as Deputy Provincial Grand

Master . Iho Wardens ' chairs were occupied by Bro . W . Marchanfc acting Prov . G . S . W ., aud Bro . J . Parncombe Prov . G . J . W . There was a very large muster of fche brethren of tho Province . Tho Lodge having beeu opened

in clue form , the Provincial Grand Secretary read the minutes of the last general meeting and of the special meeting held in December last . These being confirmed ,

the roll of tho Lodges was then called , and it was found that each Lodge was represented . A letter from Mrs . R . Crosskey was read in acknowledgment of the vote of condolence passed to her and her family on the death of

her husband , the late Brother R . Crosskey , Provincial Grand Treasurer . On the motion of Bro . W . Marchant , seconded by Bro . W . R . Wood , Bro . W . H . Hallett was

unanimously re-elected Provincial Grand Treasurer . Tho reports of the Board of Finance and the Provincial Charities' Committeo were read and adopted , Bro . 0 . H . Haine being elected Steward of the Charities' Committee

in the place of Bro . J . Eberall , whose resignation was accepted with regret , and with hearty thanks for his past services . The Secretary read statistics showing that tho members of the Provincial Lodares had increased from

1 , 179 to 1 , 200 during the past year . Ifc was decided by a unanimous vote to continue the publication of the Masonic Almanac . A letter was read from Mrs . Gerard Ford , who alluded in graceful terms to the continuous interest her late husband , the deeply lamented Deputy Provincial

Grand Master , had taken in the work of the Province . She also forwarded the following address , which the late Bro . F . Gerard Ford had commenced in anticipation of being present afc the annual meeting . The unfinished address was as follows : —

lb seems hardly possible , Brethren , that a year has passed since I lasn address ; d jou . It haa been , Musonically , a quiet , uneventful year in the Pi-uvinoe . But it is in tho quiet uneventful years that real progress is irmrlo . It is in the stillness anrl darkness of tho earth that tho corn germinates and springs forth , not iu the glare

ancl roar of the busy highway . I believe that a steady advance haa taken placo in our beloved Craft in the Province , and that the love of it and the understanding of it , as a rule of life and conduct , is hig her to-day than it waa laat year . I draw this conclusion from many seemingly unimportant circumstances , the tone of our meet .

ings , the increase in our numbers , and many pleasant talks I have had with my brethren , when I have learned what their feelings are with regard to our brotherhood ; I have rejoiced to find their hearts in unison with miue . Masonry , I may truly say , is now the work of my life ; the timo I spend on other things is but a tithe of what

I givo to Masonry , and it is a most inspiriting thought and ono which gives me infinite gratification to know that my labour is not unrewarded . It rejoices n \ y heart to fee ! , as indeed I havo often felt this year , that when I visit tho Lodges I receive a welcome , nut only as Deputy Piovincial Grand Master , but as Gerard I '" ord ,

your fellow Craftsman aud your Brother . There have been times , Brethren , during the past few months when the waters have seemed about to close over me , and I have doubted whether I should ever again stand hero at your head and address you . During that timo the beautiful words of tho Third Degree have been often present to

my mind , for it seemed that nature was about to present to mo that " one great and useful lesson more "—that last great lesson after learning which wo may enter the Grand Lodgo above . Alas ! my brethren , since we gathered hero a year ago many breaches havo ai-ain b-: cn made in onr ranks ; my dear Brother Crosskey , whoso

ab . euco wo lamented so much a year ago , I . P .. U . Smith , that « ood and worthy Mason , and many moro . Boar - ••irh mo , brethren , if my wordd aro somewhat tinged with tho hue of that dark valley into which I seemed about to enter . Ifc is well , perhaps , sometimes that even at

a joyful meeting liko tho present we should stand quietly apart for a moment from tho bustle and stir -of business and prosperity , and lift our hearts to Uio contemplation of tho impenetrable mysteries of life . I think we shall return to our duties uud our pleasures nouo tho