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As we have already announced , a Special General Court of the Governors and Subscribers of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen , W . C . this afternoon—Saturday—at 5 o ' clock , as there appears to be some misunderstanding as to the

object of this meeting , as well as a mistake as to who is calling it , we may state that the object is really to pass a vote of want of confidence in tho present Committees , the meeting being convened in accordance with a requisition , under Law No . 31 , signed by forty-six brethren , more or less associated with the case of the lad William Gideon

Motion , who was formerly in the Institution . This caso has been considered and recousidered by the House Committee , and it has been decided upon by a vote of 58 to 38 members , present at the last General Committee . The friends of the lad are not , however , yet content , and

have adopted the course of summoning a Special Court in the anticipation of opening a further inquiry—an inquiry which we consider is not necessary , and tho granting permission for which would imply a lack of confidence in the Committees : this we feel convinced the general body of

Subscribers to the Charity do not entertain . The matter must , however , be decided by the vote of those present to-day , and for that reason we are justified in asking all

who approve the general action of the Committee to attend the meeting , hear the ai'guments brought forward , and theu vote , as they think best . The following are the propositions to be submitted to the meeting : —

" That a Special Oornmittoo bo appointed to inquire into the stops recently taken by the House Committee in reference to tho caso of William Gideon Motion , ' who was in tho Institution ; with full power to investigate tho matter , call witnesses , and report thereon to an adjourned Special General Court , to be

held on Saturday , the twenty-first day of April 188 S . "That this Special General Court be adjourned until Saturday , tho fcwenfcyrirst day of A . pril 1 SS 8 , at Freemasons' Hall , at Five o ' clock in the Afternoon , for tho purpose of receiving and considering the Report of the Special Com ' inittee . "

The election meeting of thelMetropolitan Lodge , No . 1507 , was held on Wednesday , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , under the presidency of Bro . T . C . Edmonds W . M . A report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue .

The annual ball in aid of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution was held at the Victoria Hall , Landpprt , on the 14 fch inst ., under the patronage and with the permission of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P . ) The gentlemen acting as Stewards were Bros .

C . W . Bevis W . M . 1834 , G . P . Bevis 2068 , R . E . Buckle W . M . 1776 , J . Collings P . M . 804 , W . Dart W . M . 2074 , 0 . B . Gabell W . M . 175 , H . Gee W . M . 723 , A . G . German W . M . 1069 , J . W . Gieve P . M . 309 , J . Harris W . M . 76 , A . W . Hewett W . M . 342 , J . Jenkins W . M . elect 487 , J . Mitchell W . M . 1428 , A . Scott P . M . 551 , H . Snee W . M . 319 , J . Taylor I . P . M . 1331 , S . Wheeler W . M . 151 , and E . L . Wise W . M . 1461 . The general

arrangements of the ball were carried out in a highly satisfactory manner . The company numbered about 300 , and was , with few exceptions , confined to members of the Masonic Craft .

The Lady s Pictorial says : The great Masonic Ball , fixed to take place in Dublin on the 11 th of May , is already engaging the attention of modistes , and causing a flutter of deli ghted excitement among ladies . It is about a score of

years since the Irish Freemasons last organised an entertainment of this description , for the benefit of then admirably managed Schools aud the relief of poorei brethren . The interval has been taken up with concerts

bazaars , and other mild dissipations of a gentle but nonpaying kind . These have all been more or less overdoneplayed out , worn threadbare , and voted "slow" by the

rapidly-advancing pleasure-seekers of the period . Nothing but the "li ght fantastic" will do in these days—and so a ball on a p-io-antic and magnificent scale , has been determined ou .

The foundation-stone of a new Masonic ; Hall , which is iu course of erection lor tho Trafalgar Lodge , No . " 223 , Leith , was laid on Saturday , tho 17 th inst ., in the presence of a large gathering of Freemasons and members of other friendl y societies .

We are informed that the Freemasons of Ipswich hav ta - 'idi-d . in jjive a !' ill , on Friday , <> lli April . It i-i now

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some twenty years since such an event occui'red here , and there is little doubt the entertainment will be a great success . The ball will be held in tho Masonic Hall , under

the combined banners of three of the Ipswich Lodges—St . Luke ' s , Perfect UVioudship , and Prince of Wales ' s . The band of the Third Brigade E . D . R . A . has been engaged , under Mr . F . Harris .

frUThe Freemasous of the St . Kew Lodge , at Weston-Super-Mare , as a suitable memorial to their late Chaplain , the Rov . R . Duckworth , have resolved to endow that office

with a vote tor the Masonic Boys' School , considering it appropriate to the memory of one who had devoted his life to education . Such endowment has now been duly recorded , and the vote is registered as " St . Kew , 1222 ,

m memoriara , Rev . R . Duckworth , Chaplain , 1884 and 1885 . "

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FORTITUDE LODGE , No . 66 . THE annual meeting was held at tho Hnyshe Masonic Temple , Plymouth , on Tuesday , 20 th March , to instal Bra . Diniier S . W . as tho W . M . for the yearensuiug . The Installing Officer waa Brother James Gidley P . M ., who waa assisted by a large board of Installed Masters . The Officers were invested , as follow : —Bros . Coppin I . P . M ., Gray S . W ., Tout J . W ., Ilenrle M . O ., Hoarder S . O ., Bird J . O .,

Jew Ireasuror , Gover Secretary , Rev . W . Whittley Chaplain , Clemens Registrar of Marks , Keverne S . D ., G . Whittley J . D ., Bake D . C ., Latimer I . G ., Keats Steward , Gidley Tyler . Bro . the Rev . T . W . Lemon was unanimousl y elected an honorary member of the

Lodge , ftro . Lemon then presented to the Lodge a framed photograph of the Installation of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , K . G ., as Moat Worshipful Grand Mark Master Mason , 1 st July 1886 , the panel bearing the following

inscription;" Presented to the Fortitude Lodge of Mark Master MasonB , No . 6 G , by the Very Worshipful Bro . the Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., P . M . and Chap . No . 35 ( 64 and 76 hon . ) , P . P . G . Ch . of Devon , Past Grand Chap , of England , 20 th March 1888 . " Bro . Gover proposed that the thanks of the Lodge be given to Bro .

Lemon for his handsome gift . This was seconded b y Bro . Clemens , and it was decided that the same be recorded on the minutes of the Lodge . At the close of the Lodge the brethren adjourned to partake of the annual banquet prepared for them at the Masonic Club , by the

manager , Bro . Simmons , in his usual good style . Among the brethren at the banquet , in addition to the above-named , were Bros . Gray , Dillon , and Jamieson . The u ' aaal Maaonic toasta were duly given and honoured , and a pleasant evening was enjoyed by all present .

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