Kent.

KENT .

THE Annual Provincial Grand Lodge was held on Wednesday of last week , when the following were appointed to office by Earl Amherst Deputy Grand Master of England and Masonic ruler of the Province of Kent : Bro . James Smith Eastes - - - Deputy Major-General Thomas Cuming 2195 - Senior Warden

Alfred Spencer 1063 ( re-appointed ) - Secretary George Spurgen 558 - - - Junior Warden Bev . J . E Player 2237 , 558 , 2587- - I 0 h lains . Eev . Cecil Maitland Bevan 1414 - - J * William Eussell 77 Treasurer Sidney Alexander Cheale 874 - - Eegistrar ? F * H ° H ! ' ** _ \ Senior Deacons

; William Hollis 1531 - - - J Samuel E . Wilson 1209 - - - | Junior Deaoons Alfred Pocock 1965 - - - ) Eobert W . Walker 1107 - - - Superintendent of Works Edward Lyne Dixon 429 - Director of Ceremonies Eobert V . Harman 1692 - - - Deputy Dir . of Cers .

Henry E . Austen 709 - - - ) James Holmes 1208 - - - > Assistant Dirs . of Cers . W . B . Kennefct 1436 - - - ) Wm . Layle Edwards 1536 - - - Sword Bearer Thomas Jenkins 299 - - - ) atn „ j . » i * p - ¦

Eichard Fuggle 1854 - - - J ' •* " *** Arthur Sharp 829 - - - - Organist Edgar H . White 2448 - - - Assistant Secretary Wm . Lane Doddrell 615 - - - Pursuivant Lawrence Salt 1424 ... Assistant Pursuivant Frank Hitehens 77 - - - 1

Alfred A . Lee 1223 - - - - Edward W . Ellis 1314 - - - L , ,, Fletcher Beach , M . B ., 1837 - - ( btewarcls * Walter Eeevo 1973 - - - Julius Kingsford 2305 - - - /

In addition to the above Earl Amherst bestowed past rank on the following members of his Province , by virtue of the power conferred on the chiefs of the Order as a means of marking the completion of the twenty-first year of the Prince of Wales ' s Mastership .

Bro . Francis F . Giraud 133 - - - Senior Warden Captain George Spinks 1536 - - l T „_ , „ ¦ nTay . Aa ~ .. Captain Charles Grey Eobinson 709 - \ Jumor Wardens William Clarke 125 - - - 1 ~ . . _ _ . ' Senior

Wm . Albert Smeeth 1208 - - - j Deacons William Dunk 558 - - ' - - Superintendent of Works . The meeting was held at the Town Hall , Folkestone , and was in every way a success .

Consecration.

CONSECRATION .

— : o * . — WYRESIDE LODGE .

THE numerous Lodges m the Province of West Lancashire was increased on the 19 th inst ., by the consecration ofthe Wyreside Lodge , No . 2605 , at Garstang , when there was a large and influential gathering of the leaders of the fraternity . The opening ceremony , which took place at the Town Hall , was controlled and carried out by Bro . W . Goodacre P . G . St . B . Prov . G . Sec . of West Lancashire .

There were present nearly 100 Brethren from various parts of the Province , all of whom appreciated the very impressive manner in which the ceremony was carried out under Bro . Goodacre ' s supervision . He subsequently installed Bro . J . Williamson-Wearing

P . P . S . G . D . as bhe first Worshipful Master of the Lodge . The other appointments and investments included Bros . G . H . Garnett P . P . S . G . W . as S . W ., J . Harrison J . W ., Eev . B .

Titley-Gardner Chaplain , J . Hartley P . M . Treasurer and D . G ., J . Allen Parkinson Organist , Alfred King P . M . Secretary , Titterton S . D ., A . Blackhurst J . D ., Evan Jemson I . G ., E . Huntington and J . Smith Stewards , and J . J . Hankin Tyler .

At the conclusion of the installation Bro . Goodacre said it afforded him the greatest pleasure , acting on behalf of the Prov . G . M . the Earl of Lathom , to invest Bro . Philip Armstrong P . M . 724 P . G . S . with the collar of the Provincial Grand Senior Deaconship , in place of a Brother who had recently died .

The members of the Lodge of Freedom , No . 77 , had a very pleasant outing on Tuesday , 23 rd inst ., when they left Gravesend by special train at 8 * 16 a . m . for Windsor , where the steam launch "La Bourgoine " was waiting to take the party for a trip . The weather was everything that could be

desired for such an occasion , and the admirable arrangements made by Bro . Joseph Davis were throughly enjoyed by those who were able to participate in them . After spending a most delightful day the party returned to Windsor , and journeyed back to Gravesend by special train , arriving about ten o ' clock .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

•** - CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND .

THE annual Provincial Chapter was held on Friday , 5 th inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Whitehaven , under the banner of the Sun , Square and Compasses Chapter , No . 119 . Comp . Edward Letch worth G . S . E . presided , and was supported by Comp . John Barr P . P . G . H . as H ., W . F . Lamonby P . P . G . J . as J ., and many other present and past Provincial Officers and others .

Comp . Letchworth installed Comp . Col . F . E . Sewell as Grand Superintendent of the Province in a most able manner , and after the ordinary business of the Province was discharged , the following Officers were invested for the ensuing year : —

Comp . T . A . Eagles - - - - H . W . C . Johns - - - . J . G . Dalrymple .... Scribe E . E . F . Long ----- Scribe N . G . W . Kenworthy ... - Treasurer T . M . Eollinshaw - - - - Eegistrar

E . J . Burgess .... Principal Sojourner J . Harris ----- 1 st Assistant Sojourner J . F . Hope - - - - - 2 nd Assistant Sojourner S . Broadbent ... - Sword Bearer Dr . J . F . Muir ... - Standard Bearer W . Hodgson - - - - Director of Ceremonies

H . F . Fox --- -- Assist . Dir . of Ceremonies J . Cooper ----- Organist J . Kessell - - - - - Assistant Scribe E . J . Braford - - - - - * i H . S . Wilson - - - - t Stewards A . J . Livesey - - - -J J . Pearson ----- Janitor .

Grand Chapter Of Scotland.

GRAND CHAPTER OF SCOTLAND .

AT the Quarterly Communication , in Edinburgh , on the 7 th inst ., an abstract of the accounts for the year , which was submitted , showed that the income had been £ 645 , and the . expenditure £ 398 , and that the funds now stand afc £ 6 , 427 , compared with £ 6 , 180 last year . The charity fund had been increased from £ 889 to £ 1 , 013 .

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