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Bro . Gilbert Pearce presented tho ninth annual report of the Cornwall Masonic Charity Association . The total receipts were £ -09 , allowing a decrease , lie was sorry to say , on the previous year of 8 guineas . Many Lodges did little for Charity , which was much to be regretted .

Bro . Edmund Venning presented tlie report of the Committee of Belief , recording grants of i ' iO each to two Brethren , one late of Mo . 977 , and the other ol No . 131 . The Committee suggested the following sums he voted to the Masonic Charities : —To the CM . A . and B . Knurl

50 guineas , Benevolent Institution ior Men 10 guineas , for Widows 10 guineas , for Boys 20 guineas , and for Girls 20 guineas ; total 110 guineas . Bro . Anderton said he had the consent of the members of the Committee to move an amendment to

this report . Since the Committee met it had been announced that their Prov . Grand Master had promised to preside at the next annual festival of tlie Institution for Girls . He therefore moved that instead of 20 guineas

they give 100 guineas to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , and to somewhat make up for that the contribution to the Boys should be decreased 10 guineas , and to the Male Annuitants 10 guineas .

Bro . J . Brewer ( Truro ) seconded the motion , which was unanimously agreed to . Brother E . M . Milford Treasurer of the Cornwall

Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund presented a report , which showed : —Lodge donations and subscriptions , £ 230 Is , against £ 224 18 s in 1893 , increase £ 5 3 s . The balance at Cornish bank , £ 273 6 s 7 d , and the capital of the fund now amounted to £ 5 , 444 10 s od . an increase

of £ 195 5 s 2 d on the year . The present annual charges on the fund are seven annuities to aged Masons , £ 115 ; ditto , to five widows , £ 100 ; and six educational grants , £ 80 . One application had been received for an annuity , and three for educational grants , and the recommendations of the Committee appeared on the voting papers .

Bro . Bernard Edyvean reported favourably on the state of the voting power of the Province to the great Masouic Charities during the past twelve months . His Eeport concluded as follows : The somewhat arduous duties

of Charity Eepresentative would be greatly reduced if Brethren would kindly forward their votes as soon after receiving them as possible , considerable difficulty being

experienced in negotiating votes received within a few days of the elections . I regret having to report an unfortunate occurrence at the Benevolent election in May . The list of candidates contained the names of three

applicants from Cornwall , none of whom were adopted by the Province . One of these cases was taken up by a Mason in no way connected with this Province , who , in my absence , and without my knowledge or consent , borrowed no less than 1 , 500 votes on the

representation that Cornwall would support the case next year and refund the votes . Believing the statement the votes were loaned by Bro . Smithson , of West Yorkshire , Past Grand Deacon of England , a leading Mason at these elections , and who has beeu , and still is ,

one of Cornwall ' s best friends ; our Committee of Belief , after due consideration , do not feel justified in acknowledging the debt , fearing that by so doing similar frauds may be attempted on the Province , in the absence of their representative ; at the same lime they much regret that the loss should fall on one who has done so much

for this Province . Twelve o ' clock having arrived , the P . G . M . said it was time to go to church . A procession was accordingly formed , interspersed with the banners of the different Lodges , headed by the Kedruth Volunteer Baud and with the volume of the Sacred Law carried in front of

them by four Lewises . The streets were lined with spectators and the church was crowded . An appropriate sermon was preached by Bro . the Eev . G . G . Boss , D . C . L ., from Ephesians iv . 16 .

After the return to the Lodge Boom , the Prov . G . Master presented Bibles , in memory of the occasion , to the four Lewises who had carried the volume of the Sacred Law in the procession . His lordship , addressing

the lads , who remained without the door of the Lodge , told them that they would in after life often find it hard not only to know what it was right to do but to do it when they knew it to be right , and they would never

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know how to do right except through the Spirit of God and the guidance of His Word . If they lived long and became old men like himself , he hoped they would still look back with pleasure to the memory of the clay when they carried the Bible in procession at thafc Lodge at

Eedruth , and that they would be able to say then " This has been my guide ever since . " The P . G . Master then presented the . Bibles , iu which lie promised to write each lad ' s name . They were Geo . Howard Kistler , W . Williams , Percy Reynolds , and Alfred Opie .

The Officers of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund were , elected as fqllows : Bros . E . M , Milford Treasurer , E . D . Anderton Secretary , J . C . R : Crewes Assistant Secretary , and Jos . Rogers and W . T . Hawking Auditors . For the office of Prov . Grand Treasurer Bro . T . A .

Kistler P . M . 589 was proposed by Bro . B . Edyvean and unanimously elected . Brother Bernard Edyvean was unanimously reelected Charity Representative . The collection in church amounted to £ 11 and the

P . G . Master announced that one-fifth each would go to the Curate-in-cliarge , the Miners' Hospital , and the Women ' s Hospital , and two-fifths to the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund . The Prov . Grand Master then proceeded to appoint his Officers as follow : —

Bros . Sir 0 . B . Graves Sawle - - Deputy P . Colville Smith 331 - - Senior Warden G . H . Baynes Read 75 - - Junior Warden Rev . G . G . Ross 789 - ) n , , . Rev . Geo . Durno 1934 - - j Gha P lalns J . A . Kistler 5 S 9 - - - Treasurer

Jas . Bazeley 450 - - - Registrar E . D . Anderton 331 - - Secretary J . Brewer -196 - - - ) o T » -, r .. r , „ ir > , - Senior Deacons Martin Sampson 121

Geo . Oassell 1136 - - . ) . R . Rodda 589 - - - Jumor DeaC 0 DS

W . L . Chegwidden 589 - - Superintendent of Works Frank Bray 1758 - Director of Ceremonies Thomas Gatley 1529 . - - Deputy Dir . of Cers . J . O . Job 496 ... Assistant Dir . of Cers .

F . J . Denison 977 - - Sword Bearer £ : SSS % 9 - : : }*»»*»**»»» J . M . Richards 5 S 9 - - Organist

F . J . Lee 1544 - - - Assistant Secretary Robt . Eundell 1151 - - Pursuivant J . Langdou 131 - - - Assistant Pursuivant J T . Letcher 131 - - \ W . R . Brewer 330 JHHosken 557 -

. . - W . McLean 856 - - - Y Stewards T . B . Tresisc 1136

J . G . Blight 496 - - - ) John Polkinghorne 589 - - Tyler . The announcement of the appointment of Brother Anderton as Prov . Graud Secretary in the place of the . late Bro . Chirgwin , and Bro . Colville Smith as Grand Senior Warden was received with much enthusiasm .

A very large number afterwards attended a luncheon at Tabb ' s Hotel . The Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe was obliged to leave before the toast list commenced . He explained that he was going down by the 4-8 train to Helston , and had to drive from thence to Bosahan , and

if he did not go by thafc train he would not be able to geb home until very late . He , therefore , asked to be allowed to anticipate all the kind things they would say of him , and at once to thank them . He thought they had very good reason to be obliged to the Redruth Lodge

for their arrangements . He beard that a prominent member of that Lodge was about to leave them , Bro . E . H . Heath , to whom he had heard they intended to show some mark of their appreciation . His lordship was quite

sure they all hoped that Bro . Heath would be successful in his new home . The Earl then left , and Bro . Anderton took his place as Chairman , and proceeded with the usual toasts .

Bro . W . K . Baker proposed the hea'th of the Chairman and , while deeply regretting the death of Brother Chirgwin , spoke of the satisfaction it was to the P . G . M . and to the Masons of the Province generally that Bro . Anderton had seen his way to again accept the post of Provincial Grand Secretarv .

Bro . Anderton suitably replied , and concluded by proposing the W . M . and Officers of Druids Lodge , wi $ h special thanks for the excellent manner in which they had received the Prov . Grand Lodge . He mentioned