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LODGE 539 Bro . F . Gnosill 539 JJ John Moseley 546 „ G . C . Kent 624 „ John Gretton , M . P . 624 ,, Francis Thompson

624 „ W . H . Bailey 726 ,, J . Parker Cater 18 3 8 „ H . Percy Smith 2149 ,, Thomas Taylor 2149 „ Arthur Fogg 2149 ,, Arthur Baines 248 7 ,, H . A . Frewer

2756 . „ J . F . Pepper CHAPTER 4 S 2 Comp . Frank Hughes * Unattached Bro . Charips Richards Mrs . W . fl . Bailey Mrs . Hughes Mrs . Charles Richards Total from the Province 425 15 o

SUFFOLK . LODGE 81 Bro . Major R . J . Carthew 121 16 o 332 ,, E . R . Gayford 89 5 o 555 ,, ii , dward W . Lynch 121 16 o 936 ,, J . C . Ryder-Richardson 6 3 o o 1224 ,, David Ward 68 5 o 1452 ,, Maj . Hugh W . H .

Cary-Elwes 94 10 o 166 3 ,, Arthur Flatman 10 10 o 1823 ,, Rev . B . B . Syer 6 3 o o Unattached Bro . C . J . N . Row 34 2 6

SURREY . LODGE 410 Bro . R . S . Armstrong 11 06 416 Donation 20 9 6 1826 Bro . Thomas A . Poison 21 o o 18 72 ,, E . C . Haram 10 10 o 18 92 ,, W . D . Stewart 37 5 6 1981 ,, George Alderton 30 19 6 2120 ,, A . G . Hutchins 28 17 6 2502 ,, William Dawson 50 o o Unattached Bro . George R . Saunders 10 10 o ,, T . H . Griffiths 10 10 o

SUSSEX . LODGE 1110 Bro . J . H . Maryan 10 10 o 1797 ,, Dr . Henry Pearce 32 11 o 1797 ,, H . Webb 15 15 o 1821 ,, V . W . Burden 21 6 o 1 S 42 „ * Major Hugh W . H . Cary-Elwes —

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LODGE 1842 Bro . Palmer 26 5 o 1947 ,, Sydney Johnson 21 00 2201 ,, Frank J . Sawyer 10 10 o 2450 ,, John Wood 21 10 6 2676 ,, D . M . Smith 10 10 o 26 92 ,, James J . Wright 37 16 o Unattached * Mrs . James Wright

—WARWICKSHIRE . LODGE 74 Bro . John Foster 65 2 o 74 ,, * B . Hunn — 74 „ * J . Coulson Nicol — 74 ,, * Henry J . Sayer — 74 „ * John W . Bint — 74 ,, * F . W . Harris

—395 ,, Arthur P . Cohen 12 o o 794 ,, Arthur J . Abrahall io 10 o 794 ,, Felix Jones 12 12 o 10 3 ,, A . Rodway 42 o o 10 3 ,,, John Bowen 10 10 o 2804 ,, E . J . Charles 10 10 o

WILTSHIRE . The Province Bro . Fred . S . Hancock 400 o 6 Unattached Bro . H . Bevir io 10 o

WORCESTERSHIRE . LODGE 573 Bro . E . Lowe 116 11 o 1204 ,, J . Ransome Corder 6 3 o o 18 74 ,, G . F . Bennett 36 15 o 1874 ,, C . H . Clark 10 10 o 1874 „ J . A . Hughes 36 15 o 2034 ,, W . H . Steeley 2724 ,, T . A . Bayliss to 10 o Unattached Bro . E . J . Chambers 26 5 o

' YORKSHIRE ( NORTH-EAST ) . The Province and Lodge 1848 Bro . Rev . Chas . S . Steel 31 10 o YORKSHIRE ( WEST DIVISION ) . Bro . Wm . Blackburn , J . P . „ H . S . Childe

LODGE 458 Bro . William Boulton 495 „ Thomas Horner 521 ,, James Ashton Riley ^ 5 JJ James Graham 904 ,, F . Cleeves 904 ,, H . P . Gough 1102 ,, Thomas G . Howell

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LODGE 1102 Bro . Walter Bailey 1 3 ,, A . W . Robson 2268 ,, Chas . F . Longden 2 3 „ J . W . Bland 249 1 ,, W . D . Foxon 2530 ,, Harry H . Bridgens Unattached Mrs . W . Boulton Total from the Province 300 o o

FOREIGN STATIONS . BENGAL . LODGE 2726 Bro . J . C . Home 10 10 o BRITISH GUIANA . LODGE 2642 Bro . H . E . Murray

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO . LODGE 508 Bro . Walter Makepeace 31 10 o JAPAN . LODGE 1401 Bro . Rodham H . Cook 42 o o MADRAS .

LODGE 926 Bro . Col . J . Temple MALTA . Bro . J . M . McLeod 26 5 o QUEENSLAND . LODGE ' 2207 Bro . E . H . Wicker

SOUTH AFRICA ( RHODESIA ) . LODGE 2678 Bro . W . E . Haworth 10 10 o SOUTH AFRICA ( WEST DIVISION ) . LODGE 2691 Bro . E . H . Nathan 15 15 o Unattached Mrs . Nathan 5 5 o

ANTIGUA ( W . I . ) . LODGE 492 Collected List ( per Bro . R . Ii . Kortright ) 16 16 o * Included in Lodge or Provincial list .

Cheshire.

CHESHIRE .

THE annual meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masons took place on Saturday afternoon , 22 nd inst , at the Hotel Victoria , New Brighton , the Hon . Alan De Tatton Egerton , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master presiding over an attendance of about sixty Brethren , representing

the ten Mark Lodges of the Province . Included in the attendance were Bros . Frederick Broadsmith , the newlyappointed Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and Richard Newhouse Provincial Grand Secretary . The principal business was the investiture of the

following Officers : . Bros . J . Fred . May ... Senior Warden Joseph Clarke ... Junior Warden W . Allan Shaw ... Master Overseer Rev . F . Hylton Stewart , M . A . ... Chaplain Thos . W . Atkinson ... TVo-, ¦? , „

-=,-George Leigh ... Registrar Richard Newhouse ... Secretary William Hall ... Senior Deacon Joseph Ward ... Junior Deacon George W . Hughes ... Inspector of Works J . Stanley Derbyshire ... Dir . of Ceremonies Thomas Overington ... Dep . Dir . of Cers .

J . W . Bedell ... Sword Bearer Walter Guilliam ... Standard Bearer D . B . Reginald Mountfield ... Organist John Ferguson ... Steward Joseph Potts ... Ditto T . G . Mills ... Ditto

R . Grundy ... Ditto S . S . Chiswell ... Ditto James Sharpies ... Ditto S . Thompson ... Tyler ,

Cheshire.

At the close of the Provincial Grand Lodge the Brethren sat down to a high tea , and the customary Loyal and Mark toasts were honoured .

Church Service.

CHURCH SERVICE .

THE annual service of the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Munster was held on Friday evening , 21 st inst , in

St . Mary s Cathedral , Limerick , when the Lord Bishop of Ossory preached an eloquent and impressive sermon , on the text " A new Commandment I give unto you that ye love one another , " to a representative gathering of Freemasons . Much interest was created in the ceremonies observed in the

service . The Brethren assembled in the J ebb Chapel , and whilst they proceeded in procession to their appointed seats Mr .

Frank Muspratt , the cathedral organist , played a march in E flat ( Archer ) . The Provincial Grand Master Sir Charles Barrington , Bart , was received with the customary honour of an arch of swords .

****************** A grant of twenty guineas to the British Medical Benevolent Fund was made on the occasion of the Installation meeting of the Rahere Lodge , No . 2546 , held on the nth inst , in the Great Hall of St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital ( kindly lent for the occasion by the Treasurer and Almoners ) .

The report of the Audit Committee showed that £ 6 g 6 s had been expended by the Lodge during the past year in the cause of Charity . The annual banquet was afterwards held at the Frascati Restaurant , and was attended by nearly ninety Brethren .