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Cheshire.
CHESHIRE .
rpHE installation of the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , X M . P ., Past Grand Warden of England P . P . G . W . of Cheshire as Provincial Grand Master of' the Province of Cheshire took place on Monday of last week , in the Town
Hall , Chester . There was a great influx of visitors to the city , comprising representatives of the Lodges within the Province and many Officers and Brethren from the neighbouring Provinces of East and West Lancashire .
The callinpf of the roll showed that every Lodge in the Province was represented , the number of Brethren present being calculated at between 600 and 700 . The Deputy Prov . Grand Master his Honour Judge Sir Horatio LloydP . G . D . England opened the Provincial Grand Lodge , the duties of
Deputy being discharged by Bro . Colonel C . S . Dean S . G . D . England , and Brothers J . Fred . May and William Booth occupying respectively the Senior and Junior Wardens ' chairs , while Bro . H . Gordon Smith was the Director of Ceremonies , assisted by Brother Frank Richardson P . G . D . England .
Bro . Letchworth , the Installing Master , was afterwards conducted to the chair . He said he was sure there was no one in that Hall who would not share with him the feeling of disappointment at the absence of their late Provincial Grand Master Earl Egerton . He knew it was the intention of Earl
Egerton to be there that day , and he felt they would all regret still more the cause which had deprived them of the pleasure of again welcoming his lordship to the Provincial Grand Lodge . It would be within the recollection of them all that at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire his lordship
informed them of the reasons why , in justice to the Province , he felt compelled to submit to His Royal Highness the Grand Master his resignation of the office , which for the past thirteen years he had filled so well , to the advantage of that Province : It was his ( the speaker ' s ) duty to submit that resignation to
His Royal Highness , who expressed the deepest regret that the Province should lose the benefit which for so many years it nad derived from the Mastership of Earl Egerton . But he most heartily congratulated the Province on the choice the Grand Master was graciously pleased . to make of his
successor their Right Worshipful Brother the Plonourable Alan de Tatton Egerton , who was well known in that Province and in that county . He was already a ruler in Masonry , and they knew how well he was able to discharge the duties .
He ventured to believe that under his able and genial rule the success which had attended that Province for so many years would be maintained , and that the work would be carried out in every way worthy of its great traditions .
The ceremony of installing the Provincial Grand Master was then proceeded with , the patent of appointment by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . Grand Master being read
by the Prov . Grand Registrar Brother Henry Taylor . The Installing Master subsequently invested the Provincial Grand Master with the apron , chain , and jewel of office , and placed him in the chair .
The Provincial Grand Master said he had pleasure in informing the Provincial Grand Lodge that Sir Horatio Lloyd had been pleased to accept the Office of Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and to continue the good work that he had been doing for so many years . Pie had , therefore , very great pleasure in re-appointing him to the Office .
The Provincial Grand Master moved that a vote of thanks be given to his Worship the Mayor for the use of the Town Hall . On gatherings of that kind , he said , it was very difficult indeed for the Brethren to find a building of sufficient size to accommodate the Masonic world of Cheshire alone
without inviting all those of their neighbouring friends whom they wished to see . Although he would have liked personally that that ceremony should have taken place under the auspices of his Mother Lodge at Altrincham , still he felt that the demands of the Brethren would be such that nothing
short of what they recognised as the county town would suffice to find room for all , and he was very pleased indeed that the Mayor and aldermen of Chester had been kind enough to "rant them the use of practically the only building
that would contain them . Fie had been at a good many Masonic functions , and he could assure them that with the exception of one at Berlin he had seldom seen any room filled to the extent that that one was , and he thanked them for coming in such large numbers . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master seconded the vote ,
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which he said the Mayor deserved the more because he did not belong to the Craft . The motion ihaving been carried , a collection , which amounted to £ 30 8 s , was taken on behalf of the Benevolent and Masonic Educational Institution of Cheshire , and the Provincial Grand Lodge was shortly afterwards closed .
Gloucestershire.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE .
i HE annual convocation of this Provincial Grand Chapter was held on Friday , 21 st inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Cheltenham . The meeting was originally appointed for the 6 th inst ., but it was postponed until the latter date in consequence of the summoning of Parliament and the consequent inability of the Provincial Grand Superintendent the Right
Hon . Sir Michael Hicks Beach to attend . During the thirteen years since Provincial Grand Chapter was founded the Chancellor of the Exchequer has not missed one of its annual
meetings , and it was an evidence of his continued attachment to the Order that at his request arrangements for the postponement were made to enable him to preside over- the ; Chapter . There was a large attendance of Companions .
Provincial Grand Chapter having : been opened in . due . form , routine matters were disposed of . The report of the Prov . Grand Treasurer was of a most satisfactory character , a substantial balance standing to the credit of the Chapter .
This report having been - adopted , Comp . Jas . Bruton was again re-elected Treasurer and thanked for his services . The roll of the Chapters was called , and the proceedings closed with the appointment and investiture of the following as the Provincial Officers for the year ensuing : COMP . R . V . Vassar-Smith 82 and 830 ... H .
R . W . Northcott 702 ... J . James B . Winterbotham 82 ... scribe E . Col . Richard Rogers 82 ... Scribe N . James Bruton 8 39 ... Treasurer S . Millard 493 • • Registrar J . C . Hill S 39 ... Principal Sojourner-J . L . Tickell 82 ... 1 st Assist . Soj . J . Waghorne 82 ... 2 nd Assist . Soj . Conway Jones 493 ... Sword Bearer W . Edwards 493 ... Standard Bearer S . B . Darke 702 ... Dir . of Ceremonies ^ J . A . Matthews 82 ... Organist Llewellyn Evans 82 ... Assist . Scribe E . M . Carroll ... Janitor .
The Companions afterwards dined together , dinner being served in the banquetting room of the Hall , the Provincial Grand Superintendent presiding . The after-dinner speaking was brief , as is of necessity the case when trains have to be caught and guests have to leave early . '
The toast of the Prov . Grand . Suoerintendent , proposed by Comp .. Norman , was enthusiastically honoured , and was acknowledged in genial terms by Sir Michael . He took occasion to thank the Companions for so readily accepting the postponement of the Chapter , which had enabled him to be
present . It was always a pleasure and the most grateful form of relaxation to come amongst his Gloucestershire Brethren and exchange Fraternal greetings with them . Referring to
an allusion made to the report of his approaching retirement from office , he said he need hardly say there was no truth in it Fie hoped he was not the man to run away from a position because it was an anxious or difficult one . Sir Michael was the guest of Comp . Vassar-Smith , at Charlton Park , for the night .
At the monthly meeting of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 1208 , Dover , Dr . E . Fenn P . M . took leave of the Brethren in response to some appropriate remarks made from the chair
in proposing his health . Dr . Fenn is leaving Dover on 2 nd January for Ardleigh , near Colchester , where he has built a house , Charlton Lodge , at which it is hoped he will enjoy many years of health in his retirement .
* * » Masonry is not for a season , but for all time and for . eternity as well . The time-server who goes into the Order for the mere personal and selfish worldly benefits to be derived
from it is . no true Mason . He is only a makeshift whom our boundless charity tolerates while our better instincts deplore his shortsightedness . There is no selfishness in true Masonry , and its adherents are always ready to lend a helping hand to a Brother in distress . —M . M . Folsom , in " Masonic Herald . "
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Cheshire.
CHESHIRE .
rpHE installation of the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , X M . P ., Past Grand Warden of England P . P . G . W . of Cheshire as Provincial Grand Master of' the Province of Cheshire took place on Monday of last week , in the Town
Hall , Chester . There was a great influx of visitors to the city , comprising representatives of the Lodges within the Province and many Officers and Brethren from the neighbouring Provinces of East and West Lancashire .
The callinpf of the roll showed that every Lodge in the Province was represented , the number of Brethren present being calculated at between 600 and 700 . The Deputy Prov . Grand Master his Honour Judge Sir Horatio LloydP . G . D . England opened the Provincial Grand Lodge , the duties of
Deputy being discharged by Bro . Colonel C . S . Dean S . G . D . England , and Brothers J . Fred . May and William Booth occupying respectively the Senior and Junior Wardens ' chairs , while Bro . H . Gordon Smith was the Director of Ceremonies , assisted by Brother Frank Richardson P . G . D . England .
Bro . Letchworth , the Installing Master , was afterwards conducted to the chair . He said he was sure there was no one in that Hall who would not share with him the feeling of disappointment at the absence of their late Provincial Grand Master Earl Egerton . He knew it was the intention of Earl
Egerton to be there that day , and he felt they would all regret still more the cause which had deprived them of the pleasure of again welcoming his lordship to the Provincial Grand Lodge . It would be within the recollection of them all that at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire his lordship
informed them of the reasons why , in justice to the Province , he felt compelled to submit to His Royal Highness the Grand Master his resignation of the office , which for the past thirteen years he had filled so well , to the advantage of that Province : It was his ( the speaker ' s ) duty to submit that resignation to
His Royal Highness , who expressed the deepest regret that the Province should lose the benefit which for so many years it nad derived from the Mastership of Earl Egerton . But he most heartily congratulated the Province on the choice the Grand Master was graciously pleased . to make of his
successor their Right Worshipful Brother the Plonourable Alan de Tatton Egerton , who was well known in that Province and in that county . He was already a ruler in Masonry , and they knew how well he was able to discharge the duties .
He ventured to believe that under his able and genial rule the success which had attended that Province for so many years would be maintained , and that the work would be carried out in every way worthy of its great traditions .
The ceremony of installing the Provincial Grand Master was then proceeded with , the patent of appointment by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . Grand Master being read
by the Prov . Grand Registrar Brother Henry Taylor . The Installing Master subsequently invested the Provincial Grand Master with the apron , chain , and jewel of office , and placed him in the chair .
The Provincial Grand Master said he had pleasure in informing the Provincial Grand Lodge that Sir Horatio Lloyd had been pleased to accept the Office of Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and to continue the good work that he had been doing for so many years . Pie had , therefore , very great pleasure in re-appointing him to the Office .
The Provincial Grand Master moved that a vote of thanks be given to his Worship the Mayor for the use of the Town Hall . On gatherings of that kind , he said , it was very difficult indeed for the Brethren to find a building of sufficient size to accommodate the Masonic world of Cheshire alone
without inviting all those of their neighbouring friends whom they wished to see . Although he would have liked personally that that ceremony should have taken place under the auspices of his Mother Lodge at Altrincham , still he felt that the demands of the Brethren would be such that nothing
short of what they recognised as the county town would suffice to find room for all , and he was very pleased indeed that the Mayor and aldermen of Chester had been kind enough to "rant them the use of practically the only building
that would contain them . Fie had been at a good many Masonic functions , and he could assure them that with the exception of one at Berlin he had seldom seen any room filled to the extent that that one was , and he thanked them for coming in such large numbers . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master seconded the vote ,
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which he said the Mayor deserved the more because he did not belong to the Craft . The motion ihaving been carried , a collection , which amounted to £ 30 8 s , was taken on behalf of the Benevolent and Masonic Educational Institution of Cheshire , and the Provincial Grand Lodge was shortly afterwards closed .
Gloucestershire.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE .
i HE annual convocation of this Provincial Grand Chapter was held on Friday , 21 st inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Cheltenham . The meeting was originally appointed for the 6 th inst ., but it was postponed until the latter date in consequence of the summoning of Parliament and the consequent inability of the Provincial Grand Superintendent the Right
Hon . Sir Michael Hicks Beach to attend . During the thirteen years since Provincial Grand Chapter was founded the Chancellor of the Exchequer has not missed one of its annual
meetings , and it was an evidence of his continued attachment to the Order that at his request arrangements for the postponement were made to enable him to preside over- the ; Chapter . There was a large attendance of Companions .
Provincial Grand Chapter having : been opened in . due . form , routine matters were disposed of . The report of the Prov . Grand Treasurer was of a most satisfactory character , a substantial balance standing to the credit of the Chapter .
This report having been - adopted , Comp . Jas . Bruton was again re-elected Treasurer and thanked for his services . The roll of the Chapters was called , and the proceedings closed with the appointment and investiture of the following as the Provincial Officers for the year ensuing : COMP . R . V . Vassar-Smith 82 and 830 ... H .
R . W . Northcott 702 ... J . James B . Winterbotham 82 ... scribe E . Col . Richard Rogers 82 ... Scribe N . James Bruton 8 39 ... Treasurer S . Millard 493 • • Registrar J . C . Hill S 39 ... Principal Sojourner-J . L . Tickell 82 ... 1 st Assist . Soj . J . Waghorne 82 ... 2 nd Assist . Soj . Conway Jones 493 ... Sword Bearer W . Edwards 493 ... Standard Bearer S . B . Darke 702 ... Dir . of Ceremonies ^ J . A . Matthews 82 ... Organist Llewellyn Evans 82 ... Assist . Scribe E . M . Carroll ... Janitor .
The Companions afterwards dined together , dinner being served in the banquetting room of the Hall , the Provincial Grand Superintendent presiding . The after-dinner speaking was brief , as is of necessity the case when trains have to be caught and guests have to leave early . '
The toast of the Prov . Grand . Suoerintendent , proposed by Comp .. Norman , was enthusiastically honoured , and was acknowledged in genial terms by Sir Michael . He took occasion to thank the Companions for so readily accepting the postponement of the Chapter , which had enabled him to be
present . It was always a pleasure and the most grateful form of relaxation to come amongst his Gloucestershire Brethren and exchange Fraternal greetings with them . Referring to
an allusion made to the report of his approaching retirement from office , he said he need hardly say there was no truth in it Fie hoped he was not the man to run away from a position because it was an anxious or difficult one . Sir Michael was the guest of Comp . Vassar-Smith , at Charlton Park , for the night .
At the monthly meeting of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 1208 , Dover , Dr . E . Fenn P . M . took leave of the Brethren in response to some appropriate remarks made from the chair
in proposing his health . Dr . Fenn is leaving Dover on 2 nd January for Ardleigh , near Colchester , where he has built a house , Charlton Lodge , at which it is hoped he will enjoy many years of health in his retirement .
* * » Masonry is not for a season , but for all time and for . eternity as well . The time-server who goes into the Order for the mere personal and selfish worldly benefits to be derived
from it is . no true Mason . He is only a makeshift whom our boundless charity tolerates while our better instincts deplore his shortsightedness . There is no selfishness in true Masonry , and its adherents are always ready to lend a helping hand to a Brother in distress . —M . M . Folsom , in " Masonic Herald . "