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Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
A QUAETEELY CONVOCATION of the Supreme Grand Chapter will be held at Freemasons' Hall , London , on Wednesday next , 4 th November , at six o ' clock in the evening . BUSINESS . . The Minutes of the lasfc Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation .
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the Accounts from the 15 th July to the 20 th October 1896 , both nclusive , which they find to be as follows : — To Balance , Grand Chapter- - - - £ 1 , 246 4 10 „ „ Unappropriated Account - - 206 7 8 „ Subsequent Receipts ' - - - - - 356 18 5 £ 1 , 809 10 11
By Disbursements during the Quarter - 489 7 4 „ Balance - " - ' - - - - - 1 , 102 3 11 „ „ Unappropriated Account - - 217 19 8 — £ 1 , 809 10 11 which Balances are in the Bank of England , Law Courts Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following Petitions i —
1 st . From Companions John Gordon as Z ., John Harold Milton as H ., James Pinder as J ., and eight others for a Chapter to be attached to the St . John at Hackney Lodge , No . 2511 , to be called the " St . John at Hackney Chapter , " and to meet at the Old Town Hall , Hackney , London .
- 2 nd . From Companions Frederick A . Bowles as Z ., Walter Hailes as H ., Charles' W . Garraway as J ., and seven others for a Chapter to be attached to . the Mount Everest Lodge , No . 2439 , to be called "The Mount Everest Chapter , " and . to meet at the Masonic Hall , Darjeeling , in the District of Bengal .
3 rd . From Companions Augustus Frederick Lay as Z ., Henry Burton Chamberlain as H ., Edward James Anning as J ., and ten others for a Chapter to be attached to the Earl of Zetland Lodge , No . 1364 , to be called " The Earl of Zetland Chapter ;" - and to meet at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham Street . London .
4 th . From Companions The Earl of Porfcarlington as Z ., Capt . George Hewen as H ., Lieut . Robert Andrew Marshall as J ., and fifteen others for a Chapter to be attached to the Military Lodge , No . 2621 , to be called " The Military Chapter , " and to meet at the New Trocadero , Piccadilly ; London . 5 th . From Companions Rev . William Morris as Z ., William Calder Aiken as H ., John Wetherston as J ., and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Tyrian Lodge , No . 1628 ; to be called " The Tyrian Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Bundaberg , Queensland .
6 th . From Companions W . Trevor . Parkins as Z ., James Daniel Murray as H ., John Hackett as J ., and seven others for a Chapter to be attached to the St . Augustine's Lodge , No . 1941 , to be called "The St . Augustine's Chapter , " and to meet at the Shrewsbury Arms Hotel , Rugeley , in the county of Stafford . The foregoing Petitions being regular the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted .
The Committee have likewise received Memorials , with extracts of Minutes , for permission to remove the following Chapters : — " The Cray Valley Chapter , " No . 2147 , from the Institute , St . Mary Cray , to the Crown Hotel , Chislehurst .. " The Addiscombe Chapter , " No . 1556 , from the Masonic Hall , High Street , to the Public Hall , Croydon .
" The Punjab Chapter , No . 782 , to meet at Meean Meer , and at Lahore , alternately or as occasion may arise . . The Committee being satisfied with the reasonableness of the requests , recommend that the removal of these Chapters be sanctioned . A mpmorial with particulars has also been received from the Companions
of the Fortitude Chapter , No . 279 , Leicester , praying for a Charter authorising them to wear a Centenary Jewel . This Memorial being in form , and the Chapter having proved an uninterrupted existence of 100 years , the Committee recommend that the prayer thereof be granted . ( Signed ) GEORGE D . HARRIS ,
President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 21 st October 1896 .
Cheshire.
CHESHIRE .
THE Provincial Grand Chapter held its annual convocation at the . Town Hall , Altrincham , on Saturday afternoon , when there was a good attendance of Companions belonging to the various Chapters in the Province , as also some visiting Companions from the adjoining Provinces of East and West
Lancashire . They assembled at three o ' clock under the banner of the Stamford Chapter , which was opened in due form , when a procession was formed of Provincial Grand Officers , who conducted the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., Grand Superintendent , into the Chapter Eoom , which had been tastefully decorated for the occasion . The roll of Provincial Officers was called , and mostly all answered ; some few being absent sent messages of apology .
Cheshire.
The minutes of the Provincial meeting held at Crewe on the 20 th November 1895 were read and confirmed . The Chapters in the Province were well represented . The minute books were all examined by the Prov . Grand Scribe E . prior to the meeting , and signed by the Grand Superintendent , who expressed his
satisfaction with fche progress that was taking place in Eoyal Arch Masonry in Cheshire . A new Chapter is expected to be added to the number already established , a petition for a new warrant being in formation to request Supreme Grand Chapter in London to consecrate a Chapter in connection with the Minerva Lodge , held at fche Masonic Hall , Birkenhead .
The report of Committee appointed lasfc year to visit the Chapters was approved , and a re-appointment of Committee for tbe same purpose for the ensuing year took place . New Provincial Grand Chapter bye-laws were presented and adopted , a copy being presented to each Chapter and to every Provincial Grand Officer .
The Prov . G . Treasurer Comp . C . Vickers , of Crewe , read the annual statement of his accounts , they having been audited by Comp . George Ibeson , of Macclesfield , and Comp . T . H . Annetfc , of Euncorn . The finances were stated to be in a satisfactory condition . Twenty guineas had been voted to the E . M . I , for Boys , all other dues had been paid , there" being at the present time a balance of over £ 40 to the good at the batik .
The Grand Superintendent spoke of the beauties and advantages of a thorough acquaintance of the sublime degree of Eoyal Arch Masonry . Those who were appointed Provincial Grand Officers could be relied on , he believed , to assist in
maintaining and further increasing the prosperity which he hoped would continue in the Province . He thanked the members for their presence in such large numbers , and alluded to the excellent accommodation provided by the Officers of the Sfcamford Chapter for fcheir comfort .
The following were appointed and invested Provincial Grand Officers for the year 1896-7 :
Comp . John Armstrong - - - - H . James Cookson - ... J . Richard Newhouse - - - Scribe- E . John Fraser - - - - Scribe N . T . H . Annetfc - r . - - Principal Sojourner Dr . Charles Brewer - - - Assistant Sojourner
F . H . Tait , - and Assistant Sojourner H . Lowndes - -- . - - Registrar Joel Fowden - •- ; - - Treasurer W ; I . Thompson -. ~ . , -. Sword Bearer W . H . Pugh - - - - *) Wm . Peers - - - - - C Standard Bearers W . AiDoherty - " . ¦ - - S
Andrew-H . Baird - - -.: - Director of Ceremonies Robert Robinson -, . -- - ; -. , . Wm . Barns-: r _ -, ; - - , j . Assistant Dirs . of Cers . Thomas Wood - ' - . - ¦ ' ) J . Stanley Derbyshire -. ia -. _ Organist John Furg ' uson - -- ~ -r . Assistant Scribe E . -..-A . Huxley --, ¦ -.- ' - r -: Janitor .-,
> Before :- the Chapter was closed ,- Companion E . Barton P . Z .,-of Heaton Chapel , proposed that the following resolution' be entered on the minutes of Provincial Grand Chapter : —" That the Companions of this Provincial Grand Chapter of Eoyal Arch
Masons of Cheshire desire to offer their hearty congratulations to the Grand Superintendent the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., on his safe return home after the serious risks and dangers recently experienced in Africa . " The resolution was seconded by J . H . Stewart , of Compstall , and carried with acclamation .
The Grand Superintendent confessed he was taken by surprise , and gracefully thanked the proposer and all the Companions for their kindness and solicitude on his behalf . Afterwards the Provincial Grand Chapter was closed , in due form . - ¦
The banquet was held in the Town Hall , the Grand Superintendent presiding , w-hen the usual Loyal and Arch toasts were honoured . Comp . J . Stanley Derbyshire had charge of the musical arrangements , and was ably assisted by Comp . Lewis , Baird , and others . — " Stockport Echo . "
TRUTH CHAPTER , No . 1458 . THE first regular meeting of this Chapter was held at the Mosley Hotel , Manchester , on Thursday , the 22 nd insfc ., Companion Buckley Carr Z . Five exaltations had been announced bn the-summons , and three of the candidates put in an appearance . These were Bros . John Joseph-Dean , Thomas Pollitt Cooper ,-and William Dewhurst , all of the Truth Lodge , No ; 1458 , the ceremonies being undertaken by Companion Carr , who performed them in the satisfactory manner which is usual with him .
Supper followed , which was m turn succeeded by the social board , a very pleasant evening being spent . The undermentioned visitors were present , viz ., Comps . Thos . Hy . Hall 249 P . Z . 581 ; J . M . Williams 935 P . G . S ., and Wm . B . Midgley H . 1055 . -, -.. Lyric—The management of this popular house are looking forward-to ' the celebration of the anniversary of " The Sign of the Cross ,, " which will occur on ith January next .
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Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
A QUAETEELY CONVOCATION of the Supreme Grand Chapter will be held at Freemasons' Hall , London , on Wednesday next , 4 th November , at six o ' clock in the evening . BUSINESS . . The Minutes of the lasfc Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation .
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the Accounts from the 15 th July to the 20 th October 1896 , both nclusive , which they find to be as follows : — To Balance , Grand Chapter- - - - £ 1 , 246 4 10 „ „ Unappropriated Account - - 206 7 8 „ Subsequent Receipts ' - - - - - 356 18 5 £ 1 , 809 10 11
By Disbursements during the Quarter - 489 7 4 „ Balance - " - ' - - - - - 1 , 102 3 11 „ „ Unappropriated Account - - 217 19 8 — £ 1 , 809 10 11 which Balances are in the Bank of England , Law Courts Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following Petitions i —
1 st . From Companions John Gordon as Z ., John Harold Milton as H ., James Pinder as J ., and eight others for a Chapter to be attached to the St . John at Hackney Lodge , No . 2511 , to be called the " St . John at Hackney Chapter , " and to meet at the Old Town Hall , Hackney , London .
- 2 nd . From Companions Frederick A . Bowles as Z ., Walter Hailes as H ., Charles' W . Garraway as J ., and seven others for a Chapter to be attached to . the Mount Everest Lodge , No . 2439 , to be called "The Mount Everest Chapter , " and . to meet at the Masonic Hall , Darjeeling , in the District of Bengal .
3 rd . From Companions Augustus Frederick Lay as Z ., Henry Burton Chamberlain as H ., Edward James Anning as J ., and ten others for a Chapter to be attached to the Earl of Zetland Lodge , No . 1364 , to be called " The Earl of Zetland Chapter ;" - and to meet at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham Street . London .
4 th . From Companions The Earl of Porfcarlington as Z ., Capt . George Hewen as H ., Lieut . Robert Andrew Marshall as J ., and fifteen others for a Chapter to be attached to the Military Lodge , No . 2621 , to be called " The Military Chapter , " and to meet at the New Trocadero , Piccadilly ; London . 5 th . From Companions Rev . William Morris as Z ., William Calder Aiken as H ., John Wetherston as J ., and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Tyrian Lodge , No . 1628 ; to be called " The Tyrian Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Bundaberg , Queensland .
6 th . From Companions W . Trevor . Parkins as Z ., James Daniel Murray as H ., John Hackett as J ., and seven others for a Chapter to be attached to the St . Augustine's Lodge , No . 1941 , to be called "The St . Augustine's Chapter , " and to meet at the Shrewsbury Arms Hotel , Rugeley , in the county of Stafford . The foregoing Petitions being regular the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted .
The Committee have likewise received Memorials , with extracts of Minutes , for permission to remove the following Chapters : — " The Cray Valley Chapter , " No . 2147 , from the Institute , St . Mary Cray , to the Crown Hotel , Chislehurst .. " The Addiscombe Chapter , " No . 1556 , from the Masonic Hall , High Street , to the Public Hall , Croydon .
" The Punjab Chapter , No . 782 , to meet at Meean Meer , and at Lahore , alternately or as occasion may arise . . The Committee being satisfied with the reasonableness of the requests , recommend that the removal of these Chapters be sanctioned . A mpmorial with particulars has also been received from the Companions
of the Fortitude Chapter , No . 279 , Leicester , praying for a Charter authorising them to wear a Centenary Jewel . This Memorial being in form , and the Chapter having proved an uninterrupted existence of 100 years , the Committee recommend that the prayer thereof be granted . ( Signed ) GEORGE D . HARRIS ,
President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 21 st October 1896 .
Cheshire.
CHESHIRE .
THE Provincial Grand Chapter held its annual convocation at the . Town Hall , Altrincham , on Saturday afternoon , when there was a good attendance of Companions belonging to the various Chapters in the Province , as also some visiting Companions from the adjoining Provinces of East and West
Lancashire . They assembled at three o ' clock under the banner of the Stamford Chapter , which was opened in due form , when a procession was formed of Provincial Grand Officers , who conducted the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., Grand Superintendent , into the Chapter Eoom , which had been tastefully decorated for the occasion . The roll of Provincial Officers was called , and mostly all answered ; some few being absent sent messages of apology .
Cheshire.
The minutes of the Provincial meeting held at Crewe on the 20 th November 1895 were read and confirmed . The Chapters in the Province were well represented . The minute books were all examined by the Prov . Grand Scribe E . prior to the meeting , and signed by the Grand Superintendent , who expressed his
satisfaction with fche progress that was taking place in Eoyal Arch Masonry in Cheshire . A new Chapter is expected to be added to the number already established , a petition for a new warrant being in formation to request Supreme Grand Chapter in London to consecrate a Chapter in connection with the Minerva Lodge , held at fche Masonic Hall , Birkenhead .
The report of Committee appointed lasfc year to visit the Chapters was approved , and a re-appointment of Committee for tbe same purpose for the ensuing year took place . New Provincial Grand Chapter bye-laws were presented and adopted , a copy being presented to each Chapter and to every Provincial Grand Officer .
The Prov . G . Treasurer Comp . C . Vickers , of Crewe , read the annual statement of his accounts , they having been audited by Comp . George Ibeson , of Macclesfield , and Comp . T . H . Annetfc , of Euncorn . The finances were stated to be in a satisfactory condition . Twenty guineas had been voted to the E . M . I , for Boys , all other dues had been paid , there" being at the present time a balance of over £ 40 to the good at the batik .
The Grand Superintendent spoke of the beauties and advantages of a thorough acquaintance of the sublime degree of Eoyal Arch Masonry . Those who were appointed Provincial Grand Officers could be relied on , he believed , to assist in
maintaining and further increasing the prosperity which he hoped would continue in the Province . He thanked the members for their presence in such large numbers , and alluded to the excellent accommodation provided by the Officers of the Sfcamford Chapter for fcheir comfort .
The following were appointed and invested Provincial Grand Officers for the year 1896-7 :
Comp . John Armstrong - - - - H . James Cookson - ... J . Richard Newhouse - - - Scribe- E . John Fraser - - - - Scribe N . T . H . Annetfc - r . - - Principal Sojourner Dr . Charles Brewer - - - Assistant Sojourner
F . H . Tait , - and Assistant Sojourner H . Lowndes - -- . - - Registrar Joel Fowden - •- ; - - Treasurer W ; I . Thompson -. ~ . , -. Sword Bearer W . H . Pugh - - - - *) Wm . Peers - - - - - C Standard Bearers W . AiDoherty - " . ¦ - - S
Andrew-H . Baird - - -.: - Director of Ceremonies Robert Robinson -, . -- - ; -. , . Wm . Barns-: r _ -, ; - - , j . Assistant Dirs . of Cers . Thomas Wood - ' - . - ¦ ' ) J . Stanley Derbyshire -. ia -. _ Organist John Furg ' uson - -- ~ -r . Assistant Scribe E . -..-A . Huxley --, ¦ -.- ' - r -: Janitor .-,
> Before :- the Chapter was closed ,- Companion E . Barton P . Z .,-of Heaton Chapel , proposed that the following resolution' be entered on the minutes of Provincial Grand Chapter : —" That the Companions of this Provincial Grand Chapter of Eoyal Arch
Masons of Cheshire desire to offer their hearty congratulations to the Grand Superintendent the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., on his safe return home after the serious risks and dangers recently experienced in Africa . " The resolution was seconded by J . H . Stewart , of Compstall , and carried with acclamation .
The Grand Superintendent confessed he was taken by surprise , and gracefully thanked the proposer and all the Companions for their kindness and solicitude on his behalf . Afterwards the Provincial Grand Chapter was closed , in due form . - ¦
The banquet was held in the Town Hall , the Grand Superintendent presiding , w-hen the usual Loyal and Arch toasts were honoured . Comp . J . Stanley Derbyshire had charge of the musical arrangements , and was ably assisted by Comp . Lewis , Baird , and others . — " Stockport Echo . "
TRUTH CHAPTER , No . 1458 . THE first regular meeting of this Chapter was held at the Mosley Hotel , Manchester , on Thursday , the 22 nd insfc ., Companion Buckley Carr Z . Five exaltations had been announced bn the-summons , and three of the candidates put in an appearance . These were Bros . John Joseph-Dean , Thomas Pollitt Cooper ,-and William Dewhurst , all of the Truth Lodge , No ; 1458 , the ceremonies being undertaken by Companion Carr , who performed them in the satisfactory manner which is usual with him .
Supper followed , which was m turn succeeded by the social board , a very pleasant evening being spent . The undermentioned visitors were present , viz ., Comps . Thos . Hy . Hall 249 P . Z . 581 ; J . M . Williams 935 P . G . S ., and Wm . B . Midgley H . 1055 . -, -.. Lyric—The management of this popular house are looking forward-to ' the celebration of the anniversary of " The Sign of the Cross ,, " which will occur on ith January next .