Provincial Grand Masters Under The Grand Lodge Of England.

500 guineas , and a handsome gold bracelet for Lady HoImcRilale . A . t the Grand Festival in April of this year his lordship—Earl Amherst , as he had some years previously become—was chosen to ( ill the oflice of Deputy Grand Master of England , which bad become vacant by the resignation of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe . In

Royal Arch Masonry , to which he , was exalted in the Alfred Chapter , No . 340 , Oxford , in " May , 18 ( 50 , he has been Grand Superintendent 0 f Kent since 1877 , and is the present G . H . in Supreme Grand Chapter , while in the Mark Degree , to which he was raised in tho C'lrnarvon Lodge , No . 7 , on the 17 th "March , 1800 , he was Deputy

Grand Master under tho Karl ofJCarnarvon from 1800 to 18 ( 53 , and H W . C . M . from lt (! 3 to 18 ( 5 ( 5 . Lastly , he has always exhibited the Greatest sympathy wilh our Institutions . In 18 o 2 , when Lord Leig h , was prevented by " illness from fnliilling his engagement to preside as Chairman at the Boys' School Festival , his p lace was at once taken ] , y Lord llolmesdale , while in 1883 , when fhe same Institution held

it ' s memorable Festival , and obtained fhe wherewith to erect a i veuavatory School , his lordship was in the chair , and had the satisfaction of learning that the . subscrip tions exceeded £ 22 , 000 . Since then he has acted as Chairman for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution—in 1891—and on ( hat occasion also a large sum , amounting to not far short of £ 15 , 900 , was raised in response to his appeal .

R . W . Bro . Col . LB GEXDUF : N . STAUKIE , Prov . G . Master of East Lancashire , has had a long and distinguished career in Masonry , as will be seen from the mere enumeration of the most important among the numerous ofliees he has held . As far hack as 1 S 6 S he was appointed J . G . Warden of England and G . Scribe N . in Supreme ( 1 . Chapter . In 1870 , on the lamented death of Bro . Stephen Blair ,

Bro . Starkie was appointed his successor as Prov . G . Master and G . Superintendent of the Province he has since administered to its almost infinite advantage and his own credit . On his accession to oilice there were some 70 lodges , and possibly a few more , on the roll—there are now 111 , so that the number has increased by close on 50 per cent . In tho Mark Degree ho was S . G . Warden in 1 S 73 ,

and is now Dep . P . G . Master , under the Earl of Lathom , of Lancashire , while iu the Ancient and Accepted Rite ho ranks as G . Captain of the Guards in the Supreme Council , 33 . He takes a deep interest in the Kast Lancashire Systematic Masonic Kducational and Benevolent Institution , and presided at the memorable Festival held in its

behalf last year , when the contributions to its funds reached upwards of £ 4000 . As regards the Central Charities , ho is a Patron of the R . M . Benevolent Institution , at whose Festival in 1879 ho presided as Chairman , the subscri pt ions i-eaching close on £ 14 , 400 . He is a Vice-Patron of the Girls ' School and a Vice-President of the Boys ' School , and has served several Stewardships in behalf of tho

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THE MIDDLESEX ^ HOSPITAL . Patron-HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . /^ w KKW ftf Tin : RIGHT HON . SIR RALPH THOMPSON , Z . C . U ., W ^ l l ? ^^^^^^^^^?^^ . __ — -- ? = *** v ' CII . WK . MAX ot- THE WEEJU . V BOARD ' irilt . > Jpll ^ FRANCIS HOA . UE , ESQ ., ^ "WtW W ~^ m MMm iM W l ^^^^ MARJORlBAMvS , Es „ ., ^ 1 UKAsvnms . ^^ i ] % ^^[^^^^^^^ B ^^^^ MSmsm ~ - WAl / n ' ROTHSCHILD , ) THE MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL , founded in 1745 , now contains 321 beds , including 115 male , 120 female , and 34 cots 17 for special eases and 35 beds which are set aparl for sufferers from ihe disease of CANCER , who are retained in the ward , " until relieved h y art « r released Li j death . " Special efforts are now being made to erect a new wing for the accommodation of tho Female Cancer Patients , onl y £ 3000 further being needed for ( his purpose . The Oiit-Pafient Department during the past year received 42 , !) 22 persons , including 121 ( 5 L ying-in eases nllended at tbe Patients own homes . A CONVALESCENT HOME has recently jg ' - ^ 1 been creeled at Claclou-nu-Sea . The Home stands in its ri ' Vr- *—^ . rM . JUl " ' *'" * ,- % jj own grounds of about 5 acres , and is in every respect II , ^ v ; /^ v . .. ^¦ ¦ : \ w ^ 7 ~ r-- ; : M \ ' ][ fjl flff # r | 8 ' * '"* QiTU . ilUi . situated in one of the most healthy spots for the treat- ^ J ^ ^ W - ^ M ^§ 0-, ^^ " ^ | ^ JMS £ s ^ K 2 ^&; incut of Convalescing Patients . It is constructed to ig * V ;_ ¦ : . . ¦ tH ^ - 'T ^ ' ^^ few months , if has already formed a most valuable adjunct S $ J 3 « jCriia . ' ' 1 % ^ SfcttSl SS SB ? te ^ rS ^ I p— - ? E > S * iS | pM BSSy ^ H ^ I ^ J ^ Patients who require such prolonged h-eafnieut as cannot ; - ^^ : ^*^ P " . ' ^«| - ^ - * S t ^^ - ^ f' ^ T ^^^^^^ SB ^^ ' ^ : j ^ S ^ -4 ^^^^^«| K ™ - *|^^ Ssi |^^ f ^ usuall y be a Horded in the wards of a General Hospital , ^^' T ^? JTH ^ VT- /' f'vrV '" ' /~ , " t '?^^ where heavy demand for admission is constantly made ' Mrs ? * ,.. " ]! . . i $ § w ' \ t ,-fy ' : {' ' ^''^ >' ' ' ^ Q : T ' : '' ^^!^^ S ^ M ^ % hy urgent cases . * " " ¦ ' " * ' &&**& $ ! 3 ii THE TRAINED NURSES INSTITUTE ( Founded 1 S 87 ) , under ( he manngemenf of and adjoining the ^ Hospital sujijdies thoroughly ( rained and experienced Nurses at the shortest notice . Tolophone No . 35307 . Tolographic Address- "SKILFUL , LONDON " . " Contributions will be most thankfully received hy the undersigned . Cheques to be drawn " The Middlesex Hospital , " crossed « Coutts & Co . " V . CLARE MBLHADO , Hccrelanj-SupmnU-mlmiL