Masonic Service At Southport.

MASONIC SERVICE AT SOUTHPORT .

A Masonic service was held at Holy Trinity Church on Sunday afternoon , the 27 th ult ., when there was a large attendance of Masons in Craft clothing , and of the general public . Previous to the service being held , the brethren assembled at the schools , and thereafter marched in processional order into church , the choir

singing the processional hymn , the banners of the different lodges being carried in front , the clergy assisting at the service following , and behind these the general body of Freemasons . The following being the detailed order of marching : Choir , Tylers , with banners , clergy , Entered Apprentices , Fellow Crafts , Master Masons ,

Stewards , Inner Guards , Deacons , Secretaries , Treasurers , and other oflicers ; Wardens , Past Masters , Worship ful Masters of other lodges , and Provincial Officers . The Scarisbrick Lodge banner , a new and extremel y beautiful one , was , it may be mentioned , designed and

manufactured by Bro . George Kenning , 47 , Bridgestreet , " Manchester . The service was fully choral , the following being the order : —Voluntary ; processional hymn , 390 ; prayers ; Psalms , 15 , 24 , 133 ; lesson , 1 Corinthians , xiii chapter ; magnificat ; creed and prayers to anthem ; anthem ,

"Remember now thy Creator ; " prayers to end of evensong ; hymn 273 ; sermon—preacher , Bro . the Rev . F . R . Pearson , Rector of St . Alban ' s , Manchester ; hymn during offertory , 293 : benediction ; processional hymn , 391 . . The organist was Mr . Walter Wilkinson , St . Cuthbert ' s , and the solo portions of the anthem

were sung by Miss Hudson . The clergy present , and assisting at the service , were Bros , the Rev . F . R . Pearson , Chap . 229 s ; Rev . C . S . Hope and Rev . J . S . Gardner , of 613 , P . P . G . C ; Rev . C . Hesketh Knowlys , Chap . 2325 : Rev . W . Marsden , 1070 , P . P . G . C . The following lodges were ,

amongst others , represented : Unity , No . 613 ; Starkie , No . 1070 ; Fermor , No . 1313 ; Scarisbrick , No . 2295 ; and Rose of Lancaster , No . 2325 . Bro . the Rev . F . R . Pearson preached an eloquent sermon from Isaiah , chap . 28 , v . xvi ., " Behold I lay in Zion a chief corner stone elect and precious . " In conclusion , the reverend gentleman made an earnest appeal

to his hearers , both Masons and others , to contribute liberally to the special collection of the afternoon , viz ., the building fund of St . Simon and St . Jude ' s Church , High Park . After the Benediction the brethren formed in the same processional order as before , and left the church while the recessional hymn was being sung by the choir .

Annual Supper Of The Emblematic Lodge Of Instruction.

ANNUAL SUPPER OF THE EMBLEMATIC LODGE OF INSTRUCTION .

The members of the above lodge held their annual supper on Tuesday , the 22 nd ult ., at the Mona Hotel , Covent Garden , under the presidency of Bro . J . H . Price , W . M . 1321 . Amongst the numerous friends and visitors present were Bros . W . J . Forrest , P . M . 1321 : W . B . Fendick , P . M . 1321 ; H . S . Hunter , P . M .

1321 ; R . A . Kirkcaldie , P . M . 1321 ; W . Englefield , P . M . 1321 ; R . G . Cooper , P . M ., Sec . 1321 ; Ridpath , P . M . 2096 , P . G . D . Surrey ; W . Hamblyn , P . M . ; Rymer , P . M . ; Graham , P . M . ; F . J . Potter , S . W . 1321 ; Goode , S . W . 2096 ; W . G . Kent , J . W . 1321 ; W . J . Harris , S . D . 1321 ; G . E . Grimes , J . D . 1321 ; A . A . Barnes ,

I . G . 1321 ; Holden , I . G . 2096 ; J . Wheatcross , Stwd . 1321 ; H . Matthews , D . C . 1321 ; Berry , Bates , Bovvers , Carter , Chowles , Hinton , March , Moggridge , T . Price , and Whitford . The supper , which was very tastefully laid , received the merited approbation of all present .

After the usual loyal toasts had been dul y honoured , Bro . ESLING , P . M . 1321 , Vice-President , in very eulogistic terms , proposed " The Health of the President , " to whom , he said , not only that lodge was deeply indebted for his able , energetic , and valuable services , but the Craft in general .

Bro . PRICE , in responding , expressed his heartfelt thanks for the very cordial manner in which that toast had been proposed and received , particularly so when he knew he had only done his duty , as every Mason should do . The number of friends around him was

extremely gratifying , as he vvas sure those mutual gatherings tended greatly to strengthen the bonds of friendship , brotherly love , and sympathy . Bro . PRICE then proposed "The Health of the Vice-President , " whose able assistance to himself and the lodge were , he said , invaluable .

The toast having been most heartily received and replied to , The PRESIDENT thanked the Secretary and Committee for their energetic assistance , to which the great success of the evening was mainl y due . He also expressed deep regret for the unavoidable absence of their

worthy Preceptor , Bro . Greenway . An excellent programme of vocal and instrumental music was arranged and accompanied by Bro . Merton Clark . The following talented artistes took part in the performance : Mdme . Merton Clark , Master Charles

Steward , Messrs . Albert James , Tom Shale , Templar Saxe , W . Sargent Lee , M . A ., H . Albino , Arthur Fry , W . J . Harris , and E . L . Berry . After a hearty vote of thanks to the artists and Committee , a very pleasant evening was brought to a close by the singing of " Auld Lang Syne . "

Bro. Speth In Lincolnshire.

BRO . SPETH IN LINCOLNSHIRE .

The lodges in Lincolnshire have lately been following the excellent example set by those of Yorkshire in arranging for the delivery of a series of lectures by the well-known Secretary of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , Bro . G . W . Speth . The tour or circuit was commenced on Monday , the 14 th ult ., in the Doric

Lodge , No . 3 62 , Grantham . Tuesday , the Harmony and Franklin Lodges , of Boston jointly welcomed the lecturer . Wednesday it was the turn of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 422 , Gainsborough . Thursday the three lodges of Grimsby convoked a meeting in the Pelham Pillar Lodge room . Saturday the tour was brought

to an end by a visit to the Lindsey Lodge , No . 712 , Louth , where both the Provincial Grand Master and his Deputy honoured the proceedings with their presence . The lecture was in each case on the nature of the Degrees and secrets of the Society prior to the era of Grand Lodges ( 1717 ) , a subject which can only be

adequately treated viva , voce , as it would be obviously impossible to enlarge upon such a theme in print . Bro . Speth has constructed a very plausible theory with regard to the early secrets of the Freemason , which at all the meetings embraced in his tour , and especially at Louth , evoked much interest , and was followed . by a

discussion . At the last-named place the final lecture vvas delivered , but as the consecration of the Ermine Lodge , Lincoln , had been fixed for Monday , the 21 st ult ., Bro . Speth was warmly pressed to prolong his stay in the county , and once more participate in Masonic fellowship with the brethren whom he had amused and

instructed during the previous week . Nothing loath , he gratefully accepted the proffered hospitality of Bro . W . H . Smyth , Provincial Grand Master , with whom he journeyed to Lincoln on the Monday , and at the banquet which succeeded the consecration , in replying for "The Visitors , " took the opportunity of thanking

theprovincegenerally for the kindness and truly fraternal feeling which had been everywhere extended to him . How Bro . Speth can manage to give himself from time to time what he speaks of as " a week ' s holiday , " and get through the enormous secretarial and editorial work of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge is a mystery .

But that it can be done is sufficiently attested by the recent issue of a volume of Reprints and a number of the Transactions , one immediately preceding his tour , and the other within three days of his return . Bro . Speth's capacity for work would indeed seem to be

infinite , and well it is for the student ' s lodge that it should be so . We are informed , on good authority , that on taking his seat at his own desk after his " holiday " our brother found a batch of some 200 letters awaiting his attention—and , with this parting anecdote , we bring our notice of Bro . Speth's tour in Lincolnshire to a close .

Ireland.

Ireland .

DEDICATION OF THE LODGE OF HARMONY ,

No . 49 s , MOHILL . The dedication ceremony of this new Iodge took place on the 23 rd ult ., and was attended by a large number of brethren . For a considerable time a want of a Masonic lodge has been largely felt by the members of the Craft in and about the town of Mohill , and

having applied to the Grand Lodge of Ireland for a warrant , it was granted , bearing the same number as one which existed formerly in Mohill , having been issued so long back as 1772 . Lord Harlech , the Provincial Grand Master , had originally intended to be present and consecrate the

lodge in person , but , owing to an engagement in London , found it impossible to attend , and in his absence Bro . Francis E . Clarke , LL . D ., M . D ., 30 ° Deputy Provincial Grand Master of North Connaught , acted as Consecrating Officer , assisted by the following Provincial Grand Lodge Officers : Bros . James

Faris , P . S . G . W . ; Cairn Cross Church , P . J . G . W . ; B . St . George Harrison , P . G . Sec . ; Rev . Joseph Mayne , P . G . Chap . ; Thomas Corscaden , P . S . G . D . ; and W . J . Robinson , P . G . Stwd . The Provincial Grand Lodge Officers having entered the lodge in procession , it was opened by the Deputy

Provincial Grand Master , who was saluted . The organ was efficiently played by Bro . Rev . Joseph D . Digges , Chaplain of Abbey Lodge , No . 242 , and the principal founder of this new lodge . The petition and warrant were read by Bro . W . C . Smith , acting Secretary , and the consecration and

dedication were duly performed by Bro . Dr . Clarke , the brethren chanting the 133 rd Psalm , and the P . G . Chaplain officiating . The DEPUTY PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER then delivered a charge , in which he explained with much regret the absence of the Provincial Grand Master on

that auspicious occasion , which no one regretted more than Lord Harlech did himself , who takes such a great interest in the Craft , being Provincial Grand Master of North Wales as well as of North Connaught . He dwelt upon the great objects of Freemasonry , and the high characteristics which should inspire the brethren of the Order in their pursuit of love , relief , and

truth , and consequently exhorted great care being taken in the selection of candidates for initiation , and that they should look more to quality than to quantity . He advocated the duty of punctual and regular attendance at lodge , and of liberality to the Charities of the Order . The D . P . G . M . concluded b y wishing the new lodge every prosperity .

Ireland.

" Hail , Masonry Divine " having been sung , Bro . R . Devenish , P . M . 242 , was installed as W . M ., and having been saluted , he installed his officers as follows .- Bros . Hugh Ross , P . M ., as S . W . ; Robert Stratten , J . W . ; William C . Smith , Treas . ; John Austen , P . M ., Sec . ; Rev . J . G . Digges , S . D . ; W . H . Heaney , J . D . ; and John H . Soden , I . G .

The brethren were afterwards entertained by the founders at a sumptuous banquet , provided in a most perfect manner by Bro . Soden , Bro : Devenish , W . M ., presiding . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been enthusiastically honoured ,

The D . P . G . M ., in responding for The Provincial Grand Master" and himself , proposed "The W . M . and Founders of Lodge of Harmony , No . 495 , " which was responded to by Bros . DEVENISH , DIGGES , Ross , SMITH , and others . " The Health of the Provincial Grand Chaplain ,

Secretary , and other Officers followed . Music vvas rendered by several of the brethren , and a collection made for the Masonic Schools . The festivities concluded at 12 o ' clock , a most enjoyable evening having been spent , and all alike joining in " Hearty good wishes" for the newly-consecrated lodge .

The Theatres.

THE THEATRES .

The Brothers Gatti have all alongshown much wisdom in that they do not ride a hobby to death . After a run of such dramas as '' The Bells of Haslemere , " "London Day by Day , " and "The Harbour Lights , " before producing another melodrama of the same description , they have gone back—not for the first time

—to an early success , and now are giving Adelphi audiences a chance of once more seeing " The Green Bushes , " which was so popular some 35 years ago and since . Many of our readers can remember seeing Madame Celeste , Mrs . Yates , Paul Bedford , and Henry Wright in it , but the present writer

has had to be content with only seeing the present representatives , and very pleased we were to witness the revival a few evenings ago . The peculiarity of " The Green Bushes " is that its hero is killed very early in the play , so that it is unlike melodramas of to-day , where the same personage , though

undergoing the greatest privations and personal fatigues , in the end is triumphant ; nevertheless , the interest in this old drama is not a whit the less , though deprived of its hero . It is a play which maintains and excites the strongest interest , and its vicissitudes are relieved by the comic diversions of the showman and

his sailor companion . Miss Mary Rorke , if she were to change parts with Miss Ada Ferrar , would do more justice to her part . Bro . J . L . Shine and Bro . Lionel Rignold are intensel y humorous . The W . M . of the Asaph Lodge , No . 1319 ( Bro . J . D . Beveridge ) , is

excellent , as is also Miss Kate James , and Miss Clara Jecks , in a new line of business , almost surprised us . We think the revival of " The Green Bushes " ought to prove more than a mere stop-gap until the new melodrama of Bros . Pettitt and Grundy is ready .

* * * Bro . Thos . Thorne is one of the fortunate manageractors . Few have been his failures . We remember " Confusion" being put up until something was finished , and it ran for more than a year . " Our Boys" vvas the longest run on record—nearly four

years , and "The School for Scandal" ran for over 400 nights . "The Rivals" and other old English comedies have all met with success at the Vaudeville , yet curiously Bro . Thorne has not until now put up Goldsmith ' s fascinating comedy , " She Stoops to Conquer . " Now he has done so he is meeting with

his reward from the public . He , of course , is Tony Lumpkin . Miss Winifred Emery , as Miss Hardcastle , adds another leaf to her wreath of laurels by her exquisite acting . The parts of Young Marlowe and his friend Hastings , played respectively by Messrs .

Thalberg and F . Gillmore , would be better reversed . Mr . Gillmore had done so well in leading parts since Bro . Thorne engaged him that it is a pity he did not keep him there . We anticipate a goodly run for " She Stoops to Conquer , " for it is a comedy to see many times without tiring of it .

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