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Communication , was initiated under the Scotch Constitutions some years ago , but his fame dates from the constitution of the Drury Lane Lodge , No . 2127 , the meetings of which he allowed to be held within the walls of Old Drury , and which is undoubtedly one of the most successful lodges of our day . Bro . Harris was its first S . W . and the second W . M ., the first having been the Earl of Londesborough , a recognised patron of the arts and literature , while the third was Sir

John E . Gorst , Q . C . Bro . Harris has also joined other branches of Masonry . He has been exalted to the Royal Arch in the Royal Naval Chapter , No . 59 , is a Mark Mason , E . Preceptor of the Bard of Avon and Drury Lane Preceptory , K . T ., and Sword Bearer in Great Priory , member of the Rose and Lily Chapter , Rose Croix , No . 97 , Ancient and Accepted Rite , W . M . of the Steward Council , No . 16 , Allied Masonic Degrees , and a Life Governor of all our Institutions , as well as Steward at one of the Girls' School Festivals and for the R . M . B . I

SENIOR GRAND DEACONS . Bro . Sir GEORGE D AVID HARRIS has also enjoyed a long acquaintance with Freemasonry , and at the same time has acquitted himself most meritoriously in the various bodies with which he has been connected . He started in 1851 , when he was initiated in the Royal Victoria Lodge , No . 649—now No . 443—New ProvidenceBahamasan-i in 1853 had the honour of being elected its W . M . In

, , 1885 he joined the Canterbury Lodge , No . 16 35 , meeting in Golden-square , and was its W . M . last year , when he became a joining member of the Methuen Lodge , No . 631 , Taplow , Bucks , and the Friends in Council , No . 1383 . He was exalted to the Royal Arch in the Royal Victoria , No . 649—now No . 443—in 1853 , and having a few years since joined the Friends in Council Chapter , was elected to fill the chair of First Principal in 1888 . In the Ancient and Accepted Rite he is a

member of the Oxford and Cambridge Chapter , Rose Croix , No . 45 , and has taken the 30 ° Last year he served the office of Steward , and madfe himself Vice-President of the two Schools , while in February last he acted in the same capacity at the Festival of the R . M . B . I ., and qualified as Vice-President . On one who has seen so much service , and done so much in aid of our Institutions , the honour of a Grand Deaconship is worthily conferred .

BRO . R . LOVELAND L OVELAND well deserves the honour of the much-coveted purple . Indeed , there are few brethren who appear to have been more closely and continuously engaged in various Masonic pursuits during the last 20 years , the chief scene of his labours having been the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . He was initiated in 1867 , in the Ryde Lodge , No . 6 9 8 , Ryde , and is a P . M . of it , as well as of the Sandown Lodge , No . 1869 , Sandown , Isle of Wight , and the

Hampshire Lodge of Emulation , No . 1990 , Portsmouth . In 1873 he was appointed Prov . Grand Registrar , and in 1886 was advanced to the still hig her office of Prov . S . G . W . He was exalted in 1871 , in the Phcenix Chapter , of which he is a P . Z ., as well as of the East Medina Chapter , No . 175 , Ryde , and having been Prov . G . Scribe N . in 18 7 8 , was appointed Prov . Grand Third Principal in 1887 . He is a Past Master of the St . Andrew's Mark Lodge , No . 63 , Southampton ,

was founder and first W . M . of the William Hickman Mark Lodge , No . 320 , Sandown , was appointed Prov . S . G . W . in 18 S 3 , having previously held the office of Provincial Grand Treasurer from 18 79 to 1882 , and in 1885 received the still more responsible honour of being chosen as Deputy Provincial Grand Mark Master of Hants and Isle of Wig ht . But his services have been by no means confined to Constitutional and Mark Masonry . For instance , he is a

Knight Templar and Sub-Prior of the Province of Hants and Isle of Wight ; in the Ancient and Accepted Rite , he is a P . M . W . S . of the Vectis Chapter , Rose Croix , No . 99 , Ryde , and has taken the 31 . In the Allied Masonic Degrees he is P . M . of the Metropolitan Council , and in the Royal and Select Masters T . I . M . of the Grand Masters' Council , No . 1 , and doubtless , if we had time to carry further our researches , we should find the above represent by no means all the chief distinctions which Bro . Loveland has from time to time had the satisfaction

of receiving during the 20 years and upwards in which he has been a member of our Society . We must not , however , omit to mention that he has qualified as a Life Governor of all our three Charitable Institutions , and has served one Stewardship for the Boys' School , one for the Girls' School , and three for the R . M . B . I ., and that at the same time he has taken an active part in promoting the success of the Educational and Benevolent Masonic Association which was started in his province three or four years ago , and which has already succeeded in establishing itself on a pretty firm footing .

JUNIOR GRAND DEACONS . Bro . Sir J . SOMERS VINE , F . R . G . S ., & C , made his debut as a Freemason under the auspices of the Vitruvian Lodge , No . 8 7 , in which he was initiated in 18 73 . The next year he joined the Metropolitan Lodge , No . 1507 , and the Domatic , No . 177 , and in 1875 the Alexandra Palace . He likewise joined the Empire Lodge , No . 2108 ,

and served the office of J . W ., while in 1886 he took part in' founding the highly popular Savage Club Lodge , of which he has since filled the Master ' s chair . He has served no Stewardships for our Institutions , his time being fully occupied with his duties in connection with the Imperial Institute . He has , however , at different times and in different ways subscribed generously towards their support and maintenance .

Bro . W . F . S MITHSON , whose name is prominently known in the Province of West Yorkshire and in London Masonic circles likewise , has been a member of our Society for close on 23 years , having been initiated in the Harrogate and Claro Lodge , No . 1001 , Harrogate , in 186 7 and in 1872 had the satisfaction of being elected to preside over it as W . M . In 1868 he took part in the formation of the Goderich Lodge . No . 1211 , Leeds , and became its W . M . in 18 S 8 , while in 1885 , he

assisted in establishing the United Northern Counties Lodge , No . 2128 , of which two years later he was installed W . M . In 186 9 he was exalted in the Royal Arch Chapter of Fidelity , No . 289 , Leeds , and gradually rose to be M . E . Z . in 1875 . As reo-ards Provincial honours , he is a P . P . G . D . West Yorkshire , and P . A . G . D . of C . ( Arch . He is the Secretary of the Masonic Charity Organisation of his province , and in that capacity has done signal service in promoting the success of the

candidates for the different Charities , and in raising contributions towards their support . He has served at different times no less than 13 different Stewardships in their behalf , namely , for the Boys' School in 1880 , 188 3 , 188 7 , and 188 9 ; for the Girls ' School in 1880 , 1881 , 1882 , 1884 , and 1888 ; and for the Benevolent Institution in 1881 , 1887 , 1889 , and 1890 . He is a Life Governor of the Boys' School , and a

Vice-President of the other two Institutions . Lastly , it is to Bro . Smithson that weare indebted for the working out of the scheme which has been adopted for providing Bro . Binckes with an honorarium on his retirement from the Secretaryship of the Boys' School , and the honour he has just received is a just recoo-nition of these many , varied , and important services .

GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OF WORKS . Bro . CHARLES B ARRY , who succeeds Bro . Col . R . W . Edis as G . Superintendent of Works , was initiated in the Jerusalem Lodge , No . 197 , in 18 77 , and having represented it on the Board of Grand Stewards in 188 5 , he became the year

following its W . M . In 1882 he was exalted to the R . A . Degree in St . James ' s Chapter , No . 2 , and has taken the Rose Croix Degree , No . 18 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite system , in the celebrated Baldwyn Chapter of Rose Croix . He has served as Steward for all our Institutions , and has contributed to their funds either as annual or Life-Subscriber .

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DEPUTY GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . Bro . SHERIFF HARRIS had the honour of being introduced into Freemasonry under the wing of St . Mark ' s Lodge , No . 857 , the year of his initiation being 18 77 , and after passing with credit through the minor offices he was elected to fill the Master ' s chair in 1882 . In 1885 he joined the Lodge of Felicity , No . 58 , a Red Apron Lodge , on the roll of whose members his name is still borne . He is also a

Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted to that Degree in the chapter attached to his mother lodge , No . 857 , and bearing the same name . He served as Steward at the recent Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and has constituted himself a Life Governor of all three Charities . Bro . Harris , who is for this year filling the hi g h office of Sheriff of London , is exceedingly popular among his many friends .

ASSISTANT GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . Bro . W . G . LEMON is another instance of a brother having sought and won distinction in nearly every branch or offshoot of Freemasonry into which it was possible to obtain admission . He began his career in 186 7 , when he was initiated in the Lodge of Honour and Generosity , No . 165 , and ultimately won his way through the main offices to its chair in 18 74 . He is also a founder and P . M . of

the Ravensbourne , No . 1601 , and was a member of the Saye and Sele , No . 1973 , and University of London , No . 2033 . He was exalted in the Union Chapter , No . 414 , Reading , and elected M . E . Z . in 1876 . While in the Mark Degree he was W . M . of the Bon Accord Lodge in 18 S 6 , and is the present S . G . Overseer in the Mark Grand Lodge . He is also a Past M . W . S . of the Invicta Chapter , Rose Croix , No . 10 , and has taken the 30 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite . He is Grand Historiographer in the Grand Imperial Council of the Order of

Rome and the Red Cross of Constantine , Torchbearer in the Patriarchal Council , K . H . S . and St . John the Evangelist , and Grand Treasurer in the Grand Council of the Order of the Secret Monitor . Lastl y , he has done good service to our Institutions , being a Life-Governor , and having served tivo Stewardships for the Girls' School , a Life-Governor and having acted once as Steward for the Boys' School , and a Life-Governor and once Steward for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . These services fully merit the reward which has been bestowed upon them .

GRAND SWORD BEARER . Bro . T . BOWMAN WHYTEHEAD well deserves to be enrolled among the Grand Officers of England . There are many who have been active members of the Craft a longer period than he , but there are few who have taken a kindlier interest in its duties , and fewer still who have exhibited anything like the same aptitude for studying the more abstruse of our mysteries or the same success in mastering

their difficulties . Having been initiated in the year 18 72 he settled some time after in the ancient city of York , the earliest known home of Masonry in England , where he has continued to reside ever since , and in 18 74 was accepted as a joining member of the York Lodge , No . 236 , then known as the Lodge of Union . In 1876 he assisted in founding the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 meeting in the same city , while subsequent to this he joined the Lodge of Agricola '

No . 199 1 , York , in 1883 , the Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , in 1886 , and other lodges . He has more than once occupied the chair of W . M ., notabl y in the Eboracum in 1887 , and , in consideration of his services in Craft Masonry , has had the collar of a Prov . Grand Warden of his Province of North and East Yorkshire conferred upon him . In Royal Arch Masonry-his part has been almost as conspicuous . He was exalted in the Zetland Chapter , No . 236 , in 1 S 74 and is

a joining member of Eboracum , No . 1611 ; he has filled the . chair of M . E . Z . in both chapters , and in 1885 was appointed Prov . G . H . But this is far from representing the full extent of his labours . He was made a Past Grand M . O . in the Mark Grand Lodge in 1881 , has taken the 30 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite , and is Past M . W . S . and Recorder of the Hilda Chapter , Rose Croix , No . 23 , York , and Deputy P . G . M . for Yorkshire of the Royal Order of

Scotland , while in the Rosicrucian Society he is Chief Adept , and Hon . 9 of the York College , and a member of the High Council . The articles and essays he e as from time to time written in connection with Freemasonry have also had the ffect of materially enhancing his fame , while as regards tjie work he has done for our Charitable Institutions , he is a Life-Governor and has served two Stewardships for the Boys' School , a Life Subscriber and Steward for the Girls' School

and Life Governor and Steward for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . We may venture to assert that there is no branch or offshoot of Freemasonry with which Bro . Whytehead has been associated which has not been bettered in some way or other by his connection , and we trust he may enjoy for many years the honours he has so well won , and the respect in which he has been held everywhere during the whole of his long and useful career .

GRAND STANDARD BEARERS . Bro . R . J OYNES EMMERSON hails from the Province of Kent , in which his claims to distinction have been frequently recognised , and the many and great services he has rendered to Freemasonry and its Institutions are most warmly appreciated . He was initiated more than 20 years ago ir . the Cinque Ports Lodge No . 1206 , and is a Past Master of it , as well as a Past Prov . J . G . W . of Kent '

He was exalted to the Royal Arch in the Wellington Chapter , No . 7 8 4 , Deal was M . E . Z . in 18 77 and 1882 , and in 1880 was invested as Prov . G . J . ' in the Mark Degree he has won still higher distinction , having been appointed Grand M . O . of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons in 18 S 7 . In the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters he was in February of last year appointed and invested as Grand Principal C . of W . ; while in the Antient and Accepted Rite , of which he is likewise a member , he has taken the 31 , and is Past M . W S

of the Ethelbert Chapter , Rose Croix , No . 82 , Canterbury . As for our Charitable Institutions , he has missed few opportunities of hel ping them during the latter years , having not only made himself Vice-President of all three , but having likewise served not far short of 25 Stewardships , namely , eight Stewardshi ps for the Girls ' School , seven for the Boys' School , and nine for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . These undoubtedly constitute a formidable array of claims to Grand Lodge honours , and we warmly congratulate Bro . Emmerson on his merits having been so considerately recognised .

Bro . R . CLAY SUDLOW is known far and wide as one of the most capable instructors in the ritual of Masonry in connection with the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , and considering the valuable services he must have rendered in impart , ing to others the knowledge necessary to constitute a good working Mason , none will envy him the honour he has just received . He was initiated in 18 77 ' in the East Surrey Lodge of Concord , No . 4 6 3 , Croydon . He ioined the

Bank of England Lodge , No . 26 3 , in 1881 , and was elected and re-elected W . M . in 1885 and 1886 , and in 1882 vvas founder and first W . M . of the Eastes No . 1965 , Bromley , Kent , and for his services in connection with this lodge was appointed Prov . S . G . W . Kent . In 188 3 he was exalted in the Royal Middlesex Chapter , No . 1194 , Hampton Court , and was elected M . E . Z . in 1886 , being in the course of the same year invested as Prov G

Scribe N ., while last year he was accepted as a joining member of the Old King ' s Arms Chapter , No . 28 . He has been advanced to the Mark Degree , and is on the point of being elected to the chair in Hiram Lodge , No . 13 . He has served four Stewardships , one each for the Boys ' School and Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and two for the Girls' School , and has qualified as a Life-Governor of all three Institutions .