Freemasonry In Norfolk*

o-reat revival of Royal Arch Masonry took p lace in 1861 . Comps . Colonel DUFF and Lieut .-Col . H . P . L'ESTRANGE were appointed successivel y in 1 S 7 8 and 18 79 , but neither of them survived his appointment more than a tew months , and in 18 S 0

the present occupant of the post , Comp . Lord SuFFlELD , was appointed and installed b y Comp . the Rev . C . J . MARTYN , Grand Superintendent of Suffolk . Of the 12 chapters which at

clivers times have been constituted , and of which such particulars as the author has been able to discover are recorded in this chapter , there are seven still on the roll of Provincial Grand Chapter .

Chapter VII . is occupied with particulars of the Order of the Temple , < xc , but such remarks as we may conceive it necessary to offer on this and on the work as a whole must be reserved for another issue of this journal .

Centenary Of Columbian Lodge.

CENTENARY OF COLUMBIAN LODGE .

The Centenary Celebrations of the "Columbian Lodge , " Boston , U . S . A ., were of a most enjoyable and interesting character , and happil y the noteworthy utterances , the scholarl y Oration , and the able History delivered on the two great commemorative occasions in June last have been printed and published in the Centenary Volume of the lodge .

The "Columbian" is the fourth oldest lodge in the Boston District ( No . 1 ) , having as its respected seniors " Saint John ' s , " of 1733 ; "Saint Andrew ' s , " of 1756 ; and "Massachusetts , " of 1770 . The dispensation was granted b y the Grand Lodge of

the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 8 th of June , 1795 , this event being celebrated " precisel y one hundred years after , " but the ori ginal document has long been lost . The regular warrant was issued on June gth , 179 6 , an excellent photo of which has been kindly sent me by my esteemed friend , Bro . W .

1 ' . K . Marvin . It is signed by Paul Revere , the Grand Master , also b y the D . G . M ., the two Grand Wardens , and the Grand Secretary . The patriotic Grand Master yvas the second to occupy that position from the union of the rival Organisations in 1792 , his D . G . M . succeeding to the chair , I 799-180 I .

1 have known many lodges to celebrate their centenaries , and several their 150 th anniversaries , but am not acquainted with any that have clone so in a more dignified , appropriate , and trul y Masonic manner than the " Columbian . " The commemorative volume of some 250 pages and numerous

illustrations—restricted to 550 signed copies—is published b y order of tlie lod ge , and has been beautifull y printed b y the well-known linn of Messrs . T . R . Marvin and Son , the Publication Committee

being Bros . Dr . J . Foster Bush , W . M . ; Ri g ht Wor . W . T . R . Marvin , P . G . W ., the Secretary ; and Rt . Wor . E . Bentley Young , 1 XD . G . M ., the Treasurer . About the same number of the special centennial medals were struck , the order for the dies being

entrusted to Mr . Henry Mitchell , of Boston , who has certainl y done his part admirably . A few impressions in silver are " to lie attached to the collars worn b y the officers as part of their regalia , " and a sufficient number in bronze have likewise been provided , so that every member may have one , and others are

placed as " examples in the cabinets of a few public Institutions , Ke ., to be preserved in commemoration of the event . " The dies iinyc been destroyed . I am proud to possess one , a few others being also sent to this side of the " bi g pond , " and arc much appreciated .

U \ e grand Volume and its attractive features may be thus summarised—Portrait of Paul Revere , G . M . 1795 { crayon , by a yench officer , about 1801 ) . Four engraved plates relating to the Centennial , I 795-18 95 ( by the Columbian Eng . Co ., Boston ) , t't'e , & c . Seal of the Lodge ( in blue ) , and Certificate of

J'l'iiibcr of the Volume , signed b y the W . M . Chapter 1 .: " Inroductory " ( 16 pages ) , with page illustrations of the Centennial tomniittee and the Centennial Medal . Chapter II .: " Services at the Centennial of the Granting of the Dispensation" flune

' " /¦ These were observed in the Church of the " Second ' oeiet y of Universalists , " on Columbus Avenue , and occupy 22 P ; 'ges in description . The portrait of the W . M ., Dr . J . Foster > llsn i is aptl y introduced in this portion , and will be highly ¦

fed b y the members . The Chairman of the Committee , Bro . ^ I'ert A . Folsom , introduced the W . M ., who called upon the ^ ' - 'plain to invoke the Divine blessing , and the address of V- - conie was then given b y the W . M ., which was wholly worthy 01 Ul ( - occasion .

Centenary Of Columbian Lodge.

The charter was read by Bro . Frederick Alford , and then the esteemed Secretary , Bro . W . T . R . Marvin ( P . S . G . W . of Mass . ) , was introduced by Dr . Bush , and delivered the historical address . This is the feature of the commemoration , and , being lengthy , only a portion was read , but the whole is printed in this

noble work , an excellent likeness ol the historian being p laced immediatel y before the history , which occupies over 90 pages , and is of great interest and importance covering as it does the full 100 years in its survey , and including all the chief events in the career of the lodge . These have been sketched by a master

hand , in a most graceful manner , and with conspicuous care , judgment , and accuracy , the history being pre-eminentl y the best work of the kind achieved by this accomplished Craftsman . The

numerous engravings of halls and other places of meeting of the lodge add much to the value of the historical address , the con- : eluding print being devoted to the historic " Green Dragon It ) avern .

The centennial poem b y Bro . Charles W . Stevens is the next attraction , with portrait of the author , followed b y the centennial oration by Bro . E . Bentley Young , whose portrait most happil y

greets the reader at page 141 , where the oration begins and is continued to page 162 . It is a most creditable reproduction , and is on the same hig h level as all the other special features cf . the commemoration .

The banquet , on June 22 nd , was held in the Odd Fellows ' Hall , the proceedings being of a most enjoyable and soul-stirring character , and the 70 pages are none too many in which to briefl y describe this grand festival , as the speeches were much above the ordinary , and the evening was an unqualified successfrom first to last .

Some of us who could not attend sent letters , and a few are . printed in the volume , Bro . Fred J . W . Crowe , the enthusiastic-Masonic Collector , of Torquay , also sending an ODE , which is dul y printed after his communication . The loving-cups were especiall y maunfactured by Josiah ,

Wedgwood and Sons , of Etruria , England . Onl y 25 , alas ! but these were " greatl y admired for their chaste and attractive design " b y many more than the fortunate recipients , and were the g ifts of the Chairman of the Centennial Committee , whose

portrait and also others are additional and interesting features of the artistic book . The musical programme of each celebra-. tion appears to have proved most suitable , and , indeed , there was not one drawback to chronicle throughout . W . J . HUGH AN .

Consecration Of The Fellowship Chapter, No. 2535.

CONSECRATION OF THE FELLOWSHIP CHAPTER , No . 2535 .

Eiom the phenomenal success which has attended the Fellowship Lodge since its inception , it was but natural that a desire should speedily arise to have a Ro ^ al Arch chapter in connection therewith . A petiiion having been ' signed and presented , and a charter granted , it followed , as a natural

sequence , that all the arrangements for the consecration of the chapter would be carried out by Comp . Jas . Stephens with that completeness and successwhich marks all his Masonic work . To Comp . Stephens bilojgs the credit ; of the formation of the Fellowship Lodge , and the new chapter gives every promise of proving a worthy adjunct to that influential body .

The consecration ceremony took place at the hrascati Restaurant , Oxford-street , W ., on Monday , the 30 th ult ., when Comp . Edward Letch-, worth , F . S . A ., G . S . E , was assisted in an excellent rendering of the impressive ritual by Comps . W . M . Stiles , G . Treas ., as H . j Thos . Fenn , Past Pres . Commit'e . 3 of General Purposes , as J . ; C . E . Keyser , P . G . S . B ., as-S . N . ; and Frank Richardson , G . D . C ., as D . C . '

The founders of the chapter are Comps . W . H . Da ley , Walter Adams , P . Z . 73 ; W . A . Scurrah , P . Z . 740 , P . P . G . S . Middlesex ; E . Rogers , P . Z . 1642 ; J . J . Thomas , P . Z . 753 , kc , ; James Stephens , P Z , 753 , Ike ; W . H . G . Rudde . furm , J . R . Roberts , P . Z . 1196 ; F . Farrow , M . E . Z . 1196 ; J . S . Mountford , \ V . J . Batho , T . B . Harpham , J . Lusty , E . L . P . Valeriani , P . Z . 73 ; and J . W . Morrell .

The visitors preterit included—Comps . Geo . Everett , P . G . Treas . ; VV . Lake , A . G . S . E . ; H . Sadler , G . Janitor ; . J . Irvine , 862 ; L . Lazarus , P . Z . 188 ; H . J . Thomas ; E . M . Lander , P . Z . . 1642 ; J . Weston , 753 ; A . Williams , 834 ; W . H . Making , 1676 ; J . W . Burgess , M . E . Z . 591 , P . G . Reg . Bucks j J . J . Mackay , 1642 ; W . Lewis , P . Z . 1385 ; W . J . Mason . P . Z . 1328 ; W . F . Fendick , 177 , P . Z . 1321 ; CarlT . Fie k ,

P . Z . 172 ; C . Woodrow , P . Z . 22 ; C . Coleman , M . E . Z . 753 ; G . Cook , M . E . Z . 28 ; R . J . Laundv , M . E . Z . 890 ; G . Nelson Watts , P . Z . 1196 ; F . L . ChjndUr , - M . E . Z . 1642 ; II . Peck , 1446 ; G . Davis , 185 ; Geo . K . Langley , Prov . G . Treas . Middx . ; A . Blenkarn , P . P . G . Treas . Middx . ; H . J . Graham , 10 ; J . Morriss , H . W . Schartau , I ' . Goodman , J . B-irtlett , VV . Bradford , VV . K . Collison , W . Chappie , W . J . Boyle , Geo . Mickley , P . Z . 63 ; J . Uaill , 975 ; F . J . Bonham ,

M . E . Z . 25 ; E . W . T . Hoare , W . P . Clark , 751 ; W . Thomas , P . Z . 177 ; N . J . Turner , S . N . 1196 ; F . Ked K , P . Z . Ebury ; W . E . Blasbj , P . Z . 8 75 ; A ., Reeve , 624 ; W . Martin , P . Z . 54 8 ; J . M . McLeud , Sec . K . M . I , for Boys ,, P . P . G . S . B . Notts ; L . Mnntell , 17 J ; H . H . Scurrjh , P . P . G . S . B . MidJx . ; VV . J . Stratton , P . Z . 753 ; II . Longman , P . Z . 2271 ; and \ V . W . Lee , M . E . Z . 1524 . " The chapter was opened , and , a hyuu h wing baen s i'ig ,

The CONSKCRATINC ; PRINCIPAL addresstd ths compa'iion-s 0 . 1 then iturj of the meetirg , and said it would bi unnecessary for Ivm to d t . » i 1 tlisin bng on the present occasion . They had met for ths pjrpjie of cm ^ itu . i / ig