Past Grand Officers.

he joined the Old Union Lodge , No . 46 , and twice represented it on the Board of Grand Stewards . He was also a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Rose of Denmark Chapter , No . 975 , in January , 1 S 74 , and had passed the three Principals' chairs . He was a Life Governor of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls .

Bro . EDMUND OWEN , who is Fellow and Member of Council of the Royal College of Surgeons , and the Senior Surgeon of St . Mary's Hospital , Paddington , was initiated in the Studholme Lodge , No . 1591 , on the 7 th February , 1 S 83 . In 1 S 84 he was one of the founders of the University of London Lodge , No . 2033 , and in 1897 , of the Sancta Maria Lodge , No . 2682 , and of these , as well as of his mother lodge—which , be it remarked , are amonq ; the most distinguished that

meet within the Metropolitan district—he has had the honour of being installed W . Master , namely , of the University of London , No . 2033 , in 1892 , and of the Studholme , No . 1591 , in 1893 , a"d as Deputy Master to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales of the Sancta Maria , No . 2682 , last year . lie is also a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Studholme Chapter , No . 1591 , on the 19 th February , 1 S 92 , and a Life Governor of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , having also served as Steward at its Centenary Festival .

BrC . Captain C . H . GARNETT , of Wyreside , Lancaster , made his first acquaintance with Freemasonry in Canada on the nth April , 1865 , when he was initiated in St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 374 , Montreal—which was warranted by United Grand Lodge in 1824 , and is one of the three lodges in Canada ( Province of Quebec ) which , notwithstanding the constitution firstly of the Grand Lodge of Canada and then of that of Quebec , has remained true to its old allegiance—but

for many years past has been one of the most prominent figures in the Craft in the Province of West Lancashire , having joined at different times , and being still a member of , the following lodges , namely , the Morecambe Lodge , No . 1561 , which was warranted in 1875 , and of which he appears to have been installed first W . Master ; the Lathom , No . 2229 , Southport ; the Lodge of Fortitude , No . 281 , Lancaster : and the Rowley , No . 10 5 1 , which meets in the same town . In

1896 he became a founder and first S . W ., and has been installed W . M . of the Wyreside Lodge , No . 2605 , Garstang . In October , 1877 , n ' services were recognised by his selection to fill the chair of Prov . S . G . Warden , and is a member of the Prov . G . Master ' s Council . In Royal Arch Masonry , to which he was exalted in the Royal Union Chapter , No . 118 , Halifax , Nova Scotia—which since Nova Scotia became an independent Masonic power has ceased to be on the register of

Supreme Grand Chapter—on the 7 th October , 1 S 68 . Subsequently he joined the Rowley Chapter , No . 1051 , Lancaster , and was elected in due course M . E . Z . ; while in 1885 he was appointed Prov . Grand J . of West Lancashire . In the Mark Degree he is a Past S . G . Deacon , having had that office conferred upon him in 1888 . He was installed Knight of the Order of the Temple in the Prince of Peace Preceptory , No . 97 , Preston , and Past E . P . of the Royds Preceptory , No . 149 , Manchester ; and , in addition , was appointed 2 nd Great Captain of Guards

in Great Priory in 1892 . In the A . and A . Rite he is Past M . W . S . of the Philips Rose Croix Chapter , No . 52 , Lancaster , and took the 32 in 1889 . As for our Charitable Institutions , both local and general , he is a Vice-President , and has been five times Steward , for the Girls' School j a Vice-Patron , with half-adozen Stewardships , of the Boys' School ; and a Vice-President , with a second half dozen Stewardships , of the Benevolent . He is a Vice-Patron , with four Stewardships , of the Mark Benevolent Institution , and likewise a generous sup . porter of the West Lancashire Institutions .

Bro . WILLIAM J OHNSTON WALSIIAM , F . R . C . S ., was initiated in the Athena ; um Lodge , No . 1491 , about the year 1873 , and presided over it as W . Master 1886-87 . In 1 S 94 he was one of the founders of the Rahere Lodge , No . 2546 , which is connected with St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , and was installed W . M . in 18 97 , having the year previous become a founder of the Cavendish

Lodge , No . 2620 . He is also a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Prince of Wales Chapter , No . 259 , on the 3 rd February of the current year . He is a Vice-President of the Benevolent Institution and Boys' School , and Life Governor of the Girls' School , and in addition gave his services as Steward for the first-named Institution in 18 97 , and at the Boys' Centenary last year .

Bro . C . A . BATHURST BIGNOLD is a prominent Norfolk Mason , and has done good service in all the Degrees and Orders with which he has become connected . He was initiated in the Lodge of Union , No . 52 , Norwich , and in 1884 , during his occupancy of the chair , was appointed Prov . S . G . Warden . He was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in the Royal George Chapter , which is attached to No . 52 , on the 17 th December , 1880 , and some four years later was installed

M . E . Z ., and appointed to the chair of H . in the Prov . G . Chapter . In Mark Masonry he is a P . M . of the Walpole Lodge , No . 92 , Norwich ; P . Prov . S . G . W . of East Anglia , and in 1896 was appointed G . Std . Bearer of Mark G . Lodge . In the Order of the Temple he is P . E . P . of the Cabbell Preceptory , No . 69 , Norwich , and Past Prov . Constable of East Anglia , and in the A . and A . Rite , ast M . W . S . of the Clarence Chapter Rose Croix , No . 116 , Norwich , and took he 3 i ° in 18 95 . He is also an Annual Subscriber to the R . M . Institution for Boys ,

Bro . Dr . J . HEITJURN HANDYSIIH ; is one of the very few brethren in the United Kingdom who can boast of a connection with Freemasonry which has endured for more than 60 years . He was initiated in the St . Andrew ' s Lodge of Edinburgh , No . 48 , in 1837 , at which time the late Duke of Sussex , great uncle of the Prince of Wales , was M . W . Grand Master of England , the third Duke of Leinster , G . Master of Ireland , and the distinguished Anglo-Indian Administrator , the late

Marquis of Dalhousie , Governor-General of India , under the Hon . E . I . C . —at the time Lord Ramsay—was G . Master of Scotland . Ten years later he affiliated to the English Constitution , and having joined the Cleveland Lodge , No . 543 , Stokesley , in 1847 , was in the course of the same year installed its VV . Master . In 1853 he was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in the Zetland Chapter , No . 28 7—

now No . 236—York , and having joined the Dundas Chapter , No . 543 , Stokesley , was installed M . E . Z . on the 23 rd June , 1859 . His services to the Craft in N . and E . Yorkshire have been recognised by his appointment to Provincial office , being a Past Prov . G . Warden in Cralt and Past Prov . G . H . in Royal Arch Masonry . He is a subscriber to our R . M . Institution for Boys .

PAST DEPUTY GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . Bro . FRANCIS BEER WK . STI . AKE is a Mason of upwards 23 years ' standing has rendered many and important services both locally and generally , and well deserves the numerous distinctions which have been conferred upon him in the several branches of the Order with which he is connected . He was initiated in November , i 876 , in St . John ' s Lodge , No . 70 , Plymouth , of which he has remained

a subscribing member till now , and , having filled sundry offices , was elected and installed W . M . in 1883 . In 1887 , in commemoration of the Queen ' s Jubilee , he had conferred upon him the brevet rank of P . P . S . G . D . of Devonshire , while last year he was honoured with the still higher appointment of Prov . J . G . VV ., and his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . has now been pleased to confer upon him the rank of P . D . G . D . C . in Grand Lodge . He is a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the St . John ' s Chapter , No , 70 , on the 20 th June , 18 7 8 , has filled the chairs of

Past Grand Officers.

J ., H ., and Z ., successively , and is a Past G . S . N , of his Province and in 1896 Prov . Third G . Principal , and in 1898 was appointed G . Std . Br . in Supreme Grand Chapter . He was advanced to the Mark in Temple Lodge , No . 50 , Plymouth , on the 17 th April , 1877 , has occupied the chair , and has been appointed successively Prov . J . G . W . and Prov . S . G . W ., the latter office having been conferred upon him in 18 96 ; while in 1 S 97 he was invested with the collar of J . G . D . of the Mark G . Lodge . He is likewise a Templar Mason , having been installed a knight in the

Royal Veterans Encampment , No . 10 , Plymouth , in 1879 , and served as E . P . in 1882 . After filling the office of Prov . G . Constable in the Prov . Priory of Devon , he was appointed Prov . Sub-Prior in 18 95 , and in 18 97 First Great Aide-de-Camp in the Great Priory of England . He is , lastly , a member of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , having been perfected Rose Croix , iS ° , in the Huyshe Chapter , No . 38 , of which he is a Past M . W . S ., and having taken the 30 in September , 1 S 87 , and the 31 ° in October , 1891 . Thus , as we have said , he has won high

distinction in all the various systems of Masonry he has elected to join . But great as are these evidences of Bro . Westlake ' s enthusiasm for the Craft and the respect in which his services are held , they are very far from representing the sum of what he has done to promote its interests . Firstly , as regards our great Central Masonic Institutions , he is a Vice-Patron of the R . M . LB . and Vice- President of the R . M . I . G . and Benevolent , and has served in all some 20 Stewardships in their behalf . He is , too , a Vice-President of , and has served four times as Steward for , the Mark

Benevolent Fund , while in his own Province of Devonshire he is the heart and soul of every movement that is undertaken with a view to confirming or extending the interests of the local Masonic Charities . Thus he is at one and the same time Vice-Patron and Trustee of the Devon Masonic Educational Fund , Vice-Patron , Hon . Treasurer and Trustee of the Devon Aged Widows' Annuity Fund , and Patron of the Fortescue Annuity Fund . He served for some time as Chairman of the Masonic Hall and Club Company , Plymouth , and is at the present time

Chairman of the Local Charity Stewards' Association . In 1 S 95 he was elected the London Representative of the Committee of Petitions for Devonshire , and in that capacity not only renders invaluable service in securing the election of candidates from Devonshire to the Central Institutions in London , but is likewise a most earnest and , we venture toadd , a very successful advocate of the claims which those Institutions have upon the support of the lodges and chapters and brethren

generally throughout Devonshire . There is little doubt that the longer Bro . Westlake retains this office , the more fully alive to its duties and responsibilities towards these Central Institutions will the strong and influential Province of Devonshire become . We trust that for many years it may be in a position to reckon upon a continuance of Bro . Westlake ' s invaluable help in these and other matters Masonic .

PAST ASSISTANT GRAND DIRECTORS OF CEREMONIES . Bro . W . F , LAMONIIV , Past Deputy Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria ( Australasia ) , is not only a brother of great experience by reason of his long connection with the Craft , but he is a brother of marked ability and energy . He was initiated in the Skiddaw Lodge , No . 1002 , Cockermoulh , on the 2 nd May , 1865 , and in 18 75 was installed W . M ., his services in the Province of Cumberland and Westmorland being rewarded , firstly , by his appointment as

Prov . G . Steward in the year of his Mastership , and in 1877 by his advancement to the post of Prov . G . Registrar . Subsequently he visited Melbourne , and in 1 S 81 was elected a joining member of the Combermere Lodge , No . 25 2—the only lodge which since Victoria founded a Grand Lodge of its own , has elected to remain under the banner of England . In 18 S 3 he was installed its W . M ., and two years later took part in founding the Gordon Lodge , No . 2112 , Essendon—of which he was W . M . in 1885-6—and the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 2124 ,

Collingwood . Both these lodges are located in Victoria , and are now borne on the register of its Grand Lodge ; but at the time they were English , and accordingly his services in establishing them , and also in connection with the Combermere Lodge , were regarded with such favour , that the late Bro . Sir W . J . Clarke , Bart ., who was District Grand Master of Victoria under the English and Scottish Constitutions , and Prov . Grand Master under those of Ireland , conferred upon him the collar of Dist . S . G . Warden in 1888 , and the year following

when Victoria separated itself from our United Grand Lodge his Past rank as District G . Warden was converted into that of Past S . G . Warden of the newlyconstituted United Grand Lodge . Since then he has had the still higher honour conferred upon him of Past Dep . G . Master . On returning to England , he again exhibited his old energy . In 1892 , he was appointed Prov . S . G . Warden of Cumberland and Westmoreland , and the year following joined the Sun and Sector Lodge , No . 9 62 , Workington . He also served on the old Colonial Board

and on the Board of General Purposes . As a Royal Arch Mason his career has been only less distinguished than in the Craft . He was exalted in the Sun , Square , and Compasses Chapter , No . 119 , Whitehaven , on the 18 th April , 18 73 ; and , in 1879 , was installed its M . E . Z ., while as regards Prov . G . Chapter , he has been appointed successively Prov . G . S . B . in 1876 , Prov . G . ist Asst . Soj . in 1880 , and Prov . G . J . in 1 S 93 , while in 18 S 8 , he was chosen to fill the office of Dist . G .

Scribe N . Victoria . He is the author of a valuable " History of Masonry in Cumberland and Westmoreland , " and , to crown all , is a zealous friend of our Institutions , having qualified as a Life Governor of both our Schools , the Benevolent Institution and the Mark Benevolent Fund , and in addition has served twice as Steward for the Boys' School , once each tor the Girls' and Benevolent Institutions , and thrice for the Mark Fund .

Bro . C . FITZGERALD MATIER is so familiar a figure in Masonry , and has such a widespread reputation in Craft , Royal Arch , Mark , and the other systems and degrees of our Order , that a record of his services seems hardly necessary , more particularly as on the occasion of his appointment as Past G . Std . Bearer of England in 18 & 7 , at the celebration of the Queen ' s Jubilee , such a record was published in the Jubilee Number of the Freemason . Yet in the 12 years that have since elapsed he has gained such further laurels as to necessitate a description

of what he has done . His connection with Craft Masonry dates from 1861 , since when he has been a member of many lodges , both in England and Scotland , and on several occasions has been elected to the chair of Master , notably of Humphrey C . 'hetham , No . 645 , over which he presided in 18 75 , and of the Shadwell Clarke Lodge , No . 1910 , of which he had the honour of being appointed Secretary at it consecration in 1881 , retaining the post until 1887 , when he was called to the chair of Master . In Royal Arch Masonry he has won equal distinction ,

his services to both branches of constitutional Masonry being rewarded by his appointment as Past G . Standard Bearer of Grand Lodge and Deputy G . Dir . of Ceremonies in Grand Chapter . In the Mark Degree he has proved himself a very pillar of strength . In 1872 he received the collar of J . G . Warden of England in recognition not only of his services as Dep . Prov . G . Master of Lancashire , but also and more especially for the signal help he rendered in bringing about the union under Mark Grand Lodge of the English and Scottish Mark Lodges in England . From 1872 to 1874 he was a member of the

General Board , from 1887 to 188 9 Asst . G . Secretary , and on the retirement of Bro . Fred . Binckes in the latter year he became , and has since retained , the office of G . Secretary . In that capacity he has laboured zealously and successfully to promote the success of Mark Masonry , while under his guidance the annual Festivals of the Mark Benevolent Fund have been among the most charming , and at the same time most profitable , of our yearly Masonic gatherings . Be it added that he is G . Recorder of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters , G . Secretary of the Grand Council of the Allied Degrees , Hon . 32 of