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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF KENT .
The annual meeting of tho above Provincial Grand Lodge took place on Wednes-I v the 27 th ult ., at Sittingbourne , under the presidency of the R . W . Bro . Earl Amherst , P . G . M ., assisted by Bro . James Smith Eastes , D . P . G . M ., and a host of Hie Kentish brethren , representing the whole of the lodges in the province . The ntertaining lodge was the St . Michael's , No . 1273 , and right royally did ° „ . mnvl . liv Saints do the entertaining . The whole of the High-street was one
" , eat panorama of flags and banners , the latter bearing mottoes appropriate to fhVoccasion , and all welcoming to St . Michael ' s . The lodge was held at the rrescent-street School Rooms , which were handsomely decorately for the occasion , very convenience being at hand for the reception both of tho P . G . M ., his Officers , past and Present , and the brethren generally . Provincial Grand Lodge having been opened , the minutes of the previous
Provincial Grand Lodge meetings at Dartf orcl and Maidstone , the latter for the purpose nf conferring Jubilee Grand honours , were confirmed . The honour of nine was then paid to the P . G . M ., who " greeted the brethren well , " and the honour of five aS acCorded to the D . P . G . M ., who thanked the brethren for their kindness . The Treasurer ' s accounts were taken as read . The esteemed Prov . Grand Treas ., Bro . B . K . Thorpe , P . M . 709 , P . G . Std . Br . England , was re-elected with acclamation , and that brother returned thanks . The following brethren were then appointed Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year :
Bro W . J . Harris , P . M . 1273 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . S . W . Shaw , P . M . 1965 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . " Rev . C . E . Shirley Woolmer , M . A ., P . M . 1209 ... Prov . S . G , Chap " Rev . W . H . Bond , M . A ., P . M . 1273 ... ... Prov . J . G . Chap ' B . K . Thorpe , P . M . 701 , P . G . Std . Br . England ... Prov . G . Treas . ' A . Spencer , P . M . 1063 , P . G . Swd . Br . Eng . ( re-appointed ) Prov . G . Sec . ' John Burton , P . M . 874 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Thomas D . Hayes , P . M . 913 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . .. p . W . TJnderdown , P . M . 133 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D .
„ C . C . Walter , P . M . 1208 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ W . W . Woodruff , P . M . 1206 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ John S . Anscomb , P . M . 503 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W „ J . C . Biggs , P . M . 77 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ John F . Solly , P . M . 7 S 4 - ... ... ... Prov . D . G . D . C . „ William Elliott , P . M . 1854 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ George Kennedy , P . M . 1536 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ Thomas W . Wallis , P . M . 483 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br ., E . B . Moody , W . M . 1967 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br ,
„ William Tice , P . M . 31 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ William Jude , P . M . 1063 ... ... ... ¦ Prov . A . G . Sec . „ Edward Ayre , P . M . 2099 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ John S . G . Ranger , P . M . 184 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst „ H . Wootton , P . M . 127 ... ... ... ~ ] „ W . J . Smith , P . M . 199 „ Lewis B . Biggs , P . M . 1050 ... ... ... in n c . i ^ „ W . H . Marcoolyn , P . M . 1209 prov . G . Stwds . „ P . Wood , P . M . 1973 ... „ Daniel Grinsted , P . M . 1692
Thirty pounds was voted to each of three distressed applicants , two members and one member ' s widow of the province ! Twenty-one pounds was voted to each of the following lodges : Nos . 1965 , 1967 , 1973 , for the Boys' School , Girls ' School , and Benevolent Institution , and £ 21 each for Nos . 1464 , 1531 , 1536 , 1678 , 1692 , and 1725 , for the Girls' School ; 250 guineas were voted to the list of the
P . G . M ., who represented the province at the late Girls' Sohool Festival , when the lodges of the province subscribed 1000 guineas to purchase a Perpetual Presentation to that School , which , added to the P . G . M . ' s list , made up a grand total of £ 1323 .
A motion moved by the PROV . GRAND TREASURER— " That in future the Prov . Grand Secretary should find two sureties in the sum of £ 250 each "—was carried with two dissentients .
The lodge was then adjourned , and the brethren proceeded to St . Michael ' s Church , kindly lent for the occasion by the rector , the Rev . H . Venn , M . A ., where the Rev . PROV . G . CHAPLAIN preached an eloquent sermon from the 1 st chap . Kings , 1 st verse .
On reassembling at Prov . Grand Lodge , votes of thanks were accorded to the Rev . H . Yenn and the managers of the Schools for their kindness in placing the church and schools at the service of the brethren ; also to the authorities for the use of the Town Hall for the banquet , and Prov . Grand Lodge was closed . The banquet was laid at the Town Hallwhich was handsomely decorated with
, flags of all colours and nations , choice ferns , flowers , and mottoes , the majority of which bore unmistakable evidence of the loyalty of the Craft in Sittingbourne , ( . J Queen especially , and to the Order also . " Best obedience to our Queen , " Eere ' sa Health to the Queen and a lasting peace . " On a splendid banner hanging Il'Oni the front nf t . bn o-nllnrTT- wna f . lio lon-onrl " f-inrl 1-Jooa nm . wnftiac Hitman . " VMj 1 UUlV ^ l / UV « U' ^ Ofl MUt IUUI 4 V 1 V ^ mj ^ tA
(( „ v ~ w b *~ ... IUU . uu .. .. , « w i ' ° Und Victo"a ' s throne with peace , " " Success to the Province of Kent , " _ Welcome to St . Michael ' s , " & o „ & c , being among those most conspicuous both inside and outside the building . A portion of the Royal Engineer Band played selections during dinner , under the lead of Sergt . Renecle , their fine rendering of a valse which introduced the familiar strains of "The Entered Apprentice ' s Song " Being re-demanded amid hearfcv anDlaiiKA . Tho Stewardsinnlnrlino- t . bn following the
, ! * ^ lodge , and others , Bros . P . Seale , P . M . ; J . M . Goldfinch , P . M . 133 , J -x . J . G . D ., Mayor of Faversham ; C . Burley , Black , Moseley , Scoones , H . Irwin orris , Sutton , Seager , Waifce , and Greenstead , were simply indefatigable in their uiueuvours to secure the comfort of the brethren , while their hospitality was inelr The P > G-M' < D-fi- - M ., and a select number of distinguished Masons , .., .. n S the Senior Present and Past Grand Officers , were seated on a raised
that th '"! from whence every part of the room was visible ; and when we say labou ? Were Some ^ ° ® Miners , we * eel sure oul * readers will appreciate the to the ' l Mf ^ 'S ' sers to ensure success , which was undoubtedly achieved up attun ? 011 ^ ^ ° tQ el ' brethren present , whose names we could decipher on the 31 A vf ? book ' W 8 re : Bros - ° - - Matter , P . G . S . B . Eng . ; Rev . H . Cummings , Tq ' r . ? 1837 , P-P-S . G . W . ; Dr . H . Penfold , M . D ., P . M . 1174 , P . P . J . G . W . ; Kev . , " ijUrfceis . M . A W s \ Pir 1 , 1 . 1 , 1 . BDan . w rt n ,. „„„ T > mr imn T > n n uicoiijiniwujj
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of 158 ' a S reen ' - " S D - W . Griffiths , J . D . ; T . Vinnicombe , and J . Phillips , and ft V m \ ' > P - M ., P . P . G . P . ; W . Tanner , P . M . ; W . S . Baldwin , J . W . ; fc-M . jp Q ° ™ P » ° f 184 ; G . Adamson , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W . ; F . W . Prescott , N - Marti ; -r , ;?• - Bussey , P . M . ; and W . Cessfovd , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., of 199 ; P . P . S Gr , ' ' ^> P . P . S . G . D . ; T . Wills , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W . ; J . Brock , P . M ., C - Hinfl T ir Grie S' ' - > P-P-G-P- 5 P- Snowdon , W . M . ; T . Jenkins , S . W . ; > d -W . ; and J . G . Turner , D . C .. of 299 ; G . Eve , P . M .. P . P . G . D . C . ; and
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.
0 . Horton , of 429 ; H . Doughty , P . M ., P . P . G . Std . Br . ; A . Ronaldson , W . M . 483 ; J . R . Foord , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; W . Hope , and F . Oliver , of 503 ; W . Dunk , W . M . ; A . J . Crane , P . M . ; and G . Spurgin , of 558 ; J . Brothers , P . M ., P . P . G . R . ; P . Phelps , P . M . ; T . Edwards ; S . W . Shaw , P . M . ; Rev . D . G . Padgen , S . W . ; and C . Loud , of 709 ; W . B . Bacon , P . M . 874 , P . P . J . G . W . ; P . A . Frost , P . M . 784 : B . Rix , W . M . 874 ; C . Coupland . P . M ., P . P . J . G . W . ; A . PenfoldP . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ;
, E . Denton , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D . ; W . B . Lloyd , P . M . ; H . Mason , P . M . ; E . Palmer , P . M . ; C . Jolly , P . M . ( Hon . ); and W . G . Lloyd , S . D ., of 913 ; R . Westwood , W . M . ; T . Crump , P . M . ; E . Plume , P . M . ; H . F . Pringeur , S . W . ; A . Walker , J . W . ; E . Witts , J . D . ; H . Mount , F . Fagg , and A . Edmonds , of 972 ; F . J . Homan , P . M ., and J . W . Nash , of 1050 ; F . Gordon , W . M ., and J . Barton , I . G ., of 1063 ; W . Pannell , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., and W . J . Gardner , of 1089 ; H .
Chambers , P . P . G . S . B ., and J . W . Court , P . M ., of 1096 ; J . Wright , W . M ., and W . Gadd , of 1208 ; M . W . West , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; S . G . Phillpot , M . H . Gill , S . W . ; and C . Godsmark , I . G ., of 1209 ; G . Payne , P . M ., Treas . ; H . Morris , S . W . ; T . Dowling , W . Roots , D . Court , J . Longhurst , P . M . ; J . A . Moxey , A . J . Lee , J . D . ; and C . Waite , of 1273 ; W . Seaman , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; E . Coste , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg . ; E . Elverston , J . W . ; J . Wyer , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; H . Bond , P . M ., P . P . A .
G . D . C . ; and G . R . Bolton , P . M ., of 1314 ; H . Naylor , 1449 , P . P . G . S . B . ; G-. F . Camel , P . M . 1414 , P . P . J . G . D . ; C . Burley , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; J . R . Behenna , P . M . 1531 , P . P . A . G . P . ; J . King , W . M ., and W . Dickens , S . W ., of 1692 ; C . T . Smith , S . D . 1426 ; L . Seager , J . W . 1213 ; W . B . Hughes , P . M . 1678 ; W . Tylden-Pattison , W . M . 1885 ; B . Lightfoot , 1915 ; S . Filles , 1967 ; J . Naylor , 1449 ; H . Smith , S . D . 1348 ; L . J . Adams , 2099 ; W . Wallis , S . W . 1531 ; R . Derry
P . M . 158 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; A . Develin , W . M . 1449 ; J . Reeves , P . M . 1915 , P . P . A . G . D . C ; G . Barton , P . M . 915 , P . P . G . D . C ; G . Champion , P . M . 27 ; H . Laurance , P . M ., and W . Elliott , P . M ., of 1854 ; H . V . Lloyd , 73 ; L . Watson , 1817 ; H . Price , P . M . 177 ; T . Green , P . M . 1967 ; Capt . G . Spinks , P . M .. P . P . G . Std . Br . ; and E . B . Moodey , W . M . 167 . Grace having been sung ,
The PROV . GRAND MASTER gave the toast of " The Queen and the Craft , " followed by that of " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of England , " observing that he did not think the toast wanted many words from him to recommend it to their notice . His Royal Highness had reigned over them for the last 13 years , during which time the Craft had grown in strength , and their Grand Master in their affections . Never was that better exemplified than at the recent gathering at the Albert Hall . He asked them to drink the toast with all the heartiness in the world .
The next toast was that of " The Rt . Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , the M . W . Pro G . M ., the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Lathom , the D . G . M ., and the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " After referring in graceful terms to the many eminent services rendered by the two distinguished noblemen above mentioned , and to the zealous yet courteous manner in which they carried out the duties of their high office , he called the attention of the brethren to the fact that they had three Past
Officers of Grand Lodge present , in the persons of Bros . Eastes , Thorpe , and Spencer . As Bro . Eastes would have to reply to a toast later on , tie should couple the one now before them with the names of Bros . Thorpe and Spencer . He was sure that those two excellent brethren and Masons had the good wishes of every Mason in the province . They had had the honour of being invested by the Prince of Wales , and with that toast they would offer them the frankincense of their hearts . Bro . SPENCER , in reply , thanked the brethren for the enthusiastic reception of
the toast , and m referring to the magnificent gathering at the Albert Hall , when he , Bro . Thorpe , and others were honoured at the hands of the Grand Master , thought that if in ancient times their brethren went into the M . C . of K . S . T . to receive their wages , and did so without scruple or diffidence , might they not say that the leaders of the Craft , whose wages were the honours bestowed by H . R . H ., were fully justified in accepting them without scruple or diffidence . He thanked them for the toast , his lordship for the kind terms in which it was proposed , and the brethren for their hearty reception of it .
Bro . THORPE also thanked the brethren , and assured them that he felt it a great privilege to be a Grand Officer , more especially under the very peculiar and flatteriug circumstances in which the office was conferred by H . R . H . their Grand Master .
Bro . EASTES then rose to propose the toast of the evening , that of " The R . W . Bro . the Earl Amherst , Provincial Grand Master . " He asked the brethren to charge their glasses , because he knew very well they would not like to drink the toast without doing so . It was one they all felt deeply in their hearts , and no one pre . sent would feel that he had done justice to it unless he drank it in bumpers . He felt it a great privilege to propose the toast which was always enthusiastically
received by the prethren in their several lodges , but especially at such gatherings as that . It had been said to him by many Masons in London , when speaking of the immense strides Masonry had made in the Province of Kent , and of the unanimity and concord that prevailed among the brethren , " Yes , you have such an excellent Prov . G . Master , and if we had one like him we could do as well . " Now he , Bro . Eastes , thought there was something in it . He had been told of some
P . G . Masters who kept the brethren of their provinces waiting as much as three quarters of an hour for their meetings , & c . ; that he did not tuink was right . There was a great deal in personality , and unless a P . G . M . identified himself with the feelings of those he reigned over , he would never be so popular , and he might say beloved , in his province as their P . G . M . was in his . The P . G . M . embodied the good qualities both of P . G . M . and P . D . G . M ., and he hoped , and they all hoped , he would
long be with them . He would now give them a short statement of the progress made in the province since their P . G . M . took over the reins of government in 1860 . They had at that time 17 lodges with 810 members ; fourteen years after , in 1874 , they had 38 lodges and 1770 members ; and in fourteen years after , that is the present year of 1888 , they had 57 lodges and 3100 members . He then
referred to the splendid work done by the province at the late Girls' School Festival , and said they might well feel proud of such a province and such a Master , and while they had his lordship at their head there need be no fear that Freemasonry would do other than flourish and make itself respected in the Province of Kent , ( Loud and continued cheering , the toast being drunk with musical honours , ) "Come into the garden , Maud , " and "The Bay of Biscay" were then sung by one of the musical brethren .
His LORDSHIP , on rising to respond , was greeted with successive rounds of cheers and " Kentish fires . " He said there was one thing that always surprised him at such gatherings as the present , and that was that the songs were so seldom appropriate to the toasts . Now in the present case why should he be asked to takea " walkin agarden ? " or to "lay all that day , ill the Bay of Biscay , oh ?" Now , if it had been that fine old song "All very fine and large , " he could have
understood it , for then it would have been appropriate to the kind yet , flattering remarks of that brother the P . D . G . M . However , he thanked them for their hearty reception of the toast , and could assure them that as long as be occupied the office he now held nothing should be wantiug on his part for the success of the province , for no one who had the feelings of humanity in his heart could do otherwise than be touched by the kind and generous manner in which he was always received by the Masons of Kent , and as long as he held the office be trusied that good feeling
would continue . They all knew that the affairs of such a large province demanded the closest attention . That year they had not added to the roll of the province any new lodges , and he felt that it would be a hard thing to find a comer in it to put anew one in . They were in a good position and increasing in strength of numbers , and the good work of the Craft nowhere was in a happier condition than in the Province of Kent . He should be very sorry to see any of the old lodges dying out , and so long as they kept up their present status there was no fear of
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF KENT .
The annual meeting of tho above Provincial Grand Lodge took place on Wednes-I v the 27 th ult ., at Sittingbourne , under the presidency of the R . W . Bro . Earl Amherst , P . G . M ., assisted by Bro . James Smith Eastes , D . P . G . M ., and a host of Hie Kentish brethren , representing the whole of the lodges in the province . The ntertaining lodge was the St . Michael's , No . 1273 , and right royally did ° „ . mnvl . liv Saints do the entertaining . The whole of the High-street was one
" , eat panorama of flags and banners , the latter bearing mottoes appropriate to fhVoccasion , and all welcoming to St . Michael ' s . The lodge was held at the rrescent-street School Rooms , which were handsomely decorately for the occasion , very convenience being at hand for the reception both of tho P . G . M ., his Officers , past and Present , and the brethren generally . Provincial Grand Lodge having been opened , the minutes of the previous
Provincial Grand Lodge meetings at Dartf orcl and Maidstone , the latter for the purpose nf conferring Jubilee Grand honours , were confirmed . The honour of nine was then paid to the P . G . M ., who " greeted the brethren well , " and the honour of five aS acCorded to the D . P . G . M ., who thanked the brethren for their kindness . The Treasurer ' s accounts were taken as read . The esteemed Prov . Grand Treas ., Bro . B . K . Thorpe , P . M . 709 , P . G . Std . Br . England , was re-elected with acclamation , and that brother returned thanks . The following brethren were then appointed Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year :
Bro W . J . Harris , P . M . 1273 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . S . W . Shaw , P . M . 1965 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . " Rev . C . E . Shirley Woolmer , M . A ., P . M . 1209 ... Prov . S . G , Chap " Rev . W . H . Bond , M . A ., P . M . 1273 ... ... Prov . J . G . Chap ' B . K . Thorpe , P . M . 701 , P . G . Std . Br . England ... Prov . G . Treas . ' A . Spencer , P . M . 1063 , P . G . Swd . Br . Eng . ( re-appointed ) Prov . G . Sec . ' John Burton , P . M . 874 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Thomas D . Hayes , P . M . 913 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . .. p . W . TJnderdown , P . M . 133 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D .
„ C . C . Walter , P . M . 1208 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ W . W . Woodruff , P . M . 1206 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ John S . Anscomb , P . M . 503 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W „ J . C . Biggs , P . M . 77 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ John F . Solly , P . M . 7 S 4 - ... ... ... Prov . D . G . D . C . „ William Elliott , P . M . 1854 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ George Kennedy , P . M . 1536 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ Thomas W . Wallis , P . M . 483 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br ., E . B . Moody , W . M . 1967 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br ,
„ William Tice , P . M . 31 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ William Jude , P . M . 1063 ... ... ... ¦ Prov . A . G . Sec . „ Edward Ayre , P . M . 2099 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ John S . G . Ranger , P . M . 184 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst „ H . Wootton , P . M . 127 ... ... ... ~ ] „ W . J . Smith , P . M . 199 „ Lewis B . Biggs , P . M . 1050 ... ... ... in n c . i ^ „ W . H . Marcoolyn , P . M . 1209 prov . G . Stwds . „ P . Wood , P . M . 1973 ... „ Daniel Grinsted , P . M . 1692
Thirty pounds was voted to each of three distressed applicants , two members and one member ' s widow of the province ! Twenty-one pounds was voted to each of the following lodges : Nos . 1965 , 1967 , 1973 , for the Boys' School , Girls ' School , and Benevolent Institution , and £ 21 each for Nos . 1464 , 1531 , 1536 , 1678 , 1692 , and 1725 , for the Girls' School ; 250 guineas were voted to the list of the
P . G . M ., who represented the province at the late Girls' Sohool Festival , when the lodges of the province subscribed 1000 guineas to purchase a Perpetual Presentation to that School , which , added to the P . G . M . ' s list , made up a grand total of £ 1323 .
A motion moved by the PROV . GRAND TREASURER— " That in future the Prov . Grand Secretary should find two sureties in the sum of £ 250 each "—was carried with two dissentients .
The lodge was then adjourned , and the brethren proceeded to St . Michael ' s Church , kindly lent for the occasion by the rector , the Rev . H . Venn , M . A ., where the Rev . PROV . G . CHAPLAIN preached an eloquent sermon from the 1 st chap . Kings , 1 st verse .
On reassembling at Prov . Grand Lodge , votes of thanks were accorded to the Rev . H . Yenn and the managers of the Schools for their kindness in placing the church and schools at the service of the brethren ; also to the authorities for the use of the Town Hall for the banquet , and Prov . Grand Lodge was closed . The banquet was laid at the Town Hallwhich was handsomely decorated with
, flags of all colours and nations , choice ferns , flowers , and mottoes , the majority of which bore unmistakable evidence of the loyalty of the Craft in Sittingbourne , ( . J Queen especially , and to the Order also . " Best obedience to our Queen , " Eere ' sa Health to the Queen and a lasting peace . " On a splendid banner hanging Il'Oni the front nf t . bn o-nllnrTT- wna f . lio lon-onrl " f-inrl 1-Jooa nm . wnftiac Hitman . " VMj 1 UUlV ^ l / UV « U' ^ Ofl MUt IUUI 4 V 1 V ^ mj ^ tA
(( „ v ~ w b *~ ... IUU . uu .. .. , « w i ' ° Und Victo"a ' s throne with peace , " " Success to the Province of Kent , " _ Welcome to St . Michael ' s , " & o „ & c , being among those most conspicuous both inside and outside the building . A portion of the Royal Engineer Band played selections during dinner , under the lead of Sergt . Renecle , their fine rendering of a valse which introduced the familiar strains of "The Entered Apprentice ' s Song " Being re-demanded amid hearfcv anDlaiiKA . Tho Stewardsinnlnrlino- t . bn following the
, ! * ^ lodge , and others , Bros . P . Seale , P . M . ; J . M . Goldfinch , P . M . 133 , J -x . J . G . D ., Mayor of Faversham ; C . Burley , Black , Moseley , Scoones , H . Irwin orris , Sutton , Seager , Waifce , and Greenstead , were simply indefatigable in their uiueuvours to secure the comfort of the brethren , while their hospitality was inelr The P > G-M' < D-fi- - M ., and a select number of distinguished Masons , .., .. n S the Senior Present and Past Grand Officers , were seated on a raised
that th '"! from whence every part of the room was visible ; and when we say labou ? Were Some ^ ° ® Miners , we * eel sure oul * readers will appreciate the to the ' l Mf ^ 'S ' sers to ensure success , which was undoubtedly achieved up attun ? 011 ^ ^ ° tQ el ' brethren present , whose names we could decipher on the 31 A vf ? book ' W 8 re : Bros - ° - - Matter , P . G . S . B . Eng . ; Rev . H . Cummings , Tq ' r . ? 1837 , P-P-S . G . W . ; Dr . H . Penfold , M . D ., P . M . 1174 , P . P . J . G . W . ; Kev . , " ijUrfceis . M . A W s \ Pir 1 , 1 . 1 , 1 . BDan . w rt n ,. „„„ T > mr imn T > n n uicoiijiniwujj
« e ? . T a IJT — ' " " ¦•> •"• • " ¦•• J- " ^ j J- . J- -u . w . ; JJ .. JJ .. , . .. , . .. . u . G Cn , i T Warne » P-M . P . P . S . G . W . ; W . T . Wiggins , S . D . ; S . A . Field , P . M . ; W T > ii Jarvis ' and W - Robins > of 20 5 J- Plant , P . M . 31 , P . P . G . O . ; G . T . JD ' i ' £ : ' -P-A . G . P . ; T . It . Champion , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; andR . J . Beamish , p jj' i IJ'i G - Beden , J . W . ; and C . Kingsmill , W . M ., of 125 ; A . Wootton , P ' PGn ^ J , < J , W ' '• J - W - Penton , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; W . H . Drake , P . M ., TV j n ' , Giraud , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D . ; J . E . Ratcliffe , W . M . ; W . Stewart , and P . pjprT ' £ - W ., o £ 133 ; W . Carpenter , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; A . Spears , P . M ., J . W A - J H . Sole , P . M . ; A . Autv . W . M .: J . Lee . S . W .: A . S . Baskett .
of 158 ' a S reen ' - " S D - W . Griffiths , J . D . ; T . Vinnicombe , and J . Phillips , and ft V m \ ' > P - M ., P . P . G . P . ; W . Tanner , P . M . ; W . S . Baldwin , J . W . ; fc-M . jp Q ° ™ P » ° f 184 ; G . Adamson , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W . ; F . W . Prescott , N - Marti ; -r , ;?• - Bussey , P . M . ; and W . Cessfovd , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., of 199 ; P . P . S Gr , ' ' ^> P . P . S . G . D . ; T . Wills , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W . ; J . Brock , P . M ., C - Hinfl T ir Grie S' ' - > P-P-G-P- 5 P- Snowdon , W . M . ; T . Jenkins , S . W . ; > d -W . ; and J . G . Turner , D . C .. of 299 ; G . Eve , P . M .. P . P . G . D . C . ; and
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.
0 . Horton , of 429 ; H . Doughty , P . M ., P . P . G . Std . Br . ; A . Ronaldson , W . M . 483 ; J . R . Foord , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; W . Hope , and F . Oliver , of 503 ; W . Dunk , W . M . ; A . J . Crane , P . M . ; and G . Spurgin , of 558 ; J . Brothers , P . M ., P . P . G . R . ; P . Phelps , P . M . ; T . Edwards ; S . W . Shaw , P . M . ; Rev . D . G . Padgen , S . W . ; and C . Loud , of 709 ; W . B . Bacon , P . M . 874 , P . P . J . G . W . ; P . A . Frost , P . M . 784 : B . Rix , W . M . 874 ; C . Coupland . P . M ., P . P . J . G . W . ; A . PenfoldP . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ;
, E . Denton , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D . ; W . B . Lloyd , P . M . ; H . Mason , P . M . ; E . Palmer , P . M . ; C . Jolly , P . M . ( Hon . ); and W . G . Lloyd , S . D ., of 913 ; R . Westwood , W . M . ; T . Crump , P . M . ; E . Plume , P . M . ; H . F . Pringeur , S . W . ; A . Walker , J . W . ; E . Witts , J . D . ; H . Mount , F . Fagg , and A . Edmonds , of 972 ; F . J . Homan , P . M ., and J . W . Nash , of 1050 ; F . Gordon , W . M ., and J . Barton , I . G ., of 1063 ; W . Pannell , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., and W . J . Gardner , of 1089 ; H .
Chambers , P . P . G . S . B ., and J . W . Court , P . M ., of 1096 ; J . Wright , W . M ., and W . Gadd , of 1208 ; M . W . West , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; S . G . Phillpot , M . H . Gill , S . W . ; and C . Godsmark , I . G ., of 1209 ; G . Payne , P . M ., Treas . ; H . Morris , S . W . ; T . Dowling , W . Roots , D . Court , J . Longhurst , P . M . ; J . A . Moxey , A . J . Lee , J . D . ; and C . Waite , of 1273 ; W . Seaman , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; E . Coste , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg . ; E . Elverston , J . W . ; J . Wyer , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; H . Bond , P . M ., P . P . A .
G . D . C . ; and G . R . Bolton , P . M ., of 1314 ; H . Naylor , 1449 , P . P . G . S . B . ; G-. F . Camel , P . M . 1414 , P . P . J . G . D . ; C . Burley , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; J . R . Behenna , P . M . 1531 , P . P . A . G . P . ; J . King , W . M ., and W . Dickens , S . W ., of 1692 ; C . T . Smith , S . D . 1426 ; L . Seager , J . W . 1213 ; W . B . Hughes , P . M . 1678 ; W . Tylden-Pattison , W . M . 1885 ; B . Lightfoot , 1915 ; S . Filles , 1967 ; J . Naylor , 1449 ; H . Smith , S . D . 1348 ; L . J . Adams , 2099 ; W . Wallis , S . W . 1531 ; R . Derry
P . M . 158 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; A . Develin , W . M . 1449 ; J . Reeves , P . M . 1915 , P . P . A . G . D . C ; G . Barton , P . M . 915 , P . P . G . D . C ; G . Champion , P . M . 27 ; H . Laurance , P . M ., and W . Elliott , P . M ., of 1854 ; H . V . Lloyd , 73 ; L . Watson , 1817 ; H . Price , P . M . 177 ; T . Green , P . M . 1967 ; Capt . G . Spinks , P . M .. P . P . G . Std . Br . ; and E . B . Moodey , W . M . 167 . Grace having been sung ,
The PROV . GRAND MASTER gave the toast of " The Queen and the Craft , " followed by that of " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of England , " observing that he did not think the toast wanted many words from him to recommend it to their notice . His Royal Highness had reigned over them for the last 13 years , during which time the Craft had grown in strength , and their Grand Master in their affections . Never was that better exemplified than at the recent gathering at the Albert Hall . He asked them to drink the toast with all the heartiness in the world .
The next toast was that of " The Rt . Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , the M . W . Pro G . M ., the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Lathom , the D . G . M ., and the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " After referring in graceful terms to the many eminent services rendered by the two distinguished noblemen above mentioned , and to the zealous yet courteous manner in which they carried out the duties of their high office , he called the attention of the brethren to the fact that they had three Past
Officers of Grand Lodge present , in the persons of Bros . Eastes , Thorpe , and Spencer . As Bro . Eastes would have to reply to a toast later on , tie should couple the one now before them with the names of Bros . Thorpe and Spencer . He was sure that those two excellent brethren and Masons had the good wishes of every Mason in the province . They had had the honour of being invested by the Prince of Wales , and with that toast they would offer them the frankincense of their hearts . Bro . SPENCER , in reply , thanked the brethren for the enthusiastic reception of
the toast , and m referring to the magnificent gathering at the Albert Hall , when he , Bro . Thorpe , and others were honoured at the hands of the Grand Master , thought that if in ancient times their brethren went into the M . C . of K . S . T . to receive their wages , and did so without scruple or diffidence , might they not say that the leaders of the Craft , whose wages were the honours bestowed by H . R . H ., were fully justified in accepting them without scruple or diffidence . He thanked them for the toast , his lordship for the kind terms in which it was proposed , and the brethren for their hearty reception of it .
Bro . THORPE also thanked the brethren , and assured them that he felt it a great privilege to be a Grand Officer , more especially under the very peculiar and flatteriug circumstances in which the office was conferred by H . R . H . their Grand Master .
Bro . EASTES then rose to propose the toast of the evening , that of " The R . W . Bro . the Earl Amherst , Provincial Grand Master . " He asked the brethren to charge their glasses , because he knew very well they would not like to drink the toast without doing so . It was one they all felt deeply in their hearts , and no one pre . sent would feel that he had done justice to it unless he drank it in bumpers . He felt it a great privilege to propose the toast which was always enthusiastically
received by the prethren in their several lodges , but especially at such gatherings as that . It had been said to him by many Masons in London , when speaking of the immense strides Masonry had made in the Province of Kent , and of the unanimity and concord that prevailed among the brethren , " Yes , you have such an excellent Prov . G . Master , and if we had one like him we could do as well . " Now he , Bro . Eastes , thought there was something in it . He had been told of some
P . G . Masters who kept the brethren of their provinces waiting as much as three quarters of an hour for their meetings , & c . ; that he did not tuink was right . There was a great deal in personality , and unless a P . G . M . identified himself with the feelings of those he reigned over , he would never be so popular , and he might say beloved , in his province as their P . G . M . was in his . The P . G . M . embodied the good qualities both of P . G . M . and P . D . G . M ., and he hoped , and they all hoped , he would
long be with them . He would now give them a short statement of the progress made in the province since their P . G . M . took over the reins of government in 1860 . They had at that time 17 lodges with 810 members ; fourteen years after , in 1874 , they had 38 lodges and 1770 members ; and in fourteen years after , that is the present year of 1888 , they had 57 lodges and 3100 members . He then
referred to the splendid work done by the province at the late Girls' School Festival , and said they might well feel proud of such a province and such a Master , and while they had his lordship at their head there need be no fear that Freemasonry would do other than flourish and make itself respected in the Province of Kent , ( Loud and continued cheering , the toast being drunk with musical honours , ) "Come into the garden , Maud , " and "The Bay of Biscay" were then sung by one of the musical brethren .
His LORDSHIP , on rising to respond , was greeted with successive rounds of cheers and " Kentish fires . " He said there was one thing that always surprised him at such gatherings as the present , and that was that the songs were so seldom appropriate to the toasts . Now in the present case why should he be asked to takea " walkin agarden ? " or to "lay all that day , ill the Bay of Biscay , oh ?" Now , if it had been that fine old song "All very fine and large , " he could have
understood it , for then it would have been appropriate to the kind yet , flattering remarks of that brother the P . D . G . M . However , he thanked them for their hearty reception of the toast , and could assure them that as long as be occupied the office he now held nothing should be wantiug on his part for the success of the province , for no one who had the feelings of humanity in his heart could do otherwise than be touched by the kind and generous manner in which he was always received by the Masons of Kent , and as long as he held the office be trusied that good feeling
would continue . They all knew that the affairs of such a large province demanded the closest attention . That year they had not added to the roll of the province any new lodges , and he felt that it would be a hard thing to find a comer in it to put anew one in . They were in a good position and increasing in strength of numbers , and the good work of the Craft nowhere was in a happier condition than in the Province of Kent . He should be very sorry to see any of the old lodges dying out , and so long as they kept up their present status there was no fear of