The City And The Craft.

THE CITY AND THE CRAFT .

For many years past the Craft has been strongly represented in the Corporation of London . From the year 18 75 , when Bro . Lord Mayor Stone was appointed J . G . Warden of United Grand Lodge by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., immediately after his installation as M . W . G . Master , until the

present time , a very large number—we feel almost inclined to say a majority—of those who have occupied the honourable position of Chief Magistrate of London have been Freemasons , prominent among them being Bros , the late Sir F . Wyatt Truscott ; " Sir John Whittaker Ellis , Bart . ;

the late Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart . ; Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., M . P . ; the late Sir P . de Keyser , the late Sir W . Staples , and the retiring Lord Mayor , Sir Alfred Newton . There have also been many of the Sheriffs who have been enrolled as members of our Society , but we cannot call to mind a year in which the

Lord Mayor and both Sheriffs were Freemasons , Alderman Frank Green , who has just been installed in office , being a Past G . Deacon of some 17 years' standing ; Bro . Alderman and Sheriff W . Vaughan Morgan having served as G . Treasurer in 1897 ,

and Bro . Sheriff Lawrence having been initiated into the mysteries and privileges of the Order in 18 79 . The following particulars of their respective careers in Masonry will be interesting .

liKO . ALDERMAN FRANK GREEN , l ' . G . D ., LOUD MAYOR . Bro . Alderman Frank Green ( Lord Mayor ) , Past Grand Deacon , was initiated in the Euphrates Lodge , No . 212 , on the 24 th of April , 1872 . The year following he took part in thc foundation of the Prince Leopold Lodge , No . 1445 , and was its

W . Master 1874-5 . He is also a founder and Past Master of the Elliot Lodge , No . 1 567 , and of the Alliance Lodge , No . 1827 , and became a joining member of the British Lodge , No . 8 , in 1878 . He was exalted in the Royal Arch Degree in the Doric Chapter , No . 933 , on the 16 th September , 18 73 , and was elected

M . E . Z . of the Stability Chapter , No . 217 , in 1 S 79 , and of the British Chapter , No . 8 , in 1882 . In 1683 he was appointed G . S . B . in Grand Chapter . Six years previously he was elected to serve on the Board of General Purposes , and was for three

years its Vice-President . He has taken a great interest in all our Charitable Institutions , having constituted himself a Life Governor of each , besides liaving acted in the capacity of Steward at several of their anniversary festivals , the Girls ' School having , in this respect , found most favour with him .

Bro . Alderman W . Vaughan Morgan , who was unanimously elected Grand Treasurer on the 3 rd March , 1897 , was initiated in IheiBurlington Lodge , No . 96 , on the 14 th March , 1865 , and was installed its W . M . on the ioth February , 18 74 . In September , 1892 , he joined the Cordwaincrs' Lodge , No . 2241 , and

a few vears later svas elected and installed as Master , while on the ' 25 th February , 1 S 97 , he became the principal founder and first W . M . of the Christ ' s Hospital Lodge , No . 2650 . He is a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Prince of Wales Chapter , No . 259 , on the 3 rd February , 1871 , and installed in its chair of First Principal Z . on the 6 th February ,

The City And The Craft.

1885 , while in May , 1 S 97 , hc became cx-officio Grand Treasurer of Grand Chapter . He is thus a Mason of long experience , and in the course of his career has shown his affection for the Craft by generously supporting its Scholastic and Benevolent Institutions , being a Vice-Patron of all three , and having served as Festival Steward twice on behalf ' of the Boys' School , and twice for the Girl ' s School . In 1895 he was nominated as a candidate

BRO . ALDERMAN AND SHERIFF W . VAUGHAN MORGAN , P . O . TREAS . for the office of Grand Treasurer , but was defeated . In 1806 he was nominated for a second time for the same post , but in order to spare Grand Lodge the trouble and excitement of a

contested election , he withdrew his candidature in favour of Bro . W . H . Bailey , and Grand Lodge has since shown its appreciation of this act by unanimously returning him as the successor of that Brother .

nRO . SHERIFF LAWRENCE . Bro . Sheriff Lawrence , owing , no doubt , to the many claims made ' upon his time by his business avocations , has not been able to take a very active part in Masonry . This much , however , we are able lo record—namely , that he was initiated in U ^

Kingston Lodge , No . 1010 , Hull , on the 5 th March , 1879 , and continued a subscribing member till the end of the year 1 S 80 . In May , 1891 , he was elected a joining member of the ' Caterham Lodge , No . 2095 , while in 18 94 lie became one of thc founders of the Lancastrian Lodge , No . 2528 , and is , we believe , still * member of this and the Caterham Lodge .