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Moveable Grand Mark Lodge.
r M « iel ! I . P . M . 243 ; J . S . Norton , J . W . 243 ; F . W . Fisher , 10 ; J . £ , v 3 > , P . M . 21 S ; W . Margrett , 243 ; C . A . Stephens , 243 ; T . J . Cottle , VV S cb . ioi A . Stephens , 340 ; J . Bubb , 10 ; J . L . Butler , 10 ; Gen . Ringer , , uu •177- W . Powell , 10 ; H . 1 . Fe . ris , 21 S ; C . Roberts , 21 S ; A . J . Hancocks , 4 M «»• ' S . Davies , 109 , P . P . S . G . W . ; G . Hazell , 109 , P . P . G . D . ; T . W . Stone , WM '' 9 P-PJ - Sorn -J T - ? tfeI > I 0 > ' T-A- Huband , 10 ; W . Newsome , 10 horne 10 and others
WM . 161 ; E . Lawrence , ; J . Wag , ; . After lodge the brethren sat down to banquet in the dining room of the Hall under the presidency of Bro . Lord Hertford , the Provincial Wardens , Bros ! Shellard and Balcomb , and Bro . Porcher , Prov . G , M . O ., occupying the vice-chairs . The party was an unusually large one , but the arrangements for its accommodation were admirably superintended by the Acting Grand Steward , Bro . Felton .
The officers of Grand Lodge were the guests of the Prov . G . M . M . at the Ou ' s H ° '> ar , d on Wednesday morning several of the Provincial Grand Officers breakfasted with the D . G . M . M . before his lordship left by train for London . , r
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of East Anglia.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF EAST ANGLIA .
The annual meeting of the above Prov . Grand Mark Lodge was held at Chelmsford on Saturday , the 23 rd ult ., under the banner of the Chelmer Lodge , 342 . The Prov . G . M . M . M ., Lord Henniker , presided , and the brethren present included—Bros . C . F . Matier , Sec . Mark Benevolent Fund , P . G . W . Eng . ; N . Tracy , P . M . 70 ,
Prov . G . Sec , S . G . D . Eng . ; Thos . J . Railing , P . M . and Sec . 145 , P . G . D . Eng . ; G . Graveley , P . P . G . S . B ., & c ; lames P . Lewin , P . M . 342 and 145 , P . P . J . G . W . ; A . C . Durrant , P . M . 342 , P . P . G . S . B . ; T . Winniatt Smith , P . G . Org . ; F . P . Sutthery ,
Sec . 342 , P . P . S . G . D . ; J . T . Bailey , W . M . 145 ; G . W . Pascall , Treas . 345 and 145 ; ] , R . Jarvis , J . W . 342 ; F . W . Imbeit-Terry , S . W . 377 ; Frank Quilter , J . O . 145 ; Andrew Durrant , D . C . 342 ; T . J . C . Cramphorn , 342 ; Saml . Baker , 342 ; F . H . Meggy , 377 J F- C . Atkinson , J . D . 70 ; Geo . Gould , 70 , P . G . Tyler ; and others .
The lodge having been opened , and the Prov . G . M . M . saluted , the reports from the various lodges in the province were made by their respective W . M . ' s , and were very satisfactory . The PROV . G . SEC . presented the report of the Board of General
Purposes , which stated that the roll of members of lodges in the province showed an increase in number , and there was a balance of ^ , 25 3 s . in hand , as against a balance of £ 18 last year . The Board recommended a grant of five guineas towards the Mark Benevolent Fund , and also suggested the appointment of an Assistant Secretary at an honorarium of £ 2 2 s . per
year . The PROV . G . MASTER congratulated the brethren on the increase in membership , and pointed out that that increase was even larger than was indicated by the report , which only carried them up to the end of the year . The total membership was now 327 , against 300 last year . Considering that
the province did not cover a populous district , his lordship thought he might say the report showed that Mark Masonry was making good progress . ( Applause . ) With regard to the suggested appointment of an Asst . Prov . G . Secretary , he might say that some time since Bro . Tracy intimated to him that his duties in connection with Masonry made such a heavy
demand upon his time that he should be obliged to relinquish some of them , and suggested that some other brother should be selected as G . Secretary of the Province of East Anglia . . That was a suggestion of which no one in the province would approve —( applause)—they could not afford to lose one of the best officers the province ever had , and he was happy to state that Bro .
Tracy had expressed his willingness to continue the office if the Provincial Grand Lod ge adopted the suggestion of the Board of General Purposes , and appointed a brother to act as Asst . Secretary . He was sure the lodge would be unanimous in voting the small sum that was asked for—and a much larger sum if it were needed—in order to keep Bro . Tracy in the
useful position he now held . ( Applause . ) In moving the adoption of the report , he could not help expressing his regret at the absence of his good friend and Deputy Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , who had an important Masonic engagement in London , and was exceedingly sorry that he was unable to be with them . ( Applause . ) With regard to himself , Lord
Henniker said he extremely regretted that he was unable to be at the Prov . Grand Lodge at Ipswich last year ; most of his brethren knew the reason which prevented him—it was a resson which now became a very sad recolection to him—the whole of his time last year was devoted to one whom to know was to love . He was , by the Queen ' s gracious commandsin waiting
, during the whole of the summer on the late Emperor of Germany , than whom there was hardly a more earnest Mason . ( Applause . ) He was sure hey all felt the deepest sorrow at the loss which the German Empire and we whole world had sustained by his death , and their sympathies as Mark Masons would go out very stronglfrom their hearts to the bereaved
y mpress and her sorrowing family . ( Hear , hear . ) In conclusion , his 'ordshi p thanked the Chelmer Lodge for the way in which they had received Prov . G . Lodge , and expressed his regret that the state of his health would not permit him to take part in the festival after the closing of the
0 r ., Col . C . E . Bignold ,. P . S . G . O ., was unanimously re-elected Tieasurer p " P ° y mce ; and the other officers were appointed and invested by the ° v . G . M . M . as under : ro - J . C . Chittock , W . M . 92 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . » A . C . Durrant . I . P . M . 7 A-2 ' P ™ l . r , w
" R N J ' Greerl > W . M . 112 ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . " p tl ? , lows . P-M . 205 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . " W - lrnbert-Terry , S . W . 377 ... ... Prov . J . G . O . " Rev . S . Maude , 10 5 ... , p ' . . " ? ev G . Abbott , 317 ... Prov . G . Chaps .
M ~ Baile y > W . M . 146 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . ' r IV ^ y > PM - 7 ° - •¦•... Prov . G . Sec . , ' Rr •^ , rane ' W . M . 317 ... ... .., Prov . S . G . D . » " •L . Thornton , S . W . 112 ... ... Prov . J . G . D .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of East Anglia.
Bro . G . S . Wright , W . M . 205 ... ... ... Prov . G . I . of W . „ J . C . Norman , 70 ... ... ... Prov . G D . of C . „ E . Sparke , Sec . 105 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ Wilson Metcalfe , S . W . 342 ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ E . H . Jennings , S . W . 334 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ G . C . Morant , Ore . 377 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org .
„ H . J . Wright , S . W . 70 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ O . Papworth , Sec . 334 ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G . „ T . R . Jarvis , J . W . 342 ... ... ... } „ G . VV . Pascall , Treas . 342 ... ... > Prov . G . Stwds . „ F . P . Sutthery , Sec . 342 ... ... ... J „ G . Gould , Tyler 70 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler .
The PROVINCIAL SENIOR GRAND WARDEN said he was commissioned by his lodge to invite the Provincial Grand Master to hold his annual meeting for 1889 at Norwich , promising that they would do all in their power to make the meeting a success . Bro . Lord HENNIKER said since he had had the honour to preside over that province , he had made it a rule to hold his annual meeting in rotation
in the four counties of which the province was composed . Next year it would be the turn of the county of Norfolk , so that he should have great pleasure in accepting the cordial invitation of the Walpole Lodge . As regarded the date of meeting , he could not , of course , fix it positively now ; but he thought that somewhere about Whitsuntide would be a more convenient time than June . ( Hear , hear . )
Bro . THOMAS J . RALLING , expressing his regret that Bro . Lord Henniker was unable to stay to the banquet , said he was sure the Provincial Grand Lodge would desire , before his lordship left them , to tender him their sincere thanks for his presence , and to express the hope that he might soon be fully restored to health . ( Applause ) .
Bro . LEWIN , as the oldest P . M . of the Chelmer Lodge , seconded the vote of thanks , which was carried , and briefly acknowledged by his LORDSHIP . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the White Hart Hotel , where they dined together under the presidency of the Prov . Senior Grand Warden .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Hampshire And The Isle Of Wight.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT .
The annual meeting of this Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight was held at the Masonic Hall , Commercial-road , Portsmouth , on the 2 nd inst ., under the presidency of the Rev . Canon G . R . Portal , P . G . M ., who was supported by the Deputy P . G . M . ( Bro . R . Loveland Loveland ); the Deputy P . G . M . of the Craft ( Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre , P . G . M . O . England ); Bro . Matier , Secretary of the Mark Benevolent Fund ; and the following Present and Past Officers of the Provincial Grand Mark
Lodge—Bros . C . W . A . Jellicoe , F . Newman , G . F . Lancaster , F . Powell , A . R . Holbrook , D . O . Hobbs , M . E . Frost , Rev . A . M . Walker , Rev . H . J . Mason , R . Dampier-Child , Gordon Miller , R . Cullingford , C . Reynolds , H . P . Holley , H . Stone , W . Green , Rev . J . N . Palmer , P . G . Chap . England ; J . B . Atkinson , S . Clarke , A . Dashwood , H . Crisp , J . Conner , E . E . Street , J . C . Airs , J . W . Willmott , F . Sanders , R . J . Turney , J . Doune , Dr . F . V . Paxton , J . E . Buck , J . Westaway , H . J . Guy , and others .
Satisfactory reports were presented of the progress of Mark Masonry in the province , and it transpired that the number of advancements during the year was double that of the year preceding , and all the lodges appear to be in good working order . The Lodge of Economy at Winchester , which has been in abeyance for many years , has been resuscitated through the zeal of Bros . Loveland and Le Feuvre , the latter of whom has accepted the office
of W . M . for the year . The lodge resolved unanimously again to recommend the Rev . Canon Portal to the Grand Mark Master for appointment as P . G . M . ; and Bro . J . R . Rastrick was also unanimously re-elected to the office of Treasurer , a resolution being at the same time affirmed , thank , ing him for his past services and sympathising with him in his serious illness . On the proposition of the Rev . Canon PORTAL , the sum of 10 guineas
was voted to the Mark Benevolent Fund , and it was agreed to place this amount on the list of Bro . Loveland , who accepted a Stewardship for the coming Festival of the Charity . Canon Portal mentioned that it had recently been decided to increase the pension for aged Mark Masons to 10 s . weekly , and for widows to 8 s . weekly ; 26 boys and girls were now being educated from the fund .
The following were appointed as the Provincial [ Grand Officers for the ensuing year : Bro . R . Loveland Loveland ... ... ... Dep . Prov . G . M , „ G . J . Tilling ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W .
„ Col . Yeatman Biggs ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ J . Westaway ... ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . „ S . Salter ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . „ F . Sanders ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . O . ::i£:£S.33U::::::¦¦¦l^.o.c^.
„ C . Waters ... ... .., ... Prov . G . R . of M „ C . W . A . Jellicoe ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ W . G . P . Gilbert ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ H . P . Holley ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ H . J . Van Marie ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of VV „ W . J . Borrow ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C N . Solomon „ , ... ,., ... Prov . A . G . D . of C
„ „ J . T . Thackara ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br „ J . Leftwich ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ J . D . Antill , jun . ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ R . F . Osborne ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G .
„ Commodore Markham , R . N . ... ... *\ » j * ° C Prov . G . Stwds „ Burchett ... ... ,,. ... C ,, Savill ... ... ,,, ...) „ Exell ... ... ... ... G . Tyler .
The PROV . GRAND MASTER thanked Bro . Tilling for the zeal and attention with which he had during the past eight years carried out the duties of Prov . G . Secretary . After the close of the lodge , the brethren adjourned to the dining hall . The banquet was followed by the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , the Rev . Canon Portal presiding .
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Moveable Grand Mark Lodge.
r M « iel ! I . P . M . 243 ; J . S . Norton , J . W . 243 ; F . W . Fisher , 10 ; J . £ , v 3 > , P . M . 21 S ; W . Margrett , 243 ; C . A . Stephens , 243 ; T . J . Cottle , VV S cb . ioi A . Stephens , 340 ; J . Bubb , 10 ; J . L . Butler , 10 ; Gen . Ringer , , uu •177- W . Powell , 10 ; H . 1 . Fe . ris , 21 S ; C . Roberts , 21 S ; A . J . Hancocks , 4 M «»• ' S . Davies , 109 , P . P . S . G . W . ; G . Hazell , 109 , P . P . G . D . ; T . W . Stone , WM '' 9 P-PJ - Sorn -J T - ? tfeI > I 0 > ' T-A- Huband , 10 ; W . Newsome , 10 horne 10 and others
WM . 161 ; E . Lawrence , ; J . Wag , ; . After lodge the brethren sat down to banquet in the dining room of the Hall under the presidency of Bro . Lord Hertford , the Provincial Wardens , Bros ! Shellard and Balcomb , and Bro . Porcher , Prov . G , M . O ., occupying the vice-chairs . The party was an unusually large one , but the arrangements for its accommodation were admirably superintended by the Acting Grand Steward , Bro . Felton .
The officers of Grand Lodge were the guests of the Prov . G . M . M . at the Ou ' s H ° '> ar , d on Wednesday morning several of the Provincial Grand Officers breakfasted with the D . G . M . M . before his lordship left by train for London . , r
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of East Anglia.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF EAST ANGLIA .
The annual meeting of the above Prov . Grand Mark Lodge was held at Chelmsford on Saturday , the 23 rd ult ., under the banner of the Chelmer Lodge , 342 . The Prov . G . M . M . M ., Lord Henniker , presided , and the brethren present included—Bros . C . F . Matier , Sec . Mark Benevolent Fund , P . G . W . Eng . ; N . Tracy , P . M . 70 ,
Prov . G . Sec , S . G . D . Eng . ; Thos . J . Railing , P . M . and Sec . 145 , P . G . D . Eng . ; G . Graveley , P . P . G . S . B ., & c ; lames P . Lewin , P . M . 342 and 145 , P . P . J . G . W . ; A . C . Durrant , P . M . 342 , P . P . G . S . B . ; T . Winniatt Smith , P . G . Org . ; F . P . Sutthery ,
Sec . 342 , P . P . S . G . D . ; J . T . Bailey , W . M . 145 ; G . W . Pascall , Treas . 345 and 145 ; ] , R . Jarvis , J . W . 342 ; F . W . Imbeit-Terry , S . W . 377 ; Frank Quilter , J . O . 145 ; Andrew Durrant , D . C . 342 ; T . J . C . Cramphorn , 342 ; Saml . Baker , 342 ; F . H . Meggy , 377 J F- C . Atkinson , J . D . 70 ; Geo . Gould , 70 , P . G . Tyler ; and others .
The lodge having been opened , and the Prov . G . M . M . saluted , the reports from the various lodges in the province were made by their respective W . M . ' s , and were very satisfactory . The PROV . G . SEC . presented the report of the Board of General
Purposes , which stated that the roll of members of lodges in the province showed an increase in number , and there was a balance of ^ , 25 3 s . in hand , as against a balance of £ 18 last year . The Board recommended a grant of five guineas towards the Mark Benevolent Fund , and also suggested the appointment of an Assistant Secretary at an honorarium of £ 2 2 s . per
year . The PROV . G . MASTER congratulated the brethren on the increase in membership , and pointed out that that increase was even larger than was indicated by the report , which only carried them up to the end of the year . The total membership was now 327 , against 300 last year . Considering that
the province did not cover a populous district , his lordship thought he might say the report showed that Mark Masonry was making good progress . ( Applause . ) With regard to the suggested appointment of an Asst . Prov . G . Secretary , he might say that some time since Bro . Tracy intimated to him that his duties in connection with Masonry made such a heavy
demand upon his time that he should be obliged to relinquish some of them , and suggested that some other brother should be selected as G . Secretary of the Province of East Anglia . . That was a suggestion of which no one in the province would approve —( applause)—they could not afford to lose one of the best officers the province ever had , and he was happy to state that Bro .
Tracy had expressed his willingness to continue the office if the Provincial Grand Lod ge adopted the suggestion of the Board of General Purposes , and appointed a brother to act as Asst . Secretary . He was sure the lodge would be unanimous in voting the small sum that was asked for—and a much larger sum if it were needed—in order to keep Bro . Tracy in the
useful position he now held . ( Applause . ) In moving the adoption of the report , he could not help expressing his regret at the absence of his good friend and Deputy Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , who had an important Masonic engagement in London , and was exceedingly sorry that he was unable to be with them . ( Applause . ) With regard to himself , Lord
Henniker said he extremely regretted that he was unable to be at the Prov . Grand Lodge at Ipswich last year ; most of his brethren knew the reason which prevented him—it was a resson which now became a very sad recolection to him—the whole of his time last year was devoted to one whom to know was to love . He was , by the Queen ' s gracious commandsin waiting
, during the whole of the summer on the late Emperor of Germany , than whom there was hardly a more earnest Mason . ( Applause . ) He was sure hey all felt the deepest sorrow at the loss which the German Empire and we whole world had sustained by his death , and their sympathies as Mark Masons would go out very stronglfrom their hearts to the bereaved
y mpress and her sorrowing family . ( Hear , hear . ) In conclusion , his 'ordshi p thanked the Chelmer Lodge for the way in which they had received Prov . G . Lodge , and expressed his regret that the state of his health would not permit him to take part in the festival after the closing of the
0 r ., Col . C . E . Bignold ,. P . S . G . O ., was unanimously re-elected Tieasurer p " P ° y mce ; and the other officers were appointed and invested by the ° v . G . M . M . as under : ro - J . C . Chittock , W . M . 92 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . » A . C . Durrant . I . P . M . 7 A-2 ' P ™ l . r , w
" R N J ' Greerl > W . M . 112 ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . " p tl ? , lows . P-M . 205 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . " W - lrnbert-Terry , S . W . 377 ... ... Prov . J . G . O . " Rev . S . Maude , 10 5 ... , p ' . . " ? ev G . Abbott , 317 ... Prov . G . Chaps .
M ~ Baile y > W . M . 146 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . ' r IV ^ y > PM - 7 ° - •¦•... Prov . G . Sec . , ' Rr •^ , rane ' W . M . 317 ... ... .., Prov . S . G . D . » " •L . Thornton , S . W . 112 ... ... Prov . J . G . D .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of East Anglia.
Bro . G . S . Wright , W . M . 205 ... ... ... Prov . G . I . of W . „ J . C . Norman , 70 ... ... ... Prov . G D . of C . „ E . Sparke , Sec . 105 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ Wilson Metcalfe , S . W . 342 ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ E . H . Jennings , S . W . 334 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ G . C . Morant , Ore . 377 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org .
„ H . J . Wright , S . W . 70 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ O . Papworth , Sec . 334 ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G . „ T . R . Jarvis , J . W . 342 ... ... ... } „ G . VV . Pascall , Treas . 342 ... ... > Prov . G . Stwds . „ F . P . Sutthery , Sec . 342 ... ... ... J „ G . Gould , Tyler 70 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler .
The PROVINCIAL SENIOR GRAND WARDEN said he was commissioned by his lodge to invite the Provincial Grand Master to hold his annual meeting for 1889 at Norwich , promising that they would do all in their power to make the meeting a success . Bro . Lord HENNIKER said since he had had the honour to preside over that province , he had made it a rule to hold his annual meeting in rotation
in the four counties of which the province was composed . Next year it would be the turn of the county of Norfolk , so that he should have great pleasure in accepting the cordial invitation of the Walpole Lodge . As regarded the date of meeting , he could not , of course , fix it positively now ; but he thought that somewhere about Whitsuntide would be a more convenient time than June . ( Hear , hear . )
Bro . THOMAS J . RALLING , expressing his regret that Bro . Lord Henniker was unable to stay to the banquet , said he was sure the Provincial Grand Lodge would desire , before his lordship left them , to tender him their sincere thanks for his presence , and to express the hope that he might soon be fully restored to health . ( Applause ) .
Bro . LEWIN , as the oldest P . M . of the Chelmer Lodge , seconded the vote of thanks , which was carried , and briefly acknowledged by his LORDSHIP . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the White Hart Hotel , where they dined together under the presidency of the Prov . Senior Grand Warden .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Hampshire And The Isle Of Wight.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT .
The annual meeting of this Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight was held at the Masonic Hall , Commercial-road , Portsmouth , on the 2 nd inst ., under the presidency of the Rev . Canon G . R . Portal , P . G . M ., who was supported by the Deputy P . G . M . ( Bro . R . Loveland Loveland ); the Deputy P . G . M . of the Craft ( Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre , P . G . M . O . England ); Bro . Matier , Secretary of the Mark Benevolent Fund ; and the following Present and Past Officers of the Provincial Grand Mark
Lodge—Bros . C . W . A . Jellicoe , F . Newman , G . F . Lancaster , F . Powell , A . R . Holbrook , D . O . Hobbs , M . E . Frost , Rev . A . M . Walker , Rev . H . J . Mason , R . Dampier-Child , Gordon Miller , R . Cullingford , C . Reynolds , H . P . Holley , H . Stone , W . Green , Rev . J . N . Palmer , P . G . Chap . England ; J . B . Atkinson , S . Clarke , A . Dashwood , H . Crisp , J . Conner , E . E . Street , J . C . Airs , J . W . Willmott , F . Sanders , R . J . Turney , J . Doune , Dr . F . V . Paxton , J . E . Buck , J . Westaway , H . J . Guy , and others .
Satisfactory reports were presented of the progress of Mark Masonry in the province , and it transpired that the number of advancements during the year was double that of the year preceding , and all the lodges appear to be in good working order . The Lodge of Economy at Winchester , which has been in abeyance for many years , has been resuscitated through the zeal of Bros . Loveland and Le Feuvre , the latter of whom has accepted the office
of W . M . for the year . The lodge resolved unanimously again to recommend the Rev . Canon Portal to the Grand Mark Master for appointment as P . G . M . ; and Bro . J . R . Rastrick was also unanimously re-elected to the office of Treasurer , a resolution being at the same time affirmed , thank , ing him for his past services and sympathising with him in his serious illness . On the proposition of the Rev . Canon PORTAL , the sum of 10 guineas
was voted to the Mark Benevolent Fund , and it was agreed to place this amount on the list of Bro . Loveland , who accepted a Stewardship for the coming Festival of the Charity . Canon Portal mentioned that it had recently been decided to increase the pension for aged Mark Masons to 10 s . weekly , and for widows to 8 s . weekly ; 26 boys and girls were now being educated from the fund .
The following were appointed as the Provincial [ Grand Officers for the ensuing year : Bro . R . Loveland Loveland ... ... ... Dep . Prov . G . M , „ G . J . Tilling ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W .
„ Col . Yeatman Biggs ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ J . Westaway ... ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . „ S . Salter ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . „ F . Sanders ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . O . ::i£:£S.33U::::::¦¦¦l^.o.c^.
„ C . Waters ... ... .., ... Prov . G . R . of M „ C . W . A . Jellicoe ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ W . G . P . Gilbert ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ H . P . Holley ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ H . J . Van Marie ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of VV „ W . J . Borrow ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C N . Solomon „ , ... ,., ... Prov . A . G . D . of C
„ „ J . T . Thackara ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br „ J . Leftwich ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ J . D . Antill , jun . ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ R . F . Osborne ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G .
„ Commodore Markham , R . N . ... ... *\ » j * ° C Prov . G . Stwds „ Burchett ... ... ,,. ... C ,, Savill ... ... ,,, ...) „ Exell ... ... ... ... G . Tyler .
The PROV . GRAND MASTER thanked Bro . Tilling for the zeal and attention with which he had during the past eight years carried out the duties of Prov . G . Secretary . After the close of the lodge , the brethren adjourned to the dining hall . The banquet was followed by the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , the Rev . Canon Portal presiding .