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mentioned that being a comparatively young lodge they had not nominated any one themselves , but its members had given their votes to those that required them . Outside of hospitals he looked on the Masonic Charities as the finest examples of charity . He was proud of the Boys' School , which had been raised from unknown nothingness _ to something worthy . While doing their best , there was still another Institution doing excellent work , the Girls' School , making the girls fit mates for the boys when they grew up . The United Northern Counties Lodge had always been generous ; let them emulate those who have gone before . He was present at the initiation of Bro . Chant , and now had been present at his installation .

Bro . Hextall , in replying for " The Visitors , " commented on the fact that in the last month of the last year of igoo the response should fall to him , and was then followed by eight other worthy brethren who had known the W . M . for various lengths of time up to 30 years , and were all greatly gratified on being present on such an

auspicious occasion . The remaining toasts having been suitably responded to , a noteworthy evening reached its inevitable conclusion . Bro . W . H . Bullock , P . M ., Secretary , is one of the original founders and oldest member . Messrs . Fradelle and Young took an interesting flash-light photograph of the assembly . During the evening some excellently-rendered songs ,. & c , were given by Bros . Roland Henry , Mandeno Jackson , and Mr . Alex Turner , " Richard , of Taunton Deane , " being specially sung by the last-named as a compliment to the W . M ., who is a Taunton

man . Hemming Lodge , No . 1512 . The election meeting of this lodge was held at the Greyhound Hotel , Hampton Court , on the 15 th ult ., when there were present among others : Bros . H . Gale , W . M . ; C . F . Davis , S . W . ; H . Webster , J . W . ; J . C jessett , P . M ., Treas ., P . P . G . S . B . ; Major f . C . Walls , P . M ., Sec , P . G . Std . Br . ; W . Hill , S . D . ; C . Boyce , J . D . ; G . Ransford , P . M ., D . C , P . P . G . S . B . ; H . Wheatley , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C , A . Z . Schultze , R . F . Ruff , R . S . Fox , and C E . Page , Stwds . ; W . Spearing , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; W . Hopkins . P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; P . Cronin , P . M . ; and C . Wheatley ,

I . P . M . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Bros . Lymn an d Tims were passed to the Second Degree in an admirable manner by the W . M . Bro . Webster was elected W . M . ; Bro . Jessett , P . M ., Treas . ; and Bro . Gilbert , Tyler . The names of three brethren were excluded from the list of members . A Past Master ' s jewel and collar were voted to the W . M . The lodge was then closed . Refreshment followed labour . . . Bro . W . Hopkins responded , in a neat speech , on bebalf of " The Provincial Grand Lodge . "

The I . P . M ., in submitting the toast of "The W . M ., " congratulated him upon the manner in which he had conducted the affairs of the lodge during the past year , and he hoped that he would crown his labours by installing his successor . The W . M . having briefly replied , gave " The Master Elect . " Bro . Webster , in reply , said that he had been elected to the chair a year earlier than he expected , but by punctual attendance at lodges of instruction he hoped to be able to merit the approval of the brethren . The Hemming was a large and important one in the province , and it was no mean task to preside over its destinies .

The toast of "The Past Masters" was coupled with the names of Bro . G Wheatley and G . Ransford , who briefly acknowledged the compliment . " The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary " and " The Officers " terminated the proceedings .

St . George ' s Lodge , No . 242 . The monthly meeting of this lodge was held in the Masonic Rooms , Doncaster , on Friday last . Present : Bros . J . W . Hainsworth , W . M . ; Turner , I . P . M . ; J . Shires , S . W . ; C Reasbeck , J . W . ; George Smith , Treas . ; H . C White , Sec ; A . W . Fretwell . Chap . ; J . Denison , S . D . ; J . Hirst , J . D . ; F . H . Buckland , D . of C ; King , Charles , and Ord , Stwds . ; Mason , Hon . Tyler ; J . Marsden , Tyler ; E . I . Pratt , Asst . Tyler ; J . W . Bridge , P . M . ; F . J . Forth , P . M . ; A . N . Snelling , F .

Duff , W . F . Duthie , W . G . Morton , J . W . Browne , and A . Bridge . Visitors : Bros . J . Constable , P . P . G . Std , Br . W . Yorks ; W . Holroyd , P . P . G . P . Notts ; D . Nicholson , 930 J J . G . E . Pashley , 516 ; R . L . Fryer , Colne , Mon . ; and E . Simpson , Colne , Bro . W . F . Duthie ( F . C . ) was raised to the Sublime Degree ofa M . M ., the W . M . being ably assisted in the work by Bros . Fretwell , Turner , and Reasbeck . Ballots were taken tor Messrs . Spink , Shires , and Deighton , wlich were all declared unanimous , and two other candidates were proposed . No . 242 thus seems to be in a very prosperous

condition , so far as " work " is concerned . After lodge , light supper was partaken of in the ante room , where the customary toasts were indulged in , interspersed with music , for which Doncaster Lodge is now so celebrated . With Bro . H . C . White at the piano , Bro . Duff at the organ , and Bro . Reasbeck at the violin , an . accomplished trio is formed such as few lodges can boast . As the visitors expressed , a most enjoyable hour was spent outside after some excellent work inside the lodge .

Borough of Greenwich Lodge , No . 2332

INSTALLATION OF BRO . F . J . SIMPSON . The installation meeting of the above popular and prosperous lodge took place a ; the King William the Fourth Hotel , East Greenwich , on Monday , the 3 rd inst ., and with only one exception was a very enjoyable one , the exception being the extreme lateness of the hour of banqueting , so that it was close upon 10 p . m . before the toast of "The Queen " was proposed and drunk . VVe trust our dear Greenwich friends will excuse us , but we do hope that on their next anniversary they will meet earlier or do less work .

The lodge having been opened by the W . M ., Bro . K . U . bimpson , Messrs . Foster and Brady were initiated , one of the Past Masters reciting the lecture very impressively . Bro . F . J . Simpson , S . W ., W . M . elect , was then presented to the W . M . —his own father —to receive at his hands the benefit of installation ; and we here and now congratulate our esteemed Bro . Simpson , sen ., upon the unique position he occupied—that of preceding and then installing his son in the chair ot this splendid lodge , of which he ( the father ! is a founder . The ceremony was most impressively performed , the Board of

Installed Masters was numerous , and its congratulations were of the heartiest , both to father and son . The new W . M . invested his officers as follows : Bro . R . D . Simpson , I . P . M . ; f . W . Rozier , S . W . ; Donald McCall , J . W . ; Higgs , Treas . ; G . P . Carter , P . M ., Sec . ; C . Greenaway , S . D . ; W . Powley , J . D . ; E . W . Higgs , P . M ., D . C . t F . F . T . Marrable , LG . ; E . W . Higgs , P . M ., E . Mills , W . J . Armstrong ,

E . A . Higgs , and J . S . Fowler , Stwds . ; and E . Spinks . Tyler . The addresses were faultlessly rendered , and then some important lodge business was transacted , and at a late hour the lodge was closed . The banquet was served in the handsome assembly room of the hotel , and was a treat . Bro . Barney believes that a generous banquet is good after labour , especially on installation meetings . ...

It was absolutely too late to report speeches , but those we were favoured to hear , Were brief and to the point . Amongst other brethren present were : Bros . H . Roberts , P . M . ; J . G . Thomas , P . M . ; j . H . Harper , P . M . j E . Eades , P . M , ; W . J . Frooms , P . M . ; G . Burney , P . M . ; G . Burney , jun . ; W . J . Huntley , B . Stainger , W . Armstrong , C Thomas , A . Baigent , J . Fowler , E . A . Higgs , E . Carpenter , C Cordell , S . Beale , T . Law , C . Coleman . C . Bassett , I . Nfxon . F . Burney , J . Smith , F . Butler , F . Borland , W .

Rowley , B . Blagrove , !* . Smalley , A . Metcalf , H . Kinneard , E . Mills , J . Eades , T , Shields , B . Fortt , T . Rogers , and others , all of the lodge . Among the visitors were : Bros . C Jolly , P . M ., Sec . 1472 , P . M ., Sec . 2184 , P . P . A . G . D . C . Essex ; J . Dhedbury , P . M . 3346 ; T . Bonner , P . M . 13 S 2 ; T . Smith , P . M . 140 ; J . Fyfield , P . M . 902 ; W . Bull , W . M . 829 ; T . Coombes , J . W . 829 ; A . Huddart , S . W . 15 ; S . Cunning ,

W . M ., J . Russell , A . Cunnington , and H . Scott , of 176 C ; H . Iggledon , 2346 ; C Badcock , 781 J R . Watts , 1817 ; A . Stevenson , 2184 ; C . Green , 873 ; J . Smith , 1382 ; F . Nanger , 2675 ; J . Farrow , 234 6 ; W . Brady , J . W . 140 ; C . Perry , 700 ; G . Haynes , 79 ; W . Holding , 140 ; J . Stratford , 1382 ; A . Haynes , 153 ; and others . The musical part of the proceedings were in the hands of Bros . Buckly , Crawley , Spinks , Noaks , Simmons , G . Butney , sen ., Cockcen , and Bowlden .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . SIR A . H . BEVAN , P . G . TREASURER . Bro . Sir A . H . Bevan ( ex-Sheriff of London ) , who died on the Sth instant , after a prolonged illness , and who had the honour of being elected to the office of Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year at the March Communication of Grand Lodge in 1899 , had a distinguished , if not a very prolonged , career in Masonry . He was initiated in the Friends-in-Council LodgeNo . 1383 in 1891 and was in

, , , the chair of W . M . at the time of his election to Grand Lodge office . In the interim , however , he exhibited great activity in Craft work . In 1892 he was a founder , and Subsequently elected W . M . for two years in succession , of the Eton Lodge , No . 2458 , Eton , and for his services in its behalf was appointed Prov . G . Registrar of Buckinghamshire . He also joined the Studholme Lodge , No . 1591 , the Canterbury Lodge , No . 1635 , and the jubilee Masters LodgeNo . 2712 while

, , during the year 18 99 he assisted in founding the Captain Coram Lodge and the Sydenham Lodge , Nos . 2737 and 2744 respectively . He was a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Friends-in-Council Chapter , No . 1383 , in 18 93 was a joining member of the Canterbury Chapter , No . 1635 , the Studholme , No . 159 1 , and the Studholme Brownrigg , No . 2421 , Amersham , Bucks ; while in 18 9 S he became founder and First Principal Z . of the Bevan Chapter , No . 255 ^ ,

Bucks , and subsequently Prov . G . S . N . Bucks . In 1899 he became ex-orffcio G . Treasurer of Supreme Grand Chapter . Nor did Bro . Sir A . H . Bevan confine his attention to Craft and Royal Arch Masonry . He was in 18 99 G . Treasurer of the Mark Grand Lodge , was installed Knight of the Temple in 1893 in the Studholme Preceptory , No . 140 , and was its E . Preceptor in 1899 , and in 18 95 joined the Temple Court Preceptory , No . 162 , Woking , while in the A . and A . Rite ha 0

had been perfected Rose Croix , and taken the 30 , and was a member of the Studholme Chapter , No . 6 7 . But more especially did our Institutions secure his services , and in addition to having acted many times as Steward for each of our Schools and for the Benevolent Institution , he was Patron of them all . Sir Alfred was a Governor of St . Thomas ' s and the Foundling Hospitals , and was generally well known and esteemed for his ardour in the cause of philanthropy .

BRO . SIR FRANCIS G . M . BOILEAU , Bart ., P . G . D ., D . P . G . M . and G . Superintendent Norfolk . Bro . Sir Francis G . M . Boileau , Bart ., J . P . and D . L . of the County of Norfolk , and Major of the 3 rd Volunteer Battalion Norfolk Regimen ' , Past S . G . D ., was one of the most prominent Masons in Norfolk . He was initiated in the Union

Lodge , No . 52 , Norwich , on the 23 rd May , 1871 , and installed W . M . in 1880 , being appointed the same year Prov . S . G . W . He was installed in the Royal George Chapter , No . 52 , Norwich , on the 20 th June , 18 79 , and exalted in the chair of M . E . Z . in 1884 . In the following year he was appointed to the chair of Second Princi pal in the Prov . Grand Chapter . He was ' also a Mark Mason ,

having filled . the chair of A . in the Walpole Lodge of Mark Master Masons ,. No . 92 , Norwich , in 1892 ; a Knight Templar , and Past E . P . of the Cabbell Preceptory of that Order , and a Past M . W . S . of the Albert Edward Chapter , No . 87 , King ' s Lynn , which was founded in 1880 , and for the warrant of which H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was , according to a statement in Bro . Hamon le Strange ' s

" History of Freemasonry in Norfolk , " one of the petitioners . He also took the 31 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite , and was a Life Subscriber of our three Masonic Institutions ^ In 18 98 , on Bro . Hamon Le Strange ' s installation as Prov . G . Master Norfolk , Sir Francis was appointed his Deputy , and in the same year he succeeded Lord Suffield as G . Superintendent of the Province . '

BRO . JOHN PURROTT , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . G . W . HERTS . The Halsey Lodge , No . 1479 , St . Albans , was consecrated by Bro . T . F

Halsey , M . P ., on the 29 th April , 18 74 , a few days after he had been installed Prov . G * . Master of Hertfordshire , and among the very earliest of its initiates was the worthy brother who passed away on the 9 th instant , Bro . John Purrott , whd , during the 26 years that have since elapsed , had devoted himself , heart and soul , to the advancement of Masonry , and , in so doing , won the love and respect of all Hertfordshire Masons from Bro . Halsey downwards . It was not long before Bro . Purrott was invested with the collar of oflice as S . D . of his lodge , and in 1870

he was installed as its W . Master . On vacating the chair the following year he was appointed Secretary , and in that capacity—in which he continued to act until the day of his death—he won golden opinions from its members and from the rulers of the province , and after serving as Prov . Grand Standard Bearer , was appointed Prov . S . G . Warden in 1894 . He was exalted in the Gladsmuir Chapter , No . 1385 , Barnet , in 1875 , and having gone through the ceremony within the period of 12 months—which was then the legal Qualif ying