Funeral Of A Veteran Freemason At Liverpool.

FUNERAL OF A VETERAN FREEMASON AT LIVERPOOL .

The funeral of the late Bro . Richard Washington , who died suddenly at his residence , Stafford-street , on Friday , the ist inst ., took place at the Necropolis , Liverpool , on the nvirning of the inst . The mourners were Mr . George Washington ( son ) , Mr . George H . Turner ( son-in-law ) , Mr . William Lee , Mr . Richard R . Martin , Mr . Chadwick , Mr . George C . Lee , Mr . Thomas U . Clare , Col . Turner , Dr . 1 . Kellett Smith , Mr . F . Watkins , Mr . C . Young , and Mr . E . Eborall . There was a large gathering of brethren and other friends at the grave , including the following members of the Temple Lodge , No . 1094 , of which the deceased was P . M .: Bros . F . E . Bovvstead , W . M . ; Dr . Smith , p M . ; R- R- Martin , P . M . ; R . C . Yelland , P . M . ; H .

B Jones , P . M . ; J . Alexander , P . M . ; M . Alexander , S . W . ; W . Pye , J . W . ; Geo . Alexander , S . D . ; A . J . Litt , j . D . ; Peter Ball and W . Ball , Tylers ; Joseph Wood , Geo . Pringle , Edward Sephton , Charles Hardaker , and D . W . Winstanley , P . M . Amongst the other brethren present were Bros . Robert Martin , P . M . 1264 ; Geo . C . Lee , P . M . 1230 and 236 ; H . M . Molyneux , P . M . S 23 ;

William Parry , P . M . 1505 ; John Whalley , P . M . 249 , P . P . G . D . C ; Hugh Williams , P . M . 1264 , P . P . A . G . D . C . ; George Fowler , P . M . 216 ; R . Owens , 673 ; Craig , 673 ; Josep h Bradshaw , P . M . 1325 ; J . B . Tyrer , 249 ; John Beesley , P . M . 823 , P . P . G . J . D . ; F . Turner , 823 ; Chas Pilkington , P . M . 5 S 0 ; J . Humphrey , P . M . 724 ; B . W . Oglesby , 823 ; Sharpies , P . M . 724 ; H . Pearson , P . M ,

249 ; G . Kite , 823 ; F . W . Saunders , 249 ; T . Howard , G . Williams , D . Peoples , and many other brethren whose names we were unable to obtain ; also Messrs . Thomas Smith , F . Green , W . Guyler , VV . J . J . C . Bond , M . Quinn , Parkes , and others . ' 1 he officiating clergyman was the Rev . Dr . Harrison , and the funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr . Croxton .

Masonic Jubilee Celebration At Blackpool.

MASONIC JUBILEE CELEBRATION AT BLACKPOOL .

The extensive and important scenes of public festivities and ceremonies by which Blackpool celebrated her Majesty's Jubilee last week were brought to a brilliant conclusion on Saturday by a procession in full regalia of between 200 and 250 brethren , the march out of the Church of England school children of the town , the volunteers and Iifeboatmen , and the laying of the corner-stone of the " Victoria Jubilee

School . " The last item naturally was calculated to command more than local attention , but the announcement that the Lord Mayor of London , Bro . Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., LL . D ., would perform the ceremony with full Masonic honours , and that brethren were invited to attend from all parts of the Province of West Lancashire , served well the purpose of the Mayor of Blackpool , Dr . Cocker ,

and his energetic Committee , ever on the alert to effectively advertise the well-known watering-place . Saturday ' s frMe , then , was the successful culmination of a week ' s rejoicings in the shape of brass bands contests , military tournaments , public dinners , and public balls , and pyrotechnical displays , and the fact that the townspeople , as well as a considerable number of visitors , entered enthusiastically into the double

task of commemorating the fiftieth year of the Queen's reign , and of making the popular health resort the cynosure of all eyes is quite sufficient to explain why the celebration on the sixth and last day was as hearty and as gratifying in its character as the first . The Lord Mayor , attended by Lieut .-Col . Sir Alfred Kirby , one of the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex , Major Burnaby , the City Marshal , and the

Sword and Mace Bearers arrived in Blackpool on Friday in State , when his lordship laid the foundation stone of a new hospital . A sumptuous dinner was afterwards given , and the day ' s proceedings were brought to a close with a grand Masonic ball , which was attended by between 30 and 40 provincial Mayors , in addition to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff and many of the local gentry .

The weather on Saturday until after the procession had dispersed was all that the most fastidious could have desired , and from an early hour visitors poured into the town from Fleetwood , Barrow , Preston , and other towns in the north of the county in great numbers . The church school children were early astir in charge of their teachers , and headed by a brass band perambulated the main streets

to the entire satisfaction of themselves and the crowds of spectators lining the roads . The Masonic functions began at half-past 11 o ' clock in the Royal Hotel , where the chief feature of the day's programme was prefaced by a meeting of the Clifton Lodge , No . 703 . There was a goodly attendance , and the officers present were Bros . John Dickinson , W . M . ; E . Fletcher , l . P . M . ; S . Wolstenholme , P . M . ;

t . Brook , P . M . ; J . Turnbull , P . M ., D . C ; Jas . Heys , S . W . ; W . H . Hopwood , P . M ., J . W . ; J . Mycock , P . M . ; Neas , P . P . G . D . C ; S . Hill , Sec ; J . G . Herman , S . D . ; . 1 . W . Turner , J . D . ; W . Peters , P . M ., I . G . ; Thos . Serrrenson and J . Bennett , Stewards ; and T . Hopkinson , Tyler . The proceedings of the lodge were protracted until the

arrival of Bro . Wm . Goodacre , P .-ov . G . Sec . and acting D . P . G . M ., in the absence of the R . W . Prov . G . M ., the Earl of Lathom . In the meantime brethren had been jissernbling in the ante-room , all attired in regalia , wearing their jewels and insignia of office , and Masonically clad in black clothes and tie , silk hat and white gloves . The brethren represented almost every part of the province , whilst

other provinces—such as Middlesex , Hants , and Isle of Wigh t , West Yorkshire , East Lancashire , and Sussex—Were fairly represented . Amongst those present were Bros . Sir Reginald Hanson , "art ., LL . D ., P . G . W . England , Lord Mayor of London ; L ieut . -Col . Sir Alfred Kirby , Sheriff of London and Middlesex ; Wm . Goodacre , Prov . G . Sec , acting D . P . G . M . ; Alderman John Bickerstaff , P . M . 1476 ; I . W . Kenvon .

{ l- P . S . G . W . East Lancashire ; J . Davies , P . P . G . P . ; C . Wer , 113 , P . P . S . G . W . ; T . Newett , 115 , P . S . G . W . £ ast Lancashire ; T . Grime , P . P . A . G . D . C ; S . Statham , £ - . G . T . East Lancashire ; R . Butterworth , P . P . G . P . ; J ? . Wartenburg , P . M . 1476 ; T . Forrester , P . P . J . G . D ., Mayor of Chorley , P . G . Std . Br . England ; J . Wray , P . P . S" Std . Br . ; H . Crosby , P . P . G . P . ; J . Lawrence , P . G . £ £ •; H . H . Smith , P . P . A . G . D . C ; F . Horsley , 304 , V-P-S . G . D . West Yorkshire ; j . H . Brown , P . M . 274 ; ¦ h H . Barrow , P . P . G . D . ; J . Whitaker , P . M . 1256 ; C . S-Woods , W . M . 381 ; J . Hay , P . M . 652 ; J . Winn , r , M - 1256 ; R . Young , P . M . 86 , P . P . S . G . D . ; W . C .

Masonic Jubilee Celebration At Blackpool.

Envin , P . P . A . G . Sec ; Edward Pierpoint , P . P . J . G . W . ; Rev . T . B . Spencer , Prov . G . Chap . ; j . Sumner , P . M . 1256 ; J . Whalley , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C ; J . D . Murray , P . P . G . D . C ; Hugh Williams , P . P . A . G . D . C ; John Beesley , P . M . S 23 , P . P . J . G . D . ; Henry Gardner , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . T . Sinclair , P . S . G . W . ; Rev . H . Bethell Jones , M . A ., P . M ., P . P . G . Chap . ; B . J . Phillips , P . P . S . G . D .

Hants and Isle of Wight ; J . B . Greaves , P . M ., Prov . G . Org . West Lancashire , P . P . G . Org . East Lancashire ; Dr . Cocker , Mayor of Blackpool ; j . Elton , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . Craven , P . M . 275 , P . P . S . G . W . West Yorkshire ; E . J . Bleakley , P . M . 3 69 ; R . Townley , l . P . M . 139 S ; W . Lister , W . M . 1476 ; L . Whittaker , l . P . M . 1476 ; J . Casey , W . M . 1570 ; W . Gurray , P . M .

1070 ; E . W . Potter , VV . M . ic 6 ; J . Richardson , P . M . 221 ; Thos . Blane , P . M . 1476 ; T . Bickerstaffe , J . D . 147 6 ; C . H . Woods , VV . M . ; J . C Robinson , P . M . 249 ; John Whittaker , P . M . 1256 ; A . Moore , P . M . 1256 ; Whittaker Bond , l . P . M . 1256 ; John Sumners , P . M . 1256 ; John Winn , P . M . 125 C ; J . Hey , P . M . 652 ; Geo . Layard , VV . M . 67 S ; J . B . Fisher , P . M . 703 ; John

Leatherbarrow , W . M . 86 ; James Gnndle , W . M . 178 ; T . Milligan , P . M . 178 , P . P . S . G . D . ; A . Greenlove , W . M . 1335 ; C . Wadsworth , P . M . ; Alderman Farncombe ( Mayor of Lewes ) , P . G . S . B . Sussex ; and others . To Bro . J . D . Murray , P . P . G . D . C , was entrusted the task of forming the procession , an arduous duty which he performed in an extremely able manner under somewhat trying circumstances . He received assistance from the

hands of Bro . J . Wray , P . P . Std . Br . By about one o ' clock the brethren were marshalled , and issued out from the door of the Royal , preceded by the band of the 5 th L . A . V . They walked two abreast to the strains of enlivening music down the full length of the promenade to Queen-street , a very wide thoroughfare of rectangular shape , where a halt was made for the purpose of reconstituting the procession . After some little delay the procession was arranged : — Tylers with drawn swords .

Visiting brethren No . 1 Prov . G . Officers . Members of Blackpool Lodge , No . 1476 . Members of Clifton Lodge , No . 703 . Mayor of Blackpool ( Dr . Cocker ) . Architect with plans ( Bro . T . P . Worthington ) .

Past Master bearing corn ( Bro . H . Gardner , P . P . G . S . ) . Past Master bearing wine ( Bro . J . Mycock , P . P . G . D . C ) . Past Master bearing oil ( Bro . H . H . Smith , P . P . A . G . D . C ) . Past Master with trowel ( Bro . Aid . J . Bickerstaffe , No . 1476 ) . Past Master bearing mallet ( Bro . J . Wray , P . P . G . St . B . ) .

Prov . Grand Officers of other Provinces . Prov . Grand Officers of West Lancashire . Prov . G . S . of VV . bearing plate with inscription ( Bro . T . Nevett , P . M . 113 ) . Prov . G . Sec . vvith square ( Bro . Wm . Goodacre ) . Prov . G . T . with phial containing coins . Corinthian Doric , and Ionic lights ( borne by Bros . J . C . Robinson , P . M . 249 , John Whalley , P . P . A . G . D . C , and H . Williams , P . P . A . G . D . C ) .

P . M . with plumb rule ( Bro . Pierpoint , P . J . G . W . ) . P . M . with level ( Bro . S . G . Sinclair , P . S . G . D . ) . Two boys carrying open bible on cushion _( Masters Bickerstaffe and J . Wray ) . Prov . Grand Chaplain ( Bro . Rev . T . B . Spencer ) . Standard , of the Clifton Lodge , Sword Bearer , Mace Bearer .

Lord Mayor of London ( Bro . Sir Reg . Hanson , Bart ., P . J . G . W . of England , supported by Bros . R . Young , P . P . S . G . D ., and J . H . Barrow , P . P . G . D . ) . Sheriff of London , Middlesex ( Bro . Sir A . Kirby ) . Tyler with drawn sword . The City Marshal ( Major Burnaby ) . The splendid carriages 01 the Lord Mayor and Sheriff

tailed the procession , Sir Reginald Hanson's dashing equipage , with its four beautiful thoroughbreds , evoking considerable admiration . The procession moved off once more to the sound of music , in the direction of the extremity of the promenade , where the school children awaited its approach . The juveniles then led the way to the site of the proposed new schools in Tyldesley-street ,

facing the sea , and placed themselves around the base of the raised platform that had been erected . Upon reaching the site the subordinate members of the Craft opened their ranks to allow the Lord Mayor and Sir Alfred Kirby to pass through up fo the platform , followed by the ollicers , past and present , of the Grand and Provincial Grand Lodge . All being assembled around the platform ,

Bro . Alderman J . BICKERSTAFFE said he had the greatest possible pleasure in presenting the Lord Mayor with a trowel in order that he might perform the important ceremony of laying the stone of the Victoria Jubilee School . ( Hear , hear . ) He trusted his lordship would receive it with the same good feeling and brotherly love as he had in presenting it ; and before proceeding any further he must

thank him on behalf of the committee for the high honour he had done them in consenting to perform the ceremony . ( Hear , hear ) . He sincerely trusted that the new school might be the means in years to come of giving the rising generation a good educational and religious teaching . ( Hear , hear . ) He might say at that point that for many years past there had been a great want of a school of such a

description in that part of the town , and he was so deeply impressed with the feeling that something ought to be done in the Jubilee year of her most gracious Majesty that he felt he could not do his duty better to the town in which had lived all his life—and at the same time pay a tribute of loyalty and respect to his Sovereign—than by building the school . ( Applause . ) When the Rev . N . S . Jeffrey , the

vicar of St . John ' s Church , ascertained his wish he immediately called a committee which waited upon the Bishop of Manchester to , if possible , obtain his sanction for-the sale of the present infant schoolroom in Bank Hey-street . The Bishop consented , and the consent of the Education Department was also got . Having obtained this sanction , it was the desire of the committee to pay for the land and

build the basement of the new scheols out of the proceecs of the sale of the infants' schoolroom ; and it would be his pleasure to build the superstructure . ( Applause . ) It had always been his belief that to make men goon citizens they must commence with the children —( hear , hear)—place

plainly before them the tenets of Christianity , and impress upon them the noble sentiment of doing unto others as they would others should do unto them . Let their watchword be charity in its best and truest sense , and be believed much more good would be done than by frightening people with the terrors of gaol or imprisonment . ( Hear , hear . )

Masonic Jubilee Celebration At Blackpool.

Bro . Bickerstaffe then handed to his lordship the silver trowel which was inscribed as follows : "In commemoration of her most gracious Majesty's glorious Jubilee this school was built by Bro . Alderman John Bickerstaffe , of Blackpool . 1 he foundation stone was laid by the Right Worshipful Bro . the Right Hon . Sir Reginald Hanson , P . J . G . W . of England , the Lord Mayor of London , July 9 th , 1 SS 7 . " The

' LORD MAYOR replied as follows : Men and brethren here assembled to behold the ceremony—Be it known unto you that we be the lawful Masons , true and faithful to the laws of our country , and engaged by solemn obligations to erect handsome buildings to be serviceable to the brethren , and to fear God , the Great Architect of the Universe , and we have amongst us

, concealed from the eyes of all men , secrets which may not be revealed , and which no man has discovered ; but these secrets are lawful and honourable , and are not repugnant to the laws of God or man . They were entrusted in peace and honour to Masons of ancient times , and , having been faithfully transmitted to us , it is our duty to convey them unimpaired to the latest posterity . Unless our Craft were

good and our calling honourable , we should not have lasted for so many centuries , nor should we have had so many illustrious brothers in our Order ready to promote our laws and further our interests . We are assembled here to-day in the name of God , who is the wisdom and the light , to lay the foundation stone of a building the primary object of which is to impart knowledge and sound instruction to

our fellow-men , which we pray God may prosper as it seems good to Him ; and as the first duty of Masons in any undertaking is to invoke the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe on their work , I call upon you to unite with our Prov . Grand Chaplain in an address to the throne of grace . The PROV . GRAND CHAPLAIN offered up prayerand

, the phial containing coins and a copy of the Freemason was placed in a cavity , which was afterwards covered with a brass plate bearing this inscription : " In commemoration of her Most Gracious Majesty ' s glorious Jubilee , this school was built by Bro . Alderman John Bickerstaffe , of Blackpool . The foundation stone was laid by the Right Worshipful Brother the Right Hon . Sir Reginald Hanson . P . I .

G . W . of Eng ., the Lord Mayor of London , July gth , 1887 . The cost of the land and the erection of the basement was defrayed from the proceeds of the sale of the infants ' schoolroom in Bank Hey-street . " Here followed the names of the Committee of Management . The stone was lowered into its position with three distinct stops , and the plumb rule , level , and square were each in

turn presented to the Lord Mayor for use . Having employed them his lordship announced that he found the corner-stone to be plumbed , levelled , and squared , and he declared it to have been duly prepared and properly laid . Three taps on the stone with the mallet by his lordship practically completed the ceremony , and subsequently corn was strewn over the stone as an emblem of plenty , wine

was poured across it as an emblem of joy and gladness , and sweet oil was sprinkled over it as an emblem of peace and unanimity . A hymn was next sung , the t"Rov . GRAND CHAPLAIN followed with prayer , the architect presented plans of the intended schools , the National Anthem was rendered , and the proceedings concluded with three cheers for the Queen .

During the ceremony photographs were taken of the group on the platform . The procession was afterwards reformed in inverse order , and the brethren walked to the Wellington Arms Hotel , belonging to Bro . Alderman J . Bickerstaffe , where light refreshments were served , and "The Healths of the Lord Mayor , Alderman Bickerstaffe ,

Sir A . Kirby , the Mayor of Blackpool , and the Lady Mayoress of London " honoured . The day ' s proceedings were witnessed by thousands of people on the piers and promenade and the principal thoroughfares , and the decorations on the public buildings and many private dwellings aroused additional interest " to the occasion .

Later on in the afternoon the brass band competitions took place in Raikes Hall , and at night there was a display of fireworks . The Lord Mayor and sheriff left the town for London on Monday morning .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

GRAND COMMANDERY OF TENNESSEE . The annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Tennessee was held in Nashville on the 17 th and 18 th May last . The following were elected Grand Officers for the ensuing year , viz . t Sir Knights Charles W . Mosby , G . Commander ; G . B . Wilson , Dep . G . Commander : W .

C . Smith , G . G . ; Nathan S . Woodward , G . C . G . ; Rev . C . H . Stickland , G . Prelate ; Robert Pillow , S . G . W . ; Thomas O . Morris , J . G . W . ; Joseph H . Bullock , G . Treasurer ; George C Conner , G . Recorder ; Hugh B . Cullen , G . Std . Br . ; Daniel J . Chandler , G . Swd . Br . ; S . R . Williams , G . Ward . ; and Albert W . Downes , G . C of G .

GRAND CHAPTER OK NEW BRUNSWICK . Notwithstanding that New Brunswick has for some years had an independent and sovereign Grand Lodge of its own , the chapters of Royal Arch Masonry have remained , as they were , under the authority of the bodies which created them . Latterly , however , there has been a movement on foot amongst them with a view to establishing a Grand Chapter

of New Brunswick , and on the 22 nd March last representatives from seven out of the nine chapters in working met in St . John , the seven chapters being the Carleton , of St . John , Union , of Carleton , Fredericton , of Fredericton , and St . Stephen , of St . Stephen—allon the Scotch registry—and the New Brunswick Chapter , of St . John , the Bostford , of Monckton , and the Woodstock , of Woodstock—on the

Canadian register . Thenecessarystepstowaidsorganisation were taken , and the following were installed G . Officers for the year , namely : Comps . P . Lester Peters , M . E . Grand Z . ; A . F . Street , Deputy Grand Z . ; J . McNichol , Grand H . ; Geo . M . Jarvis , Grand J . ; T . Nisbet Robertson , Grand Scribe E . ; Geo . F . Pinder , Grand Scribe N . ; J . - Leonard

Henry , Grand Treasurer ; D . F . Morritt , Grand Principal Sojourner ; W . H . Stevens , Grand ist Assistant Sojourner ; N . Campbell , Grand 2 nd Assistant Sojourner ; S . McKeen , Grand Sword Bearer ; A . VV . Reed , Grand Standard Bearer ; A . R , Campbell , Grand Director of Ceremonies ; W . B . Wallace , Grand Organist ; and G . Gordon Bryne , Grand Janitor .