Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF KENT .

The annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge was held on Wednesday , the 2 nd inst ., at the Guildhall , Deal , which was kindly placed at the disposal of the brethren by the Mayor , Bro . J . R . Lush . The town of Deal was gaily decorated in honour of the meeting , and

the inhabitants seemed to throughly enter into the spirit , of the proceedings . Provincial Grand Lodge was presided over by the Grand Master , Viscount Holmesdale , and having been opened with the customary formalities , the minutes of the last Prov . Grand Lodge were confirmed , and then the accounts of the Provincial Grand Treasurer

were submitted ; these showed the expenditure during the past year of a total of £ 470 10 s . in Charity , and there remained a balance of £ 262 3 s . 4 d . on the General Fund , and of £ 270 16 s . on the Charity Fund , a state of affairs that must be extremely gratifying to the members of the Province . Brother Thorp was re-elected to the office of Provincial Grand Treasurer , and the following brethren were appointed as the other Officers for the

ensuing year : Bro . R . T . Tatham , P . M . 1725 ... Prov . G . S . W . „ R . S . Davey , P . M . 1096 Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . E . G . Banks , M . A ., P . M . > Prov _ G s ch 120 9 ... ... ... ... > „ Rev . V . S . Vickers , P . M . 199 ... Prov . G . J . Chap .

„ Alfred bpencer I'rov . u . oec . „ C . S . A . Atkinson , P . M . 709 ... Prov . G . Reg . „ C . P . Drawbridge , P . M . 20 ... Prov . G . S . D . „ T . R . S . Champion , P . M . 77 ... Prov . G . S . D . Thos . WatsonP . M . 1050 ... Prov . G . . J . D .

„ , „ F . Klatt , P . M . 55 S Prov . G . J . D . „ Richard Durtncll , P . M . 1223 ... Prov . G . S . Wks . „ E . Evans Cronck , P . M . 1414 ... Prov . G . D . Cers . „ John Wy-er , P . M . 1314 Prov . G . D . Cers .

„ Jno . T . Reeves , P . M . 1915 ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ " fas . Husband , P . M . 1424 ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . " £ L fred , £ „ ' l 0 S ° r "' 1 I ' rov . G . Std . Brs . „ Thos . J . Pulley , P . M . 1436 ... > „ Ed . Kipps , P . M . 1531 Prov . G . Org . . . VV . E . Manbv . P . M . iSw ... Prov . G . A . S .

„ J . Parkes , P . M . 19 G 7 Prov . G . Purst . „ Geo . Band , P . M . 109 G Prov . G . A . Purst . Bros . A . W . Wills , P . M . 299 ; J . M . " l Browning , P . M . 7 S 4 ; Edwin Fenn , | P . M . 1208 ; C . F . Wacher , P . M . J- Prov . G . Stwds . 1209 ; R . C . Sudlow , P . M . 19 G 5 ; | J . G . Chillingworth , P . M . 1973 J

The confirmation of grants recommended by the Charity Committee of the province then called for the attention of the brethren ; these consisted of £ 30 to the widow of a late member of 1 S 4 ; £ 20 to a brother of 120 S ; £ 20 to the widow of a late member of 20 ; £ 25 to the widow of a late member of 1449 . The confirmation of these grants was proposed by Bro . H . MONCKTON , and was carried , after which the following grants from the Prov . Grand Lodge Fund were proposed

by the R . W . PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER , VIZ . : — £ 52 10 s . to the Girl ' s School in the name of Prov . Grand Secretary , completing his qualification as Vice-President to that Institution , and £ 52 10 s . to the Female Fund of the Royal Benevolent Institution in the name of the Provincial Grand Secretary , also making him Vice-President of that Institution . The sum of £ 2 4 s . to be transferred to the Provincial

Grand Lodge Charity Fund . These also were carried , and then the PROV . GRAND MASTER proposed that the following grants be made f * om the Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fund , viz .: — To the Boys' School on behalf of the following lodges , £ 10 10 s . each , 913 , 972 , 10 5 0 , 1063 , 10 S 9 , 1096 , 1107 , 1174 , 1206 , 1208— £ 105 . And to the Girl ' s School on behalf of the following

lodges , £ 21 each , 1096 , 1107 , 1174 , 1206— £ § 4 . And to the Aged Freemason ' s Institution on behalf of the following lodges , £ 21 each , 120 S , 1209 , 1223 , 1273 , — £ 8 4- . . " These grants , being put to Provincial Grand Lodge , were also carried , and then a third proposition was brought forward by the PROV . GRAND MASTER : —* ' That a vote of thanks be presented to Bro . Warne , for his valuable services

in connection with the production of the Provincial Manual . His Lordship spoke of the great value of the Calendar to the Province , and bore testimony to the careful way in which it had been compiled during the few years in which it had been issued . He considered it contained a mass of information useful to the brethren of Kent , and felt that Bro . Warne was entitled to the thanks of the brethren for the care he had bestowed on its compilation . He looked

upon it as a model of what a Provincial Calendar should be , and spoke of the difficulties attached to its continuation , owing to the lack of support experienced . He felt it was worthy of more general support than it had hitherto received , for although Bro . Warne was not an actual loser by its publication , it was a matter that should produce something to recompense him for the trouble he took in its preparation . The proposition , after being seconded by

the DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER , who said he also felt a deep interest in the work , was carried , and then Bro . WARNE returned thanks . He related some very painful experiences of the want of appreciation on the part of the brethren . There were , he said , something like 3000 Masons in the district , and yet only 300 copies of the work were sold . He suggested that as the Provincial Grand Lodge had taken the matter in hand , and paid the balance

of the expense out of its General Fund , some sort of pro rata support should be given by the lodge to the Calendar . The brethren then proceeded to St . Andrew's Church , where a special service was held , and a sermon preached by the Prov . Grand Chaplain , Rev . Bro . E . G . Banks . At its conclusion a collection was made , which realised a sum of £

13-'The brethren after the service returned to the Guildhall , and Provincial Grand Lodge was closed . A banquet followed at the St . George ' s Hall , and at its conclusion the usual toasts were honoured and acknowledged in much the usual way . The arrangements for the day were made with that care and thoroughness which characterise the brethren of Kent , and as a result the meeting passed off most successfully .

The total collection up to last Tuesday for the Hospital Sunday Fund reached nearly £ 33 , 000 . There are a few other sums to come in .

Bro. John E. Dawson, D.P.G.M. Hertfordshire.

BRO . JOHN E . DAWSON , D . P . G . M . HERTFORDSHIRE .

The new Dep . Prov . Grand Alaster of Hertfordshire , Bro . John E . Dawson , has earned his promotion by many years of active and honourable service . He is not , perhaps , entitled to rank among the old members of the Craft , seeing that it was only on the 4 th October , 1 S 70 , that he was initiated into Freemasonry—in the Royal York Lodge of

Perseverance , No . 7 . But the year following he joined the Watford Lodge , No . 404 , and from that time forward has exhibited the most indefatigable zeal in all kinds of Masonic pursuits . In 1 S 7 S he was elected W . M . of the Watford , and on laying down this office was appointed Secretary of the lodge , a position he has held ever since , and still continues to hold . In 1 S 76 he had conferred upon him the minor distinction of Asst . Grand Purs , of his province , and

at the same time acted in the capacity of Prov . Grand Asst . Sec . In 1 S 7 S he was inducted into the chair of Prov . G . S . Warden , and the year following was chosen to fill the office of Prov . G . Sec . He was exalted to the R . A . Degree in the Watford Chapter , No . 404 . in 1874 , was appointed Scribe E . in 1 S 79 , elected M E . Z . in 1 SS 2 , reappointed Scribe E . in 1 SS 3 , and in the same year installed Prov . G . H . He was installed a Knight Templar in the

Stuart Encampment , Watford , in 1 S 76 , was elected E . C . in 1 S 79 , and last year was appointed Registrar . In Mark Masonry he has achieved similar distinction . Having been advanced to the . degree at the time the Watford Mark Lodge , No . 241 , was consecrated in 1879 , Bro . Dawson was appointed to and retained the office of Secretary till the present year , when he was elected to the still higher position of VV . M . Thus in every branch of Masonry with which he

has become associated our respected brother ^ has attained the highest rank it was in the power of his brethren to bestow upon him . Norare these his only titles of distinction . In his dual character of Prov . G . Secretary and Prov . G . Scribe E ., he has had charge as editor of the Hertfordshire Calendar , and it is paying him but a very modest compliment when we say that among the different provincial calendars which are now published , that of

Hertfordshire takes rank among the most meritorious . Lastly , Bro . Dawson has constituted himself a Life Governor of each of our Charitable Institutions , and in addition has served 'the office of Festival Steward , twice for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution and once for each of the Masonic Schools . In the circumstances we have

described , it may be said truthfull y , and without the slightest appearance of flattery , that Hertfordshire owes a debt of gratitude to its Prov . G . M ., Bro . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., in having chosen as his Deputy one whose claims to the esteem and respect of its members rest on so sure and solid a foundation as do those of Bro . John E . Dawson .

Royal Order Of Scotland.

ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND .

A meeting of the P . G . Masters , Chapter , and Lodge and the Royal Bruce Chapter will be held at 33 , Goldensquare , this day ( Friday ) , at 4 p . m . We understand there are 22 candidates for advancement in this most ancient degree .

Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Our readers will be glad to learn that Bro . H . B . Marshall , C . C , Grand Treas ., is progressing more rapidly than was anticipated . Bro . Belt has been commissioned to execute a bust of the late Bro . Sir Michael Costa , being assisted by a mask of the face taken after death .

At the city election for the vacancy in the Ward of Cordwainer , Bro . A . T . Hawkins will be proposed by Bro . H . Lovegrove , and seconded by Bro . J . F . Quartly . Bro . G . S . Nottage is Alderman for the Ward . Bro . H . Lovegrove , P . G . Mark I . of Wks ., \ V . M . No . 4 , will represent the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of

Middlesex and Surrey at the Festival of the Maik Benevolent Fund , and will be glad to receive donations for his list . By command of the Right Hon . the Iiarl of Bective , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Cumberland and Westmorland , a Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons will be held at the Freemasons ' Hall , Workington , on Wednesday , the 23 rd inst .

The Supreme Council , 33 , consecrated a new-Rose Croix Chapter at South Norwood , on Friday , the nth inst ., when III . Bro . VVm . Milligan , 30 ° , was installed ist M . W . S . The new body is styled the Norwood Chapter , and stands as No . 98 on the roll of the Supreme Council . We heartily wish it every success . THE HUGHAN TESTIMONAL . — The following

additional subscriptions have been voted since our last announcement : Worcester Lodge , No . 2 S 0 , Worcester , £ 2 2 s . ; Harmonic Lodge , No . 252 , Dudley , £ 1 is . ; Vernon Lodge , No . 5 G 0 , Stourport , £ 1 is . ; Perseverance Lodge , No . 573 , Halesowen , £ 1 is . ; Lechmere Lodge , No . 1874 , Kidderminster , £ 1 is . ; Godson Mark Lodge , No . 330 , Kidderminster , £ 1 is . ; and Hope and Charity

Chapter , No . 347 , Kidderminster , £ 1 is . Ex .-Comp . Horace Brooks Marshall , C . C , & c , Grand Treasurer , the M . E . Z . of the Royal Hanover Chapter , No . 1777 , will riot be able to preside at the first regular convocation on the 2 Gth inst . at the Albany Hotel , Twickenham , in consequence of the recent severe accident which he met with , and although fast approaching such a

state of convalescence as he hopes will enable him to leave town for change and perfect rest the latter part of the coming week , his numerous Masonic and other engagements will have to stand over for an indefinite period . Comp . Henry Baldwin , the bcribe E . of the chapter , informs us that Ex . Comp . Marshall has deputed Ex . Comp . John L . Mather , P . Z ., to act as Z . during his

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Masonic And General Tidings

On Saturday , 5 th inst ., at Woking College , the prizes were distributed by Bro . Sir J . B . Monckton . Amongst the successful boys were sons of the Grand Secretary and Bro . Edgar Bowyer . The following dinners , tkc , have been held at the Freemasons' Tavern duringthe present week : ~ Wednesday , 16 th—Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants . Friday , iSth—University Lodge .

The Chaucer Lodge of Instruction hold their Festival at Tunbridge VV ' ells , on Wednesday next ,. 23 rd inst . 'Tickets and all particulars to be obtained of Bro . VV . Wingham , 2 , St . George ' s-circus , Southwark . Bro . Henry Muggeridge celebrated his golden wedding on Tuesday last , the 15 th inst . His many-Masonic friends we are sure wish him and his good wife many more years of happiness and prosperity , and in their name we congratulate him on so felicitous an event .

The funeral of his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange was arranged to take place on Thursday , the 17 th inst ., at Delft , in the Great Church of which is the mausoleum of the Orange family . Among the many tributes of respect placed on the late Prince's coffin was a wreath sent

by the Prince of Wales , on the ribands attached to which was the following inscription : " A tribute of brotherly regard and respect to Alexander , Prince of Orange , Grand Master of Freemasons in the Netherlands , from Albert Edward , Prince of Wales , Grand Master of Freemasons in-England . "

In presenting its readers with a portrait of Bro , James Judd , C . C , chairman of the Billingsgate Market Sub-Committee , the Fish Trades' Gazette remarks that Bro . Judd is an active and busy man , and besides being a member of the Corporation , is vice-chairman of the Assessment Committee of the City of London , and a Commissioner of Land and Income Tax ; besides which he is the senior

churchwarden of his parish , president of the Upper Norwood Liberal Association , and Premier of the Sydenham and Forest Hill " House of Commons . " He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society . Although a native of the Isle of Wight , his family have very old associations with the City . On the paternal side he claims connection

with Sir Andrew Judd , Lord Mayor of London , and on thematernal side he is a direct descendant of Peter Mew , the soldier-ecclesiastic , who was educated at Merchant Taylor's , and being expelled from Oxford by the Puritans , became a soldier , served under the Duke of York in Flanders , and was finally made Bishop of Winchester by Charles II . — Citv Press .

WILL OF THE DUKE OF ALBANY . —The will of H . R . H . Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert , Duke of Albany , K . G ., was proved on the ist inst ., the value of the personal estate amounting to over £ 46 , 000 . The will was executed on April 27 th , 1 SS 2 , in the presence of Sidney Herbert and Walter James Douglas Campbell , of Blythswood , as witnesses . The operative part simply states : —

I give all my property of every description unto to my beloved wife , Helen Frederica Augusta , Duchess of Albany , for her own absolute use and benefit "; and he appointsher and his friends the Hon . Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville , commonl y called Lord Brooke , and Sir Robert Hawthorn Collins , K . C . B ., executors , who have all proved . —Illustrated London Nc ~ . i < s .

WILL OF SIR MICHAEL COSTA . — The will ( dated November 13 th , 1 S 77 ) of Sir Michael Costa , late of No . G 9 , Eccleston-square , Pimlico , who died on April 29 th last , at Hove , was proved on the t 8 th ult . by Henry Bromley Heath and William Henry Husk , the executors , the value of the personal estate exceeding £ 6700 . The testator bequeaths the silver testimonial group presented

tohim by the Birmingham Festival Committee on the occasion of the production of his oratorio "Eli , " the silver testimonial presented to him on the occasion of the Handel Festival , 1859 , the two gold snuffboxes severally presented to him by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Wellington , the three conductor ' s bAtons presented to him by the gentlemen of the Opera chorus , the Glaseow Choral

Society , and the Emperor Nicholas of Russia , and a bronze bust of himself to the trustees of the British Museum , to be placed together in a case in some conspicuous part of the building ; and the original manuscript scores of his musical compositions , to be pi iced in the library of the Museum . He also bequeaths to his brother Raphael certain furniture and effects , and an annuity of £ 300 for life l

and to his executors ^ , 50 each , and a further sum of £ 50 each on the death of his said brother . On the death of Mr . Raphael Costa , the testator leaves the residue of his property , upon trust , to provide a scholarship of £ 120 per annum , tenable for five years , in the Royal Academy of Music , to be called the " Sir Michael Costa " scholarship , to be bestowed upon such young English-born male student

of the said Academy as shall manifest the greatest ability for composition , especially as respects the faculty of inventing melody , for the purpose of pursuing his studies upon the Continent of Europe , and particularly in Germany . The scholarship is to be held upon the condition that , during the tenure of it , the scholar is not to publish any composition . The remainder of the income of such residue is

tobe applied in providing two other "Sir Michael Costa " scholarships of £ 40 per annum each , tenable for five years , to be bestowed also upon young English-born students of the said Academy -for the purpose of enabling them to pursue their studies . These scholarships are to be held

upon the condition that the scholars are not , during the tenure thereof , to accept any engagement for performing in public The ultimate residue , if any , of his property , after providing for these scholarships , is to accumulate for the purpose of founding simijar scholarships of £ 40 each . — Illustrated London News .

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