Contents.

CONTENTS .

LEADER— FAGS . Freemasonry in Essex ... ... ... ... ... , 547 Provincial Grand Lodge ot Wiltshire ... ... ... ... 547 Consecration of the Cutlers' Lodge , No . 2730 ... __ ... ... 54 S Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Sussex ... ... ... ... 549 The Craft Abroad ... ... ... ... ... ... 549 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 549

MASONIC NOTESProvincial Grand Lodge of Wiltshire ... ... ... ... 553 Provincial Grand Lodge of Cambridgeshire ... ... ... 553 Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorsetshiie ... ... .. ... 553 Consecration of the Edward Terry Lodge , No . 2722 ... ... 553 Consecration of the Streatham Lodge , No . 2729 ... ... ... ' 553 Installation Meeting of Lodge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 ... ... 553 Consecration of the Cutlers'Lodge , No . 2730 ... ... ... 553

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of _ Sussex ... ... ... ... 553 Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... 554 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 554 Royal Arch ... ,.. ... ... ... ... ... 556 Series of Cinderella Dances in aid of the Masonic Charities ... ... 557 Instruction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 557 Obituary ... ... .., ... ... ... ... 557 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 55 S

Freemasonry In Essex.

FREEMASONRY IN ESSEX .

The recent visit to Southend-on-Sea of Bro . the Earl of WARWICK , Prov . Grand Master of Essex , was paid under most auspicious circumstances . The immediate purpose was to consecrate a new lodge under the style and title of the Albert Lucking

Lodge , No . 2717 , so named to commemorate the services of a highly-esteemed and popular brother to Freemasonry in general , but more especially to that section of it which is located in Essex .

Bro . LUCKING S career as a Mason has been one of high distinction . He has been one of us for upwards of 30 years , during the greater part of which period he has filled the important office of Prov . G . Director of Ceremonies of Essex . In

1885 his Royal Highness , the M . W . Grand Master , was pleased to appoint him Assistant G . Pursuivant , and the following year he was advanced to the office of Grand Pursuivant , while in 1890 he was made Asst . Grand Director of Ceremonies of

Supreme G . Chapter . He has also done good services in other spheres of Masonic duty , but more particularly in his help of our Charitable Institutions , towards which he has so liberally contribuled of his means , while at the same time he has materially

assisted in promoting their interests by taking upon himself the office of Steward at sundry of their festivals . The services he lias thus rendered have been again and again recognised by his Essex brethren , but the crowning honour of all was that which

was shown him on the 29 th ult ., when llic lodge bearing his name was formally consecrated by the chief he has served so well . There arc many other brethren who have won distinction in our ranks who have been similarly honoured , but more often

than not this particular kind of honour is paid to those who have passed away after devoting the best years of their life to strengthening and advancing the welfare of thc Craft . But as Bro . Archdeacon STEVENS very pointedly asked in the address

he delivered at Southend on this occasion— " Why should they wait till a good brother has passed away before recognising thc value of his services ? Was it not better to recognise his work while he was with them and show to him and the outside world

the value they put upon those services . " We agree with our reverend brother that , in this instance at all events , the right course has been pursued and that the Province of Essex has done well in conferring this honour upon their respected brother

Freemasonry In Essex.

during his lifetime , while he is able to realise full y the estimation in which he is held . It is , undoubtedly , preferable to waiting until he his dead and gone before taking steps to perpetuate the memory of his services , and we most warmly congratulate

both the Province of Essex , which has conferred this honour and Bro . LUCKING himself , on whom the honour has been conferred . His services have been of such a character that they

were not likely to be soon forgotten even if there had been no Albert Lucking Lodge to perpetuate them , but now this lodge has been established it will be next to impossible for the memory of these services to be lost .

So much for the purpose which Bro . Lord WARWICK had before him on the occasion of his recent visit to Southend . But there were other circumstances which must have greatly enhanced the pleasure his lordship must have felt in paying it

at this particular time . Not only has Essex thriven apace under the wise and genial rule of its present chief , but during the present year it has greatly distinguished itself b y the more than usually generous support it has given to our Institutions . It did

not overlook the claims of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution when it celebrated its Anniversary in the month of February , and there was a small contribution from one of its members to the Girls' School Festival in May ; but , like the rest

of the Craft , it made up its mind to be efficiently and handsomely represented at the Boys' Centenary on the ioth June . Nor was it unsuccessful in carrying out its intention —the total of its subscriptions to that memorable

celebration being substantially in excess of £ 4000 or not far short of £ 2000 more than it has ever previously raised at any similar gathering . In subscribing this amount nearly all , if not all , of the lodges on its roll took part ; the number

of brethren who gave their services being close upon 80 ; while among these Stewards one of the most successful in the compilation of his list was Bro . LUCKING himself , as the representative of the Priory Lodge , No . 1000 , the senior of the lodges located

at Southend-on-Sea . Ihe knowledge of these circumstances must have greatly added to the pleasure of Lord WARWICK ' visit , nor was he slow to acknowledge the manner in which the

lodges under his sway were in the habit of fulfilling their duties , We trust that the relations now existing between his lordshi p and his Province will always continue , and . that both will experience * the same pleasure at their future meetings .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Wiltshire

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WILTSHIRE

DEDICATION OF A NEW MASONIC HALL . A meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge for Wilts tosk place on the 9 th inst . at Swindon , the receiving lodge being the " Royal Sussex Lodge of Emulation , " No . 355 , Old Swindon . The brethren assembled at two o ' clock at the Town Hall , which has recently become the head-quarters of the Old Swindon Lodge . The hall and ante-rooms have undergone

alterations and decoration to fit them for Masonic gatherings , the effect being to transform the apartments beyond recognition , and to render the hall especially a very handsome place of accommodation for Masonry— : he finest indeed in the whole Province . Special interest attached to the occasion , as it had been arranged that the ceremony of dedicating the hall should take

place on the visit of the Provincial Grand Lodge . Under the direction of the W . M . of the Old Swindon Lodge ( Bro . J . A . Y . Matthews ) the lodge room was elaborately fitted with Masonic emblems , furniture , and decorations , and presented altogether an appearance in perfect accord with Masonic traditions . A particularly noble feature was the banner of the Prov . G . M ., Bro . the Right Hon . Earl Radnor , immediately ovsr the