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the Grand Lodge of England should be invited to assist in the ceremony . The last visit of the Grand Officers had done much good , and placed Masonry upon a firmer bisis in the Isle of Man . Bro . Taggart was a man who deserved support . The PROV . SENIOR GRAND WARDEN also heartily supported the

motion . The PROV . GRAND C HAPLAIN added that they would be helping a very hardworking clergyman , who had charge of the first church in Douglas . The PROV . GRAND SECRETARY stated that the first cathedral in England had its foundation-stone laid bv Freemasons , and it was well known that the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , had frequently assisted at

similar functions . The motion was carried unanimously , and the making of the arrangements was left in the hands of the General Purposes Committee , with instructions to invite the Grand Officers of England , whose presence , it was said by the Provincial Grand Secretary , would do a great deal of good to Masonry in the Isle of Man . The Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year were appointed as follows :

Bro . S . Webb ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ j . Hodgson ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . " o ' S' £ n ' - " •" ] Prov . G . Chaps . „ Rev . R . B . Baron ... ... ¦ ¦¦ ) „ G . C . Heron ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ G . H . Quayle ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ J . Browne ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . .. W . T . Brown ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D .

„ J . Craine ... ... ... - Prov . J . G . D . „ T . Whiteside ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ F . C . Poulter ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ C . T . C . Callow ... ... .. Prov . A . G . D . C . „ T . S . Ayled ... ... ... ... Brov . G . S . B .

" F- ^ vFiT" * 1 Prov . G . Std . Brs . „ J . P . Callow ... ... ... J „ J . A . Mylrea ... ... ... Prov . G . Org .

„ T . G . Taylor ... ... ... frov . A . G . Sec . „ E . H . Goldie-Taubman ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ W . A . Kelly ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst . .. A . S . Newton , 10 7 . ' ; ... ... ¦¦¦ ]

„ G . H . Home , 12 4 2 „ D . Maitland , 2049 ... ... - I Prov . G . Stwds . „ E . Burgess , 2050 ,, Dr . McQuarrie , 2164 ... „ L . R . Corkill , 21 97 •••¦¦••••J

The PROV . G . SECRETARY moved that the province vote Bro . Heron the Charity jewel . He was entitled to it , having served as Steward for the three great Masonic Charitable Institutions . The Prov . G . Registrar , Bro . G . H . QUAYLE , seconded the motion , observing that no man in the Isle of Man had worked harder for Masonry than Bro . Heron . The proposition was carried with applause .

Bro . HERON , in response , expressed the earnest hope that all the brethren would do their best for the Charities , which were the backbone of

Freemasonry . The PROV . G . SECRETARY referred to the death of Bro . Wm . Isdale , who had been a member of the Tynwald Lodge . Bro . Isdale was one of the founders and first S . W . of the Spencer Walpole Temperance Lodge . For many years the deceased brother had been anxious to go through the chairs , and when in office he displayed great ability , but ill-health fell upon him . He moved that the sincere condolence of Prov . Grand Lodge be sent to his widow and family .

The PROV . G . CHAPLAIN seconded the motion . He had known the late Postmaster of Douglas for 20 years , and he had received many kindnesses and much good advice from the one who had so recently passed away . Bro . KILLEY suggested that Prov . Grand Lodge should send a wreath , and that suggestion was added to the motion , which was carried unanimously , the brethren standing while the Prov . Grand Master in the Chair

put it . " Hearty good wishes " were tendered from the Grand Lodge of England and several Craft lodges , and Prov . Grand Lodge was closed . The brethren afterwards dined together at the Granville Hotel , the Dep . P . G . M . presiding . After dinner , the toasts of "The Queen and Royal Family" and

" H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master , and the rest of the Officers of Grand Lodge , Present and Past , " were honoured . The PROVINCIAL GRAND SECRETARY gave " The Health of the Prov . Grand Master and his Deputy . " The Prov . Grand Master took a very deep interest in the province , and would have been present but for his serious illness , which was very sudden . In fact , Major Goldie-Taubman

had been ordered to leave London and go to the South of France . The Deputy Prov . Grand Master was like good wine ; he needed no bush . Every one knew that Bro . Nesbitt was a good Freemason . His worth as a Mason , and as an individual , was known to them all . He had filled the chair that day at very short notice , with credit to himself and with satisfaction to the lodge—in fact , he had shown that he was fully qualified for the

position he occupied . The toast was heartily drunk . The DEPUTY PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER , in response , joined cordially in the general expression of regret at the illness of the Provincial Grand Master . He trusted that Major Taubman was not so seriously ill as their fears inclined them to think . He hoped that the Right Worshipful would soon be able to again take his place in the province . As for himself , he would continue , as before , to do the best he could in the interests of

I ' reemasonry . " The Health of the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge " was proposed in complimentary terms by Bro . M . CARINE , and acknowledged by the PROV . J . G . W . The toast of " The Visitors " was proposed by the PROVINCIAL SENIOR GRAND WARDEN , who spoke of the hospitality which both the Provincial

Grand Lodge and the private lodges always extended to their visitors . Bro . the Rev . J . M . WALTON expressed regret at the fact that there were so few visitors present , though the meeting had been held in June to give them an opportunity of attending . He did not know a single Mason in the Isle of Man personally , but he had made a point of attending . He was very fond of the Isle of Man , and hoped to have many more opportunities of visiting it ,

Provincial Grand Lodge Of The Isle Of Man.

Bro . J . J . TILLER also responded , saying he had not previously had an opportunity of visiting a lodge there , and he was informed that he could do so on the second Wednesday in July , when a son would have the Third Degree given to him by his father . Of that family there had betn three generations in the lodge .

Bro . ALFRED HEMMING ( who had come in after lodge , being unable to attend sooner ) also responded , and spoke of the kindness and hospitality he had received from the brethren of the Isle of Man .

The DEPUTY PROV . G . M . then proposed a special toast m honour of the Ramsey brethren present . He wished them every prosperity , and expressed the hope that they would more frequently attend the meetings of the Prov . Grand Lodge . Bros . KERRUISH , LAUGHLIN , and SIMPSON ( who also belong to a Manchester lodge ) responded , and invited any Douglas brethren , who mi ght care to do so , to visit St . Maughold Lodge , at Ramsey . ,

The PROV . GRAND CHAPLAIN proposed the next toast—that of " The Masonic Charities , " and said that he had much pleasure in doing so . As a brother had said in lodge , Masonry would practically be nothing without its Charities . Of course , there was a great deal in the Brotherhood besides that , but the greatest value of th = Institution lay in what it did in the way of Charity . He knew many cases where the bread-winner had

been taken away , and it was then that the value of the Masonic institutions for Boys and Girls were felt , as also was the vote from Grand Lodge . He therefore trusted that the brethren of the Isle of Man would earnestly and to the best of their ability support the great Masonic Charities . In heir own Charity Fund , there was over ^ 400 ready to be invested . He had to couple the toast with the names of four brethren famous in the Island for

their interest in Masonry and for their enthusiasm . First came Bro . Heron , than whom there was no finer Freemason , with the exception of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master and the Provincial Grand Secretary . The decorations of the three of them showed how they had worked . Then , the others were the Bros . Killey and Callow , both of whom had worked hard on behalf of the Charities . The toast was cordially honoured .

Bros . KILLEY and CALLOW having responded , the PROV . GRAND SECRETARY spoke as a Life Governor of the three Institutions—the Girls , Boys , and Benevolent—and this year Bro . Heron joined the third . Bro . Killey had been the first to set Manx Masons an example in that respect . They had now 33 6 votes in the Isle of Man , and as they had a candidate for admission to the Girls' Institution , he hoped all would do everything they could to help her .

The PROV . GRAND TREASURER said he had been at the annual meeting of the Girls' Institution the other day . There were three girls there from the Isle of Man . They were being well looked after and were a credit to the Island . The School sent 23 girls to the examination at Cambridge Senior University , and all passed with honours ; 43 had been sent to the Junior Examination and a very great proportion passed . That attention was paid to the health of the children was shown by the fact that in the

last 17 years there had been only 15 deaths . He had taken to the Institution 15 guineas from St . Germain ' s Lodge , Peel , which gave them a vote , and if they paid another five guineas they could secure two votes for the lodge in perpetuity . He was going to the Boys' School Festival and he thought that the Isle of Man would , in point of subscriptions , beat the whole of Scotland , He added that he intended becoming a Vice-President on behalf of the Isle of Man .

The Prov . S . G . W . handed to Bro . Heron the sum of one guinea towards the subscriptions he was taking to London for the Boys' School . Bro . HEMMING said he was glad to take that opportunity of doing samething towards the Masonic Charities , and asked Bro . Heron to accepts guinea on behalf of Miss Hemming , his first daughter .

The PROV . G . SECRETARY said he had also promised a guinea if four others were given ; and the proposal was that the donors should ballot for the Life Governorship that that sum would buy . He would have much pleasure in giving his vote in favour of Miss Hemming's nomination for the office .

Bro . Callow added another guinea . We may add that Miss Hemming is only five months old , and will be about the youngest Life Governess of the Institution . A special toast was given in honour of Bro . Heron , who , as the D EPUTV PROV . GRAND MASTER said , gave his head , his heart , and his purse in the interests of Freemasonry . He was a thorough good Mason . —This remark evoked loud applause . _ The Tyler ' s toast having been drunk , the interesting proceedings terminated .

Lurgan Masonic Bazaar.

LURGAN MASONIC BAZAAR .

The Lurgan Masonic Bazaar was opened on the 24 th ult ., with a cetimony of much brilliancy . As has already been announced , the object t » the promoters is to provide funds for the erection of a Masonic Hall in <¦ "' town of Lurgan , the want of which has long been felt . During the pas ' in

seven or eight years Masonry has been spreading to a remarkable extent Lurgan and its vicinity , and the inadequency of the present rooms in « * town for the purpose of the Order has been long present to the minds of » concerned . The present project was first mooted at the dedication supP of the Ulidia Lodge , No . 151 , in 1894 , and shortly afterwards a gene " meeting of the members of the three lodges in the district was held , and 1

was resolved that a bazaar and fancy fair should be held in June of J " present year . The Executive Committee consist of Bros . J . Malcolm , D "' Chairman ; Francis Falcon , Vice-Chairman ; and J . H . Clendenn * and S . Agnew , M . D ., Hon . Secretaries and Treasurers . App lication *' made at once to the Lurgan Real Property Company , Limited , for th e "

of Brownlow House and grounds—both of which are singularly ° eau and suitable for the purpose—for the bazaar . This request was i " generously acceded to , and then the undertaking was set on foot under t happy auspices . During the period intervening since that the prorno have set about their work with energy and enthusiasm , with the result to-day saw the birth of a fite of the genus bazaar , admirably in \ . with the prestige of the great Masonic Order , for doing things on a n , worthy and splendid scale .