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the brethren on gathering in such large numbers on such an auspicious occasion , and reminded them that it was notthe first time the two lodges had combined under similar circumstances . Upon the return of the Prince of Wales from India in r 8 7 6 the two lodges held a united banquet , and he was delighted to find that the

respective Worshipful Masters of that year ( Bros . Basham and Barber ) were also able to be at the present gathering . He trusted the union was a happy augury for the future of Freemasonry in the district . The speaker then read the text of a telegram which he and his co-Master had despatched to Sandringham , offering

heartiest congratulations to the M . W . Grand Master , and wishing him a long and prosperous reign over the Craft . Bro . Piggott went on to say how gratifying it was to them that a highly-esteemed resident and a most distinguished Mason had been appointed Prov . Grand Master , and he thanked Bro . Lieut .-Col . Caldwell

most heartily for honouring them vvith his presence that evening . He also thanked the ex-Mayor for accepting their invitation . Proceeding then with the toast of "The Queen and the Craft , " he spoke briefly of the amazing progress which had been witnessed during the Victorian era , and , by way of illustration ,

mentioned ( on the authority of Bro . Col . B . W . Beales ) that the intelligence of the birth of the Prince of Wales 50 years ago that day was not flashed by the telegraph but brought down by the coach , and Bro . Beales remembered the coachman shouting the news as he drove along " It ' s a Prince ! It's a Prince !"

Bro . Lieut .-Col . CALDWELL , the Prov . Grand Master designate , then said that he had been instructed by the Worship ful Masters of the two lodges who had joined upon that auspicious occasion to submit to them the next toast . What that was he was sure they would all know of themselves , both by the place which it occupied

in the proceedings of the evening as well as by the information which they had received from the exceedingly prettil y designed and printed menu of the dinner and list of toasts ; it was the toast of " His Royal Hi g hness the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master . " The toast was one which was always drunk by every company of

Englishmen , because they were conscious of the benefits which were conferred upon the country and all classes in the community by the Royal Family . He believed in no period of the history of their country had the Royal Family played so important a part as during her Majesty ' s reign . The Prince of Wales was

a man who in energy was unexcelled , and in ability was very rarely approached , and he was a man who had devoted his time and talents to a very large extent to everything that concerned the welfare of those who , in the future , if he was spared long enough , would become his subjects . As Freemasons , they were aware of the

way their Grand Master had devoted himself to the furtherance of the principles of the Craft , and his efforts had been attended with great success , for from the statistics which he ( Col . Caldwell ) had had the Other day from the Grand Secretary , it appeared that the number of lodges had increased about 60 per cent .

since the Prince of Wales became Grand Master , and very nearly 900 warrants for new lodges had been granted . The Prince had also induced his Royal relatives to take part in the furtherance of the object of their noble mysteries . His brother , the Duke of Connaught , who was the present Prov . G . Master of Sussex ,

and his son , the Duke of Clarence , who some of them remembered to have seen raised to the sublime mysteries of a Master Mason in this town , was at present Prov . Grand Master of Berkshire . He thought as citizens of this great empire and brethren of the Craft they had every reason to drink health and prosperity

to the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . The toast received full Masonic honours . Bro . W . C . DEWBERRY , W . M ., proposed " The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " Bro . F . C . WACE , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., proposed "The

Provincial Grand Master designate , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , andthe rest of the Provincial Grand Officers , Present and Past , " and congratulated Bro . R . T . Caldwell on his appointment . He also expressed deep sympathy with Bro . A . H . Moyes in his illness . Bro . Lieut .-Col . CALDWELL responded , and said he

was very glad his first appearance in the province as Provincial Grand Master should have been at a time like the present . He knew that he should need the support of the Provincial Officers and of the brethren in the province in the discharge of his duties , and upon that support he felt that he could confidently and implicitly rely . He hoped during his term of office they might be able to extend Freemasonry in the

province . Bro . W . PURCHAS , I . P . M ., proposed "The Worshipful Master and Brethren of the Lodge of the Three Grand Principles , " and Bro . J . F . SYMONDS , I . P . M ., proposed " The Worshipful Master and Brethren of the Scientific Lodge . "

Bro . W . C . DEWBERRY said No . 441 was in a flourishing condition . Bro . F . PIGGOTT , in responding for the brethren of the Scientific Lodge , said the lodge was in a prosperous state , both numerically and financially . He trusted the brethren would turn up in large numbers on November 20 , upon the occasion of the installation of

. the Provincial Grand Master , and give Bro . Lieut .-Colonel Caldwell their support in the most loyal and hearty manner . The present successful reunion would never be forgotten by him , and he thought they had shown how to " unite in being happy and communicating happiness . " Bro . S . H . SHARPEN , P . M ., proposed " The Masonic

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Charities , " and Bro . OLIVER P APWORTH , P . M ., responded , expressing the hope that every brother in the province would become a subscriber to the Cambridge Masonic Charity Association , which had done and was doing good work . Bro . F . PIGGOTT , W . M ., gave " The Visitors , " which

was acknowledged by Bros . F . C . WAGE , P . M . ; J . HISCOX , P . M . ; and T . E . W ORLLEDGE . The harmony of the evening was enhanced by vocal efforts on the part of Bros . W . Purchas , W . I . Basham , T . E . Worlledge , D . B . Flack , T . AIlsop , F . W . Miller ,

A . Bishop , and W . James . The proceedings closed with the Tyler ' s toast . On the following morning a reply to the telegram of congratulations was received from the Grand Master in these terms : " I thank the brethren of the two lodges for their kind congratulations . —ALBERT EDWARD . "

? RE-OPENING OF CHEPSTOW PARISH CHURCH .

Services were held on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday , the 4 th instant , in connection with the reopening of St . Mary ' s Church , which has been restored and beautified at a cost of about . £ 7000 . The sacred edifice was filled with an attentive congregation at both services , which were full choral , Mr . A . E .

Kingsford presiding at the organ . The preacher in the afternoon was the Very Rev . Dean Spence , of Gloucester , and before the sermon the magnificent new pulpit , which had been presented by the local lodge of Freemasons , was unveiled by the W . M ., Bro . Yockney , who was accompanied by a large number of the Craft in full regalia . The Vicar , the Rev . H . J . Hensley ,

suitably acknowledged the gift . The preacher in the evening was the Venerable Archdeacon of Monmouth . There was a large number of local clergy present , and a great interest was taken in the services by the inhabitants . A large company of friends , Freemasons , & c , lunched at the Beaufort Hotel before the first service . The offertories were good , and were devoted to the restoration fund .

CONCERT AT BOLTON . A social concert was held at Freemasons' Hall in connection with all the lodges in Bolton , on Wednesday , the 12 th inst . The room was well filled . The spacious banquet hall and lodge room were thrown into one and handsomely decorated with Masonic banners , & c , much to the pleasure of the visitors . There was a capital programme gone through , the following

ladies and brethren taking part : Mrs . Golding , Mrs . Mantell , Miss Miles , Miss Wrigley , Miss Nellie Greenhalgh , Bros . W . Sharpies , Binns , Elliston , Urmston , Staton , and Morgan , and Mr . Percy Staton . On account of the length of the programme , encores vvere not allowed , although many of the artistes well merited them . Every one expressed themselves hig hly pleased with what they had heard .

Marriage Of Miss Matthews.

MARRIAGE OF MISS MATTHEWS .

The eldest daughter of our esteemed Bro . James H . Matthews , P . D . G . D . C , was last week married at the Church of St . Thomas , Portman-square , to Lieut . Curtois , of the Royal Marines . Miss Maude Matthews has been so sincere a friend of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , on the House Committee of which

her father has long been an active and zealous member , that occasion was taken by his colleagues to express their great regard both for him and for his daughter by presenting her with a handsome silver salver , bearing an inscription expressive of the warmth and sincerity of their feelings . This was presented to Miss

Maude Matthews at the last monthly meeting of the House Committee , and was naturally the cause of great gratification both to her father and herself . Most of the House Committee , together with the Head and Second Governesses and the Matron , were present

at the wedding , which passed off most auspiciously . On the day previous about 25 of the senior girls vvere received and entertained to tea in Mandeville-place by Bro . and Mrs . Matthews , in order that they might see the numerous wedding presents .

The Theatres.

THE THEATRES .

In the most westerly ( but one ) of West-end theatres we now have the most easterly of melodrama duly installed . Mr . George Alexander has at the St . James ' s given us strong meat in his production of the late Mr . Mark Quinton ' s and Mr . Henry Hamilton ' s play , " Lord Anerley , " but the food does not seem in the

least too strong even for West-end palates . We cannot call it a great work , nor is its plot unconventional , nor is it even highly polished , but it is full of thrilling interest , and there can be no doubt that Mr . George Alexander has in " Lord Anerley " yet another

commercial success . It is stage mounted with all the care and elaboration of detail worthy of the traditions of the St . James ' s Theatre , and in the taste one may expect from such an artist as Mr . Alexander , with his scholastic ( theatrically speaking ) training . His acting is throughout manly , careful , and polished . Mr . Arthur

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Bourchier has but little to do , which is to be Alex " ander ' s double in the first act , and disappear from the play , but he does this well . Mr . Herbert Waring can be safel y trusted to get all he can out of , at the best , an unsatisfactory part . Mr . Nutcom . be Gould , who makes the best peer on the stage , sets a pattern to many peers , who , no doubt , will be found from time to

time amongst his audience . Miss Marion Terry at once touches the hearts of her listeners and onlookers by her gentleness and delightful acting . Miss Gertrude Kingston , who is again cast for the part of the adventuress , makes her part repellant as she should do . Miss Maud Graves is a winsome young lady in her teens . " Lord Anerley" we would venture to term a drawingroom melodrama .

* * * Another visit to Mr . H . A . Jones ' s play at the Avenue made at the expense of neglecting other new plays fully confirms our former opinion , that it is a grand work , and we believe that many of the journals which denounced it at first are now admiring it . We

detected no alteration by the author , unless it be a little cutting in one act . We hope to see it yet again , as Miss Maude Millett has just succeeded to the part played by Miss Winifred Emery , who has to go abroad for her health's sake , we are grieved to learn . Miss Millett will have a difficult task , but we have not

a shadow of a doubt will be found quite equal to the occasion , specially if she plays it according to her own dictation . It will be different , but we think equally efficient . We hope to hear Mr . Jones is engaged on another ori ginal play . Even before London is beautiful , free , clean , sober , it can do with another .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . G . H . FOES . On Tuesday , the ioth instant , the late Bro . George Henry Foes , Old Concord Lodge , No . 172 , was buried it Finchley Cemetery . There were present Bros . Fisher , P . M . 8 34 and . 1828 , S . W . 1512 , Z . 834 , and

J . 1423 ; Frank Davies , 172 and 925 ; and Meacock , Conway , and Foes , 1512 , together with a large number of deceased's friends and employes , of the firm of James Harris , of which the deceased was a partner . He has left a widow and one daughter .

BRO . DR . PETER ROYLE . We regret to announce the death of Bro . Dr . Peter Royle , which took place at the residence of his son , the Rev . Vernon Royle , at Elstree , recently . For more than 40 years Bro . Dr . Royle had held a prominent position in local affairs . He had a distinct individuality and his personal appearance was very striking . It will

be long before Bro . Dr . Royle ' s cheery presence or his earnest style when speaking on the platform will be forgotten in the district . Bro . Dr . Peter Royle came of an old family who lived in the neighbourhood of Lymm , his father being a Commissioner of Police and an honorary Commissioner of the old Court of

Requests . During his professional career Bro . Dr . Royle has shown marked skill in dealing with the two epidemics of Asiatic cholera which have visited Manchester during that period , ; and received a testimonial as a mark of gratitude . He was a prominent member of the Order , and obtained Provincial honours in East Lancashire in the Craft and in the Royal Arch , under

Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , the Provincial Grand Master . He also held high rank under the Grand Inspector General , Sir Knight Beswicke-Royds , as a Knight Templar , Knight of Malta , and P . M . W . S . Rose Croix , and was also Grand Standard Bearer of England , under the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales .

FACE MASSAGE WITH ELECTRICITY . —One of the old Greek tragedians remarks in the chorus of one of his plays that though there are many wonderful things there is nothing so wonderful as man . We have heard a good deal lately , and shall hear no doubt a great deal more in the future , of electricity as an illuminant , but few people can ever have dreamt of it as possessing curative properties .

Yet Madame Evelyn , of 13 , Vigo-street , W ., has discovered a process by which , after a course of massage with electricity , the face can be freed from its wrinkles , freckles , and other blemishes . The process is described by those vvho have placed themselves under Madame Evelyn ' s care as being simple , pleasant , and refreshing , while in consequence of its soothing effects it is found'to be very beneficial in the case of those vvho suffer from nervous headaches . The

same process , when applied to the neck and arms or hands , both softens and whitens , and where the former are conspicuous by their thinness bestows upon them that roundness and plumpness which is so greatly desired by and admired in the fair sex . The evidence in support of the success of Madame Evelyn ' s treatment is overwhelming , and will go a long way towards raising electricity to a still higher position in popular favour .

Among those present at the funeral of the late Marchioness of Westminster , which took place in the churchyard at Motcombe , Dorsetshire , on 'Tuesday , were Bros . Lord Stalbridge , the Hon . Dudley Leigh , VV . R . Shaw-Stewart , and Sir Michael R . Shaw-Stewart , Bart . The Duke of Westminster , the Earl of Macclesfield , and Bro . Lord Leigh were prevented by indisposition from attending . The deceased had just completed her 94 th year .

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