Board Of Benevolence.

William Bigg , James Austin , Charles Henry Stone , Elphege Janau , Stephen Tanner , Max Mendelssohn , Robert A . Gowan , and John Diprose . The brethren first confirmed recommendations to the Grand Master , made at the August meeting , to the amount of ^ 320 . There vvere only 20 cases on the new listand only one of these vvas from a London

, lodge . The others were qualified through lodges at Constantinople , Malta , Croydon , Hong Kong , Port Natal , Rhyl , jubbulpore , Lewes , Pembroke Dock , Ipswich , Neath , Highbridge , Enfield , Feltham , Ironbridge , Glasgow , Kidderminster , and Clevedon . The

total sum voted was £ 430 to 16 of the cases . A recommendation to Grand Lodge was made for £ 50 ; four recommendations vvere made to the Grand Master for £ 40 each ; and three of £ 30 each ; and there were six grants of £ 20 each , and one of £ 10 . One petition was deferred , and three petitions vvere dismissed .

Presentation To Bro. John Whalley, P.P.A.G.D.C. West Lancashire.

PRESENTATION TO BRO . JOHN WHALLEY , P . P . A . G . D . C . WEST LANCASHIRE .

About 50 members of the Mariners' Lodge , No . 249 , and several visitors from other lodges assembled recently atthe Bee Hotel , Liverpool , under the presidency of Bro . Dr . J . Kellett Smith , P . P . G . R ., to present Bro . John Whalley , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C , with

a handsome gold hunting watch , and to wish him Godspeed on his leaving Liverpool for New Zealand . Bro . Whalley has been a member of the Mariners' Lodge for over 20 years , and the Chairman spoke of the many good services he had rendered not only Masonically but in many other respects . The toast of his health vvas proposed and pledged most heartily . Bro . WHALLEY , in responding , spoke of the pain he

felt in severing his connection with the lodge and so many of his old friends , but having visited New Zealand before , and finding it so beneficial to his health , he had decided to take up his residence in that country . Several other toasts having been proposed and responded to , the gathering closed , after passing a hearty vote of thanks to Bro . Bush , W . M . 249 , for the kindness extended to the brethren assembled on this interesting occasion .

Centenary Of The Constitutional Lodge, No. 294, Beverley.

CENTENARY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL LODGE , No . 294 , BEVERLEY .

Thursday , the 14 th instant , was a red-letter day amongst the brethren of the above lodge ; three singularly interesting events being commemorated on the occasion . Firstly , the installation of the Earl of Londesborough , P . M ., P . S . G . W . Eng ., as the W . M .

for the centenary year , he being one of its oldest members , having been initiated in this lodge some years ngo . Secondly , the celebration of the centenary of the lodge , which should have taken place on the 17 th June , but , owing to the illness of the noble Earl , vvas deferred until the present time . The third event was the presentation of a silver loving cup ( weight 550 ZS . ) from the brethren of Liberty Lodge , Beverly , Mass .,

U . S . A . There were present on this interesting occasion Bros , the Right Hon . the Earl of Londesborough , P . M ., P . S . G . W . Kng ., W . M . elect ; Joel Edgar , the retiring W . M . ; M . C . Peck , P . M .. P . G . Std . Br . England ; Tom Turner , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg . ( Mayor of Beverley ) ; Harry Adams , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of

Wks .- John Kemp , P . P . G . S . of Wks . ; Thomson Foley P . M ., P . P . G . S . of Wks . ; M . M . Westerby and Thos . Marshall , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Cs . ; J . C . Heselton , P . M . ; J . Sugdon , P . AL ; J . Vork-Torr , W . M . 250 ; George Leigh , I . P . M . 2134 , Prov . Grand Std Br .- Thomas Hewson , P . M . 57 , P . P . G . S . B . ; B . C . Gray , P . M ., and | . Rennard , P . M . 734 ; J . T . Belt ,

S . W ., and R . L . Kemplay , Sec . 2134 ; Lieu * . W . A . Webb , 670 ; W . H . Winpenny , S . W . 734 i T . Wood , S . W . ; J . R . Lane , J . W . ; and a number of the brethren of the Constitutional Lodge . The installation ceremony was most impressively performed by Bros . Tom Turner , P . P . G . Reg . ( Mayor ) , and M . M . Westerby , P . P . G . D . C . The W . M . then invested Bros . Joel Edgar , I . P . M . ; Thomas Wood ,

S . W . ; j . R . Lane , J . W . ; Thomson Foley , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W , Chap ., and Charity Representative ; Sydney Smith , P . M ., Treas . ; Harry Adams , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., Sec . ; R . Pape , S . D . ; . Harry Wray , J . D . ; G . H . Knight , Orator ; M . M . Westerby , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C , Almoner ; J . R . Procter , Org . ; J . j . Ridley , f . G . ; and G . F . Barton and J . W .

Stephenson , Stwds . At the conclusion of the installation ceremony , the EARL proposed a vote of thanks to the Installing Officers . Bro . T HOMSON FOLEY , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., then rose , and said that nothing during the course of his Masonic career had given him greater satisfaction than

that of placing the centenary warrant granted by Grand Lodge in the hands of the noble Earl , their W . M . It had been his original intention to have made a presentation of an entirely different character , but another brother having promised what he had intended to give on condition that he gave the warrant , he most

willingly adopted the suggestion , as of the two presentations he much preferred having the pleasure and honour of p lacing that warrant in the hands of the noble Karl . The jewel it authorised them to wear had in the centre several emblems ; they would observe these emblems vvere connected to the outer rim by five small balls said to represent the five points of fellowship ; in the centre

Centenary Of The Constitutional Lodge, No. 294, Beverley.

was the Roman numeral C , " standing for 100 . This was surrounded by the serpent , an emblem of wisdom , and when , as they observed it there vvith the tail in its mouth , it denoted eternity ; vvith these emblems vvas interlaced the cord in the shape of a knot , which might fitly be considered as the bond of unity , which the tighter you draw the closer becomes the bond ; and

might that bond still continue to exist amongst the brethren of the Constitutional Lodge , and the wisdom of its future rulers hand down its record untarnished and unimpaired , not only during the next century , but until that eternity vvas reached , where he sincerely hoped all the members of their lodge , past , present , and future , would assemble in the Grand Lod ^ e above ,

that House not made with hands eternal in the heavens where peace , love , and harmony should eternally reign . The W . M . thanked Bro . Foley for the presentation , and the manner in vvhich it had been made . Bro . HARRY ADAMS , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., Secretary , then detailed the circumstances which had culminated in the presentation of the silver loving cup by our

American brethren'in Beverly , Mass ., how in the first instance Bro . Chas . Woodbury , P . M ., had written to him about two years ago asking for a stone from the ruins of Beverley Minster as a Rough Ashlar for their lodge , and how through the kindness of the Installing Officer , Brx > . Turner , who was then , as now , their mayor , he had got a stone vvhich had been taken from the

Minster during some repairs , and had forwarded it to them , and was very pleased to inform them that the Minster was not in ruins but in an excellent state of repair . From this commencement a correspondence had been kept up , which had culminated in the presentation of that loving cup on their centenary . The cup was accepted by his lordship and the brethren

with every mark of satisfaction , and before they left the building a vote of thanks , illuminated on vellum by Bro . Foley , P . M ., was signed by the W . M . and Wardens . Bro . J KEMP then read a condensed history of the Constitutional Lodge , tracing its formation trom the East York Militia lodge , the St . George . In 1 793

this regiment vvas called to defend the South Coast , and before leaving were the means of establishing the Constitutional Lodge in Beverley . The lodge vvas then closed , and the brethren and visitors adjourned to the Beverley Arms , where a very recherche banquet had been prepared by Bro . D .

Morley . The proceedings vvere presided over by his lordship , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts ( with the addition of one to the W . M . and brethren of Liberty Lodge , Beverly , Mass ., U . S . A . ) were duly honoured , and a day most memorable in the annals of the Constitutional Lodge was brought to . 1 close .

The Late Bro. John D. Allcroft.

THE LATE BRO . JOHN D . ALLCROFT .

On the re-assembling of the boys of Christ ' s Hospital on Saturday morning last , the Head Master , Bro . Rev . R . Lee , referred in the following sympathetic terms to the death of Mr . J . Derby Allcroft , the late Treasurer : I cannot enter on the work of a new school year without trying to express in a few words my sense

of the great loss which this school in particular has so recently sustained in the death of our late Treasurer , Mr . Allcroft . Your generations are so shortlived ; they come and go so quickly , that it is possible that to some of you the name of Mr . Allcroft i . s only one of many names written and graven on our walls . But to the majority of you , and to all of us who work

among you , his name is one that will always be remembered vvith honour as that of one who was as just as he was generous in the administration of his great office . He understood to the full the meaning ol that saying vvhich is written : " He that ruleth over men should be just , ruling in the fear of God . " Our new scheme , as he thought , " extinguished " him . With its

introduction , as he himself used quaintly to say , he felt the time vvas come " to put on his hat and go . " But his interest in the house remained unabated . Just a few weeks before his death , when it vvas plain to others how altered he was in outward appearance , I was struck with thc keenness vvith which he inquired particularly as to the well-being and thc well-doing of

this one of us and that . Christ ' s Hospital never had a truer or a kinder friend than he . Olivers have written and spoken of his philanthropy and beneficence . We to-day are only concerned vvith what he was to us , a just man and one that feared God with all his house . " He feared man so little , because he feared God so much . "—Citv Press .

Freemasons' Tavern.

FREEMASONS' TAVERN .

Amongst the few survivals of great entertainment houses in the Metropolis , Freemasons' Tavern may be reckoned as the most prominent . Other houses in which our forefathers dined and made merry have passed away or have been improved out of all

recognition . The popularity and favour which Freemasons ' Tavern has enjoyed through succeeding generations is mainly owing to its connection with the great Fraternity which has its home in Great Queen-street , but in a scarcely less degree to the fact that it has continuously kept pace with the times . This is especially true of

the present lessees , who during the past 10 years or so have catered so successfully , not only for the Craft , but for almost all institutions and bodies who meet for social enjoyment . The main hall itself and the suites of rooms attached are admirably adapted for the purposes for which the

Freemasons' Tavern.

building vvas designed , having , on the one hand , all the necessary space and conveniences for large or small gatherings , and , on the other , the advantage of arrangements securing privacy , which so few similar establishments can offer . A short time since , the lessees-Messrs . Spiers and Pond—determined to include amongst other preparations for the coming season '

the entire decoration of the building on a scale hitherto ' unattempted , and in their selection of an artist to undertake the work they were particularly fortunate in their choice . Bro . Boekbinder , whose work at the Hotel Victoria and in numerous public buildings throug hout the country is so well known , entered on the work con amore , and we venture to predict that those

who visit the Tavern during the coming season will be both surprised and pleased at the transformation that has taken place in the building . The . architectural features of the Hall lend themselves admirabl y to the style of decoration for which Bro . Boekbinder has acquired a reputation , and the brilliant , but judiciously softened tone of his composition , is worthy

of all praise . On entering the Hall attention is at once attracted to the large painting covering the whole of the wall space at the end . The design , in imitation of Gobelin tapestry , which is his great speciality , represents Britannia receiving the homage of the nations , and is , in colour and drawing , a work which does credit to the artist . In the panels on either side

of the room are emblematical designs representing the arts and sciences , freemasonry , & c , the whole of which are treated artistically and with much skill . The roof is in strict keeping with the whole of the work , and , although we must admit the effect is somewhat marred by the unsightly ventilators , much has been done to beautify it . Stained glass has replaced the unsightly

transparent windows , lending colour and warmth to the surroundings , and the general effect is harmonious and pleasing to a degree . The crown room , drawing room , and the approaches to the main hall have all been subjected to the skilful touch of the artist , one

feature of whose work we cannot refrain from mentioning , although it may , strictly speaking , not come under the generally accepted definition of art , we refer to the exceptionally clever imitation of woods and marbles which , for its strict adherence to nature and delicate finish , vve have never seen equalled .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . EDWARD JACOBS , P . M ., TREASURER 1348 and 1614 . We very much regret to announce the death of out highly esteemed Bro . Edward Jacobs , P . M . and Trea . surer of the Ebury Lodge , No . 1348 , and Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1614 , after a short illness of five days , of typhoid fever , at his residence in

Woburnsquare , on the gth inst . Bro . Edward Jacobs was the first initiate in the Ebury Lodge , and a founder and the first S . W . of the Covent Garden Lodge . He was exalted in the Ebury Chapter , and a founder of the Covent Garden Chapter , in which he took much interest . He was well known and respected in Covent Garden Market , and his kind and genial face will be

greatly missed . He vvas buried on Tuesday , the 12 th inst ., at the Jews' Cemetery at Hackney , and was followed to the grave by a great many sorrowing mourners whose deep sympathy is with the widow and her family in her sad trouole . The coffin was covered with wieaths , and amongst them vvere one from the members

of the Ebury Lodge and the Covent Garden Lodge . Amongst those who stood round the grave vvere Bros . Simeon Jacobs , P . M . 1614 ; John Jacobs , P . M . 1614 ; W . Fowles , P . M . 1348 ; W . Wigley , P . M . 134 8 ; A . Bullen , W . M . 1614 ; G . Reynolds , P . M . and Sec . 1614 and W . M . 2191 , and many other brethren both of the Ebury and Covent Garden Lodges .

BRO . J . BAGOT SCRIVEN . When penning the short note of the death of Bro . J . Bagot Scriven for our issue of the gth inst . we vvere unacquainted with certain particulars of his Masonic career . These have now been furnished to us by our venerable brother , Henry Muggeridge , whose pupil in Masonry and friend the late Bro . Scriven was for many

years . It appears our late brother was not orig inally a member of Lodge No . 5 , but vvas initiated in a lodge at Cambridge while resident there as an undergraduate . Coming to London , he became a clerk at the Wa ' Office until the death of Bro . Algernon Perkins , when he succeeded to half his share in the great brewery . In London he joined the St . George and Corner Stone

Lodge , No . S , and was exalted in St . George s Chapter , No . 5 , of which he vvas Scribe E . Bro . Scriven was also one of the founders of the Henry Muggeridge Lodge , No , ifi 7 g , was Treasurer from the first , and last year became its W . M . In 1887 , Bro . Scriven , in conjunction with others principally connected with the breweryfounded the

, Anchor Lodge , No . 1704 , and was its first W-MFollowing this , in 1881 , the Cable Chapter , bearing the same number , was founded , and he was first W . M . and M . E . Z . respectively of both , the consecration cerenuny in each case beinp performed bvBro . Mueceridge . O

late brother was highly esteemed by those who had the privilege of his friendship , and it isa pleasing feature 1 in his Masonic career that he retained a lasting regard f ° his Masonic mentor , Bro . Muggeridge , which he nev failed to acknowledge to the last by some graceful a of kindness from time to time .