Provincial Grand Lodge Of Surrey.

l ' rov . < . rand Master ' s duty was rendered comparatively easy when he had such a deputy , lie must also thank the Past l ' rov . Grand Officers for their willing assistance whenever they had been called upon , and he was sure those who had taken their place would carry out the traditions of Surrey to the utmost of their power . Bro . F . WEST , P . G . D ., Dep . l ' rov . O . Master , in response , said they all

knew the M . W . G . M . set an example , and the Grand Officers felt bound to follow , if possible , lhat high standard of Masonry , and in the Province of Surrey they had a Provincial Grand Master . who set an equally high standard and who required his officers to act up to it . Whether they all attained that was not for him to say , but lie believed all the officers tried to do so .

He was pleased to find the l'rov . ( irand Master ' s chairmanship at the recent festival successful , and . if Col . Money gave them a chance on a future occasion when there was more time to work they would rally round him . They could not have a belter Prov . Grand Master than their present ruler , to whom they promised their hearty co-operation in everything connected with Masonry .

Thc Prov . Grand Master was then obliged to leave , and the chair was taken by the D . P . G . M .,- who at once rose to propose "Thc Visitors , " and asked lhc brethren to give them a hearty welcome . Bros . Alderman RYMER ( Mayorof Croydon ) , and V . FREEM VN , P . G . D ., having responded , "The l ' rov . Grand Treasurer and Prov . Graud Secretary " was cordially given .

Bro .-Dr . Gums , Prov . G . Treas ., having thanked the brethren for his re-election , was followed by Bro . C GREENWOOD , Prov . G . Sec , who remarked that during the 14 years he had been a Provincial Grand Officer , the province had grown by leaps and bounds . A warrant had recently been granted for the Noel

Money Lod ^ e , and lhat vvould bring the total of lodges up to 40 . The number of brethren in thc province was increasing , and also the duties ol the Provincial Grand Secretary in the same ratio . The lodges had welcomed him in the past , and it would not be his fault if they did not continue to do so in thc future .

Bro . J AMES TERRY , Sec R . M . B . I ., repliedfor " The Masonic Charities , " and referring to the last Festival on behalf of thai Institution , said it vvas unfortunate he was not able to secure the services of Colonel Money at an earlier date , but from the moment he accepted the position of Chairman , he not only acted as one Steward , but went lrom lodge lo lodge to secure Stewards . Col . Money vvas nobly supported by the province , and he ( Bro . Terry ) wished to express his thanks lor thc enormous sum raised . Lord

Byron bad said that " annuitants never die , " and , in support of this statement , Bro . Terry narrated one case of a brother who qualified for an annuity by rejoining a lodge after 80 years of age , and lived many years to enjoy the annual grant ; his widow was afterwards the recipient of an annuity , and finally bis son came upon the Institution . In conclusion , Bro . 'Terry thanked Bro . J . D . Langton for his invaluable assistance , and thc biethren for their generosity and hospitality .

Bro . J . D . LANGTON , P . P . G . W ., responded to thc toast , as the Secretary of lhe Provincial Charity Committee , and referred to the good woik done during its three years' existence . The D . P . G . M . then alluded , in grateful terms , lo thc services of those breihren who were responsible for the success of the gathering , and especially Bro . Woodward , whose name was a household word in Croydon , and who had been a Secretary and an Instructor in Masonry for many years .

Bro . Moss , W . M . East Surrey Lodge o ( Concord , having acknowledged thc kind remarks , the Tyler ' s toast terminated the proceedings . Bro . A . Briscoe , P . P . G . Org ., was assisted in the musical arrangements by Bros . E . Branscombe , l'rov . G . Org . ; J . A . Brown , G . . Pownall , Dan Price , and Wingrove Ives .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .

The following is the business to be transacted on Wednesday next : The minutes of last Otiarteil y Convocation to bc read for confirmation . TIIK Uiii-oRr OK THE CDMUIITKE OI- GENERAL PURPOSES . To the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts ( rem the 1 S 1 I 1 April , to the 17 th July , 18 94 , both inclusive , which tliev lind to be as follows .

lolialince , Grand Uap ' er > , ( . Ous 1 io ; By Disbursements during the ,, ,, Unapproi riated Quarter ^ ' 355 iS S Account ... _ ... 2 IHI 11 S ,, Balance ... S . | j 17 5 „ Sulfceijvienl Riceipts .. 534 > S > j „ „ Unappropriated Account 231 16 2 £ ¦ 43 " ' 3 3 £ i 43 " 12 3

which balances are in the lianU of England , Law Courts Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : ist . From Comps . Isaac Mann Shields , as ' / .. ; Hormusji Limjibhai Batlivvalla , as 11 . ; Kanoba Ranched Jas Kirtikar , as J . ; and nine others for a chapter to bc attached to the Cyrus Lodge , No . 1359 , " iJombay , to be called the Cyrus Chapter , and to meet at thc Freemasons' Hall , Byculla , Bombay .

2 nd . From Cuinps . Win . Humphreys Hodge , as ' / .. ; George Waterman , as II . ; J . Shepherd Old , as J . ; and 15 others for a chapter to be attached to the Star of Agra Lodge , No . 1936 , Agra , to be called the Jumna Chapter , and to meet at the freemasons' Hall , Agra , Bengal . 3 rd . From Comps . Ephraim Robert Dale , as ' / .. ; Robert Lees , as H . ; Win . Thomas Godfrey Fil / gerald , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Alexandra Lodge No . 1005 . Jubbulporc , to be called the Clarence Chapter , and to meet at Ihe Freemasons' Hall , Jubbulpore , Bombay .

4 th . From Comps . Clemens M . de Wet , as ' / ..- Joseph Da Silva , as H . ; . Solomon Hershlield , as ] . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Gold Fields Lodge , No . 24 S 7 , Johannesburg , to be called The Gold Fields Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Rooms , Johannesburg , South African Republic . 5 th . From Comps . Arthur Edward Harris , as ' / .. ; George Gregory , as H . ; Joseph Htniy J . Frye , as ] . ; and 19 others tor a chapter to be attached to the Jordan l . od gc ^ No . 201 , London , to be called the Jordan Chapter , and to meet at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , in the City of London .

Ihe loiegoing petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee have also received a memorial from the Kandy Newera Chapter , No . 454 , Kandy , Ceylon , asking for permission to hold the meetings of the t-hapier at Kandy and Colombo , alternately—at Kand y on the 3 rd Saturday in February and August , and at Colombo on the 3 rd Saturday iu May and November to nil the members who reside in various parls of the island . The Committee iXLommeiid lli . il the ic . jucst , under the uicumstanee .. , bc i anted .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

The Committee have to report that the charter of the Rose of Sharon Chapter , No . ioofl , St . Day , Cornwall , has been returned by request of the Provincial Grand Scribe E ., Cornwall . The last exaltation in the chapter was in 1 S 84 . The Committee recommend that the fact of the return of the Charter of Chapter , No . 1006 , be reported to Grand Chapter .

The Eclectic Chapter , No . 1201 , London , having exalted a candidate before the expiration of 12 months from the date of raising , previously to the alteration of the law , the Committee ordeied that the chapter be censured , and the candidate re-obligated . ( Signed ) ROBERT GREY , President . Freemasons' . Hall , London , W . C , 18 th luly , 1 S 04 .

The "Ancient And Accepted Rite."

THE "ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE . "

The " Red Book , " published annually , is unusually early this time , for the particulars are " corrected to 30 th June , 1894 , " and being thus issued in the third week in July proves that the esteemed Secretary-General has " eaten no idlebreacT'duringthemonth . The list of members of this beautiful and philosophical Riteismade up to the date specified . Thealphabetical Roll , with the rank of each member and the chapter to which he belongs , where necessary , occupies nearly eig ht pages . Prior to this register , full particulars of each

chapter , now numbering 113 , are given , such as the name , days of meeting , the M . W . S . and Recorder , and all the members with their highest Degrees noted , running to some 71 pp ., preceded by the Roll of Chapters in numerical order , one being without numbsr ( the " Haldviyn " Bristol ) . The last number utilised is 132 . There are , however , 22 " chapters nol working , " two being without numbers , so that the nett total in activity amounts to 113 aforesaid ; a small number to have been erased from 1846 to 1804 .

The advance of this Rite has been almost phenomenal . When I was " perfected , " some 30 years ago , there were only a score of chapters working in England and abroad , under the Supreme Council , and the Degrees vvere but little known . Now its influence is widespread , and no other Masonic organisation additional to the Craft has done so much , so long , and so well to advance the best interests of the Fraternity .

The rules remain much as before , but as the roll of members vanes annually , each chapter should at once be provided with a copy of this most welcome and useful guide . In fact , if each member were wise , the edition would bc exhausted this month , and another called for , the handsome little volume being an authoritative guide to the Rite .

Chapters would do well to provide a By-Law that candidates should be presented with copies of the " Red Book , " with their By-Laws , for I am persuaded vvere such adopted it would do much to increase the interest in the Rite , and promote efficiency , so essential to the true prosperity of the Society , which aims at a truly Masonic education for all its neophytes rather than a mere advance in numbers .

The roll of members of the Supreme Council remains the same as in 1893 , but one of the officials comes on the list for the first lime , in the person of Bro . W . de Manby Sergiso . a , 3 o ° , as the Deputy Organist . The Inspectors General are also the same as in the previous year . Six new members of the 32 , four

of the 31 ° , with the same number of supernumeraries , and several ot the 30 ' , are duly noted . All the members of the "Supreme Council" and the Inspectors General ( England ) as well as very many others of the members are present or Past Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge and also of other Masonic bodies .

Within the last 30 years , during which period my experience extends , some , £ 4650 have been donated by the Supreme Council to our Central Masonic Charities , and other beneficent objects , mostly of a directly Masonic charac ' . ev , save such as the French , Irish , Indisvn , and other Relief or Famine Funds . W . J . HUGHAN .

Provincial Priory Of Dorsetshire.

PROVINCIAL PRIORY OF DORSETSHIRE .

The V . E . Provincial Prior , Sir Knight Sir R . N . Howard , held his Provincial Priory at the Masonic Hall , Weymouth , on Wednesday , the 18 th inst ., all the preceptories bsing well represented . The usual routine business was transacted , and the PROVINCIAL PKIOR , previous to addressing the sir knights on the state of the Order generally and of the Dorset preceptories particularly , very feelingly alluded to the loss locally sustained by the death of the late Sir Knieht Pellv Hooocr . who for some vears was Prov .

Sub-Prior . He then gave a capital address , and proceeded to nominate thc oflicers for the ensuing year : Sir Knight Dr . Allan McLean ... ... Prov . Sub-Prior . „ Col . Skene ... ... ,.. Prov . Prelate . ,, / . illvvood Milledge , J . P . ... ... Prov . Chancellor . ,, Russell Patey .. ... ... Prov . Constable .

,, Dr . C . F . Watts Parkinson ... Prov . Marshal . ,, 11 . Izard George ( re-appointed ) ... Prov . Registrar . ,, Rev . W . M . Heath , M . A . ( re-elected ) ... Prov . Treasurer . } „ H . J . Groves ... ... ... Prov . Vice-Chan . „ F . W . Hetty ... ... ... Prov . Sub-Marshal . ,, T . A . Shenen ... ... ... Prov . Almoner .

,, Rev . K Monday ... ... Prov . Capt . of Gd . ,, Dr , B . Browning ... ... Prov . Herald . „ Sidney S . Milledge ... ... Prov . ist Std . Br . ,, The Earl of Portarlington ... ... Prov . 2 nd Std . Br . Frater A . Harris ... ... ... Prov . Equerry .

'The Prov . Treasurer ' s accounts were very satisfactory , thsrebeing a good balance in hand .

The report of the Committee appointed to make a schedule of the properties and fittings was received and adopted , and thanks given to those who had done the work so satisfactorily . Frater Simmonds , who had held the office of Prov . Equerry for so many years , was voted an honorarium of £ 3 on relinquishing his duties .

The Provincial Prior , who had provided carriages for the sir knights , entertained thc whole of them at his charming residence to a sumptuous banquet . Thc aquatic sports and yacht racing which was going on in thc bay , and the arrival of the men-of-war assembling for the naval manoeuvres , afforded

much pleasure to the sir knights , who had excellent views of the lovely cliffs and bay from the balcony of Greenhill House . The Provincial Prior sets an excellent example to the heads of thc other Masonic bodies in holding his meetings in the summer , and also in the princely hospitality always shown to the members of this Degree .