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lordship's connection with Freemasonry has been of such brief duration , certain of his predecessors in the title have held prominent positions in the Craft . His great grandfather , who was created Earl of Yarborough in 1 S 37 , was Prov . Grand Master of the Isle of Wight from 1826 till his death in 1846 , while his

grandfather , the second Earl , when Baron Worsley , M . P ., was appointed S . G . W . of Eng land in 183 S , and in that capacity presided as Chairman at the Jubilee Festival 0 f the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . In 1846 he was appointed D . G . M ., anrJ retained the office till 1856 , while in 1840 he was appointed Prov . G . M . of Lincolnshire , and so remained till his death in 1862 .

JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN . Bro . the Right Hon . A . AKERS -DOUGI . AS , M . P ., was initiated while yet a minor during his career at University College , Oxford , in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 . Oxford , in February , 1871 . Later in the same year he joined the Churchill Lodge , No . 478 , Oxford , and after serving the oflice of Warden , was elected and installed its W . M . in 1874 . In 1872 he joined the University Lodge , No . 111 S , and

the following year the Mailing Abbey Lodge , No . 1063 , West Mailing , of which he was installed W . M . in 1876 . In 1 S 74 he helped to found the White Horse of Kent Lodge , No . 1506 , and three years later he was founder and first W . M . of the Douglas Lodge , No . 1725 , Maidstone . For his services in Oxfordshire he was appointed Prov . G . Steward in 1872 , and Prov . G . Registrar in 1873 , while in the Province of Kent he ranks as P . P . S . G . W ., having been appointed to the Prov . S . G . Warden ' s chair during his Mastership of No . 1725 . He was exalted in the

Apollo University Chapter , No . 357 , and became a joining member of the University Chapter , No . r 118 , in 1879 . He has also joined other branches of Masonry , and is a P . M . W . S . of the Oxford and Cambridge University Rose Croix Chapter , and a 32 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite system . As regards our Institutions , he has served the office of Steward once for each of the Schools and twice for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and is a Life Governor of the three .

GRAND CHAPLAINS . Bro . the Rev . F . W . MACDONALD was initiated in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , Oxford , on the 2 nd February , 1866 . In 187 7 he helped to found the Windrush Lodge , No . 1703 , Witney , and has held in it the office of Chaplain . In 1882 he joined the Eliasde Derham Lodge , No . 586 , Salisbury , and in 188 9 the Lodge of Rectitude , No . 335 Corsham , while in the interim he became a member

, of the Lodge of Honour , No . 379 , Bath , and served the office of W . M . in 1888 . He has held the oflice of Grand Chaplain in the Province of Wiltshire ( 1884 and 1891 ) , in that of Somersetshire in 188 9 and 1890 , and in that of Oxfordshire in 1892 , while during the present year he is Prov . S . G . W . of the first-named Province . He was exalted in the Methuen Chapter , No . 1 533 , Marlborough , on the 12 th February , 1884 , and was last year installed M . E . Z . in the Eliasde Derham

Chapter , No . 586 . He is likewise a member of the Tynte Chapter , No . 379 , Bath , and its present 7 .. In the Mark Degree he is P . M . of the Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 177 , Bath , and was appointed one of the Grand Chaplains of that Degree last year . He served as Festival Steward at the Jubilee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in February , 1892 , and for the Girls' School in the May next ensuing .

Bro . the Rev . Canon BULLOCK is a Mason of some 34 years' standing , having been initiated while an undergraduate at Oriel College in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , Oxford , on the 25 th May , 1859 , but he does not appear to have taken an active part in our proceedings till 188 3 , when he joined the Goderich

Lodge , No . 1211 , Leeds . After working his way through the different offices , he was installed W . M . in April , 1890 , and re-installed in the same month of the following year . In 1884 he was appointed Prov . Grand Chaplain of West Yorkshire , and in 1888 he served as Steward at the Centenary of the Royal Masonic Institution for GirJs .

GRAND TREASURER . Bro . SAMUEL COCHRANE , who was elected Grand Treasurer at the Quarterly Communication in March , is a P . M . of the Lodge of Fidelity , No . 3 , and of the Victoria Lodge , No . 1056 , and in 1800 was the principal founder and first W . M .

of the Duke of Fife Lodge , No . 2345 . He has served for some time on the Board of General Purposes , and has rendered essential services to the Masonic Institutions , having served sundry Stewardships in their behalf , and qualified as Vice-President of the three . He is also a Royal Arch Mason , and has served the office of M . E . Z . on more than one occasion .

DEPUTY GRAND REGISTRAR . Bro . R . D . M . LITTLER , Q . C , C . B ., who has had the honour of being chosen to be the first occupant of this newly-created oflice , was initiated in the Bank of England Lodge , No . 26 3 , on the 13 th November , i 860 , and was elected and reelected W . M . in the years 1868 and 1869 . In 18 7 6 he was a founder and installed first W . M . of the Northern Bar Lodge , No . 1610 , and was elected for a second term of office the following year . In 1884 he took part with the late Bro . Sir R .

IV t'owler , Bart ., M . P ., in founding the University Lodge of London , No . 2033 , and he is also a joining member of the Union Lodge , No . 310 , Carlisle . He is , we believe , a Royal Arch Mason , but has never served as a Principal , and he has been perfected Rose Croix . He has done good service to our Institutions , having served the office of Steward twice for the Boys' School , once for the Girls' School , and once for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and has qualified as Life Governor of the three .

SENIOR GRAND DEACONS . Br . ° * . W * E' BKVMEK , M . P ., was initiated in 1874 in the Lodge of Faith and Unanimity , No . 417 , Dorchester , and occupied the chair in the years 1879 and Jo 8 o , in the former of which years he was elected a joining member of United Lodge , No . 1629 . In 1877 he was appointed Prov . S . G . D . of Dorsetshire ; two years later he was promoted Prov . S . G . W . ; and in 1887 he was offered , and

accepted , the important office of Deputy Prov . Grand Master . He is a Royal •) tch Mason , having been exalted in 18 77 , and occupied the chair of M . E . Z . in the Chapter of Faith and Unanimity , No . 417 , in 1882 and 1883 . In 1 S 80 he Was appointed Prov . G . S . B . of Prov . Grand Chapter , and in 1889 Prov . G . Second nnci pal . He is a Trustee of the Dorset Masonic Charity , and a Life Governor 01 the Masonic Schools and Benevolent Institution .

• . . * * - ¦ G * GORDON-ROHHIN ' has been a Mason for the last 30 years . He was ' iRr - 'I't * the A P * ° University Lodge , No . 357 , Oxford in 1863 . In November , ' 000 , he joined the University Lodge , No . 1118 , and in 1880 he had the honour of "fig installed its W . M . In 18 77 he joined the Westminster and Keystone Lodge , s No * 10 , and presided over it as W . M . in 1884 , and he is a joining member and has erved the office of Treasurer of the Carnarvon Lodge , No . 708 , Hampton Court . 1

18 O 4 he was appointed Prov . G . Steward of Oxfordshire , and two years later A as '" vested as Prov . G . Director of Ceremonies . He was exalted to the Royal J ^ rc h Degree in the Alfred Chapter , No . 340 , Oxford , on the 9 th June , 1866 , and ^ last Z . of the University Chapter , No . 1118 , and Westminster and Keystone , iso ! 0 * * 'ng occupied the chair of L * 'irst Principal in the former in the years

j « H and 1885 , and in the latter in 1886 . He is a Past G . S . O . in the Mark 0 f £ L \ Past Preceptor in the Oxford and Cambridge Preceptory in the Order he i 1 em P ' i and has taken the 31 ° in the Ancient and Accepted Rite , in which of R ~ P M . W . S . and the Treasurer of the Oxtord and Cambridge Chapter and T * ° ' ' ' e is a Vice-Patron of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , at th ' i . ervet ' Steward in its behalf , on the first occasion in 18 7 8 , and again '" Stir J ' - '** festival last year , and a Vice-President of the Royal Masonic tution for Girls , for which he has likewise served two Stewardships .

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Bro . R . V . VASSAR -SMITH is one of the most prominent members of the Order in the Province of Gloucestershire , of which for some time past he has been the Dep . P . G . Master . He was initiated in the Royal Gloucestershire Lodge , No . 839 , on the 4 th March , 1870 , and was elected to the chair in 1882 and again in 1884 . He joined Foundation Lodge , No . 82 , Cheltenham , in 1872 , and the Royal Union Lodge , No . 246 , meeting in the same town , in 1886 , and served as W . M . of the latter in 1887 arid 1 S 88 . He was appointed Prov . J . G . Warden of

Gloucestershire in 18 S 4 , and four years later was chosen by the Prov . G . Master , Bro . Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., to fill the very responsible office of Dep . P . G . M . In the Royal Arch Degree he has won corresponding distinction . He was exalted in the Chapterof Unanimity , No . 82 , Cheltenham , in December , 1871 , and installed First Principal in 1885 , while the year following he presided in the same capacity over the Royal Gloucestershire Chapter , No . 839 . It was in consequence of the establishment of this latter chapter in 1883 that Gloucestershire was

constituted a Royal Arch Province , with Comp . Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., as its first Grand Superintendent , and Comp . Vassar-Smith , since 1888 , has held the post of Prov . Grand H . In Mark Masonry he is P . M . of the Cheltenham and Keystone Lodge , No . 10 , P . P . S . G . W . of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire , and a Past G . M . O . of the Mark Grand Lodge . In the Order of the Temple he is a P . E . P . of the Cotteswold Preceptory of St . Angustin , Cheltenham , having presided as E . P . in 18 79 and 1880 , and again in 1889 , and is Prov . Chancellor of the Provincial Priory of Bristol and Gloucestershire , while in the Ancient and

Accepted Rite he is Past M . W . S . and Treasurer and Recorder of the St . Thomas ' s Chapter of Rose Croix , No . 49 , Gloucester , and has had conferred upon him the 31 . As for our Institutions , there are few brethren who have exerted themselves more consistently , and , at the same time , more successfully , while each Institution in turn has received the benefit of his support . He is a Vice-Patron of the Girls' School , for which he has five times acted as Steward , a Patron of the Boys' School , and a Vice-Patron of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , the Stewardships he has served for the last two having been nine and seven respectively .

JUNIOR GRAND DEACONS . Bro . CLEMENT GODSON , M . D ., was initiated under the Scottish Constitution , in Lodge St . Macher , No . 54 , Aberdeen , on the 10 th of June , 1872 . In April , 1878 , he was elected a joining member of the Studholme Lodge , No . 1591 , and two months later , of the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 259 . He served as W . M . of the former in 1 S 85 , and represented the latter on the Board of General Stewards , of which he was President in 1892 . He was exalted in the St . Macher Chapter , No . S 4 ,

Aberdeen , in August , 1872 , and having joined the English Constitution , was installed M . E . Z . of the Studholme Chapter , No . 1591 , in 1889 . He is the present Z . of the Prince of Wales Chapter , No . 259 . He is a Life Governor of the Boys ' School and Benevolent Institution , having served as Steward for the former in 1887 , and for the latter in 188 9 , while he is a Vice-President of the Girls' School , and has served three Stewardships on its behalf , and will act in the same capacity at the Festival which will take place on the 17 th prox .

Bro . PHILIP H . WATERLOW was initiated in the Athena ; um Lodge , No . 1491 , on the 17 th June , 1874 , and in May , 1881 , had the good fortune to be installed its W . M . He joined the St . Andrew ' s Lodge , No . 231 , in May , 1884 , and the St . Albans , No . 29 , in 1887 . He represented the latter on the Board of Grand Stewards during the year 1891-2 , and was installed its W . M . in January , 1892 . He

was exalted in the Orpheus Chapter , No . 1706 , in November , 1884 , and was installed First Principal in 1890 . He has taken the 30 ° in the Ancient and Accepted Rite , and is a member of the Grand Metropolitan Chapter , No . 1 , Rose Croix . As for the Charities , he is a Vice-President of all three , and has served four Stewardships for the Girls' School , three for the Boys' School , and four for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .

Bro . J . W . MACLURE , M . P ., was initiated in the Callender Lodge , No . 1053 , Manchester , on the 14 th June , 1866 , and having made rapid progress through the minor offices , was installed W . M . in 1870 . In 186 9 he assisted in founding the Travellers Lodge , No . 1253 , and was elected a joining member and afterwards became W . M . of the Lodge of Fortitude , No . 64 . He has been also successively

Prov . G . D . and Prov . G . W . of East Lancashire , while , as regards the Royal Arch , he was exalted in the Social Chapter , No . 62 , Manchester , and presided as M . E . Z . of a chapter . He is a Life Governor of the Girls' School and a Vice-President of the Boys' School and Benevolent Institution , and has served as Steward twice for the Girls' School , five times for the Boys' School , and at the Jubilee last year and on two other occasions for the Old People .

GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OF WORKS . Bro . J AMES EDMESTON , who succeeds Bro . Charles Barry in the office of Grand Superintendent of Works , was initiated in the Canterbury Lodge , No . 1635 , on the 20 th March , 1877 , and was installed its W . M . in November , 1883 . He was also for a short time a member of the Shadwell Clerke Lodge , No . 1910 . He was exalted to the Royal Arch Degree in the Friends-in-Council Chapter , No . 1383 , in

1879 , and the following year joined the British Chapter , No . 8 . He acted as Steward for the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls in 188 4 , and again at the Centenary Festival in 1888 , and is a Life Governor of that Charity , and a Life Subscriber of the Boys' School . He is also a member and P . M . W . S . of the Oxford and Cambridge University Chapter of Rose Croix , No . 45 on the roll of the Ancient and Accepted Rite .

DEPUTY GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . Bro . S . G . KIRCHIIOFKER , M . A ., F . R . G . S ., F . G . S ., who has been appointed tho ' principal aide to Bro . Sir Albert W . Woods . G . D . C , is a Mason of over 20 years ' standing and has taken a very active part in the work of the Craft in more than one Province and more than one field of Masonic labour . He was initiated , while yet a minor , in the Isaac Newton University Lodge , No . 859 , Cambridge , on the 20 th May , 1871 . In 1874 he became founder and first Master of the Alma Mater Lodi ? e .

No . 1492 , which during the first ten years of its existence met at Bletchley , Bucks , in the old Province of Berks and Bucks , but which in 1884 was transferred to its present quarters in Cambridge . Three years later he had a hand in founding the Albert Edward Lodge , No . 1714 , Camberley , in the Province of Surrey , and in 1881 he was the principal founder and first W . M . of the Wellesley Lodge , No . 1899 , meeting at Sandhurst in the county of Berks . In 1885 he was elected a member of the Correspondence Circle of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 . For the

various services thus rendered he was appointed Prov . G . S . B . Cambridgeshire in 1873 , Prov . S . G . W . Surrey in 1879 , and Prov . S . G . W . Berkshire in 1890 . In Royal Arch Masonry , after exaltation in the Euclid Chapter , No . 859 , he joined and was in due course installed M . E . Z . of the Chapter of St . Barnabas , No . 948 , Linslade , Bucks , and subsequently presided in the same capacity during two years over the Weyside Chapter , No . 1395 , Woking , Surrey . In 1882 he was appointed Prov . G . Scribe N . of the late Provincial Grand Chapter of Berks and

Bucks . Hc is likewise a P . M . of the University Lodge of Mark Masters , No , SS , and Past C . N . Royal Ark Mariners Lodge attached thereto , and Past J . G . O . England ; P . E . P . Cunir de Lion Preceptory Knights Templar ; P . M . W . S . and Recorder of the Royal Military Rose Croix Chapter , No . 89 , and has taken the 32 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite . For our Institutions he has worked indefatigably , having served three Stewardships for the Girls' School , five for the Boys' School , and five for the Benevolent Institution , and is a Vice-President of all three Charities .