Provincial Grand Lodge Of South Wales.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH WALES .

INSTALLATION OF LORD LLANGATTOCK . With every accompaniment of Masonic pomp and ceremony the installation of Bro . the Right Hon . John Allan , Baron of Llangattock , as Prov . Grand Master of the Eastern Province of South Wales took place at Cardiff on Thursday afternoon , and passed off with the greatest eclat and success . Such a ceremony as that witnessed by Masons in Cardiff on

Thursday had not been seen in the memory of the oldest Freemason in the district . Members of the Craft to the number of iooo , gathered from all parts of South Wales and from the provinces far outside , and from noon until 1 . 30 , the hour at which the Provincial Grand Lodge was announced to assemble , the precincts of Wood-street hall , which had b : en secured for the

installation ceremony , were the scene of great animation . The interior of the spacious edifice had undergone a complete transformation under the hands of the decorators , and the blending of the colours of the magnificent drapery and variegated plants and flowers presented a gorgeous appearance . The hall had , in fact , for the nonce been converted into a huge Masonic

lodgeroom with all the concomitants necessary to a performance with due effect and ritual of the ceremony of the day . Bro . Marmaduke Tennant , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , arrived early , accompanied by a large number of Provincial Grand Officers .

The Provincial Grand Lodge having been opened by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , the roll of the lodges was called , and the minutes being read and approved , a number of communications were announced apologising for non-attendance , including one from Bro . the Earl of Jersey , The report of the Prov . Grand Lodge Committee was then submitted .

It commenced by making sympathetic references to the late Prov . G . M ., Rro . Sir George Elliot , Bart ., and the late Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Monmouth , Bro . Capt . George Homfray , and , having spoken in complimentary terms of the Prov . Grand Master designate , proceeded to refer to the woik of the past \ ear .

In proposing the adoption of the report , Bro . MARMAOUKK TENNANT made pathetic reference to the memory of the late Prov . G . M ., Bro . Sir Geo . Elliot , Bart ., and congratulated the province upon having such a worthy successor . He also alluded to the lamentable death of Bro . Captain

Homfray . He congratulated the brethren upon the good feeling existing between the different lodges in the province , and said the finances of the Prov . Grand Lodge were in a most satisfactory condition , while large sums had been collected for the Central and Home Masonic Charities ,

Bro . Sir J J ONES J ENKINS seconded the proposition , and also paid pathetic tributes to the memories of Bro . Sir Geo . Elliot and Bro . Homfray , He also congratulated the province upon the appointment of the Right Hon ,

Lord Llangattock as Prov . Grand Master of the division , and , speaking of the Oeputy Prov . G . M . ( Bro . Tennant ) , he said his name was a household word among Freemasons , and his re-appointment by the new Prov . G . M . would be hailed with the utmost satisfaction .

The report was adopted , as also were the Prov . Grand Treasurer ' s accounts and the account of the Victoria Widows' and Educational Fund . On the proposition of Bro . J . T . HOGG , P . M . ( Cardiff ) , seconded by Rro . J OSEPH SPRAGUE ( Pontypridd ) , Bro . R . J . Dangerfield ( Swansea ) , was appointed Prov . Grand Treasurer for the ensuingjyear .

A sum of 50 guineas was voted from the lodge to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , and a like sum to the local widows' and orphans' fund . At this stage Bro . the Rev . J . L . Stradling , D . P . G . M . of the Western 'division of South Wales ( who was introduced by Bro . Corper , of Cardiff , Presented the D . Prov . G . M . ( Bro . Marmaduke Tennant ) with the Charity jewel for securing over Z ^ oo for the local Charities .

In acknowled ging the gift Bro . TENNANT stated that if there were two jewels he valued more than others it-was those of P . M . and the Charity jewelfhis concluded the first portion of the agenda , and just as the clock Pointed to a quarter to four a flourish of trumpets announced the arrival of

'he M . W . the Installing Master , Bro . the Earl of Lathom , who came accompanied by Lord Kensington , Prov . G . M . of the Western Division ; Br ° s . Letchworth , Grand Secretary ; Col . Lyne , and P . G . Officers . They proceeded to their seats amid great enthusiasm , and when the excitement "ad subsided ,

Bro . the Earl of LATHOM rose and said it had given him great pleasure come there that day , not only because he had to install a worthy brother to n 'fih position , but because that brother was a schoolfellow and an after ° panion of his . He had had the pleasure of knowing and respecting ^ "r former Prov . Grand Master , and he knew how worthily he filled the P 'lion , but he had no doubt that the choice made by the Grand Master of

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a successor was a good one , and would be to the benefit of the province in the future . That was not his lordship ' s first visit to Wales . Some 10 years ago he had had the pleasure of installing the hon . brother on his left—Lord Kensington—and the kindness he received on that occasion in South Wales made him anxious to pay one more visit to the Principality .

The next half-hour was devoted to the installation ceremony , Bro . Lord Llangattock being conducted to the pedestal with becoming ceremony . When his lordship had taken the O . B ., the brethren cheered vociferously , and his lordship for a time seemed quite overwhelmed by the cordial character of the reception given to him .

His LORDSHIP , having been duly invested by the Earl of Lathom , took the chair , and having taken a few minutes to recover himself , he rose , amid a renewed outburst of cheering , and thanked the brethren for the cordial reception given to him , and remarked , with evident emotion , that he could hardly find words to adequately convey to them his appreciation of thsir kind

ovation . He knew he was taking a great responsibility , but he had not done so without due consideration . He had heard often of the loyal , the hearty , and the friendly feeling there was in that province amongst the Masons , and he had also heard everything that was good and kind and loyal about the

Deputy Provincial Grand Master . He hoped , with Bro . Marmaduke Tennant ' s judicious assistance , to prove himself not unworthy of the great honour that they had done him . His words were very poor , he knew , but he felt them most deeply . He hoped he would be worthy of them , and the high office to which he had that day been installed .

The new PROV . G . MASTER then declared all the offices vacant , and subsequently , amidst the greatest enthusiasm , announced the re-appointnieni of Bro : Marmaduke Tennant as Dep . Prov . G . M . Bro . MARMADUKE TENNANT was then invested , and suitably acknowledged his re-appointment . The following brethren were then invested by the Prov . G . M . as Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year :

Bro . W . G . Davies , P . M . 364 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ D . Williams , P . M . 1992 ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . W . Williams , P . M . rSo 7 ... ... ) D ~ n , „ Rev . D . Phillips , P . M . IS 78 j Prov - G > Cha P -

„ R . J . Dangeifield , W . M . 237 ... ... Piov . G . Treas . „ F . J . Ferris Bailey , W . M . 1992 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ W . Whittington , P . M . 364 ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ A . L . Roberts , W . M . 36 ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . .. F . W . Hvbart . W . M . 060 ... ... Prov . S . G . D .

„ H . Morgan Rees , W . M . 1754 ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ G . H . Glascodine , W . M . 132 s ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ J . D . Williams , P . M . S 33 " ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ S . Sandbrook , W . M . no ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ T . Higman , W . M . 2357 ... ... Prov . G . S . B .

„ J . Howell , P . M . 679 ... ... -jprov G Strl »¦•«= „ W . J . Nott , P . M . 657 ... ... __ J Prov . tr . btd . Bis . „ W . G . Nicholl , P . M . 237 ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ C . E . Perry , W . M . 1807 ... .., Prov . G . Purst . „ T . J . Kerr , W . M . 304 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst .

„ W . H . Lewis , 1 573 ¦¦•¦•••••" ] „ W . H . Jones , W . M . iSo I ., f , s , „ F . W . Goldswcrthy , P . M . 2 ^ 2 ... ... f lov' ( , > 'Slw , ls-„ W . H . Williams , 30 ... ... ... J „ G . Bullerwell , 2 37 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler .

The other business transacted was of a formal character . In the evening a banquet took place in the Park-hall , where the brethre to the number of about 400 repaired immediately after the lodge proceeding were concluded . The Paik-hall , which lends itself so well for purposes 1 decoration , on this occasion afforded a brilliant spectacle . Five rows c tables had been placed down the length of the hall , the head table bein

appropriately situated on the platform beneath the organ . The balconie were prettily draped all around , and the tables were exquisitely adorne with floial decoration . Altogether the appearance of the hall reflected ever credit on the decorators . The banquet was also excellently served , and th cattring for so large a gathering was creditable and appreciable in th highest degree . The Right Hon . Lord Llangattock presided , and sup porting him were Bros , the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , Pro Gran

Master of England ; Lord Kensington , Bro . Marmaduke Tennant , Deputy P . G . M . ; E . Letchworth , Grand Secretary ; Colonel Lyne , Sir John J . Jenkins , the Rev . J . L . Stradl ! ng , Deputy Provincial Grand Master Western Division ; J . McLeod , Sec . R . M . I , for Boys ; J . G . Hall , Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Monmouthshire ; Bro . Cooper , P . P . S . G . W . ; Dr . Naunton Davies , the Rev . — Phillips , P . P . G . Chap . ; Hulme Williams , and Lewis Thomas . At the conclusion of the lepast ,