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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS . In future numbers of the Freemason we purpose g iving * a series of portraits of Worshipful Masters who have been recently installed . Recognising the fact that no greater honour can be bestowed on a brother than to be elected the Master of his lodge , we

desire to do our part towards creating a permanent record of such event in his Masonic history by placing his portrait before our readers . We shall be pleased to furnish Secretaries of lodges and others who may take an interest in our project whatever information may be desired as to our proposed method of procedure .

ENQUIRER . —J . S . Node . —A Past Master is entitled to wear his P . M . ' s collar and jewel on all occasions when Craft clothing may be worn . See Constitutions , Rule 306 A .

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SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 30 , 1893 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

In the report of the Charity Committee presented to the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , and adopted by that body , was an unanimous recommendation that Bro . W . F . Smithson , P . G . D ., be again nominated as the Representative of the Province on

the Board of Management of the Boys' School . Bro . Smithson has done such good and useful work during his four or five years' tenure of office , that we sincerely join with Bro . McLeod , who , in his response , alluded to fte matter , in an expression of hope that he will consent to accept the nomination and continue his excellent services .

* Amongst the unreported speeches at the Leeds function of Wednesday last , it is a matter of regret hat a most witty reply for " The Visitors " by Bro . Godson , M . P ., has been lost . Particularly playing

Xpon a remark of the M . W . Pro Grand Master , he defended the South of England lodges as against thc superior" northern ones in a very lively manner , Mich made his hearers indulge in most hearty lighter .

# •*** # The year ' s record in the case of the Province of Cheshire is excellent , and Bro . Lord Egerton of fa'ton , the Grand Master of the Province , as well as 'he lod ges and members he presides over so ably and geniall y ) havt every reason to be proud of the manner ¦

* " which the duties of Masonry have been fulfilled during . ** " * past 12 months . There has been a substantial '"crease of membership , the 45 lodges on the roll "'" storing in the aggregate 2241 subscribing members as Compared with 1963 in the preceding year . The

monetary affairs of the Province are also satisfactory , he balances in hand in respect of the Funds of General Ur P ° ses and Benevolence being small , but sufficient , 1 "Ut ( or sundry items of extra expenditure , including Srant of , £ 52 ios . to the Cheshire Benevolent Fund , cy would have more nearly equal' . ed those of last year ,

Masonic Notes.

But the work on which the chief stress was very properly laid by the Provincial Grand Master in his address was that done in behalf of the local and Central Charities of Freemasonry , but more especially the former . For the last 30 years Cheshire has had an Educational Institute of its own . This is now

dispensing its benefits to 47 children , the sons and daughters of deceased or indigent Cheshire Masons , while its invested capital now stands at the very respectable figure of £ 62 $ o . But during the year which has now ended , the brethren of the Province , not content with the assistance they have been thus rendering to

the children of their less fortunate members , have set up a Masonic Benevolent Institute , modelled on the lines of , and intended , indeed , to be a kind of local supplementary Charity to , the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . The annuitants elected on the Fund

thus established will receive—or it was so intended when the Fund was being organised— £ 20 a year on the male branch , and £ 16 a year on the widows' branch . , or one-half the annuities granted by the Central Charity . * * *

In order to ensure , as far as may be , the permanence of this Institute , the whole of the receipts , with the exception of a small balance retained in hand for casual expenses , has been invested , and when we state , as was stated at the recent annual meeting of the Prov . G . Lodge , that the sum received to date was

announced as , £ 2649 , and the income'derived from the amount invested as £ 6 g , our readers will be in a position to form a tolerable idea of the zeal and energy which must have been brought to bear in order to achieve so brilliant a success . Bro . R . Newhouse , the respected and energetic Prov . G . Secretary , in

particular , appears to have distinguished himself by the prominent part he took in this splendid work , and his services were promptly recognised at the provincial meeting already referred to , a sum of 25 guineas , being the surplus of the inaugural Festival of the Fund , having been voted by acclamation with a view to constituting him a Vice-Patron .

» We have said that Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton and the lodges and brethren under his authority must be immensely proud of these achievements , nor does there appear to us to be any just cause or impediment why we should not take this opportunity of offering

our congratulations both to him and them on the grand result of their past year ' s labours . To have contributed the large sum of -63007 to the Charitable needs of the Province and Masonry generally , within the limits of a single year , is sterling work , and fully merits the acclamations which the Province will assuredly receive from the whole English Craft .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

f We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish In a spirit ot fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]

"FREEMASONRY IN THE ARMY . " To the Editor of the "Freemason . '' Dear Sir and Brother , I notice in your interesting article under the heading " Freemasonry in the Army , " in the

Freemason of 5 th August last , that no notice is taken of military lodges in the British Army now in existence ; indeed , it would appear from your article that , with the exception of the lodge , originally the 4 th Battalion R . A . —now working probably under the Grand Lodge of Canada—that military lodges have long ago ceased

to exist . The and Battalion , " the Royal Scots , " have a lodge ( No . 316 , Unity , Peace , and Concord , E . C . ) at present in full working order , whose charter dates from the year 1798 , and since that time , with one exception ( so far as is at present known ) , has only once been in

abeyance . I have no doubt that there are lodges in other regiments and corps who are at the present moment in full pursuance of our ancient Craft , and it would , be interesting to know how many are really in existence . Perhaps some of your readers may be able to furnish this information . —Yours fraternally ,

S . D . Wellington , Nilgiris , Madras Presidency , September 5 th .

DISSOLVED DISTRICT GRAND LODGES . Tothe Editor of thc " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I assure you I fully appreciate the sentiments expressed in your last , so far as the above matter and myself are concerned . I would now , however , merely ask to be permitted to state that the V . W . the Grand Secretary has , in the kindest manner , intimated to me

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his willingness to communicate with the V . W . the Grand Secretary of New South Wales , who is a Past Grand Officer of England , and further , was the last District Grand Secretary of New South Wales under the English Constitution , The question at issue may now , therefore , be considered at an end . — Fraternally yours , W . F . LAMONBY . September 23 rd .

VISITING BRETHREN . To the Editor of the " Freemason , " Dear Sir and Brother , The laxity of " P . M . ' s " lodge is , indeed , truly appalling . One can hardly realise thc possibility of " a man entering a lodge , " " unclothed , " " taking his

seat , " & c . Several of your readers are anxious to know—Where was the Tyler y Where was the I . G . V Where was the D . of C . ? Where was the J . W . ? and Where was the W . M . ?

Surely this is a . matter for investigation of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the province in which "P . M . 's " lodge is controlled . —Yours fraternally , P . M . —W . L .

A CURIOUS CERTIFICATE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Through the courtesy of Bro . W . M . Wright , R . W . M . Thistle Lodge , No . 62 ( S . C ) , I am enabled

to send you copy of a curious certificate that is given in the Minute Book of " Lodge Journeyman , Dumfries " ( now Thistle , No . 62 ) to add to the collection of similar documents recently printed in your columns . — I am , yours faithfully and fraternally ,

JAMES SMITH , P . M . 63 . September 26 th . FROM MINUTE BOOK OF " J OURNEYMAN " LODGE ,

DUMFRIES , NOW "THISTLE , " NO . 62 . " The Form of Certificate . In the beginning was the word and the light shined in Darkness and the Darkness Comprehended it not . The Bearer hereof came to us being well recommended and after due preparation was admitted

to receive the true light of Masonry which enlighteneth every Mason , this we bear witness of his entry by ye door , for to him ye porter opened , when he heard his voice , and after having served a just pud lawful ) . time to an enter prentice we proceeded to pass him through Jordan where he behaved himself soberly honestly &

faithfully discharged himself bf ye duty ' of a Craftsman under ye direction of adoniram the right Worshipful Society seeing ye Goodness of his Moralis and his love to ye Craft , after these duties discharged took him from thence to ye top of ye pinacle of ye Temple and there discovered to him ye beauty of Masonry by raising him from a Craftsman to the

dignity of a Master to this we do bear Witness as he himself can testifie , upon just trial and Examination . Given under our hands at Dumfr . on the first friday of ye month Bull and in the year of Masonrie 5755 . PATRICK Goi * i- (^ f G . WAI KER Masr . ( . Clerk . R . CRAIG , S . W . P . STRONG , J . W .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

10-15 ] BRO . ABBOTT'S "HERTFORDSHIRE . " I have been just going through Bro . G . B . Abbott ' s " History of Freemasonry in Hertfordshire " for the second time , and wonder how many brethren will fully appreciate such an extraordinary volume . The diligence , patience , and accuracy of the painstaking-author are beyond praise . I do not know its fellow , as respects

abundance of details and exhaustive' character , and , beyond question , there is no other province in England that is so well supplied . The fact that the lodges in the county are mostly of modern date detracts in nowise from the conspicuous merit of the publication , for nothing but a superabundance of zeal , and being a born historian of lodges , could possibly have enabled the

author to stick at the work from the beginning to its successful end . Over 470 pages of closely printed matter for ten shillings and sixpence is a typographical feat beyond my comprehension as a paying enterprise , but any way the subscribers , of whom I had the pleasure to be one , cannot complain of either the quantity or the quality for their small outlay , and I am glad to

see that Bro . Abbott has determined for the time to . offer it to the Craft at the original subscription price . There are five portraits of the Provincial Grand Mas- ters from 1797 to the present time , including Bro . Fors . stein , the first appointed ; the Marquis of Salisbury , Provincial Grand Master 1831-44 ; and Bro . T . F . Halsey , the present esteemed Ruler . The massive volume is quite as exhaustive respecting Royal Arch ,

Mark and lemplar Masonry , and hence for the members of the province especially , is simply invaluable . My advice is that the lodges should present all their Past Masters and Secretaries with copies , and induce all new members also to subscribe , for which purpose a few might always be purchased in advance by lodges . At all events , the province should see that Bro . G . B . Abbott is not out of pocket by his honorary and important service . W . J . HUGHAN .