The New Fast Grand Officers.

Ferry took part in founding theLodge of Prosperity , Xo . 1 743 , and he subsequently filled the Master ' s chair in both lodges . He is also a member and Past First Principal of the Prosperity

BRO . CHARLES K . FERRY . Chapter . But it is as a Masonic student and the historian of the Old Prosperity Lodge that perhaps he is best known , and , as might be expected , he takes great interest in the

proceedings of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , of which lie is an active member of the correspondence circle , and lias delivered lectures on the following Masonic subjects : — " Signs and Symbols of Craft Freemasonry " ; " Rise and Progress of Freemasonry" ; "Antient Operative Masonry , Stonehenge ";

" Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences , Astronomy " ; " AVhat is Freemasonry ? " Bro . Ferry ' s wife is a Life Governor of all three Masonic Institutions .

PAST GRAND STANDARD BEARER . Bro . John C . Moor who succeeded the late Bro . R . Hudson on the appointment of the latter brother as Deputy Grand Master of Durham in 1903 , was initiated in the Palatine Lodge , Xo . 97 in 1879 and filled the Master ' s chair

, , in 1883 . He afterwards became , a founder and lirst Senior AVarden of the Londonderry Lodge , No . 20 ^ 59 , : lIU ' was installed as Master in the following year . He was also a founder and lirst Master of the AA'earmouth Lodge , Xo . 291 . 4 in 1902 .

He had the honour of having Provincial Grand rank conferred on him in 18 ^ 4 , being made Prov . jnnr . Grand Deacon ; Prov . Junr . Grand AA ' ardcn in 1892 , and Prov . Grand Secretary in 1903 . In Roval Arch Masonry he was exalted in the Strict Benevolence Chapter , Xo . 97 in 1881

, , and was installed in the Principal Z . ' s chair in the De Lambton Chapter , Xo . 94 , in 18 K 7 . He was made Prov . Grand Registrar of Durham in 1888 ; Prov . G . f . in 1887 ; and Prov . G . H . in 1902 . He is a Life Governor of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ; a Life Member of the Durham

Education Fund , and was Hon . Secretary for 1906 Festival ( for Province of Durham ) of ( he Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution under Lord Barnard ' s Chairmanship .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

Supreme Grand Chapter .

r pHE Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter , at which I the annual appointment of Grand Ollicers takes place , was held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , May 3 rd-The M . E . Pro Grand Z . Earl Amherst presided , and was supported bv E . Comps . the Right Hon . Thomas F . Halsey , M . R , G . H ., and AV . E . Biymer , M . P ., G . Supt .

Dorsetshire , as G . J . ( in the absence of E . Comp . his Honour judge F . A . Philbrick , K . C ) . The attendance of Grand Officers , Past Grand Officers , and Principals and Past

Principals of private chapters was unusually large . Sir E . Letchworth , G . S . E ., read the minutes of the February Convocation , which were put and confirmed . Earl Amherst then said he would now proceed to invest the Grand Officers for the ensuing year . His Royal Highness the Grand Z . had been pleased to re-appoint him Pro Grand Z . ;

E . Comp . the Right Hon . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., Grand H . ; and E . Comp . his Honour Judge Philbrick , K . C , Grand J . ; and Sir Edward Letchworth , Grand Scribe E . The other Grand Officers were : Comp . Rev . S . T . H . Saunders , M . A . G . S . N . „ R . H . Horton Smith , K . C . ... Pres . Com . of G . P .

„ Stanley J . Attenborough ... G . I reas . „ John Strachan , K . C G . Reg . ,, His Honour Judge Limiley ) ^ ^ Smith , K . C I ' ' " „ Rev . V . P . AVyatt , M . A . ... G . Prim Soj . Col . Gerald C Ricardo ... ist A . G . Soj .

„ „ Lieut .-Col . A . J . H . Ward ... 2 nd A . G . Soj . ^^^„ Maj .-Gen . G . F . Guyon ... G . S . B . „ Lieut .-Col . H . G . Thompson , ) s M . D J F . Phillips 1 st G . Std . Br .

„ „ Walter H . Jessop , M . A ., M . B ., 1 , Q Su ] B ] . F . R . C . S J „ Ernest Clarke , M . D ., F . R . C . S . 3 rd G . Std . Br . ,, A . L . Reynolds 4 th G . Std . Br . „ Sir J . Brickwood 5 th G . Std . Br .

„ J . P . Slingsby Roberts ... 6 th G . Std . Br . „ Frank Richardson ... ... G . D . C „ A . G . Neville D . G . D . C . „ James E . Terry ist A . G . D . C ,, J . Sefton Mayors 2 nd A . G . D . C . ,, Thomas Cohu 3 rd A . G . D . C .

,. Charles Butcher 4 th A . G . D . C . ,. AA . R . J . McLean , Mus . Doc . ... G . Org . AVilliam Lake Asst . G . S . K .

„ Henry Sadler G . Janitor . The following appointments to Past Grand rank were made : Comp . The Rev . Canon Beaumont , ) . M . A I [ A ' J boj

-„ Edmund A . Smith P . A . G . Soj . ,, Lieut .-Col . W . M . Drage , D . S . O . 1 p p q o „ Major R . Ford . D . S . O . ' ... ' *' „ Thomas Weeding Weeding ... \ „ John J . Hamilton ... " ... p Q ^ ^ ,, Arthur G . P . Lewis ... ...

„ F . E . Remfry ... ... ... „ J . Gordon Langton P . D . G . D . C . „ Samuel R . Macartney ... ,, George F . Marshall ... „ George G . Corbie " I ? " T ' T' 101 'P P . A . G . D . C „ W . Metcalfe ,, A . C . A . Higerty

,, C . E . Perry „ John C . Moor , The usual business was transacted including the granting of i \ ve new chapters and the election of Members of the Committee of General Purposes as follows : —Comp . C . J . R .

Tijou , Major T . C . AValls , AV . Cleghorn , AV . J . Songluust , and H . E . Dehaney . Grand Chapter was then closed in ancient form .