The New Masonic Hall At Philadelphia.

THE NEW MASONIC HALL AT PHILADELPHIA .

Tho opening of tho IIOAV Masonic Hall in Philadelphia , is a subject AYMCII calls for more than a passing notice in our Masonic press . It has been alluded to hi tho "Freemason , " but Are have thought Avell , as tho Magazine is intended , as ATCII for past

"diggings" as for present events , to call the attention of our readers to these very laudable , Ave may add unexampled labours and tliis happy achievement of our Pennsylvanian brethren .

The new Hall at Philadelphia according to a Philadelphia journalist in tho "Public Ledger , " Avas built by the Pennsylvania !! Freemasons , Avho , according to the last Grand Lodge report , numbered 36 , 185 members in good standing , belonging to 345

lodges . At tho close of the last Masonic year , the warrant of the latest lodge constituted Avas niunbered 517 , the difference be-. ing caused by lodges that have gone out of existence or being merged into others , or by

the numbers of somo of the Chapters that originally took warrants from the Grand Lodge , Pennsylvania contains , next to New York , tho largest number of Masons of any State in the Union . The order is governed by tho Grand Lodge , over Avhich presides , at

this time , Samuel C . Perkins , of Philadelphia , the Grand Master , who is also chairman of the Building Committee who have conducted the erection of the Temple . Grand Master Perkins , who is also president of tho Public Buildings' Commission , and is a

Avollknown lawyer , comes of good Masonic stock , Ms father having been Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania . The Deput y Grand Master of the Order , Alfred B . Potter , is a son of the late Bishop Potter , and mem

her of the well-known firm of Bunting , Durborow and Co . Robert Clarke is the Senior Grand Warden . These are all Philadelphians , as also are the Grand Treasurer and Secretary . The Junior Grand

Warden is JamesMadison Porter , of Easton , a leading Lwyer there , and a son of the late Governor Porter . Thomas Brown , the Grand Treasurer , is a plumber . Joint Thompson is the Grand Secretary . Charles Schneider—like his father and grandfather before him—is the Grand Tyler .

Whilst built by the Grand Lodge of tho State for the Masons of Pennsylvania , tho work has , hoAvever , reaEy been done by the Masons of Philadelphia , Avho have mainl y furnished the means , and will chiefly hear the expense of carrying it on . There aro

in Philadelphia fifty-nine lodges , which had , at the time of the last Grand Lodge report , 10 , 848 members . These lodges , with a few exceptions , Avill hold their meetings in the new Temple , the rule being to hold a stated

meeting once a month , and special meetings whenever emergency may require it . Tho exceptions are lodges meeting in the suburban , districts of Manayunk , Germanfcowu , Frankford and West Philadelphia .

THE LODGES IN PHILADELPHIA . Those Philadelphia lodges are the following , the number of their warrants , name , membership , according to the last published Grand Lodge report , and the name of tho Worshipful Master no win office being given for each .

No . Same . Membership . Master , 2 Number Two 201 H . G . Bamberger 3 Number Throe 241 Geo . Megee , Jr . 9 Number Nine 189 Saml . Whittle 19 Montgomery 288 Wm . A . Sinn 51 No . Fifty-one 213 Charles Hart

52 Harmony 189 Wm . II . Dickson 59 Washington 382 Wm . II List 67 Concordia 227 Mor ' caiD . Evans 71 La Fayette 269 Wm . B . Landou 72 Philadelphia 227 J . II . Windrim 91 Columbia 169 Geo . W . Seeler

114 Solomon ' s 243 J . H . Weston 115 St . John ' s 244 T . II . Woodward 121 Union 254 Saml . W . Wray 123 Hermann ' s 216 Aug . C . Eeidel 126 Bising Star 190 E . C . Mitchell 130 Phoenix 324 H . A . Beeves 131 Industry 94 Jno . E . Squires