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Prov. G. Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.
Grand Warden , Bro . Dr . W . Carrick Crofts P . M . 779 , and Bro . the Rev . F . H . Richardson , M . A ., J . P ., Vicar of Belgrave and Rural Dean , P . M . 1560 and P . P . G . Chaplain .
The report of fche Charity Committee was also of a very satisfactory character , the Province having a net balance of 2 , 566 votes for the Masonic Charities , which would be available at future elections . The Committee acknowledged
the services of Bro . John Metcalfe P . M . 1767 and 2028 P . P . G . Supt . of Works , who represented the Province at fche last Annual Festival of the R . M . Benevolent Institution , when his list reached the handsome sum of £ 241 10 s . After dealing with some matters of local interest , the report concluded by recommending that the Royal
Masonic Institution for Girls be the Charity to receive the special support of the Province for the coming year , and voting a sum of twenty guineas to be placed upon the list of the Steward representing the Province . Satisfactory reports from the Prov . G . Registrar and Prov . G . Treasurer were received and approved , and the Prov . G . Treasurer ' s accounts passed , Bro . Waite , Prov . G .
Treasurer , being re-elected to that office for the ensuing year , and a vote of thanks accorded to him for his past services . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master then appointed and invested the Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year , as follows : —
Bro . S . Cleaver P . M . 279 ... ... Senior Warden A . Molvor Tindall P . M . 1330 ... Jnnior Warden EevW . R . Hurd ... ... ) n , , . Eev . Selwyn C . Freer j P lams Eobert Waite 279 P . M . 466 ... Treasurer W . Vial P . M . 1007 ... ... Eesristrar
Eev . C . Henton Wood P . M . 1560 ... Secretary E . Bullen P . M . 779 ... ... Senior Deacon C . A . Mnrcott W . M . 50 ... Junior Deacon E . Jeeves W . M . 1130 ... ... Superintendent of Works M . J . Walker P . M . 1265 P . P . J . G . W . Director of Ceremonies W . H . Lead W . M . 2081 ... ... Assistant D . C .
G . Jessop W . M . 2028 ... ... Sword Bearer J . E . Beazeley P . M . 1391 ... ")„ , , „ G . Newsome P . M . 523 j Standard Bearers W . H . Barrow 523 , Mns . Bac . ... Organist E . Mason P . M . 1391 ... ... Pursuivant C . Lowenstein W . M . 1007 ... Assistant Pursuivant
E . Holmes 279 ... ... ...-, E . J . Thompson 779 ... ... j T . P . Corcoran 1007 ... ... '_ , _ . T . H . Smith 1330 [ . Stewards R . B . Starkey 1391 ... ... | J . Young 2028 ... ... ... I
James Tanser ... ... ... Tyler In exercise of the privilege granted by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M . to Provincial Grand Masters , of conferring Past Provincial Grand
Lodge rank on a limited number of Brethren , in commemoration of the Jubilee of the reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , the Provincial Grand Master conferred past rank on the following Brethren : —
Bro . the Rev . C . Henton Wood , M . A ., P . P . G . Chaplain Prov . G . Secy , as P . P . S . G . W ., Bro . William Keep P . M . 1265 P . P . G . S . B . as P . P . J . G . W ., On the motion of Brother
M . J . Walker , seconded by Bro . Kelly , Bro . Partridge was appointed as Steward to represent Provincial Grand Lodge at the next Festival of the Girls' School . In thanking the Brethren for their kindness , the D . P . G . M . made an earnest
appeal for support in his Stewardship on so important an occasion as the Centenary Festival , andgave some interesting details with reference to the schemes proposed for celebrating that event .
The next business on the agenda was " to present to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro , S . S . Partridge , Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , full dress clothing and jewels suitable to his rank in Grand Lodge and Grand
Chapter , subscribed for by the Brethren of the Province . " The presentation was made by Bro . Kelly P . P . G . M ., who said that a very pleasing , but afc the same time quite unexpected duty , and one for which he was wholly
unprepared , had devolved upon him , owing to the absence of their Provincial Grand Master , Lord Ferrers , who had telegraphed , almost at the last moment , that he was unable to attend . Ifc was fortunate , however , that but few words
of explanation were needed from him , as the circumstances of the case were fully described iu the report of the Committee of General Purposes jusfc presented . The rank of
Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , which ifc had pleased the M . W . the Grand Master , at the Jubilee Meeting at the Albert Hall , to confer upon their worthy
Prov. G. Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.
Bro . Partridge , was not only a great honour to their D . P . G . M ., but also , through him , to their Province , whose representative he was . Bro . Kelly expressed his conviction that the services which Bro . Partridge had rendered , nofc
only in the Craft Lodges , bufc more especially in the important Office of Prov . Grand Secretary and D . P . G . M ., which he had held in the Provincial Grand Lodge , were so great and so efficiently performed that the Brethren would
unanimously agree with him that no more worthy Brother conld have been selected to receive Grand Lodge rank afc the hands of the Grand Master on that ever memorable occasion at the Albert Hall , in celebration of Her Majesty ' s
Jubilee . The distinction thus conferred on their D . P . G . M . was the more marked and gratify ing inasmuch as , curiously enough , it was only the second instance in which ' any Leicestershire Mason ( as such ) had ever been appointed to Office in the Grand Lodge of England—the other being their worthy and esteemed Brother George Toller—Brother
Partridge ' s predecessor in the Offices of Prov . G . Secretary and D . P . G . M ., who some years ago was appointed Grand
Sword Bearer . It was true that two of their former Provincial Grand Masters , Sir F . G . Fowler , Barfc ., and his successor , fche firsfc Earl Howe , had held office in Grand Lodge , the former as Senior Grand Warden ,
and the latter , for somo years , as Deputy Grand Master , but Sir Frederick held the distinguished position of Deputy Master of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , under the Dnke of York ; and his Lordship was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Adelaide , and wa _ i well known and
esteemed in Court circles in town . It was to be hoped that in future years , although their Province was a small one , it would not be left so much in the shade as it had been with respect to Grand Lodge honours . Bro . Kelly then informed the D . P . G . M . that no sooner had this honour , conferred by the Prince of Wales , become known than it
was determined to open a subscription iu the Province to provide a complete set of the undress and the full-dress clothing and jewel of presentation to Bro . Partridge , bufc the brethren of his Mother Lodge ( the John of Gaunt ,
No . 523 ) being anxious to take a special part in this gift ; it was arranged that the Lodge should provide the set of undress clothing , which was presented to their distinguished brother at the last meeting of the Lodge . A subscription ,
limited to a very small sum individually , had been started , and so rapidly and spontaneously did the names and subscriptions pour in , that nofc only was the sum required soon raised , but considerably exceeded ; and it was finally
arranged not only to present the full-dress clothing and jewel of Grand Lodge , bufc , in addition , the full-dress clothing and jewel of the rank conferred in Grand Chapter . Bro . Kelly , having asked Bro . Partridge ' s acceptance of
the offering of the Brethren of the Province , together with their besfc wishes thafc he might long be spared to wear ifc , proceeded to invest him with the Grand Lodge clothing and jewel , amidst the hearty applause of fche large assem- ' blage of Brethren .
The clothing was richly embroidered , and the jewel ( of 18-carat gold ) bore the following inscription : —
This jewel , together with cho dress clothing of his rank , was presented to Worshipful Brother S . S . Partridge , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , by the Freemasons of the Province of Leicestershire
and Rutland upon his appointment as Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies of the Grand Lodge of England , and as a mark of their great esteem and regard for him . October 1887 .
Bro . Partridge , in returning thanks , spoke of the difficulty he felfc in finding words sufficiently adequate to express his feelings of gratitude for the very valuable present which it had pleased the Brethren to bestow upon him . To have received the coveted distinction of rank in
Grand Lodge was an honour he had little thought of , and coming so unexpectedly , and on such an important ;; occasion . is the Jubilee of hev Most Gvaciovis M & sjesty , and also receiving the distinction at the hands of the M . W . G . M .
himself , rendered ifc infinitely more valuable ; bufc the chief interest in that event ; was , ancl always would be , associated in his mind with the handsome way in which the Brethren of the Province had been kind enough to recognise the
appointment by the costly gift of which he was now made the recipient , their kindness and esteem being the more marked as he had already , on more than one occasion , been thought worthy of special and substantial recognition ;
notably some eight years ago , when he received from the Brethren the very beautiful and costly wedding present which he aud his wife prized KO highly . The distinction conferred upon him , he felfc , was nofc bv auy means a per--
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Prov. G. Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.
Grand Warden , Bro . Dr . W . Carrick Crofts P . M . 779 , and Bro . the Rev . F . H . Richardson , M . A ., J . P ., Vicar of Belgrave and Rural Dean , P . M . 1560 and P . P . G . Chaplain .
The report of fche Charity Committee was also of a very satisfactory character , the Province having a net balance of 2 , 566 votes for the Masonic Charities , which would be available at future elections . The Committee acknowledged
the services of Bro . John Metcalfe P . M . 1767 and 2028 P . P . G . Supt . of Works , who represented the Province at fche last Annual Festival of the R . M . Benevolent Institution , when his list reached the handsome sum of £ 241 10 s . After dealing with some matters of local interest , the report concluded by recommending that the Royal
Masonic Institution for Girls be the Charity to receive the special support of the Province for the coming year , and voting a sum of twenty guineas to be placed upon the list of the Steward representing the Province . Satisfactory reports from the Prov . G . Registrar and Prov . G . Treasurer were received and approved , and the Prov . G . Treasurer ' s accounts passed , Bro . Waite , Prov . G .
Treasurer , being re-elected to that office for the ensuing year , and a vote of thanks accorded to him for his past services . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master then appointed and invested the Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year , as follows : —
Bro . S . Cleaver P . M . 279 ... ... Senior Warden A . Molvor Tindall P . M . 1330 ... Jnnior Warden EevW . R . Hurd ... ... ) n , , . Eev . Selwyn C . Freer j P lams Eobert Waite 279 P . M . 466 ... Treasurer W . Vial P . M . 1007 ... ... Eesristrar
Eev . C . Henton Wood P . M . 1560 ... Secretary E . Bullen P . M . 779 ... ... Senior Deacon C . A . Mnrcott W . M . 50 ... Junior Deacon E . Jeeves W . M . 1130 ... ... Superintendent of Works M . J . Walker P . M . 1265 P . P . J . G . W . Director of Ceremonies W . H . Lead W . M . 2081 ... ... Assistant D . C .
G . Jessop W . M . 2028 ... ... Sword Bearer J . E . Beazeley P . M . 1391 ... ")„ , , „ G . Newsome P . M . 523 j Standard Bearers W . H . Barrow 523 , Mns . Bac . ... Organist E . Mason P . M . 1391 ... ... Pursuivant C . Lowenstein W . M . 1007 ... Assistant Pursuivant
E . Holmes 279 ... ... ...-, E . J . Thompson 779 ... ... j T . P . Corcoran 1007 ... ... '_ , _ . T . H . Smith 1330 [ . Stewards R . B . Starkey 1391 ... ... | J . Young 2028 ... ... ... I
James Tanser ... ... ... Tyler In exercise of the privilege granted by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M . to Provincial Grand Masters , of conferring Past Provincial Grand
Lodge rank on a limited number of Brethren , in commemoration of the Jubilee of the reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , the Provincial Grand Master conferred past rank on the following Brethren : —
Bro . the Rev . C . Henton Wood , M . A ., P . P . G . Chaplain Prov . G . Secy , as P . P . S . G . W ., Bro . William Keep P . M . 1265 P . P . G . S . B . as P . P . J . G . W ., On the motion of Brother
M . J . Walker , seconded by Bro . Kelly , Bro . Partridge was appointed as Steward to represent Provincial Grand Lodge at the next Festival of the Girls' School . In thanking the Brethren for their kindness , the D . P . G . M . made an earnest
appeal for support in his Stewardship on so important an occasion as the Centenary Festival , andgave some interesting details with reference to the schemes proposed for celebrating that event .
The next business on the agenda was " to present to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro , S . S . Partridge , Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , full dress clothing and jewels suitable to his rank in Grand Lodge and Grand
Chapter , subscribed for by the Brethren of the Province . " The presentation was made by Bro . Kelly P . P . G . M ., who said that a very pleasing , but afc the same time quite unexpected duty , and one for which he was wholly
unprepared , had devolved upon him , owing to the absence of their Provincial Grand Master , Lord Ferrers , who had telegraphed , almost at the last moment , that he was unable to attend . Ifc was fortunate , however , that but few words
of explanation were needed from him , as the circumstances of the case were fully described iu the report of the Committee of General Purposes jusfc presented . The rank of
Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , which ifc had pleased the M . W . the Grand Master , at the Jubilee Meeting at the Albert Hall , to confer upon their worthy
Prov. G. Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.
Bro . Partridge , was not only a great honour to their D . P . G . M ., but also , through him , to their Province , whose representative he was . Bro . Kelly expressed his conviction that the services which Bro . Partridge had rendered , nofc
only in the Craft Lodges , bufc more especially in the important Office of Prov . Grand Secretary and D . P . G . M ., which he had held in the Provincial Grand Lodge , were so great and so efficiently performed that the Brethren would
unanimously agree with him that no more worthy Brother conld have been selected to receive Grand Lodge rank afc the hands of the Grand Master on that ever memorable occasion at the Albert Hall , in celebration of Her Majesty ' s
Jubilee . The distinction thus conferred on their D . P . G . M . was the more marked and gratify ing inasmuch as , curiously enough , it was only the second instance in which ' any Leicestershire Mason ( as such ) had ever been appointed to Office in the Grand Lodge of England—the other being their worthy and esteemed Brother George Toller—Brother
Partridge ' s predecessor in the Offices of Prov . G . Secretary and D . P . G . M ., who some years ago was appointed Grand
Sword Bearer . It was true that two of their former Provincial Grand Masters , Sir F . G . Fowler , Barfc ., and his successor , fche firsfc Earl Howe , had held office in Grand Lodge , the former as Senior Grand Warden ,
and the latter , for somo years , as Deputy Grand Master , but Sir Frederick held the distinguished position of Deputy Master of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , under the Dnke of York ; and his Lordship was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Adelaide , and wa _ i well known and
esteemed in Court circles in town . It was to be hoped that in future years , although their Province was a small one , it would not be left so much in the shade as it had been with respect to Grand Lodge honours . Bro . Kelly then informed the D . P . G . M . that no sooner had this honour , conferred by the Prince of Wales , become known than it
was determined to open a subscription iu the Province to provide a complete set of the undress and the full-dress clothing and jewel of presentation to Bro . Partridge , bufc the brethren of his Mother Lodge ( the John of Gaunt ,
No . 523 ) being anxious to take a special part in this gift ; it was arranged that the Lodge should provide the set of undress clothing , which was presented to their distinguished brother at the last meeting of the Lodge . A subscription ,
limited to a very small sum individually , had been started , and so rapidly and spontaneously did the names and subscriptions pour in , that nofc only was the sum required soon raised , but considerably exceeded ; and it was finally
arranged not only to present the full-dress clothing and jewel of Grand Lodge , bufc , in addition , the full-dress clothing and jewel of the rank conferred in Grand Chapter . Bro . Kelly , having asked Bro . Partridge ' s acceptance of
the offering of the Brethren of the Province , together with their besfc wishes thafc he might long be spared to wear ifc , proceeded to invest him with the Grand Lodge clothing and jewel , amidst the hearty applause of fche large assem- ' blage of Brethren .
The clothing was richly embroidered , and the jewel ( of 18-carat gold ) bore the following inscription : —
This jewel , together with cho dress clothing of his rank , was presented to Worshipful Brother S . S . Partridge , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , by the Freemasons of the Province of Leicestershire
and Rutland upon his appointment as Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies of the Grand Lodge of England , and as a mark of their great esteem and regard for him . October 1887 .
Bro . Partridge , in returning thanks , spoke of the difficulty he felfc in finding words sufficiently adequate to express his feelings of gratitude for the very valuable present which it had pleased the Brethren to bestow upon him . To have received the coveted distinction of rank in
Grand Lodge was an honour he had little thought of , and coming so unexpectedly , and on such an important ;; occasion . is the Jubilee of hev Most Gvaciovis M & sjesty , and also receiving the distinction at the hands of the M . W . G . M .
himself , rendered ifc infinitely more valuable ; bufc the chief interest in that event ; was , ancl always would be , associated in his mind with the handsome way in which the Brethren of the Province had been kind enough to recognise the
appointment by the costly gift of which he was now made the recipient , their kindness and esteem being the more marked as he had already , on more than one occasion , been thought worthy of special and substantial recognition ;
notably some eight years ago , when he received from the Brethren the very beautiful and costly wedding present which he aud his wife prized KO highly . The distinction conferred upon him , he felfc , was nofc bv auy means a per--