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The late BY the death of Bro . Col . ADAIR , Past Prov . G . Master and Br 0 pp ° GM dalr ' Grand Superintendent of Somersetshire , the Craft Somersetshire , in England loses one of her brightest and most popular members . Our deceased brother was a Mason of long standing , having
been initiated in the Apollo Unive'rsity Lodge , No . 357 , in 1852 . Then followed the stirring times of the 'Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny , in both of which Broi . € oL ADAIR served with great distinction , so that it is
not till the year 1 S 58 ' that we hear of his occupying the chair of a lodge . Thenceforward , however ,, he evinced a deep active interest in our Society and its various branches , and soon made his way into the front rank . He was Prov . G . Master of Somersetshire from 1863 to 1868 , and had been its
Grand Superintendent sine © 31 S 80 ; but his attention was chiefly attracted by the Ancient and Accepted Rite system , to which he devoted himself most assiduously , and in wbiizh he rose rapidly to be a member of its
Supreme Council , 33 . By his brother members of this rite and by the lodges and chapters in Somersetshire his loss will be deeply regretted , and to them accordingly , as well as to his relatives , we tender this expression of pur respectful sympathy ,
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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
THE 101 ST ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL . The Annual Festival of the RoyaS Masonic Institution for Girls , which completed its 101 st year on this occasion , was celebrated on Wednesday evening last , at Freemasons' Tavern . The chair was taken by the Rev . C . J . Martyn , Past Grand Chaplain , Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Suffolk , in place of the R . W . Lord Henniker , Provincial Grand Master for Suffolk , who had consented to
preside , but whose recent severe domestic affliction in the death of the Dowager Lady Henniker prevented his iulfilling . The V . W . Bro . was supported on his right by the Rt . Hon . and Rt . Worshipful Bro . the Earl of Euston , Provincial Grand Master of Norths and Hunts , and on his left by the V . W . Bro . Sir John B . Monckton . A large number of other distinguished brethren supported the chairman . After dinner grace was sung , and the usual toasts were proposed .
The CHAIRMAN , in proposing the toast of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , Chief Patroness of the Institution , " said that before he commenced giving the toast which he had the honour to propose he would like to say that , as it was a very hot evening , he was sure he would consult the wishes of the brethren as well as his own in making the speeches in proposing the toasts as short as possible . He would ask the brethren to drink with him a toast which was always considered the first of the evening in any
assembly of Englishmen who were gathered together , and that toast was that of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , Chief Patroness of the Institution , and the lady who , as Masons and Englishmen , they were bound to revere and honour . Her Majesty the Queen was no mere abstraction , and was not separated from her subjects . She was one who for the past fifty years and more had set the example of everything as a Sovereign , a wife , and a mother , and was the exemplification of everything that a Queen should be .
The toast having been honoured , and followed by the singing of the National Anthem , The CHAIRMAN said : The next toast I have to give you is that of " His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., Grand Patron and President of the Institution , the Princess of Wales , the Grand Patroness , and the other members of the Royal Family . " 1 am quite sure that in
asking you to drink that toast I need not say many words , because it is a well-known fact throug hout the length and breadth of England , that every Mason looks up to the Grand Master with the reverence and a feeling of allegiance next only to that which we owe to the Sovereign of his native land . We cannot fail to understand and to gauge the great advantages Masonry has derived during the past 14 or 15 years , through the
presidency of the Prince of Wales as the head of our Order . During that time a great stride has been made , not only with regard to the numbers of those who have enrolled themselves under our banner , but also with regard to the great access of money which has flown into the support of our noble Charities . Fifteen or 16 years ago , when the Prince of Wales first assumed the reins of government in the Order , matters were very different" from what
they are now , and I believe it is owing to the deep and personal interest which his Royal Highness takes in everything concerning the Craft that this state of affairs has been accomplished . It is now nearly 20 years ago —perhaps many of us do not care to remember so long a time —when his Royal Highness came among us in Grand Lodge . 1 remember particularly that occasion , because I then received the collar of Grand Chaplain , and I recollect perfectly well , and some of the brethren
now present may also recollect , the very warm reception his Royal Highness received in Grand Lodge . What we did then was done in anticipation , and events have now proved that what we then did we did wisely , because his Royal Hig hness has proved himself to be an honour to the Cratt . In drinking this toast I ask you also to couple with it the health of that Royal lady who is so nearly and dearly associated with him—a lady who is the most popular there ever was in the same position in England , and one whom we all delight to honour .
The CHAIRMAN , in proposing the next toast— "The Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . Pro G . M . ; the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , R . W . D . G . M . ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past "—said thai , as he told the brethren just now , it was 20 years since he was first made a Grand Officer , and , therefore , in asking them to drink this toast , he was asking them to drink the health of a body to which he had the honour
to belong . But still a Chairman on an occasion like this was obliged to propose these toasts , and , therefore , he had no apologies to offer for it . VVith 1 egard to the Earl of Carnarvon , it was needless to say anything . Many of the brethren were accustomed to see him presiding in Grand Lodge , and to witness the wonderful way in which he directed their
discussions , and poured oil on the troubled waters which sometimes did move even in Freemasonry . The Earl of Carnarvon gave them calm and deliberate judgment—a faculty for which he was celebrated . As an illustration of this he would refer to his lordship's visit to Australia and other Colonies on that side of the globe , where he saw a great deal of Freemasonry and where he was able to do an immense amount of good in the cause of Freemasonry . The brethren all knew that what his lordship did at that time
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was productive of beneficial results . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) G 0 jn to the name of another brother , the Earl of Lathom ; his was a name which was a household word in Freemasonry , whether in London as a Mason , simply , or in Grand Lodge , or as presiding at Masonic Festivals , or as taking part in the great celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall , or in his own Province of West Lancashire , of which he was Grand Master . In any F these positions they found the Earl of Lathom was always looked up to with that esteem which his deeds and virtues merited , and every Mason hailed with delight the announcement that was made some years ago that he was appointed Lord Chamberlain of England . With regard to the other Grand Officers , if the brethren wanted to know what sort of people they were what sort of looking people they were , he had only to ask them to look
atthe Grand Gfhcers there present , and he could assure them they were only a sample of what the whole of the Grand Officers of England were . They had present with them that night a great many Grand Officers , and among them was the Earl of Euston , Prov . G . M . for Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire . ( Cheers . ) He thought the brethren would rise to that name . ( Cheers . ) Next he had to point out to them the Grand Secretary a brother who had done infinite gfood service to the Craft ; and next wa a
Grand Officer who was well known , a well and tried Grand Officer , last but not least , Bro . Fenn . There were several others present . Among them were Sir John Monckton and Bro . Peter de Lande Long , who was looking at him very reproachfully . In asking the brethren to drink the health of the Grand Officers , he was sure they would recognise in them brethren who were well worthy of the honour the Grand Master had been pleased to confer upon them . The toast having been drunk enthusiastically ,
Bro . the Rev . J . BARTON SPENCER ( Preston ) , Grand Chap ., responded , and in doing so said that obedience was one of the first princi ples of a Freemason , and so in obedience to the Chairman ' s commands he at once rose to respond to the toast which he had proposed in such happy language . The rule that the Chairman had laid down at the commencement of the proceedings was an extremely good one , that the speeches should be very
short , and that the brethren should try and cultivate and to exemplify that brevity was the soul of wit . It was a wise rule , because no one liked to have a long speech . The Earl of Lathom was the Prov . G . Master of his ( Bro . Spencer ' s ) province , and there was no better Mason to be found in England . The other Grand Officers had no doubt done their best . They
rose to their position by the favour of the Prince of Wales , but they had worked hard to obtain the position , and had gone on from step to step , as he ( Bro . Spencer ) had gone on in Switzerland when travelling up the Ri gi —they first obtained the position of Master of their lodge ; they then rose to Provincial Grand Officers ; and then they obtained rank in the Grand Lodge of England .
Bro . the Earl of EUSTON , who was received with loud applause , then proposed " The Health of the Chairman , " and said that although the way in which the toast had been received showed him that very few words were needed in proposing it , yet he could not propose the toast without saying something with regard to the Chairman . The brethren welcomed him in the most hearty manner because they knew that he had proved himself to
be a Mason in deed as well as in word , and that his whole life had shown that he was a Mason at heart . He had filled the vacancy which was unavoidably caused by the domestic affliction of the Prov . Grand Master of Suffolk , but when they spoke of Bro . Martyn they knew they were speaking of one who had shown himself to be a most able and grateful worker in the Craft for many years past—a man who had not only become a Mason but
had risen to the top rank . He had made for himself such a name in that rank that it was welcomed with the greatest warmth , not only in his own province but throughout all England . The brethren were proud and pleased to see him in the position he now occupied , and were delighted to support him while filling the chair . The brethren with all warmth would wish him health and prosperity , both for himself and for his family , for many years to come .
The CHAIRMAN , in reply , said he could assure the brethren that he was more than thankful to them for the very kind and hearty way in which they had received the mention of his name . It was to him a great honour and privilege to occupy the chair that evening , even although it was as deputy of his dearly beloved Provincial Grand Master . They knew that it had been well and wisely said that some men were born to greatness , some men achieved greatness , and some men had greatness thrust upon them . The
last was rather the case with him that night , for it was really because Lord Henniker was unable , from circumstances in which he was sure all the brethren sympathised with him in the recent death of his mother , to be there that night , that he ( the Chairman ) was in the position he so unworthily occupied . When he received , a few days ago , an intimation from the President of the Board of Stewards that , in the event of the death of the
Dowager Lady Henniker taking place , the Provincial Grand Master of Suffolk might not be able to take the chair , and asking him whether he would take his place , he replied that he should be ready to do so . It had pleased God to call away Lady Henniker , and that was why he ( Bro . Martyn ) was now in the chair . He could only hope that the Institution he was presiding over might not suffer in any way from his being in that
position . He rather hoped that the brethren would show their sympathy with Lord Henniker by a large increase in their subscriptions . Thanking the brethren for the kind way in which they had received him , he could assure them it was a great pleasure for him to be their Chairman . They had been very kind to him for many years , and for receiving him in the way they had done , as representative of his chief , he thanked them from the bottom of his heart .
The CHAIRMAN : I know it is a charge brought against members of my profession that they talk a great deal too much , and sermonise too much , and I am also told that as Chairman I should make my addresses short . I believe that is giving good advice , as well for my own sake as for yours . In talking to you toast after toast , it may seem that I am very fond ot hearing my own voice , and very fond of sermonising . However , it is impossible for a Chairman to avoid talking in this waybut I shall consult your
con-, venience as well as my own if I get out of this room as soon as possible and join the ladies in the Temple . Therefore , again I make no apology f ° standing up again to speak to you , I have now to give you what may be considered the toast of the evening , " Success to the R . M . I . G ., and the Health of the Treasurer , W . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , J . P ., Patron ,
Past Grand Treasurer . " Bro . Marshall is not here to-night in consequence of a domestic sorrow and bereavement , but Bro . Marshall ' s name is well * known in Freemasonry , and it is well-known wherever any charity is known —not Masonic Charity only , but other charities of every sort and kind throughout the length and breadth of the land ; and I am sure we all most
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The late BY the death of Bro . Col . ADAIR , Past Prov . G . Master and Br 0 pp ° GM dalr ' Grand Superintendent of Somersetshire , the Craft Somersetshire , in England loses one of her brightest and most popular members . Our deceased brother was a Mason of long standing , having
been initiated in the Apollo Unive'rsity Lodge , No . 357 , in 1852 . Then followed the stirring times of the 'Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny , in both of which Broi . € oL ADAIR served with great distinction , so that it is
not till the year 1 S 58 ' that we hear of his occupying the chair of a lodge . Thenceforward , however ,, he evinced a deep active interest in our Society and its various branches , and soon made his way into the front rank . He was Prov . G . Master of Somersetshire from 1863 to 1868 , and had been its
Grand Superintendent sine © 31 S 80 ; but his attention was chiefly attracted by the Ancient and Accepted Rite system , to which he devoted himself most assiduously , and in wbiizh he rose rapidly to be a member of its
Supreme Council , 33 . By his brother members of this rite and by the lodges and chapters in Somersetshire his loss will be deeply regretted , and to them accordingly , as well as to his relatives , we tender this expression of pur respectful sympathy ,
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
THE 101 ST ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL . The Annual Festival of the RoyaS Masonic Institution for Girls , which completed its 101 st year on this occasion , was celebrated on Wednesday evening last , at Freemasons' Tavern . The chair was taken by the Rev . C . J . Martyn , Past Grand Chaplain , Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Suffolk , in place of the R . W . Lord Henniker , Provincial Grand Master for Suffolk , who had consented to
preside , but whose recent severe domestic affliction in the death of the Dowager Lady Henniker prevented his iulfilling . The V . W . Bro . was supported on his right by the Rt . Hon . and Rt . Worshipful Bro . the Earl of Euston , Provincial Grand Master of Norths and Hunts , and on his left by the V . W . Bro . Sir John B . Monckton . A large number of other distinguished brethren supported the chairman . After dinner grace was sung , and the usual toasts were proposed .
The CHAIRMAN , in proposing the toast of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , Chief Patroness of the Institution , " said that before he commenced giving the toast which he had the honour to propose he would like to say that , as it was a very hot evening , he was sure he would consult the wishes of the brethren as well as his own in making the speeches in proposing the toasts as short as possible . He would ask the brethren to drink with him a toast which was always considered the first of the evening in any
assembly of Englishmen who were gathered together , and that toast was that of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , Chief Patroness of the Institution , and the lady who , as Masons and Englishmen , they were bound to revere and honour . Her Majesty the Queen was no mere abstraction , and was not separated from her subjects . She was one who for the past fifty years and more had set the example of everything as a Sovereign , a wife , and a mother , and was the exemplification of everything that a Queen should be .
The toast having been honoured , and followed by the singing of the National Anthem , The CHAIRMAN said : The next toast I have to give you is that of " His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., Grand Patron and President of the Institution , the Princess of Wales , the Grand Patroness , and the other members of the Royal Family . " 1 am quite sure that in
asking you to drink that toast I need not say many words , because it is a well-known fact throug hout the length and breadth of England , that every Mason looks up to the Grand Master with the reverence and a feeling of allegiance next only to that which we owe to the Sovereign of his native land . We cannot fail to understand and to gauge the great advantages Masonry has derived during the past 14 or 15 years , through the
presidency of the Prince of Wales as the head of our Order . During that time a great stride has been made , not only with regard to the numbers of those who have enrolled themselves under our banner , but also with regard to the great access of money which has flown into the support of our noble Charities . Fifteen or 16 years ago , when the Prince of Wales first assumed the reins of government in the Order , matters were very different" from what
they are now , and I believe it is owing to the deep and personal interest which his Royal Highness takes in everything concerning the Craft that this state of affairs has been accomplished . It is now nearly 20 years ago —perhaps many of us do not care to remember so long a time —when his Royal Highness came among us in Grand Lodge . 1 remember particularly that occasion , because I then received the collar of Grand Chaplain , and I recollect perfectly well , and some of the brethren
now present may also recollect , the very warm reception his Royal Highness received in Grand Lodge . What we did then was done in anticipation , and events have now proved that what we then did we did wisely , because his Royal Hig hness has proved himself to be an honour to the Cratt . In drinking this toast I ask you also to couple with it the health of that Royal lady who is so nearly and dearly associated with him—a lady who is the most popular there ever was in the same position in England , and one whom we all delight to honour .
The CHAIRMAN , in proposing the next toast— "The Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . Pro G . M . ; the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , R . W . D . G . M . ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past "—said thai , as he told the brethren just now , it was 20 years since he was first made a Grand Officer , and , therefore , in asking them to drink this toast , he was asking them to drink the health of a body to which he had the honour
to belong . But still a Chairman on an occasion like this was obliged to propose these toasts , and , therefore , he had no apologies to offer for it . VVith 1 egard to the Earl of Carnarvon , it was needless to say anything . Many of the brethren were accustomed to see him presiding in Grand Lodge , and to witness the wonderful way in which he directed their
discussions , and poured oil on the troubled waters which sometimes did move even in Freemasonry . The Earl of Carnarvon gave them calm and deliberate judgment—a faculty for which he was celebrated . As an illustration of this he would refer to his lordship's visit to Australia and other Colonies on that side of the globe , where he saw a great deal of Freemasonry and where he was able to do an immense amount of good in the cause of Freemasonry . The brethren all knew that what his lordship did at that time
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was productive of beneficial results . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) G 0 jn to the name of another brother , the Earl of Lathom ; his was a name which was a household word in Freemasonry , whether in London as a Mason , simply , or in Grand Lodge , or as presiding at Masonic Festivals , or as taking part in the great celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall , or in his own Province of West Lancashire , of which he was Grand Master . In any F these positions they found the Earl of Lathom was always looked up to with that esteem which his deeds and virtues merited , and every Mason hailed with delight the announcement that was made some years ago that he was appointed Lord Chamberlain of England . With regard to the other Grand Officers , if the brethren wanted to know what sort of people they were what sort of looking people they were , he had only to ask them to look
atthe Grand Gfhcers there present , and he could assure them they were only a sample of what the whole of the Grand Officers of England were . They had present with them that night a great many Grand Officers , and among them was the Earl of Euston , Prov . G . M . for Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire . ( Cheers . ) He thought the brethren would rise to that name . ( Cheers . ) Next he had to point out to them the Grand Secretary a brother who had done infinite gfood service to the Craft ; and next wa a
Grand Officer who was well known , a well and tried Grand Officer , last but not least , Bro . Fenn . There were several others present . Among them were Sir John Monckton and Bro . Peter de Lande Long , who was looking at him very reproachfully . In asking the brethren to drink the health of the Grand Officers , he was sure they would recognise in them brethren who were well worthy of the honour the Grand Master had been pleased to confer upon them . The toast having been drunk enthusiastically ,
Bro . the Rev . J . BARTON SPENCER ( Preston ) , Grand Chap ., responded , and in doing so said that obedience was one of the first princi ples of a Freemason , and so in obedience to the Chairman ' s commands he at once rose to respond to the toast which he had proposed in such happy language . The rule that the Chairman had laid down at the commencement of the proceedings was an extremely good one , that the speeches should be very
short , and that the brethren should try and cultivate and to exemplify that brevity was the soul of wit . It was a wise rule , because no one liked to have a long speech . The Earl of Lathom was the Prov . G . Master of his ( Bro . Spencer ' s ) province , and there was no better Mason to be found in England . The other Grand Officers had no doubt done their best . They
rose to their position by the favour of the Prince of Wales , but they had worked hard to obtain the position , and had gone on from step to step , as he ( Bro . Spencer ) had gone on in Switzerland when travelling up the Ri gi —they first obtained the position of Master of their lodge ; they then rose to Provincial Grand Officers ; and then they obtained rank in the Grand Lodge of England .
Bro . the Earl of EUSTON , who was received with loud applause , then proposed " The Health of the Chairman , " and said that although the way in which the toast had been received showed him that very few words were needed in proposing it , yet he could not propose the toast without saying something with regard to the Chairman . The brethren welcomed him in the most hearty manner because they knew that he had proved himself to
be a Mason in deed as well as in word , and that his whole life had shown that he was a Mason at heart . He had filled the vacancy which was unavoidably caused by the domestic affliction of the Prov . Grand Master of Suffolk , but when they spoke of Bro . Martyn they knew they were speaking of one who had shown himself to be a most able and grateful worker in the Craft for many years past—a man who had not only become a Mason but
had risen to the top rank . He had made for himself such a name in that rank that it was welcomed with the greatest warmth , not only in his own province but throughout all England . The brethren were proud and pleased to see him in the position he now occupied , and were delighted to support him while filling the chair . The brethren with all warmth would wish him health and prosperity , both for himself and for his family , for many years to come .
The CHAIRMAN , in reply , said he could assure the brethren that he was more than thankful to them for the very kind and hearty way in which they had received the mention of his name . It was to him a great honour and privilege to occupy the chair that evening , even although it was as deputy of his dearly beloved Provincial Grand Master . They knew that it had been well and wisely said that some men were born to greatness , some men achieved greatness , and some men had greatness thrust upon them . The
last was rather the case with him that night , for it was really because Lord Henniker was unable , from circumstances in which he was sure all the brethren sympathised with him in the recent death of his mother , to be there that night , that he ( the Chairman ) was in the position he so unworthily occupied . When he received , a few days ago , an intimation from the President of the Board of Stewards that , in the event of the death of the
Dowager Lady Henniker taking place , the Provincial Grand Master of Suffolk might not be able to take the chair , and asking him whether he would take his place , he replied that he should be ready to do so . It had pleased God to call away Lady Henniker , and that was why he ( Bro . Martyn ) was now in the chair . He could only hope that the Institution he was presiding over might not suffer in any way from his being in that
position . He rather hoped that the brethren would show their sympathy with Lord Henniker by a large increase in their subscriptions . Thanking the brethren for the kind way in which they had received him , he could assure them it was a great pleasure for him to be their Chairman . They had been very kind to him for many years , and for receiving him in the way they had done , as representative of his chief , he thanked them from the bottom of his heart .
The CHAIRMAN : I know it is a charge brought against members of my profession that they talk a great deal too much , and sermonise too much , and I am also told that as Chairman I should make my addresses short . I believe that is giving good advice , as well for my own sake as for yours . In talking to you toast after toast , it may seem that I am very fond ot hearing my own voice , and very fond of sermonising . However , it is impossible for a Chairman to avoid talking in this waybut I shall consult your
con-, venience as well as my own if I get out of this room as soon as possible and join the ladies in the Temple . Therefore , again I make no apology f ° standing up again to speak to you , I have now to give you what may be considered the toast of the evening , " Success to the R . M . I . G ., and the Health of the Treasurer , W . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , J . P ., Patron ,
Past Grand Treasurer . " Bro . Marshall is not here to-night in consequence of a domestic sorrow and bereavement , but Bro . Marshall ' s name is well * known in Freemasonry , and it is well-known wherever any charity is known —not Masonic Charity only , but other charities of every sort and kind throughout the length and breadth of the land ; and I am sure we all most