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Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire.
Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire .
THE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire was held on May 30 th at . the Botanical Gardens , Old Trafford . the Earl of Lathom , Provincial Grand Alaster , in the chair . About 800 members of the Order were present , including several members of Grand Lodge . The
financial statement submitted by the Prov . G . Treasurer stated that there was a balance in hand , in connection with the various Alasonic educational and Benevolent funds , of £ 1 , 729 . During the year grants amounting to £ 200 had been " made by the Benevolence Committee , £ 100 had been voted to the
local Alasonic institutions , and 100 guineas to the Lathom Chapter House , Liverpool Cathedral , which is being built by the members of the Order in West Lancashire as a memorial of the late Earl of Lathom . Collections made at two provincial meetings amounted to £ 57 . Of this sum £ 25 was
given in aid of Christ Church , Preston , and £ ^ 2 to the Nurses' Institution and No : th Lonsdale Hospital The Prov . G . Secretary , in his report , stated that notwithstanding the fact that special funds were still required to complete the memorial Chapter House , that excellent work had not interfered with the financial prosperity of" their local
benevolent institutions . The Education Institution had increased the number of children on its foundation from 240 to 252 , and at the same time had added to its investments by the purchase of debenture stock of the value of £ 700 , making its total invested funds £ 28 , 22 " . The Hamer
Institution had been enabled to add to its investments by the purchase of a new dock bond for £ 600 , making its invested funds £ 7 , 500 . The Alpass Institution had paid to its annuitants this year £ 1 , 383— £ 230 in excess of the previous year—and it had now invested £ 11 , 790 . Their vounger
institution—the Victoria Fund—had an income quite sufficient to meet the claims made upon it . The number of new members admitted during the year was 829 , and the total number of members in West Lancashire was now nearly 11 , 000 .
Bro . the Earl of Lathom said he was glad to notice that what had always been his earnest desire , namely , that the collection of subscriptions for the building of the Memorial Chapler Hottse should not interfere with the support of any of their charities , had been thoroughly well carried ' out . As to the
disappointment occasioned by the inability of the Duke of Connaught to lay the foundation stone of-lhe ' Lathom Chapter House , he endeavoured to secure the presence of the Prince of Wtiles to perform that ceremony , but he learned that His Royal Highness was too fully occupied . He then saw Sir
Alfred Egerton , Equerry to the Duke of Connaught , who assured him that their Grand Alaster had expressed himself as deeply sorry at having to disappoint his Alasonic brethren . He had hopes , however , that during the summer they might yet have the opportunity of welcoming the Duke of Connaught
to Lancashire . Bro . J . T . Jarman , Stanley Lodge , Liverpool , was elected Provincial Grand Treasurer . : On the motion of the Provincial Deputy Grand Master ( Bro . R . Wy lie ) a sum of 100 guineas was voted to the local Alasonic charities , and a like amount to the Lathom Memoiial Chapter House .
The Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year were then appointed . A collection which realised £ 30 was given to Hcnshaw ' s Blind Asvlutu .
"Old City Taverns And Miasonry."
" Old City Taverns and Miasonry . "
BRO . J . PERCY SIMPSON has had a few copies reprinted from the Transactions of our Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 , one of which is now before me . This most interesting paper was prepared for reading at the Lodge quite recently , and is undoubtedly exceedingly well done . The
labour involved must have been considerable , even with the aid of my lamented friend John Lane ' s colossal work ( Masonic Records , 1717-18 94 ) ; in fact , I doubt if he would have attempted it , without that marvellous compilation , at least not in its present form . Bro . Simpson not only notices a number of these old
City Taverns , and appears to have no end of most interesting particulars to write about them ; but in a very effective manner mentions the various Lodges that assembled in these ancient Hostels , from time to time . In his travels through the City in search of these ancient Houses of the Brotherhood , he " adopted the plan—at-any
rate Masonically orthodox—of commencing his journey in the liusl and ending at Temple Bar in the UY . sV ; " and in order to be as thorough as possible in his researches , all possible sources of information were diligentl y examined , carefully considered and as needful ably dovetailed into the narrative , so that the subject has been fully and accurately
described . The paper will take its place among the most noteworthy and informative contributions read before this literary Lodge ; and it is to be hoped that the author will continue his investigations , for they are of a very valuable character , and preserve a number of facts concerning these
places of meeting in the Metropolis , about which even the hest informed of us know but little , and furnish particulars in not a few instances , of houses rapidly disappearing before die " improvements " being effected in these later times .
I began with the idea of citing particulars of numerous Inns and Taverns , but found my notes went on increasing to such an extent , that there would be matter enough for another Paper , without making known any material facts , so that I now have had to be content with this brief reference only , and that of a most appreciative and grateful
character . There are seventeen Illustrations , which add much to the importance and usefulness of the Paper , the majority being reproductions of certain old engravings in the possession of Air . E . Gardner ; the collection itself " far exceeding any other
in the Kingdom , public or private , and to this gentleman my ( the author ' s ) thanks are due . " These include the " OLD FOUNTAIN * " in the Alinories 11793 ) , "LONDON * TAVERN * , " " WHITE HART , " Bishopsgale St . ; " SIR PAUL PINDAR ' HEAD ; " The '' CATHERINE WHEEL ; " The "GEORGE AND VULTURE ; " the " OLD CAVKAC TAVERN "—Bro . Simpson is
the . Historian of the Caveac Lodge , No . 176—The "BLOSSOMS INN * ; " The " DOLPHIN * TAVERN * ; " and the "GREVIIOUXD I xx . " There is also a fine reproduction of a Summons issued by the celebrated Lodge of Antiquity , No . 2 , in 17 60 , when
it was known , for a brief period only , as the " West India and American Ledge , " of which Bro . W . H . Rylands , F . S . A ., the well-known Archaeologist , has also a copy . These notes , however , do not exhaust the supply of choice and scarce plates .
The remarks of Admiral Sir A . H . Alarkham , W . H . Rylands , W . B . Hextall and others are also appended , so that this Paper by Bro . Simpson is really a very charming production . W . J . HUGH AN * .
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire.
Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire .
THE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire was held on May 30 th at . the Botanical Gardens , Old Trafford . the Earl of Lathom , Provincial Grand Alaster , in the chair . About 800 members of the Order were present , including several members of Grand Lodge . The
financial statement submitted by the Prov . G . Treasurer stated that there was a balance in hand , in connection with the various Alasonic educational and Benevolent funds , of £ 1 , 729 . During the year grants amounting to £ 200 had been " made by the Benevolence Committee , £ 100 had been voted to the
local Alasonic institutions , and 100 guineas to the Lathom Chapter House , Liverpool Cathedral , which is being built by the members of the Order in West Lancashire as a memorial of the late Earl of Lathom . Collections made at two provincial meetings amounted to £ 57 . Of this sum £ 25 was
given in aid of Christ Church , Preston , and £ ^ 2 to the Nurses' Institution and No : th Lonsdale Hospital The Prov . G . Secretary , in his report , stated that notwithstanding the fact that special funds were still required to complete the memorial Chapter House , that excellent work had not interfered with the financial prosperity of" their local
benevolent institutions . The Education Institution had increased the number of children on its foundation from 240 to 252 , and at the same time had added to its investments by the purchase of debenture stock of the value of £ 700 , making its total invested funds £ 28 , 22 " . The Hamer
Institution had been enabled to add to its investments by the purchase of a new dock bond for £ 600 , making its invested funds £ 7 , 500 . The Alpass Institution had paid to its annuitants this year £ 1 , 383— £ 230 in excess of the previous year—and it had now invested £ 11 , 790 . Their vounger
institution—the Victoria Fund—had an income quite sufficient to meet the claims made upon it . The number of new members admitted during the year was 829 , and the total number of members in West Lancashire was now nearly 11 , 000 .
Bro . the Earl of Lathom said he was glad to notice that what had always been his earnest desire , namely , that the collection of subscriptions for the building of the Memorial Chapler Hottse should not interfere with the support of any of their charities , had been thoroughly well carried ' out . As to the
disappointment occasioned by the inability of the Duke of Connaught to lay the foundation stone of-lhe ' Lathom Chapter House , he endeavoured to secure the presence of the Prince of Wtiles to perform that ceremony , but he learned that His Royal Highness was too fully occupied . He then saw Sir
Alfred Egerton , Equerry to the Duke of Connaught , who assured him that their Grand Alaster had expressed himself as deeply sorry at having to disappoint his Alasonic brethren . He had hopes , however , that during the summer they might yet have the opportunity of welcoming the Duke of Connaught
to Lancashire . Bro . J . T . Jarman , Stanley Lodge , Liverpool , was elected Provincial Grand Treasurer . : On the motion of the Provincial Deputy Grand Master ( Bro . R . Wy lie ) a sum of 100 guineas was voted to the local Alasonic charities , and a like amount to the Lathom Memoiial Chapter House .
The Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year were then appointed . A collection which realised £ 30 was given to Hcnshaw ' s Blind Asvlutu .
"Old City Taverns And Miasonry."
" Old City Taverns and Miasonry . "
BRO . J . PERCY SIMPSON has had a few copies reprinted from the Transactions of our Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 , one of which is now before me . This most interesting paper was prepared for reading at the Lodge quite recently , and is undoubtedly exceedingly well done . The
labour involved must have been considerable , even with the aid of my lamented friend John Lane ' s colossal work ( Masonic Records , 1717-18 94 ) ; in fact , I doubt if he would have attempted it , without that marvellous compilation , at least not in its present form . Bro . Simpson not only notices a number of these old
City Taverns , and appears to have no end of most interesting particulars to write about them ; but in a very effective manner mentions the various Lodges that assembled in these ancient Hostels , from time to time . In his travels through the City in search of these ancient Houses of the Brotherhood , he " adopted the plan—at-any
rate Masonically orthodox—of commencing his journey in the liusl and ending at Temple Bar in the UY . sV ; " and in order to be as thorough as possible in his researches , all possible sources of information were diligentl y examined , carefully considered and as needful ably dovetailed into the narrative , so that the subject has been fully and accurately
described . The paper will take its place among the most noteworthy and informative contributions read before this literary Lodge ; and it is to be hoped that the author will continue his investigations , for they are of a very valuable character , and preserve a number of facts concerning these
places of meeting in the Metropolis , about which even the hest informed of us know but little , and furnish particulars in not a few instances , of houses rapidly disappearing before die " improvements " being effected in these later times .
I began with the idea of citing particulars of numerous Inns and Taverns , but found my notes went on increasing to such an extent , that there would be matter enough for another Paper , without making known any material facts , so that I now have had to be content with this brief reference only , and that of a most appreciative and grateful
character . There are seventeen Illustrations , which add much to the importance and usefulness of the Paper , the majority being reproductions of certain old engravings in the possession of Air . E . Gardner ; the collection itself " far exceeding any other
in the Kingdom , public or private , and to this gentleman my ( the author ' s ) thanks are due . " These include the " OLD FOUNTAIN * " in the Alinories 11793 ) , "LONDON * TAVERN * , " " WHITE HART , " Bishopsgale St . ; " SIR PAUL PINDAR ' HEAD ; " The '' CATHERINE WHEEL ; " The "GEORGE AND VULTURE ; " the " OLD CAVKAC TAVERN "—Bro . Simpson is
the . Historian of the Caveac Lodge , No . 176—The "BLOSSOMS INN * ; " The " DOLPHIN * TAVERN * ; " and the "GREVIIOUXD I xx . " There is also a fine reproduction of a Summons issued by the celebrated Lodge of Antiquity , No . 2 , in 17 60 , when
it was known , for a brief period only , as the " West India and American Ledge , " of which Bro . W . H . Rylands , F . S . A ., the well-known Archaeologist , has also a copy . These notes , however , do not exhaust the supply of choice and scarce plates .
The remarks of Admiral Sir A . H . Alarkham , W . H . Rylands , W . B . Hextall and others are also appended , so that this Paper by Bro . Simpson is really a very charming production . W . J . HUGH AN * .