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of the Royal Alfred Conclave at Simonstown , under the jurisdiction of the Grand Imperial Council of Scotland . The ceremony of dedication and installation was efficiently performed by Sir Knight F . J . Murdoch , Past Sovereign . After the appointment of the officers two candidates were admitted and installed .
0 0 0 The new Sir Reginald Wingate Lodge , No . 2954 { E . G . ) , was duly consecrated with great eclat recently by the District Grand Master of Egypt and the Sudan , Bro . General Sir Reginald Wingate , K . C . B ., K . C . M . G ., D . S . O ., A . D . C . to the King , Past Grand Warden of England ,
& c , in the Palace at Khartoum . It may be remembered that General Sir Reginald Wingate , who has given his name -to the new lodge , is also the Sirdar of the Egyptian Army and Governor-General of the Sudan , and having said this , it follows that the ceremony of consecration was an impressive and imposing function .
© 0 0 The District Grand Master , attended by certain of his District Grand Officers , entered the lodge room at the Palace , in procession , punctually at 6 p . m . ; and , having appointed his officers to the several posts pro tan ., the work began , was carried out , and brought to a close in the spirit that
would have caused the hearts of all good Masons to j * low with pride—indeed , it would be difficult to imagine any ceremony more perfectly rendered — the impressive surroundings , the noble Palace ( built upon the site of that structure where Gordon fell ) , the District Grand Master ( one
of the avengers of Gordon ) in the chair—all present felt it was an event to be recorded in the annals of Freemasonry abroad . 000 The officers of the new lodge are : —Bros . Lieut .-Col . W . H . Drage , D . S . O ., Army Service Corps , W . M . ; J . S .
. Fowler , Sudan Head-Quarter Staff , S . W . ; Seabright , J . W . ; Rizzo , National Bank of Egypt , Treasurer ; A . O . Williams , Sudan Postal Service , Secretary ; Evans , Royal Marines , S . D . ; Shaheen Bey George , Arabic Secretary to the ¦ Governor-GeneralJ . D . ; the Rev . Llewellyn GwynneActing
, , ¦ Chaplain , to the Forces , Chaplain . The duties of Installing Master were splendidly conducted by Bro . Captain "Sutherland , and those of Director of Ceremonies by Bro . Captain Malcolm Coutts , Army Service Corps .
000 The Worshipful Master , in thanking the District Grand Master , in the name of the officers and brethren of the Sir Reginald Wingate Lodge , for the honour of his presence that evening , assured him that the true and great principles of Freemasonry—Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth—would
always find a home in the lodge and be carried out by the officers and brethren and their successors pure and unsullied , and worthy that honoured name which the new lodge has the privilege to bear .
0 0 0 The District Grand Master , Bro . Sir Reginald Wingate , returned thanks in a very happy and appropriate speech . He foresaw a long era of prosperity before the lodge , which had his best wishes , and whose meetings he would always attend whenever his official duties left him free to do so .
0 0 0 On Monday , the 29 th June , the " La Marguerite , " belonging to the New Palace Steamers , Limited , commenced her Cross-Channel trips for this season , taking a large number of passengers from Tilbury to Ostend and back . The vessel
performed the journey in her usual good style , doing the 220 miles ( the distance for the return journey ) in just over 10 hours , including a call at Margate . On Monday , the 6 th July , " La Marguerite " will make a special trip to the English Channel to meet the Fleets escorting the President , and
accompany them to Dover , passengers will thus have an opportunity of joining in the welcome to M . Loubet . The Company also announce that on Saturday , the 4 th July , the
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popular Husbands' Boat trip to Margate will be resumed by the Palace Steamer , " Koh-i-Noor , " this will enable Citybusiness men to take the fresh air route to the seaside after the usual Saturday office hours .
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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SURREY . W . BRO . FREDERICK WEST , P . G . D ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master , in Charge . THE HONOURABLE MR . JUSTICE BUCKNILL , P . G . W ., R . W . Provincial Grand Master Designate . July , 1903 . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at THE PUBLIC HALL , CROYDON , on Tuesday , the 14 th day of J , 1903 , at 4 . 30 p . m . precisely , when the Honourable Mr . Justice BUCKXILL , P . G . Warden , will be installed as Provincial Grand Master of the Province . The Right Honourable the EARL OV WARWICK , R . W . Deputy Grand Master , will perform the Ceremony . By command . CHARLES T . TYLER , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C , ' Prov . Gniinl Secrcliiry . N . B . —Morning Dress . 2 , Bank Buildings , Woking . Banquet at 6 . 30 p . m . punctually at the PUBLIC HALL , CROYDON . N . B . —Banquet will be provided for those only who have taken tickets ( price 7 s . 6 d . exclusive of wine ) , for which application must be made to the Asst . P . G . Sec ., W . Bro . W . A . LATHAM , at 179 , Blackfriars Road , S . E .
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PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF SURREY . M . E . COMP . FREDERICK WEST , P . A . G . S ., Provincial Grand H . in Charge . July , 1903 . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter will be held at THE PUBLIC HALL , CROYDON ' , in the County of SURREY , on Tuesday , the 14 th day of J , 1903 , at 3 . 15 p . m . precisely . By command . CHARLES T . TYLER , P . A . G . D . C , P . P . G . J ., Prov . Grand Scribe E . Morning Dress . 2 , Bank Buildings , Woking . The Companions will banquet with the Provincial Grand Lodge at 6 . 30 p . m .
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WISDOM , STRENGTH , & BEAUTY . By the late W . Bro . C . N . MCINTYRE NORTH , Architect . This useful work , the result of years of labour and careful study of ours , deals in a masterly manner with the plans , forms , and architectural details of King Solomon ' s Temple in a pleasant and readable style never before attempted , culled from Holy Writ , the Works of Joseph us , Perrot , Chipiez , Texier , Ferguson , Warren , Condor , Lortet , Donaldson , Renan , Loftus , Daniels , Wilson , and many others . Profusely illustrated . Invaluable to the proper understanding of the lectures , a useful book of reference . Published privately by the late \ V . Bro . McIntyre North , in cloth at 1 os . 6 d . SI ' ENCEK cS : Co . having purchased the remainder from the Executors , offer them at the low and popular price of 4 6 . Masonic Depot , 15 Great Queen Street , London , W . C .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar.
of the Royal Alfred Conclave at Simonstown , under the jurisdiction of the Grand Imperial Council of Scotland . The ceremony of dedication and installation was efficiently performed by Sir Knight F . J . Murdoch , Past Sovereign . After the appointment of the officers two candidates were admitted and installed .
0 0 0 The new Sir Reginald Wingate Lodge , No . 2954 { E . G . ) , was duly consecrated with great eclat recently by the District Grand Master of Egypt and the Sudan , Bro . General Sir Reginald Wingate , K . C . B ., K . C . M . G ., D . S . O ., A . D . C . to the King , Past Grand Warden of England ,
& c , in the Palace at Khartoum . It may be remembered that General Sir Reginald Wingate , who has given his name -to the new lodge , is also the Sirdar of the Egyptian Army and Governor-General of the Sudan , and having said this , it follows that the ceremony of consecration was an impressive and imposing function .
© 0 0 The District Grand Master , attended by certain of his District Grand Officers , entered the lodge room at the Palace , in procession , punctually at 6 p . m . ; and , having appointed his officers to the several posts pro tan ., the work began , was carried out , and brought to a close in the spirit that
would have caused the hearts of all good Masons to j * low with pride—indeed , it would be difficult to imagine any ceremony more perfectly rendered — the impressive surroundings , the noble Palace ( built upon the site of that structure where Gordon fell ) , the District Grand Master ( one
of the avengers of Gordon ) in the chair—all present felt it was an event to be recorded in the annals of Freemasonry abroad . 000 The officers of the new lodge are : —Bros . Lieut .-Col . W . H . Drage , D . S . O ., Army Service Corps , W . M . ; J . S .
. Fowler , Sudan Head-Quarter Staff , S . W . ; Seabright , J . W . ; Rizzo , National Bank of Egypt , Treasurer ; A . O . Williams , Sudan Postal Service , Secretary ; Evans , Royal Marines , S . D . ; Shaheen Bey George , Arabic Secretary to the ¦ Governor-GeneralJ . D . ; the Rev . Llewellyn GwynneActing
, , ¦ Chaplain , to the Forces , Chaplain . The duties of Installing Master were splendidly conducted by Bro . Captain "Sutherland , and those of Director of Ceremonies by Bro . Captain Malcolm Coutts , Army Service Corps .
000 The Worshipful Master , in thanking the District Grand Master , in the name of the officers and brethren of the Sir Reginald Wingate Lodge , for the honour of his presence that evening , assured him that the true and great principles of Freemasonry—Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth—would
always find a home in the lodge and be carried out by the officers and brethren and their successors pure and unsullied , and worthy that honoured name which the new lodge has the privilege to bear .
0 0 0 The District Grand Master , Bro . Sir Reginald Wingate , returned thanks in a very happy and appropriate speech . He foresaw a long era of prosperity before the lodge , which had his best wishes , and whose meetings he would always attend whenever his official duties left him free to do so .
0 0 0 On Monday , the 29 th June , the " La Marguerite , " belonging to the New Palace Steamers , Limited , commenced her Cross-Channel trips for this season , taking a large number of passengers from Tilbury to Ostend and back . The vessel
performed the journey in her usual good style , doing the 220 miles ( the distance for the return journey ) in just over 10 hours , including a call at Margate . On Monday , the 6 th July , " La Marguerite " will make a special trip to the English Channel to meet the Fleets escorting the President , and
accompany them to Dover , passengers will thus have an opportunity of joining in the welcome to M . Loubet . The Company also announce that on Saturday , the 4 th July , the
At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar.
popular Husbands' Boat trip to Margate will be resumed by the Palace Steamer , " Koh-i-Noor , " this will enable Citybusiness men to take the fresh air route to the seaside after the usual Saturday office hours .
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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SURREY . W . BRO . FREDERICK WEST , P . G . D ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master , in Charge . THE HONOURABLE MR . JUSTICE BUCKNILL , P . G . W ., R . W . Provincial Grand Master Designate . July , 1903 . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at THE PUBLIC HALL , CROYDON , on Tuesday , the 14 th day of J , 1903 , at 4 . 30 p . m . precisely , when the Honourable Mr . Justice BUCKXILL , P . G . Warden , will be installed as Provincial Grand Master of the Province . The Right Honourable the EARL OV WARWICK , R . W . Deputy Grand Master , will perform the Ceremony . By command . CHARLES T . TYLER , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C , ' Prov . Gniinl Secrcliiry . N . B . —Morning Dress . 2 , Bank Buildings , Woking . Banquet at 6 . 30 p . m . punctually at the PUBLIC HALL , CROYDON . N . B . —Banquet will be provided for those only who have taken tickets ( price 7 s . 6 d . exclusive of wine ) , for which application must be made to the Asst . P . G . Sec ., W . Bro . W . A . LATHAM , at 179 , Blackfriars Road , S . E .
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PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF SURREY . M . E . COMP . FREDERICK WEST , P . A . G . S ., Provincial Grand H . in Charge . July , 1903 . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter will be held at THE PUBLIC HALL , CROYDON ' , in the County of SURREY , on Tuesday , the 14 th day of J , 1903 , at 3 . 15 p . m . precisely . By command . CHARLES T . TYLER , P . A . G . D . C , P . P . G . J ., Prov . Grand Scribe E . Morning Dress . 2 , Bank Buildings , Woking . The Companions will banquet with the Provincial Grand Lodge at 6 . 30 p . m .
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WISDOM , STRENGTH , & BEAUTY . By the late W . Bro . C . N . MCINTYRE NORTH , Architect . This useful work , the result of years of labour and careful study of ours , deals in a masterly manner with the plans , forms , and architectural details of King Solomon ' s Temple in a pleasant and readable style never before attempted , culled from Holy Writ , the Works of Joseph us , Perrot , Chipiez , Texier , Ferguson , Warren , Condor , Lortet , Donaldson , Renan , Loftus , Daniels , Wilson , and many others . Profusely illustrated . Invaluable to the proper understanding of the lectures , a useful book of reference . Published privately by the late \ V . Bro . McIntyre North , in cloth at 1 os . 6 d . SI ' ENCEK cS : Co . having purchased the remainder from the Executors , offer them at the low and popular price of 4 6 . Masonic Depot , 15 Great Queen Street , London , W . C .