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Mark Masonry.
AVillans , Frederick AVare , and A . Phipps , all previously affiliated in the Keystone Lodge . GLOUCESTERSHIRE . CHELTENHAM . —Cheltenham and Keystone Lodge ( No . 10 ) . — An especial lodge was summoned at the Masonic Hall on Friday , the 31 st ult ., when Bro . P . Binckes , G . Sec , legally
affiliated the AV . M ., P . Ms ., and brethren of the Langley Lodge , anT conferred upon them a warrant , duly signed by the Grand Master , and nominating Bros . D . Roberts , W . M . ; John AVillans , S . AA . ; andT . G . Glass , , T . AA . The lodge will retain its name , highly prized by Cardiff Masons , on account of the Masouic worth of the brother from whom it was derived , taking one of the numbers retained for the old lodges under the S . C . —we believe either 25 or 26 ; and as the members of the Bute Lodge have waived
their intention of forming a Mark lodge , in consideration of the Langley Lodge acknowledging tbe supremacy of the Provincial Grand Lodge of England , a union of the two lodges will reanimate the old lodge under its new constitution .
Masonic Festivities. The Manchester, Freemasons' Club.
MASONIC FESTIVITIES . THE MANCHESTER , FREEMASONS' CLUB .
After the club dinner on Monday , the 3 rd hist ., a few of the members met undir the presidency of Bro . Charles Hey wood , W . M . 645 , P . G . Reg . E . L ., to consider what could be done in aid of the Masonie charities . There were present : Bros . C . Heywood , ( in the chair ) , Blackburn , 645 , May , 1009 , Stephenson , P . M . 204 , 999 , Lowndes , 163 , Pratt , 1009 , Benjamin Smith , 152 , J . L .
Hine , P . M ., P . Prov . G-. S . AV . E . L ., O . Fitzgerald Matier , 1219 , Grand Steward G . L . Scotland , Spurge , 163 , Petty , P . M . 204 , and many others . It was proposed by Bro . May , that the brethren present should subscribe a few shillings each for the Boys' Schools . This was accordingly done , and the money handed over to the Treasurer to be employed for the next election . Bro . C . F . Matier
, then proposed that the brethren present should form themselves into a committee , for the purpose of collecting a sufficient sum from members of the club to make the chairman for the time being , a vice-president in perpetuity of the Boys' Schools , and that Bro . Heywood should be elected Treasurer . This proposition was seconded by Bro . Lowndes , and carried unanimously by
the brethren present , who immediately subscribed such a sum as to guarantee the speedy fulfilment of this laudable and benevolent design . Bro . J " . Lowndes , Treas . 163 , was appointed Honl Sec . The club meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Cooper-street , and have other own apartments for the use of the members , and their brethren who may be properly introduced . We can only
say , as a club they arc highly prosperous , and we sincerely hope this is only the first step in aid of those magnificent charities , which as Freemasons , wo all prize so highly .
Festival Of The Lodges In The Province Of Glasgow.
FESTIVAL OF THE LODGES IN THE PROVINCE OF GLASGOW .
_ On the evening of the loth ult ., the ninth animal festival of all the lodges in the province , under the patronago of the Grand Lodge of Scotland and auspices of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , was held in the Cit y Hall , which was well filled . Bro . Walter Montgomery Noilson , Prov . G . M ' ., presided . AVhilc the company was assembling Bro . Lambeth presided at the organ . After
tea , The Chairman said : It is now my duty to address to you a few words , and it must be a few words , as our time is limited , and we have a long programme before us . 1 take this , the earliest opportunity , " of acknowledging the honour the brethrent have conferred upon me in my election to this exalted position . That I should have been
chosen unanimously Grand Master of Glasgow without my having sought for the dignity—I might say against my own desire—is indeed an honour that I have some reason to be proud of . But I must candidly tell my brethren that I do regret that some one more worthy than myself , and more able to fulfil the duties of the office , had not been elected to my place—a more worthy successor to
our late lamented Prov . G . M ., Captain Speirs—lamented as a brother , Jamented as a nobleman , lamented as a statesman , and lamented as a husband . Throwing myself upon your indulgence , and trusting to your aid and support , I have accepted the honour , and will , to the best of my abilities , discharge my duties . We have to regret , toniht the absenceof our venerable Grand Master , the
g , Earl of Lalhousie , who is obliged to go to a warmer climate during our severe winter months . We also regret that our Grand Hereditary Master , the Earl of Roslin , is at this moment in London presiding over another assembly , and could not of course be with us . I must now take this opportunity of addressing a few words to the brethren on a subject of much interest to the Freemasons of
Glasgow . Some time ago the Craft in Glasgow resolved on the erection of a suitable hall in which the various lodges in the province might meet , and at a meeting presided over by my predecessor in office ( the late Capt . Speirs ) , it tvas resolved that a suitable hall should be erected in Glasgow , and with the view to accomplish this object , a company was formed , and a secretary and law agent
appointed . A considerable number of shares were taken up by noblemen and gentlemen taking an interest in the prosperity of the Craft in Glasgow , and among others the Grand Master , the Earl of Dalhousie , who is honorary president of the company , and a shareholder . This is an object whicli ought to require no recommendation to be taken up by the Masons of Glasgow . At the present time the various lodges meet iu small and incovenient halls throughout the city , and there is not that compactness nor unanimity of arrangements among the respective
office-bearers which is a distinctive feature of the Craft in large English cities . In this respect we are below the standard to which most of the small English towns have attained , and when we take into consideration the very influential position which Glasgow occupies among the cities in Great Britain , it surely says little for the Craft in Glasgow that a proper hall or lodge has not long since
been erected by us . 1 have reason to know that although this matter has lain in abeyance in consequence of the lamented death of Captain Speirs , it is now to be taken up with vigour ; and you will permit me to express the hope that you will all become shareholders of the company as well as making it one of your greatest endeavours to influence as many members of the Craft as possible to
become shareholders . This is a matter that requires an effort to be put forth ere it can be accomplished , but surely if we unanimously resolve to take the burden on our shoulders , it sball be done ; and when it is accomplished , 1 have no hesitation in thinking that it will cement the friendship amongst us , consolidate the Craft , and make Glasgow occupy that position in Masonry which it does
in wealth and importance among the great cities of the empire . In the name of the Freemasons of Glasgow I now beg to thank tho strangers for their presence to grace our annual festival , more particularly the ladies , whose bright eyes and happy smiles add such brilliancy and delight to our assembly . Obliged , as we Masons are , to hold our ordinary meetings in solemn conclave within guarded
walls , where no bright eyes may penetrate , it is a great relief to us to be able to meet here , and have those Ave love best and dearest around us . No man or woman can he happy alone ; our real pleasures , our joys , our happiness , can onl y exist in tho fellowship of our brethren of mankind . We are entirely dependent upon one another , not only for gaining the means of our existence , but for making the lifetime of that existence bearable . How little do we think of this when pushing our way through the world , and hoAV seldom do we realise hoAV much our OAVH
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Mark Masonry.
AVillans , Frederick AVare , and A . Phipps , all previously affiliated in the Keystone Lodge . GLOUCESTERSHIRE . CHELTENHAM . —Cheltenham and Keystone Lodge ( No . 10 ) . — An especial lodge was summoned at the Masonic Hall on Friday , the 31 st ult ., when Bro . P . Binckes , G . Sec , legally
affiliated the AV . M ., P . Ms ., and brethren of the Langley Lodge , anT conferred upon them a warrant , duly signed by the Grand Master , and nominating Bros . D . Roberts , W . M . ; John AVillans , S . AA . ; andT . G . Glass , , T . AA . The lodge will retain its name , highly prized by Cardiff Masons , on account of the Masouic worth of the brother from whom it was derived , taking one of the numbers retained for the old lodges under the S . C . —we believe either 25 or 26 ; and as the members of the Bute Lodge have waived
their intention of forming a Mark lodge , in consideration of the Langley Lodge acknowledging tbe supremacy of the Provincial Grand Lodge of England , a union of the two lodges will reanimate the old lodge under its new constitution .
Masonic Festivities. The Manchester, Freemasons' Club.
MASONIC FESTIVITIES . THE MANCHESTER , FREEMASONS' CLUB .
After the club dinner on Monday , the 3 rd hist ., a few of the members met undir the presidency of Bro . Charles Hey wood , W . M . 645 , P . G . Reg . E . L ., to consider what could be done in aid of the Masonie charities . There were present : Bros . C . Heywood , ( in the chair ) , Blackburn , 645 , May , 1009 , Stephenson , P . M . 204 , 999 , Lowndes , 163 , Pratt , 1009 , Benjamin Smith , 152 , J . L .
Hine , P . M ., P . Prov . G-. S . AV . E . L ., O . Fitzgerald Matier , 1219 , Grand Steward G . L . Scotland , Spurge , 163 , Petty , P . M . 204 , and many others . It was proposed by Bro . May , that the brethren present should subscribe a few shillings each for the Boys' Schools . This was accordingly done , and the money handed over to the Treasurer to be employed for the next election . Bro . C . F . Matier
, then proposed that the brethren present should form themselves into a committee , for the purpose of collecting a sufficient sum from members of the club to make the chairman for the time being , a vice-president in perpetuity of the Boys' Schools , and that Bro . Heywood should be elected Treasurer . This proposition was seconded by Bro . Lowndes , and carried unanimously by
the brethren present , who immediately subscribed such a sum as to guarantee the speedy fulfilment of this laudable and benevolent design . Bro . J " . Lowndes , Treas . 163 , was appointed Honl Sec . The club meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Cooper-street , and have other own apartments for the use of the members , and their brethren who may be properly introduced . We can only
say , as a club they arc highly prosperous , and we sincerely hope this is only the first step in aid of those magnificent charities , which as Freemasons , wo all prize so highly .
Festival Of The Lodges In The Province Of Glasgow.
FESTIVAL OF THE LODGES IN THE PROVINCE OF GLASGOW .
_ On the evening of the loth ult ., the ninth animal festival of all the lodges in the province , under the patronago of the Grand Lodge of Scotland and auspices of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , was held in the Cit y Hall , which was well filled . Bro . Walter Montgomery Noilson , Prov . G . M ' ., presided . AVhilc the company was assembling Bro . Lambeth presided at the organ . After
tea , The Chairman said : It is now my duty to address to you a few words , and it must be a few words , as our time is limited , and we have a long programme before us . 1 take this , the earliest opportunity , " of acknowledging the honour the brethrent have conferred upon me in my election to this exalted position . That I should have been
chosen unanimously Grand Master of Glasgow without my having sought for the dignity—I might say against my own desire—is indeed an honour that I have some reason to be proud of . But I must candidly tell my brethren that I do regret that some one more worthy than myself , and more able to fulfil the duties of the office , had not been elected to my place—a more worthy successor to
our late lamented Prov . G . M ., Captain Speirs—lamented as a brother , Jamented as a nobleman , lamented as a statesman , and lamented as a husband . Throwing myself upon your indulgence , and trusting to your aid and support , I have accepted the honour , and will , to the best of my abilities , discharge my duties . We have to regret , toniht the absenceof our venerable Grand Master , the
g , Earl of Lalhousie , who is obliged to go to a warmer climate during our severe winter months . We also regret that our Grand Hereditary Master , the Earl of Roslin , is at this moment in London presiding over another assembly , and could not of course be with us . I must now take this opportunity of addressing a few words to the brethren on a subject of much interest to the Freemasons of
Glasgow . Some time ago the Craft in Glasgow resolved on the erection of a suitable hall in which the various lodges in the province might meet , and at a meeting presided over by my predecessor in office ( the late Capt . Speirs ) , it tvas resolved that a suitable hall should be erected in Glasgow , and with the view to accomplish this object , a company was formed , and a secretary and law agent
appointed . A considerable number of shares were taken up by noblemen and gentlemen taking an interest in the prosperity of the Craft in Glasgow , and among others the Grand Master , the Earl of Dalhousie , who is honorary president of the company , and a shareholder . This is an object whicli ought to require no recommendation to be taken up by the Masons of Glasgow . At the present time the various lodges meet iu small and incovenient halls throughout the city , and there is not that compactness nor unanimity of arrangements among the respective
office-bearers which is a distinctive feature of the Craft in large English cities . In this respect we are below the standard to which most of the small English towns have attained , and when we take into consideration the very influential position which Glasgow occupies among the cities in Great Britain , it surely says little for the Craft in Glasgow that a proper hall or lodge has not long since
been erected by us . 1 have reason to know that although this matter has lain in abeyance in consequence of the lamented death of Captain Speirs , it is now to be taken up with vigour ; and you will permit me to express the hope that you will all become shareholders of the company as well as making it one of your greatest endeavours to influence as many members of the Craft as possible to
become shareholders . This is a matter that requires an effort to be put forth ere it can be accomplished , but surely if we unanimously resolve to take the burden on our shoulders , it sball be done ; and when it is accomplished , 1 have no hesitation in thinking that it will cement the friendship amongst us , consolidate the Craft , and make Glasgow occupy that position in Masonry which it does
in wealth and importance among the great cities of the empire . In the name of the Freemasons of Glasgow I now beg to thank tho strangers for their presence to grace our annual festival , more particularly the ladies , whose bright eyes and happy smiles add such brilliancy and delight to our assembly . Obliged , as we Masons are , to hold our ordinary meetings in solemn conclave within guarded
walls , where no bright eyes may penetrate , it is a great relief to us to be able to meet here , and have those Ave love best and dearest around us . No man or woman can he happy alone ; our real pleasures , our joys , our happiness , can onl y exist in tho fellowship of our brethren of mankind . We are entirely dependent upon one another , not only for gaining the means of our existence , but for making the lifetime of that existence bearable . How little do we think of this when pushing our way through the world , and hoAV seldom do we realise hoAV much our OAVH