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last month , and is now Treasurer ; is also Treasurer of Grand Masters Council , No . i . Was admitted by Supreme Council to the Eighteenth Degree in 1 S 71 ; a founder of St . George ' s Chapter in 1872 , M . W . S . in 1 S 75 , and Treasurer in 1 SS 3 . Took Knight Templar Degree in the Blondcl Preceptory in 187 S , E . P . in 1 SS 1 , and joined Faith and Fidelity Prcceptory in 18 S 4 . Bro . Davison has served the Stewardships of all the Charities—the Boys ' three times—and the Stewardship of the Mark Benevolent and Educational Fund . ¦

GRAND JUNIOR DEACONS . Bro . J AMES SMITH EASTES is D . P . G . M . and Prov . G . H . of the large and important province of Kent , consisting of 49 lodges and 16 chapters . He was initiated in Prince Edwin Lodge , Hythe , No . 125 , in 1857 . In the same year was one of the founders of the Invicta Lodge , Ashford , ^ 0 . jog , of which he was W . M . in 1861 . Was appointed Senior Grand Warden of

Kent in 1 S 61 , and D . P . G . M . in 1874 . He was exalted in the Belvidere Chapter , Maidstone , No . 503 , in 1 S 60 , and installed Z . of that chapter in 1 S 67 . Was one of the founders of the Invicta Chapter , Ashford , 709 , in 1 S 77 , when Viscount Holmesdale , the Prov . Grand Master , was installed ' / .., whom he succeeded in the following year . When Viscount Holmesdale was appointed Superintendent of the province in 1877 , and formed his Prov .

Grand Chapter , Bro . Eastes was appointed Prov . G . H ., and has since occupied that position , with the exception of one year , 1879 , when Bro . Rev . 'Thomas Robinson ( now Past Grand Chaplain ) , was appointed . He was advanced to the Mark Degree in the Holmesdale Lodge , Ramsgatc , No . UIJ , in 1874 , and passed the chair of that lodge in 18 S 0 . He was appointed Senior Grand Mark Warden of Kent in 1 S 75 . l ' was one of the Stewards of the province of Kent at the installation of H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . in

1875 . Has supported the several Masonic Institutions , being Vice-Patron of the Boys' School and Life Governor of the Girls' School and the Royal Benevolent Institution . Was acting Vice-President of the Board of Stewards at the Festival of the Boys' School in 1883 , when the Prov . Grand Master , Viscount Holmesdale , presided at the Crystal Palace , and the brethren of the province sent up lists amounting to upwards of f . j joo . As D . P . G . M . of Kent , is ex-officio Vice-President of all the Charitable Institutions .

Bro . EDWARD L ETCHWORTH was initiated in the year 1875 in the Jerusalem Lodge , No . 197—the chair of which he filled in 1882 . He is also a Past Master of St . James ' s Lodge , No . 1579 , and is at present Senior Warden of the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 2 . He is a Past Grand Steward , having , during his year of office , been elected President of the Board . In the year 1 S 77 he was appointed to the office of Grand Registrar of the

Province of Middlesex . In the Royal Arch he is P . Z . ol St . James ' s Chapter , No . 2 , and of the Enfield Chapter , No . 1237 , and is a member of the Bard of Avon Chapter , No . 77 S . In the year 1 S 77 he received the appointment of Grand Registrar of the Province of Middlesex , which he held for two years . He has for live years been a member of the General Committee of Grand Chapter . Bro . Letchworth was elected a member of

the Board of General Purposes in the year 1879 , and again in 1882 . At present he is a member of the Colonial Board , having for the third time been elected to that office . In the year 1881 he had the honour to propose H . R . H . the Prince of Wales as M . W . G . M . Bro . Letchworth is a Vicc-Patron of the R . M . I . for Girls , on the House Committee of which he has served M ' years ; a Life-Governor of the R . M . I . for Boys , and of the R . M .

'Benevolent Institution , lie has on eleven occasions served as a Steward at the festivals of the several Charities . He was instrumental in founding a lodge and a chapter at Enfield , both of which deservedly enjoy a high reputation in the Province . In Mark Masonry he has for some years been . 1 member of the Carnarvon Lodge . Bro . Letchworth is a member of the

30 th Degree , and Past M . W . Sow and Treasurer of the Bard of Avon Rose Croix Chapter . In the Order of the Temple he is a Past Preceptor of St . George ' s Prcceptory , No . f > , and a Past Great Officer of the National Great Priory ; he is a Knig ht of , Malta , in which Order he holds the rank of Past Prior , and is an officer of the Royal Order of Scotland .

ASSISTANT GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . Bro . G RIIHTHS SMITH was initiated 271 I 1 Jul y , 1863 , in the Lodge of Emulation , No . 21 ; became W . M . in 1872 , and was appointed Grand Steward in that year ; was Secretary to the lodge for some years . In 1870 he joined the Fitzroy Lodge , No . 5 69 ; was elected W . M . in 1 S 75 , and resigned in 1 S 80 ; also joined the Grand Stewards Lodge in 1872 , of which

lodge he is now the J . D . He was exalted m the Cyrus Chapter , No . 21 , on 28 th January , 1868 , and filled the chair of M . E . Z . in 1875 . Bro . Griffiths Smith was appointed on the Board of General Purposes , and served on the Finance Committee of the Board in 1 S 72-3 . 4-5 ; and is at the present time Vice-President of the Colonial Board , which position he has held since 18 76 . For about five years he was an elected member of the Board of Benevolence , and has served on many Committees and Sub-Committees connected with

the Charities , lie acted as a Special Steward at the installation of the M . W . Grand Master at the Albert Hall in 1 S 75 . Bro . Griffiths Smith ' s services in connection with the three Masonic Charities are membership of the House Committee of the Girls' School for nine years ( from 1 S 73 ) , Vice-Patronship of the School , and 10 Stewardships in succession from 1874 ; Life Governor of the Benevolent Institution , one Stewardship , and for seven years an elected member of the Board of Management ; and Life Governor of the Boys' School , with one Stewardship .

GRAND SWORD BEARER . Bro . MAJOR L OI ; OLK was initiated in the L ' mdsey Lodge , No . 712 , Louth , some 20 years since , of which lodge he has twice been in the chair . Has held the appointments of Prov . G . Stwd . and Prov . G . S . W ., and is at present Dep . G . M . of the province of Lincolnshire . Was exalted in the Oliver Chapter , No . 792 , Great Grimsby , and was amongst the founders of the St . James ' s Chapter in connection with the Lindscy Lodge ; is P . Z . of that chapter , and P . G . ll . of the province .

GRAND STANDARD BEARER . Bro . J AMES HENRY MATTHEWS was initiated in 18 C 0 in Lodge Star in the East , No . 6 7 ( then No . So ) , Calcutta , joined several lodges in India , and held the office of District Grand Deacon of Bengal . Returned to England in 186 9 , and joined the Middlesex Lodge , 143 ; Victoria Rifles ,

822 ; and Methucn , 631 . is Past Master of Industry Lodge , No . 109 , Calcutta , also of the Middlesex Lodge , and the present W . M . of Methucn Lodge . Bro . Matthews served on the Board of General Purposes and on the Finance Committee of Grand Lodge in 1879-80 , and on the Colonial Board from 1 SS 0 to 1884 . He was exalted in Holy Zion Chapter , No . 486 , Calcutta , in 18 O 1 , and is now a member of Mount Moriah Chapter , No . 9 ;

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is also a member of the Mark , Knights Templar , and 31 st Degrees . Was a member of House Committee of the R . M . Institution for Girls in 1 SS 2-3-4 , and is Vice-Patron of all three Institutions .

GRAND ORGANIST . Bro . Professor EDWIN M . LOTT was initialed b y the Prov . Grand Master of the Channel Islands in the Mechanics' Lodge , No . 245 , in the year 185 7 ; installed W . M . of the lodge in 1867 ; Prov . Grand Organist of Jersey in 1 S 68 ; Prov . Grand Junior Warden of Jersey in 1 S 70 . Was founder and

first W . M . of Innity College Lodge , No . 1765 ; also founder and first W . M . of the Mozart Lodge , No . 1929 , and his name appears amongst the founders of the following lodges : Canterbury , 16 35 ; Shadwell Gierke , 1910 ; and St . Mary Abbotts , 1974 ; also Prov . Grand Organist of Surrey in 1 S 80 , and is at present Junior Warden of Campbell Lodge , 1415 . Particulars respecting the rest of the Grand Officers will appear next week , our space being already overcrowded .

Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.

GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS .

An emergency meeting of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown was held on Friday , the 25 th ult ., at the Hall of the Grand Lodge , No . SA , Red Lion-square , for the purpose of adopting addresses of condolence to her Majesty the Queen ; to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . Past Grand Master ; and to H . R . H . the Duchess of Albany , on the death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , Past Grand Master . Lord

Henniker , M . W . G . M ., presided , and there were also present : Bros . W . VV . B . Beach , M . P ., and Rev . G . Raymond Portal , P . G . M . M . Masons ; Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., P . G . M . Middlesex and Surrey ; Sir Charles B . Graves-Sawle P . G . M . Cornwall ; A . M . Broadley , Past D . G . M . Mediterranean ; Charles F . Matier as 9 ; W '; ? ap > Ii ' G i „ hili P A , GJ . W . ; Col . Bignold , G . M . O . ; Thomas Cubitt as G . S . O . ; S . G . Kirchoffer , GJ . O . ; Rev . R . P . Bent , as G . Chap .: | F . Davison

crlftV V- « It IM ' If . p- . V- ?^' ^ ' ' ' . ? -, "" ^ G . D . C ; Comptroller S . G . Bake , G . S . B . ; hdwm M . Lott , as G . Org . ; VV . J . Huchan , P . G . W .: VV . Roebuck , P . G . M . O ., C H . Driver , P . G . S . ot WorCs T . C . Waifs , P G . S &!) H . Mas ^ ev P . G . Stwd ; F . W . Ramsay , M . D ., P . G . S . D . ; Thos . J . Pulley , P . G 7 s 67 ) and others ?' Letters ol apology for inability to attend were announced as having been received from

Bros . Licut .-Co . James Davy , Prov . G . M . Devon ; Capt . Charles Hunter , Prov . G . M . North Wales ; Lord Arthur Hill , M . P ., ; Bros . Percy Leith , P . P . G M Bombay ; Thomas Trollope , M . D . ; Hon . A . H . Henniker , G . J . W . ; Dr . Hopkins , P . G . W ;; T . F . Halsey , M . P . ; V . W . Bro . H . R . Hatherly , G . M . O . ; Bros . Jas . Stevens , P . G . J . O . ; Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C ; Rev . VV . Stainton Moses , P . G . C ; Rev . R . N . Sanderson , P . G . C j W . Bro . Dr . G . B . Brodic , G . S . D . ; H . Lovcerove P . G . S . of VV . ; VV . Wigginton , P . G . S . of W . ; G . VV . Dalrymple , G . A . alf C I . H . Banks , G . I . G . ; J . S . Cumberland , P . G . Stwd . ; W . Stephens , P . G . Stwd . i %

uh ' cr ^ k r , • ' v i vf " o ' ; rr ' \ h ?"' e > J- - « E - Gilbert , P . G . Stwd . ; the Cornubian Lodge , No . S 7 , Hayle ; and the Duke of Connaught Lodjrc , No . 246 , Derby . * b ' Grand Lodge having been opened in due form , the brethren , laking their time from Bro . Bcrridge , G . D . C , saluted the M . W . Grand Master according to ancient custom . Bro . BINCKES , Grand Sec , at the direction of the Grand Master , read the notice summoning the meeting .

The M . W . GRAND MASTER then rose and said : M . W . Past Grand Masters and brethren , I have thought it my duty to call you together on this very sad occasion . The very sad event which has just taken place—the death of our Past G . M ., H . R . H . the Dukeof Albany—is an event whicli has called forth the warmest and most heartfelt sympathy all over the world , I think I may say ; certainly everywhere where there is a subject of the British Crown , and 1 think I may say it has called forth a warm frr-limr

not least among Masons . We Masons will give place to no body of men in the British Empire in our loyalty to the British . Crown ; but to us Mark Master Masons the loss of the Duke of Albany is an extra heavy blow , for wc shall all feel his death most keenl y when wc remember that he had been among us so often during the last three years . You will recollect that during my first year of office it was my pleasing duty to install him in his place m Grand Lodge as Past Grand Master that year . You will recollect

that next year it was my pleasing duty to present him and the Duchess of Albany with a gift from Mark Master Masons all over the world , and then we hoped that there was a long and happy future before them both . Brc thren , wc have lost not onl y one who possessed all the genial qualities whicli will always make us look back to the days that he was among us with the greatest possible pleasure , but I think we have lost one who approached Masonry in that true Masonic spirit which we should all possess . Now .

brethren , although I do not intend lo make you a long speech , I think a very few words are only necessary on an occasion of this kind to enlist your sympathy ; yet I cannot but speak before I sit down on the loss which I believe this country generally , as well as Masonry , has sustained by the death of his Royal Highness . Each Prince of the Royal House of England has taken up his part in life , and chosen an active anda useful career . So had H . R . H . the Duke of Albany . Of course , his health had attached him . as we know "

to a line of life different to those which his brothers occupied ; but he had chosen a line in life which made us look to him as the future leader in literature , in Masonry , and all the intellectual arts so important to all of us , which tend to soothe us in all our troubles , and take the ed ge off the rough hewn stones and stumbling blocks of this stormy and unhappy life ; and I think I may add that he had endeared himself not onl y to those who knew him personally by all those good qualities which I have spoken of—his genial .

warm-hearted qualities—but lie had endeared himself also to the public at large . Brethren , I think I may say without fear of contradiction that he is not only a great loss to us Masons , but a great loss to this country . Now , brethren , I should like to say one word about her Majesty the Oueen , We know how her Majesty has borne this great and terrible sorrow ; " that she has borne it with her usual fortitude andcourage ; and we cannot but feel how sad and how great this blow has been to her , from the fact that H . R . H . the Duke of Albany lived perhaps with the Queen and at home more than almost any of her sons , and of course from his constant illbralth h * ,., nc -, cr ,,, r ,. r . „ r

anxiety to her . Wc cannot but feci that the blow which she has received has come upon her with redoubled force . We know from the highest to the lowest that their is no joy and no sorrow of any of her subjects that the Queen does not share in , and I think that we should indeed be but cold in heart if on such an occasion as this our sympathy was not of the warmest and sincerest kind . Brethren , I should like to say one word too about her Royal Highness the Duchess of Albany . All hearts must be drawn io her side at this time—to her who so lately came to make her home amongst us