East Lancashire Festival. 1901.

It would be long before his friends would ever forget him , and long before they ceased to forget his memory . Their business that day was to proceed ( o the installation of the new Prov . G . Master who had been appointed to succeed Sir Hedworth Williamson . The arrival of the Prov . G , Master designate having b ** en announced ,

lhe following deputation , consisting of seven Past Prov . Grand Officers , subsequently introduced Lord Barnard , viz ., Bros . Thomas C mison , p P . S . G . W . ; Charles S . Lane , P . P . J . G . W . ; H . J . TurnUu'I , P . P . J . G . W . ; F . H . Bennett , P . P . J . G . W . ; R . S . Beckwith , P . P . J . G . W . ; John Joel , P P . J . G . W . ; and S . Fenny , P . P . G . Std . Br .

The installation ceremony having been ably performed by the Pro G . Master , and the installation duly proclaimed by the Prov . Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . C . T . Johnson , the newly-installed Prov . G . Master proceeded to appoint and invest the Dep . Prov . G . Master . There could not , his lordship said , of course , bs any possible doubt as to who shiuld hold that office , and without any further demur he would ask the Rev .

Canon Tristram to accept it . Bro . Canon Tristram had been Dep . Grand Master since 1 SS 5 , and fie had great pleasure in affirming his appointment . He trusted that the relations which existed between Canon Tristram and the late Prov . G . Master would be equally cordial between Canon Tristram and himself ( Lord Barnard ) , and equally for the benefit of Freemasonry . ( App lause . ) Lord BARNARD afterwards briefly addressed the meeting . He said that of

in rising on that , the first occasion after his installation in ^ he office Prov . Grand Master of that province , to address a few words to them in the presence of many most distinguished Masons and brethren of the Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodges of neighbouring provinces , he would not , in consequence of the length of the proceedings , and also owing to the fact that in the course of a few months he should have the opportunity of

addressing them at the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge , detain them for many minutes . At the same time , he felt sure that all of them , in true obedience to Masonic precept , would sympathise heartily with him in the great diffidence with which he approached the duties and responsibilities of the oflice . He could assure them that no effort of his should be wanting to do all he could for Freemasonry in that province and throughout the kingdom . Of course , the very object of the oflice was that

there might be some local controlling authority to consider and settle differences and dilliculties which inevitably must bring one from time to time into conflict with the opinion of other brethren . He felt sure , however , that he should have their co-operation . He knew it was so in the past in the time of his revered and respected predecessor , and he felt certain it wouid be so in the future . He trusted that as long as he held that office , so long would he peiform the duties of the same to the credit of the province and himself . ( Applause . )

The following noblemen and brethren were unable to be present at the ceremony on the 26 th ult ., for various reasons , and wrote expressing their regret : Bros . Maiquis of Zetland , K . T ., P . G . M . N . and E . Yorks ; Viscount Ridley , P . G . M . Northumberland ; Earl ol Dartmouth , P . G . M . Stafford ; Earl of Lathom , P . G . M . West Lanes . ; Right Hon . J . Lawies Jackson , P . G . M . West Yorkshire ; Hon . F . W . Lamb'on , M . P ' . ; Sir J . E . Backhouse , Bart . ; Hon . J . Hozier , M . P ., G . M . Scotland ; Rig ht Hon . the Earl of Durham ; and Sir Hedworth Williamson .

At the conclusion of the Grand Lodge the brethren were mars halled in procession by the Prov . G . D of C , and proceeded to the Cathedral , where a special service was held . Special seats were reserved for the brethren in the nave , the members of the Grand Lodge being provided with seats in the stalls , whilst further special seats were reserved for the ladies in the north transept . The clergy present included the Very Rev the Dean ,

Bro . Dr . Kitchin , Bros , the Rev . Canon Kynaston , the Rev . Canon Tristram , and the Rev . Minor Canon Cooper . The service was Hopkins in F . The lessons were read by Bros , the Rev . Minor Canon Cooper and the Rev . Canon Tristram respectively . "God Save the King" was performed on the grand organ after the first lesson . The anthem was Handel ' s coronation anthem , " Zadck the Priest , " and was finely rendered . A special address

was given by Bro . the Hon . and Rev . Gilbert H . F . Vane , M . A ., F . S . A ., rector of Wem , Salop , who preached from the words " If God so loved us we ought also to love one another " ( St . John , ist Epistle , 4 th chapter , nth verse ) . Alter the service in the Cathedral , the company adjourned to the collation in the Castle Banqueting Hall , where the newly-installed Prov . Grand MasterLord Barnardpresided over some 240 brethren .

, , After a well-iervcd meal , the toast of " His Majesty the King , Protector of English Freemasonry , " was proposed by the CHAIRMAN . Lord Barnard said one of the cardinal principles of their Order was loyalty to the ruler of the country in which they lived . That princip le had been always most cordiall y accepted amongst Freemasons in this country , and especially so during the riign of her late Ma jetty Oueen Victoria . Now that she had been

laken from them , it was their duty " — nay more , it was their pride , and pleasure— to transfer to htr son and successor , the Grand Protector , the same th ' ° H ' res e < - 'i and dutiful obedience they had paid to her , knowing inat provided they supported the Sovereign honestly , thoroughly , and truly , so long would their land continue to flourish above all others in the world . ( Applause . )

¦ _ A . ^ Save the King" was sung , and also three cheers were given for nis Maiesty .

Lord BARNARD also proposed the toasts of " His Royal Highness the uuke of Connaught , M . W . G . M ., " and of " Earl Amherst , M . W . Pro •^ land Master , and the Officers of Gand Lodge , Present and Past . " Jiarl AMHEHST replied , and then Canon TRISTRAM , D . P . G . M ., proi " i ' 0251 of " I-ord Barnard" in a very admirable speech . Lord BARNARD replied .

inn i * 11 AKD LucK - P * G * D P . P . G . W .. pioposed " The Visitors , " ino replies were made by brethren from the different provinces . IU , u J * " The Provincial Grand Secretary for Durham , Bro . Nooert Hudson , P . G . S . B ., and those who had so ably carried out the renH H T ' given by the CIIAIHMV . Y , and Bro . R . HUDSON having Anth P < -edings terminated with the singing of the National

in aid of 1 VVS , MURCORN will open thc garden fete and sale of pictures willbeLu , ?! . L w , nes Ollicers' Families' Fund and two London charities , which than K < , y „ , iT er Lod *? e on Tuesday , the 9 th instant , from three to seven . More amateur * - ™! '* vat' : , * "" r painting have been given by well-known artists and Unlev Sambn , ?^ 0 t » ' * Wilfrid Bal >* M ™ . Jopling , Mr . Alfred Parsons , and remain unsold ct Union " w'U be arranged to dispose ot pictures which

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Cheshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF CHESHIRE .

The annual meeting was held at the Hotel Victoria , New Brighton , on Saturday , the 22 nd ult ., at three o ' clock p . m . The Prov . G . Mark Master , Bro . the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , presided , and after the usual Reports for the past year had been read , approved , and adopted , the Prov . G . M . M . appointed the following brethren as his Prov . G . Officers for the ensuing year , namely :

Bro . Frederick Broadsmith ... ... ... Dep . Prov . G . M . „ J . Fred May ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . ,, Joseph Clarke ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Alan Shaw ... ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . „ Edward Holt ... ... ... Prov . G . S . O . „ J . G . Holmes ... ... * ... Prov . G . J . O . „ the Rev . E . Hylton-Stewart , M . A . ... Prov . G . Chap .

,, Thomas W . Atkinson ... ... ... Prov , G . Treas . ,, Geo . Leigh ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Richard Newhouse , P . G . D . Eng . ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ William Hall ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ Joseph Ward ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ Geo . W . Hughes ... ... ... Prov . G . I . of W .

„ J . Stanley Derbyshire ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ Thomas Overington ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ J . W . Bedell ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ Walter Quilliam ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ Reginald Mountfield ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . ,, John Ferguson ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ J oseph Potts ... ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G .

„ J . G . Mills ... ... ... ... ) ,, R . Grundy ... ... ... ... Co r « c . 1 " S . S . Chiswell C Prov G . StwJs . „ James Sharpies ... ... .., ) „ S . Thompson ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Prov . G . Lodge having been closed , the brethren adjourned to " High Tea . " and the customary toast list was honoured .

Secret Monitor.

Secret Monitor .

Cleve Fast Conclave , No . 8 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . A . W . CHAPMAN , P . G . C . At a meeting of the above conclave , held at the Criterion Restaurant on Friday evening * , the -Sth ult ., there were present R . W . Bros . W . J . Spratling , G . R . ; J . 1 . Pakes , P . G . V . ; J . J . Thomas , P . G . V . ; V . W . Bros . Frank Adams , G . C , S . R . j Arthur W . Chapman , P . G . C , S . R . elect ; L . M . BiJen , P . G . C , Sec . j W . Bros . S . K . R . Cama , P . G . Std . ; Stiffen , P . Williams Moses , R . Newton Crane ; V . W Bro . N . Brokenshire , P . G . C . ; and others . Visitors : R . W . Bro . Judge J . Copley Moyle , G . G ., 2 S ; W . Bro . E . Hill , 28 ; R . W . Bros . W . J . Songhurst , P . G . B . B . ; J . M . Bastone , P . G . G ., * V . W . Bros . T . Sheppard , S . R . 1 , P . G . C ; J . Lusty , G . C ; and Bros . G . S . Graham , Dr . R . N . Khory , and R . N . Katruck , Inductees .

The conclave was opened in the First Degree and the minutes of the last meeting ; were read and confirmed . The ballot was taken for the following brethren , viz ., Bros . Dr . Rustomji Ni'serwanji Khory of Cumballa Hill , Bombay , Craft Lodge Eastern Star , No . 11 S 9 , G . C , and Nanabhoy Nowroji Katruck , of Port Bombay , Craft L *> d <* re Eastern Star , NJ . 11 S 9 , E . C , which proved unanimous in each case and they were respectively inducted into the Order . V . W . Bro . Arthur William Chapman , P . G . C , and S . R . elect , was duly presented and regularly installed into the chair by R . W . Bro .

\ V . 1 . Spratling . The S . R . appointed and invested his officers in the Second Degree as follows : W . Bros . R . Newton Crane , P . G . Std ., Ab . , * S . K . R . Cama , P . G . Std ., Ad . ; Staffen , P . G . Std ., E . ; and P . Williams Moses , G . Std ., S . The S . R . also appointed his ollicers in the First Degree as follows : W . Bros . R . Newton Crane , C .: S . K . R . Cama , G . ; R . W . Bro . C . L . Nelson , P . G . T ., Treas . ; V . W . Bro . L . M . Biden , P . G . C , Sec . ; Bros . Dr . Bevers , ist V . D . ; Stiffen , 2 nd V . D . ; P . Williams Moses , 3 rd V . D . ; Spencer , .-th V . D . ; Cooper , Gr . ; and V . W , Bro . N .

Brokenshire , SI . The addresses to the brethren were very ably given by the Installing Officer . The S . R ., on behalf of the conclave , presented a P . S . R . jewel to V . W . Bro . F . Adams in recognition of his year of ollice and of the estimation in which he was held by the brethren . Bro . F . Adams thanked the S . R . and brethren for their kindness . On the motion of R . W . Bro . J . J . Thomas , seconded by the S . R ., the sum of two guineas waa voted from the funds of the conclave towards the memorial over the grave of the late G . S . R . Dr , lsaachar Zacharie .

The conclave was closed in due form , and the brethren dined together in tbe Prince ' s Room , at the conclusion of which the usual loyal and Secret Monitor toasts werc duly proposed and responded to , the evening being enlivened by an excellent programme of music , arranged by , and under the direction of Bro . G . S . Graham , consisting of songs upon the mandolin and guitar by Miss Dorothy Forden and Mr . Frank Forden . Miss Dorothy Forden ' s songs and her selections upon the mandolin were much appreciated .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . M . R . HIGGINS , P . M ., P . Z .

It is with feelings of regret that we record the death of Bro . M . R . Higgins , P . M ., P . Z . No . 492 , St . John's , Antigua , whose funeral on the 16 th May was very numerously attended by the brethren by whom he was greatly beloved and respected . Bro . Higgins was made a Mason in St . John ' s Lodge , No . 723 ( now 492 ) , on 29 th July , i 860 , and on 27 th December , 1865 , was installed as its W . M . On 22 nd September of that year he was exalted to the Royal Arch in Mount Lebanon Chapter , No . 492 , and successively served . is Third and Second

Principal of that chapter until in or about 1869 when he left the island , remaining away travelling in different parts of the world until 1 S 89 . On his return , he immediately resumed his connection witb his mother lodge and served her with unswerving fidelity until his death . In April , 1893 , he joined the newlyestablished Avondale Lodge of Mark Master Masons as a foundation member ( having taken that Degree at St . Kitts sometime in the sixties ) , and after serving several minor offices was installed Master in April , 1898 . In July , 18 94 , he was installed as First Principal of the Mount Lebanon Chapter , and it was greatly

owing to his efforts that the chapter was put on the sound basis on which it now is . In April , 1 9 , he was elected P . S . of the chapter , and servei that important ollice up to the time of his death , having been re-elected thereto in April last . In accepting this minor oflice , after having he'd the highest one , he only showed his zeal for the Order and set for his Brother Past Principals an example of that humility which was his distinguishing chur . i-. Uristic . In October last , he took part in consecrating the Caribbee Lodge , No . 2829 , in this isUnd , the manner in which he performed his duty making a lasting impression on the brethren .