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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
BRO . FRANK GREEN , P . G . J . D ., has announced himself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of London at the next election . BRO . HENRY L OVEGROVE , G . S . B ., on Monday , the iith instant , celebrated his silver wedding . BRO . MATTHEW R . W EBB , J . P ., has been elected a Warden of the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company . H . R . H . THE PaiNCE OF WALES was present on Saturday morning last , at a meeting of the Committee of Trustees of the British Museum , and in the evening witnessed the performance of " As you like it , " at St . James ' s Theatre .
A TEAM of 26 cricketers , drawn principally from the Philadelphia and other Pennsylvanian Clubs , wilt leave America for England in May , and it is ex pected that they will prove a stronger and better representative team than those of 1 SS 4 and 1 S 89 . WE RECENTLY NOTICED that a dinner and Cinlerella dance is to be given by the Lion and Lamb Lodge , No . 192 , and should add that tickets ( 10 s . 6 d . ) can also be had from the M . Cs ., Bro . J . Smith , P . M ., 8 , Bancroft-road , E . ; and Bro . A . J . Rippin , 56 , Dalkeith-road , llford .
THE FIRM OK Bro . H . B . Marshall and Sons , as in former years , haye _ handed over to the funds for aged Wesleyan ministers and the widows of deceased ministers the profit made by them in connection with the publication of the Methodist Times , viz ., £ 310 12 s . 3 d . A REQUIEM SERVICE was held in the Imperial Mausoleum , at Farnborough Hill , on Saturday morning last , in memory of the late Emperor Napoleon III ., and the
Prince Imperial . The Princess Eugenie was present attended by M . Petrie , Madame Le Breton , and Madame d'Arcos . BRO . DR . W . H . KEMPSTER has for four years been the parochial officer for Nine Elms . He has just left the district , and 500 poor people have put their pennies together and presented him with a handsome clock . A silver plate expresses appreciation of the doctor ' s uniform attention and kindness .
A SERIOUS FIRE broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning last in the Court Theatre , Liverpool , the property ot the Royal Carl Rosa Company , by which the gallery and roof were completely destroyed . The building was insured , and it is believed that only a very short time will elapse before the theatre is again opened to the public .
THE WILL OF Bro . William Smallpeice , of 42 , Well-walk , Hampstead , and formerly of 6 , Gray's-inn-place , Gray ' s-inn , district surveyor for East Hampstead , who died on September sth , was proved on the 4 th inst ., by Mrs . Harriet Susan Smallpeice , of 38 , Theobalds-road , the widow and sole executrix , the value of the personal estate being £ 6 , 206 14 s . iod .
WE HEAR with pleasure that the jovial Bro . Joseph Wise , J . D . of the Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1614 , is about to enter into the bonds of holy matrimony . _ Bro . J . Wise had a hearty reception on Tuesday last , and received quite an ovation on the news being conveyed to the brethren present by the worthy W . M ., and they all wished Bro . J . Wise many years of happiness and prosperity with the future Mrs . Wise .
THE ARCHBISHOP OF C ANTERBURY held his first ordination service since his enthronement in Canterbury Cathedral , on Sunday last . There was a vast congregation present , and the ordination sermon was preached by Dean Farrar , the Bishop of Dover and Canon Hutchinson making the piesentations . His Grace returned to town on Monday , and went into residence at 51 , Lennox-gardens , where he will remain till the 4 th March .
THE 24 , 000 spot-barred match between Roberts and Stevenson , m which the former conceded 9000 to his opponent , was brought to a close on Saturday evening last , when , after an exciting finish , the champion won by the narrow margin of 66 points , the scores at the end being Roberts , 24 , 000 , Stevenson , 23 , 934 . The match took place at the Egyptian Hall , which was crowded on the last day . THE LORD MAYOR has opened a subscription at the Mansion House for the relief of the sufferers by the famine in India , and among the earliest contributors to the fund
are the Queen , who has given £ 500 , Messrs . Roschild , A 1000 ; the Lord Mayor , £ 105 ; Boro . Lord George Hamilton , Secretary of State for India , £ 250 ; Bro . Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., £ 105 ; Messrs . Arbuthnot , Lathom , andCo ., £ 250 ; Messrs . Crosse and Blaekwell , £ 100 ; Messers . Shepard and Co ., £ 100 ; Messers . Samuel Begges and Co ., £ 105 ; and Mr . A . W . Wallace , £ 50 . COURT OF ALDERMEN . — On Monday , a special meeting of the Court of Aldermen was held at the Guildhall , in compliance with the provisions of the Prisons Act , 1877 , for
the appointment of the Visiting Committee to the prison at Newgate , and of six members to serve on the Visiting Committee to the prison at Holloway . The Lord Mayor presided . The Visiting Committees of last year were re-appointed , with the exception that Bro . Alderman Truscott was added to the Visiting Justices at Holloway in the place of the Lord Mayor , at the latter ' s request . THE 11 SURVIVORS of the Antwerp steamer Belzique , 1200 tons , which was wrecked off Ushant on Wednesday , the 6 th inst ., arrived at Dover on the ss . Glen Dochart ,
of West Hartlepool , on Saturday morning last , having been rescued by the latter vessel after they had been drifting in an open boat without food for 36 hours . When discovered they were much exhausted , and remained so when landed at Dover , where they were at once taken to the Sailors' Home , and allowed every comfort . On recovering they were shipped on board the Ostend boat to return to Antwerp . MAJOR F . S . KNOX , V . C , has just died at the age of 65 years . The deceased
entered the Scots Fusilier Guards as a private and took part in all the principal engagements during the Crimean War , being present at the battles of Alma , Balaclava , Inkerman , the repulse of the sortie on the 26 th October , 1854 , and the attacks on the Quarries on the Oth and 7 th June and on the Redan on the iSth June , on which last occasion he was twice severely wounded . He received his Cross for gallantry at the Alma , and was selected for a commission in the Rifle Brigade for his services .
MRS . G RAY , of Sittingbourne , who was born on the ioth January , 1794 , completed her 103 rd year on Sunday last , when she received the congratulations of her friends . She remembers the arrival of the news of Nelson ' s victory and death at Trafalgar and of the Duke of Wellington ' s victory at Waterloo , as well as the trial of Queen Caroline . She can recall the coronations of George IV ,, William IV ., and the Queen , and two Royal Jubilees , those of George III . and her Majesty . She was married at St . Margaret's , Rochester in Waterloo year , and is in fairly goodly health , notwithstanding her age . Her grandfather attained the age of 101 years .
PRESENTATION TO BRO . SIR POLYDORE DE KEYSER . —A meeting of the governing body of the Seaside Convalescent Home at Seaford , with the management of which Bro . Sir Polydore De Keyser has long been connected , was held last week , when the Chairman , Mr . E . A . Gruning , presented a framed illuminated address to Bro . Sir Poly dore in recognition of the piactical and kindly interest taken by him in the welfare of the institution . The Committee of Management , said the Chairman , had resolved to place on record their warm appreciation of the work done by their esteemed
friend , Sir Polydore De Keyser . They not only admired the true spirit of philanthropy which permeated his every action , but were more particularly grateful to him for the deep , kindly , and practical interest which he had always shown in the prosperity of the Seafoid Convalescent Institution—the pioneer institution of its class in England . ' The Rev . Donald MacLeod , D . D ., said that not only during his successful mayoralty had Sir Polydore De Keyser been characterised by such nobly generous actions , but he had carried back into pnvate life all the broad sympathies and untiring efforts which had distinguished him during his term of office as Lord Mayor . They trusted that he might
long be spared to continue the honoured and useful work which had proved such a blessing to so many in the past . Bro . Hr Polydore De Keyser , in thanking the Committee Tor their kind appreciation of his services , said that the address would be always treasured by him as an evidence of their kindly feelings towards him , and that he was at all times ready to help forward so good a work in every way in his power . He especially thanked Mr . Gruning and the Rev . Dr . MacLeod for their very kindly-expressed sentiments with reference to his efforts on behalf of a Charity which was so eminently worthy of support .
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE TWENTY -NINTH ANNUAL DINNER in aid of the funds of the Goldsmiths and Jewellers' Annuity and Asylum Institution will take place in the Throne Rram , at the Holborn Restaurant , Holborn , W . C . ( entrance by the King ' s Hall , Newton-street ) , on Monday , the Sth prox ., when Henry H . Dobree , Esq . ( Senior Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths ) , has kindly consented to preside .
THE DIRECTORS OF the West London Conservatoire of Music , 75 , The Grovej Hammersmith , W ., have much pleasure in announcing that they have secured the services of Mr . Isidore de Solla as conductor of the operatic class . The rehearsals take place on Saturday afternoons from three o'clock . In addition to the peiformances at the Conservatoire , there will be an annual performance at a West London theatre .
AT THE MEETING of the Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1614 , held at the Criterion , Piccadilly-circus , on Tuesday last , BTO . J . Mayo , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , also Bro . G . Coleman , P . M ., Treasurer , and Bro . R . F . Potter , Tyler . We wish the W . M . elect a successful and prosperous year of office . Bro . J . Mayo is the well-known genial host of the Castle Hotel , East Moseley , Hampton Court .
OWING TO INSUFFICIENT space last week we had to omit mentioning that the evening entertainment of the Old Folks , at Croydon , last week , was an exceptionally pleasing one . Thomas Lawler had the arrangements , and was assisted by Madame Alice Lovenz ( soprano ) , Miss Blanche Walker ( mandolinist ) , both of whom were recalled ; Bro . James Gawthrop ( tenor ) , was in excellent voice , and the Meisterin mandoline trio completed the party , with some charming trios , which were heartily applauded . Much pleasure was derived by an exhibition of " Living Photos , " by Mr . Birt Acres , provided by the Lodge of Tranquility .
THEMOST IMPORTANT question of the cycling hour , next to that of the saddle problem , is what bicycle lamp to buy . A lamp to take the fancy of cyclists must have these three marks , no draught should put the light out , it should burn paraffin , and be so constructed that it could be converted for use as a lantern . Such a lamp has at last found its way into the English market , being imported from the other side where it is widely known as the 20 th Century Lamp . Aladdin ' s lamp was not more wonderful than is this unique bicycle accessory , and all riders who are in quest of a perfect lamp should send for the neat little pamphlet , which tells of the 20 th Century Lamp , to the company ' s depot , Vigor's , 21 , Baker-street , London , W .
RESIGNATION OF " ALDERMAN . —The Lord Mayor has received a letter from Bro . Alderman Sir George Robert Tyler resigning his position as Alderman of the Ward of Queenhithe by reason of continued ill-health . Bto . Sir George Tyler entered the corporation as a Common Councilman in 1 S 77 , and in 1887 , on the retirement of Mr . Herbert Waterlow , he was unanimously elected Alderman of his Ward .
He was Sheriff in 1891 in the mayoralty of Bro . Sir David Evans , and was Lord Mayor in 1894 . During his mayoralty he was created a baronet , " in commemoration ( to use Lord Rosebery's words ) of the achievement of the Tower Bridge and the birth of a new heir to the Crown in direct male descent . " In the course of his year of office he visited Antwerp in Civic State , and to a new thoroughfare there the name " Rue Lord Mayor Tyler " was given in honour of the event .
AMONG CONTRIBUTORS to ( he Indian Famine Relief Fund which is being raised at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor of London are her Majesty , £ 500 ; their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , who have given 250 guineas ; the Duke and Duchess of York , 100 gunieas ; the Duke of Connaught , 100 guineas ; the Hon . W . Waldorf Astor , £ 2000 ; the Goldsmiths' Company , £ 1000 ; the London and Westminster Bank , £ 262 ios . ; the London County Bank , £ 262 ios . ; the Chartered
Bank of India , Australia , and China , £ 500 ; the National Bank of India , £ 500 ; the Grocers' Company , £ 500 ; London Joint Stock Bank , £ 262 ios . ; Marquess of Lansdowne , £ 200 ; Sun Fiie Insurance Office , £ 250 ; and at a meeting of the Court of Common Council on Thursday , the Corporation contributed 1000 guineas . The Mansion House Fund now amounts to about , £ 50 , 000 . The collection from the Stock Exchange , which has been reckoned in the total received , exceeds £ 10 , 000 .
AN URGENT APPEAL IS being made by our respected Bro . Lord Leigh , in behalf of the Children's Aid Society , which was established in 1856 , and which in the course of its existence has been the means of rendering incalculable service to the community by rescuing poor and neglected children from their evil surroundings , carefully training and educating them , and then completing the good work by obtaining for them positions in which they are enabled to earn an honest livelihood . Since the Society—of which , by
the way , Bro . Lord Herschell is the President—was founded , it has expended upwards of £ 49 , 000 in behalf of the children it has placed in homes in all parts of the United Kingdom , the number thus provided for , or placed in Schools being 5545 , while 952 have been sent to sea , 200 migrated , 230 boys placed in situations , 188 children restored to their friends , 115 S rescued from evil surroundings , and 266 9 otherwise aided . It is indeed a most deserving institution and we trust that Bro . Lord Leigh ' s appeal for funds in its behalf will meet with ready and generous response .
A CITY "CHILDREN ' S PARTY . " —On Saturday evening , Miss Nellie Marshall , the daughter of Bro . H . B . Marshall , M . A ., CC , held her annual Christmas party at Temple House , Temple-avenue . The invited guests consisted of the children of the employes of the firm , and upwards of So of these little people accepted the invitation . Temple House was prettily decorated for the occasion , and for four hours the rooms rang with the sound of childish laughter and the clatter of tiny feet . In addition to the usual round games , which are peculiar to such gatherings , there was a conjuring entertainment , with which the children were immensely delighted . The great event of the
evening came last of all and produced much excitement . All through the evening the mammoth Christmas tree had been the centre of admiration , and before the children left each one drew a ticket , which entitled the holder to one of th > presents on the tree . There were all prizes and no blanks in this lottery , and the children staggered to the dressing rooms with their arms full of toys of every variety . Mr . Marshall's little daughter bade her guests goodbye , and the Temple House children ' s party , a sign of the kindly relationship existing between employer and employed , came to a successful conclusion .
ON TUESDAY , THE 5 th inst ., a golden wedding reception was held by Bro . and Mrs . John Ives at their residence , 37 , Manor-place , Hackney . Their ages are respectively , 72 and 69 . They are both in good health , very active , and bless God for preserving them so far so well . They have five sons and four daughters , 20 grandchildren , and two great grandchildren . Bro . Ives is by profession a civil and mechanical engineer . He has been a Freemason for 45 years with the following distinctions , P . M ., C . P . A ., Matk Mason , R . A . M ., & c . Amongst the family ,
Masonic , and friendly visitors , chief mention must be made of the following : Mr . Bunker , Mr . and Mrs . Waters , Mr . Edmunds , Mr . Robinson , Mr . Tricket , Mr . Carter , Mr . and Mrs . Allvey , Mr . Alstrow , Mr . E . Johnson , Mr . and Mrs . A . Ives , Mr . W . Ives and family , Mr . Legg , Mr . and Mrs . T . C . Ives , Mr . C . D . Ives , Mr . and Mrs . Holliday , Mrs . Bellamy , Mrs . Moore , Miss Richards and niece , Miss Alice Ives , and others . A great number of telegrams was also received from distant friends containing various expressions of kind wishes and hearty congratulations .
"I DREAMT THAT I DWELT IN MARBLE HALLS" will be the pleasing fancy of every one who first crosses the threshold of the gorgeous Trocadero Restaurant , which now holds such a proud and enviable position in the " New London " starting into life round and about Piccadilly Circus . But instead of the " vassals and serfs " of the old song we shall find a warm and hospitable welcome from the courteous and spirited proprietors , Messrs . J . Lyons and Co ., Limited , and the proverbial attention and personal crmfort ever extended to the public by these well-known caterers and
restaurateurs . The basement floor is devoted to the grill room , with the buffet , smoking , reading , and billiard rooms . The entrance floor is occupied by the grand restaurant , with its golden minstrel and great gallery in the style of Louis Quatorze , and attacheel to the gold hall and gallery is a splendid adjacent saloon in the style of Louis Quinze . Small but deliriously cosy dining rooms surround these splendid public rooms . The first floor of the new Trocadero is another welcome surprise , consisting as it does of a
ball room , a banqueting hall in the Empire period—a most admirable reproduction—and an ante-room in the style of Louis Treize . On the gallery level , at the top of the grand staircase , will be found a reception room , again in the style of Louis Treize ; a magnificent Masonic lodge in the period of Francois Premier , with , of course , the necessary ante-rooms for the comfort and convenience of the brethren of the Craft . Full particulars can be had on application at the Trocadero , Piccadilly Circus .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
BRO . FRANK GREEN , P . G . J . D ., has announced himself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of London at the next election . BRO . HENRY L OVEGROVE , G . S . B ., on Monday , the iith instant , celebrated his silver wedding . BRO . MATTHEW R . W EBB , J . P ., has been elected a Warden of the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company . H . R . H . THE PaiNCE OF WALES was present on Saturday morning last , at a meeting of the Committee of Trustees of the British Museum , and in the evening witnessed the performance of " As you like it , " at St . James ' s Theatre .
A TEAM of 26 cricketers , drawn principally from the Philadelphia and other Pennsylvanian Clubs , wilt leave America for England in May , and it is ex pected that they will prove a stronger and better representative team than those of 1 SS 4 and 1 S 89 . WE RECENTLY NOTICED that a dinner and Cinlerella dance is to be given by the Lion and Lamb Lodge , No . 192 , and should add that tickets ( 10 s . 6 d . ) can also be had from the M . Cs ., Bro . J . Smith , P . M ., 8 , Bancroft-road , E . ; and Bro . A . J . Rippin , 56 , Dalkeith-road , llford .
THE FIRM OK Bro . H . B . Marshall and Sons , as in former years , haye _ handed over to the funds for aged Wesleyan ministers and the widows of deceased ministers the profit made by them in connection with the publication of the Methodist Times , viz ., £ 310 12 s . 3 d . A REQUIEM SERVICE was held in the Imperial Mausoleum , at Farnborough Hill , on Saturday morning last , in memory of the late Emperor Napoleon III ., and the
Prince Imperial . The Princess Eugenie was present attended by M . Petrie , Madame Le Breton , and Madame d'Arcos . BRO . DR . W . H . KEMPSTER has for four years been the parochial officer for Nine Elms . He has just left the district , and 500 poor people have put their pennies together and presented him with a handsome clock . A silver plate expresses appreciation of the doctor ' s uniform attention and kindness .
A SERIOUS FIRE broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning last in the Court Theatre , Liverpool , the property ot the Royal Carl Rosa Company , by which the gallery and roof were completely destroyed . The building was insured , and it is believed that only a very short time will elapse before the theatre is again opened to the public .
THE WILL OF Bro . William Smallpeice , of 42 , Well-walk , Hampstead , and formerly of 6 , Gray's-inn-place , Gray ' s-inn , district surveyor for East Hampstead , who died on September sth , was proved on the 4 th inst ., by Mrs . Harriet Susan Smallpeice , of 38 , Theobalds-road , the widow and sole executrix , the value of the personal estate being £ 6 , 206 14 s . iod .
WE HEAR with pleasure that the jovial Bro . Joseph Wise , J . D . of the Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1614 , is about to enter into the bonds of holy matrimony . _ Bro . J . Wise had a hearty reception on Tuesday last , and received quite an ovation on the news being conveyed to the brethren present by the worthy W . M ., and they all wished Bro . J . Wise many years of happiness and prosperity with the future Mrs . Wise .
THE ARCHBISHOP OF C ANTERBURY held his first ordination service since his enthronement in Canterbury Cathedral , on Sunday last . There was a vast congregation present , and the ordination sermon was preached by Dean Farrar , the Bishop of Dover and Canon Hutchinson making the piesentations . His Grace returned to town on Monday , and went into residence at 51 , Lennox-gardens , where he will remain till the 4 th March .
THE 24 , 000 spot-barred match between Roberts and Stevenson , m which the former conceded 9000 to his opponent , was brought to a close on Saturday evening last , when , after an exciting finish , the champion won by the narrow margin of 66 points , the scores at the end being Roberts , 24 , 000 , Stevenson , 23 , 934 . The match took place at the Egyptian Hall , which was crowded on the last day . THE LORD MAYOR has opened a subscription at the Mansion House for the relief of the sufferers by the famine in India , and among the earliest contributors to the fund
are the Queen , who has given £ 500 , Messrs . Roschild , A 1000 ; the Lord Mayor , £ 105 ; Boro . Lord George Hamilton , Secretary of State for India , £ 250 ; Bro . Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., £ 105 ; Messrs . Arbuthnot , Lathom , andCo ., £ 250 ; Messrs . Crosse and Blaekwell , £ 100 ; Messers . Shepard and Co ., £ 100 ; Messers . Samuel Begges and Co ., £ 105 ; and Mr . A . W . Wallace , £ 50 . COURT OF ALDERMEN . — On Monday , a special meeting of the Court of Aldermen was held at the Guildhall , in compliance with the provisions of the Prisons Act , 1877 , for
the appointment of the Visiting Committee to the prison at Newgate , and of six members to serve on the Visiting Committee to the prison at Holloway . The Lord Mayor presided . The Visiting Committees of last year were re-appointed , with the exception that Bro . Alderman Truscott was added to the Visiting Justices at Holloway in the place of the Lord Mayor , at the latter ' s request . THE 11 SURVIVORS of the Antwerp steamer Belzique , 1200 tons , which was wrecked off Ushant on Wednesday , the 6 th inst ., arrived at Dover on the ss . Glen Dochart ,
of West Hartlepool , on Saturday morning last , having been rescued by the latter vessel after they had been drifting in an open boat without food for 36 hours . When discovered they were much exhausted , and remained so when landed at Dover , where they were at once taken to the Sailors' Home , and allowed every comfort . On recovering they were shipped on board the Ostend boat to return to Antwerp . MAJOR F . S . KNOX , V . C , has just died at the age of 65 years . The deceased
entered the Scots Fusilier Guards as a private and took part in all the principal engagements during the Crimean War , being present at the battles of Alma , Balaclava , Inkerman , the repulse of the sortie on the 26 th October , 1854 , and the attacks on the Quarries on the Oth and 7 th June and on the Redan on the iSth June , on which last occasion he was twice severely wounded . He received his Cross for gallantry at the Alma , and was selected for a commission in the Rifle Brigade for his services .
MRS . G RAY , of Sittingbourne , who was born on the ioth January , 1794 , completed her 103 rd year on Sunday last , when she received the congratulations of her friends . She remembers the arrival of the news of Nelson ' s victory and death at Trafalgar and of the Duke of Wellington ' s victory at Waterloo , as well as the trial of Queen Caroline . She can recall the coronations of George IV ,, William IV ., and the Queen , and two Royal Jubilees , those of George III . and her Majesty . She was married at St . Margaret's , Rochester in Waterloo year , and is in fairly goodly health , notwithstanding her age . Her grandfather attained the age of 101 years .
PRESENTATION TO BRO . SIR POLYDORE DE KEYSER . —A meeting of the governing body of the Seaside Convalescent Home at Seaford , with the management of which Bro . Sir Polydore De Keyser has long been connected , was held last week , when the Chairman , Mr . E . A . Gruning , presented a framed illuminated address to Bro . Sir Poly dore in recognition of the piactical and kindly interest taken by him in the welfare of the institution . The Committee of Management , said the Chairman , had resolved to place on record their warm appreciation of the work done by their esteemed
friend , Sir Polydore De Keyser . They not only admired the true spirit of philanthropy which permeated his every action , but were more particularly grateful to him for the deep , kindly , and practical interest which he had always shown in the prosperity of the Seafoid Convalescent Institution—the pioneer institution of its class in England . ' The Rev . Donald MacLeod , D . D ., said that not only during his successful mayoralty had Sir Polydore De Keyser been characterised by such nobly generous actions , but he had carried back into pnvate life all the broad sympathies and untiring efforts which had distinguished him during his term of office as Lord Mayor . They trusted that he might
long be spared to continue the honoured and useful work which had proved such a blessing to so many in the past . Bro . Hr Polydore De Keyser , in thanking the Committee Tor their kind appreciation of his services , said that the address would be always treasured by him as an evidence of their kindly feelings towards him , and that he was at all times ready to help forward so good a work in every way in his power . He especially thanked Mr . Gruning and the Rev . Dr . MacLeod for their very kindly-expressed sentiments with reference to his efforts on behalf of a Charity which was so eminently worthy of support .
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE TWENTY -NINTH ANNUAL DINNER in aid of the funds of the Goldsmiths and Jewellers' Annuity and Asylum Institution will take place in the Throne Rram , at the Holborn Restaurant , Holborn , W . C . ( entrance by the King ' s Hall , Newton-street ) , on Monday , the Sth prox ., when Henry H . Dobree , Esq . ( Senior Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths ) , has kindly consented to preside .
THE DIRECTORS OF the West London Conservatoire of Music , 75 , The Grovej Hammersmith , W ., have much pleasure in announcing that they have secured the services of Mr . Isidore de Solla as conductor of the operatic class . The rehearsals take place on Saturday afternoons from three o'clock . In addition to the peiformances at the Conservatoire , there will be an annual performance at a West London theatre .
AT THE MEETING of the Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1614 , held at the Criterion , Piccadilly-circus , on Tuesday last , BTO . J . Mayo , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , also Bro . G . Coleman , P . M ., Treasurer , and Bro . R . F . Potter , Tyler . We wish the W . M . elect a successful and prosperous year of office . Bro . J . Mayo is the well-known genial host of the Castle Hotel , East Moseley , Hampton Court .
OWING TO INSUFFICIENT space last week we had to omit mentioning that the evening entertainment of the Old Folks , at Croydon , last week , was an exceptionally pleasing one . Thomas Lawler had the arrangements , and was assisted by Madame Alice Lovenz ( soprano ) , Miss Blanche Walker ( mandolinist ) , both of whom were recalled ; Bro . James Gawthrop ( tenor ) , was in excellent voice , and the Meisterin mandoline trio completed the party , with some charming trios , which were heartily applauded . Much pleasure was derived by an exhibition of " Living Photos , " by Mr . Birt Acres , provided by the Lodge of Tranquility .
THEMOST IMPORTANT question of the cycling hour , next to that of the saddle problem , is what bicycle lamp to buy . A lamp to take the fancy of cyclists must have these three marks , no draught should put the light out , it should burn paraffin , and be so constructed that it could be converted for use as a lantern . Such a lamp has at last found its way into the English market , being imported from the other side where it is widely known as the 20 th Century Lamp . Aladdin ' s lamp was not more wonderful than is this unique bicycle accessory , and all riders who are in quest of a perfect lamp should send for the neat little pamphlet , which tells of the 20 th Century Lamp , to the company ' s depot , Vigor's , 21 , Baker-street , London , W .
RESIGNATION OF " ALDERMAN . —The Lord Mayor has received a letter from Bro . Alderman Sir George Robert Tyler resigning his position as Alderman of the Ward of Queenhithe by reason of continued ill-health . Bto . Sir George Tyler entered the corporation as a Common Councilman in 1 S 77 , and in 1887 , on the retirement of Mr . Herbert Waterlow , he was unanimously elected Alderman of his Ward .
He was Sheriff in 1891 in the mayoralty of Bro . Sir David Evans , and was Lord Mayor in 1894 . During his mayoralty he was created a baronet , " in commemoration ( to use Lord Rosebery's words ) of the achievement of the Tower Bridge and the birth of a new heir to the Crown in direct male descent . " In the course of his year of office he visited Antwerp in Civic State , and to a new thoroughfare there the name " Rue Lord Mayor Tyler " was given in honour of the event .
AMONG CONTRIBUTORS to ( he Indian Famine Relief Fund which is being raised at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor of London are her Majesty , £ 500 ; their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , who have given 250 guineas ; the Duke and Duchess of York , 100 gunieas ; the Duke of Connaught , 100 guineas ; the Hon . W . Waldorf Astor , £ 2000 ; the Goldsmiths' Company , £ 1000 ; the London and Westminster Bank , £ 262 ios . ; the London County Bank , £ 262 ios . ; the Chartered
Bank of India , Australia , and China , £ 500 ; the National Bank of India , £ 500 ; the Grocers' Company , £ 500 ; London Joint Stock Bank , £ 262 ios . ; Marquess of Lansdowne , £ 200 ; Sun Fiie Insurance Office , £ 250 ; and at a meeting of the Court of Common Council on Thursday , the Corporation contributed 1000 guineas . The Mansion House Fund now amounts to about , £ 50 , 000 . The collection from the Stock Exchange , which has been reckoned in the total received , exceeds £ 10 , 000 .
AN URGENT APPEAL IS being made by our respected Bro . Lord Leigh , in behalf of the Children's Aid Society , which was established in 1856 , and which in the course of its existence has been the means of rendering incalculable service to the community by rescuing poor and neglected children from their evil surroundings , carefully training and educating them , and then completing the good work by obtaining for them positions in which they are enabled to earn an honest livelihood . Since the Society—of which , by
the way , Bro . Lord Herschell is the President—was founded , it has expended upwards of £ 49 , 000 in behalf of the children it has placed in homes in all parts of the United Kingdom , the number thus provided for , or placed in Schools being 5545 , while 952 have been sent to sea , 200 migrated , 230 boys placed in situations , 188 children restored to their friends , 115 S rescued from evil surroundings , and 266 9 otherwise aided . It is indeed a most deserving institution and we trust that Bro . Lord Leigh ' s appeal for funds in its behalf will meet with ready and generous response .
A CITY "CHILDREN ' S PARTY . " —On Saturday evening , Miss Nellie Marshall , the daughter of Bro . H . B . Marshall , M . A ., CC , held her annual Christmas party at Temple House , Temple-avenue . The invited guests consisted of the children of the employes of the firm , and upwards of So of these little people accepted the invitation . Temple House was prettily decorated for the occasion , and for four hours the rooms rang with the sound of childish laughter and the clatter of tiny feet . In addition to the usual round games , which are peculiar to such gatherings , there was a conjuring entertainment , with which the children were immensely delighted . The great event of the
evening came last of all and produced much excitement . All through the evening the mammoth Christmas tree had been the centre of admiration , and before the children left each one drew a ticket , which entitled the holder to one of th > presents on the tree . There were all prizes and no blanks in this lottery , and the children staggered to the dressing rooms with their arms full of toys of every variety . Mr . Marshall's little daughter bade her guests goodbye , and the Temple House children ' s party , a sign of the kindly relationship existing between employer and employed , came to a successful conclusion .
ON TUESDAY , THE 5 th inst ., a golden wedding reception was held by Bro . and Mrs . John Ives at their residence , 37 , Manor-place , Hackney . Their ages are respectively , 72 and 69 . They are both in good health , very active , and bless God for preserving them so far so well . They have five sons and four daughters , 20 grandchildren , and two great grandchildren . Bro . Ives is by profession a civil and mechanical engineer . He has been a Freemason for 45 years with the following distinctions , P . M ., C . P . A ., Matk Mason , R . A . M ., & c . Amongst the family ,
Masonic , and friendly visitors , chief mention must be made of the following : Mr . Bunker , Mr . and Mrs . Waters , Mr . Edmunds , Mr . Robinson , Mr . Tricket , Mr . Carter , Mr . and Mrs . Allvey , Mr . Alstrow , Mr . E . Johnson , Mr . and Mrs . A . Ives , Mr . W . Ives and family , Mr . Legg , Mr . and Mrs . T . C . Ives , Mr . C . D . Ives , Mr . and Mrs . Holliday , Mrs . Bellamy , Mrs . Moore , Miss Richards and niece , Miss Alice Ives , and others . A great number of telegrams was also received from distant friends containing various expressions of kind wishes and hearty congratulations .
"I DREAMT THAT I DWELT IN MARBLE HALLS" will be the pleasing fancy of every one who first crosses the threshold of the gorgeous Trocadero Restaurant , which now holds such a proud and enviable position in the " New London " starting into life round and about Piccadilly Circus . But instead of the " vassals and serfs " of the old song we shall find a warm and hospitable welcome from the courteous and spirited proprietors , Messrs . J . Lyons and Co ., Limited , and the proverbial attention and personal crmfort ever extended to the public by these well-known caterers and
restaurateurs . The basement floor is devoted to the grill room , with the buffet , smoking , reading , and billiard rooms . The entrance floor is occupied by the grand restaurant , with its golden minstrel and great gallery in the style of Louis Quatorze , and attacheel to the gold hall and gallery is a splendid adjacent saloon in the style of Louis Quinze . Small but deliriously cosy dining rooms surround these splendid public rooms . The first floor of the new Trocadero is another welcome surprise , consisting as it does of a
ball room , a banqueting hall in the Empire period—a most admirable reproduction—and an ante-room in the style of Louis Treize . On the gallery level , at the top of the grand staircase , will be found a reception room , again in the style of Louis Treize ; a magnificent Masonic lodge in the period of Francois Premier , with , of course , the necessary ante-rooms for the comfort and convenience of the brethren of the Craft . Full particulars can be had on application at the Trocadero , Piccadilly Circus .