Consecration Of The George Gardner Lodge, No. 2309.

The C ONSECRATING OFFICER then delivered the first portion of the dedication prayer , and the lodge was dedicated and constituted . The brethren then sang the hymns " Praise my soul the King of Heaven " and " Grant us Thy peace . "

Benediction following , the D . C presented Bro . G . Gardner to the Presiding Officer as the W . M . designate , for the benefit of installation , whereupon he was duly installed into the chair of K . S . in the presence of a Board 0 f Installed Masters .

Bro . Gardner then proceeded to install his officers as follows * . Bros . W . 0 . Fendick , P . M . 1321 , S . W . ; B . A . Skinner , J . VV . ; E . B . Cox , P . M . 15 63- Treas * ( elected ); and T . C . P . Bellerby . P . M . 2021 , Sec . The rest of the officers were left over , but the election of Tyler vvas proceeded vvith . The Consecrating Officer then brought the ceremony to a close vvith the three addresses to the Master , Wardens , and the members of the lodge .

The names of five gentlemen were handed in for initiation , and five brethre n for joining . The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then rose , and said he had a most pleasing duty to perform . They had been kindly and ably brought into existence as a

lodge by Bro . Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , D . P . G . M ., assisted by Bros . Craven , Bowen , and Bradley , P . G . S ., and as a mark of their appreciation of these services he begged to propose that they , the worthy brethren , should be enrolled as honorary members of the George Gardner Lodge . This was seconded by the J . W . and carried unanimously .

Bro . Rev . J ; S . BROWNRIGG , in reply , said for himself and his colleagues he thanked the W . M . and brethren for the compliment they had paid them , which they received vvith pleasure , and hoped to have the pleasure of witnessing the progress and success of the lodge .

The lodge was then formally closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Manor Hotel , close by , for dinner , wheie a very sumptuous banquet was set before them . The customary toasts vvere proceeded with , that of " The Queen " being received with enthusiasm .

The toast of "The M . W . G . M ., the Prince of Wales , " was given by the WORSHIPFUL MASTER , who said it needed no words from him , for they all knew how well he performed every task set him . This vvas also warml y responded to .

" The Health of the Pro G . M ., the D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " was responded to by Bro . Rev . J . S . BROWNRIGG , P . G . C . The toast of "The Prov . G . M ., Bro . Sir D . Gooch , the D . P . G . M ., and the rest of the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past , " followed , and was responded to by the D . P . G . M . and the P . G . S .

The D . P . G . M . then gave the toast of the evening— " Ihe W . M ., and Success to the George Gardner Lodge "—saying the lodge , vvhich was named after its first W . M ., he had no doubt would prosper , and soon become one of the best lodges in the province , because he knew what sort of a brother was at their head—one who had founded the Chiswick Lodge ,

where he had the privilege to be present on Saturday last , a lodge which had made rapid strides , and done through the fostering care of Bro . G . Gardner so much good Masonic vvork . There he had got the S . G . W . at the head of affairs , which vvas a very great honour , as the lodge was only in its sixth year , and now Bro . G . Gardner had come into the province to

do more good vvork , and as he had procured for one lodge a S . G . W ., why he could not do better than go about the country founding lodges and finding S . G . W . 's . However , he was sure that under his care and guidance the lodge , brought into excellence that day , would do honour to the Craft , and he wished it all success , and hoped they would join him in drinking the Master's very good health .

The toast vvas received by the brethren vvith applause , and was drunk vvith enthusiasm .

Bro . GARDNER , in reply , thanked them heartily for the kind manner they had drunk his health , and thanked them for the great honour they had done him by asking him to be their first W . M . When he first became a Mason he was determined not to be a lay brother , but to be an active brother in the Craft ; he had worked hard , and he hoped the G . A . O . T . U .

would give him health and strength to continue hard at it . It was a great reward to him to have a lodge named after him , and he should never forget 't . Brethren knew to what perfection one lodge with which he was connected bad attained , to what a size it had got , on Saturday last the 96 th member having been initiated , and this its Cth year . Well , he did

not hope to see the George Gardner Lodge get any such large number , because they intended to have a small and select lodge , one that vvould do 'ts work well . He vvas to be assisted by no less than four P . M . ' s , all of whom knew their vvork , so that there was every prospect of prosperity . He again thanked them most heartily .

The next toast vvas that of " The Visitors . " Each one , Bro . GARDNER said , he would like to hear in response , but would leave it to them . Some had cornea long way—the extreme other side or end of the county . He and the members of the lodge were glad to see them , and trusted to have | he pleasure soon again of renewing their acquaintance . This toast , like the rest , was received in a very cordial manner . oro . MILLER , W . M ., and others responded , saying they wished every success to a lodge started on such good foundation . Bro . Dr . LAWRANCE , P . M . 2012 , also desired to say there was no doubt I * at this lodge would sure to go on in the right way , because he knew Bro . ardner to succeed in anything he undertook . He had spent a most enjoyable day , and hoped to be privileged to come again . , Bro . A . WILLIAMS , W . M . 2090 , also replied , wishing all the success ne brethren could wish themselves . fhe Officers" toast being next , the WORSHIPFUL MASTER said there as little left for him to say with regard to those who had to assist him in e vvork . He vvas confident no W . M . could have better officers than those

* l ? d appointed that day . ca " ? S . W . responded , as did the J . W ., both saying that they intended ^ ' g out all that they where expected to do in a perfect manner . Was h l ° * ° ^ ^ " ^ reasurer anc * Secretary" followed , and the meeting to c 1 ? *>' t 0 a c - ose vv-th the Tyler ' s toast , and the brethren were enabled atch the 8 . 40 p . m . train to town . f - e must not forget to express the delight of all present at the beautiful Ken - ° f the lodge room , also the banner , manufactured by Bro . George

Supreme Grand Council A, And A. Rite.

SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL A , AND A . RITE .

A meeting of the Supreme Grand Council was held at 33 , Goldensquare , on Tuesday , the 14 th inst . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , 33 , Prov . Grand Master for East Lancashire , took his seat as a member of the Council , in succession to V . 111 . Bro . Gen . J . Studholme Brownri gg , C . B ,, deceased .

1 he following candidates vvere advanced : — To the 32 —III . Bros . Ralph Gooding , M . D ., i ; Baron de Ferrieres , 49 ; and Captain Charles Henry Garnett , 52 . To the 31 —III . Bros . George Mickley , M . B ., 10 , and Dep . Insp . Gen . T . B . Purchas , R . N ., 72 . To the 30 —Bros . George Beech , 5 ; Lennox Browne , M . R . C . S ., 10 3 VVm . Robert Palmer , 10 ; Col . Edward Stock Hill , 34 ; Henry Daily

Marshall , 42 ; VV . Silver Hall , 63 ; Alfred Eugene Craven , 67 ; Wm , Henry Bull , F . R . C . S ., 67 ; Captain Robert Roach , 68 ; Captain Robert Watson , 68 ; Frederick West , 79 ; Edward Lukey , 82 ; Wm , Alfred Scurrah , 97 ; Jabez Church , C . E ., 97 ; and the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , 101 . Also—in extenso—III . Bros . J . C Macglashan , 48 , and Col . E . C . Malet de Carteret . 108 .

The brethren dined together at the Cafe Royal , under the presidency of the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , Sov . G . C , when the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given .

Provincial Grand Chapter Of West Yorkshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF WEST YORKSHIRE .

A convocation of the above Provincial Grand Chapter was held in the Queen Hotel , Harrogate , on Wednesday , the ist inst ., by the invitation of Chapter Harrogate and Claro , No . 1001 , under the presidency of the Grand Superintendent , Comp . Thomas William Tew , J . P ., P . Z . 495 , Past G . Prin . Soj ., when there were

present—Comps . Isaac Booth , P . Z . 61 , P . P . G . H ., as Prov . G . H . ; T . Bateman Fox , P . Z . 208 , P . P . G . J ., as Prov . G . J . ; R . I . Critchley , P . Z . 20 S , P . Prov . G . H . ¦ William Gaukroger , P . Z . 61 , P . Prov . G . J . ; Frederick Laxton , P . Z . 275 , P . Prov . G . J . ; Henry Smith , P . Z . 302 , Prov . G . S . E . ; W . Ridgard Massie , P . Z . 1513 , Prov . G . S . N . ; Chas . Lowrey , P . / . 304 , P . Prov . G . S . N . ; James Bedford , P . Z . 304 , P . Prov . G . S . N . ; George Henry Locking , P . Z . 495 , Prov . G . Treas . ; George Marshall , P . Z . 521 , P . Prov . G . Treas . ; Thomas Harrison , P . Z . 296 , P . Prov . G . Treas . ; VVm . F . SmithsonP . Z . 289 P . P . G .

, , D . ot C , as Prov . G . Reg . ; John C . Malcolm , P . Z . 306 , P . Prov . G . Reg . ; Hu *>* h S . Holdsworth , P . Z . 44 S , Prov . G . Prin . Soj . ; Wm . Charles EHisdon , P . Z . 306 , Prov . G . ist Asst . Soj . ; C . Tait Rhodes , P . Z . 44 S , P . P . G . 2 nd Asst . Soj ., as Prov . G . 2 nd Asst . So * . ; Robert Craig , P . Z . 304 , P . Prov . G . Soj . ; James Lawton , P . Z . 337 , P . Prov . G . So-. ; Jesse Arthur Thornton , P . Z . 1019 , Prov . G . S . B . ; James Wright , P . Z . 600 , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; J . W . Monckman , P . Z . 600 , P . P . G . Soj ., as Prov . G . D . of C ; Davis R . Glover , P . Z . 2 S 9 , Prov . Asst . G . D . of C ; Henry France . P . Z . 1019 , P . Prov . ot

U . u . c . ; jostiua Paget Priestley , H . 600 , Prov . G . Org . ; Herbert G . E . Green , P . Z . 154 , Prov . Asst . G . S . E . ; Samuel Barrand , Janitor 304 , Prov . G . Janitor ; Kichd . Carter , J . P ., P . Z . 1513 ; George Brooke , P . Z . 242 ; John William Bailey , P . Z . 304 ; and Fredk . Cleeves , P . Z . 904 , Prov . G . Stewards ; and Principals , Past First Principals , and companions of the following chapters , viz .: ¦ 61 , 139 , 154 , 208 , 242 , 264 , 26 * 5 , 275 , 289 , 290 , 296 , 302 , 304 , 3 L 6 , 307 , 337 , 380 , 387 , 448 , 495 , 521 , 600 , 837 , 904 , 1001 , ' 1010 , 10 4 2 , 14 62 , and 1513 .

Apologies for absence were received from the following Prov . Grand Officers ;—Comps . Capt . E . T . Clark , P . Z . 45 S , Prov . G . Reg ., and John Shaw , P . Z . 139 , Prov . Asst . G . Soj . ; as well as 122 other companions . Visitors : Comps . VVm . Brown , Z . 1611 , P . P . G . Soj . ; and F . W , Hallewell , 1611 , N . and E . Yorkshire . The Grand Superintendent and officers having opened Provincial Grand Chapter , the minutes of the meeting held at Bradford , on Wednesday , November 21 st , 1888 , were read and confirmed , and the roll of Royal Arch chapters and Present and Past Prov . Grand Officers called

The GRAND SUPERINTENDENT then delivered the following address : To Principals and companions , and to all the enlightened our brethren of the Royal Craft , but more especially to those citizens of the world and servants of the " Omnipotent" who have been honoured by exaltation to this Sublime Degree " Health , peace , and goodwill . " May these blessed words be carried over the surface of the earth . What , indeed , could be more appropriate aspirations from the hearts of the members of this Convocation of West Yorkshirethan to

, endeavour to understand the symbolical signification of these four letters which compose the tetragrammaton , the sacred name of the only true and living God ' . As Apprentices we were first employed in hewing rude materia ! from the quarry ; we were instructed in the principles of geometry and to prepare ourselves for the service and convenience of mankind ; as Fellows we vvere instructed in adjusting and squaring this rude material ; we were made proficients in the liberal arts and sciences , and by this increase of knowledge , our minds were polished and adorned by education to fit us for next

our preferment . As M . M . we were trained in the use of the skirret , pencil , and compasses , we were taught how to mark out the ground for the foundations of intended structures ; to delineate plans for the guidance of the workmen , and by geometric precision to asceitain the limits and proportions of their several parts ; and our minds , from these tools , were then directed to act according to the laws of our Divine Creator . In the P . M . Degree we were placed in possession as workmen masters of our profession , and as excelling in sculpture , with the letter " G " or " C , " to prove that to

we were eligible superintend , in tuture , this noble Order of Craftsmen . We were admonished by the Holy Wiitings howtofoim our own bodies into temples of happiness , by practising the whole duty of man ; and that as we had increased in knowledge » e were to improve in virtue , so as to ttil ! further promote God ' s honour and glory . Then , by the union of brother to brother , by the cement of love , peace , and concord should characterise all our labours in this world and earn for us a place in the eternal habitations of the next , where the everlasting Father of Love lives and reigns

tor evermore . ihe Masonic system thus lar exhibits a beautiful , symbolic , and philosophic Fabric , founded on universal Wisdom from the Volume of the Sacred Law , unfolding its gates one after another to receive a woithy Mason possessed of genuine religion and knowledge , who has passed the outer portals of the previous Degrees . In allegorical order we proceed to the Royal Arch Degree , where before the Grand Sanhedrim we have entered into a solemn obligation , that sincerity and truth should accompany the future undertakings of our lives . Thus , companions , have I remindel

you of the various symbolical appellations by which the progress through the several Orders and Degrees in Masonry ( so called ) are distinguished and made known to Royal Arch Masons , 1 have led you up from the Lodge of tbe E . A . P . to the Chapter of the Harrogate and Claro Lodge , No . 1001 , under whose banner the convocation of Provincial Grand Chapter is this day assembled , and I ask you to contemplate the beautiful and symbolical surroundings and appointments which do such infinite credit to the taste of this chapter . Every emblem and symbol speaks to us of the sacred law and God ' s holy , sublime , and comprehensive precepts of civil and religious polity , by which Israel

was a chosen vessel tor this service and an example to us for all time . Here are the ensigns of the twelve tubes ; figuratively denoting the peculiar blessings bequeathed to each by lhe Patriarch Jacob ; also the standards of the four leading divisions of the Army of Israel , a man , a lion , an ox , and an eagle . Here is the most effectual working model of the Catenarian Arch , from which the three ' keystones may be removed by the crow ( the gift of Comp . J . Richardson ); here also are lhe sceptres , the collars , and pedestal ( the gift of other companions ) . Here are the three grand lights , the three lesser lights , the three Sojourners , the three Grand Masters , the three Principals , the triple Tau , the Sacred Word , He who is and always existing ;