Order Of The Temple.

ORDER OF THE TEMPLE .

MONDAY , 4 th inst ., was a day of great rejoicing among Knights Templar of the United Eeligious and Military Orders of the Temple and of St . John of Jerusalem , Palestine ,

Ehodes and Malta in fche province of Cheshire—as ifc was fche day on which the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., was installed as Grand Prior of the Province . The Sir Knights attended numerously , attired in their robes of office and regalia .

The high function was performed by the Earl of Euston G . C . T . Great Sub Prior of England and Wales , assisted by his Officers , who had journeyed from London specially to take part in the ceremony . The proceedings were held under the banner

of the Grosvenor Preceptory , at the Masonic Hall , Queen Street , Chester , under the command of Sir Knight W . S . Sutton Provincial Sub-Prior , who conducted the reception of the illustrious visitors in a dignified manner , and assisted in the imposing ceremony which followed .

Subsequently the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., was declared and proclaimed Prior of Cheshire , and was highly complimented by the Earl of Euston upon being appointed to so high a position .

The Grand Prior thanked the Earl of Euston and other Grand Officers for the able and impressive manner they had performed their duties that day , and said they could rely on his doing his utmost to maintain the honour and dignity of the office in the Province he had been appointed to rule over .

The Officers were afterwards invested for the ensuing year . Sir Knight J . F . May P . G . Eegistrar made a request that the annual meeting next year he held at Macclesfield . A banquet was held in the evening , presided over by the Grand Prior . The usual Loyal and official toasts were given and responded to with heartiness . — " Stockport Advertiser . "

A Masonic University.

A MASONIC UNIVERSITY .

THE Freemasons of Western Pennsylvania propose to raise $ 8 , 000 , 000 to build and equip a Masonic University in Beaver , Pennsylvania , by asking every Mason in the country to subscribe $ 10 . It is expected that most Masons would send their sons to the university , while the children of dead Masons

who could not afford to pay would be educated in it free of charge . Beaver is said to be the centre of the Masonic population of the United States , and the Masons of the place say they will give the proposed institution a site of 800 acres . — " Westminster Gazette . "

The annual supper in connection with the St . John ' s Lodge of Instruction , No . 1343 , will take place at the King ' s Arms Hotel , Grays , on Wednesday , the 27 th inst ., when the Preceptor Bro . P . M . Atkins will preside .

THE MOTTO OF PRE-NINETEENTH CENTURY FREEMASONRY

WHEN lov'd ones sneer , and vain men scoff , And friends of old seem farther off Dispersing like the dust ; One banner to the breeze is flung—In ev ' ry zone the strain is sung" In God is all our trust . "

Love may sustain life ' s changeful load , Heart ' s thirst be quench'd in want ' s abode , Where squalor shares a crust ; Death hath no fears for him who yearns For higher life : he lives and learns , If God be all his trust .

When Nature ' s needs cry louder still , And weak impatience clogs tho will To bear what ills we must ; 'Tis not on man our hopes may rest To soothe fche woes within the breast , But " God is all our trust . "

Woe s demons—hate and vile revenge , Can none of life's mistakes avenge , Though they may blight and rust ; Faith may illume the darkest night , And blessings come with morning light , If God be all our trust . HIHAM

THE OLDEST MASON IN CHESHIRE .

ON Thursday of last week the Combermere Lodge of Union , at Macclesfield , passed a resolution congratulating Brother J . 3 . Mason on the sixtieth anniversary of his joining the Craft , and on his eighty-third birthday . Bro . Mason is the oldest Mason in Cheshire , if not in the Craft , says the " Manchester Courier . " It was decided that the resolution should be prepared on parchment and presented to Brother Mason , who suitably acknowledged the compliment , saying the happiest days of his life had been spent in connection with Masonry .

A Masonic University.

ENGLISH AND IRISH MASONRY .

MEMBERS of the Newcastle-on-Tyne Lodges arranged to pay a v sit to Dublin at the invitation of the Lodge of Israel of that city , on the 18 th , 19 th , and 20 th inst . A round of festivities were arranged , including sight-seeing and banquets , the whole finishing up on Wednesday evening by a grand reception at the Round Room , Rotunda , at which a large

representative meeting of members of the Order and their lady friends helped in the task of makipg the last day of the visitors a notable and well-remembered one . Lodge of Israel , says tho " Irish Times , " evidently intended to show that Irish Freemasons are not behind in holding out the right hand of fellowship , tending to cement the good feeling existing amongst Members of the Craft .

Criterion Theatre . — "A mosfc charming and delightful play' must be the public verdict on Mr . Charles Wyndham ' s latest production , a genuine comedy in four acts by Mr . R . D . Carton , entitled " The Squire of Dames . " The main portion of the plot is suggested by , we cannot say adapted from , a clever and diverting piece by Alexandre Dumas the younger , viz ., "L'Ami des Femmes " but it is so anglicised that it is to all intents and purposes an

English play . The Squire is a Mr . Kilroy , a pleasant genial man of the world , who , believing thafc fche proper study of mankind is woman , is under the impression that he knows ner nature thoroughly . He is able by his knowledge to extricate an unhappy wife from a serious entanglement and restore her to her husband , and he saves a love-siok girl by bringing ridicule upon her idol . He , however , meets a hitherto unknown specimen in the shape

of a rich Yankee girl , who promptly determines to marry him , and the scene of his capture , one of the finest in the comedy , is most admirably played by Miss Fay Davis and Mr . Wyndham , who is the life and soul of the entire piece . Nothing but praise can be given to all concerned in its representation . Miss Mary Mooro , as the tempted wife , yearning for love and almost lost , is a charming picture , and fully realises the author's conception . Miss Granville

presents a finished performance as Mrs . Dowle , a society lady and mend of Adeline , and Miss Beatrice Ferrar gives a lively little sketch of the girlwoman Elsie . Mr . Bernard Gould made the most of the unsympathetic part of the lover , Mr . Fenton was excellent as Col , Dennant , and two humorous character parts were well sustained by Miss H . de Lange and Alfred Bishop . As stated above it is a truly delightful play , and one not to be missed .

Return Tickets on Tramways . —Mr . R . L . Adamson , general manager of the North Metropolitan Tramways Company , is to be congratulated upon his recent enterprising innovation in the matter of fares upon his lines , and there is but little doubt that the public will quickly show their appreciation of such an up-to-date scheme . On all cars running between Highgate , Finsbury Park , Manor House and the Moorgate Street terminus return tickets are now issued afc a cost of threepence . These tickets

are not only available for the double journey for which , fourpenoe waa previously charged , bufc may be used either way , at any time , on any day , and by any car ; and what is of still more importance the return ticket may he used by any person . The service of the cars is also to be increased , so thafc the public , especially constant passengers , have reason to be grateful . Will the Railway Companies follow so good an example ?

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