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The Province Of Ken T.

The new lodges for that period , 1853-60 , are St . John and St . Paul , No . 615 , Belvedere ; the Invicta , No . 709 , Ashford ; and the Wellington , No . 784 , Deal . On the 1 Sth of June , i 860 , the Earl Amherst ( then Viscount Holmesdale , M . P . ) was appointed by patent of the revered Earl of Zetland , M . W . Grand Master , to be

Provincial Grand Master of Kent , being the eleventh on whom that honour has been conferred from the year 1770 , but not one of his lordship ' s successors has held that honourable office anything like so long , nor indeed have any worked to the same extent for the welfare of the province . There were seventeen lodges in Kent when the present Provincial Grand Master was appointed , the first granted

FIELD-MARSHAL THE RIGHT HON " . SIR SAMUEL HULSE , PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF KENT , 1811-182 !) . since then being the Sydney , No . 829 , Sidcup , which was constituted in November , the month after his lordship's installation at Greenwich . There are now sixty-seven , an

extraordinary advance , and proves how wonderful has been the prosperity of the Craft in Kent . during the genial and efficient rule of their beloved Provincial Grand Master . The membership cannot now be less than 5 , , a still greater increase during the period .

Another indication of the remarkable vitality of the brethren in Kent is to be found in the sums donated to the Central Masonic Charities , over ^ 18 , 000 being subscribed during the i \ ve years , 18 9 8-1902 .

One can quite understand the pride felt by the brethren in seeing their Provincial Grand Master raised to the exalted position of the Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master of England , an honour conferred by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ( now His Majesty King Edward VII . ) in 1898 , and likewise confirmed by H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught as the

Most Worshipful Grand Master ; Lord Amherst having been the Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master from 18 9 6 to that year ; the vacancy created being due to the decease of the lamented Earl of Lathom , G . C . B ., the long esteemed Pro Grand Master .

Lord Amherst has been ably supported by his Deputy Provincial Grand Masters for the time being , and particularly by most energetic Provincial Grand Secretaries , and other more or less permanent officers . Bro . W . F . Dodson , M . P ., was the Deputy Provincial

Grand Master from i 860 , followed by Bro . Edward Water ( formerly Provincial Grand Secretary ) in 1873 , and by the lamented Bro . lames Smith Eastes , P . G . D ., in 1874 . On his

OLD TAVERN STGXS . decease , the Provincial Grand Master appointed Bro . Alfred Spencer , P . G . Swd . Br ., who has been the indefatigable Provincial Grand Secretary from 1873 . His successor as the Secretary of the province is Bro . S . R . Macartney , who ,

though young in years , Masonically and generally , is undoubtedly the right brother in the right place , and being fond of work is sure to get it . Portraits of these brothers so distinguished , will be found in recent numbers of the MASONIC ILLUSTRATED .

The Province of Kent has long been favoured with an excellent Freemasons' Manual , which was originated and ably edited by the late Bro . T . S . Warne , of Rochester , in 18 7 8 . On his decease , quite recently , Bro . Frank Hitchens , P . M . ' ] ' ] , Past Provincial Grand Registrar , succeeded to the editorial

chair , the duties of which he discharged most admirably on the lines previously laid down . On his retirement in 1902 , the twenty-sixth edition has been under the care and most efficient supervision of Bro . S . R . Macartney , P . M . 146 4 , the present Provincial Grand Secretary .

Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.

Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement .

THE Annual Festival of our chief , or what might very properly be called our official , school of Masonic ritual and ceremony was held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , on the 27 th February . The chair was occupied by Bro . li . Clay Sudlow , P . A . G . D . C , who presided as

Worshipful Master , and was supported by Bros . Lord Barnard , Provincial Grand Master for Durham ( President of the Festival ) ; George Richards , District Grand Master of the Transvaal ; Sir Edward Letchworth , Grand Secretary ; and many other Grand Officers and brethren , numbering

upwards of 450 . Bro . E . Cutler , K . C ., P . G . Organist , presided at the organ , and played selections during the assembling of the brethren . The work was the First

Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.

Lecture , in which Bros . Sudlow , Oliver Notcutt , J . F . Roberts , Algernon L . Collins , W . R . Bennett , J . H . Jenks , R . L . Devonshire , and T . W . Allsop , took part . It was listened to with wrapt attention , and at the close was heartily applauded .

Lord Barnard , in proposing a vote of thanks to those brethren who had taken part in the work , said that it had been with a feeling of profound admiration that he had listened to the lecture that had just been concluded . The very earnest reverence and the marvellous eloquence of the

recitation must , he thought , have appealed to every brother who had heard them . He felt confident that the repetition of the ritual and the eloquence of its great teachers could not

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Royal and Loyal Lodge, No. 2952. Article 14
St. Martin's Lodge, No. 2455. Article 16
Alfred Newton Lodge, No. 2686. Article 17
Consecration of the St. Michael le Querne Chapter, No. 2697. Article 17
Ladies' Night of the Playgoers' Lodge, No. 2705. Article 18
Installation Meeting of the Holborn Lodge, No. 2398. Article 18
History of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement, No. 256.——(Continued). Article 19
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The Province Of Ken T.

The new lodges for that period , 1853-60 , are St . John and St . Paul , No . 615 , Belvedere ; the Invicta , No . 709 , Ashford ; and the Wellington , No . 784 , Deal . On the 1 Sth of June , i 860 , the Earl Amherst ( then Viscount Holmesdale , M . P . ) was appointed by patent of the revered Earl of Zetland , M . W . Grand Master , to be

Provincial Grand Master of Kent , being the eleventh on whom that honour has been conferred from the year 1770 , but not one of his lordship ' s successors has held that honourable office anything like so long , nor indeed have any worked to the same extent for the welfare of the province . There were seventeen lodges in Kent when the present Provincial Grand Master was appointed , the first granted

FIELD-MARSHAL THE RIGHT HON " . SIR SAMUEL HULSE , PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF KENT , 1811-182 !) . since then being the Sydney , No . 829 , Sidcup , which was constituted in November , the month after his lordship's installation at Greenwich . There are now sixty-seven , an

extraordinary advance , and proves how wonderful has been the prosperity of the Craft in Kent . during the genial and efficient rule of their beloved Provincial Grand Master . The membership cannot now be less than 5 , , a still greater increase during the period .

Another indication of the remarkable vitality of the brethren in Kent is to be found in the sums donated to the Central Masonic Charities , over ^ 18 , 000 being subscribed during the i \ ve years , 18 9 8-1902 .

One can quite understand the pride felt by the brethren in seeing their Provincial Grand Master raised to the exalted position of the Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master of England , an honour conferred by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ( now His Majesty King Edward VII . ) in 1898 , and likewise confirmed by H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught as the

Most Worshipful Grand Master ; Lord Amherst having been the Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master from 18 9 6 to that year ; the vacancy created being due to the decease of the lamented Earl of Lathom , G . C . B ., the long esteemed Pro Grand Master .

Lord Amherst has been ably supported by his Deputy Provincial Grand Masters for the time being , and particularly by most energetic Provincial Grand Secretaries , and other more or less permanent officers . Bro . W . F . Dodson , M . P ., was the Deputy Provincial

Grand Master from i 860 , followed by Bro . Edward Water ( formerly Provincial Grand Secretary ) in 1873 , and by the lamented Bro . lames Smith Eastes , P . G . D ., in 1874 . On his

OLD TAVERN STGXS . decease , the Provincial Grand Master appointed Bro . Alfred Spencer , P . G . Swd . Br ., who has been the indefatigable Provincial Grand Secretary from 1873 . His successor as the Secretary of the province is Bro . S . R . Macartney , who ,

though young in years , Masonically and generally , is undoubtedly the right brother in the right place , and being fond of work is sure to get it . Portraits of these brothers so distinguished , will be found in recent numbers of the MASONIC ILLUSTRATED .

The Province of Kent has long been favoured with an excellent Freemasons' Manual , which was originated and ably edited by the late Bro . T . S . Warne , of Rochester , in 18 7 8 . On his decease , quite recently , Bro . Frank Hitchens , P . M . ' ] ' ] , Past Provincial Grand Registrar , succeeded to the editorial

chair , the duties of which he discharged most admirably on the lines previously laid down . On his retirement in 1902 , the twenty-sixth edition has been under the care and most efficient supervision of Bro . S . R . Macartney , P . M . 146 4 , the present Provincial Grand Secretary .

Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.

Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement .

THE Annual Festival of our chief , or what might very properly be called our official , school of Masonic ritual and ceremony was held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , on the 27 th February . The chair was occupied by Bro . li . Clay Sudlow , P . A . G . D . C , who presided as

Worshipful Master , and was supported by Bros . Lord Barnard , Provincial Grand Master for Durham ( President of the Festival ) ; George Richards , District Grand Master of the Transvaal ; Sir Edward Letchworth , Grand Secretary ; and many other Grand Officers and brethren , numbering

upwards of 450 . Bro . E . Cutler , K . C ., P . G . Organist , presided at the organ , and played selections during the assembling of the brethren . The work was the First

Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.

Lecture , in which Bros . Sudlow , Oliver Notcutt , J . F . Roberts , Algernon L . Collins , W . R . Bennett , J . H . Jenks , R . L . Devonshire , and T . W . Allsop , took part . It was listened to with wrapt attention , and at the close was heartily applauded .

Lord Barnard , in proposing a vote of thanks to those brethren who had taken part in the work , said that it had been with a feeling of profound admiration that he had listened to the lecture that had just been concluded . The very earnest reverence and the marvellous eloquence of the

recitation must , he thought , have appealed to every brother who had heard them . He felt confident that the repetition of the ritual and the eloquence of its great teachers could not

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