The New Grand Officers.

DEPUTY GRAND REGISTRAR . Bro . R . A . McCall , K . C , was initiated in a lodge under the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1882 , and afterwards joined the London Lodge , No . 108 , of which he became Worshipful

Master in 1885 . He is also a member of the Northern Bar Lodge , No . 16 to , and took part in founding the Erin Lodge , No . 2895 . SENIOR GRAND DEACON . Bro . Sir Richard Biddulph Martin , Bart ., was initiated in

1861 in the Westminster and Keystone Lodge , No . 10 , and is the Masonic senior of all his colleagues who have been appointed to Grand Office this year . He joined the Carnarvon Lodge , No . 708 , and became its Worshipful Master in 1865 . He also took part in founding the White

Horse of Kent Lodge , No . 1506 . In 18 99 he was appointed Prov . S . G . Warden of Middlesex . In the Royal Arch he was exalted in the Westminster and Keystone Chapter , No . 10 .

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Institute , of which he was one of the founders , Fellow and Treasurer of the Statistical Society , Hon . Secretary to the Metropolitan Sunday Hospital Fund , and is associated with numerous other charitable institutions and learned societies .

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SENIOR GRAND DEACON . Bro . Sir George H . Philipson , M . D ., LL . D ., was initiated in the Universities Lodge , No . 2352 , in 1891 . Joined the Ridley Lodge , No . 2260 , in 1892 , and the / Esculapius Lodge ,

No . 2410 , in the same year . He was installed in the Alaster ' s chair in the Universities Lodge in 18 9 8 , and in 1904 was a Founder and first Wor . Master of the University of Durham Lodge , No . 3030 , meeting in London . In the Province of Durham he is a Past Senior Grand Warden . Bro . Philipson

is a Life Governor of each of the Charities and has served five Stewardships . Sir George Philipson occupies a distinguished position in the medical world , being the President of the Durham College of Medicine at Newcastle , and has been Professor

of Medicine at the Durham University since 1876 . He is the author of several treatises in connection with the science of medicine . SENIOR GRAND DEACON .

Bro . Henry Payton was initiated in St . James Lodge , No . 4 82 , Handsworth , Staffordshire , in 1879 , and in 1887 was installed as Worshipful Master . In 1882 he took part in founding the Foster Gough Lodge , No . 2706 . He is a Past

into , UKXI . Y PAYTOX . Provincial Grand Registrar of Staffordshire , and in 1904 was appointed a Prov . Grand Warden . Bro . Payton is a Life Governor of each of the Charities .

J UNIOR GRAND WARDEN . Lord Desborough , although a Alason of over thirty years standing , is perhaps better known as a sportsman and athlete than as a Craftsman , At the time of his appointment he was

unable to be present at Grand Lodge , and the Pro Grand Master in apologising for his absence informed the brethren that Lord Desborough was at that moment engaged in upholding the honour of England at the Olympian Games in Athens . He was initiated in the Apollo University Lodge , at

Oxford , in his undergraduate days , and afterwards joined the Ellington Lodge , No . 1566 , and the Grenfell Lodge , No . 3077 , becoming Worshipful Alaster of the latter in January of tin ' s year . Lord Desborough is serving as a Steward at the forthcoming Festival of the Boys' School .