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At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar

BRO . AV . J . SIMATLING .

PAST DEPUTY GRAND SSVORD BEARER . Bro . John Williams's connection svith the Craft dates from 18 5 8 , in svhich year he was initiated in the Buckingham Lodge , Aylesbury—then numbered 861 , but since the revision in 186 4 , No . 591—filling the Worshipful Master ' s chair in

1861 and 1871 . Lodges 2420 , 2435 , and 2492 , have also paid him the compliment of electing him an honorary member . He was first appointed to Provincial Grand Office iff ' 1862 as Prov . Grand Director of Ceremonies , svhich svas followed in 18 71 by his appointment as Senior Grand Warden , and in 18 94 he svas elected Prov . Grand Treasurer

PRO . JOHN AVILLIAMS . of Bucks . Bro . Williams has been connected svith Royal Arch Masonry for more than thirty years , having been exalted in the Alfred Chapter , Oxford , in 1868 , aftersvards joining

the chapter attached to his mother lodge , No . 591 , and becoming First Principal in the years 1872 , 1874 , 1875 , 1880 , and 18 97 . He svas Provincial Grand Treasurer in the late Province of Berks and Bucks from 1 877 to 1880 , and Provincial Grand Scribe from 1880 to 18 91 , in svhich year

the province Avas divided , and Bro . Williams continued in office as Prov . Grand Scribe E . of Bucks to 18 97 , svhen he svas appointed Third Principal , and in the following year Prov . Grand H . He is a Life Governor of the three Institutions .

PAST GRAXD STANDARD BEARER . Bro . Joseph Russell ' s career as a Mason has been wholly encircled by the British Lodge , No . 8 , in svhich ancient lodge he was initiated in 1878 , and became Worshipful Master in 1888 , and is nosv its Secretary ; he also represented

the lodge on the Board of Grand Stewards in 1887 . But perhaps he is best known as the courteous and genial Secretary of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , to which office he AS'as elected some years since , on the retirement of

PRO . JOSEPH RUSSELL . Bro . Kentish . He is also a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Old King ' s Arms Chapter , No . 28 , of which he is now Second Principal . Bro . Russell is a Life Governor ot each of the Institutions .

PAST GRAXD STANDARD BEARER . Bro . James Speller , svho attains Grand rank on coming of age in the Craft , svas initiated in the Crusaders Lodge , No . 1677 , in 1880 , of svhich lodge he subsequently became W . M . He is also a P . M . and founder of the W ' arner Lodge ,

No . 2256 ; the Shurmer Lodge , No . 2374 ; and the Waltham Abbey Lodge , No . 2750 ; besides being the first W . M . of the Eyre Lodge , No . 2742 , and W . M . designate of the Forest Hill Lodge , No . 28 4 6 . He has received the appointment of Provincial Grand Deacon of Surrey . Bro

Speller ' s zeal in Royal Arch Masonry has been no less marked than in that ot the Craft . He is at present M . E . Z . of the Hornsey Chapter , No . 890 , and P . Z . of six others , viz .: Nos . 1677 , 1685 , 17 66 , 218 , 2256 , and 2374 . As a Preceptor , he has also done excellent work for many years in the Evening Star Lodge of Instruction . In the Mark Degree ,

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At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar

BRO . AV . J . SIMATLING .

PAST DEPUTY GRAND SSVORD BEARER . Bro . John Williams's connection svith the Craft dates from 18 5 8 , in svhich year he was initiated in the Buckingham Lodge , Aylesbury—then numbered 861 , but since the revision in 186 4 , No . 591—filling the Worshipful Master ' s chair in

1861 and 1871 . Lodges 2420 , 2435 , and 2492 , have also paid him the compliment of electing him an honorary member . He was first appointed to Provincial Grand Office iff ' 1862 as Prov . Grand Director of Ceremonies , svhich svas followed in 18 71 by his appointment as Senior Grand Warden , and in 18 94 he svas elected Prov . Grand Treasurer

PRO . JOHN AVILLIAMS . of Bucks . Bro . Williams has been connected svith Royal Arch Masonry for more than thirty years , having been exalted in the Alfred Chapter , Oxford , in 1868 , aftersvards joining

the chapter attached to his mother lodge , No . 591 , and becoming First Principal in the years 1872 , 1874 , 1875 , 1880 , and 18 97 . He svas Provincial Grand Treasurer in the late Province of Berks and Bucks from 1 877 to 1880 , and Provincial Grand Scribe from 1880 to 18 91 , in svhich year

the province Avas divided , and Bro . Williams continued in office as Prov . Grand Scribe E . of Bucks to 18 97 , svhen he svas appointed Third Principal , and in the following year Prov . Grand H . He is a Life Governor of the three Institutions .

PAST GRAXD STANDARD BEARER . Bro . Joseph Russell ' s career as a Mason has been wholly encircled by the British Lodge , No . 8 , in svhich ancient lodge he was initiated in 1878 , and became Worshipful Master in 1888 , and is nosv its Secretary ; he also represented

the lodge on the Board of Grand Stewards in 1887 . But perhaps he is best known as the courteous and genial Secretary of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , to which office he AS'as elected some years since , on the retirement of

PRO . JOSEPH RUSSELL . Bro . Kentish . He is also a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Old King ' s Arms Chapter , No . 28 , of which he is now Second Principal . Bro . Russell is a Life Governor ot each of the Institutions .

PAST GRAXD STANDARD BEARER . Bro . James Speller , svho attains Grand rank on coming of age in the Craft , svas initiated in the Crusaders Lodge , No . 1677 , in 1880 , of svhich lodge he subsequently became W . M . He is also a P . M . and founder of the W ' arner Lodge ,

No . 2256 ; the Shurmer Lodge , No . 2374 ; and the Waltham Abbey Lodge , No . 2750 ; besides being the first W . M . of the Eyre Lodge , No . 2742 , and W . M . designate of the Forest Hill Lodge , No . 28 4 6 . He has received the appointment of Provincial Grand Deacon of Surrey . Bro

Speller ' s zeal in Royal Arch Masonry has been no less marked than in that ot the Craft . He is at present M . E . Z . of the Hornsey Chapter , No . 890 , and P . Z . of six others , viz .: Nos . 1677 , 1685 , 17 66 , 218 , 2256 , and 2374 . As a Preceptor , he has also done excellent work for many years in the Evening Star Lodge of Instruction . In the Mark Degree ,

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