Rulers In The Craft

Prince ol Wales Lodge , No . 1 705 , Gosport , in 188 9 , and became W . M . in 18 95 , soon after receiving the appointment of Prov . G . Dep . D . of C . of Hants and the Isle of Wight . In the Royal Arch he was exalted in the Gosport Chapter , No . 903 , in 1 . 8 90 , and in 18 97 was installed as M . E . Z . Appointment to Prov . Grand Office , as in the Craft , soon followed , and in 18 99 he was invested as Provincial Grand Registrar . Bro . Taylor is a member also of the Mark Degree , the Royal Ark Mariners and Knight Templar .

Bro . A . G . LACY commenced his Masonic career in Guernsey , having been initiated in the Douglas Lodge , No . 8 4 , in 18 91 . He became a founder of the Ascot Lodge , No . 24 60 , in 18 93 , and was elected Treasurer , continuing in that office till 18 99 , when he was invested as Senior Warden , and in April he was duly installed as W . M . Following on

this , the R . W . Prov . G . M ' . of Berkshire , Bro . Lord Wantage , appointed him , at the meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge in July , Senior Grand Warden , in recognition of his valued services to the Ascot Lodge from its inception . Bro . Lacy was exalted in the chapter attached to his mother lodge in Guernsey the year following his initiation in the Craft .

Bro . FREDERICK STEWART PRIEST , who occupies the position of the first Worshipful Master of the Bo wen

Lodge-No . 2816 , has previousl y filled the chair of the Unit y Lodge , No . 16 37 , having been installed therein in October iS g 6 . ' Itwill be seen that Bro . Priest ' s progress through the various offices in the lodge was unusually rapid , covering a period of live years only from his initiation in 1891 . Previously to his election as Master he had filled the office of Secretary , and

on retiring from the chair was again appointed and still performs its duties . Bro . Priest has for several years been Secretary and a leading supporter of the St . John ' s Lodge of Instruction . Membership of the Regent ' s Park Royal Arch Chapter , No . 2022 , of which he is M . E . Z . elect , completes lor the present Bro . Priest ' s recordbut we must not omit

, to say that he has taken no little interest in the Charities , having qualified as a Life Governor of each of the Institutions , and , as Steward for the Boys' School at the Centenary Festival in 18 9 8 , took up the third highest list from the Province of Middlesex .

Bro . DANIEL MAYER has been the recipient during the past twelve months of two of the greatest honors the Craft has in its power to bestow . He has been installed as Worshipful Master of the Royal Warrant Holders' Lodge , and has received at the hands of the Grand Master the rank of S . G . Deacon of England . Initiated in the United ^ Brothers

Lodge , No . 1069 , Portsmouth , he took no active part in Masonry until 18 93 , when he joined the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , of which he became Worshipful Master , and was re-elected in the succeeding year . He was one of the founders of the Old Masonians Lodge , No . 2 7 , and in 18 99 was principally instrumental in forming the Royal Warrant

Holders Lodge , No . 2789 , and is the first Worshipful Master . Bro . Mayer is also a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Royal Naval Chapter No . 59 . In connection with the Masonic Charitable Institutions , he has , we believe , a perfectly unique record , having served as Steward at numerous Festivals , and constituted himself , his wife , and three children Patrons of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys—as well as being himself a Patron of the Girls' School , and a Vice-Patron of the Benevolent Institution .

Mtislcrs - a'lio desire lo he included in litis scries should coiuiniiuicuU villi lite Editor , 15 ( Ircul Oticcu Sired , Loudon , I !' . (_' .

If this paragraph should catch the eye of those of the Subscribers to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls who may feel at all disposed to be aided in their discrimination , we hope they will take our humble advice and give their

votes on October nth for the Election of DOROTHY MARIE HENRY . Votes will be thankfully received by the Editor , and duly acknowledged , or may be sent to Mrs . HENRY , 2 Paddington Green , W .