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Among The Bohemians.
tinny stories , and give a deal of sound advice to members of the younger dramatic school . His hair is a silvery grey , but his face has not aged much since he stage-managed at the Gaiety , and it is not at all likely he will ever step upon the "boards" again . Claude Marks , whose connection with the alleged " Blackmailing" cases
has caused some little commotion among the outer rings of City finance , was one of the pioneers of The Society Herald , which , as a penny paper , showed signs of a marvellous success . But the proprietors became ambitious and converted what was once a brilliant penny journal into a very dull sixpenny paper , with the inevitable result of a struggling existence and then smash . Percy Marks was the reputed editor , but when Mr . Ingrain came upon the
scene affairs were changed , and he , to keep up the order of things , has now changed the title of the journal to Home and Abroad , and has devoted his pages to cosmopolitan chat of a high order of merit in place of the rather weak "Society" dribblings which had helped to ruin its predecessor .
Percy Marks , who , by the way , has been plentifully dowered by Dame Fortune with a good-looking head , has departed as ambassador to his brother , " Financial" Harry , to the region of the Cape Gold Fields , where a large salary and splendid opportunities may lead to big things . Our dead dramatist , Bro . Blanchard , has , it is found , not left his wife and
family in comfortable circumstances . With the spontaneous generosity that ennobles the dramatic profession—or part of it—it has been arranged to give a performance at Drury Lane Theatre for the benefit of Mrs . Blanchard , who has herself devoted a large portion of her life to the " improvement of womankind . " Mr . Irving and all the bigwigs of the profession have promised their services , and if Mr . Edward Terry could be induced to appear in a scene from
one of the old burlesques , what a benefit it would be ! It is incumbent on every Mason who ever visits the theatre , to help on this occasion , and it is to be hoped that the programmes may be sold by bewitching young ladies who will not scruple to inform their customers it is not usual to give change on these occasions . The performance should realise £ 1 , 500 if carried out in a spirited manner .
George Augustus Sala is writing his " Reminiscences , " which will be very entertaining" reading . It is just thirty-four years ago , says the London Figaro , since G . A . S . sent a packet of " copy " to a London Editor , with a letter to the effect that the writer—an engraver—was desirous of " doing something in literature for a living . " The editor was Charles Dickens , who accepted the copy , and sent the future king of " leaders " a cheque for his contribution . George Augustus Sala has done great things with his pen and brush since then , and has risen to occupy the highest position in the whole world of journalism . He is not a Mason .
The Evening Aews and Post , which is just the smartest thing in evening ha ' -pennies the country has seen , has always something interesting" to the Mason in its " Who ' s Who " column . Here is a specimen : — There is probably no bettor known figure in civic and Masonic circles than Major George Lambert , F . S . A ., Prime Warden ol the Goldsmiths' Company . Major Lambert is one of the tew members of the Courts of the great
companies , at least , who is a member of the trade to the Guild of which he belongs , and may be seen any day attending to business in his old-fashioned shop at the top of the Haymarket , whose windows are just the same now as they were when the house was built in the good old Georgian days . Major Lambert , who is a Past Grand Sword Bearer and Past Provincial Grand Warden of Hertfordshire , is a patron of the three great Masonic charities ,
and lo all poor and distressed Masons a munificent benefactor . One of the earliest volunteers , he is an enthusiastic soldier , and as stout and loyal a subject as any of the old race of London citizens who in time of trouble e [ uitted themselves like men . Major Lambert is an antiquarian whose technical knowledge of matters concerning antique gold and silver plate is proverbial .
I hear —but only in whispers—of a forthcoming work upon the life of a man whose recollections will be worth knowing . He has held during a very busy public career an eminent position in the Craft , so that the volume will be of much interest to Bohemian Masons . KING MOB .
The three years' trouble between the Grand Lodges of England and Quebec has come to an end , and a proclamation is promulgated by the Quebec Grand Master withdrawing the edict of non-intercourse between the English Grand Lodge and that of Quebec , and also with the three English Lodges in Canada and its other subordinate branches .
Provincial Grand Lodges And Chapters.
Provincial Grand Lodges and Chapters .
The annual meeting of the PROV . GRAND LODGE OK SUSSEX was held at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on Saturday , the 12 th ult . The chair , in the absence of his Royal Highness , the Prov . Grand Master , was occupied by Bro . Lord Algernon Gordon-Lennox , Prov . S . G . Warden , Bro . Thomas Trollope , Past Prov . S . G . W ., acting as Dep . P . G . Master . There was a very large gathering of Prov . Grand Officers and representatives of the several Lodges , and when the minutes of the previous general
meeting and the special meeting in December last had been read and confirmed , the roll of Lodges was called , and a letter of thanks from Mrs . R . Crosskey for the vote of sympathy with her family on the death of her husband , Bro . R . Crosskey , Prov . Grand Treasurer , which had been passed by the Provincial Grand Lodge , was read . Bio . W . H . Hallett having been unanimously re-elected Prov . G . Treasurer ,
the different statistical , financial , and Charity reports were read and approved . From these it appeared that the funds were in a healthy condition , that the number of subscribing members in the Province had increased during the past year from 1 , 179 t 0 1 , 200 , and that Bro . J . Eberall ' s resignation of the office of Steward of the Charities Committee had been tendered , and was accepted with regret , Bro . C . H . Haine being elected his successor . It was also decided that the publication of the Provincial Calendar or Almanack should be continued .
A letter was read from Mrs . Gerard Ford , who alluded in graceful terms to the deep interest taken by her late husband in the work of the province , and endorsed the following address , which our late respected brother had begun in anticipation of this annual meeting—at which , in the ordinary course of events , he would have acted as Pro . Grand Master—but had not completed at the time of his death : — It seems hardly possible , Brethren , that a year has passed since I last
addressed you . It has been , Masonically , a quiet , uneventful year in the province . But it is in tlie cjuiet uneventful years that real progress is made . It is in the stillness and darkness of the earth that the corn germinates and springs forth , not in the glare and roar of the busy highway . I believe that a steady advance has taken place in our beloved Craft in the province , and that the love of it and the understanding of it , as a rule of life and conduct , is
higher to day than it was last year . I draw this conclusion from many seemingly unimportant circumstances , the tone of our meetings , the increase in our numbers , and many pleasant talks I have had with my brethren , when I have learned what their feelings are with regard to our brotherhood ; I have rejoiced to find their hearts in unison with mine . Masonry , I may truly say , is now the work of my life ; the time I spend on other things is but a tithe
of what I give to Masonry , and it is a most inspiriting thought and one which gives me infinite gratification to know that my labor is not unrewarded . It rejoices my heart to feel , as , indeed , I have often felt this year , that when I visit the Lodges I receive a welcome , not only as Deputy Provincial Grand Master , but as Gerard Ford , your fellow Craftsman and your Brother . There have been times , Brethren , during the past few months when the waters have seemed about to close over me , and I have doubted whether I should ever again stand here at your head and address you . During that time the
beautiful words of the Third Degree have been often present to my mind , for it seemed that Nature was about to present lo me that " one great and useful lesson more , " that last great lesson after learning which we may enter the Grand Lodge Above . Alas ! my Brethren , since we gathered here a year ago many breaches have again been made in our ranks ; my dear Bro . Crosskey , whose absence we lamented so much a year ago , Bro . Smith , I . P . M ., that good and worthy Mason , and many more . Bear with me , Brethren ,
if my words are somewhat tinged with the hue of that dark valley into which I seemed about to enter . It is well , perhaps , sometimes that even at a joyful meeting like the present , we shoulel stand quietly apart for a moment from the bustle and stir of business and prosperity , and lift our hearts to the contemplation of the impenetrable mysteries of life . I think we shall return to our duties and our pleasures none
the worse for those quiet moments when our thoughts were raised above the sordid things of every-day life . Ours is a complicated double existence , and it is as true to-day as it was more than i , Soo 5 'ears ago , that "man does not live by bread alone . " It was a great pleasure to me to receive a kind and gracious letter from H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , our Right W . Prov . Grand Master . Before this time next year he will be again in England , but it
is well that brethren should not expect too much personal attention from one whose exalted position gives him many high and difficult duties to perform , the execution of which he cannot relegate to a deputy . During my wanderings , and more especially since the heavy hand of affliction has been laid upon me , I have often felt cheered and comforted by the kind messages that have reached me from my brethren . Once on board a boat on the Rhine I had the happiness of meeting with a brother Mason , a German-American , with whom I had a Jong and interesting talk about the Craft on the other side of the world .
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Among The Bohemians.
tinny stories , and give a deal of sound advice to members of the younger dramatic school . His hair is a silvery grey , but his face has not aged much since he stage-managed at the Gaiety , and it is not at all likely he will ever step upon the "boards" again . Claude Marks , whose connection with the alleged " Blackmailing" cases
has caused some little commotion among the outer rings of City finance , was one of the pioneers of The Society Herald , which , as a penny paper , showed signs of a marvellous success . But the proprietors became ambitious and converted what was once a brilliant penny journal into a very dull sixpenny paper , with the inevitable result of a struggling existence and then smash . Percy Marks was the reputed editor , but when Mr . Ingrain came upon the
scene affairs were changed , and he , to keep up the order of things , has now changed the title of the journal to Home and Abroad , and has devoted his pages to cosmopolitan chat of a high order of merit in place of the rather weak "Society" dribblings which had helped to ruin its predecessor .
Percy Marks , who , by the way , has been plentifully dowered by Dame Fortune with a good-looking head , has departed as ambassador to his brother , " Financial" Harry , to the region of the Cape Gold Fields , where a large salary and splendid opportunities may lead to big things . Our dead dramatist , Bro . Blanchard , has , it is found , not left his wife and
family in comfortable circumstances . With the spontaneous generosity that ennobles the dramatic profession—or part of it—it has been arranged to give a performance at Drury Lane Theatre for the benefit of Mrs . Blanchard , who has herself devoted a large portion of her life to the " improvement of womankind . " Mr . Irving and all the bigwigs of the profession have promised their services , and if Mr . Edward Terry could be induced to appear in a scene from
one of the old burlesques , what a benefit it would be ! It is incumbent on every Mason who ever visits the theatre , to help on this occasion , and it is to be hoped that the programmes may be sold by bewitching young ladies who will not scruple to inform their customers it is not usual to give change on these occasions . The performance should realise £ 1 , 500 if carried out in a spirited manner .
George Augustus Sala is writing his " Reminiscences , " which will be very entertaining" reading . It is just thirty-four years ago , says the London Figaro , since G . A . S . sent a packet of " copy " to a London Editor , with a letter to the effect that the writer—an engraver—was desirous of " doing something in literature for a living . " The editor was Charles Dickens , who accepted the copy , and sent the future king of " leaders " a cheque for his contribution . George Augustus Sala has done great things with his pen and brush since then , and has risen to occupy the highest position in the whole world of journalism . He is not a Mason .
The Evening Aews and Post , which is just the smartest thing in evening ha ' -pennies the country has seen , has always something interesting" to the Mason in its " Who ' s Who " column . Here is a specimen : — There is probably no bettor known figure in civic and Masonic circles than Major George Lambert , F . S . A ., Prime Warden ol the Goldsmiths' Company . Major Lambert is one of the tew members of the Courts of the great
companies , at least , who is a member of the trade to the Guild of which he belongs , and may be seen any day attending to business in his old-fashioned shop at the top of the Haymarket , whose windows are just the same now as they were when the house was built in the good old Georgian days . Major Lambert , who is a Past Grand Sword Bearer and Past Provincial Grand Warden of Hertfordshire , is a patron of the three great Masonic charities ,
and lo all poor and distressed Masons a munificent benefactor . One of the earliest volunteers , he is an enthusiastic soldier , and as stout and loyal a subject as any of the old race of London citizens who in time of trouble e [ uitted themselves like men . Major Lambert is an antiquarian whose technical knowledge of matters concerning antique gold and silver plate is proverbial .
I hear —but only in whispers—of a forthcoming work upon the life of a man whose recollections will be worth knowing . He has held during a very busy public career an eminent position in the Craft , so that the volume will be of much interest to Bohemian Masons . KING MOB .
The three years' trouble between the Grand Lodges of England and Quebec has come to an end , and a proclamation is promulgated by the Quebec Grand Master withdrawing the edict of non-intercourse between the English Grand Lodge and that of Quebec , and also with the three English Lodges in Canada and its other subordinate branches .
Provincial Grand Lodges And Chapters.
Provincial Grand Lodges and Chapters .
The annual meeting of the PROV . GRAND LODGE OK SUSSEX was held at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on Saturday , the 12 th ult . The chair , in the absence of his Royal Highness , the Prov . Grand Master , was occupied by Bro . Lord Algernon Gordon-Lennox , Prov . S . G . Warden , Bro . Thomas Trollope , Past Prov . S . G . W ., acting as Dep . P . G . Master . There was a very large gathering of Prov . Grand Officers and representatives of the several Lodges , and when the minutes of the previous general
meeting and the special meeting in December last had been read and confirmed , the roll of Lodges was called , and a letter of thanks from Mrs . R . Crosskey for the vote of sympathy with her family on the death of her husband , Bro . R . Crosskey , Prov . Grand Treasurer , which had been passed by the Provincial Grand Lodge , was read . Bio . W . H . Hallett having been unanimously re-elected Prov . G . Treasurer ,
the different statistical , financial , and Charity reports were read and approved . From these it appeared that the funds were in a healthy condition , that the number of subscribing members in the Province had increased during the past year from 1 , 179 t 0 1 , 200 , and that Bro . J . Eberall ' s resignation of the office of Steward of the Charities Committee had been tendered , and was accepted with regret , Bro . C . H . Haine being elected his successor . It was also decided that the publication of the Provincial Calendar or Almanack should be continued .
A letter was read from Mrs . Gerard Ford , who alluded in graceful terms to the deep interest taken by her late husband in the work of the province , and endorsed the following address , which our late respected brother had begun in anticipation of this annual meeting—at which , in the ordinary course of events , he would have acted as Pro . Grand Master—but had not completed at the time of his death : — It seems hardly possible , Brethren , that a year has passed since I last
addressed you . It has been , Masonically , a quiet , uneventful year in the province . But it is in tlie cjuiet uneventful years that real progress is made . It is in the stillness and darkness of the earth that the corn germinates and springs forth , not in the glare and roar of the busy highway . I believe that a steady advance has taken place in our beloved Craft in the province , and that the love of it and the understanding of it , as a rule of life and conduct , is
higher to day than it was last year . I draw this conclusion from many seemingly unimportant circumstances , the tone of our meetings , the increase in our numbers , and many pleasant talks I have had with my brethren , when I have learned what their feelings are with regard to our brotherhood ; I have rejoiced to find their hearts in unison with mine . Masonry , I may truly say , is now the work of my life ; the time I spend on other things is but a tithe
of what I give to Masonry , and it is a most inspiriting thought and one which gives me infinite gratification to know that my labor is not unrewarded . It rejoices my heart to feel , as , indeed , I have often felt this year , that when I visit the Lodges I receive a welcome , not only as Deputy Provincial Grand Master , but as Gerard Ford , your fellow Craftsman and your Brother . There have been times , Brethren , during the past few months when the waters have seemed about to close over me , and I have doubted whether I should ever again stand here at your head and address you . During that time the
beautiful words of the Third Degree have been often present to my mind , for it seemed that Nature was about to present lo me that " one great and useful lesson more , " that last great lesson after learning which we may enter the Grand Lodge Above . Alas ! my Brethren , since we gathered here a year ago many breaches have again been made in our ranks ; my dear Bro . Crosskey , whose absence we lamented so much a year ago , Bro . Smith , I . P . M ., that good and worthy Mason , and many more . Bear with me , Brethren ,
if my words are somewhat tinged with the hue of that dark valley into which I seemed about to enter . It is well , perhaps , sometimes that even at a joyful meeting like the present , we shoulel stand quietly apart for a moment from the bustle and stir of business and prosperity , and lift our hearts to the contemplation of the impenetrable mysteries of life . I think we shall return to our duties and our pleasures none
the worse for those quiet moments when our thoughts were raised above the sordid things of every-day life . Ours is a complicated double existence , and it is as true to-day as it was more than i , Soo 5 'ears ago , that "man does not live by bread alone . " It was a great pleasure to me to receive a kind and gracious letter from H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , our Right W . Prov . Grand Master . Before this time next year he will be again in England , but it
is well that brethren should not expect too much personal attention from one whose exalted position gives him many high and difficult duties to perform , the execution of which he cannot relegate to a deputy . During my wanderings , and more especially since the heavy hand of affliction has been laid upon me , I have often felt cheered and comforted by the kind messages that have reached me from my brethren . Once on board a boat on the Rhine I had the happiness of meeting with a brother Mason , a German-American , with whom I had a Jong and interesting talk about the Craft on the other side of the world .