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took the chair, was for some time Chairman of the Committee, but the Chairman is 

 now Sir John Page Middleton. The Hon. Secretary throughout has been Mr. Coleman 

 P. Hymau. 



More than 500 Fellows and persons introduced by them have been interviewed 

 by the Honorary Secretary, about 150 commissions in His Majesty's forces have been 

 obtained through the efforts of the Committee, and a number of persons (including 

 a few ladies) have also secured civil employment in Government departments through 

 the Committee's recommendations. The Honorary Secretary has received requests 

 for information and advice from Fellows in all parts of the world. 



An example to those unable for various reasons to join the Forces has been shown 

 by Mr. A. O'Gorman-Munkhouse, of Los Gatos, California, who, having been advised 

 that being somewhat beyond the military age it was not advisable for him to leave for 

 England, has sent to the Honorary Secretary the sum of £25 as a donation towards 

 War Funds in need of help. The Committee has also been instrumental in the pro- 

 vision of a motor ambulance for use in London only, which conveys woimded men from 

 the railway stations to Hospitals and Convalescent Homes. 



XXV.— LODGE OF FREEMASONS. 



The Royal Colonial Institute Lodge No. 3556 — membership of which is restricted 

 to Fellows of the Institute — was consecrated by Lord Ampthill at Freemasons' Hall on 

 January 10, 1912, in the presence of some two hundred Founders and their friends. 

 The President of the Institute, Field-Marshal H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, K.G., 

 G.C.M.G., is the Permanent Master of the Lodge. The Hon. Sir John A. Cockburn, 

 M.D., K.C.M.G., acted in the capacity of Deputy Master for the first year, Col. the 

 Hon. Sir Newton J. Moore, K.C.M.G., for the second year, and F. Faithfull Begg 

 Esq., for the third year. 



The Lodge, which has now a membership of 140, held seven meetings in 1914. At 

 the Installation Meeting, held on January 13, 1915, the -Hon. J. G. Jenkins was 

 appointed by His Royal Highness to the chair as Deputy Master in succession to Mr. 

 F. Faithfull Begg. He appointed as his Officers : — 



F. Faithfull Begg, I. P.M. ; Right Hon. Lord Lilford, Senior Warden ; Colonel G. 

 M. Weekley, V.D., Junior Warden ; Rev. Basil G. Bourchier, M.A., Chaplain ; Colonel 

 the Hon. Sir Newton J. Moore, K.C.M.G., Treasurer ; T. Boevey Barrett, Secretary ; 

 Ralph S. Bond, Senior Deacon; Major A. J. N. Tremearne, M.A., LL.M., Junior 

 Deacon ; Mark H. Wade, Director of Ceremonies ; Arthur Ross, Assistant Director of 

 Ceremonies ; D. F. Tuffill, Organist ; Major James R. Boose, V.D., Assistant Secretary ; 

 Gilbert Taylor, Inner Guard ; A. H. Moreing, J. B. Lee-Roberts, and Dr. H. Lyster- 

 Jameson, M.A., D.Sc, Ph.D., Steivards ; Joseph Taylor, Tyler. 



The Royal Colonial Institute Chapter was consecrated on December 18, 1913, by 

 the Grand Secretary, Sir Edward Letchworth, F.S.A., the first Principals being the 

 Hon. Sir John A. Cockburn, M.D., K.C.M.G., Major George S. Beeching, V.D., and 

 Col. the Hon. Sir Newton J. Moore, K.C.M.G. The Scribe E is Major T. A. Glenny. 



The Lodge and Chapter Meetings are both held at Freemasons' Hall. The Lodge 

 on the second Wednesdays in the months of January, March, June, August and 

 October. The Chapter on the first Tuesdays in November, February and May. 

 Correspondence should be addressed to the respective Secretaries at the Institute. 



