PRINCE OF WALES

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13933, 11 July 1919, Page 1

PRINCE OF WALES

INITIATED A FREEMASON. Fiieekaasoms 'the world aver will hadl with pleasure tihe- fact thalti tihe Prince otf Wales was. iniitiaited into •tho Order urodei- the banruaei" of ttho Household' Brigade Lodgiei, No 2'Gl4, at Prince's Resttaurant, Londom, oai _ May 3rd. ' His) Royal Highness waa | proposed as a candid ate by the Duike-' . otf Coaina.ug'ht, th© pei-maaenti Mjaster j of .&e< Lodge, amd seconded' by Load RlytheiWood, an!d was pre&e-nitcd to' his prospeobive bi'ethreni as ' 'Colonel his Royal Highinoiss Edwaa'd A. 0. G , j Prince of Wales and Dukei of Con.- j riaiughib, K-G., aged 24, Greniad'ior Guaoids.," Part of the ceremopy Was performed by the Duke of Connauglit, amd tho l-^miaiindca 1 by the Deip'iiby 'Woa-shipifiil Master (the Hon. .G. Moaicktan-Arundell), in. the presence oi a naostj distinguished gaibhea-ing of Freeimaison's. In. joining Freemaisonry the Pa-'itice ■■of Wales huts. foiloAved the example oi" msany members of hiis illuisitir'iouis famv ily; .indeed, all the Heirsi-Apipairont siaicie tihe establishment of the Grand Lodgie of England, 200 years ago, •siaivfc two, hlanre stotught admisisioni to the fraternity. As early aisi 1737 the \ iheni Prince, of Wales wagi imitiiaited. Id 1766 the Duke of York amd Glcvucieisiteir werci r'eg'uliarly adm,iitlt!ed, y amd fthe followingl yeaa J weret appoinited '... Paist-Gramd Malsterfcs. La.ter in the yeatr s 'the Duke of Gumibedan.d ■ was mi- ■ tfcliaited, a.nd also received the r&nk at '■ P.G.M., being elected Gramd Maß'tk?l)- -- dtn 1781- In 1 1-788 the Duke of Clar- \ ence (aftei-wainds William IV.) was j, iniiitdiaited, beooimflinigi Grand PatrOin of ; the Ordeir 1 in. 1834. The following: 3 yeiatrth© Prinicei of Wales (aftenvai'ds ,-Geiorge IV.) and the Duke of York >• wea-e adimnibted, the former being I elected Grand Master in 1790, in - which! yeair also the Duiljs of Kent joined the br'oitherhoiad. The Duke of Suisses: was received into thei Order 1 m 1798, was appointed Past Gramd b - iMaejt«e>r in 1805, amd -was- elected ». Gr:and Mastar io- 1813, ka that, year y having the felStiity of uniting all the lodges of Eniollamid under one banmef. II His Royal HdghßteSß. Albert Edward. y Prince-of Wales (afterwairds, Edward 1 VII.) was inibTated in 1868, by \hc--21 King of Swedems had the rank' oi 1 Pas* Gramd Maslter 1 ooniferred" upom v, cim the following year, wiais eleicited .-Grtaid Mnsbar mi 1874, and enjoyed = a mas* pwjsipenopjisi an,d .popular m^e °' unlbil hag accession to the.. throne.. c "whJen he was succeeded by tihe pi^er semi oliief, the Duke' of Cbniiaar^rht, .who was imitialted im 1874, toseifchcfV " wiitih Hs -Hoyai ETisrhnessi the late Prince' Leopold, Duke of Albany. ar>d j wa^ aipipoiinfed Past. Grand Master m j- 1890. Prince Albert Vidbbir faift&rwairds Difei of Cla.renoei amd AronJ dale) vm i_itiffited in 1885. Pr* !l «x-p Arthur' of Connaaisfhlb w&r imnitParcd ani 1911, m tihe RotyalAiphm Lo'd<?e by th« Pro'-G-r'am'di Masteir 1, Lord Ampitlhill, his father amd a. host of other distinguished Ma.som® b©ini<r preeemib.

"IX7M. TOWNSON, PhianniacWioa] "•■ Ghercai^, J Thames, has Stocks of ROYLE'S BLOOD MIXTUKE. •which jpurifites and einiricihes t!he blood, noTxrMie« the ibLsßuee^ and builds up •the ■'■system.'. f,