of the Standard Oil, where he served so faithful and so well that he became Chief Statistician, which position he held at the time of his death.

BRO. WOLSTEN HOLME received the degrees of Masonry in Washington Lodge, No. 240, was enthusiastic and unusually active in all matters pertaining to the Craft, and about six years ago, recognizing the need and value of a Masonic Lodge in the residential section of the City in which he resided, became one of the organizers and was the first Master of Mystic Art Lodge. He held the office of King in Keystone Chapter, No. 173 R. A. M., and was also a member of Hugh de Payens Commandery, No. 30, Knights Templars.

During his lifetime he established and maintained a reputation for unsullied honesty and unswerving loyalty to his friends and Brothers that will endure as a lasting monument to his sterling worth and virtues.

R.. W.. J. LAWRENCE MARCELLUS, Past Master of Montauk Lodge, No. 286, and former Representative of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, died at Mount Vernon, New York, August 9, 1916, in the eighty-eighth year of his age.

The Masonic fraternity cannot but mourn over the passing of a man like JOHN LAWRENCE MARCELLUS. Integrity the highest, industry the most untiring, shrewdness of judgment, kindliness of spirit had made BRO. MARCELLUS honored and loved. He belonged to the conservative financial life of the city. For a very long series of years he had been the head of the Dime Savings Bank. For fifty-nine years he had been a Free Mason and a member of Montauk Lodge. His age, 87 years, had not made him inactive. He was fond of young men, fond of being helpful to everybody, fond of the amenities of existence. Lacking drama, his career had large usefulness, very long continued. In every way BRO. MARCELLUS was identified with all that was best in the old city of Brooklyn. He was public spirited. He was reliable. He did honor to the community as the community did honor to him.

Full of honor so ripe in years, the finger of Death touched. him.

R.'. W.. ALFRED J. DERBYSHIRE, Past Grand Chaplain, died at New York, September 2, 1916.

Coming to the United States from England in early life, BRO. DERBYSHIRE worked his way through college and subsequently entering the ministry became Rector of Grace Episcopal Church at West Farms, Borough of the Bronx, New York City, in 1885. The young rector found his first and only parish far from prosperous; its condition was well nigh discouraging, but with the zeal and enthusiasm so characteristic of Rev. BRO. DERBYSHIRE, he entered upon his life's work. Success crowned his efforts, and the flourishing church he left behind stands as a monument to his untiring labors.

He was made a Master Mason in Guiding Star Lodge, No. 565, on June 25, 1901, and shortly thereafter was appointed a Chaplain, which office he held continuously until the time of his death. In June, 1915, he was appointed a Grand Chaplain by M.. W.. GEORGE FREIFELD, serving diligently in that office. Little did the Brethren think as his prayer and benediction closed the last session of the Grand Lodge that he soon would be summoned to the Celestial Grand Lodge.

With all the duties which devolve upon the rector of a busy parish, Rev. BRO. DERBYSHIRE rarely missed a communication of his Lodge, and no member was held in higher esteem by the Brethren. The gentle art of being kind was a predominant feature of his whole life and found practical expression in his untiring service as Chaplain at the Home for Incurables, where his cheery smile, his sunny disposition and words of comfort endeared him to many deprived of the joys of life. No man made creed could confine his ministrations of love and affection.

in his duty prompt at every call,

He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all.”’

R.'. W.. BERNARD CHAFFEE, Past District Deputy Grand Master, 25th District, now the 38th, died at Springville, October 3, 1916. He served as Master of Springville Lodge, No. 351, three years, and three years as District Deputy Grand Master.

BRO. CHAFFEE had a strong personality and individuality

all his own. He was cordial, courteous, kind hearted and faithful to his friendships. He was a staunch supporter of the Church and a promoter of good order.

Like most strong men, he was a product of the farm, born and reared on the place which his grandfather settled in 1819. He received his education at the Springville Academy, and at the age of 16 went out into the business world. Thrifty, energetic, hale, hearty and sound of body and mind, he easily became the leader of men and occupied positions of responsibility and trust in the community in which he lived, twice representing his district in the Assembly.

R.. W.. JOHN E. SPARROW, Past Master of Long Island Lodge, No. 382, and Past District Deputy Grand Master of the Third District, died at Brooklyn, October 15, 1916.

BRO. SPARROW was one of the best known members of the Fraternity in this section of our State. His death resulted suddenly from a stroke of apoplexy. He was especially interested in the Brooklyn Masonic Guild, of which he was one of the organizers and treasurer of its Board of Trustees many

years.

He was District Deputy Grand Master of the Third Masonic District in 1906 and the following year he was appointed Representative of the Grand Lodge of Delaware, near the Grand Lodge of New York.

A thorough business man, he was active in the affairs of life, and spared not himself in promoting the interest of the Craft. He was a genial, lovable companion, whose loss is deeply mourned.

R.. W.. SAMUEL J. FENDLER, Past Master of Adelphi Lodge, No. 23, and former Representative of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, died at Mount Vernon, November 3, 1916.

BRO. FENDLER was born at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 3, 1865. He was President of the New York Masonic Veterans in 1914. The respect in which he was held was evidenced by the large number who attended the funeral services in Masonic Hall.

He was gentle by nature but strong and manly in the activities of life.

R.. W.. CHARLES KAPPES, Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 11th Masonic District, died at Clifton, November 19, 1916.

BRO. KAPPES was a member and Past Master of Tompkins Lodge, No. 471. He held an important position with the Germania Life Insurance Company of New York, having been connected with that company for over forty years. He was a Director in the Staten Island Savings Bank and prominent in all business and social affairs in Richmond County.

He was a cheery man, who one loved to meet and greet and regretted to part with.

R.. W.. PETER PENNELLI, Past District Deputy Grand Master, died at the Masonic Home, Utica, November 27, 1916.

He was the first Senior Warden of Italia Lodge, No. 786, and subsequently became its Master. BRO. PENNELLI by occupation was a manufacturer of nautical instruments and was celebrated for the genuineness of his work in the days when men went down to the sea in ships and did business upon the mighty waters. With the advent of the ocean greyhound the use of sailing ships was shortly abandoned and in his old age BRO. PENNELLI found himself unable to earn a livelihood at the handicraft in which he excelled.

He found a home at Utica and there the spirit took its flight. Warm hearted, liberal and true as a man, he died regretted.

R.. W.. THOMAS LEARY, Past Master of Westchester Lodge, No. 180, and former Representative of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, died at Ossining, December 5, 1916.

THOMAS LEARY for more than fifty years represented the best teachings of Free Masonry to the community in which he lived. He was respected by his fellow citizens because the purity of his life and the uprightness of his character demanded such respect.

With him in the actions of life it was never a question of policy, but always a question of duty.

He was honest and true in all his transactions with the world and helpful to his fellow man.

R.'. W.'. JOHN F. SCHLOSSER, Past District Deputy Grand Master, 14th District, died at Beacon, December 10, 1916.

BRO. SCHLOSSER was a Past Master of Beacon Lodge, No. 283. His funeral services were held in the Dutch Reformed Church at Beacon, the edifice being taxed to its fullest capacity.

Beacon Lodge in announcing the death of BRO. SCHLOSSER proclaimed him to have been an upright man and Mason.

R.. W.. CHARLES A. TONSOR, Past Junior Grand Deacon, died at Brooklyn, December 29, 1916.

BRO. TONSOR was a member and Past Master of St. Albans Lodge, No. 56, and President of the Brooklyn Masonic Guild during 1915.

He was most devoted to the interest of his Lodge and a useful man to the Fraternity at large.

R.'. W.'. HENRY F. KINGSLEY, Past District Deputy Grand Master, died at Schoharie, January 22, 1917.

BRO. KINGSLEY was a member and Past Master of Schoharie Valley Lodge, No. 491, and served as its Secretary for nearly twenty-five years. DR. KINGSLEY was a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the City of New York, and a prominent figure in Schoharie, where his death is recognized as a public loss. He was not only a physician of high standing in his profession, but a broad-minded citizen who accepted public responsibilities and discharged them with the greatest credit.

He was a man of cordial manner, of even temper, and genial disposition, scattering sunshine wherever he went. These qualities endeared him to those to whom he ministered professionally and won for him a host of friends outside that circle.

R.. W.. CHARLES W. VROMAN, Past Grand Director of Ceremonies, died at Fulton, January 17, 1917. He was Master of Middleburgh Lodge, No. 663, in 1892.

He was of sturdy stock and a worthy descendant of the pioneer settlers of Schoharie County. Both his pater and mater ancestors bore a prominent part in the Revolutionary struggle. The farm on which he was born, reared and lived