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NOTICES OF MEETINdH .
— : o : — ST . JOHN LODGE , No . 70 . THE annnal banqnet was hold last week , al tho Freemason ' s Hal » Princess-square , Plymouth , und was ono of tbo plca .-mntesr anil most largely-attended gatherings thafc haa bo ri held for many years . Tho company numbered considerabl y over a hundred , of whom nearly one-half were Provincial Officers ( past or present ) ; md Pa .-t Masters of Lodges . An excellent b mqnet was served b y Brother ami
Mrs . Harvey , Steward and StowarJern of tho Club , and the arrangements were most satisfactorily carried out nnd * r the immediate super . intendence of Bro . \ V . H . Dillon , Secretary to tho Maaonic Flail Com . pany . The mnsical arrangements were all that conld be desired , and au excellent ; programme waa performed daring tho evening by an instrumental band conducted by Bro . A . T . Lidiard Organiet of 105 . In
addition to thia the toasts wet o interspersed with snugs aud recitations , by Bros . J . Kinton Bond , Major Tracy , Gillman , , 1 . Leonard , J . Rendle ' , C . Mutton , A . B . Tom ? , and Gee . Bio . J . H . Evaua W . M . presided , and thero was a large company . Tho toasts of Her Majesty th * Queen and the M . W . the Princo of Wales Grand Master of England , and tho Grand Lodge , were given from the chair , and received with
true Masonic enthusiasm . Bro . Wroford I . P . M . TO proposed tho Rt . W . Bro . tbe Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., Prov . Gram ! Master , and the Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodgo of Devon , and Bro . Major Tracy P . P . G . S . W . responded . The toast of the R . W . Bro . the Eirl oi Mount Edgcumbo Provincial Grand Master , and tho Provincial Grand Lodgo of Cornwall , was proposed by Bro . Dr . Lemon P . P . G . J . W ., and
was received with great heartiness . The toast of the Master of Lodge St . John 70 , Bro . J . H . Evans , was proposed by Bro . Dn Pre P . P . G . D . C , and the W . M ., in briefly responding , said hf > felt that great honour was done to tho Lodge and to himself ai its W . M . at having suoh distinguished company present ; , and ho iiopod ifc wonld bo a stimulus to all the members to do what they conld to uphold tho
principles of Freemasonry in tbeir entirety . Bro . Sir H . Waring P . P . G . T ., on rising to propose the nest toast , was received with heartiness , the whole company rising and cheering with groat enthusiasm , and following this up by giving throe cheers for Lady Waring . Whon the cheering had subsided , Sir Henry said this was the first Masonio gathering he had attended since tho high honour Her Majesty had
conferred npon him , and he assured them he esteemed most highly the reception thoy had given him . Tho toasb he had been acted to propose was that of their Bro . Fredk . Wreford I . P . M . Thoy woro told that it required a good man to make a good Mason , and ho wns con . vinced that in Bro . Wreford they had both . During tho past three three years they had been in close touch with their friend Bro .
Wreford , in another capacity , and he waa ablo to boar testimony to his excellent character as a man and as a public officer ; aud being a good man , it followed , as a matter of course , that he must bo a good Mason . As chief of the police force , Bro . Wreford had proved an excellent disciplinarian , and while maintaining discipline ho had secured the confidence and respect of the men under him by tbo genial manner
iu which he had discharged his duties . That ho enjoyed tho confidence and respect of his brother Masons was shown by tho facfc that they elected him to preside over their deliberations a year ago , an' ! that ho was now their Immediate Past Master . Ho ( Sir Henry ) had been requested to ask Bro . Wraford ' s acceptance of a life-goveruors ' nin on behalf of the Lodge iu recognition of the admirable manner in
whioh he had discharged his duties , and he had very sincere pleasure iu making tho presentation fco him . Bro . Wreford , in responding , gratefully acknowledged the assistance he had received from tho Officers of tho Lodgo during his year of office . Their assistance hud mado his work n pleasnre and a labour of love , aird his wholo connection with Lodge St . John had been moat pleasant aud arn-esrable U- >
cordially thanked Sir Henry Waring for the kindly references ho had made to himself , and ho could truly say , by way of reciprocation , that if ever the police had a friend they had one ia Sir Henry Waring . Witb regard to the life-governorship which had been presented to him , and which he Hhonld value very highly , ho was asked by the brethren whether ho would accept a jewel or a life-governorship . In makin "
his choice ho reflected that , after all , a jewel was a little display ot vanity , whereas a life-governorship could bo devoted to some useful purpose , and might be doing good even after ho was gone . He had no difficulty , therefore , in making his selection , and he hoped they would agree that he had taken the proper course . Bro . Griffin P . P . G . S . D . proposed in complimentary terms the health of Broa .
Pengelly and Gover , Treasurer and Secretary of Lodgo 70 , and the brethren named briefly returned thanks . Sir Edward Clarke , whose rising was the signal for loud cheering , said he was very glad to find himself again at the festive board of Lodge St . John . It was some years since that , with his dear friend now gone—the late Bro . Foster Moore—he attended one of the banquets of that Lodge , and enjoyed a
pleasant , and to bim , a memorable evening . It was the onl y occasion dnring his connection with Plymouth on which he had ventured to sing a song . Some of them might remember thafc ho was assured most faithfully that they were so closely tyled that not a single note of his music would be ablo to reach the outer world , and the result was that he waa tempted into what was intended to ba harmony .
They can imagine , however , that his surprise was great at reading in one of the daily newspapers on tho following morning an article of a satirical character making fun of him in connection with the words of that song . His singing days were now pretty well over , hut he was vory pleased to find himself again in the company of the good Masons and the good men of Lodge St . John . He had been entrusted with a
toast , which he was sore they would drink with groat cordiality , for it was that of the Directors and Shareholders of tho Devon and Cornwall Freemasons' Hall and Club Company . He was sure they all felt grateful to those whose efforts had resulted in tbe erection of their Masonic Hall and Club , because there was no doubt that Masonry , whioh had alwaya beeu active ia the borough of Plymouth , found a
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neat convenience- for its ir-semblA . Aa to the shareholders , they did not expect dividend- ; . Aa ha understood , tho lull was not established for the purpose of be : ig a financial speculation so much as to provide a comfortable building for Masonic purposes . He would not ¦ n ' eh them large dividends * at present , because for some years any "lonev which might bo applied for dividends ought , on premises of
¦ hat kind , to be expended , for tho advantage of Freemasonry , upon rho pr . mikes themselves in making them moro and more fit for the purpose for which tbey were erected . But he wished for them all rhafc the place shr . uld havo that prosperity for which it wan established , and that it might prove to bo advantageous to Freemasonry . For the sake of Masonry in the Three Towns ho trusted that it might
ho a successfnl institution , and he was very glad to have that opportunity of proposing the toast , and of taking hia share in the proceedings of tho banquet of Lodge St . John , a Lodge which preserved the Id traditions and preserved them worthily , aud which ho wished nvory possiblo prosperity aud happiness . Bro . J . R . Lord P . P . G . T ., whose name was coupled with the toasfc , endorsed what Sir Edward
Clarko had said , that there was no desire on the part of the directors ancl shareholders in tho company to regard tho hall aa a money - making concern . Their first and chief object was to Gad a home for the brethren in tbe Three Towns . Their old Masonio Temp le was very limited in its accommodation , but they now had room for all , and what was especially desired was that those wbo had not yet identified
themselves with the hall would do so by becoming shareholders in it . He appealed to tho brethren in the Three Towns to take the earliest opportunity of becoming shareholders , for it was only by united effort that they could hope to succeed . Bro . Moyaey P . P . G . J . D . proposed th . e Senior and Junior Wardens aud other Officers of Lodge 70 , nnd Bro . W . L . D . Colling responded . The other toasts woro Our Sister
Lodges aud Visitors , proposed by Bro . Gover P . P . G . S ., and acknowledged by Bro . S . Edgcumbe W . M . of 105 ; Masons' Wives und Sweet , hearts , proposed by Bro . VT . F . Westcott P . G . S . D ., and responded tn by Bros . J . Kinton Rond P . PG . D . C . and G . Sercomb ; and Absent Brethren and those wbo need our sympathy , proposed by Bro . Dr . Lemon P . P . G . J . W .
HARMONY LODGE , No . 15 G .
AT a meeting , held at tho Masonio Clnb , Plymouth , on Monday , the 5 th inst . Bro . W . E . Chapell S . W . was installed as W . M . or the year , tho ceremony being performed by tho retiring W . M . Bro . Thomas Parker , assisted by a largo Board of Masters . The Officer : ! appointed wero Bros . Parker I . P . M ., Thomas S . W ., Newell J . W ., Rev . William Whittley Chaplain , Hearlo P . M . Trens ., Michell P . M .
Sec , Jenkina S . D ., Mar . lev J . D ., Stubbing I . G ., Widg .-r D . G ., Snell A . D . C , Greet Organist , Jonas A . O ., LukoS . S ., Endaeott . J . S ., Bu'tirr 1 st Assist . Steward , Clark 2 nd Assist . Broward , Philli p * 'i ' yl-r . Bro . Knight P . M . was re-appuir . tnd representative ou the Co .-nnr . tUu of Petition !? , nnd Bra . Whittley P . M . CbAty Stow .-ird .
DOMATIC LODGK , No . 17 /
THE installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Friday of last week , at An . lortou ' s Hotol , when Bro . T . B . Goodfellow was placed ia tho chair for the year , and tho Officera wero regularly appointed . Among thoso who assisted in the work of tbe Lodge wore Bro . ? . Nathan Salmon ( the Master of th >» past year ) , T . B . Goodfellow S . W ., Ernest A . G . Smith J . W ., Georgo Everett P . M . Treasurer , Thomas Morris Secretary , Alfred Piper S . D ., K .
Rieoheluiann Organist , Georgo Gardner D . C , T . II . Hobbs Steward , while among the company wero several Past Masters , a largo number of members , aud about thirty visitors . The usual routine of opening having been observed , and the report of the auditors snlunitted , the installation ceremony was proceeded with , tho new Master beiug placed in office by Bro . Nathan Salmon . Tho new Officers wore
appointed , as follow . * : —Broa . Smith S . W ., Piper J . W ., Everett Treasurer , Morris Secretary , John Barnett jnn . Senior Dennun , W . E . Wigmore Junior Deacon , Gardner T . G ., Riechelmanu Organist , Hobbs D . C , Morris Steward , and Jamos Stephana A . D . C An interesting item in tho later proceedings was the presentation of a massive clock to Past Master Ferguson , which was acknowledged in
feeling terms . Tha next business before tbe Lodgo was tho granting of a sum towards the presentation of the Grand Lodgo clothing to Bro . George Everett , who has boon nominated for the office of Grand Treasurer , without opposition . In proposing the grant , it was pointed out that a very great honour had been conferred on Bro . Everett by his unopposed nomination , but the members of the
Domatic Lodge might consider that a greater honour hud beeu conferred on them by tho nomination of one of its oldest members to the highest elective office of the Order . Tho various Lodges with which their Treasurer was associated had decided to present him with thc clothing fir bin ii ' . r . v office , and the Domatic would doubtlc-s take pleasure in adding its share to the general fund . The grunt was
unanimously agreed to , after which the Lodge was closed , and the eu i . pair - repaired to tho banquet , which was presided over by the new Worshipfnl Master . Tho toast of the Qneen and the Craft was heartily received , and wag followed by that of the Prince of Wales Grand Master of tho Order , after which the Master submitted the toast of the Grand Officers , coupling with it the name of Bro . C F .
Hogard Past Grrmd Standard Bearer of England . Bro . Hogard , iu the coarse of his reply , spoke of the rapid flight of time , as exemplified in the annnal installations of tho Domatic Lodge , at many of which he had had the pleasure of being present . He felt that any Grand Officer who had once attended tho Domutfc Lodge would recognise tbo headv way in which they were received , both in Lodgo and at
the festive board , and could but hope to come again . He folt lie now stood up a .- ; a Graud Officer with the privilege of replying to the toast for tho last time , for in a few weeks tho Domatic Lodge would number among its members a brother who would seldom havo to give way to a senior . He heartily congratulated Bro . Everett on his selection for the important post of Grand Treasnrer , and the Lodge on having among its members a Masou so widely respected and
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NOTICES OF MEETINdH .
— : o : — ST . JOHN LODGE , No . 70 . THE annnal banqnet was hold last week , al tho Freemason ' s Hal » Princess-square , Plymouth , und was ono of tbo plca .-mntesr anil most largely-attended gatherings thafc haa bo ri held for many years . Tho company numbered considerabl y over a hundred , of whom nearly one-half were Provincial Officers ( past or present ) ; md Pa .-t Masters of Lodges . An excellent b mqnet was served b y Brother ami
Mrs . Harvey , Steward and StowarJern of tho Club , and the arrangements were most satisfactorily carried out nnd * r the immediate super . intendence of Bro . \ V . H . Dillon , Secretary to tho Maaonic Flail Com . pany . The mnsical arrangements were all that conld be desired , and au excellent ; programme waa performed daring tho evening by an instrumental band conducted by Bro . A . T . Lidiard Organiet of 105 . In
addition to thia the toasts wet o interspersed with snugs aud recitations , by Bros . J . Kinton Bond , Major Tracy , Gillman , , 1 . Leonard , J . Rendle ' , C . Mutton , A . B . Tom ? , and Gee . Bio . J . H . Evaua W . M . presided , and thero was a large company . Tho toasts of Her Majesty th * Queen and the M . W . the Princo of Wales Grand Master of England , and tho Grand Lodge , were given from the chair , and received with
true Masonic enthusiasm . Bro . Wroford I . P . M . TO proposed tho Rt . W . Bro . tbe Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., Prov . Gram ! Master , and the Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodgo of Devon , and Bro . Major Tracy P . P . G . S . W . responded . The toast of the R . W . Bro . the Eirl oi Mount Edgcumbo Provincial Grand Master , and tho Provincial Grand Lodgo of Cornwall , was proposed by Bro . Dr . Lemon P . P . G . J . W ., and
was received with great heartiness . The toast of the Master of Lodge St . John 70 , Bro . J . H . Evans , was proposed by Bro . Dn Pre P . P . G . D . C , and the W . M ., in briefly responding , said hf > felt that great honour was done to tho Lodge and to himself ai its W . M . at having suoh distinguished company present ; , and ho iiopod ifc wonld bo a stimulus to all the members to do what they conld to uphold tho
principles of Freemasonry in tbeir entirety . Bro . Sir H . Waring P . P . G . T ., on rising to propose the nest toast , was received with heartiness , the whole company rising and cheering with groat enthusiasm , and following this up by giving throe cheers for Lady Waring . Whon the cheering had subsided , Sir Henry said this was the first Masonio gathering he had attended since tho high honour Her Majesty had
conferred npon him , and he assured them he esteemed most highly the reception thoy had given him . Tho toasb he had been acted to propose was that of their Bro . Fredk . Wreford I . P . M . Thoy woro told that it required a good man to make a good Mason , and ho wns con . vinced that in Bro . Wreford they had both . During tho past three three years they had been in close touch with their friend Bro .
Wreford , in another capacity , and he waa ablo to boar testimony to his excellent character as a man and as a public officer ; aud being a good man , it followed , as a matter of course , that he must bo a good Mason . As chief of the police force , Bro . Wreford had proved an excellent disciplinarian , and while maintaining discipline ho had secured the confidence and respect of the men under him by tbo genial manner
iu which he had discharged his duties . That ho enjoyed tho confidence and respect of his brother Masons was shown by tho facfc that they elected him to preside over their deliberations a year ago , an' ! that ho was now their Immediate Past Master . Ho ( Sir Henry ) had been requested to ask Bro . Wraford ' s acceptance of a life-goveruors ' nin on behalf of the Lodge iu recognition of the admirable manner in
whioh he had discharged his duties , and he had very sincere pleasure iu making tho presentation fco him . Bro . Wreford , in responding , gratefully acknowledged the assistance he had received from tho Officers of tho Lodgo during his year of office . Their assistance hud mado his work n pleasnre and a labour of love , aird his wholo connection with Lodge St . John had been moat pleasant aud arn-esrable U- >
cordially thanked Sir Henry Waring for the kindly references ho had made to himself , and ho could truly say , by way of reciprocation , that if ever the police had a friend they had one ia Sir Henry Waring . Witb regard to the life-governorship which had been presented to him , and which he Hhonld value very highly , ho was asked by the brethren whether ho would accept a jewel or a life-governorship . In makin "
his choice ho reflected that , after all , a jewel was a little display ot vanity , whereas a life-governorship could bo devoted to some useful purpose , and might be doing good even after ho was gone . He had no difficulty , therefore , in making his selection , and he hoped they would agree that he had taken the proper course . Bro . Griffin P . P . G . S . D . proposed in complimentary terms the health of Broa .
Pengelly and Gover , Treasurer and Secretary of Lodgo 70 , and the brethren named briefly returned thanks . Sir Edward Clarke , whose rising was the signal for loud cheering , said he was very glad to find himself again at the festive board of Lodge St . John . It was some years since that , with his dear friend now gone—the late Bro . Foster Moore—he attended one of the banquets of that Lodge , and enjoyed a
pleasant , and to bim , a memorable evening . It was the onl y occasion dnring his connection with Plymouth on which he had ventured to sing a song . Some of them might remember thafc ho was assured most faithfully that they were so closely tyled that not a single note of his music would be ablo to reach the outer world , and the result was that he waa tempted into what was intended to ba harmony .
They can imagine , however , that his surprise was great at reading in one of the daily newspapers on tho following morning an article of a satirical character making fun of him in connection with the words of that song . His singing days were now pretty well over , hut he was vory pleased to find himself again in the company of the good Masons and the good men of Lodge St . John . He had been entrusted with a
toast , which he was sore they would drink with groat cordiality , for it was that of the Directors and Shareholders of tho Devon and Cornwall Freemasons' Hall and Club Company . He was sure they all felt grateful to those whose efforts had resulted in tbe erection of their Masonic Hall and Club , because there was no doubt that Masonry , whioh had alwaya beeu active ia the borough of Plymouth , found a
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neat convenience- for its ir-semblA . Aa to the shareholders , they did not expect dividend- ; . Aa ha understood , tho lull was not established for the purpose of be : ig a financial speculation so much as to provide a comfortable building for Masonic purposes . He would not ¦ n ' eh them large dividends * at present , because for some years any "lonev which might bo applied for dividends ought , on premises of
¦ hat kind , to be expended , for tho advantage of Freemasonry , upon rho pr . mikes themselves in making them moro and more fit for the purpose for which tbey were erected . But he wished for them all rhafc the place shr . uld havo that prosperity for which it wan established , and that it might prove to bo advantageous to Freemasonry . For the sake of Masonry in the Three Towns ho trusted that it might
ho a successfnl institution , and he was very glad to have that opportunity of proposing the toast , and of taking hia share in the proceedings of tho banquet of Lodge St . John , a Lodge which preserved the Id traditions and preserved them worthily , aud which ho wished nvory possiblo prosperity aud happiness . Bro . J . R . Lord P . P . G . T ., whose name was coupled with the toasfc , endorsed what Sir Edward
Clarko had said , that there was no desire on the part of the directors ancl shareholders in tho company to regard tho hall aa a money - making concern . Their first and chief object was to Gad a home for the brethren in tbe Three Towns . Their old Masonio Temp le was very limited in its accommodation , but they now had room for all , and what was especially desired was that those wbo had not yet identified
themselves with the hall would do so by becoming shareholders in it . He appealed to tho brethren in the Three Towns to take the earliest opportunity of becoming shareholders , for it was only by united effort that they could hope to succeed . Bro . Moyaey P . P . G . J . D . proposed th . e Senior and Junior Wardens aud other Officers of Lodge 70 , nnd Bro . W . L . D . Colling responded . The other toasts woro Our Sister
Lodges aud Visitors , proposed by Bro . Gover P . P . G . S ., and acknowledged by Bro . S . Edgcumbe W . M . of 105 ; Masons' Wives und Sweet , hearts , proposed by Bro . VT . F . Westcott P . G . S . D ., and responded tn by Bros . J . Kinton Rond P . PG . D . C . and G . Sercomb ; and Absent Brethren and those wbo need our sympathy , proposed by Bro . Dr . Lemon P . P . G . J . W .
HARMONY LODGE , No . 15 G .
AT a meeting , held at tho Masonio Clnb , Plymouth , on Monday , the 5 th inst . Bro . W . E . Chapell S . W . was installed as W . M . or the year , tho ceremony being performed by tho retiring W . M . Bro . Thomas Parker , assisted by a largo Board of Masters . The Officer : ! appointed wero Bros . Parker I . P . M ., Thomas S . W ., Newell J . W ., Rev . William Whittley Chaplain , Hearlo P . M . Trens ., Michell P . M .
Sec , Jenkina S . D ., Mar . lev J . D ., Stubbing I . G ., Widg .-r D . G ., Snell A . D . C , Greet Organist , Jonas A . O ., LukoS . S ., Endaeott . J . S ., Bu'tirr 1 st Assist . Steward , Clark 2 nd Assist . Broward , Philli p * 'i ' yl-r . Bro . Knight P . M . was re-appuir . tnd representative ou the Co .-nnr . tUu of Petition !? , nnd Bra . Whittley P . M . CbAty Stow .-ird .
DOMATIC LODGK , No . 17 /
THE installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Friday of last week , at An . lortou ' s Hotol , when Bro . T . B . Goodfellow was placed ia tho chair for the year , and tho Officera wero regularly appointed . Among thoso who assisted in the work of tbe Lodge wore Bro . ? . Nathan Salmon ( the Master of th >» past year ) , T . B . Goodfellow S . W ., Ernest A . G . Smith J . W ., Georgo Everett P . M . Treasurer , Thomas Morris Secretary , Alfred Piper S . D ., K .
Rieoheluiann Organist , Georgo Gardner D . C , T . II . Hobbs Steward , while among the company wero several Past Masters , a largo number of members , aud about thirty visitors . The usual routine of opening having been observed , and the report of the auditors snlunitted , the installation ceremony was proceeded with , tho new Master beiug placed in office by Bro . Nathan Salmon . Tho new Officers wore
appointed , as follow . * : —Broa . Smith S . W ., Piper J . W ., Everett Treasurer , Morris Secretary , John Barnett jnn . Senior Dennun , W . E . Wigmore Junior Deacon , Gardner T . G ., Riechelmanu Organist , Hobbs D . C , Morris Steward , and Jamos Stephana A . D . C An interesting item in tho later proceedings was the presentation of a massive clock to Past Master Ferguson , which was acknowledged in
feeling terms . Tha next business before tbe Lodgo was tho granting of a sum towards the presentation of the Grand Lodgo clothing to Bro . George Everett , who has boon nominated for the office of Grand Treasurer , without opposition . In proposing the grant , it was pointed out that a very great honour had been conferred on Bro . Everett by his unopposed nomination , but the members of the
Domatic Lodge might consider that a greater honour hud beeu conferred on them by tho nomination of one of its oldest members to the highest elective office of the Order . Tho various Lodges with which their Treasurer was associated had decided to present him with thc clothing fir bin ii ' . r . v office , and the Domatic would doubtlc-s take pleasure in adding its share to the general fund . The grunt was
unanimously agreed to , after which the Lodge was closed , and the eu i . pair - repaired to tho banquet , which was presided over by the new Worshipfnl Master . Tho toast of the Qneen and the Craft was heartily received , and wag followed by that of the Prince of Wales Grand Master of tho Order , after which the Master submitted the toast of the Grand Officers , coupling with it the name of Bro . C F .
Hogard Past Grrmd Standard Bearer of England . Bro . Hogard , iu the coarse of his reply , spoke of the rapid flight of time , as exemplified in the annnal installations of tho Domatic Lodge , at many of which he had had the pleasure of being present . He felt that any Grand Officer who had once attended tho Domutfc Lodge would recognise tbo headv way in which they were received , both in Lodgo and at
the festive board , and could but hope to come again . He folt lie now stood up a .- ; a Graud Officer with the privilege of replying to the toast for tho last time , for in a few weeks tho Domatic Lodge would number among its members a brother who would seldom havo to give way to a senior . He heartily congratulated Bro . Everett on his selection for the important post of Grand Treasnrer , and the Lodge on having among its members a Masou so widely respected and