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Installation Meetings, &C.
INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .
. v * THE GREAT CITY LODGE , No . 1426 .
THE installation meeting of the above Lodge was held on Saturday , 13 th instant , at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , E . C ., and , as is customary with the meetings of this Lodge , was numorously attended , both by members of the Lodge and Visitors . The W . M . of tho past year , Bro . W . F . Kibble , opened tho Lodge , and was supported during tho proceedings by the following Officers : —Frederick T . C . Keeble S . W ., William Baber J . W ., Ron R . J . Simpson P . G . C .
Chaplain , N . B . Headon P . M . Treasurer , G . W . Blackie P . M . Secrotary , P . M . ' s Jas . Stevens , J . Seex , James Freeman , Richard Stanway , T . Hamer j Robert Fendick S . D ., F . W . Potter J . D ., H . Durrant M . C ., G . Jenkins Organist , J . T . Skinner I . G ., H . J . Bertram Steward , & o . The business of the evening comprised , among other matters , the initiation of Mr . Dottridge , after which the W . M . elect was duly
inducted into the chair , the ceremony being performed in a really impressive manner by the outgoing Master . In due course , the new rulor of the Lodge appointed his Officers , conferring the collars on the following brethren-. —Kibble I . P . M ., Baber S . W ., Fendick J . W ., Headon Treasurer , Blaekie Secretary , Simpson Chaplain , Potter S . D ., Skinner J . D ., Durrant I . G ., E . H . Cadiot M . C ., Jenkins Organist ,
H . J . Bertram and L . J . Hudd Stewards , and R . Potter P . M . Tyler . The work of installation having been completed , the report of the Audit Committee was received and adopted . Several letters of regret at inability to attend the meeting were read by the Secretary , among them being apologies from the Lord Mayor , J . Derby Allcroft , T . Fenn , Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , & o . The
company then adjourned to the large hall , and sat down to banquet , under the presidency of the newly-appointed W . M . At the conclusion of the repast , and after grace had been sung , the Chairman proceeded with tbe toasts of the evening . The first , he said , was one of which it was impossible to say too mnch , and at the same time it was one of which tbe least said the better . He should copy a speaker
he had heard at one of the oldest Lodges , which be had recently visited , and propose " The First Lady in the Land j the First Brother in the Craft—the Queen and the Craft . " The toast was well received , and was followed by the National Anthem . The next toast was the Most Worshipful Grand Master H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . Their Grand Master , the Chairman remarked , was certainly the most
popnlar man of the day in England , as he was also the greatest man of the day . As the head of the Craft he was all that could be desired , never being tired of devoting himself to the promotion of the Order . This toast was followed by that of the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers present and past . The way in which the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England
performed the duties of their respective offices was , as was well known , a credit to them , one and all . The members of the Craft were very proud of their rnlers , and justly so . Those who had been present in Grand Lodge when the Revision of the Constitutions was under consideration conld bear testimony to the patience and kindly attention of the Earl of Carnarvon during the five hours that meeting
lasted . The Great City Lodge was fortunate in numbering among its members many Officers of Grand Lodge—there was Alderman Stone , Thomas Fenn , and , last , bnt not least , their worthy Chaplainthe Rev . R . J . Simpson . They could but regret the absence of the two first named , but , having the pleasure of the latter's company , he should couple his name with the toast . Bro . the Rev .
R . J . Simpson , in responding , regretted there were no other Grand Officers present . He considered the time had arrived when the Grand Master might be advised to appoint a member of The Great City Lodge to an office in Grand Lodge ; such a compliment would be an honour to the brethren of The City , and a gratifying acknowledgment of the efforts of the members of the Lodge to promote the true
interests of Freemasonry . If the Grand Officers of England had been present , and seen the way in which the brethren had received the toast proposed in their honour , they could but consider their health had been mnch promoted . Small Lodges were plentiful , and har . mony in them was not to be wondered at , but in such a one as The Great City , with a membership running into hundreds , and nothing
occurring to ruffle the good feeling existing among the membersthat was indeed a pleasing state of things , and the Lodge where it existed was raised high in the esteem of the world . The speaker referred to the manner in which the retiring Master had performed the ceremony of installation , and justly complimented him on his work , feeling assured that the way in which he had conducted the ceremony
would be to the advantage of the new Master , who could hardly forget his induction into the chair . The I . P . M . next assumed the gavel , and proposed the health of the W . M . He could say with truth that in their new Master they had one of whom they might be justly proud . He had been known in the Lodge for many years , and had always been courteous and willing to assist any who might be in need of help .
He had served the minor offices with credit , not only making himself conversant with the work required in each , but going far beyond , and qualifying himself for any duties he might be called upon to perform . He felt he might justly say the brethren of The Great City Lodge had never had a more worthy brother in the chair , or one who conld better maintain the dignity of the Lodge ; indeed , he was convinced
that Bro . Keeble would add to it during his term of office . The W . M . considered his position the most difficult a man could possibly find himself in . To speak of oneself was certainly among the hardest tasks which fall to public men . Nine years previously—on the anniversary similar to that they were then celebrating—he had
occupied the position of initiate in that very room . If the ceremony their brother had just gone through had made a similar impression to what the same did on him nine years ago , then he felt that The Great City Lodge had done its best to make a good Mason . The W . M . remembered how , on his first visit nine years since , he was all but a stranger among them ; so much so , that he asked the
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then Secretary at what part of the table he should sit ; he was immediately taken by the hand , informed that he was the guest of the evening , and placod in the position of honour at the then Master ' s right hand . He distinctly remembered , when seated there , wondering whether he should ever rise to the position of Ruler of a Lodge ; he even went so far as to hope he might ; and now that he had
attained the position , and looked back on the way in which he had been appointed to it , he felt he must consider that he had given some amount of satisfaction , otherwise his eleotion would not have been so unanimous . He felt , indeed , that he had done what had been expected of him . Ever since hia connection with Freemasonry he had been possessed of the laudable desire of becoming the Master
of his Mother Lodge , and now tbat hB had secured that honour ho was satisfied . Whatever further honours might be in store for him , he felt none could approaoh that of his present position , which he hoped he might bo able to do justice to . He then proposed the health of the Initiate , expressing the pleasure he felt in welcoming a new brother on the night of his own installation . He considered
their initiate had selected the best time to join the Lodge—the day of the annual gathering , as on suoh an occasion he was likely to get a better idea of Freemasons than was possible at any other time . The initiate tendered his thanks . He took it that all of those present had gone through a similar ceremony as that he had taken part in that night , and , therefore , they conld imagine his feelings .
He could but thank them most heartily , and hope he might prove himself an acquisition to the Lodge . The Visitors next came in for attention . The W . W . gave each a hearty welcome , and was pleased to see so many well known faces among them . Such a feature was evidence that the members of The Great City pleased those who came to visit them . Bro . Latimer and several others having replied , the Master proposed the toast of the Installing Master and the Past
Masters . There had been some ten installations performed in The Great City Lodge , but not one had been better worked that had that of 1883 . It gave him great pleasure now to perform a duty which he had intended to perform in Lodge , viz . —to present his prede . cessor with the jewel whioh had been voted him by the members , and which , as had just been evidenced , was well deserved . The jewel bore the following incription : —
"T HE GREAT Cm LODGE , NO . 1426 . Presented to Bro . W . F . KIBBLE , with the thanks of the brethren , on the termination of his year of office as Tenth Worshipful Master . 13 th Oct . 1883 . "
He was also pleased to see so many of the other Past Masters present , and was gratified in being called upon to propose their health . The I . P . M . considered his career in The Great City Lodge had been one marked by kindness and encouragement . He had tried to do his best , and felt , when he received their mark of approval , that he had pleased them . Bro . James Stevens replied in a very
brief manner on behalf of the other Past Masters—so briefly indeed that we could hardly believe our own ears . His reply consisted of three words , and these he said represented his feelings — " Factor non verba . " Suoh brevity is most commendable , and we trust will be adopted in tho future . The health of the Treasurer , the Seoretary , and the rest of the Officers , brought the proceedings to a
termination , after a most successful gathering . The musical arrangements were under the management of Bro . N . F . Frost , who was assisted by Bros . W . A . Frost , A . Kenningham , F . E . Walker , and T . Kempton . There was a numerous array of visitors , the list com . prising representatives from many London , Provincial , and Foreign
Lodges , as follow : —Bros . C . Ellright I . G . 1460 , Henry Baldwin Sec . 1777 , C . J . Axford 1949 , E . A . Smith 1326 , J . Lawrence J . D . 1326 , F . Page 1414 , G . H . Atkinson 1622 , E . J . Williams 1539 , T . 0 . Kelsey J . D . 931 , G . H . Gardner No . 1 U . S . A ., Frederick Walters P . M . 73 P . P . G . D . Middlesex , & c , William Henry Chalford W . M . 1425 , D . Belinfante I . G . 435 , Geo . Alcock P . M . 1149 , W . Whyte
jnn . P . M . 125 ( I . C . ) , W . Sanl P . M . 1201 , A . D . Kerrell W . M . 145 , Charles J . Fox M . C . 1743 , W . Ponpard 9 , W . Gowland J . D . 206 , A . M . Catling 1579 , T . Harper I . P . M . 1216 , John M . Draper 1702 , Adolphua Nicols W . M . 1974 , Samuel Benton W . M . 1657 , Adolphus Buok 179 , W . Medwin W . M . 1613 , C . P . McKay P . M . 720 , E . C . Percy-Stevens 1326 , Thomas Glover 181 , Isaac Latimer P . M . 189 P . P . G . Secretary
Devon P . P . G . J . W ., Frank Herold W . M . 1056 , W . G . Gribbon 34 , G H . Blackmore 45 , W . Styles late 1426 , George Read P . M . 511 , H , Dehane W . M . 1543 P . P . G . S . D . Essex , Leonard Benet P . M . 179 , B J . Jolliffe J . W . 1647 , W . A . Frost 1728 , A . Kenningham 1706 , T . Kemp ton 1706 , Thomas Poore P . M . 720 , Fred Walker , & c .
Star In The East Lodge, No. 650.
STAR IN THE EAST LODGE , No . 650 .
THE Anniversary Festival of this Lodge was held at Harwich , on 9 th inst ., and was of an unusually interesting oharacter . At about 3 . 30 the brethren assembled in Lodge for the purpose of the Installation of Brother Harry G . Everard S . W ., which ceremony was ably performed by Brother the Rev . E . H . Crate P . G . C , who is a member of 650 , and who kindly acted in the unavoidable absence
of the D . P . G . M . of the Province , W . Bro . Fred . A . Philbriok , Q . C , P . G . D . At the close , the new W . M . appointed and invested his Officers , as follow : —Bros . Richard Clowes P . G . S . W ., I . P . M ., F . R . Hales S . W ., M . L . Sanders J . W ., the Rev . E . H . Crate P . G . O . ChaplainWm . Groom Treasurer , Richard Clowes I . P . M . P . G . S . W .
, Secretary , A . Kinsey Morgan S . D ., A . C . Parsons J . D ., Bede Hntchinson M . C , C R . Salter Organist , G . Helsdon I . G ., T . Dann Steward , R . Barlow Tyler . Brother R . Clowes was elected aa representative on the Provincial Charity Committee . The W . M .
then , in tho name of the Lodge , presented to W . Brother Richard Clowes I . P . M . a handsome Past Master ' s jewel , and took the opportunity to thank Brother Clowes for the many kindnesses they had reoeived at his hands , both as a Lodge and as individuals . Brother
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Installation Meetings, &C.
INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .
. v * THE GREAT CITY LODGE , No . 1426 .
THE installation meeting of the above Lodge was held on Saturday , 13 th instant , at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , E . C ., and , as is customary with the meetings of this Lodge , was numorously attended , both by members of the Lodge and Visitors . The W . M . of tho past year , Bro . W . F . Kibble , opened tho Lodge , and was supported during tho proceedings by the following Officers : —Frederick T . C . Keeble S . W ., William Baber J . W ., Ron R . J . Simpson P . G . C .
Chaplain , N . B . Headon P . M . Treasurer , G . W . Blackie P . M . Secrotary , P . M . ' s Jas . Stevens , J . Seex , James Freeman , Richard Stanway , T . Hamer j Robert Fendick S . D ., F . W . Potter J . D ., H . Durrant M . C ., G . Jenkins Organist , J . T . Skinner I . G ., H . J . Bertram Steward , & o . The business of the evening comprised , among other matters , the initiation of Mr . Dottridge , after which the W . M . elect was duly
inducted into the chair , the ceremony being performed in a really impressive manner by the outgoing Master . In due course , the new rulor of the Lodge appointed his Officers , conferring the collars on the following brethren-. —Kibble I . P . M ., Baber S . W ., Fendick J . W ., Headon Treasurer , Blaekie Secretary , Simpson Chaplain , Potter S . D ., Skinner J . D ., Durrant I . G ., E . H . Cadiot M . C ., Jenkins Organist ,
H . J . Bertram and L . J . Hudd Stewards , and R . Potter P . M . Tyler . The work of installation having been completed , the report of the Audit Committee was received and adopted . Several letters of regret at inability to attend the meeting were read by the Secretary , among them being apologies from the Lord Mayor , J . Derby Allcroft , T . Fenn , Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , & o . The
company then adjourned to the large hall , and sat down to banquet , under the presidency of the newly-appointed W . M . At the conclusion of the repast , and after grace had been sung , the Chairman proceeded with tbe toasts of the evening . The first , he said , was one of which it was impossible to say too mnch , and at the same time it was one of which tbe least said the better . He should copy a speaker
he had heard at one of the oldest Lodges , which be had recently visited , and propose " The First Lady in the Land j the First Brother in the Craft—the Queen and the Craft . " The toast was well received , and was followed by the National Anthem . The next toast was the Most Worshipful Grand Master H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . Their Grand Master , the Chairman remarked , was certainly the most
popnlar man of the day in England , as he was also the greatest man of the day . As the head of the Craft he was all that could be desired , never being tired of devoting himself to the promotion of the Order . This toast was followed by that of the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers present and past . The way in which the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England
performed the duties of their respective offices was , as was well known , a credit to them , one and all . The members of the Craft were very proud of their rnlers , and justly so . Those who had been present in Grand Lodge when the Revision of the Constitutions was under consideration conld bear testimony to the patience and kindly attention of the Earl of Carnarvon during the five hours that meeting
lasted . The Great City Lodge was fortunate in numbering among its members many Officers of Grand Lodge—there was Alderman Stone , Thomas Fenn , and , last , bnt not least , their worthy Chaplainthe Rev . R . J . Simpson . They could but regret the absence of the two first named , but , having the pleasure of the latter's company , he should couple his name with the toast . Bro . the Rev .
R . J . Simpson , in responding , regretted there were no other Grand Officers present . He considered the time had arrived when the Grand Master might be advised to appoint a member of The Great City Lodge to an office in Grand Lodge ; such a compliment would be an honour to the brethren of The City , and a gratifying acknowledgment of the efforts of the members of the Lodge to promote the true
interests of Freemasonry . If the Grand Officers of England had been present , and seen the way in which the brethren had received the toast proposed in their honour , they could but consider their health had been mnch promoted . Small Lodges were plentiful , and har . mony in them was not to be wondered at , but in such a one as The Great City , with a membership running into hundreds , and nothing
occurring to ruffle the good feeling existing among the membersthat was indeed a pleasing state of things , and the Lodge where it existed was raised high in the esteem of the world . The speaker referred to the manner in which the retiring Master had performed the ceremony of installation , and justly complimented him on his work , feeling assured that the way in which he had conducted the ceremony
would be to the advantage of the new Master , who could hardly forget his induction into the chair . The I . P . M . next assumed the gavel , and proposed the health of the W . M . He could say with truth that in their new Master they had one of whom they might be justly proud . He had been known in the Lodge for many years , and had always been courteous and willing to assist any who might be in need of help .
He had served the minor offices with credit , not only making himself conversant with the work required in each , but going far beyond , and qualifying himself for any duties he might be called upon to perform . He felt he might justly say the brethren of The Great City Lodge had never had a more worthy brother in the chair , or one who conld better maintain the dignity of the Lodge ; indeed , he was convinced
that Bro . Keeble would add to it during his term of office . The W . M . considered his position the most difficult a man could possibly find himself in . To speak of oneself was certainly among the hardest tasks which fall to public men . Nine years previously—on the anniversary similar to that they were then celebrating—he had
occupied the position of initiate in that very room . If the ceremony their brother had just gone through had made a similar impression to what the same did on him nine years ago , then he felt that The Great City Lodge had done its best to make a good Mason . The W . M . remembered how , on his first visit nine years since , he was all but a stranger among them ; so much so , that he asked the
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then Secretary at what part of the table he should sit ; he was immediately taken by the hand , informed that he was the guest of the evening , and placod in the position of honour at the then Master ' s right hand . He distinctly remembered , when seated there , wondering whether he should ever rise to the position of Ruler of a Lodge ; he even went so far as to hope he might ; and now that he had
attained the position , and looked back on the way in which he had been appointed to it , he felt he must consider that he had given some amount of satisfaction , otherwise his eleotion would not have been so unanimous . He felt , indeed , that he had done what had been expected of him . Ever since hia connection with Freemasonry he had been possessed of the laudable desire of becoming the Master
of his Mother Lodge , and now tbat hB had secured that honour ho was satisfied . Whatever further honours might be in store for him , he felt none could approaoh that of his present position , which he hoped he might bo able to do justice to . He then proposed the health of the Initiate , expressing the pleasure he felt in welcoming a new brother on the night of his own installation . He considered
their initiate had selected the best time to join the Lodge—the day of the annual gathering , as on suoh an occasion he was likely to get a better idea of Freemasons than was possible at any other time . The initiate tendered his thanks . He took it that all of those present had gone through a similar ceremony as that he had taken part in that night , and , therefore , they conld imagine his feelings .
He could but thank them most heartily , and hope he might prove himself an acquisition to the Lodge . The Visitors next came in for attention . The W . W . gave each a hearty welcome , and was pleased to see so many well known faces among them . Such a feature was evidence that the members of The Great City pleased those who came to visit them . Bro . Latimer and several others having replied , the Master proposed the toast of the Installing Master and the Past
Masters . There had been some ten installations performed in The Great City Lodge , but not one had been better worked that had that of 1883 . It gave him great pleasure now to perform a duty which he had intended to perform in Lodge , viz . —to present his prede . cessor with the jewel whioh had been voted him by the members , and which , as had just been evidenced , was well deserved . The jewel bore the following incription : —
"T HE GREAT Cm LODGE , NO . 1426 . Presented to Bro . W . F . KIBBLE , with the thanks of the brethren , on the termination of his year of office as Tenth Worshipful Master . 13 th Oct . 1883 . "
He was also pleased to see so many of the other Past Masters present , and was gratified in being called upon to propose their health . The I . P . M . considered his career in The Great City Lodge had been one marked by kindness and encouragement . He had tried to do his best , and felt , when he received their mark of approval , that he had pleased them . Bro . James Stevens replied in a very
brief manner on behalf of the other Past Masters—so briefly indeed that we could hardly believe our own ears . His reply consisted of three words , and these he said represented his feelings — " Factor non verba . " Suoh brevity is most commendable , and we trust will be adopted in tho future . The health of the Treasurer , the Seoretary , and the rest of the Officers , brought the proceedings to a
termination , after a most successful gathering . The musical arrangements were under the management of Bro . N . F . Frost , who was assisted by Bros . W . A . Frost , A . Kenningham , F . E . Walker , and T . Kempton . There was a numerous array of visitors , the list com . prising representatives from many London , Provincial , and Foreign
Lodges , as follow : —Bros . C . Ellright I . G . 1460 , Henry Baldwin Sec . 1777 , C . J . Axford 1949 , E . A . Smith 1326 , J . Lawrence J . D . 1326 , F . Page 1414 , G . H . Atkinson 1622 , E . J . Williams 1539 , T . 0 . Kelsey J . D . 931 , G . H . Gardner No . 1 U . S . A ., Frederick Walters P . M . 73 P . P . G . D . Middlesex , & c , William Henry Chalford W . M . 1425 , D . Belinfante I . G . 435 , Geo . Alcock P . M . 1149 , W . Whyte
jnn . P . M . 125 ( I . C . ) , W . Sanl P . M . 1201 , A . D . Kerrell W . M . 145 , Charles J . Fox M . C . 1743 , W . Ponpard 9 , W . Gowland J . D . 206 , A . M . Catling 1579 , T . Harper I . P . M . 1216 , John M . Draper 1702 , Adolphua Nicols W . M . 1974 , Samuel Benton W . M . 1657 , Adolphus Buok 179 , W . Medwin W . M . 1613 , C . P . McKay P . M . 720 , E . C . Percy-Stevens 1326 , Thomas Glover 181 , Isaac Latimer P . M . 189 P . P . G . Secretary
Devon P . P . G . J . W ., Frank Herold W . M . 1056 , W . G . Gribbon 34 , G H . Blackmore 45 , W . Styles late 1426 , George Read P . M . 511 , H , Dehane W . M . 1543 P . P . G . S . D . Essex , Leonard Benet P . M . 179 , B J . Jolliffe J . W . 1647 , W . A . Frost 1728 , A . Kenningham 1706 , T . Kemp ton 1706 , Thomas Poore P . M . 720 , Fred Walker , & c .
Star In The East Lodge, No. 650.
STAR IN THE EAST LODGE , No . 650 .
THE Anniversary Festival of this Lodge was held at Harwich , on 9 th inst ., and was of an unusually interesting oharacter . At about 3 . 30 the brethren assembled in Lodge for the purpose of the Installation of Brother Harry G . Everard S . W ., which ceremony was ably performed by Brother the Rev . E . H . Crate P . G . C , who is a member of 650 , and who kindly acted in the unavoidable absence
of the D . P . G . M . of the Province , W . Bro . Fred . A . Philbriok , Q . C , P . G . D . At the close , the new W . M . appointed and invested his Officers , as follow : —Bros . Richard Clowes P . G . S . W ., I . P . M ., F . R . Hales S . W ., M . L . Sanders J . W ., the Rev . E . H . Crate P . G . O . ChaplainWm . Groom Treasurer , Richard Clowes I . P . M . P . G . S . W .
, Secretary , A . Kinsey Morgan S . D ., A . C . Parsons J . D ., Bede Hntchinson M . C , C R . Salter Organist , G . Helsdon I . G ., T . Dann Steward , R . Barlow Tyler . Brother R . Clowes was elected aa representative on the Provincial Charity Committee . The W . M .
then , in tho name of the Lodge , presented to W . Brother Richard Clowes I . P . M . a handsome Past Master ' s jewel , and took the opportunity to thank Brother Clowes for the many kindnesses they had reoeived at his hands , both as a Lodge and as individuals . Brother