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Consecration Of The Harlesden Lodge, No. 2098.
Mason that could be found , and he most heartily expressed the desire that for many years to come he might be spared to exercise his important functions . Bro . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , in responding , spoke of the special reasons that induced the M . W . the Grand Master to add one more to the existing London lodges , now numbering 350 , a number that rendered the
issuing of a new warrant a matter of great difficulty , but the petition from a number of influential Masons living in this district received every consideration from his Royal Highness . There was one point he would impress on the members of the lodge , and that was , to be extremely careful as to whom they would admit , not seeking to make the lodge merely numerically strong , but to be careful as to the moral and social position of every
candidate seeking the honour of admission . He was much pleased with the arrangements made for the working of the lodge , and he thanked the brethren for the cordial manner in which his name had been received . He would make a suggestion which had just occurred to him . At the moment he was speaking , the youngest Master Mason in England was H . R . H . Prince
Albert Victor , who had been raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason that evening in Cambridge . It would be an interesting circumstance for them to record that , on the night their lodge was consecrated , H . R . H . had received the Third Degree , and he thought it probable they would like to drink his health .
The WoRSHii ' i'UL MASTER immediately proposed "The Health of H . R . H . Prince Albert Victor , " and said that it was a remarkable and interesting coincidence , that the youngest lodge on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England was enabled to drink the health of the youngest Master Mason in England , and that that Master Mason was the eldest son of the M . W . the Grand Master .
1 he toast was received with enthusiasm , and accorded full Masonic honours . "The Health of the Visiting Brethren" was then given by the W . M ., and responded to by M . W . Bro . GODSON , D . P . G . M ., and Bros . STANGER and SKINNER .
The next toast was that of "The Officers of the Lodge , replied to by the Senior and Junior Wardens , Senior and Junior Deacons , and Bro . P . M . SEVICK , who , as acting I . P . M ., spoke of the great interest he had taken in the formation of the lodge , and that he would at all times be ready to give every help in his power to further the welfare of the lodge .
The W . M . then said the lodge was to a great extent under obligations to the two brethren who had that evening been appointed to the offices of Treasurer and Secretary . After many years' experience of officers , many of them very zealous , he could truly say that in all his Masonic career he had never met such energetic and well qualified officers as Bros . P . M . Reed and P . M . Lyon , and it was with the greatest pleasure he proposed their health , feeling assured that their having so kindly undertaken their respective offices would be of incalculable benefit to the lodge .
Bros . P . M . REED and P . M . LYON returned thanks in truly Masonic and eloquent speeches . The Tyler's toast was then given , and the brethren separated , after having spent a most enjoyable evening , the proceedings of which were enlivened by recitations by Bro . Kempton , songs by Bro . Soden , and a selection of glees and part songs by the choir , under the direction of Bro . Chubb .
Consecration Of The Bramston Beach Lodge, No. 2101.
CONSECRATION OF THE BRAMSTON BEACH LODGE , No . 2101 .
The consecration of the above lodge took place at the Public Hall , Bridge-Street , Godalming , on the 5 th inst . Owing to indisposition the Prov . Grand Master of Surrey , Bro . General J . Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., was unable to officiate , and Bro . the Rev . C . W . Arnold , M . A ., P . G . C , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , performed the ceremony of consecration , in which he was assisted by Bros , the Rev . G . P . Merrick , as Prov . Grand Chap . ; John G . Horsey , P . P . G . D . C , acting as Prov . Grand Sec , in the unavoidable absence
of Bro . Charles Greenwood ; Bro . Pulley , Prov . G . D . C ; and other members of the Provincial Grand Lodge . The brethren assembled at 2 . 30 , and in due course the W . M . designate , Bro . Payne , P . P . G . P ., was installed into the chair , the S . W . and J . W . respectively being Bros . James Gould and T . Dodd . Amongst those present were Bro . W . W . Bramston Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M . for Hampshire ( after \ vhom the lodge was named ); his Deputy , Bro . J . Le Feuvre , and Bro . F . Binckes , P . G . Stwd . The brethren re-assembled at 5 p . m ., at the Angel Hotel , where a banquet was served .
The Approaching Boys' School Festival And The New Hall At Wood Green.
THE APPROACHING BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL AND THE NEW HALL AT WOOD GREEN .
The proceedings on Saturday next , when the Stewards and their friends will pay their annual visit to Wood Green , and the prizes won during the past year by the successful pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be distributed by Bro . the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., Past G . J . W . of England , and Past Prov . G . S . W . of Wiltshire , will take
place in the new Hall , which , though not furnished and appointed as it will be shortly for permanent use , is suffi ciently advanced towards completion to allow of its being turned to account for the temporary purposes of a Speech Day celebration . On such occasions even the best ordered and most methodical of institutions have a knack of being completely turned upside
down—always , of course , in the most orderly fashion—in order to accommodate the concourse of visitors who are present , and many of whom would judge unfavourably , if not meanly , of an establishment which was not prepared for once in the way to have the whole routine of its daily life thrown out of gear for their special edification ; md pleasure . Thanks , however , to
the additional accommodation afforded by the new building , there will this year—and in future years likewise—be less of this necessary disturbance than on previous Speech Days . The Hall will be reserved for the prize
distribution , and the Gymnasium , formerly devoted to that purpose , will be turned into a refectory , where will be dispensed that simple but comfortable hospitality which is a regular part of all important Masonic functions . Thus it will be possible to carry on the preparations for the fete without
The Approaching Boys' School Festival And The New Hall At Wood Green.
seriously disconcerting the ordinary work of the School ; and given fine weather , and the usual numerous muster of the fair sex , whose presence may be regarded as almost indispensable at these gatherings , we may reasonably hope that , under the genial presidency of the Lord Mayor , the first act of the Boys' School Anniversary for 1885 will prove successful .
Before proceeding to discuss the prospects of the second and concluding act , which will take place at the Crystal Palace , under the presidency of R . W . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , P . G . M . for Derbyshire , on Wed . nesday , the 24 th inst ., it will not perhaps be considered amiss if we say a few words about the premises now in course of erection , of which the
Hall above referred to is a part , for the purposes of the proposed Preparatory School . These premises comprise two blocks of building , one being the Hall , to be used by the whole School for Divine service and as a General Assembly Hall , and the Preparatory School proper , which is intended for the residence and accommodation of the junior branch
of the Institution . So much progress has been made with the latter that a capital idea may already be formed of its ample extent and suitability for a first-class boarding school , nor is there the remotest doubt as to its being ready for immediate occupation when the additional boys are ready to occupy it , which , of course , will not be till some time after the
October election . The Hall , however , which will be available for the temporary requirements of Saturday next , has only to be fitted and furnished in order to be complete for its appointed uses , and when seen , even in its present state , will , we anticipate , create a most favourable impression . It is a well-found substantial structure , spacious and lofty and
well-proportioned , unpretending in its general character , yet a goodly , comfortable building to look at , and one that has evidently been designed and put up by skilled masters in the art of operative masonry . Architecturally , it harmonises well with the older School premises to its left and the new block in progress of erection to its right . It will be used chiefly , as we have
said , for Divine service and such important gatherings as that of Saturday next , when it is desirable or necessary that the boys of the Institution and its friends and supporters among the Craft of Speculative Masons should be brought [ ace to face together ; and having regard to the very considerable increase which , there is good reason to believe , must sooner or later take
place in the numerical strength of the School , it is undoubtedly a wise act on the part of the Executive to have had an eye to the possible future rather than the actual present requirements of the Institution in ordering the erection of this new Hall . Judging from the experience of the last 15 or 20 years , we may consider it is tolerably certain the School will some day be
from 300 to 350 strong , and it is sound economy , while the bricks and mortar are about , to build for that number rather than for a smaller one and then have to enlarge for further increases . As to the dimensions of the building , they are as follow : The extreme length , including the porchway entrances , is 12 r ft ., but the Hall itself is 85 ft . long by 42 ft . 6 in . wide , by
48 ft . 6 in . high to the ridge line of the roof . At the upper end and beyond this there will be a dais , with space left behind it for an organ , and two retiring rooms , one on each side , and each measuring 13 ft . 6 in . by 12 ft . The walls are of massive brick , tastefully diapered at regular intervals , and the roof , which is of open woodwork and will be varnished , is supported by
hammerbeam elliptical arched main ribs with curved hammerbeam braces . The windows , including the large south window , which is 21 ft . 6 in . high by r 4 ft . wide , of white Ketton stone and very handsome , will be filled with cathedral glass bordered with Masonic blue , though it is to be hoped that ultimately this will be replaced by stained glass , if at any future time
the funds of the Institution will permit of the necessary expenditure or some of its wealthier friends and supporters will undertake it . As regards the arrangements for lighting the Hall , two systems will be provided , which may be used separately or together , one being by means of star-burners , and the other by lamps supported by brackets affixed at intervals along the
walls . Every care has been taken that the building shall be well and properly ventilated , but , as to its acoustic properties , these can only be tested under such conditions as will exist on Saturday next , when the building is occupied and there will be something else than bare walls and the roof to regulate and direct the conveyance of sound . In short , the Hall , so far as
it is possible to judge of it in its present state , seems admirably adapted for the purpose to which it will be devoted ; it is lofty and commodious ; its character is in keeping with the older building ; and as the first outcome of the successful effort of 1883 towards enlarging the Institution , will no doubt be regarded as—to put the matter in the plainest and most business-like
manner—a most satisfactory return for the money expended . To the architect , Bro . Berridge , the contractors , Messrs . Prestige and Co ., of Cambridge Wharf , Grosvenor-road , S . W ., and last , but not least , to the House and Building Committee who must have outlined their wishes before
Bro . Berridge could prepare his plans and drawings , must be awarded all possible credit for the share which each has had in the work now so nearly on the eve of completion , and the formal inauguration of which is fixed , as we have said , for Saturday next under the kindly auspices of Bro . Lord Mayor Fowler .
It remains for us to offer a lew remarks about the prospects of the Festival on the 24 th inst ., and we may say at once , without any circumlocution , that they would be the reverse of promising even if the approaching anniversary were of an ordinary character—that is to say , if the contributions invited were only meant to satisfy the ordinary expenditure of the Institution
and nothing further . Even in that case , we should be justified in considering a diminution in the number of Stewards from the 290 who served in 18 S 4 to little more than 250—the precise number being 256—within a fortnig ht from the appointed day as being ominous of anything but a good result . We know there is a very wise injunction against trusting too con fidently in mere appearances , and it is on the cards that the 256 Stewards of 1885 may
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Consecration Of The Harlesden Lodge, No. 2098.
Mason that could be found , and he most heartily expressed the desire that for many years to come he might be spared to exercise his important functions . Bro . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , in responding , spoke of the special reasons that induced the M . W . the Grand Master to add one more to the existing London lodges , now numbering 350 , a number that rendered the
issuing of a new warrant a matter of great difficulty , but the petition from a number of influential Masons living in this district received every consideration from his Royal Highness . There was one point he would impress on the members of the lodge , and that was , to be extremely careful as to whom they would admit , not seeking to make the lodge merely numerically strong , but to be careful as to the moral and social position of every
candidate seeking the honour of admission . He was much pleased with the arrangements made for the working of the lodge , and he thanked the brethren for the cordial manner in which his name had been received . He would make a suggestion which had just occurred to him . At the moment he was speaking , the youngest Master Mason in England was H . R . H . Prince
Albert Victor , who had been raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason that evening in Cambridge . It would be an interesting circumstance for them to record that , on the night their lodge was consecrated , H . R . H . had received the Third Degree , and he thought it probable they would like to drink his health .
The WoRSHii ' i'UL MASTER immediately proposed "The Health of H . R . H . Prince Albert Victor , " and said that it was a remarkable and interesting coincidence , that the youngest lodge on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England was enabled to drink the health of the youngest Master Mason in England , and that that Master Mason was the eldest son of the M . W . the Grand Master .
1 he toast was received with enthusiasm , and accorded full Masonic honours . "The Health of the Visiting Brethren" was then given by the W . M ., and responded to by M . W . Bro . GODSON , D . P . G . M ., and Bros . STANGER and SKINNER .
The next toast was that of "The Officers of the Lodge , replied to by the Senior and Junior Wardens , Senior and Junior Deacons , and Bro . P . M . SEVICK , who , as acting I . P . M ., spoke of the great interest he had taken in the formation of the lodge , and that he would at all times be ready to give every help in his power to further the welfare of the lodge .
The W . M . then said the lodge was to a great extent under obligations to the two brethren who had that evening been appointed to the offices of Treasurer and Secretary . After many years' experience of officers , many of them very zealous , he could truly say that in all his Masonic career he had never met such energetic and well qualified officers as Bros . P . M . Reed and P . M . Lyon , and it was with the greatest pleasure he proposed their health , feeling assured that their having so kindly undertaken their respective offices would be of incalculable benefit to the lodge .
Bros . P . M . REED and P . M . LYON returned thanks in truly Masonic and eloquent speeches . The Tyler's toast was then given , and the brethren separated , after having spent a most enjoyable evening , the proceedings of which were enlivened by recitations by Bro . Kempton , songs by Bro . Soden , and a selection of glees and part songs by the choir , under the direction of Bro . Chubb .
Consecration Of The Bramston Beach Lodge, No. 2101.
CONSECRATION OF THE BRAMSTON BEACH LODGE , No . 2101 .
The consecration of the above lodge took place at the Public Hall , Bridge-Street , Godalming , on the 5 th inst . Owing to indisposition the Prov . Grand Master of Surrey , Bro . General J . Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., was unable to officiate , and Bro . the Rev . C . W . Arnold , M . A ., P . G . C , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , performed the ceremony of consecration , in which he was assisted by Bros , the Rev . G . P . Merrick , as Prov . Grand Chap . ; John G . Horsey , P . P . G . D . C , acting as Prov . Grand Sec , in the unavoidable absence
of Bro . Charles Greenwood ; Bro . Pulley , Prov . G . D . C ; and other members of the Provincial Grand Lodge . The brethren assembled at 2 . 30 , and in due course the W . M . designate , Bro . Payne , P . P . G . P ., was installed into the chair , the S . W . and J . W . respectively being Bros . James Gould and T . Dodd . Amongst those present were Bro . W . W . Bramston Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M . for Hampshire ( after \ vhom the lodge was named ); his Deputy , Bro . J . Le Feuvre , and Bro . F . Binckes , P . G . Stwd . The brethren re-assembled at 5 p . m ., at the Angel Hotel , where a banquet was served .
The Approaching Boys' School Festival And The New Hall At Wood Green.
THE APPROACHING BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL AND THE NEW HALL AT WOOD GREEN .
The proceedings on Saturday next , when the Stewards and their friends will pay their annual visit to Wood Green , and the prizes won during the past year by the successful pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be distributed by Bro . the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., Past G . J . W . of England , and Past Prov . G . S . W . of Wiltshire , will take
place in the new Hall , which , though not furnished and appointed as it will be shortly for permanent use , is suffi ciently advanced towards completion to allow of its being turned to account for the temporary purposes of a Speech Day celebration . On such occasions even the best ordered and most methodical of institutions have a knack of being completely turned upside
down—always , of course , in the most orderly fashion—in order to accommodate the concourse of visitors who are present , and many of whom would judge unfavourably , if not meanly , of an establishment which was not prepared for once in the way to have the whole routine of its daily life thrown out of gear for their special edification ; md pleasure . Thanks , however , to
the additional accommodation afforded by the new building , there will this year—and in future years likewise—be less of this necessary disturbance than on previous Speech Days . The Hall will be reserved for the prize
distribution , and the Gymnasium , formerly devoted to that purpose , will be turned into a refectory , where will be dispensed that simple but comfortable hospitality which is a regular part of all important Masonic functions . Thus it will be possible to carry on the preparations for the fete without
The Approaching Boys' School Festival And The New Hall At Wood Green.
seriously disconcerting the ordinary work of the School ; and given fine weather , and the usual numerous muster of the fair sex , whose presence may be regarded as almost indispensable at these gatherings , we may reasonably hope that , under the genial presidency of the Lord Mayor , the first act of the Boys' School Anniversary for 1885 will prove successful .
Before proceeding to discuss the prospects of the second and concluding act , which will take place at the Crystal Palace , under the presidency of R . W . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , P . G . M . for Derbyshire , on Wed . nesday , the 24 th inst ., it will not perhaps be considered amiss if we say a few words about the premises now in course of erection , of which the
Hall above referred to is a part , for the purposes of the proposed Preparatory School . These premises comprise two blocks of building , one being the Hall , to be used by the whole School for Divine service and as a General Assembly Hall , and the Preparatory School proper , which is intended for the residence and accommodation of the junior branch
of the Institution . So much progress has been made with the latter that a capital idea may already be formed of its ample extent and suitability for a first-class boarding school , nor is there the remotest doubt as to its being ready for immediate occupation when the additional boys are ready to occupy it , which , of course , will not be till some time after the
October election . The Hall , however , which will be available for the temporary requirements of Saturday next , has only to be fitted and furnished in order to be complete for its appointed uses , and when seen , even in its present state , will , we anticipate , create a most favourable impression . It is a well-found substantial structure , spacious and lofty and
well-proportioned , unpretending in its general character , yet a goodly , comfortable building to look at , and one that has evidently been designed and put up by skilled masters in the art of operative masonry . Architecturally , it harmonises well with the older School premises to its left and the new block in progress of erection to its right . It will be used chiefly , as we have
said , for Divine service and such important gatherings as that of Saturday next , when it is desirable or necessary that the boys of the Institution and its friends and supporters among the Craft of Speculative Masons should be brought [ ace to face together ; and having regard to the very considerable increase which , there is good reason to believe , must sooner or later take
place in the numerical strength of the School , it is undoubtedly a wise act on the part of the Executive to have had an eye to the possible future rather than the actual present requirements of the Institution in ordering the erection of this new Hall . Judging from the experience of the last 15 or 20 years , we may consider it is tolerably certain the School will some day be
from 300 to 350 strong , and it is sound economy , while the bricks and mortar are about , to build for that number rather than for a smaller one and then have to enlarge for further increases . As to the dimensions of the building , they are as follow : The extreme length , including the porchway entrances , is 12 r ft ., but the Hall itself is 85 ft . long by 42 ft . 6 in . wide , by
48 ft . 6 in . high to the ridge line of the roof . At the upper end and beyond this there will be a dais , with space left behind it for an organ , and two retiring rooms , one on each side , and each measuring 13 ft . 6 in . by 12 ft . The walls are of massive brick , tastefully diapered at regular intervals , and the roof , which is of open woodwork and will be varnished , is supported by
hammerbeam elliptical arched main ribs with curved hammerbeam braces . The windows , including the large south window , which is 21 ft . 6 in . high by r 4 ft . wide , of white Ketton stone and very handsome , will be filled with cathedral glass bordered with Masonic blue , though it is to be hoped that ultimately this will be replaced by stained glass , if at any future time
the funds of the Institution will permit of the necessary expenditure or some of its wealthier friends and supporters will undertake it . As regards the arrangements for lighting the Hall , two systems will be provided , which may be used separately or together , one being by means of star-burners , and the other by lamps supported by brackets affixed at intervals along the
walls . Every care has been taken that the building shall be well and properly ventilated , but , as to its acoustic properties , these can only be tested under such conditions as will exist on Saturday next , when the building is occupied and there will be something else than bare walls and the roof to regulate and direct the conveyance of sound . In short , the Hall , so far as
it is possible to judge of it in its present state , seems admirably adapted for the purpose to which it will be devoted ; it is lofty and commodious ; its character is in keeping with the older building ; and as the first outcome of the successful effort of 1883 towards enlarging the Institution , will no doubt be regarded as—to put the matter in the plainest and most business-like
manner—a most satisfactory return for the money expended . To the architect , Bro . Berridge , the contractors , Messrs . Prestige and Co ., of Cambridge Wharf , Grosvenor-road , S . W ., and last , but not least , to the House and Building Committee who must have outlined their wishes before
Bro . Berridge could prepare his plans and drawings , must be awarded all possible credit for the share which each has had in the work now so nearly on the eve of completion , and the formal inauguration of which is fixed , as we have said , for Saturday next under the kindly auspices of Bro . Lord Mayor Fowler .
It remains for us to offer a lew remarks about the prospects of the Festival on the 24 th inst ., and we may say at once , without any circumlocution , that they would be the reverse of promising even if the approaching anniversary were of an ordinary character—that is to say , if the contributions invited were only meant to satisfy the ordinary expenditure of the Institution
and nothing further . Even in that case , we should be justified in considering a diminution in the number of Stewards from the 290 who served in 18 S 4 to little more than 250—the precise number being 256—within a fortnig ht from the appointed day as being ominous of anything but a good result . We know there is a very wise injunction against trusting too con fidently in mere appearances , and it is on the cards that the 256 Stewards of 1885 may