-
Articles/Ads
Article CONTENTS. Page 1 of 1 Article Untitled Page 1 of 1 Article REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS. Page 1 of 3 Article REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS. Page 1 of 3 Article REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS. Page 1 of 3 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Contents.
CONTENTS .
[ UroKTS OJ M ASONIC M ESTINPSCraft Masonry »¦ ••¦••23 ? Ins truction •a 39 Royal Arch •« 9 ,, oval Masonic Institution for Boys 239 Consecration of the Sir Thomas White Lodge , No . 1 S 20 339 cml Masonic Benevolent Institution 2-t 1
Boroug h of Portsmouth Freemasons' Hall and Club Company , Limited * 4 i Obiwary " - * Our Fund of Benevolence 3- ) a Wire Pulling = 42 A Disagreeable Subject » 4 * C ORRESPONDENCE : —
. The Cost of the Girls School 243 The Prestonian Lecture 243 Masonic Grammar 243 The Boys'School Festival 244 Old Masons •' . 244 A Caution a 44 2
A Correction 44 Masonic Notes and Queries 2 44 provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall 244 Ancient and Primitive Rite of Masonry 245 Masonic and General Tidings 246 Lodge Meetings for Next Week -. —¦ :: — : H " Advertisements i ., ii ., iii ., iv ., v ., vi .
Ar00101
REPORTS , etc ., intended for insertion in current number , should reach tbe Office , ( 198 , Fleet-street ) , by Six o'clock p . m ., on Wednesdays .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft JHasonrg . AMITY LODGE ( No . 171 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Tuesday , the 3 rd inst ., Bro . J . W . Clever , W . M ., in the chair . There were also present Bros . J . Clever , Sec ; W . H . Mardon , S . D . ; G . T . Goodinge , J . D . ; Past Masters Batty , Whiteley , and Cooper ; Bros . S . P . Smith , Fenn , T . R . Brown , Dodd , Toms , Buck , and J . Maddick . Visitors ,
Bros . Soliagni , 9 , and Tickle , P . M . 1196 . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , the W . M . proceeded to pass Bro . J . R . Brown to the Degree of a Fellow Craft . The ballot was then taken for Mr . F . L . Toms , which was unanimous in his favour . I le being in attendance was thereupon initiated into the mysteries and privileges of Ancient Freemasonry . The W . M . elect
was then presented for the benefit of installation , to which ceremony a peculiar interest was attached , from the fact of the W . M . elect being the father of the Installing Master , he having performed the same ceremony for his son at the last installation meeting of the lodge . After having been duly saluted , the newly-elected W . M . proceeded to appoint anil invest his officers as follows : Bros . E . Phillips , S . W . ;
W . H . Mardon , J . W . ; G . T . Goodinge , S . D . ; H . L . Buck , J . D . ; F . C . O . Fenn , I . G . ; and Smith , Tyler . The next business was the presentation of a Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . J . W . Clever . The W . M . said : Brethren , you can readily understand my feelings upon this occasion much better than I can describe them . It would under ordinary circumstances be a great pleasure to me to present a jewel
to my predecessor , but upon this occasion I cannot find words to express the gratification I feel in presenting the jewel to my son . Bro . Clever , I place this jewel upon your breast , and may T . G . A . O . T . U . grant you long life to wear it , and uphold the dignity and well being of the Amity Lodge . The I . P . M ., in reply , said : W . M . and brethren , I feel deeply the honour you have conferred upon me in
presenting me with this jewel ; however many it may be my good fortune to wear , none will possess the same amount cf interest that will attach to this one , it being the jewel of my mother lodge . After some formal business , the lodge was closed in due form with solemn prayer and adjourned . After the banquet the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and were warmly responded to
Bro . J . W . Clever , I . P . M . and Sec , in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said : Seeing the gavel in my hand will be sufficient intimation of the toast I am about to Propose , namely , that of "The Health of the W . M . " Brethren , you will , I am sure , feel with me the position in which I am placed this evening , the subject of the toast being my own father . None of you , perhaps , know so well
as myself the time and attention which he has given , and still gives , to Masomy in all its branches , and I feel sure 'hat in performing the duties attached to his office , he will Perform them as zealously as he did during his former Mastershi p . It is with very great pleasure that I give you ' The Health of the W . M . " The W . M ., in replying , said ; "io . Cleaver and brethren , I cannot describe to you the
Pleasure it affords me to occupy the chair of this old lodge a second lime . I shall during my Mastership endeavour ' ° carry out the ritual of Masonry in its entirety , and I look ' ° "iy officers to assist me in so doing . I shall at all times ¦ * happy to afford them any instruction which they may 1 « 1 they require to fit them for the performance of the "" ties of their respective offices . Brethren , I beg to thank ion
for the kind manner in which you have received this ! ° ast . The next toast was that of " The Initiate , Bro . . '; . Toms , " which was cordially responded to . The inmate ' s song was admirably rendered by Bro . Whitely , j •M . The W . M . then proposed the toast of " The Visil ? i" which was responded to in a very able manner by 'o . Tickle . He referred to the fact of having been pren ' at the last installation meeting , and of witnessing
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
the unusual ceremony of the installation of a son by a father . The meeting this year was doubly interesting from the fact of the son installing the father , an occurrence which he had no hesitation in saying was a most unusual one . In proposing " The Health of the Installing Master , " the W . M . said : Brethren , I ought not , perhaps , to have included this toast in the list , but I feel that I must do so ,
and sink my paternal feeling . I little thought whcn . I initiated him into Masonry five years ago to-night , that I should have the pleasure of installing him into the chair of this lodge , much less did I think that the duty of installing me into the chair a second time would devolve upon him , which duty , I feel sure you will agree with me , he has performed in such a manner as it has
seldom been performed by so young a Mason . Brethren , it is with very great pleasure that I give you " The Health of the Installing Master . " Bro . J . W . Clever , in reply , said : W . M . and brethren , it affords me very great pleasure to be able to respond to this toast . My ambition has always been to instal my successor , and I am very glad that that successor happened to be my father . I feel certain that you will not regret your selection ; he will ,
without doubt , carry out the principles of Masonry to a letter , and I trust that we shall render him all the assistance in our power . Many other toasts were honoured , among them "The Past Masters" and "The Officers of the Lodge , " which were responded to by Bro . Whiteley , P . M ., and Bro . Batty" ( acting as S . W . ) respectively . The meeting here broke up , and it is needless to say it was a most enjoyable one .
ALL SAINTS' LODGE ( No . 1716 ) . —The regular June meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the 6 th inst ., at the Town Hall , Poplar , there being present Bros . J . Dennis , W . M . ; J . Kemp Coleman , S . W . ; L . Potts , J . W . ; W . C . Young , J . D . ; T . Bates , I . G . ; J . House , D . C . ; J . Grout , Org . ; W . H . Farnfield , P . M ., and other brethren , members of the lodge , also the following visitors :
Bros . Chas . B . Bennett , P . M . 1382 , who kindly acted as S . D . ; R . Ould , S . D . 781 ; Chas . Brown , I . G . 1804 ; and B . Ayres Moore . The minutes of the last regular meeting having been read and confirmed , ballot was taken for Mr . W . G . Wilshaw , and proved unanimously in the affirmative . The work was then proceeded with by the W . M ., Bros . Robinson and Day being raised , and Mr . Wilshaw
initiated ; the ceremonies were performed in the most impressive and thorough manner , the W . M . propounding the ritual in a manner that cannot be called other than perfect , and the officers emulating one another in the performances of their respective duties . The traditional history was given by the W . M . in the course of the Third Degree , proving alike a novelty and instructive , while , in the First
Degree , Bro . House , D . C , recited the ancient charge and explanation of the Tracing Board , to the delight of all present , and those brethren who had never before heard this part of the ritual were more fully than ever impressed with the value and beauty of the tenets and principles of the Craft . The lodge being closed , the brethren adjourned to an adjoining room to partake of light refreshment . The
usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and the visitors in responding to the toast in their favour , one and all expressed the pleasure they had received in witnessing the work in the lodge , pronouncing it perfect . Bro . J . K . Coleman , S . W ., Steward for the lodge at the forthcoming festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , passed his list round , and had the pleasure of seeing it very fairly supported .
FARRINGDON -WITHOUT LODGE ( No . 174 . 1 )' —The installation meeting of the lodge was held at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel , on Monday , the 26 th ult ., when there were present Bros . W . H . Jackson , jun ,, W . M . ; C . Jacques , S . W ., W . M . elect ; W . Ramsay , P . M ., Treasurer ; H . J . Lardner , S . D . ; M . Samuel , J . D . ; Hart , Hon . Org . ; Quilter , D . C , acting I . G . ; J . Terry , P . G . J . W . Herts , and
J . Clarke , P . P . G . D . C . Herts , Hon . P . M . ' s ; T . C . Walls , P . P . G . O . Middx ., J . W . and Sec , pro tern . { Freemason ) ; and Parkinson , Tyler . The visitors were Bros . A . Andrews , 382 ; R . Walker , 656 ; H . McDougall , 65 6 ; and B . White , 907 . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The W . M ., with the assistance of his officers , then raised Bro . A . Williams , and initiated Mr . Thomas
Simpson , the ceremonies being well performed . The installation of the W . M . was then ably carried out by Bro . Jas , Terry , assisted by Bro . Clark as D . C . The officers appointed ai'd invested were Bros . T . C . Walls , S . W . ; H . J . Lardner , J . W . ; Jackson , I . P . M . and Secretary ; W . Ramsey , P . M ., Treasurer j Samuel , S . D . ; Q-uilter , J . D . ; C . Potter , I . G . ; Hart , Organist ; Strugnell , D . C . ; Parkinson ,
Tyler . A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Bros . Terry and Clark for their services as Installing Officers . The report of the Audit Committee was received and approved , and a copy thereof was ordered to be printed and sent to each member . The subject of the final approval of the bye-laws was postponed until the next meeting in July . Previously to the lodge being closed the W . M . presented the I . P . M . with a very handsome jewel . The
presentation was accompanied by a very able address by the W . M . The interesting ceremony of presenting each of the founders with a jewel , in recognition of their services in founding the lodge , having taken place , the lodge was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to a very elegant banquet , which reflected great credit upon Bro . Acland , the manager of the hotel . Upon the removal of the cloth the customary Royal and Craft toasts were done full justice to .
MARYPORT . —Lodge of Perseverance ( No . 371 ) . —The feast of St . John was observed in connection with this lodge , according to old custom , on Tuesday , the 10 th inst ., in the Masonic Hall , Eaglesfield-street . The following members signed their names in the Tyler ' s book - . —Bros . J . W . Robinson , W . M . ; E . G . Mitchell ,
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
S . W . ; J . Elliot , J . W . ; Jos . Nicholson , P . M . and Treas ., P . P . G . S . W . ; T . Carey , I . P . M . ; W . B . Gibson , P . M . 119 , P . G . Sec . ; G . W . Kenworthy , P . M . 119 , P . G . Treas . ; W . Armstrong , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C ; J . Gardiner , P . M ., P . G . S . of W . ; T . Mandle , P . M ., P . G . Steward ; A . Walter , P . M ., P . P . G . Swd . Br . ; J . R . Banks , W . M . elect ; W . Stoddart , Sec . ; F . Armstrong , S . D .: T . Waite , I . G . ; J . Smith , Org .,
P . P . G . Org . ; R . Brown , Jos . Thompson , F . Harrison , j . Suay , P . Dodgson , G . W . Thompson , J . Kendall , J . B . Harrison , J . Wilson , J . Newton , J . H . Raven , J . J . Fletcher , T . Baylis , W . Skelton , P . Wedgwood , T . Moore , G . Brown , T . Weatherston , and J . Messenger , Tyler . The visitors were Bros . T . Dixon , P . M . 1400 ; W . H . Hoodless , P . M . 327 , P . G . Steward ; J . Wood , P . M . 962 ; J . Milligan , S . W .
and W . M . elect ng ; J . W . Miles , Sec . 119 ; J . Casson , Steward 119 ; J . J . Coverdale , Sec . 9 C 2 ; W . Whitehead , I . G . 9 62 ; J . Rothery , J . W . 119 ; R . Thomas , 962 ; J . J . Little , 9 62 ; J . Harrison , St . Andrew ' s , 199 , Cumbernauld , N . B . ; and W . F . Lamonby , P . M . 1002 , P . P . G . Reg . { Freemason ) . The lodge having been opened in form , the minutes were read and confirmed . Subsequently the chair
was taken by Bro . Kenworthy , P . M ., and Bro . J . R . Banks was regularly installed , saluted , and proclaimed W . M . for for the ensuing year . The officers were appointed as follow : —Bros . J . W . Robinson , I . P . M . ; F . Armstrong , S . W . ; W . Stoddart , J . W . ; Jos . Nicholson , P . M ., Treasurer , for the thirty-fourth time ; T . Waite , Sec . ; W . Armstrong , P . M ., D . C ; R . Hetherington , S . D . ; J . H . Raven , I . D .:
J . Quay , I . G . ; J . Smith , Org . ; J . Newton and J . J . Fletcher , Stewards ; J . Messenger , Tyler . The addresses to the M . W . and Wardens were delivered by Bro . W . B . Gibson , P . M ., and to the brethren generally by the Installing Master . After votes of thanks to Bros . Kenworthy and Gibson , and hearty good wishes from the visiting brethren , the lodge was closed in form . At six
o ' clock the brethren sat down to dinner , which was laid out in the hall . Bro . J . R . Banks , W . M ., presided , faced by his Wardens , and supported right and left by the P . M . ' s and Provincial Officers present . Very little of the post prandial proceedings were , however , participated in by the brethren from a distance , owing to the near approach of the last trains , and it is a pity the work of the day was not begun at least an hour earlier .
"WEST HARTLEPOOL . —Harbour of Refuge Lodge ( No . 7 C 4 ) . —Bro . C . S . Lane having been reinstated as the W . M . of this lodge , the ceremony of installation took place on Tuesday , the 10 th inst ., in the presence of a distinguished assembly of brethren , Bro . E . Hudson , P . M ., being the Installing Officer . The ceremony , which is a very elaborate one , and in the hands of
Bro . Hudson peculiarly impressive , was followed by the investiture of officers . These were as follows : —Bros . G . Carter , S . W . ; G . Young , J . W . ; E . Hudson , D . C ; R . P . Harpley , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Brown , Sec . ; W . Mayson , S . D . ; Baumann , IJ . D . ; Quincey , Org . ; J . Stonehouse , I . G . ; Lamb and Sissling , Stewards ; and Wm . Atkinson , Tyler .
The banquet , which , like the installation , was influentially attended , was afterwards held at the Commercial Hotel ( Bro . Hobson ' s ) . The company included Bros . Liddle , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D ., of the Williamson Lodge , Sunderland ; . Bro . R . Ventress , of the Tees Lodge , Stockton ; and Bro . H . A . Bordie , of St . Helen ' s Lodge , Hartlepool .
PLUMSTEAD . —Pattison Lodge ( No . 913 ) . — The regular monthly meeting of the above lodge took place at the Lord Raglan , Plumstead , on Thursday , the 5 th instant , under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . T . D . Hayes . There was a large attendance of both members and visitors , and the proceedings throughout were of a most cordial and unanimous character . The
following officers assisted the W . M .: Past Masters C . Coupland , P . P . G . J . W . Kent ; C . Ellis-Fcrmor , J . McDougall , A . Penfold , W . T . Vincent , and H . Butter , I . P . M . ; Bros . W . B . Lloyd , S . W . ; J . Chapman , J . W . ; E . Denton , P . M . and Sec . ; R . Cook , S . D . ; C . Cooke , Org . ; H . Pryce , D . C . ; Thos . Reid , W . S . ; and R . Lister , Tyler . Bros . Sadler Long and Rees acted respectively as J . D . and I . G ., in the
absence of the officers holding those positions . Among the brethren and visitors present were Bros . A . Woodley , W . M . 700 ; F . J . Dawson , P . M . 700 ; T . Butt , P . M . 700 ; W . Weston , P . M . 1536 ; W . Ramsden , P . M . 1434 ; W . T , Palmer , P . M . 9 ; T . Hutton , S . W . 13 ; J . Warren , S . W . 700 ; J . Wilkins , S . W . 700 ; W . Holleyman , J . D . 1536 ; G . Beaver , I . G . 700 ; J . H . Roberts , D . C . 700 ; A . Fenn , 700 ; W . Harris , 700 ; J . Chapman , 942 ; E . Tappenden
700 ; C . Beard , 700 ; E . W . Crews , 13 ; S . Hare , 70 C ; W . Watkins , 1536 ; and C . Jolly { Freemason . ) The business before the lodge consisted of the balloting for of Bro . A . Joskey , 1076 , as a joining member , which proved unanimous . Bros . J . Gould and R . Taylor were then passed to the Second Degree , and Bros . A . Flagg and H . Towns were raised to the Sublime Degree . The ceremonies were most impressively rendered by the W . M ., the third especially . The next business was the election of W . M . for the
ensuing year , and Bro . Lloyd , S . W ., was unanimously elected to that office , and returned thanks , Bro . A . Jessup , who had been seriously ill for some time , was then , as unanimously , re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . Lester was re-elected I . G . Bro . Butter then , in a speech replete with eloquence and taste , referred to the successful and harmonious year that had just passed under the leadership of
Bro . Hayes , and concluded by proposing that the usual jewel , of the value of ten guineas , should be presented to him as a mark of the esteem in which he is held by the lodge , and of their sense of the manner in which he had conducted the business of it during the past year . Bro .
Lloyd seconded , and it was carried unanimously . The W . M . then drew attention to the long and arduous services of their esteemed Secretary , Bro . Denton , P . M ., who had for eighteen years served the lodge as Secretary without fee or reward . He attributed the success of the lodge in every respect to that brother's valuable and unstinted
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Contents.
CONTENTS .
[ UroKTS OJ M ASONIC M ESTINPSCraft Masonry »¦ ••¦••23 ? Ins truction •a 39 Royal Arch •« 9 ,, oval Masonic Institution for Boys 239 Consecration of the Sir Thomas White Lodge , No . 1 S 20 339 cml Masonic Benevolent Institution 2-t 1
Boroug h of Portsmouth Freemasons' Hall and Club Company , Limited * 4 i Obiwary " - * Our Fund of Benevolence 3- ) a Wire Pulling = 42 A Disagreeable Subject » 4 * C ORRESPONDENCE : —
. The Cost of the Girls School 243 The Prestonian Lecture 243 Masonic Grammar 243 The Boys'School Festival 244 Old Masons •' . 244 A Caution a 44 2
A Correction 44 Masonic Notes and Queries 2 44 provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall 244 Ancient and Primitive Rite of Masonry 245 Masonic and General Tidings 246 Lodge Meetings for Next Week -. —¦ :: — : H " Advertisements i ., ii ., iii ., iv ., v ., vi .
Ar00101
REPORTS , etc ., intended for insertion in current number , should reach tbe Office , ( 198 , Fleet-street ) , by Six o'clock p . m ., on Wednesdays .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft JHasonrg . AMITY LODGE ( No . 171 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Tuesday , the 3 rd inst ., Bro . J . W . Clever , W . M ., in the chair . There were also present Bros . J . Clever , Sec ; W . H . Mardon , S . D . ; G . T . Goodinge , J . D . ; Past Masters Batty , Whiteley , and Cooper ; Bros . S . P . Smith , Fenn , T . R . Brown , Dodd , Toms , Buck , and J . Maddick . Visitors ,
Bros . Soliagni , 9 , and Tickle , P . M . 1196 . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , the W . M . proceeded to pass Bro . J . R . Brown to the Degree of a Fellow Craft . The ballot was then taken for Mr . F . L . Toms , which was unanimous in his favour . I le being in attendance was thereupon initiated into the mysteries and privileges of Ancient Freemasonry . The W . M . elect
was then presented for the benefit of installation , to which ceremony a peculiar interest was attached , from the fact of the W . M . elect being the father of the Installing Master , he having performed the same ceremony for his son at the last installation meeting of the lodge . After having been duly saluted , the newly-elected W . M . proceeded to appoint anil invest his officers as follows : Bros . E . Phillips , S . W . ;
W . H . Mardon , J . W . ; G . T . Goodinge , S . D . ; H . L . Buck , J . D . ; F . C . O . Fenn , I . G . ; and Smith , Tyler . The next business was the presentation of a Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . J . W . Clever . The W . M . said : Brethren , you can readily understand my feelings upon this occasion much better than I can describe them . It would under ordinary circumstances be a great pleasure to me to present a jewel
to my predecessor , but upon this occasion I cannot find words to express the gratification I feel in presenting the jewel to my son . Bro . Clever , I place this jewel upon your breast , and may T . G . A . O . T . U . grant you long life to wear it , and uphold the dignity and well being of the Amity Lodge . The I . P . M ., in reply , said : W . M . and brethren , I feel deeply the honour you have conferred upon me in
presenting me with this jewel ; however many it may be my good fortune to wear , none will possess the same amount cf interest that will attach to this one , it being the jewel of my mother lodge . After some formal business , the lodge was closed in due form with solemn prayer and adjourned . After the banquet the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and were warmly responded to
Bro . J . W . Clever , I . P . M . and Sec , in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said : Seeing the gavel in my hand will be sufficient intimation of the toast I am about to Propose , namely , that of "The Health of the W . M . " Brethren , you will , I am sure , feel with me the position in which I am placed this evening , the subject of the toast being my own father . None of you , perhaps , know so well
as myself the time and attention which he has given , and still gives , to Masomy in all its branches , and I feel sure 'hat in performing the duties attached to his office , he will Perform them as zealously as he did during his former Mastershi p . It is with very great pleasure that I give you ' The Health of the W . M . " The W . M ., in replying , said ; "io . Cleaver and brethren , I cannot describe to you the
Pleasure it affords me to occupy the chair of this old lodge a second lime . I shall during my Mastership endeavour ' ° carry out the ritual of Masonry in its entirety , and I look ' ° "iy officers to assist me in so doing . I shall at all times ¦ * happy to afford them any instruction which they may 1 « 1 they require to fit them for the performance of the "" ties of their respective offices . Brethren , I beg to thank ion
for the kind manner in which you have received this ! ° ast . The next toast was that of " The Initiate , Bro . . '; . Toms , " which was cordially responded to . The inmate ' s song was admirably rendered by Bro . Whitely , j •M . The W . M . then proposed the toast of " The Visil ? i" which was responded to in a very able manner by 'o . Tickle . He referred to the fact of having been pren ' at the last installation meeting , and of witnessing
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
the unusual ceremony of the installation of a son by a father . The meeting this year was doubly interesting from the fact of the son installing the father , an occurrence which he had no hesitation in saying was a most unusual one . In proposing " The Health of the Installing Master , " the W . M . said : Brethren , I ought not , perhaps , to have included this toast in the list , but I feel that I must do so ,
and sink my paternal feeling . I little thought whcn . I initiated him into Masonry five years ago to-night , that I should have the pleasure of installing him into the chair of this lodge , much less did I think that the duty of installing me into the chair a second time would devolve upon him , which duty , I feel sure you will agree with me , he has performed in such a manner as it has
seldom been performed by so young a Mason . Brethren , it is with very great pleasure that I give you " The Health of the Installing Master . " Bro . J . W . Clever , in reply , said : W . M . and brethren , it affords me very great pleasure to be able to respond to this toast . My ambition has always been to instal my successor , and I am very glad that that successor happened to be my father . I feel certain that you will not regret your selection ; he will ,
without doubt , carry out the principles of Masonry to a letter , and I trust that we shall render him all the assistance in our power . Many other toasts were honoured , among them "The Past Masters" and "The Officers of the Lodge , " which were responded to by Bro . Whiteley , P . M ., and Bro . Batty" ( acting as S . W . ) respectively . The meeting here broke up , and it is needless to say it was a most enjoyable one .
ALL SAINTS' LODGE ( No . 1716 ) . —The regular June meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the 6 th inst ., at the Town Hall , Poplar , there being present Bros . J . Dennis , W . M . ; J . Kemp Coleman , S . W . ; L . Potts , J . W . ; W . C . Young , J . D . ; T . Bates , I . G . ; J . House , D . C . ; J . Grout , Org . ; W . H . Farnfield , P . M ., and other brethren , members of the lodge , also the following visitors :
Bros . Chas . B . Bennett , P . M . 1382 , who kindly acted as S . D . ; R . Ould , S . D . 781 ; Chas . Brown , I . G . 1804 ; and B . Ayres Moore . The minutes of the last regular meeting having been read and confirmed , ballot was taken for Mr . W . G . Wilshaw , and proved unanimously in the affirmative . The work was then proceeded with by the W . M ., Bros . Robinson and Day being raised , and Mr . Wilshaw
initiated ; the ceremonies were performed in the most impressive and thorough manner , the W . M . propounding the ritual in a manner that cannot be called other than perfect , and the officers emulating one another in the performances of their respective duties . The traditional history was given by the W . M . in the course of the Third Degree , proving alike a novelty and instructive , while , in the First
Degree , Bro . House , D . C , recited the ancient charge and explanation of the Tracing Board , to the delight of all present , and those brethren who had never before heard this part of the ritual were more fully than ever impressed with the value and beauty of the tenets and principles of the Craft . The lodge being closed , the brethren adjourned to an adjoining room to partake of light refreshment . The
usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and the visitors in responding to the toast in their favour , one and all expressed the pleasure they had received in witnessing the work in the lodge , pronouncing it perfect . Bro . J . K . Coleman , S . W ., Steward for the lodge at the forthcoming festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , passed his list round , and had the pleasure of seeing it very fairly supported .
FARRINGDON -WITHOUT LODGE ( No . 174 . 1 )' —The installation meeting of the lodge was held at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel , on Monday , the 26 th ult ., when there were present Bros . W . H . Jackson , jun ,, W . M . ; C . Jacques , S . W ., W . M . elect ; W . Ramsay , P . M ., Treasurer ; H . J . Lardner , S . D . ; M . Samuel , J . D . ; Hart , Hon . Org . ; Quilter , D . C , acting I . G . ; J . Terry , P . G . J . W . Herts , and
J . Clarke , P . P . G . D . C . Herts , Hon . P . M . ' s ; T . C . Walls , P . P . G . O . Middx ., J . W . and Sec , pro tern . { Freemason ) ; and Parkinson , Tyler . The visitors were Bros . A . Andrews , 382 ; R . Walker , 656 ; H . McDougall , 65 6 ; and B . White , 907 . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The W . M ., with the assistance of his officers , then raised Bro . A . Williams , and initiated Mr . Thomas
Simpson , the ceremonies being well performed . The installation of the W . M . was then ably carried out by Bro . Jas , Terry , assisted by Bro . Clark as D . C . The officers appointed ai'd invested were Bros . T . C . Walls , S . W . ; H . J . Lardner , J . W . ; Jackson , I . P . M . and Secretary ; W . Ramsey , P . M ., Treasurer j Samuel , S . D . ; Q-uilter , J . D . ; C . Potter , I . G . ; Hart , Organist ; Strugnell , D . C . ; Parkinson ,
Tyler . A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Bros . Terry and Clark for their services as Installing Officers . The report of the Audit Committee was received and approved , and a copy thereof was ordered to be printed and sent to each member . The subject of the final approval of the bye-laws was postponed until the next meeting in July . Previously to the lodge being closed the W . M . presented the I . P . M . with a very handsome jewel . The
presentation was accompanied by a very able address by the W . M . The interesting ceremony of presenting each of the founders with a jewel , in recognition of their services in founding the lodge , having taken place , the lodge was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to a very elegant banquet , which reflected great credit upon Bro . Acland , the manager of the hotel . Upon the removal of the cloth the customary Royal and Craft toasts were done full justice to .
MARYPORT . —Lodge of Perseverance ( No . 371 ) . —The feast of St . John was observed in connection with this lodge , according to old custom , on Tuesday , the 10 th inst ., in the Masonic Hall , Eaglesfield-street . The following members signed their names in the Tyler ' s book - . —Bros . J . W . Robinson , W . M . ; E . G . Mitchell ,
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
S . W . ; J . Elliot , J . W . ; Jos . Nicholson , P . M . and Treas ., P . P . G . S . W . ; T . Carey , I . P . M . ; W . B . Gibson , P . M . 119 , P . G . Sec . ; G . W . Kenworthy , P . M . 119 , P . G . Treas . ; W . Armstrong , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C ; J . Gardiner , P . M ., P . G . S . of W . ; T . Mandle , P . M ., P . G . Steward ; A . Walter , P . M ., P . P . G . Swd . Br . ; J . R . Banks , W . M . elect ; W . Stoddart , Sec . ; F . Armstrong , S . D .: T . Waite , I . G . ; J . Smith , Org .,
P . P . G . Org . ; R . Brown , Jos . Thompson , F . Harrison , j . Suay , P . Dodgson , G . W . Thompson , J . Kendall , J . B . Harrison , J . Wilson , J . Newton , J . H . Raven , J . J . Fletcher , T . Baylis , W . Skelton , P . Wedgwood , T . Moore , G . Brown , T . Weatherston , and J . Messenger , Tyler . The visitors were Bros . T . Dixon , P . M . 1400 ; W . H . Hoodless , P . M . 327 , P . G . Steward ; J . Wood , P . M . 962 ; J . Milligan , S . W .
and W . M . elect ng ; J . W . Miles , Sec . 119 ; J . Casson , Steward 119 ; J . J . Coverdale , Sec . 9 C 2 ; W . Whitehead , I . G . 9 62 ; J . Rothery , J . W . 119 ; R . Thomas , 962 ; J . J . Little , 9 62 ; J . Harrison , St . Andrew ' s , 199 , Cumbernauld , N . B . ; and W . F . Lamonby , P . M . 1002 , P . P . G . Reg . { Freemason ) . The lodge having been opened in form , the minutes were read and confirmed . Subsequently the chair
was taken by Bro . Kenworthy , P . M ., and Bro . J . R . Banks was regularly installed , saluted , and proclaimed W . M . for for the ensuing year . The officers were appointed as follow : —Bros . J . W . Robinson , I . P . M . ; F . Armstrong , S . W . ; W . Stoddart , J . W . ; Jos . Nicholson , P . M ., Treasurer , for the thirty-fourth time ; T . Waite , Sec . ; W . Armstrong , P . M ., D . C ; R . Hetherington , S . D . ; J . H . Raven , I . D .:
J . Quay , I . G . ; J . Smith , Org . ; J . Newton and J . J . Fletcher , Stewards ; J . Messenger , Tyler . The addresses to the M . W . and Wardens were delivered by Bro . W . B . Gibson , P . M ., and to the brethren generally by the Installing Master . After votes of thanks to Bros . Kenworthy and Gibson , and hearty good wishes from the visiting brethren , the lodge was closed in form . At six
o ' clock the brethren sat down to dinner , which was laid out in the hall . Bro . J . R . Banks , W . M ., presided , faced by his Wardens , and supported right and left by the P . M . ' s and Provincial Officers present . Very little of the post prandial proceedings were , however , participated in by the brethren from a distance , owing to the near approach of the last trains , and it is a pity the work of the day was not begun at least an hour earlier .
"WEST HARTLEPOOL . —Harbour of Refuge Lodge ( No . 7 C 4 ) . —Bro . C . S . Lane having been reinstated as the W . M . of this lodge , the ceremony of installation took place on Tuesday , the 10 th inst ., in the presence of a distinguished assembly of brethren , Bro . E . Hudson , P . M ., being the Installing Officer . The ceremony , which is a very elaborate one , and in the hands of
Bro . Hudson peculiarly impressive , was followed by the investiture of officers . These were as follows : —Bros . G . Carter , S . W . ; G . Young , J . W . ; E . Hudson , D . C ; R . P . Harpley , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Brown , Sec . ; W . Mayson , S . D . ; Baumann , IJ . D . ; Quincey , Org . ; J . Stonehouse , I . G . ; Lamb and Sissling , Stewards ; and Wm . Atkinson , Tyler .
The banquet , which , like the installation , was influentially attended , was afterwards held at the Commercial Hotel ( Bro . Hobson ' s ) . The company included Bros . Liddle , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D ., of the Williamson Lodge , Sunderland ; . Bro . R . Ventress , of the Tees Lodge , Stockton ; and Bro . H . A . Bordie , of St . Helen ' s Lodge , Hartlepool .
PLUMSTEAD . —Pattison Lodge ( No . 913 ) . — The regular monthly meeting of the above lodge took place at the Lord Raglan , Plumstead , on Thursday , the 5 th instant , under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . T . D . Hayes . There was a large attendance of both members and visitors , and the proceedings throughout were of a most cordial and unanimous character . The
following officers assisted the W . M .: Past Masters C . Coupland , P . P . G . J . W . Kent ; C . Ellis-Fcrmor , J . McDougall , A . Penfold , W . T . Vincent , and H . Butter , I . P . M . ; Bros . W . B . Lloyd , S . W . ; J . Chapman , J . W . ; E . Denton , P . M . and Sec . ; R . Cook , S . D . ; C . Cooke , Org . ; H . Pryce , D . C . ; Thos . Reid , W . S . ; and R . Lister , Tyler . Bros . Sadler Long and Rees acted respectively as J . D . and I . G ., in the
absence of the officers holding those positions . Among the brethren and visitors present were Bros . A . Woodley , W . M . 700 ; F . J . Dawson , P . M . 700 ; T . Butt , P . M . 700 ; W . Weston , P . M . 1536 ; W . Ramsden , P . M . 1434 ; W . T , Palmer , P . M . 9 ; T . Hutton , S . W . 13 ; J . Warren , S . W . 700 ; J . Wilkins , S . W . 700 ; W . Holleyman , J . D . 1536 ; G . Beaver , I . G . 700 ; J . H . Roberts , D . C . 700 ; A . Fenn , 700 ; W . Harris , 700 ; J . Chapman , 942 ; E . Tappenden
700 ; C . Beard , 700 ; E . W . Crews , 13 ; S . Hare , 70 C ; W . Watkins , 1536 ; and C . Jolly { Freemason . ) The business before the lodge consisted of the balloting for of Bro . A . Joskey , 1076 , as a joining member , which proved unanimous . Bros . J . Gould and R . Taylor were then passed to the Second Degree , and Bros . A . Flagg and H . Towns were raised to the Sublime Degree . The ceremonies were most impressively rendered by the W . M ., the third especially . The next business was the election of W . M . for the
ensuing year , and Bro . Lloyd , S . W ., was unanimously elected to that office , and returned thanks , Bro . A . Jessup , who had been seriously ill for some time , was then , as unanimously , re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . Lester was re-elected I . G . Bro . Butter then , in a speech replete with eloquence and taste , referred to the successful and harmonious year that had just passed under the leadership of
Bro . Hayes , and concluded by proposing that the usual jewel , of the value of ten guineas , should be presented to him as a mark of the esteem in which he is held by the lodge , and of their sense of the manner in which he had conducted the business of it during the past year . Bro .
Lloyd seconded , and it was carried unanimously . The W . M . then drew attention to the long and arduous services of their esteemed Secretary , Bro . Denton , P . M ., who had for eighteen years served the lodge as Secretary without fee or reward . He attributed the success of the lodge in every respect to that brother's valuable and unstinted