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felt sure Bro . Eastcs would be . pleased to hear that his name , as well as that of their G . M ., was respected and honoured in the Pattison Lodge . He had seen Bro . Eastts once in that lodge , and Lord Holmesdale had been twice with them , and he hope . ! the time would soon come when they would see them here again . Bro . Vincent then rose to propose "The Health of the W . M" and said he wanted
to wake a little of their enthusiasm , the object of which was that they might drink the health of tht ' ir W . M . in a way that would be worth y of themselves and him . He was not going to praise him more that ni ght than he had done before , nothing he could say would add to the honour and esteem they held him in , or one item to the lustre that his abilities had shed upon the lodge . As they knew , Bro .
Butters had faithfully and zealously worked his way from the lowest to the hi ghest office of it . He was an example for those who were following in his path , not only to the officer following him , but to those desirous of office . If they worked as faithfull y , as eamestlv , and were as courteous in their demeanour as Bro . Butters had done and been , he felt sure they would
receive in their turn the same honour and distinction they now felt pleased to accord him . The toast was d'ank with the true Pattison " fire . " Brother Butters in reply said he had responded to that toast several times , and each time with increased pleasure . It seemed to him that now they were gating towards the close of their year , they were getting ' to understand one another
better , there was growing up amog them an institution of such forbearance and brotherl y love that made the position he occupiei doubly pleasant and en ieared to him , hut that tie would soon be broken . He meant that it would be broken in this respect , that he should have to leave it and pass to the left , but even there the remembrance of their many kindnesses would be among the happiest of his life .
There was a peculiarity in Freemasonry , a something that knitted them together in one bond of brotherly love , truth , and charitv . It taught tium and strengthened their belief in the immortality of the soul , and in the existence if a God , a Father , and a Ruler an I Arc ; itect of the Universe . It bad been brought bef * re rlvm prominently th . it ni ght in the resolutions pas-ed at Grand Lok'e , and read " to
them by their Secretary . Those resolutions were the feelings and faith of cverv true Mason , and were the expressions of some thousands who made twir laith in God the > tani 1 point and foundation of their Masonry , and it was this peculiar bond of nelief and faith that knit t . i .-m together in one bind of love and trust . He could not exist with Miscins who expunged the name of T . G . A . O . T . U .
from their ritual ; if they did that they mut expunire Tom it a | l love , truth , and charitv , for thev were the b-nificent attributes of God , and implanted b y him in their hearts so that they mi ght live together in peace a d unitv . N . r could they forget that they were accountable to him . It was by this they made themselves happy in thU world , and hop ful ( or the next . These were tne fundamental
principles of Freemasonry , without which they could not exist as a body . He then spoke of the good feeling ( xi-ting in the lodge , saying it was by that good feeling alone iht lodge could prosper , and likened it to a father who wanted to send his son to a good school , hut first he enquired what was the feeling existing in it . Was there a nniVn between master and scholars ? Did there exist a spirit of accord
and forbearance mining the t ? Hevause if their did no :, the e uraiion of that son woult tc a f . Dure in its most important points , and so it was with a lodge—let them so work together that when enquiries were made about their schojl , the lodge , the reply might be that the Pattison Lodgeworked together on the purest and firmest principles of brotherly love , truth , and charity with one anoiherand with
all men . The W . M . then , in an eloquent manner , proposed "The Past Masters , " coupled with the names of Bros . Vincent and Ellis . Bro . Vincent said it was his privilege to respond for the Past Masters , anil he did not want to resign any of his privileges at present . He was , however , only a baby in the Past Masters' school at present , and he must leave the toast in the hands of those who were older
scholars than himself . In reference to a remark of ihe W . M ., that many Past Masters left the lodge to itself as soon as they had passed the chair , he trusted he should not do so . Bro . Ellis , of whose eloquent and excellent reply we can only afford space for the outlines , said there were duties to perform in the position of a P . M . which he , at present , did not feel inclined to shake off . To him it
was always a great pleasure to be present and see the W . M . do the work of the lodge in the same manner that it had been done for many years . As he looked at the book he now held in his hand , it showed his name upon its list for the last twenty years , and during that time , almost a lifetime , and life was sadly chequered , there had been many a chequeied year in the life of the Pattison
Lodge , but as in life there were many battles to be fought and many fields to be won , and those battles could onl y be fought and won by a strict and impartial course of duty , so had the Pattison Lodge fought and conquered by the strict , impartial , earnest , and honourable manner with which it had grappled with its difficulties and surmounted its danger . Man he knew was mortal and liable
to err , "it was mortal to err , to forgive divine , ' and it was only by forgiving and forgetting injuries they could make life ¦ pleasant and worth having . There had been a speech from the chair that he had heard with pleasure , because the subject was one that gave expression to the great principles of " Brotherl y Love , Relief and Tru'h . " It stiuck him at the time that those principles had their emblems in
the three positions taken up by ihe three principal officers of the lodge , the J . W ., the S . W ., and the chair itself . When they went into the J . W . chair they had in front of them the Rough Ashlar , which jircw into perfect forrfi at the next step . The S . W . chair there , alemg-ide that stone , was a very important emblem ; 'it showed them that Masonry was an advancing position . The advancement went on step by step ; ind inch by ihrh to the altitude of
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progression . That height was only to be obtained by going into it with a good and earnest spirit . They there found a ladder , and a ladder was an emblem of climbing up , and the highest position any one could tike was the position of W . M ., with the unanimous consent of the whole of the ludi > e . There were three things that bound them together , the first was Faith , which was the first ring
of the ladder ; Hope was the centre ; the last was Chanty , and that was represented by the Master of the lodge . He then concluded by thanking the W . M . and brethren for their reception of the toast , and resumed his seat amid applause . "The Visitors" followed , and Bros . Holland , Field , and Munroc responded . The toast t . f " The Officers" followed , and Bro . Penfold , whose name has been
especially coupled with it , and Bro . Hayes , in response , said he wis at a loss to understand why his name was associated with it . However it was a great pleasure to do anything , however slight , in the service of the lodge . It was a great pleasure to be iresent and hear the W . M . woik the ritual , more especially that which had been done that night—to htm it was one of the most bea utiful things
in the English language . Their W . M . did not take enough credit to himself tor the success of the lodge . Bro . Col . Hughes would tell them that with a good leader the men would go anywhere , whether it was to take a Redan or face the enemies' columns , and so in this lodge under the happy auspices of their W . M . the officers were , like the rest of the brethren , only to > happy to follow him .
Bro . Hayes was af'aid they did not do so well as they ought to do . He regretted the absenee of Bro . Chapman , who through ill health was unable to attend . He hoped the who ' e of them would work together to keep the lodge in its present efficient state . A special toast—that of " Our Absent Members , " coupled with the name of Bro . Colonel
Hughes , gave that brother an opportunity of expressing his regret at having so few opportunities of visiting it , and of the pleasure it gave him now and then to pass an hour with them at their soc i al hoard . The host was then complimented upon his catering , and then the Tyler ' s toast concluded an unusually brilliant and successful gathering .
COCKER MOUTH . —Skiddaw Lodge ( N ... 1002 ) - — he moii'hlv meeting of t ' is 'odv » e was hi Id on Tuesday evening , 7 th in-t . I'heie » cre presmt Bros . J -s . Blaek , W . M . ; W . Sh . lt MI , I ' . VI . ; R . Rohi son . P . M . and ' (' r < as ; W . H . I . ewth « ait < -, P . M ., and Oar- ; W . K . Lanonbv , P . M . ( Fmmamii ) ; Cap ' . Sewcll , S . W . ; T . Bird , ) W . ; T . C . H . binson , Sic . ; 11 . Peaock , I . G .: 1 " .
Arm-trong , R . Harrison , J . rvveimig , J . Karon , J . rowers , R . Ballcv , S . Ferguson , J . Bt > rrow » caIe , and . ( . Hewson . There was also an excclli nt attendance of \ isiting brethren Ir . nn two lodges in the province , namely , fros . T . Carey , W . M . ; . ) . W " . Ho ' . mson , S . W . ; E . G . Mitchell , Sec . ; John ' lliot , S . I ) . ; W . SUKld . irr , J . f ) . ; and T . Weatherston ' , ,, 11 from L < i < l '' e of Perseverance , No . 571 ; together with *! ros .
. ( as Cook , P . M . and See ., and A . Taylor , P . M ., Beetlvc Lodje , 1532 . The minutes of the preceding meeting bring read and confirmed , and Bros . Borrowsca ' e and Hewson having proved their proficiency , they were entrusted and rethed , wh-n the lodge was op- 'n . d in the Second Degree . On re-admission of the brothers named , they were pa-seel to the d ' gree of b ' . C . !> y Bro . Black , W . M . Subsequently
Bro . R . Robinson , P . M ., delivered the inlrodiutnn to the -ccond le : iure , which was follow . d by the charge of the degree bv Bro , Capt . Jewell , S . W . The lodge wis then r . duccd to the First Degree , when Bro . Lanionby , P . M .. in accordance with notice of moti' n , moved that the lodge proceed to the election of a Tyler for the remainder of the current year , in the place of Bro . Potts , deceased . He
proposed Bro . Hewson to fill the office , which was seconded by Bro . Bailey , and agreed to unanimously . Bro . Hewson , was then invested as Tyler of the lodge . On the proelamations being submitted , Bro . Bailey proposed , and Bro . Lamonby seconded , Bro . C . H . M'Call as an affiliating member , from Fidelity Lodge , No 289 , Leeds . Bro . Lamonby next proposed , Bro . Capt . Sewed
seconded , and it was agreed , that the per . nancnt committee be . appomted to revise the lodge bye-laws , many of them having b come obsolete , anil others , though in black and white , never having had any existence in point of lact . After hearty gojd wishes had been tendered from the visiting brethren , the lodge was closed in form . An emergency meeting was held on Thursday following , when most ot the members before mentioned were present , in
addition being Bro . Rev . Cation , Hoskins , M . A ., Chaplain . After the W . M . had opened the lodge in form , Mr . Edward Lamb Waugh , who had been previously balloted for , was admitted , and initiated into Masonry . On readmission , the S . W . delivered the E . A . ' s charge , which was followed by the explanation of the First Tracing Board by Bro . R . Robinson , P . M . The lodge was then closed in form .
HAMPTON . —Hemming Lodge ( No . 1512 ) . — This lodge held an emergency meeting on the 7 th inst . There were present Bros . John Hammond , P M . Jordan , W . M . ; Fox , W . M . Lebanon , S . W . and W . M . elect ; Jesseit , J . W . ; Hopwood , Treas .-, W . Hammond , P . P . G . D . Middlesex , & c , Secretary ; Ockendcn , S . D . ; Wall-, P . G . O . Middlesex , ] . O . ( Frccmus 07 i ); Kent , I . G . ; Hunt , D . C . ; J . Hurst .
1 . P . M ., J . D . i 6 r ; 6 . The ballot was taken for Mr . T . Cox as a candidate for initiation , and declared to be unanimous The W . M . then with the assistance of his officers initiated Mr . J . Patey into Craft mysteries ' , passed Bros . J . Cole , R , Bray , and W . Beatirhamp , and raised Bro . R . H . Camden ; the whole of the three arduous and impressive
ceremonies bcin ^ carried by the W . M . with that care and attention to detail which has characterised his performance , f ' . he " working " responsibilities of his position throughout his year of office ' . In compliance with the notice on the agenda , a vote of condolence to the widow of the late deeply lamented Brother Robert Wentworth Little , P . M ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex , and
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honorary member of the lodge , was unanimously passed , and ordered to be drawn up by the Secretary and forwarded to Mrs . Little . There being no other business before the lodge it was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to a collation , served by the caterer , Bro . Murphy , and assistants . The only toasts honoured were " The Queen" ar-. d " The Initiate" . The remainder of the evening having bsen agreeably spent , the brethren separated until the third Thursday in October next .
HALLIFORD . —The Thames Valley Lodge ( No . 1640 ) . —A regular meeting of this popular lodge was held on Saturday , the 41 I 1 inst ., at the Ship Hotel , Halliford , Middlesex , under the Mastership of Bro . W . T . Howe , G . P ., and P . P . G . P ., W . M . The remaining officers present were Bros . T . Burdett Yeoman , S . W . ; W . Sweetland , J . W . ; W . Paas , P . M ., Treas . ; J . G . Marsh , P . M .,
Sec ; J . H . R . Gowan , S . D . ; W . Alcock , J . D . ; E . C . Hislop , I . G . ; Major the Hon . O . G . Lumbert , D . C . The lodge having been duly opened , the W . M ., Bro . Howe , proceeded with the ceremony of the installation of Bro . T . B . Yeoman , S . W ., and Master elect , which was unavoidably adj turned at the last meeting in March , in consequence of Bro . Yeoman ' s inability to a'tend through
indisposition . We are glad to say the Master elect was enabled to attend the adjourned meeting , alchough far from being restored to his usual good health , and was duly installed in the chair of K . S ., the ceremony of installation being most impressively rendered by the retiring Master . Bro . Yeoman received the most hearty congratulations of all present , with the expression of sincere hope that he might
be restored to better health and enjoy a happy and prosperous year of office . The newly installed Ma ter invested his predecessor , Bro . Howe , as his I . P . M ., and appointed and invested nis officers as follows : —Bros . W . Sweetland , S . W . ; J . H . R . Gowan , J . W . ; the Rev .- VV . W . Martin , P . M ., P . G . C . S imersct , Rector of Shepperton , Chaplain ; W . Paas , P . M ., Treas . ; J . G . . Marsh , P . M ., Sec ;
W . Ale . k , S . D . ; E . C . Hislop , J D . ; Major the Hon . O . G . Lauibarr , I . G . ; | . S . Ty l ers , D . C ; | . Woodstock , Tyler . Amongst the members present wire Bros , the Riyht Worship '"! Colonel Francis Btinlcrt , P . G . Warden , and Provincial Grand Ma-ter ; Colonel James 'Vters , P . M ., P . G . D . ; J . L . Jones , P . M . ; the Rev . ' Dr . E . H . Brctte , P . M ., P . U . Chap'ain ; Geo . Townsend , P . M . ; P . Dunn ;
Mark N . Davis ; R . Srone ; S . A . Beaumont ; H . Barroives ; | . R . Boon , P . M ., P . G . S . B . Surrey , and E . F . Thomas . The following distinguished vUi'ors were present : —Hros . II . G . Buss , Assis . ant Grand S cretary of England and P . G . Treas . ; J . H . Southwood , W . M . 1260 ; A . J . Altman , P . M . 150 , and J . W . 16 57 ; J . Seaton , P . M . 157 ; E . F . Barlow , P . M . 15 ; C . L . Anderson . 6 : 4 ; F . Calrow ,
197 . Bros . Southwood and Mtman were proposed as joining memb-rs . The business agenda of tie lodge having been disposed of , and the lodge duly closed , the brethren repaired to a well served banquet , under tne able catering of Bro . Stone , for which the Ship is in good repute . Bro . Yeoman , the ne . v W . M ., prc . « i led over the lodge , at the banquet table , in the most able manner , and
to the satisfaction of all the brethren present . The usual lojal and Masonic toasts were most amply proposed and responded to . In consequence of the lamented decease oi Bio . R . W . Little , D . G . M . of the province-, the lodge summonses appeared in mourning , and nearly all present appeared in Masonic mourning . The Tyler's toast concluded a most agreeable meeting .
RHYL . —Caradoc Lodge ( N » . 1674 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , at the Town Ha'l , Rhyl . Bro . J . Salmon , W . M ., P . M . 425 and 1477 , P . Z . 771 , and P . P . J . G . W . of North Wales and Shropshire , presided , and there was a numerous attendance of members of the lodge and visiting brethren . Mr . S . W . Croston was initiated , and Bros . W . Williams , J . R . Jones , anel J . Guest were passed to the Second Degree . On the
motion of the Worshipful Master , a vote of condolence was passed to the family of the 1 ate esteemed Senior Warden of the lodge , Bro . Gilbank , whose death took place a short time back . Trie W . M . appointed Bro . VV . I ) . Foulkes to the vacant chair , which gave satisfaction to all the members , Bro . Foulkes hav ' n £ performed the duties of Secretary with efficiency and zeal . Bro . W . H . Keating was appointed Secretary .
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LEICESTER . —Chapter of Fortitude ( No . 279 ) . —The annual fe .-tival and installation meeting of this chapter was held at Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on Thursday , the 9 th of May , 1878 , at which a large number of members and visitors were present , amongst whom may be mentioned Comps . William Kelly , P . G . Supt . ; S . S . Partrielge , Z . ; Robert Waite , Z . elect ; George
Toller , P . Z . ; Clement Stretton , P . Z . ; George Hodges , P . Z . ; JohnT . Thorp , H . ; R . Boughton-Smith , H . 1130 ; J . M . Kew , J . 1130 ; Clement E . Stretton , E . ; T . Worthington , N . ; T . A . Wykes , as . P . S . ; Tfiomas , Coltman , Treas . ; H . Meadows . D . C . ; also Dr . Hunt , C . S . Preston , W . B . Smith , E . Newton , T . Macaulay , R . A . Barber , J . E . Hodges , Dr . Clifton , J . C . Clarke , R . S . Toller , T . R .
Pickering , T . Dunn , Jan ., and others . The chapter was opened in ancient form by Comp . Partrielge , Z . A dispensation having been read and ordered to be entered upon the minutes , the Prov . G . Supt ., Comp . Kelly , installed Comp . R . Waite in the Second and First Chairs , also Comp . J . M . Kew as H ., and Comp . R . Bough'on-Smith
as / .. of the De Mowbray Chapter , No . 1130 . The other companions having been admitted , Bro . R . J . Clarke was exalted to this degree ' , the ceremony being most impressively performed by Comp . Partrielge , P . Z ., assisteel by the Prov . G . Supt . The ordinary routine business having been concltic ' ed , the chapter was closed indue form . The annual banquet was then served , after which the loyal and Ma-
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felt sure Bro . Eastcs would be . pleased to hear that his name , as well as that of their G . M ., was respected and honoured in the Pattison Lodge . He had seen Bro . Eastts once in that lodge , and Lord Holmesdale had been twice with them , and he hope . ! the time would soon come when they would see them here again . Bro . Vincent then rose to propose "The Health of the W . M" and said he wanted
to wake a little of their enthusiasm , the object of which was that they might drink the health of tht ' ir W . M . in a way that would be worth y of themselves and him . He was not going to praise him more that ni ght than he had done before , nothing he could say would add to the honour and esteem they held him in , or one item to the lustre that his abilities had shed upon the lodge . As they knew , Bro .
Butters had faithfully and zealously worked his way from the lowest to the hi ghest office of it . He was an example for those who were following in his path , not only to the officer following him , but to those desirous of office . If they worked as faithfull y , as eamestlv , and were as courteous in their demeanour as Bro . Butters had done and been , he felt sure they would
receive in their turn the same honour and distinction they now felt pleased to accord him . The toast was d'ank with the true Pattison " fire . " Brother Butters in reply said he had responded to that toast several times , and each time with increased pleasure . It seemed to him that now they were gating towards the close of their year , they were getting ' to understand one another
better , there was growing up amog them an institution of such forbearance and brotherl y love that made the position he occupiei doubly pleasant and en ieared to him , hut that tie would soon be broken . He meant that it would be broken in this respect , that he should have to leave it and pass to the left , but even there the remembrance of their many kindnesses would be among the happiest of his life .
There was a peculiarity in Freemasonry , a something that knitted them together in one bond of brotherly love , truth , and charitv . It taught tium and strengthened their belief in the immortality of the soul , and in the existence if a God , a Father , and a Ruler an I Arc ; itect of the Universe . It bad been brought bef * re rlvm prominently th . it ni ght in the resolutions pas-ed at Grand Lok'e , and read " to
them by their Secretary . Those resolutions were the feelings and faith of cverv true Mason , and were the expressions of some thousands who made twir laith in God the > tani 1 point and foundation of their Masonry , and it was this peculiar bond of nelief and faith that knit t . i .-m together in one bind of love and trust . He could not exist with Miscins who expunged the name of T . G . A . O . T . U .
from their ritual ; if they did that they mut expunire Tom it a | l love , truth , and charitv , for thev were the b-nificent attributes of God , and implanted b y him in their hearts so that they mi ght live together in peace a d unitv . N . r could they forget that they were accountable to him . It was by this they made themselves happy in thU world , and hop ful ( or the next . These were tne fundamental
principles of Freemasonry , without which they could not exist as a body . He then spoke of the good feeling ( xi-ting in the lodge , saying it was by that good feeling alone iht lodge could prosper , and likened it to a father who wanted to send his son to a good school , hut first he enquired what was the feeling existing in it . Was there a nniVn between master and scholars ? Did there exist a spirit of accord
and forbearance mining the t ? Hevause if their did no :, the e uraiion of that son woult tc a f . Dure in its most important points , and so it was with a lodge—let them so work together that when enquiries were made about their schojl , the lodge , the reply might be that the Pattison Lodgeworked together on the purest and firmest principles of brotherly love , truth , and charity with one anoiherand with
all men . The W . M . then , in an eloquent manner , proposed "The Past Masters , " coupled with the names of Bros . Vincent and Ellis . Bro . Vincent said it was his privilege to respond for the Past Masters , anil he did not want to resign any of his privileges at present . He was , however , only a baby in the Past Masters' school at present , and he must leave the toast in the hands of those who were older
scholars than himself . In reference to a remark of ihe W . M ., that many Past Masters left the lodge to itself as soon as they had passed the chair , he trusted he should not do so . Bro . Ellis , of whose eloquent and excellent reply we can only afford space for the outlines , said there were duties to perform in the position of a P . M . which he , at present , did not feel inclined to shake off . To him it
was always a great pleasure to be present and see the W . M . do the work of the lodge in the same manner that it had been done for many years . As he looked at the book he now held in his hand , it showed his name upon its list for the last twenty years , and during that time , almost a lifetime , and life was sadly chequered , there had been many a chequeied year in the life of the Pattison
Lodge , but as in life there were many battles to be fought and many fields to be won , and those battles could onl y be fought and won by a strict and impartial course of duty , so had the Pattison Lodge fought and conquered by the strict , impartial , earnest , and honourable manner with which it had grappled with its difficulties and surmounted its danger . Man he knew was mortal and liable
to err , "it was mortal to err , to forgive divine , ' and it was only by forgiving and forgetting injuries they could make life ¦ pleasant and worth having . There had been a speech from the chair that he had heard with pleasure , because the subject was one that gave expression to the great principles of " Brotherl y Love , Relief and Tru'h . " It stiuck him at the time that those principles had their emblems in
the three positions taken up by ihe three principal officers of the lodge , the J . W ., the S . W ., and the chair itself . When they went into the J . W . chair they had in front of them the Rough Ashlar , which jircw into perfect forrfi at the next step . The S . W . chair there , alemg-ide that stone , was a very important emblem ; 'it showed them that Masonry was an advancing position . The advancement went on step by step ; ind inch by ihrh to the altitude of
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progression . That height was only to be obtained by going into it with a good and earnest spirit . They there found a ladder , and a ladder was an emblem of climbing up , and the highest position any one could tike was the position of W . M ., with the unanimous consent of the whole of the ludi > e . There were three things that bound them together , the first was Faith , which was the first ring
of the ladder ; Hope was the centre ; the last was Chanty , and that was represented by the Master of the lodge . He then concluded by thanking the W . M . and brethren for their reception of the toast , and resumed his seat amid applause . "The Visitors" followed , and Bros . Holland , Field , and Munroc responded . The toast t . f " The Officers" followed , and Bro . Penfold , whose name has been
especially coupled with it , and Bro . Hayes , in response , said he wis at a loss to understand why his name was associated with it . However it was a great pleasure to do anything , however slight , in the service of the lodge . It was a great pleasure to be iresent and hear the W . M . woik the ritual , more especially that which had been done that night—to htm it was one of the most bea utiful things
in the English language . Their W . M . did not take enough credit to himself tor the success of the lodge . Bro . Col . Hughes would tell them that with a good leader the men would go anywhere , whether it was to take a Redan or face the enemies' columns , and so in this lodge under the happy auspices of their W . M . the officers were , like the rest of the brethren , only to > happy to follow him .
Bro . Hayes was af'aid they did not do so well as they ought to do . He regretted the absenee of Bro . Chapman , who through ill health was unable to attend . He hoped the who ' e of them would work together to keep the lodge in its present efficient state . A special toast—that of " Our Absent Members , " coupled with the name of Bro . Colonel
Hughes , gave that brother an opportunity of expressing his regret at having so few opportunities of visiting it , and of the pleasure it gave him now and then to pass an hour with them at their soc i al hoard . The host was then complimented upon his catering , and then the Tyler ' s toast concluded an unusually brilliant and successful gathering .
COCKER MOUTH . —Skiddaw Lodge ( N ... 1002 ) - — he moii'hlv meeting of t ' is 'odv » e was hi Id on Tuesday evening , 7 th in-t . I'heie » cre presmt Bros . J -s . Blaek , W . M . ; W . Sh . lt MI , I ' . VI . ; R . Rohi son . P . M . and ' (' r < as ; W . H . I . ewth « ait < -, P . M ., and Oar- ; W . K . Lanonbv , P . M . ( Fmmamii ) ; Cap ' . Sewcll , S . W . ; T . Bird , ) W . ; T . C . H . binson , Sic . ; 11 . Peaock , I . G .: 1 " .
Arm-trong , R . Harrison , J . rvveimig , J . Karon , J . rowers , R . Ballcv , S . Ferguson , J . Bt > rrow » caIe , and . ( . Hewson . There was also an excclli nt attendance of \ isiting brethren Ir . nn two lodges in the province , namely , fros . T . Carey , W . M . ; . ) . W " . Ho ' . mson , S . W . ; E . G . Mitchell , Sec . ; John ' lliot , S . I ) . ; W . SUKld . irr , J . f ) . ; and T . Weatherston ' , ,, 11 from L < i < l '' e of Perseverance , No . 571 ; together with *! ros .
. ( as Cook , P . M . and See ., and A . Taylor , P . M ., Beetlvc Lodje , 1532 . The minutes of the preceding meeting bring read and confirmed , and Bros . Borrowsca ' e and Hewson having proved their proficiency , they were entrusted and rethed , wh-n the lodge was op- 'n . d in the Second Degree . On re-admission of the brothers named , they were pa-seel to the d ' gree of b ' . C . !> y Bro . Black , W . M . Subsequently
Bro . R . Robinson , P . M ., delivered the inlrodiutnn to the -ccond le : iure , which was follow . d by the charge of the degree bv Bro , Capt . Jewell , S . W . The lodge wis then r . duccd to the First Degree , when Bro . Lanionby , P . M .. in accordance with notice of moti' n , moved that the lodge proceed to the election of a Tyler for the remainder of the current year , in the place of Bro . Potts , deceased . He
proposed Bro . Hewson to fill the office , which was seconded by Bro . Bailey , and agreed to unanimously . Bro . Hewson , was then invested as Tyler of the lodge . On the proelamations being submitted , Bro . Bailey proposed , and Bro . Lamonby seconded , Bro . C . H . M'Call as an affiliating member , from Fidelity Lodge , No 289 , Leeds . Bro . Lamonby next proposed , Bro . Capt . Sewed
seconded , and it was agreed , that the per . nancnt committee be . appomted to revise the lodge bye-laws , many of them having b come obsolete , anil others , though in black and white , never having had any existence in point of lact . After hearty gojd wishes had been tendered from the visiting brethren , the lodge was closed in form . An emergency meeting was held on Thursday following , when most ot the members before mentioned were present , in
addition being Bro . Rev . Cation , Hoskins , M . A ., Chaplain . After the W . M . had opened the lodge in form , Mr . Edward Lamb Waugh , who had been previously balloted for , was admitted , and initiated into Masonry . On readmission , the S . W . delivered the E . A . ' s charge , which was followed by the explanation of the First Tracing Board by Bro . R . Robinson , P . M . The lodge was then closed in form .
HAMPTON . —Hemming Lodge ( No . 1512 ) . — This lodge held an emergency meeting on the 7 th inst . There were present Bros . John Hammond , P M . Jordan , W . M . ; Fox , W . M . Lebanon , S . W . and W . M . elect ; Jesseit , J . W . ; Hopwood , Treas .-, W . Hammond , P . P . G . D . Middlesex , & c , Secretary ; Ockendcn , S . D . ; Wall-, P . G . O . Middlesex , ] . O . ( Frccmus 07 i ); Kent , I . G . ; Hunt , D . C . ; J . Hurst .
1 . P . M ., J . D . i 6 r ; 6 . The ballot was taken for Mr . T . Cox as a candidate for initiation , and declared to be unanimous The W . M . then with the assistance of his officers initiated Mr . J . Patey into Craft mysteries ' , passed Bros . J . Cole , R , Bray , and W . Beatirhamp , and raised Bro . R . H . Camden ; the whole of the three arduous and impressive
ceremonies bcin ^ carried by the W . M . with that care and attention to detail which has characterised his performance , f ' . he " working " responsibilities of his position throughout his year of office ' . In compliance with the notice on the agenda , a vote of condolence to the widow of the late deeply lamented Brother Robert Wentworth Little , P . M ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex , and
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honorary member of the lodge , was unanimously passed , and ordered to be drawn up by the Secretary and forwarded to Mrs . Little . There being no other business before the lodge it was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to a collation , served by the caterer , Bro . Murphy , and assistants . The only toasts honoured were " The Queen" ar-. d " The Initiate" . The remainder of the evening having bsen agreeably spent , the brethren separated until the third Thursday in October next .
HALLIFORD . —The Thames Valley Lodge ( No . 1640 ) . —A regular meeting of this popular lodge was held on Saturday , the 41 I 1 inst ., at the Ship Hotel , Halliford , Middlesex , under the Mastership of Bro . W . T . Howe , G . P ., and P . P . G . P ., W . M . The remaining officers present were Bros . T . Burdett Yeoman , S . W . ; W . Sweetland , J . W . ; W . Paas , P . M ., Treas . ; J . G . Marsh , P . M .,
Sec ; J . H . R . Gowan , S . D . ; W . Alcock , J . D . ; E . C . Hislop , I . G . ; Major the Hon . O . G . Lumbert , D . C . The lodge having been duly opened , the W . M ., Bro . Howe , proceeded with the ceremony of the installation of Bro . T . B . Yeoman , S . W ., and Master elect , which was unavoidably adj turned at the last meeting in March , in consequence of Bro . Yeoman ' s inability to a'tend through
indisposition . We are glad to say the Master elect was enabled to attend the adjourned meeting , alchough far from being restored to his usual good health , and was duly installed in the chair of K . S ., the ceremony of installation being most impressively rendered by the retiring Master . Bro . Yeoman received the most hearty congratulations of all present , with the expression of sincere hope that he might
be restored to better health and enjoy a happy and prosperous year of office . The newly installed Ma ter invested his predecessor , Bro . Howe , as his I . P . M ., and appointed and invested nis officers as follows : —Bros . W . Sweetland , S . W . ; J . H . R . Gowan , J . W . ; the Rev .- VV . W . Martin , P . M ., P . G . C . S imersct , Rector of Shepperton , Chaplain ; W . Paas , P . M ., Treas . ; J . G . . Marsh , P . M ., Sec ;
W . Ale . k , S . D . ; E . C . Hislop , J D . ; Major the Hon . O . G . Lauibarr , I . G . ; | . S . Ty l ers , D . C ; | . Woodstock , Tyler . Amongst the members present wire Bros , the Riyht Worship '"! Colonel Francis Btinlcrt , P . G . Warden , and Provincial Grand Ma-ter ; Colonel James 'Vters , P . M ., P . G . D . ; J . L . Jones , P . M . ; the Rev . ' Dr . E . H . Brctte , P . M ., P . U . Chap'ain ; Geo . Townsend , P . M . ; P . Dunn ;
Mark N . Davis ; R . Srone ; S . A . Beaumont ; H . Barroives ; | . R . Boon , P . M ., P . G . S . B . Surrey , and E . F . Thomas . The following distinguished vUi'ors were present : —Hros . II . G . Buss , Assis . ant Grand S cretary of England and P . G . Treas . ; J . H . Southwood , W . M . 1260 ; A . J . Altman , P . M . 150 , and J . W . 16 57 ; J . Seaton , P . M . 157 ; E . F . Barlow , P . M . 15 ; C . L . Anderson . 6 : 4 ; F . Calrow ,
197 . Bros . Southwood and Mtman were proposed as joining memb-rs . The business agenda of tie lodge having been disposed of , and the lodge duly closed , the brethren repaired to a well served banquet , under tne able catering of Bro . Stone , for which the Ship is in good repute . Bro . Yeoman , the ne . v W . M ., prc . « i led over the lodge , at the banquet table , in the most able manner , and
to the satisfaction of all the brethren present . The usual lojal and Masonic toasts were most amply proposed and responded to . In consequence of the lamented decease oi Bio . R . W . Little , D . G . M . of the province-, the lodge summonses appeared in mourning , and nearly all present appeared in Masonic mourning . The Tyler's toast concluded a most agreeable meeting .
RHYL . —Caradoc Lodge ( N » . 1674 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , at the Town Ha'l , Rhyl . Bro . J . Salmon , W . M ., P . M . 425 and 1477 , P . Z . 771 , and P . P . J . G . W . of North Wales and Shropshire , presided , and there was a numerous attendance of members of the lodge and visiting brethren . Mr . S . W . Croston was initiated , and Bros . W . Williams , J . R . Jones , anel J . Guest were passed to the Second Degree . On the
motion of the Worshipful Master , a vote of condolence was passed to the family of the 1 ate esteemed Senior Warden of the lodge , Bro . Gilbank , whose death took place a short time back . Trie W . M . appointed Bro . VV . I ) . Foulkes to the vacant chair , which gave satisfaction to all the members , Bro . Foulkes hav ' n £ performed the duties of Secretary with efficiency and zeal . Bro . W . H . Keating was appointed Secretary .
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LEICESTER . —Chapter of Fortitude ( No . 279 ) . —The annual fe .-tival and installation meeting of this chapter was held at Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on Thursday , the 9 th of May , 1878 , at which a large number of members and visitors were present , amongst whom may be mentioned Comps . William Kelly , P . G . Supt . ; S . S . Partrielge , Z . ; Robert Waite , Z . elect ; George
Toller , P . Z . ; Clement Stretton , P . Z . ; George Hodges , P . Z . ; JohnT . Thorp , H . ; R . Boughton-Smith , H . 1130 ; J . M . Kew , J . 1130 ; Clement E . Stretton , E . ; T . Worthington , N . ; T . A . Wykes , as . P . S . ; Tfiomas , Coltman , Treas . ; H . Meadows . D . C . ; also Dr . Hunt , C . S . Preston , W . B . Smith , E . Newton , T . Macaulay , R . A . Barber , J . E . Hodges , Dr . Clifton , J . C . Clarke , R . S . Toller , T . R .
Pickering , T . Dunn , Jan ., and others . The chapter was opened in ancient form by Comp . Partrielge , Z . A dispensation having been read and ordered to be entered upon the minutes , the Prov . G . Supt ., Comp . Kelly , installed Comp . R . Waite in the Second and First Chairs , also Comp . J . M . Kew as H ., and Comp . R . Bough'on-Smith
as / .. of the De Mowbray Chapter , No . 1130 . The other companions having been admitted , Bro . R . J . Clarke was exalted to this degree ' , the ceremony being most impressively performed by Comp . Partrielge , P . Z ., assisteel by the Prov . G . Supt . The ordinary routine business having been concltic ' ed , the chapter was closed indue form . The annual banquet was then served , after which the loyal and Ma-