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r Kenneday , P . M . 1536 , and P . P . G . Std . Br . Kent ; r ^ nt- Elliott , 6 ; Lieut , W . Ward , 700 ; Lieut . J . Thorne , , 7 n * I . Pullen , W . M . 1466 ; W . Tailbey , W . M . 13 ; r -Lawson , l . P . M . 913 j W . D . Keeble , W . M . > 3 ; E . pilmer , P . M . 9 ^ 3 ! F . Nichols , P . M . 706 ; Rev . H . H . Walker . 8 TO ; S . Clarke , P . M . 706 ; W . Stephens , W . M . , « •I Glance , S . W . 1604 ; G . Holland , J . W . 1604 ;
VV Webber , S . W . 700 ; J . lurton , 913 ; J . Hooton , 013 ; F . Tyler , 913 ; G . French , 15 S ; J . Baldie , 1472 ; G . R . Nichols , 700 ; C . Clapham , 913 ; A . Betenson , 710 * ' H . Howland , 370 ; G . Eversham , 115 S ; D . Swan-SOD ' 2 S 4 J B . Hammond , 913 ; B . Batchelor , 913 ; E . Sim , 1591 ; F . Frost , 1604 ; J . Whiteheart , 1536 ; C . Jolly , P ' - J 47 2 > 2 lS 4 J and others .
The banquet , which was admirably served , having been disposed of , the usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts were honoured . The l . P . M . then proposed the toast of "The W . M . " very briefly . He said it was like preaching his own funeral sermon , but he had no hesitation in saying that if the W . M . carried out his duties during his year of office as
well as he had the subordinate duties entrusted to him , they might have no | misgivings as to his ability to carry out the duties of the chair . He asked them to drink the toast with enthusiasm . The W . M ., in response—and we may here say in parenthesis that he is a true exponent of the idea that long speeches at Masonic banquets are " more honoured in the
breach than the observance "—said he thanked them very much for the kind manner in which they had responded to the toast of his health , so kindly put by the I . P . M ., and assured them that in the future he should , as in the past , do his best for the interest and welfare of the Iodge . As the time was getting short , he should conclude by asking them to excuse him making a long speech , and at the same
time assuring them that their interest was his own , and his prosperity , as their W . M ., would materially depend upon the manner in which they assisted him in carrying out the important duties of his office . The next toast was that of "The Installing Officer , " Bro . Ritchie , P . M ., who , in response , said he thanked the brethren for their cordial reception of the toast ; it reminded
him of the earlier days of the lodge , when they could count upon their fingers the members of it . At that time it was an infant lodge , but now it was a proud thing for him , its first Master , to look around and see the immense strides the lodge had made , and he confidently looked forward to the day when the lodge would be the great factor to draw together all Royal Artillery Freemasons under the grand
banner of the lodge ; then they would show to the world that Charity with them was not merely a name , but a thing worthy of their acceptance , and of the lodge of which they were proud to belong . It was one of the first duties of a Freemason to foster the Masonic Charities , and if they looked at the intelligence that was with them in that lodge , he had no doubt that the call for Charity would be , whenever it was required , generously and liberally responded to .
He trusted they would forgive him for reading them that homily upon Masonic Charity , but he sincerely hoped that every brother of the lodge would do his best , not only to support their W . M ., for whom he predicted a good and useful year of office , but at the same time give their mite to the cause of Charity , for the foundation and copestone of Masonry was the Charities of their grand and noble Order .
Bro . White , in responding for "The P . M . 's , " said he felt at a little disadvantage in speaking of the P . M . ' s in the presence of so many veterans . Yet he must say it was a credit to anyone to attain a position of so much honour and responsibility . Now , Bro . Ritchie had spoken vmost eloquently of the Charities of the Order . He quite agreed with him , and thought that they would and should be a
great power for good , especially among the brethren of the regiment , of whom there were a great body , both around them in town and near them . He strongly advocated a general invitation to all they knew to join the lodge , and so make it a home where they could meet and exchange the amenities of brotherhood ; if that were done , they would soon find that they should require even a larger place to
meet in than the one they now had . He would not detain them longer , but thanked them very much for their hearty reception of the toast . Bro . Weston said that when he , Bro . Ritchie , and others of the P . M . ' s present started the lodge there were very few young Masons among them ; now he was glad to say that they had a goodly number of rising young Masons to
follow in the footsteps of the P . M . 's , and so sustain the prestige of the lodge , and the regiment from which it sprung . They had no less than 84 members good on the hooks , and were still increasing both in numbers and resources . With regard to the Charities , so eloquently alluded to by Bro . Ritchie , if they took into consideration the . time they had existed as a lodge , and the necessarily
neavy expenses attending its formation , they must feel that 'hey had done their duty towards the Charities . He had the honour of standing Steward for the lodge at the last festival of the Girls' School , and took up , among other sums , no less than £ 30 collected among the initiates of the lod ge alone . As to their esteemed first Master , Bro . Major Ritchie , from the very start of the Iodge he had given his
wnole soul to its interests ; while the arduous task he had undertaken and so ably performed that day evidenced most unmistakably that that interest had not abated one rt , 1 j For himseIf . he was P roud t 0 be the first l . P . M . of the lodge , and could assure them that his heart was with " j and any service he could render would always be gladly S'ven to ensure its prosperity and maintain its unsullied Prestige ,
nW ° u ney sau 3 ne always was a modest man , and the ° 'aer he grew the more modest he grew , so that they would "iMoughl y understand him when he said that , like as the an J 11 1 a shi P takes the helm when the storm is ra £ 'ng £ ? . ely steers the vessel into harbour , so he stuck to the
' „ ™ 'he good ship " Ubique , " and , having a thorough anrt ir ew - ' was novv safe at anchor . He found it 38 , m „ j T „ , 4 stron £ - Now , that was a sample of his sn „„ jT c WelI > at a "y "' e , the lodge was on a good , nodr' ! nancial 'footing , and he trusted would be in a year Send up a substantiaI sum to the Charities every Bro . White proposed the toast of "The Initiate . " them ° f /* " said he could hardlv express his thanks to do nfe 1 ? 'J : iatin r ? him into their Association . He would ° o his level best to be worthy of it .
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The other toasts were " The Visitors , " for which Bros . Turnbull , Clark , Keeble , Webber , and others responded ; " The Officers , " coupled with the names of the S . and J . Wardens ; and then the Tyler ' s toast concluded the proceedings , which were rendered doubly enjoyable by the fine singing of Bros . Batchelor , Nichols , and others .
LA FRANCE LODGE ( No . 2060 ) . —This lodge held its regular meeting last Monday at the Cafe Royal . In consequence of the death of Bro . G . Ordonneau , who was initiated in the lodge three years ago , the brethren appeared in Masonic mourning . There were present Bros . St . Clair , W . M . ; L . Clerc , S . W . ; A . Sauve , J . W . j E . H . Thiellay , P . Prov . G . S . B . Middx ., acting as l . P . M . ; H .
Bue , P . G . Std . Br ., I . P . M ., Treas . ; E . Monteuuis , G . S . B ., P . M ., Sec ; B . Lacoste , S . D . ; 1 . Desvignes , J . D . ; E . Pouard , I . G . j L . Mallet , Stwd j Thos . Fenn , P . B . G . P ., hon . mem . ; and many others . Visitors : Bros . R . Townsend , P . M . 1984 , P . G . Std . Br . Herts j G . B . Wheeler , iS ; Guy Repton , 2127 ; A . Baume , 1 S 0 ; O . Gautier , 907 ; E . Valeriani , 1687 ; L . B . Mozley , 1426 ; B . Hamann ,
1609 ; G . P . Bertini , 1671 ; and James Pain , 1339 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , ballot was taken for the election of Messrs . Lanteri and Brecheux . It was unanimous in their favour , and the candidates being in attendance they were initiated , the W . M ., Bro . St . Clair , performing that ceremony with his usual perfection . The work of the other officers also
requires special praise , but more particularly that of the Deacons , Bros . J . Desvignes , J . D ., and Lacoste , S . D ., as every W . M . knows how their correct working conduces to the success of the ceremony . The charge was given by Bro . T . Fenn , Pres . Board of Gen . Purps ., and we shall only remark on this point that at a further period of the evening one of the initiates expressed his astonishment when
he found out that after all Bro . Fenn was not a Frenchman . He had been under the impression that all the time he was being addressed by one of his own countrymen . After the W . M . had called upon the Sec . to read the correspondence the by-laws were taken as read , the W . M ., however , calling on all the brethren to read them for themselves . The W . M . then put the proposition which stood in his
name— " Happy and proud of the great honour which has devolved upon it by the nomination of one of its Past Masters to the office of Grand Sword Bearer of Grand Lodge , the Lodge La France offers its most sincere congratulations to Bro . E . Monteuuis , and presents him with the collar and apron of his oEce . " He did not think that many words were necessary from him on that occasion .
The wording of the proposition said all he had to say . The brethren all knew how hard Bro . Monteuuis had worked for Freemasonry in general and that lodge in particular , and he had no doubt that his proposition would meet with their unanimous approbation . The proposition having been seconded and unanimously voted , the W . M . presented Bro . Monteuuis with his
undress suit of G . Swd . Br . Bro . Monteuuis , in returning thanks , said he hardly knew in what terms to thank the W . M . and the brethren ; he could only say that he felt most deeply that mark of their esteem and of their friendship . He had , with the other P . M . and present W . M ., done his best for the success of the lodge , but that great success ( for he must
say the lodge had been a great success ) was mainly due to the support they had had from the Grand Officers who had consecrated , or assisted at the consecration , of the lodge . They had some of them regularly attended their meetings , particularly Bro . Fenn , and had thus put them on their mettle that everything should be carried out in strict accordance with the Book of Constitutions and Emulation ritual .
To these Grand Officers the success of the lodge had been due ; to them must be attributed the honour which had just been conferred on the lodge through him . He begged again to thank the W . M . and the brethren for their very handsome present . Bro . L . Glerc requested the W . M . to be allowed to say a few words . The lodge had lately lost a worthy brother ,
and he thought it was only right that the lodge should keep up the old Masonic custom of alluding to the one who had just gone from them . It had been his great pleasure to have introduced Bro . G . Ordonneau into Freemasonry . He was a true believer . He had asked him before proposing him as a candidate if he believed in the Almighty , and his answer was— " If I were
not sure that all the members of the Lodge La France believed in God I would not ask to join it . " Bro . L . Clerc further remarked that the lodge had hardly been in existence five years , and they had unfortunately to record four deaths—Bros . Delavaux , Outrau , Gaulard , and Ordonneau . He concluded by proposing that a mourning salute be fired in memory of the late deceased brother , and that a letter
of condolence be sent to his family . The proposition having been seconded , and carried unanimously , the brethren , under the direction of their W . M ., saluted the memory of Bro . Ordonneau , according to Masonic custom . The brethren then adjourned to refreshment ; but as the lodge was in mourning , the _ toasts were proposed and drunk without the customary interval of music .
The toasts of " The Cjueen and the Craft , " " La France and son President , M . Carnot , with Success to the Exhibition , " and "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales " were heartily received . Bros . Fenn and Monteuuis replied for "The Grand Officers . " Bro . H . Bud , in a few heartfelt words , proposed " The
Health of the W . M . " The VV . M . ( who was received with acclamation ) took the opportunity when responding of alluding to the La France Chapter , informing the brethren that the petition had been favourably received , that the warrant was signed , and that the consecration would take place on the third Monday ( the 21 st ) in October , and be performed in French
by Bro . T . Fenn . The initiates , Bros . Lanteri and Brecheux , responded to the toast of their health in a very happy manner . They had evidently been deeply impressed by the ceremony and the charge : and it was here that Bro . Brecheux paid Bro
Fenn the compliment alluded to before . "The Visitors , " "The P . M . ' s , " and "The Officers " were duly honoured . A very interesting and pleasant evening , dimmed only by the shadow of death , was finished by the Tyler ' s toast .
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CORDWAINER WARD LODGE ( No . 2241 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Cannon-street Hotel on Wednesday evening , the 15 th inst ., when the following officers of the lodge were present : Bros . Frank Tayler , W . M . ; F . West , P . G . D ., l . P . M . ; Col . P . Cowan , S . W . ; VV . T . Buck , J . W . ; R . Colvin Lewis , Chap . ; H . J . Adams , P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; Henry
Lovegrove , Sec ; C . J . Buck , S . D . ; J . J . Hepburn , J . D . ; E . J . Jones , I . G . ; J . R . Reep , D . of C . j F . J . Loughlin , Org . ; J . C . Carter , Steward ; and the following visitors : Bros . A . Buck , P . M . 453 , P . P . S . G . W . Essex ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 SJ R . Tilling , P . M . 7 65 ; E . H . Ouicke , W . M . 1017 J G . Watson , P . M . 21 , P . G . S . j C . B . Lome ; W . E . Johnson , P . M . 134 ; J . W . Jeffery ,
I . G . 134 ; J . Salaman , P . M . 20 , P . P . S . G . W . Kent ; R . Ellis , 1910 ; A . F . Aslow , P . M . 1395 ; H . H . Montague , 1718 ; M . Brown , S . D . 1997 ; J . L . Sadler , S . W . 1024 ; C . Bennett , 22 ; W . H . White , 1589 ; ] . Tatlock , P . M . 142 ; J . Wild , P . M . 96 ; J . H . Parker Wilson , 259 ; W . Hunt , 172 ; S . N . Challoner , 1427 ; J . Renals , W . M . 1657 ; Sir John B . Monckton , P . G . VV . j and C . J . Inglis .
The only work to be done was the installation of the W . Master and the appointment and investiture of officers . After the minutes had been read and confirmed , and the Audit Committee ' s report adopted , Bro . Frank Tayler , in splendid style , installed Bro . Alderman and Col . P . Cowan as Master of the Iodge for the ensuing year . The following brethren were appointed to office : Bros . W . T . Buck ,
P . M ., & c , S . W . j C . S . Buck , P . M ., & c , J . W . j Frank Tayler , P . M ., l . P . M . j Rev . R . C . Lewis , M . A ., Chap ; H . J . Adams , P . G . S . B ,, Treas . ; Henry Lovegrove , P . M ., & c , Sec ; J . F . Hepburn , P . M ., & c , S . D . ; E . J . Jones , P . M ., J . D . J . R . Reep , I . G . ; A . T . Hawkins , D . C . ; VV . A . Prince , A . D . C ; H . Carter and A . R . Jackson , Stwds . ; F . ] . Laughlin , Org . ; and Rawles , Tyler .
An excellent banquet followed the lodge work , and the usual toasts were proposed . A handsome P . M . ' s jewel was presented to the l . P . M . in lodge . Bro . Sir John B . Moncktcn replied to the toast of "The Grand Officers , " and said it seemed scarcely a year ago that the Iodge was consecrated . It was very pleasant to
hear that the lodge had prospered so much ; it was only 16 strong at the beginning , and now it was double that number . That was a very marked progress in a year , and he should say the lodge had done all it could have hoped or wished for and that it stood in a good position in the Cordwainer Ward . He desired to apologise for not having been present at the installation , but when they were
associated in good fellowship at the Masonic board he was never tired of recollecting other good things attended to in Masonry . That afternoon he had been at Freemasons ' Hall looking at the plans of the Girls' School previous to the Special Court of the following day . Also within two days some 30 or 40 old people would be made happy at the election of the Benevolent Institution . Perhaps some young
Masons knew little about these things , but it was useful to know that they were going on , to show them that it was not only lodge ritual , conviviality , and good fellowship that Masonry consisted of , but there was plenty of Charity as well . They must , however , remember that this must be done without detriment to themselves or connections . Sir Tohn Monckton next proposed " The W . M ., " and
said he felt great interest in him . Though he ( Sir John Monckton ) was not a most potent , grave , and reverend signor , he was no babe and suckling , and , paternally and fraternally , he promised the VV . M . every assistance ,- and wished him , in the name of the brethren present , a most fortunate and happy year of office . He was certain when Col . Cowan left the chair he would do so with
honour to himself and the best feelings of the brethren . The W . M . said , in reply , he thanked the brethren for the way in which they had received his name . If he proposed to make short speeches on general matters , he would make shorter when he came to particular ones , especially when the particular one meant himself . He wished to follow the advice he had received in his early career , and
he would endeavour to follow in the footsteps of those who had set him a good example . The W . M . then proposed "The Installing Master , Bro . Tayler , " who had so admirably filled the chair for 12 months . The brethren all knew Bro . Tayler's work in lodge , and , having sat under his presidency at the banquet table , they knew his great ability . As they had a larger
audience that evening than usual , it was right and fair that the qualities possessed by Bro . Tayler should be as widely known as possible . The lodge itself owed its existence to Bro . Tayler , though , no doubt , he was aided and assisted by many ; but he was the first to commence it . For himself , he might say in explanation of his ( Col . Cowan ' s ) occupying the chair , that it was a sort of
compact made with Grand Lodge ; this might be somewhat out of place in proposing "The Health of the VV . M ., " and so he would say no more about it . He therefore would conclude , hoping that the brethren would do all honour to the toast . Bro . Frank Tayler , I . P . M ., in reply , said he could not second the W . M . 's words in every particular . There
were two or three brethren quite as sedulous as himself in getting up the Iodge . He and they worked heartily together , and he took his part . Whatever success had attended this Cordwainer Ward Lodge was not owing to himself , but to the support of the good friends of the Ward mainly , and not only to Masonry ; and in other respects he had to thank them . However , they had made the
lodge a success , and it was the support he had had during his year of office that had carried the lodge thus far so very successfully . The jewel they had so kindly presented him with he should ever wear with pride , for the inscription it bore showed the esteem in which he was held by the
brethren . The brethren had also supported him by making up a good list for him for the Boys' School . As he had endeavoured during his year to do his best for the lodge , so in the future , while he had the privilege and honour to be associated with it , he should do his very best to merit a continuance of the kindness the brethren had lavished
upon him . The W . M . afterwards proposed "The Visitors , " and said it was a great honour to a new W . M . to have his installation witnessed by a large and distinguished body of brethren . He thanked them heartily for the support they had given him , and it would encourage him to hope that on future occasions the lodge might be similarly honoured . Bro . Renals was the first to respond , and he expressed his great gratification at seeing Col . Cowan placed in the chair .
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r Kenneday , P . M . 1536 , and P . P . G . Std . Br . Kent ; r ^ nt- Elliott , 6 ; Lieut , W . Ward , 700 ; Lieut . J . Thorne , , 7 n * I . Pullen , W . M . 1466 ; W . Tailbey , W . M . 13 ; r -Lawson , l . P . M . 913 j W . D . Keeble , W . M . > 3 ; E . pilmer , P . M . 9 ^ 3 ! F . Nichols , P . M . 706 ; Rev . H . H . Walker . 8 TO ; S . Clarke , P . M . 706 ; W . Stephens , W . M . , « •I Glance , S . W . 1604 ; G . Holland , J . W . 1604 ;
VV Webber , S . W . 700 ; J . lurton , 913 ; J . Hooton , 013 ; F . Tyler , 913 ; G . French , 15 S ; J . Baldie , 1472 ; G . R . Nichols , 700 ; C . Clapham , 913 ; A . Betenson , 710 * ' H . Howland , 370 ; G . Eversham , 115 S ; D . Swan-SOD ' 2 S 4 J B . Hammond , 913 ; B . Batchelor , 913 ; E . Sim , 1591 ; F . Frost , 1604 ; J . Whiteheart , 1536 ; C . Jolly , P ' - J 47 2 > 2 lS 4 J and others .
The banquet , which was admirably served , having been disposed of , the usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts were honoured . The l . P . M . then proposed the toast of "The W . M . " very briefly . He said it was like preaching his own funeral sermon , but he had no hesitation in saying that if the W . M . carried out his duties during his year of office as
well as he had the subordinate duties entrusted to him , they might have no | misgivings as to his ability to carry out the duties of the chair . He asked them to drink the toast with enthusiasm . The W . M ., in response—and we may here say in parenthesis that he is a true exponent of the idea that long speeches at Masonic banquets are " more honoured in the
breach than the observance "—said he thanked them very much for the kind manner in which they had responded to the toast of his health , so kindly put by the I . P . M ., and assured them that in the future he should , as in the past , do his best for the interest and welfare of the Iodge . As the time was getting short , he should conclude by asking them to excuse him making a long speech , and at the same
time assuring them that their interest was his own , and his prosperity , as their W . M ., would materially depend upon the manner in which they assisted him in carrying out the important duties of his office . The next toast was that of "The Installing Officer , " Bro . Ritchie , P . M ., who , in response , said he thanked the brethren for their cordial reception of the toast ; it reminded
him of the earlier days of the lodge , when they could count upon their fingers the members of it . At that time it was an infant lodge , but now it was a proud thing for him , its first Master , to look around and see the immense strides the lodge had made , and he confidently looked forward to the day when the lodge would be the great factor to draw together all Royal Artillery Freemasons under the grand
banner of the lodge ; then they would show to the world that Charity with them was not merely a name , but a thing worthy of their acceptance , and of the lodge of which they were proud to belong . It was one of the first duties of a Freemason to foster the Masonic Charities , and if they looked at the intelligence that was with them in that lodge , he had no doubt that the call for Charity would be , whenever it was required , generously and liberally responded to .
He trusted they would forgive him for reading them that homily upon Masonic Charity , but he sincerely hoped that every brother of the lodge would do his best , not only to support their W . M ., for whom he predicted a good and useful year of office , but at the same time give their mite to the cause of Charity , for the foundation and copestone of Masonry was the Charities of their grand and noble Order .
Bro . White , in responding for "The P . M . 's , " said he felt at a little disadvantage in speaking of the P . M . ' s in the presence of so many veterans . Yet he must say it was a credit to anyone to attain a position of so much honour and responsibility . Now , Bro . Ritchie had spoken vmost eloquently of the Charities of the Order . He quite agreed with him , and thought that they would and should be a
great power for good , especially among the brethren of the regiment , of whom there were a great body , both around them in town and near them . He strongly advocated a general invitation to all they knew to join the lodge , and so make it a home where they could meet and exchange the amenities of brotherhood ; if that were done , they would soon find that they should require even a larger place to
meet in than the one they now had . He would not detain them longer , but thanked them very much for their hearty reception of the toast . Bro . Weston said that when he , Bro . Ritchie , and others of the P . M . ' s present started the lodge there were very few young Masons among them ; now he was glad to say that they had a goodly number of rising young Masons to
follow in the footsteps of the P . M . 's , and so sustain the prestige of the lodge , and the regiment from which it sprung . They had no less than 84 members good on the hooks , and were still increasing both in numbers and resources . With regard to the Charities , so eloquently alluded to by Bro . Ritchie , if they took into consideration the . time they had existed as a lodge , and the necessarily
neavy expenses attending its formation , they must feel that 'hey had done their duty towards the Charities . He had the honour of standing Steward for the lodge at the last festival of the Girls' School , and took up , among other sums , no less than £ 30 collected among the initiates of the lod ge alone . As to their esteemed first Master , Bro . Major Ritchie , from the very start of the Iodge he had given his
wnole soul to its interests ; while the arduous task he had undertaken and so ably performed that day evidenced most unmistakably that that interest had not abated one rt , 1 j For himseIf . he was P roud t 0 be the first l . P . M . of the lodge , and could assure them that his heart was with " j and any service he could render would always be gladly S'ven to ensure its prosperity and maintain its unsullied Prestige ,
nW ° u ney sau 3 ne always was a modest man , and the ° 'aer he grew the more modest he grew , so that they would "iMoughl y understand him when he said that , like as the an J 11 1 a shi P takes the helm when the storm is ra £ 'ng £ ? . ely steers the vessel into harbour , so he stuck to the
' „ ™ 'he good ship " Ubique , " and , having a thorough anrt ir ew - ' was novv safe at anchor . He found it 38 , m „ j T „ , 4 stron £ - Now , that was a sample of his sn „„ jT c WelI > at a "y "' e , the lodge was on a good , nodr' ! nancial 'footing , and he trusted would be in a year Send up a substantiaI sum to the Charities every Bro . White proposed the toast of "The Initiate . " them ° f /* " said he could hardlv express his thanks to do nfe 1 ? 'J : iatin r ? him into their Association . He would ° o his level best to be worthy of it .
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The other toasts were " The Visitors , " for which Bros . Turnbull , Clark , Keeble , Webber , and others responded ; " The Officers , " coupled with the names of the S . and J . Wardens ; and then the Tyler ' s toast concluded the proceedings , which were rendered doubly enjoyable by the fine singing of Bros . Batchelor , Nichols , and others .
LA FRANCE LODGE ( No . 2060 ) . —This lodge held its regular meeting last Monday at the Cafe Royal . In consequence of the death of Bro . G . Ordonneau , who was initiated in the lodge three years ago , the brethren appeared in Masonic mourning . There were present Bros . St . Clair , W . M . ; L . Clerc , S . W . ; A . Sauve , J . W . j E . H . Thiellay , P . Prov . G . S . B . Middx ., acting as l . P . M . ; H .
Bue , P . G . Std . Br ., I . P . M ., Treas . ; E . Monteuuis , G . S . B ., P . M ., Sec ; B . Lacoste , S . D . ; 1 . Desvignes , J . D . ; E . Pouard , I . G . j L . Mallet , Stwd j Thos . Fenn , P . B . G . P ., hon . mem . ; and many others . Visitors : Bros . R . Townsend , P . M . 1984 , P . G . Std . Br . Herts j G . B . Wheeler , iS ; Guy Repton , 2127 ; A . Baume , 1 S 0 ; O . Gautier , 907 ; E . Valeriani , 1687 ; L . B . Mozley , 1426 ; B . Hamann ,
1609 ; G . P . Bertini , 1671 ; and James Pain , 1339 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , ballot was taken for the election of Messrs . Lanteri and Brecheux . It was unanimous in their favour , and the candidates being in attendance they were initiated , the W . M ., Bro . St . Clair , performing that ceremony with his usual perfection . The work of the other officers also
requires special praise , but more particularly that of the Deacons , Bros . J . Desvignes , J . D ., and Lacoste , S . D ., as every W . M . knows how their correct working conduces to the success of the ceremony . The charge was given by Bro . T . Fenn , Pres . Board of Gen . Purps ., and we shall only remark on this point that at a further period of the evening one of the initiates expressed his astonishment when
he found out that after all Bro . Fenn was not a Frenchman . He had been under the impression that all the time he was being addressed by one of his own countrymen . After the W . M . had called upon the Sec . to read the correspondence the by-laws were taken as read , the W . M ., however , calling on all the brethren to read them for themselves . The W . M . then put the proposition which stood in his
name— " Happy and proud of the great honour which has devolved upon it by the nomination of one of its Past Masters to the office of Grand Sword Bearer of Grand Lodge , the Lodge La France offers its most sincere congratulations to Bro . E . Monteuuis , and presents him with the collar and apron of his oEce . " He did not think that many words were necessary from him on that occasion .
The wording of the proposition said all he had to say . The brethren all knew how hard Bro . Monteuuis had worked for Freemasonry in general and that lodge in particular , and he had no doubt that his proposition would meet with their unanimous approbation . The proposition having been seconded and unanimously voted , the W . M . presented Bro . Monteuuis with his
undress suit of G . Swd . Br . Bro . Monteuuis , in returning thanks , said he hardly knew in what terms to thank the W . M . and the brethren ; he could only say that he felt most deeply that mark of their esteem and of their friendship . He had , with the other P . M . and present W . M ., done his best for the success of the lodge , but that great success ( for he must
say the lodge had been a great success ) was mainly due to the support they had had from the Grand Officers who had consecrated , or assisted at the consecration , of the lodge . They had some of them regularly attended their meetings , particularly Bro . Fenn , and had thus put them on their mettle that everything should be carried out in strict accordance with the Book of Constitutions and Emulation ritual .
To these Grand Officers the success of the lodge had been due ; to them must be attributed the honour which had just been conferred on the lodge through him . He begged again to thank the W . M . and the brethren for their very handsome present . Bro . L . Glerc requested the W . M . to be allowed to say a few words . The lodge had lately lost a worthy brother ,
and he thought it was only right that the lodge should keep up the old Masonic custom of alluding to the one who had just gone from them . It had been his great pleasure to have introduced Bro . G . Ordonneau into Freemasonry . He was a true believer . He had asked him before proposing him as a candidate if he believed in the Almighty , and his answer was— " If I were
not sure that all the members of the Lodge La France believed in God I would not ask to join it . " Bro . L . Clerc further remarked that the lodge had hardly been in existence five years , and they had unfortunately to record four deaths—Bros . Delavaux , Outrau , Gaulard , and Ordonneau . He concluded by proposing that a mourning salute be fired in memory of the late deceased brother , and that a letter
of condolence be sent to his family . The proposition having been seconded , and carried unanimously , the brethren , under the direction of their W . M ., saluted the memory of Bro . Ordonneau , according to Masonic custom . The brethren then adjourned to refreshment ; but as the lodge was in mourning , the _ toasts were proposed and drunk without the customary interval of music .
The toasts of " The Cjueen and the Craft , " " La France and son President , M . Carnot , with Success to the Exhibition , " and "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales " were heartily received . Bros . Fenn and Monteuuis replied for "The Grand Officers . " Bro . H . Bud , in a few heartfelt words , proposed " The
Health of the W . M . " The VV . M . ( who was received with acclamation ) took the opportunity when responding of alluding to the La France Chapter , informing the brethren that the petition had been favourably received , that the warrant was signed , and that the consecration would take place on the third Monday ( the 21 st ) in October , and be performed in French
by Bro . T . Fenn . The initiates , Bros . Lanteri and Brecheux , responded to the toast of their health in a very happy manner . They had evidently been deeply impressed by the ceremony and the charge : and it was here that Bro . Brecheux paid Bro
Fenn the compliment alluded to before . "The Visitors , " "The P . M . ' s , " and "The Officers " were duly honoured . A very interesting and pleasant evening , dimmed only by the shadow of death , was finished by the Tyler ' s toast .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
CORDWAINER WARD LODGE ( No . 2241 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Cannon-street Hotel on Wednesday evening , the 15 th inst ., when the following officers of the lodge were present : Bros . Frank Tayler , W . M . ; F . West , P . G . D ., l . P . M . ; Col . P . Cowan , S . W . ; VV . T . Buck , J . W . ; R . Colvin Lewis , Chap . ; H . J . Adams , P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; Henry
Lovegrove , Sec ; C . J . Buck , S . D . ; J . J . Hepburn , J . D . ; E . J . Jones , I . G . ; J . R . Reep , D . of C . j F . J . Loughlin , Org . ; J . C . Carter , Steward ; and the following visitors : Bros . A . Buck , P . M . 453 , P . P . S . G . W . Essex ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 SJ R . Tilling , P . M . 7 65 ; E . H . Ouicke , W . M . 1017 J G . Watson , P . M . 21 , P . G . S . j C . B . Lome ; W . E . Johnson , P . M . 134 ; J . W . Jeffery ,
I . G . 134 ; J . Salaman , P . M . 20 , P . P . S . G . W . Kent ; R . Ellis , 1910 ; A . F . Aslow , P . M . 1395 ; H . H . Montague , 1718 ; M . Brown , S . D . 1997 ; J . L . Sadler , S . W . 1024 ; C . Bennett , 22 ; W . H . White , 1589 ; ] . Tatlock , P . M . 142 ; J . Wild , P . M . 96 ; J . H . Parker Wilson , 259 ; W . Hunt , 172 ; S . N . Challoner , 1427 ; J . Renals , W . M . 1657 ; Sir John B . Monckton , P . G . VV . j and C . J . Inglis .
The only work to be done was the installation of the W . Master and the appointment and investiture of officers . After the minutes had been read and confirmed , and the Audit Committee ' s report adopted , Bro . Frank Tayler , in splendid style , installed Bro . Alderman and Col . P . Cowan as Master of the Iodge for the ensuing year . The following brethren were appointed to office : Bros . W . T . Buck ,
P . M ., & c , S . W . j C . S . Buck , P . M ., & c , J . W . j Frank Tayler , P . M ., l . P . M . j Rev . R . C . Lewis , M . A ., Chap ; H . J . Adams , P . G . S . B ,, Treas . ; Henry Lovegrove , P . M ., & c , Sec ; J . F . Hepburn , P . M ., & c , S . D . ; E . J . Jones , P . M ., J . D . J . R . Reep , I . G . ; A . T . Hawkins , D . C . ; VV . A . Prince , A . D . C ; H . Carter and A . R . Jackson , Stwds . ; F . ] . Laughlin , Org . ; and Rawles , Tyler .
An excellent banquet followed the lodge work , and the usual toasts were proposed . A handsome P . M . ' s jewel was presented to the l . P . M . in lodge . Bro . Sir John B . Moncktcn replied to the toast of "The Grand Officers , " and said it seemed scarcely a year ago that the Iodge was consecrated . It was very pleasant to
hear that the lodge had prospered so much ; it was only 16 strong at the beginning , and now it was double that number . That was a very marked progress in a year , and he should say the lodge had done all it could have hoped or wished for and that it stood in a good position in the Cordwainer Ward . He desired to apologise for not having been present at the installation , but when they were
associated in good fellowship at the Masonic board he was never tired of recollecting other good things attended to in Masonry . That afternoon he had been at Freemasons ' Hall looking at the plans of the Girls' School previous to the Special Court of the following day . Also within two days some 30 or 40 old people would be made happy at the election of the Benevolent Institution . Perhaps some young
Masons knew little about these things , but it was useful to know that they were going on , to show them that it was not only lodge ritual , conviviality , and good fellowship that Masonry consisted of , but there was plenty of Charity as well . They must , however , remember that this must be done without detriment to themselves or connections . Sir Tohn Monckton next proposed " The W . M ., " and
said he felt great interest in him . Though he ( Sir John Monckton ) was not a most potent , grave , and reverend signor , he was no babe and suckling , and , paternally and fraternally , he promised the VV . M . every assistance ,- and wished him , in the name of the brethren present , a most fortunate and happy year of office . He was certain when Col . Cowan left the chair he would do so with
honour to himself and the best feelings of the brethren . The W . M . said , in reply , he thanked the brethren for the way in which they had received his name . If he proposed to make short speeches on general matters , he would make shorter when he came to particular ones , especially when the particular one meant himself . He wished to follow the advice he had received in his early career , and
he would endeavour to follow in the footsteps of those who had set him a good example . The W . M . then proposed "The Installing Master , Bro . Tayler , " who had so admirably filled the chair for 12 months . The brethren all knew Bro . Tayler's work in lodge , and , having sat under his presidency at the banquet table , they knew his great ability . As they had a larger
audience that evening than usual , it was right and fair that the qualities possessed by Bro . Tayler should be as widely known as possible . The lodge itself owed its existence to Bro . Tayler , though , no doubt , he was aided and assisted by many ; but he was the first to commence it . For himself , he might say in explanation of his ( Col . Cowan ' s ) occupying the chair , that it was a sort of
compact made with Grand Lodge ; this might be somewhat out of place in proposing "The Health of the VV . M ., " and so he would say no more about it . He therefore would conclude , hoping that the brethren would do all honour to the toast . Bro . Frank Tayler , I . P . M ., in reply , said he could not second the W . M . 's words in every particular . There
were two or three brethren quite as sedulous as himself in getting up the Iodge . He and they worked heartily together , and he took his part . Whatever success had attended this Cordwainer Ward Lodge was not owing to himself , but to the support of the good friends of the Ward mainly , and not only to Masonry ; and in other respects he had to thank them . However , they had made the
lodge a success , and it was the support he had had during his year of office that had carried the lodge thus far so very successfully . The jewel they had so kindly presented him with he should ever wear with pride , for the inscription it bore showed the esteem in which he was held by the
brethren . The brethren had also supported him by making up a good list for him for the Boys' School . As he had endeavoured during his year to do his best for the lodge , so in the future , while he had the privilege and honour to be associated with it , he should do his very best to merit a continuance of the kindness the brethren had lavished
upon him . The W . M . afterwards proposed "The Visitors , " and said it was a great honour to a new W . M . to have his installation witnessed by a large and distinguished body of brethren . He thanked them heartily for the support they had given him , and it would encourage him to hope that on future occasions the lodge might be similarly honoured . Bro . Renals was the first to respond , and he expressed his great gratification at seeing Col . Cowan placed in the chair .