-
Articles/Ads
Article MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. ← Page 7 of 13 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Intelligence.
ENOCH LODGE ( NO . 11 ) . —An " emergency" meeting of this Lodge was held at the Freemasons' Tavern , on the 16 th , for the purpose of receiving and considering a report from the Committee of P . M . and Officers , with reference to the approaching Centenary , and the best mode of celebrating so interesting an occasion . The report recommended that a banquet be held at the Brunswick , Blackwall ; and also , proposed that the M . W . G . M . be memorialized for his sanction to a jewel commemorative of the event , which all present members of the Lodge will have the privilege of wearing . The report was unanimousl y adopted , and a Conmntte appointed to carry its recommendations into effect .
LODGE OF FORTITUDE AND OLD CUMBERLAND ( N O . 12 ) . —This Lodge held its last meeting for the season on Monday , May 14 , when two brothers were passed , and one raised to their respective degrees , by Br . J . Marriott , P . M . At the conclusion of the business the brethren adjourned to dinner , which was presided over by the W . M . Br . Louis Meuuier . The visitors present were , Brs . Rowland ( No . 328 ) , and W . R . Inglis ( No . 231 , Scottish Constitution ) . The brethren spent a very pleasant evening , to the enjoyment of which the S . W ., Br . Donald King , materially contributed by his
excellent singing . GLOBE LODGE ( No . 23 ) . —The members of this Lodge met at the Freemasons ' Tavern on Thursday , May 17 th . The W . M ., with the assistance of his Officers , raised two brethren to the Third Degree , passed one to the Second Degree , and initiated a gentleman into the mysteries of Masonry , in that able manner for wliich this Lodge is distinguished . The brethren then voted two guineas to the widow of their late Tyler , Br . Dalton , and arranged their summer banquet for the 4 th of July .
. ROBERT BURNS' LODGE ( N O . 25 ) . —This Lodge met for the last time this season on Monday last , the brethren mustering to the number of about thirty , an unusually small meet for this numerous Lodge . Br . Goring , P . M . ( who filled the chair in the absence of the W . M ., Br . Dyte ) , initiated a gentleman into the Order , and raised two brethren to the Third Degree . At the close of the Masonic business the brethren adjourned to refreshment . The visitors wore Brs . J . Burton , W . M . ( No . 9 ) , F . Bincks , S . W . ( 11 ) , C . J . Waterhouse ( 276 ) , and Kemmish ( 745 ) . In the course of
the evening ldl . was voted out of the Lodge Benevolent Fund in aid of an old P . M . of the Lodge , whom the force of circumstances compelled to make the appeal . OLD KING ' ARMS LODGE ( NO . 30 ) . —The April meeting of this Lodge was held on the last Monday , when the W . M . Br . Ed . Warwick passed a Br . to the second degree a most able manner . Br . P . M . Filer , Sec . and P . M . of the Lodge , presented to the W . M ., in the name of the brethren , a vote of thanks for his liberal feelings and general attention to the interests of the Lodge , most beautifully written , framed , and glazed . The W . M . returned his sincere thanks for the honour conferred upon him , and concluded by saying , that he hoped all the brethren would support Br . Filer in his office of steward of the Girls' School Festival . Tho brethren at the conclusion of
the business adjourned to a very elegant banquet , and after spending a very happy evening , the brethren seperated at an early hour . We omitted to mention in our last notice of the Lodge , that the brethren had voted £ i > in aid of the funds of the Royal Freemasons' Asylum . . BRITANNIC LODGE ( NO . 38 ) . —This Lodge , after lying for some time dormant , only three members continuing to belong to it , and no meeting having been held for nearly four years , has been taken up by the railway interest , and promises to become
in a very short time one of the strongest in the Order . The first meeting under the new reyime was held at the Thatched House Tavern , on the 10 th of April , when about 20 joining members having been elected , the Lodge proceeded to elect a Master , Br . Gooch , D . G . M . for Wiltshire , being selected for the office . Br . Lewis Crombie was elected Treasurer , and Br . Hensley , one of the old members , continues as Secretary . The second meeting was held on the llth May , when Br . J . A . D . Cox , P . M ., who has during the past four years held the warrant of the
Lodgepro-, ceeded to instal Br . Gooch as W . M . for the ensuing year ; but Br . Gooch having been more than once previously installed , the ceremony was very much curtailed of its fair proportions . Br . J . Freeman , 233 , C . R . Mansell , 70 , and George Furness , 70 , having been elected joining members , the new W . M . initiated into the Order the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Intelligence.
ENOCH LODGE ( NO . 11 ) . —An " emergency" meeting of this Lodge was held at the Freemasons' Tavern , on the 16 th , for the purpose of receiving and considering a report from the Committee of P . M . and Officers , with reference to the approaching Centenary , and the best mode of celebrating so interesting an occasion . The report recommended that a banquet be held at the Brunswick , Blackwall ; and also , proposed that the M . W . G . M . be memorialized for his sanction to a jewel commemorative of the event , which all present members of the Lodge will have the privilege of wearing . The report was unanimousl y adopted , and a Conmntte appointed to carry its recommendations into effect .
LODGE OF FORTITUDE AND OLD CUMBERLAND ( N O . 12 ) . —This Lodge held its last meeting for the season on Monday , May 14 , when two brothers were passed , and one raised to their respective degrees , by Br . J . Marriott , P . M . At the conclusion of the business the brethren adjourned to dinner , which was presided over by the W . M . Br . Louis Meuuier . The visitors present were , Brs . Rowland ( No . 328 ) , and W . R . Inglis ( No . 231 , Scottish Constitution ) . The brethren spent a very pleasant evening , to the enjoyment of which the S . W ., Br . Donald King , materially contributed by his
excellent singing . GLOBE LODGE ( No . 23 ) . —The members of this Lodge met at the Freemasons ' Tavern on Thursday , May 17 th . The W . M ., with the assistance of his Officers , raised two brethren to the Third Degree , passed one to the Second Degree , and initiated a gentleman into the mysteries of Masonry , in that able manner for wliich this Lodge is distinguished . The brethren then voted two guineas to the widow of their late Tyler , Br . Dalton , and arranged their summer banquet for the 4 th of July .
. ROBERT BURNS' LODGE ( N O . 25 ) . —This Lodge met for the last time this season on Monday last , the brethren mustering to the number of about thirty , an unusually small meet for this numerous Lodge . Br . Goring , P . M . ( who filled the chair in the absence of the W . M ., Br . Dyte ) , initiated a gentleman into the Order , and raised two brethren to the Third Degree . At the close of the Masonic business the brethren adjourned to refreshment . The visitors wore Brs . J . Burton , W . M . ( No . 9 ) , F . Bincks , S . W . ( 11 ) , C . J . Waterhouse ( 276 ) , and Kemmish ( 745 ) . In the course of
the evening ldl . was voted out of the Lodge Benevolent Fund in aid of an old P . M . of the Lodge , whom the force of circumstances compelled to make the appeal . OLD KING ' ARMS LODGE ( NO . 30 ) . —The April meeting of this Lodge was held on the last Monday , when the W . M . Br . Ed . Warwick passed a Br . to the second degree a most able manner . Br . P . M . Filer , Sec . and P . M . of the Lodge , presented to the W . M ., in the name of the brethren , a vote of thanks for his liberal feelings and general attention to the interests of the Lodge , most beautifully written , framed , and glazed . The W . M . returned his sincere thanks for the honour conferred upon him , and concluded by saying , that he hoped all the brethren would support Br . Filer in his office of steward of the Girls' School Festival . Tho brethren at the conclusion of
the business adjourned to a very elegant banquet , and after spending a very happy evening , the brethren seperated at an early hour . We omitted to mention in our last notice of the Lodge , that the brethren had voted £ i > in aid of the funds of the Royal Freemasons' Asylum . . BRITANNIC LODGE ( NO . 38 ) . —This Lodge , after lying for some time dormant , only three members continuing to belong to it , and no meeting having been held for nearly four years , has been taken up by the railway interest , and promises to become
in a very short time one of the strongest in the Order . The first meeting under the new reyime was held at the Thatched House Tavern , on the 10 th of April , when about 20 joining members having been elected , the Lodge proceeded to elect a Master , Br . Gooch , D . G . M . for Wiltshire , being selected for the office . Br . Lewis Crombie was elected Treasurer , and Br . Hensley , one of the old members , continues as Secretary . The second meeting was held on the llth May , when Br . J . A . D . Cox , P . M ., who has during the past four years held the warrant of the
Lodgepro-, ceeded to instal Br . Gooch as W . M . for the ensuing year ; but Br . Gooch having been more than once previously installed , the ceremony was very much curtailed of its fair proportions . Br . J . Freeman , 233 , C . R . Mansell , 70 , and George Furness , 70 , having been elected joining members , the new W . M . initiated into the Order the