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The usual formal business having been concluded , the ceremony of installation was proceeded with , the Hon . James Button , Prov . G . M . of Gloucester , officiating as installing Master , when Bro . H . R . Luckes , Prov . G ^ D . > was presented for installation by Bro . G , F . Newmarch , D . Prov . G . M .. Gloucester . The ceremony of installation was performed in a most imp osing manner , and"the W . M . appointed his officers , and invested with their respective insignia the following Brethren— -Bros . Joseph Gainer , S . W . ; George Smith , J . W . ; William Ellis , Dir . Cers . ; W . H . Preston ,
Treas . ; Rev . J . Kaye Booker , Chaplain ; William Ellison , Secretary ; P . P . Miles , S . D . J . Cowle , J . D . ; James Chew , Organist ; J . S , Strange , I . G . ; J . Holland , Tyler . One member was proposed and seconded to be balloted for next m eeting , With a view to his assuming the post of Tyler . A vo te of thanks was unanimously carried in favour of Bro . G . F . Newmarch for his unvarying kindness , and his devoted attention to the Sherborne Lodge during the time he filled the office of W . M . The business of the evening having been concluded , and the Lodge closed in perfect harmony , the Brethreii adjourned to the banquet .
HAMPSHIRE . App ointments . —Lodges ^ Wednesday , December 29 th , Economy ( 90 ) , Black S wan , Winch eg ter , at 7 ; Phcenix ( 319 ) , High Street , Portsmouth , at 7 .
KMT ., APPOINTMBNT . ^^ oc /^—Tuesday , December 2 & th , Emulation ( 376 ) , Bull Inn , Hartford , at 7 . \ LANCASHIRE ( EAST ) . Appointments . " —Z ^ Jgies .- —Wednesday , December 29 th , Integrity ( 189 ) , Cross Street Chambers , Manchester , at 6 ; St . John ' s ( 434 )| Three Tuns , Bolton , at 6 £ . Chapter . —Thursday , 30 th , Virtue ( 177 ) , Masonic Kooms , Manchester , at 5 .
Oldham . —Lodge of Friendship ( No . 344 ) . —This Lodge assembled at the Angel Hotel , on Wednesday , the 15 th instant , to celebrate the festival of St . John the Evangelist , on which occasion the W . Bro . ¥ m . Henry Brideoake was installed Master for the ensuing year , by Bro . J . Gaitskell , P . Prov . J . G . Deacon , after which the following officers were appointed and invested , viz .: —Bros . H . Wm Letter , as P . M . ; Rev . James Bumstead , Chaplain ; Thee . Mattinson , Treasurer ; Isaac Gaitskill , L . M . and Sec ; John Ponsonby , S . W . ; William Rye , J . W .
Reuben Cooper , S . D . ; James Mannock , J . D . At six o clock the Brethreii were called from labour to refreshment , and sat down to a very excellent banquet , prepared for the occasion . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts followed , —many of them very appropriately responded to . The proceedings were enlivened by several
excellent glees , & c ., sung by the Lincolnshire Choral Union . In the course of the evening two handsome P . M . ' s jewels were presented to Bros . John Wild and Samuel Brown , as a token of regard by the members , for a long and zealous Masonic career of twenty years devoted to the welfare and prosperity of the Lodge . About eleven o ' clock the Lodge was called from refreshment to labour , and closed , —a very pleasant evening having been spent .
LANCASHIRE ( WEST ) , i Appointmentb . —JSo ^^ . —Wednesday , December 29 th , St . George ' s Lodge ( 35 ) , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 4 ; Derby ( 1026 ) , Derby Arms , Bootle , at 5 . Chapter . —Monday , 27 th , Liverpool ( 368 ) , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 6 . Garston . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 26 T ) . — -A meeting of this Lodge was held at the Wellington Hotel , on Monday , December 6 th , it being the regular meeting , and Messrs . John Woods , Robert Morrison , John G . Wrenn , and H . B . Gaskell
being duly elected , were initiated b y the W . M ., Bro . Holme . Bro . Singlesby was passed to the second degree by Bro . C . J . Banister , P . M ., and Bros . Bryce , Skirvin , Nixon , and Willmer were raised to the degree of M . M . Bro . C . J . Banister called tho attention of the members of the Lodge to a Lodge of Instruction , connected with the Mariners' Lodge , No . 310 , and to one about to be formed in connexion with the Merchant ' s Lodge , as it was by this means only that the true ; ' ' ' 4 a
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Provincial
The usual formal business having been concluded , the ceremony of installation was proceeded with , the Hon . James Button , Prov . G . M . of Gloucester , officiating as installing Master , when Bro . H . R . Luckes , Prov . G ^ D . > was presented for installation by Bro . G , F . Newmarch , D . Prov . G . M .. Gloucester . The ceremony of installation was performed in a most imp osing manner , and"the W . M . appointed his officers , and invested with their respective insignia the following Brethren— -Bros . Joseph Gainer , S . W . ; George Smith , J . W . ; William Ellis , Dir . Cers . ; W . H . Preston ,
Treas . ; Rev . J . Kaye Booker , Chaplain ; William Ellison , Secretary ; P . P . Miles , S . D . J . Cowle , J . D . ; James Chew , Organist ; J . S , Strange , I . G . ; J . Holland , Tyler . One member was proposed and seconded to be balloted for next m eeting , With a view to his assuming the post of Tyler . A vo te of thanks was unanimously carried in favour of Bro . G . F . Newmarch for his unvarying kindness , and his devoted attention to the Sherborne Lodge during the time he filled the office of W . M . The business of the evening having been concluded , and the Lodge closed in perfect harmony , the Brethreii adjourned to the banquet .
HAMPSHIRE . App ointments . —Lodges ^ Wednesday , December 29 th , Economy ( 90 ) , Black S wan , Winch eg ter , at 7 ; Phcenix ( 319 ) , High Street , Portsmouth , at 7 .
KMT ., APPOINTMBNT . ^^ oc /^—Tuesday , December 2 & th , Emulation ( 376 ) , Bull Inn , Hartford , at 7 . \ LANCASHIRE ( EAST ) . Appointments . " —Z ^ Jgies .- —Wednesday , December 29 th , Integrity ( 189 ) , Cross Street Chambers , Manchester , at 6 ; St . John ' s ( 434 )| Three Tuns , Bolton , at 6 £ . Chapter . —Thursday , 30 th , Virtue ( 177 ) , Masonic Kooms , Manchester , at 5 .
Oldham . —Lodge of Friendship ( No . 344 ) . —This Lodge assembled at the Angel Hotel , on Wednesday , the 15 th instant , to celebrate the festival of St . John the Evangelist , on which occasion the W . Bro . ¥ m . Henry Brideoake was installed Master for the ensuing year , by Bro . J . Gaitskell , P . Prov . J . G . Deacon , after which the following officers were appointed and invested , viz .: —Bros . H . Wm Letter , as P . M . ; Rev . James Bumstead , Chaplain ; Thee . Mattinson , Treasurer ; Isaac Gaitskill , L . M . and Sec ; John Ponsonby , S . W . ; William Rye , J . W .
Reuben Cooper , S . D . ; James Mannock , J . D . At six o clock the Brethreii were called from labour to refreshment , and sat down to a very excellent banquet , prepared for the occasion . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts followed , —many of them very appropriately responded to . The proceedings were enlivened by several
excellent glees , & c ., sung by the Lincolnshire Choral Union . In the course of the evening two handsome P . M . ' s jewels were presented to Bros . John Wild and Samuel Brown , as a token of regard by the members , for a long and zealous Masonic career of twenty years devoted to the welfare and prosperity of the Lodge . About eleven o ' clock the Lodge was called from refreshment to labour , and closed , —a very pleasant evening having been spent .
LANCASHIRE ( WEST ) , i Appointmentb . —JSo ^^ . —Wednesday , December 29 th , St . George ' s Lodge ( 35 ) , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 4 ; Derby ( 1026 ) , Derby Arms , Bootle , at 5 . Chapter . —Monday , 27 th , Liverpool ( 368 ) , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 6 . Garston . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 26 T ) . — -A meeting of this Lodge was held at the Wellington Hotel , on Monday , December 6 th , it being the regular meeting , and Messrs . John Woods , Robert Morrison , John G . Wrenn , and H . B . Gaskell
being duly elected , were initiated b y the W . M ., Bro . Holme . Bro . Singlesby was passed to the second degree by Bro . C . J . Banister , P . M ., and Bros . Bryce , Skirvin , Nixon , and Willmer were raised to the degree of M . M . Bro . C . J . Banister called tho attention of the members of the Lodge to a Lodge of Instruction , connected with the Mariners' Lodge , No . 310 , and to one about to be formed in connexion with the Merchant ' s Lodge , as it was by this means only that the true ; ' ' ' 4 a