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SATURDAY , 5 TH JANUARY 1895 .

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Bro . John Barnett Worshipful Master of the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , will conclude his year of office on Friday next , when Bro . W . E . Wigmore will succeed him . The meeting is called for 4 o'clock , a Passing being set down for 4-15 , with the

Installation at 5 , to be followed by three Initiations , and the annual banquet at 7 . Bro . Barnett ' s year has been a successful one for this ancient Lodge , he having started with a credit balance of £ 36 15 s 2 d , which is now increased to £ 55 13 s 8 d .

The Lodge of Joppa , No . 188 , will hold its Installation on Monday next , at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen Street , when Bro . B . Weigel W . M . will be succeeded by Bro . Seigenberg . The

Lodge is called for 4 o'clock , the business on the agenda including four Initiations and a Baising , in addition to the usual work of an annual meeting . Banquet at 7 . We hope to report the proceedings in our next issue .

The members of the Upton Lodge , No . 1227 , having decided to remove their quarters from the Three Nuns' Hotel , Aldgate , will hold their next meeting at the Great Eastern Hotel ,

Liverpool Street , on Thursday next , at 6 o ' clock . Bro . Samuel Toye P . M . is the W . M . We hope to be among those who will congratulate him in the new quarters , and shall give a report of the proceedings in our next issue .

Under the patronage of the Mayor and Mayoress of Torquay , Bro . Alderman Dr . and Mrs . Eichardson , a Masonic Christmas dance will take place at the Bath Saloons , Torquay , next

Tuesday . The dance is being arranged by a united committee of the Torquay and Paignton Masonic Lodges , of which Bro . John Chapmau P . M . P . P . G . D . is the Chairman .

Reports Of Meetings.

REPORTS OF MEETINGS .

We shall be pleased to receive particulars of Masonio meetings for insertion in our columns , and where desired -will endeavour to send a representative to report Lodge or other proceedings .

PEOVINCIAL ,

— : o : — HUMBER LODGE , No . 57 . ST . JOHN'S time-honoured festival was duly observed at the Humber Lodge , Osbome-street , Hull , at which Bro . M . J . Martenson waa exalted to the position of Worshipful Master by Bro . George Wilson P . M . P . P . G . D .

During Bro . J . Wildbore ' s tenure of office this grand old Lodge ( established in 1734 ) has continued its sphere of usefulness and benevolence ; worthy men have been admitted to the privileges of the Craft , and if these Brethren are faithful to the noble tenets and guiding principles of the Boyal Order , the " great brotherhood of man " should be benefited . The red-letter

day in a Freemason's life is , without question , next to his acceptance and initiation , the day when he is installed as the Worshipfnl Master of hia Mother Lodge . Bro . Wildbore's eminent services were fittingly acknowledged by Bro . T . G . Milner ( the Borough Treasurer ) as the Sen . Warden , presenting to him as a souvenir from the Brethren , a gold Past Master ' s jewel , bearing the following inscription :

Presented to BRO . JAMES WILDBORE , by the members of the Humber Lodge , Mo , 67 , as a mark of their appreciation of his services aa their Worshipful Master , 1894

Bro . Wildbore was much touched with the spontaneous good feeling of his Brethren , and feelingly acknowledged their handsome gift . Bro . Martenson , ( the newly-installed Master ) , at the banquet , was accorded an enthusiastic reception in responding to the toast of the evening , which was gracefully proposed by Bro . W . E . Corris P . M . ( Her Majesty ' s

Inspector of Schools ) , and he promised , with the aid of his Officers , to maintain the honour , dignity , and welfare of the Humber Lodge . He had a strong conviction that he should have the unanimous good-will and hearty support of all the Brethren during his year of Office , and he was gratified that the choice of his Officers had met with general satisfaction .

Bro . Councillor Peter Atkinson ( the popular Senior Warden ) warmly congratulated tho W . M . on receiving a " record vote , " and said he and his Brethren would endeavour earnestly and loyally to render every assistance to uphold the prestige and dignity of the Lodge . — " Grimsby Express . " 0 0 0

ST . JOHN'S LODGE , No . 70

THE Installation meeting took place at the Masonic Hall and Club , Plymouth , on Thursday , 27 th ult ., when Brother G . E . Stanlake was installed W . M . The Officers having been invested Brother P . B . Westlake was appointed Eepresentative of the Lodge on the Committee of Petitions , and Bro . W . T . Hocking Charity Steward .

In the evening the Brethren , to the number of about seventy , sat down to the annual banquet in the Club , Bro . S . Harvey , the Steward , serving an excellent repast . The W . M . presided , the vice-chairs being filled by Bros . J , H . Evans and G . Leach . The Loyal toasts having been honoured , Brother J . Hicks proposed the Viscount Ebrington P . G . M . and Officers of P . G . Lodge , and Bros . Westlake and Kevern responded .

The W . M . gave the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe , P . G . M . and the P . G , Lodge of Cornwall . Bro . J . B . Gover said he was the oldest P . M . and the oldest member of the Lodge , having been connected with it forty years ; he had , therefore , had a long and varied experience . A Master should carry out his work properly , rule firmly , but withal genially , and he had no doubt that Brother Stanlake would prove ono of the most perfect Worshipful Masters Lodge St . John had ever had .

The W . M ., who was cordially received , said , in response , that Lodge St . John had been in existence 139 years , during which time it had been in constant work , and he felt it a great honour to have been chosen by the Brethren to fill that chair in succession to a long line of worthy Masters . He hoped to have a harmonious and successful year of office . In asking the Brethren to attend their Lodge regularly and promptly , he appealed to them to exercise that one great virtue—Charity .