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Notice Of Meetings.
left behind . Many present had known Bro . Smyth in his happy home , as a kind husband and a fond and loving parent , and the greatest sympathy must b > felt for his widow and family in their sad afllictioi ' . TlJ therefore mov . d a resolution expressive of the regret of tho Lodgo at tho decease ol" their esteemed Brother
and of sympathy and condolence with his widow _ and family in tho irreparable loss they had sustained . Bro . Lot-kin , in seconding tho resolution , said he had known Bro . Smyth for many years as a friend and neighbour , and as one ever ready to exert his influence iu the cause of Charity . Bro . Polak
was then duly installed as Worshipful Master by Bro . Ferrar , tho outgoing Worshipful Master , tho ceremony being ably rendered . Bro . Polak appointed aud invested tho following Officers : —Bros . Ferrar S . W ., Ollcy J . W ., Brand P . M . Treasurer , Lee P . M . Secretary , Beasley S . D ., Rich J . D ., Wright I . G ., Simpson Organist ,
Robinson and Winch Stewards , J . J . Marsh P . M . Tyler . The usual addresses wero then delivered in a very eloquent aud impressive manner by the Installing Master . Bro . Polak W . M . then said he had a pleasing duty to perform iu presenting to Bro . Ferrar , the I . P . M ., the Past Master ' s jewel voted to him at the last meeting ;
ho hoped that ho might bo with them as a Past Master for many years . Bro . Ferrar briefly acknowledged the gift . The Lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to a substantial banquet , well served under the personal superintendence of Bro . A . Clernow . After the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts had been duly honoured ,
Bro . A . Ferrar I . P . M . proposed the health of the Worshipful Master , and said that ho was sure this toast would bo cordially received by the brethren . Bro . Polak was well acquainted with the Masonic ritual , and was only anxious for an opportunity to prove his efficiency . The Worshipful Master had performed the duties of the various
offices ho had held from time to time in a most satisfactory manner , aud was well qualified for the chair . Bro . Polak W . M . thanked the brethren for the cordial manner in which they had received the toast . Ho would do his best faithfully to discharge the duties of his office , relying for support from the Officers and members of the
Lodge . In proposing the Visitors , the Worshipful Master remarked that this toast was always received with great cordiality , and that it was by the visits of brethren to various Lodges that feelings of brotherly love and good fellowship were promoted . He gave the visitors a cordial welcome . Bro . S . Studd P . M . 1375
responded , and . aid it was gratifying to every visitor present to find the Lodge in such a prosperous condition , and with so much cordiality and good feeling existing among the members . He wished to add a word of praise in reference to the installation ceremony , which he had never seen better performed . Bro . J . Doyle 1926 also responded .
Bro . A . Ferrar I . P . M . replied for the Past Masters , and thanked the brethren for the cordial manner in which the toast had been received . He was only a very young Past Master , but would do his best to maintain the position of the Lodge . Bro . Polak W . M . proposed tho Treasurer and Secretary , and said they wero the most important
Officers of the Lodge . They wero fortunate in possossing two such brethren as Bros . Brand ar . d Lee to fill these positions , for all present were aware how ably thoy carried out their important duties . Bros . Brand and Loo responded , after which tha Officers were proposed ,
and tho Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings . Bro . Frisby , the Organist of the Lodge , rendered valuable assistance at the pianoforte , being ably assisted by the vocal abilities of Bros . Tnrnbull Pasco , Rich , Dignam , and others .
NEPTUNE LODGE , No . 22 .
rjlLIE installation meeting of this old and prosperous Lodgo was - * - held on the evening of Thursday , the 27 th ult ., at the Guildhall Tavern , Grc-ham-strect , when there was a goodly attendance of members and visitors . Lodge was opened by Bro . Joseph Corbett W . M . in accordance with ancient form , and the usual routine business having been disposed of , the report of the Audit Committee , which
snowed tho Lodgo to bo in a sound financial condition , was submitted and approved . The statement of accounts displayed a substantial b-lmce in the hands of the Treasurer , whilst that of the Neptune Lodge Benevolent Fund was oven still more satisfactory . Bro . L . V . Walker J . W . was then presented as the Worshipful Master electand
, having assented to the responsibilities of office , a Board of Installed Masters was constituted , and tho ceremony was performed in im . prcEsivo manner by the outgoing Worshipful Master . The newlyinstalled Master having been proclaimed and saluted with full Masonic honours , invested his Officers for the year , as follow : —
Jnos . J . Corbett I . P . M ., E . Y . Jciliffo S . W ., W . It . Brooks J . W fl Povey P . M . Treasurer , T . P . Colling P . M . Secretary , H . Savid ^ c f- ' . D ., W . J . Charles J . D ., Harrington B ,. ily I . G ., W . Cook P . 51 . D . C ., Tl . IT . Kniil Organist , It . W . ConlcherP . M . Steward , J . W . Stander ' wiik A . si . taut Steward , and J . Parkin . ou Tyler . Tho address to
thi .- -,.:. tor was delivered in eloquent manner by Bro . H . Povey P . M as an iutimato fri . nd of Bro . Walker , whom he ( Bro . Povey } } - ' l : n ! joli . e . d » , t <> the Neptune Lodgo . Tho addresses to tho Warden * and Brethren wero given by tho Installing Master , with tho utmost pr-ci-ion and effect . A handsome Pa . t Master ' s jewel was presented n -i f rim i J lal
' ., ,... n ,,,,, ' ., „ „ . ___ .., -. . ' , o ore . brrbe . t l . I' . M ., aa a mark of esteem , a . d in recognition of tho valuable services he had rendered to tho Lodge durin" his year of office ; the gifc was suitably acknowledged . ' The circular- from Hie Pro Grand Master in reference to tho proposed celebration of Her . uvjo . sty .-t Jubilee was def .. rved for consideration to the next
meeting , and after tho transaction of some other business Lodgo was closed amidst the heartiest good wishes , and the brethren adjourned to tho Throne room , where a sumptuous banquet was provided , in Bros . Hitter and Clifford ' , wt . l-1-nown excelleThe
on . sty . arrangements for tho comfort and enjoyment of the brethren wore , as usual , ur . der tho personal superintendence of Bro ... i ^ rehant , ar . d gave every satisfaction . Th-o loyal toasts wero only honoured , u , e . K-wlupful Ma : 7 er alluding to tha admirable i ) ia _ .... a- ra vv . -,. cii _ 'u- Mwt Worshipful Grand Master acquitted him-
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solf in all tho duties he had been called upon to discharge , and espro = sing the opinion that when the time should arrive for him to occupy a still higher sphere he would display the same qualities that had won for him the loyal admiration and affection of his fellow countrymen . Bro . H . Povey then proposed the toast of the . Grand
Officers , in doing which he said it had been his privilege to attend the meetings of Grand Lodge , and he could not but admire the way in which the business was carried on by the rulers of the Craft . They were a hard working , consistent body of men , and he felt sure their well-directed efforts were duly appreciated by the members of
this Lodge . The Immediate Past Master assumed the gavel , and proposed in felicitous terms the health of their newly-installed Worshipful Master . He approached that task with a certain amount of diffidence , feeling somewhat in the position of a general about to enter on the field of battle , and fearing as to whether he should
acquit himself successfully in submitting so important a toast . However , he could conscientiously say of Bro . Walker that he had endeavoured to distinguish himself , and had displayed a laudable spirit of emulation in all the offices he had filled in the Lodge . He was well versed in the Constitutions , and posted in Masonio makers
generally ; without referring further to his past achievements he felt sure the brethren all wished for him a happy and prosperous year of office . The toast was enthusiastically received , and Bro . Walker , in the course of his response , observed that there was no great achievements to which he could look back to which such flattering
allusion had been made by their I . P . M ., but he had before him the admirable example that had been sot him by his predecessors , which ho should strive to emulate , and if possible to excel . Tbe Neptune Lodge was established in the year 1752 , and had ever since well sustained its reputation . If he were able to hand over the
warrant untarnished to his successor , as he had received it . he shonld be intensely gratified . He then extended a very cordial welcome to the Visitors , twenty-six in number , expressing the pleasure of seeing those who had been amongst them on previous oooasions , and the hope that those who were now present for the first
time would go away with favourable impressions of the manner in which the proceedings of the old Neptune Lodge were conducted . Bro . Fitzgerald , in acknowledging the toast , congratulated the W . M . upon the harmonious feeling which pervaded the Lodge , and the ability displayed by the Past Masters , either of whom was fully
competent to discharge the duties ho might be called upon to undertake . Bro . the Rev . B , 0 . Britton also replied , aud in doing so drew a favourable comparison between the working of this and some other Lodges he had visited . Masonic organisation did not represent cliques or coteries , but a great body of men banded together for the
prosecution of such objects as could not fail to conduce to the happiness and welfare of mankind . Bro , Gibb , in his response , said it was gratifying to see father and son occupying tho relative positions they did on the present occasion—the son as W . M . of this good old Lodge , and the father a visitor to witness his installation . He
was also pleased to note that Miss Lavmia Walker was assisting in the enjoyment of the gathering by her vocal talent . Brother Walker sen ., in responding , expressed the gratification it afforded him to note the esteem in which his son was held by the brethren of this important Lodge , into the chair of w'iMh he had been that day
installed . The Worshipful Master next proposed the Installing Masters , Bros . Corbett and Povey , and the former , in responding , remarked that they all missed that evening the once familiar form and voice of a Past Master who had ever studied the welfare of the Lodge , and the interests of the brethren . He referred , of
course , to their lamented friend Bro . E . F . Storr . He always looked upon that brother with grateful appreciation as an adviser and guide , as one who strove to keep the brethren in the correct path . His absence was the only shadow that had clouded his ( the speaker ' s ) year of office , upon which , with this exception , he looked back with
intense gratification . Ho had initiated four candidates , and the kind co-operation he had received from the Past Masters had rendered his task an exceedingly happy and comfortable one . If he had given satisfaction by tho way in whioh he had performed his portion of the installation ceremony , ho was abundantly content .
He advocated thoroughness and heartiness in all the work whioh the brethren undertook , and exhorted them when they put their hands to tho plough never to look back . Following the excellent example set him by his predecessors in office , he had essayed to perform the installation ceremony , the ritual of whioh was full of kindly
sentiments , and should never be slurred over or delivered loosely . All the brethren should strive to carry out tha ritual to tho best of their ability . He tendered hia thanks to Bro . Povey for the assistance ho rendered in Lodge , and to the brethren generally for the attention they had paid to the ceremony of the day . Bro . H . Povey
modestly disclaimed any merit or desire to be associated with tho toast a . ono of the Installing Masters . He had merely delivered the address to the W . M . ; this had afforded him intense gratification , inasmuch as Bro . Walker was introduced by him into the Lodge and held a place in his esteem ever since . He concluded by again
returning sincere thanks for the kindness and courtesy he invariably received at the hands of the brethren of the Neptune Lodge . The next toast from the chair was that of the Past Masters , the Worshipful Master paying each and
all a deserved compliment for the manner in which they strove to advance tha best interests of the Lodge . Bro . Waterall said it was always gratifying to sse a full attendance of Past Masters , and ho regretted there were not more of them on this occasion . As
the senior Past Master present it afforded him great pleasure to witnogs tho continued progress the Lodge was making ; he thought it was sure to do so whilst presided over by such skilful workers as were now in the Lodge . The Worshipful Master , speaking of the
Masonic Charities , referred again to the loss the Lodge had sustained by the death of Past Master Bro . E . F . Storr , who , by his zeal iu behalf of tho Institutions of the Craft , bad deservedly won for himself the appellation of " Charity Storr . " By his removal each of the Institutions would miss a zealous and hardworking advocate and
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Notice Of Meetings.
left behind . Many present had known Bro . Smyth in his happy home , as a kind husband and a fond and loving parent , and the greatest sympathy must b > felt for his widow and family in their sad afllictioi ' . TlJ therefore mov . d a resolution expressive of the regret of tho Lodgo at tho decease ol" their esteemed Brother
and of sympathy and condolence with his widow _ and family in tho irreparable loss they had sustained . Bro . Lot-kin , in seconding tho resolution , said he had known Bro . Smyth for many years as a friend and neighbour , and as one ever ready to exert his influence iu the cause of Charity . Bro . Polak
was then duly installed as Worshipful Master by Bro . Ferrar , tho outgoing Worshipful Master , tho ceremony being ably rendered . Bro . Polak appointed aud invested tho following Officers : —Bros . Ferrar S . W ., Ollcy J . W ., Brand P . M . Treasurer , Lee P . M . Secretary , Beasley S . D ., Rich J . D ., Wright I . G ., Simpson Organist ,
Robinson and Winch Stewards , J . J . Marsh P . M . Tyler . The usual addresses wero then delivered in a very eloquent aud impressive manner by the Installing Master . Bro . Polak W . M . then said he had a pleasing duty to perform iu presenting to Bro . Ferrar , the I . P . M ., the Past Master ' s jewel voted to him at the last meeting ;
ho hoped that ho might bo with them as a Past Master for many years . Bro . Ferrar briefly acknowledged the gift . The Lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to a substantial banquet , well served under the personal superintendence of Bro . A . Clernow . After the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts had been duly honoured ,
Bro . A . Ferrar I . P . M . proposed the health of the Worshipful Master , and said that ho was sure this toast would bo cordially received by the brethren . Bro . Polak was well acquainted with the Masonic ritual , and was only anxious for an opportunity to prove his efficiency . The Worshipful Master had performed the duties of the various
offices ho had held from time to time in a most satisfactory manner , aud was well qualified for the chair . Bro . Polak W . M . thanked the brethren for the cordial manner in which they had received the toast . Ho would do his best faithfully to discharge the duties of his office , relying for support from the Officers and members of the
Lodge . In proposing the Visitors , the Worshipful Master remarked that this toast was always received with great cordiality , and that it was by the visits of brethren to various Lodges that feelings of brotherly love and good fellowship were promoted . He gave the visitors a cordial welcome . Bro . S . Studd P . M . 1375
responded , and . aid it was gratifying to every visitor present to find the Lodge in such a prosperous condition , and with so much cordiality and good feeling existing among the members . He wished to add a word of praise in reference to the installation ceremony , which he had never seen better performed . Bro . J . Doyle 1926 also responded .
Bro . A . Ferrar I . P . M . replied for the Past Masters , and thanked the brethren for the cordial manner in which the toast had been received . He was only a very young Past Master , but would do his best to maintain the position of the Lodge . Bro . Polak W . M . proposed tho Treasurer and Secretary , and said they wero the most important
Officers of the Lodge . They wero fortunate in possossing two such brethren as Bros . Brand ar . d Lee to fill these positions , for all present were aware how ably thoy carried out their important duties . Bros . Brand and Loo responded , after which tha Officers were proposed ,
and tho Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings . Bro . Frisby , the Organist of the Lodge , rendered valuable assistance at the pianoforte , being ably assisted by the vocal abilities of Bros . Tnrnbull Pasco , Rich , Dignam , and others .
NEPTUNE LODGE , No . 22 .
rjlLIE installation meeting of this old and prosperous Lodgo was - * - held on the evening of Thursday , the 27 th ult ., at the Guildhall Tavern , Grc-ham-strect , when there was a goodly attendance of members and visitors . Lodge was opened by Bro . Joseph Corbett W . M . in accordance with ancient form , and the usual routine business having been disposed of , the report of the Audit Committee , which
snowed tho Lodgo to bo in a sound financial condition , was submitted and approved . The statement of accounts displayed a substantial b-lmce in the hands of the Treasurer , whilst that of the Neptune Lodge Benevolent Fund was oven still more satisfactory . Bro . L . V . Walker J . W . was then presented as the Worshipful Master electand
, having assented to the responsibilities of office , a Board of Installed Masters was constituted , and tho ceremony was performed in im . prcEsivo manner by the outgoing Worshipful Master . The newlyinstalled Master having been proclaimed and saluted with full Masonic honours , invested his Officers for the year , as follow : —
Jnos . J . Corbett I . P . M ., E . Y . Jciliffo S . W ., W . It . Brooks J . W fl Povey P . M . Treasurer , T . P . Colling P . M . Secretary , H . Savid ^ c f- ' . D ., W . J . Charles J . D ., Harrington B ,. ily I . G ., W . Cook P . 51 . D . C ., Tl . IT . Kniil Organist , It . W . ConlcherP . M . Steward , J . W . Stander ' wiik A . si . taut Steward , and J . Parkin . ou Tyler . Tho address to
thi .- -,.:. tor was delivered in eloquent manner by Bro . H . Povey P . M as an iutimato fri . nd of Bro . Walker , whom he ( Bro . Povey } } - ' l : n ! joli . e . d » , t <> the Neptune Lodgo . Tho addresses to tho Warden * and Brethren wero given by tho Installing Master , with tho utmost pr-ci-ion and effect . A handsome Pa . t Master ' s jewel was presented n -i f rim i J lal
' ., ,... n ,,,,, ' ., „ „ . ___ .., -. . ' , o ore . brrbe . t l . I' . M ., aa a mark of esteem , a . d in recognition of tho valuable services he had rendered to tho Lodge durin" his year of office ; the gifc was suitably acknowledged . ' The circular- from Hie Pro Grand Master in reference to tho proposed celebration of Her . uvjo . sty .-t Jubilee was def .. rved for consideration to the next
meeting , and after tho transaction of some other business Lodgo was closed amidst the heartiest good wishes , and the brethren adjourned to tho Throne room , where a sumptuous banquet was provided , in Bros . Hitter and Clifford ' , wt . l-1-nown excelleThe
on . sty . arrangements for tho comfort and enjoyment of the brethren wore , as usual , ur . der tho personal superintendence of Bro ... i ^ rehant , ar . d gave every satisfaction . Th-o loyal toasts wero only honoured , u , e . K-wlupful Ma : 7 er alluding to tha admirable i ) ia _ .... a- ra vv . -,. cii _ 'u- Mwt Worshipful Grand Master acquitted him-
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solf in all tho duties he had been called upon to discharge , and espro = sing the opinion that when the time should arrive for him to occupy a still higher sphere he would display the same qualities that had won for him the loyal admiration and affection of his fellow countrymen . Bro . H . Povey then proposed the toast of the . Grand
Officers , in doing which he said it had been his privilege to attend the meetings of Grand Lodge , and he could not but admire the way in which the business was carried on by the rulers of the Craft . They were a hard working , consistent body of men , and he felt sure their well-directed efforts were duly appreciated by the members of
this Lodge . The Immediate Past Master assumed the gavel , and proposed in felicitous terms the health of their newly-installed Worshipful Master . He approached that task with a certain amount of diffidence , feeling somewhat in the position of a general about to enter on the field of battle , and fearing as to whether he should
acquit himself successfully in submitting so important a toast . However , he could conscientiously say of Bro . Walker that he had endeavoured to distinguish himself , and had displayed a laudable spirit of emulation in all the offices he had filled in the Lodge . He was well versed in the Constitutions , and posted in Masonio makers
generally ; without referring further to his past achievements he felt sure the brethren all wished for him a happy and prosperous year of office . The toast was enthusiastically received , and Bro . Walker , in the course of his response , observed that there was no great achievements to which he could look back to which such flattering
allusion had been made by their I . P . M ., but he had before him the admirable example that had been sot him by his predecessors , which ho should strive to emulate , and if possible to excel . Tbe Neptune Lodge was established in the year 1752 , and had ever since well sustained its reputation . If he were able to hand over the
warrant untarnished to his successor , as he had received it . he shonld be intensely gratified . He then extended a very cordial welcome to the Visitors , twenty-six in number , expressing the pleasure of seeing those who had been amongst them on previous oooasions , and the hope that those who were now present for the first
time would go away with favourable impressions of the manner in which the proceedings of the old Neptune Lodge were conducted . Bro . Fitzgerald , in acknowledging the toast , congratulated the W . M . upon the harmonious feeling which pervaded the Lodge , and the ability displayed by the Past Masters , either of whom was fully
competent to discharge the duties ho might be called upon to undertake . Bro . the Rev . B , 0 . Britton also replied , aud in doing so drew a favourable comparison between the working of this and some other Lodges he had visited . Masonic organisation did not represent cliques or coteries , but a great body of men banded together for the
prosecution of such objects as could not fail to conduce to the happiness and welfare of mankind . Bro , Gibb , in his response , said it was gratifying to see father and son occupying tho relative positions they did on the present occasion—the son as W . M . of this good old Lodge , and the father a visitor to witness his installation . He
was also pleased to note that Miss Lavmia Walker was assisting in the enjoyment of the gathering by her vocal talent . Brother Walker sen ., in responding , expressed the gratification it afforded him to note the esteem in which his son was held by the brethren of this important Lodge , into the chair of w'iMh he had been that day
installed . The Worshipful Master next proposed the Installing Masters , Bros . Corbett and Povey , and the former , in responding , remarked that they all missed that evening the once familiar form and voice of a Past Master who had ever studied the welfare of the Lodge , and the interests of the brethren . He referred , of
course , to their lamented friend Bro . E . F . Storr . He always looked upon that brother with grateful appreciation as an adviser and guide , as one who strove to keep the brethren in the correct path . His absence was the only shadow that had clouded his ( the speaker ' s ) year of office , upon which , with this exception , he looked back with
intense gratification . Ho had initiated four candidates , and the kind co-operation he had received from the Past Masters had rendered his task an exceedingly happy and comfortable one . If he had given satisfaction by tho way in whioh he had performed his portion of the installation ceremony , ho was abundantly content .
He advocated thoroughness and heartiness in all the work whioh the brethren undertook , and exhorted them when they put their hands to tho plough never to look back . Following the excellent example set him by his predecessors in office , he had essayed to perform the installation ceremony , the ritual of whioh was full of kindly
sentiments , and should never be slurred over or delivered loosely . All the brethren should strive to carry out tha ritual to tho best of their ability . He tendered hia thanks to Bro . Povey for the assistance ho rendered in Lodge , and to the brethren generally for the attention they had paid to the ceremony of the day . Bro . H . Povey
modestly disclaimed any merit or desire to be associated with tho toast a . ono of the Installing Masters . He had merely delivered the address to the W . M . ; this had afforded him intense gratification , inasmuch as Bro . Walker was introduced by him into the Lodge and held a place in his esteem ever since . He concluded by again
returning sincere thanks for the kindness and courtesy he invariably received at the hands of the brethren of the Neptune Lodge . The next toast from the chair was that of the Past Masters , the Worshipful Master paying each and
all a deserved compliment for the manner in which they strove to advance tha best interests of the Lodge . Bro . Waterall said it was always gratifying to sse a full attendance of Past Masters , and ho regretted there were not more of them on this occasion . As
the senior Past Master present it afforded him great pleasure to witnogs tho continued progress the Lodge was making ; he thought it was sure to do so whilst presided over by such skilful workers as were now in the Lodge . The Worshipful Master , speaking of the
Masonic Charities , referred again to the loss the Lodge had sustained by the death of Past Master Bro . E . F . Storr , who , by his zeal iu behalf of tho Institutions of the Craft , bad deservedly won for himself the appellation of " Charity Storr . " By his removal each of the Institutions would miss a zealous and hardworking advocate and