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ulated the W . M . and Brethren on the working of the Lodge . He also referred in gratifying terms to the close union which now existed between the members of the two Ramsgate Lodges . Bro . Bernstein expressed the great pleasure it afforded him to visit an English Lodge . He also congratulated the members on the excellent working in the Lodge ,. and greatly interested those present by pointing out some of the differences in the ritual and the ceremonial work to which he was accustomed in Bombay .
Altogether the meeting proved most enjoyable under the able direction of the Worshipful Master . ********** Downshire Lodge , No . 594 .
INSTALLATION OF BRO . ROBERT M'KILLICAN . MORE than usual interest attached to the yearly installation ceremony in connection with this Lodge , which took place on the 27 th ult ., in view of the fact that this was the jubilee gathering , the Lodge having been consecrated in the year 1851 . There was a very large attendance , numbering about 150 Brethren of all ranks , at the Masonic Hall , Hope Street , Liverpool , including Prov . G .
Lodge Officers , chiefs of other Lodges , and a representative gathering of the Downshire Brethren . The chair at the opening of the proceedings was occupied by Bro . Chas . Dreymann W . M ., who subsequently installed Bro . Robert M'Killican as his successor in the chief chair , the impressive manner in which the ceremony was performed eliciting the commendation of the Prov . G . Secretary Bro . Goodacre and representative visitors from other Lodges .
In the course of the proceedings Bro . C . Dreymann was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel and a gold watch in recognition of the valuable services he had rendered to the Downshire during a long series of years .
An excellent banquet was provided bv Bro . J . Casey , and , as a pleasant break in the numerous Masonic toasts which were afterwards proposed and responded to , a musical programme was furnished by Bros . Batty , Henderson , Henry , Meredith , Smith , and u . H . Headley Deputy Organist .
Travellers Lodgre , No . 2 609 . ONE of the established institutions of this Chester Lodge is an annual picnic , an event not only invariably enjoyable from the purely holiday point of view , but exceedingly pleasant in bringing about a social re-union during the months when the ordinary gatherings of the Lodge are suspended .
Such a success was the outing last year , when the rendezvous was Llangollen , that there was a general desire to repeat , with a little variation , the same programme , and accordingly Llangollen was the destination of a party numbering nearly forty , and including a good sprinkling of the " fair sex , " which joined the Great Western train leaving Chester at 12 . 40 on Saturday , 15 th ult .
A special saloon was placed at the disposal of the party , and the railway journey was consequently very pleasant . On arrival at Llangollen a call was made at the Royal Hotel for light refreshments , after which the party were driven in char-abancs to the popular resort Glyndyfrdwy . A drive more delightful would be difficult to find . Pursuing a pleasant route along leafy
lanes , where the Dee meanders through a luxuriance of fresh-tinted foliage , the party were right in the heart of one of the prettiest valleys of beautiful Wales , and the return from Glyndyfrdwy to Chain Bridge along a road overshadowed by mountains , where larch and bracken abound in profusion , commanded fine panoramic effects . Chain Bridge reached , the party alighted from the vehicles ,
and by canal resumed the remainder of the journey , which , with the careful navigation of a sea-worthy vessel , was accomplished with , safety to passengers and crew . The next item on the programme , and a not unwelcome one after the keen mountain air , was dinner at the Royal Hotel , to which the company sat down under the presidency of the W . M . Bro . W . H . Davies .
At the conclusion of a repast catered in Mr . Shaw ' s best style , the proceedings took the form of a short toast list , enjoyably interspersed with instrumental selections and songs .
Aidermaston Lodgre . No . 2760
INSTALLATION OF BRO . JOHN WRIGHT . THERE was a large and influential gathering on Wednesday afternoon , 19 th ult ., on the occasion of the installation of the Senior Warden as Worshipful Master , in succession to Bro . T . S .
Cambridge . The interesting event attracted members of the Craft from the Metropolis , Reading , Newbury , Wokingham , Wallingford , and elsewhere . The Lodge was opened at the Hind ' s Head Hotel at 4 o'clock , the Brethren being marshalled by Past- Master E . Prince .
The Worshipful Mascr ( Bro . Cambridge ) referred in feeling language to the death of Her M ' ajesty Queen Victoria , Lord Wantage Provincial Grand Master , and Bro . the Rev . E . R . Adams , of Pamber Heath , who was Chaplain of the Lodge , and also of the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope , Newbury .
The installation of Bro . Wri ght was proceeded with , the ceremony being performed by Bro . Cambridge in a most impressive manner . The W . M . appointed and invested the Lodge Officers for the ensuing year .
The usual addresses were delivered by Brothers Cambridge , Keyser and Bonny , after which the W . M . said the pleasing duty devolved upon him of presenting Bro . Cambridge , on behalf of the Lodge , with a Past Master ' s jewel in recognition of his services during his year of Office .
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Bro . Cambridge , in reply , thanked the W . M . exceedingly for his very kind words , and said he highly appreciated the gift of the jewel , which had been unanimously voted to him by the Brethren . Bro . Keyser , in the name of the Brethren , gave a most hearty welcome to Bro . Colonel Ricardo on his return from the war . Bro . Bull and the W . M . also offered a few congratulatory remarks , and Colonel Ricardo briefly returned thanks .
The Lodge then voted a sum of _ £ io 10 s to be added to the list of Col . Ricardo , who served a Stewardship at the annual Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . The Lodge business , which occupied two hours , having concluded , the Brethren sat down to a well-served banquet beneath a marquee erected in the hotel grounds .
¦ HigMMyMlllf r y If If ¥ y Wli wnim wTrwinrwirinnf TrwiDr Holiday Excursions —The Great Western Railway Company have arranged for a large number of fast excursions to leave Paddington Station every week for the chief holiday and pleasure resorts on their extensive system . The tickets are available for different periods—a week , a fortnight , & c- —and are issued on
different days of the week , so that excursionists have a wide range of trips from which to make a selection . Every Tuesday during this and next month half day trips will run to . Culham , Radley , Abingdon , Oxford , and Blenheim and Woodstock ; while on Thursdavs there is a half day excursion to Stratford-on-Avon , Banbury and Leamington . The daily up-river trips to Windsor ,
Maidenhead , Marlow , Henley , Goring , & c . are arranged for as usual , and arc proving to be as popular as ever . Other excursions are specially arranged for different parts of Ireland , fuller particulars in regard to which may be gathered from our advertisement columns , or from the chief office or stations of the Great Western Company .
********** Margate . —The pleasant services provided by the Belle and Palace Steamers , and the General Steam Navigation Company attract many more visitors to Margate than would be possible if all had to rely on the railway service , although some quick and convenient trains are run by the two routes : while on arrival at
the town itself we find so much provision made for the accommodation and comfort of guests that one need no longer wonder at the popularity of the place . One of the most convenient and comfortable hotels of the town is the White Hart , immediately facing the sea , and affording good accommodation for a large number of guests in its sixty bedrooms , magnificent Coffee Room , Lounge , and other accessories of the modern well equipped Hotel .
The proprietor , Mr . W . J . Mills , gives the establishment his personal supervision , and well maintains the high reputation of his house for perfect cooking and choice wines . As is so usual in these davs he has special provision for cycles , and' ' generally endeavours to make his patrons so comfortable as to desire to pay repeated visits , a result which usually follows after once experiencing the comfort and attention he is able to bestow on his guests .
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BELLE STEAMERS . DAILY SEA TRIPS from FRESH WHARF , LONDON BRIDGE : 9 . 15 . Daily ( Fridays excepted ) to Southend , Walton , and Clacton and back same clay , and to Felixstowe , Harwich , Ipswich ; Southwold and Yarmouth , changing at Walton . 9 . 35 . Daily ( Fridays excepted ) to Margate and Ramsgate , and back same day . 2 . O . Husbands' Boat to Margate and back every Saturday afternoon , calling at Tilbury only . Train from Fenchurch Street at 2 . 54 . 3 . 0 . Trips round the No-re every Saturday , Sunday , Monday , and Thursday , calling at River Piers and Gravesend ( Town Pier ) and at Southend on Saturdays on the down journey . The 9 . 15 and 9 . 35 Steamers call at Greenwich , Woolwich ( North ) and Tilbury . Trains in connection on L . T . and S . Railway . All return tickets available during the season . Special terms to parties . Further particulars , Time Tables , Tickets , & c , apply at the Piers and the COAST DEVELOPMENT COMPANY , LIMITED , 33 Walbrook , E . C .
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WHITE HART HOTEL , FACING THE SEA , MARGATE , ESTABLISHED OVER 150 YEARS . Thoroughly modernised , including magnificent New Coffee Room and Lounge . Famed fop its perfect English Cooking and Choice Wines . Table d'Hote 7 p . m . Private Sitting Rooms all face Sea . Large Banqueting Hall suitable for Masonic and other Dinners . Near Golf Links . Billiards . Bicycle Lock-up ' TELEGRAMS , "WHITE HART , MARGATE . " TELEPHONE , 44 .
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EXPERIENCED Reviewer is open to supply a column of cr ^ icisms weekly , to Provincial or London newspaper . Will submit specimen notices . T ., care of FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE , New Uarnet
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ulated the W . M . and Brethren on the working of the Lodge . He also referred in gratifying terms to the close union which now existed between the members of the two Ramsgate Lodges . Bro . Bernstein expressed the great pleasure it afforded him to visit an English Lodge . He also congratulated the members on the excellent working in the Lodge ,. and greatly interested those present by pointing out some of the differences in the ritual and the ceremonial work to which he was accustomed in Bombay .
Altogether the meeting proved most enjoyable under the able direction of the Worshipful Master . ********** Downshire Lodge , No . 594 .
INSTALLATION OF BRO . ROBERT M'KILLICAN . MORE than usual interest attached to the yearly installation ceremony in connection with this Lodge , which took place on the 27 th ult ., in view of the fact that this was the jubilee gathering , the Lodge having been consecrated in the year 1851 . There was a very large attendance , numbering about 150 Brethren of all ranks , at the Masonic Hall , Hope Street , Liverpool , including Prov . G .
Lodge Officers , chiefs of other Lodges , and a representative gathering of the Downshire Brethren . The chair at the opening of the proceedings was occupied by Bro . Chas . Dreymann W . M ., who subsequently installed Bro . Robert M'Killican as his successor in the chief chair , the impressive manner in which the ceremony was performed eliciting the commendation of the Prov . G . Secretary Bro . Goodacre and representative visitors from other Lodges .
In the course of the proceedings Bro . C . Dreymann was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel and a gold watch in recognition of the valuable services he had rendered to the Downshire during a long series of years .
An excellent banquet was provided bv Bro . J . Casey , and , as a pleasant break in the numerous Masonic toasts which were afterwards proposed and responded to , a musical programme was furnished by Bros . Batty , Henderson , Henry , Meredith , Smith , and u . H . Headley Deputy Organist .
Travellers Lodgre , No . 2 609 . ONE of the established institutions of this Chester Lodge is an annual picnic , an event not only invariably enjoyable from the purely holiday point of view , but exceedingly pleasant in bringing about a social re-union during the months when the ordinary gatherings of the Lodge are suspended .
Such a success was the outing last year , when the rendezvous was Llangollen , that there was a general desire to repeat , with a little variation , the same programme , and accordingly Llangollen was the destination of a party numbering nearly forty , and including a good sprinkling of the " fair sex , " which joined the Great Western train leaving Chester at 12 . 40 on Saturday , 15 th ult .
A special saloon was placed at the disposal of the party , and the railway journey was consequently very pleasant . On arrival at Llangollen a call was made at the Royal Hotel for light refreshments , after which the party were driven in char-abancs to the popular resort Glyndyfrdwy . A drive more delightful would be difficult to find . Pursuing a pleasant route along leafy
lanes , where the Dee meanders through a luxuriance of fresh-tinted foliage , the party were right in the heart of one of the prettiest valleys of beautiful Wales , and the return from Glyndyfrdwy to Chain Bridge along a road overshadowed by mountains , where larch and bracken abound in profusion , commanded fine panoramic effects . Chain Bridge reached , the party alighted from the vehicles ,
and by canal resumed the remainder of the journey , which , with the careful navigation of a sea-worthy vessel , was accomplished with , safety to passengers and crew . The next item on the programme , and a not unwelcome one after the keen mountain air , was dinner at the Royal Hotel , to which the company sat down under the presidency of the W . M . Bro . W . H . Davies .
At the conclusion of a repast catered in Mr . Shaw ' s best style , the proceedings took the form of a short toast list , enjoyably interspersed with instrumental selections and songs .
Aidermaston Lodgre . No . 2760
INSTALLATION OF BRO . JOHN WRIGHT . THERE was a large and influential gathering on Wednesday afternoon , 19 th ult ., on the occasion of the installation of the Senior Warden as Worshipful Master , in succession to Bro . T . S .
Cambridge . The interesting event attracted members of the Craft from the Metropolis , Reading , Newbury , Wokingham , Wallingford , and elsewhere . The Lodge was opened at the Hind ' s Head Hotel at 4 o'clock , the Brethren being marshalled by Past- Master E . Prince .
The Worshipful Mascr ( Bro . Cambridge ) referred in feeling language to the death of Her M ' ajesty Queen Victoria , Lord Wantage Provincial Grand Master , and Bro . the Rev . E . R . Adams , of Pamber Heath , who was Chaplain of the Lodge , and also of the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope , Newbury .
The installation of Bro . Wri ght was proceeded with , the ceremony being performed by Bro . Cambridge in a most impressive manner . The W . M . appointed and invested the Lodge Officers for the ensuing year .
The usual addresses were delivered by Brothers Cambridge , Keyser and Bonny , after which the W . M . said the pleasing duty devolved upon him of presenting Bro . Cambridge , on behalf of the Lodge , with a Past Master ' s jewel in recognition of his services during his year of Office .
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Bro . Cambridge , in reply , thanked the W . M . exceedingly for his very kind words , and said he highly appreciated the gift of the jewel , which had been unanimously voted to him by the Brethren . Bro . Keyser , in the name of the Brethren , gave a most hearty welcome to Bro . Colonel Ricardo on his return from the war . Bro . Bull and the W . M . also offered a few congratulatory remarks , and Colonel Ricardo briefly returned thanks .
The Lodge then voted a sum of _ £ io 10 s to be added to the list of Col . Ricardo , who served a Stewardship at the annual Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . The Lodge business , which occupied two hours , having concluded , the Brethren sat down to a well-served banquet beneath a marquee erected in the hotel grounds .
¦ HigMMyMlllf r y If If ¥ y Wli wnim wTrwinrwirinnf TrwiDr Holiday Excursions —The Great Western Railway Company have arranged for a large number of fast excursions to leave Paddington Station every week for the chief holiday and pleasure resorts on their extensive system . The tickets are available for different periods—a week , a fortnight , & c- —and are issued on
different days of the week , so that excursionists have a wide range of trips from which to make a selection . Every Tuesday during this and next month half day trips will run to . Culham , Radley , Abingdon , Oxford , and Blenheim and Woodstock ; while on Thursdavs there is a half day excursion to Stratford-on-Avon , Banbury and Leamington . The daily up-river trips to Windsor ,
Maidenhead , Marlow , Henley , Goring , & c . are arranged for as usual , and arc proving to be as popular as ever . Other excursions are specially arranged for different parts of Ireland , fuller particulars in regard to which may be gathered from our advertisement columns , or from the chief office or stations of the Great Western Company .
********** Margate . —The pleasant services provided by the Belle and Palace Steamers , and the General Steam Navigation Company attract many more visitors to Margate than would be possible if all had to rely on the railway service , although some quick and convenient trains are run by the two routes : while on arrival at
the town itself we find so much provision made for the accommodation and comfort of guests that one need no longer wonder at the popularity of the place . One of the most convenient and comfortable hotels of the town is the White Hart , immediately facing the sea , and affording good accommodation for a large number of guests in its sixty bedrooms , magnificent Coffee Room , Lounge , and other accessories of the modern well equipped Hotel .
The proprietor , Mr . W . J . Mills , gives the establishment his personal supervision , and well maintains the high reputation of his house for perfect cooking and choice wines . As is so usual in these davs he has special provision for cycles , and' ' generally endeavours to make his patrons so comfortable as to desire to pay repeated visits , a result which usually follows after once experiencing the comfort and attention he is able to bestow on his guests .
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BELLE STEAMERS . DAILY SEA TRIPS from FRESH WHARF , LONDON BRIDGE : 9 . 15 . Daily ( Fridays excepted ) to Southend , Walton , and Clacton and back same clay , and to Felixstowe , Harwich , Ipswich ; Southwold and Yarmouth , changing at Walton . 9 . 35 . Daily ( Fridays excepted ) to Margate and Ramsgate , and back same day . 2 . O . Husbands' Boat to Margate and back every Saturday afternoon , calling at Tilbury only . Train from Fenchurch Street at 2 . 54 . 3 . 0 . Trips round the No-re every Saturday , Sunday , Monday , and Thursday , calling at River Piers and Gravesend ( Town Pier ) and at Southend on Saturdays on the down journey . The 9 . 15 and 9 . 35 Steamers call at Greenwich , Woolwich ( North ) and Tilbury . Trains in connection on L . T . and S . Railway . All return tickets available during the season . Special terms to parties . Further particulars , Time Tables , Tickets , & c , apply at the Piers and the COAST DEVELOPMENT COMPANY , LIMITED , 33 Walbrook , E . C .
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WHITE HART HOTEL , FACING THE SEA , MARGATE , ESTABLISHED OVER 150 YEARS . Thoroughly modernised , including magnificent New Coffee Room and Lounge . Famed fop its perfect English Cooking and Choice Wines . Table d'Hote 7 p . m . Private Sitting Rooms all face Sea . Large Banqueting Hall suitable for Masonic and other Dinners . Near Golf Links . Billiards . Bicycle Lock-up ' TELEGRAMS , "WHITE HART , MARGATE . " TELEPHONE , 44 .
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EXPERIENCED Reviewer is open to supply a column of cr ^ icisms weekly , to Provincial or London newspaper . Will submit specimen notices . T ., care of FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE , New Uarnet