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Chough Lodge , No . 2 264 . INSTALLATION OF BROTHER CHARLES F ROHLICH . rp HE annual festival of this Lodge took place on Thursday of JL last week , at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon Street , E . C ., when Bro . Alfred Haynes W . M . presided , and was supported by Bros . Charles Frohlich W . M .-elect S . W ., J . A . Smith J . W ., E . T .

Edwards P . M . Treas ., J . W . Dewsnap P . M . Sec , W . G . A . Edwards P . M . S . D ., G . H . Ingle J . D ., W . J . Sowden D . C ., L . Schneiders I . G ., Turle Lee Organist , Walter B . Marcus P . M ., W . Vincent Jull P . M ., George Scott Miller P . M ., H . Saqui P . M ., J . F . Percival P . M ., T . Bowler P . M . Tyler , and many other of the members of the Lodge .

The Visitors included Bros . C . H . Crowther 2261 P . P . G . D . C . W . Yorks ., F . Stotzer S . W . 238 , F . Medhurst 16 92 , R . C . Harris 65 , P . Gray W . M . 1597 , M . Pinto Leite J . W . 1584 , H . Massey P . M . 619 and 1928 , J . Jacobson 2313 , C . Harrer P . M . 238 , W . W . Morgan 177 , Henry Franckiss 2454 , John Sandbrook 1929 , F . C . Forward 1603 , F . R . Deacon 1321 , Emil Schreier 155 8 , H . E .

Frances 1861 P . P . G . D . Surrey , H . Van Gelder 2432 , S . i . Thomas 177 6 , H . Pink 1558 , R . Burghoult S . D . 2148 , W . W . Fletcher 2570 , F . J . Holdsworth S . W . 153 8 , J . P . Rogers P . M . 70 105 1550 Proy . G . S . B . Devon , H . Peirce P . M . 1599 , C . H . Goldsmith 1597 , & c . After the opening of the Lodge the report of the Auditors was

postponed until the October meeting , all the members of the Lodge not being present . The balance-sheet showed the Lodge to be in an excellent financial condition , there being more than . £ 200 in hand upon the General Fund , and more than ^ 120 to the credit of the Benevolent Fund .

The installation of the new Worshipful Master was regularly carried out by his predecessor in the Office , the veteran Bro . H . E . Frances acting as D . C ., and presenting Bro . Charles Frohlich as W . M .-elect .

The latter Brother having been regularly installed , pro claimed , and saluted appointed his Assistant Officers , as follow Bros . J . A . Smith S . W ., W . G . A . Edwards P . M . J . W ., E . T Edwards P . M . Treas ., J . W . Dewsnap P . M . Sec , G . H . Ingle S . D . L . Schneiders J . D ., W . J . Sowden I . G ., J . Turle Lee Organist , J H . Mullerhausen and Thos . J . Ive Stewards , T . Bowler Tyler .

The addresses having been delivered , congratulations were tendered the new W . M ., who proceeded to close the Lodge , whereupon the Brethren repaired to the Pillar Hall of the Hotel , where the installation banquet was partaken of . At the conclusion of the banquet grace was sung , and then the W . M . proposed the first toast . He said Her Majesty the Queen

had endeared herself to all her subjects , at home as well as in the colonies , but especially so to the Freemasons of England . In her sixty years reign she had really made herself beloved by all classes , and she certainly deserved all the respect that was shown her . The sixty years of her reign had brought the country forward in the eyes of the whole world .

In submitting the health of the Grand Master the W . M . said the Prince of Wales was a Mason , and a true Mason in every respect . They might congratulate themselves , and the Prince of Wales could also congratulate himself , on having been so long spared to occupy his high position , and to have escaped the mad

acts of the youth who recently sought to injure him . The Prince of Wales did all he could for Freemasonry , especially its Charities , and he had indeed endeared himself to all the members of the Craft , as well as to the colonies , and even to foreign countries . He trusted he might live long to reign over the Freemasons of England .

In proposing the toast of the ProG . M ., the Deputy , and the rest of the Grand Officers present and past the W . M . said the Brethren had heard from the I . P . M . that in Freemasonry some must rule and teach , others must learn , submit and obey . So it was that they , as a Lodge , must have some superior Lodge to govern over them , and direct their course . The impression of

every visitor to Grand Lodge was that the Officers appointed to preside over the Craft were the right men in the right place ; they were not put there for mere ornament , but to act in the interests of the Craft , and especially of its Charities—they really deserved the toast so often proposed in their honour . Bro . Alfred Haynes I . P . M . proposed the health of the W . M . He said that in their Worshipful Master he was quite sure they

had one who would hand down the traditions of the Chough Lodge in all their integrity , and to their entire satisfaction . The W . M . had been connected with the Chough Lodge almost since its commencement , and had passed through the minor Offices with credit to himself and satisfaction , to all the members . Although the Lodge had had many excellent Masters , he felt that not one of them would have upheld the traditions of the Lodge better than Bro . Frohlich would do during the ensuing year .

The W . M . tendered thanks to the members of the Lodge , for having given him the opportunity of presiding over them for the next twelve months . He also thanked the I . P . M . for saying , or trying to say , what advantages he possessed or ought to possess .

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He occupied a unique position that night , in being the first foreign born Brother who had attempted to preside over the destinies of the Chough Lodge , and speaking for himself he was sure the Lodge would not suffer at his hands , as he would do his duty and do all he could for the welfare of the Lodge . Years ago he was called upon to do his duty as a soldier , but when he stood in front of the French cannonwhen he entered some of the French

, towns , or when on return to his native country he took part in the march past before the Grand Duke of Hesse , and the Grand Duchess the daughter of their beloved Queen , he confessed he did not feel so proud as at the moment when he was placed in the chair of the Chough Lodge . He would strive to stengthen the good feeling and Brotherly love among them , and sincerely thanked them for the confidence shown in him .

In proposing the next toast the W . M . said he could not think of any greater satisfaction for a Worshipful Master in the chair than to have to propose the health of his outgoing Master and a personal friend , such as was the case with him that night in Bro . Alfred Haynes , who had proved himself a worthy ruler in the Lodge . It was gratifying to know they were that day in a better position

than ever known in the history of the Lodge , and that he had finished his duties as Master that night b y efficiently performing no light task . The Brethren must have seen that Bro . Haynes had the interest of the Lodge at heart , and this was recognised at the last meeting , when , as they were aware , it was decided that a Past Master ' s jewel should be presented him in recognition of his

services in the chair . He regarded that jewel as a most exquisite piece of workmanship , and it afforded him the greatest of pleasure to present it to Bro . Haynes , with the best wishes of the members . He trusted that when he wore it he would think kindly of the Brethren . He trusted he would always be proud of wearing the Past Master ' s jewel of No . 2264—the Chough Lodge . The jewel was inscribed as follows : —

Presented to BRO . ALFRED HAYNES , in consideration of his valuable services as Worshipful Master , 1899-1900 , by the Brethren of the CHOUGH LODGE .

Bro . Haynes replied . He scarcely knew how to express thanks for the kind remarks and the warm reception that had just been , accorded him . During his Masonic career—extending over some ten years in that Lodge—he had endeavoured to do his duty as a Mason , and to fill the Offices which had fallen to his lot to the

best of his ability . He appreciated to the fullest , their great kindness , and the jewel they had been pleased to present to him , and hoped to be able to further the interests of the Chough Lodge to the end of his days . It was his Mother Lodge , and he revered it . He promised that whatever he could do to advance its interests he would be pleased to undertake .

The next toast was that of the Visitors . The W . M . said Visitors to the Chough Lodge were at all times welcome , and the members desired to show them how they appreciated their presence . He hoped the guests that evening had been satisfied with the work in the Lodge , as well as the little refreshment they had been able to since accord them , and that one and all would thoroughly enjoy their visit .

Bro . Crowther was the first to respond . He considered it an honour to be present that evening , and was very glad he had kept in London to enjoy the meeting that day . The working he had witnessed in Lodge was much like their own—what he was accustomed to in the Province of West Yorkshire—and he was pleased

to be able to congratulate the Officers on the way in which they had performed their respective tasks . He was sure other Brethren of Huddersfield would have been as pleased as he was to have been present that night , and that they would also be delighted to welcome any members of the Chough Lodge who could , pay them a visit there .

Bro . Rogers said he hojDed , and trusted , and believed , that the Worshipful Master would be well sujjported by the Officers and Brethren of his Lodge during his term of Office . It was certainly a unique experience to him to find a German presiding over a Metropolitan Lodge , but he predicted nothinsr but satisfaction as the result . Speaking to the members of the Chough

Lodge , he felt he might say—how few of you know the history of the Cornish Chough ? The Chough was not extinct , it was there that day—but the difficulty was to find it ! Their Bro . Sowden put him in mind of the Cornish Chough—a Brother ever ready to give timely warning of approaching danger , ever ready to do a kindly

turn , but if asked to say a word detrimental to anyone would be found to be , not at home . Our Brother spoke of his experiences at Lodges abroad , quoting one assembly he had taken part in at Gibraltar , where many nationalities and classes were represented , and concluded with an appreciative reference to what he had seen that night in the Chough Lodge .

Bro . Peirce followed . As Secretary of the Chough Lodge of Instruction he was pleased to be able to state that Lodge was a success , in proof of which he might quote the fact that they had already sent up thirty guineas to the Charities , although the Lodge

had only been established since the beginning of January—and beyond this they had another five guineas ready to be forwarded . They were thankful , and proud of their Mother Lodge , and hoped the Brethren thereof would also be proud of the Instruction Lodge working under their sanction .

Bro . Harrer was pleased to be able to congratulate one of his countrymen on his joosition as head of the Chough Lodge . The Lodge of which he was a Past Master—the Pilgrim , No . 23 Senjoyed the distinction of beine the only Lodge under the English Constitution whose members were allowed to work in their own language , and also to carry on the work in accordance with the German ritual . During his Mastership the Waldeck Lodge was