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INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .
CRYSTAL PALACE LODGE , No . 742 . THE twenty-fifth anniversary meeting of the Crystal Palace Lodge , held on Thursday , 7 th inst ., was shorn of some of the pleasures which nsually attend the installation gatherings of this Lodgo from the fact that the weather had changed from the bright sunshine we have been accustomed to of late , to a cold and damp atmosphere , reminding one of the return of winter . Held in ono of the finest—if not the finest—of our public places of amusement , a bright sunshine adds
considerably to the attractions of a Crystal Palace Lodge meeting , but as sunshine is only ono of many attractions relied npon by the members , a visit to the Lodge—even in tho most inclement weatheris always attended with gratification . Such was the case on Thursday , all present seemed to enjoy themselves , and tho meeting may certainly be described as ono of the most successful ever held . Lodge
was summoned for 3 p . m ., and was presided . over by Bro . G . Cole , the W . M . for the past year , who was supported by ^ ho following Officers : — Edward Ayres S . W . ( W . M . elect ) , F . A . Pnllen J . W ., T . Foxall P . M . Treasurer , Willam Land P . M . Secretary , J . Kny J . D ., W . H . Toten I . G ., B . Fnlwood M . C ., and J . W . LaAsam Steward ; P . M . 's J . Blnndell , Dick Radcliffe , C . Hume , H . T . Thompson , W . W . Baxter ,
S . P . Acton , George Weeks , Robert Roberts . Among the Visitors who attended the Lodge were Bros . W . Land 213 , T . Slatter 610 , W . Burgess 511 , T . C . Pratt P . M . 957 , John Snffery P . M . 1089 , C . Donaldson 1963 , W . Bidgood 700 , F . G . Baker P . M . 753 , F . Pnrkiss 720 , W . C . Smith J . D . 1563 , R . Blum 511 , A . Symes M . C . 554 , A . J . Manning P . M . 1637 P . P . G . D . Essex , H . A . Tobias P . P . G . Snpt . of
Works West Lancashire P . M . 1502 , & c , Henry Glum 19 , J . Coppen 1719 , J . S . Lewis 493 , C . C . Gibby 1658 , Michael Levenston 27 ( S . C ) , C . W . Cunningham 1612 , W . W . Morgan jun . J . W . 1107 , Charles Wolff , No . 8 , New York , R . Whitley P . M . 944 P . P . G . D . C . Middlesex , E . West P . M . 1327 Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon Herts , A . Simner J . D . 177 , George Lewis Junior Warden Mizpah 1671 .
After tbe formal opening of the Lodge , the business of the day was proceeded with ; this comprised , among other items , tho raising of Bro . Adolphus Levy , the installation of W . M ., the appointment and investiture of Officers , and the initiation of two gentlemen into the mysteries of Freemasonry . The installation ceremony was worked by Bro . Foxall , and right well did be perform the duty , eliciting the
thanks of the new W . M ., and the approval of the brethren generally . In due course the W . M . appointed the following brethren as his Officers , and in presenting the various collars addressed a few appropriate words to each of the brethren concerned : —Bro . Pnllen S . W ., Kay J . W ., Toten S . D ., F . Abraham J . D ., F . Wright I . G ., B . Fullwood P . M . M . C , Lassam Steward , J . T . Woodstock P . M . Tyler . Tbe
ceremony of installation having been completed , the new W . M . proceeded to confer the first degree on Messrs . Charles J . Grove and Oliver Barnett , working the ceremony in really first-rate form . The Lodge was shortly afterwards closed , and the brethren adjourned to tho banquet hall , where the W . M . presided over a very pleasant assembly . At the conclusion of tne banquet , the W . M . proceeded with the toasts of the
eveuing . The first on the list was that of tho Queen and the Craft . So much had been said in Masonic Lodges , and indeed in every kind of assembly among Englishmen , in praise of her Majesty , that it was difficult to say anything fresh . He felt sure all who were present would unite in drinking to the health of the Queen , and with it couple Success to the Craft . The National Anthem followed the
toast , and then the W . M . gave that of his Royal Highness the Princo of Wales M . W . G . M . In this case also it was impossible to say anything new , even if it were needed , in introdncing the toast . It was really out of the question to show the M . W . G . M . in brighter colours than those in which he already shone . No words , the W . M . felt , could add to the lustre which was attached to the Grand Master . The
W . M ., in proposing the next toast , regretted the absence of Grand Officers from their meeting , but felt sure the brethren would drink to their health none tho less heartily on that account . As Worshipful Master of the Crystal Palace Lodge , he should be pleased to see any of tho members of Grand Lodge who might honour his Lodge with a visit . Bro . W . Morrow here gave a
cornet solo , which was most enthusiastically received . The W . M . next proposed the toast of the Initiates . The toast was one which he offered with a very great deal of pleasure , and with the hope that those initiated that night might become true Freemasons , and eventually rise to the prond position he then occupied . He had determined that those he might introduce to the Lodge shonld be good
men aud true , and he felt that the two just received , whom he had known for years , fully answered those requirements . Brother Grove was the first to reply . It was impossible for him to find words to express the pleasure he felt at being admitted a member of the Masonic Order . He hoped he might live long to prove himself a good Mason , and justify the confidence ( ho brethren had placed iu
him that evening . Bro . Barnett endorsed tne remarks of his brother initiate . He should try and deserve tho culoginms passed on him by the W . M ., and become a worthy momber of tho Crystal Palace Lodge . He desired also to thank tlie brethren for tho kindly reception accorded to him and his fellow initiate . The W . M . considered tho next toast hardly of secondary importance to that just disposed of .
It was indeed quite eqnai to it , even if it were not worthy of precedence , lb was one pariicnlarly appreciated by the members of the Crystal Palace Lodge—it was the Visitors . The W . M . was pleased to see such a numerous array of guests around him , ! numer » ons not only in quantity , but also in merit . With the toast the
W . M . coupled the names of Bros , West , Manning , Tobias , Coppen . and Whitley . Bro . West had great pleasure in being present , as he felb scire all the other visitors had . He had known the W . M . for mauy years , and congratulated the Crystal Palace Lodge on having secured him as Master . He was sure they had installed a Master who would reflect credit both on tho Lodge itself , and Freemasonry
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generally . Brother Manning was also a personal friend of the W . M . lie had had tbe pleasure of being present at the initiation of Bro . Ayres , and bad frequently attended the Lodge meetings since then Tho W . M . had ever striven to attain the position he had just been appointed to , and would without doubt prove an acquisition to the Lodgo . Bro . Coppen felt it very difficult to follow snoh brethren as
had just spoken . He had been a visitor to the Crystal Palace Lodge on two or three previous occasions , and so much bad he enjoyed himself , that he was desirous of offering himself as a joining member of tho Lodge . He trusted the members wonld honour him by electing him , and thus give him an opportunity of enjoying more frequently the pleasures of the regular meetings of the Lodge . Bro .
Tobias desired to raise bis voice in a different style to that in which those who had preceded him had done . He was thankful , however , that an opportunity had been afforded him of saying a few words , although , like their brother initiate , he shonld have liked to have known beforehand what was expected of him . He was present that night as a total stranger , that was to say , be had been a stranger to
all but two when he entered the Lodge , but now he felt he might really say he knew every brother present , so hearty had been the re . ception accorded him . It was very frequently remarked in West Lancashire that the work of Freemasonry was slurred over in the London Lodges , and that tbe Provincial brethren would have no pleasure in attending a London meeting . He had found the contrary
to be the case . He did not believe in indiscriminate praise , but he conscientiously said that he had never seen work better done than that he had witnessed in the Crystal Palace Lodge that day . He felt very strongly on tbe point , as he considered that slander did much to injure Freemasonry . He did not know which was the worst , slander from inside or the slander of strangers . In the case in point he had proved the incor .
rectness of the opinion formed of London working , and should make it his duty to try and convince his brethren , as he felt all who had proved the fallacy of injurious statements shonld do . He had made these lengthy remarks more particularly for the benefit of the younger members of the Order , whom he warned not to heed too much what they heard , either in Freemasonry or the ordinary walks of life . It was always better to wait before forming an adverse opinion , and , if possible find out for oneself the correctness , or otherwise , of what was told
them . Bro . Whitley followed . He hoped the present would not be his last attendance at the Crystal Palace Lodge ; he had thoroughly enjoyed his visit that day . He desired particularly to compliment the Worship ful Master for tbe way in which he had invested and addressed his Officers , and the Treasurer for the way in which he had worked the ceremony of installation . Bro . Cole next
assumed the gavel , and proposed the health of the W . M . So muoh had been said in praise of Bro . Ayres th " . t he felt it only necessary to formally introduce the toast to ensure for it a most fraternal welcome . The Worshipful Master felt that when any one had to speak for himself , or to say something to ensure a proper acknowledgment of some honour conferred , a very difficult task presented itself . He
did not know how to express the pleasnre he felt in being placed in tho honourable position of W . M . of the Lodge . He thanked the brethren most heartily , and would endeavour to show that he deserved the oomplimcnt they had paid him . It had been his desire ever since he was initiated into Freemasonry to reach the position he now filled ; having attained his desire , he should endeavour to carry out the
duties attached to the office in a creditable manner . He thanked the brethren for their kind assistance in the past , and hoped to enjoy their company on many future occasions . In proposing the next toast—the Immediate Tast Master—the W . M . had a duty to perform , a duty which had been fulfilled in years gone by with the greatest of pleasure , and it was with such feelings that he now
undertook it . It was the presentation to their Immediate Past Master of a jewel , and in placing it on the breast of Bro . Cole he hoped that brother would live to be among them on many future occasions ; at all times enjoying the same hearty good will of his brother Masons as they then felt towards him . Bro . Cole tendered his thanks for the reception at all times accorded him ; for the sup .
port he had received during his year of office , and for the handsome jewel presented to him . The toast of the Past Masters was uext on the list . With this the W . M . coupled that of the Treasurer and Secretary , as the time at his disposal was not sufficient to do honour to them alone . The qualities possessed by the Past Masters of the Crystal Palace Lodge were such as any Lodg 9 might be proud of .
They were brethren who shone out as really true Masons , ever ready to lend themselves for the advancement of the Lodge . He waa particularly grateful to Bro . Foxall , who had performed ^ tho installation ceremony on his behalf in such a manner as to mate a great im . pression on him , and with that brother ' s name he desired to couple the toast . Bro . Foxall thanked those assembled on behalf of the Past
Masters of the Lodge . He thanked tho Worshipful Master most sincerely for the way in which the toast had been given , and for the kindly expressions which had fallen from the chair . Ho also considered that the Past Masters of tho Crystal Palace Lodge shone far in advauco of those of many othor Lodges ; Personally , he thanked the Master for his reference to himself as
Installing Officer . As Treasurer , ho considered ho had two duties to perform—first his duty to the Lodge , and secondly his duties to the Charities of the Order . He thought the Crystal Palace Lodge shone out for its support of the Charities during tho past ten or twelve years in a manner that must be most gratifying to all concerned . Bro . Land , the Secretary , followed . He had taken some little pains to analyse the finances of the Lodge in the past . He found that in the first
ten years of its existence something like £ 2 , 500 had been received , and of this amount about £ 31 had been given to the Charities . The Lodge had also loft off at the end of that period some £ 24 odd in debt . During tho last ten years—the time that he and Bro . Foxall had held the offices they had again been honoured with that nightthe receipts were something like £ 1 , 000 less . They had , however , given some £ 200 to the Charities , and could boast of a credit balance of something like £ 60 . He considered that a Lolge which , devoted a
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INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .
CRYSTAL PALACE LODGE , No . 742 . THE twenty-fifth anniversary meeting of the Crystal Palace Lodge , held on Thursday , 7 th inst ., was shorn of some of the pleasures which nsually attend the installation gatherings of this Lodgo from the fact that the weather had changed from the bright sunshine we have been accustomed to of late , to a cold and damp atmosphere , reminding one of the return of winter . Held in ono of the finest—if not the finest—of our public places of amusement , a bright sunshine adds
considerably to the attractions of a Crystal Palace Lodge meeting , but as sunshine is only ono of many attractions relied npon by the members , a visit to the Lodge—even in tho most inclement weatheris always attended with gratification . Such was the case on Thursday , all present seemed to enjoy themselves , and tho meeting may certainly be described as ono of the most successful ever held . Lodge
was summoned for 3 p . m ., and was presided . over by Bro . G . Cole , the W . M . for the past year , who was supported by ^ ho following Officers : — Edward Ayres S . W . ( W . M . elect ) , F . A . Pnllen J . W ., T . Foxall P . M . Treasurer , Willam Land P . M . Secretary , J . Kny J . D ., W . H . Toten I . G ., B . Fnlwood M . C ., and J . W . LaAsam Steward ; P . M . 's J . Blnndell , Dick Radcliffe , C . Hume , H . T . Thompson , W . W . Baxter ,
S . P . Acton , George Weeks , Robert Roberts . Among the Visitors who attended the Lodge were Bros . W . Land 213 , T . Slatter 610 , W . Burgess 511 , T . C . Pratt P . M . 957 , John Snffery P . M . 1089 , C . Donaldson 1963 , W . Bidgood 700 , F . G . Baker P . M . 753 , F . Pnrkiss 720 , W . C . Smith J . D . 1563 , R . Blum 511 , A . Symes M . C . 554 , A . J . Manning P . M . 1637 P . P . G . D . Essex , H . A . Tobias P . P . G . Snpt . of
Works West Lancashire P . M . 1502 , & c , Henry Glum 19 , J . Coppen 1719 , J . S . Lewis 493 , C . C . Gibby 1658 , Michael Levenston 27 ( S . C ) , C . W . Cunningham 1612 , W . W . Morgan jun . J . W . 1107 , Charles Wolff , No . 8 , New York , R . Whitley P . M . 944 P . P . G . D . C . Middlesex , E . West P . M . 1327 Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon Herts , A . Simner J . D . 177 , George Lewis Junior Warden Mizpah 1671 .
After tbe formal opening of the Lodge , the business of the day was proceeded with ; this comprised , among other items , tho raising of Bro . Adolphus Levy , the installation of W . M ., the appointment and investiture of Officers , and the initiation of two gentlemen into the mysteries of Freemasonry . The installation ceremony was worked by Bro . Foxall , and right well did be perform the duty , eliciting the
thanks of the new W . M ., and the approval of the brethren generally . In due course the W . M . appointed the following brethren as his Officers , and in presenting the various collars addressed a few appropriate words to each of the brethren concerned : —Bro . Pnllen S . W ., Kay J . W ., Toten S . D ., F . Abraham J . D ., F . Wright I . G ., B . Fullwood P . M . M . C , Lassam Steward , J . T . Woodstock P . M . Tyler . Tbe
ceremony of installation having been completed , the new W . M . proceeded to confer the first degree on Messrs . Charles J . Grove and Oliver Barnett , working the ceremony in really first-rate form . The Lodge was shortly afterwards closed , and the brethren adjourned to tho banquet hall , where the W . M . presided over a very pleasant assembly . At the conclusion of tne banquet , the W . M . proceeded with the toasts of the
eveuing . The first on the list was that of tho Queen and the Craft . So much had been said in Masonic Lodges , and indeed in every kind of assembly among Englishmen , in praise of her Majesty , that it was difficult to say anything fresh . He felt sure all who were present would unite in drinking to the health of the Queen , and with it couple Success to the Craft . The National Anthem followed the
toast , and then the W . M . gave that of his Royal Highness the Princo of Wales M . W . G . M . In this case also it was impossible to say anything new , even if it were needed , in introdncing the toast . It was really out of the question to show the M . W . G . M . in brighter colours than those in which he already shone . No words , the W . M . felt , could add to the lustre which was attached to the Grand Master . The
W . M ., in proposing the next toast , regretted the absence of Grand Officers from their meeting , but felt sure the brethren would drink to their health none tho less heartily on that account . As Worshipful Master of the Crystal Palace Lodge , he should be pleased to see any of tho members of Grand Lodge who might honour his Lodge with a visit . Bro . W . Morrow here gave a
cornet solo , which was most enthusiastically received . The W . M . next proposed the toast of the Initiates . The toast was one which he offered with a very great deal of pleasure , and with the hope that those initiated that night might become true Freemasons , and eventually rise to the prond position he then occupied . He had determined that those he might introduce to the Lodge shonld be good
men aud true , and he felt that the two just received , whom he had known for years , fully answered those requirements . Brother Grove was the first to reply . It was impossible for him to find words to express the pleasure he felt at being admitted a member of the Masonic Order . He hoped he might live long to prove himself a good Mason , and justify the confidence ( ho brethren had placed iu
him that evening . Bro . Barnett endorsed tne remarks of his brother initiate . He should try and deserve tho culoginms passed on him by the W . M ., and become a worthy momber of tho Crystal Palace Lodge . He desired also to thank tlie brethren for tho kindly reception accorded to him and his fellow initiate . The W . M . considered tho next toast hardly of secondary importance to that just disposed of .
It was indeed quite eqnai to it , even if it were not worthy of precedence , lb was one pariicnlarly appreciated by the members of the Crystal Palace Lodge—it was the Visitors . The W . M . was pleased to see such a numerous array of guests around him , ! numer » ons not only in quantity , but also in merit . With the toast the
W . M . coupled the names of Bros , West , Manning , Tobias , Coppen . and Whitley . Bro . West had great pleasure in being present , as he felb scire all the other visitors had . He had known the W . M . for mauy years , and congratulated the Crystal Palace Lodge on having secured him as Master . He was sure they had installed a Master who would reflect credit both on tho Lodge itself , and Freemasonry
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generally . Brother Manning was also a personal friend of the W . M . lie had had tbe pleasure of being present at the initiation of Bro . Ayres , and bad frequently attended the Lodge meetings since then Tho W . M . had ever striven to attain the position he had just been appointed to , and would without doubt prove an acquisition to the Lodgo . Bro . Coppen felt it very difficult to follow snoh brethren as
had just spoken . He had been a visitor to the Crystal Palace Lodge on two or three previous occasions , and so much bad he enjoyed himself , that he was desirous of offering himself as a joining member of tho Lodge . He trusted the members wonld honour him by electing him , and thus give him an opportunity of enjoying more frequently the pleasures of the regular meetings of the Lodge . Bro .
Tobias desired to raise bis voice in a different style to that in which those who had preceded him had done . He was thankful , however , that an opportunity had been afforded him of saying a few words , although , like their brother initiate , he shonld have liked to have known beforehand what was expected of him . He was present that night as a total stranger , that was to say , be had been a stranger to
all but two when he entered the Lodge , but now he felt he might really say he knew every brother present , so hearty had been the re . ception accorded him . It was very frequently remarked in West Lancashire that the work of Freemasonry was slurred over in the London Lodges , and that tbe Provincial brethren would have no pleasure in attending a London meeting . He had found the contrary
to be the case . He did not believe in indiscriminate praise , but he conscientiously said that he had never seen work better done than that he had witnessed in the Crystal Palace Lodge that day . He felt very strongly on tbe point , as he considered that slander did much to injure Freemasonry . He did not know which was the worst , slander from inside or the slander of strangers . In the case in point he had proved the incor .
rectness of the opinion formed of London working , and should make it his duty to try and convince his brethren , as he felt all who had proved the fallacy of injurious statements shonld do . He had made these lengthy remarks more particularly for the benefit of the younger members of the Order , whom he warned not to heed too much what they heard , either in Freemasonry or the ordinary walks of life . It was always better to wait before forming an adverse opinion , and , if possible find out for oneself the correctness , or otherwise , of what was told
them . Bro . Whitley followed . He hoped the present would not be his last attendance at the Crystal Palace Lodge ; he had thoroughly enjoyed his visit that day . He desired particularly to compliment the Worship ful Master for tbe way in which he had invested and addressed his Officers , and the Treasurer for the way in which he had worked the ceremony of installation . Bro . Cole next
assumed the gavel , and proposed the health of the W . M . So muoh had been said in praise of Bro . Ayres th " . t he felt it only necessary to formally introduce the toast to ensure for it a most fraternal welcome . The Worshipful Master felt that when any one had to speak for himself , or to say something to ensure a proper acknowledgment of some honour conferred , a very difficult task presented itself . He
did not know how to express the pleasnre he felt in being placed in tho honourable position of W . M . of the Lodge . He thanked the brethren most heartily , and would endeavour to show that he deserved the oomplimcnt they had paid him . It had been his desire ever since he was initiated into Freemasonry to reach the position he now filled ; having attained his desire , he should endeavour to carry out the
duties attached to the office in a creditable manner . He thanked the brethren for their kind assistance in the past , and hoped to enjoy their company on many future occasions . In proposing the next toast—the Immediate Tast Master—the W . M . had a duty to perform , a duty which had been fulfilled in years gone by with the greatest of pleasure , and it was with such feelings that he now
undertook it . It was the presentation to their Immediate Past Master of a jewel , and in placing it on the breast of Bro . Cole he hoped that brother would live to be among them on many future occasions ; at all times enjoying the same hearty good will of his brother Masons as they then felt towards him . Bro . Cole tendered his thanks for the reception at all times accorded him ; for the sup .
port he had received during his year of office , and for the handsome jewel presented to him . The toast of the Past Masters was uext on the list . With this the W . M . coupled that of the Treasurer and Secretary , as the time at his disposal was not sufficient to do honour to them alone . The qualities possessed by the Past Masters of the Crystal Palace Lodge were such as any Lodg 9 might be proud of .
They were brethren who shone out as really true Masons , ever ready to lend themselves for the advancement of the Lodge . He waa particularly grateful to Bro . Foxall , who had performed ^ tho installation ceremony on his behalf in such a manner as to mate a great im . pression on him , and with that brother ' s name he desired to couple the toast . Bro . Foxall thanked those assembled on behalf of the Past
Masters of the Lodge . He thanked tho Worshipful Master most sincerely for the way in which the toast had been given , and for the kindly expressions which had fallen from the chair . Ho also considered that the Past Masters of tho Crystal Palace Lodge shone far in advauco of those of many othor Lodges ; Personally , he thanked the Master for his reference to himself as
Installing Officer . As Treasurer , ho considered ho had two duties to perform—first his duty to the Lodge , and secondly his duties to the Charities of the Order . He thought the Crystal Palace Lodge shone out for its support of the Charities during tho past ten or twelve years in a manner that must be most gratifying to all concerned . Bro . Land , the Secretary , followed . He had taken some little pains to analyse the finances of the Lodge in the past . He found that in the first
ten years of its existence something like £ 2 , 500 had been received , and of this amount about £ 31 had been given to the Charities . The Lodge had also loft off at the end of that period some £ 24 odd in debt . During tho last ten years—the time that he and Bro . Foxall had held the offices they had again been honoured with that nightthe receipts were something like £ 1 , 000 less . They had , however , given some £ 200 to the Charities , and could boast of a credit balance of something like £ 60 . He considered that a Lolge which , devoted a