Installation Meetings, &C.

INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .

— : o : — JOPPA LODGE , No . 188 .

THE first meeting of tho session was held on Monday , afc the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen Street , London , W . C . Bros . Dewsnap W . M ., yfall S . W ., Lion J . W ., James Lyon Treasurer , L . Lazarus P . M . Secretary , Botiboi S . D ., Gardner J . I ) ., Lonzberg I . G ., Hart D . O ., S . J . Koco Chap ., E . Van Noordon Org ., Goddard Tyler ;

also Bros . Dodson P . M ., M . Spiegel P . M ., Obed Eoberts P . M ., Martin I . P . M ., H . Green , Isaac Van Praagh , H . Lazarus , Hyara , L . Davis , H . and J . Harward , Sagenborg , H . Sagui , Von Staveren , Frank Isaacson , J . Wynman , Silver , Bland , T . Meyers , Kool , & o . After the opening of the Lodge and confirmation of the minutes ,

Bros . J . Harward , H . Harward , and H . Green were passed to the second degree . Bro . J . Van Praagh , after the usual questions had been very well answered , was raised to the third degree in a perfect manner by the Worshipful Master , who , during hia year of office , has worked the ceremonies most efficiently . A petition from a widow of

a deceased brother was presented for the signature of the brethren , and the Worshipful Master agreed to support it at the Board of Benevolence . The resignation of a member waa accepted , with regret . A letter waa read announcing the death of Bro . Greouwal 1 ; tho intelligence being received with great sympathy . It was proposed

by Bro . J . S . Lyon , and seconded by Bro . T . Meyers , that a letter of condolence be sent to the bereaved family ; this was unanimously agreed to . A proposition of Bro . Spiegel , and also one from Bro . Alexander , was received , and will be considered at the next meeting . The brethren then adjonrned to banquet , when 46 sat down . Bro .

M . Silver , as usual afc Hebrew Lodges , superintended the service . Amongst the visitors were Bros . Sfcaley P . M . 185 , J . Van Praag 1668 , J . Robinson 76 , G . Warner 813 , 0 . Read 1613 , J . Berg 1613 , L . Levy

185 , and J . Buck 1349 . The various toasts were proposed by the Worshipful Master , and loyally responded to . That of the Visitors was acknowledged by Bros . Staley , J . Van Praagh , Robinson , Levy , and others . Bro . Van Noorden conducted the musical entertainment

provided by the Worshipful Master . Miss Effie Chapny , Miss Mary Hutton , and Bro . Arthur Weston wero the singers , while Mr . Walter Van Noorden accompanied on the piano .

Kingsland Lodge, No. 1693.

KINGSLAND LODGE , No . 1693 .

THE annual meeting of this Lodge was held on Tuesday , ofch inst ., at the Highbury Station Hotel , Islington , when Bro . James Cooper W . M . presided . He was supported by Bros . R . P . Forge P . M . 619 , 1950 , S . W . and W . M . elect , G . Snook J . W ., A . W . Fenner P . M . Treasurer , C . K . Killick P . M . Secretary , C . K . Killick jnn .

P . P . G . S . B . Herts P . M ., H . Hall P . M ., N . L . Western I . P . M ., T . Casely S . D ., W . T . H . Mayor J . D ., J . T . Anthony Dir . of Cers ., H . C . Turner I . G ., T . W . S . Holden Steward , together with a large number of members and visitors . In the absence of the Worshipful Master , who had invited the Past Mastcs , Officers and brethren of his Lodge

to meet him at the studio of their Inner Guard for the purpose of being photographed together , and who was still engaged in superintending the arrangements , the Lodge was opened by Bro . C . K . Killick jun ., the first Worshipful Master of the Lodge , who immediately proceeded with the business of the day . The minntes

having been confirmed , the balance-sheet and Auditor ' s report were read and adopted , after which Lodge was advanced and Bros . F . J . Moore , A . Conway and T . Howard were raised . The ballot was then taken for five gentlemen , candidates for initiation , and being in their favour they wero regularly admitted to the benefits of Masonic light ,

Bro . R . P . Forge P . M ., the W . M . elect , performing the ceremony on their behalf . These were Messrs . John Ball , John Hatton , and Leopold Dicks , introduced by the W . M . elect and seconded by Bro . J . Potter ; and Messrs . Dando Harper and Herbert Farrand Bangs , proposed by Bro . T . Casely S . D ., and seconded by Bro . Killick

Secretary . The installation was the next business to bo transacted , Bro . Forge being regularly placed in the chair and subsequently saluted in the three degrees . He appointed the following as the Officers for the year : —Bros . Snook S . W ., Casely J . W ., Fenner P . M . Treasurer , Killick P . M . Secretary , Mayor S . D ., Turner J . D ., Holden

I . G ., J . Potter Dir . of Cers ., W . Whittle and Simon Stewards , Bowler Tyler . The ceremony of installation was then concluded , Bro . Cooper , the Installing Officer , completing the work of his year in an admirable manner . Before closing the Lodge the W . M . presented

to his predecessor a handsome Past Master's jewel , afc the same time tendering him his hearty congratulations and hoping , on his own " account and on behalf of every member of the Lodge , that Brother Cooper might be spared for many years to wear it . The jewel boro the following inscriptions : —

On the obverse : — THE KINGSLANO LODGE 1693 , 1885-1886 . On the reverse : — Presented to

BRO . JAMES COOPEII , By the members of the Kingsland Lodge , No . 1693 . As a mark of esteem For services rendered as W . M . 1885-1880 .

^ Loclgo was then closed , and the brethren repaired to banquet , which was admirably served nnder the personal direction of B .-o . Baker . Iu due course the Worshipful Master proposed tho various toasts . In submitting that of tho Queen and the Craft , he said that

Her Majesty was beloved by all her subjects , while the more they saw of her , the better they appreciated her many qualities . The name of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales needed no eulogium to secure a heart y reception , The Grand Master of England was honoured and

Kingsland Lodge, No. 1693.

revered by every brother under hia rule . The Grand Officers—iu . eluding the Pro and the Deputy Grand Masters—was the next toast , and this having been duly honoured , the I . P . M . Bro . Cooper assumed the gavel , and proposed the health of the Worshipful Master . It was a very pleasing duty to him , but at the same time somewhat

of a hard task , as he felt that the toast required a brother to propose it who was better able to do justice to it than ho was . Were ho to speak for an hour , ho could not praise Bro . Forge enough , for he was a thorough Mason , zealous and energetic in all the doings of the Craffc . He had had the pleasure of witnessing hia

installation in another Lodge , on tho occasion of his firsfc filling the office of Worshipful Master , and then had seen what a capable officer he was . He was not only a Mason—bnt a brother at heart , as was evidenced by the way in which he supported the Charities of tho Order . He had done much for them in the past , and only last year ,

when he ( Bro . Cooper ) was acting as a Steward for one of the Institutions , Bro . Forge had handed him an amount sufficient to complete his qualification aa a Vice-President of it . With snch a brother at the head of their Lodge they need have no fear as to its prosperity during tho coming year . Bro . Forge , in reply , having

tendered hia thanks , folfc he hardly deserved the many kind words said of him . He shonld always endeavour to do his duty in hia new position , and ho hoped to givo the members satisfaction . If the brethren wonld bring np gentlemen for initiation he should be happy to confer the degreea upon them . He was much gratified with the

high position in which it had pleased the brethren to place him during the evening . The next toast , the Worshipfnl Master said , waa an important one—that of the Initiates . They had that evening introduced five gentlemen into Masonry , each of whom , he hoped , wonld not only be an hononr to the Craft , but a credit to the

Kingsland Lodge . He felt fchey had been impressed with the ceremony they had taken part in that nighfc , and would be still more so when the time came for them to receive their second and third degrees . Bro . Ball , replying as an initiate , tendered his thanks . He , felfc highly gratified at the reception accorded him by the members of the society

of which he had just become a member . He should be pleased to do his ntmost , in hia humble way , to advance the welfare of the Order . Bro . Hatton followed , tendering bis thanks . Bro . Dicks also had great pleasure in being initiated ; indeed he might say the present was one of the happiest momenta of hia life . He hoped he

shonld spend many evenings among the brethren around him , as he had so much enjoyed his first experiences . He shonld he as regnlar an attendant as possible , and should do his best to advance the interests of the Order . Bro . Bangs only hoped the pleasure he had that evening experienced might be repeated on many occasions in

the future . He trusted he might prove himself worthy of the name of Brother . The Wor 3 hip ul Master next proposed the health of the Visitors . They had a numerous array thafc night , and he felfc sure that every member of the Lodge was pleased to see them . He conpled with the toasfc the names of Bros . Baker , Seaman , and

Elliott . The former felt it was indeed a difficult task that he had before him—one he felfc quite unequal to achieve . He could but acknowledge and thank them for the great kindness of the Lodge towards every visitor ho saw around him . He assured them he fully appreciated the enjoyment thafc had been provided for the

guests of the evening , and hope ! it might be his good fortune to attend the Lodge on somo future occasion . Bro . Seaman felt especial gratification in attending the several installations—he might say—of the present Worshipfnl Master , inasmuch as he had had the pleasure of initiating him . Looking to Bro . Forge he felt very much like the

duck that hatched a swan s egg—he was surprised afc the chick he had beon instrumental in bringing forth . He was exceedingly proud of Bro . Forge , and was pleased to witness the high esteem in wh ch he was held in the Kingsland Lodg <\ Bro . Elliott , who followed , expressed the gratification he felt in being present . If there was

ono thing he regretted it was that in his earliest yenrs he had nofc joined a Lodge in his own parish . He had worked with the Master of the Kingsland Lodge in other quarters and had received greathelp from him . He felt he might say the Kingsland Lodge occupied a prominent position in the Craft , and he hoped it might long retain

the place it had achieved . The Worshipfnl Master nexfc proposed the health of Bro . Cooper , the Installing and Immediate Past Master of the Lodge . He conld but endorse the words of one of their visitors who had told the brethren that Bro . Cooper had faithfully performed the duties attached to his office .

He had trnly proved himself a worthy ocenpanfc of the chair . Bro . Cooper , in reply , tendered his thanks . He fo't he bad received very much more praise than he deserved or ever expected . Twelve months since , when he first occupied the cha ' r , he said he should do his best , and he had done so , more particularly perhaps ns the body

over whioh he had been called to preside was his mother Lodge . He felfc most happy and proncl to h * a Past Ma . ter of the Lodge in which ho was admitted as an initiate . He was pleased to think he had , in a measure , merited the approval of those over whom ho bad rnled during fcho year , as was evidenced by the handsome present of a Past

Master ' s jewel which they had been kind enongh to make him that day . The twelve months during which he had been at the head of affairs in the Lodge had been enjoyable ones to him , and he almost regret ' ed his term of office bad expired . The nexfc toasfc was that of the Masonic Charities , proposed by the Worshipfnl Master in true

brotherly style . With such a large number of Masons as at present existed , it was absolut __ y necessary to have somo properly organized system of dispensing charity , and this was found in the three Institutions associated with the Craft . Tho Kingsland Lodge had done well since its consecration on behalf of thesa Masonic Charities . It

had , he thought , sent up a Steward each year on behalf of one or other of them , and sometimes two or throe . He and his Brother Junior Deacon had decided to continue the good work , and would do

their best as Stewards for the next Festival of the Royal Masonio Benevolent Institution , which he considered worthy of their warmest support . Those who , like himself , had visited the Asylnm provided by this Institution afc Croydon for the aged , could but feel they had