Instruction.

EYRE LODGE , No . 2742 . ON Wednesday of last week , at Bro . C . Murless ' s Byre Arras Hotel , St . John ' s Wood , we had the pleasure of seeing Brother E . Lillie , who was only initiated at the last regular Lodge meeting , acting as W . M .,

supported by Bros . A . G . Archer S . W ., W . Knill J . W ., H . Weston P . M . Prec , C . Murless Treas ., W . 0 . Borcy Sec , C . Culverhouse S . D ., T . Smith J . D ., H . J . Franks I . G ., A . J . Barrell , G . E . Thompson , W . P . Clark P . M ., R . G . Knox , E . It . Danes , R . Raymond P . M ., W . J . Mitchell , J . Wynman , J . Mason P . M ., G . Fagg W . M . 30 , A . David , & c

The W . M . rehearsed the ceremony of initiation , with Bro . Thompson as the candidate . By desire of the Preceptor Bro . Clark gave the ancient charge . The W . M . vacated the chair in favour of Bro . Fagg W . M . No . 30 , who opened in the second degree , when Bro . Franks answered the questions leading to the third degree . The Lodge was resumed to the first degree . The

same Brother answered the questions for the degree of Fellow Craft . The Lodge was opened in the second degree , and the ceremony of passing was rehearsed . The Lodge was again resumed to the first degree and the W . M . resumed the chair . The Secretary proposed Bros . Fagg , Danes and David as members , and in the name of the Lodge gave those Brethren a hearty welcome .

Bro . Weston Preceptor informed the Brethren that that was the first time the W . M . had occupied the chair ; he was only initiated at the last regular meeting and the Brethren would agree that he had rehearsed the ceremony of initiation in a faultless manner ; therefore he proposed that a hearty vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes for the same . Bro . A . G . Archer was elected W . M . for the following meeting .

KENTISH CLUB OF INSTRUCTION . ON Monday , at the Assembly Hotel , Kentish Town , Bros . H . Pickett P . M . Dep . Prec . W . M ., J . Dawson Sec . S . W ., E . A . Wass J . W ., H . Quicke S . D ., R . Dingle J . D ., S . Souter I . G ., W . Scott Tyler , A . Cocks Treas ., W . F . Coney Asst . Sec , J . Strong , Geo . Procter , J . T . Baron , A . Luker , Viney , Griffiths , and others .

Lodge was opened to the second degree , Bro . Viney was examined and entrusted , and Bro . Pickett rehearsed the ceremony of raising in a most approved manner . The worthy Preceptor Bro . Chas . F . Quicke P . M . presided at the organ . Votes of sympathy were passed to Bros . Tom McLeod Mills

( the Host ) and W . Busby , and the Secretary was requested to convey the hearty good wishes of the Brethren , to both , for a speedy and complete restoration to robust health . The witty and amusing Bro . Walter Scott will preside at the meeting next Monday .

SMOKING CONCERT AT PORTSMOUTH . rnHE Worshipful Master of Portsmouth Lodge , No . 487 , Bro . W . W . JL Slade , invited the members and a number of Brethren from other Lodges—especially the United Brothers , No . 1009 ; Saxe-Weimar , No . 1903 ; and St . George , No . 1958—to a smoking concert on Tbursdav evening of last

week , at the Masonic Hall , Highbury Street , Portsmouth . Notwithstanding the inclement weather , the invitation was numerously responded to , nearly a hundred Craftsmen spending a most enjoyable evening . Bro . Slade presided , the vice-chair being occupied by Bro . H . G . Fryer S . W . A splendid programme was gone through , Lodge 487 maintaining its well-known reputation for high-class entertainments .

Before separating , Bro . J . L . Snell proposed the health of the Chairman , and thanked him for having afforded so enjoyable an evening . The toast was drunk with musical honours . Bro . Slade responded , and thanked all who had contributed to the successful entertainment .

Entertainment Notes.

Entertainment Notes .

Garrick . —Tho successful pantomime "Puss in Boots" will bo played for the last time at this Theatre on Saturday evening next , 17 th inst ., and will be succeeded on Tuesday evening , 20 th , by " Booties Baby , " an adaptation , by Mr . Hugh Moss , of John Strange Winter ' s famous novel . This play has not been seen in London since it was produced at the Globe Theatre in

1 S 88 . Bro . Briokwell has engaged as many as possible of the original cast , which will include Messrs . Arthur Elwoo ' d , Charles Garthorne , Alfred J . Byde . Among the ladies will be found Miss Madge Mcintosh , of " Weather

Hen ' fame ; Miss Eva Williams , whose clever performance in "The Better Life " all first nighters so quickly recognised on Monday last ; Miss Nora Greenlaw , who has already been associated with the play in the provinces . Miss Bella Wallace , many years a member of Bro . J . L . Toole ' s Company , makes a welcome return to the London Stage , and moots an old

piay-lellow in Mr . George Shelton . Messrs . C . Troode , Percy Nash , and Bardloy Turner arc also in the cast . The " Mignon " will be little Miss Dorothea Moss , who has already played the part . The play is being produced under the personal direction of the author , Mr . Hugh Moss .

Entertainment Notes.

Is an average of forty new members per Lodge per year too many ? We think so , most decidedly , and we very much fear that any Province making so many Freemasons can hardly be said to be working in the best interests of the Craft ; but we view things from an English Brother ' s point of

view . In Scotland matters are different , and consequently our worthy contemporary " The Mallet , " in " Glasgow Evening News , " is able to write : " The prosperity which has attended Freemasonry under the Scottish Constitution during the past year has been shared in a proportionally

large extent by the Lodges in the Glasgow Province . From a calculation made by Bro . G . C . H . M'Naught Prov . Grand Secretary the initiates in the thirty-seven Lodges will total

close on 1 , 500 for the year . " Our Brethren across the border are proud of this ; we on this side should view such a return with a certain amount of alarm .

MR . LOUIS ALBERV BACK , eldest son of Bro . Usher Back P . M . 211 , who was for many . years with Mr . Basil Tree at the St . James' Hall , has now started an Agency and Theatre Ticket Office of his own , at 200 Piccadilly , W . He is issuing a very handy weekly Theatre and Concert List which may be obtained on application .

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