Installation Meetings, &C.

INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .

CORNWALLIS LODGE , No . 1107 . THE installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Wednesday , the 9 th inst ., at the Bull Hotel , Chislehurst , on which occasion Lodge was opened by Bro . W . Daniells W . M ., supported by A . Hubbard S . W ., Moll J . W ., J . Storer P . M . P . P . G . S . W . Kent Trens ., C . Renter P . M . P . P . G . D . C . Kent Secretary , J . Edwards J . D ., Piddock I . G . ; also Past Masters J . J . Michael P . P . G . P . Kent , J . H .

Simmonds , and T . Puz » y P . P . G . D . C . Kent . The minntes having been read and confirmed , Bro . P . Hart was examined and entrusted , and the Lodge having been advanced , he was regularly pissed by the W . M . The report of tho Audit Committee was read and adopted , it shewed the Lodge to be in a flourishing condition . A bonv-l «? Installed Masters wns then opened , nnd Bro . A . Hubbard , tho W . M .

elect , wns regularly presented and dnly installed into the chair by Bro . J . J . Michael P . M . who rendered the ceremony in the perfect and impressive mariner for whioh ha is so noted . Tho W . M ., after having been saluted , appointed the following Officers : —Moll S . W . Edwards J . W ., Storey Treasnrer , Renter Secretary , Piddock S . D ., ' Walker J . D ., 0 . Seefells I . G ., and Thomas Tyler . The ceremony

of installation was then completed , Brother Router giving the concluding addresses in a very impressive manner , and otherwise assisting in the work by undertaking the duties of D . C . Reforo closing the Lodge the W . M . placed on tho breast of the I . P . M . a jewel , which he bad great pleasure in presenting in the name of the Lodge , and with it he tendered tho heartiest good wishes from the members . Bro .

Daniells having suitably acknowledged the gift , a vote of thanks wa * passed to Bros . J . J . Michael aud C . Renter for tho ablo and impressive manner in which they had performed the ceromonv of installation . Each of these brethren replied , and then Bro . J . Storey wns again elected to represent the Lodge on the Provincial Charity Committee , an office he has so well filled in tho past . Hearty good wishes

were tendered by tho Visitors , and the Lodsre was closed . An enjoyable banquet followed , the general arrangement of which , together with the quality of the wines and viands supplied , reflected great credit on the hostess ( Mrs . Wain ) . At the conclusion of the banquet , and after grace had been said , the enstomary toasts were honoured . The W . M . felt they could all bear testimony to the geniality which

the Provincial Grand Mnster shewed towards the Freemasons of Kent , while as regarded the Depnty Provincial Grand Muster , Bro . Eastes . they all knew his great qualifications . Tho Cornwallis Lodge had been especially honoured in the number of Provincial collars which had been bestowed on its members . Bro . Pnzey replied . He wan one of the youngest members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and felt

pleased to see tho kind way in which the toast was received wherever it was proposed . Bro . Daniells gave the toast of tho W . M . This was a task which gave him great pleasure . The working of Bro . Hubbard was well known . He was qualified to fill the office tn which he had just been appointed . In replying , the W . M . said that all his energies would bo at the command of the Lodge . While

snpported by such brethren as those he saw around him , he felt snre the success of his year of office was certain . He then proposed the health of the Past Masters . The Cornwallis Lodge could boast of Past Masters equal to any in the Graft , and he hoped it wonld long enjoy their advice and guidance ; in snch a case it must flourish . Bro Daniells responded in brief and appropriate terms , and then the

Visitors wero honoured . Each of these brethren in torn acknowledged the compliment paid them , nnd referred to the general good feeling which prevailed in the Lodge . The Installing Master ( Bro . Michael ) and the Director of Ceremonies of the day ( Bro . Renter ) wero then toasted . Bro . Michael expressed the pleasure he felt in rendering any service to the Lodge , which it was bis anxious desire to see prosperous

and going on successfully . He felt their present W . M . was in every way calculated to fulfil the duties of tho chair to their satisfaction . Bro . Renter followed , and then came the toast of the Treasnrer and Secretary . No better officers conld be found in any Lodge . Tbe way in which they had worked had conduced in no small degree to tho success of the Lodge . They had filled their

respective offices for a matter of ten years , and had performed their duties ably and faithfully . Bro . Storey having thanked the breth ren , said he felt it a great pleasure to be among them again . If there were no other brethren desirous of acting as Steward , he should be pleased to do so , and represent the Lodge at the next Festival of the

Girls' School . The toast of the Officers fo'lowed , the W . M . referring in well chosen terms to tho merits of each . Tbe toast having been honoured and acknowledged , the Tyler was snmmoned ; he gave the closing toast , and the meeting was brought to a conclusion . Among the Visitors were B . Kauffrnanu 1732 , F . Fletcher 1732 , D . Davis 72 ,

J . G . Gall 174 , H . T . Goodall P . M . 784 , Pawson 1732 , H . M . Levy P . M . 188 .

ACACIA LODGE , No . 1314 . THE annual meeting of this Lodge was held on the 8 th instant , at the Bell Hotel , Brcmloy , Kent , and like many similar gather . ings which take place afow miles from the " Great City , " nnd other large centres of industry , took more the form r . f a summer onting than the hard day's work and formality which usually attend installation meetings held in town during tho winter months . There was

a large attendance of brethren , and a pleasant trip was enjoyed . The W . M . of the past year opened the Lodge , and was supported by Bros . E . Harvey S . W ., D . Keycs J . W ., J . Wyer P . M . P . G . A . D . C . Kent Treasnrer , E . Coste P . M . P . P . G . A . D . C . Kent Secretary .

Barber S . D ., G . R . Bolton J . D ., and the following Past Masters : —Brothers F . A . Harvey , S . Carrington , W . Cairington , Seaman P . P . G . D . C . Kent , & c . After the formal confirm Uion oi the minutes of the last regular Lodge , aud of a Lodgo of Emergency ,

Installation Meetings, &C.

a board of Installed Masters—of whom there were sixteen presentwas formed , and tho W . M . elect , Bro . K . Harvey , was presented and installed into the chair by his predecessor , who performed the cere , mony in R most creditable manner . Having been saluted according to ancient enstorn , the W . M . appointed and invested the following as his Officers : — Bros . Keyes S . W .. Bolton J . W ., Wyer Treasurer ,

Costo Secretary Barber S . D ., J . Finch J . D ., H . Leavers I . G ., Kift Organist . . W . Seaman P . M . D . C . and Steward . Bro . Seaman P . M . said it was usual to appoint one of their number to represent them on tho Charity Committee of tho Province . Bro . E . Coste had served them very well in the past , attending the several meetings which had been held in various parts of the Province . He accordingly had

ranch pleasure in proposing his re-election to the position . The pro . position was seconded by Bro . Carrington and carried nnanimously Bro . Coste tendered his thanks to the W . M . and brethren for having elected him . It was an honour to be associated with suoh a Province as Kent , whioh was always foremost in any good work undertaken by Freemasons . Bro . Wver considered it a pleasing duty he felt him .

self nailed npon to fulfil . It was to propose a vote of thanks to the I . P . M . Bro . Bond , for the admirable manner in whioh he had installed his successor in the Acacia Lodge , and also for the efficiency he had displayed in the discharge of his duties as Master during the past year . He hoped Bro . Bond ' s successor would follow the good example that had been set him , nnd that his term of office would be

as snccessful as that just concluded . Tbe proposition was seconded by Bro . Seaman P . M . and carried by acclamation . The I . P . M . briefly acknowledged the compliment , and then tbe W . M . proceeded to close the Lodge until the second Tuesday in September , the brethren afterwards setting down to banquet under his presidency . Grace having been sung , the loving cup , presented by Bro . Barber

S . D ., was handed round , and the W . M . proceeded with the usual toast list . In giving the health of the Provincial Grand Master—Viscount Holmesdale—the chairman referred to his presidency , last year , at tho Boys' School Festival , when the total contributed was unprecedented in the annals of charitable institutions . Lord Holmesdale was one who entered heart and soul into the work of

Freemasonry , and did everything that lay in his power to promote tho interests of the Craft in general and of his own Province in particular . The toast of the Deputy Grand Master and the Provincial Grand Officers present and past was next given . The W . M . had great pleasnre in giving this toast , more especially because they had two past and one present Provincial Grand Officers among them ,

These were Bros . Seaman , Coste , and Wyer , whom they wero all prond of as members of tbo Lodge , and all felt were worthy of the honour that bad been conferred on them . BrOj Wyer was the first to reply to the toast . He had been the first initiate in the Lodge and well remembered , on the day of his admis . sion , being told to work and wait . He had filled every office in the

Lodge , and also in the Chapter , and was now pleased to respond on behalf of the Provincial Grand Officers . Bros . Seaman and Coste followed . Bro . Bond I . P . M . next proposed the health of the W . M ., who , he said , would do all that lay in his power , both in act and deed , to promote the interest and welfare of the Acacia Lodge and render it a success . He felt sure that the Lodge would flourish during Bro .

Harvoy's occupation of the chair . He was an efficient worker , and had already shown he wns a capable President . He was satisfied he would prove himself worthy of their esteem . The W . M . said he accepted his position with mingled feelings of fear and pride . He did not know whether he was capable of following in the footsteps of those who had preceded him in such a manner as to satisfy the

brethren ; he should try his best , and if he was supported by the Past Masters , as he felt sure he shonld be , he hoped to be successful . Ho felt very proud of his position in the Lodge , and thanked those assembled for the hearty manner in which they had responded to tha toast proposed in his honour . The toast of the Visitors came next . Tho W . M . was pleased to see so many guests around them , and felt

sure the brethren generally had been gratified that their meeting had been so well attended . Bro . Smeed , in the course of his reply , paid a just compliment to the working of the I . P . M ., whose rendering of the Installation ceremony had particularly impressed him . Other Visitors followed , each referring to the way in which the work had been carried out , and the general efficiency of the Lodge . The W . M .

proposed the health of the Installing Master . Those who bad seen his working during the past year knew how well he had earned the jewel which it was now his pleasure to place on Bro . Bond ' s breast . Those who had preceded Bro . Bond in the office had no doubt done well , but he ventured to think that none had better deserved the compliment of a jewel than had Brother Bond . It was a

great pleasure to him ( the speaker ) to be called upon to mako the presentation , which he did with the hope that it wonld long be displayed in the Lodge on tbe breast of its worthy recipient . Bro . Bond tendered his thanks . He hoped to be among them for very many years to come , aud trusted he might be able to render the Lorlge some small service in the future . He should always do his

best whenever he might be called upon . The W . M . proposed tin toast of the other Past Masters , referring to the services each had rendered to the Lodge . This toast was well received , and was responded to by each of the brethren interested in it . The toast of the Masonic Charities was then given . The amounts sent up from Kent shewed the brethren of the Province had the interests of the

Charities at heart . They had among them that evening . a Mason —Bro . W . A . Scurrah of the Royal Savoy Lodge , No . 1744—who had taken np no less a sum than £ 630 for the Boys' School . This was a large amonnt to raise , and it reflected great credit on the brother who had collected it . The W . M . had much pleasnre in coupling the name of Bro . Scurrah with the toast , and that brother suitably

responded . The toast of the Officers came next , tho W . M . specially dwelling on the merits of the Senior and Junior Wardens . They , as well as the junior officers who had that day been invested , he hoped would give satisfaction . He knew they were well qualified to perform the dnties required of them . With the toast he coupled the natneu of tho Secretary and Treasurer , aud those two brethren having