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Masons Whom We Have Met. No. Vi.
whole body , whose united actions are characterised by that unity and concord which are so essential to the well-being of Freemasonry , in every sense of the word . Whereas , in the one case there is a wellspring of hesitation and
distrust , in the other no shadow of a doubt appears to mar the happiness and success of the Lodge . Not a ripple is felt on the surface of the waters , and the stream of
Brotherly Love , Relief and Truth flows on with an equanimity and ease in pleasant contrast to the dissatisfaction and discord which we infer from such conduct as is described
in the opening lines of this article . It is for the brethren —while endeavouring to carry out those principles which are the mainspring of success in any Masonic Lodge—to uphold the efforts of such a veteran as he whom we are
now considering ; to withdraw their countenance from all factious opposition , and the mutinous tendencies of cliques ; for it is by this means alone that unity which is strength
is to be secured , and the machinery of our grand old Institution kept in a fit condition for carrying on its great and beneficent enterprises .
It will be a source of gratification to many of our readers to know that Bro . T . W . Casburn Bush , P . M . 185 , I . P . M . and Sec . 1728 , is deriving great benefit from a visitto Bournemouth , where he is at present staying , in the
hope of improving the condition of his health . Bro . Bush for some time past has been under the medical care of Dr . Douglas Powell ; at the suggestion of that gentleman
a special consultation with Sir Andrew Clark was arranged , the result of which was that Bro . Bush was ordered to take a few weeks' rest from business , while a
stay at Bournemouth was recommended . We are very pleased to learn that the change has had beneficial effect on Bro . Bush's health , and trust that on his return to his accustomed sphere he will find the benefit he has derived to be of a permanent character .
The second annual ball of the Royal Savoy Lodge , No . 1744 , to which we referred in our last issue , will take place on Tuesday , the 13 th January , and not on the 6 th as therein stated . The ball will be held at Freemasons '
Tavern , Great Queen-street , and a novel feature in connection with it is that a hot supper will be served , some of the ladies having been heard to express a doubt as to
the repast served them last year being a . " Masonic banquet , "—to which , after the " work " of the evening , they felt themselves justly entitled .
On Thursday , the 3 rd instant , at a meeting of the Clausentium Lodge , No . 1461 , Woolston , Bro . R . Bell , of Itchen , was installed W . M ., and then appointed his Officers .
Afterwards the brethren partook of a banquet . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . J . E . LeFeuvre , was present , as were the Worshipful Masters from the Winchester and Southampton Lodges .
Bro . J . A . Collings , Organist 1693 , will give a Smoking Concert on Tuesday next , 15 th inst ., at the Falstaff Musical Society , The Falstaff , Eastcheap , E . C , on which occasion he will be assisted by a number of talented musical brethren . The concert will commence at 7 . 30 , and the price of tickets is one shilling each .
A meeting of the Metropolitan Council ( T . I . ) of the Allied Masonic Degrees of England and Wales , & c , will be held at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion Square , on Friday next , the 18 th inst ., at 4 p . m . The business to be trans
acted comprises the election of a Worshipful Master and Treasurer , the reception of duly qualified brethren into the Allied Masonic Degrees , & c . A banquet will follow at the Holborn Restaurant .
HOLLO-WATS PILLS . —vv eary of life . — Derangement of the liver is ono of tho most efficient causes of dangerous d sease . i , and the most prolific source of those melancholy forebodings which are worse than death itself . A few doses of these noted Pills act magically in dispelling low spirits , and repelling the covert attacks made on tho nerves l > y excessivo heat , impure atmospheres excitementThe most sh
over-indulgence , or exhausting . attered constitution may derive bpneflt from Holloway ' s Pills , which will regulate disordered action , brace the nerves , increase the 3 nergy of the intellectual faculties , and revive the failing memory . By attentively studying the instructions for taking these Pills , and explicitly putting then in practice , the most desponding will soon feel confident of a perfect recovery ,
Installation Meetings, &C.
INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .
— : o : — ST . LEONARD LODGE , No . 1766 . THE anniversary meeting of the members of this Lodge , and the installation of Worshipful M ; ister took plaoe on Wednesday , at the Town Hall , Shoreditch , nnder the presidency of Brother Jamea Fnnston W . M ., who was supported by his Officers , a large number of brethren , and the following Past Masters : —Bros . Clements , Stean , JonesBarhnm and Benjamin . The minutes of the last meeting
, having been confirmed , Bro . Fnnston resigned the gavel in favour of Bro . Lousi Stean , the first Master of the Lodge , who since its consecration has always been looked upon as its Installing Master . He performed the ceremony this year with his accustomed ability , placing Bro . E . Walker in the chair . That brother appointed the
following as the Officers : —Bros . Matthews S . W ., Drysdale J . W ., Henderson Chaplain , King Treasurer , Cox Secretary , Thrower S . D ., Harrison J . D ., Beasley I . G ., Young Organist , Clark D . C ., Douglass Steward , Griffiths Assistant Steward . The installation ceremony was then completed , with the usual addresses to the Officers and
brethren . The ballot was taken for two gentlemen , Messrs . Wnlter Henry Mills and Stephen Batchelor , who were candidates for Freemsisonry . They were afterwards initiated . The W . M . presented a P . M . ' s jewel to his predecessor , on behalf of the Lodge , and in doing so referred to the fact that Bro . Fnnston was the first initiate
of the Lodge who had risen to the dignity of Master in it . The Report of tbe Audit Committee was accepted , and after the transaotiou of other business , the Lorjcje was closed . Among the Visitors wore Bros . John Ives P . M . 1472 , H . Ma ^ sey P . M . 1928 , F . Horner P . M . 31 , F . BrienP . M . 1070 , E . Henrd 95 , J . Little 1607 , J . Blinker J . W . 1151 ,
C . Sims 861 , H . Salter J . D 8 fi ] , J . Aillud P . M . 615 , John Roberts 1816 , G . R . Gwynne 1613 , C . Rim 1613 , G . P . Christmas 27 , H . C . Baker 21 , H . R . Biker J . D . 2030 , J . W . Chapman 1678 , H . Doubleday 193 , G . H . Staff 1365 , J Smith P . M . 193 , G . Harwood 813 , G . J . Freeman 1613 , R W . Silverhorne 1007 , H . W . Robinson 995 , J . T .
Gibson 1420 . S . Smithers J . D . 193 , H . Stephens P . M . 754 , C . Steel W . M . 1365 , E . Isaacs , G . Andrews 1420 , A . J . Walker 22 , R . A GermainoOre . 2033 , W . H . Baker 2030 , Sir W . Guyer Hunter , K . C . M . G . ( Buckingham and Chnndox ) , R . Tidman 813 , G . Mnstoe 813 . The membprs and visitors afterwards sat down to banquet , under the
presidency of the Worship l ' nl Master , and at the conclusion thereof the usual toasts wnre honoured . The first on the list was the Queen and the Craft . The Worshipfnl Master was not sure bow many of rh ^ ancestors of Her Majesty had been Freemasons , but knew that some of them at least had taken great interest in the Order , while
at the present time her sons and her grandson had been admitted members of it . The toast was enthusiastically received , and was followed by the National Anthem . The next toast was His Royal Hiuhness the Prince of Wales Most Worshipsul Grand Master . The Prince of Wales had largely conduced to
the success of the Craft in the past . The Master felt it would be impossible to secure a more deserving or more energetic Grand Master than the present ruler of the Craft . The health of the Grand Officers was next submitted . The claims on the Grand Master ' s time were so numerous and so severe as to allow of bis giving only a
casual attendance at Grand Lodge . In his absence the Grand Officers ably filled the vacancy , and performed their duties at all times in a most exemp ' ary manner . Brother W . Clarke P . G . P ., to whom the Worshipful Master referred as one of the Consecrating Officers , and one who had been present at each of the installations of
the Lodue , responded , tendering his heavty thanks for the reception of the toast . It would be presumption on his part to offer any words on behalf of the Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon , —his acts showed far greater than any words of his could express . Notwithstanding his many arduous duties in Ireland he still found time to
devote to Freemasonry . From personal knowledge Brother Clarke was able to say that a week seldom passed without the Pro Grand Master making inquiry at GraDd Lodge as to the progress of the Order . The Earl of Lathom was another who at all times endeavoured to advance the interests of Freemasonry , while the
Grand Officers , as a body , strove to follow in the footsteps of their lenders . Bro . Fnnston I . P . M . proposed the health of the Master , who was a brother known and dear to all present . Personally Brother Fnnston had known the Master for the past thirty years . They were then both young men ; they had grown up
together , and had continued firm fri-nda through all that time . They had both sought admission to Freemasonry , and now he had the pleasure of proposing the health of his old friend as Master of the St . Leonard ' s L < xlge . The toast was heartily received , and the W . M . tendered his thanks . It was trne he aud the I . P . M . had
known each other for a very long period , bnt it was hardly true that he , as the I . P \ M . had said , had rendered distinguished services to Freemasonry . It was true he was one of tbe founders of the Lodge , possibly it was in a measure duo to him that the Lodge had been established . During the seven years he had been associated with it
there had bpen nothing bnt peace and harmony among its members , and he hoped that the same good fVeling would be displayed during his term of office , and in the future , so long as the Lodge existed . He next proposed the health of Brother Louis Stean , the Installing Master and the Father of the Lodge , who hnd that
day come among them to do good service for the Lodge , as he had often done in the past . Bro . Stean was one of the oldest Masons in the metropolis , and was to be congratulated on wearing so well , as also on having been able to do so much for the good of the Order , and on behalf of the cause of Charity . Bro . Stean briefly
replied . He had always endeavoured to inculcate the true principles of Freemasonry , which at tho time of his initiation he had found to be brotherly love , relief , and truth . He had also worked hard in the cause of Masonic Charity , and was pleased to think that h s efforts in that direction had been crowned with success . The Worshipful Master nexi submitted the toast of the Past Masters .
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Masons Whom We Have Met. No. Vi.
whole body , whose united actions are characterised by that unity and concord which are so essential to the well-being of Freemasonry , in every sense of the word . Whereas , in the one case there is a wellspring of hesitation and
distrust , in the other no shadow of a doubt appears to mar the happiness and success of the Lodge . Not a ripple is felt on the surface of the waters , and the stream of
Brotherly Love , Relief and Truth flows on with an equanimity and ease in pleasant contrast to the dissatisfaction and discord which we infer from such conduct as is described
in the opening lines of this article . It is for the brethren —while endeavouring to carry out those principles which are the mainspring of success in any Masonic Lodge—to uphold the efforts of such a veteran as he whom we are
now considering ; to withdraw their countenance from all factious opposition , and the mutinous tendencies of cliques ; for it is by this means alone that unity which is strength
is to be secured , and the machinery of our grand old Institution kept in a fit condition for carrying on its great and beneficent enterprises .
It will be a source of gratification to many of our readers to know that Bro . T . W . Casburn Bush , P . M . 185 , I . P . M . and Sec . 1728 , is deriving great benefit from a visitto Bournemouth , where he is at present staying , in the
hope of improving the condition of his health . Bro . Bush for some time past has been under the medical care of Dr . Douglas Powell ; at the suggestion of that gentleman
a special consultation with Sir Andrew Clark was arranged , the result of which was that Bro . Bush was ordered to take a few weeks' rest from business , while a
stay at Bournemouth was recommended . We are very pleased to learn that the change has had beneficial effect on Bro . Bush's health , and trust that on his return to his accustomed sphere he will find the benefit he has derived to be of a permanent character .
The second annual ball of the Royal Savoy Lodge , No . 1744 , to which we referred in our last issue , will take place on Tuesday , the 13 th January , and not on the 6 th as therein stated . The ball will be held at Freemasons '
Tavern , Great Queen-street , and a novel feature in connection with it is that a hot supper will be served , some of the ladies having been heard to express a doubt as to
the repast served them last year being a . " Masonic banquet , "—to which , after the " work " of the evening , they felt themselves justly entitled .
On Thursday , the 3 rd instant , at a meeting of the Clausentium Lodge , No . 1461 , Woolston , Bro . R . Bell , of Itchen , was installed W . M ., and then appointed his Officers .
Afterwards the brethren partook of a banquet . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . J . E . LeFeuvre , was present , as were the Worshipful Masters from the Winchester and Southampton Lodges .
Bro . J . A . Collings , Organist 1693 , will give a Smoking Concert on Tuesday next , 15 th inst ., at the Falstaff Musical Society , The Falstaff , Eastcheap , E . C , on which occasion he will be assisted by a number of talented musical brethren . The concert will commence at 7 . 30 , and the price of tickets is one shilling each .
A meeting of the Metropolitan Council ( T . I . ) of the Allied Masonic Degrees of England and Wales , & c , will be held at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion Square , on Friday next , the 18 th inst ., at 4 p . m . The business to be trans
acted comprises the election of a Worshipful Master and Treasurer , the reception of duly qualified brethren into the Allied Masonic Degrees , & c . A banquet will follow at the Holborn Restaurant .
HOLLO-WATS PILLS . —vv eary of life . — Derangement of the liver is ono of tho most efficient causes of dangerous d sease . i , and the most prolific source of those melancholy forebodings which are worse than death itself . A few doses of these noted Pills act magically in dispelling low spirits , and repelling the covert attacks made on tho nerves l > y excessivo heat , impure atmospheres excitementThe most sh
over-indulgence , or exhausting . attered constitution may derive bpneflt from Holloway ' s Pills , which will regulate disordered action , brace the nerves , increase the 3 nergy of the intellectual faculties , and revive the failing memory . By attentively studying the instructions for taking these Pills , and explicitly putting then in practice , the most desponding will soon feel confident of a perfect recovery ,
Installation Meetings, &C.
INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .
— : o : — ST . LEONARD LODGE , No . 1766 . THE anniversary meeting of the members of this Lodge , and the installation of Worshipful M ; ister took plaoe on Wednesday , at the Town Hall , Shoreditch , nnder the presidency of Brother Jamea Fnnston W . M ., who was supported by his Officers , a large number of brethren , and the following Past Masters : —Bros . Clements , Stean , JonesBarhnm and Benjamin . The minutes of the last meeting
, having been confirmed , Bro . Fnnston resigned the gavel in favour of Bro . Lousi Stean , the first Master of the Lodge , who since its consecration has always been looked upon as its Installing Master . He performed the ceremony this year with his accustomed ability , placing Bro . E . Walker in the chair . That brother appointed the
following as the Officers : —Bros . Matthews S . W ., Drysdale J . W ., Henderson Chaplain , King Treasurer , Cox Secretary , Thrower S . D ., Harrison J . D ., Beasley I . G ., Young Organist , Clark D . C ., Douglass Steward , Griffiths Assistant Steward . The installation ceremony was then completed , with the usual addresses to the Officers and
brethren . The ballot was taken for two gentlemen , Messrs . Wnlter Henry Mills and Stephen Batchelor , who were candidates for Freemsisonry . They were afterwards initiated . The W . M . presented a P . M . ' s jewel to his predecessor , on behalf of the Lodge , and in doing so referred to the fact that Bro . Fnnston was the first initiate
of the Lodge who had risen to the dignity of Master in it . The Report of tbe Audit Committee was accepted , and after the transaotiou of other business , the Lorjcje was closed . Among the Visitors wore Bros . John Ives P . M . 1472 , H . Ma ^ sey P . M . 1928 , F . Horner P . M . 31 , F . BrienP . M . 1070 , E . Henrd 95 , J . Little 1607 , J . Blinker J . W . 1151 ,
C . Sims 861 , H . Salter J . D 8 fi ] , J . Aillud P . M . 615 , John Roberts 1816 , G . R . Gwynne 1613 , C . Rim 1613 , G . P . Christmas 27 , H . C . Baker 21 , H . R . Biker J . D . 2030 , J . W . Chapman 1678 , H . Doubleday 193 , G . H . Staff 1365 , J Smith P . M . 193 , G . Harwood 813 , G . J . Freeman 1613 , R W . Silverhorne 1007 , H . W . Robinson 995 , J . T .
Gibson 1420 . S . Smithers J . D . 193 , H . Stephens P . M . 754 , C . Steel W . M . 1365 , E . Isaacs , G . Andrews 1420 , A . J . Walker 22 , R . A GermainoOre . 2033 , W . H . Baker 2030 , Sir W . Guyer Hunter , K . C . M . G . ( Buckingham and Chnndox ) , R . Tidman 813 , G . Mnstoe 813 . The membprs and visitors afterwards sat down to banquet , under the
presidency of the Worship l ' nl Master , and at the conclusion thereof the usual toasts wnre honoured . The first on the list was the Queen and the Craft . The Worshipfnl Master was not sure bow many of rh ^ ancestors of Her Majesty had been Freemasons , but knew that some of them at least had taken great interest in the Order , while
at the present time her sons and her grandson had been admitted members of it . The toast was enthusiastically received , and was followed by the National Anthem . The next toast was His Royal Hiuhness the Prince of Wales Most Worshipsul Grand Master . The Prince of Wales had largely conduced to
the success of the Craft in the past . The Master felt it would be impossible to secure a more deserving or more energetic Grand Master than the present ruler of the Craft . The health of the Grand Officers was next submitted . The claims on the Grand Master ' s time were so numerous and so severe as to allow of bis giving only a
casual attendance at Grand Lodge . In his absence the Grand Officers ably filled the vacancy , and performed their duties at all times in a most exemp ' ary manner . Brother W . Clarke P . G . P ., to whom the Worshipful Master referred as one of the Consecrating Officers , and one who had been present at each of the installations of
the Lodue , responded , tendering his heavty thanks for the reception of the toast . It would be presumption on his part to offer any words on behalf of the Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon , —his acts showed far greater than any words of his could express . Notwithstanding his many arduous duties in Ireland he still found time to
devote to Freemasonry . From personal knowledge Brother Clarke was able to say that a week seldom passed without the Pro Grand Master making inquiry at GraDd Lodge as to the progress of the Order . The Earl of Lathom was another who at all times endeavoured to advance the interests of Freemasonry , while the
Grand Officers , as a body , strove to follow in the footsteps of their lenders . Bro . Fnnston I . P . M . proposed the health of the Master , who was a brother known and dear to all present . Personally Brother Fnnston had known the Master for the past thirty years . They were then both young men ; they had grown up
together , and had continued firm fri-nda through all that time . They had both sought admission to Freemasonry , and now he had the pleasure of proposing the health of his old friend as Master of the St . Leonard ' s L < xlge . The toast was heartily received , and the W . M . tendered his thanks . It was trne he aud the I . P . M . had
known each other for a very long period , bnt it was hardly true that he , as the I . P \ M . had said , had rendered distinguished services to Freemasonry . It was true he was one of tbe founders of the Lodge , possibly it was in a measure duo to him that the Lodge had been established . During the seven years he had been associated with it
there had bpen nothing bnt peace and harmony among its members , and he hoped that the same good fVeling would be displayed during his term of office , and in the future , so long as the Lodge existed . He next proposed the health of Brother Louis Stean , the Installing Master and the Father of the Lodge , who hnd that
day come among them to do good service for the Lodge , as he had often done in the past . Bro . Stean was one of the oldest Masons in the metropolis , and was to be congratulated on wearing so well , as also on having been able to do so much for the good of the Order , and on behalf of the cause of Charity . Bro . Stean briefly
replied . He had always endeavoured to inculcate the true principles of Freemasonry , which at tho time of his initiation he had found to be brotherly love , relief , and truth . He had also worked hard in the cause of Masonic Charity , and was pleased to think that h s efforts in that direction had been crowned with success . The Worshipful Master nexi submitted the toast of the Past Masters .