Installation Meetings, &C.

INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .

THE CARNARVON LODGE , No . 1572 . THE installation meeting of this popular Lodgo was held nt the Albion , Alderagate-streefc , on Saturday , 6 th December instant , when the Lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . Pearce , who waa ably assisted by hia Officers . After the minntes of the Lodge held on the lat November had been read and confirmed , Bros . Marohand and . Smith were raised , with a due regard to all preliminaries . The ballot

was then brought into requisition for Mr . Gardiner Wigley , who was proposed aa a candidate for initiation by the Worshipful Master , and seconded by Brother Clarricoata Treasurer , and for Mr . George Palmer , who waa alao proposed by the Worshipful Master , and seconded by Bro . Cotton . The result was in favour of both candidates , who were introduced and initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry .

Bro . Pearce , who had conducted both these ceremonies in an eminently satisfactory manner , now expressed himself ready to proceed with fche principal business of the day , that of installing his successor in the chair of the Lodge . Bro . R . E . H . Goffin , who had been unanimously elected at the last meeting , waa thereupon regularly introduced and obligated as the Wor . Master elect for the ensuing

twelvemonths . In due course the Board of Installed Masters waa opened and the induction completed . On the re-admission of those brethren below the degree of Inatalled Master , the new W . M . waa saluted in the three degreea , and the investment of Officers waa proceeded with , the following being the names of the several brethren on whom collars were beatowed : —Bros . A . T . Pearce I . P . M .,

J . Russell S . W ., P . Crampton J . W ., J . Clarricoata Treasurer , W . S . Whitaker Sec , J . S . Stacey S . D ., F . W . Willcooks J . D ., J . P . Dickson I . G ., H . Comfort D . C , J . Paige W . S ., Dr . Basley Org ., 0 . Thomas Tyler . Bro . Pearce then completed hia labours by delivering the addresaes in a most emphatic and eloquent manner . Routine work was then considered . The auditors' report , which had been printed and circulated ,

was taken aa read and unanimously adopted . It disclosed a very satisfactory condition of affairs , while the balance to credit of the Benevolent Fnnd stood at £ 204 odd . The sum of one guinea was voted towards the entertainment of the"Old Folks" at Croydon ; notice of motion to make some amendments in the Bye-lawa wns handed in , and then Lodge was closed . The banqnet was served in

that perfect manner so characteristic of the Albion , and on the removal of the cloth the toasts were ably proposed by the Worshipful Master . In speaking to the first , the W . M . referred to the interest taken by Her Majesty in each incident of every day life . Her Majesty was as well know in the humble cottage aa in the princely hall , and it was this interest she took in the welfare of her subjects that had endeared her to the nation . The National Anthem bavin ?

been sung , Brother Goffin spoke of the interest the Prince of Wales took in Freemasonry . Ifc was well known thafc when opportunity served the Grand Master took the conduct of affairs . At any rate , when hia absence was imperative he always took care he should bo adequately represented ; and this interest , whioh he at all times displayed was thoroughly appreciated by the Craffc at large .

The Immediate Past Master next rose . Ifc was hia privilege—and he esteemed it a high one—to propose the health of the Worshipful Master . Brother Goffin waa fully competent , and was sure to advance the interests of the Lodge . In reply the W . M . said the all too kind words of Bro . Pearce had placed him in somewhat of a difficnlty . He could always speak more eloquently of others than he could of

himself . However , he could assure them of his interest in the Lodge ' s welfare , and would do his best for the comfort of the members . The outgoing Master in due course was complimented on the ability he had displayed during the year just ended , and his services were recognised by the presentation of the Pasfc Master ' s jewel of the Lodge , which is one of the neatest and most substantial ornaments

we have ever seen . The Initiate ' s toast elicited excellent replies from the two worthy gentlemen who had just ranged themselves under our banner , and then came the toast of the Pasfc Masters . To tho Secretary , Bro . Whitaker , was presented a jewel which we are assured he will value as long as he is associated with the Order . The other toasts comprised the Visitors

, the Masonic Charities , and the Officers of the Lod ge . In replying for the Masonic Charities , Bro . W . W . Morgan said the Worshipful Master had very kindly pointed out what was embodied in the true spirit of Charity , as understood by the outer world He would now , by permission of the brethren , say a few words as to the practical charity exercised by the Craft at large . Before doinw

so , however , he would like to say a few words . In " the natural order of things it might reasonably be expected that year by year we should have to mourn the loss of men who have pre-eminently distinguished themselves by the zeal they have displayed in advancing the welfare of the Institution to which all now present have the honour to belong . In this connection , he ( Bro . Morgan ) would refer

to the loss the Craft in general had sustained by the death , which occurred on the 4 th instant , of Col . Creaton , a brother wbo had ever evinced a most fervent interest in our several Institutions , and who was almost a constant attendant at the monthly Committee meetings , while at the Quarterly Courts , as President , he was nearly always a prominent figure . The W . M . had jnsfc handed him a

telegram , from Bro . James Terry , Secretary to the Royal Benevolent Institution , which stated that both Bro . Terry and Bro . Buss who were honorary members of the Carnarvon Lodge , excused themselves from attending Lodge thafc day on the ground that they were paying the last tribute of respect in their power to the

memory of the late Bro . Levander Past Grand Deacon , better known perhaps as Provincial Grand Secretary of Middlesex . In the death of Bro . Levander , which occurred only on Thursday , the Craft had sustained another heavy loss , as this worthy Craftsman was always earnest in advocating and advancing the best interests of Freemasonry . With respect to the Institutions , to which his

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association with the toast more particularly called for remark , Bro Morgan reminded the brethren that the demands on them jnst now were very heavy . The next Festival of the Benevolent Institution would take place in February next , when Sir Michael Hicks Beach , Bart ., M . P ., Provincial Grand Master for Gloucestershire , would preside . Tho Benevolent Institution was providing annuities of £ 40 per

annum each to 163 old Masons , and was distributing £ 32 each to 166 old women , widows of deceased brethren . In addition , there waa a considerable number of widows who were receiving half of their late husband ' s annuities . The Girls' School was educating , clothing and maintaining something liko 239 girls , while the Royal Masonio Institution for Boys was doing a similar service for aome 213 lads , children of

Masons deceased , or in a very impoverished condition . The respective Institutions were deserving of a more liberal support from the Craft at large than they were at present receiving , but this could only be brought about by a more extended display of generosity . Certain Lodges , by comparison , did far more than what was legitimately their proportion , and in this regard the Carnarvon was well to the

fore . At the Festival of the Boya' School , held in June last , the Immediate Past Master and Installing Officer of the day , Bro . Pearce , had well represented the Lodge , and his list totalled up to the goodly sum of 100 guineas . The Lodge had done well for the other Institutions , and he ( Bro . Morgan ) felt assured they would continue the course they had hitherto laid down for themselves . He regretted

neither of the representatives of fche Institutions were present , bat in their absence he would urge on the W . M ., or some other zealous brother , to offer his services ; it would afford him infinite gratification to be able to announce that the resnlfc of fche appeal he was now so urgently making had been successsul , and that the Lodge would be represented at one or other of the Festivals in 1885 . Bro . Morgan

coneluded a forcible speech by expressing the gratification he felfc at having had the opportunity of addressing the brethren on behalf of the Masonic Institutions . Before we leave this portion of our report we may state that later on the Worshipful Master consented to act aa Steward at the Featival for the Girls' School in May nezt . Several of the Officers replied for the compliment paid them , and then the

Tyler gave the parting toast . Some capital songs were given during the evening , Broa . Willcooks , Brown , Baker , Whitaker , Sexton and others rendering excellent service . Dr . Basley contributed a pianoforte solo . The following were Visitors : —Bros . Hunt 2021 , Shread I . G . 74 , Harlow S . D . 1613 , Avery P . M . 70 P . P . G . S . D . Devon , Davis 1017 , Plenderleith S . W . 1598 , Genner 455 , Cox I . G . 190 , T . R . Smith

W . M . 1558 , Masters 1797 , Jennings 1580 , W . Smith 9758 , Stock W . M . 1586 , Hewitt St . Andrews , R . Smith 1708 , Nairne P . M . 176 , Roberta P . M . 1702 P . P . G . A . D . C . Middlesex , Sexton Org . 1321 , Baker I . G . 2030 , Cook 1962 , Lucas S . W . 1649 , Brookman No . 1 P . M . 1657 , Baker S . W . 2030 , Mann 507 , Hamilton 569 , W . W . Morgan W . M . 211 , Hunt P . M . 1635 . 1 W . Smallpeice P . M . 969 , L . Hopkins 1573 , & o .

ST . LEONARD LODGE , No . 1766 . THE annual meeting of this Lodge waa held on Wednesday , afc the Town Hall , Shoreditch , when the installation of Bro . James Funston , as seventh Worshipful Master , may be said to have marked the commencement of a new era in the Lodge , from the fact that ho was its first initiate , and the first of its members—outside the actual founders—who attained in it the summit of a Mason ' s ambition , the Master ' s chair . The gratifying feelings with which we regard a

brother who works his way to the position of W . M . of his mother Lodge are made even more pleasing when it happens , as in this case , that the brother is also the first of the initiates of the Lodge who has risen to that dignity . The installation of such a brother seems to imply that the Lodge is quite capable of taking care of itself ; thafc however much the fostering attention of its founders

may still be required , there is no fear of an actual collapse even though the whole of them might be obliged to absent themselves from a meeting—indeed , thafc the Lodge has shaken off the leading strings of its parents , and is now capable of proceeding alone . In the case of the St . Leonard Lodge , as in mosfc others similarly circumstanced , no one seems more pleased at this proof of independence

than the founders themselves . The Past Masters seemed to look upon the newly-installed W . M . as a living proof that their labours in the past had not been in vain . The oldest of them remembered how he had initiated Bro . Funston into the myateriea of the Order ; another called to mind how he had invested him with the distinguishing badge of aMaaon ; and others , in turn , referred to their

particular parts in the " making " of the present Maater . Nor were the pleasurable associations of the past confined to the brethren who had built up the Lodge , and to admit its firsfc initiate ; that brother , also felt particularly well pleased at his position . He considered ifc no small hononr to be the first initiate of the Lodge installed into its chair ; it was an hononr that could only be enjoyed by one brother .

no matter how long the Lodge might last , or to what length its roll of members might extend , and he was proud of having that honour . The installation was performed by Bro . Louis Stean , the first W . M of the Lodge , and most ably did he carry out his work . In due course the new W . M . was saluted in the three degrees , and then he appointed the following as his Officers : —Bros . E . Walker S . W .,

Frank Mathews J . W ., Rev . H . G . Henderson , M . A ., Chaplain , Daniel King Treas ., Joseph Cox Sec , R . Drysdale S . D ., H . J . Thrower J . D ., L . A . Harrison I . G ., W . Beasley D . C , G . 0 . Young Org ., E . T . Clark and T . Douglas Stewards , and J . Very Tyler . The Report of the Audit Committee having been received , the Lodge was closed and the brethren repaired to banquet . At the conclusion of the repast

crrace was sung , and then the W . M . proposed the customary toasts . The Queen and the Craft and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M . having been honoured , thafc of the Grand Officers was submitted . The W . M . was gratified to see among them that evening a distinguished Past Grand Officer of England—Bro . W . Clarke—and had much pleasure in coupling that brother ' s name with the toast . The ability of the Grand Officers was so well known he hardly thought it