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received a newspaper from some foreign country publishing the whole correspondence . This showed that Masons did not neglect their duty , and would tend to show the world the advantages of Masonry . Bro . L . Alexander P . M . replied to tho toast of the Joppa Benevolent Fund , reviewing its progress from tho timo of its foundation . Iu IS 19 , some two or three years before ho ( Bro . Alexander ) had the hononr of beimr

a member of tho Lodgo , the lato Bro . Dr . Canstaott , had somo idea that it was not so well always for poor brethren to go to tho Lodgo of Benevolence for relief . Ho , therefore , proposed and carried into effect , a Benevolent Fund of their own , and Dr . Canstaott for many years was the President . Since that time , as tho brethren saw by the figures , they had progressed ; but ho mnst tell the brethren who

were not awaro of it , that within tho last three or four years they had given a large amount away—somo ; E 300 or £ 100 in one year . Fortunately this last year they had not had so many calls , nor were the circumstances of tho cases which came before them snch as to justify them in giving beyond a certain amount . Tho committee had never been sparing when applications wero made ,

but they had always been cautious , and considered tho cases well before they awarded an amount . They had in very many instances given as much as ; £ 100 to an applicant , and he was happy to say that in some cases it had done a great deal of good . Tho number of years ho had had the hononr of being President ho had always found tho Committee and Vice-President ready and willing to give him all

the assistance that lay in their power ; and , while they were cantious in doling out sums to applicants , they were at the same time , when circumstances rendered it necessary , very liberal indeed . Notwithstanding the many calls they had had on the fund , they still—thank God—had nearly £ 1000 in the funds , ancl he hoped and trusted that that amount wonld remain , and collect and amass to

an almost nnmentionable sum before they had another application ; but , at the samo time , however frequent the applications might be , the Committee would always—however melancholy—be pleased to assist where it was necessary . Having said this , he would for a moment digress and speak of himself . The brethren had heard from the worthy Secretary that ho ( Bro . Alexander ) had resigned the

Presidentship of the Fnnd . He had had every reason to believe that so long as God spared his life r . nd he was ablo to attend ho might be President of that Fnnd ; but it was once suggested to him that there would be something dignified in tho Master of the Lodge presiding at the meetings of the Fund . Ho took up tho idea , and at the very first opportunity he mado the proposition in Lodgo that tho Master for the time beino- should bo President of the Benevolent

Fund . He was now pleased that that proposition was carried , and he was glad to say the present W . M . would succeed him in tho President ' s chair . He hoped that ho ( Bro . Alexander ) might havo tho opportunity on very many occasions of being among the Vice-Presidents or Past Presidents , whichever it might bo—where he might have the pleasnre of addressing the brethren . Bro .

Baker I . P . M . felfc great pleasure in being onco moro entrusted with the gavel of the Lodge , more especially as it was to pr-pose what ho deemed the toast of the evening . They had all known Bro . Myers for along time , aud they all admired and esteemed him ; ho felt assured that in placing him in the chair they had put the right man in tho right place , and that he wonld carry out the dnties and uphold tho

dignity of the chair to the entire satisfaction of tho brethren . Ho felt that from tho manner in which Bro . Myers had already discharged the duties that had been alloted to him in the varions offices he had filled , that if he performed tho duties of W . M . in the same manner the brethren wonld be amply rewarded . Tbo W . M ., in replying , said it was very kind of the I . P . M . to speak of him as he

had spoken . Ever since ho had had the hononr of being a member of tho Lodge , and held office , he had striven to do his utmost , and it was a cause of gratitude in him to know that unless he had done his dnty he should not have been elected to the chair b y the unanimous vote of the Lodge . It was no sinecure to be Master of a Lodge , more particularly the Joppa Lodge : There

were many P . M . s who had done so much in tho service of the Craft that it made a man a little nervous in climbiug np the ladder ; he hoped the brethren wonld havo no cause to regret placing him in the W . M . ' s chair . All he required was that they shonld assist him daring his year of office , and he hoped that time twelvemonths they "would say he had" done well , and that he might be proud of having teen Master of the Joppa Lodge . In proposing the health of the

Initiate , the W . M . said he hoped Bro . Blaiberg wonld be an ornament to the Lodge . He had commenced well , by being very attentive to the ceremony , and he had already shown that great ornament of a Freemason—Charity—by presenting a donation to the Benevolent Fund . He hoped he wonld strive to be a good Mason , and in some few years ho might bo elected W . M . Ho would toll him he might do Jt by attention , and by visiting Lodges of Instruction , one of which

was attached to their Lodgo . Bro . Blaiberg responding said , that from his boyhood he had wished to be a member of tho Order , and to-night his wishes had been fully realised . In time he hoped to attain to the dignity which tho W . M . had now arrived at . The W . M . proposed the Immediate Past Master , complimenting him and congratulatinr ; the Lod ge on the fact of his so far finishing his work for tlio year in

installing his successor with snch faultless precision . Ho alVo presentctl him with a magnificent sold P . M . ' s jewel , bearing the followimr endorsement : — "Presented to ' Bro . Richard Baker , by the members ° the Lodge of Joppa , i \ o . 1 SS , in appreciation of his services dun " in ; jj » s year of office as W . M ., January 1882 . " Ho hoped Pro . Hake , night be spared ninny years to wear the jewel , which was not to bo "" ked at for its intrinsic value , but ; for ' tho ' heartv ioolimr * wMi "ch it bv

^ was presented the brethren . The ; -: was no . broths » llf > had passed through Iho ordeal of Ma * tor of tho Lodge with . --lo- . ner cmlib tl ) flT , . ^ nkcVj ; i 1 | fj l ] m p . lHfc Master * vvero verv leased to receive him into their ranks . Bro . Baker I . P . M .. in vcpivim :. fim tncro woro times iu a man's life whioh ouc could never forget , ' ( P '' ; " evening would be ono of his . If ho failed in words ' :.. ! for Hi brotllron sufficiently , ho hoped thev would take tho will ] °° cleed > bl 't aa somo of tho brethren present had passed through 3

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tho same ordeal , ho had no doubt they would understand his feelings . Referring to the jewel which tbey had presented him , ho said it showed they appreciated his lmmblo services during the time ho had been a member of tho Lodge . To the best of his ability ho had tried faithfully to perform tho duties allotted him , and it was tho consciousness of that that made him set the higher value on their

testimonial . Tho brethren of tho Lodgo had also dono their duty , and done it nobly ; for a Lodgo might havo tho best Worshipful Master in tho world , and without tho support of tho brethren his efforts would ho barren of fruit . As it was , tho brethren might congratulate themselves ou having had a most successful year . Whenever ho shonld look on that jewel it wonld remind him of very ,

very many happy hours ho had spent among tho brethren of the Lodge of Joppa , and when it should please tho Almighty Architect to tako him over to tho majority , he hoped it would go down as au heirloom iu his family , and stimulate them to a courso which would merit tho same esteem as that in which he was held by the brethren of tho Joppa Lodgo . Bro . Cohen , P . M . 205 , and several other brethren

replied to tho toast of tho Visitors . Bro . L . Alexander , in responding to tho toast of tho Past Masters , said it was usually considered that when a Brother became Master of a Lodgo ho became wedded to tho Lodgo . That being so , this day was his silver wedding , for it was twenty-five years that night that he was installed Blaster of tho Joppa Lodge . IIo was truly thankful to tho brethren

for honouring the toast , and also truly thankful to tho Great Architect oftho Universe for having spared him for so many years , in good health , to attend regularly at the meetings of tho Lodge . Bro . Lyon , in responding to tho toast of tho Treasurer and Secretary , said ho hoped both of them would be spared to do their best for the Lodgo . The office of Treasurer ho had found hitherto to be a

rather difficult , ono , but ho hoped , with tho aid of the brethren , it would not bo so hereafter . Ho had tried to mako things smootho and easy . As to taking caro of tho Lodgo funds , ho thought it was tho dnty of every man who undertook office to perform the duties of that office to the best of his ability . He shonld strive to do so , and he hoped that at the end of his year tho brethren would have

tho same pleasure in honouring him with re-election as they had this timo , and that he would bo able to give them the same satisfaction . Bro . Benjamin S . W . and the other Officers responded to tho toast of tho Officers , and the Tyler ' s toast concluded tho proceedings . The banquet , provided by Bro . Jennings , was superintended by Bro . M . Silver . Amongst the Visitors were Bros . H . Shead 1366 , W . H .

Baker 180 , W . W . Morgan jun . J . W . 1107 , C . Greenwood P . G . S . B ., W . H . Gardiner I . G . 1000 , J . Docket , B . S . Woolf 185 , A . J . Duff Filer P . G . S . B ., A . Clifford Eskell 117 , Geo . P . Nightingale 193 , G . Penn P . M . 10 : 12 , W . S . Lyon 185 , B . Kauffman 1732 , Henry Mask 205 , F . Croaker 185 , J . E , Ryan 422 , A . E . Mvcrs 185 , II . Massey P . M . 61 < J , W . M . 1928 , C . W . Moithor 1671 , G . A . Fletcher W . M . 180 , J . Baker

W . M . 1171 , Thomas Cubitt i' . G . P ., J . S . Salomons I . P . M . 1017 , W . H . Welshman 599 , H . S . Somerville Burney P . G . D ., F . R . Hales 31 , H . J . Phillips W . M . 205 , F . II . Schweiser 185 , Edgar Bowyer P . P . S . G . W . Herts , W . Oldey 1612 , John Measor 315 , P . E . Vanclerpnmp 1507 , Louis Bamberger P . M . 1366 , G . J . Vnuderpnmp 1507 ,

I . P . Cohen I . P . M . 205 , II . J . Tallentiti 1330 , F . Hallows 1062 , John II . Dodson 55 , J . B . Edwards 861 , S . Jewell 1559 , & c . During the evening a charming selection of vocal aud instrumental music was performed , under the direction of Bro . P . E . Van Noorden Organist oftho Lodge , by Madame Liebhart , Madame Osboruo Williams , Bro . Arthur Thomas , aud Herr Max Gonzava ( cornet ) .

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rpiIE installation meeting of this ancient Lodge , celebrated for its - * - excellent working , was held on the 10 th instant , at tho Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , and was numerously attended by the brethren and Visitors . The Lodgo was opened by the AV . M ., Bro . C . J : Wado ; Bros . G . B . Fletcher S . W ., J . Wood J . W ., W . 0 .

Parsons P . M . Sec , Baker S . D ., Maxted J . D ., Chester I . G . ; P . M . ' s Stonor , E . Farwig , Pillin , Robinson . Visitors—Bros . Lord Headley , R . Baker P . M . 188 , F . J . Baker J . W . 1608 , S . Brooks P . M . 1608 , W . Hammond 569 , J . F . Lathom 1714 , 0 . W . Hobson P . M . 700 , W . Bolton , J . Piercey 172 , S . Dicketts 193 , H . Dicketts

P . G . S ., Skinner S . W . 538 , Langton 1 , C . W . Duke P . P . G . D . Sussex , E . B . Hobson W . M . 700 , F . Brewer S . W . 1603 , Wallis Mackay 1319 , J . I . Cantle P . M . 1257 , E . Coleman 192 , C . Townley 201 , Farley 1470 , Bellamy 25 , Hodgkinson 1196 , Way 55 , It . Hovenden 21 , Capes 190 . R . Mason 203 , Treacher 96 , E . R . Terry , W . S . 0 <„ 'le W . M . 256 , Honeyball S . W . 1681 , C . Barker P . M . 834 . F . Leigh , H . M . Levy P . M .

IS > , Hartley 1608 . After tho confirmation of tho minutes , Messrs . IL Westrop , G . F . Morosley , Whito , and J . J . Shout , for whom ballots had previously been taken , werj duly initiated into tho Order , the W . M . ably conducting tho ceremony . Bro . J . Vicary , Jopp-i Lodge l .-. S , was elected a jmninir inerobov . Tie . Auditors' report waa read an ! adopted ; it showed a balance of £ 1-8 l- ' - 's in favour , while , tho Benevolent Fund , after diMuirsoniorits of £ 50 os , showed a balance

of CI 42 10- ; 0 d . A Beard of installed . Misters was opened , and Bro . G . B . Fletcher S . W . and W . M . elect was presented to tho Lodge , and duly installed into fho chair by the iv . tiriug W . M ., Bro . Wade , whoso n-tfeot and imprcsrdvo veaidrring of tho ceremony was most creditable to him for so young a Mus . m . There wore sixioen W . M . ' s and P . M . ' s present , 'hi the re-aa ' iri ' .:---ion OT tho brethren , fho W . M ., in ¦ ippropriate forms , appointed and ir . vested his ' ('" -leers : —Bm . " . 0 . J .

Wide f . P . M ., J . Wood !' . M . S . W ., Baker J . W ., . Uiio-i 1 n \ i surer , " < ¦ ¦ ¦ : . (; . Pa , a ; ,.. ; : i ' . M . ' -ierimry , "Maxted S . D .. ( 'hoster -1 . 1 ) ., Donne l . il , Sr . ad . - -n W . S ., II . Far ,.- ! - ; ' l' . M . D . O ., Gilbert 1 V .. W . G . T . Middlesex

Vvh ' . r . Bro . V ,. Farwig I ' . M . effiei . ally acted as D . O . At the 'o :: elris :: > n of tho cei'oni' > nv Bro . Wade waa deservedly commended bv all present . Tlio resignation of two brethren was accepted with ie . rret . Bro . iUadcu W . S . propped , aud Bro . J . Huy seconded , that the annual ball of il . o Lodgo take place . This was carried