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NOTICES OP MEETINGS .
EGYPTIAN LODGE . No . 27 .
TlIE members gave a ladies' banquet on Thursday , 5 th inst ., at Anderton ' s Hotel . The proceedings opanod with a reception , when the company wero heartily welcomed by the Worshipful Master , Bro . T . H . Wallman . Then followed a banquet , and subsequently a concert and dance . Tho toast list was commendably brief , fche idea of the members being to afford as much enjoyment to the
ladies as possible . At the conclusion of tha banquet , tho Worshipful Master first submitted the toast of " The Queen and the Craft . " This toast , he said , was the one always given first at Masonic ¦ meetings . The members of the Craft , honoured the Queen , as the mother of some excellent Maaona—of the Prince of Walea Grand
Master of the Order , of the Duke of Connaught the Chief of Sussex , of the late Dnke of Albany Master of Oxfordshire , while she had in her grandson the present Chief of the Province of Berkshire . Freemasonry was founded , said tho Master , to support those in distress , to hold out the hand of sympathy to those in need of it , and to shed light where it was required . Freemasons wero at all times loyal to
their Queen , and could nofc display their loyalty better than by coupling the name of Her Majesty with that of the Masonio Craft . The toasfc waa honoured , and the National Anthem sung . The Immediate Pasfc Master , Brother A . T . Webater , proposed the toast of the Master—the "Esteemed Ruler of the Egyptian Lodge . " In submitting it , Bro . Webster expressed the
pleasure he felt on that occasion , which was really the first in the history of the Egyptian Lodge at whioh a Master ' s health had been proposed to a company of Ladies and Brethren . Aa Freemasons they had been twitted with being selfish , but after that night tho members of the Egyptian Lodge conld not be so accused with any justice . The Committee , with the full support of the Lodge , had striven to
secure the success of the evening ' s entertainment , and tho general desire was that the present mighfc prove bnt fcho forernnner of many similar gatherings . The Master of the Lodge , aa representative of all that waa good in Freemasonry , deserved their cordial support , and this he hoped the company wonld express by heartily drinking to his very good health . He ( Bro . Webster ) had hoped to preside at
such a meeting as the present during hia terra of officii , bufc it waa not to be , and he could now only congratulate hia successor on the success of the meeting . In acknowledging the toast , tho Worshipful Master expressed the pleasure he felt in presiding that evening . The Master of a Lodgo wag generally supposed to be at hia prondest on the occasion of his installation , and he did
not deny that he felt very proud the evening ho waa installed as Master of the Egyptian Lodge , but he felt oven more delighted on the present ocoaeion , when , for tho first timo in tho history of the Lodgo , he had the pleasure of presiding at a ladies' meeting . Ho was very pleased to think that when onco ho had suggested tho holding of a ladies' banquet the whole of tho membera had given it
thoir support . Tho Lodge waa ono of the oldest in tho Craft , having been established in 1755 , and he conld not help the thonght that it was strange in all tho years thafc had since elapsed , the members had never thonght of entertaining their ladies . They could only hope , now that an innovation had occurred , that the hidiea' night wonld become a feature in connection with the Lodge . He should certainly
do hia beat to secure ita regular repetition . Bro . J . H . Coulaon P . M . submitted the toast of the Ladiea . He fell , he must confess , that ho had dono nothing towarda securing the success of that evening , and on that account conld hardly understand why the honour of proposing thia toaafc had boon conferred on him . It was a very great pleaanro to be entrusted with tho work of formally
welcoming the ladiea among them afc the Egyptian Lodge , and he could bnt reiterate tho remarka of tho previous speakers , and express a hope that tho ladiea' night would become an inatitntion among them . Ho felt the fact thafc tho membera of tbe Lodge could bring so much beauty and grace together was evidence that in their case at least tho homo of the Freemason was not spoilt by the association of one
of ita members with the Masonio Order . Bro . Maofarlane replied to tho toast , thanking tho members for the pleasurable evening spent , and expressing a hope , on behalf of the ladiea , that the experiment of having thom present at an occasional meeting of the Lodge wonld bo repeated from time to time . An excellent programme of music waa provided for the occasion , under the direction of the Organist of
tho Lodge ( Bro . H . J . Macfarlane ) . The artistes included Miss Ada Collier , Mrs . Webster , Bros . Malcolm Maofarlane , Alfred Atkins , and John Probert , the latter of whom received a hearty encore for his rendering of " My Qneen . " The later part of the evening was spent in dancing , and the meeting altogether proved a great success . —City Press .
ROYAL CUMBERLAND LODGE , No 41
THE installation for the ensuing year tools : at the Masonic Hall , Bath , on Thursday , the 5 th insfc . The Depnty Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Else , was present , and there was a large gathering of influential Masons from various parts of England . Bro . Robinson was installed as W . M ., the ceremony being ably performed by Bro . Wilton , the ont-going Master . The W . M . appointed hia Officers ,
aa follow . Bros . Horton S . W ., Baldwin J . W ., Ashley Treasnrer , Radway Secretary , Wilkinson D . C , Gardiner S . D ., Praag J . D ., Curd I . G ., Gover and Norman Stewards , Bigwood Tyler . The duties afc the Lodgo having been completed , the brethren , to the number of seventy , adjourned ; to the Grand Pump Room Hotel , where the usual banqueb was held .
ST . PAULS LODG'E , No . 43
AT a meeting , held on the 26 th ult ., Bro . Samuel Gordon S . W . was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremony being most ably performed by Bro . Georgo Nathan the retiring W . M . The
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following co-religionists were included among the Officers invested : — Broa . Geo . Nathan I . P . M ., Albert Bremer Treasurer , & . Davis Dir . of Cers ., B . H . Joseph Charity Steward , J . Freedman S . D ., S . M . Levi J . D ., andS . J . Davis I . G .
LODGE OP FORTITUDE , No . 105 . THE annnal banquet was held at Bro . Rontly ' s , Farley Hotel , Union-street , Plymouth , on the 1 st inat . Bro . Sweet W . M . presided , and there was a very large attendance . After the toasts of the Queen and Craft had been honoured , Bro . Jew P . P . G . T .
proposed the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of England , and Grand Officers Present and Paat . They were , ho said , all prond to have the future King of England at their head , and to know that the principles of Freemasonry found advocacy in the highest places in tho land . The toast was drunk amidst much enthnaiaam . Thn
VV . M . in proposing the Prov . G . M . Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., and Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge Present and Past , spoke highly of the admirable manner in whioh the Prov . G . Master discharged the dnties of his high office , and of the sound discretion he exercised in the appointment of his Officers . The toasfc was acknowledged by Bro . Kitt P . G . J . D ., who reminded the W . M . that
ho ( Bro . Kitt ) initiated him into the Order when ho filled the office whioh Bro . Sweet now occupied ; he wished him every success during his year of office , and congratulated him on being the W . M . of one of the beet Lodges in the Province . Bro . Cooper P . P . G . J . D . proposed the Prov . Grand Master of Cornwall , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , and Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodgo of Cornwall
Present and Past . He warmly eulogised the services whioh the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe rendered to Freemasonry , as well as in every other station in life , and also referred to the excellent feeling that existed between the . two Provinces of Devon and Cornwall . Bro . Dyke P . P . G . O . of Cornwall acknowledged , the toast . The toast of the W . M . 105 , was proposed by Bro . MoBryde S . W ., and Bro .
Sweet briefly replied . The W . M . in proposing the I . P . M . and Past Masters of 105 , said the brethren would doubtless remember thafc twelve years ago ho ventured to predict that they would have in Bro . Edgcumbe one of the best Worshipful Masters that had ever presided over tho Lodge of Fortitude . He now confidently appealed to them to say whether his prediction had nofc been fnlly realised
and justified . He could only say of the Past Masters generally that they took a warm interest in the Lodge , and it was largely duo to their assistance and influence that the Lodge occupied the position it did in the Provineo . Bro . Edgcumbe I . P . M ., in responding , said he accepted the office of W . M . with a full sense of the responsibility attaching to the position , aud hia aim had been to give dignity to
the Lodge proceedings and solemnity to its ceremonies . If he had succeeded in this ho wns moro than rewarded in having won the commendation of the brethren . Bro . Jew proposed the Treasurer and Secretary , aud Bros . Spinney and Cooper P . P . G . J . D . replied . Bro . Etudon P . P . G . J . D ., gavo the toast of the Senior and Junior Wardens , and Bros . MoBryde S . W ., and Soper responded . The toast
of tho Assistant Officers waa submitted by Bro . Edgcumbe , and acknowledged by Broa . Luke S . D ., Gibbena J . D ., Rodd I . G ., Taylor Dir . of Cers ., Maitland Assist . Dir . of Cors ., Symons Assistant Organist , Mabin Assistant Steward , and Phillips Tyler . The next toast , that of Onr Sister Lodges and Visiting Brethren , was proposed by Bro . Spinney , and responded to by Bros . Powell P . G . T ., Evans
W . M . 70 , and Titherley W . M . 1550 . The other toasts were Masons ' Wives and Sweethearta , proposed by Bro . Kitt P . G . P ., and acknowledged by Bros . Matthews and Lethbridge P . P . G . Supt . of Works , and Our poor and distressed Brethren . The rest of tho evening waa devoted to harmony , songs and recitations being given by Bros . Dyke , Mutten , Funnel , Rawling , and other brethren .
ROYAL BERKELEY LODGE . No . 270
rriHE installation festival was held at the Berkeley Arms Hotel , on -L the 26 th ult . The D . P . G . M . Bro . E . V . Vassar-Smith attended , and installed Bro . J . V . Thomas W . M ., who invested the following Officers : —Bros . Petifer Treasurer , Cox S . W .. Price J . W ., Griffiths S . D ., Harding J . D ., Warren Smith Secretary , Owner I . G ., Gregory Steward , Dr . Dutton Dir . of Cera ., and Merrett Tyler . There were members and viaitiug brethren present from Bristol , Gloucester and the Forest of Dean .
KING'S FRIENDS LODGE , No . 293
THE annnal festival was held on Tuesday , 27 th ult ., at the Lamb Hotel , Nantwich , when Bro . Barnett waa duly installed W . M . for the coming year . The Installing Masters were Bros . Lisle and Jackson . The W . M . appointed his Officers , as follow : —Bros . J . Cope I . P . M ., Gilbert S . W ., Fordick J . W ., Cope S . D ., Mather J . D .,
Bradbury I . G ., Snowball Tyler , Wright and Hodgson Stewards , Lisle Secretary , aud Jackson Treasurer . There were also present Pasfc Masters Newman and Vaughan . Bros . Hicknell , Head , Carrington , Vaughan , Matthews , and visiting brethren Welsh , Nott , and others . After the transaction of business the Lodge sab down to a splendid banqnet , served up in Bro . Gate ' s well known style .
AFFABILITY LODGE , No . 317
A REGULAR meeting of this Lodge took place on Thursday , 5 th inst . Present -. —Bros . Vuttohoff W . M ., Staton S . W ., Eead J . W ., Cunliffe P . M . P . P . G . S . D . Treas ., Garside Sec , Spencer S . D ., Jackson J . D ., Bladon P . M . P . P . G . A . D . C . D . C , Bushell P . M . I . G ., Whitehead Org . ; Paat ; Maaters Dawson , Walmsley , Lisenden , Garside ,
Chesworth ; Bros . Brownhill , Marsh , Roscoe , Ashe , Paterson , Allen , and Brocklehurst . Visitors : —Bros . Pemberton P . M . 1030 P . P . G . D . C , Hardcastle P . M . 1793 P . P . G . D . C , Bowers W . M . 1730 , Binns 815 , Killick 992 , Mosley J . D . 1773 , Grimshaw 1055 , and Millward 992 , The brethren met at six o ' clock , when the Lodge waa formally opened
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NOTICES OP MEETINGS .
EGYPTIAN LODGE . No . 27 .
TlIE members gave a ladies' banquet on Thursday , 5 th inst ., at Anderton ' s Hotel . The proceedings opanod with a reception , when the company wero heartily welcomed by the Worshipful Master , Bro . T . H . Wallman . Then followed a banquet , and subsequently a concert and dance . Tho toast list was commendably brief , fche idea of the members being to afford as much enjoyment to the
ladies as possible . At the conclusion of tha banquet , tho Worshipful Master first submitted the toast of " The Queen and the Craft . " This toast , he said , was the one always given first at Masonic ¦ meetings . The members of the Craft , honoured the Queen , as the mother of some excellent Maaona—of the Prince of Walea Grand
Master of the Order , of the Duke of Connaught the Chief of Sussex , of the late Dnke of Albany Master of Oxfordshire , while she had in her grandson the present Chief of the Province of Berkshire . Freemasonry was founded , said tho Master , to support those in distress , to hold out the hand of sympathy to those in need of it , and to shed light where it was required . Freemasons wero at all times loyal to
their Queen , and could nofc display their loyalty better than by coupling the name of Her Majesty with that of the Masonio Craft . The toasfc waa honoured , and the National Anthem sung . The Immediate Pasfc Master , Brother A . T . Webater , proposed the toast of the Master—the "Esteemed Ruler of the Egyptian Lodge . " In submitting it , Bro . Webster expressed the
pleasure he felt on that occasion , which was really the first in the history of the Egyptian Lodge at whioh a Master ' s health had been proposed to a company of Ladies and Brethren . Aa Freemasons they had been twitted with being selfish , but after that night tho members of the Egyptian Lodge conld not be so accused with any justice . The Committee , with the full support of the Lodge , had striven to
secure the success of the evening ' s entertainment , and tho general desire was that the present mighfc prove bnt fcho forernnner of many similar gatherings . The Master of the Lodge , aa representative of all that waa good in Freemasonry , deserved their cordial support , and this he hoped the company wonld express by heartily drinking to his very good health . He ( Bro . Webster ) had hoped to preside at
such a meeting as the present during hia terra of officii , bufc it waa not to be , and he could now only congratulate hia successor on the success of the meeting . In acknowledging the toast , tho Worshipful Master expressed the pleasure he felt in presiding that evening . The Master of a Lodgo wag generally supposed to be at hia prondest on the occasion of his installation , and he did
not deny that he felt very proud the evening ho waa installed as Master of the Egyptian Lodge , but he felt oven more delighted on the present ocoaeion , when , for tho first timo in tho history of the Lodgo , he had the pleasure of presiding at a ladies' meeting . Ho was very pleased to think that when onco ho had suggested tho holding of a ladies' banquet the whole of tho membera had given it
thoir support . Tho Lodge waa ono of the oldest in tho Craft , having been established in 1755 , and he conld not help the thonght that it was strange in all tho years thafc had since elapsed , the members had never thonght of entertaining their ladies . They could only hope , now that an innovation had occurred , that the hidiea' night wonld become a feature in connection with the Lodge . He should certainly
do hia beat to secure ita regular repetition . Bro . J . H . Coulaon P . M . submitted the toast of the Ladiea . He fell , he must confess , that ho had dono nothing towarda securing the success of that evening , and on that account conld hardly understand why the honour of proposing thia toaafc had boon conferred on him . It was a very great pleaanro to be entrusted with tho work of formally
welcoming the ladiea among them afc the Egyptian Lodge , and he could bnt reiterate tho remarka of tho previous speakers , and express a hope that tho ladiea' night would become an inatitntion among them . Ho felt the fact thafc tho membera of tbe Lodge could bring so much beauty and grace together was evidence that in their case at least tho homo of the Freemason was not spoilt by the association of one
of ita members with the Masonio Order . Bro . Maofarlane replied to tho toast , thanking tho members for the pleasurable evening spent , and expressing a hope , on behalf of the ladiea , that the experiment of having thom present at an occasional meeting of the Lodge wonld bo repeated from time to time . An excellent programme of music waa provided for the occasion , under the direction of the Organist of
tho Lodge ( Bro . H . J . Macfarlane ) . The artistes included Miss Ada Collier , Mrs . Webster , Bros . Malcolm Maofarlane , Alfred Atkins , and John Probert , the latter of whom received a hearty encore for his rendering of " My Qneen . " The later part of the evening was spent in dancing , and the meeting altogether proved a great success . —City Press .
ROYAL CUMBERLAND LODGE , No 41
THE installation for the ensuing year tools : at the Masonic Hall , Bath , on Thursday , the 5 th insfc . The Depnty Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Else , was present , and there was a large gathering of influential Masons from various parts of England . Bro . Robinson was installed as W . M ., the ceremony being ably performed by Bro . Wilton , the ont-going Master . The W . M . appointed hia Officers ,
aa follow . Bros . Horton S . W ., Baldwin J . W ., Ashley Treasnrer , Radway Secretary , Wilkinson D . C , Gardiner S . D ., Praag J . D ., Curd I . G ., Gover and Norman Stewards , Bigwood Tyler . The duties afc the Lodgo having been completed , the brethren , to the number of seventy , adjourned ; to the Grand Pump Room Hotel , where the usual banqueb was held .
ST . PAULS LODG'E , No . 43
AT a meeting , held on the 26 th ult ., Bro . Samuel Gordon S . W . was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremony being most ably performed by Bro . Georgo Nathan the retiring W . M . The
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following co-religionists were included among the Officers invested : — Broa . Geo . Nathan I . P . M ., Albert Bremer Treasurer , & . Davis Dir . of Cers ., B . H . Joseph Charity Steward , J . Freedman S . D ., S . M . Levi J . D ., andS . J . Davis I . G .
LODGE OP FORTITUDE , No . 105 . THE annnal banquet was held at Bro . Rontly ' s , Farley Hotel , Union-street , Plymouth , on the 1 st inat . Bro . Sweet W . M . presided , and there was a very large attendance . After the toasts of the Queen and Craft had been honoured , Bro . Jew P . P . G . T .
proposed the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of England , and Grand Officers Present and Paat . They were , ho said , all prond to have the future King of England at their head , and to know that the principles of Freemasonry found advocacy in the highest places in tho land . The toast was drunk amidst much enthnaiaam . Thn
VV . M . in proposing the Prov . G . M . Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., and Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge Present and Past , spoke highly of the admirable manner in whioh the Prov . G . Master discharged the dnties of his high office , and of the sound discretion he exercised in the appointment of his Officers . The toasfc was acknowledged by Bro . Kitt P . G . J . D ., who reminded the W . M . that
ho ( Bro . Kitt ) initiated him into the Order when ho filled the office whioh Bro . Sweet now occupied ; he wished him every success during his year of office , and congratulated him on being the W . M . of one of the beet Lodges in the Province . Bro . Cooper P . P . G . J . D . proposed the Prov . Grand Master of Cornwall , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , and Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodgo of Cornwall
Present and Past . He warmly eulogised the services whioh the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe rendered to Freemasonry , as well as in every other station in life , and also referred to the excellent feeling that existed between the . two Provinces of Devon and Cornwall . Bro . Dyke P . P . G . O . of Cornwall acknowledged , the toast . The toast of the W . M . 105 , was proposed by Bro . MoBryde S . W ., and Bro .
Sweet briefly replied . The W . M . in proposing the I . P . M . and Past Masters of 105 , said the brethren would doubtless remember thafc twelve years ago ho ventured to predict that they would have in Bro . Edgcumbe one of the best Worshipful Masters that had ever presided over tho Lodge of Fortitude . He now confidently appealed to them to say whether his prediction had nofc been fnlly realised
and justified . He could only say of the Past Masters generally that they took a warm interest in the Lodge , and it was largely duo to their assistance and influence that the Lodge occupied the position it did in the Provineo . Bro . Edgcumbe I . P . M ., in responding , said he accepted the office of W . M . with a full sense of the responsibility attaching to the position , aud hia aim had been to give dignity to
the Lodge proceedings and solemnity to its ceremonies . If he had succeeded in this ho wns moro than rewarded in having won the commendation of the brethren . Bro . Jew proposed the Treasurer and Secretary , aud Bros . Spinney and Cooper P . P . G . J . D . replied . Bro . Etudon P . P . G . J . D ., gavo the toast of the Senior and Junior Wardens , and Bros . MoBryde S . W ., and Soper responded . The toast
of tho Assistant Officers waa submitted by Bro . Edgcumbe , and acknowledged by Broa . Luke S . D ., Gibbena J . D ., Rodd I . G ., Taylor Dir . of Cers ., Maitland Assist . Dir . of Cors ., Symons Assistant Organist , Mabin Assistant Steward , and Phillips Tyler . The next toast , that of Onr Sister Lodges and Visiting Brethren , was proposed by Bro . Spinney , and responded to by Bros . Powell P . G . T ., Evans
W . M . 70 , and Titherley W . M . 1550 . The other toasts were Masons ' Wives and Sweethearta , proposed by Bro . Kitt P . G . P ., and acknowledged by Bros . Matthews and Lethbridge P . P . G . Supt . of Works , and Our poor and distressed Brethren . The rest of tho evening waa devoted to harmony , songs and recitations being given by Bros . Dyke , Mutten , Funnel , Rawling , and other brethren .
ROYAL BERKELEY LODGE . No . 270
rriHE installation festival was held at the Berkeley Arms Hotel , on -L the 26 th ult . The D . P . G . M . Bro . E . V . Vassar-Smith attended , and installed Bro . J . V . Thomas W . M ., who invested the following Officers : —Bros . Petifer Treasurer , Cox S . W .. Price J . W ., Griffiths S . D ., Harding J . D ., Warren Smith Secretary , Owner I . G ., Gregory Steward , Dr . Dutton Dir . of Cera ., and Merrett Tyler . There were members and viaitiug brethren present from Bristol , Gloucester and the Forest of Dean .
KING'S FRIENDS LODGE , No . 293
THE annnal festival was held on Tuesday , 27 th ult ., at the Lamb Hotel , Nantwich , when Bro . Barnett waa duly installed W . M . for the coming year . The Installing Masters were Bros . Lisle and Jackson . The W . M . appointed his Officers , as follow : —Bros . J . Cope I . P . M ., Gilbert S . W ., Fordick J . W ., Cope S . D ., Mather J . D .,
Bradbury I . G ., Snowball Tyler , Wright and Hodgson Stewards , Lisle Secretary , aud Jackson Treasurer . There were also present Pasfc Masters Newman and Vaughan . Bros . Hicknell , Head , Carrington , Vaughan , Matthews , and visiting brethren Welsh , Nott , and others . After the transaction of business the Lodge sab down to a splendid banqnet , served up in Bro . Gate ' s well known style .
AFFABILITY LODGE , No . 317
A REGULAR meeting of this Lodge took place on Thursday , 5 th inst . Present -. —Bros . Vuttohoff W . M ., Staton S . W ., Eead J . W ., Cunliffe P . M . P . P . G . S . D . Treas ., Garside Sec , Spencer S . D ., Jackson J . D ., Bladon P . M . P . P . G . A . D . C . D . C , Bushell P . M . I . G ., Whitehead Org . ; Paat ; Maaters Dawson , Walmsley , Lisenden , Garside ,
Chesworth ; Bros . Brownhill , Marsh , Roscoe , Ashe , Paterson , Allen , and Brocklehurst . Visitors : —Bros . Pemberton P . M . 1030 P . P . G . D . C , Hardcastle P . M . 1793 P . P . G . D . C , Bowers W . M . 1730 , Binns 815 , Killick 992 , Mosley J . D . 1773 , Grimshaw 1055 , and Millward 992 , The brethren met at six o ' clock , when the Lodge waa formally opened