The Lord Mayor And The Alliance Lodge.

THE LORD MAYOR AND THE ALLIANCE LODGE .

A REPORT which appears elsewhere in our columns gives a very interesting account of tho Emergency Meeting of tho Alliance Lodge , No . 1827 , held on Monday evening at the Guildhall Tavern , for the purpose of receiving in state the Lord Mayor of London , who is Grand Junior Warden of England , and the Sheriffs of London and

Middlesex , who were accompanied by certain minor Civic functionaries . Everything that was possible was done to lend lustre to the occasion . There was a large attendance of the officers and members of the Alliance under the genial presidency of their Worthy and Worshipful Master , Sir

John B . Monckton ( Town Clerk ) , President of the Board of General Purposes . The visitors included many leading representative Craftsmen , and a guard of honour of the Royal London Militia , under the command of Bro . Major Savory , was drawn up in the vestibule to receive the

distinguished guests . His Lordship arrived shortly after the Lodge had been opened , and was formally introduced * and saluted , the Lodge being closed very soon afterwards , when the company adjourned to banquet , and enjoyed themselves fnlly , the only difference between this and an

ordinary banquet being that special toasts in honour of the special visitors were introduced . Such a meeting as this is an event to be rejoiced over , aud does honour both to the Lodge which initiated it , and the guests who so kindly accepted the invitation to be present . The Corporation of

London is one of the oldest Civic bodies , as it is likewise one of the most respected , and , what is still more to the purpose , one of the most deserving of respect , not only in this country but throughout the civilised world . The position of our Lord Mayor is one of the greatest responsibility ,

power , and influence . He is , and rightly so , considered one of the most important personages in England . His name is always associated with the rites of hospitality , of a hospitality , too , which , in ninety-nine cases out of every hundred , is dispensed with a munificence which can be

surpassed in no cit y in the world . He takes tho lead in all charitable organisations to meet special emergencies , as when a famine or distress prevails largely at home or in strange countries , or for the purpose of relieving those who have suffered by some terrible calamity . As a magistrate

he deals out justice with blind impartiality . As the chief Civic dignitary he loyally upholds the cause of law and order , and as a subject of our Most Gracious Sovereign he as loyally sets an example to all his fellow-citizens and fellow-countrymen of strict obedience to the Constitution

under which we live . All these attributes of his Civic Majesty make his connection with the Fraternity of Freemasons still more conspicuously honourable to the latter , for that connection proves beyond the possibility of question that Freemasonry cannot be otherwise than a loval .

law-abiding , hospitable , and charitable society of men . It is well , too , that in London , which is the birthplace of Freemaspnry , our Royal Art should find favour with the Civic chiefs . We all remember the gratification which was experienced throughout the Craft when

Lord Mayor Stone—who , by the way , was an honoured guest of the Alliance on the occasion we are speaking of—formally visited the Great City Lodge not long

alter his appointment b y the Prince of Wales to the Junior Grand Wardenship of England . Doubtless , likewise , the City remembers with intense satisfaction the honour conferred upon it when His Royal Highness

The Lord Mayor And The Alliance Lodge.

selected its then Chief Magistrate to be the first Junior G . Warden after his installation as G . Master . It is with tho utmost pleasure , thei'efore , that we note the event of Monday , and it is for the reasons wo have expressed that wo offer to our respected Bro . Sir John Monckton and

the officers and members of his Lodgo our heartiest congratulations on the successful issue of this emergent meeting at the Guildhall Tavorn on Monday . May the

time be yet very far distant when our honoured Craft and the Corporation of London , both equally to be cherished for their many virtues and their antiquity , shall find themselves less in harmony together than they are at present . '

Grand Lodge Of Massachusetts.

GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS .

WE acknowledge with thanks the receipt of copy of the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge in respect of the Special Communications held on 9 th April and 4 th May respectively , and the regular Quarterly Communication of the 9 th June . The Grand Lodge of 9 th April was held for the purpose of constituting the Soley Lodge of East

Somerville , and there were present—M . W . G . M . Bro . Charles A . Welch , Bros . S . D . Nickerson as Deputy Grand Master , C . W . Moody Grand Senior Warden , Otis E . Weld Grand Junior Warden , James Mills as Grand Treasurer , Tracy P . Cheever Recording Grand Secretary , George P .

Sange Corresponding Grand Secretary , Rev . E . J . Gerry as Grand Chaplain , and others making up a full complement of Grand Officers , together with the Masters and Wardens of other Lodges . Grand Lodge having been opened in ample form , and the members of Soley Lodge

being assembled in their Hall , the former entered , and the new Lodge was duly constituted in accordance with the rites prescribed by the Constitutions . The several Officers were then installed , the principal being as follow , namely , Bros . Horace P . Hemenway W . M ., H . F . Woods S . W .,

J . Viall J . W ., J . F . Cole Treasurer , A . Sargent Secretary , and Rev . E . J . Gerry Chaplain . The Grand Master in his address congratulated the members of the new Lodge on its constitution , and in the course of other sound advice recommended them to exercise clue caution as to whom

they admitted as members of the Lodge—a caution invariably administered by our late respected Grand Secretary , Bro . John Hervey , whenever ifc fell to his duty to consecrate a new Lodge . Grand Lodge retired at the

conclusion of Grand Master Welch ' s address , and was closed in ample form , after which the members and other guests were entertained at a sumptuous banquet in the hall of Soley Lodge .

The meeting , of the 4 th May was held at the Odd Fellows' Hall , Marblehead , Mass ., the purpose being the restoration of the Charter of the Philanthropic Lodge , which had been surrendered in 1876 , and the installation of its Officers . Grand Master Welch presided , and was

supported by Bros . W . H . Chessman as Dep . G . Mastor , E . Avery as Grand S . W ., Henry G . Fay as Grand J . W ., John M . Rodocanachi as Grand Treas ., Tracy P . Cheever Recording Grand Sec , B . Pitman as Grand Chaplain , & c .

brand Lodge having been opened with the customary formalities , the Charter was formally restored in accordance with the prayer of jits leading members and the vote of Grand Lodge , and clue proclamation of the fact having been made by the Grand Marshal , the Officers were installed ,

namel y , Bros . Michael J . Doak W . M ., Jonathan Cole S . W .,