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Installation Meetings, &C. John Of Gaunt Lodge, Leicester, No. 523.
INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c . JOHN OF GAUNT LODGE , LEICESTER , No . 523 .
fTIHE Annual Festival and Installation of this prosperous Lodge -JL took placo on Thursday , the 2 tth Juno ( St . John ' s Day ) , at the Froemasons' Hall , Leicester , the attendance was marked by a nuniorous and distinguished gathering of visitors and member ? . Tho W . M . ( Bro . G . Odell Prov . G . S . B . ) being supported hy tho following P . M . ' s of tho Lodge : —Eros . W . Kelly P . P . G . M ., G . Toller jun . P . G . S . B . of England D . P . G . M ., W . B . Smith P . P . S . G . W ., Thos . Sheppnrd P . P . G . R .,
S . S . Fartridgo P . P . S . G . W . and P . G . Sec , F . J . Baines Treasnrei and P . P . G . S . D ., J . T . Thorp P . G . J . W ., W . T . Eowlott P . P . G . O ., T . A ., Wykes P . P . G . Treas ., E . Taylor I . P . M . P . P . G . Supt . of W . Amongst numerous visitors were Bros . C . FenclelowP . M . 526 P . G . S . W . Stafford - shire , Eev . C . H . Wood P . G . Chap . J . W . 1560 , Eev . S . W . Wigg P . G . C . Norths and Hunts 1761 , Clement E . Streeton P . M . 279 . Thomas
Coltman P . G . S . and Secretary 279 , S . Clearer I . P . M . 279 , II . Brown J . W . 1764 , I . 0 . Manton J . W . 1085 , W . T . Hewens W . M . 737 P . G . S . B . North and Hunts , J . H . Hale 737 P . P . G . S . W . Norths and Hunts , D . G . Scampton Madison No . 5 Wis . TJ . S . A ., S . E . Johnson P . P . G . J . D . P . M . 779 , J . Toplis J . W . 47 , A . J . Barber 47 , James Shaekleton 307 , Alf . Chumberlin W . M . 1391 , Dr . J .
Buck P . M . 279 , J . W . Smith P . M . 279 , Robert Dndgeon 279 Stephen Wand 279 , H . J . Marshall 279 , Charles Stevens 279 C . Knowles 279 , W . T . Bastick 279 , S . Knight 1391 , W . Head , A . G Fletcher 1391 . Tho ceremony of installing tho W . M . elect ( Bro Joseph Young ) was performed in a most able manner by Bro . G Toller D . P . G . M . ; after the usual salutes tho newly-installed W . M
appointed and invested his Officers aa follow : —Bros . E . Taylor S . W ., E . J . Clarke J . W ., F . J . Baines P . M . Troasnrer , C . E . Willonghby Secretary , E . W . Potter S . D ., C . Pretty J . D ., B . A . Smith D . C , J . H . McCall Organist , Geo . Newsome Assist . Sec , H . Piekard Brown I . G ., W . Bream andW . H . Sollett Stewards , T . Dunn and J . Tanser Tylers . After whioh it was proposed and carried unanimously that tho sum of
six guineas be voted out of the Lodge funds , for a P . M . ' s jewel to be presented to the I . P . M . Bro . Georgo Odoll , at tho next meoting , in recognition of his services during the past year . Fnrther transaction of routine business took place , and the Lodge was closed iu due form ; whereupon over 60 of the brethren sat down to an
excellent banquet under the presidency of the newly installed W . M ., who was supported by the E . W . Bro . W . Kelly P . P . G . M ., W . Bro . Toller D . P . G . M ., and several distinguished visitors ; also , with one exception , every Past Master of the Lodge since its foundation in 1846 . After the banqnet the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured and received , and as these were not of the usual nature of
post-prandial speeches , the brethren were as gratified as they were surprised . At the first toast ( which at the suggestion of several P . M . 's we give iu extenso ) , the W . M . rose and said .- —Brethren , there aro certain toasts which we , as members of the mystic tie , over feel it onr pleasure as well as our duty to observe , foremost among which is that of the " Queen and the Craft . " In evory assembly of
Englishmen , wherever congregated throughout tho civilised world , wo always find the name of Her Majesty received with loyalty and enthusiasm , but by none moro than by ns Masons . Whatever may be the result of the critical research that is now going on relative to the antiquity and origin of Freemasonry , there is but one opinion on the extraordinary progress and unusual stimulus which the Craft
has undergone during the present reign . Whether this bo due to the perfect freedom of thought and action we as Masons now enjoy , or whether , as is equally probable , it is in a largo measure dno to " the wise ^ and beneficent rule of the sovereign who occupies the throne of this kingdom , to the great satisfaction of hor snbjects , is a matter I leave to more able tongues than mine to determine ; but I have often
thought that to fully appreciate the value of our present privileges , it is advisable for us now and then to compare the reign of our present Queen with those of her royal , and in some instances illustrious , predecessors . Take for instance Mary Tudor ; she commenced to reign amid the acclamations of her people and with every indication of a
happy and prosperous career . But how soon were these expectations blighted ? You all know that in little moro than a twelvemonth after her accession she married the Archduke of Spain , of whom it is recorded he was never seen to smile—except perhaps upon the coin of the period , where we behold him grimly smiling upon his Eoyal Consort , or , as is recorded by Butler in his
Hudibras—Still amorous , fond , and billing , Like Philip and Mary upon a shilling It can well be imagined that this prince bore no greater regard for the Craft than he did for the rest of his royal partner ' s snbjects . Time will not avail me , nor would yon be interested to hear , the melanchol y details of the 277 victims of religions intolerance who wero sacrificed
m this reign ; but who nevertheless fit snch a candle in England as by God ' s grace will never aaain be put out ; until at last '" the Queen , worn out by the neglect of her husband and the effects of her unhappy temper , died , —it is said of grief at tho loss of Calais , which , as the chief jewel of the Crown , had been held by the English since Etlward III ., for a period of 210 years , and was the last yard of French
soil this nation ever possessed . And how was the tidings of her death received b y her subjects ? Instead of mourning and lamentation , there were the sounds of joy and gladness , tho citizens of London run . hing into the streets of tho City , frantically throwing their caps into tho air , and shouting , God bo praised , the Queen is Head . Let ns thank the G . A . C . T . TJ . that our lot was not
cast m thnt reign . From that samo day hot- sister Elizabeth commenced one of the most brilliant , and certainly the longest reign that it has ever fallen to the lot of historiaus * to record of anv ^ ueen of England . I shall not bore you with an account of the glorious achievements of her naval commanders , or of tho imforiunate failnres of her military generals ; of her virtues , which wore many ; Vrtr fanlfcs > aml they were not a few ; respecting which latter it is difficult to decide whether her vanity or her mendacity was tho more
Installation Meetings, &C. John Of Gaunt Lodge, Leicester, No. 523.
reprehensible . However , sho looked for , and obtained , tho unbounded affection of her faithful subjects . Passing over an interval of four xenre years and si . y , we find a descendant of the Stuarts seated upon the throne of this kingdom—[ mean Mary II . —who , with her husband and cousin Prince William of Orange , jointly reigned as William and Mary . Whether the King was a Freemason or not , I am not prepared
to say , but if ho were , I dare vouch , without four of contradiction , that ho never found the Craft to be a cloak for either Jacobite plot or political intrigue , which were so rifo in this reign . The second Queen Mary having died without issue , wo find , eight years afterwards , her sister Anno crowned Sovereign of this realm , to tho great satisfaction of the major portion of the nation . In this reign , as you are woll
aware , took placo the legislative union of England aud Scotland ; and as that union haa been productive of good over since , of greater solidity and good fellowship between the two nations , I trust I may venture to express tho hope that even in this present reign wo may live to seo tho clay when English and Scottish Freemasonry will bo united under the one Grand Master of British Freemasons throngh . oat tho civilized world . Finally , brethren , wo come to the fifth and
last Queen which this nation has seen since tho Conquest—viz ., Hor Most Gracious Majesty Victoria , who , forty-three years ago last Sunday , ascended the throno of this United Kingdom in tho ° vigour of youth . Tho daughter of a Mason , and since thon tho mother of three Masons ; a Patroness of our Order , a Queen of oxemplary piety , and a Soverei gn of matchless virtno , [ know not whoro to find hor equal . But it is said b y the poet—I think Dryden or Popo —
that—Good actions crown themselves with lasting bays ; Who well deserves , needs not another ' s praise . " If this be so , I need not add one word more in her favour , but at once ask yoa to join with mo in drinking , With the utmost loyalty , the toast of " Tho Queen and the Craft . " The remaining toasts wore interspersed with high class songs , by Bros . T . B . Laxton , Eichard Taylor P . M ., J . H . Hale P . M ., and Dr . Johnston ; also instrumental selections
from "H . M . S . Pinafore , " & c , expressly arranged for this occasion by Bro . J . A . Wykes P . M ., for oboo ( Bro . Eowlott P . M . ) , bassoon ( Bro . Wykes P . M . ) , and piano-forte ( Bro . H . B . Ellis P . G . Orgt . ) The proceedings wero harmoniousl y brought to a close by the Tyler ' s toast , at eleven o ' clock , and the brethren separated after a most enjoyable evening— " Happy to meet , sorry to part , and happy to meet again . "
CARNARVON LODGENo . 804 HAVANT
rjlHE Lodge assembled on Tuesday , the Gth inst ., to commemorate J- tho Annual Festival , and instal the W . Master for the ensuing year . After the usual preliminaries , the first business was to ballot for two candidates , who wore both elected . The Lodge was thou opened in the secoud degree , and Bro . T . P . Hall I . P . M . presented Bro . William Dart to the W . Master , as the Brother duly elected to the chair of K . S . for the ensuing year , and the ceremony of installation
was then proceeded with . The business iu the F . C . degree having ended , the Lodge was opened in the third degree , and all brethren below the degree of I . M . retired . A Board of Installed Masters was then formed by Bro . C . H . Liddell W . M ., tho Installing- Officers being as follow : — T . Francis S . W ., J . Lintall J . W ., and the following W . M . ' s and P . M . ' s viz ., J . Weeks , J . Harrison , E . Good , T . P . Hall , J . Parnell
804 , E . Barnes W . M . 342 , G . Grant W . M . 1705 , E . W . Mitchell W . M . and V . Brown P . M . 1428 . The ceremony of installation over , tho Board was closed , and the M . M . ' sre-aelmitteci . The W . M . was then proclaimed , and saluted , and the Lodge closed . The F . C . ' s were next admitted ; after the usual greeting , & c . the Lodge having been closed , the E . A . P . were admitted . The W . M . then appointed his Officers as
follow : —Bros . J . A . Elverston S . W ., J . J . Field J . W ., J . Weeks P . M . Treas ., T . Francis P . M . Sec , J . N . Hillman P . M . D . of C , H . Kimber S . D ., T . D . Askew J . D ., J . Ceilings I . G ., Smith Parsons , aud A . J . Dunn Stewards , J . J . Bascombe Organist , and Blackmore T yler . The three addresses were then delivered b y the Installing Master , after which a vote of thanks was carried and tendered to Bro . C . H . Liddell for the very satisfactory manner in which he had carried out
the duties of installing his successor , to which he briefly responded . The W . M . then presented Bro . Liddell with a handsome P . M . ' s jewel , subscribed for by the members of the Lodgo in commemoration of his year of office . All business being over , the brethren adjourned to tho Dolphin Hotel , where about forty sat down to banquet , and spent the remainder of the evening in harmony and social mirth .
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rTlUE Installation Meeting of this prosperous Lodge was held on -1- Tuesday , the 0 th instant , at the Crown Hotel , East Grinstead . Present—Bros . John G . Horsey W . M ., S . Davison S . W ., E . A . Head J . W ., W . Hale P . M . Treas ., Chas . Sawyer I . P . M . Sec , W . Etidgo S . D ., J . G . Calway J . D ., E . Diokmau I . G ., W . II . Hook P . M ., G . Mitchell , W . H . Brown , G . W . Holmes , J . E . Woodbridge , Henry Horsey , Thos . Carder , A . M . Botcbley , C . FirbaukJas . CooperMark o ' venden ,
, , C . F . Young , W . Harwood , W . Pile , and G . Berry . Visitors—Bros . V . P . Freeman Prov . Grand Sec . P . M . 732 , C . J . Smith P . G . Steward P . M . 1466 , E . Allison W . M . 186 , W . Game P . M . 511 , W . Hilton P . M 1315 , F . Rossiter W . M . 10 , E . E . Clarko W . M . 1134 , W . h \ Noll W . M 1636 , T . W . Adams P . M . 1623 . John Moon W . M . . 1141 , Jus . Curtis W . M . 17 !) 7 , A . Holtnan S . W . Oil , C . Graham S . D . 15 ; 0 Eobert
Pierpoint 177 , Miles J . Waiter 52 , SS , and 1560 , Loon A . Mosronzo W . JI . 1238 , and If . Gulf 1216 . Lodge was opened at 2 . 30 p . m . Tho minntes of previous meetings wero then rend and eonlirined , after whioh the report of the Audit Committee was unanimously atlopted tho Secretary briefly referring to tho successful - 'ear that had just closed under the presidency of Bro . John G . Horsey , who had initiated eight brethren into Freemasonry . Several communications wero
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Installation Meetings, &C. John Of Gaunt Lodge, Leicester, No. 523.
INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c . JOHN OF GAUNT LODGE , LEICESTER , No . 523 .
fTIHE Annual Festival and Installation of this prosperous Lodge -JL took placo on Thursday , the 2 tth Juno ( St . John ' s Day ) , at the Froemasons' Hall , Leicester , the attendance was marked by a nuniorous and distinguished gathering of visitors and member ? . Tho W . M . ( Bro . G . Odell Prov . G . S . B . ) being supported hy tho following P . M . ' s of tho Lodge : —Eros . W . Kelly P . P . G . M ., G . Toller jun . P . G . S . B . of England D . P . G . M ., W . B . Smith P . P . S . G . W ., Thos . Sheppnrd P . P . G . R .,
S . S . Fartridgo P . P . S . G . W . and P . G . Sec , F . J . Baines Treasnrei and P . P . G . S . D ., J . T . Thorp P . G . J . W ., W . T . Eowlott P . P . G . O ., T . A ., Wykes P . P . G . Treas ., E . Taylor I . P . M . P . P . G . Supt . of W . Amongst numerous visitors were Bros . C . FenclelowP . M . 526 P . G . S . W . Stafford - shire , Eev . C . H . Wood P . G . Chap . J . W . 1560 , Eev . S . W . Wigg P . G . C . Norths and Hunts 1761 , Clement E . Streeton P . M . 279 . Thomas
Coltman P . G . S . and Secretary 279 , S . Clearer I . P . M . 279 , II . Brown J . W . 1764 , I . 0 . Manton J . W . 1085 , W . T . Hewens W . M . 737 P . G . S . B . North and Hunts , J . H . Hale 737 P . P . G . S . W . Norths and Hunts , D . G . Scampton Madison No . 5 Wis . TJ . S . A ., S . E . Johnson P . P . G . J . D . P . M . 779 , J . Toplis J . W . 47 , A . J . Barber 47 , James Shaekleton 307 , Alf . Chumberlin W . M . 1391 , Dr . J .
Buck P . M . 279 , J . W . Smith P . M . 279 , Robert Dndgeon 279 Stephen Wand 279 , H . J . Marshall 279 , Charles Stevens 279 C . Knowles 279 , W . T . Bastick 279 , S . Knight 1391 , W . Head , A . G Fletcher 1391 . Tho ceremony of installing tho W . M . elect ( Bro Joseph Young ) was performed in a most able manner by Bro . G Toller D . P . G . M . ; after the usual salutes tho newly-installed W . M
appointed and invested his Officers aa follow : —Bros . E . Taylor S . W ., E . J . Clarke J . W ., F . J . Baines P . M . Troasnrer , C . E . Willonghby Secretary , E . W . Potter S . D ., C . Pretty J . D ., B . A . Smith D . C , J . H . McCall Organist , Geo . Newsome Assist . Sec , H . Piekard Brown I . G ., W . Bream andW . H . Sollett Stewards , T . Dunn and J . Tanser Tylers . After whioh it was proposed and carried unanimously that tho sum of
six guineas be voted out of the Lodge funds , for a P . M . ' s jewel to be presented to the I . P . M . Bro . Georgo Odoll , at tho next meoting , in recognition of his services during the past year . Fnrther transaction of routine business took place , and the Lodge was closed iu due form ; whereupon over 60 of the brethren sat down to an
excellent banquet under the presidency of the newly installed W . M ., who was supported by the E . W . Bro . W . Kelly P . P . G . M ., W . Bro . Toller D . P . G . M ., and several distinguished visitors ; also , with one exception , every Past Master of the Lodge since its foundation in 1846 . After the banqnet the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured and received , and as these were not of the usual nature of
post-prandial speeches , the brethren were as gratified as they were surprised . At the first toast ( which at the suggestion of several P . M . 's we give iu extenso ) , the W . M . rose and said .- —Brethren , there aro certain toasts which we , as members of the mystic tie , over feel it onr pleasure as well as our duty to observe , foremost among which is that of the " Queen and the Craft . " In evory assembly of
Englishmen , wherever congregated throughout tho civilised world , wo always find the name of Her Majesty received with loyalty and enthusiasm , but by none moro than by ns Masons . Whatever may be the result of the critical research that is now going on relative to the antiquity and origin of Freemasonry , there is but one opinion on the extraordinary progress and unusual stimulus which the Craft
has undergone during the present reign . Whether this bo due to the perfect freedom of thought and action we as Masons now enjoy , or whether , as is equally probable , it is in a largo measure dno to " the wise ^ and beneficent rule of the sovereign who occupies the throne of this kingdom , to the great satisfaction of hor snbjects , is a matter I leave to more able tongues than mine to determine ; but I have often
thought that to fully appreciate the value of our present privileges , it is advisable for us now and then to compare the reign of our present Queen with those of her royal , and in some instances illustrious , predecessors . Take for instance Mary Tudor ; she commenced to reign amid the acclamations of her people and with every indication of a
happy and prosperous career . But how soon were these expectations blighted ? You all know that in little moro than a twelvemonth after her accession she married the Archduke of Spain , of whom it is recorded he was never seen to smile—except perhaps upon the coin of the period , where we behold him grimly smiling upon his Eoyal Consort , or , as is recorded by Butler in his
Hudibras—Still amorous , fond , and billing , Like Philip and Mary upon a shilling It can well be imagined that this prince bore no greater regard for the Craft than he did for the rest of his royal partner ' s snbjects . Time will not avail me , nor would yon be interested to hear , the melanchol y details of the 277 victims of religions intolerance who wero sacrificed
m this reign ; but who nevertheless fit snch a candle in England as by God ' s grace will never aaain be put out ; until at last '" the Queen , worn out by the neglect of her husband and the effects of her unhappy temper , died , —it is said of grief at tho loss of Calais , which , as the chief jewel of the Crown , had been held by the English since Etlward III ., for a period of 210 years , and was the last yard of French
soil this nation ever possessed . And how was the tidings of her death received b y her subjects ? Instead of mourning and lamentation , there were the sounds of joy and gladness , tho citizens of London run . hing into the streets of tho City , frantically throwing their caps into tho air , and shouting , God bo praised , the Queen is Head . Let ns thank the G . A . C . T . TJ . that our lot was not
cast m thnt reign . From that samo day hot- sister Elizabeth commenced one of the most brilliant , and certainly the longest reign that it has ever fallen to the lot of historiaus * to record of anv ^ ueen of England . I shall not bore you with an account of the glorious achievements of her naval commanders , or of tho imforiunate failnres of her military generals ; of her virtues , which wore many ; Vrtr fanlfcs > aml they were not a few ; respecting which latter it is difficult to decide whether her vanity or her mendacity was tho more
Installation Meetings, &C. John Of Gaunt Lodge, Leicester, No. 523.
reprehensible . However , sho looked for , and obtained , tho unbounded affection of her faithful subjects . Passing over an interval of four xenre years and si . y , we find a descendant of the Stuarts seated upon the throne of this kingdom—[ mean Mary II . —who , with her husband and cousin Prince William of Orange , jointly reigned as William and Mary . Whether the King was a Freemason or not , I am not prepared
to say , but if ho were , I dare vouch , without four of contradiction , that ho never found the Craft to be a cloak for either Jacobite plot or political intrigue , which were so rifo in this reign . The second Queen Mary having died without issue , wo find , eight years afterwards , her sister Anno crowned Sovereign of this realm , to tho great satisfaction of the major portion of the nation . In this reign , as you are woll
aware , took placo the legislative union of England aud Scotland ; and as that union haa been productive of good over since , of greater solidity and good fellowship between the two nations , I trust I may venture to express tho hope that even in this present reign wo may live to seo tho clay when English and Scottish Freemasonry will bo united under the one Grand Master of British Freemasons throngh . oat tho civilized world . Finally , brethren , wo come to the fifth and
last Queen which this nation has seen since tho Conquest—viz ., Hor Most Gracious Majesty Victoria , who , forty-three years ago last Sunday , ascended the throno of this United Kingdom in tho ° vigour of youth . Tho daughter of a Mason , and since thon tho mother of three Masons ; a Patroness of our Order , a Queen of oxemplary piety , and a Soverei gn of matchless virtno , [ know not whoro to find hor equal . But it is said b y the poet—I think Dryden or Popo —
that—Good actions crown themselves with lasting bays ; Who well deserves , needs not another ' s praise . " If this be so , I need not add one word more in her favour , but at once ask yoa to join with mo in drinking , With the utmost loyalty , the toast of " Tho Queen and the Craft . " The remaining toasts wore interspersed with high class songs , by Bros . T . B . Laxton , Eichard Taylor P . M ., J . H . Hale P . M ., and Dr . Johnston ; also instrumental selections
from "H . M . S . Pinafore , " & c , expressly arranged for this occasion by Bro . J . A . Wykes P . M ., for oboo ( Bro . Eowlott P . M . ) , bassoon ( Bro . Wykes P . M . ) , and piano-forte ( Bro . H . B . Ellis P . G . Orgt . ) The proceedings wero harmoniousl y brought to a close by the Tyler ' s toast , at eleven o ' clock , and the brethren separated after a most enjoyable evening— " Happy to meet , sorry to part , and happy to meet again . "
CARNARVON LODGENo . 804 HAVANT
rjlHE Lodge assembled on Tuesday , the Gth inst ., to commemorate J- tho Annual Festival , and instal the W . Master for the ensuing year . After the usual preliminaries , the first business was to ballot for two candidates , who wore both elected . The Lodge was thou opened in the secoud degree , and Bro . T . P . Hall I . P . M . presented Bro . William Dart to the W . Master , as the Brother duly elected to the chair of K . S . for the ensuing year , and the ceremony of installation
was then proceeded with . The business iu the F . C . degree having ended , the Lodge was opened in the third degree , and all brethren below the degree of I . M . retired . A Board of Installed Masters was then formed by Bro . C . H . Liddell W . M ., tho Installing- Officers being as follow : — T . Francis S . W ., J . Lintall J . W ., and the following W . M . ' s and P . M . ' s viz ., J . Weeks , J . Harrison , E . Good , T . P . Hall , J . Parnell
804 , E . Barnes W . M . 342 , G . Grant W . M . 1705 , E . W . Mitchell W . M . and V . Brown P . M . 1428 . The ceremony of installation over , tho Board was closed , and the M . M . ' sre-aelmitteci . The W . M . was then proclaimed , and saluted , and the Lodge closed . The F . C . ' s were next admitted ; after the usual greeting , & c . the Lodge having been closed , the E . A . P . were admitted . The W . M . then appointed his Officers as
follow : —Bros . J . A . Elverston S . W ., J . J . Field J . W ., J . Weeks P . M . Treas ., T . Francis P . M . Sec , J . N . Hillman P . M . D . of C , H . Kimber S . D ., T . D . Askew J . D ., J . Ceilings I . G ., Smith Parsons , aud A . J . Dunn Stewards , J . J . Bascombe Organist , and Blackmore T yler . The three addresses were then delivered b y the Installing Master , after which a vote of thanks was carried and tendered to Bro . C . H . Liddell for the very satisfactory manner in which he had carried out
the duties of installing his successor , to which he briefly responded . The W . M . then presented Bro . Liddell with a handsome P . M . ' s jewel , subscribed for by the members of the Lodgo in commemoration of his year of office . All business being over , the brethren adjourned to tho Dolphin Hotel , where about forty sat down to banquet , and spent the remainder of the evening in harmony and social mirth .
SACKVILLE LODGE , No . 1 G 19
rTlUE Installation Meeting of this prosperous Lodge was held on -1- Tuesday , the 0 th instant , at the Crown Hotel , East Grinstead . Present—Bros . John G . Horsey W . M ., S . Davison S . W ., E . A . Head J . W ., W . Hale P . M . Treas ., Chas . Sawyer I . P . M . Sec , W . Etidgo S . D ., J . G . Calway J . D ., E . Diokmau I . G ., W . II . Hook P . M ., G . Mitchell , W . H . Brown , G . W . Holmes , J . E . Woodbridge , Henry Horsey , Thos . Carder , A . M . Botcbley , C . FirbaukJas . CooperMark o ' venden ,
, , C . F . Young , W . Harwood , W . Pile , and G . Berry . Visitors—Bros . V . P . Freeman Prov . Grand Sec . P . M . 732 , C . J . Smith P . G . Steward P . M . 1466 , E . Allison W . M . 186 , W . Game P . M . 511 , W . Hilton P . M 1315 , F . Rossiter W . M . 10 , E . E . Clarko W . M . 1134 , W . h \ Noll W . M 1636 , T . W . Adams P . M . 1623 . John Moon W . M . . 1141 , Jus . Curtis W . M . 17 !) 7 , A . Holtnan S . W . Oil , C . Graham S . D . 15 ; 0 Eobert
Pierpoint 177 , Miles J . Waiter 52 , SS , and 1560 , Loon A . Mosronzo W . JI . 1238 , and If . Gulf 1216 . Lodge was opened at 2 . 30 p . m . Tho minntes of previous meetings wero then rend and eonlirined , after whioh the report of the Audit Committee was unanimously atlopted tho Secretary briefly referring to tho successful - 'ear that had just closed under the presidency of Bro . John G . Horsey , who had initiated eight brethren into Freemasonry . Several communications wero