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had been voted to the Masonic charities during the year , and that the balance remaining in the bank was £ 21 lis . The Lodge , whieh has been established about twenty-eight years , by its constant support of the charities established by the Order , is the owner in perpetuity of a considerable number of votes , vested in its Officers . The W . M . for the time being is a Vice-Patron of the

Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys , Vice-President of the Aged Freemasons Male Fund , Vice-Patron of the West Lancashire Educational Institution , and also of the Alpass Widows' Fund , and Life Governor of the Hamer Benevolent Fund , while the other Officers are endowed with somewhat less power . This is eminently satisfactory .

There was an unusually large assembly of the Brethren to witness tho installation of the W . M .-elect Bro . J . K . M'Myn . To Brother E . L . Adams was assigned the chief portion ofthe ceremony , the investiture of the Officers being performed by Bro . James Andrew . Both displayed considerable ability in the discharge of their functions .

The business having been gone through , the Brethren adjourned to refreshment , the Lodge being honoured with the presence of several visitors . After the banquet the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were given ,

interspersed with music , which made the proceedings sociable and enjoyable . Tho newly-elected W . M . was toasted with every display of Masonic honours , as was als > the retiring W . M . Bro . Thos . Daniels , to whom was also presented a beautiful jewel , for his able and handsome conduct of the Lodge during the last twelve months .

ARCHITECT LODGE , No . 1375 . THE annual meeting and festival of St . John took place at the Masonic Hall , Chorlton-curn-Hardy , on Friday , the 3 rd inst ., Brother Alfred Pickford W M ., the proceedings commencing soon after 3 p . m .

After the minutes had been read and confirmed , a ballot was taken for Mr . Chas . Augustus Klindworth , Salesman , Didsbury , and being favourable that gentleman was initiated into Freemasonry by the W . M . The working tools were presented by Bro . T . A . Holland J . W ., the antient charge being delivered by Bro . Charles Rawle S . W . Worshipfnl Master-elect .

Lodge having been advanced , a Board of Installed Masters was formed as follows : —Bros . Henry Nail Prov . G . Treas . Installing Blaster , Thos . Wilde Eice P . S . G . W . S . W ., Geo . E . Lloyd P . P . G . Tr . J . W ., G . A . Myers P . P . G . D . C . I . G . Bro . Eawle was presented to receive the benefits of installation by Bro . J . G . Bromley P . M . and the ceremony was then performed by Bro . Nail in his characteristically excellent manner . The addresses to the W . M ., Wardens , and Brethren were delivered respectively by Past Masters Cyril H . Beever , W . T . Hesketh , and A . ' Pickford .

The newly-installed Master then invested the following Officers , who were addressed by Bro . Hesketh , viz . : —Bros . T . A . Holland S . W ., J . Coupland J . W ., W . Dyson Fryer P . M . Treas ., H . Nail P . M . Prov . G . Treas . Sec , A . Eedfearn S . D ., J . E . E . Birkett J . D ., A . A . Moss P . M . D . C , W . Eushton Org ., E . M . Beebee I . G ., J . M . Crone , H . W . Bloomer , J . Southam P . M ., and T . W . Notton Stewards .

In proposing the re-election of Bro . John Bradshaw P . M . P . P . G . D . as Charity Eepresentative , Bro . Eawle , in very feeling terms , alluded to the serious illness which had prevented him from being present at the ceremony , and expressed deep sympathy with him under the circumstances , earnestly hoping that he would soon he restored to health and strength . Bro . Holland S . W . seconded the proposition , which , upon being submitted to the Brethren , was carried unanimously . ( As will bo seen from another column , our Bro . Bradshaw has since died , much to the regret of all his friends . ) .

The W . M . presented to the I . P . M . a handsome Past Master's jewel . He said : Worshipful Brother Pickford , in the name of the Architect Lodge and on behalf of my Brethren , I have much pleasure in presenting to you this jewel , and I ask you to accept it , to wear it , and ever to regard it as a slight token of the esteem , the high admiration , and fraternal affection in which you are so justly and deservedly held by every member .

Shortly after six p . m . the Brethren , numbering about fifty , adjourned to the dining room , where the festival of St . John was held . The usual loyal toasts having been honoured , Bro . Nail proposed the health of Bro . Eawle W . M . in a very able speech , which was listened to with attention , and rapturously applauded at its finish .

In response , Bro . Eawle said : " Let me first thank Bro . Nail for the kind words which he , with characteristic kindness , has spoken of me in proposing my health . And , Brethren , let me thank you most sincerely , most gratefully , and from the bottom of my heart , for the warm-hearted and cordial welcome you have given me on my first appearance in the chair of K . S ., and for the honour you have paid me in so enthusiastically responding

to this toast . I can assure you that I am proud to be a Mason ; I am proud indeed to be a member of the Architect Lodge ; but I am prouder still to be your Worshipful Blaster . The Architect Lodge has been a good school for me ; in it I have learned to esteem , to regard , and to believe Freemasonry to be one of the best and noblest things we have in this world . What is every Masonic ceremony we witness but an object lesson , where in heart-touching

words we have set before us the picture of a good life . The beautiful language and soul-stirring words of our ritual powerfully appealing to all that is good , and noble , and manly within us—to the best part of our nature , inciting us to try and attain in our own character and conduct the grand and splendid ideal of a true Blasonic life I For those who have the privilege of taking part in those ceremonies I would say , ' The words we speak with

our lips may we believe in our hearts , and what we believe in our hearts may we practice in our lives . ' And now , Brethren , in thanking you again for your kindness , let me hope that my year of office may be as happy as that of my predecessor , and that a portion of his mantle may fall upon me . " Bro . Eedfearn S . D . proposed the health of the Installing Blaster and the Past Blasters of the Lodge , while the toast of the newly-initiated Brother fell to the lot of Bro . Holland S . W .

The proceedings were enlivened by songs rendered in capital style by Bros . Hy . Nail , Wm . Eushton , M . Thomas P . M . 204 2363 P . P . G . D ., W . A . Brabner P . BI . 2363 , and Jas . Tilley 600 . Besides those already mentioned we noticed that there were present Bros . Jas . J . Lambert P . BI . P . P . G . Eeg ., Walter Newton P . BI . 268 1322 I . P . M .

830 P . P . G . D . E . L ., A . Cross P . M . 1713 P . P . G . D ., Thomas Eobinson P . M . 564 P . P . A . P ., R . Alf . Hepworth W . BI . 163 , J . B . Wolstenholme W . BI . 1387 , Wm . Hy . Worsley W . M . 1458 , John Walton jun . W . BI . 1730 , N . Goodman S . W . 2185 , M . B . Salt P . BI . 1588 , E . Bostock 1493 ( Notts ) , R . H . Johnson 605 ( Birkenhead ) , and E . T . Butterworth 993 . O O O ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES LODGE , No . 1429 . THE installation of Bro . T . A . Grove took place at the Blasonic Hall , Dock Street , Newport , on Thursday , 9 th inst . The Installing Blaster

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was Brother J . H . Hughes , who performed the ceremony in a dignified and impressive manner , in the presence of a large company , including Bro . C . R . Lyne D . P . G . BI . After the installation the Brethren dined together at the King ' s Head Hotel .

TRAFFORD LODGE , No . 1496 . nnHE regular meeting was held at the Western Hotel , Moss Side , JL Blanchester , on the 13 th inst ., Bro . Eamsey Knight W . M . There were also present Bros . C Preston S . W ., Wm . Yeadon J . W ., G . Burslem P . M . Treas " , J . C . Gillman P . P . S . G . D . Sec , J . S . Done S . D ., H . Eussell J . D ., Walter Lees I . G ., D . Johnson P . M . D . C , Francis Long P . M . Org ., W . Biggs P . M ., H . P . Jones P . P . G . E . P . BI ., S . Woollam , J . H . Bowse , H . Preston , A . H . Norbury , Thomas Jackson , C . F . Davies , and W . Chesshyre Tyler .

Visitors : —J . Yule Deely , James A . Carse 1375 , John Allin Org . 2231 , aud H . Vaughan 1633 . The Lodge was opened at 7 * 10 , when the minutes of the previous meeting were read and . confirmed . Business being at an end the Lodge was closed down in the several degrees , when the Brethren adjourned to the festive board . The toasts and speeches were short , but very much to the point .

Thc health of the W . M ., Past Blasters , Officers , and Visitors was proposed and most enthusiastically received and responded to , the remarks of the different speakers being interspersed with songs by Bros . Deely , Vaughan , Allen , Eussell , Norbury , and Long . The Tyler's toast brought a pleasant evening to a close .

BERTIE LODGE , No . 1515 . rpHE annual festival took place in the Blasonic Hall , Oxford , on I Thursday , 9 th inst ., an unusually large attendance , including the Deputy Provincial Grand Blaster and several Provincial Officers , being present . Brother E . J . Verney , Bl . E . G . V . S ., was installed Worshipful Master for the ensuing year , the D . P . G . BI . Brother Lord Valentia performing the ceremony .

The Worshipful Blaster afterwards appointed Bros . D . Symes P . M . and J . Rogers his Senior and Junior Wardens respectively . The report of the Audit Committee was of a very satisfactory character , and a sum of ten guineas was voted to each of the three Masonic charities .

COLERIDGE LODGE , No . 1750 . THE installation of Bro . Eev . T . H . Child as W . BI . took place on Thursday , 9 th inst ., at Clevedon . The ceremony was ably performed by Bro . B . C Else P . G . D . England D . P . G . M . Somerset . The annual banquet was subsequently held at Eegent House , to which thirty-five Brethren sat down .

EBRINGTON LODGE , No . 1847 . rriHERE was a large and influential attendance at the annual installation JL banquet , at the Blasonic Club , Plymouth , on the 8 th , the W . M . Bro . W . O . Hosking presiding . Bro . Biajor Tracey , responding for the Province of Devon , said he was

only expressing the hope of every Brother present , and , in fact , all the Brethren in the Province , that their beloved P . G . B 1 . would soon be restored to perfect health . Lord Ebrington had always distributed P . G . collars amongst the Brethren favourably , and he trusted the able Past Masters of Lodge Ebrington would receive their just and due reward .

Bro . Leonard James S . W ., m proposing the health of the W . BI ., said he had worked through the different chairs with Bro . Hosking , which he had filled with great ability . He had no doubt that Bro . Hosking ' s year of office would prove unequalled in the history of Lodge Ebrington , for their genial W . BI . was not only revered and respected by members of the Lodge , but the Brethren of the Order generally , and what might be termed the outside world .

Bro . W . Hosking , who was received with loud cheers , said the chair to which he had been unanimously elected by the Brethren had been occupied by many distinguished Blasters , and he could assure them he would do his best to pass the Charter of the Lodge , which hacl been entrusted into his hands , as pure and unsullied as he had received it , into those of his successor . He was proud to be W . M . of such a Lodge as Ebrington , which

he regarded as second to none in tho Province . Thoy did not claim to be a large or a wealthy Lodge , but they did claim that it was composed of Brethren who were imbued with the true principle of Freemasonry . He knew that tho success of a Lodge depended in a . large measure upon the W . M ., and fully realising the dignity and responsibilities of the office , he hoped he merited the confidence the Brethren had reposed in him . The

goodwill and loyal spirit shown towards him by the Brethren of the Lodge had inspired him with the belief and confidence that during the coining year they would fiave a most successful history . In conclusion , he asked them as Freemasons , who were the greatest philanthropists of the land , to continue in the name of Lodge Ebrington to aid the cause of charity , for which the Lodge was noted .

Bro . 0- A . Nicholson then proposed the health of the I . P . M . Bro . James Mitchell , who , he said , had proved a most excellent Blaster . During his year of office the Lodge had beeu worked most harmoniously , and whilst promoting the welfare of the Lodge , Bro . Blitchell had studied the comfort of the Brethren . In presenting Brother Mitchell with a life governorship for the Devon Masonic Educational Fund , " as a token of esteem from the members

and a slight recognition for services rendered , " he congratulated him on the noble and honourable sentiments whieh had actuated him . Instead of receiving a jewel or some other article of jewellery , he thereby not only supported thc Blasonic Institutions , but benefitted thc Lodge in increasing its votes to Blasonic Charities . Bro . J . Blitchell made appropriate response .

ABBEY LODGE , No . 2120 . ON Wednesday , 8 th inst ., there was a numerous gathering at the Blasonic Hall , Chertsey , the occasion being the installation of Bro . James Webb as Worshipful Blaster for the year . The duties of Installing Blaster were efficiently carried out by Bro . T . Dix . After the installation the Brethren sat down to a banquet , following which the usual toasts were given .