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a d rospoct ; be was ever ready to help forward the success of the Lodge and assut those below the ohair . With regard to their Secretary Bro . Horsnail , he bad most satisfactorily discharged his duties ; h 8 was the best Secretary the Lodge had had , and they hoped to be able to retain his services . Bro . Foulsham said he had never

experienced coldness in Freemasonry . Daring forty years his health had beon similarly drank many hundred times . When he reflected on t he past forty years and what had been done by Freemasonry , he could not help feeling grateful to the Great Architect of the Universe for sparing his life BO long , to enable him to bestow time ,

attention , and heart to so good a cause . He had found , and he said it frankly , that Freemasons ought to be , better than other men ; if we , however , occasionally find one not np to normal standard that is from the negleot of those high and grand principles taught by it . Brother Horsnail also acknowledged the compliment . Bro . Ridpath , replying

for the Officers , testified to the universal satisfaction experienced by the Officers of Old England Lodge in having a W . M . snoh as they possessed ; a better example could not be secured for them to

follow . At intervals during the evening Bros . Kilvington , Budd , aud others sang several well-selected songs ; they were heartily applauded . Bro . Tarry provided the refreshments , which as usual were of excellent quality .

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IN consequence , perhaps , of the remarks which have from time to time been made in our pages on the subject of Class Masonry , we have been asked , on more than one occasion during the past we'k , whether we consider the Druvy Lane as coming under the definition of a " class" Lodge ? Undoubtedly we do , but it

represents such a very wide class , and its membership has been conferred over so extended a circle , that it is almost entitled to be regarded as an " open " Lodge . The fact , however , remains—there are restrictions which bar its entrance against candidates at large , and so we must regard it as emphatically " class" in its essential

characteristics . Still , if its membership is inclined to be exclusive , it is certain those on its visiting list are not so , for representatives of all ranks and professions are invariably to be found ranged amongst its guests . This was amply , demonstrated on the occasion of its third installation meeting , which took place on Tuesday , in the Grand

Saloon of Drury Lane Theatre . On that occasion it was quaintly remarked that every one who was any one was present , and so it appeared when we tooked around and beheld the assembly of Masons gathered together to do honour to the events of the day . The proceedings commenced at three p . m ., when Lodge was

opened by Bro . Augustus Harris . After the minutes of last meeting had been read and confirmed , the ohair was taken by Bro . J . C . Par . kinFon P . G . D ., Bros . Thomas Fenn and Robert Gray occupying the S . W . and J , W . chairs respectively . The Grand Officers now entered , and they were saluted . The report , which was next

presented , showed o balance in favour of the Lodge of nearly £ 200 . •^ n the motion of Bro . Parkinson it was unanimously adopted . Bro Sir John Eldon Gorst , Q . C ., M . P ., was then presented by Brother Angustus Harris , and a Board of Installed Masters having been formed , he was impressively installed into the chair as W . M . by

Bo . Parkiuson . The following Officers were invested : —Bros . Sir E . A . Inglefield , K . C . B ., D . C . L ., S . W ., James Fernandez J . W ., J . S . Fleming Trea . surer , A . M . Broadley P . M . P . D . D . G . M . Malta Secretary , Rev . C . J , Mnrtyn P . G . C . Chaplain , S . B . Bancroft S . D ., Harry Nicholls J . D ,,

Thoa . Catling I . G ., W . A . Baskcomb Dir . of Cers ., G . F . Bashford and Oscar Barrett Stewards , Alfred Caldicott , Mns . Baa , Organist , R . GodoVd Tyler . Bro . Parkinson impressively delivered the nsual addresses to Master , Wardens and Brethren . The folowing brethren were

propped as joining members of theLolge : — Bro * . Ashmead Bartlett , M . P ., Phil Morris , A . R . A ., F . Lockwood , Q . C ., M . P ., Major A . B . Cook P . A . G . D . C ., and Charles Harris . The lion . Cecil Bingham was also proposed as a candidate for initiation .

The Secretary said the next business was to present the P . M . ' s j'jwol to Bro . Angustus Harris ; there was no member who had done m re to enhance the prosperity of the Lodge , or for the success of lb . ¦» present gathering than their distinguished I . P . M .

The Worsbipfnl Master sa d : I hare much pleasuro in presenting yiu , Bro . Augustus Harris , with the Past Master's jewel . We are greitly indebted to you for your kindness and support , which has enabled tho Lodge to become that which it is . I hope during my j ear to have your advice , for then my term of office will

be a * prosperous as your own . The I . P . M ., in reply , said : I have to thank you very sincerely for this mark of your appreciation . I have also to thank you for the great kindness you have shown in supporting this Lodge , for had it not been for your assistance I could have done very little . I again thank you very much for your kindness .

Bro . Henry Neville P . M . said : I have , as our good Secretary has just stated , the honour and pleasure to present a banner bearing the named of the W . M . ' s , past and present , of the Lodge . It is at all ti : nc 3 a source of great pleasure to do anything for that which we esteem aH honour , and all the brethren will acknowledge that the

P'ogress of this Lodge has been such ns to win tho admiration and m . ard of every bro her within and without the Lodge . I there ove f el it a pleasure that I have the honour of presenting this trifle . N imes may be soon forgotten as years roll by , and beloved members may cease to be remembered ; but I trust this trifle may not only be

a record of names of those who have rendered noble services t ) the Lodge , but will also inspire those who aspire to the chair with a love for Masonry and a desire to emulate the example of their predocestors . The Worshipful Master , in the name of the Lodge , thanked

Br . Henry Neville for bis kindly gift , and trusted it would fulfil the wishes of the donor . He was assured that the members of the Lodge wo . Id receive it with thanks , and would highly appreciate it . Hro . Harris then presented a banner , bearing the names of the Fowlers of the Lodge , and remarked thstt if the brethren would

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accopt it from him he should esteem it a favour . The Worshipful Master said : I am quite sure the whole Lodge will join me in thauking Bro . Harris for the banner . It will be pleasant for the Founders and for those who have joined the Lodge since its foundation to have a memorial always before them recalling that occasion .

I am Bpeaking the unanimous sentiments of all the brethren when I say we sincerely thank Brother Harris for his gift . A telegram was then read from Bro . H . Lawson , expressing his regret that the business of the Royal Commission on Civil Establishments would prevent his attendance . Brother Broadley said he was

personally sorry that Bro . Lawson could not I e present , as that brother intended asking the Lodge to grant a small sum from its funds towards the Festival over which he would preside the next day , on behalf of the Dramatic and Musical Sick Fund . He ( the Secretary ) would feel gratified if the Lodge would vote a sum in

favour of that Festival , and for which he was a Steward . On the motion of the I . P . M ., the sum of £ 10 was unanimously voted for this purpose . This completed the business , and Lodge was closed . An excellent banquet was admirably served by Messrs . Spiers and Pond , at the Grand Hall , Freemasons' Tavern , under the personal

superintendence of Bro . Madel ] . On rising the Worshipful Master said : Before I propose the first toast I have to make two announcements . The first is that the toasts are to be drunk without Masonic honours , and the second is that as nnmerons brethren have to leave in order to fulfil important engagements with the public , the speeches

will be extremely short . The first toast has been given in the form in which it is now proposed for more than half a century , and we hope it will be drunk in the same form for many years to come . It needs no words of mine in this assembly of Freemasons to introduce it . I will therefore give you without further preface , the Queen and

the Craft . The next toast was the health of His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master . The W . M . said : The Craft is fortunate in having a Grand Master who is no less distinguished for his sooial rank than for the ability he brings to bear on all subjects , and for

the assistance he renders to the Order . We are indebted to him for the activity he displays in the promulgation of our principles . The Worshipful Master : The next toast is that of the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand Officers Present and Past . We are especially favoured to-night by the presence of a

remarkable number of Provincial Grand Masters , who have honoured us by attending . We have amongst us Provincial Grand Masters representing Jersey , Hants and the Isle of Wight , Monmouth , Surrey , Herts , Worcestershire , Somersetshire , and the Isle of Man j while the District of Bengal is also represented . You will thus

see that almost every part of the world is represented on this occasion . I shall couple with this toast the names of Bros . Colonel C . M . De Carteret , Prov . G . M . Jersey and W . W . Beaob , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master Hants and Isle of Wight . Bro . Colonel De Carteret said : By an accident I am the Senior

Provincial Grand Master present , and shall merely thank yon . for your kindness in drinking this toast . The Grand Officers feel muoh flattered at the reception of the toast ; and endeavour to deserve the encomiums passed opon them . Bro . W . W . B . Beacb , M . P ., P . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight : The

modesty of my brother near me imposes npon me the necessity of adding a few words . The work of a Provincial Grand Master lies generally in the Provinces , and that of the Graud Officers in the Metropolis , but we are animated by one idea , and that is to endeavour by every exertion to encourage the prosperity of our

ancient art . Now that Freemasonry has increased to the amount it has , it is necessary that great exertions should be made , in the first place to prevent unworthy members joining , and in the next place to make those who join feel animated by a wish and sincere desire to promote the prosperity of the Craft . I beg to tender to your

Worshipful Master our hearty and sincere thanks for the opportunity he has given us of witnessing the ceremony of installation , so well carried out in this Lodge by Brother Parkinson . We are extremely glad to have the opportunity of attending his Lodge , which has so recently been launched into existence , but which nov stands second

to none of tho Lodges in London . Permit me to thank yon not only for inviting us , but for the hospitality yon have shown . Bro . Eirl of Onslow F . G . W . proposed tho next toast . We arc not hononred , he said , to-night by the presence of the Graud Masters of Scotland or Ireland , but you must not infer from their absence

that they do not take an interest in the proceedings of this Lodge . I well remember that npon the last installation meeting tho Grand Masters of Scotland aud Ireland were present to do honour to your Lodge . Masonry , fortunately for ns , is a Craft whioh extends the hand of fellowship to all brethren ; kuows no politics , and knows no

nationality . From the Grand Lodge of Ireland we have had tho most distinguished Masons , men of the greatest geniality and good fellowship , aud we feel that in Masonry we can sit down with them , knowing we have a bond of brotherhood . We are guided by the same pri ' nsiples , and , as the Installing Master effectively told the Officers in his

address to thorn , "it ia only by a duo obedience to tho laws in our own conduct that we can reasonably expect comp'ianco with them in otherg . " I have not only to propose tho health of tho Sister Grand Lodges , but I must also include yonr Cousins , for turning to my left I see a distinguished brother who come 3 from acro 33 ° the

Alantic , who has presided over the Grand Lodge of the most im . portant State in the United States , and who filled that high position with dignity and success . Wo know what hospitality is extended to

Englishmen in America , and I feel I am not asking too much of yon when I ask yon to drink to the health of the Sister Grand Lodges with enthusiasm , coupling it with the name of Bro . Theodore TilTon of New York .

Bro . Theodore Tilton P . D . D . G . M . New York : I thank yon most heartily . Of the sixty-seven Grand Lodges of the world , that of your own , as ^ you well know , occnpie 3 the first and foremost position . The United States possesses forty-eight Grand Lodges , each presided over by a Grand Muster , and that of New York , over which I had the