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officer did his work . Other toasts , including " The W . M . " "The Officers , " & c , were proposed and responded to , a most enjoyable and ied letter evening being spent .
DE GREY AND RIPON LODGE , No . 1161 ( MANCHESTER ) .
A REGULAR meeting was held on Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., iu the Freemasons' Hall . Present—Bros . Lewis W . M ., Wilson S . W ., Anderton J . W ., Islam P . M . Treasurer , Moss P . M . Secre t ary , Ashworth S . D ., Loebell I . G . ; P . M . ' s Burgess , Dottie , W . H . Anderton , Arensberg P . P . G . Sword Bearer , Cowen , Buckley , Carr , and Hurst ; Bros . ErlwoodVlies , Lockwood , Gleave , Lawton , & c .
Visitors—, Bros . Hawkins 78 , Stanley 204 , Turtou and Lisenden ( FREEMASON ' S C HKONICLE ) . The Lodge was opened in the usual manner at six o ' clock , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed . The W . M . passed Bro . Lockwood to the degree of P . O ., and Bro . W . H . Anderton , who through illness had not been in the Lodge for three Tearsraised Bro . Lawton to the sublime degree of M . M ., in a truly
impressive manner . The Lodge being lowered to the first degree , and this being the night for electing a new W . M ., the ballot was proceeded with , and resulted in the unanimous election of Bro . Wilson . Ia a neat speech Bro . Wilson thanked the brethren for this mark of esteem and confidence . Bro . Islam , who has given the greatest satisfaction while fulfilling the duties of Treasurer , was re-elected to that post , and expressed his thanks for the honour . Bro . MossT . M .
and Secretary waa re-appointed Charity Representative , and Broa . J . Wilson , Cowen and Ashworth were appointed auditors of the Treasurer ' s accounts . There being no further business the Lodge was closed in peace and harmony at 9 * 30 . At the social board the healths of the newly passed and raised brethren were proposed and responded to , also the W . M . elect , who replied in appropriate terms . In proposing the P . M . 's , the W . M . spoke in high terms of praise of the manner in which Bro . W . H . Anderton had performed the
ceremony of raising , and expressed the pleasure they one and all felt in seeing him once more amongst them . During the evening Bro . J . D . Smith , whose presence is always welcome at tho social board , sang two songs in a most admirable manner , and we were again charmed with the excellent singing of Bro . F . M . Anderton J . W .
WANDERERS' LODGE , No . 1604
fllHE day appointed for the installation ceremony is always a JL special event with tho membera of this Lodge . The Wanderers , it will be remembered , is a Military Lodge , and the new Maater was installed in the midst of a crowd of Past Masters , many in uniform , while tho droid of civilian members was varied by Masons in military garb from all branches of the service . Many of our warriors look
forward to tbe second Tuesday in April as the day when , by a visit fco this Lodge , they may renew acquaintances uuel fight old battles over again , and it was no doubt with this in their minds that a host of visitors , including our gallant Grand Secretary , hied to No . 1604 on Tuesday evening . Bro . Glover tho retiring W . M . having disposed of tho ordinary business , proceeded to hiatal Bro . Holland into the chair
of K . S ., in the prenouee of 2 . 1 Past Masters . The usual ceremonies iu couuection with tho Installed Masters' Degree wero disposed of in excellent style , and the new Officera wore appointed , as follow : Bros . Musson S . W ., Ogg J . W ., Sims S . D ., Fraser P . M . 2206 W . M . Elect 2331 J . D ., Thatcher I . G ., Sinales Dir . of Cers ., Gardiner Steward , Roberts A . S ., Young Organist , Lackland Tylor , and for the fourteenth
year in succession Bro . Scott was appointed Secretary . The brethren had sustained a loss by the sudden death of Bro . Meredith P . M ., who had filled the post of Treasurer from the foundation of the Lodge . Bro . Wray P . M . alluded , in a few well-ohosen sentences , to the worth of the deceased Brother , and it was agreed to send a voto of condolence to the late Brother's widow and family . Bro . Captain Butterworth
was elected and invested Treasurer . At the banquet whioh followed tho usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to . In reply to the " Grand Officers , " with which his name had been coupled , Col . Shadwell Gierke said : It is a very great honour and a great privilege also to be permitted to return thanks to a toast so important as the one you have just been good enough to honour , because it is
one which comprises gentlemen and noblemen in all stations of life , who amidst all the cares of their private avocations manage to devote a good deal of their time to our dear old Craft . The Grand Officers' desire is to prove , by their acts and their services to the Craft , that they are not undeserving of the honour bestowed upon them by the Grand Master . For myself , it is a great pleasure to
me to be here amongst you again to-night . I had the pleasure of visiting you a few years ago , and of making your acquaintance , and as an old soldier myself , of nearly 40 years' standing , I can assure you that my heart warms when I find myself onco more in the presence of good old friends of the service . I like to talk over events of long ago , and to speak of old faces who have long sinco gone to their last
rest . Above all to-night it has been a peculiar pleasure to me to be here , because your W . M . happens to be an old comrade of minej we aerved together in the Scots Fuailiera for something like 17 years , and I was therefore specially delighted to be present at hia installation to-night . Let me take thia opportunity of congratulating him npon the proud position he haa attained , and to express the belief
that he will occupy that position most worthily . Since I came here last , I have had the pleasure of consecrating the Warrant Officers ' Lodge , and I am pleased to see the W . M . of tha tLodge hero to-night , wearing a collar aa an Officer of your Lodgo . I am pleased to find that although that Lodgo and your own are running practically on the same linps , there is room for both , and there is no reason
why they should not continue to work together in perfect amity The G . S . then resumed his seat , amid loud cheers . T . -o . Glover the I . P . M . then proposed the toast of the W . M ., in very flattering terms , alluding particularly to the excellence of the W . M . 's working , iu which Bro . Holland haa done his best to keep up the prestige of the Wandetera' Lodge . The toast waa honoured in an
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enthusiastic manner . Bro . Holland in reply said : When one gets into thia position , it prevents him saying anything about himself , but having selected me for the high office of W . M . of this Lodge , I shall endeavour , with the help of the G . A . O . T . U ., to do my duty honestly aud conscientiously . I have been a member of thia Lodge for 14 years , and am proud to be . the Maater . One experiences great
difficulty in even trying to emulate those Masters who have filled this chair . I do not think there is any Lodge in the universe that can boast of a better show of Past Masters than I have on my left . I hope , however , with the assistance of my officers and the brethren , to imitate some of the best of our Paat Masters . They are a firstclass lot of brethren , they have been , and are always , ready to give
assistance to any brother or officer . We are proud of them and proud of our Lodge ; and , brethren , with that feeling , I do not think I shall fail to discharge my duties as W . M . to yonr satisfaction . The " Past Masters" was responded to by Bro . Wray the senior P . M . present . Amongst those who have passed the chair were Bros . Boulton ,
Gibson Coleman , Captain Butterworth , Coleman , Folson , Mimms , & o . Other toasts followed . The proceedings were interspersed with vocal and instrumental musio , contributed to by the members and visitors . During the evening the usual Past Master ' s jewel waa presented to Bro . Glover I . P . M .
PRUDENCE LODGE , No . 2069
ONE of the most interesting and successful gatherings held under the banner of this increasingly popular and prosperous Lodge took place on Saturday afternoon , the 11 th inst ., at Leeds , the occasion being the formal welcome to the Lodge of its first joining member Bro . Cooke , the Mayor of Leeds , since his accession to the office of Chief Magistrate of Leeds . Bro . Fretwell W . M . opened the Lodge at three o'clock , when he was surrounded by the following
Officers and brethren : —Bros . Atkinson S . W ., Abbott J . W ., C . L . Masou P . M . P . P . G . Troasurer , Middleton I . P . M ., Trevor P . M . Dir . of Cers ., Dimery P . M ., Ba'I S . D ., Jones aa J . D ., Butterworth Secretary , Begbie Abbott I . C , Ellis Steward , Watson , Ingawells , Storey , Hannan , Rev . J . Rosser P . P . G . Chaplain , Mason , Jones , Wilkinson , Buckley Organist , Kirk , and others . The minutes having been adopted , the
W . M . invested Rev . Bro . Wilkinson as Chaplain , expressing the hope that the connection thus happily and auspiciously begun might be productive of happiness to himself and to the Lodge . The visitors were then honoured and formally received into the Lodge , under the direction of the Director of Ceremonies Bro . Trevor P . M . ' Those included Bro . Smith P . M . D . P . G . M . Paat Grand Deacon of England
the Right Worshipful tho Mayor of Leeds ( Bro . Cooke ) , the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Wakefield , the Right Worshipful the Mayer of Dewsbury , Bros . Fox ex-Mayor of Dowsbury Prov . G . S . W ., Chair , man of the Weat Yorkshire Charity Committee , Embleton P . P . G . S . W ., Mathewson Prov . G . Assistant Secretory , Monkman P . P . G . A . D . C , Chapman W . M . 289 , Swalo W . M . 1221 , Clayton W . M . 1311 , Malcolm
P . M . W . M . 30 G P . P . G . Registrar , Glover P . P . G . D ., Tomlinson I . P . M . 1221 , Oates P . P . G . A . D . C , Scarth P . M . 289 , Smith I . P . M . 289 , Long , Hainsworth , Beaumont Secretary 304 , Dongill 1042 , Last Secretary 2321 , and many others . The distinguished brethren were saluted in due form , and us there were upwards of sixty Musona present tbo scene was a most impressive one . Bro . Fretwell said that his first
duty was to welcome tho Mayor of Leeds and the large and distin . guished number of Masons who had met to do honour to his Worship . Sinco Brother Cooke had been called upon to fill the post of Chief Magistrate of that important county borough he had won goldon opinions from the inhabitants , for his urbanity , for his splendid business tact , and for the open handed hospitality which he had so lavishly
dispensed . Amongst the list of Leeds Mayors were many who had made their term of office notable , but Bro . Cooke had shown himself worthy to be enrolled amongst the best . When the history of his year come to be written it would be found to have been not the least notable among many notable years . His Worahip must feel that he waa " the cynosure of neighbouring eyes , " ao to speak , but no one
had watched his progress moro critically than the members of his own Lodge , and thoy felt that so far they had nothing but unstinted and ungrudging praise to render their brother . He was the second Mayor that Lodge Prudence had contributed to the town , and just as Bro . Woodhonse in his year added lustre and dignity to the office , so had Bro . Cooke helped to make the name of Leeds respected and honoured .
It must also be most gratifying to his Worship to see the Mayors of Wakefield and Shrewsbury vieing with other to do him honour . The multifarious duties of the Mayoralty left but little time for leisure , yet these two Mayors bad sacrificed their Saturday afternoon to visit the Lodge and to welcome the Mayor of Leeds . They could have given no more graceful proof of their regard to the Mayor , and he
( Bro . Fretwell ) tendered to their Worships the heartiest thanks of all present for their self denial and kindness . Then Bros . Smith and Fox , froah from their exertions in London in the cause of Charity , had also added lustre to tha gathering by their presence , accompanied as they were by so many Present and Past Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge . The Worshipful Masters of tbe Leeda Lodges had
responded to the invitation with that fraternal good feeling which so greatly distinguished Freemasonry in that town , and fchey were well supported by their brethren . Indeed , thafc gathering waa in all respects a notable one , and so far as Lodge Prudence was concerned it was unique . In the name of the Lodge ho gave each one present a thrice hoarty welcome , and trusted that their visit would go far to
tighten the bonds of Masonry in that Province . In conclusion , Bro . Fretwell tendered regretful apologies and best wishes from the Mayor of Bradford , the Mayor of Halifax , the Mayor of Morley , the Right Worshipfnl Provincial Grand Master Bro . T . W . Tew Past Grand Deacon of England , Broa . Smyth , M . A ., D . L ., LL . D ., Paat
Senior Grand Chaplain of England , Lupton Vice-Chairman Charity Committee , Green Prov . Grand Secretary , Booth W . M . 1042 , Rev . Canon Bullock W . M . 1211 , Welsman P . P . G . D . C , Howartb , and many others . Bros . Jones and Mason were passed to the second degree , and the Itodgo thereafter closed . Au excellent tea was served ia thQ
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officer did his work . Other toasts , including " The W . M . " "The Officers , " & c , were proposed and responded to , a most enjoyable and ied letter evening being spent .
DE GREY AND RIPON LODGE , No . 1161 ( MANCHESTER ) .
A REGULAR meeting was held on Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., iu the Freemasons' Hall . Present—Bros . Lewis W . M ., Wilson S . W ., Anderton J . W ., Islam P . M . Treasurer , Moss P . M . Secre t ary , Ashworth S . D ., Loebell I . G . ; P . M . ' s Burgess , Dottie , W . H . Anderton , Arensberg P . P . G . Sword Bearer , Cowen , Buckley , Carr , and Hurst ; Bros . ErlwoodVlies , Lockwood , Gleave , Lawton , & c .
Visitors—, Bros . Hawkins 78 , Stanley 204 , Turtou and Lisenden ( FREEMASON ' S C HKONICLE ) . The Lodge was opened in the usual manner at six o ' clock , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed . The W . M . passed Bro . Lockwood to the degree of P . O ., and Bro . W . H . Anderton , who through illness had not been in the Lodge for three Tearsraised Bro . Lawton to the sublime degree of M . M ., in a truly
impressive manner . The Lodge being lowered to the first degree , and this being the night for electing a new W . M ., the ballot was proceeded with , and resulted in the unanimous election of Bro . Wilson . Ia a neat speech Bro . Wilson thanked the brethren for this mark of esteem and confidence . Bro . Islam , who has given the greatest satisfaction while fulfilling the duties of Treasurer , was re-elected to that post , and expressed his thanks for the honour . Bro . MossT . M .
and Secretary waa re-appointed Charity Representative , and Broa . J . Wilson , Cowen and Ashworth were appointed auditors of the Treasurer ' s accounts . There being no further business the Lodge was closed in peace and harmony at 9 * 30 . At the social board the healths of the newly passed and raised brethren were proposed and responded to , also the W . M . elect , who replied in appropriate terms . In proposing the P . M . 's , the W . M . spoke in high terms of praise of the manner in which Bro . W . H . Anderton had performed the
ceremony of raising , and expressed the pleasure they one and all felt in seeing him once more amongst them . During the evening Bro . J . D . Smith , whose presence is always welcome at tho social board , sang two songs in a most admirable manner , and we were again charmed with the excellent singing of Bro . F . M . Anderton J . W .
WANDERERS' LODGE , No . 1604
fllHE day appointed for the installation ceremony is always a JL special event with tho membera of this Lodge . The Wanderers , it will be remembered , is a Military Lodge , and the new Maater was installed in the midst of a crowd of Past Masters , many in uniform , while tho droid of civilian members was varied by Masons in military garb from all branches of the service . Many of our warriors look
forward to tbe second Tuesday in April as the day when , by a visit fco this Lodge , they may renew acquaintances uuel fight old battles over again , and it was no doubt with this in their minds that a host of visitors , including our gallant Grand Secretary , hied to No . 1604 on Tuesday evening . Bro . Glover tho retiring W . M . having disposed of tho ordinary business , proceeded to hiatal Bro . Holland into the chair
of K . S ., in the prenouee of 2 . 1 Past Masters . The usual ceremonies iu couuection with tho Installed Masters' Degree wero disposed of in excellent style , and the new Officera wore appointed , as follow : Bros . Musson S . W ., Ogg J . W ., Sims S . D ., Fraser P . M . 2206 W . M . Elect 2331 J . D ., Thatcher I . G ., Sinales Dir . of Cers ., Gardiner Steward , Roberts A . S ., Young Organist , Lackland Tylor , and for the fourteenth
year in succession Bro . Scott was appointed Secretary . The brethren had sustained a loss by the sudden death of Bro . Meredith P . M ., who had filled the post of Treasurer from the foundation of the Lodge . Bro . Wray P . M . alluded , in a few well-ohosen sentences , to the worth of the deceased Brother , and it was agreed to send a voto of condolence to the late Brother's widow and family . Bro . Captain Butterworth
was elected and invested Treasurer . At the banquet whioh followed tho usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to . In reply to the " Grand Officers , " with which his name had been coupled , Col . Shadwell Gierke said : It is a very great honour and a great privilege also to be permitted to return thanks to a toast so important as the one you have just been good enough to honour , because it is
one which comprises gentlemen and noblemen in all stations of life , who amidst all the cares of their private avocations manage to devote a good deal of their time to our dear old Craft . The Grand Officers' desire is to prove , by their acts and their services to the Craft , that they are not undeserving of the honour bestowed upon them by the Grand Master . For myself , it is a great pleasure to
me to be here amongst you again to-night . I had the pleasure of visiting you a few years ago , and of making your acquaintance , and as an old soldier myself , of nearly 40 years' standing , I can assure you that my heart warms when I find myself onco more in the presence of good old friends of the service . I like to talk over events of long ago , and to speak of old faces who have long sinco gone to their last
rest . Above all to-night it has been a peculiar pleasure to me to be here , because your W . M . happens to be an old comrade of minej we aerved together in the Scots Fuailiera for something like 17 years , and I was therefore specially delighted to be present at hia installation to-night . Let me take thia opportunity of congratulating him npon the proud position he haa attained , and to express the belief
that he will occupy that position most worthily . Since I came here last , I have had the pleasure of consecrating the Warrant Officers ' Lodge , and I am pleased to see the W . M . of tha tLodge hero to-night , wearing a collar aa an Officer of your Lodgo . I am pleased to find that although that Lodgo and your own are running practically on the same linps , there is room for both , and there is no reason
why they should not continue to work together in perfect amity The G . S . then resumed his seat , amid loud cheers . T . -o . Glover the I . P . M . then proposed the toast of the W . M ., in very flattering terms , alluding particularly to the excellence of the W . M . 's working , iu which Bro . Holland haa done his best to keep up the prestige of the Wandetera' Lodge . The toast waa honoured in an
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enthusiastic manner . Bro . Holland in reply said : When one gets into thia position , it prevents him saying anything about himself , but having selected me for the high office of W . M . of this Lodge , I shall endeavour , with the help of the G . A . O . T . U ., to do my duty honestly aud conscientiously . I have been a member of thia Lodge for 14 years , and am proud to be . the Maater . One experiences great
difficulty in even trying to emulate those Masters who have filled this chair . I do not think there is any Lodge in the universe that can boast of a better show of Past Masters than I have on my left . I hope , however , with the assistance of my officers and the brethren , to imitate some of the best of our Paat Masters . They are a firstclass lot of brethren , they have been , and are always , ready to give
assistance to any brother or officer . We are proud of them and proud of our Lodge ; and , brethren , with that feeling , I do not think I shall fail to discharge my duties as W . M . to yonr satisfaction . The " Past Masters" was responded to by Bro . Wray the senior P . M . present . Amongst those who have passed the chair were Bros . Boulton ,
Gibson Coleman , Captain Butterworth , Coleman , Folson , Mimms , & o . Other toasts followed . The proceedings were interspersed with vocal and instrumental musio , contributed to by the members and visitors . During the evening the usual Past Master ' s jewel waa presented to Bro . Glover I . P . M .
PRUDENCE LODGE , No . 2069
ONE of the most interesting and successful gatherings held under the banner of this increasingly popular and prosperous Lodge took place on Saturday afternoon , the 11 th inst ., at Leeds , the occasion being the formal welcome to the Lodge of its first joining member Bro . Cooke , the Mayor of Leeds , since his accession to the office of Chief Magistrate of Leeds . Bro . Fretwell W . M . opened the Lodge at three o'clock , when he was surrounded by the following
Officers and brethren : —Bros . Atkinson S . W ., Abbott J . W ., C . L . Masou P . M . P . P . G . Troasurer , Middleton I . P . M ., Trevor P . M . Dir . of Cers ., Dimery P . M ., Ba'I S . D ., Jones aa J . D ., Butterworth Secretary , Begbie Abbott I . C , Ellis Steward , Watson , Ingawells , Storey , Hannan , Rev . J . Rosser P . P . G . Chaplain , Mason , Jones , Wilkinson , Buckley Organist , Kirk , and others . The minutes having been adopted , the
W . M . invested Rev . Bro . Wilkinson as Chaplain , expressing the hope that the connection thus happily and auspiciously begun might be productive of happiness to himself and to the Lodge . The visitors were then honoured and formally received into the Lodge , under the direction of the Director of Ceremonies Bro . Trevor P . M . ' Those included Bro . Smith P . M . D . P . G . M . Paat Grand Deacon of England
the Right Worshipful tho Mayor of Leeds ( Bro . Cooke ) , the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Wakefield , the Right Worshipful the Mayer of Dewsbury , Bros . Fox ex-Mayor of Dowsbury Prov . G . S . W ., Chair , man of the Weat Yorkshire Charity Committee , Embleton P . P . G . S . W ., Mathewson Prov . G . Assistant Secretory , Monkman P . P . G . A . D . C , Chapman W . M . 289 , Swalo W . M . 1221 , Clayton W . M . 1311 , Malcolm
P . M . W . M . 30 G P . P . G . Registrar , Glover P . P . G . D ., Tomlinson I . P . M . 1221 , Oates P . P . G . A . D . C , Scarth P . M . 289 , Smith I . P . M . 289 , Long , Hainsworth , Beaumont Secretary 304 , Dongill 1042 , Last Secretary 2321 , and many others . The distinguished brethren were saluted in due form , and us there were upwards of sixty Musona present tbo scene was a most impressive one . Bro . Fretwell said that his first
duty was to welcome tho Mayor of Leeds and the large and distin . guished number of Masons who had met to do honour to his Worship . Sinco Brother Cooke had been called upon to fill the post of Chief Magistrate of that important county borough he had won goldon opinions from the inhabitants , for his urbanity , for his splendid business tact , and for the open handed hospitality which he had so lavishly
dispensed . Amongst the list of Leeds Mayors were many who had made their term of office notable , but Bro . Cooke had shown himself worthy to be enrolled amongst the best . When the history of his year come to be written it would be found to have been not the least notable among many notable years . His Worahip must feel that he waa " the cynosure of neighbouring eyes , " ao to speak , but no one
had watched his progress moro critically than the members of his own Lodge , and thoy felt that so far they had nothing but unstinted and ungrudging praise to render their brother . He was the second Mayor that Lodge Prudence had contributed to the town , and just as Bro . Woodhonse in his year added lustre and dignity to the office , so had Bro . Cooke helped to make the name of Leeds respected and honoured .
It must also be most gratifying to his Worship to see the Mayors of Wakefield and Shrewsbury vieing with other to do him honour . The multifarious duties of the Mayoralty left but little time for leisure , yet these two Mayors bad sacrificed their Saturday afternoon to visit the Lodge and to welcome the Mayor of Leeds . They could have given no more graceful proof of their regard to the Mayor , and he
( Bro . Fretwell ) tendered to their Worships the heartiest thanks of all present for their self denial and kindness . Then Bros . Smith and Fox , froah from their exertions in London in the cause of Charity , had also added lustre to tha gathering by their presence , accompanied as they were by so many Present and Past Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge . The Worshipful Masters of tbe Leeda Lodges had
responded to the invitation with that fraternal good feeling which so greatly distinguished Freemasonry in that town , and fchey were well supported by their brethren . Indeed , thafc gathering waa in all respects a notable one , and so far as Lodge Prudence was concerned it was unique . In the name of the Lodge ho gave each one present a thrice hoarty welcome , and trusted that their visit would go far to
tighten the bonds of Masonry in that Province . In conclusion , Bro . Fretwell tendered regretful apologies and best wishes from the Mayor of Bradford , the Mayor of Halifax , the Mayor of Morley , the Right Worshipfnl Provincial Grand Master Bro . T . W . Tew Past Grand Deacon of England , Broa . Smyth , M . A ., D . L ., LL . D ., Paat
Senior Grand Chaplain of England , Lupton Vice-Chairman Charity Committee , Green Prov . Grand Secretary , Booth W . M . 1042 , Rev . Canon Bullock W . M . 1211 , Welsman P . P . G . D . C , Howartb , and many others . Bros . Jones and Mason were passed to the second degree , and the Itodgo thereafter closed . Au excellent tea was served ia thQ