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Lodge Of Harmony, No. 309, Fareham.
LODGE OF HARMONY , No . 309 , FAREHAM .
VISIT OP THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . THE R . W . the Pror . G . M . ( Bro . TV . W . B . Beach , M . P . ) , accompanied by several of the officers of tho Provincial Grand Lodgo , paid a visit on the 9 th inst . to the Lodgo of Harmony , No . 30 £ > . The Lodge was held on this occasion in the Institution Hall , Fareham , where there was a good muster of members and visiting brethren . The P . G . M . and the present and Past Provincial Officers entered the Lodge in procession , and the usual Masonio honours were paid to
Bro . Beach and the Deputy P . G . M . ( Bro . W . Hickman ) . The P . G . M wasiaccompanied by the following officers of the P . G . Lodge : —Bros . H . Abraham Senior Grand Warden , F . Pineo Junior Grand Warden , E . G . Holbrook Grand Registrar , M . E . Frost Grand Treasurer , E . Groves Grand Assistant Dir . Cer ., J . W . D . Pillow Grand Organist , V . Brown and J . E . Tucker Grand Stewards , J . Exell Grand Tyler ; also Bros . H . Ford P . P . G . S . W ., H . Cawte P . P . J . G . W ., W . Edmonds
P . P . G . R ., J . Tayler P . P . G . R ., TV . H . Ford P . P . G . J . W ., J . Maltby P . P . G . S . B ., & c . All tho officers of the Lodge of Harmony wero present , viz .: —Bros . J . Whale W . M ., E . Downing S . W ., T . Robinson
J . W ., E . G . Holbrook Sec , S . Gamblen S . D ., A . Nance jun . J . D ., E . Goble I . G ., and the following P . M . 's of the Lodge : —Bros . J , Tayler , W . Edmonds , H . Cawte , G . A . Green , W . Johnston , and A , Riddell .
In consequence of the want of time the business of the Lodge was limited to one " raising , " after which , on tho motion of Bro . Cawte P . M ., seconded by Bro . H . Ford I . P . M ., a vote of thanks was accorded to tho P . G . M . for attending , and ordered to bo entered on the Lodge minutes . The P . G . M . briefly acknowledged the compliment , and the Lodge was closed in due Masonic form . Bro . Osborne
presided at tho harmonium , and at the opening of the Lodgo tho ode — " Hail , Eternal ! by whose aid , " and tho close— " Now the evening shadows closing , " wero sung . At half-past four a banquet was served at the Red Lion Assembly Rooms , the catering of the Misses White being , as nsual , of tho most satisfactory character , tho bill of fare liberal , and tho attendance all
that could bo desired . The W . M . ( Bro . J . Whale ) presided , hiving rig ht and left the P . G . M . and D . P . G . M ., and past and present Provincial Officers j Bro . E . Downing S . W . filled tho vice-chair . After dinner tho W . M . gave " The Queen and tho Craft , " which was received with all the honours . TheW . M ., in proposing "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of
Wales , K . G ., said he had endeared himself to each member of tho Craft , and ho was sure they would drink tho toast with tho warmth it deserved at their hands . ( Applause . ) Bro . W . Edmonds submitted "The M . W . Pro G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon . " Many of the brethren , he said , had tho very great privilege of attending tho Festival at tho Albert Hall last year , and
witnessed tho installation of the M . W . G . M . To his mind the sight was one that could not be forgotten , and tho manner in which that ceremony was performed by tho Earl of Carnarvon , to say nothing of the high esteem in which he was held by tho Craft throughout England , and , ho might say , throughout the whole world , had endeared him to all Masons . ( Applause . ) Tho toast ou the present
occasion must be very gratifying to them , as the Earl of Carnarvon had on several occasions visited Hampshire , and they knew also that he was a very intimate friend of their K . W . P . G . M . ( Applause . ) The Earl of Carnarvon installed their ll . W . P . G . M ., and many of the brethren wero present on that occasion , and it would bo a long time before they would forget the efficient , and , in fact , splendid manner
in which that ceremony was performed . ( Applause . ) Bro . Cawte , in proposing "The R . W . D . G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , and officers of Grand Lodge , " said Lord Skelmersdale was well known to all the brethren throughout England as a most zealous Mason Ho presided over an extensive province , and had arduous duties to perform , in addition to which ho took part in other duties , such as
presiding over Masonic festivals , being a stout supporter of their charities . ( Applause . ) The W . M . said they wero honoured on that occasion with the presence of the P . G . M . and the Provincial Officers . In the name of the Lodge of Harmony ho bid them a very hearty welcome , and assured them it had given the Lodge the greatest possible pleasure to seo
them amongst them on that occasion . ( Hear , hear . ) In the P . G . M . they had a brother who was devoted to Freemasonry —( applause )—and who was at all times ready to promote the interests of , and prove his attachment to , the Craft . ( Applause . ) His appreciation of the principles which governed their Older , his amiability of character , the zeal with which he discharged those duties which he was called
upon to perform , his readiness at any time to meet those who wished to consult him on Masonic affairs , and to render them every possible assistance , were well known , and to a great extent the flourishing condition of Freemasonry in tho province » vas due to their Provincial Grand Master . ( Applause . ) It would not flourish iu the province in tho manner it did , were it not that they had one to preside over
them who was so amiable , so good , so loving , and so kind . ( Applause . ) On their behalf , and on his own , he thanked him for the honour ho had done them in coining among them , and he conld only say thoy should at all times rejoice to welcome him in the same cordial manner they had endeavoured to do that afternoon , to listen to his exhortations as the provincial head of their Order , and to testifv
tho affection which they entertained towards him . ( Applause . ) He had endeared himself to every member of the Craft by the wisdom and affability he had always shown during tho time he had had the hononr and pleasure of presiding over tho province . ( Applause . ) He expressed a hope that the Great Architect of the Universo would
bestow his choicest blessings upon their Provincial Grand Master , and that he might continue to support and adorn their Order was a wish for which he claimed the sympathy of every brother present . ( Loud applause . ) The PROVINCIAL GKAND MASTER , who was warmly greeted , begged the brethren to accept his best thanks for tho manner iu which thoy
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had received the toast , which had been so kindly and flatteringly proposed by their W . M . He assured them it gave him very great pleasure to havo an opportunity of visiting the Lodge of Harmony that day . He had been asked to do so for some little time , but he had not had tho opportunity of making arrangements to do so until this time . As they knew , during the Session it was not always easy for him to meet tho wishes of tho brethren and attend when ono
wished to do so , but as they had got to a rather easier part of the year , he was very glad to have been able to meet them . It gavo him very great pleasure to attend Lodges in the province , and especially one which ranked under its banner so many efficient brethren as the Lodge of Harmony . When a Provincial Grand Master attended a Lodgo ho was naturally called upon to speak
words of encouragement , or to take cognizance of any proceedings that had occurred . But ho conld compliment them very much on what had taken place that day , and could say how glad ho was of this opportunity of witnessing a ceremony conducted so well as the ono that day had been . He was one of those who thought that too much attention could not be paid to tho ritual , in important points ,
of Freemasonry . ( Hear , hear . ) But there wero certain portions of it that ho would leave to tho discretion of the Presiding Officer aa to how it should bo conducted , and ho attached no importance as to whether the exact words wero transmitted , provided that on important occasions the exact terms and purport wero delivered . Ho said this , knowing that he might possibly differ from some other
experienced Masons on that point . Bnt it had always been hia opinion , and he had the authority of tho Pro Grand Master , who used to give the ceremony in the most eloquent and beautiful manner , but on somo unimportant points interpolated words which , to say tho truth , were equal if not superior to the original . There wero , of course , certain portions of the ceremony—matters of small
importance—which differed in different Lodges , and ho thought it a great benefit to Masons to attend different Lodges and see tho small points of difference which exist . ( Hear , hear . ) But , unless they wero really important points , he thought it a great mistake to call any attention , beyond a casual allusion , to any such differences on small matters . Thoy might be conducted quite as well in ono Lodge as in
another , but yet strike brethren as being a little strange , because they wero conducted differently from their own Lodge . Ho did nob see why there should bo absolute uniformity in these matters , bub they should bo - left to tho discretion of the Presiding Officer and brethren of a Lodgo . One matter he thought very creditable to the Lodge—tho opportunity afforded of bringing on good Junior Officers ,
of giving them an opportunity of showing tho promise of excellence in Freemasonry which thoy might attain hereafter , and how , by evincing skill in tho duties they were at present performing , they might claim the confidence of the brethren for higher duties hereafter . ( Hear , hear . ) He thanked them exceedingly for the kind reception they had given him , in common with the other Provincial
Officers , and he hoped ho should have other opportunities of attending the meetings of this Lodgo . ( Hear , hear . ) He could not too much impress on the brethren the necessity of keeping alive that spirit of Freemasonry which was , ho was happy to say , so rifo in this provinco . ( Applause . ) Ho must differ entirely from their W . M . on ono point , when he said that tho state of Freemasonry in that province
was owing to his ( tho speaker ' s ) exertions . ( " Yes . " ) He could not at all admit that , although he had taken great interest in it . ( Hear , hear . ) The state of prosperity in which it existed was owing to tho zealous , efficient , and ablo officers whom he had tho pleasure of seeing around him , and of enlisting under his banner . It was to their tried exertions in tho past , and the promise of the future , that
he looked for the success of Freemasonry in the province , and so long as thoy were able to have the services of thoso who in past years had oxcrted themselves for the benefit of the Craft , sometimes , perhaps , under trying circumstances ; so long as they could look to those who had inoro recently entered tho Craft , and wero anxious to rival the exertions of their seniors ; so long , ho entertained
no doubt in the world , Freemasonry would continue to flourish . ( Applause . ) A long time had not elapsed since they rallied round their Grand Blaster and gavo him a greeting on his lauding . That went off well , and they had reason to congratulate themselves that they wero the first members of the Craft to greet him on his z'eturn to his native land . ( Applause . ) That occasion demonstrated the
universality of Freemasonry , because they not only greeted the Heir to the Throne , but the head of their Order , who had had the opportunity of cementing the bonds of Freemasonry , as well as of loyalty , in one of the moat distant and the grandest dependency of the British Empire . ( Applause . ) Let them keep that spirit of Freemasonry ever in their hearts . Their W . M . had truly said that ho ( the
speaker ) was very fond of Freemasomy . He thought ho might say that from the hour he was initiated he had always lived in it , and had done his best to promote it . ( Applause . ) Others had done , and would continue to do , the same , bo long as they all kept alivo in thoir hearts those principles of Freemasonry which could not bo too strongly instilled into every neophyte of tho Order , and every ono who was fond and proud of the Order , so long should they havo
reason to congratulate themselves upon the future of Freemasonry . ( Applause . ) He thanked thorn most sincerel y for the kind manner in which they had received him , and ho hoped on somo future occasion , in that Lodge , to havo reason to congratulate them upon the progress they had made , as he did now upon tho officiant manner in which the ceremonies of that day had been conducted . ( Loud applause . )
Bro . A . Nance jun ., speaking as a Mason not a year old , could not but feel the distinguished honour paid him in allowing him to propose tho next toast— " 'ihu V . W . D . P . G . M . Bro . Hickman , and tho officers of Provincial G . L . " ( Applause . ) Although ho had not the pleasure oi" knowing tho D . P . G . M ., ho was suro that he commanded the respect of the brethren . ( Hear , hear . ) As to the Provincial Officers , the very fact of their being appointed by the P . G . M . showed that thoy had obtained distinguished excellence iu Masonry ,
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Lodge Of Harmony, No. 309, Fareham.
LODGE OF HARMONY , No . 309 , FAREHAM .
VISIT OP THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . THE R . W . the Pror . G . M . ( Bro . TV . W . B . Beach , M . P . ) , accompanied by several of the officers of tho Provincial Grand Lodgo , paid a visit on the 9 th inst . to the Lodgo of Harmony , No . 30 £ > . The Lodge was held on this occasion in the Institution Hall , Fareham , where there was a good muster of members and visiting brethren . The P . G . M . and the present and Past Provincial Officers entered the Lodge in procession , and the usual Masonio honours were paid to
Bro . Beach and the Deputy P . G . M . ( Bro . W . Hickman ) . The P . G . M wasiaccompanied by the following officers of the P . G . Lodge : —Bros . H . Abraham Senior Grand Warden , F . Pineo Junior Grand Warden , E . G . Holbrook Grand Registrar , M . E . Frost Grand Treasurer , E . Groves Grand Assistant Dir . Cer ., J . W . D . Pillow Grand Organist , V . Brown and J . E . Tucker Grand Stewards , J . Exell Grand Tyler ; also Bros . H . Ford P . P . G . S . W ., H . Cawte P . P . J . G . W ., W . Edmonds
P . P . G . R ., J . Tayler P . P . G . R ., TV . H . Ford P . P . G . J . W ., J . Maltby P . P . G . S . B ., & c . All tho officers of the Lodge of Harmony wero present , viz .: —Bros . J . Whale W . M ., E . Downing S . W ., T . Robinson
J . W ., E . G . Holbrook Sec , S . Gamblen S . D ., A . Nance jun . J . D ., E . Goble I . G ., and the following P . M . 's of the Lodge : —Bros . J , Tayler , W . Edmonds , H . Cawte , G . A . Green , W . Johnston , and A , Riddell .
In consequence of the want of time the business of the Lodge was limited to one " raising , " after which , on tho motion of Bro . Cawte P . M ., seconded by Bro . H . Ford I . P . M ., a vote of thanks was accorded to tho P . G . M . for attending , and ordered to bo entered on the Lodge minutes . The P . G . M . briefly acknowledged the compliment , and the Lodge was closed in due Masonic form . Bro . Osborne
presided at tho harmonium , and at the opening of the Lodgo tho ode — " Hail , Eternal ! by whose aid , " and tho close— " Now the evening shadows closing , " wero sung . At half-past four a banquet was served at the Red Lion Assembly Rooms , the catering of the Misses White being , as nsual , of tho most satisfactory character , tho bill of fare liberal , and tho attendance all
that could bo desired . The W . M . ( Bro . J . Whale ) presided , hiving rig ht and left the P . G . M . and D . P . G . M ., and past and present Provincial Officers j Bro . E . Downing S . W . filled tho vice-chair . After dinner tho W . M . gave " The Queen and tho Craft , " which was received with all the honours . TheW . M ., in proposing "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of
Wales , K . G ., said he had endeared himself to each member of tho Craft , and ho was sure they would drink tho toast with tho warmth it deserved at their hands . ( Applause . ) Bro . W . Edmonds submitted "The M . W . Pro G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon . " Many of the brethren , he said , had tho very great privilege of attending tho Festival at tho Albert Hall last year , and
witnessed tho installation of the M . W . G . M . To his mind the sight was one that could not be forgotten , and tho manner in which that ceremony was performed by tho Earl of Carnarvon , to say nothing of the high esteem in which he was held by tho Craft throughout England , and , ho might say , throughout the whole world , had endeared him to all Masons . ( Applause . ) Tho toast ou the present
occasion must be very gratifying to them , as the Earl of Carnarvon had on several occasions visited Hampshire , and they knew also that he was a very intimate friend of their K . W . P . G . M . ( Applause . ) The Earl of Carnarvon installed their ll . W . P . G . M ., and many of the brethren wero present on that occasion , and it would bo a long time before they would forget the efficient , and , in fact , splendid manner
in which that ceremony was performed . ( Applause . ) Bro . Cawte , in proposing "The R . W . D . G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , and officers of Grand Lodge , " said Lord Skelmersdale was well known to all the brethren throughout England as a most zealous Mason Ho presided over an extensive province , and had arduous duties to perform , in addition to which ho took part in other duties , such as
presiding over Masonic festivals , being a stout supporter of their charities . ( Applause . ) The W . M . said they wero honoured on that occasion with the presence of the P . G . M . and the Provincial Officers . In the name of the Lodge of Harmony ho bid them a very hearty welcome , and assured them it had given the Lodge the greatest possible pleasure to seo
them amongst them on that occasion . ( Hear , hear . ) In the P . G . M . they had a brother who was devoted to Freemasonry —( applause )—and who was at all times ready to promote the interests of , and prove his attachment to , the Craft . ( Applause . ) His appreciation of the principles which governed their Older , his amiability of character , the zeal with which he discharged those duties which he was called
upon to perform , his readiness at any time to meet those who wished to consult him on Masonic affairs , and to render them every possible assistance , were well known , and to a great extent the flourishing condition of Freemasonry in tho province » vas due to their Provincial Grand Master . ( Applause . ) It would not flourish iu the province in tho manner it did , were it not that they had one to preside over
them who was so amiable , so good , so loving , and so kind . ( Applause . ) On their behalf , and on his own , he thanked him for the honour ho had done them in coining among them , and he conld only say thoy should at all times rejoice to welcome him in the same cordial manner they had endeavoured to do that afternoon , to listen to his exhortations as the provincial head of their Order , and to testifv
tho affection which they entertained towards him . ( Applause . ) He had endeared himself to every member of the Craft by the wisdom and affability he had always shown during tho time he had had the hononr and pleasure of presiding over tho province . ( Applause . ) He expressed a hope that the Great Architect of the Universo would
bestow his choicest blessings upon their Provincial Grand Master , and that he might continue to support and adorn their Order was a wish for which he claimed the sympathy of every brother present . ( Loud applause . ) The PROVINCIAL GKAND MASTER , who was warmly greeted , begged the brethren to accept his best thanks for tho manner iu which thoy
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had received the toast , which had been so kindly and flatteringly proposed by their W . M . He assured them it gave him very great pleasure to havo an opportunity of visiting the Lodge of Harmony that day . He had been asked to do so for some little time , but he had not had tho opportunity of making arrangements to do so until this time . As they knew , during the Session it was not always easy for him to meet tho wishes of tho brethren and attend when ono
wished to do so , but as they had got to a rather easier part of the year , he was very glad to have been able to meet them . It gavo him very great pleasure to attend Lodges in the province , and especially one which ranked under its banner so many efficient brethren as the Lodge of Harmony . When a Provincial Grand Master attended a Lodgo ho was naturally called upon to speak
words of encouragement , or to take cognizance of any proceedings that had occurred . But ho conld compliment them very much on what had taken place that day , and could say how glad ho was of this opportunity of witnessing a ceremony conducted so well as the ono that day had been . He was one of those who thought that too much attention could not be paid to tho ritual , in important points ,
of Freemasonry . ( Hear , hear . ) But there wero certain portions of it that ho would leave to tho discretion of the Presiding Officer aa to how it should bo conducted , and ho attached no importance as to whether the exact words wero transmitted , provided that on important occasions the exact terms and purport wero delivered . Ho said this , knowing that he might possibly differ from some other
experienced Masons on that point . Bnt it had always been hia opinion , and he had the authority of tho Pro Grand Master , who used to give the ceremony in the most eloquent and beautiful manner , but on somo unimportant points interpolated words which , to say tho truth , were equal if not superior to the original . There wero , of course , certain portions of the ceremony—matters of small
importance—which differed in different Lodges , and ho thought it a great benefit to Masons to attend different Lodges and see tho small points of difference which exist . ( Hear , hear . ) But , unless they wero really important points , he thought it a great mistake to call any attention , beyond a casual allusion , to any such differences on small matters . Thoy might be conducted quite as well in ono Lodge as in
another , but yet strike brethren as being a little strange , because they wero conducted differently from their own Lodge . Ho did nob see why there should bo absolute uniformity in these matters , bub they should bo - left to tho discretion of the Presiding Officer and brethren of a Lodgo . One matter he thought very creditable to the Lodge—tho opportunity afforded of bringing on good Junior Officers ,
of giving them an opportunity of showing tho promise of excellence in Freemasonry which thoy might attain hereafter , and how , by evincing skill in tho duties they were at present performing , they might claim the confidence of the brethren for higher duties hereafter . ( Hear , hear . ) He thanked them exceedingly for the kind reception they had given him , in common with the other Provincial
Officers , and he hoped ho should have other opportunities of attending the meetings of this Lodgo . ( Hear , hear . ) He could not too much impress on the brethren the necessity of keeping alive that spirit of Freemasonry which was , ho was happy to say , so rifo in this provinco . ( Applause . ) Ho must differ entirely from their W . M . on ono point , when he said that tho state of Freemasonry in that province
was owing to his ( tho speaker ' s ) exertions . ( " Yes . " ) He could not at all admit that , although he had taken great interest in it . ( Hear , hear . ) The state of prosperity in which it existed was owing to tho zealous , efficient , and ablo officers whom he had tho pleasure of seeing around him , and of enlisting under his banner . It was to their tried exertions in tho past , and the promise of the future , that
he looked for the success of Freemasonry in the province , and so long as thoy were able to have the services of thoso who in past years had oxcrted themselves for the benefit of the Craft , sometimes , perhaps , under trying circumstances ; so long as they could look to those who had inoro recently entered tho Craft , and wero anxious to rival the exertions of their seniors ; so long , ho entertained
no doubt in the world , Freemasonry would continue to flourish . ( Applause . ) A long time had not elapsed since they rallied round their Grand Blaster and gavo him a greeting on his lauding . That went off well , and they had reason to congratulate themselves that they wero the first members of the Craft to greet him on his z'eturn to his native land . ( Applause . ) That occasion demonstrated the
universality of Freemasonry , because they not only greeted the Heir to the Throne , but the head of their Order , who had had the opportunity of cementing the bonds of Freemasonry , as well as of loyalty , in one of the moat distant and the grandest dependency of the British Empire . ( Applause . ) Let them keep that spirit of Freemasonry ever in their hearts . Their W . M . had truly said that ho ( the
speaker ) was very fond of Freemasomy . He thought ho might say that from the hour he was initiated he had always lived in it , and had done his best to promote it . ( Applause . ) Others had done , and would continue to do , the same , bo long as they all kept alivo in thoir hearts those principles of Freemasonry which could not bo too strongly instilled into every neophyte of tho Order , and every ono who was fond and proud of the Order , so long should they havo
reason to congratulate themselves upon the future of Freemasonry . ( Applause . ) He thanked thorn most sincerel y for the kind manner in which they had received him , and ho hoped on somo future occasion , in that Lodge , to havo reason to congratulate them upon the progress they had made , as he did now upon tho officiant manner in which the ceremonies of that day had been conducted . ( Loud applause . )
Bro . A . Nance jun ., speaking as a Mason not a year old , could not but feel the distinguished honour paid him in allowing him to propose tho next toast— " 'ihu V . W . D . P . G . M . Bro . Hickman , and tho officers of Provincial G . L . " ( Applause . ) Although ho had not the pleasure oi" knowing tho D . P . G . M ., ho was suro that he commanded the respect of the brethren . ( Hear , hear . ) As to the Provincial Officers , the very fact of their being appointed by the P . G . M . showed that thoy had obtained distinguished excellence iu Masonry ,