Installation Meetings

W . M . then sang " Onr own dear Lodgo " ( we believe his own cpmpo Bition ) . He rendered it in a most brilliant style , and it was most enthusiastically received . Bro . Coulton , in reply , expressed his willingness at all times to give his services , either for the purposes of instruction , or on behalf of the Charities . Bro . H . A . Hunt P . M . then rose to propose the health of tho W . M . It was his pleasing

duty , aa the I . P . M ., to bring that toast before them . The brethren had already seen a little of Bro . MoLeod ' s working ; it at once stamps him as a man who had taken Freemasonry to heart . He was , he might say , the founder of the Lodge , and it was his idea that a Lodgo shonld be established in connection with the Grosvenor Club . This was duly accomplished , this time last year , with eighteen members ;

now , he was proud to say , they had over sixty . In conclusion , ho asked the brethren to drink the health of their W . M . " We have our bravo hearts still" was then beautifully rendered by Bro . J . T . Cantle P . M . The W . M . on rising was loudly applauded . He scarcely knew in what terms he could reply to the eloquence which had fallen from Bro . P . M . Hunt . The members had been pleased to

elect him to the highest office amongst them , and the honour conferred on him that night would never be effaced from his memory . During the past year they had raised their number from 18 to 61 , and he trusted in the ensuing year he should be as successful as his predecessor . In conclusion ho had only to say—may God bless Freemasonry , may it bear the " rack of ages , "

the " crash of worlds . " Bro . Egerton then sang " Over the waters lightly . " After which the W . M . gave the health of the initiates , to which they severally replied . The W . M . then had the honour to propose the health of P . M . Hunt—the first , and as yet the only P . M . of the Lodge . We all know the excellent qualities of Bro . Hunt , and have already felt our obligations to him . He had to perform a

most pleasing duty . As their Master , ancl thereby their representative , he had to inform Bro . Hnnt that at the last meeting it was unanimously agreed to present him with a P . M . ' s jewel , as a slight mark of the esteem and love in which he was held by the brethren of the Lodge . The W . M . then placed npon the breast of P . M . Hunt a magnificent gold P . M . 's jewel , quite a work of art , having

npon the ribbon the arms of the Lodge , the Westminster Portcullis . Brother J . F . Davis then sang "The Desert . " P . M . Hnnt in reply thanked the W . M . and the brethren for the mark of esteem which they had given him . If he had known that at the end of his Mastership this presentation would have awaited him , he might have hesitated in taking the office . If it had not

been for the long patience and forbearance of the brethren he should never have been able to have carried on the dntiea of the chair . During his year of office they had initiated 29 candidates , and he trusted the Lodge would continue to prosper . He should now simply ask them to accept his sincere thanks for their great kind .

ness and for the magnificent present they had given him . The remaining toasts were , " The Visitors , " responded to by Bro . P . M . Cameron , the Officers , & c . ; the Tyler then gave " Our Distressed Brethren . " Among the Visitors were Bros . J . Nelson W . M . 1441 , J . H . Lnne W . M . 1269 , S . Holland P . M . 172 P . P . G . D . C . Suffolk , J . W . Sedgwick P . M . 180 , C . Green W . M . 1257 , C . Goolden P . M .

1706 , J . Wyer W . M . 1314 , R . A . Steele P . M . 1194 , R . S . Goffe W . M . 1395 , G . C . Swallow W . M . 382 , L . Beck W . M . 1687 , 0 . Davie W . M . 65 , J . Elliott W . M . 1348 , A . Smith W . M . 141 , G . Wright W . M . 749 , H . Smith , P . M . 1360 , S . M . Harris l . G . 406 , & c .

Angel Lodge , No . 51 . —The brethren of this old-established Lodge have recommenced their meetings after the recess , the session beiug opened on the 18 th September , with three initiations , four passings , and a raising , two oi ' the first . named being brothers of tho new W . M ., Bro . T . J . Railing P . G . Sec . Essex . The meeting was also signalised by a vote of £ 5 5 s to the fund being raised by the mayor

of this borongh ( an old Indian officer ) to swell the Mansion House Relief Fund . The Lodge held its second meeting this season on Tuesday last , when there were present Bros . Thos . J . Railing W . M ., Charles Cobb P . M . as S . W ., E . Hennemeyer J . W ., John J . C . Turner Sec , Alfred Cobb P . M . Treas ., Isaac Harris S . D ., W . P . Lewis P . M . D . C , George Mercer I . G ., C Gunner Tyler , Past Masters Bros . G .

Gard Pye I . P . M ., A . Welch , A . R . Clench , H . Samuel , and W . A . Bowler . Visitor—Bros . B . Brayshaw , Liberty of Havering Lodge , No . 1437 . The business included three passings and four raisings , at the conclusion of which the brethren proceeded to the election of an acting Tyler , in room of Bro . C . Gunner , who has been compelled to resign in consequence of his increasing duties as Curator of the Colchester Museum . Bro . Simon Muusou bavins' been chosen to fill

the vacant Tylership , it was decided that , in order to mark the appreciation of the brethren of the value of Bro . Gunner ' s past services , he should be elected an honorary member of the Lodge , and that some testimonial should also bo presented to him . The report of the auditors was presented , and showed a small balance in hand . At the close of the Lodge business about twenty brethren assembled round the festive board .

The Late Bro. L. M. Jones

THE LATE BRO . L . M . JONES

WE are sorry to record the death of tho Deputy Provincial Grand Master of tho Western Division of South Wales , Bro . Latimer Maurice Jones . His Masonic career , if brief , was brilliant , as the following short sketch will prove . He was initiated in St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 470 , May 1868 , was appointed Chaplain of tho Lodge in 1869 : Senior Warden in 1870 , aud WM . in 1871 . He was appointed

Prov . Grand Chaplain in 1870 , and in 1874 , upon the retirement of Sir Pryse Pryse , and tho promotion of Major Lloyd Philipps , of Mabws , to the dignity of Provincial Grand Master of the Western Division , Bro . the Rev . L . M . Jones was selected by Major Philipps to fill tho ^ oneroua ] and responsible position of Dep uty , an appoint-

The Late Bro. L. M. Jones

ment that he held at the tirao of his death . When the " Merlin " Chapter of Royal Arch Masons , in connection with St . Peter's Lodge , was resnscitated in 1872 Brother Jones was exalted to the rank of Companion , and in 1873 was made P . S ., and iu 1876 was unanimously elected M . E . Z ., an office which ha held at tho time of his death . In 1873 he was exalted to the rank of Knight Templar , at the

" Palestine " Preceptory , Swansea ; iu 1874 ho waa exalted to the rank of Knight of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantino , and founded the " Maurice " Conclave at Carmarthen , of which he was the first S ., at the same time he was appointed Intendant General of Carmarthenshire . When labour in tho various degrees was over , and Bro . Jones found himself at the banquet table , his high qualifications

as a conversationalist became at once apparent , while the goodness ot his heart made him a favourite with all . Indeed , so largo a heart had our deceased brother that , although a keen and ardent politi . cian , never concealing his opinions , but pressing them with a vigour which at times brought him into sharp conflict with those of different views , these wore so impressed by hia

kindliness that he was as much beloved by foe as friend . With him charity really held the position alt Masons claim for it . To him ifc mattered not whether the distressed were Masons or nowhether they were Radicals or Tories , Churchmen or Nonconformists —his hand was open to all alike , and his heartfelt for all , and never in vain , whether the distress was pecuniary , or the distress which

touches rich and poor alike , and which rapidly makes grey the hair . His sympathy for the distressed was unbounded . The poor have lost a friend , the like of whom ifc will bo difficult to find ; the children in the various schools he had established a playmate , who was always ready for a round game , and Masons a brother who was

always happy to greet them with a smile wherever and whenever he met them . Hia funeral was attended by about 3 , 000 people of all shades of opinion . All sorry to lose , at the early age of 44 , a man who lived up to his profession as a Clergyman of the Church of England and a Mason .

The Drama

THE DRAMA

THIS evening , at the Surrey Theatre , of which Bro . Holland is the very able manager , Bro . George M . Ciprico , an American actor , Wl make his first appearance before a British audience j and , if we may judge from the very favourable opinions expressed in the leading Transatlantic papers , it seems almost a matter of certainty that Bro . Ciprico will achieve a brilliant success . He is thirty years of age , and ever since his dibut in 1867 , at the Academy of Music in

San Francisco , his readings ancl dramatic impersonations of different characters have been most thoroughly appreciated by the American public . He endured great hardships at the outset of his career , chiefly by reason of the jealousies he excited among his fellow actors In 1869 , as every opportunity of distinguishing himself was denied him in the theatre of his native State , he set out for New York ,

traversing the whole continent on foot , oftentimes without food , and generally without shelter . Having crossed vast territories lying between California and the Eastern States , ho commenced giving public readings , ancl appeared successfully in 165 cities and towns . Of his reading at the Steinway Hall , New York , on 16 th December 1871 , the New York Figaro spoke in the warmest terms of admiration ,

describing him as the possessor of genius and a h ^ h order of intellect , and as being endowed with a commanding pieseace . "His readings , " ifc was added , " show a rare intelligence , and seem the counterpart of nature . Altogether , as reader ancl actor , no man of equal genius has appeared for a long tirno before a New York public . " After playing leading business at St . Louis ,

we find him , in 1873 , afc the Chestnut-street Theatre , Philadelphia , in the same company with Charles Fechter and the late E . L . Daven . port . Thence he went to the Walnut Street Theatre , where ho remained till the fall of 1874 . Subsequently , he entered the arena as a " star , " and very quickly proved himself to be one of the first magnitude . It was to John T . Ford , of Baltimore , that Bro . Ciprico

was indebted for hia first opportunity of appearing as a " star , " and the Baltimore press spoke in the highest terms of his ability , placing him afc once in the foremost rank of American tragedians . Later , at New York , ho confirmed the high opinion formed of him , the New York Herald remarking , " We are obliged to admit that while other theatres present staring rows of empty benches , Ciprico is drawing

crowded houses nightly . Engagements , equally successful , followed with marvellous rapidity , but a severe cold , caught afc the Theatre Royal , Montreal , necessitated a retirement , and compelled Bro . Ciprico to return to California in order to obtain rest . In July 1876 , he was tempted to quit his retirement by the management of the Grand Opera House in San Francisco , where he appeared us

Mons . Albert in Fates and Furies , a play expressly arranged for him by the noted dramatist , Mr . G . B . Densmore . This proved one of his greatest successes in a uniformly successful career , aud it is in this character he will present himself for the first time before a Surrey audience . The principal scenes in the drama are enacted in Paris , during the years 1791-94 , but the fourth of the six tableaux

in which Fates ancl Furies is divided , is located at Berlin , and tho fifth at Rome . Among tho other artists who will take part iu tho performance are Miss Lamartine and Miss Augusta Stuart , who have been specially engaged , and Messrs . J . A . Arnold , H . C . Sidney , Watty Brunton , Arthur Williams , A . C Lilly , & c . The scenery has been expressly painted by Messrs . 0 . Brooke , J . Grey , aud assistants . The mechanical effects have been prepared by Mr . W . F . Robinson ,

properties by Mr . Jackson ; and the music , arranged by ' Mr . Sidney Davis , will bo under the direction of Mr . J . H . Doyue . From this it will be seen that the- worthy lessee and manager , Bro . Holland , has made every effort to ensure the success of tho new romantic drama , and we entertain no misgivings whatevi r that Bro . Ciprico will repeat on the Surrey stage his latest and most brilliant achievement in the United States :