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Reports Of Meetings.
REPORTS OF MEETINGS .
ROYAL ATHELSTAN LODGE , No . 19 . AT the Cannon Street Hotel , on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., Bro . John Henry Whadcoat W . M . presiding , thero was a largo attendance of members and visitors . Mr . Thomas Edward Williams was initiated into Freemasonry , and the death of Bro . Betts of Sierra Leone was recorded with regret . The business being ended , tho members and visitors adjourned to banquet . — : o : — METROPOLITAN . — : o : —
The usual toasts were honoured , and most excellent music was provided .
o o o UNITED STRENGTH LODGE , No . 228 . rilHIS Lodgo hold a Ladies' night on the 10 th , at tho Guildhall JL Tavern , under the presidency of Bro . G . R . Lambert W . M . Tho company , says tho " City Press , " numbered about seventy , and after an excellent banquet enjoyed the musical entertainment provided , which , in turn , was followed by a dance .
o o o DALHOUSIE LODGE , No . 860 . THE annual meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , under thc presidency of Bro , W . G . Poole , tho Worshipful Master of tne past year , who was well supported by Officers ancl others members of tho Lodge , together with a considerable number of visitors .
The Lodgo being regularly opened , the minutes of fcho last ordinary and also of an emergency meeting were confirmed ; fche sum of ten guineas was voted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , to be placed on the list of Bro . Thomas Glass , the new Master , who
will act as Steward at tho next anniversary of that Institution ; the Auditors' Report was submitted and adopted ; two gentlemen were proposed for initiation , Mr . Herbert Humphreys and Mr . Charles Hillam , and they boing regularly elected wero afterwards initiated by the Master .
The nexfc business was the Installation of Bro . Thomas Glass as Master for the ensuing year , and this duty was performed by the outgoing Master in a most exemplary manner . The Officers were then appointed as follow : Bros . J . B .
D'Ardenne S . W ., G . Stockwin J . W ., R . Burleton P . M . Treas ., J . R . Baron Sec , C . H . Berry S . D ., Walter Robinson J . D ., T . S . Dickie I . G ., M . Christian P . M . D . C , W . H . Purkiss A . D . C , T . B . Dodson 'P . M . and P . P . Smith Stewards , H . Delma Organist , J . Marsh Tyler .
Tho Installing Master next completed his duties with the customary addresses , and was warmly applauded on this termination of his year ' s work . Routine matters having been disposed of , the Lodge was closed and thc company adjourned to fche banquet , which was well served by Bro . Clemow and his assistants .
At the conclusion of the banquet the new Master submitted the customary toasts . In proposing that of the Grand Officers he spoke of Lord Lathom ' s proposed presidency of the next Festival ou behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , which charity he deemed particularly fortunate in enlisting the support of one so high in Masonry . The Deputy Grand Master of England was also
a zealous worker in this direction , his presidency at the Jubilee celebration of the Benevolent Institution having produced the largest total over known at a Charity Festival . They had the pleasure of entertaining two Grand Officers that evening—Bro . Hogard and Bro . Capt . T . C . Walls , tho former of whom responded to the toast .
The Immediate Past Master submitted the toast of the Worshipful Master . The Lodge had a very excellent Mason at its head for tho coming year , one who might truly be described as a most desirable acquisition in the chair of a Lodge . He had already won honours for himself in Masonry during his occupancy of minor offices : would doubtless acquit himself satisfactory in his
new position ; and would , it was hoped , be among them afterwards for many years as a Pasfc Master . He considered the prospects of the Lodge under its new ruler were particularly bright—they had that day initiated two of the new Master * s friends , and four others wero ready for proposition at she next meeting , with many more fco follow on . This , and fche well-known energy of fche Master led them to expect a successful year .
The Master replied . He did s * with gratitude , humility and pride—gratitude because he was now able to preside in the Lodge whereas four weeks ago he was prostrated on a bed of sickness ; humility , because he knew of his shortcoming—through ill health and from other causes he was unable to do ali he wished and knew
was desirable ; and pride , pardonable pride he thought , that he had beon placed in his present post by the unanimous vote of the members of the Lodge . It -would bo his desire to maintain the decorum of the Lodge and advance its dignity , and in these efforts he hoped to be generally supported . He fonnd himself in an excellent position as regarded the Lodge finances ; thanks to the
efforts of his immediate predecessors he was in a better position than any Master of tho past ten years . He trusted he might so manage fche affairs of fcho Lodgo as to be enabled to hand ifc over to his successor with even greater evidences of success . He did not intend to introduce any innovations during his year of office , but hoped to arrange for the usual Dalhousie summer outing and soiree , of which the members would hear more later in tho year .
Reports Of Meetings.
The Master proposed the toast of tho Initiates , who he waa pleased to welcome as Brethren of the Lodge , and the two new members responded . Then followed the toast of the Immediate Past Master , who was warmly complimented by the W . M . on his work of the year ,
and was presented with a handsome Past Master's jewel as a present from the Lodge , together with a second jewel from some of his more intimate friends in the Lodgo who desired to mark their appreciation of his work . Tho latter jewel bore the following inscription : —
Presented to Bro . W . J . POOLE , P . M . Dalhousie Lodge , No . 860 , by a few intimate friends , Brethren of tho Lodge , on his retiring from Office , 12 th April 1894 .
Bro . Poole tendered his sincere thanks for the very kind way in which the toast had been received , also for the jewel that had beon presented him from the Lodge , but above all for the supplementary jewel ho had received from his moro intimate friends among the members . Everything tended to prove that his efforts had been appreciated . He had striven to study the happiness and comfort of the Brethren during the past year , and hoped they had really
enjoyed themselves . He hacl to thank all tho members for their support , but particularly the Past Masters of tho Lodge for the kindly assistance they had given during the year . Speaking for the first timo as a Past Master , and with tho interests of the Lodge at heart , he asked the Brethren to cease relying on the Past Masters of their Lodge—they would find it far better to personally qualify for any position they might be called upon to occupy .
The Worshipful Master now desired to make a departure from the programme of the day , the object being to draw attention to tho recent completion , by Bro . Dodson , of , twenty-one years membership of the Lodge . As father of the Dalhousie Lodge Bro . Dodson was widely known and appreciated , but to the members of the Lodge something more than expressions of approval
seemed desirable in association with their esteemed Brother's majority . It was not many Brethren who could boast of twentyone year ' s membership of their Mother Lodge , far fewer who could refer to such a record as Bro . Dodson ' s . He had only missed two of the meetings during the wholo of his membership , and had seen every new member initiated in the Lodge since his own reception .
Bufc his merits did net cease there . The fatherless , the widow and the distressed who appealed to the Lodgo had in him a mosfc zealous champion , and a sure means of assistance if they were worthy of it , for it was his rule to second any expressions of sympathy by making an immediate collection on behalf of those
they sympathised with . Recognising all this the Brethren had desired to offer some tangible mark of their appreciation of Bro . Dodson on the completion of his twenty-first year of membership , and as a result he had the pleasure of handing a gold watch to Bro . Dodson , the inscription on which fully explained the purpose for which it was intended . The inscription was as follows :
Presented to THOMAS BLOSSOM DODSON , P . M . of the Dalhousie Lodge , No . 860 , by the Brethren of tho Lodge upon his completing Twenty-one Years as a member thereof , and as a mark of their great esteem and regard , 8 th March 1894 .
Bro . Wade , at the request of the Master , supplemented his remarks , but felt there was little to say after what had been uttered from the chair , and in face of the popularity of the Brother who was the recipient of their testimonial that night . Bro . Dodson ' s many years of service in the Lodge , as spoken of by the Master ,
was not all . If the Lodge had a Ball or a Summer Outing he it was who took tho lead , and virtually secured the enjoyment of the whole of the company ; but he perhaps appeared to the greatest advantage as the champion of tho aged and the distressed , on whose behalf he was a zealous pleader .
Bro . Dodson tendered bis thanks . It was true he had been absent but twice from the meetings of the Lodge during his twenty-one years membership , and he hoped to be able to do as well in tho future . Ho had striven hard in the Lodge in his earlier days , working through the different Offices , and was rewarded by being placed in the chair after seven years
membership . He had installed many of the Masters of the Lodge , and was even yet nofc too old to do so again , if occasion required . Neither did he consider himself too old to take any of the minor offices of the Lodge whenever he might be called upon . He heartily thanked them for the handsome watch they had been pleased to give him , and hoped it might be his good fortune to wear ifc for many years as a memento of his association with the Lodge .
The toasfc of the Charities was acknowledged by Bro . McLeod in a forcible speech , and then thatof the Visitors was proposed from the chair , and acknowledged by several of the guests . Other toasts having been honoured , fche proceedings were concluded in the customary manner .
Bro . Thomas Glass , the new Master , was initiated in the Dalhousie Lodge , on 12 th March 1885 ; was raised in the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 1003 , Jersey , on 3 rd June 1885 , and exalted in the Dalhousie Chapter , 10 th June 1886 . Ho was honoured in being appointed to Provincial Office by Col . C . E . Malet de Carteret the Provincial Grand Master of Jersey , and was duly invested in the Provincial Grand Lodge held in that Island on 22 nd
October 1891 . Bro . Glass is a Vice-President of all the Masonio Charities , and is particularly popular amongst the Masons of the North of London , he having on three occasions acted as Honorary Treasurer , under tho Presidency of Bro . Herbert Sprake W . M , Highbury Lodge , No . 2192 , for the annual North London Masonic Benevolent Ball ; when as the result of the efforts of tho Committee nearly £ 300 has been subscribed to the three Institutions .
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Reports Of Meetings.
REPORTS OF MEETINGS .
ROYAL ATHELSTAN LODGE , No . 19 . AT the Cannon Street Hotel , on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., Bro . John Henry Whadcoat W . M . presiding , thero was a largo attendance of members and visitors . Mr . Thomas Edward Williams was initiated into Freemasonry , and the death of Bro . Betts of Sierra Leone was recorded with regret . The business being ended , tho members and visitors adjourned to banquet . — : o : — METROPOLITAN . — : o : —
The usual toasts were honoured , and most excellent music was provided .
o o o UNITED STRENGTH LODGE , No . 228 . rilHIS Lodgo hold a Ladies' night on the 10 th , at tho Guildhall JL Tavern , under the presidency of Bro . G . R . Lambert W . M . Tho company , says tho " City Press , " numbered about seventy , and after an excellent banquet enjoyed the musical entertainment provided , which , in turn , was followed by a dance .
o o o DALHOUSIE LODGE , No . 860 . THE annual meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , under thc presidency of Bro , W . G . Poole , tho Worshipful Master of tne past year , who was well supported by Officers ancl others members of tho Lodge , together with a considerable number of visitors .
The Lodgo being regularly opened , the minutes of fcho last ordinary and also of an emergency meeting were confirmed ; fche sum of ten guineas was voted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , to be placed on the list of Bro . Thomas Glass , the new Master , who
will act as Steward at tho next anniversary of that Institution ; the Auditors' Report was submitted and adopted ; two gentlemen were proposed for initiation , Mr . Herbert Humphreys and Mr . Charles Hillam , and they boing regularly elected wero afterwards initiated by the Master .
The nexfc business was the Installation of Bro . Thomas Glass as Master for the ensuing year , and this duty was performed by the outgoing Master in a most exemplary manner . The Officers were then appointed as follow : Bros . J . B .
D'Ardenne S . W ., G . Stockwin J . W ., R . Burleton P . M . Treas ., J . R . Baron Sec , C . H . Berry S . D ., Walter Robinson J . D ., T . S . Dickie I . G ., M . Christian P . M . D . C , W . H . Purkiss A . D . C , T . B . Dodson 'P . M . and P . P . Smith Stewards , H . Delma Organist , J . Marsh Tyler .
Tho Installing Master next completed his duties with the customary addresses , and was warmly applauded on this termination of his year ' s work . Routine matters having been disposed of , the Lodge was closed and thc company adjourned to fche banquet , which was well served by Bro . Clemow and his assistants .
At the conclusion of the banquet the new Master submitted the customary toasts . In proposing that of the Grand Officers he spoke of Lord Lathom ' s proposed presidency of the next Festival ou behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , which charity he deemed particularly fortunate in enlisting the support of one so high in Masonry . The Deputy Grand Master of England was also
a zealous worker in this direction , his presidency at the Jubilee celebration of the Benevolent Institution having produced the largest total over known at a Charity Festival . They had the pleasure of entertaining two Grand Officers that evening—Bro . Hogard and Bro . Capt . T . C . Walls , tho former of whom responded to the toast .
The Immediate Past Master submitted the toast of the Worshipful Master . The Lodge had a very excellent Mason at its head for tho coming year , one who might truly be described as a most desirable acquisition in the chair of a Lodge . He had already won honours for himself in Masonry during his occupancy of minor offices : would doubtless acquit himself satisfactory in his
new position ; and would , it was hoped , be among them afterwards for many years as a Pasfc Master . He considered the prospects of the Lodge under its new ruler were particularly bright—they had that day initiated two of the new Master * s friends , and four others wero ready for proposition at she next meeting , with many more fco follow on . This , and fche well-known energy of fche Master led them to expect a successful year .
The Master replied . He did s * with gratitude , humility and pride—gratitude because he was now able to preside in the Lodge whereas four weeks ago he was prostrated on a bed of sickness ; humility , because he knew of his shortcoming—through ill health and from other causes he was unable to do ali he wished and knew
was desirable ; and pride , pardonable pride he thought , that he had beon placed in his present post by the unanimous vote of the members of the Lodge . It -would bo his desire to maintain the decorum of the Lodge and advance its dignity , and in these efforts he hoped to be generally supported . He fonnd himself in an excellent position as regarded the Lodge finances ; thanks to the
efforts of his immediate predecessors he was in a better position than any Master of tho past ten years . He trusted he might so manage fche affairs of fcho Lodgo as to be enabled to hand ifc over to his successor with even greater evidences of success . He did not intend to introduce any innovations during his year of office , but hoped to arrange for the usual Dalhousie summer outing and soiree , of which the members would hear more later in tho year .
Reports Of Meetings.
The Master proposed the toast of tho Initiates , who he waa pleased to welcome as Brethren of the Lodge , and the two new members responded . Then followed the toast of the Immediate Past Master , who was warmly complimented by the W . M . on his work of the year ,
and was presented with a handsome Past Master's jewel as a present from the Lodge , together with a second jewel from some of his more intimate friends in the Lodgo who desired to mark their appreciation of his work . Tho latter jewel bore the following inscription : —
Presented to Bro . W . J . POOLE , P . M . Dalhousie Lodge , No . 860 , by a few intimate friends , Brethren of tho Lodge , on his retiring from Office , 12 th April 1894 .
Bro . Poole tendered his sincere thanks for the very kind way in which the toast had been received , also for the jewel that had beon presented him from the Lodge , but above all for the supplementary jewel ho had received from his moro intimate friends among the members . Everything tended to prove that his efforts had been appreciated . He had striven to study the happiness and comfort of the Brethren during the past year , and hoped they had really
enjoyed themselves . He hacl to thank all tho members for their support , but particularly the Past Masters of tho Lodge for the kindly assistance they had given during the year . Speaking for the first timo as a Past Master , and with tho interests of the Lodge at heart , he asked the Brethren to cease relying on the Past Masters of their Lodge—they would find it far better to personally qualify for any position they might be called upon to occupy .
The Worshipful Master now desired to make a departure from the programme of the day , the object being to draw attention to tho recent completion , by Bro . Dodson , of , twenty-one years membership of the Lodge . As father of the Dalhousie Lodge Bro . Dodson was widely known and appreciated , but to the members of the Lodge something more than expressions of approval
seemed desirable in association with their esteemed Brother's majority . It was not many Brethren who could boast of twentyone year ' s membership of their Mother Lodge , far fewer who could refer to such a record as Bro . Dodson ' s . He had only missed two of the meetings during the wholo of his membership , and had seen every new member initiated in the Lodge since his own reception .
Bufc his merits did net cease there . The fatherless , the widow and the distressed who appealed to the Lodgo had in him a mosfc zealous champion , and a sure means of assistance if they were worthy of it , for it was his rule to second any expressions of sympathy by making an immediate collection on behalf of those
they sympathised with . Recognising all this the Brethren had desired to offer some tangible mark of their appreciation of Bro . Dodson on the completion of his twenty-first year of membership , and as a result he had the pleasure of handing a gold watch to Bro . Dodson , the inscription on which fully explained the purpose for which it was intended . The inscription was as follows :
Presented to THOMAS BLOSSOM DODSON , P . M . of the Dalhousie Lodge , No . 860 , by the Brethren of tho Lodge upon his completing Twenty-one Years as a member thereof , and as a mark of their great esteem and regard , 8 th March 1894 .
Bro . Wade , at the request of the Master , supplemented his remarks , but felt there was little to say after what had been uttered from the chair , and in face of the popularity of the Brother who was the recipient of their testimonial that night . Bro . Dodson ' s many years of service in the Lodge , as spoken of by the Master ,
was not all . If the Lodge had a Ball or a Summer Outing he it was who took tho lead , and virtually secured the enjoyment of the whole of the company ; but he perhaps appeared to the greatest advantage as the champion of tho aged and the distressed , on whose behalf he was a zealous pleader .
Bro . Dodson tendered bis thanks . It was true he had been absent but twice from the meetings of the Lodge during his twenty-one years membership , and he hoped to be able to do as well in tho future . Ho had striven hard in the Lodge in his earlier days , working through the different Offices , and was rewarded by being placed in the chair after seven years
membership . He had installed many of the Masters of the Lodge , and was even yet nofc too old to do so again , if occasion required . Neither did he consider himself too old to take any of the minor offices of the Lodge whenever he might be called upon . He heartily thanked them for the handsome watch they had been pleased to give him , and hoped it might be his good fortune to wear ifc for many years as a memento of his association with the Lodge .
The toasfc of the Charities was acknowledged by Bro . McLeod in a forcible speech , and then thatof the Visitors was proposed from the chair , and acknowledged by several of the guests . Other toasts having been honoured , fche proceedings were concluded in the customary manner .
Bro . Thomas Glass , the new Master , was initiated in the Dalhousie Lodge , on 12 th March 1885 ; was raised in the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 1003 , Jersey , on 3 rd June 1885 , and exalted in the Dalhousie Chapter , 10 th June 1886 . Ho was honoured in being appointed to Provincial Office by Col . C . E . Malet de Carteret the Provincial Grand Master of Jersey , and was duly invested in the Provincial Grand Lodge held in that Island on 22 nd
October 1891 . Bro . Glass is a Vice-President of all the Masonio Charities , and is particularly popular amongst the Masons of the North of London , he having on three occasions acted as Honorary Treasurer , under tho Presidency of Bro . Herbert Sprake W . M , Highbury Lodge , No . 2192 , for the annual North London Masonic Benevolent Ball ; when as the result of the efforts of tho Committee nearly £ 300 has been subscribed to the three Institutions .