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Lodge of the town , as during the pasfc year the " Humber Installed Masters' Lodge" has been added to the roll of the Grand Lodge . Afc the installation banquet , says tho " Eastern Morning News , " after the usual Loyal and Masuuij toasts had been honoured , Bro . M . C . Peek proposed the toast of tho evening , the newly-installed W . M . and Officers .

The W . M . in responding said that ho was much touched with thc reception lie hacl just witnessed . The good resolutions the previous speaker had referred to , he was determined to carry out , and to uphold tho dignity and prestige of the Wilberforco , both within and without the Lodgo . Ho had every confidence in his

Officers , and the ready support he should receive from them , without which no Master could possibly hope for success . He considered it a great honour to be elected to the chair of K . S ., and there should bo nothing wanting on his part to cany out the duties assiduously and to the best of his ability .

During the evening Bro . A . Spring ( tho Past Junior Warden ) , in a neat speech , eulogised tho efficient services of the Immediate Past Master , and on behalf of tho Brethren presented a handsome Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . T . Heaton Haller , who very feelingly acknowledged the unexpected gift .

o o o CENTURION LODGE , No . 2322 . rpHE regular meeting was held on Monday , the 2 nd inst ., at tho JL Victoria Hotel , Manchester , Bro . Capt . D . P . Schloss W . M . There were present : —Bros . Major John Heap I . P . M ., Capt . Fred Pratt S . W ., Surg .-Capt . A . H . Smith J . W ., Rov . John Challenor Chap ., Col . J . Howarth Clark , J . P ., P . P . G . S . D . Treas ., Capt . Geo .

Kershaw Secy ., Capt . T . W . Ashworth S . D ., Major W . W . Hopkins D . C , Surg . J . J . Kent Fairclough , M . D ., I . G ., Col . John Eaton P . P . G . Supt . of Wks . Prov . Grand Treasurer ( E . L . ) , Capt . Jas . Andrews , Surg .-Maj . W . 0 . Wolseley , Capt . Quartermaster A . B . Wilkinson P . M ., Major J . Peacock , Col . Hy . J . Robinson Prov . Gr . Reg . ( E . L . ) D . C , Ed . Roberts P . M . Asst . Prov . G . T . ( FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE ) . Visitor : —Bro . W . Tunnicliffe , Marquis of Lome ,

1354 . Tho minutes of the regular meeting held 5 th February having been read and confirmed , the Lodge was advanced , and duly closed in peace and harmony at an early hour . The usual festive board followed , when Loyal and Masonic toasts were submitted and responded to , a very pleasant evening boing spent .

o o o DUKE OF YORK LODGE , No . 2449 . rpHE regular meeting was held at the Palatine Hotel , Manches-JL ter , on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., Bro . William Boden P . M . Wor . Master . There were also present : —Bros . Wm . T . Schofield

P . M . 219 P . P . G . D . I . P . M ., Fred Warburton S . W ., Thos . T . Hardicker J . W ., Jas . Andrew P . M . Prov . S . G . D . Treas ., Clement Jno . Hall Secy ., Robt . Meggitt S . D ., John Kinsey J . D ., Geo . A . Bowden I . G ., S . Mamelok P . M ., T . H . Stott S . S ., Gates Rushton D . C , Arthur

Scarlett Org ., B . Hopkinson P . M ., Edward Roberts P . M . Asst . Prov . G . T . ( FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE ) , J . H . Maybury , H . B . Rudolph , J . B . Marshall , T . H . Wooler , H . Eastwood , J . T . Whittle . Visitors : — Bros . 0 . Stanley Dodd 1180 ( Warwickshire ) , Albert Wolstenholme

P . M . 2 G 6 P . P . G . D . After the confirmation of minutes , Bros . Henry B . Rudolph and Harry Eastwood were passed by Bro . Boden W . M . The working tools were presented and explained by Bro . Warburton S . W . in a very careful and painstaking manner ; indeed the ceremonies throughout wero so ably performed as to receive , at the festive board , tho highest commendations from candidates and visitors alike . o o o

COLNE LODGE , No . 2477 . 11 HE first session of this recently established Ledge , held at Wyvenhoc , near Colchester , was concluded on Tuesday , the 10 th inst ., when upwards of fifty members were present at the regular meeting . Bro . Claude E . Egerton-Green W . M . occupied the chair , and during the proceedings presented to the Lodge , on behalf

of his wife , a very handsome Lodge Banner , beautifully worked on a light blue groundwork of silk , the ' subjects being a yacht in full sail , a Raven ( representing the " Port Reeve " of Colchester ) , and the arms quartered of tlie Egerton and Green families . Underneath in a scroll is the legend : —

" Presented by Helen , wife of Claude E . Egerton-Green , first Master . The presentation was received with loud and long continued applause , and a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs . Egeiton-Green was , on the motion of Bro . Harold Francis D . C , seconded-by Bro ,

Gustavus Pratt S . W ., carried by acclamation ancl ordered to be entered on the minutes . Bro . Pratt was unanimously elected Worshipful Master for thc ensuing year , Bro . Col . Tjssen Holroyd wns re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . Arthur Wright Tyler . Tho business of the evening included six raisings . Although the Lodge has been consecrated but six months it numbers seventy members .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

—* . o : — RECTITUDE CHAPTER , No . 581 . THE duties of this Chapter were performed on Thursday , the 5 th inst ., for the first time in its new quarters at the Clarence Hotel , Munchcfctt-r . There were prcHent : —Comranions William

Royal Arch.

Kay P . Z . M . E . Z ., John Greenup P . Z . H ., J . Hayes J ., Robt . Rudman E ., N . Goodman N ., T . C . Lilley Treas ., W . J . Moiling P . Z ., Joseph T . Richardson P . Z . P . P . G . Asst . Soj ., Julius Arensberg P . Z . P . P . G . S .. G . H . Barnes , Wiili . im Rostron , and others . Visitors : — Comps . Buckley Carr P . Z . 903 P . G . D . C , Martin Middl to a 361 P . G . O . ( Cheshire ) , J . It . Sowtor P . Z . P . P . G . 1 st A . Soj ., Oscar lint : ' . 1406 .

Tlie minutes of tbe last re ; ular meeting having been confirmed , Cmips . John Matthews Frost and John Corbett Brown were successfully balloted for as re-joining members . The names of Bro . John Charles Wilson P . M ., Lodge 336 , and Henry Brotherton

Brown , Lodge 581 , wero afterwards submitted to the ballot , and being successful , thoy wero prepared and duly exalted by Comp . Kay M . E . Z ., Comp . Liiley acting as 1 st Soj . The work was performed in an efficient manner , and reflected great credit upon those who took part in it .

A substantial dinner followed , which was served in the refectory under the personal supervision of Bro . Carl Braun , the host . At tho festive board which followed , Loyal and Royal Arch toasts were proposed and responded to . o o o

TORBAY CHAPTER , No . 1358 . nnHE annual convocation was held at the Masonic Hall , Paign-JL ton , on the 29 fch ult ., when the Principals for fche ensuing year were installed . Comp . A . T . Blarney P . Z . 328 Torquay P . P . G . Soj . performed tho ceremony in his usual ablo and impressive manner . Comp . R . L . Mugford was installed as Z ., C . Emmett as H ., and R . Light as J . o o o

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

CONSTANTINE LODGE , No . 145 . ri" ! HE installation meeting was held on Thursday , tho 12 th inst ., JL when Bro . John J . C . Turner S . W . was installed hy his predecessor in office , Bro . H . J . Skingley P . P . G . I . of Works . The Officers for the year were invested . — n —

A special vote of thanks was passed to tho Installing Master ; and it was announced that Lord Henniker the Provincial Grand Master had signified bis intention to hold his annual Grand Lodge

at Colchester on Monday , 25 th June . Among those present were his Worship tho Maj or of Ipswich ( Bro . S . R . Anness ) and Bro . Colonel Bircham , late of 60 th Rifles , formerly stationed at Colchester .

o o o WILLIAM DE IRWIN LODGE , No . 162 . THE annual installation of Master was performed by Bro . R . C . Else on the 28 fch ult ., at Yeovil , when Bro . Arthur Hart , of Crewkerne , was placed in the chair .

o o o BENEVOLENT LODGE , No . 316 . THE annual meeting was held at the Masonic Hall , Teignmouth . The retiring W . M ., Bro . E . Andrews P . P . G . A . S . presided . Bro . J . U . Valentine was installed by Bro . Herbert Martin P . P . G . R .

Covent Garden Fancy Dress Ball.

COVENT GARDEN FANCY DRESS BALL .

THE sixth and last of the series of Fancy Dress Balls organised by Sir Augustus Harris took place on Wednesday night , and brought those pleasant reunions to a successful and prosperous termination . The thanks of all amusement seekers are certainly due to the genial manager for recuscitating these very agreeable meetings , which although common enough on the continent had dropped out for some years in the metropolis , previous to Sir

Augustus taking them in hand . From a commercial point of view also these gatherings are to be commended since they afford employment to thousands of people , and r * oney is kept in circulation . Individual talent is brought out in designing pretty and eccentric costumes for the valuable prizes offered , and this talent was hi ghly distinguishable bn Wednesday . The first prize for ladies was

taken by an exceedingly graceful dress as " Buttercups , " and a handsome " Mephistopheles " in a brilliant green donned by a wellknown Brother succeeded in carrying off the first prize for gentlemen's dress . Au extraordinary arrangement entitled " Shavings , or a Carpenter ' s Shop , " the face of the wearer being made up like a block of wood , also secured a reward . A popular music hall artiste

was awarded a second prize for a glittering "Iceberg , " which had a pretty effect by its snowy whiteness among the crowd of colours . Among the more noticeable of the eccentric costumes were a Cockatoo , a Pair of Gloves , a Bull Dog , a French Match Box , a Japanese Fan ; while a Milk Maid , Fiji Officers , and a lady half Bride and half Widow also-deserve mention . A Lady Teazle in a

gorgeous dress of yellow satin and powdered wig commanded much attention , and Madlle . Nini Patte en l'Air greatly distinguished herself in some quadrilles . As round and round the dancers went to the enlivening strains of Mr . J . M . Glover ' s splendid orchestra , the lime light Vas shed over them from the roof , and presented a beautiful spectacle . Sir Augustus Harris was unavoidably absent

in Paris attending the production of Signor Verdi ' s opera " Falstaff , " which will doubtless soon be seen in London , but he was admirably represented by Mr . Collins , whose courtesy and tact tended greatly to promote the comfort of the visitors . So another season comes to an end , but it may fairly be predicted that next year ' s fancy dress balls will bo eagerly anticipated , and possibly more fully attended .