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dnity , urbanity , and ffioiency being loudly extolled . Other Lodge business having been despatched , the W . M ., in the name of the brethren , presented to the I . P . M . a beautiful and valuable gold Past Master ' s jewel of tha Lodge pattern . It bore the following inscription : — " Presented to Bro . John James Fretwell , the seventh W . M ., by

tho Brethren of Lodge Prudence , No . 20 « 9 , as a token of esteem and respect . " He assured Bro . Fretwell that he possessed in no ordinary degree the affeotion and esteem of his brethren in that Lodga . They had followed his course through the various offices with admiration , and they asked him to wear that jewel as a souvenir of sincere

attachment and goodwill . Bro . Fretwell , in accepting the present , said that he should wear it as a twofold token . In the first place , it had been given to him as the first initiate W . M . of the Lodge , and it would mark a very interesting epoch in the history of the Lodge and in his own life . He also accepted it as a proof that in his endeavour to rule the Lodge in equity he held the scales of justice with an equal

poise , he had been successful . Whatever measure of success the Lodge had attained to under his rule he owed it firat to the readiness of the Past Masters to give him assistance whenever needed ; secondly , to the zeal and assiduity of his Officers , and the loyalty with which they had supported him ; and thirdly , to the cordial support he had received from the'whole Lodge . He should wear

that jewel upon all proper and suitable occasions , and it would always recal a very happy period in his life . He had striven to serve the Lodge to the best of his ability , and he was not ashamed of the record of his year's work . Whatever he could do to further the interests of the Lodge would not only be a sacred duty , but a real labour of love . The Lodge was then closed . The banquet was

presided over by the W . M ., who , in felicitous terms , gave the Loyal toasts . In response to the health of Provinoial Grand Lodge , Acting Provincial Grand Master Bro . Henry Smith said : —I desire most heartily to return our thanks for the very complimentary way in which you always receive us . Your Provincial Grand Master is worthily at the head of the Masons of this great Province . He is

one who has always striven to make himself popular , not for popularity's sake , bnt for the benefit of the beloved Craft in his Province . Even now , in his time of siokness , he takes a most deep interest in you all , and he is constantly referring to ns for particulars on every anbjeot . I will also say that the assistance which has been rendered to me , and the deep respect paid to me at this trying time is

something almost overwhelming . We , as Provinoial Grand Officers , have always striven to do our best ; we have done that , and no men could do more . I trust that our Provincial Grand Master—the best Provincial Grand Master in England—will be restored to such a state of convalescence that he may onoe more be able to rule us in that enlightened and genial manner which has made him and the Province

he loves so dearly known and respected throughout the Craft . I wish to say a word or two abont your retiring W . M ., and the very handsome jewel you have presented to him . I sympathise very much with your presentation , and I sympathise very much too with the rem irks he made . They were well-timed , hearty , and sincere . He wi 1 wear that jewel as a memento of your appreciation of his

services as W . M . ; it will servo to remiud mm of many happy associations in this good Lodgo Prudence , No . 2069 . Brethren , in conclusion , you may depend upon the best Bervioes of your Provincial Gran ci Lodge whenever yon need them . I trust we may all be spared t rejoice over the completion of the Thomas William Tew Presentation I do not know any mark of confidence and lo > e which could cheer '

him more , or be so highly valued by him at this time of siokness and trial . W . Bro . Trevor P . M ., Charity Steward of the Lodge , in submitting the toast of " Our Masonic Charities , " said that bis earnest prayer was that in the coming year all the brethren would do their best to support the great Central Charities , not forgetting the local ones too .

These Charities were founded upon tho great example of our Master . Although wo had lost the services of Bro . W . F . Stnithson . as Chairman of the Charity Committee of that great Province , he was giad to see that Brother present on that occasion . What his services bad been few of ns could guage ; his labours had been stupendous ; in fact , absolutely unique . His able successor , Aid . T . Bateman Fox ,

was , he was glad to say , present on that occasion , aud he knew from personal experience what an excellent chairman of the West Yorkshire Charity Committee he was . W . Bro . Bateman Fox , who had a most cordial recaption , in responding to the toast , said that he had never attended an installation meeting which had greater features of satisfaction than that one .

Ho took it that a most harmonious feeling pervaded Lodge Prudence , and that the brethren were animated by one common feeling , namely , the desire to promote Freemasonry in general , and in that Lodge in particular . At the last election to the Girls' School they were successful in placing two girls on that charity—one by presentation , and the other by election . That institution continued to hold the

premier position for sound management aud the good and practical education it afforded to tho inmates . He did not wish to bo understood as questioning the management of the Boys' School , which to-day was on tho best possible footing , ttianks in a great measure to Bro . Smithsou and others who had taken a deep interest in the question . The staff was working admirably , the managoment was

excellent , and the whole tone of the boys was wonderfully improved . Any subscriber who paid the Institution a visit must come away with the feeling that marvellous improvement had taken place , aud that the Institution was worthy of the Craft . As to the Benevolent Institution , they in West Yorkshire wore busy at this moment sucking to raise funds to purchase a presentation for inen . He knew thai

there was a feeling shared in by sc nne that it was a mistake to give those large sums to a central charity ; that it would be wiser to raise a local fund . To some extent he sympathised with this feeling , and when the proper time arrived he should be prepared to go with them . The time for this change , however ,, was not ripe . At this moment West Yorkshire was exceedingly preak in votos for the men , The

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Province possessed two presentations for boys , two for girls , two for widows , but had not a presentation for men . He reminded his hearers that a presentation possessed far greater value than was apparent on the face of it . Under these circumstances he earnestly pleaded for assistance in raising a presentation for men , to be called " The Thomas William Tew Presentation . " Nothing would cheer

Bro . Tew more in his hour of trial , and it would be an additional proof of their love to their revered chief if it were raised quickly , lie acknowledged with gratitude tha assistance rendered to the Charity Committee by Lodge Prudence . Toat Lodge had done remarkably well in the past , and he was sure that in the future good service wonld be ungrudgingly rendered . He was sure that in

this world wa should never regret any help wa had given to the fatherless , widows , and afflicted . The Presentation Fund already amounted to £ 500 . Wor . Bro . J . J . Fretwell then submitted the toast of the evening , " The Health of our newly-installed WM ., " whioh was received with great enthusiasm . He said that since Bro . Tom Atkinson's entrance

into the Lodge he had been marked out for preferment . The admirable manner in whioh he ha 1 discharged the duties of every office he had held—from Junior Steward upwards—proved that he was a Mason of no ordinary calibre . His courteous beariug , his unassuming oondnot , his painstaking work , had won for him a place in the affections of his brethren second to none in the Lodge . It

was because they loved him with so deep affeotion that they had that afternoon conferred upon him the crowning honour it was in their power to give , and had made him W . M . of his mother Lodge . There were many present who had been in the habit of attending installations for yearB , but he questioned if one of them had ever Been a newly-iustalled W . M . bear himself so admirably and discharge

his dutiea with such taot and effioienoy as had been exhibited by Bro . Tom Atkinson . This gave good augury for a successful future . Thay were properly jealous of the good name and fame of their Lodge , and they felt perfeotly certain that in Bro . Atkinson's hands the reins of office would be worthily held , and that the dear old Lodge wonld be guided into the attainment of still greater success in the

futnre . They prayed that every blessing might attend the W . M . in his Lodge , in his home , and in his business ; what they could do to make his year happy and successful they were all determined to do , and when he left the chair he would occupy as warm a place in tho affections of his brethren as he did that evening . The W . M . ' i toast was received with great fervour .

W . Bro . Tom Atkinson , on rising to respond , was received with lond aud long continued cheering . In earnest but modest langnage he told them that thay were taking him on trust , but they knew how near to his heart the success of their Lodge lay , and that no efforts wonld be laoking on his part , with their assistance , to attain that success . His responsibility was great , but he did not fear for the

future . He had the brilliant example of bis predecessors to guide and to help him , and if he carried on the Lodge as they had done he doubted not what the respect of his brethren would be . The W . M . in felioitous terms proposed the health of the Officers , and asserted that , assisted by suoh a zealous and efficient band , hid duties must be comparatively easy . The officers made dne

acknowledgment . The health of the Sister Lodges was heartily given , and W . Bro . Booth ( 301 ) , Malcolm ( 306 ) , Wales Smith ( 28 ii ) , Clayton ( 1311 ) , and others , bore testimony to the fraternal feeling existing in tbo Lodges . Other toasts were nlso honoured . W . Bro . R- nsd ( Dewsbury ) , Bro . Lawson , and many others , added to tbo harmony of ^ the meeting , aud the proceedings throughout wero by common consent voted to bo as successful as on any previous occasion .

Rear Admiral Albert Hastings Harkhatn , who has just been installed Master of the Royal Naval College Lodge at Greenwich , has had a long and most successful career in H . M . 's Navy , as tho following items indicate : He served in the Imperieuse at the capture of the Taku

forts , lobl , and at JPekin , gaining the ( Jhiua medal ( Taka clasp ) , captured a piratical jnnk after a desperate resistance of three hours and-a-half , 3 rd April 1861 , promoted for this service ; Acting Commander of Rosario whilst investigating cases of murder and kidnapping among

the New Hebrides and Santa Cruz islands , severely punished the natives of Nubessa for an attack made on his boats ; Commander , served in the Arctic Expedition 1875-76 , promoted ( Arctic medal ) ; presented b y the Royal Geographical Society with a gold watch ( May

1877 ) for his services when in command of tho northern division of sledges , Arctic Expedition of 1875-76 , and for having planted the Union Jack in the highest latitude ever

reached , viz ., 88 degrees 20 minutes 26 seconds ; Commodore , second class ; eotuinauded tho traiuing squadron , October 1886 to November 1889 . Tho Rear-Admiral is an F . R . G . S ., and was appointed A . D . C . to the Queen , 14 th May 1888 .

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