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had been mentioned , but who were not present , assured them that it gave him great pleasure iu helping to start a new Lodge which he felt had so great a future before it . The toast of the Worshipful Master was proposed by Bro .

Letchworth . He alluded to the honour he had had that afternoon in installing Lord Eadnor as W . M . of the Lodge , and was sure that under his Lordship ' s able and genial rule it would be one of the most successful and prosperous Lodges in the Province .

Lord Eadnor , in responding , assured them all of the pleasure it gave him to accept the office of the first Master . He was never more pleased than when he was asked to take that office . He thought Folkestone WBS quite large enough , and there was plenty of room , for two Lodges in the town . He was sorry that

he could not spend more of his time in Folkestone , but the fact was , that his ancestors had handed him down a residence and large estates in Wilts , to which he was tied . He could not be in two places at once , and he could not be doing his duty in Wilts when he was with them in Folkestone , although he would much

prefer his name to have been Earl of Folkestone instead of Earl of Eadnor , a title which was given years ago to one of his ancestors , who was given a title which had lapsed . He could assure them that he had the best interests of Folkestone at heart , and he would do all he could for the town .

Brother Col . Hamilton J . W . in a brief speech proposed the Visitors , which was responded by Brothers Eussell and C . J . Saunders W . M . 538 . The Officers of the Lodge was next proposed by the W . M ., to which the S . W . Bro . Colonel W . K . Westropp responded . He

said if they looked around they would find that the church , the law , medicine , and the army had all their representatives in the Officers of the Eadnor Lodge . He trusted that had gained some knowledge of that tact , courtesy , and good fellowship which was so essential to the prosperity and well being of every institution ,

and without which no Lodge in Freemasonry could exist . On his own behalf , and he was sure he was expressing the sentiments of every Officer in the Lodge , he said they were animated with the same wish and desire to carry out with zeal , and to the best of their ability , the duties connected with the different offices

of the Lodge , and were impressed with the idea to forward its interests by every means in their power , and by their individual and combined action to render it worthy of their name ; and they hoped in time by its merits to rank at least as one of the

foremost of the many Lodges in this distinguished Province of Kent . When the centenary of that Lodge came , he hoped that it would be found vigorous , prosperous , and happy , and that there would be an Earl of Eadnor again to grace the chair .

The other Officers who responded were Bros . E . T . Ward S . D ., Lieut .-Col . G . H . O'Malley D . C , F . Hall Treasurer , and A . H . Gardner Secretarv .

The Tyler ' s toast , given by Brother Butcher , brought the proceedings to a close . During the evening some excellent songs were given by Bros . Perry , Lafone , Clements , and W . Francis . The music at the banquet was arranged under the able direction of Bro . H . G , Clements , who also accompanied .

During the evening a telegram was sent to the Deputy Prov . Grand Master Bro . J . S . Eastes P . G . D . Eng ., conveying the hearty good wishes of the Brethren for his speedy recovery , — " Folkestone Express . "

Queen Victoria Lodge.

QUEEN VICTORIA LODGE .

BY the consecration of this Lodge , numbered 2584 on the Eegister , and which took place at the Conservative Club , Cheetham Hill , Manchester , on Thursday , 12 th inst ., the roll of Lodges in the Province of East Lancashire is brought up to 111 . Strange to say , this is the only one which bears the full title " Queen Victoria . "

In spite of a miserably wet and boisterous day , there was a capital attendance of Brethren , and shortly after the hour of 3 p . m . Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie Provincial Grand Master commenced the ceremony , being assisted in his labours by Bro . A . H . Duffin P . M . 1134 Prov . Grand Director of Ceremonies , and

other Grand and Provincial Officers , of whom there was a powerful array , piominent among them being : —Bros . Edmund Ashworth P . G . D ., John Chadwick P . G . Swd . Bearer Prov . Grand Secretary , J . H . Sillitoe P . G . Std . B ., James Heelis P . P . G . S . W ., A . H . Jefferis P . P . G . W ., J . J . Meakin P . P . G . J . W ., Eev . J . W .

Cballenor Prov . G . Chaplain , J . Wrigley Prov . G . Treas ., Wm . Hy . Norton Prov . G . D . Eeg ., James Andrew P . P . G . S . D ., Dr . T . D . Foreman Prov . G . S . D ., Thomas Eamsay Prov . J . G . D ., J . W . Millward Prov . G . S . of W ., J . Cliffe P . P . G . D . C , J . N . Woolmer

Prov . G . A . D . C , William Bee Prov . G . A . D . C , Thomas Eigby Prov . G . S . B ., James Bromley Prov . G . Std . B ., T . Wolstenholme Prov . G . Org ., George Sam Smith P . P . G . O ., A . H . Williams P . P . G . O ., and James Newton Prov . Assist . G . Sec . Bro . Starkie , in a somewhat brief address , said they were

Queen Victoria Lodge.

met as members of the Masonic Fraternity on a very auspicious occasion . It was most gratifying to himself as well as to others present to see that Masonry flourished iu the large and opulent city of Manchester , and in the great and influential Province of East Lancashire . Their institution was founded upon the highest

principles of morality , and those who had joined in its mysteries had learned that by adhering to ifcs principles , and to the tenets they held , they would not only become better citizens , but better qualified fco carry out the law of charity and benevolence towards

their Brethren and all mankind . He sincerely wished the new Lodge every prosperity and success , and hoped it would become distinguished for its excellence , and become a worthy example to others .

Subsequently Bro . Challenor Prov . G . Chaplain delivered an oration on the nature and principles of the Craft . He contended that if the tenets and principles of the Order were carried out in fcheir integrity by the Brethren in all the commonplace affairs of every day life , Freemasons aud Fraemasonry , powerful as they

were now , must become more effective still , because of the tendency to propogate all that which was right and virtuous . The term " Brother Mason" ought to be synonomous with " Brother man . " They knew that often it was so , although in

Freemasonry , as in every trade and profession , every community and every system , there were those who were untrue to the principles ancl tenets handed down to them . He hoped they might make that Lodge an example of virtue and Brotherly love to the sister Lodges which might come after it .

The installation into the chair of K . S . of Bro . Councillor Samuel Irvin Mills P . M . 1077 was next proceeded with , this portion of the ceremonial having been relegated to Bro . Sillitoe . Bro . Wm . Bird Midgley I . P . M . 1534 was placed in the S . W . ' s

chair , while Bro . Thomas Nesbitt Sec . 1055 occupied the position of J . W . The other Officers invested were as follow : —Bros . C W . Godby P . M . 1077 Acting I . P . M . and Treas ., Thos . Syms 1088 Sec , William Eichardson 1077 S . D ., John Foulkes 1077 J . D ..

Alpine Thomas McGregor P . M . 654 D . C , Eichard Harding

Williams 1077 I . G ., Jonathan Pollitt P . M . 1055 Charity Eep „ Wua , Moulton J . W . 654 Org ., Joseph King 1077 , Jas . Parkinson 1077 , and Joseph Arthur Gee 163 Stewards . In addition to these Officers the founders include Bros . Nathl . Wbittaker 1077 , Edward Newton 1077 , and Herbert Whitcombe 1077 .

At the close of these proceedings tho Brethren adjourned fco the Cheetham Town Hall , where a banquet was provided , Bro . Mills W . M . presiding . Loyal and Masonic toasts were given and duly relieved by the singing of a glee party , composed of Bros . Wm . Dunville P . M ., J . Eobinson P . M ., A . S . Kinnell , and Tom Bradbury .

During the evening the following telegram , in answer to one despatched in the course of the day , was received from the Queen ' s Private Secretary : — " The Queen thanks you for kind message from Brethren of Queen Victoria Lodge of Freemasons . " A loyal message was also forwarded to His Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales Grand Master .

disparagement to Mr . Grey ' s predecessors to say fchat since he has been at the head of affairs the Charity has done better work than ever it did before , and the Treasurer ' s House—his official residence—is the centre of great and good effort in this respect .

It is nofc in Freemasonry alone thafc the President of fche Board of Benevolence devotes his time to charitable work . He is Treasurer of the Foundling Hospital , an office in which he was chosen to succeed the Eight Hon . G . B . Gregory . It is no

Educated at Merchant Taylors' School , and connected all his life with the City , Mr . Grey was last week re-elected on the Thames Conservancy Board . There is a great hope in Masonic circles that in the next list of honours he will not be passed over , and that Mr . Grey will become Sir Eobert Grey . — " Society . "

A Masonic dance is to be held on 9 th January in the Lodge Eoom , Newton Abbot . The Devon Lodge has , perhaps , one of the most beautifully and emblematically decorated rooms in the

West It was executed from the designs of the Newton Town Surveyor , whose artistic ability is of no mean order , says the " Devon and Exeter Gazette . "

A warrant for a new Chapter in connection with the Southern Star Lodge , No . 1158 , will shortly be applied for , the present W . M . Bro . Joe Hands and Bro . J . Bunker P . M . being two of the founders .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be held on Monday , 27 th January next , at Bournemouth , when it is expected the Prov . G . Superintendent Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., will preside .