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ceremouy being carried out in a most admirable manner by Brother Wright ; . Iu doing so , he gave not only the traditional history , but also the lecture on the tracing board and the charge . Bro . Hill , not being in attendance , his passing was postponed . Lodge was closed in all three degrees . The W . M . again spoke of the proposition to
increase the numbers of the Lodge , and brought forward certain reasons for ifc . Ho asked the members to communicate with him before the nexfc Lodge , as he would not propose anything whioh they would not wish . Tho Lodge adjourned to banquet , the W . M . having on his left Bro . Sheriff Clarke , and on his right Bro . Georgo Nash
John « on . C . C , Chairman of Commissioners of Sewers , and Brother L . F . Littell Pasfc Grand Pursuivant . The Wardens occupied their respective chairs . In proposing the toast of the Queen and tho Craft , the W . M . alluded to her Majesty coming out of her retirement to open Parliament , and was sure she would be well received , and
that loyalty to the throne lived in the hearts of the people . In proposing the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the W . M . thought the health of the Prince of Wales had a peculiar interest in that Lodge , connected more or less with the Corporation , in tho fact of the chief festival of the civic body—Lord Mayor's Day—being on the Most
Worsb . ' p ' * nl Grand Master's birthday . Bro . Littell , in replying foi the Grand Officers , referred to the Pro and Deputy Grand Master ? , the Earls of Carnarvon and Lathom , holding office in the present Administration . He said ifc was a proof of the popularity of the Grand Officers thafc they were received everywhere with so much
cordiality . Bro . Johnson proposed in kindly terras the health of the Master , and felt sure from what he had seen and heard that day , the reputation of the Lodge was quite safe in Bro . Wright's hands . Ho was assured the members would all support the dignity of tho chair . The W . M . replied in suitable words , and before sitting down
proposed the health of the new member , Bro . Sheriff Clarke . He observed ifc was nofc usual to drink fcho health of a joining member , bufc he thought they might do so on this occasion , as their new brother was one of the Sheriffs , and he felfc the Lodge was honoured by Sheriff Clarke becoming a member . The Sheriff replied in a
short speech , in which he observed that he had loft his mother Lodge because fchey admitted any and every sort ; of person . He was pleased to join the Alliance Lodge , and if the Master could get the bye-laws altered he had a friend to propose . The Past Masters were honoured , mention being made of Bros . Sir John Monckton , Littell ,
Fiank Green , C . C , Colonel Davies Sewell , and Garnet Mann , & c . Tbe latter , who was fche I . P . M ., had had to leave early , to fulfil a political engagement at Croydon . He coupled with the toasfc the name of Bro . Johnson , who responded in a dignified and eloquent manner . For the Visitors Bros . Bareham Cooper , A . Boehr , J . Sawyer ,
and Alfred Gillardoni replied . The remaining toasts were tho Officers , and Tyler ' s . Bros . J . Perkins , CO ., and H . Squire , C . C , replied , the formoT assuring tbe Lodgo that all tbe Officers would do their best
in their different stations , and ho looked forward with pleasure to the time when be hoped to preside over the Lodgf > , which would not be the firsfc time he occupied the Master ' s chair . A very pleasant evening was spent in social happiness and amenity .
LODGE OP KING SOLOMON , No . 2029 .
HP HE installation meeting of this Lodge , which is the only one in -1 London founded on the principles of total abstinence , was h ? ld on Saturday evening , 9 fch instant , at Savillo House , Red Lion-square , wheu tbere was a goodly attendance of brethren nnd visitors , under the presidency of Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson , F . R . S ., Worshipfnl Master . Ho was supported by Bros . Harrison Branthwaite S . W . and
W . M . elect , W . S . L . Chubb J . W ., Matthew Williams S . D ., T . W . Richardson J . D ., Lieut . Henry V . Wright D . C , H . Maiden I . G ., J . P . Baptie J . W ., Matthews , R . A . Govan , H . W . Williams , A . Forrow , J . G . Gol ' , A . Wells , J . H . Hughes , C . C , F . R . S ., C W . Fletcher
acting as Secretary , W . Memory , J . Fisher , T . Smith , J . J . Cowley , G . A . Ames P . G . S ., J . Ferrier , A . Jardine , T . H . Williams , W . A . Jones . S . A . Wilkins , E . J . Mills Tyler , & c . Amongst the Visitors were Bros . W . Clarke 114 P . G . P ., A . M . Broadley P . D . D . G . M . of Malta , Augustus Harris S . W . designate of the Drury-lane Lodge , No . 2127 , TT . T . U-nd P . M . 1287 , C . H . Cox 1 ( 53 , Benjamin Williams I . P . M . 1861
, W . T . Roberts 1827 , and others . Lod go was opened in due form at five o ' clock , and prior to entering upon the business tho W . M . referred in feeling terms to tho unavoidable absence of the excellent Secretary of tho Lodge , Bro . Harry Tipper , with whom the brethren heu * ti ! y sympathised in the bereavement ho had sustained bv the
death of his wife . He desired thafc a record of their sympathy should be expressed on the minutes of tho Lod ge , and this was unanimousl y agreed to . The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Actiug " - Secivtary ancl con finned , when Lodge was opened in the three degree .- ' , and resuming in the second , Bro . Harrison Branthwaite was
presented as tie W . M . elect , and subsequentl y installed into tho e ! : a-r by Bro . Lieut . Henry V . Wri ght , whoso admirable working elicited frequent expressions of approbation . On the rc-admission of the brethren the newl y installed Maater waa greeted , and the duties of the Officers on their investiture were explained by tha Installing
Master , who also delivered the charges to the Masters and Wardens witb great elocutionary effect . Tbe collars were thus bestowed ' Bros . Dr . B . W . Richardson , F . R . S ., I . P . M ., W . S . L . Chubb S . W . Ma'the * Williams J . W , Sir Philip Cunliffo Owen , K . C . M . G ., C . B ! CLE ., Treasurer , Harry Tipp-r Secretary , T . W . ' Richardson S . D .
Lieut . Henry V . Wright J . D ., II . Maiden I . G ., J . Fisher D . C , and E J . Mills Tyler . During tho installation ceremony Bro . H . W . Williams officiated as Director of Ceremonies , and Bro " . , J . W . Ma ! tLr ws presided at the organ . Tbe Worshipful Master then s-aid a pleasin "
duty devolved upon him . Those who had anything to do with tho founding of this Lod ge knew the great amount of work that was undertaken , cheerfully and willingly , by their I . P . M . D , \ Richardson , aud they alsu knew the way in which he had conducted the affairs of the Ludge since its iuraittliou . It wag uow his ( the speaker ' s ) duty
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to present him , in the name of the Lodge , with a Past Master ' s jewel , in recognition of the services he had rendered to the Lolge . Might ho long live to wear it . The I . P . M ., who was received with applause , said , as tbe Worship ful Master had observed , it was a period of , anxiety for a long time to found this Lodge , but all those difficulties
which were about them had disappeared , throngh the truly Masonic spirit with which their proceedings had been carried out . He could say that during the two years ho had been Master of the Lodge nothing could have been more in accordance with his feelinga—feelings of gratitude , respect , and affection fco all present—than what had
occurred . The climax camo when he received the first jewel ever given by this Lodge to a Master . He should wear ifc iu remembrance of this Lodgfe whether in it or out of ifc , and he reciprocated all those feelings which had been shown towards him better than any words could convey , in that sympathy with which he approached all the
members , and good feeling towards them all . Eight candidates for initiation , and one joining member , were proposed , and Lodge waa then adjourned until tho second Saturday in March . Later in the evening tho brethren and visitors partook of au excellent banquet afc Freemasons' Tavern , supplied by Messrs . Spiers aud Pond . There
was , of course , no wine ? , but substitute was provided in fche shape of orange , lemon , pine-apple , raspberry , and other fruit champagnes , from the Holywell Works , Finsbury . Afc the conclusion of the repast fcho usual loyal and Craft toasts were honoured , Bro . W . Clarke P . G . P . responding for fche Grand Officers . The Immediate Past
Master , in proposing the health of the Worshipful Master , said Bro . Branthwaite was one of those men who always said "duty before pleasure , " ancl a duty of an exceedingly important kind at this moment called him away , so that they would b 3 obliged bo lose hia benign presence . Before he went they all wished him success ,
happiness , aud prolonged usefulness through the coming year . Tho toast was received with enthusiasm , and tho Worshipful Master , in response , said he was sorry it should have so hippened that he had to leave them on this , to him , auspicious occasion ; but those who knew what a medical man ' s duties were would readily sympathise with
him . He was very p leased with the installation that had taken place that night . Ifc was one that most of them would consider unexpected so far as the individual upon whom it rested was concerned . lie had no idea that he should be installed as tho Worshipful Master of the Lodgo of King Solomon . Indeed , he had no intention of being so .
This was the third time ho hacl been ra ' sed to the sublime position of Master of a Lodge , and his intentions wore quietly to have stood aside , "and allowed the Junior Warden , whoever he might be afc fche time , to take the position . However , circumstances had turned out otherwise , and it had b ? come , probably , his duty to take the chair
at present . In doiug so he could only pledge his best endeavours fco carry on the work of tho Lodge as ifc hacl beeu carried on by his predecessor ; and ho hoped in saying that he was saying no more than he should bo prepared to fulfil . Bro . Ames thin said it hacl fallen to his lot , in the absence of the newly-installed Worshipfnl Maater , to
propose tho health of their Immediate Pasfc Master . He felfc he con Id nofc do justice to thafc toasfc . Tbe brethren knew Dr . Richardson as well as he did , and probably better , from a Masonic point of view . He had founded the Lodge , and had now retired from the chair which he had filled in so dignified aud practical a manner for
nearly two years . With great humility ha had the pleasure of proposing the good health of their Immediate Pasfc Master . Bro . Richardson , who was greeted with prolonged applause , said ho would nofc weary tho company with a repetition of thanks , but proceed to the duties before him , the first of which was oue of a most enthralling
character . They had been charmed to-day afc tho manner in which the installation ceremony had been performed . From the first time he saw the working of this Lodge his eyes had been fixed ou one member of ifc , a young man of the greatest promise , and one who bade fair in days to como to be one of the distinguished ornament"
in Freemasonry . Wheu they knew that this was Bro . Wright ' s maiden essay to instal , they must all have been struck with the emphasis and style of words and manner with which he had fulfilled the important duty that devolved upon him . All they could expect was done , and more . They congratulated Bro . Wright mosfc sincerely
on the advance that he was making in Masonic working , and wished that his health might be long maintained , so that those advantages might be pushed to the uttermost . Bro . J . J . Cowley having sang , in excellent voice , "The Vicar of Brvy , " Bro . Lieut . H . Wright rose to respond . When their Worshipful Master requested him , at their lasfc
meeting , a fortnight ago , to undertake tho duty of Installing Master , ho knew nothing whatever about , fcho ceremony of installation , but be always felfc that the W . M ' s request was a command , and as fcho W . M . asked him , ho promis 3 d fco do tho beat ; he could ; and he was very gratified that tbe brethren hacl been pleased with his small efforts . He
hoped that ho should always pay clue respect to the chair of this Lodge , and behave hirnaolf in every way to their satisfaction . He could assure the W . M . ancl bis successors that thay conld always rely upon him for any assistance it was in his power to render them . The Acting Worshipful Master , in proposing tho health of the
Visitors , said he could imagine iu tho old days of early Freemasonry when mon worked with those tools which now onl y Speculative were used in an Operative sense , there could bo nothing more charming than when tho work was over , and the rough roof over the place tiled , that some one coming from a distant part of the world , a
stranger , should tap at the door , be properly examined by the Warden ? , and duly admitted as a friend , and that he should convey to thosj rude , yet skilful , brethren the facts thafc In had gathered , and tho knowledge ha had obtained . It must havo beeu trul y delightful in those clays , when there were no railways or telegraphs
when there were nothing bufc the human brain as the condenser of the thoughts , thus for a man to ome in and b ^ welcome . He contended that Freemasonry lived largely on social intercourse , and it was
one of the signs of its vitality that this pleasant intercourse was still kept up . The h ' ghb wis always burning in our Lodges for the strangers who entered them . And in this Lodge , representing King Goiotaou iu earnest , because tbey weie a Lodge of Lodges in that
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Installation Meetings, &C.
ceremouy being carried out in a most admirable manner by Brother Wright ; . Iu doing so , he gave not only the traditional history , but also the lecture on the tracing board and the charge . Bro . Hill , not being in attendance , his passing was postponed . Lodge was closed in all three degrees . The W . M . again spoke of the proposition to
increase the numbers of the Lodge , and brought forward certain reasons for ifc . Ho asked the members to communicate with him before the nexfc Lodge , as he would not propose anything whioh they would not wish . Tho Lodge adjourned to banquet , the W . M . having on his left Bro . Sheriff Clarke , and on his right Bro . Georgo Nash
John « on . C . C , Chairman of Commissioners of Sewers , and Brother L . F . Littell Pasfc Grand Pursuivant . The Wardens occupied their respective chairs . In proposing the toast of the Queen and tho Craft , the W . M . alluded to her Majesty coming out of her retirement to open Parliament , and was sure she would be well received , and
that loyalty to the throne lived in the hearts of the people . In proposing the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the W . M . thought the health of the Prince of Wales had a peculiar interest in that Lodge , connected more or less with the Corporation , in tho fact of the chief festival of the civic body—Lord Mayor's Day—being on the Most
Worsb . ' p ' * nl Grand Master's birthday . Bro . Littell , in replying foi the Grand Officers , referred to the Pro and Deputy Grand Master ? , the Earls of Carnarvon and Lathom , holding office in the present Administration . He said ifc was a proof of the popularity of the Grand Officers thafc they were received everywhere with so much
cordiality . Bro . Johnson proposed in kindly terras the health of the Master , and felt sure from what he had seen and heard that day , the reputation of the Lodge was quite safe in Bro . Wright's hands . Ho was assured the members would all support the dignity of tho chair . The W . M . replied in suitable words , and before sitting down
proposed the health of the new member , Bro . Sheriff Clarke . He observed ifc was nofc usual to drink fcho health of a joining member , bufc he thought they might do so on this occasion , as their new brother was one of the Sheriffs , and he felfc the Lodge was honoured by Sheriff Clarke becoming a member . The Sheriff replied in a
short speech , in which he observed that he had loft his mother Lodge because fchey admitted any and every sort ; of person . He was pleased to join the Alliance Lodge , and if the Master could get the bye-laws altered he had a friend to propose . The Past Masters were honoured , mention being made of Bros . Sir John Monckton , Littell ,
Fiank Green , C . C , Colonel Davies Sewell , and Garnet Mann , & c . Tbe latter , who was fche I . P . M ., had had to leave early , to fulfil a political engagement at Croydon . He coupled with the toasfc the name of Bro . Johnson , who responded in a dignified and eloquent manner . For the Visitors Bros . Bareham Cooper , A . Boehr , J . Sawyer ,
and Alfred Gillardoni replied . The remaining toasts were tho Officers , and Tyler ' s . Bros . J . Perkins , CO ., and H . Squire , C . C , replied , the formoT assuring tbe Lodgo that all tbe Officers would do their best
in their different stations , and ho looked forward with pleasure to the time when be hoped to preside over the Lodgf > , which would not be the firsfc time he occupied the Master ' s chair . A very pleasant evening was spent in social happiness and amenity .
LODGE OP KING SOLOMON , No . 2029 .
HP HE installation meeting of this Lodge , which is the only one in -1 London founded on the principles of total abstinence , was h ? ld on Saturday evening , 9 fch instant , at Savillo House , Red Lion-square , wheu tbere was a goodly attendance of brethren nnd visitors , under the presidency of Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson , F . R . S ., Worshipfnl Master . Ho was supported by Bros . Harrison Branthwaite S . W . and
W . M . elect , W . S . L . Chubb J . W ., Matthew Williams S . D ., T . W . Richardson J . D ., Lieut . Henry V . Wright D . C , H . Maiden I . G ., J . P . Baptie J . W ., Matthews , R . A . Govan , H . W . Williams , A . Forrow , J . G . Gol ' , A . Wells , J . H . Hughes , C . C , F . R . S ., C W . Fletcher
acting as Secretary , W . Memory , J . Fisher , T . Smith , J . J . Cowley , G . A . Ames P . G . S ., J . Ferrier , A . Jardine , T . H . Williams , W . A . Jones . S . A . Wilkins , E . J . Mills Tyler , & c . Amongst the Visitors were Bros . W . Clarke 114 P . G . P ., A . M . Broadley P . D . D . G . M . of Malta , Augustus Harris S . W . designate of the Drury-lane Lodge , No . 2127 , TT . T . U-nd P . M . 1287 , C . H . Cox 1 ( 53 , Benjamin Williams I . P . M . 1861
, W . T . Roberts 1827 , and others . Lod go was opened in due form at five o ' clock , and prior to entering upon the business tho W . M . referred in feeling terms to tho unavoidable absence of the excellent Secretary of tho Lodge , Bro . Harry Tipper , with whom the brethren heu * ti ! y sympathised in the bereavement ho had sustained bv the
death of his wife . He desired thafc a record of their sympathy should be expressed on the minutes of tho Lod ge , and this was unanimousl y agreed to . The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Actiug " - Secivtary ancl con finned , when Lodge was opened in the three degree .- ' , and resuming in the second , Bro . Harrison Branthwaite was
presented as tie W . M . elect , and subsequentl y installed into tho e ! : a-r by Bro . Lieut . Henry V . Wri ght , whoso admirable working elicited frequent expressions of approbation . On the rc-admission of the brethren the newl y installed Maater waa greeted , and the duties of the Officers on their investiture were explained by tha Installing
Master , who also delivered the charges to the Masters and Wardens witb great elocutionary effect . Tbe collars were thus bestowed ' Bros . Dr . B . W . Richardson , F . R . S ., I . P . M ., W . S . L . Chubb S . W . Ma'the * Williams J . W , Sir Philip Cunliffo Owen , K . C . M . G ., C . B ! CLE ., Treasurer , Harry Tipp-r Secretary , T . W . ' Richardson S . D .
Lieut . Henry V . Wright J . D ., II . Maiden I . G ., J . Fisher D . C , and E J . Mills Tyler . During tho installation ceremony Bro . H . W . Williams officiated as Director of Ceremonies , and Bro " . , J . W . Ma ! tLr ws presided at the organ . Tbe Worshipful Master then s-aid a pleasin "
duty devolved upon him . Those who had anything to do with tho founding of this Lod ge knew the great amount of work that was undertaken , cheerfully and willingly , by their I . P . M . D , \ Richardson , aud they alsu knew the way in which he had conducted the affairs of the Ludge since its iuraittliou . It wag uow his ( the speaker ' s ) duty
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to present him , in the name of the Lodge , with a Past Master ' s jewel , in recognition of the services he had rendered to the Lolge . Might ho long live to wear it . The I . P . M ., who was received with applause , said , as tbe Worship ful Master had observed , it was a period of , anxiety for a long time to found this Lodge , but all those difficulties
which were about them had disappeared , throngh the truly Masonic spirit with which their proceedings had been carried out . He could say that during the two years ho had been Master of the Lodge nothing could have been more in accordance with his feelinga—feelings of gratitude , respect , and affection fco all present—than what had
occurred . The climax camo when he received the first jewel ever given by this Lodge to a Master . He should wear ifc iu remembrance of this Lodgfe whether in it or out of ifc , and he reciprocated all those feelings which had been shown towards him better than any words could convey , in that sympathy with which he approached all the
members , and good feeling towards them all . Eight candidates for initiation , and one joining member , were proposed , and Lodge waa then adjourned until tho second Saturday in March . Later in the evening tho brethren and visitors partook of au excellent banquet afc Freemasons' Tavern , supplied by Messrs . Spiers aud Pond . There
was , of course , no wine ? , but substitute was provided in fche shape of orange , lemon , pine-apple , raspberry , and other fruit champagnes , from the Holywell Works , Finsbury . Afc the conclusion of the repast fcho usual loyal and Craft toasts were honoured , Bro . W . Clarke P . G . P . responding for fche Grand Officers . The Immediate Past
Master , in proposing the health of the Worshipful Master , said Bro . Branthwaite was one of those men who always said "duty before pleasure , " ancl a duty of an exceedingly important kind at this moment called him away , so that they would b 3 obliged bo lose hia benign presence . Before he went they all wished him success ,
happiness , aud prolonged usefulness through the coming year . Tho toast was received with enthusiasm , and tho Worshipful Master , in response , said he was sorry it should have so hippened that he had to leave them on this , to him , auspicious occasion ; but those who knew what a medical man ' s duties were would readily sympathise with
him . He was very p leased with the installation that had taken place that night . Ifc was one that most of them would consider unexpected so far as the individual upon whom it rested was concerned . lie had no idea that he should be installed as tho Worshipful Master of the Lodgo of King Solomon . Indeed , he had no intention of being so .
This was the third time ho hacl been ra ' sed to the sublime position of Master of a Lodge , and his intentions wore quietly to have stood aside , "and allowed the Junior Warden , whoever he might be afc fche time , to take the position . However , circumstances had turned out otherwise , and it had b ? come , probably , his duty to take the chair
at present . In doiug so he could only pledge his best endeavours fco carry on the work of tho Lodge as ifc hacl beeu carried on by his predecessor ; and ho hoped in saying that he was saying no more than he should bo prepared to fulfil . Bro . Ames thin said it hacl fallen to his lot , in the absence of the newly-installed Worshipfnl Maater , to
propose tho health of their Immediate Pasfc Master . He felfc he con Id nofc do justice to thafc toasfc . Tbe brethren knew Dr . Richardson as well as he did , and probably better , from a Masonic point of view . He had founded the Lodge , and had now retired from the chair which he had filled in so dignified aud practical a manner for
nearly two years . With great humility ha had the pleasure of proposing the good health of their Immediate Pasfc Master . Bro . Richardson , who was greeted with prolonged applause , said ho would nofc weary tho company with a repetition of thanks , but proceed to the duties before him , the first of which was oue of a most enthralling
character . They had been charmed to-day afc tho manner in which the installation ceremony had been performed . From the first time he saw the working of this Lodge his eyes had been fixed ou one member of ifc , a young man of the greatest promise , and one who bade fair in days to como to be one of the distinguished ornament"
in Freemasonry . Wheu they knew that this was Bro . Wright ' s maiden essay to instal , they must all have been struck with the emphasis and style of words and manner with which he had fulfilled the important duty that devolved upon him . All they could expect was done , and more . They congratulated Bro . Wright mosfc sincerely
on the advance that he was making in Masonic working , and wished that his health might be long maintained , so that those advantages might be pushed to the uttermost . Bro . J . J . Cowley having sang , in excellent voice , "The Vicar of Brvy , " Bro . Lieut . H . Wright rose to respond . When their Worshipful Master requested him , at their lasfc
meeting , a fortnight ago , to undertake tho duty of Installing Master , ho knew nothing whatever about , fcho ceremony of installation , but be always felfc that the W . M ' s request was a command , and as fcho W . M . asked him , ho promis 3 d fco do tho beat ; he could ; and he was very gratified that tbe brethren hacl been pleased with his small efforts . He
hoped that ho should always pay clue respect to the chair of this Lodge , and behave hirnaolf in every way to their satisfaction . He could assure the W . M . ancl bis successors that thay conld always rely upon him for any assistance it was in his power to render them . The Acting Worshipful Master , in proposing tho health of the
Visitors , said he could imagine iu tho old days of early Freemasonry when mon worked with those tools which now onl y Speculative were used in an Operative sense , there could bo nothing more charming than when tho work was over , and the rough roof over the place tiled , that some one coming from a distant part of the world , a
stranger , should tap at the door , be properly examined by the Warden ? , and duly admitted as a friend , and that he should convey to thosj rude , yet skilful , brethren the facts thafc In had gathered , and tho knowledge ha had obtained . It must havo beeu trul y delightful in those clays , when there were no railways or telegraphs
when there were nothing bufc the human brain as the condenser of the thoughts , thus for a man to ome in and b ^ welcome . He contended that Freemasonry lived largely on social intercourse , and it was
one of the signs of its vitality that this pleasant intercourse was still kept up . The h ' ghb wis always burning in our Lodges for the strangers who entered them . And in this Lodge , representing King Goiotaou iu earnest , because tbey weie a Lodge of Lodges in that