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Freemasonry And Temperance.
is not at all likely the effect and influence of the experiment will end at Manchester . We have often heai'd the remark that although not absolutely extravagant , and certainly with no approach to excessive indulgence , the wine bill has formed a rather formidable item at some
of our meetings , and that the money thus expended might have been more wisely applied . We are quite sensible of the delicate ground upon which we tread when touching
upon these questions , and we should be sorry to form a parallel with those who would " rob a poor man of his beer , " knowing that the punishment for such an injustice amounts to no less than an eternal condemnation of one ' s
optics 1 However , it cannot be denied that thero are occasion ' s on which the homage done to smiling Bacchus has caused an undesirable encroachment on the Lodge funds , and which either courtesy or urbanity on the part of Worshipful Masters and their Officers has failed to check . Be
that as it may , it becomes a subject for calm and dispassionate study , both out of consideration to our Lodge exchequers and the sensitiveness—squeamishuess if you likeof those brethren who prefer non-intoxicating beverages with their other enjoyments to see that the case is evenly and
pleasantly met . A brother should no more be required or expected to drink wine , if he prefers water , at a Masonic banquet than if he were in his own private dining-room , and we do not know that he is , in reality . But still , as a matter of fact , he is , and feels himself , singular in that
respect , and we know of some who have a ' sensation of hesitancy in attending Lodge gatherings on that very account . To avoid this , and to make our abstaining brethren perfectly and freely " at home" with us on all occasions , is a subject upon which we might well invite
discussion , and to which the experimental Temperance Lodge at Manchester may supply us with a key . Any suggestions which our correspondents may deem appropriate , bearing on this question , and which we are sure will
be interesting to the general body of the Craft , we shall be glad to receive ; and they may be readily assured that a free expression upon the question will receive nothing but careful and respectful consideration .
Mark Masonry In Norfolk.
MARK MASONRY IN NORFOLK .
THE gathering at Norwich , on Monday , on the occasion of the resuscitation of the Walpole Lodge of M . M . M . may be described as an eminently successful one . There was a very large attendance ; the Most Worshipful the Grand Mark Master , Brother the Right Hon . Lord Henniker , travelled expressly from London to do honour
to the occasion , reaching Norwich as early as his many engagements would permit . Brother Donald M . Dewar , Assistant Grand Mark Secretary , opened the Lodge at four o ' clock , supported by Bros . C . H . Driver as S . W ., and Frederick Long Past Grand D . C . England as J . W .
It may here be mentioned that the Overseers and Deacons did their work in a most perfect manner , and this greatly added to the impressiveness of the proceedings . ' In evidence of the zeal displayed in fostering the Mark Degree , twenty-eight of the thirty-six candidates
presented themselves for advancement' on this occasion . Lord Henniker was present during the installation of Bro . H . G . Barwell , and amongst other matters brought under his consideration during the proceedings was an application from Bro . Edward Pitt Youell for a warrant for a new
Mark Lodge , at Gorleston , which was graciously acceded to by the Grand Mark Master . The proposal to establish a Grand Mark Province for East Anglia was also countenanced , and altogether this meeting may be looked upon as a pleasant feature in the records of Mark Masonry .
The election meeting of the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , was held on Thursday evening , at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham Street , under the presidency of Bro . J . Roberts W . M . Bro . Schadler was unanimously chosen W . M . for the ensuing year , Bro . Goodwin P . M . Treasurer , and Bro . C . T . Speight reappointed Tyler .
Bro . H . E . Joyce , Editor of the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette , was unanimously elected , on Thursday last , as Worshipful Master of the United Pilgrims Lodge , No . 507 , for the ensuing year .
Mark Masonry In Norfolk.
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Thursday , when Colonel Creaton Grand Treasurer presided . The following brethren also were present : —Robert Grey , Joshua Nunn , F . Walters , Robert P . Tebb , C . Locke
Smiles , John A . Rucker , J . H . Matthews , James Peters , H . A . Dubois , A . H . Tattershall , and E . C . Massey . The minutes of the last General Committee , of 25 th January , were read and verified ; and the minutes of the House
Committee , held on 15 th inst ., were also read for information . A petition by Mrs . Heastie , on behalf of Sophia Heastie , ancl one by Mrs . Godfrey , on behalf of Mabel Harriet Godfrey , were considered and approved , and the names of the children ordered to be added to the list of
candidates for election . The chairman stated that a letter had been received from Mrs . Lord , asking that her child ' s name might be withdrawn from the list . The Secretary
read a list of accounts for payment , and the chairman was authorised to sign cheques for same . There being no other business , the meeting broke up , with a vote of thanks to the chairman .
We regret to announce the death of Bro . R . B . Webster P . M ., whose interest in our several Institutions was unfailing , and whose contributions to their respective treasuries showed that it was not mere lip-service he was prepared to render on their behalf . Those of our readers who
may desire to learn more of our deceased brother ' s career will find it recorded in the Second Series of "Masonic Portraits , " in which he figures in the character of "A Great Arithmetician . " Here it will suffice to say , that he was a member of the Audit Committee both of the Girls' and
Boys' Schools , that he was a Vice President of the former , and a Life Governor of the latter , as well as a Life Governor on the Male and Female Funds of the Benevolent Institution . Brother Webster had likewise served as a Festival Steward on several occasions , his support in this
capacity having been distributed among the three Charities , but with apparent preference for the Girls' Institution . He also invariably took an active part in the elections , at which his business powers were of great service in
determining the results . Bro . Webster was greatly respected in his circle of friends and acquaintances , and by his brother Masons , and his widow will find some consolation from their sympathy in her bereavement .
The Royal National Hospital for Consumption , at Ventnor , is an Institution which well deserves the support of the British public . Its existence depends entirely on the voluntary contributions it receives from year to year . It is admirably conducted , while the social comfort of the
inmates is as much cared for as their medical welfare . Thus , on Thursday , the 15 th inst ., an entertainment of a mixed character was given ; the programme consisting of music , both vocal and instrumental , and sundry recitations . The chief contributors were found among the patients
themselves , but others also gladly lent their services for the occasion . Everything passed off famously , Mrs . Watson ' s two songs , " The Skipper and his Boy , " and "Kathleen
Mavourneen , " Mr . Siebert ' s recitation , "The Death of Montrose , "' and two violin solos , with pianoforte accompaniment , by Mr . and Miss Westerweld , eliciting loud applause from the audience .
The annual dinner of the Wallington Lodge of Instruction will take place on Thursday evening next , the lst March . Lodge will be opened at the Public Hall , Carshalton , at 6 o ' clock by Brother G . Horsey P . M . 1619 and W . M . 1892 , who will rehearse the ceremony of
initiation . Brother W . W . Morgan , S . W . 211 , will then deliver his lecture on the " Masonic Institutions , their Establishment and Development . " After which Bro . W . Baldwin will give the charge , and explain the tracing board of the first degree . Lodge will be closed , and dinner will be served at the King ' s Arms Hotel .
HOMOWAT s OIHTMEKT Awn PILLS . —Rheumatism and Neuralgia . —Though the former disease remorselessly attacks persons oi all ages , and the latter ruthlessly selects its victims from the weak and delicate , the persevering use of these remedies will infallibly cure both complaints . After the affected parts have been diligently fomented with hot brine , and the skin thoroughly dried , Holloway ' s Ointment must be rubbed . in firmly and : evenly for a few minutes twice a day , and his Pil s taken according to the , printed directions wraoped round each box of his medicine . Both Ointment and Pills are accompanied by instructions designed for the public at large , and no invalid , who attentively reads them , can now b » at any loss how to doctor himself successfully .
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Freemasonry And Temperance.
is not at all likely the effect and influence of the experiment will end at Manchester . We have often heai'd the remark that although not absolutely extravagant , and certainly with no approach to excessive indulgence , the wine bill has formed a rather formidable item at some
of our meetings , and that the money thus expended might have been more wisely applied . We are quite sensible of the delicate ground upon which we tread when touching
upon these questions , and we should be sorry to form a parallel with those who would " rob a poor man of his beer , " knowing that the punishment for such an injustice amounts to no less than an eternal condemnation of one ' s
optics 1 However , it cannot be denied that thero are occasion ' s on which the homage done to smiling Bacchus has caused an undesirable encroachment on the Lodge funds , and which either courtesy or urbanity on the part of Worshipful Masters and their Officers has failed to check . Be
that as it may , it becomes a subject for calm and dispassionate study , both out of consideration to our Lodge exchequers and the sensitiveness—squeamishuess if you likeof those brethren who prefer non-intoxicating beverages with their other enjoyments to see that the case is evenly and
pleasantly met . A brother should no more be required or expected to drink wine , if he prefers water , at a Masonic banquet than if he were in his own private dining-room , and we do not know that he is , in reality . But still , as a matter of fact , he is , and feels himself , singular in that
respect , and we know of some who have a ' sensation of hesitancy in attending Lodge gatherings on that very account . To avoid this , and to make our abstaining brethren perfectly and freely " at home" with us on all occasions , is a subject upon which we might well invite
discussion , and to which the experimental Temperance Lodge at Manchester may supply us with a key . Any suggestions which our correspondents may deem appropriate , bearing on this question , and which we are sure will
be interesting to the general body of the Craft , we shall be glad to receive ; and they may be readily assured that a free expression upon the question will receive nothing but careful and respectful consideration .
Mark Masonry In Norfolk.
MARK MASONRY IN NORFOLK .
THE gathering at Norwich , on Monday , on the occasion of the resuscitation of the Walpole Lodge of M . M . M . may be described as an eminently successful one . There was a very large attendance ; the Most Worshipful the Grand Mark Master , Brother the Right Hon . Lord Henniker , travelled expressly from London to do honour
to the occasion , reaching Norwich as early as his many engagements would permit . Brother Donald M . Dewar , Assistant Grand Mark Secretary , opened the Lodge at four o ' clock , supported by Bros . C . H . Driver as S . W ., and Frederick Long Past Grand D . C . England as J . W .
It may here be mentioned that the Overseers and Deacons did their work in a most perfect manner , and this greatly added to the impressiveness of the proceedings . ' In evidence of the zeal displayed in fostering the Mark Degree , twenty-eight of the thirty-six candidates
presented themselves for advancement' on this occasion . Lord Henniker was present during the installation of Bro . H . G . Barwell , and amongst other matters brought under his consideration during the proceedings was an application from Bro . Edward Pitt Youell for a warrant for a new
Mark Lodge , at Gorleston , which was graciously acceded to by the Grand Mark Master . The proposal to establish a Grand Mark Province for East Anglia was also countenanced , and altogether this meeting may be looked upon as a pleasant feature in the records of Mark Masonry .
The election meeting of the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , was held on Thursday evening , at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham Street , under the presidency of Bro . J . Roberts W . M . Bro . Schadler was unanimously chosen W . M . for the ensuing year , Bro . Goodwin P . M . Treasurer , and Bro . C . T . Speight reappointed Tyler .
Bro . H . E . Joyce , Editor of the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette , was unanimously elected , on Thursday last , as Worshipful Master of the United Pilgrims Lodge , No . 507 , for the ensuing year .
Mark Masonry In Norfolk.
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Thursday , when Colonel Creaton Grand Treasurer presided . The following brethren also were present : —Robert Grey , Joshua Nunn , F . Walters , Robert P . Tebb , C . Locke
Smiles , John A . Rucker , J . H . Matthews , James Peters , H . A . Dubois , A . H . Tattershall , and E . C . Massey . The minutes of the last General Committee , of 25 th January , were read and verified ; and the minutes of the House
Committee , held on 15 th inst ., were also read for information . A petition by Mrs . Heastie , on behalf of Sophia Heastie , ancl one by Mrs . Godfrey , on behalf of Mabel Harriet Godfrey , were considered and approved , and the names of the children ordered to be added to the list of
candidates for election . The chairman stated that a letter had been received from Mrs . Lord , asking that her child ' s name might be withdrawn from the list . The Secretary
read a list of accounts for payment , and the chairman was authorised to sign cheques for same . There being no other business , the meeting broke up , with a vote of thanks to the chairman .
We regret to announce the death of Bro . R . B . Webster P . M ., whose interest in our several Institutions was unfailing , and whose contributions to their respective treasuries showed that it was not mere lip-service he was prepared to render on their behalf . Those of our readers who
may desire to learn more of our deceased brother ' s career will find it recorded in the Second Series of "Masonic Portraits , " in which he figures in the character of "A Great Arithmetician . " Here it will suffice to say , that he was a member of the Audit Committee both of the Girls' and
Boys' Schools , that he was a Vice President of the former , and a Life Governor of the latter , as well as a Life Governor on the Male and Female Funds of the Benevolent Institution . Brother Webster had likewise served as a Festival Steward on several occasions , his support in this
capacity having been distributed among the three Charities , but with apparent preference for the Girls' Institution . He also invariably took an active part in the elections , at which his business powers were of great service in
determining the results . Bro . Webster was greatly respected in his circle of friends and acquaintances , and by his brother Masons , and his widow will find some consolation from their sympathy in her bereavement .
The Royal National Hospital for Consumption , at Ventnor , is an Institution which well deserves the support of the British public . Its existence depends entirely on the voluntary contributions it receives from year to year . It is admirably conducted , while the social comfort of the
inmates is as much cared for as their medical welfare . Thus , on Thursday , the 15 th inst ., an entertainment of a mixed character was given ; the programme consisting of music , both vocal and instrumental , and sundry recitations . The chief contributors were found among the patients
themselves , but others also gladly lent their services for the occasion . Everything passed off famously , Mrs . Watson ' s two songs , " The Skipper and his Boy , " and "Kathleen
Mavourneen , " Mr . Siebert ' s recitation , "The Death of Montrose , "' and two violin solos , with pianoforte accompaniment , by Mr . and Miss Westerweld , eliciting loud applause from the audience .
The annual dinner of the Wallington Lodge of Instruction will take place on Thursday evening next , the lst March . Lodge will be opened at the Public Hall , Carshalton , at 6 o ' clock by Brother G . Horsey P . M . 1619 and W . M . 1892 , who will rehearse the ceremony of
initiation . Brother W . W . Morgan , S . W . 211 , will then deliver his lecture on the " Masonic Institutions , their Establishment and Development . " After which Bro . W . Baldwin will give the charge , and explain the tracing board of the first degree . Lodge will be closed , and dinner will be served at the King ' s Arms Hotel .
HOMOWAT s OIHTMEKT Awn PILLS . —Rheumatism and Neuralgia . —Though the former disease remorselessly attacks persons oi all ages , and the latter ruthlessly selects its victims from the weak and delicate , the persevering use of these remedies will infallibly cure both complaints . After the affected parts have been diligently fomented with hot brine , and the skin thoroughly dried , Holloway ' s Ointment must be rubbed . in firmly and : evenly for a few minutes twice a day , and his Pil s taken according to the , printed directions wraoped round each box of his medicine . Both Ointment and Pills are accompanied by instructions designed for the public at large , and no invalid , who attentively reads them , can now b » at any loss how to doctor himself successfully .