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Consecration Of The Anglo-American Lodge, No. 2191.
claim to be the first Worshipful Master o _ the Anglo-American Lodge . He ( the W . M . ) was initi-ifc . cl in Canada , and was now a Pa ** t Grand Deacon of England , in which position , as in all others , he had done good suit and service to Freemasonry . He trusted Bro . Bak » r mi <_ ht have a happy and prosperous year of office . The Worshipfnl
Master , having n turned thanks for the cordiality with which the toast had been received , dilated afc some length upon the origin and progress of Freemasonry in America . Eulogising the manner in which the ceremony of consecration had been performed by the Consecrating Officer , he said that , as he had already told them , he
had served under three Grand Masters , so also had he served under three Grand Secretaries , viz ., Bros . Gray Clark , John Ilervey , and Colonel Shadwell Gierke . He spoke of the earnestness and zeal with which each of these brethren had applied themselves to the onerous duties of their office ; but without drawing invidious
comparisons , he did nofc hesitate to say thafc their present Grand Secretary was more energetic , able , aud popnlar than either of his predecessors . In respond-in ., ' , Colonel Shadwell Gierke disclaimed much of the eulogy that had been showered upon him by the proposer of the toast . He did not wish to arrogate to himself all the
honour i . nd glory of the proceedings of the day ; he could refer with noth . ng bufc admiration to the eloquent oration to which they had listened in the Lodge-room from their Chaplain , and which had given unbounded s-itisfacfcion to the brethren . Their rev . brother had , however , been called away to r . ttend to other important duties ,
and where he was afraid there would not even be a dinner ; moreover , at tho end of those duties he had a long distance to travel , and could not well reach homo before midnight . After alluding in felicitous terms fco the services rendered to Freemasonry by Bro . T . Fenn , Bro . Dr . Turtle Pigotfc , and others , he said there was one
point he omitted to mention in Lodge , and thafc was the sad news that had jnsfc been reported from America , namely , the death of Bro . Alfred GoodaW , whose name was as " a household word " both to English and American Masons . That esteemed brother had just died very suddenly , and by his death the Craft had sustained a severe and
irreparable loss . Bro . S . Pope gave Our American Joining Brethren , and in doing so humorously observed that it was fortnnafce for himself that their American brethren had set up for themselves a local habitation and name in London , for he suffered so intensely when on the sea , that he should never be able
to undertake a voyage across the Atlantic to see how Masonry was worked in America . Bro . Tilton , P . D . G . M . New York , responded in a practical address , alluding in interesting manner to the progress of Freemasonry in America , and expressing the pleasnre it afforded him that . Grand Lodge had sanctioned the happy idea of forming an
Anglo-American Lodge in this conntry . This was , perhaps , nofc to be wondered at when they considered that men of snch advanced proclivities as were the Americans had no home of their own iu this country in which they could exercise their Masonio functions . The Americans entertained feelings of the most respectful admiration for
English Freemasons and English Freemasonry , and no toast ever received a more coidial reception in America than tho one having reference to the Prince of Wales as the head of English Freemasonry . Consul-Genoral Waller also responded , in a lengthy and eloquent speech , though at tho outset he questioned whether the brethren had
not had already quite enough of "Hail ! Columbia" thafc evening . Reverting to the qualms which Bro . Pope had confessed to in view of a voyage across the Atlantic , tho speaker humoronsly said the terrors of the ocean would not be the onl y dangers he would have to encounter , for once they had welcomed him in America , it would
be no easy task for a brother of his popularity to escape from their fraternal embraces . Masonry acknowledged but ono flag , namely that of distre-s ; in that regard this Aug floated over every nation and people . He then went ou to say that half a century ago there were only 30 , 000 Masons in America , whereas there were afc the
present moment 600 , 000 ; this Anglo-American Lodgo would have a tendency to cement the brethren on both sides of tho Atlantic io stronger aud more enduring bonds of amity and brotherl y lore . No sensible American but would bo highly gratified and impressed with the fact of this Lodgo being inaugnrated , and he predicted for ifc a
long and brilliant career . Bro . Kcdge J . W . having proposed the Visitors , in cordial terms , Bro . J . C . Parkinson P . G . D . replied , ex . tolling the admirable address to which they had just listened from Bro . Consul-General Waller . When he ( the speaker ) visited America he expected to find it all prairie , plain and desert , bnt he
found everything had succumbed to the onward march of civilization . Masonry was in a flonrisbin ^ ' condition there , as it was in England , and tho establishment of this Lodge would go far to unite the two nationalities in the common bond of Masonic love and affection . Bro . Prince Ibrahim Ililmoy Pasha , brother of the reignin" soverei" * o
in Ei . 'ypt , also briefly replied , observing that he little thonght ho shonld be called upon to respond to a toast ou this the occasion of his second rppearance only in a Mnsonic Lodge . He assured them he esteemed it a very great honour to lie «__ . - . tinted with the Graff , and ho appreciated much the privilege of being permitted to reqiond to
so important a tonst . Ho wished tho Lod ge every success . The toast of the Masonic Charities , proposed by the W . M ., was responded to by Bro . Frederick l . incke . * -, . Secretary of the Rnyal Masonic Institution for Boys . He expressed great pleasnre in having entrusted to him snch a dut y on the occasion of the consecration of a Lodge
especially representing t . ; vo English-speaking nations . The W . M . had said at the outset thai brevity of speech would be fche order of the evening , bnt he thought ho mi ght bo allowed to follow the precept of the W . M . in acknowled ging the cordial manner in which the toast of the CharihV had been received by the brethren present . He
was bnt a poor utiiit-irian member of the Order , but he , tor . i .. r . __ fc bo permitted to pr . ya tribute of ad .-ir _ tion to the clequent _ ! _ d ' i . vi . _ hing address of Bro . Co .: il-General Waller , lie made i . _ i _ _ in « - nllu "
sion to the death of Bro . Goodall , which had been mentioned by " Grand Secretary , and described ifc rs nn event which wonld bo ro _ -re ' -fc . d by Freemasons on both aides of the Atlantic . After referring loth ' ; gratifying success which attended the recent Festival of the Royal
Consecration Of The Anglo-American Lodge, No. 2191.
Masonic Benevolent Institution , he said the Boys School was a some , what unfashionable branch of the Masonic Charities . Any reference to the Girls' Institution was sure to evoke sentiment and feelings of sympathy ; this was nofc the case with the Boys ' , on whose behalf he must say n word or two . The lads who were maintained and
educated at the Boys' School would form no inconsiderable section of the fathers of the future , and would exercise no little influence on the destinies of the country in days to come . He was deeply indebted to Bro . Major Geo . Lambert—who was ever ready to lend a helping hand in the cause of Charity—offering himself as a Steward
from this new Lodgo at the approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Bro . Binckes went on to argue at some length thafc the Institution with which he was more intimately associated was the most need y of the three , afc the samo time he would venture to say ifc was the most deserving . The ofcher
Institutions were possessed of funded property , which materially assisted the carrying on of the work done in them ; bufc this was not the case with the Boys' School . If the funded property of that Institution were equal to thafc of the others he should consider his labours consummated . Referring to certain allegations thafc the expenditure in
connection with fche Boys' School was extravagant , all he asked was that the brethren should investigate the figures for themselves . At no time in the history of the School had the average expenditure been more than from £ 47 to £ 48 per head per annum , and in the past year that average had been reduced to £ 10 , as against £ 45 in
tho preceding year . He trusted the Boys School , in common with tho other Institutions , would benefit from the special efforts which would be made in connection wifch fche Jubilee year of Her Majesty ' s reign , and he had faith that such confidence would not be misplaced . Having referred fco the fact thafc he had been for 26
years an advocate of this branch of our Institutions , he concluded with an earnest appeal for continued aud enlarged support to the Boys' School . The Officers of the Lodge formed the subject of the nexfc toast , and on their behalf a suitable and practical response was made by Bro . George Lambert P . G . Sword Bearer . The proceedings
were shortly afterwards closed in the usual manner by the Tyler . The musical arrangements were nnder the direction of Bro . Herbert Schartau . Nothing could excel the admirable manner in which the
comforts and enjoyment ; of the distinguished company of guests were studied by the proprietors of the Criterion , Messrs . Spiers aud Pond , whose catering and attendance elicited the most unqualified expressions of appreciation from all the brethren present .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . ANTHONY HARRISON SCARD . MANY of our brethren in the City will have learned with sincere regret of the death of Bro . Anthony Scarcl , which occurred under painfully sudden circumstances on Wednesday evening last . About half past eight o ' clock a gentleman
was observed to fall , in the Walworth-, oad , and en the arrival of a local medical man , about three minutes later , he pronounced life extinct . The deceased Brother was at once conveyed to his residence in the Kennington-road ,
where it was explained that he left home in the forenoon , apparently in his usual health , for the City , where he had business to transact . It was on his way homeward that he was suddenly overtaken by the hand of death , the
immediate cause being heart disease . We have not yet ascertained the Lodge to which Bro . Scard belonged , but he was well known in many of our City Lodges , and a familiar figure at various summer banquets , where he was
characterised by a vivacity almost amounting to eccentricity . He had been for many years a gnardian of the City of London , where he was proverbial for the interest he took , particularly in the apprenticing of pauper children ; indeed
he spoke on a kindred subject only the day preceding his death , at a meeting of the guardians in Bartholomew-close . His sudden removal , at the comparatively early age of sixty-one years , will be a source of unfeigned regret to a wide circle of friends .
It is with unfeigned regret we have to record the death of Mrs . Roberts , the beloved wife of Bro . J . Roberts P . M . and P . Z . Prosperity Lodge and Chapter . The sad event took place , somewhat . suddenly , at 32 Lawrence Lane ,
Choapsido , on the Sth instant . The deceased lady was well known to the members of Lodge G 5 ; she always took au interest in the Masonic Institutions , and entered thoroughly into any scheme that would add to the comfort and happiness of those less fortunately circumstanced .
IIot , T , ow . _ y s OrvTirEsr .-.. - _ > Pt ., _ s .- - As spring approaches a most favourable opjiortuirf . ' - o _ i . _ i-s ior rcetityint ; - in-. _ ul _ rities , removing imparities , and erasing blemish , w ' ok' . i . iavc _ r . se * . from the presence of matte ' . forbade by wider ; iv . n bein _ transpired tbrr . u _ .-h ; b - pores . This searching Ointment , well rubbed upon the skin , penetrates to the deeply seated or .. ; . ns , npon which it exerts most wholesi
a , _ y , e . uni bencfn . b' ! iniluence . Well nigh all tho indigestions give v / ay to this simob treatment , able , I bv tho purifying n . 'l nperativo doses of Holloway ' s Pills , roiitut each box of which plain "instructions" aro folded . Dillons disorders , loss of -.-. petite , fullness a ' . ter eating , lassitude , gont and rheumatism may be effectively checked in their painful progress , and the seeds oflong suffering eradicated by these remedies ,
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Consecration Of The Anglo-American Lodge, No. 2191.
claim to be the first Worshipful Master o _ the Anglo-American Lodge . He ( the W . M . ) was initi-ifc . cl in Canada , and was now a Pa ** t Grand Deacon of England , in which position , as in all others , he had done good suit and service to Freemasonry . He trusted Bro . Bak » r mi <_ ht have a happy and prosperous year of office . The Worshipfnl
Master , having n turned thanks for the cordiality with which the toast had been received , dilated afc some length upon the origin and progress of Freemasonry in America . Eulogising the manner in which the ceremony of consecration had been performed by the Consecrating Officer , he said that , as he had already told them , he
had served under three Grand Masters , so also had he served under three Grand Secretaries , viz ., Bros . Gray Clark , John Ilervey , and Colonel Shadwell Gierke . He spoke of the earnestness and zeal with which each of these brethren had applied themselves to the onerous duties of their office ; but without drawing invidious
comparisons , he did nofc hesitate to say thafc their present Grand Secretary was more energetic , able , aud popnlar than either of his predecessors . In respond-in ., ' , Colonel Shadwell Gierke disclaimed much of the eulogy that had been showered upon him by the proposer of the toast . He did not wish to arrogate to himself all the
honour i . nd glory of the proceedings of the day ; he could refer with noth . ng bufc admiration to the eloquent oration to which they had listened in the Lodge-room from their Chaplain , and which had given unbounded s-itisfacfcion to the brethren . Their rev . brother had , however , been called away to r . ttend to other important duties ,
and where he was afraid there would not even be a dinner ; moreover , at tho end of those duties he had a long distance to travel , and could not well reach homo before midnight . After alluding in felicitous terms fco the services rendered to Freemasonry by Bro . T . Fenn , Bro . Dr . Turtle Pigotfc , and others , he said there was one
point he omitted to mention in Lodge , and thafc was the sad news that had jnsfc been reported from America , namely , the death of Bro . Alfred GoodaW , whose name was as " a household word " both to English and American Masons . That esteemed brother had just died very suddenly , and by his death the Craft had sustained a severe and
irreparable loss . Bro . S . Pope gave Our American Joining Brethren , and in doing so humorously observed that it was fortnnafce for himself that their American brethren had set up for themselves a local habitation and name in London , for he suffered so intensely when on the sea , that he should never be able
to undertake a voyage across the Atlantic to see how Masonry was worked in America . Bro . Tilton , P . D . G . M . New York , responded in a practical address , alluding in interesting manner to the progress of Freemasonry in America , and expressing the pleasnre it afforded him that . Grand Lodge had sanctioned the happy idea of forming an
Anglo-American Lodge in this conntry . This was , perhaps , nofc to be wondered at when they considered that men of snch advanced proclivities as were the Americans had no home of their own iu this country in which they could exercise their Masonio functions . The Americans entertained feelings of the most respectful admiration for
English Freemasons and English Freemasonry , and no toast ever received a more coidial reception in America than tho one having reference to the Prince of Wales as the head of English Freemasonry . Consul-Genoral Waller also responded , in a lengthy and eloquent speech , though at tho outset he questioned whether the brethren had
not had already quite enough of "Hail ! Columbia" thafc evening . Reverting to the qualms which Bro . Pope had confessed to in view of a voyage across the Atlantic , tho speaker humoronsly said the terrors of the ocean would not be the onl y dangers he would have to encounter , for once they had welcomed him in America , it would
be no easy task for a brother of his popularity to escape from their fraternal embraces . Masonry acknowledged but ono flag , namely that of distre-s ; in that regard this Aug floated over every nation and people . He then went ou to say that half a century ago there were only 30 , 000 Masons in America , whereas there were afc the
present moment 600 , 000 ; this Anglo-American Lodgo would have a tendency to cement the brethren on both sides of tho Atlantic io stronger aud more enduring bonds of amity and brotherl y lore . No sensible American but would bo highly gratified and impressed with the fact of this Lodgo being inaugnrated , and he predicted for ifc a
long and brilliant career . Bro . Kcdge J . W . having proposed the Visitors , in cordial terms , Bro . J . C . Parkinson P . G . D . replied , ex . tolling the admirable address to which they had just listened from Bro . Consul-General Waller . When he ( the speaker ) visited America he expected to find it all prairie , plain and desert , bnt he
found everything had succumbed to the onward march of civilization . Masonry was in a flonrisbin ^ ' condition there , as it was in England , and tho establishment of this Lodge would go far to unite the two nationalities in the common bond of Masonic love and affection . Bro . Prince Ibrahim Ililmoy Pasha , brother of the reignin" soverei" * o
in Ei . 'ypt , also briefly replied , observing that he little thonght ho shonld be called upon to respond to a toast ou this the occasion of his second rppearance only in a Mnsonic Lodge . He assured them he esteemed it a very great honour to lie «__ . - . tinted with the Graff , and ho appreciated much the privilege of being permitted to reqiond to
so important a tonst . Ho wished tho Lod ge every success . The toast of the Masonic Charities , proposed by the W . M ., was responded to by Bro . Frederick l . incke . * -, . Secretary of the Rnyal Masonic Institution for Boys . He expressed great pleasnre in having entrusted to him snch a dut y on the occasion of the consecration of a Lodge
especially representing t . ; vo English-speaking nations . The W . M . had said at the outset thai brevity of speech would be fche order of the evening , bnt he thought ho mi ght bo allowed to follow the precept of the W . M . in acknowled ging the cordial manner in which the toast of the CharihV had been received by the brethren present . He
was bnt a poor utiiit-irian member of the Order , but he , tor . i .. r . __ fc bo permitted to pr . ya tribute of ad .-ir _ tion to the clequent _ ! _ d ' i . vi . _ hing address of Bro . Co .: il-General Waller , lie made i . _ i _ _ in « - nllu "
sion to the death of Bro . Goodall , which had been mentioned by " Grand Secretary , and described ifc rs nn event which wonld bo ro _ -re ' -fc . d by Freemasons on both aides of the Atlantic . After referring loth ' ; gratifying success which attended the recent Festival of the Royal
Consecration Of The Anglo-American Lodge, No. 2191.
Masonic Benevolent Institution , he said the Boys School was a some , what unfashionable branch of the Masonic Charities . Any reference to the Girls' Institution was sure to evoke sentiment and feelings of sympathy ; this was nofc the case with the Boys ' , on whose behalf he must say n word or two . The lads who were maintained and
educated at the Boys' School would form no inconsiderable section of the fathers of the future , and would exercise no little influence on the destinies of the country in days to come . He was deeply indebted to Bro . Major Geo . Lambert—who was ever ready to lend a helping hand in the cause of Charity—offering himself as a Steward
from this new Lodgo at the approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Bro . Binckes went on to argue at some length thafc the Institution with which he was more intimately associated was the most need y of the three , afc the samo time he would venture to say ifc was the most deserving . The ofcher
Institutions were possessed of funded property , which materially assisted the carrying on of the work done in them ; bufc this was not the case with the Boys' School . If the funded property of that Institution were equal to thafc of the others he should consider his labours consummated . Referring to certain allegations thafc the expenditure in
connection with fche Boys' School was extravagant , all he asked was that the brethren should investigate the figures for themselves . At no time in the history of the School had the average expenditure been more than from £ 47 to £ 48 per head per annum , and in the past year that average had been reduced to £ 10 , as against £ 45 in
tho preceding year . He trusted the Boys School , in common with tho other Institutions , would benefit from the special efforts which would be made in connection wifch fche Jubilee year of Her Majesty ' s reign , and he had faith that such confidence would not be misplaced . Having referred fco the fact thafc he had been for 26
years an advocate of this branch of our Institutions , he concluded with an earnest appeal for continued aud enlarged support to the Boys' School . The Officers of the Lodge formed the subject of the nexfc toast , and on their behalf a suitable and practical response was made by Bro . George Lambert P . G . Sword Bearer . The proceedings
were shortly afterwards closed in the usual manner by the Tyler . The musical arrangements were nnder the direction of Bro . Herbert Schartau . Nothing could excel the admirable manner in which the
comforts and enjoyment ; of the distinguished company of guests were studied by the proprietors of the Criterion , Messrs . Spiers aud Pond , whose catering and attendance elicited the most unqualified expressions of appreciation from all the brethren present .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . ANTHONY HARRISON SCARD . MANY of our brethren in the City will have learned with sincere regret of the death of Bro . Anthony Scarcl , which occurred under painfully sudden circumstances on Wednesday evening last . About half past eight o ' clock a gentleman
was observed to fall , in the Walworth-, oad , and en the arrival of a local medical man , about three minutes later , he pronounced life extinct . The deceased Brother was at once conveyed to his residence in the Kennington-road ,
where it was explained that he left home in the forenoon , apparently in his usual health , for the City , where he had business to transact . It was on his way homeward that he was suddenly overtaken by the hand of death , the
immediate cause being heart disease . We have not yet ascertained the Lodge to which Bro . Scard belonged , but he was well known in many of our City Lodges , and a familiar figure at various summer banquets , where he was
characterised by a vivacity almost amounting to eccentricity . He had been for many years a gnardian of the City of London , where he was proverbial for the interest he took , particularly in the apprenticing of pauper children ; indeed
he spoke on a kindred subject only the day preceding his death , at a meeting of the guardians in Bartholomew-close . His sudden removal , at the comparatively early age of sixty-one years , will be a source of unfeigned regret to a wide circle of friends .
It is with unfeigned regret we have to record the death of Mrs . Roberts , the beloved wife of Bro . J . Roberts P . M . and P . Z . Prosperity Lodge and Chapter . The sad event took place , somewhat . suddenly , at 32 Lawrence Lane ,
Choapsido , on the Sth instant . The deceased lady was well known to the members of Lodge G 5 ; she always took au interest in the Masonic Institutions , and entered thoroughly into any scheme that would add to the comfort and happiness of those less fortunately circumstanced .
IIot , T , ow . _ y s OrvTirEsr .-.. - _ > Pt ., _ s .- - As spring approaches a most favourable opjiortuirf . ' - o _ i . _ i-s ior rcetityint ; - in-. _ ul _ rities , removing imparities , and erasing blemish , w ' ok' . i . iavc _ r . se * . from the presence of matte ' . forbade by wider ; iv . n bein _ transpired tbrr . u _ .-h ; b - pores . This searching Ointment , well rubbed upon the skin , penetrates to the deeply seated or .. ; . ns , npon which it exerts most wholesi
a , _ y , e . uni bencfn . b' ! iniluence . Well nigh all tho indigestions give v / ay to this simob treatment , able , I bv tho purifying n . 'l nperativo doses of Holloway ' s Pills , roiitut each box of which plain "instructions" aro folded . Dillons disorders , loss of -.-. petite , fullness a ' . ter eating , lassitude , gont and rheumatism may be effectively checked in their painful progress , and the seeds oflong suffering eradicated by these remedies ,