Consecration Of The St. Leonard Lodge, No. 1766.

CONSECRATION OF THE ST . LEONARD LODGE , No . 1766 .

SHOREDITCH , though embracing a somewhat large district , cannot be considered strong in Masonic Lodges , but if we are to judge from the nnmber of brethren who assembled at the Town Hall on Tuesday , a vast array of members of the Craft are resident here or hereabouts . In onr issue of the 31 st August wo notified that a warrant had been granted for this Lodge , and in dno course onr W .

Bro . James Terry received instructions from tho M . W . tlio Grand Master to take upon himself the duties of Consecrating Officer and the date named above was fixed for tho ceremony to b » per . formed . Tho W . M . designate , Bro . Louis Stean , is a veteran Mason ; one who has served zealously a d well ; and row , after nearly fifty years nc'ivify ( ho was initiated in the year 18301 , we find him rearly

to don his armour , and lead a new generation in their search after Mas"nio Light . The consecration was set clown for four o'clock , when the members named in tho warrant assembled , and amongst those who attended we were able to recognise the following brethren : — Bros . Jns . Terrv P . G . J . W . Herts , W . T . Howe Grand Pursuivant , J . H . Hale W . M . 737 P . G . P . Novhs and Hunts , J . B , Shackleton

P . M . P . A . G . P . Middlesex , Chas . W . Cox J . W . 1564 , B . T . Henman 1243 , James Smith 193 , W . Perrv 1107 P . J . W ., W . H . Main P . M . 813 , F . Brun S . W . 1076 , J . G . Stevens P . M . 554 , VV . J . Rawiev 174 . J . Still well 813 . N . T . Hewens S . W . 737 , H . Ashton 1185 , W . Dance I . P . M . 754 , J . H . Thompson P . M . 1237 , H . Rawes Past S . W . 950 . 1353 , W . B . Burnard 1662 , A . Hubbard 813 , T . Cnsworth P . M . 813 ,

W . Stead W . M . 813 , Wm . Stephens P . M . 1489 , W . Burton P . M . 1124 , Edwin Blnnfc 1489 , Thomas Sims 65 . W . H . Wallington P . M . 860 , J . Tavlnr P . M . 933 , S . Hollidav W . M . 382 , Thomas G ' ass 813 , W . F . Green 861 , T . G . Purdy P . M . 861 , W . Grist 1489 , H . J . Dickson 781 , F . H . Cozens Org . 907 , R . R . Harper S . W . 813 . J . J . Gabb P . M . 813 , W . Stead 1066 , G . Edwards 907 , W . Hart 49 , H . Stephens W . M . 754 ,

J . Driscoll P . M . SO . G . H . Wilkinson 49 , E . E . Pottle W . M . 869 , Stephen Havnutt 101 , G . Plnmmer 177 . C . G . Hill P . M 1366 , Geo . Lee St . John's . Canada , 40 , William Johnson 861 , H . R . Fletcher 1 P 0 +. John Woodham 101 . T . Bnrtlett P . M . 813 . W . Snellgrove 907 , E . Sotners P . M . 1602 , W . Webb 382 , R . M . C ' nrke 1339 W . W . Morgan 211 . S . Bedwell 861 , J . A . Hnnt 5 " 9 , W . Dawson 1602 , J . A .

Smith 1187 , G . Yonng 820 , C . B . Payne P M . 27 , J . W . Tny ' or W . M . 917 , G . Musgrave 1507 . C . Coleman 907 , H . Jones 996 , T . P . Chap , man 788 , James B ' yth 813 , W . Clai-ke P . M . 959 P . G . D . C . Suffolk , & o . On entering the Lodge room Bro . Terrv requested Bro . W . T . Howe , Grand Pursuivant , to take the Senior Warden's chair , and Bro . W . H . Main that of the Junior Warden , while Bro . Wm . Clarke P . M . P . G . D . C .

Suffolk—than whom wo know of no brother who displays greater energy—acted as Director of Ceremonies . Tho musical arrangements had been entrusted to the English Glee Union , under tho direction of Bro . Albert Hnbbard , who on this occasion had the valuable assistance of Bros . G . Mnsgrave , H . Ashton , and F . IT . Cozens . With all details tbusprovided for , with commodious premises , and well ventilated rooms ,

need we add that everything passed off most enjoy ably . Theprocoedings at the consecration of a new Lodgo have so frequently been particularised in our columns that , on this occasion , we need scarcely plead that demands on our space preclude our giving a fuller description . On the completion of tho ceremony Bro . Terry installed Bro . Louis Stean as the first W . M . of the St . Leonard Lodge . Bro . Stean

oppointed the following ns his Officers : —Bros . George T . Barr J . W . 907 S . W ., Charles F . Barham P . M . 754 J . W ., Charles Stevens P . M . Treasurer , Joseph Cox Secretary , E . Benjamin S . D ., Jones J . D ., Clements I . G ., Gale D . C , Marshall W . S ., T . C . Speight Tyler . Bro . Terry pave tho address to tho Master , and Bro . Clarke thafc to the Wardens ; Bro . Terry then completed his labours

by giving the address to the members . During the evening Bro . Terry , and those who had assisted him in the labours of the day , received the thanks of the Lodge for the services they had rendered , and ifc was intimated thafc at tho first meeting a proposition thafc honorary membership be conferred on them would be brought forward . After the Visitors had paid the

members the customary compliment , Brother Lonis Stean closed his Lodge . The banqnet , under the superintendence of the indefatigable Bro . Grist , Avas then served , aud met with the unqualified approval of all who were present . On the removal of the cloth , the W . M . briefly introduced the Loyal toasts . In speaking to that of the M . W . the Grand Master , Bro . Stean remarked thafc we ought

all of ns to be proud of our present Grand Master , who was ever mindful of the best interests of Freemasonry . The first time he ( the W . M . ) had the opportunity of hearing a Grand Master speak , was many , many years ago ; the Grand Master he referred to was the late Duke of Sussex . The Prince of Wales was a staunch supporter of our Institution , and all present wonld heartily drink to the

toast . With the third toast , the Pro Grand Master , tho Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , was associated the name of Brother AV . T . Howe , who r . sponded : In Lords Carnarvon and Skelmersdale we had two noblemen who Avere ever anxious to advance the principles of Freemasonry . For him . self , it had given him infinite pleasure to bo present that clay , and

he thanked the W . M . and Officers for the kindness he had met with , both in Lodge and at the banquet table . On Bro . Terry devolved the duty of proposing the health of the W . M . In doing so our esteemed brother turned his opportunity to account , and made some very happy allusions . Bro . Stean had been a Mason forty-eight years , and it was gratifying to know he felt himself capable of administering the affairs of a now Lodge . The brethren who had

chosen him , might be congratulated ; they had made a very happy selection , as their W . M . possessed a rare combination of qualities . He bad ever been a good and zealous worker in the cause of Freemasonry , and a staunch supporter of the Charities . Due honoui having l . een paid to the toast , Bro . Steau rot-e , and assured the brethren present that he fully appreciated the kiml manner in which they had received his health , When he first presided over a Lodge ,

Consecration Of The St. Leonard Lodge, No. 1766.

he had cons'dered the position of Master as one which afforded him pleasure . Ho now had regard to its duties and responsibilities , aa well as to the pleasnro it . gave him . He had carefully thought tho ¦ natter over when invited to preside over a new Lodge , and the con . elusion ho had come to was , that if , after his protracted Masonio career , ho were capable of doing so , ifc was his duty to undertake

tho office . Ho was satisfied tho St . Leonard Lodge would show it > vas in its power to effort mneh good—more , indeed , than he had been able to effect . He trnsted the seed sown that day would bear good fruit , and that the young Masons present on this occasion wonld find , when he was gone , thafc his prediction had been fulfilled—thafc the Lodgo was equal to any in the Craft ; that their subscriptions were

•is considerable as tho = e of any other Lodge , and that every chair iu the Lodge , not only thoso of the Master and Wardens , but . likewise the Deacons' chairs , would represent a Vice-Presidentship of one or other of the Institutions . Bro . Stean then proposed the toast of the Consecrating Officers , and , in doing so , expressed his regret that the proposition to admit them as honorary members had been lost sight

of . However , he assured them the omission wonld be rectified at their next meeting , as it was a compliment to which , from the admirable manner in whioh they had fulfilled their dnties , they were most justly entitled . After " Molly Brierly " had been sung by Bro . Ashton , Bro . Clarke rose , and gratefully expressed his sense of the honour done to him and his colleagues , the thanks so cordially

rendered being a sufficient reward for what they had done . He felt nssnred the day ' s proceedings would have a beneficial effect on all who had witnessed it . Masonry had a mission to fulfil . It was a glorions Institution , and incnlcatrd thoughts and ideas which must benefit , them ono and all . Bro . Terry l- 'kewise responded , and ex . pressed the pleasnro it had given him to preside at tho usher .

ing into the world of a new Masorio babv—this being tho 117 th occasion on which he had been present . It had also been a source of satisfaction thafc he had installed Bro . Stean as W . M . of the St . Leonard Lodge ; he was deeply impressed with the remarks thafc worthy nnd worshipfnl brother had made . Bro . Terry likewise referred to the approaching Festival of the Royal Benevolent

Institution , and announced that Bro . Lieut .-Col . Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie , Prov . G . Master of East Lancashire , had kindly consented to preside on the occasion . This induced in him the hope that , with such a pres dent , the result would be satisfactory , aud that East Lan . cashire would loyally second the efforts of its chief . On Bro . Terry resuming his seat , Bro . Howe announced his intention , amid

cheers' , to act ns Steward at tho Festival in question . Bros . Hale and Shackleton replied to the toast of the Visitors , and that of the W . M . of the Cosmopolitan Lodgo was acknowledged by the W . M . in person , Bro . J . W . Taylor . The toast of brethren of other constitu . tions was coupled with the name of Bro . Lee , who expressed himself highlv gratified that ho had been present . He assured them that

though his Lodge was somo thousands of miles away , in Canada , there wero good men and true in the Dominion , and their hearts beat warmly towards their brethren in all parts of the world . The toast of the Officers was briefly but suitably acknowledged b y Bros . Senior nnd Junior Wardens , and shortly afterwards the Tyler's toast brought the proceedings to a close . We append the

mnsical programme , and merely add that the several pieces were admirablv given , and the efforts of the talented partv justlv appreciated . Four Part Son ? , "The Soldier ' s Love , " Solo Bro . H . Ashton ; Son g , " I fear no Foe , " Bro . A . Hnbbard ; Soldiers' Chorus from ; the Opera of " Faust ; " Song . " Molly Brierly , " Bro . H . Ashton ;

| Song , " Sigh no moro . Ladies , " Bro , G . Mnsgrave ; Four Part Son ? , I "Come boys , drink ; " Song , "The Thorn , " Bro . F . H . Cozens ; I Song , " Tom Tough , " Bro . A . Hubbard ; Song , "Down by the ¦ Brook side , " Bro . H . Ashton ; Humourous Song , Bro . F . H . Cozens ; I Glee , " Tho Watchman . "

Consecration Of Lodge Of Progress, No. 1768.

CONSECRATION OF LODGE OF PROGRESS , No . 1768 .

THIS ceremony was performed on 17 th Oct ., at Freemasons' Hall , by tho V . W . Bros . John Hervey Grand Secretary , the Rev . R . J . Simpson P . G . Chaplain , H . G . Buss P . G . Treasurer Middlesex as Director of Ceremonies , Murtou P . G . D . as S . W ., Fenn P . G . D . as J . W . The musical arrangements were in the hands of a very able brother . In his opening remarks Bro . Hervey expressed unqualified satisfaction at being called upon to consecrate a Lodge every

petitioner of which was a member , and in most cases a prominent working member , in the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , wherein he had held the office of Treasurer for over thirty years . He had no misgivings whatever that the rendering of the beautiful ceremonies of the Order wonld in any way suffer in the bands of the Officers designate , or that any candidate seeking Masonic light , in the Lodge

of Progress , would fail to be impressed when the mysteries of Freemasonry were revealed to him in all their solemnity . An eloquent oration was delivered by the Rev . Bro . Simpson , of which the following is a snrnrnary : — " I have had much pleasure in complying with the request that I shonld assist as Chaplain at the Consecration of tho Lodge of Progress , more especially aa my old and excellent friend the

Grand Secretary is the consecrating and installing Officer . I congratulate you on the happy choice you have made in styling yourselves the Lodge of Progress . I will take your title as a key to observations I am about to make , but let me premise these remarks aro uot intended to teach the experienced brethren here present any

thing unknown , but rather to remind them and myself of some old facts and truths that may help ns ou the march of Progress . In the ¦ peiiing Chapter of the volume of the Sacred Law , we have the first record of Progress in matter . From chaos i-auie the new created world . Mother earth , ever labouring for our good , furnished the materials to aid man , first with his tent ,