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appreciate his sterling qualities and good worth . Never had a Master taken that position with brighter prospects for the good of the Lodge and Freemasonry in general than this Brother had that evening . They had great hopes of what was to come , and despite all the ups and downs—which every institution and Lodge must experience—he must say that Royal Edward and

would experience a successful period under Bro . Gosling ' s presidency , would be a sphere of usefulness . It was a privilege of which he was proud to have the pleasure of submitting to them the toast , their Worshipful Master , and he did so with the greatest confidence , feeling sure that Bro . Gosling would carry out the dignified and honourable position equal to any of their most worthy Masters of the past .

The Worshipful Master , in replying to the very cordial and enthusiastic way in which he had been received on taking up the presidency of the Lodge , said it would be his great ambition to conduct the affairs of the Lodge with credit to himself and satisfaction to the Brethren . He must , however , appeal to his Officers , for without their assistance he feared he should not be

able to carry out the campaign . He would not be successful unless tne Officers under him attended to his commands , and did their duty . He appealed to every Officer to whom he had given his collar to stand by him in the exercise of his duty , and in doing that they would be upholding the good and welfare of the Lodge .

Bro . Ellwood said he was pleased to rise at the call'of the Master , to submit the Immediate Past Master Bro . G . Mayor . Bro . Mayor had done his work well , and deserved the thanks of the Lodge . Ho repeated that he had been a good Worshipful Master , and as the oldest member he was proud to be able to say so . He had a good successor , and he hoped the Lodge would prosper under his guidance .

Bro . Mayor thanked them ono and all for the kind way in which his work had been recognised . They had been very eulogistic , and while admitting that he had dono his best he feared he had not deserved all their kindness . The Rev . W . C . Buckle , referring to the procedure of the Lodge , appealed to the Brethren to make a point of attending their meetings . In

the past he had done what little he could in the way of lecturer and so forth , and he would undertake to continue those duties , and hoped that the Brethren would enter into the work with zeal and earnestness , so that they might appreciate and better fulfil the objects they had in view . There was every sign that evening of a prosperous year , and he did hope they would all work to further the real object of Masonry .

The W . M . thanked the Rev . W . C . Buckle for his promise of continued assistance .

ST . OSWALD LODGE , No . 1124 . jnnHE annual installation meeting took place on Monday , 7 th inst ,, at I Oswestry , when Bro . Alfred Aslett was installed Worshipful Master for the ensuing year . Bro . R . G . Venables D . P . G . M . was elected a member of the Lodge . Colonel Maltby , assisted by Bros . Geo . Owen and J . P . Cartwright , performed the ceremony of installing Bro . A . Aslett , after which the W . M . invested the Officers of the Lodge for the ensuing year .

After business the visitors were entertained to a banquet by the members of the Lodge , and the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured .

HONOUR AND FRIENDSHIP LODGE , No . 1266 . THE installation of Bro . R . H . Groves as W . M ., by Bro . W . W . Stickland , took place at Blandford last month . The Officers for the year wern invested , and the annual banquet followed .

ALDERSHOT CAMP LODGE , No . 1331 . AT the meeting at the South Western Hotel , Aldershot , on Wednesday , 9 th inst ., Bro . B . Masters was elected W . M . for the ensuing year , Bro . U . Finch Treasurer , and Bro . W . Burns Tyler . Mr . William Howe was initiated , and Bros . Clark , Stevenson , Swain , and Howe were passed . Bro . W . Cockbiirn P . M . P . P . G . S . B . proposed , and Bro . G . H . Atkinson P . M . seconded , that a Past Master ' s jewel and collar should be presented to Bro . D . Wilkins W . M . P . G . S . B ., on the termination of his year of office .

After the meeting the company sat down to supper , which was served by Bro . T . Wells .

DUKE OF CORNWALL LODGE , No . 1529 . rriHE festival of St . John was celebrated at St . Columb , when Bro . H . J . 1 Rowse S . W . was installed into the chair of King Solomon by Bro . B . F . Edyvean 330 P . P . S . G . W ., assisted by a strong Board of Installed Masters . Bro . T . Gatley was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel in recognition of his faithful services to the Lodge , the appointment as Treasurer being the ninth in succession .

On this occasion the Lodge celebrated its majority , it being twenty-one years ago when the Prov . Grand Master the Right Hon . the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe , assisted by Capt . Hugh G . Colville , of Bodmin , appointed the fiist W . M . in the old Justice Room at the Red Lion Hotel , and a year or two afterwards dedicated the building in Victoria Street , which , through the foresight and assistance of Bros . H . T . Whitefield and E . VV . Brydges Willyams , and others , was acquired as a freehold for the Brethren . The

Banctuary was afterwards embellished under the direction and guidance of Bros . Cox and Best ( now deceased ) , and by the presentation of portraits of the Grand Master H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and the Prov . G . M . the Earl of Mount-Edgeumbe , set in frames of old church oak . One unique feature of the Lodge is a complete set of coloured plates ( in the East ) of the various degrees , from the first to the thirty-third , which was presented by Bro . H . T . Whitefield ; and indeed , when further adorned by Bro . Edward Benney with lovely flowers , it looked a paradise .

The banquet was served at the Red Lion Hotel to forty-five Brethren , in Bro . Hellyar's usual excellent style .

ARTHUR JOHN BROGDEN LODGE , No . 1715 . ON Friday , 18 th inst ., Bro . J . K . Birch S . W . was duly installed as Worshipful Master at the new Masonic Hall , near the Grange Church , Grange-over-Sands . Subsequently the Brethren -partook of an excellent banquet provided at the Crown Hotel by Bro . Coward and Mrs . Coward . The usual loyal toasts having been disposed of , together with the

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toasts of the Officers of the Grand Lodge and of the Provincial Lodge , Bro . Coward proposed the toast of the W . M ., and expressed the belief , from the great interest he evinced in Masonry , that he would make a good Master . He could certainly assure him of all help and assistance from his Officers . The W . M ., who was well received , expressed the honour ho felt in having been elected to that honourable position , and his determination to do all he could for the welfare of Masonry in general , and the Brogden Lodge in particular .

URMSTON LODGE , No . 1730 . THE regular meeting took place at the Victoria Hotel , Urmston , on Monday , 14 th inst ., Bro . Walter Bowers W . M ., with a very good attendance of members and' visitors , principal among whom were Bros . G . A . Myers P . M . P . P . G . D . C . D . C ., Past Masters J . Bowers Org ., John Walton , John Walton jun ., J . H . Marsh , T . W . Bone , and R . Swindells . Visitors : — Bros . C . S . Abbott P . M ., 1009 P . S . G . D ., J . Wagstaffe P . M . 320 P . P . G . S . B ., C . Loach P . M . 962 P . P . G . S . B ., and W . Findlay 1459 .

Following the reading and confirmation of minutes was a successful ballot for Mr . Isaac Renshaw , Merchant , Urmston , who was desirous of making his advent into the Craft . The ceremony was performed by the W . M ., assisted by his principal Officers , Bro . G . G . Mends S . W . presenting and explaining the Working Tools , and Bro . J . Ormrod J . W . delivering the antient charge . A raising was also due , but the candidate did not put in an appearance .

Being the penultimate meeting of the financial year , the election of Officers took place , with the result that Bro . Mends S . W . was unanimously chosen as the future W . M ., and his installation into that position will take place at the January meeting . Bro . Hedley Jones J . D . proposed " that the sum of two guineas be given out of the Charity Fund of the Lodge to Bro . Superintendent Bent P . M . in aid of his soup kitchen , " which was carried .

At the festive board which followed , Bro . G . R . Lloyd P . M . P . P . G . Tr . Secretary , proposed the health of the candidate , to which Bro . Renshaw responded , saying that he had been very much impressed with the address given by the J . W ., and he would endeavour to fulfil the obligations he had taken , so as to become an honour to the Lodge . Bro . Ed . L . Littler P . M . P . P . G . P . Treasurer proposed the health of the visitors , giving them a hearty and sincere welcome .

The harmony of the evening was contributed by Bros . H . Jones , J Bowers P . M . Org ., T . Sewart S . D . 1814 , and E . Roberts P . M . 1459 .

VERNON LODGE , No . 1802 . i flHE animal meeting was held at Retford , on the 14 th inst ., when Bro . JL W . A . Charles was installed W . M . for the ensuing year by Dr . George Thomson . The members and friends afterwards dined together at the Criterion Hotel .

SHALDEN LODGE , No . 2016 . THE annual meeting was held in the Lodge room at the Assembly Rooms , Alton , on the 10 th inst . The W . M . Bro . G . Turvill opened the Lodge shortly afti-r three o'clock . Notwithstanding the difficulties of the train service there was a good attendance of Officers and Brethren of the various Lodges in the Province .

After the ordinary business , the Installing Master Bro . Rev . Hervey P . M . P . P . G . C . proceeded to the installation of Bro . H . P . Burrell , who afterwards invested the Officers for the year . After the close of business the Brethren adjourned to the Swan Hotel , where they sat down to a banquet , provided by Host Andrews .

ARROW LODGE , No . 2240 . nMHIS Lodge , which in point of strength in the Herefordshire Province is JL second only to its mother Lodge , the Palladian , is singularly fortunate in its elections to the honourable and important position of Worshipful Master , says the " Hereford Times . " This year the Lodge has very appropriately filled King Solomon ' s chair with a practical master builder , Bro . Henry Wishlade , a public spirited townsman as esteemed for his manly

geniality as he is admired for his fine presence . He was J . W . last year , but the S . W . having removed from Kington it came to his turn to take the chief position , and he readily acceded to the unanimous proposition that he should do so . His installation took place in a well attended Lodge on Monday , 7 th inst ., in Burton Hall , Kington .

Bro . Secretary Young ably installed the new W . M ., who was saluted and congratulated by the Brethren generally . He subsequently appointed and invested his Officers . The Immediate Past Master Bro . C . Wellington Lloyd was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel , in recognition of the very satisfactory manner in which he had carried out the duties of the chair during the year .

After business , the Brethren adjourned to a banquet in the Burton House Hotel , After the Loyal toasts the S . W . proposed the Provincial Grand Officers , in the course of his remarks observing that the Kington Lodge was especially fortunate in having two members who were present Officers of the Province . Kington Lodge had also had the honour this year of receiving the Provincial

Grand Lodge for the second tune under their banner , when it was the largest attended for many years . He hoped that the proposition to hold Provincial Grand Lodge in Hereford oftener would not be carried , because he thought that the visit to the different Lodges sustained and stimulated the interest in Masonry . He believed it would be a fatal mistake to alter the present mode of holding the Provincial Grand Lodge .

Bro . 0 . W . Lloyd proposed , in eulogistic terms , the health of the W . M ., whose family name , he said , had been honoured in Kington for many years . Bro . Wishlade was admired and esteemed by his fellow-townsmen and country neighbours . Masons had always observed him with pleasure in the different posts ho had held in the Lodge , owing to the careful and pleasant attention he had paid to the formalities . Bro . Billiald thought the Lodge was proud of their new W . M ., and looked forward to a very prosperous and enjoyable year .

The W . M ., after acknowledging their enthusiastic reception , thanked the Brethren for having elected him to occupy King Solomon ' s chair . He appreciated the responsibility . In fact he had seen it long ago . He knew the Arrow Lodge had been complimented by visitors upon the high rank it