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Bro . Gale W . M . 2262 most sincerely thanked the Brethren for their kind entertainment , and complimented the new Master on the work he had performed in the Lodge . He felt sure Bro . Bulpitt would give all the satisfaction that was expected of him , because he had received the same tuition from South London Lodges of Instruction as he had , and it was impossible to have better Preceptors than Bros . O'Dea and Boots . Bros . Stanton , Tilling , Beavis , Harper , and several other of the guests also responded to the toast .

Bro . Hill S . D . waa entrusted with the toast of the Treasurer and Secretary , which he considered a great honour to himself . The members were proud of having such excellent Masons as Bros . Hattersley and O'De- * . filling those two offices in the Lodge . They had both earned popular titles , by which they were perhaps better known than when referred to by their actual names , and each did everything in hia power for the welfare of the Lodge .

Bro . Hattersley thanked the Brethren for their reception , and the compliment they had paid him in entrusting him with the care of their funds . The fact that at the last meeting he had had the pleasure of being re-elected showed that the members of the Lodge were satisfied . It was not he _ alone who would do everything in his power for the Lodge—the same might be said of every member of the Borough Lodge .

Bro . O'Dea Secretary , in his usual " John Blunt" manner , said he did not like long speeches , but he was pleased to have the opportunity of saying the Lodge was going on in a prosperous way . They had that evening the gratification of entertaining sixty-five members , which he considered was a very good number for a young Lodge . The W . M . had now very much pleasure in giving the toast of the Officers

of the Lodge . He was sure he had selected Brethren who understood their work . Bro . Cannon S . W . was , like himself , one of the founders of the Lodge , and he felt sure that when that Brother rose to the position he then occupied he would give satisfaction to the Lodge . Other of their Officers were not only Past Masters of other Lodges , hut had also risen to Provincial honours , and one and all of them he considered good workers of the ritual , well able to carry out the duties of the Lodge .

Bro . Cannon , responding , assured the W . M . he would give him every assistance in his power , and hoped to fulfil his duties to the satisfaction of the Lodge . The other Officers responded in rotation . . The Tyler ' s toast brought the happy meeting to a conclusion . _ Bro . A . Atkin I . P . M . aa usual provided an excellent staff of musical artists , among them being Mrs . Edward Boberts , whose sweet voice was in grand form ; Miss Kate Willey , who was deservedly encored ; Mr . Buben Boberts , Mr . Arthur Melrose , Bro . Wilfred Stracey , Mr . Adolph Fowler , and last , but by no means least , the Immediate Past Maater Bro . Atkin himself .

Bro . Henry William Bulpitt , the new Worshipful Master of the Lodge , whose portrait we present above , was born on the 30 th November 1860 , in the Borough . He was initiated into Freemasonry in 1892 , in the Dagmar Lodge , No . 2262 ,. Wraysbury , and , as we have recorded above , he was one of the Founders of the Lodge over which he now presides . He has been exalted into Boyal Arch Masonry , and is at the present time Scribe N . of the Jubilee Chapter , No . 72 . We wish him a prosperous year of office , with plenty of work , and the enjoyment of good health for many years to come .

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE , No . 1524 . THEBE was a splendid gathering on Thursday , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , on the occasion of the installation meeting of this Lodge , Bro . Edmund Frisby , the new Master , having won general regard among the members , by reason of his long continued efforts in the way of providing musical enjoyment at the different meetings . The gathering was presided over by Bro . A ., M . Archer W . M ., who was well supported by Officers and other members , together with a large number of visitors .

After the observance of due formalities in regard to the formation and opening of the Lodge , the report of the Auditors was received , and then the new Master was placed in the chair , and having received the salutations of his Brethren proceeded to appoint his assistant Officers for the year , as follow : Bros . H . B . Burgess S . W ., J . Bedford J . W ., W . H . Brand ( first initiate of the Lodge , and its Master in 1880 ) Treasurer , C Lorkin ( third initiate of the Lodge , and its Master in 1883 ) Secretary , H . Plaro S . D ., A , Smith J . D ., F . Henderson I . G ., H . W . D . Willis D . C , A . Platel and H . G . C . Hollinghurst Stewards , and E . Mallett P . M . Tyler .

The newly installed Master had an early opportunity of proving his capabilities in the chair—and right ably did he acquit himself—there being five gentlemen before the Lodge proposed as candidates for initiation : Mr . T . M . Duncanson , Mr . W . Saunders , Mr . W . B . Francis , Mr . B . W . Harris , and Mr . B . A . Hindrick . These gentlemen were all unanimously received on

the ballot , and in due order were admitted to Masonic light by the Master . Bro . E . J . Turnbull P . M . made an efficient Director of Ceremonies during the work , and aided in no small degree the efforts of the Worshipful Master , who desired to keep to time throughout , and , despite the heavy amount of work to be got through , eventually closed the Lodge within a few minutes of the appointed time—no small credit to him at the outset of his term of office .

The work of initiation having been completed , the W . M . said the first pleasurable duty he had to perform in the Lodge—not that he regarded the initiation of the five gentlemen they had admitted that evening as anything but a pleasure—but this was an especial gratification to him , was to present to Immediate Past Master Archer the jewel which the members had provided to mark their appreciation of his work in the Lodge during the past year . Bro . Archer had a splendid record for his year of office ; he had initiated no

less than sixteen gentlemen into the Lodge , had passed them , and had raised nearly all of them . He had earned the jewel in the Lodge , and he took the opportunity of presenting it to him in the Lodge . It had been honestly and truly earned , and in pinning it on the breast of Bro . Archer he expressed the wish Of the members when he said he hoped their Immediate Past Master would be blessed with health for many years to wear it in the Lodge , and enjoy the rest he had so truly earned by his arduous work on their behalf .

Among the other business transacted on the occasion was the voting of a sum of ten guineas from the funds of the Lodge to a worthy Brother who has recently met with a severe accident , and the hope was expressed that it might be possible to do something yet further on his behalf , a wish which we , being acquainted with the Brother at present in misfortune , most heartily endorse . The names of six gentlemen were submitted as candidates for initiation at the next meeting .

• After receiving the hearty good wishes of his Brethren the Master closed his Lodge , and the company adjourned to the banquet room , where an excellent repast was served and generally enjoyed . The toast of the Queen having been honoured , the W . M . submitted that of the Grand Master . Masons throughout the country could but sympathise

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with the Prince of Wales in the loss he sustained last year in the death of his first lieutenant in Masonry , the Earl of Lathom , who , without a doubt-., did much on behalf of the Grand Master in the enforced absence of the Prince . Proposing the toasfc of the Pro Grand Master , and the rest of the Officers

of Grand Lodge , the W . M . said this was the first time the toast had been proposed in the Lodge with the present names associated with it . Earl Amherst had a big task before him in attempting to overtake the Earl of Lathom as a prime worker in the Craft , while in regard to the Earl of Warwick , he was an unknown man among them , but came well recommended , and would no doubt ably fulfil his part .

The Immediate Past Maater now assumed charge . The toast he had the honour and pleasure to propose that night was really the toast of the evening —that of their Worshipful Master . The Brethren had seen how he had worked up from the first office in the Lodge , thafc of Junior Steward—and he was really a good Steward ; for he being hia senior he had full opportunity of knowing . Passing along , Bro . Frisby had most ably acquitted himself in the other offices , while the way in which he had initiated the five Brethren

into the Lodge that evening was not only a credit to him , but to the Lodge also . The Master had spoken of his beating all records in the Lodge during the past year , but he felt it was the present chief who would beat the records . He had already done so in one respect—in regard to the Lodge Charity box —which on this occasion had come back to the chair better filled than had ever been known in the history of the Lodge . They wished the new Master every prosperity in his office , and good health to manage the affairs of the Brethren .

The W . M . ' s popularity was fully evinced on his rising to respond , he being received with a most hearty welcome . He said he was extremely obliged to the Immediate Past Master for the proposition of the toast , and to the Brethren one and all for receiving it so heartily as they had done . He felt it was very kind of the I . P . M . to speak thus early of his work in the Lodge . He thought that any man who took office in Freemasonry should do the work to the very best of his ability * . The fact of having five initiates

at his first meeting was a great gratification to him , while the nomination of six new candidates gave him promise of more work fco come on in the near future . Well , he was most anxious to do all that lay in his power to carry out all the work the members could give him . Bro . Archer had been pleased to refer to one record he had already created in the Lodge—he might tell them that the contents of the Charity box exceeded £ 2 , which he believed had never been reached before in their Lodge . He most sincerely hoped he

would be allowed health and strength to keep up the good work and reputation of the Duke of Connaught Lodge-. If they were satisfied with what he had thus far done he waa more than gratified , and if the Officers of the Lodge would only stick to him he felt they could create a new record in the Lodge . They had every prospect of work before them ; his predecessor had left him the largest balance ever handed over to a new Master in the Lodge ; and with all those good things and the hearty co-operation of the Lodge Officers and members they must succeed during the coming year .

The W . M ., in proposing the next toast , said he considered it the most important on their programme . The Brethren had seen and heard him on many occasions , but they had not seen or heard before the Brethren on whose behalf he had now to propose a toast—the Initiates . They were all good men and true , especially one of them , and especially another one of them , and especially all of them .

Replying to the toast of the Initiates , Bro . Duncanson tendered his thanks . He was much obliged to the members of the Duke of Connaught Lodge for receiving him , and hoped his actions in life would prove that the spirit of Masonry at least was in him , and was urging him to take full advantage of the lessons he had learnt that night .

Bro . Saunders hoped to prove himself a good Mason , to rise to high positions in the Lodge , and win distinction in their midst—but not during the present century . It was possible , however , that some of the best men who budded in this century would bloom in the next , and he hoped to be amongst them .

Bro . Francis fully endorsed the sentiments of the previous speakers among the initiates , and added his thanks . Bro . Harria said his ambition had long been to become a Freemason , and he was delighted with his experiences now that he had been initiated . He hoped he might become as brilliant a Mason as the best among them . Bro . Hindrick said he should try to do his best as a Mason , and hoped to prove himself a worthy member of the Brotherhood .

The W . M . next rose to propose the toast of the Installing Master . He said he had a friend who often wrote to him , and after summing up all he had to say signed himself " Yours faithfully . " He then put a postcript with an initial , and after that he gave a few last words and that ended all . The toasts thus far he considered much the same as his friend ' s letters .. They had heard the important toast proposed of the Worshipful Master , then the more important one of the initiates , and now the most important one of the

Installing Master , their Immediate Past Master Bro . Archer . His work in the Lodge had made a great impression on him that night , and he felt it was to the Immediate Past Master they desired to offer substantial honours . One the Brethren had seen when he presented the Past Master ' s jewel in Lodge , which he had so ably and fully won . A second was when he invested him

with the collar and jewel of his office as Immediate Past Master , these being subscribed for by the initiates he had admitted into the Lodge during his year of office . Their Brother Archer had well earned their respect and regard , and he had no hesitation in calling on them to drink to his good health . The toast was most heartily received , musical honours being added . ; . ¦•¦

Bro . Archer replied ; * 'He was sure the Brethren had had quite enough of him during the past twelve months . It was very gratifying to bim , after finishing his year of work , to be so decorated as he had been that ni g ht . The year would ever remain a memorable one with him . He specially thanked the initiates of his year for the splendid collar and jewel they had been good enough to present him . He hardly knew which of his presents to prize the most , as he felt that when the initiates of a year presented the Master with a special mark of their regard it was evidence of a kindly feeling on their part , of which he should be particular proud .

The W . M . said it was now his good fortune to propose the toast of the visitors . He had been to one or two Lodges , he might say several , but he did not know of one that made a stronger feature of entertaining guests than they of the Duke of Connaught did . They gave the visitors the best they could in the Lodge , and they gave them the best outside of the Lodge that

their funds could provide . They had a long list of guests present that evening—upwards of thirty—but he hoped the Brethren would accept the reply of the three he was about to select , on behalf of the whole . He had much pleasure in coupling with the toast the names of Broa . Jeffery P . M . 1227 , Grace P . M . 73 , and Lewis P . M . 1598 . The former Brother said it was not the first time he had had tho