Arthur Sullivan Lodge, No. 2156, (Manchester).

ARTHUR SULLIVAN LODGE , No . 2156 , ( MANCHESTER ) .

A MEETING was held at Mrs . Stopford ' s , Old Boar's Head Hotel , on Wednesday , the 11 th instant . Present—Bro . Oliver Gaggs W . M ., J . Goss S . W ., Holme J . W ., W . Goldthorpo P . P . G . Organist I . P . M ., N . Dumville P . M . P . P . G . S . Treasurer , Redman Secretary , W . Dumville P . M . Chaplain , Simmons S . D ., Cuthbert Blaoow 3 . D ., 0 . Turner P . M . D . of C , A . S . Kinnell I . G ., T . H . Gaggs Organist ,

Bros . Morley , Jackson , Taylor , Clough , Kay , Murphy , and Whiteley . The Lodge waa opened in due form , and the minutes of the previous , meeting read aud confirmed . The ballot waa taken for Mr . G . H . Cunnington , and being announced favourable , he waa initiated into

Freemasonry by Bro . C . Turner . The W . M ., Bro . Gaggs , delivered the E . A . charge , and Bro . Goes presented the working tools . There being no fnrthtr business the Lodge waa closed in peace and harmony .

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH LODGE , No . 2332

ALTHOUGH consecrated but two years ago , thia Lodge haa made such rapid advance that in point of numbers and good working it will take a high position . The third Worshipful Master waa installed last Wednesday , at the Masonio Rooms , King William " the Fourth ,. East Greenwich ,. when a large muster of the brethren assembled to take part in the interesting ceremony . The out-going

Master Bro . Henry Roberts presided , and was supported by the following brethren : —Thos . W . Boord , M . P ., the first Master of the Lodge , Ralph Gooding P . G . D ., W . Keppa P . P . G . Organist Kent , E . F . Fals P . M . 1540 , G . W . Sly P . M ., Orchard P . M ., Sydor P . M . aud F . Ingle W . M ., all of 79 , A . Holmes P . M . and G . Newall P . M . of 548 , 0 . Jolly P . M . 1472 , H . Boord P . M . 589 , E . J . Williams P . M .

1639 , Geo . Burney , Beard , L . J . Bone , Geo . P . Carter S . W ., J . G . Thomas J . W ., S . J . Gore P . M . Treasurer , W . J . Huntley Secretary , G . W . King , A . H . Oakley , A . H . Bateman P . M ., E . W . Carpenter , Jas . Brown , J . 0 . Pearson , J . Harper , J . Bone , F . Barney , T . P . Newton , Orlton Cooper , & c , & o . Bro . George P . Carter , having been previously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , was brought before the

Lodge and signified his assent to the usnal conditions . The installation ceremony was then carefully performed by Bro . Hy . Roberts , and the new Master was duly saluted by the brethren iu the three degrees . Bro . Carter then proceeded to appoint and invest hie Officers , viz .: —J . G . Thomas P . M . 8 . W ., A . H . Oakley J . W ., W . J . Huntley Secretary , T . P . Newton S . D ., E . W . Carpenter J . D ., J . 0 .

Pearson I . G ., A . H . Bsteman P . M . D . C , Jas . Brown and Jabez Harper Stewards , Spinks Tyler . Bro . S . J . Gore P . M . having been re-elected Treasurer was also invested . The report of the Audit Committee , whioh showed a satisfactory state of prosperity , was adopted . A Past Master ' s jewel was awarded to Bro . Hy . Roberts , for which he suitably returned thanks . The resignation of a member

was received , with regret , and relief was voted to a distressed brother . The labours of the evening being terminated , the Lodge was closed in perfect harmony , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet room , where an admirable repast was served by Bro . George Burney . Tbe menu was artistically got up , and the appropriate S . ukespearian quotations invoked muoh comment . At the termination

iif tbe meal tbe usual Loyal aud Masonio toasts were given , Bros . Thos . W . Boord and Ralph Gooding responding for the Grand Officers , in congratulatory terms . Bro . Roberts briefly proposed the health of the Worshipful Master , to whioh Bro . Carter replied . He said it was gratify ing to them all to hear so many compliments from ths Grand Officers present , and thanked tho brethren for appointing

him to the dignified position , which he would endeavour to fill with credit to the Lodgo aud satisfaction to tho members . He then gave the Installing Matter who had carried out the ceremony of tha evening iu so satisfactory a manner . Bro . Roberts , in returning thanks , referred to the pleasant duty it had been for him to instal his

successor ; this he considered should be undertaken by every Master , as it was a satisfactory way of winding np the year of office . Past Masters Orchard , Holmes and Williams acknowledged the toast of the Visitors ; Bros . J . G . Thomas and A . H . Oakley replied for the Officers of the Lodge , and the proceedings were brought to a pleasant conclusion with the Tyler ' s toast .

Sir R . H . Collins , K . C . B ., has officially notified Messrs . Jobn Briusmead and Sons , 18 Wigmore Street , London , that the Duchesn of Albany never grants formal warrants , but they are welcome to state that they are under the patronage of Her Royal Highness .

Messrs . Briusmead have , in addition , special appointments to several European Courts , and also that of Pianoforte Makers to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales , under warrant dated 20 th February 1889 , and the Briusmead Pianofortes have been supplied to Her Majesty the Queen at Balmoral

L . T . Meado has written a new serial story , entitled "Out of Fashion , " which will be commenced in the December part of Oassell ' s Magazine , forming the First Part of a New Volume . The same number will contain the first instalments of two other serial stone ? , entitled " You'll Love Me Yet , " by Frances Haswell , and "Had Ho

Known , " a story of the New Zealand Gold Thirst . The author of " How to be Happy though Married " will furnish a paper " In Praisf of the Early Worm . " "A Trip to Jupiter ' s Moonlet"is the subject of another illustrated contribution ; and Mr . J . F . Sullivan provides drawings for a complete story , entitled " Tho Woes of Mrs . Caraotaous Brown . "

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December . ST . AGNES ORPHANAGE . —By kind permission of Mr . W . W . Kelly , a ticket benefit takes place this and next week at the New Olympic Theatre on behalf of the St . Agnes Orphanage . Tickets to benefit this Institution must be taken direct of the Honorary Secretary , Miss Mary A . Hales , 106 Ladbroke Grove Road , Kensington , W .

Bro . John Taylor , the proprietor of the Essex Weekly News and several other papers , has been unanimously elected Mayor—the fourth Mayor—of the Borough of Chelmsford . Bro . Taylor waa the pioneer of " penny papers" in Essex ; and is a member of the Committee of the Newspaper Society .

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