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Lodge Histories.
scri ption to the funds thereof , and be duly returned as snch to the Grand Lodge of England . Given at London , this 21 st day of Jannary A . L . 5871 . A . D . 1871 . By command of the Most Worshipful Grand Master the Right Honourable the Earl de Grey & Ripon , K . G .
( Signed ) JOHN HEEVEV G . S . On a question frequently raised as to whether brethren in arrears shonld be allowed to vote in Lodge , we may quote a paragraph from this History , showing that at a meeting held on the 4 th September 1871 , on the ballot being taken for a candidate for initiation , an objection
was raised against any votes being received from members in arrear with their subscriptions , as they were disqualified from voting under the Bye-laws . The ballot was , however , proceeded with , all the members present being supplied with balloting balls ; the result being that two black balls appeared in the box . The objection raised
against brethren in arrears voting being persisted in , the W . M . Bro . T . H . Winder ordered a new Ballot to take place , expressly omitting to supply balloting balls to any member in arrear , and the ballot was then declared to be unanimously in favour of the candidate , but the W . M . declined to declare the candidate elected until he had submitted
a fair statement of the case to the R . W . Prov . G . Master . In the interval between this meeting and the next meeting , on 3 rd Ocfc . the W . M . submitted the case to the R . W . Prov . G . Master , who declared the candidate duly elected , and he was initiated accordingly . Following their History up to current date , the compilers point
out the various plaoes at whioh the Lodge appears to have met during the 150 years of its existence , namely : — A private room ( supposed to be in Chnrohgate ) from 1732 to 1765 ; the Hope Inn from 1765 to 1800 ; Legs of Man Inn from 1800 to 1801 ; Four Horse Shoes Inn from 1801 to 1804 ; Legs of Man Inn
from 1804 to 1844 ; Swan Hotel from 1844 to 1866 ; Church Institute from 1866 to 1879 ; Swan Hotel from 1879 to 1882 . One commendatory feature of the Lodge referred to , with pardon , able pride , nearly at the end of the History , is that , in addition to the liberal sums given to local charities the Lodge contributed from
1843 to 1879 to the Benevolent Institution , £ 60 5 s ; to the Boys ' Sohool , £ 59 6 s ; and to the Girls' School , £ 21 . This ia most praiseworthy for a Lodge to show so well on the list of honours , independ . ently of the efforts of private members ; and if all onr Lodges conld show the same amount of zeal in this respect the promoters of those
Institutions , which are the pride and boast of Masonry all over the world , would have far less cause for anxiety and individual exertion than that with which they are saddled at the present hour . The roll of membership of the Lodge from its commencement , for whioh the compilers suitably thank the Assistant Grand Secretary , is a matter more of local than of general interest ; but the History is one
which shonld be widely circulated , containing as it does , a vast fund of important information to the students of contemporary history , the comparison of dates and other subjects whioh must ever occupy the attention of the brethren of the mystic tie who are striving after knowledge in season and out of season , whether on work or pleasure bent .
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Thursday afternoon , at Freemasons' Hall , when there were present Bros . Col . Creaton Grand Secretary ( in the chair ) , Joshua NtHm , John A . Rucker , Frank BAehardson , Arthur E .
Gladwell , B . H . Finney , Frederick Adlard , H . Massey , J . H . Matthews , James F . Corbin , J . J . Caney , and F . Rl W . Hedges ( Secretary ) . After the confirmation of the minutes , the Committee adopted a recommendation of the House Committee , that the salary of the senior clerk in the
office of the Institution should commence at £ 100 a year , and of the junior clerk at £ 65 a year . The chairman reported the receipt of £ 178 10 s 6 d for a purchase case , after which one petition was examined , and the child named therein placed on the list for election in April . The Committee then adjourned .
The annual meeting of the Royal Alfred Lodge , No . 780 , took place on the 22 nd inst ., at the Star and Garter Hotel , Kew-bridge , where there was a goodly muster of brethren and visitors . Lodge having been duly opened ,
and some formal business transacted , Bro . L . Franckel , who ably discharged the duties of the Senior Warden ' s chair last year , was installed as Worshipful Master , in the place of Bro . C . Costelow . The ceremony of installation
was well performed by Bro . B . B . Blasby P . M ., and after the newl y installed W . M . had received the salutations of the brethren , he invested his Officers for the ensuing year . At the conclusion of the business the brethren partook of
a sump tuous repast , when the customary Loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . We regret that , in consequence of other pressing engagements , we were unable to ^ ccept the kind invitation we had received , nnd which we a < * hoped to have responded to . We , TU-VPrOie'n s , tender otlv "est wishes for a prosperous year for the Lodge .
Lodge Histories.
There was a large attendance of brethren and visitors at the first meeting after the recess of the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , held at the Guildhall Tavern , on Thursday evening , under the presidency of Bro . J . Roberts W . M . The
. speeches after the banquet included a stirring appeal by Bro . J . Terry , Secretary of the R . M . B . I ., on behalf of the Charities . A full report , which we have in type , is unavoidably deferred till next week .
The Grand Mark Lodee for Cornwall is fixed , by Sir Charles B . Graves-Sawle , Bart ., to be held at St . Austell , on Tuesday , 24 th Oct ., under the wing of the junior bnt vigorous Mark Lodge , No . 275 . The Provincial Grand Master intends to be present . There are now eteht Lodges in the Province , the Provincial Grand Secretary being Bro . W . J . Johns P . M . 78 , of Truro .
West Middlesex Lodge of Instruction No . 1612— A meeting was held at the Ealing Institute on Tuesday , 26 th inst . Present—Bros . H . E . Tuckpr Preceptor , T . A . Smith W . M ., J . Green S . W ., J . R . Fernee J . W ., C . W . Cunningham S . D ., W . Seward J . D ., P . M . Kasner I . G ; also Bros . Denby , Sherman , Jones , and Taylor .
After preliminaries , the W . M . rehearsed the ceremony of initiation , Bro . Sherman candidate . Bro . J . Green W . M . of the Mother Lodge was unanimously elected to fill the chair at the next meeting , when it is to be hoped there will be a good attendance , the efficiency of Bro . J . Green ' s working being well known .
Ad00702
THE FREEMASON'SCHRONICLE , A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence , Sanctioned by the Grand Lodge of England . Price—13 s 6 d per annum , post free . . THE FREEMASON'S CHRONICLE will be forwarded direct from the Office , 23 Great Queen Street , W . C . ( opposite Freemasons' Hall ) , on reoeipt of Post Office Order for the amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses to prevent mistakes . Post Office Orders to be made payable to W , W . MORGAN , at High Holborn Office . Cheques crossed " London and County . " Advertisers will find THE FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE an exceptionally good medium for Advertisements of every class . SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS . Per Page £ 8 0 0 Back Page £ 10 0 O Births , Marriages and Deaths , Is per line . General Advertisements , Trade Announcements , & c . single column , 5 s per inoh . Double Column Advertisements Is per line . Special Terms for a Series of Insertions on application . Agents , from whom copies can always "be had : — Messrs . CURTICE and Co ., 12 Catherine-street , Strand . Messrs . KENT and Co ., Paternoster-row , E . C . Mr . RITCHIE , 6 Red Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . SIMPSON BROS ., Shoe Lane . Mr . H . SIMPSON , 7 Red Lion Court , E . G . Messrs . SMITH and SONS , 183 Strand . Messrs . SPENCER and Co ., 23 A Great Queen-street , W . C . Messrs . STEEL and JONES , 4 Spring Gardens , Charing Cross . Mr . G . VICKERS , Angel Court , Strand . Mr . H . TICKERS , 317 Strand .
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Crown 8 vo , price 2 s 6 d , cloth lettered . Iraffemfii of fpsMt ; ptuKt graft Mmmmt By Bro . JAMES STEVENS , P . M ., P . Z ., & o . " May bo read with advantage by the whole Craft . "—Sunday Times . " Grand Lodge should at once set to work to secure the desired uniformity . " "Sheffield Tost . " Tho subject is ably argued by the author . "—Western Daily Mercury . " Useful and valuable in t . he highest degree . "—Exeter Gazette . "Will have a -material effect on the future of Masonic "Ritnal . "—South Western Star . " The author adduces many variations in tho language used by different Preceptors . "— Cox ' s Monthly Legal Circular . " Ought to be intho hands of every Mason . "—Northampton Guardian . " To Freemasons generally it will be found useful niul valuable , : md we com mend it to their notice accor liagly . "—Surrey Count // Olisereer . " Bro . Stevens' motion for a Committee on the subject of Uniformity of Ritual was carried by a large majority . "—Freemason's Chronicle report of Grand Lodge meeting , 3 rd December 1 S 79 , Sent , by post , on receipt of stamps , by tho Author , Bro . JASIES STEVENS , 112 High-street , Clapham , S . W . ; or by Bro . W . W . MORGAN , 23 Great Queen Street , London , W . C .
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BRO . G. S. GRAHAM , The Popular Tenor and Buffo Vocalist , from St . James ' s Hall , Crystal Palace , & c . ( Provincial Grand Organist Middlesex ) IS OPEN TO ACCEPT ENGAGEMENTS FOR Concerts , € ntei'titwmcnts , &| tInsomt gmtquefs . Bvo . G . S . Graham ' s Party of Eminent Artists can be engaged for Masonic flanquets , Consecrations and Installations , Sec . For Opinions of tho Pros * , and terms , address—G . H . GRAHAM , St . John ' s Villa , ! H Fornlea Pvrii I , Balham Surrey .
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Lodge Histories.
scri ption to the funds thereof , and be duly returned as snch to the Grand Lodge of England . Given at London , this 21 st day of Jannary A . L . 5871 . A . D . 1871 . By command of the Most Worshipful Grand Master the Right Honourable the Earl de Grey & Ripon , K . G .
( Signed ) JOHN HEEVEV G . S . On a question frequently raised as to whether brethren in arrears shonld be allowed to vote in Lodge , we may quote a paragraph from this History , showing that at a meeting held on the 4 th September 1871 , on the ballot being taken for a candidate for initiation , an objection
was raised against any votes being received from members in arrear with their subscriptions , as they were disqualified from voting under the Bye-laws . The ballot was , however , proceeded with , all the members present being supplied with balloting balls ; the result being that two black balls appeared in the box . The objection raised
against brethren in arrears voting being persisted in , the W . M . Bro . T . H . Winder ordered a new Ballot to take place , expressly omitting to supply balloting balls to any member in arrear , and the ballot was then declared to be unanimously in favour of the candidate , but the W . M . declined to declare the candidate elected until he had submitted
a fair statement of the case to the R . W . Prov . G . Master . In the interval between this meeting and the next meeting , on 3 rd Ocfc . the W . M . submitted the case to the R . W . Prov . G . Master , who declared the candidate duly elected , and he was initiated accordingly . Following their History up to current date , the compilers point
out the various plaoes at whioh the Lodge appears to have met during the 150 years of its existence , namely : — A private room ( supposed to be in Chnrohgate ) from 1732 to 1765 ; the Hope Inn from 1765 to 1800 ; Legs of Man Inn from 1800 to 1801 ; Four Horse Shoes Inn from 1801 to 1804 ; Legs of Man Inn
from 1804 to 1844 ; Swan Hotel from 1844 to 1866 ; Church Institute from 1866 to 1879 ; Swan Hotel from 1879 to 1882 . One commendatory feature of the Lodge referred to , with pardon , able pride , nearly at the end of the History , is that , in addition to the liberal sums given to local charities the Lodge contributed from
1843 to 1879 to the Benevolent Institution , £ 60 5 s ; to the Boys ' Sohool , £ 59 6 s ; and to the Girls' School , £ 21 . This ia most praiseworthy for a Lodge to show so well on the list of honours , independ . ently of the efforts of private members ; and if all onr Lodges conld show the same amount of zeal in this respect the promoters of those
Institutions , which are the pride and boast of Masonry all over the world , would have far less cause for anxiety and individual exertion than that with which they are saddled at the present hour . The roll of membership of the Lodge from its commencement , for whioh the compilers suitably thank the Assistant Grand Secretary , is a matter more of local than of general interest ; but the History is one
which shonld be widely circulated , containing as it does , a vast fund of important information to the students of contemporary history , the comparison of dates and other subjects whioh must ever occupy the attention of the brethren of the mystic tie who are striving after knowledge in season and out of season , whether on work or pleasure bent .
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Thursday afternoon , at Freemasons' Hall , when there were present Bros . Col . Creaton Grand Secretary ( in the chair ) , Joshua NtHm , John A . Rucker , Frank BAehardson , Arthur E .
Gladwell , B . H . Finney , Frederick Adlard , H . Massey , J . H . Matthews , James F . Corbin , J . J . Caney , and F . Rl W . Hedges ( Secretary ) . After the confirmation of the minutes , the Committee adopted a recommendation of the House Committee , that the salary of the senior clerk in the
office of the Institution should commence at £ 100 a year , and of the junior clerk at £ 65 a year . The chairman reported the receipt of £ 178 10 s 6 d for a purchase case , after which one petition was examined , and the child named therein placed on the list for election in April . The Committee then adjourned .
The annual meeting of the Royal Alfred Lodge , No . 780 , took place on the 22 nd inst ., at the Star and Garter Hotel , Kew-bridge , where there was a goodly muster of brethren and visitors . Lodge having been duly opened ,
and some formal business transacted , Bro . L . Franckel , who ably discharged the duties of the Senior Warden ' s chair last year , was installed as Worshipful Master , in the place of Bro . C . Costelow . The ceremony of installation
was well performed by Bro . B . B . Blasby P . M ., and after the newl y installed W . M . had received the salutations of the brethren , he invested his Officers for the ensuing year . At the conclusion of the business the brethren partook of
a sump tuous repast , when the customary Loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . We regret that , in consequence of other pressing engagements , we were unable to ^ ccept the kind invitation we had received , nnd which we a < * hoped to have responded to . We , TU-VPrOie'n s , tender otlv "est wishes for a prosperous year for the Lodge .
Lodge Histories.
There was a large attendance of brethren and visitors at the first meeting after the recess of the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , held at the Guildhall Tavern , on Thursday evening , under the presidency of Bro . J . Roberts W . M . The
. speeches after the banquet included a stirring appeal by Bro . J . Terry , Secretary of the R . M . B . I ., on behalf of the Charities . A full report , which we have in type , is unavoidably deferred till next week .
The Grand Mark Lodee for Cornwall is fixed , by Sir Charles B . Graves-Sawle , Bart ., to be held at St . Austell , on Tuesday , 24 th Oct ., under the wing of the junior bnt vigorous Mark Lodge , No . 275 . The Provincial Grand Master intends to be present . There are now eteht Lodges in the Province , the Provincial Grand Secretary being Bro . W . J . Johns P . M . 78 , of Truro .
West Middlesex Lodge of Instruction No . 1612— A meeting was held at the Ealing Institute on Tuesday , 26 th inst . Present—Bros . H . E . Tuckpr Preceptor , T . A . Smith W . M ., J . Green S . W ., J . R . Fernee J . W ., C . W . Cunningham S . D ., W . Seward J . D ., P . M . Kasner I . G ; also Bros . Denby , Sherman , Jones , and Taylor .
After preliminaries , the W . M . rehearsed the ceremony of initiation , Bro . Sherman candidate . Bro . J . Green W . M . of the Mother Lodge was unanimously elected to fill the chair at the next meeting , when it is to be hoped there will be a good attendance , the efficiency of Bro . J . Green ' s working being well known .
Ad00702
THE FREEMASON'SCHRONICLE , A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence , Sanctioned by the Grand Lodge of England . Price—13 s 6 d per annum , post free . . THE FREEMASON'S CHRONICLE will be forwarded direct from the Office , 23 Great Queen Street , W . C . ( opposite Freemasons' Hall ) , on reoeipt of Post Office Order for the amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses to prevent mistakes . Post Office Orders to be made payable to W , W . MORGAN , at High Holborn Office . Cheques crossed " London and County . " Advertisers will find THE FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE an exceptionally good medium for Advertisements of every class . SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS . Per Page £ 8 0 0 Back Page £ 10 0 O Births , Marriages and Deaths , Is per line . General Advertisements , Trade Announcements , & c . single column , 5 s per inoh . Double Column Advertisements Is per line . Special Terms for a Series of Insertions on application . Agents , from whom copies can always "be had : — Messrs . CURTICE and Co ., 12 Catherine-street , Strand . Messrs . KENT and Co ., Paternoster-row , E . C . Mr . RITCHIE , 6 Red Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . SIMPSON BROS ., Shoe Lane . Mr . H . SIMPSON , 7 Red Lion Court , E . G . Messrs . SMITH and SONS , 183 Strand . Messrs . SPENCER and Co ., 23 A Great Queen-street , W . C . Messrs . STEEL and JONES , 4 Spring Gardens , Charing Cross . Mr . G . VICKERS , Angel Court , Strand . Mr . H . TICKERS , 317 Strand .
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Crown 8 vo , price 2 s 6 d , cloth lettered . Iraffemfii of fpsMt ; ptuKt graft Mmmmt By Bro . JAMES STEVENS , P . M ., P . Z ., & o . " May bo read with advantage by the whole Craft . "—Sunday Times . " Grand Lodge should at once set to work to secure the desired uniformity . " "Sheffield Tost . " Tho subject is ably argued by the author . "—Western Daily Mercury . " Useful and valuable in t . he highest degree . "—Exeter Gazette . "Will have a -material effect on the future of Masonic "Ritnal . "—South Western Star . " The author adduces many variations in tho language used by different Preceptors . "— Cox ' s Monthly Legal Circular . " Ought to be intho hands of every Mason . "—Northampton Guardian . " To Freemasons generally it will be found useful niul valuable , : md we com mend it to their notice accor liagly . "—Surrey Count // Olisereer . " Bro . Stevens' motion for a Committee on the subject of Uniformity of Ritual was carried by a large majority . "—Freemason's Chronicle report of Grand Lodge meeting , 3 rd December 1 S 79 , Sent , by post , on receipt of stamps , by tho Author , Bro . JASIES STEVENS , 112 High-street , Clapham , S . W . ; or by Bro . W . W . MORGAN , 23 Great Queen Street , London , W . C .
Ad00704
BRO . G. S. GRAHAM , The Popular Tenor and Buffo Vocalist , from St . James ' s Hall , Crystal Palace , & c . ( Provincial Grand Organist Middlesex ) IS OPEN TO ACCEPT ENGAGEMENTS FOR Concerts , € ntei'titwmcnts , &| tInsomt gmtquefs . Bvo . G . S . Graham ' s Party of Eminent Artists can be engaged for Masonic flanquets , Consecrations and Installations , Sec . For Opinions of tho Pros * , and terms , address—G . H . GRAHAM , St . John ' s Villa , ! H Fornlea Pvrii I , Balham Surrey .