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passing was rehearsed , Bro . Caudwell as candidate . The Lodge was resumed , and Bro . Ward was elected a member . Bro . Henry was elected W . M . for the next meeting .

o o o BROMLEY ST . LEONARD LODGE , No . 1805 . ON the 28 th inst ., at the Bow Bells , Bow Road , E ., Bro . R . Alabaster W . M ., F . A . Slater S . W ., W . Holland J . W ., J . De Casseres Precentor , F . Thornton Sec , W . Joss S . D ., G . Fennell J . D ., H . M . Pollock I . G ., W . Bfarchant Organist , M . Boyce P . M ., A . Silk , C . Holland , E . Silk .

The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . W . Boyce as candidate . Bro . Slater delivered the charge in a most creditable manner . Bro . Alabaster vacated the chair in favour of Bro . 0 . Holland . Bro . Fennell answered the questions leading to the third degree , and Bro . C . Holland rehearsed that ceremony , Bro . Fennell as candidate .

Bro . Alabaster resumed the chair . A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Alabaster , this being the first time he had occupied the chair in this Lodge . Bro . Slater was elected to the chair for Wednesday next .

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ANGEL LODGE , No . 51 . rTIHERE was a very large gathering of members of the Craft at the Cups I Assembly Room , Colchester , on Tuesday , 20 th inst ., to witness the installation of Bro . Claude E . Egerton-Green P . BI . of the Lodge and also of the Colne Lodge , No . 2477 , and P . P . G . Treas ., as W . M . for the ensuing year .

The first business was the confirmation of the minutes of the last Lodge and Lodge of Emergency , and these were of a specially interesting character , as they included the record of the steps taken by the Lodge in conjunction with the United Lodge , No . 697 , for the purchase of the premises lately used as the Savings Bank , for the purpose of adapting it into a Blasonic Hall .

After the confirmation of the minutes , the arrival of the Prov . G . M . the Earl of Warwick was announced , and his lordship having been escorted into the Lodge by the Provincial Grand Officers , he was accorded the honours due to his exalted rank in the Craft . The installation ceremony was then proceeded with , it being performed by Bro . Harry Becker the outgoing W . M .

In investing the Secretary Bro . T . J . Railing P . A . G . D . C . Prov . G . Sec . the W . M . mentioned , amidst much applause , that Bro . Railing had now completed twenty-five years service in that capacity , and although they could not expect that he would continue to hold the office for another quarter of a century , they all hoped he would do so for ' many years yet to come . Bro . Joseph Grimes P . M . P . P . G . S . of Wks . was re-elected to represent the Lodge on the Essex Provincial Charity Committee , and returned thanks .

The Secretary said he was quite certain that as long as the present generation of Freemasons lived the memory of the good work done by their late lamented Bro . Alfred Welch would always be kept green . But in order that those to come after might know the worth of their Brother , a very old member of the Lodge and one of its most ardent well wishers—Bro . R .

Clowes P . M . 650 P . G . Std . B . P . P . S . G . W . —wished to ask the Lodge to accept a three-quarter length portrait of Bro . Welch . Bro . Clowes , with his accustomed modesty , had felt some diffidence in making the presentation himself , and had asked him to do so . The Secretary then handed the portrait to the W . BI ., remarking that it was a most faithful likeness , and he trusted that it' would be the first picture to be hung in the new Blasonic

Hall . The Worshipful Master said he was sure he could say on behalf of all the members of the Angel Lodge that they were greatly indebted to Bro . Clowes for his thoughtful gift . They all greatly respected their late Bro . Welch , and it was most fitting that the portrait of so worthy a Mason should occupy a position of honour in the Masonic Hall they were proposing to erect . He trusted that this would be only one of a series of portraits of worthy Past Masters which would adorn its walls . He proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Bro . Clowes .

The motion having been seconded by Bro . E . Hennemeyer P . M . P . P . S . G . W ., was unanimously carried . Bro . Clowes , who was received with applause , said the portrait was one which he took himself , of their good Brother , on an occasion that he visited at his home in Sussex , and he thought there was . no more fitting place for it than in the Angel Lodge , where Bro . Welch ' s Masonic work was so well known and appreciated .

The Worshipful Blaster said he was quite sure the members of the Angel Lodge , as well as the large number of visitors present , would wish him to extend a hearty welcome to the Provincial Grand Blaster . When invited to attend this meeting his lordship readily consented , and they were the more indebted to him for his pr : sence , as he had thereby been prevented from

going to that attractive function , the Lord Mayor ' s Ball at the Mansion House . It was this devotion to the interests of Freemasonry that so endeared Lord Warwick to the Brethren , and whilst all the Lodges under his rule were loyal to his lordship , none were more so than the Angel Lodge , No . 51 .

The Prov . G . M ., in response , assured the Brethren that it was a real pleasure to him to have the opportunity of attending this meeting . He knew that this was the oldest . Lodge in his Province , and was as justly celebrated for the excellence of its working as for its loyalty to the great principles of the Order . Under the Mastership of his friend , Bro . Egerton-Green , these traditions would , he was sure , be fully maintained , and he congratulated the Lodge on having secured so worthy a Brother as their Master for the second time .

Hearty greetings having been extended to the new W . M . by the Visitors present , and thanks accorded to the Installing Master , two candidates for initiation and one for joining were proposed , and the Lodgo was closed . Over fifty Brethren subsequently sat down to dinner at the Cups Hotel , an elegant banquet being well served by Mr . and BIrs . Woodward . The new

Worshipful Blaster presided and was supported on his right hand by the Earl of Warwick , Bro . Courtenay Warner , M . P ., and other distinguished visitors . Before the conclusion of the repast the Prov . G . Bl . had to leave to catch the last train to town , but before doing so his lordship thanked the Brethren for the hearty welcome they had given him , and repeated his assurance of the pleasure he had felt in being present .

The usual Masonic toasts were duly honoured . In giving the health of the Bl . W . G . BI . the Worshipful Blaster said he had lately had tho opportunity of attending , in conjunction with their Secretary , a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk , at which H . R . H . was present , and he

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was very much struck by the evident interest that the Prince of Wales takes in Freemasonry . Having seen their Grand Blaster in all his Masonic glory , and heard H . R . H . ' s gracious words on that occasion , he should in future feel a greater interest in this toast than ever . Bro . Harry Becker I . P . M . proposed the health of the W . BI ., congratulating the Lodge upon the fact that Bro . Egerton-Green had consented for the

second time to preside over their meetings . The Secretary had in Lodge spoken of tho prospect of hanging the portrait of their late Bro . Welch in the new Masonic Hall . He should like to take this opportunity to tell the Brethren that Bro . Egerton-Green had kindly consented to spare time to sit to him for a portrait , which ho hoped the Lodge would accept from him to hang up in the Hall .

In responding , the W . M . said the coming session of their Lodge would be a most important and responsible one , as not only would they have the celebration of the longest and happiest reign in the history of the world , but they knew the Prov . G . Bl . had announced his intention to hold the Provincial Grand Lodge at Colchester , and it would also witness the inauguration of a new era in the Blasonic life of the town—the erection of a Masonic Hall .

He had for sometime felt—and Bro . Railing and others had had the same feeling for a longer period—that in a town like this , with two Craft Lodges , a strong Chapter , a flourishing Blark Lodge , and the probability of further developments in Freemasonry , there ought to be a building specially devoted to the interests of the Craft . He had not a word to say against the hotels that had for a long time afforded most excellent accommodation for their

meetings , but the advantages of a place specially arranged for the meetings was one that would he appreeiaied by all Masons . He himself could not help recalling the Masonic Hall of the Apollo University Lodge , at Oxford , where he first saw the light of Masonry . They were only waiting for the completion of the legal formalities to take possession of the old Savings' Bank premises , and then they must go to work heartily and earnestly to carry out their

project , which he should like to see completed in time for the meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge . He felt quite certain he should have the loyal support of the sister Lodge of the town—United—in the matter , the members of which had already shown their zeal by voting a liberal grant from their funds for this purpose , but he need hardly remind the members of both Lodges that individual effort and self-denial would be needed to assure the success of

their project . Allusion had been made to a portrait of his unworthy self to hang upon the walls of their future Hall—he was sure he mi ght say for the members of his Lodge that they heartily thanked Bro . Becker , and should receive the gift in the same spirit in which it was offered . He feared that Bro . Becker hardly realised the responsibility he had undertaken , for he would be probably expected to paint a portrait of each of the Past Masters .

In responding for the Visitors , the W . M . of the United Lodge , No . 697 , said the members of his Lodge were looking forward to the erection of the proposed Hall , and the W . M . of Lodge 51 might rely on their heartiest co-operation and support .

LODGE OF HOPE , No . 433 . fTlHE installation meeting was held on Monday , 19 th inst ., at the Foresters ' I Hall , Brightlingsea , a dispensation for the purpose having been granted by the Prov . G . M . An important matter included in the preliminary proceedings was the confirmation of a resolution passed at the last regular meeting , in which it was decided to remove the meeting-place of the Lodge from the Swan Hotel , where it has been held since the year 1860 , to the

Duke of Wellington . Inn , the reason for this being , it was understood , that owing to the recent re-construction of the Swan , the necessary accommodation for the proper conduct of the ceremonies cannot now be given at that wellknown hostelry . At the Duke of Wellington certain structural alterations have been carried out , which will enable the Brethren to hold their monthly meetings in a suite of rooms entirely shut off from the other part of the house .

The chief business was the installation of Bro . E . Drake as W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremonies appertaining to which were most ably conducted by Bro . Claude E . Egerton-Green P . M . 51 2477 P . P . G . Treas ., Deputy-Mayor of Colchester . As representative of the Essex Provincial Charity Committee , Bro . R . D . Poppleton P . BI . P . P . G . D . was unanimously re-elected .

The Secretary , in moving that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the Installing Master , said this was the third year that Bro . Egerton-Green had done them this service . They very much appreciated his kindness , and in order to show it he begged to propose that they offer to Bro . Egerton-Green the honorary membership of the Lodge . Thc proposition having been seconded by Bro . Robert Pitt P . M . P . P . G . Sword Bearer , was carried with acclamation .

Bro . Egerton-Green said it was always a great pleasure to him to come to Brightlingsea and assist the Blasonic Brethren there to the best of his ability . At one time he feared he should be prevented this year from installing the W . M ., as ovving to some important engagements in connection with the visit of Lord Rosebery to Colchester next day , his time was much

occupied . But he had succeeded in getting there , and he trusted they would excuse his returning to Colchester almost immediately , and not joining them at dinner . As regarded the honour they had just conferred upon him , he thanked the Secretary for his kind thought , aud assured the Brethren that he accepted the honorary membership of the Lodge with much pleasure .

The Brethren dined in the evening at the Swan Hotel , an excellent repast being well served by the Host .

LODGE OF FAITH , No . 581 , THE regular meeting was held at the Gransmoor Hotel , Fairfield , on Wednesday , 21 st inst ., Bro . J . Lever W . M . The following were present : —Bros . H . J . Harrison I . P . M ., W . Jones S . W ., Robt . Adshead J . W ., G . H . Scott S . D ., C . H . Griffiths I . G ., J . 0 . Brown Treas ., Saml . Whittaker P . M ., G . H . Barnes P . M ., Hy . B . Brown P . M ., J . T . Moorhouse , Dr . E . E . Jones , G . Hebden , J . Hibbs , Geo . E . Blellor , S . Andrew , W . Taylor , George Ashworth , Joseph Harrison , W . H . Wagstaff .

There was no particular business to engage the attention of the Brethren , and an early adjournment was made to the social board , during the progress of which a silent toast was drunk to the memory of Bro . Watson , recently deceased .

URMSTON LODGE , No . 1730 . THE regular meeting was held on Blonday , the 12 th inst ., Bro . Walter Bowers W .-M ., when there was an attendance of about forty members and visitors , among the former being Bros . Ed . L . Littler P . BI . P . P . G . P .