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Metropolitan.
LODGE OE HONOUR AND GENEROSITY ( No . 194 ) . —The last meeting of this Lodge for the season Avas held on Monday the 1 st , Avhen Bro . R . Bell Avas installed W . M . for the year ensuing . The ceremony was performed by Bro . R . L . Wilson in his usual able manner , and the W . M . appointed Bros . W . M . Westall , S . W ., H . N . Chever , J . W ., F . Robins , S . D ., and W . Blackest , J . D .
PHCENIX LODGE ( NO . 202 ) . — At the monthly meeting of this Lodge , the 8 th , three gentlemen—two of whom are connected with the public press , and one ( Mr . George Ford ) a member of that profession , Avhose A'ocal exertions add so much to the enjoyment of the Brethren at their various Festivals—were initiated into the Order , and one Brother passed and another raised to their respective degrees by the W . M . Bro . Warren . Bro . J . WebberS . W . was then
, , , elected W . M ., for the ensuing year , and the Treasurer re-elected . Other Masonic business having been gone through , the Brethren supped together , the pleasures of the evening being enhanced by the exertions of Bros . Ransford , Donald King , Lawler , and Genge , who presided at the pianoforte . This Lodge , Avhich has onl y been resuscitated twelve months , already numbers upwards of thirty
members—good men and true . —The close of the first regular season of this Lodge since its resuscitation under the auspices of Bros . Watson , Warren , Webber , and Harrison , assisted by its respected Treasurer and P . M ., Bro . Houghton , was also celebrated at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Saturday the 20 th , Avheii Bro . Warren , the immediate P . M ., installed Bro . J . Webber as his successor . At the close of the ceremonyBro . Webber inA'ested the P . M . and
, Treasurer with tlie jeAvels of their respective offices , and proceeded to appoint Bro . C . B . ' Harrison , S . AV . ; Bro . J . W . Brooke , J . W . ; Bro . T . Barton , Sec . ; Bro . J . Burton , S . D . ; Bro . D . Evans , J . D . ; and Br . Sharman , I . G . A P . M . jewel Avas A'oted to Bro . Warren , for his services in the Chair during the past year . The number of members , which fifteen months since might be considered merelnominalhave
y , been raised during his year of office to upwards of thirty , of whom fourteen have been initiated in the twelvemonth . At the conclusion ¦ of the business , nearly forty of the Brethren dined together . There Avere a number of visitors present , and the Avhole of the proceedings passed off with the utmost eclat .
LODGE OE UNIONS ( NO . 315 ) . —At the concluding meeting for the season of the Brethren of this Lodge , on Monday , the Chair was occupied , in the absence of Bro . W . Bursey , W . M ., by Bro . P : M . J . Hervey , S . G . D ., Avhen the Avhole of the ceremonies , consisting of one initiation , one passing , and four raisings , Avere most admirably performed . At the conclusion of the Masonic business , about tAventy-five of the Brethren dined together , and here , as in other Lodges , a parting tribute Avas paid to the memory of Bro , W . Evans . x . 2
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Metropolitan.
LODGE OE HONOUR AND GENEROSITY ( No . 194 ) . —The last meeting of this Lodge for the season Avas held on Monday the 1 st , Avhen Bro . R . Bell Avas installed W . M . for the year ensuing . The ceremony was performed by Bro . R . L . Wilson in his usual able manner , and the W . M . appointed Bros . W . M . Westall , S . W ., H . N . Chever , J . W ., F . Robins , S . D ., and W . Blackest , J . D .
PHCENIX LODGE ( NO . 202 ) . — At the monthly meeting of this Lodge , the 8 th , three gentlemen—two of whom are connected with the public press , and one ( Mr . George Ford ) a member of that profession , Avhose A'ocal exertions add so much to the enjoyment of the Brethren at their various Festivals—were initiated into the Order , and one Brother passed and another raised to their respective degrees by the W . M . Bro . Warren . Bro . J . WebberS . W . was then
, , , elected W . M ., for the ensuing year , and the Treasurer re-elected . Other Masonic business having been gone through , the Brethren supped together , the pleasures of the evening being enhanced by the exertions of Bros . Ransford , Donald King , Lawler , and Genge , who presided at the pianoforte . This Lodge , Avhich has onl y been resuscitated twelve months , already numbers upwards of thirty
members—good men and true . —The close of the first regular season of this Lodge since its resuscitation under the auspices of Bros . Watson , Warren , Webber , and Harrison , assisted by its respected Treasurer and P . M ., Bro . Houghton , was also celebrated at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Saturday the 20 th , Avheii Bro . Warren , the immediate P . M ., installed Bro . J . Webber as his successor . At the close of the ceremonyBro . Webber inA'ested the P . M . and
, Treasurer with tlie jeAvels of their respective offices , and proceeded to appoint Bro . C . B . ' Harrison , S . AV . ; Bro . J . W . Brooke , J . W . ; Bro . T . Barton , Sec . ; Bro . J . Burton , S . D . ; Bro . D . Evans , J . D . ; and Br . Sharman , I . G . A P . M . jewel Avas A'oted to Bro . Warren , for his services in the Chair during the past year . The number of members , which fifteen months since might be considered merelnominalhave
y , been raised during his year of office to upwards of thirty , of whom fourteen have been initiated in the twelvemonth . At the conclusion ¦ of the business , nearly forty of the Brethren dined together . There Avere a number of visitors present , and the Avhole of the proceedings passed off with the utmost eclat .
LODGE OE UNIONS ( NO . 315 ) . —At the concluding meeting for the season of the Brethren of this Lodge , on Monday , the Chair was occupied , in the absence of Bro . W . Bursey , W . M ., by Bro . P : M . J . Hervey , S . G . D ., Avhen the Avhole of the ceremonies , consisting of one initiation , one passing , and four raisings , Avere most admirably performed . At the conclusion of the Masonic business , about tAventy-five of the Brethren dined together , and here , as in other Lodges , a parting tribute Avas paid to the memory of Bro , W . Evans . x . 2