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The Reporter.
LOPGE OF EMULATION , No . 21 . —Brother Willis entered upon his official duties with creditable zeal . This Lodge , the alma-mater of many salient Masons , past and present , has , like most others , encountered changes , but at present is in a promising state . Brother Fox , the Grand Steward elect , is a pupil of the veteran Peter Thomson , and is a very efficient Senior Warden . The late Brother lienekey took care , when living , to perpetuate his memory in the following manner . Our
readers may remember a certain " Dr . Wright" of uncertain progress . To this personage he ( Bro . H . ) had an especial aversion , and presented his Lodge with a set of decanters without bottoms , and withal very heavy , so that whoever held the bottle was glad to pass it . These bottles circulate socially and briskly , and only rest at the top and bottom of the table , in stands not only contrived but turned b y the hands of the memorable donor . Friends of the " Emulation , " you have an excellent name , and are not unknown as good workmen .
CASTLE LODGE , NO . 36 , Jan . 31 . —Bro . T . C . Hayward , succeeding Bro . Morgan to the Chair , was duly installed by Bro . JRichard Lea Wilson , P . G . S ., after the last-named worth y Mason had initiated a neophite , whose subsequent appropriate good conduct warranted much expectation of his progress and permanent adherence . Besides Brother Richard Lea Wilson , Bro . J . Lee Stevens , P . G . S ., and other visitors made up , with the Lodge members , a snug and pleasant party . The Castle Lodge promises to renew its ancient vigour , but ive put it to a worthy Brother if he should not have interposed an opinion against an ancient custom , always " more honourecl in the breach than the observance ?"
LODGE OP CONCORD , NO . 49 , Jan . 12 ( Prockter ' s Hotel ) . —Bro . E , R . Moran having this day completed his year of office , as W . M . of this select little Lodge , Bro . Wm . Shaw was installed in due form by Bro , R . T . Crucefix , one of the Past Masters of the Lodge . The newly elevated AV . M . then appointed Bro . John Lane , S . W ., and Bro . John Stevens , J . W-, and named his other Officers for the year . Called from labour to refreshment the members of the Lodge , ivith Bros . J . Lee Stevensand J . B . Gore . P . G . S . Rev . H . GehleJohn Whitmoreand
, , , , other visitors , sat down to a well served repast ; at which , whilst the good things before them were far from neglected , the claims of charity were set forth and responded to by all . It was indeed " a feast of reason and a flow of soul . " At a convenient opportunity Bro . Moran , P . M-, was invested with an exceedingly neat and appropriate jewel by the Installing Master .
STRONG MAN S LODGE , JNO . . 53 , Jan . 3 . —Brother Conolly entered upon his office as Master , after the ceremonial of installation ably conducted by Brother George Aarous . The Lodge is evidencing a spirited determination to promote Masonic objects , and especially the Aged Masons ' Asylum .
GRENADIER . LODGE , No . 79 . — Brother Graham commenced his duties as Master after due induction by Brother Kincaid . The Lodge appears to be prosperous , and very social . Brother Neate in his own person unites the important offices of Treasurer and Secretary ; and it is a remarkable occurrence , that for upwards of eighty years the destinies of this Lodge have been protected by three generations—his grandfather and father having during that time filled , ivithout interruption , one or
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Reporter.
LOPGE OF EMULATION , No . 21 . —Brother Willis entered upon his official duties with creditable zeal . This Lodge , the alma-mater of many salient Masons , past and present , has , like most others , encountered changes , but at present is in a promising state . Brother Fox , the Grand Steward elect , is a pupil of the veteran Peter Thomson , and is a very efficient Senior Warden . The late Brother lienekey took care , when living , to perpetuate his memory in the following manner . Our
readers may remember a certain " Dr . Wright" of uncertain progress . To this personage he ( Bro . H . ) had an especial aversion , and presented his Lodge with a set of decanters without bottoms , and withal very heavy , so that whoever held the bottle was glad to pass it . These bottles circulate socially and briskly , and only rest at the top and bottom of the table , in stands not only contrived but turned b y the hands of the memorable donor . Friends of the " Emulation , " you have an excellent name , and are not unknown as good workmen .
CASTLE LODGE , NO . 36 , Jan . 31 . —Bro . T . C . Hayward , succeeding Bro . Morgan to the Chair , was duly installed by Bro . JRichard Lea Wilson , P . G . S ., after the last-named worth y Mason had initiated a neophite , whose subsequent appropriate good conduct warranted much expectation of his progress and permanent adherence . Besides Brother Richard Lea Wilson , Bro . J . Lee Stevens , P . G . S ., and other visitors made up , with the Lodge members , a snug and pleasant party . The Castle Lodge promises to renew its ancient vigour , but ive put it to a worthy Brother if he should not have interposed an opinion against an ancient custom , always " more honourecl in the breach than the observance ?"
LODGE OP CONCORD , NO . 49 , Jan . 12 ( Prockter ' s Hotel ) . —Bro . E , R . Moran having this day completed his year of office , as W . M . of this select little Lodge , Bro . Wm . Shaw was installed in due form by Bro , R . T . Crucefix , one of the Past Masters of the Lodge . The newly elevated AV . M . then appointed Bro . John Lane , S . W ., and Bro . John Stevens , J . W-, and named his other Officers for the year . Called from labour to refreshment the members of the Lodge , ivith Bros . J . Lee Stevensand J . B . Gore . P . G . S . Rev . H . GehleJohn Whitmoreand
, , , , other visitors , sat down to a well served repast ; at which , whilst the good things before them were far from neglected , the claims of charity were set forth and responded to by all . It was indeed " a feast of reason and a flow of soul . " At a convenient opportunity Bro . Moran , P . M-, was invested with an exceedingly neat and appropriate jewel by the Installing Master .
STRONG MAN S LODGE , JNO . . 53 , Jan . 3 . —Brother Conolly entered upon his office as Master , after the ceremonial of installation ably conducted by Brother George Aarous . The Lodge is evidencing a spirited determination to promote Masonic objects , and especially the Aged Masons ' Asylum .
GRENADIER . LODGE , No . 79 . — Brother Graham commenced his duties as Master after due induction by Brother Kincaid . The Lodge appears to be prosperous , and very social . Brother Neate in his own person unites the important offices of Treasurer and Secretary ; and it is a remarkable occurrence , that for upwards of eighty years the destinies of this Lodge have been protected by three generations—his grandfather and father having during that time filled , ivithout interruption , one or