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ber of the Lodge . Bro . Lazarus is selected to preside over the Lodge ; his sterling worth and just notions will prove an earnest of his excellent presidency . MARINE LODGE . —Nothing retards the prosperity of this Lodge but the supineness of a principal officer , whose qualifications , properly exhibited , would be appreciated and prove successful . The new Master ,
Bro . Siddons , is a promising officer . STAR IN THE EAST . —This Lodge eminently maintains its character for unceasing charity . An election ( the first for twenty years ) for a successor to Bro . Blacquiere will shortly take place . Lord Combermere was initiated in this Lodge . INDUSTRY AND PERSEVERANCE . —Bro . Burlton has the proud honour of succeeding Sir Edward R as Masterwho on his retirement has
yan , been presented with a Past Master ' s medal ( gold ) , of elegant workmanship . ST . JOHN ' LODGE , under the able arrangements of Bro . H . AV . Torrens , has taken a leading interest among the Indian Lodges . A handsome gold medal is to be presented to him . Bro . R Livenhal is his probable successor , and is a Mason of great promise .
. TRUE FRIENDSHIP . —Bro . A . H . E . Boileau has been elected to the Master ' s chair . Zeal and assiduity , liberality and benevolence , united in the same Brother , are promising qualities in the Master . ANCHOR AND HOPE . —This Masonic diamond sparkles as brilliantly as truly . Bro . Monteith , as the successor to Bro . A . Grant , will doubtless rule his Lodge according to his own purity of conduct , and entitle himself to the same affectionate regard that Bro . Grant has won from all
hearts , who received at the hand of Bro . Monteith , on the 16 th December , a splendid Past Master ' s jewel and tablet , richly emblazoned . CHAPTER OF HOPE , Dec . 14 . —Bros . Boileau , Clarke , Fergusson , Buckland , Hampton , Mackenzie , Ward , and AYatts , were exalted in the presence of about forty Companions . The decoration of the Chapter is gorgeous , the floor covered with scarlet cloth , a blaze of above one hundred lights imparted great brilliance . Comp . A . Grant has achieved
high credit by his taste . He has been requested to sit for his portrait to an eminent artist on his arrival in England , that , although absent , his likeness may stimulate us to emulate the worthy orginal . —Comps . Buck , Torrens , and Broome are elected Z . H . I .
Dec . 8 . —Bro . J . A . D . Fergusson waited on Bro . A . Grant , and presented him with a magnificent silver chalice , as a memorial of his esteem and regard . Dec . 31 . —A grand Masonic ball was held at Freemasons' Hall . Dec . 18 . —ALMS' HOUSE . —The foundation stone of the Alms'House , in Amherst Street , was laid with Masonic honours , by the Grand Master of Bengaland the Brethren of the Fraterniryat four o ' clock . There
, , was a large audience present , among whom was the Lord Bishop and several other distinguished gentlemen . At half-past three o'clock , the Masons emerged from the Hindu College in the following order , and proceeded in the same order of procession towards the site of the Alms ' House . Two Tylers with drawn swords ; Music . The following Lodges—St . John ; Courage with Humanity ; Anchor and Hope ; Marine ^
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ber of the Lodge . Bro . Lazarus is selected to preside over the Lodge ; his sterling worth and just notions will prove an earnest of his excellent presidency . MARINE LODGE . —Nothing retards the prosperity of this Lodge but the supineness of a principal officer , whose qualifications , properly exhibited , would be appreciated and prove successful . The new Master ,
Bro . Siddons , is a promising officer . STAR IN THE EAST . —This Lodge eminently maintains its character for unceasing charity . An election ( the first for twenty years ) for a successor to Bro . Blacquiere will shortly take place . Lord Combermere was initiated in this Lodge . INDUSTRY AND PERSEVERANCE . —Bro . Burlton has the proud honour of succeeding Sir Edward R as Masterwho on his retirement has
yan , been presented with a Past Master ' s medal ( gold ) , of elegant workmanship . ST . JOHN ' LODGE , under the able arrangements of Bro . H . AV . Torrens , has taken a leading interest among the Indian Lodges . A handsome gold medal is to be presented to him . Bro . R Livenhal is his probable successor , and is a Mason of great promise .
. TRUE FRIENDSHIP . —Bro . A . H . E . Boileau has been elected to the Master ' s chair . Zeal and assiduity , liberality and benevolence , united in the same Brother , are promising qualities in the Master . ANCHOR AND HOPE . —This Masonic diamond sparkles as brilliantly as truly . Bro . Monteith , as the successor to Bro . A . Grant , will doubtless rule his Lodge according to his own purity of conduct , and entitle himself to the same affectionate regard that Bro . Grant has won from all
hearts , who received at the hand of Bro . Monteith , on the 16 th December , a splendid Past Master ' s jewel and tablet , richly emblazoned . CHAPTER OF HOPE , Dec . 14 . —Bros . Boileau , Clarke , Fergusson , Buckland , Hampton , Mackenzie , Ward , and AYatts , were exalted in the presence of about forty Companions . The decoration of the Chapter is gorgeous , the floor covered with scarlet cloth , a blaze of above one hundred lights imparted great brilliance . Comp . A . Grant has achieved
high credit by his taste . He has been requested to sit for his portrait to an eminent artist on his arrival in England , that , although absent , his likeness may stimulate us to emulate the worthy orginal . —Comps . Buck , Torrens , and Broome are elected Z . H . I .
Dec . 8 . —Bro . J . A . D . Fergusson waited on Bro . A . Grant , and presented him with a magnificent silver chalice , as a memorial of his esteem and regard . Dec . 31 . —A grand Masonic ball was held at Freemasons' Hall . Dec . 18 . —ALMS' HOUSE . —The foundation stone of the Alms'House , in Amherst Street , was laid with Masonic honours , by the Grand Master of Bengaland the Brethren of the Fraterniryat four o ' clock . There
, , was a large audience present , among whom was the Lord Bishop and several other distinguished gentlemen . At half-past three o'clock , the Masons emerged from the Hindu College in the following order , and proceeded in the same order of procession towards the site of the Alms ' House . Two Tylers with drawn swords ; Music . The following Lodges—St . John ; Courage with Humanity ; Anchor and Hope ; Marine ^