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Camden Lodge ( No . 704 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on Tuesday , the 21 st ult ., at Anderton ' s Hotel . Bro . H . E . Coffin , W . M ., presided , and among a list of 52 brethren who supported him vvere Bros . F . Trinder , P . M ., Treas . ; N . Goodchild , P . M ., Sec ; N . Goodchild , jun ., P . M ., Asst . Sec . ; A . T . Eyers , P . M . ; G . W . Usborn , P . M . ; and the following visitors : Bros . R .

W . Steggles , I . G . 230 S ; T . Houpil , S 65 ; R . C . Wilson , J . D . 766 ; J . W . Harding , P . M . 15 S 5 ; W . Harris , 15 S 5 , * G . Woods , S . W . S 65 ; H . Tildesley , LG . 15 S 5 ; J . P . Pointer , j . D . 2202 ; Edwin Storr , P . M . 16 7 ; W . A . Tinney , P . M . 1319 ; H . Massey , 160 , P . M . 619 and 192 S ; Moses Abrahams , 205 ; S . H . Baker , P . M . 1260 ; and H . Sadler , G . Tyler .

The W . M . raised Bro . Cartwright to the Third Degree , and afterwards installed Bro . Francis Robinson , S . W . and W . M . elect , as W . M . of the lodge for the year ensuing . The following brethren were invested as officers of the lodge for the year : Bros . H . E . Coffin , I . P . M . ; Edwin Styles , S . W . ; D . Ososki , J . W . ; F . Trinder , P . M ., Treas . ; Dr . N . Goodchild , P . M ., Sec . ; Dr . N . J .

Goodchild , P . M ., Asst . Sec ; A . A . Nottingham , S . D . ; W . H . Williams , J . D . ; H . W . Coplestone , I . G . ; Gammon , D . C . ; Simpson , A . D . C . ; Seaman and Sandon , Stwds . ; and J . Very , Tyler . A handsome Past Master ' s jewel vvas presented to the outgoing Master . The lodge vvas afterwards closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . The usual toasts followed . The

toasts of "The Queen and the Craft" and "The M . W . Grand Master " were given , and honoured vvith the greatest cordiality . In giving the toast of "The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " and calling on Bro . Sadler , G . Tyler , to reply , said that Bro . Sadler worked very hard for

Masonry , as everyone knew who read Masonic literature . Bro . H . Sadler , Grand Tyler , in reply , said he quite appreciated the honour vvhich had been intended by coupling his name with such distinguished brethren as the Grand Officers . He need not remind the brethren that there vvere in that body some of the noblest and highest in the land , in arms , in arts , in law , and in everything vvhich ennobled

and elevated man , and therefore he vvas quite sure the brethren would not expect to reply individually for more than one-half of that number , and the state of the atmosphere was such that the brethren would not expect him to reply even for half . The brethren might very well allow him to thank them on his own behalf for the very kind reception they had given him that evening , and he told

them how much he appreciated the honour conferred on him by the invitation of the W . M . After stating his regret for not attending earlier , he said the brethren would agree that the Grand Master had made a very wise selection in appointing the Earl of Lathom as Pro Grand Master . The Earl of Lathom vvas a tried and proved Mason . The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , the Deputy Grand Master , the brethren

did not know so much of , but they would agree that their Royal Grand Master had acted with his usual discrimination and good sense in his choice . It was a pity there vvas no more distinguished Grand Officer present to reply to trie toast , who would have been more eloquent , but certainly not more earnest and sincere than he in what they said . Bro . Coffin , I . P . M ., proposed "The W . M . " and

said he was confident that in the selection the brethren . had made they had not made a mistake . His duties had been well performed that evening . A new W . M . vvas generally timid , but Bro . Robinson had done his work perfectly , and they would be able to say at the end of his year of office that they were perfectly satisfied vvith what he had done . He hoped the W . M . would

have as happy and convivial a year as he ( Bro , Coffin ) had had , and that at its expiration his work would meet vvith the same approbation as his . The W . M . had officers who would do their duty to the utmost of their ability . The Worshipful Master said he did not rise to reply without some amount of anxiety . It was all very well to talk of being W . M . of a lodgeor S . W . or T . W . but no one knew

, , , but those of experience vvhat the amount of trepidation waswhich a brother felt when he entered on the chair of W . M . Still , that anxiety was somewhat allayed when he saw on his left such a competent list of Past Masters . Again , when he saw the splendid officers he had around him he had no doubt they would during his year ably support him . that day vvas a red-letter day in his life . When he vvas

intro-A / T to that Iodg ' e by Bro * Law he was initiated by no less a Mason than Bro . Trinder , P . M . He had received instruc-Q ° V n and out of the Iod S ' e from Bros * Harding and Sadler , the latter of whom he visited at all hours to go through a ceremony vvith him . There vvas another Brother he wished to thank , a worthy man and a worthy Mason of whom the best vvas not too good to say , that vvas the brother who had made him a present of ii

" . oeautiiul apron he vvas wearing . That brother vvas a wother among Masons ; he did not say it on account of "ie present he had made him . He was a brother who had oeen known to him some time and he was known to a great many others , but to those to whom he vvas known he vvas -steemed as a man worthy of imitation . lnl n * W ° rshipful Master next gave the toast of " The "stalling Master , " and said that Bro . Coffin during the ¦ tot year had proved himself a worthv Mason and a wnri-hv the

Derfivl f ^ x !^ us to enhance J ° viaI s P irit and the proshirn XI ** . *? Camden Lodge . That evening he had installed « Uni 3 ? - , l , the chair ' and in doin £ so he had really £ , !™ * When he had to do the installation " -eremony he hoped he would do it as well .

to him fiA ' . reply - * said il had been a source of pleasure theXf , ^ , nlngtohavethe opportunity of performing stall * mo- {* wh , ch a PP ertained to the office of W . M . of indurin / h ; i SUCC f ' ? the cha i * - * It had been his ambition 't to thp " hV ? c 1 ° P , i ? . rm the ceremony , and he had done e oest of his ability , and he vvas very pleased that it

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had met with the approbation of the brethren . During his year his reception by all his officers had made it a pleasure to him to perform his duties so as to enhance the pleasure of the brethren and increase the benefit of the lodge to the utmost . Now he vvas out of the chair he hoped the brethren would give him the credit of having done his best . The elegant jewel he was now wearing would be a witness to

the pleasant year of office he had , and it would remind him of it , and of the kind feeling he had had from the brethren of the lodge . He hoped that at the end of his successor ' s year of office he would have a similar token , and he vvas sure he would if he performed his duties to the satisfaction of the brethren . He then referred to the last Festival of the Masonic Boys' School , to vvhich he had the pleasure of

taking up , £ 40 as Steward . The summer outing of the Camden Lodge had been very successful , and he vvas pleased to say that these little entertainments in vvhich the ladies participated showed them that Masons when they contributed nearly £ 30 , 000 to the Boys' School did something more than enjoy themselves at the banquet table . For the kind way in which his work as Installing Master had been

referred to he had to give his best thanks . He considered it the last duty a Master had to do , and he tried to do the work to the best of his ability . He trusted the W . M . would have as good a year of office as he had had himself . Bros . Haines , Harding , Storr , Tinney , Massey , and Abrahams responded to the toast of "The Visitors . " Bro . Goodchild , jun ., replied to the toast of " The Past

Masters . " Bros . Trinder and Goodchild responded to the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary . " The Senior and Junior Wardens responded to the toast of "The Officers . " Bro . Very gave the Tyler ' s toast , and the evening , vvhich had been enlivened by some excellent singing and other entertainments , was brought to a close .

Prince Frederick William Lodge ( No . 753 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on the 2 ist ult . at Lord ' s Hotel , St . John ' s Wood , Bro . W . J . Stratton , W . M ., presiding . After the lodge was opened and the usual business transacted , Bro . James Stephens was obligated and installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremony of installation being performed in an able

and extremely creditable manner by Bro . Stratton . Bro Stratton vvas presented vvith a handsome Past Master ' s jewel , the W . M . making the presentation , and in doing so said he , vvas sure he could convey to Bro . Stratton the regard of every brother in the lodge . Bro . Stratton suitably responded . The newly-installed W . M . then proceeded to invest his officers for the ensuing year , viz .: Bros . VV .

J . Stratton ' , I . P . M . ; R . P . Tabb , S . W . ; R . T . Redfearn , J . W . ; W . D . Slyman , Treas . ; J . J . Thomas , Sec ; E . Wehrle , S . D . ; J . Wills , J . D . ; F . H . Harrington , LG . ; H . Slyman , D . C . ; W . P . Clark , A . D . C . ; H . J . Thomas and A . E . Henderson , Stwds . ; and Shepherd , Tyler . After communications had been read , the W . M . announced his intention of going up for the Jubilee

Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution next year , and 10 guineas vvas voted to his list . The lodge vvas subsequently closed , and the following brethren , amongst others , sat down to a substantial banquet in the Member's Room at Lord's : Bros . VV . J . Mason , 2246 ; S . Cochrane , 3 ; A . G . Boswell , 1339 ; S . Stretch , jun ., 1950 ; F . Spink , 1669 ; G . A . Sims , 504 ; H .

Dehane , 1 543 ; M . Garbutt , 1997 ; R . H . Dillon , 1567 ; F . Foxley , 173 ; G . V . Wood , 160 S ; E . Mackrill , 94 S ; F . J . Hubbard , 94 S ; J . W . Burgess , 1325 ; S . Barron , 1425 ; H . J . Turner , i 6 oS ; J . Aird , P . G . D . ; G . Wood , 16 S 1 ; W . Chappie , 1425 ; R . C . Stephens , 1425 ; J . King , 1929 ; N . Warner , 72 ; R . Wright , 1305 ; G . Read , 511 ; B . A . Griffin , 975 ; G . W . Andrews , 2021 ; A . J . R . Trendell , 210 S ; R . Eve ,

P . G . T . ; J . Terry , P . G . S . B . ; J . M . McLeod , 8 S 4 ; J . Porter , 1987 ; G . Weston , 733 ; VV . M . Stiles , 1507 ; E . Gibbs , 591 ; J . Lund , 16 S 7 ; W . T . Massey , 160 and 192 S ; J . Tickle , 1196 ; S . Barnett , 185 ; G . A . Duke , 160 S ; W . Price , 28 ; H . W . Dabie , 173 ; T . B . Lenscote , 55 ; and H . Monsell , 2353 . After due justice had been done to the banquet , the usual

toasts vvere given . In giving that of " The Queen and the Craft , " the W . M . said it vvas one vvhich vvas given and received by all Englishmen , and especially Masons , with a great amount of enthusiasm . The Queen ' s qualities vvere as well known to them as to himself , and he would not take up their time to dilate on them . She was a pattern Sovereign and a model mother .

The toast having been duly honoured , The W . M . proposed the toast of " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . " He said the Prince of VVales vvas one of the hardest worked men that the country knew , and the rapid strides vvhich Freemasonry had made under his rule warranted him in saying , and them in believing , that the Prince vvas the right man in the right place . They owed him unbounded thanks in having accepted the position , which he filled most nobly .

The next toast , that of "The Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , Pro Grand Master ; the Right Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Deputy Grand Master ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " vvas also proposed by the W . M ., who said that the Prince Frederick William Loelge at any rate felt grateful for the presence of so many Grand Officers that evening . They had the present Senior

Grand Deacon , Bro . John Aird ; they also had their dear and goodjfriend , Bro . Richard Eve , a brother whose face vvas ever welcome and whose presence vvas ever genial . It vvas the greatest possible pleasure to meet him ; he had Masonry at heart , and he vvas not afraid to enunciate the principles of the Craft . Then there vvas Bro . James Terry , who vvas as well known to the brethren as he was to him ( the W . M . ) ,

and there vvas also present Bro . Trendell , A . G . D . C . Bro . Trendell , in response , said he felt indebted for the courtesy shown him in giving him the opportunity of saying a few words in response to the toast . As a new member of Grand Lodge he would only say that Grand Lodge appreciated that sympathetic feeling which the Grand Officers received from lodges in this country . It was a great

satisfaction to the Grand Officers to know that their efforts vvere appreciated . On behalf of the Grand Officers he expressed their warmest desire that the VV . M . might have a prosperous year of office . Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . T ., also responded . On behalf of the Past Grand Officers , he thanked ( he brethren for thc toast they had so enthusiastically received . Referring to the W . M ., Bro . Eve said he vvas as energetic as any one in

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the Order , and nothing had given him greater pleasure than that of being present at his installation . He only trusted he might have many opportunities of being present at their lodge . He had always had a genial reception , and always had a pleasing recollection of the receptions he had met vvith at the lodge .

Bro . W . J . Stratton , I . P . M ., next proposed " The Health of the W . M . " He said they all knew so well the W . M . ' s abilities that he would not detain them longer than to say that he vvas sure the W . M . would make a good Master , and he hoped he would be supported in his year of office .

The Worshipful Master , replying , said he was much obliged to the I . P . M . for the manner in vvhich he had proposed the toast , and to the brethren for the manner they had accepted it . It vvas , perhaps , more than he deserved , but the brethren of the Prince Frederick William Lodge knew that whatever he could do he would use his utmost exertions to do anything vvhich would tend to the

prosperity of the lodge . That vvas the third chair in vvhich he had been installed . There vvas a proverbial saying that the third time vvas lucky ; he hoped it would be for him and for the lodge . He desired to have plenty of work during his year _ of office , and he hoped he might do that work to the satisfaction of the brethren who had done him the honour to place him where he vvas .

The Worshipful Master , in proposing "The Health of the Visitors , " referred to the regrettable absence of Bro . George Everett , Grand Treas ., who vvas prevented from being present by illness . They had many distinguished brethren present , not only London brethren but brethren from the provinces . Bro . Cochrane , member of the Board of General

Purposes , Bros . VVm . Stiles , George Read , Ferguson , and Davie responded for the visitors , and thanked the lodge for the hospitality vvhich had been shown to them . The _ toasts of "The Past Masters , " "The Masonic Charities" ( responded to by Bros . Jas . Terry , Secretary R . M . B . I ., and j . M . McLeod , Secretary R . M . I . B . ) , "The Treasurer and Secretary , " and "The Officers" vvere also

proposed and heartily responded to , and the Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings . An excellent programme of music had been arranged , the following ladies and gentlemen taking part : Miss Lucie Johnstone , Miss Selina Quick , Mr . Henry Pope , Mr . T . W . Turner , and Mr . Walter Heritage , with Bro . E . P . Delevanti at the piano .

* - PROVINCIAL MEETINGS . BARNET . Gladsmuir Lodge ( No . 1385 ) . —An emergency meeting vvas held at the Red Lion Hotel , on Friday , the 24 th ult . Bro . J . E . Cussans , P . M . 403 , P . P . S . G . W ., W . M ., presided , and there vvere present Bros . S . Tryon , S . VV . ; G . Blizard Abbott , J . VV . ; J . H . Baxter , LP . M . ; Charles Gray , P . M ., Sec . ; R . Fisher Young , P . M ., D . C . ;

W . Lewis , P . M ., as S . D . ; W . H . G . Ball , P . M . 45 , as J . D . ; Anneveld , I . G . ; Goddard , Tyler ; Marshall , Curnow , Tibbatts , Rainsford , Phillips , and Poole . Visitors : Bros . Dr . Haskins , Moore , 227 S ; and Wallis , 1982 . The summons having been read , Bros . Rainsford and Phillips were raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M ., by the W . M ., assisted by his officers .

Lodge vvas then dosed , and the brethren dined together , and spent a most enjoyable evening , thanks to the admirable singing of Bros . Gray , Baxter , Tibbatts , Curnow , Poole , Tryon , and others . Bro . Baxter , I . P . M ., vvas most heartily congratulated on his appointmentto the office of Prov . Grand Registrar at the annual meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire the Tuesday preceding .

CHINGFORD . Royal Victorian Jubilee Lodge ( No . 21 S 4 ) . —The installation meeting of the above excellen t lodge took place at the Royal Forest Hotel on Thursday , the 23 rd ult ., when Bro . A . T . Dale , P . M . 1076 , S . VV . and W . M . elect , was placed in the chair of K . S . The lodge vvas opened by the W . M ., Bro . C . H . Canning , P . M ., Treas .

1472 , and the minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed , Bros . Church and Campbell vvere passed , and Bro . Oliver raised . Bro . Dale was then presented to the W . M . to receive at his hands the benefits of installation , and with the usual ceremony Bro . Dale vvas installed . He appointed and invested his officers as follows : Bros . C . H . Canning , I . P . M . ; T . Ringrose , S . VV . ; G . J . Hammond ,

J . W . ; H . Lewis , Ireas . ; C . Jolly , P . M . and Sec . 1472 , Sec ; F . J . Eedle , P . M . 1441 , S . D . ; J . Barnes , J . D . ; C . Carlton , I . G . ; J . Joyce , D . C . ; G . F . Penny , A . D . C ; W . Barrett , Org . ; W . Reynolds , W . Volckman , and A . Aldom , Stwds . ; and J . Ives , P . M ., late of 1427 , Tyler . Bro . Canning then proceeded vvith and concluded a splendid ceremony by reciting the three charges admirably , for vvhich he was awarded a cordial vote of thanks , the same to be inscribed on the minutes of the lodge , and he vvas afterwards

at the banquet table presented vvith a handsome Past Master ' s jewel , for which Bro . Canning feelingly returned thanks . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren sat down to a recherche banquet which vvas thoroughly enjoyed . The usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts having been duly honoured , that of "Lord Brooke , M . P ., P . G . M ., " vvas received with enthusiasm . The W . M . in the course of his

speech said he trusted that his lordship might long be spared to rule over them . The toast of " Bro . Philbrick , Q . C , D . P . G . M ., & c , and the rest of the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past , " vvas also drunk in bumpers . Bro . Jackson responded , and thanked the W . M . for the

compliment and the brethren for their hospitality , and for the pleasant evening he had spent in the lodge . The I . P . M . then proposed the toast of "The VV . M ., " and said he had the pleasure of seeing their esteemed W . M . in the chair of the good old Capper Lodge , and felt confident that under him their lodge would go on and

prosper . The VVorshipful Master , in response , thanked the brethren for their kindness , and said that vvith reference to the Capper lodge it might not be very strong - in numbers , but it vvas strong in Charity , and he trusted their lodge would in time follow in the footsteps of the Capper . He thanked them for placing him in the position of Master of their lodge . ( Continued on page 60 . )