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Masonic Banquet To The R. W. The Mayor Of Hull, Bro. Dr. Sherburn.
The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then proposed "The Earl of Zitland , Prov . G . M ., and Lieut .-Colonel the Hon . VV . T . Orde-Powlett , D . Prov . G . M , " He said they were honoured that evening with the presence of the D . P . G . M ., and he ( Bro . Bilson ) was sure they would all agree with him that as it was only a very short time ago since Bro . Orde-Powlett paid them a visit , it was extremely kind
of him to be with them again on that o , casion t > join in their Masonic tribute to a brother Mason—Bro Sherburn —to whom tribute was due . They were all aware of the energy displayed by the D . P . G . M . in conducting the affairs of the province , and , without further comment , he asked the hearty acceptance of the toast of " The Provincial Grand Rulers . "
Bro . Lieut .-Col . the Hon . W . T . ORDE-POWLETT , D . P . G . M ., on rising to respond was loudly cheered . After thanking the W . M . for the very kind and able manner in which he had proposed the toast , he said the Prov . Grand Master—the Earl of Zetland—had just recently been entertaining the Most Worshipful Grand Master the Prince of Wales ; and as he ( Bro . Orde-Powlett ) happened to be
staging at his lordship ' s residence at the same time , he had heard the Grand Master express the great pleasure his Royal Highness felt at receiving the kind and fraternal address presented by the brethren of the province . He was always pleased to visit the Hull lodges , and especially soon an occasion like the present , when they were assembled at a complimentary banquet to their worihy Bro . Sherburn ,
the Mayor of Hull . He should have liked to have said a ¦ few words on the subject , but , as the toast was about to be proposed by the W . M ., he should be sorry to take the wind out of his sails . But perhaps they would allow him to ask the respected Mayor to accept his best wishes for a successful term of office , and to express the hope that the present improvement in the industries of the town of Hull
would go on increasing an hundred-fold during his period of office . In conclusion , the speaker reminded the brethren of the approaching festival at York on the Sth May on behalf of the new educational scheme , for which they hoped to enlist the services of a very large number of Stewards , as the movement would be of immense value . The W . MAS I ER then gave the toast of the evening , viz .
"Our Guest , the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hull , Bro . John Sherburn , M . D . "_ He said when he ( Bro . Bilson ) looked round their festive board , and saw so many ' distinguished Masons and eminent citizens who had . attended that evening to do honour to Bro . Sherburn , he was forcibly reminded that the toast would have received justice had it been placed in other hands . Still , the very
cordial way in which it had already been received would assure their respected guest that it needed no words of his to ensure him a hearty and fraternal greeting . When Bro . Sherburn was elected to the important office ' of Chief Magistrate of the borough , it was thought that the Kings' ton Lodge should recognise the event in some suitable manner , so that the brethren , not only of his own lodge ,
but also of the sister lodges of the town , might offer him ( Bro . Sherburn ) their sincere congratulations and hearty good wishes . And the presence that evening of such a large and representative : body of Masons showed the genuine feeling and regard in which Bro . Sherburn was held by the brethren . It was only three years ago since Bro . Sherburn was first initiated , and but for his arduous
duties as Sheriff and Mayor , he would have taken a more prominent part in the work of the lodge , because he ( the Master ) knew that Bro . Sherburn fully recognised the value of Freemasonry , both as a moral and social power . Whilst they expected from all Masons that they should enforce by their examples the splendid tenets of their Order , yet it surely was the more necessary that those
who occupied positions of eminence should be guided by those unerring principles , and practise those virtues which it was the glory of Freemasonry to enforce and illustrate . If their leadership was to be a success , they must be guided by those principles , which conduced to the happiness of all ; they must have the courage of their convictions , and work for the biotherhood of man and the common good ;
and it was because they believed that those were the principles by which Bro . Sherburn had been actuated in his public career that they were assembled to do him honour . Bro . Sherburn belonged to a profession which did mote honorary work than any ether in the relief of suffering humanity . His benevolent work in connection with all the Charitable Institutions of the town — but
especially with the Children s Hospital — was well known to all , and in his work of Benevolence and Charity he had been most ably supported by the kind and genial Mayoress , Mrs . Sherburn . Fourteen years ago Bro . Sheitiurn came into the town a comparative stranger , but the fact of his having been elected Councillor , Sheriff , and Mayor showed the high estimation in which he was
held by the whole of the town . There was just one cloud through which the respected Mayor was passing , viz ., in his domestic affliction , and he ( the Master ) felt certain he was uttering the sincere and heartfelt wish of every brother present when he expressed the hope that Bro . Sherburn ' s family might speedily be restored to good health . The toast having been leceived with enthusiasm ,
The Right Worshipful the Mayor , Bro . J . SHERBURN , rose to respond , and was received with loud and continued applause . On silence being restored the Mayor said he felt it was impossible for him to' find words in which adequately to expiess the feeling he should like to utter ; his position was indeed a cifficult one for him to realise . He had been for so short a time a member of their
brotherhood that he could not lay any claims to past service to entitle him to such an honour , but he ( the Mayor ) was encouraged by the thought that they were well aware of ' that before they thought of giving him so splendid a reception , and , therefore , he had to put it down—their spontaneous action—to their spirit of generosity and kindness . He could not help thinking that in thus
honouring him they also thought that when one of their own members was elevated to a high position in the municipality of the town , they also regarded it as an honour to the Craft to which ihey had the privilege of being connected . His ( the Mayor ' s ) municipal career , as his esteemed friend on his right—Bro . Alderman Sca'on —knew , had been extremely brief , but brief as it had been
he did not for one moment regret the time he had spent in the service of the good old town of Hull . He need not remind the brethren ot one of the maxims of the Craftnamely , that it was the duty of every man to serve his day and generation faithfully and well to the bestof his ability , and that he was responsible to the G . A . O . T . U . focusing his power and ability to the advantage of his fellow crea
Masonic Banquet To The R. W. The Mayor Of Hull, Bro. Dr. Sherburn.
tures . Perhaps they would pardon his saying that , as Mayor , he had thus striven to do all he possibly could to forward the best interests of all . classes of the community . The VV . M . had alluded to the fact that a shoit time ago he ( Bro . Sherburn ) had the pleasure of occupying the position of Sheriff , and during his term of office he was brought into touch with various forms of social lite , but he could not help
thinking lhat one of the most pleasing incidents during his office was his connection with the friendly and trade societies of the town , which had done , and were still doing , a great and good work for their fellow men , and any little assistance he could render them he felt extremely happy in doing . But that night they had , as it were , completely taken him off his feet . Thev welcomed'him , who had done nothing
to forward the interests of the Craft- not only welcomed him as their guest , but also as their brother ; and it proved to him the great interest which Masons took in their great municipality . Masons , he said , generally took an active interest in all that tended to progression , in the education of the people , and in all that tended to the right life and well-being of the community . He ( the
Mayor ) regretted to say that many of their townsmen did not feel and did not take the same interest as Masons in the good old town ; they were content to pay the taxes and do a little grumblinir , and then tneir connection with the town ceased . But he was proud to say that that could not be said of the Freemasons of Hull ; they were ever to the foie and leaders ot all projects for the development and
improvement ot the municipality . He was delighted to see present that evening the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , who had done , and was ever ready to do , all in his power to forward the grand work of the Craft , and his presence added another obligation on their part . He was also pleased to see Bro . Peck , the Grand Standard Bearer of England , and he could only hope that he would
continue to be blessed with good health , which his piesence indicated , and long life to serve well and faithfully the great interests of the Freemasonry which they all had so much at heart . He would be ungrateful were he to forget the presence of his esteemed and venerable friend , Bro . Alderman Seaton , and others who had assembled to do him honour , and he could only hope that at some future time ,
by doing his duty to the Craft , he should , in some measure , feel that he had deserved the lecognition he had received at thtir hands . The grand old Humber Lodge had recently appointed him as one ot their arbitrators , and he was proud of the honour conferred upon him . They were glad to have representatives that night from all the lodges in the town , and he could safely say that they all tried to vie . with each
other in their desire to do their duty and to carry forward those great principles to which he had alluded . In the Kingston Lodge the Master always found a sympathetic willingness and desire on the part of every brother to cooperate in making his year of office a success . Within the sacred precincts of their lodge no politics , no angry discussions , no intolerance or bigotry , no questions of
religion weie allowed to enter , and when work was over and the brethren quietly adjourned for refreshment , chere , again , nothing was permitted to be said or done which would destroy the ever-existing harmony , and the lodge struck him as being almiUa heavenly place—a place in which to receive that inward stimulus which helped them in the battle of life , and encouraged them to work on for
the good of humanity . It was not only in Hull that incalculable good was done by these lodges , but their influence was felt throughout the length and breadth of the universe . He gathered from their extreme kindness and consideration that night that they wished to say "God speed ; goon and continue to do your utmost for your fellow-men , and trust to what the future may have in store for you , " and
he ( the Mayor ) could only say that he would try to be true to these who had in all ages upheld the banner of Freemasonry—true to those who had created the history of their noble Craft—true to those who had in the future to follow in their footsteps in maintaining , unsullied and intact , those splendid tenets and principles which he ( the Mayor ) had sincerely and sympathetically at heart .
Bro . Alderman SEATON , J . P ., proposed " The Founders of the Kingston Lodge" in an eloquent speech . He said that in 1 S 52 he had the pleasure , as Master of the Humber Lodge , to preside at a complimentary banquet given in honour of the then Mayor—Bro . Anthony Bannister—and from that time every IWayor of Hull , who had also the good fortune of being a member of some Hull lodge , had
been entertained at a banquet , and he ( Bro . Seaton ) was proud to think that he had established that precedent . Reverting to the toast , he ( the speaker ) said the founders of the Kingston Lodge , who formed the nucleus of the lodge , were all good men and true , and although it was invidious to particularise , yet he was sure they would pardon his mentioning tho names of two brethren now no longer
with them who were very zealous workers for the lodgehe meant Bro . Chas . Copland and Bro . Simeon Moseley . There were several of the founders still left ; there was the veteran Bro . Thos . Sissons , and Past Masters Bro . Marillier , Bro . Longstaff , Bro . Martin Samuelson , Bro . Fox Sharp , and a brother whom he was glad to see present , and who would respond to the toast , the first Director of
Ceremonies—Bro . Dalton Holmes , J . P . These brethren still-survived , and saw the fructification of the tree they planted in the tact that they had at the present time the maximum of members allowed by their by-laws , and had a splendid new Masonic Hall . Bro . J . D . HOL . MKS , J P ., briefly responded , stating that the lodge had more than realised their most sanguine
expecla ions , and when they looked back and saw the progress and the work done during the past 25 years , they hoped that even still greater results would be achieved in the next 25 years . Bro . Thomas Sissons wished him to convey his hearty good wishes , and joined in thanking them most sincerely for the good work they had carried on so successfully in the lodge they had founded .
Bro . H . F . PUDSEY , I . P . M ., then proposed , in a characteristic speech , the toast of " I ' ne Sister Lodges . " Bros . S . RUTTER , W . M . 57 ; E . CORKIS , Prov . G . Re , ; . ; BLACKBURN , I . P . M . 250 ; CATTERSON , H . HlUST , W . M . 1605 ; and 1 . B . RE ¦ FEARN , S . W . 2134 , responded . Bro . G . BOIIN , C . E ., P . M ., in giving " the Masonic Charities , " stated that last year no less than X ' 83 , 660 was
subscribed by the brethren in support of the Masonic Charitable Institutions . Bro . W . TESSEYMAN , P . M . 57 , briefly responded . The proceedings were pleasantly interspersed with harmony and recitations , which had been arranged by Bro . F . C . Bishop , J . D ., Bro . Fowler Sutton efficiently presiding at the pianofortes
The Annual Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement .
THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT .
The annual festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement took place on Friday , the 22 nd ult ., at Freemasons ' Hall , when there was , as usual on these occasions , a large gathering of eminent Masons brought together to witness one of those exhibitions of skill in the working of the
sections for which this high schuol of Freemasonry has so long been distinguished . As usual , Bro . Thomas Fenn , the President of the Board of General Purposes , who for so many years devoted no small portion of tne leisure of his busy life to promoting the exact working of the ritual , and to the active management of this lodge of improvement , occupied the chair as W . M ., while Bro . Sudlow , on whom
the control of the lodge has now devolved , occupied the S . W . chair . The lodge was opened in the Three Degrees , when , by the direction of the Presiding Master , Bro . Matier , Bro . Monteuuis and others formed a deputation to wait on Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , Prov . G . M . of Norths
and Hunts , who had kindly consented to preside , and usher him into the lodge . When his lordship had taken his seat at the right of the Presiding Master , Bro . Fenn gave tho time , and the brethren greeted his lordship with five . Bro . Fenn then proceeded to work the First Lecture , in doing which he was assisted by the following brethren :
ist Section by Bro . C . E . Cassall , S . D . 1415 . 2 nd „ „ A . C . A . Higerty , P . M . 1044 , & c . 3 rd „ „ W . H . Kiiby , J . D . 1965 . 4 th „ „ Black ( in the absence on business of Bro . W . A . Dawson , P . M . 17 QS ) . 5 th „ „ Robt . Clay Sudlow , P . M . 263 , & c . 6 th „ „ VV . P . Reynolds , J . W . 7 . 7 th „ „ C . W . A . Trollope , P . M . 1 S 36 .
At the conclusion of the last section , Lord EUSTON rose , and said he really thought that , for the admirable work which they had all been privileged to hear that evening , the least thing they could do was to thank , as he then did , those brethren who had assisted the VV . M . for the treat they had given the assembled brethren in enabling them to hear the work so perfectly and so well done . He , therefore , asked the brethren to join him in
thanking all those brethren who had taken part in the work of the evening . The motion was seconded by Bro . SIMPSON , P . G . C , and carried unanimously . Bro . FENN , addressing Lord Euston and the brethren , said it was usual for the brotner who occupied the chair to say a few words in acknowledgment of the compliment , which was really paid , not to him , but to the brethren who had done the work . But ho was sure that the brethren
who had assisted him in the work would be extremely gratified that their exertions had met with approval , and would esteem the vote of thanks , so cordially given them , very highly . In offering the visitors present an opportunity of joining the lodge , Bro . Fenn informed them that after payment of necessary expenses their funds were devoted to the three Masonic Charities . After stating what they
had been able to do for the Chanties in the past , he concluded by saying that they had this year voted twenty guineas to the Benevolent Institution in place of their usual ten guineas . After the supper , which followed the closing of the lodge , the toasts proper to the occasion were proposed , all of which were most heartily received .
Lord EUSTON , in rising to propose the first toast , said that it was one which was always honoured among Masons , and required no words from him t J recommend it , because he looked upon it that Masons for one thing as a body were loyal , and would always uphold the honour of the country , and do honour to thuse who presided over it . He , therefore , merely asked tnem to drink to tne health of her Gracious Majesty the Queen and Empress of India in the
Masonic foim— " The LJueen and the Craft . " In proposing "The Health of the Grand Master , " the CHAIRMAN said he was sure that the brethren would honour the object of that toast , both as the Prince of Wales and as their Grand Master . If the Prince had been present that evening to hear the work in the Grand Hall he would have been as much delighted as all present were . He therefore asked them to join in drinking the health of H . K . H . the M . W . G . M .
Lord EUSTON then rose , and said that the next toast he had to propose to the brethren came , he was quite sure , agreeably to them , because they always welcomed any Grand Officers who came to their board . And when he told them that that toast was to " The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past" he was sure they would drink
it heartily and well . At the same time he should couple with the toast the name ot Bro . Sir John Monckton , who had done him the honour to ask him to preside on that occasion . He ( Lord Euston ) could assure the brethren that they had the greatest pleasure in the world , as Grand Officers , in coming to receive their hospitality , but what tney prized more than all was to see the perfect work that
they had seen that ni ^ ht . And the perfect greeting that was given to all showed the Grand Officers that the love and harmony that ought to exist did exist there . sir J MONCKTON , in reply , said it was always agiccdble to respond lor worthy men , and he believed that he now represented a worthy body of men , because they had not only won the approval of the Grand Master , but
also thac of tlit'ir brttoien in the Craft . On this occasion theie were those picsent who were tolerauly old hands in the Emulation Lodge ot Improvement . It was something like a quarter ol a century ago that he was informed that he was tj be appumted I . G . of his lodge at the next installation meeting . He was much excited about it , and hastened to prepare himself . He became a life member ot
tne Emulation Lodge ot Improvement , and he believed , as a consequence , he performed the duties of I . G . to the satisfaction of the lodge , as he certainly did to his own . He always managed to do the work tairly creditably as a constant attendant . He admitted , howe . er , that he was not now letter perfect , but he had the greatest possible regard for the Lodge ot Emulation , and thought that upon that
lodge of instruction a great deal of the credit of Freemasonry turned . Aud now he had a further privilege in asking the brethren ta charge their glasses , bumpers . He had the honour to offer for their acceptance the toast of their vvorthy Chairman . They knew pretty well that there were Masons of one sort and Masons of another sort—ornamental ana useful . He thought he would call their Chairman thai
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Masonic Banquet To The R. W. The Mayor Of Hull, Bro. Dr. Sherburn.
The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then proposed "The Earl of Zitland , Prov . G . M ., and Lieut .-Colonel the Hon . VV . T . Orde-Powlett , D . Prov . G . M , " He said they were honoured that evening with the presence of the D . P . G . M ., and he ( Bro . Bilson ) was sure they would all agree with him that as it was only a very short time ago since Bro . Orde-Powlett paid them a visit , it was extremely kind
of him to be with them again on that o , casion t > join in their Masonic tribute to a brother Mason—Bro Sherburn —to whom tribute was due . They were all aware of the energy displayed by the D . P . G . M . in conducting the affairs of the province , and , without further comment , he asked the hearty acceptance of the toast of " The Provincial Grand Rulers . "
Bro . Lieut .-Col . the Hon . W . T . ORDE-POWLETT , D . P . G . M ., on rising to respond was loudly cheered . After thanking the W . M . for the very kind and able manner in which he had proposed the toast , he said the Prov . Grand Master—the Earl of Zetland—had just recently been entertaining the Most Worshipful Grand Master the Prince of Wales ; and as he ( Bro . Orde-Powlett ) happened to be
staging at his lordship ' s residence at the same time , he had heard the Grand Master express the great pleasure his Royal Highness felt at receiving the kind and fraternal address presented by the brethren of the province . He was always pleased to visit the Hull lodges , and especially soon an occasion like the present , when they were assembled at a complimentary banquet to their worihy Bro . Sherburn ,
the Mayor of Hull . He should have liked to have said a ¦ few words on the subject , but , as the toast was about to be proposed by the W . M ., he should be sorry to take the wind out of his sails . But perhaps they would allow him to ask the respected Mayor to accept his best wishes for a successful term of office , and to express the hope that the present improvement in the industries of the town of Hull
would go on increasing an hundred-fold during his period of office . In conclusion , the speaker reminded the brethren of the approaching festival at York on the Sth May on behalf of the new educational scheme , for which they hoped to enlist the services of a very large number of Stewards , as the movement would be of immense value . The W . MAS I ER then gave the toast of the evening , viz .
"Our Guest , the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hull , Bro . John Sherburn , M . D . "_ He said when he ( Bro . Bilson ) looked round their festive board , and saw so many ' distinguished Masons and eminent citizens who had . attended that evening to do honour to Bro . Sherburn , he was forcibly reminded that the toast would have received justice had it been placed in other hands . Still , the very
cordial way in which it had already been received would assure their respected guest that it needed no words of his to ensure him a hearty and fraternal greeting . When Bro . Sherburn was elected to the important office ' of Chief Magistrate of the borough , it was thought that the Kings' ton Lodge should recognise the event in some suitable manner , so that the brethren , not only of his own lodge ,
but also of the sister lodges of the town , might offer him ( Bro . Sherburn ) their sincere congratulations and hearty good wishes . And the presence that evening of such a large and representative : body of Masons showed the genuine feeling and regard in which Bro . Sherburn was held by the brethren . It was only three years ago since Bro . Sherburn was first initiated , and but for his arduous
duties as Sheriff and Mayor , he would have taken a more prominent part in the work of the lodge , because he ( the Master ) knew that Bro . Sherburn fully recognised the value of Freemasonry , both as a moral and social power . Whilst they expected from all Masons that they should enforce by their examples the splendid tenets of their Order , yet it surely was the more necessary that those
who occupied positions of eminence should be guided by those unerring principles , and practise those virtues which it was the glory of Freemasonry to enforce and illustrate . If their leadership was to be a success , they must be guided by those principles , which conduced to the happiness of all ; they must have the courage of their convictions , and work for the biotherhood of man and the common good ;
and it was because they believed that those were the principles by which Bro . Sherburn had been actuated in his public career that they were assembled to do him honour . Bro . Sherburn belonged to a profession which did mote honorary work than any ether in the relief of suffering humanity . His benevolent work in connection with all the Charitable Institutions of the town — but
especially with the Children s Hospital — was well known to all , and in his work of Benevolence and Charity he had been most ably supported by the kind and genial Mayoress , Mrs . Sherburn . Fourteen years ago Bro . Sheitiurn came into the town a comparative stranger , but the fact of his having been elected Councillor , Sheriff , and Mayor showed the high estimation in which he was
held by the whole of the town . There was just one cloud through which the respected Mayor was passing , viz ., in his domestic affliction , and he ( the Master ) felt certain he was uttering the sincere and heartfelt wish of every brother present when he expressed the hope that Bro . Sherburn ' s family might speedily be restored to good health . The toast having been leceived with enthusiasm ,
The Right Worshipful the Mayor , Bro . J . SHERBURN , rose to respond , and was received with loud and continued applause . On silence being restored the Mayor said he felt it was impossible for him to' find words in which adequately to expiess the feeling he should like to utter ; his position was indeed a cifficult one for him to realise . He had been for so short a time a member of their
brotherhood that he could not lay any claims to past service to entitle him to such an honour , but he ( the Mayor ) was encouraged by the thought that they were well aware of ' that before they thought of giving him so splendid a reception , and , therefore , he had to put it down—their spontaneous action—to their spirit of generosity and kindness . He could not help thinking that in thus
honouring him they also thought that when one of their own members was elevated to a high position in the municipality of the town , they also regarded it as an honour to the Craft to which ihey had the privilege of being connected . His ( the Mayor ' s ) municipal career , as his esteemed friend on his right—Bro . Alderman Sca'on —knew , had been extremely brief , but brief as it had been
he did not for one moment regret the time he had spent in the service of the good old town of Hull . He need not remind the brethren ot one of the maxims of the Craftnamely , that it was the duty of every man to serve his day and generation faithfully and well to the bestof his ability , and that he was responsible to the G . A . O . T . U . focusing his power and ability to the advantage of his fellow crea
Masonic Banquet To The R. W. The Mayor Of Hull, Bro. Dr. Sherburn.
tures . Perhaps they would pardon his saying that , as Mayor , he had thus striven to do all he possibly could to forward the best interests of all . classes of the community . The VV . M . had alluded to the fact that a shoit time ago he ( Bro . Sherburn ) had the pleasure of occupying the position of Sheriff , and during his term of office he was brought into touch with various forms of social lite , but he could not help
thinking lhat one of the most pleasing incidents during his office was his connection with the friendly and trade societies of the town , which had done , and were still doing , a great and good work for their fellow men , and any little assistance he could render them he felt extremely happy in doing . But that night they had , as it were , completely taken him off his feet . Thev welcomed'him , who had done nothing
to forward the interests of the Craft- not only welcomed him as their guest , but also as their brother ; and it proved to him the great interest which Masons took in their great municipality . Masons , he said , generally took an active interest in all that tended to progression , in the education of the people , and in all that tended to the right life and well-being of the community . He ( the
Mayor ) regretted to say that many of their townsmen did not feel and did not take the same interest as Masons in the good old town ; they were content to pay the taxes and do a little grumblinir , and then tneir connection with the town ceased . But he was proud to say that that could not be said of the Freemasons of Hull ; they were ever to the foie and leaders ot all projects for the development and
improvement ot the municipality . He was delighted to see present that evening the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , who had done , and was ever ready to do , all in his power to forward the grand work of the Craft , and his presence added another obligation on their part . He was also pleased to see Bro . Peck , the Grand Standard Bearer of England , and he could only hope that he would
continue to be blessed with good health , which his piesence indicated , and long life to serve well and faithfully the great interests of the Freemasonry which they all had so much at heart . He would be ungrateful were he to forget the presence of his esteemed and venerable friend , Bro . Alderman Seaton , and others who had assembled to do him honour , and he could only hope that at some future time ,
by doing his duty to the Craft , he should , in some measure , feel that he had deserved the lecognition he had received at thtir hands . The grand old Humber Lodge had recently appointed him as one ot their arbitrators , and he was proud of the honour conferred upon him . They were glad to have representatives that night from all the lodges in the town , and he could safely say that they all tried to vie . with each
other in their desire to do their duty and to carry forward those great principles to which he had alluded . In the Kingston Lodge the Master always found a sympathetic willingness and desire on the part of every brother to cooperate in making his year of office a success . Within the sacred precincts of their lodge no politics , no angry discussions , no intolerance or bigotry , no questions of
religion weie allowed to enter , and when work was over and the brethren quietly adjourned for refreshment , chere , again , nothing was permitted to be said or done which would destroy the ever-existing harmony , and the lodge struck him as being almiUa heavenly place—a place in which to receive that inward stimulus which helped them in the battle of life , and encouraged them to work on for
the good of humanity . It was not only in Hull that incalculable good was done by these lodges , but their influence was felt throughout the length and breadth of the universe . He gathered from their extreme kindness and consideration that night that they wished to say "God speed ; goon and continue to do your utmost for your fellow-men , and trust to what the future may have in store for you , " and
he ( the Mayor ) could only say that he would try to be true to these who had in all ages upheld the banner of Freemasonry—true to those who had created the history of their noble Craft—true to those who had in the future to follow in their footsteps in maintaining , unsullied and intact , those splendid tenets and principles which he ( the Mayor ) had sincerely and sympathetically at heart .
Bro . Alderman SEATON , J . P ., proposed " The Founders of the Kingston Lodge" in an eloquent speech . He said that in 1 S 52 he had the pleasure , as Master of the Humber Lodge , to preside at a complimentary banquet given in honour of the then Mayor—Bro . Anthony Bannister—and from that time every IWayor of Hull , who had also the good fortune of being a member of some Hull lodge , had
been entertained at a banquet , and he ( Bro . Seaton ) was proud to think that he had established that precedent . Reverting to the toast , he ( the speaker ) said the founders of the Kingston Lodge , who formed the nucleus of the lodge , were all good men and true , and although it was invidious to particularise , yet he was sure they would pardon his mentioning tho names of two brethren now no longer
with them who were very zealous workers for the lodgehe meant Bro . Chas . Copland and Bro . Simeon Moseley . There were several of the founders still left ; there was the veteran Bro . Thos . Sissons , and Past Masters Bro . Marillier , Bro . Longstaff , Bro . Martin Samuelson , Bro . Fox Sharp , and a brother whom he was glad to see present , and who would respond to the toast , the first Director of
Ceremonies—Bro . Dalton Holmes , J . P . These brethren still-survived , and saw the fructification of the tree they planted in the tact that they had at the present time the maximum of members allowed by their by-laws , and had a splendid new Masonic Hall . Bro . J . D . HOL . MKS , J P ., briefly responded , stating that the lodge had more than realised their most sanguine
expecla ions , and when they looked back and saw the progress and the work done during the past 25 years , they hoped that even still greater results would be achieved in the next 25 years . Bro . Thomas Sissons wished him to convey his hearty good wishes , and joined in thanking them most sincerely for the good work they had carried on so successfully in the lodge they had founded .
Bro . H . F . PUDSEY , I . P . M ., then proposed , in a characteristic speech , the toast of " I ' ne Sister Lodges . " Bros . S . RUTTER , W . M . 57 ; E . CORKIS , Prov . G . Re , ; . ; BLACKBURN , I . P . M . 250 ; CATTERSON , H . HlUST , W . M . 1605 ; and 1 . B . RE ¦ FEARN , S . W . 2134 , responded . Bro . G . BOIIN , C . E ., P . M ., in giving " the Masonic Charities , " stated that last year no less than X ' 83 , 660 was
subscribed by the brethren in support of the Masonic Charitable Institutions . Bro . W . TESSEYMAN , P . M . 57 , briefly responded . The proceedings were pleasantly interspersed with harmony and recitations , which had been arranged by Bro . F . C . Bishop , J . D ., Bro . Fowler Sutton efficiently presiding at the pianofortes
The Annual Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement .
THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT .
The annual festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement took place on Friday , the 22 nd ult ., at Freemasons ' Hall , when there was , as usual on these occasions , a large gathering of eminent Masons brought together to witness one of those exhibitions of skill in the working of the
sections for which this high schuol of Freemasonry has so long been distinguished . As usual , Bro . Thomas Fenn , the President of the Board of General Purposes , who for so many years devoted no small portion of tne leisure of his busy life to promoting the exact working of the ritual , and to the active management of this lodge of improvement , occupied the chair as W . M ., while Bro . Sudlow , on whom
the control of the lodge has now devolved , occupied the S . W . chair . The lodge was opened in the Three Degrees , when , by the direction of the Presiding Master , Bro . Matier , Bro . Monteuuis and others formed a deputation to wait on Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , Prov . G . M . of Norths
and Hunts , who had kindly consented to preside , and usher him into the lodge . When his lordship had taken his seat at the right of the Presiding Master , Bro . Fenn gave tho time , and the brethren greeted his lordship with five . Bro . Fenn then proceeded to work the First Lecture , in doing which he was assisted by the following brethren :
ist Section by Bro . C . E . Cassall , S . D . 1415 . 2 nd „ „ A . C . A . Higerty , P . M . 1044 , & c . 3 rd „ „ W . H . Kiiby , J . D . 1965 . 4 th „ „ Black ( in the absence on business of Bro . W . A . Dawson , P . M . 17 QS ) . 5 th „ „ Robt . Clay Sudlow , P . M . 263 , & c . 6 th „ „ VV . P . Reynolds , J . W . 7 . 7 th „ „ C . W . A . Trollope , P . M . 1 S 36 .
At the conclusion of the last section , Lord EUSTON rose , and said he really thought that , for the admirable work which they had all been privileged to hear that evening , the least thing they could do was to thank , as he then did , those brethren who had assisted the VV . M . for the treat they had given the assembled brethren in enabling them to hear the work so perfectly and so well done . He , therefore , asked the brethren to join him in
thanking all those brethren who had taken part in the work of the evening . The motion was seconded by Bro . SIMPSON , P . G . C , and carried unanimously . Bro . FENN , addressing Lord Euston and the brethren , said it was usual for the brotner who occupied the chair to say a few words in acknowledgment of the compliment , which was really paid , not to him , but to the brethren who had done the work . But ho was sure that the brethren
who had assisted him in the work would be extremely gratified that their exertions had met with approval , and would esteem the vote of thanks , so cordially given them , very highly . In offering the visitors present an opportunity of joining the lodge , Bro . Fenn informed them that after payment of necessary expenses their funds were devoted to the three Masonic Charities . After stating what they
had been able to do for the Chanties in the past , he concluded by saying that they had this year voted twenty guineas to the Benevolent Institution in place of their usual ten guineas . After the supper , which followed the closing of the lodge , the toasts proper to the occasion were proposed , all of which were most heartily received .
Lord EUSTON , in rising to propose the first toast , said that it was one which was always honoured among Masons , and required no words from him t J recommend it , because he looked upon it that Masons for one thing as a body were loyal , and would always uphold the honour of the country , and do honour to thuse who presided over it . He , therefore , merely asked tnem to drink to tne health of her Gracious Majesty the Queen and Empress of India in the
Masonic foim— " The LJueen and the Craft . " In proposing "The Health of the Grand Master , " the CHAIRMAN said he was sure that the brethren would honour the object of that toast , both as the Prince of Wales and as their Grand Master . If the Prince had been present that evening to hear the work in the Grand Hall he would have been as much delighted as all present were . He therefore asked them to join in drinking the health of H . K . H . the M . W . G . M .
Lord EUSTON then rose , and said that the next toast he had to propose to the brethren came , he was quite sure , agreeably to them , because they always welcomed any Grand Officers who came to their board . And when he told them that that toast was to " The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past" he was sure they would drink
it heartily and well . At the same time he should couple with the toast the name ot Bro . Sir John Monckton , who had done him the honour to ask him to preside on that occasion . He ( Lord Euston ) could assure the brethren that they had the greatest pleasure in the world , as Grand Officers , in coming to receive their hospitality , but what tney prized more than all was to see the perfect work that
they had seen that ni ^ ht . And the perfect greeting that was given to all showed the Grand Officers that the love and harmony that ought to exist did exist there . sir J MONCKTON , in reply , said it was always agiccdble to respond lor worthy men , and he believed that he now represented a worthy body of men , because they had not only won the approval of the Grand Master , but
also thac of tlit'ir brttoien in the Craft . On this occasion theie were those picsent who were tolerauly old hands in the Emulation Lodge ot Improvement . It was something like a quarter ol a century ago that he was informed that he was tj be appumted I . G . of his lodge at the next installation meeting . He was much excited about it , and hastened to prepare himself . He became a life member ot
tne Emulation Lodge ot Improvement , and he believed , as a consequence , he performed the duties of I . G . to the satisfaction of the lodge , as he certainly did to his own . He always managed to do the work tairly creditably as a constant attendant . He admitted , howe . er , that he was not now letter perfect , but he had the greatest possible regard for the Lodge ot Emulation , and thought that upon that
lodge of instruction a great deal of the credit of Freemasonry turned . Aud now he had a further privilege in asking the brethren ta charge their glasses , bumpers . He had the honour to offer for their acceptance the toast of their vvorthy Chairman . They knew pretty well that there were Masons of one sort and Masons of another sort—ornamental ana useful . He thought he would call their Chairman thai