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, j piyr proposed and honoured , the W . M . proposed " The Pro G . M ., thc D . G . M ., & c , " and , in reply , Bro . Monckton said that thc way in yvhich the W . M . had proj and the brethren had received the toast yvas nothing short of truly touching . It really brought thc Grand Offiup yvith a run , and if he could emulate the short , ° harp n ( 1 decisive fire with yvhich the W . M . proposed the
^ toast he yvould be glad . He yvould be in harmony vith the W . M . ' s style if he said merely "Thank you . " and sat doyvn , but there yvould be a want of grace about it . This yvas the first anniversary of a lodge that had had no precedent in the history of the Craft . It really yvas a L ost remarkable condition of things that at the end of the first year , on the second installation in the Bayard
Lodge , they had subscribed so much to the charities . They had heard it , not to-night for the first time , but for some time past ; it had been a sort of table talk in the lodges they had visited what the Bayard Lodge had done under its gallant chief , Col . Burney . As visitors they yvould be altogether yvrong , and as Grand Officers of the Craft t ' ney yvould be altogether yvrong , if they had let the
opportunity slip by without thoroughly and fairly speaking of yvhat was really a matter of very considerable comment in Alasonry . He felt that it was due to this young gallant , and great lodge , that he should make a few remarks on this topic . They knew that Masonry was charity , and that Masonry yvithout charity yvas nothing worth . What this lodge had done was a grand and
almost incomprehensible act . The lodge had done a < rreat thing , and the brethren of the Craft yvere proud in consequence to belong to a Craft to yvhich such a lodge yvas attached . Col . Burney proposed "The Health of the W . M . " They had heard stated in the lodge that tyventytivo years ago hc ( Col . Burney ) yvas the favoured individual yvho introduced the W . M . into Freemasonry . It
had almost escaped his ( Col . Burney ' s ) memory , till it yvas recalled to him . He remembered having twentytwo years •ago made the acquaintanceship of the W . M . From that day to thc present he had felt most strongly and friendly towards him , as he had had an opportunity of seeing and knowing his worth , not only in Masonry but in other walks of life . He felt that a certain apology
yvas due to the brethren of thc lodge for taking on himself that evening a duty yvhich yvould have been better performed more by a experienced brother but he had two reasons for doing so , the one Masonic , the other un-Masonic . The Masonic was that it yvas the duty of the outgoing Master to instal his successor ; the other , non-Masonii " , yvas a selfish one , because he felt the great
pleasure in installing in the chair of this lodge a much esteemed and valued friend and brother . Noyv , he did not take credit to himself for the prosperity of the lodge , though he did as the founder . Thirteen months ago it was not thought of . As they had been honoured by the remarks of a most distinguished Grand Officer , there yvas nothing to be ashamed of in this lodge , and he yvould therefore
offer yvith the greatest pride and satisfaction to the brethren the toast of his yvell beloved brother , Bro . Leeson , long life , health , and prosperity to him , and every happiness that he so richly deserved . Thc toast having been enthusiastically received the W . M . in acknoyvledging it said that the enthusiasm of the brethren yvas sufficient to make him think they yvere on board thc Thunderer , had it not been that he
knew that vessel had broken doyvn . For this display of their feeling he yvas grca- ly indebted to ( hem . lt yvas a very high honour to be second W . M . of the Bayard Lodge . It yvas said that a rolling stone gathered no moss . Now , he bad gathered none for tyve-nty-two years , but he yvas now glad he had not , because if he had he yvould probably not have gathered the moss he had now acquire . ) . As to his oyvn
capacity to carry on the lodge , hc yvas in a certain sense aware that he had it , and lie thought that a man yvho had not some self-reliance yvas nrbody . At the same fnie he should rely on the advice and experience of the P . M . ' s , thc co-operation of the officers , and thc good feeling , the "entente cordiale" of thc members of the lodge . He would say nothing more . "The Health of the I . P . M . *'
ivas responded to by Col . Burney , yvho said that the W . M . had thrown out a hint that the best yvay of returning thanks yvas in tyvo yvords , " Thank you , " and he yvould adopt that hint on this occasion . He yvould sit doyvn yvith that , but he . yvould take this opportunity of returning his most grateful thanks to the officers and the brethren of the lodge for the support they had given him during the past year . They yvould understand that these feyv yvords
came irom the bottom of his heart . Most heartily he i 'hanked them . In proposing " The Visitors , " the W . M ., after refening to thc great services of Bro , Hervey , reminded the brethren that they had present thc Prov . G . M . ™ Kincardineshire among them . The lodges of thc United Kingdom pulled together , and there yvas between i them that " entente cordiale" of yvhich he had before spoken . . ; "e himself kneiv yvhat the yvelcome of a Scotch Mason
"as as he yvas raised in Scotland after being initiated in ••'nglarid . Bro . John Hervey , G . S ., replying , said that he an < l all the other visitors had been delighted yvith the manner in yvhich thc business of the lodge had been ciirvieil out that evening , and he could appeal to the other "¦ 'siting brethren for confirmation of his opinion of the ™ spitable reception they met yvith at the banquet . Of the ll
. . M . be could confidently say that yvhat he had done : was most satisfactory . Onerous as the yvork yvas he had performed not only the three Craft Degrees that evening , luthjui installed his successor yvith an ability which must make the lodge as yvell as the visitors proud of him . Here yvas another officer , too , the Treasurer , yvho deserved wind of praise , for his catering had been marked by the st
" > ° liberal regard for the yvants of the brethren . . L Would bp - a satisfaction to the lodge to know c ™ visitors had thoroughly enjoyed themselves . Ion u ° ' ]> hili l " ' * ' > as 01 " - * ^ the godfathers of the tr ... ' """ "fly congratulated the brethren on the satisfactory yvay m which the first year of its existence had come d close , the lodge having qualified as Vice-President of
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the three Masonic charities . If every lodge would follow its example of being a non-dining lodge , and would devote its money to the charities in lieu of banquet , it would be very much to the advantage of the Order . Lord Inverurie , in his reply , alluded to the remark ofthe W . M . as to thc lodges in the United Kingdom getting on yvell together , although occasionally their opinions differed slightly . The
Bayard Lodge had made its name and its mark in the province of yvhich he was Prov . G . M . in the north of Scotland . It yvas thought of so well down there that when Dr . Sandford asked him what lodge he should be initiated in in London , he immediately replied , the Bayard Lodge , 1613 . Bros . Giles and Sandford replied to the toast of " The Initiates , " both expressing their gratification at what
they had seen , and their appreciation of the ceremony they had passed through . Bro . Alfred Watson , S . W ., replied to the toast of "The Officers . " He and his brother officers had served the I . P . M . yvith all possible loyalty and devotion , and had derived a great deal of pleasure from doing so , because they felt they yvould have been very ungrateful if they did not do all in their poyver for one who
had done so much for them . The W . M . who now so worthily occupied the chair would also do everything he could for the officers and brethren , and therefore they would do everything they could for him . If , under such circumstances , the Bayard Lodge did not progress during the coming year as it had in the past , it would not be the fault of the officers of the lodge , who very much admired
and had great affection for their W . Sl . Bro . Frank Richardson , Treasurer , thanking the brethren for the toast proposed for" The Treasurer and Secretary , " in yvhich the W . M . had said that without a good Secretary it was impossible for a lodge to have a good Master , said that in Bro . Portlock Dadson ' s absence , concurring yvith what the VV . M . had said , he could safely assert that Capt .
Dadson yvas one of the best Secretaries that ever acted for a lodge . As to the Treasurer , his duties yvere most pleasurable in one respect , that of receiving the money ; to pay was the difficulty . He felt it a great honour to be elected Treasurer of such a lodge as the Bayard . He confessed that he had embarked in it yvith his good friend Colonel Burney , and had taken it up con amore and to promote
the interests of the lodge . As long as the Bayarel Lodge lasted , at al ! events as long as he lasted in good health and activity , he should be connected with the lodge and yvould use his best endeavours to promote its interests . Bro . Riach proposed " The Charities . " In the exceptional position in yvhich this lodge was placed by having become in its first year Vice-President of all the charities , he
thought the brethren would be forgetting their duty to the Craft and to themselves if they did not drink " Success to all those Charities . " As many of the brethren present had served the office of Steward in various lodges , he could not do better than select as a sponsor for this trust Major Shadwell Clerke , who represented the Friends in Council Lodge . In the last four , five , Sr six years that brother
had perhaps done more for Masonic charity than any brother ; and he had served as Steward for all the charities in that time . Major Shadyvell Clerke responded . He had during his life had many surprises , but he confessed that he had never been taken so much aback as he yvas noyv by having his name coupled with this glorious toast . He must protest most strongly against it being supposed that
there yvas any applicability betyveen his name and this toast , because he had never done more than other brethren to justify it . Bro . Riach had proposed the toast of the Masonic Charities , and he presumed somebody must say something on the subject , and he very kindly named him ( Major Clerke ) . Having been called upon he yvould say that Masons should try to show that Masonry was not all
pleasure , that there yvas a certain amount of yvork connected with it ; it yvas not all banquets and pleasant j . 'vial meetings ; for yvhen they yvere enjoying themselves they should remember their poor and distressed brethren , the yvidows and the orphans of their deceased brethren . If they could afford to enjoy themselves at the festive board , they should also be able to put their hands in their pockets
—try to do something for those poor and distressed people , yvhether they be their ancestors , forefathers as it were , their brothers' widows , or their brothers' orphan children . He hoped this would be always present to their minds , that they would not say as some people said , that the Masonic charities were a bore and a nuisance ; but let them remember that the more charity they exercised , and the
more they did , they were the more fully carrying out . one of the leading features of Masonry—charity . In every possible way they should try to exercise that grand feature . It yvas not for him to say more about this . They all knew the great and glorious Institutions of the Order ; they had two grand Schools and ] a Benevolent Institution . They kneyv yvhat good these institutions did , and it was
quite unnecessary for him to expatiate upon it . The thanks of those Institutions were due to no lodge more than the Bayard Lodge , which had so nobly and munificently come to the front during the past year . Let them hope that that lodge would persevere in the course it had marked out for itself , and that other lodges would follow its example . Some other toasts followed , and the brethren shortly afteryvards separated .
HENRY MUGGERIDGE LODGE ( No . 1679 ) . —The first regular meeting of this lodge yvas held at the Prince George , Park-road , Dalston , on Saturday , May 26 th , the lodge having been consecrated the Saturday previous . Bro . Henry Muggeridge W . M ., presided , and was supported by the following oflicers : Bros . Francis Fellows , S . W . ; E . F . Storr , J . W . ; James Lorkin , S . D . ; Henry
John , J . D . ; J . H . Wilkin , I . G . ; W . F . Darnell , D . C . Bro . J . B . Scriven , P . G . S ., P . M . No . 5 , acting as P . M ., yvas elected a joining member . Messrs . Alfred Lack , Edyvin Charles Dyer , and Compton F . Brown were balloted for and afterwards initiated into Freemasonry . The ceremony of initiation was finely rendered by Bro . Muggeridge . The officers , by their attention to the duties , assisted in making it a great success . So soon did all settle down
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to the yvork that you could scarcely imagine it was the first meeting of a new lodge . The visitors were Bros . Benj . Head , P . G . D . ; A . H . Diaper , P . G . S . 3 ; F . D . R . Copestick , P . G . S . B . Herts ; S . G . Myers , P . M . 71 s ; Chas . Arkell , 192 ; H . J . Thompson , P . M . 192 , 869 , P . P . G . S . W . Herts ; S . VV . Clarke , D . C . 1348 , who expressed themselves delighted with the business-like manner in which
the lodge yvas opened and closed , also the solemn and impressive working . Bro . J . B . Scriven was unanimously elected Treasurer of the lodge . Notices for initiation and joining members were given for next meeting . The lodge yvas afterwards closed and adjourned till the fourth Saturday in July . The brethren then sat down to a very prettily decorated table , and partook of a banquet exceedingly
well served . The W . M ., after "The Queen and the Craft" had been duly honoured , proposed that of "The M . W . G . M ., " and in doing so expressed his gratitude for the great honour the M . W . G . M . had conferred in granting a warrant for the lodge . In giving " The Health of the Pro Grand Master , & c , " the W . M . said : We are honoured this evening by a Grand Officer , Bro . Benj . Head , a
brother in every way worthy of his position , not only for a lifetime devoted to Masonry , but the great services rendered to the different Masonic charities . Bro . Head , in responding , said the brethren all kneyv how great were the services rendered to the Craft by the Earl of Carnarvon . He ( Bro . Head ) had been a Mason fifty years , and if successful in his services he was very pleased , and trusted
the Great Architect of the Universe would spare him for a few more years to be useful to the Craft , for in trying to do good it really does oneself good . In conclusion , he remarked that the Henry Muggeridge Lodge was fortunate in having as their first W . M . a brother who had done such great service in Masonic education . He yvished the neyv lodge the success it deserved . Other toasts were given
and responded to , and the W . M . in proposing " The Officers , " remarked that on this occasion he had something particular to say in reference to Bro . Francis Fellows , the S . W . It yvas Bro . Fellows who conceived the idea of the Henry Muggeridge Lodge , and asked him ( Bro . Muggeridge ) , to accept the position of First Master . Bro . Fellows was a hard-working Mason , also a charitable one , and
without him the Henry Muggeridge Lodge would not be an accomplished fact . The Tyler ' s toast followed , and the brethren of the Henry Muggeridge Lodge extended the hand of good fellowship to each other , and the first meeting yvas brought to a close . LA ' NGTON LODGE ( 1673 ) , —An emergency meeting of this lodge , yvhich yvas consecrated on the 17 th ult .,
by Bro . John Hervey , assisted by Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . G . D . ; the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C ; and Bro . H . G . Buss , Assistant Grand Secretary , yvas held on Wednesday evening , at the London Masonic Club , 101 , Queen Victoriastreet , under the presidency of Bro . H . D . Stead W . M . The brethren present were Bros . Joseph Langton , S . W . ; F . C . Dobbing , J . W . ; J . K . Stead , Treas . ; A . Rosenthal ! ,
S . D . ; J . A . Read , J . D . ; T . A . Rumpff , Steyvard ; A . C . Cooper , Steivard ; J . Ridley , D . F . Cooke , and John Morley . The visitors were Bros . A . C . Hunter , 1494 ; J . Morrell , P . M . in , P . P . G S . of W ., Durham , H . Thomas , P . M . 277 ; John Gale , W . M . 715 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 ( Freemason ); and Bro . Dunn , Sec . London Masonic Club . After the lodge had been opened tbe following
brethren were balloted for as joining members : — Bros . T . Land , Sec ; J . A . Reid , S . D . ; A . Rosenthal ! , J . D . ; the Rev . W . Rosenthal ! , D . D ., Chap . ; F . S . Fuent s , I . G . ; T . A . A . Rumpff , A . C . Cooper , Stwds . * , T . J . Smiih , D . C . The ballot having proved successful , after ballot thc folloyving gentlemen were introduced separately and initiated by the VV . M . in first rate style : Joseph David
Langton , Charles Edyvard Barnett , Peter McKinlay , G . C . Boor , W . W . Blackstone , D . F . Cooke , F . Flint , A . P . Fabian , B . T . Fountain , H . Rockingham , Gill , H . Mathews , J . F . Morley , E . W . Parkes . J . Ridley , E . G . Sim , Geo . T . Thorns , W . F . Taunton , S . White , J . P . White . There was no other business before the lodge , and it was then closed , and the brethren
adjourned to an excellent banquet . At the conclusion of the repast grace yvas said and the toasts were proposed . The W . M . in proposing " The Queen and the Craft " said he rose with peculiar pleasure at this first business meeting of the Langton Lodge to propose the toast which was always first in the estimation of Englishmen in general and Masons in particular , " The Health of the
Queen . " He yvas sure he would have all the brethren yvith him when he said there was no soveriegn on the earth yvho took a deeper interest in the well being of the subject than did her Majesty the Queen of England * , and when they considered that that interest was not only extended to Englishmen in general but to Masons' oyvn immediate ancient constition , when he saw the three chairs at their
glorious Grand Lodge filled by three Princes of the Blood Royal he could " . not help coming to the conclusion that another link was forged in the chain which united Royalty to the noble Order . The W . M . next proposed " The Initiates . " He said , as this was an emergency meeting Masons at such meetings dispensed with some of the formal toasts , and having done due honour to the toast
of " The Queen" he would on this occasion proceed to propose another toast . This was something out of the ordinary course of proceeding at a regular lodge meeting , and with the permission of the brethren they would next drink " The Health of the Initiates . " It was said that new blood yvas always required in old and ancient institutions . It was his opinion that if new blood was necessary in old institutions , it became doubly
necessary in a new one like this lodge , and they were indee 1 pleased to see so many initiates contemplated joining the Langton . In proposing "The Health of thc Initiates , " he yvould remind those brethren that a very impoitant charge was given to Masters of all lodges on their installation . They had had the beautiful ceremony of consecration there on the 17 th of May , pe . fcrmed by the worthy Grand Secretary , Bro . John Hervey , and it was given in a
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, j piyr proposed and honoured , the W . M . proposed " The Pro G . M ., thc D . G . M ., & c , " and , in reply , Bro . Monckton said that thc way in yvhich the W . M . had proj and the brethren had received the toast yvas nothing short of truly touching . It really brought thc Grand Offiup yvith a run , and if he could emulate the short , ° harp n ( 1 decisive fire with yvhich the W . M . proposed the
^ toast he yvould be glad . He yvould be in harmony vith the W . M . ' s style if he said merely "Thank you . " and sat doyvn , but there yvould be a want of grace about it . This yvas the first anniversary of a lodge that had had no precedent in the history of the Craft . It really yvas a L ost remarkable condition of things that at the end of the first year , on the second installation in the Bayard
Lodge , they had subscribed so much to the charities . They had heard it , not to-night for the first time , but for some time past ; it had been a sort of table talk in the lodges they had visited what the Bayard Lodge had done under its gallant chief , Col . Burney . As visitors they yvould be altogether yvrong , and as Grand Officers of the Craft t ' ney yvould be altogether yvrong , if they had let the
opportunity slip by without thoroughly and fairly speaking of yvhat was really a matter of very considerable comment in Alasonry . He felt that it was due to this young gallant , and great lodge , that he should make a few remarks on this topic . They knew that Masonry was charity , and that Masonry yvithout charity yvas nothing worth . What this lodge had done was a grand and
almost incomprehensible act . The lodge had done a < rreat thing , and the brethren of the Craft yvere proud in consequence to belong to a Craft to yvhich such a lodge yvas attached . Col . Burney proposed "The Health of the W . M . " They had heard stated in the lodge that tyventytivo years ago hc ( Col . Burney ) yvas the favoured individual yvho introduced the W . M . into Freemasonry . It
had almost escaped his ( Col . Burney ' s ) memory , till it yvas recalled to him . He remembered having twentytwo years •ago made the acquaintanceship of the W . M . From that day to thc present he had felt most strongly and friendly towards him , as he had had an opportunity of seeing and knowing his worth , not only in Masonry but in other walks of life . He felt that a certain apology
yvas due to the brethren of thc lodge for taking on himself that evening a duty yvhich yvould have been better performed more by a experienced brother but he had two reasons for doing so , the one Masonic , the other un-Masonic . The Masonic was that it yvas the duty of the outgoing Master to instal his successor ; the other , non-Masonii " , yvas a selfish one , because he felt the great
pleasure in installing in the chair of this lodge a much esteemed and valued friend and brother . Noyv , he did not take credit to himself for the prosperity of the lodge , though he did as the founder . Thirteen months ago it was not thought of . As they had been honoured by the remarks of a most distinguished Grand Officer , there yvas nothing to be ashamed of in this lodge , and he yvould therefore
offer yvith the greatest pride and satisfaction to the brethren the toast of his yvell beloved brother , Bro . Leeson , long life , health , and prosperity to him , and every happiness that he so richly deserved . Thc toast having been enthusiastically received the W . M . in acknoyvledging it said that the enthusiasm of the brethren yvas sufficient to make him think they yvere on board thc Thunderer , had it not been that he
knew that vessel had broken doyvn . For this display of their feeling he yvas grca- ly indebted to ( hem . lt yvas a very high honour to be second W . M . of the Bayard Lodge . It yvas said that a rolling stone gathered no moss . Now , he bad gathered none for tyve-nty-two years , but he yvas now glad he had not , because if he had he yvould probably not have gathered the moss he had now acquire . ) . As to his oyvn
capacity to carry on the lodge , hc yvas in a certain sense aware that he had it , and lie thought that a man yvho had not some self-reliance yvas nrbody . At the same fnie he should rely on the advice and experience of the P . M . ' s , thc co-operation of the officers , and thc good feeling , the "entente cordiale" of thc members of the lodge . He would say nothing more . "The Health of the I . P . M . *'
ivas responded to by Col . Burney , yvho said that the W . M . had thrown out a hint that the best yvay of returning thanks yvas in tyvo yvords , " Thank you , " and he yvould adopt that hint on this occasion . He yvould sit doyvn yvith that , but he . yvould take this opportunity of returning his most grateful thanks to the officers and the brethren of the lodge for the support they had given him during the past year . They yvould understand that these feyv yvords
came irom the bottom of his heart . Most heartily he i 'hanked them . In proposing " The Visitors , " the W . M ., after refening to thc great services of Bro , Hervey , reminded the brethren that they had present thc Prov . G . M . ™ Kincardineshire among them . The lodges of thc United Kingdom pulled together , and there yvas between i them that " entente cordiale" of yvhich he had before spoken . . ; "e himself kneiv yvhat the yvelcome of a Scotch Mason
"as as he yvas raised in Scotland after being initiated in ••'nglarid . Bro . John Hervey , G . S ., replying , said that he an < l all the other visitors had been delighted yvith the manner in yvhich thc business of the lodge had been ciirvieil out that evening , and he could appeal to the other "¦ 'siting brethren for confirmation of his opinion of the ™ spitable reception they met yvith at the banquet . Of the ll
. . M . be could confidently say that yvhat he had done : was most satisfactory . Onerous as the yvork yvas he had performed not only the three Craft Degrees that evening , luthjui installed his successor yvith an ability which must make the lodge as yvell as the visitors proud of him . Here yvas another officer , too , the Treasurer , yvho deserved wind of praise , for his catering had been marked by the st
" > ° liberal regard for the yvants of the brethren . . L Would bp - a satisfaction to the lodge to know c ™ visitors had thoroughly enjoyed themselves . Ion u ° ' ]> hili l " ' * ' > as 01 " - * ^ the godfathers of the tr ... ' """ "fly congratulated the brethren on the satisfactory yvay m which the first year of its existence had come d close , the lodge having qualified as Vice-President of
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the three Masonic charities . If every lodge would follow its example of being a non-dining lodge , and would devote its money to the charities in lieu of banquet , it would be very much to the advantage of the Order . Lord Inverurie , in his reply , alluded to the remark ofthe W . M . as to thc lodges in the United Kingdom getting on yvell together , although occasionally their opinions differed slightly . The
Bayard Lodge had made its name and its mark in the province of yvhich he was Prov . G . M . in the north of Scotland . It yvas thought of so well down there that when Dr . Sandford asked him what lodge he should be initiated in in London , he immediately replied , the Bayard Lodge , 1613 . Bros . Giles and Sandford replied to the toast of " The Initiates , " both expressing their gratification at what
they had seen , and their appreciation of the ceremony they had passed through . Bro . Alfred Watson , S . W ., replied to the toast of "The Officers . " He and his brother officers had served the I . P . M . yvith all possible loyalty and devotion , and had derived a great deal of pleasure from doing so , because they felt they yvould have been very ungrateful if they did not do all in their poyver for one who
had done so much for them . The W . M . who now so worthily occupied the chair would also do everything he could for the officers and brethren , and therefore they would do everything they could for him . If , under such circumstances , the Bayard Lodge did not progress during the coming year as it had in the past , it would not be the fault of the officers of the lodge , who very much admired
and had great affection for their W . Sl . Bro . Frank Richardson , Treasurer , thanking the brethren for the toast proposed for" The Treasurer and Secretary , " in yvhich the W . M . had said that without a good Secretary it was impossible for a lodge to have a good Master , said that in Bro . Portlock Dadson ' s absence , concurring yvith what the VV . M . had said , he could safely assert that Capt .
Dadson yvas one of the best Secretaries that ever acted for a lodge . As to the Treasurer , his duties yvere most pleasurable in one respect , that of receiving the money ; to pay was the difficulty . He felt it a great honour to be elected Treasurer of such a lodge as the Bayard . He confessed that he had embarked in it yvith his good friend Colonel Burney , and had taken it up con amore and to promote
the interests of the lodge . As long as the Bayarel Lodge lasted , at al ! events as long as he lasted in good health and activity , he should be connected with the lodge and yvould use his best endeavours to promote its interests . Bro . Riach proposed " The Charities . " In the exceptional position in yvhich this lodge was placed by having become in its first year Vice-President of all the charities , he
thought the brethren would be forgetting their duty to the Craft and to themselves if they did not drink " Success to all those Charities . " As many of the brethren present had served the office of Steward in various lodges , he could not do better than select as a sponsor for this trust Major Shadwell Clerke , who represented the Friends in Council Lodge . In the last four , five , Sr six years that brother
had perhaps done more for Masonic charity than any brother ; and he had served as Steward for all the charities in that time . Major Shadyvell Clerke responded . He had during his life had many surprises , but he confessed that he had never been taken so much aback as he yvas noyv by having his name coupled with this glorious toast . He must protest most strongly against it being supposed that
there yvas any applicability betyveen his name and this toast , because he had never done more than other brethren to justify it . Bro . Riach had proposed the toast of the Masonic Charities , and he presumed somebody must say something on the subject , and he very kindly named him ( Major Clerke ) . Having been called upon he yvould say that Masons should try to show that Masonry was not all
pleasure , that there yvas a certain amount of yvork connected with it ; it yvas not all banquets and pleasant j . 'vial meetings ; for yvhen they yvere enjoying themselves they should remember their poor and distressed brethren , the yvidows and the orphans of their deceased brethren . If they could afford to enjoy themselves at the festive board , they should also be able to put their hands in their pockets
—try to do something for those poor and distressed people , yvhether they be their ancestors , forefathers as it were , their brothers' widows , or their brothers' orphan children . He hoped this would be always present to their minds , that they would not say as some people said , that the Masonic charities were a bore and a nuisance ; but let them remember that the more charity they exercised , and the
more they did , they were the more fully carrying out . one of the leading features of Masonry—charity . In every possible way they should try to exercise that grand feature . It yvas not for him to say more about this . They all knew the great and glorious Institutions of the Order ; they had two grand Schools and ] a Benevolent Institution . They kneyv yvhat good these institutions did , and it was
quite unnecessary for him to expatiate upon it . The thanks of those Institutions were due to no lodge more than the Bayard Lodge , which had so nobly and munificently come to the front during the past year . Let them hope that that lodge would persevere in the course it had marked out for itself , and that other lodges would follow its example . Some other toasts followed , and the brethren shortly afteryvards separated .
HENRY MUGGERIDGE LODGE ( No . 1679 ) . —The first regular meeting of this lodge yvas held at the Prince George , Park-road , Dalston , on Saturday , May 26 th , the lodge having been consecrated the Saturday previous . Bro . Henry Muggeridge W . M ., presided , and was supported by the following oflicers : Bros . Francis Fellows , S . W . ; E . F . Storr , J . W . ; James Lorkin , S . D . ; Henry
John , J . D . ; J . H . Wilkin , I . G . ; W . F . Darnell , D . C . Bro . J . B . Scriven , P . G . S ., P . M . No . 5 , acting as P . M ., yvas elected a joining member . Messrs . Alfred Lack , Edyvin Charles Dyer , and Compton F . Brown were balloted for and afterwards initiated into Freemasonry . The ceremony of initiation was finely rendered by Bro . Muggeridge . The officers , by their attention to the duties , assisted in making it a great success . So soon did all settle down
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to the yvork that you could scarcely imagine it was the first meeting of a new lodge . The visitors were Bros . Benj . Head , P . G . D . ; A . H . Diaper , P . G . S . 3 ; F . D . R . Copestick , P . G . S . B . Herts ; S . G . Myers , P . M . 71 s ; Chas . Arkell , 192 ; H . J . Thompson , P . M . 192 , 869 , P . P . G . S . W . Herts ; S . VV . Clarke , D . C . 1348 , who expressed themselves delighted with the business-like manner in which
the lodge yvas opened and closed , also the solemn and impressive working . Bro . J . B . Scriven was unanimously elected Treasurer of the lodge . Notices for initiation and joining members were given for next meeting . The lodge yvas afterwards closed and adjourned till the fourth Saturday in July . The brethren then sat down to a very prettily decorated table , and partook of a banquet exceedingly
well served . The W . M ., after "The Queen and the Craft" had been duly honoured , proposed that of "The M . W . G . M ., " and in doing so expressed his gratitude for the great honour the M . W . G . M . had conferred in granting a warrant for the lodge . In giving " The Health of the Pro Grand Master , & c , " the W . M . said : We are honoured this evening by a Grand Officer , Bro . Benj . Head , a
brother in every way worthy of his position , not only for a lifetime devoted to Masonry , but the great services rendered to the different Masonic charities . Bro . Head , in responding , said the brethren all kneyv how great were the services rendered to the Craft by the Earl of Carnarvon . He ( Bro . Head ) had been a Mason fifty years , and if successful in his services he was very pleased , and trusted
the Great Architect of the Universe would spare him for a few more years to be useful to the Craft , for in trying to do good it really does oneself good . In conclusion , he remarked that the Henry Muggeridge Lodge was fortunate in having as their first W . M . a brother who had done such great service in Masonic education . He yvished the neyv lodge the success it deserved . Other toasts were given
and responded to , and the W . M . in proposing " The Officers , " remarked that on this occasion he had something particular to say in reference to Bro . Francis Fellows , the S . W . It yvas Bro . Fellows who conceived the idea of the Henry Muggeridge Lodge , and asked him ( Bro . Muggeridge ) , to accept the position of First Master . Bro . Fellows was a hard-working Mason , also a charitable one , and
without him the Henry Muggeridge Lodge would not be an accomplished fact . The Tyler ' s toast followed , and the brethren of the Henry Muggeridge Lodge extended the hand of good fellowship to each other , and the first meeting yvas brought to a close . LA ' NGTON LODGE ( 1673 ) , —An emergency meeting of this lodge , yvhich yvas consecrated on the 17 th ult .,
by Bro . John Hervey , assisted by Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . G . D . ; the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C ; and Bro . H . G . Buss , Assistant Grand Secretary , yvas held on Wednesday evening , at the London Masonic Club , 101 , Queen Victoriastreet , under the presidency of Bro . H . D . Stead W . M . The brethren present were Bros . Joseph Langton , S . W . ; F . C . Dobbing , J . W . ; J . K . Stead , Treas . ; A . Rosenthal ! ,
S . D . ; J . A . Read , J . D . ; T . A . Rumpff , Steyvard ; A . C . Cooper , Steivard ; J . Ridley , D . F . Cooke , and John Morley . The visitors were Bros . A . C . Hunter , 1494 ; J . Morrell , P . M . in , P . P . G S . of W ., Durham , H . Thomas , P . M . 277 ; John Gale , W . M . 715 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 ( Freemason ); and Bro . Dunn , Sec . London Masonic Club . After the lodge had been opened tbe following
brethren were balloted for as joining members : — Bros . T . Land , Sec ; J . A . Reid , S . D . ; A . Rosenthal ! , J . D . ; the Rev . W . Rosenthal ! , D . D ., Chap . ; F . S . Fuent s , I . G . ; T . A . A . Rumpff , A . C . Cooper , Stwds . * , T . J . Smiih , D . C . The ballot having proved successful , after ballot thc folloyving gentlemen were introduced separately and initiated by the VV . M . in first rate style : Joseph David
Langton , Charles Edyvard Barnett , Peter McKinlay , G . C . Boor , W . W . Blackstone , D . F . Cooke , F . Flint , A . P . Fabian , B . T . Fountain , H . Rockingham , Gill , H . Mathews , J . F . Morley , E . W . Parkes . J . Ridley , E . G . Sim , Geo . T . Thorns , W . F . Taunton , S . White , J . P . White . There was no other business before the lodge , and it was then closed , and the brethren
adjourned to an excellent banquet . At the conclusion of the repast grace yvas said and the toasts were proposed . The W . M . in proposing " The Queen and the Craft " said he rose with peculiar pleasure at this first business meeting of the Langton Lodge to propose the toast which was always first in the estimation of Englishmen in general and Masons in particular , " The Health of the
Queen . " He yvas sure he would have all the brethren yvith him when he said there was no soveriegn on the earth yvho took a deeper interest in the well being of the subject than did her Majesty the Queen of England * , and when they considered that that interest was not only extended to Englishmen in general but to Masons' oyvn immediate ancient constition , when he saw the three chairs at their
glorious Grand Lodge filled by three Princes of the Blood Royal he could " . not help coming to the conclusion that another link was forged in the chain which united Royalty to the noble Order . The W . M . next proposed " The Initiates . " He said , as this was an emergency meeting Masons at such meetings dispensed with some of the formal toasts , and having done due honour to the toast
of " The Queen" he would on this occasion proceed to propose another toast . This was something out of the ordinary course of proceeding at a regular lodge meeting , and with the permission of the brethren they would next drink " The Health of the Initiates . " It was said that new blood yvas always required in old and ancient institutions . It was his opinion that if new blood was necessary in old institutions , it became doubly
necessary in a new one like this lodge , and they were indee 1 pleased to see so many initiates contemplated joining the Langton . In proposing "The Health of thc Initiates , " he yvould remind those brethren that a very impoitant charge was given to Masters of all lodges on their installation . They had had the beautiful ceremony of consecration there on the 17 th of May , pe . fcrmed by the worthy Grand Secretary , Bro . John Hervey , and it was given in a