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P . G . O ., Org . ; and E . J . Mills , _ Tyler . The report of the Audit Committee was very satisfactory , Bro . Lovegrove announcing that all subscriptions to date had been paid . A very choice dinner at the Holborn Restaurant followed . Kintore Lodge ( No . 333 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , on Monday , the 21 st ult ., Bro . James Hill in the chair . Bro . St . Clare Hill was duly advanced to the

Degree of M . M . The W . M . then installed Bro . W . Briant into the chair , and he ( the W . M . ) appointed and invested the following brethren as officers for the ensuing year : Bros . E . A . ' Whitby , S . W . ; Bird , J . W . ; Davis , M . O . ; Mackway , S . O . ; Scott , J . O . ; Col . Neville , P . P . S . G . W ., Treas . j J . A . Braik , Prov . G . Std . Br ., Secj W . Croxton , Reg . of Marks ; Andrews , J . D . ; Major Newington Bridges , P . M ., Prov . S . G . W ., D . C ;

S . Hill , Org . ; Austin , Steward ; and Whiteman , Tyler . Bro . James Hill , LP . M ., gave the usual addresses in a very impressive manner . The brethren present were J . H . Cureton , P . M . ; Easterbrook , P . M . ; . Voisey , P . M . ' ; E . H . Nelson , Adams , Jackson , St . Clare Hill , and Colonel Noel Money , C . B ., Prov . G . M . The visitors were R . C Davis , S . VV . 22 ; Cheil , 112 , P . P . G . I . G . ; F . Williams and T . H . SaW on , 22 ; and C . Patrick , W . M . 223 . The

lodge voted the sum of (\ vv guineas , to be placed on the list of the W . M ., who is a Steward for the Mark Benevolent Fund . All Masonic business being ended , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to a banquet . The usual loyal toasts were duly honoured . In responding to Ihe toast of "The Prov . G . M . of Surrey , " Bro . Col . Noel Money said : It has given me

great pleasure to come among you a second time . It is quite easy for any one who comes here to see that the Kintore Lodge is a thorouehly good woiking lodge of Mark Master Masons . The Degree has been well worked tonight and given in an impressive manner . I am sure your present Master will follow up the traditions of the lodge , and that the lodge will prosper under his rule . There is certainly not a lodge in the province where the Degieeis

better worked lhan it is here , and it affords me the greatest possible pleasure lo hold Prov . Grard Lodge under the banner of the Kintore Lodge ; I hope lhat manv brethren will accept the invitation to be prts'nt , htl . l i ut by Ihe W . M , in the 'Temple , and that we may thsn have a thricughly representative meeiing , that Maik Masonry may receive a fresh impetus in the province , and that mine ledges may be stalled in the province and follow the good

example set them bv the Kintore Maik Lodpe . Bro . Newington Biidges responded for "The rest of the Prov . Grand Officers , Prr sent and Past . " The Provincial Grand Master then said : I am very glad indeed to have had the opportunity given me of proposing the next toast , which is that of "The VV . M . " 1 am quite sure from what I have seen this evening he is fully bent on following the good example set him by the LP AL , and 1

therefore have Ihe greatest pleasure in proposing his health , and wishing him and you Ihe greatest happiness and prosperity under his rule , and 1 call upon you to dunk his health with all the enthusiasm he deservrs . The tnsst was enthusiastically received . The W . AL , in reply , said : R . W . Prov . Grand Master and brethren , —I thank yen for the hearty way in which thn least of my realth has been proposed aud received . I am

suie you well know it will be my earnest endeavour to keep up the pieslige of the Kintore Lodge , and the remarks which have fallen from our Prov . Grand Alaster will still further stimulate me to do so , and in all my efforts I am sure 1 shall have the hearty support of the brethren . The W . M . then in eulogistic terms proposed the least of " The Installing ATasler and Past Alasters . " Bro . Hill , in reply , said : I have had two very pleasant

duties to perform , one to advance my son into the Alark Degree , the other to instil my worthy Bro . W . Briant into the chair of the Kintore Alark Lodge , and I am sure the brethren could not have elected any one who has the welfare of the lodge more at heart than he has . Bro . Col . Neville responded for "The Past Masters . " In replying to the toast of "The Advancee , " Bro . St . Clare Hill remarked he had been struck with two things ;

in the first place with the impressive ceremony which had raised him to the dignified position he then held , and for the hearty reception he had received in the lodge . It was his good fortune to be connected with three lodges in which good work has been done , and he hoped he should live up to the reputation these lodges have in Freemasonry generally , and prove himself an efficient member of the Kintore Mark Lodge .

The W . M ., in proposing the toast of "The Visitors , " said : Hospitality is one of the essentials of life and the Kintore Lodge is quite up to date in that respect , and we give to the brethren visiting us this evening a genuine and hearty welcome . Bros . Davis and Williams thanked the W . M . and brethren for the enjoyable evening the visitors had spent , the former referring to the excellent results effected in the

lodge of instruction held under the warrant of the Kintore Mark Lodge , lie hoped the brethren present would do their best to support Bro . Voisey , the Preceptor , who had given so much of his time for the benefit of those who took an interest in working the Mark Degree as it ought to be worked . The toast of "The Officers , " and the Tyler ' s toast brought to a close the pleasant proceedings .

TWICKENHAM . Sir Francis Burdett Lodge ( No . i 8 i ) . — This lcc ' ge met fcr the dispatch of business at the Albany Hold en Ihe iCth ult ., when there were present , among others , Bros . E . W . Davis , P . G . S . O . Middx ., W . M . j Gcorpe Everett , S . W . j H . Higgins , P . AL , P . P . G . S . B ., as J . W . j R . . VV . Foige , J . O . j VV . Fisher , P . AL , P . G . Stwd ., etc ., Ticas . ; 1 . T . ' Biiggs , P . AL , P . G . Sid . Br .,

Mr . ; C IT . Kohler , PAL , P . A . G . D . C ; VV . ( . Porter , P . AL ; VV . Hxtr . of , P . P . G . J . O ., 1 . P . M . ; and othtrs . 'The minulcs of Ihe privirus n . eeting having bren read and ccrliintd , it wis ur . auimcusly resolved—" 'That for the ( resint lie incetirts le itcuctd to three , and to be held in the following months , viz ., Febiuary , May , and

September . " Ai . okej ' is for ncn-aliendar . ee were received and icrjd firm Bits . Aleacrck , J . W . ; E . Hopwood , P . AL ; A . J . R . Sirr . rncnds , P . M . j and others . Before the lodge was closed , it was proposed by Bro . VV . Fisher , P . AL , seconded by Bio . J . T . Briggs , P . M ., and carried unanimously— " That the congratulations of the lodge are given

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to W . Bro . Caot . T . C . Walls , P . G . Stwd ., upon his recent ? ppointrr . e « t by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master , to the distinguished office of Grand Standard Bearer in the CraftGrand Lorlire of England , and the brethren further record their gratification that the zeal and enthusiasm in the cause of Freemasonry shown by Bro . Walls for upwards of 20 years has been so highly and

deservedly recognised . A dinner followed the proceedings . Upon the removal of the cloth , the usual toasts received ample justice at the hands of the W . AL Bro , J . T . Briggs replied on behalf of "The Grand Officers , " and Bro . H . Higgins for " The Provincial Grand Officers . " The proceedings were . not protracted .

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Our Portrait Gallery of Worshipful Masters .

BRO . JOHN VV . WOODTHORPE , Whose installation as VV . M . of the Henry Aluggeridge Lodge , No . 1679 , is reported in another column , was initiated in that lodge , on the 25 th March , 1882 , in which he filled all the principal-offices . Our brother has the distinction of being the last member initiated ,

passed , and raised by that venerable and much esteemed Bro . Henry Aluggeridge . He is a Yorkshireman , being a native of Leeds , and is the senior partner in the well-known cjry firm of Woodthorpe , Bevan , and Co . The Henry Aluggeridge Lodge is quite safe in Bro . Woodthorpe ' s hands .

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THE OLD MASONIANS ASSOCIATION .

The ei g hth annual dinner of the above Association was held on Wednesday , the 30 th ultimo , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Bro . McLeod , P . P . S . G . W . Derbyshire , Sec . and Vice-President of the R . M . I . B ., Piesident of the Association , in the chair , supported by Bros . J . Strachan , P . P . G . W . Northumberland ; Jas . Stephens , P . P . G . D . Bucks ; Rev . H . A . Hebb , M . A ., P . P . G . C . Devon

( Head Alaster of School ) ; J . Leach Barrett , P . M . ; W . Luke , P . P . G . R . Cornwall ; and others . After a capitally served and much appreciated repast , to which about 50 sat down , the toasts of " The Queen , Grand Patron of the Institution , " and "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H ; the Prince of Wales , K . G .,

President of the Institution , was proposed by the CHAIRMAN , and duly honoured . Tbe CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the toast of the evening— ' The Old Masonians . " He was sure those friends who were visiting them would respond most heartily , and none wished them more prosperity or

better luck than the Masonic friends who had assembled there ; few in numbers , though particularly good in quality . Although well known to all present , the objects of tbe Association required some notice at his hands . They were banded together for the especial reason of keeping alive that love which was fostered at

Wood Green . It was their privilege to hel p any struggling individual who happened to have been in the School to fight the battle of life . What he particularly wished to see was an increase in their numbers from the ranks of the older Masonians , many of whom were in a good position , and should be able

to hel p them . He had been asked by a distinguished member of the Craft whether the old boys of the School ever did anything for the Institution after leaving it V In reply , he had pointed to the work done b y that Association , and to the fact that last year , and again this year , brethren who had received their training in

the School had zealously acted as Stewards . Bro . Rees , troni North Wales , whose name would be familiar to some present , had written him only that day to say that he would have a list of over three figures for the forthcoming Festival . He congratulated them on their existence as a progressive Institution . The members of Ihe Association had , during the past year , been

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increased by 15 , but relatively to tbe number of boy s leaving the Institution , this was , however , not a surfi . cient increase . He had also tocorigralulate them upon the increase of their funds , and was glad to hear that they had not had many calls on their Benevolent Fund . Also that they had helped many old members to situations , by means of which , their position in life had

been greatly improved . He had also to give them a message from another old friend and Past-President—Bro . James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . L , who sent bis apolog ies in the shape of a cheque for three guineas to constitute the onl y remaining member of his famil y a Vice-President , making five in all . He concluded by asking them to drink most heartily to the success ofthe

Association , which he hoped mi ght flourish root and branch . Air . R . S . CHANDI . KR , Treasurer , in response , said the past year under the presidency of their worth y Chairman had been a most successful one , and hoped that they would in future reap the benefit of the many advantages he had given them . They had been in existence

eight years , and had helped many boys , but not to the extent they wished , as tbe support yvhich they bad been led to look forward to from the Masonic body had not been forthcoming . Mr . W . J . PACKER , Secretary , said that all moni received from outside went , not towards hel ping them in their present position , but for assisting any who may

be in difficulties . He expressed his deep regret at the decease of Dr . Morris , late head Alaster of the School whose kindness yvhilst their master endeared him to them al ' . Air . C . PATRICK O'DOHERTY , in proposing the next toast , said it was one that would commend itself to all present , that of "The Past and Vice-Presidents . " They

had a long list of substantial men as Vice-Presidents , but would like to see it larger . He was sure that when their full hopes were reached , and they had started a lodge of their own , these gentlemen would be pr < ud to say that they were the first Vice-presidents 0 ! this Association . Bro . J STRACHAN , in thanking Air . O'Doherty

for the kind manner in which he had proposed the toast , said it was a great pleasure to him to be connected with the Association . It was not a mere matter of retailing traditions of old days , but of work-a-day work that some of our young men have set themselves about accomplishing . He thought an excellent tribute was paid to the educational training of that great School of

ours-, when we find that those who have gone through the curriculum there , knowing the advantages that every scholar had attained by being educated there , wish to conserve the force that had been expended b y not letting it go astray . When the lads leave the Institution they ought to have some association yvhich will take them by the hand and gently lead them on

the upward path , yvhere their tasks will not onl y be a pleasure to them , but a benefit to mankind generally , and when once that is appreciated by the brethren of the Craft it will be to their eternal shame if they do not extend to them a helping hand . Bro . J . STEPHENS said that when the President gave the members a few words of advice he yvas sure he

had occasion for so doing . It was not his desire that they should meet only to discuss dry subjects , for he knew of no more genial man in this yvorld than the worthy Chairman , and that yvhatever he said came from his heart . He was glad to have become a Vice-President ot the Association , and asked them also to accept Airs . Stephens as a Vice-President .

Bro . j . LEACH BARRETT , in supporting , said it was 12 months since he had the pleasure of becoming a Vice-President . During that time he had done all in his power for the Association , and had its interests at heart . He had a suggestion to make , but as he hoped to attend the annual meeting he would leave it until that time .

Mr . C . HEVVARD UyviNS , in proposing " Prosperity to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , " said that it had never been proposed with more heart-felt wishes than that night . He wished to see the Association working more hand in hand with the School . They all knew the gratitude they owed to the worth y Chairman , and under the regime of Air . Hebb , they hoped that the Institution would go on and prosper .

The Rev . H . A . HEBIS , in responding , drew attention to the many improvements made in the School . During the winter a great development of learning has been noticeable , a very pleasing feature being the lectures given by friends of the Institution . He also referred to the excellent reading-room they have , and a very handsome collection of books presented

by the Board of Stewards of the last Festival , which any public school might be proud of . There was an old tradition in the School that the Head Master and Secretary should not be on the best of terms with each other . He was g lad to have this public opportunity of expressing a deep sense of obligation to Bro . McLeod in the many kind acts he

had instigated and done for the welfare of the Boys . To him was due in a great measure much of the improved matters he had alluded to , and his practical ability and tact had stood them in the greatest stead . In conversation with Bro . McLeod just now a new feature had crossed his mind , and he hoped the Boaid

of Management would approve the suggestion that a conversazione should be held at the School , whicli would bring old and young , past and present into touch with each other . He would also like to have the officers of the Association to visit the School , and after a little dinner get into touch with the leaving boys whom they desired to assist .