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Salisbury Lodge , No . 435 . The installation meeting of this old-established and distinguished lodge was held a the Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , W . C , on the 20 th ult ., when a great many attended to honour Bro . Chartes Loram , S . W ., the W . M . elect , a very popular and esteemed member of the lodge . Bro . William Curry . W . M ., presided , supported by Bros . Charles Loram , S . W . ; N . H . Walker , G . Paxton , WilliamT . Ball , P . M ., Sec ; C Simmonds , K . H . ' one < , E . L . H . Davis , G . Michael , P . M . ; A . Scherzel , P . M . ; E . Harris , P . M . ; T . C . Stanley , P . M . ;

J . W . Harding * , P . M ., Tyler ; and many others . Visitors : Bros . J . J . Thomi *; , P . G . S . B . ; ] . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B . ; Prince lUrmw Singh , R . Stockman , A . P . Richardson , W . H . Glazier , P . M . ; G . Lichtenfeld , P . M . ; A . B . Kent , S . W . Hunt , A . W . Briggs , S . Jamieson , J . C . Steiner , G . H . Phillips , ** . Horncastle , P . M . ; ] . King , P . P . G . D . C ; H . Stocker , P . P . G . T . ; H . Comfort , R . Lake , P . M . ; G . Hall , R . Manuel , P . M . ; C . Davis , P . M . ; J . T . Murray , C . J . Grove , P . M . ; R . Shears , B . T . Angle , F . Spicer , P . M . ; E . Berg , J . W . Pritchard , J . L . Syme , R . Cave , P . M . ; R . T . West , and others .

The minutes of the last lodge and emergency meetings having been read and confirmed , the W . M ., Bro . Curry , initiated Messrs . C . H . Stewart and A . M . Faulkner . The W . M . elect , Bro . C . Loram . was then presented by Bro . W . T . Ball , P . M ., and installed into the chair by the outgoing Master . The new W . M . afterwards appointed and invested his officers and addressed them in very appropriate terms as to their respective dulies , but made special mention of the indefatigable and genial Secretary , Bro . W . T . Ball , P . M . They were as follows : Bros . W . Curry , I . P . M . ; N . H . Walker , S . W . ; G . Paxton , J . W . ; G . Pratt , P . M ., Treas . ; W . T . Ball , P . M ., Sec . ; C . Simmonds , S . D . ; E . Harris lones , J . D . ; E . L . H . Davis , I . G . j G . W . Stanley ,

Stwd . j and J . W . Harding , P . M ., Tyler . All the new oflicers were in attendance with the exception of Bros . G . Pratt , P . M ., and G . W . Stanley . The delivery of the usual addresses was ably rendered by Bro . Wm . Curry , and the installation ceremony could not have been better performed . During its progress the beautiful anthem " Be thou faithful " was given by Bro . James Horncastle with marked effect . It was resolved that the sum of 10 guineas be taken from the lodge funds and placed on the W . M . 's list , who was going up as Steward at the forthcoming Festival of the Boys' Institution . "Hearty good wishes" were tendered by Bro . II . Stocker , P . P . G . Treas ., on behalf of the Province of Devonshire and by the other visiting brethren .

The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , which was well served under the personal superintendence of the manager , Bro . Gerards .

THE . WORSHIPFUI . MASTER . The W . M ., Bro . Loram , gave , in very eloquent and earnest terms , " The Queen and the Craft . " In giving "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " the W . M . stated that he was unable to coin sentences to do justice to the toast . They all loved him and he was honoured and respected by everyone . He was a real hard worker in Freemasonry and had given many proofs of his usefulness in the Craft .

The W . M . proposed "The Grand Oflicers , Present and Past , " and said that his experience was ln . ited as he had only attended a few meetings of Grand Lodge , when he was very murh impressed with the working he witnessed . That night they were graced with two Grand Officers , and he and the lodge were much honoured with their presence and he thanked them for their kind support . It was not necessary to call attention to Bro . 1 . I . Thomas , P . G . S . B ., as he was so well-known to them , as was

also Bro . J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., and both were very earnest workers in the Craft . All the Grand Officers deserved homage from the members , and he had much pleasure in associating with the loast the names of the two Grand Officers present , and might he suggest to Bro . McL eod that in his reply the should touch upon the Boys' Institution , for which he was going up as Steward . The Grand Officers on rising to respond were enthusiastically received .

In response , Bro . J . J . Thomas , P . G . S . B ., tendered his best thanks for the way the toast had been given and received . He intended to have seen the VV . M . installed , but he was prevented by having to attend to other duties connected with the Boys ' Institution . All the Grand Officers were animated to carry out the good work of the Craft .

Bro . J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B ., also acknowledged the toast , and said it was the duty of Grand Officers to visit lodges , but he regretted not being at the installation , for the same reason assigned by Bro . Thomas . The W . M . had asked him to confine his remarks to the Boys' Institution , which he had the honour to represent . Usually he spoke on behalf of the Institutions , but as he was commanded by the W . M ., he gave many interesting details of the Boys' Institution , and he hoped the W . M .

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would have a good list , large in amount , and one that would break the record in the lodge , and he earnestly urged the members to show their appreciation of their good W . M . by giving liberally to his list as Steward for the Boys . The list was then taken round , and it was afterwards announced that it amounted to nearly £ go , when one of the brethren remarked that it was something on account . Bro . W . Curry , I . P . M ., gave "The W . M ., Bro . Loram , " and said that he had

been through the chair , and as it was very hard to please everybody , it was not a bed of roses , but still they should all aspire to that happy position , and he would urge upon them to prepare to make themselves perfect in the ritual . The W . M . had prepared , as they had seen from his good work that evening ; he would be a great success , make them all happy and comfortable ; they were all proud of him , and he would not , he felt certain , forget the Masonic Charities . The toast was received with much enthusiasm , and

Bro . Charles Loram , W . M ., on rising to respond , had an ovation . He said he scarcely thought that a few words of ( lattery would make him so uncomfortable as he was at hearing tleremarks of the I . P . M ., and dismayed because he had to reply . He appreciated the great honour of being Master , and he was pledged to do all that in him lay to give satisfaction | to all the members , and he hoped they would never have cause to regret appointing him to his high position , but if he failed in any way during his year of office , he trusted they would not think ill of him , as he had the interes t s of the lodgi thoroughly at heart .

In submitting the toast of "The I . P . M ., Bro . Wm . Curry , " the W . M . stated that they were well acquainted with him , and that few Masters could have passed through the chair with greater honour , and no one more deserved the Past Master ' s jewel which he had the honour to pin upon his breast . Both in the lodge and at the banqueting table he was perfect as Master , a most trustworthy and honourable Mason , and he had been , and ever would be , an ornament to the lodge , and might he long be spared to wear the jewel . ( Applause . ) The toast was enthusiastically received , as was Bro . Curry , I . P . M ., on rising to

respond . He thanked the W . M . for his kind words , and said -: hat during his year of office he had rehearsed all parts he had to appear in , but he had not rehearsed the part of replying as I . P . M . He was particularly pleased wilh the great assistance he had had from his officers , and he hoped his successor , the W . M ., would have similar treatment from those he had appointed . Although he had just vacated the chair , he would if he had health and strength , do , as he hoped he had done in the past , his utmost for

their good lodge . The "Omega " of Freemasonry was Charity , and intended to help those who , through calamity and misfortune , were unable to help themselves , and he urged the members to give liberally to the three grand Ins'itutions , and not to forget the W . M . 's list as Steward for the Boys . He appreciated the handsome Past Master ' s jewel , and he hoped the Great Architect would give him health to wear it for many years and to guide him in the right path .

The jewel bore the following inscription -. " Presented by the members of the Salisbury Lodge , No . 435 , to Bro . Wm . Curry , P . M ., in acknowledgment of the eminent services he has rendered to the lodge as W . M . iSoo- "

In giving "The Initiates , " the W . M . observed that it was the toast of the evening , ihey had both taken ar . important step , and he would ask them to reflect on what they had gone through that evening , and ask themselves what was the position asked of them . There was in the lodge an open road before them , and he hoped they would go steadily along that road and aspire higher . He ( the W . M . ) would follow their career with much interest , and on behalf of all present he offered them sincere congratulations , and hoped that seme day they might be installed as \ V . M . in that , their mother , lolge .

The initiates on rising were accorded an ovation . In response , Bro . C . H . Stewart said that he approached the ceremony of his initiation with much anxiety ; but he would promise them an honest endeavour to become a good Mason ; and to do everything they would expect of him . They had tried to kill him that evening with their cordiality and kindness , which he should never forget . Bro . A . M . Faulkner also responded , remarking that he had not the power of speech his co-initiate had , but he was delighted to meet many there as brothers who were his friends outside . He hoped to be able to carry out all they expected of him and might he add that he hoped some day to be W . M . and also a Grand O . ficer .

The W . M . proposed "The Visitors" and said that he was indeed proud of the members who were able to bring together such a grand array of visitors . The provinces were represented by Bro . H . Stocker , P . P . G . Treas ., a very old friend of his , who had come all the way from Exeter to see him installed . The lodge held out the hand of true friendship to their guests and night the Great Architect give them health and strength to advance in Freemasonry , and he hoped they would all go away with kind remembrances of the lodge . The W . M . associated with the toast the names of Bros . II . Stocker , P . P . G . Treas . ; Walter Glazier , P . M ., and R . Manuel , P . M .

Bro . Stocker said it was a great honour to be called upon to respond , but he felt at a disadvantage in having to do so at a moment ' s notice . On behalf of the visitors he thanked the W . M . and the members for their hearty welcome . He had known the W . M . for many years and he was honoured to have the privilege of being present at his installation . The Salisbury Lodge he thought could not be excelled , and the m ; mbers were to be congratulated on having such an able Master as Bro . Loram hid shown himself that night to be . He did not regret his 200 miles journey that day to get thsre as he was well repaid by the perfect working he had witnessed .

Bros . W . Glazier , P . M ., and R . Manuel , P . M ., also acknowledged the tout in eloquent terms , both testifying to the excellent working of the W . M . and the I . P . M ., and thanking the members for their hospitality and the way the visitors had been received and entertained . The W . M . gave "The Past Masters , " and said they were a real support , and had the interests of the lodge thoroughly at heart , and they should be paid the great respect their seniority and past services entitled them to , and he coupled with the toast the nameof Bro . A . Schwerzel , P . M .

In responding , Bro . Schwerzel observed that the W . M . would ably carry out the duties of Master of their good lodge . In giving "The Treasurer and Secretary , " the W . M . stated that they were both very worthy members , and he could not speak too highly of the Treasurer , Bro . G . Pratt , P . M ., and he regretted that he was not able to be present that evening . Then as to the Secretary , Bro . W . T . Ball , P . M ., he was their guiding star , and the members could not credit all he did for the lodge , but having him as Secretary , the lodge was bound to be a continued success , and would go forward . It would be impossible to have a better Treasurer and Secretary , and might the lodge have their services for many years lo come .

Bro . W . T . Ball , P . M ., Sec , on rising to respond , was received with acclamation . In thanking them for the very hearty manner the toast had been received , he said he would like to complete 20 years' service in the lodge , and then he would ask them to appoint someone else , but until that time arrived he was their obedient servant to command . The W . M . gave " The Officers , " remarking that he was proud of them ; they would go forward and the outcome would be that they would bs found perfect . He joined with the toast the name of the J . W ., Bro . George Paxton , who responded in eloquent terms . The Tyler ' s toast ended a night of nights , and it is pleasing to record that the whole of the proceedings were carried out without the slightest hitch .

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