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The Worshipful Master , on rising to responei , had a brilliant reception . He said it was very kind of the brethren , but their svelccme exhausted him . When he svas on the first rung of the Masonic ladder he tried hard to catch the speaker ' s eye , but he thought that night that he had certainly caught that optic . He earnestly hoped that he svould have plenty of svork during his year of office , and his great aim svould be to endeavour to keep up the high standard of the lodge , svhich svas svell knosvn in the Metropolis for its excellent working of the ritual .
The W . M . gave "The I . P . M ., Bro . Knibb . " He said that it svas impossible for any lodge to have had a better Master than his predecessor , ard it svas a great satisfaction to him that he svould have his valuable assistance during thc next 12 months . He then presented him svith a Past Master ' s jewel , svhich he did in very appropriate terms . The jesvel bore the following inscription : " Presented to Bro . T . F . Kmbb by the brethren of the Southern Star Lodge , No . 115 S , as a mark of their esteem for his uniform courtesy and the ability svith svhich he discharged the duties of W . M . during his year of office . "
In response , Bro . Knibb , I . P . M ., stated that he hardly knew hosv to thank the W . M . and the members for their hearty greeting , as he svas unasvare until then that he had done so much to ss-arrant the manner in which he had been received , but his services appeared to be appreciated , and that svas very gratifying to him . Might he mention that he had had a year of hard svork , and he hoped the < utcome svould be to the benefit of the lodge . He took that opportunity of thanking his officers for their Igreat assistance , svhich had made his year of office an easy one , and he trusted that those he had had the honour to initiate svould turn out splendid members of the Craft .
In submitting " The Installing Master , Bro . W . VV . Block , P . M ., " the W . M . stated that great praise svas due to hirn , and he and the members osved him a deep debt of gratitude for his efficient services that evening , as he had no idea until he arrived at the lodge that he svould be called upon to perform the installing ceremony , and he had done it in a most excellent manner , svhich he felt sure svas appreciated by all those present . The toast svas drunk svith acclamation . Bro . W . W . Block , P . M ., in reply , said that it svas a great honour to him to have been asked to act as Installing Master , and he svas pleased svith their hearty thanks for svhat he had done .
In eulogistic terms the W . M . gave "The Visitors , " remarking that they svere favoured svith the attendance of many eminent and well-known Masons , and he coupled with the toast the name of Bro . F . Eade , VV . M . 901 . Bro . F . Eade said it svas the first time in his life that he had had the honour of responding to the toast . He thought his lodge knesv something about Masonry , and the members considered their lodge second to none , but after svhat he had seen of the svorking that night , his lodge , he felt , svas outdone . He had derived much pleasure from his visit , and their hospitality svas lavish .
Bro . R . E . Fairclough , W . M . 1365 , also responded . He svas deligeted to see his old friend Bro . Hands installed . He had seen him go through the several Sections , and he svould be able to do everything asked of him , and it svent svithout saying that he svould be a great success as the Master of the Southern Star Lodge . In an eloquent speech , given svith much feeling , Bro . Rev . H . V . Tyrrel referred to the absence of Bro . J . C . Ashdown , svho had latel y died , and which he deeply regretted . Theirs svas the first lodge he ( Bro . Tyrrel ) had visited after he svas initiated , and he felt it his duty to pay a tribute to the memory of Bro . Ashdown , svho svas a splendid Mason ,
and the lodge had sustained a great loss . Iu giving " The Past Masters , " the W . M . observed that they svere a splendid body , and he ventured to hope that he svould have their great support . Bro . C . W . VVise , P . M ., responded . * ' 1 he Treasurer and Secretary " having been honoured , Bro . A . W . Wright , P . M ., Treas ., responded , and said he svas delighted to see so vast an array of visitors , they had never had so many before . He loved the lodge , which svas his mother lodge > , of which he had been Treasurer for over 20 years , but he felt the time had arrived for him to give up his office .
Bro . J . Austin , P . M ., Sec , also replied . He said hc svas glad to see so many old faces present . He svas initiated in the lodge by Bro . VVise 25 years ago . He hoped to be able to continue his svork , svhich he trusted might add to the prosperity of the lodge . The W . M . gave " The Masonic Press , " and he associated svith the toast the name of Bro . R . T . VVest , svho responded . The W . M . prnpesed " The Artistes , " svho he stated had added to the enjoyment of the brethren , as svithout them the proceedings svould have been very dull , and he thanked them for their great efforts .
The next toast ssxs " The Ofiicers , " svhich svas heartily received and suitably responded to . The Tyler's toast te . minated a very pleasant and memorable evening . During the intervals an excellent entertainment svas carried out under the able direction of Bro . Artlur Briscoe , P . P . G . Org . Surrey , assisted by Bros . A . E . Todd , P . M .. W II . Edsvards , Sam Hemsley , Fred . Small , Geo . Sylvester , Herbert Emlyn , and Rev . 11 . V . Tyrrel—svho gave by special request the recitation "Jay Gould "—and a svord ol 1 raise is due to him and to Bros . Edwards , Sylvester , and Emlyn .
United Military Lodge , No . 1536 . Tl e last of a series of installations in the Woolwich and Plumstead districts of the M ' . tri't i . is and Alasonic Province of Kent took place on Tuesday , the 23 rd ult ., at Free-. nasji . s * Hall , Plumstead , when the W . M . elect of the above lodge svas installed in the chair of K . S . for the ensuing 12 months . The lodge svas opened by the W . M ., Bro . E . VV . Sinnett , svho commenced his day ' s svork by initiating Master Gunner E . W . Gearle and raising Bro . J . F . Williams . The VV . M . elect , Bro . George VV .- Ingle , svas then presented to him to receive at his hands the benefits of installation , and svith the usual ceremony Bro . Ingle svas installed and saluted . He invested his ofiicers as follosvs : Bros .
R . Fowler , S . VV . ; F . Reed , J . W . ; J . W . Gee , Treas . ; E . VV . Sinnett , LP . M ., Sec ; A . Hill , S . D . ; L . E . Gee , | . D . * , A . Simmonels , I . G . ; VV . Sayle Edsvards , P . M ., D . C ; J . R . Fairbairn , ist A . D . C ; S . G . Meredith , 2 nd A . D . C . ; VV . Redman , Org . ; and A . J . Ssvanson , J . W . Thatcher , F . Hully , and A . li . Arthur , Stewards . 'The ceremony of installation having been admirably performed , Bro . Sinnett svas thanked for his excellent services , and resvarded svith a handsome Past Master's jesvel , for svhich lie returned thanks . Bro . Capt . G . Spinks , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., svas re-elected to represent the lodge at the Provincial Clarity Committee meeting , and then the lodge was closed .
The banquet svas served in the building by Bro . Williams , of the Cambridge Hotel , Dockyard Station , and svas much appreciated . Among the other brethren present svere Bros . G . Kennedy , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; VV . Meulds , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; C . lolly , P . M . ( Hon . ) , P . M ., Sec . 1472 , P . M ., Sec . 2184 ; Lieut . H . Chase , A . S . C . ; ] . Clarke , j . F . Williams , A . Andresvs , C . Warren , L . Ilackworth , J . Wickens , J . Gould , W . Robinson , VV . Foster , and J . Hosve , of the lodge : W . A . Anson , VV . M ., and A . H . Russell , S . W ., of 13 ; J . Delo , W . M ., and N .
Turvey , J . W ., of 1472 ; G . II . Nichols , VV . M ., G . II . Porter , and H . Pamment , J . W ., of 700 ; J . Lee , W . M ., F . Hully , S . VV ., and 11 . Crosvdy , J . W ., of 2399 ; G . Davis , P . M . 1977 ; Capt . Nichols , VV . M . ; and others . The brethren representing , as they do , "the service , " drank the toast of " 'The Queen and thc Craft" most loyally , nor svere thc other Grand Lodge toasts neglected . "•' The Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Earl Amherst , " svho has an especial liking for this " service " lodge , svas enthusiastically pledged , as svas the toast ot " Bro . Eastes , D . P . G . M . "
Bro . Spinks , in responding for the toast of "The D . P . G . M . and the rest of thc Prov . Grand Officer" * , Present and Past , " said there svere , no doubt , many in the room svho did not knosv their esteemeel P . ( i . M ., svhich , he svas sorry to say , svas their loss , He ( Bro . Spinks ) svas present at the P . G . annual meeting at Maidstone on the 3 rd uf the month , and had the pleasure of seeing his lordship , svhu presided over one of the largest and most en ' . husiastic meetings he ( Bro . Spinks ) had ever been present at , and he had pretty regularly attended those meetings . At the meeting referred to their esteemed
D . P . G . M ., Bro . Hastes , svas presented svith a testimonial , subscribed to by the brethren of the province , of the value of ever £ 000 , to mark their appreciation of his services to the province ior some 21 years as D . P . G . M . He svas proud ol being a P . G . Officer of a province iv ;; ich , he believed , to be one of the best in the United Kingdom , and he svoiilel be proud even to be a eloorkeeper in a province presided ove-r by such splendid Mase . ns and men as their beloved Provincial Grand and Deputy Provincial Grand Masters . Bro . Spinks was cheered lustily as he enunciated his uulogiuin of his lordship and Bro . Eastes .
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Bro . Sinnett , in proposing the toast of " The VV . M ., ' said they had 'the right man in the right place , " and he felt sure that under the rule of the W . M . they svould have a prosperous and happy year , and that at its end Bro . Ingle svould have fully svon their approbation by his conscientious svork and genial rule . Bro , Ingle , svho svas cheered on rising , said it had only taken him seven years to get to the chair , and he considered himself very fortunate in getting there so early . He svas initiated by Bro . Gooding , P . M ., and he regretted that brother ' s absence , because the impression made on him by the ceremony svas such as he should never forget . He should endeavour to imitate that brother ' s svorking , and make the same impression on the minds of his candidates as Brn . Gooding made upon his .
Bro . Sinnett , having been eulogised for his fine performance of the installation ceremony , and his health having been drunk as Installing Officer , feelingly returned thanks , and in responding to the toast of " The Past Masters , " regretted the absence of so many of them , svho , by the exigencies of the service , svere " scattered over the face of earth and svater . " He said he had recently received a letter from Bro . Bilton , I . P . M ., svho svas nosv in China , in svhich letter Bro . Bilton assured him that he svas svith them in spirit if not in the flesh . Bro . Bilton svished to be kindly remembered to one and all , and that the W . M . might have a happy and prosperous year of office .
Bro . Spinks said their W . M . was the 20 th in regular succession that had sat in the Master ' s chair since the consecration of the lodge . Next year they , that is their lodge , would attain its majority , and he felt sure that when Bro . Fosvler , the next in order for installation , attained the chair , they svould have , as in olden times , a real musical year of office , and one tbat svould even surpass any recorded in the minutes of the lodge . He cordially thanked them for tbeir hearty reception of the toast . Bro . Kennedy , in responding , said it svas 14 years since he occupied the chair as
their VV . M ., and during that time he had fairly svell attended the lodge meetings . At the time of his Mastership they met at the hall at the top of the hill ( Mount Pleasant ) , and he svas proud to say they now met in a hall that svas a credit , not only to the neighbourhood , but to the province itself . Fourteen years ago they had a much larger number of member ? , but , as thev knew , where the soldier svas called to duty , he had to go , and svent . He felt sure their W . M . svould be svorthy of the best traditions of the lodge , and he heartily thanked them for coupling his name svith the toast . Bro . Mould also briefly responded .
"The Masonic Press" svas greeted svith cheers , and Bro . Jolly svas enthusiastically received in responding . His long and painful illness svas deplored , and his re-appearance among them svas the occasion of a warm and hearty reception . Bros . Anson , Nichols , Delo , Lee , Clapham , and Capt . Nichols responded for "The Visitors , " and the other toasts svere " The Initiate , " " The Officers , " and the Tyler ' s toast . Bros . Anson , Fosvler , Nichols , Hosve , and Meredith sustained the harmony , and Bros . Redman ( piano ) , Stretton and Robinson ( violins ) , Parsons ( euphonium ) , Chambers ( double bass ) and Foster ( clarionette ) played selections to the exceeding delight of all present .
Henry Levander Lodge , No . 2048 . There svas a good attendance at the installation meeting of this lodge held at the Railway Hotel , Harrow Station , on the 27 th ult . The members present included Bros . W . M . Stiles , G . Treas ., W . M . ; H . W . Parker , S . W . ; W . D . Dickinson , J . W . ; VV . A . Scurrah , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., Treas . ; A . H . Scurrah , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., Sec ; H . T . Gurner , S . D . ; J . W . Ryder , J . D . ; G . Lewis , P . M ., I . G . ; W . Paine ,
D . C ; A . VV . Ware , P . M . ; J . Stubbings , J . H . VVilson , J . H . Paine , and H . T . Dexter . Visitors : Bros . H . H . Room , G . Std . Br . ; J . Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . B . I . ; J . J . Thomas , Prov . G . Treas . Bucks ; J . Osborn , P . P . G . S . B . Middx . j H . R . Grice , C W . Matthesv , 2271 j VV . B . Parsons , W . M . 2206 ; C . E . Atkinson j Alf . Moore , P . M . 173 j J . T . Davies , S . W . 1321 j A . VVood , J . W . Lewis , T . C . Edmonds , P . M . ; T . Ward , 1706 ; A . Williams , P . M . S 34 ; J . Halle , A . Martin parsons , S . W . 220 G ; J . Scarth , P . M . 27 ; and W . W . Lee , I . P . M . 1 S 97 , Prov . G . Stwd . Middx .
After the formal opening of the lodge , the minutes svere confirmed and the Audit Report adopted . Bro . W . A . Srurrah , P . M ., Treas ., svas appointed Steward to represent thc lodge at the next Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , at which the Prov . Grand Master svill preside . Bro . H . W . Parker svas then impressively installed as VV . M . by Bro . Stiles , G . Treas ., and the follosving officers svere invested Bros . W . D . Dickinson , S . VV . ; H . T . Gurner , J . W .: W . A . Scurrah , P . M ., Treas . ; A . H . Scurrah , P . M ., Sec ; J . W . Ryder , S . D . ; G . H . Lesvis , P . M ., J . D . ; J . Stubbings , I . G . ; W . Paine , D . C ; G . A . Wall , Org . ; E . G . Southcott and T . F .
Boyen , Stsvds . ; and Verry , Tyler . A Past Master ' s jesvel svas presented to Bro . Stiles , I . P . M ., in recognition of his valuable services to the lodge . Bro . W . A . Scurrah , P . M ., also presented to Bro . Stiles a complete set of miniature jewels , svhich had not been completed svhen tl-. e recent presentation of Grand Officer ' s clothing svas made . The Grand Treasurer briefly returned thanks lor the handsome gifts . Mr . H T . DescVi was initiated by the nesvly-installed W . M ., svho performed the ceremony in a very able manner . Bro . H . H . Room , Prov . G . Sec , svas unanimously elected an honorary member , on the proposition 1 f Bro . W . A . Scurrah , P . M . Lodge svas closed , and a banquet was iollowed by the customary toasts .
Bro . VV . Stiles , G . Treas ., in response to the toast of * ' The Grand Officers , " said no member of that body could be more earnest than he svas in returning thanks for the kind svay in svhich it is alsvays proposed and received . They had recently seen Lord Lathom consecrating and constituting a lodge , svhilst the Deputy Grand Master had been looking after one of the Festivals , and other Grand Officers—including the Grand Secretary—had been hard at svork in the best interests of Freemasonry . By the kind suffrages of the brethren he svas able to reply to that toast , and he appreciated the fact that hc held that position by their kindness of heart . The Grand Ollicers svere pleased to visit the lodges and lind the work as svell done as some of it had been that day .
Bro . Howard II . Room , G . Std . Br ., Prov . G . Sec , replying for " The Pro / . Grand Master , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and ihe rest of the Prov . Grand Ollicers , Present and Past , " said he svould not detain them long as they svould doubtless svish to hear ssveeter voices in the musical programme . 'This svas a comprehensive toast , and hc might be permitted to dissociate himself for the moment from the subject of the toast . The Prov . Grand Master took the keenest interest in all that appertained to the province , and although he did not come amongst them often , he svas a busy man and they hael reason to be proud of him . Their Prov . Grand Master was a man of high position and
they must all be proud to think that he had been recently placed in so important a position as that of Secretary of State for India . 'Their dear friend , the Deputy Proy . Grand Master , as many of them knew , had been suffering for months svith serious indisposition but he hoped he svas a little better , although not able to visit the lodges . There svas not the slightest thing in connection svith the province that was not benefited by the svisdom anel advice ot liro . Thrupp , Dep . Prov . G . M ., svhose experience extended ove-r . •5 years , his help svas most invaluable , and he svas always ready to do anything for the benefit of the province . For thc other Prov . Grand Ofiicers he would ask the brethren
to look round and find excellent specimens in their own lodge . Bro . Scurrah s name svas a pass svord in Masonry and the lodge should be proud of such a brother , for he svas not only a prominent Mason in Middlesex but svas also the Vice-President of the Board of General Purposes . He ( Bro . Room ) could not do his svork without the assistance of such Prov . Grand Officers , and it showed with what svisdom and skill the selection for Prov . Grand Office had been made in the past , svas being made in the present , and svould be made in the future . Associating himself personally with the toast he svould thank them forthe kind manner in which the toast had been submitted , and the generous svay in svhich it had been received . to
Bro . W . M . Stiles , I . P . M ., G . Treas ., said it svas his privilege and pleasure propose the next toast— "The Health of the VV . M . " He svas told he must be brief , but he svould be none the less sincere in his remarks . Bro . Parker had svorked throug h the various offices in ihe lodge and had now arrived at the proud position of VV . M . . As a Preceptor he might perhaps be permitted to say that he never yet heard a Worship !" Master perform a ceremony for the lirst time better than their Worshipful Master that evening . No one could possibly have done more than their W . M . to perfect h ' unse . f " > his duties and the brethren were justly proud of him . They all svished Bro . Parker prosperity , and hoped for many years . to enjoy his company as a W . M . and a 1 ast Master
. Bro . II . W . Parker , W . M ., said he scarcely knew how to thank the I . P . M . < ' thc terms in svhich he had proposed the toast—terms he felt he svas not entitled to * lie felt soinesvhat handicapped in his piesent position in having to follosv so eminent Master and distinguished a Mason as Bro . Stiles . He svould endeavour to imitate ni *> predecessor—however feebly—in the excellent svorking of the lodge . He svas in tn lirst batch of candidates initiated by Bro . Scurrah exactly 10 years ago , and u remembered that in response to the toast he said he hoped by attention to his duties
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The Worshipful Master , on rising to responei , had a brilliant reception . He said it was very kind of the brethren , but their svelccme exhausted him . When he svas on the first rung of the Masonic ladder he tried hard to catch the speaker ' s eye , but he thought that night that he had certainly caught that optic . He earnestly hoped that he svould have plenty of svork during his year of office , and his great aim svould be to endeavour to keep up the high standard of the lodge , svhich svas svell knosvn in the Metropolis for its excellent working of the ritual .
The W . M . gave "The I . P . M ., Bro . Knibb . " He said that it svas impossible for any lodge to have had a better Master than his predecessor , ard it svas a great satisfaction to him that he svould have his valuable assistance during thc next 12 months . He then presented him svith a Past Master ' s jewel , svhich he did in very appropriate terms . The jesvel bore the following inscription : " Presented to Bro . T . F . Kmbb by the brethren of the Southern Star Lodge , No . 115 S , as a mark of their esteem for his uniform courtesy and the ability svith svhich he discharged the duties of W . M . during his year of office . "
In response , Bro . Knibb , I . P . M ., stated that he hardly knew hosv to thank the W . M . and the members for their hearty greeting , as he svas unasvare until then that he had done so much to ss-arrant the manner in which he had been received , but his services appeared to be appreciated , and that svas very gratifying to him . Might he mention that he had had a year of hard svork , and he hoped the < utcome svould be to the benefit of the lodge . He took that opportunity of thanking his officers for their Igreat assistance , svhich had made his year of office an easy one , and he trusted that those he had had the honour to initiate svould turn out splendid members of the Craft .
In submitting " The Installing Master , Bro . W . VV . Block , P . M ., " the W . M . stated that great praise svas due to hirn , and he and the members osved him a deep debt of gratitude for his efficient services that evening , as he had no idea until he arrived at the lodge that he svould be called upon to perform the installing ceremony , and he had done it in a most excellent manner , svhich he felt sure svas appreciated by all those present . The toast svas drunk svith acclamation . Bro . W . W . Block , P . M ., in reply , said that it svas a great honour to him to have been asked to act as Installing Master , and he svas pleased svith their hearty thanks for svhat he had done .
In eulogistic terms the W . M . gave "The Visitors , " remarking that they svere favoured svith the attendance of many eminent and well-known Masons , and he coupled with the toast the name of Bro . F . Eade , VV . M . 901 . Bro . F . Eade said it svas the first time in his life that he had had the honour of responding to the toast . He thought his lodge knesv something about Masonry , and the members considered their lodge second to none , but after svhat he had seen of the svorking that night , his lodge , he felt , svas outdone . He had derived much pleasure from his visit , and their hospitality svas lavish .
Bro . R . E . Fairclough , W . M . 1365 , also responded . He svas deligeted to see his old friend Bro . Hands installed . He had seen him go through the several Sections , and he svould be able to do everything asked of him , and it svent svithout saying that he svould be a great success as the Master of the Southern Star Lodge . In an eloquent speech , given svith much feeling , Bro . Rev . H . V . Tyrrel referred to the absence of Bro . J . C . Ashdown , svho had latel y died , and which he deeply regretted . Theirs svas the first lodge he ( Bro . Tyrrel ) had visited after he svas initiated , and he felt it his duty to pay a tribute to the memory of Bro . Ashdown , svho svas a splendid Mason ,
and the lodge had sustained a great loss . Iu giving " The Past Masters , " the W . M . observed that they svere a splendid body , and he ventured to hope that he svould have their great support . Bro . C . W . VVise , P . M ., responded . * ' 1 he Treasurer and Secretary " having been honoured , Bro . A . W . Wright , P . M ., Treas ., responded , and said he svas delighted to see so vast an array of visitors , they had never had so many before . He loved the lodge , which svas his mother lodge > , of which he had been Treasurer for over 20 years , but he felt the time had arrived for him to give up his office .
Bro . J . Austin , P . M ., Sec , also replied . He said hc svas glad to see so many old faces present . He svas initiated in the lodge by Bro . VVise 25 years ago . He hoped to be able to continue his svork , svhich he trusted might add to the prosperity of the lodge . The W . M . gave " The Masonic Press , " and he associated svith the toast the name of Bro . R . T . VVest , svho responded . The W . M . prnpesed " The Artistes , " svho he stated had added to the enjoyment of the brethren , as svithout them the proceedings svould have been very dull , and he thanked them for their great efforts .
The next toast ssxs " The Ofiicers , " svhich svas heartily received and suitably responded to . The Tyler's toast te . minated a very pleasant and memorable evening . During the intervals an excellent entertainment svas carried out under the able direction of Bro . Artlur Briscoe , P . P . G . Org . Surrey , assisted by Bros . A . E . Todd , P . M .. W II . Edsvards , Sam Hemsley , Fred . Small , Geo . Sylvester , Herbert Emlyn , and Rev . 11 . V . Tyrrel—svho gave by special request the recitation "Jay Gould "—and a svord ol 1 raise is due to him and to Bros . Edwards , Sylvester , and Emlyn .
United Military Lodge , No . 1536 . Tl e last of a series of installations in the Woolwich and Plumstead districts of the M ' . tri't i . is and Alasonic Province of Kent took place on Tuesday , the 23 rd ult ., at Free-. nasji . s * Hall , Plumstead , when the W . M . elect of the above lodge svas installed in the chair of K . S . for the ensuing 12 months . The lodge svas opened by the W . M ., Bro . E . VV . Sinnett , svho commenced his day ' s svork by initiating Master Gunner E . W . Gearle and raising Bro . J . F . Williams . The VV . M . elect , Bro . George VV .- Ingle , svas then presented to him to receive at his hands the benefits of installation , and svith the usual ceremony Bro . Ingle svas installed and saluted . He invested his ofiicers as follosvs : Bros .
R . Fowler , S . VV . ; F . Reed , J . W . ; J . W . Gee , Treas . ; E . VV . Sinnett , LP . M ., Sec ; A . Hill , S . D . ; L . E . Gee , | . D . * , A . Simmonels , I . G . ; VV . Sayle Edsvards , P . M ., D . C ; J . R . Fairbairn , ist A . D . C ; S . G . Meredith , 2 nd A . D . C . ; VV . Redman , Org . ; and A . J . Ssvanson , J . W . Thatcher , F . Hully , and A . li . Arthur , Stewards . 'The ceremony of installation having been admirably performed , Bro . Sinnett svas thanked for his excellent services , and resvarded svith a handsome Past Master's jesvel , for svhich lie returned thanks . Bro . Capt . G . Spinks , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., svas re-elected to represent the lodge at the Provincial Clarity Committee meeting , and then the lodge was closed .
The banquet svas served in the building by Bro . Williams , of the Cambridge Hotel , Dockyard Station , and svas much appreciated . Among the other brethren present svere Bros . G . Kennedy , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; VV . Meulds , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; C . lolly , P . M . ( Hon . ) , P . M ., Sec . 1472 , P . M ., Sec . 2184 ; Lieut . H . Chase , A . S . C . ; ] . Clarke , j . F . Williams , A . Andresvs , C . Warren , L . Ilackworth , J . Wickens , J . Gould , W . Robinson , VV . Foster , and J . Hosve , of the lodge : W . A . Anson , VV . M ., and A . H . Russell , S . W ., of 13 ; J . Delo , W . M ., and N .
Turvey , J . W ., of 1472 ; G . II . Nichols , VV . M ., G . II . Porter , and H . Pamment , J . W ., of 700 ; J . Lee , W . M ., F . Hully , S . VV ., and 11 . Crosvdy , J . W ., of 2399 ; G . Davis , P . M . 1977 ; Capt . Nichols , VV . M . ; and others . The brethren representing , as they do , "the service , " drank the toast of " 'The Queen and thc Craft" most loyally , nor svere thc other Grand Lodge toasts neglected . "•' The Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Earl Amherst , " svho has an especial liking for this " service " lodge , svas enthusiastically pledged , as svas the toast ot " Bro . Eastes , D . P . G . M . "
Bro . Spinks , in responding for the toast of "The D . P . G . M . and the rest of thc Prov . Grand Officer" * , Present and Past , " said there svere , no doubt , many in the room svho did not knosv their esteemeel P . ( i . M ., svhich , he svas sorry to say , svas their loss , He ( Bro . Spinks ) svas present at the P . G . annual meeting at Maidstone on the 3 rd uf the month , and had the pleasure of seeing his lordship , svhu presided over one of the largest and most en ' . husiastic meetings he ( Bro . Spinks ) had ever been present at , and he had pretty regularly attended those meetings . At the meeting referred to their esteemed
D . P . G . M ., Bro . Hastes , svas presented svith a testimonial , subscribed to by the brethren of the province , of the value of ever £ 000 , to mark their appreciation of his services to the province ior some 21 years as D . P . G . M . He svas proud ol being a P . G . Officer of a province iv ;; ich , he believed , to be one of the best in the United Kingdom , and he svoiilel be proud even to be a eloorkeeper in a province presided ove-r by such splendid Mase . ns and men as their beloved Provincial Grand and Deputy Provincial Grand Masters . Bro . Spinks was cheered lustily as he enunciated his uulogiuin of his lordship and Bro . Eastes .
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Bro . Sinnett , in proposing the toast of " The VV . M ., ' said they had 'the right man in the right place , " and he felt sure that under the rule of the W . M . they svould have a prosperous and happy year , and that at its end Bro . Ingle svould have fully svon their approbation by his conscientious svork and genial rule . Bro , Ingle , svho svas cheered on rising , said it had only taken him seven years to get to the chair , and he considered himself very fortunate in getting there so early . He svas initiated by Bro . Gooding , P . M ., and he regretted that brother ' s absence , because the impression made on him by the ceremony svas such as he should never forget . He should endeavour to imitate that brother ' s svorking , and make the same impression on the minds of his candidates as Brn . Gooding made upon his .
Bro . Sinnett , having been eulogised for his fine performance of the installation ceremony , and his health having been drunk as Installing Officer , feelingly returned thanks , and in responding to the toast of " The Past Masters , " regretted the absence of so many of them , svho , by the exigencies of the service , svere " scattered over the face of earth and svater . " He said he had recently received a letter from Bro . Bilton , I . P . M ., svho svas nosv in China , in svhich letter Bro . Bilton assured him that he svas svith them in spirit if not in the flesh . Bro . Bilton svished to be kindly remembered to one and all , and that the W . M . might have a happy and prosperous year of office .
Bro . Spinks said their W . M . was the 20 th in regular succession that had sat in the Master ' s chair since the consecration of the lodge . Next year they , that is their lodge , would attain its majority , and he felt sure that when Bro . Fosvler , the next in order for installation , attained the chair , they svould have , as in olden times , a real musical year of office , and one tbat svould even surpass any recorded in the minutes of the lodge . He cordially thanked them for tbeir hearty reception of the toast . Bro . Kennedy , in responding , said it svas 14 years since he occupied the chair as
their VV . M ., and during that time he had fairly svell attended the lodge meetings . At the time of his Mastership they met at the hall at the top of the hill ( Mount Pleasant ) , and he svas proud to say they now met in a hall that svas a credit , not only to the neighbourhood , but to the province itself . Fourteen years ago they had a much larger number of member ? , but , as thev knew , where the soldier svas called to duty , he had to go , and svent . He felt sure their W . M . svould be svorthy of the best traditions of the lodge , and he heartily thanked them for coupling his name svith the toast . Bro . Mould also briefly responded .
"The Masonic Press" svas greeted svith cheers , and Bro . Jolly svas enthusiastically received in responding . His long and painful illness svas deplored , and his re-appearance among them svas the occasion of a warm and hearty reception . Bros . Anson , Nichols , Delo , Lee , Clapham , and Capt . Nichols responded for "The Visitors , " and the other toasts svere " The Initiate , " " The Officers , " and the Tyler ' s toast . Bros . Anson , Fosvler , Nichols , Hosve , and Meredith sustained the harmony , and Bros . Redman ( piano ) , Stretton and Robinson ( violins ) , Parsons ( euphonium ) , Chambers ( double bass ) and Foster ( clarionette ) played selections to the exceeding delight of all present .
Henry Levander Lodge , No . 2048 . There svas a good attendance at the installation meeting of this lodge held at the Railway Hotel , Harrow Station , on the 27 th ult . The members present included Bros . W . M . Stiles , G . Treas ., W . M . ; H . W . Parker , S . W . ; W . D . Dickinson , J . W . ; VV . A . Scurrah , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., Treas . ; A . H . Scurrah , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., Sec ; H . T . Gurner , S . D . ; J . W . Ryder , J . D . ; G . Lewis , P . M ., I . G . ; W . Paine ,
D . C ; A . VV . Ware , P . M . ; J . Stubbings , J . H . VVilson , J . H . Paine , and H . T . Dexter . Visitors : Bros . H . H . Room , G . Std . Br . ; J . Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . B . I . ; J . J . Thomas , Prov . G . Treas . Bucks ; J . Osborn , P . P . G . S . B . Middx . j H . R . Grice , C W . Matthesv , 2271 j VV . B . Parsons , W . M . 2206 ; C . E . Atkinson j Alf . Moore , P . M . 173 j J . T . Davies , S . W . 1321 j A . VVood , J . W . Lewis , T . C . Edmonds , P . M . ; T . Ward , 1706 ; A . Williams , P . M . S 34 ; J . Halle , A . Martin parsons , S . W . 220 G ; J . Scarth , P . M . 27 ; and W . W . Lee , I . P . M . 1 S 97 , Prov . G . Stwd . Middx .
After the formal opening of the lodge , the minutes svere confirmed and the Audit Report adopted . Bro . W . A . Srurrah , P . M ., Treas ., svas appointed Steward to represent thc lodge at the next Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , at which the Prov . Grand Master svill preside . Bro . H . W . Parker svas then impressively installed as VV . M . by Bro . Stiles , G . Treas ., and the follosving officers svere invested Bros . W . D . Dickinson , S . VV . ; H . T . Gurner , J . W .: W . A . Scurrah , P . M ., Treas . ; A . H . Scurrah , P . M ., Sec ; J . W . Ryder , S . D . ; G . H . Lesvis , P . M ., J . D . ; J . Stubbings , I . G . ; W . Paine , D . C ; G . A . Wall , Org . ; E . G . Southcott and T . F .
Boyen , Stsvds . ; and Verry , Tyler . A Past Master ' s jesvel svas presented to Bro . Stiles , I . P . M ., in recognition of his valuable services to the lodge . Bro . W . A . Scurrah , P . M ., also presented to Bro . Stiles a complete set of miniature jewels , svhich had not been completed svhen tl-. e recent presentation of Grand Officer ' s clothing svas made . The Grand Treasurer briefly returned thanks lor the handsome gifts . Mr . H T . DescVi was initiated by the nesvly-installed W . M ., svho performed the ceremony in a very able manner . Bro . H . H . Room , Prov . G . Sec , svas unanimously elected an honorary member , on the proposition 1 f Bro . W . A . Scurrah , P . M . Lodge svas closed , and a banquet was iollowed by the customary toasts .
Bro . VV . Stiles , G . Treas ., in response to the toast of * ' The Grand Officers , " said no member of that body could be more earnest than he svas in returning thanks for the kind svay in svhich it is alsvays proposed and received . They had recently seen Lord Lathom consecrating and constituting a lodge , svhilst the Deputy Grand Master had been looking after one of the Festivals , and other Grand Officers—including the Grand Secretary—had been hard at svork in the best interests of Freemasonry . By the kind suffrages of the brethren he svas able to reply to that toast , and he appreciated the fact that hc held that position by their kindness of heart . The Grand Ollicers svere pleased to visit the lodges and lind the work as svell done as some of it had been that day .
Bro . Howard II . Room , G . Std . Br ., Prov . G . Sec , replying for " The Pro / . Grand Master , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and ihe rest of the Prov . Grand Ollicers , Present and Past , " said he svould not detain them long as they svould doubtless svish to hear ssveeter voices in the musical programme . 'This svas a comprehensive toast , and hc might be permitted to dissociate himself for the moment from the subject of the toast . The Prov . Grand Master took the keenest interest in all that appertained to the province , and although he did not come amongst them often , he svas a busy man and they hael reason to be proud of him . Their Prov . Grand Master was a man of high position and
they must all be proud to think that he had been recently placed in so important a position as that of Secretary of State for India . 'Their dear friend , the Deputy Proy . Grand Master , as many of them knew , had been suffering for months svith serious indisposition but he hoped he svas a little better , although not able to visit the lodges . There svas not the slightest thing in connection svith the province that was not benefited by the svisdom anel advice ot liro . Thrupp , Dep . Prov . G . M ., svhose experience extended ove-r . •5 years , his help svas most invaluable , and he svas always ready to do anything for the benefit of the province . For thc other Prov . Grand Ofiicers he would ask the brethren
to look round and find excellent specimens in their own lodge . Bro . Scurrah s name svas a pass svord in Masonry and the lodge should be proud of such a brother , for he svas not only a prominent Mason in Middlesex but svas also the Vice-President of the Board of General Purposes . He ( Bro . Room ) could not do his svork without the assistance of such Prov . Grand Officers , and it showed with what svisdom and skill the selection for Prov . Grand Office had been made in the past , svas being made in the present , and svould be made in the future . Associating himself personally with the toast he svould thank them forthe kind manner in which the toast had been submitted , and the generous svay in svhich it had been received . to
Bro . W . M . Stiles , I . P . M ., G . Treas ., said it svas his privilege and pleasure propose the next toast— "The Health of the VV . M . " He svas told he must be brief , but he svould be none the less sincere in his remarks . Bro . Parker had svorked throug h the various offices in ihe lodge and had now arrived at the proud position of VV . M . . As a Preceptor he might perhaps be permitted to say that he never yet heard a Worship !" Master perform a ceremony for the lirst time better than their Worshipful Master that evening . No one could possibly have done more than their W . M . to perfect h ' unse . f " > his duties and the brethren were justly proud of him . They all svished Bro . Parker prosperity , and hoped for many years . to enjoy his company as a W . M . and a 1 ast Master
. Bro . II . W . Parker , W . M ., said he scarcely knew how to thank the I . P . M . < ' thc terms in svhich he had proposed the toast—terms he felt he svas not entitled to * lie felt soinesvhat handicapped in his piesent position in having to follosv so eminent Master and distinguished a Mason as Bro . Stiles . He svould endeavour to imitate ni *> predecessor—however feebly—in the excellent svorking of the lodge . He svas in tn lirst batch of candidates initiated by Bro . Scurrah exactly 10 years ago , and u remembered that in response to the toast he said he hoped by attention to his duties