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City of Westminster Lodge ( No . 1563 ) . A meeting of this large and important lodge vvas held at the Regent Masonic Temple , Cafe Royal , Regent-street , on Thursday , the 24 th ult ., under the presidency of Bro . VV . G . Higgins , W . M ., supported by the following Past Masters : Bros . Brander , l . P . M . ; H . S . Lee , J . Eastgat , and E . B . Cox . Among the officers vvere the following :

Bros . C . Filhon , S . W . ; J . A . Hammond , P . M . 1765 , Treas . ; J . E . Shand , P . M . Sec ; Lewis Mark , I . G . j H . Fonseca , Stwd . ; and R . F . Potter , Tyler . The following brethren were present : Bros . J . Barry Callighan , E . T . Grinder , A . W . Bacon , A . H . Fisher , F . Dennis , E . Rutherford , W . Dean , A . Bertrand , L . Chevriot , J . Cattel , A . H . Marks , I . W . Hollot , A . Georsrel , I . F . Hammond ,

W . Goldstein , H . J . Homer , F . H . Limozin , J . E . H . Chambers , J . Buret , W . Goldstein , G . E . Highland , J . Railton , J . D . Preece , J . N . Martell , R . Goldstein , K . Dennis , H . Hewitt , W . C . Grinder , and F . Rose . Among the visitors vvere Bros . T . R . V . Robinson , W . M . 704 ; H . Brock , W . M . 145 ; Geo . Lennox , 19 ; and Jno . Mills , 1765- . . . ' .

The lodge being opened , the minutes were read and confirmed . Bro . A . Bacon was passed , and Bros . Rutherford and A . Bertrand were raised . Messrs . E . C . Wiseman and T . M . Smith were afterwards initiated . The brethren then proceeded to elect the W . M . for the ensuing year , and the choice fell on Bro . Filhon , the respected S . W . of the lodge . Bro . J . A . Hammond , who has for some years been

Treasurer , was unanimously re-elected to that office , and Bro . R . F . Potter vvas re-elected as Tyler . The three Auditors chosen vvere Bros . Ginder , L . Goldstein , and F . Dennis . Various propositions for initiation , joining , & c , vvere made , and other business having been transacted , the lodge was closed . The brethren adjourned to the large saloon below , where a sumptuous and admirably served banquet was provided . The wants of the inner-man being somewhat appeased , the

W . M . proposed the loyal toasts , which vvere heartily responded to . The I . P . M ., Bro . Brander , then in laudatory terms proposed the toast of "The W . M ., " which vvas received with warmth , and Bro . Higgins briefly and fitly replied . The remaining toasts were equally succinctly and happily proposed and responded to . In the intervals several brethren contributed songs and recitations . The Tyler's toast concluded the proceedings .

Lodge La France ( No . 2060 ) . —This lodge met again on Monday , the 2 ist ult ., after its summer holiday , atthe Cafe Royal . The work to be done was the raising of Bro . Pannevin to the Third Degree , and this Bro . A . B . Lacoste , the W . M ., did in a most complete manner . Most of the officers were conspicuous by their absence , those of them who were not in the sunny south being laid up with bad

colds , & c . Fortunately the Past Masters came to the rescue , and with Bros . H . Bue , P . G . Std . Br ., Treas ., as J . W . ; E . Monteuuis , P . G . S . B ., Sec , as S . D . ; and E . St . Clair , D . C , as support to the W . M . and general utility man , the ceremony was carried out with all due correctness and solemnity . Bro . L . Clerc was in his place as I . P . M ., as also Bro . A . Sauve , the S . W . ; Bro . A . Areh acted as

I . G . The other brethren present vvere Bros . Beranger , Stwd ., Metzger , Mallet , Peguet , Lehmann , Ruffin , Pecriaux , Saillard , Chomette , Oppenheim , and F . G . Mitchell , Tyler . Visitors : Bros . J . Hutchings , W . M . 1425 ; J . E . Laurence , P . M . 7 88 ; E . Miroy , P . M . 1599 ; E . Belhomme , I . G . 1743 ; A . Michel , 177 ; N . Nersiani , 166 S ; G . McCuIIough , 1 745 ; C . Dargonne , 1107 ; W . C . Bradley , 1950 ; and L . Dauven ,

Lodge La Fidelite de Lille . Bro . A . Sauve , S . W ., vvas unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , Bro . H . Bue , P . G . Std . Br ., Treas ., and Bro . F . G . Mitchell , Tyler . After work the brethren adjourned to refreshment , and , as usual , Bro . Delacoste , the ever polite manager of the Cafe Royal , put before them a very select menu . The usual toasts vvere duly honoured , and a very nice

incident took place when the toast of "The W . M ., Bro . Lacoste , " was proposed . In the course of his speech Bro . L . Clerc , the I . P . M ., mentioned that it had come to the ears of the brethren that the daughter of their W . M . vvas to be married the very next day , and they had subscribed a little present for her , which they begged the W . M . would

hand to her with their very best wishes for her happiness . ( The present consisted of a handsome gold bracelet set in diamonds and pearls . ) The Worshipful Master , who evidently was much moved by this mark of esteem and friendship on the part of the brethren , responded in a few appropriate and deeply felt words .

Chough Lodge ( No . 2264 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on the 24 th ult . at the Cannon-street Hotel , Bro . G . J . Judge , W . M ., presiding . The list of brethren who attended included the following names : Bros . C Mussared , S . W . ; E . Piggott , I . W . ; W . B . Marcus , P . M ., Treas . ; J . W . Dewsnap , P . M ., bee . ; G . Scott MillerD . C . ; W . C SmithStwd . ; and

, , E . T . Edwards , P . M . ; besides whom there vvas a large assemblage of lay members ot the lodge . The following vvere the visitors : Bros . C . H . Cox , l . P . M . 1 S 39 ; Thos . Adamson , 1076 ; Geo . Hobbs , J . W . 453 ; T . M . Wright , 2272 ; W . H . Ashley , 1185 ; H . Massey , 160 , P . M . 619 and 1928 ; J . Beveridge , 1962 ; R . Wood , 127 ; Frank Williams , W . M . 101 ; F . Dunn , P . M . 72 ; 1 . Irvine ,

\ -M . S 62 ; R . Scarlett , 1799 ; W . Martin , P . M . S 79 ; A . Aubrey ; W . Kirkland , 1949 ; H . Logan , P . G . W .: J . Newton , P . M . 174 ; H . Peck , 12 S 7 ; O . Newman , 901 ; 1 ! .. Davy , iSS ; J . W . Robinson , P . M . 1585 ; G . W . Hatel y , P . M . 153 S ; A . Ball , 12 S 7 ; D . Loebl , 1 S 5 ; F . Hurdle , is ; H . Scaluter , S . D . 1297 ; J . Morgan , P . M . 342 ; A . James , 1706 ; F . Corbett , 1612 ; and J . M . McLeod , Sec . R . M . I . B .

The first business on the agenda paper after the opening , u Ioii S ej the reading and confirmation of the minutes , A" A- A rece P i ° ° f the very favourable report of the Audit Committee , vvas the installation of the new W . M ., and as the Treasurer of the lodge , Bro . W . B . Marcus , P . M ., and Bro . Mussared , the W . M . elect , ' were very old Personal

friends , and the lead of the former had been very closel y followed by the latter in their mutual Masonic career , Bro . Judge , W . M ., yielded to Bro . Marcus the a "ty o £ installing the Master . Bro . Marcus therefore WM the chair ' and instal , ed Bro - Charles Mussared as . /• M . for the ensuing year . Bro . Judge vvas invested with we collar of l . P . M . The officers of the lodge for the year vvere Bros . E . Piggott , S . W . ; George Scott Miller ,

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J . W . ; W . B . Marcus , P . M ., Treas . ; J . W . Dewsnap , P . M . 1839 , Sec ; W . C . Smith , S . D . ; J . F . Percival , J . D . ; W . V . Jull , I . G . j H . Saqui , D . C ; Turle Lee , Org . ; J . W . Breeze and A . Haynes , Stwds . ; and T . Bowler , Tyler . After the delivery of the addresses and the taking of the ballot for two candidates for initiation , the newly-installed Worshipful Master initiated

Messrs . Albert Bromet and Frederick Link in the earliest mysteries of the Craft . A handsome and valuable Past Master ' s jewel was presented to the I . P . M ., and on the motion of the W . M ., seconded by Bro . Judge , the lodge voted 12 guineas towards the expenses incurred when the lodge entertained ladies at its meeting . The W . M . undertook the office of Steward of the lodge for the Jubilee

Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution next year , after which he , with the assistance of the brethren , closed the lodge , and presided over a choice banquet provided by Messrs . Ritter and Puzey . The banquet was a most enjoyable one , and the brethren did full justice to it . Grace was beautifully rendered by Bros . Turle Lee , J . A . Brown , Albert James , Arthur

Strugnell , and Fred . Bevan , and the usual complimentary speeches were delivered in proposing the toasts . The Worshipful Master , in proposing " The Queen and the Craft , " said it would be his endeavour during his year of office to carry out the traditions of the Chough Lodge in making the speeches brief , but it must be remembered that though brief they vvere none the less sincere . The toast of

the Queen and the Craft vvas always loyally received by the Choughs , who loved and honoured their Queen . Her reign had brought peace , happiness , and prosperity to this country , and they hoped the G . A . O . T . U . would spare her for many years to rule over a happy and united people . The other loyal toasts followed . Bro . Judge , l . P . M ., in proposing the toast of "The

Worshipful Master , " said they ware indeed proud in the Chough Lodge to find their good friend , one of its founders , in the chair , and to have been unanimously elected to it . He could truly say there was no W . M . more appreciated and more beloved than Bro . C . Mussared . The VV . M . vvas one of the brethren from the first W . M . of the lodge , Bro . Edwards , to the present occupant of the chair who vvere

most highly esteemed . He could assure Bro . Mussared that all the brethren would do their level best to promote the prosperity of the Chough Lodge during his presidency . They trusted that the Great Architect would give him health and strength to carry the work out completely that he had in hand . They hoped he would have plenty of initiates , and they vvere fully confident that

whatever work he had to do would be done most completely . Being a very old friend of many years standing , he vvas greatly pleased to see Bro . Mussared in his present proud position , arid also to witness the excellent manner in which he invested his officers and performed the initiation ceremony that evening . The work had been executed with credit to the W . M . and with

satisfaction to the lodge . The perfect health and vigour in which they found the W . M . that night they hoped and trusted would continue not only till his year of office was ended but long afterwards , and he vvas sure none of the lustre of the Chough Lodge or of Masonry generally would fade in his hands . The Worshipful Master , replying , said he felt very much

in the position of the wife of a gentleman who , giving a testimonial the other day for a patent medicine for the voice , said that before she took it she could scarcely speak , and now she could not speak at all . Bro . Judge had spoken of him so kindly that , however defective his ( the W . M . ' s ) speech was before , he felt he could now not speak at all , At the same time , for all the kind expressions which had been

made use of , he must say that the brethren had placed him in the proud position of VV . M ., and he should endeavour to fulfil the duties of the office so as to conduce to the prosperity of the lodge and the honour of Freemasonry . If it should be his good fortune to end his year as well as the l . P . M . had ended his—with a good balance on the right side of the accounts , which they as City men delighted

inhe should feel he had done his very best . The W . M . next proposed " The l . P . M . " They had had Bro . Judge before them for the past 12 months , and had seen how ably he had carried out his duties . The brethren would not but say he had done so in a thoroughly efficient and proper manner . Bro . J udge had considered the well-being of the lodge ; he had been favoured

with a large number of initiates , and his performance of the ceremonies had been most able and impressive . Therefore , they must give him a most hearty reception that night to show him that they appreciated all he had done for the good of the Chough Lodge . Before going further , he had the great pleasure and satisfaction of investing Bro . Judge with a very handsome jewel of a

Past Master , which he trusted Bro . Judge would consider beautiful . With the best wishes ot the lodge that Bro . Judge might live long to wear the jewel , and have the best of health to meet the brethren , he pinned the jewel to his breast . Bro . Judge , in acknowledging the gift , said that day would never be forgotten by him . His year of office had

been a year of pleasantness , a year of concord and good feeling from one brother to the other , from the highest in office to the youngest member . They certainly had been happy themselves , and they had done their best to communicate happiness . He trusted that would always be the character and those the sentiments of members of the Chough Lodge . When he took the chair there was a deficit

of , 1 , 24 , but when he left it there was a credit balance of about £ iS . That result was not all owing to him ; the forbearance of the brethren and the action of the Treasurer and the Secretary , combined with his exertions , put the lodge on a firm basis . One or two . of the brethren might have thought they should have , or were entitled to expect , a more ostentatious banquet ; but their not having it was

for the good of the lodge , and when they found out that the lodge had a credit balance instead of a balance on the wrong side , several of them came to him and shook him most heartily by the hand , and said they vvere glad to find a credit instead of a debit balance . That showed the kind feeling of the members of the lodge , and he hoped that would be so , and that during the present W . M . 's year of

office there would be a larger credit balance , so that the Chough Lodge might be free and liberal in the cause of Charity . He should think that during Bro . Mussared ' s year they would be able to respond to the calls of Charity . They knew perfectly well that Bro . James Terry vvas very anxious that the Jubilee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution should meet with a good response to his call .

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He ( Bro . Judge ) had always been a great lover himself of the Benevolent Institution , although he loved all the Masonic Institutions , but certainly they must not forget the aged , and he might inform the brethren that that Institution required the most liberal support they could give to it . Hoping they would rally round their W . M . who had

undertaken the office of Steward for the lodge at the next Festival of the Benevolent Institution , and enable him to take up a good list on the occasion , he thanked them once more most heartily for their kindness to him during his year of office , and hoped they would extend the same kindness to his successor .

The Worshipful Master next gave the toast of " The Installing Master , Bro . VV . B . Marcus , P . M ., " on mentioning which he vvas received with loud cheers . He said he could quite understand that reception of the toast , which made it all the more difficult for him to propose it adequately . Bro . Marcus vvas a very old and highly esteemed friend of his outside Masonry . Many years ago they used to meet

and chat over Masonry as to what they would do in certain circumstances . They were fortunate enough to join a lodge in which he was just behind Bro . Marcus , but unfortunately circumstances occurred which separated them or he would have been Bro . Marcus ' s immediate successor ; but they vvere brought together in the Chough Lodge , in which Bro . Marcus beat him by two steps , and he was

afraid that Bro . Marcus would not install him . By the kindness , however , of Bro . Judge , Bro . Marcus did install him , and he had performed the ceremony in as impressive a way as he had performed it before . He thanked Bro . Marcus most sincerely . He had had no idea that he had such deep eloquence in him .

Bro . Marcus replied , and expressed the great pleasure he had experienced in installing his old friend . Bros . Bromet and Frederick Link responded to the toast of " The Initiates , " in proposing which the W . M . informed those brethren that however much Freemasons enjoyed themselves at their social gatherings they never forgot the Charities of the Order .

Bros . Alderman Wood ( Margate ); Walter Martin , P . M . S 79 ( who had acted as D . C . during the installation ceremony ); C . H . Cox , l . P . M . 1 S 39 ; and J . Morrison McLeod , responded to the toast of " The- Visitors . " Bro . Edwards , P . M ., responded to the toast of "The Past Masters . "

Bros . Marcus and Dewsnap responded to that of " The Treasurer and Secretary . " " The Officers of the Lodge " vvas responded to bv Bro . Piggott , S . W . Bro . Thomas Bowler , Tyler , gave the Tyler ' s toast , which

closed the proceedings . Vocal music of a very high order vvas performed in the course of the evening , under the direction of Bro . Turle Lee , Org ., by Miss Annie Matthews , Miss Rhoda Sutherland , and Bros . J . A . Brown , Albert James , A . Strugnell , and Fred . Bevan .

PROVINCIAL MEETINGS .

BARNET . Gladsmuir Lodge ( No . 1385 ) . —The first meeting after the holidays took place at the Red Lion Hotel on Friday , the 25 th ult . Owing to a continuance of his indisposition , the W . M ., Bro . John E . Cussans , P . M . 403 , P . P . S . G . W ., vvas prevented from attending , and therefore the chair was occupied by Bro . Baxter , Prov .

G . Reg ., I . P . M ., there being also present Bros . S . Tryon , S . W . ; G . Blizard Abbott , J . W . ; C . Gray , P . M ., Sec . ; R . Fisher Young , P . M ., D . C . ; J . Euerby , P . M . ; John Brittain , P . M . ; W . Lewis , P . M . ; Collingwood , J . D . ; Oldfield , I . G . ; Chifferiel and Anneveld , Stwds . ; Goddard , Tyler ; Tibbatts , Curnow , Mason , Marshall , Phillips , Spicer , and Rainsford . Visitors : Bros . Dr . Haskins , Whale , Brumell , Bury , Hull , and Blake , P . M .

The minutes of the last regular meeting in April and of the meetings of emergency in May and July having been read and confirmed , Bro . R . Cranston was proposed and elected a re-joining member . Messrs . Charles Ellis , Frank Hamilton Phillips , Edwin Bridgland , and H . F . P . Inglis having been balloted for and elected as candidates for initiation and membership , Messrs . Ellis and Bridgland , who

vvere in attendance , vvere initiated , the ceremony being performed by Bro . R . F . Young , P . M . Lodge having been closed , the brethren dined together under the presidency of Bro . Baxter , short speeches and some excellent songs by Bros . Tibbatts , Mason , Brumell , Oldfield , and others contributing the after-dinner proceedings .

BUCKHURST HILL . Lennox Browne Lodge ( No . 2318 ) . —The installation meeting of this prosperous and distinguished lodge vvas held on Saturday , the 19 th ult ., at the Roebuck Hotel , when there vvere present Bros . H . Ffrench Bromhead , P . G . S . of W ., W . M . ; G . J . Westfield , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., S . W . ; Dr . W . E . Dring , J . W . j J . Pinder , Treas . ; S . Knighton , Sec . ; H . Drane , S . D . ; A .-

Schneider , J . D . ; W . Butcher , I . G . j W . Ashton , D . C . ; W . Jones , A . Love , and J . Snowden , Stewards ; Harris , Gumprecht , Taylor , Dickinson , Beament , Gray , Spurgeon , Barnes , Walker , Nimkey , Jones , Hamblock , Schummer , Dr . Scoresby Jackson , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W . ; and many others . Among the visitors were Bros . A . Buck , P . P . S . G . W . ; G . Martin , P . P . G . D . ; W . Latter , P . G . Org . ; A . Allen ( S . C . ) ; W . Short , A . Bateman , J . Carrall , A . Jay , Dr . Elmer , Dr . Miiller , and others .

The lodge having been opened , Messrs . W . H . Gadsden , A . G . Wright , G . E . Egerton , C . T . Matthews , and A . Rowe vvere initiated , and Bro . C . Spurgeon vvas elected a joining member . The W . M ., Bro . Bromhead , then proceeded to install his successor , Bro . Dr . Dring , which he did with his accustomed ability , and in the most impressive manner . The newly-installed Master having appointed his officers for the ensuing year , and the business of the

evening having been concluded , the lodge was closed . The brethren then adjourned to the banqueting table , where a sumptuous repast awaited them , which was supplied by Bro . Smith , the proprietor of the hotel , with his accustomed liberality . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts vvere given , the remainder of the evening was enlivened by several excellent songs , & c , by the brethren .