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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Essex.
in the name of tho Essex Committee , an , numberrf proxies but , with tl . able assistance ant [^^^ 1 ^ p ^^ e ^ X ^^ y * T ^^ Ce This haouilv resulted in the success of our candidate , i ncre ^ or ^ nts ^^^^ ^ ffi ^ fe--^ i Xe ^ y S » E ; ,,= iim tr , the nrovince , and , as every lodge may , and pro p to
ablv will each vear send a nexv member serve on u . c CommitteeTttt ^ oint shouldI be seriousl y ; considered on | stillmion davs when the brother is elected . Another point is , thit theses should be sent to thei rov Giand Secretary in good time , and so obviate hat loss of votes which hi happened at each of the three last decbons is hoped the brothers elected by t he l ^ ff " " » " i n m „ , I ;™ nn attend themselves , or by deputy , at the Com trast
mittee meetings . In conclusion , the Committee | ™ . steps taken tc . secure the election of their « " * ° f ^ ^ the haoov result , will meet with the approval ot Grand Lodge .-H . DEHANE W . M . . 543 , P . G . S . D ., representing the Committee at the elections . This report was unanimously adopted . Lord BROOKE then addressed the brethren . | ''^ S the ^<^^^ W *^^ Z £ tne occasion — i i
u > C . \_ JI > - ^ " - * v ; --- ., n ,, given him by the Freemasons of Essex on the day of his in spallation as Provincial Grand Master by he Duksot Albany . While recognising how much of * ° brrtliancy and lustre attached to that gathering wf » * ££ « ^ that the Duke of Albany had so kindly under taken _ to per form the ceremony of his installation he could bu be poud of the hearty reception and cordial greet £ ff »™ ™™' he had been receivedHe mg h here state
personally , . a . s o , ° hTihe Duke ^ Albany had since expressecIt . ie gratification he experienced on the occasion o his first visit to Colchester , and that he hoped to revisit it on an ealy day . Knoxving that arrangements had beeni . ade to thi enjoyment of those present he "lOUE ht it would be out of place for him ta > >" ? a } ° nJ
address ; moreover , he xvas not a good speaK „ . best of times , and xvhen he remembered tha only . last year they xvere presided over by a Mason so eloquent as he la e Lord Tenterden , he was the more reminded of his oxvn shortcomings . With respect to the several repo ts they had listened to , he thought he could congratulate the members of Prov . Grand Lodge . The falling off in the number of members referred to last year had been "JT ^ LA a „ rt ? Lv were now a little above the return
made for the year 1 SS 1 . He was pleased to say he had received several app lications for warrants , ^ and had himself taken part in the inauguration of a new lodge , tle Blackwater , which was consecrated at Ma don . on the 20 th June last . ' One point in reference to Bro . Dehane s repo attention iu «¦» -
he thought he might call , " --ttie sugfestion made as to the forxvarding-ol voting papers should be more consistently fol owed . It was ver y desirable that a reserve fund of votes should be established . The Prov . Grand Master then alluded to the kindness disp layed by the Great Eastern Railway Cnmnanv in assisting to make the meeting a success , and
remarked how gratified he was to see his friend Lord ciaua Hamilton , who was so closel y connected wi ll the company , present . This was the first importan event that bad taken place since his appointment as Provincial Grand Master ; personally he was much indebted to Bro . Richard Cloxves , the Worshipful Master of the entertaining lodge , for the share he had taken in making the arrangements . He would reserve any further remarks he mig ht desire to offer , as he knew careful orenaration had been made by the executive
who had control of the day ' s arrangements or tne enjoyment of those who were present . Lord Brooke then formally requested Bro . Philbrick to continue as Deputy I rov . Grand Master , and re-invested him xvith thecollaro office . This complimeut having been gracefully acknowledged by Bro . PHILBRICK , Bro . Andrew Durrant was re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , and the officers for the year were
appointed and invested as folloxvs : . .,., Bro . Richard Cloxves , W . M . 650 ... Prov . G . S . W . „ William Sowman , I . P . M . 51 ... Prov . G . J . VV . „ Rev . C . H . Roberts , Chap . 453-- Prov £ Chap . „ A . Durrant , P . M ., Treas . 27 6 ... Prov . G . Ireas . . F . A . White , W . M . 1437 - Erov * S * ? eg *
„ T . J . Railing , P . M ., Sec . 51 ... £ rov . u . sec . , R . D . Poppleton , I . P . M . 433 - £ «>»• £ . S . D . , J . J . Cavill , W . M . 1312 Er - £ -J c - fw j . Child , VV . M . 453 P ™» - G . S . of \ V . A . Lucking , P . M . 1 C 0 P ™ v . G . D j . ofC . „ W . D . Merritt , W . M . 1000 ... Prov . G . A . D . C . ' H . Harper , P . M . and Sec . 1 G 0 ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . , W . G . Brighten , S . W . 1000 ... Prov . G . Org . , Thos . G . Mills , I . P . M . 6 97 ... Prov . G . Purst . F . Bird , I . P . M . 1024 Prov . G . A . Purst . T . S . Sarel Prov * «¦ Iy ' * Bros . T . Eustace , ' W . M . 697 ; T . Tho- , lander , W . M . 1457 J C . Floyd , W . M . 1817 ; H . Everard , I prov > G _ stwds . S . W . GGo ; M . L . Saunders , j Sec . 1550 ; and Robert Smith , J . VV . 1977 J , . Some discussion folloxved in reference to business matters : the sum of 10 guineas was voted in support of the
maintenance fund of the Harwich Lifeboat , and votes ol thanks were passed to the Railxvay Company for the help they had given to promote the success of the meeting . Provincial Grand Lodge xvas then closed . 'The brethren then xvent on board a steair . er , placed at the disposal of Provincial Grand Lodge by the Railway to
Company . This arrangement xvas made ostensioiy convey the party to Harxvich , where the banquet xvas to be served ; but , as time permitted , a run out to the German Ocean gave zest to the appetite , and when the guests sat doxvn it goes without saying that ample justice was done to the good things provided . The toasts usual on these occasions were fully honoured .
"R UPTURES , "—WHITE ' MOC-MAIN LEVER T RUSS is the most effective invention for the treatment of Hernia . The use of a steel spring , so hurtful in its cll ' ectt ., is avoided , a soft bandage beinff worn round the bod } -, xvhile the requisite resisting poxver is supplied by the Moc-Main 1 ' ad and latent Lever , lilting with so much case and closeness that it cannot be detected . Send for descriptive circular , with testimonials aud prices , to J . White and Co . ( Limited ) 2 ; 8 , i'iccfidilly , London . Do not buy of Chemists , who often sell an I MITATION of our Moc-Main . J . White and Co . liax-e not any agents , —[ ADVT . ]
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
draft Masonvv . PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM LODGE ( No 753 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge xvas held at their lodge house , Lord ' s Hotel , St . John's-ivood , on the 25 th ult . lhc lodge xvas opened in due form by Bros . Slyman , W . M . ; J . Evans , S . W . ; K Gordon , I . W . ; J . D . Caulcher , P . M ., Treas . ; I * . G . Baker , KMSec JF . Weust , P . M . ; J . Austen , P . M . ;
., ; . R . J . Hill , P . M . ; Dr . W . D . Slyman , P . M . ; J . Powell , P . M . ; Donald King , P . M . ; E . F . Duflin , S . D . ; G . R . Wickens , J . D . ; J . J . Thomas , acting LG . ; Carter , Windle , Gunthorpe , Kayment , and others ; the visitors being Bros . Knight Smith , P . M . 14-H * !< West , P . M . ; Hoyte , Smith , Samson , Haines , W . M . 160 S ; Cutbush , Langridge , Ayres , VV . M . 742 ; Brown , Briggs , Lucas , HumphriesMcLeanP . M . 1319 ; Dillon , and others .
, , The minutes of last lodge having been read and confirmed , Bro . Charles Clarke and William J . Stratton xvere raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M ., and Bro . W . Stiles passed to the Second Degree . The VV . M . elect xvas next presented and regularly installed W . M . for the ensuing year , the installation ceremony being most ably performed by the I . P . M . The VV . M . then invested the I . P . M . with a handsome jexvel presented by the lodge ,
also an 1 . P . M . ' s collar subscribed for and presented by the brethren of the St . John ' s Lodge of Instruction , held at the Mother Red Cap , Camden Toxvn , bearing the folloxving inscription : " Presented to Bro . Henry Slyman , P . M . 753 , by the members of the St . John ' s Lodge of Instruction , 167 , for his kind and efficient services as Hon . Sec , 1 SS 3 . " The presentation jexvel consists of a collar and massive silver square and problem , and the Worshipful Master on
investing him said : I have great pleasure in investing you with the collar of I . P . M . You have nobly earned the distinction , and I hope you will long live to xvear that collar in our lodge . 1 have also very great pleasure in attaching this jexvel to your breast as a token of the esteem in xvhich you are held by the brethren of the lodge and also to mark the sense of the admirable manner in xvhich you have worked and carried out the duties of W . M . during thepast
12 months . I trust you may long be spared to xvear it , and xvhen you look upon it in years to come may it remind you of the many happy hours spent xvith the brethren of the Prince Frederick William Lodge . The VV . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . F . Gordon , S . VV ., * E . F . Duffin , J . W . ; G . R . Wickens , S . D . ; E . W . Scalergood , J . D . ; and J . J . Thomas , LG . Business being ended , the W . M ., after the usual observations and congratulations , closed
the lodge in due form . The brethren then repaired to the banqueting room , and after ample justice had been done to the repast and the cloth cleared the usual Masonic toasts folloxved . The Worshi p ful Master in giving the toast of "The Oueen and Craft" said the toast embraced the txvo noblest objects in the kingdom — she , the noblest lady ; it , the noblest institution . Words xvould fail to tell of all her
virtues ; time xvas too short to tell of all its excellencies . Mig ht they as Britons and Freemasons be ever zealously true to both , loyal to their beloved sovereign and faithful to the Craft . . The toast having been enthusiastically received , the Worshipful Master next proposed that of " the M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince ot VVales , " saying there xvas not an assembly of educated Englishmen , more especially
Freemasons , xvhere that toast xvas not received xvith acclamation . So zealous and earnest had their M . W . G . M . been since he had occupied that position that he had earned not only the esteem and respect of the Craft , but had set a noble example to all its members and the xvorld at large ; therefore , the brethren xvould charge a full bumper and do honour to their Grand Master . The toast having received full honours , the Worshipful
Master proposed that of " the Pro Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , and Grand Lodge Officers , Present and Past . " The eminence and qualifications those exalted brethren were knoxvn to possess were far beyond his own comment ; they could prove their appreciation of them by bumping their glasses and giving them a good fire . The Immediate Past Master next assumed the gavel and observed in proposing "The Worshiplul Master" that
their Bro . Evans , xvho had been installed VV . M . that evening , vvas xvcll-known as a brother xvho had folloxved up the various offices he had been entrusted to discharge xvith a zeal and perseverence that had deserved of them to elect him to the highest position he had so xvell entitled himself to . He knexv they one and all would do all they could to make his year of office a pleasant and successful one . For himself , he believed their W . M . xvould prove equal to
every expectation , and that xvhen his year of Mastership xvas ended they xvould be able to say " Well done , thou good and faithtul servant . " The toast received a most hearty reception . Ihe Woiship ful Master in returning thanks for the toast assured the brethren that though he responded with great heartiness yet he did it xvith some feelinys of timidity . The chair of the W . M . from a distance looked very invit ng , and brethren might xvell be earnest and zealous in striving
to be found xvorthy of election to it , but he could assuie them he felt on his part , at the outset of its possession , great and serious responsibilities , responsibilities under xvhich he xvould utterly fail did he not knoxv that he xvas so xvell supported by such an excellent I . P . M . andgoodly array oi P . Ms , xvho had so _ nobly and xvell discharged its duties . For himself , he asked their kind indulgence . According to the poxx'ers he had icceived from the G . A . O . T . U . so xvould he
endeavour to do all they could desire . If he xvas able to succeed he knew he should receive their acclamation and esteem , and should he tail , as friends and brethren they xvould pardon and forgive . He xvould , hoxvever , strive to xvin . He thanked them much for the manner in xvhich they had received the toast .
" 1 he Visitors " next received their full share of acknoxvledgemcnt , to which the visiting brethren responded . Next followed that of " Ihe I . P . M ., " the VV . M . observing of all the many ceremonies connected xvith the Craft one of the most beautiful and impressive xvas certainl y that of installation , and when they heard it in the magnificent
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manner they had done that night , it xvas more doubly impressive . They would therefore , he was sure , feel that they owed a debt of gratitude to their xvorthy I . P . M . for his excellent xvorking . The toast xvas well received , and the I . P . M . rose and expressed his deep feelings of gratitude to their W . M . for the kind manner he had referred to him . His year of office having expired he felt greatly indebted to P . Ms ., officers ,
and brethren for the able and ready support he had received from them , and being now placed on the P . M . ' s toll be would be able to look back to the many evenings he had presided over them with feelingsof pleasure and happiness xvhich none could feel but those xvho had experienced that enjoyment . The handsome jewel they had presented him xvith he should look upon in after years has a living testimony of their brotherly and fraternal love . He thanked them very much for
the handsome manner they had responded to the toast , and trusted to remain long amongst them . " The Past Masters " came next , and xvas received xvith full honours , to xvhich several of them ably responded , and the brethren soon after separated . Bros . Knight Smith , F . VVest , W . S . Hoyte , G . Clayton , and McLean rendered the proceedings additionally pleasurable by the manner in which they performed a choice selection of songs .
WEST KENT LODGE ( No . 1297 ) . —Tho ordinary meeting of this lodge xvas held on Saturday , at the Crystal Palace . There xvere present Bros . Thomas Perrin , VV . M . ; C . B . Cooke , S . VV . ; J . B . Crump , J . W . ; H . D . Stead , Treas . ; J . C . Woodroiv , Sec ; P . G . Phipps ,
J . D . ; Benjamin Fullwood , P . M ., D . C . ; R . P . Jenkins , I . G . ; John Hicks and S . Johnson , Stxvds . ; Bellis , VV . M . Selwyn Lodge ; Hands , Vizetelly , and A . Harris . Visitor H . Bartlett , 1564 . The lodge being duly opened , Bro . A . Harris xvas raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . Thc lodge was closed and the brethren separated .
GARSTON . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 230 ) . — The annual installation meeting of the members of this lodge ( noxv nearly 100 years oldj xvas held at the Garston Hotel , on Wednesday afternoon , the 25 th ult ., when there xvas one of the largest gatherings seen for many years on this interesting occasion . The chair xvas taken by the retiring W . M ., Bro . P . E . Rothwell , supported by Bros . Thomas F . Hill , P . M . ; Henry Hatch , P . M . ; Samuel
Tickle , P . M . ; W . Olver , S . W . ; J . Williams , J . W . ; and others . Among the visitors xvere Bros . J . E . lackson . P . P . G . S . of VV . ; VV . P . Vines , P . M . 1570 ; XV . Savage , W . M . 1609 ; Thomas Salter , P . P . G . S . D . ; J . B . M'Kenzie , P . M . 1 G 09 ; VV . W . Sandbrook , P . M . 1 C 09 ; and others . The W . M . elect Bro . W . Olver , S . VV ., xvas presented bv Bros . Wm . Vines , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C ; and H . Hatch , P . M . The retiring VV . M . very impressively performed the
installation ceremony , the concluding addresses being rendered by Bro . T . Haiton , P . M . 203 . After the usual honours , the folloxving officers xvere invested for the ensuing year : Bros . P . E . Rothxvell , I . P . M . ; Joseph Williams , S . VV . ; G . E . S . Clampit , J . W . ; VV . Vines , P . M . ] P . P . G . D . C , Treasurer ( 13 th time ); James Carter , Sec . re-appointed ; H . Hatch , P . M ., M . C . , * I . R . Wood . S . D .:
Robert Wright , J . D . ; John Birchall , I . G . ; Philip Lott , S . S . ; John Jellicoe , J . S . ; VV . Ashe , A . S . Bro . Robinson xvas re-elected Tyler . The brethren afterxvards dined together , being well catered for by Mr . Wilson , the host . During the evening a beautiful Past Master ' s jexvel xvas presented to the I . P . M ., Bro . Rothwell , on behalf of the lodge by the VV . M Songs were given by Bros . Wood , Sandbrook , Hatton , & c ,
CHORLEY . —Ellesmere Lodge ( No . 730 ) . — The annual festival of this lodge xvas held on Wednesday , the 25 th ult ., at the Masonic Rooms in the Town Hall . The lodge xvas opened by Bro . Peter Yates , VV . M ., there being also present Bros . Robt . Irving , S . W ., VV . M . elect ; Jos . Barnes , J . W . ; Thos . Forrester , I . P . M ., P . P . G . J . D . ; A . Hall , P . M . ; J . Heald , P . M . j J . M . Kerr , P . M ., Treas . ; T . F . Jackson , Sec ; J . B . WiihnalJP . M . ;
, James Laurence , P . M . ; Henry Tattersall , P . M . ; Geo . l ' ootell , Chas . Richmond , Thos . Sharpies , Jas . Brindle , J . Monks , Jas . Bromley , L . Eccles , James Barton , j . Tooth , Wm . Dornan , and Jeremiah Willes . Visitors : Bros . I . H . Sillitoe , P . M . 645 , P . P . G . D . of C . East Lancashire ; j . B . Cardwell , VV . M . 1030 ; Jas . A . Atherton , 1030 ; J . Atherton , P . M . 1030 ; JamesCorbett , P . M . 1030 ; AlfredBird , 1030 ; and A . J . Morris , 1387 .
The minutes of the previous meeting were and confirmed . The Treasurer ' s accounts xvere submitted , and after the Auditors had reported thereon , xvere passed . The ballot was then taken tor Mr . Benjamin Paley France , and being declared in his favour , he xvas initiated into the mysteries of the Order by Bro . Yates , W . M ., who afterxvards passed Bro . John Monks to the Second Degree , both ceremonies being very ably performed . Bro . J . H . Sillitoe then
occupied the W . M . ' s chair as Installing Master , to whom the VV . M . elect , Bro . Irving , xvas duly presented and installed by him in the chair of K . S . in a most impressive manner . Bro . Sillitoe afterwards invested the folloxving ollicers , viz .: Bros . Joseph Barnes , S . W . ; VVm . Dornen , J . W . ; J . M . Kerr , treas ., re-elected ; J . Bradshaxv , Sec ; James Brindle , S . D . ; L . Eccles , J . D . ; and J . Tooth , I . G . The addresses to the VV . M ., Wardens , and brethren xvere
also delivered by Bro . Sillitoe , and listened to by the brethren xvith marked attention . After the usual routine business had been transacted the lodge xvas duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Cattle Market Hotel xvhere a very substantial dinner was provided by the amiable hostess . 'The following toasts xvere ably proposed and cordiall y honoured and responded to , viz .: " Ihe Queen ; " " H . R . H . the Princess of Wales
and the rest of the Royal Family ; " " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master ; " "The Earl of Carnarvon , M . VV . Pro Grand Master ; " "The Earl of Lathom , R . W . Deputy Grand Master of England and Prov . Grand Master ot VVest Lancashire , and the rest ot the Grand Ollicers ; " "Col . the Right Hon . F . A . Stanley , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers Present and Past ; " "Col . Le Gendre N . StarkieR . W .
, Prov . Grand Master of East Lancashire ; " " The W . M . of the Ellesmere Lodge ; " "The Installing Master , Bro . J . H . Sillitoe ; " "Our Visiting Brethren ; " " T'heMasonic Charities ; " "The I . P . M . ar . d P . Ms , ofthe Lodge ;" " The Wardens and Officers ; " and "All Poor and Distressed Masons . " During the evening some excellent songs and recitations xvere contributed by the members and visitors and a most enjoyable evening ivas spent .
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Essex.
in the name of tho Essex Committee , an , numberrf proxies but , with tl . able assistance ant [^^^ 1 ^ p ^^ e ^ X ^^ y * T ^^ Ce This haouilv resulted in the success of our candidate , i ncre ^ or ^ nts ^^^^ ^ ffi ^ fe--^ i Xe ^ y S » E ; ,,= iim tr , the nrovince , and , as every lodge may , and pro p to
ablv will each vear send a nexv member serve on u . c CommitteeTttt ^ oint shouldI be seriousl y ; considered on | stillmion davs when the brother is elected . Another point is , thit theses should be sent to thei rov Giand Secretary in good time , and so obviate hat loss of votes which hi happened at each of the three last decbons is hoped the brothers elected by t he l ^ ff " " » " i n m „ , I ;™ nn attend themselves , or by deputy , at the Com trast
mittee meetings . In conclusion , the Committee | ™ . steps taken tc . secure the election of their « " * ° f ^ ^ the haoov result , will meet with the approval ot Grand Lodge .-H . DEHANE W . M . . 543 , P . G . S . D ., representing the Committee at the elections . This report was unanimously adopted . Lord BROOKE then addressed the brethren . | ''^ S the ^<^^^ W *^^ Z £ tne occasion — i i
u > C . \_ JI > - ^ " - * v ; --- ., n ,, given him by the Freemasons of Essex on the day of his in spallation as Provincial Grand Master by he Duksot Albany . While recognising how much of * ° brrtliancy and lustre attached to that gathering wf » * ££ « ^ that the Duke of Albany had so kindly under taken _ to per form the ceremony of his installation he could bu be poud of the hearty reception and cordial greet £ ff »™ ™™' he had been receivedHe mg h here state
personally , . a . s o , ° hTihe Duke ^ Albany had since expressecIt . ie gratification he experienced on the occasion o his first visit to Colchester , and that he hoped to revisit it on an ealy day . Knoxving that arrangements had beeni . ade to thi enjoyment of those present he "lOUE ht it would be out of place for him ta > >" ? a } ° nJ
address ; moreover , he xvas not a good speaK „ . best of times , and xvhen he remembered tha only . last year they xvere presided over by a Mason so eloquent as he la e Lord Tenterden , he was the more reminded of his oxvn shortcomings . With respect to the several repo ts they had listened to , he thought he could congratulate the members of Prov . Grand Lodge . The falling off in the number of members referred to last year had been "JT ^ LA a „ rt ? Lv were now a little above the return
made for the year 1 SS 1 . He was pleased to say he had received several app lications for warrants , ^ and had himself taken part in the inauguration of a new lodge , tle Blackwater , which was consecrated at Ma don . on the 20 th June last . ' One point in reference to Bro . Dehane s repo attention iu «¦» -
he thought he might call , " --ttie sugfestion made as to the forxvarding-ol voting papers should be more consistently fol owed . It was ver y desirable that a reserve fund of votes should be established . The Prov . Grand Master then alluded to the kindness disp layed by the Great Eastern Railway Cnmnanv in assisting to make the meeting a success , and
remarked how gratified he was to see his friend Lord ciaua Hamilton , who was so closel y connected wi ll the company , present . This was the first importan event that bad taken place since his appointment as Provincial Grand Master ; personally he was much indebted to Bro . Richard Cloxves , the Worshipful Master of the entertaining lodge , for the share he had taken in making the arrangements . He would reserve any further remarks he mig ht desire to offer , as he knew careful orenaration had been made by the executive
who had control of the day ' s arrangements or tne enjoyment of those who were present . Lord Brooke then formally requested Bro . Philbrick to continue as Deputy I rov . Grand Master , and re-invested him xvith thecollaro office . This complimeut having been gracefully acknowledged by Bro . PHILBRICK , Bro . Andrew Durrant was re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , and the officers for the year were
appointed and invested as folloxvs : . .,., Bro . Richard Cloxves , W . M . 650 ... Prov . G . S . W . „ William Sowman , I . P . M . 51 ... Prov . G . J . VV . „ Rev . C . H . Roberts , Chap . 453-- Prov £ Chap . „ A . Durrant , P . M ., Treas . 27 6 ... Prov . G . Ireas . . F . A . White , W . M . 1437 - Erov * S * ? eg *
„ T . J . Railing , P . M ., Sec . 51 ... £ rov . u . sec . , R . D . Poppleton , I . P . M . 433 - £ «>»• £ . S . D . , J . J . Cavill , W . M . 1312 Er - £ -J c - fw j . Child , VV . M . 453 P ™» - G . S . of \ V . A . Lucking , P . M . 1 C 0 P ™ v . G . D j . ofC . „ W . D . Merritt , W . M . 1000 ... Prov . G . A . D . C . ' H . Harper , P . M . and Sec . 1 G 0 ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . , W . G . Brighten , S . W . 1000 ... Prov . G . Org . , Thos . G . Mills , I . P . M . 6 97 ... Prov . G . Purst . F . Bird , I . P . M . 1024 Prov . G . A . Purst . T . S . Sarel Prov * «¦ Iy ' * Bros . T . Eustace , ' W . M . 697 ; T . Tho- , lander , W . M . 1457 J C . Floyd , W . M . 1817 ; H . Everard , I prov > G _ stwds . S . W . GGo ; M . L . Saunders , j Sec . 1550 ; and Robert Smith , J . VV . 1977 J , . Some discussion folloxved in reference to business matters : the sum of 10 guineas was voted in support of the
maintenance fund of the Harwich Lifeboat , and votes ol thanks were passed to the Railxvay Company for the help they had given to promote the success of the meeting . Provincial Grand Lodge xvas then closed . 'The brethren then xvent on board a steair . er , placed at the disposal of Provincial Grand Lodge by the Railway to
Company . This arrangement xvas made ostensioiy convey the party to Harxvich , where the banquet xvas to be served ; but , as time permitted , a run out to the German Ocean gave zest to the appetite , and when the guests sat doxvn it goes without saying that ample justice was done to the good things provided . The toasts usual on these occasions were fully honoured .
"R UPTURES , "—WHITE ' MOC-MAIN LEVER T RUSS is the most effective invention for the treatment of Hernia . The use of a steel spring , so hurtful in its cll ' ectt ., is avoided , a soft bandage beinff worn round the bod } -, xvhile the requisite resisting poxver is supplied by the Moc-Main 1 ' ad and latent Lever , lilting with so much case and closeness that it cannot be detected . Send for descriptive circular , with testimonials aud prices , to J . White and Co . ( Limited ) 2 ; 8 , i'iccfidilly , London . Do not buy of Chemists , who often sell an I MITATION of our Moc-Main . J . White and Co . liax-e not any agents , —[ ADVT . ]
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
draft Masonvv . PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM LODGE ( No 753 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge xvas held at their lodge house , Lord ' s Hotel , St . John's-ivood , on the 25 th ult . lhc lodge xvas opened in due form by Bros . Slyman , W . M . ; J . Evans , S . W . ; K Gordon , I . W . ; J . D . Caulcher , P . M ., Treas . ; I * . G . Baker , KMSec JF . Weust , P . M . ; J . Austen , P . M . ;
., ; . R . J . Hill , P . M . ; Dr . W . D . Slyman , P . M . ; J . Powell , P . M . ; Donald King , P . M . ; E . F . Duflin , S . D . ; G . R . Wickens , J . D . ; J . J . Thomas , acting LG . ; Carter , Windle , Gunthorpe , Kayment , and others ; the visitors being Bros . Knight Smith , P . M . 14-H * !< West , P . M . ; Hoyte , Smith , Samson , Haines , W . M . 160 S ; Cutbush , Langridge , Ayres , VV . M . 742 ; Brown , Briggs , Lucas , HumphriesMcLeanP . M . 1319 ; Dillon , and others .
, , The minutes of last lodge having been read and confirmed , Bro . Charles Clarke and William J . Stratton xvere raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M ., and Bro . W . Stiles passed to the Second Degree . The VV . M . elect xvas next presented and regularly installed W . M . for the ensuing year , the installation ceremony being most ably performed by the I . P . M . The VV . M . then invested the I . P . M . with a handsome jexvel presented by the lodge ,
also an 1 . P . M . ' s collar subscribed for and presented by the brethren of the St . John ' s Lodge of Instruction , held at the Mother Red Cap , Camden Toxvn , bearing the folloxving inscription : " Presented to Bro . Henry Slyman , P . M . 753 , by the members of the St . John ' s Lodge of Instruction , 167 , for his kind and efficient services as Hon . Sec , 1 SS 3 . " The presentation jexvel consists of a collar and massive silver square and problem , and the Worshipful Master on
investing him said : I have great pleasure in investing you with the collar of I . P . M . You have nobly earned the distinction , and I hope you will long live to xvear that collar in our lodge . 1 have also very great pleasure in attaching this jexvel to your breast as a token of the esteem in xvhich you are held by the brethren of the lodge and also to mark the sense of the admirable manner in xvhich you have worked and carried out the duties of W . M . during thepast
12 months . I trust you may long be spared to xvear it , and xvhen you look upon it in years to come may it remind you of the many happy hours spent xvith the brethren of the Prince Frederick William Lodge . The VV . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . F . Gordon , S . VV ., * E . F . Duffin , J . W . ; G . R . Wickens , S . D . ; E . W . Scalergood , J . D . ; and J . J . Thomas , LG . Business being ended , the W . M ., after the usual observations and congratulations , closed
the lodge in due form . The brethren then repaired to the banqueting room , and after ample justice had been done to the repast and the cloth cleared the usual Masonic toasts folloxved . The Worshi p ful Master in giving the toast of "The Oueen and Craft" said the toast embraced the txvo noblest objects in the kingdom — she , the noblest lady ; it , the noblest institution . Words xvould fail to tell of all her
virtues ; time xvas too short to tell of all its excellencies . Mig ht they as Britons and Freemasons be ever zealously true to both , loyal to their beloved sovereign and faithful to the Craft . . The toast having been enthusiastically received , the Worshipful Master next proposed that of " the M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince ot VVales , " saying there xvas not an assembly of educated Englishmen , more especially
Freemasons , xvhere that toast xvas not received xvith acclamation . So zealous and earnest had their M . W . G . M . been since he had occupied that position that he had earned not only the esteem and respect of the Craft , but had set a noble example to all its members and the xvorld at large ; therefore , the brethren xvould charge a full bumper and do honour to their Grand Master . The toast having received full honours , the Worshipful
Master proposed that of " the Pro Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , and Grand Lodge Officers , Present and Past . " The eminence and qualifications those exalted brethren were knoxvn to possess were far beyond his own comment ; they could prove their appreciation of them by bumping their glasses and giving them a good fire . The Immediate Past Master next assumed the gavel and observed in proposing "The Worshiplul Master" that
their Bro . Evans , xvho had been installed VV . M . that evening , vvas xvcll-known as a brother xvho had folloxved up the various offices he had been entrusted to discharge xvith a zeal and perseverence that had deserved of them to elect him to the highest position he had so xvell entitled himself to . He knexv they one and all would do all they could to make his year of office a pleasant and successful one . For himself , he believed their W . M . xvould prove equal to
every expectation , and that xvhen his year of Mastership xvas ended they xvould be able to say " Well done , thou good and faithtul servant . " The toast received a most hearty reception . Ihe Woiship ful Master in returning thanks for the toast assured the brethren that though he responded with great heartiness yet he did it xvith some feelinys of timidity . The chair of the W . M . from a distance looked very invit ng , and brethren might xvell be earnest and zealous in striving
to be found xvorthy of election to it , but he could assuie them he felt on his part , at the outset of its possession , great and serious responsibilities , responsibilities under xvhich he xvould utterly fail did he not knoxv that he xvas so xvell supported by such an excellent I . P . M . andgoodly array oi P . Ms , xvho had so _ nobly and xvell discharged its duties . For himself , he asked their kind indulgence . According to the poxx'ers he had icceived from the G . A . O . T . U . so xvould he
endeavour to do all they could desire . If he xvas able to succeed he knew he should receive their acclamation and esteem , and should he tail , as friends and brethren they xvould pardon and forgive . He xvould , hoxvever , strive to xvin . He thanked them much for the manner in xvhich they had received the toast .
" 1 he Visitors " next received their full share of acknoxvledgemcnt , to which the visiting brethren responded . Next followed that of " Ihe I . P . M ., " the VV . M . observing of all the many ceremonies connected xvith the Craft one of the most beautiful and impressive xvas certainl y that of installation , and when they heard it in the magnificent
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manner they had done that night , it xvas more doubly impressive . They would therefore , he was sure , feel that they owed a debt of gratitude to their xvorthy I . P . M . for his excellent xvorking . The toast xvas well received , and the I . P . M . rose and expressed his deep feelings of gratitude to their W . M . for the kind manner he had referred to him . His year of office having expired he felt greatly indebted to P . Ms ., officers ,
and brethren for the able and ready support he had received from them , and being now placed on the P . M . ' s toll be would be able to look back to the many evenings he had presided over them with feelingsof pleasure and happiness xvhich none could feel but those xvho had experienced that enjoyment . The handsome jewel they had presented him xvith he should look upon in after years has a living testimony of their brotherly and fraternal love . He thanked them very much for
the handsome manner they had responded to the toast , and trusted to remain long amongst them . " The Past Masters " came next , and xvas received xvith full honours , to xvhich several of them ably responded , and the brethren soon after separated . Bros . Knight Smith , F . VVest , W . S . Hoyte , G . Clayton , and McLean rendered the proceedings additionally pleasurable by the manner in which they performed a choice selection of songs .
WEST KENT LODGE ( No . 1297 ) . —Tho ordinary meeting of this lodge xvas held on Saturday , at the Crystal Palace . There xvere present Bros . Thomas Perrin , VV . M . ; C . B . Cooke , S . VV . ; J . B . Crump , J . W . ; H . D . Stead , Treas . ; J . C . Woodroiv , Sec ; P . G . Phipps ,
J . D . ; Benjamin Fullwood , P . M ., D . C . ; R . P . Jenkins , I . G . ; John Hicks and S . Johnson , Stxvds . ; Bellis , VV . M . Selwyn Lodge ; Hands , Vizetelly , and A . Harris . Visitor H . Bartlett , 1564 . The lodge being duly opened , Bro . A . Harris xvas raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . Thc lodge was closed and the brethren separated .
GARSTON . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 230 ) . — The annual installation meeting of the members of this lodge ( noxv nearly 100 years oldj xvas held at the Garston Hotel , on Wednesday afternoon , the 25 th ult ., when there xvas one of the largest gatherings seen for many years on this interesting occasion . The chair xvas taken by the retiring W . M ., Bro . P . E . Rothwell , supported by Bros . Thomas F . Hill , P . M . ; Henry Hatch , P . M . ; Samuel
Tickle , P . M . ; W . Olver , S . W . ; J . Williams , J . W . ; and others . Among the visitors xvere Bros . J . E . lackson . P . P . G . S . of VV . ; VV . P . Vines , P . M . 1570 ; XV . Savage , W . M . 1609 ; Thomas Salter , P . P . G . S . D . ; J . B . M'Kenzie , P . M . 1 G 09 ; VV . W . Sandbrook , P . M . 1 C 09 ; and others . The W . M . elect Bro . W . Olver , S . VV ., xvas presented bv Bros . Wm . Vines , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C ; and H . Hatch , P . M . The retiring VV . M . very impressively performed the
installation ceremony , the concluding addresses being rendered by Bro . T . Haiton , P . M . 203 . After the usual honours , the folloxving officers xvere invested for the ensuing year : Bros . P . E . Rothxvell , I . P . M . ; Joseph Williams , S . VV . ; G . E . S . Clampit , J . W . ; VV . Vines , P . M . ] P . P . G . D . C , Treasurer ( 13 th time ); James Carter , Sec . re-appointed ; H . Hatch , P . M ., M . C . , * I . R . Wood . S . D .:
Robert Wright , J . D . ; John Birchall , I . G . ; Philip Lott , S . S . ; John Jellicoe , J . S . ; VV . Ashe , A . S . Bro . Robinson xvas re-elected Tyler . The brethren afterxvards dined together , being well catered for by Mr . Wilson , the host . During the evening a beautiful Past Master ' s jexvel xvas presented to the I . P . M ., Bro . Rothwell , on behalf of the lodge by the VV . M Songs were given by Bros . Wood , Sandbrook , Hatton , & c ,
CHORLEY . —Ellesmere Lodge ( No . 730 ) . — The annual festival of this lodge xvas held on Wednesday , the 25 th ult ., at the Masonic Rooms in the Town Hall . The lodge xvas opened by Bro . Peter Yates , VV . M ., there being also present Bros . Robt . Irving , S . W ., VV . M . elect ; Jos . Barnes , J . W . ; Thos . Forrester , I . P . M ., P . P . G . J . D . ; A . Hall , P . M . ; J . Heald , P . M . j J . M . Kerr , P . M ., Treas . ; T . F . Jackson , Sec ; J . B . WiihnalJP . M . ;
, James Laurence , P . M . ; Henry Tattersall , P . M . ; Geo . l ' ootell , Chas . Richmond , Thos . Sharpies , Jas . Brindle , J . Monks , Jas . Bromley , L . Eccles , James Barton , j . Tooth , Wm . Dornan , and Jeremiah Willes . Visitors : Bros . I . H . Sillitoe , P . M . 645 , P . P . G . D . of C . East Lancashire ; j . B . Cardwell , VV . M . 1030 ; Jas . A . Atherton , 1030 ; J . Atherton , P . M . 1030 ; JamesCorbett , P . M . 1030 ; AlfredBird , 1030 ; and A . J . Morris , 1387 .
The minutes of the previous meeting were and confirmed . The Treasurer ' s accounts xvere submitted , and after the Auditors had reported thereon , xvere passed . The ballot was then taken tor Mr . Benjamin Paley France , and being declared in his favour , he xvas initiated into the mysteries of the Order by Bro . Yates , W . M ., who afterxvards passed Bro . John Monks to the Second Degree , both ceremonies being very ably performed . Bro . J . H . Sillitoe then
occupied the W . M . ' s chair as Installing Master , to whom the VV . M . elect , Bro . Irving , xvas duly presented and installed by him in the chair of K . S . in a most impressive manner . Bro . Sillitoe afterwards invested the folloxving ollicers , viz .: Bros . Joseph Barnes , S . W . ; VVm . Dornen , J . W . ; J . M . Kerr , treas ., re-elected ; J . Bradshaxv , Sec ; James Brindle , S . D . ; L . Eccles , J . D . ; and J . Tooth , I . G . The addresses to the VV . M ., Wardens , and brethren xvere
also delivered by Bro . Sillitoe , and listened to by the brethren xvith marked attention . After the usual routine business had been transacted the lodge xvas duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Cattle Market Hotel xvhere a very substantial dinner was provided by the amiable hostess . 'The following toasts xvere ably proposed and cordiall y honoured and responded to , viz .: " Ihe Queen ; " " H . R . H . the Princess of Wales
and the rest of the Royal Family ; " " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master ; " "The Earl of Carnarvon , M . VV . Pro Grand Master ; " "The Earl of Lathom , R . W . Deputy Grand Master of England and Prov . Grand Master ot VVest Lancashire , and the rest ot the Grand Ollicers ; " "Col . the Right Hon . F . A . Stanley , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers Present and Past ; " "Col . Le Gendre N . StarkieR . W .
, Prov . Grand Master of East Lancashire ; " " The W . M . of the Ellesmere Lodge ; " "The Installing Master , Bro . J . H . Sillitoe ; " "Our Visiting Brethren ; " " T'heMasonic Charities ; " "The I . P . M . ar . d P . Ms , ofthe Lodge ;" " The Wardens and Officers ; " and "All Poor and Distressed Masons . " During the evening some excellent songs and recitations xvere contributed by the members and visitors and a most enjoyable evening ivas spent .