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Highbury Lodge ( No . 2192 ) . —The installation meeting- of this flourishing lodge svas held at the Cock Tavern , Highbury Railsvay Station , on Thursday , thc 27 th ult . 'The brethren mustered in strong force to witness the completion of Bro . Hastings Miller ' s term of office ancl thc installation of Bro . John Barnett , jun ., as the Master for thc ensuing year . 'The members present included Bros .

T . Hastings Miller , P . P . G . Org . Middx ., AV . M . ; ] ohn Barnett , jun ., J . AV ., W . M . elect " ; James Terry , P . G . S . B ., S . AV . ; Major AV . H . Baker , P . M ., 'Treas . ; C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br ., Sec ; Win . Shurmur , P . M ., S . D . ; Wm . Maple , P . M ., I . D . ; A . P . Bowyer , I . G . ; G . AV . Bosvycr , D . C ; W . / Wright , Org . ; H . Sprake and E . S . Crick , Stwds . ; T . L . Willis , ancl others .

The visitors present were Bros . J . L . Mather , P . A . G . D . of C . ; Frederick Binckes , P . G . S . B . ; J . A . Farnfield , P . A . G . D . ofC ; C . Belton , P . G . D . nf C . ; R . Eve , P . G . 'Treas . ; Sir J . B . Monckton , P . G . AV . ; VV . C . Smith , 2264 ; R . Harvey , I . P . M . 177 ; A . Combes , AA' . M . S 20 ; F . M . Jonas , 49 8 ( S . C ); H . Campbell , 2127 ; H . Carman , P . M . 54 S ; T . A . Dennison , S . AV . 54 S ; C .

Quilter , 51 ; J . C . Weddell , P . M . 1 S 37 ; George Everett , P . M . 177 , & c . ; H . Bird , 1364 ; S . Stretch , jun ., AV . M . 1950 ; A . ] . Love , J . AV . 1791 ; AV . R . Caldwell Moore , 142 ; J . VV . Townend , P . M . 1426 ; J . AV . Ramsay , M . D ., P . G . AV . Middlesex ; VV . AV . Morgan , P . M . 211 ; AV . T . Farthing , P . M . 55 ; E . Storr , P . M . 167 ; T . B . Dodson , P . M . S 60 ; H . Dickey , P . M . 1744 ; T . Adams , 181 ; AV .

J . Crutch , 15 S 0 , P . P . G . D . Herts ; G . Henderson , 2319 ; J . Duncan , 59 ; F . G . Ivey , J . D . 231 ; F . Perl , P . M . 813 ; W . A . Harvey , J . D . 134 S ; W . F . Hammond , S . D . 5 6 9 ; W . Morgan , 179 ; A . Clemosv , J . AV . 2205 ; H . Warner , 226 5 ; W . AV . Brand , 20 ; T . C AValls , 60 , P . P . S . G . AV . Middlesex ; J . IT . Rose , S . W . 1964 ; G . Moses , P . M . 1 S 61 ; C H . Denny , 1671 ; G . R . Russell , 9 ; F . Lloyd

12 S 7 ; J . Larkin , W . M . 3 ; A . Moore , 91 ; H . E . Pollard , I . P . M . 4 ; AV . VV . Lee , 1 S 97 ; ancl others . The lodge ss'as opened , the minutes confirmed , and the Audit Committee's report received ancl adopted . Bro . T . A . Dennison , 1 S 37 , " ' unanimously elected a joining member , and Bro . Sydney H . Miller vvas raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason . The principal item

on the agenda vvas then proceeded svith , and a numerously attended Board of Installed Masters having been formed , Bro . John Barnett , fun ., svas duly installed as W . Master svith the customary formality . The AV . M ., in investing thc follosving officers , took occasion to heartily thank Bro . Jas . Terry for allosving him ( the AV . M . ) to attain the chair this year , ancl also congratulated the various brethren on

their . selection : Bros . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., S . AV . ; William Shurmur , P . M . 1471 , J . AV . ; Major AV . IT . Baker , P . M . 1 S 0 , Treas . ; C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br ., Sec . ; AVm . Maple , P . M . C 57 , S . D . ; G . AV . Bowyer , J . D . ; A . P . Bowyer , D . C . ; VV . AVright , Org . ; H . Sprake , I . G . ; ancl E . S . Crick and T . L . Willis , Stesvards . The Installing Master , Bro . Hastings Miller

I . P . M ., delivered the usual addresses to the Master , AVardens , and members . The AV . M . then rose , and said it svas particularly gratifying to find that the first duty he had to perform , as the Master of the lodge , vvas to present a Past Master's jesvel to their esteemed Bro . Hastings Miller . He knew it vvas no novelty for that brother to have a Past Master ' s jesvel presented to him , but in spite of the many

decorations svhich adorned his breast , and in spite of honours looming in the future , hc hoped Bro . Miller would have a kindly recollection of that jesvel , svhich svas presented by the members of the lodge . He trusted thc I . P . M . svould be spared to retain the affection and esteem of every member of the lodge , and of those thousands svho knesv him in the wide body of the Order . Bro . Hastings Miller , I . P . M .,

expressed his gratitude to the members lor thc gift . The AV . M . had said it was not the first , but , whether the first or last , it bore svith it that kindly feeling svhich he knesv existed between them , and svhich he should always respect and highly value . So long as he had health and strength his services were at the disposal of the lodge . 'The sum of £ 2 ios . svas unanimously voted from the lodge funds to the

Pension Indemnity Fund R . M . I , for Boys . Bro . R . Baker having proposed his son for initiation , and numerous letters of regret for non-attendance having been announced , the lodge vvas closed . After an excellent banquet , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured . The Worshipful Master , in giving "The Deputy Grand

Master ancl the rest of tlie Grand Ofiicers , Present and Past , " said the Deputy Grand Master svas a brother svhose health they svere delighted to heartily drink on any occasion , and he happened fortunately to know a little of his working in the Province of Lancashire . The second part of the toast svas one the members svould drink svith all cordiality , for since thc consecration of the lodge there svas scarcely a

meeting svithout Grand Ofiicers present , and there were also tsvo of that body amongst their own numbers . On the present occasion they were honoured by tlie presence of half-a-dozen , of svhom he should speak svith all respect ancl admiration . He could claim a considerable mmiberuf the body of Grand Officers as his personal friends , ancl , although they allosved him to make that statement svithout contradiction ,

they knesv he vvas alsvays prepared to bosv to the purple . On that occasion it vvas not difficult for any brother to pay that respect which svas due to their rank , from the fact that there was no body that possessed more dignity , more integrity of character , or more suavity of manner , and they also claimed respect for the courtesy alsvays shown by them to young Masons . He svould call upon Bro . Sir J . Monckton

to be good enough to reply , and svould also include the name of Bro . live , whom he was personally gratified to see present . Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W ., said it was nothing new to the brethren to drink that toast , and it was nothing new to him to be called upon to respond , but yet the toast time honoured ancl svell-svorn as it was , lie ventured to sav

came ever fresh ancl welcome as the ( lowers in spring . It svas welcome to the lodge . svho drank it and svelcome to those favoured , perhaps from merles , by thc powers that be . That lodge svas a young one , and that svas his first time of visiting it , not however for the svant of asking . It svas a lodge possessing many features of interest , notably the fact that in it the late lamented Bro . Bowyer initiated two of his sons .

Ihe I . P . M . had also initiated a sun , whom he had raised that night , as lie was told , under circumstances of very considerable ability , svhich he had alsvays evinced in all Masonic svork . He did not think the other member svho had been Master , Bro . Savory , initiated a son . A few words had yet to be spoken by Bro . Eve , svhom no one more esteemed and respected than he , and he svould therefore simply thank the

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biethren very heartily in the name of those he sasv around him . Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treas ., said it svas not always usual in proposing that toast to select tsvo brethren to return thanks . "The VV . Master they knesv could not err , and having given the name of Bro . Sir John Monckton to respond , had also called upon him , he took it , to return thanks not

for all the Grand Officers , but on behalf of the P . G . Treasurers , svho svere probably a different kind of G . Officer . Those standing round svere eminent brethren , distinguished in all walks of lifc , and they svould not have been selected if they had not distinguished themselves not alone in Masonry , but in having- made their mark . The G . Treasurers were a different order of being ; they svere not appointed but

elected , and he svould rather be the elected of hundreds than the selected of one . There were only two G . Officers elected in the course of the year , the M . AV . G . M . and the G . Treasurer . But svhether elected or selected they all had the interests of the grand Craft at heart , for it svas one that brought together large numbers of men svho vvould not otherwise be associated .

Bro . Hastings Miller , I . P . M ., said he had a very pleasing duty to perform in proposing "The Health of their AV . Master . Luckily for him ( the I . P . M . ) it required no eloquence for any man to propose such a toast . He believed he could say that every brother in the room svas svell ass-are of the energy and usefulness displayed b }* Bro . Barnett for some years past . Their AA ' . M . had been for

many ycars a Mason , but it svas only svithin the last few years that hc had crept from his shell ancl become a useful member . 'They should be proud of such a AV . Master , ancl need not fear for one moment that the prestige of the lodge would suffer in his hands , and they svould find the success of thc Iodge svould be even more than in the past . They wished their VV . M . a happy and successful year of

office and all would gis * e him assistance during that period . Bro . John Barnett , jun ., AA ' . M ., whe was very svarmly received , .-aid if there svas one subject more than another that he did not like speaking about it svas himself ; not that he svas exactly ashamed of himself , but in all probability he knesv more about himself than any one else did . He was extremely obliged to the I . P . M . for the very kind svay in

svhich he had proposed thc toast , and for the Masonic instruction and assistance gis'en during the last fesv years . He appreciated very high ) } ' that friendship svhich the I . P . M . had allosved him to form . He ( the AV . M . ) svas an old Mason , having seen the light a quarter of a century ago , but for reasons , svhich svere partly his osvn fault , he took no interest in it for 15 years . The interest vvas brought

about through circumstances that all could appreciate svho knesv the late Bro . Bowyer , for that brother incited him to make himself more useful in the Masonic world . 'That had been to his own advantage in more svays than one ; he did not know he had done anything particularly svondcrful , but he had done his best . 'The position hc svas placed in svas one of which

hc svas proud , though , of course , he svas aware of the responsibility attached to it . He did not mean to be carried asvay by thc eclat of that evening ' s arrangements , for his love for the lodge in thc future svould be as keen as at the present moment . He did not knosv svhether he should attain the ambition on the lines he had laid down to carry out , but he svas folloss'ing a distinguished Mason , and was

surrounded by others also distinguished , ancl could not go very far wrong , li , hosvever , he had to claim their indulgence , it svould not be for svant of trying , but for svant of a little experience . Through the extreme kindness of Bros . Terry and Hogard he svas placed in the chair 12 months before he thought hc should . He was svilling to be in the chair , and svilling to do his best , ancl , as far as the younger

officers svere concerned , he should not be satisfied svithout some effort on tlieir part . Thc ritual had been rendered in that lodge in the past in a manner that must have gratified every visitor . He should do his best , and svas sure the P . M . ' s and AVardens svould assist him , and he might claim a little assistance from the younger members . They must have continual rehearsals , and , having such a body of distinguished

Masons , there ought to be no difficulty about it . He again thanked them sincerely for their kindness . Amongst the many kindnesses that Bro . 'Terry had shown him svas the fact that he had promised to nominate him as a member of the Board of General Purposes . 'There vvas nothing like having an ambition . He accepted the proposition from Bro . Terry , and assured them that , as far as he svas concerned ,

consistently with his position , he should be prepared to make a light of it . His I . P . M . svas in a distinguished position as the A'ice-President of that Board . He svas interested in any question tending to increase the usefulness of thc members , ancl in assisting in the objects of the Craft . On the present occasion there ss * as no toast of the Alasonic Charities . On this matter hc had a friendly discussion svith

the Secretary . He should like to tell the members why that svas so . 'There svas no one who know him that would say or suppose he should go through the chair and not go up as Stesvard for one of the Institutions . In three years they had produced a sum of Coo guineas in a lodge of 20 members , and that svas satisfactory , although going * at a high pace . He did not propose to go up as Steward for the Boys'

Institution , having given his contribution on another list , but next February hc should go up as Stesvard for the Old People . He had again to thank the I . P . M . for the cordiality svith svhich thc toast had been proposed . He svas delighted to see so many personal friends around him , and trusted to have many visitors in thc future . He hoped that at the completion of his year he should leave the chair

without discredit to himself and svith satisfaction to the lodge . In giving " The A'isitors " the Worshipful Master said he svas told that , excluding Grand Officers , there svere 48 visitors picsent . 1 le was delighted to see a number of personal friends present :, amongst svhom svas his old friend Bro . George Everett , who hc hoped and believed svould be

the next Grand 'Treasurer of England , for he had learnt from many sources that his prospects svere most favourable , and he assured them that their presence had added to his happiness . He svould ask Bros . T . C Walls , Everett , Rose , and Storr to respond . Bro . Capt . T . C . AValls , P . Prov . G . W . Middlesex , in responding , said he was overwhelmed by the fact that the

W . M . had been kind and good enough to couple his name first with the visitors . It had afforded him greal pleasure to be present , because he took a great interest in that lodge , inasmuch as one of his oldest friends—a brother svho had gone from them—svas the originator of it . It had also afforded him groat pleasure to see he had left two good and worthy sons in the lodge to follosv his footsteps . He had

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been considerably gratified by the excellent manner in which the ceremony was rendered by the I . P . M ., svho occupied the high position of V . P . of the Board of General Purposes , of svhich he svas a humble member . He svas also pleased to hear the AV . M . tell them a short time ago tbat notsvithstanding he svas a Mason of 25 years , he had for the last 10 years taken an active part in their councils . He ( Bro .

AA'alls ) could say that during those 10 years the W . M . had made himself a name , north , south , east , ancl svest of their very large Metropolis ; first of all as a genial man , secondly as a thoroughly philanthropic brother , ancl lastly as one upon svhose shoulders the mantle svould fall as being an excellent exponent of the Masonic ritual . That lodge svas very fortunate in having distinguished and hard-working Masons to

back up the exertions of the founders . When he mentioned one name—that of Bro . James Terry—vvho had kindly retired in favour of a brother vvho had not attained the chair of K . S ., and then they had Bro . Hogard , vvho had done a great deal for Masonry and for the Charitable Institutions , and Bro . Major Baker , the Treasurer . He hoped the visitors vvho follosved him svould have the same meed of

attention as had been accorded him . Bro . George Everett , P . M . 177 , said he vvas much obliged to the W . M ., and esteemed it a great honour to have his name coupled svith that toast . It svas , no doubt , because he happened to be one of the oldest Masons in the room , ancl an old friend of the W . M . ' s , and because they were brothers in arms in another distinguished lodge . He

congratulated the lodge on the accession to the chair of one so well fitted to adorn that position as their good Bro . Barnett , svhose geniality and large heartedness svas proverbial . He had been much delighted and impressed with the efficient working of the Third Degree and installation ceremony by the outgoing VV . M ., Bro . Hastings Miller , the more so that the candidate for raising had been his

( Bro . Miller ' s ) ' osvn son . It had called to his mind that it vvas just 15 years since he ( Bro . Everett ) had raised his son in the old Domatic Lodge , and svhat a pleasure it had been to him . In conclusion he thanked the AV . M . for his kind reference to a matter svhich svas very dear to his heart , and hoped his prediction might be verified . Bros . Rose and Storr also replied . 'The AVorshipful Master proposed " The Installing and

I . P . Master" in felicitous terms , and said what Bro . Hastings Miller had done svould never be forgotten . He trusted the I . P . M . svould long * remain svith them to svear his jesvel and render the assistance he svas alsvays so capable and svilling to give . Bro . Hastings Miller , I . P . M ., returned thanks , after vvhich "The Treasurer and Secretary" and "The Officers" were given , and were follosved by the Tyler ' s toast .

Bro . AV . AVright , Org ., presided with his usual efficiency at tlie harmonium in the lodge room , and the musical programme after the banquet svas in the hands of Bro . Alfred Moore , assisted by Madame Adeline Paget , Miss Emily Foxcroft , and Bro . AV . AV . Hedgcock .

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PROVINCIAL MEETINGS .

DOVER . Military Jubilee Lodge ( No . 2195 ) . —On Thursday , the 27 th ult ., Bro . Lieutenant and Quartermaster Simpson svas installed into the office of VV . M ., the ceremony being impressis'ely performed by the I . P . M ., Bro . Major-General T . Cuming . There svas a large a'tendance of brethren , the other local and district lodges being svell represented . Amongst those present were Bros . Capt .

AVatkins , P . M . ; W . J . Bussey , P . M . 199 ; Burkett , W . M . 120 S ; AV . Cessford , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; J . S . Boyton , P . M . 199 ; Allen , AV . M . 7 S 4 ; Bowles , W . M . 1096 ; Claydon , AV . M . 1 449 ; Bent , P . M . 7 S 4 ; VV . O . Kennett , P . M . 120 S ; Capt . Thackwell Saunders , P . M . 1915 ; G . R . Igglcsden , P . M . 120 S ; and others . Bro . W . A . Smeeth , P . M ., officiated as D . C .

The AV . M . appointed the following as his officers during the ensuing year : Bros . Major W . P . Thring , S . W . ; Battery Sergeant-Major H . G . Drake , J . AV . ; Surgeon-Major Clement AValker , Treas . ; Lieut .-Col . W . K . Westropp , Sec . ; Capt . AV . L . Forbes , S . D . ; Sergeant-Major H . Dockrell , J . D . ; AV . Pearse , P . M ., D . of C ;

Sergeant-Major VV . A . Barron , P . M ., and H . Herbert , Stesvards ; Staff-Sergeant A . Baring , I . G . ; and L . Marsh , Tyler . 'The brethren aftersvards adjourned to the banqueting room , where a capital repast ss'as provided by Bro . Dartnall . }

During the evening an excellent programme of toasts and music svas carried out .

FOLKESTONE . Temple Lodge ( No . 558 ) . —The installation meeting of the above lodge took place at the Masonic Hall , on 'Tuesday , tlie 4 th ult ., and was attended by nearly 75 brethren hailing from various parts of England and also from France . 'The ceremony of installing the S . W ., Bro . G . Spurgcn , as VV . M . for the ensuing year svas very

impressively and ably performed by the retiring W . M ., Bro . F . Francis . At the conclusion of the ceremony the nesvlyinstalled AV . M . invested his officers as follosvs " Bros . F . Hall , S . W . ; AV . Griffin , J . W . ; L . Banks , S . D . ; J . Sherwood , jun ., J . D . ; G . L . Hart , P . M ., Treas . ; AV . l ' rancis , P . M ., Sec ; H . H . Barton , Asst . Sec ; j . Cheyney , I . G . ; IT . G . Clements , Org . ; F . C Stevenson ,

Asst . Org . ; C J . Saunders , R . Pope , and S . J . Petts , Stewards ; G . Butcher , Tyler ; ancl Holmes , Asst . Tyler ! After the W . M . had duly invested his officers , Bro . G . L . Hart proposed that a Past Master ' s jesvel should be presented to Bro . F . Francis , the I . P . M ., ancl , in doing so , he alluded to the very admirable manner in vvhich Bro , Francis had performed the installation ceremony , and paid

a high compliment to him for his ability . Bro . H . D . Stock seconded , and also complimented Bro . Francis . The proposition svas carried unanimously . 'The brethren then adjourned to the Pavilion Hotel , where 92 brethren sat dosvn to a most sumptuous repast . A high honour svas conferred on the nesvly-installed AV . M . by the attendance of the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master .

Ihe Worshipful Master proposed the usual Masonic toasts , "The Queen and the Craft , " ancl "The M . W . Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " which svere duly honoured . 'The next toast , " The M . W . Pro Grand Master , the Earl