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Freemasonry In Southport.
FREEMASONRY IN SOUTHPORT .
On AVednesday afternoon , 37 th ult ., the members of the Lodge of Unity , No . 613 , met together in their lodge-room , AYright-street Southport , for the purpose of transacting their annual business , the most important of which was the installation of the AV . M . for the ensuing
year . That honour was unanimously conferred upon Bro . Thomas Parker , who was selected by his brethren to succeed Bro . AV . Dodel , whose year of office has been characterised by great success and harmony- Bro . AV . Dodd , the
retiring AA . M ., acted as Installing Master—the first time , we believe , such an event has occurred in Southport—and most ably did he discharge the dulies he assumed . Bro . Dodd was assisted bv Bro . Hamer , \\\ Prov . P . G . Treas .
The installation having been completed , the following were invested as officers of the lodge for next year : —Bros . Cullingworth , S . AV . ; Griffiths , J . . ; Plait , M . C ; Cory , S . D . ; Leeming , J . D . ; AVainwright , Treas . ; Bailey , Sec . ; Smallshaw , I . G . ; Merchant , S . ; Mcl ' l-
mg , S . ; Sutton , O . ; Hartley , f . Before the termination of the proceedings Bro . Stocker , P . M ., moved , and Bro . Jeffries , P . M ., seconded , "That the most hearty and cordial thanks of the lodge be presented to Bro . AA . Dodd , retiring AV . M ., for the able and
efficient manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office during the past year . " The resolution was enthusiastically passed , as was also a second , to the effect that a P . M . ' s jewel be presented by the loelge to Bro . Dotkl , as a mark of esteem and gratitude for the services he
has rendered to Freemasonry . The jewel , which had been previously procured , is a very beautiful and valuable affair , being of 15-carat gold , and it bears a suitable inscription . Bro . Dodd responded in an appropriate and very pleasing style , and expressed his high and increasing admiration of Freemason )' .
Ihe Festival of St . John was afterwards celebrated by a banquet , at the Scarisbrick Hotel , provided in most admirable style by Bro . R . Watson . The chair was occupied by Bro . Thomas Parker , W . M ., the vice-chairman being Bro . Cullingworth , S . W . Nearly 40 brethren
sat down to the repast , including Bros . George Woods , R . Jeffries , E . AV . Stocker , fames Piatt , and AV . Dodd , P . M . ' s ; J . Woodley , AV . M . of Lodge No . 755 , Llandudno ; and brethren connected with the two local lodges , viz ., Lodge of Unity , 613 , and the Fermor Lodge , 131- ; .
At the close of the repast , the AA . M . gave the health of the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of AVales , the Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , both toasts being received with much enthusiasm . The health of the Marquis de Grey and Ripon and the officers of
Graid Lodge followed , and was succeeded by 'ir T . G . Fermor-Hesketh , Bart ., M . P ., and fficers of Prov . Grand Lodge , which were eceived with true Masonic heartiness . Bro . Dodd , I P . M ., then gave " The health of he W . M . of Lodge 613 . " He said it gave him
great pleasure to ask them to join in wishing health , happiness , and success to Bro . Parker . All knew him weli , and the longer they knew him the more they respected him , for they found him to be all that a man and a Mason ' should be . ( Cheers . ) He had no doubt they would find his deeds as AV . M . speaking loudly in his behalf .
He had the battle to light and the gauntlet to run , and he hoped that at the end of the year he would retire with the honour and the grace which had gathered around most of those who had filled the chair in past years . ( Applause . ) The toast was enthusiasticall y received , and n response ,
Bro . Parker , AV . M ., said that during his year of office he would do all in his power to keep up the prestige of Lodge of Unity , 613 . ( Hear , hear . ) He hoped that peace , ' harmony , and prosperity would continue to prevail .
The W . M . then proposed "The health of Bro . AV . Dodd , I . P . M . and Installing Master . " All would readily acknowledge how earnestl y he had laboured for the good of the Craft , and it was not too much to say that no AV . M . of 613 had fulfilled the duties of the chair more
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zealously than had their esteemed Bro . AV . Dodd , who also had been , for the last few months , AV . M . of "The Fermor Lodge , No . 1313 . " He wished him health and happiness . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Dodd , I . P . M ., thanked the AV . M . and
the brethren for the very hearty fashion in which the toast had been given , and said he did feel in a happy and proud position that evening . It only appeared like yesterday that he became one of them , only as it were a few weeks since he first saw the light of Masonry and began to
rejoice in its glorious principles . He had been misguided , and had cherished the notion , which he had since found to be a mistake , that Freemasonry was simply an excuse for inordinate eating and drinking . This was his feeling till Providence threw him into connection with one
who was a gentleman and a Christian . He was led to entertain the highest respect for him , and he founel that it was no uncommon thing for him to travel 40 or 50 miles to attend a lodge . He ( the speaker ) could not help thinking there must be something good in that which thus
proved so attractive—and he had , nuleeel , found the Order to contain and exhibit the true and the beautiful . ( Cheers . ) His great desire was that all just and upright men would become fellow-masons . He had endeavoured to do his duty to the best of his ability , and it was with
much satisfaction that it could be reported that no fewer than fourteen had joinetl the lodge during the year , and he hoped that his successor would be as happy in the chair as he had been , and end his term of office with as joyful a feeling as that which he experienced at that moment . ( Cheers . )
The AA ' . M . then proposed " The health of the P . M ' s . of Lodge 613 , " which was responded to Bro . George A \ oods , P . M ., who said he believed he was the oldest Mason in Southport . He was fully persuaded that any one who acted
up to the principles of Freemasonry must be a belter man in all respects , as it was supported by , and in accordance with , the laws of God and of man . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Stocker , P . M ., proposed "The newlyinvested officers of Lodge 613 , " who , he said ,
had an easy task before them in consequence of the bright example set them by the retiring AV . M . and his officers , who had gone through their work uniformly in a most exemplary fashion . Bros Cu'lingworth , S . AV ., and Griffiths , J . AV ., responded .
"The Retiring Officers of Lodge 613 " was then given , and responded to by Bro . AVitham . "The AV . M . of Lodge 1313 " followed , and was responded to by Bra . AV . Dodd , AV . M ., who said that the Fermor Lodge , though only a little more than twelve months old , showeil signs of great
healthiness , and the brethren would at all times be glad of the presence at their meetings of the members of Lodge of Unity 613 . He then proposed "The Auditors , Bros . Smallshaw and Leeming , " whom he highly complimented on the most satisfactory financial statement . Pro . Smallshaw returned thanks .
The AV . M . then gave " Our Visiting Brethren , " coupling with the toast the name of Bro . AVoodley , AV . M ., 755 , who expressed the great pleasure he had in being with them on that happy occasion . "The health of Bro . Dohson , Organist of the Fermor Lodge , " was then given and responded
to , and "All poor and distressed Freemasons " brought the list of toasts to an end . The proceedings , which were most interesting throughout , were delightfully varied by songs , given in admirable style by several of the brethren , and the party broke up about ten o ' clock after having spent a most pleasant evening .
'' MORE than a year ago one of my children was attacked with bronchitis , and , after a long illness , was given up by all physician as 'past cure ! I was then induced to try your Vegetable Pain Killer , and from the time I began the use of it the child rapidly got better , and it is now strong and healthy . — J WINSTANTLEY , io , Whitth-st ., L'pool , 1869 . —To P . D . St . Son . "
Banquet Of The Tynwald Lodge, Isle Of Man.
BANQUET of the TYNWALD LODGE , ISLE OF MAN .
The members of the Tynwald Lodge , No . 1242 , held their annual installation lodge and banquet , on AVednesday sehmight . The members , with several brethren of the Athole Lodge , No . 1004 , met in the lodge-room , St . James ' s Hall , Douglas , at three o ' clock in the afternoon , when the installation of Bro . AV . L . Clarke , P . S . AV ., as
AV . M ., was effected with all due Masonic honour , Bro . John A . Brown , I . P . M .., performing the ceremony in an admirably impressive manner . Bros . T- T- Hanvood , P . M ., assisted as S . AA ., E . Tibbits , P . M ., as J . AV ., and AVcbb , AV . M ., and Lofthouse , P . M ., in other capacities as officers of the P . M . lodge .
At six o'clock some twenty-three members of the Craft sat down to a grand banquet at the Castle Mona Hotel . The table was spread in the large banqueting room in the south-west wing of the building , and nothing could exceed the taste which Miss Bates and her able assistants
exhibited in their art of rendering a banqueting table attractive . Massive silver epergnes , elegantly decorated with fruit and flowers , studded the board : while here and there , in addition to the very beautiful chandeliers which gave warmth and lig ht to the noble room , were placed
elaborate candelabra , which added a brilliancy to the well-laid-out board exceedingly captivating to the sight , the whole scene appearing to be pervaded with a restless , bright shining light , that danced and flickered , like a dazzling AVillo ' -the-AVisp , from one end to the festal board
to the other ; while the glass and silver sent back in a thousand directions their brig ht starry reflections . So brilliant a scene gave fair hopes that the kitchen would be equally effective in its part of preparation for the feast ; and the brethren were not disappointed in their hope , for , from
soup to pastry , everything bore evidence that a chef de cuisine had provided the viands . The wines , too , were good , a circumstance which does not always attend public banquets . Altogether Miss Bates was exceedingly successful in her work of providing the banquet . Bro . W . L .
Clarke , AV . M ., presided and was ably assisted by hisS . W ., Bro . Quinncy , and by his J . AV ., Bro . Cowley . On the removal of the cloth , the AV . M . gave in appropriate terms the toast , " The Queen and the Graft . " This was followed bv "Bro . his
Royal Highness the Prince of AVales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " which the A \ . M . gave with a few remarks apropos of his Royal Highness ' s present severe affliction . The toast was drunk in solemn silence . The AV . M . next gave "The Most AVorshipftil the Grand Master , and
the other Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of England , " which was drunk and honoured with " twenty and one . " Bro . 1 . A . Brown , I . P . M ., then gave " Our AV . M ., Bro " . AV . L . Clarke , " which was introduced with a high eulogium upon Bro . Clarke ' s fitness for the honour which the lodge
had that day conferred upon him , a fitness which had been acquired by his close attention to the duties of his office and the interests of the lodge . The toast was received with " H . M . H ., " and " twenty and one . " The AV . M . briefly returned thanks ; after which he presented to the I . P . M .,
in the name of the lodge , a handsomely-chased P . M . ' s jewel , as a token of respect for the manner in which he had performed the duties of AV . M . during the past year . The jewel is a splendid piece of workmanship , handsomely chased . The framework is of solid gold , iS carat . It is
suspended with a ribbon , ornamented with a handsome gold buckle , and bears the following inscription : " Presented to Bro . J . A . Brown , as a token of Masonic efficiency as AV . M . of Tynwald Lodge , No . 1242 , December , 1871 . " Bro J . A . Brown briefly , but feelingly returned thanks . The next toast , " The Past Masters , "
was given by Bro . Qumney , S . W ., and was received with " twenty and one , " Bros . Tuton , Lofthouse , and Hanvood , P . M . ' s of 1004 , and Bro . E . Tibbits , P . M . of 1242 , responding . Bro . Tibbits , P . M ., then gave " The Installing Master , " which he accompanied with a few words of well-merited praise on the manner in which Bro . J . A . Brown had acquitted himself in the
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Freemasonry In Southport.
FREEMASONRY IN SOUTHPORT .
On AVednesday afternoon , 37 th ult ., the members of the Lodge of Unity , No . 613 , met together in their lodge-room , AYright-street Southport , for the purpose of transacting their annual business , the most important of which was the installation of the AV . M . for the ensuing
year . That honour was unanimously conferred upon Bro . Thomas Parker , who was selected by his brethren to succeed Bro . AV . Dodel , whose year of office has been characterised by great success and harmony- Bro . AV . Dodd , the
retiring AA . M ., acted as Installing Master—the first time , we believe , such an event has occurred in Southport—and most ably did he discharge the dulies he assumed . Bro . Dodd was assisted bv Bro . Hamer , \\\ Prov . P . G . Treas .
The installation having been completed , the following were invested as officers of the lodge for next year : —Bros . Cullingworth , S . AV . ; Griffiths , J . . ; Plait , M . C ; Cory , S . D . ; Leeming , J . D . ; AVainwright , Treas . ; Bailey , Sec . ; Smallshaw , I . G . ; Merchant , S . ; Mcl ' l-
mg , S . ; Sutton , O . ; Hartley , f . Before the termination of the proceedings Bro . Stocker , P . M ., moved , and Bro . Jeffries , P . M ., seconded , "That the most hearty and cordial thanks of the lodge be presented to Bro . AA . Dodd , retiring AV . M ., for the able and
efficient manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office during the past year . " The resolution was enthusiastically passed , as was also a second , to the effect that a P . M . ' s jewel be presented by the loelge to Bro . Dotkl , as a mark of esteem and gratitude for the services he
has rendered to Freemasonry . The jewel , which had been previously procured , is a very beautiful and valuable affair , being of 15-carat gold , and it bears a suitable inscription . Bro . Dodd responded in an appropriate and very pleasing style , and expressed his high and increasing admiration of Freemason )' .
Ihe Festival of St . John was afterwards celebrated by a banquet , at the Scarisbrick Hotel , provided in most admirable style by Bro . R . Watson . The chair was occupied by Bro . Thomas Parker , W . M ., the vice-chairman being Bro . Cullingworth , S . W . Nearly 40 brethren
sat down to the repast , including Bros . George Woods , R . Jeffries , E . AV . Stocker , fames Piatt , and AV . Dodd , P . M . ' s ; J . Woodley , AV . M . of Lodge No . 755 , Llandudno ; and brethren connected with the two local lodges , viz ., Lodge of Unity , 613 , and the Fermor Lodge , 131- ; .
At the close of the repast , the AA . M . gave the health of the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of AVales , the Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , both toasts being received with much enthusiasm . The health of the Marquis de Grey and Ripon and the officers of
Graid Lodge followed , and was succeeded by 'ir T . G . Fermor-Hesketh , Bart ., M . P ., and fficers of Prov . Grand Lodge , which were eceived with true Masonic heartiness . Bro . Dodd , I P . M ., then gave " The health of he W . M . of Lodge 613 . " He said it gave him
great pleasure to ask them to join in wishing health , happiness , and success to Bro . Parker . All knew him weli , and the longer they knew him the more they respected him , for they found him to be all that a man and a Mason ' should be . ( Cheers . ) He had no doubt they would find his deeds as AV . M . speaking loudly in his behalf .
He had the battle to light and the gauntlet to run , and he hoped that at the end of the year he would retire with the honour and the grace which had gathered around most of those who had filled the chair in past years . ( Applause . ) The toast was enthusiasticall y received , and n response ,
Bro . Parker , AV . M ., said that during his year of office he would do all in his power to keep up the prestige of Lodge of Unity , 613 . ( Hear , hear . ) He hoped that peace , ' harmony , and prosperity would continue to prevail .
The W . M . then proposed "The health of Bro . AV . Dodd , I . P . M . and Installing Master . " All would readily acknowledge how earnestl y he had laboured for the good of the Craft , and it was not too much to say that no AV . M . of 613 had fulfilled the duties of the chair more
Freemasonry In Southport.
zealously than had their esteemed Bro . AV . Dodd , who also had been , for the last few months , AV . M . of "The Fermor Lodge , No . 1313 . " He wished him health and happiness . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Dodd , I . P . M ., thanked the AV . M . and
the brethren for the very hearty fashion in which the toast had been given , and said he did feel in a happy and proud position that evening . It only appeared like yesterday that he became one of them , only as it were a few weeks since he first saw the light of Masonry and began to
rejoice in its glorious principles . He had been misguided , and had cherished the notion , which he had since found to be a mistake , that Freemasonry was simply an excuse for inordinate eating and drinking . This was his feeling till Providence threw him into connection with one
who was a gentleman and a Christian . He was led to entertain the highest respect for him , and he founel that it was no uncommon thing for him to travel 40 or 50 miles to attend a lodge . He ( the speaker ) could not help thinking there must be something good in that which thus
proved so attractive—and he had , nuleeel , found the Order to contain and exhibit the true and the beautiful . ( Cheers . ) His great desire was that all just and upright men would become fellow-masons . He had endeavoured to do his duty to the best of his ability , and it was with
much satisfaction that it could be reported that no fewer than fourteen had joinetl the lodge during the year , and he hoped that his successor would be as happy in the chair as he had been , and end his term of office with as joyful a feeling as that which he experienced at that moment . ( Cheers . )
The AA ' . M . then proposed " The health of the P . M ' s . of Lodge 613 , " which was responded to Bro . George A \ oods , P . M ., who said he believed he was the oldest Mason in Southport . He was fully persuaded that any one who acted
up to the principles of Freemasonry must be a belter man in all respects , as it was supported by , and in accordance with , the laws of God and of man . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Stocker , P . M ., proposed "The newlyinvested officers of Lodge 613 , " who , he said ,
had an easy task before them in consequence of the bright example set them by the retiring AV . M . and his officers , who had gone through their work uniformly in a most exemplary fashion . Bros Cu'lingworth , S . AV ., and Griffiths , J . AV ., responded .
"The Retiring Officers of Lodge 613 " was then given , and responded to by Bro . AVitham . "The AV . M . of Lodge 1313 " followed , and was responded to by Bra . AV . Dodd , AV . M ., who said that the Fermor Lodge , though only a little more than twelve months old , showeil signs of great
healthiness , and the brethren would at all times be glad of the presence at their meetings of the members of Lodge of Unity 613 . He then proposed "The Auditors , Bros . Smallshaw and Leeming , " whom he highly complimented on the most satisfactory financial statement . Pro . Smallshaw returned thanks .
The AV . M . then gave " Our Visiting Brethren , " coupling with the toast the name of Bro . AVoodley , AV . M ., 755 , who expressed the great pleasure he had in being with them on that happy occasion . "The health of Bro . Dohson , Organist of the Fermor Lodge , " was then given and responded
to , and "All poor and distressed Freemasons " brought the list of toasts to an end . The proceedings , which were most interesting throughout , were delightfully varied by songs , given in admirable style by several of the brethren , and the party broke up about ten o ' clock after having spent a most pleasant evening .
'' MORE than a year ago one of my children was attacked with bronchitis , and , after a long illness , was given up by all physician as 'past cure ! I was then induced to try your Vegetable Pain Killer , and from the time I began the use of it the child rapidly got better , and it is now strong and healthy . — J WINSTANTLEY , io , Whitth-st ., L'pool , 1869 . —To P . D . St . Son . "
Banquet Of The Tynwald Lodge, Isle Of Man.
BANQUET of the TYNWALD LODGE , ISLE OF MAN .
The members of the Tynwald Lodge , No . 1242 , held their annual installation lodge and banquet , on AVednesday sehmight . The members , with several brethren of the Athole Lodge , No . 1004 , met in the lodge-room , St . James ' s Hall , Douglas , at three o ' clock in the afternoon , when the installation of Bro . AV . L . Clarke , P . S . AV ., as
AV . M ., was effected with all due Masonic honour , Bro . John A . Brown , I . P . M .., performing the ceremony in an admirably impressive manner . Bros . T- T- Hanvood , P . M ., assisted as S . AA ., E . Tibbits , P . M ., as J . AV ., and AVcbb , AV . M ., and Lofthouse , P . M ., in other capacities as officers of the P . M . lodge .
At six o'clock some twenty-three members of the Craft sat down to a grand banquet at the Castle Mona Hotel . The table was spread in the large banqueting room in the south-west wing of the building , and nothing could exceed the taste which Miss Bates and her able assistants
exhibited in their art of rendering a banqueting table attractive . Massive silver epergnes , elegantly decorated with fruit and flowers , studded the board : while here and there , in addition to the very beautiful chandeliers which gave warmth and lig ht to the noble room , were placed
elaborate candelabra , which added a brilliancy to the well-laid-out board exceedingly captivating to the sight , the whole scene appearing to be pervaded with a restless , bright shining light , that danced and flickered , like a dazzling AVillo ' -the-AVisp , from one end to the festal board
to the other ; while the glass and silver sent back in a thousand directions their brig ht starry reflections . So brilliant a scene gave fair hopes that the kitchen would be equally effective in its part of preparation for the feast ; and the brethren were not disappointed in their hope , for , from
soup to pastry , everything bore evidence that a chef de cuisine had provided the viands . The wines , too , were good , a circumstance which does not always attend public banquets . Altogether Miss Bates was exceedingly successful in her work of providing the banquet . Bro . W . L .
Clarke , AV . M ., presided and was ably assisted by hisS . W ., Bro . Quinncy , and by his J . AV ., Bro . Cowley . On the removal of the cloth , the AV . M . gave in appropriate terms the toast , " The Queen and the Graft . " This was followed bv "Bro . his
Royal Highness the Prince of AVales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " which the A \ . M . gave with a few remarks apropos of his Royal Highness ' s present severe affliction . The toast was drunk in solemn silence . The AV . M . next gave "The Most AVorshipftil the Grand Master , and
the other Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of England , " which was drunk and honoured with " twenty and one . " Bro . 1 . A . Brown , I . P . M ., then gave " Our AV . M ., Bro " . AV . L . Clarke , " which was introduced with a high eulogium upon Bro . Clarke ' s fitness for the honour which the lodge
had that day conferred upon him , a fitness which had been acquired by his close attention to the duties of his office and the interests of the lodge . The toast was received with " H . M . H ., " and " twenty and one . " The AV . M . briefly returned thanks ; after which he presented to the I . P . M .,
in the name of the lodge , a handsomely-chased P . M . ' s jewel , as a token of respect for the manner in which he had performed the duties of AV . M . during the past year . The jewel is a splendid piece of workmanship , handsomely chased . The framework is of solid gold , iS carat . It is
suspended with a ribbon , ornamented with a handsome gold buckle , and bears the following inscription : " Presented to Bro . J . A . Brown , as a token of Masonic efficiency as AV . M . of Tynwald Lodge , No . 1242 , December , 1871 . " Bro J . A . Brown briefly , but feelingly returned thanks . The next toast , " The Past Masters , "
was given by Bro . Qumney , S . W ., and was received with " twenty and one , " Bros . Tuton , Lofthouse , and Hanvood , P . M . ' s of 1004 , and Bro . E . Tibbits , P . M . of 1242 , responding . Bro . Tibbits , P . M ., then gave " The Installing Master , " which he accompanied with a few words of well-merited praise on the manner in which Bro . J . A . Brown had acquitted himself in the