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honourable deeds , by the unanimous vote of brethren whose name and fame are so well known , and after filling various offices in a manner which seems to have been satisfactory to the brethren . Perhaps no honour in Masor . ry is so honourable than that of the W . M ., but attaching to the occupancy of the chair in the Merchants ' Lodge there is a special honour which I assure you is
fully realised by me . Brethren , I thank you most heartily for the honour you have conferred on me . The toast of " The Visitors " was acknowledged by Bros . J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C . ; Bro . the Rev . T . W . Richardson , W . M . 1380 ; J . Jones , P . M . 216 ; and C . Lcedham , P . M . 220 . " The Installing Master , " given by Bro . Hutchin , I . P . M ., was eloquently acknowledged by Bro .
Younghusband . The W . M . next proposed "The Past Masters , " which Bros . Hutchin and Knight acknowledged in suitable terms . To the " Health of the Officers " the S . W . and J . W . responded . A capital selection of music was given by Bros . J . Jones , W . F . Naylor , J . Pugmire , and J . P . Bryan , Bro . Ewart efficiently presiding at the piano . LEICESTER . —John of Gaunt Lodge ( No
523 ) . —The annual festival and installation met ting of this lodge took place at the Masonic Hall , Leicester , on Tuesday , June 26 th , and was attended by a very numerous gathering of members and visitors . The W . M . ( Bro . W . f . Rowlett , P . P . G . Org . ) was supported by the following P . M ' s . of the lodge : —R . W . Bro . William Kelly , P . P . G . M . ; Bros . George Toller , G . S . B . of England ; S . S .
Partridsrc , Prov . S . G . W . ; W . B . Smith , Prov . G . Treas . ; J . T . thorp , I . P . M . ; W . Sculthorpe , P . P . G . S . D . ; F . J . Baincs , P . P . G . S . D . Many visitors were present , among whom we noticed : —Bro . the Rev . W . Langley , P . P . S G . W ., P . M . 50 ; Bros . C . S . Prestcn , W . M . 50 ; C . E . Strettnn , W . M . 279 ; A . Palmer , P . M . 279 ; J . W . Smith , P . M . 279 ; T . M . McA'lister , A . M . 279 ; R . A . Barber , P . M . nor ;
E . Mason , I . P . M . 1391 ; A . C . Smith , S . W . 50 ; R . B . Smith , 50 ; T . N . Cookscn , 4 ^ 2 ; H . Colwell , 482 ; A . G . Randall , 1333 ; R . S . Toller , 1560 ; F . H . Hodges , 1560 ; W . Beeson , 13 60 . The ceremony of installing the W . M . elect ( Bro . l ' om Atkins Wykcs , P . P . G . Org . ) was admirably peiformcd by Bro . W . T . Rowlett , the retiring W . M . After the usual salute ? , the newly installed W . M .
proceeded to appoint and invest his officers for the ensuing year , as follows : —Bros . Richard Taylor , S . W . ; George O . lell , J . W . ; W . B . Smith , P . M ., Treas . ; Jos . Young , Sec . ; C . C . Woodcock , S D . ; E . W . Potter , J . D . ; C . E . Willoughby , Org . ; R . J . Clarke , I . G . ; T . R . Pickering and T . M . Q . uin , Stewards ; C . Bembridge and T . Dunn , Tylers . The R . W . Bro . W . Kelly , P . P . G . M .
fas the oldest P . M . of the lodge ) , then presented Bro . Rowlett with a Past Master ' s jewel , unanimously voted to him at a previous meeting , as a small recognition of the ability and courtesy displayed by him as W . M . during his year of office . After some further transaction of business , Bro . Partridge , Prov . S . G . W ., as Charity Steward for the Boys' School Festival ( to take place on the following day )
took the opportunity of informing the brethren present that the generous manner in which his recent appeal had been responded to would enable his amount to far exceed any similar list gathered in the province . The lodge having been closed in due form , about sixty of the brethren sat down to the installation banquet , which left nothing to be desired , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts
were as heartily given as received ; thus a very agreeable evening ( enlivened by vocal and instrumental music of several of the brethren ) , was harmoniously brought to a close at a reasonable hour . LIVERPOOL—Downshire Lodge ( No . 594 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , or . Thursday , the 28 th ult .
Bro . R . P . France , the retiring W . M ., occupied the chair at the opening , supported by Bros . H . Hunt , Peter M . Larsen , Thomas Dilcock , Past Masters ; Bro . John Le Comber , S . W . ; Bro . John L . Houghton , J . W . ; Bro . Robert Ing , P . M ., Treasurer ; Bro . Thos . Boswell , Secretary ; Bro . William Leatham ( S . D . ) , Bro . Ibbs , P . M ., D . C ., & c . After the usual proceedings the W . M . initiated
a member , after which Bro . Le Comber was presented by Bros . Larsen and Dilcock , Past Masters , and installed by the retiring W . M . in a satisfactory manner . The following were invested as officers af'er the installation : — Bros . S . E . Ibbs , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., Director of Ceremonies ; John L . Houghton , S . W . ; T . Boswell , J . W . ; R . Ing , P . M ., Treasurer ( re-elected ); J . P . Pedersen , Hon . Sec ;
J . J . Yapp , Organist ; J . H . Burch , S . D . ; J . Glithcrow , j . D . ; W . Vcvers , I . G . ; R . J . Wilkinson , S . S . ; W . Peacock , J . S . j W . Strong and R . Maddox , Assistant Stewards ; and Thos . Malcolm was elected Tyler . After the lodge business the members , with their wives and friends , to the number of nearly 250 , set out for the Overton . Mills for the purpose of a pic-nic .
LIVERPOOL . —Dramatic Lodge ( No . 1609 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of the members of this excellently conducted lodge was held on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., at the Masonic Hail , Hope-street . Liverpool . Bro . Joseph Bell was , as usual , in his place as W . M ., and in his admirable woiking he was ably supported by Bros . W . J . Chapman , S . W . ; L . Courtenay , J . W . ; W . W . Sandbrook , J . D . ; J . Atkinson , I . G . ; A . Collinson , S . S . ;
J . I ' yer , J- S . ; J . Skeaf , P . G . O ., Org . ; and W . H . Ball , Tyler . The members present included Bros . T . J . Avann , P . Lowndes , H . P . Squire , F . K . Carter , J . F . Cowdell , F . Wilkinson , T . J . Bailey , R . Burgess , J . Ashley , L . B . Brough , Dr . A . Whittle , J . Ballard , H . Leslie , J . Packer , J . Hill , W . Stafford , G . Martin , J . H . Stringer , McKenzie ' ( Freemason ) , and others . There were five initiated and two raised , the work being again of a first-class kind . The brethren subsequently banquetted in the old lodge
room . APPLEBY . —Eden Valley Lodge No . 612 ) . —On Friday , the 22 nd inst , the regular meeting of this Judge was held , and was well attended by the members and visitors . In the absence of the W . M ., Bro . the Rev .
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Canon Simpson , LL . D ., P . G . Chaplain of England , the brethren invited Bro . John Bowes , P . M ., P . Z ., P . J . G . W ., to take the chair and conduct the ceremony of the day . In this he was assisted by Bros . Kirkbride , P . M ., P . Z ., P . S . G . W . ; John Whitehead , P . M ., P . G . R . ; W . S . Foulton , P . M . ; Nelion , W . M . 129 ; R . Godfrey , W . M . 1074 ; R . Warton , S . W ., W . M . elect ; Cockfield , J . W . ; Barron , J . W .
129 ; G . R . Thompson ; Rev . R . Chapelhow , Chaplain ; Popple ; Pearson ; W . Ccussens , Hon . Sec ; Cupins , Tyler , & c The lodge was opened in solemn form with prayer , when the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The lodge being opened in the Second Degree , Bros . Kirkbride and Whitehead presented the W . M . elect , Bro . Warton , for the benefit of installation .
The first part of the ceremony being completed , the following P . M ' s . took up the positions indicated ; Bros . Nelson , S . W . ; Godfrey , J . W . ; and Whitehead , I . G . The Uidge was opened in the Third Degree , after which all below the Degree of Installed Master , with the exception of the W . M . elect , were requested to retire . Bro . Warton was then " entrusted " and retired . A Board of Installed
Masters was opened in ample form , the W . M . elect readmitted and installed in the chair of K . S ., greeted in due form and proclaimed from the centre . The worshipful brethren were then called off , when cement proper to the occasion was applied , according to ancient custom . Labour resumed , the Board of Installed Masters was closed and the brethren admitted . The W . M . was then
greeted and proclaimed in the several degrees . The officers for the ensuing year having been appointed and invested , Bro . Kirkbride delivered the charges to the W . M . and brethren , Bro . Bowes the address to the Wardens . After some routine business the lodge was closed and the brethren adj uurned to the banqueting room where everything in season was bountifully supplied , and tastefully
presented by the excellent hostess , Mrs . Rigg , and under the presidency of the newly installed W . M ., nothing was wanted to render the occasion one of real enjoyment . Grace before and after meat was said by the Rev . R . Chapelhow . On the cloth being withdrawn a toast list of a unique character , interspersed with Shakespearian quotations , was placed in the hands of the brethren , for
which , the Appleby brethren were indebted to Bro . Kirkbride , Postprandial speeches are much of the same character wherever made ; but the brethren were much pleased on this occasion by their heartiness and the true Masonic feeling manifested in the remarks of the various speakers . The W . M . is evidently held in the highest crtimation , and no doubt he will make a thoroughly efficient Master . The
Past Masters were highly spoken of for their long continued interest in the Craft , while the officers generally appear to have been selected with much judgment . The Installing Masters are well known and appreciated as " working " Masons and their rank in the Province shows that their worth is recognised by the Provincial Grand Master . The visitors one and all gave free expression to
their obligations to the Appleby brethren for the very enjoyable day they had had in every degree . " The bell having tolled eleven , " the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close , and the brethren separated— " Happy to meet , sorry to part , happy to meet again . " ¦ WOOLWICH . —Nelson Lodge ( No . 700 ) . — The regular monthly meeting of the above lodge took
place on Wednesday , the 20 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , William Street , the W . M ., Bro . T . Butt , in the chair , supported by the following officers : T . Ward , I . P . M . ; P . M ' s . S . Goddard , W . Graham , C . Norman , C . W . Hobson , R . Bowles ; S . Waters , S . W . ; A . C . Woodley , J . W . ; J . Henderson , P . M . and Treasurer ; C . Cooke , Organist ; J . Warren , S . D . ; J . Wilkins , J . D . ; E . B . Hobson , I . G . ; W .
McCoy , D . C . ; and B . Norman , Tyler . The visitors included F . G . Pownall , W . M . 1 3 and P . M . 1536 ; A . Penfold , P . M . 913 ; J . Gaskill , P . M . 1076 ; ' G . Davies , P . M . 13 ; T . D . Hayes , J . W . 913 ; H . Syer , Secretary 13 ; H . F . Castellari , 391 , "Independence and Philanthrophy , " Bengal ; A . Thorns , Tyler 583 , Bengal ; H . Pryce , 913 ; N . Brown , J D . 13 ; H . Webb , 13 ; and C . Jolly , 913
( Freemason ) . The lodge having been duly opened , Bros . Grocock and Skillcn were raised to the Sublime Degree in the W . M . ' s usual careful and impressive manner . After resuming Bro . Waters , S . W ., was unanimously elected to the office of W . M . for the ensuing year ; and Bro . C . Hobson , P . M ., as Treasurer , in the place of Bro . F . Dawson , who for many years held that office , but who , to the
regret of the brethren , has been compelled to resign through pressure of business . Bro . B . Norman , was then re-elected Tyler . After some charitable claims had been attended to , and others acknowledged , it was proposed and carried unanimously , that a Past Master ' s jewel of the value of ten guineas should be presented to Bro . Butt , as an acknowledgment of his valuable services to the lodge
during his year of office , and the W . M . returned thanks . It was then unanimously resolved—that a copy of the Freemason should be subscribed for out of the lodge funds , to be sent weekly to the W . M ., and placed in the anteroom for the use of the brethren . The lodge was then closed and the usual festivities followed , the loyal Masonic toasts being heartily given and responded to . Bro . Ward ,
I . P . M ., for the last time , proposed in eulogistic terms the toast of the W . M ., pasting him many well deserved comments for his ability and attention to the interests of the lodge , and Bro . Butt in thanking the brethren , said on retiring from the exalted position he should so soon have to give up to his successor , he left it with mingled feelings of regret and pleasure , with pleasure , because he
should be able to take off the yoke that for the last twelve months had been round his neck , which , however light it might and had been made by the kindness of the brethren , had been no easy one ; and regret , because he left a chair that had been to him a centre around which had gathered the respect , the power , and the wisdom of the lodge . He took that opportunity of thanking the officers , from the S . W . downwards , for the support ; and
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the brethren for their obedience to the sound of the gavel and the hearty assistance given at all ti mes to him . F 0 f himself he trusted he had given every satisfaction , and i { he had , he should leave that chair proud and contented " The health of the W . M . elect" followed , and Bro . Waters ' returned suitable thanks . The " Past Masters' " toast followed , and Bro . Ward in reply , said it gave the P . M
great pleasure to know they had the confidence of the brethren , and as their W . M . would not have an oppor . tunity of again hearing them , he should ask them to respond severally for themselves . Bros . Goddard and Bowles having briefly acknowledged the toast , Bro . Graham said that Bro . Ward spoke as if the W . M ., by leaving the chair , was coming down a step or two , but
he , Bro . Graham , thought he was ascending a step or two bycomingamongthe P . M's . Hefor one thought so when he took the proud position of a P . M . of the Nelson lodge . He regretted that ill-health had so often kept him away from the lodge , and concluded a spirited reply by assuring the brethren that the Past Masters would only be too happy to do all in their power to help any aspirant to that
chair so well and worthily filled by their present W . M . Bro . Hobson said they all knew the interest he took in the Nelson Lodge from the first moment of his initiation . Both as W . M . and P . M . he had always endeavoured to exalt it among the lodges of the district , and he trusted with some success . During the whole of that time—eleven years—he had never been absent ten minutes . It was
the duty of the Past Masters to be present , not only to set a good example , but to do the work of the lodge in the unavoidable absence of the W . M . ; and while they , the Past Masters , did their duty , they were sure of the respect of the whole brethren . " The Visitors " followed , and Bros . Pownall , Penfold , and Castellari severally replied , the former speaking of the efforts made to get a son of
our late Bro . Priestly , P . S . W . of the Capper Lodge , 1076 , into the Boys' School Institution , and urged them all to assist this deserving case at the next election in October . Bro . Penfold , on behalf of the Pattison Lodge , No . 913 , thanked them for their unvaried courtesy to him , and the other brethren of the lodge who so often visited them , and trusted the Nelson Lodge might always have so excellent a Master to preside over its destinies as Bro . Burt ,
The toast of " The Officers " followed , and after response the W . M . proposed the toast of the " Masonic Press , " and coupled with it the name of Bro . C . Jolly , and thanked that brother for his many and liuthful reports in the Freemason . Bro . Jolly replied , and hoped every lodge would follow the example set by them that day , and subscribe for the Freemason . The Tyler ' s toast concluded the business and pleasure of the evening .
WOOLWICH . — Florence Nightingale Lodge ( No . 706 ) . —The installation of the W . M . elect , Bro . W . T . Gamble , into the chair of the above lodge took place on Tuesday , the 26 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , William-street , Bro . R . Cloisdale was the installing officer , and well did he sustain his acknowledged reputation , by the eloquent impressiveness with which he worked the
whole of the beautiful ceremonies appertaining to that office . Amoi g the brethren and visitors present were—A . Prescott and Sydney Clark , Past Masters of the lodge ; Bros . W . Griffith ; G . F . Busbridge , P . P . G . A . S ., Kent ; F . Pownall , W . M . 13 , and P . M . 1536 ; T . Vincent , W . M . 913 ; T . Butt , W . M . 700 ; W . Weston , W . M . 1536 ; F . A , White , W . M . 907 ; J . Rowland , P . M . 700 ; R . W . Govey ,
W . M . 704 ; W . St . Aubyn , P . M . 251 ; H . W . Butler , S . W . ; and W . M . elect 913 ; G . Spinks , S . W . and W . M . elect 1536 ; S . Waters , S . W ., and W . M . elect 700 ; G . W . Reed , S . W . and W . M . elect 13 ; H . Picken , J . W . 1536 ; A . Woodley , J . W . 700 ; W . Gaspty , 339 and 1013 ; J . Davidson , 35 ; R . Bowman , 206 ; R . J . Cook , 915 , and C . Jolly , 913 ( Freemason ) . The lodge was opened in due
form by the W . M ., Bro . G . M . Tapp , and being raised to the Second Degree , Bro . Gamble was presented for installation , and having assented to the Ancient Charges , the lodge was raised to the Third Degree , and a Board of Installed Masters tvas opened , and Bro . Gamble was placed in the chair of K . S ., and duly proclaimed and saluted by the brethren in the Three Degrees , as before noticed , Bro ,
Croisdale being the installing officer . Bro . Gamble then proceeded to invest his officers as follows : —Bro . F . Sales , S . W . ; Mutch , J . W . ; E . Denton , P . M . and P . M . 913 ! Sec . ; S . Clark , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Donnolly , S . D . ; Eugene Sweny , J . D . ; J . G . Alexander , I . G . 5 J . Black , D . C ; and — Eves , O . G . A vote of thanks to be inscribed on the minutes of the lodge , was then passed to Bro . Croisdale
for the splendid manner in which he had worked the ceremony of installation , and Bro . Croisdale returned thanks . A Past Master ' s jewel , of the value of ten guineas , was then presented to the retiring W . M . as a token of the respect and admiration borne him by the lodge , and Bro . Gamble , in pinning it upon the breast of Bro . Tapp , wished him many years to wear it . Bro . Tapp briefly returned
thanks . The lodge was then closed , and the hrethren adjourned to Bro , De Grey ' s famous hostelry , the Freemasons' Arms , opposite the Dockyard Station , where a superb banquet awaited them . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were dene full justice to , and Bro . Busbridge replied to an especial toast to the P . G . Officers of Kent . The I . P . M . then said he had a most pleasant duty
to perform , and that was to ask them to drink with him to the health of Bro . Gamble , their esteemed W . M , » nd m so doing he would ask them to give him ( the W . M . ) '"? hearty support and brotherly regard that they had invariably accorded him ( Bro . Tapp ) while in the chair . That W . M . would soon realise the importance of the position that tW
he was called upon to fulfil , and he felt satisfied that honour and interest of the lodge was safe in bis hands . He wished him ( the W . M . ) a happy and prosperous yea ' of office , and concluded by proposing the toast , oto-GambU assured them that he regarded it as avery gr ^ honour to have to preside over such a distinguished aj sembly . He was proud of the position in which they
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honourable deeds , by the unanimous vote of brethren whose name and fame are so well known , and after filling various offices in a manner which seems to have been satisfactory to the brethren . Perhaps no honour in Masor . ry is so honourable than that of the W . M ., but attaching to the occupancy of the chair in the Merchants ' Lodge there is a special honour which I assure you is
fully realised by me . Brethren , I thank you most heartily for the honour you have conferred on me . The toast of " The Visitors " was acknowledged by Bros . J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C . ; Bro . the Rev . T . W . Richardson , W . M . 1380 ; J . Jones , P . M . 216 ; and C . Lcedham , P . M . 220 . " The Installing Master , " given by Bro . Hutchin , I . P . M ., was eloquently acknowledged by Bro .
Younghusband . The W . M . next proposed "The Past Masters , " which Bros . Hutchin and Knight acknowledged in suitable terms . To the " Health of the Officers " the S . W . and J . W . responded . A capital selection of music was given by Bros . J . Jones , W . F . Naylor , J . Pugmire , and J . P . Bryan , Bro . Ewart efficiently presiding at the piano . LEICESTER . —John of Gaunt Lodge ( No
523 ) . —The annual festival and installation met ting of this lodge took place at the Masonic Hall , Leicester , on Tuesday , June 26 th , and was attended by a very numerous gathering of members and visitors . The W . M . ( Bro . W . f . Rowlett , P . P . G . Org . ) was supported by the following P . M ' s . of the lodge : —R . W . Bro . William Kelly , P . P . G . M . ; Bros . George Toller , G . S . B . of England ; S . S .
Partridsrc , Prov . S . G . W . ; W . B . Smith , Prov . G . Treas . ; J . T . thorp , I . P . M . ; W . Sculthorpe , P . P . G . S . D . ; F . J . Baincs , P . P . G . S . D . Many visitors were present , among whom we noticed : —Bro . the Rev . W . Langley , P . P . S G . W ., P . M . 50 ; Bros . C . S . Prestcn , W . M . 50 ; C . E . Strettnn , W . M . 279 ; A . Palmer , P . M . 279 ; J . W . Smith , P . M . 279 ; T . M . McA'lister , A . M . 279 ; R . A . Barber , P . M . nor ;
E . Mason , I . P . M . 1391 ; A . C . Smith , S . W . 50 ; R . B . Smith , 50 ; T . N . Cookscn , 4 ^ 2 ; H . Colwell , 482 ; A . G . Randall , 1333 ; R . S . Toller , 1560 ; F . H . Hodges , 1560 ; W . Beeson , 13 60 . The ceremony of installing the W . M . elect ( Bro . l ' om Atkins Wykcs , P . P . G . Org . ) was admirably peiformcd by Bro . W . T . Rowlett , the retiring W . M . After the usual salute ? , the newly installed W . M .
proceeded to appoint and invest his officers for the ensuing year , as follows : —Bros . Richard Taylor , S . W . ; George O . lell , J . W . ; W . B . Smith , P . M ., Treas . ; Jos . Young , Sec . ; C . C . Woodcock , S D . ; E . W . Potter , J . D . ; C . E . Willoughby , Org . ; R . J . Clarke , I . G . ; T . R . Pickering and T . M . Q . uin , Stewards ; C . Bembridge and T . Dunn , Tylers . The R . W . Bro . W . Kelly , P . P . G . M .
fas the oldest P . M . of the lodge ) , then presented Bro . Rowlett with a Past Master ' s jewel , unanimously voted to him at a previous meeting , as a small recognition of the ability and courtesy displayed by him as W . M . during his year of office . After some further transaction of business , Bro . Partridge , Prov . S . G . W ., as Charity Steward for the Boys' School Festival ( to take place on the following day )
took the opportunity of informing the brethren present that the generous manner in which his recent appeal had been responded to would enable his amount to far exceed any similar list gathered in the province . The lodge having been closed in due form , about sixty of the brethren sat down to the installation banquet , which left nothing to be desired , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts
were as heartily given as received ; thus a very agreeable evening ( enlivened by vocal and instrumental music of several of the brethren ) , was harmoniously brought to a close at a reasonable hour . LIVERPOOL—Downshire Lodge ( No . 594 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , or . Thursday , the 28 th ult .
Bro . R . P . France , the retiring W . M ., occupied the chair at the opening , supported by Bros . H . Hunt , Peter M . Larsen , Thomas Dilcock , Past Masters ; Bro . John Le Comber , S . W . ; Bro . John L . Houghton , J . W . ; Bro . Robert Ing , P . M ., Treasurer ; Bro . Thos . Boswell , Secretary ; Bro . William Leatham ( S . D . ) , Bro . Ibbs , P . M ., D . C ., & c . After the usual proceedings the W . M . initiated
a member , after which Bro . Le Comber was presented by Bros . Larsen and Dilcock , Past Masters , and installed by the retiring W . M . in a satisfactory manner . The following were invested as officers af'er the installation : — Bros . S . E . Ibbs , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., Director of Ceremonies ; John L . Houghton , S . W . ; T . Boswell , J . W . ; R . Ing , P . M ., Treasurer ( re-elected ); J . P . Pedersen , Hon . Sec ;
J . J . Yapp , Organist ; J . H . Burch , S . D . ; J . Glithcrow , j . D . ; W . Vcvers , I . G . ; R . J . Wilkinson , S . S . ; W . Peacock , J . S . j W . Strong and R . Maddox , Assistant Stewards ; and Thos . Malcolm was elected Tyler . After the lodge business the members , with their wives and friends , to the number of nearly 250 , set out for the Overton . Mills for the purpose of a pic-nic .
LIVERPOOL . —Dramatic Lodge ( No . 1609 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of the members of this excellently conducted lodge was held on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., at the Masonic Hail , Hope-street . Liverpool . Bro . Joseph Bell was , as usual , in his place as W . M ., and in his admirable woiking he was ably supported by Bros . W . J . Chapman , S . W . ; L . Courtenay , J . W . ; W . W . Sandbrook , J . D . ; J . Atkinson , I . G . ; A . Collinson , S . S . ;
J . I ' yer , J- S . ; J . Skeaf , P . G . O ., Org . ; and W . H . Ball , Tyler . The members present included Bros . T . J . Avann , P . Lowndes , H . P . Squire , F . K . Carter , J . F . Cowdell , F . Wilkinson , T . J . Bailey , R . Burgess , J . Ashley , L . B . Brough , Dr . A . Whittle , J . Ballard , H . Leslie , J . Packer , J . Hill , W . Stafford , G . Martin , J . H . Stringer , McKenzie ' ( Freemason ) , and others . There were five initiated and two raised , the work being again of a first-class kind . The brethren subsequently banquetted in the old lodge
room . APPLEBY . —Eden Valley Lodge No . 612 ) . —On Friday , the 22 nd inst , the regular meeting of this Judge was held , and was well attended by the members and visitors . In the absence of the W . M ., Bro . the Rev .
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Canon Simpson , LL . D ., P . G . Chaplain of England , the brethren invited Bro . John Bowes , P . M ., P . Z ., P . J . G . W ., to take the chair and conduct the ceremony of the day . In this he was assisted by Bros . Kirkbride , P . M ., P . Z ., P . S . G . W . ; John Whitehead , P . M ., P . G . R . ; W . S . Foulton , P . M . ; Nelion , W . M . 129 ; R . Godfrey , W . M . 1074 ; R . Warton , S . W ., W . M . elect ; Cockfield , J . W . ; Barron , J . W .
129 ; G . R . Thompson ; Rev . R . Chapelhow , Chaplain ; Popple ; Pearson ; W . Ccussens , Hon . Sec ; Cupins , Tyler , & c The lodge was opened in solemn form with prayer , when the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The lodge being opened in the Second Degree , Bros . Kirkbride and Whitehead presented the W . M . elect , Bro . Warton , for the benefit of installation .
The first part of the ceremony being completed , the following P . M ' s . took up the positions indicated ; Bros . Nelson , S . W . ; Godfrey , J . W . ; and Whitehead , I . G . The Uidge was opened in the Third Degree , after which all below the Degree of Installed Master , with the exception of the W . M . elect , were requested to retire . Bro . Warton was then " entrusted " and retired . A Board of Installed
Masters was opened in ample form , the W . M . elect readmitted and installed in the chair of K . S ., greeted in due form and proclaimed from the centre . The worshipful brethren were then called off , when cement proper to the occasion was applied , according to ancient custom . Labour resumed , the Board of Installed Masters was closed and the brethren admitted . The W . M . was then
greeted and proclaimed in the several degrees . The officers for the ensuing year having been appointed and invested , Bro . Kirkbride delivered the charges to the W . M . and brethren , Bro . Bowes the address to the Wardens . After some routine business the lodge was closed and the brethren adj uurned to the banqueting room where everything in season was bountifully supplied , and tastefully
presented by the excellent hostess , Mrs . Rigg , and under the presidency of the newly installed W . M ., nothing was wanted to render the occasion one of real enjoyment . Grace before and after meat was said by the Rev . R . Chapelhow . On the cloth being withdrawn a toast list of a unique character , interspersed with Shakespearian quotations , was placed in the hands of the brethren , for
which , the Appleby brethren were indebted to Bro . Kirkbride , Postprandial speeches are much of the same character wherever made ; but the brethren were much pleased on this occasion by their heartiness and the true Masonic feeling manifested in the remarks of the various speakers . The W . M . is evidently held in the highest crtimation , and no doubt he will make a thoroughly efficient Master . The
Past Masters were highly spoken of for their long continued interest in the Craft , while the officers generally appear to have been selected with much judgment . The Installing Masters are well known and appreciated as " working " Masons and their rank in the Province shows that their worth is recognised by the Provincial Grand Master . The visitors one and all gave free expression to
their obligations to the Appleby brethren for the very enjoyable day they had had in every degree . " The bell having tolled eleven , " the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close , and the brethren separated— " Happy to meet , sorry to part , happy to meet again . " ¦ WOOLWICH . —Nelson Lodge ( No . 700 ) . — The regular monthly meeting of the above lodge took
place on Wednesday , the 20 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , William Street , the W . M ., Bro . T . Butt , in the chair , supported by the following officers : T . Ward , I . P . M . ; P . M ' s . S . Goddard , W . Graham , C . Norman , C . W . Hobson , R . Bowles ; S . Waters , S . W . ; A . C . Woodley , J . W . ; J . Henderson , P . M . and Treasurer ; C . Cooke , Organist ; J . Warren , S . D . ; J . Wilkins , J . D . ; E . B . Hobson , I . G . ; W .
McCoy , D . C . ; and B . Norman , Tyler . The visitors included F . G . Pownall , W . M . 1 3 and P . M . 1536 ; A . Penfold , P . M . 913 ; J . Gaskill , P . M . 1076 ; ' G . Davies , P . M . 13 ; T . D . Hayes , J . W . 913 ; H . Syer , Secretary 13 ; H . F . Castellari , 391 , "Independence and Philanthrophy , " Bengal ; A . Thorns , Tyler 583 , Bengal ; H . Pryce , 913 ; N . Brown , J D . 13 ; H . Webb , 13 ; and C . Jolly , 913
( Freemason ) . The lodge having been duly opened , Bros . Grocock and Skillcn were raised to the Sublime Degree in the W . M . ' s usual careful and impressive manner . After resuming Bro . Waters , S . W ., was unanimously elected to the office of W . M . for the ensuing year ; and Bro . C . Hobson , P . M ., as Treasurer , in the place of Bro . F . Dawson , who for many years held that office , but who , to the
regret of the brethren , has been compelled to resign through pressure of business . Bro . B . Norman , was then re-elected Tyler . After some charitable claims had been attended to , and others acknowledged , it was proposed and carried unanimously , that a Past Master ' s jewel of the value of ten guineas should be presented to Bro . Butt , as an acknowledgment of his valuable services to the lodge
during his year of office , and the W . M . returned thanks . It was then unanimously resolved—that a copy of the Freemason should be subscribed for out of the lodge funds , to be sent weekly to the W . M ., and placed in the anteroom for the use of the brethren . The lodge was then closed and the usual festivities followed , the loyal Masonic toasts being heartily given and responded to . Bro . Ward ,
I . P . M ., for the last time , proposed in eulogistic terms the toast of the W . M ., pasting him many well deserved comments for his ability and attention to the interests of the lodge , and Bro . Butt in thanking the brethren , said on retiring from the exalted position he should so soon have to give up to his successor , he left it with mingled feelings of regret and pleasure , with pleasure , because he
should be able to take off the yoke that for the last twelve months had been round his neck , which , however light it might and had been made by the kindness of the brethren , had been no easy one ; and regret , because he left a chair that had been to him a centre around which had gathered the respect , the power , and the wisdom of the lodge . He took that opportunity of thanking the officers , from the S . W . downwards , for the support ; and
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the brethren for their obedience to the sound of the gavel and the hearty assistance given at all ti mes to him . F 0 f himself he trusted he had given every satisfaction , and i { he had , he should leave that chair proud and contented " The health of the W . M . elect" followed , and Bro . Waters ' returned suitable thanks . The " Past Masters' " toast followed , and Bro . Ward in reply , said it gave the P . M
great pleasure to know they had the confidence of the brethren , and as their W . M . would not have an oppor . tunity of again hearing them , he should ask them to respond severally for themselves . Bros . Goddard and Bowles having briefly acknowledged the toast , Bro . Graham said that Bro . Ward spoke as if the W . M ., by leaving the chair , was coming down a step or two , but
he , Bro . Graham , thought he was ascending a step or two bycomingamongthe P . M's . Hefor one thought so when he took the proud position of a P . M . of the Nelson lodge . He regretted that ill-health had so often kept him away from the lodge , and concluded a spirited reply by assuring the brethren that the Past Masters would only be too happy to do all in their power to help any aspirant to that
chair so well and worthily filled by their present W . M . Bro . Hobson said they all knew the interest he took in the Nelson Lodge from the first moment of his initiation . Both as W . M . and P . M . he had always endeavoured to exalt it among the lodges of the district , and he trusted with some success . During the whole of that time—eleven years—he had never been absent ten minutes . It was
the duty of the Past Masters to be present , not only to set a good example , but to do the work of the lodge in the unavoidable absence of the W . M . ; and while they , the Past Masters , did their duty , they were sure of the respect of the whole brethren . " The Visitors " followed , and Bros . Pownall , Penfold , and Castellari severally replied , the former speaking of the efforts made to get a son of
our late Bro . Priestly , P . S . W . of the Capper Lodge , 1076 , into the Boys' School Institution , and urged them all to assist this deserving case at the next election in October . Bro . Penfold , on behalf of the Pattison Lodge , No . 913 , thanked them for their unvaried courtesy to him , and the other brethren of the lodge who so often visited them , and trusted the Nelson Lodge might always have so excellent a Master to preside over its destinies as Bro . Burt ,
The toast of " The Officers " followed , and after response the W . M . proposed the toast of the " Masonic Press , " and coupled with it the name of Bro . C . Jolly , and thanked that brother for his many and liuthful reports in the Freemason . Bro . Jolly replied , and hoped every lodge would follow the example set by them that day , and subscribe for the Freemason . The Tyler ' s toast concluded the business and pleasure of the evening .
WOOLWICH . — Florence Nightingale Lodge ( No . 706 ) . —The installation of the W . M . elect , Bro . W . T . Gamble , into the chair of the above lodge took place on Tuesday , the 26 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , William-street , Bro . R . Cloisdale was the installing officer , and well did he sustain his acknowledged reputation , by the eloquent impressiveness with which he worked the
whole of the beautiful ceremonies appertaining to that office . Amoi g the brethren and visitors present were—A . Prescott and Sydney Clark , Past Masters of the lodge ; Bros . W . Griffith ; G . F . Busbridge , P . P . G . A . S ., Kent ; F . Pownall , W . M . 13 , and P . M . 1536 ; T . Vincent , W . M . 913 ; T . Butt , W . M . 700 ; W . Weston , W . M . 1536 ; F . A , White , W . M . 907 ; J . Rowland , P . M . 700 ; R . W . Govey ,
W . M . 704 ; W . St . Aubyn , P . M . 251 ; H . W . Butler , S . W . ; and W . M . elect 913 ; G . Spinks , S . W . and W . M . elect 1536 ; S . Waters , S . W ., and W . M . elect 700 ; G . W . Reed , S . W . and W . M . elect 13 ; H . Picken , J . W . 1536 ; A . Woodley , J . W . 700 ; W . Gaspty , 339 and 1013 ; J . Davidson , 35 ; R . Bowman , 206 ; R . J . Cook , 915 , and C . Jolly , 913 ( Freemason ) . The lodge was opened in due
form by the W . M ., Bro . G . M . Tapp , and being raised to the Second Degree , Bro . Gamble was presented for installation , and having assented to the Ancient Charges , the lodge was raised to the Third Degree , and a Board of Installed Masters tvas opened , and Bro . Gamble was placed in the chair of K . S ., and duly proclaimed and saluted by the brethren in the Three Degrees , as before noticed , Bro ,
Croisdale being the installing officer . Bro . Gamble then proceeded to invest his officers as follows : —Bro . F . Sales , S . W . ; Mutch , J . W . ; E . Denton , P . M . and P . M . 913 ! Sec . ; S . Clark , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Donnolly , S . D . ; Eugene Sweny , J . D . ; J . G . Alexander , I . G . 5 J . Black , D . C ; and — Eves , O . G . A vote of thanks to be inscribed on the minutes of the lodge , was then passed to Bro . Croisdale
for the splendid manner in which he had worked the ceremony of installation , and Bro . Croisdale returned thanks . A Past Master ' s jewel , of the value of ten guineas , was then presented to the retiring W . M . as a token of the respect and admiration borne him by the lodge , and Bro . Gamble , in pinning it upon the breast of Bro . Tapp , wished him many years to wear it . Bro . Tapp briefly returned
thanks . The lodge was then closed , and the hrethren adjourned to Bro , De Grey ' s famous hostelry , the Freemasons' Arms , opposite the Dockyard Station , where a superb banquet awaited them . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were dene full justice to , and Bro . Busbridge replied to an especial toast to the P . G . Officers of Kent . The I . P . M . then said he had a most pleasant duty
to perform , and that was to ask them to drink with him to the health of Bro . Gamble , their esteemed W . M , » nd m so doing he would ask them to give him ( the W . M . ) '"? hearty support and brotherly regard that they had invariably accorded him ( Bro . Tapp ) while in the chair . That W . M . would soon realise the importance of the position that tW
he was called upon to fulfil , and he felt satisfied that honour and interest of the lodge was safe in bis hands . He wished him ( the W . M . ) a happy and prosperous yea ' of office , and concluded by proposing the toast , oto-GambU assured them that he regarded it as avery gr ^ honour to have to preside over such a distinguished aj sembly . He was proud of the position in which they