The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

MASONRY IN GRIQUALAND . The annual meeting of the St . John's Lodge , No . 1 SS 6 , was held on Friday , the 3 rd July , in the Masonic Temple , East Kokstad . Considering the early hour which had been fixed there was a very fair attendance , amongst the visitors being Bros . G . E . Jarvis , P . M . 14 GS ; D . Ross , GS ; J . Kleete , 1975 ; and E . Stiles , G 26 . At twelve o ' clock the

W . M ., Bro . G . H . Fowle , opened the lodge , and , after the usual preliminaries , vacated the chair in favour of Bro . the Rev . Oxley Oxland , P . M ., who had kindly undertaken the duties of Installing Master . Bro . Fowle then introduced the VV . M . elect , Bro . A . H . Williams , S . VV ., to the Installing Master , and the ceremony was proceeded with , after which the following brethren were invested as officers

for the ensuing year , viz .: Bros . T . A . R . Purchas , S . W . ; J . F . Ogle , J . VV . ; L . F . Zietsman , Treasurer VV . Cotes , Secretary ; f '" . S . Watermcyer , S . O . ; G . B . Quicke , J . D . ; F . J . Adkin , I . G .: and J . H . Taylor , Tyler . The impressive manner in which Bro . Oxland performed the ceremony called forth the congratulations of nil present . After investing Bro . Fowle as I . P . M .. Bro .

Oxland presented him with a very handsome P . M . jewel , and remarked that it was a most pleasant duty for him to perform in presenting it , as it was a token of the esteem and respect of the brethren of the lodge . Bro . Fowle had made himself loved and respected , and he wished him long life to wear it . Bro . Fowle , in thanking the brethren for their kindness , said he should be always proud to wear

on his breast what he should have in his iieart , viz ., a pleasant recollection of his year ' s work as Worshipful Master of the St . John ' s Lodge . The jewel is a massive gold one , and bears on its face the inscription "St . John ' s Lodge , 1 SS 6 , Kokstad , " and on the reverse side" Presented to Bro . G . H . Fowle , W . M . 1 SS 4-5 . " In the evening the brethren met at the Masonic Hotel ,

where a capital spread was provided by Bro . E . Stiles , whose well known abilities as a caterer were fully displayed and thoroughly appreciated . The cloth having been removed , the first toast of the evening— "The Queen and Craft "—was tersely proposed by the VV . M ., and was received and honoured in the usual Masonic style , the brethren singing the National Anthem . The W . M . then proposed

"The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " which was heartily drank with Masonic honours , the brethren singing "God bless the Prince of Wales . " The I . P . M . proposed "The Health of the VV . M ., " expressing to him his warmest thanks for the kind manner in which he had at all times supported him during the past year , and asking the brethren to drink the toast in a bumper and with

musical honours . The VV . M . replied at some length , thanking the brethren for the heartiness of the reception of his name , and promising in every way to promote the welfare of the Craft , and especially St . John's Lodge . The W . M . then gave "The Health of the I . P . M ., Bro . Fowle , " whose name was received with much enthusiasm . He referred to the excellent work which Bro . Fowle had

done for Masonry in East Griqualand , and hoped he would be spared to assist in extending that work . The toast having been duly honoured , Bro . Fowle expressed his thanks , expressing his heartfelt gratitude to the brethren of the lodge for their kind reception of the toast , and hoped the same cordial support would be accorded his successor as had been given to him in working the good ship "

Freemasonry . " Bro . Purchas , in felicitous terms , proposed "The Visitors , " coupling with it the name of Bro . Jarvis , who had so ably assisted in the installation . He referred at some length to the grand principles of the Order , remarking that the day should be a red-letter one in the local Masonic calendar , and it was the first installation ceremony that had been performed in East Griqualand . Bros .

Jarvis and Klette replied in suitable terms , and thanked St . John ' s Lodge for the kind reception given to the visitors , who would always remember the event with pleasure . The LP . M . then gave "The Health of the Installing Master , " and remarked the great distinction the lodge had in numbering amongst its members so eminent a brother as Bro . Oxland , who in Masonx status was second to none in

South Africa . He specially referred to the masterly and impressive manner their worthy brother had performed the beautiful ceremony they had that day witnessed , and asked them to drink the toast with all the cordiality they could display . The toast having been vociferously and musically honoured , Bro . Oxland rose to reply . He dealt at length on the beauties of the Order , detailing his own Masonic experiences and urging the brethren to strive to uphold and

carry out the grand principles of the Craft . He thanked them heartil y for their kind reception of the toast , and Predicted a happy future for Freemasonry in the Territory . Buring the evening several songs and instrumental selections were given in a manner which showed that harmony was in every way well and worthily represented . The f yler ' s toast brought to a close an evening which will long be remembered by the members of the fraternity present 'hereat .

The veteran actor Bro . William Cieswick took ¦ " ¦ s leave of the stage on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., at Drury f " u theatre , which had been kindly placed at the disposal ot the Committee of Management by Bro . Augustus Harris . I ? ' ' - •resw'ck made his first appearance before thc foot-1 'Snts in the old Oueen ' s Theatre , Tottenham Court-road , ' , ? ' 8 35 , in the character of Horace Meredith in the late

"ro . Douglas Jerrold ' s " Schoolfellows , " so that he has ten his fifty years' service as a member of the dramatic Profession . An excellent p rogramme was arranged for the « S slon > 'he beneficiary himself appearing in a scene from i- ving Lear . " At thc close of the performances , Bro . VV . ?' rec 't ed a valedictory address , written by Bro . Dr . em f ^ Marston , to which Bro . Creswick , owing to tbe plv und _ er which he laboured , had some difficulty in re--n" R' It is oxnortprl that Rrn . E . I . pclfrpr . ns Hnnornrv

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