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SUMMER BANQUET OF THE BROMLEY ST . LEONARD LODGE , No . 1805 . This annual event took p lace on Tuesday , the 21 st ult at Eastbourne , and , as a result of the marked progress made by the lodge , was attended with great success , as Bro . Ben Johnson , the W . M .. at the festive hnird found himself supported by a company
numbering but a unit or two short of a hundred , i he place selected for the summer festival was Eastbourne , and thither the members , friends , and ladies , were conveyed in saloon carriages , which enabled them to enjoy the advantage of fraternal instinct in the customary chat , thp lubricating laugh , and the genial good humour
which it should be said was obviously abundant among the brethren , and found demonstration in the usual way , song and recitation relieving the railway journey . On arrival at Eastbourne the company distributed themselves according to their taste , but as was subcprmentlv shown all had found the necessary appetite
for the capital banquet which was ready at 2 p . m . at the Oueen's Hotel , the principal chairs being taken by B * ros . Ben Johnson , W . M . ; T . Green , S . W . ; and Maxfield Mead , J . W . Amongst the members present were Bros . John Collier , Treas . ; W . J . Roberts , Sec ; G E . Warn , S . D . ; John Bussey , I . G . ; E . Hambridge ,
DC ; A . Peterken , P . M . ; IT . B . Forbes , P . M . ; R . Toole , P . M . ; W . Davis , Hutcheson , Home , Thornton , Neale ' G . W . Holmes , S . Harris , Lewsey , Flynn , Boore ' r , White , Shadrake , Miners , Spiers , Selby , Oates , Bird , Liell and Moss . Among the visitors were Bros . W . E . Morrison ( Mayorof Eastbourne ) , W . M . mo , P . P .
S G . W . ; J . Spraggs , J . D . 865 ; Mrs . Hutcheson , Mrs . Warn , Mrs . Davis , Mrs . Hambridge , Mr . and Mrs . Johnson , sen ., Mrs . Johnson , jun ., Bro . J . M . McLeod , P . S . G . W . Derbyshire , Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and Mrs . McLeod ; Bro . Pierpoint , P . M . 177 ; Mrs . and Miss Home ; Bro . J . W . Gibbs ,
Org . 1 S 04 ; Mrs . Bussey , Mrs . Forbes , Bro . D . Annan , 1804 , and Mrs . Annan ; Bro . March , 861 , and Mrs . March ; Bro . A . J . Harvey , 9 ; Bro . G . and Mrs . Ives ; Bro . Bridgeman , 1815 ; Mr . and Mrs . Morsley , Mrs . H . W . Boorer ; Bros . C . W . Toomes , P . M ., W . M . Caffyn , P . M ., Creig hton , S . W ., Sutton , Org ., Skinner ,
J . D ., and Andrews , all of mo ; Mrs . Walters , Mrs . Green , Mrs . Flynn , Bro . Crowley , 315 and mo ; Bro . Dean , P . M . mo ; Miss Taylor , Miss Holmes , Miss Pierpoint , Bro . Jas . and Mrs . Evans ; Bro . and Mrs . Hayns ; Mrs . and Miss Holsworth , Miss Hopley , Mrs . Selby , Mrs . Liell , Mrs . Moss , Bro . Hornby , Mr . Ashton ,
Master Mead , and others . Capital catering had done its best , and the banquet was placed on the table in a manner which gave great satisfaction to all , and added to the reputation of Mr . Steinle ( the manager ) , ample provision being made , and in the course of time the end of the elaborate menu
was reached . The W . M . then gave "The Queen and the Craft , " and Bro . John Bussey , I . G ., gave the vocal accompaniment . After this , of course , came " The Grand Lodge Officers , " also thoroughly honoured with toast and
song , the solo God bless the Prince of Wales being given by Bro . W . J . Roberts , Sec . Bro . J . M . MCLEOD , the Secretary to the Boys ' School , then rose , and taking care to introduce some facts to show the value of Freemasonry in a capital speech , proposed "The Bromley St . Leonard Lodge , "
alluding to the great interest in its welfare taken by the W . M ., and adding that he was admirably supported by his '' Boswell , " Bro . Mead , a joke which was appreciated all round . This toast was drunk with fervour , as it is known in Bromley , and after a song by Bro . G . W . Holmes , the W . M . replied . He was proud , he said , to see so many
members and friends and so many ladies present on the occasion , which was in one sense a very special one , it being his duty to unfurl the lodge banner . This was accordingly done , and a very pretty silk banner was exposed to view above the head of the W . M ., who , proceeding with his remarks , expressed the desire and the belief that there never would be a
stain on the banner as the consequence of failure of dut y on the part of any member of the lodge , which he trusted would go on in the path of improvement , prosperit y , and strength . Proceeding onward , the VV . M . said it was his pleasure to be deputed to recognise the services of their worthTreasurerBro . John
y , Lollier , whose services to the lodge were known to all fhe members , by presenting him with a Treasurer ' s jewel . This was done amid warm applause . Bro . COLLIER rose to thank the brethren for the present , which he said had taken him by surprise . It
was most gratif ying to find that such generous sentiments actuated the members of the lodge as to prompt t"at _ handsome gift , which he should always prize , not tat rT ' ntrinsic value > but for the s P irit which dic "
Bro . SPIERS then proposed " The Ladies , " and mused the company with his appreciative eloquence ut the charming divine creatures upon whom so much depends . " for th ' T ° * ' ^ REEN > ln a * ew genial words , responded
PET Vis ' tor 3 '" toast was next given by Bro . A . WorH R f | P M '' and acknowledged in short but happy S . G W MORRISON ( Mayor of Eastbourne ) , P . P . pro so "g by Bro . Spraggs , and then Bro . PIERPOINT With ° K- , '" Banquet Committee " ( in connection Tool J the names of the W-M- > the J- W " -. and Bros - le , and Collier were honoured ) .
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Bro . MEAD having replied , " The Press " completed the list of toasts , and the company adjourned to the Devonshire Park , where a group photograph was taken . Drives and walks filled up the remaining hours , and the company returned to town at 8 . 45 , by a special
train , which , with the assistance of Bro . Pierpoint , of London Bridge Station , hael been provided . The whole arrangements , which had been made by Bros . Johnson , Mead , Toole , and Collier , proved very satisfactory throughout . The banner and jewel were manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .
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ST . HELENA . Old Rock Lodge ( No . 9 I 2 ) . —The brethren of this lodge celebrated their annual festival on Wednesday , June 24 th , St . John ' s Day . They assembled shortly after six o ' clock , p . m ., at the St . Helena Lodge House in Napoleon-street , for the purpose of installing the Worshipful Master and his officers for the ensuing year , Bro . W . H .
Congdon performing the duties of Installing Officer . Bro . Samuel P . Young was re-elected as Worshipful Master , and was again placed in the chair of that office , and he afterwards invested his officers as follows : Bros . W . H . Congdon , l . P . M . ; T . J . A . Pearcey , S . W . ; B . Wood , J . W . ; F . J . Broadway , Sec . ; Thomas Clayton , Treas . ; G . N . Driver , S . D . ; J . Higgs , J . D . ; Edward
Thomas , D . C ; Muir , I . G . j Robert Pritchard , Tyler . Bro . Young thanked the brethren for so kindly again electing him to the office of W . M ., and expressed his willingness , with the co-operation of his officers and brethren , to carry on the work for the welfare of the lodge . He regretted he was unable to stay with them at their festivities in the banquet room that evening ; the reason they all knew—his late
sad bereavement . The W . M . then retired , and the lodge placed under the rule of the I . P . M ., when it was unanimously resolved to send the VV . M . a letter of sympathy and condolence . The visitors on this occasion were the W . M ., officers , and many members of the St . Helena Lodge , No . 4 SS , and other brethren residing on the island .
All business being ended , the brethren repaired to the banquet room , where Bro . Congdon , I . P . M ., did the honours of the evening , the table groaning under the good things of this life , to which ample justice was done by the brethren , and , after spending a most pleasant and enjoyable evening , broke up about 11 o ' clock p . m . The brethren
refrained from singing and music for the reason abovenamed . Both the lodge room and the banquet hall were most beautifully and tastefully decorated on this occasion with flowers , evergreens , and flags , and votes of thanks were passed to the decorators and their better halves , the ladies , who so kindly carried out this work .
SOUTH AFRICA—KIMBERLEY . Charles Warren Lodge ( No . 1832 ) . —The installation of Bro . T . J . May as W . M . of this lodge took place on Thursday , the 9 th ult ., at the Masonic Temple . A large number of brethren assembled to witness the ceremony ; 17 Past Masters occupied the dais and 123 brethren were seated in the body of the hall , of whom about
half were visitors . The lodge being opened , the W . M . ' s , officers , and brethren of the Cosmopolitan Lodge , 1 409 ; Peace and Harmony Lodge , Netherlands ; Richard Giddy Lodge , 1574 ; Athole Lodge , 591 ( S . C ); Union Lodge , 719 ( S . C ); and Bro . H . _ B . Loch , 2383 , were severally announced , and received according to ancient
custom . The ceremony of installation was impressively performed by Bro . Alport , I . P . M ., assisted by Bros . C . A . Blackbeard , P . M ., and VV . B . Coburn , P . M . The W . M . invested his officers as follows -. Bros . Alport , I . P . M . ; Hine , S . W . ; Dear , J . W . ; Blackbeard , P . M ., Treas . ; Coburn , P . M ., Sec ; Crause , S . D . ; Sharpe , J . D . j Williams , D . C . j Bull , Org . ; McLoughlin , I . G . ; Cogle ,
Crandon , Masters , and Andrew , Stewards ; and H . J . Kennett , Tyler . The installation banquet then took place . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drunk heartily . The l . P . M . proposed in a hearty manner '' The VV . M ., " which was met by the brethren in an enthusiastic manner . Bro . May , W . M ., then proposed the toast of " The
I . P . M ., Bro . Alport , Installing Master , alluding in feeling terms to Bro . Alport's excellent work during the two years he had been VV . M . of the lodge , pointing out that the lodge last year presented Bro . Alport with a handsome jewel , and this year with a Life Governorship in the Boys ' School , and he trusted T . G . A . O . T . U . would long spare Bro . Alport to wear both those jewels .
Bro . Croghan , P . M ., then gave " The Sister Lodges , " which was responded to by Bro . Scheurich , W . M . 1409 . The toast of ' -The Past Masters" was proposed by Bro . O . D . Wright , W . M . 1574 , Bro . VV . B . Coburn , P . M ., effectively responding . /•The Officers , " "The Masonic Charities , " and "The Visitors" were severally proposed and responded to . The musical arrangements in the lodg e and at the festive
board were under the direction of Bro . Bull , the Organist of the lodge , vocal assistance being rendered by Bros . Jerdan , Dennison , Alexander , and Kyle . The installation meeting of 1 S 91 of the Charles Warren Lodge will long be considered as one of the most successful ever held by all the brethren who had the pleasure of joining in the proceedings , which were concluded by the timehonoured Tyler's toast .
SINGAPORE . DalhOUSie Chapter ( No . 508 ) . —This chapter held its installation meeting on Friday , the 3 rd ult ., when the following companions were installed as officers for the ensuing year : Comps . J . D . Vaughan , Z . ; G . Thompson , H . j G . A . Derrick , J . ; A . Kcch , Treas . ; A . Behr ,
Scribe E . j J . Carroll , Scribe N . ; E . M . Lyon , P . S . ; J . Lawson , ist A . S . ; VV . T . Romaine , 2 nd A . S . ; and J . Lannon , Janitor . Mark Master Masons , of which there are about 20 resident brethren , intend applying for a warrant to work this Degree . The lodge is to be named Eduljee Khory .
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ST . HELENA . Jamestown Lodge ( No . 3 70 ) . —The fifth installation meeting of this lodge took place on Thursday , June 25 th , at the St . Helena Lodge House , Napoleonstreet , when there were present Bros . R . A . Clarke , W . M . ; S . P . Young , S . W . and Sec ; Thomas Clayton , J . W . ; VV . H . Congdon , Treas . ; Edward Thomas , M . O . ; John Smith , S . O . ; Thomas Adams , J . O . ; B . Wood , S . D .
G . N . Driver , as J . D . ; ] . Higgs , as I . G . ; R . Dowling , P . M . ; andW . Ackley , P . M . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . The Treasurer was called upon to read his accounts for the past year , which he did , showing a very healthy balance in hand for this young lodge . The installation of the Worshi pful
Master was then proceeded with . Bro . R . Dowling , P . M ., acting as Installing Officer , duly installed Bro . R . A , Clarke in the chair of Worshipful Master for the second time , he being re-elected to that office , when the new officers were appointed and invested as follows ; Bros . T . Clayton , S . W . ; T . L . M . Adams , J . W . ; W . H . Congdon , Treas . ; R . Dowling , P . M ., Sec . ; J . Smith ,
M . O . ; B . Wood , S . O . ; G . N . Driver , J . O . ; J . Hio- < rS , S . D . ; S . P . Young , J . D . ; W . Ackely , I . P . M ., I . G . j and J . Truebody , Tyler . The Installing Officer then briefly addressed the W . M . and his officers upon their duties in the lodge , which ended the business of installation . Bro . S . P . Young was then requested to retire for a short time , when the W . M . alluded in very feeling words to the
lamented death of the wife of Bro . Young , late Secretary , when it was unanimously resolved to send him a letter of sympathy and condolence in his late sad bereavement . The Worshipful Master expressed his thanks to the brethren for their kindness in re-electing him , and said he would use his best endeavours , with the co-operation of his officers , for the welfare of the lodge . He then gave notice that the
banquet in connection with this anniversary would be held on Thursday , the 2 nd July . All business being disposed of the lodge was closed . At eight o ' clock , p . m ., on Thursday , the 2 nd ult ., the brethren and their guests assembled in the banquet room of the lodge and sat down to an excellent supper provided by the Worshipful Master , at which all present seemed to enjoy themselves . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were
given and responded to , amongst them special mention was made of the founders of the lodge , Bros . Captain C . E . Reynolds , Major Gardner , andT . Jarvis . Music and singing were refrained from on account of the sad bereavement above mentioned . On this occasion the banemet room was most tastefull y decorated with flags , flowers , and evergreens by the Worshipful Master , assisted by his lady friends , for which services hearty votes of thanks were given .
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All M . Audran ' s works are good , ' and from time to time English as well as Continental audiences have been entertained by his music . " Miss Decima , " which Bro . Charles Wyndham has placed on the stage of the Criterion , is no exception to the rule , though it is not so brilliant as " La
Mascotte " or " La Cigale , " but it is quite as catch y in its melodies . Mr . F . C . Burnand is responsible for the adaptation from the French ori ginal . In translating it he has been very clever , for he has not let any of the humour drop in fitting . it for English ears . Mr . Percy Keeve has done his share equally
well in writing the lyrics , so that this operatic comed y ( as distinguished from comic opera ) is likely to delight Criterion audiences for some length of time . To enjoy it thoroughly one ought to see it two or three times . Thestory briefly is thatthe heroine , Miss Decima Jackson , who has been brought up in a very peculiar
and strict way , in climbing a mountain , falls down a precipice , is caught in a bush , which saves her from destruction , and is rescued by a man , who carries her fainting in his arms to a place of safety and leaves her . She must now wed no other man but her unknown deliverer . She and her father set about to find this
man , and , of course , meet with many adventures . Two men claim her hand as having saved her life , but they are proved to be impostors . The ri ght man is ultimately found . The newcomer , Mdlle . Nesville , shows great talent , and , notwithstanding her imperfect pronunciation of our language , she has quite won herself
into favour by her acting and singing . " Dear father used to say to me , " the trio , " Girls cannot ah / ays choose , " the duet , " The ideal She , " between Paul and Bertie , and Decima ' s solo , " A mountain life for me , " are each of them most attractive melodies , The company seems all round a most capable one ,
though we confess many are quite new to us , but in Messrs . Conyers , Olcott , and Dale Mr . Audran has safe representatives . Bro . David James is most humorous , and never for the sake of greater effect overacts his lines . Miss Josephine Findlay we welcome from the Savoy ,
while Miss Victor in her song and dance is inimitable , in fact , after the lady of the title role , she is the most encored . 'Miss Decima" will not have to be placed as a decimal amongst operatic plays , for she is likely to occupy a high place and a long run at the Criterion .
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein , who came to England to attend his sister ' s wedding , has not accompanied Prince and Princess Christian on their visit to Germany , but will at an early date rejoin his regiment ( the ist Battalion King ' s Royal Rifles ) in India .
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SUMMER BANQUET OF THE BROMLEY ST . LEONARD LODGE , No . 1805 . This annual event took p lace on Tuesday , the 21 st ult at Eastbourne , and , as a result of the marked progress made by the lodge , was attended with great success , as Bro . Ben Johnson , the W . M .. at the festive hnird found himself supported by a company
numbering but a unit or two short of a hundred , i he place selected for the summer festival was Eastbourne , and thither the members , friends , and ladies , were conveyed in saloon carriages , which enabled them to enjoy the advantage of fraternal instinct in the customary chat , thp lubricating laugh , and the genial good humour
which it should be said was obviously abundant among the brethren , and found demonstration in the usual way , song and recitation relieving the railway journey . On arrival at Eastbourne the company distributed themselves according to their taste , but as was subcprmentlv shown all had found the necessary appetite
for the capital banquet which was ready at 2 p . m . at the Oueen's Hotel , the principal chairs being taken by B * ros . Ben Johnson , W . M . ; T . Green , S . W . ; and Maxfield Mead , J . W . Amongst the members present were Bros . John Collier , Treas . ; W . J . Roberts , Sec ; G E . Warn , S . D . ; John Bussey , I . G . ; E . Hambridge ,
DC ; A . Peterken , P . M . ; IT . B . Forbes , P . M . ; R . Toole , P . M . ; W . Davis , Hutcheson , Home , Thornton , Neale ' G . W . Holmes , S . Harris , Lewsey , Flynn , Boore ' r , White , Shadrake , Miners , Spiers , Selby , Oates , Bird , Liell and Moss . Among the visitors were Bros . W . E . Morrison ( Mayorof Eastbourne ) , W . M . mo , P . P .
S G . W . ; J . Spraggs , J . D . 865 ; Mrs . Hutcheson , Mrs . Warn , Mrs . Davis , Mrs . Hambridge , Mr . and Mrs . Johnson , sen ., Mrs . Johnson , jun ., Bro . J . M . McLeod , P . S . G . W . Derbyshire , Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and Mrs . McLeod ; Bro . Pierpoint , P . M . 177 ; Mrs . and Miss Home ; Bro . J . W . Gibbs ,
Org . 1 S 04 ; Mrs . Bussey , Mrs . Forbes , Bro . D . Annan , 1804 , and Mrs . Annan ; Bro . March , 861 , and Mrs . March ; Bro . A . J . Harvey , 9 ; Bro . G . and Mrs . Ives ; Bro . Bridgeman , 1815 ; Mr . and Mrs . Morsley , Mrs . H . W . Boorer ; Bros . C . W . Toomes , P . M ., W . M . Caffyn , P . M ., Creig hton , S . W ., Sutton , Org ., Skinner ,
J . D ., and Andrews , all of mo ; Mrs . Walters , Mrs . Green , Mrs . Flynn , Bro . Crowley , 315 and mo ; Bro . Dean , P . M . mo ; Miss Taylor , Miss Holmes , Miss Pierpoint , Bro . Jas . and Mrs . Evans ; Bro . and Mrs . Hayns ; Mrs . and Miss Holsworth , Miss Hopley , Mrs . Selby , Mrs . Liell , Mrs . Moss , Bro . Hornby , Mr . Ashton ,
Master Mead , and others . Capital catering had done its best , and the banquet was placed on the table in a manner which gave great satisfaction to all , and added to the reputation of Mr . Steinle ( the manager ) , ample provision being made , and in the course of time the end of the elaborate menu
was reached . The W . M . then gave "The Queen and the Craft , " and Bro . John Bussey , I . G ., gave the vocal accompaniment . After this , of course , came " The Grand Lodge Officers , " also thoroughly honoured with toast and
song , the solo God bless the Prince of Wales being given by Bro . W . J . Roberts , Sec . Bro . J . M . MCLEOD , the Secretary to the Boys ' School , then rose , and taking care to introduce some facts to show the value of Freemasonry in a capital speech , proposed "The Bromley St . Leonard Lodge , "
alluding to the great interest in its welfare taken by the W . M ., and adding that he was admirably supported by his '' Boswell , " Bro . Mead , a joke which was appreciated all round . This toast was drunk with fervour , as it is known in Bromley , and after a song by Bro . G . W . Holmes , the W . M . replied . He was proud , he said , to see so many
members and friends and so many ladies present on the occasion , which was in one sense a very special one , it being his duty to unfurl the lodge banner . This was accordingly done , and a very pretty silk banner was exposed to view above the head of the W . M ., who , proceeding with his remarks , expressed the desire and the belief that there never would be a
stain on the banner as the consequence of failure of dut y on the part of any member of the lodge , which he trusted would go on in the path of improvement , prosperit y , and strength . Proceeding onward , the VV . M . said it was his pleasure to be deputed to recognise the services of their worthTreasurerBro . John
y , Lollier , whose services to the lodge were known to all fhe members , by presenting him with a Treasurer ' s jewel . This was done amid warm applause . Bro . COLLIER rose to thank the brethren for the present , which he said had taken him by surprise . It
was most gratif ying to find that such generous sentiments actuated the members of the lodge as to prompt t"at _ handsome gift , which he should always prize , not tat rT ' ntrinsic value > but for the s P irit which dic "
Bro . SPIERS then proposed " The Ladies , " and mused the company with his appreciative eloquence ut the charming divine creatures upon whom so much depends . " for th ' T ° * ' ^ REEN > ln a * ew genial words , responded
PET Vis ' tor 3 '" toast was next given by Bro . A . WorH R f | P M '' and acknowledged in short but happy S . G W MORRISON ( Mayor of Eastbourne ) , P . P . pro so "g by Bro . Spraggs , and then Bro . PIERPOINT With ° K- , '" Banquet Committee " ( in connection Tool J the names of the W-M- > the J- W " -. and Bros - le , and Collier were honoured ) .
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Bro . MEAD having replied , " The Press " completed the list of toasts , and the company adjourned to the Devonshire Park , where a group photograph was taken . Drives and walks filled up the remaining hours , and the company returned to town at 8 . 45 , by a special
train , which , with the assistance of Bro . Pierpoint , of London Bridge Station , hael been provided . The whole arrangements , which had been made by Bros . Johnson , Mead , Toole , and Collier , proved very satisfactory throughout . The banner and jewel were manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .
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ST . HELENA . Old Rock Lodge ( No . 9 I 2 ) . —The brethren of this lodge celebrated their annual festival on Wednesday , June 24 th , St . John ' s Day . They assembled shortly after six o ' clock , p . m ., at the St . Helena Lodge House in Napoleon-street , for the purpose of installing the Worshipful Master and his officers for the ensuing year , Bro . W . H .
Congdon performing the duties of Installing Officer . Bro . Samuel P . Young was re-elected as Worshipful Master , and was again placed in the chair of that office , and he afterwards invested his officers as follows : Bros . W . H . Congdon , l . P . M . ; T . J . A . Pearcey , S . W . ; B . Wood , J . W . ; F . J . Broadway , Sec . ; Thomas Clayton , Treas . ; G . N . Driver , S . D . ; J . Higgs , J . D . ; Edward
Thomas , D . C ; Muir , I . G . j Robert Pritchard , Tyler . Bro . Young thanked the brethren for so kindly again electing him to the office of W . M ., and expressed his willingness , with the co-operation of his officers and brethren , to carry on the work for the welfare of the lodge . He regretted he was unable to stay with them at their festivities in the banquet room that evening ; the reason they all knew—his late
sad bereavement . The W . M . then retired , and the lodge placed under the rule of the I . P . M ., when it was unanimously resolved to send the VV . M . a letter of sympathy and condolence . The visitors on this occasion were the W . M ., officers , and many members of the St . Helena Lodge , No . 4 SS , and other brethren residing on the island .
All business being ended , the brethren repaired to the banquet room , where Bro . Congdon , I . P . M ., did the honours of the evening , the table groaning under the good things of this life , to which ample justice was done by the brethren , and , after spending a most pleasant and enjoyable evening , broke up about 11 o ' clock p . m . The brethren
refrained from singing and music for the reason abovenamed . Both the lodge room and the banquet hall were most beautifully and tastefully decorated on this occasion with flowers , evergreens , and flags , and votes of thanks were passed to the decorators and their better halves , the ladies , who so kindly carried out this work .
SOUTH AFRICA—KIMBERLEY . Charles Warren Lodge ( No . 1832 ) . —The installation of Bro . T . J . May as W . M . of this lodge took place on Thursday , the 9 th ult ., at the Masonic Temple . A large number of brethren assembled to witness the ceremony ; 17 Past Masters occupied the dais and 123 brethren were seated in the body of the hall , of whom about
half were visitors . The lodge being opened , the W . M . ' s , officers , and brethren of the Cosmopolitan Lodge , 1 409 ; Peace and Harmony Lodge , Netherlands ; Richard Giddy Lodge , 1574 ; Athole Lodge , 591 ( S . C ); Union Lodge , 719 ( S . C ); and Bro . H . _ B . Loch , 2383 , were severally announced , and received according to ancient
custom . The ceremony of installation was impressively performed by Bro . Alport , I . P . M ., assisted by Bros . C . A . Blackbeard , P . M ., and VV . B . Coburn , P . M . The W . M . invested his officers as follows -. Bros . Alport , I . P . M . ; Hine , S . W . ; Dear , J . W . ; Blackbeard , P . M ., Treas . ; Coburn , P . M ., Sec ; Crause , S . D . ; Sharpe , J . D . j Williams , D . C . j Bull , Org . ; McLoughlin , I . G . ; Cogle ,
Crandon , Masters , and Andrew , Stewards ; and H . J . Kennett , Tyler . The installation banquet then took place . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drunk heartily . The l . P . M . proposed in a hearty manner '' The VV . M ., " which was met by the brethren in an enthusiastic manner . Bro . May , W . M ., then proposed the toast of " The
I . P . M ., Bro . Alport , Installing Master , alluding in feeling terms to Bro . Alport's excellent work during the two years he had been VV . M . of the lodge , pointing out that the lodge last year presented Bro . Alport with a handsome jewel , and this year with a Life Governorship in the Boys ' School , and he trusted T . G . A . O . T . U . would long spare Bro . Alport to wear both those jewels .
Bro . Croghan , P . M ., then gave " The Sister Lodges , " which was responded to by Bro . Scheurich , W . M . 1409 . The toast of ' -The Past Masters" was proposed by Bro . O . D . Wright , W . M . 1574 , Bro . VV . B . Coburn , P . M ., effectively responding . /•The Officers , " "The Masonic Charities , " and "The Visitors" were severally proposed and responded to . The musical arrangements in the lodg e and at the festive
board were under the direction of Bro . Bull , the Organist of the lodge , vocal assistance being rendered by Bros . Jerdan , Dennison , Alexander , and Kyle . The installation meeting of 1 S 91 of the Charles Warren Lodge will long be considered as one of the most successful ever held by all the brethren who had the pleasure of joining in the proceedings , which were concluded by the timehonoured Tyler's toast .
SINGAPORE . DalhOUSie Chapter ( No . 508 ) . —This chapter held its installation meeting on Friday , the 3 rd ult ., when the following companions were installed as officers for the ensuing year : Comps . J . D . Vaughan , Z . ; G . Thompson , H . j G . A . Derrick , J . ; A . Kcch , Treas . ; A . Behr ,
Scribe E . j J . Carroll , Scribe N . ; E . M . Lyon , P . S . ; J . Lawson , ist A . S . ; VV . T . Romaine , 2 nd A . S . ; and J . Lannon , Janitor . Mark Master Masons , of which there are about 20 resident brethren , intend applying for a warrant to work this Degree . The lodge is to be named Eduljee Khory .
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ST . HELENA . Jamestown Lodge ( No . 3 70 ) . —The fifth installation meeting of this lodge took place on Thursday , June 25 th , at the St . Helena Lodge House , Napoleonstreet , when there were present Bros . R . A . Clarke , W . M . ; S . P . Young , S . W . and Sec ; Thomas Clayton , J . W . ; VV . H . Congdon , Treas . ; Edward Thomas , M . O . ; John Smith , S . O . ; Thomas Adams , J . O . ; B . Wood , S . D .
G . N . Driver , as J . D . ; ] . Higgs , as I . G . ; R . Dowling , P . M . ; andW . Ackley , P . M . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . The Treasurer was called upon to read his accounts for the past year , which he did , showing a very healthy balance in hand for this young lodge . The installation of the Worshi pful
Master was then proceeded with . Bro . R . Dowling , P . M ., acting as Installing Officer , duly installed Bro . R . A , Clarke in the chair of Worshipful Master for the second time , he being re-elected to that office , when the new officers were appointed and invested as follows ; Bros . T . Clayton , S . W . ; T . L . M . Adams , J . W . ; W . H . Congdon , Treas . ; R . Dowling , P . M ., Sec . ; J . Smith ,
M . O . ; B . Wood , S . O . ; G . N . Driver , J . O . ; J . Hio- < rS , S . D . ; S . P . Young , J . D . ; W . Ackely , I . P . M ., I . G . j and J . Truebody , Tyler . The Installing Officer then briefly addressed the W . M . and his officers upon their duties in the lodge , which ended the business of installation . Bro . S . P . Young was then requested to retire for a short time , when the W . M . alluded in very feeling words to the
lamented death of the wife of Bro . Young , late Secretary , when it was unanimously resolved to send him a letter of sympathy and condolence in his late sad bereavement . The Worshipful Master expressed his thanks to the brethren for their kindness in re-electing him , and said he would use his best endeavours , with the co-operation of his officers , for the welfare of the lodge . He then gave notice that the
banquet in connection with this anniversary would be held on Thursday , the 2 nd July . All business being disposed of the lodge was closed . At eight o ' clock , p . m ., on Thursday , the 2 nd ult ., the brethren and their guests assembled in the banquet room of the lodge and sat down to an excellent supper provided by the Worshipful Master , at which all present seemed to enjoy themselves . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were
given and responded to , amongst them special mention was made of the founders of the lodge , Bros . Captain C . E . Reynolds , Major Gardner , andT . Jarvis . Music and singing were refrained from on account of the sad bereavement above mentioned . On this occasion the banemet room was most tastefull y decorated with flags , flowers , and evergreens by the Worshipful Master , assisted by his lady friends , for which services hearty votes of thanks were given .
The Theatres.
THE THEATRES .
All M . Audran ' s works are good , ' and from time to time English as well as Continental audiences have been entertained by his music . " Miss Decima , " which Bro . Charles Wyndham has placed on the stage of the Criterion , is no exception to the rule , though it is not so brilliant as " La
Mascotte " or " La Cigale , " but it is quite as catch y in its melodies . Mr . F . C . Burnand is responsible for the adaptation from the French ori ginal . In translating it he has been very clever , for he has not let any of the humour drop in fitting . it for English ears . Mr . Percy Keeve has done his share equally
well in writing the lyrics , so that this operatic comed y ( as distinguished from comic opera ) is likely to delight Criterion audiences for some length of time . To enjoy it thoroughly one ought to see it two or three times . Thestory briefly is thatthe heroine , Miss Decima Jackson , who has been brought up in a very peculiar
and strict way , in climbing a mountain , falls down a precipice , is caught in a bush , which saves her from destruction , and is rescued by a man , who carries her fainting in his arms to a place of safety and leaves her . She must now wed no other man but her unknown deliverer . She and her father set about to find this
man , and , of course , meet with many adventures . Two men claim her hand as having saved her life , but they are proved to be impostors . The ri ght man is ultimately found . The newcomer , Mdlle . Nesville , shows great talent , and , notwithstanding her imperfect pronunciation of our language , she has quite won herself
into favour by her acting and singing . " Dear father used to say to me , " the trio , " Girls cannot ah / ays choose , " the duet , " The ideal She , " between Paul and Bertie , and Decima ' s solo , " A mountain life for me , " are each of them most attractive melodies , The company seems all round a most capable one ,
though we confess many are quite new to us , but in Messrs . Conyers , Olcott , and Dale Mr . Audran has safe representatives . Bro . David James is most humorous , and never for the sake of greater effect overacts his lines . Miss Josephine Findlay we welcome from the Savoy ,
while Miss Victor in her song and dance is inimitable , in fact , after the lady of the title role , she is the most encored . 'Miss Decima" will not have to be placed as a decimal amongst operatic plays , for she is likely to occupy a high place and a long run at the Criterion .
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein , who came to England to attend his sister ' s wedding , has not accompanied Prince and Princess Christian on their visit to Germany , but will at an early date rejoin his regiment ( the ist Battalion King ' s Royal Rifles ) in India .
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