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Bro . Dr . Roper said that whenever he pinned that beautiful jewel to his collar he should remember with feelings of gratitude the kindness which the brethren had always shown him . Bro . J . Bell , the senior P . M ., also made a feeling response , in which he alluded to their late Bro . J , F . Miller , whose funeral had taken place that day . He w : nt on to speak of their indebtedness to music , and expressed a strong desire that thev would maintain it in their ceremonies . He proceeded to speak ot the higher teachings of Masonry , and said that if those were carried out they mu ^ t be better citizen * .
Other toasts followed , and the harmony of the evening was appreciably emanced by some capital musical efforts , in which a number of the brethren took part .
Weyside Lodge , No . 1395 . A meeting of this lodge was held on the 22 nd ultimo , at the Masonic Halt , Woking , when there were present Bros . Arthur H . Bowles , W . M . ; W . Robinson , I . P . M . ; A . F . Asher , P . M . ; F . G . Pearce , J . W . ; Gilbert H . White , Treas . ; C . T . Tyler , Sec ; Chas . Beavis , H . H . Phipps , E . J . Scott , E . G . Baker , P . M . 476 ; G . G . Munro , G . S . Bowyer , J . H . W . Cleave , S . Boorman , I . G . ; E . B . Smallpeice , Viscount Cranley , and John Smyth . Visitors : Bros . James H . Hawkins , 410 , P . G . D . C . ; H . J . Bidwell ,
2120 , P . P . G . D . C ; W . Askham , P . M . 2317 ; J . A . Braik , W . M . 2310 : E . A . Brown , S . W . 2521 ; W . J . Hawkins , J . D . 2434 , 1046 ; Edmund M . Miles , P . M . 223 \; R . F . Gould , P . G . D . ; J . M . Cleave , 256 ; Sir W . H . Abdy , P . M . 2342 , P . G . D . ; ] . H . Salter , P . M . 2342 ; Geo . B . Lancaster , P . M . 12 S 7 ; Robert Stevens ; James Webb , W . M . 2120 ; F . Flood , P . M . 1149 ; J- Cawey Gage ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 , 1928 ; J . Blash , P . M ., Sec . 1564 ; G . H . Armitage , W . M . 370 : G . H . N . Biidges , P . M . 1216 , P . P . G . D . Somersetshire ; T . J . Railing , P . G . Sec . Essex , P . A . G . D . C . ; and J .
J . C . Turner , P . P . S . G . W . Essex . The W . M . raised to the Third Degree Bro . Vifcount Cranley , eldest son of the Provincial Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Onslow , G . CM . G ., and afterwards repeated the ceremonv with Bro . John Smyth . Subsequently he initiated the Rev . Herbert West , B . A . When these c < remcnies bad been peiformed , a presentation was made on behalf of a member ot the lodge—Bro . Roberts—of a beau iful portrait ot the Earl of Onslow , and a vote of thanks to Bro . Robeits , proposed by the W . M .
and seconded by the S . W ., was passed for the gift . Before the prcceed ' ngs of the lodge were terminated , the W . M . rose and said that a frivolous brother—not frivolous in the lodge , but frivolous at the banquet table—recently at one of the lodge suppers remarked to him on the subject of the smallness of the lodge Charity box , that considering the brethren of the ledge were very liberal to the Benevolent Fund , the box ought to be filled every time it went round . Taking that som what as a reproach , he ( Bro . Bowles ) determined to present the lodge with another Charity box in
commemoration of the son of the Provincial Grand Master for Surrey taking his Three Degrees in Masonry during his year of office . He had known Viscount Cranley from his lordship ' s birth , but he never expected that he should have had thc pleasure of initiating him in Freemasonry . However , such was the fact , and the box he then presented would commemorate it . He trusted it would be in the possession of the lodge many years , long even after Viscount Cranley became their Provincial Grand Master , and from the love they all had for his father they wished that the day might bj far dstant when that even happened .
The box was then presented . It was a handsome ebony box , with the Sacred Law in silver on the top , engraved * ' Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needv . " In front of the box was a silver plate / with the inscription : "Presented to the Weyside Lodge , No . 1395 , by W . Bro . Arthur H . Bowles , W . M , on the occasion of the admission into Freemasonry of Viscount Cranley , son of the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Onslow ,
G . C . M . G ., Prov . G . Master of Surrey . 1 S 96 . " In the panels at either end of the box was a silver plate with the Masonic emblems engraved . A vote of thanks , proposed by Bro . White , and seconded by the S . W ., was accorded to the W . M . for the handsome present , and the box was sent round in lodge for contributions , and then handed to the Treasurer . Supper followed the working of the lodge , the usual toasts being afterwards honoured .
Bro . Sir William Abdy responded for " The Grand Officers , " and said the W . M . had been very hard upon him . He was the junior member of the Grand Lodge present on that occasion , besides being not a full-fledged Grand Officer , but one on whom past rank had been conferred . Nevertheless , he was very proul of his rank . He wished to make one observation . All the brethren who had the privilege eith ; r a ? Mister , Past Masters , or Wardens , who had the privilege to attend Grand Lodge must have noticed when they were there the great dignity and harmony of the working , and if all who
were privileged to attend Grand Lodge did so it would help them to carry on their work . There were circumstances of Masonic life when one always felt the power of Grand Lodge ; there were occasions on which they saw how the spirit of Masonry was acting daily in promoting harmonious uidsrstinding an 1 bringing about the successful issue of undertaking ? wMc ' i might b : in people ' s minds . There were occasions when they saw that outside Grand Lodge , and witnessed it with the greatest pleasure and almost with surprise . Thiy had seen su : h that evening .
and he said it without flattery to the W . M . or his officers . When h ; witnessed the work , first the dignified way in which he carried out his work , WJII knoving that he was master of it both in the raising and the initiation , and not only that , when he saw the wheels within wheels , how the Wardens and the Djacons did their wjrk in assisting him , he thought the work was carried outgrandly . He congratulated the W . M and his oflicers both on his own work and also on that of his officers , and if their successors followed their example , they W'luld do honour to the lodge and be a credit to Misonry .
Few lodges he attended gave him such delight . Bro . Arthur H . Bowes , W . M ., in giving "The Provincial Grand Master , " sail the portrait of the Earl cf Onslow presented that evening wjuld be hung on the wills of the lodge . All members of the Province of Surrey knew that ths noble cut ' s family had lived in the neighbourhood for over 200 years . His lordship was High Steward of
the County , a Borough Councillor of one of the districts , and he had identified himself with Surrey , Gui'dford , and its immediate neighbourhood . He ( Bro . Bowles ) need say nothing to Surrey men to testify to the Earl of Onslow ' s qualities as a Surrey Mason ; they all knew him , and he was beloved in their midst . Hi coupled with the toast , as time was very short , "The Deputy Prov . G . M . and the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past . "
Bro . Hawkins , Prov . G . D . of C , responded , and said Viscount Cranley , who had been raised that evening , was born to a gieat heritage as well as to a great heritage in Masonry , because his father was greatly inter ested in it . He hoped Lord Cranley would follow Lord Onslow as a statesman in ye ars to come , and also as a Mason of the Province of Surrey , although , as the W . M . said in the lodge , they all hoped it would be long before he occupied that position in the Craft .
Bro . Arthur H . Bowles , W . M ., said before the visitors departed , as many were going to depart by the 10 p . m . train for London , he would bracket the next two toasts , "The Candidates that evening , the two brethren who had been raised , " and "The Initiate . " It was a unique position he had been in that evening , to see members of Church and State walk into Masonry on one and the same evening . It was the first time such a thing had occurred to him in his Masonic career of either introducing a noble lord and future statesman of the country and a clergyman of the Church into
Masonry the same evtning . He could assure Lord Cranley , as a diplomatist , he would carry with him the good wishes of every member of the Weyside Lodge , and the full assurance they could give him that when he went abroad he would find in foreign countries a great benefit in Masonry . To Bro . West he would say that , whilst hoping on behalf of the Weyside Lodge , that he appreciated Freemasonry as far as he could see it at
present , as he went further he would appreciate it more . On behalf of the Weyside Lodge , he welcomed him in Masonry , and hoped he would long be a member of the lod ge . He could not help looking forward into the dim future to see Bro . West perhaps as Archbishop of Canterbury , and Lord Cranley ai Pro Grand Master or Deputy Grand Matter meeting and shaking hands , and congratulating each other that they met as Masons in the Weyside Lodge .
Bro . Viscount Cranley , in replying and thanking the W . M . and brethren for what the former had said of him , and the latter for so kindly endorsing if , said he had a message from his father to jjive the brethren , that he deeply rejretted that reasons over which he had no control prevented him being am mg them . He only went out of his bed room the day before , and the doctor told him if he went out of the house he would not attend him any longtr . His father was extremely sorry for he would have liked to meet so many Iriends . He ( Lord Cranley ) hoped he would live to deserve the many kind things the W . M . had said of him . Bro . Smyth , also replied and said that although thc First and Second Degrees were a
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novelty to him , the First seeming very important , and thc Second better , the Third was the most impressive he had ever gone through , and he thanked the W . M . for the way in which he administered the last , and all the officers and brethren of the lodge for their instruction . Bro . West , the initiate , expressed his sincerest thanks for the way the W . M . had
spoken of him . Now that he had passed the First Degree he felt proud he had become one of the brethren . He thoroughly believed that Masonry was a great power for good in the world , and he should always try to uphold and support it in the best possible way and be as good a Mason as he could . The other toasts followed .
Farringdon Without Lodge , No . 1745 . This flourishing civic lodge met at the Viaduct Hotel on the 30 th ult ., when there were present , among others . Bros . J . M . Murphy , W . M . ; Evans , S . W . ; Witt , l . W . H . J . Lardner , P . M ., P . G . S ., Treas . ; J . D . Webb , J . D . ; Dr . J . W . Hinton , M . A .. P P CO ., Asst . Org . ; Major T . C . Walls , P . M ., P . G . S ., P . G . Std . Br . ; I . Young , P . M .-T . Simpson , P . M . ; G . Herbert , P . M . ; E . Schultz , P . M . ; N . P . Lardner , P . M . C . Bachoffner , I . P . M . ; J . W . Gaze , C . C , P . M . ; Lite , C . C ; and W . Ramsey , P . M .. P . P . G . D . ( Hon . Member ) .
1 he minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , Bro . E . R . Clemmers was impressively raised to the Third Degree by the W . M . A ballot was then taken on behalf of Bro . H . Brooks Marshall , M . A ., J . P ., C . C , W . M . 1777 , and it proved to be unanimous . It was resolved that a ball in connection with the lodge should be held early in the spring of next year . Apologies for non-attendance were received from Bros . W . H . Jackson , P . M ., Sec Dr . E . M . Lott , P . G . O . England , Org . ; J . Strugnell , P . M . ; H . Herbert , P . M . ; and others .
The lodge was then closed , and the members and their visitors partook of an excellent banquet . Among the visitors were Bros . Yates , 1366 ; McLachlan , 1607 ; Spalding , 1 G 93 ; Sadler , 1706 ; Watchangel , 182 S ; the Rev . J . Barrass , 1928 ; and Brown , 2009 . Upon the removal of the cloth , the usual toasts received full justice .
The I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " congratulated Bro . J . M . Murphy upon his highly satisfactory working . He said that the W . M . was a constant attendant at lodges of instruction , and took a great interest in all Masonic matters . He trusted that those officers desirous of achieving a like success when their time arrived to fill the chair would profit by Bro . Murphy's example .
The W . M . having replied in a few modest words , then called upon the senior Past Master present to propose "The Health of the Joining Member . " This having been done , Bro . Marshall , who , on rising , was received with great applause , said that he had been deeply touched by the kind manner in which the proposer of the toast had mentioned the Masonic services , and expatiated on the social and benevolent qualities of his late revered fathet . He had to thank the members of the lodge for having received him as
one of their number . He esteemed it as a very great honour to belong to a lodge that possessed so many distinguished brethren and influential citizens of the City of London . He was a very busy man , and could not promise to attend every meeting of the lodge , but they might rely upon him doing his best to further the cause of Masonry in general and the Farringdon Without Lodge in particular .
Bros . Bachoffner , H . J . Lardner , and 1 " . Simpson responded on behalf of "The Past Masters , " the utterances of the last named brother being quaint and humorous . Bros . Evans , Witt , and Webb , responded on behalf of " The Officers . " During the evening Bros . Dr . Hinton , J . Young , G . Herbert , W . Ramsey , and Sadler instrumentally and vocally entertained the brethren , the last-named has a tenor voice of good quality .
Trinity College Lodge , No . 1765 . The installation meeting of this lodge took place on Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., at Mandeville-place , W ., the W . M ., Bro . John Bennett , presiding , supported bv Bros . H . V . Geary , P . M . ; T . E . Biddlecombe , P . M . ; C J . Ozanne , P . M . ; J . A . Hammond , P . M ., Treas . ; and J . B . Sarjeant , P . M ., Sec . The other officers present were Bros . John Mills , S . W ., W . M . elect ; J . S . Eidmans , J . W . ; M . Taylor , S . D . ; Goodworth , J . D . j R . Sladdin , Org . ; J . R . Hammon , Stwd . ; W . Sarjeant , I . G . :
and G . Harrison . Tyler . Among the members were Bros . O . Doherty , H . Harrison . D . J . New , A . W . fickle , L . Meo , A . M . Cooper , G . C . Alcock , J . M . Patterson , W . S . Holder , and Sinclair Dunn . The visitors present included Bros . Graveley , P . M . 2 S , & c ; J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . for Boys ; F . J . East , W . M . 11 ; C , Davis , P . M . 1287 ; J . E . Shand , P . M . 12 S 7 ; S . W . Timson , P . M . 781 ; W . G . Greig , 2319 ; C . Couchman , 1 C 09 ; A . Warren , S ? S ; E . Elmslie , 27 S ; W . E . Jones , P . B . Black , 15 ; A . H . Jones , 27 S ; W . H . Graveley , SgS ^ R . E . Barnes , 871 ; F . H . Tate , 15 C 3 ; F . James , 21 C 3 ; and Geo . Watts , 1563 .
The lodge being duly opened , and the minutes read and confirmed , Bro . O'Doherty presented the Auditors' report , which was accepted by the unanimous vote of the brethren . Bro . G . A . Grant , 700 , was then proposed and elected a joining member and Mr . Hermann Wagner was initiated . Bro . J . A . Hammond , P . M ., officiating as D . C , presented Bro . J . Mills , W . M . elect , for the benefit of installa'bn , and he having assented to the charges and regulations , & c , the Board of Installed Masters was duly formed . Bro . Bennett , as Installing Officer , then inducted Bro . Mills into the chair of
K . S ., he performing the ceremony with admirable precision and great impressiveness . After the usual formalities , the W . M . appointed and invested the following ; officers—Bros . j . S . Eidmans , S . W . ; M . Taylor , J . W . ; J . A . Hammond , P . M ., Treas .: J . B . Sarjeant , P . M ., Sec ; W . G . VV . Goodworth , S . D . ; W . A . Sarjeant , J . D . A . W . Tickle , I . G . ; G . Callingham , D . C . ; Robt . Sladdin , Org . ; and George Harrison , Tyler . The addresses were delivered to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren respectively . Other business having been transacted , the lodge was closed , and the brethren retired to refreshment .
The loyal toasts having been proposed and honoured , that of "The Grand Officers " followed .
Bro . J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec R . M . I . B ., gave a brief and eloquent response . After paying a high compliment to the Installing Officer , Bro . Bennett , for the excellence of his working , he referred to the Earl of Lathom and other Grand Officers with whom he had the honour to serve . He also spoke of the claims of the Masonic Charities , and hoped the Trinity College Lodge would send a Steward to the next Festival of the Boys ' School . The W . M . briefly replied to his toast , which was proposed by Bro . Bennett . I . P . M .
Bro . H . Wagner , replying to the toast of" The Initiate , " expressed his sense of the privilege which had been conferred on him that evening . For " The Visitors " Bro . Graveley , P . M ., gave thanks for himself and his brother visitors for the hospitality extended to them , and congratulated the lodge on its good working , especially referring to the way in which Bro . Bennett had performed the installation ceremony . Bro . Davis , P . M ., also added a few words . For "The Past Masters" Bros . J . A . Hammond , J . B . Sarjeant , and Geary responded . The Tyler ' s toast ! clos : d the procesdings .
Acacia Lodge , No . 2321 . A regular meeting ot this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Bradford , on the 3 rd ult . The W . M ., Bro . S . A . Bailey , P . M ., presided , and amongst the members present were Bros . S . Robinson , I . P . M . ; A . Stephenson , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., D . C ; John Niven , P . M . ; C . H . Ellis , P . M ., Treas . ; J . T . Last , P . M ., Sec ; R . S . Hird , S . W . ; J . W . Bland , J . W ., as S . D . ; W . Shaw Smith , as J . D . ; J . S . Marsland , I . G . ; F . Kinder , as Org . ; and H . Holmes , Tyler . Visitors : Bros . T . J . Pickles , P . M . 25 S , P . P . G . D . C . ;
A . Butterworth , P . M . 1034 ; and J . Collen , 16 4 S . The lodge having been opened , the minutes ofthe previous meeting were confirmed . The ballot was taken for Mr , W . H . Townend , which proved in his favour , and , being in attendance , he was initiated by the W . M ., the working tools being explained by Bro . j . Niven , P . M ., and the charge delivered by Bro . C . H . Ellis , P . M ., Treas . Apologies were tendered for the unavoidable absence of a number of the brethren , after which the lodge was closed .
I he brethren having supped together , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , and a pleasant evening spent , the toasts being interspersed with songs and music .
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Bro . Dr . Roper said that whenever he pinned that beautiful jewel to his collar he should remember with feelings of gratitude the kindness which the brethren had always shown him . Bro . J . Bell , the senior P . M ., also made a feeling response , in which he alluded to their late Bro . J , F . Miller , whose funeral had taken place that day . He w : nt on to speak of their indebtedness to music , and expressed a strong desire that thev would maintain it in their ceremonies . He proceeded to speak ot the higher teachings of Masonry , and said that if those were carried out they mu ^ t be better citizen * .
Other toasts followed , and the harmony of the evening was appreciably emanced by some capital musical efforts , in which a number of the brethren took part .
Weyside Lodge , No . 1395 . A meeting of this lodge was held on the 22 nd ultimo , at the Masonic Halt , Woking , when there were present Bros . Arthur H . Bowles , W . M . ; W . Robinson , I . P . M . ; A . F . Asher , P . M . ; F . G . Pearce , J . W . ; Gilbert H . White , Treas . ; C . T . Tyler , Sec ; Chas . Beavis , H . H . Phipps , E . J . Scott , E . G . Baker , P . M . 476 ; G . G . Munro , G . S . Bowyer , J . H . W . Cleave , S . Boorman , I . G . ; E . B . Smallpeice , Viscount Cranley , and John Smyth . Visitors : Bros . James H . Hawkins , 410 , P . G . D . C . ; H . J . Bidwell ,
2120 , P . P . G . D . C ; W . Askham , P . M . 2317 ; J . A . Braik , W . M . 2310 : E . A . Brown , S . W . 2521 ; W . J . Hawkins , J . D . 2434 , 1046 ; Edmund M . Miles , P . M . 223 \; R . F . Gould , P . G . D . ; J . M . Cleave , 256 ; Sir W . H . Abdy , P . M . 2342 , P . G . D . ; ] . H . Salter , P . M . 2342 ; Geo . B . Lancaster , P . M . 12 S 7 ; Robert Stevens ; James Webb , W . M . 2120 ; F . Flood , P . M . 1149 ; J- Cawey Gage ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 , 1928 ; J . Blash , P . M ., Sec . 1564 ; G . H . Armitage , W . M . 370 : G . H . N . Biidges , P . M . 1216 , P . P . G . D . Somersetshire ; T . J . Railing , P . G . Sec . Essex , P . A . G . D . C . ; and J .
J . C . Turner , P . P . S . G . W . Essex . The W . M . raised to the Third Degree Bro . Vifcount Cranley , eldest son of the Provincial Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Onslow , G . CM . G ., and afterwards repeated the ceremonv with Bro . John Smyth . Subsequently he initiated the Rev . Herbert West , B . A . When these c < remcnies bad been peiformed , a presentation was made on behalf of a member ot the lodge—Bro . Roberts—of a beau iful portrait ot the Earl of Onslow , and a vote of thanks to Bro . Robeits , proposed by the W . M .
and seconded by the S . W ., was passed for the gift . Before the prcceed ' ngs of the lodge were terminated , the W . M . rose and said that a frivolous brother—not frivolous in the lodge , but frivolous at the banquet table—recently at one of the lodge suppers remarked to him on the subject of the smallness of the lodge Charity box , that considering the brethren of the ledge were very liberal to the Benevolent Fund , the box ought to be filled every time it went round . Taking that som what as a reproach , he ( Bro . Bowles ) determined to present the lodge with another Charity box in
commemoration of the son of the Provincial Grand Master for Surrey taking his Three Degrees in Masonry during his year of office . He had known Viscount Cranley from his lordship ' s birth , but he never expected that he should have had thc pleasure of initiating him in Freemasonry . However , such was the fact , and the box he then presented would commemorate it . He trusted it would be in the possession of the lodge many years , long even after Viscount Cranley became their Provincial Grand Master , and from the love they all had for his father they wished that the day might bj far dstant when that even happened .
The box was then presented . It was a handsome ebony box , with the Sacred Law in silver on the top , engraved * ' Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needv . " In front of the box was a silver plate / with the inscription : "Presented to the Weyside Lodge , No . 1395 , by W . Bro . Arthur H . Bowles , W . M , on the occasion of the admission into Freemasonry of Viscount Cranley , son of the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Onslow ,
G . C . M . G ., Prov . G . Master of Surrey . 1 S 96 . " In the panels at either end of the box was a silver plate with the Masonic emblems engraved . A vote of thanks , proposed by Bro . White , and seconded by the S . W ., was accorded to the W . M . for the handsome present , and the box was sent round in lodge for contributions , and then handed to the Treasurer . Supper followed the working of the lodge , the usual toasts being afterwards honoured .
Bro . Sir William Abdy responded for " The Grand Officers , " and said the W . M . had been very hard upon him . He was the junior member of the Grand Lodge present on that occasion , besides being not a full-fledged Grand Officer , but one on whom past rank had been conferred . Nevertheless , he was very proul of his rank . He wished to make one observation . All the brethren who had the privilege eith ; r a ? Mister , Past Masters , or Wardens , who had the privilege to attend Grand Lodge must have noticed when they were there the great dignity and harmony of the working , and if all who
were privileged to attend Grand Lodge did so it would help them to carry on their work . There were circumstances of Masonic life when one always felt the power of Grand Lodge ; there were occasions on which they saw how the spirit of Masonry was acting daily in promoting harmonious uidsrstinding an 1 bringing about the successful issue of undertaking ? wMc ' i might b : in people ' s minds . There were occasions when they saw that outside Grand Lodge , and witnessed it with the greatest pleasure and almost with surprise . Thiy had seen su : h that evening .
and he said it without flattery to the W . M . or his officers . When h ; witnessed the work , first the dignified way in which he carried out his work , WJII knoving that he was master of it both in the raising and the initiation , and not only that , when he saw the wheels within wheels , how the Wardens and the Djacons did their wjrk in assisting him , he thought the work was carried outgrandly . He congratulated the W . M and his oflicers both on his own work and also on that of his officers , and if their successors followed their example , they W'luld do honour to the lodge and be a credit to Misonry .
Few lodges he attended gave him such delight . Bro . Arthur H . Bowes , W . M ., in giving "The Provincial Grand Master , " sail the portrait of the Earl cf Onslow presented that evening wjuld be hung on the wills of the lodge . All members of the Province of Surrey knew that ths noble cut ' s family had lived in the neighbourhood for over 200 years . His lordship was High Steward of
the County , a Borough Councillor of one of the districts , and he had identified himself with Surrey , Gui'dford , and its immediate neighbourhood . He ( Bro . Bowles ) need say nothing to Surrey men to testify to the Earl of Onslow ' s qualities as a Surrey Mason ; they all knew him , and he was beloved in their midst . Hi coupled with the toast , as time was very short , "The Deputy Prov . G . M . and the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past . "
Bro . Hawkins , Prov . G . D . of C , responded , and said Viscount Cranley , who had been raised that evening , was born to a gieat heritage as well as to a great heritage in Masonry , because his father was greatly inter ested in it . He hoped Lord Cranley would follow Lord Onslow as a statesman in ye ars to come , and also as a Mason of the Province of Surrey , although , as the W . M . said in the lodge , they all hoped it would be long before he occupied that position in the Craft .
Bro . Arthur H . Bowles , W . M ., said before the visitors departed , as many were going to depart by the 10 p . m . train for London , he would bracket the next two toasts , "The Candidates that evening , the two brethren who had been raised , " and "The Initiate . " It was a unique position he had been in that evening , to see members of Church and State walk into Masonry on one and the same evening . It was the first time such a thing had occurred to him in his Masonic career of either introducing a noble lord and future statesman of the country and a clergyman of the Church into
Masonry the same evtning . He could assure Lord Cranley , as a diplomatist , he would carry with him the good wishes of every member of the Weyside Lodge , and the full assurance they could give him that when he went abroad he would find in foreign countries a great benefit in Masonry . To Bro . West he would say that , whilst hoping on behalf of the Weyside Lodge , that he appreciated Freemasonry as far as he could see it at
present , as he went further he would appreciate it more . On behalf of the Weyside Lodge , he welcomed him in Masonry , and hoped he would long be a member of the lod ge . He could not help looking forward into the dim future to see Bro . West perhaps as Archbishop of Canterbury , and Lord Cranley ai Pro Grand Master or Deputy Grand Matter meeting and shaking hands , and congratulating each other that they met as Masons in the Weyside Lodge .
Bro . Viscount Cranley , in replying and thanking the W . M . and brethren for what the former had said of him , and the latter for so kindly endorsing if , said he had a message from his father to jjive the brethren , that he deeply rejretted that reasons over which he had no control prevented him being am mg them . He only went out of his bed room the day before , and the doctor told him if he went out of the house he would not attend him any longtr . His father was extremely sorry for he would have liked to meet so many Iriends . He ( Lord Cranley ) hoped he would live to deserve the many kind things the W . M . had said of him . Bro . Smyth , also replied and said that although thc First and Second Degrees were a
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novelty to him , the First seeming very important , and thc Second better , the Third was the most impressive he had ever gone through , and he thanked the W . M . for the way in which he administered the last , and all the officers and brethren of the lodge for their instruction . Bro . West , the initiate , expressed his sincerest thanks for the way the W . M . had
spoken of him . Now that he had passed the First Degree he felt proud he had become one of the brethren . He thoroughly believed that Masonry was a great power for good in the world , and he should always try to uphold and support it in the best possible way and be as good a Mason as he could . The other toasts followed .
Farringdon Without Lodge , No . 1745 . This flourishing civic lodge met at the Viaduct Hotel on the 30 th ult ., when there were present , among others . Bros . J . M . Murphy , W . M . ; Evans , S . W . ; Witt , l . W . H . J . Lardner , P . M ., P . G . S ., Treas . ; J . D . Webb , J . D . ; Dr . J . W . Hinton , M . A .. P P CO ., Asst . Org . ; Major T . C . Walls , P . M ., P . G . S ., P . G . Std . Br . ; I . Young , P . M .-T . Simpson , P . M . ; G . Herbert , P . M . ; E . Schultz , P . M . ; N . P . Lardner , P . M . C . Bachoffner , I . P . M . ; J . W . Gaze , C . C , P . M . ; Lite , C . C ; and W . Ramsey , P . M .. P . P . G . D . ( Hon . Member ) .
1 he minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , Bro . E . R . Clemmers was impressively raised to the Third Degree by the W . M . A ballot was then taken on behalf of Bro . H . Brooks Marshall , M . A ., J . P ., C . C , W . M . 1777 , and it proved to be unanimous . It was resolved that a ball in connection with the lodge should be held early in the spring of next year . Apologies for non-attendance were received from Bros . W . H . Jackson , P . M ., Sec Dr . E . M . Lott , P . G . O . England , Org . ; J . Strugnell , P . M . ; H . Herbert , P . M . ; and others .
The lodge was then closed , and the members and their visitors partook of an excellent banquet . Among the visitors were Bros . Yates , 1366 ; McLachlan , 1607 ; Spalding , 1 G 93 ; Sadler , 1706 ; Watchangel , 182 S ; the Rev . J . Barrass , 1928 ; and Brown , 2009 . Upon the removal of the cloth , the usual toasts received full justice .
The I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " congratulated Bro . J . M . Murphy upon his highly satisfactory working . He said that the W . M . was a constant attendant at lodges of instruction , and took a great interest in all Masonic matters . He trusted that those officers desirous of achieving a like success when their time arrived to fill the chair would profit by Bro . Murphy's example .
The W . M . having replied in a few modest words , then called upon the senior Past Master present to propose "The Health of the Joining Member . " This having been done , Bro . Marshall , who , on rising , was received with great applause , said that he had been deeply touched by the kind manner in which the proposer of the toast had mentioned the Masonic services , and expatiated on the social and benevolent qualities of his late revered fathet . He had to thank the members of the lodge for having received him as
one of their number . He esteemed it as a very great honour to belong to a lodge that possessed so many distinguished brethren and influential citizens of the City of London . He was a very busy man , and could not promise to attend every meeting of the lodge , but they might rely upon him doing his best to further the cause of Masonry in general and the Farringdon Without Lodge in particular .
Bros . Bachoffner , H . J . Lardner , and 1 " . Simpson responded on behalf of "The Past Masters , " the utterances of the last named brother being quaint and humorous . Bros . Evans , Witt , and Webb , responded on behalf of " The Officers . " During the evening Bros . Dr . Hinton , J . Young , G . Herbert , W . Ramsey , and Sadler instrumentally and vocally entertained the brethren , the last-named has a tenor voice of good quality .
Trinity College Lodge , No . 1765 . The installation meeting of this lodge took place on Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., at Mandeville-place , W ., the W . M ., Bro . John Bennett , presiding , supported bv Bros . H . V . Geary , P . M . ; T . E . Biddlecombe , P . M . ; C J . Ozanne , P . M . ; J . A . Hammond , P . M ., Treas . ; and J . B . Sarjeant , P . M ., Sec . The other officers present were Bros . John Mills , S . W ., W . M . elect ; J . S . Eidmans , J . W . ; M . Taylor , S . D . ; Goodworth , J . D . j R . Sladdin , Org . ; J . R . Hammon , Stwd . ; W . Sarjeant , I . G . :
and G . Harrison . Tyler . Among the members were Bros . O . Doherty , H . Harrison . D . J . New , A . W . fickle , L . Meo , A . M . Cooper , G . C . Alcock , J . M . Patterson , W . S . Holder , and Sinclair Dunn . The visitors present included Bros . Graveley , P . M . 2 S , & c ; J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . for Boys ; F . J . East , W . M . 11 ; C , Davis , P . M . 1287 ; J . E . Shand , P . M . 12 S 7 ; S . W . Timson , P . M . 781 ; W . G . Greig , 2319 ; C . Couchman , 1 C 09 ; A . Warren , S ? S ; E . Elmslie , 27 S ; W . E . Jones , P . B . Black , 15 ; A . H . Jones , 27 S ; W . H . Graveley , SgS ^ R . E . Barnes , 871 ; F . H . Tate , 15 C 3 ; F . James , 21 C 3 ; and Geo . Watts , 1563 .
The lodge being duly opened , and the minutes read and confirmed , Bro . O'Doherty presented the Auditors' report , which was accepted by the unanimous vote of the brethren . Bro . G . A . Grant , 700 , was then proposed and elected a joining member and Mr . Hermann Wagner was initiated . Bro . J . A . Hammond , P . M ., officiating as D . C , presented Bro . J . Mills , W . M . elect , for the benefit of installa'bn , and he having assented to the charges and regulations , & c , the Board of Installed Masters was duly formed . Bro . Bennett , as Installing Officer , then inducted Bro . Mills into the chair of
K . S ., he performing the ceremony with admirable precision and great impressiveness . After the usual formalities , the W . M . appointed and invested the following ; officers—Bros . j . S . Eidmans , S . W . ; M . Taylor , J . W . ; J . A . Hammond , P . M ., Treas .: J . B . Sarjeant , P . M ., Sec ; W . G . VV . Goodworth , S . D . ; W . A . Sarjeant , J . D . A . W . Tickle , I . G . ; G . Callingham , D . C . ; Robt . Sladdin , Org . ; and George Harrison , Tyler . The addresses were delivered to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren respectively . Other business having been transacted , the lodge was closed , and the brethren retired to refreshment .
The loyal toasts having been proposed and honoured , that of "The Grand Officers " followed .
Bro . J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec R . M . I . B ., gave a brief and eloquent response . After paying a high compliment to the Installing Officer , Bro . Bennett , for the excellence of his working , he referred to the Earl of Lathom and other Grand Officers with whom he had the honour to serve . He also spoke of the claims of the Masonic Charities , and hoped the Trinity College Lodge would send a Steward to the next Festival of the Boys ' School . The W . M . briefly replied to his toast , which was proposed by Bro . Bennett . I . P . M .
Bro . H . Wagner , replying to the toast of" The Initiate , " expressed his sense of the privilege which had been conferred on him that evening . For " The Visitors " Bro . Graveley , P . M ., gave thanks for himself and his brother visitors for the hospitality extended to them , and congratulated the lodge on its good working , especially referring to the way in which Bro . Bennett had performed the installation ceremony . Bro . Davis , P . M ., also added a few words . For "The Past Masters" Bros . J . A . Hammond , J . B . Sarjeant , and Geary responded . The Tyler ' s toast ! clos : d the procesdings .
Acacia Lodge , No . 2321 . A regular meeting ot this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Bradford , on the 3 rd ult . The W . M ., Bro . S . A . Bailey , P . M ., presided , and amongst the members present were Bros . S . Robinson , I . P . M . ; A . Stephenson , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., D . C ; John Niven , P . M . ; C . H . Ellis , P . M ., Treas . ; J . T . Last , P . M ., Sec ; R . S . Hird , S . W . ; J . W . Bland , J . W ., as S . D . ; W . Shaw Smith , as J . D . ; J . S . Marsland , I . G . ; F . Kinder , as Org . ; and H . Holmes , Tyler . Visitors : Bros . T . J . Pickles , P . M . 25 S , P . P . G . D . C . ;
A . Butterworth , P . M . 1034 ; and J . Collen , 16 4 S . The lodge having been opened , the minutes ofthe previous meeting were confirmed . The ballot was taken for Mr , W . H . Townend , which proved in his favour , and , being in attendance , he was initiated by the W . M ., the working tools being explained by Bro . j . Niven , P . M ., and the charge delivered by Bro . C . H . Ellis , P . M ., Treas . Apologies were tendered for the unavoidable absence of a number of the brethren , after which the lodge was closed .
I he brethren having supped together , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , and a pleasant evening spent , the toasts being interspersed with songs and music .