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MULATION LODGE OF ^ IMPROVEMENT . 'I' HE A N N U A L V E S TIV A L of this Lodge VV BE HELD ON FRIDAY , 22 ND FEBRUARY NEXT , AT FREEMASONS' HALL , as usual . R . W . B RO . THE RT . HON . THE VISCT . DUNGARVAN , Provincial Grand Master of Somersetshire , Has kindly consented to preside . Lodge will be opened at Six o ' clock punctually . Tickets of admission ( 5 s . each , including Supper , but not VVine , & c ) , may be obtained of Bro . J OSEPH RUSSELL , Sec , 27 and 28 , Milk-street , E . C-, and of Bro . JNO . R . FREEMAN , Tyler of the Lodge , at Freemasons' Hall .

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PARTRIDGE & COOPER , "THE" STATIONERS , 191 & 192 , FLEET STREET , LONDON , Would invite attention to their LARGE AND WELL - SELECTED STOCK OF GENERAL & FANCY STATIONERY , Suitable for presents , such as Inkstands , Stationery , Cabinets , Ladies' and Gentlemen ' s Dressing Bags , Travelling and Brief Bags , & c , all of which are enumerated in their New Illustrated Catalogue , sent free on application .

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Zo Corre 0 pon *> ent 0 , A large number of lodge reports and other contributions unavoidably stand over for want of space .

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^^^Mi^ S ATURDAY , F EBRUARY 9 , 1895 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The nourishing town of Middlesborough was the scene of a very interesting function on Wednesday , the 30 th ult ., when the ceremony of opening a Seamen ' s Institute was performed by Lady Dixon , in the unavoidable absence of the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland . The Institute has been established mainly through the persistent efforts of the Rev .

Fred-Griffiths . Thc building , which was originally a Congregational Chapel , was purchased for £ 2000 , and having been since adapted for its present purposes , is now capable of accommodating some 500 persons . The ceremony of declaring the building open was gracefully performed by Lady Dixon , to whom a vote of thanks was passed by acclamation for her kindness in attc nding .

What , however , added exceptional eclat to the inauguration was the meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of North and East Yorkshire , under the presidency of Bro . the Marquis of Zetland , Prov . Grand Master . Prov . Grand Lodge having been opened , the brethren , who mustered in goodly numbers , marched in

procession lo the Institute , where thc Prov . Grand Master , assisted by his principal officers , laid the copestone at the northern buttress of the building with Masonic ceremonial . The proceedings were followed by a luncheon at the Town Hall , under the presidency of

Sir Raylton Dixon , and 111 the evening by a reception in the Mayor ' s Parlour , a public lea in the Crypt of the Town Hall , and a musical entertainment in the Hall itself . We hope to be able to find space for a detailed account of the ceremony in our next issue .

Masonic Notes.

The Carrington Lodge , No . 2421 , Amersham , has recently been doing some good service among the poor in its neighbourhood , for which it merits the highest praise . A Committee of the lodge , consisting of Bro . J . J . Thomas , W . M ., and Bros . R . Ferguson , H . G . Clarke , and George Darlington , having first taken

counsel with the ministers of the district , Miss Drake , and the Relieving Officer , have been distributing coal , the number of recipients being 60 , and the quantity delivered to each being two cwts . A second distribution has since been made among the same recipients

the same quantity being delivered to each . It may easily be imagined how great a boon is such a gift as this in such severe weather , and we congratulate the Carrington Lodge on having added another to the already numerous evidences that Masonic Charity is by no means limited to members of the Order .

The annual meeting of the Savage Club Lodge , No . 21 9 , was held , at Freemasons' Hall , on Tuesday evening , the 5 th instant , when Bro . Edmund Rosenthal was installed in the chair of K . S . There was a large muster of members and visitors , good work in lodge , a

capital dinner afterwards , and the customary entertainment , on the merits of which at previous installation meetings we have spoken so often in terms of wellmerited praise . Our report of the proceedings will appear next issue . * * *

We congratulate Bro . W . Lake , who has been recently appointed to the office of Chief Clerk in the Grand Secretary ' s oflice , on his installation on Monday , the 4 th inst ., as W . M . of the St . Botolph's Lodge , No . 2020 . Bro . L ? ke was one of the principal founders of this flourishing lodge , and from the beginning of its career had held the important oflice of

Secretary . The brethren , however , were anxious , in recognition of his services in that capacity , to have him for their W . M ., and he was accordingly elected , at the meeting in December , to fill the chair for the current year , and installed in office , as we have said , on Monday . A full report of the proceedings will be found in another part of our columns .

# # # The Philadelphia Keystone of the 19 th ult ., contains an interesting account of the celebration of the 25 th Anniversary of its constitution by the officers and members of Covenant Lodge , No . 45 6 , on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania . This lodge was

constituted on ( he 12 th January , 1870 , and from the briet historical sketch whicli was delivered in the course of the proceedings we judge that its career has been a prosperous one . Of the 28 Past Masters of the lodge , 15 were present at this meeting , and five were

absent , while eight have died . There was also a strong muster of members and visitors in honour of the event , among the latter being the Deputy Grand Master and the Senior and Junior Grand Wardens , and Past Grand Masters Conrad B . Day and Michael Arnold of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania .

# # # It appears from the statement of accounts appended to the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Scotland at its Quarterly Communication in November last , that the Funds and Estate of Grand Lodge on the 30 th November , 18 93 , amounted to . £ 33 , 788 14 s . 4 d . ; that

the income from all sources during the yfear ended the 29 th November , 18 94 , was £ 45644 s . 3 d ., and the expenditure ^ 2339 14 s . 7 d . Deducting from the balance in favour of Grand Lodge for the year 1892-3 , the sum of £ 1142 15 s . 4 d . being the one half of the Free

Income of Grand Lodge for that year , paid over in terms of the Constitution to the Extended Scheme of Scottish Masonic Benevolence , the funds and estate , at the close of last year ' s account , amounted to £ 34 , 870 8 s . 8 d . * * *

The Voice of Masonry is of opinion that the constant denunciation of non-afiiliates is both unwise and inexpedient . It is unwise , because the only result thus far has been to bring about the adoption in sundry jurisdictions of legislative measures which are the reverse of commendable ; and it is inexpedient ,

because the number of those who , to use the expression current among United States Masons , " dimit , " that is , retire from Masonry , or are suspended for nonpayment of dues , is very small . According to a table - prepared by Bro . Jesse B . Anthony , of New York , the percentage of "dimissions" is only 2 ' 39 , and of

suspensions for non-payment of dues only r 8 4 , or together 4 . 23 . Against these must be set the per centage of affiliations and restorations wljich is set down by the same authority as 2 ' 82 . Under these circumstances it is very wisely suggested that non-affiliates should be left alone . Here in England the non-affilia ' . e