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PZ P P 1 G VV ., Treas . ; Kenneth McEwen , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., Sec . ; Thomas Houghton , S . D . ; Jnmes Evans . J . D . ; F . J . Gamlin , P . M ., P . G . D . C ., D . of C . ; Horace Haselden , Org . ; R . J . Hughes , I . G . ; J . A . Lang , Stwd . ; and Fred Hughes , After the business of the lodge the brethren adjourned to the Westminster Hotel , and sat down to a banquet laid out and served in faultless style by Bro . Lang . the in

A long toast list was gone through , "The Health of W . M . " being proposed appropriate terms by Bro . K . McEwen , and suitably responded tor The toast of "The Visitors" was proposed by Bro . Geo . A . Taverner , and responded to by the visitors present . The toast of" The Masonir . Charities " was proposed by Bro . F . Wallis , S . W ., and acknowledged by Bro . H . A . Steer . ^

. „ . .. The harmony of the evening was contributed to by Bros . Murgatroyd , Lazarus , Walton , Haselden , Proctor , J . Evans , F . J . Gamlin , and others . The Quartette Party from Burnley rendered several pieces to the great delight of the company .

Earl of Mornington Lodge , No . 2000 . The regular meetings of this lodge were resumed on Friday , the 25 th ult ., at the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , VV ., when there were present Bros . Hugh T . Taylor ; W . M . ; A . Dawson Jones , S . W . ; J . Davidson , J . W . ; H . R . Rose , P . M ., P . G O ., Treas . ; W . A . Bowser , P . M ., Sec . ; F . M . S . Lewin , S . D . ; W . W . Szlumper , J . D . ; H . L . Sarson , I . G . ; VV . Turner , I . P . M . ; A . VV . Lee Mitchell , P . M ., P . G . S . B . ; J . Pollard , P . M . ; R . Lake , P . M . ; R-S . Fairbank , P . M . ; W . Lewis Barrett , G . Budd , F . E .

Bartlett , 1 . H . Dallas , R . I . Probyn-Williams , M . D ., A . C Probyn-Williams , W . A . Bird , G . B . Flux , M . D ., G . I . Schorstein , M . D ., J . F . W . Silk , M . D ., H . M . Allan , A . R . Woodbridge , H . M . Tod , M . B ., J . D . Pattullo , H . A . Tom Fairbank , M . B ., R . Hilton , E . Dalzell , H . Parkin , and T . Bowler , Tyler . Visitors : Bros . W . Russell , P . A . G . D . C ; S . J . Notley , P . G . S . B . ; Fountain Meen , P . G . •Org . ; E . Symonds , W . M . 2369 ; H . Samome , W . M . 2 S 4 S ; A . Ball , P . M . 5 , P . G . S . ; Sir VV . Quale lones , P . M . 1871 , P . P . S . G . W . ; A . M . Moore , JJ ) . 1150 ; L . Williams , J . D . 15 S 4 ;

W . D . Crawford , 972 ; and W . Lloyd Williams , 2620 . The lodge having been opened , and the minutes of the last regular meeting read and confirmed , the W . M . rose , and in the name of the lodge welcomed Bro . VV Turner , I . P . M ., on his return from the South African War , and presented him with th : Past Master ' s jewel of the lodge , which was voted to him at the meeting in November last . Bro . Turner returned thanks , and expressed the pleasure he felt in being in his mother lodge once more . The ballot was then taken , and proved uninim JUS . in favour

of Bro . Harold William Couzens as a joining member , a ' so in favour of Mijor John H . Tull Walsh , I . M . S ., who was duly initiated into Freemjiionry in an exemplary manner by the VV . M ., who also delivered the charge . Bro . H . A . Tom Fairbank was then passed to the Degree of F . C . The Secietary , Bro . Bowser , P . M ., reported thit the members of the lodge had liberally supported his list as Steward at the recent Festival of the Boys' School , and had also contributed to the lists ot Bro . R . H . Turner , P . M ., for the Girls' School , and Bro . T . Pollard , P . M ., for the Benevolent . Bro . R . Lake ,

P . M ., D . C , announced his intention of going up as Steward at the next anniversary Festival of the Girls' School . Three candidates for initiation having been proposed , the I . P . M ., Bro . W . Turner , presented the lo 3 ge with a magnificent silver cigar box , "asa memento of hisyearof office as W . M ., spent with the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War , 1900-igoi . " In the lid of the box two

sovereigns are let in , one of Queen Victoria , 1900 , and the o ' . her of President Kruger , iSgS . also two bullets extracted by Bro . Turner , one from a Boer and the other from an Englishman . He was most heartily thanked by the brethren for his valuable gift , and then , on behalf of himself and the officers of the lodge during his Worshipful Mastership , Bro . Turner presented Bro . R . S . Fairbank , P . M ., with a Past Master ' s collar and jewel in recognition of the excellent work done by the latter as acting W . M . during last

year . The Charity maul having been passed round , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to a recherche banquet . The VV . M ., Bro . H . T . Taylor , presided , and gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts .

In proposing ' * The Health of the Grand Officers , " the VV . M . stated that at the recent installation of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught as M . W . G . M ., the Earl of Mornington I odge had again been honoured , in the fact that the purple had been contended on a Past Master of the lodge , Bro . A . W . Lee-Mitchell , P . G . S . B . The toast was replied to by Bros . W . Russell , P . A . G . D . C , and S . J . No ' . ley ,

P . G . S . B . "The Health of the W . M . " was proposed in felicitous terms by the I . P . M ., Bro . W . Turner . The toast of " The Initiates " was humorously acknowledged by Bro . J . H . Tull

Walsh . "The toast of "The Past Masters" was responded toby Bros . W . Turner , I . P . M ., and W . A . Bowser , P . M . and Sec . 'The toast of "The Officers" followed , and the Tyler ' s toast brought a most successful meeting to a close . The prccetdings of the evening were enlivened by a choice selection of part songs and instrumental music contributed by Bros . G . May , E . Dalzell , Branscombe , and R . Hilton , as a vocal quartet ; Bro . W . Lewis Barrett on the flute ; and Bros . H . R . Rose , P . M .. P . G . O ., and Fountain Meen , P . G . O ., on the pianoforte .

Acanthus Lodge , No . 27 J 5 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . JOHN FENTON-JONES , J . P . The annual installation ceremony of Ihe above lodge was hf * ld at the Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool-street , on the evening of Tuesday , the 5 th instant . The lodge having been opened , and some formal lodge business transacted , Hro . James Oliver Grant was raised , and Bio . Harry May passed , and the report of the Audit Committee received . Hro . John Fenton-Jones was then installed in succession to his son , Bro . VV . F . Fenton-Jones , the retiring VV . VI ., Bro . H . H . Finch , P . M .,

undertaking Ihe part of Installing Master , and peiforming the ceremony in a mai kedly able and irrpiessive manner . The newly-installed W . M . then appointed and invested the following ofiicers for the ensuing year : Bros . VV . F . Fenton-Jones , I . P . M . ; j . M . Bathgate , S . W . ; H . H . Finch , P . M ., J . W . ; Chas . Steel , P . M ., Treas . ; W . R . leffrav . P . M ., Sec ; R . A . Osman , S . D . ; G . T . Bagnall , J . D . ; VV . J . Davenport , I . G . ; J . T . W . Rous , D . C . ; A . S . Croome , Org . ; W . J . Rous , VV . C Croome and A . S . Croome , Stwds . ; and W . H . Martin , P . M ., P . Z ., Tyler . Prepositions for membership having been received , the lodge was closed , and an adjournment made to the banquet prepared in an adjoining roam , at the conclusion of which the customary loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured .

Bro . Steel , P . M ., Treas ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " observed that the latter , for a number of years past , ha-1 been a member of the lodge , and had that night been installed as W . M . He was not going to flitter him and say he was absolutely perfect , as wis too often said of the W . M . at installation banquets , Iiut he felt sure the W . M . would improve in the working , aid b : all theycouU wish for . Ha had known the W . M . for 20 years , and had always found him fair and above boardand

, what was very important in a Masonic lodge , punctual . Bro . J . Fcnton-Jone 5 , J . P ., W . M ., who was rectived with prolonged applause , thanked the brethren for the manner in which _ they had received the toast . He felt it to be an honour to occupy the position in which he had been placed that night . He had been initiated in 1 S 70 . and though he had not gone forward very rapidly , yet the older he got the better he liked Masonry .

Thc W . M . proposed "The Health of Bro . H . H . Finch , P . M ., the Installing Master , " and observed that tlie way in which he performed the work was calculated to gladden the heait of any Mason . He hoped to see Bro . Finch in the chair of the lodge again . Bro . Finch , in reply , expressed his pleasure in hiving been deputed to perform the installation ceremony , yet regretted the absence of Hro . VV . Finch , through illness , who

would otherwise have been called upon to perform the ceremony . Personally , his heart ar . d soul was in Freemasonry , for the further one looked into its ceremonies , the more was theie to be seen behind them . There was a religion in its rituals , and more than a ic-ligicn , anila gocd Mason when his time came could ask with confidence for admission to the Giand Lodge above . ' Tlie toast of "The Visitors " was responded to by liro . Jardine , P . M . 2029 , the

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other visitors present including Bros . P . D . Smith , 201 ; Page , 2327 ; A . Bragg , 2 C 99 ; and Peacock , 127 S . TheW . M ., in proposing " The Health of the I . P . M . and Past Masters , " stated that his son had performed his duties in a way very pleasing to himself as a father . Bro . W . F . Fenton-Jones , I . P . M ., in reply , stated that now he was a _ P . M . he felt he had ascended a higher rung on the ladder than he had previously occupied , and paid a tribute to Bro . Dr . Gordon Brown for standing aside to allow of his father occupying the Master ' s chair , this not being the first occasion on whichBro . Grdon Brown had exhibited a spiiit of similar self-sacrifice in the lodge .

Other Past Masters also responded , the remaining toasts being those of "The Treasurer and Secretary , " " The Officers of the Lodge , " and the Tyler's toast . A musical entertainment of exceptional excellence was rendered during the banquet , under the direction of Bro . A . Swayne Croome , Org ., in which Miss Lilian Graham , Bros . Ii it Graham , Finlay Dunn , and Bernard Russell , Messrs . Ernest Cherry , Jas . Davis , C . Furness Peters , L . R . A . M ., and George Burgess took part .

St . Bride Lodge , No . 2817 . An emergency meeting of the above lodge was held at the Hotel Cecil , on Monday , the 4 th inst ., the chair was occupied by the I . P . M ., Bro . C . J . Drummond , in the absence-of the Lord Mayor , the VV . M . of the lodge , who was assisting at another function in the same building . Bro . Drummond performed the ceremony of passing

two brethren to the Second Degree , and initiated two others , while three other brethren were raised to the Third Degree by Bio . Roberts . During the evening , the Grand Treasurer , Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , communicated the following message to the the VV . M . and brethren : " The Lord Mayor sends his fraternal regards to his brethren of St . Br ide L * : dge , ard heattily reciprocates the expression of their good wishes .

Instruction.

Instruction .

ST . JOHN THE BAPTIST LODGE , No . 475 . At a meeting of the above lodge of instruction on Tuesday , the 29 th ult ., at Luton , a handsome illuminated address was presented to Bro . J . Gladwell on his impending departure from the town . The address , which Was signed by the whole of the members , was expressive of appreciation of the recipient's brilliant work in Masonry , and of good wishes for the future . Bro . Gladwell was mainly instrumental in securing the establishment of a Prov . G . Lodge for Bedfordshire , and has served in the distinguished office of Prov . J . G . W .

The presentation was felicitously made by Bro . G . J . Wardill , and Bro . Gladwell feelingly responded . There was a large muster of members .

ISLINGTON LODGE , No . 1471 . The usual weekly meeting was held on Tuesday , the sth instant , at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , N ., when there were present : Bros . H . J . Dunaway , W . M . ; J . Horstead , S . W . ; E . Richards , J . W . ; W . Hancock , P . M ., Preceptor ; A . F . Hardyment , P . M ., P . G . D . C . Norfolk , Asst . Preceptor ; C M . Coxon , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Herts , Treas . ; M . Relph , S . D . ; I-. Morris , J . D . ; S . Cload , I . G . ; H . R . Maskall , E . Lucas , P . E . Gates . W . B . Griffiths , and others .

The lodge was opened and the minutes read and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was then rehearsed , Bro . C Weston being the candidate . The ancient charge was given . The ceremony of raising was afterwards rehearsed , Bro . Fischer being the candidate . Bro . Horstead was elected W . M . for the ensuing week , officers in rotation . The lodge was then closed .

Ancient And Accepted Rtte.

Ancient and Accepted Rtte .

Cantabrigia Chapter , No . 112-The Cantabrigia Chapter , No . 112 , was held at the Lion Hotel , Cambridge , on Wednesday , the 30 th ult . Bro . F . W . Miller , M . W . S ., perfected Hro . W . Le C Goodwin ( Lodge 2107 , Newmarket ) , and Bro . C . C . Vincent ( Royal Clarence Lodge , Suffolk ) . He subsequently installed his successor , Bro . F . H . Potts , in an impressive manner . The following ofiicers were then appointed and invested by the M . W . S .,

namely : Bros . W . Purchas , Prelate ; T . A . Guyot , ist General ; A . R . Jennings , 2 nd General ; Oliver Papworth , 30 , Treas . ; F . W . Miller , I . P . M . W . S ., Recorder ; T . Cowling , Grand Marshal ; IS . Chennell , P . M . W . S ., D . C ; S . H . Sharman , Herald ; F . T . McMurray , Capt . of Guard : and J . Dempster , P . M . W . S .. Stwd . The visiting brethren were : Bros . G . J . McKay , 32 , R . H . Adie , I . P . M . W . S . Chapter No . 30 ; and W . J . Arrnitage , M . W . S . Chapter No . 30 .

AT A MEETING on SMurday last of his Majesty ' s Lieutenants for the City of London , at Guildhall , at which the Lord Mayor ( Hro . Alderman Green ) presided , resolutions of congratulation to his Majesty and to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York , on the safe return home of their Royal Highnesses , were unanimously passed .

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