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larity , and crown with success all thc endeavours of individual Masons to support the charitable institutions . His Worship ' s sentiments were greatly applauded , and the loyalty of the brethren received strong proof . Still , said thc W . M ., was there a more important toast to introduce , and this , he said , comprised three in one , the Prov . Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand

Officers . Of all of these he spoke with a personal knowledge of their worth and work , as sincere Masons , who never shrank from their duty , and who had the sincere love of all the brethren under the English Constitution . This reminded him of Bro . Hervcy . Bro . Wigram , and Bro . Woodford , and gave him occasion to recall the beautiful work which had that day been witnessed in lodge , and

which had afforded the brethren so much gratification . As the highest Grand Officer present , Grand Chaplain , the Rev . S ., R . Wigram , responded , but apologised if there had been detected any rustincss in his working as S . W ., for which office he had not been expected to be cast . The apology , however , was by no means necessary , for the work was perfect . The Grand Chaplain said he could not

but be struck at the work which the lodge had commenced with , and foresaw that the W . M . was preparing a rod for thc backs of his successors , inasmuch as the excellence of his work would keep thc brethren who were aspiring to thc chair fully occupied in acquiring the duties of W . M . He was , however , sure that the oflicers would not be backward in going up to thc chair ,

and would do the best they could to follow in their W . M . ' s footsteps . Then came the toast of "Thc Consecrating Officer , Bro . Hervey , " whose valuable services that day rendered to the lodge would never be forgotten so long as there was a member of the lodge living who had had thc good fortune to be present whilst the lodge was formally dedicated to Freemasonry . He was sure there would be

handed down , from generation to generation , the memory of that auspicious occasion ; auspicious in two senses—first , because it was the inauguration of a new lodge , and secondly , because it had commenced its career under such bright and brilliant circumstances . The fame of the lodge would be enhanced by the fact of so distinguished a Mason , so genial a man , and so kindly a Grand Officer as John

Hervey attending to lay the first stone of the establishment . Thc lodge had been erected on a firm basis and a permanent foundation . Passing over further compliments in the presence of such a brother , whose fame was in all lodges , he refrained from gilding refined gold , but added that Bro . Hervey was a man thoroughly honoured and respected . He then proposed his health , and hoped , as all

W . M . ' s who have been honoured with Bro . llcrvcy ' s company have hoped , that they might frequently sec him again as their guest . After due honours had been done to the toast the subject of it responded , expressing his gratification at the very roseate hue in which he had been painted by the W . M . He was pleased to think he had rendered some service , but could not claim all the

performance to himself . Other brethren were associated with him in thc performance , and they , as well as he , were as pleased as he to forward thc cause they all had at heart . All had been delighted to hear Bro . Woodford ' s excellent address , and for Bro . Little , he looked upon him as his alter ego , for he was as capable of consecrating a lodge as himself . To

turn from mentioning self , which was at all times an unpleasant task , he would , with the permission of thc W . M ., propose another toast for the brethren ' s acceptance This was " The Health of the W . M ., and Success to the Chaucer Lodge , " and this gave him an opportunity of again thanking the lodge for conferring on him thc distinction of being one of its honorary members . Thc W . M . was well known

to the Craft , and by his efforts in its behalf had done it good service , and it gave him , as he had said in lodge , great pleasure to commit thc warrant to his keeping . Thc lodge was numbered 1540 , along way down in the list ; but if it followed the example of many that preceded it , it would rise to great eminence . Thc brethren who had become its officers were . a guarantee of this , and would clo

their best for the charities of the Order , and for loyalty , which he looked upon not as loyalty to the Royal Family alone , but as loyalty to the Craft . It must have been in that sense that the Grand Master on the occasion of his installation used the words "Charity and Loyalty "—" charity " to thc world in general ; " loyalty" to thc Craft . Thc W . M . replied . The lodge having no past he could not

refer to the years gone by , nor to the Past Masters . He was therefore full of hope and confidence—hope that the brethren of thc lodge would have generous consideration at the hands of their confreres among whom they worked * , confidence that they would endeavour to deserve the good opinion of those among whom they worked . No effort would be spared on his part , or on thc part

of those who had been that day entrusted with office , to perform Masonry ' s true work . Alone , he was able to do nothing ; but with his Wardens Deacons , Treasurer , Secretary , and I . G ., he hoped to make the lodge a success . Established that day on historic ground , almost exactly on the spot where 500 years ago that first of English poets trod the roadway on his

celebrated pilgrimage to Canterbury , of which he had left such excellent records behind , he trusted that the lodge would perpetuate his name for ages to come . It was a fact that on that day , while they were rearing that temple with Chaucer ' s name attached , the old Tabard Inn , from which the pilgrims set out on their notable journey to Canterbury , was being pulled down . Therefore he thought

they had been employed 111 a good service to thc neighbourhood in establishing a Masonic lodge . Referring to the lines from Chaucer given above , thc W . M . said thai when h « presided as Master of the Mount Lebanon Lodge he had endeavoured to carry out his duties with " truth and honour , freedom and courtesy . " Above all , he had endeavoured to perform the greatest of all duties—benevo-

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lence . He had had thc honour of being a Mason twelve years . He had served nine Stewardships , and though he did not say this in a spirit of boasting , he was not tired of his course . Next Wednesday he hoped to carry up £ 500 to thc Boys' School Festival . He trusted others would do likewise . Reverting to the subject of the lodge , he hoped it would have a bright future and would always hold out

thc right hand of fellowship to visitovs . Next year he hoped to instal his successor in the chair , and on that occasion to have an equal number of visitors , whose health he now proposed . Bro . Isaac J . Hooper Wilkins responded , and concluded by wishing " Prosperity to thc Chaucer Lodge , and may it Live Long and Flourish . " At this point the W . M . asked the brethren to subscribe

half-a-crown a-piecc towards the relief of thc distress caused by the recent inundations in France . This was immediately and cheerfully done , and £ 6 2 s . 6 d . was collected . Bro . thc Rev . A . F . A . Woodford proposed " The Charities , " and drew attention to the fact that £ 25 , 000 a-year was collected for thc Masonic Institutions . He refuted thc doctrine of the Masonic Order being a

rich order ; for , though they had some members of rank and opulence among them , a very large majority were thc great middle class , who had but small incomes to provide for their families . The greater credit was , therefore , due to them for so nobly supporting thc charities . Although he was speaking in the presence of Bro . Little , there was no institution in this country which deserved

more heartily thc support of thc Order at the present moment than thc Boys' School . The boys educated there were the sons of our own brethren with whom we had sat down . We stood in loco parentis to these boys , and were bound to give them thc best education we could . The Girls' School was second to none , and , speaking as an old clergyman , he did not know of another institution lor

girls in thc country so well conducted . He had , also , nothing but praise to bestow on the Benevolent Institution for Aged Masons anil Masons' Widows . Bro . E . H . Thiellay thanked the W . M . and brethren on behalf of his distressed countrymen in France for the collection made on their behalf . Bro . Binckes responded for " Thc Charities . " No such limited body as Masons contributed so largely to

their institutions , which were a pride to the Order . In thc presence of such brethren as those around him it was unnecessary that lie should go through the various needs and deserts of those institutions . Suffice it to say that taking all three together there were sonic 600 individuals supported by them , who , but for them , would be left to the mercies of thc cold world . Bro . Binckes afterwards noticed thc

new experiment of the Wednesday , and the alteration in the date of thc festival , in the locale , and in the system of brethren dining alone . He volunteered to predict success for it , anil believed that more than ( ioo would sit down to banquet at the Alexandra Palace . If it should be a success it would be thc inauguration of a new regime , and he asked thc brethren to endeavour to make it a success . In

a pecuniary point of view he expected the Stewards' lists would rival the largest sum the institution ever had received . He concluded by thanking the brethren for having on this , their first meeting in thc Chaucer Lodge , sent up Stewards lo each of the institutions . After the other toasts had been disposed of , thc brethren retired , having spent a delightful evening , which was enlivened by some charming singing and recitations by various brethren .

Masonic Tidings.

Masonic Tidings .

A full report of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Suffolk , by our own correspondent , will appear in our next issue . ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE . —The annual fete in aid of this Institution took place at . the Alexandra Palace , on Saturday last , and , despite the very unfavourable weather , drew together a large attendance . Thc amusements offered

to the public were of a varied description . Selections from a few of the most popular pieces of the present day were given , in which many well known artistes sustained characters , Bros . James and Thome appearing in "Our Boys . " In thc Great Hall , Mrs . Stirling , Miss Ada Swanborough , Miss Fowler , the Vokes family , and many others contributed a scries of miscellaneous amusements .

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION . —Among the valuable prizes at the forthcoming Wimbledon meeting is one for £ 20 , contributed by the well known firm Messrs . Feltoe & Sons , proprietors of thc popular " Speciality " Sherry , Albcmarle-strcct .

The Prince and Princess of Wales will open the new branch establishment of thc Kent-road Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Margate on Monday , thc 19 th inst . Wc learn from Portsmouth that thc Duke of Connaught proposes shortly lo take a voyage in his yacht along thc coast of Syria .

Thc Grand Lodge of Quebec have appointed Bro . George Kenning to supply the whole of the Grand Officers with thc necessary clothing and jewels . This Insignia , which is of a most elaborate description , will be on view , as soon as finished , at thc Masonic Depot , Little Britain , and of this due notice will be given .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Star Lodge of Instruction , 127 s , at the Marquis of Granby , New Cross Road , on Saturday , the 24 th inst ., by Bro . T . Pulsford , P . M . 11 -j 8 , tic . Lodge will be opened at G . 30 precisely .

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MOUNT LEIIANON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION ( NO . 73 ) . . The ceremony of consecration and installation will be worked in this Lodge of Instruction on Wednesday evening the 14 th July inst ., at 8 o ' clock precisely , by Bro . Terry

P . M ., P . Z ., and Secretary of the Benevolent Institution , at Bro . Plock's , " Windsor Castle , " 199 , Southwark Brid ge Road . Brethren are invited to attcnd ; Masonic Craft clothing to be worn . This excellent Lodge of Instruction meets every Wednesday evening ' at 8 o ' clock ; Bro . Noke , P . M ., Preceptor .

A Concert will be given for the benefit of the widow of the late Richard Limpus , founder of thc College of Organists , Organist of St . Michael ' s , Cornhill , and Provincial Grand Organist of Middlesex , at St . George ' s Hall , Langham Place , Regent-street . Thc following artistes have already kindly promised their assistance : ¦ —

Vocalists : Miss Edith Wynne and Miss Annie Sinclair , Miss Julia Elton , Madame Poole , Miss Kate Wild , and Miss Palmer ; Mr . George Perrcn , Mr . Wilbye Cooper , Mr . Henry Guy , Mr . Stedman , Mr . G . T . Carter , Mr . Pearson , and Sir . W . H . Cummings . Signor Caravoglia , Mr . Thurley Bcale , Mr . Theodore Distin , and Mr . Lewis

Thomas . Instrumentalists : Pianoforte , Miss Ellen Day , Mr . Charles E . Stephens , and Mr . Henry Parker . Conductors : Mr . Ganz , Mr . Sidney Naylor , Mr . Walter Macfarren , and Mr . F . Kingsbury . A selection of glees and part songs will be sung by the gentlemen of the Choir of

St . Michael's Cornhill . Prices of admission—Five Shillings , Three Shillings , and Two Shillings . Tickets to be obtained at Messrs . Cramer and Co . ; Chappcll and Co . ; Boosey and Co . ; Novello and Co ., and of Mrs . Limpus , 41 , Queen-square .

Bro . Frederick Kent , C . C ., has received thc diploma of Fellow of the Royal Historical Society . Bro . the Right Hon . George Ward Hunt , as First Lord of the Admiralty , has accepted the invitation of the membcrs of the Navy Club to be their guest on Wednesday , the 28 th inst ., at Willis ' s Rooms .

Bro . His Royal Highness Prince Leopold , attended by thc Hon . Alexander S'orkc , left Windsor Castle on Wednesday for Boyton Manor , Wilts , to be present at the marriage of Bro . Collins , which took place on the 8 th inst . Bro . Captain Boyton paid a visit to Middlcsborough on

Wednesday , for the purpose of displaying his life-saving dress . Many thousands of visitors were attracted from the surrounding towns , the weather being very propitious . The captain repeated his evolutions , and during the hour occupied was loudly cheered .

A testimonial is about to be presented to Bro . H . W . Smith , of Seaham Harbour , on his leaving , after a residence in the town of forty-three years . THE BOYS' SCHOOL . —With respect to Bro . Perrott ' s circular , and Bro . Binckes' reply , wc deem it to be in thc

interests of Freemasonry to publish neither . The matter has assumed a purely personal phase , which is unsuitable to the columns of the Freemason . With regard to the prizes , we have received two lists , which entirely differ , so we publish neither , as the number even of the names , is not the same .

FREEMASONRY IN NEW YORK . —Two capital engravings of the Dedication of thc Masonic Temple in New York appeared in last week's issue of the Pictorial ll'orld . MANSION HOUSE . —We arc requested to state that the Lady Mayoress ' s receptions will be discontinued until lurtlict notice .

ALEXANDRA PALACE . —On Thursday last the great fete of the season was given in the Alexandra Palace , Madame Adclina Patti having consented to appear in connection with other members of Mr . Gyc ' s company . In the evening there was a brilliant display of fireworks .

THE TOULOUSE FLOODS . —The Lord Mayor has received from her Majesty thc Queen a cheque for £ 200 for this fund . Among the other principal amounts received at the Mansion House in respect of this fund were £ 400 from Lord Derby , £ 500 from Messrs . Fredk . Huth and Co .,

£ 100 each from Messrs . Heath and Co . and Mr . F . H . Dutton , £ 40 from Colonel and Mrs . Gordon , £ 26 5 s . from Messrs . Veitch and Sons , and £ 20 from Mr . J . Dear man Birchall . The total receipts amount to neatly £ 6000 .

The City of Carthage , which sailed from Liverpool lot Calcutta on the 4 th of June , arrived out [ on Sunday , having made the quickest passage on record . Thc consecration of the Liverpool Lodge will take p lace at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , on Wednesday the 14 th . Thc Rev . J . F . Goggin , Past Prov . Grand Chaplain , Rector of Rufford , will be installed the first W . M .

HOLLOWAY ' PILLS AMI OINTMENT . —When the weather is hot it will be found that persons who suiter from swcllcil feet and ankles , varicose veins , ulcers , and sores of all kinds , and , in iiic lf from any skin disease , feel ihesc complaints more troublesoin and aggravating than at any other time of thc year . They w " , soon liml relief in thc use of these remedies , for if the wounds n ulcers arc dressed with this Ointment it at once soothes the " ' . " liility oftlie skin , causes , thc discharges to lose their acrimoiiio " ^ character , and lessens any inflammation that may he present , cannot be too widely known lhat these twin remedies are 1 most powerful of anti-l ' ebrilc and anti-inflammatory agents ' possess . —Anvr .