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During the ceremony of installation , which was performed by Bro . Daniel Mayer , W M ., Bro . W . B . Abbott , P . M ., acted as S . W . ; Bro . James Duncan , P . M ., as r W ' •' and Bro . Stimpson , P . M ., Secretary , as D . C . Bro . Henry Ashur Tobias , p Mi ' 5 , P . G . Std . Br ., was installed as the W . M . for the year , and Bro . D . Mayer received the collar of the Immediate Past Master . The other officers of the lodge for the year were : Bros . William Banister Abbott , P . M ., S . W . ; Harold Coxen , J . W . ; tames Duncan , P . M ., Treasurer ; Robert Henry Stimpson , P . M ., Secretary ; Michael
. l ~ I- »_ I _ c r » . r-i 1— T n-: n : n 1 n . \ A ; : II .- - « \\ t ~ AA ' . ~* in ~ r-Ml . a 1 n . . Pitman Ralph , S . D . ; Charles Innes Baillie , J . D . ; William Waddington Cooke , I . G . ; Cecil Gabiiel Lindo , D . C ; Albert Samuel Berenberg , P . M ., and William Melville , Stewards ; William Adlington , Organist ; and S . W . Edgley , P . M ., Tyler . At the close of the delivery of the address by Bro . Daniel Mayer , I . P . M ., the Worshipful Master presented him , to signify his occupancy of the chair for 1 S 9 S and 1 S 99 , with the addition of two bars to the P . M . jewel given him last year . He also presented to him an illuminated address in the following words : "Founded 173 S . . Royal Naval
Lodge , No . 59 . At the regulair meeting of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , held at Freemasons' Hall , London , on December n , 1 S 99 , it was proposed by Bro . R . H . Stimpson , P . M . and Secretary , and seconded by Bro . James Duncan , P . M ., and carried unanimously , that an illuminated address be presented at the installation meeting on Ian . Sth , igoo , to Worhipful Brother Daniel Mayer , W . M ., as a slight recognition of liis services as Worshipful Master for two years 189 S and 1 S 99 , and as a token of the esteem and regard in which he is held by the members of the lodge . —( Signed ) ALBERT S . BERENBERG , I . P . M . J HENRY A . TOBIAS , J . W . ; R . H . STIMPSON , P . M ., Secretary . " _ .
Bro . Daniel Mayer , in acknowledging the gift , said he could not find words to express his acknowledgment of the great kindness of the brethren in piesenting the address to him . He should always look back to the two years during which _ he had occupied the chair of the lodge as years exceptionally happy and pleasant to him . The cordiality with which the brethren came round him and assisted him in his work gave the lodge the position it held , and he felt on that account that his work had not been in vain . ( Applause ) . Bro . H . A . Tobias , W . M ., then presented to the Treasurer , Bro . James Duncan , P . M ., a jewel in recognition of his services to the lodge as a Past SFeward for several
years . The lodge work was succeeded by a banquet at the Holborn Restaurant . The toasts proposed were intermingled with music by Mr . Kelson Trueman , Mr . Reginald Davidson , Miss Annie McBride , Mr . G . H . Snazelle , and' Bro . Waddington Cooke . The accompanyist was Miss Alyce Kent . The Worshipful Master in the course of the evening informed the brethren that his grandfather was initiated in the lodge , and was the Master in 1806 , and that his brother and himself were the only members of the family who belonged to the Craft . He had in his possession a jewel which belonged to his grandfather as Senior Warden .
Acanthus Lodge , No . 2715 . This young lodge met at the Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool-street , on the 2 nd inst ., when there were present Bros . W . A . Finch , P . M ., W . M . ; W . Fenton-Jones , S . W . ; John Fenton-Jones , J . P ., J . W . ; Charles Steel , P . M ., Treas . ; W . R . Jeffray , P . M ., SeC ; J . M . Bathgate , S . D . ; A . S . Croome , Org . ; W . J . Rous , acting I . G . ; W . Finch , I . P . M . ; Henry Cooper , P . M . ; W . A . Willis , W . J . Davenport . James T . W . Rous , C . T . Lambert , G . T . Bagnall , W . J . Clarke , R . A . Osman , G . T . G . Wright , and Henry Martin , P . M ., Tyler . Visitors : Bros . T . E . Walker , P . M . issSand 252 S ;
W . H . Nolloth , 2511 ; and R . T . West , 1744 . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , Bro . W . Finch , LP . M ., occupied the chair , and , at the request of the candidate , passed Bro . VV . A . Willis to the Second Degree . The W . M . then resumed the chair and initiated Mr . G . T . G . Wright in a most able manner . The ancient charge was given by Bro . W . Finch , I . P . M ., in a manner that , was perfect . BIO . VV . j . Clark , 1531 and 1602 , was unanimously elected as a joining member . Letters
were read from several of the members regretting their inability to attend through sickness and other causes , and it was resolved that letters of sympathy be sent to those who were absent through illness . Other business followed , after which the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to one of the usual banquets for which the Great Eastern Hotel is famed . In brief but eloquent terms , Bro . W . A . Finch , the W . M ., gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts which were duly honoured .
Bro . W . 1-inch , LP . M ., said that it was a great pleasure and privilege to propose " The Worshipful Master , Bro . W . A . Finch , " who was his brother fraternally , but a much closer tie . In performing the ceremony of initiation , they had had an opportunity of seeing what he could do , and he was fully qualified to do the raising , but he ( the I . P . M . ) had performed that duty at the special request of the candidate . He felt that he would be a great success as Mastc r , and they all wished that he would have a happy
and prosperous reign . In response , Bro . VV . A . Finch , W . M ., stated that he thought the members would rather listen to those who could amuse than to dry speeches . He was proud to be Master of the Acanthus Lodge , but some said he looked old ; anysvay , young or old , he would do his very utmost , both in the ritual and at the banqueting table , to make the lodge a big success .
In giving "The Initiate , " the VV . M . stated that it was the toast of the evening . He had known him for many years , and had always found him a most just and upright man , and he would be a great acquisition to the Craft . He knew he would aspire to go higher , and one day they would see him in the chair and he ( the VV . M . ) hoped to be present on that occasion as it would be very gratifying to him to see his lirst initiate installed as W . M . The toast was received with much enthusiasm , and
Bro . G . T . G . Wright on rising to respond was well received . He said his best thanks were due to them for the hearty way he had been toasted , and the frequency of it , and for the very kind words of the VV . M . If happiness came to him in proportion as that night , it would be happiness indeed . His welcome was like a famil y matter , as the last born was considered the best of the family . He had not gone far in the Order but he had passed the rubicon , and he earnestly hoped , with their assistance , to become a worthy Mason . The W . M . gave " The Joining Member , Bro . W . J . Clark , " and said that he was
a member of two other lodges and was known to most of the members . They were glad to receive him , and he had no doubt that he would make a good and useful member of the lodge . Bro . Clark responded , remarking that he was thankful to them for having accepted him as a member and he hoped the more they knew him the better they would like him . If at any time he was honoured with a collar he would be grateful and would do his best to promote the interests of the lodge , as he took a great interest in Freemasonry .
The Worshipful Master proposed " The Past Master , " and said they had only one in number but he made up in quality as he knew the ritual well , and was Preceptor of the Clapton Lodge of Instruction , which was well known in Masonic circles . Bro . W . Finch , LP . M ., on rising to respond , met with a very hearty reception . He thanked the W . M . for his kind expressions and the members for their hearty greeting . He was proud to have been the first VV . M . because it stamped him as father of the
lodge , and he was gratified that his son , the VV . M ., was his successor and he hoped some day to see his son's son go into the chair . They were a small lodge- but they claimed to be a good one , as they were careful whom they received as initiates and joining members . At the request of the W . M ., Bro . Charles Steel , P . M ., submitted the toast of" The Masonic Charities , " which he did in eloquent terms , urging the members to give liberally to the three noble Institutions .
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The W . M . proposed " The Visitors , " observing that they were few in number , but were distinguished , and on behalf of the lodge he gave them a hearty greeting , with a wish that they would come again , as a lodge was greatly improved by having visitors . He mentioned the name of each visitor , and asked them all to respond . Bro . T . E . Walker , P . M ., responded , congratulating the W . M . on his excellent working , and having such good officers . He had visited many lodges , but had never
seen better working than he had witnessed that evening . Bro . W . H . Nolloth also acknowledged the toast , and said that he was indebted to Bro . Charles Steel , P . M ., for having spent such a pleasant night , and he hoped some day to become a'joining member of the lodge . Bro . R . T . West also responded . The toasts of " The Treasurer and Secretary , " and " The Officers , " having been honoured , the Tyler ' s toast brought the happy and successful proceedings to a close .
Bros . A . S . Croome , R . A . Osman , W . J . Rous , W . Fenton-Jones , and W . R Jeffray , vocally and otherwise entertained the brethren .
Fellowship Lodge , No . 2535 . This eminently successful lodge started the new year in an appropriate manner oh the ist inst ., at the Frascati Restaurant , Oxford-street , W ., by a regular lodge meeting , which was well attended . Bro . W . Thomas , I . P . M ., in the regrettable absence of the W . M . through illness , occupied the chair , supported by Bros . J . Welford , P . M .. G Std . Br ., Treas . ; James Stephens , P . M ., P . D . G . D . C , Sec . ; B . Carter , S . W . ; W . H . Making , P . M ., J . W . ; W . H . G . Rudderforth , P . M ., S . D . ( who was congratulated on
his return from illness ); S . Hussey * P . M ., J . D . ; W . J . Batho , P . M ., I . G . •BA Griffin , P . M . ; W . Grosutt , O . Schuler , P . S . Schuler , H . S . Schuler , and others . Visitors : Bros . Rev . R . Smart , P . M . 489 ; H . W . Chawner , 272 S ; H . H . Dean , 1022 ; W . S . Knott , 1539 ; F . A . Heymer , 1607 ; H . W . Parker , W . M . 2728 ; 1 . Humphries , 165 S ; F . E . Shedd , 507 ( Rochester , N . Y . ); R . Cope , 2361 ; W . Croxson , W . M . 1 G 5 S ; S . R . Brewer , H . R . Ecker , 272 ; W . Baddick , 2150 ; S . R . Walker , P . M . 733 ; A . Sargent , 55 ; W . W . Lee , P . M . ; and others .
The minutes were confirmed , and Bro . J . Stephens , P . D . G . D ., raised Bro . E . Walter to the Third Degree . Bro . W . Thomas , LP . M ., then passed Bros . Flatman , Chawner , Potter , and Maddison , to the Second Degree , and initiated Messes . C . E . Schuler , F . Kissel , E . C . Phillips , ar . d E . Howe into Freemasonry . With such exponents of the ritual in the chair it is almost superfluous to add that the working was an enjoyable treat . Bro . B . Carter , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M ., and in a few well-chosen phrases expressed his thanks for the honour . He could not expect to
fill the chair with the grace and dignity of his predecessors , but with the co-operation of the members and the assistance of the officers he looked forward to a certain measure of success . Bro . J . Welford , G . Std . Br ., was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . Edwards Tyler . It was the Secretary ' s melancholy duty to refer to the death of Bro . E . L . Valeriani , P . G . S . B ., P . M ., to whose merits as a Mason and to whose charitable disposition he paid an eloquent tribute . The death of Bro . Robert Morgan was also mentioned , and the usual resolution of sympathy with the relatives was passed in both
cases . After lodge , hospitality was dispensed at the banquet table in a manner well worthy of a lodge bearing the name of Fellowship , and the usual toasts were honoured . Bro . James Stephens , P . D . G . D . C , replied for "The Grand Officers , " and said that when one reflected that there were about 130 , 000 brethren on the roll , and that it was only in the power of the M . W . G . M . to give 16 collars annually , it spoke volumes that a lodge such as theirs should in the short space of four years have five G . Officers
associated with it . Having regard to the fact that the Grand Master was the heir apparent to the throne of their vast empire , it was imperative that the higher offices in Grand Lodge should be held by men in the highest positions . He should n-ver forget when , four years ago , Lord Roberts was invested as S . G . W ., the cheers that went up in Grand Lodge . It was only right that such men should be selected as the pillars of the Order . In their own lodge they possessed some of the rank and filewho had worked
, Assiduously for Freemasonry . Bro . Welford , G . Std . Br ., had been a Mason for 30 years , and his services justly warranted the appointment in Grand Lodge he had received . He ( Bro . Stephens ) had ever tried to do his part , and had not shirked his duty since his appointment . Had it not been for the lodge meeting that day he would not have left his house , but he hoped , if they honoured him with their confidence in the future , to continue to do the best he could .
" The Health of the W . M . " was given in cordial terms by Bro . Thomas , I . P . M ., who expressed the regret of all present that Bro . Rogers was laid up with influenza . The VV . M . had telegraphed "the spirit is willing but the flssh is weak : happy New Year to all , " which showed how much he appreciated being W . M . of this lodge . Bro . James Stephens , P . M ., P . D . G . D . C , proposed " The Health of Bro . W . Thomas , I . P . M ., " who occupied the chair . A more outspoken and a more genuine man it had never been his good fortune to meet . During Bro . Thomas ' s they had one
year of the proudest and happiest the lodge had known . Bro . VV . Thomas , I . P . M ., replied . He had said before in this lodge that no toast should be necessary to a brother who merely discharged his duty . As LP . M ., in the absence of the W . M .., it was his duty to take the chair , but it was not till late the previous Saturday that he knew the W . M . would be unable to preside . He asked the
Secretary to work the Third Degree , and Bro . Stephens did it without a hitch and without any prompting for a single word . In that delightful lodge—the Fellowshipthey were more than a band of brothers , for he did not know any lodge where he had received such kindness and hospitality during his year of office . There approval for doing what was only his duty would be an incentive to enhance and increase the reputatation of the lodge .
The I . P . M . having given the toast of " The Initiates , " Bro . J . Stephens paid a very graceful compliment by proposing "The Health of Bro . O . Schuler , " whose third son had been initiated that evening , cordially congratulating him upon hairing three sons as members of the lodge , and thanking him for the honour conferred upon the lodge by proposing them in it . Bro . O . Schuler replied . Thetoastof "The Visitors" was acknowledged by Bros . Rev . R . Smart , P . P . G . Chap . Devon ; Capt . Chawner , and S . R . Walker , P . M . Other toasts were given .
The musical entertainment was well rendered by Miss Florence Ogilvy , Miss Elsa Maude , and Bros . Wills Page , J . Sandbrook , and H . L . Cooke .
Yarborough Lodge , No . 633 . The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Grand Hotel , Manchester on Wednesday , the Gth ult . Present : Bros . S . G . Isherwood , W . M . •W W D * Fifth , P . P . G . C , I . P . M . and Chap . ; J . R . Phillips , S . W . ; T . H . Cripoin ' I W . I . F . Sallon , P . M ., Treas . ; A . C . Wilson , P . M ., P . G . D . C , Sec ! and Char . Rep . j T . A G Wilson , P . M . j J . Hall , S . D . ; W . H . Houldsworth , J . D . ; F . H . Davidson , P . M . DC J . S . Heywood , I . G . ; E . H , Smith , Stwd . j Louis Donald j T . H . Shallcross , Ore ' VVm . Robertson , S . E . Bayley , R . E . Collinge , G . E . Rossand I . ThompsonTyler '
, , . Visitors : Bros . Arthur Temple , P . M . 106 4 ; F . R . Clarke , P . M . 122 ; I M Mn « P . M . 1161 , P . G . S . B . ; R . H . Percival , 1170 ; C D . Cheethnm , P . M . go , !/ P . P . G W J . H . Grimwood , P . M . 1387 , P . G . Org . ; and li . P . Hetherington , J . D . 2447 . T he lodge having been opened and the minutes read and confirmed , the Treasurer ' s statement of accounts was passed . Bro . John Rowbotham Phillips was duly obligated as W . M . elect , and a Board of Installed Masters being formed he was installed in the chair of K . S . by Bro . Archie C Wilson , P . G . D . C . The W . M . then appointed his officers as follows : Bros . T , H . Crippin , S . W . ; John Hall , J . W . ; J . F . Sallon
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During the ceremony of installation , which was performed by Bro . Daniel Mayer , W M ., Bro . W . B . Abbott , P . M ., acted as S . W . ; Bro . James Duncan , P . M ., as r W ' •' and Bro . Stimpson , P . M ., Secretary , as D . C . Bro . Henry Ashur Tobias , p Mi ' 5 , P . G . Std . Br ., was installed as the W . M . for the year , and Bro . D . Mayer received the collar of the Immediate Past Master . The other officers of the lodge for the year were : Bros . William Banister Abbott , P . M ., S . W . ; Harold Coxen , J . W . ; tames Duncan , P . M ., Treasurer ; Robert Henry Stimpson , P . M ., Secretary ; Michael
. l ~ I- »_ I _ c r » . r-i 1— T n-: n : n 1 n . \ A ; : II .- - « \\ t ~ AA ' . ~* in ~ r-Ml . a 1 n . . Pitman Ralph , S . D . ; Charles Innes Baillie , J . D . ; William Waddington Cooke , I . G . ; Cecil Gabiiel Lindo , D . C ; Albert Samuel Berenberg , P . M ., and William Melville , Stewards ; William Adlington , Organist ; and S . W . Edgley , P . M ., Tyler . At the close of the delivery of the address by Bro . Daniel Mayer , I . P . M ., the Worshipful Master presented him , to signify his occupancy of the chair for 1 S 9 S and 1 S 99 , with the addition of two bars to the P . M . jewel given him last year . He also presented to him an illuminated address in the following words : "Founded 173 S . . Royal Naval
Lodge , No . 59 . At the regulair meeting of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , held at Freemasons' Hall , London , on December n , 1 S 99 , it was proposed by Bro . R . H . Stimpson , P . M . and Secretary , and seconded by Bro . James Duncan , P . M ., and carried unanimously , that an illuminated address be presented at the installation meeting on Ian . Sth , igoo , to Worhipful Brother Daniel Mayer , W . M ., as a slight recognition of liis services as Worshipful Master for two years 189 S and 1 S 99 , and as a token of the esteem and regard in which he is held by the members of the lodge . —( Signed ) ALBERT S . BERENBERG , I . P . M . J HENRY A . TOBIAS , J . W . ; R . H . STIMPSON , P . M ., Secretary . " _ .
Bro . Daniel Mayer , in acknowledging the gift , said he could not find words to express his acknowledgment of the great kindness of the brethren in piesenting the address to him . He should always look back to the two years during which _ he had occupied the chair of the lodge as years exceptionally happy and pleasant to him . The cordiality with which the brethren came round him and assisted him in his work gave the lodge the position it held , and he felt on that account that his work had not been in vain . ( Applause ) . Bro . H . A . Tobias , W . M ., then presented to the Treasurer , Bro . James Duncan , P . M ., a jewel in recognition of his services to the lodge as a Past SFeward for several
years . The lodge work was succeeded by a banquet at the Holborn Restaurant . The toasts proposed were intermingled with music by Mr . Kelson Trueman , Mr . Reginald Davidson , Miss Annie McBride , Mr . G . H . Snazelle , and' Bro . Waddington Cooke . The accompanyist was Miss Alyce Kent . The Worshipful Master in the course of the evening informed the brethren that his grandfather was initiated in the lodge , and was the Master in 1806 , and that his brother and himself were the only members of the family who belonged to the Craft . He had in his possession a jewel which belonged to his grandfather as Senior Warden .
Acanthus Lodge , No . 2715 . This young lodge met at the Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool-street , on the 2 nd inst ., when there were present Bros . W . A . Finch , P . M ., W . M . ; W . Fenton-Jones , S . W . ; John Fenton-Jones , J . P ., J . W . ; Charles Steel , P . M ., Treas . ; W . R . Jeffray , P . M ., SeC ; J . M . Bathgate , S . D . ; A . S . Croome , Org . ; W . J . Rous , acting I . G . ; W . Finch , I . P . M . ; Henry Cooper , P . M . ; W . A . Willis , W . J . Davenport . James T . W . Rous , C . T . Lambert , G . T . Bagnall , W . J . Clarke , R . A . Osman , G . T . G . Wright , and Henry Martin , P . M ., Tyler . Visitors : Bros . T . E . Walker , P . M . issSand 252 S ;
W . H . Nolloth , 2511 ; and R . T . West , 1744 . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , Bro . W . Finch , LP . M ., occupied the chair , and , at the request of the candidate , passed Bro . VV . A . Willis to the Second Degree . The W . M . then resumed the chair and initiated Mr . G . T . G . Wright in a most able manner . The ancient charge was given by Bro . W . Finch , I . P . M ., in a manner that , was perfect . BIO . VV . j . Clark , 1531 and 1602 , was unanimously elected as a joining member . Letters
were read from several of the members regretting their inability to attend through sickness and other causes , and it was resolved that letters of sympathy be sent to those who were absent through illness . Other business followed , after which the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to one of the usual banquets for which the Great Eastern Hotel is famed . In brief but eloquent terms , Bro . W . A . Finch , the W . M ., gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts which were duly honoured .
Bro . W . 1-inch , LP . M ., said that it was a great pleasure and privilege to propose " The Worshipful Master , Bro . W . A . Finch , " who was his brother fraternally , but a much closer tie . In performing the ceremony of initiation , they had had an opportunity of seeing what he could do , and he was fully qualified to do the raising , but he ( the I . P . M . ) had performed that duty at the special request of the candidate . He felt that he would be a great success as Mastc r , and they all wished that he would have a happy
and prosperous reign . In response , Bro . VV . A . Finch , W . M ., stated that he thought the members would rather listen to those who could amuse than to dry speeches . He was proud to be Master of the Acanthus Lodge , but some said he looked old ; anysvay , young or old , he would do his very utmost , both in the ritual and at the banqueting table , to make the lodge a big success .
In giving "The Initiate , " the VV . M . stated that it was the toast of the evening . He had known him for many years , and had always found him a most just and upright man , and he would be a great acquisition to the Craft . He knew he would aspire to go higher , and one day they would see him in the chair and he ( the VV . M . ) hoped to be present on that occasion as it would be very gratifying to him to see his lirst initiate installed as W . M . The toast was received with much enthusiasm , and
Bro . G . T . G . Wright on rising to respond was well received . He said his best thanks were due to them for the hearty way he had been toasted , and the frequency of it , and for the very kind words of the VV . M . If happiness came to him in proportion as that night , it would be happiness indeed . His welcome was like a famil y matter , as the last born was considered the best of the family . He had not gone far in the Order but he had passed the rubicon , and he earnestly hoped , with their assistance , to become a worthy Mason . The W . M . gave " The Joining Member , Bro . W . J . Clark , " and said that he was
a member of two other lodges and was known to most of the members . They were glad to receive him , and he had no doubt that he would make a good and useful member of the lodge . Bro . Clark responded , remarking that he was thankful to them for having accepted him as a member and he hoped the more they knew him the better they would like him . If at any time he was honoured with a collar he would be grateful and would do his best to promote the interests of the lodge , as he took a great interest in Freemasonry .
The Worshipful Master proposed " The Past Master , " and said they had only one in number but he made up in quality as he knew the ritual well , and was Preceptor of the Clapton Lodge of Instruction , which was well known in Masonic circles . Bro . W . Finch , LP . M ., on rising to respond , met with a very hearty reception . He thanked the W . M . for his kind expressions and the members for their hearty greeting . He was proud to have been the first VV . M . because it stamped him as father of the
lodge , and he was gratified that his son , the VV . M ., was his successor and he hoped some day to see his son's son go into the chair . They were a small lodge- but they claimed to be a good one , as they were careful whom they received as initiates and joining members . At the request of the W . M ., Bro . Charles Steel , P . M ., submitted the toast of" The Masonic Charities , " which he did in eloquent terms , urging the members to give liberally to the three noble Institutions .
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The W . M . proposed " The Visitors , " observing that they were few in number , but were distinguished , and on behalf of the lodge he gave them a hearty greeting , with a wish that they would come again , as a lodge was greatly improved by having visitors . He mentioned the name of each visitor , and asked them all to respond . Bro . T . E . Walker , P . M ., responded , congratulating the W . M . on his excellent working , and having such good officers . He had visited many lodges , but had never
seen better working than he had witnessed that evening . Bro . W . H . Nolloth also acknowledged the toast , and said that he was indebted to Bro . Charles Steel , P . M ., for having spent such a pleasant night , and he hoped some day to become a'joining member of the lodge . Bro . R . T . West also responded . The toasts of " The Treasurer and Secretary , " and " The Officers , " having been honoured , the Tyler ' s toast brought the happy and successful proceedings to a close .
Bros . A . S . Croome , R . A . Osman , W . J . Rous , W . Fenton-Jones , and W . R Jeffray , vocally and otherwise entertained the brethren .
Fellowship Lodge , No . 2535 . This eminently successful lodge started the new year in an appropriate manner oh the ist inst ., at the Frascati Restaurant , Oxford-street , W ., by a regular lodge meeting , which was well attended . Bro . W . Thomas , I . P . M ., in the regrettable absence of the W . M . through illness , occupied the chair , supported by Bros . J . Welford , P . M .. G Std . Br ., Treas . ; James Stephens , P . M ., P . D . G . D . C , Sec . ; B . Carter , S . W . ; W . H . Making , P . M ., J . W . ; W . H . G . Rudderforth , P . M ., S . D . ( who was congratulated on
his return from illness ); S . Hussey * P . M ., J . D . ; W . J . Batho , P . M ., I . G . •BA Griffin , P . M . ; W . Grosutt , O . Schuler , P . S . Schuler , H . S . Schuler , and others . Visitors : Bros . Rev . R . Smart , P . M . 489 ; H . W . Chawner , 272 S ; H . H . Dean , 1022 ; W . S . Knott , 1539 ; F . A . Heymer , 1607 ; H . W . Parker , W . M . 2728 ; 1 . Humphries , 165 S ; F . E . Shedd , 507 ( Rochester , N . Y . ); R . Cope , 2361 ; W . Croxson , W . M . 1 G 5 S ; S . R . Brewer , H . R . Ecker , 272 ; W . Baddick , 2150 ; S . R . Walker , P . M . 733 ; A . Sargent , 55 ; W . W . Lee , P . M . ; and others .
The minutes were confirmed , and Bro . J . Stephens , P . D . G . D ., raised Bro . E . Walter to the Third Degree . Bro . W . Thomas , LP . M ., then passed Bros . Flatman , Chawner , Potter , and Maddison , to the Second Degree , and initiated Messes . C . E . Schuler , F . Kissel , E . C . Phillips , ar . d E . Howe into Freemasonry . With such exponents of the ritual in the chair it is almost superfluous to add that the working was an enjoyable treat . Bro . B . Carter , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M ., and in a few well-chosen phrases expressed his thanks for the honour . He could not expect to
fill the chair with the grace and dignity of his predecessors , but with the co-operation of the members and the assistance of the officers he looked forward to a certain measure of success . Bro . J . Welford , G . Std . Br ., was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . Edwards Tyler . It was the Secretary ' s melancholy duty to refer to the death of Bro . E . L . Valeriani , P . G . S . B ., P . M ., to whose merits as a Mason and to whose charitable disposition he paid an eloquent tribute . The death of Bro . Robert Morgan was also mentioned , and the usual resolution of sympathy with the relatives was passed in both
cases . After lodge , hospitality was dispensed at the banquet table in a manner well worthy of a lodge bearing the name of Fellowship , and the usual toasts were honoured . Bro . James Stephens , P . D . G . D . C , replied for "The Grand Officers , " and said that when one reflected that there were about 130 , 000 brethren on the roll , and that it was only in the power of the M . W . G . M . to give 16 collars annually , it spoke volumes that a lodge such as theirs should in the short space of four years have five G . Officers
associated with it . Having regard to the fact that the Grand Master was the heir apparent to the throne of their vast empire , it was imperative that the higher offices in Grand Lodge should be held by men in the highest positions . He should n-ver forget when , four years ago , Lord Roberts was invested as S . G . W ., the cheers that went up in Grand Lodge . It was only right that such men should be selected as the pillars of the Order . In their own lodge they possessed some of the rank and filewho had worked
, Assiduously for Freemasonry . Bro . Welford , G . Std . Br ., had been a Mason for 30 years , and his services justly warranted the appointment in Grand Lodge he had received . He ( Bro . Stephens ) had ever tried to do his part , and had not shirked his duty since his appointment . Had it not been for the lodge meeting that day he would not have left his house , but he hoped , if they honoured him with their confidence in the future , to continue to do the best he could .
" The Health of the W . M . " was given in cordial terms by Bro . Thomas , I . P . M ., who expressed the regret of all present that Bro . Rogers was laid up with influenza . The VV . M . had telegraphed "the spirit is willing but the flssh is weak : happy New Year to all , " which showed how much he appreciated being W . M . of this lodge . Bro . James Stephens , P . M ., P . D . G . D . C , proposed " The Health of Bro . W . Thomas , I . P . M ., " who occupied the chair . A more outspoken and a more genuine man it had never been his good fortune to meet . During Bro . Thomas ' s they had one
year of the proudest and happiest the lodge had known . Bro . VV . Thomas , I . P . M ., replied . He had said before in this lodge that no toast should be necessary to a brother who merely discharged his duty . As LP . M ., in the absence of the W . M .., it was his duty to take the chair , but it was not till late the previous Saturday that he knew the W . M . would be unable to preside . He asked the
Secretary to work the Third Degree , and Bro . Stephens did it without a hitch and without any prompting for a single word . In that delightful lodge—the Fellowshipthey were more than a band of brothers , for he did not know any lodge where he had received such kindness and hospitality during his year of office . There approval for doing what was only his duty would be an incentive to enhance and increase the reputatation of the lodge .
The I . P . M . having given the toast of " The Initiates , " Bro . J . Stephens paid a very graceful compliment by proposing "The Health of Bro . O . Schuler , " whose third son had been initiated that evening , cordially congratulating him upon hairing three sons as members of the lodge , and thanking him for the honour conferred upon the lodge by proposing them in it . Bro . O . Schuler replied . Thetoastof "The Visitors" was acknowledged by Bros . Rev . R . Smart , P . P . G . Chap . Devon ; Capt . Chawner , and S . R . Walker , P . M . Other toasts were given .
The musical entertainment was well rendered by Miss Florence Ogilvy , Miss Elsa Maude , and Bros . Wills Page , J . Sandbrook , and H . L . Cooke .
Yarborough Lodge , No . 633 . The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Grand Hotel , Manchester on Wednesday , the Gth ult . Present : Bros . S . G . Isherwood , W . M . •W W D * Fifth , P . P . G . C , I . P . M . and Chap . ; J . R . Phillips , S . W . ; T . H . Cripoin ' I W . I . F . Sallon , P . M ., Treas . ; A . C . Wilson , P . M ., P . G . D . C , Sec ! and Char . Rep . j T . A G Wilson , P . M . j J . Hall , S . D . ; W . H . Houldsworth , J . D . ; F . H . Davidson , P . M . DC J . S . Heywood , I . G . ; E . H , Smith , Stwd . j Louis Donald j T . H . Shallcross , Ore ' VVm . Robertson , S . E . Bayley , R . E . Collinge , G . E . Rossand I . ThompsonTyler '
, , . Visitors : Bros . Arthur Temple , P . M . 106 4 ; F . R . Clarke , P . M . 122 ; I M Mn « P . M . 1161 , P . G . S . B . ; R . H . Percival , 1170 ; C D . Cheethnm , P . M . go , !/ P . P . G W J . H . Grimwood , P . M . 1387 , P . G . Org . ; and li . P . Hetherington , J . D . 2447 . T he lodge having been opened and the minutes read and confirmed , the Treasurer ' s statement of accounts was passed . Bro . John Rowbotham Phillips was duly obligated as W . M . elect , and a Board of Installed Masters being formed he was installed in the chair of K . S . by Bro . Archie C Wilson , P . G . D . C . The W . M . then appointed his officers as follows : Bros . T , H . Crippin , S . W . ; John Hall , J . W . ; J . F . Sallon
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