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« C A L U T A T I ON , " NEWGATE STREET , LONDON , E . C . E . LIEBMANN , PROPRIETOR ( Urban Lodge , No . 119 G ) . This Establishment has been recently entirely RE-BUILT AND RE-DECORATED . Amongst special features it offers are A SPACIOUS MASONIC TEMPLE , WITH RECEPTION AND PREPARATION . ROOMS , COMMODIOUS LODGE ROOMS AND BANQUETING HALLS . PRIVATE ROOMS-FOR ARBITRATION MEETINGS , PROCEEDINGS , & c . j Stc . Accommodation for ELECTIONS TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS , Also every convenience for BALLS , WEDDING BREAKFASTS , SOIREES , AND EVENING PARTIES . . CUISINE OF THE HIGHEST CHARACTER . THE WINES Have been most carefully selected , and will be found , perfect as regards condition . MM ^ H ^^ The Proprietor will be happy to supply particulars as to Tariff , Scale of Charges , & c . LODGES intending to move from their present abode will do well to apply as early as possible lo E . LIEBMANN , PROPRIETOR ( Urban Lodge , No . 1196 ) . "O A L U T AT I O N , ' NEWGATE STREET , LON DO N , E . C .
The Armstrong Brace.
THE ARMSTRONG BRACE .
' ( PATENTED ) .
Absolute Comfort in Dress for Gentlemen SECURED BY WEARING
The Armstrong Spiral Spring Brace , Supplied by all Tailors , Outfitters , Hosiers , and Drapers throughout the World .
" Braces or no braces has-been exercising the " minds of correspondents of the Times . ¦ One gentleman " says he is too fat to do without themj another that he " can only get on without them by hitching up his trousers "before ladies , which he terms an objectionable practice . " A few years ago I was in Paris and , wanting a pair of " braces , I went to the shop called' Old England' to buy "them . I . selected a pair which both behind and before
" had spiral steel springs . Any movement extended the " springs , so that I seemed to have no braces on , and yet I " was not , like the unfortunate * correspondent of the Times " . reduced to the necessity of periodically hitching up my " trousers . The next time I went to Paris I endeavoured "to buy another pair of these braces , but was told that I
" could not get them , so on my return to England I had " some made . Why there is no sale for them—as this , I " presume , is the only reason for their not being offered for " sale—I do not know , for unquestionably they are the " most comfortable braces that ever were made . "—Truth , October 4 th , 1883 .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
A review of an article on Freemasonry in the Roman Catholic magazine , "The Month , " for June , will appear in our next . CRAFT LODGES : —Truth , 521 ; Crystal Palace , 742 ; Lord Warden , 1096 ; Lindsay , 1335 ; . Clarendon , 1769 ;
Addington , 1937 . District Grand Lodge of Natal . Laying Foundation-stone of New Masonic Hall at South Shields . ¦ Faith Lodge of Instruction , 141 . CORRESPONDENCE . —F . S ., 706-.
BOOKS , Sec , RECEIVED . "La Chaine d'Union , " "Jewish Chronicle , " "Hull Packet , " ' * Broad Arrow , " " Citizen , " " Court Circular , " ' * Masonic Token , " " City Press ;* ' "Ncw Zealand Freemason , " "Night and Day , " " Cox ' s Monthly Legal Circular , " " Pianoforte Dealer and Musical
Instrument Makers'Guide , " " New York Daily News , " " lhe Victorian Freemason , " " Critica Historica y Juridica de la Gran Logia Shnbolica Indepcndiente Espanola , " « ' EI Taller , " " Freeman ' s Journal , " "The Liberal Freemason , " "The Masonic Chronicle , " " Sunday Times" ( New York ) , " Le Moniteur de la Chance Universelle , " " Rough Ashlar , " " Home Chimes , " " Tricycling journal , " "Allen ' s Indian Mall . "
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SATURDAY , J 14 , 1884 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , 1 theopinionsexpresoedby ourcorrespondents , but wewish inaspiril of fair flay to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ] -
THE HUGHAN TESTIMONIAL . . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I noticed the list of subscri p tions received or promised to the testimonial to Bro . W . J . Hughan , inserted in the Freemason on May 31 st , which was set on foot more than six months ago , , and was greatly disappointed at
finding the amount not more than £ 250 , a sum considerably less than that presented to him by the province of Cornwall , where he had laboured so long and successfully , but which the state of his health obliged him'to leave for a more genial and suitable cHmate . I cannot but be surprised , in common with many others who knew him well , at the apathy which
has been exhibited in this matter by the Craft in general , un examination of the list I . find that , besides individual subscriptions , only 35 lodges and chaptets have contributed , one Provincial Grand Lodge , arid 16 Provincial and Deputy Provincial Grand Masters . It is worthy of special remark as an exception , that from the little outlying province of
Original Correspondence.
Jersey contributions- have been sent by all the seven lodges and three Royal Arch chapters , headed by one from the D . P . G . M . Considering that Bro . Hughan has devoted great' part of his time for about 20 years , and recently the whole of it , to researches into the history of the Craft , at considerable expense , that he has published a ¦ . series of books on the subject which have not been
remunerative , and that his name has been constantly before the brethren by other writings in your weekly publication , scarcely a number appearing without his name attached to some article , it does seem strange that his labours have been so little appreciated . It may be observed that much larger sums have been raised for brethren who have certainly deserved well from the Masonic body , but more by
their success in stimulating others to efforts in the cause of Charity than by their own personal sacrifices . Probably the Committee will ere long deem it desirable to close the list , and I shall be delighted if these few lines tend to increase its length before it is too late , and thus redeem out *
. character . The time of year for prov . grand meetings is at . hand , and it is to be hoped that at all of them the Prov . Grand Masters will lay the claims of Bro . Hughan before the lodges under their rule and strongly enforce them , not forgetting their own donations . —Yours fraternally , P . P . G . S . W .
LODGE AND CHAPTER FURNITURE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , . ' One of the unsatisfactory parts connected " with Freemasonry to those who attend , lodges or chapters is that in some cases they find the furniture quite unequal to the occasion . - When brethren leave comfortable homes and
take the trouble to attire themselves in garments intended to ' give p restige to the occasidn , it moves their susceptibilities , as it has done mine , to find the furniture of a lodge or chapter as the case may be , to use a forcible word , * " shabby . '' It would be invidious on the part ofthe writer to stigmatize any lodge or chapter with this appellation , but it would not be difficult to der it in a few instances .
There is one chapter room in London which in particular answers to this description . The room itself is good and in a new and admirably constructed edifice , but some of the ' furniture is such as to discredit any chapter meeting in it . It would be painful to enter into a detailed description . The chairs , as such , are good and suitable , but the * 1 . P . is * old , discoloured , and bears upon it evidences of . tlie last
occasion on which the ceiling was whitewashed . The O . B . stool has the outside leather torn , and the horsehair exposed . This surely is sufficient , being true , to ( prove what I have stated , and there must be a great many brethren in London- ' to whom this unsatisfactory state of things has on several occasions been painfully apparent . Considering that Masonic furniture can be purchased at
a comparatively moderate figure and without difficulty , it seems to me to be a duty on the part of those who control our assemblies to see that the appliances of Freemasonry are such as should be worthy of the occasions on which they are used . When we consider the taste and efficiency ' of the ornaments and utensils used af the banquet tables as , compared with the ornaments of some lodges and chapters ,
the result is very much to the disadvantage of the latter . It is not nice . or productive of harmony to bring such subjects forward in our assemblies ; I have therefore adopted the means afforded by your columns for bringing this matter before such of the members of our body as it may concern . There is no desire on the part of your correspondent to _ . give any one offence or pain , and although one room has '
been alluded to , the remarks may be considered to be more or less of general application . Some lodges are models of what our interior decorations should be , and it is a pleasure to attend meetings where such is the case . Members and visitors take pride ^ in their surroundings , and find a delight in obeying their summons and performing their work in a manner coinciding with the occasion .
I trust you will see it advisable to give this communication publicity in your columns , as it can only apply to those lodges or chapters where the furniture , & c , is faulty . While upon this subject , perhaps you will pardon me if I make the observation that , of late some brethren have not tried to honour our Order by giving such attention to
the etiquette of dress as the founders of Freemasonry . desired should be observed . It often happens that through the example of one or two leading Craftsmen , younger members fail in showing that appreciation of our ceremonies which it is so desirable to inculcate . —I am , sir and brother , yours faithfully and fraternally , . SOJOURNER . .
THE QUEBEC DIFFICULTY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In the Daily Star newspaper of the 17 th inst ., published here , there appears in thc city items the following : . .. " Messrs . Stephen Thompson and I . C . Pick , of the
Montreal Mark Lodges of Mark Masons , have started for England in reference to the troubles , and to ' confer with their chiefs there as to the question of testing the legality of the charter of the Grand Lodge of Quebec . " Enquiries were at once made from thc editor as to the source of such a misstatement , and on preof to him that such was incorrect the editor gave the nameof the informer as Mr . David Seath , the Grand Scribe E . of the Grand
Chapter of Quebec , who resides here . It is needless to observe that the statement above is unfounded and unjusti--Gable in its main position . It may be possible that Bros . Thompson and Pick will have interviewed the G . S . of the G . M . Lodge of England as to the Mark difficulties , but we cannot understand the object o £ these clearly aggressive movements against the law-abiding English Alasons in Montreal . There seems to me to be something " behind the scenes . "—Yours fraternally , Montreal , May 19 th . J . H . LIVINGSTONE .
HottoM'Av ' s Pitts . —Nothing preserves the health so well as these alterative Pills in changeable weather , or when onr nervous systems are irritable . They , act admirably on the stomach , liver , and kidneys , and so thoroughly purify the blood , that they are the most efficient remedy for warding olT derangements of the stomach , fever , diarrheca , dysentery , and other maladies , and giving tone and energy to enervated valetudinarians . AH who have tlie natural and laudable desire of maintaining their own and their family ' s health cannot do better than trust to Holioway's Pills , which cool , regulate , ami strengthen . These purifying Pills are suitable for all ages , seasons , climates " , and constitutions , when all other means fail , and are the female ' s best friend;—[ ADVT . ]
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« C A L U T A T I ON , " NEWGATE STREET , LONDON , E . C . E . LIEBMANN , PROPRIETOR ( Urban Lodge , No . 119 G ) . This Establishment has been recently entirely RE-BUILT AND RE-DECORATED . Amongst special features it offers are A SPACIOUS MASONIC TEMPLE , WITH RECEPTION AND PREPARATION . ROOMS , COMMODIOUS LODGE ROOMS AND BANQUETING HALLS . PRIVATE ROOMS-FOR ARBITRATION MEETINGS , PROCEEDINGS , & c . j Stc . Accommodation for ELECTIONS TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS , Also every convenience for BALLS , WEDDING BREAKFASTS , SOIREES , AND EVENING PARTIES . . CUISINE OF THE HIGHEST CHARACTER . THE WINES Have been most carefully selected , and will be found , perfect as regards condition . MM ^ H ^^ The Proprietor will be happy to supply particulars as to Tariff , Scale of Charges , & c . LODGES intending to move from their present abode will do well to apply as early as possible lo E . LIEBMANN , PROPRIETOR ( Urban Lodge , No . 1196 ) . "O A L U T AT I O N , ' NEWGATE STREET , LON DO N , E . C .
The Armstrong Brace.
THE ARMSTRONG BRACE .
' ( PATENTED ) .
Absolute Comfort in Dress for Gentlemen SECURED BY WEARING
The Armstrong Spiral Spring Brace , Supplied by all Tailors , Outfitters , Hosiers , and Drapers throughout the World .
" Braces or no braces has-been exercising the " minds of correspondents of the Times . ¦ One gentleman " says he is too fat to do without themj another that he " can only get on without them by hitching up his trousers "before ladies , which he terms an objectionable practice . " A few years ago I was in Paris and , wanting a pair of " braces , I went to the shop called' Old England' to buy "them . I . selected a pair which both behind and before
" had spiral steel springs . Any movement extended the " springs , so that I seemed to have no braces on , and yet I " was not , like the unfortunate * correspondent of the Times " . reduced to the necessity of periodically hitching up my " trousers . The next time I went to Paris I endeavoured "to buy another pair of these braces , but was told that I
" could not get them , so on my return to England I had " some made . Why there is no sale for them—as this , I " presume , is the only reason for their not being offered for " sale—I do not know , for unquestionably they are the " most comfortable braces that ever were made . "—Truth , October 4 th , 1883 .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
A review of an article on Freemasonry in the Roman Catholic magazine , "The Month , " for June , will appear in our next . CRAFT LODGES : —Truth , 521 ; Crystal Palace , 742 ; Lord Warden , 1096 ; Lindsay , 1335 ; . Clarendon , 1769 ;
Addington , 1937 . District Grand Lodge of Natal . Laying Foundation-stone of New Masonic Hall at South Shields . ¦ Faith Lodge of Instruction , 141 . CORRESPONDENCE . —F . S ., 706-.
BOOKS , Sec , RECEIVED . "La Chaine d'Union , " "Jewish Chronicle , " "Hull Packet , " ' * Broad Arrow , " " Citizen , " " Court Circular , " ' * Masonic Token , " " City Press ;* ' "Ncw Zealand Freemason , " "Night and Day , " " Cox ' s Monthly Legal Circular , " " Pianoforte Dealer and Musical
Instrument Makers'Guide , " " New York Daily News , " " lhe Victorian Freemason , " " Critica Historica y Juridica de la Gran Logia Shnbolica Indepcndiente Espanola , " « ' EI Taller , " " Freeman ' s Journal , " "The Liberal Freemason , " "The Masonic Chronicle , " " Sunday Times" ( New York ) , " Le Moniteur de la Chance Universelle , " " Rough Ashlar , " " Home Chimes , " " Tricycling journal , " "Allen ' s Indian Mall . "
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SATURDAY , J 14 , 1884 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , 1 theopinionsexpresoedby ourcorrespondents , but wewish inaspiril of fair flay to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ] -
THE HUGHAN TESTIMONIAL . . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I noticed the list of subscri p tions received or promised to the testimonial to Bro . W . J . Hughan , inserted in the Freemason on May 31 st , which was set on foot more than six months ago , , and was greatly disappointed at
finding the amount not more than £ 250 , a sum considerably less than that presented to him by the province of Cornwall , where he had laboured so long and successfully , but which the state of his health obliged him'to leave for a more genial and suitable cHmate . I cannot but be surprised , in common with many others who knew him well , at the apathy which
has been exhibited in this matter by the Craft in general , un examination of the list I . find that , besides individual subscriptions , only 35 lodges and chaptets have contributed , one Provincial Grand Lodge , arid 16 Provincial and Deputy Provincial Grand Masters . It is worthy of special remark as an exception , that from the little outlying province of
Original Correspondence.
Jersey contributions- have been sent by all the seven lodges and three Royal Arch chapters , headed by one from the D . P . G . M . Considering that Bro . Hughan has devoted great' part of his time for about 20 years , and recently the whole of it , to researches into the history of the Craft , at considerable expense , that he has published a ¦ . series of books on the subject which have not been
remunerative , and that his name has been constantly before the brethren by other writings in your weekly publication , scarcely a number appearing without his name attached to some article , it does seem strange that his labours have been so little appreciated . It may be observed that much larger sums have been raised for brethren who have certainly deserved well from the Masonic body , but more by
their success in stimulating others to efforts in the cause of Charity than by their own personal sacrifices . Probably the Committee will ere long deem it desirable to close the list , and I shall be delighted if these few lines tend to increase its length before it is too late , and thus redeem out *
. character . The time of year for prov . grand meetings is at . hand , and it is to be hoped that at all of them the Prov . Grand Masters will lay the claims of Bro . Hughan before the lodges under their rule and strongly enforce them , not forgetting their own donations . —Yours fraternally , P . P . G . S . W .
LODGE AND CHAPTER FURNITURE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , . ' One of the unsatisfactory parts connected " with Freemasonry to those who attend , lodges or chapters is that in some cases they find the furniture quite unequal to the occasion . - When brethren leave comfortable homes and
take the trouble to attire themselves in garments intended to ' give p restige to the occasidn , it moves their susceptibilities , as it has done mine , to find the furniture of a lodge or chapter as the case may be , to use a forcible word , * " shabby . '' It would be invidious on the part ofthe writer to stigmatize any lodge or chapter with this appellation , but it would not be difficult to der it in a few instances .
There is one chapter room in London which in particular answers to this description . The room itself is good and in a new and admirably constructed edifice , but some of the ' furniture is such as to discredit any chapter meeting in it . It would be painful to enter into a detailed description . The chairs , as such , are good and suitable , but the * 1 . P . is * old , discoloured , and bears upon it evidences of . tlie last
occasion on which the ceiling was whitewashed . The O . B . stool has the outside leather torn , and the horsehair exposed . This surely is sufficient , being true , to ( prove what I have stated , and there must be a great many brethren in London- ' to whom this unsatisfactory state of things has on several occasions been painfully apparent . Considering that Masonic furniture can be purchased at
a comparatively moderate figure and without difficulty , it seems to me to be a duty on the part of those who control our assemblies to see that the appliances of Freemasonry are such as should be worthy of the occasions on which they are used . When we consider the taste and efficiency ' of the ornaments and utensils used af the banquet tables as , compared with the ornaments of some lodges and chapters ,
the result is very much to the disadvantage of the latter . It is not nice . or productive of harmony to bring such subjects forward in our assemblies ; I have therefore adopted the means afforded by your columns for bringing this matter before such of the members of our body as it may concern . There is no desire on the part of your correspondent to _ . give any one offence or pain , and although one room has '
been alluded to , the remarks may be considered to be more or less of general application . Some lodges are models of what our interior decorations should be , and it is a pleasure to attend meetings where such is the case . Members and visitors take pride ^ in their surroundings , and find a delight in obeying their summons and performing their work in a manner coinciding with the occasion .
I trust you will see it advisable to give this communication publicity in your columns , as it can only apply to those lodges or chapters where the furniture , & c , is faulty . While upon this subject , perhaps you will pardon me if I make the observation that , of late some brethren have not tried to honour our Order by giving such attention to
the etiquette of dress as the founders of Freemasonry . desired should be observed . It often happens that through the example of one or two leading Craftsmen , younger members fail in showing that appreciation of our ceremonies which it is so desirable to inculcate . —I am , sir and brother , yours faithfully and fraternally , . SOJOURNER . .
THE QUEBEC DIFFICULTY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In the Daily Star newspaper of the 17 th inst ., published here , there appears in thc city items the following : . .. " Messrs . Stephen Thompson and I . C . Pick , of the
Montreal Mark Lodges of Mark Masons , have started for England in reference to the troubles , and to ' confer with their chiefs there as to the question of testing the legality of the charter of the Grand Lodge of Quebec . " Enquiries were at once made from thc editor as to the source of such a misstatement , and on preof to him that such was incorrect the editor gave the nameof the informer as Mr . David Seath , the Grand Scribe E . of the Grand
Chapter of Quebec , who resides here . It is needless to observe that the statement above is unfounded and unjusti--Gable in its main position . It may be possible that Bros . Thompson and Pick will have interviewed the G . S . of the G . M . Lodge of England as to the Mark difficulties , but we cannot understand the object o £ these clearly aggressive movements against the law-abiding English Alasons in Montreal . There seems to me to be something " behind the scenes . "—Yours fraternally , Montreal , May 19 th . J . H . LIVINGSTONE .
HottoM'Av ' s Pitts . —Nothing preserves the health so well as these alterative Pills in changeable weather , or when onr nervous systems are irritable . They , act admirably on the stomach , liver , and kidneys , and so thoroughly purify the blood , that they are the most efficient remedy for warding olT derangements of the stomach , fever , diarrheca , dysentery , and other maladies , and giving tone and energy to enervated valetudinarians . AH who have tlie natural and laudable desire of maintaining their own and their family ' s health cannot do better than trust to Holioway's Pills , which cool , regulate , ami strengthen . These purifying Pills are suitable for all ages , seasons , climates " , and constitutions , when all other means fail , and are the female ' s best friend;—[ ADVT . ]