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* -o- * , P . P . G . S . of W . Essex ; Chas . F . Matier , P . M . igio , P . G . W . Greece ; Col . Peters , P . G . S . B . ; L . Ruf , P . M . 12 ; E . Houghton , 243 ; Raynham VV . Stesvart , P . G . D . ; Fred . Binckes , P . M ., P . G . Stsvd . ; F . H . Layland , 1 S 0 ; J . Larsre , 771 ; j . A . Hackvale , 1 G 35 ; Robt . Greening , 1426 ; Thos . B . Hardwick , 3 ; F . Bohers , 1743 ; Arthur Muley , S . VV . 1 S 3 ; F . F . Langridgc , 1063 ; and William Elgood , 92 .
The VVorshipfuI Master proposed the usual toasts . Bros . Raynham W . Stesvart , P . G . D ., and Col . Peters , P . G . Ssvd . Br ., replied to the toast of "The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " The Worshipful Master , responding ' to the toast of his health , svhich svas proposed by Bro . Hay , I . P . M ., said that people svere generally very pleased to receive compliments
to svhich they svere not fairly entitled . Some compliments were passed on him by friends of his in the past , svith the viesv , no doubt , that some day he might arrive at a position svhen he might deserve them . He hoped it would be so , and as the brethren had elected him as Master of this lodge , that he might perform his duties properly , he had a difficult task to perform , as the late W . M . had done all his work in such a remarkable way . He svas much obliged to the
brethren for the very kind way inwhich his name had been received , and his year of office svould be directed to giving satisfaction to the lodge . By doing so , they svould be giving satisfaction to the visitors svho adorned the board . He svould do all he could to make the brethren happy and comfortable . The Worshipful Master next gave * ' The Installing Master , " to svhom the brethren svere all very grateful for the
excellent svay in svhich he had performed the ceremonies . It svas a fine thing for this lodge that old Masons of such high position in Masonry were present to see that there svere other brethren svho could do the svork equal to themselves . It svas a fine thing for younger Masons to see the work so performed , because it taught them that svhen their time came they ought to perform their svork as well . Bro . Hay , I . P . M ., could not sufficiently thank the W . M .,
feeling that he had not sufficiently deserved svhat he had said of him . He had done the best he could for the interests of the lodge . He thought that the more any one sasv of Masonry the better he liked it . It was so svith him . The brethren must all thank the W . M . for the excellent service of music svhich he had provided that evening . Such a service of song had not been equalled in the lodge , and excelled anysvhere in the svorld .
The VVorshipfuI Master then proposed " The Visitors . " Bro . Dr . Kempster , in reply , said he had frequently been a visitor at the lodge installations , and he had alsvays found its hospitality svas very great . To the W . M ., and to the brethren on his left , svho had passed the chair , the thanks of a great many brethren svere due for the admirable manner in which the svork of the lodge had been done . There was no greater pleasure to a Mason than to go to a lodge ,
and see the work neatly and perfectly executed , and that had been the privilege of the visitors that evening . Bro . J . L . Mather also responded . It had been his privilege the last tsvo or three years to be at the board of the Royal Kensington Lodge , and he had acted as D . C . at the installations . He considered it a great honour to be called upon to perform the duties of that office . Bro . John B . Stevens , P . M ., responded to the toast of
"The Past Masters . " The Worshipful Master proposed "The Masonic Charities , " and remarked that svhile Masonry had its pleasures , it had its duties and its rights , and part of the duties and rights was the relief of sorrosv . No Masonic dinner was complete unless on thc roll of its toasts svas that of the Masonic Charities . Whether it was the old men or the widows , or those svho could do so little for themselves
the children—they spoke in svords svhich svere eloquent to every Mason ' s heart . No one more than he wished success to the Masonic Charities , and he svas pleased to see the long list of the subscriptions svhich svere obtained for them . Bros . Raynham Stesvart and Binckes were guiding spirits in the cause of those Charities , and their efforts had been rewarded by seeing the subscriptions grosv year by year . Masonic Charity svas exercised by taking care of the old
people , and by taking charge ot the young until tney svere in a position to enter the battle of life . Thc education raven to the young was of a high , moral , and mental character , and enabled the children to occupy a good position svhen they svent out into the svorld . Bro . F . Binckes replied , and complimented the W . M . on his presidency , remarking that it svas necessary for him to aooloirise for having no nesv idea to render this toast
acceptable . Tbe subject , hosvever , svas in , all their hearts . It svas a privilege as svell as a duty to support the Charities , and it svas one of the enjoyments of Freemasonry svhich could not but be acceptable to the G . A . O . T . U ., svho svould protect us after sve had departed from this sphere of labour . He as much as any one valued and appreciated temperance , fortitude , prudence and justice , mercy , brotherly love , relief and truth , faith , hope , and charity . He had intense faith in Freemasonry ; he was fully buoyed up by
hope ; and he never lost sight of the principle svhich taught them to practise Charity . The initiate was taught it , and he should hand it dosvn to his children . He had to return thanks to the members of the lodge , individually as svell as in their corporate capacity , for supporting the Institutions , and he svas p leased to see that the lodge had nosv a prosperous career before it . Whatever might happen , he was
sure that if their lives were spared there svas nothing on which they would look back svith so much gratification in their career as Freemasons as having been useful , as far as their circumstances svould allosv , in assisting the Institutions . Whenever they sat dosvn together they must remember those svho svere not so fortunately situated as themselves , and feel sympathy ( svith them , and at the same
time 1 esolve to do their best to pour the healing balm ot consolation into the bosoms of the afflicted . Bro . Stevens , replyingasthe' 1 ' reasurer , said that although he was dubious as to hosv he should perform his duties svhen first chosen Treasurer , was pleased to say that year by year the finances of the Royal Kensington Lodge svere
becoming better . Bro . C . E . Soppet , P . M ., as Secretary , said that on all occasions the Royal Kensington Lodge received him with very "real honour and kindness , and such kindness he never ° could forget . He had the interest of the lodge thoroughly at heart , and it svould be his earnest endeavour at all times to promote its interests . The other toasts were then given and the brethren separated .
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« S = During the evening a beautiful selection of music svas performed under the direction of Mr . Lenthal Ssvifte , assisted by Miss Jeanie Rosse , Mr . Hulbcrt Fulkerson , and Mr . Charles Copland . ROTHESAY LODGE ( No . 16 S 7 ) . —This lodge met for the first time at its nesv quarters—St . James ' s Hall —on VVednesday evening , the 4 th inst ., under the presidency of Bro . E . L . P . Valerian ! . No other lodge meeting
has ever been held at this hall ; but the Rothesay found most comfortable quarters there , not only as far as the requisites for lodge business are concerned , but with respect to the banquet likewise , svhich svas everything the brethren could have desired . The brethren svho attended svere Bros . J . B . Docker , P . M . ; Frederick Green , P . M . ; F . V . Green , S . VV . ; VV . Mole , J . VV . ; John Butlin , Treas . ; W . C . Parsons , Sec . ; R . Shaw , S . D . ; VV . Adams
, J . D . ; Henri Gros , I . G . ; C . J . Stevenson , D . C ; J . Berrosv , Org . ; and the follosving visitors : Bros . E . Farsvig , P . M . 1 S 0 : E . Belhomme , 1 743 ; G . C . Ronchetti , 12 S 7 ; George Bentley , 10 S ; Robert Coombs , P . M . 12 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 S ; Charles Skinner , 14 S ; and Potter , Tyler . Bro . Albert Hesse , No . 1743 , was unanimously elected a joining member , after which Bro . Valerian ! initiated in
excellent style , and svith perfect satisfaction to the lodge , Mr . E . Ronchetti and Mr . Gerolamo Silo . The brethren at the close of the lodge adjourned to banquet , and this svas excellently served . During the dinner some beautiful instrumental music svas performed by a band , composed of the follosving artists : Giuseppe Pasquarelli ( flute ) , Donato Tonoru ( ist violin ) , Pasquale Baroni ( harpist ) , and Agustalo Laurice ( 2 nd violin ) .
At the conclusion of the dinner the customary toasts svere proposed . The toasts of "The Oueen and the Craft ;" "The M . W . Grand Master ; " " The Duke of Rothesay ;" " The Pro Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master ;" together svith "The Present and Past Grand Officers , " svere proposed and drunk svith enthusiasm . Bro . Green , I . P . M ,, in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said that the brethren must have had very great
pleasure in seeing the manner in svhich the W . M . 's working had been done that evening , and it afforded him very great pleasure to see the ss'onderful strides he had made in the svorking , more especially since he had been in the W . M . 's chair . The VVorshipfuI Master , in responding , said he had done his best hitherto for the lodge , and Bro . Green svas right svhen he said he had tried to do so . But really if
they svished him to pass through his year of office satisfactorily , he svould ask the brethren to do a thing svhich svould give them very little trouble , and so many chairs svould not be found empty .. When they received the summons to meet they svere asked to kindly send an anssver back svhether they intended to come or not . This time be had had but very fesv anssvers . It svas of consequence that an anssver should be sent , in order that his year of
office might be successful . It required only a fesv seconds to svrite " yes " or " no " on an enclosed postcard . He should endeavour to do his duty to the lodge during the year , and he trusted other brethren would do the same . The Worshipful Master , in proposing the toast of " The Initiates , " said that it svas a toast svhich svas nearest to his heart . Unless nesv blood svas brought into a lodge a lodge could not last long . He svould not speak of the past , but
he knesv that the lodge svas on the right road nosv to go to the top of the tree , and those gentlemen svho had been that evening admitted as brethren of the Order were not only good gentlemen , but they svere intimate friends of his osvn , and he , therefore , felt the greater pleasure in the way the lodge had been honoured . The initiates , Bros . Ronchetti and Silo , svere not only his friends , but they belonged to the nation to svhich he belonged . He felt also ,
from an intimate acquaintance svith them , that they fully appreciated the position they nosv filled , and the duties they had to perform . He did not svish to mix up any politics or religion with this toast—far from it ; but at the same time he svanted the brethren to understand , and his intimate friends , Bros , isonchetti and Silo , to understand , that if they came to be initiated in Freemasonry , it svas not exactly a form , but they svere called upon to perform
certain duties social and moral . What he nosv said svas more an anssver to a certain report he had heard . He and the initiates belonged to a country svhich professed to have the greatest talent and the greatest respect for reli gion . In that country svere those svho told them their duties , and especially the duties svhich svere to guide their spiritual life , their conduct , and their conscience . He thought it svell to tell the initiates this svith regard to their parent
country . He knesv that in Bros . Ronchetti and Silo he would have those who svould throsv all their energy into their professions , and svould aid him in cultivating good fellosvship , in performing duty to God and duty to man ; and he could tell them , svith the greatest confidence and the fullest truth , that there svas no religion in existence , and no institution in the svorld , svhich could and svhich did teach the duty of a man tosvards his God , and the duty of
a man tosvards his fellosv creatures , so much as the institution of Freemasonry . Bro . Ronchetti said , as he svas ^ not very svell acquainted svith the English language , he could not svell explain in it all his feelings ; but he could tell the brethren that he thanked them very much , and svas very proud of having joined the Brotherhood . While thanking the brethren , he could assure the lodge he svould do his best to deserve the name of a member of the Order svith svhich he had been
honoured . Bro . Silo said he could only endorse Bro . Ronchetti's remains by thanking the brethren for having given him the name he had assumed that night , and he svould try to deserve it . The toast of " The Joining Member " was next proposed and drunk , and Bro . Hesse having replied , the toast of " The Past Masters " followed .
Bros . Docker and Green responded , the former complimenting the W . M . on his svork , and also his efforts in the cause of Charity . The prosperity of the ledge in Bro . Valeriani ' s hands was nosv assured . Bro . Green , after reminding the brethren that he greatly valued the beautiful Past Master ' s jesvel presented to him
at last meeting , also applauded the W . M . s energy on behalf of Charity . He svas ever working for the Charities , svhich svere the substantial cause of Freemasons' meetings . In moving to their nesv home at St . James ' s Hall , the brethren of the Rothesay Lodge svere going forward to that mark , and the lodge svould become second to none in
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London in that respect . Many lodges had been established longer than the Rothesay , but had not done so much for the Charities . He svould say " God speed the plough . " The toasts of " The Visitors , " responded to by Bro . Farwig ; "The Treasurer and Secretary , " and "The Officers " follosved , and the Tyler brought the toasts to a conclusion .
ALLIANCE LODGE ( No . 1 S 27 ) . —There svas a large and inflential assembly of brethren of this lodge on Wednesday , the 4 th inst ., to svitness the installation of Bro . Lieut . Henry Wright ( Tosver Hamlets Rifles ) as Worshipful Master , in succession to Bro . E . Garnet Man , P . M ., P . D . G . S . W . British Burmah . The meeting took place at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , City , svhere lodge was opened at half-past four o ' clock , under the presidency of
Bro . J . H . Smith , P . M ., officiating in the absence of the retiring VVorshipfuI Master , svho svas called asvay unexpectedly on an important political engagement . The proceedings throughout svere of the most satisfactory character , the svorking being such as to afford the utmost pleasure and edification to the brethren and the influential array of visitors who svere present , as might be expected , svith Bro . Sir John B . Monckton , P . G . W ., the first W . M . of the
lodge , as Installing Master . The numerical and financial position of the lodge svere shosvn to be on a most gratifying and sound basis , and the general results of the past year testified that the prestige of the lodge has been substantially maintained under the able ruling of the various Masters svho have occupied the chair . The acting Worshipful Master svas supported by Bros . Lieut . Henry Wright , S . W ., and Worshipful Master elect ; lames Perkins , C . C .
S . D . ; Rev . G . J . Scott , Chaplain ; R . J . Pasvley , Treas . ; J . E . Turner , P . M ., Sec ; H . Squire , C . C , S . D . ; H . Clarke , C . C , J . O . ; J . P . Godfrey , P . M ., D . of Cers . ; F . A . Jesvson , Org . ; Lieut .-Col . T . Davies Sewell , P . M . ; L . F . Littell , P . M ., Past Grand Pursuivant ; Sir John B . Monckton , P . M ., P . G . W . j F . Green , C . C , P . G . D . ; J . VV . Hughes , J . H . Smith , E . T . R . Wilde , E . Pugh , C VV . Bosvley , W . T . Roberts , J . C . Whiddington , Vickers , Lieut . Dunfee , F . S . lackson , B . Emanuel .
Beaumont Morice , Capt . N . G . Philips , 33 , P . G . D . ; H . C . Richards , H . F . O . Timme . VV . Bruce-Clarke , F . Hill , A . Westcott , Thos . Clarke , Sheriff of London and Middlesex ; Lovell , Tyler ; and others . Amongst the visitors svere Bros . Major General Bland Hunt , P . M . 1174 ; Col . J . Peters , P . G . S . B . ; T . Vincent , P . M . 1076 , P . P . G . S . B . Surrey ; M . Bagge , P . M . 7 ; A . H . Squire , P . M . 1356 , P . J . W . ; T . J . Weston , P . M . 194 ; 1 . A . Wild , iun .. P . M .
96 ; Geo . Taylor , P . M . 1539 ; G . H . Bramley . P . M . 759 ; F . G . Brosvn , P . M . 1 ; E . Gilardoni ; H . J . Amphlett , 1511 ; John Little , 193 ; G . H . Lesvis , S 34 ; W . Woodsvard , 1760 ; and others . The lodge having been duly opened , and the minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed , Bro . W . T . Roberts svas passed to the Second Degree , the ceremony being performed in an excellnet manner bv the acting W . M . In due course Bro . Lieut . Henry Wright was presented as
the VV . M . elect . Bro . Sir John B . Monckton having assumed the chair , a Board of Installed Masters svas duly constituted , and Bro . Wri g ht was installed with all the impressive rites into the chair of K . S . On the re-admission of the brethren , the nesvly-elected Master svas greeted svith the customary honours , and he then proceeded to invest his officers for the year , the collars being thus bestowed : — Bros . E . Garnet Man , P . M ., P . D . G S . VV . of British
Burmah , I . P . M . ; James Perkins , C . C , P . M ., S . VV . ; H . Squire , C . C , J . W . ; Rev . G . J . Scott , Chap . ; R . J . Paivley , Treas . ; J . E . Turner , P . M ., Sec . ; Henfy Clarke , C . C , S . D , ; J . Perry Godfrey , P . M ., J . D . ; F . S . Jackson , I . G . ; J . C . Whiddington , D . C . ; F . A . Jesvson , Org . ; B . Emanuel and Beaumont Morice , Stsvds . ; and Lovell , Tyler ( in the room of Bro . Church , deceased ) , ln investing his officers , the Worshipful Master delivered
an eloquent charge to each as to the character of his respective duties , and the manner in svhich this portion of the ceremony was sustained dieted the heartiest applause . The ancient charges to the Master , Wardens , and officers svere given in an impressive manner by Bro . Sir John B . Monckton , svhose svorking svas much admired . The Auditors' report , svhich showed that the position of the lodge was in every respect satisfactory , svas received and adopted
, the VV . M . requested any votes to be sent to him svhich the brethren might have for the next Girl ' s School election , for a child of the late Bro . Cutbush , one of the Audit Committee of the Girl ' s School , P . G . D . C . Herts , and who he ( the W . M . ) had hoped would have been there that day according to an engagement of three years' standing , but it had pleased T . G . A . O . T . U . to order otherwise , and after the transaction of some further business , the
brethren and visitors adjourned to the Throne Room , where a sumptuous banquet svas provided by Messrs . Ritter and Clifford , svhose arrangements left nothing to be desired . At dessert the customary loyal and Masonic toasts weie duly honoured , the Master , in giving "The Queen and the Craft , " observed that her Majesty took a great interest in Freemasonry , and three of her sons had been members of the Order , though one of them ( the late Duke of Albany )
had unfortunately been taken from them . In proposing " The Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , " the Master observed that it svas almost unnecessary to remind the brethren of the great interest the Prince took in everything concerning the Craft ; but he might tell the junior members of the lodge that lately his Royal Highness had been visiting Ssveden , svhere he svas initiated into Masonry in the year
1 S / 4 . Since he became Grand Master , on the resignation of the Marquis of Ripon , in 1875 , Freemasonry had grosvn and flourished to an enormous extent , far beyond svhat any of them had anticipated ; and svhen tbe time came that the Prince of Wales should resign the appointment , if he should do so on attaining to the throne of the realm , they knesv that his eldest son , Prince Albert Victor , had been initiated into the Order , and no doubt he would follosv in the
footsteps of his illustrious father , and take the same interest that he had done in Masonry . The Prince of Wales did not appear so frequently in the Masonic svorld as some other Grand Masters had done , yet hc promoted the svelfare of the Craft in every possible svay . The Master next gave " The Most VVorshipfuI the Pro
Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon ; thc R . W . thc Dep . Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " In so doing he said the Grand Secretary imformed him recently that , although the Earl of Carnarvon held office under the Government as Viceroy of Ireland , he had by no means relaxed in his-
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* -o- * , P . P . G . S . of W . Essex ; Chas . F . Matier , P . M . igio , P . G . W . Greece ; Col . Peters , P . G . S . B . ; L . Ruf , P . M . 12 ; E . Houghton , 243 ; Raynham VV . Stesvart , P . G . D . ; Fred . Binckes , P . M ., P . G . Stsvd . ; F . H . Layland , 1 S 0 ; J . Larsre , 771 ; j . A . Hackvale , 1 G 35 ; Robt . Greening , 1426 ; Thos . B . Hardwick , 3 ; F . Bohers , 1743 ; Arthur Muley , S . VV . 1 S 3 ; F . F . Langridgc , 1063 ; and William Elgood , 92 .
The VVorshipfuI Master proposed the usual toasts . Bros . Raynham W . Stesvart , P . G . D ., and Col . Peters , P . G . Ssvd . Br ., replied to the toast of "The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " The Worshipful Master , responding ' to the toast of his health , svhich svas proposed by Bro . Hay , I . P . M ., said that people svere generally very pleased to receive compliments
to svhich they svere not fairly entitled . Some compliments were passed on him by friends of his in the past , svith the viesv , no doubt , that some day he might arrive at a position svhen he might deserve them . He hoped it would be so , and as the brethren had elected him as Master of this lodge , that he might perform his duties properly , he had a difficult task to perform , as the late W . M . had done all his work in such a remarkable way . He svas much obliged to the
brethren for the very kind way inwhich his name had been received , and his year of office svould be directed to giving satisfaction to the lodge . By doing so , they svould be giving satisfaction to the visitors svho adorned the board . He svould do all he could to make the brethren happy and comfortable . The Worshipful Master next gave * ' The Installing Master , " to svhom the brethren svere all very grateful for the
excellent svay in svhich he had performed the ceremonies . It svas a fine thing for this lodge that old Masons of such high position in Masonry were present to see that there svere other brethren svho could do the svork equal to themselves . It svas a fine thing for younger Masons to see the work so performed , because it taught them that svhen their time came they ought to perform their svork as well . Bro . Hay , I . P . M ., could not sufficiently thank the W . M .,
feeling that he had not sufficiently deserved svhat he had said of him . He had done the best he could for the interests of the lodge . He thought that the more any one sasv of Masonry the better he liked it . It was so svith him . The brethren must all thank the W . M . for the excellent service of music svhich he had provided that evening . Such a service of song had not been equalled in the lodge , and excelled anysvhere in the svorld .
The VVorshipfuI Master then proposed " The Visitors . " Bro . Dr . Kempster , in reply , said he had frequently been a visitor at the lodge installations , and he had alsvays found its hospitality svas very great . To the W . M ., and to the brethren on his left , svho had passed the chair , the thanks of a great many brethren svere due for the admirable manner in which the svork of the lodge had been done . There was no greater pleasure to a Mason than to go to a lodge ,
and see the work neatly and perfectly executed , and that had been the privilege of the visitors that evening . Bro . J . L . Mather also responded . It had been his privilege the last tsvo or three years to be at the board of the Royal Kensington Lodge , and he had acted as D . C . at the installations . He considered it a great honour to be called upon to perform the duties of that office . Bro . John B . Stevens , P . M ., responded to the toast of
"The Past Masters . " The Worshipful Master proposed "The Masonic Charities , " and remarked that svhile Masonry had its pleasures , it had its duties and its rights , and part of the duties and rights was the relief of sorrosv . No Masonic dinner was complete unless on thc roll of its toasts svas that of the Masonic Charities . Whether it was the old men or the widows , or those svho could do so little for themselves
the children—they spoke in svords svhich svere eloquent to every Mason ' s heart . No one more than he wished success to the Masonic Charities , and he svas pleased to see the long list of the subscriptions svhich svere obtained for them . Bros . Raynham Stesvart and Binckes were guiding spirits in the cause of those Charities , and their efforts had been rewarded by seeing the subscriptions grosv year by year . Masonic Charity svas exercised by taking care of the old
people , and by taking charge ot the young until tney svere in a position to enter the battle of life . Thc education raven to the young was of a high , moral , and mental character , and enabled the children to occupy a good position svhen they svent out into the svorld . Bro . F . Binckes replied , and complimented the W . M . on his presidency , remarking that it svas necessary for him to aooloirise for having no nesv idea to render this toast
acceptable . Tbe subject , hosvever , svas in , all their hearts . It svas a privilege as svell as a duty to support the Charities , and it svas one of the enjoyments of Freemasonry svhich could not but be acceptable to the G . A . O . T . U ., svho svould protect us after sve had departed from this sphere of labour . He as much as any one valued and appreciated temperance , fortitude , prudence and justice , mercy , brotherly love , relief and truth , faith , hope , and charity . He had intense faith in Freemasonry ; he was fully buoyed up by
hope ; and he never lost sight of the principle svhich taught them to practise Charity . The initiate was taught it , and he should hand it dosvn to his children . He had to return thanks to the members of the lodge , individually as svell as in their corporate capacity , for supporting the Institutions , and he svas p leased to see that the lodge had nosv a prosperous career before it . Whatever might happen , he was
sure that if their lives were spared there svas nothing on which they would look back svith so much gratification in their career as Freemasons as having been useful , as far as their circumstances svould allosv , in assisting the Institutions . Whenever they sat dosvn together they must remember those svho svere not so fortunately situated as themselves , and feel sympathy ( svith them , and at the same
time 1 esolve to do their best to pour the healing balm ot consolation into the bosoms of the afflicted . Bro . Stevens , replyingasthe' 1 ' reasurer , said that although he was dubious as to hosv he should perform his duties svhen first chosen Treasurer , was pleased to say that year by year the finances of the Royal Kensington Lodge svere
becoming better . Bro . C . E . Soppet , P . M ., as Secretary , said that on all occasions the Royal Kensington Lodge received him with very "real honour and kindness , and such kindness he never ° could forget . He had the interest of the lodge thoroughly at heart , and it svould be his earnest endeavour at all times to promote its interests . The other toasts were then given and the brethren separated .
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« S = During the evening a beautiful selection of music svas performed under the direction of Mr . Lenthal Ssvifte , assisted by Miss Jeanie Rosse , Mr . Hulbcrt Fulkerson , and Mr . Charles Copland . ROTHESAY LODGE ( No . 16 S 7 ) . —This lodge met for the first time at its nesv quarters—St . James ' s Hall —on VVednesday evening , the 4 th inst ., under the presidency of Bro . E . L . P . Valerian ! . No other lodge meeting
has ever been held at this hall ; but the Rothesay found most comfortable quarters there , not only as far as the requisites for lodge business are concerned , but with respect to the banquet likewise , svhich svas everything the brethren could have desired . The brethren svho attended svere Bros . J . B . Docker , P . M . ; Frederick Green , P . M . ; F . V . Green , S . VV . ; VV . Mole , J . VV . ; John Butlin , Treas . ; W . C . Parsons , Sec . ; R . Shaw , S . D . ; VV . Adams
, J . D . ; Henri Gros , I . G . ; C . J . Stevenson , D . C ; J . Berrosv , Org . ; and the follosving visitors : Bros . E . Farsvig , P . M . 1 S 0 : E . Belhomme , 1 743 ; G . C . Ronchetti , 12 S 7 ; George Bentley , 10 S ; Robert Coombs , P . M . 12 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 S ; Charles Skinner , 14 S ; and Potter , Tyler . Bro . Albert Hesse , No . 1743 , was unanimously elected a joining member , after which Bro . Valerian ! initiated in
excellent style , and svith perfect satisfaction to the lodge , Mr . E . Ronchetti and Mr . Gerolamo Silo . The brethren at the close of the lodge adjourned to banquet , and this svas excellently served . During the dinner some beautiful instrumental music svas performed by a band , composed of the follosving artists : Giuseppe Pasquarelli ( flute ) , Donato Tonoru ( ist violin ) , Pasquale Baroni ( harpist ) , and Agustalo Laurice ( 2 nd violin ) .
At the conclusion of the dinner the customary toasts svere proposed . The toasts of "The Oueen and the Craft ;" "The M . W . Grand Master ; " " The Duke of Rothesay ;" " The Pro Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master ;" together svith "The Present and Past Grand Officers , " svere proposed and drunk svith enthusiasm . Bro . Green , I . P . M ,, in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said that the brethren must have had very great
pleasure in seeing the manner in svhich the W . M . 's working had been done that evening , and it afforded him very great pleasure to see the ss'onderful strides he had made in the svorking , more especially since he had been in the W . M . 's chair . The VVorshipfuI Master , in responding , said he had done his best hitherto for the lodge , and Bro . Green svas right svhen he said he had tried to do so . But really if
they svished him to pass through his year of office satisfactorily , he svould ask the brethren to do a thing svhich svould give them very little trouble , and so many chairs svould not be found empty .. When they received the summons to meet they svere asked to kindly send an anssver back svhether they intended to come or not . This time be had had but very fesv anssvers . It svas of consequence that an anssver should be sent , in order that his year of
office might be successful . It required only a fesv seconds to svrite " yes " or " no " on an enclosed postcard . He should endeavour to do his duty to the lodge during the year , and he trusted other brethren would do the same . The Worshipful Master , in proposing the toast of " The Initiates , " said that it svas a toast svhich svas nearest to his heart . Unless nesv blood svas brought into a lodge a lodge could not last long . He svould not speak of the past , but
he knesv that the lodge svas on the right road nosv to go to the top of the tree , and those gentlemen svho had been that evening admitted as brethren of the Order were not only good gentlemen , but they svere intimate friends of his osvn , and he , therefore , felt the greater pleasure in the way the lodge had been honoured . The initiates , Bros . Ronchetti and Silo , svere not only his friends , but they belonged to the nation to svhich he belonged . He felt also ,
from an intimate acquaintance svith them , that they fully appreciated the position they nosv filled , and the duties they had to perform . He did not svish to mix up any politics or religion with this toast—far from it ; but at the same time he svanted the brethren to understand , and his intimate friends , Bros , isonchetti and Silo , to understand , that if they came to be initiated in Freemasonry , it svas not exactly a form , but they svere called upon to perform
certain duties social and moral . What he nosv said svas more an anssver to a certain report he had heard . He and the initiates belonged to a country svhich professed to have the greatest talent and the greatest respect for reli gion . In that country svere those svho told them their duties , and especially the duties svhich svere to guide their spiritual life , their conduct , and their conscience . He thought it svell to tell the initiates this svith regard to their parent
country . He knesv that in Bros . Ronchetti and Silo he would have those who svould throsv all their energy into their professions , and svould aid him in cultivating good fellosvship , in performing duty to God and duty to man ; and he could tell them , svith the greatest confidence and the fullest truth , that there svas no religion in existence , and no institution in the svorld , svhich could and svhich did teach the duty of a man tosvards his God , and the duty of
a man tosvards his fellosv creatures , so much as the institution of Freemasonry . Bro . Ronchetti said , as he svas ^ not very svell acquainted svith the English language , he could not svell explain in it all his feelings ; but he could tell the brethren that he thanked them very much , and svas very proud of having joined the Brotherhood . While thanking the brethren , he could assure the lodge he svould do his best to deserve the name of a member of the Order svith svhich he had been
honoured . Bro . Silo said he could only endorse Bro . Ronchetti's remains by thanking the brethren for having given him the name he had assumed that night , and he svould try to deserve it . The toast of " The Joining Member " was next proposed and drunk , and Bro . Hesse having replied , the toast of " The Past Masters " followed .
Bros . Docker and Green responded , the former complimenting the W . M . on his svork , and also his efforts in the cause of Charity . The prosperity of the ledge in Bro . Valeriani ' s hands was nosv assured . Bro . Green , after reminding the brethren that he greatly valued the beautiful Past Master ' s jesvel presented to him
at last meeting , also applauded the W . M . s energy on behalf of Charity . He svas ever working for the Charities , svhich svere the substantial cause of Freemasons' meetings . In moving to their nesv home at St . James ' s Hall , the brethren of the Rothesay Lodge svere going forward to that mark , and the lodge svould become second to none in
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London in that respect . Many lodges had been established longer than the Rothesay , but had not done so much for the Charities . He svould say " God speed the plough . " The toasts of " The Visitors , " responded to by Bro . Farwig ; "The Treasurer and Secretary , " and "The Officers " follosved , and the Tyler brought the toasts to a conclusion .
ALLIANCE LODGE ( No . 1 S 27 ) . —There svas a large and inflential assembly of brethren of this lodge on Wednesday , the 4 th inst ., to svitness the installation of Bro . Lieut . Henry Wright ( Tosver Hamlets Rifles ) as Worshipful Master , in succession to Bro . E . Garnet Man , P . M ., P . D . G . S . W . British Burmah . The meeting took place at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , City , svhere lodge was opened at half-past four o ' clock , under the presidency of
Bro . J . H . Smith , P . M ., officiating in the absence of the retiring VVorshipfuI Master , svho svas called asvay unexpectedly on an important political engagement . The proceedings throughout svere of the most satisfactory character , the svorking being such as to afford the utmost pleasure and edification to the brethren and the influential array of visitors who svere present , as might be expected , svith Bro . Sir John B . Monckton , P . G . W ., the first W . M . of the
lodge , as Installing Master . The numerical and financial position of the lodge svere shosvn to be on a most gratifying and sound basis , and the general results of the past year testified that the prestige of the lodge has been substantially maintained under the able ruling of the various Masters svho have occupied the chair . The acting Worshipful Master svas supported by Bros . Lieut . Henry Wright , S . W ., and Worshipful Master elect ; lames Perkins , C . C .
S . D . ; Rev . G . J . Scott , Chaplain ; R . J . Pasvley , Treas . ; J . E . Turner , P . M ., Sec ; H . Squire , C . C , S . D . ; H . Clarke , C . C , J . O . ; J . P . Godfrey , P . M ., D . of Cers . ; F . A . Jesvson , Org . ; Lieut .-Col . T . Davies Sewell , P . M . ; L . F . Littell , P . M ., Past Grand Pursuivant ; Sir John B . Monckton , P . M ., P . G . W . j F . Green , C . C , P . G . D . ; J . VV . Hughes , J . H . Smith , E . T . R . Wilde , E . Pugh , C VV . Bosvley , W . T . Roberts , J . C . Whiddington , Vickers , Lieut . Dunfee , F . S . lackson , B . Emanuel .
Beaumont Morice , Capt . N . G . Philips , 33 , P . G . D . ; H . C . Richards , H . F . O . Timme . VV . Bruce-Clarke , F . Hill , A . Westcott , Thos . Clarke , Sheriff of London and Middlesex ; Lovell , Tyler ; and others . Amongst the visitors svere Bros . Major General Bland Hunt , P . M . 1174 ; Col . J . Peters , P . G . S . B . ; T . Vincent , P . M . 1076 , P . P . G . S . B . Surrey ; M . Bagge , P . M . 7 ; A . H . Squire , P . M . 1356 , P . J . W . ; T . J . Weston , P . M . 194 ; 1 . A . Wild , iun .. P . M .
96 ; Geo . Taylor , P . M . 1539 ; G . H . Bramley . P . M . 759 ; F . G . Brosvn , P . M . 1 ; E . Gilardoni ; H . J . Amphlett , 1511 ; John Little , 193 ; G . H . Lesvis , S 34 ; W . Woodsvard , 1760 ; and others . The lodge having been duly opened , and the minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed , Bro . W . T . Roberts svas passed to the Second Degree , the ceremony being performed in an excellnet manner bv the acting W . M . In due course Bro . Lieut . Henry Wright was presented as
the VV . M . elect . Bro . Sir John B . Monckton having assumed the chair , a Board of Installed Masters svas duly constituted , and Bro . Wri g ht was installed with all the impressive rites into the chair of K . S . On the re-admission of the brethren , the nesvly-elected Master svas greeted svith the customary honours , and he then proceeded to invest his officers for the year , the collars being thus bestowed : — Bros . E . Garnet Man , P . M ., P . D . G S . VV . of British
Burmah , I . P . M . ; James Perkins , C . C , P . M ., S . VV . ; H . Squire , C . C , J . W . ; Rev . G . J . Scott , Chap . ; R . J . Paivley , Treas . ; J . E . Turner , P . M ., Sec . ; Henfy Clarke , C . C , S . D , ; J . Perry Godfrey , P . M ., J . D . ; F . S . Jackson , I . G . ; J . C . Whiddington , D . C . ; F . A . Jesvson , Org . ; B . Emanuel and Beaumont Morice , Stsvds . ; and Lovell , Tyler ( in the room of Bro . Church , deceased ) , ln investing his officers , the Worshipful Master delivered
an eloquent charge to each as to the character of his respective duties , and the manner in svhich this portion of the ceremony was sustained dieted the heartiest applause . The ancient charges to the Master , Wardens , and officers svere given in an impressive manner by Bro . Sir John B . Monckton , svhose svorking svas much admired . The Auditors' report , svhich showed that the position of the lodge was in every respect satisfactory , svas received and adopted
, the VV . M . requested any votes to be sent to him svhich the brethren might have for the next Girl ' s School election , for a child of the late Bro . Cutbush , one of the Audit Committee of the Girl ' s School , P . G . D . C . Herts , and who he ( the W . M . ) had hoped would have been there that day according to an engagement of three years' standing , but it had pleased T . G . A . O . T . U . to order otherwise , and after the transaction of some further business , the
brethren and visitors adjourned to the Throne Room , where a sumptuous banquet svas provided by Messrs . Ritter and Clifford , svhose arrangements left nothing to be desired . At dessert the customary loyal and Masonic toasts weie duly honoured , the Master , in giving "The Queen and the Craft , " observed that her Majesty took a great interest in Freemasonry , and three of her sons had been members of the Order , though one of them ( the late Duke of Albany )
had unfortunately been taken from them . In proposing " The Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , " the Master observed that it svas almost unnecessary to remind the brethren of the great interest the Prince took in everything concerning the Craft ; but he might tell the junior members of the lodge that lately his Royal Highness had been visiting Ssveden , svhere he svas initiated into Masonry in the year
1 S / 4 . Since he became Grand Master , on the resignation of the Marquis of Ripon , in 1875 , Freemasonry had grosvn and flourished to an enormous extent , far beyond svhat any of them had anticipated ; and svhen tbe time came that the Prince of Wales should resign the appointment , if he should do so on attaining to the throne of the realm , they knesv that his eldest son , Prince Albert Victor , had been initiated into the Order , and no doubt he would follosv in the
footsteps of his illustrious father , and take the same interest that he had done in Masonry . The Prince of Wales did not appear so frequently in the Masonic svorld as some other Grand Masters had done , yet hc promoted the svelfare of the Craft in every possible svay . The Master next gave " The Most VVorshipfuI the Pro
Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon ; thc R . W . thc Dep . Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " In so doing he said the Grand Secretary imformed him recently that , although the Earl of Carnarvon held office under the Government as Viceroy of Ireland , he had by no means relaxed in his-