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Royal Arch.
Assistant Grand Sojourner , installed Comps . Alderman Sir Joseph C . Dimsdale as M . E . Z . ; Joseph Rock as H . ; and Richard Creed as J . The other companions invested in the remaining offices were Comps . Charles Bolton , P . G . S . B ., Scribe E . ; I . D . Langton , P . G . Std . Br ., Scribe N . ; T . P . Griffin , P . Z ., Treas . ; H . L . de Montmorency , Principal Soj . ; George R . Steel , ist A . S . ; T . Dinwiddy , 2 nd A . S . ; Richard Eve , P . G . Treas ., D . C ; John Dimsdale and Major Pryce-Jones , M . P ., Stwds . ; and Goddard , P . Z ., Janitor .
The chapter was then closed , and the companions adjourned to a choice banquet , afterwards honouring the usual Royal Arch toasts . In proposing the toast of " The Queen and Royal Arch Masonry , " Comp . Sir Joseph Dimsdale said all Masons hoped that her Majesty would come back from her continental holiday with renewed health after a very anxious , trying and telling time for anyone when they considered what the country had been passing through during the last few months . *
__ . . . _ _ „ . .. „ In proposing "The Health of the Prince of Wales , Grand Z . of the Order , " Comp . Sir Joseph Dimsdale passed a high eulogium on his Royal Highness for the interest he took in the Craft and in the Royal Arch , and for his readiness at all times to come forward for the good of Freemasonry . Comp . the Earl of Huston , G . Supt . Norths and Hunts , responded to the toast of " The Pro G . Z ., the Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " and said that the Grand Officers did not lay any claim on the Order for having
done their duty , because they felt an interest in the body . When they could do good by assisting at any function , it was a pride to them to go to whatever place they were wanted at , and they always did so if they had sufficient notice _ to make the necessary arrangements . So long as he had his present responsibilities upon his shoulders he should continue cheerfully to discharge them . Comp . Stillwell proposed "The M . E . Z . and the other Principals , " and said the chapter had now a First Principal who was so well-known that anything that might be
said of him would be supetfluous . The Second and Third Principals were also wellknown , and all these Principals had done excellent service in the Grand Master ' s Lodge . The companions all appreciated them . Comp . Sir Joseph C . Dimsdale , M . E . Z ., in acknowledging the toast of "The Principals , " was quite aware that they had an important trust committed to them . As ( he Three Principals of No . i Chapter , they had the custody of the traditional past , and the making of the future , and he hoped that with the co-coperation and support of the
companions they might find at the end of their year of office the traditions had not been blurred , but that they had been able to put on 12 months more of history worth putting on to No . 1 Chapter . It was no sinecure to represent a chapter like that ; it required a very large amount of consideration on the part of the Principals and the other officers of the chapter . Personally , he fully felt the inadequacy with which he should fill the position he now held ; but he yielded to none in his desire to do well , and whether it was in that position or in other positions in Masonry , he had always found that kindly
sympathy , help , and co-operation available Irom brethren and companions which led him to believe that the three Principals of No . 1 Chapter would be enabled so to conduct themselves to the welfare of the Grand Masters' Chapter and also of Royal Arch Masonry , that at the end of the year the companions might not regret placing them in that proud position . Comp . Sir J . C Dimsdale , M . E . Z ., next proposed "The Past Principals . " He said he had just casually indicated the great past of No . 1 Chapter , but that past had been built up by the Past Principals' rectitude in the manner they had worked in days gone by . Among those Principals was Comp . Dr . Ralph Gooding , of whom it was
quite unnecessary for him to say many words . His beautiful Masonic working had been well exemplified that night . It had impressed him ( Sir J . C . Dimsdale ) not only as a ritual , but by the religious , thoughtful , and tender manner in which Dr . Gooding had delivered it . To his mind , it was the way to render Masonry—to throw off outside show , and to appeal to the heart . He owed a deep debt of gratitude to Comp . Gooding , and he was sure the other two installed Principals felt the same . He owed much in his past Masonic life to Dr . Gooding , and in associating his name with the toast of " The Past Principals , " he felt he was acting in unison with the wishes of the companions , the I . P . Z ., Comp . Stillwell , and lhe other Past Principals .
Comp . Dr . Ralph Gooding , P . Z ., in reply , said he was somewhat overwhelmed by being called upon suddenly to return thanks for the Past Principals ; but he , nevertheless , esteemed it a high honour , and he should do his very best to make his remarks appropriate in returning thanks for what he hoped was an acceptable toast . It was " true that the Past Principals had done much for the chapter . No . 1 Lodge had no Royal Arch chapter for over 100 years after its establishment . It was brought to his notice by the late lamented Col . Shadwell Clerke that No . 1 Lodge ought to have a
Royal Arch chapter of its own . To it there was a good deal of opposition among the older members of the lodge . But that was overcome , and he ( Dr . Ralph Gooding ) was prevailed upon to take a very active part in the establishment of No . 1 Chapter . He was proud that night to say he never had had a single mrjment of regret in the part he took in it . There were Royal Arch companions present who assisted at the consecration of the chapter , and he would appeal to them whether the Past Principals had not done their duty to the Grand Chapter of England . Many Past Principals would dilate long
and largely upon the great traditions and historical associations which surrounded the chapter ; but he would rather say that that was a peculiar chapter in more ways than one , for it was distinctl y proved by the grand old minutes of the Mather lodge that they were making Royal Arch Masons long . before the Supreme Grand Chapter of England was established ; and it was also ( a further peculiarity of that chapter that it was particularly exclusive . Whether that was a praiseworthy characteristic or not , he left to the companions to settls ; but that chapter
was kept up and maintained by the members of the mother lodge , and they were well together there , and had put their shoulders , heads , and minds together , and their Masonic and intellectual knowledge too , to make that chapter worthy of its name and of the Supreme Grand Chapter , to which it owed allegiance . He must add that all the l ' ast Principals were at the service of No . 1 Chapter ; they all felt it an honour to belong to it ; they all felt an ardent desire to keep up the associations and traditions on which
it was grounded . He was proud to see Sir Joseph Dimsdale at the head of the chapter ; they knew they could want nothing in the way of energy on the part of the nrst Principal to make the chapter a success in the future as it had been in the past , and tney knew that what it had done in the past it would repeat in the future . C ° mp . Col . Clifford Probyn , G . Treasurer elect in G . Lodge , replied to the toast of I he Visitors . " The remaining toasts were afterwards duly honoured .
Moira Chapter , No . 92 . The regular meeting o { this chapter was held at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-M 1-v Tuesday , the 5 th instant . Present : Comps . Wickham Noakes , P . Z ., as £ ' ; t-Z . ; E . D . Oppert , H . ; 1 . L . Wilkinson , P . Z , Treas . ; R . F . Gould , P . Z ., b -E-i R . Phillips , P . Z . ; VV . II . Hooker , P . Z . ; and W . F . Noakes . 'he business of the evening , which was of a routine character , having been despatched , the companions dined together .
Lodges Of Instruction.
Lodges Of Instruction .
LA TOLERANCE LODGE , No . 538 . OxlorfTi ' ng i , !' L eld ° . Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Frascati Restaurant , I ' arker < sur * u' J ? ? there were P resent Bros - w - Cumberland , W . M . ; II . C Treas ¦ "' h ? F , ? - ' J > W < ' J- PauI ' - " Preceptor i I » S . Genese , P . M ., ' Wl ' lG a w - p Mull , ns ' - J-L- Goldstein , S . D . ; C Ornstein , J . D . ; C J ct 0 Smale Thorn
Needle FA ¦/ " 7 ? ,, ' r » J ' •W . . P . M . ; J . , P . M . ; M . The 1 j Za PP enfeld < J- Leather , and G . A . Sturgess . « ad and ™ r WaS 5 . Pened in due form ami the minutes of last meeting The cerL t - •. *! e lst Action of the Lecture was worked by Bro . Leather . Za PPenfeId hi ; imt , at ' ? J » WJ > S rehearsed , Bro . Leather being the candidate . Bro . lod gewasn „» Jr ? - f and'date for passing , was duly examined and entrusted . The Za PpenfeldX ?„„ \ u S l- ? nd De B ' and the ceremony of passing rehearsed , Bro . ^ en eld being the candidate . The lodge was resumed to the First Degree . A
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ballot for the lodge funds ( £ 5 5 s . ) was taken , which resulted in favour of Bro . J . Thorn , P . M . The W . M . rose for the first time and dues collected . The W . M . rose for the second time , when Bro . H . C . Parker was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing fortnight ( next Wednesday being the occasion of the Lodge ' s Annual Dinner ) , and appointed the officers in rotation . The lodge was then closed .
ISLINGTON LODGE , No . 1471 . The usual weekly meeting was held on Tuesday , the 5 th inst , at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , when there were present Bros . C . T . Rayner , W . M . ; VV . F . Roberts , S . W . ; S . Cload , J . W . ; W . Hancock , P . M „ Preceptor ; C M . Coxon , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Herts , Sees . ; II . } . Waller , S . D . ; W . Fowler , J . D . ; A . L . Langton , I . G . ; A . Oliver , P . M . ; J . Birks , A . E . Hubsch , and J . W . Clarke , P . M ., P . P . G . P . Middx ., Asst . Preceptor ;
The lodge was opened , and the minutes read and confirmed . The ceremony of passing was also rehearsed , Bro . Birks being the candidate . The ceremony ol raising was also rehearsed , Bro . Hubsch , being the candidate . Bro . Roberts was elected W . M . for the ensuing week , and appointed his officers in rotation . The lodge was then closed .
A meeting was also held on Tuesday , the 12 th inst ., at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , when there were present Bros . W . F . Roberts , W . M . ; S . Cload , S . W . ; A . F . Hardy , ment , l . W . ; J . W . Clarke , P . M ., Prov . G . P . Middx ., Asst . Preceptor ; C . M . Coxon , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Herts , and J . Duncan , P . M ., Sees . ; I . Birks , S . D . ; H . R . Bower , J . D . ; A . L . Langton , I . G . ; F . H . Johnson , and A . Oliver , P . M .
The lodge was opened and the minutes read and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was then rehearsed , Bro . Birks being the candidate . Bro . Birks then took the chair and rehearsed the ceremony of passing , Bro . Johnson being the candidate . Bro . Roberts resumed his position as W . M ., and the lodge was opened in the Third and closed in the Third and Second Degrees . Bro . Cload was elected W . M . for the ensuing week and appointed his officers in rotation . The lodge was then closed .
The Craft Abroad.
The Craft Abroad .
St . Paul ' s Chapter , No . 2277 . An emergency meeting of this chapter was held on the 23 rd ult ., at the Masonic Rooms , Limassol , Cyprus . The chapter was well attended and Bros . Staff and Morison , both of St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 2277 , were balloted for and exalted to the Degree of Royal Arch Masons . On the 25 th ult . the installation meeting of the above-named
chapter was held and proved the largest Masonic assembly that has taken place for some years in Cyprus . There were present Comps . Lieut .-Col . Kenny , M . E . Z . ; Dr . Carageorgiades ( Mayor of Limassol ) , H . ; F . H . Parker ( Judge of Limassol District ) , J . ; F . O . Harvey , P . Z ., Treas . ; Aldred , S . E . ; Rossides , S . N . ; Longcroft , P . S . ; Capt . T . E . Mavrogordato , L . C . M . P . of Papho , ist A . S . ; Major Honry , Janitor ; and many other members of the chapter .
lhe chapter having been opened by the Principals , the rest of the companions were admitted and the following brethren were balloted for as candidates—Bros . J . C ' Macaski ( District Judge of Papho ) , of St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 2277 ; Dr . Stavronides , W . M . of Zenon Lodge , No . iS ( G . C ); and Markidi , Registrar of Limassol District , Zenon Lodge , No . iS ( G . C ) . The voting being unanimous in their favour , they were impressively exalted to the Degree of H . R . A . by the Principals , assisted by the regular officers of the chapter .
The lectures were given in full by the Principals , and it was generally admitted that ' the ceremony had not been given in Limassol in such a perfect manner for years past . After the exaltation ceremony , the Treasurer submitted the balance-sheet of the past year , which showed the chapter to be in a most flourishing condition . The following officers were then most impressively inducted to office by the retiring M . E . Z ., assisted by Comp . F . O . Harvey , P . Z .: Comps . Dr . Carageorgiades , M . E . Z . ; F . H . Parker , H . ; E . Longcroft , of the Royal Engineers , J . ; Lieut .-Colonel Kenny , I . P . Z . ; F . O . Harvey , P . Z ., Treas . ; Morison , O . S . Corps , S . E . ; Staff . O . S . Corps . S . N .: H . T .
Aldred , P . S . ; Mavrogordato , ist A . S . ; Honry , 2 nd A . S . ; Dr . Stavroindco Hiny , Janitor ; Macaskie , D . C ; Maskidi and Kisiakidco , Stwds ., and Rossides , Org . It was noted that , probably for the first time in the annals of Masonry in Cyprus , the whole of the officers appointed were present , and were invested with their collars . This would not appear to the Craft at home as anything remarkable , but when it is considered that there are no railways in Cyprus , and the journeys between towns have to be made over very indifferent roads by horse or carriage , it is a matter of congratulation to
know that the Craft has such enthusiastic support in Cyprus , the companions attending the above chapter from Niasin travelling 60 miles , those from Famagusti 76 miles , from Larnaca 50 , and the candidate from Papho over 60 miles . Attending lodge or chapter in London even from a distance like Edinburgh , in a corridor train , is not the same as attending lodge meetings in Cyprus . The chapter having been closed , the companions sat down and did justice to a most excellent banquet that had been provided .
BRO . TUB DUKE AND DUCHHSS OK MARLBOROUGH have left their hunting quarters , Sysonby Lodge , for Blenheim Palace , where it is expected they will spend the greater part of the summer , as they have decided not to take a house in town for the season . DELIGHTFUL SUMMERLIKE weather was experienced at Clacton-on-Sea on Wednesday , when the town was honoured for the first time in its history by the presence of royalty in the person of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , who , with Bro . General Sir Evelyn Wood and a number of staff officers , arrived the previous night to take part in a series of tactical operations . Although the visit is ot a purely private character , the presence of the Duke in the town has naturally aroused a considerable amount of interest .
THE APPROACHING visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Portsmouth is anticipated with considerable interest in naval circles . Their Royal Highnesses will arrive at Admiralty House on Tuesday , the jyth inst ., and be the guests until the following Saturday of Admiral Sir Michael Culme Seymour , G . C . B ., Commander-in-Chief , and Lady Culme Seymour . The programme will include an inspection of the Terrible , first-class cruiser , which is lying alongside the South Railway Jetty of the dockyard completing her coaling , preparatory to entering upon a series of exhaustive trials .
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Royal Arch.
Assistant Grand Sojourner , installed Comps . Alderman Sir Joseph C . Dimsdale as M . E . Z . ; Joseph Rock as H . ; and Richard Creed as J . The other companions invested in the remaining offices were Comps . Charles Bolton , P . G . S . B ., Scribe E . ; I . D . Langton , P . G . Std . Br ., Scribe N . ; T . P . Griffin , P . Z ., Treas . ; H . L . de Montmorency , Principal Soj . ; George R . Steel , ist A . S . ; T . Dinwiddy , 2 nd A . S . ; Richard Eve , P . G . Treas ., D . C ; John Dimsdale and Major Pryce-Jones , M . P ., Stwds . ; and Goddard , P . Z ., Janitor .
The chapter was then closed , and the companions adjourned to a choice banquet , afterwards honouring the usual Royal Arch toasts . In proposing the toast of " The Queen and Royal Arch Masonry , " Comp . Sir Joseph Dimsdale said all Masons hoped that her Majesty would come back from her continental holiday with renewed health after a very anxious , trying and telling time for anyone when they considered what the country had been passing through during the last few months . *
__ . . . _ _ „ . .. „ In proposing "The Health of the Prince of Wales , Grand Z . of the Order , " Comp . Sir Joseph Dimsdale passed a high eulogium on his Royal Highness for the interest he took in the Craft and in the Royal Arch , and for his readiness at all times to come forward for the good of Freemasonry . Comp . the Earl of Huston , G . Supt . Norths and Hunts , responded to the toast of " The Pro G . Z ., the Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " and said that the Grand Officers did not lay any claim on the Order for having
done their duty , because they felt an interest in the body . When they could do good by assisting at any function , it was a pride to them to go to whatever place they were wanted at , and they always did so if they had sufficient notice _ to make the necessary arrangements . So long as he had his present responsibilities upon his shoulders he should continue cheerfully to discharge them . Comp . Stillwell proposed "The M . E . Z . and the other Principals , " and said the chapter had now a First Principal who was so well-known that anything that might be
said of him would be supetfluous . The Second and Third Principals were also wellknown , and all these Principals had done excellent service in the Grand Master ' s Lodge . The companions all appreciated them . Comp . Sir Joseph C . Dimsdale , M . E . Z ., in acknowledging the toast of "The Principals , " was quite aware that they had an important trust committed to them . As ( he Three Principals of No . i Chapter , they had the custody of the traditional past , and the making of the future , and he hoped that with the co-coperation and support of the
companions they might find at the end of their year of office the traditions had not been blurred , but that they had been able to put on 12 months more of history worth putting on to No . 1 Chapter . It was no sinecure to represent a chapter like that ; it required a very large amount of consideration on the part of the Principals and the other officers of the chapter . Personally , he fully felt the inadequacy with which he should fill the position he now held ; but he yielded to none in his desire to do well , and whether it was in that position or in other positions in Masonry , he had always found that kindly
sympathy , help , and co-operation available Irom brethren and companions which led him to believe that the three Principals of No . 1 Chapter would be enabled so to conduct themselves to the welfare of the Grand Masters' Chapter and also of Royal Arch Masonry , that at the end of the year the companions might not regret placing them in that proud position . Comp . Sir J . C Dimsdale , M . E . Z ., next proposed "The Past Principals . " He said he had just casually indicated the great past of No . 1 Chapter , but that past had been built up by the Past Principals' rectitude in the manner they had worked in days gone by . Among those Principals was Comp . Dr . Ralph Gooding , of whom it was
quite unnecessary for him to say many words . His beautiful Masonic working had been well exemplified that night . It had impressed him ( Sir J . C . Dimsdale ) not only as a ritual , but by the religious , thoughtful , and tender manner in which Dr . Gooding had delivered it . To his mind , it was the way to render Masonry—to throw off outside show , and to appeal to the heart . He owed a deep debt of gratitude to Comp . Gooding , and he was sure the other two installed Principals felt the same . He owed much in his past Masonic life to Dr . Gooding , and in associating his name with the toast of " The Past Principals , " he felt he was acting in unison with the wishes of the companions , the I . P . Z ., Comp . Stillwell , and lhe other Past Principals .
Comp . Dr . Ralph Gooding , P . Z ., in reply , said he was somewhat overwhelmed by being called upon suddenly to return thanks for the Past Principals ; but he , nevertheless , esteemed it a high honour , and he should do his very best to make his remarks appropriate in returning thanks for what he hoped was an acceptable toast . It was " true that the Past Principals had done much for the chapter . No . 1 Lodge had no Royal Arch chapter for over 100 years after its establishment . It was brought to his notice by the late lamented Col . Shadwell Clerke that No . 1 Lodge ought to have a
Royal Arch chapter of its own . To it there was a good deal of opposition among the older members of the lodge . But that was overcome , and he ( Dr . Ralph Gooding ) was prevailed upon to take a very active part in the establishment of No . 1 Chapter . He was proud that night to say he never had had a single mrjment of regret in the part he took in it . There were Royal Arch companions present who assisted at the consecration of the chapter , and he would appeal to them whether the Past Principals had not done their duty to the Grand Chapter of England . Many Past Principals would dilate long
and largely upon the great traditions and historical associations which surrounded the chapter ; but he would rather say that that was a peculiar chapter in more ways than one , for it was distinctl y proved by the grand old minutes of the Mather lodge that they were making Royal Arch Masons long . before the Supreme Grand Chapter of England was established ; and it was also ( a further peculiarity of that chapter that it was particularly exclusive . Whether that was a praiseworthy characteristic or not , he left to the companions to settls ; but that chapter
was kept up and maintained by the members of the mother lodge , and they were well together there , and had put their shoulders , heads , and minds together , and their Masonic and intellectual knowledge too , to make that chapter worthy of its name and of the Supreme Grand Chapter , to which it owed allegiance . He must add that all the l ' ast Principals were at the service of No . 1 Chapter ; they all felt it an honour to belong to it ; they all felt an ardent desire to keep up the associations and traditions on which
it was grounded . He was proud to see Sir Joseph Dimsdale at the head of the chapter ; they knew they could want nothing in the way of energy on the part of the nrst Principal to make the chapter a success in the future as it had been in the past , and tney knew that what it had done in the past it would repeat in the future . C ° mp . Col . Clifford Probyn , G . Treasurer elect in G . Lodge , replied to the toast of I he Visitors . " The remaining toasts were afterwards duly honoured .
Moira Chapter , No . 92 . The regular meeting o { this chapter was held at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-M 1-v Tuesday , the 5 th instant . Present : Comps . Wickham Noakes , P . Z ., as £ ' ; t-Z . ; E . D . Oppert , H . ; 1 . L . Wilkinson , P . Z , Treas . ; R . F . Gould , P . Z ., b -E-i R . Phillips , P . Z . ; VV . II . Hooker , P . Z . ; and W . F . Noakes . 'he business of the evening , which was of a routine character , having been despatched , the companions dined together .
Lodges Of Instruction.
Lodges Of Instruction .
LA TOLERANCE LODGE , No . 538 . OxlorfTi ' ng i , !' L eld ° . Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Frascati Restaurant , I ' arker < sur * u' J ? ? there were P resent Bros - w - Cumberland , W . M . ; II . C Treas ¦ "' h ? F , ? - ' J > W < ' J- PauI ' - " Preceptor i I » S . Genese , P . M ., ' Wl ' lG a w - p Mull , ns ' - J-L- Goldstein , S . D . ; C Ornstein , J . D . ; C J ct 0 Smale Thorn
Needle FA ¦/ " 7 ? ,, ' r » J ' •W . . P . M . ; J . , P . M . ; M . The 1 j Za PP enfeld < J- Leather , and G . A . Sturgess . « ad and ™ r WaS 5 . Pened in due form ami the minutes of last meeting The cerL t - •. *! e lst Action of the Lecture was worked by Bro . Leather . Za PPenfeId hi ; imt , at ' ? J » WJ > S rehearsed , Bro . Leather being the candidate . Bro . lod gewasn „» Jr ? - f and'date for passing , was duly examined and entrusted . The Za PpenfeldX ?„„ \ u S l- ? nd De B ' and the ceremony of passing rehearsed , Bro . ^ en eld being the candidate . The lodge was resumed to the First Degree . A
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ballot for the lodge funds ( £ 5 5 s . ) was taken , which resulted in favour of Bro . J . Thorn , P . M . The W . M . rose for the first time and dues collected . The W . M . rose for the second time , when Bro . H . C . Parker was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing fortnight ( next Wednesday being the occasion of the Lodge ' s Annual Dinner ) , and appointed the officers in rotation . The lodge was then closed .
ISLINGTON LODGE , No . 1471 . The usual weekly meeting was held on Tuesday , the 5 th inst , at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , when there were present Bros . C . T . Rayner , W . M . ; VV . F . Roberts , S . W . ; S . Cload , J . W . ; W . Hancock , P . M „ Preceptor ; C M . Coxon , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Herts , Sees . ; II . } . Waller , S . D . ; W . Fowler , J . D . ; A . L . Langton , I . G . ; A . Oliver , P . M . ; J . Birks , A . E . Hubsch , and J . W . Clarke , P . M ., P . P . G . P . Middx ., Asst . Preceptor ;
The lodge was opened , and the minutes read and confirmed . The ceremony of passing was also rehearsed , Bro . Birks being the candidate . The ceremony ol raising was also rehearsed , Bro . Hubsch , being the candidate . Bro . Roberts was elected W . M . for the ensuing week , and appointed his officers in rotation . The lodge was then closed .
A meeting was also held on Tuesday , the 12 th inst ., at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , when there were present Bros . W . F . Roberts , W . M . ; S . Cload , S . W . ; A . F . Hardy , ment , l . W . ; J . W . Clarke , P . M ., Prov . G . P . Middx ., Asst . Preceptor ; C . M . Coxon , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Herts , and J . Duncan , P . M ., Sees . ; I . Birks , S . D . ; H . R . Bower , J . D . ; A . L . Langton , I . G . ; F . H . Johnson , and A . Oliver , P . M .
The lodge was opened and the minutes read and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was then rehearsed , Bro . Birks being the candidate . Bro . Birks then took the chair and rehearsed the ceremony of passing , Bro . Johnson being the candidate . Bro . Roberts resumed his position as W . M ., and the lodge was opened in the Third and closed in the Third and Second Degrees . Bro . Cload was elected W . M . for the ensuing week and appointed his officers in rotation . The lodge was then closed .
The Craft Abroad.
The Craft Abroad .
St . Paul ' s Chapter , No . 2277 . An emergency meeting of this chapter was held on the 23 rd ult ., at the Masonic Rooms , Limassol , Cyprus . The chapter was well attended and Bros . Staff and Morison , both of St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 2277 , were balloted for and exalted to the Degree of Royal Arch Masons . On the 25 th ult . the installation meeting of the above-named
chapter was held and proved the largest Masonic assembly that has taken place for some years in Cyprus . There were present Comps . Lieut .-Col . Kenny , M . E . Z . ; Dr . Carageorgiades ( Mayor of Limassol ) , H . ; F . H . Parker ( Judge of Limassol District ) , J . ; F . O . Harvey , P . Z ., Treas . ; Aldred , S . E . ; Rossides , S . N . ; Longcroft , P . S . ; Capt . T . E . Mavrogordato , L . C . M . P . of Papho , ist A . S . ; Major Honry , Janitor ; and many other members of the chapter .
lhe chapter having been opened by the Principals , the rest of the companions were admitted and the following brethren were balloted for as candidates—Bros . J . C ' Macaski ( District Judge of Papho ) , of St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 2277 ; Dr . Stavronides , W . M . of Zenon Lodge , No . iS ( G . C ); and Markidi , Registrar of Limassol District , Zenon Lodge , No . iS ( G . C ) . The voting being unanimous in their favour , they were impressively exalted to the Degree of H . R . A . by the Principals , assisted by the regular officers of the chapter .
The lectures were given in full by the Principals , and it was generally admitted that ' the ceremony had not been given in Limassol in such a perfect manner for years past . After the exaltation ceremony , the Treasurer submitted the balance-sheet of the past year , which showed the chapter to be in a most flourishing condition . The following officers were then most impressively inducted to office by the retiring M . E . Z ., assisted by Comp . F . O . Harvey , P . Z .: Comps . Dr . Carageorgiades , M . E . Z . ; F . H . Parker , H . ; E . Longcroft , of the Royal Engineers , J . ; Lieut .-Colonel Kenny , I . P . Z . ; F . O . Harvey , P . Z ., Treas . ; Morison , O . S . Corps , S . E . ; Staff . O . S . Corps . S . N .: H . T .
Aldred , P . S . ; Mavrogordato , ist A . S . ; Honry , 2 nd A . S . ; Dr . Stavroindco Hiny , Janitor ; Macaskie , D . C ; Maskidi and Kisiakidco , Stwds ., and Rossides , Org . It was noted that , probably for the first time in the annals of Masonry in Cyprus , the whole of the officers appointed were present , and were invested with their collars . This would not appear to the Craft at home as anything remarkable , but when it is considered that there are no railways in Cyprus , and the journeys between towns have to be made over very indifferent roads by horse or carriage , it is a matter of congratulation to
know that the Craft has such enthusiastic support in Cyprus , the companions attending the above chapter from Niasin travelling 60 miles , those from Famagusti 76 miles , from Larnaca 50 , and the candidate from Papho over 60 miles . Attending lodge or chapter in London even from a distance like Edinburgh , in a corridor train , is not the same as attending lodge meetings in Cyprus . The chapter having been closed , the companions sat down and did justice to a most excellent banquet that had been provided .
BRO . TUB DUKE AND DUCHHSS OK MARLBOROUGH have left their hunting quarters , Sysonby Lodge , for Blenheim Palace , where it is expected they will spend the greater part of the summer , as they have decided not to take a house in town for the season . DELIGHTFUL SUMMERLIKE weather was experienced at Clacton-on-Sea on Wednesday , when the town was honoured for the first time in its history by the presence of royalty in the person of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , who , with Bro . General Sir Evelyn Wood and a number of staff officers , arrived the previous night to take part in a series of tactical operations . Although the visit is ot a purely private character , the presence of the Duke in the town has naturally aroused a considerable amount of interest .
THE APPROACHING visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Portsmouth is anticipated with considerable interest in naval circles . Their Royal Highnesses will arrive at Admiralty House on Tuesday , the jyth inst ., and be the guests until the following Saturday of Admiral Sir Michael Culme Seymour , G . C . B ., Commander-in-Chief , and Lady Culme Seymour . The programme will include an inspection of the Terrible , first-class cruiser , which is lying alongside the South Railway Jetty of the dockyard completing her coaling , preparatory to entering upon a series of exhaustive trials .
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