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«* — - —¦ abler hands who would be able to do more justice to it , which was " The Health of the W . Master . " He then proceeded to speak of him in complimentary terms , and said he could speak of his working in the lodge of Emulation , and the many acts of charity which daily and hourly characterised his Masonic life , and if he spoke of him for hours he could not exhaust the enumeration of his good
qualities . He ask the brethren to drink the health of the W . Master , wishing him long life , health , and prosperity , and he congratulated the lodge in having such a Master to preside over them . The toast was enthusiastically responded to . The W . M . said he thanked Bro . Grey from his heart for the kind and brotherly way in which he had proposed his health , and the brethren for the very cordial
way in which they had responded to it . As regarded nis humble endeavours he should be happy to do his utmost to make that lodge one of the best in the Craft , and he hoped that he should then deserve all the praise that Bro . Grey had' said of him . The W . M . then gave " TheVisitors , " for which Bro . Cubitt , P . G . Purst ., returned thanks , and alluded to the excellent portrait of Bro . Hervey presented
to the lodge , and said that when it should please the G . A . O . T . U . to remove in substance Brother Hervey , they would have a correct resemblance of the original left to them . As the visitors had been so kindly received it would be a great inducement to them to come again . The next toast was " The Press , " for which Bros . Thompson , P . M . 177 , and 1158 , and 1426 , and Morgan , returned thanks .
The W . Master gave "The Health of Bro . Baron 1 etterbom , the painter of the portrait of Bro . Hervey , " for which that brother returned thanks , stating that he never had a sitting from Bro . Hervey , and had produced the picture from a carte de visite , and although he had been a Mason for 20 years he had never painted a portrait of a Freemason before . He thanked them sincerely for the honour they had
conferred upon him . The Past Masters of the lodge was given for which Bro . Hyde Pullen responded , congratulating the lodge that the seed he had sown some years ago had produced such abundant fruit . Some other toasts were given , and the evening was spent in the most harmonious manner , and in the true spirit of Masonry . ST . CLEMENT DANES LODGE ( No . 1351 ) . —At the
installation meeting of this lodge on the 7 th inst ., at Bro . Carr ' s , King's Head , Strand , Bro . D . Betts , W . M . presided , and having initiated four gentlemen into the Order , and performed other Masonic work , installed Bro . Stewart as Master of the lodge . The brethren appointed to assist the new W . M . were Bros . C . Livett , S . W . ; Wilson , J . W . ; Parker , P . M ., Treas . ; W . Hilton , P . M ., Sec ; H . Porter ,
S . D . ; Wigg , J . D . ; Butler , I . G . ; Perryman , D . C . ; Barnes , Org . ; and Gilbert , Tyler . Bro . Dr . Archer Farre , of the Waterloo-road , was elected a joining member of the lodge , and the brethren afterwards celebrated the installation of the W . M . at a banquet . Bros . Joseph Smith and W . Ough , P . G . P ., responded to " The Grand Officers '" toast , and Bro . Betts , I . P . M ., proposed "The W . M . " In doing so he
said he wished him every happiness which he himself had had during his past year of office . If the W . M . could have the same happiness when he surrendered his emblem of power to his successor he would feel the same gratification as he ( Bro . Betts ) then felt . There were many things required to make love and harmony in a lodge . The W . M . might sometimes do all he could , but if the brethren did
not show their anxiety to do the same , all his efforts were of no avail . He ( Bro . Belts ) had had nothing of that kind to complain of , and he had had the pleasure of installing in the chair that evening a brother who would endeavour to win the hearts of the brethren , and at the same time shed luslre on his office and on Freemasonry . Speaking not for himself only , but for every brother around the table
who had not the privilege of an intimate acquaintance with the W . M ., he could say he was a brother to be respected . He had had a long and close knowledge of him , and had found that not only was he an excellent Mason , but a good and true man . He could honestly call him his " dear old friend of many years . " He would not enlarge on his private virtues , because the brethren knew them as well as
he , but he might say that in whatever position of life he was placed he had shown that he was aware of the duties that therein devolved upon him , and perfoimed those duties as a true Christian and good man . His pocket ( thank God ! he had an ample pocket ) was always open to the relief of the poorer brethren he came in contact with , and his heart was as large as his pocket . The brethren
had seen how he hid that night presided over the lodge , and it was unnecessary to say . any more about him . He could only wish him all the prosperity and happiness he could wish himself , and he ( Bro . Belts ) wished that when tlie W . M . laid down his gavel he would have health given him , prosperity and happiness , all the blessings of life . The brethren had elected him as
their W . M ., and they could not give him a higher certificate than that . The W . M ., in reply , said that he must thank the brethren very much for their kindness , and Bro . Betts for the very flattering way in which he had spoken of him . Indeed , Bro . Betts had said a great deal about him that he scarcely knew of himself . Perhaps it was as well for men or brethren passing through life that they
should not know all about themselves , but let others find , it out . That appeared to have been the case with Bro , Betts , who had found outa great deal more about thcW . M . than the W . M . knew . He ( the W . M . ) did not care what le found out about him providing it was creditable to Freemasonry , and that he had done his duly in the station of life to which it had pleased God to call him . What Bro
Belts had said of him he ] had said from the kindness of his heart , the genalily of his disposition , and his very strong friends !) /> for the W . M . But to the brethren hrwnnld nlso return his best thanks for the heartiness with which they had received what Bro . Betts had said . Two years ago he ( the W . M . ) had not the slightest idea of going into the chair . His health was then in such a state that
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he thought it his tluty to send in his resignation as a member of the lodge . Owing , however , to Bro . Betts and the P . M ., his resignation was not accepted , and he ( the W . M . ) felt now deeply indebted to the brethren that his resignation was not received . His health after that improved , and after a few months he was able to resume his position in Freemasonry , and join his brethren with that love and
harmony which had characterised them since the formation of the lodge . Having been placed in the chair by the brethren ' s suffrages and good will , he promised that he would do his very best for the Craft for the promotion of the brethren ' s comfort and happiness , and for the advancement of the lodge . After the toast of " The Visitors " had been
drunk and responded to , the W . M . gave " The P . M . ' s , " and after passing a high compliment en all the P . M . ' s for the energy they had shown in advancing the best interests of the lodge , said he was more concerned then vvith the I . P . M ., Bro . Betts . They were all very proud of him . Bear in mind he was a son of their own . Lie was
born in the St . Clement Danes Lodge ; he was christened there , vaccinated there , educated there , he arrived at maturity there , and they all knew the rapid progress he had made in the science of Freemasonry since he hail attained his majority . In four short years he had passed through all the offices of the lodge , and had occupied the W . M . chair . He had attained to the third chair in Royal Arch Masonry : he had become a member of the Board of General Pur .
poses ; and he had crowned all by installing that night , in a way never to be excelled , the W . M . All honour to Bro . Betts for his proficiency , and for the eminence to which he had attained . He ( the W . M . ) had been asking himself since sitting there what had been the mainspring of action and the moving cause which had urged Bro . Betts in the noble Craft , and he had come tothe conclusion that it was
first of all his love for Freemasonry . He believed Bro . Betts loved Freemasonry for its own excellence , that he loved its principles , and felt that he was under some slight obligation to the Craft for being placed in his present position . When he first took office in that lo Ige Bro . Betts pledged his honour as a man and his fidelity as a Mason that he would render himself efficient for the various offices
that he would have to sustain . He ( the W . M . ) would appeal to the brethren now to testify how ably he had discharged his obligation . That he had performed his duties in a way well pleasing and acceptable to all of them they had admitted in a more substantial way than by merely expressing it in so many words . On the last occasion they voted him a jewel , which he ( the W . M . ) held in
his hand , and which , with their permission , he would now present . To Bro . Belts : In the name of this lodge , I attach this jewel to your breast , not only as the expression of their kindly feelings towards you , but as a mark of merit and approbation for the very able and efficient manner in which you have discharged the duties of your office . I am sure you will wear it with pleasure and
vvith profit . May you long continue to do so ; may you live many ycats to come in and out amongst us as a P . M . of this lodge , to cheer us by your smile , and aid us by your counsels ; and when by the inscrutable wisdom of the G . A . O . I ' . U . you are removed from this sublunaiy abode , may you ascend to lire Grand Lodge above where the world ' s G . A . lives and reigns for ever . " Bro . Belts said ,
although no tongue could adequately express his feelings , he would be quite unworthy of the kind expressions which had fallen from theW . M . if he did not thank him for his kindness , and the brethren also for the way in which they had received it . The W . M . of a lodge might do whatever he pleased to promote the interests of the lodge , but he would be a very sorry figure indeed if he was not well supported ,
He had endeavoured to do his best for the lodge , which he had found united in the closest bonds of friendship , and this had aided him a great deal . For the glittering jewel just placed on his breast he thanked the brethren very much indeed , and he was very proutl of it , as testifying to the brethren's opinion of the way he had performed the office of W . M . But there was that which they had given
him which cnuld not be bought , and which he could not thank them sufficiently for , which was the cordial friendship and kind assistance they had always shown him . More than this ; he had initiated many brethren into the Craft , and eight of them had given him ji ' j 5 s . each when he was Steward for the Boys' School . He did feel proud of his lodge , and he would say there were very few lodges
in the kingdom of which the W . M . could say he had been so well supported . He would always feel affection for the the lodge . In that lodge he was initiated ; in it he had initiated his son ; the eldest son of his dearest sisler ; and he hoped they would love it as much as he did . The other toasts were given , and the brethren shoitly afterwards separated . Among the brethren present were Bros .
Duncan Harrison , Butler , Porter , Hilton , Hamilton , Parkes , W . Hall , J . Child , J . K . Methctell , and J . Mott . Bros . Harwood and Blarney were the principal musical brethren of the evening , and they contributed some charming glees , & c , to the general enjoyment . Bro . Barnes was Organ ist . KENNINGTON LODGE ( No . 1381 ) . —An exceedingly
strong muster of the members of this lodge took place at the Surrey Club House , Kcnnington Oval , on the 5 U 1 inst . There were present Bros . Gardner , W . M . ; Everett , W . M . ( Domatic ) , S . W . ; Koch , P . M ., acting J . W ., in the place of Bro . I larry Painter , deceased ; Drysdale , P . M ., acting I . P . M . ; Page , P . M ., tic , Treas . ; lliggins , acting S . D . ; Walls , acting J . D . ; Webb , I . G . ; Mann , P . M .,
acting Sec . ; rvohler , A . W . S . The minutes of the last lodge and emergency meetings having been read and confinned , the W . M ., assisted by P . M . Drysdale and his officers , raised Bro . Rogers , passed Bro . Stranger , and initiated Mr . J . W . Brooke . Mr . 1 ! .- Whinham was balloted for , and Bro . F . Trotnian ( 742 ) admitted as a joining member . A sum of £ 5 5 s . was voted to Bro . Stuart , P . M ., Sec , and a vote of condolence passed to the widow of Bro .
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Painter , J . W . Bro . Page , P . M ., having informed the lodge that Bro . Pope , P . M ., had presented the lod ge with two ceremonial chairs and " firing " glasses , a vote f f thanks was passed to Bro . Pope , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . Bro . Mann gave notice of motion that the entrance fee should be increased from six . to ei ght guineas . Several minor matters having been transacted
the lodge was closed in ancient form , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , most elegantly served by the new caterer to the lodge , Bro . Trotman . Upon the removal of the cloth the W . M . gave the toast " The Queen and Craft and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . " He alluded to the departure of the latter for India on the nth instant , and hoped that both the Prince and the in .
habitants of the great Indian empire would be greatl y benefitted by the visit , and concluded by wishing H . R . H . " God speed " and a safe return . The other toasts followed in quick succession . Bro . Koch , P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " and Bro . Gardner briefly replied . The health of Bro . Brooke , the initiate , having been given , that brother made a most appropriate reply . Bros . Whitley ,
P . M . ( Strawberry Hill ) , and Palmer , S . D . Domatic acknowledged the health of the visitors , and expressed the gratification a visit to the Kcnnington Lodge always afforded them . The toast of the Past Masters was responded to by Bros . Koch , Page , Mann , Drysdale , and Pope . Bro . Walls having contributed a ballad , the W . M . proposed , in most complimentary terms , " The Health of the Minor
Officers of the Lodge , " and in particular congratulated the lodge upon having so good a S . W . as Bro . Everett , who , as W . M . of the Domatic , was " gaining golden opinions from every one . " This toast was acknowledged by Bros . Everett , Reeves , and Walls , on behalf of the other officers , absent and present . Bro . Longstaffe , the Tyler , having discharged his duty , the lodge shortly afterwards separated
until the 1 st Tuesday in November . THE GREAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —The installation meeting of the Great City Lodge was held on Saturday evening , Oct . 9 , at the Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street ,, and was most numerously attended by members and visitors ; but vvith a view of li ghtening the work for the day an emergency meeting was held on the previous
Saturday , when Bros . Durrant , Rowe , Liscombe , Lord , and Goodman were raised to the Third Degree ; Bros . Skinner , Hartley , Lockctt , and Clark , were passed ; and the following were initiated : —Mr . William Edward Thompson , Mr . John Wynne , Mr . Emanuel Horace Cadiot , and Mr . Henry John Bertram . Mr . Wiiliam Edward Thompson was , by permission of the W . M ., initiated by his father . .
Bro . Henry Ihompson , P . M . i 77 and 1151 , and who is a member of this lodge . The lodge was opened at three o'clock , Bro . Nathan Bryant Ilcadon , W . M ., presiding ; Bro . J . II . Tovvnend ( W . M . elect ) , S . W . ; and Bro . Seex , J . W . ; and all the subordinate officers were present . There was alargc body of visitors present , and some of them came from very distant places . The first business was to
initiate Mr . Everett into the mysteries of Freemasonry , which was performed in the W . M . 's usual careful manner , and at its conclusion Bro . James Hamilton Townend , P . M . ( W . M . elect ) , was presented to receive the benefit of installation . Although this was attempted by Bro . Headon for the first time , he installed his successor into the chair in a manner which elicited the highest commendations .
Afler receiving the usual congratulations and salutes , the new W . M . appointed his officers as follows : —Seex , S . W . ; Staneray , J . W . ; Bleckie , S . D . ; Catchpolc , J . D . ; Preston , I . G . ; Freeman , Treas . ; Moody , Sec . ; Hamer , D . C . Hook , Org . ; Jenkins , Assistant Org . ; C . Taylor , S . S . ; Kibble , J . S . ; and Stecdman , Tyler . Bro . Headon then , delivered the usual addresses , and at the close he was
greeted with loud cheering . The report of the Auditors of the accounts for the past 3 ear was received and a . doptcd . The Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . Chap ., said before the lodge was closed he wished to call their attention to a subjectwhich was well worthy of their consideration , antl that was . the way in which Bro . Headon had discharged his duties ,, not only in the past year , but from the very commencement
of the lodge . He need not tell them , as they were alt well aware of the great gratification with which he had : met them on every occasion , and from his gentlemanlymanners and examples he had won the good 1 opinion of all , not only as their Worshipful Master , but as a man , I heir feelings , however , were expanded when they founrl their Worshipful Master so punctual in his attendance ,
and by his beautiful interpretation of their ritual he had . added the greatest dignity to the ceremonies performed in . the lodge . He was not merely a technical expositor of . Freemasonry , but by lhc gentlemanly , moral , and dignified conduct he hail displayed the lodge had attaiii ' . / l a most distinguished position , for while those high qualitie s had been observed , at the same lime he had carried out
the traditions of their Order 111 spirit audio the letter . In . the case of the worthy brother who had just retired from the chair , his one great idea was the prosperity and welfare , of the Great Cily Lodge , for from him it first originated . It was true that this was done in conjunction with Bro . Mood ) - , their worthy Secretary , and other brethren who were the founders of the K > dge , but they were about to pay honour
to the one from whom originated the great idea which had ! been so admirably carried out , and . vhichit had p leased ] Ihe Great Architect of the Universe to permit them to see . The brethren , therefore , took that opportunity of testifying lo his zeal in the work by asking the acceptance by Bro . Headon of a graceful tribute of esteem for him as the first originator of the lodge , and for the dignified and kind
manner in which he had earned out the duties in the past year . He was sure that if he spake for hall an hour he could not express Ihe silent feelings which played round their hearls , but he might s IV , at tlie same time , that his modesty was equil to his good qualities . He presented him with that watch as a token of their affection and regard , but he would carry with him , both in his private
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«* — - —¦ abler hands who would be able to do more justice to it , which was " The Health of the W . Master . " He then proceeded to speak of him in complimentary terms , and said he could speak of his working in the lodge of Emulation , and the many acts of charity which daily and hourly characterised his Masonic life , and if he spoke of him for hours he could not exhaust the enumeration of his good
qualities . He ask the brethren to drink the health of the W . Master , wishing him long life , health , and prosperity , and he congratulated the lodge in having such a Master to preside over them . The toast was enthusiastically responded to . The W . M . said he thanked Bro . Grey from his heart for the kind and brotherly way in which he had proposed his health , and the brethren for the very cordial
way in which they had responded to it . As regarded nis humble endeavours he should be happy to do his utmost to make that lodge one of the best in the Craft , and he hoped that he should then deserve all the praise that Bro . Grey had' said of him . The W . M . then gave " TheVisitors , " for which Bro . Cubitt , P . G . Purst ., returned thanks , and alluded to the excellent portrait of Bro . Hervey presented
to the lodge , and said that when it should please the G . A . O . T . U . to remove in substance Brother Hervey , they would have a correct resemblance of the original left to them . As the visitors had been so kindly received it would be a great inducement to them to come again . The next toast was " The Press , " for which Bros . Thompson , P . M . 177 , and 1158 , and 1426 , and Morgan , returned thanks .
The W . Master gave "The Health of Bro . Baron 1 etterbom , the painter of the portrait of Bro . Hervey , " for which that brother returned thanks , stating that he never had a sitting from Bro . Hervey , and had produced the picture from a carte de visite , and although he had been a Mason for 20 years he had never painted a portrait of a Freemason before . He thanked them sincerely for the honour they had
conferred upon him . The Past Masters of the lodge was given for which Bro . Hyde Pullen responded , congratulating the lodge that the seed he had sown some years ago had produced such abundant fruit . Some other toasts were given , and the evening was spent in the most harmonious manner , and in the true spirit of Masonry . ST . CLEMENT DANES LODGE ( No . 1351 ) . —At the
installation meeting of this lodge on the 7 th inst ., at Bro . Carr ' s , King's Head , Strand , Bro . D . Betts , W . M . presided , and having initiated four gentlemen into the Order , and performed other Masonic work , installed Bro . Stewart as Master of the lodge . The brethren appointed to assist the new W . M . were Bros . C . Livett , S . W . ; Wilson , J . W . ; Parker , P . M ., Treas . ; W . Hilton , P . M ., Sec ; H . Porter ,
S . D . ; Wigg , J . D . ; Butler , I . G . ; Perryman , D . C . ; Barnes , Org . ; and Gilbert , Tyler . Bro . Dr . Archer Farre , of the Waterloo-road , was elected a joining member of the lodge , and the brethren afterwards celebrated the installation of the W . M . at a banquet . Bros . Joseph Smith and W . Ough , P . G . P ., responded to " The Grand Officers '" toast , and Bro . Betts , I . P . M ., proposed "The W . M . " In doing so he
said he wished him every happiness which he himself had had during his past year of office . If the W . M . could have the same happiness when he surrendered his emblem of power to his successor he would feel the same gratification as he ( Bro . Betts ) then felt . There were many things required to make love and harmony in a lodge . The W . M . might sometimes do all he could , but if the brethren did
not show their anxiety to do the same , all his efforts were of no avail . He ( Bro . Belts ) had had nothing of that kind to complain of , and he had had the pleasure of installing in the chair that evening a brother who would endeavour to win the hearts of the brethren , and at the same time shed luslre on his office and on Freemasonry . Speaking not for himself only , but for every brother around the table
who had not the privilege of an intimate acquaintance with the W . M ., he could say he was a brother to be respected . He had had a long and close knowledge of him , and had found that not only was he an excellent Mason , but a good and true man . He could honestly call him his " dear old friend of many years . " He would not enlarge on his private virtues , because the brethren knew them as well as
he , but he might say that in whatever position of life he was placed he had shown that he was aware of the duties that therein devolved upon him , and perfoimed those duties as a true Christian and good man . His pocket ( thank God ! he had an ample pocket ) was always open to the relief of the poorer brethren he came in contact with , and his heart was as large as his pocket . The brethren
had seen how he hid that night presided over the lodge , and it was unnecessary to say . any more about him . He could only wish him all the prosperity and happiness he could wish himself , and he ( Bro . Belts ) wished that when tlie W . M . laid down his gavel he would have health given him , prosperity and happiness , all the blessings of life . The brethren had elected him as
their W . M ., and they could not give him a higher certificate than that . The W . M ., in reply , said that he must thank the brethren very much for their kindness , and Bro . Betts for the very flattering way in which he had spoken of him . Indeed , Bro . Betts had said a great deal about him that he scarcely knew of himself . Perhaps it was as well for men or brethren passing through life that they
should not know all about themselves , but let others find , it out . That appeared to have been the case with Bro , Betts , who had found outa great deal more about thcW . M . than the W . M . knew . He ( the W . M . ) did not care what le found out about him providing it was creditable to Freemasonry , and that he had done his duly in the station of life to which it had pleased God to call him . What Bro
Belts had said of him he ] had said from the kindness of his heart , the genalily of his disposition , and his very strong friends !) /> for the W . M . But to the brethren hrwnnld nlso return his best thanks for the heartiness with which they had received what Bro . Betts had said . Two years ago he ( the W . M . ) had not the slightest idea of going into the chair . His health was then in such a state that
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he thought it his tluty to send in his resignation as a member of the lodge . Owing , however , to Bro . Betts and the P . M ., his resignation was not accepted , and he ( the W . M . ) felt now deeply indebted to the brethren that his resignation was not received . His health after that improved , and after a few months he was able to resume his position in Freemasonry , and join his brethren with that love and
harmony which had characterised them since the formation of the lodge . Having been placed in the chair by the brethren ' s suffrages and good will , he promised that he would do his very best for the Craft for the promotion of the brethren ' s comfort and happiness , and for the advancement of the lodge . After the toast of " The Visitors " had been
drunk and responded to , the W . M . gave " The P . M . ' s , " and after passing a high compliment en all the P . M . ' s for the energy they had shown in advancing the best interests of the lodge , said he was more concerned then vvith the I . P . M ., Bro . Betts . They were all very proud of him . Bear in mind he was a son of their own . Lie was
born in the St . Clement Danes Lodge ; he was christened there , vaccinated there , educated there , he arrived at maturity there , and they all knew the rapid progress he had made in the science of Freemasonry since he hail attained his majority . In four short years he had passed through all the offices of the lodge , and had occupied the W . M . chair . He had attained to the third chair in Royal Arch Masonry : he had become a member of the Board of General Pur .
poses ; and he had crowned all by installing that night , in a way never to be excelled , the W . M . All honour to Bro . Betts for his proficiency , and for the eminence to which he had attained . He ( the W . M . ) had been asking himself since sitting there what had been the mainspring of action and the moving cause which had urged Bro . Betts in the noble Craft , and he had come tothe conclusion that it was
first of all his love for Freemasonry . He believed Bro . Betts loved Freemasonry for its own excellence , that he loved its principles , and felt that he was under some slight obligation to the Craft for being placed in his present position . When he first took office in that lo Ige Bro . Betts pledged his honour as a man and his fidelity as a Mason that he would render himself efficient for the various offices
that he would have to sustain . He ( the W . M . ) would appeal to the brethren now to testify how ably he had discharged his obligation . That he had performed his duties in a way well pleasing and acceptable to all of them they had admitted in a more substantial way than by merely expressing it in so many words . On the last occasion they voted him a jewel , which he ( the W . M . ) held in
his hand , and which , with their permission , he would now present . To Bro . Belts : In the name of this lodge , I attach this jewel to your breast , not only as the expression of their kindly feelings towards you , but as a mark of merit and approbation for the very able and efficient manner in which you have discharged the duties of your office . I am sure you will wear it with pleasure and
vvith profit . May you long continue to do so ; may you live many ycats to come in and out amongst us as a P . M . of this lodge , to cheer us by your smile , and aid us by your counsels ; and when by the inscrutable wisdom of the G . A . O . I ' . U . you are removed from this sublunaiy abode , may you ascend to lire Grand Lodge above where the world ' s G . A . lives and reigns for ever . " Bro . Belts said ,
although no tongue could adequately express his feelings , he would be quite unworthy of the kind expressions which had fallen from theW . M . if he did not thank him for his kindness , and the brethren also for the way in which they had received it . The W . M . of a lodge might do whatever he pleased to promote the interests of the lodge , but he would be a very sorry figure indeed if he was not well supported ,
He had endeavoured to do his best for the lodge , which he had found united in the closest bonds of friendship , and this had aided him a great deal . For the glittering jewel just placed on his breast he thanked the brethren very much indeed , and he was very proutl of it , as testifying to the brethren's opinion of the way he had performed the office of W . M . But there was that which they had given
him which cnuld not be bought , and which he could not thank them sufficiently for , which was the cordial friendship and kind assistance they had always shown him . More than this ; he had initiated many brethren into the Craft , and eight of them had given him ji ' j 5 s . each when he was Steward for the Boys' School . He did feel proud of his lodge , and he would say there were very few lodges
in the kingdom of which the W . M . could say he had been so well supported . He would always feel affection for the the lodge . In that lodge he was initiated ; in it he had initiated his son ; the eldest son of his dearest sisler ; and he hoped they would love it as much as he did . The other toasts were given , and the brethren shoitly afterwards separated . Among the brethren present were Bros .
Duncan Harrison , Butler , Porter , Hilton , Hamilton , Parkes , W . Hall , J . Child , J . K . Methctell , and J . Mott . Bros . Harwood and Blarney were the principal musical brethren of the evening , and they contributed some charming glees , & c , to the general enjoyment . Bro . Barnes was Organ ist . KENNINGTON LODGE ( No . 1381 ) . —An exceedingly
strong muster of the members of this lodge took place at the Surrey Club House , Kcnnington Oval , on the 5 U 1 inst . There were present Bros . Gardner , W . M . ; Everett , W . M . ( Domatic ) , S . W . ; Koch , P . M ., acting J . W ., in the place of Bro . I larry Painter , deceased ; Drysdale , P . M ., acting I . P . M . ; Page , P . M ., tic , Treas . ; lliggins , acting S . D . ; Walls , acting J . D . ; Webb , I . G . ; Mann , P . M .,
acting Sec . ; rvohler , A . W . S . The minutes of the last lodge and emergency meetings having been read and confinned , the W . M ., assisted by P . M . Drysdale and his officers , raised Bro . Rogers , passed Bro . Stranger , and initiated Mr . J . W . Brooke . Mr . 1 ! .- Whinham was balloted for , and Bro . F . Trotnian ( 742 ) admitted as a joining member . A sum of £ 5 5 s . was voted to Bro . Stuart , P . M ., Sec , and a vote of condolence passed to the widow of Bro .
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Painter , J . W . Bro . Page , P . M ., having informed the lodge that Bro . Pope , P . M ., had presented the lod ge with two ceremonial chairs and " firing " glasses , a vote f f thanks was passed to Bro . Pope , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . Bro . Mann gave notice of motion that the entrance fee should be increased from six . to ei ght guineas . Several minor matters having been transacted
the lodge was closed in ancient form , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , most elegantly served by the new caterer to the lodge , Bro . Trotman . Upon the removal of the cloth the W . M . gave the toast " The Queen and Craft and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . " He alluded to the departure of the latter for India on the nth instant , and hoped that both the Prince and the in .
habitants of the great Indian empire would be greatl y benefitted by the visit , and concluded by wishing H . R . H . " God speed " and a safe return . The other toasts followed in quick succession . Bro . Koch , P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " and Bro . Gardner briefly replied . The health of Bro . Brooke , the initiate , having been given , that brother made a most appropriate reply . Bros . Whitley ,
P . M . ( Strawberry Hill ) , and Palmer , S . D . Domatic acknowledged the health of the visitors , and expressed the gratification a visit to the Kcnnington Lodge always afforded them . The toast of the Past Masters was responded to by Bros . Koch , Page , Mann , Drysdale , and Pope . Bro . Walls having contributed a ballad , the W . M . proposed , in most complimentary terms , " The Health of the Minor
Officers of the Lodge , " and in particular congratulated the lodge upon having so good a S . W . as Bro . Everett , who , as W . M . of the Domatic , was " gaining golden opinions from every one . " This toast was acknowledged by Bros . Everett , Reeves , and Walls , on behalf of the other officers , absent and present . Bro . Longstaffe , the Tyler , having discharged his duty , the lodge shortly afterwards separated
until the 1 st Tuesday in November . THE GREAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —The installation meeting of the Great City Lodge was held on Saturday evening , Oct . 9 , at the Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street ,, and was most numerously attended by members and visitors ; but vvith a view of li ghtening the work for the day an emergency meeting was held on the previous
Saturday , when Bros . Durrant , Rowe , Liscombe , Lord , and Goodman were raised to the Third Degree ; Bros . Skinner , Hartley , Lockctt , and Clark , were passed ; and the following were initiated : —Mr . William Edward Thompson , Mr . John Wynne , Mr . Emanuel Horace Cadiot , and Mr . Henry John Bertram . Mr . Wiiliam Edward Thompson was , by permission of the W . M ., initiated by his father . .
Bro . Henry Ihompson , P . M . i 77 and 1151 , and who is a member of this lodge . The lodge was opened at three o'clock , Bro . Nathan Bryant Ilcadon , W . M ., presiding ; Bro . J . II . Tovvnend ( W . M . elect ) , S . W . ; and Bro . Seex , J . W . ; and all the subordinate officers were present . There was alargc body of visitors present , and some of them came from very distant places . The first business was to
initiate Mr . Everett into the mysteries of Freemasonry , which was performed in the W . M . 's usual careful manner , and at its conclusion Bro . James Hamilton Townend , P . M . ( W . M . elect ) , was presented to receive the benefit of installation . Although this was attempted by Bro . Headon for the first time , he installed his successor into the chair in a manner which elicited the highest commendations .
Afler receiving the usual congratulations and salutes , the new W . M . appointed his officers as follows : —Seex , S . W . ; Staneray , J . W . ; Bleckie , S . D . ; Catchpolc , J . D . ; Preston , I . G . ; Freeman , Treas . ; Moody , Sec . ; Hamer , D . C . Hook , Org . ; Jenkins , Assistant Org . ; C . Taylor , S . S . ; Kibble , J . S . ; and Stecdman , Tyler . Bro . Headon then , delivered the usual addresses , and at the close he was
greeted with loud cheering . The report of the Auditors of the accounts for the past 3 ear was received and a . doptcd . The Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . Chap ., said before the lodge was closed he wished to call their attention to a subjectwhich was well worthy of their consideration , antl that was . the way in which Bro . Headon had discharged his duties ,, not only in the past year , but from the very commencement
of the lodge . He need not tell them , as they were alt well aware of the great gratification with which he had : met them on every occasion , and from his gentlemanlymanners and examples he had won the good 1 opinion of all , not only as their Worshipful Master , but as a man , I heir feelings , however , were expanded when they founrl their Worshipful Master so punctual in his attendance ,
and by his beautiful interpretation of their ritual he had . added the greatest dignity to the ceremonies performed in . the lodge . He was not merely a technical expositor of . Freemasonry , but by lhc gentlemanly , moral , and dignified conduct he hail displayed the lodge had attaiii ' . / l a most distinguished position , for while those high qualitie s had been observed , at the same lime he had carried out
the traditions of their Order 111 spirit audio the letter . In . the case of the worthy brother who had just retired from the chair , his one great idea was the prosperity and welfare , of the Great Cily Lodge , for from him it first originated . It was true that this was done in conjunction with Bro . Mood ) - , their worthy Secretary , and other brethren who were the founders of the K > dge , but they were about to pay honour
to the one from whom originated the great idea which had ! been so admirably carried out , and . vhichit had p leased ] Ihe Great Architect of the Universe to permit them to see . The brethren , therefore , took that opportunity of testifying lo his zeal in the work by asking the acceptance by Bro . Headon of a graceful tribute of esteem for him as the first originator of the lodge , and for the dignified and kind
manner in which he had earned out the duties in the past year . He was sure that if he spake for hall an hour he could not express Ihe silent feelings which played round their hearls , but he might s IV , at tlie same time , that his modesty was equil to his good qualities . He presented him with that watch as a token of their affection and regard , but he would carry with him , both in his private