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Officers they had only just been appointed , and he did not know much about them ; but no doubt the Grand Master had been well advised in their appointment , and they would be just as good as the Past Grand Officers . The Grand Offices of Grand Lodge most likely would be always well filled .

The I . P . M . then proposed " The W . M ., " and , in doing so , said it was a great privilege for him to have to do so , because he was sure it would meet with great satisfaction , and a very hearty response . The new W . M . would be a credit to his lodge , and while the reins of office were in his hands the lodge would not lose any of its reputation . The W . M ., in reply , thanked the I . P . M . for proposing

the toast , and the brethren for assisting him to undertake the duties of the chair . He would make it his most earnest endeavour to carry out the duties of his office , and with the assistance of the able Past Masters , and the officers who were coming on , he was sure he would go out of office , at the end of the year , with every satisfaction of the brethren with the way in which he had performed his duties .

The W . M ., in giving "The Initiate , " said he hoped Bro . Jenkins would become a good Mason and stay in that lodge . Bro . Jenkins , in reply , said he trusted his action would be such in th ? future as to warrant his having come into the lodge . He was sure that if he followed out the maxims which had been so well and impressively laid before him that evening , he would do all that was good and neglect

all that was bad . The W . M . next proposed "The P . M . 's and Installing Master , " and said all who were present and heard the impressive way in which the I . P . M . worked the ceremonies that evening would admit that they had had a treat . It was a treat , and they might go into many lodges and not witness such working . There was another ceremony now

to be performed in proposing that toast—the presentation of a Past Master ' s jewel , which had been unanimously voted by the lodge to the I . P . M ., and he now pinned it on his breast , observing that it had been well earned , and no brother was more deserving of it . The I . P . M ., in response , said the handsome jewel presented to him he appreciated , not merely for its intrinsic

value , but for the very many hippy moments it called to his memory that he had spent in that lodge , and the kind consideration and indulgence he had received at the brethren ' s hands . The year had not been quite so successful as he could have wished , but still he had tried his best . For that kind token of their appreciation of his services , and the sentiments which it conveyed to him , he returned his most sincere thanks .

The Worshipful Master , in proposing " The Visitors , " hoped that the Leigh Lodge would , as had always been its custom , hold out the right hand of fellowship to all brethren who visited it . Bro . E . C . Mulvey was the first brother to respond , when he acknowledged the great pleasure it always gave him to visit the Leigh Lodge , a privilege conferred upon him by

the kindness of the I . P . M ., Bro . Klein . The excellent working of the evening had been a source of great delight and satisfaction to him . The ceremonies of raising , initiation , and installation had demanded of Bro . Klein great exertion , but he had gone through it all in a most admirable way , which any Freemason might envy . Bro . Johnson replied in somewhat the same terms , saving

that the working of the evening was perfectly marvellous , and he congratulated the lodge on having such an able exponent of the ceremonies as Bro . Klein . ¦ Bro . Southgate , 700 , said it was his first visit to that lodge , but he had been so struck with the work that he hoped it would not be his last . He had been very much impressed with the work . The present W . M . came from

the same town as he ( Bro . Southgate ) , and he hoped to see him and other of the brethren of the Leigh Lodge at 700 , where they always extended a hearty welcome to visitors , as the W . M . knew . Bro . _ Morley , I . P . M . 1 S 53 , also expressed his high appreciation of the way in which the lodge work had been executed , and he begged the brethren to receive his best thanks for the fraternal greeting they had extended to the visitors .

_ Bro . Edwards , P . M . 7 66 , said that of all the lodges he visited he always felt more comfortable in the Leigh Lodge than any other . He had been a visitor to it ever since he had been a Mason . Bro . Norveskoroski , P . M . 534 , said it was nothing new to him to be well received in the Leigh Lodge . He always remembered the lodge where he had for some years enjoyed

the hospitality of the brethren . The work was a credit to the English Constitution . Last time he was present the W . M . bemoaned his fate that he had nothing to do , and seemed to think they were all eating the bread of idleness . Such could not be said to be the case that night , for there had been a considerable amount of work to do , and it had been done in a most workmanlike style . It would always be

a pleasure to him to visit the lodge . Bro . Morffrey , P . M ., replying for " The Past Masters , " said he had always received the same heartiness from the brethren . The Leigh Lodge had always bestowed great kindness upon him , and he hoped that as long as he lived he would continue to be a Past Master of that lodge , and deserve the many favours conferred on him . He might

congratulate the Leigh Lodge onthe long array of Past Masters who stuck to it through thick and thin , and gave it the benefit of their services . The Leigh Lodge was fit to take its place with any lodge in the Craft . He hoped that every Master who passed through the chair would be imbued with the same spirit , and if so , there was no fear that while it now celebrated its twenty-seventh year it would live to be

a Centenary lodge . The Past Masters set a good example to all those who followed them . In proposing "The Treasurer and Secretary , " the W . M . said they were two of the most responsible officers of the lodge , and while they retained the services of the present Treasurer and Secretary the lodge would go on most prosperously .

, - J- Diprose , P . M ., the Treasurer , responding , said that Bro . Cottebrune , the Secretary , was one of the founders of the lodge , and the only remaining founder after 27 years . It was a pleasure to him ( Bro . Diprose ) to have so much kindness extended to him , and he desired to do in the future as he had done in the past .

The S . W . responded for "The Officers , " and Bro . Whiting gave the Tyler ' s toast , and the brethren then separated . Bro . Bramley , P . M ., and several other brethren entertained the company with musical and other performances during the evening .

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Royal Commemoration Lodge ( No . 15 S 5 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the White Lion Hotel , Putney , on Wednesday , the 7 th inst . Present : Bros . V . Wing , VV . M . ; J . VV . Harding , S . W ., VV . M . elect ; Sandalls , J . W . ; Watkins , Treas . ; VV . C . Williams , P . M ., Sec . ; ' Oliver , S . D . ; Coombe , J . D . ; Wright , I . G . ; Grundy and Payers , Stwds . ;

Collings , P . M ., D . C . ; Gordon , Asst . Org . ; Robinson , P . M . ; Pardoe , P . M . ; Collick , P . M . ; and others , and some 20 other brethren of the lodge . The visitors' list was an unusually lengthy one , even for the Royal Commemoration Lodge , numbering as it did 20 brethren , some of whom were highly distinguished in the Craft . They were as follows : Bros . Bird , P . M . 1567 , 1 S 97 , P . P . G . S . B .

Middx . ; Baldwin , P . M . 1632 , 1940 , P . P . G . Std . Br . Middx . ; Monson , I . P . M . 1194 ; King , P . M . 172 ; Pardoe , P . M . 511 ; Wingfield , P . M . 1360 ; Dare , P . M . 2032 ; Tucker , 144 ; Lyon , 1 S 5 ; Harris , 201 ; Robinson , Livingstone , and Bletchford , all of 704 ; Bond , J . D . 889 ; Brown , 902 ; Carter , 1507 ; Fuelling , 1642 ; Frere , P . S . W . Star of Israel Lodge ; Weinel , 1 S 2 S ; and

Conquest , 17 ( S . C . ) . A list of visitors such as the above is very complimentary to the Royal Commemoration Lodge , and shows the high esteem in which the lodge is held among Masons . The lodge being opened , the minutes of the last regular lodge in March and of an emergency meeting in April were read and confirmed . Bros . Richardson , Squires , and Freeman were ably passed to the Third Degree . A

Board of Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . Harding , S . W ., VV . M . elect , was duly installed in the chair of K . S ., Bro . Collings , P . M ., D . C , taking the duties of Installing Master and delivering the addresses in a masterly style . The W . M ., Bro . Harding , then appointed and invested his officers as follows : Bros . Sandalls , S . W . ; Oliver , J . W . ; Watkins ( 15 th time ) , Treas . ; Williams , P . M ., Sec ;

Coombe , S . D . ; Wright , J . D . ; Grundy , I . G . j Fayers and Tildesley , Stwds . ; Collings , P . M ., D . C . j Gordon , Org . ; Knight , Asst . Org . ; and Walkley . Tyler . The report of the Audit Committee was submitted and adopted . A letter from Bro . Stacey , P . M ., Org ., was read asking to resign the post of Organist which he had held since the consecration of the lodge . This resignation was decided

to be accepted with regret and a deputation to be sent from the lodge to wait on t ro . Stacey to ascertain what would be the most suitable way to recognise his long and valuable services . Some other matters with regard to the Masonic Charities closed the business , and after " Hearty good wishes " the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment .

At the banquet which followed , after discussing the delicacies provided by the . worthy host , Bro . Silcock , the W . M ., in terse but felicitous terms , proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , which were received with enthusiasm and accorded musical honours . The I . P . M ., Bro . Wing , in proposing" "The Health of the W . M ., " spoke very highly of his ability as an officer of

the lodge since he had known it , and stated that on several occasions within his knowledge the present W . M . had shown conspicuous ability , and trusted that during the ensuing year the brethren would rally round their W . M . and render his year of office one of the most successful years in the annals of the Royal Commemoration Lodge . These sentiments were heartily applauded by the brethren ,

and the toast was drunk with true Commemoration fire . The W . M ., in his reply , said he was proud to be elected to the chair of his mother lodge , and hoped to be able to emulate his predecessor in the rendering of the ritual , but impressed on the brethren that if they did not bring him the work to do he should have no chance of showing his willingness , let alone his ability .

The next toast was "The Visitors , " and after reading over the lengthy list of visitors , the W . M . expressed himself as being proud of an array of such distinguished brethren on the visitors' list , and begged them one and all , if they were satisfied with their reception , not to delay coming again , as it was mainly by the general courtesy and hospitality shown to the visitors that any lodge could hope

to attain to popularity , and he coupled with the toast the names of Bros . Bird , P . P . G . S . B . Middx . ; Baldwin , P . P . G . Std . Br . Middx . ; and Pardoe , P . M . 511 . The brethren named responded in most eulogistic terms as to the conduct of the Master in the chair , the I . P . M . in the raising ceremony , the Installing Master , and the officers generally , and most especially the working of the Fourth

Degree , and wished the Royal Commemoration Lodge many years of usefulness and prosperity . The next toast , and , in fact , the toast of the evening , was that of the genial and popular I . P . M ., Bro . Valentine Wing . In proposing this toast , the W . M . first apologised by saying that he felt ashamed to praise a man before his face , but ended in paying a high—and deservedly

hightribute to the zeal and assiduity with which the I . P . M . had managed the concerns of the lodge , he having had since his installation 20 initiates , of which 19 had taken their Third Degree , and one F . C . only missed his Third Degree by being some 20 minutes late , which was , of course , no fault of the W . M . The Worshipful Master concluded by presenting Bro . Wing with a Past Master ' s jewel , which

had been unanimously voted him at the previous meeting , and wished him long life and happiness and a continued career of Masonic usefulness . Bro . Wing , in his reply , thanked the lodge for the jewel , the brethren For their hearty and cordial acceptance of the toast , the W . M . for the happy way in which he had put it before the company , and , above all , the lodge for the

handsome sum of 25 guineas they had put on his list as Steward for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . To the toast of the " Treasurer and Secretary , " Bro . Watkins responded for the fifteenth year in succession . Bro . Williams apologised for being a young Secretary of the lodge , but trusted that as an old member , and one who

had the welfare of the lodge thoroughly at heart , he would not be found behindhand in his duties . The toast of "The Officers" was responded to hy Bros . Sandalls , Wright , Grundy , and Tildesley , and the Tyler ' s toast closed the evening at a somewhat early hour , as so many of the brethren had to catch trains to their various residences .

Sir Hugh Myddelton Lodge ( No . 1602 ) . — This flourishing lodge held its installation meeting on the 9 th inst ., at the Agricultural Hall , Islington , when a large number of brethren attended to do honour to the occasion . Amongst those present were Bros . C . Dearing , W . M . ; F . F . E . Heyse , I . P . M . j G . > Brown , S . VV . j R . Garner ,

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J . W . ; J . Weston , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Osborn , P . M ., Sec ; VV . H . Dresden , S . D . ; F . C . Everett , J . D . ; A . Baker , I . G . ; A . J . Cave , jun ., D . C . ; | . White , A . D . C ; W . Wright , Org . ; J . G . VV . James , Steward ; G . W . Larter , P . M . ; R . A . Homan , P . M . ; J . Greenfield , P . M . ; W . H . Lee , P . M . ; A . Meyer , B . Allan , R . Metcalfe , W . Cussens , W . C . B . England , G . Kingsbury ,

R . W . Galloway , [ . Bremer , T . Read , W . W . Hunt , G . T . Knight , D . A . Parkyn , G . H . Futcher , H . Pickett , H . G . Davenall , G . F . Wheeler , W . Cann , J . F . Franklin , J . F . Hodgson , F . Dainton , G . Tarrant , H . Stickland , R . D . Warner , J . Hiscock , and H . Hermann . Visitors : Bros . D . P . Cama , P . G . Treas . ; C . Weeden , P . M . S 13 ; G . Wells , Org . 1017 ; B . Lavig , 1 S 16 ; J . Hughes , S . W . 1 S 97 ; W .

A . Tinney , P . M . 1319 ; E . Kressel , 1 S 97 j F . A . Schouten , 1 S 97 ; W . J . Bath , 733 ; J . E . Drinkwater , 179 ; H . Dickey , 1742 ; J . Kew , P . M . 179 ; J . Potter , I . G . 1 693 ; VV . Lloyd , VV . M . 145 ; E . Roberts , P . M . 917 ; J . Bayne , S . D . 1897 ; H . J . Turner , P . M . 160 S ; B . Rennie , 1 S 91 j W . J . Whittington , 19 S 4 ; H . E . Coffin , P . M . 167 ; J . Evered , W . M . 170 S ; VV . J . James , J . D . 170 s , - G .

Stephens , 11 S 5 ; A . Hughes , P . M . 179 ; C E . Collins , J . D . 23 j J . Jones , 59 ; J . H . Kew , S . W . I 79 J C H . Speller , P . M . 49 ; F . H . Speller , P . M . 49 ; H . Herbert , 1745 ; and A . Probyn , 172 . Bro . Dearing , W . M ., in a very able and efficient manner , raised Bros . Metcalfe and Kingsbury , and passed Bro . Hunt . Bro . H . Hermann , 1571 , was unanimously elected

as a joining member . Bro . Dearing , after a very successful year , was at the previous meeting exceptionally honoured by being unanimously re-elected for a second term of office , and invested his officers as follows : Bros . F . F . E . Heyse , I . P . M . ; R . Garner , S . W . ; W . H . Dresden , J . W . ; J . Weston , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Osborn , P . M ., Sec ; F . C . Everett , S . D . ; A . Baker , J . D . ; A . J . Cave , jun ., I . G . ;

J . D . White , D . C ; W . Wright , Org . ; J . G . VV . James , A . D . C . ; and H . Pickett and G . F . Wheeler , Stewards . Bro . Osborn , P . M ., acted as Installing Master , and Bro . J . Weston , P . M ., as D . C . Bro . Greenfield , P . M ., alluded in feeling terms to the recent decease of Bro . Thomas , the Tyler of the lodge , and proposed that a letter of condolence should be sent to the family of the deceased brother . He

also proposed that Bro . C . Shepperd should be elected to the vacant office . Both propositions were carried unanimously , and Bro . Shepperd was invested accordingly . A handsome Past Master ' s jewel , together with a Past Master ' s collar and appendage , was presented to Bro . Dearing , in the name of the lodge , and suitably acknowledged . The lodge Was then closed , and the brethren adjourned

to banquet , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . Bro . Dearing , in proposing the toast of " The Grand Officers , " alluded to the eminent services rendered to Freemasonry by the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of Lathom , and expressed the pleasure he felt in having as a visitor so distinguished a Mason as Bro . D . P . Cama , Past Grand

Treasurer , to whom , in the name of the lodge , he gave a cordial welcome . Bro . Cama , P . G . Treas ., said that he sincerely thanked the brethren for the cordial reception which had been given to the toast just proposed by the W . Master . He considered it a great honour to have his name associated with those two great pillars of Freemasonry , the Earl of

Carnarvon and the Earl of Lathom . There were many good men amongst the Grand Officers selected from time to time by the M . W . Grand Master , but personally he considered it a very high honour to have been elected by the voice of the Craft , and felt very much indebted to those Craftsmen by whose aid he had thus been promoted from the House of Commons to the House of Lords . He congratulated the

brethren upon the admirable working he had seen in the lodge , and was glad to find by the balance sheet that they had been able to assist the Masonic Charities . The lessons learned in the lodge room and impressed upon them by the beautiful addresses they heard from time to time should not be forgotten , but should bear fruit by the exercise of brotherly love and Charity , never forgetting the three noble Institutions .

Bro . Heyse , I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said that that was the first time in the history of the lodge that a W . M . had been re-elected , but , owing to very able manner in which Bro . Dearing had carried out the duties of the chair , the lodge was proud to elect that brother for a second term of office . He ( Bro . Heyse ) was equally proud in serving a second year as I . P . M ., and to

again have the pleasure of proposing the health of Bro . Dearing as W . M . of the Sir Hugh Myddelton Lodge . Bro . C . Dearing , VV . M ., said that when he responded to that toast 12 months since he did so with a great amount of diffidence , although with pride and pleasure at having been elected to such an honourable position , but on the present occasion that diffidence was considerably increased by the

additional honour which had been conferred upon him by his re-election . He was exceedingly grateful to Bro . Heyse for the complimentary remarks made by him in proposing the toast , some of which he was afraid were undeserved . He had during the past year done all he could to benefit Freemasonry in general and the Sir Hugh Myddelton Lodge in particular . He was proud that during the past year the lodge had been able to send 10 guineas to the Royal Masonic

Benevolent Institution , and still retain a surplus . Having served as Steward to each of the three Institutions , to all of which he was a Life-Governor , he cordially endorsed the remarks made by Bio . Cama in reference to the Masonic Charities , and their duties as Masons in connection therewith . He thanked the brethren for their kindness and consideration towards him during the past year , and hoped with the assistance of the officers to carry out the duties of the lodge with the same amount of satisfaction as heretofore .

Bro . Dearing , VV . M ., in proposing " The Visitors , " said that that was a very pleasing duty , as the lodge was honoured by the presence of 29 visitors . To all those brethren he , in the name of the lodge , offered a cordial welcome and the right hand of good-fellowship . Bro . Lloyd , W . M . 145 , in responding , said that he had great pleasure in visiting the lodge and offering his congratulations to the W . M . on his re-election . He thought

that the success of the W . M . should act as a stimulus to the officers and brethren . Bro . Evered , W . M . 170 S , also responded , recommending to the officers and brethren a regular attendance at lodges of instruction to qualify themselves for the duties of the chair . The Worshipful Master then proposed "The Past Masters , " and alluding to the valuable services rendered by those brethren , especially the Treasurer , Bro . Weston ,