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Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
As several points in our Masonic history require elucida tion , 1 beg to call the attention of Masonic students to the following queries , an answer to one and all will be very acceptable . ANTIOUAR 1 US . 5 ] LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF ST .
PAUL'S . Can any one find or give a reference to a contemporary account of this event . It took place apparently in 1 G 75 , and I have a sort of idea that I once had my attention called to a print or account of the same , of which , however , now 1 cannot find the reference . 4 ] LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF ST .
MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS . This took place March 19 th , 1721 . Where can I find a non-Masonic account of the proceedings of the day ? 5 ] OCCASIONAL GRAND LODGE . Where is the account preserved of the Occasional Grand
Lodge , held by Lord Lovel , Grand Master , at Houghton Hall , in 1731 , when H . R . H . Francis Dukeof Lorrain , late Grand Duke of Tuscany and Emperor of Germany , the husband of Maria Theresa , and the Duke of Newcastle were made Master Masons ? Does it exist ?
C ] DISTINGUISHED NAMES . What evidence is there available , as is generally stated , that William Herbert Earl of Pembroke , Sir John Denham , and the Earl of St . Alban ' s were made Freemasons in the seventeenth century ?
7 ] PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTERS . The first Provincial Grand Master appointed by the Grand Master of England seems to have Sir Edward Mansell , Bart ., for South Wales , or Hugh Warburton , Esq ., for North Wales , in 172 G , under the Grand Mastership of Lord Paisley . Bro . Gould , who has carefully studied , I know , the minutes of Grand Lodge , can tell us whether there was an earlier appointment . MASONIC STUDENT .
S ] GERMAN BAUHUTTEN . [ We are indebted to an able brother now in Germany for the following note . We would beg him to tell us whether the customs and ritual of these Bauhiitten in any way correspond with those of Speculative Freemasonry . —ED . F . M . ~ \ There are still Bauhiitten in operation in Germany . The two principal ones are , the one in Cologne , which , although the dome is now completed , will be a permanent
one . I am told some of the stones are of a bad quality and are withering , which will make it necessary that there be a constant watching and repairing . The other Bauhiitte is in Ulm . The Miinster there is to be repaired , and its principal steeple is to be completed at last . This cathedral has been begun in the year 1377 . There are also other Bauhiitten at work , but of less importance . "Steinmetzen "
and " Steinhauer " are no grade or Degree , they are both the same ; the name of Steinhauer is now only more in common use , but in some parts of Germany they are still called Steinmetzen . From Bro . Hiemsch ' s book you will have observed that the ceremonial part of those Operative Masons was entirely in the hands of Fellow Craftsmen ; the principal chief architect had nothing to do with it ,
although Master Masons , Parher or Wardens , had the ri g ht to attend those quarterly meetings or great assemblies , yet the presiding brother was a Fellow Craftsman . Their meetings were held in the private room of an inn or tavern ( hecrberge ) , not in a Bauhiitte , where they kept their jewels , documents , and treasury ( biichse ); and every travelling Fellow Craftsmen had to call there , either for
work or board and lodging , and , if necessary , for relief ; in fact , it was their club-house . There is a very striking similarity in reference to these quarterly meetings in the passing and raising of the two systems of the Operative and the then called Modern English Freemasons . According to Hiemsch . it was only at the quarterly communications that an Apprentice of the former , after due examination
as to skill and ability , was made a Fellow Craftsman ; he was then only declared to be free ( Freemason ) , and called a brother . Whilst the Rev . Dr . Oliver , in his account of the Schism ( page ri ) , says : "Private lodges did not possess the power of conferring either the Second or Third Degree , which was a privilege reserved by the Grand Lodge for its own peculiar exercise , " & c . It is not surprising to me that
there are no documents or records to be found of those Masons of old , as they were sworn to secrecy j all one can do now to form an opinion as regards the derivation of Speculative from Operative Masonry is by deduction , therefore , for want of any better proof , I , for one , take it that the new or philosophical branch of Freemasonry has been grafted on the old trunk of Operative Freemasonry . J . W . B .
9 ] GRAND MASTERS . It seems there never was a Grand Master before 1717 The Rev . Dr . Oliver , in his Schism ( page 13 ) , says : " It was only from this time that lodges got warrants from the Grand Master for the time being . " From this it is evident that those " four old lodges " could produce no warrants , and probably never had any , as any number of Masons could then form a lodge or gesellenschaft . J . W . B .
HOLLOWAY ' PILLS . —The Hour of Danger . —Disease commonly comes on with slight symptoms , which , if neglected , increase in severity , and thus become dangerous—a condition which betrays the grossest remUsne * s—when these Pills , taken in accordance with their accompanying directions , would not only have checked , but conquered the incipient disorder . Patients daily forward details of the most remarkable and instructive cases in which timelv
attention to Holloway s advice has undoubtedly saved them from severe illness . These Pitts act primarily on tjje digestive organs , which they stimulate when slow and imperfect ; and , secondly , upon the blood , which is thoroughly puritied by them , whence is derived the general tone the > impart , and their power of subjugating hypochondriacism , dvspepsia , and nervous complaints . — [ ADVT . ]
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
( Craft ilasonrg . AMITY LODGE ( No . 171 ) . —A meetingof this lodge was held on the Cilh inst ., at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich . Present : Bros . William H . Bateman , W . M . ; Edward Phillips , I . P . M . ; G . T . Goodinge , S . W . ; F . C . D . Fenn , J . W . ; C . Harcourt , Treasurer ; Joseph
W . Clever , Secretary ; E . Wendover , S . D . ; Thomas Loring , J . D . ; Joseph Clever , P . M . ; J . H . Batty , P . M . ; J . R . Cooper , P . M . ; Chas . Whiteley , P . M . ; Nat . H . Davis , J . Whenman , ] . R . Tannahill , J . Van Essen , Alfred M . Gillham , H . Dipple , George P . Smith , C . Paas Farlow . I . W . Frisrout , AVm . Nash , E . D . Maddick , and
G . N . Dodd . Visitors : Bros . Caleb Stanger , 12 ; James Angus , 405 , Grand Lodge Scotland ; F . Gillham , P . M ., P . D . G . D . of Cers . ; W . Arnold , SiS ; Isaac Poddle , 715 ; Louis Hirsch , P . M . SiS ; T . A . Green , P . M . 256 ; W . Russell , P . M . 77 ; Wm . Paas , P . M . and Treasurer 2 S ; J . A . Farlow , 2 S ; R . B . Saunders , W . M . 1503 ; and W . H . Saunders , P . M . SS 9 , P . M . and Treasurer 1503 , P . P . G . D .
Middlesex . The lodge was opened and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The ballot was then taken for Mr . Francis William Frigont . and Mr . W . Nash , which was declared unanimous in their favour , whereupon they were regularly initiated into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . Mr . Davis , who had been previous ! v balloted for , was likewise initiated . The ballot was
then taken for Bro . Arnold as a joining member , which was unanimous in his favour . Bros . Van Essen , Gillham , Dipple , and Whenman were passed to the Degree of F . C . The chair having been vacated by the W . M . in favour of Bro . J . Clever , the W . M . elect , Bro . G . T . Goodinge , was presented by Bro . E . Phillips , I . P . M ., for the benefit of installation . The following officers were appointed for the ensuing year : Bros . F . C . D . Fenn , S . W . ; E . Wendover , r ur . u _ . D M T _ -o _ ,= _ . 1 W PWer . P \ 1
Sec ; Loring , S . D . ; Tannahill , J . D . ; N . H . Davis , I . G . ; and Goddard , Tyler . Bro . Clever announced his intention of representing the lodge at the next festival of the Boys' School , and asked the lodge to vote him the sum of £ 10 ios . from the lodge funds . This having been seconded by Bro . E . Phillips , P . M ., was carried unanimously . It was moved by Bro . Harcourt , P . M ., and seconded by
Bro . Batty , P . M ., that the best thanks ot the lodge be tendered to Bro . Goodinge , for the very lacceptable present made to the lodge this evening , comprising a set of collars , gauntlets , and a Director of Ceremonies' jewel . Carried unanimously . The brethren then adjourned to the banquet , and , grace having been said , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given by the W . M ., and responded to with enthusiasm by
the brethren . Bro . Saunders , P . P . G . D ., returned thanks on behalf of " The Grand Officers . " The W . M . then proposed the toast of "The Initiates , " adding a few words of hearty welcome and fraternal advice , to which each of the newly made brethren responded in terms expressing the honour they felt at being admitted to the privileges of the ancient Order , ' and also their
gratification at the brotherly reception they had met with . "The Health of the W . M . " was then proposed b y Bro . W . H . Bateman , I . P . M ., in eulogistic terms , concludingby wishing him on behalf of the brethren a most prosperous and happy year of office . The W . M ., in replying , said that it was with feelings of pleasurable emotion that he rose to thank them for the very cordial reception they had given the toast upon the first occasion of his taking his seat at their banquet , in the
highest and most important position in his mother lodge that the brethren could place a brother , and assured them it would always be his endeavour to justify the confidence they reposed in him , and also to deserve the many kind things said of him by the I . P . M . His earnest desire was to maintain and uphold the high character and prosperity of the lodge , and he trusted that when his year of office came to an end , it might still be said that they were truly a
Lodge of Amity , not only in name but in deed . TheW . M . then proposed "The Health of the Installing Master , Bro . J . W . Clever , whom he might well call the father of the lodge , so much of its success and prosperity being due to his constant exertions and to the valuable ininstruction he was at all times pleased and ready to afford to the officers and younger brethren . He further personally thanked Bro . Clever for the admirable and impressive manner in which he had that evening placed him in the Master's
chair . Bro . Clever having responded , the W . M . proposed the toast of "The Visitors , " calling upon the brethren to give a good Masonic response , thereby showing a hearty welcome to the many worthy brethren who honoured them with their company on that occasion , coupling with the toast the name of Bro . Louis Hirsch , P . M . Clapham Lodge . Bro . Hirsch . in returning thanks , expressed the great
pleasure he felt in visiting the Amity Lodge upon the occasiou of the installation of Bro . Goodinge , who had worthily served the office of S . W . in the Clapham Lodge during the past year , and who would have been unanimously elected W . M . of that lodge had not his filial duty to his mother lodge led him to prefer being first installed W . M . therein , but next year they hoped he would be able to preside over their lodge , and he was sure , from what he knew of their
W . M ., he would perform all his duties in a way that would give them plesaure and satisfaction . The remaining toasts were " The Past Masters , " coupled with the name of Bro . W . H . Bateman , the I . P . M . ; "The Treasurer and the Secretary , " replied for by Bro . J . W . Clever , P . M . and Sec . ; "The Officers , " for whom Bro .
F . C . D . Fenn , S . W ., responded ; and the Tyler's toast , which brought a most enjoyable evening to a conclnsion . . In consequence of the heavy amount of Masonic work to be performed , no regular musical programme was prepared , but the harmony of the evening was well sustained by Bros . Saunders , Fenn , Loring , and others , who contributed several capital songs .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
UNITED MILITARY LODGE ( No . 1536 ) . — The regular meeting of this lodge took place on Friday , the < jth inst ., at the Lord Raglan , Burrage-road , and was presided over by the W . M ., Bro . W . Welding , who was supported by the following officers of the lodge and brethren from neighbouring lodges : Bros . W . Weston , P . M ., P . P . G . Sd . Bearer Kent ; A . Penfold , P . M .
915 , Honorary Member of the lodge ; Lieut . Joseph McCaffery , C . B ., R . A ., P . J . W . ; W . Holleyman , S . W . ; G . Kenneday , J . W . ; A . Saunders , S . D . ; W . Moulds , ] . D . ; T . Pearse , Org . ; J . Purnell , W . Std . ; W . Sayle , D . C ; A . J . Rowley , l . G . ; J . Davidson , W . M . 730 , I . C ; G . Raffin , S . W . 54 G ; H . King , J . D . 605 ; G . Rensew , 594 ; E . M . Taylor , 913 ; J . Staple , 3 S 7 ; W . Cummin ,
526 ; A . Jobson , 147 ; J . Butler , 17 S 9 ; R . Risk , 410 ; and C . Jolly , 1472 ( Freemason ) . After the usual preliminaries the ballot was taken for Bro . C . Wood , 39 S , as a joining member and proved unanimous . Qr . Master Serjeant A . F . King was then unanimously accepted as a candidate , and duly initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . Bro . Cerridge was then
passed to the Second Degree . The election of officers followed , and Bro . W . Holleyman , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing twelve months , and briefly returned thanks . Bros . Gee and Lackland were then respectively re-elected Treas . and Tyler , and Bro . Gee returned thanks . It was then resolved that the annual banquet should be held at the Raglan , and that a Past
Master's jewel of the usual value should be presented to the retiring Master , Bro . Welding , for the admirable manner in which he had carried out the duties of W . M . during the past year . Bro . Welding having returned thanks , the lodge was closed , and the brethren partook of a well-served plain supper , and on re-assembling round the social board , drunk
the usual loyal and Masonic toasts most warmly . Bro . Weston , in proposing " The Health of the W . M ., " said it gave him great pleasure to do so , more especially as he had given Bro . Welding his first collar in the lodge , and no one could be more proud of a protege than he was ; for the perfect manner in which Bro . Welding carried out the ceremonies and general business of the lodge showed that
the selection of him to office was based upon good grounds . Bro . Welding , in reply , was exceedingly pleased to hear that he had given them satisfaction , and was proud of their approbation . He had done his best for the success of the lodge , and referred with commendable pride to the number of good Masons who had been by him initiated during his year of office . He had not expected so many at one time ,
but a good wind came round and blew them into the harbour of the Military Lodge . He again thanked them , and resumed his seat amid applause , The toast of "The Past Masters" followed , and in putting it the W . M . spoke enthusiastically of such splendid Masons as Past Masters Bros . Pownall , Spinks , and Deeves , all of whom were far away on military duty ; the
former at Eastbourne , and the two latter at Zululand . They had , however , that night with them Bro . Weston , P . M ., whose name was a host in itself , and whose services to Freemasonry had been so well recognised by provincial rank , and with his name he coupled the toast . Bro . Weston , in response , said he was exceedingly pleased to see Bro . Penfold , P . M ., present , who , although
not of the lodge , belonged to it . He congratulated the VV . M . upon the close of a good year ' s work , and the W . M . elect upon the honour conferred upon him that night by the unanimous vote of the brethren . He felt sure Bro . Holleyman would be worthy of their confidence , and render a good account of his Stewardship that time twelve months . He was pleased to see Bro . J . McCaffery , who was again
amongst them in Woolwich . It put him in mind of old times , and " Stick him up against the wall said the soldier . " They all knew what that meant , and he hoped to hear their old friend and Bro . McCaffery " Stick him up " again that day month . Bro . Penfold , who was called upon , said he regretted not being present at the election of Bro . Holley man , but felt that in him the lodge would have a good Master , and that
his year of office would be a most successful one . Bros . Kingand Risk having severally responded for "The Visitors . " The Initiate also returned thanks for the toast coupled with his name . " The W . M . Elect" met with a most enthusiastic reception ; and , in reply , said he could only return his mrst sincere and grateful thanks for the kind remarks
concerning him that had fallen from the W . M ., and to thebrethren of the lodge for thtir reception of the toast , and also to Bros . West and Penfold for their good wishes and flattering enconiums . He thought it a very proud thing for any man to say , " I have been unanimously elected to preside over my mcther lodge . " He knew something of the great responsibilities he had undertaken , and would endeavour faith '
fully to do his duty , strengthened and supported , as he felt he should be , by the whole of the lodge . With that support he would go anywhere and do anything . He was proud to leave that end of the lodge to go to the top end where the wise men of the East sat , and yet sorry to leave a seat where he had been surrounded by such good friends and
brethren . He regretted the absence of Bro . Spinks , P . M ., who gave him his first step , and also that of Bros . Picket , P . M ., and Shaw , P . M . ; and concluded an excellent speech by again thanking them for the toast . Bro . Saunders returned thanks for " The Officers , " and Bro . Jolly for a hearty reception of " The Masonic Press ;" and then the Tyler's toast concluded the proceedings .
CREATON LODGE ( No . 1791 ) . —The W . M . of this rapidly rising and distinguished lodge found it necessary to hold a special meeting to work off some of the labour left from the last regular meeting , and fixed Saturday , the 10 th inst ., for the purpose . There was a large attendance of the members present : Bros . J . Nielsen , W . M . ; J . Williams , I . P . M . ; VV . Carrington ,
S . W . ; R . G . Shute , J . W . ; J . J . Cantle , P . M . Secretary ; W . Williams , S . D . ; D . Ferguson , J . D . ; R . H . Rogers , I . G . ; J . Kift , Org ; T . T . Matthews , D . C ; Ed . Austin , W . S . ; W . J . Spriggs , A . I . Taylor . C . H . Bull , L . Wahltuch , C . Smith , G . Whitaker , T . Pink ,
T . Mchards , F . Purnell , C . Cross , H . Ridgley , G . Slingsby , B . Brett , H . W . Hancock , A . Thomas , L . Cornelissen , P . M ., and R . Stock . Lodge was opened in due form , and Bros . Spriggs . Wahltuch , Smith , Whitaker and Purnell were raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M ., the W . M . performing the ceremony twice . On resuming , the ballot was taken for Mr .
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
As several points in our Masonic history require elucida tion , 1 beg to call the attention of Masonic students to the following queries , an answer to one and all will be very acceptable . ANTIOUAR 1 US . 5 ] LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF ST .
PAUL'S . Can any one find or give a reference to a contemporary account of this event . It took place apparently in 1 G 75 , and I have a sort of idea that I once had my attention called to a print or account of the same , of which , however , now 1 cannot find the reference . 4 ] LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF ST .
MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS . This took place March 19 th , 1721 . Where can I find a non-Masonic account of the proceedings of the day ? 5 ] OCCASIONAL GRAND LODGE . Where is the account preserved of the Occasional Grand
Lodge , held by Lord Lovel , Grand Master , at Houghton Hall , in 1731 , when H . R . H . Francis Dukeof Lorrain , late Grand Duke of Tuscany and Emperor of Germany , the husband of Maria Theresa , and the Duke of Newcastle were made Master Masons ? Does it exist ?
C ] DISTINGUISHED NAMES . What evidence is there available , as is generally stated , that William Herbert Earl of Pembroke , Sir John Denham , and the Earl of St . Alban ' s were made Freemasons in the seventeenth century ?
7 ] PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTERS . The first Provincial Grand Master appointed by the Grand Master of England seems to have Sir Edward Mansell , Bart ., for South Wales , or Hugh Warburton , Esq ., for North Wales , in 172 G , under the Grand Mastership of Lord Paisley . Bro . Gould , who has carefully studied , I know , the minutes of Grand Lodge , can tell us whether there was an earlier appointment . MASONIC STUDENT .
S ] GERMAN BAUHUTTEN . [ We are indebted to an able brother now in Germany for the following note . We would beg him to tell us whether the customs and ritual of these Bauhiitten in any way correspond with those of Speculative Freemasonry . —ED . F . M . ~ \ There are still Bauhiitten in operation in Germany . The two principal ones are , the one in Cologne , which , although the dome is now completed , will be a permanent
one . I am told some of the stones are of a bad quality and are withering , which will make it necessary that there be a constant watching and repairing . The other Bauhiitte is in Ulm . The Miinster there is to be repaired , and its principal steeple is to be completed at last . This cathedral has been begun in the year 1377 . There are also other Bauhiitten at work , but of less importance . "Steinmetzen "
and " Steinhauer " are no grade or Degree , they are both the same ; the name of Steinhauer is now only more in common use , but in some parts of Germany they are still called Steinmetzen . From Bro . Hiemsch ' s book you will have observed that the ceremonial part of those Operative Masons was entirely in the hands of Fellow Craftsmen ; the principal chief architect had nothing to do with it ,
although Master Masons , Parher or Wardens , had the ri g ht to attend those quarterly meetings or great assemblies , yet the presiding brother was a Fellow Craftsman . Their meetings were held in the private room of an inn or tavern ( hecrberge ) , not in a Bauhiitte , where they kept their jewels , documents , and treasury ( biichse ); and every travelling Fellow Craftsmen had to call there , either for
work or board and lodging , and , if necessary , for relief ; in fact , it was their club-house . There is a very striking similarity in reference to these quarterly meetings in the passing and raising of the two systems of the Operative and the then called Modern English Freemasons . According to Hiemsch . it was only at the quarterly communications that an Apprentice of the former , after due examination
as to skill and ability , was made a Fellow Craftsman ; he was then only declared to be free ( Freemason ) , and called a brother . Whilst the Rev . Dr . Oliver , in his account of the Schism ( page ri ) , says : "Private lodges did not possess the power of conferring either the Second or Third Degree , which was a privilege reserved by the Grand Lodge for its own peculiar exercise , " & c . It is not surprising to me that
there are no documents or records to be found of those Masons of old , as they were sworn to secrecy j all one can do now to form an opinion as regards the derivation of Speculative from Operative Masonry is by deduction , therefore , for want of any better proof , I , for one , take it that the new or philosophical branch of Freemasonry has been grafted on the old trunk of Operative Freemasonry . J . W . B .
9 ] GRAND MASTERS . It seems there never was a Grand Master before 1717 The Rev . Dr . Oliver , in his Schism ( page 13 ) , says : " It was only from this time that lodges got warrants from the Grand Master for the time being . " From this it is evident that those " four old lodges " could produce no warrants , and probably never had any , as any number of Masons could then form a lodge or gesellenschaft . J . W . B .
HOLLOWAY ' PILLS . —The Hour of Danger . —Disease commonly comes on with slight symptoms , which , if neglected , increase in severity , and thus become dangerous—a condition which betrays the grossest remUsne * s—when these Pills , taken in accordance with their accompanying directions , would not only have checked , but conquered the incipient disorder . Patients daily forward details of the most remarkable and instructive cases in which timelv
attention to Holloway s advice has undoubtedly saved them from severe illness . These Pitts act primarily on tjje digestive organs , which they stimulate when slow and imperfect ; and , secondly , upon the blood , which is thoroughly puritied by them , whence is derived the general tone the > impart , and their power of subjugating hypochondriacism , dvspepsia , and nervous complaints . — [ ADVT . ]
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
( Craft ilasonrg . AMITY LODGE ( No . 171 ) . —A meetingof this lodge was held on the Cilh inst ., at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich . Present : Bros . William H . Bateman , W . M . ; Edward Phillips , I . P . M . ; G . T . Goodinge , S . W . ; F . C . D . Fenn , J . W . ; C . Harcourt , Treasurer ; Joseph
W . Clever , Secretary ; E . Wendover , S . D . ; Thomas Loring , J . D . ; Joseph Clever , P . M . ; J . H . Batty , P . M . ; J . R . Cooper , P . M . ; Chas . Whiteley , P . M . ; Nat . H . Davis , J . Whenman , ] . R . Tannahill , J . Van Essen , Alfred M . Gillham , H . Dipple , George P . Smith , C . Paas Farlow . I . W . Frisrout , AVm . Nash , E . D . Maddick , and
G . N . Dodd . Visitors : Bros . Caleb Stanger , 12 ; James Angus , 405 , Grand Lodge Scotland ; F . Gillham , P . M ., P . D . G . D . of Cers . ; W . Arnold , SiS ; Isaac Poddle , 715 ; Louis Hirsch , P . M . SiS ; T . A . Green , P . M . 256 ; W . Russell , P . M . 77 ; Wm . Paas , P . M . and Treasurer 2 S ; J . A . Farlow , 2 S ; R . B . Saunders , W . M . 1503 ; and W . H . Saunders , P . M . SS 9 , P . M . and Treasurer 1503 , P . P . G . D .
Middlesex . The lodge was opened and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The ballot was then taken for Mr . Francis William Frigont . and Mr . W . Nash , which was declared unanimous in their favour , whereupon they were regularly initiated into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . Mr . Davis , who had been previous ! v balloted for , was likewise initiated . The ballot was
then taken for Bro . Arnold as a joining member , which was unanimous in his favour . Bros . Van Essen , Gillham , Dipple , and Whenman were passed to the Degree of F . C . The chair having been vacated by the W . M . in favour of Bro . J . Clever , the W . M . elect , Bro . G . T . Goodinge , was presented by Bro . E . Phillips , I . P . M ., for the benefit of installation . The following officers were appointed for the ensuing year : Bros . F . C . D . Fenn , S . W . ; E . Wendover , r ur . u _ . D M T _ -o _ ,= _ . 1 W PWer . P \ 1
Sec ; Loring , S . D . ; Tannahill , J . D . ; N . H . Davis , I . G . ; and Goddard , Tyler . Bro . Clever announced his intention of representing the lodge at the next festival of the Boys' School , and asked the lodge to vote him the sum of £ 10 ios . from the lodge funds . This having been seconded by Bro . E . Phillips , P . M ., was carried unanimously . It was moved by Bro . Harcourt , P . M ., and seconded by
Bro . Batty , P . M ., that the best thanks ot the lodge be tendered to Bro . Goodinge , for the very lacceptable present made to the lodge this evening , comprising a set of collars , gauntlets , and a Director of Ceremonies' jewel . Carried unanimously . The brethren then adjourned to the banquet , and , grace having been said , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given by the W . M ., and responded to with enthusiasm by
the brethren . Bro . Saunders , P . P . G . D ., returned thanks on behalf of " The Grand Officers . " The W . M . then proposed the toast of "The Initiates , " adding a few words of hearty welcome and fraternal advice , to which each of the newly made brethren responded in terms expressing the honour they felt at being admitted to the privileges of the ancient Order , ' and also their
gratification at the brotherly reception they had met with . "The Health of the W . M . " was then proposed b y Bro . W . H . Bateman , I . P . M ., in eulogistic terms , concludingby wishing him on behalf of the brethren a most prosperous and happy year of office . The W . M ., in replying , said that it was with feelings of pleasurable emotion that he rose to thank them for the very cordial reception they had given the toast upon the first occasion of his taking his seat at their banquet , in the
highest and most important position in his mother lodge that the brethren could place a brother , and assured them it would always be his endeavour to justify the confidence they reposed in him , and also to deserve the many kind things said of him by the I . P . M . His earnest desire was to maintain and uphold the high character and prosperity of the lodge , and he trusted that when his year of office came to an end , it might still be said that they were truly a
Lodge of Amity , not only in name but in deed . TheW . M . then proposed "The Health of the Installing Master , Bro . J . W . Clever , whom he might well call the father of the lodge , so much of its success and prosperity being due to his constant exertions and to the valuable ininstruction he was at all times pleased and ready to afford to the officers and younger brethren . He further personally thanked Bro . Clever for the admirable and impressive manner in which he had that evening placed him in the Master's
chair . Bro . Clever having responded , the W . M . proposed the toast of "The Visitors , " calling upon the brethren to give a good Masonic response , thereby showing a hearty welcome to the many worthy brethren who honoured them with their company on that occasion , coupling with the toast the name of Bro . Louis Hirsch , P . M . Clapham Lodge . Bro . Hirsch . in returning thanks , expressed the great
pleasure he felt in visiting the Amity Lodge upon the occasiou of the installation of Bro . Goodinge , who had worthily served the office of S . W . in the Clapham Lodge during the past year , and who would have been unanimously elected W . M . of that lodge had not his filial duty to his mother lodge led him to prefer being first installed W . M . therein , but next year they hoped he would be able to preside over their lodge , and he was sure , from what he knew of their
W . M ., he would perform all his duties in a way that would give them plesaure and satisfaction . The remaining toasts were " The Past Masters , " coupled with the name of Bro . W . H . Bateman , the I . P . M . ; "The Treasurer and the Secretary , " replied for by Bro . J . W . Clever , P . M . and Sec . ; "The Officers , " for whom Bro .
F . C . D . Fenn , S . W ., responded ; and the Tyler's toast , which brought a most enjoyable evening to a conclnsion . . In consequence of the heavy amount of Masonic work to be performed , no regular musical programme was prepared , but the harmony of the evening was well sustained by Bros . Saunders , Fenn , Loring , and others , who contributed several capital songs .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
UNITED MILITARY LODGE ( No . 1536 ) . — The regular meeting of this lodge took place on Friday , the < jth inst ., at the Lord Raglan , Burrage-road , and was presided over by the W . M ., Bro . W . Welding , who was supported by the following officers of the lodge and brethren from neighbouring lodges : Bros . W . Weston , P . M ., P . P . G . Sd . Bearer Kent ; A . Penfold , P . M .
915 , Honorary Member of the lodge ; Lieut . Joseph McCaffery , C . B ., R . A ., P . J . W . ; W . Holleyman , S . W . ; G . Kenneday , J . W . ; A . Saunders , S . D . ; W . Moulds , ] . D . ; T . Pearse , Org . ; J . Purnell , W . Std . ; W . Sayle , D . C ; A . J . Rowley , l . G . ; J . Davidson , W . M . 730 , I . C ; G . Raffin , S . W . 54 G ; H . King , J . D . 605 ; G . Rensew , 594 ; E . M . Taylor , 913 ; J . Staple , 3 S 7 ; W . Cummin ,
526 ; A . Jobson , 147 ; J . Butler , 17 S 9 ; R . Risk , 410 ; and C . Jolly , 1472 ( Freemason ) . After the usual preliminaries the ballot was taken for Bro . C . Wood , 39 S , as a joining member and proved unanimous . Qr . Master Serjeant A . F . King was then unanimously accepted as a candidate , and duly initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . Bro . Cerridge was then
passed to the Second Degree . The election of officers followed , and Bro . W . Holleyman , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing twelve months , and briefly returned thanks . Bros . Gee and Lackland were then respectively re-elected Treas . and Tyler , and Bro . Gee returned thanks . It was then resolved that the annual banquet should be held at the Raglan , and that a Past
Master's jewel of the usual value should be presented to the retiring Master , Bro . Welding , for the admirable manner in which he had carried out the duties of W . M . during the past year . Bro . Welding having returned thanks , the lodge was closed , and the brethren partook of a well-served plain supper , and on re-assembling round the social board , drunk
the usual loyal and Masonic toasts most warmly . Bro . Weston , in proposing " The Health of the W . M ., " said it gave him great pleasure to do so , more especially as he had given Bro . Welding his first collar in the lodge , and no one could be more proud of a protege than he was ; for the perfect manner in which Bro . Welding carried out the ceremonies and general business of the lodge showed that
the selection of him to office was based upon good grounds . Bro . Welding , in reply , was exceedingly pleased to hear that he had given them satisfaction , and was proud of their approbation . He had done his best for the success of the lodge , and referred with commendable pride to the number of good Masons who had been by him initiated during his year of office . He had not expected so many at one time ,
but a good wind came round and blew them into the harbour of the Military Lodge . He again thanked them , and resumed his seat amid applause , The toast of "The Past Masters" followed , and in putting it the W . M . spoke enthusiastically of such splendid Masons as Past Masters Bros . Pownall , Spinks , and Deeves , all of whom were far away on military duty ; the
former at Eastbourne , and the two latter at Zululand . They had , however , that night with them Bro . Weston , P . M ., whose name was a host in itself , and whose services to Freemasonry had been so well recognised by provincial rank , and with his name he coupled the toast . Bro . Weston , in response , said he was exceedingly pleased to see Bro . Penfold , P . M ., present , who , although
not of the lodge , belonged to it . He congratulated the VV . M . upon the close of a good year ' s work , and the W . M . elect upon the honour conferred upon him that night by the unanimous vote of the brethren . He felt sure Bro . Holleyman would be worthy of their confidence , and render a good account of his Stewardship that time twelve months . He was pleased to see Bro . J . McCaffery , who was again
amongst them in Woolwich . It put him in mind of old times , and " Stick him up against the wall said the soldier . " They all knew what that meant , and he hoped to hear their old friend and Bro . McCaffery " Stick him up " again that day month . Bro . Penfold , who was called upon , said he regretted not being present at the election of Bro . Holley man , but felt that in him the lodge would have a good Master , and that
his year of office would be a most successful one . Bros . Kingand Risk having severally responded for "The Visitors . " The Initiate also returned thanks for the toast coupled with his name . " The W . M . Elect" met with a most enthusiastic reception ; and , in reply , said he could only return his mrst sincere and grateful thanks for the kind remarks
concerning him that had fallen from the W . M ., and to thebrethren of the lodge for thtir reception of the toast , and also to Bros . West and Penfold for their good wishes and flattering enconiums . He thought it a very proud thing for any man to say , " I have been unanimously elected to preside over my mcther lodge . " He knew something of the great responsibilities he had undertaken , and would endeavour faith '
fully to do his duty , strengthened and supported , as he felt he should be , by the whole of the lodge . With that support he would go anywhere and do anything . He was proud to leave that end of the lodge to go to the top end where the wise men of the East sat , and yet sorry to leave a seat where he had been surrounded by such good friends and
brethren . He regretted the absence of Bro . Spinks , P . M ., who gave him his first step , and also that of Bros . Picket , P . M ., and Shaw , P . M . ; and concluded an excellent speech by again thanking them for the toast . Bro . Saunders returned thanks for " The Officers , " and Bro . Jolly for a hearty reception of " The Masonic Press ;" and then the Tyler's toast concluded the proceedings .
CREATON LODGE ( No . 1791 ) . —The W . M . of this rapidly rising and distinguished lodge found it necessary to hold a special meeting to work off some of the labour left from the last regular meeting , and fixed Saturday , the 10 th inst ., for the purpose . There was a large attendance of the members present : Bros . J . Nielsen , W . M . ; J . Williams , I . P . M . ; VV . Carrington ,
S . W . ; R . G . Shute , J . W . ; J . J . Cantle , P . M . Secretary ; W . Williams , S . D . ; D . Ferguson , J . D . ; R . H . Rogers , I . G . ; J . Kift , Org ; T . T . Matthews , D . C ; Ed . Austin , W . S . ; W . J . Spriggs , A . I . Taylor . C . H . Bull , L . Wahltuch , C . Smith , G . Whitaker , T . Pink ,
T . Mchards , F . Purnell , C . Cross , H . Ridgley , G . Slingsby , B . Brett , H . W . Hancock , A . Thomas , L . Cornelissen , P . M ., and R . Stock . Lodge was opened in due form , and Bros . Spriggs . Wahltuch , Smith , Whitaker and Purnell were raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M ., the W . M . performing the ceremony twice . On resuming , the ballot was taken for Mr .