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1 he business ended , the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , supplied by jirs . Venables . On the removal of the cloth , the W . M . presented the loyal and Masonic toasts in becoming terms , which were received right royally . The toast of " The Pro G . M ., D . G . M ., and the rest of thc Grand Officers , Present and Past , " was next duly honoured .

Pro . T . Pickett , I . P . M ., in very complimentary terms proposed "The Health of the VV . M ., " and said , his long connection with the lodge and the manner he had performed his duties with the rest of the officers of the lodge durinrr the past year , showed his earnestness and readiness at all times both in and out of the lodge to do his very be st for its success . The toast was drunk with acclamation .

In reply , Bro . Dr . Webb , W . M ., stated he was not prepared for such a reception . He certainly had many pleasant reminiscences , and now appreciated the honour of becoming Master of such a lodge as the Rose . It was indeed the proudest and , in fact , the rosiest moment in his life . He most heartily thanked the brethren for such an ovation given him . The toast of "The Initiates" was next presented by the W . M ., who stated the necessity of introducing goodmen and true in order that the lodge should flourish . He had had his eye upon the initiates , and could assure the brethren their conduct had been most exemplary , and he was confident of their becoming ornaments in the lodge .

Bros . Smith and Wisdom most suitably acknowledged the compliment , and for their part trusted the lodge would never have cause to regret their being admitted members . The VV . M ., in complimentary terms , next gave the toast of "The Visitors , " remarking that among them were some of his oldest and dearest friends , and referred to the influential position that many of them held . The brethren gave them all a most cordial welcome .

Bros . Edwards , Cass , Boyce , Vincent , and Wishart replied in terms of high appreciation both of the working and hospitality of the lodge . Bro . Wishart , P . D . J . G . W . Malta , said in the early days of the lodge he had received great instruction from the brethren , which had enabled him to pass the chair in his mother lodge , and on his leaving England for Malta , in the discharge of his duties

there , he had reached the proud position of P . J . G . W . of the District . He was acting Preceptor of several lodges in Malta , and carried out the teaching of the Rose Lodge in its entirety . In a few days he should see Bro . Admiral Markham , District G . M . of Malta , and would inform him of the reception given him in the lodge . On behalt of the visitors , he most heartily thanked the brethren .

The toast of " The Past Masters " was presented by the W . M . in terms of high encomium , stating that so long as the brethren followed in their footsteps they could not err . To mark the appreciation by the brethren of the ability and talents shown by Bro . Pickett , I . P . M ., he had great pleasure in presenting the jewel so unanimously voted him for his splendid services rendered to the lodge .

In reply , Bro . Pickett stated that for eight or nine years he had been connected with the lodge , and had always endeavoured to keep his eye directed to the chair , with the intention of discharging the duties to his utmost . When installed he felt rather nervous as to the manner he should carry out the duties , but if that splendid jewel was the Outcome of his efforts , he felt deeply gratified , and most heartily thanked them .

Bro . Vickery , P . M ., also spoke of the interest the W . M . had taken in the Rose Lodge , being one of its founders 19 years ago , and now only three brethren , founders , were left to see the efficiency the Rose Lodge had attained . On behalf of the Past Masters , they congratulated the VV . M . on his position , and pledged them to render whatever service the lodge required of them . Bro . Dr . Webb , VV . M ., next stated , in proposing the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary , " that in those two officers he had most exemplary Masons , and all had every confidence in them .

In reply , Bro . J . Dunn , P . M ., Treas ., said the brethren might rest assured in conferring that honour upon him that the funds would be most faithfully guarded , and he was pleased to state the lodge was in a better financial position than last year . Bro . J . Loader , P . M ., Secretary , proffered his best thanks , and would assure the brethren he would do his utmost for the success of the lodge . He was truly a " Ross man , " hence the deep interest he took in the lodge . He felt sure his services were appreciated by one and all , and was confident that the ensuing year would be very successful , and , in order to make it so , his services were always at the command of the Worshipful Master .

The toast of "The Officers of the lodge received at the hands of the VV . M . the mead of praise which it so richly deserved , as he said they were such an efficient array . Specially the lodge was greatly indebted to Bro . Choveaux , the Organist , who had provided such charming music . This was most ably responded to by Bros . Webb , S . W ., and Ballard , J . W ., and also by Bro . S . J . Derham , P . M ., who appreciated the flattering terms spoken of them , assuring the VV . M . their utmost endeavours would be to maintain thc prestige of the

lodge . Thc Tyler ' s toast closed a most eventful and successful meeting . An excellent programme of music was performed under the direction of Bro . F . E . Choveaux . The artistes were Miss Marie Hollingshead ( soprano , rapturously encored , being the first time she performed in England ) , Madame A . Sampson ( contralto ) , Mr . T . W . Turner ( tenor ) , Mr . Hy . Pope ( bass ) , and Bro . S . J . Durham ( flute ) . The pianist and accompanist was Bio . F . E . Choveaux .

Kingsland Lodge , No . 1693 . The anniversary meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , the 1 st inst ., at the Railway Hotel , Highbury Station , N . Bro . John Potter , the popular W . M ., presided , with Bros . A . W . Cooper ( W . M . elect ) , S . W . ; S . Robson , J . W . ; Jas . Cooper , P . M ., Treas . ; A . W . Fenner , P . M ., Sec ; J . S . Anthony , S . D . ; A . White , J . D . ; G . Cook , I . G . ; J . G . Harrington , D . C . ; E . Dimes , A . D . C ; C . Shepperd , Tyler , with

a numerous attendance of brethren of the lodge , including Bros . II . Hall , P . M . ; VV . T . H . Mayer , P . M . ; L . Simon , P . M . ; and II . J . Hazel , P . M . The visitors were Hros . John Osborn , P . M . 1 G 02 and 1 S 97 , P . P . G . Std . Br . Middx . ; A . II . Hickman , P . M . « S ; F . J . Jordan , P . M . 43 S , P . D . G . D . Bombay ; II . Bladon , W . M . 1 S 39 ; J- - Le Bean , 1677 ; 11 . Griffith , 1 G 77 ; VV . Pound , 29 ; W . Blunt , 947 ; E . James , = 374 ; VV . Perrins , 1 S 39 ; and G . Ledson , 503 .

Ihe lodge was opened , and the minutes read by Bro . Hazel , P . M . ( in the unavoidable temporary absence of Bro . A . VV . Fenner , P . M ., Sec ) , and the same were duly confirmed . The Auditor ' s report was read and adopted , after which Bro . Jas . Cooper , P . M ., presented Bro . Arthur William Cooper to the VV . M . for installation , who was regularly installed by Bro . John Potter in a very impressive manner in the presence ° f 11 P . Ms . The brethren having saluted the new VV . M ., he appointed and invested ms officers as follows : Bros . J . Potter , I . P . M . ; S . Robson , S . W . ; J . S . Anthony ,

J-W . ; Jas . Cooper , P . M ., Treas . ; A . W . Fenner , P . M ., Sec . ; A . White , S . D . ; k . Cook , J . D . ; J . G . Harrington , 1 . 0 . ; W . Windsor , Org . ; E . Dimes , D . C . ; L . Cullcy , Stwd . ; and C . Shepperd , Tyler . Bro . L . Simon , P . M ., delivered the addresses in a very able manner , which completed the interesting ceremony . The sum ? ' £ , 5 5 . s . was voted Bro . J . Potter , I . P . M ., to make up his list as Steward for thc Boys ' Institution to 100 guineas . Routine business followed , after which the lodge was closed . The banquet that followed was served in Ilakcr Brothers' usual manner , and was done full justice to , after which the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given and duly Honoured . Bro . PotterIPMin a neat speechproposed "The Health of the

Wor-, ..., very , shipful Master , " who , he prophesied , would fill the chair of K . S . with as much honour as any of his predecessors . Ihe Worshipful Master , in reply , said he thanked Bro . Potter for the compliment j ' ju him , and assured the brethren he would do his utmost to further the interests of the ougc , but he relied on the kind co-operation of every member in introducing gentlemen as c *< J < lidatcs I ° initiation during his year of ollice . Ihe toast of "The Masonic Institutions" was next on the list , and the W . M . coupled the name of Bro . John OsborneP . M . and P . P . G . Std . Br . Middx . with it .

, , , . Bro . Osborne replied that the toast was one he could not do full justice to , j"it he assured the brethren they were all deserving of support , more particularly that of j . ° ° ' d people at Croydon , which required all the help that the Craft could bestow upon i , and he exhorted them in the near future not to forget that Institution which was Wig such a world of good , for those brethren who , from adverse circumstances , were e < luced to distress , and he hoped that every member piesent , it they had not already ° ne so , would qualify himself for a Life Governoiship of that noble Institution .

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The toast of " The Installing Master " followed , and was proposed in very eulogistic terms by the VV . M ., who observed that Bro . Potter was most popular amongst the members of the lodge , and , indeed , with all Masons in the North of London , and he had discharged the duties of the chair with credit to himself during his year of ollice . He had the great pleasure of placing the Past Master's jewel , which the brethren had voted him , upon his breast , and trusted he would live long to wear it , as a memento of the esteem in which he is held by all the members of the lod < ee .

Bro . Potter , who in rising to reply received quite an ovation from the brethren , said he felt proud of the honour conferred upon him . He assured them that he would be always ready and willing . to do his best to promote the welfare of the lodge in which he had been initiated , and thanked the brethren for the very kind way they had received the toast .

Ihe toast of "The Visitors" was next given and heartily received , and was replied to by several of the guests . The toast of "The Past Masters" was replied to by Bro . J . Cooper , the much respected Treasurer of the lodge , in a very excellent speech . The toasts of " The Officers " and thc Tyler completed the list .

Ihe musical programme was an unusually long one , and included the names of some well-known lady singers , notably Miss Jenny ITiggs ( a favourite with the lodge ) , and Miss Emily Foxcroft . The gentlemen vocalists were Bros . VV . Perrins , M . Davies , andW . Walker , and Messrs . IT . Cooper and A . Melrose . Bro . VV . Windsor proved himself an excellent musical director , and the abilities of the various artistes were greatly appreciated by the brethren .

Thc menus and programmes were of a very pretty design , and rellected credit on the taste of the W . M . and Bro . Cully , who , we believe , had the arrangement in his hands . Taken altogether the meeting was as enjoyable a one as any of its predecessors .

Penge Lodge , No . 1 S 15 , The installation meeting of this lodge took place at the Thicket Hotel , Anerley-road , Penge , on the 9 th inst . Present : Bros . VV . Baker , VV . M . ; A . Bentley , S . W . ; R Jackson , P . M . ; T . West , P . M . ; G . Bird , P . M .,- II . Todd , J . Dibble , P . M . ; F . Betts , P . M . ; J . O . Curtis , IT . O . Budd , A . E . Pridmore , G . T . Crockford , D . Parsons , W Peskett , A . E . Hall , J . S . Hamp , I . M . Rhodes , J . Marchant , G . Hutchins . B . VV ,

Edye , J . J . Burt , F . K . Clarke , J . B . Crowe , J . M . Thody , J . VV . Fitzgerald , J . A . Brodie , T . Dunwoody , A . E . F . Norris , T . Turner , A . C . E . Mackadam , and E . Partridge , P . M ., Tyler . Among the numerous visitors were Bros . VV . M . Stiles , Grand Treasurer ; W . A . Scurrah , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of Wks . Middx ., Vice-President Bd . of Gen . Purps . ; A . H . Cole , W . M . 1744 ; VV . J . Day , VV . M . 1793 ; J . Kilvington , P . M . 1 790 ; J . Bolton , P . M . 1790 ; T . Jeffries , S . W . 1744 ; F . Tomlin , J . P ., P . M . 13 G 0 ; T . Morey , A . J . Phillips , and R . T . West , 1744 .

The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting and of an emergency meeting having been read and the Auditors ' report adopted , Bro . VV . M . Stiles , G . Treas ., then occupied the chair , and Bro . W . A . Scurrah , Vice-President of the Board of General Purposes , acting D . C , presented Bro . Arthur Bentley , the VV . M . elect , and he was installed in a masterly manner . The new W . M . then appointed and invested the following as his officers : Bros . IT . O . Budd , S . W . ; A . E . Pridmore , J . W . j H . Todd , Treas . ; F . Betts , P . M ., Sec ; G . Crockford , S . D . ; D . Parsons , J . D . ; \ V . Peskett , I . G . ; A . E . Hall and J . Marchant , Stwds . ; and E . Partridrre , P . M ..

Tyler . 1 he delivery of the usual addresses was very ably and impressively rendered by Bro . W . M . Stiles , G . Treas . The W . M . then presented a Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . VVm . Baker , I . P . M ., as a small token in recognition of the ability with which he had discharged his duties , remarking that his term of ollice would be remembered by the members for years to come . In acknowledging the jewel , Bro . Baker stated that he hoped never to do anything in the Craft to disgrace the jewel , which would ever remind him of his happy year of office as Master . Afterwards the VV . M . initiated Mr . A . C . E . Mackadam , and his excellent working of thc ritual was much appreciated by the numerous company .

The lodge , which has thc advantage of having a splendid organ , was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , which wis prepared by Bro . Geo , Hutchins in his usual good style . At the conclusion of the repast , the VV . M . gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts with commendable brevity .

In submitting the toast of " The Grand Ollicers , Present and Past , " the W . M . said that he was not a born orator , and his natural modesty did not permit him to make long speeches , but he felt sure that the lodge was more than honoured by having the Grand Treasurer acting as Installing plaster , and his visit would be long remembered by the members .

Bro . VV . M . Stiles , G . Treas ., on rising to respond , received an ovation . He said that he appreciated the honour of his name having been associated with the toast , and , on behalf of the Grand Ollicers who were workers , he returned his sincere thanks . Bros . Lord Lathom and Lord Mount Edgcumbe were ardent workers in Freemasonry . Thc Grand Secretary , who was a gentleman in every way and a thorough Mason , was expected that evening , but a meeting . of the Board of General Purposes , where it was said they could not do without . both the Grand Secretary and Bro . VV . A . Scurrah , the

Vice-President , and , although they had not the Grand Secretary with them that night , they had Bro . Scurrah . It was his pleasure to know many of the members of the Pengc Lodge , and it was an honour to have been asked to act as Installing Master . In conclusion , he said that he was not insensible of the great efforts they and many members in that part of London had made on his behalf to secure his election as Grand Treasurer . Bro . W . Baker , I . P . M ., proposed " The Worshipful . Mister . " He said that in his opinion it was the toast of tlie evening . In tiro . Bentley they had a Alaster who was a

splendid worker of the ritual , and would keep the lodge well to thc front , and it went without saying that he would have a very happy and prosperous year of ollice . The toast was drunk with much enthusiasm , and Bro . Bently , W . M ., had a hearty reception . He said that he appreciated their kindness to him , but he was at a loss to express himself as he would wish , but if he could give satisfaction to them h 3 would be

amply repaid by the position he had then the great honour to hold . His predecessors were all excellent , and if he could follow well in their footsteps he would be gratified . He would like his year of ollice cemented with the Masonic Charities , and in eloquent and feeling terms , he urged the members to give liberally in addition to what was always voted from the lodge funds , and at thc end ot his career as Master he hoped to hive the good opinion of all the members as he venturedjto think he had at present .

Ihe VV . M . gave * ' The Initiate . " He stated that they were pleased tj hive li . o . Mackadam as a member , lie had known him for many years , he was highly respected in society , and he would make , he thought , a good Mason , and be a credit to the Fraternity . He was sorry time had not permitted him to give the ancient charge , which all initiates should hear immediately after their initiation , but if he would attend the lodjje ol instruction on any Wednesday , he would be glad to render the charge for his benefit .

Bro . A . C . E . Mackadam , who was accorded a hearty reception , responded . He said that seeing the awful and solemn ceremony he had gone through , and what would follow when he got home , left him very little to say except to thank them for receiving him into their fold . It had long been his ambition to be a Freemason , and now that he was one he was glad and he hoped to be useful to the Craft in some way .

In giving "The Visitors" the Worshipful Master remarked they were always welcome and those that had honoured them with their presence had given him encouragement to get through his duties . He read out their names with a kind vvorJ for each , but making special reference to Brus . VV . A . Scurrah , P . M . ; A . IT . Cole , VV . M . 1744 ; and W . J . Day , W . M . 1790 ; whose names he coupled with the toast .

Bro . W . A . Scurrah , P . M ., Vice-President Board of General Purposes , responded . He was happy to be present to assist in the installation ol the VV . M ., who was a true gentleman and a Mason , he had known him for many years and he was honoured by his friendship . As W . M . he had started exceedingly well and he had thought of those who had to seek aid from the Charities , lie had consented to go up as Steward for the Old People and he earnestly urged the members to show their app . eciation of the VV . M . by giving liberally to his list and so help such a deserving cause . Bro . A . H . Cole , W . M . 1744 also replied in very brief term :..

, Bro . VV . J . Day , W . M . 1 790 , said that he had had a Masonic treat , as he little thought that it would have been nisgood fortune to see the Grand Treasurer of England act as Installing Master . His working was perfect and all were very much impressed with it . He was glad that the VV . M . would represent the Penge Ludge , which was wellknown for its great support of the three Institutions , and he hoped he would have a list very large in amount in his Stewardship fur the Old People .