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rived from the performance of so agreeable a duty ; while Bro . Taylor , in accepting the jewel , expressed his very cordial thanks both for the kindness of the brethren in voting him such a testimony of their regard , and for the complimentary terms which the W . M . had used in making this presentation . The next business on the programme was the initiation of Messrs . Henry VV . Prior , Joseph Sutton , and Henry Cochrane into the mysteries of the First Degree of Masonry ,
the ceremony being in each case admirably carried out by Bro . Sims , and the other business having been disposed of lodge was closed with the accustomed formalities , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet room , where an excellent repast had been purveyed by Bro . Venables . When justice had been done to this , the usual toast list vvas honoured , "The Health of the W . M . " being received with much enthusiasm and very gracefully acknowledged ,
while that of his immediate predecessor in the chair met with an equally hearty welcome , and was quite as heartily responded to by Bro . Taylor . It goes without saying that "The Visitors , " whose comforts during the long sitting had been made the especial care of the Secretary , Bro . Mitchell , P . M ., who was ably assisted in his agreeable duties by Bro . Runacres , P . M ., received hearty thanks for their attendance , as they had
previously received a hearty welcome in fact , and the compliment was acknowledged . The other toasts which are given at all such meetings were greeted in a similar cordial manner , and the brethren separated at an advanced hour after having enjoyed themselves thoroughly . It should be added that the floral and other decorations of the hall evinced great taste and the musical programme was all that could be desired .
NEW CROSS LODGE ( No . 1559 ) . —After a long recess the members of this lodge met on the 12 th inst ., at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , to open their ninth season . The attendance both of visitors and members vvas sufficiently strong to augur well for the future of the lodge , while proof of its present prosperity was forthcoming in the fact of the agenda paper being exceedingly heavy , embracing no fewer than four initiations , one passing , and
three raisings . In good time the W . M ., Bro . T . Grummant , assumed the chair , being supported by the following officers and brethren : Bros . Hiram Henton , S . VV . ; J . W . Sturdee , J . W . ; E . H . Thiellay , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., P . M ., Treas . ; H . Wild , acting Sec ; G . P . Bertini , S . D . ; C . Grassi , J . D . ; F . W . Cash , I . G . ; A . Priest , D . C . ; C . Westall , Org . ; A . B . Church , Tyler ; Ernest E . Smith , P . M . ; VV . Cowley , P . M . ; J . D . Graham , L . Mella . E .
E . Court , and the following visitors : Bros . G . Beneditti , J . W . 1155 ; V . J . Murche , S . D . 1963 ; T . O . Harding , | . W . 1460 ; J . W . Anderson , 24 ; VV . Pattison , 27 ; M . J . Fleming , 147 ; G . C . Ronchetti , 12 S 7 ; and J . F . Penney , 1679 . Lodge having been opened and the minutes of the preceding meeting read and confirmed , the ballot was taken respectively for Messrs . Amerigo Gonnelli , Carlo Mazzone ,
Giacomo Arduino , and Herbert Henry Baker , the election being unanimous in each instance . Bro . Mella vvas afterwards passed to the degree of Fellow Craft . Messrs . Gonnelli and Baker were then admitted and duly initiated into the mysteries of ancient Freemasonry by the W . M ., whose working was , as it always is , perfect and impressive . The VV . M . then vacated the chair in favour of Bro . E . Smith , P . M ., who initiated Messrs . Mazzone and Arduino . Bro .
Smith then gave place to the VV . M ., who proceeded to raise Bro . Court , a task of which he acquitted himself right admirably . Other business being duly disposed of the W . M . closed the lodge in due form and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . Upon the withdrawal of the cloth , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured and Bro . Cowley , l . P . M . proposed "The health of the W . M ., " the toast being
received with vigorous fire . Bro . Grummant , in thanking Bro . Cowley andthebrethren for the cordial manner in which his health had been proposed and received , spoke at some length as to his connection with the New Cross Lodge . To the toast of " The Initiates , " all four of the brethren responded , and the W . M . then gave "The Past Masters , " to which Bros . Cowley and E . Smith replied .
To the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary , " Bro . E . M . Thiellay , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., & c , replied , and in an interesting speech referred to the financial progress of the lodge since its consecration . "The health of the Visitors , " was coupled with the names of Bros . T . O . Harding , and G . Beneditti , the toast being received with enthusiastic fire ; and the brethren referred to having responded , the W . M . next gave " The
Officers of 1559 , to which Bro . Hiram Henton , S . W ., replied in a short but pithy speech , and was followed by the other officers seriatim . Bro . Ernest Smith , P . M ., having received permission from the W . M ., then handled the gavel and addressing the brethren said : I am about to propose to you a toast which has not , s ofar as my experience goes , been proposed before in any lod e : but which is nevertheless a most appropriate
toast and one which is particularly applicable to the New Cross Lodge . The toast I am asking you to honour is that of " Freemasonry Universal . " When this lodge was consecra ted one of its chief founders was a Frenchman by Urth , and a distinguished Mason , Bro . E . H . Thiellay , P . M . When he ( Bro . Smith ) occupied the chair of the New Cross Lodge , one of his first initiates was a native of Alsace , and he had had the pleasure of subsequently
initiating several Italian gentlemen , his personal friends . That evening , four more claiming Italy as the country of their birth had been received into the New Cross Lodge , and it vvas proof of the great appreciation in which the earlier Italian brethren held the New Cross Lodge , as vyell as their respect for the Craft , that they were introducing their friends into an Order which knew no distinction of nationality , but which welcomed thc children of all countries
a | ike . In this respect Freemasonry was Universal , and throughout the four quarters of the globe its tenets were Practised and its principles upheld . He thought he had now sufficiently expressed himself and would call upon them 'o drink heartily to " Freemasonry Universal . " The toast vvas received vvith the utmost enthusiasm , and
after the applause had subsided , Bro . Mella responded for his Italian brethren , and said as a resident in Rome and a constant traveller between Italy and England , he had had since his initiation abundant opportunities for proving the truth of what Bro . Smith had told them . The more "e saw of Freemasonry on thc continent , thc more he
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respected the New Cross Lodge , in which he first saw the light of the Craft . He vvas extremely grateful for the way the toast had been proposed , since he considered it as especial compliment to the foieign brethren . Bro . Thiellay , P . M ., on behalf of French Masons , stated that although he vvas a Frenchman by birth , he had long resided in and carried on business in England anel was the father of four Englishmen . He was much pleased at the introduction of the toast and the way in which it had been
proposed by his esteemed Bro . Smith , P . M . The Tyler ' s toast having been given , the brethren shortly afterwards broke up . During the evening Bro . Westall , Organist , presided at the piano , and accompanied the vocal brethren in his accustomed masterly and accomplished style . Amongst those who most distinguished themselves were Bros . Carlo Grassi , E . E . Court , G . P . Bertini , Baker , and E . Arduino . A more enjoyable evening has seldom been spent in 1559 .
ECCLESTON LODGE ( No . 1624 ) . —This lodge held its installation meeting on Wednesday , at Messrs . Spiers and Pond ' s , Criterion Hotel , Regent Circus , Bro . E . Powell , W . M ., presided . The attendance of members of the lodge and visitors was very large . Among the latter were Bros . Thorne , 1194 ; R . Brett , 1791 ; A . Furber , 754 ; J . Stewart , 94 S ; Freeman , 1416 ; Vine , P . M . 173 ; H . Bond , W . M . 1314 ; T . Walley , 172 ; N . Stark , 1194 ;
Minins , P . M . 157 ; E . Ayling , 975 ; Coffin , 1 C 95 ; H . Tolson , 1604 ; Roberts , 393 ; J . King , 1929 ; Tunnel , 1791 ; Sanders , 1257 ; S . D . Briggs , P . M . 157 ; N . Wrangbam , P . M . 619 ; Burleton , P . M . S 60 ; Larner , S 5 S ; Banckel , 37 S ; Davis , S 7 ; Brindley , 1604 ; Hollam , 27 ; Shepherd , 140 ; Dobbs , P . M . 1150 ; Cross , P . M . 1194 ; West , P . M . 1 S 15 ; Sadler , 172 ; Keen , W . M . 1426 ; Elliott , 1772 ; Whiting , 1772 ; J . J . Cantle , P . M . 1441 ; I .
Levy , P . M . iSS ; Wyatt , 1044 ; Poulton , 1791 ; Schartau , 1549 ; and H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 S ( Freemason ) . The Report of the Committee of the Benevolent Fund showed the satisfactory result of £ 60 in hand . When this business had been disposed of , Bro . Powell installed Bro . C . Taylor , S . VV . and W . M . Elect , as Master of the Lodge . The brethren invested with the collars of office were Bro . E . Powell , l . P . M . ; Bro . H . J . Johnson , S . VV . ; Bro . R .
Bottle , J . W . ; Bro . Isaac Isaacs , Treasurer ; Bro . A . W . Beckham , Secretary ; Bro . Coulthard , S . D . ; Bro . Johnstone , J . D . ; Bro . Moorman , I . G . ; Bros . Ray and Watkins , Directors of Ceremonies ; Bro . Egerton , Organist ; Bros . Hooper and Weston , Wine Stewards ; Bro . Reece Jones , Assistant Tyler ; and Bro . Thomas , Tyler . When Bro . Powell had completed the ceremony of installation by delivering the addresses , the VV . M . immediately
commenced the active work of the lodge by initiating three candidates , Mr . Thomas Salter , Mr . James Pride , and Mr . Charles James Forder , and his working reflected the greatest credit on the Eccleston Lodge of Instruction , at which a large number of the members of the parent lodge are constant attendants . Thc work both of the Master and of all the officers vvas absolutely perfect . Before the lodge vvas closed arrangements were started for holding the
annual Eccleston Lodge Ball , which the Eccleston Chapter is also to join . The banquet which followed' the working of the lodge vvas then partaken of and thoroughly enjoyed by the brethren . When the cloth was removed the toasts were proposed , and a choice programme of singing was executed by Bros . J . J . Cantle , P . M . ; Roberts , Davies , and Lee , under the direction of Bro . Schartau , of VVestminster
Abbey . The speeches are brief and to the point . Bro . Powell , LP . M ., proposed "Thc Health of the W . M . " who he said was the first initiate the lodge had . That ceremony he ( Bro . Powell ) had the pleasure of seeing performed , and he had also had the satisfaction of seeing him work through the different offices in the lodge till he had at last attained the highest position . From what the brethren had seen of the new W . M . that evening they
might feel sure that he would conduct the duties of his office in a very creditable manner , and it would be found at the end of his year of office that he had reflected honour on the lodge . Bro . Taylor , W . M ., in reply said that whatever he had done in the cause of Freemasonry had been done vvith a very great deal of pleasure . With him the work of Masonry had always been a labour of love , and he had
wanted no pressing into the work . On the evening he vvas initiated he made up his mind to go into the work , and it vvas fortunate for him that the night he was raised to thc Third Degree he vvas put into office . He was the first initiate in the lodge , and he vvas the first initiate to take the chair of the lodge . That was a position not to boast of , but to be proud of . He did feel proud of the position , and as long as he lived he hoped to be connected with the
Eccleston Lodge , which vvas his first love ; he hoped it would be his last . With regard to the work of Freemasonry they all knew he took a prominent part in the lodge of instruction . That again was to him a source of great gratification , and the position he held there he felt almost as much satisfaction with as with that of Master of the Eccleston Lodge . They taught Masonry in the lodge of instruction , and thereby did a great deal of good to every
brother who went up there . He would like to see every brother of the loelge attend . Many Master Masons went into lodges and did not know how to give the signs properly ; but if they attended lodges of instruction they would not fall into a loose way of walking into a lodge . He had now to announce to the brethren that it vvas his intention during the coming year to be a steward for the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and it
vvas an opportune moment to bring ft before their notice as so many of the brethren were present . There was a chance now for them to make their mark in the charities . They were about to start a new association , which he hoped to see every member of Eccleston Lodge join . The festival of the Boys' School would be held next June , and it would be presided over by H . R . H . the Duke of Albany . He again asked thc brethren for their support . In proposing the toast of " The LP . M . and P . Ms , of the
Lodge " the Worshipful Master said Bro . Powell had carried out the duties of the lodge in a most satisfactory manner . His work during the last year had been as perfect as the brethren could have wished to see it . Bro . Powell had surprised him by the way he had carried on the work , for in his early Masonic career he was not a good worker , and for a man of his years it vvas very much more difficult to get up the ceremonies than it was for a young man . He considered that Powell had carried Bro . out the duties of W . M . in a most praiseworthy manner ,
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and to-night he had crowned all by installing him ( the W . M . ) The brethren must admit that Bro . Powell had done it admirably . The Master of a lodge has not the same opportunity of getting up the installation ceremony as the other ceremonies of Freemasonry , and , therefore , it was doubly hard upon him . 'The brethren all owed Bro . Powell a deep debt of gratitude , and they gave him that night some token of their gratitude by presenting him vvith
the very handsome jewel , which he ( the W . M . ) now had the pleasure of attaching to his breast . Bro . Powell , I . P . M ., in acknowledging the toast for himself , expressed his thanks to the W . M . for having stated the satisfaction of the brethren with the way in which he had conducted the business of the lodge . When he was elected to the office of Alaster he did his best to carry out the duties attached thereto , and he was very
much pleased that his endeavours had met with the approval of the brethren . When he vvas one of the founders of the lodge and accepted the lowest office in it he little thought he should live to be in the proud position of Master . He was thankful he had done so , and that he had finished his work by installing his successor . It was rather a hard ceremony to acquire , and there were not many opportunities for
learning it . But it was thc duty of the VV . M . to install his successor , and he determined not to be behind anyone else . For the P . M . ' s jewel he thanked the brethren . He had a grandson who vvas a Lewis , and when he knew his father vvas the maker of the jewel it would have a double value to him . Bro . Maclean , P . M ., attributed the excellent working of the lodge to the Eccleston Lodge of Instruction . On the last Saturday in this month they were going to work the
Fifteen Sections there , when he ( Bro . Maclean ) would have the honour of being in the chair . On the first Saturday in November Bro . James Stevens would give his lecture there . On behalf of the Benevolent Fund he thanked the brethren for what they had done . The other toasts were then given and responded to . The benevolent box received £ 4 , which drew further thanks from Bro . Alaclean . The proceedings closed with the Tyler's toast .
CLERKENWELL LODGE ( No . 1964 ) . )—Thc installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on Saturday last at Messrs . Spiers and Pond ' s , Holborn Viaduct Hotel . Bro . Edgar Bowyer , P . M ., VV . M ., presided , and initiated the Rev . Robert Maguire , D . D ., Vicar of St . Olavc ' s , Southwark ; Capt . Charles Edward Gwinnell , and Mr . James Robinson , Organist of Clerkenwell Parish Church , into Freemasonry . Capt . Wm . Edwin Heato 21 st Rifles
, , vvas elected as a joining member . The Worshipful Master afterwards installed Bro . Thomas Hastings Miller , S . VV . and VV . M . elect , as Master of the lodge for the year ensuing . The officers for the year who were invested were Bros . J . J . Gocde , S . VV . ; G . A . Potter , J . VV . ; Rev . John Rose , Chaplain ; Geo . Lambert , P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; lames Terry , P . M ., Sec ; Col . H . Radcliffe , S . D . ; Major Rolfe , J . D . ; J . Tuck , I . G , ; J . A . Robinson , Org .
James fc . Terry , jun ., D . C ; Bellingham , W . S . ; and Arthur Walkley , Tyler . A vote of thanks to Bro . Bowyer for performing the ceremony vvas passed and ordered to be recorded on the lodge minutes , and Bro . Bowyer having acknowledged the same , a list of apologies for non-attendance vvas read from Bros . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., Lord Henniker , the Lord Mayor , Sir J . B . Monckton , Sir Albert Woods ( Garter )
, J . D . Allcroft , Frank Green , J . A . Rucker , and others , and the lodge vvas then closed . The brethren afterwads sat down to banquet . Araon" thc visitors were Bros . Mclntyre , O . C ., M . P ., Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Dr . Gooding , F . A . Philbrick , O . C ., Thomas Fenn , and H . G . Buss . The usual toasbTfollowed the banquet . In replying to the toast which included "Thc Grand
Officers , " Bro . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., Grand Reg ., said , after extolling the services rendered to the Craft by the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of Lathom , that he felt a little taken aback in replying to the toast , but for himself he felt highly flattered at what the W . M . had said of the appreciation of certain long services—faithful services he trusted ; but he would not take upon himself to say that they had been services advantageous to the Craft . They
had been for a long time rewarded by the Grand Master ' s appointment and the appreciation of Grand Lodge . He returned thanks to the VV . M . for referring to thc mark of favour so recently bestowed by the Grand Master . The other Grand Officers were all well-known , and they were better able to respond than himself . His colleagues had been known for a long series of years ; some more recently , but whether it be those who were senior in rank , or senior
in length of service—whether it were those who came among them the other day and were so heartily welcomed , or any other—he could only say truly for one and for all , that they exerted themselves to the utmost of their powerand their power vvas not slight—to benefit the Craft in its integrity and in its generality , and at the same time to show the greatest kindness and consideration for all young brethren who joined the Craft and desired to take part in
the great Order to which they were all proud to belong . tw » i ? ' Bowycr > '' P-M-, proposed " The Health of thc W . M ., and Bro . 1 . Hastings Miller in responding said he hoped that at the end of his year of office the brethren would be able to endorse all that had been said in his favour . He should endeavour as far as he could to follow in the footprints of Bro . Bowyer , and he felt confident that if he did so he should have done all the brethren wished of
him . He should always be most zealous as to the admission of candidates into the Clerkenwell Lodge . When a lodge was started vvas the time to be most careful . Those whom they admitted first were those from whom sprang all the future . Therefore he for one as the VV . M . of the lodge would be very careful whom he introduced , and lie felt sure all the brethren would follow his example . His best endeavours would be used to promote the progress and welfare of the lodge , which he felt sure would stand second
to none . "The Initiates " was the next toast . ' and in giving it thc Worshipful Master said two of those introduced that evening had been well known to him for many years . Dr . Maguire he had known 20 years and he had long anticipated the pleasure of seeing him initiated . He met him now as a brother and he Imped thc rev . brother had been pleased and edified by the ceremonies he had gone through . He felt sure he would be one of the brightest ornaments of Freemasonry . Bro . Gwinnell vvas also of the right
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rived from the performance of so agreeable a duty ; while Bro . Taylor , in accepting the jewel , expressed his very cordial thanks both for the kindness of the brethren in voting him such a testimony of their regard , and for the complimentary terms which the W . M . had used in making this presentation . The next business on the programme was the initiation of Messrs . Henry VV . Prior , Joseph Sutton , and Henry Cochrane into the mysteries of the First Degree of Masonry ,
the ceremony being in each case admirably carried out by Bro . Sims , and the other business having been disposed of lodge was closed with the accustomed formalities , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet room , where an excellent repast had been purveyed by Bro . Venables . When justice had been done to this , the usual toast list vvas honoured , "The Health of the W . M . " being received with much enthusiasm and very gracefully acknowledged ,
while that of his immediate predecessor in the chair met with an equally hearty welcome , and was quite as heartily responded to by Bro . Taylor . It goes without saying that "The Visitors , " whose comforts during the long sitting had been made the especial care of the Secretary , Bro . Mitchell , P . M ., who was ably assisted in his agreeable duties by Bro . Runacres , P . M ., received hearty thanks for their attendance , as they had
previously received a hearty welcome in fact , and the compliment was acknowledged . The other toasts which are given at all such meetings were greeted in a similar cordial manner , and the brethren separated at an advanced hour after having enjoyed themselves thoroughly . It should be added that the floral and other decorations of the hall evinced great taste and the musical programme was all that could be desired .
NEW CROSS LODGE ( No . 1559 ) . —After a long recess the members of this lodge met on the 12 th inst ., at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , to open their ninth season . The attendance both of visitors and members vvas sufficiently strong to augur well for the future of the lodge , while proof of its present prosperity was forthcoming in the fact of the agenda paper being exceedingly heavy , embracing no fewer than four initiations , one passing , and
three raisings . In good time the W . M ., Bro . T . Grummant , assumed the chair , being supported by the following officers and brethren : Bros . Hiram Henton , S . VV . ; J . W . Sturdee , J . W . ; E . H . Thiellay , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., P . M ., Treas . ; H . Wild , acting Sec ; G . P . Bertini , S . D . ; C . Grassi , J . D . ; F . W . Cash , I . G . ; A . Priest , D . C . ; C . Westall , Org . ; A . B . Church , Tyler ; Ernest E . Smith , P . M . ; VV . Cowley , P . M . ; J . D . Graham , L . Mella . E .
E . Court , and the following visitors : Bros . G . Beneditti , J . W . 1155 ; V . J . Murche , S . D . 1963 ; T . O . Harding , | . W . 1460 ; J . W . Anderson , 24 ; VV . Pattison , 27 ; M . J . Fleming , 147 ; G . C . Ronchetti , 12 S 7 ; and J . F . Penney , 1679 . Lodge having been opened and the minutes of the preceding meeting read and confirmed , the ballot was taken respectively for Messrs . Amerigo Gonnelli , Carlo Mazzone ,
Giacomo Arduino , and Herbert Henry Baker , the election being unanimous in each instance . Bro . Mella vvas afterwards passed to the degree of Fellow Craft . Messrs . Gonnelli and Baker were then admitted and duly initiated into the mysteries of ancient Freemasonry by the W . M ., whose working was , as it always is , perfect and impressive . The VV . M . then vacated the chair in favour of Bro . E . Smith , P . M ., who initiated Messrs . Mazzone and Arduino . Bro .
Smith then gave place to the VV . M ., who proceeded to raise Bro . Court , a task of which he acquitted himself right admirably . Other business being duly disposed of the W . M . closed the lodge in due form and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . Upon the withdrawal of the cloth , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured and Bro . Cowley , l . P . M . proposed "The health of the W . M ., " the toast being
received with vigorous fire . Bro . Grummant , in thanking Bro . Cowley andthebrethren for the cordial manner in which his health had been proposed and received , spoke at some length as to his connection with the New Cross Lodge . To the toast of " The Initiates , " all four of the brethren responded , and the W . M . then gave "The Past Masters , " to which Bros . Cowley and E . Smith replied .
To the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary , " Bro . E . M . Thiellay , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., & c , replied , and in an interesting speech referred to the financial progress of the lodge since its consecration . "The health of the Visitors , " was coupled with the names of Bros . T . O . Harding , and G . Beneditti , the toast being received with enthusiastic fire ; and the brethren referred to having responded , the W . M . next gave " The
Officers of 1559 , to which Bro . Hiram Henton , S . W ., replied in a short but pithy speech , and was followed by the other officers seriatim . Bro . Ernest Smith , P . M ., having received permission from the W . M ., then handled the gavel and addressing the brethren said : I am about to propose to you a toast which has not , s ofar as my experience goes , been proposed before in any lod e : but which is nevertheless a most appropriate
toast and one which is particularly applicable to the New Cross Lodge . The toast I am asking you to honour is that of " Freemasonry Universal . " When this lodge was consecra ted one of its chief founders was a Frenchman by Urth , and a distinguished Mason , Bro . E . H . Thiellay , P . M . When he ( Bro . Smith ) occupied the chair of the New Cross Lodge , one of his first initiates was a native of Alsace , and he had had the pleasure of subsequently
initiating several Italian gentlemen , his personal friends . That evening , four more claiming Italy as the country of their birth had been received into the New Cross Lodge , and it vvas proof of the great appreciation in which the earlier Italian brethren held the New Cross Lodge , as vyell as their respect for the Craft , that they were introducing their friends into an Order which knew no distinction of nationality , but which welcomed thc children of all countries
a | ike . In this respect Freemasonry was Universal , and throughout the four quarters of the globe its tenets were Practised and its principles upheld . He thought he had now sufficiently expressed himself and would call upon them 'o drink heartily to " Freemasonry Universal . " The toast vvas received vvith the utmost enthusiasm , and
after the applause had subsided , Bro . Mella responded for his Italian brethren , and said as a resident in Rome and a constant traveller between Italy and England , he had had since his initiation abundant opportunities for proving the truth of what Bro . Smith had told them . The more "e saw of Freemasonry on thc continent , thc more he
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respected the New Cross Lodge , in which he first saw the light of the Craft . He vvas extremely grateful for the way the toast had been proposed , since he considered it as especial compliment to the foieign brethren . Bro . Thiellay , P . M ., on behalf of French Masons , stated that although he vvas a Frenchman by birth , he had long resided in and carried on business in England anel was the father of four Englishmen . He was much pleased at the introduction of the toast and the way in which it had been
proposed by his esteemed Bro . Smith , P . M . The Tyler ' s toast having been given , the brethren shortly afterwards broke up . During the evening Bro . Westall , Organist , presided at the piano , and accompanied the vocal brethren in his accustomed masterly and accomplished style . Amongst those who most distinguished themselves were Bros . Carlo Grassi , E . E . Court , G . P . Bertini , Baker , and E . Arduino . A more enjoyable evening has seldom been spent in 1559 .
ECCLESTON LODGE ( No . 1624 ) . —This lodge held its installation meeting on Wednesday , at Messrs . Spiers and Pond ' s , Criterion Hotel , Regent Circus , Bro . E . Powell , W . M ., presided . The attendance of members of the lodge and visitors was very large . Among the latter were Bros . Thorne , 1194 ; R . Brett , 1791 ; A . Furber , 754 ; J . Stewart , 94 S ; Freeman , 1416 ; Vine , P . M . 173 ; H . Bond , W . M . 1314 ; T . Walley , 172 ; N . Stark , 1194 ;
Minins , P . M . 157 ; E . Ayling , 975 ; Coffin , 1 C 95 ; H . Tolson , 1604 ; Roberts , 393 ; J . King , 1929 ; Tunnel , 1791 ; Sanders , 1257 ; S . D . Briggs , P . M . 157 ; N . Wrangbam , P . M . 619 ; Burleton , P . M . S 60 ; Larner , S 5 S ; Banckel , 37 S ; Davis , S 7 ; Brindley , 1604 ; Hollam , 27 ; Shepherd , 140 ; Dobbs , P . M . 1150 ; Cross , P . M . 1194 ; West , P . M . 1 S 15 ; Sadler , 172 ; Keen , W . M . 1426 ; Elliott , 1772 ; Whiting , 1772 ; J . J . Cantle , P . M . 1441 ; I .
Levy , P . M . iSS ; Wyatt , 1044 ; Poulton , 1791 ; Schartau , 1549 ; and H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 S ( Freemason ) . The Report of the Committee of the Benevolent Fund showed the satisfactory result of £ 60 in hand . When this business had been disposed of , Bro . Powell installed Bro . C . Taylor , S . VV . and W . M . Elect , as Master of the Lodge . The brethren invested with the collars of office were Bro . E . Powell , l . P . M . ; Bro . H . J . Johnson , S . VV . ; Bro . R .
Bottle , J . W . ; Bro . Isaac Isaacs , Treasurer ; Bro . A . W . Beckham , Secretary ; Bro . Coulthard , S . D . ; Bro . Johnstone , J . D . ; Bro . Moorman , I . G . ; Bros . Ray and Watkins , Directors of Ceremonies ; Bro . Egerton , Organist ; Bros . Hooper and Weston , Wine Stewards ; Bro . Reece Jones , Assistant Tyler ; and Bro . Thomas , Tyler . When Bro . Powell had completed the ceremony of installation by delivering the addresses , the VV . M . immediately
commenced the active work of the lodge by initiating three candidates , Mr . Thomas Salter , Mr . James Pride , and Mr . Charles James Forder , and his working reflected the greatest credit on the Eccleston Lodge of Instruction , at which a large number of the members of the parent lodge are constant attendants . Thc work both of the Master and of all the officers vvas absolutely perfect . Before the lodge vvas closed arrangements were started for holding the
annual Eccleston Lodge Ball , which the Eccleston Chapter is also to join . The banquet which followed' the working of the lodge vvas then partaken of and thoroughly enjoyed by the brethren . When the cloth was removed the toasts were proposed , and a choice programme of singing was executed by Bros . J . J . Cantle , P . M . ; Roberts , Davies , and Lee , under the direction of Bro . Schartau , of VVestminster
Abbey . The speeches are brief and to the point . Bro . Powell , LP . M ., proposed "Thc Health of the W . M . " who he said was the first initiate the lodge had . That ceremony he ( Bro . Powell ) had the pleasure of seeing performed , and he had also had the satisfaction of seeing him work through the different offices in the lodge till he had at last attained the highest position . From what the brethren had seen of the new W . M . that evening they
might feel sure that he would conduct the duties of his office in a very creditable manner , and it would be found at the end of his year of office that he had reflected honour on the lodge . Bro . Taylor , W . M ., in reply said that whatever he had done in the cause of Freemasonry had been done vvith a very great deal of pleasure . With him the work of Masonry had always been a labour of love , and he had
wanted no pressing into the work . On the evening he vvas initiated he made up his mind to go into the work , and it vvas fortunate for him that the night he was raised to thc Third Degree he vvas put into office . He was the first initiate in the lodge , and he vvas the first initiate to take the chair of the lodge . That was a position not to boast of , but to be proud of . He did feel proud of the position , and as long as he lived he hoped to be connected with the
Eccleston Lodge , which vvas his first love ; he hoped it would be his last . With regard to the work of Freemasonry they all knew he took a prominent part in the lodge of instruction . That again was to him a source of great gratification , and the position he held there he felt almost as much satisfaction with as with that of Master of the Eccleston Lodge . They taught Masonry in the lodge of instruction , and thereby did a great deal of good to every
brother who went up there . He would like to see every brother of the loelge attend . Many Master Masons went into lodges and did not know how to give the signs properly ; but if they attended lodges of instruction they would not fall into a loose way of walking into a lodge . He had now to announce to the brethren that it vvas his intention during the coming year to be a steward for the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and it
vvas an opportune moment to bring ft before their notice as so many of the brethren were present . There was a chance now for them to make their mark in the charities . They were about to start a new association , which he hoped to see every member of Eccleston Lodge join . The festival of the Boys' School would be held next June , and it would be presided over by H . R . H . the Duke of Albany . He again asked thc brethren for their support . In proposing the toast of " The LP . M . and P . Ms , of the
Lodge " the Worshipful Master said Bro . Powell had carried out the duties of the lodge in a most satisfactory manner . His work during the last year had been as perfect as the brethren could have wished to see it . Bro . Powell had surprised him by the way he had carried on the work , for in his early Masonic career he was not a good worker , and for a man of his years it vvas very much more difficult to get up the ceremonies than it was for a young man . He considered that Powell had carried Bro . out the duties of W . M . in a most praiseworthy manner ,
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and to-night he had crowned all by installing him ( the W . M . ) The brethren must admit that Bro . Powell had done it admirably . The Master of a lodge has not the same opportunity of getting up the installation ceremony as the other ceremonies of Freemasonry , and , therefore , it was doubly hard upon him . 'The brethren all owed Bro . Powell a deep debt of gratitude , and they gave him that night some token of their gratitude by presenting him vvith
the very handsome jewel , which he ( the W . M . ) now had the pleasure of attaching to his breast . Bro . Powell , I . P . M ., in acknowledging the toast for himself , expressed his thanks to the W . M . for having stated the satisfaction of the brethren with the way in which he had conducted the business of the lodge . When he was elected to the office of Alaster he did his best to carry out the duties attached thereto , and he was very
much pleased that his endeavours had met with the approval of the brethren . When he vvas one of the founders of the lodge and accepted the lowest office in it he little thought he should live to be in the proud position of Master . He was thankful he had done so , and that he had finished his work by installing his successor . It was rather a hard ceremony to acquire , and there were not many opportunities for
learning it . But it was thc duty of the VV . M . to install his successor , and he determined not to be behind anyone else . For the P . M . ' s jewel he thanked the brethren . He had a grandson who vvas a Lewis , and when he knew his father vvas the maker of the jewel it would have a double value to him . Bro . Maclean , P . M ., attributed the excellent working of the lodge to the Eccleston Lodge of Instruction . On the last Saturday in this month they were going to work the
Fifteen Sections there , when he ( Bro . Maclean ) would have the honour of being in the chair . On the first Saturday in November Bro . James Stevens would give his lecture there . On behalf of the Benevolent Fund he thanked the brethren for what they had done . The other toasts were then given and responded to . The benevolent box received £ 4 , which drew further thanks from Bro . Alaclean . The proceedings closed with the Tyler's toast .
CLERKENWELL LODGE ( No . 1964 ) . )—Thc installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on Saturday last at Messrs . Spiers and Pond ' s , Holborn Viaduct Hotel . Bro . Edgar Bowyer , P . M ., VV . M ., presided , and initiated the Rev . Robert Maguire , D . D ., Vicar of St . Olavc ' s , Southwark ; Capt . Charles Edward Gwinnell , and Mr . James Robinson , Organist of Clerkenwell Parish Church , into Freemasonry . Capt . Wm . Edwin Heato 21 st Rifles
, , vvas elected as a joining member . The Worshipful Master afterwards installed Bro . Thomas Hastings Miller , S . VV . and VV . M . elect , as Master of the lodge for the year ensuing . The officers for the year who were invested were Bros . J . J . Gocde , S . VV . ; G . A . Potter , J . VV . ; Rev . John Rose , Chaplain ; Geo . Lambert , P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; lames Terry , P . M ., Sec ; Col . H . Radcliffe , S . D . ; Major Rolfe , J . D . ; J . Tuck , I . G , ; J . A . Robinson , Org .
James fc . Terry , jun ., D . C ; Bellingham , W . S . ; and Arthur Walkley , Tyler . A vote of thanks to Bro . Bowyer for performing the ceremony vvas passed and ordered to be recorded on the lodge minutes , and Bro . Bowyer having acknowledged the same , a list of apologies for non-attendance vvas read from Bros . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., Lord Henniker , the Lord Mayor , Sir J . B . Monckton , Sir Albert Woods ( Garter )
, J . D . Allcroft , Frank Green , J . A . Rucker , and others , and the lodge vvas then closed . The brethren afterwads sat down to banquet . Araon" thc visitors were Bros . Mclntyre , O . C ., M . P ., Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Dr . Gooding , F . A . Philbrick , O . C ., Thomas Fenn , and H . G . Buss . The usual toasbTfollowed the banquet . In replying to the toast which included "Thc Grand
Officers , " Bro . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., Grand Reg ., said , after extolling the services rendered to the Craft by the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of Lathom , that he felt a little taken aback in replying to the toast , but for himself he felt highly flattered at what the W . M . had said of the appreciation of certain long services—faithful services he trusted ; but he would not take upon himself to say that they had been services advantageous to the Craft . They
had been for a long time rewarded by the Grand Master ' s appointment and the appreciation of Grand Lodge . He returned thanks to the VV . M . for referring to thc mark of favour so recently bestowed by the Grand Master . The other Grand Officers were all well-known , and they were better able to respond than himself . His colleagues had been known for a long series of years ; some more recently , but whether it be those who were senior in rank , or senior
in length of service—whether it were those who came among them the other day and were so heartily welcomed , or any other—he could only say truly for one and for all , that they exerted themselves to the utmost of their powerand their power vvas not slight—to benefit the Craft in its integrity and in its generality , and at the same time to show the greatest kindness and consideration for all young brethren who joined the Craft and desired to take part in
the great Order to which they were all proud to belong . tw » i ? ' Bowycr > '' P-M-, proposed " The Health of thc W . M ., and Bro . 1 . Hastings Miller in responding said he hoped that at the end of his year of office the brethren would be able to endorse all that had been said in his favour . He should endeavour as far as he could to follow in the footprints of Bro . Bowyer , and he felt confident that if he did so he should have done all the brethren wished of
him . He should always be most zealous as to the admission of candidates into the Clerkenwell Lodge . When a lodge was started vvas the time to be most careful . Those whom they admitted first were those from whom sprang all the future . Therefore he for one as the VV . M . of the lodge would be very careful whom he introduced , and lie felt sure all the brethren would follow his example . His best endeavours would be used to promote the progress and welfare of the lodge , which he felt sure would stand second
to none . "The Initiates " was the next toast . ' and in giving it thc Worshipful Master said two of those introduced that evening had been well known to him for many years . Dr . Maguire he had known 20 years and he had long anticipated the pleasure of seeing him initiated . He met him now as a brother and he Imped thc rev . brother had been pleased and edified by the ceremonies he had gone through . He felt sure he would be one of the brightest ornaments of Freemasonry . Bro . Gwinnell vvas also of the right