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PENARTH . —Windsor Lodge ( No . 1754 ) . —The annual festival of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , on Friday , the 5 th inst ., when Bro . R . C . Roper was installed in the chair of K . S . The lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . Boelte , at three o ' clock , and by half-past a large number of brethren from the neighbouring iodges had assembled together , including the D . P . G . M . South Wales ( East Division ) , Bro . Tennant , of the East
Glamorgan , and Bro . S . Homfray , D . P . G . M . Monmouthshire ; together with several of the officers of the two Provincial Grand Lodges . The minutes having been read and confirmed , and the usual reports submitted and adopted , the D . P . G . M ., Bro . 'Tennant , commenced the ceremony of installation by conducting to the chair the W . M . elect , Bro . R . C . Roper , who , having received at the hands of the Secretary , Bro . T .
Belcher , the ancient charge , took the usual obligation . The ceremony of installation was conducted b y Bro . Boelte in an admirable manner , and the W . M . having been duly installed , proceeded to invest his officers for the ensuing- year , namely : Bros . A . Boelte , I . P . M . ; F . G . Hodges , S . W . ; T . H . Belcher , J . W . ; VV . D . John , Treas . ; S . D . Churchill , Sec . ; J . H . Simpkin , S . D . ; J . A . Seddon , J . D . ; lohn Rees , D . C ; F . Atkins , Org . ; Ashley Bird , I . G . ;
Henry P . Roberts and W . L . Evans , Stwds . ; and Amos Jenkins , Tyler . A vote of thanks to Bro . Boelte for the manner in which he had carried out the ceremony of installation having been passed , the lodge was closed , and the brethren repaired to the Penarth Hotel , where a sumptuous banquet was served up by Bro . Wain , pesided over by Bro . R . C . Roper , W . M ., who was supported by Bros . Tennant , D . P . G . M . ; S ,
Homfray , D . P . G . M . Monmouthshire ; and a number of influential brethren . There were also present Bros . VV . L . Hawkins , J . Robson , T . H . Jotbam , H . Frazer , jun ., Carl Hansen , J . W . Price , J . L . Browne , J . Leyshon , A . Cope Forrest , W . D . Chitty , Gibbon , and Evans . The visitors included Bros . Charles Oliver , P . M . 47 J J ° h n H - Hussey , W . M . 960 , P . G . D . C ; J . VV . Thorpe , I . P . M . 17 S 7 ; D . Williams ,
W . M . 1092 : Alfred Taylor , W . M . 1420 , P . G . S . Monmouthshire ; R . Wright , W . M . 471 , P . G . S . Wks . Monmoutsbire ; G . Hazel ) , 1427 , P . G . P . ; H . P . Fabian , P . M . 487 , P . P . G . S . W . Hants ; C . Cross , 36 ; E . Fletcher , 36 ; W . Jorders , 1429 ; Jas . Radley , J . W . 960 ; R . Elliott ; T . Matthews , P . M . 960 , P . P . G . S . M . ; J . W . Peacock , 36 ; S .
Coleman , 36 ; J . Hughes , W . M . 1573 ; F . Lewis , 1573 ; J . Munday , S . W . 9 60 ; and R . Price , 3 G . During the evening excellent songs were sung by Bros . J . Radley , R . Elliott , T . Evans , and J . Gibbon , and a recitation by Bro . Fletcher , the proceedings being kept up to a somewhat late hour .
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE . —Arnold Lodge ( No . 1799 ) . —At the monthly meeting of this lodge on Tuesday , the 9 th inst ., at the Portobello Hotel , the coincidence of its being held upon the anniversary of the birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Grand Master , was commemorated by a banquet , at which " The Health of the Grand Master" was drank with special honours . Durine the evening a congratulatory telegram
was sent from the lodge to H . R . H . at Sandringham , and at S . 30 a reply was received as follows : — " From Sandringham to Arnold Masonic Lodge . "Am desired by the Prince of Wales to thank you for kind congratulations . FRANCIS KNOLLYS . " The banquet was provided by the host , Bro . Walter Partridge , in his usual excellent manner , and a very pleasant evening was passed by the brethren .
FRODSHAM . — Cholmondeley Lodge ( No . 1908 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge took place on Wednesday , the 3 rd inst ., at the Commercial Hotel . After the transaction of the usual introductory business , the Auditors presented the balance sheet for the year , and spoke in most eulogistic terms of the indefatigable services rendered by the Treasurer , through whose exertions mainly the funds of the lodge were in such a flourishing condition .
The report was unanimously adopted . Bro . Salmon then installed Bro . Ashtan into the chair of W . M . in a very impressive manner , and the following officers were subsequently invested : Bros . H . E . Heywood , I . P . M . ; T . H . fiitchen , S . W . ; C . H . Lewin , J . W . ; G . H . Danby , Treas . ( re-appointed ); James Reynolds , Sec . ; James Salmon , P . M ., D . C . ; H . Harrisson , S . D . ; J . Walwyn-White , J . D . ; T . Wooliscroft , I . G . ; John Humphreys ,
Org . ; and John Roberts , I yler ( re-elected ; . At the conclusion of the business the brethren dined together , under the presidency of the W . M ., the catering of Miss Baker being deservedly appreciated . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed . The musical arrangements were carried out by the Organist , assisted by Bros . Webster-Williams , W . R . Howes , Hughes , Walwyn-White , and Griffiths .
LEEDS . —Prudence Lodge ( No . 2069 ) . —The installation meeting of this flourishing , ' odee was held on Saturday last , in the presence of one of the most brilliant and largest assemblies of Masons that have ever honoured a private lodge with their presence on such an occasion . Additional interest was lent to the gathering from the fact that the W . M . elect , Bro . C . L . Mason , has twice served the office of Master in his mother lodge ( 304 ) ,
and that he is one of the best known and most respected Freemasons in the province , having , in addition to other honours , had the peculiar satisfaction of serving as Prov . Grand Treasurer of West Yorks . Nearly every lodge in the province was represented either by its W . M . or a Past Master , and there was a good attendance of members from the neighbouring province . Bro . Dr . Smyth assumed the gavel for the last time , and
all the officers were in their places to receive Prov . Grand Lodge . The R . W . Bro . T . W . Tew , J . P ., P . G . D . Eng ., Prov . G . M ., entered , and was saluted in due and ancient form , as also were the other Present and Past members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , who included Bro . H . Smith , D P . G . M . There were also present , members of the lodge Bros . Rev . T . C Smyth , D . D ., P . D . D . G . M . East Arch . ;
C . L . Mason , P . M ., S . W . ; Tudor Trevor , P . M ., J . W . ; Rev . Hercules S . Butler , Chap . ; W . Watson , P . M ., Sec ; R . Abbott , Treas . ; M . W . Jameson , as S . D . ; S . Scott Young , J . D . ; Charles Middlcton , D . of C . ; J . J . Fretwell , I . G . ; T . Atkinson , Steward ; S . Barrand , Tyler ; R . Craig , P . M ., P . P . G . D . ; A . Cooke , Arthur Butterworth , B . Sykes Bailey , T . P . Robinson , E . Holt ,
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Wilton Jones , Guy Hayler , R . A . Smithson , L . Howarth , Rev . J . Rosser , and Horace Milling . Visitors : Bros . T . W . Embleton , 1513 , Prov . G . S . W . ; Joseph Binnev , i 39 , Prov . G . Reg . ; Herbert G . E . Green , 1019 , Prov . G . Sec . ; W . H . Steward , 3 S 0 , Prov . G . S . D . ; G . Marshall , 521 , Prov . G . J . D . ; T . W . Roome , 004 , Prov . G . S . of VV . ; S . T . Gates , 304 , Prov . G . D . D . C . ; Henry Gardiner , 45 S , Prov . G . A . D . C . ; J . B . Hargreaves ,
1 3 11 , Prov . G . Swd . Br . ; T . Woodhead , 1 5 22 , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; Wm . Laycock , 110 S , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; W . B . Townsend , 1211 , Prov . G . Org . ; W . B . Alderson , 405 , Prov . G . A . Sec . ; VV . T . Sugg , 149 , Prov . G . P . ; John Wm . Fourness , 1211 ; E . Lee , 265 ; Thomas Denby , 3 S 7 ; T . M . Holmes , 1545 ; and Job Harling , 1542 , Prov . G . Stewards ; John Booth , 25 S , P . P . G . W . ; S . Slack , 910 . P . P . G . D . C . ; A . W . Stanfield , 1019 , P . P . G . Reg . ;
J . W . Monckman , 101 S , P . P . G . D . C . ; John Barker , 1102 , P . P . G . S . of VV . ; J . C Malcolm , 306 , P . P . G . Reg . ; 1 . Bedford , 304 , P . P . G . D . ; G . Althorp , P . P . G . P . ; " J . Ramsden Riley , 3 S 7 , P . P . G . D . ; Allen Jackson , 321 , P . P . G . D . ; Alfred Austin , 306 , P . P . G . S . B . ; W . J . Beck , 2 S 9 , P . P . G . D . C . ; Henry France , mig , P . P . G . D . C ; G . F . Crowe , 1211 , P . P . G . D . ; J H . Grateon , 1513 , P . P . G . Treas . ; D . R . Glover , 2 S 9 , P . P . G . D . ; VV . F . Smithson ,
1001 , P . P . G . D ., Chairman Charity Committee ; G . Normanton , 1302 , P . P . G . D . ; T . Winn , 1211 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; R . Williamson , 521 , P . P . G . W . ; Thomas Schofield , 1 3 11 , P . P . G . D . ; R . W . Moore , 1221 , P . P . G . Swd . Br . ; James Milnes , W . M . 2 S 9 ; Thomas Myers , W . M . 304 ; John Thrippleton . ' W . M . 306 ; W . M . Tyers , W . M . 306 ; A . W . Youings , W . M . 1211 ; R . Lees , W . M . 1221 ; W . D . Hollis , W . M . 1311 ; J . W . Balme , W . M . 61 ; VV
Darling , P . M . 26 s ; J . H . Roper , W . M . 265 ; A . Scarth , S . W . 2 S 9 ; R . Jackson , 2 S 9 ; E . VV . Smith , 2 S 9 ; A . Williamson , P . M . 2 S 9 ; W . M . Myers , 304 ; W . F . Tomlinson , P . M . 304 ; Geo . Hill , P . M . 304 ; J . W . Bailey , P . M . 304 ; E . Woodcock , P . M . 304 ; J . Grimshaw , 304 ; W . H . Stallard , P . M . 306 ; John Dyson , P . M . 306 ; W . H . Jarvis , 306 ; J . W . Cleland , 306 ; R . Nelson , P . M . 30 S ; J . P . Last , 3 S 7 ; R . Dayson , l . W . 458 ; E . A .
Beaumont , 521 ; J . VV . Turner , P . M . 521 ; J . R . Dore , P . M . 750 ; John Gibbs , 904 ; G . H . Locking , P . M . 910 ; E . A . W . Lord , P . M . gio ; W . Flockton , S . W . 1042 ; Thos . Thoipe , 1042 ; G . Heuthwaite , 1042 ; VV . Bingham , J . W . 1042 ; T . Greenwood Teale , 1211 ; Rev . A . B . Coombe , 1211 ; Chas . Scriven , P . M . 1221 ; John Jaques , P . M . 1211 ; W . Smith , J . W . 1211 ; H . Marsh , 1221 ; Thos . H . Good , P . M . 1221 ; Robt . Harris , S . W .
1221 ; J . Stcnson Webb , S . W . 1311 ; Francis Smith , P . M . 3 S 7 ; C . A . Phillips , P . M . 1542 ; H . A . Styring , W . M . elect 1239 ; A . Holmes , 1545 ; F . Woodhead , P . M . 1522 ; W . H . Wilson , 1231 ; T . B . Burnard , W . M . 1662 ; John Mackaill , S . W . 2124 ; W . Woodall , 2134 ; V . King , 2134 . : E . J . Massie , 1513 ; W . Redgard Massie , P . M . 1513 ; Rev . John H . Evans , 206 9 ; Rev . M . G . Vine , 357 , VV . Lawson , 600 ; and others .
Apologies were read from Bros . F . M . Tindall , 1239 , Prov . G . Treas . ; J . Heaton Cadman , 154 , P . P . G . Reg . ; Rev . VV . S . Turnbull , 1462 , Prov . G . Chap . ; Edwin Woodhouse , J . P ., 206 9 , Prov . G . J . VV . ; G . Buckley , jun ., 61 , Prov . G . D . C ; T . B . Whytehead , W . J . Hughan , G . H . Shackles , and many others . The Provincial Grand Master , at the invitation of the W . M .. addressed the brethren as follows : —I thankyouvery
warmly for the cordial reception you have given to the past and present members of the Provincial Grand Lodge . Believe me , it affords us the greatest pleasure and satisfaction to have been able to avail ourselves of the invitation to be present at this most interesting ceremony this afternoon . We have come here for three reasons —( 1 ) to testify our esteem and regard towards the present occupant of the chair of this lodge ; ( 2 ) from respect and esteem to the
incoming Master ; and ( 3 ) to show our appreciation of the progress which Prudence has made since I had the honour of consecrating it in 1884 . With regard to the present occupant of the chair of K . S ., I have had the honour of his acquaintance for some time . I have had the pleasure of perusing that charming little book , giving an epitome of his labours in various parts of the world ( b y Bro . Wm . Watson , P . M . ) , and the more I know of Bro . Smyth , the
more I learn to appreciate his piety and his great love for the Craft . With regard to our friend Bro . Mason , who is about to take his place according to the Book of Constitutions , I not only know him , but have honoured him as one of the most earnest studentsandablebrethren in the Province of West Yorks , and it is to me and to the other Piovincial Officers , Past and Present , a great pleasure to be present upon this most auspicious occasion . Let me , Worshipful
Master , congratulate you and every member of the lodge on the progiess the Prudence has made during the two years of its existence . It began on a new principle as an experiment , and I believe that experiment , and that new principle , has answered upon the basis upon which you have carried it out ; therefore , I hope we shall sec an enlargement of that principle , and an augmentation of the numbers of such very excellently worked lodges as years go by . I
must commend this lodge for the admirable manner in which it has adhered to theancientlandmarks of the Order , especially in its adherence to the grand principle of our Order . I mean Charity . I notice on . the list which has closed during the past year that this generous lodge , which only numbers about thirty members , has g iven £ 52 10 s . to the Boys , £ 52 10 s . to the Girls , and ^ 31 to the Old Men—in fact , the lodge has supported our Charity
Committee with the handsome sum of £ 136 . Provincial Grand Lodge thanks you for this very munificent support of our Charity ; for , as I said to the Provincial Grand Lodge , it needs all our generosity , and all our spare votes , to help our Charity Committee in the forthcoming . annuitants ' election in December , because where there are 130 candidates and not a single vacancy , so to speak , the Committee have before them difficulties that are almost insuperable .
I hope I may be pardoned for mentioning the generosity of this lodge , small though it is in numbers , to the Charities . It is my most earnest wish that the Craft in Leeds should prosper . I am in a position to say that during the past year the eight lodges in Leeds have shown a kindness of feeling towards each other which is most gratif ying . That is the true spirit of Masonry , and one which it is my
object , and the object of the Provincial Grand Lodge , to cultivate to the greatest possible extent throughout this great province . A paragraph at the back of the programme shows how the spirit of Masonry has been carried out . It says : — " It need scarcely be intimated how largely the efficiency of the working , the maintenance of which is so essential to the due appreciation of our beautiful ceremonial
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and the advancement in the general prosperity of the lodge has been due to the guidance of these skilful and experienced brethren ( Bros . Woodhouse and Smyth ) . " I feel sure that under the administration of the new W . M . 'Prudence Lodge will go on and prosper , and set a new example of Charity which it had so brilliantly done in the past . In
conclusion the Provincial Grand Master said 1 think the members of this lodge have shown themselves in every way ready to receive wisdom and instruction , ai > d " to appreciate wisdom better than silver , and knowledge rather than fine gold . " I can only say , may this lodge go on and prosper , may Masonry in my province go on and prosper , and increase in usefulness and influence till time shall be
no more . The installation ceremony was then most beautifully worked by the outgoing Master , and Bro . Mason was duly proclaimed andsalutedas W . M . for theensuing year . The W . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . Dr . Smyth , I . P . M ., Prov . G . Chap . ; Tudor Trevor , P . M ., S . W . ; Watson , P . M ., J . W . ; Rosser , Chap . ; Abbott , Treas . ; Middleton , Sec . ; B . S . S . Young , S . D . ; J . J ,
Fretwell , J . D . ; M . W . Jameson , I . G . ; L . Howarth , Org . ; T . Atkinson and D . Storey , D . of C . 's ; Butterworth and Melling , Stwds . ; and S . Barrand , Tyler . Bro . Watson presented a very satisfactory report , which was acknowledged by Bro . W . F . Smithson , P . P . G . D ., Chairman of the Charity Committee of the Province , after which Bro . Watson was re-elected to represent the lodge on the Provincial Charity Committee . The Senior and
Junior Wardens were selected to act on the Local Charity Committee . The W . M ., Bro . Charles Letch Mason , then rose , and was received with hearty applause . He said : We have to acknowledge and appreciate the services rendered to this lodge during the past year by the Past Master . I think Lodge Prudence has every reason to be thankful that it has had a brother of such vast and varied experience to preside
over it as Bro . Dr . Smyth . He is not a Mason of to-day , but he has been a Free and Accepted Mason for 43 years . He has served the Craft not only in the Isle of Man , the Northern counties of England , having been Prov . Grand Chap , of Northumberland , but when duty called him to India some years ago he was appointed Prov . Grand Chap ., and afterwards D . D . P . G . M . Eastern Archipelago . Those who have had the pleasure of reading the account
of his life , written by Bro . Wm . Watson , will see what his labours were thought of there , not only in the Craft but also during his performance of duties which 1 trust none of us will ever be called upon to undergo , during that fearful mutiny which took place in 1857 . Bro . Smyth was in the square at Meerut when people knew not what an hour would bring forth , when the white population of that place were in deadly peril . At this time our worthy brother
administered consolation and support to those who so sorely needed it ; he at that time thoroughly exemplified the great law , not only to the Church to which he is attached as a clergyman , but also the law of every Freemason—to do good to those around us . I could no better express the feeling of Prudence Lodge in parting with him than to use the language of the garrison and residents of Meerut when he left them—namely , that they had lost a right-hand friend
and a sincere worker from amongst them . I trust that although we have lost Dr . Smyth as W . M . we shall have him amongst us for many years to come aiding and assisting in the prosperity of the lodge in which I know he takes so much interest . I call upon Bro . Tew to present this jewel on behalf the lodge . The Prov . Grand Master said : It affords me the greatest possible satisfaction to have been invited here to-day by the
lodge to pin this jewel upon your breast , as a sincere mark and token of the appreciation of every brother in this lodge , and 1 may add of every brother in the Province of West Yorkshire . We feel it to be a fortunate circumstance for Freemasonry in this province that it has the honour of looking up to you as the Grand Chaplain of the Province . A very gallant friend of mine has told me how , when returning to his troops from India , you were on board the
same vessel , and how you won the hearts of the men by the manner in which you nursed and tended them when they were sick . 1 have , therefore , peculiar pleasure in pinning this jewel upon your breast . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Smyth , who was evidently much affected by the warmth of his reception , replied as follows ; It would be to me anything but a source of satisfaction to receive this jewel had I thought it was a stereotyped thing in Lodge Prudence , as in some lodges , to present a jewel to
the outgoing Master whether he had discharged his duties in their opinion conscientiously or not . It would be no pleasure to have this jewel upon my breast if I could not put my hand upon my heart and say that , however imperfectlyly had performed the high office of Master , I had performed it in accordance with the dictates of my conscience and with the sincere wish to benefit Freemasonry in general and this lodge in particular . Any imperfections of mine have , I
teel , been covered by the affectionate kindness which you now are showing me , and which has ever existed between us . While I remember the words of the wise man , that the threefold cord is not easily broken , yet I feel that one of the strands of that threefold cord which binds you and me together has been broken to-day , for 1 am no longer Worshipful Master of this lodge , and as constitutional ruler you are no longer called upon to obey me in that
capacity , But there are other two strands still remaining unbroken , and I trust will so continue until T . G . A . O . T . U . shall summon me from this sublunary abode ; the two strands are the friendship and affection which exist between us , and an earnest , deep , and reverent attachment to the sublime principles of the ancient Order which we love so much . I have often , in the capacity of Master , had to call your attention to the three li ghts of Masonry . I now
discard two of the lights for a moment from my thoughts , and ask you to concentrate your thoughts upon one Master who rules over all . Into His realms we , as faithful Masons , shall be found if we do our duty . " And there shall be no night there , and they shall need no candle nor light of the sun , for the Lord God giveth them light , and they shall reign for ever and ever . " I thank you , W . M . and brethren , from the bottom of my heart , for this and every other
proof of your affection and esteem . The W . M . announced that he had received the following telegram from their distinguished Bro . Hughan : — "Continued prosperity to Prudence and its distinguished Master . " Bro . Mason then spoke as follows : —I wish to express to the P . G . M ., the D . P . G . M ., and the many Provincial Officers , past and present , and the W . M . ' s and Officers of
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PENARTH . —Windsor Lodge ( No . 1754 ) . —The annual festival of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , on Friday , the 5 th inst ., when Bro . R . C . Roper was installed in the chair of K . S . The lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . Boelte , at three o ' clock , and by half-past a large number of brethren from the neighbouring iodges had assembled together , including the D . P . G . M . South Wales ( East Division ) , Bro . Tennant , of the East
Glamorgan , and Bro . S . Homfray , D . P . G . M . Monmouthshire ; together with several of the officers of the two Provincial Grand Lodges . The minutes having been read and confirmed , and the usual reports submitted and adopted , the D . P . G . M ., Bro . 'Tennant , commenced the ceremony of installation by conducting to the chair the W . M . elect , Bro . R . C . Roper , who , having received at the hands of the Secretary , Bro . T .
Belcher , the ancient charge , took the usual obligation . The ceremony of installation was conducted b y Bro . Boelte in an admirable manner , and the W . M . having been duly installed , proceeded to invest his officers for the ensuing- year , namely : Bros . A . Boelte , I . P . M . ; F . G . Hodges , S . W . ; T . H . Belcher , J . W . ; VV . D . John , Treas . ; S . D . Churchill , Sec . ; J . H . Simpkin , S . D . ; J . A . Seddon , J . D . ; lohn Rees , D . C ; F . Atkins , Org . ; Ashley Bird , I . G . ;
Henry P . Roberts and W . L . Evans , Stwds . ; and Amos Jenkins , Tyler . A vote of thanks to Bro . Boelte for the manner in which he had carried out the ceremony of installation having been passed , the lodge was closed , and the brethren repaired to the Penarth Hotel , where a sumptuous banquet was served up by Bro . Wain , pesided over by Bro . R . C . Roper , W . M ., who was supported by Bros . Tennant , D . P . G . M . ; S ,
Homfray , D . P . G . M . Monmouthshire ; and a number of influential brethren . There were also present Bros . VV . L . Hawkins , J . Robson , T . H . Jotbam , H . Frazer , jun ., Carl Hansen , J . W . Price , J . L . Browne , J . Leyshon , A . Cope Forrest , W . D . Chitty , Gibbon , and Evans . The visitors included Bros . Charles Oliver , P . M . 47 J J ° h n H - Hussey , W . M . 960 , P . G . D . C ; J . VV . Thorpe , I . P . M . 17 S 7 ; D . Williams ,
W . M . 1092 : Alfred Taylor , W . M . 1420 , P . G . S . Monmouthshire ; R . Wright , W . M . 471 , P . G . S . Wks . Monmoutsbire ; G . Hazel ) , 1427 , P . G . P . ; H . P . Fabian , P . M . 487 , P . P . G . S . W . Hants ; C . Cross , 36 ; E . Fletcher , 36 ; W . Jorders , 1429 ; Jas . Radley , J . W . 960 ; R . Elliott ; T . Matthews , P . M . 960 , P . P . G . S . M . ; J . W . Peacock , 36 ; S .
Coleman , 36 ; J . Hughes , W . M . 1573 ; F . Lewis , 1573 ; J . Munday , S . W . 9 60 ; and R . Price , 3 G . During the evening excellent songs were sung by Bros . J . Radley , R . Elliott , T . Evans , and J . Gibbon , and a recitation by Bro . Fletcher , the proceedings being kept up to a somewhat late hour .
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE . —Arnold Lodge ( No . 1799 ) . —At the monthly meeting of this lodge on Tuesday , the 9 th inst ., at the Portobello Hotel , the coincidence of its being held upon the anniversary of the birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Grand Master , was commemorated by a banquet , at which " The Health of the Grand Master" was drank with special honours . Durine the evening a congratulatory telegram
was sent from the lodge to H . R . H . at Sandringham , and at S . 30 a reply was received as follows : — " From Sandringham to Arnold Masonic Lodge . "Am desired by the Prince of Wales to thank you for kind congratulations . FRANCIS KNOLLYS . " The banquet was provided by the host , Bro . Walter Partridge , in his usual excellent manner , and a very pleasant evening was passed by the brethren .
FRODSHAM . — Cholmondeley Lodge ( No . 1908 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge took place on Wednesday , the 3 rd inst ., at the Commercial Hotel . After the transaction of the usual introductory business , the Auditors presented the balance sheet for the year , and spoke in most eulogistic terms of the indefatigable services rendered by the Treasurer , through whose exertions mainly the funds of the lodge were in such a flourishing condition .
The report was unanimously adopted . Bro . Salmon then installed Bro . Ashtan into the chair of W . M . in a very impressive manner , and the following officers were subsequently invested : Bros . H . E . Heywood , I . P . M . ; T . H . fiitchen , S . W . ; C . H . Lewin , J . W . ; G . H . Danby , Treas . ( re-appointed ); James Reynolds , Sec . ; James Salmon , P . M ., D . C . ; H . Harrisson , S . D . ; J . Walwyn-White , J . D . ; T . Wooliscroft , I . G . ; John Humphreys ,
Org . ; and John Roberts , I yler ( re-elected ; . At the conclusion of the business the brethren dined together , under the presidency of the W . M ., the catering of Miss Baker being deservedly appreciated . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed . The musical arrangements were carried out by the Organist , assisted by Bros . Webster-Williams , W . R . Howes , Hughes , Walwyn-White , and Griffiths .
LEEDS . —Prudence Lodge ( No . 2069 ) . —The installation meeting of this flourishing , ' odee was held on Saturday last , in the presence of one of the most brilliant and largest assemblies of Masons that have ever honoured a private lodge with their presence on such an occasion . Additional interest was lent to the gathering from the fact that the W . M . elect , Bro . C . L . Mason , has twice served the office of Master in his mother lodge ( 304 ) ,
and that he is one of the best known and most respected Freemasons in the province , having , in addition to other honours , had the peculiar satisfaction of serving as Prov . Grand Treasurer of West Yorks . Nearly every lodge in the province was represented either by its W . M . or a Past Master , and there was a good attendance of members from the neighbouring province . Bro . Dr . Smyth assumed the gavel for the last time , and
all the officers were in their places to receive Prov . Grand Lodge . The R . W . Bro . T . W . Tew , J . P ., P . G . D . Eng ., Prov . G . M ., entered , and was saluted in due and ancient form , as also were the other Present and Past members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , who included Bro . H . Smith , D P . G . M . There were also present , members of the lodge Bros . Rev . T . C Smyth , D . D ., P . D . D . G . M . East Arch . ;
C . L . Mason , P . M ., S . W . ; Tudor Trevor , P . M ., J . W . ; Rev . Hercules S . Butler , Chap . ; W . Watson , P . M ., Sec ; R . Abbott , Treas . ; M . W . Jameson , as S . D . ; S . Scott Young , J . D . ; Charles Middlcton , D . of C . ; J . J . Fretwell , I . G . ; T . Atkinson , Steward ; S . Barrand , Tyler ; R . Craig , P . M ., P . P . G . D . ; A . Cooke , Arthur Butterworth , B . Sykes Bailey , T . P . Robinson , E . Holt ,
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Wilton Jones , Guy Hayler , R . A . Smithson , L . Howarth , Rev . J . Rosser , and Horace Milling . Visitors : Bros . T . W . Embleton , 1513 , Prov . G . S . W . ; Joseph Binnev , i 39 , Prov . G . Reg . ; Herbert G . E . Green , 1019 , Prov . G . Sec . ; W . H . Steward , 3 S 0 , Prov . G . S . D . ; G . Marshall , 521 , Prov . G . J . D . ; T . W . Roome , 004 , Prov . G . S . of VV . ; S . T . Gates , 304 , Prov . G . D . D . C . ; Henry Gardiner , 45 S , Prov . G . A . D . C . ; J . B . Hargreaves ,
1 3 11 , Prov . G . Swd . Br . ; T . Woodhead , 1 5 22 , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; Wm . Laycock , 110 S , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; W . B . Townsend , 1211 , Prov . G . Org . ; W . B . Alderson , 405 , Prov . G . A . Sec . ; VV . T . Sugg , 149 , Prov . G . P . ; John Wm . Fourness , 1211 ; E . Lee , 265 ; Thomas Denby , 3 S 7 ; T . M . Holmes , 1545 ; and Job Harling , 1542 , Prov . G . Stewards ; John Booth , 25 S , P . P . G . W . ; S . Slack , 910 . P . P . G . D . C . ; A . W . Stanfield , 1019 , P . P . G . Reg . ;
J . W . Monckman , 101 S , P . P . G . D . C . ; John Barker , 1102 , P . P . G . S . of VV . ; J . C Malcolm , 306 , P . P . G . Reg . ; 1 . Bedford , 304 , P . P . G . D . ; G . Althorp , P . P . G . P . ; " J . Ramsden Riley , 3 S 7 , P . P . G . D . ; Allen Jackson , 321 , P . P . G . D . ; Alfred Austin , 306 , P . P . G . S . B . ; W . J . Beck , 2 S 9 , P . P . G . D . C . ; Henry France , mig , P . P . G . D . C ; G . F . Crowe , 1211 , P . P . G . D . ; J H . Grateon , 1513 , P . P . G . Treas . ; D . R . Glover , 2 S 9 , P . P . G . D . ; VV . F . Smithson ,
1001 , P . P . G . D ., Chairman Charity Committee ; G . Normanton , 1302 , P . P . G . D . ; T . Winn , 1211 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; R . Williamson , 521 , P . P . G . W . ; Thomas Schofield , 1 3 11 , P . P . G . D . ; R . W . Moore , 1221 , P . P . G . Swd . Br . ; James Milnes , W . M . 2 S 9 ; Thomas Myers , W . M . 304 ; John Thrippleton . ' W . M . 306 ; W . M . Tyers , W . M . 306 ; A . W . Youings , W . M . 1211 ; R . Lees , W . M . 1221 ; W . D . Hollis , W . M . 1311 ; J . W . Balme , W . M . 61 ; VV
Darling , P . M . 26 s ; J . H . Roper , W . M . 265 ; A . Scarth , S . W . 2 S 9 ; R . Jackson , 2 S 9 ; E . VV . Smith , 2 S 9 ; A . Williamson , P . M . 2 S 9 ; W . M . Myers , 304 ; W . F . Tomlinson , P . M . 304 ; Geo . Hill , P . M . 304 ; J . W . Bailey , P . M . 304 ; E . Woodcock , P . M . 304 ; J . Grimshaw , 304 ; W . H . Stallard , P . M . 306 ; John Dyson , P . M . 306 ; W . H . Jarvis , 306 ; J . W . Cleland , 306 ; R . Nelson , P . M . 30 S ; J . P . Last , 3 S 7 ; R . Dayson , l . W . 458 ; E . A .
Beaumont , 521 ; J . VV . Turner , P . M . 521 ; J . R . Dore , P . M . 750 ; John Gibbs , 904 ; G . H . Locking , P . M . 910 ; E . A . W . Lord , P . M . gio ; W . Flockton , S . W . 1042 ; Thos . Thoipe , 1042 ; G . Heuthwaite , 1042 ; VV . Bingham , J . W . 1042 ; T . Greenwood Teale , 1211 ; Rev . A . B . Coombe , 1211 ; Chas . Scriven , P . M . 1221 ; John Jaques , P . M . 1211 ; W . Smith , J . W . 1211 ; H . Marsh , 1221 ; Thos . H . Good , P . M . 1221 ; Robt . Harris , S . W .
1221 ; J . Stcnson Webb , S . W . 1311 ; Francis Smith , P . M . 3 S 7 ; C . A . Phillips , P . M . 1542 ; H . A . Styring , W . M . elect 1239 ; A . Holmes , 1545 ; F . Woodhead , P . M . 1522 ; W . H . Wilson , 1231 ; T . B . Burnard , W . M . 1662 ; John Mackaill , S . W . 2124 ; W . Woodall , 2134 ; V . King , 2134 . : E . J . Massie , 1513 ; W . Redgard Massie , P . M . 1513 ; Rev . John H . Evans , 206 9 ; Rev . M . G . Vine , 357 , VV . Lawson , 600 ; and others .
Apologies were read from Bros . F . M . Tindall , 1239 , Prov . G . Treas . ; J . Heaton Cadman , 154 , P . P . G . Reg . ; Rev . VV . S . Turnbull , 1462 , Prov . G . Chap . ; Edwin Woodhouse , J . P ., 206 9 , Prov . G . J . VV . ; G . Buckley , jun ., 61 , Prov . G . D . C ; T . B . Whytehead , W . J . Hughan , G . H . Shackles , and many others . The Provincial Grand Master , at the invitation of the W . M .. addressed the brethren as follows : —I thankyouvery
warmly for the cordial reception you have given to the past and present members of the Provincial Grand Lodge . Believe me , it affords us the greatest pleasure and satisfaction to have been able to avail ourselves of the invitation to be present at this most interesting ceremony this afternoon . We have come here for three reasons —( 1 ) to testify our esteem and regard towards the present occupant of the chair of this lodge ; ( 2 ) from respect and esteem to the
incoming Master ; and ( 3 ) to show our appreciation of the progress which Prudence has made since I had the honour of consecrating it in 1884 . With regard to the present occupant of the chair of K . S ., I have had the honour of his acquaintance for some time . I have had the pleasure of perusing that charming little book , giving an epitome of his labours in various parts of the world ( b y Bro . Wm . Watson , P . M . ) , and the more I know of Bro . Smyth , the
more I learn to appreciate his piety and his great love for the Craft . With regard to our friend Bro . Mason , who is about to take his place according to the Book of Constitutions , I not only know him , but have honoured him as one of the most earnest studentsandablebrethren in the Province of West Yorks , and it is to me and to the other Piovincial Officers , Past and Present , a great pleasure to be present upon this most auspicious occasion . Let me , Worshipful
Master , congratulate you and every member of the lodge on the progiess the Prudence has made during the two years of its existence . It began on a new principle as an experiment , and I believe that experiment , and that new principle , has answered upon the basis upon which you have carried it out ; therefore , I hope we shall sec an enlargement of that principle , and an augmentation of the numbers of such very excellently worked lodges as years go by . I
must commend this lodge for the admirable manner in which it has adhered to theancientlandmarks of the Order , especially in its adherence to the grand principle of our Order . I mean Charity . I notice on . the list which has closed during the past year that this generous lodge , which only numbers about thirty members , has g iven £ 52 10 s . to the Boys , £ 52 10 s . to the Girls , and ^ 31 to the Old Men—in fact , the lodge has supported our Charity
Committee with the handsome sum of £ 136 . Provincial Grand Lodge thanks you for this very munificent support of our Charity ; for , as I said to the Provincial Grand Lodge , it needs all our generosity , and all our spare votes , to help our Charity Committee in the forthcoming . annuitants ' election in December , because where there are 130 candidates and not a single vacancy , so to speak , the Committee have before them difficulties that are almost insuperable .
I hope I may be pardoned for mentioning the generosity of this lodge , small though it is in numbers , to the Charities . It is my most earnest wish that the Craft in Leeds should prosper . I am in a position to say that during the past year the eight lodges in Leeds have shown a kindness of feeling towards each other which is most gratif ying . That is the true spirit of Masonry , and one which it is my
object , and the object of the Provincial Grand Lodge , to cultivate to the greatest possible extent throughout this great province . A paragraph at the back of the programme shows how the spirit of Masonry has been carried out . It says : — " It need scarcely be intimated how largely the efficiency of the working , the maintenance of which is so essential to the due appreciation of our beautiful ceremonial
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and the advancement in the general prosperity of the lodge has been due to the guidance of these skilful and experienced brethren ( Bros . Woodhouse and Smyth ) . " I feel sure that under the administration of the new W . M . 'Prudence Lodge will go on and prosper , and set a new example of Charity which it had so brilliantly done in the past . In
conclusion the Provincial Grand Master said 1 think the members of this lodge have shown themselves in every way ready to receive wisdom and instruction , ai > d " to appreciate wisdom better than silver , and knowledge rather than fine gold . " I can only say , may this lodge go on and prosper , may Masonry in my province go on and prosper , and increase in usefulness and influence till time shall be
no more . The installation ceremony was then most beautifully worked by the outgoing Master , and Bro . Mason was duly proclaimed andsalutedas W . M . for theensuing year . The W . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . Dr . Smyth , I . P . M ., Prov . G . Chap . ; Tudor Trevor , P . M ., S . W . ; Watson , P . M ., J . W . ; Rosser , Chap . ; Abbott , Treas . ; Middleton , Sec . ; B . S . S . Young , S . D . ; J . J ,
Fretwell , J . D . ; M . W . Jameson , I . G . ; L . Howarth , Org . ; T . Atkinson and D . Storey , D . of C . 's ; Butterworth and Melling , Stwds . ; and S . Barrand , Tyler . Bro . Watson presented a very satisfactory report , which was acknowledged by Bro . W . F . Smithson , P . P . G . D ., Chairman of the Charity Committee of the Province , after which Bro . Watson was re-elected to represent the lodge on the Provincial Charity Committee . The Senior and
Junior Wardens were selected to act on the Local Charity Committee . The W . M ., Bro . Charles Letch Mason , then rose , and was received with hearty applause . He said : We have to acknowledge and appreciate the services rendered to this lodge during the past year by the Past Master . I think Lodge Prudence has every reason to be thankful that it has had a brother of such vast and varied experience to preside
over it as Bro . Dr . Smyth . He is not a Mason of to-day , but he has been a Free and Accepted Mason for 43 years . He has served the Craft not only in the Isle of Man , the Northern counties of England , having been Prov . Grand Chap , of Northumberland , but when duty called him to India some years ago he was appointed Prov . Grand Chap ., and afterwards D . D . P . G . M . Eastern Archipelago . Those who have had the pleasure of reading the account
of his life , written by Bro . Wm . Watson , will see what his labours were thought of there , not only in the Craft but also during his performance of duties which 1 trust none of us will ever be called upon to undergo , during that fearful mutiny which took place in 1857 . Bro . Smyth was in the square at Meerut when people knew not what an hour would bring forth , when the white population of that place were in deadly peril . At this time our worthy brother
administered consolation and support to those who so sorely needed it ; he at that time thoroughly exemplified the great law , not only to the Church to which he is attached as a clergyman , but also the law of every Freemason—to do good to those around us . I could no better express the feeling of Prudence Lodge in parting with him than to use the language of the garrison and residents of Meerut when he left them—namely , that they had lost a right-hand friend
and a sincere worker from amongst them . I trust that although we have lost Dr . Smyth as W . M . we shall have him amongst us for many years to come aiding and assisting in the prosperity of the lodge in which I know he takes so much interest . I call upon Bro . Tew to present this jewel on behalf the lodge . The Prov . Grand Master said : It affords me the greatest possible satisfaction to have been invited here to-day by the
lodge to pin this jewel upon your breast , as a sincere mark and token of the appreciation of every brother in this lodge , and 1 may add of every brother in the Province of West Yorkshire . We feel it to be a fortunate circumstance for Freemasonry in this province that it has the honour of looking up to you as the Grand Chaplain of the Province . A very gallant friend of mine has told me how , when returning to his troops from India , you were on board the
same vessel , and how you won the hearts of the men by the manner in which you nursed and tended them when they were sick . 1 have , therefore , peculiar pleasure in pinning this jewel upon your breast . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Smyth , who was evidently much affected by the warmth of his reception , replied as follows ; It would be to me anything but a source of satisfaction to receive this jewel had I thought it was a stereotyped thing in Lodge Prudence , as in some lodges , to present a jewel to
the outgoing Master whether he had discharged his duties in their opinion conscientiously or not . It would be no pleasure to have this jewel upon my breast if I could not put my hand upon my heart and say that , however imperfectlyly had performed the high office of Master , I had performed it in accordance with the dictates of my conscience and with the sincere wish to benefit Freemasonry in general and this lodge in particular . Any imperfections of mine have , I
teel , been covered by the affectionate kindness which you now are showing me , and which has ever existed between us . While I remember the words of the wise man , that the threefold cord is not easily broken , yet I feel that one of the strands of that threefold cord which binds you and me together has been broken to-day , for 1 am no longer Worshipful Master of this lodge , and as constitutional ruler you are no longer called upon to obey me in that
capacity , But there are other two strands still remaining unbroken , and I trust will so continue until T . G . A . O . T . U . shall summon me from this sublunary abode ; the two strands are the friendship and affection which exist between us , and an earnest , deep , and reverent attachment to the sublime principles of the ancient Order which we love so much . I have often , in the capacity of Master , had to call your attention to the three li ghts of Masonry . I now
discard two of the lights for a moment from my thoughts , and ask you to concentrate your thoughts upon one Master who rules over all . Into His realms we , as faithful Masons , shall be found if we do our duty . " And there shall be no night there , and they shall need no candle nor light of the sun , for the Lord God giveth them light , and they shall reign for ever and ever . " I thank you , W . M . and brethren , from the bottom of my heart , for this and every other
proof of your affection and esteem . The W . M . announced that he had received the following telegram from their distinguished Bro . Hughan : — "Continued prosperity to Prudence and its distinguished Master . " Bro . Mason then spoke as follows : —I wish to express to the P . G . M ., the D . P . G . M ., and the many Provincial Officers , past and present , and the W . M . ' s and Officers of