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MASONIC CALENDAR AND DIRECTORY FOR THE PROVINCE OF MIDDLESEX , 1 S 03 . This exceedingly handy and useful compilation—such as every province should have—is brought down to date , being corrected to the last day of 1 S 92 . this issue is larger than any of its predecessors , and , for the size , contains an immense amount of interesting particulars , so much so ,

that a careful study thereof would "post" one well up in all that concerns the eventful past of the Province of Middlesex , and enable the student of its 106 pages to have the facts concerning the ., y lodges and 14 Royal Arch chapters at his " fingers' ends . " For this the brethren have to thank —and should do so most -warmly—the indefatigable Prov . Grand Secretary ( Bro . Howard H . Room ) and Prov . G . S . E .

( Comp . Wm . H . Lee ) , who have edited the Calendar thoroughly well . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., is the R . W . Prov . G M . designate , in succession to the fvx-J . Prov . G . M . ( Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart . ) , who held office from 1 S 70 . The elaborate tables of all Ihe Prov . Grand Officers ( Lodge and Chapter ) are grand aids to memory ; but we should prefer seeing the officers arranged under each office , with year of first appointment , so as to

avoid repetition of the names so frequently . No . 2094 has removed to the Metropolis , so that Middlesexhas no longer 40 lodges , but doubtless will soon be restored to that position , especially to obtain the benefit of the additional Prov . Grand Officers . Several new features in this issue are most welcome , such as names of the representatives on the "Charity Committee , " and full particulars of the new Mark Prov . Grand Lodge , as also rules of the "Charity Committee . "

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METROPOLITAN MEETINGS . Grand Master ' s Lodge ( No . 1 ) . —The installation meeting of this old and eminent lodge was held on the iCth , inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern , when the chair was occupied by the W . M ., Bro . Alderman J . C . Dimsdale , P . G . Stwd . Thc company was a large and distinguished one , and embraced the following well-known members of

Grand Lodge : Bros . Sir John 13 . Monckton , P . G . W . ; Richard Eve , P . G . T . ; F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , G Reg . ; Thomas Fenn , Pres . Bd . Gen . Purps . ; Dr . Ralph Gooding , P . G . D . ; Sir Geowe D . Ilarri-, P . G . D . ; Loveland Loreland , P . G . D . ; E . K . Bailey , P . G . D . ; Percival A . Nairne , ) . G . D . ; C . H . Driver , P . G . S . of W . j Dr . Turtle Pigott , " P . A . G . D . C ; Charles Martin , P . A . G . D . C ; J . A .

Earnfield , P . A . G . D . C ; F . Mead , P . G . S . 13 . ; J . T . Collins , P . G . S . R ., D . P . G . M . Warwick-hire ; T . Hastings Miller , P . G . S . B . ; C . F . Matier , P . G . Std . Br . ; C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br . ; W . P . Brown , G . Std . Hr . ; Wilhelm Ganz , P . G . O . ; and Charles Helton , P . D . G . D . C Apologies were received from Bros , the Earl of Lathom , Pro G . M ., andthc Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , D . G . M ., members of the lodge ; the Earl of Euston , P . G . M . ; Robert

Grey , Pres Bd . of Benev . ; Rev . | . S . Brownrigg , P . G . C ; Frank Richardson , P . G . I ) . ; Capt . Philips , P . G . D . ; Sir Reginald Hanson , P . G . W . ; | ohn Air . l , M . P ., P . G . D . ; Col . Noel Money , P . G . M . Surrey ; W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G . M . Hants ; and others . There were 0 , 4 present , of whom Gi were visitors . After the minutes of the last meeting had been read and confirmed , the report of the Permanent Committee was

received , and , on thc motion of Bro . Charles Belton , P . D . G . D . C , W . M . elect , the brethren resolved— "That the sum of 1 , ; guineas be given out of the lodge funds to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ; five guineas to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; and live guineas to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . " Bro . Dr . Rilph Gooding , P . G . D ., Treas ., then installed in splendid style Bro . Charles Belton , P . D . G . D . C , as \ V . M „ who

afterwards invested the following as his ollicers for the vear : Bros . Alderman | . C Dimsjale , P . G . S ., l . P . M . ; Mijor-Gen . F . Gadsden , P . M ., P D . G . W ., G . S ., S . W . ; T . I ' oultney Griffin , P . M ., P . G . S ., J . W . ; Ralph Croding , M . D ., P . M ., P . G . S ., P . G . D ., Treasurer ; Bradshaw Brown , P . M ., P . G . S ., Secretary ; Joseph Rock , P . M ., S . D . ; Richard Creed , J . D . ; Richard Eve , P . M ., P . G . T ., D . C ; E . W . Stilhvsll , P . M ., P . P . G . S ., l . G . ; T .

Dinwiddyand Ernest M . M irriss , Stewards ; Goddird , P . M ., Tyler ; and Goddard , jun .. Assistant Tyler . . After the closing of the lodge a superb banquet was provided , and the usual toad ' s followed , interspersed with a chinning selection of miiiic , under Bro . Henry Parker , P . M ., P . P . G . O . MiJdlesex , Honorary Organist of the lodge , the artistes being Bros . Reginald Croume , Arthur Oswald , VV . Nichnll , and Franklin Clive .

The Worshipful Mister , in giving "The Health of the Queen and thc Craft , " said " The Queen , Gjd bless her ; the Craft , long may it live . " In giving the next tiast , "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " the W . M . slid his Royal Highness was a member of that ludge , and he wis a chief under whom Masons were all prou 1 to serve , and to whom they owed the greatest acknowledgment for his invariably kind service to the Craft .

Bro . Aluerman Dimsdalr-, l . P . M ., in proposing "Tbe Pro Grand Master , th ; Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Ollicers , Present and Past , " Slid he believed it was somewhat unusual for anyone but the Master to rise at that early period of the evening , Inr . it was eijuilly an umiMiil thing for a Master to be " clothed in purple and fine linen , " such as their Master was then . The W . M . had not behaved to him as Dives did to the poor creiturc who

was at his gate , for be mid given him the oppirtumty of proposing 0112 of the nio ^ t important toasts of the evening , and at the samj tim ; had given them a toast which required no words of anyone to champion it in order to sjcure lor it a favourable reception . Always in No . 1 Lodge the brethren seized with the greatest pleasure any opportunity of testifying their appreciation of the manner in which Grand Lodge collectively , and its members individually , con .

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ducted the affairs of the Fraternity ; and while the brethren as members of lodges were extremely careful to look after their independence , at the same time they gratefully acknowledged the supremacy ot Grand Lodge over them and bowed with pleasure and obedience to its commands . Indeed , he could not but think that tbe brethren ' s feelings were somewhat like those described by Pope :

" For forms of government let fools contest ; Whate ' er is best administered is best . " The presence of the Grand Ollicers added lustre to thc meetings of the lodge , and he hoped the lodge would be graced with their presence for many years to come . Bro . Philbrick , Q . C , G . Reg ., in reply , said it was a fortunate thing perhaps that it was at that stage of the proceedings he was called upon to return thanks for the

Grand Officers of England , he meant not at an earlier stage , because from the broad hint thrown out by the l . P . M . he was not sure that at that period of the proceedings he might not have found himself in the position of the dog that was looking out for the crumbs that fell from the rich man ' s table . After the cordial welcome and noble hospitality which had been extended to the Grand Officers and all the guests that evening , on their behalf he said with

what pleasure and pride the Grand Officers took part in an occasion like this , testifying alike to the position , and from what they heard in lodge , to the progressof the premier lodge on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England . The position of the higher lodges , which were looked upon in the Craft naturally to set an example of all that is Masonic , involved some responsibilities as well as conferred great privileges . Ihe Grand' Oflicers were happy to think that , while the

latter were fully enjoyed by Grand Master ' s Lodge , the former were not forgotten , and to feel that the traditions ol the Craft and the great principles of the Order were safe in the hands of those who administered the destinies of No . 1 . No better returns , thanks for the kind estimation in which the l . P . M . had been pleased to express himself of the Grand Officers of England , could be than the work done in lodge that night by one of the Grand Officers—one

of the members of the lodge ( Dr . Gooding)—and if the Grand Officers had a title to the kind feelings of their brethren it was because he was quite sure the brethren of that lodge thoroughly knew from the Grand Officers in the lodge , who were among them in the Craft , how well and worthily those brethren discharged their duties , both to the lodge and to the Craft . He thanked them very much on the part of the Grand Officers , and , whilst congratulating

the lodge on being under the Mastership of one who was not the least considerable of the Grand Officers , and not the least regarded for his truly Masonic qualities , the Grand Officers of England wished the brethren of the lodge a happy , peaceful , and prosperous year under a rule which the Grand Officers trusted had begun under the most auspicious circumstances . Bro . Alderman Dimsdale , I . P . M ., proposed " The Health

of the W . M . " It was peculiarly pleasurable for him to propose this toast , because it enabled him in public to thank Bro . Belton for the unvarying kind sympathy and co-operation extended to him when he was in the chair which Bro . Belton now so ably occupied . But there was another reason why he rose with that peculiar pleasure—because he felt that Bro . Belton would occupy the chair in a manner that would redound to the credit of the ludge . That was what they

had at heart ; that was why they felt that evening they had placed the destinies , so to speak , of that lod » e for the year in the hands of him who would ably and thoroughly keep its traditions intact . Bro . Belton was a veteran in the Craft ; he knew the ropes ; and he ( Bro . Dimsdale ) felt that when Bro . I 3 ; lton retired from the chair he would carry into his retirement the esteem , ths confidence , and the affection of every member of the lodge . He wished him a happy and

successful year . Bro . Charles Belton , W . M ., in reply , said he thanked Bro . Dimsdale very sincerely for the kind and sympathetic manner in which he had proposed that toast , and the brethren of the Grand Master ' s Lodge for the honour conferred on him b y electing him as M ster of that ancient and distinguished lodge . It was ancient and distinguished not only for its age in the past , but for the great work done by thoSe who

founded it , and by the very worthy Masons who had succeeded them . In fact , it was the representative lodge of tn : ient Freemasonry . He had the records of the lodge for the last 120 years in his charge , and he found that in 1775 he had the signature of the Duke of Atholl , G . M . ; Alex . Dickey , afterwards Deputy Grand Master , Grand Secretary , who had presented the jewel worn by the Past Master , and several other Grand Officers , who

signed as members of the lodge . In 17 . SS there wasagrcat lield-day on the reception of Lord Elcho , Grand Master of Masons in Scotland , who attended from Scotland together with his Grand Ollicers ; and in 1700 there was an historical minute , that a sum of live guineas be presented to Mr . Samuel , the Purser of the Bounty , who had lost everything he possessed in the mutiny of the Bounty by Christian and others . In 170 . 2-3 the Duke of Atholl , the Grand Master ,

presided himself personally over that lodge for two years , and then they had a minute that would please the President of the Board of General Purposes . In 1 S 03 Arthur Fenn , gentleman , of Walthamstow , was initiated in that lodge . In 1 . S 14 they received in great State the members of the Lodge of Reconciliation , and that was the first occasion when the lodge was entered as No . 1 , never having previously had a number . In IISIO the Duke of Sussex with

his Grand Ollicers—he was then Grand Alaster—attended , andin ' iS . ] i he again attended , accompanied by the Earl of Zetland , Pro Grand Master , and his Grand Oflicers . ln 1 S 17 it was resolved that the lodge should leave the Crown and Anchor in the Strand , and f ; o to Freemasons' Tavern , so that for 76 years it had met under the same roof . In 1 S 07 they made a stringent rule that any officer not present to be invested be passed

over , unless by vote of the lodge his excuse was held valid . 'Then they met in 1859 , the centenary of the lodge , when the Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , attended , with his Grand Ollicers , and they had one of the biggest functions ever held . He might say that during the 120 years he had mentioned no less thin 37 Grand Officers had occupied the chair—1 Grand Master , 4 Dep . Grand

Masters , 12 G and Wardens , 2 Grand Chaplains , 1 Grand Treasurer , 1 Grand Secretary , 14 Grand Deacons , 2 Grand Sword Bearers , and he could safely siy that at no period of the history of the lodge had it been more happy , united , and prosperous than at the present time , He thanked the brethren sincerely for the great kindness shown to him on this and on every occasion since he had been a member of the Craft .

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Bro . Deputy Halse , responding to the toast of " The Visitors , " said , although he could not boast of being an active working Mason , his heart was always in Masonic work , and never more so than when he had an opportunity of joi ning in the festivities of Grand Master ' s Lodge . Bro . Dale Hart also replied , and said all the visitors wished the W . M . health and prosperity during his year . He had always desired to be a visitor at No . 1 to see the work and the hospitality . He sincerely wished the W . M . health and happiness , and that the lodge might

prosper . Bro . Charles Belton , W . M ., in proposing "The Past Masters , " said he would first refer to those who were absent . One was Bro . Rawson , P . D . G . M . China , and it was now 50 years ago that month that Bro . Rawson was passed in that lodge . He was passed and raised in it . Bro . J . M . Case , P . G . D ., whose absence they all deplored , was a member who joined in 1854 , and had therefore been a member 39 years , and he was a Past Master

30 years " of recorded time . " He would like the brethren to authorise him to write to those two distinguished brethren to assure them of the sympathy of the lodge in their illness . The old members were Bros . S . Rawson , P . M ., P . G . M . China , Feb ., 1 S 43 , 50 years ; J . Chippendale , 1 S 52 , 41 years ; Gen . Gadsden , 1853 , 40 years ; J . M . Case , P . M ., 1 S 54 , 39 years ; Sir F . Truscott , P . M ., 1 S 5 S , 35 years ; L . C . Lumley , 1 S 50 , 34 years ; G . N . Chambers , P . M ., 1 S 60

33 years ; A . B . Frend , 1 SG 0 , 33 years ; and seven members over 25 years . Then they had Bro . Johnson and their dear friend Bro . Gooding . The lodge venerated the Past Masters . He was speaking now perhaps of the future , because when he should become a Past Master he would expect to be venerated . He left to the last the I . P . M ., under whose genial rule the lodge had been so happy and united during the past year , and to whom he would leave

the pleasure of replying to the toast . Bro . Dimsdale , I . P . M ., said , while feeling it a high honour to respond to that toast , he was not unmindful there was a great responsibility , because he felt that there was not a single Past Master there who was not more competent or able to do justice to it than himself . When he was placed in the chair a year ago he felt there was a great responsibility upon him in having control of such a lodscas

No . 1 , because he was peculiarly situated . He felt he was not able to devote that time and attention which necessarily were required of the Master , and yet he was assured it was his duty to occupy the chair . Well , he did occupy it upon the recommendation and advice of many of his friends , and he found he had not mistaken it . It was entirely owing to their kind sympathy and support that he had got through his year of office . That brought him to a far more

important point , that it did not depend on the one individual who occupied the chair so much as upon the feeling and the fraternal sympathy and love which permeated the breast of every member of the lodge . Such had been the feeling in his case , and he asked every brother that night , whether he belonged to Grand Lodge or otherwise , whether the ritual and ceremonial had not been conducted in a manner worthy of any lodge in the United Kingdom . That was

attributable to the kind feeling and support he had ever received at the hands of Bro . Gooding . But that was only one among many instances , and his object was to show to the brethren who graced the board witn their presence as visitors , that there was that fraternal feeling existing throughout the lodge . Whoever might be in the chair , whatever might be the vicissitudes of the time , the Fraternity , as a rule , were determined to see the W . M . throughthechairin a mannerthoroughly

satisfactory to the prestige and honour of the lodge over which he presided . He had already referred to the kind sympathy and support the brethren had rendered him during the past year , and he was reiterating what other Past Masters felt , that they thoroughly appreciated the kind words which had fallen from the Worshipful Master ' s lips . During his year the Past Masters would give him every assistance he desired . Bro . Belton , in giving " The Treasurer and Secretary ,

and Oflicers , " said the S . W . was initiated in this lodge 40 years ago , but by the exigencies of his career in India it was only now in the position he was entitled to 30 years back . The J . W ., who was a P . G . S . and a Past Master , would also do his duty . The S . D ., who was a Past Master , was thoroughly up in his work , and then they came to thc Treasurer . With regard to the office of Treasurer this lodge beat the record , because in 1701 Bro . Thos . I lamer .

then Deputy Grand Master , was appointed Treasurer of this lodge , and he retained that ollice 38 years . He was followed by Bro . Richard Hervd Giraud , who retained it 54 years ; and Bro . Gooding had been Treasurer seven years —three Treasurers in 99 years—a record any lodge might be proud of . Bro . Gooding and he had worked together in the most harmonious manner for many years .

The S . W . having replied , Bro . Dr . Gooding said the lodge had never been in such a nourishing condition as at present . The W . M . had dilated on its past history , but its present history equalled it . The ludge was well to the front , and was nourishing in its financial position . He should place all his energies at the disposal of the W . M . 'The Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings .

. St . Alban S Lodge ( No . 29 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Albion . Aldersgate-street , on Monday , the 9 th inst . Bro . Philip H . Waterlow , P . G . S ., W . M ., opened the lodge , and after confirmation of the minutes , Bros . Stanley Brown and Quanagoe were raised in a very impressive manner . The W . M . then vaca ' . ed the chair in favour of Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W ., who , in his usual able manner , installed

Bro . George A . I ickering , G . S ., in the chair , and in congratulating him on his appointment informed him that it was the 115 th occasion on which he had performed the ceremony . Ihe W . M . then invested his officers as foll . nvs : Bros . Nelson Reed , S . W . ; D . da Lara Cohen , | . W . ; F . Burgess , P . G . S ., Treas . ; Edward Terry , P . G . Treas ., Sec . ; Walter Emden , S . D . ; J . S . Holliday , J . D . ; J . H . Stark , D . C ; Percy Keeling , l . G . ; George Grant and lldgar L . Waterlow . Stwds . Amniwsi th ™» nr . ont . „„ , »

Bros . E . Letchworth , G . Sec . ; Dr . Gooding , P . G . D ., Ireas . No . 1 , and Prince of Wales Chapter ; Perceval Naiine , G . D . ; J . angridge , P . G . S .,- Dunlop , P . G . S . ; ¦ } " ?}' , ''V ' ' '„ N , > I > ' ' - J J- B . Davison , W . M . iS ; I . Pickering , W . M . lOGn ; A . Drew , P . M . S 90 ; Betteley , P . M . ; Ropelh , Ihompson , Simpson , Stephens , P . M . ; Dr . Orwin , Berkley , P . M . ; Eastwood , C . Waterlow , A . Waterlow , Revcly , W . M . 3 , 1 . ; Tempter Saxe , ami others . At the banquet held subsequently the usual toasts olloived . Ine Worshipful Master , in proposing "The