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the banquet grace was well sung by Miss Jessie Royd and Messrs . Bernard , Daniel , Alorgan , and Bamford . Thc W . AI . said the first toast he had to bring under the notice of the brethren was that of " The Queen . " Alasonry and loyalty had ever gone hand in hand , and to show their attachment to the Queen he coupled her name with the Craft . This was followed by the National Anthem , the « ioln narts bv Miss lessie Rovd . and it was enthusiastically
applauded . The W . AI . next gave ' The Alost Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , " whose renown as a Alason was known and acknowledged by all . This toast needed no explanation from him , and he was sure that it would meet with a hearty response . The toast was cordially received , followed by the folo and chorus , " God bless the Prince of Wales , " with thc following new verse by Bro . Hook , the Organist of the lodge : —
" True Masons greet , with one accord , Our Master once again ! And thank the World ' s Great Architect , Our prayers were not in vain . Again our Prince amongst us ,
Each loving heart now hails , From danger now , as in the past , God shield our Prince of Wales . " This new verse was loudly applauded . The W . Alaster said the next toast to which he wished to call the attention of the brethren was that of " The Right Worshipful Pro . Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , " and said he
believed that his services were unequalled by any member of the Craft . Holding such a high position he was entitled to their respect and esteem , and he trusted that his health would be drunk in proper form , and with all due enthusiasm . The toast was duly honoured . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propose was a very comprehensive one , as it was " The Right Worshipful
Deputy Grand Alaster , Lord Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " It was superfluous on his part to remark that the Grand Lodge was the ruling body of the Craft , and was formed of those members who had obtained distinction in it , and there was a further distinction to those who had become Grand Officers . It was composed of Past and Present Grand
Officers , and they had both amongst them in thc lodge that evening . He believed that there were present the oldest members of Grand Lodge , Bros . Dr . Cox , the Rev . R . J . Simpson ( a member of their own lodge ) , Bro . Hervey , thc Grand Secretary ; Bro . Fenn , P . G . D . * , and Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purs . He was proud to see them present , and he nave them all a heartv welcome . He
connected with the toast the names of Dr . Cox , P . Grand Chaplain ; and Bro . T . Fenn , Provincial Grand state ; but so long as I am spared I will work for Masonry , as I have endeavoured to do during the years I have been a member of thc Craft , and it will be , I repeat , a satisfaction to myself when I go hence and be no more seen to die with the conviction that my name will live amongst
those members of mankind , who have striven to promote thc welfare and the increase of Masonry , to shew that it is the mother of civilisation , and to prove that it is thc great benefactress of the human race . ( Hear hear . ) Bro . T . Fenn , P . G . D ., said—It is rather an awkward thing at this period of the evening to be called upon to respond second to a toast , when one has to speak after so exhaustive and
excellent a speaker as our excellent Bro . Cox . There is , however , one subject which he has left untouched , as probably it has not come under his immediate knowledge . The Grand Officers would be undeserving of the honour , which has been conferred on them , and of the compliment which your Worshipful Master has paid them , were they not desirous on all occasions to do all in their power , and to
avail themselves of every opportunity to advance the interests of the Craft . I cannot better , perhaps , illustrate the desire which the Grand Officers appear to me always to have in that direction than by mentioning to , ' you that on the 24 th of November the annual festival of the Emulation Lodge will take place . On that occasion eight sections will be worked by eight Past Grand Officers , and the
Earl of Carnarvon , our Pro Grand Alaster , will take the chair . The chair in the lodge will be filled by our very excellent and worthy brother Hervey . The Stewards will be also forty Grand Officers . That may be illustration enough to shew the interest which they take in the working of Freemasonry , and I am sure to a lodge which claims to have a Lodge of
Instruction of its own , this must be very interesting information , and I hope to yourselves , brethren , it is equally gratifying . I feel bound to admit that perhaps it is not exactly alone love for the Emulation Lodge of Improvement that that lodge is so mixed up and so bound up with my Masonic life . I wish I could but think so ; there is something else at the bottom of it . I don't know
why I should not be prepared even to admit it , because I am sure you will all yourselves join in the same feeling which has predominated in myself . Our Bro . Hervey erlters on his 30 th year of Treasurership , and it is out of respect for him that this great meeting is about to take place . I will not detain you longer , Worshipful Alaster , but I cannot sit down without congratulating you on the
progress you are making , and on the excellent manner in which you keep up the working of this lodge . It has afforded me , I assure you , great pleasure to be present to-night , and I hope when on any future occasion I may be asked to attend this lodge I may observe the same strict adherence to good working , with the same advance and prosperity , which I have the pleasure of congratulating
you upon to-night . ( Hear , hear ) . Bro . Townend , I . P . M ., said the toast he had the honour to submit he felt sure would be received with acclamation when he told them that it was " The Health of Bro . John Seex , W . AI . of the Great City Lodge . " He had always found him most excellent in working the ritual of thc lodge , and he had endeared himself to all by his genial disposition during the
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time he had held the different offices since the consecration of the lodge , and the manner in which he had performed his duties must be satisfactory to every member . He felt assured that the lodge would never suffer while he filled the chair , and he hoped he might have as happy a year in it as he ( Bro . Townend ) had . He asked them to drink to " 1 he Health of their W . AI . " The W . AI . said he felt
obliged to them for their compliment , and nothing should be wanting on his part tojrender him worthy of the position in which , by their kindness , he had been placed , for there was a great responsibility in being placed at thc head of o ; -. e of the most important lodges in the City of London . In proportion to the fame and renown of the lodge , so concurrently were the difficulties and responsibilities of thc
W . AI . He thanked them for the kindly feelings and the joyful congratulation which one and all had tendered to him . The W . AI . said the next toast he had to propose was one that was always received with great enthusiasm in The Great City Lodge . They had rarely met without having one or more initiates , and on many occasions they had five . They had had two that evening , and five at a
lodge of emergency held only a fortnight ago , and he believed ttat they would all prove true and good members . He gave " The Health of the Initiates , " for which they severally returned thanks . The W . AI . next gave " The Visitors , " bidding them welcome , and , having read the lis ' t of them , said it would be invidious on his part to call upon any one in particular to respond to the toast .
Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purst , Bro Swallow , W . AI . of the City of Westminster Lodge , and Bro . Dyer , W . AI . of the Industry Lodge , severally returned thanks . The W . AI ., in giving " The Health ' of Bro . Townend , I . P . M . and LAI ., " said the manner in which he had conducted the duties of the chair had secured for him the esteem of the brethren , and he had then the honour of presenting him with a
substantial mark of their gratitude , by placing on his breast the jewel which had been voted to him , and long might he live to wear it with pleasure , as it was the jewel of the Great City Lodge . He then attached thc je . vel amidst cheering . Brr . Townend , I . P . M ., said he rose with mingled feelings of regret and pleasure , regret oecause he ceased to be the Alaster of one of the greatest lodees in the Citv
of London , and with pleasure because he knew he left the chair with lhe good will of thc brethren , and particularly so as he had received every assistance from the present W . AI . of the lodge . In that lodge they worked thc Emulation Lodge ritual , whilst he was brought up in thc Stability , and he wished tl at thc two modes of working could be brought together , as he believed that they might
advantageously adopt a portion of each ceremony and omit the rest . He saw that he had to return thanks as I . P . M . and LAI ., and most heartily did he thank them for their kindness , and for thc jewel they had unanimously voted to him . He could not say that it was thc proudest moment of his life , as he gave a preference to his mother lodge , in which he had worked up to every office , from that
of Inner Guard , and when he went home after quitting the chair in that lodge he thought he was in the proudest position and the greatest man in Alasonry ( a laugh ) . The next toastjwas "The P . Al's ., " for which Bros . Headon and Stevens returned thanks . Bro . Hervey , G . Sec , in proposing " Prosperity to The Great City Lodge , " said he well recollected that it was three years ago when
he had the gratification , with two other brethren , of performing the ceremony of consecration and installation , when more than 200 members were assembled . On that occasion he was supported by two Wardens , one of whom was Bro . Fenn , then present , and one who was now no more , Bro . Savage , who was second to none in the Craft , and whose loss had been
severely felt . With what he had seen of the working of the lodge that evening he was well satisfied , and therefore he thought there was no one better qualified to propose the toast that had been entrusted to him . He was gratified to see the prosperity of the lodge , and , therefore , he need not wish prosperity to it , as that had been already
achieved , and he would add one word to the toast he had to propose , and that was " Continued Prosperity to the Great City Lodge , and might its prosperity in the future be greater than it had been in the past . " The toast was heartily responded to . Some other toasts were given , and the business of the evening , harmonious throughout , was brought to a close .
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE ( No . 1538 ) . —Thc installation meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday week , at the Surrey Alasonic Hall , Camberwell . There was a large amount of business on the agenda paper , which with discussions upon the minutes and the report of the Audit Committee caused the evening ' s proceedings to be very much protracted . Upon the
reading of the minutes the W . AI ., Bro . William Snowden , proposed that so far as related to the election of Bro . W . S . Cackett to be W . AI . for the ensuing year , said minutes should not be confirmed , and the proposition having been seconded , a discussion ensued upon certain matters of which the W . M . complained , which , however , ended in the confirmation of the minutes . In like manner a
discussion ensued on the presentation of the Auditor ' s report upon the accounts for the past year , which ended in a resolution not to confirm same until presented in a different form , in which they were to be printed for the use of the members . The ceremony of raising was then proceeded with , Bro . James Dann , Secretary of the lodge , being the presiding officer , who raised Bros . F . Slater , G . E . Brace , and T . C . Corfe to the Sublime Degree of a
M . M . Bro . Horace Kember was passed to the degree of F . C . The next business on the paper was the installation of Bro . W . S . Cackett , S . W ., the W . AI . elect , who was presented to the Installing Alaster by his predecessor , Bro . Snowden , and having given his assent to thc various requirements prescribed by the Book of Constitutions was obligated , and a Board of Installed Alasters having been formed he was presented , and formally installed into the
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chair of K . S . Having been proclaimed and saluted in the customary form , Bro . Cackett proceeded to appoint his officers as follows : —Bros . Thos . Sleap , S . W . ; Walter Mitchell , J . W . ; Snowden , P . AI ., Treasurer ; James Dann P . AI ., Secretary ; Runnacres , S . D . ; Chalk , J . D . Boyton , I . G . ; Power , D . C ; Taylor , W . S . Whc ' rl the usual orations had been delivered by Bio . Alann
who deserves the highest praise for the admirable working of all the foregoing ceremonies , and who , we understand , has worked all the ceremonies during the past year , the W . M ., Bro . Cackett , resumed the lodge to the First Degree , and the ballot was taken for the following candidates for installation , viz . : — Mr . G . Le Touzel , Air . William Allen , and Mr . J . Wallace , which beinir
declared m their favour they were admitted and initiated into the mysteries of the First Degree by the W . AI ., who performed the ceremony with skill and ability . The W . M . then rose and said that he had a very pleasing duty to perform , which was to present to the I . P . AI . the Past Master ' s jewel that had been voted him by the lodge , which he proceeded to place on his breast with a few
words of congratulation and good wishes as to the future . Bro . Snowden having acknowledged the compliment , thc W . M . again rose and said that he had another pleasing duty to perform , and that was to present to their worthy Secretary , Bro . Dann , a jewel which had been subscribed for by some of the brethren as some slight recognition of the obligations they were under to Bro . Dann for the
services he had rendered during the past year , and thc efficient manner in which he had performed thc duties of his office , and other duties that did not appertain to that office . He then proceeded to attach the jewel ( which was of peculiar construction combining the characteristics of a Past Alaster ' s and a Secretary ' s jewel ) to Bro . Dann ' s breast , an act that was greeted with hearty applause by
the brethren . There was also exhibited a handsome portrait album , which was presented to the lodge by the outgoing W . M . for the proper preservation of the photographs o ' . the members of the lodge . Before the closing of the lodge Bro . Penrith proposed that a vote of thanks to the I . P . M . be recorded on the minutes for the handsome album with which he had presented the lodge , which was
seconded by Bro . Simms , and carried . The S . D ., Bro . Runnacres , proposed that an illuminated testimonial on vellum framed and glazed , should be presented to Bro . Snowden for his conduct throughout his year of office , which was seconded in three places at once , and a committee , including the names of Bro . Walter Mitchell , J . W ., and about half-a-dozen other brethren , was appointed to sec
thc resolution properly carried into effect . One initiate was proposed by the I . P . M ., and after some little conversation the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . Among the members present were Bro . Snowden , Bro . Cackett , Bro . Thos . Sleap , Bro . Dann , Bro . Walter Mitchell , Bro . Chalk , Bro . E . W . Boyton , Bro . C . E . Power , Bro . Scott , Bro . T . C . Cape , Bro . J . Dixon
Bro . F . Taylor , Bro . W . Bolt , Bro . j . E . Pentnffe , Bro . J . Emms , Bro . Chas . Sims , Bro . C . Alcllvoy , Bro . Peach , Bro . F . Slater , Bro . F . R . Smith , Bro . Harold Kember , Bro . John Laram , Bro . John Kemp , Bro . W . Rowlands . Visitors : Bro . Geo . Adamson , P . M ., 199 and 1208 , P . P . G . D . C , Kent ; Bro . Larlham , P . AI . 1539 ; Bro . C . F . T . Starke , 72 ; Bro . B . Cooke , 1297 ; Bro . Alassey ( " Freemason" ) ;
Bro . Ramsay , 1539 ; Bro . P . Doyson , 382 ; Bro . B . R . Bryant , 1329 ; and Bro . J ohn Read , P . M ., 88 . At the conclusion of the banquet , the usual loyal and Alasonic toasts were proposed by the W . M ., in very few words , and were all cordially responded to . Thc I . P . M . proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " who returned thanks and proposed that of " Bro . P . M . Dann , " the Secretary of thc
Lodge , who in returning thanks commented on the success the lodge enjoyed during its first year , and expressed his hopes that its prosperity might continue . He also again referred to the handsome jewel that had been bestowed on him by some of the members of the lodge , for which he again thanked them . The intervals between thc toasts were pleasantly enlivened with some very good vocal
music from Bro . R . De Lacy ( of St . Paul ' s Cathedral ) , assisted by Bro . J . Hodges ( gentleman of H . AI . Chapel Royal ) , Bro . J . Thornton ( principal tenor , St . Paul's Cathedral ) , and Bro . Edwin Moss , also of St Paul's . Bro . J . Read presided at the piano . HEYWOOD .-Lodge Naphtali ( No . 266 ) .-The regular meeting of this lodge was held in the
Masonic Hall , on the 5 th inst , Bro . S . Partington , W . M ., presided . The lodge was opened with solemn prayer in the First Degree , after which thc minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed . Mr . A . Eastwood was balloted for , and initiated by the W . AI . Bro . J . Fitton was examined , and entrusted . The lodge was then opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . J . Fitton was
passed by the W . AI . Bro . W . Hamilton was examined and entrusted . The lodge was then opened in the Third Degree , and Bro . W . Hamilton was raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . by the W . M ., assisted by Bro . A . Wolstenholme , P . AI ., P . S . G . D ., and the lecture by Bro . John Cass , P . M . The lodge was closed in form , and with solemn prayer , at 8 . 4 s p . m . This lodge has taken rapid
but sure strides within the last few years , it is now comfortably fixed in the new Alasonic Hall rooms , within the recollection of present members it could not open and close without assistance from some other lodge ; at the present time there is no ceremony but can be worked now by its own members , and the lodge stands second to none in East Lancashire for efficiency in the ritual and working
of Masonry , as a ; knowledgcd by several of the prominent Provincial Officers . DERBY . —Arboretum Lodge ( No . 731 ) . —The ordinary meeting of this lodge was held at the Alasonic Hall , on Wednesday , the 1 ith inst , when the following brethren were present : —Bros . Bennett , W . M . ; Jno . Smith , P . M . ; T . Roe , jun ., P . M . ; G . T . Wright , P . M . ; F . Uiffe , P . M . ; T . R . Gee , P . M ., Treas . j J . C . Merry ,
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the banquet grace was well sung by Miss Jessie Royd and Messrs . Bernard , Daniel , Alorgan , and Bamford . Thc W . AI . said the first toast he had to bring under the notice of the brethren was that of " The Queen . " Alasonry and loyalty had ever gone hand in hand , and to show their attachment to the Queen he coupled her name with the Craft . This was followed by the National Anthem , the « ioln narts bv Miss lessie Rovd . and it was enthusiastically
applauded . The W . AI . next gave ' The Alost Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , " whose renown as a Alason was known and acknowledged by all . This toast needed no explanation from him , and he was sure that it would meet with a hearty response . The toast was cordially received , followed by the folo and chorus , " God bless the Prince of Wales , " with thc following new verse by Bro . Hook , the Organist of the lodge : —
" True Masons greet , with one accord , Our Master once again ! And thank the World ' s Great Architect , Our prayers were not in vain . Again our Prince amongst us ,
Each loving heart now hails , From danger now , as in the past , God shield our Prince of Wales . " This new verse was loudly applauded . The W . Alaster said the next toast to which he wished to call the attention of the brethren was that of " The Right Worshipful Pro . Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , " and said he
believed that his services were unequalled by any member of the Craft . Holding such a high position he was entitled to their respect and esteem , and he trusted that his health would be drunk in proper form , and with all due enthusiasm . The toast was duly honoured . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propose was a very comprehensive one , as it was " The Right Worshipful
Deputy Grand Alaster , Lord Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " It was superfluous on his part to remark that the Grand Lodge was the ruling body of the Craft , and was formed of those members who had obtained distinction in it , and there was a further distinction to those who had become Grand Officers . It was composed of Past and Present Grand
Officers , and they had both amongst them in thc lodge that evening . He believed that there were present the oldest members of Grand Lodge , Bros . Dr . Cox , the Rev . R . J . Simpson ( a member of their own lodge ) , Bro . Hervey , thc Grand Secretary ; Bro . Fenn , P . G . D . * , and Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purs . He was proud to see them present , and he nave them all a heartv welcome . He
connected with the toast the names of Dr . Cox , P . Grand Chaplain ; and Bro . T . Fenn , Provincial Grand state ; but so long as I am spared I will work for Masonry , as I have endeavoured to do during the years I have been a member of thc Craft , and it will be , I repeat , a satisfaction to myself when I go hence and be no more seen to die with the conviction that my name will live amongst
those members of mankind , who have striven to promote thc welfare and the increase of Masonry , to shew that it is the mother of civilisation , and to prove that it is thc great benefactress of the human race . ( Hear hear . ) Bro . T . Fenn , P . G . D ., said—It is rather an awkward thing at this period of the evening to be called upon to respond second to a toast , when one has to speak after so exhaustive and
excellent a speaker as our excellent Bro . Cox . There is , however , one subject which he has left untouched , as probably it has not come under his immediate knowledge . The Grand Officers would be undeserving of the honour , which has been conferred on them , and of the compliment which your Worshipful Master has paid them , were they not desirous on all occasions to do all in their power , and to
avail themselves of every opportunity to advance the interests of the Craft . I cannot better , perhaps , illustrate the desire which the Grand Officers appear to me always to have in that direction than by mentioning to , ' you that on the 24 th of November the annual festival of the Emulation Lodge will take place . On that occasion eight sections will be worked by eight Past Grand Officers , and the
Earl of Carnarvon , our Pro Grand Alaster , will take the chair . The chair in the lodge will be filled by our very excellent and worthy brother Hervey . The Stewards will be also forty Grand Officers . That may be illustration enough to shew the interest which they take in the working of Freemasonry , and I am sure to a lodge which claims to have a Lodge of
Instruction of its own , this must be very interesting information , and I hope to yourselves , brethren , it is equally gratifying . I feel bound to admit that perhaps it is not exactly alone love for the Emulation Lodge of Improvement that that lodge is so mixed up and so bound up with my Masonic life . I wish I could but think so ; there is something else at the bottom of it . I don't know
why I should not be prepared even to admit it , because I am sure you will all yourselves join in the same feeling which has predominated in myself . Our Bro . Hervey erlters on his 30 th year of Treasurership , and it is out of respect for him that this great meeting is about to take place . I will not detain you longer , Worshipful Alaster , but I cannot sit down without congratulating you on the
progress you are making , and on the excellent manner in which you keep up the working of this lodge . It has afforded me , I assure you , great pleasure to be present to-night , and I hope when on any future occasion I may be asked to attend this lodge I may observe the same strict adherence to good working , with the same advance and prosperity , which I have the pleasure of congratulating
you upon to-night . ( Hear , hear ) . Bro . Townend , I . P . M ., said the toast he had the honour to submit he felt sure would be received with acclamation when he told them that it was " The Health of Bro . John Seex , W . AI . of the Great City Lodge . " He had always found him most excellent in working the ritual of thc lodge , and he had endeared himself to all by his genial disposition during the
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time he had held the different offices since the consecration of the lodge , and the manner in which he had performed his duties must be satisfactory to every member . He felt assured that the lodge would never suffer while he filled the chair , and he hoped he might have as happy a year in it as he ( Bro . Townend ) had . He asked them to drink to " 1 he Health of their W . AI . " The W . AI . said he felt
obliged to them for their compliment , and nothing should be wanting on his part tojrender him worthy of the position in which , by their kindness , he had been placed , for there was a great responsibility in being placed at thc head of o ; -. e of the most important lodges in the City of London . In proportion to the fame and renown of the lodge , so concurrently were the difficulties and responsibilities of thc
W . AI . He thanked them for the kindly feelings and the joyful congratulation which one and all had tendered to him . The W . AI . said the next toast he had to propose was one that was always received with great enthusiasm in The Great City Lodge . They had rarely met without having one or more initiates , and on many occasions they had five . They had had two that evening , and five at a
lodge of emergency held only a fortnight ago , and he believed ttat they would all prove true and good members . He gave " The Health of the Initiates , " for which they severally returned thanks . The W . AI . next gave " The Visitors , " bidding them welcome , and , having read the lis ' t of them , said it would be invidious on his part to call upon any one in particular to respond to the toast .
Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purst , Bro Swallow , W . AI . of the City of Westminster Lodge , and Bro . Dyer , W . AI . of the Industry Lodge , severally returned thanks . The W . AI ., in giving " The Health ' of Bro . Townend , I . P . M . and LAI ., " said the manner in which he had conducted the duties of the chair had secured for him the esteem of the brethren , and he had then the honour of presenting him with a
substantial mark of their gratitude , by placing on his breast the jewel which had been voted to him , and long might he live to wear it with pleasure , as it was the jewel of the Great City Lodge . He then attached thc je . vel amidst cheering . Brr . Townend , I . P . M ., said he rose with mingled feelings of regret and pleasure , regret oecause he ceased to be the Alaster of one of the greatest lodees in the Citv
of London , and with pleasure because he knew he left the chair with lhe good will of thc brethren , and particularly so as he had received every assistance from the present W . AI . of the lodge . In that lodge they worked thc Emulation Lodge ritual , whilst he was brought up in thc Stability , and he wished tl at thc two modes of working could be brought together , as he believed that they might
advantageously adopt a portion of each ceremony and omit the rest . He saw that he had to return thanks as I . P . M . and LAI ., and most heartily did he thank them for their kindness , and for thc jewel they had unanimously voted to him . He could not say that it was thc proudest moment of his life , as he gave a preference to his mother lodge , in which he had worked up to every office , from that
of Inner Guard , and when he went home after quitting the chair in that lodge he thought he was in the proudest position and the greatest man in Alasonry ( a laugh ) . The next toastjwas "The P . Al's ., " for which Bros . Headon and Stevens returned thanks . Bro . Hervey , G . Sec , in proposing " Prosperity to The Great City Lodge , " said he well recollected that it was three years ago when
he had the gratification , with two other brethren , of performing the ceremony of consecration and installation , when more than 200 members were assembled . On that occasion he was supported by two Wardens , one of whom was Bro . Fenn , then present , and one who was now no more , Bro . Savage , who was second to none in the Craft , and whose loss had been
severely felt . With what he had seen of the working of the lodge that evening he was well satisfied , and therefore he thought there was no one better qualified to propose the toast that had been entrusted to him . He was gratified to see the prosperity of the lodge , and , therefore , he need not wish prosperity to it , as that had been already
achieved , and he would add one word to the toast he had to propose , and that was " Continued Prosperity to the Great City Lodge , and might its prosperity in the future be greater than it had been in the past . " The toast was heartily responded to . Some other toasts were given , and the business of the evening , harmonious throughout , was brought to a close .
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE ( No . 1538 ) . —Thc installation meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday week , at the Surrey Alasonic Hall , Camberwell . There was a large amount of business on the agenda paper , which with discussions upon the minutes and the report of the Audit Committee caused the evening ' s proceedings to be very much protracted . Upon the
reading of the minutes the W . AI ., Bro . William Snowden , proposed that so far as related to the election of Bro . W . S . Cackett to be W . AI . for the ensuing year , said minutes should not be confirmed , and the proposition having been seconded , a discussion ensued upon certain matters of which the W . M . complained , which , however , ended in the confirmation of the minutes . In like manner a
discussion ensued on the presentation of the Auditor ' s report upon the accounts for the past year , which ended in a resolution not to confirm same until presented in a different form , in which they were to be printed for the use of the members . The ceremony of raising was then proceeded with , Bro . James Dann , Secretary of the lodge , being the presiding officer , who raised Bros . F . Slater , G . E . Brace , and T . C . Corfe to the Sublime Degree of a
M . M . Bro . Horace Kember was passed to the degree of F . C . The next business on the paper was the installation of Bro . W . S . Cackett , S . W ., the W . AI . elect , who was presented to the Installing Alaster by his predecessor , Bro . Snowden , and having given his assent to thc various requirements prescribed by the Book of Constitutions was obligated , and a Board of Installed Alasters having been formed he was presented , and formally installed into the
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chair of K . S . Having been proclaimed and saluted in the customary form , Bro . Cackett proceeded to appoint his officers as follows : —Bros . Thos . Sleap , S . W . ; Walter Mitchell , J . W . ; Snowden , P . AI ., Treasurer ; James Dann P . AI ., Secretary ; Runnacres , S . D . ; Chalk , J . D . Boyton , I . G . ; Power , D . C ; Taylor , W . S . Whc ' rl the usual orations had been delivered by Bio . Alann
who deserves the highest praise for the admirable working of all the foregoing ceremonies , and who , we understand , has worked all the ceremonies during the past year , the W . M ., Bro . Cackett , resumed the lodge to the First Degree , and the ballot was taken for the following candidates for installation , viz . : — Mr . G . Le Touzel , Air . William Allen , and Mr . J . Wallace , which beinir
declared m their favour they were admitted and initiated into the mysteries of the First Degree by the W . AI ., who performed the ceremony with skill and ability . The W . M . then rose and said that he had a very pleasing duty to perform , which was to present to the I . P . AI . the Past Master ' s jewel that had been voted him by the lodge , which he proceeded to place on his breast with a few
words of congratulation and good wishes as to the future . Bro . Snowden having acknowledged the compliment , thc W . M . again rose and said that he had another pleasing duty to perform , and that was to present to their worthy Secretary , Bro . Dann , a jewel which had been subscribed for by some of the brethren as some slight recognition of the obligations they were under to Bro . Dann for the
services he had rendered during the past year , and thc efficient manner in which he had performed thc duties of his office , and other duties that did not appertain to that office . He then proceeded to attach the jewel ( which was of peculiar construction combining the characteristics of a Past Alaster ' s and a Secretary ' s jewel ) to Bro . Dann ' s breast , an act that was greeted with hearty applause by
the brethren . There was also exhibited a handsome portrait album , which was presented to the lodge by the outgoing W . M . for the proper preservation of the photographs o ' . the members of the lodge . Before the closing of the lodge Bro . Penrith proposed that a vote of thanks to the I . P . M . be recorded on the minutes for the handsome album with which he had presented the lodge , which was
seconded by Bro . Simms , and carried . The S . D ., Bro . Runnacres , proposed that an illuminated testimonial on vellum framed and glazed , should be presented to Bro . Snowden for his conduct throughout his year of office , which was seconded in three places at once , and a committee , including the names of Bro . Walter Mitchell , J . W ., and about half-a-dozen other brethren , was appointed to sec
thc resolution properly carried into effect . One initiate was proposed by the I . P . M ., and after some little conversation the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . Among the members present were Bro . Snowden , Bro . Cackett , Bro . Thos . Sleap , Bro . Dann , Bro . Walter Mitchell , Bro . Chalk , Bro . E . W . Boyton , Bro . C . E . Power , Bro . Scott , Bro . T . C . Cape , Bro . J . Dixon
Bro . F . Taylor , Bro . W . Bolt , Bro . j . E . Pentnffe , Bro . J . Emms , Bro . Chas . Sims , Bro . C . Alcllvoy , Bro . Peach , Bro . F . Slater , Bro . F . R . Smith , Bro . Harold Kember , Bro . John Laram , Bro . John Kemp , Bro . W . Rowlands . Visitors : Bro . Geo . Adamson , P . M ., 199 and 1208 , P . P . G . D . C , Kent ; Bro . Larlham , P . AI . 1539 ; Bro . C . F . T . Starke , 72 ; Bro . B . Cooke , 1297 ; Bro . Alassey ( " Freemason" ) ;
Bro . Ramsay , 1539 ; Bro . P . Doyson , 382 ; Bro . B . R . Bryant , 1329 ; and Bro . J ohn Read , P . M ., 88 . At the conclusion of the banquet , the usual loyal and Alasonic toasts were proposed by the W . M ., in very few words , and were all cordially responded to . Thc I . P . M . proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " who returned thanks and proposed that of " Bro . P . M . Dann , " the Secretary of thc
Lodge , who in returning thanks commented on the success the lodge enjoyed during its first year , and expressed his hopes that its prosperity might continue . He also again referred to the handsome jewel that had been bestowed on him by some of the members of the lodge , for which he again thanked them . The intervals between thc toasts were pleasantly enlivened with some very good vocal
music from Bro . R . De Lacy ( of St . Paul ' s Cathedral ) , assisted by Bro . J . Hodges ( gentleman of H . AI . Chapel Royal ) , Bro . J . Thornton ( principal tenor , St . Paul's Cathedral ) , and Bro . Edwin Moss , also of St Paul's . Bro . J . Read presided at the piano . HEYWOOD .-Lodge Naphtali ( No . 266 ) .-The regular meeting of this lodge was held in the
Masonic Hall , on the 5 th inst , Bro . S . Partington , W . M ., presided . The lodge was opened with solemn prayer in the First Degree , after which thc minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed . Mr . A . Eastwood was balloted for , and initiated by the W . AI . Bro . J . Fitton was examined , and entrusted . The lodge was then opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . J . Fitton was
passed by the W . AI . Bro . W . Hamilton was examined and entrusted . The lodge was then opened in the Third Degree , and Bro . W . Hamilton was raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . by the W . M ., assisted by Bro . A . Wolstenholme , P . AI ., P . S . G . D ., and the lecture by Bro . John Cass , P . M . The lodge was closed in form , and with solemn prayer , at 8 . 4 s p . m . This lodge has taken rapid
but sure strides within the last few years , it is now comfortably fixed in the new Alasonic Hall rooms , within the recollection of present members it could not open and close without assistance from some other lodge ; at the present time there is no ceremony but can be worked now by its own members , and the lodge stands second to none in East Lancashire for efficiency in the ritual and working
of Masonry , as a ; knowledgcd by several of the prominent Provincial Officers . DERBY . —Arboretum Lodge ( No . 731 ) . —The ordinary meeting of this lodge was held at the Alasonic Hall , on Wednesday , the 1 ith inst , when the following brethren were present : —Bros . Bennett , W . M . ; Jno . Smith , P . M . ; T . Roe , jun ., P . M . ; G . T . Wright , P . M . ; F . Uiffe , P . M . ; T . R . Gee , P . M ., Treas . j J . C . Merry ,