Masonic Notes And Queries:

kind . Bro . Riley ( 794 ) thinks it likely that the old records of the "Probity" Lodge , Halifax , contains similar instances to those cited of the " Apollo , " and , as Bro . Crossley is now preparing the history of that old lodge , we may expect light to be thrown on the subject in a very little while , as he is a most careful student . Bro . Lane has already alluded to other portions of the communication

from Bro . Riley , so I need not now say more , save that I consider the old "Apollo" Lodge , at York , and the "Phcenix" Lodge , at Hull , two separate and distinct lodges . Although only Master Masons may have been members of the lodge when formed at Hull , I do not see that is any reason why candidates should take the first two Degrees in a Masters' Lodge . Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre ( 796 )

furnishes three instances of the first two Degrees being given in a "M . M . Lodge . " This , however , was under the "Atholl" Grand Lodge , but what we know as "Masters' Lodges" were under the "Moderns . " Until quite recently we considered that "Masters' Lodges " were exclusively for working the Third Degree . They were started with that object undoubtedly . I quite believe with Bro . Le Feuvre as to the warrant of No . 151 . W . 1 . HUGHAN .

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Craft JHasoixrg . BARNATO LODGE ( No . 2265 ) . —A regular meeting of this lodge was held at the Cock Tavern , Highbury Station , on Monday , the 17 th inst ., under the presidency of Bro . Joseph Da Silva , P . M . 205 , W . M . There was a good attendance of member ? , including Bros . M . de Leeuw , S . W . ; L . Kool , J . W . ; . J . Joel , Treas . ; M . J . Jessop , P . M . 1261 , Sec ; C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br .,

acting I . P . M . ; T . Honey , S . D . ; E . Acworth , J . D . ; J . Manger , D . C ; M . Bash , I . G . ; H . Lane , Org . ; S . B . Joel and LB . Joel , Stwds . ; R . BerridgeJ . G . D . ; H . I . Barnato , J . A . Rosenthal , A . Goldstone , I . H . Gluckstein , A . Levy , C . Vandyk , S . Fox , E . Jacks , and others . Visitors : Bros , C . M . Coxon , D . C . 1471 ; W . Wright , Org . 1897 ; Jas . Terry , P . G . S . B . ; C . H . Driver , P . G . S . of W . ; M . J ,

Green , 19 S 7 ; M . E . Goldstein , 917 ; John Da Silva , 205 ; A . Brodrick , 1747 ; I . P . Cohen , P . M . 205 ; A . Combes , S . W . 820 ; Hyam Abrahams , H . J . Phillips , P . M . 205 ; R . Brodrick , 766 ; and W . W . Lee , 1 S 97 . Lodge having been opened , the minutes were read and confirmed , Brcs . H . I . Barnato and I . A . Rosenthal were then raised to the Sublime Degree of a M . M ., and Messrs .

John Jonas , Saml . Fox , and Elias Jacobs initiated into the Order , the ceremonies being rendered by the W . M . in a very impressive and solemn manner . Several letters of regret for non-attendance were announced , and propositions , including one initiate and five joining members , were received . The ledge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned

to an excellent banquet . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were subsequently honoured in a hearty manner . In responding for "The Grand Officers , " Bro . Berridge , P . G . D ., said that as the hour was late , he would not detain the brethren long in returning thanks for the kind manner in which the toast had been proposed , and for the cordial

reception it had met with . He tendered sincere thanks for the tnterlainment they had received , and for the privilege they had enjoyed of witnessing the admirable working in the lodge . He congratulated Bro . Barnato in naming a lodge which would be second to none in the annals of the Grand Lodge of England . Bro . C . H . Driver , P . G . Supt . Wks ., also replied . He

said it was the first time he had had the honour of visiting the lodge , and he owed a deep debt of gratitude to Bro . Hogard for his invitation . He was unfortunately unable to be present at the consecration , and the reports he had heard of that event made him regret it the more . He was glad to be there that evening , and looked upon it as a white stone , marking a great epoch in Masonry as far as he was

concerned . The admirable working of the W . M . had afforded him great pleasure . He was quite certain that with such a W . M ., I . P . M ., and officers , coupled with the name of one who was such a great success in himself , the lodge would be one of the most successful . Bro . C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . B ., acting I . P . M ., said it afforded him great pleasure to again propose " The Health

of the W . M ., " because he knew it required no words of his to enhance its value . The W . M . ot the lodge , Bro . Jos . Da Silva , was a well tried and well skilled Mason . They had that evening had the testimony of the Grand Officers present as to the way in which he had performed the work , and they could themselves judge of the manner in which he had presided at the banquet table . Bro . Da Silva was

one who , some 10 years aeo , passed the chair in a lodge of which he himself was a P . M . —the Lodge of Israel—and he then gave proofs of the proficiency they looked for in a W . M ., who had to guide and guard the honour of a lodge . The Barnato Lodge started but three months ago under circumstances which had alread y made their mark in Freemasonry , not only here , but

also in that distant colony from which they had derived so much support . The Colony of Kimberley , with the district surrounding it , had been one of the most successful of any founded of late years . That that lodge should have sprung into existence was not a surprise ; perhaps the surprise was that it was not started long before . The success which had attended it during its

short career was an earnest that the lodge had taken a hold on the affections , nut only of its members , but also of those brethren who had heard of it , and of the brother from whose name they indirectly derived their title . They had in their W . M . a brother who would look to the honour and reputation of the lodge , and who would keep it in that high and proud position to which ,

w thout speaking egotistically , he could say it had attained . They numbered within three months of the consecration 40 members . They had not sought to increase the numbers , but they had been urged and almost implored by brethren wishing to join . The woiking was not a surprise , for they knew the W . M ., and he was sure there was no prouder day in Bro . Da Silva ' s life than when he was installed as the first W . M . of the Barnato Lodge . There

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were many other subjects to which he might allude , but he would simply ask the brethren to heartily drink to the health of the W . M . Bro . J . Da Silva , W . M ., returned thanks for the kindly proposition and hearty reception of the toast . He took it that when they drank to the health of the W . M ., they drank at the same time to the success of the lodge . The

I . P . M . had kindly pointed out the success of the lodge in the space of three months , but if they had existed 4 or 40 years , they could not have made greater progress . One of the principal objects for which they were founded was to reunite under the Grand Lodge of England the brethren returning from South Africa , and he was sure they had succeeded in a most wonderful way in alluring to their lodge those

who returned from that distant part . Of the three initiates one was from Cape Colony and another from the Transvaal . They had proposed as joining members brethren who were prominent citizens of that colony , men who , when they returned , would leave their mark as pioneers of that great colony which had so astonished the whole world . It was to gather together those brave pioneers that they had

assembled , and from the manner in which they had succeeded in the past , he hoped and trusted they would long continue to be a beacon to which the people coming from South Africa would look when returning to England . He begged to thank the brethren again for the hearty manner in which they had received the toast . He was about to propose a toast on which the prosperity of the lodge

entirely depended— "The Initiates . " They had that night initiated into Freemasonry several eminent gentlemen who had been pioneers in the great work of the South African Colonies . There was also a young beginner who would , he was sure , attain the highest honours in Freemasonry . It was with candidates like these that Freemasonry would flourish and the lodges prosper , lt they continued to have

such initiates , they would not fail in making their lodge the great pillar of Freemasonry they hoped it would become . Bros . Jonas , Fox , and Jacobs having replied in appropriate terms , The W . M . gave "The Visitors . " He said they always welcomed visitors , and were proud to see brethren from other lodges coming to witness the working . He would

couple with toast the name of an esteemed brother—his father in Freemasonry—Bro . I . P . Cohen , P . M ., who initiated him . There was present among the visitors Bro . John Da Silva , his father , whom he initiated , and who was therefore his son in Masonry . He should also include Bros . Coxon , Hyam Abrahams , from Kimberley , and Broderick .

Bro . I . P . Cohen , P . M . 205 , after returning thanks , said that as the brethren had been told , he initiated their W . M ., and they could therefore imagine the gratification it afforded him to see Bro . Da Siiva at the head of such a lodge , surrounded by such a fine display of grandsons . The way in which the W . M . had performed his duties was such that no other lodge would bear comparison . He had

rendered the ceremonies of initiation and raising in his usual excellent manner that evening . Bro . Da Silva , W . M ., after his initiation , followed in the footsteps of his predecessors , and was able to carry on the duties in the Lodge of Israel as he had in the Iodge that evening . The members of the Barnato Lodge knew they could not have had a brother who would have done them more honour and

more credit than their present W . M . It had afforded him more pleasure than he could express to be present that evening , and hoped to be allowed the honour of visiting them again on a future occasion . Bros . Hyam Abrahams , Coxon , and Broderick also replied . "The Masonic Charities " was next given by the W . M ., who remarked that the members of the lodge had not yet

had an opportunity of showing how much they appreciated the toast , but the opportunity would come soon , when they would be able to respond more cordially than on the present occasion . He was sure it would be received with enthusiasm , and that when the proper time came they would show their cordiality by their deeds . There was

amongst them that evening a highly distinguished brother in the Craft—Bro . Jas . Terry , Secretary Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution—whom he had reserved to reply to this toast . That brother would rely upon the members of the lodge to support him in their deeds in carrying on the work of the Masonic Charities .

Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., in reply , said the observations of the W . M . were very kind , and would no doubt produce good fruit in the future . The past year had been an eventful one for the Masonic Charities , the largest sum ever announced in one evening— £ 50 , 600—being realised for the Girls' School . The Boys' Festival followed with but a very small amount— £ 9000 . The Festival

of the Benevolent Institution took place first , and realised over £ 15 , 000 . They would find the total sum raised during the year for the three Institutions to be between £ 73 , 000 and £ 74 , 000—no inconsiderable sum to be realised by an association like theirs , where they did not go outside their doors to collect the money . He had heard one visitor in response that evening say that the lodge had taken the

name of a brother who had been the means of raising a great deal . He had no doubt that in the future a great deal would be raised by any Steward representing the lodge . In February next the Festival of the Old People would take place . For the election there were about 130 or 140 candidates , and at present but four vacancies . They would require a large sum not only to keep up the

payments , but also , if possible , to increase the number of annuitants . He was sure it had only to be made known in that lodge , and a sum would be realised that would assist them materially . The annuities were conferred merely for the fact that the recipients were Freemasons and down in the world . Whenever this lodge felt inclined to send up a Steward , he was certain it would make its mark on the list

of the Charities , as it had already on the annals of Masonry . He trusted that when February came , amongst the number of Stewards would be one from that far famed lodge . He thanked them for the honour done him that evening , and hoped and trusted the lodge would continue to prosper , and that the M . W . G . M . would never be ashamed when he beard the name mentioned , but that it would be said that

it had done good in its generation , and especially in helping those who could not help themselves . Other toasts having been given , the Tyler's toast closed an enjoyable and successful gathering . Bro . W . Wright presided in his accustomed brilliant manner at the pianoforte , and was assisted by Bros . Lane , W . Combes , Honey , H . J . Phillips , and S . B . Joel , in the harmony during the evening .

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GOOLE . —Aire and Calder Lodge ( No . 458 ) . ^ . At the regular lodge held on Friday , the 14 th inst ., there were present Bros . W . Porter , W . M . ; R . Davmn S . W . ; Dr . Bruce , J . P ., A . Gooderidge , S . D . ; J . \ V ° 1 ' J . D . ; A . H . Peacock , I . G . ; E . J . Foster , I . p M . Bray , P . M ., Treas . ; Everatt , P . M . ; Gardiner , P . '' P . P . A . G . D . C ; . ] . Robinson , Tyler ; and many others

_ besides several visiting brethren . ' After lodge had been closed , a banquet was held at which the W . M ., in very feeling terms , presented Bro Robert Dayson , S . W ., with a testimonial on the occasion of his recent marriage . The presentation consisted of a very handsomemarbletimepiecebearingasuitableinscri ption and also side bronzes of a very elaborate character , besides a

spirit stand of novel and elegant design . Bro . Dayson , in the course of an eloquent reply , thanked the brethren for the very handsome way in which they had been pleased to signalise his marriage . The testimonia would be valued by his wife and himself , not merel y on account of its intrinsic value , or of the very great taste shown in its selection , but as a memento of many very

pleasurable associations . Several speeches were made during the evening , includ ing one by Bro . E . T . Clark , P . P . G . R . West Yorks , in which reference was made to the valuable services rendered by Bro . Dayson in many ways , but especiall y from a musical point of view , not merely to the Lod ge Aire and Calder , but also to the Province of West Yorkshire

During the evening , amongst the toasts received with great cordiality , was that of " Success to the new Lodge of St . Nicholas , at Thorne , " to which Bro . J . Constable Sec , replied in an able speech . The proceedings were rendered additionally pleasant by the songs given by Bro . Charles Blagboro ( who was in splendid form ) , Bros . E . Gooderidge , P . M ., J . Leech . I .

Robinson , and many others . Bro . G . Wintringham Cutts acted as Organist . Bro . Dayson was initiated into Freemasonry in the Aire and Calder Lodge on the same evening as Bro . Raven , now W . M . of the Denison Lodge , No . 1248 , Scarborough . The latter presided over the meeting of the lodge held last week , at which Bro . the Right Hon . Viscount Raincliffe was raised to the Sublime Degree of a M . M .

HEATON NORRIS . —Egerton Lodge ( No . 1030 ) . —A regular meeting was held on Monday , the 17 th inst ., at the George Hotel . Present : Bros . James Cookson , P . G . Steward , W . M . ; R . Bassnett Preston , S . W . ; J . McKim , J . W . ; W . H . Vaughan , P . M . P . G . Reg ., Sec . ; W . A . Vaughan , S . D . ; T . Knott , J . D . Henry Smith , I . G . ; J . W . Abbott , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . D . C ; Rev . E . J . Reeve , P . M ., P . P . G . C ; E . J . Lingard

P . M ., P . G . Steward ; C . Crush , T . W . Markland , A . Keymer , and H . Dawson , P . M ., Tyler . Visitors : Bros . John MacMahon , P . M . 44 ; A . Lawley , J . W . 1140 ; John Scott , P . M . 322 ; H . Crossley , 104 ; T . W . Stanley , and R . R . Lisenden , P . M . 317 , P . G . Steward . The lodge having been opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed , the ballot was taken

for Mr . George William Cookson ( son of the W . M . ) and Arthur Wellesley Henry , both of whom were elected , and afterwards initiated by the W . M . The S . W ., Bro . R . B . Preston , delivered the address , and the J . W ., Bro . J . McKim , presented the working tools . Bro . W . H . Vaughan , P . M ., P . G . Reg ., delivered a lecture explanatory of the first tracing board . The whole of the work was smoothly done , and reflected great credit on all concerned .

After some discussion respecting the proposed alteration of the Provincial Grand Lodge by-laws , a Committee was appointed to consider same , and , there being no further business , the lodge was closed . At the social board , after the usual preliminary toasts , that of " The Initiates " was proposed and responded to ; also "The Visitors , " "The W . M ., " and " The Officers , " a pleasant evening being spent .

BATTLE . —Abbey Lodge ( No . 1184 ) . -An emergency meeting was held on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , when there were present Bros . W . T . Jordan , W . M . ; R . T . Davison , M . D ., S . W . ; T . J . Walder , J . W . ; Rev . E . R . Currie , D . O ., P . P . G . C , P . M ., Chap . ; H . G . F . Wells , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., Treas . ; R . Hughes , I . P . M ., Sec ; J . B . Foster , S . D . j W . A .

Kaper , J . D . ; J . Fielding , Org . ; W . Lamborn , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., D . C . ; J . W . Pepper , I . G . ; C . Leary , Tyler ; T . W . Avis , F . G . Ticehurst , J . Chance , J . Hall , and others . Visitors : Bros . T . W . Markwick , W . M . 40 ; and Dr . F . W . Cock . This being an emergency meeting , the W . M ., immediately after the opening of the Iodge , explained that it had been convened for the purpose of raising Bro . Lieut . John Holl , who was to leave for India in a few days , and that

ceremony was at once proceeded with , being performed in a most effective and impressive manner by the W . M ., Bro . Jordan . There being no other business on the agenda , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to supper , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , and " The Health of the Newly-raised Brother enthusiastically received with expressions of fraternal good wishes for a prosperous voyage and a safe return to his native land .

SCARBOROUGH . —Denison Lodge ( No . 1248 ) - —On Wednesday evening , the 12 th inst ., at the regular meeting of this lodge , Bro . the Rt . Hon . Viscount Raincliffe was raised to the Sublime Degree of a M . M . There was a good attendance , and the ceremony was performed in a very able and impressive manner by the W . M ., ° J ° - T . Raven , Bro . Ascough , P . M ., and Bro . Fisher , P- " - '

P . G . D . C . At the close of the lodge , the brethren repaired to the Grand Hotel , where a most excellent banquet was suppl ' by Bro . De Leidi . , The W . M . was supported by Bros . Earl Londesbbrough ' P . M ., P . G . W . ; Lord Raincliffe . the Mayor of j >« "

borough ( Bro . Leasowe Walker ) , Capt . H . Darley , r- - P . P . G . W . ; Dr . Ivor Murray , P . M ., P . P . G . W . ; Barlowe . W . M . 566 ; Harland , W . M . 643 ; and about 60 breth ren , amongst whom were several visitors . ,. „ p { Pritchard ' s band was in attendance during the dinn ? . ' and performed a pleasing and varied selection of mu ' ' which was highly appreciated .