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Spencer West , 21 S 2 ; C . C Barber . 1 . SS 5 ; W . H . Wadham , 11042 ; C Ellison , S 71 ; and W . Worrall , 1 ( 123 . Bro . J . Terrv , P . M ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., was to have been present but was unfortunately prevented . After opening the lodge and confirming the minutes of the December mertine , the Auditors' report was taken , proving most satisfactorily and showing the lodge to be m a good sound financial position , and reflecting great credit
On the management of the Secretary and 'Treasurer . I Ins was so generally recognised that a special vote of thanks was proposed hy Bro . A . J . Taylor , P . M ., and unanimously approved to be recorded on the minutes . Bro . L . Cordes was then passed to the Second Degree and Bro . W . Wood was raised to the Sublime D ( gree of M . M ., both ceremonies being performed in a perfect and' impressive manner by the W . M . The installation of Bro . George Bruce Johnston
wrs the next item of business , and this , followed by the addresses , was performed by Bro . G . E . Higginson , W . M ., in a way that elicited well-merited and general praise from from all present . The new W . M . then invested his officers , Bros . J . J . Cantle , P . M ., and A . E . Austin , P . M ., remaining in the offices respectively of Hon . Sec , and Treasurer . Bro . J . Kift , on being appointed as Oriranist , was presented with a very handsome jewel as a mark of the esteem and
appreciation of the brethren for his services to the lodge since its consecration , a period of 15 years . All the other officers were elected in the usual rotation , and four lay members being elected on Committee of Charity and Benevolent Funds , closed the business for the evening , and " Hearty congratulations and wishes" were mutually exchanged . The brethren then adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant
where a very delightful banquet was enjoyed and a very pretty picture formed by all being in Masonic clothing , a dispensation from Grand Lodge having been obtained for the purpose . General good fellowship and geniality was the order of the day , and reigned throughout . The usual toasts were proposed in order by the W . M ., and proved to be in the hands of one who knew how to be sincere and to the point without any superfluity .
The I . P . M ., of course , made the exception in-proposing " The Health of the Worshipful Master , " and said although he had done a lot ot talking previously , that gave him more pleasure than all , and although it was not good form to "butter the W . M . to his face , " yet he could not help saying that as they were initiates together , he certainly felt proud in having installed him , and more especially as he felt that no one could have been chosen better suited for the office .
A suitable response was given to the I . P . M . ' s complimentary speech by the W . M ., who said it was only owing to the able tuition of Bro . G . E . Higginson , I . P . M ., that he was in any way fit to fill the office , and one small lesson he had received only that evening was " not to indulge in long-winded oratory . " "The Visitors" was responded to by Bro . R . H . Williams , P . M ., who commented in a very pleasing way
on the excellent working of the lodge and its good officers , and by Bro . H . Holmes , P . M ., who said it was his first invitation , but he certainly hoped it would not be the last , as he had been so hospitably entertained , and had experienced great pleasure at the perfect and feeling way the installation ceremony had been performed . Bro . Dr . Harrison , P . M ., responded very humorously also as a visitor , and said he had so frequently been tc
the lodge that he felt himself quite among " The old folks at home . " In remarking on the lodge ' and its officers , he said the J . W . particularly used to be to him a man of mystery , as at certain periods of the year he went to him for pills to cure him of some disorder that he could never fathom . This occurred so often that eventually he was compelled to ask him the actual cause , and it was then he learnt he was a Freemason in the Creaton Lodge , and the
pill times were identical with the banquets . Since that he had laid in a considerable stock , and labelled the bottle " Creaton Lodge Pills . " He also made some humorous remarks with reference to Bro . C . R . Cross , P . M ., and , in conclusion , sincerely thanked the W . M . and brethren for their hearty reception . The toast of "The Installing Master" was the next important office of the W . M ., and he took that opportunity
of presenting him with a valuable Past Master ' s jewel . It gave him unlimited pleasure to do that , as he looked upon the l . P . M . as his twin brother Mason , and , although there was not much of him , what there was was " real good . " The remaining toasts , comprising "The Secretary and Treasurer , " " The Masonic Charities , " and " The Officers " were responded to very appropriately , ar . d a most enjoyable
evening concluded with the Tyler ' s toast . A splendid musical programme was interspersed with tbe speeches , and ably presided over by Bro . J . Kift , Org ., who also contributed two humorous songs . The other artistes were Miss Ethel Winn , Bros . J . J . Cantle , W . Noel ( humorous ) , Chas . Ellison , and C Spencer West ( flute solo ) .
CobOIT ) Lodge ( No . 1 S 04 ) . —This lodge held its installation meeting on the ib ' : h instant at the Vestry Hall , Bow , when there were present Bros . J . W . Gibbs , W . M . ; T . H . Smithers , S . W ., W . M . elect ; C . Webster , J . W . ; the Rev . | . H . Kichel , Chap . ; R . Logan , P . M ., Treas . ; C . J . R . Tijou , P . M ., A . G . P ., Sec . ; Annan , SO . ; K . Gibbs , J . D . ; F . Webster , D . C ; J . Holland , I . G . ; Waller , Butcher , and J . Sulley , Stewards ; J .
laylor , P . M ., and II . Gairod , P . G . P ., Hon . Members ; J . A . Ellerton , P . M . ; G . Harrison , Tyler ; and others . Visitors ' . Bros . Judge Hnrton Smith , O . C ., S . W . 245 ft Warn , P . M ., I'eterker , P . M ., Maxliekl , Mead , P . M ., Toole , P . M ., Ben . Johnson , P . M ., Flynn , and Thornton , all of 1 S 05 ; H . Jenkins , P . M . SCo ; II . Grimsdall , 1 iS ? ; Rich , J . W . 2409 ; T ) ler , W . M . . So , S ; Thirsk , S . W . 1511 ; Lusty , S . W . 1239 ; 11 . Massiey , P . M . 192 S ; and
Slater , J . D . 2409 . The W . M . met with a most cordial reception on his recovery from a recent very dangerous illness . After the opening of the lodge , and the recommendation of a petition to the Board of Benevolence , the lodge voted live guineas to the distressed petitioner . The lodge Auditors' report , which
was adopted , showed a very satisfactory balance after the customary support of the Masonic Institutions . Bro . T . II . Smithers , S . W ,, and W . M . elect , was then presented by Bro . Tijou , P . M ., A . G . P ., who acted as D . C . throughout the proceedings , for installation , and after he had been obligated , the W . M . invited Bro . II . Jenkins , P . M ., an old friend of the W . M . elect , to install . Bro Jenkins then
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assumed the chair , and in very good style installed Bro . Smithers . Bros . 1 . W . Gibbs was invested as l . P . M . ; C . Webster as S . W . ; E . A . Gihbs as J . W . ; E . Logan . P . M ., as Treas . ; C . J . R . Tijou , P . M ., A . G . P ., as Sec . ' ; J . Holland as S . D . : F . G . Webster as J . D . ; W . R . Waller , as I . G . ; ] . A . Ellerton , P . M ., as Org . ; the Rev . J . H . Ftcbel as Chap . ; J . Butcher , as D . C ; J . Sulley , F . Maryland , and C M . Holland , as Stewards ;
and Bro . Harrison as Tyler . A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the Installing Officer , and a handsome Past Master ' s jewel was presented to Bro . J . W . Gibbs , . l . P . M . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren journeyed to town , and banqueted at the Holborn Restaurant . The usual toasts followed the banquet . Bro . Henry Garrod , P . G . P ., responding to the toast of " The Grand Officers , " said that since he had the pleasure
of being present at the last installation meeting of the lodge , the Grand Master had been pleased to go eastward to look for one of his Grand Officers in the person of the worthy Secretary of the Coborn Lodge , Bro . Tijou . A better brother was not to be found in Masonry ; he attended regularly at the Board of Benevolence , where he was of great service . Now that he had become a Grand Officer , lie was a permanent member of the Board , and would do
all he could to assist the Board in performing their task . As regards that night ' s meeting and the work of the Installing Master , the brethren would agree that Bro . Jenkins had performed the ceremony in a most efficient manner . During his ( Bro . Garrnd's ) experience in Masonry , which , next Tuesday , would be of 40 years , he had seen and done the installation on many occasions . He would not say he had never seen it done so well , but he had never seen it
excelled . Bro . Tijou , A . G . P ., said that as one of the Grand Officers , he might add , that in the work they had to do , it would be very' unhappy for them if they did not feel they had the support of the Craft at large . Their work in Grand Lodge was not confined to the quarterly communications , a great deal of it was done in Committee , where they sat sometimes from five to 11 o ' clock without even a cup of
tea . It was a great consolation to them that their work was approved by the Craft . The purple would not have come to him if he had not taken an active part in Masonic work . 1 he work he took a deep interest in was that of the Board of Benevolence ; no better work could be done ; and , although it was a thankless office , they did the best they could to see that the money was not wasted , while they supported all genuine applications . Some of the work done by Grand
Officers was to an extent ornam-ntal , but there was much done that outside Masons did not know of . Bro . J . W . Gibbs , I . P . M ., in proposing the toast of "Bro . ' 1 ' . H . Smithers , W . M ., " said the brethren of the lodge well knew that Bro . Smithers was a much senior member of the lodge thm himself . The way Bro . Smithers had extended to him the hand of fellowship and brotherhood during the last year he should never forget , and all
the brethren would value his services in his position of Master of the lodge . No brother would forget his kindness in helping the lodge out of its difficulties . He ( Bro . Gibbs ) would use his utmost endeavours to support him in every way he could during his year of office , and try to get him some work to do . Bro . Smithers , W . M ., in reply , said that what he had done , as referred to by Bro . Gibbs , he thought it was best
to do for the good of the Coborn Lodge . They had had a trying time , and he thanked the brethren . They had all had the well-being ot the lodge at heart . He had always done his little best to add to the efficient working of the lodge . Being of a timid disposition he had that evening slipped two or three little points , bul later on he hoped to avoid that mistake . The coming year promised exceedingly well . He trusted from what he had heard that they would
have two or three initiates . At present they were all united ; the officers were up to their work ; and he hoped that this year the lodge might not only he a prosperous , but a profitable , one . 'They had had happy years in the past . Bro . Smithers , W . M ., next proposed " I he Installing Master . " 'That night he felt in somewhat an unusual position in the Coborn Lodge , for it had broken the record . He had known Past Master Jenkins many years , and he knew
it would be a pleasure to be installed by an old and revered friend . He thought , too , that the brethren would like to see new blood . Bro . Garrod , who had been in the habit of performing the ceremony , had told the brethren he had been forty years a Mason , and that younger ones must come in and step into the older Masons' shoes . He could only endorse heartily what had been already said , and he thought the brethren would agree with him that during the time he
had been in the Coborn Lodge he had never seen the ceremony conducted in so perfect a manner as it had been that night by Bro . Jenkins Bro . Jenkins , P . M ., responded . He said he was not aware that Bro . Garrod had previously done the installation in that lodge . Although he should have preferred his doing it , he could not deny it was a great pleasure to instal a brother he had known a good many years . Bro . Smithers
would make an excellent Master . The more candidates the better ; it would benefit the lodge and give the W . M . some practice . Bro . R . Hoi ton Smith , Q . C ., S . W . 2456 , in responding to the toast of "The Visitors , " congratulated the brethren on everything that had been put before them—everything in lodge , everything in the ceremony , all the accessories , Iiro . 1 ijou ' s work , everything at the table he had never
seen exctlhd , it was all of the best . If for a moment he suggested it was an astonishment to him to have his name c . uipled with the toast he would say that he seemed very much like a fossil which had been dugout from an old generation . He had been tabling to Bro . Garrod , and found Bro . Garrod had the advantage of him in Freemasonry by three or four years , but he did not believe it—Masonieally . Bro . Garrod was an absolute P . G . Officer , and fie ( Bro .
Horton Smith ) was only a fossil dug out of the depths to be S . W . of the Chancery liar Lodge . The founders of the Chancery Bar Lodge thought they must have ¦ ome of the elders of the profession—the fossils of the profession , and they dragged him , an old horse , out of the stable , and said " Come along . " But it seemed to him a great satisfaction that , being dug out in that way , the ( irst lodge he assisted
in as a visitor should be at Bow , with which place he happily had a connection , and he should always remember when he emerged into Masonry that he had been connected with Bow . It struck him that coming again into Masonic surroundings , he might suggest to the younger brethren and every visitor that there was a great deal more in Freemasonry than was to be found within the limits of
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the table at which they were helping . IE only those who were interested in Freemasonry would take it up , not only as a sort of amusement , as a sort of toy to pass an idle hour , hut to look into it and see what it meant , he" would be satisfied they would find in it more than met the eye for a moment . He was sure no one ought to enter into Freemasonry lightly , but that he should con-iderhis obligations and what he meant to do . They would find if they entered
into it , and followed it on , what at present , he thought , very few knew . He would suggest to new Freemasons , those of ten years' standing , that they should look into the meaning of the secrets with which they had to deal , not take it up idly and- foolishly , but look into it carefully , and they would find , by going underneath the surface , a great deal which they had failed at first to see . Bro . Thirsk also replied , and recalled his first visit to the
lodge 12 months ago . What struck him most then was the Charitable association , and he had acted on that in Yorkshire by starting a Charitable association there which had enabled him in six months to hand over £ 25 . Bro . Tijou replied to the toast of " The Masonic Institutions . " Masonic Charity had been with him the greatest part of his Masonic working . Since the last installation meeting of the Coborn Lodge the Grand Master had
appointed him on the Committee of the Old People ' s Institution . Without being a traitor to that Institution he was going to draw attention to the needs of the Girls ' Institution for which he had taken the position of Steward , as he wanted to qualify for it and let the Coborn Lodge stand well , as it always did . Bro . Taylor , P . M ., would be associated with him as Steward . The Coborn Lodge had always represented two of the Charities each year . The
Girls' School at the present time somewhat required support . On account of the success it had six years ago it admitted 25 extra girls . Well , they had to be maintained , and the consequence was that the School required annually more than it did ten years ago . Unless they were supported by the younger Masons those Institutions could not be kept up . He should not be satisfied with less than three figures in the £ column . The Benevolent Institution wassupuortcd
by the lodge every ye ' ar . Sympathy for boys was easy ; sympathy for girls was easier still ,- but about sympathy for old people there was some hesitation . People would not admit an old man or an old woman into their houses ; therefore they must be provided for elsewhere . Let Masons support all the Institutions . He was Life Governor of all
three and he would ask the brethren to do the best they could for them . Bros . Gibbs and Logan replied to the toast of " 'The Past Masters , " and the other toasts were given before the brethren separated . "Auld Lang Syne" concluded the proceedings .
West Ham Abbey Lodge ( No . 2291 ) . — The installation meeting of this growing and influential lodge was held at the Town Hall , Stratford , on Thursday , the 1 st inst ., under the presidency of Bro . A . Reed , W . M ., supported by Bros . C W . Carrell , P . M . ; E . Triggs , P . M . ; W . G . Norman , P . M . ; J . Boultmi , P . M . ; A . Govier , P . M . ; G . W . Kidd , S . W . ; R . Fisher , J . W . ; G . Hay , Treas . ; F . C . D . Fenn , Sec . ; G . Gwinn , S . D . ; J . II .
Pavitt , J . D . ; II . Young , D . C ; W . Jones , I . G . ; C Mansfield and J . Byford , Stwds . ; M . Gross , Tyler ; Carter , Moloney , White , Porter , Vintner , Single , Robertson , Ricketts , Price , Courtney , Threlford , Turner , Handley , Stone , Holbrook , J . M . Smith , Ayton , McDowell , Rockley , Maggs , Horseman , Barrow , Druitt , Docksey , Trew , R . Fenn , Holland , Taylor , Reed , Holforrl , J . T . Vallincc . Scrutton , Riche , Mayes , Richardson , Worland , McDowell
Liver , Angel ! , Curtis , and E . Vallance . Visitors : Bros . C . Reeve , P . M . ( 1 S 16 ) , E . Smith . ( 1 S 1 C ) , A . J . Hardwick , W .. VL , Jeffrey Stewart , H . Home . vood ( 1336 ) , W . Wilkinson , W . Tew , G . Pidduck , R . J . Tucker ( 933 ) , and H . W . Clark , of 2049 ; Geo . Parrett , P . M . 1259 ; K . Cook , J . Noakcs , R . Ellis , T . Stevens , G . Ensor , 11 . Poston , 19 ; E . H . Brown , W . Rouse l . arter , W . M . 902 ; W . S . Harvey , A . Calver , P . M . 933 ; R . W . Tucker , 933 ;
C T . Hills . C . McKenzie , 13 S 2 ; G . Sidders , P . M . b ' yo '; E . Moves , H .. M . Styles , H . B . Reekie ,. S . H . Baker , II , Bantick , C Cochrane , and J . F . Taylor . The lodge being duly opened , the minutes were read and confirmed . Bro . G . Wa'son Kidd , S . W . and W . M . elect , was presented to the W . M ., and was installed in the chair of K . S ., Bro . Boulton , P . M ., acting as Installing Orficer . The ceremony was worked in a most efficient manner , and
gave great saiisfiction to all present . The W . M . then invested the fodowing officers : Bros . A . Reed , I P . M . ; K . Fielder , S . W . ; G . Gwinn . J . W . ; G . Hay , Treas . ; F . C . D . Fenn , Sec . ; ] . T . Pavitt , S . D . ; W . Jones , J . D . ; C . Mansfield , I . G . ; ' H . Young , D . C ; and J . Byford , jun ., and G . Bush , Stewards . The addresses having been delivered , and the ceremony of installation completed , the new W . M . initiated Mr . Ernest Grav . The Auditors '
report was read and adopted , a Past Master s jewel presented to Bro . A . Reed , l . P . M ., and a vote of 50 guineas accorded to Bro . Kidd , W . M ., who is Steward at the forthcoming Festival of the Girls' School . Other Masonic business having been disposed of , the brethren adjourned to the banquet in the Council Chamber , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly
honoured . The toast of " The Grand Officers " was most heartily received . Bro . Gray responded to the toast of "The Initiate" in a most eloquent speech , which was highly appreciated by the brethren . The Tyler's toast brought the proceedings to a close .
/ CSCUlapiuS Lodge ( No . 2410 ) . —The ordi nary meeting of this vigorous lodge was held at the CaK Royal , Regent-street , on the 14 th inst . 'The W . M ., Bro . F . Ernest Pocock , M . D ., P . M ., V . Pres . Bd . of Gen . Purps ., in the chair of K . S ., supported by the following officers , members , and visitors : Bros . Lennox Browne , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W . Essex , as l . P . M . ; Jacob Pickett , M . D ., S . W . ; G . Crawford Thompson , M . B ., J . W . i Thomas DuttonM . D ., P . M ., Sec ; Anthony Nutt , S . D . ;
, Henry Kiallmark , P . M ., as ] . D . ; E . It . E / . ird , M . D ., I . G . i Samuel Ellis , Tyler ; A . P . Luff , M . D . ; John Davics , M . Cheale , C M . Simpson , X . E . Yorke Davies , H . E . Simpson , J . Crooks , A . B . Alexander , Lewis Lewis , H . " Wrighton , H . G . Blackmore , James Startin , II . J . Sharpe , K . S . Bell , C Luxmore Drew , M . B . ; J . Robins Arthur , y " ( Canada ); Allen M . Cleghorn , M . D ., 20 ( Canada ); J . »• Ward , 7010 ; W . MolesworthSt . Aubyn , l . P . M . 2369 ; A ' Ruuth , M . D ., W . M . elect 2033 ; J . S . Prior , 538 ; H . Faigu >
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Spencer West , 21 S 2 ; C . C Barber . 1 . SS 5 ; W . H . Wadham , 11042 ; C Ellison , S 71 ; and W . Worrall , 1 ( 123 . Bro . J . Terrv , P . M ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., was to have been present but was unfortunately prevented . After opening the lodge and confirming the minutes of the December mertine , the Auditors' report was taken , proving most satisfactorily and showing the lodge to be m a good sound financial position , and reflecting great credit
On the management of the Secretary and 'Treasurer . I Ins was so generally recognised that a special vote of thanks was proposed hy Bro . A . J . Taylor , P . M ., and unanimously approved to be recorded on the minutes . Bro . L . Cordes was then passed to the Second Degree and Bro . W . Wood was raised to the Sublime D ( gree of M . M ., both ceremonies being performed in a perfect and' impressive manner by the W . M . The installation of Bro . George Bruce Johnston
wrs the next item of business , and this , followed by the addresses , was performed by Bro . G . E . Higginson , W . M ., in a way that elicited well-merited and general praise from from all present . The new W . M . then invested his officers , Bros . J . J . Cantle , P . M ., and A . E . Austin , P . M ., remaining in the offices respectively of Hon . Sec , and Treasurer . Bro . J . Kift , on being appointed as Oriranist , was presented with a very handsome jewel as a mark of the esteem and
appreciation of the brethren for his services to the lodge since its consecration , a period of 15 years . All the other officers were elected in the usual rotation , and four lay members being elected on Committee of Charity and Benevolent Funds , closed the business for the evening , and " Hearty congratulations and wishes" were mutually exchanged . The brethren then adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant
where a very delightful banquet was enjoyed and a very pretty picture formed by all being in Masonic clothing , a dispensation from Grand Lodge having been obtained for the purpose . General good fellowship and geniality was the order of the day , and reigned throughout . The usual toasts were proposed in order by the W . M ., and proved to be in the hands of one who knew how to be sincere and to the point without any superfluity .
The I . P . M ., of course , made the exception in-proposing " The Health of the Worshipful Master , " and said although he had done a lot ot talking previously , that gave him more pleasure than all , and although it was not good form to "butter the W . M . to his face , " yet he could not help saying that as they were initiates together , he certainly felt proud in having installed him , and more especially as he felt that no one could have been chosen better suited for the office .
A suitable response was given to the I . P . M . ' s complimentary speech by the W . M ., who said it was only owing to the able tuition of Bro . G . E . Higginson , I . P . M ., that he was in any way fit to fill the office , and one small lesson he had received only that evening was " not to indulge in long-winded oratory . " "The Visitors" was responded to by Bro . R . H . Williams , P . M ., who commented in a very pleasing way
on the excellent working of the lodge and its good officers , and by Bro . H . Holmes , P . M ., who said it was his first invitation , but he certainly hoped it would not be the last , as he had been so hospitably entertained , and had experienced great pleasure at the perfect and feeling way the installation ceremony had been performed . Bro . Dr . Harrison , P . M ., responded very humorously also as a visitor , and said he had so frequently been tc
the lodge that he felt himself quite among " The old folks at home . " In remarking on the lodge ' and its officers , he said the J . W . particularly used to be to him a man of mystery , as at certain periods of the year he went to him for pills to cure him of some disorder that he could never fathom . This occurred so often that eventually he was compelled to ask him the actual cause , and it was then he learnt he was a Freemason in the Creaton Lodge , and the
pill times were identical with the banquets . Since that he had laid in a considerable stock , and labelled the bottle " Creaton Lodge Pills . " He also made some humorous remarks with reference to Bro . C . R . Cross , P . M ., and , in conclusion , sincerely thanked the W . M . and brethren for their hearty reception . The toast of "The Installing Master" was the next important office of the W . M ., and he took that opportunity
of presenting him with a valuable Past Master ' s jewel . It gave him unlimited pleasure to do that , as he looked upon the l . P . M . as his twin brother Mason , and , although there was not much of him , what there was was " real good . " The remaining toasts , comprising "The Secretary and Treasurer , " " The Masonic Charities , " and " The Officers " were responded to very appropriately , ar . d a most enjoyable
evening concluded with the Tyler ' s toast . A splendid musical programme was interspersed with tbe speeches , and ably presided over by Bro . J . Kift , Org ., who also contributed two humorous songs . The other artistes were Miss Ethel Winn , Bros . J . J . Cantle , W . Noel ( humorous ) , Chas . Ellison , and C Spencer West ( flute solo ) .
CobOIT ) Lodge ( No . 1 S 04 ) . —This lodge held its installation meeting on the ib ' : h instant at the Vestry Hall , Bow , when there were present Bros . J . W . Gibbs , W . M . ; T . H . Smithers , S . W ., W . M . elect ; C . Webster , J . W . ; the Rev . | . H . Kichel , Chap . ; R . Logan , P . M ., Treas . ; C . J . R . Tijou , P . M ., A . G . P ., Sec . ; Annan , SO . ; K . Gibbs , J . D . ; F . Webster , D . C ; J . Holland , I . G . ; Waller , Butcher , and J . Sulley , Stewards ; J .
laylor , P . M ., and II . Gairod , P . G . P ., Hon . Members ; J . A . Ellerton , P . M . ; G . Harrison , Tyler ; and others . Visitors ' . Bros . Judge Hnrton Smith , O . C ., S . W . 245 ft Warn , P . M ., I'eterker , P . M ., Maxliekl , Mead , P . M ., Toole , P . M ., Ben . Johnson , P . M ., Flynn , and Thornton , all of 1 S 05 ; H . Jenkins , P . M . SCo ; II . Grimsdall , 1 iS ? ; Rich , J . W . 2409 ; T ) ler , W . M . . So , S ; Thirsk , S . W . 1511 ; Lusty , S . W . 1239 ; 11 . Massiey , P . M . 192 S ; and
Slater , J . D . 2409 . The W . M . met with a most cordial reception on his recovery from a recent very dangerous illness . After the opening of the lodge , and the recommendation of a petition to the Board of Benevolence , the lodge voted live guineas to the distressed petitioner . The lodge Auditors' report , which
was adopted , showed a very satisfactory balance after the customary support of the Masonic Institutions . Bro . T . II . Smithers , S . W ,, and W . M . elect , was then presented by Bro . Tijou , P . M ., A . G . P ., who acted as D . C . throughout the proceedings , for installation , and after he had been obligated , the W . M . invited Bro . II . Jenkins , P . M ., an old friend of the W . M . elect , to install . Bro Jenkins then
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assumed the chair , and in very good style installed Bro . Smithers . Bros . 1 . W . Gibbs was invested as l . P . M . ; C . Webster as S . W . ; E . A . Gihbs as J . W . ; E . Logan . P . M ., as Treas . ; C . J . R . Tijou , P . M ., A . G . P ., as Sec . ' ; J . Holland as S . D . : F . G . Webster as J . D . ; W . R . Waller , as I . G . ; ] . A . Ellerton , P . M ., as Org . ; the Rev . J . H . Ftcbel as Chap . ; J . Butcher , as D . C ; J . Sulley , F . Maryland , and C M . Holland , as Stewards ;
and Bro . Harrison as Tyler . A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the Installing Officer , and a handsome Past Master ' s jewel was presented to Bro . J . W . Gibbs , . l . P . M . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren journeyed to town , and banqueted at the Holborn Restaurant . The usual toasts followed the banquet . Bro . Henry Garrod , P . G . P ., responding to the toast of " The Grand Officers , " said that since he had the pleasure
of being present at the last installation meeting of the lodge , the Grand Master had been pleased to go eastward to look for one of his Grand Officers in the person of the worthy Secretary of the Coborn Lodge , Bro . Tijou . A better brother was not to be found in Masonry ; he attended regularly at the Board of Benevolence , where he was of great service . Now that he had become a Grand Officer , lie was a permanent member of the Board , and would do
all he could to assist the Board in performing their task . As regards that night ' s meeting and the work of the Installing Master , the brethren would agree that Bro . Jenkins had performed the ceremony in a most efficient manner . During his ( Bro . Garrnd's ) experience in Masonry , which , next Tuesday , would be of 40 years , he had seen and done the installation on many occasions . He would not say he had never seen it done so well , but he had never seen it
excelled . Bro . Tijou , A . G . P ., said that as one of the Grand Officers , he might add , that in the work they had to do , it would be very' unhappy for them if they did not feel they had the support of the Craft at large . Their work in Grand Lodge was not confined to the quarterly communications , a great deal of it was done in Committee , where they sat sometimes from five to 11 o ' clock without even a cup of
tea . It was a great consolation to them that their work was approved by the Craft . The purple would not have come to him if he had not taken an active part in Masonic work . 1 he work he took a deep interest in was that of the Board of Benevolence ; no better work could be done ; and , although it was a thankless office , they did the best they could to see that the money was not wasted , while they supported all genuine applications . Some of the work done by Grand
Officers was to an extent ornam-ntal , but there was much done that outside Masons did not know of . Bro . J . W . Gibbs , I . P . M ., in proposing the toast of "Bro . ' 1 ' . H . Smithers , W . M ., " said the brethren of the lodge well knew that Bro . Smithers was a much senior member of the lodge thm himself . The way Bro . Smithers had extended to him the hand of fellowship and brotherhood during the last year he should never forget , and all
the brethren would value his services in his position of Master of the lodge . No brother would forget his kindness in helping the lodge out of its difficulties . He ( Bro . Gibbs ) would use his utmost endeavours to support him in every way he could during his year of office , and try to get him some work to do . Bro . Smithers , W . M ., in reply , said that what he had done , as referred to by Bro . Gibbs , he thought it was best
to do for the good of the Coborn Lodge . They had had a trying time , and he thanked the brethren . They had all had the well-being ot the lodge at heart . He had always done his little best to add to the efficient working of the lodge . Being of a timid disposition he had that evening slipped two or three little points , bul later on he hoped to avoid that mistake . The coming year promised exceedingly well . He trusted from what he had heard that they would
have two or three initiates . At present they were all united ; the officers were up to their work ; and he hoped that this year the lodge might not only he a prosperous , but a profitable , one . 'They had had happy years in the past . Bro . Smithers , W . M ., next proposed " I he Installing Master . " 'That night he felt in somewhat an unusual position in the Coborn Lodge , for it had broken the record . He had known Past Master Jenkins many years , and he knew
it would be a pleasure to be installed by an old and revered friend . He thought , too , that the brethren would like to see new blood . Bro . Garrod , who had been in the habit of performing the ceremony , had told the brethren he had been forty years a Mason , and that younger ones must come in and step into the older Masons' shoes . He could only endorse heartily what had been already said , and he thought the brethren would agree with him that during the time he
had been in the Coborn Lodge he had never seen the ceremony conducted in so perfect a manner as it had been that night by Bro . Jenkins Bro . Jenkins , P . M ., responded . He said he was not aware that Bro . Garrod had previously done the installation in that lodge . Although he should have preferred his doing it , he could not deny it was a great pleasure to instal a brother he had known a good many years . Bro . Smithers
would make an excellent Master . The more candidates the better ; it would benefit the lodge and give the W . M . some practice . Bro . R . Hoi ton Smith , Q . C ., S . W . 2456 , in responding to the toast of "The Visitors , " congratulated the brethren on everything that had been put before them—everything in lodge , everything in the ceremony , all the accessories , Iiro . 1 ijou ' s work , everything at the table he had never
seen exctlhd , it was all of the best . If for a moment he suggested it was an astonishment to him to have his name c . uipled with the toast he would say that he seemed very much like a fossil which had been dugout from an old generation . He had been tabling to Bro . Garrod , and found Bro . Garrod had the advantage of him in Freemasonry by three or four years , but he did not believe it—Masonieally . Bro . Garrod was an absolute P . G . Officer , and fie ( Bro .
Horton Smith ) was only a fossil dug out of the depths to be S . W . of the Chancery liar Lodge . The founders of the Chancery Bar Lodge thought they must have ¦ ome of the elders of the profession—the fossils of the profession , and they dragged him , an old horse , out of the stable , and said " Come along . " But it seemed to him a great satisfaction that , being dug out in that way , the ( irst lodge he assisted
in as a visitor should be at Bow , with which place he happily had a connection , and he should always remember when he emerged into Masonry that he had been connected with Bow . It struck him that coming again into Masonic surroundings , he might suggest to the younger brethren and every visitor that there was a great deal more in Freemasonry than was to be found within the limits of
Craft Masonry.
the table at which they were helping . IE only those who were interested in Freemasonry would take it up , not only as a sort of amusement , as a sort of toy to pass an idle hour , hut to look into it and see what it meant , he" would be satisfied they would find in it more than met the eye for a moment . He was sure no one ought to enter into Freemasonry lightly , but that he should con-iderhis obligations and what he meant to do . They would find if they entered
into it , and followed it on , what at present , he thought , very few knew . He would suggest to new Freemasons , those of ten years' standing , that they should look into the meaning of the secrets with which they had to deal , not take it up idly and- foolishly , but look into it carefully , and they would find , by going underneath the surface , a great deal which they had failed at first to see . Bro . Thirsk also replied , and recalled his first visit to the
lodge 12 months ago . What struck him most then was the Charitable association , and he had acted on that in Yorkshire by starting a Charitable association there which had enabled him in six months to hand over £ 25 . Bro . Tijou replied to the toast of " The Masonic Institutions . " Masonic Charity had been with him the greatest part of his Masonic working . Since the last installation meeting of the Coborn Lodge the Grand Master had
appointed him on the Committee of the Old People ' s Institution . Without being a traitor to that Institution he was going to draw attention to the needs of the Girls ' Institution for which he had taken the position of Steward , as he wanted to qualify for it and let the Coborn Lodge stand well , as it always did . Bro . Taylor , P . M ., would be associated with him as Steward . The Coborn Lodge had always represented two of the Charities each year . The
Girls' School at the present time somewhat required support . On account of the success it had six years ago it admitted 25 extra girls . Well , they had to be maintained , and the consequence was that the School required annually more than it did ten years ago . Unless they were supported by the younger Masons those Institutions could not be kept up . He should not be satisfied with less than three figures in the £ column . The Benevolent Institution wassupuortcd
by the lodge every ye ' ar . Sympathy for boys was easy ; sympathy for girls was easier still ,- but about sympathy for old people there was some hesitation . People would not admit an old man or an old woman into their houses ; therefore they must be provided for elsewhere . Let Masons support all the Institutions . He was Life Governor of all
three and he would ask the brethren to do the best they could for them . Bros . Gibbs and Logan replied to the toast of " 'The Past Masters , " and the other toasts were given before the brethren separated . "Auld Lang Syne" concluded the proceedings .
West Ham Abbey Lodge ( No . 2291 ) . — The installation meeting of this growing and influential lodge was held at the Town Hall , Stratford , on Thursday , the 1 st inst ., under the presidency of Bro . A . Reed , W . M ., supported by Bros . C W . Carrell , P . M . ; E . Triggs , P . M . ; W . G . Norman , P . M . ; J . Boultmi , P . M . ; A . Govier , P . M . ; G . W . Kidd , S . W . ; R . Fisher , J . W . ; G . Hay , Treas . ; F . C . D . Fenn , Sec . ; G . Gwinn , S . D . ; J . II .
Pavitt , J . D . ; II . Young , D . C ; W . Jones , I . G . ; C Mansfield and J . Byford , Stwds . ; M . Gross , Tyler ; Carter , Moloney , White , Porter , Vintner , Single , Robertson , Ricketts , Price , Courtney , Threlford , Turner , Handley , Stone , Holbrook , J . M . Smith , Ayton , McDowell , Rockley , Maggs , Horseman , Barrow , Druitt , Docksey , Trew , R . Fenn , Holland , Taylor , Reed , Holforrl , J . T . Vallincc . Scrutton , Riche , Mayes , Richardson , Worland , McDowell
Liver , Angel ! , Curtis , and E . Vallance . Visitors : Bros . C . Reeve , P . M . ( 1 S 16 ) , E . Smith . ( 1 S 1 C ) , A . J . Hardwick , W .. VL , Jeffrey Stewart , H . Home . vood ( 1336 ) , W . Wilkinson , W . Tew , G . Pidduck , R . J . Tucker ( 933 ) , and H . W . Clark , of 2049 ; Geo . Parrett , P . M . 1259 ; K . Cook , J . Noakcs , R . Ellis , T . Stevens , G . Ensor , 11 . Poston , 19 ; E . H . Brown , W . Rouse l . arter , W . M . 902 ; W . S . Harvey , A . Calver , P . M . 933 ; R . W . Tucker , 933 ;
C T . Hills . C . McKenzie , 13 S 2 ; G . Sidders , P . M . b ' yo '; E . Moves , H .. M . Styles , H . B . Reekie ,. S . H . Baker , II , Bantick , C Cochrane , and J . F . Taylor . The lodge being duly opened , the minutes were read and confirmed . Bro . G . Wa'son Kidd , S . W . and W . M . elect , was presented to the W . M ., and was installed in the chair of K . S ., Bro . Boulton , P . M ., acting as Installing Orficer . The ceremony was worked in a most efficient manner , and
gave great saiisfiction to all present . The W . M . then invested the fodowing officers : Bros . A . Reed , I P . M . ; K . Fielder , S . W . ; G . Gwinn . J . W . ; G . Hay , Treas . ; F . C . D . Fenn , Sec . ; ] . T . Pavitt , S . D . ; W . Jones , J . D . ; C . Mansfield , I . G . ; ' H . Young , D . C ; and J . Byford , jun ., and G . Bush , Stewards . The addresses having been delivered , and the ceremony of installation completed , the new W . M . initiated Mr . Ernest Grav . The Auditors '
report was read and adopted , a Past Master s jewel presented to Bro . A . Reed , l . P . M ., and a vote of 50 guineas accorded to Bro . Kidd , W . M ., who is Steward at the forthcoming Festival of the Girls' School . Other Masonic business having been disposed of , the brethren adjourned to the banquet in the Council Chamber , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly
honoured . The toast of " The Grand Officers " was most heartily received . Bro . Gray responded to the toast of "The Initiate" in a most eloquent speech , which was highly appreciated by the brethren . The Tyler's toast brought the proceedings to a close .
/ CSCUlapiuS Lodge ( No . 2410 ) . —The ordi nary meeting of this vigorous lodge was held at the CaK Royal , Regent-street , on the 14 th inst . 'The W . M ., Bro . F . Ernest Pocock , M . D ., P . M ., V . Pres . Bd . of Gen . Purps ., in the chair of K . S ., supported by the following officers , members , and visitors : Bros . Lennox Browne , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W . Essex , as l . P . M . ; Jacob Pickett , M . D ., S . W . ; G . Crawford Thompson , M . B ., J . W . i Thomas DuttonM . D ., P . M ., Sec ; Anthony Nutt , S . D . ;
, Henry Kiallmark , P . M ., as ] . D . ; E . It . E / . ird , M . D ., I . G . i Samuel Ellis , Tyler ; A . P . Luff , M . D . ; John Davics , M . Cheale , C M . Simpson , X . E . Yorke Davies , H . E . Simpson , J . Crooks , A . B . Alexander , Lewis Lewis , H . " Wrighton , H . G . Blackmore , James Startin , II . J . Sharpe , K . S . Bell , C Luxmore Drew , M . B . ; J . Robins Arthur , y " ( Canada ); Allen M . Cleghorn , M . D ., 20 ( Canada ); J . »• Ward , 7010 ; W . MolesworthSt . Aubyn , l . P . M . 2369 ; A ' Ruuth , M . D ., W . M . elect 2033 ; J . S . Prior , 538 ; H . Faigu >