Ladies' Banquet Of The Burgoyne Lodge, No. 902.

vears ago . It was then held upon a lodge night , but they resolved that upon the present occasion they would have no Masonic business , so that they could all meet at the same time . He hoped he might venture to say this had been a success , and that the evening would be carried through in its entirety in an enjoyable manner . He was grateful to them all for their presence , especially the ladies . He trusted that when they adjourned to the ball room they would all be - \ ble to enjoy the company of the visitors as one hippy family , and as they always did in the Burgoyne Lodge .

Bro . J . J- FIFIELD , W . M ., then gave The Ladies . The Masonic ritual forbade the ladies to be " in the know , " but if they were enabled to do so they would certainly take a keener interest in supporting the Charities . Masonry was an Order second to none in the world , and the good emanating from it was known to all the brethren present . He represented this lodge at the recent Festival of

the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , when £ 20 , 000 was collected for the Old Peop le . That would appeal to the hearts of the ladies , and show them that there was some good in Freemasonry . He would couple the name of Bro . Gibb , who was presented some time ago with a silver tea and coffee service as a token of their esteem .

Bro . GABB , P . M ., Treas ., in response , said it was through his wife he joined Freemasonry . He was sure that the single ladies present who were engaged to Freemasons would only be too delighted to be the wives of Freemasons . If the brethren only did what was right in Freemasonry they would make good husbands . All the wives wished to see their husbands in the position of W . M ., but to do this it was necessary that the brethren should be allowed one night a week off in order to attend a lodge of instruction . On behalf of the ladies he thanked the

Iod"e for the hospitality shown them . An adjournment was then made to the ball room where a programme of dances and songs was enjoyed . Bros . Fifield and Cowland officiated as M . Cs ., and Miss Gabb , Miss Rashleigh , and Bro . R . H . Marchbanks rendered several songs in excellent style . There was also a sleight of hand an 3 shadowgraphy performance by Regollo . The company dispersed about midnight well satisfied with the excellent entertainment provided by the members of the Burgoyne Lodge . "

Dedication Of A Masonic Hall At St. Budeaux.

DEDICATION OF A MASONIC HALL AT ST . BUDEAUX .

A new Masonic Hall , to be the meeting place of Queen Victoria Lodge , was dedicated on Wednesday , the 14 th instant , by the acting Prov . Grand Master , Bro . G . C . Davie . Queen Victoria Lodge is only three years old , and has hitherto met in the assembly room of the Trelawny Hotel . Now , through the enterprise of some of its members , who formed a limited company for the purpose , it has a commodious and substantial home of its own ,

consisting of a lodge room , refectory , and ante-rooms . More than 10 a brethren attended the ceremony , which was well and impressively performed . The principal officers taking part were—Bros . G . C . Davie , P . A . G . D . C , acting Prov . G . M ., in the chair ; F . B . Westlake , P . D . G . D . C . Eng ., Prov . S . G . W . ; Rev . T . W . Lemon , D . D ., P . P . J . G . W ., P . P . G . Chap ., acting as Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . A . J . Hamlyn , P . P . G . Chap ., acting Prov . G . Chap . ; John Stocker , Prov . G . Sec ; J . R . Lord , Prov . G . D . of C . ; W .

Willoughby , P . P . G . Org ., at the organ ; and other Past or Present Prov . Grand Officers attending were Bros . C . H . Cooper , 105 , P . P . J . G . D . ; R . Pike , 230 , P . P . CO . ; J . Bassett , 1212 , P . P . S . G . D . ; J . Hammond , 1255 , P . P . A . G . D . C ; T . C . Dee-ble , 10 7 , P . P . S . G . D . Cornwall ; C . G . Withell , 70 , P . P . J . G . D . j W . R . Rawling , 1071 , P . P . A . G . Sec . Cornwall ; W . Allsford , 202 , P . P . G . Treas . ; G . Dunsterville , 16 9 , P . P . S . G . D . ; J . B . Gover , 70 , P . P . G . Sec ; W . H . Dillon , 1099 , P . P . A . G . S . ; H . Shooter , 112 , P . G . Tyler ; R . R . Edyvean , 380 , P . P . G . W . Cornwall ; Isaac Rosekilly , 282 , P . P . G . S . of W . Cornwall ; and R . W . PitUier ,

954 , P . P . G . P . The officers of Oueen Victoria Lodge present were as follows : Bros . Colonel Geo . Edyvean , W . M . ; E . Fage , I . P . M . ; G . Smale , S . W . ; W Truscott , J . W . ; E . Treays , Chap . ; J . Bowen , Treas . ; W . J . Pearce , P . A . G Purst ., Sec . ; T . Occleshaw , S . D . ; J . R . Bennett , J . D . ; J . E . Heard , D . of C . T . R . Rolston , A . D . of C . ; B . W . Nunn , l . G . ; J . Warring , Org . ; W . T . R Tozer and J . M . Smith , Stewards ; J . C . Elliott , P . M ., Tyler ; Major Shanks , P . M . ; and G . Perring , P . M .

After the ceremony of dedication , the acting PROV . G . MASTER delivered an oration . He said it was with the greatest pleasure that he had come there to dedicate this new lodge , for , having the interest of the province at heart , it would naturally be a source of satisfaction to him to see that Lodge Victoria so early in tts career should be able to provide itself with its own premises . Such premises were necessarily costly and involved financial liability , and it spoke well for the future of that lodge that its members had

felt able to take this responsibility upon themselves . He heartily congratulated them , because , speaking from a considerable experience of Freemasonry , he could say that nothing tended morer-to the comfort of the brethren and the stability of the lodge than the fact that a lodge possessed its own premises . Other and greater advantages also flowed from a lodge possessing a horns of its own , for such a room became a true centre of Masonic life , and served perpetually to remind them of the duties they as Freemasons owed to each other and to the Craft in general .

At the luncheon which followed at the Trelawny Hotel , Bro . WESTLAKE responded for " The Grand Lodge of Fngland . " Bio . Col . EDYVEAN , W . M ., gave " The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon and the Acting Prov . Grand Master . " Bro . DAVIE responded , and afterwards proposed " The Health of the W . M . of Lodge Victoria . " He was sure from what he had seen that day that that lodge must owe a great deal to Colonel Edyvean .

The W . M . suitably replied , and the acting Prov . Grand Master and many of the brethren then left to attend a Masonic concert held in the evening at Plymouth Guildhall . T &

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

CONSECRATION OF THE ORIENT ( MARK ) LODGE No . 531 { E . C ) .

Freemasonry has been makirg steady progress in Howrah during the last few years , and a very gratifying evidence of its present flourishing condition in the Trans-Hooghly town was furnished on the 13 th ult ., by the foundation of a new Mark lodge there , an institution which had become somewhat of a necessity . It is now more than 15 years since a Craft lodge was opened in Howrah and consecrated bv Bro . Sir H . T . Prinsep , Dist . G .

Master of Bengal , and now the Howrah brethren are indebted to Bros . H . M . Rustomjee , W . M . ; T . Maxwell , S . W . ; K . J . Guzdar , J . W . ; R . H . M . Rustomjee , J . Tinson , G . Miller , and A . A . Rodgers , the founders , for having a Mark lodge- of their own , which has been inaugurated under the happiest auspices under the name and style of the Orient Lodge of ftlark Master Masons , No . 531 ( E . C ) , under a charter granted by the Grand Master of the Order , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales .

The ceremony of consecrating the lodge was performed in a fitting and impressive manner by Bro . E . G . Sinclair , P . M . 80 , P . D . G . W . Bengal , ably assisted by Bro . J . C . Banerjee , P . M . 220 , P . D . G . W . ; Bro . C . M . Rustomjee , P . M . 80 , P . D . G . S . O . ; C . T . M . Anderson , P . M . 80 , D . G . M . O . ; and W . H . Sweet , P . M . 233 . P . D . G . D .

Among the brethren present were Bros . H . M . Rustomjee , W . H . Sweet , G . W . Lees , O . W . King , R . H . M . Rustomjee , T . Maxwell , K . J , Guzdar , J . Tinson , J . Shields , G . A . Parrish , Nawab Syed Hossain Khan , A . C . Sen , N . A . S . Jeejeebhoy , sen ., H . W . Allan , G . Miller , and N . A . S , Jeejeebhoy , jun .

At the close of the beautiful and highly edifying ceremony , Bro . H . M . Rustomjee was installed in due form by Bro . J . C . Bannerjee as the first Master of Lodge Orient . The brethren are to be congratulated on their selection , as Bro . H . M . Rustomjee has already filled the chair in three Mark lodges , and was a founder and first W . M . of one of them—Lodge

Keystone , No . 495 ( E . C ) , which was established in Barrackpore in March , 1896 . He is a P . G . S . Overseer of the Grand Lodge of England , Past Dep . Dist . G . Mark Master , and the present Dist . G . Mark Secretary of B engal . The success of the lodge may therefore be regarded as assured , tiro . Rustomjee then appointed and invested the following brethren as officers of his lodge : Bros . T . Maxwell , S . W . ; K . J . Guzdar , J . W . j R . H . M . Rustomjee , Sec . ; J . Tinson , M . O . ; and G . Miller , S . O .

The election of Treasurer and Tyler and the appointment of the remaining officers was adjourned till the next meeting . Bro . H . M . RUSTOMJEE , in an eloquent and appropriate speech , thanked Bro Sinclair and the other brethren who assisted him in the consecration ceremony . On his proposal , seconded by Bro . MAXWELL , Bros . Sinclair , J . C . Banerjee , C M . Rustomjee , C T . M . Anderson , and W . H . Sweet were unanimously elected honorary members of the lodge in recognition of the useful services rendered by them .

The W . M . submitted draft by-laws for the approval of the members . They were approved and passed , subject to confirmation at the next meeting of the lodge . Several candidates for advancement and as joining members were proposed , after which the lodge was closed and the brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was in every respect worthy of the occasion .

After the usual loyal , patriotic and Masonic toasts , Bro . SINCLAIR , in a very happy speech , proposed " The Health of the newly-installed Master , " of whom he spoke in very complimentary terms , and congratulated the brethren on the excellent choice they had made . They could not have chosen a more earnest and zealous Mason , or one who was better able to successfully rule and guide the lodge . The toast was received and drunk with enthusiasm .

The W . M . replied in a very felicitous speech , in the course of which he thanked the brethren for having done him the honour of choosing him as their first Master , and felt confident , with the help of his officers and their loyal support , to work the lodge successfully . The next toast , "The Health of the Consecrating Officers and the Visiting Brethren , " was proposed by the W . M ., in appropriate terms and was drunk with great enthusiasm . Bro . SINCLAIR responded on behalf of the Consecrating Officers , and Bro . W . H . SWEET on behalf of the visitors . . . *

Barbadian Freemasons Congratulate The Grand Master.

BARBADIAN FREEMASONS CONGRATULATE THE GRAND MASTER .

At the regular communication of the District Grand Lodge of Barbados , held on the 1 st instant , after the business had been got through , and the brethren were at the refreshment tables , the telegram notifying the actual relief of Ladysmith was received . It was then read by the Dist . G . Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . CLARK - HOLMAN , amid frequent outbursts of cheesand applause , after which "God save the Queen " and " Rule Britannia" were heartily sung by every brother , including the Dist . G . M ., R . W . Bro . John Locke , and Bro . his Excellency

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