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had done was with the object of benefiting the lodge , and he was gratified to find that it was now in a prosperous condition . He had endeavoured to emulate the example of the other two Past Masters . Several candidates for initiation were then proposed and seconded , and after some communications had been read , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to a charming banquet , provided by Bro . A . C . Smith , and

personally superintended by him . It was served in the lower hall , which being of the same size as the lodge room , afforded plenty of room for seating the large number of brethren assembled , with a fine open space all round the tables for the waiters to move about . The banquet , thoroughly enjoyed by all the company , was followed by the usual toasts . After the toasts of "The Oueen and the Craft" and

"The M . W . Grand Master" had been proposed and drunk , the W . M . proposed "The M . W . Pro Grand Master , the R . W . Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " In referring to the popularity of the Earl of Lathom , Bro . Lennox Browne said there was no panel on the walls of the Temple at Freemasons' Hall better decorated than that which contained the full-length portrait of the present Pro Grand Master . With respect

to the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Deputy Grand Master , he said his lordship was always graceful , and when he presided at the Special Grand Lodge in January , held to pass resolutions of condolence with the Queen , the Grand Master , and the Royal Family on the death of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , he proposed the vote gracefully and classically , with words well suited to the occasion , and without any grandiosity . Having known his lordship for

over 20 years , he could say he was another instance of how Masonry developed the man . The Worshipful Master , in proposing "The Prov . Grand Master , the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and the rest of the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past , " referred feelingly to the terrible trial through which Bro . Philbrick was passing , in which he was sure the Deputy Prov . Grand Master had the sympathy of all the brethren .

Bro . George Corbie , P . G . W ., replying , said he was an Essex Mason of 22 years' standing . He stuck to his province and never went further . He was proud of his province , for the way little Essex had come forward in support of the Masonic charities was a tact to be proud of . He remembered when there were only 15 lodges in the province ; there were now 30 . The Prov . Grand Master and the Deputy Prov . Grand Master did their best to

distribute honours where honour was due , and all the P . M . ' s of thc Lennox Browne Lodge had had office . It was his second visit to this lodge , which he found a very comfortable lodge , not too large and not too small . He hoped it would not become too large , because frequently large lodges ceased to be a happy family . Bro . Dr . Dring , I . P . M ., proposed "The W . M . " In having elected Bro . Lennox Browne they had done quite

the right thing in more ways than one , and in the first place because the lodge had been named after him , and it would seem to be an anomaly thatsuch a lodge should have no other connection with him . In the future , of course , there would be a tie between the god-father of the lodge and the lodge . In the second place the brethren had done the right thing because they had got a brother well known in the province as regarded his Masonic career , and also as regarded his

good brotherly qualities ; and he hoped that those brethren who would fill the chair in years to come would be well known for their Masonic qualities—not only inside Masonry , but outside , and independent of Masonry , something that rendered them acceptable and worthy of the vote of the brethren . The unanimous vote they gave last May to Bro . Lennox Browne to be their W . M . was the right thing to do . Bro . Lennox Browne would look upon it—he

did not say as the best thing , but as one of the highest honours they could confer upon him . Lonf ^ life , health , and happiness to him , and might they see his face among them for many years to come . The W . M ., in acknowledging the toast , said thai bashfulness and Lennox Browne had long been strangers , but if lie did feel at all bashful it would not be that night , because he did like to think that when 20 , 50 , or 100

years hence somebody said " Why was that lodge named Lennox Browne . " When the name of Lennox Browne was otherwise forgotten , they would say , " He was one of our Masters ; " and therefore he thought the brethren had done the right thing to the lodge in asking him to be its Master . They did not all know it was somewhat by accident he was thc god-father of thc lodge . In Masonry , as in everything else , a man should be active . He did not

seek the honour , hc was invited to take it , and he accepted it ; but he did really feel it a very great honour , and , differing from the I . P . M ., he thought it not one of the greatest honours , but the greatest honour that he should not only be asked to allow his name to be given to thc lodge , but to be elected its VV . M . He was aware of the difficulty it would be , with his many engagements , to follow in the footsteps of the other Past Masters of the lodge , such ritualists

as Bros . Jackson , Bromhead , and Dring ; but if those brethren , with their arduous professional duties , could perform their duties to the lodge , it would be hard indeed if he could not spare a few hours for that purpose . If he did not he should feel hc had not justified the confidence the brethren had placed in him . If it was possible to have at heart one lodge more than another , it would be the Lennox Browne Lodge . He trusted that in 12 months the

brethren would say he had proved that by deeds . The Worshipful Master next proposed " The Installing Master and the Past Masters of the Lodge . " Bro . Dr . Dring , I . P . M ., said if the installation was done to the satisfaction of the brethren , he was well pleased . It was a tine not altogether of great delight and satisfaction to go down one step in the ladder of time , but that was his position now . His year of office had been an exceedingly

pleasant one . Although some of the brethren put forth a wish that he should go on for a second year ; he said no ; that was not a good thing for the young men . He had to express his thanks as outgoing Master to those officers of the lodge who had rendered him great and valuable assistance . Those officers who were cominir on

would appreciate his observations when he said he had received great assistance from them . Not onl y his thanks but even to a greater extent the thanks of the brethren generally were due to two ofiicers particularly , the Treasurer and Secretary , who had worked harder during his year than before , as there had been a great deal more to do . As he had already said , hc had had an extremely pleasant year , and he thanked all the ofiicers for then-

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kind assistance , from the Senior Warden down to the Junior Steward . Bros . Jackson and Bromhead also replied . Bro . L . W . Harvey , P . M . 9 , replying to the toast of "The Visitors , " said he could not understand why the lodge , being named after Bro . Lennox Browne , did not have him for its first VV . M . Some good reason he supposed existed for it ; but the brethren had certainly shown

their gratitude and their good sense in now electing him . Bro . Harvey afterwards exhorted the younger brethren to attend lodges of instruction , and said that in No . 9 they had a Past Master , Bro . S . Vallentine , who , having been a member 44 years , had only missed 12 attendances . For 30 years he had been the Installing Master in that lodge .

The toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " led to the information that at the next Quarterly Communication in December , Bro . J . Pinder , P . M ., would be nominated by Essex for the Grand Treasurership , and the Province would be asked to support him with all its power . The other toasts were honoured before the brethren separated .

CHESHUNT . James Terry Lodge ( No . 2372 ) . —A regular meeting was held at the Cheshunt Hall , on Thursday , the Sth inst ., when a large number of brethren assembled to congratulate the lodge on its excellent position after two years' existence , and to assist in the installation of Bro . Wm . Metcalfe , upon whom the unanimous choice of the members Had fallen to preside over them during the ensuing

year . Amongst the members present were Bros . Peter L . Blackmore , P . G . S . of W ., VV . M . ; James Terry , P . G . S . B ., I . P . M . ; Wm . Metcalfe , S . W . ; H . Trask , J . W . ; R . Middlehurst , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Tydeman , P . M ., Sec ; Dr . W . P . Warren , S . D . ; H . E . Cole , J . D . ; F . Godfree , I . G . ; F . C . Smith , P . M . ; G . Holdsworth , P . M . ; and many others . Visitors : Bros . VV . Lewis , P . M . 1327 ; J . T . Simmons , Stwd . 1327 ; G . F . Rossiter , 907 ; J . J .

Thomas , P . M . 753 ; G . Fagg , 30 ; VV . West , 172 ; W . R . G . Emerson , Org . 45 ; E . A . Hick , P . P . G . R . Salop ; W . H . Bic _ el , W . M . 1327 ; | . Hitching , S . W . 234 G ; F . M . Bilby , P . P . G . S . B . ; S . M . Banker , P . P . G . S . B . ; G . Houston-Charm in , lcGS ; G . Clark , 171 ( 1 ; VV . A . Sproat , 1327 ; W . Gilbert , 1327 ; G . J . Holdsworth , 1327 ; J . Mark , S . D . 1327 ; M . A . Mclnery , P . M . 234 G ; W . W . Lee , W . M . 2381 , J . VV . 1 S 97 ; and others .

After the formal opening of the lodge , and routine business , Bro . Neil Mackenzie was passed to the Second Degree by the W . M . Bro . T . Jones , 1602 , was unanimously elected a joining member . Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., then assumed the chair , and in the presence of a numerously attended Board of Installed Masters , installed Bro . Wm . Metcalfe as W . M . in his well known impressive manner . The ofiicers invested were Bros . Peter L .

Blackmore , I . P . M . ; Henry Trask , S . W . ; Dr . VV . P . Warren , J . W . j Richard Middlehurst , Treas . ; Joseph Tydeman , Sec . ; H . E . Cole , S . D . ; Frederick Godfree , J . D . ; G . S . Metcalfe , I . G . ; R . F . Brickdale , D . C . ; W . G . Tydeman , A . D . C ; F . E . Abbott , Org . ; Thomas L . Bennett and George Worboys , Stwds . ; George Voung , Tyler ; and B . Mitchell , Asst . Tyler . The W . M . was unanimously elected to serve on the Herts Charity and Finance

Committee . Five gentlemen were proposed as candidates for initiation , foreshadowing a plentiful supply of work for the W . M . and his ofiicers . Apologies for non-attendance were received from Bros . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., Prov . G . M . ; G . E . Lake , Deputy P . G . M . ; C Ed Keyser , G . D . ; F . Sumner Knyvett , Prov . G . Treas . j T . S . Carter , P . P . J . G . W . ; and many others . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren then

adjourned to the Four Swans Hotel , Waltham Cross , where the members propose to remove the lodge a year hence . This quaint old hostelry , which has entertained a long roll of Royal guests , fully maintained its traditions , and provided the brethren with a sumptuous banquet . The usual toasts were afterwards given and heartily received . " The Queen and the Craft " having been honouredthe

, VVorshipful Master gave "The Prince of VVales , M . W . Grand Master , " whom he referred to as the sovereign of the Craft , and the Prince of good fellows . The VVorshipful Master next proposed "The Grand Ofiicers , Present and Past , " and expressed the pride felt by the lodge that evening in seeing amongst them Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., the honoured father of the lodge , and one of the most popular Masons in the Craft . He was

pleased to take this opportunity of thanking Bro . Terry for the excellent manner in which he had installed him as W . M ., assuring him that it would always be his boast to say that he was installed by Bro . Terry . Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., said he rose at once to respond , for there were many toasts to be proposed , and time and trains waited for no man . On an occasion like this he ventured to think the honour intended to be

conveyed was to the VV . M ., who richly deserved the encomiums which would be passed on the admirable manner in which he had discharged his duties during the past two years , and they looked forward with confidence to-see him perform the duties of W . M . and uphold the prestige of the lodge . He was glad to be present with them again . He had had a very arduous year , and came down to them that day a cripple , but he hoped to be well again by the next time they

met , and without the dreadful pain he had recently been suffering from . "The Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Halsey ,, M . P ., " was next given by the VV . M ., who said that their ' Prov . Grand Master , who was absent from England , was one whom they all honoured , and under whose beneficent rule Freemasonry had flourished in the province . "The Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past" having

, been duly honoured , Bro . Blackmore , I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " referring to the excellent services rendered by llro . Metcalfe , VV . M ., to Freemasonry in the past , and the confidence of the members that under his ruling the lodge would maintain its present high position . Bro . W . Metcalfe , VV . M ., returned thanks for the kindl y proposition and reception of the toast , and expressed his determination to fulfil the duties of his high ollice to the

best of his ability . He then submitted " The Past Masters , " and referred to the very prosperous year of office the I . P . M . had had , remarking that it was extremely difficult to follow Bo good a Mason and such an excellent worker . On behalf of the lodge he presented Bro . Blackmore , I . P . M ., with a handsome Past Master ' s jewel , which , although a valuable one , was but a small expression of the good feelings of every member of the lodge towards him .

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Bro . P . L . Blackmore , I . P . M ., thanked the W . M . f 0 . his kind remarks , and the brethren for the handsome jewel ' which he should be proud to wear as a memento of a verv pleasant year of office . * ¦ "The Visitors" and "The Officers" were afterwards the lertoast the

given , Ty ' s terminating proceedings which erew throughout of a very harmonious and pleasant character . Amongst the brethren who rendered assistance in the musical arrangements were Bros . E . G . Twyman , H . Brown , W . T . Imbrey , W . Emerson , A . Martin , and others .

EAST GRINSTEAD . Sackville Lodge ( No . 1619 ) . —Under par . ticularly pleasant auspices the annual installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Crown Hotel , on Tuesday the Gth inst . For the office of W . M . the choice of the ' brethren had fallen on Bro . F . J . Budd-Budd , who has for some years been a quiet but most energetic member of the

lodge . He was installed by the outgoing W . M ., Bro . G . Wilson , assisted by Bro . G . Mitchell , P . M . The other officers for the ensuing year were appointed as follows-Bros . R . G . Payne , S . W . ; J . Luxtord , J . W . ; E . A Head , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., 1 reas . ; A . M . Betchley , P . M P . P . G . S . B ., Sec ; W . H . Brown , P . M ., P . G . S . B . D . of C ; D . Wood , S . D . ; C F . W . Stannard , J . D . '

C . M . Wilson , I . G . j S . R . Schofield , Org . ; W . H . Dixon and F . Walder , Stwds . All the officers named were present except the Organist , and , in addition to those already given , there were present Bros . T . Smith , P . M ., J . Cooper , J . Saker , A . Brandt , J . E . Lark , W . W . Gale , and E . Wilson . The visiting brethren included Bros . J . G . Sims , St . John ' s ; H . I . Sturgeon , P . P . G . Std . Br . Kent :

H . W . G . Abell , W . M . elect Southdown ; H . Packham , W . M . Burrell ; J . Howe , W . M . Ockenden ; VV . F , Wilkinson , W . Wright , P . P . J . G . W . ; and G . Holman , W . M . Pelham . In recognition of his services as W . M . during the past year , Bro . Wilson was presented with a massive Past Master ' s gold jewel . At the conclusion of the lodge business , the brethren .

some 35 in number , sat down to a magnificent banquet , admirably served and carried through in a style which did infinite credit to the house and its proprietor . Under the genial presidency , of the W . M ., whose portrait adorned the tastefully got-up menu , the usual Masonic toasts were cordially honoured . The musical programme was exceptionally pleasing , and

the company was delighted with the whole of the items rendered by the Lewes Orpheus Glee Union , consisting of Messrs . \ V . N . Barnard , A . Barnard , J . Farncombe , C . R . Wells , and E . T . Hall , with Mr . Percy J . Starnes as accompanist . The proceedings were of an exceedingly enjoyable character .

FELTHAM . Lebanon Lodge ( No . 1326 ) . —The last meet . ing , for the season , of this prosperous lodge was held on Saturday , the 17 th inst . Members present : Bros . S . Wheeler , VV . M . ; J . C Goslin , J . P . M . ; F . Dunstan , S . W . ; A . Robertson , J . W . j J . Lawrence , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C , Treas . ; H . Dayey , Sec . ; W . Kite . S . U ;

J . J . Marsh , P . M ., P . P . G . Standard Bearer , J . D . ; P . Bick , D . C ; G . Roberts , A . Russell , and W . J . Harvie , Stewards ; J . Gilbert , Tyler . Bros . E . A . Smith , P . M ., P . P . G . Standard Bearer ; W . Davey , T . Kingston , J . Exton , F . Goslin , J . Collins , G . Larner , D . Ruthven , V . Lodge , and A . F . Holland . Visitor : Bro . A . J . Perriam . The lodge was opened by Bro . S . Wheeler , VV . M . Bro .

Holland was then passed in a very impressive manner . Four gentlemen having been proposed for initiation al the next meeting , several letters from brethren were read expressing regret at being unable to attend . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren sat down to an ample repast . After grace the Worshipful Master gave the . usual loyal

and Masonic toasts , " ihe Queen and the Craft , which was received with enthusiasm , then followedjthat of " The M . W . Grand Master , his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Grand Oilicers , Present and Past , " which was loyally and heartily honoured . The next toast was that of " l'he Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Raymond H . Thrupp . and the rest of the

Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past . " In proposing this toast the W . M . expressed the great pleasure the brethren had at the last meeting ( August ) in having the company of the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and after eulogising this distinguished brother expressed a hope -i ™ wish that the lodge would have the pleasure of his presence on future occasions .

Bro . J . J . Marsh , P . P . G . Std . Br ., in returning thanks , said for thc information of those brethren who , were not present on the last occasion , that our most highly esteemed Deputy Prov . Grand Master remarked that he was hig hly gratified at being present , and congratulated the W . Mupon the very able , excellent , and eliicient manner in whicn he worked the First and Third Degrees , and thoug ht tw VV . M . was an old P . M . until informed it was the fii- t time

he had worked those Degrees . _ . ., Bros . Lawrence and Smith also responded in suitaU . terms . .,, «« Bro . Goslin , I . P . M ., gave "The Health of the VV . M . in a few well chosen remarks , congratulating him "n \ work for the day , and remarked while they had su W . M . 's the Lebanon Lodge could not fail to progress a "

ProsPer * . 1 . lira In responding to "The Health of the Visitors , "'" Perriam expressed regret at not being in time to see . s working , and said he was highly pleased on ' . l ' 'J ' , i , e occasion , and hoped to have the pleasure of visitmi . Lebanon Lodge again . , . „ t The Worshipful Master then proposed " The Healt" 0 the fast Masters , " and called upon each to 1 respond , wn ^ they did in a few pithy sentences , and received the » PF bation of all the brethren . ,, L : ^ The next toast was " The Ofcrs of the Lodge , w dulresponded to by the Senior and Junior VV- ' iu ill iuui aim

was y , n n « UUIJ . I __ J / UHU _ U -j- . o- JUI»— rfth 1 en also the Treasurer , who expressed a wish that the ur ^ ^ would enable him to fill the big he had the V ""^^ carrying , and hoped they would support the ¦ , ^ Charities in the future as they had in thc pastJ ? , t 0 t Secretary , whom the W . M . had thanked and pra' * | - ^ his valuable services , expressed his pleasure at havini , b the W . M . every satisfaction . . to a The Tyler's toast brought this very happy me etini ' close .