Craft Masonry.

P . M . 974 , P . P . G . D . ; Dr . Mcgregor , P . M . 290 , P . P . G . D . ; T . Matthewman , P . M . ioig , P . P . Asst . G . Sec ; W . Cockerlyne , P . M . 304 , P . P . G . Org . ; T . M . Holmes , P . P . G . S . B . ; H . Chalker , P . M . 154 ; H . Bromet , P . M . 2 G 77 ; and R . J . Smith , P . M . 1042 . The medical profession naturally mustered strongly , and besides those in the Zetland Lodge ( and they are many ) included Bros . Drs . West Symes , A . T . Bacon , P . M . 1211 ; West , Brown , P . M . 1211 ; Williamson , Foster , Longford , Bates , P . M . 1 5 , P . P . G . D . ; Draper , Hall , Hamer , Kingston , Campbell , Holmes , Kershaw ,

Naylor , and A . Dennison , 1211 . The Leeds lodges were represented by Bros . Dr . Martin Forbisher , I . P . M . 289 ; Henry B . Wilson , W . M . elect 2 S 9 ; F . Hinchliffe , WM . 304 ; Fenton , W . M . 306 ; Whitfield , W . M . 1042 ; Haigh , W . M . ran ; Gardiner , W . M . 1221 ; the Rev . W . Wilkinson , W . M . 2069 ; and Barker , W . M . 2 C 0 S . There were also present Bros . De Burg Birch , A . Willey , Robinson , J . Barraclough , I . P . M . 304 , Bottomley , Gutfeld , Gilbert Jackson , C . Blagborough , fowett , Gawthorp , H . Wyler , j . Stewart , T . E . Spalding , H . Cockerlyne , 304 , W . McQuat , Myers Berwick , Sykes , F . Broadhead , Palmer , G . R . Humphrey , and A . Willey .

The first portion cf the installation ceremony was most ably conducted by the retiring and very popular W . M ., Bro . H . M . Forbes . The Board of Installed Masters numbered 55 . From this stage the duty of Instating Master was taken up by Bro . R . Smailes , P . M ., whose rendering of the ceremony was universally applauded . Bro . A . W . Mayo Robson was heartily greeted on being placed in the chair . He at once invested his I . P . M ., Bro . Forbes , the jewel attached to whose collar being very lucidly explained by Bro . E . L . Frazer , Bro . Forbes' own I . P . M . The brethren , tothe number of 35 , being re-admitted , the proclamations were made , and the usual salutes given , BroT VV . VV . Clayton acting as Dir . of Cers .

The W . M . then appointed and invested his officers as follows : Bros . W . E . B . Marchant , S . W . ; H . Littlewood , J . W . ; R . Smailes , P . M ., Chap . ; W . W . Clayton , P . M .. Treas . ; J . W . Smith , Sec . ; VV . Carby Hall , S . D . ; H . J . Roper , J . D . ; Wm . Postlethwaite , P . M ., D . of C- ; F . Long , Org . ; A . J . Swift , I . G . ; and G . P . Humphrey and J . Macdonald , Stwds . The addresses to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren were delivered in Bro . Smailes' usual effective way , and this completed the ceremony .

Bros . E . L . Frazer , P . M ., and H . M . Forbes , I . P . M ., were elected to serve on the Committee of Management , and Bro . H . Gaskell Blackburn , P . M ., Prov . J . G . W ., was chosen to repiesent the lodge on the West Yorkshire Charity Committee . The two Wardens were put upon the local Charity Committee . This was all the routine business , and the VV . M ., in a few well-chosen words , thankedthe R . W . Prov . G . M . and other distinguished visitors for the honour they had paid to Zetland Lodge by visiting it on the occasion of his installation , and trusted that all would remain to refreshment .

Apologies were announced from several brethren , amongst whom was Bro . T . B . Whytehead , P . M ., P . P . G . W . N . and E . Yorkshire , P . G . Std . Br ., and I . P . M . of the Ouatuor Coronati Lodge . ~ The musical portions ot the ceremony were under the able management of Bro . F . Long , Org ., and the extract from Mendelssohn ' s St . Paul was effectively sung by Bro . C . W . O . Smith , P . M .

The lodge being closed , the brethren dined together . •The resources of the very useful , but not too commodious , Masonic rooms at Carlton Hill , it was seen from the first would be entirely inadequate in this instance , and the brethren decided that the banquet should be held at the Metropole , a large and very handsome hotel recently opened in King-street , Leeds . The commodious salle ii manger ot this establishment , warm , well-ventilated , and spacious , answered the purpose admirably , and the floral decorations and table appointments were generally admired .

Upwards of 100 brethren sat down , Bro . Dr . Mayo Robson presiding . He was supported by all the brethren whose names are mentioned previously , as well as by others whose occupations prevented attendance at the lodge . An excellent dinner was provided by the Metropole management . After dinner the usual routine of toasts was proceeded with . "The Health of Her Gracious Majesty the Queen" was most enthusiastically received . . _ ..

In proposing " The M . W . G . Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and the Officers of Grand Lodge , Present and Past , " Bro . Mayo Robson said that if this had been an ordinary occasion he might have proposed the toast in the ordinary terms and asked them to drink to our excellent Grand Master , a most enthusiastic Freemason ; but as it so happened the Prince of VVales was not only a Masonic colleague , but also a colleague with himself of the Royal College of Surgeons . The honorary degree of F . R . C . S . was conferred upon the Prince because h- is foremost in all good works and manifests the

greatest interest in everything which conduces to the alleviation of suffering and the general welfare of mankind . He ( the W . M . ) , therefore , asked them on this occasion , lor the reason he had named , to do special honour to this toast . With it he included the Grand Officers , and he would call upon Bro . VV . C . Lupton , G . D . of Eng ., and Bro . W . H . Cowper , P . G . Std . Br ., to reply for Grand Lodge . The toast was most cordially drunk , and " God Bless the Prince of Wales " was sling with great heartiness .

Bro . W . C . Lupion , in response , said Grand Lodge would be greatly pleased to note—and he could assure them that Grand Lodge took some trouble to ascertain what was going on in the various provinces—would , hc was sure , be gratified to hear that a brother ot such position and eminence in the surgical profession had been placed in the chair of his mother lodge . The lodge had honoured him and he would add dignity and repute to the ofiice . The Masonic body were the most loyal subjects her Gracious Majesty could claim , not in the British Isles only , but in the Colonies and Dependencies throughout the world , and the Grand Lodge Officers were loyal to their chief even as the Craft generally was loyal to Grand Lodge .

Bro . W . H . Cowper ( N . and E . Yorks ) also spoke . To Bro . M . A . Brigg , P . M ., was entrusted No . 3 on the list , " The R . W . the Prov . G . Master for West Yorkshire , the W . Deputy , and the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge . " Bro . Brigg called attention to the increase in the numbers of lodges and members since the regime of the present Prov . Grand Master ; pointed out how the

contributions to Masonic and other Charitable purposes had Been steadily maintained , and rejoiced to see that love , harmony , and loyalty were the characteristics of the West Yorkshire Freemasons . He took this evidence of true Masonic spirit as the best possible proof that the affairs of the province were administered with justice and equity , and , therefore , he commended the toast to their notice .

" Prosper the Art" was sung , and on the R . W . Prov . Grand Master rising to reply he was received with great cheering . liro . William Lawies Jackson said he was proud to be in such distinguished company that evening , and to respond to the toast so ably proposed by Bro . Brigg . It was , of course , the ofiice—not in a personal but in a larger sense—that they tstttmed ; it was sometimes , however , the privilege of the occupant to share that esteem , and he trusted he might claim some portion of that good

feeling . He was rejoiced to be able to confirm the statement made by the proposer as to the increase and prosperity in all departments of the Craft in the province , but the good feeling to which Bro . Brigg had referred he estiouted at a lar higher rate than mere increase of numbers . Tne class of men whom they should welcome were those to whom , without any feeling of inequality , they could extend the band of fellowship . Peace , harmony , and brotherly love at present reigned amongst them he was delighted to say . He ( the speaker ) , during his term of ofiice , had had

most valuable assistance fiom the Deputies who had served under him . There wis first Bro , Henry Smith , who , with a long Masonic experience , was able to give him help in every possible way . On asking to be relieved he was succeeded by Bro . J . C . Malcolm , than whom no one strove harder to discharge his Masonic duties . After him came the present Deputy , Bro . Richard VVilson . The time was not yet come to pronounce upon Bro . Wilson . He trusted his recovery from his accident was nearly complete , and he would leave him to answer for himself . Their VV . M . was a brother who , in the pursuit

of his profession , was called here , there , and everywhere , and in conversation with himself had modestly suggested that it was owing to the geographical position ot Leeds , its centrality , that he ( Bio . Robson ) was so constantly in demand . " It was not for me , " continued the Prov . U . Master , " to undeceive him , but 1 think you and 1 might have found a somewhat different explanation for the continual appeals to Bro . Mayo Robson ' s surgical skill . I am especially glad that men like him , of mark and distinction , attiacted by love of the Craft , can be found to make such sacrifices of valuable time in

the iiiterest of our Order . We want good men , and cannot have them too good ; in Bio . Robson we have got a good man , and the accession of such men as he cannot but enhance the dignity and increase the value of our Order . " Bro . J ackson concluded a very interesting speech by complimenting Bro . Smailes upon his excellent conduct as Installing Master , and the Zetland Lod ^ e upon the general good work it hid shjwn . Bto . Richard Wilson also responded . After a humorous reference to the unexpected call upon him , he parried a high tribute to the surgical skill and knowledge of their

Craft Masonry.

W . M ., and to the somewhat awful responsibility it carried with it . In lodge it would be a rest and a change from his every-day duties , and there his cares would be of a less serious character . Bro . VVilson closed by thanking his Masonic brethren for the sympathy shown to him during the period he was laid up , and assuring them how honestly glad he was to take his place amongst them again . In proposing the toast of " The W . Ms , of the Leeds Lodges an 3 other Visiting Brethren , " Bro . H . Gaskell Blackburn , P . M ., Junior G . Warden of the province , called attention to the custom in Leeds of holding what were called "Worshipful

Masters' nights , " at which each W . M . in turn invited the occupants of the chiirs of all the other lodges . He thought the system an excellent one , and doubted if th 2 W . Ms , realised the power for good in Freemasanry which this fellowship and combination gave them . Bro . Backburn instanced the Masonic HaU in process of erection . At first the idea was that the whole province should unite . This fell through , b Jt ths W . Ms , of the Leeds lodges took counsel together , and the result is the present building , which is s : > far advanced that the brethren hope to occupy it during the coming year . In addition to the W . Ms ., Bro . Blackburn extended the heartiest Zetland welcoms to all the other

numerous visitors . After a song by Bro . T . M . H Dimes , Bro . Martin Frobisher , I . P . M . 289 , for the W . Ms ., and Bro . Dr . McGregor , P . M . 290 , P . P . G . D ., for the visitors , made happy response . When Bro . H . M . Forbes , LP . M ., took in hand the toast of " The W . M . of the Zetland Lodge " he was extremely welt received . He called attention to the fact that Bro . Mayo Robson was the fifth of the medical profession who had occupied the chair of the Zetland Lodge . In Bro . Mayo Robson they had got , he was sure , a thoroughly good Master , and he would ask them most heartily to drink to his health .

This was done , the enthusiasm being increased by the stirring song " Hail to thee our brother " by Bro . Wm . Cockerlyne , P . M . 304 , P . P . G . Organist . On Bro . Mayo Robson rising there were some moments before a hearing could be obtained . He said for the last half hour , knowing what was expected of him , he had almost wished himself under the table , only that that position might be misinterpreted . They had done him too much honour . He wished he had the eloquence of a previous speaker—Dr . McGregor—who , though called upon without notice , could express himself

so fluently and so well . He envied him such power ; he much feared his own remarks would not be adequate to the occasion ; but , at any rate , he couli appreciate the handsome things which had been said of him and the kindness shown in their utterance . It was his privilege to be inducted into Freemasonry by their late lamented brother , Dr . McGill , who , besides being a surgeon by instinct , was the very type of a genuine Freemason . It was an honour to be introduced into the Craft by so admirable a brother , and it should be his utmost effort as time and circumstances would allow to maintain the traditions and uphold the dignity of Lodge 13 n . As W . M . during the coming year

he would hold a peculiar position ; they hoped to see themselves settled in their new home , and if he should be spared he would in his official capacity also see the close of the 19 th century and their entry upon the 20 th . That was an experience which could not again occur . He hoped the brethren would not be disappointed in him . He feared that making him W . M . was somewhat of a Masonic experiment ; but he hoped such experiment was not illustrated by the old saying—Fiat experimeiitum in corpore -viti , Bro . Robson concluded by asking help from his Past Masters , loyal support from his officers , and sympathy' from the brethren generally , and offered his heartfelt thanks for the gracious reception that had been accorded to him .

Bro . J . A . Godwin , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., then asked the brethren to drink to "The Health of the I . P . M ., Bro . H . M . Forbes . " Bro . Forbes , he declared , had been one of the best Masters Zetland Lodge had had , and had succeeded in the three great Masonic points—firstly , mastery of the ritual ; secondly , power and influence in his lodge ; and , thirdly , ability in the happiest way to draw the brethren together in bonds

of love and harmony . Let them therefore drink his health as it deserved . Bro . Forbes said that by the help of his I . P . M ., Bro . E . L . Frazer , his officers and Past Masters he had got through his year with great satisfaction . He declared that his Secretary , Bro . J . WT Smith , had proved a tower of strength to him , and as to the rest he trusted he had not only made new friends , but had succeeded in keeping the old ones . He thanked them all round .

The toastof "The Installing Master , Bro . R . Smailes , P . M ., " was submitted by Bro . W . W . Clayton , P . M . Bro . Smailes said he had done his share of the work at the request of Bro . Forbes , the retiring Master , whose ability to do the whole was shown at the earlier stages . It had been an honour to him to have the privilege of installing Bro . Mayo Robson , and being a professional brother , he thanked Bro . Forbes for giving htm tbe opportunity . * ' The Past Masters , " by Bro . Marchant , S . W ., followed .

Bro . Jarvis responded . " The Officers of Zetland Lodge " was the last toast , and was given by Bro . E . L . Frazer , P . M . Bn . Frazer said the W . M . counted upon help from his officers ; he could assure him he would have it . Bro . Frazer also referred to the appointment of Bro . Wm . Postlethwaite , P . M ., as D . of C , and the admirable manner in which he had discharged his somewhat onerous duties throughout this important evening . Bro . A . J . Swift , I . G ., replied . The Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings . *

The brethren of the Zetland Lodge are to be congratulated upon the excellent arrangements which were made to secure the comfort of their very numerous guests , and the Secretary , Bro . J . W . Smith , should also be complimented upon the splendid result which has attended his indefatigable efforts . Songs were contributed by Bros . C . Blagborough , Gilbert Jackson , VV . Cockerlyne , T . M . Holmes , and others during the evening , whilst Bro . Jowett , Mus . Bac , at the piano , and Bro . Gutfeld , with his violin , pleased with tbeir duets . The recitations of Bto . Gawthorp were also thorough ; appreciated .

Sphinx Lodge , No . 1329 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . WALTER THOMAS SNELL , P . M . The installation meeting of this renowned and influential South London lodgewas held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road , S . E ., on the 17 th instant . Present * . Bros . Benj . Thos . Whitehead , W . M . ; Walter Thos . Snell , P . M ., J . W ., and W . M . elect ; Robt . Elgar , P . M ., Sec . ; E . H . Young , S . D . ; W . G . Vaughan , I . D . ; Perceval A . Nairne , P . G . D ., D . C . ; W . E . Allard , I . G . ; R . J . Pitt , Org . ;

H . Walter Phillips and J . Shuttle , Stwds . ; Geo . Harrison , Tyler ; R . J . Voisey , P . G . S . B . ; Major Thornhill , P . M . ; Chas . Wilson , P . M . ; W . Y . Andrews , P . M . ; S . H . Goldschmitt , P . M . ; Wm . Andrews , P . M . P . Roberts , T . S . Sutton . 0 . Ellis , J . Barker , W . II . Webb , G . Trotman , F . R . Waller , C . S . Jones . A . Bell , W . C . Williams , Mark Tooley , N . J . Morris , G . H . Godwin , C . Bullock , E . Warburton , W . IFalkner , T . E . Barnes , F . Welch , H . M . Reid , H . Falkner , H . C . Jarvis , W . Butt , F . Andrews , and J . H . Mortis . The visitors were : Brjs . C . A . Weedon , 1537 ; S . I ' -

Fisher , J . VV . 217 ; Isaac Dunn , P . M . 1 G 22 ; C . Phillips . 2552 ; A . England , P . M . 1216 ; G . D . Fairburn , 30 ; j . G . G . Piggott , 930 ; G . j Ryan , S . W . 2006 ; VV . Holdaway , 2508 ; W . P . Webb , P . M . 13 S 1 ; B . T . Drayner , S . W . 1295 ; S . F . Mackway , P . M . 2310 ; T . Saunders , 002 ; H . Styles , Huelon Lodge , Chili , Sauth America ; T . G . Messent , 1922 ; J . W . Sinclair , Prov . G . Sec . Ayrshire ( S . Constitution ); J . C . ) enner , 19 G 3 ; C . W . J . Bird , late 1641 ; A . J . Brickwell , W . M-2016 ; J . Loader , P . M . 1622 ; P . C . Walker , P . M . 2016 ; W . Courtney , i 5 c /«" Chas . Hy . Stone , W . M . 1 C 41 , and P . M . 507 ; and others .

The minutes of the previous ireeting were read and confirmed . Bro . P . H . Mo ™ was raised to the Sublime Degree by the W . M . in a most efficient manner . The Anditors presented their report , which shows the lodge to be in a highly sxtislictory state . Bro . Perceval A . Nairne , P . G . D ., D . C , next presented the W . M . elect , Bro . Walter T . Snell , tothe W . M ., Bro . B . T . Whitehead , to receive from him the benefit ot installation , which ceremony was performed in an exceptional !* full Boird of Install- *! Masters ( 32 ) , and in a manner which left nothing to be desired , for all were hig-i'V

gratified at the splendid rendering . The W . M . next invested the LP . M . with the collar , which , he said , was thc I . P . M . ' s by right for the valuable services rendered during the past year . The new VV . M . invested his ofiicers for the ensuing year as follows : Bros . li . T . Whitehead , I . P . M . ; E . H . Young , P . M ., S . W . ; VV . G . Vaughan , J . W . ; J . C . Reynolds , P . M ., Treas . ( deferred ); Robert Elgar , P . * Sec ; W . E . Allard , S . D . ; C . E . Jones , J . D . ; P . A . Nairne , P . G . D ., D . C ; J * King , I . G . ; R . j . Pitt , L . R . A . M ., Org . ; F . L . Sutton , A . D . C . ; H . Walter P . iilhp- * and J . Shuttle , Stwds . ; and George Harrison , Tyler . The three addresses were rendered in a most perfect and impressive manner by the Installing Master , Bro . B- l '