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Craft Jlasonrg . RANELAGH LODGE ( No . S 34 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Criterion , Piccdailly , when there were present , Bros . W . W . Blake , W . M . j J . G . Doncaster , S . W . ; W . J . Coplestone , J . W . ; C . Dopson , I . P . M . ; F . J . Oliver , P . M ., Ore . ; F . Craggs , acting Sec . ; E . Lucas , S . D . ; A . Williams , acting J . D . ; H . F . WilliamsI . G . ; E .

New-, land , Stwd . ; E . Mallett , Tyler ; H . Shaw , P . M . ; James Slack , P . M . ; W . Fisher , P . M . ; James Sims , P . M . ; Pinn , Hardvvick , Rice , Gevbert , Spencer , Curtis , Scharien , Iredale , Worth , Cartwright , Hewett , Iceton , R . Shaw , Lucas , May , Spooner , W . E . Purdue , Cliburn , Tuck , and Segar . Visitors : Bros . H . Davies , P . M . S 65 ; W . G . Coat , 1275 ; William Jones , 511 ; Wills , 1257 ; R . Wright , 1305 .

Ihe lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last regular and emergency meetings were read and confirmed . The ballot was taken for Mr . J . M . Segar and resulted in his favour . Bros . Spencer and Gerbert were duly passed to the Second Degree , the ceremony being performed by Bro . H . Shaw , P . M . The ceremony of initiating Mr . Segar was then performed by Bro . Shaw

P . M . The W . M . resumed the chair and proposed that a vote of condolence be given lo Bro . H . Purdue , P . M . and S ; c , on account of the decease of his wife , of which the lodge had heard with much regret . This was seconded by Bro . Slack , P . M ., and carried unanimously . Communications from the Secretaries of the three Masonic Institutions were brought before the brethren , and the lodge was closed .

Ihe brethren adjourned to supper in the Victoria Saloon , when after a very enjoyable repast , presided over bv the W . M .,, the usual loyal toasts were proposed and responded to in a hearty manner by all present . The VV . M . proposed "The Grand Officers , Present and Past , " remarking that the way in which Ihe duties of the Grand Officers were always performed was an example which should be followed

by every member of the Craft . The Worshipful Master proposed "The Initiate , " which was received with full Masonic honours , and duly replied lo by Bro . Segar , who said he felt flattered by the kindly manner in which he had been received in the lodge and that he hoped to become a good and true Mason as so many had been before him .

" l'he Health of the W . M . " was then proposed by Bro . Shaw , P . M ., expressing his sorrow that the continued ill health of the W . M . prevented him from performing his duties in the lodge in the manner which he was quite sure the W . M . desired , and trusting the G A . O . T . U . would be pleased to restore him to that condition he so devoutly wished , to which the W . M . replied , thanking the brethren

for their forbearance under the very trying circumstances in which he was placed . "The Past Masters "was given by the VV . M ., and received with acclamation , to which Bro . Slack , P . M ., the father of the lodge , replied in a genial manner , hoping that al ! the members mi ght in due time arrive at the distinguished position he held . Replies from Bros . P . M . ' s Shaw , Oliver , Sims , and Dopson followed .

"the Visitors" toast was proposed by the W . M ., stating that the Ranelagh Lodge always welcomed them to their meetings as it was by the interchange of such courtesy that Masonic knowledge was gained and good feeling promulgated ; to which Bro . Davies , 1305 , took the opportunity of replying first , giving as his reason for so doing that he was thereby prevented from endorsing what

others had stated in their replies , thanking the brethren for their hospitality and trusting he might at some future time be again favoured , as he thought it was a great sign of the unity which alwajs exists amongst Freemasons . Bros . Jones , Wills , Coat , and Wright , also replied , wishing prosperity and peace to the lodge , and better health to the VV . M .

"The Officers of the lodge" was given , and replied to by all in succession . The pleasantness of the evening was much enhanced by some excellent singing by Bros . May , Curtis , A . Williams , Hardwick , Cliburn , Iceton , and Spooner , assisted by the talented Organist of the lodge , Bro . Oliver , P . M . The proceedings were brought to a close by the Tyler's toast .

_ CRICHTON LODGE ( No . 16 41 ) . — The installation of Bro . W . H . Baker as Master of this lodge —the lodge of his initiation—took place on Saturday evening last , at the Surrey Masonic Hall , in the presence of a very large number of brethren , both members and visitors , the latter including Bros . SimpsonP . G . Chap . ;

, La Feuillade , W . M . 13 S 1 ; Von Bibra , VV . M . 1446 ; Kav , P . M . 742 ; Bramley , P . M . 957 ; Griffiths , P . M . 144 G ; Perry , J VV . 1446 ; Voisey , P . M . 1392 ; Shand , P . M . City of Westminster Lodge , and Secretary of the Abbey Lodge ; Gibson , P . M . 1 C 04 , and J . W . of the Abbey Lodge ; H . Jones , P . M . ; Smith , P . M . 1744 ; G . Sarinders , J . VV . 1257 ; SpencerJ . D . 1922 ; Warner 1031

, , ; Martin , J . D . 1622 ; Mills , 54 S ; C . D . Day , 733 ; Sexton , 1321 ; 1 'iodsham , 1540 ; Foyer , 1624 ; H . Hambling , C . L . Piper , 2030 ; and Cross , 209 S . The retiring Master of the lodge , Bro . H . A . Stunt , having initiated Messrs . Organ and C . P . Hodgson into Freemasonry , very impressivel y performed the ceremony of installing his successor , Bro . Bakerwho appointed as

, his principal officers Bros . Robert Stokoe , S . W . ; Hamilton , J . W . ; George Collins , S . D . ; and Thos . Roe , J . D . Bros . Janau , Nairne , Vincent , King , and Maidment were appointed to the minor offices . Bros . Goldschmidt , P . M ., anri V . T . Marche , P . M ., were respectively invested as

Treasurer and Secretary . Tr . c lay members of the lodge present included Bros . Richardson , Stone , Compton , Cooper , Nichol , Allen , Watson , Byard , Finch , Ballaline , Sykes , Nettleship , Evans , Kettlewhite , Bnant , Champruss , Elliott , Jones , By worth , Dallison , Kiiby , and Girling . After the lodge business the brethren dined together .

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At the conclusion of the banquet the toast of "The Queen and the Rulers of the Craft" was drunk with the customary enthusiasm . Bro . Simpson , the Past Grand Chaplain , who was called upon to respond on behalf of the Grand Officers , expressed the pleasure he had experienced in having been present that evening , and to witness the progress the lodge had

made . He was in one sense associated with its earliest career , for he was present at its birth , and now he was glad to find that the youthful Hercules was worthy of the name . He before all rejoiced to find that the lodge was remarkable for the harmony and good feeling which prevailed . But he ventured to say even in the presence of the newly initiated brothers that while the principles of Freemasonry

were noble and grand , and there was nothing but what was good to be understoood by a free and accepted Mason , yet in this sublunary abode no one must expect perfectionthey must not seek to find infallibility . It was a happy thing that this lodge was able to say that goodwill and concord remained supreme among its members . Long might this continue , for peace and goodwill should ever

characterise true Freemasonry . He was sure that every brother had rejoiced that night to see the working of the lodge by Bro . Stunt . It was working of which any lodge might ba proud . In the Worshipful Master ( Bro . Baker ) occupying the chair , they had , too , a good representation of that noble King Solomon , who said , " Whatever thy hand findeth to do , do it with all thy might . " It was not merely in the

ritual and the ordering of the lodge that a Master carried out the great bequests of Freemasonry . Charity was the very essence of their Order , and , therefore , Masonry did not dribble away its life like water through the sand . The three Charities of Freemasonry headed the total ot all the Charities of England . He was sure that their initiates that evening would take no bad measure of their Order from

what they had heard and seen . He hoped that they would bear in mind three things—first , that the foundation of their Order was the volume of ( he Sacred Law—which , however men may come or men may go thank God , went on for ever , and would remain the moral guide of the universe till this imperfect system should have passed away . Secondly , that they should not only worship God , but help theirfellow

men , and , thirdly , that another object of this life was to communicate innocent happiness to others with the moderation and temoerance which became all men . Bro . Stunt , ' the I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of Bro . W . H . Baker , the W . M . " In Bro . Baker they had a Master whose good qualities , whosezeal in the furtherance of useful public works , and whose kindliness of disposition

were known to every member , not only of this lodge , but to many far and near . Their W . M . had proved his capability in other lodges , particularly in the Abbey , of which he was a P . M . and the Treasurer . They were proud to recollect that this ( the Crichton ) was hismother lodge , and he ( the speaker ) was sure that no one in it was more liked or respected .

The toast was drunk with much enthusiasm . The VVorshipful Master , on rising to respond , was greeted with renewed cheers . He said that he had looked forward to the honour that night conferred on him—an honour which circumstances , over which he had no control , had prevented his accepting before . The warmth of his reception reminded him that he had now come back to the bosom

of his family . Although he was one of the babies ot the lodge , he trusted that , having been well nurtured , he should do his duty with credit and satisfaction . He hardly felt it necessary to say that evening how much he loved the Crichton Lodge ; but , in the words of a song with which their Bro . Cross had favoured them , " He was a roamer . " Although the exigencies of circumstances had called him

away , no lodge could be dearer to him than his mother lodge , and no effort should be spared on his part to make his year of office a successful one . He could only hope that when he left the chair the lodge would occupy the high position it did at that moment . A number of other toasts followed , including "The Health of the Installing Master , Bro . Stunt , " " the

Initiates , " " The Visitors , " on whose behalf Bros . La Feuillade , Von Bibra , Bramley , Griffiths , and Voisey replied ; " The Past Masters , " associated with the names of Bros . Hamilton , Vincent , Goldschmidt , Marche , and others ; and "The Officers , " including "The Treasurer and Secretary . " The pleasure of the evening was greatly enhanced by the

selections of vocal music , under the able direction of Bro . Ernest John Day , assisted by arlistes of such well-renowned reputations as Bros . Lawrence Fryer , Thomas , Nettleship , Sexton , and Henry Cross . The I . P . M ., Bro . Stunt , also favoured the company to a humorous song . Bro . E . J . Day most efficiently presided at the pianoforte .

WALDECK LODGE ( No . 1969 ) .-The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , the 13 th instant , at Freemasons' Hall , when Bro . E . Hollandt was installed as W . M . by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke ( an honorary member of the lodge ) , who performed the ceremony in his usual masterly and unsurpassed manner . The well deserved reputation for big hearted hospitality enjoyed

by the Waldeck Lodge was fully maintained on this occasion , there being a large attendance of visiting brethren , and a substantial number of distinguished Grand Officers , amongst the latter were Bros . C . Egan , D . G . M . S . Africa ; E . Bowyer , P . G . S . B . ; C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br . ; Dr . Wendt , G . S . G . C ; E . Y . Jolliffe , Prov . S . G . W . Middx . ; and E . Cooper , J . G . W . Middx . TUa following officers

were appointed and invested , the cnarges and addresses being delivered in an impressive manner by the W . M . Bros . Carl Quitmann , I . P . M . ; E . Quitmann , S . W . ; O . Quitmann , J . W . ; S . Ouitmann , P . M ., Treas . ; M . Gindlar , Sec ; E . Voss , S . D . ; J . Schuiler , J . D . ; J . B . Holland , I . G . ; C . D . Seifert , D . of C . ; and G . Hopley , Stwd . A P . M . ' s jewel was presented to the outgoing

Master , Bro . C . Quitmann . The VV . M ., in a speech full of genuine and affectionate feeling , referring to the substantial services he had rendered to the lodge . Bro . C . Quitmann replied in an equally affectionate speech . A vote of thanks to the Installing' Master , Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , was proposed by the WM ., and carried with acclamation .

At the banquet which followed , the labours of the evening , the W . M . proposed in well chosen words , the toasts , the intervals being enlivened with a much enjoyable selection of songs and music arranged by Bro . Bach , pianist to the Prussian Court . The visiting brethren must have carried home very pleasant recollections of the evening passed at the Waldeck Lodge , where enjoyment , harmony , and fraternal goodwill reigned supreme .

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QUEEN'S WESTMINSTER LODGE ( No . 2021 ) . —The installation meeting of this prosperous lodge was held on Tuesday , the 20 th inst ., at the Holborn Restaurant . There was a large attendance of members and visitors , and many brethren having responded to the invitation to appear in mess uniform , the lodge room pre * sented an animated scene . There were present Bros . H .

C . Lambert , W . M . ; R . Payne , I . P . M . ; C . P . Bellerby , S . W . ; A . Jones , J . W . ; Major G . Lambert , P . G . Swd . Br ., Treas . ; G . Coop , P . M ., Sec ; P . G . Canning , J . D . ; F . VV . Kingdon , D . C ; W . R . Hunt , I . G . ; F . Delevanti , P . M ., Org . ; Chas . Godfrey , Stwd . ; Clifford , Probyn , P . M . ; Dr . R . Cross , P . M . ; and many other members . Visitors : Bros . R . Cursons , I . G . 16 S 1 : H . VV .

Roach , S . D . 55 ; G . Gardner , I . P . M . 2012 ; T . Hawkins , P . M . 25 ; T . C . Artaud , I . G . 1305 ; R . Rowbotham , 1640 ; A . W . Cornish , 1319 ; W . H . Reardon , 171 ; H . Gross . S . W , 1314 ; VV . Hamlyn , P . M . 1622 ; G . Groves , 55 ; Chas . Lambert , S . D . 198 ; S . Rhodes , J . D . 190 ; F . Dusterwald , 1586 ; G . Prendergast , tgoi ; A . Pearce , P . M . 1572 ; A . VV . Fromholz ^ P . M . 141 ; F . Smith , VV . M . 1305 ; F . Trott , 14 !; G . Milton , 141 ; C . Hilliard

902 ; E . B . Cox , W . M . 1563 ; R . Dennis , 1563 ; H . Beach , 1563 ; Francis Newman , P . M . 175 , P . P . G . W . Hants ; A . C . Willrs , 1964 ; G . F . Edwards , S . W . 766 ; T . H . Staton , P . M . 12 S 7 ; VV . Mc Naught , S . W . 129 S J H . Von Joel , P . M . 957 ; A . F . Porter , P . M . 1901 ; A . Oliver , 19 S 7 ; F . G . Hambleton , 1319 ; H . Ashwell , P . M , ¦ 305 ; J- Greenway , 1610 ; F . Trotman , 1305 ; J . C .

Hambleton , 1319 ; Col . E . T . Rodney Wilde , 171 S ; A . C . Dashwood , I . P . M . 69 S ; G . Drysdale , W . M . 7 S 9 ; A . G . Pritchard , Org . 9 ; H . Dansham , J . D . 955 ; J . R . Harnell , I . G . 511 ; A . Weston , S . W . 1278 ; B . Roberts , 503 ; H . Prenton , 1319 ; VV . T . Woodruff , P . M . g ? 7 ; and VV . W . Lee , 1 S 97 . The lodge having been opened in due form , and the

minutes read and confirmed , the report of the Audit Committee , showing a substantial balance to the credit of the lodge fund , was received andadopted . Ballot was successfully taken in favour of Mr . E . P . Delevanti , as a candidate for initiation , and the W . M . having vacated the chair , he was initiated into Freemasonry by his father , Bro . Delevanti , P . M ., Org ., in a very impressive manner . The

W . M . then re-assumed the chair , and Bro . C . P . Bellerby , S . W ., having been presented as W . M . elect , he was regularly installed into the chair according to ancient custom . The following officers were appointed and invested : Bros . Jones , S . W . ; Canning , J . W . ; Major George Limbert , P . G . Swd . Br ,, Treas . ; G . Coop , P . M ., Sec . ; Hunt , S . D . ; Kingdon , J . D . ; Payne , I . G . ;

Delevanti , P . M ., Org . ; Godfrey , D . C ; Currie , A . D . C . ; Rowe and Harnell , Stwds . ; and Bradley , Tyler . The usual addresses were then delivered by Bro . H . C . Lambert , I . P . M ., Installing Master , assisted by Bro . Payne , P . M . A Steward was appointed to represent the lodge at the next festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and other business having been transacted , the lodge was closed

in due form . The brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , at the conclusion of which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly and enthusiastically honoured . In proposing "The Grand Officers , " the Worshipful Master sa-. d they were honoured with the presence of a Grand Officer whom they all esteemed and loved . The

brethren would know he referred tc Bro . Major G . Lambert , P . G . Swd . Br ., the founder and first W . M . of their lodge . The Grand Officers took a great interest in the welfare of Craft , and in all Masonic affairs , and any brother visiting Grand Lodge for the first time could not fail to be amazed at the amount of work that was carried out in a magnificent manner . He asked all present to do justice to the toast .

with which he coupled the name of Bro . George Lambert , P . G . Swd . Br . Bro . Major Geo . Lambert , P . G , Swd . Br ., in reply , said that on behalf of the august noblemen whose names had been mentioned , he begged to return sincere thanks . He knew of no better Pro G . M . than Lord Carnarvon , for the interest he took in Freemasonry had been shown for many

years . He believed their Pro G . M . was at the Antipodes , where he had gone for the benefit of his health , and in order to make himself well acquainted with Colonial wants . Lord Lathom , their Deputy G . M ,, was one of those brethren , who , while he discharged the great offices of State as Lord Chamberlain , felt it no trouble to visit London from distant places in order to be present at their Grand Lodge

meetings . The Craft bore him great respect , for when he laid down the law , the brethren knew him to be right . The Present and Past Grand Officers had been selected most carefully by those in authority OD account of the great zeal they had exhibited in Freemasonry . In a great Society like theirs , where every brother considered some members of his own lodge to be worthy of

promotion , the task of selection was not an easy one , but the great desire was to give all honour and credit to those who had worked well and worthily . For himself , if he did not immediately thank them for the kind manner in which they had received the toast , he believed the walls would cry out his ingratitude . He thanked them sincerely and should not fail to acquaint the Grand Secretary of the fact

that the toast was received with acclamation , and with that kindness which he trusted would always be shown to members of Grand Lodge . He wished them all the compliments of the season and that their lodge would work well was the sincere wish of its first W . M . Bro . H . C . Lambert , I . P . M ., said that when he presented himself before the brethren they would know it was for

the purpose of asking them to drink to " The Health of Bro . C . P . Bellerby , " whom they had had the honour of installing W . M . He felt that it needed few words from him to introduce the name of Bro . Bellerby , for he was well known in the regiment in whhich they served , and also amongst the members of the Craft . Their W . M .

was also known for the prominent post he has filled in connection with the Queen ' s Westminster Lodge of Instruction , and as honorary Secretary of their Charity Association . He was assured he should only be echoing the feelings of the brethren , when he wished their W . M . a prosperous and happy year of office , and it was their unanimous hope that he might long be spared to be with them in their lodge .

Bro . C . P . Bellerby , W . M ., returned sincere thanks for the kind manner in which his name had been received , and assured them that the present occasion would always be remembered by him . In thanking the I . P . M ., for his kind words , he could only say that what he had done in the past he should be pleased to double in the future . Nothing should be wanting on his part to enhance the success of