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years' tenure of office , during which period upwards of 360 intrants had been added to the lodge roll . Bro . Provost Barr ' s health was given by the Master , who thanked the chief magistrate for the warm interest he continued to take in Neptune Kilwinning , and in Freemasonry generally .

Several other toasts were given , the intervals between each being filled up by contributions of vocal and instrumental music , Bro . James Currie , of Neptune Kilwinning , conductor of psalmody in St . Marnock Church , Kilmarnock , presiding with exquisite taste at the harmonium , which had been

kindly placed at the service of the lodge by Bro . Picken . This was one of the most delightful reunions ever held under the auspices of No . 442 , and is an augury of a bright future under the sway of the worthy , enterprising , and highly-popular brother who now presides in the orient .

The 19 th Annual Festival ofthe Glasgow St . Clair Lodge , 3 62 , was held at the Tontine Hotel , on Thursday , 16 th inst ., at 7 o ' clock . Bro . G . Thallow , R . W . M ., occupied the chair , and was supported by Bros . Wm . Gibson , S . W . ; J . G . Stewart , Acting J . W . ; Wm . Dobbie , P . M . ; J . M . Threshie , Tieas . ; J . McGeachy , Chap . ; Wm . Law , S . D . ; W . Bainum ,

J . Robertson , and about 50 brethren sat down to supper , which was admirably served by Bro . Nimmo . Upon the removal of the cloth , the Chairman proposed the usual Masonic toasts , which were received and responded to , as they always are , with great heartiness . The harmony of the evening was well sustained by song , toast , and sentiment .

North-Eastern Masonic Charitable Association.

NORTH-EASTERN MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION .

We have received a copy of the report of the above Institution , and reprint it for the information of our readers , and congratulate the brethren who have so ably carried out the objects of the Society : —

Bro . J . J . Wilson , P . M . S 13 , 1237 , President ; Bro . John Bellerby , P . M . 65 , 1227 , Vice-President ; Bro . John Newton , P . M . 174 , Treasurer ; Bros . J . L . Mather ( P . M . 65 , VV . M . 1227 ) , John Wright ( P . M . 781 , 1259 ) , VV . H . Main ( P . M . 813 ) , Benjn . Picking ( P . M . 13 , 1227 ) , D . Forbes ( S . VV . 65 ) ,

Chas . Lacey ( P . M . 174 ) , John Hart ( P . M . 813 ) , Louis Stein ( P . M . 212 ) , James Bond ( P . M . 101 , 861 ) , Robert Goddard ( P . M . 65 , Sec . 1227 ) , David Roberts ( P . M . 754 ) , Thomas Bartlett ( W . M . 813 ) , N . Wingfield ( P . M . 169 , 1155 ) , Committee ; Bro . J . Terry , P . M . 228 . 1278 , Hon . Secretary .

REPORT . The Committee " in submitting their first report , have to congratulate thc members upon thc great success which has attended the establishment of this Association—a success far beyond their most sanguine expectations .

Thc number of members enrolled in this Association has been 116 , and the total amount of their contributions ^ 269 gs . 6 d . ; and as the result of your Committee ' s first year ' s labours , 26 members have obtained Life Governorships of thc Masonic Charities .

Of these 26 members , five have chosen the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ; three the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ; sixteen thc Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons ; thc other two have not yet made their selection .

Your Committee regret to report the decease of one of the founders of the Association , who had obtained a Life Governorship ; this has been transferred to another member , and thc amount subscribed has been repaid to thc widow without deduction .

Of thc 26 members who have obtained Life Governorships , 12 have accepted the position of Steward , so that in addition to their own Life Governorships , procured through the medium of this Association , it may fairly be assumed they will each take in , at least , / 30 more ; thus making a

total of over . £ 480 , and tne Committee venture to think that but for this Association this sum would not have been collected . It may be inferred therefore that the establishment of this Association will materially tend to benefit thc Institutions of thc Older far beyond the amount contributed by its

members . The Commillec would earnestly invite those who are not already Life Governors of thc Masonic Institutions , either to join this or establish kindred Associations , feeling confident that there is ample

room for many more in London and elsewhere ; and from their experience of thc successful working of this Association , cordially recommend them to all who arc desirous of obtaining a Life Governorship , so that there may not be a brother but will

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be able to say he is a Governor if not of all , at least one , of our noble Institutions . In conclusion , your Committee feel it is but justice to state that very much of the success of the past year is attributable to the energy and untiring zeal ofthe Hon . Secretary , Bro . James Terry , and they

cordially recommend that the unqualified thanks are due from the members to him for his valuable services , as also for the correct and admirable manner in which the whole of the books and accounts lave been kept .

J J . WILSON , President . J BELLERBY , Vice-President J . NEWTON , Treasurer . VV . H . MAIN . GEO . FREDK . COOK . London , 12 th January , 1871 .

Poetry.

Poetry .

—0—rHE MASONIC LOADSTONE—CHARITY A SONG FOR MUSIC . By Bro . T . BURDETT YEOMAN , Lodge 715 . Come , come , thou holy , hallow'd spirit , Full of every gracious merit , Kindling every heart to goodness ,

Uprooting always things of sadness ; Never permitting toil , trouble , or care To dwell in our midst , our comforts to share . Chorus—Always true and ever free Is Masonic charity .

Thou art the soul of all our actions , The real loadstone of our attractions , Sweetly beaming and brightly shining , Cheering hearts by your silver lining . Thus , gentle spirit and faithful friend , Be our companion till life shall end . Chorus—Being true and ever free Is Masonic charity .

Holiest 'mongst the glorious three , Guardian over our mystery , Loyal to the core , never failing To dispel gloom wherever hailing ; Warming the heart and cheering the mind By casting dull care always behind . Chorus—Ever willing , ever free Is Masonic charity .

In first , in second , and third degree The " aspirants" lead up to charity . Brighter it shines the higher he goes He'll find Faith , Hope , and Charity grows , Oh ! virtue sublime , life-giving power , Distil on us this heavenly shower . Chorus—For a Mason must be free ,

The Mystic Pic is chanty .

Brother , whence come thou , and in distress , Show us the sign , thy way to confess . If worthy found with our mystic key , Thy wants arc fed from our treasury ; Within the compass and on thc square Our secrets unlocked for you to share . Chorus—Being willing and ever free To help , to aid in charity .

Then charge your glasses , a bumper fill , The fiat ' s gone forth , a Mason ' s will , Is " Do unto others as ye would They should do unto you " all they could Our Masonic loadstone to unfold'Tis thc " Mystic Tic " which makes us bold , Chorus—Our Grand Architect to sec In Masonic charity .

REPORT of Dr . Arthur Hill Hassall , Analyst of the " Lancet" Sanitary Commission , Author of " Food and its Adulterations , & c , & c , on Mayar ' s Semolina " I have carefully tested , chemically and microscopically , the samples of Semolina sent by Messrs . L . Mayar & Co ., 36 , Mark Lane , London , E . C . I find them to be perfectly genuine , of excellent quality , and eminently nutritious . They contain a very large percentage of

nitrogenous matter , chiefly gluten , ancl are far more nutritious than any other food , such as Arrowroot , Tapioca , Sago , Corn Flour , Farinaceous Food , ordinary Wheat Flour , or any of the Cereals in use as food in this country . — ( Signed ) ARTHUR HII . I . IIASSAI . L , M . D ., London . " - - Highly recommended by the Faculty for Infants , Invalids , & c . Makes delicious Pudding , Custards , Blanc Man ^ e , & c . After a trial no family will be without Mayar ' s Semolina .

"SOME months since my wife was DufiVring with a bad cough and . seven' pains in the chest , and totally unable to attend to her ordinary duties . She was advised to try your Vegetable Pain Killer , and after a few doses was restored to perfect health , which she still enjoys . I also use it for piles , from which I have long suffered severely , and one close invariably gives me relief . — J AMES BRAI ; SIIAW , Hopwood-st ., L'pool , Dec . 1867 . —To P . D . & Son . "

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending March 4 , 1871 . MONDAY , FED . 27 . Lodge 4 , Royal Somerset House and Inverness , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 26 , Castle of Harmony , Willis ' s , St . James ' s . ,, 28 , Old King ' s Arms , Freemasons' Hall . >> 79 > Pythagorean , Ship Hotel , Greenwich .

,, 183 , Unity , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-strect . ,, S 31 , British Oak , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Bancroft-place , Mile End . ,, 902 , Burgoyne , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 905 , De Grey and Ripon , Angel Htl ., Gt . Ilford . Chap . iSS , Joppa , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . Red Cross Conclave , Premier , Freemasons' Tavern .

Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at 8 ; Bro . Dilley , Preceptor . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern - Haverstock-hill , at S ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel , Mile ,

end-road , at 7 . 30 , Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile End , at 7 for 8 . St . James' Union Lodge of Instruction ( 180 ) , Swan Tavern , Mount-street , Grosvenor-scntare , at 8 .

TUESDAY , FEB . 28 . Lodge 14 , Tuscan , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 92 , Moira , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-slreet . ,, 141 , Faith , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 145 , Prudent Brethren , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 186 , Industry , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 205 , Israel , Radley ' s Hotel , Blackfriars .

>> 2 59 , Prince of Wales , Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s . ,, 1196 , Urban , Old Jeiusalem Tav ., St . John ' s Gate . Chap . 7 , Royal York , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 29 , St . Alban ' s , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-street . ,, 180 , St . James ' s , Union , Freemasons' Hall . Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , Portugal Hotel ,

Fleet-street , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . DomaticLodgeof Instruction , Palmerston Tav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction ( 382 ) , Hotel de Cologne , 60 and 61 , Haymarket , at S ; Bro . T . AAdams , Preceptor . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway , Victoria

Station , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro .

T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) Knights of St . John ' s Tavern , St . Jolm ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Sydney Lodge of Instruction ( 829 ) , Cambridge Hotel , Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 .

WEDNESDAY , MARCH I . Quarterly Communication , at 6 for 7 . Lodge 511 , Zetland , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich , at 8 ; J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . United Strength Lodgeof Instruction , ( 22 S ) , Bull & Gate , Kentish Town-road , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor .

Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroad , at 7 . 30 ; bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , lloxton , at 8 . Confidence Lodge of Instruction , Railway Tav ., Londonstreet , Ciiy , at 7 J < .

Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismorc Arms , Parkroad , Peckham ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . II . VV . Lindus , Preceptor .

IHURSDAY , MARCH 2 . Lodge 10 , Westminster it Keystone , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 27 , Egyptian , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 45 , Strong Man , Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell . ,, 136 , Good Report , Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street .

,, 192 , Lion anil Lamb , Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st . ,, 227 , Ionic , Ship & Turtle Tav ., Leadenhall-st . ,, 231 , St . Andrew ' s , Freemasons' Hall .

,, 53 S , La Tolerance , Freemasons' Hall . 11 554 , Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . ,, 822 , Victoria Killes , Freemasons' Hall .

Chap . 2 , St . James s , Freemasons Hall . ,, 174 , Sincerity , Guildhall Coffee House . The R . A . Chapter of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 ; Comp . lirclt , Preceptor . Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Goat and Compasses , Kuston-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern ,

Bath-street , Cily-road ; Bro . Slean , Preceptor . United . Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes , Mile-cml-voad , at 8 ; ISro . T . | . Mantes , Preceptor . St . George ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Koyal Hill , Greenwich , at 8 . Uiirdctl Conns Lodge of Instruction ( 127 S ) , Approach 'Cavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 7 . 30 ; liro . lolm . Saunders , Preceptor .

FRIDAY , MARCH 3 . Lodge 706 , Florence Nightingale , Masonic Hall , Woolwich . ,, S 90 , Hornsey , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 1-75 , Star , Marquis of Gr . ml-y , . New Cross-road . >> 1305 , St . Marylebone , Eyre Arms , St . John ' s Wood .