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Bro . Hy . Potter , W . M . 1622 , also replied in a very effective speech . In his remarks he thanked the worthy Secretary , Bro . A . Lambert , for his kind invite , which he had accepted for the fitst time . He congratulated the I . P . M . on his rendering the addresses , and also the lodge upon its benevolence , which was deserving of imitation . It was the first time he had visited so eloquently a banner lodge , and it reminded him

when he was in Italy of a procession tf banners doing honour to the great statesman of liberty , Garibaldi , when visiting his statue ; but to him that was not to be compared with the glorious banner of Freemasonry , which , like those in that banner lodge , always waved over the right and the free . He most cordially thanked the brethren . Bro . Rawlinson , P . M . 1657 . also ablv responded .

The toast of " The P . Ms . " was given in excellent terms , and duly responded to by Bros . Harrison , Dr . S . P . Smith , S . Lambert , and Mouat . The W . M . next presented the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " in complimentary terms , which was replied to by both those worthy officers . The toast " of "The Officers " was duly honoured , and the Tyler ' s toast closed a very successful meeting . A capital selection of music was arranged under the direction of Bro . Edgar Barnes , ably assisted by Miss Jessie Hotine , Miss Miriam Farnham , and Bros . Robt . Dennant and Edgar Barnes . Bro . Leslie H . Smith ably presided at the piano .

Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 . The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Ladbroke Hall , Ladbrokegrove , Notting Hill , W ., on Thursday . the gth instant . There were present Bros . W . R . Hatton , P . M ., W . M . ; J . French , I . P . M . ; W . H . Handover , S . W ., W . M . elect ; S . Ransom , J . W . ; S . H . Parkhouse , P . M ., Treas . ; Rueben C . Green , P . M ., Sec . ; S . K . Bennett , J . D . ; C . A . Sanger , Org . ; E . M . Lander , P . M ., » . of U ; O . W . rj ^ Viprt-s . M . D .. I . G .: Henrv Armfield and Geo . Passineham . Stwds . : ? . S . Lackland .

Tyler ; J . M . Huish , P . M . ; H . Foskett , P . M . ; J . S . Adkins , P . M ., P . P . G . R . Wales ; G . Davis , P . M . ; Wm . A . Thomson , L . H . Chocqueel , Edwd . Lee , E . W . Beard , Fredk . King , H . L . Jones , A . K . Thompson , M . D ., J . P . Williams , P . D . Mellen , E . W . T . Rogers , Tilney Rising , B . A ., Leslie Standring , Thomas Gray , W . C . Elms , H . A . O . Scherf , E . C . L . Bradley , W . A . Macleod , M . D ., Geo . Gidley , Sharp , W . Gatt , R . W . Warder , Wm . B . Bailey , F . W . Nichols , and W . G . Perring . Visitors : Bros . C . B . Broad , W . M . ; W . Middlewick , P . P . A . G . D . C . Middx . ; Professor F . W .

Driver , M . A ., P . M . 45 ; VV . Chapman , P . M . 1292 ; T . J . Ash , 1744 ; John Perring , - > o-i 2 ; Harry Hatton , 2246 ; Thos . Ekin , S 60 ; J . G . W . James , P . P . G . S . B . ; F . L . Chandler , P . P . G . P . Middx . ; W . P . Hatton , 2246 ; J . T . | Haly , P . M . 1637 ; J . W . B . Walker , 2317 ; T . Nichols , J . W . 144 ; W . R . Flack , I . P . M . 16 5 6 ; J . Gillingham , P . M . 1239 ; W . F . C . Toye , P . M . 127 S ; W . Seaman , 1741 ; W . J . Millington , P . M . 2246 ; H . J . Dyer , 1360 ; E . Edwards , 1 S 91 ; G . D . Mogford , P . M . 2362 ; T . W . Heath , P . M . 1767 ; W . J . Done , P . M . 2098 ; R . H . Shaw , 2705 j Chas . E .

Cassal , P . P . G . W . Middx ; and Roberts , 1612 . The lodge was opened by Bro . Henry Foskett , P . M ., and the minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . The W . M . elect , Bro . W . H . Handover , was presented to the Installing Master , Bro . Henry Foskett , P . M ., by Bro . E . M . Lander , P . M ., D . C . The W . M . elect was obligated and entrusted . The brethren below the chair then retired , and the Board of ¦ Installed Masters having been opened , the VV . M . elect took the obligation ot W . M . of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge . No . 1642 .

He was then put in the chair , and saluted by the Installed Masters present ( 14 ) . The brethren were re-admitted , and saluted the W . M . in the Three Degrees , under the able direction of that well-known Masonic veteran , Bro . E . M . Lander , P . M ., D . C . This is the 19 th or 20 th time he has officiated in that capacity , which he carried out with quiet dignity , thereby enhancing the reputation of the lodge . The officers were invested by the W . M . as follows : Bros . W . R . Hatton , I . P . M . ; Henry Holmes , P . M ., P . G . D . Herts , S . W . ; S . Ransom , J . W . -. S . H . Parkhouse , P . M ., Treas . ;

Reuben C . Green , P . M ., Sec . ; S . K . Benrett , S . D . ; H . Armfield , J . D . ; C . A . Sanger , Org . ; E . M . Lander , P . M ., D . C ; George Passingham , I . G . j W . A . Thomson , Asst . D . C . j E . W . Beard and F . King , Stwds . j and J . Lackland , Tyler . The three addresses were then given , the first by Bro . W . R . Hatton , P . M ., I . P . M . j the second by Bro . Henry Foskett , P . M . j and the third by Bro . S . H . Parkhouse , P . M ., Treas . The ballot was taken for Mr . Harry George Handover , and proving unanimous in his favour , he was thereupon initiated into Freemasonry by the W . M . in accordance with the fiat of the late W . M ., Bro . W . R . Hatton , P . M ., I . P . M . The Auditors presented

their report , which was received , adopted , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The correspondence was read by the Secretary . After " Hearty good wishes " to the W . M . by the brethren , the lodge was closed . After a choice well-ordered banquet , the customary toasts were proposed . " The Queen and the Craft" was given by the W . M . " God save the Queen " was sung by Miss Gertrude Gammon . The toast of "The M . W . G . M . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales" was also given by the W . M .

Song , "God bless the Prince of Wales" by Mr . Hugh Cochrane . The toast of " The W . M . " was given by the I . P . M ., who briefly stated the various stages the W . M . had passed in his M isonie career , and his satisfactory progress in the lodge . It augured well for his efficient discharge of the important duties he had entered upon that evening . Th : present occasion was a m > 3 t interesting on :, for their new W . M . had performed his first duty in the lodge by initiating his own son into Freemasonry . He ( the I . P . M . ) was proud to say also , that during his year of office he had initiated his two sons . He further alluded to the respect in which the W . M . was held by his brethren of the lodee .

Here Bro . S . H . Parkhouse , P . M ., Treas ., interposed with the permission of the VV . M . He said he had to plead on behalf of th : widows and orphans of the brave soldiers , who had laid down their lives in maintaining the honour of their Queen and country . He felt no words of his were necessary . He would only ask each brother present to contribute one shilling towards the Lord Mayor ' s t / und . The W . M . then gave the most interesting toast of the evening—that of " The

Initiate . " It was a brief speech , and must hav : been a trying one ; his voice faltered , and he was visibly affected . All honour to him for it . The brethren showed their respectful sympathy with their W . M . " O . ie touch of nature makes the whole world kin . " He ( the W . M . ) welcomed , on the part of the lodge and on his own part , as VV . M ., his dear son as a brother in Masonry , and felt sure he would prove a credit to the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge .

lhe initiate , in a few appropriate and effective words , heartil y thanked the W . M . and the brethren for his admission amongst them ; that it would , indeed , be his future aim to uphold the dignity and reputation of the lodgeof which , he was proud to say , he was a member . Bro . Parkhouse announced that the brethren had nobly responded to his appeal ,

and it was a great pleasure for him to say that the su n of £ 7 had bien collected , which he would forward on the morrow to the Treasurer of the Lord M lyo . - ' s Fuad . " The I . P . M . " was given by the W . M ., who stated it was his pleasing duty to affix on Bro . Hilton ' s breast the Past Master ' s jewel voted by the lod , je for the efficient discharge of his duties as W . M . during his year of office . He ongratulated him , and trusted he would live many years to wear bis well-merited reward .

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In the coure of his reply , the I . P . M . thanked his late officers and the brethren generally for the kind assistance they had rendered to him when he occupied the chair . During his Masonic career he had slowly but steadily attained to the summit of his ambition , and the Past Master's jewel , which he would be proud to wear , would ever remind him of the kindness of the brethren , and the success he had so happily achieved . » " The Visitors " followed .

Bros . Done , Mogford , Edwards , and Dyre responded . To the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " Bros . Parkhouse and Green , in a few appropriate words , briefly replied . " The P . Ms . " was next given by the W . M ., who spoke of the valuable services they ever had , and were always willing to , render the W . M . in the onerous duties of

the chair . Bros . Lander and Foskett replied . Bro . Lander said he had presented 21 W . Ms , elect for installation . He was one of the founders of the lodge . Bro . Davis was also called on , and said a few words in reply , speaking of his long Masonic experience . He is the Preceptor of the lodge of instruction .

The toast of " The Officers" was next given , to which the Wardens and the Senior Steward responded . The Tj lei's toast concluded a brilliant and successful evening . The artistes were Miss Gertrude Gammon , Bro . Robert Shaw , and the Crighton Part Singers , Bro . Haydn Grover , Messrs . Stanley , Ince , and Hugh Cochrane , and Bro . Fredk . King , the accompanist being Mrs . Fredk . King ( Medallist ) . The musical arrangements were under the charge of Bro . Fredk . King .

Royal Rose Lodge , No . 2565 . The installation meeting of the above lodge was held at the Headquarters of the 3 rd Volunteer Battalion , the Royal Fusiliers ( City of London Regiment ) , on Monday , the 13 th instant . There were present Bros . Capt . R . J . H . Eccles , W . M . ; Capt . E . Pugh , I . P . M . ; Major W . E . Robbins , S . W . ; Major J . Austin-Carpenter , J . W . ; Col . C . G . Brown , Treas . ; Capt . C . Berridge , Sec . ; Capt . T . E . Carey-Bates , P . M ., D . C ; Col . T . J . Long , S . D . ; Major W . R . Haywood , J . D . ; Colour-Sergt . A . J .

Smith and Lieut .-Col . W . Jordan , Stwds . ; Sergt .-Instructor Sanders , Tyler ; Col . Beningfield , P . M . ; Capt . A . A . Howell . W . E . Riley , M . Bessell , F . H . Douglas , C Bellringer , W . Gotten , H . Viney , A . W . Mariaty , W . T . Bannister , A . P . Beer , W . H . Hall , and G . H . Brooks . Visitors : Bros . J . S . Melville , W . M . 1791 ; Alex . J . Wood , P . M . 227 ; A . J . Taylor , P . M . 1791 ; Ellis Harfeld , P . M . ; Capt . H . A . May , 150 ( 1 ; Louis Harfeld , 2771 ; L . A . Newton , 22 S ; Arthur Carpenter , 2536 ; Henry Watts , 10 S ; Chas . Robinson , 1897 ; J . R . Hobson , 1157 J P- J- Chambers ,

166 j James Berry , Geo . Robbins , Cecil Graeme , Mansel Stevens , S 13 , and others . The lodge was duly opened by the W . M ., the minutes read and confirmed , and the W . M . elect , Bro . Majir J . Austin-Carpenter , presented by the D . of C , Bro . Capt . Carey-Bates . The W . M . elect was then obligated and installed in the chair in due form by the W . M ., and the officers were invested as follows : Bros . R . J . H . Eccles , I . P . M . j W . E . Robbins , S . W . ; T . J . Long , J . W . j C F . Brown , Treas . ; E . Pugh , Sec ; T . E . Carey-Bates , D . C ; W . R . Haywood , S . D . ; C Berridge , I . D .: A . I . Smith . I . G .: W . Jordan and C . E . Cotton . Stwds .: and E . Sanders .

Tyler , Communications from Grand Lodge were read , and the W . M . then brought to the notice of the lodge the recent death of their I . G ., Bro . Parchment , who was initiated at the first regular meeting of the lodge , and while holding the responsible position of Sergeant Major to the battalion , was most popular with all ranks . On the motion of the I . P . M ., and seconded by Bro . Col . Beningfield , P . M ., it was unanimously carried that the Secretary be instructed to send a letter to the members of his family expressing the deep sympathy of the lodge . The banquet was afterwards held at the headquarters of the regiment .

The toasts of " The Queen and Craft" and " The M . W . G . M . His Royal Highnes : the Prince of Wales" were proposed in suitable terms by the W . M , and wire received with acclamation by the brethren , who testified their loyalty by singing th : National Anthem , the solos being finely rendered by the talented artists . After the toast of " The Grand Officers " the I . P . M . rose to propose " The H jalth of

the VV . M ., " and in doing so said that being a military lodge it was thought a breach of discipline for an inferior officer to criticise one holding superior rank , even in the most eulogistic terms ; he might , however , be permitted to say that after the admirab e way he had invested his ofiicers , he would well be able to maintain the prestige of the lo dge , and wished him a happy and prosperous year office .

In reply , the W . M . expressed his thanks to the I . P . M . and brethren for the warmth of his reception , stating he thought the I . P . M . must have been an Irishman and kissed the Blarney stone from his flattering and undeserved remarks . He , however , pledged himself to uphold the dignity of his . high office so that when he vacated the chair for some worthy successor the brethren would be satisfied with his humble efforts .

In proposing " The Health of the I . P . M ., " the W . M . expressed the feelings of the lodge at the high opinion held by every brother of the brilliant manner he had performed the ceremony of installation , which ended his successful year of office , and that as a conscientious and energetic Mason , and as a true and genial brother he should be regarded as an example to be followed by all . The lodge had voted him a Past Master's jewel , which would be presented at the next lodge meeting .

The I . P . M ., in his reply , thanked the brethren for their kind appreciation of his efforts . That in Masonry the doctrine was enjoined tbat every Mason should study rhetoric . He was only too conscious of his deficiency . The W . M . had suggested he was an Irishman , but he thought the boot was on the other leg , for the only claim he had was that he was descended from Scotch ancestors who had lived in Yorkshire for 300 years . The toast of "The Visitors" was duly honoured and replied to by Bros . J . S . Melville , Alex . Wood , Ellis Harfeld , and A . J . Taylor , who all expressed their admiration at the working of the lodge .

The toasts of "The Past-Masters , " followed by that of "The Officers of the Lodge , " was given from the chair , and replied to by several of the brethren . The Tyler ' s toast concluded the business of the evening . ,

Sancta Maria Lodge , No . 2682 . 1 he installation meeting of this " class " lodge , which is intimately associated with one of the principal medical institutions of the metropolis—St . Mary ' s Hispital — attracted a large and representative gathering of Masons at Mirk Masons' Hall , G .- ea : Queen-street , on Tnesday , the i 4 to inst . There was a good attendance of memb-rs " , including Bros . 1 . Ernest Lane . P . P . G . D .. S . W .: A . P . Luff . I . W . •M . H-inHfi . u

Jones , Sec . ; H . Pearce , S . D . ; P . Whitcombe , J . D . j Stewart Brown , P . D . G . D . C , D . C . j A . E . Priddle , I . G . ; Colonel Leyden , and many others . Amongst the visitors were Bros , the Earl of Euston , Prov . G . M . Norths and Hunts j Sir Jno . Monckton , P . G . W . j Sir Reginald Hanson , P . G . W . j R . Eve , P . G . Treas . j Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . thao . j F . Richardson , P . G . D . j Gio . Everett , P . G . Treas . ; C . F . Matier , P . G . S . B . ; A . Cooper , P . G . D . ; Clement Godson , P . G . D . j A . E . Sansom , P . P . G . W . ; Carmalt fc

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