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in receiving him , and hoped he would become a shining light amongst them . He would advise him to adhere strictly to the principles of Masonry , as in doing so he could never go wrong . The Initiate , in reply , thanked them all most sincerely for the hearty manner in which his health had been drunk and responded to . He would endeavour to remember the

words of the W . M ., and do all in his power to become a good and useful brother , and a credit to the Craft . The Worshipful Master , in proposing "The Health of the Visitors , " said it was a grand toast , and the New Cross Lodge were always proud to receive and make them welcome . They had a goodly number that evening , and among them many that he knew , and had been pleased to meet at

the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , where he ( the W . AI . ) had received such good lessons . He was also delighted to see Bro . Calvert—a good brother and well-known to them all . He would call upon Bros . J . Finch , G . Reynolds , Secretary to the Covent Garden Lodgeof Instruction , F . Kedge , and F . Calvert to respond . Bro . J . Finch thanked the W . M . for coupling his name

with the toast . He felt sure that the visitors had all enjoyed the evening much , both at the banquet and in the lodge , where the W . M . had performed the work in a praiseworthy manner . Bro . G . Reynolds , in responding for the Visitors , said that he felt greatly complimented in being asked to do so by the W . M . He felt sure that all had spent a profitable

and pleasant evening . The W . M . in alluding to the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction had said much to encourage him as its Secretary , and he couid assure him that he would still continue to give his best attention to that lodge of instruction , and trusted it would still continue to increase its number of members and do good work . The W . M . had assisted in making this lodgeof instruction popular by

his kind and courteous attention to the brethren . The W . M . was always willing to assist the working in any possible way , for only the previous night he was candidate in the Third Degree . The W . M . ' s success that evening was a sufficient proof of good work being done in the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , and he hoped to see many of the brethren present and join them some times .

He thanked them all for their kindness and hospitality . Bro . F . Kedge said he thanked the W . M . for his kind invitation , and admired his working very much . He must also say that it had been an unexpected pleasure to him that evening to meet a very old and esteemed friend , Bro . Cowley , P . M . On behalf of the visitors he thanked them all for their generous reception .

Bro . F . Calvert endorsed all that had fallen from the lips of the brother visitors who had spoken , and said it afforded him great pleasure to be with them , as their W . M . was a very old friend and brother . The VVorshipful Master , in proposing "The Health y of the Past Masters , " spoke highly of them all , and the kind assistance he had received from them during his term of

office . Bro . the Rev . J . W . A . Sturdee , in replying , said it was most gratifying to hear the W . M . ' s praise . It was their duty to assist the W . M . in every possible way , and he could assure the W . M . elect he would receive the same

help . Before resuming his scat the I . P . M . alluded to a circular he had received from Ireland , which he said was a disgrace to the writer , and which circular he treated with the utmost contempt . The other Past Masters also replied , speaking of the W : M . in the highest terms , and the efficient manner in which he had carried out the duties of his oflice during the

year . The Worshipful Master next proposed "The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary , " to which toast Bros . E . H . Thiellay , P . M ., and Ernest Smith , P . M ., replied , the latter in a most humorous speech . The Worshipful Master , in proposing " The Health of his Officers , " spoke well of them all , and thanked them for

their attention to their several duties during his year of office , saying he felt sure they would all give the same attention to their W . M . elect ; to which Bro . C . Grassi , S . W ., and the other officers replied . The Tyler ' s toast brought the enjoyable evening to a close , to which the W . M ., Bros . Grassi , R . Mackway , C Howard , VV . Douglass ( recitation ) , VV . J . Pegram , and others had contributed much by their musical abilities .

WALDECK LODGE ( No . 1969 ) . —The installation meeting of this small lodge was held on Tuesday , thc 14 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , Grand Sec , Hon . Member of the lodge , kindly installed the W . M . elect , Bro . Carl Quitmann , in his usual masterlv manner , supported by several other Grand Officers . The I . P . M . of the lodge is Bro . Emii Schott , and the

officers for the ensuing year are Bros . E . Holland ! , S . W . ; E . Quitmann , J . W . ; Julius Quitmann , P . M ., Treasurer j Max Gindlar , Secretary ; O . Quitmann , S . D . j E , Voss . J . D . ; Chev . L . E . Bach , Org . ; J . Schuller , I . G . j G . Knoblauch , D . C . ; J . B . Holland , Stwd . ; and A . Walkley , Tyler .

The banquet , which was served in the Crown Room of the Freemasons' Tavern , was followed b y the usual toasts , and enlivened by some excellent music , under the direction of Bro . Chevalier Leonard E . Bach , Pianist to the Royal Court of Prussia , and Organist of this lodge , who was assisted by Madame Sanderini and M . Saxe .

RICHMOND LODGE ( No . 2032 ) . —Bro . W . R . Phillips , VV . M ., presided at the meeting held on Tuesday , the 7 th inst ., and was supported by the R . W . Bro . Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , P . G . W . ; Bros . T . Skewes-Cox , G . Stwd . j Blasby , P . M . ; Digby , P . M . ; J . P . Houghton , S . W . ; E . Dare , J . W . ; W . F . Reynolds , Treas . j G . C . Rowland , Sec . ; H . Sapsworth , S . D . ; Marjason

J . D . ; Crew , I . G . ; A . Aldin and Covell , Stewds . ; Messum , DC ; Rainbow , Org . ; Mouflet , W . Clifford , H . Clifford , S . Abell , A . Skene , F . A . Meeres , J . Aldredge , G . Trinder , J . H . Ford , Hampton , and others . The visitors were Bros . Page , P . M . ; Hfnton , PAL ; Lansdown , Scantlebury , Courlander , Johnson , and others . Bros . Walker and Marsh were raised to the Degree of

M . M ., and Bro . Payze passed to that of F . C , after which Mr . Louis Goldestein was unanimously elected a member of the lodge , and duly initiated . _ A banquet followed , at which the usual toasts were given , and advantage was taken of the opportunity to convey an expression of goodwill to Mr . Munro , the host , upon his retirement .

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CAMA LODGE ( No . 2105 ) . —This lodge , which was consecrated a year ago , and had Bro . D . P . Cama , Grand Treasurer , for its first Worshipful Master , held its installation meeting on Saturday last , at the Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court . There was on the occasion a good attendance of brethren of the lodge , and the following visitors who had been invited made up a goodly company : — oros . Mark Tanner , M . D ., P . M . 811 , P . Prov . G . D .

Sussex ; H . R . Grillet , P . M . 507 ; Charles Gross , P . AL 10 S 7 ; C . J . Axford , W . M . 204 S ; Charles B . Cooper , J . W . 449 ; Wm . Wright , 1434 , P . P . G . D . Notts . ; John Peilmann , P . AI . 1434 ; Walter Woodward , Prov . G . Sue Middx . ; ] . H . Vickers , 47 ; H . Massey , P . AI . Gigand 192 S ; J . J . Caney , P . M . 19 S ; Benj . Turner , P . M . 132 S ; Godfrey Boulton , S . D . 143 . Bros . Raymond H . Thrupp , D . P . G . M . Middlesex : T . C . Walls and H . Lovegrove ,

honorary members of the lodge , were also present . Mr . Reginald Cantley Saunders and Mr . A . H . Tadivala were initiated , after which Bro . Thomas Poore , P . M . and Secretary , installed as Master of the lodge for the ensuing year Bro . William Robert Palmer , S . W ., W . M . elect . The brethren invested as the W . M . ' s officers were Bros . John Read , P . M . 720 , Prov . G . Org . Middlesex , S . W . ; W . D . Fracis , J . VV . ; Rev . S . T . H . Saunders ,

Chaplain ; D . P . Cama , I . P . AL , G . Treasurer , Treas . ; T . Poore , P . M ., Sec ; D . E . Dharwar , S . D . ; Samuel Hague , J . D . ; Arthur Quicke , I G . ; F . A . Granville , D . C . ; J . K . R . Cama , Org . ; E . L . Caron , W . S . ; and George Harrison , Tyler . On the motion of Bro . Quicke , I . G ., a vote of thanks was ordered to be recorded on the minutes of the lodge to the new W . M . for several handsome presents he had made

to the lodge . A vote of thanks was also passed to Bro . Poore for performing the ceremony of installation , and after the transaction of some other business , the lodge was closed , and the brethren sat down to one of Bro . Sadler's choice banquets . After the Benevolent Box had been sent round , Bro . John Read proposed that the contents should be given to the Southport Lifeboat Fund . This proposal was not only

received with favour by the brethren , but it was suggested that the amount should be made up to five guineas . Bro . Thrupp , the Deputy Prov . Grand AIaster of Middlesex , however , said the money could not be applied to any purposes that were not Masonic , and therefore the proposal fell through . The usual toasts were then proceeded with . Bro . Thrupp , P . G . D ., replied to the toast which embraces

the Grand Officers . Bro . Woodward , Prov . G . Secretary , replied to the toast of "The Prov . Grand Master , Sir Francis Burdett , " who had intrusted him to say with reference to the circular that had been sent out , that one or two lodges said that circular would cause friction and upset their working . One said he thought the result would be that some of the brethren would resign the lodge and join London lodges instead .

His reply to that was that he thought brethren who took such steps would be more in want of an excuse for leaving their lodges , and that the Provincial Grand AIaster took the step he did when he ( Bro . Woodward ) gave him a report of the state in which the lodges were in the province , and Sir Francis perfectly made up his mind that he would not allow any lodges to be in arrear and go on as they had done in the oast without having their accounts audited , because

it led to some of the brethren being excluded where they were not liable to be excluded , and were returned to Grand Lodge as defaulters . In that case they would be ineligible for relief , whereas they ought not to be , because the money had been paid to the Treasurers and Secretaries , and they ought to have had their certificates . Grand Lodge was much to blame in allowing lodges to be in arrear , and the Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex had set thein a

good example and done good service . The circular had done a great deal of good . Bro . D . P . Cama , I . P . M . and Treas ., proposed " The W . M . " Bro . Palmer had always supported him , and had performed his portion of the ceremonies in a masterly manner . Bro . Palmer now occupied the chair which he ( Bro . Cama ) had held for the first year of the lodge's existence , and what he ( Bro . Cama ) had left undone would

be made up by his successor . The W . M . had invested his officers and closed his lodge quite to the satisfaction of the lodge and the visitors , and all they had to do now was to wish him good health , plenty of work , and the same support by his oflicers as he had given to his predecessor , The W . M ., in reply , said he felt he had not yet deserved any of the compliments Bro . Cama had bestowed on him ; but he could assure the brethren that in the ensuing year ,

and in years to come , he would do his best to deserve them . It was no vain promise when he said it should be his constant aim to make the Cama Lodge a great success in the Province of Middlesex . He felt that they were commencing this year under very happy auspices . It was a very united lodge , and there was every prospect of success . Every brother under his sway would work most heartily for that success , and he trusted that next year when he had to

give an account of his Stewardship they would be found to give him , not as he took it now an expectation of favours to come , but that they would say he had well done during his year of office . In proposing "The Initiates , " the W . AI . regretted that one candidate had been prevented coming that evening . Nevertheless , the lodge had added to its numbers two brethren who would shed a lustre not only on the Cama Lodge , but on Masonry generally . Bro . Saunders was a very

old friend of his ; they had together fought out the battle and braved out the breeze , and when the brethren came to know him as well as he did , they would appreciate him as he did . He would be a most valuable brother in the lodge . Bro . Tadivala he had not the pleasure of a previous acquaintance ; but he brought with him such good credentials , and had been proposed and seconded by such excellent and worthy Masons , that he was quite ready to

accept him on their authority , and he was sure he would always be an honour to the lodge . Addressing the initiates , he said they had that evening taken a most important step ; it would affect the whole of their future life . It might be that they , being new to Freemasonry , might have thought the ceremony in parts quaint and odd , but when they had

made more progress they would see there was nothing done without a purpose , and that Freemasonry was one of the most beneficial institutions that this world produced , lt had for its foundations the three great principles of brotherly love , relief , and truth , and an Order founded on such principles was bound to flourish . The initiates would never regret the step they had taken : they would find the brethren of

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the Cama Lodge , as well as all other Masons , would be good and true brothers to them , and should it unfortunately happen—which he trusted in God it mi ^ ht not—that they might want assislance , that they would always find the hand of a Mason ready and open to give it in every possible way . He congratulated the initiates on having joined the Order . Bro . Saunders , after a few preliminary observations in

reply , said if ever there was a time for Englishmen , Scotch men , and Irishmen tobecome Masons it was the present time , when they were trying to promote the confederation of this great empire . This country and the colonies had stood together , lt was unity that brought men together , but , apart from that , there was a reason for every man being a Freemason—they liked to meet their brethren . Bro . Tadivala said he solemnly took upon himself the

duties of the Brotherhood , and trusted that God would help him in carrying them out to its full and proper extent . He was proposed by Bro . Cama , the late Master and the founder . He knew the Cama family for the great good it had done to the public , especially to the public of India , and he was proud to be a member of a lodge that bore

the family name of Cama . In seconding his candidature Bro . Fracis had done him a great favour after knowing him a very short period iudeed , and he was greatly indebted to him for that favour . Hehoped to be able to carry out his sacred trust , and hc expressed his heartlelt gratitude to all the brethren .

The W . M . proposed "Bro . Thomas Poore , " who had rendered immense service to Freemasonry , and performed his work that evening in installing the W . M . most efficiently . Bro . Thomas Poore replied , and expressed himself deeply indebted to the brethren for the assistance they had given him . Bros . Dr . Tanner , W . Woodward , and I . L Caney , P . A * I .

19 S , replied to the toast of " The Visitors . " In proposing "The LP . M ., " the W . M . said Bro . Cama had presided over the brethren of the Cama Lodge very ably and well for the past 12 months , and had done his duty to the very utmost . They were all most grateful for the fostering care he had shewn to the lodge in its infancy . He found it very smaU , but during his year the numbers had increased considerably . In another year he hoped it

would be still more numerous and prosperous than it now was . Bro . Cama was so well known that it was impossible to say anything new of him . He had stood by the Craft , and the estimation he was held in by them was sufficiently testified by the position he held of Grand Treasurer , a position he held by the suffrages of the whole Craft . He was sorry the lodge was not just now in a position to put its esteem and gratitude into a substantial form , but this

was only a pleasure postponed , for it would be done on a future occasion . Bro . Cama in acknowledging the toast , which was most heartily received , said he was the first I . P . M . of the Cama Lodge , but that was purely by the suffrages of the founders . They met more than a year ago in his cousin ' s office , and the first thing the founders did there was to elect him as the first Worshipful Master . The

brother who obtained the honour of becoming the first Master of a lodge ought to be very proud of it . For the suffrages of the brethren he was very grateful ; he was very proud of being the first AIaster . During the first year of the lodge he did his duty to the best of his ability , but he had many shortcomings . The officers of the present Worshipful Master were mostly the same brethren who supported him during his year .

He had many responsibilities . He would endeavour to do the duties of his office of Treasurer . It was not a light thing to elect a foreigner , a brother with very little ability ; but as they had given him their choice and made him their Grand Treasurer he should also be proud and grateful to the Craft for that . He again thanked the

brethren of the lodge for their kindness , and before resuming his seat wished them " A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year . " The toast of "The Officers , " which was responded to by Bro . Read , S . W ., and Bro . Dharwar , J . W ., and the Tyler's toast closed the proceedings .

SUNDERLAND . — -St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 80 ) . —On Tuesday , the 14 th inst ., the annual meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Park-terrace . The W . M ., Bro . J . J . Wilson , P . P . G . Stwd ., presided , and was supported on the dais by the following -. Bros . R . Hudson , Provincial Grand Secretary ; J . J . Clay , P . G . D . of C ; Robert Shadforth , P . G . S . D . ; J . E . Nelson , P . G . P . ; James Dobson , LP . M . ; Mark Douglass , P . P .

G . D . ; Thomas Elwen , P . P . G . P . ; H . J . Turnbull , P . P . G . P . ; J . Mitchinson , P . M . ; R . Kinmond , P . P . G . P . ; Hawdon , P . AL , Sec ; R . W . Halfnight , P . P . G . D . ; T . Henderson , P . P . G . S . B . ; George Porteous , P . P . G . Org . j A . T . Munro , P . P . G . S . B . ; VV . Beattie , P . M . 13 S 9 ; G . Lord , P . P . G . D . ; J . D . Todd , P . M . 94 ; W . H . Sharp , P . M . 94 ; J . C Moor , P . P . J . G . D . ; J . G . Kirtley , P . P . LCD . ; the Rev . R . Heart Yeld , W . AL 1389 . P . P . G . C ;

Robert Singleton , W . M . 97 ; J . Deans , W . M . 2039 ; and there were also present Bros . C . M . Wake , S . W . 97 ; G . W . Bain , J . W . 949 ; A . Peters , J . W . 1389 ; J . Scarborough , S . W . 94 ; W . A . Priestly , I . W . 2039 ; Edwin Turnbull , J . W . 4 S 1 ; T . Burlinson , W . A . O . Sutcliffe , Sec . 97 ; and others . After the ordinary business of the lodge , the installation of the W . M . for the ensuing year took place . The W . M .

elect , Bro . Thomas Atkinson , S . VV ., who was unanimously elected at last meeting , was presented by Bro . M . Douglass , P . P . G . D ., to the Installing Master , Bro . H . J . Turnbull , P . P . G . P ., whohss forsomeyears most efficiently discharged the duties . The ceremony was impressively performed , and Bro . Atkinson was duly installed W . M . according to ancient custom . The newly-installed AIaster having been saluted and proclaimed , proceeded to invest the following officers , Bro . I . I . Wilson having been invested as I . P . M .: Bros .

J . Nicholson , S . VV . ; James Hudson , J . VV . ; T . Elwen , P . M ., Treasurer ; VV . Hawdon , P . M ., Secretary ; Richard Todd , S . D . ; P . VV . A . Pearcey , J . D . ; J . R . Irvine , LG . ; H . J . Turnbull , P . M ., DC ; S . Rackley , T . Burlinson , G . Bigelon , and W . Watt , Stewards ; and J . W . Brown , P . G . Tyler , Tyler . The congratulations of the Provincial Grand Officers present were expressed towards the W . M . by Bro . R . Hudson , P . G . S ., and by the visiting brethren . The annual festival ot the lodge was afterwards held , Bro . T . Atkinson , W . M ., presiding .