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"W . Dnrton , I . G . -, W . Nevens , D . C . ; A . R . Mason , W . S . ; M . Sherwin , Org . ; and B . Norman , O . G . ; The visitors included Bros . F . A . White , P . M . 90 ? ; B . Carter , P . M . 898 and 1381 ; H . Balls , 77 ; G . H . Stephens , Delraclair , 13 ; Smith , noo ; and C . Jolly , 913 ; ( Freemason ) . The lodge having been duly opened , the only business presented was the election of W . M ., Treasurer , and O . G ., for the
ensuing year ; and unanimously Bro . Brian , S . W ., was elected for the former ; Bro . Brayshaw for the second , and Bro . Norman , for the latter position . Bros . Miles , Thomson and Mason , were elected as Auditors , and Bro . P . M . Holliday as President , and Bro . Mason , as Vice President of the Benevolent Fund attached to the lodge , of which a report was received and passed unanimously .
It was then unanimously resolved that a Past Master ' s jewel of the value of ten guineas should be presented to Bro . White , the W . M ., as a token of the esteem and respect entertained for him by the lodge , and then it was closed in due form . A pleasant and prettily arranged collation having been discussed , the W . M ., gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , Bro . Sherwin , singing a
verse of the National Anthem , at ; that of " The Queen and the Craft ; " and here we may say " en pasiant , " that his manipulation of the harmonium during the evening materially enhanced the charms of the very good singing that enlivened the proceedings . Bro . Dorton then gave " The W . M . " and in so doing said he rose with a great deal of pleasure to propose the toast , one that they as
Masons always delighted to honour in that lodge , it was that of their W . M . ( Cheers ) . As he had had an opportunity once before that evening of saying , with respect to Bro . White , they had watched him closely during his year of office , and seen how he had striven to do his duty , and how faithfully he had done it . They were about to lose him , that was to say , he would soon leave that chair to
which he had been so great an honour , and on his leaving it , he Bro . Doiton only desired to convay to him the sentiments of both himself and the lodge when he wished him every happiness ar . d prosperity . ( Loud cheers . ) He had done his duty well , and faithfully , and when he came among them , the Past Masters , they would receive him with as much pleasure as he felt sure the lodge would
with regret at his leaving the chair . ( Cheers ) . The toast having been drank most enthusiastically . Bro . White , in reply said , after thanking the brethren for their hearty reception of his name , that he could not do more then he hael done in the lodge , or say more to thank them than he had said . If it were possible he would only intensify them . Their kindness would always be
remembered by him , and so long as he lived , so long would their esteem be the most precious memory of his life . ( Loud Cheers ) . The next toast was that of " The Visitors . " The W . M . said he was pleased to say they had rather an extended list of visitors , and he felt that the brethren of the Capper Lodge would give them such a reception as would bring them again to the lodge . ( Cheers
and laughter ) . Bro . White in reply expressed his pleasure at seeing the marked change there was in the lodge . It was not the first time he had been with them , and although that night he had not had the pleasure of seeing the W . M . work yet he felt sure it was such as maintained the good working name for which the Capper Lodge was noted . ( Cheers ) . For himself he thanked the W . M ., and was
pleased to see the unanimity and good feeling which existed in the lodgj at the present time , and trusted it would continue . ( AppUuse * ) . The next toast was that of the " Past Masters , " and in reply to a very flattering yet earnest eulogium of the W . M ., Bro . Darton said that during the time he had sat at the left of the W . M ., he hai '
always endeavoured to do his duty . It was the last tim he should have the honour of being so close to the chair , and the last time he should have the honour of responding to that toast , but he should always remember with pleasure and pride the year he had sat as I . P . M . in the Capper Lodge . ( Loud Cheers ) .
KENNINGTON LODGE ( No . 1381 ) . — The last meeting of this lodge was held at the Club House , Kennington Oval , on the ist instant , when there were present Bros . Reeves , W . M . ; Walls , P . P . G . O . of Middles-ex , S . W . ; Kohler , J . W . ; Higgins , I . P . M . ; Page , P . G . S ., P . M ., & c , Treasurer ; Sturat , P . M ., Secretary ; Speedy , S . D . ; Marston , I . G . ; Robinson , D . C . ; Honeywell , P . M .,
Organist ; Stoke--, W . S . ; Stranger , A . W . S . ; Koch , P . M . ; Everett , P . M . ; Drysdale , P . M . ; Pope , P . M . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . The W . M ., with the assistance of his officers , installed Messrs . Baldock and Boyce into Craft mysteries in a very careful manner . The ballot for Bros . Downie , 186 , and Collett , 1470 , as joining members , proved to bc unanimous . There
being no other business before the lodge it was duly closed , and the members and visitors adjo'irncd to the banquet . Amongst the latter were Bros . Fox , P . M . 73 * , Wood , I . G . 180 ; J . Kent , 177 . The Royal and Craft toasts having been done full justice to , Bro . Higgins , I . P . M ., rose and proposed " The W . M . " In the course of his remarks he congratulated the W . M . upon the careful manner in which
he had performed the ceremony of initiation that evening . He also said that the W . M . was deserving of great praise for having surmounted many difficulties that had arisen in consequence of his business engagements , and which in a less zealous brother might have materially interfered with the proner pe-rtormanre of his Masonic duties . In conclusion , he wished him every prosperity and happiness during the remainder of his year of oflice . This toist
having been warmly received , the W . M . made a brief response , in which he said that it was very pleasing after a recess of six months , to meet them again . He was sorry that they had not met in greater numbers , but this , no doubt , was due in a great measure to the continuance of the fine weither , which had tempted many of their members to extend their holidays . He incidentally men . tioned that he had suffered a very severe domestic bereave-
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ment since their last meeting , but he was very grateful and thankful that his health had permitted him to preside there that evening . He looked forward to a very pleasant termination to his year of office as Master of the Kennington Lodge , and , in conclusion , he congratulated the members upon its prosperous position , financially and otherwise . "The Initiates" folioweel , and was duly acknowledged by
Bro . Baldock and Boyce . The toast of " The Visitors " drew from the brethren thus honoured a very warm and flattering acknowledgement of the hospitable manner in which they had been entertained . In proposing "TUe Past Masters , " the W . M . made some very humourous remarks in praise of each . In conclusion , however , he expressed his personal obligations to those brethren for the assistance and couns .-l they had freely given him from his
advent in the lodge to the present time , and he believed that no young lodge possessed so strong and distinguished a body of Past Masters as No . 1381 did . This toast was briefly acknowledged by the I P . M . "The Treasurer and Secretary , " " The Officers , " and the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a termination . During the evening Bro . Honeywell and others musically entertained the brethren , who separated until the first Tuesday in November next .
ECCLESTON LODGE , ( No . 1624 ) . —The installation meeting of this young and flourishing lodge was held on Wednesday evening , Oct . 16 , at the Grosvenor Hall , Pimlico , and was most numerously attended . Bro . D . H . M'Leod , W . M ., presided , and was supported by his officers , and a great array of visitors , amongst whom were Bros . Wade , 860 ; Steel , P . M . 1194 ; Pollard , 858 -,
Summers , 1360 ; T . Poore , P . M . 720 ; Wyer , I . P . M . 1314 ; Bond , 1314 ; K . Smith , 1441 ; Cameron , P . M . 180 ; Holland , P . M . 172 ; Collard , 149 ; Cantler , P . M . 1441 ; Hunt , 1772 ; Renshaw , 194 ; Crow , 141 ; Beckett , 780 ; Hunt , 1348 ; Baker . 1641 ; H . Thompson , 1426 and P . M . 177 and 1158 ( Freemason ) ¦ and others . The lodge having been opened in the First and Second Degrees three brethren
were then duly passed as F . C . The next business was to instal Bro . Joseph Charles Flattely , the W . M . elect , into the chair . Having been duly presented and addressee ! all the brethren below the chair were requested to retire , when a Board of Installed Masters , thirteen in number , was formed , and Bro . Flattely was installed into the chair of K . S . by Bro . M'Leod , the retiring Master . This part of the
ceremony , as well as the rest of it , was performed with an ease and impressiveness that elicited the warmest expressions of approval from some of the oldest and most experienced Past Masters who formed the Board of Installed Masters . On the brethren being admitted , and the new W . Master having received the customary salutes , he appointed his officers as follows : —Bros . Vincent , S . W . ;
Samuel Jonc , J . W . ; Isaacs , Treasurer ; Beckham , Secretary ; J . Hoole Fisher , S . D . ; E . Powell , J . D . ; Wedham , Organist ; Goole , I . G . ; C . Taylor , and H . Johnson , Dir . of Cers ; Jackson and Wilson , Stewards ; Tapp and Thomas , Tylers . Bro . M'Leod then delivered the aeleiresses to the Master , Wardens and Brethren in a careful and impressive manner . The new W . Master immediately
entered upon his duties , and in a most able manner initiated Mr . Joseph Ashbourn and Mr . John Recce Jones into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . The business of the lodge was then brought to a close , and the brethren retired to the banquet room , the W . Master presiding . On the withdrawal of the cloth , the W . Master saiel that the first toast he had to bring under the notice of
the brethren was one that always met with a hearty response in the Eccleston Lodge , as it was that of " The Queen and the Craft . " There was no company of Englishmen who were assembled under whatever name it might bear , but that name was cordially received , and it was a name that was respected and loved throughout the whole of the civilised world . He gave them then "The Queen and
the Craft . " 1 he toast was cordially received and followed by the National Anthem , the solo parts by the professional singers . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propeise was " The Most Worshipful the Grand Master , H . R . H . The Prince of Wales . " As thefirst member of the Royal Family he was entitled to their highest consideration , but when they knew that he was their Most Worshipful Grand
Master that gave him an additional claim to their consideration . From thc time of his installation he hatl lost no opportunity of showing his great desire to make himself aUhorough Mason . He hoped , therefore , that tbe brethren would cordially respond to this toast and in a manner that the subject of it deserved . The toast was drunk , followed by a sharp and ringing "fire" and Brinley Richard's
well-known song . The VV . Master said the next toast he had to propose was " The Most Worshipful the Pro Grand Master , the Right Worshipful the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " He said that they were not that night honoured by thc presence of any of the Grand Officers , but if they were they would not be able to tell them any more than he ( the W . Master ) that they were a most
hard-working and zealous body , and they might see by the Masonic Press that the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and Bro . Hervey , the Grand Secretary , were constantly at work either consecrating new lodges or installing brethren in others . He was sure , therefore , that the brethren would heartily respond to the toast of" The Grand Officers . " Bro . M'Leod , I . Past Master , said for the first
time an instrument had been placed in his hands which really did not belong to him , the W . Master had placed in his hands his gavel , and in Masonry that was synonymous to a request that they would pay respect to the chair , to the W . Master of the Eccleston Lodge . The toast he had
to propose was " The Health of the W . Master of the Eccleston Lodge . " He was sure that Bro . Flattely deserved their applause , for in his person was exemplified everything that was good in Freemasonry , and he believed that those gooel qualities would also be maintained by those who might follow him to the chair . He would make no invidi-
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ous distinction between those who might come ten , twenty , or fifty years hence as Worshipful Masters of the Eccleston Lod ? e , for they would never forget those great principles which as Freemasons it was their pride to promulgate , as he was sure their W . Master would do credit to the lodge he asked the brethren to give him their confidence . The situation of a Master of a lodge was by no means a
sinecure , and if he made the slightest slip in any respect , it might take a long time to eradicate any feeling which might arise therefrom , and he had felt that himself . If he was sure , however , he was doing that which was tight , any complaints heshould " pass by as the idle word which he regarded not , " as he had a duty to perform and to use the power he possessed conscientiously , so that it
might be satisfactory to the lodge and the brethren therein . He need not speak as to the good qualities of Bro . Flattely as they were so well-known in Freemasonry . He had now attained to the summit of his profession , and he felt sure that he would conduct the affairs of the lodge with credit to himself and the satisfaction of the brethren . He gave then " The Heath of Bro . Flattely , the "W . Master of the
Eccleston Lodge . " The W . Master in responding to the toast , said his Bro . M'Leod had described him in such eulogisic terms that he scarcely knew how to reply to thc toast , but he would say that when be first put himself forward to become Master of the lodge he made a resolve to follow in his footsteps , and conduct the affairs of the lodge in a careful and effective manner . He had carried nut
that determination from the commencement to the best of his ability , and with the assistance of his brother officers and the brethren he trusted that at the end of his Masonic year that they would accord to him the same hearty response as he was sure thej would do to the toast heshould have to propose . He could assure them that nothing should be wanting on his part to make the Eccleston Lodge
second to none in the Craft . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propose he looked upon as the toast of the evening , and one that he approached with diffidence , as he feared he should not do that justice to it that it deserved , it was " The Health of their Immediate Past Master , " he did not believe that any brother could hold up his hand and say that he had not carried out his duties
most successfully , for he had never seen him , from the time he took the chair to his leaving it , but most efficiently did he carry out every duty he was called upon to perform . He defied any one to say that the ritual of Freemasonry was ever more correctly or better rendered than it had been by their Past Master . He was endowed with a peculiarly good memory , and he had shown from the first to the last that
he could carry out the duties of the lodge in the mast successful manner . He might add that their Past Master was second to none in his zeal and earnestness in promulgating the principles of Freemasonry , and he hoped that the day was very far distant when the Eccleston Lodge would lose the benefit of the . services of Bro . M'Leod . It would be wrong in him ( the W . M . ) to say much more in
proposing the toast , for he was sure that every brother was satisfied with what he had done , and he had great pleasure in investing him with a jewel , as an evidence of the esteem in which he was held amongst the brethren of the lodge ; trusting that for many years he might wear it with credit to himself as the second Master of the Eccleston Lodge . Bro . M'Leod , in returning thanks said , on thc piesent
occasion it was indeed difficult to find weirds to express thc sentiments which were so closely wound round his heart and breast , and give utterance to them ; the brethren had worked , and he had worked in the Eccleston Lodge , and he was sure they would join with him in expressing the delight and satisfaction at the proceedings of that evening , anil having reached the climax they could not but be
satisfied . From the manner in which they had receiveel his name he felt assured that whether it was at thc immediate time or in the vista of the distant future , the members who might arrive at the same position as he had done , would use the power for the purpose of carrying out what was excellent in Freemasonry , such as had been developed that evening . He need not , however , dwell on the excellence
of Freemasonry , as in performing his duty as Installing Master he had to impress upon them the beauties of Freemasonry , to present to them a garland rich in thc choicest blossoms , anel as members of the Eccleston Lodge to show them that in their path there lay open to them beauty and honours leading to credit and renown . It ought to be their ambition to obtain the highest position
in the Craft , and being cmbued with the genuine tenets of the Order , seek to obtain the position of W . Master ; for he was one to whom not only homage was paid in having the privilege of promulgating principles which were not only beneficial to the Craft but to mankind at large . He felt that he had done what had met with tl . eir approbation . He said " God bless thc Eccleston Lodge , " anel might every brother work industriously to oblain his position cf
W . Master . Throughout the globe might Freemasonry flourish and inculcate those principles he had impressed upon them in thc installation ceremony , which he might paraphrase in the words of a great poet : " As some still cliff that lifts its awful form Swells from the vale and midway leaves thc storm . Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread Eternal sunshine settles on its head . "
He trusted that would be the destiny of Freemasonry , and he felt sure that amongst themselves they were privi ' eged to promulgate principles having for their object the welfare of mankind throughout the globe , and that they would go on inculcating those lessons which were taught to every deserving man who was inrolled under their banners . I le
should carefully preserve the jewel with which they had presented him , which he should ever wear with pride as a token that he had deserveel the approbation of the members of thc Eccleston Lodge . He hail a family , and he hoped in time to introduce his son amongst them , with a hope that he might attain to the same honours . The W . M . then said as regarded the rest ofthe toasts he should
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"W . Dnrton , I . G . -, W . Nevens , D . C . ; A . R . Mason , W . S . ; M . Sherwin , Org . ; and B . Norman , O . G . ; The visitors included Bros . F . A . White , P . M . 90 ? ; B . Carter , P . M . 898 and 1381 ; H . Balls , 77 ; G . H . Stephens , Delraclair , 13 ; Smith , noo ; and C . Jolly , 913 ; ( Freemason ) . The lodge having been duly opened , the only business presented was the election of W . M ., Treasurer , and O . G ., for the
ensuing year ; and unanimously Bro . Brian , S . W ., was elected for the former ; Bro . Brayshaw for the second , and Bro . Norman , for the latter position . Bros . Miles , Thomson and Mason , were elected as Auditors , and Bro . P . M . Holliday as President , and Bro . Mason , as Vice President of the Benevolent Fund attached to the lodge , of which a report was received and passed unanimously .
It was then unanimously resolved that a Past Master ' s jewel of the value of ten guineas should be presented to Bro . White , the W . M ., as a token of the esteem and respect entertained for him by the lodge , and then it was closed in due form . A pleasant and prettily arranged collation having been discussed , the W . M ., gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , Bro . Sherwin , singing a
verse of the National Anthem , at ; that of " The Queen and the Craft ; " and here we may say " en pasiant , " that his manipulation of the harmonium during the evening materially enhanced the charms of the very good singing that enlivened the proceedings . Bro . Dorton then gave " The W . M . " and in so doing said he rose with a great deal of pleasure to propose the toast , one that they as
Masons always delighted to honour in that lodge , it was that of their W . M . ( Cheers ) . As he had had an opportunity once before that evening of saying , with respect to Bro . White , they had watched him closely during his year of office , and seen how he had striven to do his duty , and how faithfully he had done it . They were about to lose him , that was to say , he would soon leave that chair to
which he had been so great an honour , and on his leaving it , he Bro . Doiton only desired to convay to him the sentiments of both himself and the lodge when he wished him every happiness ar . d prosperity . ( Loud cheers . ) He had done his duty well , and faithfully , and when he came among them , the Past Masters , they would receive him with as much pleasure as he felt sure the lodge would
with regret at his leaving the chair . ( Cheers ) . The toast having been drank most enthusiastically . Bro . White , in reply said , after thanking the brethren for their hearty reception of his name , that he could not do more then he hael done in the lodge , or say more to thank them than he had said . If it were possible he would only intensify them . Their kindness would always be
remembered by him , and so long as he lived , so long would their esteem be the most precious memory of his life . ( Loud Cheers ) . The next toast was that of " The Visitors . " The W . M . said he was pleased to say they had rather an extended list of visitors , and he felt that the brethren of the Capper Lodge would give them such a reception as would bring them again to the lodge . ( Cheers
and laughter ) . Bro . White in reply expressed his pleasure at seeing the marked change there was in the lodge . It was not the first time he had been with them , and although that night he had not had the pleasure of seeing the W . M . work yet he felt sure it was such as maintained the good working name for which the Capper Lodge was noted . ( Cheers ) . For himself he thanked the W . M ., and was
pleased to see the unanimity and good feeling which existed in the lodgj at the present time , and trusted it would continue . ( AppUuse * ) . The next toast was that of the " Past Masters , " and in reply to a very flattering yet earnest eulogium of the W . M ., Bro . Darton said that during the time he had sat at the left of the W . M ., he hai '
always endeavoured to do his duty . It was the last tim he should have the honour of being so close to the chair , and the last time he should have the honour of responding to that toast , but he should always remember with pleasure and pride the year he had sat as I . P . M . in the Capper Lodge . ( Loud Cheers ) .
KENNINGTON LODGE ( No . 1381 ) . — The last meeting of this lodge was held at the Club House , Kennington Oval , on the ist instant , when there were present Bros . Reeves , W . M . ; Walls , P . P . G . O . of Middles-ex , S . W . ; Kohler , J . W . ; Higgins , I . P . M . ; Page , P . G . S ., P . M ., & c , Treasurer ; Sturat , P . M ., Secretary ; Speedy , S . D . ; Marston , I . G . ; Robinson , D . C . ; Honeywell , P . M .,
Organist ; Stoke--, W . S . ; Stranger , A . W . S . ; Koch , P . M . ; Everett , P . M . ; Drysdale , P . M . ; Pope , P . M . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . The W . M ., with the assistance of his officers , installed Messrs . Baldock and Boyce into Craft mysteries in a very careful manner . The ballot for Bros . Downie , 186 , and Collett , 1470 , as joining members , proved to bc unanimous . There
being no other business before the lodge it was duly closed , and the members and visitors adjo'irncd to the banquet . Amongst the latter were Bros . Fox , P . M . 73 * , Wood , I . G . 180 ; J . Kent , 177 . The Royal and Craft toasts having been done full justice to , Bro . Higgins , I . P . M ., rose and proposed " The W . M . " In the course of his remarks he congratulated the W . M . upon the careful manner in which
he had performed the ceremony of initiation that evening . He also said that the W . M . was deserving of great praise for having surmounted many difficulties that had arisen in consequence of his business engagements , and which in a less zealous brother might have materially interfered with the proner pe-rtormanre of his Masonic duties . In conclusion , he wished him every prosperity and happiness during the remainder of his year of oflice . This toist
having been warmly received , the W . M . made a brief response , in which he said that it was very pleasing after a recess of six months , to meet them again . He was sorry that they had not met in greater numbers , but this , no doubt , was due in a great measure to the continuance of the fine weither , which had tempted many of their members to extend their holidays . He incidentally men . tioned that he had suffered a very severe domestic bereave-
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ment since their last meeting , but he was very grateful and thankful that his health had permitted him to preside there that evening . He looked forward to a very pleasant termination to his year of office as Master of the Kennington Lodge , and , in conclusion , he congratulated the members upon its prosperous position , financially and otherwise . "The Initiates" folioweel , and was duly acknowledged by
Bro . Baldock and Boyce . The toast of " The Visitors " drew from the brethren thus honoured a very warm and flattering acknowledgement of the hospitable manner in which they had been entertained . In proposing "TUe Past Masters , " the W . M . made some very humourous remarks in praise of each . In conclusion , however , he expressed his personal obligations to those brethren for the assistance and couns .-l they had freely given him from his
advent in the lodge to the present time , and he believed that no young lodge possessed so strong and distinguished a body of Past Masters as No . 1381 did . This toast was briefly acknowledged by the I P . M . "The Treasurer and Secretary , " " The Officers , " and the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a termination . During the evening Bro . Honeywell and others musically entertained the brethren , who separated until the first Tuesday in November next .
ECCLESTON LODGE , ( No . 1624 ) . —The installation meeting of this young and flourishing lodge was held on Wednesday evening , Oct . 16 , at the Grosvenor Hall , Pimlico , and was most numerously attended . Bro . D . H . M'Leod , W . M ., presided , and was supported by his officers , and a great array of visitors , amongst whom were Bros . Wade , 860 ; Steel , P . M . 1194 ; Pollard , 858 -,
Summers , 1360 ; T . Poore , P . M . 720 ; Wyer , I . P . M . 1314 ; Bond , 1314 ; K . Smith , 1441 ; Cameron , P . M . 180 ; Holland , P . M . 172 ; Collard , 149 ; Cantler , P . M . 1441 ; Hunt , 1772 ; Renshaw , 194 ; Crow , 141 ; Beckett , 780 ; Hunt , 1348 ; Baker . 1641 ; H . Thompson , 1426 and P . M . 177 and 1158 ( Freemason ) ¦ and others . The lodge having been opened in the First and Second Degrees three brethren
were then duly passed as F . C . The next business was to instal Bro . Joseph Charles Flattely , the W . M . elect , into the chair . Having been duly presented and addressee ! all the brethren below the chair were requested to retire , when a Board of Installed Masters , thirteen in number , was formed , and Bro . Flattely was installed into the chair of K . S . by Bro . M'Leod , the retiring Master . This part of the
ceremony , as well as the rest of it , was performed with an ease and impressiveness that elicited the warmest expressions of approval from some of the oldest and most experienced Past Masters who formed the Board of Installed Masters . On the brethren being admitted , and the new W . Master having received the customary salutes , he appointed his officers as follows : —Bros . Vincent , S . W . ;
Samuel Jonc , J . W . ; Isaacs , Treasurer ; Beckham , Secretary ; J . Hoole Fisher , S . D . ; E . Powell , J . D . ; Wedham , Organist ; Goole , I . G . ; C . Taylor , and H . Johnson , Dir . of Cers ; Jackson and Wilson , Stewards ; Tapp and Thomas , Tylers . Bro . M'Leod then delivered the aeleiresses to the Master , Wardens and Brethren in a careful and impressive manner . The new W . Master immediately
entered upon his duties , and in a most able manner initiated Mr . Joseph Ashbourn and Mr . John Recce Jones into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . The business of the lodge was then brought to a close , and the brethren retired to the banquet room , the W . Master presiding . On the withdrawal of the cloth , the W . Master saiel that the first toast he had to bring under the notice of
the brethren was one that always met with a hearty response in the Eccleston Lodge , as it was that of " The Queen and the Craft . " There was no company of Englishmen who were assembled under whatever name it might bear , but that name was cordially received , and it was a name that was respected and loved throughout the whole of the civilised world . He gave them then "The Queen and
the Craft . " 1 he toast was cordially received and followed by the National Anthem , the solo parts by the professional singers . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propeise was " The Most Worshipful the Grand Master , H . R . H . The Prince of Wales . " As thefirst member of the Royal Family he was entitled to their highest consideration , but when they knew that he was their Most Worshipful Grand
Master that gave him an additional claim to their consideration . From thc time of his installation he hatl lost no opportunity of showing his great desire to make himself aUhorough Mason . He hoped , therefore , that tbe brethren would cordially respond to this toast and in a manner that the subject of it deserved . The toast was drunk , followed by a sharp and ringing "fire" and Brinley Richard's
well-known song . The VV . Master said the next toast he had to propose was " The Most Worshipful the Pro Grand Master , the Right Worshipful the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " He said that they were not that night honoured by thc presence of any of the Grand Officers , but if they were they would not be able to tell them any more than he ( the W . Master ) that they were a most
hard-working and zealous body , and they might see by the Masonic Press that the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and Bro . Hervey , the Grand Secretary , were constantly at work either consecrating new lodges or installing brethren in others . He was sure , therefore , that the brethren would heartily respond to the toast of" The Grand Officers . " Bro . M'Leod , I . Past Master , said for the first
time an instrument had been placed in his hands which really did not belong to him , the W . Master had placed in his hands his gavel , and in Masonry that was synonymous to a request that they would pay respect to the chair , to the W . Master of the Eccleston Lodge . The toast he had
to propose was " The Health of the W . Master of the Eccleston Lodge . " He was sure that Bro . Flattely deserved their applause , for in his person was exemplified everything that was good in Freemasonry , and he believed that those gooel qualities would also be maintained by those who might follow him to the chair . He would make no invidi-
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ous distinction between those who might come ten , twenty , or fifty years hence as Worshipful Masters of the Eccleston Lod ? e , for they would never forget those great principles which as Freemasons it was their pride to promulgate , as he was sure their W . Master would do credit to the lodge he asked the brethren to give him their confidence . The situation of a Master of a lodge was by no means a
sinecure , and if he made the slightest slip in any respect , it might take a long time to eradicate any feeling which might arise therefrom , and he had felt that himself . If he was sure , however , he was doing that which was tight , any complaints heshould " pass by as the idle word which he regarded not , " as he had a duty to perform and to use the power he possessed conscientiously , so that it
might be satisfactory to the lodge and the brethren therein . He need not speak as to the good qualities of Bro . Flattely as they were so well-known in Freemasonry . He had now attained to the summit of his profession , and he felt sure that he would conduct the affairs of the lodge with credit to himself and the satisfaction of the brethren . He gave then " The Heath of Bro . Flattely , the "W . Master of the
Eccleston Lodge . " The W . Master in responding to the toast , said his Bro . M'Leod had described him in such eulogisic terms that he scarcely knew how to reply to thc toast , but he would say that when be first put himself forward to become Master of the lodge he made a resolve to follow in his footsteps , and conduct the affairs of the lodge in a careful and effective manner . He had carried nut
that determination from the commencement to the best of his ability , and with the assistance of his brother officers and the brethren he trusted that at the end of his Masonic year that they would accord to him the same hearty response as he was sure thej would do to the toast heshould have to propose . He could assure them that nothing should be wanting on his part to make the Eccleston Lodge
second to none in the Craft . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propose he looked upon as the toast of the evening , and one that he approached with diffidence , as he feared he should not do that justice to it that it deserved , it was " The Health of their Immediate Past Master , " he did not believe that any brother could hold up his hand and say that he had not carried out his duties
most successfully , for he had never seen him , from the time he took the chair to his leaving it , but most efficiently did he carry out every duty he was called upon to perform . He defied any one to say that the ritual of Freemasonry was ever more correctly or better rendered than it had been by their Past Master . He was endowed with a peculiarly good memory , and he had shown from the first to the last that
he could carry out the duties of the lodge in the mast successful manner . He might add that their Past Master was second to none in his zeal and earnestness in promulgating the principles of Freemasonry , and he hoped that the day was very far distant when the Eccleston Lodge would lose the benefit of the . services of Bro . M'Leod . It would be wrong in him ( the W . M . ) to say much more in
proposing the toast , for he was sure that every brother was satisfied with what he had done , and he had great pleasure in investing him with a jewel , as an evidence of the esteem in which he was held amongst the brethren of the lodge ; trusting that for many years he might wear it with credit to himself as the second Master of the Eccleston Lodge . Bro . M'Leod , in returning thanks said , on thc piesent
occasion it was indeed difficult to find weirds to express thc sentiments which were so closely wound round his heart and breast , and give utterance to them ; the brethren had worked , and he had worked in the Eccleston Lodge , and he was sure they would join with him in expressing the delight and satisfaction at the proceedings of that evening , anil having reached the climax they could not but be
satisfied . From the manner in which they had receiveel his name he felt assured that whether it was at thc immediate time or in the vista of the distant future , the members who might arrive at the same position as he had done , would use the power for the purpose of carrying out what was excellent in Freemasonry , such as had been developed that evening . He need not , however , dwell on the excellence
of Freemasonry , as in performing his duty as Installing Master he had to impress upon them the beauties of Freemasonry , to present to them a garland rich in thc choicest blossoms , anel as members of the Eccleston Lodge to show them that in their path there lay open to them beauty and honours leading to credit and renown . It ought to be their ambition to obtain the highest position
in the Craft , and being cmbued with the genuine tenets of the Order , seek to obtain the position of W . Master ; for he was one to whom not only homage was paid in having the privilege of promulgating principles which were not only beneficial to the Craft but to mankind at large . He felt that he had done what had met with tl . eir approbation . He said " God bless thc Eccleston Lodge , " anel might every brother work industriously to oblain his position cf
W . Master . Throughout the globe might Freemasonry flourish and inculcate those principles he had impressed upon them in thc installation ceremony , which he might paraphrase in the words of a great poet : " As some still cliff that lifts its awful form Swells from the vale and midway leaves thc storm . Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread Eternal sunshine settles on its head . "
He trusted that would be the destiny of Freemasonry , and he felt sure that amongst themselves they were privi ' eged to promulgate principles having for their object the welfare of mankind throughout the globe , and that they would go on inculcating those lessons which were taught to every deserving man who was inrolled under their banners . I le
should carefully preserve the jewel with which they had presented him , which he should ever wear with pride as a token that he had deserveel the approbation of the members of thc Eccleston Lodge . He hail a family , and he hoped in time to introduce his son amongst them , with a hope that he might attain to the same honours . The W . M . then said as regarded the rest ofthe toasts he should