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The lodge was opened and the minutes read and confirmed . The first business was to read a communication from Grand Lodge , and which was ordered to be entered on the minutes . Thebrethren proceeded to elect the W . M ., which , after the ballot being taken , was declared to be unanimously in favour of Bro . VV . M . Taylor , S . W ., the W . M . duly announced it to him . The W . M . elec 1 * , in b * ief terms , duly returned thanks for the honour they had conferred on him . The Secretary then read a communication from Bro . G . H . Charsley intimating that he must resign the Treasurership after having

held the appointment for 13 years , which was received with great regret by the . brethren . The W . M . expressed his regret that this intimation was not communicated ea-lier so that the brethren might have had time to seek a brother to fill this important position , as it was absolutely necessary that the election of Treasurer should take place that evening . He suggetted that Bro . W . D . Shuard shou'd be asked to undertake the duties of Treasurer . Bro . Shuard having expressed his willingness , the ballot was then taken and declared to be in his favour . B o . Shuard , having returned thanks for

the honour they had conferred on him , stated he would do his best ro merit the confidence and esteem of the brethren . Bro . A . Turner then proposed that the Secretary be instructed to write expressing the regrets of the brethren at the resignation of Bro . Charsley , and moved that the brethren be invited to subscribe to some suitable gift to be presented to him in recognition of his long and faithful services , which was duly seconded by the W . M ., and carried unanimounly . The I . P . M . proposed , seconded by the S . W ., and carried unanimously , that a Past Master ' s jewel be purchased for

presentation at the next lodge meeting to the W . M . The election of Tyler then took place , which was unanimous in favour of Bro . Gallop , who duly returned his thanks . After the W . M . had duly risen , and " Hearty good wishes" having been offered by the visitors , the lodge was closed . The brethren then proceeded to supper , were , after the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , the W . M . rose and gave a resume of the work he had djine during his terrn of oflice , and returned his thanks for the honour they had conferred on him in electing him to preside over them .

The W . M . then rose to propose the toast of the eveninf , viz ., " The W . M . Elect , " in a very neat little speech , which was received with the greatest enthusiasm . The VV . M . elect responded in a few well-chosen words , and thanked the brethren for the honour they had conferred on him , and he hoped and trusted he should be enabled to carry on the work and uphold the reputation as well as the W . M . had done . The LP . M . then rose to propose "The Health of the VV . M ., " and referred to the

very able manner he had conducted the affairs of the lodge , and to the splendid work he had done , not only in the lodge , but in the able way he had organised the Fourth Pegree suppers ; he also hoped he might be long spared to continue his work as Secretary to the lodge of instruction , which , under his and the worthy Preceptor ' s ( Bro . Clapshaw ' s ) care , had risen to be one of the most useful and instructive lodges in the county ; and that the junior members ot the lodge would get that instruction which would enable them to maintain the reputation of the lodge .

Albert Victor Lodge , No . 2328 . At a meeting of this prosperous lodge , held at the Masonic Hall , St . Saviour Gate , Vork , on the 22 nd instant , Bro . Capt . Cecil Wood was elected W . M ., and Bro , II . L . Swift , P . M ., was re-elected Treasurer . Capt . Wood has lately returned from South Africa , where he commanded a detachment of York Volunteers .

Woodgrange Lodge , No . 2409 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . GEORGE H . SCRUTTON . On Wednesday , the 16 th instant , the installation night of this lodge , which meets at the New Masonic Hall , Princess Alice Hotel , Forest Gate , was held , and was one of the most successful gatherings that have taken place in connection with it , and the new W . M . is to be congratulated on the excellent manner in which he has inaugurated his

year of office . The lodge having been opened , the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed , the ballot for Mr . VV . C . Wootton , a candidate for initiation , was taken , and proving unanimous , this gentleman was duly initiated a member of the lodge . Then followed the installation of Bro . George Henry Scrutton , the ceremony being most impressively rendered by Bro . A . R . Trew , P . P . G . D . Suffolk . The newly-installed

VV . M . appointed and invested the following oflicers for the ensuing year s Bros . Jelfry Stewart , / . P . M . ; R . T . VV . Tucker , S . W . ; W . E . Hutchison , J . W . ; A . R . Trew , Treas . ; Henry W . Clarke , Sec ; H . F . Wells , S . D . ; G . H . Ellis , J . D . ; G . B . Gilbert , F . R . C . O ., Org . ; T . M . Has-lum , Asst . Sec . ; F . G . Tearle , I . G . ; H . J . Titcombe , D . C . ; J . R . Coundon , G . Wilson , and W . Cameron , Stwds . ; and T . Bowler , Tyler . Bro . J . Terry , P . G . Std . Br ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., kindly officiated as D . C . in the regrettable absence of Bro . J . G . Stevens , through illness .

At the banquet which followed ( and which was a splendid repast , provided by Bro . J . Copper , the proprietor , and excellently served under the able superintendence of Bro . E . R . Auckland , the manager ) , over 100 guests sat down , the ne « ly-instalUd VV . M . presiding . ' Amongst the guests were : Bros , the Right Rev . the Bishop of Barking , P . G . C Eng . ; J . Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I . ; J . Boulton , P . G . P . ; Dillon , P . P . A . G . Sec . Devonshire ; Woolley , P . M . ; and Fishenden , P . M . ; and amongst others the following Past Masters ofthe lodge : Bros . A . R . Trew , R . J . Tucker , J . Hay Brown , G . Pidduck , and E . Black .

A list of the usual loyal and Masonic toasts was submitted , excellent speeches being made by Bros , the B'shop of Barking , Terry , and Boulton . A capital programme of music , under the direction of Bro . S . Gething , was gone through in a manner highly pleasing to the listeners , the following being the contributors : Bros . S . Gething , Fred Lay , Lockwood Harradine , II . Meade , and Messrs . W . Vernon , McRobbie , and Richie Thom , Mr . Benson Ansley ably acting as accompanyist .

Willesden Lodge , No . 2489 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . F . W . CHANT HOBROW . This lodge has for the past eight years been doing excellent work at its meeting place at St . Andrew ' s School Room , Willesden Green . It is not what is usually termed a " dining " ledge , but at the installation meeting it is customary to hold the festival at the Trocadero Restaurant , Piccadilly Circus . This rule was observed on Monday , the 2 ist inst ., when a large number of brethren assembled to witness the installation of Bro . F . W . Chant Hebrew . Amongst the members in attendance were Bros . Frank

VV . Mariiin , VV . M . , * F . VV . Chant Hobrow , S . W ., W . M . elect ; J . J . Hanbury , J . W . j O . Claude Robson , P . M .. Treas . ; C . J . Marrian , P . M .. Sec . ; R . E . H . Fisher , P . M . ; Grant Greiir , LP . M . ; Bartley Dennis * ,, P . M ., P . P . G . W . Middx . ; C . Bjtler , P . M . j Stanley . Machin , P . M . ; VV . F . Webster , S . D . ; C . Stanley Gibbs , J . D . j W . Wellsman , P . A . G . D . C , D . C ; Jas . W . Greig , H . Aylward Seagrove , and A . Johnson , Stwds . ; and many others . Visitors : Bros . IL Clarke , P . A . G . D . C . ; H . Hartley , P . M . 405 ; Hilton Carter , R . Stuart , P . M . 1 S 50 ; F . Murison , W . M . 122 S ; Kev . S . T . IL Saunders , P . P . G . Chap . Middx . ; IL Wilkf , 2397 ; H . VV .

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Carter , 209 S ; G . H . Redge , W . M . 24 S 4 ; R . V . F . S * -ton , P . P . G . D . Kent ; H . Wynne ,

P . G . Stwd . ; G . Gill , 2108 ; G . R . Stringer , 2698 ; Percy Machin , P . M . 231 ; Walter Churcher . 246 7 j Stanley Smith , 1929 ; J . PJWJII , 2177 ; E . Croager , P . M . ; W . W . Lee , P . M . ; and others . Lodge was opened , the dispensation from Grand Lodge read , and the minutes confirmed . The report of the Permanent Committee , which was adopted , showed the lodge to be in a very prosperous condition , not the least interesting item bsing the fact that nearly £ 200 has been contributed to the Masonic Institutions by the members

through the Benevolent Association attached to the lod * re . Bro . F . W . Chant H -brow was next presented for installation , the ceremony being rendered by Bro . Frank Marrian in a manner worthy of all the praise subsequently b'stoved . Theoflfhers invested were Bros . J . J . Hanbury , S . W . ; R . E . H . Fisher , P . M ., P . G . Reg . Middx ., J . W . ; O . Claude Robson , P . M ., Treas . ; C . J . Marrian , P . M ., Sec ; W . F . Webster , S . D . ; C . Stanley Gibbs , J . D . ; W . Wellsman , P . A . G . D . C . D . C . ; J . W . Greig , I . G . ; H . Aylward Seagrove and A . Johnson , StwJi . ; and J . White vay , Tyler . Four propositions were received , and the lodge wis cIosiL

After banquet , the W . M ., in proposing "The King and the Craft , " r . ferr . d to the loyalty of the Craft . They owed his Majesty a debt of grititude for pr .-siding as G . M . for a quarter of a century , during which time the lodges doublelin number , and two millions of pounds were distributed in charitable purposes . His Majesty had shown his continued interest by assuming the title of Protector . The pr igr-ss of the Craft gave them cause for gratitude and thankfulness . They believed Friemasonry was a

power for the greatest good , or they would not give their time and attention to it . Their watch words were Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth , and no man could be a good Mason without being a good man . As they had met on Trafalgar Day , and their thoughts were turned to Nelson , they should remember the legend which surrounded the steering wheel of the old Victory— " Love the Brotherhood , fear God , honour the King . "

The W . M . next pioposed "The M . W . G . M ., " and r ** minded the brethren of the excellent services rendered to Freemasonry by H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught . They hoped his Royal Highness would have a long term of office , and that the expansion of Freemasonry would be as remarkable as during the reign of his illustrious brother . In submitting " The Grand Officers , " the W . M . eulogised the excellent arrangements made by the Grand Oflicers for the Albert Hall meeting . He welcomed the presence that evening of Bro . H . Clarke—an old friend of his and of his father ' s—and Bro . Wellsman , whose excellent services they were glad to find had been recognised by those at the head of affairs .

Bro . H . Clarke , P . A . G . D . C , in his response , said that when he was initiated , _ 40 years ago , Masonry was at a low ebb , many lodges having become almost inoperative . He had soon to take the Secretary ' s offi ; e , and had great difficulty in getting officers , and even had to go to other lodges to borrow them . A turn came , however , and in three years the lodge mustered 70 members . That reaction had had a great deal to do with the age of philanthropy and charity which had characterised the Victorian era . There had been no great work but Masons were prominently engaged in it . He was in time that evening to hear one of the addresses of the Installing Master—Bro . Frank

Marrian—whom he congratulated upon his success . This lodge was well attended by brethren living in Willesden , and he could conceive nothing better than Masonry to bring men together upon a common platform . Religion could not , unfortunately , do so , but in Masonry they left behind everything which separated them—coir petition , strife in politics and strife in the world generally . Bro . Walter Wellsman , P . A . G . D . C , also responded , and referred to the presence of Bro . Hilton Carter , whose connection with the Albert Hall enabled him to render great service at the last meeting there .

Bro . Frank W . Marrian , LP . M ., said he had received imperative orders to be brief in proposing the next toast , which was that of " The Worshipful Master . " There was , fortunately , no need for him to tell them anything about their W . M . Had it not been for that innate modesty of Bro . Hobrow ' s , he would unquestionably have occupied tha chair some years back . He ( the I . P . M . ) felt last year , when he had the privilege of appointing Bro . Hobrow as S . W ., that they were putting the cart betore the horse . By every right of seniority their W . M . should have occupied the chair long ago . The W . M . had been a Mason for some 20 years or more , and they in the Willesden Lodge

knew what he had done during the last eight years . It was somewhat difficult to think of him except as Treasurer , as ever since the consecration—until 12 months ago—ha had occupied that post . No one had more worthily earned the position of Master than he . From thepropositions made that evening they were glad to know he had plenty of work before him , which they were assured would be performed according to the best traditions of Masonry in their lodge . He ( the LP . M . ) asked the brethren to join him in drinking to the health of the VV . M ., wishing him long life and a very happy year of office .

Bro . F . W . Chant Hobrow , VV . M ., in reply , said he had passed through a few bad quarters of an hour , and one of the most unfortunate had been during the speech of the LP . M . —to hear an old friend of 25 years' standing say things about him which were not justified in fact . He wished all the good things said of him were true , but ha felt in accepting the position of W . M . he had proved the truth of the old adage "fools rush in where angels fear to tread . " They would understand his trepidation in accepting the chair of a distinguished lodge like this , and in following a chain of Masters who were second to none in Freemasonry . He assured them that at present he felt a

considerable amount of trepidation in following them . It was a fact , and he acknowledged it , that he had been 20 years reaching the c ' aair , but " better late than nivcr . " It was a source of legitimate ambition to occupy the chair , and however little a Mason might deserve that honour , the least he could do was to try his best . He was truly sensible of the honour conferred upon him—the highest honour it was in their power to bestowand nothing should ^ be wanting on his part to justify the confidence shown by nis election . He had some small amount of confidence , knowing he was supported by an admirable set of officers , who would do their best ,

and he believed he possessed the goodwill of the members . He took over the warrant when the Iodge was in a very prosperous condition , and he hoped the ensuing year would be a happy one for all . They were a happy and united brotherhood , and might they long continue so 1 He would only ask them to remember the legend written in some church in the Wild West— " Please do not shoot the Organist , he is doing his best . " Their W . M . would do his best , although it might be a poir one . He next wished to propose "The Health of the I . P . M ., " and desired to say that during the existence of the lodge they had never lhad a more pleasant , happy , and successful year

than under the gavel of Bro . Frank Marrian , I . P . M . Not only had the work refl * cted honour upon the name of Marrian—which was saying somjthing—but his geniality , kindness , and tactful ness in conducting the affairs had made them all feel at home . His year of oflice had increased their aff ; ction for him , and they hoped for years to come he would be an honoured Past Master . In presenting the I . P . M . with the Past Master ' s jewel , they one and all considered he had well earned ir . Intrinsically it

wanot of great value , buthe ( the W . M . ) trusted it would b : worn as a visible toker . of the feelings they entertained towards their I . P . M . Bro . F . Marrian , I . P . M ., said it was impossible for him to adequately express his thanks for their hearty reception . The past year had been a very happy one , because he felt he had had the sympathy and support of every brother in the lodge in his endeavours to carry out the principles of Masonry as they should be carried out .

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