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under its new W . M ., and assured him and the members that each and all should have his hearty co-operation . The I . P . M . gave notice that in January he should propose that the day of meeting ; be changed from Thursday to Monday , and that he should also submit a resolution with
regard to the surplus fund of the lodge , the Masonic institutions being anxious to relieve the brethren of their overplus . The lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to a banquet . The cloth being removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly proposed and
responded to ; those of the " R . W . P . G . M , and "The Visitors , " ( coupled with the names of the W . Brothers Homfray , Terry , Vevry and Parry ) , "The W . M ., " and "The Installing Master , " being received with applause . " The Masonic Charities , " was ably brought before the brethren
by the I . P . M ., who referred to the notice he had given in open lodge . To this toast Bro . Terry responded in his well-known and impressive manner , giving facts and statistics in proof of the claims the various charities had on Freemasons in general ; and , with regard to the
institution he had the honour to represent , on the lodges of this province in particular , as ( continued Bro . Terry ) , " without wishing to press the claims of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution unduly on your notice , I cannot do my duty thereto without reminding you that the
province of which your lodge is rn unit has two annuitants on the funds of that institution , while your province does not subscribe as many shillings per annum as they receive pounds . I therefore hope that my Bro . Smith's proposal will receive your attention , and that you will respond liberally
thereto . The brethren spent a very pleasant evening , the enjoyment of which was considerably enhanced by some excellent songs by Bros . Homfray , G . J . Smith , J . R . Rowland , Wm . Jones , ( of Llwny-groes ) , & c . The dinner and wines fullv sustained the reputation of Bro . Pell , the worthy host of the " Belle Vue . "
MACDONALI ) LODGE ( NO . 1216 ) : — On Thursday , the 10 th inst ., a meeting cf the Macdonald Lodge was held at Brunswick-road , Camberwell , the head-quarters of the 1 st Surrey Rifles . The W . M ., Bro . Messenger , presided and performed , in a style worthy of imitation ,
one raising and two initiations . In these ceremonies he was assisted by the officers of the lodge , Bros . Hastie , S . W . ; Larlham , J . W . ; J . J . Curtis , Secretary ; Capt . Styan , Treasurer ; Hammond , S . D . ; Carnel , J . D . ; Fountain , I . G . ; Grant , T . G . H . N . Bridges , I . P . M . ; James
Stevens , P . M . ; Geo . Waterall , Wagstaff ; and lodge of about thirty members . On the completion of the two ceremonies of raising and initiation , Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., proposed that the sum of < £ zo be given to the Masonic Benevolent Institution , and placed on the list of
the Steward of this lodge for that institution ' s festival on the 27 th January , Bro . Bridges having undertaken the office . The thanks of the St . John the Baptist Lodge , Exeter , were conneyed to the MacJonald Lodge by Bro- James Stevens , for the gift it had made to the widow of a late
brother of the former lodge . Several propositions were then taken for the ensuing meeting , and the lodge was closed in regular form . The brethren afterwards repaired to the refectory , where the wife of Sergeant Kethro , who has the management ot the canteen of the volunteer
corps , had prepared a delightful repast . On the clearing of the cloth , the toasts were proposed and honoured in du'j form , and such as required responses found able sponsors in the brethren whom they called upon , The meeting was a particularly successful one , and was remarkable for its great sociality .
SHEFFIELD . — ll'enlirortli Lodge ( No . 1239 ) . —The installation of the Worsli ,. Till Master of this lodge—Bro . F . M . Tindall—tot k p ' ace Monday , Dec . 7 th , in the . Masonic Hall , Surrey-street . The installation ceremony was performed by Bro . Matthews , P . M ., in a manner which won the
approbation of all present . After this ceremony the Worshipful Master appointed his officers as follows . —Bro . W . White , S . vV . j Bro . S . B . Ellis , J . W . ; Bro . H . J . Garnett , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . Treas . R . Renton , See . ; Bro . Dr . Thomas , S . D ., and Bro . C . Harvey , J . D . ; Bro . A . Pfielschmidt , P , M ., Organist ; and Bro . J . Clarke , I . G
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The brethren afterwardsadjourned tothe Cutlers ' Hall , were more than seventy sat down to a very excellent and well-served dinner , where nothing desirable was wanting . Amongst those present —which included a very large proportion of Past Masters and Provincial Grand Officers of West
Yorkshire , residing in Sheffield—were Bro . H . Smith ( Wakefield ) , P . G . S . West Yorkshire ; Bro . J . M . Hewitt , J . P . ( Chesterfield ) P . M . 681 , P . P . G . S . W . Derbyshire ; Bro . G . Haslehurst ( Chesterfield ; , P . P J . W . Derbyshire ; Bro . Ramplen , 904 , ( Grantham ) , P . P . G . S . B . ; Bro . Dr .
Foote ( Rotherham ) , P . M . ; Bro . J . Fawcett , ( Rotherham ) , S . W . ; Bros . Hodges and Wordsworth , Penistone ; and Bro . R . Holmes , Manchester . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and received with much fervour ; and
the health of the " Worshipful Master of the Wentworth Lodge , " which might be regarded as the toast of the evening , was drunk with more than usual enthusiasm . There was a board of Installed Masters , 19 in number ; and 14 . lodges were represented .
ROCK FERRY—Rock Lodge ( No . J 289 ) , — The last regular meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the nth inst ., at the new rooms in Bedford House , Bedford-road , Rock Ferry , and was one of the most numerously attended since the formation of this lodge , five years ago . Amongst the visitors and members were Bros .
W . Bulley , P . G . J . W . ; J . P . Piatt , P . P . J-G . W . Dr . Spratley , P . P . S . G . D ; Salmon , P . S . G . D ( Cheshire ) , and P . G . S . B . ( N . W . and Shrop shire ) : Worrall , P . G . S . B . ; Stevenson , P . P . G
S . B . ; Friend , P . P . J . G . D . ; Wilson , W . M . 537 , and others , including brethren from Crewe , Chester , and Liverpool . Mr . Harrison , of Field House , Litherland , was initiated , after which the ceremony of installation of Bro . Ellis as W . M . was performed by Bro . Friend . The
W . M . appointed and invested his officers as follows : —Bro . Bolton , S . W . ; Dr . Paton , J . W . ; Stevenson ( re-elected ) , Treasurer ; Pearson , Secretary ; Stanton , S . D . ; Wallace , J . D . ; Townsend , I . G . ; Holloway , Tyler . Two joining
members and one candidate for initiation were proposed , and the brethren then adjourned to refreshment , and a very pleasant evening was passed by all , the lodge being finally closed shortly after ten o ' clock .
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BUSBY . LODGE BUSBY ST . J ' ( NO . 45 8 ) . —A festival of the members of this lodge , with their friends , was held on Friday evening , nth inst ., in Bro . Wilson ' s Hall , Busby . Not a few of the brethren , owning No . 458 for their mother , now live in Glasgow , and these drove up from the
city ma couple of omnibuses , each drawn by four horses , and which remained similarly to convey them back to their homes again . The occasion included a soiree , concert , and ball , the chair up to the latter being occupied by Colonel Mure , M . P . for Renfrewshire , and R . W . P . G . M . of
Ayrshire . There were also on the platform , Joseph C . Wakefield , Esq ., and Bro . Chas . C . Wakefield ; Rev . Mr . Elder , Mr . John Macadam , Bros . Alpine McGregor , R . W . M . 45 , 8 ; Alex . Thomson , R . W . M . 333 ; Bro . Wilson Robertson , P-M . 3 . 33 ; and James Wilson . After justice
had been done to an ample tea , the chairman delivered a short address , in which at the outset , he had , he said , to congratulate the Craft on the fact that at the head of the Freemasons of England was now his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , and it was the privilege of Masonry to
show to the world a society where the highest and the lowest could meet together as equal brethren . Referring to one of the chief ends of Masonry , viz ., benevolence , the speaker said that when he became P . G . M . of Ayrshire , he made it astipulation of his accepting office that . there should be something tangible done in this
direction , something that would bear good fruit , and at the present moment they gave , £ 20 a year each to assist a certain number of students of promise at college . Freemasonry was one of the most wide-spread and best regulated institutions in the world , and what he wanted to point out to the Freemasons present was , what a powerful agent it therefore was , and what an amount of good it
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ought to do . It was all very well to turn out at processions and meetings , wearing decorations , but it was far better to remember that these were only the outward signs o what was real and tangible and good . As he had said , they had the power of doing much more in the way
of benevolence than they were doing or had done ; and it behoved them to exercise it . In the course of few miscellaneous remarks of more general application , the Chairman stated that they had not yet got the length of having ladies as members of the Order ; the reason being that
they ( Freemasons ) were convinced that the ladies had so much power otherwise , that it might be dangerous to give them more . In conclusion he said he had one word for those who did not belong to the Order , and that was—belong to it . He knew all the secrets of
Freemasonry ; he knew that it had no vices and many virtues , therefore he said—join it . The concert proceedings were then entered upon , the vocalists engaged being Miss Young , Bros . Moors and Hanthorne , and Mr . Kelly . At suitable intervals
in the course of the evening , short addresses were delivered by Bros . J . C . Wakefield , Wakefield , jun ., Robertson , and others . The concluding assembly was kept up with spirit until an advanced hour , under the superintendence of Bro . J . N . Grant , M . C
STIRLING . —Stirling Rock Chapter ( No . 2 ) . — The companions of this chapter met in Thistlestreet Hall on Dec . J 2 th for the election of office-bearers , when the following were unanimously appointed , viz ., Geo . Miller , Z . ; R . Wolstencroft , H . ; John Finlayson , J . ; George
Christie , Past Z . ; Thos . Turnbull , H . ; Alex . Hay , Proxy Z . ; Wm . Maclea , S . E . ; Robert Dow , S . N . ; Jas . Mathie , Treas . ; Jas . Brown , 1 st Sojourner ; Geo . Watson , 2 nd Sojourner ; Thos . Herald , 3 rd Sojourner ; Thos . Robertson , Janitor . Thereafter some candidates were
proposed and accepted for exaltation at the nex meeting . The First Principal elect promised to do his best for the chapter ' s prosperity , and what he lacked in ability he offered to make up in zeal . An adjourned meeting was held for refreshment at which song and sentiment , interspersed with toasts , were freely exchanged . CAMPSIE .
LODGE CALEDONIAN ST . J , R . A ., ( No . 195 ) . —A special meeting of this old established lodge was held within their hall at the Lennox Arms Hotel , Campsie , on Saturday , 12 th inst ., for the purpose of installing office-bearers appointed for the ensuing year . A deputation
from Glasgow , consisting of Bro . A . McTaggart , P . G . Sec . ; John Fraser , P . M . 87 ; John Stewart , P . M . 195 ; A . Arrick Smith , P . M . 254 ; conducted the proceedings , the first-named presiding , and the others officiating as S . W ., Inner Guard , and J . W ., respectively . The three
first-named brethren are all members of the Royal Order for the West of Scotland , and , so far as we know , such a conjunction officiating at an installation of lodge office-bearers is unprecedenled . The following is the list as then installed : —Dr . Andrew Thomas Wilson , R . W . M-:
Peter Robinson , D . M . ; James Martin , S . M . j Robert Torrance , S . W . ; Wm . Gray , J . W . ; John Fiddes , Treas- ; Jas . M . Neilson , Sec . ; P . Robertson , Chaplain ; Alex . Brown , S . D . ; David Rodger , J . D . ; Francis Paterson , S . Steward ; Andrew White , J . Steward ; Robert
Murray , B . B . ; Andrew Hosie , Banner Bearer ; Alex . Kincard , I . G . ; Alex . Lindsay , O . G . LODGE ST . GEORGE ( No . 333 ) met in St . Mark ' s Hall , on 9 th inst ., Bro . John Winton , the retiring R . W . M ., in the chair . After the minutes of previous meeting had been read and
adopted , the lodge proceeded to the installation of the office-bearers elected for the ensuing year . Bro . Alex . Thomson having been installed as R . W . M . by Bro . Thos . Halkett , P . M . 102 , the remaining office-bearers were installed in an impressive manner by Bro . Wm . Robertson , P . M . 333 ; the following being the list as it
now stands : —Alexander Thomson , R . W . M . ; Jas . Finlay , S . M . ; Jas . Forsyth , S . W . ; Archi . bald Mclntyre , Sec . ; Thos . S . Thomson , Treas . ; John Clark , Chaplain ; Jas . Allan , S . D . ; Thos . Hill , J . D . ; Jno . McDonald , Architect ; Robert Allen , Jeweller ; Adam Boyd , M . of C . ; A . Mclntyre ( 2 ) , S . Steward ; William Miller , J . Steward ; Win- Smith , Standard Bearer ; George
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under its new W . M ., and assured him and the members that each and all should have his hearty co-operation . The I . P . M . gave notice that in January he should propose that the day of meeting ; be changed from Thursday to Monday , and that he should also submit a resolution with
regard to the surplus fund of the lodge , the Masonic institutions being anxious to relieve the brethren of their overplus . The lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to a banquet . The cloth being removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly proposed and
responded to ; those of the " R . W . P . G . M , and "The Visitors , " ( coupled with the names of the W . Brothers Homfray , Terry , Vevry and Parry ) , "The W . M ., " and "The Installing Master , " being received with applause . " The Masonic Charities , " was ably brought before the brethren
by the I . P . M ., who referred to the notice he had given in open lodge . To this toast Bro . Terry responded in his well-known and impressive manner , giving facts and statistics in proof of the claims the various charities had on Freemasons in general ; and , with regard to the
institution he had the honour to represent , on the lodges of this province in particular , as ( continued Bro . Terry ) , " without wishing to press the claims of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution unduly on your notice , I cannot do my duty thereto without reminding you that the
province of which your lodge is rn unit has two annuitants on the funds of that institution , while your province does not subscribe as many shillings per annum as they receive pounds . I therefore hope that my Bro . Smith's proposal will receive your attention , and that you will respond liberally
thereto . The brethren spent a very pleasant evening , the enjoyment of which was considerably enhanced by some excellent songs by Bros . Homfray , G . J . Smith , J . R . Rowland , Wm . Jones , ( of Llwny-groes ) , & c . The dinner and wines fullv sustained the reputation of Bro . Pell , the worthy host of the " Belle Vue . "
MACDONALI ) LODGE ( NO . 1216 ) : — On Thursday , the 10 th inst ., a meeting cf the Macdonald Lodge was held at Brunswick-road , Camberwell , the head-quarters of the 1 st Surrey Rifles . The W . M ., Bro . Messenger , presided and performed , in a style worthy of imitation ,
one raising and two initiations . In these ceremonies he was assisted by the officers of the lodge , Bros . Hastie , S . W . ; Larlham , J . W . ; J . J . Curtis , Secretary ; Capt . Styan , Treasurer ; Hammond , S . D . ; Carnel , J . D . ; Fountain , I . G . ; Grant , T . G . H . N . Bridges , I . P . M . ; James
Stevens , P . M . ; Geo . Waterall , Wagstaff ; and lodge of about thirty members . On the completion of the two ceremonies of raising and initiation , Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., proposed that the sum of < £ zo be given to the Masonic Benevolent Institution , and placed on the list of
the Steward of this lodge for that institution ' s festival on the 27 th January , Bro . Bridges having undertaken the office . The thanks of the St . John the Baptist Lodge , Exeter , were conneyed to the MacJonald Lodge by Bro- James Stevens , for the gift it had made to the widow of a late
brother of the former lodge . Several propositions were then taken for the ensuing meeting , and the lodge was closed in regular form . The brethren afterwards repaired to the refectory , where the wife of Sergeant Kethro , who has the management ot the canteen of the volunteer
corps , had prepared a delightful repast . On the clearing of the cloth , the toasts were proposed and honoured in du'j form , and such as required responses found able sponsors in the brethren whom they called upon , The meeting was a particularly successful one , and was remarkable for its great sociality .
SHEFFIELD . — ll'enlirortli Lodge ( No . 1239 ) . —The installation of the Worsli ,. Till Master of this lodge—Bro . F . M . Tindall—tot k p ' ace Monday , Dec . 7 th , in the . Masonic Hall , Surrey-street . The installation ceremony was performed by Bro . Matthews , P . M ., in a manner which won the
approbation of all present . After this ceremony the Worshipful Master appointed his officers as follows . —Bro . W . White , S . vV . j Bro . S . B . Ellis , J . W . ; Bro . H . J . Garnett , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . Treas . R . Renton , See . ; Bro . Dr . Thomas , S . D ., and Bro . C . Harvey , J . D . ; Bro . A . Pfielschmidt , P , M ., Organist ; and Bro . J . Clarke , I . G
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The brethren afterwardsadjourned tothe Cutlers ' Hall , were more than seventy sat down to a very excellent and well-served dinner , where nothing desirable was wanting . Amongst those present —which included a very large proportion of Past Masters and Provincial Grand Officers of West
Yorkshire , residing in Sheffield—were Bro . H . Smith ( Wakefield ) , P . G . S . West Yorkshire ; Bro . J . M . Hewitt , J . P . ( Chesterfield ) P . M . 681 , P . P . G . S . W . Derbyshire ; Bro . G . Haslehurst ( Chesterfield ; , P . P J . W . Derbyshire ; Bro . Ramplen , 904 , ( Grantham ) , P . P . G . S . B . ; Bro . Dr .
Foote ( Rotherham ) , P . M . ; Bro . J . Fawcett , ( Rotherham ) , S . W . ; Bros . Hodges and Wordsworth , Penistone ; and Bro . R . Holmes , Manchester . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and received with much fervour ; and
the health of the " Worshipful Master of the Wentworth Lodge , " which might be regarded as the toast of the evening , was drunk with more than usual enthusiasm . There was a board of Installed Masters , 19 in number ; and 14 . lodges were represented .
ROCK FERRY—Rock Lodge ( No . J 289 ) , — The last regular meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the nth inst ., at the new rooms in Bedford House , Bedford-road , Rock Ferry , and was one of the most numerously attended since the formation of this lodge , five years ago . Amongst the visitors and members were Bros .
W . Bulley , P . G . J . W . ; J . P . Piatt , P . P . J-G . W . Dr . Spratley , P . P . S . G . D ; Salmon , P . S . G . D ( Cheshire ) , and P . G . S . B . ( N . W . and Shrop shire ) : Worrall , P . G . S . B . ; Stevenson , P . P . G
S . B . ; Friend , P . P . J . G . D . ; Wilson , W . M . 537 , and others , including brethren from Crewe , Chester , and Liverpool . Mr . Harrison , of Field House , Litherland , was initiated , after which the ceremony of installation of Bro . Ellis as W . M . was performed by Bro . Friend . The
W . M . appointed and invested his officers as follows : —Bro . Bolton , S . W . ; Dr . Paton , J . W . ; Stevenson ( re-elected ) , Treasurer ; Pearson , Secretary ; Stanton , S . D . ; Wallace , J . D . ; Townsend , I . G . ; Holloway , Tyler . Two joining
members and one candidate for initiation were proposed , and the brethren then adjourned to refreshment , and a very pleasant evening was passed by all , the lodge being finally closed shortly after ten o ' clock .
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BUSBY . LODGE BUSBY ST . J ' ( NO . 45 8 ) . —A festival of the members of this lodge , with their friends , was held on Friday evening , nth inst ., in Bro . Wilson ' s Hall , Busby . Not a few of the brethren , owning No . 458 for their mother , now live in Glasgow , and these drove up from the
city ma couple of omnibuses , each drawn by four horses , and which remained similarly to convey them back to their homes again . The occasion included a soiree , concert , and ball , the chair up to the latter being occupied by Colonel Mure , M . P . for Renfrewshire , and R . W . P . G . M . of
Ayrshire . There were also on the platform , Joseph C . Wakefield , Esq ., and Bro . Chas . C . Wakefield ; Rev . Mr . Elder , Mr . John Macadam , Bros . Alpine McGregor , R . W . M . 45 , 8 ; Alex . Thomson , R . W . M . 333 ; Bro . Wilson Robertson , P-M . 3 . 33 ; and James Wilson . After justice
had been done to an ample tea , the chairman delivered a short address , in which at the outset , he had , he said , to congratulate the Craft on the fact that at the head of the Freemasons of England was now his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , and it was the privilege of Masonry to
show to the world a society where the highest and the lowest could meet together as equal brethren . Referring to one of the chief ends of Masonry , viz ., benevolence , the speaker said that when he became P . G . M . of Ayrshire , he made it astipulation of his accepting office that . there should be something tangible done in this
direction , something that would bear good fruit , and at the present moment they gave , £ 20 a year each to assist a certain number of students of promise at college . Freemasonry was one of the most wide-spread and best regulated institutions in the world , and what he wanted to point out to the Freemasons present was , what a powerful agent it therefore was , and what an amount of good it
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ought to do . It was all very well to turn out at processions and meetings , wearing decorations , but it was far better to remember that these were only the outward signs o what was real and tangible and good . As he had said , they had the power of doing much more in the way
of benevolence than they were doing or had done ; and it behoved them to exercise it . In the course of few miscellaneous remarks of more general application , the Chairman stated that they had not yet got the length of having ladies as members of the Order ; the reason being that
they ( Freemasons ) were convinced that the ladies had so much power otherwise , that it might be dangerous to give them more . In conclusion he said he had one word for those who did not belong to the Order , and that was—belong to it . He knew all the secrets of
Freemasonry ; he knew that it had no vices and many virtues , therefore he said—join it . The concert proceedings were then entered upon , the vocalists engaged being Miss Young , Bros . Moors and Hanthorne , and Mr . Kelly . At suitable intervals
in the course of the evening , short addresses were delivered by Bros . J . C . Wakefield , Wakefield , jun ., Robertson , and others . The concluding assembly was kept up with spirit until an advanced hour , under the superintendence of Bro . J . N . Grant , M . C
STIRLING . —Stirling Rock Chapter ( No . 2 ) . — The companions of this chapter met in Thistlestreet Hall on Dec . J 2 th for the election of office-bearers , when the following were unanimously appointed , viz ., Geo . Miller , Z . ; R . Wolstencroft , H . ; John Finlayson , J . ; George
Christie , Past Z . ; Thos . Turnbull , H . ; Alex . Hay , Proxy Z . ; Wm . Maclea , S . E . ; Robert Dow , S . N . ; Jas . Mathie , Treas . ; Jas . Brown , 1 st Sojourner ; Geo . Watson , 2 nd Sojourner ; Thos . Herald , 3 rd Sojourner ; Thos . Robertson , Janitor . Thereafter some candidates were
proposed and accepted for exaltation at the nex meeting . The First Principal elect promised to do his best for the chapter ' s prosperity , and what he lacked in ability he offered to make up in zeal . An adjourned meeting was held for refreshment at which song and sentiment , interspersed with toasts , were freely exchanged . CAMPSIE .
LODGE CALEDONIAN ST . J , R . A ., ( No . 195 ) . —A special meeting of this old established lodge was held within their hall at the Lennox Arms Hotel , Campsie , on Saturday , 12 th inst ., for the purpose of installing office-bearers appointed for the ensuing year . A deputation
from Glasgow , consisting of Bro . A . McTaggart , P . G . Sec . ; John Fraser , P . M . 87 ; John Stewart , P . M . 195 ; A . Arrick Smith , P . M . 254 ; conducted the proceedings , the first-named presiding , and the others officiating as S . W ., Inner Guard , and J . W ., respectively . The three
first-named brethren are all members of the Royal Order for the West of Scotland , and , so far as we know , such a conjunction officiating at an installation of lodge office-bearers is unprecedenled . The following is the list as then installed : —Dr . Andrew Thomas Wilson , R . W . M-:
Peter Robinson , D . M . ; James Martin , S . M . j Robert Torrance , S . W . ; Wm . Gray , J . W . ; John Fiddes , Treas- ; Jas . M . Neilson , Sec . ; P . Robertson , Chaplain ; Alex . Brown , S . D . ; David Rodger , J . D . ; Francis Paterson , S . Steward ; Andrew White , J . Steward ; Robert
Murray , B . B . ; Andrew Hosie , Banner Bearer ; Alex . Kincard , I . G . ; Alex . Lindsay , O . G . LODGE ST . GEORGE ( No . 333 ) met in St . Mark ' s Hall , on 9 th inst ., Bro . John Winton , the retiring R . W . M ., in the chair . After the minutes of previous meeting had been read and
adopted , the lodge proceeded to the installation of the office-bearers elected for the ensuing year . Bro . Alex . Thomson having been installed as R . W . M . by Bro . Thos . Halkett , P . M . 102 , the remaining office-bearers were installed in an impressive manner by Bro . Wm . Robertson , P . M . 333 ; the following being the list as it
now stands : —Alexander Thomson , R . W . M . ; Jas . Finlay , S . M . ; Jas . Forsyth , S . W . ; Archi . bald Mclntyre , Sec . ; Thos . S . Thomson , Treas . ; John Clark , Chaplain ; Jas . Allan , S . D . ; Thos . Hill , J . D . ; Jno . McDonald , Architect ; Robert Allen , Jeweller ; Adam Boyd , M . of C . ; A . Mclntyre ( 2 ) , S . Steward ; William Miller , J . Steward ; Win- Smith , Standard Bearer ; George