Lion And Lamb Lodge, No. 192.

LION AND LAMB LODGE , No . 192 .

SUMMER OUTING . The summer outing in connection with the above lodge took place on Thursday the 20 th instant , and resulted in an unqualified success , thanks in great measure to the forethought displayed by the committee , who had anticipated every possible requirement necessary to the enjoyment of the brethren and visitors . Exclusive of the W . M ., Bro . Albert Fergusson , the committee consisted of Bros . Thomas Stokes , l . P . M . ; A . J . Rippin , S . W . ; A . F . Roche , ' J . W . ; Thos .

Cohu PM . Treas . ; Jas . Smith , P . M ., Sec ; W . J . Lockett , S . D . ; W . J . Fishleigh J . D . ; J . Collins , I . G . ; William Baker , P . M ., D . C . ; F . H . Farr and W . Lloyd , Stwds . ; F . Hughes , PM . ; J . G . Robeson , P . M . j W . H . Brough , F , I . Doody , G . B . Bayley , T . E . Fergusson , J . J . Bassett , and A . Carter . The brethren , visitors , and lady friends to the number of about 120 , assembled at Paddington Station in time to catch the 10 a . m . train to Henley ,

saloon carriages having been reserved for the convenience of the party . A swift run down to picturesque Henley , where the brethren and visitors detrained , and proceeded to the river where , alongside of the Red Lion Hotel , the favourite launch Bonafide was moored . The Lions and the Lambs promptly embarked , their embarcation serving to remind a facetious brother who was not the Chaplain of the lodge , of the historic occasion on which the lions and lambs , under the captaincy of Noah of old , toured the

GROUP OF LIONS AND LAMBS .

floods till thc voyage terminated on Mount Ararat . The Book which records this unique voyage also prognosticates a time when lions and lambs shall lie down together , a prophecy which the facetious brother alluded to above considered to have been frequently fulfilled already , the only drawback to such fulfilment being the invariable propensity displayed by the lambs to lie down inside the lions . It was the same brother who , when the moorings had been cast

off , and the Bonafide commenced to steam down the river to a musical accompaniment provided by the string band on board , attempted the classification of the company into lions on the one hand and lambs on the other . A young brother gallantly suggested that the ladies present were the lambs , but the humorist told him that was all he knew about it , and that when he was older he would find they were a lot more like lionesses than lambs . However , it is pleasing to be able to record that lions and lambs fraternised in unalloyed good

KAVMEAD HOTia humour throughout a most enjoyable day , the lambs displaying not the slightest trepidation at the proximity of their leonine friends , and the lions behaving like lambs , and roaring " as gently as a sucking-dove , " as Bottom the Weaver , in "A Midsummer Night's Dream , " considered all well-bred lions should in the presence of ladies .

Before Henley had been left behind , it was noted that preparations for the great aquatic carnival next month were proceeding apace . Tents already line the river-banks , and there is an air of bustle at the clubs and boat-houses , while four-oars , eight-oars , and single skiffs enable crews or individual oarsmen to practise for the events to be decided in the near future . Henley and its long stretch of river left astern , the Bonafide steamed steadily ahead , following the mcanderings of the stream through reaches and locks , and on either side the unrolled panorama of unrivalled beauty , which has made the Thames valley famous throughout the land .

Strawberries and cream , wine , ices , and other light refreshments were dispensed , and hel ped the time to pass merrily until Marlow was reached about 1 P ; " > a "d the Bonafide discharged her passengers into the beautiful flower gardens 1 k Com P , cat Anglers' Hotel , where they subsequently sat down to an excellent < unch that would have reflected credit on the reputation of the best of London •caterers .

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Lunch being ended , an adjournment was made to the lawn , where it had been arranged that the party should be photographed in a group . All the morning Bro . Jupiter Pluvius , of the ancient lodge of classic Olympus , possibly envious at not being invited to a party at which his presence was decidedly not wanted , had been fuming in a threatening manner , at intervals . But now , just as the company were arranged in a group , prepared to " Keep still and look pleasant , " while Bro . Percival , of the well-known Edgware-road studio ,

manipulated the camera , he vented his spite by a downpour which he , apparently , hoped would spoil the picture , but the morning's pleasure , and the excellence of the lunch from which they had just risen had put the Lions and Lambs into the best of humours , so they merely laughed heartily at the comical effect produced as the individual units that composed the group hoisted umbrella in unison as the camera was being prepared , and dropped them , in perfect time , as soon as it was ready .

Some music and singing in one of the drawing-rooms , and afternoon tea all over the place , wheresoever two or three ladies were gathered together , and a start was then made for Maidenhead , and Marlow , with its beautiful church and steeple , choice specimen of the operative Masonic art , disappeared gradually from view . The rain fell steadily throughout the afternoon , but was powerless to quench the spirits of the jovial Lions and the genial Lambs , who exchanged merry greetings with passengers on other launches , or the dolce far nientc occupants of gaily-painted and flower-adorned house boats . Sometimes the Lions winked and the Lambs smiled knowingly as

the launch passed a row-boat containing a young couple , who were taking shelter under the leafy branches of a tree growing on the river bank , and who appeared to be tolerant enough of the weather , but devoutly hopeful that the Bonafide wasn't going to cast anchor just opposite their arbour of refuge . By six o'clock Boulter ' s Lock , resplendent with roses all ready for " Ascot

Sunday , " on the 231 a , had been negotiated and Maidenhead sately reached , where the party disembarked opposite Clieveden ' s lovely woods , and entered the picturesque grounds of the Raymead Hotel , where it had been arranged that they should dine . No pains had been spared to make the dinner a success , and the numerous guests after their long trip did full justice to the viands provided by the host for their delectation .

After dinner , "The Health of H . M . the King " was drunk , and also those of " The Worshipful Master " and " The Ladies . " The W . M ., who had proved himself most solicitous for the enjoyment of each and all of his brethren and visitors , fully deserved the compliments paid htm by the proposer of the toast , and th ' xt the ladies merited the compliment paid them goes without saying . station

Dinner over , the party proceeded in carriages to maidennead , ana thence , in the saloon carriages reserved for them , returned to town by train , Paddington being reached at about 10 p . m ., after a pleasurable outing , memories of which will long linger beneath the shaggy mane of the Lions and the woolly fleece of the Lambs . It may be mentioned that this lodge has contributed during the year the sum of £ 543 to the Masonic Charities , viz ., ^ 210 to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution and £ 333 to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys .

Consecration Of The Norfolk Lodge, No. 2852.

CONSECRATION OF THE NORFOLK LODGE , No . 2852 .

A BRILLIANT CEREMONY . On Wednesday , the 19 th instant , at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queenstreet , the centre of that mysterious Craft which is universally extended in its operations , there was added to the roll of lodges of Antient Free and Accepted Masons the Norfolk Lodge , No . 2852 . In November last a similar lodge was consecrated for Devonshire Masons , of which Bro . the

Lord Chancellor was installed first Master , and the success which has attended that venture inspired the idea of forming the Norfolk Lodge , which is intended to afford a means for reunion amongst Norfolk Masons in London . It will be admitted amongst the Craft in the home county that it was a happy thought which led to providing an opportunity for promoting in the metropolis those sentiments of fraternal regard and relationship

which association in Masonry so largely promotes . At anyrate it is exceedingly appropriate that amongst Masons hailing from a county where generous and cordial feelings beat in every heart , the design of county lodges should be so early emulated . There are , to our knowledge , but four of these lodges already established—the White Rose of York , the Northern Counties , the Cornish , and , as we have indicated , the Devonian . The design of the Norfolk Lodge was conceived whilst his Majesty the