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SENIORITY OF INITIATES . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , .. AVill you and some of your numerous readers kindl y give me their opinions as to the Masonic law or practice with regard to the seniority of brethren who are initiated on the same night as joining members are elected ? Does it matter whether the ballot for the joining- members or the initiation takes place first as regards the seniorit y ?—Thanking you in anticipation , I am , dear Sir and Bro ., yours fraternally , J . H .

THE COLLAR QUESTION . . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I do not follow Bro . W . Nicholl in his letter to you ° P . 35 t of the Freemason of the 18 th ult ., that Grand " " { tee . ... voted ... the right of a P . M . to wear his collar wherever Craft clothing may be worn . ' have looked back to the minutes of the March Quarfii P omn-unication of Grand Lodge , and there ( p . 162 ) "" a that it was resolved ( a ) that P . M . 's shall be entitled

jv , „ a distlnctlve co ]] ar ; t 0 ) that the Board of General ¦ " "Poses be .... to determine .... Article ? ° 7 accordingly , and ( p . 163 ) that P . M . ' s . . . shall ° „ . ? . ntltled to wear such collar . . . Ergo , P . M . ' s are , re nt " such collar be determined by the B . G . P ., and ani TJ " ° " * " ** PP rov £ d by Grand Lodge , in statu quo nnJ ! ' ° Nicholl moved the resolutions above partially qu ° * . , - -Faithfull y and fraternally , 2 5 m July . A P . S . P . G . W . and P . P . G . R .

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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

Craft Jlasoixrg . ANGLO-AMERICAN LODGE ( No . 2191 ) . — The regular meeting of this promising' lodge was held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , S . W ., on the 19 th inst ., when there was present the W . M ., Bro . Brackstone Baker , P . G . D . ; Bros . Adolphus Clark , S . W . ; Fred Kedge , J . W .: John B . Gumming , Treas . ; G . Reynolds , Sec . ; C . A . Ralph , acting as , S . D .: I . J . Woolley , J . D .: G . H .

Reynolds , I . G . ; H . Wilkie Jones , D . C . ; H . W . Schartau , Org . ; John Skinner , Stwd . ; Theo . H . Tilton , A . Harris , C . Corby , F . W . Frigout , Walter Hancock , G . P . Bertini , and F . Jackson . Visitors : Bros . H . J . Potter , 1321 ; S . H . Frigout , 171 ; J . B . Grieve , P . M . 1351 ; W . F . Clark and Edward Mills , 1614 . The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed . A ballot proving unanimous in favour of Mr . Henry S . Gillig , that

gentleman , with Mr . Bernard J . Somers , already balloted for and accepted , were inititiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry . The following brethren were unanimously elected joining members of the lodge , viz . : Bros . Alderman Polydore De Keyser , 21 and 1216 ; Felix H . Gottlieb , 2108 ; Dr . J . J . Wedgwood , J . W . 1361 and 210 S ; and Walter Hancock , 1056 . All Masonic business being ended , the lodge was closed and adjourned .

WOOLWICH . —Union Waterloo Lodge ( No . 13 ) . —The members of this grand old centenary lodge cele ^ brated their annual festival on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., by a recherche banquet at the Holborn Restaurant , at which a large and distinguished body of Masons were present . The proceedings of the day commenced at the Masonic Hall , William-street , when the W . M ., Bro . A . Cleal ] ,

opened the lodge , and after the minutes of the previous meeting had been confirmed , installed his successor , Bro . John G . Milbourne , S . W . and W . M . elect , into the chair of K . S . The following officers were appointed and invested by the W . M . —Bros . Lieut . W . Tailby , S . W . ; H . Grice , J . W . ; T . Hutton , P . M ., Treas . ; N . Brown , P . M ., Sec . ; G . B . Davis , P . M ., D . C . ( by proxy ); J . F . Bell , S . D . ;

L . C . Chasteaneuf , J . D . ; J . Mattey , I . G . ; VV . J . Bidgood , Org . ; A . Deans , A . D . C ; T . Appleby , G . C . Chambers , and W . A . Anson , Stwds . At this moment Bro . F . Binckes , P . G . Swd . Br ., and Secretary Boys'School , was announced . He was received by the Past Masters and conducted to the right of the W . M ., and saluted with grand honour in recognition of the rank lately conferred upon him by H . R . H . the Grand Master , and in response our distinguished brother returned a hearty greeting .

The usual addresses concluded the ceremony , and it was unanimously resolved that a cordial vote of thanks be tendered to Bro . Cleall and inscribed on the minute book of the lodge , for the able and efficient manner in which he had that day performed the duties of Installing Officer . Hewas also presented with a handsome and valuable Past Master's jewel of the value of ten guineas , for services rendered the lodge during his Mastership , for both of which he suitably returned thanks .

The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Holborn , where the banquet was thoroughly enjoyed . Among the other brethren present ( were Bros . W . P . Applebee , P . M . ; E . Mills , P . M . ; H . S . Syer , P . M . ; T . Hosgood , P . M . ; R . A . Smith , P . M . ; J . P . Moore , P . M . ; C . Jolly , P . M . ( Hon . Member ); H . De Gray , T . Weaver , H . Cooper , A . Stamford , F . Budd , W . Prance ,

T . Beisley , C . Rogers , L . Hancock , W . Hill , W . Jones , W . Lush , C . Howard , T . Sandford , J . Harn , E . Mewkell , A . Peaker , F . Wagg , G . Quick , H . Richmond , E . Green , T . A . Dorrell , R . Stead , G . Dennison , J . Reeves , J . Dixon , W . F . Doddrell , W . Cheshire , E . Westlake , P . Jacobs , G . Bishop , C . Martin , H . Warren , G . Brown , T . Keeble , A . Walker , A . Russell , B . Tidy , D . Thoroughgood , T .

Foss , and E . Oates , all of the lodge ; Col . E . Hughes , M . P ., P . M . 913 ; Dr . H . Bernays , P . M . 706 ; Dr . W . Coleman , 706 ; S . Clarke , P . M ., Treas . 706 ; J . H . Roberts , P . M . 700 ; H . Miller , P . M . 1593 ; F . W . Pulsford , P . M . 89 S ; F . Randall , 913 ; E . C . Talbot , 65 ; J . G . Hall , 169 ; B . Hancock , 700 ; G . H . Porter , 700 ; J . Clark , 142 S ; W . H . Walter , 1326 ; and H . Cloets , 2030 .

"The Queen and the Craft , " and "The M . W . G . M . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales " having been given and responded to with enthusiasm , that of "The M . W . Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon ; the R . W . Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " was proposed by the W . M ., and coupled with the name of Bro . F . Binckes .

Bro . Binckes , who was received with an ovation on rising to respond , said he need hardly say that he rose with a very great amount of pride and pleasure to respond to the very comprehensive toast so eloquently given by the W . M . No doubt many of them might have heard him respond to that toast when he was merely a Past Grand Steward . Thanks to H . R . H . their Grand Master , he was now in a position to

respond as a full-fledged Past Grand [ Officer . That was the first opportunity he had had to respond for the toast in his new capacity , and he would take the opportunity of thanking them for their kind reception at the lodge at Woolwich . It had afforded him great pleasure to witness the marked ability with which Bro . Milbourne , their W . M ., had invested his officers , and felt sure that in him they had

a Master of whom they would be proud . Of their esteemed Pro and Deputy Grand Masters , Earls Carnarvon and Lathom , he felt that he could fairly say of them " nihil tetiget quod non omavit , " knowing that everything they did was done with the greatest ability , and with but one object in view , namely , the prosperity of their institutions and the honour and welfare of the Craft generally . On

behalf of himself , he asked them to bear with him when he said that for 35 years he had fought for their privileges ; and they might rely upon it that as long as he was spared with health and strength he should ever do all in his power for the best interests of Freemasonry . After 30 years' hard work in the cause of Charity , he might fairly be allowed to congratulate himself upon the success that had attended that work , although he knew that without the support—he

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might say the prodigal support—of the Craft , he would have laboured in vain . Verging toward the decline of life , he had not the power to undergo again what he had undergone ; but he looked back with pleasure at the past , and forward with satisfaction to the future , believing that a good work established on a sure foundation had been done , and that it would last as long as Masonry held its high position

in the hearts and minds of Englishmen all over the globe . He thanked them for the toast , and trusted that nothing would ever interfere with the respect and esteem they now had for him , for without that all the honours af office would be to him but as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals . The I . P . M . then rose to propose the toast of "The Worshipful Master . " He said no one could have watched

the career of Bro . Milbourne through all the offices he had held in the lodge without feeling sure that when he assumed the chair they would have a Master capable in every way of doing honour to the position . Give their W . M . plenty of work and then they would , with him , rejoice at having one so worthy to preside over them . He asked them to show their appreciation of their W . M . by drinking the

toast in bumpers , and they did . The Worshipful Master , in response , said that when he heard Bro . Cleall flattering him as he had just done , he endeavoured to ascertain whether he , Bro . Cleall , blushed or not while doing so , but , seeing no evidences of that nature about him , he supposed that brother meant all he said ; whether or not , he now thanked him for his kind

expressions , and them for their hearty reception of the toast , " and in response could only say that he should endeavour to carry out the duties of his office to their satisfrction , and maintain , and if possible enhance , the high reputation of the Union Waterloo Lodge . He asked them to stand by him and give him their hearty co-operation , and help him to make their grand old lodge one of the first , if not

the first in the south-eastern district of London . He should so endeavour to carry out the work that at the end of his year of office their verdict would be delivered in two words— " well done . " He again thanked them , and resumed his seat amid rounds of cheers . The next toast was that of "The Installing Officer , " and , in response , Bro . Cleall said his year of office had

been a most eventful one , it being the centenary year of the lodge , and the J ubilee year of her Most Gracious Majesty ' s reign . He had during that year initiated a goodly number of candidates , and if they referred to the balance sheet they would find that the Charities had not been neglected , more having been contributed that year than in any year of the lodge ' s existence . It was the rule

, almost invariably , in the Woolwich district for the W . M . to install his successor , so that in acting as Installing Officer he had only followed the rule . It was a difficult duty to perform , especially as it seldom occurred that one had a chance of repeating it , so that if there had been anything remiss in his work , he trusted they would overlook his shortcomings , knowing that he had done the work to

the best of his ability . He thanked them for the toast , and could assure them that in the future , as in the past , he should do all in his power for the prosperity of the lodge . Bro . Col . E . Hughes , in responding for "The Visitors , " assured the brethren of the pleasure it afforded him to be present . From what he had heard of their present W . M .,

who was following Bro . Cleall , an old friend whom he had known for many years , he felt sure that there was another year of usefulness and prosperity before the lodge . Bro . Miller spoke highly of the W . M . as a man who , although he would not allow Masonry to interfere with his daily duties , yet did everything he took in hand so well that he had not the least doubt his year of office whuld be both

honourable to himself and satisfactory to the brethren . Bro . Sidney Clarke said it was his good fortune to attend the installations of the Union Waterloo for many years past , and must congratulate the W . M . upon being the head of a lodge so ancient and so worthy . As the representative of the Florence Nightingale , he thanked them for their cordial reception .

Bro . J . H . Roberts said it was twenty years ago when he first visited the Union Waterloo Lodge , and he had watched with interest its vicissitudes of fortune . It was now a great lodge , and he felt sure that under the rule of their W . M . it would go on and prosper . Bro . F . W . Pulsford said it was not the first time , but the fourth , that he had hadt he honour of attending , and always felt a great deal of pleasure in so doing . The W . M . was

an old friend of his , and he congratulated him and the lodge on the work of that day . The other toasts were "The Past Masters , " "The Officers , " "The Masonic Press , " and the Tyler ' s toast . Some excellent singing and instrumental music enlivened the proceedings , the contributors being Bros . B . Hancock ( piano ) , W . J . Bidgood , A . Deans Shortman , F . G . Moore . W . A . Anson , A . McQueen , and Barnes .

GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE . —Lodge of Indus , try ( No . 48 ) . —The regular monthl y meeting of this lodge was held at the Industry Masonic Hall , on Monday , the 25 th inst ., when there was a fair attendance of brethren . The chair was occupied by the W . M ., Bro . E . Shewbrooks , supported and assisted by the following mem-% ? IV Bs , WM > PbusLp -M . ; Robt . Whitfield

^ o . ; . * > , P . M . ; D . Sinclair , P . M . ; R . F . Cook , P . M . ; M . H Dodd , P . M . ; M . Corbitt , P . M ., Treas . ; W . Dalrymple , ?» V y- , ? ' - W > F- Raeburn , Sec .. Rev . W . Bowker , Chap . ; Thos . Thompson , S . D . ; Wm . Richardson , J . D . ; H . F . Dryden , I . G . ; R . Ferry , Ore . ; M . R . Wright , Stwd . ; Joshua Curry , Tyler . Amongst those present were Bros . W . H . Tillar GeoDavidsonW

, . , . H . Denton , J . T . Corking , VV . J . Campbell , G . H . Cawthorn , K . C . fate , R . Swanston , G . C . Potts , W . W . Ferguson , VV . Stafford , W . J . Jobson , Wm . Richardson , J . W . Lambton , W . M . 541 ; B . Smaile , P . M . 541 ; W . F Carmon , P . M . 481 j G . N , Patterson , Sec . 424 ; W . Lee , 80 ; C . Smith , 481 ; A . Hall , 1676 ; and others .

After the preliminary business , Mr . J . R . Bunn , elected at last meeting , was initiated by the W . M ., and the working tools and ancient charge were explained by the J . W . Bros Geo . Davidson ( Mayor of Gateshead ) , W . H . Tillar , and ' R . C . Tate , were afterwards raised to the Sublime Degree by theW . M ., and the proceedings terminated , when an adjournment was made to the refreshment board .

JERSEY . — Yarborough Lodge ( No . 244 ) . _ The 75 th anniversary meeting of the above lodge , which is the senior of the province , was held at the Masonic Temple , Stopford-road , on Wednesday , the 13 th instant .