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THE MANSION HOUSE TRANSVAAL WAR FUND . LODGES . £ s . d . United Grand Lodge of England ... 1050 o 0 1613 Cripplegate ... ... ... So o o Grand Officers' Mess , Grand Lodge ... 52 > ° ° 144 6 Mount Edgcumbe ... ... 28 iS 6 11 Enoch * ' * ... ... 2 3 0 . 0 197 Jerusalem ... ... •••21 o o 720 Panmure ... ... •••21 o o 1017 Montefiore * ... ... ... 2100 2022 Haven ... ... — 21 o o 1707 Eleanor ... — — 21 o o 2150 Tivoli ... ... — 2 \ o o 43 Croydon Lodge of Concord ... 1650 1827 Alliance ... ... ... 15 ' 5 ° 2470 Telegraph Cable ... ... 15 ' 5 ° 1790 Old England ... ... ... 1 5 < 5 ° 127 8 Burdett Coutts ... ... ... * 4 5 ° 1624 Eccleston ... ... ... 12 o o 29 St . Alban ' s ... ... ... 10 10 o 92 Moira ... ... ... 10 10 o 161 Universal ... ... ... 10 10 o 175 Pl * cenix ... ... ... 10 10 0 54 8 Wellington ... ... ... to to o 1623 West Smithfield ... ... 10 10 0 1719 Evening Star ... ... ... 10 IO o 1820 Sir Thomas White 1010 o 1928 Gallery ... ... ... 10 10 o 2140 Huguenot ... ... ... 10 10 0 2 G 12 Navy ... ... ... 10 10 o 2 OS 6 Alfred Newton ... ... ... 10 10 o 60 Peace and Haitnony ... ... 10 o o 63 St . Maiy ' s ... ... ... 10 o 0 172 Old Concord Benevolent Fund ... 10 o o 1584 Loyalty and Charity ... ... 10 o o 2371 Felix ... ... ... 10 o 0 1677 Crusaders ... ... ... 8 10 o 25 62 Papyrus ... ... ... 826 115 *; Excelsior ... ... ... 800 386 Unity ... ... ... 726 1642 Earl of Carnarvon ... ... 700 239 8 Holborn ... ... .. 6 16 C 271 , 1 ; Midland and Oxford Bar ... ... G io o 14 b St . George's ... ... ... 660 1731 Cholmeley ... ... ... 660 1768 Progress ... ... ... 620 2183 Royal Hampton Court ... ... Coo 2400 Brentford ... ... ... 5 13 ° 143 Medina ... ... ... 5 G o 30 United Mariners ... ... 5 5 ° 194 St . Paul ' s ... ... ... 5 SO 502 Rectitude ... ... ... 5 5 ° 1139 South Norwood ... ... 5 5 o 1382 Corinthian ... ... ... 5 5 ° 2505 County Palatine ... ... 5 5 0 158 Adams ... ... ... 500 2414 Wychwood ... ... ... 500 255 2 Stoke Newington ... ... 500 1672 Mornington ... ... ... 550 879 Southwark ... ... ... 4 10 G 5 6 Howard Lodge of Brotherly Love ... 410 435 Salisbury ... ... ... 3 13 6 1196 Urban ... ... ... 3 13 G 457 Monmouth ... ... ... 3 3 ° 1543 Rosslyn ... ... ... 3 3 o 2 GS 6 Alfred Newton , 2 nd Donation ... 300 1321 Emblematic ... ... ... 220 1817 St . Andrew ' s ... ... ... 220 2087 Electric ... ... ... 200 CHAPTER . 2 St . James ,,. ... ... 10 10 o 3 Fidelity ... ... ... 5 5 0 5 Royal Somerset House and Inverness 550 G 11 Bridson ... ... ... 5 5 0 St . Katharine ... ... ... 200 MARK . 132 Amity ... ... ... 3 3 o West Sussex ... ... ... 110 INSTRUCTION . Evening Star ... ... ... 720 4 S 3 S > mpathy ... ... ... 5 5 o 2 ) 30 Abbey ... ... ... 4 10 o Feltham , Collected at Annual Supper 3 10 o IOI Temple ... ... ... 220 907 Royal Albert , some Members ... 150 CRYPTIC MASONRY . 3 Matier ... ... ... 10 o o 8 S 9 Dobie ( County Fund , per Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart , Treasurer ) ... 10 10 o PRINCESS OF WALES ' HOSPITAL SHIP ( MMNE ) . LODGE . 1259 Duke of Edinburgh ... ... 25 Guineas GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND , FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF SCOTTISH SOLDIERS killed in the present Campaign ... ... ... ico Guineas LORD PROVOST FUND . — LODGE OF EDINBURGH ( Mary ' s Chapel ) , Mo . 1 ... ... ... iio 10 o PROV . GRAND LODGE OF EAST LANCASHIRE , en behalf of the MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT AFRICAN RELIEF FUND ... ... Go Guineas WEST LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE MASONIC CHARITIES . £ s . d . Liverpool Masonic Cycling Club ... 21 o o „ Resctves' Fund ... ... 5 5 "

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Masonic Meetings (Metropolitan)

MASONIC MEETINGS ( METROPOLITAN )

For the wee * . ending Saturday , January 6 , igoo The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries tor Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Rose Croix Ctapters , Preceptories , Conclaves , Stc , of any change in place , day , or month of meeting .

MONDAY , JANUARY I . LRAfT LODOES . 35 , Rohert Hums , Freemasons' Hall . 72 , Koyal Jubilee , Amlerton ' s Hotel . 188 , . lojipa , Freemasons' Tavern . i ^ it ) , Asaph , Freemasons' Hall . 1 * 121 , Kmbiematic , Criterion . ¦ 024 , Wickham , St . Peter's Hall , Urockley . 25 , 15 , I *' ello \ vshi- > , Frascati Restaurant .

ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER . 2 S , OKI Kind ' s Arms , I ' reemasons' Hall . MARK LODQI . 1 , St . Mark ' s , Mark Mason ' s Hall . Locals AND CHAPTIRS or INSTRUCTION . Blackheath , Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camber-Ntll , at 8 Hronilesl-ury , Karl Ocrby Hotel , High-roatl , Kilburn . Commemoration , Star and Garter , Arbour-square , Commercial

road , E ., at 8 . Dalhousie . Town Hall Tavern , High-street , Kensington , at 8 . Duke of Cornwall , Whittington Hotel , Moor-lane , Fore-st ., at 7 , Eleanor , Red Lion , High Road , Tottenham , at 8 . Friars , The White Horse , 94 , White Horse-lane , Mile End-rd ., E . at 8 . Hyde Park , Prince of Wales Hotel , Eastbourne . terr ., Bishop ' s-rd ., Paddington , at 8 .

Italia , Fumagalli ' s Restaurant , IJ , Wilton-road , Victoria , 0 to 11 . 30 . Kingsland , Cock Tavern , Highbury , N ., at 8 . 30 . Marquess of Ripon , Weavers Arms , London Wall , E . C ., at 6 . 45 , Metropolitan , Moorgate Tavern , 15 , Finsbury-pavement , at 7 . 30 . Neptune , Gauden Hotel , Clapham , S . W ., at 7 . 30 . North London Chaptir , Cock Hotel , Highbury , at 8 . Perseverance , Ridler ' s hotel , Holborn , E . C . at 7 .

Queen a Westminster , Criterion , Piccadilly , at 8 . Regent ' s Park , Frascati Restaurant , 31 , Oxford-street , at 8 . Royal Arthur , Prince of Wales Hotel ( opposite Wimbledon Rail . way Station ) , at 8 . Royal Commemoration , Railway Hotel , Putney , at 8 . Royal Savoy , Earl Russell , 2 Pancras-road , King's Cross , at | 8 . Scots , Holborn Restaurant , Holborn , at 7 . 30 . St . James's Union , St . James ' s Restaurant ( Piccadilly entrance ] St . Mark ' s , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road .

St . Michael ' s , Richmond Hotel , Shepherd's Hush Road , \ V „ 8 . Sincerity , Blackwall Railway Hotel , Fenchurch-street , at 7 . South Norwood , Goat House Undue Hotel , Penge-rd ., at 8 . Stockwell , White Hart , Abchurch-lane , B . C ., at 6 . Tyssen Amherst , Amherst Club , Amherst-rd ., Rectory-rd ., N ., 7 . 30 United Military , Earl of Chatham , Thomas-st ., W 00 lwich . at 7 . 30

Upton , Great Eastern Hotel , Bishopsgate-street , at 8 . Walthamstow , Lord Htooke , Shernlull-st ., Walthamstow , at 8 . Wellington , New Cross House , New Cross , at 8 . Woodrow , Stone ' s , 24 , Panton-street , Haymarket , S . W ., at 3 . Zetland , "The Falkland , " Falkland-road , N . W ., at 8 . Doric Chapur , Duke ' s Head , 79 , Whitechapel-road , at 6 . Lewis Chapter , Fishmongers' Arms Hotel-, Wood Green , N ., at 8

TUESDAY , JANUARY 2 . CRACT LODOIS . g , Albion , Freemasons' Hall . 172 , Old Concord , Freemasons' Hall . 765 , St . James ' , Bridge House Hotel . 1150 , Alarquis « f Dalhousie , -JJ , f ' oMen-s / jnare . 1472 , Henley , Three Crowns , North Woolwich . 1062 , Iteaco ' nslielii , Lord Brooke Hotel , Walthamstow . 101 ) 2 , Acanthus , Great Eastern Hotel .

ROVAL AUCH CHAPTIRS . 1 , Grand Master ' s , Hotel Victoria . 8 ;« , Si'iilliwnrk , Ilridgi * House Hole ) . 1150 , . Man-nis ul Dalhousie , 33 , Golden-square . LODQIS AND CBAPTIRS or INSTRUCTION . Alfred Newton , Royal 1 ' alice Hotel , Kensington , at 8 . Billion , Prince Regent , Dulwich-road , Herne Hill , S . B ., at 8 . Capper , City Arms , St . Mary Axe . at 6 .

Clarence and Avondale , Green Man Hotel , Leytonstone , E ., at 8 Constitutional , "Apple Tree and Mitre , " 30 , Cursitor-street , Chancery-lane , W . C , at 7 . Chaucer , Grapes Tavern ( Slee St Pike ' s ) , 121 , Borough High street , at 8 . Corinthian , Geoige Hotel , Cubitt Town , Poplar , at 8 . Croydon Lodge of Concord , King ' s Atma , Katherine-street , Croydon , at t . Dalhousie , Lord Truro , Dalston-lane , at 8 .

Egyptian , Salut lion , Newgate-street , at 7 . Emblematic , St . iames ' 8 Restaurant , Piccadilly , at 8 . En In Id , Rose and Crown , Church-street , Edmonton , at 8 , Excelsior , l ' umat ' . iHi ' s Restaurant , 12 and 13 , Wilton-road , Victoria-station , S . W ,, at 8 . Euphrates , Ye Old Greyhound , Balaam-street , Plaistow , E „ at 7 . 30 . Faith , Fumagalli ' s Restaurant , 13 , Wilton-road , Victoria-station

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Finsbury , The Bell Hotel , Old Bailey , at 7 . Florence Nightingale , M . H ., William-street , Woolwich , and and 4 th Tues ., at 7 . 30 . Hendon , Raihvay Hotel , West Hampstead , N . W ., at 8 . Islington , Cock Tavern , Highbury , at 7 . 30 .

WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 3 . CRAFT LODQIS . 1298 , Royal Standard , Holborn Restaurant . 1306 , St . John , Guildhall Tavern . 1687 , Bothesay , Frascati Restaurant . 2032 , Richmond , Greyhound Hotel . 2615 , y . othac , Denmark Hotel , Hast Ham . ROYAL Ancn CHAPTERS . 898 , Temperancc-in-thc-F . ast , Masonic ilull , Forest Gate . 1 O 24 , Fcelesfon , Criterion ,

THURSDAY , JANUARY 4 . CRAFT LODGES . 538 , I . a Tolerance . Freemasons' Hall . 1288 , Finsbury Park , Holborn Restaurant . 1383 , Friends in Council , 33 , Golden-square . 1445 , Prince Leopold , Three Nuns Hotel , Aldgate .

1790 , Old Kngland , Klmwood Hail , \ V . Croydon . ii ); o , Smit ' -gatc , Ik-ale ' s Assembly Rooms , Holloway-road . 1963 , Duke of Albany , Surrey Masonic Hull . 22 9 1 , West Ham Abbey , Town Hall , Stratford . ROYAL ARCH CBAPTIRS . 1507 , Metropolitan , Anderton ' s Hotel , Hit , All Saint ' s , Vestry Hall , Kow .

FRIDAY , JANUARY 5 CRAIT LODQIS . 90 , St . John ' s , Albion Tavern . 554 , Yarhnrough , London Tavern . 2076 , Onatuor Coronati , Freemasons' Hall . * 2488 , Kcccntric , Cafe Royal .

2511 , St . John at Hackney , Old Town Hall . ROTAL ARCH CHAPTIRS . 3 , Fidelity , Freemasons' Hall . 1489 , l- ' zra , Cock Tavern , Highbury . 24 S 8 , Eccentric , 33 , Golden-square . MARK LODGE . * 454 , Tuscan , Mark Masons' Hall .

SATURDAY , JANUARY 6 . CRAFT LODGES . 1572 , Carnarvon , Albion Tavern . 2182 , Sterndale Hrnnett , Surrey Masonic Hall . MARK LODGE . 22 , Southwark . Bridge House Hotel .

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