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Consecration Of The Aldersbrook Lodge, No. 2841.
Consecration of the Aldersbrook Lodge , No . 2841 .
r T ^ HK eastern suburbs of our great metropolis , already I rich in Masonic lodges , had a further acquisition of no small importance on Monday , April 22 nd , when the Aldersbrook Lodge , No . 2841 , taking its name from an ancient part of Manor Park , near which it will meet , was
consecrated by Y . W . Bro . Edward Letchworth , F . S . A ., Grand Secretary , assisted by R . W . Bro . Robert Grey , P . G . W ., as SAY . ; W . Bro . R . Clay ' Sudlow , P . G . Std . B ., as JAY . ; the Right Rev . and Y . W . Bro . the Lord Bishop of Barking , P . G . Chaplain , as Chaplain ; W . Bro . Frank Richardson , A . G . D . C ,
as D . C . ; and W . Bro . James Boulton , P . G . P ., as I . G ., at the Three Nuns Hotel , Aldgate , E . G ., by special dispensation , there not being sufficient accommodation at the Three Rabbits , Manor Park , the future home of the lodge , for the upwards of too Brethren who assembled to witness the ceremony .
YAY . Bro . Edward Letchworth performed the ceremony with that dignity and impressiveness for which he is so noted , and which never fails to charm his hearers .
Till-: HAXQUKT . (/ 'Mo Elite I ' urlrilil Co . )
In an oration of great power and eloquence , Y . W . Bro . t / ie Bishop of Barking urged the founders to keep up the high tone which the traditions of Freemasonry in their district had established , and made a happy simile to file name of the lodge . They had taken the Alder tree , which was a type and figure of vigorous growth , may they emulate
it in that respect , not in rapid growth only , as pruning may be necessary , but like a tree whose leaf shall not wither , and which shall bring forth its fruit in due season . After the lodge was duly consecrated , W . Bro . C . J . R . Tijou , P . A . G . P ., was installed as W . M . ; Bro . G . M . E . L .
Yerlyck invested as S . W ., and Bro . K . T . Dunn as JAY . The Consecrating Master and his Officers were unanimously elected lion , members of the lodge , and presented with gold match boxes as souvenirs of the occasion . YAY . Bro . Letchworth heartily thanked the members for the honour they had conferred upon them , and expressed
great regret that he and W . Bro . PYank Richardson were obliged to leave them for another urgent Masonic engagement . The banquet was held in the long tapestried Hall , which is the subject of our illustration . After the usual loyal toasts ,
R . W . Bro . Robert Grey replied for "The Grand Officers , " and congratulated the members upon having a Grand Officer for a Master who had done so much in the cause of Masonic benevolence . In reply to the toast of "The Consecrating Officers , " the
Lord Bishop of Barking , in a particularly happy speech , described the starting of a new lodge to the launching of a ship which he had recently witnessed , and the anxious moments of suspense which followed the cutting of the cord , waiting to see how she would take the writer , the same may be applied to the lodge launching , but from the long list of
joining members , unci the propositions of candidates for initiation which they had heard the Secretary read out he had no doubt that the Aldersbrook Lodge would go forward and prosper in the good work which they had set themselves to do . He would like to refer to a quotation from Wordsworth— " Great men have been among us . " This was particularly true of Freemasonry ; great men and Masons have been among us—have gone before us—who
have laid the foundations upon which we are proud to build . Concluding , he would give tin ' s advice to all present" Do what you can—be what you are , Shine like a glow-worm , if you cannot like a star ; Work like a pulley , if you cannot like a crane , And learn to grease a wheel , if you cannot drive the
train . " RAY . Bro . Grey , in proposing the toast of "The W . AI .. " spoke of his long and valuable services in the cause of Masonry , and maintained that he had attained his position by realizing what his duties were when quite a young Mason ; he had gained not only the Purple , which we all desire , but had
grown grev in honourable service to the Craft . W . Bro . Grimsdale , PAL 2594 , in reply to the toast ol " " The Visitors , " typified the consecration as the forging of another link in the chain which stretches round the civilized world .
Other toasts followed , and an enjoyable and successful evening was spent . Great credit is due to the Secretary , Bro . A . J . Allison , for the excellence of the arrangements , which must have entailed a vast amount of work .
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Consecration Of The Aldersbrook Lodge, No. 2841.
Consecration of the Aldersbrook Lodge , No . 2841 .
r T ^ HK eastern suburbs of our great metropolis , already I rich in Masonic lodges , had a further acquisition of no small importance on Monday , April 22 nd , when the Aldersbrook Lodge , No . 2841 , taking its name from an ancient part of Manor Park , near which it will meet , was
consecrated by Y . W . Bro . Edward Letchworth , F . S . A ., Grand Secretary , assisted by R . W . Bro . Robert Grey , P . G . W ., as SAY . ; W . Bro . R . Clay ' Sudlow , P . G . Std . B ., as JAY . ; the Right Rev . and Y . W . Bro . the Lord Bishop of Barking , P . G . Chaplain , as Chaplain ; W . Bro . Frank Richardson , A . G . D . C ,
as D . C . ; and W . Bro . James Boulton , P . G . P ., as I . G ., at the Three Nuns Hotel , Aldgate , E . G ., by special dispensation , there not being sufficient accommodation at the Three Rabbits , Manor Park , the future home of the lodge , for the upwards of too Brethren who assembled to witness the ceremony .
YAY . Bro . Edward Letchworth performed the ceremony with that dignity and impressiveness for which he is so noted , and which never fails to charm his hearers .
Till-: HAXQUKT . (/ 'Mo Elite I ' urlrilil Co . )
In an oration of great power and eloquence , Y . W . Bro . t / ie Bishop of Barking urged the founders to keep up the high tone which the traditions of Freemasonry in their district had established , and made a happy simile to file name of the lodge . They had taken the Alder tree , which was a type and figure of vigorous growth , may they emulate
it in that respect , not in rapid growth only , as pruning may be necessary , but like a tree whose leaf shall not wither , and which shall bring forth its fruit in due season . After the lodge was duly consecrated , W . Bro . C . J . R . Tijou , P . A . G . P ., was installed as W . M . ; Bro . G . M . E . L .
Yerlyck invested as S . W ., and Bro . K . T . Dunn as JAY . The Consecrating Master and his Officers were unanimously elected lion , members of the lodge , and presented with gold match boxes as souvenirs of the occasion . YAY . Bro . Letchworth heartily thanked the members for the honour they had conferred upon them , and expressed
great regret that he and W . Bro . PYank Richardson were obliged to leave them for another urgent Masonic engagement . The banquet was held in the long tapestried Hall , which is the subject of our illustration . After the usual loyal toasts ,
R . W . Bro . Robert Grey replied for "The Grand Officers , " and congratulated the members upon having a Grand Officer for a Master who had done so much in the cause of Masonic benevolence . In reply to the toast of "The Consecrating Officers , " the
Lord Bishop of Barking , in a particularly happy speech , described the starting of a new lodge to the launching of a ship which he had recently witnessed , and the anxious moments of suspense which followed the cutting of the cord , waiting to see how she would take the writer , the same may be applied to the lodge launching , but from the long list of
joining members , unci the propositions of candidates for initiation which they had heard the Secretary read out he had no doubt that the Aldersbrook Lodge would go forward and prosper in the good work which they had set themselves to do . He would like to refer to a quotation from Wordsworth— " Great men have been among us . " This was particularly true of Freemasonry ; great men and Masons have been among us—have gone before us—who
have laid the foundations upon which we are proud to build . Concluding , he would give tin ' s advice to all present" Do what you can—be what you are , Shine like a glow-worm , if you cannot like a star ; Work like a pulley , if you cannot like a crane , And learn to grease a wheel , if you cannot drive the
train . " RAY . Bro . Grey , in proposing the toast of "The W . AI .. " spoke of his long and valuable services in the cause of Masonry , and maintained that he had attained his position by realizing what his duties were when quite a young Mason ; he had gained not only the Purple , which we all desire , but had
grown grev in honourable service to the Craft . W . Bro . Grimsdale , PAL 2594 , in reply to the toast ol " " The Visitors , " typified the consecration as the forging of another link in the chain which stretches round the civilized world .
Other toasts followed , and an enjoyable and successful evening was spent . Great credit is due to the Secretary , Bro . A . J . Allison , for the excellence of the arrangements , which must have entailed a vast amount of work .