The Alfred Newton Lodge At The Mansion House.

the Lord Mayor , who was the senior Past Master of the Lodge . Work it out anyhow they liked they could not find a record like it . As Grand Officers they ought to compliment the Worship ful Master on the good work he had clone that evening . He showed calmness , deliberation , knowledge of

ritual , and an absence of undue display , and those were features in a young mason which could not be too much praised . He congratulated the Worshipful Master most warml y and heartily . For the rest , he might say the Grand Officers found themselves , in exceedingly comfortable quarters

in the Mansion House of the City of London , and those worthy brethren who had been initiated that night in the old Ball Room ought not to forget the ceremony as long as they lived , and it would be a pity if they did not become masters of ritual and Governors of the Charities . They had had a start in Masonry such as few had .

Bro . A . J . NAUGHTOX , I . P . M ., followed with the toast of the "Worshipful Master , " whose work , he said , exhibited the thorough earnestness which distinguished him in Masonry , ; t quality which marked his character and work throughout life . Bro . Naughton further described the Worshipful Master after a ten years' knowledge of him as a master of

organisation and a glutton for work . He had been looking forward to this meeting with much anxiety as to the Worshipful Master's presence that evening , after the brutal assault of which he had been the victim ; but that anxiety was now

over . The toast met with a very hearty reception , and the Worshipful Master , in reply , said that he had looked forward to the working of the lodge that evening with a considerable amount of trepidation because he knew there would be a large number of Grand Officers present , but their reception

of the toast had shown him that his misgivings had been unwarranted . He should have had no difficulty in responding had the I . P . M . confined himself to the truth , but to unadulterated flattery he could not reply . ( Laughter ) . He would take the opportunity of proposing the health of the ; Lord Mayor , by

whose courtesy they were privileged to be dining in that ancient hall . The toast was received most cordially , and with hearty cheers . The LORD MAYOR said he should indeed be of a very phlegmatic disposition were he unmoved by so hearty and

fraternal an acceptance of the toast of his health . It afforded him the highest satisfaction to receive his brethren at the Mansion House . He had been moved , and he hoped , and believed , rightly moved , at the excellent way in which the ceremonial had been carried through that evening . He had -assisted on many similar occasions , and he could say

without the slightest fear of contradiction that within his long experience he never remembered the ceremony to be carried through so perfectly . The fraternal feeling which animated that Lodge spoke well for the continued prosperity of their Order , and -what a wonderful Order theirs was ;

it was not animated by political , religious , or party feeling , and every Mason should be proud of the extraordinary position which Freemasonry had assumed . If during his term of office as Lord Mayor he had in any slight degree advanced these principles which formed the groundwork of their Order , it would be a matter of great satisfaction to him .

The toasts of " the Initiates" and of " the Visitors " followed , and were severally responded to , and the T y ler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close . During the dinner a charming selection of music was performed by the Viennese Orchestra .

The W . M ., Bro . Newton , appears to have had a very brilliant career up to the present , both professionally and Masonicaliy , having taken his B . A . degree at Oxford , with honors , in law when only twenty-two years of age , and to have been called to the Bar at twenty-three . He had become

W . M . of the Alfred Newton Lodge at twenty-four , and represented his lodge as Steward at the Festival of the R . M . I . B . In July last , when his list amounted to no less than £ ¦ 305 , which was the largest of the year .

The Streatham Lodge, No. 2729.

The Streatham Lodge , No . 2729 .

In the early clays of English Freemasonry it was considered of pressing importance that the granting of a warrant for a new lodge should be dependant on the locality being " convenient for the respective dwellings of the petitioners , " but the huge conglomeration of towns and hamlets called London , has entirely altered the significance of this provision ,

and for a large proportion of the brotherhood the convenience of their respective dwellings has become subservient to the convenience of the individual , with the result that the resident at Hampstead , Sydenham , Plumstead , and other suburbs , often finds his convenience best consulted in attending a lodge which holds its meetings in some central

part of London , adjacent to his business premises . There are , however , exceptions to this centralising tendency , and the Streatham Lodge is a conspicuous example of this . It was founded in 18 9 8 , its first master being Bro . H . B . Marshall , who is now an aspirant for Grand Lodge honors . Bro . Wakefield succeeded to the chair in the following yearand on

, the 4 th October he very ably installed as his successor Bro . Arthur Johnson , who had up to that period rendered much service to the lodge as Secretary . The proceedings were of a very pleasant character , and the appointments to the various offices appeared to give unqualified satisfaction . At the subsequent banquet the brethren and numerous visitors spent

; t very enjoyable evening , and what appeared to give much pleasure to all was the prospect that at the next installation meeting they would be able to greet their esteemed Past Master , Bro . H . B . Marshall , as Grand Treasurer .

The sale by . auction of the contents of the Charity-box at a banquet is often the source of considerable amusement , and some profit to the Charity , but a new departure in this direction took place at a meeting of the Harrow Lodge of Instruction on the 28 th September , when a copy of No . 1 of " THK MASONIC ILLUSTRATED " was put up for auction for the benefit of the Benevolent Fund , and after brisk bidding in pence was knocked down for 5 s . 7 c ! .

The Cornish Lodge, No. 2369.

The Cornish Lodge , No . 2369 .

The Installation Meeting of the Cornish Lodge , No . 23 6 9 , meeting in London , was held on Saturday 13 th ult ., at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . T . Hawken being the new Worshipful Master . Many visitors from lodges in Cornwall attended , as well as a good muster of the members , and W . Bro .

Hawken ' s inaugural meeting foreshadowed a successful year of office . At the banquet which followed , Miss Mabel Thistleton and Bro . Jefferson Nell gave some excellent songs , and Bro . Arthur Helmore preached one of his inimitable sermons . The Cornish Lodge was consecrated some ten years ago , Bro . N . J . West being the first Master . R . W . Bro . the Right

Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Provincial Grand Master for Cornwall acted as Immediate Past Master , and has kept up his connection with the lodge ever since . Their banner , by the way , is an excellent device , consisting of the Cornish Anns surmounted by the Prince of Wales' Feathers ( or as

the Cornish folk delight to call him , the Duke of Cornwall ) . The Cornish motto , " One and All , " is supported on either side by a Fisherman 'and a Miner as representative of Cornish industries .

At the Annual Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham , held on the 27 th ultimo , Bro . Canon Tristram , Deputy Provincial Grand Master in charge , paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of the kite Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Sir Hedworth Williamson . His devotion to Masonry , he said , and his genial warmth and charmingly frank manner stamped him

as a truly typical example of the English gentleman of the highest stamp . During the fifteen years' rule of Bro . Sir Hedworth Williamson , Masonry has made rapid strides in Durham—the number of the Craft has increased from 2311 to 3350 , and much has been clone in regard to the Charitable Institutions of the Craft .