Kirby Lodge Of Instruction, No. 263.

Kirby Lodge of Instruction , No . 263 .

ry \\ lV > thirteenth festival of the above took place at the I Midland Grand Hotel on Tuesday , November 22 nd , - * - the President for the year being YAW Bro . John W . Woodall , P . G . Treas ., some three hundred brethren being present . The first lecture was worked , Bro . M . Y . Cassel , the

Preceptor , acting as Worshipful Master , and the several sections taken by Bros . C . E . Hutchinson , (! . E . Urch , S . Cbalkley , C . A . Wright , F . ( 1 . Barnes , F . W . Byles , and H . W . Laurie . The lodge cannot he too heartily congratulated on the way the work was carried out , each showing marked ability , great care having been taken in studying expression .

A banquet was subsequently held , the President being supported by several Grand Officers . The usual loyal toasts were duly honoured . Bro . Clowse , P . G . Std . Br . responded for the Grand Officers . At his side sat three other Grand Officers , and lie thought them a nice quarter of a dozen , himself being only a sample .

Personally he took a keen interest in lodges of instruction . They helped Masonry to he carried out in the right way . He congratulated the Secretary on the success of the festival . Bro . Col . C . E . Cassel , in proposing the President , said their success was in a great measure due to the Grand Officers who presided over them from year to year . They were very

gratified in having him to preside over them . Bro . Woodall , in reply , said it was nineteen years ago since he was Grand Treasurer , and he was gratified to think that be had not lost any of their friendship . Having been brought up in the Province of Yorkshire he had had many opportunities of seeing how Masonry bound brethren together , and it seemed

tohini to be the same in London . He asked , " did we believe " in Freemasonry ' . ' He hoped all did , and that we carried out in our lives the precepts inculcated in the Craft . Bro . Cassel , in rising to reply for the lodge , was enthusiastically cheered . He was proud of the lodge and the work taught in it . He considered it a great privilege to be the

Preceptor and to have the support of the brethren , which he knew would bring success . The Tyler ' s toast concluded a successful festival .

The Power Of The Grip.

The Power of the Grip .

< A Military Masonic Stoi-i / . I 'I ' was guest night with the -rifles , dinner was over , and I left the mess room with my nephew , a lieutenant in the regiment , for his quarters ; hero we were joined by a captain of the corps , and spent an hour in earnest

conversation . We all three were Masons , and our theme Freemasonry . Did you ever find Freemasonry aid you during your service" ' queried my nephew . Yes , I replied , many times , once I remember it saved my honour , probably my life . Tell us the tale major , said the captain . The glamour of old times was upon me , the uniform which I had once worn and so dearly

loved around me , and my recollection hailed back to Lang Syne . I put down the cigar I had been smoking , threw myself back in the easy chair , and related the following story which happened during my early soldiering in the ranks , and which brought back memories of nearly half a century ago . I was quartered in a small town in the County of Tipjierary

Ireland , m the early part of the year 1859 . The battalion being composed of the depots of regiments serving in India , whence I had lately returned , having been wounded at the assault and capture of the City of Delhi during the terrible Indian mutiny . I had been convalescent for some time , for youth and an uninpaired constitution had prevailed , and I at

last was reported fit for duty . I speedily won my sergeants ' stripes , although f was looked on by the older sergeants as " a bit of a boy , " for I write of a time when stature and physique were the royal road to promotion , when many noncommissioned officers could barely read and write , and nearly

every private made his mark in the shape of a cross when signing his monthly account . 1 had a fair education , and was employed as a clerk in both the orderly room and paymaster ' s office , but I loved duty far better , and got along fairly with my work , worked hard , and was trusted b y my superiors . Yet it was known I was a Mason , and every privilege that was accorded me was attributed to this cause . But I held my own ,

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