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America.
SOUTH CAROLINA . SOLOMON LODGE , CHARLESTON ( NO . 1 ) . —At the regular stated meeting of this Lodge , held on the 1 st of January last , a handsome silver cup was presented to the efficient and worthy Secretary , Br . Andreas Meyer , by the brethren , as a token of their esteem for his high moral worth and Masonic character , as well as for the able and correct manner in which he has discharged his duties since his election to that
honourable station . The inscription on the cup reads as follows : " As a token of esteem and regard of the brethren of Solomon Lodge , No . 1 , A . F . M ., to their Secretary , Andreas Mazure Meyer , January 1 st , 1855 . " The cup has also engraved on it , the square ancl compasses and cross pens , emblematic of the office . This testimonial was presented to Br . Meyer , by Br . P . M . E . Thayer , in a neat and appropriate speech , expressive of his own warm feelings , as well as the high estimation entertained by all of the members towards their Secretary . The following brethren
were elected to their respective offices for the ensuing year : —J . W . Lee , W . M . ; W . A . Wilson , S . AV . ; AV . Reed , J . AV . ; E . Thayer , Treas . ; Andreas Meyer , Sec ; , S . D . ; J . Dowell , J . D . ; G . C . Relyea , ancl A . Marines , Stewards ; J . H . Schmidt , Tyler . UNION CHAPTER ( No . 3 ) . —At the last meeting of this Chapter , the following Comps . were installed as follows : —T . xlllason , H . P . ; AV . Reed King ; P . H . P . C . Fromberger , Scribe ; P . H . P . E . Thayer , Treas . ; A . Meyer , Sec . ; J . Lymons , C . H . ;
C . C . White , P . S . ; AV . A . Skrine , R . A . C ; R . W . Seymour , M . 3 d V . ; H . AV . Schroeder , M . 2 d . V . ; E . Huckel , M . 1 st V . ; J . H . Schmidt , Sent . GERMANIA CHAPTER ( N O . 12 ) . —The following Comps . were at the last meeting of this Chapter elected to their respective offices . —P . Melchers , H . P . ; J . G . Ranken , King ; H . N . Ellerhorst , Scribe ; J . H . Jemgluth , C . H . j H . H . Miller , P . S . ; J . Ansel , R . A . C . j H . fl . Hahn , M- 3 d V . ; A . Melchers , M . 2 d V . ; J . Campren , Treas . ; B . Bollman , Sec . ; J . H . Schmidt , Sent .
VERMONT . LEE LODGE , CASTLETON . —At the last meeting of the brethren of this Lodge , Br . A . C . Hobson was installed AV . M ., ! and he appointed Brs . A . T . Woodand , S . AV . ; F . H . Smith , J . AV . j S . H . Root , See ; Smith Sherman , Tr . VIRGINIA . NORFOLK LODGE ( NO . 1 ) . —Br- Thomas F . Owens , on being installed AV . M . of
this Lodge for 1855 , made the following disposition of the other officers : —Br . H . S . AVilliams , S . W . ; Henry Yeatman , J . AV . ; AVm . M . McKenney , Sec ; T . E . Sale , Tr . ; Wm . Reynolds , S . D . ; J . J . Tompkins , J . D . ; Wm . Rogsrs , Tyler . THE ATLANTIC LODGE , NORFOLK . —The following brethren are the officers for 1855 , viz .: —George L . Upshur , W . M . ; James Y . Leigii , S . AV . ; Wm . A . Graves , JW . j T . M . Crowder , Secj John P . Biddle , Tr . j John Bonsall , S . D . j R . M . Butler , J . D . ; Wm . Rogers , Tyler . « ,
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
THE THREE ARTICLES OF NOAH . * To the Editor of the Masonic Mirror . SIP . AND BROTHER . —I am very sorry to perceive that scarcely have you made four respirations in your Editorial existence , than you are likely to be strangled' by tho incubus of controversy and disputation . It is vexing , that after having answered a Correspondent's question to the best of
your ability , and which answer I will presently make appear to be correct , you should * By a Printer ' s error we were made in our last number to r ^ fer to the 1 st section of tho 1 st lecture , instead of the 4 th section in that lecture .
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America.
SOUTH CAROLINA . SOLOMON LODGE , CHARLESTON ( NO . 1 ) . —At the regular stated meeting of this Lodge , held on the 1 st of January last , a handsome silver cup was presented to the efficient and worthy Secretary , Br . Andreas Meyer , by the brethren , as a token of their esteem for his high moral worth and Masonic character , as well as for the able and correct manner in which he has discharged his duties since his election to that
honourable station . The inscription on the cup reads as follows : " As a token of esteem and regard of the brethren of Solomon Lodge , No . 1 , A . F . M ., to their Secretary , Andreas Mazure Meyer , January 1 st , 1855 . " The cup has also engraved on it , the square ancl compasses and cross pens , emblematic of the office . This testimonial was presented to Br . Meyer , by Br . P . M . E . Thayer , in a neat and appropriate speech , expressive of his own warm feelings , as well as the high estimation entertained by all of the members towards their Secretary . The following brethren
were elected to their respective offices for the ensuing year : —J . W . Lee , W . M . ; W . A . Wilson , S . AV . ; AV . Reed , J . AV . ; E . Thayer , Treas . ; Andreas Meyer , Sec ; , S . D . ; J . Dowell , J . D . ; G . C . Relyea , ancl A . Marines , Stewards ; J . H . Schmidt , Tyler . UNION CHAPTER ( No . 3 ) . —At the last meeting of this Chapter , the following Comps . were installed as follows : —T . xlllason , H . P . ; AV . Reed King ; P . H . P . C . Fromberger , Scribe ; P . H . P . E . Thayer , Treas . ; A . Meyer , Sec . ; J . Lymons , C . H . ;
C . C . White , P . S . ; AV . A . Skrine , R . A . C ; R . W . Seymour , M . 3 d V . ; H . AV . Schroeder , M . 2 d . V . ; E . Huckel , M . 1 st V . ; J . H . Schmidt , Sent . GERMANIA CHAPTER ( N O . 12 ) . —The following Comps . were at the last meeting of this Chapter elected to their respective offices . —P . Melchers , H . P . ; J . G . Ranken , King ; H . N . Ellerhorst , Scribe ; J . H . Jemgluth , C . H . j H . H . Miller , P . S . ; J . Ansel , R . A . C . j H . fl . Hahn , M- 3 d V . ; A . Melchers , M . 2 d V . ; J . Campren , Treas . ; B . Bollman , Sec . ; J . H . Schmidt , Sent .
VERMONT . LEE LODGE , CASTLETON . —At the last meeting of the brethren of this Lodge , Br . A . C . Hobson was installed AV . M ., ! and he appointed Brs . A . T . Woodand , S . AV . ; F . H . Smith , J . AV . j S . H . Root , See ; Smith Sherman , Tr . VIRGINIA . NORFOLK LODGE ( NO . 1 ) . —Br- Thomas F . Owens , on being installed AV . M . of
this Lodge for 1855 , made the following disposition of the other officers : —Br . H . S . AVilliams , S . W . ; Henry Yeatman , J . AV . ; AVm . M . McKenney , Sec ; T . E . Sale , Tr . ; Wm . Reynolds , S . D . ; J . J . Tompkins , J . D . ; Wm . Rogsrs , Tyler . THE ATLANTIC LODGE , NORFOLK . —The following brethren are the officers for 1855 , viz .: —George L . Upshur , W . M . ; James Y . Leigii , S . AV . ; Wm . A . Graves , JW . j T . M . Crowder , Secj John P . Biddle , Tr . j John Bonsall , S . D . j R . M . Butler , J . D . ; Wm . Rogers , Tyler . « ,
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
THE THREE ARTICLES OF NOAH . * To the Editor of the Masonic Mirror . SIP . AND BROTHER . —I am very sorry to perceive that scarcely have you made four respirations in your Editorial existence , than you are likely to be strangled' by tho incubus of controversy and disputation . It is vexing , that after having answered a Correspondent's question to the best of
your ability , and which answer I will presently make appear to be correct , you should * By a Printer ' s error we were made in our last number to r ^ fer to the 1 st section of tho 1 st lecture , instead of the 4 th section in that lecture .