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Metropolitan.
Brethren : As you have singled me out to reply to this toast , I must endeavour to convey to you the feelings which I am sure must animate the breast of every visitor , whom you honoured this "day by a place at your- hospitable board ; but I am certain there are many here who would do more justice to the occasion than my humble self . I do not know why I have the honour to be selected—unless it is my usual unobtrusiveness , and you kindly wish to draw me out ; be that as it
may , I can only offer the same stereotyped phrases used upon these festive occasions , that we feel honoured and grateful for the reception you have given us , and more so for the admirable treat afforded us in witnessing the excellent working of the Lodge . It might be equalled , hut cannot be surpassed . Masonry is making great strides in the world , its usefulness becoming more and more understood . There are scarcely more than 25 , 000 paying members to Freemasonry , yet we
maintain four institutions , which a . re our landmarks . The Female school contains 70 gixls . The Boys' school , I am bound to say , requires more support . We cannot at present receive oil the foundation more than 25 , but , ere long , with the exertions now being used , I hope to see the same number provided for as in the Girls' school . " After further dilating upon the excellences of the charities , the W . brother resumed his seat . Several other toasts followed , among which was " The health of the W . M ., " proposed by Bro . Levinson , P . M ., who adverted to the fact that a very few years since , the Manchester Lodge was somewhat in abeyance . By some little exertion on his own part , coupled with the valuable assistance of Bro . Gollard , their excellent Treasurer , and the present . Master , Br o . Norman , No . 209 , he was pleased to say , it may now rank for position and working with any Lodge in the Craft . The W . M " . replied , and stated he had merely done his duty . He was not very eloquent , but emphatically he trusted to carry out tlie
year of office with satisfaction . The toasts of the P . Ms , the Officers , & c , followed , and the meeting dispersed at an early hour , highly delighted with the entertainment . St . James ' s Union Lodge ( No . 211 ) . —We last week stated in error that Bro . Swainston had been appointed I . Gr . ; whereas it should have been Bro . Hawes . Bro . Swainston holds the same office in No . 201 . St . Paul ' s Lodge ( No . 229 ) . —This old established and admirably conducted Lodge held its anniversary festival for the installation of the W . M . elect ,
Bro . John Watson , the esteemed SuW . of the Lodge , at the London Coffee-house , Ludgate-hill , on the evening of Tuesday , the 19 th hist . Three Brethren were passed to the 2 nd Degree , and one candidate ( Mr . Stock ) was initiated into the Order by the W . M ., Bro . Sparks , . in his usual excellent style ; after which the ceremony of installation was performed in the most impressive manner by the highly respected Treasurer of the Lodge , Bro . W . Foster White , P . S . G . D . The newly-installed W . M . then proceeded to appoint and invest the following Brethren
as his Officers : —Bros . Sparks , P . M . ; Hawkins , S . W . ; Fowler , J . W . ; W . Foster White , Treas . ; Barringer , Sec ; Bev . J . S . Wood , M . A ., Chap . ; Hast , S . D . ; Bates , J . D ., and Russell , I . G . The W . M ., Bro . Watson , on the occasion of his entering on his office , presented the Lodge with a very elegant Chaplain ' s jewel . The sum of £ 5 . 5 s . was then voted by unanimous consent to the widow of a former member of the Lodge , after which the Lodge was closed in due form , when about forty Brethren sat down to an elegant dinner , and passed a few hours in
delightful and social intercourse . Among the P . Ms , who were present , we observed Bros . Chandler , P . S . G . D ,., the father of the Lodge ; Harvey , Wilson , and Eandell , Prov . G . Beg ., Herts ; and among the visitors , Bros , S . B . Wilson , S . G . D . ; J . Hervey , P . S . G . D . ; Dr . Bowe , P . S . G . D . ; Bisgood , D . Prov . G . M . for Kent ; Rev . J . S . Sidebotham , P . Prov . G . Chap ., Oxon ; Stock , & c . & c . A delightful evening was spent , as is usual at this Lodge , which was much enlivened by the excellent glee-singing of Bros . Young , Shoubridge , and Srnithaon . At an
early period of the evening , £ 11 was collected for the purposes of charity , proving that while the Brethren were themselves enjoying the pleasures of harmony and friendship , they were not unmindful of the necessities of the poorer Brethren . Fitzroy Lodge ( No . 830 ) . —The annual installation festival of this , the Hon . Artillery Company ' s Lodge , was held a-t the head quarters in Finsbury Square , on
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Metropolitan.
Brethren : As you have singled me out to reply to this toast , I must endeavour to convey to you the feelings which I am sure must animate the breast of every visitor , whom you honoured this "day by a place at your- hospitable board ; but I am certain there are many here who would do more justice to the occasion than my humble self . I do not know why I have the honour to be selected—unless it is my usual unobtrusiveness , and you kindly wish to draw me out ; be that as it
may , I can only offer the same stereotyped phrases used upon these festive occasions , that we feel honoured and grateful for the reception you have given us , and more so for the admirable treat afforded us in witnessing the excellent working of the Lodge . It might be equalled , hut cannot be surpassed . Masonry is making great strides in the world , its usefulness becoming more and more understood . There are scarcely more than 25 , 000 paying members to Freemasonry , yet we
maintain four institutions , which a . re our landmarks . The Female school contains 70 gixls . The Boys' school , I am bound to say , requires more support . We cannot at present receive oil the foundation more than 25 , but , ere long , with the exertions now being used , I hope to see the same number provided for as in the Girls' school . " After further dilating upon the excellences of the charities , the W . brother resumed his seat . Several other toasts followed , among which was " The health of the W . M ., " proposed by Bro . Levinson , P . M ., who adverted to the fact that a very few years since , the Manchester Lodge was somewhat in abeyance . By some little exertion on his own part , coupled with the valuable assistance of Bro . Gollard , their excellent Treasurer , and the present . Master , Br o . Norman , No . 209 , he was pleased to say , it may now rank for position and working with any Lodge in the Craft . The W . M " . replied , and stated he had merely done his duty . He was not very eloquent , but emphatically he trusted to carry out tlie
year of office with satisfaction . The toasts of the P . Ms , the Officers , & c , followed , and the meeting dispersed at an early hour , highly delighted with the entertainment . St . James ' s Union Lodge ( No . 211 ) . —We last week stated in error that Bro . Swainston had been appointed I . Gr . ; whereas it should have been Bro . Hawes . Bro . Swainston holds the same office in No . 201 . St . Paul ' s Lodge ( No . 229 ) . —This old established and admirably conducted Lodge held its anniversary festival for the installation of the W . M . elect ,
Bro . John Watson , the esteemed SuW . of the Lodge , at the London Coffee-house , Ludgate-hill , on the evening of Tuesday , the 19 th hist . Three Brethren were passed to the 2 nd Degree , and one candidate ( Mr . Stock ) was initiated into the Order by the W . M ., Bro . Sparks , . in his usual excellent style ; after which the ceremony of installation was performed in the most impressive manner by the highly respected Treasurer of the Lodge , Bro . W . Foster White , P . S . G . D . The newly-installed W . M . then proceeded to appoint and invest the following Brethren
as his Officers : —Bros . Sparks , P . M . ; Hawkins , S . W . ; Fowler , J . W . ; W . Foster White , Treas . ; Barringer , Sec ; Bev . J . S . Wood , M . A ., Chap . ; Hast , S . D . ; Bates , J . D ., and Russell , I . G . The W . M ., Bro . Watson , on the occasion of his entering on his office , presented the Lodge with a very elegant Chaplain ' s jewel . The sum of £ 5 . 5 s . was then voted by unanimous consent to the widow of a former member of the Lodge , after which the Lodge was closed in due form , when about forty Brethren sat down to an elegant dinner , and passed a few hours in
delightful and social intercourse . Among the P . Ms , who were present , we observed Bros . Chandler , P . S . G . D ,., the father of the Lodge ; Harvey , Wilson , and Eandell , Prov . G . Beg ., Herts ; and among the visitors , Bros , S . B . Wilson , S . G . D . ; J . Hervey , P . S . G . D . ; Dr . Bowe , P . S . G . D . ; Bisgood , D . Prov . G . M . for Kent ; Rev . J . S . Sidebotham , P . Prov . G . Chap ., Oxon ; Stock , & c . & c . A delightful evening was spent , as is usual at this Lodge , which was much enlivened by the excellent glee-singing of Bros . Young , Shoubridge , and Srnithaon . At an
early period of the evening , £ 11 was collected for the purposes of charity , proving that while the Brethren were themselves enjoying the pleasures of harmony and friendship , they were not unmindful of the necessities of the poorer Brethren . Fitzroy Lodge ( No . 830 ) . —The annual installation festival of this , the Hon . Artillery Company ' s Lodge , was held a-t the head quarters in Finsbury Square , on