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founding that fund , through the blessing of God , none of the members had occasion to seek relief from it . The visitors present included Bros . N . Davis , W . M . No . 218 ; S . Solomon , P . M . No . 218 ; Marriott , P . M . No . 12 ( Prov . G . Reg . North Wales and Shropshire ) ; Kuf , No . 12 ; J . Jacobs , No . 82 ; and Harris , Australian Lodge . An excellent banquet was provided by the Bros . Staples , to which ample justice was done , and the evening ' s entertainments much enhanced by the singing of Miss Medora Collins , and Bro . Lowick . It was also announced during the evening , that several amounts had been subscribed for the benevolent fund , in addition to the above .
Lion and Lamb Lodge ( No . 227 )*— The annual installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , the 7 th of January , at the Bridge House Hotel , Southwark . Bro . Jackson , W . M . > and a full attendance of Brethren being present . The W . M . elect , Bro . R . Tappolet , was presented for installation , and the ceremonial was performed with that precision and accuracy which characterizes all the work Bro . Henry Muggeridge undertakes . The W . M . having been proclaimed and saluted in the several degrees , he appointed and invested as his Officers for
the year ensuing Bros . Jackson , P . M . ; Macarthy , S . W . ; Goodchild , J . W . ; A . Thomson , Sec . ; Balfour , S . D . ; Stanborough , J . D . ; and Thompson , LGr . Bro . Sotheran wasi of course re-elected Treasurer , an office he has so ably filled from , we believe , time immemorial . The worthy Brother in November next completes his fiftieth year of Masonry and membership of the same Lodge . Bro . Biley , P . M . of No . 787 , and several other visitors were present . A happy evening was spent at the conclusion of the business .
Lodge of Stability ( No . 264 ) . *—The meeting of this Lodge held on Tuesday , the 5 th of January , was well attended . The W . M . Bro . Mathew Patten presided . Mr . Robert B . George and Mr . Thomas Smith were initiated into the Order , and Bro . Clark raised to the 3 rd Degree . Bro . Henry Muggeridge afterwards took the chair , and , agreeably to wonted custom , installed Bro . William D . Whaley as W . M . for the year ensuing . A dozen P > Ms . were present at the ceremony , among whom were Bros . Mason , No . 18 , Spooner , No . 237 , and Carruthers ,
No . 281 . The W . M . having been duly proclaimed and saluted , he invested Bros . Patten , P . M . ; E . Sillifant , S . W . ; G . A . Taylor , J . W . ; Henry James , Sec . ; E . Deutsch , S . D . ; Newman , J . D . ; Finch , I . G-. Bro . King , the venerable and respected Treasurer , who had been unanimously re-elected , was also invested . Bro . Muggeridge , who had been for some years an honorary member of this Lodge , and is the Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction held under its sanction , by desire of the W . M . addressed each of the Officers on investment , and delivered the usual exhortation to the W . M ., the Officers and Brethren ,
on the duties of their respective offices , and their conduct and deportment as men and Masons . To say that this was well done would be but small praise ; never did we see the imposing ceremony of installation better performed , and the marked attention of the Brethren present—thirty-six—was Bro . Muggeridge ' s recompense . All business being ended and the Lodge duly closed , the Brethren partook of refreshment , and after the usual loyal and Masonic toasts had been honoured , the health of the W . M . was proposed by Bro . Patten . In reply
Bro . Whaley said , that although he feared he should not be quite equal to some of his predecessors in the chair , no efforts should be spared to preserve the efficiency of the office during his tenure . To c ( The Visitors , " among whom besides those named were Bros . Stock , of No . 21 , Whaley , No . 176 , Boughey , No . 227 , and B . Schweitzer , of Lodge of Six Lilies in Prussia , Bro . Carruthers responded ; and it is also pleasing to us to record that our labours in the cause of the Fraternity were not only tangibly acknowledged by the Lodge subscribing to and having
the publication on the Secretary ' s table , but the W . M . proposed " the Press organ of the Craft , The Freemason ' s Magazine . " Bro . How , by permission of the W . M ., proposed " The installing Master , Bro . Muggeridge , and the thanks of all present for the admirable manner in which that important business had been discharged . " To this Bro . Muggeridge most feelingly replied , and invited all the younger Brethren who were not members of it , to visit the Lodge of Instruction , which is the oldest in London . " The P . Ms , and Officers" were duly acknowledged ,
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founding that fund , through the blessing of God , none of the members had occasion to seek relief from it . The visitors present included Bros . N . Davis , W . M . No . 218 ; S . Solomon , P . M . No . 218 ; Marriott , P . M . No . 12 ( Prov . G . Reg . North Wales and Shropshire ) ; Kuf , No . 12 ; J . Jacobs , No . 82 ; and Harris , Australian Lodge . An excellent banquet was provided by the Bros . Staples , to which ample justice was done , and the evening ' s entertainments much enhanced by the singing of Miss Medora Collins , and Bro . Lowick . It was also announced during the evening , that several amounts had been subscribed for the benevolent fund , in addition to the above .
Lion and Lamb Lodge ( No . 227 )*— The annual installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , the 7 th of January , at the Bridge House Hotel , Southwark . Bro . Jackson , W . M . > and a full attendance of Brethren being present . The W . M . elect , Bro . R . Tappolet , was presented for installation , and the ceremonial was performed with that precision and accuracy which characterizes all the work Bro . Henry Muggeridge undertakes . The W . M . having been proclaimed and saluted in the several degrees , he appointed and invested as his Officers for
the year ensuing Bros . Jackson , P . M . ; Macarthy , S . W . ; Goodchild , J . W . ; A . Thomson , Sec . ; Balfour , S . D . ; Stanborough , J . D . ; and Thompson , LGr . Bro . Sotheran wasi of course re-elected Treasurer , an office he has so ably filled from , we believe , time immemorial . The worthy Brother in November next completes his fiftieth year of Masonry and membership of the same Lodge . Bro . Biley , P . M . of No . 787 , and several other visitors were present . A happy evening was spent at the conclusion of the business .
Lodge of Stability ( No . 264 ) . *—The meeting of this Lodge held on Tuesday , the 5 th of January , was well attended . The W . M . Bro . Mathew Patten presided . Mr . Robert B . George and Mr . Thomas Smith were initiated into the Order , and Bro . Clark raised to the 3 rd Degree . Bro . Henry Muggeridge afterwards took the chair , and , agreeably to wonted custom , installed Bro . William D . Whaley as W . M . for the year ensuing . A dozen P > Ms . were present at the ceremony , among whom were Bros . Mason , No . 18 , Spooner , No . 237 , and Carruthers ,
No . 281 . The W . M . having been duly proclaimed and saluted , he invested Bros . Patten , P . M . ; E . Sillifant , S . W . ; G . A . Taylor , J . W . ; Henry James , Sec . ; E . Deutsch , S . D . ; Newman , J . D . ; Finch , I . G-. Bro . King , the venerable and respected Treasurer , who had been unanimously re-elected , was also invested . Bro . Muggeridge , who had been for some years an honorary member of this Lodge , and is the Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction held under its sanction , by desire of the W . M . addressed each of the Officers on investment , and delivered the usual exhortation to the W . M ., the Officers and Brethren ,
on the duties of their respective offices , and their conduct and deportment as men and Masons . To say that this was well done would be but small praise ; never did we see the imposing ceremony of installation better performed , and the marked attention of the Brethren present—thirty-six—was Bro . Muggeridge ' s recompense . All business being ended and the Lodge duly closed , the Brethren partook of refreshment , and after the usual loyal and Masonic toasts had been honoured , the health of the W . M . was proposed by Bro . Patten . In reply
Bro . Whaley said , that although he feared he should not be quite equal to some of his predecessors in the chair , no efforts should be spared to preserve the efficiency of the office during his tenure . To c ( The Visitors , " among whom besides those named were Bros . Stock , of No . 21 , Whaley , No . 176 , Boughey , No . 227 , and B . Schweitzer , of Lodge of Six Lilies in Prussia , Bro . Carruthers responded ; and it is also pleasing to us to record that our labours in the cause of the Fraternity were not only tangibly acknowledged by the Lodge subscribing to and having
the publication on the Secretary ' s table , but the W . M . proposed " the Press organ of the Craft , The Freemason ' s Magazine . " Bro . How , by permission of the W . M ., proposed " The installing Master , Bro . Muggeridge , and the thanks of all present for the admirable manner in which that important business had been discharged . " To this Bro . Muggeridge most feelingly replied , and invited all the younger Brethren who were not members of it , to visit the Lodge of Instruction , which is the oldest in London . " The P . Ms , and Officers" were duly acknowledged ,