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and expressed their high sense of the obligation conferred upon them . Bro . George Staffs having given evidence of proficiency in the former Degrees , was raised to the Degree of M . M ., the ceremonies being- so admirably rendered by the W . M . as to uphold the dignity this Lodge has so justly acquired . The W . M . then resigned his seat to Bro . Mills , P . M ., and presented Bro . Alfred Richards , who had been elected at the previous meeting- to succeed ' to the chair . Bro . Mills ,
with great good taste , installed Bro . Richards to the position of W . M ., when he proceeded with the appointment of Officers , viz ., Bros . John Messent , S . W . ; F . G . Aubin , J . W . ; W . Aiibin , S . D , ; W . Warr , J . D . ; A . Serjeant , LGfl Bro . Benjamin West was re-appointed Sec , and Bro . L . Sarbourg re-elected Treas . Lodge business concluded , the Brethren sat down to an excellent banquefy which was succeeded by the usual loyal and Masonic toasts ; that of " The "Visitors " was acknowledged by Bro . Clarke , a distinguished Mason from Ireland ^
who complimented the W . M . and Lodge for the efficiency of the working , remarking that any one visiting this Lodge would derive both pleasure and profit . Bro . Egan returned thanks for the P . Ms , and expressed the pleasure he felt at the kind encomiums passed upon him , not only by the visitors , but by those he had presided over for the past year . It was gratifying to learn that he had not abused the power with which he had been entrusted . It was difficult at times ( he said ) to carry out the strict rules of a society without sometimes giving offence ,
however slight ; if he had done m > it must be attributed to a desire to see their Lodge uphold its character for strict Masonic working ; he was anxious that the St . Andrew ' s Lodge should not be second to any in the Craft ; Before concluding , he ( Bro . Egan ) had a pleasing fact to communicate to the Brethren , which was that every sum due to the Lodge had been liquidated by members who from
unavoidable circumstances had some time since seceded from the Lodge , leaving the Lodge a handsome balance ; thus dissipating the gloomy prospects which hung over them upon his ( Bro . Egan ) first taking office . Some excellent singing added to the pleasures of the evening , from Bros . Edwin West , John Messent , and Percival , who gave , with his usual jocularity , the old ditty , " Butter and Cheese and All , " amid uproarious laughter . The Brethren separated in peace and harmony .
Canonbury Lodge ( No . 955 ) . —The members of this Lodge assembled on Thursday , Feb . 11 th , in great force , to witness the installation of Bro . Samuel Hill , as W . M . The initiation of Mr . William Beach preceded , the ceremony being performed by the retiring W . M ., Bro . Thomas Bohn , in a more than usually impressive and solemn manner . On quitting the chair , the late W . M . in a few parting words , feelingly thanked the Brethren of his Lodge for their uniform kindness to him during his past year of office , more especially his two officers
present , who had so cheerfully performed their allotted tasks , and those members who had so readily and efficiently undertaken the duties of his absent officers , without which he felt convinced he should never have succeeded ., in the large number of ceremonies he had had to perform , it having been his pleasing duty to initiate no less than twenty-three members . The duty of installing the W . M . elect was kindly undertaken , by the invitation of the Lodge , by Bro . T . Savage , P . M . of the Boyal Athelstan , whose performance of the ceremony left nothing
which could be desired to render it more impressive or imposing . At its conclusion , the investiture of the officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with , the W . M . in a very kind and flattering manner investing Bro . W . Cox , M . P . as S . W ., who , in returning thanks , expressed his admiration of the tenets and doctrines of Freemasonry , and engaged to do all that lay in his power to assist the W . M . in promo ting the prosperity of the Canon bury Lodge . Bro . J . V . Ensoul was appointed J . W ., the W . M . complimenting him very highly on his elevation as an
acknowledgment of his great cittention to the duties of his office of I . G ., which he had so creditably performed . The investiture of the other officers followed , Br-os . A . J . DuffPiler , P . M ., as Treas . ; T . Bohn , P . M ., Sec . and Dir . of Oers . ; E . Cox , S . D . ; J . Willis , J . D . ; J . C . Worm an , I . G . ; and G . Young , Tyler ; Bro . A . h ' olkes , during his absence in consequence of domestic affliction , was nominated Steward . The members and visitors , amongst whom were Bros . John Savage , P . M . No . 19 ; Burton , P . M . No . 9 : Muggeridge , P . M . No . 227 ; Wheelock ,
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and expressed their high sense of the obligation conferred upon them . Bro . George Staffs having given evidence of proficiency in the former Degrees , was raised to the Degree of M . M ., the ceremonies being- so admirably rendered by the W . M . as to uphold the dignity this Lodge has so justly acquired . The W . M . then resigned his seat to Bro . Mills , P . M ., and presented Bro . Alfred Richards , who had been elected at the previous meeting- to succeed ' to the chair . Bro . Mills ,
with great good taste , installed Bro . Richards to the position of W . M ., when he proceeded with the appointment of Officers , viz ., Bros . John Messent , S . W . ; F . G . Aubin , J . W . ; W . Aiibin , S . D , ; W . Warr , J . D . ; A . Serjeant , LGfl Bro . Benjamin West was re-appointed Sec , and Bro . L . Sarbourg re-elected Treas . Lodge business concluded , the Brethren sat down to an excellent banquefy which was succeeded by the usual loyal and Masonic toasts ; that of " The "Visitors " was acknowledged by Bro . Clarke , a distinguished Mason from Ireland ^
who complimented the W . M . and Lodge for the efficiency of the working , remarking that any one visiting this Lodge would derive both pleasure and profit . Bro . Egan returned thanks for the P . Ms , and expressed the pleasure he felt at the kind encomiums passed upon him , not only by the visitors , but by those he had presided over for the past year . It was gratifying to learn that he had not abused the power with which he had been entrusted . It was difficult at times ( he said ) to carry out the strict rules of a society without sometimes giving offence ,
however slight ; if he had done m > it must be attributed to a desire to see their Lodge uphold its character for strict Masonic working ; he was anxious that the St . Andrew ' s Lodge should not be second to any in the Craft ; Before concluding , he ( Bro . Egan ) had a pleasing fact to communicate to the Brethren , which was that every sum due to the Lodge had been liquidated by members who from
unavoidable circumstances had some time since seceded from the Lodge , leaving the Lodge a handsome balance ; thus dissipating the gloomy prospects which hung over them upon his ( Bro . Egan ) first taking office . Some excellent singing added to the pleasures of the evening , from Bros . Edwin West , John Messent , and Percival , who gave , with his usual jocularity , the old ditty , " Butter and Cheese and All , " amid uproarious laughter . The Brethren separated in peace and harmony .
Canonbury Lodge ( No . 955 ) . —The members of this Lodge assembled on Thursday , Feb . 11 th , in great force , to witness the installation of Bro . Samuel Hill , as W . M . The initiation of Mr . William Beach preceded , the ceremony being performed by the retiring W . M ., Bro . Thomas Bohn , in a more than usually impressive and solemn manner . On quitting the chair , the late W . M . in a few parting words , feelingly thanked the Brethren of his Lodge for their uniform kindness to him during his past year of office , more especially his two officers
present , who had so cheerfully performed their allotted tasks , and those members who had so readily and efficiently undertaken the duties of his absent officers , without which he felt convinced he should never have succeeded ., in the large number of ceremonies he had had to perform , it having been his pleasing duty to initiate no less than twenty-three members . The duty of installing the W . M . elect was kindly undertaken , by the invitation of the Lodge , by Bro . T . Savage , P . M . of the Boyal Athelstan , whose performance of the ceremony left nothing
which could be desired to render it more impressive or imposing . At its conclusion , the investiture of the officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with , the W . M . in a very kind and flattering manner investing Bro . W . Cox , M . P . as S . W ., who , in returning thanks , expressed his admiration of the tenets and doctrines of Freemasonry , and engaged to do all that lay in his power to assist the W . M . in promo ting the prosperity of the Canon bury Lodge . Bro . J . V . Ensoul was appointed J . W ., the W . M . complimenting him very highly on his elevation as an
acknowledgment of his great cittention to the duties of his office of I . G ., which he had so creditably performed . The investiture of the other officers followed , Br-os . A . J . DuffPiler , P . M ., as Treas . ; T . Bohn , P . M ., Sec . and Dir . of Oers . ; E . Cox , S . D . ; J . Willis , J . D . ; J . C . Worm an , I . G . ; and G . Young , Tyler ; Bro . A . h ' olkes , during his absence in consequence of domestic affliction , was nominated Steward . The members and visitors , amongst whom were Bros . John Savage , P . M . No . 19 ; Burton , P . M . No . 9 : Muggeridge , P . M . No . 227 ; Wheelock ,