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Templij Lodge ( No . 118 ) .- —The Brethren met on Tuesday , October 6 th , when the W . M . V Bro . Scott , initiated Mr . William Ogilvie Cameron and raised Bros . Mobbs and Allberry to the degree of M . M . After the transaction of business the Brethren adjourned , and partook of one of Bro . Painter ' s sumptuous _ banquets . There were several visiting Brethren present , including Bros . B . Jones , Drew , and Price , of the Bedford Lodge ; also Bros . P . Corri and Charles Sloman , whose musical abilities added greatly to the pleasures of the evening .
St . JoH ^ s Lodge ( No . 196 ) . —On the 13 th October the annual meeting of this now flourishing Lodge was held at the Holly Bush Tavern , Hampstead ; on which occasion Bro . Thomas Alexander Adams , P . M ., with his usual ability , installed Bro . Johnson as W . M . for the ensuing year , who invested Bros . Conach * S . W . ; Smith , J . W . ; Hazard ( P . M . ) , Treas . ; Aldrich ( P . M . ) , Sec . ; Hart , S . D . ; Pritchard , J . D . ; and Douglas , LG . At the conclusion of the ceremony , Bro . Adams was highly complimented upon the impressive manner in which he had
given the several charges by Bro . White , P . G . Sec , who stated that although he had been now more than half a century in Masonry , he had never witnessed an installation gone through with happier effect . The working of the newly-installed Master—who initiated two gentlemen into the Order- —was also deservedly praiseii , and did honour to his Masonic instructor , who not only initiated him and admitted him to the other Degrees , but now capped his work by installing him into the chair .
The business of the Lodge having been concluded in perfect harmony , the Brethren , to the number of about forty-five , sat down to an excellent banquet , over which the newly-installed Master presided with an urbanity and courtesy worthy of imitation . Among the visitors were Bros . White , P . G . Sec . ; Joseph Smith , G . Purs . ; B . Steward , P . M . of the London Lodge , No . 125 ; Adlard , P . M . of the Boyal York Lodge , No . 7 ; Williams , J . W . of the Phoenix Lodge , No . 202 ; & c . & c . The Queen , and the Sovereign of the Craft , having been duly toasted ,
The W . M . rose to propose " The Health of Lord Panmure , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , past and present ; " and in doing so , expressed the satisfaction which he and the other members of the Lodge felt in seeing at their social board a Past Grand Officer whose name was known wherever Masonry existed , and was as universally respected . Bro . White , who was most enthusiastically received , rose to reply to the compliment , and said he was deeply indebted to the W . M . for the kind and flattering
manner in which he had introduced his name to the company ; and to the Lodge for the equally flattering manner in which they had received it . With regard to the nobleman who at present filled the high office of D . G . M ., there was no individual acquainted with his lordship , who would not agree with him ( Bro . White ) in saying that the Masons of England possessed an officer of high character , not surpassed in zeal for the welfare of their society , and a desire to do everything in his power to sustain the honour of his office , and to promote the dignity of the Craft .
As to the humble individual before them , he was most grateful to them for the reception which they had given him . He had had the opportunity of knowing Masonry for many years , and although he had , he felt , to claim their pardon for many neglects ( no , no ) , he could still lay his hand upon his heart and honestly say that his great desire had always been to advance the interests of the Craft ( hear , hear ); and he enjoyed one of the greatest rewards it was possible for a man to
possess—the testimony of the respect of his brethren . He was now in his eightieth year , and for the last fifty-nine years he had had the honour of being a Mason , find during that time he must , they would all admit , have had many opportunities of witnessing the proceedings of the Craft , but throughout all that period he had been actuated by a most anxious desire to see that feeling of brotherly love , so discernible in their Lodge , flourish in the Order .
" The Initiates , " " The Past Masters , " and " The Visitors , " having been duly toasted , Bro . King , P . M ., rose to present Bro . Aldrich , P . M ., with a silver tea-service , the gift of the Brethren of the Lodge , as a slight recognition of his truly Masonic
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Metropolitan
Templij Lodge ( No . 118 ) .- —The Brethren met on Tuesday , October 6 th , when the W . M . V Bro . Scott , initiated Mr . William Ogilvie Cameron and raised Bros . Mobbs and Allberry to the degree of M . M . After the transaction of business the Brethren adjourned , and partook of one of Bro . Painter ' s sumptuous _ banquets . There were several visiting Brethren present , including Bros . B . Jones , Drew , and Price , of the Bedford Lodge ; also Bros . P . Corri and Charles Sloman , whose musical abilities added greatly to the pleasures of the evening .
St . JoH ^ s Lodge ( No . 196 ) . —On the 13 th October the annual meeting of this now flourishing Lodge was held at the Holly Bush Tavern , Hampstead ; on which occasion Bro . Thomas Alexander Adams , P . M ., with his usual ability , installed Bro . Johnson as W . M . for the ensuing year , who invested Bros . Conach * S . W . ; Smith , J . W . ; Hazard ( P . M . ) , Treas . ; Aldrich ( P . M . ) , Sec . ; Hart , S . D . ; Pritchard , J . D . ; and Douglas , LG . At the conclusion of the ceremony , Bro . Adams was highly complimented upon the impressive manner in which he had
given the several charges by Bro . White , P . G . Sec , who stated that although he had been now more than half a century in Masonry , he had never witnessed an installation gone through with happier effect . The working of the newly-installed Master—who initiated two gentlemen into the Order- —was also deservedly praiseii , and did honour to his Masonic instructor , who not only initiated him and admitted him to the other Degrees , but now capped his work by installing him into the chair .
The business of the Lodge having been concluded in perfect harmony , the Brethren , to the number of about forty-five , sat down to an excellent banquet , over which the newly-installed Master presided with an urbanity and courtesy worthy of imitation . Among the visitors were Bros . White , P . G . Sec . ; Joseph Smith , G . Purs . ; B . Steward , P . M . of the London Lodge , No . 125 ; Adlard , P . M . of the Boyal York Lodge , No . 7 ; Williams , J . W . of the Phoenix Lodge , No . 202 ; & c . & c . The Queen , and the Sovereign of the Craft , having been duly toasted ,
The W . M . rose to propose " The Health of Lord Panmure , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , past and present ; " and in doing so , expressed the satisfaction which he and the other members of the Lodge felt in seeing at their social board a Past Grand Officer whose name was known wherever Masonry existed , and was as universally respected . Bro . White , who was most enthusiastically received , rose to reply to the compliment , and said he was deeply indebted to the W . M . for the kind and flattering
manner in which he had introduced his name to the company ; and to the Lodge for the equally flattering manner in which they had received it . With regard to the nobleman who at present filled the high office of D . G . M ., there was no individual acquainted with his lordship , who would not agree with him ( Bro . White ) in saying that the Masons of England possessed an officer of high character , not surpassed in zeal for the welfare of their society , and a desire to do everything in his power to sustain the honour of his office , and to promote the dignity of the Craft .
As to the humble individual before them , he was most grateful to them for the reception which they had given him . He had had the opportunity of knowing Masonry for many years , and although he had , he felt , to claim their pardon for many neglects ( no , no ) , he could still lay his hand upon his heart and honestly say that his great desire had always been to advance the interests of the Craft ( hear , hear ); and he enjoyed one of the greatest rewards it was possible for a man to
possess—the testimony of the respect of his brethren . He was now in his eightieth year , and for the last fifty-nine years he had had the honour of being a Mason , find during that time he must , they would all admit , have had many opportunities of witnessing the proceedings of the Craft , but throughout all that period he had been actuated by a most anxious desire to see that feeling of brotherly love , so discernible in their Lodge , flourish in the Order .
" The Initiates , " " The Past Masters , " and " The Visitors , " having been duly toasted , Bro . King , P . M ., rose to present Bro . Aldrich , P . M ., with a silver tea-service , the gift of the Brethren of the Lodge , as a slight recognition of his truly Masonic