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the members of the Lodge , as he was sure they would be pleased to hear , that at the next regular meeting they would have the advantage to be presided over by their respected W . M ! . —a circumstance upon which , he was proud to sa ^ they might congratulate themselves . The harmony of the evening was greatly enhanced by the very excellent singing of the W . M ., Bros . M . Abrahams , H . Mendoza , J . Sturch , Solomons , & c . & c . ; and the Brethren separated at an early hour , after passing a most delightful and truly Masonic evening .
Lodge of ITnited Stbeng ^ 27 6 ) . —This Lodge held its first regular meeting at Bro . B . Foster ' s , Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell , on Tuesday October 13 th , The W . M ., Bro . Lugg , occupied his seat , and Bro . B . G . Hodgkinson was raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . The first two sections of the first lecture were worked ; and , some financial arrangements having been made , the Brethren retired to the ancient hall of the Knights of St . John , which has been embellished by Bro . Foster with great taste and judgment , and there partook of a banquet admirably and liberally served .
Fitzho ¥ Lodge ( No . 880 ) . —The members of this mili taryXodge met at their head-quarters , Artillery Ground , Finsbury , on Friday , October 23 rd , Bro . Peter Matthews , P . M ., in the absence of theW . M ., Bro . Woolloston ; took the chair , and passed a Brother to the Degree of Fellow-Craft . The Lodge was visited by Bro . White , the veteran P . G . Sec . ; Bro , Michinner , No . 227 , and Bro . Lennard , No . 343 , who expressed themselves highly delighted with the working of the Lodge , and the excellent specimen they had experienced of soldiers' fare and hospitality .
Panmure Lodge ( No . 1 , 017 ) . —The Consecration of this Lodge took place on Saturday the 17 th October , at the Pembury Taven ^ Lower Clapton . The ceremonial commenced at 3 . 30 , when there were present Bros . Bev . John Edmund Cox , M . A ., G . Chap . ; Wm . Gray Clarke , G . Sec . ; John Havers , P . G . S . D . ; J . B . King , P . G . J . D . ; George Biggs , P . G . S . B . ; Henry Muggeridge , P . M . No . 227 , & c ; J . Ashwell , W . M . No . 22 ; Mclntyre and Stewart , P . Ms .
No . 125 ; T . Bohn , W . M . No . 995 ; Sacqui , P . M . No . 247 ; Adams and Mobbs , No . 215 ; Buss , Girnian , and several other Brethren . The ceremonial of consecration was performed by Bro . John Havers , assisted by Bros . Cox and King ; Bro . Sacqui aiding the solemnity by his excellent performance on the seraphine . Bro . Havers then installed as first Master of the Lodge Bro . Henry Muggeridge , who appointed as his officers Bro . Jacob Michael , S . W . ; Samuel George Myers , J . W . ; Alexander Bichardson , Sec . ; Edwin Fox , S . D . ; Bobert Clarke , J . D . ;
George Webb , I . G . The first business of the newly constructed Lodge was the initiation of the worthy host of the Pembury Tavern , Mr . J . B . Abbot . All business being ended , the Lodge was duly closed in peace , harmony , and Brotherly love . Between 6 and 7 o ' clock most of the Brethren who were present in Lodge assembled at banquet , under the presidency of the W . M . Due honour having been paid to a very capital dinner , and the cloth being removed , the W . M . rose , and in a few words gave " The Queen and the Craft ; " to this followed in due course '" The M . W . G . M . the Earl of Zetland ; " next "Lord Panmure , and
the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " In proposing this toast Bro . Muggeridge alluded to the high estimation in which the D . G . M . was held by the founders of the Lodge , who had given , with his Lordship ' s sanction , his name to No . 1 , 017 . This toast was neatly replied to by the G . Sec . Bro . J . B . Xingthen proposed what might be considered the toast of the evening ; he referred to the great and valuable services of Bro . ^ Muggeridge as a preceptor , and of the extensive benefit the Craft derived from the able way in which he conducted the Stability Lodge of Instruction . But few words were needed to produce a hearty
welcome to " . The Health of the W . M . of No . 1 , 017 . " Bro . Muggeridge replied , and acknowledged the kind encouragement which his efforts at all times received from the Brethren . The W . M . then proposed " The Health of Bro . Havers /' whose Masonic attainments they had that day another opportunity of witnessing ; the ceremonial of consecration was performed by that distinguished Brother in a way that well deserved the encomiums that all had passed upon it . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Havers gracefully acknowledged the W . M . ' s observations , and the warm re « TOL . III . 5 Z
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the members of the Lodge , as he was sure they would be pleased to hear , that at the next regular meeting they would have the advantage to be presided over by their respected W . M ! . —a circumstance upon which , he was proud to sa ^ they might congratulate themselves . The harmony of the evening was greatly enhanced by the very excellent singing of the W . M ., Bros . M . Abrahams , H . Mendoza , J . Sturch , Solomons , & c . & c . ; and the Brethren separated at an early hour , after passing a most delightful and truly Masonic evening .
Lodge of ITnited Stbeng ^ 27 6 ) . —This Lodge held its first regular meeting at Bro . B . Foster ' s , Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell , on Tuesday October 13 th , The W . M ., Bro . Lugg , occupied his seat , and Bro . B . G . Hodgkinson was raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . The first two sections of the first lecture were worked ; and , some financial arrangements having been made , the Brethren retired to the ancient hall of the Knights of St . John , which has been embellished by Bro . Foster with great taste and judgment , and there partook of a banquet admirably and liberally served .
Fitzho ¥ Lodge ( No . 880 ) . —The members of this mili taryXodge met at their head-quarters , Artillery Ground , Finsbury , on Friday , October 23 rd , Bro . Peter Matthews , P . M ., in the absence of theW . M ., Bro . Woolloston ; took the chair , and passed a Brother to the Degree of Fellow-Craft . The Lodge was visited by Bro . White , the veteran P . G . Sec . ; Bro , Michinner , No . 227 , and Bro . Lennard , No . 343 , who expressed themselves highly delighted with the working of the Lodge , and the excellent specimen they had experienced of soldiers' fare and hospitality .
Panmure Lodge ( No . 1 , 017 ) . —The Consecration of this Lodge took place on Saturday the 17 th October , at the Pembury Taven ^ Lower Clapton . The ceremonial commenced at 3 . 30 , when there were present Bros . Bev . John Edmund Cox , M . A ., G . Chap . ; Wm . Gray Clarke , G . Sec . ; John Havers , P . G . S . D . ; J . B . King , P . G . J . D . ; George Biggs , P . G . S . B . ; Henry Muggeridge , P . M . No . 227 , & c ; J . Ashwell , W . M . No . 22 ; Mclntyre and Stewart , P . Ms .
No . 125 ; T . Bohn , W . M . No . 995 ; Sacqui , P . M . No . 247 ; Adams and Mobbs , No . 215 ; Buss , Girnian , and several other Brethren . The ceremonial of consecration was performed by Bro . John Havers , assisted by Bros . Cox and King ; Bro . Sacqui aiding the solemnity by his excellent performance on the seraphine . Bro . Havers then installed as first Master of the Lodge Bro . Henry Muggeridge , who appointed as his officers Bro . Jacob Michael , S . W . ; Samuel George Myers , J . W . ; Alexander Bichardson , Sec . ; Edwin Fox , S . D . ; Bobert Clarke , J . D . ;
George Webb , I . G . The first business of the newly constructed Lodge was the initiation of the worthy host of the Pembury Tavern , Mr . J . B . Abbot . All business being ended , the Lodge was duly closed in peace , harmony , and Brotherly love . Between 6 and 7 o ' clock most of the Brethren who were present in Lodge assembled at banquet , under the presidency of the W . M . Due honour having been paid to a very capital dinner , and the cloth being removed , the W . M . rose , and in a few words gave " The Queen and the Craft ; " to this followed in due course '" The M . W . G . M . the Earl of Zetland ; " next "Lord Panmure , and
the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " In proposing this toast Bro . Muggeridge alluded to the high estimation in which the D . G . M . was held by the founders of the Lodge , who had given , with his Lordship ' s sanction , his name to No . 1 , 017 . This toast was neatly replied to by the G . Sec . Bro . J . B . Xingthen proposed what might be considered the toast of the evening ; he referred to the great and valuable services of Bro . ^ Muggeridge as a preceptor , and of the extensive benefit the Craft derived from the able way in which he conducted the Stability Lodge of Instruction . But few words were needed to produce a hearty
welcome to " . The Health of the W . M . of No . 1 , 017 . " Bro . Muggeridge replied , and acknowledged the kind encouragement which his efforts at all times received from the Brethren . The W . M . then proposed " The Health of Bro . Havers /' whose Masonic attainments they had that day another opportunity of witnessing ; the ceremonial of consecration was performed by that distinguished Brother in a way that well deserved the encomiums that all had passed upon it . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Havers gracefully acknowledged the W . M . ' s observations , and the warm re « TOL . III . 5 Z