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quently the only Brother proposed as W . M ., and we congratulate our Carmarthen Brethren upon the choice they have made , as we are sure , from all we have heard , that it could not have fallen upon a more worthy Brother , or upon one more likely to do honour to their choice . At the same time , we cannot avoid paying our tribute of respect to the present W . M ., for the excellent manner in which he has conducted his Lodge during the past year—more" particularly in the face of the numerous difficulties he has had to surmount—and we have no doubt the Brethren will unite
with us in wishing him < the highest Masonic honours , and a long life to enjoy them . " The election will take place in November , hut the installation will not take place until December , when a very numerous attendance of the Brethren is expected . The next Lodge of Instruction is fixed for to-morrow ( the 2 nd of Nov . ) , when it is to be conducted by Bro . W . H . Cole .
Llandilo . —St . Teilo Lodge ( No . 99 6 ) . — -This Lodge met on the 27 th of August last , when Bros . Tracey and Hughes were passed to the 2 nd Degree byBro . W . H . Cole , in his usual able manner . Two Brethren were then proposed for initiation , and the Lodge adjourned . On the 8 th of October a meeting of the Lodge was held , when Bro . W . H . Cole presided , in the absence of the W . M ., and initiated Mr . J . Prytliercb and Mr . Thomas Evans into the mysteries of the Order . Bro .
Cole also passed Bros . Williams , Harries , and Thomas to the 2 nd Degree , and the Brethren expressed themselves highly pleased with the solemn and impressive manner in which Bro . Cole had gone through the whole of the arduous ceremonies . A gentleman was proposed as a candidate for initiation at the next Lodge , and the Brethren adjourned .
Lianelly . —Prince of Wales' Lodge ( No . 969 ) . —This Lodgeis still progressing , and will , we are convinced , some day attain a most important position . The regular monthly meeting was held on the 1 st September , when M . A . F . Tate was initiated , and Bros . Lloyd and Bytheway passed , by Bro . F . D . Michael ( P . M . No . 288 ) , with his usual correctness and solemnity . Indeed , it is most surprising to observe how beautifully this worthy Brother still goes through our ceremonies , when we consider that be has been nearly fifty years a Mason , and ^
must consequently be far advanced in years . He is an example that many of our younger Brethren will do well to follow . Bro . W . H . Cole , of Carmarthen Lodge , also initiated Mr . Lewis Lewis , and raised Bro . Walters to the Sublime Degree of M . M . with his usual ability and care . After the proposition of two candidates for initiation , the Lodge was closed . On the 6 th October a Lodge was again held , when Mr . Bees Jones was initiated into Masonry by Bro . Michael , and Bro . Lewis passed to the 2 nd Degree by Bro . W . H . Cole , who also raised
Bro . Bytheway to the Sublime Degree of M . M . This Lodge is increasing so rapidly , that it is usually found impossible to go through all the business set down in the summons for the evening , and on this occasion two Brothers were obliged to wait until the next Lodge before taking their Degrees . A Lodge of Emergency was however called for the 22 nd October , when it was proposed to bring up the arrears of business as far as possible . There is one circumstance we must not forget to call the attention of our Llanelly Brethren to , and that is the immediate and urgent necessity of providing a proper and commodious Lodge-room , with the
requisite furniture and regalia , as at present the Lodge-room is so inconveniently small , and the regalia so scanty , that the ceremony loses much of that effect which it is so necessary to produce upon a candidate . No doubt this Lodge is too young to be able to provide that gorgeous regalia which some Lodges possess ; but still , with the numerous and highly respectable Brethren who now belong to it , it would be very easy to remedy the defects we have pointed out . We hope the Brethren will take the hint in that spirit of Brotherly love in which we offer it .
. Pembroke Dock . —Loyal Welsh Lodge ( No . 525 ) . —This Lodge met for the first time this season , on Tuesday , the 6 th October , in the new Lodge-room , at the Victoria Hotel , —a spacious apartment , seventy-two feet long , by twenty-one feet wide , and fifteen feet high , with a commodious antechamber—additions made to his establishment , at a very considerable expense , by the spirited land-
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quently the only Brother proposed as W . M ., and we congratulate our Carmarthen Brethren upon the choice they have made , as we are sure , from all we have heard , that it could not have fallen upon a more worthy Brother , or upon one more likely to do honour to their choice . At the same time , we cannot avoid paying our tribute of respect to the present W . M ., for the excellent manner in which he has conducted his Lodge during the past year—more" particularly in the face of the numerous difficulties he has had to surmount—and we have no doubt the Brethren will unite
with us in wishing him < the highest Masonic honours , and a long life to enjoy them . " The election will take place in November , hut the installation will not take place until December , when a very numerous attendance of the Brethren is expected . The next Lodge of Instruction is fixed for to-morrow ( the 2 nd of Nov . ) , when it is to be conducted by Bro . W . H . Cole .
Llandilo . —St . Teilo Lodge ( No . 99 6 ) . — -This Lodge met on the 27 th of August last , when Bros . Tracey and Hughes were passed to the 2 nd Degree byBro . W . H . Cole , in his usual able manner . Two Brethren were then proposed for initiation , and the Lodge adjourned . On the 8 th of October a meeting of the Lodge was held , when Bro . W . H . Cole presided , in the absence of the W . M ., and initiated Mr . J . Prytliercb and Mr . Thomas Evans into the mysteries of the Order . Bro .
Cole also passed Bros . Williams , Harries , and Thomas to the 2 nd Degree , and the Brethren expressed themselves highly pleased with the solemn and impressive manner in which Bro . Cole had gone through the whole of the arduous ceremonies . A gentleman was proposed as a candidate for initiation at the next Lodge , and the Brethren adjourned .
Lianelly . —Prince of Wales' Lodge ( No . 969 ) . —This Lodgeis still progressing , and will , we are convinced , some day attain a most important position . The regular monthly meeting was held on the 1 st September , when M . A . F . Tate was initiated , and Bros . Lloyd and Bytheway passed , by Bro . F . D . Michael ( P . M . No . 288 ) , with his usual correctness and solemnity . Indeed , it is most surprising to observe how beautifully this worthy Brother still goes through our ceremonies , when we consider that be has been nearly fifty years a Mason , and ^
must consequently be far advanced in years . He is an example that many of our younger Brethren will do well to follow . Bro . W . H . Cole , of Carmarthen Lodge , also initiated Mr . Lewis Lewis , and raised Bro . Walters to the Sublime Degree of M . M . with his usual ability and care . After the proposition of two candidates for initiation , the Lodge was closed . On the 6 th October a Lodge was again held , when Mr . Bees Jones was initiated into Masonry by Bro . Michael , and Bro . Lewis passed to the 2 nd Degree by Bro . W . H . Cole , who also raised
Bro . Bytheway to the Sublime Degree of M . M . This Lodge is increasing so rapidly , that it is usually found impossible to go through all the business set down in the summons for the evening , and on this occasion two Brothers were obliged to wait until the next Lodge before taking their Degrees . A Lodge of Emergency was however called for the 22 nd October , when it was proposed to bring up the arrears of business as far as possible . There is one circumstance we must not forget to call the attention of our Llanelly Brethren to , and that is the immediate and urgent necessity of providing a proper and commodious Lodge-room , with the
requisite furniture and regalia , as at present the Lodge-room is so inconveniently small , and the regalia so scanty , that the ceremony loses much of that effect which it is so necessary to produce upon a candidate . No doubt this Lodge is too young to be able to provide that gorgeous regalia which some Lodges possess ; but still , with the numerous and highly respectable Brethren who now belong to it , it would be very easy to remedy the defects we have pointed out . We hope the Brethren will take the hint in that spirit of Brotherly love in which we offer it .
. Pembroke Dock . —Loyal Welsh Lodge ( No . 525 ) . —This Lodge met for the first time this season , on Tuesday , the 6 th October , in the new Lodge-room , at the Victoria Hotel , —a spacious apartment , seventy-two feet long , by twenty-one feet wide , and fifteen feet high , with a commodious antechamber—additions made to his establishment , at a very considerable expense , by the spirited land-