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Mark Masonry.
Thistle Lodge ( No . 3 ) . —The supplementary meeting for the election of officers for the ensuing year , as fixed by the terms of the Charter or Warrant to be held on the Tuesday immediately following the autumnal equinox , took place at Dick ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on Tuesday , Sept . 29 , Bro . Adams , B . W . M ., presiding . Bro . G-ustav Adolph Oder , of the Three Globe Lodge , Berlin , was
advanced to the Degree of Mark Master . The Brethren then proceeded to the election of officers , as follows : —Bros . Sheen , B . W . M . ; Cotterell , Dep . M . ; Binckes , S . W . Lipmann , J . W . ; Stacy , M . O . ; Punchand , S . O . ; Pigg , J . O . ; Suter , Treas . ; Carpenter , Sec . ; Guy , Beg . M . ; Hart , Org . ; Queeley , Steward ; Fernandez , C . ; Smith , S . D . ; Cottebrune , J . D . ; De la Chaumette , T . K . ; Longstaff , Tyler .
Arnott Lodge , Mark Masters ( No . 4 ) . —At a meeting of the above Lodge at Seyd ' s Hotel , on Tuesday , 29 th September , 1857 , Bro , Henry A . Isaacs was unanimously re-elected R . W . M . for the ensuing year . The Wardens , Bros . Alex , Levy and J . M . Isaacs , were also unanimously re-elected . Bro . Ladd , M . O ., as S . W . pro tern ., in communicating the result of the election fcTBro . H . A . Isaacs ,
complimented him in flattering terms upon the zeal and ability he had displayed in forming the Lodge , and so completely mastering the difficulties of a new Degree . On the termination of the business , the Brethren , about thirty in number , partook of a most recherche banquet , served up with Bro . Seyd ' s usual excellence .
Birkenhead . —Joppa Lodge ( No . 5 ) . —This Lodge of Mark Masons held its third meeting at the Angel Hotel , on 29 th September , in accordance with their Warrant . After the advancement of ten Brethren to the Degree , " the election of W . M ., and appointment of officers for the ensuing year , took place . Bro . William Bulley , Prov . G . J . D . for Cheshire , was duly elected B . W . M . ; Bro . Moss , Prov . G . J . W .
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for Gloucestershire and Cheshire , was unanimously chosen Treas . The B . W . M . then appointed the following officers - . —Bros . Piatt ( B . W . M . No . 782 ) S . W . ; C . N . Marshall ( S . W . No . 782 ) J . W . ; H . Bulley ( J . W . No . 782 ) M . O . ; Wilson ( No . 701 ) S . O . and Sec . ; T . Piatt ( No . 782 ) J . O . ; Morrison ( No . 368 ) C . ; and Anderson ( Sec . Nos . 782 and 245 ) S . D . and Beg .
Considering the time is so short since this Lodge received its Warrant—only three months , —its progress has been marked with the greatest success , having advanced no less than twenty-six Brethren ; and the working of the Lodge amounts almost to perfection , from the B . W . M . down to the Deacons ; and from what we have seen , we doubt not that ere long it will resign the palm to no other , either as regards unanimity of purpose or interests for the prosperity of this beautiful , though , w . e regret to add , unrecognized Degree ; and we trust that Grand Lodge will find the necessity , before many years have passed , of sanctioning it , as the more it is seen the more must it be admired .
After the closing of the Lodge the Brethren adjourned for the purpose of enjoying a peaceful cup of that beverage which , to use a somewhat hackneyed phrase , " . cheers , but not inebriates ; " and separated at an early hour , having passed a most agreeable evening . Bolton , Lancashire . —St John ' s Lodge ( No . 2 ) . —The annual meeting of this flourishing Lodge , for the election of B . W . M ., and the appointment and investiture of Officers , was held at the Commercial Hotel , Bolton , on Tuesday , the 29 th
of September , at seven o ' clock in the evening , when there was a very full attendance of the Brethren . Bro . G . P . Brockbank , B . W . M ., having taken the chair , the Lodge was opened in due form , when , in consequence of indisposition , the 31 . W . M . desired the Lodge at once to proceed to the election of his successor , so that the business of the evening could be effectively performed , and concluded by proposing Bro . Thomas Entwisle , S . W ., for the office ,, which , upon being seconded by the J . W . Bro . John Mitchell , was unanimously carried . Bro . Entwisle having assumed the chair , the Brethren proceeded to ballot for
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Mark Masonry.
Thistle Lodge ( No . 3 ) . —The supplementary meeting for the election of officers for the ensuing year , as fixed by the terms of the Charter or Warrant to be held on the Tuesday immediately following the autumnal equinox , took place at Dick ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on Tuesday , Sept . 29 , Bro . Adams , B . W . M ., presiding . Bro . G-ustav Adolph Oder , of the Three Globe Lodge , Berlin , was
advanced to the Degree of Mark Master . The Brethren then proceeded to the election of officers , as follows : —Bros . Sheen , B . W . M . ; Cotterell , Dep . M . ; Binckes , S . W . Lipmann , J . W . ; Stacy , M . O . ; Punchand , S . O . ; Pigg , J . O . ; Suter , Treas . ; Carpenter , Sec . ; Guy , Beg . M . ; Hart , Org . ; Queeley , Steward ; Fernandez , C . ; Smith , S . D . ; Cottebrune , J . D . ; De la Chaumette , T . K . ; Longstaff , Tyler .
Arnott Lodge , Mark Masters ( No . 4 ) . —At a meeting of the above Lodge at Seyd ' s Hotel , on Tuesday , 29 th September , 1857 , Bro , Henry A . Isaacs was unanimously re-elected R . W . M . for the ensuing year . The Wardens , Bros . Alex , Levy and J . M . Isaacs , were also unanimously re-elected . Bro . Ladd , M . O ., as S . W . pro tern ., in communicating the result of the election fcTBro . H . A . Isaacs ,
complimented him in flattering terms upon the zeal and ability he had displayed in forming the Lodge , and so completely mastering the difficulties of a new Degree . On the termination of the business , the Brethren , about thirty in number , partook of a most recherche banquet , served up with Bro . Seyd ' s usual excellence .
Birkenhead . —Joppa Lodge ( No . 5 ) . —This Lodge of Mark Masons held its third meeting at the Angel Hotel , on 29 th September , in accordance with their Warrant . After the advancement of ten Brethren to the Degree , " the election of W . M ., and appointment of officers for the ensuing year , took place . Bro . William Bulley , Prov . G . J . D . for Cheshire , was duly elected B . W . M . ; Bro . Moss , Prov . G . J . W .
PBOVINCIAL
for Gloucestershire and Cheshire , was unanimously chosen Treas . The B . W . M . then appointed the following officers - . —Bros . Piatt ( B . W . M . No . 782 ) S . W . ; C . N . Marshall ( S . W . No . 782 ) J . W . ; H . Bulley ( J . W . No . 782 ) M . O . ; Wilson ( No . 701 ) S . O . and Sec . ; T . Piatt ( No . 782 ) J . O . ; Morrison ( No . 368 ) C . ; and Anderson ( Sec . Nos . 782 and 245 ) S . D . and Beg .
Considering the time is so short since this Lodge received its Warrant—only three months , —its progress has been marked with the greatest success , having advanced no less than twenty-six Brethren ; and the working of the Lodge amounts almost to perfection , from the B . W . M . down to the Deacons ; and from what we have seen , we doubt not that ere long it will resign the palm to no other , either as regards unanimity of purpose or interests for the prosperity of this beautiful , though , w . e regret to add , unrecognized Degree ; and we trust that Grand Lodge will find the necessity , before many years have passed , of sanctioning it , as the more it is seen the more must it be admired .
After the closing of the Lodge the Brethren adjourned for the purpose of enjoying a peaceful cup of that beverage which , to use a somewhat hackneyed phrase , " . cheers , but not inebriates ; " and separated at an early hour , having passed a most agreeable evening . Bolton , Lancashire . —St John ' s Lodge ( No . 2 ) . —The annual meeting of this flourishing Lodge , for the election of B . W . M ., and the appointment and investiture of Officers , was held at the Commercial Hotel , Bolton , on Tuesday , the 29 th
of September , at seven o ' clock in the evening , when there was a very full attendance of the Brethren . Bro . G . P . Brockbank , B . W . M ., having taken the chair , the Lodge was opened in due form , when , in consequence of indisposition , the 31 . W . M . desired the Lodge at once to proceed to the election of his successor , so that the business of the evening could be effectively performed , and concluded by proposing Bro . Thomas Entwisle , S . W ., for the office ,, which , upon being seconded by the J . W . Bro . John Mitchell , was unanimously carried . Bro . Entwisle having assumed the chair , the Brethren proceeded to ballot for