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Lodge * oe Sincerity ( rJo . 203 ) . —This numerous and excellent working Lodge held a meeting on Wednesday last , at the Cheshire Cheese , Crutched Friars , the occasion being that ¦ ¦ •' of election of W . M . forthe ensuing year , beside a- multiplicity of other business . At the hour named in the summons , Bro , JMitiman , W . M ., took the chair , and the assistant officers being present , Lodge was opened in due form ; after which the minutes of the previous meeting were read hy Bro . Potts , P . M . and Sec , and received confirmation . Bro . Ferguson was then / introduced
in the first degree , and questioned upon the mode of initiation . The answers being deemed satisfactory , the Brother received the degree of Fellow Craft . Three candidates----Messrs . Bergon , Robins , and Stamp , were then balloted for ; the ^ result being unanimous for their admission , ' they were introduced in proper form , and received the initiating step into Freemasonry . This was followed by the election of Master ^ which was unaru ^ oiisly in favour of the S . W ., Bro . Knibbs , who , by attention and courtesy during the routine of offices which he had successively filled , had endeared himself to every meinbex of the Lodge .
The next election was that of Treasurer ; Bro . Oman was re-elected , having satisfactorily filled the important ofiice for several years . Bro . Johnson was also re-elected Tyler . Before the closing of the Lodge , it was announced that the present J . W ., Bro . Thoinpson , had kindly undertaken to serve the ofiice uf Steward for this Lodge at the approaching festival of the Benevolent Institution for Aged and Decayed Freemasons . Bro . Terry , P . M ., said he felt much pleasure in being able to hand Bro . Thompson the sum of eight pounds , already received from members of the Lodge , on behalf of this excellent and deserving charity ; but he wished it
understood , that was only a portion of the sum he intended for the occasion referred to . He ( Bro . Terry ) had no hesitation in saying , with the names he had uporliiis list , coupled with the assistance of the Lodge ^ that the subscription from No . MFg would be more than twenty pounds , " without the spontaneous donations of Brethren at the festival . Lodge was then closed , and the Brethren retired to an excellent banquet . The F . Ms , present were Bros . Hicks , Bawley , Oman , Terry , and Potts ; the visitors being Bros . Solomon and Laws ; the last named Brother
returning thanks for their reception , saying that ,, being in the naval service , his duties led him frequently far from his native land , and he had found in nearly every port it was his lot to visit , the true value of Freemasonry . It was not in one ' s own immediate circle that the tenets of the Order were fully developed , but more particularly in foreign hands among strangers , who ceased to be strangers under the benign influence of Masonry . Bro . Laws further dilated upon the beauties of the institution , | and * concluded by again thanking the Brethren for their hospitality . The Brethren soon after separated .
Domatic Lodge ( ISTo , 206 . )—The anmversary meeting of . this Lodge was- held on Monday , Dec . 13 th , at the Masonic Hall ,. Fetter-lane , there being about ninety Brethren present . Bro . Brett , W . M ., presided , supported by his officers—Bro . Baker , S . W . ( W . M . elect ); Bro . Haydon , J . W . ; Bro . Moore , S . D . ; and Bro . llussen , J . D . Amongst the visitors were Bros . White , P . G . D . ; Adlard , P . Prov . G . D . C . ; Young , G . Steward ; Watson , P . O . Steward ; Backstraw , P . M . ; Barrett , P . M . ; I . Isaacs , P . M . ; Potter , P . M .: Somers , P . M . ; Lee , P . M . ; Farmer , P . M . ; Arliss ,
P . M . ; Rogers , W . M ., No . 15 ; Odcll , No . 1 ( 55 ; Blundell and Blackburn , No . 432 , Jones , No . 735 ; Welsby , No . 23 ; S . Jacon , No . 112 ; H . W . Smith , Manchester ; Woodward , Lexington ( New York ); G . Browne , No . 318 ; Hart , No . 1 (> 5 ; Boyd ; No . 169 ; Greenwood , No . 185 ; Braham , No . 25 . The P . M . ' s of the Lodge present were Bros . Elmes , Carpenter , Marshall , and Smith . The first business of the even * ing was the raising of Bros . Aide , Walker , M'Nally , Silvester , and Keen ' e , that imposing ceremony being performed by the W . M . in his usual impressive manner . Afterwards Bro . Beckett was introduced ^ and entrusted with the second
degree . The installation of Bro . Raker as W . M . then took plnce , Bro . Brett , the retiring W . M ., performing the ceremony with an ability which commanded- the admiration of every one who witnessed it . The new W . M . appointed as his officers Bro . Haydon , S . W . ; Bro . Mooro ,- J . W . ; Bro . Kussen , S . D . ; Bro . Wilson , J . D . ; Bro . Forge , I . G . ; and Bro , Bradley as Tyler . Messrs . E . S . Boord , Edward Lowther , and Alfred Wm . Davis were then initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry in a very able maimer by tho new Master , Bro , Droit , P . M ., moved that £ 5 should
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Tie M^So^Ig Mirror
Lodge * oe Sincerity ( rJo . 203 ) . —This numerous and excellent working Lodge held a meeting on Wednesday last , at the Cheshire Cheese , Crutched Friars , the occasion being that ¦ ¦ •' of election of W . M . forthe ensuing year , beside a- multiplicity of other business . At the hour named in the summons , Bro , JMitiman , W . M ., took the chair , and the assistant officers being present , Lodge was opened in due form ; after which the minutes of the previous meeting were read hy Bro . Potts , P . M . and Sec , and received confirmation . Bro . Ferguson was then / introduced
in the first degree , and questioned upon the mode of initiation . The answers being deemed satisfactory , the Brother received the degree of Fellow Craft . Three candidates----Messrs . Bergon , Robins , and Stamp , were then balloted for ; the ^ result being unanimous for their admission , ' they were introduced in proper form , and received the initiating step into Freemasonry . This was followed by the election of Master ^ which was unaru ^ oiisly in favour of the S . W ., Bro . Knibbs , who , by attention and courtesy during the routine of offices which he had successively filled , had endeared himself to every meinbex of the Lodge .
The next election was that of Treasurer ; Bro . Oman was re-elected , having satisfactorily filled the important ofiice for several years . Bro . Johnson was also re-elected Tyler . Before the closing of the Lodge , it was announced that the present J . W ., Bro . Thoinpson , had kindly undertaken to serve the ofiice uf Steward for this Lodge at the approaching festival of the Benevolent Institution for Aged and Decayed Freemasons . Bro . Terry , P . M ., said he felt much pleasure in being able to hand Bro . Thompson the sum of eight pounds , already received from members of the Lodge , on behalf of this excellent and deserving charity ; but he wished it
understood , that was only a portion of the sum he intended for the occasion referred to . He ( Bro . Terry ) had no hesitation in saying , with the names he had uporliiis list , coupled with the assistance of the Lodge ^ that the subscription from No . MFg would be more than twenty pounds , " without the spontaneous donations of Brethren at the festival . Lodge was then closed , and the Brethren retired to an excellent banquet . The F . Ms , present were Bros . Hicks , Bawley , Oman , Terry , and Potts ; the visitors being Bros . Solomon and Laws ; the last named Brother
returning thanks for their reception , saying that ,, being in the naval service , his duties led him frequently far from his native land , and he had found in nearly every port it was his lot to visit , the true value of Freemasonry . It was not in one ' s own immediate circle that the tenets of the Order were fully developed , but more particularly in foreign hands among strangers , who ceased to be strangers under the benign influence of Masonry . Bro . Laws further dilated upon the beauties of the institution , | and * concluded by again thanking the Brethren for their hospitality . The Brethren soon after separated .
Domatic Lodge ( ISTo , 206 . )—The anmversary meeting of . this Lodge was- held on Monday , Dec . 13 th , at the Masonic Hall ,. Fetter-lane , there being about ninety Brethren present . Bro . Brett , W . M ., presided , supported by his officers—Bro . Baker , S . W . ( W . M . elect ); Bro . Haydon , J . W . ; Bro . Moore , S . D . ; and Bro . llussen , J . D . Amongst the visitors were Bros . White , P . G . D . ; Adlard , P . Prov . G . D . C . ; Young , G . Steward ; Watson , P . O . Steward ; Backstraw , P . M . ; Barrett , P . M . ; I . Isaacs , P . M . ; Potter , P . M .: Somers , P . M . ; Lee , P . M . ; Farmer , P . M . ; Arliss ,
P . M . ; Rogers , W . M ., No . 15 ; Odcll , No . 1 ( 55 ; Blundell and Blackburn , No . 432 , Jones , No . 735 ; Welsby , No . 23 ; S . Jacon , No . 112 ; H . W . Smith , Manchester ; Woodward , Lexington ( New York ); G . Browne , No . 318 ; Hart , No . 1 (> 5 ; Boyd ; No . 169 ; Greenwood , No . 185 ; Braham , No . 25 . The P . M . ' s of the Lodge present were Bros . Elmes , Carpenter , Marshall , and Smith . The first business of the even * ing was the raising of Bros . Aide , Walker , M'Nally , Silvester , and Keen ' e , that imposing ceremony being performed by the W . M . in his usual impressive manner . Afterwards Bro . Beckett was introduced ^ and entrusted with the second
degree . The installation of Bro . Raker as W . M . then took plnce , Bro . Brett , the retiring W . M ., performing the ceremony with an ability which commanded- the admiration of every one who witnessed it . The new W . M . appointed as his officers Bro . Haydon , S . W . ; Bro . Mooro ,- J . W . ; Bro . Kussen , S . D . ; Bro . Wilson , J . D . ; Bro . Forge , I . G . ; and Bro , Bradley as Tyler . Messrs . E . S . Boord , Edward Lowther , and Alfred Wm . Davis were then initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry in a very able maimer by tho new Master , Bro , Droit , P . M ., moved that £ 5 should