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seven o ' clock . After the customary toasts—" The Queen , " and "The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M ., " the W . M . proposed "The M . W . the D . G . M . and rest of the G . Officers , including the V . W ., the Gr . Chap ., a P . M . of the Lodge . " Bro . Rev . J . E . Cox , in responding to this toast , expressed his pleasure at seeing so goodly an assemblage , which enabled him to believe that the Lodge , No . ' 82 , was ast arriving at being one of the best Lodges in work and brotherly feeling . Bro .
Thearle then rose and said , "Brethren , seated by the side of my successor , our present W . M ., in the enjoyment of all the satisfaction that arises from a cessation of labour , I was startled by a sdtto voce conversation between the W . M . and our worthy Sec . ; * What ' s the next toast 1 V ' The health of the W . M ., ' quoth Bro . How , gratuitously adding , * Bro . Thearle will give it . ' Bro . How , no doubt , judged from his own never-failing energy in everything connected with Masonry , rather than my immediate ease . However , Brethren , my duty to-day is one that I can perform with perfect happiness to myself , as well as , I believe , to your entire
satisfaction , for a more excellent Mason or better man than our W . M . does not exist ; and Were evidence of this required , it is rendered in the very elegant Jewel with which he is adorned , and which was presented to him by the Lodge No . 742 , bearing on it an inscription testifying the grateful thanks of the members for the very munificent and truly Masonic manner , in which he had presided over them . The Brethren were , therefore , warranted in anticipating equal gratification to the Lodge of Unity ,-during the W . M . ' s year of office , and we hope he will have many years of health , and we the happiness of enjoying his spciety . " The W . M ., in feeling terms
returned his thanks for the kind reception of his name , and assured the Brethren that no efforts on his part should be wanting to discharge his duties to their entire satisfaction . The health of Bro . How , the Secretary , was proposed by the W . M . in most complimentary terms ; to his exertions the Lodge was , in a great measure , indebted for the admirable working of that day ' s proceedings , as well as to his untiring efforts to promote the prosperity of the Lodge and the
happiness of its members . Bro . How expressed his gratification that his efforts had been so well rewarded , arid trusted that , during the present year , they would arrive at the pre-eminence his friend the Gr . Chap , had alluded to . The vocal abilities of the W . M . and some of the Brethren were considerably aided by Bro . Herbert ' s instrumental talent . Among the visitors present were—Bros . W . Watson , P . M ., No . 25 ; T . Smith , P . M ., No . 32 ; Shrewsbury , P . M ., No . 119 ; and Sidney Smith , No . 32 .
Eastern" Star Lodge ( No . 112 ) . —The members of this ancient Lodge , which has now , through the efforts of Bro . Thomas Vesper , been revived and brought into good working order , assembled at the Wade ' s Arms Tavern , East-India Boad , on Wednesday , February 14 th . The W . M . elect , Bro . George Frayling Ghrimes , was presented by Bro . Thos . Weaver , P . M ., and installed by Bro . Thos . Vesper , P . M ., Nos . 212 and 812 , and proclaimed and saluted in the several degrees . The
W . M . appointed as his Officers , Bros . T . Vesper , S . W . ; E . IT . Gardner , J . W . ; T . E . Bradley , S . D . ; T . Daniels , J . D . ; W . S . Holt , I . G . ; T . Vesper , Sec . The Brethren adjourned to banquet , provided with Bro . Holt ' s usual care and good , taste , at seven o ' clock . The visitors present were Bros . How , Prov . G . D . of Cers ., Surrey ; Edinger , P . M ., No . 812 ; Freeman , P . M ., No . 247 ; Pulling and Francis , No . 11 , and Motiva , of No . 21 , Washington , U . S .
Burlington Lodge ( No . 113 . )—Bro . G . Borlase Childs was installed in the chair of this Lodge , on Tuesday , the 13 th February , by Dr . Bowe , P . S . G . D ., with his usual ability , in the presence of Bros . Hodgkinson , P . S . G . D . ; Eaudel , J . G . D . ; Hutton , Myers , & c , P . M . s of the Lodge ; and Bros . White , G . S . ; Hervey , S . G . D . C . ; Soanes , P . G . S ., P . M . ' s , No . 116 ; Whitmore , Bainbridge , and Wright , P . M . s , No . 329 ; Cox , No . 18 , and other P . M . s . Previous
to the installation , Bro . Hodgkinson raised Bro . Alderman Pose , and another Brother , to the Third Degree ; and , by permission of the W . M ., the Master elect in his pi-oper place initiated two of his own friends into the Order , in a most masterly manner , auguring well for his future conduct of the Lodge . The Officers were then appointed ; Bro . Eaudel being invested Treasurer , gave up the office of Secretary to Bro , Barber , after having filled it for several years , to the
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seven o ' clock . After the customary toasts—" The Queen , " and "The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M ., " the W . M . proposed "The M . W . the D . G . M . and rest of the G . Officers , including the V . W ., the Gr . Chap ., a P . M . of the Lodge . " Bro . Rev . J . E . Cox , in responding to this toast , expressed his pleasure at seeing so goodly an assemblage , which enabled him to believe that the Lodge , No . ' 82 , was ast arriving at being one of the best Lodges in work and brotherly feeling . Bro .
Thearle then rose and said , "Brethren , seated by the side of my successor , our present W . M ., in the enjoyment of all the satisfaction that arises from a cessation of labour , I was startled by a sdtto voce conversation between the W . M . and our worthy Sec . ; * What ' s the next toast 1 V ' The health of the W . M ., ' quoth Bro . How , gratuitously adding , * Bro . Thearle will give it . ' Bro . How , no doubt , judged from his own never-failing energy in everything connected with Masonry , rather than my immediate ease . However , Brethren , my duty to-day is one that I can perform with perfect happiness to myself , as well as , I believe , to your entire
satisfaction , for a more excellent Mason or better man than our W . M . does not exist ; and Were evidence of this required , it is rendered in the very elegant Jewel with which he is adorned , and which was presented to him by the Lodge No . 742 , bearing on it an inscription testifying the grateful thanks of the members for the very munificent and truly Masonic manner , in which he had presided over them . The Brethren were , therefore , warranted in anticipating equal gratification to the Lodge of Unity ,-during the W . M . ' s year of office , and we hope he will have many years of health , and we the happiness of enjoying his spciety . " The W . M ., in feeling terms
returned his thanks for the kind reception of his name , and assured the Brethren that no efforts on his part should be wanting to discharge his duties to their entire satisfaction . The health of Bro . How , the Secretary , was proposed by the W . M . in most complimentary terms ; to his exertions the Lodge was , in a great measure , indebted for the admirable working of that day ' s proceedings , as well as to his untiring efforts to promote the prosperity of the Lodge and the
happiness of its members . Bro . How expressed his gratification that his efforts had been so well rewarded , arid trusted that , during the present year , they would arrive at the pre-eminence his friend the Gr . Chap , had alluded to . The vocal abilities of the W . M . and some of the Brethren were considerably aided by Bro . Herbert ' s instrumental talent . Among the visitors present were—Bros . W . Watson , P . M ., No . 25 ; T . Smith , P . M ., No . 32 ; Shrewsbury , P . M ., No . 119 ; and Sidney Smith , No . 32 .
Eastern" Star Lodge ( No . 112 ) . —The members of this ancient Lodge , which has now , through the efforts of Bro . Thomas Vesper , been revived and brought into good working order , assembled at the Wade ' s Arms Tavern , East-India Boad , on Wednesday , February 14 th . The W . M . elect , Bro . George Frayling Ghrimes , was presented by Bro . Thos . Weaver , P . M ., and installed by Bro . Thos . Vesper , P . M ., Nos . 212 and 812 , and proclaimed and saluted in the several degrees . The
W . M . appointed as his Officers , Bros . T . Vesper , S . W . ; E . IT . Gardner , J . W . ; T . E . Bradley , S . D . ; T . Daniels , J . D . ; W . S . Holt , I . G . ; T . Vesper , Sec . The Brethren adjourned to banquet , provided with Bro . Holt ' s usual care and good , taste , at seven o ' clock . The visitors present were Bros . How , Prov . G . D . of Cers ., Surrey ; Edinger , P . M ., No . 812 ; Freeman , P . M ., No . 247 ; Pulling and Francis , No . 11 , and Motiva , of No . 21 , Washington , U . S .
Burlington Lodge ( No . 113 . )—Bro . G . Borlase Childs was installed in the chair of this Lodge , on Tuesday , the 13 th February , by Dr . Bowe , P . S . G . D ., with his usual ability , in the presence of Bros . Hodgkinson , P . S . G . D . ; Eaudel , J . G . D . ; Hutton , Myers , & c , P . M . s of the Lodge ; and Bros . White , G . S . ; Hervey , S . G . D . C . ; Soanes , P . G . S ., P . M . ' s , No . 116 ; Whitmore , Bainbridge , and Wright , P . M . s , No . 329 ; Cox , No . 18 , and other P . M . s . Previous
to the installation , Bro . Hodgkinson raised Bro . Alderman Pose , and another Brother , to the Third Degree ; and , by permission of the W . M ., the Master elect in his pi-oper place initiated two of his own friends into the Order , in a most masterly manner , auguring well for his future conduct of the Lodge . The Officers were then appointed ; Bro . Eaudel being invested Treasurer , gave up the office of Secretary to Bro , Barber , after having filled it for several years , to the