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Lodge , at present occupies the chair as W . M ., supported by a staff of Past Masters and anxious Officers , headed by Bro . Bibbans . This Lodge bids fair to become one of the most respectable in the principality .
STAFFOBDSHIBE . Walsall . —Lodge of St . Matthew ( No . 786 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge heard , with feelings of the deepest regret , on the 22 nd February , a rumour of the Unexpected death of Bro . Henry Vernon , J . D . of the Lodge ; which melancholy intelligence was confirmed by a letter from his uncle , Col . Vernon , B . W . P . G . M ., to the W . M . At a meeting of Emergency , the same evening , a wish was generally expressed , that , as a mark of the respect and esteem in which he was held by the
Lodge , a deputation should proceed to Hilton Park , to ascertain if there would he any objection on the part of his family to some of the members paying " the last sad tribute of regard to departed merit , " by accompanying his remains to their last home . Bros . Wood , W . M ., Thos . James , P . M ., and the Bev . Jas . Downes , Chap ., accordingly waited on the B . W . P . G . M ., by whom they were most courteously received ; but , he requested them to assure the Brethren of No . 786 , that though he sincerely felt their attention , his Brother ' s wish to have the funeral
conducted as privately as possible , would preclude their intention being carried into effect . At the suggestion of Bro . Downes , Chap ., the W . M , convened a special meeting of the Lodge , at which an ancient and appropriate solemn ceremony was conducted , and an oration delivered , by the Bev . Brother , which , at the unanimous request of the members present on the occasion , has been printed .
The death of this estimable young Brother is not only a loss to the Lodge No . 786 , to every member of which he had endeared himself by his amiable and noble disposition , but to the Craft in Staffordshire in general , as during his short career as a Mason he evinced so much zeal , that , no doubt , he would in due time have emulated the example of his revered parent and uncle , whose services to Masonry are so universally known .
SUFFOLK . The Testimonial to the Prov . G . M . Sir Edward Sherlock Qooch , Bart ., M . P . — We are happy to be able to announce that upwards of a hundred pounds has already been subscribed to this fund . Ipswich . —Lodge of Perfect Friendship ( No . 522 ) . —The members of this excellent Lodge meet on the third Wednesday in every month , at the White Horse Hotel , and visitors may generally find some first-rate working . On the 21 st February , > there was a full attendance , and the W . M ., Bro . N . Tracy , presided in his usual efficient manner . Mr . H . Churchman was initiated into the Order . About
twenty Brethren afterwards partook of the banquet . Hadleigh . —Lodge of Virtue and Silence ( No . 417 ) . —For upwards of ten years this Lodge has been struggling for an existence , and has had but just sufficient members to keep on within the pale of the Constitution . The thanks of the Province are especially due to Bro . Hart , P . M ., the father of the Lodge , who from his indefatigable zeal , through good and evil report , has kept his little band of true and trusty Brethren around him .
We are happy , however , now to be able to report , that within the last few months a change has come o ' er the spirit of the scene , and a number of gentlemen , inhabitants of Hadleigh , have been initiated ; repeated visits from the Ipswich and Colchester Brethren have made the meetings both numerous and large . The new W . M ., Bro . Golding , was installed at the meeting in February ; and , being both a zealous and expert Mason , there is little doubt that this old and respectable Lodge will continue to prosper .
Stowmaeket . —Phoenix Lodge ( No . 757 ) . —This Lodge , at their last meeting , on the 23 rd ult ., installed Bro . F . Betts as W . M . for the ensuing year , who appointed Bro . J . K . Sidgwick , S . W . ; Bro . J . Wyatt , J . W . The ceremony was performed by Bro . C . J . Townsend , P . M ., No . 522 , P . P . G . Pur . A vote of
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Lodge , at present occupies the chair as W . M ., supported by a staff of Past Masters and anxious Officers , headed by Bro . Bibbans . This Lodge bids fair to become one of the most respectable in the principality .
STAFFOBDSHIBE . Walsall . —Lodge of St . Matthew ( No . 786 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge heard , with feelings of the deepest regret , on the 22 nd February , a rumour of the Unexpected death of Bro . Henry Vernon , J . D . of the Lodge ; which melancholy intelligence was confirmed by a letter from his uncle , Col . Vernon , B . W . P . G . M ., to the W . M . At a meeting of Emergency , the same evening , a wish was generally expressed , that , as a mark of the respect and esteem in which he was held by the
Lodge , a deputation should proceed to Hilton Park , to ascertain if there would he any objection on the part of his family to some of the members paying " the last sad tribute of regard to departed merit , " by accompanying his remains to their last home . Bros . Wood , W . M ., Thos . James , P . M ., and the Bev . Jas . Downes , Chap ., accordingly waited on the B . W . P . G . M ., by whom they were most courteously received ; but , he requested them to assure the Brethren of No . 786 , that though he sincerely felt their attention , his Brother ' s wish to have the funeral
conducted as privately as possible , would preclude their intention being carried into effect . At the suggestion of Bro . Downes , Chap ., the W . M , convened a special meeting of the Lodge , at which an ancient and appropriate solemn ceremony was conducted , and an oration delivered , by the Bev . Brother , which , at the unanimous request of the members present on the occasion , has been printed .
The death of this estimable young Brother is not only a loss to the Lodge No . 786 , to every member of which he had endeared himself by his amiable and noble disposition , but to the Craft in Staffordshire in general , as during his short career as a Mason he evinced so much zeal , that , no doubt , he would in due time have emulated the example of his revered parent and uncle , whose services to Masonry are so universally known .
SUFFOLK . The Testimonial to the Prov . G . M . Sir Edward Sherlock Qooch , Bart ., M . P . — We are happy to be able to announce that upwards of a hundred pounds has already been subscribed to this fund . Ipswich . —Lodge of Perfect Friendship ( No . 522 ) . —The members of this excellent Lodge meet on the third Wednesday in every month , at the White Horse Hotel , and visitors may generally find some first-rate working . On the 21 st February , > there was a full attendance , and the W . M ., Bro . N . Tracy , presided in his usual efficient manner . Mr . H . Churchman was initiated into the Order . About
twenty Brethren afterwards partook of the banquet . Hadleigh . —Lodge of Virtue and Silence ( No . 417 ) . —For upwards of ten years this Lodge has been struggling for an existence , and has had but just sufficient members to keep on within the pale of the Constitution . The thanks of the Province are especially due to Bro . Hart , P . M ., the father of the Lodge , who from his indefatigable zeal , through good and evil report , has kept his little band of true and trusty Brethren around him .
We are happy , however , now to be able to report , that within the last few months a change has come o ' er the spirit of the scene , and a number of gentlemen , inhabitants of Hadleigh , have been initiated ; repeated visits from the Ipswich and Colchester Brethren have made the meetings both numerous and large . The new W . M ., Bro . Golding , was installed at the meeting in February ; and , being both a zealous and expert Mason , there is little doubt that this old and respectable Lodge will continue to prosper .
Stowmaeket . —Phoenix Lodge ( No . 757 ) . —This Lodge , at their last meeting , on the 23 rd ult ., installed Bro . F . Betts as W . M . for the ensuing year , who appointed Bro . J . K . Sidgwick , S . W . ; Bro . J . Wyatt , J . W . The ceremony was performed by Bro . C . J . Townsend , P . M ., No . 522 , P . P . G . Pur . A vote of