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SUFFOLK . IPSWICH . —Lodge of Perfect Friendship ( No . 522 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held on AA ednesday , August 19 th , at the Great AA hite Horse Hotel . The chair was occupied by the AV . M ., Bro . S . B . King ; Bro . H . Luff , S . AV . ; and Bro . AV . Spalding , J . AA . The loelge was called for five o'clock in consequence of the amount of business , there being

one raising and five initiations . The following P . M . 's were present : —Bros . C . T . Townsend , J . Head , Findley , AV . P . Stills , J . Franks , J . A . Pettitt , Pitchers , R . Girling , J . Tracy , AV . H . Moore , J . Davoy , AV . Spalding . The lodge having been opened

LODGE OP HARMONY ( No 600 ) . Iu accordance with our promise last week , ive now give the Tables showing the mode in which the Funds of the Lodge of Harmony ( 847 , late 600 ) , Bradford , are disbursed . TABLE 1 . —SHOWING- THE AMOUNT or EACH FUND AND IHE NUMBEB , OP MEMBERS AT THE CLOSE OE EACH TEAK ENDING- JUNE 30 .

YEAE OI- LODGE 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . ANNO DOMINI 185 S . 1859 . 1860 . 1 SG 1 . 1862 . 1863 . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d .

Boys'Education Fund 40 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 7 5 i 49 10 6 60 0 0 Girls'Education Fund 27 14 7 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 7 5 | 49 10 6 GO 0 0 Indigent and Decayed Freemasons'Fund 20 2 3 40 0 0 46 7 5 f 49 10 6 60 0 0 AVidows of Indigent & Decayed Freemasons' Fund 21 2 74 46 1 oi 49 10 6 60 0 0 Charitable Contingent Fund 3 0 1 8 1 2 . 17 2 114 37 6 14 Total 67 14 7 100 2 3 1-1-4 2 84 193 11 1 215 4 114 277 6 U

Number of Members 53 59 66 75 79 81

TABLE 2 . —SHOWING THE SUMS VOTED TO MASONIC INSTITUTIONS , LOCAL , AND OTHER CHAIUTIES .

YEAR or LODGE 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . ANNO DOMINI 1858 . 1 S 59 . I 860 . 1861 . 1862 . 1863 . 1864 . INSTITUTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE LODOE ¦ . — £ sd £ sd £ sd £ sd £ sd £ sd £ sil

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys'Education 1 IS 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 44 2 9 6 3 0 0 Girls'Education 179 200 200 26 442 9 6 300 Indigent and Decayed Freemasons 101 200 2 G 44 296 300 AVidows of Indigent and Decayed Freemasons 1 1 14 2 6 44 2 9 6 3 0 0 Relief Box 0 3 0 0 S 0 " 0 17 2 1 17 4 Charitable Contingencies 7 S 0 7 1 S 0 840 Bradford Eye and Ear Infirmary 110 11 6 110 110 110 110 110

Ilkley Bath Charitable Institution 110 110 110 0 110 0 110 0 Harrogate Bath Hospital 110110110110 Bradford Ragged School , 110 110 110 Bradford Tradesmen ' s Benevolent Institution 110 110 Bradford Female Refuge ] ' 110 110 Bradford Blind Institution ' ' ' 110 110 Bradford Homoeopathic 110 110

Dispensary Royal National Life Boat Institution . ' . ' ..... ' . " 110 110 Yorkshire Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children : 110 110 Bradford School of Industry for Girls . ' . ' . 110 110 Earlswood Asylum for Idiots _ 110

Total 2 19 3 4 S 9 7 2 1 10 7 li 22 15 6 30 13 2 35 2 4

In addition to the annual contributions of the lodge towards these various Charities , the immediate P . M ., Bro . Dodd , presented ( as AA . M . ) on behalf of and in the name of the lodge , the sum of £ 42 to the Bradford Committee for the relief of the Distressed Lancashire Operatives .

in due form , the following were balloted for , and afterwards initiated : —Mr . J . G . Morfey , Mr . H . Knight , Mr . R . Lidstone , Mr . J . E . Harwood , and Bro . J . H . Staddon . Bro . J . Elliston was raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . The ceremonies were ably performed by the AA ' . M ., assisted by Bros . A . Pettitt , S . D ., Green , and Findley . After the business of the lodge was over , some 30 brethren joined the festive board ,

under the presidency of the AA ' . M . A most agreeable evening was passed , and the brethren did not separate until past high twelve .