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S . D . ; Rose , J . D . ; Pierce , I . G . ; H . Durbin , Steward ; andT . R . Daly , Tyler . Bro . Fronde , P . M ., then proposed that forty guineas should be voted to the Boys' School and thirty guineas to the Givls' School , making fifty guineas to each , and in a brief address to tho brethren stated that this most important vote would be carried unanimously by the lodge , as every brother had given his consent . The lodge was then closed with solemn prayer , and the brethren adjourned to banquetivhich was served in the
, up ¦ usual stylo of this famous hotel . The customary toasts given amongst Freemasons were drunk in the most enthusiastic manner , Bro . Smouth responding to that of the Initiates , and Bro . Stovr to that of the Visitors . A very pleasing duty now devolved on the W . M . —that of presenting the I . P . M ., Bro . Nash , with a jewel of the value of five ' guineas , as a token of the esteem of the lodge for the admirable manner in which he had
conducted the business of the lodge during his year of office . Bro . Nash , in responding to the toast , said that as he had received every assistance during his year of office from the P . M . 's and officers of tho lodge , so should he give all the assistance he could , not only to tlie W . M . and officers , but to every member of the Craft . The evening was enlivened by some excellent singing , & c , by Bros . Hester , Parsons , Smith , Evenden , Pymm , Smouth , & c , after which the brethren separated at an early hour , well satisfied that the duty they owe the Masonic Charities had been so well performed .
INSTRUCTION . CAMDES LOD & B ( NO . 70 'i ) . —On Monday evening , the Gth inst ., the fifteen sections were worked iu this flourishing lodge of instruction , at the Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , its usual place of meeting . Bro . T . A . Adams , P . G . Purst ., presided as W . M . for tho occasion , and conducted the business of the evening in his usual able and kindly manner . The fifteen sections were worked by as many brethrenall of whom were
, thoroughly up to their work , and performed their respective parts with accuracy and precision . The workinsr of two young members , Bros . Meadway and Salisbury , was particularly commendable , the brief period during which they have had an opportunity of studying the mystic art being taken into account . After the working of the sections Bro . Cottebrune , P . M . of the Westbourne Lodge , was elected an honorary member of
this lodge of instruction , and several other brethren were elected ordinary members . At the conclusion a cordial and unanimous vote of thanks was passed to the W . Bro . Adams , for the kind and able manner in which he had discharged the duties of W . M . during the evening , and for the great services which he had rendered to the Camden Lodge of Instruction . In returning thanks , the W . Bro . stated that he was never happier than when he felt he was doing something for the good
of Masonry , and he was at all times ready to give instruction , either privately or in the various lodges . The Almighty had blessed him with health and strength beyond what were usually possessed by persons of his advanced years , and , so
long as he enjoyed a continuance of those blessings , the brethren might depend upon his presence among them . He felt that the benevolent aspect of Freemasonry ought to be regarded in connection with its whole theory and practice , and he advised the brethren not to separate them in their minds , nor unduly exalt one portion of their duty to the neglect of another equally important . The lodge was then closed in due form . DOEIC LODGE ( $ 0 . 933 ) . —The annual banquet meeting of
this flourishing lodge of instruction was held on Friday evening , the 3 rd inst ., at Bro . D . Scurr ' s , the Three Cranes , Mile End-road , E ., when there were present , Bro . J . Taylor , W . M ., supported by Bros . Barnes , P . M . ; Bowron , S . W . ; Finch , J . W . ; Alston , S . D . ; Smith , J . D . ; Scurr , I . G . ; Saqui , Preceptor , and a numerous attendance of the members of the lodge and visitors . Thelodgehavingbeen opened and closed indue form , the brethren ,
about forty in number , sat down to an excellent banquet provided by Bro . Scurr , who , notwithstanding the unusually large number of those who were present , had , with his usual prevision , amply provided for their creature comforts , the various dishes and the liquors being choice and well served . The majority of the brethren of the eastern lodges know how very much Bro . Scurr is an fait upon such occasions as the present , suffice it therefore to say that the good cheer provided
by the worthy and esteemed brother and host was all that could be desired by the most fastidious . The cloth having heen cleared , the W . M . rose promptly as tlie damask disappeared in favour of the mahogany , to propose the customary loyal
toast , always so cordially received at Masonic gatherings "The Queen and the Craft . " The toast was responded to with much enthusiasm , the "Doric Fire" being simultaneous and well sustained . Tho W . M . next rose to propose the health of him whom he very aptly termed as the Sovereign of our Order , " The Earl of Zetland , the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of English Freemasons . " The toast sojdear to every English Freemason was warmly reeeired . The W . M .
nes . t rose to propose " The Health of the Deputy Grand Master , the Right Honourable Earl de Grey and Ripon . " This , like the preceding toasts , having been cordially received , the W . M . said he rose to give a toast which , he felt assured , would be welcomely greeted hy all the members of the Doric Lodge of Instruction . It was " Prosperity to the Mother Doric Lodge ( No . 933 ) , " and he would couple with that toast the W . M . of the mother lodge , Bro . Scurr , whom they had the honour to
have as I . G . of the instruction lodge . He felt assured that , as it was so well known to all present how very much Bro . Scurr had endeared himself amongst those with whom he mingled , it would be considered but a waste of words here further to dwell upon that subject . The W . M . therefore called upon thebrethren to receive the toast with that cordiality it deserved , and to join with him in drinking to the health of their esteemed Bro . ScurrW . M . of the Doric Lodgeand he made no
, , apology for calling upon the brethren to drink at the same time the healths of Mrs . Scurr and her family . The toast was received most warmly . Bro . Wainwright gave in a very effective manner a recitation from Tom Hood . Bro . Scurr , W . M . then rose aud returned thanks most appropriately and pithily , but in his usual modest and retiring manner , and added that , if lie failed to express to the brethren how truly gratified he felt at their paying him the honour which they had just
done him as the representative of the mother Doric Lodge , lie trusted they would take the will for the deed , for he was indeed grateful to them for the honour they had done him as the representative of the mother lodge . The W . M . then rose to propose as the next toast " The Health of Bro . Saqui , the Preceptor of the Doric Lodge of Instruction . " The W . M ., in proposing the health of Bro . Saqui , paid a very graceful tribute to the excellent traits in the veteran
instructor ' s character and abilities , and in acknowledgment of the services rendered by him to the lodge of instruction as evidenced by the thorough efficiency of tbe officers and members generally . This toast having been received most heartily , Bro . Stevens kindly promoted the harmony of the evening by rendering in a very effective demonstrative manner , the song , " Largo al factotum . " Bro . Saqui then rose and expressed very pointedlthe gratification he felt
y at the honour which the brethren had just done him : when he looked round the thronged tables he was delighted to see that so many bad attended , and he was sure that Bro . Scurr must have taxed his arrangements to the utmost , in order to find accommodation for all present . He certainly did feel proud of the marked efficiency which this lodge of instruction had attainedthanks to the diligence and assiduity with
, which eaeli and every of the members had applied themselves to their Masonic studies and labours ; and he felt a happiness he could not disguiss from the brethren at the efficiency which so young a Mason as the W . M . of the mother Doric Lodge had arrived at by dint of downright hard-working assiduity . It had afforded him ( Bro . Saqui ) much pleasure to witness during the term of Bro . Scurr's Mastership of theDoricLodge , the perfect
manner in which he discharged the important duties of that office . He trusted that it would please the Grand Architect of the Universe long to spare to the Doric-Lodge their worthy W . M ., than whom he had not during some forty- years Masonic active life and experience , met a brother move dearly to be beloved and respected thin . Bro . Scurr , whose ready hand was ever open to assist his fellow-men . Bro . been
Saqui then referred to the admirable selection which had made for the officers of the mother lodge ; it had afforded him much gratification to see the perfect manner in which the sections were worked in the mother lodge . He said this confidently , for though he had the honour of being the Preceptor to the Joppa Lodge for twenty-seven years , he must admit that the Doric Lodgeduring the three of its existence
, years , had arrived at such * thorough state of efficiency through the diligent assiduity of tlie W . M ., officers , and members , as would well compare with that of the lodge to which he had just referred . Bro , Saqui next referred to the important b « aring which the meetings of mother lodges and
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Metropolitan.
S . D . ; Rose , J . D . ; Pierce , I . G . ; H . Durbin , Steward ; andT . R . Daly , Tyler . Bro . Fronde , P . M ., then proposed that forty guineas should be voted to the Boys' School and thirty guineas to the Givls' School , making fifty guineas to each , and in a brief address to tho brethren stated that this most important vote would be carried unanimously by the lodge , as every brother had given his consent . The lodge was then closed with solemn prayer , and the brethren adjourned to banquetivhich was served in the
, up ¦ usual stylo of this famous hotel . The customary toasts given amongst Freemasons were drunk in the most enthusiastic manner , Bro . Smouth responding to that of the Initiates , and Bro . Stovr to that of the Visitors . A very pleasing duty now devolved on the W . M . —that of presenting the I . P . M ., Bro . Nash , with a jewel of the value of five ' guineas , as a token of the esteem of the lodge for the admirable manner in which he had
conducted the business of the lodge during his year of office . Bro . Nash , in responding to the toast , said that as he had received every assistance during his year of office from the P . M . 's and officers of tho lodge , so should he give all the assistance he could , not only to tlie W . M . and officers , but to every member of the Craft . The evening was enlivened by some excellent singing , & c , by Bros . Hester , Parsons , Smith , Evenden , Pymm , Smouth , & c , after which the brethren separated at an early hour , well satisfied that the duty they owe the Masonic Charities had been so well performed .
INSTRUCTION . CAMDES LOD & B ( NO . 70 'i ) . —On Monday evening , the Gth inst ., the fifteen sections were worked iu this flourishing lodge of instruction , at the Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , its usual place of meeting . Bro . T . A . Adams , P . G . Purst ., presided as W . M . for tho occasion , and conducted the business of the evening in his usual able and kindly manner . The fifteen sections were worked by as many brethrenall of whom were
, thoroughly up to their work , and performed their respective parts with accuracy and precision . The workinsr of two young members , Bros . Meadway and Salisbury , was particularly commendable , the brief period during which they have had an opportunity of studying the mystic art being taken into account . After the working of the sections Bro . Cottebrune , P . M . of the Westbourne Lodge , was elected an honorary member of
this lodge of instruction , and several other brethren were elected ordinary members . At the conclusion a cordial and unanimous vote of thanks was passed to the W . Bro . Adams , for the kind and able manner in which he had discharged the duties of W . M . during the evening , and for the great services which he had rendered to the Camden Lodge of Instruction . In returning thanks , the W . Bro . stated that he was never happier than when he felt he was doing something for the good
of Masonry , and he was at all times ready to give instruction , either privately or in the various lodges . The Almighty had blessed him with health and strength beyond what were usually possessed by persons of his advanced years , and , so
long as he enjoyed a continuance of those blessings , the brethren might depend upon his presence among them . He felt that the benevolent aspect of Freemasonry ought to be regarded in connection with its whole theory and practice , and he advised the brethren not to separate them in their minds , nor unduly exalt one portion of their duty to the neglect of another equally important . The lodge was then closed in due form . DOEIC LODGE ( $ 0 . 933 ) . —The annual banquet meeting of
this flourishing lodge of instruction was held on Friday evening , the 3 rd inst ., at Bro . D . Scurr ' s , the Three Cranes , Mile End-road , E ., when there were present , Bro . J . Taylor , W . M ., supported by Bros . Barnes , P . M . ; Bowron , S . W . ; Finch , J . W . ; Alston , S . D . ; Smith , J . D . ; Scurr , I . G . ; Saqui , Preceptor , and a numerous attendance of the members of the lodge and visitors . Thelodgehavingbeen opened and closed indue form , the brethren ,
about forty in number , sat down to an excellent banquet provided by Bro . Scurr , who , notwithstanding the unusually large number of those who were present , had , with his usual prevision , amply provided for their creature comforts , the various dishes and the liquors being choice and well served . The majority of the brethren of the eastern lodges know how very much Bro . Scurr is an fait upon such occasions as the present , suffice it therefore to say that the good cheer provided
by the worthy and esteemed brother and host was all that could be desired by the most fastidious . The cloth having heen cleared , the W . M . rose promptly as tlie damask disappeared in favour of the mahogany , to propose the customary loyal
toast , always so cordially received at Masonic gatherings "The Queen and the Craft . " The toast was responded to with much enthusiasm , the "Doric Fire" being simultaneous and well sustained . Tho W . M . next rose to propose the health of him whom he very aptly termed as the Sovereign of our Order , " The Earl of Zetland , the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of English Freemasons . " The toast sojdear to every English Freemason was warmly reeeired . The W . M .
nes . t rose to propose " The Health of the Deputy Grand Master , the Right Honourable Earl de Grey and Ripon . " This , like the preceding toasts , having been cordially received , the W . M . said he rose to give a toast which , he felt assured , would be welcomely greeted hy all the members of the Doric Lodge of Instruction . It was " Prosperity to the Mother Doric Lodge ( No . 933 ) , " and he would couple with that toast the W . M . of the mother lodge , Bro . Scurr , whom they had the honour to
have as I . G . of the instruction lodge . He felt assured that , as it was so well known to all present how very much Bro . Scurr had endeared himself amongst those with whom he mingled , it would be considered but a waste of words here further to dwell upon that subject . The W . M . therefore called upon thebrethren to receive the toast with that cordiality it deserved , and to join with him in drinking to the health of their esteemed Bro . ScurrW . M . of the Doric Lodgeand he made no
, , apology for calling upon the brethren to drink at the same time the healths of Mrs . Scurr and her family . The toast was received most warmly . Bro . Wainwright gave in a very effective manner a recitation from Tom Hood . Bro . Scurr , W . M . then rose aud returned thanks most appropriately and pithily , but in his usual modest and retiring manner , and added that , if lie failed to express to the brethren how truly gratified he felt at their paying him the honour which they had just
done him as the representative of the mother Doric Lodge , lie trusted they would take the will for the deed , for he was indeed grateful to them for the honour they had done him as the representative of the mother lodge . The W . M . then rose to propose as the next toast " The Health of Bro . Saqui , the Preceptor of the Doric Lodge of Instruction . " The W . M ., in proposing the health of Bro . Saqui , paid a very graceful tribute to the excellent traits in the veteran
instructor ' s character and abilities , and in acknowledgment of the services rendered by him to the lodge of instruction as evidenced by the thorough efficiency of tbe officers and members generally . This toast having been received most heartily , Bro . Stevens kindly promoted the harmony of the evening by rendering in a very effective demonstrative manner , the song , " Largo al factotum . " Bro . Saqui then rose and expressed very pointedlthe gratification he felt
y at the honour which the brethren had just done him : when he looked round the thronged tables he was delighted to see that so many bad attended , and he was sure that Bro . Scurr must have taxed his arrangements to the utmost , in order to find accommodation for all present . He certainly did feel proud of the marked efficiency which this lodge of instruction had attainedthanks to the diligence and assiduity with
, which eaeli and every of the members had applied themselves to their Masonic studies and labours ; and he felt a happiness he could not disguiss from the brethren at the efficiency which so young a Mason as the W . M . of the mother Doric Lodge had arrived at by dint of downright hard-working assiduity . It had afforded him ( Bro . Saqui ) much pleasure to witness during the term of Bro . Scurr's Mastership of theDoricLodge , the perfect
manner in which he discharged the important duties of that office . He trusted that it would please the Grand Architect of the Universe long to spare to the Doric-Lodge their worthy W . M ., than whom he had not during some forty- years Masonic active life and experience , met a brother move dearly to be beloved and respected thin . Bro . Scurr , whose ready hand was ever open to assist his fellow-men . Bro . been
Saqui then referred to the admirable selection which had made for the officers of the mother lodge ; it had afforded him much gratification to see the perfect manner in which the sections were worked in the mother lodge . He said this confidently , for though he had the honour of being the Preceptor to the Joppa Lodge for twenty-seven years , he must admit that the Doric Lodgeduring the three of its existence
, years , had arrived at such * thorough state of efficiency through the diligent assiduity of tlie W . M ., officers , and members , as would well compare with that of the lodge to which he had just referred . Bro , Saqui next referred to the important b « aring which the meetings of mother lodges and