Reports Of Lodges, &C.

communications from several distinguished brethren whose other engagements precluded attendance having been read , the Lodge was closed and the meeting adjourned to the 20 th July ( installation ) . An excellent cold collation was afterwards presided over by the

AV . M ., and the loyal and Masonic toasts and the responses thereto , interspersed with songs and recitations , occupied the remainder of a very pleasant afternoon and evening , members and guests assembling at the station , and hy ten o ' clock being clear from the scene of well-performed labour and as well-deserved refreshment .

SUSSEX—HASTINGS . —R . A . CHAPTER OF EMULATION—NO . 10 . —The installation meeting of this chapter was held at the Castle Hotel Assembly Rooms , on Monday , the 17 th inst . The installation ceremonies of the three principals—Ex-Comps . C AA . Duke , P . P . G . Std . B ., M . E . Z . ; T . AV . Mark wick , H . ; The Very Rev . Carrie , /> . /> ., J . —were ably and impressively performed by Ex-Comp .

Dr . Trollope , P . G . A . D . O , who was heartily received by the companions present on this his first appearance at the chapter meetings since his late illness . The M . E . Z . invested the following officers : — Ex-Comp . Rossiter . P . P . G . A . S ., treas . ; J . Pearce , S . E . ; Jordan , S . N . ; R . Hughes . P . S . ; AV . S . Allen , 1 st A . S . ; Botby , 2 nd A . S . The business of the chapter being ended , the companions adjourned

to the banquet room , where a first-class dinner was satisfactorily served by Bro . Boyce . In addition to- - those already mentioned , the M . E . Z . was favoured with the presence of Ex-Comp . J . Farncombe , P . G . J . ; V . P . Freeman , P . P . G . Std . B .. P . G . S . E . ; T . Kingston , P . Z . 8 (! 2 ; G . C . Chapman . M . E . Z . 311 ; J . Easte , M . E . Z . 216 ; F . Duke ; AV . Davies , P . P . G . J . ; W . H . Russell . P . Z . ; B . Sargent , P . Z . ;

Ediner , and Avard . Letters expressing regret at being unable to be present were read from the P . G . Supt . E . Comps . Gerard Ford , Gen . Randolph . P . P . G . H ., & c , and several M . E . Z . ' s of the province . The usual loyal and R . A . toasts were given in a pleasing manner by the M . E . Z ., and responded to by those companions with whose names thev were associated . A most enjoyable evening was spent .

Questions And Answers.

Questions and Answers .

£ * Querists trill please note , that ire shall in future decline to pay atteu'ion to enquiries made anonymously , or otherwise forwarded than in closed envelopes . In , some instances it may be found impolitic to publish replies , but answers may be assured by the enclosure of a statnjfed and addressed cover .

Q . — I find in the "O . B . " of the first der / rce that ire are variously described as l : F . , ?¦ A . M . and A . F . $ A . M . " Is there any rule as to the use of the two terms , or are they interchangahle ?—VALENS . A . —AVe know of no rule which governs the precise expression , and it would be " sailing too close to the wind " for us to attempt an explanation relating to this most important portion of our esoteric work in lodge .

Q . — If 7 // you liindly enlighten me on the following question , supposing it were to happen in a 3 Iarlt , Lodge : — " Is it regular for a , W . M . and iS ' . ir ., as members of an Audit Committee , to propose and S ' cnrid in lodqe that the report of ( their men ) the Audit Committee be received " ' : '— GEO . CH ARM AN , S . AV . lOfiS , Cairo , 9-6-80 . A . —The proposition for the reception of a report from an Audit Committee should be , in our opinion , made only by a member of the lodge not connected with the Audit .

Press Exchanges And Books Received.

Press Exchanges and Books Received .

South Australian Freemason ; South African Ireeinason ; 3 Iasonic Idroeate . Indianapolis , for June ; Soeietu .

Masonic "Bitter-Sweet."

Masonic "Bitter - Sweet . "

" The web of our life is of a mingled yarn ; good and ill together . "—Shalcespere . I dined the other day at the Trafalgar , at Greenwich , but , alas ! it was not the Trafalgar of olden time . The whitebait had lost its flavour , the green peas had had their local habitation in a tin , and the " Crab Omelette a la Blue Seal" was conspicuous by its absence . ' The Sherry , " or it may be the Champagne , " was iced ; the guests were colder . " * M , M , * 7 V * TP

After all , if one wants a good dinner , one must stay in London ' River side hostelries may be very pleasant from a temperature point of view ; they certainly are cooler than the Freemasons ' Tavern or the Cafe Royal , but blessed is he who expecteth nothing for he shall not be disappointed—in his dinner .

JR . M , Jf . *«¦ * Js * W The late lamented Bro . Robert Burns , of Ayr , wrote , " Oh . would some power the giftie gie us , To see ourselves as ithers see us , " and most heartily do I re-echo the aspiration . At a banquet at which I was a guest not long ago , " The Visitors " was coupled with the name of a young brother wearing a new suit of provincial clothing of a minor office . In responding he , in presence of several

Grand Officers ( members of the lodge ) , proceeded to show his immense superiority by finding fault with everything , specially the installation ceremony , which had been faultlessly performed by the I . P . M ., a well known and much esteemed Grand Officer , and as good as told us he could do it much better himself . Modesty was evidently scarce when he received his share of the social virtues .

M . __ . JJ . www There are very few more functions to take place before the professional diners out can enjoy their holiday , for , after all , dining is hard work , and the time comes to everyone when he must recognise the unpleasant and stern reality of a liver . The " sweet" of tonight is sometimes more than counterbalanced by the " bitter" of to-morrow . *_ lfc * lfe

The annual banquet of the Order of the Secret Monitor , at the Freemasons' Tavern , on AVednesday , will be the first opportunity for the new manager to show what he is made of . And if he only follows in Bro . Madell's footsteps , I can assure him he will have the respect and esteem of THE DINER OUT .

We Notify That:-

We Notify that:-

The Chislehurst Lodge , No . 1531 , \ V . Bro . William Thomas Hunt . AA . M ., will meet at the Bull ' s Head Hotel , Chislehurst , Kent , on Saturday next , at 3 p . m ., when Bro . AVilliam Hollis will be installed W . M . for the ensuing year . There will be work in the second degree before the installation .

The " ex-pupils' day ' in connection with the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , is appointed for Saturday , the 29 th inst ., in the afternoon , when all ex-pupils are cordially invited to attend . The Lodge of the Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , will meet at

Freemasons Hall , London , on Monday next , the 24 th inst ., at 5 p . m . AV . Bro . T . B . AVhytehead will read a paper entitled " The Grand Lodge of York . " Visitors will be welcomed , and several brethren will be elected to the Correspondence Circle .

Metropolitan Lodge And Chapter Meetings For The Current Week.

Metropolitan Lodge and Chapter Meetings for the Current Week .

" All Lodges held within Ten Miles of FREEMASONS'HALL , LONDON , are LONDON LODGES . "—General Laws and Regulations . ;¦ ° ; NAME OF LODGE AND CHAPTER . PLACE OF MEETING . Lodge . NAME OF LODGE AND CHAPTER . PLACE OP MEETING .

( THIS DAY ) ( 3 rd ) THURSDAY , JUNE 20 th . HOUSE COMMITTEE , GIRLS' SCHOOL , AT 4 . 30 . 1320 Blackheath Trafalgar Hot ., Greenwich K 581 Loiulesboro' j Cafe Royal , Regent Street , W . R . A . C . 03 St

, Mary ' s P . M . H . 733 Westbo ' iirne I Lord ' s Hotel , St . John ' s Wood ( 3 rd ) FRIDAY , JUNE 21 st . HOUSE COMMITTEE , BOYS' SCHOOL , AT 4 . 6 Friendship Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s , W . 975 Rose of Denmark Greyhound Hot ., Richmond , Surrey RAC ¦

... 10 Westminster and Keystone ... F . M . IF . 02 Moii-a Albion Tav ., Aldersgate Street Mark . 220 Excelsior M . H ., William Street , Woolwich K . T . 6 St . George ' s Albion Tav ., Aldersgate Street , E . C . ( 4 th ) SATURDAY , JUNE 22 nd .

15- ] 1 Alexandra Palace Imperial Hot ., Holborn Viaduct , E . G . B . A . C . 1329 Sphinx Surrey M . II ., Camberwcll ( 1 th ) MONDAY , JUNE 24 th . 1910 Sliadwcll Gierke ; * a , Red Lion Square , W . C . 207 R Quatuor Corouati ' F . M . H . K . A . C . 1745 Earring-don Without Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet Street , E . C . K . T . ]) . Mount Calvary Inns of Court Hot ., W . C .

( 4 th ) TUESDAY , JUNE 25 th . H Tuscan F . M . H . 259 Prince of Wales Willis's Rooms , King St ., St . James's , AV . 1158 Southern Star Bridge House Hotel , London Bdg ., S . E . 2108 Empire Criterion , Piccadilly , W . R . A . C . 1269 Stanhope Surrey M . H ., Cambenvell

1339 Stockwell Ditto 1589 St . Dunstan ' s Anderton ' s Hot ., E . C . Mark . 3 Keystone Ship and Turtle , Lcadenhall Street K . T . 128 Oxford & Cam . Universities ... 33 , Golden Square , AV . ( 4 th ) WEDNESDAY , JUNE 26 th .

2 Antiquity F . M . H . 751 High Cross Seven Sisters' Hot ., Tottenham 898 Tciiiperance-in-the-East ... 6 , Newby Place , Poplar , E . R . A . C . 753 Prince Frederick William ... Lord ' s Hot , St . John ' s Wood 820 Lily of Richmond Greyhound Hot ., Richmond 1 G 24 Eccleston F . M . H . ( 4 th ) THURSDAY , JUNE 27 th .

GENERAL COMMITTEE , GIRLS' SCHOOL , AT 4 . 211 St . Michael ' s M . H ., Air Street , Regent Street 858 South Middlesex Beaufort House , North End , Fulham 1523 St . Mary Magdalen Cafe Royal , Regent Street , W . Mark . 118 Northumberland M , H . Tav ., Basinghall Street , E , C ,