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DENISON LODGE , No . 1248 . THE installation meeting took place at the Masonio Hall , Scarborough , on the 9 th inst . Bro . G . E . Boyle was installed to the premier position in the Lodge , Bros . W . Ascough and T . Raven being fche Installing Masters , and he afterwards invested his Officers .

NORMAN LODGE , No . 1334 . THE annual meeting was held at the Masonio Hall , OldElvet , Durham , on the 19 th ult ., Bro . C . Bowlandson P . P . J . G . W . W . M . presiding . Bro . W . T . Bowden S . W . was presented for installation , and the ceremony was most ably and impressively performed by Bro . C . Bowlandson . At the conclusion of the installation proceedings the Brethren adjourned

to the Banqueting Hall , where the annual festival of St . John was held . During the banquet a more than usually interesting ceremony took place , in the presentation to Bro . C . Bowlandson of a handsome piece of plate in recognition of his valuable services to the Lodge . The duty of making the presentation fell upon Bro . W . Gray P . M . P . P . G . St . B . the oldest P . M . of the

Lodge present , and was performed by him in an appropriate and graceful manner . The eminent services rendered by Bro . Bowlandson , tothe Norman Lodge in particular , and to Freemasonry generally , were recapitulated , and warmly commented upon by Bro . Gray , who banded over the plate to the recipient amid the hearty applause of the Brethren present .

Bro . C . Bowlandson , in accepting fche gift , referred to his long connection wifch Freemasonry , and to the progress of the Craft not only in the Province of Durham , but throughout the Fraternity generally . He assured the Brethren of his unceasing loyalty to the Craft and of his desire to further its influence in every legitimate way . The plate consisted of a splendid silver salver , bearing an appropriate inscription .

PRUDENCE LODGE , No . 1550 . THE annual banquet was held on Saturday , 5 th inst ., when a large gathering of members and visiting Brethren sat down to a substantial repast at the Masonic Hall , Plymouth . The Worshipful Master Bro . S . G . Edwards presided , the vice-chairs being occupied by the Senior and Junior Wardens Bros . W . Pryor and A . B . Venning .

Previous to the evening function , at the usual meeting of the Lodge , Mr . 3 . Newman Pearce was initiated , and Bro . W . F . Boundy was passed to the second degree . In the course of the evening Bros . Philp and Selleck , responding to the toast of the Treasurer and fche Secretary respectively , testified to the healthy

condition of the Lodge financially and numerically , and in the general tone of its membership . Special reference was made to " Prudence ' s " generous support of the various charities , examples of which had thafc day been given by the Lodge voting £ 10 10 s to the Aged Widows' Annuity Fund , and £ 1 ls to the Channel Queen Disaster Distress Fund .

Bro . Pryor Senior Warden , in proposing the Worshipful Master , spoke in highly complimentary terms of Bro . Edwards , who had proved himself a thoroughly good Mason , and consequently an equally good man , doing his very best for his Lodge as a whole , and ever ready to extend to the junior Officers that kind assistance and advice so necessary to the smooth and successful carrying out of the work .

Bro . Edwards , in responding , thanked the company for the enthusiastic manner in which they received his name , and said he had up to the present considered the period he had passed in the chair to be the happiest of his life . He regarded Masonry as a very serious business , inasmuch as it was an

institution through which vast numbers of deserving persons received benefits , but for which they must of necessity have suffered great privations or become an additional burden on the already overtaxed portion of the general community .

J J v » HANDYSIDE LODGE , No . 1618 . THE installation of Bro . W . S . Atkinson as Worshipful Master took plaoe at Saltburn on Tuesday , 8 th inst . There was a large attendance of Brethren from local Lodges . The banquet was afterwards held at the Alexandra Hotel , where fche usual toasts were honoured .

COLERIDGE LODGE , No . 1750 . ON Thursday , 10 th inst ., the annual installation was held at Regent House , Clevedon . Brother T . Grant was installed W . BI . for the ensuing year , the ceremony being performed by the I . P . M . Rev . A . R . Cartwright .

MINERVA LODGE , No . 1942 . ON Tuesday , 8 th inst ., Bro . John Darlington was installed in the chair by his immediate predecessor , in the presence of one of the largest gatherings seen at Fenton , the number of Past Masters totalling about twenty-flve , whilst the number of those who had not passed the chair was equally satisfactory , and testified to the high esteem in which Bro . Darlington is held . :

A very pleasing presentation took place in the Lodge room , when Bro . W . T . McNeal presented the Tyler Bro . Thos . Warren wifch a very handsome bookcase , as a mark of appreciation of the highly satisfactory manner in which he had discharged the duties of the Office he had held since the formation of the Lodge in January 1882 . Bro . Warren , who has resigned the office of Tyler in consequence of other engagements , returned thanks to the Brethren .

U U V MOLESWORTH LODGE , No . 1954 . THE annual installation and banquet took place on Monday , 7 th inst ., at Wadebridge , when Bro . H . B . Crabb S . W . was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , tne ceremony being performed by Bro . Bernard F . Edyvean P . P . S . G . W . The Brethren afterwards met at Bro . Bonney ' s Commercial Hotel , where a capital banquet was provided and the Loyal and Masonic toasts honoured . o o o BLACKWATER LODGE , No . 1977 . THE annual supper was held afc the Blue Boar Hotel , Maldon , on Monday , 7 fch inst ., under the presidency of Bro . Ernest E . Eve W . M .

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At the Lodge meeting held previously , Messrs . C . A . Shipman and H . 0 . Daughtry were initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . The Brethren , including Visitors , numbered thirty . In responding for the Grand Officers present and past Bro . Railing remarked that last year over £ . 72 , 000 was subscribed to the Masonio Charities , and thafc besides this

the Board of Benevolence distributed quietly and unostentatiously over £ 10 , 000 among poor and distressed Brethren . This year the Centenary Festival of the Boys School was to be held , and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales had promised ^ to preside ; ifc was proposed to raise £ 100 , 000 , and he hoped every Lodge in the Province would send up a Steward . It was decided to

remove the Institution farther from London , and a site had been purchased at Bushey , Herts , and a Brother from a neighbouring county had most generously promised the handsome donation of £ 5 , 000 towards the chapel .

Bro . Railing concluded by calling attention to the growth of Masonry in Essex . When he was first elected Prov . G . Sec there were only nineteen Lodges , and now they numbered thirty-eight , with a membership roll of over 2 , 000 .

WIRRAL LODGE , No . 2496 . AT the installation meeting , hold on Thursday , 3 rd inst ., at Birkenhead , Bro . A . H . Rigmaiden was installed W . BI . at the hands of his predecessor , Bro . G . Proudman . In the course of the proceedings the Mayor of Birkenhead Bro . E . G . Mason P . P . G . D ; presented the I . P . M ., on behalf of the Lodge , a valuable case of cutlery , in recognition of his services in the chair .

ST . ANDREW LODGE , No . 2541 . ON Saturday , 5 th inst ., the Brethren held their installation meeting , at Avonmouth . The Lodge was opened by the Worshipful Master Bro . E . J . Fillers , after which the Master-elect Bro . Thomas Hoskins Gore was duly installed . The Brethren then dined together at the Royal Hotel , and honoured the usual Masonic toasts .

WYRESIDE LODGE , No . 2605 . ON Friday , 4 th insfc ., there was a large gathering of the members and friends at the Institute , Garstang , when Bro . James Harrison was installed W . M . for the coming year . Subsequently a banquet was held , when a goodly number sat down to a well-served repast , after which the usual Loyal and Blasonic toasts were honoured .

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UNION WATERLOO CHAPTER , No . 13 . rpHE installation meeting took place at the Freemasons' Hall , Plumstead , X on Wednesday , 26 fch ult ., when Comp . A . Penfold P . Z . 913 and 1472 P . P . G . S . Kent installed the three Principals : —Comps . W . H . Keeble as Z .,

G . Porter as H ., and H . Crowdy as J . The I . P . Z . Companion J . Mattey was presented with a handsome and valuable P . Z . ' s jewel , for his valuable services rendered the Chapter during his year of office , and as a mark of the esteem of the Companions .

A hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Companion Penfold for his splendid work as Installing Officer . A vote of condolence with Comp . G . Kennedy , on his illness , was passed , his familiar presence being greatly missed , and then the Chapter was closed .

FAITH AND UNANIMITY CHAPTER , No . 417 . THE annual festival was held at Dorchester , on Wednesday , 18 th ult ., when Comp . Knighfc was installed First Principal , the Second and Third Principals being Comps . Young and Barrow respectively .

TYNWALD CHAPTER , No . 1242 . < pHE annual installation meeting was held on Tuesday , 1 st insfc ., at J _ Douglas , Isle of Blan , when Comp . Corkill was installed as Z ., Comp . Mark Carine as H ., and Comp . F . R . Rowe as J . Comp . J . A . Brown P . Z . was the installing Principal , a vote of thanks being accorded to him for his services , this making the ninth installation which the Dep . Prov . G . M . has performed this winter .

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LANGLEY LODGE , No . 28 . A SUCCESSFUL meeting was held afc fche Blasonic Temple , Cardifl , on Thursday , 3 rd inst ., when the installation of Bro . Tom Payne Kerman S . W . P . P . G . J . O . took place . Bro . Kerman was presented by Bro . J . O . Marsh Provincial Grand Blaster Monmouthshire , and ably installed by the retiring W . M . Bro . S . O . Williams .

The installation banquet was postponed on account o £ the demise of Bro F . J . Ferris Bailey . .

CORNUBIAN LODGE , No . 87 . THE annual meeting was hold afc Hayle , on Tuesday , 18 th ult ., tho Visitors including the Deputy Prov . G . Bl . Bro . Colville Smith . Brother A . Dunk ' in was installed W . M . by Brother Percy T . Chirgwin P . P . J . G . W ., in an exceedingly able manner . The accounts , presented by Bro . J . G . Osborn , were very satisfactory .