Notices Of Meetings.

ing , 1 oth as regards labour and refreshment , at the reasonable hour of 10-45 . The I . P . M . Bro . Williams requests ns to thank the brethren in and out of Lodge for their kindness in giving and lending him votes on

behalf of the son of the late Bro . Court , at the last Election for the Boys' School . By the help so kindly accorded , the brethren interested had succeeded in getting their candidate placed , No . 17 on the list of those successful .

SIR WATKIN LODGE . No . 1477

TIIE Annual Festival of St . John took place at the Masonic Hall , Mold , on the 8 th instant , when there was a large attendance of brethren . The following brethren wero elected Officers during the ensning year : —Bros . J . D . Bolton W . M ., J . E . Davies I . P . M ., T . S . Adams S . W ., W . P . Jones J . W ., J . Corbell Treasurer , Rev . W . L .

Protherce Chaplain , D . Roberts Secretary , S . Beresford S . D ., S . Edwards J . D ., W . N . Bellamy I . G ., 0 . Ellwood S . S ., G . H . Bradley J . S ., and Smith Tyler . In the evening a banquet was held at tho Black Lion Hotel , and a large number of brethren wero preseut .

DE LA POLE LODGE , No . 1605 .

rpHE ceremony of installing Bro . William Stratford as the Worship . J- ful Master took place in the Masonic-hall , Kingston-Square , Hall , on the 4 th instant . Bro . the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett D . P . G . M . North and East Yorks was announced to be present for the event , but at the last moment insurmountable circumstances led to

his visit to Hull being put off . The investiture of Bro . W . Stratford therefore devolved very worthily upon Bro . J . R . Ansdell , whose knowledge in the ritual and ceremonies appertaining to this distinguished position is unquestionable . There was a large attendance of visiting brethren from the sister Lodges in Hull and district , and

the installation was a thorough success irom beginning to end . With the termination of the ceremony the newly-installed Master invested the following brethren as his Officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . II . Hirst I . P . M ., T . W . Tindell S . W ., J . H . Manning J . W ., G . Jackson

Treasurer , J . R . Ansdell Secretary , C . W . Chee 3 tnan Organist , A . Peat D . C , J . Robinson Chaplain , F . Winter S . D ., G . Taylor J . D ., W . D . Key worth Almoner , E . Stafford Steward , D . D . White I . G ., T . Hevvson Tyler , J . Ellis , A . E ist , and J . K . Gibb Assistant Stewards . A banquet followed .

CARADOC LODGE . No . 1674

riiHE installation of Officers was held in tho Masonic Rcom , Rhyl , -L on the 3 rd instant . There was a good attendance of brethren , the Installing Mastets being Bros . Salmon and K . M'Ewen . The Lodge was opened by the retiring W . M ., assisted by the W . M . elect . The W . M ., Bro . C . W . Bell , appointed his Officers , as follow : — Bros . W . A . Nottl . P . M ., H . T . G . Little S . W ., E . A . Wilson J . W .,

Rev . W . LI . Nicholas Chaplain , H . A . Steer Treasurer , K . M'Ewen Socro ' ary , J . H . Ellis S . D ., John Dnucau Miller J . D ., Alvvn Lloyd I . G ., P . C . Watkius Organist , J . Y . Strachan D . C , Edward Jones Steward , Frank Hordley Tyler . In the evening a banquet was held at the Westminster Hotel , under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . Bell .

VICTORIA PARK LODGE . No . 1816

ON Thursday , the 2 Rth ult ., the members of this Lodge met at the London Tavern , Feuchurch Street , E . C . The following brethren wero present : —Bro ? . J . Kinniple W . M ., C Watkins I . P . M ., Reeves P . M ., Hodges P . M ., H . Sinclair S . W ., E . Clements J . W ., A . Govier S . D ., Abrabnms J . D ., Carrell I . G . Among the visitors present were Bros . Seage 718 , and S . C . Spurling 13 . The Lodge being opened in

the first and second degrees , Bros . Ivimey and Smith were asked the necessary questions previous to Taising . The Lodge being then resumed in the first degree , Messrs . Adams , Horlock , and Grimwood wero duly initiated . On their retirement , Lodge was then proceeded with in the second and third degrees , when Bros . Ivimey and

Smith were laised to the degree of Master Mason . Lodge being again resumed in the first degree , the ballot was taken for the W . M . for the ensuing year , when it fell to the lot of Bro . S . W . Sinclair . The election of Treasurer being then proceeded with , Bro . Morris , who has so ably fulfilled the duties of that office for the past six

year ? , was ngaiu chosen . The jewel and collar of the P . M . were voted for presentation to the W . M ., Bro . Kinniple , on the next occasion of meetiug . Lodge being then closed , the brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was worthy of the reputation of this

wtll-kuown hostelry . The Loyal toasts were drunk with the usual enthusiasm ; and in the course of the evening the W . M . was congratulated on the eminently satisfactory condition of the Lodge , financially , numerically , and otherwise .

STRANTON LODGE . No . 1862

THE annual installation of Officers in connection with this Lodge took place on 2 nd inst ., at West Hartlepool , Bro . A . M . White being the W . M . elect . Tbe ceremony was impressively performed by Bro . Robert Simpson . The following is a list of Officers : —

Bros . G . Walker I . P . M ., J . Abbey S . W ., W . Barlow J . W ., N . Taylor Treasurer , J . H . Johnson Secretary , A . Boddy S . D ., C R . Smith J . D ., Thos . Metcalfe Dir . of Cers ., L . Worley Organist , R . Bowman I . G ., G . Barker and S . Burns Stewards , aud W . Atkinson Tyler .

HADRIAN LODGE , No . 1970

AT the last meeting of this Lodge , held on the 1 st inst ., at South Shields , Bro . T . D . Marshall W . M . presiding , Bro . John T . Ross S . W . was unanimously chosen as W . M . for tho ensuing twelve months . Bro . T . Coulson was re-elected Treasurer ; and Bro . T . Potter ( Tyl « r ) was re-appointed to that office . Bros . John T . llecd and W . Wo-idio-v were Appointed auditors . The installation ceremony wi . s fixed fcr the 5 th proximo .

LONDONDERRY LODGE , No . 2039 .

THE installation meeting was held at the Masonio Hall , Park Teirace , Sunderland , on the 27 th ult . There was a very largo gathering . Bro . W . A . Priestly W . M . presided , and waa supported by Bros . Rev . J . J . Brown , R . A . Brown S . W . W . M . elect , F . S . Cowper J . W ., H . Liston Secretary , J . Eobson Pattison Treasurer , J . C . Moore D . C , N . Lee Acting S . D ., William Scott J . D ., Thomas O .

Todd I . G ., James Hudson Organist , J . Henderson jun . Steward , R . Hudson , John Hudson , William Milburn , I . Goldman , T . R . Milburn , R . A . Logan . The prinoipal business of the meeting was the installation of Bro . R . A . Brown S . W . W . M . elect in the chair of K . S . Bro . Brown was duly presented by Bro . J . C . Moore , and the

ceremony was performed with conspicuous ability and solemnity by Bro . R . Hudson . The newly-installed W . M . Bro . Robert Alfred Brown invested Bro . W . A . Priestley as I . P . M ., and afterwards appointed tho following Officers for the year : —Bros . F . S . Cowper S . W ., Henvy Liston J . W ., T . 0 . Todd Secretary , J . R . Pattison

Ir-asurer , William Scott S . D ., James Henderson jun . J . D ., Thomas Hutchinson I . G ., N . Lee and T . R . Milburn Stewards , J . C . Moor D . C . B . Swain Tyler . The congratulations of the Province of Durham and of the representatives of Lodges present were tendered to the W . M ., and the meeting afterwards closed . The Lodge Festival took placo in the evening , when the W . M . presided .

QUATUOR CORONATI LODGE , No . 2076 .

THE Lodgo met at Freemasons' Hall , on Friday , 4 th October , at five p . m . Bros . W . Simpson W . M ., Colonel S . C . Pratt S . W ., W . M . Bywater J . W ., G . W . Speth Seoretary , Professor T . Hayter Lewis S . D ., W . H . Rylands , W . M . Williams , J . Finlay Finlayson , C . Pardon Clarke , and C . Kupperschmidt . Also the following members of tho Correspondence Circle , viz ., Bros . J . Rosa Robertson

Deputy Grand Master Grand Lodge of Canada , R . 'A . Gowan , F . W Driver , Rob Roy , E . T . Edwardes , G . A . Nock , and J . B . Mackey ; Jind the following visitors : —Bros . G . Gregson and Dr . B . W Richardson . The Grand honours were accorded to Bro . Robertson Deputy Grand Master Canada , who said that words failed him

to express his gratification , both as a member of their wonderful Correspondence Circle , and as a member of a jurisdiction thousands of miles away . As one who took a great interest in Masonio research , an interest not solely Platonic , but which led him to actively prosecute the study of Masonic History , his ambition for

some time had been to be present at a meeting of this Lodge , and though his stay in Europe was short , and the date of this meeting had necessitated a curtailment of his Paris trip , he had torn himself nway from the fascinations of that gay city and its modern Tower of Babol , rather than miss tho opportunity afforded him of making the

acquaintance of the distinguished brethren who wero members of Lodge Quatuor Coronati . He was a member aud Officer of one of the most prosperous swarms of that prolific mother of Grand Lodges , the first in time and the first in honour of all Graud Lodges , the Grand Loo ' ge of England . He was prepared to maintain that no

body of Masons held the Graud Lodge of England in higher veneration , in more affectionate remembrance than the Grand Lodge of Canada . Though separated in distance they were united at heart , and across thousands of miles of sea and land endeavoured , with their twenty thousand Craftsmen and 400 Lodges to carry out the principles

of their great progenitor . In their efforts they were assisted by an energetic Graud Master and first rate Board of General Purposes . It gavo him personally unbounded pleasure to be present . He trusted other Lodges of a similar character might soon he formed in every jurisdiction . The Quatuor Coronati had shown the way , it

remained for other Lodges to follow . He could conceive of no Lodge doing more good to the true interests of Freemasonry . It was an incentivo to himself and others who were at the moment trying to build up a true and trustworthy history of Canadian Freemasonry and of the Grand Lodge of Canada . His Grand Lodge was of

course not so ancient as their own , but it claimed to have a history , a history of much interest and . worthy of preservation . Such a history he hoped to record before long , and to produce a work creditable to themselves and that they might be proud of , and that even the Qaatuor Coronati might be proud of . He concluded by

again assuring the brethren of his gratification . The following fifty-four brethren and three Lodges were added to the roll of tho Correspondence Circle . Southern Cros 3 Lodge , No . 398 ( S . C . ) , Cape Town ; St . John's in the South Lodge , No . 747 ( S . C ) , and the Jubilee Lodge ( D . C ) , both of Barberton , Transvaal ; and Bros . H . Warner ,

Slaughter Mihill P . P . G . W . Herts ; B . R Bryant P . G . Standard Bearer Suffolk ; G . Gregory P . P . G . D . Middlesex ; J . Newton , F . R . A . S ., H . H . Wells , J . H . A . Elliot P . P . G . A . D . C . Oxon , E . T . Edwards , A . C . A . Higerty , J . Pollard , G . W . Taylor , E . Howard , F . R . C . S ., and G . Gregson , M . R . C . S ., all of London ; C . W . Buck , Settle , Yorks ;

H . W . White , M . D ., Bradford , and the Right Worshipful Provincial Graud Master of Yorkshiro West ; E . J . Pratt , Torquay ; J . F . Richardson , Truro ; W . Masters , St . Albans ; J . W . Manley , Carshalton ; E . W . Drage , Oxford ; F . F . Schnitger , Newcastle-on-Tyne ; J . Harvey P . P . G . Steward Hants , Bournemouth ; H . Letts , A . H .

Pilcher , and Horatio Ward T . G . T . Kent , all of Canterbury ,- J . Hawkins , Roby , Liverpool ; J . W . Rushland P . D . G . M . Halifax ; U . T . Lockley , Albany , N . York ; J . P . Honor P . G . M . ; G . Soulo , and M . Quayle , all of New Orleans ; G . R . Frias , Saqna-la-Gramle , Cuba ; A . 0 . Munro , Gibraltar ; Count Agasson de Grandsagne ,

Paris ; J . Andrews , Cape Town ; E . E . Newnham , J . Vallentine , and G . Stapylton-Atkins , all of Barkly-west , Cape Colony ; II . C . Weatherilt , A . H . Reid P . D . Superintendent of Works E . Division , C . C Adcock W . M . Du Toit , F . L . Biccard , F . Donovan , T . A . R . Pnrchas , fl . Middleborough , J . Webb and A . Hart , all of

Johannesburg , Transvaal ; J . L . Mitchell , of Malmaiu , Transvaal ; Chevalier Edward Cohen , Pretoria , Transvaal ; A . SY . Rowsell , Pi ' etei maritzbnrg , Natal ; R . L . Mills , M . D ., District G . D . ttombny , of Sangor ; and A . E . Hibditcb , Hong Kong . These a . Klit ' " . ns bring the roll up to 717 . The annnal ballot resulted in