A Successful Lodge Means Work.

A SUCCESSFUL LODGE MEANS WORK .

A SUCCESSFUL Lodge means work for somebody . It is easy to start an organisation , but to sustain and develop it is not so easy . From experience gained within and without our Order , I have learnt that it is possible for impetuous and enthusiastic men to work much mischief by beginning to build without counting the cost . In moments of excitement and exultation , movements are initiated and societies inaugurated which

never attain to any position of usefulness or eminence . " Give a thing a good start and it will work itself " is a lying maxim . . Societies do not work successfully without the patient , persistent , and self-denying labours of their adherents . Many an institution , established with great eclat , has dropped and dwindled merely because those responsible for its inception have not

realised their personal obligation to work for its developement . When you find a successful Lodge you always find at least one Brother in it who loves Masonry , and is prepared to make some sacrifice of time and comfort to promote its objects . A Lodge in which every Brother leaves the work to be

done by somebody else can never prosper . It may linger and languish for a time . before extinction overtakes it , but its influence will never be great for good . The dry bones of organisation may survive , but the spirit of Blasonry is absent . Such a Lodge having " a name to be alive is dead . "—REV . WM . WILKINSON , in " Voice of Masonry . "

A Model Lodge.

A MODEL LODGE .

FOR years past the Masonic press has teemed with articles upon the subject of " A Model Blaster . " In their annual addresses Grand Masters and orators have handled the subject in a masterly manner . What the " Blodrl Blaster " should do , and just how he should do it ; when , where , and why he should do it ; how he should deport himself towards others ; what he should aim to be , and , in fact , everything imaginable that is required

to make a " Blodel Master " has been carefully enumerated and plainly set forth for the guidance of all who seek to attain to that most exalted and honourable position . But , in all the writings and sayings upon the subject , there appears to be a most noticeable lack of information upon the duties of the members of a Lodge toward its Master , in order to enable him to properly perform the arduous duties connected with his office .

Supposing a man elected to preside over a Lodge has all the characteristics necessary to make him a " Model Blaster , " what will he be able to accomplish unless he has back of him the loyal and unqualified support of the members of the Lodge ? Let the Blaster be ever so proficient , talented , able , courteous , painstaking , and willing , unless the members of the Lodge

do their full part , his administration will inevitably be a gloomy failure . It does not all depend upon the Master . There are many Blasters who have all the qualifications of a " Model Blaster , and who would win distinction for the Lodge , were it not for the apathy and lack of interest shown by the Brethren themselves .

Do not leave it all for the Blaster to do , but pitch in and aid him upon every occasion . Encourage him by your attendance at the stated and special communications of the Lodge . Do not sit like stoughton-bottles with your mouth corked up during the meeting , and then in the ante-room or on the street find fault with what has or has not been done . Take an active interest

in all the proceedings of the Lodge . Blake your presence felt , and thus be of some real benefit to the Blaster as well as to the Lodge . Do not imagine that attendance at the annual communication or when a lunch is in sight , or the mere payment of annual dues , constitutes your whole duty . If appointed upon a Committee , do your duty thoroughly and expeditiously ,

and evmeo a real interest in the prosperity of the Lodge . No commander ever won a great victory unless his soldiers unflinchingly backed him up . No commercial house ever attained distinctive fame without the loyal aid of its employees . Nor can a Blaster of a Blasonic Lodge rightly be expected to accomplish much unless the members do as the soldiers and employees have done .

Only too frequently is a Master boosted into office by his friends and admirers , and then deserted by them and left to " paddle the canoe " unaided and alone for the balance of the year . Encourage him , Brethren . Aid him in every possible manner , and you will find that you have not only a " Model Blaster , " but a " Blodel Lodge " as well . — " Blinstrel . "

A NEW -LONDON HOTEL . THE latest Hotel to join the ranks of limited companies is the Hans Place Hotel , which , under the new name oi the Hans Crescent Hotel , Limited , will , within a few days , bring its shares before the notice of tbe public . This Hotel , from its opening , only a couple of months ago , has had a most phenomenal success , and the reason is not far to seek . It has within itself , as it were , a series of self-contained flats , in other words one may live at the Hans Crescent Hotel just as one would live at home in one ' s own flat , with

this advantage , that there is an admirable cuisine , a chef at command , and a suite of apartments—if one wishes to travel outside one ' s own particular domain—where everything is on a scale which an Eastern potentate might envy . It is this possibility of combining the Family Hotel with the luxurious comforts of a palace that has brought such an influx of visitors to the new building . Of course the shares will be caught up at once , and he will be a lucky man who secures a holding in this already prosperous undertaking .

THE Railway Hotel , attached to the London and North Western Railway , Harrow , where the regular meetings of the Unity , Citadel , and Benry Levacder Loogts are held , has recently passed into the hands of a new proprietor , BIr . C . W . Howell , who will , with the able assistance of Blrs . Howell , extend the same advantages to the members of the Craft as did his predecessor , and by the able display he has already shown to members of the Unity and Citadel Lodges bis efforts should prove a great success . We tender the new Host and Hostess our lest wishes for their future prosperity .

BOOKBINDING in all its branches . Price list on application . Morgan , Fleet Works , Bulwer Road , New Barnet .

Holiday Arrangements.

HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS .

" To the west , to the west , to the land of the free " has long been famous in song , but to the tired Londoner of the present day a much better rendering of the theme is to be found in the programme of excursions provided by the Great Western Railway , whose weekly service includes trips to all the principal resorts of the famous West of England . The Channel Islands , too , are particularly favoured , Saturday to Blonday excursions being arranged ,

and proving most enjoyable for those who appreciate " a life on the ocean wave , " though , in this case , thanks to the adaptation of the best steam and other appliances , the life thereon is somewhat short . The " most distressful country " is also borne in mind , excursions being run each Thursday and Friday to different parts of the " ould country , " as more fully set out in the different announcements of the Great Western Company given elsewhere .

THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTEBN COMPANY covers a wide field in its excursion arrangements for next week , trips being announced for Thursday , Friday and Saturday to different parts of Ireland , and for Friday midnight and Saturday for most of the towns served by the North Western system between London and the extreme north of England—virtually the whole of the western half of the country , including the chief holiday resorts of Wales . The weekly trip to the Isle of Blan will provide tourists another sphere for their operations , and this by no means the least interesting of the many holiday resorts with which the North Western is in direct communication .

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY announces a cheap trip on Wednesday next , to Luton , on the occasion of the Bedfordshire Agricultural Show being held there , while a general excursion on Saturday will convey passengers to the principal stations of the Company ' s line , ranging from Leicester , Nottingham , and Derby in the south to the chief towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire in the north . The weekly summer excursions to the principal stations , including those in the Lake District , are also among the facilities provided by this route .

Queen's Hall , Langham Place . —Signor Carlo Ducci's Concert , given here on Tuesday , was most successful . The chief point of interest was the debut of Blaster Basil Gauntlett ( pupil of Signor Ducci ) , a clever child of ten years of age , who played Bach ' s Preludio and Toccata with power and precision , and for a vociferous encore gave Mendelssohn's Caprice in E Minor , with delicacy and finish . To all lovers of vocal art the superb singing of Miss Marguerite Macintyre is too well known to need comment . The violin solos of Blons . Louis Pecskai were played with a beauty of tone

seldom equalled . The fresh sweet voice of Bldlle . Kosminski was much admired . The enthusiasm of the audience was thoroughly aroused with the magnificent cello playing of Mr . Henry Bramsen , who , after a determined recall , gave as an encore Chopin's Nocturne in E flat . The Scandinavian Quartette ( in national costume ) proved a delightful novelty , the voices being excellent and well blended . The finish and touch of Signor Ducci's playing is beyond all praise , both in solo work and accompanying , and more especially in concerted parts . The concert was in every way a success .

The noble Institution of Freemasonry was , about half-acentury ago , regarded by the people of Bengal , Hindus and Mahomedans alike , as a caste breaking assemblage of the Sahib logues . "With how much favour Freemasonry has begun to be looked upon is best shown in the instance of a Bengali

Mahomedan Zemindar , who is innocent of English education , for whom the whole of the ceremony was translated into the vernacular language , some short time ago , at a regular meeting of Lodge No . 371 , S . C . From the proceedings ( in a published Masonic Journal ) we understand that the Mahomedan gentleman

was so much impressed that he , in response to a toast , had said , " if ever India were to be benefitted in her social and religious improvement it would be through this mystic Association . " At a time when religious contests among Hindus and Mahomedans are frequent , this nobleman ' s example may , with advantage , be ollowed by others . — " Allahabad Post . "

The Theatres, &C.

The Theatres , & c .

Covent Garden . —Royal Italian Opera . This evening , Les Huguenots Monday , Romeo et Juliette . Tuesday , Lohengrin . Lyceum . —8 , The School for Scandal . Blatinee , Wednesday . Globe . —8 , The Journey ' s End . 9 , Charley ' s Aunt . Matin 6 e , Saturday , 3 Prince of Wales's . —8-30 , On the March . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Gaiety . —8 , Bly Girl . Shaftesbury . —8 , The Little Genius .

Duke of York ' s . —8 , The Gay Parisienne . Matinee , Wednesday , 2-30 . Lyric—8-15 , The Sign of the Cross . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2 ' 30 . Savoy . —7-40 , After All . 8-30 , The Mikado . Matinee , Saturday . Comedy . —8-30 , The Countest Gucki . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , St . James ' s . —8-30 , The Prisoner of Zenda . ( Last Day ) . Princess ' s . —8 , Drink . Daly ' s . —8-15 , The Geisha ; A story of a Tea House . Matinee , Saturday ,

Garrick . —8-30 , The greatest of these . ( Last night ) . Vaudeville . —8-15 , Papa's wife . 9 , A night out . Matinee , Wednesday , 3 . Criterion . —8-30 , Rosemary . Matinee , Wednesday , 2-30 . Court—8-15 , The littlest girl . 9 , Mam ' zelle Nitouche . Royalty . —8-15 , Kitty Olive , Actress . 9 , The Queen's Proctor . Matinee , Saturday , 3 . Alhambra . —7-45 , Variety Entertainment . 9 , Irish Ballet Divertissement

10 , The Ammatographe . 10-35 , Blue Beard . Empire . —7-40 , Variety Entertainment . New Ballet Divertissement , La Danse . Cinematographe . Second edition of Ballet Faust . Palace . —8-0 , Variety Entertainment , Tableaux Vivants , & c . Royal . —7-30 , Variety Company . Saturday , 2-30 . Oxford . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . Blatinee , Saturday , 2-30 .

Olympia . —Grand Pleasure Gardens . Cycle Races , Concerts , Sec Crystal Palace . —Varied attractions daily . Exhibition of Blotor Carriages Royal Aquarium . —Open at 10 ; close at 11-30 , Constant Amusement . Tivoli . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday , 230 also . Mohawk Minstrels . —( Agricultural Hall . )—Daily . Madame Tussaud ' s ( Baker Stroot ) . —Open daily