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toasts being agreeably lightened by the musical efforts of Bros . Wroe , Davies , Barlow , Smith , Thompson , and Roberts . Bro . Jefferis , in proposing the health of the W . M ., reverted to the fact that his term of office had nearly expired , which would be a misfortune in more senses than one . His enthusiasm had been contagious , whilst his zeal and careful working had added materially to the success of the Lodge . Bro . Jefferis offered other tributes of a similar character to the Worshipful Master ' s worth , the Brethren accepting his utterances with hearty demonstrations of pleasure .

Bro . Akerman responded , stating , m the course of his speech , that he was proud to have been the first Master of the Manchester Lodge . He afterwards proposed the health of the Officers , the same being replied to by the S . W . and J . W . respectively , who both emphasised the remarks uttered by Bro . Jefferis , adding that two very striking features about their Worshipful Master were his rigid punctuality and dignity of demeanour , which had added lustre to the Lodge and its proceedings .

Bro . Akerman W . M . proposed the health of Bro . Boyer Treasurer , thanking him in the name of the Lodge for an extraordinary present which he had made of gavels formed of wood from Mount Lebanon , Syria , as follows : that for the use of the W . M . being of rosewood , that for the S . W . from the olive tree , whilst that for the J . W . is of oak . Bro . Boyer responded in suitable terms .

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CONFIDENCE LODGE , No . 193 . THE annual ladies night was arranged for Monday , 20 th inst ., at Anderton's Hotol , and proved one of the most enjoyable meetings ever held in connection with the Lodge . A company of seventy-five members and friends assembled under the presidency of Bro . P . S . Plowright W . M . who , after the banquet , proposed in brief terms the toasts customary on such occasions , after which the party adjourned to the ball-room , where dancing was continued until the early morn .

MERCHANT NAVY LODGE , No . 781 . THE installation meeting was held at the Town Hall , Limehouse , on Tuesday , 14 th . Brother G . H . Seage , who has just completed a most successful year of office , acted as installing Officer , assisted by Bro . Pringle P . M . the much-respected Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction as D . C . It needs no praise to say that under such auspices the ceremony was worked in a thorough and efficient manner , says the "East London Observer . "

Bro . T . D . Burges , who has well deserved the honour now accorded him , was duly installed , and , after the usual honours , he invested the following Brethren : Brothers G . H . Seage I . P . M ., J . Lancett S . W ., A . P . Bebrouth J . W ., T . B . Daniells P . M . Treasurer , C . Breden P . M . Secretary , G . W . Ball S . D ., G . E . Morrow J . D ., G . Puttick Organist , D . G . Thompson I . G ., C . L . Nelson D . C , W . B . Thrift , J . Porter , T . Huett , and W . Shuttleworth Stewards , and J . Taylor P . M . Tyler .

The addresses were delivered with marked impressiveness by Bro . Seage . After the ceremony was completed , and the Lodge closed , the Brethren adjourned to a well served banquet . The Loyal toasts were enthusiastically received . Bro . Seage , in proposing the W . M ., referred to his past work , and his general assiduity in all that tended to the good of the Lodge .

The W . M ., after briefly responding , proposed the Installing Master , which was responded to in a manner deserving of the occasion . For the visitors , Bros . J . Terry , T . Barnes ( the patriarch of East-end Freemasons ) , Warner , Adams , Parrett , and others replied . Brother Terry , referring to the high position in assisting the Charities to which the Lodge had attained , said their contributions amounted to one-twentieth of that raised by all the metropolitan Lodges .

Bro . Nelson , who acted as Steward on a recent occasion , said that under such worthy " auspices as those just referred to he would only be too pleased to represent the Merchant Navy Lodge should any future opportunity occur . To Bro . Nelson an address on vellum was presented for his grand work for the Masonic Charities .

DORIC LODGE , No . 933 . THIS Lodge met on Tuesday , 14 th inst ., at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , Bro . Rushforth W . M . being supported by Bros . Caslake I . P . M ., W . A . Hine S . W ., E . Sherry J . W ., R . Ayton P . M . Treasurer , A . Calver P . M . Sec , R . Ayton jun . S . D ., H . Seal J . D ., R . Liddiard D . C , J . T . Ayton I . G ., E . Chatterton P . M . Organist , and W . Gladding Steward . Past Masters : —John West , W . A . Moss , Jas . Smith , Scott , A . R . Walker , and others .

Mr . John Bell was initiated by the W . M ., and later on Bro . Boswell , having answered the necessary questions , was raised to the degree of M . M . The Brethren afterwards sat down to supper , and the customary toasts were honoured , some excellent songs being given by Bros . Seal , Turner , Boswell , and Chatterton , and a recitation by Bro . A . Calver .

LODGE OF ST . JOHN , No . 1306 . THE installation meeting was held on the 1 st inst ., at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham Street , E . C , when there were present Bro . C . V . Jenkins W . M ., C Schulz S . W ., C J . Holmes J . W ., J . Magrath P . M . Treasurer , J . G . Twinn P . M . Secretary , J . Oxley P . M . D . C , W . Harper S . D ., R . W . Cartwright J . D ., J . Beard I . G ., T . W . Wall , J . Barriff , and G . Olley Stewards , M . H . Sherwin Organist , J . Taylor Tyler , Past Masters : —T . Tyer , J . Loftus , W . O . Swetman , A . F . Dickson , C Dawe , A . W . Flack , several other members , and a large gathering of visitors .

By desire , Bro . J . Oxley P . M . occupied the chair , says the " East London Observer , " and after the Lodge had been opened , a ballot was taken for Mr . James J . Colliver , of Albert Square , B ., and Mr . Arthur Webber , of Manhattan Mansions , Holloway Road , and proved unanimous in each instance . These gentlemen being present , they were duly initiated into the Order .

Bros . T . W . Smith , Vallance , Peek , and Venton were passed to the second degree . The Auditors report showed the Lodge to be in a very flourishing

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condition ; they also agreed that the books and aocounts of the Lodge were well kept , and reflected great credit upon the Secretary . The installation ceremony was then proceeded with , Brother Oxley performing the ceremony , and installing Bro . C Schulz S . W . in his usual masterly way . The W . M . then appointed and invested his Officers .

The Lodge having been thus organised for the ensuing year , the installation ceremony was brought to a close by Bro . Oxley delivering the customary addresses to the Master , the Wardens , and the lay Brethren , winding up with the oration upon the nature and principles of Freemasonry . The W . M . now said it became his pleasant duty to present to Brother Jenkins I . P . M . the jewel that had been voted to him by the Lodge , and in doing so said he knew that Bro . Jenkins had carried out his duties to the best of his abilities , and he wished him long life to wear it .

Bro . Holmes was also presented with a charity jewel , subscribed for by a number of the members , in lieu of the one he had had stolen from him . This oame as a great surprise to Bro . Holmes , he having been kept quite in the dark as to the matter . Three gentlemen were proposed for initiation , viz ., Mr . Henry Edward Skinner , of Forest Gate , Mr . Charles Thomas Macker , of Raymond Road , Upton , and Mr . William Cottage , of Locksley Street , Limehouse .

All Masonic business being ended , the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren adjourned to the banqueting hall , where an excellent repast had been provided , which gave general satisfaction . The Loyal and Masonic toasts were briefly given , almost as briefly responded to , and as the hour was very late but few songs could be given , but time was found for Bro . Bland's rendering of "The Holy City " and Bro . Spencer ' s " Hezekiah Brown , " both of which met with groat applause . The Lodge meetings are now suspended until October .

LEY SPRING LODGE , No . 1598 . THE installation meeting was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , on Thursday , 16 th inst ., when Bro . J . Margetts W . M . presided . Bro . J . T . Galloway was installed W . M ., and the following other Officers were appointed-. —Bros . J . P . Smyth S . W ., J . Smith J . W ., G . F . Hipkins S . D ., A . W . Jeffreys J . D ., E . Edwards I . G ., H . N . Bawtree and J . W . Bane Stwds ., W . H , Allaway Treas ., Pargeter Sec .

CLISSOLD LODGE , No . 2551 . THE second installation meeting of this Lodge took place on the 16 th inst ., at the Railway Hotel , Highbury , when Bro . J . J . Lamigeon was installed as W . M ., and appointed his Officers as follow : —Bros . W . M . Stiles Grand Treasurer I . P . M . and Treas ., Robert Emery S . W ., Harry Townend J . W ., Thomas Carleton Sec , W . Hicklin P . M . 1261 S . D ., Alfred H . Cooper J . D ., G . S . Elliott P . M . 869 D . C , W . Wright P . P . G . O . Middlesex Organist , W . R . Itter I . G ., Edwin A . Broad , H . A . Badman , W . B . Trick P . M . 1366 , and Percie 0 . Cooper Stewards , T . 0 . Edmonds P . M . 1507 Tyler .

Bro . J . J . Lamigeon was initiated in 1880 in the St . Martin Lodge , No . 510 , at Liskeard , Cornwall . Founder and first Senior Warden of the Clissold Lodge ; Treasurer of the Mozart Lodge , No . 1949 ; member of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 , London ; M . O . in the Mallet and Chisel Lodge of M . M . M ., No . 5 , and designated Steward for the Boys School .

LEWISHAM LODGE , No . 2579 . A MEETING was held on Saturday , 11 th inst ., at the Parish Hall , Ladywell , under the presidency of Bro . C Sims W . M . Bros . David Bartlett and George W . Perry were unanimously elected joining members ; Bros . W . T . Feldon , A . Reichenheim , the Rev . W . J . Salt , M . A ., and A . Yockelson were raised to the third degree , and Bros . M . Lucy ,

H . Wayland , J . T . Wise , and R . Batchelor were passed to the second . Messrs . W . Clark , H . B . Brooman , H . Kortlandt , and J . H . Minson were initiated into Masonry , all the ceremonies being impressively rendered by the W . M ., who afterwards appointed and invested the Rev . W . J . Salt , Vicar of St . Laurence , Catford , as Chaplain of the Lodge .

The Brethren adjourned to dinner , served by Bro . Till . A musical programme was contributed by Bros . Lamb , Bayley , Bridges , Batchelor , Wilkes Organist , and Hall Sec

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ST . JOHN LODGE , No . 167 . A MOST successful meeting was held at the Court House , Harlesden , N . W ., on Thursday , when the fifteen sections were worked by the following Brethren : FIRST LECTURE—W . Roche Plaford P . M . 1608 , C . Penny I . P . M . 1637 , W . C Tebbit P . M . 2045 , F . J . Ortner 905 , A . J . Clayton 865 , Isaac Cohen A . S . 188 , W . G . Reynolds P . M . SECOND LECTURE : —Arthur Williams P . M . 834 2090 , Stephen Hussey W . M . 1637 , C Hagen I . P . M . 1828 , J . Lawrence P . M . 1326 P . P . G . D . CMiddlesex , Jobson P . M . 843 . THIRD LECTURE : P . S . Priest S . W . 1637 , R . Josey P . M . 1828 , G . E . Higginson P . M . 1791 .

The meeting was held under the presidency of Bro . W . Hillier P . M . 1366 2090 Preceptor of the Lodge as W . M ., G . E . Higginson P . M . 1791 S . W ., Arthur Williams P . M . 834 2090 J . W ., James Lawrence P . M . 1326 P . P . G . D . C . Middx . Acting Preceptor , F . S . Priest S . W . 1637 Sec , W . C . Tebbit P . M . 2045 Assist . Sec , W . B . Neville P . M . 1767 S . D ., W . Roche Plaford P . M . 1608 J . D ., S . Hussey W . M . 1637 I . G . Others present included Bros . W . Mason Stiles

Grand Treasurer P . M . 1807 , Ortner , Comber , Jesse Smith , Isaac Cohen , House , Clayton , Moss , R . N . Williams P . M . 834 2090 , T . Parker 2271 , J . Edge J . D . 1608 , Alfred England , Thos . Simpson , Rev . J . C . Smith Chaplain 2157 , R . Payne , Headon , McKay P . M . 1767 , Hogan P . M . 1828 , Moore 1637 , Charles Cox W . M . 2045 , J . J . Thomas P . M . 753 P . P . G . J . W . Bucks , Joyson P . M . 834 , Warren , Allman P . M . 1425 W . M . 1828 , Battersby , Mongford W . M . 1362 , Burrage .

Visitors : Bros . Robert John Rogers P . M . 733 , J . E . Finlason 44 ( San Francisco ) , H . F . Foale 1381 , John West 2157 , J . W . Jarvis 2157 , George Saunders 1767 , Dr . Crone 2098 , Potter 1668 , H . Andover 1642 , Hauss , R . Reid 1275 , Ross 36 , all of whom were elected members of the Lodge ; and Bros . H . Crookes , C B . Jennis , Josey P . M . 1828 , S . Josephs 188 , Reynolds P . M ., J . Wynman ( FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE ) .

A well earned compliment was unanimously passed to Bro . W . Hilher for his presidency , and tho thanks of the Lodge was also awarded to the Brethren who had worked the different Sections , while honorary membership was