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BROWNRIGG LODGE , No . 1 G 38 . T P 1 IE installation meeting was held at the Sun Hotel , Kingston-on-JL Thames , on tbe 20 th inst ., when Bro . Thomas Pennington was installed by his predecessor , Bro . H . W . Willis , who haa held the office for two years in succession . Tbe W . M . appointed as his Officers . —Bros . J . H . Sumner S . W ., J . Davis J . W ., C . E . Oldridge P . M . P . P . G . P . Treasurer , Abel Laurence P . M . P . P . G . S . D . Secretary ,

J . Morley S . D ., F . Mills J . D ., E . Mann I . G ., J . W . Woodcock Dir . of Cers ., C . E . OUridge jun . and H . Minneti Stewards , W . Lane Tyler . Tbe auditois reported that the Lodge waa financially in a better position than ifc had ever been . Bro . Willis was thanktd for tho manner in whioh he bad carried oat the ceremony of installation , and for his excellent conduct of the Lodge for tbe past two years . He was also presented with a handsome bar to attach to the jewel ho

received last year . Bro . Pennington being a very popular brother there is every prospect of a successful year . After the business of the Lodge between 60 i-nd 70 brethren sat down to an excellent banquet , served in Messrs . Bond and Fr >) ling's well-known style . Between tho tonsta the company was enlivened with some excellent songs by Bro . Master- * , Mrs . Pedningbon , Mr . Baffols , and MWs K . Huliett , which were mueh appreciated . Bro . Packington presided at the piano .

LOXFIELD LODGE , No . 2450 . rilHE meeting held afc Bro . Beaty ' s , tbe Maiden's Head , Uokfield , J- on the 13 th inst ., was well attended , the company including friends from Brighton , Lewes , and Tunbcidge Wells . Brother W . Wright P . P . G . W . was unanimously elected Worshipful Master in succession to Brother Thorntonj and the same unanimity secured the reflection of Brother H . M . Longdate as Treasurer . The pro . oeedings subsequently partook of a social character , and a pleasant evening was passed .

WALTHAMSTOW LODGE , No . 2472

rpHE first business meeting of fche Walthamstow Lodge , No . 2472 , X since the Lodge ' s consecration on 31 st July , was held laM Saturday , afc fche Masonic Hall of the Chequers Hotel , Walthamstow , the Worshipful Master Brother William Shurmur presiding . The other brethren who attended were John H . Wildash acting I . P . M ,, William Harris P . M . S . W ., D . H . MoGowan P . M . J . W ., S . H . Baker

P . M . Treasurer , Samuel Herbert Secretary , C . MacColla S . D ., William Gower J . D ., James Clark I . G ., T . W . Stacey Organist , Thomas Franklin P . M ., and P . Felsenthal Stewards , N . Fortescue , S . Foitescue , Henry H . Finch , A . Oakden jun ., William Dunlop Cunningham , and Visitors—Brothers George T . Westfield 2124 , John E . Carser 2374 , Frederick Taylor 2256 , John Crossley 2256 ,

D . P . Uolderness P . M . 2374 , H . Massey 160 P . M . 619 and 1928 , W . Groome P . M . 861 and 1862 , C . H . Bastow J . D . 2374 , G . C . Vernon Inkpen P . M . 38 and 257 , Stanley Wildash 2374 , C . Thompson 2192 , W . Brookman 2374 , A . H . Churob J . D . 1375 , and James Speller W . M . 2256 Prov . G . D . Essex . Brother Marx Gross was Tyler . After formal opening of the Lodge and the reading and

confirmation of the minutes of the consecration meeting the ballot was taken for Messrs . Nathaniel Fortescue , W . A . Gower , Thomas William Stroud , Joseph Inkpen , Thomas Harris Hu » t , Frank Rippin , and , Leo Taylor , as Initiatep , and for Bros . Waller Fortescue , Sidney Fortescup , Michael Edward Djnovau , Henry H . Finch , William Dunlop Cunningham , Amos . Oikden jnn ., Frederick Peck , W . H . Fulford .

and William Edwin Knighfc , as joining members of the Lodge . Afterwards Messrs . N . Fonetcoe , W . A . Gower , Joseph Inkpen , Thomas Harris Hunt , and Leo Taylor were initiated by the Worshipful Matter ; the work being admirably performed both by the W . M . and his Officers . Bros . William Gower ond N . Fortescue delivered tbe Ancient Charge . The election of a new Worshipful

Ma-ter , of fche Treasurer and of the Tyler , waa the next business on the agenda , bnt as the hour was late , and closing time at Wnlthamntow is 11 p . m . on week dajs , tbe remainder of tbe programme was deferred till the November meeting , and the brethren after closing the Lodge speedily sdjoorned fco a verr elegant banquet which had been prepared for them by Bro . H . F . J . " Hallowes , the proprietor of the

Chequers , and tho serving of which he personally superintended . At the conclusion of the banquet , which was everything that oould be desired , and whioh elicit-d warm praise from every brother who partook of it , grace was said and the nsual Loyal and Masonio toasts were proposed ond honoured . The Queen nnd the Craft , the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Most Worshipful Pro Grand

Master , the Eight Worshipful Deputy Grand Master , & c , having been drunk , Bro . John H . Wildash P . M . proposed the health of the W . M ., and in doing so said it was necessary to explain to the Initiates that this was a customary form in Freemasonry , and he addressed them first because they were the first stones in Masonry , the fonudation . stonep .

and to the members , as he had on former occasions said , so he said now , ifc was a pleasure indeed to propose the W . M . It was also a pleasure to the Initiates that they had been initiated by such an illustrious brother as Bro . William Shurmur . The Initiates , he hoped would live to say to their friend . " , " I was initiated by one of the best Masons in the Province of Essex . " He knew nothing about ,

any other district , but he knew a great deal about this one . He knew that they would soy that it was not onl y pro ' able—it was a forgone conclusion—that tho Initiates and the members wonld be ablo to say that their W . M . was Grand Treasurer of England ; toat was probable to occur : if it did not occur next year , as sure as the

suu would rise to morrow ifc would occur the following year . Bat the brethren of the Lodge would agree with him that they were under a greet obligation to their excellent Bro . Shurmur , nofc only because he did the woik so well but because h . e took such a deep interest in Freemasonry . Bro . Shurmur was a brother whom they were all

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p lease ! to meet ; he waa always rend / to extend the right hand of fellowship to Masona and to every one in Walthami-tow . Bro . W . Shnrmnr W . M ., in a"kno * n lodging tho toast , which waa very cotdiully drunk , auid he feared he oou'd not adequately expiesa his deep sense of grutitndo t > Bro . Wildash for the very complimentary terms in which he bad proposed the list toast , and to the bn thren for their co-dial endorsement of his remarks . He could

not help tl inking that as fie first Master of this Lodge mil Preceptor of tbo local Lo * igeof Instruction it won ! d be very unbecoming in him if be wero not comp * tent to c infer the degrees of Freemasonry in a vory intelligent and impr-ssive manner and with due regard to the ancient traditional ccrrmonic . Tbo brethren would believe that he highly appreciated tbe cordial expression of their kindly good

feeling , and he thouM certainly endeavour to prove himself worthy of those ixpressions by carrying out the duties of the important office to which ibey had appointed him to tbe very best of his skill and ability . Ho hoped that when be left the chair in due conrse he wonld take with him tho goodwill , esteem and regard of all the brethren . That was his ambition , and he tSar . ked the brethren from

the fu ' ness u un ovci flowing hear * . After a short piuse tbe W . M . contioned . lie was sure the brethren would excuse him , for " out of tbo fnlnes * of the henit tho mnutb spenketh . " Hia valued friend , Past Master Wildash , had hinted something about hia boing elected to that very great honour , tbe Grand Treasurership of England , lie could only assure them that if by virtue of the suffrages of the

brethren he was elect el to that important position he shonld endeavour to prove himself in every way worthy of thafc high office . Bro . W . Shurmur W . M ., in proposing tin Initiates and tho Joining Members , said t ^ e betbren who wrro present in Lodge could not have failed to observe tbe very threat attention which the Initiates paid to the ceremony of their initiation , and to that ancient charge

which WKS delivered so eloquently , so correctly , and in suoh good taste by the veterans Brothers Fortescue and Gower . The brethren felt sure that tbe Initiates would appreciate the honour conferred on them by their being admitted as members of the ancient Masonio Institution . Tbey were also confident thafc the Initiates would never regret the step they had taken , and that tbey would never do

anything calculated to make tbe brethren of the Lodge and the visitors regrefc fche part they had tiken in the day ' s proceedings . In addition t ) having initiated five gentlemen they had also received into the fold of the Walthamstow Lodge nine joining members , and he asked the brethren to unite with bim in drinking to those brethren with a very cheery and hearty welcome , wishing tbem every prosperity and good will they oould themselves desire .

Bro . W . A . Gower in replying as one of the Initiates , referring to the ceremony , said he considered it very impressive , and he shonld always remember it and keep it in his mind . He hoped he would be a very good Mason . Bro . N . Fortescue jun . said hia father and two brothers belonged to the Order , and he hoped to become a better Mason than either of them .

Bro . Leo Taylor said he had most heaitily enjnyed the ceremony of initiat-rn , which he considered the crowning period of his life . Hia father , who had been dead many years , was a very good Mason , and ho pi * miaed bim he wonld mako bim a Mason . Coneeqioutly he ( Brother Lao Taylor ) had looked forward for a long timH put for the happy period when he should be admitted to a

participation in the secrets of Masonry . He t ' tauked tbe W . M . very heaitily for ihe way he had initiated bim , and for so kindly propos ' n ^ tbe toaet of himself and the other Initiate ? . He also tianked a'l the brethren for the cordial recip ' . ion the Initiates bad bad . Brother Hunt and Iukpeu replied with similar expressions of

gratification . Blither Finch , replying as a joining member , said be was glad to become a member of the Whlthamstow Lodgo because Brother Shurmur was W . M ., and so many of the members wore friends of his . If he could help the W . M . in tho Lodge ib would be bis best endeavour to do so .

Bro . S . Fortescue said he trusted he would make as good a Mason as his brother , but if his broiler wns better than he , he should not be jealous . Bro . W . Shurmur W . M . proposed the Visitors , and stated that ifc gave the Lodge great pleasure to enteitain so many distinguished brethren , but he could not forget to meulijn that Bro . Uallowep , the

proprietor of tho hull , had ceitninly done his best both with viands and wine to give them a mo-t hospitible recepion . Brother James Spelbr W . M . 2256 Piov . G . D . Essex , who was called upon by the W . M . to leply first for tbo vis fcjrs , expressed the great pleasure he lad had iu witnessing the ceremonial work of tbe evening . It wns done not only exactly , but expeditiously by the

W . M . ns the time was very short . Bro . Uolderness P . M . 234 regretted that he had not been at tbo consecration of the Lodgp , bnt his absence , which he apologised for , was owing to bis being at that time out of town . He was , however , very proud to be now present and to see the wotking of such au ox [ erieticecl Mason as Bro . Shurmur . He had hud the pleasure of sitting

by his side and under his mlo nt very mnny Lodges , and it was not i he fir .-t time by a great many that he bad bad to respond to tho toast i . f the Visitor 0 , lie supposed ho was one of Bro . Sburmnr ' a oldest Masonic ossociat-.-s . Very many years ago he was one of tbe membprs of the same Lodgr , and he thought he might take credit to himself for having brought a certain amount of pressure and

influence to bear npou him tj take an interest in Masonry after he had entered it . To this he ascribed his attiiumenfc of the high ( ioaitii n he now held in the Craft . Bnfc he could assure all who were present that he and Brc . Shurmur were brothers in more than Masonic circlep . lie felt quite as proud of the position Brother

Shurmur attained to as if he ( Bro . Holderness ) bad attained to it himself . The Walthamstow Lodge could not have made a better selection of a Worshipful Master and they had bad an evidence of it thafc night ; he congratulated the Lodge on having such a brother to presido over it for tbe fir ^ t year . He must also