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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

COLLECTOR thanks those brethren who have of late kindly added to his collection of lodge summonses . His scrap-book is not yet full , and further contributions are solicited , and should be kindly sent care of the Editor . The following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAFT LODGES—Foundation , No . 32 ; Humber , No . 57 : All Souls , No . 170 ; Old Concord , No . 172 ; Excelsior , No . 226 ; Albert Edward , No . 707 ( S . C . ); and St . Kew , No . 1222 . INSTRUCTION—Wanderers Lodge , No . 1604 . New Year ' s Entertainment to the Old Folks . Freemasonry in San Francisco .

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Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

RULE 210 . To the Editor of the " Freemason , " Dear Sir and Brother , I expected some brother would have replied to Bro . Hitchins' letter and pointed out that the manner in which he had met the difficulty of dealing with Ihe exclusion of brethren in arrear , under Rule 210 , was quite contrary to the Book of Constitutions , and , therefore , no solution at all . It is an axiom to say that no by-law of a private lodge can override the Book of Constitutions . Rule 210 is the Jaw for England and all District Grand Lodges , and since it provides that a member of a lodge shall receive due notice of a complaint made against him ( by which I understand that it can be proved that such notice has been sent to his last known address ) before he can be excluded , it follows that the by-laws in the lodges and chapters referred to are invalid unless it be understood that the word " may " pre-supposes that the " due notice " has been sent , in which case we are thrown back on the original difficulty . The by-law , No . 14 , to which Bro . Hitchins refers , under the word "liable , " presumes that the provisions of the Book of Constitutions have been complied with ; but if all " notice in writing be dispensed with , " the action of the lodge under it , if any , was quite illegal . I am glad to see that Bro . Woodward , P . P . G . Sec . of Middx ., guards himself against expressing approval of the Colonial way of cutting the "Gordian knot . " But Bro . Hitchins must remember that the Colonial lodges , as well as lodges at home , must submit their bylaws to the Grand Secretary for approval , and Rule 210 is the law all over the world for the English Constitution , and to strike a brother ' s name off the list of members , for any cause , without sending him previous notice , is an illegality , and would be reversed on appeal to Grand Lodge by the individual aggrieved . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , Dec . 30 th . FLEJ .

CALENDAR AND DIRECTORY OF THE PROVINCE OF MIDDLESEX . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Referring to Bro . Henry Lovegrove ' s letter , in your issue of the 1 st Dec , in which he states that far various reasons he cannot again edit the above useful little work , I shall be much obliged if you will permit me to state , through the medium of your paper , that , with the kind assistance of Bro . W . H . Lee , I have undertaken to edit and issue the Calendar for 1 SS 9 , and hope to have it ready very shortly . 1 feel quite sure that the brethren in the province fully appreciate Bro . Lovegrove ' s services in producing the Calendar for several years past at a considerable loss of time and money . —Yours faithfully and fraternally , HOWARD H . ROOM , P . G . Sec . Middx . "LODGE OF SORROW . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The Pilgrim Lodge intends holding a Lodge of Sorrow on Thursday , the ioth inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , at half past six o'clock , in memory of the late Emperor

Frederick and other departed brethren of the lodge . Brethren wishing to attend are requested to address themselves to the Secretary of the lodge , Freemasons ' Hall , who will furnish them with further particulars . — Yours fraternally , C . KUPFERSCHMIDT , P . M . 23 S . 2 nd January .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

824 1 1 find the following statement in the Toronto Freemason for November . It is difficult to believe that the Grand Orient of France would so transgress the laws of common decency , but perhaps one should not expect professors of " Know-nothing-ism" to know anything even of good manners : " The Grand Orient of France has issued a warrant to Bro . G . Robertson , Editor of the Mail ,

Wellington , New Zealand . The agnostic element want ' that liberty in thoughtcharacteristicof French lodges , 'and there is likely to be lively times in that distant Colony . This French invasion of occupied tercitory will prevent the harmonious formation of the proposed Grand Lodge , and scatter seeds of discord among the brethren . Belief in the G . A . O . T . U . is a requisite for initiation in all English-speaking jurisdictions , and the agnostic element in New Zealand evidentl y want to raise a row and secure a little notoriety . " T . B . WHYTEHEAD .

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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ALBION LODGE ( No . 9 ) , —The installation meeting of this lodge , one of many of the centenary lodges under Grand Lodge of England , was held on Tuesday evening last , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . G . A . Bickerton , W . M ., presided , and he was supported by his officers , the lay members of the lodge , and the following Past Masters : Bros . H , S . Friend , P . M ., Treas . ; L . W . Harvey ,

P . M . Sec . ; W . Willey , P . M . ; S . Holroyd , P . M . ; S . Valentine , P . M . ; S . U . Thompson , P . M . j E . ^ H . Bradly , P . M . ; and VV . H . Holroyd , P . M . Visitors : Bros . C . S . Lee , S . D . 1599 ; W . F . Pattigrew , 624 : H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 S : G . VV . Prier , I 6 SI ; Harry Cronin , 2206 : James Kew , P . M . 179 ; Samuel Hewett , J . W . 1614 ; C . VV . Noehmer , P . M . 507 ; T . H . Dickson ,

P . M . 1614 ; R . De Lacy , 1706 ; H . VV . Schartau , 1549 ; and E . Dalzell , P . M . 1 549 . After the reading and confirmation of the minutes , and the ballot for three candidates for initiation , Mr . Emil Julius Willach , Mr . Ernest Stratton Gerrish , and Mr . Sydney Herbert Meyers , which proved unanimous in their favour , Mr . E . I . VVallach and Mr . E . S . Gerrish were

initiated by Bro . Bickerton , W . M ., in the first principles ot Freemasonry . Afterwards Bro . Valentine , the Senior Past Master of the lodge , on presentation duly made to him by Bro . Bickerton , of Bro . VV . Poupart , S . W . and VV . M . elect ,, installed in the old ritual of the Albion Lodge Bro . W . Poupart as W . M . for the ensuing year . The brethren invested as officers for the ensuing

year were : Bros . G . A . Bickerton , I . P . M . ; E . Waller , S . W . j E . A . Hamlyn , J . W . ; H . S . Friend , P . M ., Treas . ; L . W . Harvey , P . M ., Sec ; T . Cranswick , S . D . j C . Carter , J . D . ; W . Willey , P . M ., D . C .: G . A . Pritchard , Org . j J . H . French , I . G . ; S . U . Thompson , P . M ., Stwd . j and J . Rawles , Tyler . Bro . Valentine , P . M ., afterwards delivered the addresses , and the new

W . M . then in splendid style initiated Mr . Sydney Herbert Meyers as an Entered Apprentice Freemason . He then presented Bro . Bickerton with a handsome P . M . ' s jewel which had been voted by the lodge as a testimony to him of the appreciation of the brethren of the admirable manner in which he had discharged the duties of W . M . of the lodge during the year 1 S 88 .

The lodge was thereafter closed , and the brethren adjourned to the drawing room of Freemasons' Tavern , where a choice banquet was provided by Bro . Madell , the manager of Messrs . Spiers and Pond ( Limited ) . After the banquet was disposed of , grace was sung by the musical brethren under the direction of Bro . H . Schartau , who was assisted by Bros . E . Dalzell , P . M ., Prov . G . Org .

Middx ., VV . Coates , R . De Lacy , and Pritchard . The usual toasts followed . The W . M ., in proposing "The Queen and the Craft , " said the speeches that evening were going to be very short ; first , because he was unable to say much , and , secondly , because the brethren would be pleased to enjoy the beautiful musical programme which they had before

them . Speaking of the Queen , he might say they all , as Masons , adored her , and as a Queen they loved her . The toast having been followed by the National Anthem , The W . M . next proposed " The Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., " a brother he had seen preside on one occasion , and whose manner of conducting business struck him as

showing that the Prince of Wales made the best of Grand Masters . In giving " The Health of the Pro G . M ., the D . G . M ., and ihe rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " the VV . M . said it was easy to understand that with a multitude of duties pressing upon the Grand Master , it was impossible that he should be always present at Grand Lodge ,

and the Craft were fortunate in the G . M . having such a Pro G . M . and D . G . M ., and other officers to assist him as the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of La' . hom and the other brethren named in the toast . There was no doubt those officers did a lot of work , and did it well . Bro . Bickerton , I . P . M ., in proposing "The W . M ., " said some amount of trouble must have been taken by their

Worshipful Past Master and Secretary Harvey in providing the excellent and apt quotations following each toast on the printed list . He thought the quotation attached to the toast he was now proposing was most lit— " It is an office of great worth . " Having filled that office himself , he could testify that the office was certainly one of great honour , and in the brother they had first elected and then installed as VV . M ., they knew they were all able to speak

in terms of the highest praise , as he himself ( Biu . Bickerton ) could personally speak . Following the cue set by the VV . M ., he should say but little in making a speech , because it would prevent the brethren enjoying the music , and at the same time getting home in decent time . The brethren having , in addition to the customary tire , sung " For he ' s a jolly good fellow , " The W . M ., in replying to the toast , said he thanked the