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ratable Sec . ; Theo . Barber , D . C . ; S . H . C . Ashlin , P . M . ; and J . H . Pawson , P . M . Visitors : Bros . F . H . Buckland , P . M . 242 ; T . H . Turner , W . M . elect 242 ; and W . Peacock , 242 . After the minutes had been read , Bro . Constable gave selections from his Masonic The brethren afterwards adjourned to the refreshment-room .

Agricola Lodge , No . 1991 . The installation meeting of the above lodge was held in the Masonic Hall , Castleeate , York , on Monday , the 24 th ultimo , when Bro . John Haughton Hill , S . W ., was dulv ' installed to the chaii of K . S . Amongst the members of the lodge present were Bros G . Woolford , W . M . ; G . H . Stott , I . P . M . ; J . Haughton Hill , S . W . ; J . P . Gill I W .: D . Young , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., Treas . ; W . Seymour , Sec . ; J . W . Dow , PM PG . P .. D . ofC ; G . Cutforth , Asst . D . of C . ; T . Leetham , S . D . ; T . F .

Walton , O . g . ; H . Pratt , I . G . ; H . Masser , Stwd . ; R . Woodall , Tyler ; P . Pearson , T . Harding , R . Spence , P . M ., S . Shaw , E . Lee , R . Rook , A . Cowper , N R . Barber , H . Tomes , J . H . Wright , J . R . Bradley , R . Graham , G . Bolland , and W Macfarlane . The visitors included Bros . T . B . Whytehead , P . P . G . W ., P . G . S . B , Eng . ; W . S . Child , P . P . G . O . ; F . W . Laughton , W . M . 236 ; A . Proctor , I . P . M . 2 * 6 ; ] . L . Spetch , P . M . 1611 ; M . Bryson , P . M . 236 ; A . Humphreys , S . W . 1611 ; 7 ? H . Wrav , D . C . 236 ; T . Welburn , Stwd . 1611 ; W . Bean , J . W . 1611 : Birch , 1611 ;

W . Crowe , 697 ; and G . E . Dunsford , 973 . The ceremony of installation was performed by Bro . G . Woolford , W . M ., assisted by Bros . D . Young , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; J . W . Dow , P . M ., P . G . P . ; and G . H . Stott , P . M . After the ceremony had been most impressively performed Bro . J . H . Hill , W . M ., invested his officers for the ensuing year as follows : Bros . G .

Woolford , I . P . M . ; James Pickersgill Gill . S . W . ; Thomas Leetham , J . W . ; John Press , Chap . ; David Young , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., Treas . ; James William Dow , P . M ., P . G . P ., Sec ; Robert Rook , S . D . ; Walter Seymour , J . D . ; Robert Spence , P . M ., D . of C . ; Henry Masser , Asst . D . of C ; Wm . Henry Seymour , Org . ; Henry Pratt . I . G . j Arthur Cowper , Henry Tomes , and George Henry Cutforth , Stwds ; David Young , Charity Representative ; and Richard Woodall , Tvler .

The banquet was held at the Clarence Hotel , Davygate , the catering reflecting the greatest credit on the cuisine of Bro . G . H . Stott ' s hostelry . Bro . J . Haughton Hill , W . M ., presided , and in addition to the brethren named , there were present the Lord Mayor of York , Bro . S . Border , P . P . G . R . The toasts of " Her Most Gracious Majesty the Oueen and the Craft" having been duly honoured , the W . M . cave "H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . of England , and the Grand Lodge . " remarking that the Prince of Wales was a thorough good

Mason and was ably supported by his officers . It was an honour that they had had one of the Grand Officers at the installation , and they all knew what a good man Bro . Whytehead was and how thoroughly he did his work . ( Applause . ) Bro . G . H . Stott , P . M ., proposed "The R . W . P . G . M . of N . and E . Yorks , Bro . the Marquis of Zetland , and the Provincial Grand Lodge . " He eulogised the work done by the Marquis of Zetland and Lord Bolton , D . W . P . G . M ., and the Board of officers . He said he believed that it was by the proposition of the Marquis of Zetland

that the province should subscribe enough to the Education Fund to educate the sons and daughters of their own brethren , and that was worthy of the honourable traditions of Masonry . The Lord Mayor of York responded , and thanked the brethren for the hospitality they had extended to him on that and many previous occasions when he had been a guest at their lodge . It seemed to him that the honour conferred on him by his fellow citizens was no reason why he should not again join them . ( Applause . ) He

congratulated Bro . Hill on attaining the position of W . M ., and said that it had been his privilege for many years to be more or less associated with Prov . Grand Lodge , and he was sure that the tenets of Masonry were fully carried out in Provincial Lodge . They had every reason to be proud that they had such men as the Marquis of Zetland and Lord Bolton to preside over the destinies of Prov . Grand Lodge , and as Ion ; as they had such men holding those high positions they might be sure that Masonry , as Far as N . and E . Yorks was concerned , would prosper .

Bro . G . Woolford proposed " The W . M . of the A ? ricola L- > d » e , 1931 , " and spoke in the highest terms of the services rendered by Bro . Hill to Misonry . Bro . J . Haughton Hill , in reply , thanked Bro . Wjolford for the way in which he had proposed the toast , and the- brethren for the hearty manner in which they had received it . It was true that he had been told from time to time that the office of Master of a lodge was not a bed of roses . He would tell them sincerely that he was thankful for it , because if it was it would not be worth fighting for . In the words of a great

general , difficulties were only made to be overcome , and he hoped that at the end of his year of office he might know that as difficulties had come up he had been able to overcome them . Masonry had always proved most fascinating to him ; to study the ritual and the history of Masonry had been one of his most pleasing occupations . ( Hear , hear . ) No Mason could be perfectly acquainted , with the grand institution he was connected with until he had begun to search into its history . It was Freemasons who raised their noble Minster , and they should be proud of the skill and industry of those who had built

such an edifice . He felt , when he went into the Minster , prou i of those who had erected such magnificent monuments . He said that he had a Masonic clock at home on which were the emblems of Faith , Hope , Charity , and Justice . Faith was the emblem of heaven , Hope was the beacon light of their lives , then came Charity , the chief characteristic of Masonry , and then there was Justice , which held the scales evenly tK u n man and man " ( Applause . ) When he looked upon that clock he thought that there must be something- r / rand in Masonrv : and what he

thought then he knew to-day was true . He felt that the figures on the clock face bad rt ? IJ a ' ' ^ knew ttlat Masonry was one of the grandest institutions that the world possessed . Masonry had led those who would not divulge its secrets to the , u t 0 the " ^ Thev were not t 0 - y called on to suffer in that way , but they must be careful to hold sacred their obligations . Thjy were bound together by the so . emn ties of live and friendship , and their lodges were built , not for time but for eternity . Time crumbles into dust the massive wall and brines dawn the loftv soice . hut

the structure of Masonry lived on through time into eternity . He valued very much the proud position in which they had placed him , and he trusted that during his year of oince , and when he came to its close , they would be able to say , " Bro . Hill has done his duty and he is a Mason . " ( Applause . ) « TL iff . ' emainin 2 'oasts were "Installing Master and Past Masters of the Lodge , " . j VS e brethren , " "The Masonic Charities , " " The Officers of the Lodge , " and the lyler ' s toast

n , ° ' . ' . " *" " •Walton ably officiated at the pianoforte , and songs were rendered by Bros , (_ ,. H . Stott , J . W . Dow , W . H . Diwson , A . G . Monaghan , G . Woolford , J . H . Wright , and R . Graham . 1 „ ,, " . ers of a P ° ' ° B'y f ° non-attendance were received from the Marquis of Zetland , fnr ? \ t \ l ? ' A 0 S- P . ' - - - ••J- G ' Butcher , Q . C , M . P . ; Lord Charles Beres-•ord , M . P . ; Captain T . H . Lindberg , W . M . 232 S ; and Sykes Rymer .

Old Masonians' Lodge , No . 2700 . The members of this lodge—the majority of whom are ex-pupils of the Royal lasonic Institution for Boys —were able to congratulate themselves upon the Hn £ i m p ondltlon of the lodge at the first installation meeting held at Anderton ' s on . . ' \ . { . "st £ et ' •C •' on the 22 nd u , t - The P ><*¦ " has been a very successful one under the Mastership of Bro . C . E . Keyser , P . G . D ., who is now succeeded by Bro . Drewnf ¦ ? A VS enth "S ' astic " Old Masonian " and an ardent Mason . The members RoeW » u , ° o , \ E- Ke * ser ' G D - W-M-J R - s- Chandler , S . W . ; E . BowleL VH ^ r R > , , ar ? id , i Uiams ' ' " Treas - P - O'Doherty , Sec . / H . JWW ?; , W J- M - McLeod > P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B . ; R . Eve , P . G . T . ; J » v . woodall , f . Li . Ireas .: and mnnu ntV . » rc vidt-nrc . R ^ = R 'it ;** r OM

, „ wUvw p ^^& 'J- ^ f- ' ^ r A W B , ^ > l 6 ' 5 i " G . D . Neville , , 0 5 ; ' J . Harper . 76 •A £ ' ^ ix- ' l ,- F' Eva"s - " - ' - * ' •F - Berthomy , 231 ; C . E . 3 i 8 •q „ h ' vr D ' SarJeant , 65 ; J . Sarjeant , P . M . 17135 ; Alex . Naughty , P . M . P -P ' . D . Mio ^ x . f and other ty > Gtand L ° dge ° £ Scotlandj W > W ' - Passed ° to th ?^ 3 n * and the J ninutes confirmed . Bros . Lewis Pow and Wyatt were " •vested thosenfX £ n ? r" - B £ - S > Chandler was next installed as W . M ., and l ^ G . D IPM . p ° « L , n . . ° ? ? rs who w " Present : Bros . Charles E . Keyser <' -G . Chapf Chan •R ° w ' i'A ^ H . Bowler , J . W . j the Rev . C J . Martyn <~ nap ., u , ap . ; Rp Har 0 , w , lliams , Treas . ; Patrick O'Djherty , Sec . ; R . E

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Barnes , S . D . ; W . W . Chate , J . D . ; Geo . Allison , I . G . ; Roland H . Ward , D . of C . and R . H . McLeod and W . J . Packer , Stwds . A notice of motion was considered to yote 10 guineas to the Boys' School , but an amendment was unanimously carried to increase the sum to 20 guineas . Two gentlemen were proposed for initiation , one being an Old Masonian , and the other a son of Bro . R . D . Cumming , P . M ., a member of the Board of Management of the Boys' School . Lodge was closed , and a banquet followed . Bro . Keyser , P . G . D ., had to leave early in the proceedings to catch his train to the country .

Bro . R . Eve , P . G . Treas ., responded for " The Grand Officers , " and expressed his pleasure at doing so on behalf of a body of brethren working hard for Masonry . AH desired to uphold the reputation of Grand Lodge , and he hoped that feeling would continue for many years to come . Masonry was not only a system of ethics , but also a system of religion . They met upon one common ground , upon which there could be no difference . The W . M . next briefly proposed "The Grand Lodge of Scotland , " and expressed the hope that Bro . Naughty would carry back pleasant recollections of his visit .

Bro . Alexr . Naughty , S . M . Ross and Cromarty , said this was the first lodge he had visited outside the border since he had been a member of the Grand Lodge . They could not boast of such lodges as this , which was their misfortune and not their fault . They in their Grand Lodge were trying to do the work which hid been done here for so many years . Their funds were very small , and the good they could do was therefore very limited . They could not have Schools , but they could relieve the necessities of the poor . From what he had seen of the work that evening he could say it had been done very well .

Bro . J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B ., said that by the unfortunate absence ofthe I . P . M . it fell to his lot topropose "The Health of the W . M . " He would yield to none in his admiration for the subject of the toast , for he was delighted to see an Old Masonian occupying the chair of the lodge , and that Old Masonian Bro . Chandler . The work done by the W . M . in the Old Masonians' Association was better known to the members , and without him it would not have reached its high success . They were all confident he would carry out the duties of W . M . to their satisfaction , and to the satisfaction of himself , which was more difficult .

Bro . R . S . Chandler , W . M ., in response , said thit whatever he had done in connection with the Old Masonians' Association had been done in conjunction with othersworking with him . He never thought , when a boy at school , of being W . M . of the Old Masonians' Lodge . He was initiated in the Rifle Brigade Lodge two years ago , and was proud of being in the position of the W . M . of this lodge . It was a little difficult to follow such an experienced Master as Bro . Keyser . It was , however ,

appropriate that he should succeed the Treasurer of the Boys' School , for he ( the W . M . ) was Treasurer of the Old Masonians' Association , and it was therefore in the sequence of events . He would do his best to fulfil the expectations of those who had placed him in the chair . He would next propose " The I . P . M ., " and express his regret that Bro . Keyser had had to leave . Bro . Keyser , who had initiated 11 gentlemen , held many offices , and they were proud to have had him as their first W . M .

"The Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ' was next given by the W . M ., and responded to by Bro . McLeod , who said he represented that lodge at the last Girls' School Festival , taking up £ 240 155 ., and this year for the Benevolent Institution he announced exactly the same . The S . W . had come forward with a magnificent donation of 50 guineas , and

would doubtless have a good list for the B > ys' School . O . i the following Monday the new School would be started , and within two-and-a-half years he hoped would be finished . » "The Visitors" was acknowledged by Bros . J . Weaver , P . M . ; F . Evans , P . M . ; and Stringer , P . M . __' Other toasts were given before the proceedings terminated . Bro . A . W . BOERS presided at Kht piano , and the programTIS incluled items by Bros . Patrick O'Doherty , Liugi Me ) , A . Sarjeant , G . Neville , and J , Sarjeant .

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Aire and Caider Chapter , No . 458 . This chapter was held in the Masonic Rootis , Goole , on the 17 th ult . Present : Comps . J . Constable , P . P . G . S . N ., acting M . E . Z . ; J . Hirrison , H . ; W . Bjulton , J . ; Dr . Alcock , Scribe E . ; W . Robins-jn , Scribe N . ; A . Gioderidge , P . S . ; Earnshaw , and others . Bros . Timm and Greenwood were exalted Royal Arch Masons , and six other brethren received a unanimous ballot . There is every prospect of this chapter increasing , and eventually becoming a very successful one .

Truth Chapter , No . 1458 . A meeting was held at the Mosley Hotel , Manchester , on the 27 th ult ., when there were present Comps . G . T . Lenard , M . E . Z . ; H . C . Ward , H . ; J . Williams , P . Z ., P . P . G . Std . Br ., acting J . ; Buckley Carr , P . Z ., Prov . G . J . ; R . Caldwell , P . Z . j Thos . Threlfall , Prin . SJJ . ; Stokes , ist Asst . Soj . ; H . Helleweil , S . E . ; Hall , Treas . ; J . Dean , acting S . N . j and E . Robsrts , P . G . Janitor , Janitor .

The minutes of the previous convocation were read and confirmed . A ballot was then taken for Bro . Geo . J . Critchley , 1161 , which proving favourable , he was exalted to the Supreme Degree by Comp . Geo . T . Lenard in a verjr able manner . The address was impressively given by Comp , Bu : kley Carr , P . Z ., P . G . J . The chapter was then closed , and the companions adjourned for refreshment . The harmony was ably contributed to by Comps . Stokes , Threlfall , and Roberts .

Henley Chapter , No . 1472 . The installation meeting took place at the Three Crowns Hotel , North Woolwich , on Wednesday , the 26 ; h ult ., when Comp . C . Jolly , P . Z ., P . Z . 915 , P . Z . and S . E . 2184 , P . P . G . S . B . Essex , was , for the fourth time , installed as M . E . Z . The chapter having been opened , the ballot was taken for Bros . W . Lond , S . W . 700 , and D . Ross , S . W ., F . Andrews , C . Davis , and E . Hornsey , of 1472 . Comp . Jolly was then inducted into thechairof M . E . Z . by Comp . R . J . Warren , P . Z . 13 and 1437 , P . P . A . G . S . Essex , P . Z . and Treas . The M . E . Z . then installed Comps . James Palmer as H ., and T . H . Lait as

J ., after which he proceeded to exalt the five candidates—an arduous day ' s work , which he completed amid the eulogiums of all present . The following were the officers invested : Comps . J . Savage , P . Z ., S . E . ; E . Vallon , S . N . ; R . J . Warren , P . Z ., P . Z . 13 and 1437 , Treas . ; D . Ross , P . S . ; W . Lonp , ist A . S . ; F . Andrew , 2 nd A . S . ; C . Davis and E . Hornsey , Stewards ; and J . Ives , Janitor . Comp . Jolly was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his services as Installing Officer , and , as he had declined toreceive more than his first year's jewel , it was decided , as a token of the esteem of the

companions , to present Mrs . Jolly and him with gold spectacles at their next meeting , The chapter was then closed . The banquet was splendidly served by Comp . Richardson—the choicest of the season and the best of " cham " being tendered amid pretty surroundings of exquisite fruit , flowers , and other adjuncts of such functions .

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St . Nicholas Lodge , No . 413 . The installation festival of the above was held in the handsome lodge room at the Great Eastern Hotel , Harwich ( which was beautifully decorated with plants and lljtvers tor the occasion ) on the 27 th ult . Bro . A . J . H . Ward . P . M ., P . P . S . G . W . East Anglia , Town Cleric ot Harwich , was duly installed into the Chair of Adoniram by Bro . . M . L . Sanders , P . M ., P . P . G . Std . Br ., who very ably performed the ceremony . Bro . Ward then appointed the following as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros . Start , P . P . G . Treas ., I . P . M , " ; C . E . Garrard , S . W . ; J . T . Ward , J . W . ; the Rev , H . L