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able manner , and the work of the officers being excellent in every detail . The W . M . also presented to the lodge a handsome alms dish , for which he received the thanks of the brethren . * At the close of the lodge dinner was " served ) in the enlargedl banqueting room , the above-named and other brethren being present , after which The W . M . proposed " The Queen and the Craft . "

Bro . Buckle proposed " The M . W . G . Master and the Grand Lodge , " to which Bro . Peck responded , and referred to the deceased members of the lodge , Bros . R . W . Hollon and Joseph Todd , who had held office in Grand Lodge and rendered distinguished services to the Craft . „ The I . P . M . proposed "The R . W . P . G . M ., the R . W . D . P . M ., and Prov . G , Lodge , " and Lord Bolton , D . P . G . M ., responded .

Bro . Sarft proposed "The W . M . " in most appreciative terms , which met with a hearty reception by the brethren , and was suitably acknowledged . The J . W . proposed "The Visitors , " to which the W . Masters of the Eboracum , Agricola , and Albert Victor Lodges , and Bro . Fleming , replied . Bro . Border proposed " Bros . J . S . Rymer , Lord Mayor of York , and Arthur Jones , Sheriff of York , " who are both Past Masters of the lodge , for which they returned thanks .

Lord Bolton then proposed "Success to the York Lodge , " impressing on the brethren the desirability of admitting only fit and proper persons into the Order , and he congratulated the W . M . and the lodge on the completion of the improvement , and wished all prosperity and success to the lodge . The Treasurer appropriately acknowledged the toast , and presented his financial statement of cost and of donations towards it . The toast of "The Officers" was proposed by Bro . Foster , and the S . W . and Secretary replied . --

During the evening Bros . Garrood , Preston Cobb , and Hirst contributed to the enjoyment of the brethren by their excellent songs , and Bro . E . S . D . Carter recited " The Absent-minded Beggar " in excellent style , which resulted in a shilling collection of £ 3 3 S-

Stuart Lodge , No . 1632-A meeting . was held at the Frascati Restaurant , Oxford-street , on the 27 th ultimo . Present : Bros . D . R . Milch , W . M . ; J . T . Sweet , W . M . 2721 , acting S . W . ; C . E . Brook , J . W . ; E . Falkner , S . D . ; H . J . Grey , J . D . ; J . Harp , I . G . ; A . H . Pardo , Treas . ; H . Montgomery and G . Luckings , Stewards ; J . M . Klempner , I . P . M . ; _ A . Bannister , P . M ., Sec . ; and a goodly gathering of members . The following visitors were also present : Bros , J . VV . Woodward , 2721 ; A . Abrahams , 1707 ; L . Abrahams ,

IJ 4 S ; W . Agnew Fedden , P . P . A . G . Sec . Somerset ; W . Warran , 939 ; W . S . Hanks , 24 GG ; W . Musto , iSifi ; J . Criddle , 2021 ; W . C Shaw , 2038 ; G . S , Howell , 2433 ; and Max Erde , 1559 . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for Messrs . Thomas H . Jupp and Charles Perry , which proved unanimous in their favour , and they , with Mr . C . Dunne Edwick ( already balloted for ) , were duly initiated . Bros . Ford and Toole were passed to the Degree of F . C . by Bro . J . M . Klempner ,

I . P . M . Bro . Uglow was raised by the W . M . It was then resolved to have a ladies night , and the matter was referred to a Committee consisting of the officers of the lodge and three of the members to discuss and arrange the details . It may be mentioned that the ladies' night last year was an unqualified success . The lodge business being ended , the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , at which about 45 sat down , and at which function Bro . Kalla kept his ever watchful eye , to see that nothing was wanting .

The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been duly honoured , and the toast of " The Visitors " having been responded to by Bro . Agnew Fedden , P . P . Asst . G . Sec Somerset , who came specially from Bristol on the invitation of the W . M ., the brethren spent a most enjoyable evening in listening to the harmony provided by Bro . Sweet . The artists , who had regaled themselves at a little dinner in an adjoining iroom , consisted of the following ladies and gentlemen : Misses Elsie Cooper , Lilla Nordon , Ada Wotton , Ethel Painter , and Mrs . Sweet , and Messrs . Arthur Ashby , Ernest Mitchell ,

Bert Mitchell , Bert Sweet , F . W . Martin , and Rub Roy . Miss Cooper sang in her best form and was much appreciated . Miss Nordon recited Bro . Rudyard Kipling ' s " Absent-Minded Beggar " with good effect , and augmented the Patriotic Fund to the extent of three guineas , which was sent to the Daily Telegraph , and duly acknowledged in its columns . Bro . Rub Roy followed in her footsteps with "The Penny Whistler , " and added his takings to the lady ' s collection . He also sang , with remarkable force , Mr . Eardley Turner ' s patriotic song entitled " Old England is

Still on the Map , " with an additional verse written by Mr . Turner , specially for this occasion . The effect upon the brethren when he reached the line in the chorus , " Britons , stand up , " was remarkable . The brethren rose to their feet and joined in the chorus in a manner that surprised the artist . Mr . Ashby , who was in excellent form , gave " Drake ' s Drum " and other songs in a trasterly style . Mr . Bert Mitchell , who has a good tenor voice , was very successful with " Queen of Angels . " The vocal oortion was interspersed with a violin solo by Mr . Martin , well rendered , and

by a banjo quartette ( Mrs . Sweet , Bert Sweet , Ernest and Bert Mitchell ) . Their " Black Bess Polka March " was much appreciated , and an encore was demanded and responded to . Miss Wotton and Miss Painter were the accompanists during the evening , assisted by Bro . Johnson , the Organist of the lodge . Altogether , a most enjoyable evening was spent by the brethren , and the hands of the clock pointed to " the witching hour" when the company separated . Bro . Sweet intimated that he , with the sanction of the W . M ., would repeat the musical portion at future meetings .

Claremont Lodge , No . 1861 . The installation meeting of this flourishing provincial lodge of Surrey took place at the Greyhound Hotel , High-street , Croydon , on Monday , the 27 th ult ., when there were present Bros . J . S . Pointon , W . M . ; E . W . Treadaway Hoare , S . W ., and W . M . elect ; 1 . Rogers , J . W . ; H . E . Frances , P . P . S . G . D . Surrey , Sec . j F . J . Terry Horsey , P . M ., Treas . ; P . Williams , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., D . C ; J . R . Dickason , S . D . ; W . T . Greenland . J . D . ; S . R . Faulder , I . G . ; J . Bailey , Tyler ; Thomas

Bowler , P . M . ; W . P . Underdown , A . H . Portch , A . Bridge , R . Day , J . Lees , Alf . Wood , H . R . Gurney , and H . A . Portch . The visitors were Bros . Walter Martin , P . G . P . Eng . ; John Ellinger , P . M . 2222 , Prov . G . Stwd . Surrey ; Walter Sykes , P . M . 1597 , P . P . G . D . C Middx . ; VV . II . Webb , 1329 ; II . Pearce , I . P . M . 1599 ; II . Pitt , 1441 ; H . P . White , J . D . 1541 ; W . G . Simmonds , P . M . 1155 ; F . S . Williams , 101 ; B . Faull , Org . 1625 ; L . Notley , 1922 ; T . VV . Hall , J . W . 209 G ; J . Lightfoot , P . M . 1901 ; W . H . Wheeler , 2454 ; H . A . Brown , S . W . 2036 ; and Chas . Hi ,. Sinnp . P . M . r ; o 7 . W . M . elect 1 G . 11 .

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . The Auditors presented their report , which was received and adopted , and showed the lodge to be in a flourishing condition . Bro . H . A . Portch was passed , and Bro . R . Day raised , both ceremoniestjeing performed by the W . M . in a very perfect and impressive manner . Bro . P . Williams , P . M ., D . C , next presented Bro . E . W . Treadaway Hoare , W . M . elect , to the W . M . to receive from him the benefit of installation , which was carried out in an exemplary manner by the Installing Master , Bro . J . S . Pointon . The new

VV . M . invested his officers for the ensuing year as h . llows : Bro . J . S . Pointon , I . P . M . ; Wm . Rogers , S . W . ; J . R . Dickason , J . W . ; F . J . T . Horsey , P . M .. Treas . ; H . E . Frances , P . M ., Sec . ; B . William ' , P . M ., D . C . ; VV . J . Greenland , S . D . ; S . R . Faulder , J . D . ; H . R . Gurney , I . G ; A . H . Portch , A . D . C ; A . Woods and A . Bridge , Stwds . ; and J . Bailey , Tyler . The three addresses were admirably delivered by Bro . Jos . S . Pointon . The W . M . next rose and said it was the usual custom in the lodge for every W . M . to present a banmr which he had very great pleasure in doing with his earnest desire that it should take its place among those of the

worthy Masters who had preceded him . The motto was Horn e' sempri— " Do not put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day . "—Bro . E . W . Treadaway Hoare , 1 S 99 . Bro . J . . Pointon , in proposing a hearty vote of thanks to the W . M . for his splendid gift , said the banner was designed by Bio . Frances , and was quite a work of art . It 'would be hi g hly appreciated by every member of the lodge , especiilly as it was the Work of the Secretary , a sterling Mason of 45 years' standing . He hoped the same spirit would actuate the worthy W . Ms , who might follow . The proposition was seconded by the J . W ., and carried with acclamation . The W . M . thanked the brethren most Cordially , The W . M . next sajd one of his very best duties was to present the Past

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Master's jewel to the I . P . M ,, Bro . Pointon , who had carried out the duties of the past year with very great ability ; none could have worked harder and performed them better . He hoped he might wear it for many years in the love and esteem of every brother in the lodge . Bro . Pointon most heartily thanked the brethren for so handsome a jewel and for such a cordial greeting . He had done his best for the lodge , and had been

most ably supported during the past year by his officers . He had been a P . M . for a short time , but he hoped to remain among them in that capacity for a long time , and the jewel would remind him of the very many happy hours he had spent in the lodge . The inscription upon the jewel was as follows : " No . 1 S 61 . Presented to Bro . J . S . Pointon , P . M ., for efficient services . November , iSgg . " The business ended , the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet .

The cloth removed , the VV . M . gave the loyal and Masonic toasts in commendable terms , which were most loyally received . The W . M ., in proposing " The Pro G . M ., Dep . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " said their working was admirable . The Pro G . M . was one of the finest workers , and the D . G . M . was hardly eclipsed by Earl Amherst in the working . The lodge was honoured by the presence of a G . Officer—Bro . W . Martin , P . G . P . —who was an honour also to the Craft , and he hoped the lodge would be graced

by his presence very often . The toast was most cordially received . In reply , Bro . Walter Martin said it was a most difficult task to respond to so important a toast , but he did it with great pleasure for so worthy a body . He congratulated the W . M . upon his high position , and also the I . P . M . ( who was one of his old boys ) upon working the installation ceremony in so perfect a manner . He had been a Mason for nearly a quarter of a century , and had never witnessed it better done .

Bro . Pointon was one of the most sterling Masons that could be found in South London , and he was confident that the work of the chair in his mother lodge—the Selwyn , No . igoi—to which he would shortly attain , would be carried | out with the same ability as during the past year . He hoped the W . M . would have a happy and successful year . The W . M . next presented the toast of "The Prov . G . M ., Earl Onslow ; the Dep . Prov . G . M ., Bro . West ; and the rest of the Prov . G . Officers , Present and . Past , " in becoming terms . 1 toast to saia

ne was aoiy responded oy aro . j . aninger , rrov . u . s ., wno aitnougn one of the youngest Grand Officers , yet he highly appreciated the eloquent remarks of the W . M . towards them . He paid a high tribute of respect to the late Prov . G . Master , Col . Money , who was an ideal Mason . He hoped to attain to a hi g her position before long in the province , but if he did it could not alter his admiration for the cause of Freemasonry . He hoped that the Claremont Lodge would never go backward , but be always kept well to the front in the province . Bro . 1 . S . Pointon , I . P . M ., in complimentary terms , presented the toast of " The

VV . M ., " which was always received with enthusiasm in th < 5 lodge . He had succeeded the I . P . M . in the various offices with great credit , and now had the confidence of every brother in the lodge . He should like to mention to the brethren , which showed the W . M . 's assiduity , that he had never missed a meeting in the lodge while an officer , and yet he travelled every time from Devonshire . That was most commendable , and

proved the interest he took in the lodge , and he wished him long life , health , and prosperity , and that he would long remain a member of the Claremont Lodge . The W . M ., in reply , most heartily thanked the brethren , and said that twice in his life he felt nervous , when initiated , and then , as W . M . However , he had aspired to the chair of his mother lodge , and his desire had been , and would continue to be , to help forward their noble Charities , and do his very best for the brethren .

The toast of "The Installing Master" was most ably given by the W . M ., who eulogised the splendid work . This was most cordially replied to by Bro . Pointon , who promised to help forward the lodge in every way to the very best of his ability . The toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " was duly proposed by the W . M ,

and they were thanked for their excellent services . Both those worthy officers ably replied . The toast of " The Visitors " was most cordially presented by the W . M ., and eloquently replied to by Bros . Walter Sykes , Pierce , Simmonds , Hall , Lightfoot , Stone , and Brown .

The toast of " The Officers " was next duly honoured , and the Tyler ' s toast closed a very happy meeting . An excellent programme of music was arranged , the following artistes being well and deservedly received : Bros . W . Rogers , W . H . Wheeler , Fred W . Stephens , P . M . ; B . B . Hopkins ( Royal campanologist ) , loudly encored ; and H . A . Portch . Bro . Blewett Faull ably presided at the piano .

Yorick : Lodge , No . 2771 . The first regular meeting was held on the 2 $ th ult ., at the Queen ' s Hotel , Leicester-square , when four candidates—including Mr . J . L . Kight , the Secretary of the Yorick Club—were initiated into Freemasonry , and seven brethren were elected joining members . Seven gentlemen were also elected as candidates for initiation at future meetings . The new lodge has , therefore , made a vigorous start , and under Bro . Bartley Denniss , P . P . G . W ., as the first W . M ., assisted by Bro . Trehawke Davies , the

energetic Secretary , should fulfil the prophesy of success made at the consecration . Amongst those present were Bros . E . R . Bartley Denniss , P . P . G . W ., W . M . ; C . Sounes , Treas . ; F . Trehawke Davies , Sec . s Walter Gay , S . D . s H . L . Swinburne , J . D . ; F . Addyman , D . C . ; Walter Passmore , Org . ; E . Lockwood , I . G . ; J . B . Howard and G . Robbins , Stewards ; H . T . Brickwell , P . M . ; J . Fernandez , P . M . ; J . H . Barnes , E . J . Whitwood , Guy Repton , P . P . G . W . ; Louis Kight , H . D . Lowry , It 1 * . 1 / " *! ..... « .. _ . A . U « t ..... _ . ~ MAk . 1 * a D ........ IT .... J R # D Kit , uuntatn i muciauuic iiuuuai ixusacuaim ¦ i \

luvcy , J . ^ unpumu , , . u . , . » . . morana . Visitors : Bros . H . J . Gregory , P . M . 3 ; C . J . Murian , P . M . 2489 ; Luigi Lablache , I . P . M . 1319 ; Otto Peinizer , 254 S ; F . Atherley , 2127 ; Harry Nicholls , P . M . 2127 ; E . Maurice , 2127 ; W . Watson , I . P . M . 959 ; F . Eastman , 1609 ; R . Manuel , P . M . 119 G ; Clarance Holt , Charles Warner , W . W . Lee , P . M . ; and others . Lodge was opened , and the minutes read and confirmed . Bros . Mel B . Spurr , 57 ; E . J . Whitewood , 280 ; Lieut .-Col . H . T . Wijon , 25 , Dublin ; Athelstane Nobbs , 1961 ;

T . Baron Russell , 933 ; F . U . Travers , 1049 , India ; and F . W . Eastman were elected joining members . Messrs . J . L . Kight , J . Chapman , Duncan Tovey , and H . D . L-jwry were then initiated into Freemasonry by the W . M ., who concluded a fine rendering of the ceremony by an excellent delivery of the ancient charge . Bro . the Ven , Archdeacon Sinclair , P . G . Chap ., was unanimously elected an honorary member , and will , it was understood , become the Chaplain of the lodge . Lodge was closed , and a well-served dinner was afterwards enjoyed .

Bro . Guy Repton , P . P . G . W . Middx ., proposed " The Health of the W . M ., " and said that Bro . Bartley Denniss , W . M ., was just now passing through a period of considerable anxiety , as his son was one of the gallant soldiers at Ladysmith . Their hearts , therefore , went out to the W . M ., and they sincerely hoped that Bro . Denniss would shortly hear of the safety of his son . He could tell the initiates that although he had heard the initiation ceremony performed many times , he had , never heard it given with such great feeling , and such dignity and ceremonial .

Bro . Bartley Uenniss , f . f . " jr . W ., \ W . M ., in reply , said the original lines just recited by Bro . J . H . Barnes were so Deautiful that he was unable to prepare anything in the way of a reply . He returned sincere thanks for the very sympathetic way in which Bro . Repton had referred to him , and more especially to his son . On the day of the consecration he attended in an extremely depressed frame of mind , and he had the greatest difficulty in preventing that depression being conveyed to the brethren . He did his best to conceal it , and was , therefore , afraid he was not at his best on that occasion .

He was grateful to Bro . Repton for the kind words said of the ceremony . He hoped they were true , for that they were very flattering must be admitted . The W . M . of a new lodge had a heavy task before him . One great difficulty was the absence of Past Masters , and he wis thankful to two P . Ms , of the Drury Lane Lodge , who were honorary members of the Yorick Lodge , for their kindly assistance . It was a graceful

act for the Drury Lane Lodge , of which Bro . Guy Repton was W . M . to sign the petition for their lodge . He would do his utmost during his year to perform the ritual to the best of his ability . He had the assistance of the officers , and particularly of Bro . Trehawke Davies , Sec , and hoped to have the support of all the members , so that brotherly love and unanimity would make his year of office an easy one . He looked forward with confidence to the future of the lodge , for there were many members of the club yet to

join . In giving " The Initiates , " the W . M . expressed his pleasure that Bro . Kight , the Secretary of the club , should lis the first initiate of the lodge . He nude appropriate .