Christerning Of The New City Masonic Club Lifeboat.

tised with her on several occasions , and , it is satisfactory to know , are greatly pleased with their new craft . The new lifeboat being a gift from a body of Masons , it was only natural that the brethren from the mystic Craft should desire to take some special part in the day ' s proceedings , and to extend a fraternal welcome to the brethren who

had been deputed to come from London to make the presentation . The fact that Bro . J . H . Whadcoat , the Worshipful Master of Lodge Amity , No . 137 , is himself a prominent member of the City Masonic Club , and has borne no small share in the raising of the fund out of which the cost of the new boat has been defrayed , was an additional reason why the brethren should do honour to the occasion .

Accordingly , a special dispensation was obtained from the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Montagu J . Guest , and a lodge of emergency was held at the Masonic Hall at 1 . 30 p . m ., Bro . J . H . Whadcoat , P . M ., presiding , supported by Bro . A . C . Chapin , P . P . G . Stwd ., I . P . M ., and a whole host of Past Masters of Amity and neighbouring lodges . The other officers of the lodge attending were : Bros . H . Saunders , S . W . ; F . P . Oakley , l . W . ; H . 1 . Sydenham , P . P . A . G . D . C , Chap . ;

W . D . Dugdale , P . P . S . G . W ., Treas . ; C . J . Woodford , P . P . G . P ., Sec . ; L . W . Pretty , J . D . ; G . A . Mate , I . G . ; F . A . Sharp , P . P . J . G . D ., D . C . ; W . J . White , Org . ; G . Hodges and G . Wood , Stewards ; and G . Squibb , Tyler . There was also a large attendance of visiting brethren from lodges at Bournemouth , Boscombe , Ringwood , Wareham , and Wimborne . The proceedings wereof the briefest possible character .

Alter the usual formalities had been observed , Bro . DUGDALE proposed , and Bro . T . S . FURNELL , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C , seconded the following resolution , which was , of course , unanimously adopted : " That the best thanks of this lodge be given to the City Masonic Club , London , for their generosity in providing the lifeboat , ' The City Masonic Club , ' which has this day been placed on the Poole and Bournemouth station of the National Lifeboat Institution , and is to-day to be

launched and christened by the Right Hon . the Lady Wimborne , Mayoress of Poole , after the great meeting to be held at the Guildhall , Poole , presided over by the Right Hon . Lord Wimborne , Mayor of Poole ; " also " That a copy of the foregoing resolution be sent to Bro . J . Brockett Sorrell , P . M . 176 , P . M . and Treas . 1260 , P . Z . and Treas . 176 , the indefatigable and much respected Secretary and Preceptor of the City Masonic Club , to Bro . A . H . Lilley , P . M . 12 , and to Bro . J . H . Whadcoat , W . M ., P . M . 19 , a member of that club . "

Bro . SORRELL acknowledged the vote , and incidentally referred to the good work done in London by Bro . J . H . Whadcoat , who he had no doubt was as popular in Poole as in the metropolis . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned from labour to refreshment . An excellent cold luncheon had been provided at the Oddfellows' Hall , and the brethren marched thither in procession , the duties of marshal being efficiently

discharged by Bro . Sharp , D . C . The order was as follows : Tyler , Junior Deacon , visitors , members of Lodge Amity , visiting Past Masters , officers of Lodge Amity , Past Masters of Lodge Amity , Past Provincial Grand Officers , Provincial Grand Officers , Past Grand Officers , Grand Officers , Worshipful Master , Senior Deacon , and Tyler . Arrived at the hall the chair was taken by Bro . Whadcoat , supported by Bros . Sorrell and Lilley , the representatives of the City Masonic Club , by the officers of the lodge , and eminent brethren from the neighbouring lodges .

Two toasts only were proposed— "The Queen and the Craft" and "The Visitors , " both given by the CHAIRMAN . With the latter the name of Bro . SORRELL was associated , and that brother suitably responded , expressing the pleasure it gave him and his co-trustee ( Bro . Lilley ) to attend there that day and heartily thanking the company for the kind reception they had given them .

It had been arranged that on the conclusion of lunch the procession should be re-formed and the brethren march to the Guildhall . The rain , however , was descending so pitilessly that the idea of a procession had to be abandoned and a "go as you please" competition substituted . The crew of the lifeboat were subsequently entertained at supper at the Oddfellows' Hall .

Scotland.

Scotland .

ANNUAL SUMMER OUTING OF ST . ANDREW OF GLASGOW CHAPTER , No . 09 .

PRESENTATION TO COMP . WILLIAM MUNRO DENHOLM . The annual summer outing of the companions of the above Royal Arch chapter and their friends took place on Thursday , the 2 nd inst . The company , numbering over 120 , journeyed by train to Princes Pier , Greenock , where they joined the saloon steamer Lord of the Isles for the trip to Inverary via Loch Eck . Dinner and tea were served on board the steamer .

During the journey Comp . Rour . KENNEDY , First Principal of the chapter , took the opportunity of presenting to Comp . William Munro Denholm , P . Z ., a handsome solid silver tea and coffee service on a silver salver bearing a suitable inscription . In doing so , Comp . Kennedy said the present had been subscribed for by present and past members of the chapter as a token of the esteem in which Comp . Denholm is held by all who have the pleasure ot his acquaintance . In reference to the recipient ' s Masonic career , he said that although Comp . Denholm

was a comparatively young Mason , he had worked to such good purpose that he had passed the chairs of a Craft lodge and their Royal Arch chapter , and at present held office in Grand Lodge and was the representative there of the Grand Lodge of Utah . He also held office in Supreme Grand Chapter , and was the representative from the Grand Chapter of Delaware , besides being a leading member of all the Degrees up to the iS " . During his four years occupancy of the chair of Chapter St . Andrew he had succeeded in placing the chapter in the very front rank of Scottish chapters , both for efficiency and membership .

Comp . DUNUUI -. , on rising to reply , was received with great applause . He spoke of his Masonic career , and said what he had done for the chapter and for Freemasonry was without any idea of receiving fee or reward , but the companions had rewarded him most handsomely , and he would cherish what they had presented to him as one of his proudest possessions . The chapter was handed over to him by Comp . J . Macnaught Campbell , P . Z . , in a thoroughly satisfactory

state , and the support which he had received from the ollice-bearers and companions was what had really brought it to the position it now held . It was true that during the four years he had occupied the chair , there had been more companions exalted in the chapter than in any other chapter ur . der the Scottish Constitution during the same period , which showed the splendid support he had received from all concerned . He cloted his remarks by again thankir . g the companions for their handsome gifts . A

THE CARLTON CLUII has been closed and will remain so for some weeks , during which the members will be the guests of the Junior Carlton .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

PRESENTATION TO BRO . CHAPMAN

An interesting event occurred at the meeting of the Charles Warren Lodge of Instruction at the Masonic Temple , Kimberley , S . A ., on Sunday , the 8 th ult . After the regular work had been completed , Bro . STEAD , P . M ., D . S . G . D ., rose and said that the most important feature of their meeting that day was still to come . It was the presentation to Bro . Chapman of a slight testimonial to mark the high esteem in which he was held by the

Masons on the diamond fields in general and of that lodge of instruction in particular . From his first appearance on the fields Bro . Chapman had impressed him with his zeal in Masonry , and he had imbued them with a spirit to work more correctly in accord with other English Freemasons than they had been working . He had exhibited to them a systematic and smooth working of the ritual , which they had been only too glad to adopt , and their work now was very

different to what it was before they had the benefit of his instruction . They regretted deeply that Bro . Chapman had felt it his duty to absent himself from the English Craft , but they were happy to know that his experience and knowledge of Craft working were still at their disposal . When they were in doubt as to any Masonic point they knew to whom to apply , and they considered it a boon that Bro . Chapman was amongst them to help them in difficulties , even though he

did not visit their lodges . He asked the acceptance by Bro . Chapman of that case ot pipes , which would enable him to smoke a fresh one each day in the week , and he hoped as in solitude he smoked them he would remember the brethren from whom they came . As for him , the work he had done and the advantages they had gained by his coming amongst them would be a memorial to him as long as Masonry existed on the diamond fields .

Bro . CHAPMAN , in accepting the handsome present , said it was well he was not afflicted with heart disease , or the surprise would have been disastrous to him . He was more pleased by their action than he could express to them . He loved Masonry , and consequently he had tried to be as perfect in its forms and ceremonies as he had the capacity to learn from those at home , whose pupil he was . He was not at heart a Ritualist , but he thought as those beautiful

ceremonies were to be performed , they should be performed as effectively as possible . On his arrival here he found they were not so done , and he had plainly told them so , and no man had ever found more apt and eager learners than he had found them to be . They had seemed not only willing but anxious to improve and the work they were now doing was evidence of this . Masonry had been his hobby , his only recreation for years , and he assured them it was a great deprivation to

him now , that his sense of duty prevented him from indulging his passion for it . Had he been a less zealous Mason , had he known less of the landmarks of the Order he might have not been compelled to this actof self-sacrifice ; but there were mental corns as well as physical corns , and in his position as a Past Officer of Grand Lodge , his duty had led him so far as to have trampled on their mental corns , and he had to suffer for it . While officially , he would not take part in their

meetings , he was always ready to do all he' could to assist them to do thiir work in a thorough and correct manner . He thanked them for their handsome present , which he would regard as a mark of their confidence and esteem , but begged to remind them that he had no desire always to smoke a pipe in solitude , and as he saw there were a great many pipes in the beautiful case , he hoped

they would often drop in on him in his den , and cheer his solitude with their presence . He said that no matter how sweet the flavour of the pipes may be , or how fragrant the aroma of the tobacco with which he might fill them it would be never so grateful to him as the knowledge their gilt had inspired that he was understood and esteemed by the brethren who were foremost in disseminating and practising the precepts and principles of the Craft in the Diamond Fields .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

Carville Lodge , No . 2497 . On Monday afternoon the annual meeting of the above lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Wallsend , for the purpose of installing the W . M . for the ensuing year . TheW . M ., Bro . Rev . W . M . O'Brady Jones , P . P . G . Chap ., presided , and was

supported by a large number of Past Masters and visitors , including Bro . R . Hudson , P . M ., P . G . S . LS . Eng ., P . G . Sec . Durham ; G . A . Allan , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . C . Moor , P . P . J . G . W . Durham ; A . J . Farina , P . P . G . D . ; R . Brand , P . G . Supt . of Works ; W . E . Harris , P . M . 1 S 63 , P . P . G . S . ; W . Terry , P . M . 991 ; W . George , P . M . 166 ; Frank Graham , W . M . 2327 ; George Craig , I . P . M . nyi ; F . E . Jameson , W . M . 24 ; George Gjddard , J . D . 22 S 4 ; and VV . R . Guthery , Stwd . 2557 .

The W . M . elect , Bro . Summers Hunter , S . W ., was duly presented by Bro . R . Hudson , P . M ., D . C ., to Bro . Rev . W . M . O Brady-Jones , the Installing Master , by whom l ! : o . Hunter was installed into the chair of K . S . in an efficient and impressive manner , and the newly-installed W . M . was afterwards duly proclaimed and saluted according to ancient custom . The W . M . afterwards invested the following officers for the ensuing year : Bips . Rev . W . M . O'Brady-Junes , I . P . M . ; J . Shenton . S . W . j Wm . Philipson , J . W . ; Rev . A . L . Curry , P . G . Chap ., Chap . ; G . A . Allan , P . M ., Treas . ; G . R . Stephenson , Sec . ; George Hollings , S . D . ; John Dixon , ] . D . ; M . Murray , P . M .

D . C . ; J . P . Blenkinsop , Org . ; K . S . Johnson , I . G ; A . Hepburn and C . Stephens , Stwds . Afterwards a handsome presentation gold Past Master ' s jewel was presented to Bro . the Rev . W . II . O'Brady-Joncs , P . P . G . Chap ., which bore upon its face the following record : " ' Testius ( third W . M . ) , Diamond Jubilee Year , Carville Lodge , 2497 , 1 S 37-1 S 67 . ' Presented to Uro . the Rev . VV . M . O U .-ady-Jones , I . P . M . " Bro . Robert Hudson , P . G . S . B . ling ., P . G . Sic . Durham , made the presentatation on behalf of the Past Masters and ollicers , and said he had great pleasure in conveying th = ir good wishes to Bro . the Rev . W . M . O'Brady-Jones , and this token of their goodwill on the

completion of his year of office as W . M ., which he had discharged in a most efficient manner , and he luither complimented him on what he had done in his oifici as W . M ., and added that they were proud to have had among them as their VV .. V 1 ., and now as I . P . M ., one who , in his sacred calling , had reflected great honour upon their Craft . ( Loud applause . ) There was also presented an excellent mezio-tint portrait ot Bro . the Rev . VV . M . O'Brady-Jones , by Mr . K . E . Ruddock , of Newcastle , suitably framed , to adorn the walls of the Masonic hall . Bro . Rev . VV . M . U'brady-Jones acknowledged the gifts if the ollicers and brethren in an able address , and was heartily complimented by the brethren of the lodge .

In the evening the lodge htld its annual fest ' val at the County Hotel , Niwcistle , at which Bro . Summers-Hunter , P . M ., was in the chair , and there was alarge attendance .

THE ROYAL YACHT , Victoria and Albert , which had been recalled from Dublin to Portsmouth to act as es . ort to the Oueen , on crossing tbe Solent , en route for Scotland , sailed from Portsmouth on Monday , forlrelaid , to resum ; at : endance on t . ie Duke and Duchess of York and convey their Royal Highnesses to Scotland t ' uring the pre < tent week .