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into the mysteries of Freemasonry . Bro . Hooper , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year ; Bro . W . Hopekirk , A . G . P ., was re-elected Treasurer ; and a P . M . ' s jewel was unanimously voted to the outgoing W . M . for the very able way in which he had conducted the affairs of the lodge during the past year .
CHISWICK LODGE ( No . 2012 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 9 th inst ., at the Star and Garter Hotel , Kew Bridge . The event attracted a large number of members and visiting brethren , the former including Bros . R . Harvey , W . M . ; G . Gardner , I . P . M . ; W . A . Dowling , J . W . ; G . Everett , P . M ., Treas . ; F . Walden , Sec . ; J . Brown , S D . ; R .
H . Wimpey , J . D . ; F . D . Smither , Org . ; J . R . Rowling , Stwd . ; Lord George Hamilton , T . C Walls , P . M . ; Harry W . Price , P . M . ; and many others . Visitors : Bros . E . Faux , 77 ; J . T . S . Hood , P . M . 554 ; C . J . Hampden , P . P . S . G . W . Hereford ; R . Melbourne , 339 ; A . L . Chapman , J . D . 255 ; T . Hiscock , 865 ; A . Harvey Moore , S . W . 255 ; R . La Feuillade , W . M . 13 S 1 ; Richard Eve ,
G . Treas . ; Frank Richardson , P . G . D . ; Ralph Gooding , P . G . D . ; Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C ; James Terry , P . G . S . B . ; S . Hunt , 1196 ; W . H . Causton , P . M . 162 ; E . B . Cox , W . M . 1563 ; C . P . Bellerby , W . M . 2021 ; C J . Digby , P . M . 933 , 2032 ; H . C . Lansdown , 1541 ; Jno . Ambrose , 2032 ; W . W . Morgan , P . M . 211 ; A . Love , 1791 ; J . Edwards , P . M . 1662 ; T . A . Holland ,
780 ; B . E . Blasby , P . M . 781 ; J . Wiggins , J . D . 1767 ; P . Monson , S . W . 1642 ; C . Coomb , W . M . 780 ; J . Aird , M . P ., P . G . Stewd ., S . W . 259 ; G . T . King , 749 ; A . Pringle , W . M . 92 ; R . T . Hunt , 186 ; T . M . Coleman , ig 2 : E . R . Bond , 1767 ; Andrew Pears , P . M . 209 ; H . Guy , 933 ; W . W . Lee , 1 S 97 ; and others . Letters of regret for non-attendance were read from the
Grand Secretary ; Bro . Mather , P . A . G . D . C . ; and many others . Lodge having been formally opened , the minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed , and the report of the Audit Committee , showing a large balance to the credit of the lodge fund , was received and adopted . Bro . Farr was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason
, and Bro . Clark was passed to the Second Degree , both ceremonies being performed by the W . M . in an admirable manner . The installation ceremony was then proceeded with , and Bro . F . Lawrance , P . M ., presented as W . M . elect . A Board of Installed Masters having been formed , numbering 23 W . M . ' s and P . M . 's , Bro . Lawrance was duly installed into the chair as W . M . for the ensuing- year .
The following officers were appointed and invested : Bros . Lord George Hamilton , S . W . ; J . Brown , J . W . ; Geo . Everett , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Gardner , P . M ., Sec . ; R . H . Wimpey , S . D . ; Waldon , J . D . ; Hughes , I . G . ; Rowling , D . C . ; Hopkins , Stwd . ; and Rowe , Tyler . The usual addresses were delivered by the Installing Master , Bro . Richard Harvey , I . P . M ., who performed the
installation ceremony throughout in a clear and impressive manner that delighted all present . The W . M ., in presenting Bro . Harvey , I . P . M ., with a P . M . 's jewel , expressed the pleasure it afforded him to make the presentation , and referred to the admirable manner in which Bro . Harvey had carried out the duties of the chair during the past year . Bro . Richard Harvey , I . P . M ., thanked the W . M . and brethren for this
token of their appreciation , and said he should always wear the jewel with kindly feelings of regard for the Chiswick Lodge . The jewel , which is of chaste design , bears an enamelled view of Old Chiswick Church , and on the back of the pendant is the following inscription : "Presented by the brethren of the Chiswick Lodge , No . 2012 , to Brother Richard Harvey , as a token of esteem and
regard , and in recognition of his kindness , urbanity , and ability , while presiding over the lodge , 1 SS 7-8 . " The jewel was manufactured by Bro . George Kenning . Propositions having been received , the lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , served under the superintendence of Bro . Brill " The Queen and the Craft " and " H . R . H . the Prince of
Wales , M . W . G . M ., " having been given from the chair and received by the brethren with the accustomed cordiality , theW . M . proposed " 1 he Grand Officers , " and said all present knew how well the members ot that body carried out the lengthy business of Gtand Lodge . He coupled with the toast the name of Bro . Eve , G . Treas . Bro . Richard Eve , G . Treas ., in reply , said he felt it was
a great honour to be called upon to respond to this toast , for he knew he had a heavy burden upon him to represent the distinguished brethren whose health they had so cordially drunk . He had on his right hand several distinguished Grand Officers , but it was in no disparaging sense that he said they but faintly represented the distinguished brethren who were absent . He referred to
brethren of all kinds and of all classes , including men of position in the State and in the administration of the affairs of the country . Brethren who had been selected for distinguished services rendered to the Craft , and brethren who had been promoted to fill office in Grand Lodge on account of the position they held in the world . During the past year there had been a large number of brethren
added 10 the list of Grand Officers , and he felt that the M . W . G . M . had exercised an excellent discretion in the offices he had bestowed on brethren who had rendered good service in various ways . They one and all believed in the Order . It was a great Institution and was capable of even a greater amount of good than it was doing at present . It brought together a large number of men in one common
bond , and brought those closer together who would otherwise be estranged . He was glad to find that the Chiswick Lodge , although young , had established itself so firmly and possessed a number of distinguished brethren as members . He was pleased to have had the opportunity of being present and hoped the pleasure would be renewed on a future occasion .
Bro . R . Harvey , I . P . M ., then said the brethren would know , when the gavel was entrusted to his care , that it was for the purpose of proposing "The Health of the W . M . " It would be unnecessary for him to take up their time by explaining the good qualities of Bro . F . Lawrance , W . M for they were well known to all present . As their Treasurer
since the consecration of the lodge , he had looked after the funds , with the result that their financial affairs were now in a substantial and satisfactory condition , and the members were pleased to see him occupying the chair of VV . M . There was no doubt that Bro . Lawrance , W . M ., would give as much satisfaction in the future as he had done in past , for they knew him to be a good man in every respect .
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The brethren present would therefore cordially drink to the health of their esteemed W . M . Bro . F . Lawrance , W . M ., said it was with considerable pleasure that he rose to return thanks for the kind manner in which the toast had been proposed and received . The brethren had shown some enthusiasm in their reception of the toast , and he thought it would be unnecessary for him
to assure them , as they had been pleased to elect him as their W . M ., that he would do all he could during his year for their comfort and for the good of the lodge . He had occupied the post of Treasurer , and had no intention of entering the lodge as a working member , but as they had been pleased to select him in the place of a brother whose death they all regretted , he had consented to fill the chair .
He hoped they would find him as successful as previous Worshipful Masters had been . As a young lodge they had done well and carried out excellent work . He liked work , and hoped he should have plenty , and that it would be done as well as it had been in the past . He again thanked them for their cordial reception . "The Visitors" was then given by the VV . Master , who
tendered a hearty welcome to the visiting brethren . He coupled with the toast the names of Bro . R . H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C , his , father in Masonry , and Bro . Aird , M . P ., P . G . Steward . Bro . Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C , said he was pleased that the W . M . had coupled his name with the toast , lor Bro . Lawrance , W . M ., was one of the oldest and best
friends that he or any other man had had in this world . It was theretore a great pleasure to him to see him installed as W . M . of such a good lodge . Many of the brethren present knew that not far off he would be standing as their Deputy Prov . G . M ., but unfortunately for them the Chiswick Lodge was not in their province . He knew what a good lodge it was and how many elements of true Masonry
existed in it . He congratulated his friend on being installed in the chair of such a lodge , for it seemed to be carrying out the true principles of Masonry . On behalf of the visitors he would say how charmed they were in the lodge with the working of Bro . Harvey , for the rendering of the passing and installation ceremonies was a Masonic treat to them all . He initiated the W . M . into Masonry ,
but he was one of those btethren who are Masons at heart long before their initiation . Bro . Lawrance , VV . M ., came to him , and asked to be initiated , and since then he had watched his career with considerable pleasure . There was no better worker in the Cralt , and the members of this lodge would regret when the time arrived for Bro . Lawrance to leave the chair . The visiting brethren had ail enjoyed
the hospitality shown them and had been delighted with the admirable working . Bro . Aird , M . P ., P . G . Stwd ., also replied , and cordially echoed all that Bro . Thrupp had said . The working was most instructive to those who had yet much to learn , lt was a matter for congratulation that a S . W . had been invested that evening who was so much respected in all spheres of life . He referred to Bro . Lord George
Hamilton , M . P ., S . W . That distinguished brother did honour to the lodge , and the lodge did honour to him . He congratulated the S . W . that he was lollowing in the steps of those brethren who had been found equal to the occasion , and who had performed their duties in a highly creditable manner . It had been a great pleasure to him to be present , and he sincerely thanked Bro . Defries for his kind invitation .
„„ " The Masonic Charities" was next given by the Worshipful Master . He said that , although theirs was but a young lodge , it was not an uncharitable one , lor they had sent up a Steward each year for one of the Institutions . On each of these occasions the lodge had voted 10 guineas , and up to the present time the amount sent up was about £ 550 . This year it came to the turn of the Benevolent Institution .
Last year he acted as Steward for the Girls' School , and collected £ 60 , while the two years before Bro . Gardner took U P £ 5 " » nd £ 240 respectively . That was not a bad record for a young lodge , and this year he proposed acting as Steward for the Benevolent Institution . He hoped each member would contribute to his list , and that it would be creditable to the lodge . He coupled with the toast the
name of Bro . Terry , whom they knew had worked hard for many years in the cause of Masonic Charity . Bro . James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I ., thanked the W . M . exceedingly tor having proposed the toast earlier in the evening than was usual . With respect to Masonic Charity during the past year , the total subscribed for the Institutions amounted to X ' 01 , 000 . Such a sum had never before
been raised , but during the forthcoming year , with the prospect ot a large total for the Girls' bchool , he hoped a suit lasgtv amount would be subscribed . The list of the Benevolent Institution was closed , no less than 130 candidates seeking admission for 14 vacancies . He knew that the W . Master was coming forward to represent that lodge on behalf of that Institution . Good work had been done by
that lodge in the past , and the W . M . would come forward with greater force and more ability on behalf of the Old People , lor no better representative could be chosen to enlist their heartiest support . He wished the W . M . a very prosperous and happy Stewardship , and was certain that the Chiswick Lodge , which had a reputation for charitable work in the past , would send up even a greater sum than it had
before . Whatever it had done in the past it would endeavour to surpass in the future . The Worshipful Master then proposed "The Installing and LP . Master , " and said few words would be needed from him , as Bro . Harvey was known to them alias being an excellent Mason , and one who had performed the work entrusted to him in an admirable manner . Their I . P . M .
lived at a greater distance from the lodge room than many members , and therefore they had not seen so much of him as they had of previous W . M . ' s , but he had been regular and punctual in his attendance , and had always done his work well . Bro . Harvey , I . P . M ., had invariably been kind and genial with them , and had been an excellent W . W . He therefore asked the brethren to cordially drink the
toast . Bro . Richard Harvey , I . P . M ., thanked the W . M . and brethren for the kind manner in which the toast of his health had been proposed and received . Whether he deserved all the kind words which had been used respecting him he must leave the brethren to judge . He had
endeavoured to do his duty with satisfaction to the brethren , and he hoped with some credit to himself . If his working of the installation ceremony that evening had pleased them he was more than repaid . "Ihe Health of the Treasurer , Bro . G . Everett , P . M ., Founder , and first W . M . of the Lodge , and the Secretary ,
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Bro . Geo . Gardner , P . M ., " was next given , and responded to by the latter . " The Officers " having been given , the Tyler ' s toast brought the meeting to a close . The musical programme was effectively carried out by Misses Carlton and Marchant , Bro . Pritchard , and Mr . E . Buels .
QUATUOR CORONATI LODGE ( No . 2076 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at Freemasons' Hall on Friday , the 6 th inst ., when there were present Bros . R . F . Gould , P . G . D ., VV . M . ; VV . Simpson , S . W . ; Major Pratt , J . W . ; G . W . Speth , Sec . ; W . M . Bywater , G . Swd . Br ., S . D . ; Professor Hayter Lewis , J . D . ; Dr . Wynn Westcott , I . G . ; W . H . Rylands , G . St . ; Rev . W . M . Heath , P . G . C .: John Read , F . A . Powell , D . P . Cama
P . G . Treas . ; C . L . Mason , G . H . Kenning , P . L . Simmonds , C . Kupferschmidt , Rev . A , E . Woodward , and E . J . Castle . The lodge was draped in mourning ; . The Worshipful Master delivered the following address in memory of the late Bro . Rev . A . F . A . Woodford : Brethren . —The first thought that will occur to our minds
on assembling here to-day is a sense of the great loss the lodge has sustained in the death of our beloved Bro . Woodford . This , indeed , is a heavy blow to us , though at the same time we shall , one and all , derive a melancholy satisfaction from the reflection that our deceased brother was spared to us until the success of this lodge of Masonic students has been placed beyond the region of controversy
or denial . In it he has been a prominent figure , and the sorrow which is telt to-night by those of us who have been regular attendants at our stated meetings , can hardly be expressed in words , and is best indicated by the manner in which the remarks it is my duty to make on the present occasion are listened to by the lodge , viz ., in a silence that is lar more expressive than actual speech . Our brother
was not only the oldest Mason , but also the oldest author in the lodge , and it is as the doyen of British Masonic wntets , that he has been affectionately regarded by his fellow members of the Quatuor Coronati . Bro . Hughan and myselt have been spoken of as forming , in some sort , together with our dear brother whose loss we deplore , a kind of triad , having been fellow labourers in the field of
Masonic literature , a little before we were joined by various other brethren in this lodge . Certain it is , however , that when two of us disagreed in Fraternal controversy , both disputants were in the habit of appealing to the remaining brother of the triple tie . Ihe cord which united us has now been snapped by the death of Bro . Woodford , but the two who were left have placed on record , one in the
Freemason , and the other in the Freemasons' Chronicle , the estimation in which they know our late brother was regarded in this country , and , as they believe , throughout the Masonic world . These obituary notices , having already attained circulation in the Cralt , I pass over the leading incidents of our brother ' s Masonic career , which are there tully set forth , and shall next relate that during the last
days he spent on earth , his interest in Masonry , and in this lodge never flagged . The night before his death he read a portion of the second part of our transactions , and thus it may be said , that Ars Quatuor Coronatorum was his last reading in life . Of this lodge also , he spoke much during the same night , and expressed to those about him , the great affection he entertained for its members .
How that feeling was reciprocated I shall not put into words , for it will come home to every breast . Just a word in conclusion . Our late brother was one time in the army , and there are several among us who either follow or have followed the same calling . An allusion to military customs , therefore , will not be out of place . It is the habit in waifare , when casualties occur , for the survivors to close
up their ranks and press on . We have lost a good man and worthy brother , but the best compliment we can pay to his memory , is to close up our ranks and press on , towards the realisation ot those hopes , in which there was no more sanguine believer then the excellent and highly cultured Freemason who was so recently in our midst . Bro . Woodford may be said to have died in harness , and the point is
worthy of our attention , as a Masonic generation is a very short one and the instances are few where we find a veteran of 45 years' standing in the Craft , continuing to work with all the vigour and enthusiasm of youtn . Brethren , may we all in like manner continue to labour for the same cause until we shall be summoned in turn to the Grand Lodge above ; and when our places here know us no more , let us
hope that other bretnren may be ready , qualified and instructed by our example , to continue the work . So that it may be said— "The workmen die , but the work goes on . " The Wardens who had been absent on the installation night , the one through sickness and the other on military duty , were invested by the W . M . and inducted to their respective chairs . The report of the Library Committee
was adopted . The report of the Audit Committee being taken as read , the W . M . said : The report was beiore them and would be regarded by all as a most gratifying indication of the progress made by the lodge . It would be seen that an additiun ot £ 5 to the annual grant of the library was suggested , and there was one further recommendation that , did not so to speak , appear in the programme with
respect to which he had a few words to say . 1 he report of the Permanent and Audit Committee had gone out to the members , and among them , of course , to Bro . W . J . Hughan , who had written to him ( the W . M . ) , in consequence , suggesting that the sum ot £ 10 from each of the two lunds—Lodge and Correspondence Circle , respectively—should be voted to the Secretary in consideration of the vast amount of
clerical labour which had become incidental to his office With this idea the W . M . said , he perlectly concurred , and had consulted the other memoers of the Permanent and Audit Committee who had signed the report of December 21 : and the approval of Bro . Hughan ' s suggestion being unanimous , he should move accordingly , as a lurther recommendation arising out of the repoit , that the sum of
£ io from each of the two funds be voted as a compliment to the Secretary . In the future he hoped that the compliment might be larger , though of one thing he left sure , viz ., that whatever the amount the Secretary would feel equally grateful to the lodge for their public recognition of his arduous labours . Bro . Gould , W .
Master , concluded by remarking that , as with the exception of the b . W . and himselt , who were necessarily in the secret , the Secretary had provided a pleasant little surprise for ail the members of Outer Circle , in the . snape ot a St . John ' s card , so , inreturn , the Audit Committee hoped that the resolution then brought forward would on its adoption by the
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into the mysteries of Freemasonry . Bro . Hooper , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year ; Bro . W . Hopekirk , A . G . P ., was re-elected Treasurer ; and a P . M . ' s jewel was unanimously voted to the outgoing W . M . for the very able way in which he had conducted the affairs of the lodge during the past year .
CHISWICK LODGE ( No . 2012 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 9 th inst ., at the Star and Garter Hotel , Kew Bridge . The event attracted a large number of members and visiting brethren , the former including Bros . R . Harvey , W . M . ; G . Gardner , I . P . M . ; W . A . Dowling , J . W . ; G . Everett , P . M ., Treas . ; F . Walden , Sec . ; J . Brown , S D . ; R .
H . Wimpey , J . D . ; F . D . Smither , Org . ; J . R . Rowling , Stwd . ; Lord George Hamilton , T . C Walls , P . M . ; Harry W . Price , P . M . ; and many others . Visitors : Bros . E . Faux , 77 ; J . T . S . Hood , P . M . 554 ; C . J . Hampden , P . P . S . G . W . Hereford ; R . Melbourne , 339 ; A . L . Chapman , J . D . 255 ; T . Hiscock , 865 ; A . Harvey Moore , S . W . 255 ; R . La Feuillade , W . M . 13 S 1 ; Richard Eve ,
G . Treas . ; Frank Richardson , P . G . D . ; Ralph Gooding , P . G . D . ; Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C ; James Terry , P . G . S . B . ; S . Hunt , 1196 ; W . H . Causton , P . M . 162 ; E . B . Cox , W . M . 1563 ; C . P . Bellerby , W . M . 2021 ; C J . Digby , P . M . 933 , 2032 ; H . C . Lansdown , 1541 ; Jno . Ambrose , 2032 ; W . W . Morgan , P . M . 211 ; A . Love , 1791 ; J . Edwards , P . M . 1662 ; T . A . Holland ,
780 ; B . E . Blasby , P . M . 781 ; J . Wiggins , J . D . 1767 ; P . Monson , S . W . 1642 ; C . Coomb , W . M . 780 ; J . Aird , M . P ., P . G . Stewd ., S . W . 259 ; G . T . King , 749 ; A . Pringle , W . M . 92 ; R . T . Hunt , 186 ; T . M . Coleman , ig 2 : E . R . Bond , 1767 ; Andrew Pears , P . M . 209 ; H . Guy , 933 ; W . W . Lee , 1 S 97 ; and others . Letters of regret for non-attendance were read from the
Grand Secretary ; Bro . Mather , P . A . G . D . C . ; and many others . Lodge having been formally opened , the minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed , and the report of the Audit Committee , showing a large balance to the credit of the lodge fund , was received and adopted . Bro . Farr was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason
, and Bro . Clark was passed to the Second Degree , both ceremonies being performed by the W . M . in an admirable manner . The installation ceremony was then proceeded with , and Bro . F . Lawrance , P . M ., presented as W . M . elect . A Board of Installed Masters having been formed , numbering 23 W . M . ' s and P . M . 's , Bro . Lawrance was duly installed into the chair as W . M . for the ensuing- year .
The following officers were appointed and invested : Bros . Lord George Hamilton , S . W . ; J . Brown , J . W . ; Geo . Everett , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Gardner , P . M ., Sec . ; R . H . Wimpey , S . D . ; Waldon , J . D . ; Hughes , I . G . ; Rowling , D . C . ; Hopkins , Stwd . ; and Rowe , Tyler . The usual addresses were delivered by the Installing Master , Bro . Richard Harvey , I . P . M ., who performed the
installation ceremony throughout in a clear and impressive manner that delighted all present . The W . M ., in presenting Bro . Harvey , I . P . M ., with a P . M . 's jewel , expressed the pleasure it afforded him to make the presentation , and referred to the admirable manner in which Bro . Harvey had carried out the duties of the chair during the past year . Bro . Richard Harvey , I . P . M ., thanked the W . M . and brethren for this
token of their appreciation , and said he should always wear the jewel with kindly feelings of regard for the Chiswick Lodge . The jewel , which is of chaste design , bears an enamelled view of Old Chiswick Church , and on the back of the pendant is the following inscription : "Presented by the brethren of the Chiswick Lodge , No . 2012 , to Brother Richard Harvey , as a token of esteem and
regard , and in recognition of his kindness , urbanity , and ability , while presiding over the lodge , 1 SS 7-8 . " The jewel was manufactured by Bro . George Kenning . Propositions having been received , the lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , served under the superintendence of Bro . Brill " The Queen and the Craft " and " H . R . H . the Prince of
Wales , M . W . G . M ., " having been given from the chair and received by the brethren with the accustomed cordiality , theW . M . proposed " 1 he Grand Officers , " and said all present knew how well the members ot that body carried out the lengthy business of Gtand Lodge . He coupled with the toast the name of Bro . Eve , G . Treas . Bro . Richard Eve , G . Treas ., in reply , said he felt it was
a great honour to be called upon to respond to this toast , for he knew he had a heavy burden upon him to represent the distinguished brethren whose health they had so cordially drunk . He had on his right hand several distinguished Grand Officers , but it was in no disparaging sense that he said they but faintly represented the distinguished brethren who were absent . He referred to
brethren of all kinds and of all classes , including men of position in the State and in the administration of the affairs of the country . Brethren who had been selected for distinguished services rendered to the Craft , and brethren who had been promoted to fill office in Grand Lodge on account of the position they held in the world . During the past year there had been a large number of brethren
added 10 the list of Grand Officers , and he felt that the M . W . G . M . had exercised an excellent discretion in the offices he had bestowed on brethren who had rendered good service in various ways . They one and all believed in the Order . It was a great Institution and was capable of even a greater amount of good than it was doing at present . It brought together a large number of men in one common
bond , and brought those closer together who would otherwise be estranged . He was glad to find that the Chiswick Lodge , although young , had established itself so firmly and possessed a number of distinguished brethren as members . He was pleased to have had the opportunity of being present and hoped the pleasure would be renewed on a future occasion .
Bro . R . Harvey , I . P . M ., then said the brethren would know , when the gavel was entrusted to his care , that it was for the purpose of proposing "The Health of the W . M . " It would be unnecessary for him to take up their time by explaining the good qualities of Bro . F . Lawrance , W . M for they were well known to all present . As their Treasurer
since the consecration of the lodge , he had looked after the funds , with the result that their financial affairs were now in a substantial and satisfactory condition , and the members were pleased to see him occupying the chair of VV . M . There was no doubt that Bro . Lawrance , W . M ., would give as much satisfaction in the future as he had done in past , for they knew him to be a good man in every respect .
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The brethren present would therefore cordially drink to the health of their esteemed W . M . Bro . F . Lawrance , W . M ., said it was with considerable pleasure that he rose to return thanks for the kind manner in which the toast had been proposed and received . The brethren had shown some enthusiasm in their reception of the toast , and he thought it would be unnecessary for him
to assure them , as they had been pleased to elect him as their W . M ., that he would do all he could during his year for their comfort and for the good of the lodge . He had occupied the post of Treasurer , and had no intention of entering the lodge as a working member , but as they had been pleased to select him in the place of a brother whose death they all regretted , he had consented to fill the chair .
He hoped they would find him as successful as previous Worshipful Masters had been . As a young lodge they had done well and carried out excellent work . He liked work , and hoped he should have plenty , and that it would be done as well as it had been in the past . He again thanked them for their cordial reception . "The Visitors" was then given by the VV . Master , who
tendered a hearty welcome to the visiting brethren . He coupled with the toast the names of Bro . R . H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C , his , father in Masonry , and Bro . Aird , M . P ., P . G . Steward . Bro . Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C , said he was pleased that the W . M . had coupled his name with the toast , lor Bro . Lawrance , W . M ., was one of the oldest and best
friends that he or any other man had had in this world . It was theretore a great pleasure to him to see him installed as W . M . of such a good lodge . Many of the brethren present knew that not far off he would be standing as their Deputy Prov . G . M ., but unfortunately for them the Chiswick Lodge was not in their province . He knew what a good lodge it was and how many elements of true Masonry
existed in it . He congratulated his friend on being installed in the chair of such a lodge , for it seemed to be carrying out the true principles of Masonry . On behalf of the visitors he would say how charmed they were in the lodge with the working of Bro . Harvey , for the rendering of the passing and installation ceremonies was a Masonic treat to them all . He initiated the W . M . into Masonry ,
but he was one of those btethren who are Masons at heart long before their initiation . Bro . Lawrance , VV . M ., came to him , and asked to be initiated , and since then he had watched his career with considerable pleasure . There was no better worker in the Cralt , and the members of this lodge would regret when the time arrived for Bro . Lawrance to leave the chair . The visiting brethren had ail enjoyed
the hospitality shown them and had been delighted with the admirable working . Bro . Aird , M . P ., P . G . Stwd ., also replied , and cordially echoed all that Bro . Thrupp had said . The working was most instructive to those who had yet much to learn , lt was a matter for congratulation that a S . W . had been invested that evening who was so much respected in all spheres of life . He referred to Bro . Lord George
Hamilton , M . P ., S . W . That distinguished brother did honour to the lodge , and the lodge did honour to him . He congratulated the S . W . that he was lollowing in the steps of those brethren who had been found equal to the occasion , and who had performed their duties in a highly creditable manner . It had been a great pleasure to him to be present , and he sincerely thanked Bro . Defries for his kind invitation .
„„ " The Masonic Charities" was next given by the Worshipful Master . He said that , although theirs was but a young lodge , it was not an uncharitable one , lor they had sent up a Steward each year for one of the Institutions . On each of these occasions the lodge had voted 10 guineas , and up to the present time the amount sent up was about £ 550 . This year it came to the turn of the Benevolent Institution .
Last year he acted as Steward for the Girls' School , and collected £ 60 , while the two years before Bro . Gardner took U P £ 5 " » nd £ 240 respectively . That was not a bad record for a young lodge , and this year he proposed acting as Steward for the Benevolent Institution . He hoped each member would contribute to his list , and that it would be creditable to the lodge . He coupled with the toast the
name of Bro . Terry , whom they knew had worked hard for many years in the cause of Masonic Charity . Bro . James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I ., thanked the W . M . exceedingly tor having proposed the toast earlier in the evening than was usual . With respect to Masonic Charity during the past year , the total subscribed for the Institutions amounted to X ' 01 , 000 . Such a sum had never before
been raised , but during the forthcoming year , with the prospect ot a large total for the Girls' bchool , he hoped a suit lasgtv amount would be subscribed . The list of the Benevolent Institution was closed , no less than 130 candidates seeking admission for 14 vacancies . He knew that the W . Master was coming forward to represent that lodge on behalf of that Institution . Good work had been done by
that lodge in the past , and the W . M . would come forward with greater force and more ability on behalf of the Old People , lor no better representative could be chosen to enlist their heartiest support . He wished the W . M . a very prosperous and happy Stewardship , and was certain that the Chiswick Lodge , which had a reputation for charitable work in the past , would send up even a greater sum than it had
before . Whatever it had done in the past it would endeavour to surpass in the future . The Worshipful Master then proposed "The Installing and LP . Master , " and said few words would be needed from him , as Bro . Harvey was known to them alias being an excellent Mason , and one who had performed the work entrusted to him in an admirable manner . Their I . P . M .
lived at a greater distance from the lodge room than many members , and therefore they had not seen so much of him as they had of previous W . M . ' s , but he had been regular and punctual in his attendance , and had always done his work well . Bro . Harvey , I . P . M ., had invariably been kind and genial with them , and had been an excellent W . W . He therefore asked the brethren to cordially drink the
toast . Bro . Richard Harvey , I . P . M ., thanked the W . M . and brethren for the kind manner in which the toast of his health had been proposed and received . Whether he deserved all the kind words which had been used respecting him he must leave the brethren to judge . He had
endeavoured to do his duty with satisfaction to the brethren , and he hoped with some credit to himself . If his working of the installation ceremony that evening had pleased them he was more than repaid . "Ihe Health of the Treasurer , Bro . G . Everett , P . M ., Founder , and first W . M . of the Lodge , and the Secretary ,
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Bro . Geo . Gardner , P . M ., " was next given , and responded to by the latter . " The Officers " having been given , the Tyler ' s toast brought the meeting to a close . The musical programme was effectively carried out by Misses Carlton and Marchant , Bro . Pritchard , and Mr . E . Buels .
QUATUOR CORONATI LODGE ( No . 2076 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at Freemasons' Hall on Friday , the 6 th inst ., when there were present Bros . R . F . Gould , P . G . D ., VV . M . ; VV . Simpson , S . W . ; Major Pratt , J . W . ; G . W . Speth , Sec . ; W . M . Bywater , G . Swd . Br ., S . D . ; Professor Hayter Lewis , J . D . ; Dr . Wynn Westcott , I . G . ; W . H . Rylands , G . St . ; Rev . W . M . Heath , P . G . C .: John Read , F . A . Powell , D . P . Cama
P . G . Treas . ; C . L . Mason , G . H . Kenning , P . L . Simmonds , C . Kupferschmidt , Rev . A , E . Woodward , and E . J . Castle . The lodge was draped in mourning ; . The Worshipful Master delivered the following address in memory of the late Bro . Rev . A . F . A . Woodford : Brethren . —The first thought that will occur to our minds
on assembling here to-day is a sense of the great loss the lodge has sustained in the death of our beloved Bro . Woodford . This , indeed , is a heavy blow to us , though at the same time we shall , one and all , derive a melancholy satisfaction from the reflection that our deceased brother was spared to us until the success of this lodge of Masonic students has been placed beyond the region of controversy
or denial . In it he has been a prominent figure , and the sorrow which is telt to-night by those of us who have been regular attendants at our stated meetings , can hardly be expressed in words , and is best indicated by the manner in which the remarks it is my duty to make on the present occasion are listened to by the lodge , viz ., in a silence that is lar more expressive than actual speech . Our brother
was not only the oldest Mason , but also the oldest author in the lodge , and it is as the doyen of British Masonic wntets , that he has been affectionately regarded by his fellow members of the Quatuor Coronati . Bro . Hughan and myselt have been spoken of as forming , in some sort , together with our dear brother whose loss we deplore , a kind of triad , having been fellow labourers in the field of
Masonic literature , a little before we were joined by various other brethren in this lodge . Certain it is , however , that when two of us disagreed in Fraternal controversy , both disputants were in the habit of appealing to the remaining brother of the triple tie . Ihe cord which united us has now been snapped by the death of Bro . Woodford , but the two who were left have placed on record , one in the
Freemason , and the other in the Freemasons' Chronicle , the estimation in which they know our late brother was regarded in this country , and , as they believe , throughout the Masonic world . These obituary notices , having already attained circulation in the Cralt , I pass over the leading incidents of our brother ' s Masonic career , which are there tully set forth , and shall next relate that during the last
days he spent on earth , his interest in Masonry , and in this lodge never flagged . The night before his death he read a portion of the second part of our transactions , and thus it may be said , that Ars Quatuor Coronatorum was his last reading in life . Of this lodge also , he spoke much during the same night , and expressed to those about him , the great affection he entertained for its members .
How that feeling was reciprocated I shall not put into words , for it will come home to every breast . Just a word in conclusion . Our late brother was one time in the army , and there are several among us who either follow or have followed the same calling . An allusion to military customs , therefore , will not be out of place . It is the habit in waifare , when casualties occur , for the survivors to close
up their ranks and press on . We have lost a good man and worthy brother , but the best compliment we can pay to his memory , is to close up our ranks and press on , towards the realisation ot those hopes , in which there was no more sanguine believer then the excellent and highly cultured Freemason who was so recently in our midst . Bro . Woodford may be said to have died in harness , and the point is
worthy of our attention , as a Masonic generation is a very short one and the instances are few where we find a veteran of 45 years' standing in the Craft , continuing to work with all the vigour and enthusiasm of youtn . Brethren , may we all in like manner continue to labour for the same cause until we shall be summoned in turn to the Grand Lodge above ; and when our places here know us no more , let us
hope that other bretnren may be ready , qualified and instructed by our example , to continue the work . So that it may be said— "The workmen die , but the work goes on . " The Wardens who had been absent on the installation night , the one through sickness and the other on military duty , were invested by the W . M . and inducted to their respective chairs . The report of the Library Committee
was adopted . The report of the Audit Committee being taken as read , the W . M . said : The report was beiore them and would be regarded by all as a most gratifying indication of the progress made by the lodge . It would be seen that an additiun ot £ 5 to the annual grant of the library was suggested , and there was one further recommendation that , did not so to speak , appear in the programme with
respect to which he had a few words to say . 1 he report of the Permanent and Audit Committee had gone out to the members , and among them , of course , to Bro . W . J . Hughan , who had written to him ( the W . M . ) , in consequence , suggesting that the sum ot £ 10 from each of the two lunds—Lodge and Correspondence Circle , respectively—should be voted to the Secretary in consideration of the vast amount of
clerical labour which had become incidental to his office With this idea the W . M . said , he perlectly concurred , and had consulted the other memoers of the Permanent and Audit Committee who had signed the report of December 21 : and the approval of Bro . Hughan ' s suggestion being unanimous , he should move accordingly , as a lurther recommendation arising out of the repoit , that the sum of
£ io from each of the two funds be voted as a compliment to the Secretary . In the future he hoped that the compliment might be larger , though of one thing he left sure , viz ., that whatever the amount the Secretary would feel equally grateful to the lodge for their public recognition of his arduous labours . Bro . Gould , W .
Master , concluded by remarking that , as with the exception of the b . W . and himselt , who were necessarily in the secret , the Secretary had provided a pleasant little surprise for ail the members of Outer Circle , in the . snape ot a St . John ' s card , so , inreturn , the Audit Committee hoped that the resolution then brought forward would on its adoption by the