Correspondence.

Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit ot fair play to ail to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] "THE APPOINTMENT OF I . P . M . "

To the Editor of the vreemason : Dear Sir and Brother , While there is a great deal of memory work to be performed in lodge , it will be necessary that the W . M . should have some one in the lodge who can give him assistance in time of need .

Who is able to do this but a P . M . ? This work , of course , cannot be done by a P . M . of a new lodge . Consequently it is customary for the W . M . to ask some capable P . M . to act as I . P . M . The I . P . M . is not an officer ( Art . 120 , Book of

Constitutions ) . The W . M . of "Gavel ' s" lodge did exactly as other W . M . ' s have done , and , of course , if he wanted assistance at any time he would expect it from the brother who undertook to act as I . P . M . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , fraternally yours , C . W .

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY , 1890 . This neatly got-up pamphlet represents a paper read before the Skelmersdale Lodge , No . 1380 , Lathom Hall , Seaforth , by Bro . Patrick Sword , the zealous Worshipful Master . So pleased were the members

with this effort of their W . M . to interest and instruct them that they have had the paper printed at the expense of the lodge , and the whole of the proceeds are to be handed to the " West Lancashire Masonic Charities . " Copies may be had for one shilling net ( postage one penny ) each from Bro . G . G . Walmsley ,

50 , Lord-street , Liverpool , or from the W . M . of 47 , South John-street , Liverpool , and we hope that the whole edition will soon be subscribed for . Bro . Sword presented to his audience ( and now to his readers ) an abridged or very condensed sketch of Findel ' s History of Freemasonry , and as the brochure is recommended

by the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , Prov . Grand Master of West Lancashire , & c , as " a most valuable contribution to our Masonic history , " we advise brethren to purchase copies and peruse the paper for themselves . We may , however , point out that all the works of late years published by what may be termed

the ' English School" are entirely ignored , and apparently are unknown to Bro . Sword , though all printed since the advent of Bro . Findel ' s History . Had he been familiar with these volumes ( by far the best and most reliable , as well as the most exhaustive ever published ) he would not have reflected on English Craftsmen as he has .

THE MASONIC RECORD OF WESTERN INDIA , FOR JULY , 1890 . The Masonic Record of Western India , for July , 1 S 90 , now received in this country , has a long and interesting account of the Bengal Masonic Association for Educating Children of Indigent Masons . The

annual meeting was held on the 24 th July , 18 90 , the Hon . H . T . Prinsep , D . G . M ., being in the chair , and a large number of subscribers attended . The report by the Honorary Secretary , Bro . J . Lewis , is a most cheering one , as he states— " All our wards in the several schools in which they are being educated are

doing well . " Thirty-seven have alread y been educated , and there arc now the very satisfactory number of 31 on the fund . Over 78 , 000 rupees have been donated to the capital account since the Association was started . The revenue account is also on an equally satisfactory Ixisis , and the " Capitation Assessment of Lodges "

to this department during the six months ending 30 th June , 18 90 , amounted to 233 8 rupees . It is most gratifying to find such good work being done in Bengal , and it is to be hoped the example thus set by brethren so far from this country may prove contagious in some of our home counties , all being under the same jurisdiction .

GOLDEN LIVES : THE STORY OF A WOMAN'S COURAGE , By FREDERICK WICKS . William Blackwood and Sons . Mr . Wicks has succeeded in producing one of those tales of modern life , just sufficientl y dashed with criminal incident and detective lore as will in these

galloping days awaken the interest of the busy , bustling man of the world . In doing this he has fully carried out the intention expressed in the short dedication which does duty for a preface and in which he gratefully acknowledges the fact that much of the merit of his work is due to the nervous pencil of Mr . de Paleologue . In the Member for Stockton and in his partner , Joshua Cope ,

we would seem to have alighted on a couple of creations , were it not that the latter recalls almost too vividly a remembrance of our old enemy , Quilp , albeit a Quilp of broadcloth and half-crown cigars . Of plot , as plot , there is little , but then the art of Mr . Wicks needs no plot to give interest to his knovvledgable drawing of every-day scenes and his clever portrayal of every-day

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life , be it hi gh or low . Brighton and London , the palace and the hovel , the office and the workshop , the Senate and the detective ' s bureau , each in turn serves as a back-ground , while instead of laboured description and tedious delineation of character he gives us plentiful and ocular demonstration of his meaning in the delicately executed studies of his illustrator . One

word as to these drawings ; delightful in their delicacy , though vigorous in their execution , they open up a new era in an almost lost art , and since the days when Phiz laid down his pencil and Cruikshank rested on his laurels , we have never been so interested nor so pleased . But , Mr . Wicks , change your title . " The Story of a Woman ' s Courage" would stand by itself excellently well . Your book is not a tract .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

920 ] PICART'S " CEREMONIES . " In the catalogue just issued by Messrs . J . E . Garratt and Co ., 48 , Southampton-row , W . C , I noted Picart ' s " Ceremonies , " A . D . 174 1 ( abridged edition ) , folio , old calf , many plates ( but two wanting ) , for 15 s . It is from the " flopivall Hall Library , " and not feeling sure about the edition , I wrote the above firm , who

courteous ! ) ' reply that the celebrated plate of lodges ( 1735 ) is not reproduced in this volume ( complete in itself ) , neither are there any Masonic references in it , though else an able abridgment of the large edition . J . and M . L . Tregaskis , 232 , High Hoiborn , have two fine sets of the complete work . Amsterdam , 1723-37 , for £ 6 ios ., and the one in Dutch , 1727-38 , for £ 3 3 s . W . J . HUGHAN .

921 ] THOMAS DUNCKERLEY . In referring to Dunckerley ' s works Dr . Oliver mentions : " A Sermon preached at St . Peter ' s Church in Colchester , June 24 , 1777 , By W . Martin Leake , before the Provincial Grand Master and the Grand Lodge of Essex . To which is added a Charge b y

Bro . Dunckerley , and an Address by Bro . Henry Chalmers . Colchester , 177 8 . " I should be glad if anyone could inform me where this pamphlet can be obtained , as I wish to include the address at Colchester along with those delivered at Marlborough and Plymouth in my new work on Dunckerley , which is now in the press . H . SADLER .

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METROPOLITAN MEETINGS . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge ( No . 1259 ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Cape of Good Hope Tavern , on Wednesday , the 5 th inst , under the presidency of Bro . J . R . Omer , W . M ., assisted by the following brethren : Bros . Geo . Parrett , S . W . ; R . Fuller , J . W . ; H . Buchan , P . M ., Sec . ; J . Lusty , J . D . ; G . H .

Siddars , Org . ; Primus Moore , I . P . M . ; R . Atkin , P . M . ; W . W . Esmond , P . M . ; C . Wakefield , P . M . ; L . Ettling , P . M . ; A . G . Holland , G . F . Thomas , F . Adams , J . W . El / ick , G . L . Gumprecht , W . TyreJl , and H . Busbridge . Visitors : Bros . J . Mason , 309 , 1567 , P . P . S . G . D . Middx . ; G . H . Seage , 7 S 1 ; T . Neale , 19 S 1 ; J . J . Berry , P . M ., P . Z . 554 and 127 S ; C . Bridgeman , 1 S 15 ; VV . Clarke , 13 S 2 ; E . J . Capon , 130 G ; B . Cundick , P . M .

1421 ; G . J . Anderson , 7 S 1 ; J . G . Horn , 1306 ; F . Robinson , P . M . 7 S 1 ; and J . Mills , 17 G 5 . The lodge was duly opened , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and conlirmed . Bro . Adams was raised to the Degree of M . M . Bro . Parrett , S . W . and W . M . elect , was presented to the W . M ., and a Board of Installed Masters having been formed , Bro . Parrett was installed in

the chair of K . S . The new W . M . appointed the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros . Fielder , S . W . ; Trappitt , J . W . ; Wakefield , P . M ., Treas . ; Buchan , P . M ., Sec ; J . Lusty , S . D . ; Powell , J . D . ; Gumprecht , l . G . ; Esmond , P . M ., D . C ; Siddars , Org . ( for the nth time ); and Thomas , Steward . The remaining : Masonic business having been dispatched ,

the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment and harmony . After a well-served and bounteous repast , the W . M . rose and proposed the loyal toasts , which were well received , and honoured with " Kentish fire . " "The Grand Officers , Present and Past , " was also duly honoured .

the I . P . M ., Bro . Omer , then proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " and hoped that he would be as well supported by his officers as he had been during his year of office , and was sure that from the manner in which he had performed all the duties of his past offices that he would prove a credit to the lodge . The W . M . having responded , proposed the toast of

" The I . P . M ., " who fitly replied . "The Installing Master" was proposed , and Bro . J . Mason , P . P . S . G . D . Middlesex , replied , thanking the brethren for the very cordial way in which they had accepted the toast . He felt that in following so eminent a member of the Fraternity as Bro . J . Terry he was at some

disadvantage , but he had done his best , as he always did , in fulfilling his various duties in many parts of the country when called upon . He concluded by delivering the whole of a Masonic poem he had composed during one of his railway journeys , which gave' great pleasure to the brethren .

For "The Visitors , " Bro . J . Berry , P . M . and P . Z . 554 , 127 S , replied , thanking the W . M . and the brethren , and complimenting them on the good work done in the lodge .

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Bro . Cundick said he was glad to be again present . It was the lirst time for 18 years . He was present at the consecration of the lodge , but , from various causes , had found no opportunity of visiting them till now .. For "The Past Masters" Bro . Moore and others replied .

Bro . Buchan responded for " The Treasurer and Secretary . " Bros . Fielder , Trappitt , J . Lusty , and others replied foi "The Officers . " During the intervals Bros . Anderson , Buchan , Win . Parrett , Capon , and others contributed various songs .

Asaph Lodge ( No . 1319 ) . —The installation meeting of this dramatic and musical lodge was held on the 3 rd inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . James D . Beveridge , W . M ., presiding . There was a large attendance of brethren , among them being Bros . T . de B . Holmes , S . W . ; A . Bishop , J . W . ; C . Wellard , P . M ., Treas . ; W . A . Tinney , P . M ., Sec . ; W . S . Penley , S . D .: F . H . Macklin ,

l . G . ; S . Johnson and F . Stewart , Stwds . ; J . Gilbert , Tyler ; G . E . Fairchild , P . M . ; Chas . E . Tinney , P . M . ; James Weaver , P . M . ; W . Lestocq , P . M . ; Edward Swanborough , P . M . ; E . Frewin , P . M . ; C . S . Jekyll , P . M ., P . G . O . ; J . Guilmartin , C . J . Coxhead , VV . F . Holloway , L . Lablache , VV . L . Abingdon , C . Dodsworth , J . VV . Mathews , J . J . Solomon , J . E . Hamilton , Carl

Kiefert , Howard Reynolds , C . E . Howson , Frederick Burgess , P . G . S . ; H . Snyders , A . VV . Cornish , Algernon Syms , Sidney Valentine , H . Jalland , H . W . dishing , G . H . Allen , Louis Honig , F . G . Hambleton , Edward Humphreys , P . M . ; John Geary , H . J . Calcott , J . E . Hambleton , Arthur Thomas , Chas . H . Fox , Chas . B . Powell , R . F . Goodwin , Richard Temple , Lionel Brough , Algernon S . Rose , I . L .

bimon , A . Woodhouse , Ormond Yearsley , A . Blackmore , J . Ettinson , and Charles Coote . Visitors : Bros . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary ; Robert Pink , W . M . 777 ; Bassett Roe , 2100 ; N . Goodwin , 176 S ; H . H . Vincent Basnett , 392 ( S . C . ); Thos . VV . Harrison , P . M . 442 ; Frank A . Kinghorn , 1602 ; W . J . Pilcher , P . M . 442 and 2101 ; Lionel Rignold , 2127 ; H . Gillard

Ghndoni , 1196 ; Robt . D . Cummings , P . M . 216 S ; E . J . Beate , P . M . Grand Stewards' Lodge and S ; H . Massey , 160 , P . M . 610 and 1928 ; Harry Nicholls , S . D . 2127 ; J . P . Fitzgerald , P . M . 216 S ; J . D . Russell , 126 ; Robt . Manuel , W . M . 1196 ; Jas . Irvine , P . M . S 62 ; Chas . Stevens , P . M . 1793 ; W . E . Chapman , W . M . 2190 ; R , P . Tabb , J . W . 753 ; R . P . Stevens , P . M . 901 : M . I .

Emanuel , P . M ., W . M . 205 ; A . Adams , P . M . 4 ; E . T . Lynn , P . M . 1310 ; J . D . White , 190 ; C . Erhardt , P . M . 1 G 70 ; F . Dangerh ' eld , W . M . 1260 ; Chas . Belton , 1 , P . D . G . D . C ; F . Jackson , J . W . 1979 ; Alfred J . Jarvis , 130 ; J . S . Wood , 2127 ; G . R . Ousey , P . M . 59 ; D . A . Mosten , 216 S ; Edward Terry , Past ; G . Treas . ; H . Savidge , S . W . 22 ; J . LI . Jones , P . M . 16 70 ; Hugh

Mackintosh , P . M . 4 ; Jas . A . Brown , 2264 ; Harper Kearton , 1920 ; E . Thomas , 19 S 7 ; Courtice Pounds , S 34 ; J . R . Jekyll ; and George Bishop , P . M . 231 . Bro . Beveridge , on presentation of the S . W . by Bro . G . E . Fairchild , installed Bro . Tom de Brunnow Holmes , S . W . and W . M . elect , as Master of the lodge for the ensuing year in splendid style , and the W . M . then invested the

following brethren as officers : Bros . Alfred Edward Bishop , S . W . ; VV . Sidney Penley , J . W . ; Charles Wellard , P . M ., Ireas . ; W . A . Tinney , P . M ., Sec ; J . E . Hambleton , S . D . ; F . H . Macklin , J . D . ; G . E . Fairchild , P . M ., Director of . Ceremonies ; C . E . Tinney , P . M ., Organist ; S . Johnson , l . G . ; Frank Stewart and Luigi Lablache , Stewards ; and ] . Gilbert , Tyler . The I . P . M .

then delivered the charge . At the conclusion of the ceremony Bro . James Weaver , P . M ., and the last surviving member of the body of founders of the lodge , made a present to the lodge of a complete set of summonses to the lodge meetings since the foundation of the lodge in November , 1870 , the only complete set in existence . With these summonses was a beautiful frontispiece designed at

the establishment of Bro . George Kenning specially for this collection , with a list of all the Past Masters and founders of the lodge . The collection included the summons for this particular meeting , the whole being bound in a handsome volume . Bro . Weaver , in making the presentation , stated that he was sure the W . M . and the brethren would guard the memorial with due care . The W . M . accepted

the gift with his best thanks , and the lodge passed a formal vote of thanks to Bro . Weaver . The brethren , after some formal business , closed the lodge , and adjourned to the Hoiborn Restaurant to a choice banquet . The speeches which followed were very short , Bros . Edward Terry and Col . Shadwell H . Clerke responding for " the Grand Officers " in few words , and the W . M .

exhibiting the same quality in his propositions , stating that time was short , and that many of the brethren and officers had to get away to their engagements . Bro . Beverid ge proposed " The Health of the Worshipful Master , wishing that brother a happy and prosperous year of olhce , and hoping that it would not be saddened by such deaths as the death oi the Karl of Carnarvon , or of two Past Masters of the lodge , such as Bro . J . M . Maclean and Bro . Chamberlain .

_ The Worshipful Master then presented Bro . Beveridge with a handsome Past Master ' s jewel , and proposed his health at once , as Bro . Beveridge had to leave early . Bro . Beveridge , in response , trusted he had kept up the old traditions of the lodge , which he considered the highest honour in Freemasonry . _ The W . M . then replied to the toast of "The W . M . " and

, 111 thanking the brethren , said he should try to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor . No lodge in London could show such a grand array of workers as the Lodge of Asaph . I he other toasts followed , and the proceedings terminated . A beautiful entertainment was given during the evening under the direction of Bro . C . E . Tinnev , P . M .. Orrranist .

by Miss Helen Nolan , of Boston , U . S . A . ; Miss Viola Winchester , Main , U . S . A . ; Miss Ethel Newcombe , Nova Scotia ; Bros . John A . Brown , Harper Kearton , Arthur I nomas , Charles Stevens , and C E . Tinney , Bro . Howard Reynolds played the cornet to perfection , and Bro . Le Hay gave a wonderful ventriloquial performance .

Kennington Lodge ( No . 1381 ) . —A regular meeting of this successful lod ge was held at the Horns lavern , Kennington , on Tuesday , the 4 th instant . There was a large attendance of members , including Bros . W VV Westley , W . M . ; J . La Feuillade , S . W . ; J . Dennis , J . W . ; - Geo . Everett , P . M ., Treas . ; VV . Stuart , P . M ., Sec . ; A .