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and E . O . Longland , P . M . 159 , P . P . A . G . D . C ; H . Lashmore , P . M . 394 , P . P . S . G . D . ; G . Greenslade , P . M . 1112 ; T . G . King , W . M . 1780 ; and G . Ward , P . M . 1 SS 3 , P . P . S . G . D . The usual round of loyal and Masonic toasts were gone through , " The Healths of the Worshipful Master" and "The Installing Master" being cordiall y drunk . During the evening Bro . H . Lashmore , one of the Past Provincial Officers , in
responding for the province , took the opportunity of calling attention to the scheme by which it is hoped to raise funds to purchase for the province a Perpetual Presentation to the Royal Masonic Institution for Bovs , in connection with the presidency at the Annual Festival in June next of the Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Beach ; and further he stated that an effort is to be made to get the 1000 guineas left to the province by Bro . Eve appropriated to the Boys' School , and to supplement it by funds from the Prov . Grand Lodge sufficient to purchase a second Perpetual Presentation . During the evening some solo and concerted vocal selections were admirably rendered by Bros . Wareham , Conlan , J . A . Billett , and Finmore .
Sir Francis Burdett Lodge , No . 1503 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . EDWIN HUGH TOMPSETT . A meeting of this Iodge was held at the Albany Hotel , Twickenham , on the 14 th instant . Among those present were Bros . H . Bright , W . M . ; E . H . Tompsett . S . W ., Master elect ; F . F . Bonney , P . M ., J . W . ; Rev . S . T . H . Saunders , P . M ., P . P . G . C , Chap . ; J . T . Briggs , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., Treas . ; Major T . C Walls , P . M ., P . P . G . W ., P . G . Std . Br ., Sec . ; G . Dobson , S . D . ; A . O . Hemming , J . D . ; G . S . Hertslet , D . C ; F . A . Foes , and G . Hertslet , Stwds . ; W . Fisher , P . M ., P . A . G . P ., Treasurer
elect ; E . W . Davis , P . M . ; A . B . Brown , P . M . ; and G . Harrison , Tyler . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Tompsett having been presented , was installed W . M . by Bro . Fisher , P . M . The officers appointed and invested were Bros . Bonney , P . M ., S . W . ; Dobson , J . W . ; Rev . S . T . H . Saunders , P . M ., Chap . ; Fisher , P . M ., Treas . ; Major Walls , P . M ., Sec . ; A . O . Hemming , S . D . ; G . S . Hertslet , J . D . ; F . A . Foes , LG . ; G . Hertslet , D . C . ; Major-General F . W . Hemming , T . H . Kendrick , and T . M . Hawkins , Stwds . ; and G . Harrison ,
Tyler . A vote of thanks was passed to the Installing Master . A Past Master's jewel was presented to Bro . H . Bright . A sum was voted from the funds to a testimonial to Bro . J . T . Briggs , P . P . G . D ., for his long services as Treasurer . The report of the Audit Committee was received and adopted . Apologies for non-attendance were received from Bros . Dr . Hinton , M . A ., P . M ., P . P . G . O . ; T . H . Kendrick , and others . The lodge was then closed . A banquet followed .
Bro . W . Fisher , P . A . G . P ., responded on behalf of " The Grand Lodge , " and Bro . the Rev . S . T . H . Saunders , P . P . G . C , replied to the toast of " The Provincial Grand Officers . " " The Health of the W . M . " was submitted in kindly terms by the I . P . M ., and duly acknowledged . TU * wr n * : :..: *« i-t . _ n--t -. » . » , .- . i __ i „ -I .. J _ . _ . 1 : _ c i 11111 1 raat master aimuea to tne services
, « c ... * ., giving ne :,, particularly us Bro . Briggs , P . M ., and Treasurer for many years , and who had been a most punctual attendant . Every _ member of the lodge regretted that ill-health had been the primary cause of his resignation . However , they hoped to have the pleasure of his society and the advantage of his advice for many years to come . He coupled the toast with the names of Bros . Bright and Briggs . Bro . Bright having responded ,
Bro . Briggs upon rising was warmly received . He said that words failed him to adequatel y express his acknowledgments to the lodge for their great kindness to him . Next to his parent lodge—the Bayard—no other held so high a place in his estimation as the Sir Francis Burdett did . He had served it as an officer , a Master , and as a Treasurer . He had been supported by the Past Masters and the Secretary , and he thanked them all for the kind vote that they had passed that evening . He was advancing in years , and his health was not robust , but he hoped to be with them for some time yet .
The toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " followed . The W . M ., in proposing this toast , spoke in the most flattering terms of both those officers . Bro . Fisher , in reply , thanked the brethren for the confidence that they had placed in him by electing him as their Treasurer , lt was an important position to fill , but he would endeavour to discharge its duties to the best of his humble abilities , and if he could only equal the work of his respected predecessor he should be more than satisfied .
The toast of " The Officers"' was coupled with the names of Bros . Bonney and Dobson . The jewels and menus were supplied by Bros . George Kenning and Son .
Rothesay Lodge , No . 1687 . Judging by the numerical attendance and the enthusiasm of the brethren , the emergency meetings of thc Rothesay Lodge are as popular as the usual monthly gatherings . This was apparent at the emergency meeting held on the 5 th instant at the Restaurant Frascati , on which occasion the W . M ., Bro . Louis Verdier , waswell supported by the officers and brethren ; there being also a good sprinkling of visitors . The principal business in lodge consisted of the passing of Bros . Meyers , Hawkes , and
German , and the initiation of Mr . Arthur Crawley Potter and Mr . Charles John Besser , the ceremonial being _ conducted by the I . P . M ., Bro . Geo . Herbert-Burns , in his usual cultured and impressive manner . At the banquet , which followed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given with effect by the W . M ., and duly honoured . , In submitting the toast of "The VVorshipful Master , " Bro . George Herbert-Burns , I . P . M ., paid a graceful tribute to the intensity of feeling which characterised the
Master ' s working . His ideal of Masonry was of the highest order , and although being a Frenchman , he was somewhat diffident as to his rendering * ot the ritual , yet he ( the LP . M . ) had no doubt that their W . M . could and would discharge his duties of the lodge to the entire satisfaction of the brethren . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) The W . M ., Bro . Louis Verdier , rendered his thanks in grateful terms . He did not know that he deserved all the confidence they reposed in him . ( "Yes , yes , " and applause . ) He was very proud of being the Master of the Rothesay Lodge , for
whenever he visited other London and provincial lodges he found that the fame of the Rothesay had preceded him . ( Applause . ) He was deeply indebted to the I . P . M . and the Past Masters for the cordial assistance which they were always ready to render him , and his feeling of gratefulness for this assistance and for the confidence with which they had elected him tothe chair he would carry with him to his last days . ( Applause . ) In proposing " The Initiates , " the W . M . remarked upon the steady influx of new members . Ever since he joined the lodge , the Rothesay had gone on and on and had now nearly reached a climax . . They had some very old members of the lodge with them
and they would , he felt sure , join with him in extending a very hearty welcome to the new blood in the shape of the initiates , Messrs . Potter and Besser . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) Bro . Potter , in reply , thanked the brethren for the kindness shown him in making him one of their members . He could assure them that it was one of the most important days of his life . ( Hear , hear . ) It was one of those happy occasions he had I coked forward to for years , and he could not find words to really express what he felt . He hoped that in the future he would be able to deserve it . ( Applause . )
Bro . Besser also returned than ' us for the honour conferred on him . He had desired to be a Mason for a very long time , and now that he had joined the honourable Fraternity he would do his utmost to be a good Mason in the Rothesay Lodge . ( A pplause . ) The W . M . then extended a warm welcome to the visitors—a welcome that he knew came from the bottom of the hearts of the members of the lodge . Bro . W . A . W . Grayson , 862 , having brielly replied ,
Bro . R . M . H . Griffith , 16 77 , said he was very proud to be invited to the Rothesay Lodge . In the pursuit of his avocatiora as a journalist he was constantly in association with members of thu lodge and of other lodges , and he could assure them that the Kothesay was known farjand wide . ( Applause . ) Thc lodge had a very wide influence , and it was likely to be felt in many direc tions . ( " Hear , hear . " )
In proposing "The Past Masters , " the W . M . dwelt upon their loyalty to the lodge , remarking that the Rothesay could not have risen to its present high position in ihe Masonic world without their enthusias tic assistance . ( ' * Hear , hear . " ) Bro . Geo . Herbert Burns , I . P . M ., acknowledged the compliment in the eloquent ¦ fanner characteristic of him . He then ¦ proceeded , in earnest and impressive language ,
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to refer to a calamity which had recently befallen the lodge in the death of an old member—Bro . Richard Ballinger . There was no member of the lodge more highly esteemed than he—quiet of demeanour and undemonstrative though he was . He was a thorough gentleman in every possible sense of the word . He was also a man of great business ability , and in that capacity had been of invaluable service to the lodge . Their good Bro . Secretary and himself and other members of the lodge had also known Bro . Ballinger in the outside world , and he could assure the members of the Rothesay that they had lost a very dear friend and good brother , of whom it could be said that those who had known him the longest and the closest esteemed him the most . As a matter of
privilege , he ( Bro . G . Herbert-Burns ) proposed that the members of the Rothesay should ask their good Bro . Bolton , Sec , to write a letter to the widow and family expressive of the deep sympathy which the lodge felt at the irreparable loss they had sustained . A vote of condolence having been unanimously agreed to , Bro . Shaw , P . M ., responding also for the Past Masters , said , as one of their oldest members , it afforded him the greatest pleasure to see such a large gathering of Past Masters . It was a matter of great pride also to him to see the lodge growing in numbers and affluence as it was , and it would always be a pleasure to him to work for the Iodge .
Bro . Catten , P . M ., also expressed the pride he felt in being a Past Master of the Rothesay Lodge . He could tell the initiates that they had that evening entered one of the grandest Orders in the world , and the more they knew ot it the greater would they esteem it . The W . M . next proposed "The Treasurer and Secretary , " acknowledging , in eulogistic termsthe devotion to duty of both Bros . Walter Adams and Thos . J . Bolton .
, Their able Secretary was always the first to know what was going on for the good of the lodge . He remembered when he first joined he had occasion many times to seek out Bro . Bolton for Masonic advice , and he always got the best . And his good wife , who took the greatest interest in Masonry , was always ready to tell him everything that was good for the lodge . She was a good sister , and he would like the lodge to drink her health .
The toast having been duly honoured , The Secretary , Bro . Bolton , announced the arrival of the Mayor of Finsbury , Bro . EnosJ . Howes , J . P ., who was at once the recipient of an enthusiastic ovation and the hearty congratulations of the lodge on his election to the Mayoralty . Bro . Enos J . Howes , in acknowledging the toast of his health , made a graceful and appropriate speech . He took it , he said , as a very great compliment to receive their kind congratulations . He certainly felt proud of the position to which his fellowmen had recently elected him . For a man to stand well with his fellowmen was a desirable
attainment , and their choice of him as Mayor of the Borough in Which he had worked for 22 years was an appreciable reward . ( Applause . ) His attainment of that high and exalted position was owing to a large extent to his brothers in Masonry . ( Applause . ) All through his long municipal life he had been conscious of such assistance . That was one of the good points of Masonry . They could help one another in public life by recommendations _ and suggestions . There had been many proud moments in his life , and one of them occurred on
Monday , when he found himself at the Hotel Cecil near the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of the Order . He felt then that it was a grandlposition for a man to attain to who had worked up from the bottom of the ladder . He sincerely hoped that his own progress would prove an incentive to his brethren the initiates , to whom it showed that there was no position in the Masonic world to which they might not aspire . ( Loud cheers . ) In conclusion his worship tendered his grateful thanks to Bro . Bolton , P . M . and Secretary , for all that he had done for him in the past . ( Renewed cheers . )
Bro . T . J . Bolton , P . M ., Sec , responding to the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary , " explained that Bro . Adams , like a good Mason , had left the Rothesay to take his part at Grand Lodge . Referring to the vote of condolence pissed respecting their late dear Bro . Ballinger , it had been his intention to write such a letter in any circumstances . But he thought he would let that evening pass over first . As they probibly knew , he was a tare stickler for laws and regulations , and by the B > ok of Constitutions
no other business could be taken in a lodge of emergency than that in the sumi-ons . Reverting tothe speech of their good brother , the Mayor of Finsbjry , he was glad to hear him touch upon the higher ( lights of Masonry , for thus did he rightly and justly show a brilliant example to the new brothers and initiates . ( Cheers . ) . Bro . Louis Verdier , as Master , then proposed , in felicitous terms , " The 0 "fic : rs . " Bro . E , Mills , S . W ., expressed the pleasure it always gave him to be present to support the Master .
Bro . W . Maskell , I . G ., said it gave him very great pleasure to occupy even the humble position of I . G ., and if it should be the will of the lodge , at a later date , to call him to some other position he would respond to the call , and work as enthusiastically as he now did . ( Applause . ) Bro . Bentley , acting J . D ., also responded . The Tyler ' s toast concluded the proceedings . An excellent musical programme was carried out by Bro . Cavaliere Tito Mittei , the trifled Organist of the lodge , Bro . Catten , Bro . Bentley , Bro . J . J . Mitchell , Mr .
Will Ballard , and others , whilst Bro . Secretary Bolton convulsed the audience with his amusing stories . The company included Bros . Louis Verdier , P . P . G . S ., W . M . ; George Herbert-Burns , I . P . M . ; Edward James Mills , S . W . ; William Henry Butler , J . W . j Walter Adams , P . M ., Treas . j Thos . J . Bolton , P . M ., Sec ; George William Duck , S . D . ; Walter Maskell . I . G . ; William Shaw , P . M ., D . C . ; Charles W . Holmes , A . D . C . ;
CavaliereTitoMattei . Org . ; Henry Baldry and W . A . Bond , M . D ., Stwds . ; J , Bailey , Tyler ; Enos Howes , ! . P ., G . Mentasti , R . Madewell , T . C Peacock , J . Buley , A . Hugo , C . J . Edney , T . J . Grieveson , J . A . Campbell , W . Garrett , T . P . Smith , S . A . Broomhead , F . Meyers , R . J . Owen , H . Hawkes , J . J . Mitchell , W . C Stratton , C J . Bessei , A . German , and Thos . Hooper . Visitors : Bros . W . A . W . Grayson , K . M . A . Griffiths , and John Handley .
United Northern Counties Lodge , No . 2128
INSTALLATION OF BRO . WH 1 LLM 0 RE CHANT . Tuesday , the 4 th instant , saw a particularly hearty gathering of members and visitors , numbering in all over 100 , of this representative lodge at the Inns of Court Hotel . The Charities were represented by Bros . J . Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., and J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B . Bro . Nicholson Haydon , I . P . M ., is to be complimented on the sharp incisive manner in which he gave the addresses , and for the robust way in which he acknowledged and thanked the lodge for his jewel .
After a very well-served banquet , the W . M . rising gave the usual loyal toast" The Queen and Craft , " which was received with enthusiasm . For the toast of "The M . W . G . M ., " the W . M . observed briefly that he was a grand man . He coupled the name of Bro . Terry ( who he pointed out was present with Bro . McLeod ) with the toast of " The Pro . G . M ., the Dep . G . M ., and the rest of the G . Officers , Present and Past , " and Bros . Terry and McLeod suitably responded . The LP . M ., in then proposing "The Health of the W . M ., "saidit might have
been placed in other hands , but it was evidently a task which he appreciated , as he said it was a duty and a pleasure , as he had known the W . M . from almost boyhood ; in fact , when marrying they followed one another , on the L . and N . W ., they had been S . W . and J . W . together , and socially connected in trouble . To conclude , Bro . Chant was a unique Master for the United Northern Counties Lodge , as he is one to whom the distressed may go for succour , his hand being guided by justice , and his heart truly expanded by benevolence . Such is the brother who has succeeded to the chair of K . S . The W . M . responding very briefly but impressivelysaid he did not know how to
, , thank the brethren except from the bottom of his heart , but he hoped the lodge would lose none of its lustre during his year of office . For "The Masonic Charities , " Bro . Nield being called upon to speak , remarked tritely that the poor ye have always with you , and that the Boys ' and Girls ' Schools were rocks of support and a great comfort , and were most magnificent Charities in this charitable land , and he hoped the Old People would not he behind in the new century , although we did have too many types of Levite , and hoped the Charities would receive
greatsupport from lodge during thc W . M . s year . Bro . Terry , P . G . b . li ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., in reply , said that if their income was double what it is they would only then have sufficient for the enormous number of candidates , as there were 100 now seeking admission , and the list was full , and called attention to the wide range that the Charity covered , and hoped his hearers would divest themselves of their metallic substances , Bro . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B .. thanked Bro . Nield for his speech , and
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and E . O . Longland , P . M . 159 , P . P . A . G . D . C ; H . Lashmore , P . M . 394 , P . P . S . G . D . ; G . Greenslade , P . M . 1112 ; T . G . King , W . M . 1780 ; and G . Ward , P . M . 1 SS 3 , P . P . S . G . D . The usual round of loyal and Masonic toasts were gone through , " The Healths of the Worshipful Master" and "The Installing Master" being cordiall y drunk . During the evening Bro . H . Lashmore , one of the Past Provincial Officers , in
responding for the province , took the opportunity of calling attention to the scheme by which it is hoped to raise funds to purchase for the province a Perpetual Presentation to the Royal Masonic Institution for Bovs , in connection with the presidency at the Annual Festival in June next of the Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Beach ; and further he stated that an effort is to be made to get the 1000 guineas left to the province by Bro . Eve appropriated to the Boys' School , and to supplement it by funds from the Prov . Grand Lodge sufficient to purchase a second Perpetual Presentation . During the evening some solo and concerted vocal selections were admirably rendered by Bros . Wareham , Conlan , J . A . Billett , and Finmore .
Sir Francis Burdett Lodge , No . 1503 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . EDWIN HUGH TOMPSETT . A meeting of this Iodge was held at the Albany Hotel , Twickenham , on the 14 th instant . Among those present were Bros . H . Bright , W . M . ; E . H . Tompsett . S . W ., Master elect ; F . F . Bonney , P . M ., J . W . ; Rev . S . T . H . Saunders , P . M ., P . P . G . C , Chap . ; J . T . Briggs , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., Treas . ; Major T . C Walls , P . M ., P . P . G . W ., P . G . Std . Br ., Sec . ; G . Dobson , S . D . ; A . O . Hemming , J . D . ; G . S . Hertslet , D . C ; F . A . Foes , and G . Hertslet , Stwds . ; W . Fisher , P . M ., P . A . G . P ., Treasurer
elect ; E . W . Davis , P . M . ; A . B . Brown , P . M . ; and G . Harrison , Tyler . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Tompsett having been presented , was installed W . M . by Bro . Fisher , P . M . The officers appointed and invested were Bros . Bonney , P . M ., S . W . ; Dobson , J . W . ; Rev . S . T . H . Saunders , P . M ., Chap . ; Fisher , P . M ., Treas . ; Major Walls , P . M ., Sec . ; A . O . Hemming , S . D . ; G . S . Hertslet , J . D . ; F . A . Foes , LG . ; G . Hertslet , D . C . ; Major-General F . W . Hemming , T . H . Kendrick , and T . M . Hawkins , Stwds . ; and G . Harrison ,
Tyler . A vote of thanks was passed to the Installing Master . A Past Master's jewel was presented to Bro . H . Bright . A sum was voted from the funds to a testimonial to Bro . J . T . Briggs , P . P . G . D ., for his long services as Treasurer . The report of the Audit Committee was received and adopted . Apologies for non-attendance were received from Bros . Dr . Hinton , M . A ., P . M ., P . P . G . O . ; T . H . Kendrick , and others . The lodge was then closed . A banquet followed .
Bro . W . Fisher , P . A . G . P ., responded on behalf of " The Grand Lodge , " and Bro . the Rev . S . T . H . Saunders , P . P . G . C , replied to the toast of " The Provincial Grand Officers . " " The Health of the W . M . " was submitted in kindly terms by the I . P . M ., and duly acknowledged . TU * wr n * : :..: *« i-t . _ n--t -. » . » , .- . i __ i „ -I .. J _ . _ . 1 : _ c i 11111 1 raat master aimuea to tne services
, « c ... * ., giving ne :,, particularly us Bro . Briggs , P . M ., and Treasurer for many years , and who had been a most punctual attendant . Every _ member of the lodge regretted that ill-health had been the primary cause of his resignation . However , they hoped to have the pleasure of his society and the advantage of his advice for many years to come . He coupled the toast with the names of Bros . Bright and Briggs . Bro . Bright having responded ,
Bro . Briggs upon rising was warmly received . He said that words failed him to adequatel y express his acknowledgments to the lodge for their great kindness to him . Next to his parent lodge—the Bayard—no other held so high a place in his estimation as the Sir Francis Burdett did . He had served it as an officer , a Master , and as a Treasurer . He had been supported by the Past Masters and the Secretary , and he thanked them all for the kind vote that they had passed that evening . He was advancing in years , and his health was not robust , but he hoped to be with them for some time yet .
The toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " followed . The W . M ., in proposing this toast , spoke in the most flattering terms of both those officers . Bro . Fisher , in reply , thanked the brethren for the confidence that they had placed in him by electing him as their Treasurer , lt was an important position to fill , but he would endeavour to discharge its duties to the best of his humble abilities , and if he could only equal the work of his respected predecessor he should be more than satisfied .
The toast of " The Officers"' was coupled with the names of Bros . Bonney and Dobson . The jewels and menus were supplied by Bros . George Kenning and Son .
Rothesay Lodge , No . 1687 . Judging by the numerical attendance and the enthusiasm of the brethren , the emergency meetings of thc Rothesay Lodge are as popular as the usual monthly gatherings . This was apparent at the emergency meeting held on the 5 th instant at the Restaurant Frascati , on which occasion the W . M ., Bro . Louis Verdier , waswell supported by the officers and brethren ; there being also a good sprinkling of visitors . The principal business in lodge consisted of the passing of Bros . Meyers , Hawkes , and
German , and the initiation of Mr . Arthur Crawley Potter and Mr . Charles John Besser , the ceremonial being _ conducted by the I . P . M ., Bro . Geo . Herbert-Burns , in his usual cultured and impressive manner . At the banquet , which followed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given with effect by the W . M ., and duly honoured . , In submitting the toast of "The VVorshipful Master , " Bro . George Herbert-Burns , I . P . M ., paid a graceful tribute to the intensity of feeling which characterised the
Master ' s working . His ideal of Masonry was of the highest order , and although being a Frenchman , he was somewhat diffident as to his rendering * ot the ritual , yet he ( the LP . M . ) had no doubt that their W . M . could and would discharge his duties of the lodge to the entire satisfaction of the brethren . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) The W . M ., Bro . Louis Verdier , rendered his thanks in grateful terms . He did not know that he deserved all the confidence they reposed in him . ( "Yes , yes , " and applause . ) He was very proud of being the Master of the Rothesay Lodge , for
whenever he visited other London and provincial lodges he found that the fame of the Rothesay had preceded him . ( Applause . ) He was deeply indebted to the I . P . M . and the Past Masters for the cordial assistance which they were always ready to render him , and his feeling of gratefulness for this assistance and for the confidence with which they had elected him tothe chair he would carry with him to his last days . ( Applause . ) In proposing " The Initiates , " the W . M . remarked upon the steady influx of new members . Ever since he joined the lodge , the Rothesay had gone on and on and had now nearly reached a climax . . They had some very old members of the lodge with them
and they would , he felt sure , join with him in extending a very hearty welcome to the new blood in the shape of the initiates , Messrs . Potter and Besser . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) Bro . Potter , in reply , thanked the brethren for the kindness shown him in making him one of their members . He could assure them that it was one of the most important days of his life . ( Hear , hear . ) It was one of those happy occasions he had I coked forward to for years , and he could not find words to really express what he felt . He hoped that in the future he would be able to deserve it . ( Applause . )
Bro . Besser also returned than ' us for the honour conferred on him . He had desired to be a Mason for a very long time , and now that he had joined the honourable Fraternity he would do his utmost to be a good Mason in the Rothesay Lodge . ( A pplause . ) The W . M . then extended a warm welcome to the visitors—a welcome that he knew came from the bottom of the hearts of the members of the lodge . Bro . W . A . W . Grayson , 862 , having brielly replied ,
Bro . R . M . H . Griffith , 16 77 , said he was very proud to be invited to the Rothesay Lodge . In the pursuit of his avocatiora as a journalist he was constantly in association with members of thu lodge and of other lodges , and he could assure them that the Kothesay was known farjand wide . ( Applause . ) Thc lodge had a very wide influence , and it was likely to be felt in many direc tions . ( " Hear , hear . " )
In proposing "The Past Masters , " the W . M . dwelt upon their loyalty to the lodge , remarking that the Rothesay could not have risen to its present high position in ihe Masonic world without their enthusias tic assistance . ( ' * Hear , hear . " ) Bro . Geo . Herbert Burns , I . P . M ., acknowledged the compliment in the eloquent ¦ fanner characteristic of him . He then ¦ proceeded , in earnest and impressive language ,
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to refer to a calamity which had recently befallen the lodge in the death of an old member—Bro . Richard Ballinger . There was no member of the lodge more highly esteemed than he—quiet of demeanour and undemonstrative though he was . He was a thorough gentleman in every possible sense of the word . He was also a man of great business ability , and in that capacity had been of invaluable service to the lodge . Their good Bro . Secretary and himself and other members of the lodge had also known Bro . Ballinger in the outside world , and he could assure the members of the Rothesay that they had lost a very dear friend and good brother , of whom it could be said that those who had known him the longest and the closest esteemed him the most . As a matter of
privilege , he ( Bro . G . Herbert-Burns ) proposed that the members of the Rothesay should ask their good Bro . Bolton , Sec , to write a letter to the widow and family expressive of the deep sympathy which the lodge felt at the irreparable loss they had sustained . A vote of condolence having been unanimously agreed to , Bro . Shaw , P . M ., responding also for the Past Masters , said , as one of their oldest members , it afforded him the greatest pleasure to see such a large gathering of Past Masters . It was a matter of great pride also to him to see the lodge growing in numbers and affluence as it was , and it would always be a pleasure to him to work for the Iodge .
Bro . Catten , P . M ., also expressed the pride he felt in being a Past Master of the Rothesay Lodge . He could tell the initiates that they had that evening entered one of the grandest Orders in the world , and the more they knew ot it the greater would they esteem it . The W . M . next proposed "The Treasurer and Secretary , " acknowledging , in eulogistic termsthe devotion to duty of both Bros . Walter Adams and Thos . J . Bolton .
, Their able Secretary was always the first to know what was going on for the good of the lodge . He remembered when he first joined he had occasion many times to seek out Bro . Bolton for Masonic advice , and he always got the best . And his good wife , who took the greatest interest in Masonry , was always ready to tell him everything that was good for the lodge . She was a good sister , and he would like the lodge to drink her health .
The toast having been duly honoured , The Secretary , Bro . Bolton , announced the arrival of the Mayor of Finsbury , Bro . EnosJ . Howes , J . P ., who was at once the recipient of an enthusiastic ovation and the hearty congratulations of the lodge on his election to the Mayoralty . Bro . Enos J . Howes , in acknowledging the toast of his health , made a graceful and appropriate speech . He took it , he said , as a very great compliment to receive their kind congratulations . He certainly felt proud of the position to which his fellowmen had recently elected him . For a man to stand well with his fellowmen was a desirable
attainment , and their choice of him as Mayor of the Borough in Which he had worked for 22 years was an appreciable reward . ( Applause . ) His attainment of that high and exalted position was owing to a large extent to his brothers in Masonry . ( Applause . ) All through his long municipal life he had been conscious of such assistance . That was one of the good points of Masonry . They could help one another in public life by recommendations _ and suggestions . There had been many proud moments in his life , and one of them occurred on
Monday , when he found himself at the Hotel Cecil near the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of the Order . He felt then that it was a grandlposition for a man to attain to who had worked up from the bottom of the ladder . He sincerely hoped that his own progress would prove an incentive to his brethren the initiates , to whom it showed that there was no position in the Masonic world to which they might not aspire . ( Loud cheers . ) In conclusion his worship tendered his grateful thanks to Bro . Bolton , P . M . and Secretary , for all that he had done for him in the past . ( Renewed cheers . )
Bro . T . J . Bolton , P . M ., Sec , responding to the toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary , " explained that Bro . Adams , like a good Mason , had left the Rothesay to take his part at Grand Lodge . Referring to the vote of condolence pissed respecting their late dear Bro . Ballinger , it had been his intention to write such a letter in any circumstances . But he thought he would let that evening pass over first . As they probibly knew , he was a tare stickler for laws and regulations , and by the B > ok of Constitutions
no other business could be taken in a lodge of emergency than that in the sumi-ons . Reverting tothe speech of their good brother , the Mayor of Finsbjry , he was glad to hear him touch upon the higher ( lights of Masonry , for thus did he rightly and justly show a brilliant example to the new brothers and initiates . ( Cheers . ) . Bro . Louis Verdier , as Master , then proposed , in felicitous terms , " The 0 "fic : rs . " Bro . E , Mills , S . W ., expressed the pleasure it always gave him to be present to support the Master .
Bro . W . Maskell , I . G ., said it gave him very great pleasure to occupy even the humble position of I . G ., and if it should be the will of the lodge , at a later date , to call him to some other position he would respond to the call , and work as enthusiastically as he now did . ( Applause . ) Bro . Bentley , acting J . D ., also responded . The Tyler ' s toast concluded the proceedings . An excellent musical programme was carried out by Bro . Cavaliere Tito Mittei , the trifled Organist of the lodge , Bro . Catten , Bro . Bentley , Bro . J . J . Mitchell , Mr .
Will Ballard , and others , whilst Bro . Secretary Bolton convulsed the audience with his amusing stories . The company included Bros . Louis Verdier , P . P . G . S ., W . M . ; George Herbert-Burns , I . P . M . ; Edward James Mills , S . W . ; William Henry Butler , J . W . j Walter Adams , P . M ., Treas . j Thos . J . Bolton , P . M ., Sec ; George William Duck , S . D . ; Walter Maskell . I . G . ; William Shaw , P . M ., D . C . ; Charles W . Holmes , A . D . C . ;
CavaliereTitoMattei . Org . ; Henry Baldry and W . A . Bond , M . D ., Stwds . ; J , Bailey , Tyler ; Enos Howes , ! . P ., G . Mentasti , R . Madewell , T . C Peacock , J . Buley , A . Hugo , C . J . Edney , T . J . Grieveson , J . A . Campbell , W . Garrett , T . P . Smith , S . A . Broomhead , F . Meyers , R . J . Owen , H . Hawkes , J . J . Mitchell , W . C Stratton , C J . Bessei , A . German , and Thos . Hooper . Visitors : Bros . W . A . W . Grayson , K . M . A . Griffiths , and John Handley .
United Northern Counties Lodge , No . 2128
INSTALLATION OF BRO . WH 1 LLM 0 RE CHANT . Tuesday , the 4 th instant , saw a particularly hearty gathering of members and visitors , numbering in all over 100 , of this representative lodge at the Inns of Court Hotel . The Charities were represented by Bros . J . Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., and J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B . Bro . Nicholson Haydon , I . P . M ., is to be complimented on the sharp incisive manner in which he gave the addresses , and for the robust way in which he acknowledged and thanked the lodge for his jewel .
After a very well-served banquet , the W . M . rising gave the usual loyal toast" The Queen and Craft , " which was received with enthusiasm . For the toast of "The M . W . G . M ., " the W . M . observed briefly that he was a grand man . He coupled the name of Bro . Terry ( who he pointed out was present with Bro . McLeod ) with the toast of " The Pro . G . M ., the Dep . G . M ., and the rest of the G . Officers , Present and Past , " and Bros . Terry and McLeod suitably responded . The LP . M ., in then proposing "The Health of the W . M ., "saidit might have
been placed in other hands , but it was evidently a task which he appreciated , as he said it was a duty and a pleasure , as he had known the W . M . from almost boyhood ; in fact , when marrying they followed one another , on the L . and N . W ., they had been S . W . and J . W . together , and socially connected in trouble . To conclude , Bro . Chant was a unique Master for the United Northern Counties Lodge , as he is one to whom the distressed may go for succour , his hand being guided by justice , and his heart truly expanded by benevolence . Such is the brother who has succeeded to the chair of K . S . The W . M . responding very briefly but impressivelysaid he did not know how to
, , thank the brethren except from the bottom of his heart , but he hoped the lodge would lose none of its lustre during his year of office . For "The Masonic Charities , " Bro . Nield being called upon to speak , remarked tritely that the poor ye have always with you , and that the Boys ' and Girls ' Schools were rocks of support and a great comfort , and were most magnificent Charities in this charitable land , and he hoped the Old People would not he behind in the new century , although we did have too many types of Levite , and hoped the Charities would receive
greatsupport from lodge during thc W . M . s year . Bro . Terry , P . G . b . li ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., in reply , said that if their income was double what it is they would only then have sufficient for the enormous number of candidates , as there were 100 now seeking admission , and the list was full , and called attention to the wide range that the Charity covered , and hoped his hearers would divest themselves of their metallic substances , Bro . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B .. thanked Bro . Nield for his speech , and