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and the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " to the last of which Bro . C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br ., responded , and , in the course of his remarks , said that although he had been present many times at these installation meetings , he felt it was the last , time he should return thanks for that toast to them , because the brethren had chosen one of their own members as Grand Treasurer , and on him would devolve
the duty of responding for that toast . Bro . N . Salmon , I . P . M ., proposed "The Worshipful Master , " who had been a member of the lodgeagreat number of years , and had worked unceasingly . They would findin him not only a Goodfellow by name , but a goodfellow by nature , for Bro . Goodfellow followed up Freemasonry , not only in the Order , but in his private life , by doing what he could
to alleviate the distress of others . He was a member not only of that lodge , but was a Past Master of a very old and highly respected lodge , and the brethren of both lodges should put forth all their energies to support him . He hoped there would be plenty of initiates , that the year would be a second centenary or jubilee year , that the brethren would make it one of record , that in future years
coming generations might say the Domatie Lodge had Bro . Everett for Grand Treasurer , and a good year for initiates . No doubt Bro . Everett would soon propose that the lodge should give 25 guineas to one of the Charities . Bro . Goodfellow would be Steward , and the brethren should support his list by giving all they could . It was one of the great things in the Domatie Lodge that it boasted of , supporting
whatever Chanty the W . M . went up for . The Worshipful Master , in replying , said it would be ig years next month since he was first initiated in the Domatie Lodge by their good old Bro . Ferguson , and he was glad that night to see Bro . Ferguson presented with a valuable clock for the kind work he had done in the lodge ; it was a great pleasure to him to see it . It was also one of the
proudest days of his life to be at the head of the table . It was what he had looked forward to many and many a long year , and he had tried for it , but somehow when he had got to the lowest rung of the ladder it seemed as if someone else had pushed it away . But he had stuck to the lodge nevertheless , and had come up at all manner of early hours to be at the work . He asked the brethren
to support him in the Charities . He was going up as Steward for the Boys' School . Living near it , he remembered when it was only a small farm house , and he had seen its progress . _ It began very low and small , but it was now a grand institution , where the sons of Freemasons could be educated . Do not let the names of any of the brethren be off the list , even the Past Masters , though they had
already done good service to the Charities in the past . He knew he would have a . good lieutenant in Bro . Salmon , and he expected a good list . Bro . N . Salmon , I . P . M ., responded to the toast of "The Installing Master . " He had tried to do his best for the past 12 months for the Domatie Lodge . If he had succeeded and done it to the brethren ' s satisfaction he was' perfectly
contented , for as they had voted him a handsome jewel he was most gratified that his aspirations had been realised . The year had not been quite so successful as the years of some of his predecessors . Three years ago they had a jubilee , and then a centenary , and they were very successful . But it was with lodges as with individuals ,- when they got to the highest point they subsided for a time . He hoped
what he had done for the lodge the brethren were pleased with , and that they would give * the same support to the present and future Masters of the Domatie Lodge as they had given to the Past Masters . Any Mason who aspired to the rank of Master of such a lodge as the Domatie had something to be proud of . He ( Bro . Salmon ) was proud of the brethren of the Domatie Lodge j he was proud of
the Domatie Lodge j and he was proud of his jewel . The toast of "The Visitors" was responded to by Bros . Pritchard , Sartie , and Burgess , the last of whom , in appealing to the brethren for support to the W . M . 's list as Steward for the Boys' School , said Lord Lathom , the P . G . M . of West Lancashire , would preside at the festival , and , being a thoroughl y good and consistent Masonhis lordshi
, p deserved the greatest success . Bro . Ferguson , responding for the P . M . 's , in the course of his reply , said that the Past Masters would be always glad to lend their shoulders to the wheel to facilitate the proceedings of the lodge , and all the Past Masters were well qualified for any duties .
p Bros . Everett and T . Morris replied to the toast of " The treasurer and Secretary , " and "The Other Officers " and the Tyler ' s toast having been given , the proceedings closed . Madame Riechelmann and Miss Emily Foxcroft , with Mr . W . P . Richards and Mr . Rechal Tandy , under the uirectionof Bro . Riechelmann , Organist of the lodge , gave a charming musical performance between the toasts .
. Covent Garden Lodge ( No . 1614 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , the Mth inst ., at the Criterion , Piccadilly , Bro . Samuel Hewett , W . M ., presiding . There was a large number of brethren of the lodge and visitors present . fhe minutes of the meeting of the nth November were lead and confirmedafter which Bro . Harry SFoster was
, . elected as a joining member . After the Audit Committee ' s wport was received and adopted , Bro . G . H . Reynolds was installed as Worshipful Master for the ensuing year by Bro . - "> Hewett , the work being performed in a very able manner . The newly-installed W . Master then proceeded w invest his officers as follows : Bros . S . Hewett , I . P . M .
; ?¦ H . Foan , S . W . ; W . Unwin , J . W . ; Rev . P . M . Holden , P . M ., Chap . j E . Jacobs , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Reynolds , P . M ., Sec . j A . L . Bullen , S . D . ; G . C . """ d . J-D . ; G . Stacey , Org . ; W . Belsham , I . G . j H . Willis , D . C . j J . Mayo , W . A . Dowling , and VV . J . ^ en , Stewards j and R . Potter , P . M ., Tyler . 1 he lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned t ? the Victoria Hall , where Messrs . Spiers and Pond provided a sumptuous banquetto which ample i ustice done
, was . the W . M ., after proposing "The Oueen and the Craft " and "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " gave "The R . W . Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of fathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and -ast . He said it was well known to all who had any experience in the Craft the great interest the Grand Officers ? 'ways took , not only in the working of a lod but also in
ge , the great Masonic Charities . He would call on Bro . George Gardner to respond . Offi ° ' * " * « Gardner said he was only a Provincial Grand i ? , ' and therefore had no rank out of his own province , w MJ "' 8 ' been called on by the VV ' * t 0 respond he oihd . doso . . The Grand Officers always endeavoured to Pertorm their duties in Grand Lodge and out of Grand
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Lodge to the satisfaction of the Craft . As a member of the Board of General Purposes he ( Bro . Gardner ) saw the way in which the Grand Officers approached Freemasonry . The Prince of Wales had recently shown the interest he took in the Craft , as he not only encouraged Freemasonry , but he chose his son as Grand Officer in Grand Lodge and in the provinces . When they had such leaders as the Prince
of Wales , the Duke of Connaught , and the Duke of Clarence and Avondale at the head of the Order , Freemasonry must flourish . With regard to the other Grand Officers , Bro . Gardner remarked , as showing the interest they took in the Craft , that Lord Lathom was going to preside at the next Festival of the Boys' School , at which festival he understood the W . M . was going up as Steward .
He trusted the Covent Garden Lodge would make him carry up a large sum . They had also the Earl Amherst going to preside at the Festival of the Old People ' s Institution , and he had no doubt an equally influential brother would preside at the Girls' School Festival . Bro . S . Hewett , I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " which he characterised as the toast of the
evening . He said it needed no words of his to commend the toast to the favourable consideration of the brethren , as Bro . Reynolds was so well known and respected in the Covent Garden Lodge that every word he said would be superfluous . The brethren had exercised a very wise discretion in choosing him as their VV . M . They all wished Bro . Reynolds , he was sure , a very happy and prosperous
year of office . He was a valued member of the lodge , and every office he had hitherto filled he had filled well . After the toast had been heartily received , The VVorshipful Master , in responding , said he thanked Bro . Hewett very cordially for the manner in which he had proposed the toast , and he thanked the brethren for the way they had received it . It was true he was initiated in the
lodge , and he thought he had filled every office . The post he occupied that night was a very high and a very honourable one . He felt very diffident in taking that seat , but he had so many friends around him and so many acquaintances , that he hardly felt the nervousness he ought to feel . All that he could say would be merely a repetition of what was generally said by W . M . ' s , but he thanked the brethren for
the support they had given him that evening . It would be his endeavour to bring the Covent Garden Lodge to the pinnacle of Fame , and to bring it to that state of excellence which had been the object of every Master who had filled that chair . The next toast the W . M . proposed was that of " The Initiate and Joining Member . " Bro . Wise was initiated
at the previous meeting , but as they had no banquet on that occasion they had no opportunity of drinking his health . They were one and all very pleased to welcome Bro . Wise among them , and he hoped he would be an ornament to the Craft . With regard to Bro . Foster , ihe joining member , most of the brethren knew him . He was a member of several existing lodges .
Bro . Wise thanked the brethren sincerely for the great honour they had done him in initiating him in that lodge . He assured them he hoped he would make a good Mason , and if he made a good Mason he would make a good man . He also hoped he should do honour to the Covent Garden Lodge . The toast of " The Visitors , " the W . M . said , was always
wellreceivedamongstthem . They always welcomed brethren of other lodges . They had done so that evening and they would do so in the future . He felt honoured by the number of brethren who had given him the benefit of their presence and support that evening . Bros . Coltard , Skinner , Kedge , and Hancock responded . The Worshipful Master next proposed the toast of " The
I . P . M . and Past Masters . " He said those brethren who had been present in lodge had had an opportunity of witnessing the excellent working of the I . P . M . What he had done that night was a good sample of what he had done during his year of office . He had been one of the best practical Masters the Covent Garden Lodge had seen since he ( the W . M . ) had been in it . Every credit was due to him for
the example he had set them and for the excellence of working he had put before them . As to the Past Masters they always did their utmost for the good of the lodge . Bro . Hewett , I . P . M ., in response , said if he had succeeded in giving them satisfaction he had been amply repaid for it . His only wish was that he had been given more work to do during his year of office . If the W . M . required his
assistance during his year of office , that assistance would be cordially rendered . Bro . S . J acobs , P . M ., also responded . The toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " was given by the W . M . He said Bro . Edward Jacobs , the Treasurer , was known to them . He was a brother who was very much respected , and he ( the W . M . ) was very pleased to have his
services during his year of office . He did not know how to allude to Bro . Reynolds . He was so often the recipient of compliments that he could not say anything fresh to him . He knew that Bro . Reynolds felt sure that he ( the W . M . ) very much respected and appreciated the honour , the pleasure , and the good service he should have in having him for his Secretary during his year .
Bro . Reynolds , P . M ., Secretary , said he was sorry the Treasurer was not present to respond for himself . Had he been present he would have responded to the toast of his health in a manner which would have been pleasing to everyone . It had been his privilege since he had been appointed Secretary to work with Bro . Jacobs , and he could scarcely tell them what a pleasure it was . They rowed in one boat ,
which was for thc success and prosperity ofthe Covent Garden Lodge . It was a pleasure and a delight which he could scarcely have expected to see , his son placed , through the goodness and kindness of the brethren , in the position he then held . He felt sure he would do his duty in that lodge and do his work well , and the greater work they gave him the greater delight it would be both to his son and himself . He was
also sure that outside the lodge there were many who wished the W . M . all the success that he wished him . He should serve him with the same assiduity that he had served the I . P . M . It was very seldom that a Secretary ' s jewel was presented , and he felt the kindness of the brethren in giving him one . In conclusion , he thanked them most sincerely for the kind manner in which they had drunk his health .
The toast of " The Officers , " proposed by the Worshipful Master , was responded to by the S . VV ., J . VV ., Steward , and Bro . Seary . The T y ler ' s toast closed the proceedings . During the evening a most excellent programme of music was got through . Among the brethren assisting were Bros . Price , Bandmaster Heath , ' F . E . Bennett , Body , and Curtis D'Alton .
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Earl of Mornington Lodge ( No . 2000 ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Holborn Restaurant , on Friday , the gth instant , when harmony was the order of the evening , both as regards the fraternal welcome accorded by the members to their guests and the excellent musical programme which formed an important factor in the evening ' s enjoyment . The members present
included Bros . A . Mitchell , VV . M . ; H . R . Rose , Prov . G . Org . Bedfordshire , S . VV . ; E . H . Turner , I . P . M . ; W . E . Stewart , Treas . ; H . Tayler , Sec . ; J . Pollard , S . D . ; J . Fox , J . D . ; E . Hughes , Steward ; R . C . Gardner , T . G . ; J . H . Lavies , R . H . Cummings , R . Hensler , P . M . j and others . Visitors : Bros . R . Eve , P . G . Treas . j Edward Terry , P . G . Treas . ; jabez Hogg , P . G . D . j R . F . Gould ,
P . G . D . ; Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C , Dep . Prov . G . M . Middlesex ; Sir Norman Pringle , P . M . ; Lennox Browne , P . P . G . W . Essex ; F . W . Debb , P . G . S . Bedfordshire ; O . Coomer , 2343 ; F . Glover , W M . 3 g 5 ; Harry Thray , P . G . D . C . ; A . Cookson , P . J . G . W . Bedfordshire ; R . P . Jarvis , P . M . 540 ; E . C . Wills , S . D . 214 ; R . G . Hall , P . M . 4 , P . G . S . ; T . Powell ; VV . Rose ; I . Parsonson ,
23 ; W . L . Barrett , 1319 ; W . Kipps , P . M . 1275 ; A . B . Barrow ; J . Mellowes , P . M . 2 g 6 ; F . H . Horscroft , 211 j W . T . Massey , 'i 6 oj VV . Price , S . D . 28 j and VV . VV . Lee , S . W . 23 S 1 . _ ' Lodge having been formally opened , the minutes were read and confirmed . Bro . H . R . Rose was then presented as W . M . elect , and impressively installed into the chair by
the retiring W . M ., Bro . A . Mitchell . The following officers were appointed and invested , viz .: Bros . J . Pollard , S . W . j J . H . Lavies , J . W . j W . E . Stewart , Treas . ; H . Tayler , Sec ; J . Fox , S . D . ; R . C . P . Gardner , J . D . ; Hughes , I . G . ; R . H . Cummings , Org . ; and Bowler , Tyler . Bro . A . Mitchell , I . P . M ., having delivered the customary addresses , was presented by the W . M . with a handsome Past
Master ' s jewel , in recognition of his efficient services in the chair during the past year . The I . P . M ., in acknowledging the gift , said that , though his speech might be halting , his heart was full of gratitude to the brethren for their kindness , and he should always prize the jewel as a souvenir of a happy year of office . The audit report , showing a
substantial balance in hand , was unanimously adopted , and several candidates for initiation were proposed . Letters of regret for non-attendance were announced from many distinguished brethren , and the lodge was closed . A sumptuous repast was followed by the customary loyal and Masonic toasts , all of which were accorded a hearty reception .
Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treasurer , in responding to the toast of "The Grand Officers , " said the members of that body who were present that evening were pleased to attend and find the working of the lodge maintained in such an efficient manner , and particularly as exhibited by the I . P . M . in the installation ceremony . He had personally a great regard for the lodge , which was a child of Bro . Dr . Lavies ,
and he was glad to see the son of that distinguished brother placed in an important office . . The Grand Officers were only too happy to join in the assemblies of Masonry , and had great pleasure in supporting the M . W . G . M . They were delighted to see the son of the M . W . G . M . placed in the chair as Prov . Grand Master of Berkshire , for H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was the premier Grand Master of the
world . The recent gathering at Reading was a memorable occasion , inasmuch as the grandson of their Sovereign , and the son of their future Sovereign , was placed in the chair . The brother who stood on his right—Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D . —was known for the ability with which he discharged his duties , and they were pleased to see him looking so well and hearty . There were also present Bro . Gould—one of
the scholarly Grand Officers—the author of a history of Freemasonry , who by his letters was able to express to the outer world the great principles of Masonry ; Bro . Thrupp was a Grand Officer of eminence , and also the Deputy Prov . G . M . of the very large Province of Middlesex ; Bro . Stewart , the Treasurer of thelodge , was also known to them all as a very zealous brother . On behalf of those Grand
Officers he thanked the lodge most heartily for the reception given them , and they hoped that would not be the last time they would have the opportunity of being present . Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., also replied , and said that , having had the pleasure of seeing the lodge consecrated , he felt that in some measure he had become a member . Since the great misfortune which fell upon that lodge he had not
had the pleasure of being present , but he felt indebted to the I . P . M . for sending him a reminder , and pressing him to attend that evening . He had been a Past Grand Officer for many years , but he did not think he had ever felt more embarrassed in replying than he did on the present occasion , as he was overcome by meeting so many old faces . He was present when the VV . M . was initiated , and was
therefore pleased to see him installed . Bro . A . Mitchell , I . P . M ., said that according to ancient formula he must commence by saying that when they saw the gavel placed in his hands they knew the toast he had to propose . He was sure the brethren of the lodge would receive with hearty acclamation the toast of " The Worshipful Master . " Bro . Harry Rose , the VV . M ., had
been in the lodge almost from its beginning , and they knew that he possessed the gift of oratory—which was a great gift for any Master—and also the qualification of being a hard and conscientious worker . In all the offices Bro . Rose had conscientiously and most diligently performed the duties , and from the little they had heard from him that evening if he did not rise to the Howery language of their
lamented founder , Bro . Dr . Lavies , he would run a great many of the Past Masters very close . The emotion displayed by the VV . M . on his installation was most creditable , and on behalf of the lodge he congratulated him most heartily on attaining the high position of the chair . He had watched Bro . Rose from the commencement of his Masonic career , and had grown up with him , and none congratulated
him more heartily or more sincerely than the I . P . M . He wished their W . M . health and happiness and strength to perform the duties which were before liim in the year to come . Bro . Harry R . Rose , P . G . Org . Beds ., W . M ., in response , said the I . P . M . had been good enough to say in flattering term ' s that that was the toast of the evening , and he wished he could make it the response of the evening , but under
the circumstances he was not ashamed to say he had been so impressed with the ceremony that it was difficult to say all one could wish . He was afraid the I . P . M . had referred to him in far too flattering terms , but it was true he had been associated with the lodge since January , 18 S 4 , and he could look back with pleasure and pride to that time , for the more he saw of Masonry the more he was grateful to the period when he was made to represent the corner stone
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and the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " to the last of which Bro . C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br ., responded , and , in the course of his remarks , said that although he had been present many times at these installation meetings , he felt it was the last , time he should return thanks for that toast to them , because the brethren had chosen one of their own members as Grand Treasurer , and on him would devolve
the duty of responding for that toast . Bro . N . Salmon , I . P . M ., proposed "The Worshipful Master , " who had been a member of the lodgeagreat number of years , and had worked unceasingly . They would findin him not only a Goodfellow by name , but a goodfellow by nature , for Bro . Goodfellow followed up Freemasonry , not only in the Order , but in his private life , by doing what he could
to alleviate the distress of others . He was a member not only of that lodge , but was a Past Master of a very old and highly respected lodge , and the brethren of both lodges should put forth all their energies to support him . He hoped there would be plenty of initiates , that the year would be a second centenary or jubilee year , that the brethren would make it one of record , that in future years
coming generations might say the Domatie Lodge had Bro . Everett for Grand Treasurer , and a good year for initiates . No doubt Bro . Everett would soon propose that the lodge should give 25 guineas to one of the Charities . Bro . Goodfellow would be Steward , and the brethren should support his list by giving all they could . It was one of the great things in the Domatie Lodge that it boasted of , supporting
whatever Chanty the W . M . went up for . The Worshipful Master , in replying , said it would be ig years next month since he was first initiated in the Domatie Lodge by their good old Bro . Ferguson , and he was glad that night to see Bro . Ferguson presented with a valuable clock for the kind work he had done in the lodge ; it was a great pleasure to him to see it . It was also one of the
proudest days of his life to be at the head of the table . It was what he had looked forward to many and many a long year , and he had tried for it , but somehow when he had got to the lowest rung of the ladder it seemed as if someone else had pushed it away . But he had stuck to the lodge nevertheless , and had come up at all manner of early hours to be at the work . He asked the brethren
to support him in the Charities . He was going up as Steward for the Boys' School . Living near it , he remembered when it was only a small farm house , and he had seen its progress . _ It began very low and small , but it was now a grand institution , where the sons of Freemasons could be educated . Do not let the names of any of the brethren be off the list , even the Past Masters , though they had
already done good service to the Charities in the past . He knew he would have a . good lieutenant in Bro . Salmon , and he expected a good list . Bro . N . Salmon , I . P . M ., responded to the toast of "The Installing Master . " He had tried to do his best for the past 12 months for the Domatie Lodge . If he had succeeded and done it to the brethren ' s satisfaction he was' perfectly
contented , for as they had voted him a handsome jewel he was most gratified that his aspirations had been realised . The year had not been quite so successful as the years of some of his predecessors . Three years ago they had a jubilee , and then a centenary , and they were very successful . But it was with lodges as with individuals ,- when they got to the highest point they subsided for a time . He hoped
what he had done for the lodge the brethren were pleased with , and that they would give * the same support to the present and future Masters of the Domatie Lodge as they had given to the Past Masters . Any Mason who aspired to the rank of Master of such a lodge as the Domatie had something to be proud of . He ( Bro . Salmon ) was proud of the brethren of the Domatie Lodge j he was proud of
the Domatie Lodge j and he was proud of his jewel . The toast of "The Visitors" was responded to by Bros . Pritchard , Sartie , and Burgess , the last of whom , in appealing to the brethren for support to the W . M . 's list as Steward for the Boys' School , said Lord Lathom , the P . G . M . of West Lancashire , would preside at the festival , and , being a thoroughl y good and consistent Masonhis lordshi
, p deserved the greatest success . Bro . Ferguson , responding for the P . M . 's , in the course of his reply , said that the Past Masters would be always glad to lend their shoulders to the wheel to facilitate the proceedings of the lodge , and all the Past Masters were well qualified for any duties .
p Bros . Everett and T . Morris replied to the toast of " The treasurer and Secretary , " and "The Other Officers " and the Tyler ' s toast having been given , the proceedings closed . Madame Riechelmann and Miss Emily Foxcroft , with Mr . W . P . Richards and Mr . Rechal Tandy , under the uirectionof Bro . Riechelmann , Organist of the lodge , gave a charming musical performance between the toasts .
. Covent Garden Lodge ( No . 1614 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , the Mth inst ., at the Criterion , Piccadilly , Bro . Samuel Hewett , W . M ., presiding . There was a large number of brethren of the lodge and visitors present . fhe minutes of the meeting of the nth November were lead and confirmedafter which Bro . Harry SFoster was
, . elected as a joining member . After the Audit Committee ' s wport was received and adopted , Bro . G . H . Reynolds was installed as Worshipful Master for the ensuing year by Bro . - "> Hewett , the work being performed in a very able manner . The newly-installed W . Master then proceeded w invest his officers as follows : Bros . S . Hewett , I . P . M .
; ?¦ H . Foan , S . W . ; W . Unwin , J . W . ; Rev . P . M . Holden , P . M ., Chap . j E . Jacobs , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Reynolds , P . M ., Sec . j A . L . Bullen , S . D . ; G . C . """ d . J-D . ; G . Stacey , Org . ; W . Belsham , I . G . j H . Willis , D . C . j J . Mayo , W . A . Dowling , and VV . J . ^ en , Stewards j and R . Potter , P . M ., Tyler . 1 he lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned t ? the Victoria Hall , where Messrs . Spiers and Pond provided a sumptuous banquetto which ample i ustice done
, was . the W . M ., after proposing "The Oueen and the Craft " and "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " gave "The R . W . Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of fathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and -ast . He said it was well known to all who had any experience in the Craft the great interest the Grand Officers ? 'ways took , not only in the working of a lod but also in
ge , the great Masonic Charities . He would call on Bro . George Gardner to respond . Offi ° ' * " * « Gardner said he was only a Provincial Grand i ? , ' and therefore had no rank out of his own province , w MJ "' 8 ' been called on by the VV ' * t 0 respond he oihd . doso . . The Grand Officers always endeavoured to Pertorm their duties in Grand Lodge and out of Grand
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Lodge to the satisfaction of the Craft . As a member of the Board of General Purposes he ( Bro . Gardner ) saw the way in which the Grand Officers approached Freemasonry . The Prince of Wales had recently shown the interest he took in the Craft , as he not only encouraged Freemasonry , but he chose his son as Grand Officer in Grand Lodge and in the provinces . When they had such leaders as the Prince
of Wales , the Duke of Connaught , and the Duke of Clarence and Avondale at the head of the Order , Freemasonry must flourish . With regard to the other Grand Officers , Bro . Gardner remarked , as showing the interest they took in the Craft , that Lord Lathom was going to preside at the next Festival of the Boys' School , at which festival he understood the W . M . was going up as Steward .
He trusted the Covent Garden Lodge would make him carry up a large sum . They had also the Earl Amherst going to preside at the Festival of the Old People ' s Institution , and he had no doubt an equally influential brother would preside at the Girls' School Festival . Bro . S . Hewett , I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " which he characterised as the toast of the
evening . He said it needed no words of his to commend the toast to the favourable consideration of the brethren , as Bro . Reynolds was so well known and respected in the Covent Garden Lodge that every word he said would be superfluous . The brethren had exercised a very wise discretion in choosing him as their VV . M . They all wished Bro . Reynolds , he was sure , a very happy and prosperous
year of office . He was a valued member of the lodge , and every office he had hitherto filled he had filled well . After the toast had been heartily received , The VVorshipful Master , in responding , said he thanked Bro . Hewett very cordially for the manner in which he had proposed the toast , and he thanked the brethren for the way they had received it . It was true he was initiated in the
lodge , and he thought he had filled every office . The post he occupied that night was a very high and a very honourable one . He felt very diffident in taking that seat , but he had so many friends around him and so many acquaintances , that he hardly felt the nervousness he ought to feel . All that he could say would be merely a repetition of what was generally said by W . M . ' s , but he thanked the brethren for
the support they had given him that evening . It would be his endeavour to bring the Covent Garden Lodge to the pinnacle of Fame , and to bring it to that state of excellence which had been the object of every Master who had filled that chair . The next toast the W . M . proposed was that of " The Initiate and Joining Member . " Bro . Wise was initiated
at the previous meeting , but as they had no banquet on that occasion they had no opportunity of drinking his health . They were one and all very pleased to welcome Bro . Wise among them , and he hoped he would be an ornament to the Craft . With regard to Bro . Foster , ihe joining member , most of the brethren knew him . He was a member of several existing lodges .
Bro . Wise thanked the brethren sincerely for the great honour they had done him in initiating him in that lodge . He assured them he hoped he would make a good Mason , and if he made a good Mason he would make a good man . He also hoped he should do honour to the Covent Garden Lodge . The toast of " The Visitors , " the W . M . said , was always
wellreceivedamongstthem . They always welcomed brethren of other lodges . They had done so that evening and they would do so in the future . He felt honoured by the number of brethren who had given him the benefit of their presence and support that evening . Bros . Coltard , Skinner , Kedge , and Hancock responded . The Worshipful Master next proposed the toast of " The
I . P . M . and Past Masters . " He said those brethren who had been present in lodge had had an opportunity of witnessing the excellent working of the I . P . M . What he had done that night was a good sample of what he had done during his year of office . He had been one of the best practical Masters the Covent Garden Lodge had seen since he ( the W . M . ) had been in it . Every credit was due to him for
the example he had set them and for the excellence of working he had put before them . As to the Past Masters they always did their utmost for the good of the lodge . Bro . Hewett , I . P . M ., in response , said if he had succeeded in giving them satisfaction he had been amply repaid for it . His only wish was that he had been given more work to do during his year of office . If the W . M . required his
assistance during his year of office , that assistance would be cordially rendered . Bro . S . J acobs , P . M ., also responded . The toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " was given by the W . M . He said Bro . Edward Jacobs , the Treasurer , was known to them . He was a brother who was very much respected , and he ( the W . M . ) was very pleased to have his
services during his year of office . He did not know how to allude to Bro . Reynolds . He was so often the recipient of compliments that he could not say anything fresh to him . He knew that Bro . Reynolds felt sure that he ( the W . M . ) very much respected and appreciated the honour , the pleasure , and the good service he should have in having him for his Secretary during his year .
Bro . Reynolds , P . M ., Secretary , said he was sorry the Treasurer was not present to respond for himself . Had he been present he would have responded to the toast of his health in a manner which would have been pleasing to everyone . It had been his privilege since he had been appointed Secretary to work with Bro . Jacobs , and he could scarcely tell them what a pleasure it was . They rowed in one boat ,
which was for thc success and prosperity ofthe Covent Garden Lodge . It was a pleasure and a delight which he could scarcely have expected to see , his son placed , through the goodness and kindness of the brethren , in the position he then held . He felt sure he would do his duty in that lodge and do his work well , and the greater work they gave him the greater delight it would be both to his son and himself . He was
also sure that outside the lodge there were many who wished the W . M . all the success that he wished him . He should serve him with the same assiduity that he had served the I . P . M . It was very seldom that a Secretary ' s jewel was presented , and he felt the kindness of the brethren in giving him one . In conclusion , he thanked them most sincerely for the kind manner in which they had drunk his health .
The toast of " The Officers , " proposed by the Worshipful Master , was responded to by the S . VV ., J . VV ., Steward , and Bro . Seary . The T y ler ' s toast closed the proceedings . During the evening a most excellent programme of music was got through . Among the brethren assisting were Bros . Price , Bandmaster Heath , ' F . E . Bennett , Body , and Curtis D'Alton .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
Earl of Mornington Lodge ( No . 2000 ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Holborn Restaurant , on Friday , the gth instant , when harmony was the order of the evening , both as regards the fraternal welcome accorded by the members to their guests and the excellent musical programme which formed an important factor in the evening ' s enjoyment . The members present
included Bros . A . Mitchell , VV . M . ; H . R . Rose , Prov . G . Org . Bedfordshire , S . VV . ; E . H . Turner , I . P . M . ; W . E . Stewart , Treas . ; H . Tayler , Sec . ; J . Pollard , S . D . ; J . Fox , J . D . ; E . Hughes , Steward ; R . C . Gardner , T . G . ; J . H . Lavies , R . H . Cummings , R . Hensler , P . M . j and others . Visitors : Bros . R . Eve , P . G . Treas . j Edward Terry , P . G . Treas . ; jabez Hogg , P . G . D . j R . F . Gould ,
P . G . D . ; Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C , Dep . Prov . G . M . Middlesex ; Sir Norman Pringle , P . M . ; Lennox Browne , P . P . G . W . Essex ; F . W . Debb , P . G . S . Bedfordshire ; O . Coomer , 2343 ; F . Glover , W M . 3 g 5 ; Harry Thray , P . G . D . C . ; A . Cookson , P . J . G . W . Bedfordshire ; R . P . Jarvis , P . M . 540 ; E . C . Wills , S . D . 214 ; R . G . Hall , P . M . 4 , P . G . S . ; T . Powell ; VV . Rose ; I . Parsonson ,
23 ; W . L . Barrett , 1319 ; W . Kipps , P . M . 1275 ; A . B . Barrow ; J . Mellowes , P . M . 2 g 6 ; F . H . Horscroft , 211 j W . T . Massey , 'i 6 oj VV . Price , S . D . 28 j and VV . VV . Lee , S . W . 23 S 1 . _ ' Lodge having been formally opened , the minutes were read and confirmed . Bro . H . R . Rose was then presented as W . M . elect , and impressively installed into the chair by
the retiring W . M ., Bro . A . Mitchell . The following officers were appointed and invested , viz .: Bros . J . Pollard , S . W . j J . H . Lavies , J . W . j W . E . Stewart , Treas . ; H . Tayler , Sec ; J . Fox , S . D . ; R . C . P . Gardner , J . D . ; Hughes , I . G . ; R . H . Cummings , Org . ; and Bowler , Tyler . Bro . A . Mitchell , I . P . M ., having delivered the customary addresses , was presented by the W . M . with a handsome Past
Master ' s jewel , in recognition of his efficient services in the chair during the past year . The I . P . M ., in acknowledging the gift , said that , though his speech might be halting , his heart was full of gratitude to the brethren for their kindness , and he should always prize the jewel as a souvenir of a happy year of office . The audit report , showing a
substantial balance in hand , was unanimously adopted , and several candidates for initiation were proposed . Letters of regret for non-attendance were announced from many distinguished brethren , and the lodge was closed . A sumptuous repast was followed by the customary loyal and Masonic toasts , all of which were accorded a hearty reception .
Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treasurer , in responding to the toast of "The Grand Officers , " said the members of that body who were present that evening were pleased to attend and find the working of the lodge maintained in such an efficient manner , and particularly as exhibited by the I . P . M . in the installation ceremony . He had personally a great regard for the lodge , which was a child of Bro . Dr . Lavies ,
and he was glad to see the son of that distinguished brother placed in an important office . . The Grand Officers were only too happy to join in the assemblies of Masonry , and had great pleasure in supporting the M . W . G . M . They were delighted to see the son of the M . W . G . M . placed in the chair as Prov . Grand Master of Berkshire , for H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was the premier Grand Master of the
world . The recent gathering at Reading was a memorable occasion , inasmuch as the grandson of their Sovereign , and the son of their future Sovereign , was placed in the chair . The brother who stood on his right—Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D . —was known for the ability with which he discharged his duties , and they were pleased to see him looking so well and hearty . There were also present Bro . Gould—one of
the scholarly Grand Officers—the author of a history of Freemasonry , who by his letters was able to express to the outer world the great principles of Masonry ; Bro . Thrupp was a Grand Officer of eminence , and also the Deputy Prov . G . M . of the very large Province of Middlesex ; Bro . Stewart , the Treasurer of thelodge , was also known to them all as a very zealous brother . On behalf of those Grand
Officers he thanked the lodge most heartily for the reception given them , and they hoped that would not be the last time they would have the opportunity of being present . Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., also replied , and said that , having had the pleasure of seeing the lodge consecrated , he felt that in some measure he had become a member . Since the great misfortune which fell upon that lodge he had not
had the pleasure of being present , but he felt indebted to the I . P . M . for sending him a reminder , and pressing him to attend that evening . He had been a Past Grand Officer for many years , but he did not think he had ever felt more embarrassed in replying than he did on the present occasion , as he was overcome by meeting so many old faces . He was present when the VV . M . was initiated , and was
therefore pleased to see him installed . Bro . A . Mitchell , I . P . M ., said that according to ancient formula he must commence by saying that when they saw the gavel placed in his hands they knew the toast he had to propose . He was sure the brethren of the lodge would receive with hearty acclamation the toast of " The Worshipful Master . " Bro . Harry Rose , the VV . M ., had
been in the lodge almost from its beginning , and they knew that he possessed the gift of oratory—which was a great gift for any Master—and also the qualification of being a hard and conscientious worker . In all the offices Bro . Rose had conscientiously and most diligently performed the duties , and from the little they had heard from him that evening if he did not rise to the Howery language of their
lamented founder , Bro . Dr . Lavies , he would run a great many of the Past Masters very close . The emotion displayed by the VV . M . on his installation was most creditable , and on behalf of the lodge he congratulated him most heartily on attaining the high position of the chair . He had watched Bro . Rose from the commencement of his Masonic career , and had grown up with him , and none congratulated
him more heartily or more sincerely than the I . P . M . He wished their W . M . health and happiness and strength to perform the duties which were before liim in the year to come . Bro . Harry R . Rose , P . G . Org . Beds ., W . M ., in response , said the I . P . M . had been good enough to say in flattering term ' s that that was the toast of the evening , and he wished he could make it the response of the evening , but under
the circumstances he was not ashamed to say he had been so impressed with the ceremony that it was difficult to say all one could wish . He was afraid the I . P . M . had referred to him in far too flattering terms , but it was true he had been associated with the lodge since January , 18 S 4 , and he could look back with pleasure and pride to that time , for the more he saw of Masonry the more he was grateful to the period when he was made to represent the corner stone