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CONTENTS .

KEreireis or MASONIC MEETINGS — Craft Masonry „ , 21 Koval Arch 25 Mark Masonry 25 Rosicrucian ISocicty , 2- ! Trie ! Oua'lcrly Court of Hie Girls'School 26 The ( JuaUeily Court ot Ihe Boys' School = £ Antagonism to Freemasonry 2 t

C ORRESPONDENCE : — Lodges and Charity 27 Particulars ol Donations and Votes of the Lodge of Integrity , 163 27 Old Lodges 27 Our Late Bro . P . W . Benham , of Jersey 27 Old , Blind , and in Want ' . 27 Supreme Council of Scotland , & c 27 Reviews 27

First Report of the London Masonic Charity Association , 1 S 7 S 27 Uoyal Masonic Institution for Boys 2 S Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 2 S Provincial Grand Lodge of Somersetshire 2 S The Princess Alice and the Irish Freemasons 29 The Wentworth Little Memorial 29 Masonic and General Tidings , ¦ 29 Lodge Meetings for Next Week , 30 Adverlisments i ., ii ., iii ., iv ., v ., vi ,, 30

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Craft iHasonrg . ROYAL JUBILEE LODGE ( 72 ) . —The- installation meeting of this old anel flourishing lodge was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , on Monday 6 th inst . There were present Bros . W . Carr W . M . ; F . Dunn , S . W . ; J . Dann , P . M , as J . W . ; C . Chesterton , S . D . ; A . DarchJ . D . ; F . Thurston , I . G . ; II . Wehb , P . M . ; Treasurer , J . Nunn , P . M . Sec . ; E . Dodson , P . M . D . C .: J . N . Bate , W . S . ; C . Rhodes , P . M .:

J . Laskcy , P . M . ; T . Durkin , I ' . M . ; T . Mines , P . M . ; also a large gathering 0 ' the members . The lodge being opened the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . W . Chalk , J . W . ; 1558 , was elected a rejoining member . There were five gentlemen for initiation viz : —Messrs . J . Morris , J . James , J . Shephard , J . Brand , and D . Woolf . The ceremony which was very

ably performed by the W . M ., was rendered still more effective by solemn and appropriate music . The lodge was opened in the second degree by the installing Master Bro . J . Nunn , P . M . ; and Bio . F . Dunn , S . W . ; W . M . ; elect was presented , and the ceremony of installation was performed . The brethren below the degree of installed Master having been requested to withdraw , a board

consisting of twenty-six installed Masters was formed , when Brn . F . Dunn was duly , and solemnly placed in the chair of K . S . Having been saluted and most cordially greeted by the Past Masters , the brethren were then admitted and saluted the W . M . in the several degrees . The installing Master then delivered the addresses to the W . M ,. Wardens ,

and brethren , in a masterly and feeling manner which the brethren acknowledged with applause . The officers were then appointed for the ensuing year . The W . M ., in a few appropriate sentences at'drcssed each officer as he was invested as follows , —Bros . W . Carr , l . P . M . ; C . Chesterton , [ S . W . ; A . Darch , J . W . ; F . Thurston , S . D . ; J . N . Bate , J . D . ; T . Brevertor , I . G . ; : E . Dodson , P . M .:

D . C . W . Murrell , A . D . C . ; H . Webb , P . M ., ; W . S . and Treasurer ; E . Walker , A . W . S . anel J . Nunn P . M . ; Sec . There were over forty visitors present , among whom we observed Bros . J . B . Atkinson , P . M . and Sec , Hengist , 195 , P . P . G . S . D . Hants ; D . Forbes , 94 8 , P . M . 65 ; J . W . Cobham , P . M . 141 ; W . Dunn , 195 ; P . Vickery , J . W . 1475 ; J . Ebblewhite , 11 ; H . Hammond , P . M . 1216 ; J .

S . Lean , 1119 ; J . Ellis , S . D . 917 ; G . W . Wigglesworth , W . M . 975 ; J . Close , 463 , and P . P . G . D . C . Surrey ; W . Canton , P . M . 1269 , 1473 ; J . Bourdelaine , 624 j A . P . Fabian , P . M . 487 , P . P . G . S . W . Hants ; [ . Greenway , 174 ; W . S . Larlham . P . M . I 2 i 6 ; j . Garner , l . P . M . 1622 ; J . Biddle , W . M . 193 ; T . Foxall , P . M . 742 , 1349 J W . S . Cackett , P . M . 1558 ; C . Hampton , P . M . 179 . The lodge being

closed in due form , the brethren adjourned to the banquet , presided over by the W . M . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given anil enthusiastically received , the l . P . M . proposed "The Health of the W . M .. " wishing him a prosperous and harmonious year of office , to which the W . M . leplied in a few appropriate remarks , at the conclusion of which he gave "The Health of I . P . M ., " and in a

feeling manner said what pleasure it give him to place the splendid jewel on his breast , which Ihe lodge had presented to him in recognition of his services . Bro . Carr biicfly returned thanks . The W . M . then gave " The Initiates , " which was responded to by each of the initiates . " The

Health of the Visitors" was responded toby Bros . J . B . Atkinson , P . M . 195 , P . P . G . S . D . Hants , D . Forbes , 94 8 , P . M . 65 , and several other brethren . The enjoyment of the e \ ening was greatly enhanced by some excellent songs by various brethren of the lodge , accompanied by a professional brother .

DOMATIC LODGE ( No . 1 77 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on the ioth inst . at Anderton ' s Hotel . Bro . Isaac Buscall , W . M ., opened the lodge , and raised Bros . Barker , Johnson , and Moseley ; anel passed Bro . Edwards . The Past Masters who

atteneleel were Bros . I'erguson , Foulger , Walford , Haydon , Elmes , and Everett . Bro . Ferguson , P . M ., at the W . M ' s . rei | uest , installed Bro . E . White , S . W . and W . M . elect , as W . M , for the ensuing year . The officers appointed and invested were Bros . H , B . Spink , S . W . ; Capt . Harris , J . W . ;

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George Everett , P . M ., Treas . ; Morris , Sec . ; McLean , S . D . ; Herbage , J . D . ; Kent , jun ., I . G . ; Pierpoint , W . S . ; Foxcraft , D . C . ; and John Daly , Tyler . When the ceremony of installation hael been completed , a vote of thanks was passed to Bro . Ferguson for his kindness . The ledge was then closed , and the brethren , to the number of ninety , sat down to an excellent banquet . The usual toasts

followed , After the toasts of " The Queen and the Craft , " " The M . W . G . M ., " " The Pro anel Deputy Grand Masters , and the rest of the Granel Officers , " Bro . Buscall , I . P . M ., proposed " The Health of the W . M . " In doing so , he said he congratulated the brethren on their having placed in the chair that evening Bro . Edward White , as W . M . of the lodge . The brethren who had attended the

lodge regularly had seen the way in which Bro . White hael done his work in the various offices he hael filled . He hael now attaincel the highest position they cculd give him , and he was sure the brethren would join with him ( Bro . Buscall ) in congratulating Bro . White on having reached the chair . Bro . White jwas a child of the Domatic ; he was initialed , passed , and raised in that lodge , and it was

with peculiar prieie and pleasure lhat he would occupy the chair . These were the sentiments which he ( Bro . Buscall ) felt , and the brethren would reciprocate what he expressed when he said he wished Bro . White a happy and successful year of office . When Bro . White left the chair in a twelvemonth ' s time he hoped he woulel succeed to the brethren ' s gooel wishes . The W . M ., in reply , said these

flattering terms were more than he deserved ; but Bro . Buscall had said one thing which was pevfccvfnlly true , and that was that the Domatic was his ( the W . M ' s . ) mother lodge . He was initiated and passeel in it , and raiscel that very night seven years ago . He had , therefore , served his apprenticeship before getting to the chair . He was very proud to be in that position , fur the Domatic was one of

the largest lodges 111 the Craft . It was a responsible position to hold , but he hoped with the brethren ' s assistance to be able to get through his work satisfactorily to the lodge and with credit to himself . The Domatic Lodge had a long and noble history , and he hoped he should do nothing to tarnish it . But in order to do the work with satisfaction all round he must have the brethren ' s assistance .

He must look to the officers to attend to do their work anel assist in keeping order in the lodge and at the banquet table . Bro . W . Stephens replied to the toast of " The Visitors , " and in the course of his remarks , which were but brief , he said he had frequently enjoyed the hospitality of the Domatic Lodge . He wished the W . M . every success during his year , and he

hoped the lodge would always have the repute nf being one of the most hospitable lodges in the City of London . Bro . Draper also replied , and complimented Bro . Ferguson on the admirable manner in which he had delivered the aeldresses . He had never heard them delivered much better , for they were delivered in that kind tone and with that good feeling which made every worel valuable . He had

known Bro . White for some years . They belonged to the lodge which he ( Bro . Draper ) was now Master of , and he was indebted to Bro . White for bringing him to the Domatic , for he could not disguise the fact that it was an excxcellent ledge , not only numerous but distinguished . The brethren might congratulate themselves on having elected Bro . White as their W . M . ; he was thoroughly proficient

in the duties of a W . M ., and there was nothing in Freemasonry that he was not aquainted with . He had the energy and ability to carry out the work , anel he woulel do it to the brethrens' satisfaction . The officers who had been appointed to serve under Bro . White were excellent officers , and there was a good prospect of the lodge having excellent Masters for several years to come . The W . M .

then proposed "The Health of Bro . Ferguson , the Installing Master , " and complimented him on the performance of the ceremony . Bro . Ferguson replied , and said the complimentary remarks the W . M . had been ple'ased to make about him were rather more than he deserveel , though he could not say the W . M . had said anything that was not correct . The duty of a P . M . was to fill any

vacancy that might occur in a lodge , from Inner Guard to Installing Master . Even if necessary to take the post of Outer Guard ; anil the duty of Deace ^ ns or Wardens he shoulel always be ready to take on himself , and feel honoured by being asked to take them . It was , no doubt , a great honour to be called upon to instal the W . M . If he had performed that duty to the satisfaction of the brethren ,

even if it had been in a humble , halting way , it showed that he had tried to do credit to his position as a P . M . of the Domatic Lodge . He trusted that whenever he might be called upon to fill any vacant office he should do so , and whenever he was so called upon he would discharge his duty to the best of his ability . He took no credit to himself for what he had done , but he felt proud to find

that the brethren were pleased , and he sincerely thanked them for the honour they had conferred upon him , by passing the vote of thanks to him for his humble efforts In conclusion , he said he should always be pleased to be a member of the Domatic Lodge . The W . M . next proposed "The Health of the P . M's . of the Domatic Lodge . " The P . M ' s ., he saiel , were a very useful body in any lodge ,

and they were always willing , as liro . Ferguson hail proved , to do anything that was requireel of them . They had been very useful that evening , anil had assisted to do the work of ( he Deacons . The l . P . M . had given entire satisfaction during his year of year of office , and had brought great credit on the Domatic Lodge . At the last meeting the brethren were pleased to testify their appreciation

of his services by voting to him a I'a--t Master's jewel . It was a very hanelsomc jewel , and he ( the W . M . ) had great pleasure in decorating Bro . Buscall with it . He hoped that Bro . Buscall would long be spared to appear in the lodge with that jewel on his breast . ( The W . M . here fastened a very handsome Past Masters' jewel on Bro . Buscall ' s left breast ) . Bro . Buscall , I . P . M ., in replying said

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that many persons had before that evening spoken of certain periods of their existence as the happiest moments of their lives , but lie hael never experienced what it was to have that feeling till now . The jewel which the brethren had voted , and the W . M . had presented , to him was a very handsome jewel , and for that mark of the brethren ' s esteem he thanked the brethren most cordially . He should

ever consider that gift as the greatest honour he had ever had conferred on him . As Bro . Ferguson had indicated what the duties of a P . M . were , he should have the greatest pleasure in carrying them out in is own person . His best endeavours would be used in promoting the interest of the lodge , and in contributing to its good working . He sincerely thanked the brethren for the hearty good way in

which they had received the toast proposed by the W . M . and he also felt very grateful to the W . M . for the very complimentary terms he had employed in proposing the toast . As it was customary in the Domatic Lodge for all the Past Masters to reply to the toast he should leave it to those very able colleagues of his to add any observations which might supply deficiencies that might have occurred

in the few remarks he had made . Bro . J . E . Walford , P . M ., also replied . He observed that while the Past Masters were always ready to perform any duties in the lodge , the brethren at all times appreciated them , and were ever ready to acknowledge them . The brethren in a true Masonic spirit rallied round the Past Masters , and looked upon them as a body of brethren who having performed

their duties m the chair , were not , when they had passed the chair tireel of their work , but were ready again to enter the lists anil work for the true interests of the lodge . Bro . George Everett , P . M ., anil Treasurer , said that having been promsted to a distinguished office in the lodge by the kindness of the brethren , he should reserve his observations for the time when his health in that capacity would be

proposed . Bro . Frederick Smith , P . M ., reiterated all that had been said by Bro . Walford , whose remarks he considered as a full and ample reply to the toast . He hoped that the Past Masters would continue to p-rform their duties to the lodge as they had performed them hitherto . Bro . Foulger , P . M ., thought that if all the Past Masters replied it was a waste of time ; but as a

Past Master of the Domatic Lodge he felt it a great kindness for the brethren to remember the Past Masters . As a P . M ., who felt very desirous for the prosperity of the lodge , it was a great gratification at any time to be called upon to perform the duties of any office which , from unavoidable circumstances might be vacant . Bro . M . Haydon , P . M . would simply say " ditto " to the observations

made by the preceding P . Ms .. Bro . Ferguson , P . M . congratulated Bro . White on being the first W . M . at whose installation Bro . Haydon had made a speech . ( Laughter . ) This must be a red letter day for the Domatic Lodge , as it was the only day on which such a distinguished Past Master as Bro . Haydon had favoured the brethren with any elocution . ( Cheers . ) If the brethren appreciated the

qualifications of the P . Ms ., any officer , however low down on the rounds of the ladder , should endeavour so to discharge his duties that he might afterwards say to himself , when he arrived at that happy , quiet oasis in the desert , he had done his duty in every office he had filled . The brethren had complimented him very much that evening . He scarcely knew

how any officer could conscientiously pass through the chair without having performed his duties properly and sit down among the Past Masters who had . He , therefore , thought it incumbent on every Master to perform his duties properly , and not only so , but to pass through all the previous grades with credit and honour . It was his great pride to act as a true and trusty Master , and he

hoped that all the brethren who aspired to that high office would endeavour to acquit himself as a Mason should who reigned over such a lodge as the Domatic . The brethren who hail been put into office might not care much for their positions , but might say that when they became Masler they would do their work properly . That was not the proper feeling . When they obtained any position they

were bound to do their duty in that position , and when they did so they were in a fair way to rival their predecessors in the chair . If they could surpass them , so much the better for the lodge , and all the Past Masters would be glad to find a meteor among them . The toast of " The Treasurer and Secretary " followed , and the W . M ., in giving it , said that Bro . George Everett was the first to

discover any merit in him . Bro . Everett , as one of the respondents to the toast , said that he was happy to find that in discovering merit in the W . M . he had not made a mistake , and he was sure now that the W . M . would do honour to the position he filled . As Treasurer he assured the brethren he should not shiik his duty , and he hopcel when the first year of his office came to an end

he shoulel have the approval of the brethren . Bro . Morris also replied as Secretary . Bro . J . Terry , Secretary to the Hoyal M . esonic Benevolent Institution , responded for " The Masonic Charities , " anil reminded the brethren of the great success those Institutions have had during the last year , notwithstanding the great commercial depression . Wishing for even a brighter year in 18 79 he trusted that the

Domatic Lodge would support the Charities again as they hael in the past . liclerriug to the number of members eif the Domatic Loelge , he saiel that if each member gave 15 s . to the Charities it would make an amount of £ 130 . The toast of "The Officers" followed , and the Tyler ' s toast concluded the proceedings , which were most enjoyable throughout .

LODGE OF JOPPA ( No . 188 ) . —The Commitee of ' the Benevolent Fund attached to this lodge , met on the 131 I 1 inst ., at the Blue Post Tavern , Southampton Buildings , Holboin , for the purpose of electing a President for the ensuing year . There was an unusually large number of Vice-Presidents as well as elected Committee in ateendance ,