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Royal Gloucester Lodge , No . 130 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . A . J . V . BAGSHAW . The Festival of St . John was observed by the brethren of the above lodge at the Masonic Hall , Southampton , on the 10 th instant , when the retiring S . W ., Bro . A . J . V , Bagshaw , was installed as W . M . for the ensuing 12 months . The Masters and Past Masters present included-. Bros . C . ] . Sharp , W . M .: ] . Cole , P . P . G . Ree . ; R .

Sharpe , P . P . G . Org . ; B . Harfield , P . P . J . G . W . ; R . F . Oborne , P . P . G . D . C . ; R . Boughton-Smith , P . P . S . G . D . Leicester and Rutland ; C . T . Penny , and A . 1 . Leach , all of the lodge ; Martin , W . M ., J . E . Aldis , P . P . G . S . of Wks ., and T . E . Smith , of 359 ; J . Lemon , W . M ., P . PS . G . W ., and H . Lashmore , P . P . S . G . D ., of 304 ; Anstev , P . M . 7 6 ; G . Ward , P . M . 13 S 3 , P . P . S . G . D . ; and R . Keen , P . M . 2016 . Bro . Sir Barrington Simeon , M . P ., was also present .

The installation ceremony was admirahly performed !> v Rro . Siarp , who was thanked for his services , both as Installing Mastsr and as W . M . during- the past 10 months , and it was further resolved to attach a second bar to the Past Master ' s jewel with which he was presented by the lodge at the close of his first Mastership . The officers for the vear were appointed as follows : Bros . C . J . Sharp , I . P . M . ; J . Brierley , S . W . ; A . A . Burnett , J . W . ; G . J . Tilling , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Eng ., Treas . ; ] . Cole , P . M ., Sec . ; C . A . Emanuel , S . D . ; E . Alston , J . D . ; R . Houghton-Smith , P . M ., D . of C ; C . J . Sharp , P . M ., Org . ; A . A . Fry , I . G . ; W . T . Bowman and C . E . Price , Stwds . ; and W . Vare , Tyler .

The installation banquet was well served under the superintendence of Bro Boughton-Smith , and the W . M . presided over a large attendance of brethren . Much pleasure was afforded by the vocal and instrumental selections of Messrs Blandford , Bristowe , and Hoyle , with Mr . Farmer at the piano .

St . James Lodge , No . 448 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . C . E . ROSE . INTERESTING PRESENTATIONS . The above lodge possesses the distinction of being the premier lodge in point of membership in the West Riding of Yorkshire , its members now numbering 103 . Its reputation for good working , for hospitality , and for musical ability also stands high . At the annual meeting of the lodge , held last week at Halifax , there was a large

attendance of members and visiting brethren . Bro . Charles E . Rose was installed as VV . M . ; the ceremony being impressively and ably performed by Bro . Geo . Tinker , his predecessor in the chair of King Solomon . The following were invested as officers of the lodge : Bros . G . Tinker , I . P . M . ; Ehud Hanson , S . W . ; las . Milligan , J . W . ; Sutcliffe Hanson , Chap . ; Alfred Robertbhaw , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., Treas . ; Jonathan J essop , P . M ., Sec . j W . Fielding , Asst . Sec ; Wm . Crabtree , S . D . ; G . Whitley , I . D .: Sykes Broadbent , D . of C . ; Wm . Oates , I . G . ; J . S . Hartley . Orir . ; loe

Whiteley , Librarian ; Arthur Worsnop , Almoner ; Geo . W . Shaw , O G . ; J . E . Brearley , Ed . Lord , Walter Holdsworth , G . H . Longbottom , Wilfred Ward , and Harry E . Riley , Stwds . ; and R . Hodgson , P . M ., P . G . D ., Charity Stwd . A handsome Past Master ' s jewel , voted by the members , was presented to Bro . G . Tinker by * Bro . Austin Roberts , P . P . A . G . D ., as a mark of appreciation of the distinguished m inner in which he had acquitted himself as W . M . Subsequent to the doing of the ljdge , and before the annual banquet , Bro . Tinker was the recioient of a further presentation . Tnis

consisted of a handsome silver bowl , on ebony stand , which had been subscribed for by his five initiates , to show how warmly they appreciated the consideration and kindness they had received at his hands . The presentation of the bowl , which bore a suitable inscription , was entrusted to Bro . J . W . B . Winter . Bro . Tinker was completely taken by surprise by this practical and pleasing method in which the candidates he had initiated into Freemasonry had adopted to convey the esteem in which they ngirdjd him .

The banquet was , of course , presided over by the new W . M ., Bro . C . E . Rose . All present admired the cleverly got-up menu card . It was of novel shape , in the form oi a folding-screen , and a capital portrait of the popular Chairman was neatly introduced . What , however , aroused the greatest interest among the brethren were the " quotations " which were associated with the different officers , some of which were exceedingly happy . The compilers of the list , rrominent amongst whom , we suspect , was the W . M . himself , are to be congratulated on the result of their work .

On Ihe conclusion of the banquet , an interesting toast list was gone through , the worthy Chairman leading off by giving thatof " Her Majesty the Queen . " The toist , prettily proposed , was received with enthusiasm . In next submitting " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., and the G . Officers , Present and Past , " Bro . Alfred Robertshaw , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., spoke of the great pleasure which he had derived on the different occasions he had visited G-ani Liigi .

Bro . Rufus C . Sykes , P . M .. submitted "The R . W . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire , the Right Hon . W . L . Jackson , M . P ., and the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past . " Every brother in the provincj , he claimed , was proud of their Provincial Olficers . They had been the pioneers in work which , there was no doubt , would bear fruit perhaps in the immediate future . The Provincial Officers of West Yorkshire had done , were doing , and were prepared to do , what they could to carry out reforms that would be for the benefit , in a constitutional manner , of Freemasonry .

Bro . Thos . Woods , P . M ., P . P . G . Treas ., was among those called upon to reply . He claimed for Freemasonry that it was a big system that was working a great powjr in this country and in each of their individual lives . The more they allowed this power to be at woik , and made it an individual matter , the better it would be for themselves and the country in which they lived . Bro . C . L . Mason , P . M ., P . P . G . VV ., responded in a neat speech . Freemasonry , he remarked , wasuften spoken of as a great charitable institution Hi preferred ,

hovever , to regard love as the great foundation of 1 ' reemasonry . ( Applause . ) HJW it did pain one to hear of Freemasons quarrelling among themselves . One ol the weekly newspapers recently had a paragraph which was to this effect : "If you hate a man , never speak about him . " ' 1 here was great weight in that advice . If they did nut like a man , and never mentioned his name , they would never say anything unkind concerning him . Their duty , as Freemasons , was to suggest the most palliative and extenuating circumstances even when a member ' s conduct was liable to reprehension , fns great

point to act upon in Freemasonry was to sink self . When anything came up , the question to be kept foremost was not " What are my interests or the interests of the lodge ? " but " What are the interests of the brethren ? " ( Applause . ) Let them forget sell , and throw themselves into the great cause , which was the welfare of their Order and the welfare of mankind . Then would they appreciate that the great lines on which Freemasonry was founded was , not putting their hands in their pockets and being charitable , but by being loveable in their words and expressions to others , SD that the world would say— "Behold how these Freemasons love one another . " ( Cheers . )

Bro . W . J . Morris , P . M ., P . G . S . B ., and Bro . R . Hodgson , P . M ., P . G . D ., also replied to the toast . Bro . G . Tinker submitted " The Worshipful Master of St . James ' s Ledge . " The brethren , he was confident , had made no mistake in placing Bro . Rose in the chair of King Solomon . He had shewn himself a true and worthy man and a Mason , and , given the blessing of health , his year of office would prove a source of great happinass to the brethren of the lodge . Bro . Rose had the approbation , the best wishes , and th ;

affection of every brother of the lodge , which he had gained by his conduct towards them and to Freemasonry in general . Bro . C . E . Rose , who ha'l a hearty reception , thanked the brethren for the proud position in which they had placed him . He assured them that it would be his earnest endeavour to uphold the dignity of St . James ' s Lodge . Concluding , he proposed " The Installing Officer and the Past Masters of St . James ' s Lodge , " in connection with which he mentioned that his immediate predecessor in the chair would be very difficult to

follow . He had not only undertaken the duty of initiating , raising , and pissing the candidates , but he had given the tracing boards in every Degree . Bro . G . Tinker , in reply , remarked that whatever he had done he had done it for the good of Freemasonry . His year of office as Worshipful Master would live in his memory as one of the happiest times in his life . The great kindness that he had received , and which had culminated that evening in the handsome g ift from his live initiates , he could never fj get .

The toast of "Our Visiting Brethren , " proposed by Bro . Khud Hanson , was responded to , amongst others , hi llros . Fairar , 130 J ; Walter Crossland , 1736 ; Baxter , W . M . Oi ; and Smithies , Klland . Bro . A . E . Spencer , P . M ., tjavc "The Officers of the Lodge , " for whom Bros . W . Oates and James Milligan responjed .

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The esteemed and venerable Secretary , Bro . Jonathan Jessop , P . M ., submitted " The Masonic Charities . " Responding to this , Bro . Rd . Hodgson , P . M ., referred to the system in vogue at St . James ' s Lodge under which the brethren were given the privilege of contributing is . per month , and he commended the practice as worthy of imitation . The concluding toast , that of " Poor and Distressed Masons , " was ably submitted by Bro . T . Robertshaw , P . M .

During the evening capital songs , efficiently rendered , were contributed by Bros A . Alderson , Ehud Hanson , Sykes Broadbent , G . H . Longbottom , R . Jessop , and W A . Sutcliffe . Bro . G . Whitley proved an able and sympathetic accompanist .

Shirley Lodge , No . 1112 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . NOEL STEDMAN ASHBY . The annual meeting of the above lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Albionplace , Southampton , on the gth instant , when Bro . Noel Stedman Ashby was installed in the chairas W . M . for the ensuing year . The Board of Installed Masters was composed of Bros . C . H . Simpson , the retiring W . M . ; W . Pearce , P . P . G . Std . Br . ;

Bernard Harfield , P . P . J . G . W . ; R . C . W . Dixon , P . P . S . G . W . ; G . Greenslade ( all of the lodge ); C . J . Sharp , W . M . Stf ; W . Martin , W . M . 359 ; J . Kellaway , W . M . 1461 ; T . King , W . M . 17 S 0 ; H . Lashmore , P . M . 397 , P . P . S . G . D . ; W . Fowler , P . M ., P . P . G . Org . ; H . B . Rohss , P . M . 1461 ; and W . WriKht , P . M ., P . G . P . Eng ., the last named of whom passed the ballot as a joining member of the lodge . The visitors included Bros . Barton , S . W . C 94 , and Baprshaw , W . M . elect S 39 .

The ceremony of installation was efficiently carried out by Bro . B . Harfield , and the new W . M . invested the officers for the year as follows : Bros . C . H . Simpson , I . P . M . ; A . E . Hodson , S . W . ; C . E . Martin , J . W . ; W . Pearce , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Greenslade , P . M ., Sec ; E . I . Morgan , S . D . ; A . J . Marshall , J . D . ; W . Bagshaw , I . G . ; B . Harfield , P . M ., D . of C . ; J . E . Viant and T . Hine , Stwds . ; and W . Vare , Tyler . At the conclusion of the installation cordiil votes of thanks were passed to the Installing Master and to Bro . Simpson for his services in the chair during the past year .

The brethren afterwards sat down to an excellent banquet , provided under the superintendence of Bro . Pearce . The new W . M . presided , and in the course of the evening was the recipient of many congratulations on his attaining the chair , and expressions of " Hearty good wishes " for a pleasant and prosperous year of office .

Derby Allcroft Lodge , No . 2168 . PRESENTATION TO BRO . NATHAN ROBINSON , P . M ., W . M . The Derby Allcroft Lodge is perpetuating the name of its distinguished founder in a truly Masonic manner and is deservedly known and admired for its excellent rendering of the ritual and charitable work . The installation meetings are therefore always well attended , and the gathering held on the 10 th inst ., at the Midland Grand Hotel , was no exception to the rule . Hospitality was dispensed to over 70 visitors—including

40 Past Masters—the largest proportion of whom were the guests of the W . M . elect , Bro . Nathan Robinson , L . C . C ., P . M . This esteemed and distinguished brother has already filled the chair with conspicuous success in other lodges and has nov realised a laudable ambition to be W . M . of the Derby Allcroft Lodge . Bro . Robinson recently celebrated his golden wedding , and the members showed their este : m and affection for him by the presentalion of a handsome silver salver bearing a suitable inscription . «

Lodge was opened by Bro . Robert Gregory , W . M ., supported by Bros . Nathan Robinson , P . M ., S . W . ; Dr . Wholey , J . W . ; I . Nash , I . P . M . ; Wm . Thomas , P . M ., Treas . ; R . D . Cummings , P . M ., Sec ; " J . P . Fitzgerald , P . M . ; R . J . Smerdon , P . M . ; J . H . Mitchell , S . D . ; A . Ingram , J . D . ; F . A . Baldwin , I . G . ; S . Garcia , P . M ., D . C ; Dr . J . F . Haskins , Org . j W . Short and E . F . James , Stwds . ; and many others . Visitors : Bros . A . C . Spaull . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . | . Thomas , P . G . S . B . ; J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B . ; Orlton Cooper , P . M . 211 ; H . Blennerhasset ,

1657 ; E . Barnes , P . M . 1351 , W . Lewin , 1366 ; H . Roach , 55 ; E . Gatfield , 55 ; F . Sullivan , 55 ; D . W . Fowler , 511 ; H . Tomlinson , 504 ; J . Keyzer , F . Todman , P . M . 2030 ; G . Procter . W . M . 1531 ; J . H . Barnes , W . M . elect 2127 ; C . J . Plucknett , 11 S 5 ; H . E . Sanders , P . M . 55 ; A . Mills , J . W . 704 ; A . Bennett , 1035 ; W . M . Brown , 73 ; E . S . Brown , 1 G 70 ; G . A . Robinson , W . M . 55 ; R . G . Robinson , I . P . M . 1531 ; G . Burningham , 2202 ; C . T . Head , 2202 ; H . R . Englebert , 2202 ; W . Wilson , P . G . P . ; J . Bunker , 504 ; H . Barrett , P . M . 1693 ; A . Pratt , 55 ; C . Dodd , P . M . 1194 ; S . R . Lamble , P . M . 27 ; W . Green , 217 ; J . Bangs ,

L . Veiling , 212 ; S . J . Heilbron , W . M . 166 S ; F . Linnie , 013 ; G . S . Daunton , P . M . 2255 ; A . P . Lye , P . M . 2157 , 2 S 22 ; W . H . Walker , 1622 ; H . Jay , P . M . 174 ; A . G . Duck , P . M . S 9 S ; G . S . Cummings , 2700 ; J . Kift , 1791 ; J . E . Hambleton , P . M . 1319 ; N . B . Robinson , 1455 ; W . T . Farthing , P . M . 55 ; H . F . Bonwick , 72 ; L . M . Myers , P . M . iSS ; [ . Alyers , 22 G 5 ; E . G . Southcott , J . D . 204 S ; J . G . James , P . M . ; Haswell Turner , P . M . 165 S ; VV . Churcher . 24 C 7 ; C . F . Ouicke , P . P . G . Supt . of Wks . ; G . S . Elliott . P . P . G . D . of C . Middx . ; A . C . Webb , W . M . 2427 ; Milson Rees , W . M . 1584 ; T . Salt , 134 ; R . Manuel , P . M . 1196 ; and J . Thompson , J . W . 1446 .

Lodge being opened , the minutes were confirmed , and Mr . C . R . Woolley was impressively initiated into Freemasonry . Bro . R . D . Cummings , P . M ., Sec , then took the chair , and installed Bro . Nathan Robinson as W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . Cummings gave an excellent exhibition of his ability as a first-class exponent of the ritual , and the impressiveness was enhanced by Bro . Maldwyn Humphreys , who sang " Be thou faithful unto death , " accompanied by Bro . J . E . Hambleton ( 'cell > obligato )

and Bro . Jas . Kift ( organ ) . The following officers were invested : Bros . Dr . Wholey , P . M ., S . W . ; J . H . Mitchell , J . W . ; W . Thomas , P . M ., Treas . ; R . D . Cummings , P . M ., Sec . ; F . A . Baldwin . S . D . ; Wm . Short , J . D . ; E . F . lames , I . G . ; S . Garcia , P . M ., D . of C ; Dr . J . F . Haskins , P . P . G . Org ., Org . ; J . R . Musto . ( . H . Moggrtdge , P . M ., Thos . Moore , and C . Duvall Stwds . ; and R . II . Goddard , Tyler . A sum of 25 guineas was unanimously voted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , to be placed on the list of the W . M .

Lodge was closed , and an excellent banquet was followed by the usual loyal and Masonic toasts .

Bro . A . C . Spaull , P . G . S . B ., replied for "The Grand Officers . " thanking thelodge for its hearty welcome , and the good work shown them . Bro . J . J . Thomas , P . G . S . B ., also replied , congratulating the W . M . upon being installed into the chair of such a lodge , and wishing him a happy and prosperous year of office .

, ' . Cumml"gs . P . M ., Sec , then proposed " The Health of the Worshipful Master , and said the position was thrust upon him by the indisposition of the I . P . M . Bro . Fitzgerald , P . M ., and himself ( Bro . Cummings ) were the two remaining foundersexcepting Bio . Wettenhall— and as Bro . Fitzgerald was not present when the arrangement was made , the duty of proposing this toast fell upon his shoulders . There was something more than a c ! i . ud upon this lodge in November , when Bro . Nathan Robinson met with an accidentand could not be with them to be installed . I ' hey all

, f u ° \» f »» ' ° See hlm again with them ~ blooming , youthful , and capable as ever . That the W . M . would have a successful year of office went without saying , because he had every man at his back , and every officer and member would do his best to make his year bright and successful . He would say something more than that . The . W . M ., as a youthful bridegroom of 56 summers , hadjust been celebrating his golden wedding . It occurred to

some ot them that something should be done in commemoration of that auspicious event . A committee was formed , with the result that some little money was got together very speedily , and a piece of plate was selected . Intrinsically it could not be much , because dear old Dame Fortune had been more than kind to the W . M ., but they hoped that little present would remind him of some pleasant times he had had in that lodge , and assure him that he had a warm corner in the hearts and affections of every member . /

I he silver salver , which bear the crest ol the lodge , is also inscribed : " Presented to our W . Bro . Nathan Robinson , P . M ., P . / .., by the brethren of the Lodge , in commemoration of his Golden Wedding , as a mark of our fraternal regard on the occasion ol his installation as VV . Master of the Lodge . 10 January , > yoi . " Bro . Nathan Robinson , W . M ., said he had received so many marks of his friends ' that he

approval , was more than obliged to the members of the lodge and any friends who had subscribed to that beautiful testimonial . Bro . Cummings was quite right in saying he should not prize it for its intrinsic value—although he remenbered the time when he should . He should , however , prize it for the spirit in which the idea originated and the very nice manner in which it was carried out . He could not promise to see his diamond wedding , but was going to try , and was satisfied from their cordial reception