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Each of the visitors present replied to the toast , led by Bro . Mi " > P-M ., Treas . 425 , who stated that he had visited the lodge vvith a good deal of curiosity to see how a voung one could work , but he vvas very agreeably surprised at the manner in vvhich the officers had supported the W . M ., f whose ability he vvas already aware , and concluded by n ffratulating ^ w ^ rVL on the working of the lodge , and thanking' one and all for the kind reception they had given

The W . M . proposed "The Joining Brethren , " and coupled the name of Bro . Price vvith it , saying hosv pleased he was to have the brother in the lodge , and pointing out the great sacrifice the brother had made to join it . ¦ rim . Price replied in suitable terms , and promised the

VV . M- his support , and , as a token of it , subscribed half-acrui ' nea to the W . M . ' s list for the Boys' School . " The W . M . next proposed " The Officers of the Lodge , " svhich was well received . The S . W . replied in suitable terms , and thanked the W . M . and brethren for the honour they had conferred upon

him in having selected him as their representative at the Girls' Festival in May . He mentioned the fact that that lodge vvas at the head of the list of the Cheshire lodges svith their subscription of ^ 40 . Bro . McFarlane , Sec , also replied , and thanked the W . M . and brethren for the toast , and assured the W . M .

and brethren that the officers were endeavouring to do their best to bring the working of the lodge up to perfection , or as near it as possible , and referred to the names vvhich he had been called , viz ., " Persistent Beggar and Plausible Secretary , " & c , saying that he did not mind what they called him as long as they persistently replied to his

applications for charitable offerings . He also said that he had over , £ 48 for the Boys' School , and would be glad to receive further donations to make the sum up to £ 50 or more . ( This appeal induced the initiate , Bro . Edsvards , to give ios . Gd . at once , which vvas thankfully received . ) Bros . McKay , S . D . ; Cariss , I . G . ; Fox , Org . ; and

Cameron and Osborne , Stewards , also replied , and assured the VV . M . of their support in his work for the benefit of Masonry in general , and that lodge in particular . The W . M . proposed the "The Health of the Departing Brother—Bro . Quartermaster-Sergeant Teague , " vvho vvas

on the point of leaving for Ireland for duly . The toast vvas received svith acclamation . Bro . Teague replied in very feeling terms , saying how much he regretted the occasion , and trusted to be back again some day amongst the brethren of the lodge . The Tyler's toast closed a very happy and enjoyable

evening . During the course of the evening Bros . Fox and Adams enlivened the proceedings vvith their songs .

CROYDON . George Price Lodge ( No . 2096 ) . —The installation meeting of this prosperous lodge was held at the Greyhound Hotel on Saturday , the 13 th instant . Present : Bros . W . G . Goode , W . M . ; H . M . Hobbs , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W ., Treas . ; J . D . Langton , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W ., Sec ; F . W .

Leaver , S . D . ; C . Holden , J . D . ; John Wayte , M . A ., M . B ., D . C ; E . C Leaver , I . G . ; Joseph H . Price , Stwd ., W . M . elect ; F . T . Ridpath , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D . j Fred . Cambridge , P . M ., P . P . G . Org ., - J . S . Fraser , P . M ., P . P . G . D . ; G . Pearson , N . C . Crew , J . Jones , W . D . Hayward , S . C . Mookerjee , and W . Lane , Tyler . Visitors :

Bros . F . West , D . P . G . M . ( Hon . Member ); Gordon Smith , W . M . 2243 , P . G . S . j W . M . Burn , W . M . 858 ,- H . Sadler , G . Tyler ; W . Brindley , P . M . 1604 ; J . Jesvitt Stephens , P . M . 206 ; R . G . Fleming , I . P . M . 1790 j S . G . C Reid , P . M . 1174 ; H . S . Hunter , P . M . 1321 j W . P . Towers , P . M . 15 ; E . Stimson , P . M . 15 ; H . Esling , P . M . 1321 ;

H . Cleghorn , P . M . 12 S 7 ; G . C . Burry , P . M . 1347 ; W . Englefield , P . M . 1321 ; W . Hicklin , I . P . M . 1261 ; W . B . Fendick , P . M . 1321 , P . P . G . S . B . Berks ; W . J . Harris , J-W . 1321 ; C . Sargent , J . W . 1261 ; W . Hooker , J . . 533 ; R . Bosvers , 15 ; T . Price , 1321 ; J . D . Hunt , 15 j G . W . Lve , 1670 j J . S . Hinton , 1321 j T . Merton Clark , 2182 ' j

W . Cosvard , 2000 j T . Whitford , 1321 j W . D . Welsford , -321 ; G . Aking , 463 ; J . H . Moggridge , 1321 j F . Bevan , 170 ?; and H . Yates , 21 S 2 . the lod ge vvas opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting vvere read and confirmed . Bro . S . C . Mookerjee was raised to the Degree of M . M . Bro . Fred . West , Ll

. P . G . M ., then entered the lodge , and vvas received in due term . Bro . Fred . AVest then took the chair , and having jf ^ fej 1 Bt os . H . M . Hobbs and Gordon Smith to take ll D •and •J '' ' c } la ' respectively , Bro . Joseph P vt ce was P resented by Bro . F . Cambridge , M M ., for installationand dulinstalled bBroWest

; , y y . '" his svell-knosvn admirable manner . The W . M . then appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing year as ° lows : Bros . J . C Leaver , S . W . ; Frank W . Leaver , P ' AV . ' ' Hobbs - P - -- Treas . ; J . D . Langton , f-M-. Sec ; C . Holden , S . D . ; E . C Leaver , J . D . ; W . "• . Hayward , D . C . : lohn Wavte . I . G .: F . Camkidre .

n 1 s's , , ' - - Ridpath , P . M ., and J . Jones , Stsvds . j the M ' Tyler ' The Installin & Master then delivered tn 1 resses - Letters of apology and regret for inability " attend svere received from Bros , the Earl of Euston , ¦ -oi- Noel Money , Prov . G . M . Surrey , and others . | j . '" " lod ge svas closed the brethren sat down to the Tl ! vs ? wI - ' - £ list of toasts was disposed of . ¦ ne VVorshipfuI Master liavinp * nrnnnsprl " Tho Oi . ppn

« "U the Craft" and "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince Cr . „ 1 •?! ' the toast o £ " The Pr 0 Grand Master , Deputy and P l aster - and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present bv Kr 11 was du ' y honoured , and vvas ably responded to y , *™ - Henry Sadler , Grand Tyler . then pn " . * ° the P . G . M ., Col . Noel Money , C . B . ; iWnY , X a"dthe rest ofthe Provincial Grand Officers , »„ ™ and Past" svas next proposed , and lirst ti l „ ' cd ' West , D . P . G . M ., in reply , said it svas the - "E for fV , A ee years that he had had the P leasure of replyll I * A , ? e Grand Master of the orovince . as he had heen

••ew ' as ' '" , cnar £ e during that period . Now , hosvever , of svliom t 0 say that the P - had a Grand Master pioud fov , ' £ e and copter in the province should be He als 0 th 1 Was in every way a most excellent Craftsman . "* Cran lAm a " tne brethren of the province , especially ° f the nr •cers - for their cordial support while in charge ivoulrj b » o nCe ' ne felt sure that the same support " The U ° it ed to the new Prov - Grand Master . ¦ "oposerlKo" the Worshipful Master" vvas then 'hatof < -Ti ri ? ' Goode - I-P . M ., and svas next follosved by l vith the P = \ ki ' ' " W . M . decorating his predecessor ast Master ' s jesvel which the lodge had voted .

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Bro . Goode responded briefly , expressing a hope that he might one day be permitted to occupy the chair he had just vacated to initiate his son into Freemasonry . " The Health of the Visitors , " of vvhich there svere a goodly array , vvas next received svith much cordiality , Bros . Burn , Gordon Smith , Stephens , Fendick , and Moggridge returning thanks . The toasts of " The Past Masters , " "The Treasurer and

Secretary , " and "The Officers" vvere honoured and acknowledged , and it vvas late in the evening vvhen the Tyler ' s toast brought the evening to a close . Interspersing the toasts a charming selection of music , under the guidance of Bro . F . Cambridge , P . M ., P . P . G . Org ., and contributed by Bros . Bevan , Coward , and Yates , and Master Charles Stesvard , was pleasantly rendered , completing the harmony of a most successful evening .

DIDSBURY . ¦ Doric Lodge ( No . 2359 ) . —The brethren of the above lodge celebrated the Festival of St . John in right royal aud Masonic fashion on Saturday , the 13 th inst ., on which occasion Bro . Clare Edgar Towel ) , the S . W ., svas installed W . M . for the ensuing 12 months . There vvas a large attendance , including Bros . G . S . Smith , P . M .,

W . M . ; C . E . Towell , S . W . ; John Fletcher , J . W . ; G . A . Myers , P . M ., S . D . ; A . K . Boothroyd , J . D . ; ] . M . Veal , I . G . j John Walker , Stsvd . ; Jos . Ward , P . D . Langley , Jas . Sharpies , Robert Fitton , F . Morgan , W . W . Wilkinson , W . Sharpies , J . Laurisch , and F . Thomas . The visitors included Bros . W . Goodacre , P . G . S . B . and P . G . Sec ; R . Nesvhouse , P . G . Sec . Cheshire ; J . Cookson

P . G . T . Cheshire ; J . Andresvs , P . P . G . S . B . EastLancs . ; J . J . Richardson , P . P . S . G . D .,- J . W . Hamilton , P . P . G . Reg . j J . Hancock , P . G . S . B . j J . M . Sinclair , P . P . G . D . j Ralph Betley , P . P . A . G . Sec . ; A . Ingham , P . P . G . Stwd . Cheshire ; James Willcox , S . D . 1140 ; W . Craig-Royle , J . W . 1170 ; R . Sharrock , W . M . 1313 ; J . Bovvers , 1730 ; J . E . Radford , P . M . 336 ; J . H . Foster , S . VV . ig-rq : I .

E . B . Whitehorn , 106 S ; W . F . Clegg , J . D . 1345 : Chas . Ssvinn , I . P . M . 1633 ; T . R . B . Vermont , 1633 ; S . H . Osven , 1126 ; G . R . Lloyd , P . M . 1730 ; H . R . Box , 163-5 ; J . H . Marsh , J . W . 1730 ; A . H . Duffin , W . M . 1134 ; C . E . Jaques , 1633 ; H . Baldsvin , 409 ; F . Renshasv , W . M . 1387 ; W . T . Allitt , P . M . 993 ; H . Nail , W . M . 1375 ; S . I . Thomson , W . M . 2109 ; W . F . FarringtonW . M .

, 1633 ; and S . Pope , J . W . 1473 . The ceremony of installation vvas most ably performed by the retiring W . M ., Bro . G . S . Smith , assisted by Bro . G . A . Myers , P . M . The newly-installed W . M . invested his officers as follosvs : Bros . G . S . Smith , I . P . M . and D . C . j F . Stretch , S . W . j J . Fletcher , J . W . j A . H . Jefferis , P . P . G . D . C , Treas . ; G . A . Myers , Sec . ; A . K .

Boothroyd , S . D . ; J . M . Veal , J . D . j J . Walker , I . G . j F . Thomas , P . D . Langley , J . Ward , and J . Sharpies , Stsvds . ; and A . B . Kirk , Tyler . The banquet svas served by Bro . F . Stretch , of the Didsbury Hotel , in a manner vvhich evoked the highest praise , and the menu embraced all the delicacies of the season . The newly-installed W . M . presided , supported by his officers

and the brethren above-mentioned . The toasts of "The Queen , " "TheM . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Princess of VVales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " "The Earl of Lathom , Pro G . M ., Prov . G . M . j the Right Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Dep ; G . M . ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " " The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres , D . P . G . M .,

and the rest of the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past , " svere duly honoured . In responding to the last named toast Bro . Goodacre took occasion to refer to the Masonic Charities , particularly the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and made an eloquent appeal to the brethren on its behalf . They were , he said , receiving from these Institutions , of which the

Boys' School vvas one , a large amount of support . He dared say the two provinces of Lancashire and the Province of Cheshire , vvhich vvere closely connected , received not much less than £ 3000 a year from these Charities , which they frequently heard called the " London " Charities , but this vvas not so , as although situated in London , they were just as much Lancashire , Cheshire , or Yorkshire

Institutions as London . This year was to be an exceptional one so far as the Boys' School vvas concerned . He svas in hopes that their province vvould contribute 5000 guineas , he had already got over £ 500 . He had to speak in terms of high praise of the good svork done by the Doric Lodge during the first year of its existence , svhich had been already favourably commented on in Grand Lodge . He

hoped they vvould give their excellent Bro . Stretch , vvho had accepted the office of Stesvard , every support , and that all svould do something . In this way they svould show their appreciation of Lord Lathom , their Prov . Grand Master , in a manner he svould most desire them , that of supporting those noble Masonic Charities in svhich their Order vvas associated .

Bro . Geo . S . Smith , I . P . M ., in appropriate terms , proposed "The Health of the Newly-installed W . M ., Bro . Clare Edgar Towell , " vvhich svas most enthusiastically received . Bro . Tosvellreturned thanks , and said it svould alsvays be his object to increase the usefulness of the Doric Lodge and the comfort of its members . He should not forget the

excellent example set by Bro . Smith , P . M ., and trusted they vvould have as prosperous a year as the last had been , ln order to shosv their appreciation of his services , he had to ask his acceptance of a silver tea and coffee service , vvhich he trusted might be handed down to his children in order to remind them of the high esteem in vvhich their father vvas held by the members of the Craft .

1 he service of plate bore a suitable inscription , and each piece had on it Bro . Smith ' s monogram . "The Health of Bro . Smith " vvas received svith thegreatest cordiality , and in replying he said he accepted their valuable present svith feelings of great pleasure . Nothing could afford him greater satisfaction than to receive it , and he vvas sure it vvould be looked upon with pride by his svife and family . That handsome acknosvledgment well repaid

him for the serviceshe had been able to render . The first 12 months of the existence of the lodge had been a pleasurable one , and he hoped that there would be as great a union of sentiment and harmony in the future as in the past . The toasts of "The Visiting Brethren , " "The Masonic Charities , " "The Nesvly-invested Officers , " and the Tyler ' s toast follosved . Songs svere ably given by Bros . Willie , Sharpies , F . Stretch , J . Ward , and a capital recitation by Bro . F . Morgan .

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ELSTREE . KingsWOOd Lodge ( No . 2278 ) . —The installation meeting of this young lodge svas held on Saturday last at the Plough Inn , the W . M ., Bro . John Petch , P . M ., Prov . G . Std . Br ., presiding . There vvere present on the occasion Bros . J . G . Cobb , S . W . ; C M . Coxon , I . W . ;

John B . Bell , S . D . j H . T . Nell , J . D . ; E . H . Moore , D . C . j T . H . Wye , I . G . ; R . VV . Nicole , Stwd . ; A . C . Halestrap , John L . Mather , P . A . G . D . C . j J . AV . Rattenbury , VV . Kennedy , George T . Chretien , W . Pearce , J . Gravatt , H . T . Hopsvell , Andrew Parkinson ; and the following visitors : Bros . A . Curnnert , 142 OJ T . Beig , P . M . 1613 ; Walter Hancock , J . VV . 2191 and IO IGJ George

Harlow , W . M . 2147 ; W . R . G . Emerson , Org . 45 ; T . C . Taylor , 45 ; Y . W . White , 1471 ; S . Scott Young , 226 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; Henry M . Hind , 14 S 9 ; Nelson Reed , P . M . 1572 , 1601 , and 1671 ; and IT . Massey , 160 , P . M . 619 and 1928 . Bro . John Gravatt , 1471 , vvas elected a joining-member ,

and the W . M . then raised Bro . H . N . Pearce to the Third Degree . The Audit Committee ' s report vvas received and adopted , and then Bro . John L . Mather , P . A . G . D . C , installed Bro . J . G . Cobb , S . W . and W . M . elect , as Master of the lodge . The following brethren received the appointments to office : Bros . John Petch , I . P . M . and Treas . ;

C M . Coxon , S . W . ; H . T . Nell , J . W . j T . Wye , S . D . j E . H . Moore , J . D . ; R . W . Nicole , D . C . ; T . G . Chretien , I . G . j E . Blinkhorn , P . M ., and A . C Halestrap , P . M ., Stwds . j and Bro . T . Williams , Tyler . Bro . Petch delivered the addresses . All the ceremonies of the day were most effectively rendered . The first W . M . of the lodge , Bro . Rawson Kelly , of West Yorkshire , svas unfortunately not

able to be present . The following resolutions vvere passed : Proposed by Bro . C . M . Coxon , S . W ., seconded by Bro . J . Petch , P . M ., Treas ., "That the best thanks of the lodge be accorded to the late Treasurer , Bro . W . Pheasant , for the valuable services he has rendered to the lodge since its formation , for the watchful care he has exercised over its funds , and for the kindness and unfailing courtesy he has

at all times shosvn to the brethren . And at the same time expressing the hope that though desiring not to be again elected Treasurer , he will still retain his interest in the proceedings and welfare of the lodge . " "That this resolution be entered on the minutes of the lodge and the Secretary requested to communicate the same to Bro . Pheasant . " The brethren after closing the lodge adjourned to a very

nice banquet , and afterwards honoured the usual toasts . The toasts were interspersed with some capital singing under the direction of Bro . Tom Taylor . Bro . J . L . Mather , P . A . G . D . C , responded to the toast of " The Grand Officers , " and said he vvas delighted to be present and svas glad to have been of some little use to the lodge . One of the great privileges of his life had been to

be of use to lodges to which he belonged . That evening he had the pleasure of evincing to the brethren his desire to be of use to the lodge . He vvas proud to belong to the Kingsvvood Lodge . Although he might not be always an honorary member , he hoped to have the suffrages ofthe brethren extended to him as an honorary member . The VVorshipfuI Master , in proposing "The Prov . G . M .,

Bro . Thomas . Halsey , M . P ., " stated that the Prov . G . M ., vvho consecrated the lodge , did everything possible to help the brethren . The Deputy Prov . G . M ., Bro . Lake , had also been of great assistance to the brethren . Bro . J . L . Mather , as a very old member of the province , as an old Prov . D . C . and S . D ., responded , stating that the province vvas very fortunate in being presided over by so

genial and capable a brother as Bro . Halsey . Among all the noblemen and gentlemen vvho ruled over the provinces , he did not know one more worthy to be a Prov . G . M . He was a good friend to that lodge . He ( Bro . Mather ) had knosvn him a good many years , and had held office under him at his request . The lodge was happy and fortunate in selecting that province as its location , for he knew no

province where the brethren could be so united , or ruled over so ably and thoroughly or by so genial and estimable a gentleman as Bro . Halsey . Bro . Petch , I . P . M . and Treas ., proposed " The W . M . " A great deal of the prosperity of a lodge depended on the W . M . and the way he conducted business during his year of office . The Kingssvood Lodge , as a young lodge , should

feel very proud that they had unanimously elected Bro . Cobb as their W . M ., for he vvas a brother svho had Freemasonry at heart j whose wish and desire svere that everything he could do and that could be done for the good of the Order should be done . The W . M . was ever willing to contribute to that , and not only willing , but most able . During his year of office they would have a W . M . svho

svould be second to none . He svas exceptionally interested in Bro . Cobb , having brought him into Freemasonry , and he svas pleased that in so short a time he had reached the highest position a lodge could confer . Bro . Cobb svas not only the Master of the Iodge , he svas one of the founders , and a great deal of its prosperity vvas due to the kindness , the interest , and the energy Bro . Cobb

had displayed in the lodge . He felt certain that in Bro . Cobb's year of office , if there had been any lustre on the lodge during the tsvo years of its existence , it vvould be enhanced considerably . ^ He svished him health and prosperity during his year of office and plenty of svork to do . The Worshipful Master , svho svas received svith loud applause on rising to respond , said he felt very proud

indeed that night . He had attained that goal vvhich most Masons looked forsvard to . It afforded him a very large amountof pleasure and pride to be elected W . M . of the lodge j it vvas an honour he had looked forsvard to ever since the foundation of the lodge . In more senses than one vvas he proud j he felt proud as an Australian born to be Master of that lodge . The last 19 or 20 years he had spent among

Englishmen . It vvas a very great honour to be in his present position . Anything he might have done towards the founding or the welfare of the lodge had alsvays been a pleasure to him . Past Master Petch had spoken most kindly , though too highly , of any services he ( the W . M . ) had rendered , but he svas proud to think he possessed the good will and good wishes of every brother there .

He might claim them all not only as acquaintances but as friends . It svas one of the proudest moments of a man ' s life svhen he felt he had the good feeling of his fellosv men . He felt he had it , and in return he would say that anything he could do to forsvard the interests of the Iodge he should exert himself to do . He hoped the brethren svould make allosvance for any short coming , and also assist him to carry out his duties as satisfactorily as he desired .