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position in the Charities , hc would just say that the lodge had'from its Benevolent Fund sent up to the Charities during the past two years over £ 200 , in fact Charity was their guiding star , and they meant to follovv it . Bro . Taplay also responded , and said it was a grand thing to know that they could put two candidates into the Schools in succession should it be necessary . He thanked
the W . M . for his kind remarks , and looked forward to a pleasant and prosperous year under his rule . Bros . Woolley , Chapman , and Ross responded for "The Visitors , " and Bro . Jolly for "The Masonic Press . " Bros . VVhite , Ward , Dorton , and Ware responded for
"The Officers , " and then the Tyler ' s toast brought the business and pleasures of the evening to a close . The singing of Bro . R . Bayley and Messrs . Charles Harding , Legg , and Chatterton was very good , Bros . W . Arter , Warmald , and Sherwin accompanying , and Mr . C . Walden showed some clever sleight of hand business .
Islington Lodge ( No . 1471 ) . — A regular meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , Bro . J . M . Scarlett , P . P . S . G . W . Essex , W . M ., presiding . The following brethren vvere present : Bros . S . Napper , I . P . M . ; H . B . Harding , S . W . ; CM . Coxon , J . VV . ; J . L . Mather , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C , Treas . ; E . Blinkhorn , P . M ., Sec . ; R . Loomes , S . D . ; A . Cox , I . D . ; J . A . Blount , l . G . ; H . S . Trego ,
Org . ; G . Couchman , Tyler ; T . Williams , Asst . Tyler ; H . Cox , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of VV . ; A . C . Halestrap , P . M . ; H . Hunt , P . M . ; C . Isler , W . Taylor , ( . Amand , T . E . Newman , T . W . Brown , B . Bridgwater , W . G . Hiller , C . H . Stevenson , C . Hiller , A . Pope , A . H . Hertz , l '_ . J . Harrison , A . Fearnhead , E . H . Bury , H . Dove , G . E . Walker , C . Horst , G . W . Hooker , F . Simmonds , D . C .
Ritchie , and John Baker . Bro . F . VV . Hancock , VV . M . 54 S , vvas a visitor . ¦ The business of the evening vvas the raising of Bro . A . H . Hertz and the passing of Bro . H . Dove . Bro . Scarlett , W . M ., was elected one of the Trustees of the Benevolent Fund of the lodge , that post having become vacant through a resignation . The by-laws having been read , the lodge vvas closed .
The brethren afterwards dined together , under the presidency of the VV . M . . The order of the evening vvas short speeches and frequent songs , Bros . Amand , Stevenson , Newman , and Hooker rendering good service . Bro . Hertz also amused the brethren vvith some conjuring tricks . . The Tyler ' s toast brought a very pleasant evening to a close .
Earl of Carnarvon Lodge ( No . 1642 ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on the 12 th inst . at Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hill , the VV . M ., Bro . John Robinson Roberts , presiding . Among the brethren present were Bros . D . P . Cama , Past Grand Treas . England ( Hon . Member ); Parkhouse , P . M . ; Murlis , P . M . ; Pearson , P . M . ; and Woodmason , P . M . ; and the following visitors :
Bros . W . J . Mason , VV . M . 2150 ; VV . C . Williams , P . M . 15 S 5 , P . P . G . Stwd . ; Major VV . Mate , P . M . 1206 , P . P . l . G . W . Kent ; Major J . Money . 733 ; J . VV . Baker , P . M . 511 ; W . Payers , J . D . 15 S 5 ; F . Spink , 169 ; E . M . Money , W . M . 23 , P . G . S . ; N . J . Turner , 1767 ; R . H . Coffin , P . M . 1572 , P . P . G . D . C . ; Major Copkey , 479 ; Dr . A . G . Bateman , Sec . 2312 ; J . Mason , P . M . 309 , P . P .
G . D . Middx . ; VV . Cessford , P . M . 99 , P . P . G . P . Kent ; F . F .- Watts , P . M . 194 ; Major Woolmer Williams , P . M ., P . Z . 369 ; J . Risien , 199 ; M . Belcham , S . VV . 733 ; C . R . Betts , Treas . SO 5 ; W . H . Armfield , 224 G ; VV . Hunt , S . D . 172 ; R . H . Broom , 16 5 8 ; J . C . Conway , S . W . i . gi ; G . T . Miles , 1929 ; VV . A . Vincent , P . M . 1139 ; VV . P . Hatton , D . C . 2246 ; VV . Langridge , 1425 ; E . C
Mulvey , 2353 , P . P . G . S . B . Surrey ; H . Massey , P . M . 192 S ; Capt . J . R . Dundas , S . W . 1361 ; Col . J . C . Unite , P . M . 144 ; F . L . Chandler , P . M . 16 5 6 ; B . T . Lountain , 94 S , P . P . G . T . ; J . H . Pearson , P . M . 1567 ; VV . J . Mellington , 2246 ; C . Vaurey , P . M . 1017 ; C . R . Cassal , P . M . 141 **; S . J . Conk , 95 : G . Dowsing , 1 G 7 ; VV . Windsor , 1693 ; R . Goff , 1793 ; W . Middleweek ,
S . VV . 1793 ; E . J . Day , Org . 1642 ; Col . Lloyd , VV . M . 733 ; and Major Anton . The W . M . raised Bro . E . VV . Beard to the Third Degree , and afterwards installed Bro . Lieut . T . W . Heath , S . VV ., W . M . elect , as Master of the lodge . Thc following brethren were invested as ofiicers : Bros . Dr . Pocock , P . M ., S . W . ; E . Rogers , P . M ., J . VV . ; S . H . Parkhouse , Treas . ; W .
J . Murlis , Sec ; Rev . P . M . Holden , Chap . ; J . H . Rutherglen , S . D . ; G . A . Williams , J . D . ; J . M . Huish , I . G . ; E . M . Lander , D . C ; 11 . Foskett , A . D . C ; Lockner , Org . ; J . French and VV . 11 . Wadhan , Stwds . ; Schofield , Tyler ; and Lackland , Asst . 'T yler . Bro . Roberts then delivered the addresses , and afterwards votes of condolence were passed in consequence of some deaths vvhich
had occurred since the previous meeting . The sum of £ ' 20 was voted to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution to be placed on the Steward ' s list for the Jubilee Festival of that Institution . The brethren after the closing of the lodge adjourned to a choice banquet , and subsequently honoured the usual toasts . The VV . M ., in proposing "The Pro Grand Master , the
Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , " said they had that night a worthy representative of the Grand Officers , who was a prince in the hard work of Freemasonry and a prince in Charity . I lis good deeds would last for evermore , and he monuments to all time ; his name would go down to posterity as of one who had done an immense amount of good , not only in his own country , but
in this country . Whatever his hand found to do hc did it vvith the greatest heartiness and zeal . Bro . Cama , P . G . Treas ., who was received vvith loud applause on rising to reply , said he was much pleased vvith the way the toast of the Grand Officers was received , as it proved that the brethren had confidence in the Grand Officers . He also thanked the VV . M . for coupling his
humble name with such a distinguished toast . He took it as a graceful act , and assured the brethren that such a graceful act from the chair would always be the means of cementing goodwill between the Grand Officers and the Institutions . On behalf of the Grand Officers , he could safely say they all had in their hearts the good of the
Masonic Institutions , and hoped by that to promote the prestige of the beloved Order , vvhich was the aim of the late Karl of Carnarvon , lie could not give a better name than that of the late Pro Grand Master , after whom that lodge was called . The late Pro Grand Master was known to him particularly as a great peacemaker , both inside and
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outside Freemasonry . His lordship had gone , but he ( Bro . Cama ) was only echoing the sentiments of all Masons when he said that although he vvas lost , he vvas not forgotten , and would not be forgotten . By his death a change had occurred in Grand Lodge in the personality of the Pro Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master . The Earl of Lathom , one of the pillars of the Institutions , vvas
promoted to the rank of Pro Grand Master , and the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , who had made his name known in his Province of Cornwall , vvas appointed Deputy Grand Master . Those brethren vvho had not had the privilege of attending Grand Lodge would be pleased to know that when those noblemen vvere announced as the bearers of those high appointments , they vvere received vvith such cheers as to
prove it was the opinion of the brethren that they vvere the right men in the right place . Lord Lathom had latterly an opportunity of proving himself worthy of his high office when he undertook to preside at the Festival of the Boys' School , when he vvas supported by a subscription of upwards of £ 30 , 000 . When Lord Mount Edgcumbe presided in Grand Lodge he did it with great ability . He ( Bro . Cama ) vvas
pleased to see Bro . Heath occupying the proud position of VV . M . of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge ; it did him great good . He wished they had the Pro Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master present , for he vvas sure if they had been they would have appreciated the noble workmanshi p performed by the I . P . M ., Bro . Roberts . He was pleased he vvas so well supported and looking so happy , and doing
his best to communicate happiness to others . He vvas delighted to hear the Worshipful Master was going to stand as Steward for the Old People , and trusted the brethren would put their hands in their pockets to support him . They would soon quit that pleasant gathering and join again with the world , and the cares and vicissitudes of active life , but let them never forget them ; let them take their lessons to heart ; and if they would practise
them it would strengthen the bonds of brotherly love , and unite their hearts ; let them all practise Charity , cultivate hope , and walk in faith . As an honorary member of the lodge , he wished the W . M . a prosperous year , and he prayed the Creator , to whom the heart and its affections belonged , to pour down upon him out of the abundance of His grace , to promote the blessings of their noble Order , vvhich , he vvas pleased to say , made no distinction of race or creed .
Bro . Roberts , I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said for many years past the brethren of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge had given a grand reception to that toast , and he vvas sure that night would form no exception . Bro . Heath had been for many years a most active and generous Freemason , and he would do all that lay in his power to uphold the credit and reputation of the Earl of
Carnarvon Lodge during his year of office . It had been Bro . Heath's ambition to reach the pinnacle he had attained to that evening , and he vvas very anxious indeed that he might be considered one of the best Masters the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge had known . When responding last time to the toast of " The VV . M . elect , " he told them he intended to do his work better than any of the Past Masters that had
gone before , and the Past Masters would all rejoice to see him do so . However , the W . M . had the modesty to admit that he had two Wardens almost as proficient as himself , and they being Past Masters of other lodges it was not to be surprised at . The brethren , therefore , had a grand treat in store for them for the next 12 months , and , as the I . P . M ., hc should be pleased and happy to do all in his
power to assist the VV . M . In conclusion , in the name of the brethren and himself he wished the W . M . a most pleasant and prosperous year of office . The VVorshipful Master , in reply , said he did not know how many of the brethren thought he was deserving of all the praises vvhich his esteemed friend had thought proper to throw on him , but he really did not think he was . Bro .
Roberts had painted him in blue , and red , and green , and yellow , and those colours did not harmonise together . It vvas beyond his power to do anything better than their worthy friend had done that evening , and he vvas not up to the Wardens . However , _ the brethren had elected him , and they must evidently think he vvas going to do his very best . All were not equal , but the most they could do vvas
their best , and they might be sure he would do that . He should leave no stone unturned to do thc work of the lodge in a good and respectable manner , so that a visitor might say it vvas well done . He hoped he should not leave the chair without doing his duty . He felt deeply the expressions Bro . Roberts had used with respect to him , and the genuine return the brethren had made b y their applause .
lt was a proud moment for him when he attained to the high position _ of VV . M . He had worked through every office up to it . When one got to it it was a reward for many years service . They vvere not all blessed with health to reach that proud position , and he must thank the Great Architect of the Universe for giving him health , there was nothing in life he valued more . It would be his effort to
give satisfaction to the brethren generally in Alasonry , and to their lodge in particular . 'The Worshipful Master next proposed " The Health of the I . P . M . " What Bro . Roberts had done that night would have proved to all the brethren that he was a thorough good Mason , knew his work , and did it well . He had done it that evening in a . way which if it could be equalled it could
not be excelled ; it was perfect , and given in a most hearty and feeling way , and it vvas no slight or easy task to undertake . He spoke of him as a Mason and as an old friend . He had known him 30 years . The toast should be received in the heartiest possible way . He had the pleasure now to invest Bro . Roberts vvith a Past Master ' s jewel , and no Mason ever wore a jewel that was more honestly , fairly , and
genuinely won . Bro . Roberts , I . P . M ., in reply , said he vvas especially grateful for the very splendid jewel which had been presented to him . It would ahvays remind him of one of thc happiest years he had spent in his life . Thanks to the Great Architect of the Universe , he had enjoyed better health during tlie year than he had for many years , and it
had enabled him to attend all the lod ge meetings vvith the exception of one , and to transact the whole of the business of the chair . Three things during his year of office had given him especial pleasure ; firstly , the nuinb . r and excellent quality of the initiates ; secondly , the very handsome
sum which the brethren helped him to raise for one of the worthy Masonic Charities ; and thirdly , the success vvhich attended the summer outing ; and he should always look back to those three particulars with srJecial pleasure . Although he had passed the chair of the / odge , he should always take the keenest interest in it , and he trusted he
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should be spared to see the last of his initiates , whom he had had the honour of raising that evening , occupying the honourable and proud position of W . M . of the lodge . Bros . E . M . Money , Goffin , Mulvey , Mason , and Unite responded to the toast of " The Visitors , " and Bro . John Mason to that of " The Masonic Charities . "
The other toasts were then honoured and responded to , and the Tyler's toast closed the proceedings . Quatuor Coronati Lodge ( No . 2076 ) . —In consequence of the festival this year falling on a Sunday , the lodge met at Freemasons' Hall on the day following , Monday , the 9 th inst . Present : Bros . W . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., W . M . ; Dr . W . Wynn Westcott , J . W . ; G . W .
Speth , Sec . ; Rev . C . J . Ball , J . D . ; W . M . Williams , I . G . j C . Kupferschmidt , Stwd . ; R . F . Gould , P . G . D ., D . of C , as I . P . M . ; W . H . Rylands , P . G . Stwd . ; Admiral A . H . Markham , and _ Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary . Also the following members of the Correspondence Circle : Bros . W . Wright , J . Bodenham , P . A . G . D . C , as S . W . j H . A . Steer , Rev . J . VV . Horsley , T . Cohu , G . W .
Ferguson , F . VV . Wright , C . N . Maclntyre North , J . Wood , Rev . H . Thomas . F . W . Levander , E . H . Ezard , Professor F . VV . Driver , Max Mendelssohn , R . Roy , F . A . Powell , E . H . Cartwright , C . B . Barnes , J . Seymour , E . Haward , G . Gregson , G . Greiner , R . Palmer Thomas , H . W . Williams , W . A . Scurrah , and R . A . Govvan . Visitors : Bros . G . A . McDowall , 2291 j G . C Connor , P . G . M .
Tennessee ; G . R . Langley , W . M . 23 S 1 ; and G . Farrar , S 74 . Bro . Belgrave Ninnis , M . D ., Dep . Inspector-General , R . N ., F . R . G . S ., P . M . 259 , 1174 , and 1691 , P . D . G . D . Malta , was duly elected a joining member . The W . M . referred in feeling terms to the death of Bro . Dr . Barrett , who had so recently read an interesting paper on Masonic
musicians . Six lodges and 15 brethren were admitted to the membership of the Correspondence Circle as follows : The Grand Orient of Italy ; the Supreme Council A . and A . S . R ., Italy ; St . Andrew Lodge , 435 ( S . C ) , Brisbane , Queensland ; Aorangi Lodge , 2300 , Wellington , New Zealand ; Alma Mater Lodge , 16 44 ; Campbell Lodge , 1415 ; Bros . J . H . Drummond , P . G . M . of Maine , U . S . A . j
VV . G . Duncan , 62 S , New York ; J . L . Stettinus , 356 , Cincinnati , Ohio ; G . Borcher , 591 ( S . C ) , and B . Oppenheimcr , 1574 , of Kimberley ; C . T . C . Borleffs , Acacia Lodge , Rotterdam ; L . Steel , W . M . 359 ; W . Taylor , P . M . 32 S ; T . J . Salvvey , 611 ; N . Prower , W . M . 1745 ; R . Corsham , P . M . 1 S 3 ; G . C . Connor , Past Grand Master of Tennessee ; and F . Johns , 1 , Adelaide , South Australia .
Bro . William Harry Rylands , one of the founders , Past G . Steward , P . M . 2 , was presented for installation , and duly installed by the retiring Master , Bro . Bywater . The officers for the year vvere appointed as follows , those present being duly invested : Bros . VV . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., I . P . M . j Dr . VV . Wynn Westcott , S . W . ; Rev . C J . Ball , J . VV . ; Walter Besant , Treas . ; G . W . Speth , Sec . j E . Macbean , S . D . ; VV . M . Williams , J . D . ; C Kupferschmidt , I . G . j C . Purdon Clarke , CLE ., Stwd . j Robt . F .
Gould , P . G . D ., P . M ., D . of C ; and J . Freeman , Tyler . The VV . M ., Bro . VV . H . Rylands , delivered an interesting address on his installation . It vvas unanimously resolved "That Brother VV . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., having completed his year of office as W . M . of the Lodge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , the thanks of the brethren be , and hereby are , tendered to him for his courtesy in the chair
and for his efficient management of affairs of the lodge , and that this resolution be suitably engrossed and presented to him . " The certificate having been prepared in anticipation , was signed by the W . M . and Wardens , and presented to Bro . Bywater by the W . M ., and gracefully acknowledged . 'The Secretary read a paper by Bro . W . F . Vernon , of Kelso , "An Early Home of Freemasonry "
, descriptive of the meeting place in the 16 th century of the old lodge at Melrose , a cottage now about to be pulled down , the residence of the family of Mein , well known as Master Masons for generations . A letter was read expressing the pleasure his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . would feel at receiving the further volumes of the lodge ' s publications vvhich had been issued since those vvhich he had
accepted in 1 SS 9 . Tne Secretary announced that their first VV . M ., Bro . General Sir Charles Warren , had been appointed and installed District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago , and was instructed to convey to Bro . Sir Charles Warren the congratulations of the Ouatuor Coronati Lodge . Bro . Wright , of Maidstone , exhibited some old Masonic prints and a splendid copy of the 1723
Constitutions in the original paper wrapper ; Bro . Wright , of Uckfield , two curious Craft aprons ; the Secretary , on behalf of Bro . Major Browne , of Seacombe , a curious R . A . apron , and a photograph of a Craft apron presented by Bro . Salwey , of Ludlow . The brethren then adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant . In proposing " The Health of the W . M .. " Bro . Gould
said : Brother Wardens and brethren , for the sixth time since the consecration of the lodge , vve are assembled to do honour to the memory of the Quatuor Coronati . Their festival vve have adopted as our own . To-night vve have placed in the chair a brother from whom much is expected , and in order to bring this home to his mind , in the manner that should be most agreeable to him , I shall ask for such a
response to the toast I am now privileged to propose as will assure our new Worshipful Master of the confidence vvith which vve look forward to his year of office being in all respects an eventful and distinguished one . Our W . M . was initiated in the Lodge of Faith and Unanimity , 417 , at Dorchester , in 1 S 72 , and remained a member for several years . He then joined the Lodge of Antiquity , 2 ( 1 SS 1 ) ,
and , commencing as I . G ., worked steadily up to the chair . The same lodge sent him up as Grand Steward in 1 S 87 , and he vvas elected Treasurer of the Board . In 1 SS 2 he became a member of theSt . James ' s Chapter , attached to theLodge of Antiquity , and has gradually worked up to the position of Second Principal , which he fills at the present moment . My own personal acquaintance with Bro . Rylands dates
from 1 SS 1 , and from that period I shall leave statistics and depend upon recollection . At the time referred to the idea of a student ' s lodge was in the air . Bros . Woodford , Hughan , and myself had discussed it , but without seeing our way to doing more . Bros . Speth and Rylands vvere then taken into council , and the scheme received an
impetus , yet there vvas still something wanting to endow it with actual life . The Lodge of the Quatuor Coronati was then only embryonic . It still remained in the womb of the future , until , in the fulness of time , as I shall presently relate to you , our W . M . in the chair discharged the responsible office of accoucheur . Three of the promoters ,
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position in the Charities , hc would just say that the lodge had'from its Benevolent Fund sent up to the Charities during the past two years over £ 200 , in fact Charity was their guiding star , and they meant to follovv it . Bro . Taplay also responded , and said it was a grand thing to know that they could put two candidates into the Schools in succession should it be necessary . He thanked
the W . M . for his kind remarks , and looked forward to a pleasant and prosperous year under his rule . Bros . Woolley , Chapman , and Ross responded for "The Visitors , " and Bro . Jolly for "The Masonic Press . " Bros . VVhite , Ward , Dorton , and Ware responded for
"The Officers , " and then the Tyler ' s toast brought the business and pleasures of the evening to a close . The singing of Bro . R . Bayley and Messrs . Charles Harding , Legg , and Chatterton was very good , Bros . W . Arter , Warmald , and Sherwin accompanying , and Mr . C . Walden showed some clever sleight of hand business .
Islington Lodge ( No . 1471 ) . — A regular meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , Bro . J . M . Scarlett , P . P . S . G . W . Essex , W . M ., presiding . The following brethren vvere present : Bros . S . Napper , I . P . M . ; H . B . Harding , S . W . ; CM . Coxon , J . VV . ; J . L . Mather , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C , Treas . ; E . Blinkhorn , P . M ., Sec . ; R . Loomes , S . D . ; A . Cox , I . D . ; J . A . Blount , l . G . ; H . S . Trego ,
Org . ; G . Couchman , Tyler ; T . Williams , Asst . Tyler ; H . Cox , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of VV . ; A . C . Halestrap , P . M . ; H . Hunt , P . M . ; C . Isler , W . Taylor , ( . Amand , T . E . Newman , T . W . Brown , B . Bridgwater , W . G . Hiller , C . H . Stevenson , C . Hiller , A . Pope , A . H . Hertz , l '_ . J . Harrison , A . Fearnhead , E . H . Bury , H . Dove , G . E . Walker , C . Horst , G . W . Hooker , F . Simmonds , D . C .
Ritchie , and John Baker . Bro . F . VV . Hancock , VV . M . 54 S , vvas a visitor . ¦ The business of the evening vvas the raising of Bro . A . H . Hertz and the passing of Bro . H . Dove . Bro . Scarlett , W . M ., was elected one of the Trustees of the Benevolent Fund of the lodge , that post having become vacant through a resignation . The by-laws having been read , the lodge vvas closed .
The brethren afterwards dined together , under the presidency of the VV . M . . The order of the evening vvas short speeches and frequent songs , Bros . Amand , Stevenson , Newman , and Hooker rendering good service . Bro . Hertz also amused the brethren vvith some conjuring tricks . . The Tyler ' s toast brought a very pleasant evening to a close .
Earl of Carnarvon Lodge ( No . 1642 ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on the 12 th inst . at Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hill , the VV . M ., Bro . John Robinson Roberts , presiding . Among the brethren present were Bros . D . P . Cama , Past Grand Treas . England ( Hon . Member ); Parkhouse , P . M . ; Murlis , P . M . ; Pearson , P . M . ; and Woodmason , P . M . ; and the following visitors :
Bros . W . J . Mason , VV . M . 2150 ; VV . C . Williams , P . M . 15 S 5 , P . P . G . Stwd . ; Major VV . Mate , P . M . 1206 , P . P . l . G . W . Kent ; Major J . Money . 733 ; J . VV . Baker , P . M . 511 ; W . Payers , J . D . 15 S 5 ; F . Spink , 169 ; E . M . Money , W . M . 23 , P . G . S . ; N . J . Turner , 1767 ; R . H . Coffin , P . M . 1572 , P . P . G . D . C . ; Major Copkey , 479 ; Dr . A . G . Bateman , Sec . 2312 ; J . Mason , P . M . 309 , P . P .
G . D . Middx . ; VV . Cessford , P . M . 99 , P . P . G . P . Kent ; F . F .- Watts , P . M . 194 ; Major Woolmer Williams , P . M ., P . Z . 369 ; J . Risien , 199 ; M . Belcham , S . VV . 733 ; C . R . Betts , Treas . SO 5 ; W . H . Armfield , 224 G ; VV . Hunt , S . D . 172 ; R . H . Broom , 16 5 8 ; J . C . Conway , S . W . i . gi ; G . T . Miles , 1929 ; VV . A . Vincent , P . M . 1139 ; VV . P . Hatton , D . C . 2246 ; VV . Langridge , 1425 ; E . C
Mulvey , 2353 , P . P . G . S . B . Surrey ; H . Massey , P . M . 192 S ; Capt . J . R . Dundas , S . W . 1361 ; Col . J . C . Unite , P . M . 144 ; F . L . Chandler , P . M . 16 5 6 ; B . T . Lountain , 94 S , P . P . G . T . ; J . H . Pearson , P . M . 1567 ; VV . J . Mellington , 2246 ; C . Vaurey , P . M . 1017 ; C . R . Cassal , P . M . 141 **; S . J . Conk , 95 : G . Dowsing , 1 G 7 ; VV . Windsor , 1693 ; R . Goff , 1793 ; W . Middleweek ,
S . VV . 1793 ; E . J . Day , Org . 1642 ; Col . Lloyd , VV . M . 733 ; and Major Anton . The W . M . raised Bro . E . VV . Beard to the Third Degree , and afterwards installed Bro . Lieut . T . W . Heath , S . VV ., W . M . elect , as Master of the lodge . Thc following brethren were invested as ofiicers : Bros . Dr . Pocock , P . M ., S . W . ; E . Rogers , P . M ., J . VV . ; S . H . Parkhouse , Treas . ; W .
J . Murlis , Sec ; Rev . P . M . Holden , Chap . ; J . H . Rutherglen , S . D . ; G . A . Williams , J . D . ; J . M . Huish , I . G . ; E . M . Lander , D . C ; 11 . Foskett , A . D . C ; Lockner , Org . ; J . French and VV . 11 . Wadhan , Stwds . ; Schofield , Tyler ; and Lackland , Asst . 'T yler . Bro . Roberts then delivered the addresses , and afterwards votes of condolence were passed in consequence of some deaths vvhich
had occurred since the previous meeting . The sum of £ ' 20 was voted to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution to be placed on the Steward ' s list for the Jubilee Festival of that Institution . The brethren after the closing of the lodge adjourned to a choice banquet , and subsequently honoured the usual toasts . The VV . M ., in proposing "The Pro Grand Master , the
Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , " said they had that night a worthy representative of the Grand Officers , who was a prince in the hard work of Freemasonry and a prince in Charity . I lis good deeds would last for evermore , and he monuments to all time ; his name would go down to posterity as of one who had done an immense amount of good , not only in his own country , but
in this country . Whatever his hand found to do hc did it vvith the greatest heartiness and zeal . Bro . Cama , P . G . Treas ., who was received vvith loud applause on rising to reply , said he was much pleased vvith the way the toast of the Grand Officers was received , as it proved that the brethren had confidence in the Grand Officers . He also thanked the VV . M . for coupling his
humble name with such a distinguished toast . He took it as a graceful act , and assured the brethren that such a graceful act from the chair would always be the means of cementing goodwill between the Grand Officers and the Institutions . On behalf of the Grand Officers , he could safely say they all had in their hearts the good of the
Masonic Institutions , and hoped by that to promote the prestige of the beloved Order , vvhich was the aim of the late Karl of Carnarvon , lie could not give a better name than that of the late Pro Grand Master , after whom that lodge was called . The late Pro Grand Master was known to him particularly as a great peacemaker , both inside and
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outside Freemasonry . His lordship had gone , but he ( Bro . Cama ) was only echoing the sentiments of all Masons when he said that although he vvas lost , he vvas not forgotten , and would not be forgotten . By his death a change had occurred in Grand Lodge in the personality of the Pro Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master . The Earl of Lathom , one of the pillars of the Institutions , vvas
promoted to the rank of Pro Grand Master , and the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , who had made his name known in his Province of Cornwall , vvas appointed Deputy Grand Master . Those brethren vvho had not had the privilege of attending Grand Lodge would be pleased to know that when those noblemen vvere announced as the bearers of those high appointments , they vvere received vvith such cheers as to
prove it was the opinion of the brethren that they vvere the right men in the right place . Lord Lathom had latterly an opportunity of proving himself worthy of his high office when he undertook to preside at the Festival of the Boys' School , when he vvas supported by a subscription of upwards of £ 30 , 000 . When Lord Mount Edgcumbe presided in Grand Lodge he did it with great ability . He ( Bro . Cama ) vvas
pleased to see Bro . Heath occupying the proud position of VV . M . of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge ; it did him great good . He wished they had the Pro Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master present , for he vvas sure if they had been they would have appreciated the noble workmanshi p performed by the I . P . M ., Bro . Roberts . He was pleased he vvas so well supported and looking so happy , and doing
his best to communicate happiness to others . He vvas delighted to hear the Worshipful Master was going to stand as Steward for the Old People , and trusted the brethren would put their hands in their pockets to support him . They would soon quit that pleasant gathering and join again with the world , and the cares and vicissitudes of active life , but let them never forget them ; let them take their lessons to heart ; and if they would practise
them it would strengthen the bonds of brotherly love , and unite their hearts ; let them all practise Charity , cultivate hope , and walk in faith . As an honorary member of the lodge , he wished the W . M . a prosperous year , and he prayed the Creator , to whom the heart and its affections belonged , to pour down upon him out of the abundance of His grace , to promote the blessings of their noble Order , vvhich , he vvas pleased to say , made no distinction of race or creed .
Bro . Roberts , I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said for many years past the brethren of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge had given a grand reception to that toast , and he vvas sure that night would form no exception . Bro . Heath had been for many years a most active and generous Freemason , and he would do all that lay in his power to uphold the credit and reputation of the Earl of
Carnarvon Lodge during his year of office . It had been Bro . Heath's ambition to reach the pinnacle he had attained to that evening , and he vvas very anxious indeed that he might be considered one of the best Masters the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge had known . When responding last time to the toast of " The VV . M . elect , " he told them he intended to do his work better than any of the Past Masters that had
gone before , and the Past Masters would all rejoice to see him do so . However , the W . M . had the modesty to admit that he had two Wardens almost as proficient as himself , and they being Past Masters of other lodges it was not to be surprised at . The brethren , therefore , had a grand treat in store for them for the next 12 months , and , as the I . P . M ., hc should be pleased and happy to do all in his
power to assist the VV . M . In conclusion , in the name of the brethren and himself he wished the W . M . a most pleasant and prosperous year of office . The VVorshipful Master , in reply , said he did not know how many of the brethren thought he was deserving of all the praises vvhich his esteemed friend had thought proper to throw on him , but he really did not think he was . Bro .
Roberts had painted him in blue , and red , and green , and yellow , and those colours did not harmonise together . It vvas beyond his power to do anything better than their worthy friend had done that evening , and he vvas not up to the Wardens . However , _ the brethren had elected him , and they must evidently think he vvas going to do his very best . All were not equal , but the most they could do vvas
their best , and they might be sure he would do that . He should leave no stone unturned to do thc work of the lodge in a good and respectable manner , so that a visitor might say it vvas well done . He hoped he should not leave the chair without doing his duty . He felt deeply the expressions Bro . Roberts had used with respect to him , and the genuine return the brethren had made b y their applause .
lt was a proud moment for him when he attained to the high position _ of VV . M . He had worked through every office up to it . When one got to it it was a reward for many years service . They vvere not all blessed with health to reach that proud position , and he must thank the Great Architect of the Universe for giving him health , there was nothing in life he valued more . It would be his effort to
give satisfaction to the brethren generally in Alasonry , and to their lodge in particular . 'The Worshipful Master next proposed " The Health of the I . P . M . " What Bro . Roberts had done that night would have proved to all the brethren that he was a thorough good Mason , knew his work , and did it well . He had done it that evening in a . way which if it could be equalled it could
not be excelled ; it was perfect , and given in a most hearty and feeling way , and it vvas no slight or easy task to undertake . He spoke of him as a Mason and as an old friend . He had known him 30 years . The toast should be received in the heartiest possible way . He had the pleasure now to invest Bro . Roberts vvith a Past Master ' s jewel , and no Mason ever wore a jewel that was more honestly , fairly , and
genuinely won . Bro . Roberts , I . P . M ., in reply , said he vvas especially grateful for the very splendid jewel which had been presented to him . It would ahvays remind him of one of thc happiest years he had spent in his life . Thanks to the Great Architect of the Universe , he had enjoyed better health during tlie year than he had for many years , and it
had enabled him to attend all the lod ge meetings vvith the exception of one , and to transact the whole of the business of the chair . Three things during his year of office had given him especial pleasure ; firstly , the nuinb . r and excellent quality of the initiates ; secondly , the very handsome
sum which the brethren helped him to raise for one of the worthy Masonic Charities ; and thirdly , the success vvhich attended the summer outing ; and he should always look back to those three particulars with srJecial pleasure . Although he had passed the chair of the / odge , he should always take the keenest interest in it , and he trusted he
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should be spared to see the last of his initiates , whom he had had the honour of raising that evening , occupying the honourable and proud position of W . M . of the lodge . Bros . E . M . Money , Goffin , Mulvey , Mason , and Unite responded to the toast of " The Visitors , " and Bro . John Mason to that of " The Masonic Charities . "
The other toasts were then honoured and responded to , and the Tyler's toast closed the proceedings . Quatuor Coronati Lodge ( No . 2076 ) . —In consequence of the festival this year falling on a Sunday , the lodge met at Freemasons' Hall on the day following , Monday , the 9 th inst . Present : Bros . W . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., W . M . ; Dr . W . Wynn Westcott , J . W . ; G . W .
Speth , Sec . ; Rev . C . J . Ball , J . D . ; W . M . Williams , I . G . j C . Kupferschmidt , Stwd . ; R . F . Gould , P . G . D ., D . of C , as I . P . M . ; W . H . Rylands , P . G . Stwd . ; Admiral A . H . Markham , and _ Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary . Also the following members of the Correspondence Circle : Bros . W . Wright , J . Bodenham , P . A . G . D . C , as S . W . j H . A . Steer , Rev . J . VV . Horsley , T . Cohu , G . W .
Ferguson , F . VV . Wright , C . N . Maclntyre North , J . Wood , Rev . H . Thomas . F . W . Levander , E . H . Ezard , Professor F . VV . Driver , Max Mendelssohn , R . Roy , F . A . Powell , E . H . Cartwright , C . B . Barnes , J . Seymour , E . Haward , G . Gregson , G . Greiner , R . Palmer Thomas , H . W . Williams , W . A . Scurrah , and R . A . Govvan . Visitors : Bros . G . A . McDowall , 2291 j G . C Connor , P . G . M .
Tennessee ; G . R . Langley , W . M . 23 S 1 ; and G . Farrar , S 74 . Bro . Belgrave Ninnis , M . D ., Dep . Inspector-General , R . N ., F . R . G . S ., P . M . 259 , 1174 , and 1691 , P . D . G . D . Malta , was duly elected a joining member . The W . M . referred in feeling terms to the death of Bro . Dr . Barrett , who had so recently read an interesting paper on Masonic
musicians . Six lodges and 15 brethren were admitted to the membership of the Correspondence Circle as follows : The Grand Orient of Italy ; the Supreme Council A . and A . S . R ., Italy ; St . Andrew Lodge , 435 ( S . C ) , Brisbane , Queensland ; Aorangi Lodge , 2300 , Wellington , New Zealand ; Alma Mater Lodge , 16 44 ; Campbell Lodge , 1415 ; Bros . J . H . Drummond , P . G . M . of Maine , U . S . A . j
VV . G . Duncan , 62 S , New York ; J . L . Stettinus , 356 , Cincinnati , Ohio ; G . Borcher , 591 ( S . C ) , and B . Oppenheimcr , 1574 , of Kimberley ; C . T . C . Borleffs , Acacia Lodge , Rotterdam ; L . Steel , W . M . 359 ; W . Taylor , P . M . 32 S ; T . J . Salvvey , 611 ; N . Prower , W . M . 1745 ; R . Corsham , P . M . 1 S 3 ; G . C . Connor , Past Grand Master of Tennessee ; and F . Johns , 1 , Adelaide , South Australia .
Bro . William Harry Rylands , one of the founders , Past G . Steward , P . M . 2 , was presented for installation , and duly installed by the retiring Master , Bro . Bywater . The officers for the year vvere appointed as follows , those present being duly invested : Bros . VV . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., I . P . M . j Dr . VV . Wynn Westcott , S . W . ; Rev . C J . Ball , J . VV . ; Walter Besant , Treas . ; G . W . Speth , Sec . j E . Macbean , S . D . ; VV . M . Williams , J . D . ; C Kupferschmidt , I . G . j C . Purdon Clarke , CLE ., Stwd . j Robt . F .
Gould , P . G . D ., P . M ., D . of C ; and J . Freeman , Tyler . The VV . M ., Bro . VV . H . Rylands , delivered an interesting address on his installation . It vvas unanimously resolved "That Brother VV . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., having completed his year of office as W . M . of the Lodge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , the thanks of the brethren be , and hereby are , tendered to him for his courtesy in the chair
and for his efficient management of affairs of the lodge , and that this resolution be suitably engrossed and presented to him . " The certificate having been prepared in anticipation , was signed by the W . M . and Wardens , and presented to Bro . Bywater by the W . M ., and gracefully acknowledged . 'The Secretary read a paper by Bro . W . F . Vernon , of Kelso , "An Early Home of Freemasonry "
, descriptive of the meeting place in the 16 th century of the old lodge at Melrose , a cottage now about to be pulled down , the residence of the family of Mein , well known as Master Masons for generations . A letter was read expressing the pleasure his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . would feel at receiving the further volumes of the lodge ' s publications vvhich had been issued since those vvhich he had
accepted in 1 SS 9 . Tne Secretary announced that their first VV . M ., Bro . General Sir Charles Warren , had been appointed and installed District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago , and was instructed to convey to Bro . Sir Charles Warren the congratulations of the Ouatuor Coronati Lodge . Bro . Wright , of Maidstone , exhibited some old Masonic prints and a splendid copy of the 1723
Constitutions in the original paper wrapper ; Bro . Wright , of Uckfield , two curious Craft aprons ; the Secretary , on behalf of Bro . Major Browne , of Seacombe , a curious R . A . apron , and a photograph of a Craft apron presented by Bro . Salwey , of Ludlow . The brethren then adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant . In proposing " The Health of the W . M .. " Bro . Gould
said : Brother Wardens and brethren , for the sixth time since the consecration of the lodge , vve are assembled to do honour to the memory of the Quatuor Coronati . Their festival vve have adopted as our own . To-night vve have placed in the chair a brother from whom much is expected , and in order to bring this home to his mind , in the manner that should be most agreeable to him , I shall ask for such a
response to the toast I am now privileged to propose as will assure our new Worshipful Master of the confidence vvith which vve look forward to his year of office being in all respects an eventful and distinguished one . Our W . M . was initiated in the Lodge of Faith and Unanimity , 417 , at Dorchester , in 1 S 72 , and remained a member for several years . He then joined the Lodge of Antiquity , 2 ( 1 SS 1 ) ,
and , commencing as I . G ., worked steadily up to the chair . The same lodge sent him up as Grand Steward in 1 S 87 , and he vvas elected Treasurer of the Board . In 1 SS 2 he became a member of theSt . James ' s Chapter , attached to theLodge of Antiquity , and has gradually worked up to the position of Second Principal , which he fills at the present moment . My own personal acquaintance with Bro . Rylands dates
from 1 SS 1 , and from that period I shall leave statistics and depend upon recollection . At the time referred to the idea of a student ' s lodge was in the air . Bros . Woodford , Hughan , and myself had discussed it , but without seeing our way to doing more . Bros . Speth and Rylands vvere then taken into council , and the scheme received an
impetus , yet there vvas still something wanting to endow it with actual life . The Lodge of the Quatuor Coronati was then only embryonic . It still remained in the womb of the future , until , in the fulness of time , as I shall presently relate to you , our W . M . in the chair discharged the responsible office of accoucheur . Three of the promoters ,