Installation Meeting Of The Piccadilly Lodge, No. 2550.

heart . He appreciated the opportunity of luing present at the installation of his friend , Bro . Hayward , whom he had known in business life for so many years . He thought the name of the lodge—the Piccadilly—most appropriate , as it represented some important Masonic virtues . Charity was

represented at one end by the hospital , temperance at the other by the drinking fountain , and science and art in the academies and galleries which lay between . He could testify to the thoroughness of Bro . Hayward in business and in everything he undertook . Bro . Will O . Welsford , P . M ., could promise the Piccadilly

Lodge a careful and impressive rendering of the ceremonies during the coming year , as Bro . Hayward was one of the most careful and conscientious workers in the Emblematic Lodge of Instruction , of which he ( Bro . Welsford ) and their second Worshipful Master , Bro . Bates , had the honour of

being Preceptors . In proposing the toast of " The Immediate Past Master , Bro . Leigh , " the Worshipful Master congratulated him upon his excellent work during the past year and on his perfect rendering of the installation ceremony that evening . He

well deserved the Past Master ' s jewel voted him by the lodge , and it afforded him great pleasure to pin it upon his breast , and he echoed the wish -of every member that he would wear it as a memento of a happy year and a promise of valuable assistance in the future .

The I . P . M ., in reply , thanked the Worshipful Master for his kindly remarks , and hoped he had fulfilled the promise made at his installation , that he would assist the Worshipful Master through the year , as well as his successors . Replying to the toast of " The Past Masters , " Bro . Fred .

Arnold , first Master of the lodge , was proud to see his first initiate installed into the Master ' s chair . He admired the Worshipful Master for his perseverance and regularity in attending the lodge of instruction . Bro . W . F . Bates , P . M ., also replied . It was very gratifying to him and to Bro . Welsford to see the Master

invest his officers so perfectly , and he invited members and visitors to come to the Emblematic Lodge of Instruction , where the Worshipful Master had learnt his work . After a very enjoyable evening and lengthy programme , the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close .

Installation Meeting Of The Cannon Lodge, No. 1539.

Installation Meeting of the Cannon Lodge , No . 1539 .

THE first meeting of this popular south London lodge , which is the Surrey Masonic Hall Lodge under a new name , was held on Wednesday , 19 th November , at the Masonic Hall , Cainberwell , and was an interesting and enjoyable assembly , both from a Masonic and social point of view , it being the installation of the new Master and the

annual ladies' festival . The lodge meeting started promptly at four o ' clock , and the outgoing Master , Bro . W . J . Afford , installed his successor , Bro . H . A . Leighton , into the Master's chair . The following officers were then appointed and invested : —Bros . A . Court ,

S . W . ; R . R . Pickering , J . W . ; W . G . Cannon , P . M ., Treasurer ; T . H . Barker , P . M ., Secretary ; A . Doig , P . M ., D . C . ; A . Cook , S . D . ; J . Cocks , J . D . ; C . A . Webb , I . G . ; E . Davies , Organist ; and T . R . Vernon , N . Bailing , and J . Allen , Stewards . The Worshipful Master then

initiated two candidates in such a manner as to give promise of future excellent work in the various ceremonies . A Past Master ' s jewel was presented to the outgoing Master , Bro . W . J . Afford , for his services during the past year . The presentation of the new warrant next took place ,

when Bro . Perceval Nairne , P . G . B ., after an eloquent and graceful speech , presented the warrant of confirmation to the newly-installed Master , the reason for the issue of such a warrant being that the original was destroyed when the basement of the Masonic Hall was flooded some years ago ,

and the members of the lodge , when petitioning Grand Lodge to grant them a warrant of confirmation , also asked to be allowed to change their name to that of the Cannon Lodge , in honour of their much respected Treasurer , Bro . W . G . Cannon , the present father of the lodge , he having been the first initiate on its formation in 18 75 , from which time

his zeal for Freemasonry has never relaxed , and the high compliment paid him by the members of his lodge was one well deserved . As a token of appreciation of the compliment paid him , Bro . W . G . Cannon presented the lodge with a very fine portrait of himself painted in oils .

The initiates of the past year presented the outgoing Master , Bro . Afford , with a Past Master's collar and silver jewel as a memento of his year of office . After the closing of the lodge , the brethren adjourned to a reception room , where a vast number of ladies had assembled , and to each of whom Bro . Cannon presented

a handsome brooch with the name of the lodge and a cannon in rich enamel , to commemorate the festival of the reorganisation of the lodge under its new title . The ladies and brethren then adjourned to a banquet , and a most enjoyable programme of music and toasts was got through . The evening is likely to be long remembered b y those who had the pleasure of being present .

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