History Of The Lodge Of Emulation, No. 21.

It is recorded that he sent annually an artistic Twelfth-cake to the Mansion House as a present to the reigning Lord Mayor . 1 S 08 , Jan . i 8 th . —'' Resolved unanimously , That the Lodge do in future dine together at half-past 4 o ' clock , and that the Bill be called at 9 o ' clock precisely . "

May 16 th . —At this meeting Mr . Thomas Moore , of Lenham , Kent , aged 21 years , was proposed for initiation and unanimously approved , as was also Don Manuel Aniceto Padilla . " Mr . T . Moore who was a Lewis , ( at the recommendation of his Father ) waved his privilege as such in favor of Don Padilla .

" Messrs . M . A . Padilla and T . Moore were then regularl y initiated into ( he Mysteries of Masonry , and Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft . " Nov . 2 rst . — "Resolved unanimously , That the Annual Subscription of the Members of this Lodge be in future Three Guineas , and that the Fee to be paid by Visitors be in

future 10 s . 6 d . " 1809 , Nov . 20 th . —The minutes of this meeting contain the first intimation of a practice which subsequently prevailed in the Lodge for a considerable period—that of transacting a portion of the business of the evening and then

adjourning to dinner—probably- with a view to enable the late coiners to bring forward the names of candidates for membership . The minutes conclude in this wise , " After Dinner the Lodge was resumed .

" Brother Joseph Whiteley , of 21 , Old London Street , Proposed by Brother X orris to become a member of this Lodge , and Seconded by Brother Teague , was ordered to be ballotted for next Lodge Night . " All Business being over the Lodge was closed in due form until the third Monday in the ensuing month ,

emergencies excepted . " 1810 , Jan . 15 th . —This was Installation night , and after the investiture of the usual officers , " The question being put That the Lodge have Deacons , and the same being carried in the affirmative , and a Motion being made by Br- Cruse ,

and Seconded by B ' Jas . Newman , that the R . W . M . appoint the same , and being carried unanimously , the R . W . M . appointed the following Brothers to that office for the ensuing year , viz ., B ' - Whitford , Senior Deacon , and B - Piggott , Junior Deacon . "

It was resolved that the annual appointment of Deacons for the Lodge should be inserted in the By-Laws , and that jewels be provided for these officers . April 16 th . —After considerable discussion on the question of whether the Lodge should dine at 4 , 4 . 30 , or 5 o ' clock ,

it was decided to take the middle course , " and it was ordered that this Lodge in future dine at half-past 4 o ' clock precisely . And in order to ensure the same the Landlord should be subject to a line upon neglect to have the Dinner on the Table at that time . " It was eventually resolved that the Landlord should be subject to a line of One Guinea should the dinner not be ready at the time stated .

" Mr . Butler being accordingly requested to attend the Lodge , the R . W . M . acquainted him therewith , when he objected to the sum of one Guinea , but consented to be subject to a line of half a Guinea for such neglect , which being agreed to by the Lodge was ordered accordingly . " May 7 th . — "The R . W . M . stated that he had called the

present Lodge in consequence of the A . G . Master having expressed a wish that Brother Alderman Hunter should serve the office of Steward for the ensuing year , the A . G . M . being desirous to appoint him a Grand Warden the year following , and that if the Lodge would present him as a Grand Steward at the next Grand Feast he should feel himself personally

obliged . " On Feb . 3 rd , 1779 , the Grand Lodge ordered , "That in future no brother be appointed a Giancl Officer until he shall have served the oflice of Steward at a Grand Feast , nor unless he be an actual subscribing member of the Stewards

Lodge at the time of such his appointment . " Bro . Hunter was forthwith proposed and elected a member of the Lodge , and Bro . John A . Newman who had

been elected Grand Steward for presentation at the ensuing Grand Festival having waived his claim , " on the condition of being presented to succeed Bro . Hunter , and the ballot being taken thereon the R . W . M . declared the same to be carried in the affirmative and Brother Hunter to be duly elected . "

Bro . Hunter having served the oflice of Grand Steward for 1810—11 , was appointed Junior Grand Warden on the expiration of his Stewardship , and as such presided as Grand Master at a meeting of the Grand Lodge on 27 th November , 1811 , he being then Lord Mayor of London .

At the time of his wearing the red apron and when appointed Junior Grand Warden , he appears to have been merely a Fellow Craft . So far as I can see the only occasion on which he attended the Lodge was on 18 th November , 1811 , when his name as Lord Mayor and J . G .

Warden heads the list of those present , being placed above the names of the Master and Officers . This evidently was deemed a slip of the pen on the part of the Secretary , for the name was crossed out and placed lower clown at the head of the names of the lay members .

IIARO . V NATHAN 1 MVKK liOTHSUflt t . D , INITIATED IN THE LODGE OF EMULATION , OCTOHER Irn , lNdi . The minutes of this meeting contain the following : " The Lodge was opened in due form ( in an adjoining Room ) in the Third Degree . B - Hunter who had been passed to

the Second Degree in another Lodge was raised to the Degree , of a Master Mason . ' The Lodge was then closed in clue form and the Brethren adjourned to Dinner , after which B ' - Hunter as J . G . W . took the chair , and the Lodge was opened in due form in the

lirst Degree . " The Antient Charges were then rehearsed and the ordinary business of the evening proceeded with . It will thus be seen that Br . Hunter sat as Master of the Lodge on the night of his receiving his Third Degree , and

nine days later presided as Grand Master . Viewed from our present day standpoint ( he whole of the transactions appear most extraordinary , and it is with feelings of regret that I record the fact that the brother chielly concerned evinced little gratitude for the favours