Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.

the outset of his career , as Provincial Grand Master , to preside at their Festival , and one which he appreciated , as well as the feeling remarks about his predecessor , in whose steps he hoped worthily to follow . He had pleasure in proposing the toast of "The Emulation Lodge of Improvement , " which for eighty years had handed down the ritual unaltered and

unbroken , for which the Craft owed them a deep debt of gratitude . A good ritual was one of which the more a candidate could grasp the better Mason he would be , and that was the standard to keep before them . W . Bro . R . Clay Sudlow , P . A . G . D . C , in reply , said : I

believe I am only giving expression to a truism in stating that every member of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement derives a certain amount of satisfaction from belonging to this useful Institution , which has not only stood the test of eighty yearsbut has justified its existence and amply provided for

, every student of Masonic ritual—in fact , they had every reason to be proud of it . Naturally , in the course of so many years some changes have taken place in the work they were called upon to do . They all knew that the first mission of the lodge had been to promulgate the system of ritual

arranged by the Lodge of Reconciliation in 1816 . This difficult work was first undertaken by the celebrated Bro . Peter Gilkes of pious memory , and then passed into the

hands of his pupils , Bro . Stephen Barton Wilson and others . It was easy to conceive that in the early state of emulation accuracy had expanded but little ; the first efforts were simple and crude , but the accuracy unobtainable in those early days was essential if a standard of work was to be set up and the object of the lodge carried out in its entirety .

That great master of ritual , the late Bro . Thomas Fenn , did all in his power by precept and example to encourage absolute accuracy . The jewel worn by him ( Bro . Sudlow ) that nigh ^ was presented to Bro . Fenn by the Emulation Lodge in 186 3 , forty years after the creation of the lodge and twenty years

before Bro . Fenn asked him to take his place . He could venture to claim that accuracy was the special feature of the lodge to-day . Are we to think that because a standard has been set tip and perfect accuracy acquired the mission of the lodge is at an end and that its usefulness is on the wane ?

Xo ; absolutely no ! Apart from the fact that the standard has to be maintained , it had a new sphere of usefulness , viz . : to act as a training school to Preceptors of lodges of instruction . Twenty years ago there was but one lodge of instruction teaching emulation work , of which he was the Preceptor ,

and Bro . J . D . Langton , P . D . G . D . C , the Secretary . Several lodges have since been started , all ruled over by experienced Craftsmen , and others were still wanted . He thanked the Chairman and Grand Officers for their support .

The live brethren who had worked the sections were then presented to Bro . Sir Augustus Webster , who congratulated each upon his proficiency . V . W . Bro . Horton Smith , K . C ., Deputy Grand Registrar , called upon to propose the toast of " The Lodge of Unions , Xo . 256 , " under whose sanction the Lodge of Improvement is held , observed that in his profession it used to be said that

anyone that made a speech without being paid for it committed a crime , but he had been called upon to propose the toast on account of his old association with the Lodge ol Improvement , it being just forty years since he came up Irom Cambridge and worked his way into it , and from his experience of it he could say that the Lodge of Unions ought to be proud of such a daughter . " w . Bro . J . A .. Farnfield , P . A . G . D . C , also replied .

DUO . SIR AUGUSTUS Wl . H . STEH . W . Bro . J . D . Langton , P . D . G . D . C , proposing " The Secretary and Stewards , " spoke of the self-denying labour

that W . Bro . J . Russell , P . G . Std . Br ., and the Stewards had bestowed upon the arrangements for the Festival and for their comfort . W . Bro . J . Russell , P . G . Std . Br ., the energetic Secretary of the lodge , replying , disclaimed any special meed of praise

for himself , as he had been cheerfully and ably assisted by Bro . Lewis and several other brethren . On their behalf he thanked the members and visitors for their kind appreciation . The Tyler's toast closed a most successful Festival .

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