The Lodge Of Asaph, No. 1319.

The brethren adjourned to Freemasons' Tavern lo an excellent banquet . Between the toasts , a splendid musical entertainment , under the direction of Bro . C . E . Tinnev , P . Ah , Org . ( who with Bro . Edward Jones conducted ) , by Bros . Courtice

Pounds , Frank Boor , Mervvn Dene , Richard Green , Mr . Conrad Formes , Bros . J . E . Hambleton , P . M . (' cello soloist ) , Louis Honig , J . W . ( pianoforte solo ) , J . Solomon ( cornet solo ) , the Orpheus Quartette ( Bros . Robert Nelson , James Brand ,

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Vivian Bennett , and Vernon Taylor ) , Bros . Walter Churcher ' Tom G . Clare , and Harry Nicholls . Bro . James Weaver , P . M . and Secretary of the Asaph Lodge , is the onl y surviving Founder , and the lodge owes

much to his zeal and assiduity , for it is an open secret that its present satisfactory financial position is , in a great measure , due to the energy he has exhibited in connection with his office . Bro . Weaver was initiated in the Whiltington Lodge , No . 862 , on the 16 th March , 186 3 , and in the

period that has since elapsed has done good service . In November , 18 ( 19 , he was installed Worshipful Master of his mother lodge , and in April of the following year joined the Burdett Lodge , No . 1 293 , Hampton Court , while in November , 18 70 , he became a founder of the Asaph Lodge ,

No . 1319 , and was installed Worshipful Master in 1 873 , having in the meantime been appointed , in 1871 , : Prov . Grand Organist of Middlesex . He was exalted to the Roval Arch in the Domatic Chapter , No . 177 , in 1870 , and was

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installed M . E . Z . in March , 1878 ; but , between these two events , he had taken part in the foundation of the Whittington Chapter , No . 862 , in 1873 , iUK ^ w ; is installed its first M . E . Z ., and of the Asaph Chapter , No . 1319 , in 1874 , of which he subsequently became M . E . Z . Lastly , he is a Life Governor

of our three Institutions , and has made Airs . Weaver a Life Governor of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . Bro . Weaver was appointed Grand Standard Bearer at the last Festival of Grand Lodge , and he is also 1 st Asst . G . D . of C . in Supreme Grand Chapter .

Father And Three Sons.—An Unique Initiation.

Father and Three Sons . —An Unique Initiation .

It is not seldom that a member of the Order has the proud privilege of introducing into Masonry a son or near relative who is destined to worthily continue the family relationship with the Craft , but it is a very rare , if not an

on the lodge roll in order of seniority of ages , were initiated b y the Worshipful Master Bro . George Margerison , and the ancient charge to the entered apprentices was delivered bv Bro . J . Thompson . We heartily congratulate both father and sons on the prospect of preserving and continuing in the family these Masonic traditions of which thev may ' well be proud of . Photos by Colliuge , Preston .

unique , occurrence for a father to witness the initiation on the same occasion of three sons . This was the happy experience of Bro . \ V . H . Stevenson , a Past Master of the Lodge of Concord at Preston recently . The trio fittingly introduced and placed