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To celebrate this * event , after the Lodge had been opened , and the necessary business gone tbrough , the Brethren were called by the J . W . from labour to refreshment , and about twenty-five sat down to an excellent supper , and a very harmonious evening was spent . Bro * Dore presided as W . M ., and the W . Ms , of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 342 ; of the Huddersfield Lodge , No . 365 ; and the Lodge of Truth , No . 763 ; and several P . Ms , were present .
During the evening , our highly-esteemed Bro . Ainsworth , P . M . of the Huddersfield Lodge , who has been forty-five years a Freemason , gave an interesting account of the progress of the Craft in Huddersfield , contrasting its early history with its present prosperous condition . Leeds ,- —Alfred Lodge ( No . 384 ) . — -This Lodge has steadily progressed during the past year , under the able presidency of P . M . Bro . Thos . Dixon , who has initiated , passed , and raised Messrs . Wm , Varley , John Clarkson , J . Butler , Samuel
Addyman , George Dixon , Eich . Harrison , Chris . Bennett , and JohnTarley . At the Lodge meeting in November , the W . M . for the ensuing year was balloted for , when Bro . Wm . Chadwick , S . W ., was unanimously elected , and duly installed at the Lodge meeting in December . The ceremony of Installation was performed by Bro , P . M .. James Hargreaves , Prov . G . Sec . for West Yorkshire , in his usual
impressive manner . The Brethren , on admission into the Lodge , saluted the new W . M . ; when he appointed for his Officers—Bros . Dr . Hulrne , J . W . as S . W . ; George Pullan , J . W . ; Samuel Addyman , S . D . * Mathews , J . D . ; Chris . Bennett , I . G . ; and Harrison , Sec . The Brethren celebrated the festival of St . John on the 4 th of January . Amongst the Brethren present were—Bros , the B .. W . D . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire , Charles Lee ; Past Prov . S . G . W . Dr . Fearnley ; Past Prov . J . G . W . P . M . Leonard Hicks ; Past Prov . G . EJP . M . John Lee ; Past Prov . D . W . P . M . Wrn . Perkins ; P . M . Hamilton Eichardson , W . M . of No . 372 ; and George Hemingway , of
Durham Cathedral , who contributed greatly to the harmony ot the evening by singing several songs in his masterly style ; his rendering of " Tin an Englishman , " and a song of his own composition , entitled ci Our Flag waves triumphant o ' er Sebastopol , " was truly excellent . After the usual toasts were given and drunk , the R . W . the D . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire delivered a powerful and impressive speech , and besought the Brethren to acts of charity , and to give the grasp of friendship with that electrical effect which should strike to the heart , and firmly plant it there . The Brethren , after an agreeable and social evening , separated at an early hour . Long may such brotherly love continue t At the last Lodge meeting , Friday , February 1 st , Mr . John Bowling , professor of music , was initiated into Masonry by the W . M . Bro . Chadwick , who is most assiduous in the discharge of his duties .
Bichmond . —Lennox Lodge ( No . 114 ) . —This Lodge held its regular meeting on Friday , the 1 st February , when the following dfficers were duly installed for the ensuing year : —Bros . T . Thompson , W . M . ; A . Young , S . W . ; W . W . Coates , J . W . ; B . Wilson , S . D . ; E . Gibson , J . D . ; M . Bell , Treas . ; C . Metcalfe , Sec /; M . Greathead , I . G . ; J . D . Metcalfe , Tyler . Bro . W . E . Franklin , the W . M .
Elect of the borough of Gateshead Lodge , No . 614 , paid a visit to the Lodge on this occasion . It is much to be regretted that this old and most respectable Lodge , held upon the estate of our Most Worshipful G . M . should not be in a more prosperous condition , its meetings having been but very seldom held of late ; and we trust the noble earl ' s immediate vicinity will have the effect of restoring it to its original animation .
Spilsby . — SJialcspeare Lodge ( No . 617 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge was held on the 14 th February , under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . Charles Marshall , 11 , A . After the usual business , the W . M ., who is leaving the neighbourhood for a distant part of the Province , presented the Lodge with a very handsome Chaplain ' s jewel , at the same time inviting the Brethren to take supper with him at the close of the Lodge . Bro . George Smith , P . M ., P . G . S ., thanked the W . M . for his well-selected present , and assured him it would ever be highly treasured by those Brethren who had the pleasure of his acquaintance .
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To celebrate this * event , after the Lodge had been opened , and the necessary business gone tbrough , the Brethren were called by the J . W . from labour to refreshment , and about twenty-five sat down to an excellent supper , and a very harmonious evening was spent . Bro * Dore presided as W . M ., and the W . Ms , of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 342 ; of the Huddersfield Lodge , No . 365 ; and the Lodge of Truth , No . 763 ; and several P . Ms , were present .
During the evening , our highly-esteemed Bro . Ainsworth , P . M . of the Huddersfield Lodge , who has been forty-five years a Freemason , gave an interesting account of the progress of the Craft in Huddersfield , contrasting its early history with its present prosperous condition . Leeds ,- —Alfred Lodge ( No . 384 ) . — -This Lodge has steadily progressed during the past year , under the able presidency of P . M . Bro . Thos . Dixon , who has initiated , passed , and raised Messrs . Wm , Varley , John Clarkson , J . Butler , Samuel
Addyman , George Dixon , Eich . Harrison , Chris . Bennett , and JohnTarley . At the Lodge meeting in November , the W . M . for the ensuing year was balloted for , when Bro . Wm . Chadwick , S . W ., was unanimously elected , and duly installed at the Lodge meeting in December . The ceremony of Installation was performed by Bro , P . M .. James Hargreaves , Prov . G . Sec . for West Yorkshire , in his usual
impressive manner . The Brethren , on admission into the Lodge , saluted the new W . M . ; when he appointed for his Officers—Bros . Dr . Hulrne , J . W . as S . W . ; George Pullan , J . W . ; Samuel Addyman , S . D . * Mathews , J . D . ; Chris . Bennett , I . G . ; and Harrison , Sec . The Brethren celebrated the festival of St . John on the 4 th of January . Amongst the Brethren present were—Bros , the B .. W . D . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire , Charles Lee ; Past Prov . S . G . W . Dr . Fearnley ; Past Prov . J . G . W . P . M . Leonard Hicks ; Past Prov . G . EJP . M . John Lee ; Past Prov . D . W . P . M . Wrn . Perkins ; P . M . Hamilton Eichardson , W . M . of No . 372 ; and George Hemingway , of
Durham Cathedral , who contributed greatly to the harmony ot the evening by singing several songs in his masterly style ; his rendering of " Tin an Englishman , " and a song of his own composition , entitled ci Our Flag waves triumphant o ' er Sebastopol , " was truly excellent . After the usual toasts were given and drunk , the R . W . the D . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire delivered a powerful and impressive speech , and besought the Brethren to acts of charity , and to give the grasp of friendship with that electrical effect which should strike to the heart , and firmly plant it there . The Brethren , after an agreeable and social evening , separated at an early hour . Long may such brotherly love continue t At the last Lodge meeting , Friday , February 1 st , Mr . John Bowling , professor of music , was initiated into Masonry by the W . M . Bro . Chadwick , who is most assiduous in the discharge of his duties .
Bichmond . —Lennox Lodge ( No . 114 ) . —This Lodge held its regular meeting on Friday , the 1 st February , when the following dfficers were duly installed for the ensuing year : —Bros . T . Thompson , W . M . ; A . Young , S . W . ; W . W . Coates , J . W . ; B . Wilson , S . D . ; E . Gibson , J . D . ; M . Bell , Treas . ; C . Metcalfe , Sec /; M . Greathead , I . G . ; J . D . Metcalfe , Tyler . Bro . W . E . Franklin , the W . M .
Elect of the borough of Gateshead Lodge , No . 614 , paid a visit to the Lodge on this occasion . It is much to be regretted that this old and most respectable Lodge , held upon the estate of our Most Worshipful G . M . should not be in a more prosperous condition , its meetings having been but very seldom held of late ; and we trust the noble earl ' s immediate vicinity will have the effect of restoring it to its original animation .
Spilsby . — SJialcspeare Lodge ( No . 617 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge was held on the 14 th February , under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . Charles Marshall , 11 , A . After the usual business , the W . M ., who is leaving the neighbourhood for a distant part of the Province , presented the Lodge with a very handsome Chaplain ' s jewel , at the same time inviting the Brethren to take supper with him at the close of the Lodge . Bro . George Smith , P . M ., P . G . S ., thanked the W . M . for his well-selected present , and assured him it would ever be highly treasured by those Brethren who had the pleasure of his acquaintance .