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zealously endeavour to perform his duties , and promote to the utmost the prosperity of the Craft . The Worshipful Master next gave " The Health of the Prov . Grand Masters of England . " Bro . Sir Lucius Curtis , Prov . Grand Master for Hampshire , acknowledged the compliment , and expressed the gratification which he and the other Prov . Grand Masters felt at the opportunity afforded them of taking part in the proceedings of

the evening . The M . AV . Grand Master had great pleasure in being allowed to propose the health of the AA orshipfu ] Master of Lodge So . 1 . It was with great pleasure that he saw Bro . Giraud presiding over the Grand Masters' Lodge—one of the oldest and best Lodges iu the Craft . He had long had the honour of the acquaintance of Bro . Giraud , for -whom he entertained the highest regard , having had the honour to serve under him as the Third Principal of the Prince of AVales Chapter , and

received every kindness at his hands . It was a remarkable fact that Bro . Giraud . who was an old Past Master of the Lodge , not only enjoyed the privilege of filling the chair on the occasion of celebrating their centenary , but that he was the Master of the Grand Stewards' Lodge on a similar occasion some years since . He had now great pleasure in asking the brethren to join with him in drinking the health of the AV . M . ( Cheers ) . Bro . Herve" Giraud , WM . , returned thanks for the compliment just paid him , and the very handsome manner iu which his name had been introduced to the

brethren by the M . AV . Grand Master . It was upwards of thirty years since he first had the honour to preside over the Lodge , and he esteemed it indeed a high privilege to have been re-elected for this year and allowed to preside over the Lodge on . so auspicious an occasion as that of completing their centenary . ( Cheers ) . He would now ask them to drink to " The health of the Past Masters of Lodge So . 1 , " many of whom were present , some still [ active members of their Lodge , and others who had done them the honour to revisit them that eveniug . He was most happy to observe amongst them their oldest Past Master and father of the LodBro . Crew

ge , , with whose valuable services they were all acquainted ; then there was Bro . Dobie , who had long held a distinguished position in Freemasonry , with Bros . Fawcett , Potter , Harris , Barnes , Chubb , & c . He gave them , " Success to the Grand Masters ' Lodge , and prosperity to all the Past Masters . " Bro . Crew , as the oldest P . M . of the Lodge , to which he was warmly attached , thanked the AV . M . for the kind manner in which he had proposed the toast , and the brethren for so warmly responding to it . The members of that Lodge had the

greatest pride iu the Lodge and the name it bore—they loved the Grand Masterthey would always stand by the Grand Master , and felt it a high privilege to be honoured by his countenance and presence . He trusted that the Craft would loug enjoy the advantage of being presided over by the uoble lord , aud that this would not be the last time which he and the other brethren might have of seeing him at their Lodge . ( Cheers ) . The AVorshipful Master then gave " The Visitors , coupled with the names of Bro . Havcourt , D . Prov . G . M . of Surrey ; and Bro . Hyde Clarke , of the Grand Orient of France . "

Bro . Dr . Harcourfc , in acknowledging the toast said , that he had listened to the paper read that evening by Bro . Powell , with the greatest interest ; and were such papers occasionally read in their different Lodges , it would much add to the instruction of the brethren , and the interest of their proceedings . He felt that if the paper was published it might serve as an incentive to other brethren to look into their archives , and by their researches add lustre to the Craft . Bro . Hyde Clarke , speaking on that occasion as a foreign brother , returned thanks on behalf of the Grand Orient of Franceregretting that there were not

, more foreigU brethren present . Foreign brethren but rarely enjoyed the opportunities of meetings like these at home—but these were the mere externals of Freemasonry—it being those principles of brotherly love and charit y implanted in their hearts , which tended to bind together brethren throughout the world . He wished there were more occasions on which their foreign brethren could be welcomed , as from political events , and the persecutions they had undergone ,