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Glamorgan Lodge , No 36 . The annual festival of the above lodge took place at the Masonic Temple , Cardiff , on the 22 nd ult ., when Bro . J . T . Shelton was installed W . M . for the ensuing year . There was a large attendance of members and visitors . The installition ceremony was impressively performed by Bro . C . A . J . Ward , to whom a vote of thanks was accorded for the manner in which he carried out his duties . Bro . Shelton then invested his officers for the ensuing year as follows : Bros . Charles A . J . Ward , I . P . M . ; R . S . Fisher ,

P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., S . W . j W . H . Petty , J . W . ; the Rev . Joseph Baker , P . M ., Prov . G . Chap ., Chap . ; Thomas Wallace , P . M ., Prov . S . G . W ., Treas . ; Arthur L . Hopkins , Sec ; J . Alfred Pertwee , S . D . ; Alfred H . Thomas , J . D . ; C . H . Priestley , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D ., D . of C ; Geo . H . Cole , F . C . O ., Org . ; Alfred H . Howard , I . G . ; Wm . L . Jones , Asst . Sec ; George Slocgett and T . A . Reid , Stwds . ; and Amos Jenkins , Tyler . In the evening the annual banquet was held in the ante-room of the Temple .

Lodge Prudence , No . 3 SS . The installation festival of the above lodge was held on Monday , the 26 th ult ., at Halesworth , Suffolk , when Bro . F . Kendall-Chapman was installed W . M . for the ensuing year . The lodge was held at the Court House . The officers and members present were Bros . F . Kendall-Chapman , S . W ., W . M . elect ; R . Breton , J . W . ; the Rev . A . R . Upcher , Chap . ; George Andrews , P . M ., Sec ; T . Wilson , S . D . ; A . Foreman , J . D . ; Thos . Stevenson , P . M ., P . G . Stwd . ; W . Page , I . G . ; R . Barker ,

P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . ofC ; A . Caton , P . M ., P . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . O . Green , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . of C . ; E . W . Moore , P . A . G . D . of C . ; and P . J . De Nyssen , P . M . The visitors included Bros . A . E . Smith , P . M . 19 S 3 , P . P . J . G . D . ; W . P . Gal ? , D . Hill , A . Sharpe , J . L . Wickins , W . Garner , W . F . Moaksom ; T . W . Read , P . M . 555 , P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; A . E . Churchyard , S 5 ; W . H . Mann , W . M . 1929 , P . P . J . G . D . ; H . Martin , 929 j A . D . Botwright , I . W . 929 ; the Rev . W . L . Wilson , P . G . Chap . Essex ; W . J . Minns , 929 ; R . F . B . Coling , P . M . 19 S 3 ; C . White , P . M . 19 S 3 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; A . McQueen , S . W . 305 ; E . C . Chapman , P . M . 1114 ; T . Chapman ,

J . D . 1114 ; andT . E . Key , J . W . 936 . The installation ceremony was impressively performed by Bro . George Andrews , at the conclusion of which the W . M ., Bro . F . Kendall-Chapman , appointed and invested his officers as follows : Bros , the Earl of Stradbroke , I . P . M . ; R . C . Breton , S . W . ; T . Wilson , J . W . ; Rev . A . R . Upcher , P . P . G . C . Chap . ; H . A . Mullen ? , Treas . ; G . Anderson , P . M ., Sec . ; A . Foreman , S . D . ; W . Page , J . D . ; T . Stevenson , P . M ., D . C ; A . Sharp , Org . ; W . I . Garner , I . G . ; and J . Miller , Tyler . The lodge was afterwards closed .

The installation banquet was subsequently held in the Corn Exchange , the W . M ., Bro . F . Kendall-Chapman , presiding . The trasts of "The Oueen and the Craft , " "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . " and "The Ivt . W . Pro G . M ., the Earl Amherst ; the Deputy G . M ., the Earl of Warwick ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " were given by the W . M .. and duly honoured . In submitting the latter toast , the W . M . remarked that he was sorry that Bro . Lord Stradbroke was not present to respond ; but he had been called away on other duties .

In proposing the next toast— " The R . W . the Prov . G . M ., Lord Henniker , and the V . W . the D . P . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . C . J . Marty n , and the rest of the Prov . G . Officers , P resent and Past , " the W . M . spoke cf the pleasure with which he met the Deputy Prov . Grand Master at the Prudence Lodge a year or two ago . Bro . Martyn , he said , was a rattling good Mason , who did all he possibly could to promote the principles of Masonry . He coupled with the toast the names of Bros . Green , Mann , Caton , and Smith , all of whom suitably rtsponded .

Bro . De Nyssen , in proposing what he said was the toast of the evening , observed that this duty devolved upon him in consequence of the unavoidable absence of the Immediate P . M ., the Fail of Stradbroke . Had his lordship been present , he would have tome testimony to the excellent qualities of their W . M . It was their duty to accoid Bro . Kendall-Chapman their heartiest welcome upon his taking office for the year . Speaking personally of their Master—and he had known him for some timehe had always heard the very best words spoken in his favour . Bro . Kendall-Chapman

bad the goodwill of the town at heart ; he had the goodwill of Masonry at heart , and he had worked with all his heart in their lodge . He , therefore , congratulated Lodge Piudei . ce upon having him as their Worshipful Master , as he also congratulated Bro . Kendall-Chapman upon becoming the Worshipful Master of such an united , flourishing , and prosperous lodge . ( Loud applause . )

1 he W . M ., in a neat little response , thanked Bro . De Nyssen for the kindly way in which he had proposed the toast , and the brethren for the hearty way in which they had received it . He also thanked the brethren for the honour they had conferred upon h im that evening , and trusted that they would not have to regret the choice they had made . He assuied them that nothing should be wanting on his part to promote the interests of Masonry in the lodge to the fullest extent . ( Loud applause . )

Other toasts included "The Installing Master , Bro . Geo . Austens , " "The Past Masters of the Lodge , " " The Officers of the Lodge , " and "The Masonic Charities . " The Rev . A . R . Upcher , in submitting the latter , referred to the fact that the lodge had been placed in a better position in the matter of the Charities through the efforts of Bro . Stevenson .

Florence Nightingale Lodge , No . . 706 . The above lodge held Us installation meeting on the 19 th ult ., at the Royal Mottar Hotel , opposite the Royal Arsenal , Beresford-square , Woolwich , and the function was , as each recurring one always is , simply a Masonic education for the W . Masters , and Wardens privileged to be present . The splendid services of Bro . F . G . Nichols , P . M ., Sec , as Installing Officer , his perfect knowledge of the ritual and necessary

work , his impressive and eloquent delivery of the addresses , lend a charm to the installations of this excellent and honourable lodge , that even the most perfect Mason might , and does , feel it a pleasure to participate in such enjoyahle work , but when to this is added the inexhaustible hospitality of the lodge , and the absolutely perfect manner in which the deliacacies inor on the menu are placed upon the table by our esteemed host , Bro . _ G Hall , for the deecltation of such good judges of good things as were present ; it is indeed a raison detrc that we trust will continue for generations to come .

Well , Bro . E . Lonergan , S . W ., W . M . elect , was installed by Bro . G . Nichols , and he , theW . M ., invested Bros . F . S . Thomas , as I . P . M . ; H . G . Mason , S . W . ; E . Wood , J . W . ; Rev . C . Swainson , M . A ., Chap , ( by proxy ); A . Burnell , P . M ., Treas . ; F . G . Nichols , P . M ., Sec . ; D . G . Jelley , S . D . ; L . F . Webber , J . D . ; Dr . H . L . Bernays , M . D ., P . M ., D . C . ; E . G . Kimber , I . G . ; E . M . Foster , A . D . C . ( by proxy ); W . Jelly , Stwd . ; and F . H . Ilolton , S . B . Among the other brethren present were Bros . J . Wolverson , H . Banister , F . W . Holton , J . S . Huddleston , L . Phillips , H . Fryer , C . lolly , P . M .. & c , & c , & c . ; B . II . Stimoson . P . M . 10 : I . D .

Cook , P . M . 913 ; H . Jacobs , S . W ., and T . Quick , J . W ., of 13 ; W . Long , S . W ., W . Chambers , J . W ., and P . Stevenson , of 700 ; E . M . Taylor , S . W . and W . M . ejtct , A . Moore , J . W ., W . H . Lewis , W . G . Newton , and G . Hall , of 913 ; A . Hill , W . M ., A . Simmons , S . W ., and J . Howe , J . W ., of 1536 j and J . Wheatley , W . M ., ' <• Rawlinson , S . W ., and J . Perry , of 1924 . Bro . G . Nichols was awarded a hearty vote of thanks for his services as Installing Officer . Bro . Thomas , [ . P . M ., was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel for his services during the past year as W . M . and to mark the esteem and respect of the brethren , and then the lodge was closed .

The musical arrangements were perfect , Bro . Capt . George Fishenden , the popular and gallant master of the big boat ' ¦ La Marguerite , " sang splendidly . We all know ¦ "s services to the " pleasure trips" to Margate and Boulogne are most valuable , but we never shall know what the musical world has lost ; he is a grand singer . Bro . H . M aso n sang well , as also did Bros . F . Nichols , Jelley , and Rawlinson . Bro . Perry played a piccolo solo splendidly . Bro . Jolly floundered through a recitation in his own inimitable manner , and all was well . The usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts having been honoured , that of " The W . M . " was proposed by Bro . Thomas , I . P . M . He said the toast he had to propose was that of their W . M , He thought that they had seen , from the perfect

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manner in which Bro . Lonergan had invested his officers , quite enough to show them that the ritual of the Degrees would not suffer at his hands , and what' they might expect in the future from him as their head . He felt sure that Bro . Lonergan would be an ornament to the lodge , and a most excellent and earnest worker , so tint at the end of his year of office they would all admit that he had carried out and maintained the traditions of the Florence Nightingale Lodge .

The W . M ., who is popular amongst the brethren of the lodge , in response , thanked the I . P . M . for his kind _ remarks , and the brethren and visitors for their hearty reception of his name . He was initiated into Masonry in ' 91 , and therefore considered that , to a certain extent , he had been pitchforked into the chair he now had the pleasure and honour of occupying . He could assure them that he should do his best , by his work and by his attendance , to make his year of office a harmonious and prosperous one , and

the lodge worthy of its ancient name and unsullied reputation . The W . M . then proposed the toast of " The Past Masters , " and said that personally he was exceedingly thankful to them for their generous services to him all through the various offices he had filled before achieving his present proud position , and he felt sure they would render the same assistance to every brother who desired , and who aspired to higher office . He asked them to drink the toast heartily .

Bro Thomas , I . P . M ., in responding , said he was at that moment a newly , yet hardly fledged Past Master . He had now to consider himself , and did consider him > self as one of the " old fossils " of the lodge . Yet he felt anxious and willing to do anything in his power to render toothers the same service that had been , in the past , rendered to him . He had received the greatest kindness , so that if at any time , and in

any simple capacity , he could benefit the lodge or assist in its working , he should feel delighted to render any assistance in his power . The Past Masters were , as he had heard upon many occasions , the "back-bone" of the lodge , and as one of them his vertebr . e would always be ready to support and strengthen the lodge that had honoured him by allowing him to pass through its chair as their Master .

Bro . Bernays said he was the oldest Past M aster of the lodge in attendance that night . He had the opportunity of so dining , and miny of the Past Misters had not that opportunity . It had been said that the Past Masters were the fossils of a lodge , yet he was proud to say that if they were fossils their services were always recognised in that lodge , and he for one was proud of his position as one of the foss ' s . Bro . Fredk . Nickols objected to the term " fossils . " It might be applied to certain of the Past Masters of lodges who did not attend meetings . There were in that lodge

a goodly number of Past Masters , and those who were able to attend did so , and did good work for the welfare , harmony , and prosperity of the lodge . There were none of the Past Masters of that iodge that attended its meetiugs more regularly than Bro . Bernays . He was proud to say that the many valuable and long-continued services of Bro . Bernays , P . M ., had been trratefully recoenised , and at the nrevious meeting of

the lodge those services had in some small measure been rewarded by the presentation of a handsome solid silver salver , suitably inscribed , to Bro . Bernays . It was a proof that in that lodge at least the brethren did not look upon their Past Masters as " fossils . " For himself , he could only say that as long as he was able he would do all in his power to preserve the high reputation of the Florence Nightingale Lodge . "The Visitors " and " Installing Officer " were toasted and responded to , and after the toast ot " The Officers " had been drunk , the meeting broke up after a pleasant and memorable gathering .

Lodge Acacia , No . 2321 . VISIT OF THE DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER OF WEST YORKSHIRE . The members of this lodge held one of their most interesting meetings on Thursday , the nth ult ., when they were to receive a visit from the newly-appointed Deputy Prov . Grand Master of West Yorkshire ( Bro . Richard Wilson , P . G . D . Eng . ) . The W . M ., Bro . Yearnley , had issued invitations to be present to the W . Ms , of all the local lodges

as well as to all the lodges meeting in the neighbouring towns of Leeds , Halifax , Huddersfield , Dewsbury , Cleckheaton , Harrogate , as well as to the several Present Provincial Grand Officers , to meet the Deputy Provincial Grand Master . A lodge of emergency was called for six o'clock , when the W . M ., assisted by Bro . Bailey , P . M ., initiated Mr . Herbert W . Whitley , who had been unavoidably absent from the regular lodge held on the week previously , into the Cr « ft . The working tools and charge were explained by the acting Wardens . At 7 o'clock the Dep . Prov . G . M ., who was supported by Bro . John C . Malcolm , P . G . D .

Eng ., Dep . P . G . M ., and the Prov . G . Officers , were received in the lodge and'duly saluted . In the un avoidable absence of Bro . Alfred Stephenson , P . P . G . D ., D . C , at the request of the W . M ., Bro . J . W . Monckman , P . M . 1018 , P . P . G . D . C , discharged the duties of D . C . in his usual able manner . The W . M . gave the lecture on the tracing boird in the First Degree , after which , in a few appropriate remarks , he very cordially welcomed the Dep . Prov . G . Master and the Prov . G . Officers and visitors on their visit to the Iodge . The W . M . then called upon the Secretary ( Bro . Last , P . P . G . R * g . )

as the senior P . M . of the Iodge present , who , after giving a brief resume of the incidents affecting the progressof the lodge since its consecration in 1 SS 9 , invited the Dep . Prov . G . Master to do the brethren the honour of unfurling the " new banner " for the lodge . Bro . Richd . Wilson , P . G . D . Eng ., Dep . P . G . Master , on rising , stated that it had afforded him the greatest possible pleasure to accede to the W . M . ' s invitation to be present that evening , and to respond to the call , to undertake what was his first official ceremonial since his recent appointment as Dep . Prov . G . Master , he , in a most interesting manner , pointed out the lessons inculcated by the emblems depicted on their

banner , and earnestly exhorted the brethren to live up to their professed Masonic principles , and be careful never by misconduct to cast a stain on the purity of their very beautiful banner . The Dep . Prov . G . Master concluded an excellent address by congratulating the W . M . on such a splendid meeting , and wished continued prosperity to the Iodge . A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the Dep . Prov . G . Master for the honour he had done the lodge by unfurling the banner , and for his most interesting address on the motion of Bro . Ellis , P . M ., seconded by Bro . Sykes , and supported by the W . M .

Alter " Hearty good wishes" from the numerous visitors , the lodge was closed , and the visitors and brethren were entertained to dinner by the W . M . The following brethren were present : Bros , lames B . Fearnley , W . M . ; lohn Morton , I . P . M . ; T . P . Sykes , S . W . ; B . S . Hird , as J . W . ; F . Betteridge , B . A ., Chap . ; John W . Bland , Treas . ; J . T . Last , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg ., Sec ; J . S . Hedley . S . D . ; T . H . Bedford , J . D . ; R B . Nicholls , I . G . ; J . S . Cooper , Tyler ; T . Wainman Holmes , P . P . G . O ., Org . ; J . L . Turner and W . H . Barton , Stewards ; Ledeard . H .

Lea , b . A . Bailey , P . M . s C . H . Ellis , P . M . ; R . A . Hinchliffe , J . Hardv , J . Wood , W . Durrance , R . S . Town , R . II . Markham , W . S . Smith , J . Lee , and W . H . Townend . Visitors : Bros . Richd . Wilson , P . M . 2 S 9 , P . G . D . Eng ., Dep . Prov . G . M . ; I . C Malcolm , P . M . 30 G , P . G . D . Eng ., P . D . P . G . M . ; G . H . Parke , P . M . 154 , P . P . G . W . ; Rev . J . W . Greenhalgh , 275 , Prov . G . Chap . ; J . Pelhamprown , P . M . 164 S , Prov . G . D . ; A . Holmes , P . M . 1522 , Prov . G . D . ; W . A . Osbrey-Smith , P . M . 974 , Prov . G . D . ; Dr . Isaac Mossop , P . M . 974 , P . P . G . D . ; Chas . beciven , P . M . 1211 . Prov .

G . S . of W . ; Dr . Geo . Hoyle , P . M . 1231 , Prov . G . D . ; J . R . Barton , P . M . 306 , Prov . A . G . Sec . ; J . W . Monckman , P . M . 101 S , P . P . G . D . C . ; J . Wilson , P . M . 1034 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . W . Sutherst , P . M . 1018 , P . P . G . D . C . ; W . Martin Frobisher , W . M . 289 ; J . S . Colefax , W . M . 302 ; Chris . Broskham , W . M . 750 ; Ernest . W . M . 1018 ; H . Holland , I . P . M . 1018 ; J . Ronnfeldt , P . M . 1018 ; W . J . Munro . W . M . 1514 ; G . H . Clemens , P . M . 1311 ; F . Burgon , W . M . 1545 ; A . Sharpley , 1992 ; F . Dale , 2453 ; Jas . Booth , W . M . 2330 ; Jas . Barraclough , 1 C 4 8 ; C A . Seegar , 1 C 48 ; and several others .

After the removal of the cloth the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured .

In proposing the toast of "The Grand Lodge " the W . M . took the opportunity of expressing the pleasure it afforded him and the members of the Iodge to have present such a distinguished member of Grand Lodge as Bro . J . C . Malcolm , P . G . D . Eng ., who it is known so well represented the province by being regular in his attendance at the quarterly communications of Grand Lodge , but more particularly was his presence that

evening gratifying from the fact that he had so recently retired from the office of Dep . G . Master of the province and that he was on this the first public Masonic ceremonial after his appointment so loyally supporting his successor , moreover , Bro . Malcolm , whilst he was Deputy Prov . Grand Master , had in that capacity honoured the lodge by two visits in the course ofjajfew months , which the members of the lodge fully appreciated ,