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created a record by disbursing 70 guineas in charity during the past year . He A they would be able to give more and more every year in the cause of charity ; he DOp T } De glad indeed to see them able to give as much again . The W . M . W U treA that this very satisfactory state of the finances , was largely due to their •lien " Treasurer . The W . M . elect , Bro . H . W . Mellor , was then installed ? ^» rhair of K . S ., the ceremony being performed with the greatest eclat , thanks to ' . beadmirable working of the Installing Master and the D . C , Bro . Peirce , P . M . The n . Installed Master then Invested the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing newly-in" Wa ] ter Can ; n i . p . M . ; H . S . Easty , S . W . ; A . W . Diamond ,

'S ' . r H . A . Harris , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Laker , P . M ., Sec ; W . Mokler , S . D . ; P Calling ham . J- 0-: G . Keen , I . G . ; C . E . Cove , D . C . ; H . F . Smith , Stwd . ; A . C Hawkins , Org . ; and J . Rawles , Tyler . The lodge havinsr been closed , the brethren sat down to an excellent banquet , the atering for which reflected the utmost credit on the management of the popular hotel in which it was served . Bro . Mellor , W . M ., announced that he had to perform the pleasingduty of pinning a Pa't Master ' s jewel on the breast of Bro . Callingham ' , I . P . M ., in acknowledgment o £ ihe excellence of his work and the services he had rendered the lodge . Bro W . Callingham , I . P . M ., thanked the W . M . for the kind way he had spoken of

him and his work . He could only say that he had at last got the Past Master ' s jewel , to which he had looked forward for . nany years , and if he ever had to go to " uncle ' s " to raise a loan , that jewel would be the last to go . He was very pleased that during his year of office he had had the opportunity of working out the Three Degrees , and he thanked the officers and members for the kind indulgence they had uniformly shown Hm As lone as health and strength were spared him he would work in the interests of

Masonry and of this , his mother , lodge . ( Applause . ) Bro . Callingham , I . P . M ., then announced that the W . M . had appointed him to act as his spokesman on a most important occasion . Bro . G . Laker , P . M ., who was one of the founders of the lodge , had a record of 25 years' standing as a member of the lodge , and this year also marked his coming of age as their Secretary . During the whole of that time the utmost good feeling had existed betw een their Secretary and the lodgethanks to the former's never-failing tact and court esy . If it was ever

un-, necessary to say to a Mason " Be courteous , " it was unnecessary to say so to Bro . Laker . They were making a presentation to Bro . Laker , not as a reward , but as some recognition of his past services . In doing so it had been decided to make an effort to touch Bro . Laker ' s heart on its most tender spot . At his time of life Bro . Laker wa nted nothing , but his eldest daughter was coming of age in a few weeks' time and it had been decided to make her a present also . Several of the brethren had wished to act as

Secretary to this movement , but he ( the speaker ) had told them the task was too nice and he wanted it all himself , but they could give him the money for the presents , which they did most generously . He would ask Bro . Laker to accept the escritoire and revolving chair , which stood at the other end of the room , as a present from the lod ^ e to himself , and , on behalf of his daughter , to accept of a massive gold curb chain bracelet with a miniature gold watch set therein .

Bro . Laker , P . M ., in responding , assured the brethren that during the whole of his connection with the lodge he had had no harder task than to attempt to thank them for their kindness . He thanked the I . P . M . for his very Hat tering expressions , and he also thanked all of them on behalf of his daughter ; she was well known to many of them , and he was sure she would want to know them all before very long . His work in connection with the lodge had been a labour of love _ from the very first , when , in 1 S 7 C , he had been one of the founders . During the earlier years of the lodge ' s existence there had been a struggle to preserve it from bankrup tcy , and five members , of

whom he was one , had to pay three years' subscription in advance to keep the lodge going , but they had gradually improved the finances until they could now congratulate themselves on having a three-figure balance in the bank . His continual re-election as Secretary had sometimes caused him to think it would be better if they had some fresh blood . ( "No , no . " ) He thanked them for the continued support he had received while in office . The lodge was consecrated on April 7 th , 1 S 7 6 , and he had been installed W . M . on April nth , 1878 ; and they had now created another red-letter day in the period of his connection with the lodge , the memory of which would remain with him as long as life should last .

The W . M ., in proposing the toast of " His Most Gracious Majesty the King and the Cralt , " referred to the King ' s service to the Craft as Grand Master while Prince of Wales , and was sure that as their Protector he would still exercise a beneficent influence on Masonry . He also expressed the sympathy of Masons with him in his recent sad bereavement . The National Anthem was then sung . The W . M . next proposed " Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen Alexandra , the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York , and the other Members of the Royal Family . "

The next toast was that of "The Most Worshipful Grand Master , H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , K . G ., " to whom the W . M . referred as a noble son of a noble mother . They could not expect to see as much of him as fotmerly now that he had accepted the command of the forces in Ireland ; but they hoped to see him at intervals , and were sure he would have the interests of the Craft at heart . The W . M . next proposed " The M . W . the Pri G . M ., the Earl Amherst ; the R . W . the Deputy G . M ., the Earl of Warwick ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . "

Bro . W . Callingham , I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., Bro . H . W . Mellor , " congratulated him on his elevation and on the taste he had displayed in the menu and programme of that evening . 1 he W . M . thanked the brethren for their enthusiastic reception of the toast . He had to fill the shoes of an exceptionally able predecessor , but he would fill them as well as he could , and hoped to deserve some portion of the esteem they had shown for him hy decline him as W . M .

The W . M . proposed "The Health of the I . P . M . and Installing Master , " which was heartily received and briefly responded to by Bro . W . Callingham . „ . The toast of "The Past Masters" was replied to by Bros . Cove , P . M . ; Peirce , P . M . ; and Miroy , P . M . ( founder ) . . In proposing the toast ot "The Visitors , " the W . M . expressed his pleasure at seeing such a large number present . Bros . FrancisP . M . ; CarteP . M . and AtkinsonP . M . responded

, , ; , , . The toasts of " The Treasurer and Secretary " and " The Officers of the Lodge " , vere proposed and responded to by those thus complimented . The proceedings were brought to a close with the Tyler ' s toast , r p •e , ' tenis on 'he toast list were interspersed with the following songs : "Green Isle ° t Erin ' and Tosti ' s " Good-bye , " admirably sung by Miss Rosabelle Beste ¦ , " There ' s a Land , " by Miss Maud Earnshaw ; and " Once Again " and " A Dream Divine , " by "ro . Chas . Ellison .

.. Exceptional praise is due to Bro . Duncan Tovey ' s humorous songs ( his owa composition ) , viz ., " Ihe Gramophone " and "The Irish Orchestra . " The applause that Erected these selections was so enthusiastic and prolonged that encores were imperative , and accordingly Bro . Tovey responded with the equally amusing songs , "The Drum Major" and " Glen Whapple . " •~ . A . C . Hawkins , Organis' , acted as accompanist to most of the vocal

Nil Sine Labore Lodge , No . 2736 . INSTALLATION OF BRO . LT .-COL . F . T . CLAYTON . -SENTATIONS TO THE GRAND SECRETARY , RETIRING MASTER , AND OTHER

BRETHREN . MaJn - ^ lnual installation of W . M . in connection with the above lodge was held in the the . ¦> . !? ¦ le ™ P , eat the Criterion Hotel , Piccadilly-circus , on the evening of Friday , SUD ^ , ' . i - „ - Lt .-Col . G . J . Parkyn , W . M ., P . G . S . B ., presided , and was Lyons PM y -rP - - . Co 1- B ° > d > P - -i Oughterson , P . M . ; Grapes , P . M . ; and S G n r- ' , he Vlsit 0 rs Present included : Brjs . Rear-Admiral W . H . C . St . Clair , I 07 i •M c ?; Slevens and Di * Wishart , 17 S 9 ; Rev . Norman'Lee , 1971 , l . P . M . ; The I * V' - ' ° - Tyler ' I ) r - s < ryan > 1791 . nukea n c havln S Deen opened , the W . M . announced that the lodge wished to sor . y , ) -oM r llon ol a spirit stand to their l ' Hit Secretary , Bro . McFarlam . H - •was tionnern ,, a [ lant - ' was suc 'i a long way off that he could not receive the presenta-Africa a „ j 1 ' , he ™» 3 sure they all hoped he would return home safe fiom South « > ano in the meantime his present would bs entrusted to Bro . Grapes , I . P . M ., to

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hand to Mrs . McFarlane , who was living at Aldershot . _ The W . M . then referred to the valuable assistance that had been rendered him during his tenure of the Master ' s chair by Bro . Grapes , I . P . M ., to whom he also wished to make a present of a spirit stand on his own'behalf as an acknowledgment of the help Bro . Grapes had so ably and willingly given him . In relying , Bro . Grapes expressed the hope that he might long be spared to render assistance in Masonry . He was fond of Masonry , and also of the Army Service Corps , and in the Nil Sine Lahore Lodge they had the two

combined . The ceremony of installation was then most ably performed by Bro . Letchworth , F . S . A ., P . M ., Grand Secretary j Bro . Grapes , I . P . M ., officiating in the capacity of D . C . Having been duly installed in the chair of K . S ., the newly-installed Master , Bro . Lieut .-Col . F . T . Clayton , invested the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros . Lieut .-Col . Parkyn , I . P . M . ; Captain A . R . Liddell , S . W . ; Lieut , and Ouarter-Master J . Gourdlay , J . W . ; Lieut , and Riding-Master W- Lyons . Treas . ; S .-S .-M . S . J . Smith , Sec . ; R .-Q .-S .-M . G . Bryce , S . D . ;

1 st Class S .-S .-M . W . Siddons , I . D . ; R .-S-M . W . H . Atkins , I . G . ; Captain and Q .-M . J . Dean , D . C ; S .-S .-M . W . Kirkdale and S .-S .-M . J . Dignon , Stwds . j and Sergt . J . Carey , Tyler . The W . M . then announced that it had been decided to present the retiring Master with a memento of his term of office as Master . The lodge had already voted him a Past Master ' s jewel , but it was desired to present him also with some token that would be an ornament in his house and that he would be able to show to everyone . They all knew that Bro . Lieut .-Col . Parkyn had formed the lodge and that

but for fim there would have been no lodge in connection with the Army Service Corps . The W . M . concluded his remarks by presenting Bro . Parkyn , on behalf of the lodge , with a handsome silver bowl . In acknowledging the presentation , Bro . Lieut .-Colonel Parkyn observed that when a Mason passed away his jewels , too , often passed away with him , but they had that evening presented him with something he could hand down to those who came after him and that would show his connection with the Craft and with the Nil Sine Labore Lodge . The W . M . next presented Bro . Letchworth , F . S . A ., G . Sec , with a piece of silver

plate , suitably inscribed , as an acknowledgment of his having consecrated the lodge as well as of his services in having officiated as Installing Master on the present occasion . Bro . Letchworth , in returning thanks , expressed his sense of the pleasure it had given him to consecrate the lodge , and bore testimony to the zeal displayed by Bro . Parkyn , I . P . M ., in the formation of the lodge . He was p leased to be present that evening at the I . P . M . 's request in order to place his successor in the chair . He would always value their gift , not only because it would remind him of his connection with the lodge , but also of the kindness of Bro . Col . Parkyn and all connected with the lodge .

Five propositions for initiation having been re ceived , the lodge was then closed . The brethren subsequently dined in the hotel , the following programme of music being performed during dinner by the band of the Royal Artillery : March , " A Frangesa , " Gung'I ; overture , " Poet and Peasant , " Suppe ; song , "Promise of Life , " Cowan ; cornet solo , Corporal Ellis ; selection , " Belle of New York , " Kerker ; song ,

"Oh ? hear the wild wind blow " Tito Mattei ; euphonium solo , Sergt . Parsons ; valse , "Hydropaten , " Gung'I ; flute solo , Sergt . Green ; selection , "The Geisha , " Jones ; and galop , " Night Bell . " The W . M . proposed the toast of " The King and the Craft , " and next that of "The M . W . G . M . elect , H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G . " Both toasts were enthusiastically received with full honours .

The W . M . proposed as the next toast " The M . W . Pro Grand Master , the Earl Amherst ; the R . W . Dep . Grand Master , the Earl of Warwick ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " Bros , the Rev . Norman Lee and Rear-Admiral St . Clair suitably responded . Bro . Lieut .-Colonel Parkyn , I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the Installing Master . "

Bro . E . Letchworth , G . Sec , in replying to the toast , referred to the wonderful progress made by the lodge during the two years that had elapsed since its consecration . The war in South Africa had greatly interfered with that progress , but , nevertheless , they had a membership numbering 150 , and were the envy of many older lodges . The speaker concluded by proposing the toast of the evening—that of "The Worshipful Master , " which was received with musical honours .

The W . M ., in reply , expressed his pride both in his lodge and in the corps to which all the members of that lodge belonged . During the 15 months he had been in South Africa he had had cause to feel proud indeed of what the officers , non-commissioned officers , and men of the Army Service Corps had done . They had lost many of their _ best members there , but after the war was over he felt confident the lodge would increase in membership till it became one of the largest lodges in the kingdom . The W . M . proposed the toast of "The I . P . M ., Bro , Lt .-Col . Parkyn , the Father of the Lodge . "

Bro . Parkyn , in reply , gave credit to Bro . Col . Lloyd for originating the idea of a Masonic lodge in connection with the Army Corps ; he ( the speaker ) had but acted on that idea . He recommended to the brethren the motto of their corps , " Nil Sine Labore , " as an excellent motto for their lodge also . If they acted on that motto he had no fear for the future , for though they had lost many good men in South Africa , yet they had many good men left to carry on the working of the lodge . The W . M . proposed the toast of "The Visitors , " which was responded to by Bros . Col . Dixon and Dr . Stryan . The toast of " The Officers of the Lodge " having been proposed and duly acknowledged , the proceedings were brought to a close with the Tyler ' s toast .

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Selwyn Chapter , No . 1901 . LADIES' NIGHT . The election meeting of this very successful South London chapter was held at the Montpelier Hotel , Choumert-road , Peckham , on Thursday , the nth instant . Present : Comps . H . C . Turner , M . E . Z . ; W . H . Hook , P . Z ., acting H . ; J . S . Pointon . J . ; Chas . Hy . Stone . P . Z ., S . E . ; F . E . Pow , I . P . Z . ; J . M . Wimble , P . S . ; A . R . Jackson , 2 nd A . S . ; Thos . Bowler , Janitor ; Blewett , Faull , S . N . 101 , and others .

The minutes of the previous convocation were read and confirmed . The companions next proceeded to tie election of officers for the ensuing year , which resulted unanimously as follows : Comps . H . Cornford , M . E . Z . elect ; Jos . S . Pointon , H . elect ; G . J . S . Ware , J . elect ; W . H . Hook , P . Z ., Treas . ; Chas . Hy . Stone , P . Z ., S . E . ; J . N . Wimble , S . N . ; J , Lightfoot , P . Z ., D . C . ; C . H . Marrison , P . S . ; A . R . Jackson , ist A . S . ; J . Merrill , 2 nd A . S . ; J . Wibery , Stwd . ; and G . C . L . Hawley , Org . It was duly proposed and seconded , and carried unanimously , that Comp . Thos . Bowler be re-elected Janitor . A Past Principal ' s jewel was voted to Comp . H . C .

Turner , M . E . Z ., for eminent services rendered to the chapter during his year of office . The proposition was most ably proposed byComp . F . E . Pow , I . P . Z ., in eulogistic terms , and seconded by Comp . W . H . Hook , P . Z ., Treas ., who thoroughly endorsed all that the worthy proposer had said . The Auditors were appointed . Letters of apology for absence through illness , were read from Comps A . H . Fraser , P . Z ., and Wm . Wills , P . Z , but wishing the M . E . Z . every success and a happy evening ; also a telegram from Comp . Hy . 'Cornford , H ., who was at Davenport , but hoped to be wi : h the company during the evening ; and Comp . Thos . Grummant , P . Z ., who was engaged on important Masonic duties . The business of the chapter ended , it was closed .

The companions were next conveyed to the Lordship-lane Hill , Dulwich , to meet their ladies and friends , where an excellent cold collation was provided by Bro . W . E . Dean , of Dulwich village , the viands being of excellent quality , and giving universal satisfaction . Those present were Comp . H . C . Turner , M . E . Z ., and Mrs . Turner ; Mr . Coles and Mrs . F . Coles ; Mr . F . Turner , Mr . Alf Turner , Miss Maurice , Miss Ethel

Turner , Mis . Maurice , Mr . Leo Maurice , Bro . Harry Wood , Comp . J . Bruton and the Misses Isabella and Mary Bruton ; Mrs . W . Belton and Mr . Arthur Rule ; Comp . John Lightfoot and M . s . Lightfoot ; Mr . and Mrs . Hsnry Lightfoit ; Mr . Jos . Lightfoot , Mr . Percy Robinson and Miss Lightfoot ; Comp . F . E . Pow , Bro . G . Pow and Miss Pow ; Comp . J . Merrill and Mrs . Merrill ; Mr . and Mrs . G . Orgies ; Comp . Jos . S . Pointon and Mrs . J . S . Pointon ; Bro . Gibbons and Mrs . Gibbons ; Bro . Bridge and Mrs . Bridge ; Comp . H . P . White and Mrs . White ; Bro . W . G . White and Miss E .