Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

Egyptian Lodge , No . 27 . The installation meeting of this very old and successful lodge was held cm Thursday , the 6 th inst ., at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , when there were present Bros . 11 . ) . Macfarlane , P . P . G . Org . Surrey , I . P . M . ; C . J . Pallor , S . W ., W . M . elect ; C . R . Kemp , J . W . ; C . J . Cuthbertson , P . M ., Treas . ; Mat . H . Hale , P . M ., Sec . ; F . Linfoot , S . D . ; W . D . Stevens , J . D . ; D . II . Jacobs , P . M . ; F . Harrison , P . M . ; J . W . Dixon , P . M . ; A . F . Webster , P . M . ; S . R . Lamble , P . M . ; F . Brendel ,

P . M . ; R . Douglas-Smith , P . M . ; C . B . Todd , P . M . ; Albert E . Todd , P . M . ; J . Ham , F . Bennett , S . W . Cropper , L . Dredge , J . Wells , J . E . Waters , W . A . Pattison , Young Bolton , H . C . Todd , L . F . Lamkin , G . E . Chapman , J . C . Barns , W . Notting , Arthur Farrants , W . Johnson , A . Porter , T . L . Ullmann , J . Ullmann , S . Ullmann , R . Emery , A . Lyons , T . Hughes , J . Bangs , A . Jansscn , J . Hollyman , and H . P , Robinson . Visitors : Bros . A . Stirling ; H . cnkins , P . M . S 6 o ; E . Beaven . P . M . 2345 ; A . Harvey , P . M . 1963 ; R . D .

Cummmgs , W . M . 216 S ; Walter Wesche , S . W . 1 G 29 ; F . Marx , P . M . 1157 ; J . Rear Colwell , 239 S ; D . L . Cropper , 1421 ; W . E . Jeanes , 54 S ; W . Birry , J . W . 1507 ; H . Hill , P . M . 1305 ; E . R . Painter , 766 ; C . G . Butler , 414 and 2043 ; J . Sargent , 233 IJ W . J . Perrin ; J . E . Rugg , 102 S ; C . R . Killeck , P . P . G . S . B . Herts ; J . J . Hall , P . M . 127 S ; W . J . Derby , 174 ; J . Iggleden , 174 ; F . Budd , 2472 ; Lionel Budd , 2472 ; W . A . Needes , 53 ; H . J . Parkhurst , 157 ; R . C . Lees , H . W . Newman , 1507 ; J . Hands , P . M . 115 S ; j . Thorn , 2331 ; E . E . Jenkins , 144 6 ; D .

Saines , 2540 ; C . H .. Dancocks , P . M . 1671 ; F . L . Wood , 2492 ; T . Carr , 733 ; VV . G . Fidge , 2243 ; and R . T . West , 1744 . In the unavoidable absence of the W . M ., Bro . D . Niven , who it was stated was very ill , Bro . H . J . Macfarlane , I . P . M ., occupied the chair . Before commencing the business , Bro . Macfarlane referred in feeling terms to the serious illness of the W . M ., and it was unanimously agreed to send him a telegram , which was as follows : " The brethren regret the cause of your absence , and send their sympathies and best wishes

for your speedy recovery . The minutes of the last lodge and emergency meetings having been read and confirmed , the W . M . elect , Bro . C . J . Pallot , was presented by Bro . J . W . Dixon , P . M ., and installed into the chair by Bro . H . I . Macfarlane , I . P . M . It has been our pleasure several times to witness the brilliant working of Bro . Macfarlane , but on this occasion he excelled himself . The newly-installed W . M ., in an effective and impressive manner , appointed and invested the following as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros . C . R . Kemp , S . W . ; F . Linfoot , J . W . ; C . j . Cuthbertson , P . M ., Treas . ; Mat . H . Hale ,

P . M ., Sec ; J . E . Waters , S . D . ; Young Bolton , J . D . ; S . W . Cropper , I . G . ; J . W . Dixon , P . M ., D . C . ; D . Jacobs , P . M ., G . E . Chapman , and Wells , Stewards ; H . j . Macfarlane , P . M ., Org . ; and R . F . Potter , P . M ., Tyler . Bro . Macfarlane gave the usual addresses in an excellent manner , and he was heartily congratulated by the brethren . The Auditors' report was next g iven , showing the substantial sum of £ 155 in hand and nearly XSoo standing to the credit of the Benevolent Fund of the lodge . The

Secretary , Bro . Hale , P . M ., read a letter from the Grand Secretary as to the mass meeting of Masons to be held at the Albert Hall , and it was unanimously resolved to purchase five tickets for the W . M ., S . W ., J . W ., Treasurer , and Secretary . It was decided to have a summer outing to entertain the ladies , and a Committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements . Letters regretting their inability to attend were read from Bros . J . Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . B . I ., and F . R . W . Hedges , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . G .

After other business was transacted the lodge was closed , and the brethren partook of a splendid banquet , which was admirably served under the superintendence of the manager , Bro . W . A . Wallace . At the close of the repast , the Worshipful Master gave "The Queen and the Craft , " referring in eloquent terms to her Majesty ' s long and glorious reign and the preparations that were being made for celebrating her Diamond Jubilee . "The M . W . Grand Master H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " and "The Grand Officers , Present and Past , " were ably given by the W . M . and duly honoured .

Bro . H . J . Macfarlane , P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M ., Bro . C . J . Pallot . " He said the toast was one that would be received with great enthusiasm—as it deserved to be . The Worshipful Master ' s work that night was done in an excellent manner which augured well for the future and at the end of his year of office he thought they would all be able to say that he had been a great success . Bro . Pallot was second to none in the working of the ritual ; he was Preceptor of more than one lodge of instruction and he felt that he would be perfect in the chair and wjuld well maintain the

great reputation of the Egyptian Lodge for excellent working . Bro . C . J . Pallot , W . M ., on rising to respond was received with acclamation . He thanked Bro . Macfarlane for his very kind words and the members for the great honour they had paid him in electing him to his high office . It was only three years since he was initiated , when it was his good fortune to be proposed by two such good members , which was perhaps the reason why they had received him that night with so much enthusiasm . He was going up as Steward for the Boys at the Centenary Festival next

year , and he hoped the lodge would give him great support , so as to make his list one very large in amount . He was glad they had decided to have a summer outing during his term of office , and he trusted it would be a success . In presenting the toast of "The Installing Master , Bro . H . J . Macfarlan ; , " the W . M . stated that Bro . Macfarlane at a few hours' notice consented , in the unavoidable absence of the outgoing W . M ., Bro . Niven , to perform the installation ceremony , and he had done it splendidly , for which he tendered him their heatty thanks .

Bro . Macfarlane , P . M ., who was enthusiastically received , responded . He slid that accepting the pleasant task of installing the W . M . was no m re than any Past Master of the lodge would have gladly done . They had over 30 Past Masters , and they were all able to do the work , but he was honoured in having been asked to act ; yet he regretted the cause of his having to do so , and he felt that no one regretted more than Bro . Niven that his serious illness did not permit him to journey from his home in Scotland to instal his successor , as he was competent in every way to have done so . The little he ( Bro . Macfarlane ) had done that evening was a labour of love , and he was always delighted to be of any service to the lodge .

The Worshipful Master gave " The Visitors , " whom he cordially welcomed . They were always well received in the Egyptian Lodge , and he hoped to see them again during his year of office . They were honoured that evening with the presence of a large ni . mber , and he hoped they had enjoyed themselves in a way that would always prove a happy recollection to them . He made special reference to Bros . Walter Wesche , W . Jenkins , P . M . ; A . Harvey , P . M . ; and Hill , P . M . ; and as to the last-named , he remarked that if it were not for Bro . Hill he would not have been able to have gone into the chair , as he owed to him all his Masonic training .

In response , Bro . W . Wesche , S . W . 1929 , stated that he owed to Bro . Macfarlane the pleasure of being present at that most enjoyable installation meeting . Bro . Macfarlane and he were initiated on the same evening , in the Jubilee year , 1 SS 7 , and it gave him much gratificaticn to find him , whom he fiist met as a " poor candidate , " so highly esteemed , and a Past and Installing Master in that very old and excellent lodge . He had already spoken to them through the medium of the organ in the lodge , and that was a medium that he was more familiar with than local speech , and he concluded with thanking them for the very kind reception of the toast of " The Visitors . "

Bro . Jenkins , P . M ., said it afforded him very much pleasure to see Bro . Pallot , who was a very old and dear friend of his , installed , and he was proud to greet him in that high position . He hoped all lodges could have as good a Master , and if they would give him p lenty of work he felt they would agree with him that they would have no one more capable . Bro . Harvey , P . M ., observed that that was not his first visit to the , lodge , and it was a great pleasure to see such an enthusiastic worker of the ritual installed W . M .

Bro . H . Hill , P . M ., also acknowledged the toast , rem irking that the W . M . had been pleased to say that he would not have been in the chair had it not been for him ( Bro . Hill ) , but that was hardly so . lie certainly had the pleasure of giving him a little instruction , but he then appeared to be able to do everything asked of him . He appreciated having been invited that evening , and would only be too pleased to attend on any occasion if given the opportunity .

In submitting the toast of " The Past Master , " the W . M . stated that their great services to the lodge were fully appreciated in every way , and he associated with the toast the names of Bro . D . II . Jacobs , P . M . — : he " Father" of the lodge—J . W . Dixon , P . M ., and R . Douglas-Smith , P . M .

Bro . D . H . Jacobs , P . M ., who was well received , responded . He thanked them sincerely for the way they had received the toast , which showed he thought that the Past Masters were always welcome . He was sorry he had been obliged to leave the lodge early that evening , as he had to go to another meeting , and it was the first time in 3 S years that he had misled seeing the W . M . installed . The Past Masters were ever ready to do everything for the lodge , and they were all agreed that the W . M . would carry out his duties to their entire satisfaction , and that he would have a very happy and prosperous year of office .

Bro . J . Yy . Dixon , P . M ., said that nothing hid given him greater pleasure during his Masonic life than to be a Past Master of the Egyptian Lodge . He hoped the W . M , would have plenty of work , as he would do honour to himself and the lodge . Bro . R . Douglas-Smith , P . M ., stated that he did not know why he had been called upon to respond , as he had not done anything in particular , excepting that he had been

a genera ! utility man for some years past . It was only three years ago since the W . M . was initiated , and that evening they saw him installed . How very few could say that in three years they were installed . It was a record for the W . M ., and the members were proud of that fact . Bro . Macfarlane had done his work tight well as Installing Master , and all credit was due to him . They all regretted the enforced absence of Bro . Niven , but Bro . Macfarlane had been an excellent substitute .

1 he next toast was " The Treasurer and Secretary , " the W . M . stating that they were both excellent officers , and it would be impossible to find better , and he joined with the toast the name of the energetic and genial Secretary , Bro . M . II . Hale , P . M . Bro . M . H . Hale , P . M ., Sec , on rising to respond had a very hearty reception . He said the Treasurer had gone to catch a train and he wished him to express

his regret that he had to go . When the W . M . joined the lodge he ( Bro . Hale ) told him that he would be W . M . in five years , and he was not far wrong , as Bro . Pallot had been installed three years after his initiation . He had just received a letter from Bro . Libbis , P . M ., who had not missed before an installation meeting for 35 years . The hour was then late and he would content himself by thanking them for the way he was always received .

The Worshipful Master gave " The Officers , " setting out at length the great things they could do , thanks to the Preceptor of the lodge of instruction connected with the lodge , and when their time came to take higher office they would keep up the great traditions of the lodge and he joined with the toast the names of Bros . C . R . Kemp , S . W ., and F . Linfoot , J . W . Bro . C . R . Kemp , S . W ., in response , said his greatest ambition was to occupy the chair of the Egyptian , his Mother Lodge .

Bro . F . Linfoot , J . W ., also replied . He stated that he was only initiated in the lodge two years ago and he was elated to bj appointed to his important ollice in such a short time and he certainly hoped to go still forward . The harmony of the evening was contributed to by Bros . Bolton , J . W . Dixon , P . M . J Albert Todd , P . M . ; G . E . Chapman , D . L . Cupper , who gave a very clever sleight-ofhand performance , Bros . H . J . Macfarlane , P . M . ; R . Douglas-Smith , P . M . ; and J . Kear Colwell , the last-named deserving special mention . Bro . Walter Wesche acted as Organist in the lodge with his well-known ability .

Strong Man Lodge , No . 45 . The annual installation meetmj of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 6 th inst ., at Guildhall Tavern , when Bro . William Gsorge Mills , W . M ., presided , and there were also present the following brethren : Bros . J . Cuer , S . W . ; Tom Taylor , J . W . ; G . G . Symons , P . M ., Treas . ; Win . Briggs and Thos . J . Burgess , Sees . ; T . Ockleford , S . D . ; E . J . Stafford , J . D . ; A . Marnoch Whitby , P . M ., D . C . ; J . Jenkinson and C . J . Pond-Jones , Stwds . ; D . A . Langdon , I . P . M . ; W . H . Liddall . P . M . ; E . H .

Dove , P . M . ; L . S . Fountame , P . M . ; J . J . Berry , G . F . Ward , T . H . Inchbold , John Briggs , Edwin 1 hornicroft , A . G . Peckham , Frederick Bristow , John H . Selmes , W . Sammcs , James Woolford , Philip Sharpe , P . M . Sfiij ( hon . member ); E . J . Vidler , J . W . Redding , Arthur Hall , Bromley ( Hall , Wm . L . Bassitt , Arthur Whitby , J . H . Grove , A . Langridge , A . Smith , G . Smith , A . Preager , E .

Schneitter , and A . L . Guittard . Visitors : Bros . VV . Amies King , Org . 55 ; W . Jordan , 170 S ; Robert Punt , 45 ; II . Massey , P . M . 610 and [ M . 2 S ; Chas . J . R . Tijou , P . A . G . P . Eng . ; A . H . Osman , P . M . 117 S ; . Lionel Cooke , J . W . 2 io 3 ; J . Abbott , J . D . 16 S 5 ; E . Cuer , 2 . 501 ; G . E . Gratton , Org . 2504 ; James J . Cozier , 130 G ; R , S . Ratcliffe , 130 G ; H . Hollingshurst , 1524 ; W . T . Spencer , 2291 ; F . G . Bird , I . G . 1343 i and Thomas Steer , J . D . 12 S 7 .

Bro . J . Woolford was passed to the Second Degree by the W . M . in excellent style , after which Bro . Symonds , P . M ., Treas ., installed Bro . John Cuer as W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . Mills was invested as I . P . M . The officers for the year were Bros . T . C . Taylor , S . W . ; William Briggs , M . A ., LL . B ., J . W . ; G . G . Symons , P . M ., Treas ., and D . C . ; Thomas J . Burgess , Sec . ; T . Ockletord , S . D . ; Edward J . Stafford , J . D . ; John Jenkinson , I . G . ; W . R . G . Emerson , C . J . Pond-1 ones , E . J . Vidlcr , and T . H . Inchbold , Stwds . ; T . L . Dennett , Org . ; and E . Mallett ,

P . M ., Tyler . A Past Master ' s iewel was presented to bso . W . C . Mills , I . P . M . After the completion of the installation ceremony , a cordial vote of thanks , which was proposed by the W . M ., was passed to Bro . Sharpe , P . M ., the Preceptor of the lodge of instruction , at the Eagle , Snaresbrook , through whose instrumentality , it was said , as well as owing to his constant attendance and tuition , the ceremonial work of the Strong Man Lodge was so ably performed . Brethren were solicited to join that lodge of instruction , and to follow the example ot those large numbers who regularly frequented it . Bro . Sharpe made an excellent reply in acknowledgement of the vote , and stated that it wis

always a pleasure to him to take the part of Preceptor , and when he saw the work done so well in the Strong Man Lodge it was an ample reward for any exertions he had made . Following the closing of the lodge , which immediatly afterwards took place , an admirably served banquet , supervised by Bro . Marcham , of the Guildhall Tavern , was provided for the further delectation of the brethren . The usual toasts followed , and some capital music by Bros . W . T . Spencer , J . J . Berry , Miss Kate Frewer , Bro . Tom Taylor , Mr . W . B . Steele , Bro . W . G . Fay , and Bro . Tom Burgess , with Bro . W . Emerson at the piano .

Bro . C . J . R . TIJOU , P . A . G . P ., responded to the toast which included " The Grand Ofiicers , " and congratulated the brethren on the choice of new Grand Officers the Prince of Wales had made the week before . They were all men who had worked hard in Freemasonry , and he was glad the ofiicers had been so fairly spread among the workers in the Craft . | The collars went sometimes to nun who had not done much . He was glad to witness the reception some of the new Grand Officers met with when they went up for their collars as it showed they thoroughly deserved the honour . He hoped and believed that Grand Lodge honours were and would be distributed all round England

with every possible discrimination . The action of the Grand Master and his advisers was tiuly Masonic . Bro . W . G . Mills , I . P . M ., proposed " The W . M . " Bro . Cuer was a very popular brother who by the careful and able discharge of the duties of his respective offices and in other ways had endeared himself to the brethren as a Mason . Hshidmade himself a personal friend of every member of the lodge . In those circumstances the future could not be considered a speculation , for they had a right to look forward to a brilliant year under Bro . Cuer ' s Mastership .

Bro . Cuer , W . M ., in acknowledging the compliment , said when he joined Freemasonry at first he had no idea he should attain to the position of W . M ., which was a very proud one , and he was proud of it . He hoped during his year of office to keep up the reputation the lodge had had since 1733 , when it was consecrated . He trusted that the brethren would give him work , and it they dii they would see whit he could do , and when he left the chair he hoped he would leave the office of W . M . unsullied .

Bro . Symons , Treasurer and D . C , replied to the toast of "TheInstalling Master . " It was always his best endeavour to do anything he could for the benefit of the Strong Man Lodge . He thought he had placed in the chair 15 very distinguished brethren , and he felt proud of officiating in that capacity . He was sure Bro . Cuer would prove himself worthy of the choice of the brethren . He was proud to have the offices of Treasurer and D . C . As Treasurer , he should take care of the money , and in acting as D . C . he hoped to keep all lodge cere-nonies in order .

Bro . Cuer , W . M ., proposed " I'he I . P . M . " The brethren had heard Bro . Mills ' health proposed seven times in succession by Bro . Langdon , P . VI ., who had slid many good things of him , which had left him ( Bro . Cuer ) very little to say . One thing Bro . Langdon had not said , which he ( Bro . Cuer ) hid the honourand privilege of saying ; he had to tin on Bro . Mil ' s' breast a P . ist Mister ' s jewel . The obtaining of that jewel was a great honour ; it was not a jewel a brother could firing like Charity jewels or installation jewels ; the Past Master ' s j ; w ; I wis the greatest honour , and it was given to Bro . Mills as a mark of the respect of the brethren , and of their esteem of the way lis