FREEMASONRY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 726, 27 January 1910, Page 9

FREEMASONRY.

' l -;vTpTANEKAi;XOI)GE 'OPENED!^.; ; •: Yesterday afternoon' the 1 new Tutanolcai ■Lodge-.(Masonic' Ordqf). atißcrhampore;' was formally opened:',by .Mr.. J. : P. Luke,' M;Pi, : 'in .thn'presenco ; of; representative-, officials, of. tho /prder.v'and , a good, tottdance of tho.'pnblic.i.Thcro' were'also present on.tho.platform: Mrs., J. P. Luke,'. Bro. E.sVV.' "Watson '(chairman'of dwec-; tors), and the Most' Worshipful: Past. .Grand 1 Master J. H...Williams,"and others;: 'Apologies ' for unavoidable absence . were received from members and officials of the. Wellington City..CounciUdiid.others. . ■■ Bro; B. W. said.that, inombers ■of .tho icraft /had. long.'desire.d.'iiipermaneht' hpme'in tho\ district, 'and although'thoir- hew'building : .wiis :'primnri)y ..dedicated: to the-Order',it'. was,;also.lintentol; : that it' sh6uldbe/mado' l thb , means;of. as-, sisting' to foster : the" social; life' _' of;' the "commnnity; and. with; that' purpose' vn view they had decided to allow.the, hall' to.'ljo. let for : an-;kinda;.pf 'social func- ; H6' regretted the l , absence;of. Mrs. :Ferrason; aUady,wh'o:\had' been ■. .very* ;-h'e}pfnl in- the' carrying but of the scheme for the erection' of'their.' new lodge..'. .. ! . /.-■•■ Mr; ■■ liuke "refeifred ■ to ;the •■' widespread' 'and-universal, development , of'the Masonic 1 Order;" arid' eulogised' 'its '. aims. :■ ■Freej' masonry stood for the'cardinal virtues of truthj brotherly love,' and'mutual' holp, and theso he regarded ,as the fundamentals of; : tho highest., type 'of■:.citizenship. Ho congratulated thoso present on_ the accomplishment" of-'their 'desire, tovhave.'-a; permanent home, and expressed:his .pleasure in the fact: that, the hall was to- be dedicated, in . part, to the, social: lifo .of their, 'district.,.: He ; ,then. declared . the. building open. ■". '; .' ', ', ' .'■' ' ■'■ ■ P.6.M. Ji . H.-' Williamsr also. 6poke, and after musical, items ; had. been .rendered ;by' : Miss Eweni and' Messrs. ■'.Carvor and Thompspn,;>fterno'onV,tea was ■'■ aia-pensed;.--';-':.-Ji.''-K;-r-..'vliV'.:-'-^-"."': '-iv' ; ■ %; ' '"•'■'■!' In - the ■ evening : an;:, enjoyable; musical entertainment was. given in the.-nail .by. a number of iladies and gentlemen. Among thosei who ciintribnted .wore the members of ;the : Lyrio'. Male ..Choir (con-, dubted by,, Mr. H. which con-tributed-'Comrades in .Anns" and A vp ool octottei': 'lSpin, Spin." Songs were:given by Misses;Mi, Kumgay,.:M...Easspn, _K. Whaler, Grace and Messrs.- J. W.. Callachaiii A."R.'Cattanach,-a humorous item by Mr. Kerr,. while cmnrtet - items were sung Easson (sppranoX'.Miss Whaler (contralto)/;.and Messrs.; -Uttanach .(tenor), ; ,and:Cal]aghan (bass), ~ -Mr.' M; G-. Fisher and:Mr..A.;E.-.Cat-tanach -were the concert'directors...,. •; ;i ;