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the assistance of J. D. Lapthome and others, this matter was distributed among English- men of the town with the result that by May, 1891, sufficient names had been secured to obtain a charter. Mr. Bell, who was attend- ing a convention at Toronto,July, 1891, took the opportunity of visiting the supreme grand executive and completed arrangements for the institution of the lodge. The su- preme officers, Supreme Grand President R. Ivens, with Supreme Past President J. C. Swait, arrived at Charlottetown on the 6th of August, 1891, with all necessary para- phernalia for organization. That evening three of the charter members were obligated in the parlor of the Davies Hotel, prepara- tory to final organization on the following evening; when the supreme oflicers, with the assistance of the above three, obligated the remaining eighteen charter members and ded- icated the lodge in due form. At this meet- ing the following ofi‘icers were installed: Past president. J. H. Bell; president. J. D. Lapthome; vice-president. R. Hodgson; chaplain, T. Vaniderstine; secretary, J. E. Lapthome; treasurer, D. H. Robinson; first committeeman, G. \V. Worthy. J. H. Bell was to be also district deputy for Prince Ed- ward Island. The organization meeting was held in VVright’s Hall, corner of Kent and Prince streets, where the lodge continued to meet until February. 1895. when they took up quarters in the Offer Hall. Queen street, sub-tenants to Court Avondale, Independent Order of Foresters. By this time the mem- bership had so increased that it was decided to institute a second lodge in the city, Prince Edward, No. 219. District Deputy Bell had thoroughly organized this lodge on the 20th of May. 1895, elected and installed oflicers, L. E. Prowse being president. The majority of the new officers were either business or

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professional men and thus unable to be in regular attendance. As a natural conse- quence the baby lodge languished for want of support for some six months when the char- ter and other effects were surrendered to the supreme executive. Some few of the mem bers put their applications into the older lodge, while the remainder seemed for the time content as they were. Eton Lodge had now so multiplied in membership that they considered themselves in a financial position to secure a hall for their own use. Accord- ingly on the 7th of October, 1897, a com- mittee was appointed to endeavor to obtain a hall, and to report at the next meeting loca- tion, rental and probable cost of fitting up for a lodge room. This committee waited- on James Paton, agent for the J. J. Brown estate, with the result that they secured the present Sons of England room on Richmond street, over Stanley Brothers’ store. They expended quite a sum of money before it was fit for occupation; but today it stands a mon- ument to their energy and zeal, one of the most finely equipped lodge rooms in the mari- time provinces. The pedestals and altar are hand made and carved, the work of members, who are the donors.

Several of the original charter members of Prince Edward. No. 219, now made a final effort to resuscitate this lodge. Their efforts were crowned with success once more, when thirteen Englishmen combined their energies and were successful in having the charter, etc.. returned from the supreme executive in January, 1899, when the fol- lowing officers were elected and installed by District Deputy \Vorthy: Past president, \V. H. F. Gill; president, F. P. Newson; vice-president. A. \V. Mitchell; chaplain, F. M. Duchemin; secretary, E. H. Duchemin; treasurer, W. R. Boreham; surgeon, R. B.