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Bazaar And Fair At The "Freemasons' Tavern.
BAZAAR AND FAIR AT THE "FREEMASONS' TAVERN .
" \\ 7 ~ W cannot call to mind at tlie moment who it was T T that had the good sense to invent Bazaars find . Fancy Fairs . We itiv- no ! si ;!! icient ! y up in Eastern literature < . ) f the curliest , times to say whether such a mean : ; of promoting the cause ot * Charity was evee adopted by the
Egyptians , Use Assyrians , tho Babylonians , the Modes and Persians , or any other among the groat powers of the old world . "We do not remember to have read of : such thing's in tlie pages of Herodotus , Tlmeydides , or Xenophon . The Romans were a matter-of-fact people , and thought more
about conquering other nations than of organising affairs of this kind . Besides , they had their Circus , to which their comctiest matrons thronged to see gladiatorial shows , varied occasionally by combats between wild beasts and relig ious enthusiasts . They manage this kind of institution very 1
well in I ' ranee , aud it may bewe aro indebted to our lively Gallic neighbours for the invention ' of Bazaars aud Fairs . Be this as it may , a Bazaar is ono of tho finest of mundane institutions , and if we were able to hand down to posterity the name of the immortal inventor , we should do so with a
grcad deal of pleasure . As for Fancy Fairs , every Bazaar is a Bazaar and a Fair likewise—to this extent at least , that its ruling spirit is the fair fancy of the ladies whose function it is to preside at the stalls , and importune the representatives present of the less favoured sex into emptying their
purses of the caslv—whether superfluous or otherwise is of no moment whatever—they usually contain . If men are to bo in any way useful on these occasions , they must pay handsomely for tho privilege of being admitted within the precincts of the Bazaar , and gazing at the fair ladies who
preside over its destinies , and those who are not prepared to submit themselves with all possible grace to this very simple ordeal should stay away . It is the duty of every lady who acts as stall-keeper at a Bazaar to leave no chance unturned of sending empty away all the male visitors that
come within reach of her persuasive powers—empty , that is to say , a 3 to their purses , though how otherwise burdened with wares , useful or useless , is of not the slightest moment . And as far as our experience goes tho ladies who assisted at the Bazaar that has been held this week at
Freemasons' Hall discharged this particular function with very considerable success . At least , many a man with a longdrawn face , might have been seen any day , and any hour of the day , since Tuesday , at 1 p . m ., wandering disconsolately about in the neighbourhood of Great Queen-street , vaguely
feeling- in his pockets for the price of a g lass of sherry and a biscuit , and refusing to be comforted because the price was not forthcoming ; while following these were , in tho case of each , one or two porters staggering under heavy loads of goods , which the owners will never be able to
utilise . There is , however , this satisfaction we can promise these unhappy victims of the Masonic Fair . The cash they were persuaded into expending will do good service , and help to increase the Royal Masonic Pupils'
Assistance Fund . There is , therefore , a certain justice in the exchange : and if the buyer is at a loss what to do with his purchases , the Fund will have no difficulty in dealing with his money * -
It is just a year since Lord Rosslyn started the idea that such a Fund as the one we are considering was wanted in order to complete the work of education so liberally carried on by our Schools . The suggestion was taken up by Bro . Dick Radclyffe , and the result , in a somewhat incomplete
form , is now before our readers . The Royal Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fnnd is now an accomplished fact , in spite of the opposition it has experienced in quarters where one had the least right to expect any . It has money in hand , and money promised which will bo forthcoming when
asked for , and when the accounts of the Bazaar Committee come to be made up , we anticipate the balance will be on the right side , and of a very satisfactory character . The Committee have Avorked hard , but particularly Bros . Dick Radclyffe and W . W . Morgan jun ., who for weeks past
have hardly known what the words , "a leisure moment , " meant . It was to be expected that here and there a little something in the arrangements should get out of gear , but this amounts tolittle more than saying that a Masonic Bazaar
and Fancy Fair is very much like Bazaars and lancy Fairs in general ; and these , again , are the work of men , and are never , therefore , perfect . We believe , however , we are justified in saying that in this particular instance , and
Bazaar And Fair At The "Freemasons' Tavern.
bavin ? regard to the scale on which the arrangements were made , there were fewer shortcomings than could reasonabl y have been looked for . It must ho remembered by our readers that the number of entertainments set down on
the programme went on increasing up till the very last moment almost , and consequently the greatest dilfienlt y lias been to spread them over tho allotted space of time in such a manner that they should not clash with each other . There were no end of concerts , each day ' s
programme showing excellently well in this respect . I ho largo Hall , in which the Bazaar was held , was very effectively decorated with Hags , banners , and appropriate devices . Tho ladies at the different stalls were charmingly persuasive in the fulfilment of their parts , while Bros .
Cromer and others contributed loyally with a view to make the gathering a success worthy of the Craft with which the scheme is associated . The opening ceremony was very simple . The Earl of Lathom , who was accompanied by the Countess of Lathom , the Earl and
Countess of Rosslyn , Lord Brooke , M . P ., and his fair fiancee , Miss Maynard , merely declared "the Bazaar open , " and the stall coverings forthwith disappeared , so that the varied aud attractive collection of goods of every imaginable kind and prico were at once on pnblic view , and the
business of the day was entered upon with the greatest activity . Ladies Lathom and Rosslyn presided for a time at one of the stalls , the first to show his appreciation of this kindness by making a purchase being the Rev . C . J . Martyn , Interim Treasurer of tho Fund . The opening Concert , under Bro .
C . King-Hall , was a great success , and was followed , after a sufficient interval , by Bro . Chaplin Henry ' s , and then came that given by Madame Barri Guido and Bro . Schubcrth . However , all necessary particulars will bo found in the report we publish elsewhere . We need say little more , therefore ,
in the present article than that it must have been very gratifying to Lord Lathom to find his kindness in presiding had found its reward in tho cordial support of so considerable a gathering as assembled at the hour fixed for the opening ceremony .
Lord Rosslyn must have been especially gratified on finding the idea he had suggested was likely to bear such good fruit , and Bros . Radcly ffe and W . W . Morgan jnu . could not have been otherwise than pleased , that their arduous work , and that of their coadjutors on the Committee , had
secured GO desirable a consummation as we have no doubt will , in due course , be announced by the Committee of Management . Meanwhile , nothing remains for us but to offer our cougratulations to all who have had a share in the proceedings or who have , even in the slightest degree ,
contributed either personally or indirectly by any influence they may have been in a position to exercise , to make this Masonic Bazaar a success among successes . Nor would
it be just if we omitted to add the expression of our thanks to the many ladies who have graced the meeting by their presence and made the show one long scene of gaiety and p leasure .
For the benefit of any among our readers whose engagements may have prevented them paying a visit to the Bazaar , we are requested to state that the Committee of Management have resolved on keeping it open this day ( Saturday ) ,
and afterwards there will be a little informal dance , so that those of the fair sex who havo so kindly worked hard during the whole week may at tho last moment themselves have just a little pleasure .
The town of Poole was tho scene , on 24 th ult ., of an interesting Masonic ceremony in connection with the Centenary Anniversary of tho Prov . G . Lodge of Dorset , and the laying of the foundation stone of a new church , by the
R . W . Bro . Montague J . Guest , M . P ., Grand Master of tho Province . A special P . G . Lodge having been opened , the brethren marched in procession and wearing their full reo-alia to the site of tho edifice about to be raised to the
glory of the G . A . O . T . U ., where the ceremony was duly and most impressively performed by the P . G . Master , assisted by bis P . G . Officers , in the presence of a large gathering of brethren and spectators . Four platforms had been erected for the general accommodation , of which one
was set apart for the Mayor and Corporation of Poole , the clergy , choristers , and officiating brethren ; the second for the Freemasons , the third for the ladies , and the fourth for the general body of spectators . P . G . Lodge was afterwards closed , and a grand banquet followed , at the Antelope .
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Bazaar And Fair At The "Freemasons' Tavern.
BAZAAR AND FAIR AT THE "FREEMASONS' TAVERN .
" \\ 7 ~ W cannot call to mind at tlie moment who it was T T that had the good sense to invent Bazaars find . Fancy Fairs . We itiv- no ! si ;!! icient ! y up in Eastern literature < . ) f the curliest , times to say whether such a mean : ; of promoting the cause ot * Charity was evee adopted by the
Egyptians , Use Assyrians , tho Babylonians , the Modes and Persians , or any other among the groat powers of the old world . "We do not remember to have read of : such thing's in tlie pages of Herodotus , Tlmeydides , or Xenophon . The Romans were a matter-of-fact people , and thought more
about conquering other nations than of organising affairs of this kind . Besides , they had their Circus , to which their comctiest matrons thronged to see gladiatorial shows , varied occasionally by combats between wild beasts and relig ious enthusiasts . They manage this kind of institution very 1
well in I ' ranee , aud it may bewe aro indebted to our lively Gallic neighbours for the invention ' of Bazaars aud Fairs . Be this as it may , a Bazaar is ono of tho finest of mundane institutions , and if we were able to hand down to posterity the name of the immortal inventor , we should do so with a
grcad deal of pleasure . As for Fancy Fairs , every Bazaar is a Bazaar and a Fair likewise—to this extent at least , that its ruling spirit is the fair fancy of the ladies whose function it is to preside at the stalls , and importune the representatives present of the less favoured sex into emptying their
purses of the caslv—whether superfluous or otherwise is of no moment whatever—they usually contain . If men are to bo in any way useful on these occasions , they must pay handsomely for tho privilege of being admitted within the precincts of the Bazaar , and gazing at the fair ladies who
preside over its destinies , and those who are not prepared to submit themselves with all possible grace to this very simple ordeal should stay away . It is the duty of every lady who acts as stall-keeper at a Bazaar to leave no chance unturned of sending empty away all the male visitors that
come within reach of her persuasive powers—empty , that is to say , a 3 to their purses , though how otherwise burdened with wares , useful or useless , is of not the slightest moment . And as far as our experience goes tho ladies who assisted at the Bazaar that has been held this week at
Freemasons' Hall discharged this particular function with very considerable success . At least , many a man with a longdrawn face , might have been seen any day , and any hour of the day , since Tuesday , at 1 p . m ., wandering disconsolately about in the neighbourhood of Great Queen-street , vaguely
feeling- in his pockets for the price of a g lass of sherry and a biscuit , and refusing to be comforted because the price was not forthcoming ; while following these were , in tho case of each , one or two porters staggering under heavy loads of goods , which the owners will never be able to
utilise . There is , however , this satisfaction we can promise these unhappy victims of the Masonic Fair . The cash they were persuaded into expending will do good service , and help to increase the Royal Masonic Pupils'
Assistance Fund . There is , therefore , a certain justice in the exchange : and if the buyer is at a loss what to do with his purchases , the Fund will have no difficulty in dealing with his money * -
It is just a year since Lord Rosslyn started the idea that such a Fund as the one we are considering was wanted in order to complete the work of education so liberally carried on by our Schools . The suggestion was taken up by Bro . Dick Radclyffe , and the result , in a somewhat incomplete
form , is now before our readers . The Royal Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fnnd is now an accomplished fact , in spite of the opposition it has experienced in quarters where one had the least right to expect any . It has money in hand , and money promised which will bo forthcoming when
asked for , and when the accounts of the Bazaar Committee come to be made up , we anticipate the balance will be on the right side , and of a very satisfactory character . The Committee have Avorked hard , but particularly Bros . Dick Radclyffe and W . W . Morgan jun ., who for weeks past
have hardly known what the words , "a leisure moment , " meant . It was to be expected that here and there a little something in the arrangements should get out of gear , but this amounts tolittle more than saying that a Masonic Bazaar
and Fancy Fair is very much like Bazaars and lancy Fairs in general ; and these , again , are the work of men , and are never , therefore , perfect . We believe , however , we are justified in saying that in this particular instance , and
Bazaar And Fair At The "Freemasons' Tavern.
bavin ? regard to the scale on which the arrangements were made , there were fewer shortcomings than could reasonabl y have been looked for . It must ho remembered by our readers that the number of entertainments set down on
the programme went on increasing up till the very last moment almost , and consequently the greatest dilfienlt y lias been to spread them over tho allotted space of time in such a manner that they should not clash with each other . There were no end of concerts , each day ' s
programme showing excellently well in this respect . I ho largo Hall , in which the Bazaar was held , was very effectively decorated with Hags , banners , and appropriate devices . Tho ladies at the different stalls were charmingly persuasive in the fulfilment of their parts , while Bros .
Cromer and others contributed loyally with a view to make the gathering a success worthy of the Craft with which the scheme is associated . The opening ceremony was very simple . The Earl of Lathom , who was accompanied by the Countess of Lathom , the Earl and
Countess of Rosslyn , Lord Brooke , M . P ., and his fair fiancee , Miss Maynard , merely declared "the Bazaar open , " and the stall coverings forthwith disappeared , so that the varied aud attractive collection of goods of every imaginable kind and prico were at once on pnblic view , and the
business of the day was entered upon with the greatest activity . Ladies Lathom and Rosslyn presided for a time at one of the stalls , the first to show his appreciation of this kindness by making a purchase being the Rev . C . J . Martyn , Interim Treasurer of tho Fund . The opening Concert , under Bro .
C . King-Hall , was a great success , and was followed , after a sufficient interval , by Bro . Chaplin Henry ' s , and then came that given by Madame Barri Guido and Bro . Schubcrth . However , all necessary particulars will bo found in the report we publish elsewhere . We need say little more , therefore ,
in the present article than that it must have been very gratifying to Lord Lathom to find his kindness in presiding had found its reward in tho cordial support of so considerable a gathering as assembled at the hour fixed for the opening ceremony .
Lord Rosslyn must have been especially gratified on finding the idea he had suggested was likely to bear such good fruit , and Bros . Radcly ffe and W . W . Morgan jnu . could not have been otherwise than pleased , that their arduous work , and that of their coadjutors on the Committee , had
secured GO desirable a consummation as we have no doubt will , in due course , be announced by the Committee of Management . Meanwhile , nothing remains for us but to offer our cougratulations to all who have had a share in the proceedings or who have , even in the slightest degree ,
contributed either personally or indirectly by any influence they may have been in a position to exercise , to make this Masonic Bazaar a success among successes . Nor would
it be just if we omitted to add the expression of our thanks to the many ladies who have graced the meeting by their presence and made the show one long scene of gaiety and p leasure .
For the benefit of any among our readers whose engagements may have prevented them paying a visit to the Bazaar , we are requested to state that the Committee of Management have resolved on keeping it open this day ( Saturday ) ,
and afterwards there will be a little informal dance , so that those of the fair sex who havo so kindly worked hard during the whole week may at tho last moment themselves have just a little pleasure .
The town of Poole was tho scene , on 24 th ult ., of an interesting Masonic ceremony in connection with the Centenary Anniversary of tho Prov . G . Lodge of Dorset , and the laying of the foundation stone of a new church , by the
R . W . Bro . Montague J . Guest , M . P ., Grand Master of tho Province . A special P . G . Lodge having been opened , the brethren marched in procession and wearing their full reo-alia to the site of tho edifice about to be raised to the
glory of the G . A . O . T . U ., where the ceremony was duly and most impressively performed by the P . G . Master , assisted by bis P . G . Officers , in the presence of a large gathering of brethren and spectators . Four platforms had been erected for the general accommodation , of which one
was set apart for the Mayor and Corporation of Poole , the clergy , choristers , and officiating brethren ; the second for the Freemasons , the third for the ladies , and the fourth for the general body of spectators . P . G . Lodge was afterwards closed , and a grand banquet followed , at the Antelope .