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Visit Of The Quatuor Coronati Lodge To Gloucestershire.
ciation of the lecture was expressed in frequent applause . After a pleasant hour was spent in the lecture-room , Brother . bellows personally conducted the Brethren to various points in the city where the features of the Roman occupation could
be explained and illustrated . Then the party proceeded to the cathedral , where they found Brother A . W . Waller , the Chapter Architect , awaiting them , and under his skilful guidance they were shown the beauties of the venerable edifice .
In the evening the three Gloucester Lodges ( Royal Lebanon , Royal Gloucestershire , and Zetland ) entertained the visitors to a banquet at the Bell , the Deputy Prov . G . M . being in the chair , supported by Bros . Speth and Chetwode Crawley , . members of the Quatuor Coronati , and by the Worshipful Masters of the entertaining Lodges .
The toast list was commendably brief , and the speeches which disposed of them terse but cordial . In giving the toast of the W . M ., Officers and Brethren of the Quatuor Coronati , the Deputy Prov . G . M . expressed his pride at the privilege . Amongst them were Brethren who had come from
all quarters of the globe , united in the search for fuller knowledge of the principles underlying the Brotherhood and of the history of the Craft . A warm welcome had been theirs that day in Gloucester , and he might tell them that their greeting when they came to Cheltenham the following day would be
no whit less cordial , and equally Fraternal sentiments would be evident on their visit to Cirencester . He hoped that when the time came for the visiting Brethren to return to London
; they would be able to say that their outing had not been altogether without profit to them , and that the Province had been able to prove to them their appreciation of what the Quatuor Coronati Lodge had done for Masonry .
Bro . G . W . Speth P . M . and Secretary of the Lodge , in acknowledgment , apologised for the absence of the W . M . flJro . T . B . Whytehead ) , who was detained at his home in York on ecclesiastical business . The Dep . Prov . G . M . had expressed a . hope that the present outing should be
successful : let him assure Bro . Vassar-Smith that there was no doubt but that the visit would be successful in the highest degree . The remembrance of the Fraternal treatment they had experienced that day and of the eloquent addresses by
Bro . John Bellows and Bro . Waller would remain with all the Brethren who were there on that occasion . It was some three or four years since the late Bro . Hulbert had suggested a visit to Gloucestershire , and he had looked forward to an
acceptance of the invitation as the crowning point of his Masonic career . They were grieved to find that the fulfilment had not taken place in his lifetime . His decease was the only shadow that had fallen over their proceedings ; the
royal welcome that had awaited them in that hospitable county had proved to them that , wherever Gloucestershire Masons mipht be found , there would be right good Brethren and supporters of the Craft .
Bro . Dr . W . J . Chetwode Crawley , of Dublin University , in proposing the toast of the three Gloucester Lodges and of the Deputy Prov . G . M ., said that the Quatuor Coronati in a large measure realised the claim of Freemasonry at large —that it bound together those who would not otherwise have become acquainted .
The Deputy Prov . G . M . replied for himself and on behalf of the Masters of the Gloucestershire Lodges , and , having to catch the train , vacated the chair in favour of Bro . James Bruton Prov . G . Treas .
The brevity of the toast list allowed full scope for the excellent programme of music which the Brethren of the Cathedral city have always ready to hand . Among the
singers were the St . Cecilia Glee Party ( Bro . W . H . Morgan P . P . G . O ., and Messrs . J . A . Wilson , C . Eynon Morgan , and J . G . Matt ) , and Bros . J . D . Shera , F . S . Watts , C . W . Poole , ^ . c .
On the Friday the two Cheltenham Lodges entertained the Quatuor Coronati . The Reception Committee consisted of Bros . R . V . Vassar-Smith , the Mayor ( Alderman Norman ) , Colonel R . Rogers , J . Waghorne , Lewis Hann W . M . 82 , F . J . Palmer W . M . 246 , and C . Atkins , the greater share of the
work being performed by Bro . Waghorne , to whose hands were entrusted the details of management , which were admirablv carried out . Arriving at St . James ' s Station about 11 ¦ a . m ., the party first visited the Masonic Hall in Portland
Street , where they were received by the Mayor ( wearing his chain of office ) and by Bros . Hann and Palmer , on behalf of the two Cheltenham Lodges . An inspection of the pretty little Lodge-room and of the objects of Masonic
Visit Of The Quatuor Coronati Lodge To Gloucestershire.
interest in the building , followed by suitable refreshment , occupied a pleasant half-hour or so , and then the visitors were allowed to -enjoy themselves according to their individual tastes until lunch time . Some visited the Ladies ' College under Bro . Vassar-Smith's guidance , and by kind
permission of Miss Beale ; . others inspected Cheltenham College , where Bio . the Rev . P . Hattersley-Smith acted as cicerone ; others , accompanied by the Mayor , made a round of the municipal institutions and the Parish Church , with its many memorials of Masonic liberality , whilst many more
were content to walk and drive about the town under the shade of its leafy avenues . At 1 o ' clock they re-assembled at the Masonic Hall , and were thence driven to Pittville , where a " cold collation , " of which it is sufficient to say that it was one of George ' s best efforts , was provided for their entertainment . In the absence of Bro . the Baron de Ferrieres P . G . D .
( who was detained in London but wired his " hearty good wishes" ) , the Deputy Prov . G . Master ( Bro . Vassar-Smith ) presided over a party numbering nearly 100 , supported on
his right and left by Bros , the Mayor , Dr . Chetwode Crawley P . G . D . Ireland , Revs . C . J . Martyn and Canon Childe P . G . Chaps ., J . B . Winterbotham P . G . D ., G . W . Speth , Le Fevre , & c .
Bros . Hann and Palmer , the Worshipful Masters of the two Lodges , were in the vice-chairs . Again the speeches were of the briefest and the toast list of the shortest .
The Queen was given from the chair and honoured right loyally . Then " Our Visitors " was proposed by the Mayor of Cheltenham , who welcomed the guests in his dual capacity as a Mason and as representing the town in which they had met . As a Mason , he was especially glad to have
the opportunity of honouring them , for he felt that the Quatuor Coronati was fulfilling a high service to the Order . He also felt an especal pleasure in coupling with the toast the name of Dr . Crawley , a distinguished member of the
Senate of Dublin University and of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and in acknowledging the unbounded hospitality which he had himself so recently experienced at the hands of Grand Lodge in Dublin .
The toast was enthusiastically honoured and gracefully acknowledged by Dr . Crawley . The informal toast list concluded with that of the Chairman , received with the cordiality which always greets the name of the Deputy Prov . G . Master in Gloucestershire .
The Brethren then enjoyed a quiet smoke and stroll around Pittville Park until shortly before 4 o ' clock , when brakes were again requisitioned to take them to Charlton Park , where the Deputy Prov . G . M . and Mrs . Vassar-Smith entertained the visitors and a number of Cheltenham and
Gloucester Masons at a garden party in the charming grounds . Mrs . Vassar-Smith , who received her guests upon the lawn , was accompanied by a few ladies , including
the Misses Vassar-Smith , the Baroness de Ferrieres ,- the Mayoress of Cheltenham , Mrs . J . Bruton , Mrs . Childe , Mrs and Miss Waller , and others . The Gloucester Brethren and the visitors returned to the city in the evening .
On Saturday , Cirencester was reached just after midday , and lunch was taken at the King ' s Plead . The Cirencester Brethren conducted the visitors over their town to inspect the Roman remains and the Abbey Church ,
concluding with a drive through the Park of Earl Bathurst S . G . W . of the Province . Lord Bathurst , who had hoped to meet the members , was unable to do so owing to his absence at St Helena .
In the evening the Lodge returned the compliment to their entertainers , and hospitably welcomed a large number of Brethren from Gloucester , Cheltenham , and Cirencester
in the dining hall at the Bell , and in addition to the material comforts provided with lavish hand , laid before their guests a capital programme of songs , recitations , and instrumental solos .
Bro . Dr . Chetwode Crawley , representing the WM ., occupied the chair , and had on his right and left the Dep . Prov . G . M ., the Mayors of Gloucester and Cheltenham , Canon Childe , Bro . Le Fevre , Bro . Speth ( to whose discharge of the . Secretarial duties the Quatuor Coronati owes so much of its useful activity ) , and other well-known Brethren .
On Sunday morning the visitors attended service in the Cathedral , and , after partaking of lunch , took their seats in the saloons provided for them attached to the 1 . 55 train for Paddington , — " Cheltenham Examiner , "
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Visit Of The Quatuor Coronati Lodge To Gloucestershire.
ciation of the lecture was expressed in frequent applause . After a pleasant hour was spent in the lecture-room , Brother . bellows personally conducted the Brethren to various points in the city where the features of the Roman occupation could
be explained and illustrated . Then the party proceeded to the cathedral , where they found Brother A . W . Waller , the Chapter Architect , awaiting them , and under his skilful guidance they were shown the beauties of the venerable edifice .
In the evening the three Gloucester Lodges ( Royal Lebanon , Royal Gloucestershire , and Zetland ) entertained the visitors to a banquet at the Bell , the Deputy Prov . G . M . being in the chair , supported by Bros . Speth and Chetwode Crawley , . members of the Quatuor Coronati , and by the Worshipful Masters of the entertaining Lodges .
The toast list was commendably brief , and the speeches which disposed of them terse but cordial . In giving the toast of the W . M ., Officers and Brethren of the Quatuor Coronati , the Deputy Prov . G . M . expressed his pride at the privilege . Amongst them were Brethren who had come from
all quarters of the globe , united in the search for fuller knowledge of the principles underlying the Brotherhood and of the history of the Craft . A warm welcome had been theirs that day in Gloucester , and he might tell them that their greeting when they came to Cheltenham the following day would be
no whit less cordial , and equally Fraternal sentiments would be evident on their visit to Cirencester . He hoped that when the time came for the visiting Brethren to return to London
; they would be able to say that their outing had not been altogether without profit to them , and that the Province had been able to prove to them their appreciation of what the Quatuor Coronati Lodge had done for Masonry .
Bro . G . W . Speth P . M . and Secretary of the Lodge , in acknowledgment , apologised for the absence of the W . M . flJro . T . B . Whytehead ) , who was detained at his home in York on ecclesiastical business . The Dep . Prov . G . M . had expressed a . hope that the present outing should be
successful : let him assure Bro . Vassar-Smith that there was no doubt but that the visit would be successful in the highest degree . The remembrance of the Fraternal treatment they had experienced that day and of the eloquent addresses by
Bro . John Bellows and Bro . Waller would remain with all the Brethren who were there on that occasion . It was some three or four years since the late Bro . Hulbert had suggested a visit to Gloucestershire , and he had looked forward to an
acceptance of the invitation as the crowning point of his Masonic career . They were grieved to find that the fulfilment had not taken place in his lifetime . His decease was the only shadow that had fallen over their proceedings ; the
royal welcome that had awaited them in that hospitable county had proved to them that , wherever Gloucestershire Masons mipht be found , there would be right good Brethren and supporters of the Craft .
Bro . Dr . W . J . Chetwode Crawley , of Dublin University , in proposing the toast of the three Gloucester Lodges and of the Deputy Prov . G . M ., said that the Quatuor Coronati in a large measure realised the claim of Freemasonry at large —that it bound together those who would not otherwise have become acquainted .
The Deputy Prov . G . M . replied for himself and on behalf of the Masters of the Gloucestershire Lodges , and , having to catch the train , vacated the chair in favour of Bro . James Bruton Prov . G . Treas .
The brevity of the toast list allowed full scope for the excellent programme of music which the Brethren of the Cathedral city have always ready to hand . Among the
singers were the St . Cecilia Glee Party ( Bro . W . H . Morgan P . P . G . O ., and Messrs . J . A . Wilson , C . Eynon Morgan , and J . G . Matt ) , and Bros . J . D . Shera , F . S . Watts , C . W . Poole , ^ . c .
On the Friday the two Cheltenham Lodges entertained the Quatuor Coronati . The Reception Committee consisted of Bros . R . V . Vassar-Smith , the Mayor ( Alderman Norman ) , Colonel R . Rogers , J . Waghorne , Lewis Hann W . M . 82 , F . J . Palmer W . M . 246 , and C . Atkins , the greater share of the
work being performed by Bro . Waghorne , to whose hands were entrusted the details of management , which were admirablv carried out . Arriving at St . James ' s Station about 11 ¦ a . m ., the party first visited the Masonic Hall in Portland
Street , where they were received by the Mayor ( wearing his chain of office ) and by Bros . Hann and Palmer , on behalf of the two Cheltenham Lodges . An inspection of the pretty little Lodge-room and of the objects of Masonic
Visit Of The Quatuor Coronati Lodge To Gloucestershire.
interest in the building , followed by suitable refreshment , occupied a pleasant half-hour or so , and then the visitors were allowed to -enjoy themselves according to their individual tastes until lunch time . Some visited the Ladies ' College under Bro . Vassar-Smith's guidance , and by kind
permission of Miss Beale ; . others inspected Cheltenham College , where Bio . the Rev . P . Hattersley-Smith acted as cicerone ; others , accompanied by the Mayor , made a round of the municipal institutions and the Parish Church , with its many memorials of Masonic liberality , whilst many more
were content to walk and drive about the town under the shade of its leafy avenues . At 1 o ' clock they re-assembled at the Masonic Hall , and were thence driven to Pittville , where a " cold collation , " of which it is sufficient to say that it was one of George ' s best efforts , was provided for their entertainment . In the absence of Bro . the Baron de Ferrieres P . G . D .
( who was detained in London but wired his " hearty good wishes" ) , the Deputy Prov . G . Master ( Bro . Vassar-Smith ) presided over a party numbering nearly 100 , supported on
his right and left by Bros , the Mayor , Dr . Chetwode Crawley P . G . D . Ireland , Revs . C . J . Martyn and Canon Childe P . G . Chaps ., J . B . Winterbotham P . G . D ., G . W . Speth , Le Fevre , & c .
Bros . Hann and Palmer , the Worshipful Masters of the two Lodges , were in the vice-chairs . Again the speeches were of the briefest and the toast list of the shortest .
The Queen was given from the chair and honoured right loyally . Then " Our Visitors " was proposed by the Mayor of Cheltenham , who welcomed the guests in his dual capacity as a Mason and as representing the town in which they had met . As a Mason , he was especially glad to have
the opportunity of honouring them , for he felt that the Quatuor Coronati was fulfilling a high service to the Order . He also felt an especal pleasure in coupling with the toast the name of Dr . Crawley , a distinguished member of the
Senate of Dublin University and of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and in acknowledging the unbounded hospitality which he had himself so recently experienced at the hands of Grand Lodge in Dublin .
The toast was enthusiastically honoured and gracefully acknowledged by Dr . Crawley . The informal toast list concluded with that of the Chairman , received with the cordiality which always greets the name of the Deputy Prov . G . Master in Gloucestershire .
The Brethren then enjoyed a quiet smoke and stroll around Pittville Park until shortly before 4 o ' clock , when brakes were again requisitioned to take them to Charlton Park , where the Deputy Prov . G . M . and Mrs . Vassar-Smith entertained the visitors and a number of Cheltenham and
Gloucester Masons at a garden party in the charming grounds . Mrs . Vassar-Smith , who received her guests upon the lawn , was accompanied by a few ladies , including
the Misses Vassar-Smith , the Baroness de Ferrieres ,- the Mayoress of Cheltenham , Mrs . J . Bruton , Mrs . Childe , Mrs and Miss Waller , and others . The Gloucester Brethren and the visitors returned to the city in the evening .
On Saturday , Cirencester was reached just after midday , and lunch was taken at the King ' s Plead . The Cirencester Brethren conducted the visitors over their town to inspect the Roman remains and the Abbey Church ,
concluding with a drive through the Park of Earl Bathurst S . G . W . of the Province . Lord Bathurst , who had hoped to meet the members , was unable to do so owing to his absence at St Helena .
In the evening the Lodge returned the compliment to their entertainers , and hospitably welcomed a large number of Brethren from Gloucester , Cheltenham , and Cirencester
in the dining hall at the Bell , and in addition to the material comforts provided with lavish hand , laid before their guests a capital programme of songs , recitations , and instrumental solos .
Bro . Dr . Chetwode Crawley , representing the WM ., occupied the chair , and had on his right and left the Dep . Prov . G . M ., the Mayors of Gloucester and Cheltenham , Canon Childe , Bro . Le Fevre , Bro . Speth ( to whose discharge of the . Secretarial duties the Quatuor Coronati owes so much of its useful activity ) , and other well-known Brethren .
On Sunday morning the visitors attended service in the Cathedral , and , after partaking of lunch , took their seats in the saloons provided for them attached to the 1 . 55 train for Paddington , — " Cheltenham Examiner , "