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Royal Freemasons' Charity For Female Children.
being misunderstood . * His royal highness gave full credit to the proposer of the resolution for his motives , and , although he did not full y approve of the manner in which the present meeting had been convened , without any communication with him as the President ; yet he hoped the explanation he had given ofhis reasons , and his determination to abide by them , would dispel every doubtancl tend to unite all
, in union and peace . His royal highness appeared much moved during his eloquent address , and visibly affected his hearers by the earnest and impressive manner of hij delivery . It was suggested that the minutes of the last meeting should be rescinded , to which an objection was taken , that the present meeting had no such power . His royal hihness coincided in the objection
g , and preferred leaving the matter in the hands of a general quarterly meeting . Dr . Crucefix then observed , that as one of the General Committee , it was only fair to exonerate Mr . Lythgoe from individuality in the late proceedings , as the minutes were passed unanimously ; and that such Committee acted upon what they considered to be best for the interest of the charity , although the explanation of the
illustrious president would , no doubt , satisfy the committee , that the information by which they were regulated was , to a great degree , incorrect . The original motion was then unanimously agreed to .
EXCURSION TO THE NORE . Tuesday , the 17 th of June , being the clay appointed by the Committee for the annual excursion to the Nore . in aid of the funds of the Boy ' s School , a party of about three hundred and seventy of the brethren with their families and friends , embarked on board the Albion , where
they were received by the President Brother Lythgoe , Brothers Coe , treasurer , Broadfoot , Thompson , Hoare , and Wray ; the latter brother officiated as Master of the Ceremonies . The morning broke gloomily , but the bright rays of the sun dispersing the threatening clouds , the dance and song became the order of the day . During the intervals of the dancing , which was kept up with great spirit and regulated with
every possible good taste by Brother Wray , several Irish comic songs were sang by Brother Bryant , with such fun and humour as to keep the company in roars of laughter . The appearance of several of the boys , with one of the principal masters , heightened the interest of this
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Royal Freemasons' Charity For Female Children.
being misunderstood . * His royal highness gave full credit to the proposer of the resolution for his motives , and , although he did not full y approve of the manner in which the present meeting had been convened , without any communication with him as the President ; yet he hoped the explanation he had given ofhis reasons , and his determination to abide by them , would dispel every doubtancl tend to unite all
, in union and peace . His royal highness appeared much moved during his eloquent address , and visibly affected his hearers by the earnest and impressive manner of hij delivery . It was suggested that the minutes of the last meeting should be rescinded , to which an objection was taken , that the present meeting had no such power . His royal hihness coincided in the objection
g , and preferred leaving the matter in the hands of a general quarterly meeting . Dr . Crucefix then observed , that as one of the General Committee , it was only fair to exonerate Mr . Lythgoe from individuality in the late proceedings , as the minutes were passed unanimously ; and that such Committee acted upon what they considered to be best for the interest of the charity , although the explanation of the
illustrious president would , no doubt , satisfy the committee , that the information by which they were regulated was , to a great degree , incorrect . The original motion was then unanimously agreed to .
EXCURSION TO THE NORE . Tuesday , the 17 th of June , being the clay appointed by the Committee for the annual excursion to the Nore . in aid of the funds of the Boy ' s School , a party of about three hundred and seventy of the brethren with their families and friends , embarked on board the Albion , where
they were received by the President Brother Lythgoe , Brothers Coe , treasurer , Broadfoot , Thompson , Hoare , and Wray ; the latter brother officiated as Master of the Ceremonies . The morning broke gloomily , but the bright rays of the sun dispersing the threatening clouds , the dance and song became the order of the day . During the intervals of the dancing , which was kept up with great spirit and regulated with
every possible good taste by Brother Wray , several Irish comic songs were sang by Brother Bryant , with such fun and humour as to keep the company in roars of laughter . The appearance of several of the boys , with one of the principal masters , heightened the interest of this