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The Charities.
of tbe Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund , with the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons , and unanimousl y agreed to request tbe patronage and support of tbe Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , as M . W . Grand Master of the Order . It was resolved unanimously , —
"That the thanks of the meeting ho tendered to II . W . Brother Alexander Dobie , Provincial Grand Master for Surrey , and Grand Registrar of the United Grand Lodge , for the great interest he has at all times taken in promoting the prosperity of the Institution , especially for the unremitting exertions and devoted zeal evinced by him in aiding , and greatly contributing to the proposed amalgamation of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund , with the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons ; for the independence and promptitude of action by which he has succeeded in overcoming all difficulties ; andlastlyfor the
, , courteous and conciliatory manner in which he has presided over numerous meetings of tlie two Sub-Committees , thereby greatly conducing to the attainment of tho object which those Committees were desirous of carrying into effect . " It was also resolved unanimously , — " That this resolution be inscribed on vellum , to be presented to Brother Dobie , and that the M . W . Grand Master bo requested to sign the same as President of the Institution . "
R . W . Bro . Rowland Gardiner Alston and the W . Bro . John Savage were severally proposed to be the trustees of the Freemasons ' Widows' Fund , and were declared unanimously elected . The following Brethren were elected to fill tbe vacancies in the Committee of Management : —Bros . J . N . Bainbridge , Henry Faudel , and Stephen Barton Wilson . Bros . Henry T . Foreman , William Ranger , and Henry Muggeridge , reelected auditors for the year ensuing .
It was further resolved unanimously , — " That tlie thanks of this meeting be given the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . W . Grand Master , President of this Institution , for his kindness in presiding over this meeting , and for the interest he continues to manifest for its prosperity . " His Lordship being obliged to retire , the W . Brother John Savage , a Vice-President of the Institution , was called to the Chair . The scrutineers reported the eijjit following Brethren as the successful candidates on this occasion : —John Randal 4 , 932 ; John Lewis 4262 ;
, , , David Osment , 4 , 254 ; William Wyatt , 3 , 463 ; Garton Crow , 3 , 371 ; John Fitch , 3 136 ; Richard Slater , 3 , 136 ; Benjamin Goodland , 3 , 121 . 'The thanks of tbe meeting having been given to W . Bro . J . Savage , for the maimer in which lie has presided subsequent to the JVJ . W . Grand Master's leaving the Chair , the meeting separated .
THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL . The Brethren dined together at Freemason's Hall , on the 19 th of June , to celebrate the union of these two funds . R . W . Bro . W . Tucker , P . G . M . for Dorset , in the unavoidable absence of the M . W . G . M ., presided on tbe occasion , and was supported by about one hundred anti-sixty members ot the Craft . The cloth having been removed , tbe grace was beautifully sung by Miss RansfordMiss Bassano , Bro . Holmes , Bro . Ransfordand Bro . W . E .
, , Ransford . The CHAIRMAN having proposed the usual loyal toasts of the Queen , Prince Albert , and the rest of the Royal family , then said that he had to call upon the Brethren to drink the health of " The Most Worshipful the Grand Master , who was the President of this Institution . " ( Loud cheers . ) He had to express his great regret that his Lordship was not present , but a letter had been received from him by Bit ) . Wbitmorc , slating that iinfor-
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The Charities.
of tbe Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund , with the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons , and unanimousl y agreed to request tbe patronage and support of tbe Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , as M . W . Grand Master of the Order . It was resolved unanimously , —
"That the thanks of the meeting ho tendered to II . W . Brother Alexander Dobie , Provincial Grand Master for Surrey , and Grand Registrar of the United Grand Lodge , for the great interest he has at all times taken in promoting the prosperity of the Institution , especially for the unremitting exertions and devoted zeal evinced by him in aiding , and greatly contributing to the proposed amalgamation of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund , with the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons ; for the independence and promptitude of action by which he has succeeded in overcoming all difficulties ; andlastlyfor the
, , courteous and conciliatory manner in which he has presided over numerous meetings of tlie two Sub-Committees , thereby greatly conducing to the attainment of tho object which those Committees were desirous of carrying into effect . " It was also resolved unanimously , — " That this resolution be inscribed on vellum , to be presented to Brother Dobie , and that the M . W . Grand Master bo requested to sign the same as President of the Institution . "
R . W . Bro . Rowland Gardiner Alston and the W . Bro . John Savage were severally proposed to be the trustees of the Freemasons ' Widows' Fund , and were declared unanimously elected . The following Brethren were elected to fill tbe vacancies in the Committee of Management : —Bros . J . N . Bainbridge , Henry Faudel , and Stephen Barton Wilson . Bros . Henry T . Foreman , William Ranger , and Henry Muggeridge , reelected auditors for the year ensuing .
It was further resolved unanimously , — " That tlie thanks of this meeting be given the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . W . Grand Master , President of this Institution , for his kindness in presiding over this meeting , and for the interest he continues to manifest for its prosperity . " His Lordship being obliged to retire , the W . Brother John Savage , a Vice-President of the Institution , was called to the Chair . The scrutineers reported the eijjit following Brethren as the successful candidates on this occasion : —John Randal 4 , 932 ; John Lewis 4262 ;
, , , David Osment , 4 , 254 ; William Wyatt , 3 , 463 ; Garton Crow , 3 , 371 ; John Fitch , 3 136 ; Richard Slater , 3 , 136 ; Benjamin Goodland , 3 , 121 . 'The thanks of tbe meeting having been given to W . Bro . J . Savage , for the maimer in which lie has presided subsequent to the JVJ . W . Grand Master's leaving the Chair , the meeting separated .
THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL . The Brethren dined together at Freemason's Hall , on the 19 th of June , to celebrate the union of these two funds . R . W . Bro . W . Tucker , P . G . M . for Dorset , in the unavoidable absence of the M . W . G . M ., presided on tbe occasion , and was supported by about one hundred anti-sixty members ot the Craft . The cloth having been removed , tbe grace was beautifully sung by Miss RansfordMiss Bassano , Bro . Holmes , Bro . Ransfordand Bro . W . E .
, , Ransford . The CHAIRMAN having proposed the usual loyal toasts of the Queen , Prince Albert , and the rest of the Royal family , then said that he had to call upon the Brethren to drink the health of " The Most Worshipful the Grand Master , who was the President of this Institution . " ( Loud cheers . ) He had to express his great regret that his Lordship was not present , but a letter had been received from him by Bit ) . Wbitmorc , slating that iinfor-