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The Charities.
"The National Anthem ;"—beautifully sung by all the vocalists , accompanied b y Bro . T . Jolly , jun . The noble President then rose and saicl , " The next toast I shall have the honour to present to you is one hardly less acceptable than the former , " His Royal Highness Prince Albert , Albert Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family . " I regret , Brethren , that we do not number the first named hig-h-minded gentleman as a Brother
, but I trust , he may be the parent of one , whose name will be enrolled amongst the Members of the Craft . GLEE . — " Hail , Albert , " & c . His Lordship then expressed himself in the following terms ; "I have now the happiness to propose , the health of a noble Brother , whose name has often been received iu this Hall with the loudest and most deserved acclamations , ancl I know will be so received now —•
indeed there is no person so deserving the affection of the Craft as the M . W . G . M ., who is an hereditary Mason , a most amiable nobleman , one who possessing- much suavity of manner is prized in his high position ; and having yet enough of that firmness so necessary to the dignity of the high office he has so long held , never forgets to give his support to the Charities ; whilst his great and unwearying' attention to the duties of the Chairhis affibility and condescensionrenders
, , him peculiarly acceptable lo the Craft ; he therefore proposed with great pleasure and much respect " The Rig-ht Honourable the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . Master , " which was drank with great applause . SONG . —Miss Thornton , — "Merry Zingara . " This Song- was warmly applauded , and an encore was loudly called
For , but tbe noble Chairman stated that he hoped the Brethren would recollect that it was against the regulations of the Festivals to permit au encore , which , indeed , he ivould be as g-lad to listen to as the company , if it were not against the rules . He then saicl , " The next toast on my list , and in my heart , is that of , The Right Honourable the Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M . I assure you Brethren , I propose this health with peculiar satisfaction ; for I know his Lordship is considered by you as he is bmea capital
y , Second to an admirable First—be is ever present when his presence is required , and always efficient . His Lordship ' s love for Freemasonry is proved by his zeal iu its behalf , as well as by the liberal support he affords to the Charities of the Order . "—Drank with enthusiasm . SONG—Mr . Lawler . Lord Suffield then proposed , " Prosperity to the Boy's School , " in the following- appropriate terms : " I have now , Brethren to claim your
indulgence , as I am about to propose that which may emphatically be called the Toast of the Evening ; and I approach it with the greater fear , because I know how incompetent I am to g ive full effect to it ; having been sometime absent from the country iu consequence of severe indisposition , I am , perhaps , less capable than I otherwise should be to dilate upon the excellencies of this most useful institution ; fortunately I speak to Masons , and I know their hearts will supply the
thoughts I ought to depict , and the words I would use ; it is , therefore , a comfort to me to know lhat the Charity will not suffer by my incompetency . I may , however , allude to one peculiarity in this school—that is , that the only recommendation a Candidate requires is , his wants;—healthy or sickly , strong or weak , perfect or deformed , all may come here , whose fathers have been Freemasons , and find the vol ., I . K
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The Charities.
"The National Anthem ;"—beautifully sung by all the vocalists , accompanied b y Bro . T . Jolly , jun . The noble President then rose and saicl , " The next toast I shall have the honour to present to you is one hardly less acceptable than the former , " His Royal Highness Prince Albert , Albert Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family . " I regret , Brethren , that we do not number the first named hig-h-minded gentleman as a Brother
, but I trust , he may be the parent of one , whose name will be enrolled amongst the Members of the Craft . GLEE . — " Hail , Albert , " & c . His Lordship then expressed himself in the following terms ; "I have now the happiness to propose , the health of a noble Brother , whose name has often been received iu this Hall with the loudest and most deserved acclamations , ancl I know will be so received now —•
indeed there is no person so deserving the affection of the Craft as the M . W . G . M ., who is an hereditary Mason , a most amiable nobleman , one who possessing- much suavity of manner is prized in his high position ; and having yet enough of that firmness so necessary to the dignity of the high office he has so long held , never forgets to give his support to the Charities ; whilst his great and unwearying' attention to the duties of the Chairhis affibility and condescensionrenders
, , him peculiarly acceptable lo the Craft ; he therefore proposed with great pleasure and much respect " The Rig-ht Honourable the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . Master , " which was drank with great applause . SONG . —Miss Thornton , — "Merry Zingara . " This Song- was warmly applauded , and an encore was loudly called
For , but tbe noble Chairman stated that he hoped the Brethren would recollect that it was against the regulations of the Festivals to permit au encore , which , indeed , he ivould be as g-lad to listen to as the company , if it were not against the rules . He then saicl , " The next toast on my list , and in my heart , is that of , The Right Honourable the Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M . I assure you Brethren , I propose this health with peculiar satisfaction ; for I know his Lordship is considered by you as he is bmea capital
y , Second to an admirable First—be is ever present when his presence is required , and always efficient . His Lordship ' s love for Freemasonry is proved by his zeal iu its behalf , as well as by the liberal support he affords to the Charities of the Order . "—Drank with enthusiasm . SONG—Mr . Lawler . Lord Suffield then proposed , " Prosperity to the Boy's School , " in the following- appropriate terms : " I have now , Brethren to claim your
indulgence , as I am about to propose that which may emphatically be called the Toast of the Evening ; and I approach it with the greater fear , because I know how incompetent I am to g ive full effect to it ; having been sometime absent from the country iu consequence of severe indisposition , I am , perhaps , less capable than I otherwise should be to dilate upon the excellencies of this most useful institution ; fortunately I speak to Masons , and I know their hearts will supply the
thoughts I ought to depict , and the words I would use ; it is , therefore , a comfort to me to know lhat the Charity will not suffer by my incompetency . I may , however , allude to one peculiarity in this school—that is , that the only recommendation a Candidate requires is , his wants;—healthy or sickly , strong or weak , perfect or deformed , all may come here , whose fathers have been Freemasons , and find the vol ., I . K