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Metropolitan.
GRAND MASTERS' LODGE , NO . 1 . —This respectable Lodge , met as usual on the third Monday in January - , and in consequence of the severe and protracted indisposition of their much respected and Worship ful Bro . C . Rigby , who is compelled to try the effect of the more genial climates of Italy and the South , for tbe restoration of his health , re-installed the late W . Master , the Rev . J . W . Gleadall , in the Chair ; much as the Brethren seemed to regret tbe cause of this change
, the reappointment was most acceptable . Too much praise cannot be afforded to tbe Rev . Bro . for the admirable manner iu ivhich he has governed during the past season the business of tbis useful and influential Lodg-e ; and if we may prophesy for the coming from the past ; there is every probability that the Grand Master ' s lodge , the first in number , will be , as heretofore , second to none in usefulness . Bro . T . A . Chubb was appointed S . WBro . J . BlakeJ . W . ; Bro .
, ; , Burnet , P . M ., S . D . ; Bro . Sang , J . D . ; Bro . Giraud , Treas . ; Bro . Crew , Dir . Cer . ; Bro . Chubb , Sec . These appointments met the unanimous ' approval of the Brethren present ; indeed the manner in which tbe Brethren had each performed the duties of the more subordinate offices , eminently entitled tbem to tbe advance so g-ratif yingly bestowed upon them .
Bro . M . Chubb , the Parent of the S . W ., has been nearly twenty years Secretary to tbe Lodge , andby his exertions and amiable manners has gained the affection of every Brother connected with it . He has watched , with a father's anxiet ) , every step bis sou has taken in the Craft , and naturally feels thatdesire for his attaining a higher position , which his long family connection with Masonry would induce him to hope for and effect . It will be an interesting' fact to be generally known ,
that Bro . T . A . Chubb , wears ( in Chapter , ) the apron of his great grandfather—that John Chubb , whose writings during- the last century excited the attention of tbe literary and the reli gious world , so largely . The apron has descended from father to son , and been worn by each in succession . The purple has , indeed , faded , and the red changed its hue , but it still continues to be worn by one , who receives as he deserves , the admiration of all who know and are connected
with him . The Lodge duly appreciates his services ; and are deli ghted in rewarding the son for the kindness of the father . The Junior W . Bro . Blake , a Past Master of another Lodge , and a Prov . G . Officer , joined this Loclge a few years ago , and is an admirable instance to all Masons , that " He who has been exalted , may humble himself and be respected ; " for the Junior Warden , although he has passsed the Chair and wears the Prov . leyet
purp , took upon himself the most subordinate position iu the lodge , and has step by step succeeded to the office ivhich he now so admirably fills ; the worthy Brother has attained the respect and affection of his compeers ; and we trust to see him attain to that position in tbe Grand Master's Lodge , which is the object of his ambition , and which his Masonic acquirements deserve . We cannot quit this subject without expressing our admiration of the zeal and true Masonic feeling
of Bro . Burnet , the Secretary , and Bro . F . Sang , ihe J . W . —the latter is that great artiste who has so tastefully and beautifully embellished some of the noble palaces , club-houses , aud theatres of the kingdom , and whose graceful works have excited the admiration and applause of Prince Albert and tbe nobility , when he attended tbe opening of the Coal Exchange—a building- which does as much credit to the talented architect who planned it , as to the Brother who
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Metropolitan.
GRAND MASTERS' LODGE , NO . 1 . —This respectable Lodge , met as usual on the third Monday in January - , and in consequence of the severe and protracted indisposition of their much respected and Worship ful Bro . C . Rigby , who is compelled to try the effect of the more genial climates of Italy and the South , for tbe restoration of his health , re-installed the late W . Master , the Rev . J . W . Gleadall , in the Chair ; much as the Brethren seemed to regret tbe cause of this change
, the reappointment was most acceptable . Too much praise cannot be afforded to tbe Rev . Bro . for the admirable manner iu ivhich he has governed during the past season the business of tbis useful and influential Lodg-e ; and if we may prophesy for the coming from the past ; there is every probability that the Grand Master ' s lodge , the first in number , will be , as heretofore , second to none in usefulness . Bro . T . A . Chubb was appointed S . WBro . J . BlakeJ . W . ; Bro .
, ; , Burnet , P . M ., S . D . ; Bro . Sang , J . D . ; Bro . Giraud , Treas . ; Bro . Crew , Dir . Cer . ; Bro . Chubb , Sec . These appointments met the unanimous ' approval of the Brethren present ; indeed the manner in which tbe Brethren had each performed the duties of the more subordinate offices , eminently entitled tbem to tbe advance so g-ratif yingly bestowed upon them .
Bro . M . Chubb , the Parent of the S . W ., has been nearly twenty years Secretary to tbe Lodge , andby his exertions and amiable manners has gained the affection of every Brother connected with it . He has watched , with a father's anxiet ) , every step bis sou has taken in the Craft , and naturally feels thatdesire for his attaining a higher position , which his long family connection with Masonry would induce him to hope for and effect . It will be an interesting' fact to be generally known ,
that Bro . T . A . Chubb , wears ( in Chapter , ) the apron of his great grandfather—that John Chubb , whose writings during- the last century excited the attention of tbe literary and the reli gious world , so largely . The apron has descended from father to son , and been worn by each in succession . The purple has , indeed , faded , and the red changed its hue , but it still continues to be worn by one , who receives as he deserves , the admiration of all who know and are connected
with him . The Lodge duly appreciates his services ; and are deli ghted in rewarding the son for the kindness of the father . The Junior W . Bro . Blake , a Past Master of another Lodge , and a Prov . G . Officer , joined this Loclge a few years ago , and is an admirable instance to all Masons , that " He who has been exalted , may humble himself and be respected ; " for the Junior Warden , although he has passsed the Chair and wears the Prov . leyet
purp , took upon himself the most subordinate position iu the lodge , and has step by step succeeded to the office ivhich he now so admirably fills ; the worthy Brother has attained the respect and affection of his compeers ; and we trust to see him attain to that position in tbe Grand Master's Lodge , which is the object of his ambition , and which his Masonic acquirements deserve . We cannot quit this subject without expressing our admiration of the zeal and true Masonic feeling
of Bro . Burnet , the Secretary , and Bro . F . Sang , ihe J . W . —the latter is that great artiste who has so tastefully and beautifully embellished some of the noble palaces , club-houses , aud theatres of the kingdom , and whose graceful works have excited the admiration and applause of Prince Albert and tbe nobility , when he attended tbe opening of the Coal Exchange—a building- which does as much credit to the talented architect who planned it , as to the Brother who