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Article SUPREME ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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Supreme Royal Arch Chapter.
be paid to tbe Treasurer of the Institution , John Ramsbottom , Esq ., M . P . ; to Messrs . AA'illiams and Co ., Birchin Lane , to the account of the charity ; or at the Grand Secretaries' Office , Freemason ' s Hall . With fraternal regard we are , AV . M . Your obedient Servants avid Brothers , WLLIAM II . AVHITE / , „ EDW . ILVBPEH , ( , * - *¦•» - ¦ The AV . M . of the Lodge , No . — .
( L . S . ) AUGUSTUS P ., G . M . The Quarterly General Court of the Royal Freemason ' s Female School having reported to me , as Grand Master and President of the Institution , the unfortunate and insecure state of the School-house , occasioned by the decay of the foundation , and the necessity which was thereby created for an immediate general repair of the structure and formation of new foundations . I felt it proper to bring the subject to the notice of the Grand Lodge [ iind Grand Chapterthe former of ] which
, [ bodies ] was pleased to grant a sum of - £ 100 , [ tind the latter a sum of - £ 52 10 ]* , towards defraying the expense . The works are now nearly completed , and although every attention has been paid to a strict economy , which could subsist with a due regard to stability , the outlay has been much greater than was anticipated , and mav now he set down at , £ 2 . 000 .
To meet this unexpected and heavy charge the funds of the Institution are inadequate , without reducing the number of children upon the establishment , a . measure which it must be the anxious wish of every Brother to avert;—under these circumstances I am induced to call the attention of the various Chapters and Lodges , and also of the individual members to the subject , relying with confidence that they will not suffer this excellent charity to decline from the effects of a misfortune and serious outlay , which was as unavoidable as it was unexpected . Kensington Palace , loth May , 1835 .
May 29 . — -The Installation of the Most Hon . the Marquis of Salisbury , as Grand Superintendent of the Province of Hertford , took place in the new Masonic Temple this day . Present , Comp . Lord Dundas , Pro .-Z . . as Z . " J . Ramsbottom , M . P . . . H . " T . F . Savory .... as J . " AV . II . AVhite , E . '* ¦ E . Harper , N .
Companion L . Thompson , II . Phillips , Fortune . The ceremony was chiefly performed by Companion Savory . [ Some Correspondents have inquired whether this Chapter was convened as a meeting of the Committee appointed to promulgate the recent arrangements—to such we should feel warranted in saying , it was not , inasmuch as Companion Harper , who is not a member of such Committeewas present on the above occasion ; and secondlybecause
, , the installation occurred upon a day not publicly appointed for the regular promulgation . Others inquire if the Chapter was convened as a Supreme Grand Chapter of the Rulers of the Order—to this we reply , that the Principals of the Subordinate Chapters were not summoned , or they would , no doubt , have felt highly gratified in attending to testify their respect for the distinguished nobleman . —ED . ]
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Supreme Royal Arch Chapter.
be paid to tbe Treasurer of the Institution , John Ramsbottom , Esq ., M . P . ; to Messrs . AA'illiams and Co ., Birchin Lane , to the account of the charity ; or at the Grand Secretaries' Office , Freemason ' s Hall . With fraternal regard we are , AV . M . Your obedient Servants avid Brothers , WLLIAM II . AVHITE / , „ EDW . ILVBPEH , ( , * - *¦•» - ¦ The AV . M . of the Lodge , No . — .
( L . S . ) AUGUSTUS P ., G . M . The Quarterly General Court of the Royal Freemason ' s Female School having reported to me , as Grand Master and President of the Institution , the unfortunate and insecure state of the School-house , occasioned by the decay of the foundation , and the necessity which was thereby created for an immediate general repair of the structure and formation of new foundations . I felt it proper to bring the subject to the notice of the Grand Lodge [ iind Grand Chapterthe former of ] which
, [ bodies ] was pleased to grant a sum of - £ 100 , [ tind the latter a sum of - £ 52 10 ]* , towards defraying the expense . The works are now nearly completed , and although every attention has been paid to a strict economy , which could subsist with a due regard to stability , the outlay has been much greater than was anticipated , and mav now he set down at , £ 2 . 000 .
To meet this unexpected and heavy charge the funds of the Institution are inadequate , without reducing the number of children upon the establishment , a . measure which it must be the anxious wish of every Brother to avert;—under these circumstances I am induced to call the attention of the various Chapters and Lodges , and also of the individual members to the subject , relying with confidence that they will not suffer this excellent charity to decline from the effects of a misfortune and serious outlay , which was as unavoidable as it was unexpected . Kensington Palace , loth May , 1835 .
May 29 . — -The Installation of the Most Hon . the Marquis of Salisbury , as Grand Superintendent of the Province of Hertford , took place in the new Masonic Temple this day . Present , Comp . Lord Dundas , Pro .-Z . . as Z . " J . Ramsbottom , M . P . . . H . " T . F . Savory .... as J . " AV . II . AVhite , E . '* ¦ E . Harper , N .
Companion L . Thompson , II . Phillips , Fortune . The ceremony was chiefly performed by Companion Savory . [ Some Correspondents have inquired whether this Chapter was convened as a meeting of the Committee appointed to promulgate the recent arrangements—to such we should feel warranted in saying , it was not , inasmuch as Companion Harper , who is not a member of such Committeewas present on the above occasion ; and secondlybecause
, , the installation occurred upon a day not publicly appointed for the regular promulgation . Others inquire if the Chapter was convened as a Supreme Grand Chapter of the Rulers of the Order—to this we reply , that the Principals of the Subordinate Chapters were not summoned , or they would , no doubt , have felt highly gratified in attending to testify their respect for the distinguished nobleman . —ED . ]