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Freemasonry. Asylum For Worthy Aged And ...
FREEMASONRY . ASYLUM FOR WORTHY AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS . of the
A QUARTERLY GENERAL MEETING GOVERNORS and SUB-¦ C f- SCRIBERS will be held at RADLEY ' HOTEL , New Bridge Street , Blackfriars , on Wednesday , the 11 th day of July , at Seven o ' clock in the Evening , punctually , when the usual election of officers for the year ensuing will take place , and the following special matters will be submitted for consideration : — The confirmation of the resolutions of the last Quarterly General Meeting as to Executors and Appointees of occasional Funds .
Allowing Widows of Annuitants one-half Annuity . Deferring the period for declaring Subscriptions to 184 . 5 . The recommendation of the same General Meeting in April last , that the words " at least" be omitted in the following regulation recorded at page 158 of the Minute Book , namely : —
" That an amount equal at least to the interest on the sum invested , shall be applied out of the current collections of the year , by way of annuities among destitute and deserving Brethren in London and the Provinces . " And that the following resolutions , as recorded in the Minute Book at pages 159 and 160 be rescinded , namely : — " That this Meeting acknowledges , with equal satisfaction and gratitude , the
declaration of His Royal Highness the M . W . Grand Master , in favour of an Annuity Institution for the relief of Aged and Decayed Freemasons , and most strongly recommends the adoption of His Royal Highness ' s suggestion hy carrying out the annuity principle ; and that the erection of an Asylum be deferred until the sum of £ 7000 shall have been received and invested , the interest only of such sum applicable to the purposes of annuities . All monies collected beyond the above sum to be set aside expressly as a Building and Endowment Fund , the interest thereof to
accumulate and be added to the principal . _ " That the said sum of £ 2000 already invested shall remain intact , without diminution or increase , as the nucleus of a fund for the creation and endowment of the Asylum , and until a subsequent sum of £ 7000 has been raised . " That the interest on the said sum of £ 2000 , together with all receipts beyond that sum , shall be applied in making good the annuities to be granted , and in accumulating the said sum of , £ 7000 .
" That until the said sum of £ 7000 , clear of the said sum of £ 2000 , shall have been accumulated , the erection of the Asylum shall be deferred , and that the interest only of the said sum of £ 7000 shall be applicable to the purposes of annuities . "" That on and from the accumulation of the said sum of £ 7000 , the said sum of £ 2000 , together with all other monies received by this Institution , and all accumulations of interest respectively , shall be applied as a fund for the erection and endowment of the Asylum . "
Resolution ofthe General Committee , held May 12 th , 1841 : — " That it be recommended to the next Quarterly General Meeting , that the next vacancy be declared to be for a country candidate . " The Chair will be taken at Seven o ' clock punctually . ROBERT FIELD , Sec . 25 , I lbberton Square , Islington , 30 th June , 1811 . * ~ * The Audit Committee will meet at Half-past Four .
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Freemasonry. Asylum For Worthy Aged And ...
FREEMASONRY . ASYLUM FOR WORTHY AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS . of the
A QUARTERLY GENERAL MEETING GOVERNORS and SUB-¦ C f- SCRIBERS will be held at RADLEY ' HOTEL , New Bridge Street , Blackfriars , on Wednesday , the 11 th day of July , at Seven o ' clock in the Evening , punctually , when the usual election of officers for the year ensuing will take place , and the following special matters will be submitted for consideration : — The confirmation of the resolutions of the last Quarterly General Meeting as to Executors and Appointees of occasional Funds .
Allowing Widows of Annuitants one-half Annuity . Deferring the period for declaring Subscriptions to 184 . 5 . The recommendation of the same General Meeting in April last , that the words " at least" be omitted in the following regulation recorded at page 158 of the Minute Book , namely : —
" That an amount equal at least to the interest on the sum invested , shall be applied out of the current collections of the year , by way of annuities among destitute and deserving Brethren in London and the Provinces . " And that the following resolutions , as recorded in the Minute Book at pages 159 and 160 be rescinded , namely : — " That this Meeting acknowledges , with equal satisfaction and gratitude , the
declaration of His Royal Highness the M . W . Grand Master , in favour of an Annuity Institution for the relief of Aged and Decayed Freemasons , and most strongly recommends the adoption of His Royal Highness ' s suggestion hy carrying out the annuity principle ; and that the erection of an Asylum be deferred until the sum of £ 7000 shall have been received and invested , the interest only of such sum applicable to the purposes of annuities . All monies collected beyond the above sum to be set aside expressly as a Building and Endowment Fund , the interest thereof to
accumulate and be added to the principal . _ " That the said sum of £ 2000 already invested shall remain intact , without diminution or increase , as the nucleus of a fund for the creation and endowment of the Asylum , and until a subsequent sum of £ 7000 has been raised . " That the interest on the said sum of £ 2000 , together with all receipts beyond that sum , shall be applied in making good the annuities to be granted , and in accumulating the said sum of , £ 7000 .
" That until the said sum of £ 7000 , clear of the said sum of £ 2000 , shall have been accumulated , the erection of the Asylum shall be deferred , and that the interest only of the said sum of £ 7000 shall be applicable to the purposes of annuities . "" That on and from the accumulation of the said sum of £ 7000 , the said sum of £ 2000 , together with all other monies received by this Institution , and all accumulations of interest respectively , shall be applied as a fund for the erection and endowment of the Asylum . "
Resolution ofthe General Committee , held May 12 th , 1841 : — " That it be recommended to the next Quarterly General Meeting , that the next vacancy be declared to be for a country candidate . " The Chair will be taken at Seven o ' clock punctually . ROBERT FIELD , Sec . 25 , I lbberton Square , Islington , 30 th June , 1811 . * ~ * The Audit Committee will meet at Half-past Four .