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The Charities.
qualified as a Vice-President b y a previous donation of fifty guineas , and under whose banner it was the good fortune of our reporter to sit , subscribed twenty guineas ; being the largest individual gift of the day . Ihe cloth having been drawn , the "Benedictus" was sung by the musical Brethren , assisted b y choristers ; Bro . Sir George Smart presiding at the piano . The CHAIRMAN introduced the first toast by observing , that in every society in this country there existed
always the utmost love and venera-™ , ? i n * Sovereign —( cheers ) ; and among Masons , especially , there could be but one fee ing of affectionate loyalty towards the illustrious lady who now presided over them ; for to their undivided attachment as subjects , they added the remembrance that she was the daughter of one who had filled the highest office in the Craft , and whose name l ^ I "" ' e foi I en ara ong Masons- ( cheers ) . It was enough for him , then to say , that he proposed « The health of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen .
Loud cheering , with three times three , followed by "God save the Queen , m full chorus . J „ 3 i" ° n * ^ airman gave " Her Majesty the Queen Dowafw -. l ] lust " , J < Jy who , the widow of a royal patron of the fraternity was herself the royal patroness of the Girls' School * Received with three times three , and reiterated applause . Glee , Mark you her eye of heavenl y hue " Remarking thatfrom all
, that had been known or seen of him , His Koya Highness was worthy of the dignified station , and the honors irte iM C L u e , ? . 0 yed ' the Chai ™ an proposed "Prince Family . " ' PnnCeSS Roya 1 ' and the * est of * e Royal Drank with three times three . Glee , " Sleep , gentle lady . " Some fZil Z P - vere S ? ted at rr table > bythe ™ ™»« g « of the antilt . " w i Wlth th V est 0 f the Royal Family , and Sleep , gentle lady , We know not to whom the pleasant conceit is clue , whether to the Chairman or to the Grand Organist . Calling for bumpers , tbe Chairman then nroceeded t « ™ 11 rt , « <_«« , _
tion ot the brethren to the succeeding toast— " H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , the Most Worshipful Grand Master "_ which , ? eObserved ! was a toast upon which it was perfectly unnecessary to say a word- ( cheers ) tTie SeftlenirT' T , ly H ' *&* a !] ™ ° -ere Lot mat u „ if f f . , 6 fits ^ ldd confem * l upon Freemasonry- ( hear , hear ) . ™?„ , H d ? voted to , f lnterests of the Craft the largest portion of his valuable time ; he had promoted its dignity bhis high rink and influ
y - ZdlZ'IU l' i f tllUS leadi "S * e cause o ? pX ^ fhe had given additional splendour to it by being among the first , too in the practice and developmen t of philosophy ? Indeed he ivas not le ^ distinguished for humanity than for science / and was , 1 „ eveT ? poi i of view , eminently qualified to preside over Freemasoiiry- ( cl 4 rs ) I S n SUC CCasiont 0 d 0 ustice Ms
™ , J ]? n ui > ° ? T e ' J ^ great se Vices tion tl I - f en ? , gh therefOTe t 0 add > that the s l'l ^ 'loSr of his posl : h , « i i - " - at T ments ' his h « bi ) - *> ^ d his many vircba-itv 7 . "'Si ^ r comparison with his devotfon to chauty- ( cheers ) . I < or this , indeed , was his enduring character known
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Charities.
qualified as a Vice-President b y a previous donation of fifty guineas , and under whose banner it was the good fortune of our reporter to sit , subscribed twenty guineas ; being the largest individual gift of the day . Ihe cloth having been drawn , the "Benedictus" was sung by the musical Brethren , assisted b y choristers ; Bro . Sir George Smart presiding at the piano . The CHAIRMAN introduced the first toast by observing , that in every society in this country there existed
always the utmost love and venera-™ , ? i n * Sovereign —( cheers ) ; and among Masons , especially , there could be but one fee ing of affectionate loyalty towards the illustrious lady who now presided over them ; for to their undivided attachment as subjects , they added the remembrance that she was the daughter of one who had filled the highest office in the Craft , and whose name l ^ I "" ' e foi I en ara ong Masons- ( cheers ) . It was enough for him , then to say , that he proposed « The health of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen .
Loud cheering , with three times three , followed by "God save the Queen , m full chorus . J „ 3 i" ° n * ^ airman gave " Her Majesty the Queen Dowafw -. l ] lust " , J < Jy who , the widow of a royal patron of the fraternity was herself the royal patroness of the Girls' School * Received with three times three , and reiterated applause . Glee , Mark you her eye of heavenl y hue " Remarking thatfrom all
, that had been known or seen of him , His Koya Highness was worthy of the dignified station , and the honors irte iM C L u e , ? . 0 yed ' the Chai ™ an proposed "Prince Family . " ' PnnCeSS Roya 1 ' and the * est of * e Royal Drank with three times three . Glee , " Sleep , gentle lady . " Some fZil Z P - vere S ? ted at rr table > bythe ™ ™»« g « of the antilt . " w i Wlth th V est 0 f the Royal Family , and Sleep , gentle lady , We know not to whom the pleasant conceit is clue , whether to the Chairman or to the Grand Organist . Calling for bumpers , tbe Chairman then nroceeded t « ™ 11 rt , « <_«« , _
tion ot the brethren to the succeeding toast— " H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , the Most Worshipful Grand Master "_ which , ? eObserved ! was a toast upon which it was perfectly unnecessary to say a word- ( cheers ) tTie SeftlenirT' T , ly H ' *&* a !] ™ ° -ere Lot mat u „ if f f . , 6 fits ^ ldd confem * l upon Freemasonry- ( hear , hear ) . ™?„ , H d ? voted to , f lnterests of the Craft the largest portion of his valuable time ; he had promoted its dignity bhis high rink and influ
y - ZdlZ'IU l' i f tllUS leadi "S * e cause o ? pX ^ fhe had given additional splendour to it by being among the first , too in the practice and developmen t of philosophy ? Indeed he ivas not le ^ distinguished for humanity than for science / and was , 1 „ eveT ? poi i of view , eminently qualified to preside over Freemasoiiry- ( cl 4 rs ) I S n SUC CCasiont 0 d 0 ustice Ms
™ , J ]? n ui > ° ? T e ' J ^ great se Vices tion tl I - f en ? , gh therefOTe t 0 add > that the s l'l ^ 'loSr of his posl : h , « i i - " - at T ments ' his h « bi ) - *> ^ d his many vircba-itv 7 . "'Si ^ r comparison with his devotfon to chauty- ( cheers ) . I < or this , indeed , was his enduring character known