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Ireland.
to the Rev . Thomas Flynn , late Grand Chaplain of tbe Order , at Radley ' s Hotel , College-green , at three o ' clock . The tickets of admission were numerous , and issued from the bar of the coffee room , Commercial Buildings , until Saturday , the 28 th May , to the Masters of the several Lodges , and such other of the Brethren as were qualified to receive them , and each had the privilege of introducing two ladies on the occasion .
The Brethren appeared according to rank in Masonic costume . G RAND MASONIC BALL . —^ April 26 . —Lodge No . 50 gave a Grand ball and supper , which took place in the Rotunda . It was upon a scale of great splendour , and was attended by the elite and beauty of the city . The long room , and those above it , were thrown open to all who desired the pleasures of the promenade or dance . In the lower room quadrilles were danced ; in the upper , waltzes . The rooms were
decorated with beautiful and , in many instances , gorgeous Masonic emblems , inscribed upon flags and shields ; in fact , all that taste , art , or money could do to render the scene fascinating and inspiring , was done by the spirited and active committee under whose superintendence the entertainment was conducted . At half-past one o ' clock the supper was announced , when the company proceeded to the round room , where a supper , embracing every delicacy in viands and wines , was provided for them . The Master of the Lodge , Blake Knox , Esq ., was in the chair . After supper , he gave the following toasts : —
"The Queen ; " "the Queen Dowager ; " "Prince Albert , and the rest of the Royal Family ; " " The Army and Navy ; " " The Lord Lieutenant and Prosperity to Ireland ; " " The Three Grand Masters of Masonry in Ireland , England , and Scotland—the Duke of Leinster , his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and Lord Fitzclarence ; " " The Deputy Grand Master ; " and "The Ladies . " The CHAIRMAN , in proposing these toasts , introduced them with brief but appropriate prefatory remarks .
Sir JOSIAH C . COGHILL returned thanks for the navy , and Colonel VANDELEUR for the army . Mr . AVHITE ( the D . G . M . ) returned thanks for the compliment conferred on him in drinking his health . Colonel VANDELEUR proposed the health of the chairman , who , in expressing his gratitude for the honour paid him , adverted to tlie magnificence of the scene which he saw round him , comprising as it did ,
much of the rank , wealth , worth , and loveliness of Dublin . The health of the indefatigable Secretary of the Lodge , Bro . Baldwin , having been proposed and rapturously received , he returned thanks . He expressed a hope that the warm hearts and happy faces which surrounded him would frequently have an opportunity of meeting , as they had done that night , in harmony , good fellowship , and gladness , and that the most unhappy incident in their lives might be the festive scene ,
in the delights of which they then participated . At three o ' clock the supper was concluded , when a considerable number of tbe guests resumed the enjoyments of the " mazy dance , " aud did not terminate them till
" Night's candles had burnt blue , And jocund clay stood tiptoe ou thc misty mountain ' s top . " We cannot omit eulogising , in this brief notice of the ball , the delight
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Ireland.
to the Rev . Thomas Flynn , late Grand Chaplain of tbe Order , at Radley ' s Hotel , College-green , at three o ' clock . The tickets of admission were numerous , and issued from the bar of the coffee room , Commercial Buildings , until Saturday , the 28 th May , to the Masters of the several Lodges , and such other of the Brethren as were qualified to receive them , and each had the privilege of introducing two ladies on the occasion .
The Brethren appeared according to rank in Masonic costume . G RAND MASONIC BALL . —^ April 26 . —Lodge No . 50 gave a Grand ball and supper , which took place in the Rotunda . It was upon a scale of great splendour , and was attended by the elite and beauty of the city . The long room , and those above it , were thrown open to all who desired the pleasures of the promenade or dance . In the lower room quadrilles were danced ; in the upper , waltzes . The rooms were
decorated with beautiful and , in many instances , gorgeous Masonic emblems , inscribed upon flags and shields ; in fact , all that taste , art , or money could do to render the scene fascinating and inspiring , was done by the spirited and active committee under whose superintendence the entertainment was conducted . At half-past one o ' clock the supper was announced , when the company proceeded to the round room , where a supper , embracing every delicacy in viands and wines , was provided for them . The Master of the Lodge , Blake Knox , Esq ., was in the chair . After supper , he gave the following toasts : —
"The Queen ; " "the Queen Dowager ; " "Prince Albert , and the rest of the Royal Family ; " " The Army and Navy ; " " The Lord Lieutenant and Prosperity to Ireland ; " " The Three Grand Masters of Masonry in Ireland , England , and Scotland—the Duke of Leinster , his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and Lord Fitzclarence ; " " The Deputy Grand Master ; " and "The Ladies . " The CHAIRMAN , in proposing these toasts , introduced them with brief but appropriate prefatory remarks .
Sir JOSIAH C . COGHILL returned thanks for the navy , and Colonel VANDELEUR for the army . Mr . AVHITE ( the D . G . M . ) returned thanks for the compliment conferred on him in drinking his health . Colonel VANDELEUR proposed the health of the chairman , who , in expressing his gratitude for the honour paid him , adverted to tlie magnificence of the scene which he saw round him , comprising as it did ,
much of the rank , wealth , worth , and loveliness of Dublin . The health of the indefatigable Secretary of the Lodge , Bro . Baldwin , having been proposed and rapturously received , he returned thanks . He expressed a hope that the warm hearts and happy faces which surrounded him would frequently have an opportunity of meeting , as they had done that night , in harmony , good fellowship , and gladness , and that the most unhappy incident in their lives might be the festive scene ,
in the delights of which they then participated . At three o ' clock the supper was concluded , when a considerable number of tbe guests resumed the enjoyments of the " mazy dance , " aud did not terminate them till
" Night's candles had burnt blue , And jocund clay stood tiptoe ou thc misty mountain ' s top . " We cannot omit eulogising , in this brief notice of the ball , the delight