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a most sumptuous entertainment , during which , thanks to the admirable management of the stewards , no " contretemps" occurred to disturb the universal harmony which reigned throughout the progress of the fete .
By the kind permission of Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas , commanding her Majesty ' s 47 th regiment , the band of that distinguished corps added its enlivening assistance to the festivities of the evening , and shortly after the hour indicated , the sound of music announced the procession of the Grand Master , attended by his officers , among whom we were gratified to observe the gallant Colonel bearing the standard of the Grand Lodge . The Right Worshiful Grand Master having taken the chairwas
p , supported by Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas on his right , and Bro , John Mayers , Grand Director of Ceremonies , on his left ; Bro . Joseph Bayley , the Worshipful Master of the St . Michael ' s or Senior Lodge of this island , being the vice-chairman for the day . The room was decorated with two transparencies ; the one immediatel y behind the chair being the arms of the Grand Master of England , and that at the other extremity of the room ( at which we happened to obtain a seat )
exhibiting the arms and crest of the Provincial Grand Master The cloth having been removed , the Grand Master rose and said , the first duty of every Mason , on such occasions as the present , was one which well accorded with their principles and feelings , whicli were those of the purest loyalty and most devoted attachment to the throne , and when it was recollected that it was at present filled by a Mason ' s daughterhe doubted not that they would all fill a bumper
, , and drain it to the health of her Majesty the Queen . " The Queen , God bless her , " drunk with all the honours . Tune — "God save the Queen . " The Grand Master next gave , with appropriate introductions , " The Prince Albert and the Prince of AVales . '' * Tune— " Rule Britannia . " " The Queen Dowager , and the rest of the Royal Family . " Tune" Hearts of Oak . "
The Grand Master then rose for the purpose of giving the toast of the evening . He felt sure he had onl y to name it to cause in every one present the most lively emotions of respect and gratitudeit was to the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the Grand Master of England . On that day H . R . H . had arrived at the honoured age of three-score years and ten " ; forty-four of which he had been a Brother , and nearly twenty-nine Grand Master of England ; having been elected to that distinguished post on the resignation of his Royal
Brother , the Prince Regent , in 1813 . It was quite unnecessary for him , indeed he felt himself quite unequal to the task of speaking in any thing like just terms of the manner in which it was agreed by all , that his Royal Highness performed the duties of his high oflice , having the most perfect knowledge of every degree and order in Masonry , constantly bestowing unparalleled attention on every thing connected with the Craft ; gifted with a mind equally ready to attend to
its minutest details , and peculiarly fitted to decide on its most important proceedings ; and having for so long a period presided over , and enjoyed the perfect confidence of the whole body , it was not to be wondered at , that Masonry in England should flourish and abound ; but it was not to England alone that the fostering care of the Grand Master was extended . Well mi ght Great Britain appropriate to her-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Foreign.
a most sumptuous entertainment , during which , thanks to the admirable management of the stewards , no " contretemps" occurred to disturb the universal harmony which reigned throughout the progress of the fete .
By the kind permission of Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas , commanding her Majesty ' s 47 th regiment , the band of that distinguished corps added its enlivening assistance to the festivities of the evening , and shortly after the hour indicated , the sound of music announced the procession of the Grand Master , attended by his officers , among whom we were gratified to observe the gallant Colonel bearing the standard of the Grand Lodge . The Right Worshiful Grand Master having taken the chairwas
p , supported by Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas on his right , and Bro , John Mayers , Grand Director of Ceremonies , on his left ; Bro . Joseph Bayley , the Worshipful Master of the St . Michael ' s or Senior Lodge of this island , being the vice-chairman for the day . The room was decorated with two transparencies ; the one immediatel y behind the chair being the arms of the Grand Master of England , and that at the other extremity of the room ( at which we happened to obtain a seat )
exhibiting the arms and crest of the Provincial Grand Master The cloth having been removed , the Grand Master rose and said , the first duty of every Mason , on such occasions as the present , was one which well accorded with their principles and feelings , whicli were those of the purest loyalty and most devoted attachment to the throne , and when it was recollected that it was at present filled by a Mason ' s daughterhe doubted not that they would all fill a bumper
, , and drain it to the health of her Majesty the Queen . " The Queen , God bless her , " drunk with all the honours . Tune — "God save the Queen . " The Grand Master next gave , with appropriate introductions , " The Prince Albert and the Prince of AVales . '' * Tune— " Rule Britannia . " " The Queen Dowager , and the rest of the Royal Family . " Tune" Hearts of Oak . "
The Grand Master then rose for the purpose of giving the toast of the evening . He felt sure he had onl y to name it to cause in every one present the most lively emotions of respect and gratitudeit was to the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the Grand Master of England . On that day H . R . H . had arrived at the honoured age of three-score years and ten " ; forty-four of which he had been a Brother , and nearly twenty-nine Grand Master of England ; having been elected to that distinguished post on the resignation of his Royal
Brother , the Prince Regent , in 1813 . It was quite unnecessary for him , indeed he felt himself quite unequal to the task of speaking in any thing like just terms of the manner in which it was agreed by all , that his Royal Highness performed the duties of his high oflice , having the most perfect knowledge of every degree and order in Masonry , constantly bestowing unparalleled attention on every thing connected with the Craft ; gifted with a mind equally ready to attend to
its minutest details , and peculiarly fitted to decide on its most important proceedings ; and having for so long a period presided over , and enjoyed the perfect confidence of the whole body , it was not to be wondered at , that Masonry in England should flourish and abound ; but it was not to England alone that the fostering care of the Grand Master was extended . Well mi ght Great Britain appropriate to her-