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Ninth Anniversary Festial Of The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
NINTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIAL OF THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS .
ON AVednesday , the 10 th June , the Ninth Anniversary Festival in aid ofthe funds for erecting an Asylum for AVorthy Aged anel Decayed Freemasons , took place at the Freemasons' H all , Great Queen-street . Lincoln ' s-Inn-Fields .
Bro . the Hon . Colonel ANSON , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire , presided at the banquet , to which 130 gentlemen , the majority of whom were Brothers of " the mystic tie , " sat doivn shortl y after six o ' clock . The galleries were occupied by a number of elegantly dressed ladies , who , by their presence , gave an additional interest to the proceedings of the evening . The musical arrangements had been made with great liberality and good tasteand both the business and leasure of the
, p evening passed off with much eclat . Among the professional Brethren and ladies who had kindly volunteered their services on the occasion were , Signor Fornasari , Signor Brizzi , Signor L . Negri , ( piano ) ; Signor Emiliani ( violin ); Mr . and Mrs . Segu ' in , Mrs . Chatfield , the Misses Turner , Brother Horn , Brother Collyer , Brother Jolley and pupils , Bro . Signor Negri , Brother Crouch , anel Brother Kingsbury . After dinner , which consisted of all the delicacies of the season , and
was served in Brother Bacon ' s best style , had been concluded , the cloth drawn , and the Benedict us sung by the musical Brethren present . The R . AVorshipful CHAIRMAN rose and said , he was sure they ivould all anticipate the toast which he was about to give as tire first of the evening—it was the health of our gracious Sovereign the Queen and her illustrious consort Prince Albert . —( Loud cheers . ) They must not forget that , although she filled the highest station in the realm , her Majesty had , equally with us all , many duties to perform—( hear , hear )—and he felt confident that there woulel not be one dissentient voice in that
company , or throughout the whole kingdom as to the excellent manner in ivhich those duties were performed by our amiable Sovereign , who , not only conferred a lustre on the crown itself , but gave the highest satisfaction to all her subjects . —( Protracted cheering . ) He would now , without furtiier preface , ask them to join him in the pleasure of drinking to the healih of the Queen and her illustrious consort , Prince Albert , with three times three . —( Cheers . ) The toast was drunk with tbe greatest enthusiasmand followed bthe
, y national anthem , the whole company standing- during its performance . The Worshipful CHAIRMAN , after a short interval , again rose and said , the next toast which he had to propose to them was the health of her Majesty the Queen Dowager , who was a liberal benefactress to this institution , and also patroness of the Girls' School . —( Cheers . ) He was quite sure that it ivas not necessary to do more than state these circumstances to induce the company to receive the toast with all that cordiality
and enthusiasm which it so well deserved at their hands . —( Loud cheers . ) The toast was drunk with three times three hearty cheers , and followed by the glee— " Health to Queen Adelaide . " The Worshipful CHAIRMAN saiel , he would now give them the health of his Royal Highness the Prince of AVales , and the rest of the Royal Family ; and , all that he would add in proposing this toast was , a hope that many of them would live to see the clay when the name of his Royal
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Ninth Anniversary Festial Of The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
NINTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIAL OF THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS .
ON AVednesday , the 10 th June , the Ninth Anniversary Festival in aid ofthe funds for erecting an Asylum for AVorthy Aged anel Decayed Freemasons , took place at the Freemasons' H all , Great Queen-street . Lincoln ' s-Inn-Fields .
Bro . the Hon . Colonel ANSON , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire , presided at the banquet , to which 130 gentlemen , the majority of whom were Brothers of " the mystic tie , " sat doivn shortl y after six o ' clock . The galleries were occupied by a number of elegantly dressed ladies , who , by their presence , gave an additional interest to the proceedings of the evening . The musical arrangements had been made with great liberality and good tasteand both the business and leasure of the
, p evening passed off with much eclat . Among the professional Brethren and ladies who had kindly volunteered their services on the occasion were , Signor Fornasari , Signor Brizzi , Signor L . Negri , ( piano ) ; Signor Emiliani ( violin ); Mr . and Mrs . Segu ' in , Mrs . Chatfield , the Misses Turner , Brother Horn , Brother Collyer , Brother Jolley and pupils , Bro . Signor Negri , Brother Crouch , anel Brother Kingsbury . After dinner , which consisted of all the delicacies of the season , and
was served in Brother Bacon ' s best style , had been concluded , the cloth drawn , and the Benedict us sung by the musical Brethren present . The R . AVorshipful CHAIRMAN rose and said , he was sure they ivould all anticipate the toast which he was about to give as tire first of the evening—it was the health of our gracious Sovereign the Queen and her illustrious consort Prince Albert . —( Loud cheers . ) They must not forget that , although she filled the highest station in the realm , her Majesty had , equally with us all , many duties to perform—( hear , hear )—and he felt confident that there woulel not be one dissentient voice in that
company , or throughout the whole kingdom as to the excellent manner in ivhich those duties were performed by our amiable Sovereign , who , not only conferred a lustre on the crown itself , but gave the highest satisfaction to all her subjects . —( Protracted cheering . ) He would now , without furtiier preface , ask them to join him in the pleasure of drinking to the healih of the Queen and her illustrious consort , Prince Albert , with three times three . —( Cheers . ) The toast was drunk with tbe greatest enthusiasmand followed bthe
, y national anthem , the whole company standing- during its performance . The Worshipful CHAIRMAN , after a short interval , again rose and said , the next toast which he had to propose to them was the health of her Majesty the Queen Dowager , who was a liberal benefactress to this institution , and also patroness of the Girls' School . —( Cheers . ) He was quite sure that it ivas not necessary to do more than state these circumstances to induce the company to receive the toast with all that cordiality
and enthusiasm which it so well deserved at their hands . —( Loud cheers . ) The toast was drunk with three times three hearty cheers , and followed by the glee— " Health to Queen Adelaide . " The Worshipful CHAIRMAN saiel , he would now give them the health of his Royal Highness the Prince of AVales , and the rest of the Royal Family ; and , all that he would add in proposing this toast was , a hope that many of them would live to see the clay when the name of his Royal