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Ninth Anniversary Festial Of The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
Highness should stand at the head of the Masonic body of this country . — ( Cheers . ) He called upon them to drink the toast with three times three . The toast was duly honoured , and followed by a glee . The AA'orshipful CHAIRMAN said , the next toast ivhich he had the honour of proposing was , the health of the Most AVorshipful Grand Master the Earl of Zetlandand his DeputyEarl Howewith three times
, , , three . —( Loud cheers . ) The toast was drunk with all the honours , and much enthusiasm . Song—Mrs . Chatfield— "The spring time is coming . " The next toast given by the Worshipful Chairman was , the health of the Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland , which was drunk with three times three hearty cheers . Song—Brother Crouch— " Kathleen
Mavourneen . The Worshipful CHAIRMAN again rose and said , it was now his duty to propose what they must all agree with him in considering the toast of the evening , namely— " Prosperity and success to tlie .- \ sylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons . "—( Loud cheers . ) In proposing this toast he felt that it would be necessary to offer to the company a few remarks , and he trusted that they would be kind enough to receive these remarks with that indulgence of which they would stand in need . —( Nonoand
, , cheers . ) In the first place , he must explain to them that he did not stand in the position in which they now saw him from his own seeking ; he should not himself have presumed to think of taking that chair , for he did not think that he was the most proper person to fill it on such an occasion—he did not think he was the most proper person to explain to them the merits ofan institution with ivhich he had himself only so recently become acquainted . It washoweverto the kindness of those gentlemen
, , who had asked him to preside at their Festival to-night that the fact of his occupying the chair was to be attributed —( Cheers ) . He was also much indebted to them for having introduced him to the knowledge of an institution which had for its object the provision of comforts in declining years for those who had not the poiver or the means of obtaining them for themselves —( Loud cheers ) . He felt that it was a part of his duty , or he should not do so , to allude to the circumstances
which had attended the origin of this institution—( Hear , hear ) . It had had to contend with difficulties of no ordinary character—with difficulties which , to any less ardent or less generous supporters than those whom he saw around him , might have been considered insurmountable —( Cheers ) . He trusted , however , that the clay would soon arrive when those difficulties might no longer exist—( Renewed cheers ) . It hael been considered the privilege of Grand Lodge to oriinate all
g propositions which had a tendency to promote the interests of Freemasonry at large . The other charities ivhich had been established , and which flourished under its parental care , had received the praise to which they were entitled —( Hear ) . The principle on which they were founded was excellent , and the manner in which they were carried out deserved the praise of every body —( Cheers ) . But charity did not always stop at one particular point —( Cheers ) . In fact , it bad no limits
in the breasts of the really benevolent ; and , in some instances , its ardour could not well be restrained—( Renewed cheers ) . There were those among our Brethren who thought it expedient and advisable to establish a permanent home for some of those who had long been united
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ninth Anniversary Festial Of The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
Highness should stand at the head of the Masonic body of this country . — ( Cheers . ) He called upon them to drink the toast with three times three . The toast was duly honoured , and followed by a glee . The AA'orshipful CHAIRMAN said , the next toast ivhich he had the honour of proposing was , the health of the Most AVorshipful Grand Master the Earl of Zetlandand his DeputyEarl Howewith three times
, , , three . —( Loud cheers . ) The toast was drunk with all the honours , and much enthusiasm . Song—Mrs . Chatfield— "The spring time is coming . " The next toast given by the Worshipful Chairman was , the health of the Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland , which was drunk with three times three hearty cheers . Song—Brother Crouch— " Kathleen
Mavourneen . The Worshipful CHAIRMAN again rose and said , it was now his duty to propose what they must all agree with him in considering the toast of the evening , namely— " Prosperity and success to tlie .- \ sylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons . "—( Loud cheers . ) In proposing this toast he felt that it would be necessary to offer to the company a few remarks , and he trusted that they would be kind enough to receive these remarks with that indulgence of which they would stand in need . —( Nonoand
, , cheers . ) In the first place , he must explain to them that he did not stand in the position in which they now saw him from his own seeking ; he should not himself have presumed to think of taking that chair , for he did not think that he was the most proper person to fill it on such an occasion—he did not think he was the most proper person to explain to them the merits ofan institution with ivhich he had himself only so recently become acquainted . It washoweverto the kindness of those gentlemen
, , who had asked him to preside at their Festival to-night that the fact of his occupying the chair was to be attributed —( Cheers ) . He was also much indebted to them for having introduced him to the knowledge of an institution which had for its object the provision of comforts in declining years for those who had not the poiver or the means of obtaining them for themselves —( Loud cheers ) . He felt that it was a part of his duty , or he should not do so , to allude to the circumstances
which had attended the origin of this institution—( Hear , hear ) . It had had to contend with difficulties of no ordinary character—with difficulties which , to any less ardent or less generous supporters than those whom he saw around him , might have been considered insurmountable —( Cheers ) . He trusted , however , that the clay would soon arrive when those difficulties might no longer exist—( Renewed cheers ) . It hael been considered the privilege of Grand Lodge to oriinate all
g propositions which had a tendency to promote the interests of Freemasonry at large . The other charities ivhich had been established , and which flourished under its parental care , had received the praise to which they were entitled —( Hear ) . The principle on which they were founded was excellent , and the manner in which they were carried out deserved the praise of every body —( Cheers ) . But charity did not always stop at one particular point —( Cheers ) . In fact , it bad no limits
in the breasts of the really benevolent ; and , in some instances , its ardour could not well be restrained—( Renewed cheers ) . There were those among our Brethren who thought it expedient and advisable to establish a permanent home for some of those who had long been united