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Ninth Anniversary Festial Of The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
The toast— " Prosperity and success to the Asylum for Aged an- ' Decayed Freemasons , " with three times three , which was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm . In the interval between this and the succeeding toast , Signor Emiliani played a concerto on the violin , which elicited much applause . The AA ' orshipful CHAIRMAN * again rose , anel sard , be would , with the permission of the companyconfide the next toast to Brother Brewster ,
, — ( cheers)—who , he felt , would be much more competent than he should to do it justice . He , therefore , with the greatest pleasure , called upon Brother Brewster for that purpose —( cheers ) . Brother BREWSTER rose amid cheers , and said , he felt that the worshipful Chairman had done him great honour , not only in entrusting him with the pleasing task of proposing the next toast , but also by announcing it to the company as he hael clone —( cheers ) . It ivould
, hoivever , be hoth ungracious and ungrateful in him , if he offered the toast to the notice of the company , before he had tendered his sincere thanks to their worshipful Chairman , for the exceedingly gentlemanly manner in which he had that night performed the duties of the chair , and said , how much the company appreciated the humble estimate which he had been pleased to make of himself , while all around had regarded him with the greatest and most sincere admiration—( loud
cheers ) . In tracing the history of the Asylum , the worshipful Chairman had regarded the difficulties experienced by those with whom it had originated , and had encouraged them to look forward to that day , when those difficulties should be at an end , and when its walls shoulcl glisten in the light of Masonic benevolence— - ( cheers ) . Tbe Chevalier
Ruspini had had the honour of having commenced the Girls' School . Preston and Oliver of shedding the light of Masonic science over all the earth ; and Bro . Dr . Crucefix had undoubtedly had the honour of being the originator of the Asylum—of the notion , that some day the old man should be taken care of , as well as the young child —( cheers ) . The credit and the honour of this could never be taken away from him —( renewed cheers ) . There were two other Masonic charities ; he wished there were a dozen—if there were twenty he should
rejoice—( cheers and laughter ) . This , however , was the first in honour—( cheers ) —and there ivas now reason for hoping that the greatest success would crown their efforts , and surmount all difficulties . He ( Bro . Brewster ) had been , for some time past , in communication with a most efficient Mason and worthy Brother , he meant their worshipful Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell —( cheers ) . He had , before he knew that they were to be honoured by the presence of their worshipful Chairman of this evening
, requested him to preside on the present occasion—he had made it a matter of personal request , that he would do them the honour of presiding —( hear ) . He ( Bro . Brewster ) was told that he shoulcl not succeed , but the result showed that he knew their worthy and worshipful Brother better than those who so admonished him . For although Bro . Bond Cabbell had declined to preside this year , he had promised that he would do so next " if he could in the slihtest degree promote
year , g the object they had in view "—( loud cheers ) . The letter which contained this communication , he ( Bro . Brewster ) said , he considered no longer his property ; he looked upon it as forming a portion of the archives of the Aged and Decayed Freemasons' Asylum —( loud cheers ) . He now begged to inform the company , that he hael this day taken the liberty of handing in to the Secretary ' s office , a notice of a motion for
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Ninth Anniversary Festial Of The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
The toast— " Prosperity and success to the Asylum for Aged an- ' Decayed Freemasons , " with three times three , which was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm . In the interval between this and the succeeding toast , Signor Emiliani played a concerto on the violin , which elicited much applause . The AA ' orshipful CHAIRMAN * again rose , anel sard , be would , with the permission of the companyconfide the next toast to Brother Brewster ,
, — ( cheers)—who , he felt , would be much more competent than he should to do it justice . He , therefore , with the greatest pleasure , called upon Brother Brewster for that purpose —( cheers ) . Brother BREWSTER rose amid cheers , and said , he felt that the worshipful Chairman had done him great honour , not only in entrusting him with the pleasing task of proposing the next toast , but also by announcing it to the company as he hael clone —( cheers ) . It ivould
, hoivever , be hoth ungracious and ungrateful in him , if he offered the toast to the notice of the company , before he had tendered his sincere thanks to their worshipful Chairman , for the exceedingly gentlemanly manner in which he had that night performed the duties of the chair , and said , how much the company appreciated the humble estimate which he had been pleased to make of himself , while all around had regarded him with the greatest and most sincere admiration—( loud
cheers ) . In tracing the history of the Asylum , the worshipful Chairman had regarded the difficulties experienced by those with whom it had originated , and had encouraged them to look forward to that day , when those difficulties should be at an end , and when its walls shoulcl glisten in the light of Masonic benevolence— - ( cheers ) . Tbe Chevalier
Ruspini had had the honour of having commenced the Girls' School . Preston and Oliver of shedding the light of Masonic science over all the earth ; and Bro . Dr . Crucefix had undoubtedly had the honour of being the originator of the Asylum—of the notion , that some day the old man should be taken care of , as well as the young child —( cheers ) . The credit and the honour of this could never be taken away from him —( renewed cheers ) . There were two other Masonic charities ; he wished there were a dozen—if there were twenty he should
rejoice—( cheers and laughter ) . This , however , was the first in honour—( cheers ) —and there ivas now reason for hoping that the greatest success would crown their efforts , and surmount all difficulties . He ( Bro . Brewster ) had been , for some time past , in communication with a most efficient Mason and worthy Brother , he meant their worshipful Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell —( cheers ) . He had , before he knew that they were to be honoured by the presence of their worshipful Chairman of this evening
, requested him to preside on the present occasion—he had made it a matter of personal request , that he would do them the honour of presiding —( hear ) . He ( Bro . Brewster ) was told that he shoulcl not succeed , but the result showed that he knew their worthy and worshipful Brother better than those who so admonished him . For although Bro . Bond Cabbell had declined to preside this year , he had promised that he would do so next " if he could in the slihtest degree promote
year , g the object they had in view "—( loud cheers ) . The letter which contained this communication , he ( Bro . Brewster ) said , he considered no longer his property ; he looked upon it as forming a portion of the archives of the Aged and Decayed Freemasons' Asylum —( loud cheers ) . He now begged to inform the company , that he hael this day taken the liberty of handing in to the Secretary ' s office , a notice of a motion for