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Article GRAND CONCLAVE OF ENGLAND AND WALES. ← Page 3 of 6 →
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Grand Conclave Of England And Wales.
in the Grand Conclave should be created . The necessity for such offices , arose thus : —On looking for the first time at the statutes , he thought it impossible to be enabled to fill up all the offices therein stated ; but , on reconsideration , he felt that the provincial encampments deserved their share of the honours ; and that , therefore , instead of there being too many offices , he found they were insufficient for his views . In the appointment of the Grand Officers he must solicit the forbearance of thc
Sir Knights—it was easy to please , but it was a difficult task not to offend ; even some of those of whom he was about to request the acceptance of office under him might not be pleased with the rank he should assign to them—they would please to bear in mind that he was himself , although a veteran Masonic Templar , as yet but young in office , and therefore hoped they would overlook his too prominent defects . The GRAND MASTER then intimated that , pursuant to the statutes , a Grand Treasurer should be elected ; whereon a ballot was taken and Sir Knight JOHN VINK was elected by a considerable majority .
The GRAND MASTER then nominated the following as the Grand Officers for the ensuing year : —Sir Knight W . Stuart , Deputy Grand Master ; Sir Knight B . B . Cabbell , Prior ; Sir Knight J . C . Burckhardt , ad vitam , Sub-Prior ; Sir Knight Rev . AV . Fallofield , M . A ., Prelate ; Sir Knight Frederick Fowke , Bart ., First Captain ; Sir Knight Robb , ( Major ) , Second Captain ; Sir Knight W . H . AVhite , Chancellor ; Sir Knight Claydon , Vice Chancellor ; Sir Knight T . II . Hall , Registrar ; Sir Knight J . Vink , ( elected by Grand Conclave ) , Treasurer ; Sir Knight H . R . Lewis , Chamberlain ; Sir Knight T . F . Savory , Hospitaller ; Sir Knights J . H . Goldsworthy and C . Baumer , 1 st
and 2 nd Experts ; Sir Knights W . Tucker and J . Ellis , 1 st and 2 nd Standard Bearers ; Sir Knight Rev . Jos . Senior , LL . D ., Almoner ; Sir Knight R . T . Crucefix , M . D ., LL . D ., Director of Ceremonies ; Sir Knights R . G . Alston and Howe , 1 st and 2 nd Aides-du-Camp ; Sir Knights H . B . Leeson , M . D ., and Francis , 1 st and 2 nd Captains of Lines ; Sir Knight James AA ^ yld , Sword Bearer ; Sir Knights J . P . Acklam and Laurence Thompson , 1 st and 2 nd Heralds ; Sir Knight F . N . CrouchOrganist . Noviciates—J . BartonEquerry ; and J . Dalton
, , and J . Nicholls , Assistant Equerries . The Grand Officers were severally introduced by the Grand Director of Ceremonies , and were addressed by the Grand Master , who very cordially shook hands with all . Sir Knight CRUCEFIX moved that , in addition to the numbers stated in the Statutes to form the Committee of General Purposes , that the following be members thereof ex officioviz . —The Grand Masterthe
, , Deputy Grand Master , Grand Prior , Grand Chancellor , and Grand Vice Chancellor , which resolution , having been seconded , was carried unanimously . The Grand Master nominated on his part as members of the Committee , Sir Knights Dr . Crucefix , Dr . Leeson , and J . IT . Goldsworthv .
Sir Knights Henry Udall , Wackerbarth , Thodey Smith , and James Gibbins , were elected by the Grand Conclave as the four members of the committee provided by the statutes . The Grand Conclave was then closed in ample form and with solemn prayer . At half-past six o ' clock the Sir Knights sat down to banquet . The M . E . Grand Master in the chair , supported by Sir Frederick Fowke , Barl . ; Sir Knights Stuart , D . G . M , : Robb ; Michael Furnell ,
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Grand Conclave Of England And Wales.
in the Grand Conclave should be created . The necessity for such offices , arose thus : —On looking for the first time at the statutes , he thought it impossible to be enabled to fill up all the offices therein stated ; but , on reconsideration , he felt that the provincial encampments deserved their share of the honours ; and that , therefore , instead of there being too many offices , he found they were insufficient for his views . In the appointment of the Grand Officers he must solicit the forbearance of thc
Sir Knights—it was easy to please , but it was a difficult task not to offend ; even some of those of whom he was about to request the acceptance of office under him might not be pleased with the rank he should assign to them—they would please to bear in mind that he was himself , although a veteran Masonic Templar , as yet but young in office , and therefore hoped they would overlook his too prominent defects . The GRAND MASTER then intimated that , pursuant to the statutes , a Grand Treasurer should be elected ; whereon a ballot was taken and Sir Knight JOHN VINK was elected by a considerable majority .
The GRAND MASTER then nominated the following as the Grand Officers for the ensuing year : —Sir Knight W . Stuart , Deputy Grand Master ; Sir Knight B . B . Cabbell , Prior ; Sir Knight J . C . Burckhardt , ad vitam , Sub-Prior ; Sir Knight Rev . AV . Fallofield , M . A ., Prelate ; Sir Knight Frederick Fowke , Bart ., First Captain ; Sir Knight Robb , ( Major ) , Second Captain ; Sir Knight W . H . AVhite , Chancellor ; Sir Knight Claydon , Vice Chancellor ; Sir Knight T . II . Hall , Registrar ; Sir Knight J . Vink , ( elected by Grand Conclave ) , Treasurer ; Sir Knight H . R . Lewis , Chamberlain ; Sir Knight T . F . Savory , Hospitaller ; Sir Knights J . H . Goldsworthy and C . Baumer , 1 st
and 2 nd Experts ; Sir Knights W . Tucker and J . Ellis , 1 st and 2 nd Standard Bearers ; Sir Knight Rev . Jos . Senior , LL . D ., Almoner ; Sir Knight R . T . Crucefix , M . D ., LL . D ., Director of Ceremonies ; Sir Knights R . G . Alston and Howe , 1 st and 2 nd Aides-du-Camp ; Sir Knights H . B . Leeson , M . D ., and Francis , 1 st and 2 nd Captains of Lines ; Sir Knight James AA ^ yld , Sword Bearer ; Sir Knights J . P . Acklam and Laurence Thompson , 1 st and 2 nd Heralds ; Sir Knight F . N . CrouchOrganist . Noviciates—J . BartonEquerry ; and J . Dalton
, , and J . Nicholls , Assistant Equerries . The Grand Officers were severally introduced by the Grand Director of Ceremonies , and were addressed by the Grand Master , who very cordially shook hands with all . Sir Knight CRUCEFIX moved that , in addition to the numbers stated in the Statutes to form the Committee of General Purposes , that the following be members thereof ex officioviz . —The Grand Masterthe
, , Deputy Grand Master , Grand Prior , Grand Chancellor , and Grand Vice Chancellor , which resolution , having been seconded , was carried unanimously . The Grand Master nominated on his part as members of the Committee , Sir Knights Dr . Crucefix , Dr . Leeson , and J . IT . Goldsworthv .
Sir Knights Henry Udall , Wackerbarth , Thodey Smith , and James Gibbins , were elected by the Grand Conclave as the four members of the committee provided by the statutes . The Grand Conclave was then closed in ample form and with solemn prayer . At half-past six o ' clock the Sir Knights sat down to banquet . The M . E . Grand Master in the chair , supported by Sir Frederick Fowke , Barl . ; Sir Knights Stuart , D . G . M , : Robb ; Michael Furnell ,