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Article RE-UNION OF THE BURLINGTON AND BANK OF ENGLAND LODGES. ← Page 2 of 2 Article THE CHARITIES. Page 1 of 2 →
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Re-Union Of The Burlington And Bank Of England Lodges.
Bro . WRIGHT proposed the health of the Stewards , Bros . Faudel and Whitinore , whose attentions were so manifest , and which ensured the comfort of the meeting , Bro . WHITMORE , in a very humourous address , gave an account of the severe duties the Stewards had to sustain , in travelling from London to Greenwich , tasting the white bait , and satisfy ing themselves that the wines were sufficientlrecherche for the ladies .
y The CHAIRMAN proposed the " Ladies , " and certainl y in so doing he availed himself of his privilege , in commenting on the general circumstances of the meeting , to the evident pleasure of the company . The ladies then retired , ancl after two or three toasts the brethren joined them . The musical arrangement was spontaneous ; Bros . Colletti , Brizzi , ancl R . Costa were assisted by Bros . Whitmore ancl Spencer in the
diningroom , ancl in the drawing-room Madame Castellan and her friend indulged the company with several airs . The song was alternated by a carpet dance , and at high twelve the meeting adjourned amid hearty good wishes for the re-union of 1849 .
The Charities.
THE CHARITIES .
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL . —Quarterly General Court , April 13 . —A vote to increase the salary of the Secretary from 502 . to 1001 . was all but unanimous . In this grant public opinion will fully concur ; it is a just tribute to a truly zealous ancl meritorious officer , and we trust the confirmation will be as creditable as the vote is honourable . The new Committees were appointed . Bro . Baumer resigned as member of both .
Six children were received , including a very interesting child , one of the orphans of the late Bro . Robert Field , Secretary to the Aged Masons Asylum The children were all reported to be in good health . ANNUAL FESTIVAL , May 17 . —Present , the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M ., in the chair , and about two hundred brethren . After the removal of the cloth the usual loyal toasts were proposedand
, enthusiastically received ; other arranged toasts followed , and were equally welcomed . The proceedings gave great satisfaction . The Grand Master remarked on the paucity of Grand Officers , and thought they would have added to their own happiness as well as to the funds of the institution had they been present . His lordship entered into a statement of the affairs of the charityespecially remarking on the mutability of human affairs
, , and observing that in the school were the children of parents who hacl sat in that hall partaking of the same happiness afforded to themselves . His lordship eulogized the conduct of all connected with the arrangements of the charity—and last , though not least , the collector , Bro . Nichols , came in for a kind word . The Secretary introduced Mary Eyre as the successful candidate for thc medal , on a ballot taken by the children themselves .
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Re-Union Of The Burlington And Bank Of England Lodges.
Bro . WRIGHT proposed the health of the Stewards , Bros . Faudel and Whitinore , whose attentions were so manifest , and which ensured the comfort of the meeting , Bro . WHITMORE , in a very humourous address , gave an account of the severe duties the Stewards had to sustain , in travelling from London to Greenwich , tasting the white bait , and satisfy ing themselves that the wines were sufficientlrecherche for the ladies .
y The CHAIRMAN proposed the " Ladies , " and certainl y in so doing he availed himself of his privilege , in commenting on the general circumstances of the meeting , to the evident pleasure of the company . The ladies then retired , ancl after two or three toasts the brethren joined them . The musical arrangement was spontaneous ; Bros . Colletti , Brizzi , ancl R . Costa were assisted by Bros . Whitmore ancl Spencer in the
diningroom , ancl in the drawing-room Madame Castellan and her friend indulged the company with several airs . The song was alternated by a carpet dance , and at high twelve the meeting adjourned amid hearty good wishes for the re-union of 1849 .
The Charities.
THE CHARITIES .
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL . —Quarterly General Court , April 13 . —A vote to increase the salary of the Secretary from 502 . to 1001 . was all but unanimous . In this grant public opinion will fully concur ; it is a just tribute to a truly zealous ancl meritorious officer , and we trust the confirmation will be as creditable as the vote is honourable . The new Committees were appointed . Bro . Baumer resigned as member of both .
Six children were received , including a very interesting child , one of the orphans of the late Bro . Robert Field , Secretary to the Aged Masons Asylum The children were all reported to be in good health . ANNUAL FESTIVAL , May 17 . —Present , the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M ., in the chair , and about two hundred brethren . After the removal of the cloth the usual loyal toasts were proposedand
, enthusiastically received ; other arranged toasts followed , and were equally welcomed . The proceedings gave great satisfaction . The Grand Master remarked on the paucity of Grand Officers , and thought they would have added to their own happiness as well as to the funds of the institution had they been present . His lordship entered into a statement of the affairs of the charityespecially remarking on the mutability of human affairs
, , and observing that in the school were the children of parents who hacl sat in that hall partaking of the same happiness afforded to themselves . His lordship eulogized the conduct of all connected with the arrangements of the charity—and last , though not least , the collector , Bro . Nichols , came in for a kind word . The Secretary introduced Mary Eyre as the successful candidate for thc medal , on a ballot taken by the children themselves .