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their kind reception of his name , and urged the propriety of a regular attendance on lodge nights , and also stated that he should cause the by-laws of the lodge to be printed and circulated among the members . Pie urged the necessity of supporting the masonic charities , which he referred to at some length , the Asylum for Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons in particular , and concluded by calling upon the company to charge bumper glasses to do honour to their much respected immediate Past Master , Bro . John E . W . Rolls . The various officers of the lodge were complimented , and their healths drank .
On Bro . Joshua Williams ' s name being introduced by the W . M ., Bro . Rolls alluded to the debt of gratitude which the lodge owed to him for his energy and perseverance , and suggested that some suitable testimonial should be presented to him . It was agreed that a P . M . jewel should be subscribed for and presented to him . The evening was most happily spent , the various toasts being interspersed with songs . Bro . Stanton , of London , who was among the visiting brethren , added much to the spirit of the occasion .
LEICESTER , June 26 . —John of Gaunt Lodge , Bro . Thomas Cooper , W . Master Elect . The annual festival of this lodge was held at the Three Crowns' Hotel . A Convocation of St . Augustine ' s Chapter was held at one o ' clock ; Sir F . G . Fowke , Bart ., D . P . G . M ., & c , M . E . Z . The lodge was opened at half-past two o ' clock , when the ceremony of installation of the W . M . took place . The banquet was on the table at four o ' clock , and was well attended .
FALMOUTH , April 27 . —A patent having been issued by the Earls q £ Zetland , Yarborough , & c , to Comp . Ellis , Alderman and ex-Mayor of Falmouth , P . Z ., and Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Cornwall-appointing him the M . E . Grand Superintendant of R . A . M . of the province , a chapter was held at the hall , Royal Hotel , when the first Prov . Grand Chapter of the province was opened with all due solemnity . The ceremony commenced about noon , by which time the Rev . H . Grylls , P . G . Chaplainand other official members of the Order from different
, parts of the county , had assembled . The chapter was furnished with every appropriate emblem ; the hall was illuminated and decorated in an unusual style of brilliance , and the members appeared in regular costume . The Grand Superintendant was introduced in form by the Director of Ceremonies , Sword and Standard Bearer , the Organist playing appropriate music . Comp . Reginald Rogers , P . P . G . Director of Ceremonies , read the patent , the companions saluted , and the Grand
Superintendant took his seat , having Comps . Z . Pearce , a magistrate of Penzance , and Cornish , a magistrate of Falmouth , the two senior officers of the province , on his right and left . The ancient secret forms being observed , the vails lifted , the altar light ignited , and solemn music performed , & c , which cannot here be further described , the companions were addressed by the Grand Superintendant , and the Prov . Grand Chapter was closed . Previous to the Provincial Chapterthe Chapter
, of Virtue , Silence , and Peace was held , when several brethren , duly qualified , from Truro , were admitted of this degree , after which companions who had been elected to principal chairs in the chapter of the province , were instructed , invested , and installed . The whole ceremony concluded about four o ' clock , and at five the companions assembled at the banquet . After the removal of the cloth , that true loyalty which
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Provincial.
their kind reception of his name , and urged the propriety of a regular attendance on lodge nights , and also stated that he should cause the by-laws of the lodge to be printed and circulated among the members . Pie urged the necessity of supporting the masonic charities , which he referred to at some length , the Asylum for Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons in particular , and concluded by calling upon the company to charge bumper glasses to do honour to their much respected immediate Past Master , Bro . John E . W . Rolls . The various officers of the lodge were complimented , and their healths drank .
On Bro . Joshua Williams ' s name being introduced by the W . M ., Bro . Rolls alluded to the debt of gratitude which the lodge owed to him for his energy and perseverance , and suggested that some suitable testimonial should be presented to him . It was agreed that a P . M . jewel should be subscribed for and presented to him . The evening was most happily spent , the various toasts being interspersed with songs . Bro . Stanton , of London , who was among the visiting brethren , added much to the spirit of the occasion .
LEICESTER , June 26 . —John of Gaunt Lodge , Bro . Thomas Cooper , W . Master Elect . The annual festival of this lodge was held at the Three Crowns' Hotel . A Convocation of St . Augustine ' s Chapter was held at one o ' clock ; Sir F . G . Fowke , Bart ., D . P . G . M ., & c , M . E . Z . The lodge was opened at half-past two o ' clock , when the ceremony of installation of the W . M . took place . The banquet was on the table at four o ' clock , and was well attended .
FALMOUTH , April 27 . —A patent having been issued by the Earls q £ Zetland , Yarborough , & c , to Comp . Ellis , Alderman and ex-Mayor of Falmouth , P . Z ., and Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Cornwall-appointing him the M . E . Grand Superintendant of R . A . M . of the province , a chapter was held at the hall , Royal Hotel , when the first Prov . Grand Chapter of the province was opened with all due solemnity . The ceremony commenced about noon , by which time the Rev . H . Grylls , P . G . Chaplainand other official members of the Order from different
, parts of the county , had assembled . The chapter was furnished with every appropriate emblem ; the hall was illuminated and decorated in an unusual style of brilliance , and the members appeared in regular costume . The Grand Superintendant was introduced in form by the Director of Ceremonies , Sword and Standard Bearer , the Organist playing appropriate music . Comp . Reginald Rogers , P . P . G . Director of Ceremonies , read the patent , the companions saluted , and the Grand
Superintendant took his seat , having Comps . Z . Pearce , a magistrate of Penzance , and Cornish , a magistrate of Falmouth , the two senior officers of the province , on his right and left . The ancient secret forms being observed , the vails lifted , the altar light ignited , and solemn music performed , & c , which cannot here be further described , the companions were addressed by the Grand Superintendant , and the Prov . Grand Chapter was closed . Previous to the Provincial Chapterthe Chapter
, of Virtue , Silence , and Peace was held , when several brethren , duly qualified , from Truro , were admitted of this degree , after which companions who had been elected to principal chairs in the chapter of the province , were instructed , invested , and installed . The whole ceremony concluded about four o ' clock , and at five the companions assembled at the banquet . After the removal of the cloth , that true loyalty which