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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
European reputation , —Bro . M . Costa , —who in accepting the office , manifested the strength of his zeal in the cause of Freemasonry , and unquestionably conferred a distinguished honour upon the Craft . The perfection of the musical arrangements on that occasion was the theme of universal
admiration . The exquisite rendering of the selection , —so far superior to anything heard of late years at the Grand Festival , —held the assembled Brethren entranced , and the only noise which resounded was that of warm and hearty plaudits at the conclusion of each of the musical morceauic ,
which shoAved the gratification that prevailed , and a high appreciation of Bro . Costa ' s and his coadjutors' talents . The anticipation of a scene of similar gratification was far from verified at this year ' s gathering . Similar talent was engaged ; the same worthy Brother had made the musical
arrangements at great personal inconvenience , though , it is said , little consideration was shown to his position , as the first musical conductor of the clay ; indeed , we understand
that he was treated as if he were rather at the beck and call of the Board of Stewards , instead of their feeling that they had an honour conferred upon them by his giving up his valuable time , to listen to the manner in which a huckstering spirit was displayed relative to the professional engagements . The same musical talent , we repeat , was secured
as at the Festival of 1851 , but the effect produced was widely different . The noise aud uproar throughout the evening was so great , — literally exemplifying the poet ' s " confusion worse confounded , "—that not only was little or no attention paid to the Grand Master ' s repeated
demand for silence , and that the Grand Stewards would do their duty and preserve order , but before half the business of the evening had passed , it became positively impossible to hear a word from a single speaker , whilst one of the worthiest Brethren of whom the Craft can boast , —to name whom is to
give a testimony to the warmth of his heart in the cause of universal philanthropy , —Bro . B . B . Cabbell , was not even allowed to be heard , when returning thanks for the Masonic
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
European reputation , —Bro . M . Costa , —who in accepting the office , manifested the strength of his zeal in the cause of Freemasonry , and unquestionably conferred a distinguished honour upon the Craft . The perfection of the musical arrangements on that occasion was the theme of universal
admiration . The exquisite rendering of the selection , —so far superior to anything heard of late years at the Grand Festival , —held the assembled Brethren entranced , and the only noise which resounded was that of warm and hearty plaudits at the conclusion of each of the musical morceauic ,
which shoAved the gratification that prevailed , and a high appreciation of Bro . Costa ' s and his coadjutors' talents . The anticipation of a scene of similar gratification was far from verified at this year ' s gathering . Similar talent was engaged ; the same worthy Brother had made the musical
arrangements at great personal inconvenience , though , it is said , little consideration was shown to his position , as the first musical conductor of the clay ; indeed , we understand
that he was treated as if he were rather at the beck and call of the Board of Stewards , instead of their feeling that they had an honour conferred upon them by his giving up his valuable time , to listen to the manner in which a huckstering spirit was displayed relative to the professional engagements . The same musical talent , we repeat , was secured
as at the Festival of 1851 , but the effect produced was widely different . The noise aud uproar throughout the evening was so great , — literally exemplifying the poet ' s " confusion worse confounded , "—that not only was little or no attention paid to the Grand Master ' s repeated
demand for silence , and that the Grand Stewards would do their duty and preserve order , but before half the business of the evening had passed , it became positively impossible to hear a word from a single speaker , whilst one of the worthiest Brethren of whom the Craft can boast , —to name whom is to
give a testimony to the warmth of his heart in the cause of universal philanthropy , —Bro . B . B . Cabbell , was not even allowed to be heard , when returning thanks for the Masonic