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United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
At a Grand Lodge holden at Freemasons'Hall , on Wednesday , 26 th April , 1854 : — Present . —H . W . Thomas Henry Hall , Prov . G . M . for Cambridgeshire , as Gr . M . ; A . Dobie , Prov . G . M . for Surrey , and G . Reg . as D . G . M . ; F . Pattison , P . J . G . W . as S . G . W . ; H . L . Crohn , G . Sec . for German Correspondence , and Rep . of the G . L . of Hamburghas J . G . W . ; S . RawsonProv . Gr . M . for China ; Rev . John .
, , E . Cox , G . Chaplain ; W . H . White , G . Sec . ; R . H . Giraud , S . G . D . ; J . H . Goldsworthy , P . S . G . D . ; L . Thompson , P . J . G . D . ; A . A . Le Veau , G . S . B . ; E . H . Patten , P . G . S . B . ; F . W . Breitling , G . Pur . ; the Grand Stewards of the year ; the Masters , Wardens , and Past Masters of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and the Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of many other Lodges .
The Grand Lodge was opened in form , and with solemn prayer . The G . See . read from the Book of Constitutions , Article 11 , page 22 , relative to the Annual Feast of the Order , also Article 1 , page 28 , as to the appointment of Grand Officers , after which the following notice and summons issued by order of the M . W . the G . M . was read , viz . —
"Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint Wednesday , the 26 th of April , inst ., as a day of Humiliation and Prayer , the Annual Festival of the Order must necessarily be postponed . The M . W . the G-. M . has in consequence appointed Saturday , the 29 th insfc ., for holding the G . Lodge and Festival at Freemasons ' Hall , on which day , your attendance is hereby required , together with your Wardens and Past Masters , at half-past four o ' clock in the afternoon , for the installation of the M . W . the G . M ., and nomination of other Officers . " The attendance of such members of the G . L . as can conveniently be present , is requested at
Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , the 26 th of April , at four o'clock in the afternoon precisely , for the purpose of adjourning until Saturday , the 29 th instant , for the despatch of business . " By command of the W . M . Grand Master , ( Signed ) WILLIAM H . WHITE , G . S . Freemasons' Ball , 15 th April , 1854 . It was then duly moved and seconded , that this meeting do adjourn
until Saturday , the 29 th instant , at half-past four o ' clock in the afternoon , for the installation of the M . W . the G . M ., and nomination of Grand Officers , and afterwards to attend the Grand Festival . The question having been put thereon , it passed unanimously in the affirmative . The Grand Lodge was then closed in form and with solemn prayer , and adjourned to Saturday , April 29 th .
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United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
At a Grand Lodge holden at Freemasons'Hall , on Wednesday , 26 th April , 1854 : — Present . —H . W . Thomas Henry Hall , Prov . G . M . for Cambridgeshire , as Gr . M . ; A . Dobie , Prov . G . M . for Surrey , and G . Reg . as D . G . M . ; F . Pattison , P . J . G . W . as S . G . W . ; H . L . Crohn , G . Sec . for German Correspondence , and Rep . of the G . L . of Hamburghas J . G . W . ; S . RawsonProv . Gr . M . for China ; Rev . John .
, , E . Cox , G . Chaplain ; W . H . White , G . Sec . ; R . H . Giraud , S . G . D . ; J . H . Goldsworthy , P . S . G . D . ; L . Thompson , P . J . G . D . ; A . A . Le Veau , G . S . B . ; E . H . Patten , P . G . S . B . ; F . W . Breitling , G . Pur . ; the Grand Stewards of the year ; the Masters , Wardens , and Past Masters of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and the Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of many other Lodges .
The Grand Lodge was opened in form , and with solemn prayer . The G . See . read from the Book of Constitutions , Article 11 , page 22 , relative to the Annual Feast of the Order , also Article 1 , page 28 , as to the appointment of Grand Officers , after which the following notice and summons issued by order of the M . W . the G . M . was read , viz . —
"Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint Wednesday , the 26 th of April , inst ., as a day of Humiliation and Prayer , the Annual Festival of the Order must necessarily be postponed . The M . W . the G-. M . has in consequence appointed Saturday , the 29 th insfc ., for holding the G . Lodge and Festival at Freemasons ' Hall , on which day , your attendance is hereby required , together with your Wardens and Past Masters , at half-past four o ' clock in the afternoon , for the installation of the M . W . the G . M ., and nomination of other Officers . " The attendance of such members of the G . L . as can conveniently be present , is requested at
Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , the 26 th of April , at four o'clock in the afternoon precisely , for the purpose of adjourning until Saturday , the 29 th instant , for the despatch of business . " By command of the W . M . Grand Master , ( Signed ) WILLIAM H . WHITE , G . S . Freemasons' Ball , 15 th April , 1854 . It was then duly moved and seconded , that this meeting do adjourn
until Saturday , the 29 th instant , at half-past four o ' clock in the afternoon , for the installation of the M . W . the G . M ., and nomination of Grand Officers , and afterwards to attend the Grand Festival . The question having been put thereon , it passed unanimously in the affirmative . The Grand Lodge was then closed in form and with solemn prayer , and adjourned to Saturday , April 29 th .