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Article ROYAL FREEMASONS' GIRLS' SCHOOL. ← Page 6 of 7 →
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Royal Freemasons' Girls' School.
that the best return you can make to those Avho have assisted in your instruction will be to conduct yourself worthily of them , and then your future career will be as prosperous as your life Avill be virtuous . That you may be prosperous and good is our most fervent prayer . I now present you with this medal as a testimony of your good conduet" ( loud cheering ) .
The children then suug their "Goodnight" with great feeling , and proceeded once more round the room , every bit of the dessert being placed in their aprons . Their demeanour was most admirable . The CHAIEMAN then said that he had received Her Majesty ' s commands to attend at the Palace , and therefore he was obliged to leave them . His Lordshithen retiredpreceded by the Stewardsamidst
p , , great acclamation , having won the good opinion of all the Brethren by his admirable conduct in the Chair . Bro . BEADON having been called to the Chair , Bro . COOEEE said that the si ght they had just witnessed must have afforded them the greatest gratification . With the permission of the Chairmanhe would give them the healths of the Trustees of the
, Institution and the House Committee , and he would couple that Avith the name of their excellent Brother in the Chair ( cheers ) . Bro . BEADON said the Trustees and House Committee Avere most thankful to the friends of the Institution for the kind manner in Avhich they had contributed to its support . The excellent Secretary , Bro . FEANCIS CEEAV , here read the list of
subscriptions in the room , which amounted to 1600 Z . including 50 guineas presented b y Lord Londesborough . The CHAIEMAN , in jrroposing " The Treasurer , Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell , and the House Committee of the Boys' School and the other Masonic charities , " said he had looked to the right and left to see who was a proper person to respond to the toast , and he could not see any one more fitted for the duty than Bro . Harvey ( cheering ) .
Bro . HAEVEY did not know Avh y the Chairman should have done him the honour of coupling his name with that of the Treasurer , but he felt highly gratified at the compliment . He trusted they Avould muster in good force in support of the Boys' School , which he beliei'ed deserved their liberal support as much as the Girls' School ( cheers ) . The CHAIEMAN then proposed the healths of the SteAvards , to
Avhom they were much indebted for the excellent entertainment of the day , and he would call upon the Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . J . E . Cox , Avho was President of the Board , to respond to the toast ( cheers ) . Bro . Cox said that , on behalf of his Bro . Stewards and himself , hereturned them his most cordial thanks for the liment just
_ comp paid to them . If they had contributed to the happiness of the evening they were amply compensated . They could have Avished that the Brethren had been a little more attentive to the commands of the W . M ., but in so large a meeting it Avas perhaps almost impossible . At all events , the SteAvards thanked them cordiall y for the compliment , as Avell as for the liberal subscription of the evening ( cheers ) .
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Royal Freemasons' Girls' School.
that the best return you can make to those Avho have assisted in your instruction will be to conduct yourself worthily of them , and then your future career will be as prosperous as your life Avill be virtuous . That you may be prosperous and good is our most fervent prayer . I now present you with this medal as a testimony of your good conduet" ( loud cheering ) .
The children then suug their "Goodnight" with great feeling , and proceeded once more round the room , every bit of the dessert being placed in their aprons . Their demeanour was most admirable . The CHAIEMAN then said that he had received Her Majesty ' s commands to attend at the Palace , and therefore he was obliged to leave them . His Lordshithen retiredpreceded by the Stewardsamidst
p , , great acclamation , having won the good opinion of all the Brethren by his admirable conduct in the Chair . Bro . BEADON having been called to the Chair , Bro . COOEEE said that the si ght they had just witnessed must have afforded them the greatest gratification . With the permission of the Chairmanhe would give them the healths of the Trustees of the
, Institution and the House Committee , and he would couple that Avith the name of their excellent Brother in the Chair ( cheers ) . Bro . BEADON said the Trustees and House Committee Avere most thankful to the friends of the Institution for the kind manner in Avhich they had contributed to its support . The excellent Secretary , Bro . FEANCIS CEEAV , here read the list of
subscriptions in the room , which amounted to 1600 Z . including 50 guineas presented b y Lord Londesborough . The CHAIEMAN , in jrroposing " The Treasurer , Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell , and the House Committee of the Boys' School and the other Masonic charities , " said he had looked to the right and left to see who was a proper person to respond to the toast , and he could not see any one more fitted for the duty than Bro . Harvey ( cheering ) .
Bro . HAEVEY did not know Avh y the Chairman should have done him the honour of coupling his name with that of the Treasurer , but he felt highly gratified at the compliment . He trusted they Avould muster in good force in support of the Boys' School , which he beliei'ed deserved their liberal support as much as the Girls' School ( cheers ) . The CHAIEMAN then proposed the healths of the SteAvards , to
Avhom they were much indebted for the excellent entertainment of the day , and he would call upon the Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . J . E . Cox , Avho was President of the Board , to respond to the toast ( cheers ) . Bro . Cox said that , on behalf of his Bro . Stewards and himself , hereturned them his most cordial thanks for the liment just
_ comp paid to them . If they had contributed to the happiness of the evening they were amply compensated . They could have Avished that the Brethren had been a little more attentive to the commands of the W . M ., but in so large a meeting it Avas perhaps almost impossible . At all events , the SteAvards thanked them cordiall y for the compliment , as Avell as for the liberal subscription of the evening ( cheers ) .