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senting their Sen . Warden , Rev . E . H . A . Gwynne , Incumbent of the parish , with a purse of fifty sovereigns , as a mark of their respect and esteem ; and one of the Officers has kindly offered five pounds to the Lodge toAvards purchasing some new tracing boards . Indeed , Masonry seems to be so firmly rooted here , that it will not easily be eradicated .
WALSALL . —Lodge of St . Matthew ( No . 786 ) . —The Annual Festival of this Lodge , Avas held on Wednesday , April 5 th , when Bro . J . R . Newsam , the retiring W . M ., installed his successor Bro . John Wood , in a very able and impressive manner . The R . W . Col . Vernon , P . G . M . for Staffordshire , initiated Mr . Alexander Stavely Hill into the mysteries of Freemasonry . The W . M . appointed the following Brethren his officers : —Bro . Frank James , S . W ., E .
Jenvons , J . W . ; F . A . Edwards , S . D ., Henry Vernon , J . D ., Totty , Treas ., Thos . James , P . M ., Secretary , Rev . James DoAvnes , Chaplain ; James Douglas , J . G ., John James , jun ., D . C ., Dr . Burton and Howard James , Stewards . After the business of the Lodge was concluded , thirty-six members and visitors sat doAvn to banquet . The customary loyal and Masonic toasts having been duly honouredthe W . M . proposed
, the health of the R . W . the Prov . G . M . Colonel Vernon , and said , that if the M . W . the G . M . had searched the length and breadth of the land , he could not have found one better qualified to fill that important office . His appointment was hailed Avith joy and satisfaction by
all the Masons in the Province , and by none more so than the members of this Lodge . His exertions for the welfare of the Craft were too well known to need any encomium , and the members of the Lodge were so Avell acquainted Avith him , that he Avas sure they Avould do all honour to the toast . Colonel VERNON in reply , said , he thanked the Brethren most cordially for the manner in which they had received mention of his
name . He had accepted the honour which had been conferred on him by the M . W . the G . M . by his appointment to preside over the Province , Avith the full determination to do his duty , and in carrying out that object , he felt certain of the co-operation of the various Lodges . His frequent attendance at the Lodge of St . Matthew was a proof of the estimation in which he held that Lodge . The W . M . VisitorsPast Masters and Officerswere severall
, , , y proposed and responded to . Before separating , the W . M . said , he had a toast to propose , which would be for the first time heard in this Lodge . He had the pleasure of that day appointing the first chaplain to the Lodge . Although he could not claim the honour of a long acquaintance with the Rev . Bro . Downes , he could assure him that the tongue of good report had been heard in his favour . He had been informed
that Bro . Downes' father was , in his day , a most zealous and highly respected Mason in Birmingham , and it was no doubt the desire to follow in his steps , added to the favourable opinion preconceived of the institution , that had induced him to solicit the privileges of the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
senting their Sen . Warden , Rev . E . H . A . Gwynne , Incumbent of the parish , with a purse of fifty sovereigns , as a mark of their respect and esteem ; and one of the Officers has kindly offered five pounds to the Lodge toAvards purchasing some new tracing boards . Indeed , Masonry seems to be so firmly rooted here , that it will not easily be eradicated .
WALSALL . —Lodge of St . Matthew ( No . 786 ) . —The Annual Festival of this Lodge , Avas held on Wednesday , April 5 th , when Bro . J . R . Newsam , the retiring W . M ., installed his successor Bro . John Wood , in a very able and impressive manner . The R . W . Col . Vernon , P . G . M . for Staffordshire , initiated Mr . Alexander Stavely Hill into the mysteries of Freemasonry . The W . M . appointed the following Brethren his officers : —Bro . Frank James , S . W ., E .
Jenvons , J . W . ; F . A . Edwards , S . D ., Henry Vernon , J . D ., Totty , Treas ., Thos . James , P . M ., Secretary , Rev . James DoAvnes , Chaplain ; James Douglas , J . G ., John James , jun ., D . C ., Dr . Burton and Howard James , Stewards . After the business of the Lodge was concluded , thirty-six members and visitors sat doAvn to banquet . The customary loyal and Masonic toasts having been duly honouredthe W . M . proposed
, the health of the R . W . the Prov . G . M . Colonel Vernon , and said , that if the M . W . the G . M . had searched the length and breadth of the land , he could not have found one better qualified to fill that important office . His appointment was hailed Avith joy and satisfaction by
all the Masons in the Province , and by none more so than the members of this Lodge . His exertions for the welfare of the Craft were too well known to need any encomium , and the members of the Lodge were so Avell acquainted Avith him , that he Avas sure they Avould do all honour to the toast . Colonel VERNON in reply , said , he thanked the Brethren most cordially for the manner in which they had received mention of his
name . He had accepted the honour which had been conferred on him by the M . W . the G . M . by his appointment to preside over the Province , Avith the full determination to do his duty , and in carrying out that object , he felt certain of the co-operation of the various Lodges . His frequent attendance at the Lodge of St . Matthew was a proof of the estimation in which he held that Lodge . The W . M . VisitorsPast Masters and Officerswere severall
, , , y proposed and responded to . Before separating , the W . M . said , he had a toast to propose , which would be for the first time heard in this Lodge . He had the pleasure of that day appointing the first chaplain to the Lodge . Although he could not claim the honour of a long acquaintance with the Rev . Bro . Downes , he could assure him that the tongue of good report had been heard in his favour . He had been informed
that Bro . Downes' father was , in his day , a most zealous and highly respected Mason in Birmingham , and it was no doubt the desire to follow in his steps , added to the favourable opinion preconceived of the institution , that had induced him to solicit the privileges of the