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Masonic Intelligence.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . July 13 th . —A General Court ivas held this day , at Avhich Mr . Moore presided , and Avas AA'ell attended . Messrs . Gilbert " and O . Thiselton were appointed scrutineers for the Ballot , AA'hich then commenced for the Election of Four Children . The folloAA'ing Avere declared the successful Candidates : —
Charles Butt , I W . D . Thomas , C . J . Robinson , | W . P . Burdwood . The Committee for conducting the affairs of the Charity , for the ensuing tAvelve months , Avas the same as last year . See page 295 , Vol . I ., excepting that Mr . J . Armstrong , Mr . B . Laurence , " J . C . Fourdrinier , " E . H . Patten ,
" W . R . G . Key , Avere elected in place of Messrs . Barnes , Messrs . Rodgers , and " Bickford , " Richards . " Broadfoot , It Avas resolved unanimously , that the usual Advertisements required by the Institution be for the future inserted in the Freemasons ' Quarterly RevieiA" . All business being concluded , the thanks of the Meeting Avere respectfully offered to the Chairman , and the Court adjourned .
Grand Masonic Aquatic Excursion.
GRAND MASONIC AQUATIC EXCURSION .
July 22 nd . The Eleventh AnniA'evsary of the Aquatic Excursion to Chatham , in aid of the Funds for providing Clothing and Education for Sons of Masons , took place this day . That very commodious steamer , the Albion , was selected by the Committee to convey the company to the place of destination , and at half-past eight o ' clock in the mornino- the signal gun AA'as fired by order of the Veteran Brother J . J . H . Coe—the moorings Avere let goand the vessel started on its trito the MediA'
, p ay she glided down the river , and slowly threaded her AA'ay through the forest of masts that environed her course , the band of music that Avas in attendance playing Masonic and other airs as she went , Avhilst the hearts of many on board beat quick , in anticipation of the further enjoyments that aAvaited them . After , in some measure , clearing the multitudinous obstacles Avhich had impeded her progress , the propelling poAver of the steamer was increased , and she then , though not a swift boatwalked at reasonable rateThe
, aAvay a . song of the " Bay of Biscay" Avas happily introduced as the vessel approached the Nore . Here the breeze of easterly wind , Avhich had blown pretty strongly all day , freshened a little , and set in a ri pple of a sea that made the Albion p itch and roll . The disturbance , however , Avas quickly got over , and the smooth Avaters of the MecKvay compensated for it , as Avell as for the dashing of the sprayAvhich Avas experienced previous to gettino
, - inland . ° On reaching Chatham a royal salute was given by the Albion ; and , after a stay of a few minutes , she put about , and as she steamed home-Avards , the dancing and singing on deck ivere vigorously resumed . On again rounding the Nore , the ivind and tide Avere favourable . ' The company consisted of about 400 ladies and gentlemen on board all
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Intelligence.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . July 13 th . —A General Court ivas held this day , at Avhich Mr . Moore presided , and Avas AA'ell attended . Messrs . Gilbert " and O . Thiselton were appointed scrutineers for the Ballot , AA'hich then commenced for the Election of Four Children . The folloAA'ing Avere declared the successful Candidates : —
Charles Butt , I W . D . Thomas , C . J . Robinson , | W . P . Burdwood . The Committee for conducting the affairs of the Charity , for the ensuing tAvelve months , Avas the same as last year . See page 295 , Vol . I ., excepting that Mr . J . Armstrong , Mr . B . Laurence , " J . C . Fourdrinier , " E . H . Patten ,
" W . R . G . Key , Avere elected in place of Messrs . Barnes , Messrs . Rodgers , and " Bickford , " Richards . " Broadfoot , It Avas resolved unanimously , that the usual Advertisements required by the Institution be for the future inserted in the Freemasons ' Quarterly RevieiA" . All business being concluded , the thanks of the Meeting Avere respectfully offered to the Chairman , and the Court adjourned .
Grand Masonic Aquatic Excursion.
GRAND MASONIC AQUATIC EXCURSION .
July 22 nd . The Eleventh AnniA'evsary of the Aquatic Excursion to Chatham , in aid of the Funds for providing Clothing and Education for Sons of Masons , took place this day . That very commodious steamer , the Albion , was selected by the Committee to convey the company to the place of destination , and at half-past eight o ' clock in the mornino- the signal gun AA'as fired by order of the Veteran Brother J . J . H . Coe—the moorings Avere let goand the vessel started on its trito the MediA'
, p ay she glided down the river , and slowly threaded her AA'ay through the forest of masts that environed her course , the band of music that Avas in attendance playing Masonic and other airs as she went , Avhilst the hearts of many on board beat quick , in anticipation of the further enjoyments that aAvaited them . After , in some measure , clearing the multitudinous obstacles Avhich had impeded her progress , the propelling poAver of the steamer was increased , and she then , though not a swift boatwalked at reasonable rateThe
, aAvay a . song of the " Bay of Biscay" Avas happily introduced as the vessel approached the Nore . Here the breeze of easterly wind , Avhich had blown pretty strongly all day , freshened a little , and set in a ri pple of a sea that made the Albion p itch and roll . The disturbance , however , Avas quickly got over , and the smooth Avaters of the MecKvay compensated for it , as Avell as for the dashing of the sprayAvhich Avas experienced previous to gettino
, - inland . ° On reaching Chatham a royal salute was given by the Albion ; and , after a stay of a few minutes , she put about , and as she steamed home-Avards , the dancing and singing on deck ivere vigorously resumed . On again rounding the Nore , the ivind and tide Avere favourable . ' The company consisted of about 400 ladies and gentlemen on board all