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Article GRAND MASONIC AQUATIC EXCURSION. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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Grand Masonic Aquatic Excursion.
He oft had wUh'd , Avith scanty means , but oft he wish'd in vain , To found a Mason ' s Institute the Orphan to maintain ; That ivish Avas wafted to the poles , ancl echoed back again , And soon the fabric rose complete , aud stood amid the plain , By free accepted Masons , & c . Like Phoebus , with his golden train , in eastern splendour drest ,
He rose majestic in the morn—ivith virtue for his crest ; Meridian glory he attained , —then sinking in the Avest , Th' horizon beamed Avith rosy hue , and told the bri ghter rest Of this free accepted Mason , & c . Though times and seasons circling change , and customs pass away , Yet Mason ' s hands and Mason ' s hearts are still the same to-day , The lovel y fair unite wlth us , and smiling seem to say , " Go on aud prosper in the Avork , and act in the same AVay As this free accepted Mason , " & c .
The health of Brother Coe ( the Treasurer to the Excursion , and from Avhich upwards of 1000 ? . haA'e been returned to the fluids in aid of the Institution ) was next drank Avith enthusiasm . The Avorthy Brother having acknoAvledged , in suitable terms , the compliment conferred upon him , pronounced a warm eulogium upon the President , and concluded by proposing his health . —( Loud applause . )
The President , in returning thanks , said that his reward Avas in the advancement of the institution which they Avere that day met to celebrate . ( Hear . ) The orphan of a brother Mason ivas a being that demanded their protection and care , not merely that he should be properly instructed , but that , by the fostering kindness of Brother Masons , he should be made a useful and A'aluable member of the society . —( Hear . )
Dr . Crucefix then proposed , in very complimentary terms , the health of Mr . Barnes , the Hon . Secretary to the Institution . —( Cheers . ) Mr . Barnes ( ivho by the way Avas presented three years ago , during the presidency of Colonel Forrest , AA'ith a splendidly engraved snuffbox , for his exertions in aid of the Institution ) returned thanks , and declared that he should always be ready to advance the cause of Masonry and Charity to the best of his abilities . —Hear )
On the " Health of the Committee" being drunk , with thanks for their sendees , Mr . W ray returned thanks in a neat speech , on the part of himself and the Committee .
We cannot take leave of tins subject ivithout saying that the dinner , Avines , & c , Avere of the very best quality , and that they reflect the highest credit upon the purveyor , Mr . Clifton , the Avine merchant , of Old Jewry , who Avas present during the clay , and AVIIO contributed by his attention and kindness to the comforts of the Company , who , Ave are gratified to say , disembarked at St . Katharine ' s Dock as joyous aud as happy as they Avent on board . The reappearance of Brother Bryant , the Irish vocalist , excited much gratification , and although he betrayed evident marks of recent indisposition , he contributed greatly to ( he harmony of the day . Our
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Grand Masonic Aquatic Excursion.
He oft had wUh'd , Avith scanty means , but oft he wish'd in vain , To found a Mason ' s Institute the Orphan to maintain ; That ivish Avas wafted to the poles , ancl echoed back again , And soon the fabric rose complete , aud stood amid the plain , By free accepted Masons , & c . Like Phoebus , with his golden train , in eastern splendour drest ,
He rose majestic in the morn—ivith virtue for his crest ; Meridian glory he attained , —then sinking in the Avest , Th' horizon beamed Avith rosy hue , and told the bri ghter rest Of this free accepted Mason , & c . Though times and seasons circling change , and customs pass away , Yet Mason ' s hands and Mason ' s hearts are still the same to-day , The lovel y fair unite wlth us , and smiling seem to say , " Go on aud prosper in the Avork , and act in the same AVay As this free accepted Mason , " & c .
The health of Brother Coe ( the Treasurer to the Excursion , and from Avhich upwards of 1000 ? . haA'e been returned to the fluids in aid of the Institution ) was next drank Avith enthusiasm . The Avorthy Brother having acknoAvledged , in suitable terms , the compliment conferred upon him , pronounced a warm eulogium upon the President , and concluded by proposing his health . —( Loud applause . )
The President , in returning thanks , said that his reward Avas in the advancement of the institution which they Avere that day met to celebrate . ( Hear . ) The orphan of a brother Mason ivas a being that demanded their protection and care , not merely that he should be properly instructed , but that , by the fostering kindness of Brother Masons , he should be made a useful and A'aluable member of the society . —( Hear . )
Dr . Crucefix then proposed , in very complimentary terms , the health of Mr . Barnes , the Hon . Secretary to the Institution . —( Cheers . ) Mr . Barnes ( ivho by the way Avas presented three years ago , during the presidency of Colonel Forrest , AA'ith a splendidly engraved snuffbox , for his exertions in aid of the Institution ) returned thanks , and declared that he should always be ready to advance the cause of Masonry and Charity to the best of his abilities . —Hear )
On the " Health of the Committee" being drunk , with thanks for their sendees , Mr . W ray returned thanks in a neat speech , on the part of himself and the Committee .
We cannot take leave of tins subject ivithout saying that the dinner , Avines , & c , Avere of the very best quality , and that they reflect the highest credit upon the purveyor , Mr . Clifton , the Avine merchant , of Old Jewry , who Avas present during the clay , and AVIIO contributed by his attention and kindness to the comforts of the Company , who , Ave are gratified to say , disembarked at St . Katharine ' s Dock as joyous aud as happy as they Avent on board . The reappearance of Brother Bryant , the Irish vocalist , excited much gratification , and although he betrayed evident marks of recent indisposition , he contributed greatly to ( he harmony of the day . Our