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Provincial.
Howard , whose songs were given with irresistible effect . One peculiar attribute of this meeting was the appearance of the gallery at one end of the hall , which was filled with elegantly dressed ladies , comprising the elite of the beauty and fashion of AA ' atford ancl its neighbourhood . This circumstance , although it prevented the banquet being conducted according to strict Masonic custom , diffused a graceful charm upon the scene which it could not otherwise have received . After the Kingthe
, Grancl Patron of the Order , his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of Masons , and several other Masonic toasts , had been given and drunk with enthusiasm , the Chairman saicl he rose to propose the health of a nobleman to whose merits he could not clo sufficient justice . After alluding to his lordship ' s munificent donation towards the hall in which they were then assembled , and his great zeal ancl kindness towards the Craft in generalhe proposed the health of the Marquess of
, Salisbury , the noble Provincial Grand Master . The Marquess of Salisbury said he felt no small difficulty in returning thanks for the gratifying manner in which his name had been receiveci ; he coulcl not sufficiently express his attachment to the Order to which they all belonged . He congratulated them upon the rapid increase of Masonry in this county , and to the manner in which it was graced this day by the presence of so many fair ladieswhom he had the pleasure of
, seeing before him ; he was convinced that from what they then saw they would not feel more averse to the Order ; the hall in which they then sat was an honour to the AVatford Lodge , and he trusted would often be filled as it was at present . Although perhaps not strictly in order , he could not deny himself the pleasure of proposing as a toast " The Ladies of AVatford . "—( A ery great applause ) .
The next toast was " The Right Honourable Lord II . John Spencer Churchill , Deputy Grancl Master . " Lord Salisbury then said he rose to propose the health of a Brother who would have presided over them that day had not illness prevented him ; it was a matter of deep regret that he was not present to witness the opening of that splendid building , towards the erection and embellishment of' which hehad so liberally contributed ; he begged to propose
" The health of Brother Marjoribanks , AV . M ., with the best wishes for his speedy recovery . "—( Immense applause ) . Brother AVard briefly returned thanks for the AA ' orsliipful Master . The next toast was " The Grand Officers of England who were present . " Brother Rowland Alston said , he was sure lie expressed the feeling of the Grand Lodge of England when he saicl that the proceedings of this
day were most satisfactory . He could tell them that elsewhere , a Lodge more successful or more respectable as to the rank and number of its members did not exist . An admiration of the social compact which existed between them as Masons , was the feeling which induced him to become a member of that Order which leads only to good . He concluded , proposing " The Past Masters of the Lodge . " Brother Clutterbuck returned thanks .
The next toast ivas " The Grand Officers for Herts ; " for which Brother Stewart briefly returned thanks in an appropriate manner . The next toast proposed was " The Lodges of the County . " Brother Sworder , AV . M . of the Hertford Lodge , returned thanks in a neat speech . He said , as the Master of the senior Lodge in the county , the duty devolved upon him of returning thanks . He could assure them that the Brethren of the Hertford Lodge had looked forward with sin-
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Provincial.
Howard , whose songs were given with irresistible effect . One peculiar attribute of this meeting was the appearance of the gallery at one end of the hall , which was filled with elegantly dressed ladies , comprising the elite of the beauty and fashion of AA ' atford ancl its neighbourhood . This circumstance , although it prevented the banquet being conducted according to strict Masonic custom , diffused a graceful charm upon the scene which it could not otherwise have received . After the Kingthe
, Grancl Patron of the Order , his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of Masons , and several other Masonic toasts , had been given and drunk with enthusiasm , the Chairman saicl he rose to propose the health of a nobleman to whose merits he could not clo sufficient justice . After alluding to his lordship ' s munificent donation towards the hall in which they were then assembled , and his great zeal ancl kindness towards the Craft in generalhe proposed the health of the Marquess of
, Salisbury , the noble Provincial Grand Master . The Marquess of Salisbury said he felt no small difficulty in returning thanks for the gratifying manner in which his name had been receiveci ; he coulcl not sufficiently express his attachment to the Order to which they all belonged . He congratulated them upon the rapid increase of Masonry in this county , and to the manner in which it was graced this day by the presence of so many fair ladieswhom he had the pleasure of
, seeing before him ; he was convinced that from what they then saw they would not feel more averse to the Order ; the hall in which they then sat was an honour to the AVatford Lodge , and he trusted would often be filled as it was at present . Although perhaps not strictly in order , he could not deny himself the pleasure of proposing as a toast " The Ladies of AVatford . "—( A ery great applause ) .
The next toast was " The Right Honourable Lord II . John Spencer Churchill , Deputy Grancl Master . " Lord Salisbury then said he rose to propose the health of a Brother who would have presided over them that day had not illness prevented him ; it was a matter of deep regret that he was not present to witness the opening of that splendid building , towards the erection and embellishment of' which hehad so liberally contributed ; he begged to propose
" The health of Brother Marjoribanks , AV . M ., with the best wishes for his speedy recovery . "—( Immense applause ) . Brother AVard briefly returned thanks for the AA ' orsliipful Master . The next toast was " The Grand Officers of England who were present . " Brother Rowland Alston said , he was sure lie expressed the feeling of the Grand Lodge of England when he saicl that the proceedings of this
day were most satisfactory . He could tell them that elsewhere , a Lodge more successful or more respectable as to the rank and number of its members did not exist . An admiration of the social compact which existed between them as Masons , was the feeling which induced him to become a member of that Order which leads only to good . He concluded , proposing " The Past Masters of the Lodge . " Brother Clutterbuck returned thanks .
The next toast ivas " The Grand Officers for Herts ; " for which Brother Stewart briefly returned thanks in an appropriate manner . The next toast proposed was " The Lodges of the County . " Brother Sworder , AV . M . of the Hertford Lodge , returned thanks in a neat speech . He said , as the Master of the senior Lodge in the county , the duty devolved upon him of returning thanks . He could assure them that the Brethren of the Hertford Lodge had looked forward with sin-