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Ireland.
the vacation , and made his appearance as a visitor at the Grand Lodge the day previous , to the surprise of all . ) The Marquis returned thanks in a few , but impressive , words , and said , that his anxiety to join the Fraternity was great ; and knowing the bar to his admission in Ireland as a member of the Order , he availed himself of the very first opportunity to join the Brotherhood a few evenings before he came to Irelandand while thankful for the kind
; reception he met in the Victoria Lodge , he was prone to think that short speeches best became men of his age ancl Masonic standing , and therefore solicited leave to give a song , a true Irish one , as a proof , that though he became an Englishman , he still had the amor patrice at heart . His Lordship then sung " the Sprig of Shillelah ancl Shamrock so green . ' The Master then proposed the healths of Brothers Grant ( High Sheriff ) , Murphy and Gattie . Sheriff Grant returned appropriate thanks , this
and said he took this favourable opportunity of informing Lodge of the kind manner in which he and Brother Hyndman ( of this Lodge ) , and Brother AV . H . AVright , P . M . 141 ( then present ) , hacl been received by their English Brethren . He was at a loss to ascertain how their English Brethren ferreted them out , in order to compel them to partake of hospitality that even surpassed the Irish ' ¦ Cead mille Failtha . " It was a sort of magic—every attention that Masonry could boast of , was at the service of himself and those Brethren who accompanied him to London—( long and continued applause ) . tne
The AVorshipful Master rose and said , that his wortny tnend L , om Mayor who had honoured the Lodge with his company on the Anniversary of the Queen ' s birth-day , had expressed himself equally well pleased with the kind reception which he had received in London , and proposed as a toast , our " English Brethren , especially the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and the British Lodge of London . " Brother Grant proposed the health of the Worshipful Master , Bro „ whom he was proud to call his old ancl much valued friend ; and
Barry from what he knew of his Masonic heart , he felt a conviction in his mind , that however the Loclge might have progressed , still that during Brother Barry ' s reign it would not retrograde . Brother Barry returned thanks for the warm manner m which the Lodge received the toast just proposed by the worthy High Sheriff ; that he really counted this the proudest day o £ his life to be placed at the head of one of the best working Lodges in the kingdom ; and where , withthe rinciles of the Order
out intending to disparage any , p p were truly worked out . It was a solace to him , that the Victoria kept her place in the good work . He begged to thank all his Brethren for the manner in which they responded to the call of his friend the Sheriff' . AVhatever he had seen worthy of example in others , he was determined to practice , ancl was determined to follow in the wake of his predecessor , —one who had retired that clay from the chair , if not covered with laurels as a victor , yet v . as crowned with the approbation of good men . Bro . Fagan was one whos » j half year of office entitled him to the highest merit and he concluded by proposing the health of that estimable
Brother Fagan , P . M . said , that he appeared in a new character at the present moment ; he now hacl to boast of an additional honour , that of Past Master . The AVorship ful Master had expressed himself in terms of approbation as to the manner in which he had officiated as Master , and he seemed disposed to think that the Loclge coincided in opinion
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ireland.
the vacation , and made his appearance as a visitor at the Grand Lodge the day previous , to the surprise of all . ) The Marquis returned thanks in a few , but impressive , words , and said , that his anxiety to join the Fraternity was great ; and knowing the bar to his admission in Ireland as a member of the Order , he availed himself of the very first opportunity to join the Brotherhood a few evenings before he came to Irelandand while thankful for the kind
; reception he met in the Victoria Lodge , he was prone to think that short speeches best became men of his age ancl Masonic standing , and therefore solicited leave to give a song , a true Irish one , as a proof , that though he became an Englishman , he still had the amor patrice at heart . His Lordship then sung " the Sprig of Shillelah ancl Shamrock so green . ' The Master then proposed the healths of Brothers Grant ( High Sheriff ) , Murphy and Gattie . Sheriff Grant returned appropriate thanks , this
and said he took this favourable opportunity of informing Lodge of the kind manner in which he and Brother Hyndman ( of this Lodge ) , and Brother AV . H . AVright , P . M . 141 ( then present ) , hacl been received by their English Brethren . He was at a loss to ascertain how their English Brethren ferreted them out , in order to compel them to partake of hospitality that even surpassed the Irish ' ¦ Cead mille Failtha . " It was a sort of magic—every attention that Masonry could boast of , was at the service of himself and those Brethren who accompanied him to London—( long and continued applause ) . tne
The AVorshipful Master rose and said , that his wortny tnend L , om Mayor who had honoured the Lodge with his company on the Anniversary of the Queen ' s birth-day , had expressed himself equally well pleased with the kind reception which he had received in London , and proposed as a toast , our " English Brethren , especially the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and the British Lodge of London . " Brother Grant proposed the health of the Worshipful Master , Bro „ whom he was proud to call his old ancl much valued friend ; and
Barry from what he knew of his Masonic heart , he felt a conviction in his mind , that however the Loclge might have progressed , still that during Brother Barry ' s reign it would not retrograde . Brother Barry returned thanks for the warm manner m which the Lodge received the toast just proposed by the worthy High Sheriff ; that he really counted this the proudest day o £ his life to be placed at the head of one of the best working Lodges in the kingdom ; and where , withthe rinciles of the Order
out intending to disparage any , p p were truly worked out . It was a solace to him , that the Victoria kept her place in the good work . He begged to thank all his Brethren for the manner in which they responded to the call of his friend the Sheriff' . AVhatever he had seen worthy of example in others , he was determined to practice , ancl was determined to follow in the wake of his predecessor , —one who had retired that clay from the chair , if not covered with laurels as a victor , yet v . as crowned with the approbation of good men . Bro . Fagan was one whos » j half year of office entitled him to the highest merit and he concluded by proposing the health of that estimable
Brother Fagan , P . M . said , that he appeared in a new character at the present moment ; he now hacl to boast of an additional honour , that of Past Master . The AVorship ful Master had expressed himself in terms of approbation as to the manner in which he had officiated as Master , and he seemed disposed to think that the Loclge coincided in opinion