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beavers , the Lodge must continue to prosper and flourish in the augmented efficiency and respectability of its members . The banquet , as usual , was marked ivith due hospitality , and equal attention to Masonic propriety and social enjoyment , and the wines , & c , were excellent . On the cloth being removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drunk with the most enthusiastic feeling of joy and
good fellowship . When the health of His Royal Highness Prince Albert was drunk , the R . W . M . prefaced by remarking , that , now he had become the husband of our gracious Queen , he entertained the hope that before our next convivial meeting , he will have been enlisted under the banner of the Craft , when we shall be enabled to hail him by the appellation of Brother . The conviviality and festivity of the evening were kept up in a rational manner to a late hour , and the Brethren , after spending a delightful and social evening , separated in perfect harmony , rejoicing in the pleasing reflection ,
that" Mony a canty day they d seen , And mony nia ' tr they hopM to see . " The catering abilities of the stewards were highly eulogised by the Brethren present , when one and all retired to their respective homes , in strict obedience and due observance of the moral of the Plumb—uprightness—so generally characteristic of the Craft . Married , on the 2 nd March last , the Hon . William Stephenson , medical practitionerProv . Grand MasterProv . Grand Superintendant
, , , and Prov . Grand Prior for this and adjacent islands , to the amiable and accomplished Miss M'Culloch . BARBADOS . —BRIDGE TOWN . —Festival of St . John the Baptist . Grand Masonic Procession . —Yesterday being the anniversary of the tutelar Saint of Freemasons , a very large body of the Fraternity assembled at the New Town Hall , at three o clock , pursuant to preparatory arrangement , and set out at about half past four , in procession , for the Coloured
School Room , in Mason Hall Street , kindly lent them for the occasion , where they dined together . The procession having reached the School House , entered tbe public room , which is a very spacious one , where the tables were laid out in the shape of the letter U , as best adapted to afford the greatest comfort and accommodation , and at six o ' clock a sumptuous dinner entertainmentabounding with all the luxuries afforded by the seasonwas served
, , up ; to which about 140 of the Brethren sat down , and spent the remainder of the evening in " Love and Harmony . " The following are a few of the toasts drunk during dinner : — " The Mother of all Masons . " " The Queen . "— " The Duke of Sussex , and the Grand Lodge of England . "— " The Governor . "— " The Duke of Leinster , and the Grand Lodge of Ireland . "— " The Provincial Grand Master , " & c . The R . W . the Hon . John Beckles did not join the procession , as
there was NO G RAND LODGE , but was in his place at the dinner table , and performed the duties of Chairman with his customary politeness and affability * We have been much gratified by the performances of a youthful aspirant for histrionic fame , in the person of a most astonishing child , the daughter of our old Masonic Brother Davenport . Miss Davenport has created a sensation which it is hoped may support her future efforts and ensure success .
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beavers , the Lodge must continue to prosper and flourish in the augmented efficiency and respectability of its members . The banquet , as usual , was marked ivith due hospitality , and equal attention to Masonic propriety and social enjoyment , and the wines , & c , were excellent . On the cloth being removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drunk with the most enthusiastic feeling of joy and
good fellowship . When the health of His Royal Highness Prince Albert was drunk , the R . W . M . prefaced by remarking , that , now he had become the husband of our gracious Queen , he entertained the hope that before our next convivial meeting , he will have been enlisted under the banner of the Craft , when we shall be enabled to hail him by the appellation of Brother . The conviviality and festivity of the evening were kept up in a rational manner to a late hour , and the Brethren , after spending a delightful and social evening , separated in perfect harmony , rejoicing in the pleasing reflection ,
that" Mony a canty day they d seen , And mony nia ' tr they hopM to see . " The catering abilities of the stewards were highly eulogised by the Brethren present , when one and all retired to their respective homes , in strict obedience and due observance of the moral of the Plumb—uprightness—so generally characteristic of the Craft . Married , on the 2 nd March last , the Hon . William Stephenson , medical practitionerProv . Grand MasterProv . Grand Superintendant
, , , and Prov . Grand Prior for this and adjacent islands , to the amiable and accomplished Miss M'Culloch . BARBADOS . —BRIDGE TOWN . —Festival of St . John the Baptist . Grand Masonic Procession . —Yesterday being the anniversary of the tutelar Saint of Freemasons , a very large body of the Fraternity assembled at the New Town Hall , at three o clock , pursuant to preparatory arrangement , and set out at about half past four , in procession , for the Coloured
School Room , in Mason Hall Street , kindly lent them for the occasion , where they dined together . The procession having reached the School House , entered tbe public room , which is a very spacious one , where the tables were laid out in the shape of the letter U , as best adapted to afford the greatest comfort and accommodation , and at six o ' clock a sumptuous dinner entertainmentabounding with all the luxuries afforded by the seasonwas served
, , up ; to which about 140 of the Brethren sat down , and spent the remainder of the evening in " Love and Harmony . " The following are a few of the toasts drunk during dinner : — " The Mother of all Masons . " " The Queen . "— " The Duke of Sussex , and the Grand Lodge of England . "— " The Governor . "— " The Duke of Leinster , and the Grand Lodge of Ireland . "— " The Provincial Grand Master , " & c . The R . W . the Hon . John Beckles did not join the procession , as
there was NO G RAND LODGE , but was in his place at the dinner table , and performed the duties of Chairman with his customary politeness and affability * We have been much gratified by the performances of a youthful aspirant for histrionic fame , in the person of a most astonishing child , the daughter of our old Masonic Brother Davenport . Miss Davenport has created a sensation which it is hoped may support her future efforts and ensure success .