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Provincial.
The P . G . M . gave , " the- Past Deputy Provincial Grand Alaster , ( Brother Percy ) and Past Officers of the P . G . Lodge of Dorset . " ( Three times three . ) P . D . P . G . AI . Brother PERCY , with much eloquence ancl effect , returned thanks , and touchingly alluded to the honour conferred on him during the many years he had been in office , under their late worthy and eminent BrotherEliot . ( Cheers . )
, '' The AV . AI . and Officers of All Souls' Lodge , " was drunk with three times three , ancl ably responded to by Bro . HANCOCK . " The London Visiting Brethren , " with three times three , and ably responded to by Brothers SPENCER ancl Evans . " The . Masters , Past Masters , ancl other Officers attending as visitors , " was drunk with honours , and duly responded to . The P . ii . AI . proposed " Brother Sir Osborne Gibbs , of the
Barnstaple Lodge , " which was drunk with three times three , and the worthy Baronet ably returned thanks . Some other toasts were given , and drunk with the accustomed applause ; after which , The P . G . M ., in some eloquent and spirited observations , proposed , as the closing toast , "The Ladies , " which was drunk with Masonic honours . The Brethren , after the interchange of those greetings peculiar to the Craft , then separated , being much pleased ancl delighted with the proceedings of the day .
During the evening , the esplanade was exceedingly gay , from the large number of gentry and respectable inhabitants promenading there . The town band , under their able leader , Mr . Burton , was stationed opposite Luce ' s hotel , and played a variety of favourite pieces . There was also a grand display of brilliant fireworks , in honour of the installation of the Grand Master , with which the numerous spectators were highly gratified .
The performances at the Theatre , under the able management of Bro . Harvey , were kindly patronised on Saturday evening , by the P . G . M . William Tucker , Esq ., when there was a numerous audience , including many of the fashionable visitors . The pieces were , " The Happiest Day of my Life , " "The Minister of Finance , " and "The Railroad Station , " which went off with considerable spirit ; the several performers sustaining their respective parts with ability and effect . The respected P . G . AI . was loudl y cheered on his entree , and between the pieces ; the house being the scene of much animation .
August 21 . —The inadvertent omission at the morning meeting of tne Provincial Grand Lodge , to vote an address to our Past Provincial Grand Alaster Brother AVilliam Eliot , arose in consequence of the unavoidable temporary absence of Bro . E . T . Percy , Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master , who was called from the Lodge for a short time ; the omission was however amply supplied after the Banquet , in the excellent speech in which he opened the business , ancl described the eminent services and great moral worth ofthe Past Provincial Grand Master , as a man , and as a Alason . He was followed immediately by Bro . George Arden , P . G . T ., who stated his entire concurrence in all that had fallen from Brother Percy ,
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Provincial.
The P . G . M . gave , " the- Past Deputy Provincial Grand Alaster , ( Brother Percy ) and Past Officers of the P . G . Lodge of Dorset . " ( Three times three . ) P . D . P . G . AI . Brother PERCY , with much eloquence ancl effect , returned thanks , and touchingly alluded to the honour conferred on him during the many years he had been in office , under their late worthy and eminent BrotherEliot . ( Cheers . )
, '' The AV . AI . and Officers of All Souls' Lodge , " was drunk with three times three , ancl ably responded to by Bro . HANCOCK . " The London Visiting Brethren , " with three times three , and ably responded to by Brothers SPENCER ancl Evans . " The . Masters , Past Masters , ancl other Officers attending as visitors , " was drunk with honours , and duly responded to . The P . ii . AI . proposed " Brother Sir Osborne Gibbs , of the
Barnstaple Lodge , " which was drunk with three times three , and the worthy Baronet ably returned thanks . Some other toasts were given , and drunk with the accustomed applause ; after which , The P . G . M ., in some eloquent and spirited observations , proposed , as the closing toast , "The Ladies , " which was drunk with Masonic honours . The Brethren , after the interchange of those greetings peculiar to the Craft , then separated , being much pleased ancl delighted with the proceedings of the day .
During the evening , the esplanade was exceedingly gay , from the large number of gentry and respectable inhabitants promenading there . The town band , under their able leader , Mr . Burton , was stationed opposite Luce ' s hotel , and played a variety of favourite pieces . There was also a grand display of brilliant fireworks , in honour of the installation of the Grand Master , with which the numerous spectators were highly gratified .
The performances at the Theatre , under the able management of Bro . Harvey , were kindly patronised on Saturday evening , by the P . G . M . William Tucker , Esq ., when there was a numerous audience , including many of the fashionable visitors . The pieces were , " The Happiest Day of my Life , " "The Minister of Finance , " and "The Railroad Station , " which went off with considerable spirit ; the several performers sustaining their respective parts with ability and effect . The respected P . G . AI . was loudl y cheered on his entree , and between the pieces ; the house being the scene of much animation .
August 21 . —The inadvertent omission at the morning meeting of tne Provincial Grand Lodge , to vote an address to our Past Provincial Grand Alaster Brother AVilliam Eliot , arose in consequence of the unavoidable temporary absence of Bro . E . T . Percy , Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master , who was called from the Lodge for a short time ; the omission was however amply supplied after the Banquet , in the excellent speech in which he opened the business , ancl described the eminent services and great moral worth ofthe Past Provincial Grand Master , as a man , and as a Alason . He was followed immediately by Bro . George Arden , P . G . T ., who stated his entire concurrence in all that had fallen from Brother Percy ,