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The P . G . M . next proposed the health of two absent brothers , " P . P . G . M . Eliot , and D . P . G . M . Herbert Williams ; " and completed the list of toasts with " the Ladies , " calling upon Bro . Eales White for the Entered Apprentice ' s song , which draws an animating picture of masonic gallantry and attachment to the gentler sex . The worthy brother , " who was in excellent voice , did ample justice to the effusion , and the chorus was most lustily taken up : —¦
" No mortals can more the ladies adore , Than a free antl an accepted Mason . " The Rev . Mr . WOODCOCK wished to make an addition to the toast , and which he would attempt , to music : — Here's a health to all those that we love ; Here ' s a health to all those that love us : Here ' s a health to all those who love them that love us .
This was drunk amid much applause , and the party broke up , about eight o ' clock , highly delighted with the whole proceedings . The pleasures of the day will not , we think , be soon forgotten by those who were so fortunate as to enjoy them . HIGIIBRIDGE , July 18 . —The inauguration of Bro . John Wich Bennet to the chair of the Rural and Philanthropic Lodge , Higiibridge , took place .
From the high respect in which their brother is held by the Craft , the invitations were so responded to as to produce one of the most numerous and magnificent meetings ever known in that part of the province . The ceremony of the installation having been concluded , the brethren , were conveyed in carriages to the Pump Rooms , Burnham , where a delicious repast had been provided for them by the W . Master . The day being fine , and very hot , the brethren did ample justice to the viands , as well as to the champagne and other wines , which flowed in abundance ; after which , they retired to the residence of Bro . Bennet ,
who kindly accommodated them with rooms to put on their masonic costume , when they formed in procession and proceeded to church , preceded by a . band of music . At this time every window was crowded with elegantly-dressed ladies and gentlemen ; while the streets were lined with spectators , who did " wonder and gaze on . " Divine service was performed by the Rev . Bro . J . J . Broderip , Grand Chaplain of the province , who preached an excellent sermon from the first epistle general of Peter 2 nd chapter 17 th verse" Love the Brotherhood "
, , , , in which he ably dilated on the excellencies of Freemasonry , and the principles it inculcates . After the service , a collection was made , the amount of which was given to the clergyman of Burnham , for the benefit of the poor of that place . The brethren then returned to the Pump Room and took off their masonic clothing , and proceeded to the banquet provided for them by Bro . Butson , of Higiibridge Inn , but so numerous was the meeting that it was impossible to dine in the
large room appropriated for that purpose , and , with as little delay as possible , a shed was erected , when the brethren , to the number of 108 , sat down to a dinner that only required better accommodation for the most fastidious to enjoy . It was impossible to keep the crowd ( whose anxiety to sec and hear all ) from entering the field where the shed was erected , therefore masonic honouis , & c , were dispensed with . The cloth having been withdrawn , Non Nobis Domino was beautifully
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The P . G . M . next proposed the health of two absent brothers , " P . P . G . M . Eliot , and D . P . G . M . Herbert Williams ; " and completed the list of toasts with " the Ladies , " calling upon Bro . Eales White for the Entered Apprentice ' s song , which draws an animating picture of masonic gallantry and attachment to the gentler sex . The worthy brother , " who was in excellent voice , did ample justice to the effusion , and the chorus was most lustily taken up : —¦
" No mortals can more the ladies adore , Than a free antl an accepted Mason . " The Rev . Mr . WOODCOCK wished to make an addition to the toast , and which he would attempt , to music : — Here's a health to all those that we love ; Here ' s a health to all those that love us : Here ' s a health to all those who love them that love us .
This was drunk amid much applause , and the party broke up , about eight o ' clock , highly delighted with the whole proceedings . The pleasures of the day will not , we think , be soon forgotten by those who were so fortunate as to enjoy them . HIGIIBRIDGE , July 18 . —The inauguration of Bro . John Wich Bennet to the chair of the Rural and Philanthropic Lodge , Higiibridge , took place .
From the high respect in which their brother is held by the Craft , the invitations were so responded to as to produce one of the most numerous and magnificent meetings ever known in that part of the province . The ceremony of the installation having been concluded , the brethren , were conveyed in carriages to the Pump Rooms , Burnham , where a delicious repast had been provided for them by the W . Master . The day being fine , and very hot , the brethren did ample justice to the viands , as well as to the champagne and other wines , which flowed in abundance ; after which , they retired to the residence of Bro . Bennet ,
who kindly accommodated them with rooms to put on their masonic costume , when they formed in procession and proceeded to church , preceded by a . band of music . At this time every window was crowded with elegantly-dressed ladies and gentlemen ; while the streets were lined with spectators , who did " wonder and gaze on . " Divine service was performed by the Rev . Bro . J . J . Broderip , Grand Chaplain of the province , who preached an excellent sermon from the first epistle general of Peter 2 nd chapter 17 th verse" Love the Brotherhood "
, , , , in which he ably dilated on the excellencies of Freemasonry , and the principles it inculcates . After the service , a collection was made , the amount of which was given to the clergyman of Burnham , for the benefit of the poor of that place . The brethren then returned to the Pump Room and took off their masonic clothing , and proceeded to the banquet provided for them by Bro . Butson , of Higiibridge Inn , but so numerous was the meeting that it was impossible to dine in the
large room appropriated for that purpose , and , with as little delay as possible , a shed was erected , when the brethren , to the number of 108 , sat down to a dinner that only required better accommodation for the most fastidious to enjoy . It was impossible to keep the crowd ( whose anxiety to sec and hear all ) from entering the field where the shed was erected , therefore masonic honouis , & c , were dispensed with . The cloth having been withdrawn , Non Nobis Domino was beautifully