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Freemasonry In Cork.
Grand Masters of England , Scotland , and Ireland , " ' - 'The Grand Masters' Lodge , " "Our visiting Brethren , " "The Prov . Grand Master of North Munster , " " The Commercial Lodge of Nottingham , No . 594 , " ' ' The Masonic Female Asylum . " Before twelve o ' clock the brethren separated , highly delighted with the day ' s proceedings . — -Cork Constitution .
Colonel Chatterton , K . H ., presided at the banquet ; the appearance of the new Provincial Grand Master , was hailed with the greatest enthusiasm ; and certainly we may say , " He looked every inch a Grand Master , " literally covered with the jewels of the various degrees of-Masonry he has attained , and wearing also tbe numerous decorations gained by his arduous and gallant military services : he was " the admired of all admiring . " After greeting the brethren with the utmost
cordiality and masonic feeling , he won all hearts ; the manner he performed the arduous duties of chairman to such a large assemblage , delighted all . His addresses to each toast , were replete with classic imagery , depth of feeling , extensive knowledge of the Craft , and that ease and eloquence , to be expected only from the polished and educated gentleman , moving in the highest circles . We find in the " Nottingham Mercury " the following , in reference to
our gallant fellow-citizen , Colonel Chatterton . It is introduced in their account of the proceedings consequent on his installation in the office of Provincial Grand Master of Munster : — " Colonel Chatterton seems to be highly estimated in Nottingham , and most deservedly so ; he spent a considerable time there with his distinguished regiment . We refer our readers to the ' Freemasons' Quarterly Review' for June , where an account of the departure of the Royal Irish Dragoon guards is noticed . " —Cork Examiner .
The following address , transmitted to Colonel Chatterton from the Commercial Lodge in this town , was read at the installation of tbe gallant colonel , and elicited the most enthusiastic applauses : — To Colonel J . C . Chatterton , K . IL , Provincial Grand Master , of Munster . Nottingham , June lfith , 1849 .
Right Worshipful Sir and Brother , — We , the undersigned , Past Masters and Officers of the Commercial Lodge , Nottingham , No . 594 , on' the registry of the Grand Lodge of England , observing in our local papers an announcement , that the Freemasons of Munster have elected you to the high and important office of Provincial Grand Master , avail ourselves of the earliest opportunity to tender , on behalf of ourselves and the members of the lodge over which we preside , our sincere
congratulations ; and to express a fervent hope that the Grand Architect of the Universe , will long spare you to fill that high station , for which—as a mau—a Mason— and a soldier you are so eminently calculated . Whilst we congratulate you — Right Worshipful Sir , on your appointment to one of the highest offices in our Order , we also congratulate ourselves upon the great honour conferred upon our lodge , by being enabled to enrol amongst its members the Provincial Grand Master of Munster . We retain a lively recollection of all those kindnesses and true masonic feelings which you displayed toward us during your sojourn here ; and we feel that everything which adds to your
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Freemasonry In Cork.
Grand Masters of England , Scotland , and Ireland , " ' - 'The Grand Masters' Lodge , " "Our visiting Brethren , " "The Prov . Grand Master of North Munster , " " The Commercial Lodge of Nottingham , No . 594 , " ' ' The Masonic Female Asylum . " Before twelve o ' clock the brethren separated , highly delighted with the day ' s proceedings . — -Cork Constitution .
Colonel Chatterton , K . H ., presided at the banquet ; the appearance of the new Provincial Grand Master , was hailed with the greatest enthusiasm ; and certainly we may say , " He looked every inch a Grand Master , " literally covered with the jewels of the various degrees of-Masonry he has attained , and wearing also tbe numerous decorations gained by his arduous and gallant military services : he was " the admired of all admiring . " After greeting the brethren with the utmost
cordiality and masonic feeling , he won all hearts ; the manner he performed the arduous duties of chairman to such a large assemblage , delighted all . His addresses to each toast , were replete with classic imagery , depth of feeling , extensive knowledge of the Craft , and that ease and eloquence , to be expected only from the polished and educated gentleman , moving in the highest circles . We find in the " Nottingham Mercury " the following , in reference to
our gallant fellow-citizen , Colonel Chatterton . It is introduced in their account of the proceedings consequent on his installation in the office of Provincial Grand Master of Munster : — " Colonel Chatterton seems to be highly estimated in Nottingham , and most deservedly so ; he spent a considerable time there with his distinguished regiment . We refer our readers to the ' Freemasons' Quarterly Review' for June , where an account of the departure of the Royal Irish Dragoon guards is noticed . " —Cork Examiner .
The following address , transmitted to Colonel Chatterton from the Commercial Lodge in this town , was read at the installation of tbe gallant colonel , and elicited the most enthusiastic applauses : — To Colonel J . C . Chatterton , K . IL , Provincial Grand Master , of Munster . Nottingham , June lfith , 1849 .
Right Worshipful Sir and Brother , — We , the undersigned , Past Masters and Officers of the Commercial Lodge , Nottingham , No . 594 , on' the registry of the Grand Lodge of England , observing in our local papers an announcement , that the Freemasons of Munster have elected you to the high and important office of Provincial Grand Master , avail ourselves of the earliest opportunity to tender , on behalf of ourselves and the members of the lodge over which we preside , our sincere
congratulations ; and to express a fervent hope that the Grand Architect of the Universe , will long spare you to fill that high station , for which—as a mau—a Mason— and a soldier you are so eminently calculated . Whilst we congratulate you — Right Worshipful Sir , on your appointment to one of the highest offices in our Order , we also congratulate ourselves upon the great honour conferred upon our lodge , by being enabled to enrol amongst its members the Provincial Grand Master of Munster . We retain a lively recollection of all those kindnesses and true masonic feelings which you displayed toward us during your sojourn here ; and we feel that everything which adds to your