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The Charities.
At the conclusion of this ceremony , it was arranged that another , of almost equal interest , was to have taken place , viz ., the introduction to the P . G . M . of those benevolent ladies who had kindly collected silver purses in aid of the building fund , but which , in consequence of the protracted length of the former ceremony , was unavoidably , yet most reluctantly omitted . Thus may be said to have terminated the Masonic part of the Programme , we now proceed to give a detail of
THE DEJEUNER . This took place in the superb tent before referred to , and was , we regret to say , somewhat inconveniently crowded : no blame , however , is attributable to the Building Committee , their arrangements were calculated to secure ample accommodation for all who made timely application for tickets , but , unfortunately , many Brethren neglected to do so , and thus , at the eleventh hour , an unexpected influx was the consequence .
The P . G . M . having taken the chair , grace was said by the Grand Chaplain . Amongst the company we observed , in addition to the Prov . G . M . and the Grand Chaplain , THREE Grand Officers , Bros . Leonard Chandler , Lawrence Thompson , and Patten ; of the Prov . Grand Officers there were present Bro . Francis , D . G . M ., Bros . Penfold , Blake , Andrews , Price , Richard Lea Wilson , & c , & c , and of the elite of the London Brethren we noticed Bros . ShawHodgkinsonNewtonTomkyns
, , , , Whitmore , S . B . Wilson , Captain Bowyer , Daukes , Wright , E . D . Smith , Turner , Stevenson , S . Lovett , Fourdrinier , Barnes , Spencer , Barrett , Faudel , Phillips , Granes , Waller , Robinson , Bacon , Tombleson , Pryer , Perugini , Crew , Hopwood , Mc Callan , Richardson , & c , & c .: of the ladies who honoured the meeting by their presence , we observed Mrs . Dobie , lady of the P . G . M . ; Mrs . Penfold , Mrs . E . D . Smith , and Miss Smith , Mrs . Daukes , Miss Ransford , Miss Read , Mrs . Crook ,
Mrs . and Miss Pryer , the Misses Mc Callan , Mrs . Spencer , Mrs . Graves , Mrs . Ledger , Miss Dean , & c . & c . The repast being ended , and the customary toasts having been most loyally and heartily responded to , the Chairman rose and addressed the meeting as follows : Ladies and gentlemen , whilst Freemasons are faithful in their duty and allegiance to their sovereign , they also owe allegiance to their Grand Master , who presides over and governs them . In our present Grand Master we have as kind-hearted and excellent a nobleman as is
to be found in the peerage ( hear ) , and one who inherits a name dear to every Mason , for who amongst us has not heard , in Freemasonry , of the name of Dundas . I deeply regret his Lordship ' s absence on the present occasion , and that his engagements in the northern part of the kingdom have taken him fiom London , at so early a period of the year . I give you the "health of the Earl of Zetland , the Grand Master of Freemasons . " ( Drunk with cheers . )
Song , by Bro . Ransford . At this period of the evening , the children of the schools were introduced , and was the signal for the most enthusiastic cheering , and certainly their neat and intelligent appearance , more especially those of the female school , merited the warmest expressions of admiration and delight . The tumult having subsided , Eliza Birch , one of the elder girls , delivered a highly appropriate address , written for the occasion by Bro . Crew , the Secretary of the school , in a style and with an expres-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Charities.
At the conclusion of this ceremony , it was arranged that another , of almost equal interest , was to have taken place , viz ., the introduction to the P . G . M . of those benevolent ladies who had kindly collected silver purses in aid of the building fund , but which , in consequence of the protracted length of the former ceremony , was unavoidably , yet most reluctantly omitted . Thus may be said to have terminated the Masonic part of the Programme , we now proceed to give a detail of
THE DEJEUNER . This took place in the superb tent before referred to , and was , we regret to say , somewhat inconveniently crowded : no blame , however , is attributable to the Building Committee , their arrangements were calculated to secure ample accommodation for all who made timely application for tickets , but , unfortunately , many Brethren neglected to do so , and thus , at the eleventh hour , an unexpected influx was the consequence .
The P . G . M . having taken the chair , grace was said by the Grand Chaplain . Amongst the company we observed , in addition to the Prov . G . M . and the Grand Chaplain , THREE Grand Officers , Bros . Leonard Chandler , Lawrence Thompson , and Patten ; of the Prov . Grand Officers there were present Bro . Francis , D . G . M ., Bros . Penfold , Blake , Andrews , Price , Richard Lea Wilson , & c , & c , and of the elite of the London Brethren we noticed Bros . ShawHodgkinsonNewtonTomkyns
, , , , Whitmore , S . B . Wilson , Captain Bowyer , Daukes , Wright , E . D . Smith , Turner , Stevenson , S . Lovett , Fourdrinier , Barnes , Spencer , Barrett , Faudel , Phillips , Granes , Waller , Robinson , Bacon , Tombleson , Pryer , Perugini , Crew , Hopwood , Mc Callan , Richardson , & c , & c .: of the ladies who honoured the meeting by their presence , we observed Mrs . Dobie , lady of the P . G . M . ; Mrs . Penfold , Mrs . E . D . Smith , and Miss Smith , Mrs . Daukes , Miss Ransford , Miss Read , Mrs . Crook ,
Mrs . and Miss Pryer , the Misses Mc Callan , Mrs . Spencer , Mrs . Graves , Mrs . Ledger , Miss Dean , & c . & c . The repast being ended , and the customary toasts having been most loyally and heartily responded to , the Chairman rose and addressed the meeting as follows : Ladies and gentlemen , whilst Freemasons are faithful in their duty and allegiance to their sovereign , they also owe allegiance to their Grand Master , who presides over and governs them . In our present Grand Master we have as kind-hearted and excellent a nobleman as is
to be found in the peerage ( hear ) , and one who inherits a name dear to every Mason , for who amongst us has not heard , in Freemasonry , of the name of Dundas . I deeply regret his Lordship ' s absence on the present occasion , and that his engagements in the northern part of the kingdom have taken him fiom London , at so early a period of the year . I give you the "health of the Earl of Zetland , the Grand Master of Freemasons . " ( Drunk with cheers . )
Song , by Bro . Ransford . At this period of the evening , the children of the schools were introduced , and was the signal for the most enthusiastic cheering , and certainly their neat and intelligent appearance , more especially those of the female school , merited the warmest expressions of admiration and delight . The tumult having subsided , Eliza Birch , one of the elder girls , delivered a highly appropriate address , written for the occasion by Bro . Crew , the Secretary of the school , in a style and with an expres-