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Masonic Intelligence.
lastly , poured the oil over the stone , saying , " 1 pour this oil as an emblem of comfort . " He added , " May the Creator , the Architect , ancl the bounteous Author of nature , the omnipotent and merciful Father of all , bless this town aud this land in general with corn , wine , and oil , and all necessaries , conveniences , and comforts of bfe ; ancl may tbe same Almighty power make us humbly grateful for all his mercies . " The Brethren responded as before , " So mote it he . " The plans of St . George's Hall were here handed to the Grand Master
hy Messrs . Lockwood and Mawson , the architects . His lordship inspected them very carefully , and listened to the explanations offered by the architects with great attention . He then returned the plans , together with the several tools which hacl been used in proving the position ofthe stone , and desired the architects , in , the customary manner , to proceed , without loss of time , to complete the work in conformity with the plan . After a short interval , the band struck up the National Anthem , in the
singing of which the whole company joined . Three hearty cheers were given for the Earl of Zetland , for Mr . Smith , the Chairman of the Company , the Mayor , and—not less enthusiastically than any of the former—three cheers were given for " The Laches . " The Earl of ZETLAND , in acknowledging the compliment which had been paid him , said— " Ladies and gentlemen , in expressing my grateful thanks to you for the very land manner in which you have done me the honour to
receive me this day . I cannot attribute the kind welcome you have given me to any merits of my own , but simply to the fact of my being at the head of that large and respectable body , the Craft of Masons . I feel proud to have hacl the honour of coming here to lay this stone . I am sure there
is no part of Yorkshire—indeed , I may say no part of England—in which a large hall would be so well bestowed as in this populous part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , where , from the highest to the lowest , every one seems to have a turn for music , ancl no one can enter a church without being struck with the melody of the voices and the harmony of the music . ( Hear , hear ) . I will conclude , ladies aud gentlemen , by expressing to you my hearty wishes for the success of this great undertaking . I trust the great
Disposer of all events will grant his aid in bringing this work to a favourable conclusion , that it may he the means of promoting good fellowship , good feeling , and the comfort ancl happiness of the great body of the people in this populous neighbourhood . ( Applause ) . The ceremony , which lasted about three quarters of an hour , being now concluded , the procession was re-marshalled , and proceeded , in the same order as before , along Bridge-street , Market street , and Canal-road , to the
large mill lately erected hy Messrs . Leather and Wrigley , the use of which had heen courteously granted for the Banquet . It is worthy of remark that considerable numbers of female factory operatives who had taken up their places on the embankment near the mill , raised a hearty cheer for the Earl of Zetland as he passed along , and that his lordship courteously acknowledged their salutation . The Masonic Brethren , on arriving at the mill , assembled in a room adjoining that in which the Banquet was laid out ,
when the Grand Lodge was closed . THE BANQUET took place in one of the rooms in the extensive new mill of Messrs . Leather ancl Wrigley , situate on the side of the canal at Spihkwell . The room was at the highest story , being lighted from the top , and had been decorated in a manner which rendered the effect extremely pleasing . The walls and rafters had heen painted in stripes of blue and white , after the manner of Mr . Owen Jones , as applied to the interior of
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Masonic Intelligence.
lastly , poured the oil over the stone , saying , " 1 pour this oil as an emblem of comfort . " He added , " May the Creator , the Architect , ancl the bounteous Author of nature , the omnipotent and merciful Father of all , bless this town aud this land in general with corn , wine , and oil , and all necessaries , conveniences , and comforts of bfe ; ancl may tbe same Almighty power make us humbly grateful for all his mercies . " The Brethren responded as before , " So mote it he . " The plans of St . George's Hall were here handed to the Grand Master
hy Messrs . Lockwood and Mawson , the architects . His lordship inspected them very carefully , and listened to the explanations offered by the architects with great attention . He then returned the plans , together with the several tools which hacl been used in proving the position ofthe stone , and desired the architects , in , the customary manner , to proceed , without loss of time , to complete the work in conformity with the plan . After a short interval , the band struck up the National Anthem , in the
singing of which the whole company joined . Three hearty cheers were given for the Earl of Zetland , for Mr . Smith , the Chairman of the Company , the Mayor , and—not less enthusiastically than any of the former—three cheers were given for " The Laches . " The Earl of ZETLAND , in acknowledging the compliment which had been paid him , said— " Ladies and gentlemen , in expressing my grateful thanks to you for the very land manner in which you have done me the honour to
receive me this day . I cannot attribute the kind welcome you have given me to any merits of my own , but simply to the fact of my being at the head of that large and respectable body , the Craft of Masons . I feel proud to have hacl the honour of coming here to lay this stone . I am sure there
is no part of Yorkshire—indeed , I may say no part of England—in which a large hall would be so well bestowed as in this populous part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , where , from the highest to the lowest , every one seems to have a turn for music , ancl no one can enter a church without being struck with the melody of the voices and the harmony of the music . ( Hear , hear ) . I will conclude , ladies aud gentlemen , by expressing to you my hearty wishes for the success of this great undertaking . I trust the great
Disposer of all events will grant his aid in bringing this work to a favourable conclusion , that it may he the means of promoting good fellowship , good feeling , and the comfort ancl happiness of the great body of the people in this populous neighbourhood . ( Applause ) . The ceremony , which lasted about three quarters of an hour , being now concluded , the procession was re-marshalled , and proceeded , in the same order as before , along Bridge-street , Market street , and Canal-road , to the
large mill lately erected hy Messrs . Leather and Wrigley , the use of which had heen courteously granted for the Banquet . It is worthy of remark that considerable numbers of female factory operatives who had taken up their places on the embankment near the mill , raised a hearty cheer for the Earl of Zetland as he passed along , and that his lordship courteously acknowledged their salutation . The Masonic Brethren , on arriving at the mill , assembled in a room adjoining that in which the Banquet was laid out ,
when the Grand Lodge was closed . THE BANQUET took place in one of the rooms in the extensive new mill of Messrs . Leather ancl Wrigley , situate on the side of the canal at Spihkwell . The room was at the highest story , being lighted from the top , and had been decorated in a manner which rendered the effect extremely pleasing . The walls and rafters had heen painted in stripes of blue and white , after the manner of Mr . Owen Jones , as applied to the interior of