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Isle Of Wight.
G . D . C ; Bro . Ereithe Owen , as G . Chaplain ; Bro . B . Bean , G . P . ; Bro . J . J . Blake , G . Sec . The accounts , duly audited , were presented , and the minutes of tbe last G . L . read and confirmed . The Prov . G . M ., in brief terms , mentioned such matters as bad occurred , of interest to the Craft , since he last had the pleasure of meeting his Brethren in Surrey ,
and in particular alluded to the painful affair of the erasure of the Castle Lodge , No . 36 , as a lesson to every one that he should regard his Masonic obligations , and retire from a society with which he was not in harmony . The Brethren then ballotted for the G . Treas ., when Bro . Elkins was unanimously re-elected . The Prov . G . M . then appointed the following Brethren to the
respective offices : —Bro . G . Francis , Dep . G . M . ; Bro . Charles Hoffmann , P . M . No . 593 , G . S . W . ; Bro . J . AV . Shillito , W . M . No . 661 , G . J . AV . ; Bro . Henley , No . 680 , G . S . D . ; Bro . Bean , No . 680 , G . J . D . ; Bro . Rev . O . Fr . Owen , No . 661 , G . Chap . ; Bro . J . How , P . M . No . 661 , G . D . C . ; Bro . Hadley , No . 486 , G . S . B . ; Bro . J . J . Blake , G . Sec .
The GD . C , then called upon the Brethren to salute the R . AV Prov . G . M . and the rest of the G . Officers ; after which the Prov . G . M . called the Brethren ' s attention to the presence of their visitor , the R . W . Bro . Maqueen , D . G . M . of Sussex , who was also saluted in due form . The Brethren then proceeded to the banquet , and after paying due honours to " Tbe Queen and the Craft" " The R . W . tbe Earl of
, Zetland , G . M ., " "The Dep . G . M . the Earl of Yarborough , and the rest ofthe Grand Officers , " which was acknowledged by Bro . AVhite , the ven . G . Sec , Bro . Francis , Dep . Prov . G . M ,, rose , and in eloquent terms and truthful language acknowledged the difficulty he experienced in saying anything new to the Masons of Surrey in praise of the worthy and excellent Brother AA'ho presided over them ; be therefore
thought it Avould be more agreeable to his feelings , and more with the concurrence of those be addressed b y tendering the humble offering of wishing their excellent G . M . many years of health , to continue to rule over the Masons of Surrey . The R . AV . the Prov . G . M ., in returning thanks for the kind reception he had that day met with , could but follow tbe excellent example of Bro . Francis in making a short replas he must lead
y , p not being in robust health that day . He Avas highly gratified Avith the reception he had met with ; he did not remember he had ever before had so numerous an assemblage in the G . L . of Surrey ; it assured him of the prosperous state of the Lodges ; he could say with perfect sincerity he had never met the G . L . with such entire pleasureand was therefore satisfied they were in tbe right path
, ; it proA'ed the truth of the axiom " that Avhere there is unity there is strength . " The Prov . G . M . congratulated the Brethren on having the pleasure to receive a deputation from the Clarence Lodge , No . 338 , and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Isle Of Wight.
G . D . C ; Bro . Ereithe Owen , as G . Chaplain ; Bro . B . Bean , G . P . ; Bro . J . J . Blake , G . Sec . The accounts , duly audited , were presented , and the minutes of tbe last G . L . read and confirmed . The Prov . G . M ., in brief terms , mentioned such matters as bad occurred , of interest to the Craft , since he last had the pleasure of meeting his Brethren in Surrey ,
and in particular alluded to the painful affair of the erasure of the Castle Lodge , No . 36 , as a lesson to every one that he should regard his Masonic obligations , and retire from a society with which he was not in harmony . The Brethren then ballotted for the G . Treas ., when Bro . Elkins was unanimously re-elected . The Prov . G . M . then appointed the following Brethren to the
respective offices : —Bro . G . Francis , Dep . G . M . ; Bro . Charles Hoffmann , P . M . No . 593 , G . S . W . ; Bro . J . AV . Shillito , W . M . No . 661 , G . J . AV . ; Bro . Henley , No . 680 , G . S . D . ; Bro . Bean , No . 680 , G . J . D . ; Bro . Rev . O . Fr . Owen , No . 661 , G . Chap . ; Bro . J . How , P . M . No . 661 , G . D . C . ; Bro . Hadley , No . 486 , G . S . B . ; Bro . J . J . Blake , G . Sec .
The GD . C , then called upon the Brethren to salute the R . AV Prov . G . M . and the rest of the G . Officers ; after which the Prov . G . M . called the Brethren ' s attention to the presence of their visitor , the R . W . Bro . Maqueen , D . G . M . of Sussex , who was also saluted in due form . The Brethren then proceeded to the banquet , and after paying due honours to " Tbe Queen and the Craft" " The R . W . tbe Earl of
, Zetland , G . M ., " "The Dep . G . M . the Earl of Yarborough , and the rest ofthe Grand Officers , " which was acknowledged by Bro . AVhite , the ven . G . Sec , Bro . Francis , Dep . Prov . G . M ,, rose , and in eloquent terms and truthful language acknowledged the difficulty he experienced in saying anything new to the Masons of Surrey in praise of the worthy and excellent Brother AA'ho presided over them ; be therefore
thought it Avould be more agreeable to his feelings , and more with the concurrence of those be addressed b y tendering the humble offering of wishing their excellent G . M . many years of health , to continue to rule over the Masons of Surrey . The R . AV . the Prov . G . M ., in returning thanks for the kind reception he had that day met with , could but follow tbe excellent example of Bro . Francis in making a short replas he must lead
y , p not being in robust health that day . He Avas highly gratified Avith the reception he had met with ; he did not remember he had ever before had so numerous an assemblage in the G . L . of Surrey ; it assured him of the prosperous state of the Lodges ; he could say with perfect sincerity he had never met the G . L . with such entire pleasureand was therefore satisfied they were in tbe right path
, ; it proA'ed the truth of the axiom " that Avhere there is unity there is strength . " The Prov . G . M . congratulated the Brethren on having the pleasure to receive a deputation from the Clarence Lodge , No . 338 , and