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thren feeling that the ladies , although debarred from participating in the secrets of the Royal Craft , yet ought to share its festivities on so joyous an occasion , issued invitation cards to a ball and supper to a very numerous and respectable party . At an early hour the Brethren of the Lodge assembled at the Corridor Rooms , in full Masonic clothing , to receive the R . W . D . P . G . JI ., Brother Maddison , who had accepted
the invitation . At nine o ' clock the company began to arrive , and soon after commenced dancing . This was kept up with great spirit till one o ' clock , when the supper-room was thrown open , displaying tables covered with every delicacy , and the whole of the arrangements in this essential department , elicited the highest encomiums on Mr . Sherry , who had so elegantly and liberally provided for the occasion . After supper , dancing was resumed , and continued ivith unabated spirit till a late hour
in the morning , when the company retired , highly delighted ivith the Masonic mode of celebrating the birthday of H . R . H . the Grand Master of England . The R . AV . D . P . G . M . did not retire till past two o ' clock , when he expressed , in the warmest and most fraternal manner , the high gratification he experienced at the entertainment . The admirable arrangements of the Stewards , and their courteous attentions throughout the evening , rendered this festival one of the happiest and most agreeable that the company ever experienced .
HEREFORD . —The Brethren of the Palladium Lodge of Freemasons dined together on the 28 th of December , at the Bowling-green Inn , iu this city , being the feast of St . John the Evangelist ; the evening passed off with perfect harmony and good humour . TAUNTON , Dec . 27 . —St . John ' s day was celebrated in this town during the past year with most exemplary courtesy by the enlightened Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , on which occasion the Brethren
were honoured with the presence of the R . AV . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte , M . P ., being a member of that Lodge . Soon after twelve , the Lodge was opened in due form , and the ceremony of installing the W . M . elect Brother , the Rev . F . AVarre , was accomplished ivith scrupulous regard to the ancient formalities of that interesting proceeding . Brother R . Lei gh having vacated the chair , the duties of which he has sustained with zeal , the AV . M . proceeded to appoint his officers for the year ensuing ; among whom Captain Maher was honoured with the appointment of
S . W ., and the Rev . J . G . Maddison with that of J . AV . At four o ' clock the Brethren sat down to an excellently supplied table , at which the attendance on the company , though large , was quite equal to its requisite accommodation . On the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal toasts having preceded , that of the Grand Master of England , the Duke of Sussex , was drunk with due Masonic respect . The AV . M ., after an elegant compliment to the R . W . P . Grand JIaster , proposed his health , which most and enthusiasticall
was eagerly y drunk with every possible demonstration of Masonic respect , arid was cordially felt , and gratefully and appropriately acknowledged . The health of the D . P . G . M . Capt . Maddison , of Bath , was proposed in terms of respectful recognition of his services , and the honour was acknowledged by the J . AV ., his son , the Rev . J . G . Jladdison , who took the opportunity of reporting his father ' s high sense of the degree of excellence in Masonry which he had witnessed on his visit to the Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , and particularly alluded to the attainments in the skill and science of the Craft evinced by Brother E . White , whose absence , from severe indisposition ,
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Provincial.
thren feeling that the ladies , although debarred from participating in the secrets of the Royal Craft , yet ought to share its festivities on so joyous an occasion , issued invitation cards to a ball and supper to a very numerous and respectable party . At an early hour the Brethren of the Lodge assembled at the Corridor Rooms , in full Masonic clothing , to receive the R . W . D . P . G . JI ., Brother Maddison , who had accepted
the invitation . At nine o ' clock the company began to arrive , and soon after commenced dancing . This was kept up with great spirit till one o ' clock , when the supper-room was thrown open , displaying tables covered with every delicacy , and the whole of the arrangements in this essential department , elicited the highest encomiums on Mr . Sherry , who had so elegantly and liberally provided for the occasion . After supper , dancing was resumed , and continued ivith unabated spirit till a late hour
in the morning , when the company retired , highly delighted ivith the Masonic mode of celebrating the birthday of H . R . H . the Grand Master of England . The R . AV . D . P . G . M . did not retire till past two o ' clock , when he expressed , in the warmest and most fraternal manner , the high gratification he experienced at the entertainment . The admirable arrangements of the Stewards , and their courteous attentions throughout the evening , rendered this festival one of the happiest and most agreeable that the company ever experienced .
HEREFORD . —The Brethren of the Palladium Lodge of Freemasons dined together on the 28 th of December , at the Bowling-green Inn , iu this city , being the feast of St . John the Evangelist ; the evening passed off with perfect harmony and good humour . TAUNTON , Dec . 27 . —St . John ' s day was celebrated in this town during the past year with most exemplary courtesy by the enlightened Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , on which occasion the Brethren
were honoured with the presence of the R . AV . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte , M . P ., being a member of that Lodge . Soon after twelve , the Lodge was opened in due form , and the ceremony of installing the W . M . elect Brother , the Rev . F . AVarre , was accomplished ivith scrupulous regard to the ancient formalities of that interesting proceeding . Brother R . Lei gh having vacated the chair , the duties of which he has sustained with zeal , the AV . M . proceeded to appoint his officers for the year ensuing ; among whom Captain Maher was honoured with the appointment of
S . W ., and the Rev . J . G . Maddison with that of J . AV . At four o ' clock the Brethren sat down to an excellently supplied table , at which the attendance on the company , though large , was quite equal to its requisite accommodation . On the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal toasts having preceded , that of the Grand Master of England , the Duke of Sussex , was drunk with due Masonic respect . The AV . M ., after an elegant compliment to the R . W . P . Grand JIaster , proposed his health , which most and enthusiasticall
was eagerly y drunk with every possible demonstration of Masonic respect , arid was cordially felt , and gratefully and appropriately acknowledged . The health of the D . P . G . M . Capt . Maddison , of Bath , was proposed in terms of respectful recognition of his services , and the honour was acknowledged by the J . AV ., his son , the Rev . J . G . Jladdison , who took the opportunity of reporting his father ' s high sense of the degree of excellence in Masonry which he had witnessed on his visit to the Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , and particularly alluded to the attainments in the skill and science of the Craft evinced by Brother E . White , whose absence , from severe indisposition ,