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Freemason's Hall. Birth Day Of H.R.H. The Duke Of Sussex, M.W.G.M.
Sussex , " and let it be given before his chariot wheels shall leave thc door . ( Drunk most enthusiastically . ) In the course of the evening the Chairman announced that the Festivals for the Masonic Charities ( when are we to add , as the same matter of course , the Masonic Asylum ?) would take place for the Boys' School on the Sth of March , and the Girls' School on the 17 th of May . May they both have the patronage of a strong and zealous Board of Stewards ;
we had the pleasing experience last year of knowing the immense amount of good to be done by early and extensive co-operation . " The Stewards of the day . We are all greatly indebted to them , and I am especiall y charged by the Grand Master to express his thanks to them for their admirable arrangements . " Brother Bell ( Vice President of the Board of Stewards ) rose and addressed the company . " The indisposition of the Noble Lord ( Monson ) , the President , compels me to return thanks ; the cause I deeply regret concerning his Lordship ' s health , and also from the loss that the
anticipated pleasure which the Noble Brother ' s presence inspired , would be greatly felt . I feel at a loss adequatel y to express my own sentiments , and still more so on the part of my brother Stewards , who had looked forward with anxious hope to this auspicious day , and have witnessed with happiness and delight , their Grand Master restored to the most cherished Festival of the Craft . The perfect unanimity that prevailed among ourselves had secured co-operation , and we have eagerly siezed
the opportunity to do justice to the fair guests who have honoured us by their presence . The approbation of the company has ensured our reward , and the high compliment of the Grand Master , offered through the courtesy ofthe Chairman , demands the gratitude of myself and my brother Stewards . ( Great cheering . ) " The Ladies . " We must drink this toast as Masons and as men . Look at that gallery ; at the eyes that beam there ; at the cheeks that
bloom there . I hardl y dare trust myself witli tiie ft-ill expression of my sentiments at the graceful display before us . We thank the ladies for their attendance , I am reminded of an old couplet in a Masonic song that is not
inapplicable—No mortal can more—the ladies adore Than a free and an accepted Mason . " The address ivas followed b y loud and vehement cheering , during which the ladies gracefully courlseying to the company , retireu from the gallery , and at the same time the Chairman and Grand Officers left the hall . 'I'he great anxiety to witness the rc-appearance ofthe Grand Master in social intercourse with the fraternityhad caused net only a more than
, usual attendance of the brethren , but the tickets to the ladies' gallery were in much greater requisition ; we believe there ivas not one issued but found its way for presentation at the door , and when the Chairman entered the glee-room , he was accompanied by so many friends , as to fill the room almost to inconvenience ; and the duties ivhich devolved upon the Ladies' Stewards became most difficult , so much so , as to require the assistance of several others . The musical brethren were in excellent
tone , and the ladies expressed themselves most highly gratified ; but we are desired by several of them to express their thanks for the very polite and unceasing attention of the three Ladies' Stewards , who throughout tiie day were so assiduously , and we feel certain , so happily employed in carrying into effect the wishes of thc Board , if we have failed , as we
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemason's Hall. Birth Day Of H.R.H. The Duke Of Sussex, M.W.G.M.
Sussex , " and let it be given before his chariot wheels shall leave thc door . ( Drunk most enthusiastically . ) In the course of the evening the Chairman announced that the Festivals for the Masonic Charities ( when are we to add , as the same matter of course , the Masonic Asylum ?) would take place for the Boys' School on the Sth of March , and the Girls' School on the 17 th of May . May they both have the patronage of a strong and zealous Board of Stewards ;
we had the pleasing experience last year of knowing the immense amount of good to be done by early and extensive co-operation . " The Stewards of the day . We are all greatly indebted to them , and I am especiall y charged by the Grand Master to express his thanks to them for their admirable arrangements . " Brother Bell ( Vice President of the Board of Stewards ) rose and addressed the company . " The indisposition of the Noble Lord ( Monson ) , the President , compels me to return thanks ; the cause I deeply regret concerning his Lordship ' s health , and also from the loss that the
anticipated pleasure which the Noble Brother ' s presence inspired , would be greatly felt . I feel at a loss adequatel y to express my own sentiments , and still more so on the part of my brother Stewards , who had looked forward with anxious hope to this auspicious day , and have witnessed with happiness and delight , their Grand Master restored to the most cherished Festival of the Craft . The perfect unanimity that prevailed among ourselves had secured co-operation , and we have eagerly siezed
the opportunity to do justice to the fair guests who have honoured us by their presence . The approbation of the company has ensured our reward , and the high compliment of the Grand Master , offered through the courtesy ofthe Chairman , demands the gratitude of myself and my brother Stewards . ( Great cheering . ) " The Ladies . " We must drink this toast as Masons and as men . Look at that gallery ; at the eyes that beam there ; at the cheeks that
bloom there . I hardl y dare trust myself witli tiie ft-ill expression of my sentiments at the graceful display before us . We thank the ladies for their attendance , I am reminded of an old couplet in a Masonic song that is not
inapplicable—No mortal can more—the ladies adore Than a free and an accepted Mason . " The address ivas followed b y loud and vehement cheering , during which the ladies gracefully courlseying to the company , retireu from the gallery , and at the same time the Chairman and Grand Officers left the hall . 'I'he great anxiety to witness the rc-appearance ofthe Grand Master in social intercourse with the fraternityhad caused net only a more than
, usual attendance of the brethren , but the tickets to the ladies' gallery were in much greater requisition ; we believe there ivas not one issued but found its way for presentation at the door , and when the Chairman entered the glee-room , he was accompanied by so many friends , as to fill the room almost to inconvenience ; and the duties ivhich devolved upon the Ladies' Stewards became most difficult , so much so , as to require the assistance of several others . The musical brethren were in excellent
tone , and the ladies expressed themselves most highly gratified ; but we are desired by several of them to express their thanks for the very polite and unceasing attention of the three Ladies' Stewards , who throughout tiie day were so assiduously , and we feel certain , so happily employed in carrying into effect the wishes of thc Board , if we have failed , as we