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Article ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS. ← Page 2 of 8 →
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Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
think , succeeded in giving a very good likeness of our friend upon canvass , highly creditable to him as an artist . The portrait I humbly venture to beg the governors of the Asylum to accept , as a memorial of my personal respect ancl Masonic gratitude . I have entrusted it to the custody of my Mother Lodge ( the Burlington , No . 113 ) , who will deliver it up as soon as the hoard-room of our Institution shall be in a state to receive it .
I remain , dear Sirs and Brothers , Your faithful Servant , WM . HALTON . To the Sub-committee of the Asylum for Aged Freemasons .
Resolved , that the Sub-committee have great pleasure in accepting Brother Halton ' s truly fraternal present of the portrait of their indefatigable Treasurer , and hope it will stimulate the brethren to exertions similar to the worth y Doctor ' s , to procure a suitable board-room to receive his present . Resolved , that a copy of the above resolution be forwarded to Brother Halton , with the thanks of the Sub-committee .
Resolved , that a general meeting of the subscribers be convened for Friday , the 24 th inst . on especial business . Resolved , 'that in consequence of the meeting of the Sub-committee in March , falling on the day fixed by the M . W . Grand Master for the festival of the boy ' s school , that it be adjourned until April . Resolved , that the annual festival in aid of the funds of this institution do take place on the 21 st . of June next .
GENERAL MEETING . Friday , February , 24 th . Present—Brother , R . T . Crueefix , M . D . in the Chair . Brothers—Bell , Field , Moran , Staples , Chandler , Williams , Whitmore ,
Clark , Osborne , Wright , Watkins , Kincaid , Whisson , Goodwyn , Green , Halton , Bickford , Turner , Clarke , Rowe , Spencer , andBegbie . — Farnfield and Pitt , Hon . Secretaries . The minutes of the several meetings of the sub-committee were all read and confirmed . The report of an audit-committee was received , and ordered to be entered on the minutes , by which it appeared that , besides the funded property , there remains in the hands of the
£ . s . d . Banker - 100 0 0 Treasurer - 35 3 5 135 3 5 Resolved unanimously , that the general committee beg to acknowledge the munificent donation of -50 / . from the Lodge , 327 , at Taunton , and most sincerely thank them for their warm-hearted and fraternal co-operation .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
think , succeeded in giving a very good likeness of our friend upon canvass , highly creditable to him as an artist . The portrait I humbly venture to beg the governors of the Asylum to accept , as a memorial of my personal respect ancl Masonic gratitude . I have entrusted it to the custody of my Mother Lodge ( the Burlington , No . 113 ) , who will deliver it up as soon as the hoard-room of our Institution shall be in a state to receive it .
I remain , dear Sirs and Brothers , Your faithful Servant , WM . HALTON . To the Sub-committee of the Asylum for Aged Freemasons .
Resolved , that the Sub-committee have great pleasure in accepting Brother Halton ' s truly fraternal present of the portrait of their indefatigable Treasurer , and hope it will stimulate the brethren to exertions similar to the worth y Doctor ' s , to procure a suitable board-room to receive his present . Resolved , that a copy of the above resolution be forwarded to Brother Halton , with the thanks of the Sub-committee .
Resolved , that a general meeting of the subscribers be convened for Friday , the 24 th inst . on especial business . Resolved , 'that in consequence of the meeting of the Sub-committee in March , falling on the day fixed by the M . W . Grand Master for the festival of the boy ' s school , that it be adjourned until April . Resolved , that the annual festival in aid of the funds of this institution do take place on the 21 st . of June next .
GENERAL MEETING . Friday , February , 24 th . Present—Brother , R . T . Crueefix , M . D . in the Chair . Brothers—Bell , Field , Moran , Staples , Chandler , Williams , Whitmore ,
Clark , Osborne , Wright , Watkins , Kincaid , Whisson , Goodwyn , Green , Halton , Bickford , Turner , Clarke , Rowe , Spencer , andBegbie . — Farnfield and Pitt , Hon . Secretaries . The minutes of the several meetings of the sub-committee were all read and confirmed . The report of an audit-committee was received , and ordered to be entered on the minutes , by which it appeared that , besides the funded property , there remains in the hands of the
£ . s . d . Banker - 100 0 0 Treasurer - 35 3 5 135 3 5 Resolved unanimously , that the general committee beg to acknowledge the munificent donation of -50 / . from the Lodge , 327 , at Taunton , and most sincerely thank them for their warm-hearted and fraternal co-operation .