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Freemasons' Hall.
FREEMASONS' HALL .
BIRTH DAY OF H . R . H . THE DUKE OF SUSSEX , M . W . G . M .
February 6 , 1838 . The annual celebration of the natal day of the illustrious Grand Master having been arranged to take place as above , instead ofthe 27 th of January , ( the exact birth-day ) , the event was commemorated by a vast assemblage of the Fraternity . Upon all occasions , the Craft delight to do honour to their Grand Master ; and they felt also desirous to add , if possibleto the limentby testifing their respect to the Earl of
, comp , y Durham , * ( who had accepted the office of Chairman ) , as one to whom it is well known his Royal Highness is attached , by ties not only of a Masonic nature , but also by those of friendship the most endearing and enduring . As soon as it was understood that his Royal Highness was prevented from indisposition by attending the meeting , the regret of the Brethren was general and sincere ; but this regret did not prevent them from welcoming their Chairmanwhoas he entered the
, , Hall soon after six , was greeted warmly and enthusiastically . About three hundred Masons sat down to dinner ; the largest number that have met upon a similar occasion for nearly twenty years . The Earl of Durham was supported on his right and left by Lord H . John Spencer Churchill , D . G . M . and Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire ; and by Colonel Tynte , the Prov . G . M . for Somerset . The following is the list of the Noble and other Graud Officers who were present : —
THE EARL OF DURHAM , Chairman , Lord H . J . Churchill , D . G . M . PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTERS . —Hon . T . Dundas , for North Riding , Yorkshire ; Rig ht Hon . Tennyson D'Eyncourt , for Lincolnshire ; J . Ramsbottom . Esq . ( M . P . ) , for Berks ; R . Alstone , Esq ., ( M . P . ) for Essex ; H . R . Lewis , Esq ., for Sumatra ; J . Read , Esq ., for SuffolkColonels TynteBaillieand Wildmanfor Somerset , Bristol , and
; , , , Notts ; S . McGillivray , Esq ., for Upper Canada . Lord Frederick Gordon ; J . Maitland , Esq ., Grand Clerk for Scotland . WARDENS AND PAST . —W . H . Prescott ; S . Majoribanks ; L . H . Petit ; D . Pollock ; B . Cabbell ; J . Easthope , ( M . P . ) ; G . Stone ; E . Percival ; H . Willett , Esqrs . GRAND CHAPLAINS . —Revs . J . Vane and W . Fallofleld . GRAND REGISTRAR . —J . Henderson , Esq .
GRAND SECRETARIES . —W . H . White and G . Harper , Esqrs . DEACONS AND PAST . —Rev . G . Gilbert ; H . Perkins ; Heath ; Salomons ; Keightley ; Silvester ; J . J . Moore ; Lawrence ; Mestayer ; Lieven ; Buckhardt ; Savory ; Moore ; Bossy , Esqrs . and Dr . Crucefix . SWORD BEAKERS AND PAST .-G . P . Philipe ; J . Laurie ; and Simpson . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OP WORKS . —P . Hardwick , Esq . ASSISTANT GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . —R . W . Jennings , Esq . GRAND ORGANIST . —Sir George Smart .
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Freemasons' Hall.
FREEMASONS' HALL .
BIRTH DAY OF H . R . H . THE DUKE OF SUSSEX , M . W . G . M .
February 6 , 1838 . The annual celebration of the natal day of the illustrious Grand Master having been arranged to take place as above , instead ofthe 27 th of January , ( the exact birth-day ) , the event was commemorated by a vast assemblage of the Fraternity . Upon all occasions , the Craft delight to do honour to their Grand Master ; and they felt also desirous to add , if possibleto the limentby testifing their respect to the Earl of
, comp , y Durham , * ( who had accepted the office of Chairman ) , as one to whom it is well known his Royal Highness is attached , by ties not only of a Masonic nature , but also by those of friendship the most endearing and enduring . As soon as it was understood that his Royal Highness was prevented from indisposition by attending the meeting , the regret of the Brethren was general and sincere ; but this regret did not prevent them from welcoming their Chairmanwhoas he entered the
, , Hall soon after six , was greeted warmly and enthusiastically . About three hundred Masons sat down to dinner ; the largest number that have met upon a similar occasion for nearly twenty years . The Earl of Durham was supported on his right and left by Lord H . John Spencer Churchill , D . G . M . and Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire ; and by Colonel Tynte , the Prov . G . M . for Somerset . The following is the list of the Noble and other Graud Officers who were present : —
THE EARL OF DURHAM , Chairman , Lord H . J . Churchill , D . G . M . PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTERS . —Hon . T . Dundas , for North Riding , Yorkshire ; Rig ht Hon . Tennyson D'Eyncourt , for Lincolnshire ; J . Ramsbottom . Esq . ( M . P . ) , for Berks ; R . Alstone , Esq ., ( M . P . ) for Essex ; H . R . Lewis , Esq ., for Sumatra ; J . Read , Esq ., for SuffolkColonels TynteBaillieand Wildmanfor Somerset , Bristol , and
; , , , Notts ; S . McGillivray , Esq ., for Upper Canada . Lord Frederick Gordon ; J . Maitland , Esq ., Grand Clerk for Scotland . WARDENS AND PAST . —W . H . Prescott ; S . Majoribanks ; L . H . Petit ; D . Pollock ; B . Cabbell ; J . Easthope , ( M . P . ) ; G . Stone ; E . Percival ; H . Willett , Esqrs . GRAND CHAPLAINS . —Revs . J . Vane and W . Fallofleld . GRAND REGISTRAR . —J . Henderson , Esq .
GRAND SECRETARIES . —W . H . White and G . Harper , Esqrs . DEACONS AND PAST . —Rev . G . Gilbert ; H . Perkins ; Heath ; Salomons ; Keightley ; Silvester ; J . J . Moore ; Lawrence ; Mestayer ; Lieven ; Buckhardt ; Savory ; Moore ; Bossy , Esqrs . and Dr . Crucefix . SWORD BEAKERS AND PAST .-G . P . Philipe ; J . Laurie ; and Simpson . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OP WORKS . —P . Hardwick , Esq . ASSISTANT GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . —R . W . Jennings , Esq . GRAND ORGANIST . —Sir George Smart .