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Freemasons' Hall.
FREEMASONS' HALL .
THE BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL .
The Festival in honour of the birthday of His Royal Hi ghness the Duke of Sussex , Most Worshipful Grand Master , having been specially appointed for that day , took place in the Great Hall , Freemason ' s Tavern , on Saturday , the 26 th of January , 1839 . Notwithstanding the small number of Stewards , the general exertions of the Board , and especially those of the Honorary Secretary , Brother Hogarda meeting of about one hundred and fifty awaited the
intro-, duction of the Honorable Colonel Anson , the chairman , who , in consequence of mistaking the dinner hour , did not arrive until after the covers had been laid , and some efforts used to obtain a temporary occupant for the chair . There were present on the occasion—R . W . Bro . Hon . Col . George Anson , M . P . Prov . Grand Master for StaffordshireChairman
, . Supported by R . W . Simon M GiIIivray , Prov . G . M . for Upper Canada . R . W . J . Ramsbottom , M . P . Prov . G . M . for Berks . „ Rev . G . A . Broivn , Acting Prov . G . M . for Cambridgeshire . „ Robert Steuart , M . P . J . G . W .
„ B . B . Cabbell , P . G . W . GRAND CHAPLAIN . —V . W . Rev . Wm . Fallowfield . PAST GRAND REGISTRAR . —V . W . John Henderson . GRAND SECRETARY . —V . W . W . H . White . GRAND DEACONS . —W . H . De Crespigny , and A . Dobie . PAST GRAND DEACONS . —W . Bros . Buckhardt , Lawrence , Bossy , Savory , F . Moore , Crucefix , M . E ., H . Perkins .
GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OP WORKS . —W . Bro . P . Hardwick . GRAND SWORD BEARERS . —W . Bro . G . P . Philipe . PAST GRAND SWORD BEARER . —W . Bros . Simpson , and Lawrie . GRAND ORGANIST . —W . Bro . Sir George Smart . ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES —W . Bro . R . W . Jennings . Bros . Sir . John Doratt , M . D ., Major Meade , L . Walker , J . Auldjo , Deputy Prov . G . M . for Upper Canada ; J . Anderson , Deputy Prov .
G . M . ( Scotland ) , & c . & c . After the cloth had been removed , and "Benedictus" sung by the professional Brethren , the Chairman called for bumpers , and proposing the first toast—in order as in affection—observed that there was not a doubt that Englishmen were among the most loyal subjects in the world , and that feeling , he was sure , would ever be found to be uppermost in the breasts of Freemasons . ( Hear , hear . ) To them ,
therefore , the mere mention of their Sovereign was sufficient to awaken their enthusiasm , and ivithout further preface , he would give them— " The Queen , and God bless her . " ( Cheers . ) " God save the Queen , " was then sung in very mediocre style . And here ive may notice once for all , and without meaning the slightest reflection on the Stewards , who are expected to pay for the assistance of professional Brethren , without having the privilege of choice , that with the exception of the melody , "And doth not a meeting like this make
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasons' Hall.
FREEMASONS' HALL .
THE BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL .
The Festival in honour of the birthday of His Royal Hi ghness the Duke of Sussex , Most Worshipful Grand Master , having been specially appointed for that day , took place in the Great Hall , Freemason ' s Tavern , on Saturday , the 26 th of January , 1839 . Notwithstanding the small number of Stewards , the general exertions of the Board , and especially those of the Honorary Secretary , Brother Hogarda meeting of about one hundred and fifty awaited the
intro-, duction of the Honorable Colonel Anson , the chairman , who , in consequence of mistaking the dinner hour , did not arrive until after the covers had been laid , and some efforts used to obtain a temporary occupant for the chair . There were present on the occasion—R . W . Bro . Hon . Col . George Anson , M . P . Prov . Grand Master for StaffordshireChairman
, . Supported by R . W . Simon M GiIIivray , Prov . G . M . for Upper Canada . R . W . J . Ramsbottom , M . P . Prov . G . M . for Berks . „ Rev . G . A . Broivn , Acting Prov . G . M . for Cambridgeshire . „ Robert Steuart , M . P . J . G . W .
„ B . B . Cabbell , P . G . W . GRAND CHAPLAIN . —V . W . Rev . Wm . Fallowfield . PAST GRAND REGISTRAR . —V . W . John Henderson . GRAND SECRETARY . —V . W . W . H . White . GRAND DEACONS . —W . H . De Crespigny , and A . Dobie . PAST GRAND DEACONS . —W . Bros . Buckhardt , Lawrence , Bossy , Savory , F . Moore , Crucefix , M . E ., H . Perkins .
GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OP WORKS . —W . Bro . P . Hardwick . GRAND SWORD BEARERS . —W . Bro . G . P . Philipe . PAST GRAND SWORD BEARER . —W . Bros . Simpson , and Lawrie . GRAND ORGANIST . —W . Bro . Sir George Smart . ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES —W . Bro . R . W . Jennings . Bros . Sir . John Doratt , M . D ., Major Meade , L . Walker , J . Auldjo , Deputy Prov . G . M . for Upper Canada ; J . Anderson , Deputy Prov .
G . M . ( Scotland ) , & c . & c . After the cloth had been removed , and "Benedictus" sung by the professional Brethren , the Chairman called for bumpers , and proposing the first toast—in order as in affection—observed that there was not a doubt that Englishmen were among the most loyal subjects in the world , and that feeling , he was sure , would ever be found to be uppermost in the breasts of Freemasons . ( Hear , hear . ) To them ,
therefore , the mere mention of their Sovereign was sufficient to awaken their enthusiasm , and ivithout further preface , he would give them— " The Queen , and God bless her . " ( Cheers . ) " God save the Queen , " was then sung in very mediocre style . And here ive may notice once for all , and without meaning the slightest reflection on the Stewards , who are expected to pay for the assistance of professional Brethren , without having the privilege of choice , that with the exception of the melody , "And doth not a meeting like this make