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To His Royal Highness The Prince Albert , K.G.
The ceremony of opening the New Lodge , & c . commenced at six , P . M . After the usual preliminaries and forms had been gone through , Bros . Nugent and Drew passed the Chair ; and Bros . Justin Courtenay , John Courtenay , and Edward Drew were respectivel y installed in the Offices of XX . Master , and Senior and Junior AA ardens " of the new Lodge ( No . 164 ) ; a candidate was initiated in the first degree ; other business having been transacted , the Lodge was closed and the Brethren proceeded to the
supper room ; about thirty sat down ; the new Master , Justin Courtenay , Esq . in the Chair , and the Senior AA ' arden acting as A'icechainnan- After the usual loyal toasts were given , healths proposed , and thanks returned , several songs were sung by Brother John Courtenay , and a worth y Brother " fra the north , " Thomas Bisset of that ilk , whose comic Scotch songs elicited unbounded applause . Among the company we observed Thomas B . Gardner , Esq ., WM . of Lodge No . 68 ; Thomas John , Esq ., P . M . Lodge No . 68 , and many others , who contributed by their presence to enhance the pleasure and gratification of a very pleasant evening .
CHARLEMONT . —On Friday , Dec . 27 , the officers and Members of that ancient and venerable Lodge , No . 39 . 5 , assembled at Mr . Robert Thompson ' s inn , Charlemont , to commemorate the anniversary of St . John . After the usual ceremonies of opening the proceedings had been gone through , Lieut . Charles Harpur , was unanimously elected AAr orshipful Master ; Mr . AA'illiam Jackson , Senior Warden ; Mr . Samuel Robinson , Junior AVarden ; and Mr . AVilliam Hughes , Secretary . AVhen the
ordinary business of the Lodge was concluded , and the hour of six o ' clock had arrived , a splendid entertainment was served up in the Assemblyroom . The cloth having been removed , and the officers and Members decorated with badges ancl devices , emblematic of their various degrees and orders , Brother Charles Harpur , as AA ' orshipful Master , was called to the chair ; ancl Brother AVilliam Jackson , as Senior AVarden , acted as Vice-President on the occasion , each of whom discharged their respective duties in an able and efficient manner . The following toasts were given :
" The Queen , the illustrious Monarch of these realms . " "The Royal Family of Great Britain , and may their unwearied attachment to the ancient Society of Freemasons be duly appreciated by every Member of the Craft . " " The Grand Lodge of Ireland . " " Our Brethren round the Globe . " " Our military Brethren who have honoured us with their company this evening . "
Brother Brighton , of the Royal Artillery , returned thanks on behalf of his military Brethren ; and after describing , in glowing terms , the progress of Freemasonry in the British Army , under the happy auspices of some of its royal commanders , adverted to the memorable period in its history , when the gallant General Graham had nobly and most praiseworthily interfered to cement , in closer union , the Parent Grand Lodge of York , and that of the British metropolis ; and stated that military valour had never been sullied by Freemasonry . " The Worshipful Master , Lieut . Harpur . "
_ Brother Harpur rose amidst hearty cheers , and begged to express his sincere acknowledgements for the distinguished honour they had conferred on him , in electing him to fill the important office of Master of their society , an office which was always accompanied with serious responsibility , and involved duties which should be discharged with
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To His Royal Highness The Prince Albert , K.G.
The ceremony of opening the New Lodge , & c . commenced at six , P . M . After the usual preliminaries and forms had been gone through , Bros . Nugent and Drew passed the Chair ; and Bros . Justin Courtenay , John Courtenay , and Edward Drew were respectivel y installed in the Offices of XX . Master , and Senior and Junior AA ardens " of the new Lodge ( No . 164 ) ; a candidate was initiated in the first degree ; other business having been transacted , the Lodge was closed and the Brethren proceeded to the
supper room ; about thirty sat down ; the new Master , Justin Courtenay , Esq . in the Chair , and the Senior AA ' arden acting as A'icechainnan- After the usual loyal toasts were given , healths proposed , and thanks returned , several songs were sung by Brother John Courtenay , and a worth y Brother " fra the north , " Thomas Bisset of that ilk , whose comic Scotch songs elicited unbounded applause . Among the company we observed Thomas B . Gardner , Esq ., WM . of Lodge No . 68 ; Thomas John , Esq ., P . M . Lodge No . 68 , and many others , who contributed by their presence to enhance the pleasure and gratification of a very pleasant evening .
CHARLEMONT . —On Friday , Dec . 27 , the officers and Members of that ancient and venerable Lodge , No . 39 . 5 , assembled at Mr . Robert Thompson ' s inn , Charlemont , to commemorate the anniversary of St . John . After the usual ceremonies of opening the proceedings had been gone through , Lieut . Charles Harpur , was unanimously elected AAr orshipful Master ; Mr . AA'illiam Jackson , Senior Warden ; Mr . Samuel Robinson , Junior AVarden ; and Mr . AVilliam Hughes , Secretary . AVhen the
ordinary business of the Lodge was concluded , and the hour of six o ' clock had arrived , a splendid entertainment was served up in the Assemblyroom . The cloth having been removed , and the officers and Members decorated with badges ancl devices , emblematic of their various degrees and orders , Brother Charles Harpur , as AA ' orshipful Master , was called to the chair ; ancl Brother AVilliam Jackson , as Senior AVarden , acted as Vice-President on the occasion , each of whom discharged their respective duties in an able and efficient manner . The following toasts were given :
" The Queen , the illustrious Monarch of these realms . " "The Royal Family of Great Britain , and may their unwearied attachment to the ancient Society of Freemasons be duly appreciated by every Member of the Craft . " " The Grand Lodge of Ireland . " " Our Brethren round the Globe . " " Our military Brethren who have honoured us with their company this evening . "
Brother Brighton , of the Royal Artillery , returned thanks on behalf of his military Brethren ; and after describing , in glowing terms , the progress of Freemasonry in the British Army , under the happy auspices of some of its royal commanders , adverted to the memorable period in its history , when the gallant General Graham had nobly and most praiseworthily interfered to cement , in closer union , the Parent Grand Lodge of York , and that of the British metropolis ; and stated that military valour had never been sullied by Freemasonry . " The Worshipful Master , Lieut . Harpur . "
_ Brother Harpur rose amidst hearty cheers , and begged to express his sincere acknowledgements for the distinguished honour they had conferred on him , in electing him to fill the important office of Master of their society , an office which was always accompanied with serious responsibility , and involved duties which should be discharged with