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belli"' called into the country on business of a very urgent nature—an occasion which he knew it would give him ( the Marquis of Salisbury ) as much regret at being absent from it , as it did them at being deprived of his company that ' evening —( hear , hear ) . Although he felt his inadequacy to the task of acting the part of locum tenors for so able a chairman / he would endeavour to fill the post to the best of his abilities —( cheers )
. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the first toast of the evening . The toast he had to propose was one which , lie was glad to say , was universally drunk by every assembly of Englishmen and British subjects , and a toast which he knew would be responded to by every Brother present that evening with the most heartfelt loyalty aud unmixed applause—( hear ) . He meant , the health of Her Majesty the Queen —( loud cheers ) . The toast was drunk with every demonstration of loyalty ancl
affection , and three times three , ancl one more , of the most enthusiastic and hearty cheers , the ivhole company standing ; the national anthem immediately followed , the company still standing and joining in the chorus of each verse . The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of the Queen Dowager and the rest of the royal family , with three times three , which was drunk with all the honoursand followed by the beautiful g lee of " The AVaterfall . "
, After a short lapse of time , The CHAIRMAN once more rose to propose a toast —( hear ) . The toast to which he now had to call the attention of the company must be considered the principal toast of the evening , as relating personally to the illustrious individual , the commemoration of whose birth-day had
immediately called them together —( hear ancl cheers ) . If he before regretted the absence of the most noble Marquis who was to have presided over them , how much more must he naturally feel that regret when he rose to propose such a toast as that which he was noiv about to g ive—a toast which he ( the Marquis of Salisbury ) ivould have given with so much more satisfaction to the company and to him ( the Chairman ) than he could . They were not that evening honoured by the
presence of that illustrious personage , which fact was to be attributed to his present condition of health , which they . must all deeply deplore , when they recollected how many years he had presided over the Craft with so much honour to himself , as well as to their perfect satisfaction , and the benefit of the Craft in general —( loud cheers ) . They bad met here to-day to celebrate the anniversary of his birth-day ; and he was sure they would all join with him in offering up a prayer to the Great
Architect of the Universe to bless him with health , and give him long life to preside over so numerous a body —( hear , hear , and cheers ) . They would sympathise with him ( the Chairman ) in his regret that there should have been an interruption to his generally goocl health ; and although he knew that he did not possess words to convey to them ail that he felt on the subject while addressing them , he was sure they would all join him in thc sincere and heartfelt prayer that His Royal
Highness might be speedily restored to health —( loud cheers ) . He was endeared to " them all by a strong feeling of love as well as respect and admiration , and he knew with ivhat expressions of enthusiasm the toast would be received when he proposed the health of their excellent Grand Master—( much cheering ) . He begged to conclude by giving the health of His Royal Highness thc Duke ' of Sussex , their Most AVorshipful Grand Master , with three times three —( cheers ) .
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belli"' called into the country on business of a very urgent nature—an occasion which he knew it would give him ( the Marquis of Salisbury ) as much regret at being absent from it , as it did them at being deprived of his company that ' evening —( hear , hear ) . Although he felt his inadequacy to the task of acting the part of locum tenors for so able a chairman / he would endeavour to fill the post to the best of his abilities —( cheers )
. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the first toast of the evening . The toast he had to propose was one which , lie was glad to say , was universally drunk by every assembly of Englishmen and British subjects , and a toast which he knew would be responded to by every Brother present that evening with the most heartfelt loyalty aud unmixed applause—( hear ) . He meant , the health of Her Majesty the Queen —( loud cheers ) . The toast was drunk with every demonstration of loyalty ancl
affection , and three times three , ancl one more , of the most enthusiastic and hearty cheers , the ivhole company standing ; the national anthem immediately followed , the company still standing and joining in the chorus of each verse . The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of the Queen Dowager and the rest of the royal family , with three times three , which was drunk with all the honoursand followed by the beautiful g lee of " The AVaterfall . "
, After a short lapse of time , The CHAIRMAN once more rose to propose a toast —( hear ) . The toast to which he now had to call the attention of the company must be considered the principal toast of the evening , as relating personally to the illustrious individual , the commemoration of whose birth-day had
immediately called them together —( hear ancl cheers ) . If he before regretted the absence of the most noble Marquis who was to have presided over them , how much more must he naturally feel that regret when he rose to propose such a toast as that which he was noiv about to g ive—a toast which he ( the Marquis of Salisbury ) ivould have given with so much more satisfaction to the company and to him ( the Chairman ) than he could . They were not that evening honoured by the
presence of that illustrious personage , which fact was to be attributed to his present condition of health , which they . must all deeply deplore , when they recollected how many years he had presided over the Craft with so much honour to himself , as well as to their perfect satisfaction , and the benefit of the Craft in general —( loud cheers ) . They bad met here to-day to celebrate the anniversary of his birth-day ; and he was sure they would all join with him in offering up a prayer to the Great
Architect of the Universe to bless him with health , and give him long life to preside over so numerous a body —( hear , hear , and cheers ) . They would sympathise with him ( the Chairman ) in his regret that there should have been an interruption to his generally goocl health ; and although he knew that he did not possess words to convey to them ail that he felt on the subject while addressing them , he was sure they would all join him in thc sincere and heartfelt prayer that His Royal
Highness might be speedily restored to health —( loud cheers ) . He was endeared to " them all by a strong feeling of love as well as respect and admiration , and he knew with ivhat expressions of enthusiasm the toast would be received when he proposed the health of their excellent Grand Master—( much cheering ) . He begged to conclude by giving the health of His Royal Highness thc Duke ' of Sussex , their Most AVorshipful Grand Master , with three times three —( cheers ) .