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The Charities.
I he CHAIRMAN now rose to propose the health of the Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex ; in doing which he dwelt upon the virtues , abilities , and efficient services of the Ri ght AVorshipful Grand Master m warm terms of eulogy ; the anxiety he had manifested on all occasions for the interests of the Craft which he had promoted by his constant attendance at their meetings ; and the great benefits which Masonry had received at his hands . He concluded , by giving the health of His Hi
Royal ghness the Duke of Sussex , the Most Worshipful Grand Master , with three times three , accompanied by a wish that his life mi ght be long preserved . The toast was drunk with all the honours , and warm and reiterated i ? ' ^ he C HAIRMAN next gave the health ofthe Pro-Grand Master , the rp , Zetland , with three times three and a well deserved eulogium . Ihe toast drunk with all the
was honours , and followed bv the madrigal , " Come ye Wantons . " The CHAIRMAN again rose to propose a toast which he knew would , like its predecessors of the evening , be received with the warmth which it deserved . It was the health of a nobleman who had , although but recentl y appointed to the office which he held , given ample proof that he deserved well of his Brethren—( cheers ) . He concluded by proposing the health of the Marquis of Salisbury , the Deputy Grand Master , with three times three .
__ , f he toast was drunk with all the honours , and followed by the son " Oh , firm as Hope . " ° At the conclusion of the song the Stewards , accompanied by the boys educated in the Schools of the Institution , entered the Hall , and paraded round amongst the Company , amid the cheers of all present . As thev reached the top of the Hall—The CHAIRMAN rose and said , he had now arrived at the chief business of the hear namel
evening —( )— y , to call their attention to the charitable foundation which they had met to celebrate . They had he knew , assembled with one heart and one feeling to further the benevolent and invaluable objects of this Institution—( cheers ) . If any language could speak strongly to the heart , it was that which the presence of the boys now spoke to the hearts of all present—a language far more eloquent than he could pretend to —( cheers )
. A langua g e which spoke through the advantages and comforts which they enjoyed , and the beneficial consequences which resulted to society , from their being brought up in such a manner as to make good men , and , probably , in after life , joining Masonry and carrying it ancl its charitable objects ' into the world at large —( loud cheers ) . It was scarcel y necessary for him to point out what must be the results of such an Institution as that which they were now celebrating ; they must be self-evident took this
( Hear . ) He opportunity of saying how much the Institution owed to the worth y Brother ( Moore ) who , for the last fifteen years had acted as its Treasurer , and who was now only induced to retire ' from ill health —( cheers ) . He knew the period exactly , for fifteen years was just the time he had himself belonged to Masonry —( cheers ) To show what he had done for it , he ( the Chairman ) would state to the company that at the time Brother Moore first became Treasurer the number of boys was thirty-five—now it was sixty-five —( cheers ) ' When he joined it the capital of thc Institution was about 900 / now it was upwards of 7 , 000 / . —( loud cheers ) . When his valuable " . ervicc ;
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The Charities.
I he CHAIRMAN now rose to propose the health of the Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex ; in doing which he dwelt upon the virtues , abilities , and efficient services of the Ri ght AVorshipful Grand Master m warm terms of eulogy ; the anxiety he had manifested on all occasions for the interests of the Craft which he had promoted by his constant attendance at their meetings ; and the great benefits which Masonry had received at his hands . He concluded , by giving the health of His Hi
Royal ghness the Duke of Sussex , the Most Worshipful Grand Master , with three times three , accompanied by a wish that his life mi ght be long preserved . The toast was drunk with all the honours , and warm and reiterated i ? ' ^ he C HAIRMAN next gave the health ofthe Pro-Grand Master , the rp , Zetland , with three times three and a well deserved eulogium . Ihe toast drunk with all the
was honours , and followed bv the madrigal , " Come ye Wantons . " The CHAIRMAN again rose to propose a toast which he knew would , like its predecessors of the evening , be received with the warmth which it deserved . It was the health of a nobleman who had , although but recentl y appointed to the office which he held , given ample proof that he deserved well of his Brethren—( cheers ) . He concluded by proposing the health of the Marquis of Salisbury , the Deputy Grand Master , with three times three .
__ , f he toast was drunk with all the honours , and followed by the son " Oh , firm as Hope . " ° At the conclusion of the song the Stewards , accompanied by the boys educated in the Schools of the Institution , entered the Hall , and paraded round amongst the Company , amid the cheers of all present . As thev reached the top of the Hall—The CHAIRMAN rose and said , he had now arrived at the chief business of the hear namel
evening —( )— y , to call their attention to the charitable foundation which they had met to celebrate . They had he knew , assembled with one heart and one feeling to further the benevolent and invaluable objects of this Institution—( cheers ) . If any language could speak strongly to the heart , it was that which the presence of the boys now spoke to the hearts of all present—a language far more eloquent than he could pretend to —( cheers )
. A langua g e which spoke through the advantages and comforts which they enjoyed , and the beneficial consequences which resulted to society , from their being brought up in such a manner as to make good men , and , probably , in after life , joining Masonry and carrying it ancl its charitable objects ' into the world at large —( loud cheers ) . It was scarcel y necessary for him to point out what must be the results of such an Institution as that which they were now celebrating ; they must be self-evident took this
( Hear . ) He opportunity of saying how much the Institution owed to the worth y Brother ( Moore ) who , for the last fifteen years had acted as its Treasurer , and who was now only induced to retire ' from ill health —( cheers ) . He knew the period exactly , for fifteen years was just the time he had himself belonged to Masonry —( cheers ) To show what he had done for it , he ( the Chairman ) would state to the company that at the time Brother Moore first became Treasurer the number of boys was thirty-five—now it was sixty-five —( cheers ) ' When he joined it the capital of thc Institution was about 900 / now it was upwards of 7 , 000 / . —( loud cheers ) . When his valuable " . ervicc ;