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Provincial.
th ^ O , o ' i ™" - -J 1 " e Brethren of the Lodge , No . 152 , assembled at iiien nail , Bugle-street , Southampton , on Monday , the 27 th December , ? 'f : ' , n ? - *? ' , nsta } Worshipful Master elect , and celebrate the were hivited ' " Evan S eIist , to which many visiting Brethren FvL T ? u \ Z'e ? - - * -Monday being the festival of St . John the angenst . the Brethren of the Lodof assembled
tn ge Economy , pursuant thJ Jn c « stom , for the election of officers for the ensuing year , when the ! following were chosen . —Bro . C . G . Bruce , AVorshipful Master ; f , a . /* Uve ' Senior AVarden ; Bro . Patten , Junior Warden ; Bro . wJ , r i ^^ 'er ; and Bro . Foster , Secretary . In the afternoon upwards ot twenty Brethren sat down to an excellent dinner , and the evening was spent in a trul y pleasant and Masonic manner .
hr ^ T , ?' y *"' * , * T B , * ethren of the Lodge of Harmony cele-W ni ftlVal , ° - ' John the Evangelist . After the customary ousmess antl attending the appointment of Bro . John AValler Hewett " , £ » q ., as Worshipful Master for the year ensuing , the Brethren sat down to an excellent dinner , provided b y Mr . Dalton , of the Roebuck Inn . r 'L / . " UrSe ™ i he ev ? S the members of the Lodge presented Bro . thX r amS * , P -M w , th a valuable siIver snuff-box , as a testimony of eardand for the in which had filled
offiZ Tw i ^ f ,, ' , raanner he the omce ot Worshipful Master of that Lodge for a period of six years . PORTSMOUTH , Dec- 30 . -The Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 428 , celebrated the Festival of St John , on Thursday last , at their Lodge-room , t ^ ent-street , Portsea , when Bro . Robert Elliott was installed AV . M . for trie ensuing year . The Brethren , after the ceremony of appointing tlie officers being over , sat down to a sumptuous dinner . The cloth oemg cleared , the usual Masonic toasts were given , and the evening was spent with true Brotherl y love until twelve o ' clock .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
™ ™^ Tr 'V- F i - VThe Lo' ' ge ° f Edinburgh Mary ' s Chapel held an annual festival ln Freemasons' Hall , Niddry Street , the R . W M in tlie chair , ably supported by a numerous band of the Brotherhood ! deputations from seven of the Sister Lodges attended under their respective Rasters ; and the entertainment was sumptuous and elesant I he various toasts embodied loyalty to the Sovereign , love to the Constitutionand kindness and charity to allthe leading features of
, — the J $ F ^ I ' , ""* . ? excellent instrumental band occupied the orchestra , while Brother Jackson and a glee corps from the Choral Society enlivened the evening with strains " To Masonry and Scotia dear " A song wntten at the request of the Lodge , by the Grand Bard , also elicited great applause s -altogether the meeting was harmonious , intellectual and social . Exactly at " high twelve , " the Brethren retired , the band playing " Good night and joy . "
,,. ? . "' ° Ballingall , M . I J ., Past Grand AFarden , and Professor of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh , has recently been presented with a valuable dinner-service of plate , by a number of gentlemen , who have been honoured with his friendshi p , or profited by
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
th ^ O , o ' i ™" - -J 1 " e Brethren of the Lodge , No . 152 , assembled at iiien nail , Bugle-street , Southampton , on Monday , the 27 th December , ? 'f : ' , n ? - *? ' , nsta } Worshipful Master elect , and celebrate the were hivited ' " Evan S eIist , to which many visiting Brethren FvL T ? u \ Z'e ? - - * -Monday being the festival of St . John the angenst . the Brethren of the Lodof assembled
tn ge Economy , pursuant thJ Jn c « stom , for the election of officers for the ensuing year , when the ! following were chosen . —Bro . C . G . Bruce , AVorshipful Master ; f , a . /* Uve ' Senior AVarden ; Bro . Patten , Junior Warden ; Bro . wJ , r i ^^ 'er ; and Bro . Foster , Secretary . In the afternoon upwards ot twenty Brethren sat down to an excellent dinner , and the evening was spent in a trul y pleasant and Masonic manner .
hr ^ T , ?' y *"' * , * T B , * ethren of the Lodge of Harmony cele-W ni ftlVal , ° - ' John the Evangelist . After the customary ousmess antl attending the appointment of Bro . John AValler Hewett " , £ » q ., as Worshipful Master for the year ensuing , the Brethren sat down to an excellent dinner , provided b y Mr . Dalton , of the Roebuck Inn . r 'L / . " UrSe ™ i he ev ? S the members of the Lodge presented Bro . thX r amS * , P -M w , th a valuable siIver snuff-box , as a testimony of eardand for the in which had filled
offiZ Tw i ^ f ,, ' , raanner he the omce ot Worshipful Master of that Lodge for a period of six years . PORTSMOUTH , Dec- 30 . -The Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 428 , celebrated the Festival of St John , on Thursday last , at their Lodge-room , t ^ ent-street , Portsea , when Bro . Robert Elliott was installed AV . M . for trie ensuing year . The Brethren , after the ceremony of appointing tlie officers being over , sat down to a sumptuous dinner . The cloth oemg cleared , the usual Masonic toasts were given , and the evening was spent with true Brotherl y love until twelve o ' clock .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
™ ™^ Tr 'V- F i - VThe Lo' ' ge ° f Edinburgh Mary ' s Chapel held an annual festival ln Freemasons' Hall , Niddry Street , the R . W M in tlie chair , ably supported by a numerous band of the Brotherhood ! deputations from seven of the Sister Lodges attended under their respective Rasters ; and the entertainment was sumptuous and elesant I he various toasts embodied loyalty to the Sovereign , love to the Constitutionand kindness and charity to allthe leading features of
, — the J $ F ^ I ' , ""* . ? excellent instrumental band occupied the orchestra , while Brother Jackson and a glee corps from the Choral Society enlivened the evening with strains " To Masonry and Scotia dear " A song wntten at the request of the Lodge , by the Grand Bard , also elicited great applause s -altogether the meeting was harmonious , intellectual and social . Exactly at " high twelve , " the Brethren retired , the band playing " Good night and joy . "
,,. ? . "' ° Ballingall , M . I J ., Past Grand AFarden , and Professor of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh , has recently been presented with a valuable dinner-service of plate , by a number of gentlemen , who have been honoured with his friendshi p , or profited by