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their respect for him — a feeling which he believed to be shared with the Brethren of this Lodge by every Member of the Craft who had the honor and pleasure of his acquaintance . He then begged Bro . Robb ' s acceptance of a handsome Past Master ' s Jewell , suitably engraved , hoping that the Loclge might long be able to welcome him amongst them , and have the pride of calling him one of them . Bro . ROBB , in returning thanks , expressed himself in the happy way , which is so well known throughout the Craft . The other usual Toasts were afterwards given , and the Loclge closed .
KENT . —GRAVESEND . —At the Banquet , after the Lodge , on Monday , March 17 , the Brethren of the Lodges , Freedom , 91 , and Sympathy , 709 . presented a very handsome silver tankard to their Past Master , Bro . W . F . Dobson , as a mark of their esteem for him as a Friend and Neighbour , and of their appreciation of his Masonic conduct in the various Offices of the Lodges , and his support of the Masonic Charities . The inscription on the tankard is— " Presented the 17 th day of March ,
1851 , by the Members of Lodges , Nos . 91 and 709 , to their highly esteemed Brother , AVilliam Francis Dobson , 31 . A , P . Prov . G . J . AA ' ., for the Province of Kent , ancl P . M . of 91 . " Under the able Presidency of the VV . M ., Brother D . Culhane , M . D ., the Festivities of the evening were kept up in a truly Masonic spirit . We were happy to find that Masonry has received considerable accession to its numbers , and that the working reflected great credit on the Master ancl Officers .
LANCASHIRE . —MANCHESTER . —The Lodge of Virtue , 177 , held its Festival on the 27 th December , in the Loclge Room , at the Queen ' s Hotel in that city . The Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , R . W . D . G . M . of Freemasons in England , who is also a member of the above Lodge , honoured the meeting with his presence , as did also S . Blair , M . P ., Dep . Prov . G . M . for East Lancashire , M . Dawes , M . P ., P . G . S . AV . of that province , and several other Past
Provincial Grand Officers . The Loclge opened about three o ' clock , almost immediately after which Bro . P . M . Bell presented to the Loclge an elegantly executed banner , displaying the arms of the R . AV . D . G . M ., which was in clue form placed in the Lodge as a part of its future furniture ; and a resolution was proposed by the W . and Rev . Prov . G . Chaplain , Bro . G . Dowty , ancl seconded by P . M . Shayler , expressing the warm thanks of the Brethren of the Lodge to Bro . Bell for his
presentation , ancl their high appreciation of the delicacy of the compliment paid to the noble Brother , and of Bro . Bell ' s desire thus to commemorate in the archives of the Loclge the gratifying fact of his lordship ' s connexion with it as an enrolled Brother . The D . G . M . was , on his entrance into the Lodge , received with the honours clue to his high position in the Order , and the D . P . G . M . for East Lancashire was also most cordially received with all the proper honours . The ceremony
of the installation of the different Officers for the ensuing year was most ably ancl impressively performed by P . M . Bro . J . J . Moody , a Past Provincial Officer for Lincolnshire , and for Cheshire , and the following were the Officers installed : —Bros . D . Wills , AV . M . ; T . Chadwick , S . W . ; W . Foster , J . W . ; J . Bell , P . M ., Treasurer ; T . Bingham , S . D . ; T . Harle , J . D . ; C . T . Corner , Sec . ; S . Smith , 1 . G . ; and Marshall , Tyler . After the installation , Bro . W . Foster drew the attention of the Brethren , and particularly of the AV . D . P . G . M . to the subject of the Masonic Female Orphan Charity , which it has been for some time
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Provincial.
their respect for him — a feeling which he believed to be shared with the Brethren of this Lodge by every Member of the Craft who had the honor and pleasure of his acquaintance . He then begged Bro . Robb ' s acceptance of a handsome Past Master ' s Jewell , suitably engraved , hoping that the Loclge might long be able to welcome him amongst them , and have the pride of calling him one of them . Bro . ROBB , in returning thanks , expressed himself in the happy way , which is so well known throughout the Craft . The other usual Toasts were afterwards given , and the Loclge closed .
KENT . —GRAVESEND . —At the Banquet , after the Lodge , on Monday , March 17 , the Brethren of the Lodges , Freedom , 91 , and Sympathy , 709 . presented a very handsome silver tankard to their Past Master , Bro . W . F . Dobson , as a mark of their esteem for him as a Friend and Neighbour , and of their appreciation of his Masonic conduct in the various Offices of the Lodges , and his support of the Masonic Charities . The inscription on the tankard is— " Presented the 17 th day of March ,
1851 , by the Members of Lodges , Nos . 91 and 709 , to their highly esteemed Brother , AVilliam Francis Dobson , 31 . A , P . Prov . G . J . AA ' ., for the Province of Kent , ancl P . M . of 91 . " Under the able Presidency of the VV . M ., Brother D . Culhane , M . D ., the Festivities of the evening were kept up in a truly Masonic spirit . We were happy to find that Masonry has received considerable accession to its numbers , and that the working reflected great credit on the Master ancl Officers .
LANCASHIRE . —MANCHESTER . —The Lodge of Virtue , 177 , held its Festival on the 27 th December , in the Loclge Room , at the Queen ' s Hotel in that city . The Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , R . W . D . G . M . of Freemasons in England , who is also a member of the above Lodge , honoured the meeting with his presence , as did also S . Blair , M . P ., Dep . Prov . G . M . for East Lancashire , M . Dawes , M . P ., P . G . S . AV . of that province , and several other Past
Provincial Grand Officers . The Loclge opened about three o ' clock , almost immediately after which Bro . P . M . Bell presented to the Loclge an elegantly executed banner , displaying the arms of the R . AV . D . G . M ., which was in clue form placed in the Lodge as a part of its future furniture ; and a resolution was proposed by the W . and Rev . Prov . G . Chaplain , Bro . G . Dowty , ancl seconded by P . M . Shayler , expressing the warm thanks of the Brethren of the Lodge to Bro . Bell for his
presentation , ancl their high appreciation of the delicacy of the compliment paid to the noble Brother , and of Bro . Bell ' s desire thus to commemorate in the archives of the Loclge the gratifying fact of his lordship ' s connexion with it as an enrolled Brother . The D . G . M . was , on his entrance into the Lodge , received with the honours clue to his high position in the Order , and the D . P . G . M . for East Lancashire was also most cordially received with all the proper honours . The ceremony
of the installation of the different Officers for the ensuing year was most ably ancl impressively performed by P . M . Bro . J . J . Moody , a Past Provincial Officer for Lincolnshire , and for Cheshire , and the following were the Officers installed : —Bros . D . Wills , AV . M . ; T . Chadwick , S . W . ; W . Foster , J . W . ; J . Bell , P . M ., Treasurer ; T . Bingham , S . D . ; T . Harle , J . D . ; C . T . Corner , Sec . ; S . Smith , 1 . G . ; and Marshall , Tyler . After the installation , Bro . W . Foster drew the attention of the Brethren , and particularly of the AV . D . P . G . M . to the subject of the Masonic Female Orphan Charity , which it has been for some time