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West Indies.
style . The Chapter was then closed in due form , and the Companions repaired to tbe adjoining room , where an entertainment awaited them . The usual toasts were drank , and several excellent speeches made , and the Companions then separated , after liaving passed a most agreeable evening . ST . CHRISTOPHER ' S . —Mount Olive Lodge , No . 33 G , 241 At the regular meeting last month , the election of a Master and other Officers of this Lodge took laceand on St . John's Daythe RAVMwas installed
p ; , . . . witb all due honours , and the other Officers invested with their respective badges . The following are the Officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . Hon . G . H . Burt , R . AV . M ; AV . M . Abbott , P . M . ; F . M . Taylor , S . AV . ; AV . Dan . Beard , J . AV . ; G . Steele , Treasurer ; J . K . AA ' nttley , Secretary ; J . Slack , S . D . ; AV . P . Muir , J . D . ; AV . D . Beard , H . A . Blonde ) , Stewards .
TRINIDAD . —PORT OF SPAIN * . —On Friday , 27 th Dec , this town presented one of the gayest and most picturesque scenes it has ever been our good fortune to witness ; his Excellency having been pleased to grant a plot of land on the east side of tbe Dry River , and in aline with Upper Princestreet , to the members of the Philanthropic Lodge , No . 585 , for the erection of ' a Lodge Room this day , of St . John the Evangelist , was fixed for laying the foundation stone . At 10 o'clock tbe members of the Lodge , as also the members oftlie Lodge of United Brothers , No . 251 , and Trinity
Lodge , No . 837 , and the Public Officers of the colony , assembled at tbe temporary Lodge Room of tbe Brethren of the Philanthropic Lodge , in Henry-street , and from thence marched in procession to Trinity Church , where divine service was performed , and a sermon suitable to the occasion preached by the Rev . T . Gilbert , Rector of St . Paul ' s , after which a collection was made in aid of the funds of the Daily Meal Society . The procession then left tbe Church , headed by tbe band of the 72 nd Regiment , laying Masonic tunesand proceeded through a triumphal arch erected at
p , the west end of Upper Prince-street to the site of the proposed Lodge Room . On arriving at the site of the proposed building the AV . M ., accompanied by his Excellency the Governor , Lieut .-Col . Murray , as also tbe S . and J . AVardens , P . M ., Architect , Secretary , and Treasurer , took their station on the platform . The Worshipful Master commanded silence . The Chaplain , the Rev .
T . Gilbert , then repeated a short prayer ; after which the Worshipful Master having read the inscription , directed the Treasurer to deposit in the cavity of the stone various coins of the present reign . Cement was then laid on the lower stone by the W . M . The upper stone was then lowered , after which the Architect presented the working tools to tbe \ V . M ., who presented tbe J . AV . with the plumb , and requested him to try if the edges of the stone were plumb . The J . AV . having done so , and informed the AV . M . that '' the edges oftlie stone were plumb , " tbe AV . Master , handing
the level to the S . W ., requested him to see if the stone was level , which was done . The W . M . then handed the square to the P . M ., aud directed him to see if the corners of the stone were square . The P . M . did so , and reported to the W . M . that they were . Upon which the AV . M . pronounced the stone to be " well-formed , true , and trusty . " Tbe silver vessels containing the corn , wine , and oil , were then presented to the W . M ., who presented them to his Excellency the Governor ; and heaccording to the ancient custompoured the cornwineand oilwhich
, , , , , they contained , on the stone , saying , — " Almighty am ! everlasting God , who has promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy Son's name , we beseech thee mercifully to bless tbe inhabitants of this place with all the necessaries , conveniences , aud comforts of life ; and grant to us till the corn of nourishment , the wine of refreshment , and the oil of joy , through Jesus Christ our Lord . "
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West Indies.
style . The Chapter was then closed in due form , and the Companions repaired to tbe adjoining room , where an entertainment awaited them . The usual toasts were drank , and several excellent speeches made , and the Companions then separated , after liaving passed a most agreeable evening . ST . CHRISTOPHER ' S . —Mount Olive Lodge , No . 33 G , 241 At the regular meeting last month , the election of a Master and other Officers of this Lodge took laceand on St . John's Daythe RAVMwas installed
p ; , . . . witb all due honours , and the other Officers invested with their respective badges . The following are the Officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . Hon . G . H . Burt , R . AV . M ; AV . M . Abbott , P . M . ; F . M . Taylor , S . AV . ; AV . Dan . Beard , J . AV . ; G . Steele , Treasurer ; J . K . AA ' nttley , Secretary ; J . Slack , S . D . ; AV . P . Muir , J . D . ; AV . D . Beard , H . A . Blonde ) , Stewards .
TRINIDAD . —PORT OF SPAIN * . —On Friday , 27 th Dec , this town presented one of the gayest and most picturesque scenes it has ever been our good fortune to witness ; his Excellency having been pleased to grant a plot of land on the east side of tbe Dry River , and in aline with Upper Princestreet , to the members of the Philanthropic Lodge , No . 585 , for the erection of ' a Lodge Room this day , of St . John the Evangelist , was fixed for laying the foundation stone . At 10 o'clock tbe members of the Lodge , as also the members oftlie Lodge of United Brothers , No . 251 , and Trinity
Lodge , No . 837 , and the Public Officers of the colony , assembled at tbe temporary Lodge Room of tbe Brethren of the Philanthropic Lodge , in Henry-street , and from thence marched in procession to Trinity Church , where divine service was performed , and a sermon suitable to the occasion preached by the Rev . T . Gilbert , Rector of St . Paul ' s , after which a collection was made in aid of the funds of the Daily Meal Society . The procession then left tbe Church , headed by tbe band of the 72 nd Regiment , laying Masonic tunesand proceeded through a triumphal arch erected at
p , the west end of Upper Prince-street to the site of the proposed Lodge Room . On arriving at the site of the proposed building the AV . M ., accompanied by his Excellency the Governor , Lieut .-Col . Murray , as also tbe S . and J . AVardens , P . M ., Architect , Secretary , and Treasurer , took their station on the platform . The Worshipful Master commanded silence . The Chaplain , the Rev .
T . Gilbert , then repeated a short prayer ; after which the Worshipful Master having read the inscription , directed the Treasurer to deposit in the cavity of the stone various coins of the present reign . Cement was then laid on the lower stone by the W . M . The upper stone was then lowered , after which the Architect presented the working tools to tbe \ V . M ., who presented tbe J . AV . with the plumb , and requested him to try if the edges of the stone were plumb . The J . AV . having done so , and informed the AV . M . that '' the edges oftlie stone were plumb , " tbe AV . Master , handing
the level to the S . W ., requested him to see if the stone was level , which was done . The W . M . then handed the square to the P . M ., aud directed him to see if the corners of the stone were square . The P . M . did so , and reported to the W . M . that they were . Upon which the AV . M . pronounced the stone to be " well-formed , true , and trusty . " Tbe silver vessels containing the corn , wine , and oil , were then presented to the W . M ., who presented them to his Excellency the Governor ; and heaccording to the ancient custompoured the cornwineand oilwhich
, , , , , they contained , on the stone , saying , — " Almighty am ! everlasting God , who has promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy Son's name , we beseech thee mercifully to bless tbe inhabitants of this place with all the necessaries , conveniences , aud comforts of life ; and grant to us till the corn of nourishment , the wine of refreshment , and the oil of joy , through Jesus Christ our Lord . "