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performed by Br . Beach , the retiring Master , and the assembled Brethren greeted their newly-installed Master according to the ancient forms in the Craft . The AV . M . then appointed and invested his officers . Br . the Eev . 0 . Ogle ( Felloxv of Lincoln College ) , Sen . AVarden ; Br . Malcolm ( Christ Church ) , Jun . AVarden ; Br . Eev . T . A .
Buckley ( Christ Church ) , Chaplain ; Br . Harrison ( B . N . C ) , Secretary ; Br . W . Thompson , Treasurer ; Br . Pickard ( Christ Church ) , Sen . Deacon ; Br . Ashley ( Oriel ) , Jun . Deacon ; Br . Biber ( Merton ) , Director of Ceremonies ; Br . Kerr ( Merton ) , Inner Guard ; Brs . Hon . T . L . Powys ancl Gordon ( Christ Church ) , Stexvards . At six o ' clock the Brethren , to the number of nearly a hundred ,
sat doxvn to a very sumptuous dinner , provided by the Treasurer , Br . Thompson , whose skill and taste as a caterer for such large assemblies can hardly be surpassed . The W . M , Br . Best , presided , and was supported by the Bt . AV . the Prov . G . Masters of Oxfordshire , Dorsetshire , Jersey , Guernsey , ancl Bengal ; Col . A ernon , P . Prov . Sen . G . Warden ( Stafford ); Br . Moore , P . M ., G . Chaplain ; Br . S piers ,
P . G . Sxx'ord Bearer ; Capt . Boxvyer , AV . M . elect of the Cherwell ( Banbury ) Lodge ; Br . Atkins , AV . M . of Loclge No . 317 ; Br . De Bernardy , Dep . Prov . G . M . ( Monmouthshire ) ; Br . Kain , Prov . G . See . ( AVoreestershire ) ; Br . Cantelon , P . M . from Melbourne , Australia ; Br . Eev . C . B . Pettat , AV . M . elect of the Churchill Lodge ; Br . Thiselton , Sec . to Freemasons' Boys' School ; Brs . Vernon , Blake , Hayward , and other members of the Banbury Loclge , ancl a large number of the Past Masters , Officers , and Brethren of the Alfred Lodge .
On the removal of the cloth the W . M . begged to propose that toast xvhich was the first in every xvell-regulated society , and more especially among Masons , xvho had always been distinguished for their loyalty to the Sovereign ancl attachment to the throne ( cheers ) . He called on the Brethren to assist him in doing honour to " The Queen and the Craft . " The AV . M . then proposedin complimentary termsthe health of
, , the Grand Master the Earl of Zetland , and adverted to his zeal for Masonry , his watchful care over the Provinces , and the deep interest , which he took in all the Masonic charities ( cheers ) . The AV . M . proposed as the next toast , " The Earl of Yarborough , the Deputy Grand Master , and the past and present Grand Officers , " and remarked that it xvas very gratifying to have had at different
times so many Grand Officers selected from this Province ; among them were one of the present Grand Chaplains , Bro . Bev . E . Moore , and the Past Grand Sword Bearer , Br . B . J . S piers . It was no less complimentary to the Proxdnce than ifc was to those Brethren to be selected for such hi gh and distinguished offices , and the admirable manner in which they had fulfilled their resoective duties justified the choice which the G . M . hacl made ( cheers )^ Br . the Bev . E . MOOEE saicl he rose on behalf of the officers of the Grand Lodge to thank them for the hearty and flattering manner , in
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Provincial.
performed by Br . Beach , the retiring Master , and the assembled Brethren greeted their newly-installed Master according to the ancient forms in the Craft . The AV . M . then appointed and invested his officers . Br . the Eev . 0 . Ogle ( Felloxv of Lincoln College ) , Sen . AVarden ; Br . Malcolm ( Christ Church ) , Jun . AVarden ; Br . Eev . T . A .
Buckley ( Christ Church ) , Chaplain ; Br . Harrison ( B . N . C ) , Secretary ; Br . W . Thompson , Treasurer ; Br . Pickard ( Christ Church ) , Sen . Deacon ; Br . Ashley ( Oriel ) , Jun . Deacon ; Br . Biber ( Merton ) , Director of Ceremonies ; Br . Kerr ( Merton ) , Inner Guard ; Brs . Hon . T . L . Powys ancl Gordon ( Christ Church ) , Stexvards . At six o ' clock the Brethren , to the number of nearly a hundred ,
sat doxvn to a very sumptuous dinner , provided by the Treasurer , Br . Thompson , whose skill and taste as a caterer for such large assemblies can hardly be surpassed . The W . M , Br . Best , presided , and was supported by the Bt . AV . the Prov . G . Masters of Oxfordshire , Dorsetshire , Jersey , Guernsey , ancl Bengal ; Col . A ernon , P . Prov . Sen . G . Warden ( Stafford ); Br . Moore , P . M ., G . Chaplain ; Br . S piers ,
P . G . Sxx'ord Bearer ; Capt . Boxvyer , AV . M . elect of the Cherwell ( Banbury ) Lodge ; Br . Atkins , AV . M . of Loclge No . 317 ; Br . De Bernardy , Dep . Prov . G . M . ( Monmouthshire ) ; Br . Kain , Prov . G . See . ( AVoreestershire ) ; Br . Cantelon , P . M . from Melbourne , Australia ; Br . Eev . C . B . Pettat , AV . M . elect of the Churchill Lodge ; Br . Thiselton , Sec . to Freemasons' Boys' School ; Brs . Vernon , Blake , Hayward , and other members of the Banbury Loclge , ancl a large number of the Past Masters , Officers , and Brethren of the Alfred Lodge .
On the removal of the cloth the W . M . begged to propose that toast xvhich was the first in every xvell-regulated society , and more especially among Masons , xvho had always been distinguished for their loyalty to the Sovereign ancl attachment to the throne ( cheers ) . He called on the Brethren to assist him in doing honour to " The Queen and the Craft . " The AV . M . then proposedin complimentary termsthe health of
, , the Grand Master the Earl of Zetland , and adverted to his zeal for Masonry , his watchful care over the Provinces , and the deep interest , which he took in all the Masonic charities ( cheers ) . The AV . M . proposed as the next toast , " The Earl of Yarborough , the Deputy Grand Master , and the past and present Grand Officers , " and remarked that it xvas very gratifying to have had at different
times so many Grand Officers selected from this Province ; among them were one of the present Grand Chaplains , Bro . Bev . E . Moore , and the Past Grand Sword Bearer , Br . B . J . S piers . It was no less complimentary to the Proxdnce than ifc was to those Brethren to be selected for such hi gh and distinguished offices , and the admirable manner in which they had fulfilled their resoective duties justified the choice which the G . M . hacl made ( cheers )^ Br . the Bev . E . MOOEE saicl he rose on behalf of the officers of the Grand Lodge to thank them for the hearty and flattering manner , in