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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
further improved ; and he could assure them that no person took a deeper interest in that desirable object than himself and the Grand Officers ( cheers ) . It was only a year or two since , when presiding at the Festival of this Charity , he told those boys who were presented to him by the Committee , as having had prizes awarded to them , that if , in after life , anything should occur that they thought his advice or assistance might be useful to them , he should be always happy to afford it . During the past year , one ofthe boys came to him and reminded him of his promise , and he was happy to say that he had it in his power to render him
the assistance he required ( cheers ) . He felt bound , when the children had been educated in their school , and had so conducted themselves as to receive prizes , to do all in his power to promote their interest ; and , indeed , he felt that he should not be discharging his duty to the Craft if he did not do so ( cheers ) , as it was the only way he had of evincing his gratitude for the kind support which they had always given to him . Once more he begged to thank them on behalf of himself and the rest of the Grand Officers , for the kind manner in which they had received their healths , and to assure the Brethren that nothing could give them greater pleasure , than to promote to the utmost of their power , the welfare of this and the other Masonic Charities ( cheers ) .
The GRAND MASTER had to propose to them a toast , whieh he was sure they would all drink with the greatest pleasure , — "The health of their noble Chairman , the P . G . M . for Northamptonshire aud Huntingdonshire . " Their noble Chairman , he believed , although well known in his Provinces , was , from his retiring habits , almost a stranger among the Brethren of the metropolis , and he might , therefore , be allowed to say a few words recommending him to their notice . The noble Marquis had informed them that he had been long acquainted with him ( the Earl of Zetland ) . The noble Marquis was a very young-looking man ; but he might
venture to tell them that he had known him for upwards of forty years , and during that long period he could truly say that the noble Marquis had always evinced those qualities and goodness of heart which entitled him to their warmest consideration ( cheers ) . He trusted that on future occasions the noble Marquis would give them in the metropolis more of his countenance aud support , and he was sure that the more they knew of him the more they would esteem him ( cheers ) . The CHAIRMAN returned thanks for the very kind manner in which the last
toast had been received . He had not ventured to tell them how many years he had known the noble Earl , because , as his noble friend was younger than himself , he was afraid that he might think that he was taking advantage of him ( cheers and laughter ) . He might , however , now be allowed to state that he felt it a great pleasure to have known him so long , and he sincerely wished that he had been better acquainted with the other Brethren whom he saw around him . Of late years he had lived but little in London , though he had for a long period the pleasure of presiding over the Brethren of Northamptonshire and
Huntingdonshire , one ofthe last acts of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex being to appoint him to the distinguished office which he had the happiness to fill . He had had the pleasure of presiding for the last ten or twelve years at the annual Festivals of his Provinces , and he took no little credit to himself that he had assisted in establishing a Charity for the widows of deceased Freemasons of the Province , from which they received annuities of 201 . per annum . He thanked them most cordially for the reception whieh they had given him , and he sincerely hoped that it would not be the last time that he should have the opportunity of
meeting them , and assisting them in promoting the interests of so noble an Institution ( cheers ) . The noble Marquis concluded by proposing the healths of the Provincial Grand Masters . Bro . the Rev . CHARLES J . RIDLEY , P . G . M . for Oxfordshire , returned thanks , and assured the Brethren that he had great pleasure in bein" - present on that occasion , and should be happy at all times to promote the interests of tlie Charity . The boys UOAV under education were then conducted into the room , ancl the Bev . J . E . Cox , G . C , presented to tlie Chairman the II 2
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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
further improved ; and he could assure them that no person took a deeper interest in that desirable object than himself and the Grand Officers ( cheers ) . It was only a year or two since , when presiding at the Festival of this Charity , he told those boys who were presented to him by the Committee , as having had prizes awarded to them , that if , in after life , anything should occur that they thought his advice or assistance might be useful to them , he should be always happy to afford it . During the past year , one ofthe boys came to him and reminded him of his promise , and he was happy to say that he had it in his power to render him
the assistance he required ( cheers ) . He felt bound , when the children had been educated in their school , and had so conducted themselves as to receive prizes , to do all in his power to promote their interest ; and , indeed , he felt that he should not be discharging his duty to the Craft if he did not do so ( cheers ) , as it was the only way he had of evincing his gratitude for the kind support which they had always given to him . Once more he begged to thank them on behalf of himself and the rest of the Grand Officers , for the kind manner in which they had received their healths , and to assure the Brethren that nothing could give them greater pleasure , than to promote to the utmost of their power , the welfare of this and the other Masonic Charities ( cheers ) .
The GRAND MASTER had to propose to them a toast , whieh he was sure they would all drink with the greatest pleasure , — "The health of their noble Chairman , the P . G . M . for Northamptonshire aud Huntingdonshire . " Their noble Chairman , he believed , although well known in his Provinces , was , from his retiring habits , almost a stranger among the Brethren of the metropolis , and he might , therefore , be allowed to say a few words recommending him to their notice . The noble Marquis had informed them that he had been long acquainted with him ( the Earl of Zetland ) . The noble Marquis was a very young-looking man ; but he might
venture to tell them that he had known him for upwards of forty years , and during that long period he could truly say that the noble Marquis had always evinced those qualities and goodness of heart which entitled him to their warmest consideration ( cheers ) . He trusted that on future occasions the noble Marquis would give them in the metropolis more of his countenance aud support , and he was sure that the more they knew of him the more they would esteem him ( cheers ) . The CHAIRMAN returned thanks for the very kind manner in which the last
toast had been received . He had not ventured to tell them how many years he had known the noble Earl , because , as his noble friend was younger than himself , he was afraid that he might think that he was taking advantage of him ( cheers and laughter ) . He might , however , now be allowed to state that he felt it a great pleasure to have known him so long , and he sincerely wished that he had been better acquainted with the other Brethren whom he saw around him . Of late years he had lived but little in London , though he had for a long period the pleasure of presiding over the Brethren of Northamptonshire and
Huntingdonshire , one ofthe last acts of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex being to appoint him to the distinguished office which he had the happiness to fill . He had had the pleasure of presiding for the last ten or twelve years at the annual Festivals of his Provinces , and he took no little credit to himself that he had assisted in establishing a Charity for the widows of deceased Freemasons of the Province , from which they received annuities of 201 . per annum . He thanked them most cordially for the reception whieh they had given him , and he sincerely hoped that it would not be the last time that he should have the opportunity of
meeting them , and assisting them in promoting the interests of so noble an Institution ( cheers ) . The noble Marquis concluded by proposing the healths of the Provincial Grand Masters . Bro . the Rev . CHARLES J . RIDLEY , P . G . M . for Oxfordshire , returned thanks , and assured the Brethren that he had great pleasure in bein" - present on that occasion , and should be happy at all times to promote the interests of tlie Charity . The boys UOAV under education were then conducted into the room , ancl the Bev . J . E . Cox , G . C , presented to tlie Chairman the II 2