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cover which had been presented to the RW . P . G . M . in the morning . A capital military band , led by Poore , was stationed in the orchestra , and received the company , precisely at five o ' clock , with the customaryair of , " Oh , the roast beef of Old England . " It continued to play , without intermission , during the whole of the dinner . The vocal force was very strong , and consisted of Brothers ( professional ) Manners , Millarand Rolleassisted bBrothers WodderspoonG . M . Temple
, ; y , , and Keeling , of the Royal Cumberland ; Brother Hooper , of the Royal Sussex ; and Brother Marchant , of the ( Shepton Mallet ) Lodge of Love and Honour . In the East sat the R . W . P . G . M . ; in the West , Brother Major Grafton , S . W . ; in the South , Brother Hailey , J . W . ; and in the North , Brother Inman , G . S . ; on the right of the Chair sat the P . G . Lodge of Bristol ; and on the left the D . P . G : M ., and the P . D . G . M of the and next to them
province of Somerset ( Brothers Maddison and Sully ) , the representatives of the P . G . Lodges of Wilts , Dorset , Gloucester , and Leicester . The dinner was provided by Brother Lane , who has recently entered upon the 'White Lion Inn , and was equally profuse and excellent in the supply . It comprised , among other delicacies , two fat bucks , which had been generously sent bColonel Tynte for the occasionThe wines
y . also were exceedingly good , and were praised by well-known " judicious , " and even fastidious palates . There were six Grand Chaplains present , Brothers Maddison and Bythesea , Brother Parsons , of the Lodge of Friendship ( Somerset ) , Brother Greenly , of the Royal Wilts , and two
others , whose names have not reached us . After the removal of the cloth , " Non Nobis Domine" was very admirably sung by the professional Brethren and their amateur assistants . The Chairman then rose and said , that the first toast which was always drunk by Freemasons was , " The King , " but independent of his station as the sovereign of these realms , his present Majesty had particular claims upon them in the capacity of a Brother : he had gone and he would therefore
regularly through all the ranks of the Order , propose his health , not only as King , but as a Brother Mason and an ornament to the Craft , no less than to his royal station . ( Tremendous cheers and the fullest Masonic honours ) . Anthem . —Verse and chorus . " God save the King . " The Chairman . —I rise to propose the next toast to be drunk ' on these occasions by Masons , and in doing so I propose the first gentleman and It cannot but be of the
the first Mason whom we know . a source highest gratification to us all to know that his sight is restored to him , and his health improved , thanks to the goodness of the Great Architect of the Universe , who watches over him . Long may he preserve the health of one who has , in the overflowing of his benevolence , allied him- < self to nearly every charitable and useful institution of those kingdoms" His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of Masons , Masonic honours
God bless him . " ( immense cheering and the fullest ) . Glee . — " Mynheer Van Dunk . " The Chairman . — " The Queen and the Royal Family . "—( Full honours ) . ' The Chairman ' s next toast being strictly Masonic in its terms and celebration , cannot , of course , be made public . Brother Maddison now rose and said , that after the proceedings of that morning , he would not occupy their time with many observations VOL . III . 3 X
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cover which had been presented to the RW . P . G . M . in the morning . A capital military band , led by Poore , was stationed in the orchestra , and received the company , precisely at five o ' clock , with the customaryair of , " Oh , the roast beef of Old England . " It continued to play , without intermission , during the whole of the dinner . The vocal force was very strong , and consisted of Brothers ( professional ) Manners , Millarand Rolleassisted bBrothers WodderspoonG . M . Temple
, ; y , , and Keeling , of the Royal Cumberland ; Brother Hooper , of the Royal Sussex ; and Brother Marchant , of the ( Shepton Mallet ) Lodge of Love and Honour . In the East sat the R . W . P . G . M . ; in the West , Brother Major Grafton , S . W . ; in the South , Brother Hailey , J . W . ; and in the North , Brother Inman , G . S . ; on the right of the Chair sat the P . G . Lodge of Bristol ; and on the left the D . P . G : M ., and the P . D . G . M of the and next to them
province of Somerset ( Brothers Maddison and Sully ) , the representatives of the P . G . Lodges of Wilts , Dorset , Gloucester , and Leicester . The dinner was provided by Brother Lane , who has recently entered upon the 'White Lion Inn , and was equally profuse and excellent in the supply . It comprised , among other delicacies , two fat bucks , which had been generously sent bColonel Tynte for the occasionThe wines
y . also were exceedingly good , and were praised by well-known " judicious , " and even fastidious palates . There were six Grand Chaplains present , Brothers Maddison and Bythesea , Brother Parsons , of the Lodge of Friendship ( Somerset ) , Brother Greenly , of the Royal Wilts , and two
others , whose names have not reached us . After the removal of the cloth , " Non Nobis Domine" was very admirably sung by the professional Brethren and their amateur assistants . The Chairman then rose and said , that the first toast which was always drunk by Freemasons was , " The King , " but independent of his station as the sovereign of these realms , his present Majesty had particular claims upon them in the capacity of a Brother : he had gone and he would therefore
regularly through all the ranks of the Order , propose his health , not only as King , but as a Brother Mason and an ornament to the Craft , no less than to his royal station . ( Tremendous cheers and the fullest Masonic honours ) . Anthem . —Verse and chorus . " God save the King . " The Chairman . —I rise to propose the next toast to be drunk ' on these occasions by Masons , and in doing so I propose the first gentleman and It cannot but be of the
the first Mason whom we know . a source highest gratification to us all to know that his sight is restored to him , and his health improved , thanks to the goodness of the Great Architect of the Universe , who watches over him . Long may he preserve the health of one who has , in the overflowing of his benevolence , allied him- < self to nearly every charitable and useful institution of those kingdoms" His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of Masons , Masonic honours
God bless him . " ( immense cheering and the fullest ) . Glee . — " Mynheer Van Dunk . " The Chairman . — " The Queen and the Royal Family . "—( Full honours ) . ' The Chairman ' s next toast being strictly Masonic in its terms and celebration , cannot , of course , be made public . Brother Maddison now rose and said , that after the proceedings of that morning , he would not occupy their time with many observations VOL . III . 3 X