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and everything planned with . such order and ; regularity .. It was really quite beautiful ; and he could only repeat that he was astonished , and express . his regret that his present-visit would be so short a one . —( Loud cheers , )—Itbright be invidious , perhaps , to mention individuals ; but if lie ' were to mention the name of any , he should mention that of-Mr .-W ; . Jackson . —( Applause . )—He should mention his name , because that gentleniari hadon the present occasionpaid the highest compliment in his
, , power to himself and the Craft in general— - ( applause)—and he hoped ere . long they would have the satisfaction of ranking him among , the Brethren ofthe Order—( Renewed applause . )—His lordship concluded by proposing in a bumper , " Prosperity to the trade and town of Birkenhead . "— ( Loud cheers . ) . ; . < . BRO . MORTIMER , historian of the Hundred of Wirral , then rose and said that his difficulty was increased by having to follow their noble and
esteemed Grand Master , who , to the other qualifications which a grateful country had recognized , although very inadequately requited , had added the character of an accomplished orator . ( Loud applause . ) But he had to . thank the company for drinking prosperity to Birkenhead ; an easy task , for he could not help thinking it was most . natural that all would wish that prosperity should attend a town in which they were all interested ; " ( Loud and continued applause . ) He believed the Lodge . to
which he had the honour to . belong , No . 701 ,. was the youngest in 'the province —( no , no)—well , then , one of the youngest ; but , notwith-: standing that , Birkenhead ; was somewhat famous in ancient days for its Masons . ( Hear . ) If any gentleman would consult the antiquated pages of Stowe , one of the most celebrated of our olden chroniclers , he would
find , that when the walls of London were rebuilt , in the seventh or / eighth century , tlie" Behedictirie monks of that neighbourhood were sent for-. to perform the masonry . ( Cheers . ) It might be read in the pages of Stowe , that they kept the secrets of their art with such strict and true Masonic fidelity , that they were said to have invented . stone walls . Theirjwqrkmariship was so excellent and so rare in those days that it was considered notjan erection but ah invention . ( Loud applause . ) He mentioned this to show thatalthough the Birkenhead Lod
, ge was young , they ; were rather : ' , old in- Masonic affairs . ( Reiterated cheering . ) . ,-y .. . -,.. ''' . A < i yffj ' . Thei Pipy . GRAND MASTER said the next , toast was propqsed ,, thiis early io enable , ; the'ladies to hear a Welsh song from Bro .. Parry , T 7 rit : Was the . liealth . ' of Sir Watkin Williams Wynne , ( Great cheering . ) : Sir : Wat-. kin ' , felt extreme regret at not being able to meet his Brethren-that day g but ' the fact . was ,. that he was at that time in Paris . ' . Bro . Sir Watkin was
a zealous Mason , arid his lordship hoped soon to see ; him . Grand Master ; of his native ' country , ( Cheers . ) , 1 ..,... . ; . ; . ...,, . * . . ' .. ; ,-. As ; s ({ -r '' . ^ ' . TBree ' -tirnes ^ nree . ; ' Song by Bro . Parry , " ' . 'Pwen ; Glendwr ' s ; war .. song , " . . ; Pfbsperityitp . the Birkenheady given " early , "because his lbrdship , wished : it ; tq ; be drank in ; the , gresence , p | tli ' e ; la'dies ,.. (/ Three ; . times . three ,, ; . ; ' '; , . ; . .. , ' . " ,.,,. 3 . ; . ; .., ; .: ; ,-..-, ' -.- " ; ,.- 2 , 'vn . uVino 'i'BRp . / Pi ' Nm rn ' issipn ' to ' ' "V tbastiorwhtth " ^ Ji
;> pse . prpppse . ; , g was ; quite , " sure ;;' w , heri "they ^ sam ^ ple ' a ' s ' rire . arid . satisfaction ' ^ at ' . h ' e ' .. expe , nen c ^ in prpppsing . 4 tr-1 , p ; i " wa ' ij thleheaifh bf : Lady . ' , Cbr i ^ and feiter / ijed ' applause ^ ^ inbrriljig , '' iri'iiis most ' exc . ejlent ' sermp bi '" men . associated . 'for ; tlie purpose merely . of ' selfi " sh . ! sratific ' ation .. anfl 1 . ' . itr- 1 . ' w -: ' . ; ^ : I . 'Us ' . ¦' .. ' . ¦ . ' . - ' . ' ,. ' .: * ; : ¦ - ¦ - : ¦¦ ,:- ¦ - ' , .-ii .,-.:. , .--ys . yci ..,-... t . _ ...,-. ¦ ., j j- ,. ,. : vi aov
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Provincial.
and everything planned with . such order and ; regularity .. It was really quite beautiful ; and he could only repeat that he was astonished , and express . his regret that his present-visit would be so short a one . —( Loud cheers , )—Itbright be invidious , perhaps , to mention individuals ; but if lie ' were to mention the name of any , he should mention that of-Mr .-W ; . Jackson . —( Applause . )—He should mention his name , because that gentleniari hadon the present occasionpaid the highest compliment in his
, , power to himself and the Craft in general— - ( applause)—and he hoped ere . long they would have the satisfaction of ranking him among , the Brethren ofthe Order—( Renewed applause . )—His lordship concluded by proposing in a bumper , " Prosperity to the trade and town of Birkenhead . "— ( Loud cheers . ) . ; . < . BRO . MORTIMER , historian of the Hundred of Wirral , then rose and said that his difficulty was increased by having to follow their noble and
esteemed Grand Master , who , to the other qualifications which a grateful country had recognized , although very inadequately requited , had added the character of an accomplished orator . ( Loud applause . ) But he had to . thank the company for drinking prosperity to Birkenhead ; an easy task , for he could not help thinking it was most . natural that all would wish that prosperity should attend a town in which they were all interested ; " ( Loud and continued applause . ) He believed the Lodge . to
which he had the honour to . belong , No . 701 ,. was the youngest in 'the province —( no , no)—well , then , one of the youngest ; but , notwith-: standing that , Birkenhead ; was somewhat famous in ancient days for its Masons . ( Hear . ) If any gentleman would consult the antiquated pages of Stowe , one of the most celebrated of our olden chroniclers , he would
find , that when the walls of London were rebuilt , in the seventh or / eighth century , tlie" Behedictirie monks of that neighbourhood were sent for-. to perform the masonry . ( Cheers . ) It might be read in the pages of Stowe , that they kept the secrets of their art with such strict and true Masonic fidelity , that they were said to have invented . stone walls . Theirjwqrkmariship was so excellent and so rare in those days that it was considered notjan erection but ah invention . ( Loud applause . ) He mentioned this to show thatalthough the Birkenhead Lod
, ge was young , they ; were rather : ' , old in- Masonic affairs . ( Reiterated cheering . ) . ,-y .. . -,.. ''' . A < i yffj ' . Thei Pipy . GRAND MASTER said the next , toast was propqsed ,, thiis early io enable , ; the'ladies to hear a Welsh song from Bro .. Parry , T 7 rit : Was the . liealth . ' of Sir Watkin Williams Wynne , ( Great cheering . ) : Sir : Wat-. kin ' , felt extreme regret at not being able to meet his Brethren-that day g but ' the fact . was ,. that he was at that time in Paris . ' . Bro . Sir Watkin was
a zealous Mason , arid his lordship hoped soon to see ; him . Grand Master ; of his native ' country , ( Cheers . ) , 1 ..,... . ; . ; . ...,, . * . . ' .. ; ,-. As ; s ({ -r '' . ^ ' . TBree ' -tirnes ^ nree . ; ' Song by Bro . Parry , " ' . 'Pwen ; Glendwr ' s ; war .. song , " . . ; Pfbsperityitp . the Birkenheady given " early , "because his lbrdship , wished : it ; tq ; be drank in ; the , gresence , p | tli ' e ; la'dies ,.. (/ Three ; . times . three ,, ; . ; ' '; , . ; . .. , ' . " ,.,,. 3 . ; . ; .., ; .: ; ,-..-, ' -.- " ; ,.- 2 , 'vn . uVino 'i'BRp . / Pi ' Nm rn ' issipn ' to ' ' "V tbastiorwhtth " ^ Ji
;> pse . prpppse . ; , g was ; quite , " sure ;;' w , heri "they ^ sam ^ ple ' a ' s ' rire . arid . satisfaction ' ^ at ' . h ' e ' .. expe , nen c ^ in prpppsing . 4 tr-1 , p ; i " wa ' ij thleheaifh bf : Lady . ' , Cbr i ^ and feiter / ijed ' applause ^ ^ inbrriljig , '' iri'iiis most ' exc . ejlent ' sermp bi '" men . associated . 'for ; tlie purpose merely . of ' selfi " sh . ! sratific ' ation .. anfl 1 . ' . itr- 1 . ' w -: ' . ; ^ : I . 'Us ' . ¦' .. ' . ¦ . ' . - ' . ' ,. ' .: * ; : ¦ - ¦ - : ¦¦ ,:- ¦ - ' , .-ii .,-.:. , .--ys . yci ..,-... t . _ ...,-. ¦ ., j j- ,. ,. : vi aov