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Provincial.
At a meeting , held on the llth instant , five new candidates were proposed , ballotted for , and accepted . Three of them were presented for exaltation , namely , Bro . the Hon . Leicester Curzon ( a son of our respected P . D . G . M ., the Earl Howe ); the AV . Bro . J . J . Empson , P . M . of 51 , & c , & c ., and the AV . Bro . John Walton , P . M . of 135 . The beautiful ceremony of exaltation was most accurately and impressively conducted by the excellent Companion Frederic DeeP . Z .
, , ably supported by P . S . John Cornforth . A deeply marked effect was produced on the minds of all present , particularly those of the candidates , who at the conclusion of the ceremony declared that their admiration was only exceeded by the sense of awe with which they had been impressed and subdued during its progress . This important part of the business of the meeting being concluded , the excellent P . Z . retired from the chair , which was then taken ly the excellent First Principal ,
Companion VV . R . Kettle , the Z . of the Chapter , and another ceremony , though less important not less interesting to those present , was commenced . To those who know the excellent P . Z . Companion Frederic Dee , and who are acquainted with the ready zeal and ability with which , on all occasions , he devotes his acquirements and valuable Masonic knowledge to the service and advancement ofthe Craft , it will cause no surprise that his Companions in the Chapter should desire to present him with some token of their respect and esteem .
Such indeed was the purport of a resolution passed at the last meeting ofthe Chapter , and in furtherance thereof the excellent Z . Companion AV . R . Kettle addressed the excellent Companion Dee to the following effect;— " The Chapter is deeply indebted to you for the careful , able , ancl unwearied attention which you have devoted to the performance of all the duties of the several offices in which you have served . It acknowledges the advantages which it has not only derived from your exertions in its behalf but also from the emulation produced among its
members who have profited by your example and instruction . When you first entered the Chapter it had almost ceased to exist , and its members were not sufficiently numerous to supply the necessary officers ; for many years previous none of the ceremonies had been performed , unless when the services of an experienced Companion of some other Chapter could be obtained ; it was seriously involved in debt , and such was its state of decadence and ruin , that its resuscitation appeared a task of
hopeless labour . But now what is its condition—prosperous and flourishing , its members are numerous , its debts paid , its finances increasing , its position elevated and eminent ; and it is perfectly independent of all external aid for the due and accurate performance of all its beautiful and imposing ' ceremonies . To you , excellent Companion , and to your exertions all this is mainly , if not entirely owing . The excellent Z . concluded his animated and very appropriate address , by presenting the excellent Companion Dee , in very flattering language , with a Past First Principal ' s Jewel , in gold , elegantly set with diamonds , on whichis inscribed the following epigraph : —
To the Excellent Companion KREDEICIC DEE , P . Z ., By an unanimous vote ofthe Chapter of Fortitude , No . 51 , as a tribute of respect and admiration for his zeal and ability in tlie discharge of the several offices he has held in ihe Chaptt r , this Jewel was presented December llth 1850 , A . L , 5350 . The excellent P . Z . made a very suitable acknowledgment for this elegant compliment , in the course of which he declared that he would
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
At a meeting , held on the llth instant , five new candidates were proposed , ballotted for , and accepted . Three of them were presented for exaltation , namely , Bro . the Hon . Leicester Curzon ( a son of our respected P . D . G . M ., the Earl Howe ); the AV . Bro . J . J . Empson , P . M . of 51 , & c , & c ., and the AV . Bro . John Walton , P . M . of 135 . The beautiful ceremony of exaltation was most accurately and impressively conducted by the excellent Companion Frederic DeeP . Z .
, , ably supported by P . S . John Cornforth . A deeply marked effect was produced on the minds of all present , particularly those of the candidates , who at the conclusion of the ceremony declared that their admiration was only exceeded by the sense of awe with which they had been impressed and subdued during its progress . This important part of the business of the meeting being concluded , the excellent P . Z . retired from the chair , which was then taken ly the excellent First Principal ,
Companion VV . R . Kettle , the Z . of the Chapter , and another ceremony , though less important not less interesting to those present , was commenced . To those who know the excellent P . Z . Companion Frederic Dee , and who are acquainted with the ready zeal and ability with which , on all occasions , he devotes his acquirements and valuable Masonic knowledge to the service and advancement ofthe Craft , it will cause no surprise that his Companions in the Chapter should desire to present him with some token of their respect and esteem .
Such indeed was the purport of a resolution passed at the last meeting ofthe Chapter , and in furtherance thereof the excellent Z . Companion AV . R . Kettle addressed the excellent Companion Dee to the following effect;— " The Chapter is deeply indebted to you for the careful , able , ancl unwearied attention which you have devoted to the performance of all the duties of the several offices in which you have served . It acknowledges the advantages which it has not only derived from your exertions in its behalf but also from the emulation produced among its
members who have profited by your example and instruction . When you first entered the Chapter it had almost ceased to exist , and its members were not sufficiently numerous to supply the necessary officers ; for many years previous none of the ceremonies had been performed , unless when the services of an experienced Companion of some other Chapter could be obtained ; it was seriously involved in debt , and such was its state of decadence and ruin , that its resuscitation appeared a task of
hopeless labour . But now what is its condition—prosperous and flourishing , its members are numerous , its debts paid , its finances increasing , its position elevated and eminent ; and it is perfectly independent of all external aid for the due and accurate performance of all its beautiful and imposing ' ceremonies . To you , excellent Companion , and to your exertions all this is mainly , if not entirely owing . The excellent Z . concluded his animated and very appropriate address , by presenting the excellent Companion Dee , in very flattering language , with a Past First Principal ' s Jewel , in gold , elegantly set with diamonds , on whichis inscribed the following epigraph : —
To the Excellent Companion KREDEICIC DEE , P . Z ., By an unanimous vote ofthe Chapter of Fortitude , No . 51 , as a tribute of respect and admiration for his zeal and ability in tlie discharge of the several offices he has held in ihe Chaptt r , this Jewel was presented December llth 1850 , A . L , 5350 . The excellent P . Z . made a very suitable acknowledgment for this elegant compliment , in the course of which he declared that he would