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The ' 33rd Degree Foe England And Wales , And The Dependencies Of The British Crown.
English Brethren back to their own country , merely from the fact being ascertained that they were Freemasons . There was a large staff of musical Brethren , under the direction of Bro . Jolly . All the Brethren expressed themselves delighted with the re-union , and we trust that the next summer Festival may be equally successful .
A CONVOCATION of the members of the Ineffable and Sublime Degrees of the Order was held at the Freemasons' Hall , London , on the 31 st of October , on which occasion the rank of the 30 th Degree was conferred . In the absence of the Most Puissant Commander , the HI . Grand Treasurer of the Order occupied the throne , and went through the installation of this Sublime Degree . After the Convocation there was the ordinary meeting of the
High Grades' Union , which was presided over by the III . Grand Treasurer ; who , after proposing the health of " the Supreme Commander of the Order , Dr . Leeson , " proposed the health of the patriarch of the Order , " the late Puissant Commander of the Supreme Council for the Northern District of the United States of America , the 111 . Bro . Gourgas . " He saidthat although advanced age had
, compelled their illustrious Brother to retire from the active command of that Supreme Council , he trusted there were many years of happiness yet in store for him , and that in a green old age he might live to see those principles vmiversal , to ¦ which a life of strict discipline and Masonic usefulness had so much contributed . The Grand Treasurer then gave " the Supreme Councils of
Ireland and Scotland ; " and the health of " the M . P . Commander , Bro . Raynard , and the Members of the Supreme Council of the Northern District of the United States . " The Grand Treasurer , explained the changes that had taken place in the Supreme Council ; that the Council would , for the future , hold their Grand East at Boston instead of New York . He said he had just opened a letter , with othersthat had . some time since been forwarded to him by
, the M . P . Commander , at that time Grand Treasurer of the Order , that the kindest feelings were expressed for his English Brethren , and a desire to keep up and cultivate the most intimate relations with the Supreme Council for this country . The Grand Treasurer further said that , from the high Masonic and social position of the Most Puissant Commander and the Members of his Council , much
good might be expected to be the result to the Ancient and Accepted Rite . The Grand Treasurer then proposed " the M . P . Commander and Members of the Supreme Council for the Southern District and Jurisdiction of the United States , " adding to this " all other legal Councils . " The other usual toasts were then given , and the members separated with true Masonic feelings ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The ' 33rd Degree Foe England And Wales , And The Dependencies Of The British Crown.
English Brethren back to their own country , merely from the fact being ascertained that they were Freemasons . There was a large staff of musical Brethren , under the direction of Bro . Jolly . All the Brethren expressed themselves delighted with the re-union , and we trust that the next summer Festival may be equally successful .
A CONVOCATION of the members of the Ineffable and Sublime Degrees of the Order was held at the Freemasons' Hall , London , on the 31 st of October , on which occasion the rank of the 30 th Degree was conferred . In the absence of the Most Puissant Commander , the HI . Grand Treasurer of the Order occupied the throne , and went through the installation of this Sublime Degree . After the Convocation there was the ordinary meeting of the
High Grades' Union , which was presided over by the III . Grand Treasurer ; who , after proposing the health of " the Supreme Commander of the Order , Dr . Leeson , " proposed the health of the patriarch of the Order , " the late Puissant Commander of the Supreme Council for the Northern District of the United States of America , the 111 . Bro . Gourgas . " He saidthat although advanced age had
, compelled their illustrious Brother to retire from the active command of that Supreme Council , he trusted there were many years of happiness yet in store for him , and that in a green old age he might live to see those principles vmiversal , to ¦ which a life of strict discipline and Masonic usefulness had so much contributed . The Grand Treasurer then gave " the Supreme Councils of
Ireland and Scotland ; " and the health of " the M . P . Commander , Bro . Raynard , and the Members of the Supreme Council of the Northern District of the United States . " The Grand Treasurer , explained the changes that had taken place in the Supreme Council ; that the Council would , for the future , hold their Grand East at Boston instead of New York . He said he had just opened a letter , with othersthat had . some time since been forwarded to him by
, the M . P . Commander , at that time Grand Treasurer of the Order , that the kindest feelings were expressed for his English Brethren , and a desire to keep up and cultivate the most intimate relations with the Supreme Council for this country . The Grand Treasurer further said that , from the high Masonic and social position of the Most Puissant Commander and the Members of his Council , much
good might be expected to be the result to the Ancient and Accepted Rite . The Grand Treasurer then proposed " the M . P . Commander and Members of the Supreme Council for the Southern District and Jurisdiction of the United States , " adding to this " all other legal Councils . " The other usual toasts were then given , and the members separated with true Masonic feelings ,