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Metropolitan.
Previous to the closing of the Lodge , the immediate P . M ., Bro . Champion , was presented by the W . M . with a P . M . ' s Jewel , for the efficient manner , in which he had discharged his duties while filling the Master ' s chair , and as a mark of the high esteem in which he is held by the Brethren . After the Lodge had been closed in due form , the Brethren adjourned to the Banquetwhich was served in a style that justifies the high
repu-, tation which the Ionic Lodge deservedly holds for its hospitality . Upon the removal of the cloth , the W . M . gave the usual loyal toast , " the Queen and the Craft , " in connection with which he remarked , that it was unnecessary for him to say more than that our present gracious sovereign was the daughter of a Mason , and although not the wife of a Mason , would , he sincerely hoped , one day become the mother of a Mason .
The next toast proposed by the W . M . was the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , the M . W . G . M . " They were all aware that the ill-health under which the nobleman who presided over Masonry in this country had been for some time labouring , had prevented his being amongst them so much as he otherwise would have been ; but they all knew that though absent his heart was with them . He had the gratification of statingthat the health of the M . W . G . M . was now perfectly restored
, , and that he had presided at the Grand Lodge on the previous evening . The W . M . then proposed " the Right Hon the Earl of Yarborough , and the Present and Past Grand Officers of England . " In reference to the Earl of Yarborough ' s name , the W . M . alluded to the occasion of the late Festivals of the Boys' and Girls' Charities , at both of which he presided , and at which , on the presentation of the prizes , he so truly exhibited the principle of Masonry , by assuring those to whom they were
given , that if , on entering the world , they would bring those prizes to him , he should consider himself bound to do all in his power to assist them . In reference to the second portion of the toast , the W . M . remarked that it was always a gratifying circumstance to a newly-installed Master to be supported by a numerous body of Grand Officers , but it was especially so on the present occasion , when he saw on his right Brethren whose rank was their least distinction , for their names and
their actions added dignity to their rank . The name of Bro . R . G . Alston was of world-wide Masonic reputation , being not confined to England , as the W . M . had heard it mentioned with the highest respect in Paris . The time and attention which he devoted to the interests of Masonry , as President of the Board of General Purposes , and to the Masonic Charities , were so well known as to require no further mention . Bro . T . R . White was an efficient member of the Lodge of Emulation , and the W . M . had had the pleasure of acting in conjunction with him on the Board of Stewards for the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . To Bro . Norris he was indebted for his introduction
into the Lodge of Emulation , and he had come there that evening , although it involved a breach of military discipline , which might perhaps in a neighbouring country have consigned him to the walls of a fortress . * Bro . Dr . Rowe had visited the Lodge upon a previous occasion , the recollection of which was still fresh in the memory of the Brethren , and his presence amongst them was , and would always be , peculiarly gratifying to them . Bro . Chron had not previously , in the W . M . ' s recollec-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Metropolitan.
Previous to the closing of the Lodge , the immediate P . M ., Bro . Champion , was presented by the W . M . with a P . M . ' s Jewel , for the efficient manner , in which he had discharged his duties while filling the Master ' s chair , and as a mark of the high esteem in which he is held by the Brethren . After the Lodge had been closed in due form , the Brethren adjourned to the Banquetwhich was served in a style that justifies the high
repu-, tation which the Ionic Lodge deservedly holds for its hospitality . Upon the removal of the cloth , the W . M . gave the usual loyal toast , " the Queen and the Craft , " in connection with which he remarked , that it was unnecessary for him to say more than that our present gracious sovereign was the daughter of a Mason , and although not the wife of a Mason , would , he sincerely hoped , one day become the mother of a Mason .
The next toast proposed by the W . M . was the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , the M . W . G . M . " They were all aware that the ill-health under which the nobleman who presided over Masonry in this country had been for some time labouring , had prevented his being amongst them so much as he otherwise would have been ; but they all knew that though absent his heart was with them . He had the gratification of statingthat the health of the M . W . G . M . was now perfectly restored
, , and that he had presided at the Grand Lodge on the previous evening . The W . M . then proposed " the Right Hon the Earl of Yarborough , and the Present and Past Grand Officers of England . " In reference to the Earl of Yarborough ' s name , the W . M . alluded to the occasion of the late Festivals of the Boys' and Girls' Charities , at both of which he presided , and at which , on the presentation of the prizes , he so truly exhibited the principle of Masonry , by assuring those to whom they were
given , that if , on entering the world , they would bring those prizes to him , he should consider himself bound to do all in his power to assist them . In reference to the second portion of the toast , the W . M . remarked that it was always a gratifying circumstance to a newly-installed Master to be supported by a numerous body of Grand Officers , but it was especially so on the present occasion , when he saw on his right Brethren whose rank was their least distinction , for their names and
their actions added dignity to their rank . The name of Bro . R . G . Alston was of world-wide Masonic reputation , being not confined to England , as the W . M . had heard it mentioned with the highest respect in Paris . The time and attention which he devoted to the interests of Masonry , as President of the Board of General Purposes , and to the Masonic Charities , were so well known as to require no further mention . Bro . T . R . White was an efficient member of the Lodge of Emulation , and the W . M . had had the pleasure of acting in conjunction with him on the Board of Stewards for the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . To Bro . Norris he was indebted for his introduction
into the Lodge of Emulation , and he had come there that evening , although it involved a breach of military discipline , which might perhaps in a neighbouring country have consigned him to the walls of a fortress . * Bro . Dr . Rowe had visited the Lodge upon a previous occasion , the recollection of which was still fresh in the memory of the Brethren , and his presence amongst them was , and would always be , peculiarly gratifying to them . Bro . Chron had not previously , in the W . M . ' s recollec-