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Metropolitan.
"The Queen , " witb all tbe honours ; "The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . ; " "The Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M , ancl the rest of the Grand Officers , " and "The AV . M . " The AV . M . having returned thanks , Bro . P . M . Watson called Aipon tbe Brethren to clo all honour to the next toast . Although inadequate to his task , he still Avished to impress upon their minds the
honour conferred upon them by the AV . G . M . by naming the Lodge after so distinguished a Mason as tbe R . AV . M . Bro . Beadon , after twenty-five years' service rendered to the Craft , and his zealous support of all tbe Charities , of whiclrhe is a A ice-President . As to the manner in which he had fulfilled the office of Installing Master that evening , there could be but one opinion . It must be gratifying to the Lodge to have so bright "a son of light" amongst them ; ancl he trusted that T . G . A . O . T . U . Avould long spare him to be among them , to derive benefit from his council and wisdom .
Bro . Beadon , in rising to acknowledge tbe compliment paid him , felt honoured in presiding over a Lodge named after him . AVhen first applied to for bis permission to have the Lodge so named , his impression w'as to follow the example of Bro . AVhite , who , when applied to by some Brethren of "Canada" to call a Lodge after him , bad suggested another name ; but being informed that be ( Bro . Beadon ) was solicited not only as a Brother Mason , but as being connected
with that district by bis magisterial duties , he gave his consent , being ever anxious to promote the interest and Avelfare ofthe Craft . Should it please T . G . A . 0 . T . U . to spare him to see his son arrive at the proper age to become a Freemason , bis great happiness would be to see him presiding over this Lodge , AA'hich bad conferred so distinguished an honour upon himself . " Tbe Visitors . "
Bro . T . Scott , P . M ., returned thanks for himself and Visiting Brethren . " Bro . Tombleson , as P . Master . " Bro . Tombleson returned thanks . "Bro . P . M . AVatson . "
Bro . Beadon , m proposing Bro . Watson ' s health , descanted upon tbe able manner in Avhich he bad worked the Ceremonies of the evening . Bro . Watson returned thanks , stating that be was most happy at all times to render his services , AvheneA'er required , to advance tbe interest of tbe Order . We cannot close this notice without bearing testimony to tbe
efficient services rendered by Bros . Blackburn and Cooper , as M . of Cers . ; and to Bro . Haywood , in reading tbe Avarrant and . minutes of the preparatory meeting , and the customary duties of the Secretary of the Loclge . About sixty Brethren sat down to the banquet . A more delightful day could not be spent in Freemasonry . It cannot fail to be ever remembered as a " red-letter day" in tbe annals of tbe Craft .
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Metropolitan.
"The Queen , " witb all tbe honours ; "The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . ; " "The Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M , ancl the rest of the Grand Officers , " and "The AV . M . " The AV . M . having returned thanks , Bro . P . M . Watson called Aipon tbe Brethren to clo all honour to the next toast . Although inadequate to his task , he still Avished to impress upon their minds the
honour conferred upon them by the AV . G . M . by naming the Lodge after so distinguished a Mason as tbe R . AV . M . Bro . Beadon , after twenty-five years' service rendered to the Craft , and his zealous support of all tbe Charities , of whiclrhe is a A ice-President . As to the manner in which he had fulfilled the office of Installing Master that evening , there could be but one opinion . It must be gratifying to the Lodge to have so bright "a son of light" amongst them ; ancl he trusted that T . G . A . O . T . U . Avould long spare him to be among them , to derive benefit from his council and wisdom .
Bro . Beadon , in rising to acknowledge tbe compliment paid him , felt honoured in presiding over a Lodge named after him . AVhen first applied to for bis permission to have the Lodge so named , his impression w'as to follow the example of Bro . AVhite , who , when applied to by some Brethren of "Canada" to call a Lodge after him , bad suggested another name ; but being informed that be ( Bro . Beadon ) was solicited not only as a Brother Mason , but as being connected
with that district by bis magisterial duties , he gave his consent , being ever anxious to promote the interest and Avelfare ofthe Craft . Should it please T . G . A . 0 . T . U . to spare him to see his son arrive at the proper age to become a Freemason , bis great happiness would be to see him presiding over this Lodge , AA'hich bad conferred so distinguished an honour upon himself . " Tbe Visitors . "
Bro . T . Scott , P . M ., returned thanks for himself and Visiting Brethren . " Bro . Tombleson , as P . Master . " Bro . Tombleson returned thanks . "Bro . P . M . AVatson . "
Bro . Beadon , m proposing Bro . Watson ' s health , descanted upon tbe able manner in Avhich he bad worked the Ceremonies of the evening . Bro . Watson returned thanks , stating that be was most happy at all times to render his services , AvheneA'er required , to advance tbe interest of tbe Order . We cannot close this notice without bearing testimony to tbe
efficient services rendered by Bros . Blackburn and Cooper , as M . of Cers . ; and to Bro . Haywood , in reading tbe Avarrant and . minutes of the preparatory meeting , and the customary duties of the Secretary of the Loclge . About sixty Brethren sat down to the banquet . A more delightful day could not be spent in Freemasonry . It cannot fail to be ever remembered as a " red-letter day" in tbe annals of tbe Craft .