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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
——« GLASGOW .
The Thistle and Rose Lodge , No . 73 , held their usual bi-monthly meeting on the i 6 thinst . Present Bros . G . M . M'Donald , R . W . M . ; William Walton , S . W . ; G . W . Wheeler , Acting J . W . ; T . S . Ampleford , Sec . ; and a full attendance of the brethren . After some previous business , Bro . G . Goldie was
prepared to be raised to the third degree , when a request was presented from the St . Clair Lodge , No . 3 62 , on behalf of a seafaring brother , that he might take that degree also . This request was at once granted , and at the wish of the R . W . M ., Bro . Dobbie , I . P . M . of the St . Clair Lodge , performed
that ceremony in the quiet and careful manner which distinguishes all his working . The Wardens of the St . Clair Lodge proposed a vote of thanks to the officers ofthe Thistle and Rose Lodge for their kindness in raising their brother , and Bro . Singletonof the Shamrock Lodge , supported it , saying
, he had been favoured in the same way several times by the officers of the Thistle and Rose Lodge . The monthly meeting of the St . Andrew ' s Royal Arch Chapter , No . 6 9 ( S . C ) , vvas held within their chapter-rooms , 170 , Buchanan-street , on Tuesday
evening , the 9 th instant . The chapter was opened in the Mark Degree by Past P . Z . T . M . Campbell . Bros . Wemyss and Isbister were then admitted , and were duly Mark'd . The lodge was then raised , and the two before-mentioned were installed into the
chair and received the degree of Past Master , the ceremony being worked by Comp . M . E . Campbell in the usual masterly style for which lie is famed . The office of M . E . P . Z . was then declared vacant , and the Past Z . recommended the companions to elect Comp . M'Callum , the present H ., which was
unanimously agreed to . Comp . Wright proposed , and Comp . Robertson seconded , " That all companions in arrears to the chapter should be notified that if not settled by next monthly meeting , they should be suspended from Masonic privileges until such arrears were paid . " The Scribe E . was instructed to sent intimation of such resolution . The
chapter was then closed by the Past Z . After the companions had retired , the P . Z . installed and instructed the M . E . P . Z .-clect into his office . We wish the chapter success , and hope under the new auspices it will regain its former position , as said by the late father of R . A . Masonry , Dr . Walton Arnott— second to none in Scotland .
A council of the Knights of the Red Cross was held at the Masonic Hall , 170 , Buchanan-street , Glasgow , on the 13 th inst . Present : Sir Kts . David Gilchrist , M . E . P . ; James Balfour , S . G . ; G . M'Donald , J . G . ; G . W . Wheeler , 1 st Captain of the Guard ; R . Bell , Treas . ; W . Robinson , 2 nd C . G . ;
T . Mullen , and W . Jameson , Sentinels . Comps . Geo . M'Leod and Andrew Bell , of Chapter 73 , were introduced and dubbed Knights of the Sword , after which the Council was raised , and the same two gentlemen were successively received and admitted as brothers by the Knights of the East and the
Knights of the East and West . The various ceremonies were very effectively rendered by the excellent President and his assisting officers .
The Royal Ark Mariners' Lodge , No . 73 , met on Friday , the 13 th inst , Bro . James Balfour as Noah ; Bro . David Gilchrist , Shem ; and Bro . G . W . Wheeler , as Acting Japhet . Comps . George M'Leod and Andrew Bell , both of Caledonian Chapter of Unity , No . 73 , were then introducedand initiated into this ancient degree .
MASONIC CEREMONY AT ARDROSSAN
The inauguration by the Lodge Neptune Kilwinning , Ardrossan , No . 442 , of a tombstone that had been erected to the memory of the late Bro . Captain Harvey Cann , of Nova Scotia , took place on the afternoon of Saturday last . The lodge was opened in its own hall by the R . W . M ., Bro . Francis
Goodwin , aided by the Past Master ( Bro . James Robertson ) , Depute and Substitute Masters ( Bros . Hugh Boyd and Robert Fullerton ) , and about forty otlier brethren , among whom were : Herman , of the Lodge of Portland , U . S . ; Ross , Blue Lodge , Donaghadee ; Benjamin Scott and Gilliatt ,
Saltcoats and Ardrossan St . John , No . 320 ; Winker , Irvine St . Andrew , No . 139 . The lodge , which was in full regalia , then proceeded to the new cemetery , whither it was accompanied by a large concourse of spectators . Ou reaching the grave the brethren formed three sides of a square , the Master , with the
P . M ., D . M ., and S . M ., forming a groupat the head . After prayer had been offered by the Chaplain ( Bro . Wylie ) , the first verse of the 133 rd Psalm was sung by the brethren , who were thereafter addressed by the R . W . M . in the following terms :
—Worshipful Wardens aud Brethren , I have thought it right to address to you a few words bearing upon the special object for which in our Masonic capacity we have returned to this spot . It is little more than three years since we here deposited , in their resting-
Scotland.
place , the remains of a brother , who during a temporary sojourn in this port , far from home and kindred , had been summoned to the eternal world . Captain Harvey Cann being at the time of his death a comparative stranger to the , most of us , though he is known to have sat in the lodge ; but
being in full communion with the Order , his interment with Masonic rites was resolved upon by the unanimous voice of the lodge , who thereupon took the place of absent relatives and friends , and paid the last honours to the departed one . In doing so , you gave a fresh illustration of that outpouring of
fraternal sympathy which is a universal characteristic of the Craft , where its benign principles are understood and appreciated , and performed a duty which , in similar circumstances , may yet be done to some of our own seafaring brethren , whose earthly course may chance to terminate in a foreign
land . It was subsequently resolved that a memorial stone should be erected on this spot at the expense of the individual members ofthe Lodge Neplune Kilwinning . To inaugurate this sepulchral monument , the last external mark of fraternal affection , was the object of our present meeting . The
memorial , though plain and unpretending , is , as a work of art , highly creditable to the sculptor , Bro . Blakeley , who is entitled to the thanks ofthe subscribers for the efficient way in which he has carried out their wishes in this matter . In conclusion , I have to thank you for 3 'our presence on this occasion .
Towards the close of Bro . Goodwin s remarks the stone was divested of its covering . It bears the following inscription : — " In memory of Harvey Cann , Master of the Barque Josephine of Yarmouth , N . S ., who died in the Harbour of Ardrossan the
26 th September , 1 S 67 . This monument is erected by his Masonic brethren of Lodge Neptune Kilwinning , No . 442 , in testimony of his worth as a man and a brother Craftsman . " On tlie termination of the interesting ceremony , the lodge returned to its hall and was formally closed .
THE Freemasons of Aberdeen are about to build a fine Masonic Hall , and the estimated cost is . £ 2 , 550 ; the sight has been secured with a frontage in Exchange and Sterling Streets . When finished it will supply a want long felt by the brethren of the Granite City .
Masonic Ball At Georgetown, Demerara.
MASONIC BALL at GEORGETOWN , DEMERARA .
The ball given at the Assembly Rooms , on Friday , April 15 th , with so much magnificence , by the Worshipful Master and brethren of the Union Lodge , No . 247 , E . R ., deserves to be fully chronicled in the annals of our colonial society . The hour named was nine o'clock ; and so
anxious were people to witness the scene throughout , that by a few minutes after that time , some hundreds had arrived . About five hundred invitations had been issued , and it was estimated that at one period of the evening there were fully that number of gues : s present .
At the head of the room was a dais , on which the Master , Sir Kt . Oliver , presided , supported on either hand by Sir Kts . Pollard and Daly , and having Deacons in waiting . As each lady entered the room she approached the Master to pay her courtesy . He uncovered to all .
The room was enchantingly decorated under the superintendence of W . P . M . Abrahams . The broad alternate blue and white bars with which ths hall was paled ; the grotto at the entrance port , with its three fountains emitting refreshing perfumes , beneath the light of a glittering star ; the Master ' s
throne , with its luxury of mirrors and flowers , and other accompaniments , surmounted with an ideal painting of the cardinal virtues ; and , most impressive of all , the Masonic emblems everywhere apparent , and the banners of the Knights hanging gracefully on either side of the hall—some of high
pretence , others simply with their single device—all conjoined to produce , to a delicate sense , an air of peace and rest soon to bc dispelled with the swell of music and the tread of measures . At a quarter after nine o'clock , the approach of His Excellency the Governor was announced ,
whereupon the brethren , who were all in regalia , ranged themselves in open column from the entrance to the Master ' s chair ; and thus protected His Excellency advanced with Mrs . Scott to the Master's throne , where they exchanged salutations with him .
At a quarter past eleven a delightful transformation took place . To the sounding of an onset , into the dancing ball trooped a large body of Knight Templars , clad cap-a-pieds , for all the world as if they had suddenly arisen from the middle ages . Sir Kt . Oliver , as Grand Prior of the Knights of
Malta in the West Indies , wore the black cloak and cap of that order over his surcoat of a Templar . As if reitiained in these days by the claim of " Woman ' s Rights , " rather than impelled to deeds of daring by the presence of so many beautiful ladies , the Men ofthe Cross , instead of proclaiming a tourney , quietly dispersed to pay their devoirs to
Masonic Ball At Georgetown, Demerara.
the fair ones . Two or three of these gallant Knights were worthy of the olden days , when they would have been
High placed in hall as welcome guests . And one especially , so douce and debonnair in manner and with sun-bronzed features , seemed to have Come from the land of the sword and shrine , From the sainted battles of Palestine .
And the shade of the South o ' er his cheeks is spread ; But stately his steps and his bearing high , And wild the light of his fiery eye . Of others it might fairly be said that , like the Monks of old ,
A jollier crew could scarce be found elsewhere . At about half-past twelve the company went down to the supper-room , passing to it under numbers of arches made of flowers and choice plants . A bountiful supper was provided , which supplied the Masons and their guests with materials for
laying a good foundation . Sir Kt . Daly acting as croupier , the Worshipful Master rose to propose the health of " The Queen , " saying that Masonry inculcated the exercise of every virtue , and that , among these , loyalty was one of the chief . This toast being drunk with
loyalty , the Master gave the health of " The Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family , " observing that in the future King of England Masons claimed a brother ; and that the mai-riage of the Princess Louise would strengthen the affection entertained for her family .
The Worshipful Master then said he would propose the toast of the evening— " Prosperity to the Craft . " Freemasonry , he said , was an honourable institution . No doubt the ladies considered Masons as a body of men who dressed themselves strangely , and professed to have some secrets ; . but
though he was not going to tell the ladies what were those secrets—for he would justly deserve the indignation of his brethren if he did so—he would inform them that Masonry was as ancient as it was honourable . Its traditions went back to the time of Moses ; and if the ladies wished to find out why
they were not told the secrets of the Craft , they should read the 20 th chapter of Deuteronomy . Masonry started with three principles : brotherly love , relief , and truth . With regard to brotherly love and relief , the Masons assisted their brethren in all parts of the world , in poverty and on the
death-bed ; and on the field of battle the drawn sword had been sheathed when the victim had been discovered to be a brother Mason . As to truth , it was always impressed upon Masons that they should tell their brethren nothing but what was honest and above-board . He would also say that reverence
to the fair sex was taught to every novice on the night of his initiation . The Master then gave the health of " His Excellency the Governor , " whom , he said , the Queen had honoured by placing him to rule over this Colony . He also paid a tribute to His Excellency ' s private
virtues and public usefulness . His Excellency pleasantly replied , saying he had been received with so much ceremony by the Masons on his arrival , that he hardly thought he had yet recovered from his surprise . He did not know what the secrets of Masonry were to which
Mr . Oliver had alluded ; but he observed that the Masons were possessed of the secret of giving handsome entertainments successfully . Certainly , a more splendid entertainment had never been given in this Colony , and the only hope of its being ever equalled was by the brethren giving another ball .
He was not , however , sufficiently well up in the secrets of the lodge to inform the ladies when that would be ; but he hoped , for their sakes , it would be soon . His Excellency then proposed , in a pleasing speech , the toast of " The Hosts , the Master , and
the Brethren , " and the Master replied shortly . The Master proposed the health of " The Ladies of the Colony , " coupling with the toast Mrs . Scott's name . She , he said , had since her arrival , by her acts of benevolence and hospitality , gained the esteem of society .
His Excellency returned thanks for Mrs . Scott . Mr . Maxwell , on behalf of the other ladies , said , he would say in the style of a certain Blue Book , which was on most tables in the Colony , that the ladies were very thankful for the entertainment they had enjoyed ; they liked the ^ suppcr very much , and
would recommend the Masonic cook to " further honourable employment . " Those Masons who were married might bc " accepted , " but it was . question whether they were " free . " A move was then made to the dancing-room , and dancing was resumed with great enjoyment by the
votaries . After some time the company b » gan gradually , but only gradually , to disperse , and it was only at five o'clock the next morning that the ball came to an end . The general opinion among the ladies especially is that Masons are all bricks , —The Colonist , Georgetown , Demerara .
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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
——« GLASGOW .
The Thistle and Rose Lodge , No . 73 , held their usual bi-monthly meeting on the i 6 thinst . Present Bros . G . M . M'Donald , R . W . M . ; William Walton , S . W . ; G . W . Wheeler , Acting J . W . ; T . S . Ampleford , Sec . ; and a full attendance of the brethren . After some previous business , Bro . G . Goldie was
prepared to be raised to the third degree , when a request was presented from the St . Clair Lodge , No . 3 62 , on behalf of a seafaring brother , that he might take that degree also . This request was at once granted , and at the wish of the R . W . M ., Bro . Dobbie , I . P . M . of the St . Clair Lodge , performed
that ceremony in the quiet and careful manner which distinguishes all his working . The Wardens of the St . Clair Lodge proposed a vote of thanks to the officers ofthe Thistle and Rose Lodge for their kindness in raising their brother , and Bro . Singletonof the Shamrock Lodge , supported it , saying
, he had been favoured in the same way several times by the officers of the Thistle and Rose Lodge . The monthly meeting of the St . Andrew ' s Royal Arch Chapter , No . 6 9 ( S . C ) , vvas held within their chapter-rooms , 170 , Buchanan-street , on Tuesday
evening , the 9 th instant . The chapter was opened in the Mark Degree by Past P . Z . T . M . Campbell . Bros . Wemyss and Isbister were then admitted , and were duly Mark'd . The lodge was then raised , and the two before-mentioned were installed into the
chair and received the degree of Past Master , the ceremony being worked by Comp . M . E . Campbell in the usual masterly style for which lie is famed . The office of M . E . P . Z . was then declared vacant , and the Past Z . recommended the companions to elect Comp . M'Callum , the present H ., which was
unanimously agreed to . Comp . Wright proposed , and Comp . Robertson seconded , " That all companions in arrears to the chapter should be notified that if not settled by next monthly meeting , they should be suspended from Masonic privileges until such arrears were paid . " The Scribe E . was instructed to sent intimation of such resolution . The
chapter was then closed by the Past Z . After the companions had retired , the P . Z . installed and instructed the M . E . P . Z .-clect into his office . We wish the chapter success , and hope under the new auspices it will regain its former position , as said by the late father of R . A . Masonry , Dr . Walton Arnott— second to none in Scotland .
A council of the Knights of the Red Cross was held at the Masonic Hall , 170 , Buchanan-street , Glasgow , on the 13 th inst . Present : Sir Kts . David Gilchrist , M . E . P . ; James Balfour , S . G . ; G . M'Donald , J . G . ; G . W . Wheeler , 1 st Captain of the Guard ; R . Bell , Treas . ; W . Robinson , 2 nd C . G . ;
T . Mullen , and W . Jameson , Sentinels . Comps . Geo . M'Leod and Andrew Bell , of Chapter 73 , were introduced and dubbed Knights of the Sword , after which the Council was raised , and the same two gentlemen were successively received and admitted as brothers by the Knights of the East and the
Knights of the East and West . The various ceremonies were very effectively rendered by the excellent President and his assisting officers .
The Royal Ark Mariners' Lodge , No . 73 , met on Friday , the 13 th inst , Bro . James Balfour as Noah ; Bro . David Gilchrist , Shem ; and Bro . G . W . Wheeler , as Acting Japhet . Comps . George M'Leod and Andrew Bell , both of Caledonian Chapter of Unity , No . 73 , were then introducedand initiated into this ancient degree .
MASONIC CEREMONY AT ARDROSSAN
The inauguration by the Lodge Neptune Kilwinning , Ardrossan , No . 442 , of a tombstone that had been erected to the memory of the late Bro . Captain Harvey Cann , of Nova Scotia , took place on the afternoon of Saturday last . The lodge was opened in its own hall by the R . W . M ., Bro . Francis
Goodwin , aided by the Past Master ( Bro . James Robertson ) , Depute and Substitute Masters ( Bros . Hugh Boyd and Robert Fullerton ) , and about forty otlier brethren , among whom were : Herman , of the Lodge of Portland , U . S . ; Ross , Blue Lodge , Donaghadee ; Benjamin Scott and Gilliatt ,
Saltcoats and Ardrossan St . John , No . 320 ; Winker , Irvine St . Andrew , No . 139 . The lodge , which was in full regalia , then proceeded to the new cemetery , whither it was accompanied by a large concourse of spectators . Ou reaching the grave the brethren formed three sides of a square , the Master , with the
P . M ., D . M ., and S . M ., forming a groupat the head . After prayer had been offered by the Chaplain ( Bro . Wylie ) , the first verse of the 133 rd Psalm was sung by the brethren , who were thereafter addressed by the R . W . M . in the following terms :
—Worshipful Wardens aud Brethren , I have thought it right to address to you a few words bearing upon the special object for which in our Masonic capacity we have returned to this spot . It is little more than three years since we here deposited , in their resting-
Scotland.
place , the remains of a brother , who during a temporary sojourn in this port , far from home and kindred , had been summoned to the eternal world . Captain Harvey Cann being at the time of his death a comparative stranger to the , most of us , though he is known to have sat in the lodge ; but
being in full communion with the Order , his interment with Masonic rites was resolved upon by the unanimous voice of the lodge , who thereupon took the place of absent relatives and friends , and paid the last honours to the departed one . In doing so , you gave a fresh illustration of that outpouring of
fraternal sympathy which is a universal characteristic of the Craft , where its benign principles are understood and appreciated , and performed a duty which , in similar circumstances , may yet be done to some of our own seafaring brethren , whose earthly course may chance to terminate in a foreign
land . It was subsequently resolved that a memorial stone should be erected on this spot at the expense of the individual members ofthe Lodge Neplune Kilwinning . To inaugurate this sepulchral monument , the last external mark of fraternal affection , was the object of our present meeting . The
memorial , though plain and unpretending , is , as a work of art , highly creditable to the sculptor , Bro . Blakeley , who is entitled to the thanks ofthe subscribers for the efficient way in which he has carried out their wishes in this matter . In conclusion , I have to thank you for 3 'our presence on this occasion .
Towards the close of Bro . Goodwin s remarks the stone was divested of its covering . It bears the following inscription : — " In memory of Harvey Cann , Master of the Barque Josephine of Yarmouth , N . S ., who died in the Harbour of Ardrossan the
26 th September , 1 S 67 . This monument is erected by his Masonic brethren of Lodge Neptune Kilwinning , No . 442 , in testimony of his worth as a man and a brother Craftsman . " On tlie termination of the interesting ceremony , the lodge returned to its hall and was formally closed .
THE Freemasons of Aberdeen are about to build a fine Masonic Hall , and the estimated cost is . £ 2 , 550 ; the sight has been secured with a frontage in Exchange and Sterling Streets . When finished it will supply a want long felt by the brethren of the Granite City .
Masonic Ball At Georgetown, Demerara.
MASONIC BALL at GEORGETOWN , DEMERARA .
The ball given at the Assembly Rooms , on Friday , April 15 th , with so much magnificence , by the Worshipful Master and brethren of the Union Lodge , No . 247 , E . R ., deserves to be fully chronicled in the annals of our colonial society . The hour named was nine o'clock ; and so
anxious were people to witness the scene throughout , that by a few minutes after that time , some hundreds had arrived . About five hundred invitations had been issued , and it was estimated that at one period of the evening there were fully that number of gues : s present .
At the head of the room was a dais , on which the Master , Sir Kt . Oliver , presided , supported on either hand by Sir Kts . Pollard and Daly , and having Deacons in waiting . As each lady entered the room she approached the Master to pay her courtesy . He uncovered to all .
The room was enchantingly decorated under the superintendence of W . P . M . Abrahams . The broad alternate blue and white bars with which ths hall was paled ; the grotto at the entrance port , with its three fountains emitting refreshing perfumes , beneath the light of a glittering star ; the Master ' s
throne , with its luxury of mirrors and flowers , and other accompaniments , surmounted with an ideal painting of the cardinal virtues ; and , most impressive of all , the Masonic emblems everywhere apparent , and the banners of the Knights hanging gracefully on either side of the hall—some of high
pretence , others simply with their single device—all conjoined to produce , to a delicate sense , an air of peace and rest soon to bc dispelled with the swell of music and the tread of measures . At a quarter after nine o'clock , the approach of His Excellency the Governor was announced ,
whereupon the brethren , who were all in regalia , ranged themselves in open column from the entrance to the Master ' s chair ; and thus protected His Excellency advanced with Mrs . Scott to the Master's throne , where they exchanged salutations with him .
At a quarter past eleven a delightful transformation took place . To the sounding of an onset , into the dancing ball trooped a large body of Knight Templars , clad cap-a-pieds , for all the world as if they had suddenly arisen from the middle ages . Sir Kt . Oliver , as Grand Prior of the Knights of
Malta in the West Indies , wore the black cloak and cap of that order over his surcoat of a Templar . As if reitiained in these days by the claim of " Woman ' s Rights , " rather than impelled to deeds of daring by the presence of so many beautiful ladies , the Men ofthe Cross , instead of proclaiming a tourney , quietly dispersed to pay their devoirs to
Masonic Ball At Georgetown, Demerara.
the fair ones . Two or three of these gallant Knights were worthy of the olden days , when they would have been
High placed in hall as welcome guests . And one especially , so douce and debonnair in manner and with sun-bronzed features , seemed to have Come from the land of the sword and shrine , From the sainted battles of Palestine .
And the shade of the South o ' er his cheeks is spread ; But stately his steps and his bearing high , And wild the light of his fiery eye . Of others it might fairly be said that , like the Monks of old ,
A jollier crew could scarce be found elsewhere . At about half-past twelve the company went down to the supper-room , passing to it under numbers of arches made of flowers and choice plants . A bountiful supper was provided , which supplied the Masons and their guests with materials for
laying a good foundation . Sir Kt . Daly acting as croupier , the Worshipful Master rose to propose the health of " The Queen , " saying that Masonry inculcated the exercise of every virtue , and that , among these , loyalty was one of the chief . This toast being drunk with
loyalty , the Master gave the health of " The Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family , " observing that in the future King of England Masons claimed a brother ; and that the mai-riage of the Princess Louise would strengthen the affection entertained for her family .
The Worshipful Master then said he would propose the toast of the evening— " Prosperity to the Craft . " Freemasonry , he said , was an honourable institution . No doubt the ladies considered Masons as a body of men who dressed themselves strangely , and professed to have some secrets ; . but
though he was not going to tell the ladies what were those secrets—for he would justly deserve the indignation of his brethren if he did so—he would inform them that Masonry was as ancient as it was honourable . Its traditions went back to the time of Moses ; and if the ladies wished to find out why
they were not told the secrets of the Craft , they should read the 20 th chapter of Deuteronomy . Masonry started with three principles : brotherly love , relief , and truth . With regard to brotherly love and relief , the Masons assisted their brethren in all parts of the world , in poverty and on the
death-bed ; and on the field of battle the drawn sword had been sheathed when the victim had been discovered to be a brother Mason . As to truth , it was always impressed upon Masons that they should tell their brethren nothing but what was honest and above-board . He would also say that reverence
to the fair sex was taught to every novice on the night of his initiation . The Master then gave the health of " His Excellency the Governor , " whom , he said , the Queen had honoured by placing him to rule over this Colony . He also paid a tribute to His Excellency ' s private
virtues and public usefulness . His Excellency pleasantly replied , saying he had been received with so much ceremony by the Masons on his arrival , that he hardly thought he had yet recovered from his surprise . He did not know what the secrets of Masonry were to which
Mr . Oliver had alluded ; but he observed that the Masons were possessed of the secret of giving handsome entertainments successfully . Certainly , a more splendid entertainment had never been given in this Colony , and the only hope of its being ever equalled was by the brethren giving another ball .
He was not , however , sufficiently well up in the secrets of the lodge to inform the ladies when that would be ; but he hoped , for their sakes , it would be soon . His Excellency then proposed , in a pleasing speech , the toast of " The Hosts , the Master , and
the Brethren , " and the Master replied shortly . The Master proposed the health of " The Ladies of the Colony , " coupling with the toast Mrs . Scott's name . She , he said , had since her arrival , by her acts of benevolence and hospitality , gained the esteem of society .
His Excellency returned thanks for Mrs . Scott . Mr . Maxwell , on behalf of the other ladies , said , he would say in the style of a certain Blue Book , which was on most tables in the Colony , that the ladies were very thankful for the entertainment they had enjoyed ; they liked the ^ suppcr very much , and
would recommend the Masonic cook to " further honourable employment . " Those Masons who were married might bc " accepted , " but it was . question whether they were " free . " A move was then made to the dancing-room , and dancing was resumed with great enjoyment by the
votaries . After some time the company b » gan gradually , but only gradually , to disperse , and it was only at five o'clock the next morning that the ball came to an end . The general opinion among the ladies especially is that Masons are all bricks , —The Colonist , Georgetown , Demerara .