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person proceeding to sea . All persons offending against these regulations subject the offending lodge to erasure . " Bro . Alpass added that in other respects the lodges were working very satisfactorily . The R . W . P . G . M .: Ilhope thcW . M . ' s of lodges
will take away with them a recollection of what has just been said by the P . G . Sec . I hope this wrong doing—for so I must designate it , will be abated before I meet you again ; and in order that the brethren may not be taken by surprise , I now give notice that , ten days before the next
annual meeting of the P . G . Lodge , I will expect every W . M . of a lodge to cause the minute book of his lodge to be sent to the P . G . Sec . for examination with a view to check and prevent irregularities . Bro . Pierpoint moved , in the ' absence of Bro .
Birley , and Bro . Laidlaw seconded , that £ 25 should be voted towards paying for the chair ordered by Bro . Pearson , on behalf of the Masons , for presentation to the late Mayor of Liverpool ; but the proposal found no favour , and was almost unanimously negatived .
At the conclusion of the Provincial Grand Lodge business , the annual court of governors of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held , to receive and determine the several recommendations of the General Committee , and for the transaction of the annual business of the
institution . Bro . A . C . Mott , the Hon . Sec , submitted the annual report of the Institution to the R . W . P . G . M ., of which the following are the chief points : — " Your committee , in nresenting their report
for the year 1872 , have again the pleasure of congratulating you on the continued success which attends the operations of the Institution ; for , notwithstanding the increased demands which have been made , its funds are happily in such a state as to warrant your committee in
entertaining every application for its benefits , consistent with the rules of the foundation , which has hitherto been received . Before referring to the details of the year ' s proceedings , your committee desire to express their deep regret and sorrow at the loss which
this Institution has sustained by the death of its President , Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh , Bart ., late Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Western Division of Lancashire . By his death the institution has lost one of its most sincere friends and supporters—one who
was ever anxious for its welfare , and ready to do all that lay in his power for [ its interests and prosperity . " Referring to the report for the year 1871 , it will be seen that 42 children were receiving the benefits of the Institution during that year , for
whose education and advancement in life the sum of £ 274 3 s . 8 d . was paid . The number of children on the foundation during 1872 was 42 , and the amount paid for their education , & c , was £ 341 is . 3 d . ; which will be sufficient to show how greatlv the demands upon the funds of the
institution are increasing year by year . " Turning to the financial statement , however , your committee have much satisfaction in drawing your attention to the evidence therein given of the ability of the Institution to meet these increased demands . The total funds of the
chanty at the close of 1871 amounted to £ ( J 22 O 6 s . 3 d ., whilst the present statement shows a total of ^ 9779 4 s . jd . ; a result which cannot but afford the highest satisfaction to every supporter of the charity ; It will be noticed that the item " fees from lodges" is small
in comparison with previous years ; but this is sufficiently explained by the death of the Provincial Grand Master , referred to above , which for the time being deprived the Province of the ordinary channels through which these fees reached the Treasurer of the Institution ; these
fees will , however , be received and placed to the credit of the 1873 account . "Your committee , supported as they have been in the past by the brethren generally , commence the labours of another year full of
confidence and hope , looking foward to increased opportunities of doing good , and increased assistance from the brethren in carrying on the work of the Institution ; whilst , above all , they trust and pray that He from whom all good cloth
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emanate will add His blessing to their humble efforts in the sacred cause of charity . " The report was received , the recommendation of the committee confirmed , and the officers for the ensuing year appointed .
After the transaction of some important business , the P . G . Lodge rose , having sat nearly four hours .
THE BANQUET . The brethren subsequently adjourned to the Fleece Inn , where about 200 sat down to a sumptuous and capitally served banquet . Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , R . W . P . G . M .,
presided until the close , and gave the toasts in a peculiarly happy manner , and as all the speeches were brief and to the point , the after-dinner proceedings were divested of the weariness which , too often attaches to them . After the dessert
had been placed on the table , The P . G . M . gave " The Queen , " and said that was a toast which was received with the greatest enthusiasm in every assembly of Englishmen , but nowhere more so than amongst Masons . He begged to give the health of " Our Patroness ,
the Queen . —The toast was honoured with extreme loyalty . National Anthem , solo by Bro . Jones . The P . G . M .: the next toast , brethren , which I have to give you is the health of one of ourselves , "Bro . H . R . H the Prince of Wales
M . W . P . G . M . " I need hardly dilate upon bis many merits as a Mason , because he is well known to us , and year by year he shows how his interest in the Craft increases . He is a good brother , and therefore I give you his health , along with that of his beautiful wife , the Princess of
Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , more especially the Duke of Edinburgh , and his future bride . —The toast was honoured with special enthusiasm . " God bless the Prince of Wales , " ( Masonic version ) , solo by Bro . T . J . Hughes . The P . G . M .: Brethren , I have next to give
you "The Marquess of Ripon , M . W . G . M . " ( cheers ) . He has now reigned over us for two years , having recently enteied upon his third year , and during that time we have had good reason to be proud of him . I owe my present appointment to him , and therefore I have all the
greater reason for proposing this toast , with which I beg to couple " The Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . D . G . M ., and the other Officers of the Grand Lodge . " Bro . Birchall , P . P . J . G . W . ( as the senior officer of P . G . Lodge present ) , said it was now
his duty , and a source of gratification to propose "The Health of their noble R . W . P . G . M . " ( Great cheering . ) For several years successively , during the time his lamented predecessor held that office , a similar duty fell to his lot , but now he had departed from their midst . He ( Bro .
Birchall ) had the greatest pleasure , however , in now giving the health of his successor in that high office . At that board they did not enter into social matters ; if they did , he would say that in every walk of life his Lordship ( their
present P . G . M . ) had shown himself kind , affable , and considerate , while in Masonry generally , he had displayed on all occasions great assiduity and zeal , while in that province he had shown a desire to perform his duties thoroughly and to the entire satisfaction of all the brethren .
( Cheers . ) They all felt especial pleasure in meeting him that day , after braving the dangers of the great deep , and welcomed him back to his native country . He trusted that he would long be spared by the G . A . O . T . U . to preside over that province . The toast was received with immense and Masonic honours .
Ihe P . G . M ., who was received with an outburst of enthusiasm which has rarel y been equalled , said , —Brethren , I thank you most heartily for the way in which you have received the toast of my health , and I thank you Bro . Birchall , for the kind eulogium which you have passed upon me . I do hope I may so act as to
deserve it in the future . 1 begin now by asking your pardon for having delayed the meeting of the P . G . Lodge so long , and I should have asked my Deputy to have convened it in my absence , if I had not been specially anxious to meet you all for the first time after my appointment . ( Loud cheers . ) I thank the brethren for their Ja-ge attendance this day , which 1
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assure you has made my heart warm towards Masonry more than ever . I remember that some years ago I consecrated a lodge in this town , which was the first official act of the kind I performed as D . P . G . M . I have not forgotten that act , aud I assure you I don ' t intend to
forget it . ( Hear , hear . ) Brethren , since we last metjl have been a long ' way from home , but I have not mixed with the brethren of lodges in America , because I felt that if I once made myself known I would have been smothered in Masonry . ( Laughter and applause . ) Still ,
everywhere I went in America , the fact that I was a Mason brought me a hearty welcome , which clearly shows , brethren , that our Order is not a mere name , but a great benefit . I have been north and west , and I have felt the benefit of being a Mason . I am proud of having had
conferred upon me the highest honours which it is possible to receive , and I do trust I may be long spared to rule over this province . When at last I am taken away , I do sincerly hope the brethren will be able to say , " We have lost a man who did us good . " ( Immense cheering ,
the brethren rising to their feet en masse . ) The P . G . M . said he was sorry that the Hon . Frederick Stanley , W . D . P . G . M ., was unable to be present at the meeting that day , owing to a sudden call to attend a railway board in London , and he desired him ( Lord Skelmersdale ) to
express to the brethren his great regret at his unavoidable absence . He would now give them the toast of D . P . G . M ., coupling with it the P . G . Wardens . Bro . Prescott , P . J . G . W .. responded in appropriate terms , regretting the early departure of
Bro . Sir James Ramsden , P . S . G . W ., who had to catch a train for Barrow . The P . G . M . then gave the toast , " The P . G . Officers , Past and Present , " and in doing so expressed his thanks to them for their assistance since his appointment . He also expressed his
gratitude to the brethren who had accepted office that day , and trusted that the working of the province would be as efficient and harmonious in the future as it had been in the past . Bro . Armstrong , P . G . Treas ., acknowledged the toast , and said that although war might be
looming in the distance with regard to his office , judging from what was said that day , still he thought the offices of Secretary and Treasurer could only be properly held year after year by one person . Bro . Baxendale , P . P . G . P ., gave "The West Lancashire Institution for the Education and
Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Freemasons , " and in doing so spoke from personal observation of the great benefits of the Institution . It was worthy of all the support which could be possibly given to it , and he trusted that the coming year would see a material addition to the funds of the Institution . Since its
commencement it had never done more than was at first intended ; but now with an accumulated capital of something like £ 10 , 000 , he hoped to see it do more than it was even now doing . Bro . A . C . Mott , the' Hon . Sec , returned
thanks , and said it was the first Institution of the kind started in the provinces , but now Cornwall , Cheshire , and East Lancashire had corresponding charities , although of a somswhat different kind . They had never yet turned away a single child from the benefits of the West Lancashire Institution who was eli gible for its foundation , and
he trusted that as long as brethren existed in the Province , money would always be forthcoming , so that none may be turned back in future . He was proud to announce that Sir James Ramsden , their P . S . G . W ., had promised to send a cheque , so as to constitute him a vice-president , and he believed Bro . Prescott , their P . J . G . W ., intended to do the same .
Bro . Mott gave " The W . M . ' s of the Lodges in the Provinces , " which was acknowledged by Bro . Cook , W . M ., of Lodge 178 . Bro . G . de la Perelle , P . G . D . C , gave "The Ladies , " in felicitous terms , and Bro . J . R . Goepel , P . G . S ., responded in an exceedingl y happy manner .
The Tyler ' s toast brought the pleasant afterdinner proceedings to a close abont eight o ' clock . Several capital glees and songs were sung d iring the evening by Bros . C , Haswell , D Jor . es , and
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire.
person proceeding to sea . All persons offending against these regulations subject the offending lodge to erasure . " Bro . Alpass added that in other respects the lodges were working very satisfactorily . The R . W . P . G . M .: Ilhope thcW . M . ' s of lodges
will take away with them a recollection of what has just been said by the P . G . Sec . I hope this wrong doing—for so I must designate it , will be abated before I meet you again ; and in order that the brethren may not be taken by surprise , I now give notice that , ten days before the next
annual meeting of the P . G . Lodge , I will expect every W . M . of a lodge to cause the minute book of his lodge to be sent to the P . G . Sec . for examination with a view to check and prevent irregularities . Bro . Pierpoint moved , in the ' absence of Bro .
Birley , and Bro . Laidlaw seconded , that £ 25 should be voted towards paying for the chair ordered by Bro . Pearson , on behalf of the Masons , for presentation to the late Mayor of Liverpool ; but the proposal found no favour , and was almost unanimously negatived .
At the conclusion of the Provincial Grand Lodge business , the annual court of governors of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held , to receive and determine the several recommendations of the General Committee , and for the transaction of the annual business of the
institution . Bro . A . C . Mott , the Hon . Sec , submitted the annual report of the Institution to the R . W . P . G . M ., of which the following are the chief points : — " Your committee , in nresenting their report
for the year 1872 , have again the pleasure of congratulating you on the continued success which attends the operations of the Institution ; for , notwithstanding the increased demands which have been made , its funds are happily in such a state as to warrant your committee in
entertaining every application for its benefits , consistent with the rules of the foundation , which has hitherto been received . Before referring to the details of the year ' s proceedings , your committee desire to express their deep regret and sorrow at the loss which
this Institution has sustained by the death of its President , Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh , Bart ., late Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Western Division of Lancashire . By his death the institution has lost one of its most sincere friends and supporters—one who
was ever anxious for its welfare , and ready to do all that lay in his power for [ its interests and prosperity . " Referring to the report for the year 1871 , it will be seen that 42 children were receiving the benefits of the Institution during that year , for
whose education and advancement in life the sum of £ 274 3 s . 8 d . was paid . The number of children on the foundation during 1872 was 42 , and the amount paid for their education , & c , was £ 341 is . 3 d . ; which will be sufficient to show how greatlv the demands upon the funds of the
institution are increasing year by year . " Turning to the financial statement , however , your committee have much satisfaction in drawing your attention to the evidence therein given of the ability of the Institution to meet these increased demands . The total funds of the
chanty at the close of 1871 amounted to £ ( J 22 O 6 s . 3 d ., whilst the present statement shows a total of ^ 9779 4 s . jd . ; a result which cannot but afford the highest satisfaction to every supporter of the charity ; It will be noticed that the item " fees from lodges" is small
in comparison with previous years ; but this is sufficiently explained by the death of the Provincial Grand Master , referred to above , which for the time being deprived the Province of the ordinary channels through which these fees reached the Treasurer of the Institution ; these
fees will , however , be received and placed to the credit of the 1873 account . "Your committee , supported as they have been in the past by the brethren generally , commence the labours of another year full of
confidence and hope , looking foward to increased opportunities of doing good , and increased assistance from the brethren in carrying on the work of the Institution ; whilst , above all , they trust and pray that He from whom all good cloth
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emanate will add His blessing to their humble efforts in the sacred cause of charity . " The report was received , the recommendation of the committee confirmed , and the officers for the ensuing year appointed .
After the transaction of some important business , the P . G . Lodge rose , having sat nearly four hours .
THE BANQUET . The brethren subsequently adjourned to the Fleece Inn , where about 200 sat down to a sumptuous and capitally served banquet . Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , R . W . P . G . M .,
presided until the close , and gave the toasts in a peculiarly happy manner , and as all the speeches were brief and to the point , the after-dinner proceedings were divested of the weariness which , too often attaches to them . After the dessert
had been placed on the table , The P . G . M . gave " The Queen , " and said that was a toast which was received with the greatest enthusiasm in every assembly of Englishmen , but nowhere more so than amongst Masons . He begged to give the health of " Our Patroness ,
the Queen . —The toast was honoured with extreme loyalty . National Anthem , solo by Bro . Jones . The P . G . M .: the next toast , brethren , which I have to give you is the health of one of ourselves , "Bro . H . R . H the Prince of Wales
M . W . P . G . M . " I need hardly dilate upon bis many merits as a Mason , because he is well known to us , and year by year he shows how his interest in the Craft increases . He is a good brother , and therefore I give you his health , along with that of his beautiful wife , the Princess of
Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , more especially the Duke of Edinburgh , and his future bride . —The toast was honoured with special enthusiasm . " God bless the Prince of Wales , " ( Masonic version ) , solo by Bro . T . J . Hughes . The P . G . M .: Brethren , I have next to give
you "The Marquess of Ripon , M . W . G . M . " ( cheers ) . He has now reigned over us for two years , having recently enteied upon his third year , and during that time we have had good reason to be proud of him . I owe my present appointment to him , and therefore I have all the
greater reason for proposing this toast , with which I beg to couple " The Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . D . G . M ., and the other Officers of the Grand Lodge . " Bro . Birchall , P . P . J . G . W . ( as the senior officer of P . G . Lodge present ) , said it was now
his duty , and a source of gratification to propose "The Health of their noble R . W . P . G . M . " ( Great cheering . ) For several years successively , during the time his lamented predecessor held that office , a similar duty fell to his lot , but now he had departed from their midst . He ( Bro .
Birchall ) had the greatest pleasure , however , in now giving the health of his successor in that high office . At that board they did not enter into social matters ; if they did , he would say that in every walk of life his Lordship ( their
present P . G . M . ) had shown himself kind , affable , and considerate , while in Masonry generally , he had displayed on all occasions great assiduity and zeal , while in that province he had shown a desire to perform his duties thoroughly and to the entire satisfaction of all the brethren .
( Cheers . ) They all felt especial pleasure in meeting him that day , after braving the dangers of the great deep , and welcomed him back to his native country . He trusted that he would long be spared by the G . A . O . T . U . to preside over that province . The toast was received with immense and Masonic honours .
Ihe P . G . M ., who was received with an outburst of enthusiasm which has rarel y been equalled , said , —Brethren , I thank you most heartily for the way in which you have received the toast of my health , and I thank you Bro . Birchall , for the kind eulogium which you have passed upon me . I do hope I may so act as to
deserve it in the future . 1 begin now by asking your pardon for having delayed the meeting of the P . G . Lodge so long , and I should have asked my Deputy to have convened it in my absence , if I had not been specially anxious to meet you all for the first time after my appointment . ( Loud cheers . ) I thank the brethren for their Ja-ge attendance this day , which 1
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assure you has made my heart warm towards Masonry more than ever . I remember that some years ago I consecrated a lodge in this town , which was the first official act of the kind I performed as D . P . G . M . I have not forgotten that act , aud I assure you I don ' t intend to
forget it . ( Hear , hear . ) Brethren , since we last metjl have been a long ' way from home , but I have not mixed with the brethren of lodges in America , because I felt that if I once made myself known I would have been smothered in Masonry . ( Laughter and applause . ) Still ,
everywhere I went in America , the fact that I was a Mason brought me a hearty welcome , which clearly shows , brethren , that our Order is not a mere name , but a great benefit . I have been north and west , and I have felt the benefit of being a Mason . I am proud of having had
conferred upon me the highest honours which it is possible to receive , and I do trust I may be long spared to rule over this province . When at last I am taken away , I do sincerly hope the brethren will be able to say , " We have lost a man who did us good . " ( Immense cheering ,
the brethren rising to their feet en masse . ) The P . G . M . said he was sorry that the Hon . Frederick Stanley , W . D . P . G . M ., was unable to be present at the meeting that day , owing to a sudden call to attend a railway board in London , and he desired him ( Lord Skelmersdale ) to
express to the brethren his great regret at his unavoidable absence . He would now give them the toast of D . P . G . M ., coupling with it the P . G . Wardens . Bro . Prescott , P . J . G . W .. responded in appropriate terms , regretting the early departure of
Bro . Sir James Ramsden , P . S . G . W ., who had to catch a train for Barrow . The P . G . M . then gave the toast , " The P . G . Officers , Past and Present , " and in doing so expressed his thanks to them for their assistance since his appointment . He also expressed his
gratitude to the brethren who had accepted office that day , and trusted that the working of the province would be as efficient and harmonious in the future as it had been in the past . Bro . Armstrong , P . G . Treas ., acknowledged the toast , and said that although war might be
looming in the distance with regard to his office , judging from what was said that day , still he thought the offices of Secretary and Treasurer could only be properly held year after year by one person . Bro . Baxendale , P . P . G . P ., gave "The West Lancashire Institution for the Education and
Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Freemasons , " and in doing so spoke from personal observation of the great benefits of the Institution . It was worthy of all the support which could be possibly given to it , and he trusted that the coming year would see a material addition to the funds of the Institution . Since its
commencement it had never done more than was at first intended ; but now with an accumulated capital of something like £ 10 , 000 , he hoped to see it do more than it was even now doing . Bro . A . C . Mott , the' Hon . Sec , returned
thanks , and said it was the first Institution of the kind started in the provinces , but now Cornwall , Cheshire , and East Lancashire had corresponding charities , although of a somswhat different kind . They had never yet turned away a single child from the benefits of the West Lancashire Institution who was eli gible for its foundation , and
he trusted that as long as brethren existed in the Province , money would always be forthcoming , so that none may be turned back in future . He was proud to announce that Sir James Ramsden , their P . S . G . W ., had promised to send a cheque , so as to constitute him a vice-president , and he believed Bro . Prescott , their P . J . G . W ., intended to do the same .
Bro . Mott gave " The W . M . ' s of the Lodges in the Provinces , " which was acknowledged by Bro . Cook , W . M ., of Lodge 178 . Bro . G . de la Perelle , P . G . D . C , gave "The Ladies , " in felicitous terms , and Bro . J . R . Goepel , P . G . S ., responded in an exceedingl y happy manner .
The Tyler ' s toast brought the pleasant afterdinner proceedings to a close abont eight o ' clock . Several capital glees and songs were sung d iring the evening by Bros . C , Haswell , D Jor . es , and