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Freemasonry In Wig An––Antiquit Y Lod Ge, No . 178. 17 86-1902.
to open the lodge for lack of officers and brethren . In this crisis in the history of the lodge , fortunately , there Avere to be found IAVO brethren Avhose lofty conception of Masonry and extraordinary tenacity of purpose AY ere sufficient not only to stave off the apparently impending dissolution of the lodge , but ultimately to triumph over all the difficulties by which
Antiquity Avas beset . What Freemasonry in the Wigan district owes to W . Bro . Henry Miller and W . Bro . Thomas Holmes will never be fully knoAvn . Certain it is that their partnership , extending over 25 or 30 years , during which time the one usually acted as W . M . and the other as Secretary , Avas of inestimable value to the lodge . They lived long
enough to- see the fruition of their labours , for when they laid doAvn their tools Antiquity Avas in a strong and healthy condition . The mantle of W . Bro . Thomas Holmes descended upon his relative W . Bro . C . B . Holmes , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., DC , after Avhom Antiquity ' s youngest daughter lodge is named , and of whom one need only say here that he
has been a veritable father of the Antiquity Lodge of the present generation , even the claims of his own " bonnie lassie" being insufficient to effect any diminution in the intense interest he has always taken in the Avork of his mother lodge .
Ladies' Night Of The Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge, No. 2432.
Ladies' Night of the Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge , No . 2432 .
THE annual ladies' night given by the members of the Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge , No . 2432 , for the special delectation of ladies of their families , Avas celebrated this year on the 6 th February , at the old quarters of the lodge , the famous Inns of Court Hotel , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , and the gathering was a complete success .
THE AVOHSHll'FUL JIASTKR , BRO . A . S . 1 SEX . IAMIX . The reception Avas called for 7 . 30 p . m ., Avhen Bro . and Mrs . Benjamin commenced , in the room usually set apart for the meetings of the lodge , their hearty congratulations to the ladies and gentlemen Avho there assembled . During
the ten years of the existence of the lodge these yearly gatherings have proved highly successful , although they began in a Aery small Avay . Their dimensions have grown by degrees , but surely and safely , and the last of the meetings Avas the greatest of all , no less than one hundred and forty
ladies and gentlemen co-operating in their contribution to the enjoyment of each other . After the dinner , a feAv toasts Avere proposed and honoured , that of " Bro . Benjamin , W . M ., " being given by Bro . Thomas Rayner , P . M ., Avho said it was quite
unnecessary to tell the company of his good qualities because one and all had knoAvn him many years , and he had their good will—he Avas a gentleman and a good Mason . With the name of the W . M . he coupled that of Mrs . Benjamin . Bro . A . S . Benjamin , W . M ., in acknowledging the
compliment , said he Avished he had Avords to express as deeply as he felt the kindness of the company in so honouring himself and his good Avife . Being of a retiring nature he Avas not able to say much about himself , but he might say that if he felt that one quarter of what , during his Mastership ,
the brethren had said in his favour was true he should be one of the happiest of men in the Avorld . Bro . A . S . Benjamin , W . M ., next proposed " The SteAA"ards . " It would not be right , he said , to leave the festive board without drinking the health of those to Avhom the great success of that evening was due . In the first place
they had their Past Master , Bro . W . H . Bullock , the Secretary , to Avhom their greatest recognition Avas owing , and for himself he sincerely expressed his individual obligations to him for the very great amount of work he had put into the present meeting to make it a success .
Bro . W . H . Bullock , P . M ., in reply , said the W . M . had been good enough to speak about what he ( Bro . Bullock ) had done , but he might say his duties had been light and pleasant . He had been supported by an active board of SteAvards . Bros . Oscar Moore , S . W . ; Rayner , P . M . ; and George
Emblin , P . M ., D . C , had especially done excellent work . Bro . distance , P . M ., Treasurer , said , if it had not been for Past Master Bullock , the Sir Walter Raleigh ball and banquet would not have been so successful , and he complimented Bro . Benjamin on it . He hoped Bro . Bullock would long be Secretary of the lodge and of the ball .
Bro Van Gelden proposed "The Ladies . " Without ladies the brethren would have been nowhere . ( Laughter ) . It was difficult to find words for such an important and pleasant toast ; therefore he Avrote a speech , after looking up all the authorities on the subject , of about fifteen pages , but AA * as sorry to say he had lost it . For that
the company would be thankful . Bro . Ralph Bullock , replying to the toast , said : A little Avhile ago he happened to be in Liverpool one Sunday , Avhen he dropped into church , and he heard the minister , in his sermon , asking the question , "Who will be the sheep , and
AVIIO Avill be the goat ? " A sailor there , Avho had been dining not Avisely but too Avell , said : " Well , governor , to keep the show going , I will be the goat . " ( Laughter . ) His knowledge of the ladies was very spare . By his austere father he had been brought up in such a Avay
that he did not knoAV much about the sex ; but at the same time he read the papers IIOAV and then , and therefore had a knowledge of the domestic strifes in \ arious households ( laughter ); and also he had had an opportunity of Avitnessing a play called Are you a Mason ? in which he saw in the domestic circle a somewhat misleading statement of the
duties of a Mason . There were ladies connected with Freemasonry Avho had very grateful hearts for Freemasons . Ladies AYIIO had been deprived of their husbands , and Avhen they Avere in great trouble , had found Freemasons their best friends , their little sons and daughters found it
so , and many ladies Avho Avere IIOAV enjoying the privileges of Freemasonry Avere thankful to Freemasons for it . Before sitting down he begged , on behalf of the ladies , to thank them for the excellent souvenir of the W . M . ' s year of office .
A souvenir , consisting of a Russia leather wallet , a handkerchief , and a bottle of scent , Avas presented to each lady . A programme of eighteen dances finished off a happy and exceedingly enjoyable evening .
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Freemasonry In Wig An––Antiquit Y Lod Ge, No . 178. 17 86-1902.
to open the lodge for lack of officers and brethren . In this crisis in the history of the lodge , fortunately , there Avere to be found IAVO brethren Avhose lofty conception of Masonry and extraordinary tenacity of purpose AY ere sufficient not only to stave off the apparently impending dissolution of the lodge , but ultimately to triumph over all the difficulties by which
Antiquity Avas beset . What Freemasonry in the Wigan district owes to W . Bro . Henry Miller and W . Bro . Thomas Holmes will never be fully knoAvn . Certain it is that their partnership , extending over 25 or 30 years , during which time the one usually acted as W . M . and the other as Secretary , Avas of inestimable value to the lodge . They lived long
enough to- see the fruition of their labours , for when they laid doAvn their tools Antiquity Avas in a strong and healthy condition . The mantle of W . Bro . Thomas Holmes descended upon his relative W . Bro . C . B . Holmes , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., DC , after Avhom Antiquity ' s youngest daughter lodge is named , and of whom one need only say here that he
has been a veritable father of the Antiquity Lodge of the present generation , even the claims of his own " bonnie lassie" being insufficient to effect any diminution in the intense interest he has always taken in the Avork of his mother lodge .
Ladies' Night Of The Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge, No. 2432.
Ladies' Night of the Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge , No . 2432 .
THE annual ladies' night given by the members of the Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge , No . 2432 , for the special delectation of ladies of their families , Avas celebrated this year on the 6 th February , at the old quarters of the lodge , the famous Inns of Court Hotel , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , and the gathering was a complete success .
THE AVOHSHll'FUL JIASTKR , BRO . A . S . 1 SEX . IAMIX . The reception Avas called for 7 . 30 p . m ., Avhen Bro . and Mrs . Benjamin commenced , in the room usually set apart for the meetings of the lodge , their hearty congratulations to the ladies and gentlemen Avho there assembled . During
the ten years of the existence of the lodge these yearly gatherings have proved highly successful , although they began in a Aery small Avay . Their dimensions have grown by degrees , but surely and safely , and the last of the meetings Avas the greatest of all , no less than one hundred and forty
ladies and gentlemen co-operating in their contribution to the enjoyment of each other . After the dinner , a feAv toasts Avere proposed and honoured , that of " Bro . Benjamin , W . M ., " being given by Bro . Thomas Rayner , P . M ., Avho said it was quite
unnecessary to tell the company of his good qualities because one and all had knoAvn him many years , and he had their good will—he Avas a gentleman and a good Mason . With the name of the W . M . he coupled that of Mrs . Benjamin . Bro . A . S . Benjamin , W . M ., in acknowledging the
compliment , said he Avished he had Avords to express as deeply as he felt the kindness of the company in so honouring himself and his good Avife . Being of a retiring nature he Avas not able to say much about himself , but he might say that if he felt that one quarter of what , during his Mastership ,
the brethren had said in his favour was true he should be one of the happiest of men in the Avorld . Bro . A . S . Benjamin , W . M ., next proposed " The SteAA"ards . " It would not be right , he said , to leave the festive board without drinking the health of those to Avhom the great success of that evening was due . In the first place
they had their Past Master , Bro . W . H . Bullock , the Secretary , to Avhom their greatest recognition Avas owing , and for himself he sincerely expressed his individual obligations to him for the very great amount of work he had put into the present meeting to make it a success .
Bro . W . H . Bullock , P . M ., in reply , said the W . M . had been good enough to speak about what he ( Bro . Bullock ) had done , but he might say his duties had been light and pleasant . He had been supported by an active board of SteAvards . Bros . Oscar Moore , S . W . ; Rayner , P . M . ; and George
Emblin , P . M ., D . C , had especially done excellent work . Bro . distance , P . M ., Treasurer , said , if it had not been for Past Master Bullock , the Sir Walter Raleigh ball and banquet would not have been so successful , and he complimented Bro . Benjamin on it . He hoped Bro . Bullock would long be Secretary of the lodge and of the ball .
Bro Van Gelden proposed "The Ladies . " Without ladies the brethren would have been nowhere . ( Laughter ) . It was difficult to find words for such an important and pleasant toast ; therefore he Avrote a speech , after looking up all the authorities on the subject , of about fifteen pages , but AA * as sorry to say he had lost it . For that
the company would be thankful . Bro . Ralph Bullock , replying to the toast , said : A little Avhile ago he happened to be in Liverpool one Sunday , Avhen he dropped into church , and he heard the minister , in his sermon , asking the question , "Who will be the sheep , and
AVIIO Avill be the goat ? " A sailor there , Avho had been dining not Avisely but too Avell , said : " Well , governor , to keep the show going , I will be the goat . " ( Laughter . ) His knowledge of the ladies was very spare . By his austere father he had been brought up in such a Avay
that he did not knoAV much about the sex ; but at the same time he read the papers IIOAV and then , and therefore had a knowledge of the domestic strifes in \ arious households ( laughter ); and also he had had an opportunity of Avitnessing a play called Are you a Mason ? in which he saw in the domestic circle a somewhat misleading statement of the
duties of a Mason . There were ladies connected with Freemasonry Avho had very grateful hearts for Freemasons . Ladies AYIIO had been deprived of their husbands , and Avhen they Avere in great trouble , had found Freemasons their best friends , their little sons and daughters found it
so , and many ladies Avho Avere IIOAV enjoying the privileges of Freemasonry Avere thankful to Freemasons for it . Before sitting down he begged , on behalf of the ladies , to thank them for the excellent souvenir of the W . M . ' s year of office .
A souvenir , consisting of a Russia leather wallet , a handkerchief , and a bottle of scent , Avas presented to each lady . A programme of eighteen dances finished off a happy and exceedingly enjoyable evening .