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The Prov. Grand Lodge Of Cumberland And Westmorland.
that time it must be remembered the sum total of the province ' s strength was no more than thirteen lodges , and now there are twenty-four , that is to say nineteen in Cumberland and five in Westmorland , a third in the town of Whitehaven having just been warranted , with Bro . Field , the new P . G . Secretary , as the W . AI . designate . Lord Bective
ruled the province during six-and-twentv years with an ability , a tactfulness , and a geniality that rendered his provincial meetings most pleasurable functions , ably assisted , for half of the period mentioned bv an urbane and highly popular Deputy in the person of the late Bro . Colonel John Whitwell , ALP .,
Past Junior Grand Warden of England . In 1875 , when His Majesty the King was installed Grand Alaster , Lord Bective and Colonel Whitwell , with the late Bro . Rev . Dr . Simpson , Past Grand Chaplain , and the late Bro . Edward Busher , Past Grand Sword Bearer , headed a contingent of
forty-four from Cumberland and Westmorland , of whom not more than nineteen of us are left to tell the tale of that historical event in the history of English Freemasonry . Finally , Lord Bective's death in 18 93 was a source of grief to all who had been honoured by his beneficent rule during
so many years . I had almost forgotten to observe that one of Lord Bective ' s Deputies , subsequent to Colonel Whitwell's decease , was the late Bro . L . F . B . Dykes , P . G . D ., son of his lordship ' s predecessor , and also an Apollo University initiate .
We are now introduced to the present ruler of the province Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck , ALP ., who was appointed seven years ago , and since then has well and faithfully done suit and service to the Craft in his exalted position . The appointment was most happily conceived , seeing that Lady Henry Cavendish Bentinck was the
daughter of Lord Bective , and three years ago the Provincial Grand Alaster and his charming wife revived old memories by entertaining Provincial Grand Lodge at Underley Hall , on the occasion of the annual meeting . Lord Henry Bentinck has already consecrated three new lodges , has presided to
some substantial purpose at the Anniversary Festival of the Boys' School , and only about two years ago most
appro-THE MASONIC TEMPLE , CARLISLE . — ( Vhnlu /•' . W . Tamil )
priately installed his brother , the Duke of Portland , as R . W . Provincial Grand Alaster of Nottinghamshire , which is of itself a not very common incident in Alasonrv . His lordship ' s Alasonic lines—ably seconded by a veteran like Bro . Colonel
1 IRO . II . . 1 . NELSON , P . G . n \ V . \ S \ 5 \ il ? M . — ( P ! iuivK < i > thiim , Swit'i ) ixrl ) Sewell , as Deputy , and materially assisted by a new Prov . Grand Secretary in Bro . W . D . P . Field , who , as the successor of the late Bro . George Dalrymple , P . G . Std . Br .,
promises remarkably well , not to omit Bro . R . J . Nelson , eighteen years Provincial Grand Treasurer—have surely been cast in happy places in Cumberland and Westmorland , and the augury for the future is thus"bright and promising .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Prov. Grand Lodge Of Cumberland And Westmorland.
that time it must be remembered the sum total of the province ' s strength was no more than thirteen lodges , and now there are twenty-four , that is to say nineteen in Cumberland and five in Westmorland , a third in the town of Whitehaven having just been warranted , with Bro . Field , the new P . G . Secretary , as the W . AI . designate . Lord Bective
ruled the province during six-and-twentv years with an ability , a tactfulness , and a geniality that rendered his provincial meetings most pleasurable functions , ably assisted , for half of the period mentioned bv an urbane and highly popular Deputy in the person of the late Bro . Colonel John Whitwell , ALP .,
Past Junior Grand Warden of England . In 1875 , when His Majesty the King was installed Grand Alaster , Lord Bective and Colonel Whitwell , with the late Bro . Rev . Dr . Simpson , Past Grand Chaplain , and the late Bro . Edward Busher , Past Grand Sword Bearer , headed a contingent of
forty-four from Cumberland and Westmorland , of whom not more than nineteen of us are left to tell the tale of that historical event in the history of English Freemasonry . Finally , Lord Bective's death in 18 93 was a source of grief to all who had been honoured by his beneficent rule during
so many years . I had almost forgotten to observe that one of Lord Bective ' s Deputies , subsequent to Colonel Whitwell's decease , was the late Bro . L . F . B . Dykes , P . G . D ., son of his lordship ' s predecessor , and also an Apollo University initiate .
We are now introduced to the present ruler of the province Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck , ALP ., who was appointed seven years ago , and since then has well and faithfully done suit and service to the Craft in his exalted position . The appointment was most happily conceived , seeing that Lady Henry Cavendish Bentinck was the
daughter of Lord Bective , and three years ago the Provincial Grand Alaster and his charming wife revived old memories by entertaining Provincial Grand Lodge at Underley Hall , on the occasion of the annual meeting . Lord Henry Bentinck has already consecrated three new lodges , has presided to
some substantial purpose at the Anniversary Festival of the Boys' School , and only about two years ago most
appro-THE MASONIC TEMPLE , CARLISLE . — ( Vhnlu /•' . W . Tamil )
priately installed his brother , the Duke of Portland , as R . W . Provincial Grand Alaster of Nottinghamshire , which is of itself a not very common incident in Alasonrv . His lordship ' s Alasonic lines—ably seconded by a veteran like Bro . Colonel
1 IRO . II . . 1 . NELSON , P . G . n \ V . \ S \ 5 \ il ? M . — ( P ! iuivK < i > thiim , Swit'i ) ixrl ) Sewell , as Deputy , and materially assisted by a new Prov . Grand Secretary in Bro . W . D . P . Field , who , as the successor of the late Bro . George Dalrymple , P . G . Std . Br .,
promises remarkably well , not to omit Bro . R . J . Nelson , eighteen years Provincial Grand Treasurer—have surely been cast in happy places in Cumberland and Westmorland , and the augury for the future is thus"bright and promising .