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Extracts, With Notes, From The Minutes Of The Lodge Of Friendship, No. 277, Oldham.
April 15 th , 1840 . A Br . resigns , having joined the new Lodge at Waterhead Mill , now the Tudor Lodge , 467 , Red Lion Inn , Oldham . June 10 th . The Midsummer Festival of St . John was abolished . December 22 nd , 1841 . A Dispensation was obtained to remove the Lodge , furniture , Books , and Jewels , etc ., to the " Angel " Inn . Sep . 14 , 1843 . A Sick and Burial Societwas again established in
cony nection with the Lodge . April 17 th , 1843 . The first stone of St . Mary ' s Church Schools , Oldham , was laid with Masonic honours b y the Right Hon . The Earl Howe , S . G . W . Nov . 13 th , 1850 . Masonry had revived during the decade . At this meeting ten candidates were proposed , and were all initiated in due course ; 11 candidates were accepted at the two subsequent meetings .
June 11 th , 1851 . The fees were raised to £ 5 5 s . for initiation , and £ 1 Is . for joining member . Annual subscription , £ 1 Is . Septr . 10 th . £ 50 lent to Royal Arch Chapter at 5 p . c . interest . The Lodge room is said to be too small , and it is determined to seek better accommodation . Novr . 5 th . 10 s . given to Count L ., a distressed brother . Decr . 31 st , 1851 . The 3 rd Minute Book ends at this date . The fourth minute-book commences Jany . 7 th , 1852 , when the Festival of St . John was held .
March 3 rd , 1852 . £ 40 was given by the brethren to the sufferers b y the bursting of a reservoir at Holmfirth , and £ 5 to sufferers by a Steam Boiler Explosion at West Hill . Feby . 23 rd , 1853 . A Gold watch , guard , and ring were presented to Br . Isaac Gaitskill for his eminent services to the Lodge . Decr . 28 th , 1853 . A Large room had been prepared for Masonic purposes at the " Angel" Innand was used the first time at this date .
, June 25 th , 1855 . The Foundation Stone of the Oldham Lyceum was laid with Masonic honours . Feby . 4 th , 1857 . A new code of Bye-Laws was proposed . Septr . 2 nd . The Ballot was taken for a Candidate when the Lodge was in the third degree . On the 17 th Novr . in year following it was decided to take the ballot for Candidates for the future only in that Degree .
Feby . 1 st , 1860 . The Subscription was raised from £ 1 Is . to £ 110 s . April 2 nd , 1862 . The present Masonic Hall was projected . July 29 th , 1863 . The Lodge number was altered from 344 to 277 . Jany . 16 th , 1867 . Initiation fee raised from £ 5 5 s . to £ 6 6 s ., and in May the subscri ption was made £ 1 15 s . per ann . The 4 th Minute Book ends on Decr . 11 th 1867 and the 5 th commences on
, , January 8 th , 1868 . April 1 st , 1868 . The Revised Bye-Laws were adopted . May 7 th . The Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire was held in Oldham ; Stephen Blair , Esq ., Prov . G . M . Bro . Croxton was appointed Pro . S . G . D ., and Bro . Tweedale Prov . G . Registrar . At the Banquet held in the Town Hall upwards of £ 1000 was subscribed for the Masonic charities .
On the 23 rd of April , 1871 , the Loclge was removed to the Masonic Hall , which was dedicated try the R . W . Prov . G . M ., Le Gendre N . Starkie , Esq ., and his officers ; and we express a fervent wish that it may be used in disseminating the principles of Freemasonry to generations yet unborn , until mankind is united with the most perfect of all unities , the brotherhood in the Grand Lodge above , presided over by T . G . A . O . T . U .
"AMICITIA" FLOREAT .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Extracts, With Notes, From The Minutes Of The Lodge Of Friendship, No. 277, Oldham.
April 15 th , 1840 . A Br . resigns , having joined the new Lodge at Waterhead Mill , now the Tudor Lodge , 467 , Red Lion Inn , Oldham . June 10 th . The Midsummer Festival of St . John was abolished . December 22 nd , 1841 . A Dispensation was obtained to remove the Lodge , furniture , Books , and Jewels , etc ., to the " Angel " Inn . Sep . 14 , 1843 . A Sick and Burial Societwas again established in
cony nection with the Lodge . April 17 th , 1843 . The first stone of St . Mary ' s Church Schools , Oldham , was laid with Masonic honours b y the Right Hon . The Earl Howe , S . G . W . Nov . 13 th , 1850 . Masonry had revived during the decade . At this meeting ten candidates were proposed , and were all initiated in due course ; 11 candidates were accepted at the two subsequent meetings .
June 11 th , 1851 . The fees were raised to £ 5 5 s . for initiation , and £ 1 Is . for joining member . Annual subscription , £ 1 Is . Septr . 10 th . £ 50 lent to Royal Arch Chapter at 5 p . c . interest . The Lodge room is said to be too small , and it is determined to seek better accommodation . Novr . 5 th . 10 s . given to Count L ., a distressed brother . Decr . 31 st , 1851 . The 3 rd Minute Book ends at this date . The fourth minute-book commences Jany . 7 th , 1852 , when the Festival of St . John was held .
March 3 rd , 1852 . £ 40 was given by the brethren to the sufferers b y the bursting of a reservoir at Holmfirth , and £ 5 to sufferers by a Steam Boiler Explosion at West Hill . Feby . 23 rd , 1853 . A Gold watch , guard , and ring were presented to Br . Isaac Gaitskill for his eminent services to the Lodge . Decr . 28 th , 1853 . A Large room had been prepared for Masonic purposes at the " Angel" Innand was used the first time at this date .
, June 25 th , 1855 . The Foundation Stone of the Oldham Lyceum was laid with Masonic honours . Feby . 4 th , 1857 . A new code of Bye-Laws was proposed . Septr . 2 nd . The Ballot was taken for a Candidate when the Lodge was in the third degree . On the 17 th Novr . in year following it was decided to take the ballot for Candidates for the future only in that Degree .
Feby . 1 st , 1860 . The Subscription was raised from £ 1 Is . to £ 110 s . April 2 nd , 1862 . The present Masonic Hall was projected . July 29 th , 1863 . The Lodge number was altered from 344 to 277 . Jany . 16 th , 1867 . Initiation fee raised from £ 5 5 s . to £ 6 6 s ., and in May the subscri ption was made £ 1 15 s . per ann . The 4 th Minute Book ends on Decr . 11 th 1867 and the 5 th commences on
, , January 8 th , 1868 . April 1 st , 1868 . The Revised Bye-Laws were adopted . May 7 th . The Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire was held in Oldham ; Stephen Blair , Esq ., Prov . G . M . Bro . Croxton was appointed Pro . S . G . D ., and Bro . Tweedale Prov . G . Registrar . At the Banquet held in the Town Hall upwards of £ 1000 was subscribed for the Masonic charities .
On the 23 rd of April , 1871 , the Loclge was removed to the Masonic Hall , which was dedicated try the R . W . Prov . G . M ., Le Gendre N . Starkie , Esq ., and his officers ; and we express a fervent wish that it may be used in disseminating the principles of Freemasonry to generations yet unborn , until mankind is united with the most perfect of all unities , the brotherhood in the Grand Lodge above , presided over by T . G . A . O . T . U .
"AMICITIA" FLOREAT .