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himself known , and told his lordship that he had had the honour of having been present at some of the festivals . The sign was returned—the children , his friend , and himself were conveyed to his lordship ' s residence , near at hand , where the frightened party received the most fraternal and hospitable attention from the noble earl and his family , and a carriage was placed at their disposal to convey them home .
The W . M . concluded by proposing " The Health of the Earl of Yarborough , the D . G . M . of England /' The Noble Earl acknowledged the compliment , and expressed his great satistion at witnessing the proceedings of the Lodge , which he said had been conducted with great ability and propriety ; and he regretted he had not received a letter from Bro . Harvey before he left borne , which he fully expected , so as to have enabled him to have brought it for the satisfaction of the Brethren ,
containing the particulars of the purchase of the estate at Tottenham for the Boys' School . It had become necessary now , that a school should be had for the boys , not to allow them to be distributed over the kingdom as they had been up to the present time , and with that view some £ 3 , 500 had just been laid out in the commencement of that project ; whilst perhaps more had been done for the girls , the boys had not been neglected , and both would
continue to be fostered with the same care that had long been bestowed upon them ; with respect to what Bro . Wood , their W . M ., had related of the little help he had been able to afford Bro . Lavell , at the time of his accident , it was to himself a source of great pleasure . The noble Brother then expressed a wish to be nominated as a member of the Lodge , and , after making some complimentary allusions to the W . M ., concluded by proposing his health .
The W . M ., after acknowledging the toast , proposed . "The Health of Bro . Smithers , the W . M . of the Clarence Lodge , " in doing which he said , when he was fully assured of the intention of his lordship in visiting the Royal York Lodge , he lost no time in inviting Bro . Smithers and his Officers and as many of the Brethren as could make it convenient to attend , so that the greatest number might participate in the visit of his lordship . Bro . Smithers briefly returned thanks , and believed if the notice had been greater there would have been a larger attendance of his Lodge .
The healths of the B . Ms ., W . M . Elect , and the Officers , were duly proposed and acknowledged . His lordship then retired and very soon after the Brethren broke up , very much gratified with the evening ' s proceedings . Chichester . —Lodge of Union ( No . 45 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , December 11 , 1856 , wdien there was a very large
attendance of the members of the Lodge . The visitors were Bros . Henry Bowles Frankly n , M . D ., Grand Orient , France ; and Capt . E . A . Dawes , 97 th Regt ., No . 44 . George Pettindrigh , Esq ., Quartermaster of the depot battalion stationed at Chichester , was initiated by the W . M . Bro . James Powell , jun ., into the mysteries of the 1 st Degree .
Bro . Bulbeck was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft . The Lodge being closed to the 1 st Degree , the W . M . informed the Brethren that the time had now arrived for them to elect his successor , when Bro . Gambling , P . M ., proposed the re-election of the present Master , remarking in appropriate terms on the zeal and ability with which the duties of the past year had been discharged .
Bro . Halsted , S . W ., seconded the proposition , and the Brethren unanimously elected Bro , James Powell , jun ., as Master for the ensuing year . The Master Elect , in accepting the office , expressed a hope that those Brethren whom he might appoint as Officers for the ensuing year would be constant and assiduous in their . Masonic duties , and thus lay the foundation for a succession of able and efficient Masters , to sustain the resuscitated vitality of this oldest Lodge of the
province . Bro . Charles Sturges Jones was then elected Treasurer in the room of Bro . K . Peseott , P . M .., who resigned , and whose valuable services to this ancient Lodge , in less prosperous times , were duly acknowledged in a special minute . , Bro . Benford was elected Tyler . Three gentlemen connected with the depot VOL . Ill , I
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himself known , and told his lordship that he had had the honour of having been present at some of the festivals . The sign was returned—the children , his friend , and himself were conveyed to his lordship ' s residence , near at hand , where the frightened party received the most fraternal and hospitable attention from the noble earl and his family , and a carriage was placed at their disposal to convey them home .
The W . M . concluded by proposing " The Health of the Earl of Yarborough , the D . G . M . of England /' The Noble Earl acknowledged the compliment , and expressed his great satistion at witnessing the proceedings of the Lodge , which he said had been conducted with great ability and propriety ; and he regretted he had not received a letter from Bro . Harvey before he left borne , which he fully expected , so as to have enabled him to have brought it for the satisfaction of the Brethren ,
containing the particulars of the purchase of the estate at Tottenham for the Boys' School . It had become necessary now , that a school should be had for the boys , not to allow them to be distributed over the kingdom as they had been up to the present time , and with that view some £ 3 , 500 had just been laid out in the commencement of that project ; whilst perhaps more had been done for the girls , the boys had not been neglected , and both would
continue to be fostered with the same care that had long been bestowed upon them ; with respect to what Bro . Wood , their W . M ., had related of the little help he had been able to afford Bro . Lavell , at the time of his accident , it was to himself a source of great pleasure . The noble Brother then expressed a wish to be nominated as a member of the Lodge , and , after making some complimentary allusions to the W . M ., concluded by proposing his health .
The W . M ., after acknowledging the toast , proposed . "The Health of Bro . Smithers , the W . M . of the Clarence Lodge , " in doing which he said , when he was fully assured of the intention of his lordship in visiting the Royal York Lodge , he lost no time in inviting Bro . Smithers and his Officers and as many of the Brethren as could make it convenient to attend , so that the greatest number might participate in the visit of his lordship . Bro . Smithers briefly returned thanks , and believed if the notice had been greater there would have been a larger attendance of his Lodge .
The healths of the B . Ms ., W . M . Elect , and the Officers , were duly proposed and acknowledged . His lordship then retired and very soon after the Brethren broke up , very much gratified with the evening ' s proceedings . Chichester . —Lodge of Union ( No . 45 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , December 11 , 1856 , wdien there was a very large
attendance of the members of the Lodge . The visitors were Bros . Henry Bowles Frankly n , M . D ., Grand Orient , France ; and Capt . E . A . Dawes , 97 th Regt ., No . 44 . George Pettindrigh , Esq ., Quartermaster of the depot battalion stationed at Chichester , was initiated by the W . M . Bro . James Powell , jun ., into the mysteries of the 1 st Degree .
Bro . Bulbeck was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft . The Lodge being closed to the 1 st Degree , the W . M . informed the Brethren that the time had now arrived for them to elect his successor , when Bro . Gambling , P . M ., proposed the re-election of the present Master , remarking in appropriate terms on the zeal and ability with which the duties of the past year had been discharged .
Bro . Halsted , S . W ., seconded the proposition , and the Brethren unanimously elected Bro , James Powell , jun ., as Master for the ensuing year . The Master Elect , in accepting the office , expressed a hope that those Brethren whom he might appoint as Officers for the ensuing year would be constant and assiduous in their . Masonic duties , and thus lay the foundation for a succession of able and efficient Masters , to sustain the resuscitated vitality of this oldest Lodge of the
province . Bro . Charles Sturges Jones was then elected Treasurer in the room of Bro . K . Peseott , P . M .., who resigned , and whose valuable services to this ancient Lodge , in less prosperous times , were duly acknowledged in a special minute . , Bro . Benford was elected Tyler . Three gentlemen connected with the depot VOL . Ill , I