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ful welcome afforded by his amiable and accomplished daughters , left nothing to be desired . The following address from the Brethren was presented to Bro . Antrobus : — To G . C . Antrobus , Esq ., Prov . O . S . W . Cheshire . Sir anu Brother , —The Freemasons of the Congleton , Macclesfield , and Crewe Lodges wish to address you as a worthy and worshipful Brother and friend ^ on occasion of our presenting the eastern window of Christ Church , Eaton ; at its consecration this day to the service of Almighty God .
It has long been our wish to place on permanent record our brotherly affection and esteem for yourself , and our cordial recognition of the eminent services which you have rendered to the cause of Freemasonry in general , and to the good of our several Lodges in particular , and we hope that we have made a judicious choice in selecting the present motle of carrying out our desire . We trust and believe that no mark of our regard and remembrance will be more welcome to you than one which contributes to the beauty of the house of God .
We earnestly hope that you may be spared for many years to worship in that temple of the Most High which you have been mainly instrumental in raising , and towards the decoration of which it is our happiness to have thus in some degree assisted . Signed on behalf of the Brethren of the above Lodges , R . Beales , M . D ., P . M . of Lodge No . 777 , Chairman of the Committee of Presentation .
John Myatt , P . M . of Lodge No . 777 , Secretary of the Committee of Presentation . Hyde . —Lodge of Industry ( No . 465 ) . —The Brethren of this now excellent working Lodge met together to celebrate the Festival of St . John the Evangelist , and for the installation ofthe W . M . elect , Bro . Thomas Wood , P . S . W ., who was unanimously elected to fill K . S . chair for the next year . The installation was admirably performed by Bro . Bell , P . M . No . 251 , who delivered this beautiful
ceremony in a most feeling and impressive manner . The investiture of the Officers appointed , namely , Bros . D . Oldham , S . W . ; S . P . Leather , J . W . ; Samuel Oldham ( re-elected ) , Treasurer ; R . T . Bowden , Secretary ; G . P . Cooke , S . D . ; Jos . Lidley , J . D . ; Mark Stafford , I . G . ; and Bro . Walter Johnson , P . M . No . 623 , O . G ., or Tyler , was very effective . Too much praise cannot be given to Bro . Bell for the excellent manner in which he gave the address to the Brethren .
The business of the Lodge having been concluded , the Lodge was duly closed ; and the Brethren adjourned to a splendid banquet , prepared for them by their worthy hostess , Mrs . Carter , in her usual excellent style . The rage of hunger having been appeased , the edibles removed , and the tables refurnished , the W . M . commenced the evening by the usual Masonic toasts of " The Queen and the Craft ;" " The Prince Consort , Albert , Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family ;" " The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . ; " " The Lord Panmure , R . W . D . G . M . ; ,:
" Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere , Prov . G . M . for Cheshire ; " " John Finchett Maddox , Esq ., D . Prov . G . M ., and the rest ofthe Prov . Officers ; " with a variety of other toasts , which elicited heart-stirring responses from Bros . Bell , II . Wrigley , the W . M ., Wilson , Oldham , and Leather , all of which were interspersed with some excellent songs and glees , given in splendid style ; those by Bros . S . Oldham and Jesse Taylor ( two old Masons of thirty-eight years' standing in this Lodge ) , D . Oldham , R . T . Bowden , and Mark Stafford , deserve particular mention . The
evening was spent in pleasurable enjoyment , and was remarkable not only for that spirit of unanimity and good feeling which at all times prevails in No . 4 ( 35 , but for the very judicious arrangements and appointments made by the W . M ., Bro . Wood , who , with his well known just and imparti . nl conduct , had in these let merit alone be the test of preferment , and by this means not only made it a first-rate working Lddge , but had gained the unbounded admiration and confidence of every member of the Lodge , by firmly abiding by the laws laid down in the B . of C . and breaking through the trammels of custom ,
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ful welcome afforded by his amiable and accomplished daughters , left nothing to be desired . The following address from the Brethren was presented to Bro . Antrobus : — To G . C . Antrobus , Esq ., Prov . O . S . W . Cheshire . Sir anu Brother , —The Freemasons of the Congleton , Macclesfield , and Crewe Lodges wish to address you as a worthy and worshipful Brother and friend ^ on occasion of our presenting the eastern window of Christ Church , Eaton ; at its consecration this day to the service of Almighty God .
It has long been our wish to place on permanent record our brotherly affection and esteem for yourself , and our cordial recognition of the eminent services which you have rendered to the cause of Freemasonry in general , and to the good of our several Lodges in particular , and we hope that we have made a judicious choice in selecting the present motle of carrying out our desire . We trust and believe that no mark of our regard and remembrance will be more welcome to you than one which contributes to the beauty of the house of God .
We earnestly hope that you may be spared for many years to worship in that temple of the Most High which you have been mainly instrumental in raising , and towards the decoration of which it is our happiness to have thus in some degree assisted . Signed on behalf of the Brethren of the above Lodges , R . Beales , M . D ., P . M . of Lodge No . 777 , Chairman of the Committee of Presentation .
John Myatt , P . M . of Lodge No . 777 , Secretary of the Committee of Presentation . Hyde . —Lodge of Industry ( No . 465 ) . —The Brethren of this now excellent working Lodge met together to celebrate the Festival of St . John the Evangelist , and for the installation ofthe W . M . elect , Bro . Thomas Wood , P . S . W ., who was unanimously elected to fill K . S . chair for the next year . The installation was admirably performed by Bro . Bell , P . M . No . 251 , who delivered this beautiful
ceremony in a most feeling and impressive manner . The investiture of the Officers appointed , namely , Bros . D . Oldham , S . W . ; S . P . Leather , J . W . ; Samuel Oldham ( re-elected ) , Treasurer ; R . T . Bowden , Secretary ; G . P . Cooke , S . D . ; Jos . Lidley , J . D . ; Mark Stafford , I . G . ; and Bro . Walter Johnson , P . M . No . 623 , O . G ., or Tyler , was very effective . Too much praise cannot be given to Bro . Bell for the excellent manner in which he gave the address to the Brethren .
The business of the Lodge having been concluded , the Lodge was duly closed ; and the Brethren adjourned to a splendid banquet , prepared for them by their worthy hostess , Mrs . Carter , in her usual excellent style . The rage of hunger having been appeased , the edibles removed , and the tables refurnished , the W . M . commenced the evening by the usual Masonic toasts of " The Queen and the Craft ;" " The Prince Consort , Albert , Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family ;" " The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . ; " " The Lord Panmure , R . W . D . G . M . ; ,:
" Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere , Prov . G . M . for Cheshire ; " " John Finchett Maddox , Esq ., D . Prov . G . M ., and the rest ofthe Prov . Officers ; " with a variety of other toasts , which elicited heart-stirring responses from Bros . Bell , II . Wrigley , the W . M ., Wilson , Oldham , and Leather , all of which were interspersed with some excellent songs and glees , given in splendid style ; those by Bros . S . Oldham and Jesse Taylor ( two old Masons of thirty-eight years' standing in this Lodge ) , D . Oldham , R . T . Bowden , and Mark Stafford , deserve particular mention . The
evening was spent in pleasurable enjoyment , and was remarkable not only for that spirit of unanimity and good feeling which at all times prevails in No . 4 ( 35 , but for the very judicious arrangements and appointments made by the W . M ., Bro . Wood , who , with his well known just and imparti . nl conduct , had in these let merit alone be the test of preferment , and by this means not only made it a first-rate working Lddge , but had gained the unbounded admiration and confidence of every member of the Lodge , by firmly abiding by the laws laid down in the B . of C . and breaking through the trammels of custom ,