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Masonic Festivities.
But , where your company is separated , there is sure to be some dissatisfaction , though on Friday evening , we are happy to say , that was confined to the regret that we could not all sup together with Bro . Gurton . But we are promised another large room . We are told the plans are all prepared , and everything is in a forward state , but that there is a hitch somewhere and the improvements cannot be commenced just yet . Let us hope there may be no unnecessary delay , and that
before long we may have a building in London that will be a credit to Masons , and of which the Free and Accepted will be proud . The Freemasons' Tavern , as it is at present , is not sufficient for the increasing importance and requirements of the Craft . London , with its 150 Lodges and Chapters , ought to be well accommodated either for working or for its Masonic festivals , and we are happy to say , of our own personal knowledge , that a festival like that held On Friday night , tends greatly to popularize Freemasonry . After the supper had been ably discussed ,
Bro . Gurton said : — " Ladies and gentlemen , before returning to the ball-room , may I request you to fill bumpers to do honour to the toast I now rise to propose ; lam sure you will all join with me in drinking it with the greatest cordiality . The toast I allude to is that of our most gracious Queen . I shall confine myself to a very few observations . , for nothing I can say will add to the lustre that encircles the greatest and mightiest lady upon earth . We are here this evening , surrounded by a galaxy of beauty , which I will not say has been unequalled at our former
festive meetings , but I may say this much , it has been unsurpassed . The ladies have this evening favoured us with their company in the ball-room and at the banquet-table ; and in asking them to honour us with their company upon occasions like the present , does it not show to the popular world that we are not the selfish beings that many , who have not the honour to be Masons , consider us I Ladies and gentlemen , our object in being here this , evening is not only to enjoy ourselves in the mazy dance , meet our friends , and pass a sociable pleasant hour or two ,
but while our time is thus passing intellectually , we are contributing to the enjoyment of others , who are far less able than we to help and protect themselves . The surplus funds of this evening ' s entertainment will be devoted to Masonic charities ; and may it help to warm the hearts and cheer the prospects of the deserving . Her Majesty , our illustrious Sovereign is the patroness of our Institution , and no Institution can boast a more solid foundation than that on which Freemasonry rests ; and thus supported , is it surprising that Freemasonry flourishes to an extent
which no other society can boast ? Independent of being nearly and dearly con - nected with Masonry , her Majesty is a true and sincere Mason in heart . Ladies and gentlemen , I give you the Queen , with three times three , and may the Great Architect of the Universe continue His blessing on herself and family from gene * ration to generation . " After the applause had subsided , the President gave two or three other toasts , including " The Ladies , " which were duly honoured ; the company returned to the Hall , where dancing was kept up till nearly six o ' clock , when the company separated , highly delighted .
Boyal Fkeemasons' Girls' { School . —Those of our readers who take an . interest in this institution are perhaps aware that the winter holidays are passed by the children at the school , it being deemed unadvisable to risk the consequences of removal at a usually inclement season . Every care is taken , however , that the joys of Christmas shall be fully realized , and nothing is left undone on the part of the committee or matron to compensate for the absence of home pleasures . For many seasons past it has been the custom to hold a fete on or about Twelfth
Night , at which many of the friends and patrons of the school attend with the avowed object of doing their utmost to add to the enjoyment of the children , and who in doing so greatly contribute to their own by renewing their experiences of , perhaps far off , happy childhoods . This annual festivity took place on Thursday
/ th instant , and passed off in a manner the most delightful and satisfactory . Several of the governors and subscribers were present , accompanied in many instances by the various members of their families , the earliest arrivals commencing at about five p . m ., the number of visitors being upwards of thirty . The rooms were very prettily decorated , the whole of the ornaments being the work of the children ; and the taste with which they were displayed reflected great credit on
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Masonic Festivities.
But , where your company is separated , there is sure to be some dissatisfaction , though on Friday evening , we are happy to say , that was confined to the regret that we could not all sup together with Bro . Gurton . But we are promised another large room . We are told the plans are all prepared , and everything is in a forward state , but that there is a hitch somewhere and the improvements cannot be commenced just yet . Let us hope there may be no unnecessary delay , and that
before long we may have a building in London that will be a credit to Masons , and of which the Free and Accepted will be proud . The Freemasons' Tavern , as it is at present , is not sufficient for the increasing importance and requirements of the Craft . London , with its 150 Lodges and Chapters , ought to be well accommodated either for working or for its Masonic festivals , and we are happy to say , of our own personal knowledge , that a festival like that held On Friday night , tends greatly to popularize Freemasonry . After the supper had been ably discussed ,
Bro . Gurton said : — " Ladies and gentlemen , before returning to the ball-room , may I request you to fill bumpers to do honour to the toast I now rise to propose ; lam sure you will all join with me in drinking it with the greatest cordiality . The toast I allude to is that of our most gracious Queen . I shall confine myself to a very few observations . , for nothing I can say will add to the lustre that encircles the greatest and mightiest lady upon earth . We are here this evening , surrounded by a galaxy of beauty , which I will not say has been unequalled at our former
festive meetings , but I may say this much , it has been unsurpassed . The ladies have this evening favoured us with their company in the ball-room and at the banquet-table ; and in asking them to honour us with their company upon occasions like the present , does it not show to the popular world that we are not the selfish beings that many , who have not the honour to be Masons , consider us I Ladies and gentlemen , our object in being here this , evening is not only to enjoy ourselves in the mazy dance , meet our friends , and pass a sociable pleasant hour or two ,
but while our time is thus passing intellectually , we are contributing to the enjoyment of others , who are far less able than we to help and protect themselves . The surplus funds of this evening ' s entertainment will be devoted to Masonic charities ; and may it help to warm the hearts and cheer the prospects of the deserving . Her Majesty , our illustrious Sovereign is the patroness of our Institution , and no Institution can boast a more solid foundation than that on which Freemasonry rests ; and thus supported , is it surprising that Freemasonry flourishes to an extent
which no other society can boast ? Independent of being nearly and dearly con - nected with Masonry , her Majesty is a true and sincere Mason in heart . Ladies and gentlemen , I give you the Queen , with three times three , and may the Great Architect of the Universe continue His blessing on herself and family from gene * ration to generation . " After the applause had subsided , the President gave two or three other toasts , including " The Ladies , " which were duly honoured ; the company returned to the Hall , where dancing was kept up till nearly six o ' clock , when the company separated , highly delighted .
Boyal Fkeemasons' Girls' { School . —Those of our readers who take an . interest in this institution are perhaps aware that the winter holidays are passed by the children at the school , it being deemed unadvisable to risk the consequences of removal at a usually inclement season . Every care is taken , however , that the joys of Christmas shall be fully realized , and nothing is left undone on the part of the committee or matron to compensate for the absence of home pleasures . For many seasons past it has been the custom to hold a fete on or about Twelfth
Night , at which many of the friends and patrons of the school attend with the avowed object of doing their utmost to add to the enjoyment of the children , and who in doing so greatly contribute to their own by renewing their experiences of , perhaps far off , happy childhoods . This annual festivity took place on Thursday
/ th instant , and passed off in a manner the most delightful and satisfactory . Several of the governors and subscribers were present , accompanied in many instances by the various members of their families , the earliest arrivals commencing at about five p . m ., the number of visitors being upwards of thirty . The rooms were very prettily decorated , the whole of the ornaments being the work of the children ; and the taste with which they were displayed reflected great credit on