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Masonic Festivities.
respecting the order at the supper-table , and which we hope will be taken in a kind spirit ( we would have said fraternal , but , fortunately for the Order , the parties were not members of it )—it is respecting the exceedingly ungallant conduct of gentlemen taking their seats with their partners . before seeing that the whole of the lady visitors were well accommodated . The Stewards tried hard to remedv this
his presence , and ' with that of a large number of his friends and supporters . The hall was opened at half past nine p . m . by the R . W . Bro . H . C . Vernon , the Prov . G . M . of the province , and Mrs . James Bourne , one of the Lady Patronesses ; immediately after which the excitement and pleasures of the evening commenced , continuing with unabated vigour up to three o ' clock , at which hour the elite of the company took their departure . We may possibly be allowed to make one remark
evil , and partially succeeded ; but we hope at the next ball to see every £ ac £ ?/ taken care of , and no seat ( besides that of the Prov . G . M . and his friends ) occupied by a gentleman , until he has . ascertained that it is fr eely at his disposal . It is a difficult thing for the Stewards to accomplish this , without apparent rudeness to parties so offending against good manners ; but we trust the present notice will render their next year ' s task comparatively light , and tha , t a repetition of this far from pleasant notice will be entirely unnecessary . With this little drawback , everything went off well , and we have not heard a single complaint or murmur of dissatisfaction
on the contrary , the praises to the Committee and Stewards have been loud . We hope the proceeds of this eagerlydooked-forward-to ball will be such as to assist materially the charities of the town , for aid to the funds of which it was ( and has been for some years past ) held ; and if we might suggest something , it would be that the borough and county members , & c , if they have not done so already , should send to the Honorary Secretary such donations for these charities as should be worthy of their names and the honourable position they hold . In addition to the "R . W . Bro . Vernon , there were present the B . W . Bro . J . C . Vigne , P . Prov . S . G . W . of Somerset ; Bro . Benaud , P . G . S . W . ( Mayor of Dudley ) ; and a host of good names , which we are compelled to hold over till next month .
Liverpool . —On Tuesday , the 6 th January , the Town Hall presented a very gay and animated appearance—it being the occasion of the annual Masonic Bali of the Brethren of the western division of Lancashire ( par parenthese , we may here observe , that Masonry appears to be more flourishing in this county than many others ) . The company began to arrive soon after nine o ' clock , and were received at the foot of the grand staircase by a goodly array of W . Ms ., P . Ms ., and other Officers , in full Masonic clothing . The band of the West Lancashire militia was stationed in the vestibule , and played a variety of popular
and appropriate airs during the arrival of the Brethren and their fair guests . The hall was opened , in the large and small rooms simultaneously , with a polka : dancing was afterwards kept up with unflagging spirit until four o ' clock in the morning . During the evening we should think there could not have been less than six hundred present , quite half being of the fair sex ; many of whom , though of course not Masons , were linked to the Order through their rougher halves . The elegant dresses , taste , grace , and beauty of the ladies—the variety of costume worn by the Brethren , Knight Templars , Boyal Arch , and Craft ,
presented a tout ensemble rarely witnessed , even at a Masonic hall in the provinces , and we should say never in the metropolis , as the Brethren in London do not appear publicly in full Masonic clothing . We cannot finish our notice without alluding to the refreshments : as regards the solids , we have not one word to say against them , they were good and in plenty ; but as a London visitor to our Liverpool Brethren , we must protest against the arrangement in respect to fluids . During a long evening , and after indulging in a variety of agreeable though
Jatiguing dances , and in a suite of very crowded and warm rooms , we were unable to obtain for our lady friends or ourselves a glass of champagne , sherry , or bitter ale , for even the latter would have been most thankfully received ; but , no : we were compelled to put up with indifferent , very indifferent , negus poor lemonade , or cold water . The same at supper—positively , not anything else excepting , of course , tea and coffee in the early part of the evening . We hope at the next hall , if we have the pleasure of attending it , to find our hint not
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Masonic Festivities.
respecting the order at the supper-table , and which we hope will be taken in a kind spirit ( we would have said fraternal , but , fortunately for the Order , the parties were not members of it )—it is respecting the exceedingly ungallant conduct of gentlemen taking their seats with their partners . before seeing that the whole of the lady visitors were well accommodated . The Stewards tried hard to remedv this
his presence , and ' with that of a large number of his friends and supporters . The hall was opened at half past nine p . m . by the R . W . Bro . H . C . Vernon , the Prov . G . M . of the province , and Mrs . James Bourne , one of the Lady Patronesses ; immediately after which the excitement and pleasures of the evening commenced , continuing with unabated vigour up to three o ' clock , at which hour the elite of the company took their departure . We may possibly be allowed to make one remark
evil , and partially succeeded ; but we hope at the next ball to see every £ ac £ ?/ taken care of , and no seat ( besides that of the Prov . G . M . and his friends ) occupied by a gentleman , until he has . ascertained that it is fr eely at his disposal . It is a difficult thing for the Stewards to accomplish this , without apparent rudeness to parties so offending against good manners ; but we trust the present notice will render their next year ' s task comparatively light , and tha , t a repetition of this far from pleasant notice will be entirely unnecessary . With this little drawback , everything went off well , and we have not heard a single complaint or murmur of dissatisfaction
on the contrary , the praises to the Committee and Stewards have been loud . We hope the proceeds of this eagerlydooked-forward-to ball will be such as to assist materially the charities of the town , for aid to the funds of which it was ( and has been for some years past ) held ; and if we might suggest something , it would be that the borough and county members , & c , if they have not done so already , should send to the Honorary Secretary such donations for these charities as should be worthy of their names and the honourable position they hold . In addition to the "R . W . Bro . Vernon , there were present the B . W . Bro . J . C . Vigne , P . Prov . S . G . W . of Somerset ; Bro . Benaud , P . G . S . W . ( Mayor of Dudley ) ; and a host of good names , which we are compelled to hold over till next month .
Liverpool . —On Tuesday , the 6 th January , the Town Hall presented a very gay and animated appearance—it being the occasion of the annual Masonic Bali of the Brethren of the western division of Lancashire ( par parenthese , we may here observe , that Masonry appears to be more flourishing in this county than many others ) . The company began to arrive soon after nine o ' clock , and were received at the foot of the grand staircase by a goodly array of W . Ms ., P . Ms ., and other Officers , in full Masonic clothing . The band of the West Lancashire militia was stationed in the vestibule , and played a variety of popular
and appropriate airs during the arrival of the Brethren and their fair guests . The hall was opened , in the large and small rooms simultaneously , with a polka : dancing was afterwards kept up with unflagging spirit until four o ' clock in the morning . During the evening we should think there could not have been less than six hundred present , quite half being of the fair sex ; many of whom , though of course not Masons , were linked to the Order through their rougher halves . The elegant dresses , taste , grace , and beauty of the ladies—the variety of costume worn by the Brethren , Knight Templars , Boyal Arch , and Craft ,
presented a tout ensemble rarely witnessed , even at a Masonic hall in the provinces , and we should say never in the metropolis , as the Brethren in London do not appear publicly in full Masonic clothing . We cannot finish our notice without alluding to the refreshments : as regards the solids , we have not one word to say against them , they were good and in plenty ; but as a London visitor to our Liverpool Brethren , we must protest against the arrangement in respect to fluids . During a long evening , and after indulging in a variety of agreeable though
Jatiguing dances , and in a suite of very crowded and warm rooms , we were unable to obtain for our lady friends or ourselves a glass of champagne , sherry , or bitter ale , for even the latter would have been most thankfully received ; but , no : we were compelled to put up with indifferent , very indifferent , negus poor lemonade , or cold water . The same at supper—positively , not anything else excepting , of course , tea and coffee in the early part of the evening . We hope at the next hall , if we have the pleasure of attending it , to find our hint not