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had consented to preside over the Stoneleigh Lodge , it was suggested at a private meeting of a few of the Brethren to present some kind ofjmernorial to his lordship ; and , after some consideration , it was decided that the most acceptable testimonial would be the presentation of a number of books to the Stoneleigh Beading Boom , which had been established by Lord and Lady Leigh . As Bros . Bell Fletcher and Cohen had been entrusted with the presentation he should now call upon them to do their duty .
Bro . Dr . Bell Fletcher , P . D . Prov . G . M ,, said that when it was first proposed by Bro . Cohen that they should present some testimonial to Lord Leigh , expressive of the feelings the Brethren held towards him , the idea was readily acquiesced in ; and it was felt that no testimonial would be considered a greater compliment by his lordship than that they should place it in such a form , that it would be beneficial to his poorer neighbours ; and accordingly it was agreed to present a number of volumes as an addition to the library established by his lordship at Stoneleigh for
the use of the tradesmen and working classes after the hours of business . In all ages and climes not only noblemen but sovereigns had laid aside their sceptres and their position to cottie amongst Freemasons ; but he was certain that there was never a man , however dignified , who had ever come amongst them who had produced a more grateful feeling towards him than the noble lord who now presided over the province of Warwick . It was as an expression of that feeling towards the noble lord that this testimonial was offered , it being considered
that no better opportunity could be found than the present . He would now read an inscription which had been written in the books :- — " A selection of 100 volumes of standard books , including the works of William Shakspeare—himself a Warwickshire man—presented to the Stoneleigh Reading Boom , established by Loj-d Leigh , Dep . Lieut , of Warwickshire , and Prov . G . M . of Freemasons , by a few of the Brethren , as a testimonial of fraternal regard and . esteem for his lordship . '' ( Cheers . )
Bro . Cohen said that he had been called upon to follow the P . D . Prov . G . M . ; but he found that nothing was left for him to say ; he could not , however , let the opportunity pass of stating that the instant the testimonial was proposed , it was most warmly taken up , especially by Bros . Elkington and Kettle , to whom they were greatly indebted for the manner in which it had been carried out . The only difficulty they had had was as to the form the testimonial should take . They agreed to the form in which it was now presented , because they knew the great
interest that both Lord and Lady Leigh took in everything which tended to the promotion of the happiness of the inhabitants of Stoneleigh . His lordship was one of those men who had been described as the husband of every widow—the father of every orphan . His lordship had indeed founded an institution by which almost every widow in the village would benefit , with schools for the young , and
a new reading room for those of mature age . Nor was his lordship alone in his good works ; he was most ably assisted by Lady Leigh , who was a universal favourite in the neighbourhood , the poor of which prayed she might be blessed with long life and happiness . Her ladyship was fond of affording to the poor food for the body ; and the Brethren now offered them , through her noble husband , food for the mind . ( Cheers . )
Tbe B . W . Prov . G . M . assured the Brethren that nothing could be more grateful to his feelings than such a presentation , as it would afford to three hundred of their humbler fellow-men the opportunity of improving their intellectual faculties . He thanked them , in the name of the frequenters of the reading-room , for a gift the value of which could not fail to be appreciated throughout the whole parish . ( Applause . ) Bro . C . W . Hoskins , S . W ., was honoured by having placed in his hands the toast of " The Provincial Grand Masters . " The first name he should refer to was
that of Captain Bowyer , the Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , who had in a few and striking words laid before them his appreciation of the events of that day . Captain lawyer was highly honoured in his own province , and he was Hiiro they were glad to meet him in Warwickshire . He would not attempt to dilate on the merits of the only other Prov . G . M . present , Lord Leigh , as previous speakers had scarcely left him anything to say , were he to confine himself only to his lord-
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Provincial
had consented to preside over the Stoneleigh Lodge , it was suggested at a private meeting of a few of the Brethren to present some kind ofjmernorial to his lordship ; and , after some consideration , it was decided that the most acceptable testimonial would be the presentation of a number of books to the Stoneleigh Beading Boom , which had been established by Lord and Lady Leigh . As Bros . Bell Fletcher and Cohen had been entrusted with the presentation he should now call upon them to do their duty .
Bro . Dr . Bell Fletcher , P . D . Prov . G . M ,, said that when it was first proposed by Bro . Cohen that they should present some testimonial to Lord Leigh , expressive of the feelings the Brethren held towards him , the idea was readily acquiesced in ; and it was felt that no testimonial would be considered a greater compliment by his lordship than that they should place it in such a form , that it would be beneficial to his poorer neighbours ; and accordingly it was agreed to present a number of volumes as an addition to the library established by his lordship at Stoneleigh for
the use of the tradesmen and working classes after the hours of business . In all ages and climes not only noblemen but sovereigns had laid aside their sceptres and their position to cottie amongst Freemasons ; but he was certain that there was never a man , however dignified , who had ever come amongst them who had produced a more grateful feeling towards him than the noble lord who now presided over the province of Warwick . It was as an expression of that feeling towards the noble lord that this testimonial was offered , it being considered
that no better opportunity could be found than the present . He would now read an inscription which had been written in the books :- — " A selection of 100 volumes of standard books , including the works of William Shakspeare—himself a Warwickshire man—presented to the Stoneleigh Reading Boom , established by Loj-d Leigh , Dep . Lieut , of Warwickshire , and Prov . G . M . of Freemasons , by a few of the Brethren , as a testimonial of fraternal regard and . esteem for his lordship . '' ( Cheers . )
Bro . Cohen said that he had been called upon to follow the P . D . Prov . G . M . ; but he found that nothing was left for him to say ; he could not , however , let the opportunity pass of stating that the instant the testimonial was proposed , it was most warmly taken up , especially by Bros . Elkington and Kettle , to whom they were greatly indebted for the manner in which it had been carried out . The only difficulty they had had was as to the form the testimonial should take . They agreed to the form in which it was now presented , because they knew the great
interest that both Lord and Lady Leigh took in everything which tended to the promotion of the happiness of the inhabitants of Stoneleigh . His lordship was one of those men who had been described as the husband of every widow—the father of every orphan . His lordship had indeed founded an institution by which almost every widow in the village would benefit , with schools for the young , and
a new reading room for those of mature age . Nor was his lordship alone in his good works ; he was most ably assisted by Lady Leigh , who was a universal favourite in the neighbourhood , the poor of which prayed she might be blessed with long life and happiness . Her ladyship was fond of affording to the poor food for the body ; and the Brethren now offered them , through her noble husband , food for the mind . ( Cheers . )
Tbe B . W . Prov . G . M . assured the Brethren that nothing could be more grateful to his feelings than such a presentation , as it would afford to three hundred of their humbler fellow-men the opportunity of improving their intellectual faculties . He thanked them , in the name of the frequenters of the reading-room , for a gift the value of which could not fail to be appreciated throughout the whole parish . ( Applause . ) Bro . C . W . Hoskins , S . W ., was honoured by having placed in his hands the toast of " The Provincial Grand Masters . " The first name he should refer to was
that of Captain Bowyer , the Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , who had in a few and striking words laid before them his appreciation of the events of that day . Captain lawyer was highly honoured in his own province , and he was Hiiro they were glad to meet him in Warwickshire . He would not attempt to dilate on the merits of the only other Prov . G . M . present , Lord Leigh , as previous speakers had scarcely left him anything to say , were he to confine himself only to his lord-