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Masonic Festivities
to amounted to upwards of .-3 , 000 ? . at the close , of last year . With the view , therefore , of ^ giving effect to , and making the ball , if possible , more successful than on former occasions , some of the most distinguished Masons of the kingdom willingly added their names to the list of patrons . The patronesses were , the Countess of Zetland , the Viscountess Oombermere , the Hon . Mrs . Wellington Cotton , and Lady Arabella Hesketh . Among the patrons and those present were
Bros , the Bight Hon , the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England ; the Bight Hon . Lord Panmure , Deputy Grand Master of England ; the Bight Hon . Lord Viscount Combermere , Prov . G . M ., Cheshire ; Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart . M . P ., Prov . G . M ., Shropshire ; Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie , Prov . G . M ., West Lancashire ; Henry Charles Vernon , Prov . G . M ., Worcestershire ; Sir Thomas Hesketh , Bart ., D . Prov . G . M , West Lancashire ; Stephen Blair , Prov . G . M ., East Lancashire ; Albert H . Boyds , D . Prov . G . M ., East Lancashire : the Bev . E . H .
Dymock , D . Prov . G . M ., Shropshire ; Lieutenant-Colonel George Augustus Vernon , P . Prov . G . S . W . Staffordshire ; Thomas Littledale , Prov . S . G . W . West Lancashire ; G . Crawford Antrobus ,, Prov . S . G . W . Cheshire ; James Billinge , Prov . J . G . W . West Lancashire ; Matthew Dawes , P . Prov . G-. S . W . East Lancashire ; the Hon . Major Wellington Cotton , Prov . J . G . W . Cheshire ; W . C . Cruttenden , Prov . G . Beg . Cheshire ; William H . Moss ; Lieuts . Bobilliard and Crompton , R . N ., H . M . S . Hastings ; John H . Younghusband ; James
Newlands , W . M . No . 85 .. ; S . P . Brabner , W . M . No . 980 ; M . Condliff , W . M . No . 294 ; Thomas Wylie , Prov . G . Sec . ; W . Allender , P . M . No . 368 , Prov . G . Sec . ; Charles Turmeau , W . M . No . 368 ; W . Haddock , Prov . G . Dir . of Works , West Lancashire ; Thomas Milling , No . 294 ; Thomas Buxton , No . 291 ; H . S . Alpass , Prov . G . Sec . West Lancashire ; J . Heyes , P . M . No . 864 , & c . & c . The following Brethren formed the committee ¦ : —Sir Thomas Hesketh , Hart , Chairman ; Percival Berry , Vice-chairman ; and Horatio Gambell , Treasurer ; including the
Grand officers of this province and Cheshire , together with the Masters and Wardens of all the Lodges in West Lancashire and Cheshire . Shortly before nine o ' clock the company began to arrive , and the magnificent suite of rooms in the town hall soon presented a gay and animated appearance . The Boyal Lancashire Artillery band was stationed in the vestibule , and continued throughout the evening to perform a number of national , and some of the most popular English and foreign airs . The appearance of the Brethren in their various insignia of
office and rank in the several Degrees of Masonry added greatly to the enchantment of the gay scene . The Knights Templar in their rich attire attracted not only the attention of the fair , but also of the newly initiated and strangers . There were upwards of 700 persons present , and there could not have been fewer than 500 persons dancing at the same time in the large ball-room , when it was so thronged that there was little comfort in dancing . Shortly after eleven o ' clock the refreshment room was thrown open , and the Brethren eagerly partook
of the excellent provision supplied by Bro . Oakes , of Lord-street . The style and fashion of the fair portion of the audience was quite equal to any previous annual gathering . Nothing could excel the arrangements made by the committee , who , with the view of rendering every attention and comfort to the company , called into requisition a goodly array of stewards , who certainly performed their allotted task with ease and success . Bro . G . A . Wielopolski Phillips ' s quadrille band
occupied both orchestras , and the most fashionable dances were given , among which were the following : —The Bose of the Valley , Adela , Der Freischutz , Overland Mail , Lamplighter , Ermengilda , La Traviata , Malakoff , II Trovatore , the Queen ' s , the Masonic , First Love , Poor Dog Tray , Bucephalus , La Marie , Sonnambula , St . Cecile , Dreams of the Ocean , Cuckoo , My Mary Ann , the Naples , & c . The amount realized by the ball will be announced in our next .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Festivities
to amounted to upwards of .-3 , 000 ? . at the close , of last year . With the view , therefore , of ^ giving effect to , and making the ball , if possible , more successful than on former occasions , some of the most distinguished Masons of the kingdom willingly added their names to the list of patrons . The patronesses were , the Countess of Zetland , the Viscountess Oombermere , the Hon . Mrs . Wellington Cotton , and Lady Arabella Hesketh . Among the patrons and those present were
Bros , the Bight Hon , the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England ; the Bight Hon . Lord Panmure , Deputy Grand Master of England ; the Bight Hon . Lord Viscount Combermere , Prov . G . M ., Cheshire ; Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart . M . P ., Prov . G . M ., Shropshire ; Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie , Prov . G . M ., West Lancashire ; Henry Charles Vernon , Prov . G . M ., Worcestershire ; Sir Thomas Hesketh , Bart ., D . Prov . G . M , West Lancashire ; Stephen Blair , Prov . G . M ., East Lancashire ; Albert H . Boyds , D . Prov . G . M ., East Lancashire : the Bev . E . H .
Dymock , D . Prov . G . M ., Shropshire ; Lieutenant-Colonel George Augustus Vernon , P . Prov . G . S . W . Staffordshire ; Thomas Littledale , Prov . S . G . W . West Lancashire ; G . Crawford Antrobus ,, Prov . S . G . W . Cheshire ; James Billinge , Prov . J . G . W . West Lancashire ; Matthew Dawes , P . Prov . G-. S . W . East Lancashire ; the Hon . Major Wellington Cotton , Prov . J . G . W . Cheshire ; W . C . Cruttenden , Prov . G . Beg . Cheshire ; William H . Moss ; Lieuts . Bobilliard and Crompton , R . N ., H . M . S . Hastings ; John H . Younghusband ; James
Newlands , W . M . No . 85 .. ; S . P . Brabner , W . M . No . 980 ; M . Condliff , W . M . No . 294 ; Thomas Wylie , Prov . G . Sec . ; W . Allender , P . M . No . 368 , Prov . G . Sec . ; Charles Turmeau , W . M . No . 368 ; W . Haddock , Prov . G . Dir . of Works , West Lancashire ; Thomas Milling , No . 294 ; Thomas Buxton , No . 291 ; H . S . Alpass , Prov . G . Sec . West Lancashire ; J . Heyes , P . M . No . 864 , & c . & c . The following Brethren formed the committee ¦ : —Sir Thomas Hesketh , Hart , Chairman ; Percival Berry , Vice-chairman ; and Horatio Gambell , Treasurer ; including the
Grand officers of this province and Cheshire , together with the Masters and Wardens of all the Lodges in West Lancashire and Cheshire . Shortly before nine o ' clock the company began to arrive , and the magnificent suite of rooms in the town hall soon presented a gay and animated appearance . The Boyal Lancashire Artillery band was stationed in the vestibule , and continued throughout the evening to perform a number of national , and some of the most popular English and foreign airs . The appearance of the Brethren in their various insignia of
office and rank in the several Degrees of Masonry added greatly to the enchantment of the gay scene . The Knights Templar in their rich attire attracted not only the attention of the fair , but also of the newly initiated and strangers . There were upwards of 700 persons present , and there could not have been fewer than 500 persons dancing at the same time in the large ball-room , when it was so thronged that there was little comfort in dancing . Shortly after eleven o ' clock the refreshment room was thrown open , and the Brethren eagerly partook
of the excellent provision supplied by Bro . Oakes , of Lord-street . The style and fashion of the fair portion of the audience was quite equal to any previous annual gathering . Nothing could excel the arrangements made by the committee , who , with the view of rendering every attention and comfort to the company , called into requisition a goodly array of stewards , who certainly performed their allotted task with ease and success . Bro . G . A . Wielopolski Phillips ' s quadrille band
occupied both orchestras , and the most fashionable dances were given , among which were the following : —The Bose of the Valley , Adela , Der Freischutz , Overland Mail , Lamplighter , Ermengilda , La Traviata , Malakoff , II Trovatore , the Queen ' s , the Masonic , First Love , Poor Dog Tray , Bucephalus , La Marie , Sonnambula , St . Cecile , Dreams of the Ocean , Cuckoo , My Mary Ann , the Naples , & c . The amount realized by the ball will be announced in our next .