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Masonic Festivities
whether this was an ¦ improvement' doubtful , as a large space was lost to the dancers , but as so large a number of performers could not be accommodated in any other way , we were content to take things as we found them , and feel , as Adams had done his best to make us , satisfied . We need scarcely say the band was excellent . We had a well-arranged programme , an obliging M . G . in Bro .
Erampton , and though last , not least—but most important—a galaxy of beauty left but little to be desired , and rendered it one of the most pleasing reunions of the season , and one that no doubt will he oft remembered by the many present—more particularly if Bro . Adams should make this , his twenty-first annual ball , his last ; but we hope he will listen to the suggestions of his friends , and commence a fresh series , which will extend to the same number , and that we shall have the pleasure of congratulating him upon the success of his next twenty-first Annual Ball .
Birmingham :.- —The excellent and greatly esteemed Secretary of the Howe Lodge , No . 857 ) Bro . Broughton , thought it desirable that the wives and daughters of the Masons of Birmingham should join in the inauguration of the suite of rooms erected by members of the Howe Lodge for their use ; he , therefore ( having had the rooms placed at his disposal by the W . M ., Bro . Marshall , and the "¦ permission- of the Right Hon . and R . W . the P . G . M ., Lord Leigh , that the Brethren should appear in Masonic costume ) , invited one hundred and fifty of the Fraternity
to a ball on the 20 th of February . ; - Accordingly , on that evening assembled in these rooms one of the most pleasant , social , and enjoyable parties ever congregated : after coffee was served , at nine o ' clock , the company , fully determined to en j ° y themselves , were conducted to the ball-room , which was decorated tastefully with evergreens , flowers , the beautiful banners of the Prov . Grand Lodge , the Templars , and Royal Arch Degrees . Dance followed dance in rapid succession , assisted by an excellent band and very spirited music . One o ' clock having brought
the first part to a conclusion , supper was announced , which proved to be a truly Masonic repast ; in fact , a more sumptuous or profuse entertainment could not possibly be conceived . The health of Bro . Broughton was proposed , and the toast most enthusiastically responded to in bumpers of champagne . Bro . Broughton briefly thanked his guests , and told them it was the happiest moment of his life to have the Brethren of the various Lodges meeting him there , and hoped it would not be the last time he should have the pleasure . " Mrs . Bedford and the
Ladies" was the next toast , which was also most heartily responded to ; the company then returned to the ball-room , where they continued the dancing with vigour and spirit until five o ' clock in the morning , when " Sir Roger" brought the ball to a conclusion , and the party separated , acknowledging it to be the ball of tho season . We must not forget to mention that the appearance of the Brethren in the various Masonic costumes added much to the gaiety of the scene , and we prophesy that this will not be the last meeting of the kind held in the Howe Rooms .
Glasgow . —St . Marie ' s Lodge . —On the evening of Thursday , the 12 th March , the Lodge St . Mark's annual assembly took place in their chaste and unique hall , which had a most imposing and brilliant appearance , not only from the richness of the artistic decorations and the magnificent display of banners hanging from its walls , but also from the floor having been laid with white linen , painted with appropriate designs , among which was the Lion of St . Mark , encircled by a wreath of the choicest flowers . About nine o ' clock the members of the Lodge , accompanied
by their fair friends , began to assemble , and by ten there was nearly a hundred present ; and from the beginning , on till past three o ' clock , the dancing was kept up with great vigour , to the spirit-inspiring strains of excellent music . The rich white dresses of the ladies presented an ample contrast to the Brethren in their full Masonic costume , almost all of whom wore the brilliant'decorations of the
higher Masonic orders , whilst there were a few attired in the white robes of the order of Knights Templar . The " adjacent" occasionally proved a grateful and a cool retreat , where an abundant supply of creams , jellies , and the creature comforts' , refreshed and reinvigorated the exhausted dancers , and did great credit to Bro . Gharles Wilson , of the Royal Restaurant , who was the purveyor on the occasion . YOTi . ITT . 2 X
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Masonic Festivities
whether this was an ¦ improvement' doubtful , as a large space was lost to the dancers , but as so large a number of performers could not be accommodated in any other way , we were content to take things as we found them , and feel , as Adams had done his best to make us , satisfied . We need scarcely say the band was excellent . We had a well-arranged programme , an obliging M . G . in Bro .
Erampton , and though last , not least—but most important—a galaxy of beauty left but little to be desired , and rendered it one of the most pleasing reunions of the season , and one that no doubt will he oft remembered by the many present—more particularly if Bro . Adams should make this , his twenty-first annual ball , his last ; but we hope he will listen to the suggestions of his friends , and commence a fresh series , which will extend to the same number , and that we shall have the pleasure of congratulating him upon the success of his next twenty-first Annual Ball .
Birmingham :.- —The excellent and greatly esteemed Secretary of the Howe Lodge , No . 857 ) Bro . Broughton , thought it desirable that the wives and daughters of the Masons of Birmingham should join in the inauguration of the suite of rooms erected by members of the Howe Lodge for their use ; he , therefore ( having had the rooms placed at his disposal by the W . M ., Bro . Marshall , and the "¦ permission- of the Right Hon . and R . W . the P . G . M ., Lord Leigh , that the Brethren should appear in Masonic costume ) , invited one hundred and fifty of the Fraternity
to a ball on the 20 th of February . ; - Accordingly , on that evening assembled in these rooms one of the most pleasant , social , and enjoyable parties ever congregated : after coffee was served , at nine o ' clock , the company , fully determined to en j ° y themselves , were conducted to the ball-room , which was decorated tastefully with evergreens , flowers , the beautiful banners of the Prov . Grand Lodge , the Templars , and Royal Arch Degrees . Dance followed dance in rapid succession , assisted by an excellent band and very spirited music . One o ' clock having brought
the first part to a conclusion , supper was announced , which proved to be a truly Masonic repast ; in fact , a more sumptuous or profuse entertainment could not possibly be conceived . The health of Bro . Broughton was proposed , and the toast most enthusiastically responded to in bumpers of champagne . Bro . Broughton briefly thanked his guests , and told them it was the happiest moment of his life to have the Brethren of the various Lodges meeting him there , and hoped it would not be the last time he should have the pleasure . " Mrs . Bedford and the
Ladies" was the next toast , which was also most heartily responded to ; the company then returned to the ball-room , where they continued the dancing with vigour and spirit until five o ' clock in the morning , when " Sir Roger" brought the ball to a conclusion , and the party separated , acknowledging it to be the ball of tho season . We must not forget to mention that the appearance of the Brethren in the various Masonic costumes added much to the gaiety of the scene , and we prophesy that this will not be the last meeting of the kind held in the Howe Rooms .
Glasgow . —St . Marie ' s Lodge . —On the evening of Thursday , the 12 th March , the Lodge St . Mark's annual assembly took place in their chaste and unique hall , which had a most imposing and brilliant appearance , not only from the richness of the artistic decorations and the magnificent display of banners hanging from its walls , but also from the floor having been laid with white linen , painted with appropriate designs , among which was the Lion of St . Mark , encircled by a wreath of the choicest flowers . About nine o ' clock the members of the Lodge , accompanied
by their fair friends , began to assemble , and by ten there was nearly a hundred present ; and from the beginning , on till past three o ' clock , the dancing was kept up with great vigour , to the spirit-inspiring strains of excellent music . The rich white dresses of the ladies presented an ample contrast to the Brethren in their full Masonic costume , almost all of whom wore the brilliant'decorations of the
higher Masonic orders , whilst there were a few attired in the white robes of the order of Knights Templar . The " adjacent" occasionally proved a grateful and a cool retreat , where an abundant supply of creams , jellies , and the creature comforts' , refreshed and reinvigorated the exhausted dancers , and did great credit to Bro . Gharles Wilson , of the Royal Restaurant , who was the purveyor on the occasion . YOTi . ITT . 2 X