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effect . The dais is , of course , on the eastern side of the i * oom , extending the full length of 40-feet from north to south , the oriental chair being in the centre , and arm-chairs for the Worshipful Past Masters being on either side . The dais is of highly polished mahogany , ornamented with gold and drapery of scarlet . Suspended from the ceiling are three chandeliers , in bronze , of a very neat description The chairs of the Worshipful Master , the Senior Warden , and the Junior Warden , are of mahogany , covered with red morocco—they are in the Elizabethan style .
That of the W . M . is under the canopy , and those of the Wardens slightly elevated on two steps . The drapery and cushion on the pedestal , in front of the W . M . 's chair , is of dark crimson damask velvet . Opposite is a full portrait of Sir Michael Benignus Clare , who stood high in the Masonic fraternity of this island . The whole of the floor of this spacious room is beautifully painted , resembling tesselated marble—the pathway from the W . M . 's chair to that of the Senior Warden being elongated and ornamented on either side by imitation of red and black marble , in triangular form .
Ancient Masons regarded the banqueting-room as necessary , if not as a necessity ; and those of our own day , to whom has been handed down the sublime secret , do not altogether disapprove of any arrangement conducive to comfort . The Friendly Lodge have provided for the enjoyment of their visitors , by furnishing a very compact banqueting-room to the westward of the Masonic Hall , capable of entertaining , with ease , upwards of one hundred persons . Between four and five o ' clock , the Brethren of the various Lodges in Kingston and St . Andrew , as well as Brethren from Spanish Town and Port Boyal , and others attached to no Lodges , who were specially invited , assembled at Sussex
Hall , Port Royal Street , in which most of the Lodges hold their meetings , and in which , through the kindness of the Worshipful Master and others , the Friendly Lodge , for the last two or three months , have had their convocations . Brethren being assembled , preparations were made for the procession . The Lodges present were : —The Provincial Grand Lodge of Scotland- —Bro . Colin Campbell , the R . W . Prov . G . M . ; the Sussex Lodge—Bro . Joseph Francis , W . M . ; Union and Concordia Lodge—Bro . Joseph Cardozo , W . M . ; the Royal Lodge—Bro . Henry Garcia , W . M . ; the Glenyon Lodge—Bro . S . C . Burke , W . M . ; the Friendly Lodge—Bro . Rev . A . H . De Levante , W . M . ; the Saint Andrew Killwinning Lodge-Bro . S . W . Mais , W . M .
Brethren continued to arrive up to the moment the procession left , which was at five o ' clock . It is scarcely necessary for us to state that that they were all attired in full Masonic costume , some wearing blue , the Order of the English Lodge ; others in green , the Scotch Lodge ; and not a few were in red , the Royal Arch attire . The procession moved off at the hour appointed , proceeding up Duke Street , turning off Lawes Street , and down Hanover Street . On starting from Sussex Hail , the band played the Royal Arch March , and just before turning Lawes Street , the Entered Apprentices' March .
The procession , on Hearing the new Masonic Hall , Hanover Street , halted ; the band advancing a few paces to the southward of the entrance . The whole procession then filed off on either side of the road , and the order of the Lodges was reversed . The band struck up the Master Masons' march , and the Lodges entered in the following order , each Lodge being headed by its Master : —The Friendly Lodge ; Provincial Grand Lodge ; with the Glenlyon and Killwinning Lodges and their respective Masters ; the Royal Lodge ; the Sussex Lodge ; the Union and Concordia Lodge . The pupils of the Sussex Lodge School here followed .
It was previously arranged that no one should be admitted until the Lodges had entered , Gut this arrangement was not adhered to , and at an early hour many ladieB were already within the building , and gentlemen also . Those spectators in the lower part of the building formed an avenue through which the Lodges walked , and then the uninitiated followed . The ladies , or most of them , were already upstairs . In the interior of the Lodge-room the scene was an imposing one . Tho band played tho Anthem , and then ladies and strangers were admitted , the presence
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effect . The dais is , of course , on the eastern side of the i * oom , extending the full length of 40-feet from north to south , the oriental chair being in the centre , and arm-chairs for the Worshipful Past Masters being on either side . The dais is of highly polished mahogany , ornamented with gold and drapery of scarlet . Suspended from the ceiling are three chandeliers , in bronze , of a very neat description The chairs of the Worshipful Master , the Senior Warden , and the Junior Warden , are of mahogany , covered with red morocco—they are in the Elizabethan style .
That of the W . M . is under the canopy , and those of the Wardens slightly elevated on two steps . The drapery and cushion on the pedestal , in front of the W . M . 's chair , is of dark crimson damask velvet . Opposite is a full portrait of Sir Michael Benignus Clare , who stood high in the Masonic fraternity of this island . The whole of the floor of this spacious room is beautifully painted , resembling tesselated marble—the pathway from the W . M . 's chair to that of the Senior Warden being elongated and ornamented on either side by imitation of red and black marble , in triangular form .
Ancient Masons regarded the banqueting-room as necessary , if not as a necessity ; and those of our own day , to whom has been handed down the sublime secret , do not altogether disapprove of any arrangement conducive to comfort . The Friendly Lodge have provided for the enjoyment of their visitors , by furnishing a very compact banqueting-room to the westward of the Masonic Hall , capable of entertaining , with ease , upwards of one hundred persons . Between four and five o ' clock , the Brethren of the various Lodges in Kingston and St . Andrew , as well as Brethren from Spanish Town and Port Boyal , and others attached to no Lodges , who were specially invited , assembled at Sussex
Hall , Port Royal Street , in which most of the Lodges hold their meetings , and in which , through the kindness of the Worshipful Master and others , the Friendly Lodge , for the last two or three months , have had their convocations . Brethren being assembled , preparations were made for the procession . The Lodges present were : —The Provincial Grand Lodge of Scotland- —Bro . Colin Campbell , the R . W . Prov . G . M . ; the Sussex Lodge—Bro . Joseph Francis , W . M . ; Union and Concordia Lodge—Bro . Joseph Cardozo , W . M . ; the Royal Lodge—Bro . Henry Garcia , W . M . ; the Glenyon Lodge—Bro . S . C . Burke , W . M . ; the Friendly Lodge—Bro . Rev . A . H . De Levante , W . M . ; the Saint Andrew Killwinning Lodge-Bro . S . W . Mais , W . M .
Brethren continued to arrive up to the moment the procession left , which was at five o ' clock . It is scarcely necessary for us to state that that they were all attired in full Masonic costume , some wearing blue , the Order of the English Lodge ; others in green , the Scotch Lodge ; and not a few were in red , the Royal Arch attire . The procession moved off at the hour appointed , proceeding up Duke Street , turning off Lawes Street , and down Hanover Street . On starting from Sussex Hail , the band played the Royal Arch March , and just before turning Lawes Street , the Entered Apprentices' March .
The procession , on Hearing the new Masonic Hall , Hanover Street , halted ; the band advancing a few paces to the southward of the entrance . The whole procession then filed off on either side of the road , and the order of the Lodges was reversed . The band struck up the Master Masons' march , and the Lodges entered in the following order , each Lodge being headed by its Master : —The Friendly Lodge ; Provincial Grand Lodge ; with the Glenlyon and Killwinning Lodges and their respective Masters ; the Royal Lodge ; the Sussex Lodge ; the Union and Concordia Lodge . The pupils of the Sussex Lodge School here followed .
It was previously arranged that no one should be admitted until the Lodges had entered , Gut this arrangement was not adhered to , and at an early hour many ladieB were already within the building , and gentlemen also . Those spectators in the lower part of the building formed an avenue through which the Lodges walked , and then the uninitiated followed . The ladies , or most of them , were already upstairs . In the interior of the Lodge-room the scene was an imposing one . Tho band played tho Anthem , and then ladies and strangers were admitted , the presence