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Meteopoiitah.
and Bro . Marshall to a knowledge of the 2 nd Degree . At the conclusion of this portion of the business Bro . Burton vacated the chair , and his Mastership of the Lodge , when Bro . P . M . Henry G . Warren installed Bro . Thomas Barton into the chair of King Solomon with the usual ceremonies . The newly installed Master havingreceived the congratulations of the Brethren , proceeded to invest his officers for the ensuing year as follows : —Bros . Burton , P . M . ) Henry B . Sharman / S . W . ;
Edward J . Williams , J . W . ; H . G . Warren , Treas . ; the Hon . Robert Bouvke , Sec . ; Henry Dunphy , S . D . ; Martin Maslin , J . D . Robert W . Armstrong , I . GL ; J . Bell McEntire , D . O . ; and Bice , Tyler . The officers thus appointed having taken the places severally assigned to them in the Lodge , the W . M . in an appropriate address presented his predecessor with a valuable and chastely designed Past Master ' s Jewel , unanimously voted to him by the Lodge as a slight recognition of his merits as a man , and of his Masonic services to the Lodge . Bro . Lippman ,
of the Lodge of Israel , having been elected as a joining member , and the sum of :. £ 2 i . 2 s . voted to the Girls' School , and a similar amount to the Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons an d their widows , for the fe stivals of which Bros . Armstrong and P . M . Burton are respectively Stewards , the Lodge was closed in perfect . harmony . The Brethren then jetired to a sumptuous banquet , liberally provided for them by Bros . Shrewsbury and Elkington , and at which they partook not only of the good things of this world in the ^ shape of creature comforts , but
were delighted by a continued stream of harmony , such as even in this Lodge , celebrated for its musical enjoyments , was never excelled j Bros . Donald King and Sloman among the visitors , and among the members of the Lodge Bros . Lawler , Genge , and Perrin , vying with each other in contributing to the entertainment of the Brethren . The Queen and the Craft , and the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . of Masons in England , having been duly toasted , the W . M . proposed " -The Health of Lord Panmure , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers : " and in
doing so said that however pleased the members of the Craft might be , at the appointment of so distinguished a nobleman as Lord Panmure to the office of D . G . M ., they yet could not but regret the painful circumstance which led to the retirement of the Earl of Yarborough , who had so long and so satisfactorily filled that office . He was sure that every Mason in England joined him in feelings of the warmest admiration for his Lordship as a man and as a Mason , and in the prayer that he might be soon restored to health , and once more take his place
amongst them . Turning from a theme so melancholy as the illness and consequent retirement of one whom the Craft so loved and honoured , he was sure the Brethren would join with him in hailing at their festive board the presence of two such distinguished Masons as Bros . Stephen Barton Wilson and Farnfield , who , that night , represented the Grand Lodge of England . Bro . Farnfield was known for being easy of address and courteous in manner to all who had business to transact at the Grand Secretary ' s office , while it would be difficult to form
anything like an approximate estimate of the services of Bro . Wilson as a shining light in Masonry , and for so many years a promoter of sound Masonic knowledge as President of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement ; and successor of Bro . Peter Gilkes . The appointment of Bro . Wilson to Grand Office was one which did honour to the discernment of the G . M ., and was most popular in the Craft . He had , therefore , much pleasure in coupling with the toast the names of "Bros . Wilson a , nd
o 15 . 1 . 1 >> t >„ - Oi . i "D ~ ,. * . „„ txt : GJD i n TTl "f __•_ - J ... J . l _ _ i . a . Farnfield . " Bro . Stephen Barton Wilson , ..., in replying to the toast , expressed his sense of the high compliment which had been paid him , and the pleasure which it gave him to associate with so many zealous and good working Masons as the Brethren of the Phoenix Lodge . He felt highly honoured at having his name coupled with that of Bro . Earn field , who had faithfully served and deserved well of the Craft . The toast of "The Sister Grand Lodges of Scotland 5
and Ireland' was acknowledged by Bro . Liddell , of Perth , Prov . G . M ., as was that of " The Visitors gene rally , " by Bro . Binckes , P . M . of the Enoch Lodge , who , in a highly complimentary address , congratulated the Brethren on the high place they had attained for the Phoenix Lodge in the estimation of the Craft . Bro . P . M . Warren , in returning thanks for the toast of his health as " Treasurer and Besuscitator of the Lodge , " took occasion to draw from its growth and prosperity , the moral of how much a man of resolute will , if only seconded by one or
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Meteopoiitah.
and Bro . Marshall to a knowledge of the 2 nd Degree . At the conclusion of this portion of the business Bro . Burton vacated the chair , and his Mastership of the Lodge , when Bro . P . M . Henry G . Warren installed Bro . Thomas Barton into the chair of King Solomon with the usual ceremonies . The newly installed Master havingreceived the congratulations of the Brethren , proceeded to invest his officers for the ensuing year as follows : —Bros . Burton , P . M . ) Henry B . Sharman / S . W . ;
Edward J . Williams , J . W . ; H . G . Warren , Treas . ; the Hon . Robert Bouvke , Sec . ; Henry Dunphy , S . D . ; Martin Maslin , J . D . Robert W . Armstrong , I . GL ; J . Bell McEntire , D . O . ; and Bice , Tyler . The officers thus appointed having taken the places severally assigned to them in the Lodge , the W . M . in an appropriate address presented his predecessor with a valuable and chastely designed Past Master ' s Jewel , unanimously voted to him by the Lodge as a slight recognition of his merits as a man , and of his Masonic services to the Lodge . Bro . Lippman ,
of the Lodge of Israel , having been elected as a joining member , and the sum of :. £ 2 i . 2 s . voted to the Girls' School , and a similar amount to the Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons an d their widows , for the fe stivals of which Bros . Armstrong and P . M . Burton are respectively Stewards , the Lodge was closed in perfect . harmony . The Brethren then jetired to a sumptuous banquet , liberally provided for them by Bros . Shrewsbury and Elkington , and at which they partook not only of the good things of this world in the ^ shape of creature comforts , but
were delighted by a continued stream of harmony , such as even in this Lodge , celebrated for its musical enjoyments , was never excelled j Bros . Donald King and Sloman among the visitors , and among the members of the Lodge Bros . Lawler , Genge , and Perrin , vying with each other in contributing to the entertainment of the Brethren . The Queen and the Craft , and the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . of Masons in England , having been duly toasted , the W . M . proposed " -The Health of Lord Panmure , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers : " and in
doing so said that however pleased the members of the Craft might be , at the appointment of so distinguished a nobleman as Lord Panmure to the office of D . G . M ., they yet could not but regret the painful circumstance which led to the retirement of the Earl of Yarborough , who had so long and so satisfactorily filled that office . He was sure that every Mason in England joined him in feelings of the warmest admiration for his Lordship as a man and as a Mason , and in the prayer that he might be soon restored to health , and once more take his place
amongst them . Turning from a theme so melancholy as the illness and consequent retirement of one whom the Craft so loved and honoured , he was sure the Brethren would join with him in hailing at their festive board the presence of two such distinguished Masons as Bros . Stephen Barton Wilson and Farnfield , who , that night , represented the Grand Lodge of England . Bro . Farnfield was known for being easy of address and courteous in manner to all who had business to transact at the Grand Secretary ' s office , while it would be difficult to form
anything like an approximate estimate of the services of Bro . Wilson as a shining light in Masonry , and for so many years a promoter of sound Masonic knowledge as President of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement ; and successor of Bro . Peter Gilkes . The appointment of Bro . Wilson to Grand Office was one which did honour to the discernment of the G . M ., and was most popular in the Craft . He had , therefore , much pleasure in coupling with the toast the names of "Bros . Wilson a , nd
o 15 . 1 . 1 >> t >„ - Oi . i "D ~ ,. * . „„ txt : GJD i n TTl "f __•_ - J ... J . l _ _ i . a . Farnfield . " Bro . Stephen Barton Wilson , ..., in replying to the toast , expressed his sense of the high compliment which had been paid him , and the pleasure which it gave him to associate with so many zealous and good working Masons as the Brethren of the Phoenix Lodge . He felt highly honoured at having his name coupled with that of Bro . Earn field , who had faithfully served and deserved well of the Craft . The toast of "The Sister Grand Lodges of Scotland 5
and Ireland' was acknowledged by Bro . Liddell , of Perth , Prov . G . M ., as was that of " The Visitors gene rally , " by Bro . Binckes , P . M . of the Enoch Lodge , who , in a highly complimentary address , congratulated the Brethren on the high place they had attained for the Phoenix Lodge in the estimation of the Craft . Bro . P . M . Warren , in returning thanks for the toast of his health as " Treasurer and Besuscitator of the Lodge , " took occasion to draw from its growth and prosperity , the moral of how much a man of resolute will , if only seconded by one or