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Proving I Ax
G . Chap . Oxon ; Hewton , Prov . G . Supt . Works , Warwick ; Adlard , Prov . G . B . of Cers . Essex ; Snow > Prov . G . S . B . Sussex ; Bmckes , W . M . 3 STo . 11 ; Smythies , W . M . No . 738 ; Wheeler , W . M . No . 324 ; Wood , P . M . No . 364 ; Spencer , P . M . No . 329 , & c . & c . In addition to the above distinguished visitors and officers , there were present several others , arid Brethren belonging to the different Oxford Lodges , amounting together to upwards of "' two hundred .
The banquet was superb ; the wines were of the choicest kind , and included champaign ad Ittitmm , the gift of the ProV . G . M . During the banquet the Oxfordshire Militia Band , conducted by its accomplished band-master , Bro . Viesohn , played a variety of popular and appropriate airs , in their : usual excellent style . ' : '¦ ¦ . : ¦';¦¦¦ - " . ' . ' ' '• ¦ '» ' On the conclusion of the banquet , a grace , from the Landi SpintUali / A . D . 1545 , " For these and all Thy mercies given , " w ^ s sun g in excjuisite style by the professional vocalists engaged for the occasion , Mr . and Mrs . G . Lockey , Mrs . Clara Hep worthy Mr . G . Buckland , and Mr . Winn .
At this stage of the proceedings the ladies who had been invited to the meeting , escorted by the Stewards , entered the room , amid niuch cheering . The Prov , G . M . then gave the first toast , " The Queen and the Graft ; * after which two verses of the National Antheni were sung by the professionals , the Brethren joining in the chorus . The Prov . G . M . said that the next toast which he had the honour to propose was one which was always received in this and ineveryProvince in the kingdom
with the utmost enthusiasm- —it was / , " The health of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland . " ( Cheers . ) It was a toast which came home so thoroughly to the heart of every Mason ' , . 'that he had less reason to regret his inability to do justice to it ; indeed , it was not necessary that he should do more than reiterate their deep-rooted attachment and loyalty to him , the great respect which they entertained for him as a man and a Mason , and their sense of the high honour which his Lordship had conferred on the Province by his presence on this occasion . ( Renewed cheering . ) He could truly say that they owed to the
M . W . G . M . a deep debt of gratitude for having , during his long and benignant sway , promoted the prosperity and extended the interests of Freemasonry far beyond any G . M . that ever sat upon the throne . ( Cheers . ) He might also say , and he felt assured that all would respond to the sentiment , that to the grace and dignity of that station the G . M . added all the virtues which could adorn the man in every relation of life . The G . M . was , moreover , a type of the true old English
gentleman ; and , in his connection with British sports , had set a bright example to the world , and had earned a fame Unsullied by the breath of slander , which had achieved for him the most brilliant and triumphant results . He would say no more , but call on them to rise and drink the health of the G . M . in a manner which became them and was deservedly due to him . ( The toast was drunk with an amount of enthusiasm such as we have rarely witnessed . )
The G . JVL said he felt very deeply the compliment they had paid him ; he had frequently been invited to visit the Province of Oxford , and regretted that until this period he had been unable to do so . They had done him great honour in inviting him , and meeting him in such numbers on this occasion , and he felt deeply grateful for it , while the cordial reception which he had received at Oxford would be deeply engraven on his heart , and fondly cherished in his remembrance to the latest period of his existence . ( Cheers , ) His worthy and esteemed Brother , the Prov . G . M . j had been too flattering in what he had said of him , but in one respect he had done him but justice , when he stated that his desire had always been
to forward the best interests of Masonry to the utmost of his power . ( Cheers . ) It was gratifying to him to be assured , by the reception given to him by so distinguished a body of Masons , that they considered that he had done his duty . He had to thank them for another assurance ; namely , that the Province of Oxford would give him their kind and cordial support in those objects which be had in view for the furtherance of the best interests of Masonry . ( Cheers . ) He could not but allude to another subject ; namely , that during the whole time he had held that station he never had the slightest complaint of any un-Masonic conduct , but that the utmost brotherly love and good-feeling pervaded all classes . ( Cheers . )
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Proving I Ax
G . Chap . Oxon ; Hewton , Prov . G . Supt . Works , Warwick ; Adlard , Prov . G . B . of Cers . Essex ; Snow > Prov . G . S . B . Sussex ; Bmckes , W . M . 3 STo . 11 ; Smythies , W . M . No . 738 ; Wheeler , W . M . No . 324 ; Wood , P . M . No . 364 ; Spencer , P . M . No . 329 , & c . & c . In addition to the above distinguished visitors and officers , there were present several others , arid Brethren belonging to the different Oxford Lodges , amounting together to upwards of "' two hundred .
The banquet was superb ; the wines were of the choicest kind , and included champaign ad Ittitmm , the gift of the ProV . G . M . During the banquet the Oxfordshire Militia Band , conducted by its accomplished band-master , Bro . Viesohn , played a variety of popular and appropriate airs , in their : usual excellent style . ' : '¦ ¦ . : ¦';¦¦¦ - " . ' . ' ' '• ¦ '» ' On the conclusion of the banquet , a grace , from the Landi SpintUali / A . D . 1545 , " For these and all Thy mercies given , " w ^ s sun g in excjuisite style by the professional vocalists engaged for the occasion , Mr . and Mrs . G . Lockey , Mrs . Clara Hep worthy Mr . G . Buckland , and Mr . Winn .
At this stage of the proceedings the ladies who had been invited to the meeting , escorted by the Stewards , entered the room , amid niuch cheering . The Prov , G . M . then gave the first toast , " The Queen and the Graft ; * after which two verses of the National Antheni were sung by the professionals , the Brethren joining in the chorus . The Prov . G . M . said that the next toast which he had the honour to propose was one which was always received in this and ineveryProvince in the kingdom
with the utmost enthusiasm- —it was / , " The health of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland . " ( Cheers . ) It was a toast which came home so thoroughly to the heart of every Mason ' , . 'that he had less reason to regret his inability to do justice to it ; indeed , it was not necessary that he should do more than reiterate their deep-rooted attachment and loyalty to him , the great respect which they entertained for him as a man and a Mason , and their sense of the high honour which his Lordship had conferred on the Province by his presence on this occasion . ( Renewed cheering . ) He could truly say that they owed to the
M . W . G . M . a deep debt of gratitude for having , during his long and benignant sway , promoted the prosperity and extended the interests of Freemasonry far beyond any G . M . that ever sat upon the throne . ( Cheers . ) He might also say , and he felt assured that all would respond to the sentiment , that to the grace and dignity of that station the G . M . added all the virtues which could adorn the man in every relation of life . The G . M . was , moreover , a type of the true old English
gentleman ; and , in his connection with British sports , had set a bright example to the world , and had earned a fame Unsullied by the breath of slander , which had achieved for him the most brilliant and triumphant results . He would say no more , but call on them to rise and drink the health of the G . M . in a manner which became them and was deservedly due to him . ( The toast was drunk with an amount of enthusiasm such as we have rarely witnessed . )
The G . JVL said he felt very deeply the compliment they had paid him ; he had frequently been invited to visit the Province of Oxford , and regretted that until this period he had been unable to do so . They had done him great honour in inviting him , and meeting him in such numbers on this occasion , and he felt deeply grateful for it , while the cordial reception which he had received at Oxford would be deeply engraven on his heart , and fondly cherished in his remembrance to the latest period of his existence . ( Cheers , ) His worthy and esteemed Brother , the Prov . G . M . j had been too flattering in what he had said of him , but in one respect he had done him but justice , when he stated that his desire had always been
to forward the best interests of Masonry to the utmost of his power . ( Cheers . ) It was gratifying to him to be assured , by the reception given to him by so distinguished a body of Masons , that they considered that he had done his duty . He had to thank them for another assurance ; namely , that the Province of Oxford would give him their kind and cordial support in those objects which be had in view for the furtherance of the best interests of Masonry . ( Cheers . ) He could not but allude to another subject ; namely , that during the whole time he had held that station he never had the slightest complaint of any un-Masonic conduct , but that the utmost brotherly love and good-feeling pervaded all classes . ( Cheers . )