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that they were highly honoured by the G . M . having condescended to visit this Province . They had long wished for an opportunity of testifying the admiration and esteem they entertained for his Lordship , and ever since he visited Cambridge they indulged the hope that he would confer a similar honour on Oxford . ( Cheers . ) That auspicious day had arrived , and he hoped that the G . M . and other distinguished visitors would not feel disappointed with their
reception , but be induced to repeat their visit . ( Cheers . ) They were delighted to welcome all , but more especially the noble lord , who , in his capacity as head of the Craft , had won the loyalty , the affection , and confidence of the Fraternity , and who had endeared himself to every country gentleman by the manly and spotless way in which he supported one of the noblest sports of England .
( Cheering . ) He ( Bro . Pickard ) had endeavoured to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors , Bros , Burstall and Beach , and he should revert with pride and satisfaction to the facts that in the first year of his Mastership of the "' Apollo Lodge there was a splendid testimonial presented to Bro . Beach , and that in his second year the Provincial Lodge , held under the auspices of the Apollo Lodge , was honoured by the presence of the G . M , of England . ( Cheering . )
" The Stewards , " responded to by Bro , Holmes , and " The Ladies / ' having been duly toasted , " The Masonic Charities ' . ; " was proposed , and drunk with loud applause . The G . M ., escorted by the Prov . Grand Officers , and accompanied by the principal guests , then withdrew to the Council Chamber , where tea and coffee were served .
During the evening , Mrs . Hepworth , Mrs . Lockey , Bro . Winn , and Mr . Lockey added much to the general enjoyment by their excellent singing . "We cannot close our notice of these gratifying proceedings without bearing our testimony to the attention paid by the Prov . G . M ., his Officers and Stewards , to the comforts of the guests . All that was wanted to make everything complete being three or four waiters used to large public dinners to keep each waiter in his place , thereby preventing over-attendance in one place and under-attendance in another .
Oxford . —Apollo University Lodge ( jSIo . 460 ) . —The Apollo Lodge held its first gathering for this term on the 30 th April , and the W . M ., Bro . H . A . Pickard , B . A . } of Christ Church , had abundance of work in the way of initiations , passings , and raisings , all of which he fulfilled in a most successful manner , for it was scarcely possible for the ceremonies to be conducted in a more able or impressive way . A banquet followed , at which there were from fifty to sixty Brethren present , including a large number of the members of the Alfred Lodge .
SOUTH WALES . INSTALLATION OF EEtOV . Git AND MASTER . On Monday , May 11 , there was a large gathering of the Brethren of the Mystic Craft , at the Lodge-room of the Ivy Bush Hotel , Carmarthen , to do due honour to the installation of Bro . John Johnes , of Dolaucothy , as Prov . G . M . for the Western District of South Wales .
Early in the morning Brethren began to arrive from the various neighbouring Lodges , and at the hour appointed for opening the Prov . Grand Lodge , there could not be far short of 100 Brethren present , including some of the most eminent of the Craft in South Wales . The programme of the proceedings was arranged by Bro . Br . Thomas , of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , Prov . G . D . of C . for this division , and reflected great credit upon his judgment .
The day being unusually fine , a large concourse of the inhabitants and others assembled to witness the procession pass from their Lodge-room to the church , and the windows of the various houses on the road were filled with carious faces , and an interesting assemblage of our fair sisters . The roof of the church was also occupied by our masculine friends , in great numbers , and the bells of St . Peter ' s rang out a merry peal . Altogether it was an interesting scene , and one that
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that they were highly honoured by the G . M . having condescended to visit this Province . They had long wished for an opportunity of testifying the admiration and esteem they entertained for his Lordship , and ever since he visited Cambridge they indulged the hope that he would confer a similar honour on Oxford . ( Cheers . ) That auspicious day had arrived , and he hoped that the G . M . and other distinguished visitors would not feel disappointed with their
reception , but be induced to repeat their visit . ( Cheers . ) They were delighted to welcome all , but more especially the noble lord , who , in his capacity as head of the Craft , had won the loyalty , the affection , and confidence of the Fraternity , and who had endeared himself to every country gentleman by the manly and spotless way in which he supported one of the noblest sports of England .
( Cheering . ) He ( Bro . Pickard ) had endeavoured to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors , Bros , Burstall and Beach , and he should revert with pride and satisfaction to the facts that in the first year of his Mastership of the "' Apollo Lodge there was a splendid testimonial presented to Bro . Beach , and that in his second year the Provincial Lodge , held under the auspices of the Apollo Lodge , was honoured by the presence of the G . M , of England . ( Cheering . )
" The Stewards , " responded to by Bro , Holmes , and " The Ladies / ' having been duly toasted , " The Masonic Charities ' . ; " was proposed , and drunk with loud applause . The G . M ., escorted by the Prov . Grand Officers , and accompanied by the principal guests , then withdrew to the Council Chamber , where tea and coffee were served .
During the evening , Mrs . Hepworth , Mrs . Lockey , Bro . Winn , and Mr . Lockey added much to the general enjoyment by their excellent singing . "We cannot close our notice of these gratifying proceedings without bearing our testimony to the attention paid by the Prov . G . M ., his Officers and Stewards , to the comforts of the guests . All that was wanted to make everything complete being three or four waiters used to large public dinners to keep each waiter in his place , thereby preventing over-attendance in one place and under-attendance in another .
Oxford . —Apollo University Lodge ( jSIo . 460 ) . —The Apollo Lodge held its first gathering for this term on the 30 th April , and the W . M ., Bro . H . A . Pickard , B . A . } of Christ Church , had abundance of work in the way of initiations , passings , and raisings , all of which he fulfilled in a most successful manner , for it was scarcely possible for the ceremonies to be conducted in a more able or impressive way . A banquet followed , at which there were from fifty to sixty Brethren present , including a large number of the members of the Alfred Lodge .
SOUTH WALES . INSTALLATION OF EEtOV . Git AND MASTER . On Monday , May 11 , there was a large gathering of the Brethren of the Mystic Craft , at the Lodge-room of the Ivy Bush Hotel , Carmarthen , to do due honour to the installation of Bro . John Johnes , of Dolaucothy , as Prov . G . M . for the Western District of South Wales .
Early in the morning Brethren began to arrive from the various neighbouring Lodges , and at the hour appointed for opening the Prov . Grand Lodge , there could not be far short of 100 Brethren present , including some of the most eminent of the Craft in South Wales . The programme of the proceedings was arranged by Bro . Br . Thomas , of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , Prov . G . D . of C . for this division , and reflected great credit upon his judgment .
The day being unusually fine , a large concourse of the inhabitants and others assembled to witness the procession pass from their Lodge-room to the church , and the windows of the various houses on the road were filled with carious faces , and an interesting assemblage of our fair sisters . The roof of the church was also occupied by our masculine friends , in great numbers , and the bells of St . Peter ' s rang out a merry peal . Altogether it was an interesting scene , and one that