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The Masonic Mirror.
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;;; UNip : B- ;;; GRANpv ; Lpp ^ : Tnm ; M ^ The Quarterly 'preWnt the 2 CW . ( x ^ RGiiW ; - ^^ 0 . Beg . ; Roxburgh ; ^ Shtchings , G . S . B . ; L
for Difprdshire ; Keh ^ % lli for Eeni ; the & . M . for JerseyFawcett , Prov * . Gr . M , for Durham ; Bobie , P . Gv Beg ; ; Clarke , G , Sec . ; W . H-White , B ;^ Havers , BEervey , and Parkinson , P . G . Bs . ; Le Teau , Spiers , Potter , and King , p ; G ; S , Bs . T' ^ The Minutes of the last Quarterly Conlmunication h ^
Bro . Henderson said ; that before the Minutes were confirmed * he hoped the Grand Lodge would agree not to confirm that portion of them which related to the resolution which , for the future , prohibited any gentlemen not Masons sitting down at Masonic festivals . ( Hear , hear . ) The management of these festivals was intrusted to Brethren who accepted the office of Steward , and who had generally discharged their duties in an exemplary manner . What occasion was there therefore to meddle with them ? One ot the measures which they adopted to promote the comfort of the Brethren , was
the introduction of certain gentlemen of the musical profession . ( Hear . ) This law would , if confirmed , hamper them in the selection of such gentlemen ( hear ) ; and was it right and proper to do this ? ( "Yes , " and "No , no . " ) The Grand Lodge had no authority except over Grand Festivals . There was another objection to this resolution , and that was , that it wbuld exclude the ladies ( " No , no *') ., and waiters , many of whom were not Masons . The Grand Stewards ought not to be controlled by any such regulations as these . He concluded by calling upon Bro . Warren , who had moved the resolution , to agree with his proposition for its non-confirmation .
Bro . Slight entirely agreed with the view of Brother Henderson , and seconded the motion . The Grand Stewards had a series of regulations to guide them , which were sanctioned by the G . M ., but those regulations said nothing on thin subject . The object of the resolution objected to was to exclude the musical gen - tlemen not members of the Craft . But let the Brethren see how this would work . On a recent occasion , when they had the . advantage of the gratuitous services
of the eminent Bro . Bottesini , he said he could not have given those services without the assistance of his accompanyist , who was not a Mason . ( Hear . ) If this rule therefore had been enforced , they would have been deprived of the valuable services of that distinguished Brother . The Grand Stewards were all Masons , and they naturally preferred musical gentlemen who were Brethren . He thought , however , that the matter might safely be left in their hands , until it could be shown that the present arrangement had led to evil .
Bro . Henry George Warren : —I maintain that the resolution I brought forward , and which was carried , is in strict conformity with the Book of Constitutions , at page 22 of which it is laid down that— " There shall be a Masonic festival , annually , on the Wednesday next following St , George ' s Bay , which
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The Masonic Mirror.
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;;; UNip : B- ;;; GRANpv ; Lpp ^ : Tnm ; M ^ The Quarterly 'preWnt the 2 CW . ( x ^ RGiiW ; - ^^ 0 . Beg . ; Roxburgh ; ^ Shtchings , G . S . B . ; L
for Difprdshire ; Keh ^ % lli for Eeni ; the & . M . for JerseyFawcett , Prov * . Gr . M , for Durham ; Bobie , P . Gv Beg ; ; Clarke , G , Sec . ; W . H-White , B ;^ Havers , BEervey , and Parkinson , P . G . Bs . ; Le Teau , Spiers , Potter , and King , p ; G ; S , Bs . T' ^ The Minutes of the last Quarterly Conlmunication h ^
Bro . Henderson said ; that before the Minutes were confirmed * he hoped the Grand Lodge would agree not to confirm that portion of them which related to the resolution which , for the future , prohibited any gentlemen not Masons sitting down at Masonic festivals . ( Hear , hear . ) The management of these festivals was intrusted to Brethren who accepted the office of Steward , and who had generally discharged their duties in an exemplary manner . What occasion was there therefore to meddle with them ? One ot the measures which they adopted to promote the comfort of the Brethren , was
the introduction of certain gentlemen of the musical profession . ( Hear . ) This law would , if confirmed , hamper them in the selection of such gentlemen ( hear ) ; and was it right and proper to do this ? ( "Yes , " and "No , no . " ) The Grand Lodge had no authority except over Grand Festivals . There was another objection to this resolution , and that was , that it wbuld exclude the ladies ( " No , no *') ., and waiters , many of whom were not Masons . The Grand Stewards ought not to be controlled by any such regulations as these . He concluded by calling upon Bro . Warren , who had moved the resolution , to agree with his proposition for its non-confirmation .
Bro . Slight entirely agreed with the view of Brother Henderson , and seconded the motion . The Grand Stewards had a series of regulations to guide them , which were sanctioned by the G . M ., but those regulations said nothing on thin subject . The object of the resolution objected to was to exclude the musical gen - tlemen not members of the Craft . But let the Brethren see how this would work . On a recent occasion , when they had the . advantage of the gratuitous services
of the eminent Bro . Bottesini , he said he could not have given those services without the assistance of his accompanyist , who was not a Mason . ( Hear . ) If this rule therefore had been enforced , they would have been deprived of the valuable services of that distinguished Brother . The Grand Stewards were all Masons , and they naturally preferred musical gentlemen who were Brethren . He thought , however , that the matter might safely be left in their hands , until it could be shown that the present arrangement had led to evil .
Bro . Henry George Warren : —I maintain that the resolution I brought forward , and which was carried , is in strict conformity with the Book of Constitutions , at page 22 of which it is laid down that— " There shall be a Masonic festival , annually , on the Wednesday next following St , George ' s Bay , which