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Kent.
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The Prov ^ l £ th of June . Considerable interest was excited , such a meeting not having ^ place in the town fe nearly haif a century ^ held in C ^ . This in som e measure may be ate to the cir ^ m to die from exhaustion , not havingJ ^
A lew years since , however , great exertions were made to effect * its revival , and successfully , itnow ^ raniting as of Kent . According ly ^ the Prov . G . M ., Bro > Chas * Purton Cooper , Q . C , determined to hold hisI annual Grand Lodge this year in Canterbury , and fixed MOnday ffte 15 th of J ^ attenciahce of the Brethren in the Masonic Hail , St , Margarbt s-street , when Bro . Stephen B . Wilson , J . G . I ) . of England , delivered a very effective lecture On the o ^ eots tod scope 0 ^ & unanimously accorded a vote of thanks .
Oh Monday morning , afte ^ Hotels High-street , the Brethren proceed Tayern , where the large Gbhcert-hall was ^ arranged as aL ^ opened with the usual c erem onies , m excellent style ; by Bro . Hclttum , W ; M . of No . 34 , assisted by Bro ^ Thomas Philpott , S . W ., and ^ ro . Trimhell , J . W . The R . W . the Prov . G ^ Cooper ) and his grand officers then onto customary ^ fo of Bro . Poussett , the excellent and
experienced Masterof the Ceremonies . The Grand Lodge was then opened , and amongst the Brethi ^ n oh the M Bro . Harvey Boys , P ; Prov . S . W . j Bro . Brookf Jones , P . ProvvS . W . ; Bro . W . H . Tale , P . Prov ; G . S . W . for Herefordshire f Bro . B ^ the Isle of Wight ; and several grand officers of the province ; amongst whom were Bros . Townsend , Hoggens , Cruttehden , Wellsdon , Sergeant , Delmar , Moore , Pike , Saunders , Isaacs , & c ,
The minutes of the last Grand Lodge having been read and confirmed , Bro . Saunders was re-elected Treasurer , and the following Gfficers for the year ensuing were appointed and invested by the Prov . G . M .: —Bros . Phipps , Margate , S . G . W . ; Pike , Maidstone , J . G * WV ; Kingsford , Canterbury , G . Chap . ; Windeyer , Chatham , Gr . Reg ; Isaacs , Chatham , G . Sec . ; Hayward , Margate , G . S . D . ; Hiscock , Ramsgate , G . J . D . ; Holttum , Canterbury , S . of W . ; Poussett , Margate , D . of C . ; Tollputt , Folkestone , G . G . ; Watson , Gravesend , G . S . B . ; Gore , Gravesend , A . D . of C ; Day , Maidstone , G . P . ; Wates , No . 91 ; Cooleys , No . 216 ; Lyon , No . 149 ; Fox , No . 34 : Grundy , No . 741 ; Martin , No . 376 , G . Stewards .
The R . W . the Prov . G . M . said that Bro . Phipps , had for many years held the important and pleasing office of Grand Grganist ; and the regret he felt to lose him in that office was in some degree compensated by the pleasure he had in appointing him to one of the highest offices in the Grand Lodge . Bro . Phipps had , as the Master of the Eamsgate Lodge , not only proved himself an excellent working Mason , but had shown , by his conduct in one memorable case , that the principles of Freemasonry had a firm hold upon him . Many members present would remember , some yearsago , when a clergyman of Essex ( B . Hewlett—better
known to the world by his literary cognomen of Peter Priggins ) , a Brother Mason , died , leaving his family in great distress , Bro . Phipps , by his own individual exertions , through the publication of a piece of music for the benefit of the family , added £ 60 to the subscription raised for their relief . ( Applause . ) The practice of benevolence was the daily duty of the Mason ; but it was gratifying in appointing a Brother to high office to know that he was one who had distinguished himself so much in the cause of charity . In investing Bro . Pike , the Prov . G . M . said he had it upon authority on which he
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Kent.
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The Prov ^ l £ th of June . Considerable interest was excited , such a meeting not having ^ place in the town fe nearly haif a century ^ held in C ^ . This in som e measure may be ate to the cir ^ m to die from exhaustion , not havingJ ^
A lew years since , however , great exertions were made to effect * its revival , and successfully , itnow ^ raniting as of Kent . According ly ^ the Prov . G . M ., Bro > Chas * Purton Cooper , Q . C , determined to hold hisI annual Grand Lodge this year in Canterbury , and fixed MOnday ffte 15 th of J ^ attenciahce of the Brethren in the Masonic Hail , St , Margarbt s-street , when Bro . Stephen B . Wilson , J . G . I ) . of England , delivered a very effective lecture On the o ^ eots tod scope 0 ^ & unanimously accorded a vote of thanks .
Oh Monday morning , afte ^ Hotels High-street , the Brethren proceed Tayern , where the large Gbhcert-hall was ^ arranged as aL ^ opened with the usual c erem onies , m excellent style ; by Bro . Hclttum , W ; M . of No . 34 , assisted by Bro ^ Thomas Philpott , S . W ., and ^ ro . Trimhell , J . W . The R . W . the Prov . G ^ Cooper ) and his grand officers then onto customary ^ fo of Bro . Poussett , the excellent and
experienced Masterof the Ceremonies . The Grand Lodge was then opened , and amongst the Brethi ^ n oh the M Bro . Harvey Boys , P ; Prov . S . W . j Bro . Brookf Jones , P . ProvvS . W . ; Bro . W . H . Tale , P . Prov ; G . S . W . for Herefordshire f Bro . B ^ the Isle of Wight ; and several grand officers of the province ; amongst whom were Bros . Townsend , Hoggens , Cruttehden , Wellsdon , Sergeant , Delmar , Moore , Pike , Saunders , Isaacs , & c ,
The minutes of the last Grand Lodge having been read and confirmed , Bro . Saunders was re-elected Treasurer , and the following Gfficers for the year ensuing were appointed and invested by the Prov . G . M .: —Bros . Phipps , Margate , S . G . W . ; Pike , Maidstone , J . G * WV ; Kingsford , Canterbury , G . Chap . ; Windeyer , Chatham , Gr . Reg ; Isaacs , Chatham , G . Sec . ; Hayward , Margate , G . S . D . ; Hiscock , Ramsgate , G . J . D . ; Holttum , Canterbury , S . of W . ; Poussett , Margate , D . of C . ; Tollputt , Folkestone , G . G . ; Watson , Gravesend , G . S . B . ; Gore , Gravesend , A . D . of C ; Day , Maidstone , G . P . ; Wates , No . 91 ; Cooleys , No . 216 ; Lyon , No . 149 ; Fox , No . 34 : Grundy , No . 741 ; Martin , No . 376 , G . Stewards .
The R . W . the Prov . G . M . said that Bro . Phipps , had for many years held the important and pleasing office of Grand Grganist ; and the regret he felt to lose him in that office was in some degree compensated by the pleasure he had in appointing him to one of the highest offices in the Grand Lodge . Bro . Phipps had , as the Master of the Eamsgate Lodge , not only proved himself an excellent working Mason , but had shown , by his conduct in one memorable case , that the principles of Freemasonry had a firm hold upon him . Many members present would remember , some yearsago , when a clergyman of Essex ( B . Hewlett—better
known to the world by his literary cognomen of Peter Priggins ) , a Brother Mason , died , leaving his family in great distress , Bro . Phipps , by his own individual exertions , through the publication of a piece of music for the benefit of the family , added £ 60 to the subscription raised for their relief . ( Applause . ) The practice of benevolence was the daily duty of the Mason ; but it was gratifying in appointing a Brother to high office to know that he was one who had distinguished himself so much in the cause of charity . In investing Bro . Pike , the Prov . G . M . said he had it upon authority on which he