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It had been M Grand Ips Brother Qesai ^ fe distinguished , ^ c ^ st oth ^ requirem ent s by that of being one of the
principal M ^ somc M the rites and customs of the L ^ Brothers , the ^ grincitf ^ fy the Lodge , due honour b Inspe < # ressy Depo
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Theny handing her the m ^ French M Allowing lines :---- o ¦! ~ ¦ ;;¦' . :
" Vous qui f ^ tes toiyours aussi belle que tame , Recevez ce EQLaillet , et regriez stir ce tr 6 ne , Oh . vous vpyant chacun restora convamcu , Qu ' aujourd'luiir The Most Illustrious Grand Mistress , after having thanked M . Boubee , assured the members of the Lodge of her eternal friendship , and , taking the mallet in her hand * * thus addressed M . Boubee
" And you , Most Illustrious "Worshipful Master , when you gave me this mallet , conferred upon me the mark and symbol of the authority which you hold , Be assured , "Worshipful Sir and Brother , that by doing so you have doubled your own power to do what is noble and charitable in confiding to us its exercise . " . . . . The Lodge being in working order , the reception of the beautiful and graceful Mademoiselle Anais Gr— commenced ; and
having gone through the initiation , she replied to the various preliminary questions with much tact and intelligence . Of the various trials there was one which made a deep impression upon the fair recipient , as well as upon the assembly . There were four boxes , one before each of the Officers ( Brothers ) , she was told to open them , and out of the two first she drew faded flowers , soiled ribbons and laces , which , being put in an open vessel , were instantly
consumed by fire , as a proof of the brief duration of such objects . Conducted before the Brother Secretary , she withdrew from a box an apron , a blue silk scarf , and a pair of gloves .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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It had been M Grand Ips Brother Qesai ^ fe distinguished , ^ c ^ st oth ^ requirem ent s by that of being one of the
principal M ^ somc M the rites and customs of the L ^ Brothers , the ^ grincitf ^ fy the Lodge , due honour b Inspe < # ressy Depo
, M ^ W ^ sMeni des ^ of the ^ and Oi & nt o £ S where , l ^ ing beenin ingw a ^
" Dieii T a voiilu l yenez , £ d ^ e a ses legons , Be votre douce yoix ^ nstruire 1 ^ ^< ms , de < pi les talens , la grace enchantresse , Da ^ s ce temple , interdit aux profanes mqrtels , Sauroiit de la vertu ranimer les autel &"
Theny handing her the m ^ French M Allowing lines :---- o ¦! ~ ¦ ;;¦' . :
" Vous qui f ^ tes toiyours aussi belle que tame , Recevez ce EQLaillet , et regriez stir ce tr 6 ne , Oh . vous vpyant chacun restora convamcu , Qu ' aujourd'luiir The Most Illustrious Grand Mistress , after having thanked M . Boubee , assured the members of the Lodge of her eternal friendship , and , taking the mallet in her hand * * thus addressed M . Boubee
" And you , Most Illustrious "Worshipful Master , when you gave me this mallet , conferred upon me the mark and symbol of the authority which you hold , Be assured , "Worshipful Sir and Brother , that by doing so you have doubled your own power to do what is noble and charitable in confiding to us its exercise . " . . . . The Lodge being in working order , the reception of the beautiful and graceful Mademoiselle Anais Gr— commenced ; and
having gone through the initiation , she replied to the various preliminary questions with much tact and intelligence . Of the various trials there was one which made a deep impression upon the fair recipient , as well as upon the assembly . There were four boxes , one before each of the Officers ( Brothers ) , she was told to open them , and out of the two first she drew faded flowers , soiled ribbons and laces , which , being put in an open vessel , were instantly
consumed by fire , as a proof of the brief duration of such objects . Conducted before the Brother Secretary , she withdrew from a box an apron , a blue silk scarf , and a pair of gloves .