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to the Master autt Brethren of a Lo ^ gewhe injore parti ^^ the work was tolerably well done , to haye the countenance of such distinguishecl Masons as he had the pleasure of seeing at their festive board upon this occasion .
Thanks were returned by the visitors , and soon alter the meeti ^^^ Brethren returning to town M an early hour . Among the visitors , we observed Bros . Couchm ^ No ; M 9 ; Todd , No < ^ linery Of Portsmouth
St ; James- p emergency at the F ' ree ^ were raised to the 3 rd ^ Degree , three passed to the 2 nd > and one ^ ntleman initiated into the mysteries of the Order ; At the dbs ^ of the busi ness , the Bre & ren prqce ^ John Gurton ; had given the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , he congratulated the newly initiated brother on his entrance into Masonry , and assured him that % hat
he had yet seen fo ^ TJnioh had given sufficient proo ^ that it did not forget th hjr giving oTnring the last ^ ^ 200 to the differe nt charities , Froiri the highly satisfactory mann ^ self during the cerenibnyy he felt assured that he was duly impressed with its solemnity , and would finally rise to the hig ^ Brother ( BroV Boyle ) , In returning thanks , said that he had long desited to enter
into the Order irom the fact of having some of his most valued £ t , # nd he felt assured that an institution ^^ m its members ; Tie health of the ^^ Sec * of the St ; Thomas Lodge > was drunk with the utmost After drinking the health of the ; W ; M . and thanking him for the great exertions he had made for the benefit of the Lodge , which was duly responded to by the W . M ., who thanked the Brethren for the support he had received , and other toasts being 5
drunk > the Brethren separatedin the greatest harmony . The Brethren held their summer banquet , oh Thursday , July 9 , at Bro . Beddingfield ' s , Broxbourne . The place is most delightfully situated , about eighteen miles from London , on the Eastern Counties Baiiway . A marquee was fixed in the centre of a very beautiful garden , the interior of the tent being most tastefully decorated with rare flowers , the tables also having their full share of exotics . Soon after two o'clock , the Brethren and ladies sat down to a most recherche dinner , consisting of all the
delicacies of the season , including fruits of the finest description , fresh-gathered from these gardens . Among the members present , we observed Bros . J . Gurton , W . M . ; Kelly , P . M . ; Leser , P . M . ; W . H . and B . Boforts , Stacey , Shiel , Stuart , Arnott , Buckingham , Morter , Willey , & c . ; Bros . G . Genge ancl Holmes visitors . On the cloth being drawn , and grace said , the W , M . proposed " The Queen and the Craft , " dwelling upon the virtues of her Majesty as a queen , wife , and mother , and in every relation of life , stating that , as her Majesty was the daughter
of a Mason , and niece of several royal Masons , it doubly entitled her to their regard . After which , the W . M . proposed " The Ladies / ' congratulating the Brethren upon the honour done them by the ladies affording them their presence ; the W . M . remarking , that it was such arrangements as these that enhanced the value of Masonry , by showing the fair sex that the members of the Craft were not quite
so selfish as they were represented to be . The toast was received with the usual demonstrations ; and Bro . P . M . Kelly , on behalf of the ladies , returned thanks in a very heat and appropriate speech . These matters ended , the company retired to the lawn , and commenced dancing to the enlivening strains of an excellent quadrille band , provided by Bro . G > F , Taylor . Bros . Genge and Holmes also enhanced the value of the meeting by singing several charming ballads .
LODGE of Isbael ( No . 247 ) .- —The members of the above , held a Lodge of Emergency , on Tuesday , the 14 th July , for the purpose of presenting the portrait of Bro . H . A . Isaacs , P . M ., the cost of which ( upwards of £ 40 ) jiad been defrayed by the members of the Lodge . The W . M ,, Bro , J . M . Isaacs ,
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Metroi? 0 Lit An,
to the Master autt Brethren of a Lo ^ gewhe injore parti ^^ the work was tolerably well done , to haye the countenance of such distinguishecl Masons as he had the pleasure of seeing at their festive board upon this occasion .
Thanks were returned by the visitors , and soon alter the meeti ^^^ Brethren returning to town M an early hour . Among the visitors , we observed Bros . Couchm ^ No ; M 9 ; Todd , No < ^ linery Of Portsmouth
St ; James- p emergency at the F ' ree ^ were raised to the 3 rd ^ Degree , three passed to the 2 nd > and one ^ ntleman initiated into the mysteries of the Order ; At the dbs ^ of the busi ness , the Bre & ren prqce ^ John Gurton ; had given the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , he congratulated the newly initiated brother on his entrance into Masonry , and assured him that % hat
he had yet seen fo ^ TJnioh had given sufficient proo ^ that it did not forget th hjr giving oTnring the last ^ ^ 200 to the differe nt charities , Froiri the highly satisfactory mann ^ self during the cerenibnyy he felt assured that he was duly impressed with its solemnity , and would finally rise to the hig ^ Brother ( BroV Boyle ) , In returning thanks , said that he had long desited to enter
into the Order irom the fact of having some of his most valued £ t , # nd he felt assured that an institution ^^ m its members ; Tie health of the ^^ Sec * of the St ; Thomas Lodge > was drunk with the utmost After drinking the health of the ; W ; M . and thanking him for the great exertions he had made for the benefit of the Lodge , which was duly responded to by the W . M ., who thanked the Brethren for the support he had received , and other toasts being 5
drunk > the Brethren separatedin the greatest harmony . The Brethren held their summer banquet , oh Thursday , July 9 , at Bro . Beddingfield ' s , Broxbourne . The place is most delightfully situated , about eighteen miles from London , on the Eastern Counties Baiiway . A marquee was fixed in the centre of a very beautiful garden , the interior of the tent being most tastefully decorated with rare flowers , the tables also having their full share of exotics . Soon after two o'clock , the Brethren and ladies sat down to a most recherche dinner , consisting of all the
delicacies of the season , including fruits of the finest description , fresh-gathered from these gardens . Among the members present , we observed Bros . J . Gurton , W . M . ; Kelly , P . M . ; Leser , P . M . ; W . H . and B . Boforts , Stacey , Shiel , Stuart , Arnott , Buckingham , Morter , Willey , & c . ; Bros . G . Genge ancl Holmes visitors . On the cloth being drawn , and grace said , the W , M . proposed " The Queen and the Craft , " dwelling upon the virtues of her Majesty as a queen , wife , and mother , and in every relation of life , stating that , as her Majesty was the daughter
of a Mason , and niece of several royal Masons , it doubly entitled her to their regard . After which , the W . M . proposed " The Ladies / ' congratulating the Brethren upon the honour done them by the ladies affording them their presence ; the W . M . remarking , that it was such arrangements as these that enhanced the value of Masonry , by showing the fair sex that the members of the Craft were not quite
so selfish as they were represented to be . The toast was received with the usual demonstrations ; and Bro . P . M . Kelly , on behalf of the ladies , returned thanks in a very heat and appropriate speech . These matters ended , the company retired to the lawn , and commenced dancing to the enlivening strains of an excellent quadrille band , provided by Bro . G > F , Taylor . Bros . Genge and Holmes also enhanced the value of the meeting by singing several charming ballads .
LODGE of Isbael ( No . 247 ) .- —The members of the above , held a Lodge of Emergency , on Tuesday , the 14 th July , for the purpose of presenting the portrait of Bro . H . A . Isaacs , P . M ., the cost of which ( upwards of £ 40 ) jiad been defrayed by the members of the Lodge . The W . M ,, Bro , J . M . Isaacs ,