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in addressing P . M . IL te certainly regret that from connection I c ^ great services you have rendered to Masonry in general , and our Lodge in particular . ¥ ou have not only been the founder of our Beneyolent Fu sense you have' also been the founder of our Lodge , for under ypui * rule , and directed by your t ^ ehts and p
you it vvould never have aspired to ^ irideed , so deeply ate the members impressed with gratitude and respect for y 6 ur worth , that had it b ^ en pracfc "they would have had your portrait on a cloth of gold . " This address was received whh the greatest enthusiasin . Bro . Isaacs , iii returning thanks , acknowledged the very Bistihguished honour the B that was not gratifying to > himalone ^ for he felt assured it was equally gratifying to two other members of tfe
Mastery and BrOwM . Isaa ^^ referred to the " past and present" of the Lodge of Israel , and congratulated himself and the Brethren upon the great progress it had made in numbed and reputation . " ^ the most flourishing , harmonious , and best regulated Lodgesunder the Snglish constitution . ' * feferiing to his having rep the Girls' and Boys ^ Schools , he said , -VI did ^ motive ; firstly , to
servei thosenoble institutions * and secondly , that as master of t ^ I might prove to the Graft , that its members of the Jewish ^ faith feel , in common with all enlightened min especially when that education is to benefit the sons and daughters of their Masonic Brethren .. " ¦ The Worshipful Brothe the advantages of the Behevole ^ would renect ^ undyihg lustre on the Lodge and prove a blessing ahke to do
eluded by again thanking them for the honour they had conferred upon him iri presenting his portrait , which he hoped would remain in its present position for many years , to remind him of his duty , and the deep debt of gratitude due from him to his friends and Brethren of the Lodge of Israel . The portrait , painted by Mr . Solomons , of Charing Cross , represents Bro . Isaacs in full Masonic Craft costume . It is enclosed in a massive gilt frame , tastefully ornamented and surmounted by a Masonic emblem in dead gold on a white ground , the production
of Bro . B . Mayers , of Bishopsgate-street . Appended to the frame is a tablet with the following inscription - —" Portrait of the Worshipful Bro . Henry A . Isaacs , P . M . ( No . 2 I 7 ) , President and Founder of the Lodge of Israel Benevolent Fund . Presented by the Members of the Lodge , as a tribute of esteem and fraternal affection , July , 1857 . " There were three initiations , five passings , and four Baisings , the whole of the business being very ably performed by the W . M . ; after which the Brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , prepared by Bro . W . Seyd with his usual excellence .
Peinck of Wales Lodge ( N * o . 324 ) . —This Lodge , which is so much distinguished for the rank of its members and the princes and noblemen it has introduced into the Order , met at the Thatched House Tavern , St . JamesVstreet , 23 rd June . A gallant colonel , who was engaged in the glorious fights of Balaklava and Inkermann , and had the misfortune to lose an arm when British courage and endurance triumphed at Sebastopol , was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry .
Zetland Lodge ( No . 752 ) . —The members of this Lodge assembled at the Adam and Eve Tavern , Kensington , on Wednesday , July 8 , for the purpose of installing Bro . Wise the W . M . elect . The ceremonies connected with the installation were admirably performed by the retiring master , Bro . Copus , who had , during his year of office , endeared himself to every member of the Lodge by his
uniform kindness , and in placing this Lodge , by excellent working , & c > in a condition equal to any . in the Craft . Bro . Wise , being duly installed , appointed his Officers , after which the Brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet . After dinner , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts followed , several songs having been
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Metroi? 0 Lit An,
in addressing P . M . IL te certainly regret that from connection I c ^ great services you have rendered to Masonry in general , and our Lodge in particular . ¥ ou have not only been the founder of our Beneyolent Fu sense you have' also been the founder of our Lodge , for under ypui * rule , and directed by your t ^ ehts and p
you it vvould never have aspired to ^ irideed , so deeply ate the members impressed with gratitude and respect for y 6 ur worth , that had it b ^ en pracfc "they would have had your portrait on a cloth of gold . " This address was received whh the greatest enthusiasin . Bro . Isaacs , iii returning thanks , acknowledged the very Bistihguished honour the B that was not gratifying to > himalone ^ for he felt assured it was equally gratifying to two other members of tfe
Mastery and BrOwM . Isaa ^^ referred to the " past and present" of the Lodge of Israel , and congratulated himself and the Brethren upon the great progress it had made in numbed and reputation . " ^ the most flourishing , harmonious , and best regulated Lodgesunder the Snglish constitution . ' * feferiing to his having rep the Girls' and Boys ^ Schools , he said , -VI did ^ motive ; firstly , to
servei thosenoble institutions * and secondly , that as master of t ^ I might prove to the Graft , that its members of the Jewish ^ faith feel , in common with all enlightened min especially when that education is to benefit the sons and daughters of their Masonic Brethren .. " ¦ The Worshipful Brothe the advantages of the Behevole ^ would renect ^ undyihg lustre on the Lodge and prove a blessing ahke to do
eluded by again thanking them for the honour they had conferred upon him iri presenting his portrait , which he hoped would remain in its present position for many years , to remind him of his duty , and the deep debt of gratitude due from him to his friends and Brethren of the Lodge of Israel . The portrait , painted by Mr . Solomons , of Charing Cross , represents Bro . Isaacs in full Masonic Craft costume . It is enclosed in a massive gilt frame , tastefully ornamented and surmounted by a Masonic emblem in dead gold on a white ground , the production
of Bro . B . Mayers , of Bishopsgate-street . Appended to the frame is a tablet with the following inscription - —" Portrait of the Worshipful Bro . Henry A . Isaacs , P . M . ( No . 2 I 7 ) , President and Founder of the Lodge of Israel Benevolent Fund . Presented by the Members of the Lodge , as a tribute of esteem and fraternal affection , July , 1857 . " There were three initiations , five passings , and four Baisings , the whole of the business being very ably performed by the W . M . ; after which the Brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , prepared by Bro . W . Seyd with his usual excellence .
Peinck of Wales Lodge ( N * o . 324 ) . —This Lodge , which is so much distinguished for the rank of its members and the princes and noblemen it has introduced into the Order , met at the Thatched House Tavern , St . JamesVstreet , 23 rd June . A gallant colonel , who was engaged in the glorious fights of Balaklava and Inkermann , and had the misfortune to lose an arm when British courage and endurance triumphed at Sebastopol , was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry .
Zetland Lodge ( No . 752 ) . —The members of this Lodge assembled at the Adam and Eve Tavern , Kensington , on Wednesday , July 8 , for the purpose of installing Bro . Wise the W . M . elect . The ceremonies connected with the installation were admirably performed by the retiring master , Bro . Copus , who had , during his year of office , endeared himself to every member of the Lodge by his
uniform kindness , and in placing this Lodge , by excellent working , & c > in a condition equal to any . in the Craft . Bro . Wise , being duly installed , appointed his Officers , after which the Brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet . After dinner , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts followed , several songs having been