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Mark Masonry
R . W . M ; , presiding , when Bros . Guy , Eeadj Van Oppen , Boutcher Siriithy Sanders ; j ^ Masted Bin <) kes ( Sh ^ ehf Cbtterell v sulhittted fe the adop
finished ; th ^ ser ^ d hp i ^ B ^ Bros , Warren and Hughes , R ^ as several other Brei ^ re ^ and responded tpi and
Scotland
SGOTLA 1 TD
Lodge J ) c ( MeiM ( N Itiesday , t he ^^ was ably initi ^ ecL duties devplvihg upon hifn years ago ; We sincerely tru Lbdge , ^ talented b ^ nist , Bro of sacred nihsicdu ^
ceremonyv WW Lodge & meeting on Tuesday , the 14 th July M . D ., representative from the Grand O ^^ & os . Macgregor > W ' att , and Falconer , were , in a very able manner , passed to the Degree of Fellow-Praffc , by the B . WvM office of Architect to the Lodge . The Brethren afterwards adjourned to refresh ^
nient , and spent a very happy evening together . Bro , Ex-Baron Baillie Ritchie , D . M ., haying been called to the chair , and " The Queen and the Craft , " the Army and Navy , " and several of the formal toasts , having been proposed , and responded to with the greatest enthusiasm , the worthy chairman , in an able speech , pro ^ posed the ^' Visiting Brethren , " and coupled with the toast Bro . James Millar , of the St . David ' s Lodge , Dundee , a Brother who , by his agreeable manners and brilliant conversation , had added much to the pleasure of the meeting . In
returning thanks for the visiting Brethren present , after cordially thanking the Lodge for the hearty welcome they had received , and complimenting the R . W . M . and Office-bearers for the able manner in which the business of the Lodge had been conducted , Bro . Millar expressed a regret that the Brethren of the different Lodges in Dundee never received visits from any of the Brethren of the various Lodges in Edinburgh , and begged to assure the Brethren that they would be made welcome in any of the Lodges in that city they might find it convenient to visit .
Bro . Lawrence Mallon rose to assure Bro . Millar that it was from no unfriendly feeling on the part of any of the Brethren of the Craft in Edinburgh that the various sister Lodges in the provinces were not visited oftener than they were , but from an ignorance of their nights of meeting . For his own part , he was very often in Dundee on business , and would , with great pleasure , have availed himself of the privilege of visiting them , had he been aware when and where the meetings were held . He trusted that some means would be devised to remedy this hindrance to fraternal intercourse .
Bro . Walker ' s health having been proposed and responded to , the newlyappointed Architect replied , ia a short but appropriate speech , thanking the Brethren for the honour they had conferred upon him . The newly-passed Fellow-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Mark Masonry
R . W . M ; , presiding , when Bros . Guy , Eeadj Van Oppen , Boutcher Siriithy Sanders ; j ^ Masted Bin <) kes ( Sh ^ ehf Cbtterell v sulhittted fe the adop
finished ; th ^ ser ^ d hp i ^ B ^ Bros , Warren and Hughes , R ^ as several other Brei ^ re ^ and responded tpi and
Scotland
SGOTLA 1 TD
Lodge J ) c ( MeiM ( N Itiesday , t he ^^ was ably initi ^ ecL duties devplvihg upon hifn years ago ; We sincerely tru Lbdge , ^ talented b ^ nist , Bro of sacred nihsicdu ^
ceremonyv WW Lodge & meeting on Tuesday , the 14 th July M . D ., representative from the Grand O ^^ & os . Macgregor > W ' att , and Falconer , were , in a very able manner , passed to the Degree of Fellow-Praffc , by the B . WvM office of Architect to the Lodge . The Brethren afterwards adjourned to refresh ^
nient , and spent a very happy evening together . Bro , Ex-Baron Baillie Ritchie , D . M ., haying been called to the chair , and " The Queen and the Craft , " the Army and Navy , " and several of the formal toasts , having been proposed , and responded to with the greatest enthusiasm , the worthy chairman , in an able speech , pro ^ posed the ^' Visiting Brethren , " and coupled with the toast Bro . James Millar , of the St . David ' s Lodge , Dundee , a Brother who , by his agreeable manners and brilliant conversation , had added much to the pleasure of the meeting . In
returning thanks for the visiting Brethren present , after cordially thanking the Lodge for the hearty welcome they had received , and complimenting the R . W . M . and Office-bearers for the able manner in which the business of the Lodge had been conducted , Bro . Millar expressed a regret that the Brethren of the different Lodges in Dundee never received visits from any of the Brethren of the various Lodges in Edinburgh , and begged to assure the Brethren that they would be made welcome in any of the Lodges in that city they might find it convenient to visit .
Bro . Lawrence Mallon rose to assure Bro . Millar that it was from no unfriendly feeling on the part of any of the Brethren of the Craft in Edinburgh that the various sister Lodges in the provinces were not visited oftener than they were , but from an ignorance of their nights of meeting . For his own part , he was very often in Dundee on business , and would , with great pleasure , have availed himself of the privilege of visiting them , had he been aware when and where the meetings were held . He trusted that some means would be devised to remedy this hindrance to fraternal intercourse .
Bro . Walker ' s health having been proposed and responded to , the newlyappointed Architect replied , ia a short but appropriate speech , thanking the Brethren for the honour they had conferred upon him . The newly-passed Fellow-