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niscences were of quaint devices , knightly jewels , and marvellously-wrought aprons . These expectations were not disappointed , and the Glastonbury folks earned whatever enjoyment the sight of so many strange faces may have afforded them , by the cordial greeting they bestowed upon the Fraternity , the very churches giving tongue in one harmonious peal of welcome as the Brethren approached within the precincts of the time-honoured borough . The W . M

Bro . William Harwood , with the Brethren of the Rural Philanthropic Lodge ( No . 367 ) , and several visiting Members of various Lodges , met at an early hour in a Lodge of Emergency , at their room in the Highbridge Inn , Huntspill , and having initiated three gentlemen into the solemn mysteries of the most ancient and noble order of Freemasons , and transacted other business of detail , repaired , per train , to Glastonbury , where , as we have above stated , a hearty reception was given them . After partaking of a cold collation at Bro . Bailey ' s , of the George

Hotel , they proceeded to visit the far-famed Tor , better known to our forefathers as the Mount of St . Michael . The weather was refreshingly cool , and the state of the atmosphere enabled the Brethren to enjoy the extensive panorama which , at the summit of the ascent , unfolds itself to the beholder ; next in order came the beautiful remains of the venerable Abbey , once sacred to the Benedictine Monks , and now the favourite resort of the artist and the poet . Arrived there , the Brethren did not fail to pay due homage at the fallen shrine of this glorious

temple , and numerous were the exclamations of wonder and delight as each new beauty disclosed itself . At three o ' clock the Brethren , to the number of seventy and upwards , assembled in the Abbot ' s Kitchen , another venerable relic of a bygone age ; here a sumptuous banquet was prepared , and too much praise cannot be lavished upon our worthy Bro . Bailey , of the George Hotel , for the excellent fare and the good wines he provided ; indeed , the whole of the arrangement ? were good . The old hall was handsomely decorated with flags aud evergreens of

an emblematic or festive character , and an immense Masonic banner , which must have sadly puzzled the brains of the gaping multitude without , coquetted with the breeze , as it hung suspended from the roof of the building . In a word , good cheer and harmony prevailed throughout on this festive occasion , and nothing occurred to interrupt the good fellowship . The chair was ably filled by Bro . Dr . Charles Pope , the Worshipful the Mayor of Glastonbury , P . P . S . G . W . for

Somerset , and P . M . ( No . 367 ) , who was supported on the right by Bro . Randolph , the D . P . G . M . of Somerset , and on the left by Bro . W . Harwood , W . M . of No . 367 , and Brethren of the following Lodges : —Westminster and Keystone , No . 10 , Freemasons' Tavern ; Britannic , No . 38 , Thatched House Tavern , St . James ' s ; Cumberland , Bath , No . 48 ; Royal Sussex , Bath , No . 61 ; Loyal Vacation , Dulverton , No . 67 ; Royal Clarence , Bristol , No . 81 : Beaufort . Bristol , No . 120 : Lodtre of Perpetual Friendship , BrioVe No . 81 ; BeaufortBristolNo . 120 ; Lodge of Perpetual Friendship ,

Bridge-- , , water , No . 157 ; Old Concord , Freemasons' Tavern , No . 201 ; Royal Sussex , Bristol , No . 221 ; Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , Taunton , No . 327 ; Lodge of Harmony , Boston , No . 839 ; Lodge of Love and Honour , Shepton Mallett , No . 357 ; Moira , Bristol , No . 408 ; Lodge of Science , Bourton , No . 640 ; Benevolent , Wells , No . 653 ; Siiuvian , Newport , No . 693 ; Lodge of Benevolence , Bideford , No . 719 : Royal Sussex , Jersey , No . 722 ; Hammond ,

Guernsey , No . 829 ; St . John ' s , Newfoundland , No . 844 ; Colston , Bristol , No . 886 . The usual official toasts for the Queen , the Grand Master of England , the Provincial Grand Master and Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Somerset , having heen proposed and responded to , the healths of the Chairman and the Visitors were then drunk , nor were the last two the least of the toasts of the evening . To the W . M . Bro . William Harwood , great credit is duo for the excellent manner in which he conducts the business of the Highhridge Lodge , and the

health of Bro . Henry Bridges , P . M . and Sec . wa , s drunk with much enthusiasm , which all our Masonic readers will know how to appreciate . With that feeling of benevolence and Brotherly love which is the very life aud soul of bVeemasonry , the Brethren did not break up without making a liberal subscription for " Mine Host of the George , " to provide him with the moans of assisting the poor of the district on the following day , in remembrance of the Masonic Pic-Nic at Glastonbury .