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noble country and honourable body from which originally they proudly hailed as Masons . " " ' " . [ Another account states that Sir Allan has been installed as Grand Master by Brov Harrington , the Prov . G . M . for Quebec . What next ?]
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . Cape Town . —British Lodge ( No . 419 ) . —The ^ Brethren of this flourishing Lodge met on Wednesday , the 24 th of June , at eleven o ' clock a . M ., at a Lodge of Emergency convened at that hour , for the purpose of initiating two gentlemen into the Order previous to the installation of the W . M . and Officers , which ceremony takes place , agreeably to custom , on that day at high noon , it being the anniversary of St . John the Baptist . The ceremony was performed by the W . M ., Thomas P . Russell , which being concluded , he informed the Brethren , that before lie vacated the chair he would wish to have recorded on the minutes- — " A vote
Of thanks to his Officers for their energy and zeal during his Masonic year ; " as he could bear testimony to their unremitting attention to their duties . They had had a multiplicity of business , 33 initiations , 17 craftings , and 16 raisings during the year , and he was very happy to inform the Brethren , that he ^ always found his Officers at their posts , which contributed in a great measure to the success of the Lodge .
The W . M . then duly installed the W . M . elect , Bro . J . S . Rowe , S . W ., in the chair , who in a very able and efficient manner appointed and invested the following Brethren as his officers >—Bros . M . T . King , S . W . ; G . S . Darter , J ; W . ; Thomas F . Russell , P . M . and Treas . ; John T . Keller , Sec . ; W . Pearee , I . G . ; James Carroll and O . G . Ateerberg , Deacons ; and Christian Gangel , Tyler . The visitors on this occasion were , C . J . Brand , LL . D ., R . W . D . GrM . of the Netherlands ; the W . M . and officers of " Loge de Goede Hoop ; " the W . M . and
officers of " Loge de Goede Eromm ; and numerous others . The business concluded , the Brethren , about 138 in number , formed in procession , and marched round the gardens of the Lodge three times , the band of Her Majesty's 89 th . regiment playing the Masonic March until they were within the temple . The W . M . then adjourned the Lodge to a Lodge of Refreshment at the Masonic Hotel , at six P . M ., which passed over with great eclat .
About fifty of the Brethren sat down to the banquet provided by Bro . Russell . The present Master , J . S . Rowe , was in the chair ; and full justice having been done to the sumptuous , fare , the cloth was withdrawn . Amongst the toasts was that of the Queen and the Craft , which loyally took precedence of all others , and was responded to with true British enthusiasm . Next came the " Earl of Zetland , the Grand Master of Masonry in England ; " " Prince Frederick of the Netherlands , Grand Master of Holland ; " the " Provincial Grand Master of Holland , Bro . Brand ; " and the " Poor and Distressed Brethren of the Order . "
These having been disposed of , the toast was given of " The Worshipful Master of the Goede Hoop Lodge , " Bro . Overbeek . Bro . Overbeek , in responding to the toast , observed that he was ever delighted to find himself amongst the Brethren of the British Lodge , as he always found a welcome there . There was that brotherly feeling evinced toward him and the Brethren of the Goede Hoop Lodge which should ever actuate all true and good Masons . On his own part , as also on that of the members of the Lodge he that evening represented , he should at all times feel a pleasure in receiving the Brethren of the British Lodge , and in reciprocating that kindly feeling which he had that evening experienced .
The next toast was " The late Worshipful Master and retiring Officers of the British Lodge , " to which Bro . Russell replied on behalf of himself and his brother Officers . He said , on that day twelve months be had been installed as Master . He was then proud of that position , and he thought it the happiest day of his life . But how much more gratified must he feel at his present position , having , as he hoped and believed , filled the chair to the satisfaction of the Brethren over whom he . was appointed to preside during the last year . He was much pleased to perceive that his humble efforts had met with approval , as he had every reason to think they' had from the manner of his kind reception by the Brethren this
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noble country and honourable body from which originally they proudly hailed as Masons . " " ' " . [ Another account states that Sir Allan has been installed as Grand Master by Brov Harrington , the Prov . G . M . for Quebec . What next ?]
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . Cape Town . —British Lodge ( No . 419 ) . —The ^ Brethren of this flourishing Lodge met on Wednesday , the 24 th of June , at eleven o ' clock a . M ., at a Lodge of Emergency convened at that hour , for the purpose of initiating two gentlemen into the Order previous to the installation of the W . M . and Officers , which ceremony takes place , agreeably to custom , on that day at high noon , it being the anniversary of St . John the Baptist . The ceremony was performed by the W . M ., Thomas P . Russell , which being concluded , he informed the Brethren , that before lie vacated the chair he would wish to have recorded on the minutes- — " A vote
Of thanks to his Officers for their energy and zeal during his Masonic year ; " as he could bear testimony to their unremitting attention to their duties . They had had a multiplicity of business , 33 initiations , 17 craftings , and 16 raisings during the year , and he was very happy to inform the Brethren , that he ^ always found his Officers at their posts , which contributed in a great measure to the success of the Lodge .
The W . M . then duly installed the W . M . elect , Bro . J . S . Rowe , S . W ., in the chair , who in a very able and efficient manner appointed and invested the following Brethren as his officers >—Bros . M . T . King , S . W . ; G . S . Darter , J ; W . ; Thomas F . Russell , P . M . and Treas . ; John T . Keller , Sec . ; W . Pearee , I . G . ; James Carroll and O . G . Ateerberg , Deacons ; and Christian Gangel , Tyler . The visitors on this occasion were , C . J . Brand , LL . D ., R . W . D . GrM . of the Netherlands ; the W . M . and officers of " Loge de Goede Hoop ; " the W . M . and
officers of " Loge de Goede Eromm ; and numerous others . The business concluded , the Brethren , about 138 in number , formed in procession , and marched round the gardens of the Lodge three times , the band of Her Majesty's 89 th . regiment playing the Masonic March until they were within the temple . The W . M . then adjourned the Lodge to a Lodge of Refreshment at the Masonic Hotel , at six P . M ., which passed over with great eclat .
About fifty of the Brethren sat down to the banquet provided by Bro . Russell . The present Master , J . S . Rowe , was in the chair ; and full justice having been done to the sumptuous , fare , the cloth was withdrawn . Amongst the toasts was that of the Queen and the Craft , which loyally took precedence of all others , and was responded to with true British enthusiasm . Next came the " Earl of Zetland , the Grand Master of Masonry in England ; " " Prince Frederick of the Netherlands , Grand Master of Holland ; " the " Provincial Grand Master of Holland , Bro . Brand ; " and the " Poor and Distressed Brethren of the Order . "
These having been disposed of , the toast was given of " The Worshipful Master of the Goede Hoop Lodge , " Bro . Overbeek . Bro . Overbeek , in responding to the toast , observed that he was ever delighted to find himself amongst the Brethren of the British Lodge , as he always found a welcome there . There was that brotherly feeling evinced toward him and the Brethren of the Goede Hoop Lodge which should ever actuate all true and good Masons . On his own part , as also on that of the members of the Lodge he that evening represented , he should at all times feel a pleasure in receiving the Brethren of the British Lodge , and in reciprocating that kindly feeling which he had that evening experienced .
The next toast was " The late Worshipful Master and retiring Officers of the British Lodge , " to which Bro . Russell replied on behalf of himself and his brother Officers . He said , on that day twelve months be had been installed as Master . He was then proud of that position , and he thought it the happiest day of his life . But how much more gratified must he feel at his present position , having , as he hoped and believed , filled the chair to the satisfaction of the Brethren over whom he . was appointed to preside during the last year . He was much pleased to perceive that his humble efforts had met with approval , as he had every reason to think they' had from the manner of his kind reception by the Brethren this