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Lodge in Liverpool . It was urged respectfully by one of the Brethren , that as they had an educational institution of their own in this province ^ a suitable reply should be made to that effect ; but afterwards the sum of £ 10 10 s . was voted to the Boys' School , and a similar sum to the Girls' School , to be paid out of the GrandLodge funds . During the proceedings , Bro . Wylie suggested the propriety of establishing a library for the use of the Brethren in the hew ball .
Bro . Joshua Walmsley , Prov . G . Treas ., was re-elected Treasurer . Fifty guineas were afterwards voted to the intended new hall fund , and a further sum of £ 25 towards the alterations which had been made in the present building . The Lodge afterwards resolved itself into a court of governors of the West Lancashire Educational Institution for the Education and Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Masons , when the report of the institution was read by Bro . H . Gairibell , the Secretary . The report embodied the proceedings of the various
courts which have been held during the year , wherein a number of children had been re commended to the funds of the institution . Upwards of £ 150 had been received that day hi suhserrptions , and seven children had been recommended and placed on the funds . A committee was afterwards appointed for the ensuing year . Bro . J . Brabner was again appointed treasurer ; and Bro . GambelL , secretary , Bro . Henry W . Collins was elected solicitor to the trust ; Bro . Ales . C . ^ Jeffrey , surgeon ; and Messrs . Moss and Co ., the bankers . The fund now amounts to upwards of £ 2 , 580 .
The proceedings of Grand Lodge closed shortly before three o ' clock , when the Brethren adjourned to the Adelphi Hotel to dine / At the banquet in the evening , Bro . Sir Thos . G . Hesketh , Bart ., occupied the chair , and Bros . Thomas Littledale and Henry W . Collins the vice chairs . After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts * were given and heartily received , the chairman said , it afforded him pleasure in giving the first Masonic toast of the evening , the health of " The Earl of Zetland , the M . W . G-. M . / ' who was ready at all times to attend to his Masonic duties , and preside , with dignity , over the proceedings of Grand Lodge and Masonry all over the kingdom .
The Chairman— " The next toast I have the pleasure in giving demands the highest consideration of every Mason , for his lordship always took the greatest interest in Masonry . — " The Right Hon . Lord Panmure , K , T ., R . W . D . G . M . " ( Cheers ) .
The Chairman said he had great pleasure m giving them the health of the Right W . Prov . G . Master , Bro . le Gendre N . Starkie , who had always the interest of the province at heart . He yery much regretted he was not among them ; hut , though absent , he was sure to be thinking of them , and was with them in heart . ( Drunk with great applause ) .
Bro . Littledale said the first toast he had the pleasure of proposing was the health of the D . Prov . G . Master , Bro . Sir Thos . G . Hesketh , Bait ., who bo ably filled the chair in the absence of the R . W . Prov . G . M . Tlio Brethren of Lodge No . 35 mig ht well feel proud of him , as he had been initiated in their Lodge , and had ably worked his way to the position of Master of that Lodge . The chairmanin returning thanks , regretted the absence of the R . WProv . GM
, , . whose position he so imperfectly filled . He felt great pleasure iu being surrounded ' by so able a body of Prov . G . officers , who at all times rendered his office easy . He concluded by giving u The West Lancashire Institution for the Education and Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Masons , " coupled with , the name of Bro . Joshua Walmsley , Prov . G . Treas ., who was the originator of the institution
Bro . Walmsley said , when he first mentioned the idea of the institution to an influential brother some years ago , his reply was , that they would not get £ 50 in fifty years towards such an undertaking ; but he had the pleasure of informing thern they were now in the receipt of upwards of £ 150 in twelve months . He considered , after all , they were placed in a better position than the institution in London , because the children of every Brother , to whatever religious faith they belonged , could be sent to the school best suited to his wishes . At present some were sent to the Collegiate Institution , and some to the Mechanics' Institution 3 a f
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Metropolitan.
Lodge in Liverpool . It was urged respectfully by one of the Brethren , that as they had an educational institution of their own in this province ^ a suitable reply should be made to that effect ; but afterwards the sum of £ 10 10 s . was voted to the Boys' School , and a similar sum to the Girls' School , to be paid out of the GrandLodge funds . During the proceedings , Bro . Wylie suggested the propriety of establishing a library for the use of the Brethren in the hew ball .
Bro . Joshua Walmsley , Prov . G . Treas ., was re-elected Treasurer . Fifty guineas were afterwards voted to the intended new hall fund , and a further sum of £ 25 towards the alterations which had been made in the present building . The Lodge afterwards resolved itself into a court of governors of the West Lancashire Educational Institution for the Education and Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Masons , when the report of the institution was read by Bro . H . Gairibell , the Secretary . The report embodied the proceedings of the various
courts which have been held during the year , wherein a number of children had been re commended to the funds of the institution . Upwards of £ 150 had been received that day hi suhserrptions , and seven children had been recommended and placed on the funds . A committee was afterwards appointed for the ensuing year . Bro . J . Brabner was again appointed treasurer ; and Bro . GambelL , secretary , Bro . Henry W . Collins was elected solicitor to the trust ; Bro . Ales . C . ^ Jeffrey , surgeon ; and Messrs . Moss and Co ., the bankers . The fund now amounts to upwards of £ 2 , 580 .
The proceedings of Grand Lodge closed shortly before three o ' clock , when the Brethren adjourned to the Adelphi Hotel to dine / At the banquet in the evening , Bro . Sir Thos . G . Hesketh , Bart ., occupied the chair , and Bros . Thomas Littledale and Henry W . Collins the vice chairs . After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts * were given and heartily received , the chairman said , it afforded him pleasure in giving the first Masonic toast of the evening , the health of " The Earl of Zetland , the M . W . G-. M . / ' who was ready at all times to attend to his Masonic duties , and preside , with dignity , over the proceedings of Grand Lodge and Masonry all over the kingdom .
The Chairman— " The next toast I have the pleasure in giving demands the highest consideration of every Mason , for his lordship always took the greatest interest in Masonry . — " The Right Hon . Lord Panmure , K , T ., R . W . D . G . M . " ( Cheers ) .
The Chairman said he had great pleasure m giving them the health of the Right W . Prov . G . Master , Bro . le Gendre N . Starkie , who had always the interest of the province at heart . He yery much regretted he was not among them ; hut , though absent , he was sure to be thinking of them , and was with them in heart . ( Drunk with great applause ) .
Bro . Littledale said the first toast he had the pleasure of proposing was the health of the D . Prov . G . Master , Bro . Sir Thos . G . Hesketh , Bait ., who bo ably filled the chair in the absence of the R . W . Prov . G . M . Tlio Brethren of Lodge No . 35 mig ht well feel proud of him , as he had been initiated in their Lodge , and had ably worked his way to the position of Master of that Lodge . The chairmanin returning thanks , regretted the absence of the R . WProv . GM
, , . whose position he so imperfectly filled . He felt great pleasure iu being surrounded ' by so able a body of Prov . G . officers , who at all times rendered his office easy . He concluded by giving u The West Lancashire Institution for the Education and Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Masons , " coupled with , the name of Bro . Joshua Walmsley , Prov . G . Treas ., who was the originator of the institution
Bro . Walmsley said , when he first mentioned the idea of the institution to an influential brother some years ago , his reply was , that they would not get £ 50 in fifty years towards such an undertaking ; but he had the pleasure of informing thern they were now in the receipt of upwards of £ 150 in twelve months . He considered , after all , they were placed in a better position than the institution in London , because the children of every Brother , to whatever religious faith they belonged , could be sent to the school best suited to his wishes . At present some were sent to the Collegiate Institution , and some to the Mechanics' Institution 3 a f