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had been arranged According to seniority , the brethren marched ofi ^ preceded by the Ayrshire Bifle band , playing the ' " Merry .-Masons /' -. the Ayr instrumental band bringing up the rear . The procession marched up High-street and Alloway-street , the streets being crowded with spectators , while the windows were likewise full of sight-seers , to the cattle market , where the numbers were augmented by new arrivals , including a deputation from the parent Lodge of Kilwinning . The
Brethren again got into marching order , and set out for the site of the poor house , adjoining the Townhead railway station . On arriving there the Eev . Mr . Bhaw ^ one of the ministers of the parish , offered up an impressive prayer , when the D . G . Master , after the usual ceremonies , and the pouring out of wine , oil , and corn / laid the foundation stone amid the cheers of the Masons and the other spectators , of whom there were some hundreds . Sir James then briefly addressed the assemblage on the important work that had been so auspiciously hegun ; and as they were told
that the poor would be always with them , it was proper that such a huilding should be erected for their comfort and accommodation . After a few remarks by the chairman of the union , in acknowledgment of the services that had been rendered by the Craft , the procession re-formed , and marched down High-street , up Sandgate-street , round Wellington-square , down Sandgate-street , and across the new bridge to the new cemetery at the head of Wallaeetown , where a full-length statue of the late Brother Dr . John Taylor has been erected , and was to be inaugurated . The statue is cut out of a dark coloured freestone , appears to be a good
piece of sculpture , and a very fair likeness of the original : it stands on a pedestal about thirty feet high , and is a prominent object in the otherwise humble neighbourhood . Brother Finlayson , from Glasgow , after the drapery had been taken from the statue , briefly addressed the meeting regarding the leading traits in the character of the late Doctor , whom he characterized as every inch a man and a gentleman . " The Masonic body then marched back to the King ' s Arms , where the Lodge was duly closed ; and each Lodge proceeded to their several Lodge rooms , where they spent a few hours in social harmony .
Colonial
COLONIAL
JAMAICA . At the last Ordinary Meeting of the Sussex Lodge ( No . 447 ) a neat silver salver , which had been imported by a previous vote of the Lodge , was presented to the Worshipful Bro . J . W . Whitbourne , the retiring and immediate Past Master , for the zeal , ability , and attention devoted by him to the interests of the Lodge , during the period of his administration . The salver , which bore the following
inscription , — " Presented to Brother James Wm , Whitbourne , by the Brethren of the Sussex Lodge ( No . 447 ) , in testimony of their esteem , and for his valuable services to the Lodge , 1857 , "—was presented by the presiding Master , the Worshipful Joseph Francis , with a suitable address , and was acknowledged by the Worshipful Bro . Whitbourne in his usual mild and unassuming style . —Jamaica Standard , Augmt 2 nd .
India
INDIA
DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER OF BENGAL . A convocation was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Calcutta , on August 19 th , when here were present , M . E . Comp . J . J . L . Ilolf , Dist . Prov . Grand Supt . and Z . ;
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had been arranged According to seniority , the brethren marched ofi ^ preceded by the Ayrshire Bifle band , playing the ' " Merry .-Masons /' -. the Ayr instrumental band bringing up the rear . The procession marched up High-street and Alloway-street , the streets being crowded with spectators , while the windows were likewise full of sight-seers , to the cattle market , where the numbers were augmented by new arrivals , including a deputation from the parent Lodge of Kilwinning . The
Brethren again got into marching order , and set out for the site of the poor house , adjoining the Townhead railway station . On arriving there the Eev . Mr . Bhaw ^ one of the ministers of the parish , offered up an impressive prayer , when the D . G . Master , after the usual ceremonies , and the pouring out of wine , oil , and corn / laid the foundation stone amid the cheers of the Masons and the other spectators , of whom there were some hundreds . Sir James then briefly addressed the assemblage on the important work that had been so auspiciously hegun ; and as they were told
that the poor would be always with them , it was proper that such a huilding should be erected for their comfort and accommodation . After a few remarks by the chairman of the union , in acknowledgment of the services that had been rendered by the Craft , the procession re-formed , and marched down High-street , up Sandgate-street , round Wellington-square , down Sandgate-street , and across the new bridge to the new cemetery at the head of Wallaeetown , where a full-length statue of the late Brother Dr . John Taylor has been erected , and was to be inaugurated . The statue is cut out of a dark coloured freestone , appears to be a good
piece of sculpture , and a very fair likeness of the original : it stands on a pedestal about thirty feet high , and is a prominent object in the otherwise humble neighbourhood . Brother Finlayson , from Glasgow , after the drapery had been taken from the statue , briefly addressed the meeting regarding the leading traits in the character of the late Doctor , whom he characterized as every inch a man and a gentleman . " The Masonic body then marched back to the King ' s Arms , where the Lodge was duly closed ; and each Lodge proceeded to their several Lodge rooms , where they spent a few hours in social harmony .
Colonial
COLONIAL
JAMAICA . At the last Ordinary Meeting of the Sussex Lodge ( No . 447 ) a neat silver salver , which had been imported by a previous vote of the Lodge , was presented to the Worshipful Bro . J . W . Whitbourne , the retiring and immediate Past Master , for the zeal , ability , and attention devoted by him to the interests of the Lodge , during the period of his administration . The salver , which bore the following
inscription , — " Presented to Brother James Wm , Whitbourne , by the Brethren of the Sussex Lodge ( No . 447 ) , in testimony of their esteem , and for his valuable services to the Lodge , 1857 , "—was presented by the presiding Master , the Worshipful Joseph Francis , with a suitable address , and was acknowledged by the Worshipful Bro . Whitbourne in his usual mild and unassuming style . —Jamaica Standard , Augmt 2 nd .
India
INDIA
DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER OF BENGAL . A convocation was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Calcutta , on August 19 th , when here were present , M . E . Comp . J . J . L . Ilolf , Dist . Prov . Grand Supt . and Z . ;