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enter upon his effice , and go through the year without missing a single night , and , in addition to that , he had also ably performed the duties cast upon him in Grand Lodge . It was his great pleasure to hear their W-M . spoken of in other Lodges with the greatest respect ; and / without further occupying their time , he would conclude by moving that a j ewel of . the value of five guineas , be presented to Bro . Brett , on his retirement from the
from the ofiice of W . M . Bro . Snow seconded the motion , which was put and : carried unanimously . The . W . M . thanked the Brethr ^^ and Bro . Snow individually and personally mark of their favour and respect ; if he had performed his duty , it was no more than he ought to have done . He had the honour of being unanimously elected to that chair , and if , what he had done while he occupied it had given them satisfaction , he was delighted , and sincerely thanked them for the honour they had done him . Mr . E . S . Bpord and Mr . E .
Lowther were nominated as members of the Lodge , and business having concluded , the Brethren adjourned to the bancpeting room for refreshm ^ ne arly seventy Brethren sat clown . This part of the proceedings having been disposed of , the W . M , gave the usual loyal and masonic toasts , and then proposed " The health of their newly initiated Bro . Beckett , " who briefly returned thanks , and expressed the great honour he felt had been conferred upon him by his admission into the Order of Freemasonry . The W . M . thert gave " The health of the Visitors , "
the toast being responded to by Bro . Odell . Bro . Garrod , P . M ., then s ^ was the last time he should have an opportunity of proposing the health of their W . M ., he trusted the Brethren would respond to it most cordially . The year had been a most prosperous one , and he felt sure that all the Brethren who had been initiated or raised in that Lodge , who had visited other Lodges , would bear him out , that the business was nowhere carried out in a better manner than it had been by their W . M . The toast was responded to in the usual Masonic manner , and the
W . M . said it was with no ordinary feelings that he rose to return thanks for the manner in which the Brethren had responded to thejtoast which Bro . Garrod , P . M ., had proposed , and especially as it was the last time that he should have to do so , aa the W . M . of that Lodge . It was true that his year of ofiice had been a prosperous one ; he had initiated a great number of members into the Lodge , and some eight or nine of them he had himself proposed , with several others as joining members which was a great source of pleasure to him , and he believed that
he had done his duty or they would not have responded in the way they had done to the toast which their Bro . Garrod had proposed , or have conferred such an honour upon him as voting him a P . M ' s . jewel . The next toast usually proposed was that of the P . Ms , but he hoped the Brethren would excuse him if he deviated from it on the present occasion to pay a mai ^ k of respect to Bro . Baker , the W . M . elect . Bro . Baker was an old member , and though anxious to he appointed to ofiice , he allowed both Bro . Garrod and himself to take the turn of W . M ., to which
he was entitled two years ago , and he did then what all young members of Lodges ought to look at and to do , which was not to take the ofiice of W . M . until they were capable of properly performing its duties . The toast was cordially received , and Bro . Baker thanked them sincerely for the manner in which they had received his name . Their Lodge was one of the largest in London , and he hoped to live to see the Domatic Lodge second to none in the metropolis , or , at any rate , to maintain and keep it in that position in which he received it . The W . M ., in proposing
" The health of the P . Ms , of the Domatic Lodge , " said he hardly knew what to say about them , or to acknowledge in sufficient terms the able support he had received from them during his year of office , not individually , but collectively , from the whole of the P . Ms , who had supported him in the chair . It was the last time he should propose their . healths , and if he were to go into their respective merits it would take a longer time than they would like to listen to him ; indeed it would
take all night , and then he would not bo able to speak of the P . Ms , in a manner in which they ought to be spoken of ; but their services were appreciated by the members of the Lodge . He therefore gave " The healths of Eros . Carpenter , Marshall , Smith and Garrod , P . Ms , of the Domatic Lodge . " Bros . Carpenter and Haydon returned thanks on the part of the officers of the Lodge , for a compliment conferred upon them . Several other toasts were given and responded to , and tho
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The Mmomc Mibroe
enter upon his effice , and go through the year without missing a single night , and , in addition to that , he had also ably performed the duties cast upon him in Grand Lodge . It was his great pleasure to hear their W-M . spoken of in other Lodges with the greatest respect ; and / without further occupying their time , he would conclude by moving that a j ewel of . the value of five guineas , be presented to Bro . Brett , on his retirement from the
from the ofiice of W . M . Bro . Snow seconded the motion , which was put and : carried unanimously . The . W . M . thanked the Brethr ^^ and Bro . Snow individually and personally mark of their favour and respect ; if he had performed his duty , it was no more than he ought to have done . He had the honour of being unanimously elected to that chair , and if , what he had done while he occupied it had given them satisfaction , he was delighted , and sincerely thanked them for the honour they had done him . Mr . E . S . Bpord and Mr . E .
Lowther were nominated as members of the Lodge , and business having concluded , the Brethren adjourned to the bancpeting room for refreshm ^ ne arly seventy Brethren sat clown . This part of the proceedings having been disposed of , the W . M , gave the usual loyal and masonic toasts , and then proposed " The health of their newly initiated Bro . Beckett , " who briefly returned thanks , and expressed the great honour he felt had been conferred upon him by his admission into the Order of Freemasonry . The W . M . thert gave " The health of the Visitors , "
the toast being responded to by Bro . Odell . Bro . Garrod , P . M ., then s ^ was the last time he should have an opportunity of proposing the health of their W . M ., he trusted the Brethren would respond to it most cordially . The year had been a most prosperous one , and he felt sure that all the Brethren who had been initiated or raised in that Lodge , who had visited other Lodges , would bear him out , that the business was nowhere carried out in a better manner than it had been by their W . M . The toast was responded to in the usual Masonic manner , and the
W . M . said it was with no ordinary feelings that he rose to return thanks for the manner in which the Brethren had responded to thejtoast which Bro . Garrod , P . M ., had proposed , and especially as it was the last time that he should have to do so , aa the W . M . of that Lodge . It was true that his year of ofiice had been a prosperous one ; he had initiated a great number of members into the Lodge , and some eight or nine of them he had himself proposed , with several others as joining members which was a great source of pleasure to him , and he believed that
he had done his duty or they would not have responded in the way they had done to the toast which their Bro . Garrod had proposed , or have conferred such an honour upon him as voting him a P . M ' s . jewel . The next toast usually proposed was that of the P . Ms , but he hoped the Brethren would excuse him if he deviated from it on the present occasion to pay a mai ^ k of respect to Bro . Baker , the W . M . elect . Bro . Baker was an old member , and though anxious to he appointed to ofiice , he allowed both Bro . Garrod and himself to take the turn of W . M ., to which
he was entitled two years ago , and he did then what all young members of Lodges ought to look at and to do , which was not to take the ofiice of W . M . until they were capable of properly performing its duties . The toast was cordially received , and Bro . Baker thanked them sincerely for the manner in which they had received his name . Their Lodge was one of the largest in London , and he hoped to live to see the Domatic Lodge second to none in the metropolis , or , at any rate , to maintain and keep it in that position in which he received it . The W . M ., in proposing
" The health of the P . Ms , of the Domatic Lodge , " said he hardly knew what to say about them , or to acknowledge in sufficient terms the able support he had received from them during his year of office , not individually , but collectively , from the whole of the P . Ms , who had supported him in the chair . It was the last time he should propose their . healths , and if he were to go into their respective merits it would take a longer time than they would like to listen to him ; indeed it would
take all night , and then he would not bo able to speak of the P . Ms , in a manner in which they ought to be spoken of ; but their services were appreciated by the members of the Lodge . He therefore gave " The healths of Eros . Carpenter , Marshall , Smith and Garrod , P . Ms , of the Domatic Lodge . " Bros . Carpenter and Haydon returned thanks on the part of the officers of the Lodge , for a compliment conferred upon them . Several other toasts were given and responded to , and tho