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THE CRYSTAL PALACE . to the editor of ra Dear Sir and Brother . —Your publication ( which now sends Masonic intelligence , broadcast all over the world ) , in a late number , contained a paragraph relative to a motion made by a Brother at the Crystal Palace
Lodge , as to a fete at the Crystal Palace . With I believe , a laudable ambition that I should not he robbed of any honour due to me as the first instigator of such a movement , I write to tell you that I first called attention to the matter in 1856 , since which time I have worked hard to overcome prejudices , in quarters , whiph unless overcome would have prevented the thing being qarried out with that ' . spirit which I-desire .
I have succeeded to a great extent , and trust now that the question is receiving more general support , soon to have the hearty co-operation of every Brother in a cause which will , I trust , do much good to our noble charities . I shall take anearly opportunity of seeing you and submitting documents , & c , to enlist your cordial and earnest sympathy , and your very powerful aid to this good cause . I am , dear Sir , yours faithfully , % Dresser Rogers , W . M . No * 15 . 26 th October , 1858 .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir and Brother . —I find the following in the Sunday Times of October 30 th , under the head of Kent Lodge of Instruction : "" A numerously attended meeting of this Lodge was held on Friday night , at Bro . Fitch's , the Half-way House , Webber Street , Blackfriars Road . Bro . Stewart , presided , supported by Bro . J . Thompson , S . W ., and Bro . Hill , J . W . ; Bros .
Rogers , Brett , Haydon , & c . The "W . M . worked the second degree and sections with considerable ability ; after which three new members were admitted . Bro . Rogers said he wished to bring before the Lodge a matter in which he was rather personally interested , but which was connected with the advancement of Freemasonry . He had no desire whatever to make this a personal matter , as his sole object was to advance the interests of their Masonic charities , but he thought he had been rather unfairly used in respect to a subject which he found reported
in the Masonic Mirror . In the number of October 13 th , in the notice of the last meeting of the Crystal Palace Lodge for the season , he found it reported that it had been proposed by Bro . H . T . Thompson , and carried unanimously , ' That steps be taken for holding a great Masonic demonstration at the Crystal Palace , the profits of which should be divided amongst the Masonic charities , and that a committee be appointed to confer with the London Lodges as to the best mode of giving effect to the resolution . ' As he had said , he had no other object in view
but to benefit the Masonic charities ; but , having taken up the matter , in the first instance , . more than two years ago , during which time he had been in almost constant correspondence with Sir Joseph Paxton , Mr . Grove , and other members of the Crystal Palace , he thought he had a right to complain . He had canvassed the members of Grand Lodge , but he had cold water thrown upon his suggestions . He
was told that it was altogether a Forester ' s idea , and he had experienced the greatest difficulty in getting any one of the Grand Officers to move in the matter , and they told him that it was no use doing anything until he had obtained the assent of the Grand Master to the proposed demonstration . He had worked hard to get the j ^ quirecf dispensation , and had . sought a personal interview with the EJarl of Zet-3 H
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
¦»(¦ The Boys' School.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE . to the editor of ra Dear Sir and Brother . —Your publication ( which now sends Masonic intelligence , broadcast all over the world ) , in a late number , contained a paragraph relative to a motion made by a Brother at the Crystal Palace
Lodge , as to a fete at the Crystal Palace . With I believe , a laudable ambition that I should not he robbed of any honour due to me as the first instigator of such a movement , I write to tell you that I first called attention to the matter in 1856 , since which time I have worked hard to overcome prejudices , in quarters , whiph unless overcome would have prevented the thing being qarried out with that ' . spirit which I-desire .
I have succeeded to a great extent , and trust now that the question is receiving more general support , soon to have the hearty co-operation of every Brother in a cause which will , I trust , do much good to our noble charities . I shall take anearly opportunity of seeing you and submitting documents , & c , to enlist your cordial and earnest sympathy , and your very powerful aid to this good cause . I am , dear Sir , yours faithfully , % Dresser Rogers , W . M . No * 15 . 26 th October , 1858 .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir and Brother . —I find the following in the Sunday Times of October 30 th , under the head of Kent Lodge of Instruction : "" A numerously attended meeting of this Lodge was held on Friday night , at Bro . Fitch's , the Half-way House , Webber Street , Blackfriars Road . Bro . Stewart , presided , supported by Bro . J . Thompson , S . W ., and Bro . Hill , J . W . ; Bros .
Rogers , Brett , Haydon , & c . The "W . M . worked the second degree and sections with considerable ability ; after which three new members were admitted . Bro . Rogers said he wished to bring before the Lodge a matter in which he was rather personally interested , but which was connected with the advancement of Freemasonry . He had no desire whatever to make this a personal matter , as his sole object was to advance the interests of their Masonic charities , but he thought he had been rather unfairly used in respect to a subject which he found reported
in the Masonic Mirror . In the number of October 13 th , in the notice of the last meeting of the Crystal Palace Lodge for the season , he found it reported that it had been proposed by Bro . H . T . Thompson , and carried unanimously , ' That steps be taken for holding a great Masonic demonstration at the Crystal Palace , the profits of which should be divided amongst the Masonic charities , and that a committee be appointed to confer with the London Lodges as to the best mode of giving effect to the resolution . ' As he had said , he had no other object in view
but to benefit the Masonic charities ; but , having taken up the matter , in the first instance , . more than two years ago , during which time he had been in almost constant correspondence with Sir Joseph Paxton , Mr . Grove , and other members of the Crystal Palace , he thought he had a right to complain . He had canvassed the members of Grand Lodge , but he had cold water thrown upon his suggestions . He
was told that it was altogether a Forester ' s idea , and he had experienced the greatest difficulty in getting any one of the Grand Officers to move in the matter , and they told him that it was no use doing anything until he had obtained the assent of the Grand Master to the proposed demonstration . He had worked hard to get the j ^ quirecf dispensation , and had . sought a personal interview with the EJarl of Zet-3 H