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Our Aeohif 1<»Ral Chapter, *
the representatives of deceased Brethren , or from those who are desirous to sell . V Bro . John Booth , P . M ., No . 322 , who has given us some interesting particulars with regard to Heckmondwike , says , * . ! You advocate the erection of Masonic Halls , wherever it can be done , and I perfectly agree with you , for it is a great boon to be able to meet at any time , or Under any circumstances , without inteiforence or interruption . ''
As we intend to give an amended list of Masonic Halls / with the view of calling further attention to this important subject , we shall be glad to receive any rtotes on the several halls . While upon this matte Lodge of Northumberland having £ 350 on hand for the Fund of Benevolence , resolved to place J 300 on mortgage . If the several
provinces would lend their funds to each other for the erection of Masonic Halls in this way , the property of the provinces would be largely increased , and a secure investment loan of £ 3 00 to the province of West Lancashire in the beginning of its operations would have much advanced the progress of the Masonic Temple , and would have been soon repaid .
We read with interest the account of the Masonic Rooms of the Howe Lodge , in a late number . In this case the erection of the buildings , their proper adornment , and the furniture of the requisite apparatus , have been the work of years ; and here again a temporary advance of funds would have materially assisted this praiseworthy work .
Last week the anniversarv dinner of the Builders' Benevolent Institution was held at the London Tavern , Alderman Cubitt , M . P ., in the chair , when a large number of the trade assembled ; and upwards of £ 350 was subscribed .
WHAtf an EDITOR MIGHT have been . — Holland , the editor of the Springfield Republican , has be eh up in Vermont , to " where he come from , " and he thus sketches what he should have been if he had not left home aud become an editor : 0 ¦ " — Your correspondent would have grown stalwart and strong , with horny hands , and a face as black as an ace of spades . He would have taught school winters , worked on the farm summers , and gone out haying for fifteen days in July , and taken for pay the iron work and running gear of a waggon . At two and twenty , or thereabouts , he would have begun to pay attention to a girl with a father worth
two thousand dollars and a spit-curl on her forehead—a girl who always went to singing-school , and ' sat in the seats / and sung without opening her mouth—a pretty girl any way , Well , after seeing her home from singing-school one or two years , taking her to a Fourth of July , and getting about a hundred dollars together , he would have , married her , and settled down for life with her . Years would pass away , and that girl with the curl would have had eleven children—just as sure as you live—seven boys and four girls , We should have had a- hard time in bringing
them up , hut they would soon be able enough to do the milking , and help their mother washing days ; and I , getting independent at last , and feeling a little stiff in the joints , should be elected a member of the' legislature , having been assessor , and school committee for years . In the evening of my days , with my pipe in my mouth , thirteen barrels of cider in my cellar , and my newspaper in my hands , 1 should sit and look over the markets , through a pair of gold-mounted spectacles , and won ^ or why s uch a strange silly piece as this should he published . " " *« t
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Our Aeohif 1<»Ral Chapter, *
the representatives of deceased Brethren , or from those who are desirous to sell . V Bro . John Booth , P . M ., No . 322 , who has given us some interesting particulars with regard to Heckmondwike , says , * . ! You advocate the erection of Masonic Halls , wherever it can be done , and I perfectly agree with you , for it is a great boon to be able to meet at any time , or Under any circumstances , without inteiforence or interruption . ''
As we intend to give an amended list of Masonic Halls / with the view of calling further attention to this important subject , we shall be glad to receive any rtotes on the several halls . While upon this matte Lodge of Northumberland having £ 350 on hand for the Fund of Benevolence , resolved to place J 300 on mortgage . If the several
provinces would lend their funds to each other for the erection of Masonic Halls in this way , the property of the provinces would be largely increased , and a secure investment loan of £ 3 00 to the province of West Lancashire in the beginning of its operations would have much advanced the progress of the Masonic Temple , and would have been soon repaid .
We read with interest the account of the Masonic Rooms of the Howe Lodge , in a late number . In this case the erection of the buildings , their proper adornment , and the furniture of the requisite apparatus , have been the work of years ; and here again a temporary advance of funds would have materially assisted this praiseworthy work .
Last week the anniversarv dinner of the Builders' Benevolent Institution was held at the London Tavern , Alderman Cubitt , M . P ., in the chair , when a large number of the trade assembled ; and upwards of £ 350 was subscribed .
WHAtf an EDITOR MIGHT have been . — Holland , the editor of the Springfield Republican , has be eh up in Vermont , to " where he come from , " and he thus sketches what he should have been if he had not left home aud become an editor : 0 ¦ " — Your correspondent would have grown stalwart and strong , with horny hands , and a face as black as an ace of spades . He would have taught school winters , worked on the farm summers , and gone out haying for fifteen days in July , and taken for pay the iron work and running gear of a waggon . At two and twenty , or thereabouts , he would have begun to pay attention to a girl with a father worth
two thousand dollars and a spit-curl on her forehead—a girl who always went to singing-school , and ' sat in the seats / and sung without opening her mouth—a pretty girl any way , Well , after seeing her home from singing-school one or two years , taking her to a Fourth of July , and getting about a hundred dollars together , he would have , married her , and settled down for life with her . Years would pass away , and that girl with the curl would have had eleven children—just as sure as you live—seven boys and four girls , We should have had a- hard time in bringing
them up , hut they would soon be able enough to do the milking , and help their mother washing days ; and I , getting independent at last , and feeling a little stiff in the joints , should be elected a member of the' legislature , having been assessor , and school committee for years . In the evening of my days , with my pipe in my mouth , thirteen barrels of cider in my cellar , and my newspaper in my hands , 1 should sit and look over the markets , through a pair of gold-mounted spectacles , and won ^ or why s uch a strange silly piece as this should he published . " " *« t