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Sec . ; MeCaii , I . 0-. ; and Armstrong , Tyler . After an address from the W . M ., the Lodge was closed in due form , and the ^ Brethren , about thirty in number , sat down to a most recherche banquet . Among the visitors were '—Bros . Robert
Kynaston , W . M . Lodge of Felicity , No . 66 , and P . G . Steward , Grand Lodge of England ; Hills , W . M . No . 91 ; Spencer , P . M . No . 91 ; Waite , S . W . No . 91 ; Everest , J . D . No . 91 ; Cooke and Pearson , P . Ms . No . 741 ; Knight , of the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; and O'Donnell , of the Limerick Lodge , No . 13 , Grand Registry of Ireland .
After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , the W . M . proposed "The Health of Bro . Kynaston , W . M . Lodge No . 66 , and P . G . Steward of England / ' whom he had had the pleasure of knowing some years . It afforded him great pleasure to see him there as his guest . Bro . Kynaston , in reply , assured the Brethren he had been most delighted at the fraternal reception , he had met with ; more particularly the able manner the W . M . had discharged the arduous duties of the day .
" The Health of Bro . Ashley , Past Deputy Grand Master of the Province , and Father of the Lodge , " was received with great applause , The W . M . stated it afforded the Brethren of the Lodge great pleasure to see him with them ; and regretted that his advanced years prevented his attending as frequently as he was wont to do . Bro . Hills , P . M ., claimed the use of the gavel and the privilege of proposing
the next toast . He needed only tell them it was " Health and Long Life to their Worshipful Master . " ( Loud and protracted cheering . ) He had again consented to preside over them . They had witnessed the prosperity of the Lodge during the past year , and his desire at all times to promote the best interests of the Lodge ; the pains he took to instruct the junior members of the Lodge , and his kindness and urbanity of manners , demanded from them the wannest thanks ; and but for his exertions , they would not have been able to have met .
The W . M ., in reply , had only again to assure his Brethren that he would continue to rule over them to the best of his ability . His opinion was , if anything was worth doing it was worth doing well ; and so long as he had their suppjort , he would endeavour to discharge his duties to their satisfaction . " The Health of the Wi si tors" was responded to by Bro . Knight , P . M ., of H . M . ' s 94 th regt ., who informed the Brethren that his father , grandfather , and great-grandfather , were Masons ; that he had the highest esteem for the Craft , and had presided over Lodges at the present seat of war—Cawnpore .
" The Health of the Wardens" was responded to by Bro . Logan Harvey , who thanked the W . M . for the high position he and the J . W . had been placed in that day , and pledged themselves to support him to the utmost of their power during his year of office . " The Assistant Officers , " responded to by Bro . Captain Rhodes , and "To all
Poor and Distressed Masons , " closed the evening . The Brethren retired at halfpast nine to take the last train—some to Maidstone , Gravesend , Woolwich , and London , highly delighted with the day ' s proceedings . The evening was greatly enhanced by the pleasing singing of the W . M . ; Bro . Spencer , P . M . No . 91 ; Bro , Ashley , and Bro . Knight .
LANCASHIRE . Bolton-le-Moors . —Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 170 ) . —This Lodge held its usual monthly meeting on Wednesday evening , the 9 th December , at the One Horseshoe Inn , Market-square , when the Lodge was opened in form at seven o ' clock , by Bro . Bay thorp , the W . M . of the Lodge , and after the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and confirmed , a gentleman from Liverpool was balloted
for and unanimously elected , the ceremony of initiation being performed in a very impressive manner by the W . M ., after which Bro . Boardman was passed to the degree of Fellow-Craft . The Brethren subsequently proceeded to the election of W . M . for . the ensuing year , and Bro . Thomas Edge was duly elected . Bro . Phineas Hall was unanimously elected Treasurer . Bro . John Heyes , of the Lodge of Affability , No . 399 , Manchester , having been proposed as a joining member of this Lodge , the business of the evening was shortly afterwards brought to a
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Provincial.
Sec . ; MeCaii , I . 0-. ; and Armstrong , Tyler . After an address from the W . M ., the Lodge was closed in due form , and the ^ Brethren , about thirty in number , sat down to a most recherche banquet . Among the visitors were '—Bros . Robert
Kynaston , W . M . Lodge of Felicity , No . 66 , and P . G . Steward , Grand Lodge of England ; Hills , W . M . No . 91 ; Spencer , P . M . No . 91 ; Waite , S . W . No . 91 ; Everest , J . D . No . 91 ; Cooke and Pearson , P . Ms . No . 741 ; Knight , of the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; and O'Donnell , of the Limerick Lodge , No . 13 , Grand Registry of Ireland .
After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , the W . M . proposed "The Health of Bro . Kynaston , W . M . Lodge No . 66 , and P . G . Steward of England / ' whom he had had the pleasure of knowing some years . It afforded him great pleasure to see him there as his guest . Bro . Kynaston , in reply , assured the Brethren he had been most delighted at the fraternal reception , he had met with ; more particularly the able manner the W . M . had discharged the arduous duties of the day .
" The Health of Bro . Ashley , Past Deputy Grand Master of the Province , and Father of the Lodge , " was received with great applause , The W . M . stated it afforded the Brethren of the Lodge great pleasure to see him with them ; and regretted that his advanced years prevented his attending as frequently as he was wont to do . Bro . Hills , P . M ., claimed the use of the gavel and the privilege of proposing
the next toast . He needed only tell them it was " Health and Long Life to their Worshipful Master . " ( Loud and protracted cheering . ) He had again consented to preside over them . They had witnessed the prosperity of the Lodge during the past year , and his desire at all times to promote the best interests of the Lodge ; the pains he took to instruct the junior members of the Lodge , and his kindness and urbanity of manners , demanded from them the wannest thanks ; and but for his exertions , they would not have been able to have met .
The W . M ., in reply , had only again to assure his Brethren that he would continue to rule over them to the best of his ability . His opinion was , if anything was worth doing it was worth doing well ; and so long as he had their suppjort , he would endeavour to discharge his duties to their satisfaction . " The Health of the Wi si tors" was responded to by Bro . Knight , P . M ., of H . M . ' s 94 th regt ., who informed the Brethren that his father , grandfather , and great-grandfather , were Masons ; that he had the highest esteem for the Craft , and had presided over Lodges at the present seat of war—Cawnpore .
" The Health of the Wardens" was responded to by Bro . Logan Harvey , who thanked the W . M . for the high position he and the J . W . had been placed in that day , and pledged themselves to support him to the utmost of their power during his year of office . " The Assistant Officers , " responded to by Bro . Captain Rhodes , and "To all
Poor and Distressed Masons , " closed the evening . The Brethren retired at halfpast nine to take the last train—some to Maidstone , Gravesend , Woolwich , and London , highly delighted with the day ' s proceedings . The evening was greatly enhanced by the pleasing singing of the W . M . ; Bro . Spencer , P . M . No . 91 ; Bro , Ashley , and Bro . Knight .
LANCASHIRE . Bolton-le-Moors . —Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 170 ) . —This Lodge held its usual monthly meeting on Wednesday evening , the 9 th December , at the One Horseshoe Inn , Market-square , when the Lodge was opened in form at seven o ' clock , by Bro . Bay thorp , the W . M . of the Lodge , and after the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and confirmed , a gentleman from Liverpool was balloted
for and unanimously elected , the ceremony of initiation being performed in a very impressive manner by the W . M ., after which Bro . Boardman was passed to the degree of Fellow-Craft . The Brethren subsequently proceeded to the election of W . M . for . the ensuing year , and Bro . Thomas Edge was duly elected . Bro . Phineas Hall was unanimously elected Treasurer . Bro . John Heyes , of the Lodge of Affability , No . 399 , Manchester , having been proposed as a joining member of this Lodge , the business of the evening was shortly afterwards brought to a