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be voted from the funds of the Lodge , to be placed hi the hands of Bro . Wake , the steward appointed to represent the Lodge at the festival on behalf of the Asylum for Aged Freemasons arid their Widows , on the 26 th of January next Bro . Haydon seconded the motion , which was put , and unanimously agreed to . This concluded the Lodge business , which was then closed in due form ., and the Brethren retired tcr . the banquet . Upwards of eighty Brethren sat down , and after the dinner had been
disposed of , and grace said , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given . " The Eight Hon . Lord Panmure , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers / ' having been given , for which Bro . White , P . G-. D ., returned thanks , and bore testimony to the very able manner in which Bro . Brett had gone through the business of passing and raising that evening . Bro . Smith , G . Purs ., felt highly gratified at seeing so large an assemblage on the present occasion , and it was with great pride that he
saw the Lodge a dvancing in respectability , and increasing m numbers year by year . The W . M . next gave " The newlyinitiated Brethren , " who returned thanks . The W . M . then gave " The Visitors , ' and Bro . Bogers , W . M . of Kent Lodge , No . 15 , returned thanks on behalf of the visitors ; for the very cordial and enthusiastic mariner in which their healths had been received , and , after dwelling on the necessity pf Brethren qualifying themselves for their ^ Mas onic duties , he concluded by giving a cordial invitation to those present to visit the Kent Lodge . Bro . Brett , The of
P . M . ^ proposed " Health their W . M ., '' and trusted that every support would be given to him during his year of Ofiice , at the expiration of which he was positive the office would have lost noiie of its lustre . The toast was drunk with great cordiality , and the W . M . acknowledged the compliment ; he said that he was about entering on his year of ofiice as W . M . of one of the largest Lodges in London , and he could assure them that nothing should be wanting on his part to maintain its interests . lie then gave " The P . Ms , of the Lodge , '' and said he had now the
pleasing duty of presenting their immediate P . M ., Bro . Brett , with a jewel of considerable value , as a mark of the high estimation in which he was held by the Brethren , for the honourable and able manner in which he had fulfilled the duties of the W . M . of the Domatic Lodge . The W . M . then placed the jewel on Bro . Brett ' s breast amidst great applause ^ Bro . Brett said , the presentation of that jewel to him by the members of the Lodge was most gratifying . He had not been
absent from his Masonic labours and duties during his year of office , and he assured them he was at all times ready to give the benefit of his knowledge and assistance to his younger Brethren in Masonry . He should never forget that some of the happiest hours of his life had been spent in the Domatic Lodge . Several other toasts were given , and the proceedings of the evening were enlivened by the singing of Bros . Isaacs , and C . Sloman . The banquet was elegantly served , and gave general satisfaction .
Confidence Lodge ( No . 228 ) . —The annual meeting of tins Lodge was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , on Monday last , Dec . 13 th , when Bro . Cummings , W . M ., most ably raised Bros . D . B . and C . H . Woodward ; passed Bros . Kiddell and Smart ; and initiated Messrs . Chambers and Earl . The W . M . elect , Bro . Brewer , was then installed into the chair by Bro . Wm . Watson , P . M ., No . 23 . The new W . M . appointed the following Brethren as his officers : —Bros . Johnson , S . W , ; Warne , J . W , ; Rogers , Sec ; Wadeson , S . D . ; Burch , J . D . ; Pigott , I . G . Bro . Dunning
was re-invested as Treasurer ; and Bro . Riley , Tyler . The Lodge being closed , the Brethren , to ' the number of thirty-five , adjourned to an excellent banquet , provided hy Bro . Clemow . The usual toasts having hocn duly honoured , the W . M . said he had a pleasing duty to perform in connection with proposing the health of the P . Ms ., which was to present to Bro . Rogers , sen ., a small token in commemoration
of his twenty-three years' connection with that Lodge , during the last seven years of which he had filled tho office of Secretary in a manner to secure the universal respect of the Brethren by his urbanity and attention to his very onerous duties . He regretted that he was unable to , do justice to the worthy Brother , but hoping that he would value it as an exhibition of the goodwill o £ the friends around him > rather than as an attempted reward for his services , handed to him a very handsomely embellished snuff box , enclosing a purso of gold , which was received by Bro . loggers with considerable emotion . Bro . ' Cummings , as the immediate l ^ M ..
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be voted from the funds of the Lodge , to be placed hi the hands of Bro . Wake , the steward appointed to represent the Lodge at the festival on behalf of the Asylum for Aged Freemasons arid their Widows , on the 26 th of January next Bro . Haydon seconded the motion , which was put , and unanimously agreed to . This concluded the Lodge business , which was then closed in due form ., and the Brethren retired tcr . the banquet . Upwards of eighty Brethren sat down , and after the dinner had been
disposed of , and grace said , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given . " The Eight Hon . Lord Panmure , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers / ' having been given , for which Bro . White , P . G-. D ., returned thanks , and bore testimony to the very able manner in which Bro . Brett had gone through the business of passing and raising that evening . Bro . Smith , G . Purs ., felt highly gratified at seeing so large an assemblage on the present occasion , and it was with great pride that he
saw the Lodge a dvancing in respectability , and increasing m numbers year by year . The W . M . next gave " The newlyinitiated Brethren , " who returned thanks . The W . M . then gave " The Visitors , ' and Bro . Bogers , W . M . of Kent Lodge , No . 15 , returned thanks on behalf of the visitors ; for the very cordial and enthusiastic mariner in which their healths had been received , and , after dwelling on the necessity pf Brethren qualifying themselves for their ^ Mas onic duties , he concluded by giving a cordial invitation to those present to visit the Kent Lodge . Bro . Brett , The of
P . M . ^ proposed " Health their W . M ., '' and trusted that every support would be given to him during his year of Ofiice , at the expiration of which he was positive the office would have lost noiie of its lustre . The toast was drunk with great cordiality , and the W . M . acknowledged the compliment ; he said that he was about entering on his year of ofiice as W . M . of one of the largest Lodges in London , and he could assure them that nothing should be wanting on his part to maintain its interests . lie then gave " The P . Ms , of the Lodge , '' and said he had now the
pleasing duty of presenting their immediate P . M ., Bro . Brett , with a jewel of considerable value , as a mark of the high estimation in which he was held by the Brethren , for the honourable and able manner in which he had fulfilled the duties of the W . M . of the Domatic Lodge . The W . M . then placed the jewel on Bro . Brett ' s breast amidst great applause ^ Bro . Brett said , the presentation of that jewel to him by the members of the Lodge was most gratifying . He had not been
absent from his Masonic labours and duties during his year of office , and he assured them he was at all times ready to give the benefit of his knowledge and assistance to his younger Brethren in Masonry . He should never forget that some of the happiest hours of his life had been spent in the Domatic Lodge . Several other toasts were given , and the proceedings of the evening were enlivened by the singing of Bros . Isaacs , and C . Sloman . The banquet was elegantly served , and gave general satisfaction .
Confidence Lodge ( No . 228 ) . —The annual meeting of tins Lodge was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , on Monday last , Dec . 13 th , when Bro . Cummings , W . M ., most ably raised Bros . D . B . and C . H . Woodward ; passed Bros . Kiddell and Smart ; and initiated Messrs . Chambers and Earl . The W . M . elect , Bro . Brewer , was then installed into the chair by Bro . Wm . Watson , P . M ., No . 23 . The new W . M . appointed the following Brethren as his officers : —Bros . Johnson , S . W , ; Warne , J . W , ; Rogers , Sec ; Wadeson , S . D . ; Burch , J . D . ; Pigott , I . G . Bro . Dunning
was re-invested as Treasurer ; and Bro . Riley , Tyler . The Lodge being closed , the Brethren , to ' the number of thirty-five , adjourned to an excellent banquet , provided hy Bro . Clemow . The usual toasts having hocn duly honoured , the W . M . said he had a pleasing duty to perform in connection with proposing the health of the P . Ms ., which was to present to Bro . Rogers , sen ., a small token in commemoration
of his twenty-three years' connection with that Lodge , during the last seven years of which he had filled tho office of Secretary in a manner to secure the universal respect of the Brethren by his urbanity and attention to his very onerous duties . He regretted that he was unable to , do justice to the worthy Brother , but hoping that he would value it as an exhibition of the goodwill o £ the friends around him > rather than as an attempted reward for his services , handed to him a very handsomely embellished snuff box , enclosing a purso of gold , which was received by Bro . loggers with considerable emotion . Bro . ' Cummings , as the immediate l ^ M ..