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On the ball room door bemg ttoown open , the orchestra struck up the Masonic march , while the company , pfececled by two deacons with their rods of ; office , entered and walked in procession slo scene was animated and most imposing , the gayness of the ladies' dresses , and the rich particoloured aprons and sashes , and glittering jewels of theBrethren , blended in beautiful harmony , and giving richness and effect
The ball being formally opened , dancing was engaged in w i ^^ high twelve , when the ball room was deserted for that in which the Steward , Bro . Smith , of the Star Hotel , had iti his usual style , spread out supper for upwards of mrty couples . The R . W . M . ( Alexande removal of the cloth gave in succession a variety of Masonic and other appropriate toasts ;'' " ,
The Master of the Ceremonies then reminded the Brethreii of another pleasing duty they had to perform , and begged to show the example , which he did by gracefully adorning his femme de carnr with a breastful of jewels , his aprcn , sash , and ofiicial insignia . In a twiiikling a similar change was enacted by the gallant craftsmen , causing the Mr ones to shine with renewed accessions of splendour , which bore a striking contrast to the sober black of the Brethren as , dives all ornament , they returned to the ball room , where the dance was resumed ^ and kept up with spirit till an early hour , the whole having passed with the greatest eclat . The variety of Masonic costume displayed on this occasion proved that the Royal Arch had the countenance of more than one sister Lodge .
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AUSTRALIA . CONSECRATION OP THE BIOHMOND LODGE . The interesting ceremony of opening this Lodge , and installing the W . M ., took place on Tuesday evening , the 7 th September last , at the Admiral Napier Hotel , Richmond , near Collingwood . At the hour of seven o ' clock , the D . Prov . G . M ., ( under the English Constitution ) , accompanied by his Prov . G . Wardens , arrived at the Napier , where preparations were in readiness to receive them . The ceremony immediately
afterwards commenced . The first business was the reading of the minutes of several meetings that had previously taken place , and also the prayer of the petition from the Brethreii who desired the establishment of a Masonic Lodge in Richmond . The request having been acceded to , the Secretary was called upon by the D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Gell , to read the warrant of dispensation from the Prov . Grand Lodge of Victoria . The warrant constituted Bro , H . St . John Clarke to be the first Master , Bro . John Clarke to be the'first S . W ., and Bro . George M . Nicholls to be the first J . W . for opening the said Lodge .
Immediately after the warrant was read , the D . Prov . G . M . declared the Lodge to be duly opened , under the title of " Tho Richmond Lodge . " The ' next duty was the imposing ceremony of installation . Bro . H . W . Lowry , Prov . S . G . Warden officiated as installing Master , and in a beautiful and impressive address installed Bro . H . St . John Clarke , as the W . M . of the Richmond Lodge ( under the
English Constitution , ) for the ensuing twelve months . The Brethren suitably acknowledged their first constituted W . M . The W . M . then invested his various officers , each of whom took up their respective positions . Previous to the close of the ceremony , the installing Master announced that several Brethren had made suitable and appropriate presents to the Lodge , and hoped the W . M . would give
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Scotland
On the ball room door bemg ttoown open , the orchestra struck up the Masonic march , while the company , pfececled by two deacons with their rods of ; office , entered and walked in procession slo scene was animated and most imposing , the gayness of the ladies' dresses , and the rich particoloured aprons and sashes , and glittering jewels of theBrethren , blended in beautiful harmony , and giving richness and effect
The ball being formally opened , dancing was engaged in w i ^^ high twelve , when the ball room was deserted for that in which the Steward , Bro . Smith , of the Star Hotel , had iti his usual style , spread out supper for upwards of mrty couples . The R . W . M . ( Alexande removal of the cloth gave in succession a variety of Masonic and other appropriate toasts ;'' " ,
The Master of the Ceremonies then reminded the Brethreii of another pleasing duty they had to perform , and begged to show the example , which he did by gracefully adorning his femme de carnr with a breastful of jewels , his aprcn , sash , and ofiicial insignia . In a twiiikling a similar change was enacted by the gallant craftsmen , causing the Mr ones to shine with renewed accessions of splendour , which bore a striking contrast to the sober black of the Brethren as , dives all ornament , they returned to the ball room , where the dance was resumed ^ and kept up with spirit till an early hour , the whole having passed with the greatest eclat . The variety of Masonic costume displayed on this occasion proved that the Royal Arch had the countenance of more than one sister Lodge .
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COLONIAL
AUSTRALIA . CONSECRATION OP THE BIOHMOND LODGE . The interesting ceremony of opening this Lodge , and installing the W . M ., took place on Tuesday evening , the 7 th September last , at the Admiral Napier Hotel , Richmond , near Collingwood . At the hour of seven o ' clock , the D . Prov . G . M ., ( under the English Constitution ) , accompanied by his Prov . G . Wardens , arrived at the Napier , where preparations were in readiness to receive them . The ceremony immediately
afterwards commenced . The first business was the reading of the minutes of several meetings that had previously taken place , and also the prayer of the petition from the Brethreii who desired the establishment of a Masonic Lodge in Richmond . The request having been acceded to , the Secretary was called upon by the D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Gell , to read the warrant of dispensation from the Prov . Grand Lodge of Victoria . The warrant constituted Bro , H . St . John Clarke to be the first Master , Bro . John Clarke to be the'first S . W ., and Bro . George M . Nicholls to be the first J . W . for opening the said Lodge .
Immediately after the warrant was read , the D . Prov . G . M . declared the Lodge to be duly opened , under the title of " Tho Richmond Lodge . " The ' next duty was the imposing ceremony of installation . Bro . H . W . Lowry , Prov . S . G . Warden officiated as installing Master , and in a beautiful and impressive address installed Bro . H . St . John Clarke , as the W . M . of the Richmond Lodge ( under the
English Constitution , ) for the ensuing twelve months . The Brethren suitably acknowledged their first constituted W . M . The W . M . then invested his various officers , each of whom took up their respective positions . Previous to the close of the ceremony , the installing Master announced that several Brethren had made suitable and appropriate presents to the Lodge , and hoped the W . M . would give