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Opening Of The Freemasons' Hall At Llandudno.
from the effects of which he was still evidently suffering ) , rose and said : Brethren , —Charge your columns . It is with considerable diffidence that I rise on this occasion—diffidence because I know , from the weakness of my body , and of the mental powers I possess at the present moment , I cannot do justice to the toast I have to propose . What I lack in power I hope you will not attribute to want of inclination on my part . Many of you have known me for a considerable time , and will
give me credit for honesty of purpose , and honesty of regard for the personage whom I have the honour of naming to you . I have looked forward with no litte mental anxiety to this day . I have , as you heard in tho admirable address delivered to you this evening , unworthily taken an interest in the promotion of this lodge , but I have heen encouraged by the motives and inclinations which induced me to the work , and by the honour conferred upon me bthe badge which I now
y wear as the Grand Registrar of this province . It was a distinction I never sought , never expected , and less deserved . Any honour coming from the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Wales and Shropshire I highly prize . AVhen it was contemplated to open this magnificent hall I applied to the R . W . Provincial Grand Master to come down upon that occasion . AVithout hesitation he spontaneously said , " I will come
whenever I am called upon to discharge the duties . " I had so far contemplated it , that I mentioned it to the R . AV . Prov . Grand Master to ask the most noble Master of England to come here ; but , on account of increasing years , he ( the Prov . Grand Master ) thought it better to forego the attempt , than to name it to him . I rejoice that I did not succeed , as perhaps so great a journey wonld have shortened that valuable life which we all wish to be prolonged . AA e have our noble Provincial
Grand Master , of whom we can say that on every occasion he is ready and willing to perforin his duties . Sir Watkin is a Welshman at heart—he never on any occasion forgets his countrymen , whether in Denbighshire , Flintshire , or in the metropolis of England , Whenever he is applied to , in the -country or elsewhere , he is willing and anxious to lend his aid to further the interests of his countrymen . I could say more , but I think he would prefer that I should simply thank him , as I hope you all will , for the honour conferred on us this day ,
by his coming , greatly to his inconvenience , to attend the opening of this lodge . As was aptly stated to you in the admirable address , he is a large contributor to the erection of this building , and thereby setting an example to others which I hope may be hereafter followed . I am satisfied of this—he and I trust all who have participated in the ceremonies of this daywill say that the Llandudno Lodgo has endeavoured to do its duty to the Craftto themselvesand to Masonry in general .
, , AVith these observations , imperfect as they may he to do justice to the toast , I trust you will give full Masonic honours to our R . AV . Prov . Grand Alaster of North AA ales and Shropshirelong life and prosperity to himself and family . Song— " Hail to the Craft . " Sir AA atkin William AVynn , Prov . G . AI , said : I return you my thanks for the way in which you have received my health ,
and to my friend Bulkeley Hughes for the kind way in which he proposed it . It is a great pleasure to me to see how Alasonry has progressed in this province . In the remarks I made upstairs , I told you that in the last twelve months I had been called upon to consecrate four new lodges , but this is the first time I have been called upon to consecrate a new Alasonic hall . We have this day done two good things at Llandudno—consecrated the Masonic hall and helped to eat the first dinner that has ever
been cooked in this house . I trust this will not be the last Masonic hall that I shall bo called upon to consecrate in this province , and hope it will not be the last time that the brethren shall be called upon to eat turtle . I am not one of those advocating innovations , but I do think these are very good reforms . I return thanks to you for all the kindness I have received from you . But for certain reasons , I could have come a little earlier in the year ; I went out of the country with a very old friend
and brother officer , to—I may say—the extreme of Europe , and where , I believe , Alasonry is almost a dead letter . It is the only place where one sees hospitality without Alasonry . We will , however , hope that , as the barbaric era has passed , they too will bo aware of the benefits of Masonry . It is not necessary to follow the programme of toasts placed before mo , or according to this list , I should have to give as the next toast , " The Alasters of the Lodges , " but it is one ' s duty , first to say thank you to our host , and when wo are treated so hospitably as we have been to-day , I should be forgetting my duty did I not do so .
Opening Of The Freemasons' Hall At Llandudno.
The programme was drawn up by the officers of the Llandudno Lodge , and perhaps they wore modest—I believe we Welsh are very modest . I do not think that I should do my duty sitting in this chair , if I did not thank tho brethren of this lodge , and particularly the AA orshipful Alaster , Bro . Bnlkeley Hughes , for the kindness shown to us . Half of the shares in this hall are taken up by him ; I therefore propose to you " The health of the AVorshipful Alaster of this Lodge and the prosperity of the
Lodgeof St . Tudno . " Chorus— "Prosper the Art , " followed by the song of the " Entered Apprentice . " Bro . Bulkeley Hughes , M . P ., AV . AL , said : Right AA orshipful Sir , when I had the honour of proposing your health , I little thought I should so soon have to address you again . However unworthy I am of the compliment paid me by yon and by my
brethren , still I feel deeply the obligatiou you have conferred upon me . I do not deny that , old as I am in years , I am young and sincere in Alasonry - , and it has been my misfortune and not my fault that I have not known more of Masons , but the advantage lis before me ; I admit I have had something to do with this building ; it was a great reflection upon the part of the principality that it should not have a Freemasons' hall of its
own , and it is a great inconvenience assemWing elsewhere . I do not mean to say that we have been particularly unfortunate , because we met in the house of a brother where the greatest liberality and generosity have prevailed . Right Worshipful Grand Alaster , pardon this digression , I appeal to you whether my words are not correct , as proved in the liberal spread we have had this evening . I claim no more merit to myself than in having co-operated with my brethren in establishing this
sanctuary—that merit is due to the excellent , worthy , and respected brother , the man whose voice should be heard , and which was so forcibly uttered in the fore part of this day in —whether you call it au address or—an oration ; which I hope will he indelibly marked and see light in another form . To Jiim—you will , I am sure , bear with me for a short time —and to him alone , we are indebted for everything in the erection of the Freemasons' hall . Too much praise cannot be bestowed for the labour , perseveran ie , tact , and skill which my excellect friend , Bro . Roden , has displayed . He has , I
am sorry to say , alluded to me individually m a way I do not deserve , but I have a stake in the hall which I shall never regret . I am sure that , whether I am a loser or gainer , I shall never lament having contributed my money for the good of Alasonry . As to dividend , I shall be thankful to receive it , I don't want it , and don't expect it . Nextyeir , if we live , the lower part of this building will be let to some enterprising person , and we may have an excellent dividend .
Don't let me discourage myself , or let us discourage each other , but on the subject of dividend impressed on you this evening , we are not yet entirely out of the wood . AVe have an excellent structure , erected to the satisfaction of our architects , and to the satisfaction of the lodge , but still we have a difficulty to contend with . There is a certain sum of £ 500 to make up , and I trust , from what you have seen and heard to-day , coupled
with the desire to forward Freemasonry in North Wales will induce some of you to enrole your names in the company which is the cause of the erection of the first building of the kind in this province ; as has already been alluded to by our Right AVorshipful Grand Alaster , who is himself a large contributor , and 1 trust that those who have shown their zeal and interest in Alasonry will follow his example . AVe only want a small sumand what is it for ? For the
onlFree-, y masons' hall in the northern principality . I do not make this appeal for the purpose of a dividend , although I am confident we shall have a good and lasting one . I feel deeply indebted for the high honour and compliment paid me , and whether absent or present , I shall never forget the 25 th of October , as the opening day of St . Tudno's Freemasons' Hall . Bro . Herbert Lloyd , P . G . Deacon of England . - You may have anticipated the toast I have to propose to you , and I do
it with a very great deal of pleasure and sincerity . Right Worshipful Grand Alaster , having witnessed the extreme zeal and the ability with which the working of your lodges is performed , and having been exceedingly pleased with what I saw performed yesterday by one of your Grand Officers at Denbigh , I shall make a report of the happy proceedings , both of yesterday and this day . I have visited a great number of Provincial Grand Lodges ; I have many friends , and I never refuse invitations , I am always well rewarded , and am much pleased with the manner iu which I am received . I will not detain you
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Opening Of The Freemasons' Hall At Llandudno.
from the effects of which he was still evidently suffering ) , rose and said : Brethren , —Charge your columns . It is with considerable diffidence that I rise on this occasion—diffidence because I know , from the weakness of my body , and of the mental powers I possess at the present moment , I cannot do justice to the toast I have to propose . What I lack in power I hope you will not attribute to want of inclination on my part . Many of you have known me for a considerable time , and will
give me credit for honesty of purpose , and honesty of regard for the personage whom I have the honour of naming to you . I have looked forward with no litte mental anxiety to this day . I have , as you heard in tho admirable address delivered to you this evening , unworthily taken an interest in the promotion of this lodge , but I have heen encouraged by the motives and inclinations which induced me to the work , and by the honour conferred upon me bthe badge which I now
y wear as the Grand Registrar of this province . It was a distinction I never sought , never expected , and less deserved . Any honour coming from the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Wales and Shropshire I highly prize . AVhen it was contemplated to open this magnificent hall I applied to the R . W . Provincial Grand Master to come down upon that occasion . AVithout hesitation he spontaneously said , " I will come
whenever I am called upon to discharge the duties . " I had so far contemplated it , that I mentioned it to the R . AV . Prov . Grand Master to ask the most noble Master of England to come here ; but , on account of increasing years , he ( the Prov . Grand Master ) thought it better to forego the attempt , than to name it to him . I rejoice that I did not succeed , as perhaps so great a journey wonld have shortened that valuable life which we all wish to be prolonged . AA e have our noble Provincial
Grand Master , of whom we can say that on every occasion he is ready and willing to perforin his duties . Sir Watkin is a Welshman at heart—he never on any occasion forgets his countrymen , whether in Denbighshire , Flintshire , or in the metropolis of England , Whenever he is applied to , in the -country or elsewhere , he is willing and anxious to lend his aid to further the interests of his countrymen . I could say more , but I think he would prefer that I should simply thank him , as I hope you all will , for the honour conferred on us this day ,
by his coming , greatly to his inconvenience , to attend the opening of this lodge . As was aptly stated to you in the admirable address , he is a large contributor to the erection of this building , and thereby setting an example to others which I hope may be hereafter followed . I am satisfied of this—he and I trust all who have participated in the ceremonies of this daywill say that the Llandudno Lodgo has endeavoured to do its duty to the Craftto themselvesand to Masonry in general .
, , AVith these observations , imperfect as they may he to do justice to the toast , I trust you will give full Masonic honours to our R . AV . Prov . Grand Alaster of North AA ales and Shropshirelong life and prosperity to himself and family . Song— " Hail to the Craft . " Sir AA atkin William AVynn , Prov . G . AI , said : I return you my thanks for the way in which you have received my health ,
and to my friend Bulkeley Hughes for the kind way in which he proposed it . It is a great pleasure to me to see how Alasonry has progressed in this province . In the remarks I made upstairs , I told you that in the last twelve months I had been called upon to consecrate four new lodges , but this is the first time I have been called upon to consecrate a new Alasonic hall . We have this day done two good things at Llandudno—consecrated the Masonic hall and helped to eat the first dinner that has ever
been cooked in this house . I trust this will not be the last Masonic hall that I shall bo called upon to consecrate in this province , and hope it will not be the last time that the brethren shall be called upon to eat turtle . I am not one of those advocating innovations , but I do think these are very good reforms . I return thanks to you for all the kindness I have received from you . But for certain reasons , I could have come a little earlier in the year ; I went out of the country with a very old friend
and brother officer , to—I may say—the extreme of Europe , and where , I believe , Alasonry is almost a dead letter . It is the only place where one sees hospitality without Alasonry . We will , however , hope that , as the barbaric era has passed , they too will bo aware of the benefits of Masonry . It is not necessary to follow the programme of toasts placed before mo , or according to this list , I should have to give as the next toast , " The Alasters of the Lodges , " but it is one ' s duty , first to say thank you to our host , and when wo are treated so hospitably as we have been to-day , I should be forgetting my duty did I not do so .
Opening Of The Freemasons' Hall At Llandudno.
The programme was drawn up by the officers of the Llandudno Lodge , and perhaps they wore modest—I believe we Welsh are very modest . I do not think that I should do my duty sitting in this chair , if I did not thank tho brethren of this lodge , and particularly the AA orshipful Alaster , Bro . Bnlkeley Hughes , for the kindness shown to us . Half of the shares in this hall are taken up by him ; I therefore propose to you " The health of the AVorshipful Alaster of this Lodge and the prosperity of the
Lodgeof St . Tudno . " Chorus— "Prosper the Art , " followed by the song of the " Entered Apprentice . " Bro . Bulkeley Hughes , M . P ., AV . AL , said : Right AA orshipful Sir , when I had the honour of proposing your health , I little thought I should so soon have to address you again . However unworthy I am of the compliment paid me by yon and by my
brethren , still I feel deeply the obligatiou you have conferred upon me . I do not deny that , old as I am in years , I am young and sincere in Alasonry - , and it has been my misfortune and not my fault that I have not known more of Masons , but the advantage lis before me ; I admit I have had something to do with this building ; it was a great reflection upon the part of the principality that it should not have a Freemasons' hall of its
own , and it is a great inconvenience assemWing elsewhere . I do not mean to say that we have been particularly unfortunate , because we met in the house of a brother where the greatest liberality and generosity have prevailed . Right Worshipful Grand Alaster , pardon this digression , I appeal to you whether my words are not correct , as proved in the liberal spread we have had this evening . I claim no more merit to myself than in having co-operated with my brethren in establishing this
sanctuary—that merit is due to the excellent , worthy , and respected brother , the man whose voice should be heard , and which was so forcibly uttered in the fore part of this day in —whether you call it au address or—an oration ; which I hope will he indelibly marked and see light in another form . To Jiim—you will , I am sure , bear with me for a short time —and to him alone , we are indebted for everything in the erection of the Freemasons' hall . Too much praise cannot be bestowed for the labour , perseveran ie , tact , and skill which my excellect friend , Bro . Roden , has displayed . He has , I
am sorry to say , alluded to me individually m a way I do not deserve , but I have a stake in the hall which I shall never regret . I am sure that , whether I am a loser or gainer , I shall never lament having contributed my money for the good of Alasonry . As to dividend , I shall be thankful to receive it , I don't want it , and don't expect it . Nextyeir , if we live , the lower part of this building will be let to some enterprising person , and we may have an excellent dividend .
Don't let me discourage myself , or let us discourage each other , but on the subject of dividend impressed on you this evening , we are not yet entirely out of the wood . AVe have an excellent structure , erected to the satisfaction of our architects , and to the satisfaction of the lodge , but still we have a difficulty to contend with . There is a certain sum of £ 500 to make up , and I trust , from what you have seen and heard to-day , coupled
with the desire to forward Freemasonry in North Wales will induce some of you to enrole your names in the company which is the cause of the erection of the first building of the kind in this province ; as has already been alluded to by our Right AVorshipful Grand Alaster , who is himself a large contributor , and 1 trust that those who have shown their zeal and interest in Alasonry will follow his example . AVe only want a small sumand what is it for ? For the
onlFree-, y masons' hall in the northern principality . I do not make this appeal for the purpose of a dividend , although I am confident we shall have a good and lasting one . I feel deeply indebted for the high honour and compliment paid me , and whether absent or present , I shall never forget the 25 th of October , as the opening day of St . Tudno's Freemasons' Hall . Bro . Herbert Lloyd , P . G . Deacon of England . - You may have anticipated the toast I have to propose to you , and I do
it with a very great deal of pleasure and sincerity . Right Worshipful Grand Alaster , having witnessed the extreme zeal and the ability with which the working of your lodges is performed , and having been exceedingly pleased with what I saw performed yesterday by one of your Grand Officers at Denbigh , I shall make a report of the happy proceedings , both of yesterday and this day . I have visited a great number of Provincial Grand Lodges ; I have many friends , and I never refuse invitations , I am always well rewarded , and am much pleased with the manner iu which I am received . I will not detain you