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Ireland.
IRELAND
DUBLIN . —St . John ' s day faffing on Sunday , the Members of St . Patrick ' s Lodge , No . SO , postponed the celebration of the festival of " the loved Apostle" until the 25 th , which day being selected for the installation of the officers , and as the finale of the season , the Brethren wore their full dress costume , ancl the insignia and collars of their respective degrees . The Lodge banners , with the motto , nulli secundiis , ^ vei-e conspicuously placed over the Throne , and also behind the Chair , in the
dining hall , ancl had a recherche effect . Christopher Coppinger , Esq ., having been introduced , was inducted , enthroned , and saluted ; his conduct , during the evening , both at labour and refreshment , meeting with the merited approval of the Brethren . The financial report was stated , from which it appeared , that after the extra expenditure of the last year , after the large outlay for the ball , the prompt relief afforded to widows , hansand deserving Brethrenwhose distress coulcl not brook delay ,
orp , , and the contributions both to local and provincial charities , a considerable sum still remained in the hands of the Treasurer , to the credit ofthe Lodge . The future fee payable on the initiation of Members into FIFTY , was then , after a full discussion , raised from 8 / . Ss .. to 10 / . 10 * . Votes of thanks were then passed to the Treasurer and Secretary , Bro . Baldwin ; to Brother Ellis , for his conduct as Chairman of the Ball ancl Banquet , which stirring and social event it was our pleasing province to
record in our June publication ; to those Brethren who had so efficiently acted as Stewards on the same occasion ; and to the Members of " the Ball Committee , " Past Masters Baldwin , Tenison , Ellis , Fitton , Green , Hazlett , and Stritch , & c , for the manner in which they had produced and
conducted , in all its details and arrangements , an entertainment at once so brilliant and beautiful . At seven o ' clock dinner was served , to which only sixty-seven sat clown , although upwards of eighty were expected . Radley hacl catered so as to ensure the efficiency of the cuisine , and the champagne , hock , claret , and other wines , were of the finest flavour . On the cloth being drawn , the Benedietus was chaunted by the vocalists present . The preceding toasts having been received with the usual honoursthe
, AVorship ful Master said that an accession to the Grand Officers of Ireland had recently taken place in the person of Brother Butler , who hacl been selected to fill the situation of Grand Treasurer of Ireland , and was also Junior Deacon of St . Patrick's Lodge . From his rank and character he was well suited to sustain the duties of so responsible a trust ; and from what he knew of Brother Butler , he ( the W . M . ) was certain he woulcl always be found supporting his own dignity , faithfully inculcating
the principles of their Order , ancl maintaining the honour and independence of fjodge No . 50 , for which he hacl evinced so unequivocal a regard . He begged to propose the health of their new Grand Treasurer . ( Loud ancl long continued applause followed this announcement ) . The Hon . T . F . AV . llutlcr thanked the Brethren for their good opinion , in a speech expressive of his impassioned attachment to the interests of the Order , more particularly to that portion of it which he then had the honour of addressing , and in whose bosom the light of Masonry had first shone upon him . VOL . v . 3 E
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Ireland.
IRELAND
DUBLIN . —St . John ' s day faffing on Sunday , the Members of St . Patrick ' s Lodge , No . SO , postponed the celebration of the festival of " the loved Apostle" until the 25 th , which day being selected for the installation of the officers , and as the finale of the season , the Brethren wore their full dress costume , ancl the insignia and collars of their respective degrees . The Lodge banners , with the motto , nulli secundiis , ^ vei-e conspicuously placed over the Throne , and also behind the Chair , in the
dining hall , ancl had a recherche effect . Christopher Coppinger , Esq ., having been introduced , was inducted , enthroned , and saluted ; his conduct , during the evening , both at labour and refreshment , meeting with the merited approval of the Brethren . The financial report was stated , from which it appeared , that after the extra expenditure of the last year , after the large outlay for the ball , the prompt relief afforded to widows , hansand deserving Brethrenwhose distress coulcl not brook delay ,
orp , , and the contributions both to local and provincial charities , a considerable sum still remained in the hands of the Treasurer , to the credit ofthe Lodge . The future fee payable on the initiation of Members into FIFTY , was then , after a full discussion , raised from 8 / . Ss .. to 10 / . 10 * . Votes of thanks were then passed to the Treasurer and Secretary , Bro . Baldwin ; to Brother Ellis , for his conduct as Chairman of the Ball ancl Banquet , which stirring and social event it was our pleasing province to
record in our June publication ; to those Brethren who had so efficiently acted as Stewards on the same occasion ; and to the Members of " the Ball Committee , " Past Masters Baldwin , Tenison , Ellis , Fitton , Green , Hazlett , and Stritch , & c , for the manner in which they had produced and
conducted , in all its details and arrangements , an entertainment at once so brilliant and beautiful . At seven o ' clock dinner was served , to which only sixty-seven sat clown , although upwards of eighty were expected . Radley hacl catered so as to ensure the efficiency of the cuisine , and the champagne , hock , claret , and other wines , were of the finest flavour . On the cloth being drawn , the Benedietus was chaunted by the vocalists present . The preceding toasts having been received with the usual honoursthe
, AVorship ful Master said that an accession to the Grand Officers of Ireland had recently taken place in the person of Brother Butler , who hacl been selected to fill the situation of Grand Treasurer of Ireland , and was also Junior Deacon of St . Patrick's Lodge . From his rank and character he was well suited to sustain the duties of so responsible a trust ; and from what he knew of Brother Butler , he ( the W . M . ) was certain he woulcl always be found supporting his own dignity , faithfully inculcating
the principles of their Order , ancl maintaining the honour and independence of fjodge No . 50 , for which he hacl evinced so unequivocal a regard . He begged to propose the health of their new Grand Treasurer . ( Loud ancl long continued applause followed this announcement ) . The Hon . T . F . AV . llutlcr thanked the Brethren for their good opinion , in a speech expressive of his impassioned attachment to the interests of the Order , more particularly to that portion of it which he then had the honour of addressing , and in whose bosom the light of Masonry had first shone upon him . VOL . v . 3 E