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Article ASYLUM FOR THE AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASON. ← Page 2 of 3 →
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Asylum For The Aged And Decayed Freemason.
Brother Smith , and that the Committee be empowered to open a correspondence ivith him , in pursuance of his kind suggestions . Brother Rowe handed in his resignation as Collector , whicli was accepted . It was resolved that five provisional Trustees be appointed ; whereon the following Brethren were accordingly declared to be electee ! - . — Brother J . C . Bell . . . 108
" George Henekev . 21 " Joseph Partridge . 113 " Henry Rowe . . 22 ' ¦ Zachai-iah AVatkins 329
It was resolved , that the collections in the hands of various friends should be immediately paid to the Treasurer for the purpose of investment in the names of the Trustees . Several small sums were handed in from the " Spencerian Collection , " and among them was exhibited an act of kind sympathy on the part of a " Lady , " so strikingly charitable as to call forth the unanimous adoption of the following resolution .
" That this meeting receive with the most lively satisfaction the announcement made by the Chairman , Dr . Crucefix , of the benevolent exertions of a Lady , by whom a sum of nearly eight pounds has been collected IN PENCE , on the ' Spencerian Collection : ' and they beg this Lady , through Dr . Crucefix , to accept their warm and respectful thanks for her kind and efficient services' * . " Resolved , that the Collector for the time being be required to give
security to the amount of 200 / . Resolved , that a Festival do take place during the summer , in aid of this cause , ancl that the Brethren who have kindly volunteered to act as stewards upon the occasion , be empowered to decide upon the time and place when ancl where the same shall be holden , and generally to conduct the proceedings . June loth . —The Stewards assembled this evening to form themselves into a Board , to elect their officers , and carry into execution the resolutions of the 30 th May , as far as they related to the Festival . The following were elected to their respective offices .
Brother J . C . Bell , . . President . " J . Bigg , . . . Vice-President . " G . Henekey , . Treasurer . " H . Rowe , . . Bon . Secretary . The first subject which engrossed the attention of the Board was the happy restoration of their paternal ruler , His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and they unanimously adopted the following resolution , which
lias been duly presented through the medium of Lord John Churchill , the Deputy Grand Master . " To His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Most AVorshipful Grand Master of Masons . " May it please your Royal Highness , " AVe rejoice that the Great Architect has restored your Royal Highness to the blessings of ' LIGHT . ' Sympathy for sufferings patiently borne , may be permitted to yield to joy ; and in presuming to address our venerated Grand Master , we acknowledge that our high respect for
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Asylum For The Aged And Decayed Freemason.
Brother Smith , and that the Committee be empowered to open a correspondence ivith him , in pursuance of his kind suggestions . Brother Rowe handed in his resignation as Collector , whicli was accepted . It was resolved that five provisional Trustees be appointed ; whereon the following Brethren were accordingly declared to be electee ! - . — Brother J . C . Bell . . . 108
" George Henekev . 21 " Joseph Partridge . 113 " Henry Rowe . . 22 ' ¦ Zachai-iah AVatkins 329
It was resolved , that the collections in the hands of various friends should be immediately paid to the Treasurer for the purpose of investment in the names of the Trustees . Several small sums were handed in from the " Spencerian Collection , " and among them was exhibited an act of kind sympathy on the part of a " Lady , " so strikingly charitable as to call forth the unanimous adoption of the following resolution .
" That this meeting receive with the most lively satisfaction the announcement made by the Chairman , Dr . Crucefix , of the benevolent exertions of a Lady , by whom a sum of nearly eight pounds has been collected IN PENCE , on the ' Spencerian Collection : ' and they beg this Lady , through Dr . Crucefix , to accept their warm and respectful thanks for her kind and efficient services' * . " Resolved , that the Collector for the time being be required to give
security to the amount of 200 / . Resolved , that a Festival do take place during the summer , in aid of this cause , ancl that the Brethren who have kindly volunteered to act as stewards upon the occasion , be empowered to decide upon the time and place when ancl where the same shall be holden , and generally to conduct the proceedings . June loth . —The Stewards assembled this evening to form themselves into a Board , to elect their officers , and carry into execution the resolutions of the 30 th May , as far as they related to the Festival . The following were elected to their respective offices .
Brother J . C . Bell , . . President . " J . Bigg , . . . Vice-President . " G . Henekey , . Treasurer . " H . Rowe , . . Bon . Secretary . The first subject which engrossed the attention of the Board was the happy restoration of their paternal ruler , His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and they unanimously adopted the following resolution , which
lias been duly presented through the medium of Lord John Churchill , the Deputy Grand Master . " To His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Most AVorshipful Grand Master of Masons . " May it please your Royal Highness , " AVe rejoice that the Great Architect has restored your Royal Highness to the blessings of ' LIGHT . ' Sympathy for sufferings patiently borne , may be permitted to yield to joy ; and in presuming to address our venerated Grand Master , we acknowledge that our high respect for