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Grand Conclave Of Masonic Knights Templar,
G . Register , Fr . J . A . D . Cox ; G . Hospitaler , Fr . E . Goodenough ; First Grand Expert , Fr . J . Ward ; Second G . Expert , Fr . F . Dee ; First G . Standard Bearer , Fr . W . Witham Beach ; Second G . Stand . Bearer , Fr . C . W . Hoffman ; G . Almoner , Fr . M . H . Shuttleworth ; G . Director of Ceremonies , Fr . G . B . Cole ; First G . Aide-de-Camp , Fr . E . S . Snell ; Second G . Aide-de-Camp , Fr . A . W . Bradley ; First
G . Capt . of 'Lines , Fr . Rev . C . H . Pettatt ; Second G . Capt . of Line 3 , Fr . R . Costa ; G . Sword Bearer , Fr . W . Maeefield ; First G . Herald , Fr . C . H . Gregory ; Second G . Herald , Fr . D . II . J . Hinxman ; G . Organist , Fr . M . Costa ; G . Banner Bearer , Fr . R . Spencer . The following Frs . were then elected by the Grand Conclave members of the Committee for General Purposes for the year ensuing : — viz . Fr . H . H . BurchellM . H . ShuttleworthRev . E . MooreR . J .
, , , Spiers , and F . Dee . And the M . E . and S . G . M . appointed Frs . Auldjo , Goldsworthy , Udall , and Masson , as members of the same Committee for the year ensuing . The Grand Almoner reported that there had been collected that day as alms the sum of M . 14 s ., which , added to the sum remaining in his hands at the last Grand Conclave , constituted a fund of 10 Z . 8 s . 4 ( Z . now in his hands , to be applied to charitable purposes at
the direction of the Grand Conclave . It was referred to the Committee to consider and direct proper subscrip tions to the different Masonic Charities , with a suggestion that Five Guineas would be a proper sum to be subscribed to each Charity . The G . M . proposed that the Committee be directed to consider and report to the next Grand Conclave respecting the proper
furniture to be provided for the Grand Conclave . The Grand Conclave was then closed in ancient form , and with solemn prayer . The Frs . then repaired to the banquet prepared by the Committee for General Purposes , and partook of the bread of thankfulness and the cup of cheerfulness with the M . E . and S . G . M . and the Grand Officers . After the banquet a testimonial , purchased by
subscriptions by several Encampments and individual Frs ., was presented to the M . E . and S . G . Master . Col . TYNTE made an excellent speech on the testimonial being presented to him , alluding to the increase of the Order , and the gratification which he felt at having himself granted eig hteen Warrants for new Encampments in England and its Colonies , and at the circumstance of his having granted the first Warrant for holding , under the Grand Conclave of England , an Encampment in the Western Hemisphere .
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Grand Conclave Of Masonic Knights Templar,
G . Register , Fr . J . A . D . Cox ; G . Hospitaler , Fr . E . Goodenough ; First Grand Expert , Fr . J . Ward ; Second G . Expert , Fr . F . Dee ; First G . Standard Bearer , Fr . W . Witham Beach ; Second G . Stand . Bearer , Fr . C . W . Hoffman ; G . Almoner , Fr . M . H . Shuttleworth ; G . Director of Ceremonies , Fr . G . B . Cole ; First G . Aide-de-Camp , Fr . E . S . Snell ; Second G . Aide-de-Camp , Fr . A . W . Bradley ; First
G . Capt . of 'Lines , Fr . Rev . C . H . Pettatt ; Second G . Capt . of Line 3 , Fr . R . Costa ; G . Sword Bearer , Fr . W . Maeefield ; First G . Herald , Fr . C . H . Gregory ; Second G . Herald , Fr . D . II . J . Hinxman ; G . Organist , Fr . M . Costa ; G . Banner Bearer , Fr . R . Spencer . The following Frs . were then elected by the Grand Conclave members of the Committee for General Purposes for the year ensuing : — viz . Fr . H . H . BurchellM . H . ShuttleworthRev . E . MooreR . J .
, , , Spiers , and F . Dee . And the M . E . and S . G . M . appointed Frs . Auldjo , Goldsworthy , Udall , and Masson , as members of the same Committee for the year ensuing . The Grand Almoner reported that there had been collected that day as alms the sum of M . 14 s ., which , added to the sum remaining in his hands at the last Grand Conclave , constituted a fund of 10 Z . 8 s . 4 ( Z . now in his hands , to be applied to charitable purposes at
the direction of the Grand Conclave . It was referred to the Committee to consider and direct proper subscrip tions to the different Masonic Charities , with a suggestion that Five Guineas would be a proper sum to be subscribed to each Charity . The G . M . proposed that the Committee be directed to consider and report to the next Grand Conclave respecting the proper
furniture to be provided for the Grand Conclave . The Grand Conclave was then closed in ancient form , and with solemn prayer . The Frs . then repaired to the banquet prepared by the Committee for General Purposes , and partook of the bread of thankfulness and the cup of cheerfulness with the M . E . and S . G . M . and the Grand Officers . After the banquet a testimonial , purchased by
subscriptions by several Encampments and individual Frs ., was presented to the M . E . and S . G . Master . Col . TYNTE made an excellent speech on the testimonial being presented to him , alluding to the increase of the Order , and the gratification which he felt at having himself granted eig hteen Warrants for new Encampments in England and its Colonies , and at the circumstance of his having granted the first Warrant for holding , under the Grand Conclave of England , an Encampment in the Western Hemisphere .