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the R . AA . D . G . Master , Bro . John Drinkwater , and on the left by the Rev . Geo . Dowty , Acting G . Chaplain . The other seats at tlie principal table were occupied by the Grand Officers ancl visitors , with tlie exception ofthe R . AV . G . S AVarden , Bro . Josiah Perrin , and the R . AV . G . J . AVarden , Bro . Joseph Hess , who were in their proper places as vicepresidents . The grace , "Praise the Lord , O my soul , " ( A'lolyneux , ) having been sung bthe musical Brethrenthe banquet was served b
y , y Bro . Radley . On the cloth being withdrawn , the Benedictus ( Reading , 1675 ) was sung as a grace . The GRAND MASTER then gave the toast which is invariably the first at all assemblies of Freemasons for refreshment . He spoke highly of the good qualities of her Majesty as a Sovereign , wife , and mother , and expressed a hope that her happiness might endure to the latest period of her mortal existence ; and , after bringing up her family to follow the
paths of virtue , that , finally , she might obtain a crown of everlasting glory , and enjoy the fullest amount of bliss in the mansions of the Great Architect of the Universe . He then proposed "The Queen" ( royal honours ) . Anthem— "God save the Queen . " In giving the next toast , which was similarl y honoured by the craft , the Grand Master alluded in terms of warm eulogy to the affectionate demeanour of the Queen Dowager to the late King AVilliam the Fourth
, to the ease and content with which , after filling the highest position in the realm , she had fallen to a secondary rank ; to her benevolent disposition , and to the advantages which public charities ancl other deserving objects had gained from her sympathy and encouragement . "The Queen Dowager" ( royal honours ) . Quartette— "The Two Roses . "
The GRAND MASTER said the next toast was equally well deserving the attention of the Brethren , ancl he was sure it would be heartily received . Tbe Grand Master begged to unite with " the health of Prince Albert , that of his numerous offspring , and the rest of the Royal Family" ( royal honours ) . ' A friend in distress . " The GIIAND MASTER in giving the next toast , " The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . Master of the Order for England , " avowed his unfeigned
regret that his lordship ' s engagements , and those of other noble Brethren who had been invited to the banquet , did not permit them to attend ; and highly eulogized the determination which his lordship had evinced on many important occasions to govern the craft with efficiency , and to promote its interests by active supervision , as well as the liberality which he had displayed in the recent controversy with the G . Lodge of Berlin , in reference to the admission of the Jewish Brethren into the Prussian Lodges , from which it was unmasonically sought to exclude them . The toast was drank with Masonic honours .
I he GRAND MASTER then gave , " Lord Worsley , D . G . Master of England'' ( Masonic honours ) . The Grand Treasurer , Bro . LEWIS SAMUEL , in a neat and complimentary speech , proposed the health of Le Gendre N . Starkie , Esq ., Grand Master of the AVestern Division of Lancashire . The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm , and with Masonic honours . The Grand Master , Bro . STARKIE , acknowledged the compliment . He was afraid that he scarcely paid so much attention to the affairs of
the craft as warranted the hi gh encomiums passed upon him by the Brother who had proposed his health , or the enthusiasm with which it had been received ; but the great talents and indefatigable attention of VOL . iv . u u
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the R . AA . D . G . Master , Bro . John Drinkwater , and on the left by the Rev . Geo . Dowty , Acting G . Chaplain . The other seats at tlie principal table were occupied by the Grand Officers ancl visitors , with tlie exception ofthe R . AV . G . S AVarden , Bro . Josiah Perrin , and the R . AV . G . J . AVarden , Bro . Joseph Hess , who were in their proper places as vicepresidents . The grace , "Praise the Lord , O my soul , " ( A'lolyneux , ) having been sung bthe musical Brethrenthe banquet was served b
y , y Bro . Radley . On the cloth being withdrawn , the Benedictus ( Reading , 1675 ) was sung as a grace . The GRAND MASTER then gave the toast which is invariably the first at all assemblies of Freemasons for refreshment . He spoke highly of the good qualities of her Majesty as a Sovereign , wife , and mother , and expressed a hope that her happiness might endure to the latest period of her mortal existence ; and , after bringing up her family to follow the
paths of virtue , that , finally , she might obtain a crown of everlasting glory , and enjoy the fullest amount of bliss in the mansions of the Great Architect of the Universe . He then proposed "The Queen" ( royal honours ) . Anthem— "God save the Queen . " In giving the next toast , which was similarl y honoured by the craft , the Grand Master alluded in terms of warm eulogy to the affectionate demeanour of the Queen Dowager to the late King AVilliam the Fourth
, to the ease and content with which , after filling the highest position in the realm , she had fallen to a secondary rank ; to her benevolent disposition , and to the advantages which public charities ancl other deserving objects had gained from her sympathy and encouragement . "The Queen Dowager" ( royal honours ) . Quartette— "The Two Roses . "
The GRAND MASTER said the next toast was equally well deserving the attention of the Brethren , ancl he was sure it would be heartily received . Tbe Grand Master begged to unite with " the health of Prince Albert , that of his numerous offspring , and the rest of the Royal Family" ( royal honours ) . ' A friend in distress . " The GIIAND MASTER in giving the next toast , " The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . Master of the Order for England , " avowed his unfeigned
regret that his lordship ' s engagements , and those of other noble Brethren who had been invited to the banquet , did not permit them to attend ; and highly eulogized the determination which his lordship had evinced on many important occasions to govern the craft with efficiency , and to promote its interests by active supervision , as well as the liberality which he had displayed in the recent controversy with the G . Lodge of Berlin , in reference to the admission of the Jewish Brethren into the Prussian Lodges , from which it was unmasonically sought to exclude them . The toast was drank with Masonic honours .
I he GRAND MASTER then gave , " Lord Worsley , D . G . Master of England'' ( Masonic honours ) . The Grand Treasurer , Bro . LEWIS SAMUEL , in a neat and complimentary speech , proposed the health of Le Gendre N . Starkie , Esq ., Grand Master of the AVestern Division of Lancashire . The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm , and with Masonic honours . The Grand Master , Bro . STARKIE , acknowledged the compliment . He was afraid that he scarcely paid so much attention to the affairs of
the craft as warranted the hi gh encomiums passed upon him by the Brother who had proposed his health , or the enthusiasm with which it had been received ; but the great talents and indefatigable attention of VOL . iv . u u