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disciplinarian ; but he will shortly find it necessary to infuse into his numerous lodges the fullest practical illustration of masonic disci pline , and the extension of charitable objects . A masonic ball was held on the succeeding evening , at the Bull Inn Assembly Rooms , Rochester , which was most respectably attended . The brethren appearing in full masonic costume , gave the room a very lively aspectwhich was increased by of the ladies being also decked with
, many the insignia of the various orders . Notwithstanding the oppressive heat of the weather , dancing was kept up with great spirit until daylight . We understand that the Provincial Grand Lodge will be held ^ at Ramsgate next year .
WORCESTERSHIRE—Anniversary Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge . —Aug . 28 . —The second annual meeting of the governing masonic body of this county was held at Kidderminster , and the proceedings proved that a considerable degree of progress had taken place in Worcestershire in our very ancient society . Previous to the opening of the Grand Lodge , a Board of Finance examined the Treasurer ' s accounts . The receipts had exceeded 120 / .,
but the payment consequent upon defraying the necessary preliminary expenditure—the Grand Lodge having only heen instituted two years —bad exceeded them b y five shillings . The smallness of the balance against the lodge was a subject of congratulation to the society , and was justly assumed as evincing a state of considerable prosperity . The Grand Lodge was held in the Guildhall , the use of which had been kindly accorded by the corporation , and we may remark that a
more suitable building for the purpose could scarcely be obtained . The walls were covered with appropriate banners , and the room richly furnished with the masonic fittings of the Royal Standard Lodge , assisted by many elegant articles in the shape of chairs , splendid curtains , & c , which had been handsomely lent for the occasion from the well-known upholstery establishment of Bro . Samuel Preece . The masonic anniversary appeared to excite a considerable degree of
interest in the town . Knots of idlers , apparently looking out for something , studded the street from the Lion to the Town-hall , and crowded round the vehicles from a distance as these deposited their masonic freight at the porch of the hotel . The masonic festival appeared to come in well to fill up the blank in the election excitement , which , on Tuesday , seemed at zero .
At two o clock the bells of the principal church rang out a merry peal in honour of the masonic festival , and crowds congregated opposite the Town-hall , apparently expecting to be treated tp a pageant in the shape of a procession . My lords , the many-headed , seemed somewhat scandalized at the reality . They saw comparatively a few gentlemen walk quietly into the Town-hall by twos and threes or singly , where they had looked for banners and insignia and all the other fine flaring
man-millinery in which many societies indulge . The si ght-seers being thus cheated out of a spectacle , at once voted the concern not worth looking at , but still lingered on , perhaps because they had nothing else to do . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in solemn form at half-past two , and the routine business transacted , the R . W . Bro . Roden , M . D . ( Mayor of Kidderminster ) , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , presiding . The attendance was numerous , all the lodges in Worcester , Dudley , Bromsgrove , and Kidderminster , tvere represented by their Masters and Wardens ; and there were also present a number of visitors from other
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Provincial.
disciplinarian ; but he will shortly find it necessary to infuse into his numerous lodges the fullest practical illustration of masonic disci pline , and the extension of charitable objects . A masonic ball was held on the succeeding evening , at the Bull Inn Assembly Rooms , Rochester , which was most respectably attended . The brethren appearing in full masonic costume , gave the room a very lively aspectwhich was increased by of the ladies being also decked with
, many the insignia of the various orders . Notwithstanding the oppressive heat of the weather , dancing was kept up with great spirit until daylight . We understand that the Provincial Grand Lodge will be held ^ at Ramsgate next year .
WORCESTERSHIRE—Anniversary Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge . —Aug . 28 . —The second annual meeting of the governing masonic body of this county was held at Kidderminster , and the proceedings proved that a considerable degree of progress had taken place in Worcestershire in our very ancient society . Previous to the opening of the Grand Lodge , a Board of Finance examined the Treasurer ' s accounts . The receipts had exceeded 120 / .,
but the payment consequent upon defraying the necessary preliminary expenditure—the Grand Lodge having only heen instituted two years —bad exceeded them b y five shillings . The smallness of the balance against the lodge was a subject of congratulation to the society , and was justly assumed as evincing a state of considerable prosperity . The Grand Lodge was held in the Guildhall , the use of which had been kindly accorded by the corporation , and we may remark that a
more suitable building for the purpose could scarcely be obtained . The walls were covered with appropriate banners , and the room richly furnished with the masonic fittings of the Royal Standard Lodge , assisted by many elegant articles in the shape of chairs , splendid curtains , & c , which had been handsomely lent for the occasion from the well-known upholstery establishment of Bro . Samuel Preece . The masonic anniversary appeared to excite a considerable degree of
interest in the town . Knots of idlers , apparently looking out for something , studded the street from the Lion to the Town-hall , and crowded round the vehicles from a distance as these deposited their masonic freight at the porch of the hotel . The masonic festival appeared to come in well to fill up the blank in the election excitement , which , on Tuesday , seemed at zero .
At two o clock the bells of the principal church rang out a merry peal in honour of the masonic festival , and crowds congregated opposite the Town-hall , apparently expecting to be treated tp a pageant in the shape of a procession . My lords , the many-headed , seemed somewhat scandalized at the reality . They saw comparatively a few gentlemen walk quietly into the Town-hall by twos and threes or singly , where they had looked for banners and insignia and all the other fine flaring
man-millinery in which many societies indulge . The si ght-seers being thus cheated out of a spectacle , at once voted the concern not worth looking at , but still lingered on , perhaps because they had nothing else to do . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in solemn form at half-past two , and the routine business transacted , the R . W . Bro . Roden , M . D . ( Mayor of Kidderminster ) , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , presiding . The attendance was numerous , all the lodges in Worcester , Dudley , Bromsgrove , and Kidderminster , tvere represented by their Masters and Wardens ; and there were also present a number of visitors from other