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Provincial.
record ; but in 1793 , a dispensation was granted by the Rev . AVilliam Peters , then P . G . M . of Lincolnshire , under which the presen t Lodge was opened , at the Rein Deer Inn , under the name of the AVITHAM , on the SSth of September . For fifty years it has continued to meet without interruption , though with very variable prosperity . During that period there have been about 180 initiations , and nearly sixty joining members ; the greatest number of subscribers at one time being , as now , fifty . Alter
the Lodge in question had been regularly opened in the Freemasons ' Hal ] , the Brethren adjourned to the City Arms Hotel ( formerly the Rein Deer Inn ) , where the Lodge had been originally held , and there partook of an excellent supper . Besides the usual loyal ancl fraternal toasts , " The memory ofthe Founders of the Lodge" was proposetl ancl drunk in silence . The health of " Bro . Marshall , Father of the Lodge , " was also proposed , in conjunction with other veteran Brothers , who , nearly forty years ago , first saw the Lisht of Masonry under that roof .
AA rrrrA . »_ LODGE , 374- —In compliance with a request made by the D . P . G . M . at the late Provincial Meeting , that all the Lodges in the province should change their officers at the same period of the year , the Witham Lodge have altered their time of election from June to December ; the W . M . , the Rev . J . Osmond Dakeyne resigned the Chair , and was unanimously re-elected . The Festival of Installation will henceforth be held on the day of St . John the Evangelistin lace
, p of St . John the Baptist . The principal municipal officers of Lincoln chosen in November last , are all members ofthe Witham Lodge in that city ; viz ., Bro . R . Sutton Harvey as Mayor , Bro . Geat Huddleston as Sheriff , and Bro . Charles Pratt as Treasurer .
NOTTINGHAM . —There is some expectation amongst " the Brethren of the mytic tie , " that ere long a Provincial Meeting will be held in Nottingham . Years and years have elapsed , and no assembly has been held . True it is that there are provincial officers , but the places are mere sinecures , and the " garter blue clothing" is laid up in lavender . But an end to all this lethargy is at hand . The Grand Lodge have just passed a resolution declaring the office of Provincial Grand Master to be vacant , if the provincial assembly is not convened every year . If some movement is not speedily made , a superseding visit from the Grand Registrar to the province of Nottingham may be certainly expected . —Nottingham Journal .
HULL , Dec 4 . —Re-Opening of the Minerva Lodge . —The Minerva Lodge , after being closed for some time , for the purpose of undergoing extensive alterations , repairs , and decorations , was re-opened with an excellent dinner provided b y Brother James Smith , of the Talbot Inn . Samuel Talbot Hassell , Esq ., P . M . of this Lodge , was in the Chair , haying on his right the AV . M ., C . Marshall , and on his left P . M . Flint . The A ^ ice-Chairs were filled by Brother R . Jackson , solicitor ,
and Brother AA . M ' Allum , and about sixty other members of this and other Lodges in the town and neighbourhood sat down . The room was well illuminated , and from the large number of banners , emblems , and devices in character , had a very splendid appearance . The Chairman gave , " The Queen , Prince Albert , and the Craft , " acknowledged by the whole company singing heartily "God save the Queen . " The next toast , prefaced with strong remarks of respect by vhe Chairman ,
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Provincial.
record ; but in 1793 , a dispensation was granted by the Rev . AVilliam Peters , then P . G . M . of Lincolnshire , under which the presen t Lodge was opened , at the Rein Deer Inn , under the name of the AVITHAM , on the SSth of September . For fifty years it has continued to meet without interruption , though with very variable prosperity . During that period there have been about 180 initiations , and nearly sixty joining members ; the greatest number of subscribers at one time being , as now , fifty . Alter
the Lodge in question had been regularly opened in the Freemasons ' Hal ] , the Brethren adjourned to the City Arms Hotel ( formerly the Rein Deer Inn ) , where the Lodge had been originally held , and there partook of an excellent supper . Besides the usual loyal ancl fraternal toasts , " The memory ofthe Founders of the Lodge" was proposetl ancl drunk in silence . The health of " Bro . Marshall , Father of the Lodge , " was also proposed , in conjunction with other veteran Brothers , who , nearly forty years ago , first saw the Lisht of Masonry under that roof .
AA rrrrA . »_ LODGE , 374- —In compliance with a request made by the D . P . G . M . at the late Provincial Meeting , that all the Lodges in the province should change their officers at the same period of the year , the Witham Lodge have altered their time of election from June to December ; the W . M . , the Rev . J . Osmond Dakeyne resigned the Chair , and was unanimously re-elected . The Festival of Installation will henceforth be held on the day of St . John the Evangelistin lace
, p of St . John the Baptist . The principal municipal officers of Lincoln chosen in November last , are all members ofthe Witham Lodge in that city ; viz ., Bro . R . Sutton Harvey as Mayor , Bro . Geat Huddleston as Sheriff , and Bro . Charles Pratt as Treasurer .
NOTTINGHAM . —There is some expectation amongst " the Brethren of the mytic tie , " that ere long a Provincial Meeting will be held in Nottingham . Years and years have elapsed , and no assembly has been held . True it is that there are provincial officers , but the places are mere sinecures , and the " garter blue clothing" is laid up in lavender . But an end to all this lethargy is at hand . The Grand Lodge have just passed a resolution declaring the office of Provincial Grand Master to be vacant , if the provincial assembly is not convened every year . If some movement is not speedily made , a superseding visit from the Grand Registrar to the province of Nottingham may be certainly expected . —Nottingham Journal .
HULL , Dec 4 . —Re-Opening of the Minerva Lodge . —The Minerva Lodge , after being closed for some time , for the purpose of undergoing extensive alterations , repairs , and decorations , was re-opened with an excellent dinner provided b y Brother James Smith , of the Talbot Inn . Samuel Talbot Hassell , Esq ., P . M . of this Lodge , was in the Chair , haying on his right the AV . M ., C . Marshall , and on his left P . M . Flint . The A ^ ice-Chairs were filled by Brother R . Jackson , solicitor ,
and Brother AA . M ' Allum , and about sixty other members of this and other Lodges in the town and neighbourhood sat down . The room was well illuminated , and from the large number of banners , emblems , and devices in character , had a very splendid appearance . The Chairman gave , " The Queen , Prince Albert , and the Craft , " acknowledged by the whole company singing heartily "God save the Queen . " The next toast , prefaced with strong remarks of respect by vhe Chairman ,