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Presentation Of An Address To The M.W. Grand Master.
Presentation of an Address to the M . W . Grand Master .
r- j ^ HE visit the Duke Connanght Wantage on the 1 15 th September , afforded an opportunity to the members of the Llovd-Lindsay Lodge , to present an address of loyalty and goodwill . Through the kindness of Lady \ Vanla « e the address was presented at Lockinge House . The brethren assembled in full force , there being very few
absentees among the subscribing members of the lodge . The proceedings began at 6 . 30 p . m ., when the brethren were marshalled by W . Bro . the Rev . Fitzwllliam J . C . Gillmor , who was chiefly responsible for the proceedings , and were received by the Duke in the study . The Worshipful Master
of the lodge , W . Bro . E . B . Ormond . Senior Grand Warden of Berkshire , read the address as follows : — " To H . R . H . Arthur William Patrick Albert , Duke of Connanght and Strathearn , K . G ., K . T ., K . P ., etc ., the MAV . Grand Master of England . — May it please your Royal Highness , —We , the Worshipful Master , officers , and brethren of the Lloyd-Lindsay Lodge , Xo . 30 * 58 , most respectfully desire to approach you with the
expression of our fraternal loyalty and goodwill upon the occasion of your first visit to our immediate neighbourhood since the formation of our lodge . We tender to you our humble thanks for the great services you have rendered to Freemasonry in general , and we earnestly pray that you may long be spared to rule over the Craft , and that the great
Architect of the Universe may in the future grant a continuance of those blessings so abundantly bestowed upon you in the past . Our lodge has the honour to bear the name of a distinguished soldier who , for some years , was the R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Berkshire , and whose devotion to
duty and example in the great cause of charity possessed that characteristic value of a true Freemason we shall ever strive to emulate . " The address which was signed by the W . M ., Wardens and Secretary ( Bros . Ormond , Adkin , Gillmor and Walker ) , was then handed to His Royal Highness , who , in the course of a very interesting speech , said : '' Worshipful Master ; ind brethren of the Llovd-Lindsay Lodge , —It gives me very
great pleasure to receive an address from you this evening , and to see vou here in such very large numbers , for no d mbt many of you must have come at a great inconvenience to yourselves . I was very pleased indeed lo grant the charter to your lodge last yearand I am glad that the lodge has
been—, as I can sec for myself—so successful . I hope I shall hear nothing but good in the future of the Lloyd-Lindsay Lodge . I knew well that distinguished soldier whose honoured name you bear , and * , ott cannot do better than emulate th > se splendid virtues von have named in connection with him . I
thank you again for your fraternal address , which I shall greatly prize , and for your presence here . " The Duke then requested W . Bro . F . J . C . Gillmor lo introduce to him the officers of the lodge , who shook hands with him , and to whom he said a few words . He congratulated the W . M . on being
followed into the chair by so worthy a brother as the Master-Elect ( Bro . the Rev . F . Gillmor ) , and felicitated the Treasurer ( Bro . H . Pates ) on the finances of the lodge being in such able hands .
After the ceremony the Masons adjourned to the lobby , where light refreshments had been thoughtfully provided by Lady Wantage , the Duke ' s Equerry ( Major Murray ) being in attendance . Before separating , W . Bro . E . 13 . Ormond said he should like to propose a very hearty vote of thanks to
Lady Wantage for her kindness and hospitality . They were , as usual , very much indebted to her . He called upon the | . W . ( the Rev . F . Gillmor ) , Master-Elect , to second the resolution , who , in doing so , alluded to the great interest Lady Wantage had always taken in the lodge and the help
she had given to it , and she had made everything easy for the present interesting ceremony . The resolution was unanimously passed , and Bro . A . K . Lloyd , K . C ., M . P ., acknowledged in a felicitous speech the resolution , and said he would convey it to Lady Wantage , who was very g lad to be of any help to the brethren .
Provincial Grand Lodges Of Warwickshire & Worcestershire.
Provincial Grand Lodges of Warwickshire & Worcestershire .
BIRMINGHAM had on the 28 H 1 September , a great many Freemasons within its borders ; they came from Warwickshire and Worcestershire to hold ( he meetings of their respective Provincial Grand Lodges . The Warwickshire Provincial Grand Lodge , at which Lord Leigh presided
was held at the Masonic Mall , while the Worcestershire Masons met at the Moseley and Balsall Heath Institute . The occasion was peculiar . Never before had the Grand Lod ges of the two counties met together in one city , and the presence of such a gathering recalls lo mind and serves lo
emphasise the remarkable growth of masonry in this and till other districts in the country . Since 1733 , when St . Paul ' s Lodge , the first in Birmingham was founded , ( here has been a gradual growth ol the movement in Warwickshire . There are now thirty-live lodges in the county , while ( he membership runs into thousands .
At the end of the eighteenth century there were live lodges in the county , and at the present time there are twenty lodges in Birmingham alone . Some of the records of the lirst Birmingham lodge arc interesting . On 5 II 1 October , 1820 , there is this somewhat remarkable entry— " Xo meeting could take place ( his evening in consequence of the rooms at the Shakespeare being engaged for the musical festival in aid of the General Hospital . "
In 1821 , the lodge found it necessary to appoint a Jewel Keeper , the lodge "having been at certain expense in some particular embellishments . " Still , as in Warwickshire , so in the county of Worcester , there has been a continual inlhix of members .
A notable event in the calendar iu Warwickshire Freemasonry was the presenting of a lifeboat called " The Lady Leigh" to Scarborough in 1872 , by the brothers of the province . This boat has been the means of saving upwards of one hundred lives and twenty-six vessels . A more recent gift was that of a pu ' p il in 18 97 to St . Mary ' s Chinch ,
Warwick , which was unveiled by the Earl of Warwick , P . D . G . M ., and presented by P . G . M . Lord Leigh . At the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire , about two ] uiudved brethren from various lodges in the province assembled under the banner of the After Lodge ,
Sir Frederick- Godson presiding . A charily meeting was held in the afternoon , in the large hall , followed by a banquet in the evening . During the proceedings the lodge presented the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Page , P . G . I ) ., with a handsome silver coffee and tea service iu recognition of his services as charity steward of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire . A gold pendant and gold bracelet were handed to Bro . Page for Mrs . Page .
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Presentation Of An Address To The M.W. Grand Master.
Presentation of an Address to the M . W . Grand Master .
r- j ^ HE visit the Duke Connanght Wantage on the 1 15 th September , afforded an opportunity to the members of the Llovd-Lindsay Lodge , to present an address of loyalty and goodwill . Through the kindness of Lady \ Vanla « e the address was presented at Lockinge House . The brethren assembled in full force , there being very few
absentees among the subscribing members of the lodge . The proceedings began at 6 . 30 p . m ., when the brethren were marshalled by W . Bro . the Rev . Fitzwllliam J . C . Gillmor , who was chiefly responsible for the proceedings , and were received by the Duke in the study . The Worshipful Master
of the lodge , W . Bro . E . B . Ormond . Senior Grand Warden of Berkshire , read the address as follows : — " To H . R . H . Arthur William Patrick Albert , Duke of Connanght and Strathearn , K . G ., K . T ., K . P ., etc ., the MAV . Grand Master of England . — May it please your Royal Highness , —We , the Worshipful Master , officers , and brethren of the Lloyd-Lindsay Lodge , Xo . 30 * 58 , most respectfully desire to approach you with the
expression of our fraternal loyalty and goodwill upon the occasion of your first visit to our immediate neighbourhood since the formation of our lodge . We tender to you our humble thanks for the great services you have rendered to Freemasonry in general , and we earnestly pray that you may long be spared to rule over the Craft , and that the great
Architect of the Universe may in the future grant a continuance of those blessings so abundantly bestowed upon you in the past . Our lodge has the honour to bear the name of a distinguished soldier who , for some years , was the R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Berkshire , and whose devotion to
duty and example in the great cause of charity possessed that characteristic value of a true Freemason we shall ever strive to emulate . " The address which was signed by the W . M ., Wardens and Secretary ( Bros . Ormond , Adkin , Gillmor and Walker ) , was then handed to His Royal Highness , who , in the course of a very interesting speech , said : '' Worshipful Master ; ind brethren of the Llovd-Lindsay Lodge , —It gives me very
great pleasure to receive an address from you this evening , and to see vou here in such very large numbers , for no d mbt many of you must have come at a great inconvenience to yourselves . I was very pleased indeed lo grant the charter to your lodge last yearand I am glad that the lodge has
been—, as I can sec for myself—so successful . I hope I shall hear nothing but good in the future of the Lloyd-Lindsay Lodge . I knew well that distinguished soldier whose honoured name you bear , and * , ott cannot do better than emulate th > se splendid virtues von have named in connection with him . I
thank you again for your fraternal address , which I shall greatly prize , and for your presence here . " The Duke then requested W . Bro . F . J . C . Gillmor lo introduce to him the officers of the lodge , who shook hands with him , and to whom he said a few words . He congratulated the W . M . on being
followed into the chair by so worthy a brother as the Master-Elect ( Bro . the Rev . F . Gillmor ) , and felicitated the Treasurer ( Bro . H . Pates ) on the finances of the lodge being in such able hands .
After the ceremony the Masons adjourned to the lobby , where light refreshments had been thoughtfully provided by Lady Wantage , the Duke ' s Equerry ( Major Murray ) being in attendance . Before separating , W . Bro . E . 13 . Ormond said he should like to propose a very hearty vote of thanks to
Lady Wantage for her kindness and hospitality . They were , as usual , very much indebted to her . He called upon the | . W . ( the Rev . F . Gillmor ) , Master-Elect , to second the resolution , who , in doing so , alluded to the great interest Lady Wantage had always taken in the lodge and the help
she had given to it , and she had made everything easy for the present interesting ceremony . The resolution was unanimously passed , and Bro . A . K . Lloyd , K . C ., M . P ., acknowledged in a felicitous speech the resolution , and said he would convey it to Lady Wantage , who was very g lad to be of any help to the brethren .
Provincial Grand Lodges Of Warwickshire & Worcestershire.
Provincial Grand Lodges of Warwickshire & Worcestershire .
BIRMINGHAM had on the 28 H 1 September , a great many Freemasons within its borders ; they came from Warwickshire and Worcestershire to hold ( he meetings of their respective Provincial Grand Lodges . The Warwickshire Provincial Grand Lodge , at which Lord Leigh presided
was held at the Masonic Mall , while the Worcestershire Masons met at the Moseley and Balsall Heath Institute . The occasion was peculiar . Never before had the Grand Lod ges of the two counties met together in one city , and the presence of such a gathering recalls lo mind and serves lo
emphasise the remarkable growth of masonry in this and till other districts in the country . Since 1733 , when St . Paul ' s Lodge , the first in Birmingham was founded , ( here has been a gradual growth ol the movement in Warwickshire . There are now thirty-live lodges in the county , while ( he membership runs into thousands .
At the end of the eighteenth century there were live lodges in the county , and at the present time there are twenty lodges in Birmingham alone . Some of the records of the lirst Birmingham lodge arc interesting . On 5 II 1 October , 1820 , there is this somewhat remarkable entry— " Xo meeting could take place ( his evening in consequence of the rooms at the Shakespeare being engaged for the musical festival in aid of the General Hospital . "
In 1821 , the lodge found it necessary to appoint a Jewel Keeper , the lodge "having been at certain expense in some particular embellishments . " Still , as in Warwickshire , so in the county of Worcester , there has been a continual inlhix of members .
A notable event in the calendar iu Warwickshire Freemasonry was the presenting of a lifeboat called " The Lady Leigh" to Scarborough in 1872 , by the brothers of the province . This boat has been the means of saving upwards of one hundred lives and twenty-six vessels . A more recent gift was that of a pu ' p il in 18 97 to St . Mary ' s Chinch ,
Warwick , which was unveiled by the Earl of Warwick , P . D . G . M ., and presented by P . G . M . Lord Leigh . At the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire , about two ] uiudved brethren from various lodges in the province assembled under the banner of the After Lodge ,
Sir Frederick- Godson presiding . A charily meeting was held in the afternoon , in the large hall , followed by a banquet in the evening . During the proceedings the lodge presented the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Page , P . G . I ) ., with a handsome silver coffee and tea service iu recognition of his services as charity steward of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire . A gold pendant and gold bracelet were handed to Bro . Page for Mrs . Page .