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The Province Of South Wales (Eastern Division). Presentation To The Deputy Provincial Grand Master.
The Province of South Wales ( Eastern Division ) . Presentation to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master .
rpHE annual meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge , held I under the presidency of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Llangattock , Provincial Grand Master , in September last , was unique in the history of this large and nourishing division of South Wales . Every seat in the magnificent Masonic Temple at Cardiff
was occupied by an eager and enthusiastic throng of Freemasons , who had foregathered from all parts of the district to do honour to one revered and respected , the occasion being the recognition of twenty-five years' active service by Bro . Marmaduke Tennant as Deputy Provincial
Grand Master , and this event formed the sole topic of interest amongst the brethren . Thanks to the zeal and able guidance of Bro . Lord Llangattock , who took the initiative in the movement , a
response as hearty as it was liberal testified to the delight which all felt in recognising the splendid services which Bro . Tennant had rendered to Masonry
in general , and this province in particular , so that a handsome fund was quickly raised , but by special desire
of Bro . Tennant , whose wishes were naturally ascertained beforehand , ( lie subscriptions were strictly limited amongst all classes , and the only difficulty
experienced was in restraining ardent brethren from exceeding the limits . The presentation consisted of a number of
articles , foremost amongst which was an illuminated album containing the address of congratulation , followed by the names of
every subscriber , each arranged according to rank and lodge , forming a veritable work of art as well as a permament memento of the occasion . Next came a really choice
collection of silver plate , weighing upwards of 200 ounces , selected according to Lord Llangattock ' s own designs , and to this was added a purse of gold , the latter being left over " because the } - didn't know how to spend it , " as Lord Llangattock , in making the presentationhappily explained .
, The brethren , mindful of the sacrifices which Bro . Tennant ' s many engagements from home have made upon his domestic life , presented Mrs . Tennant with a handsome dressing bag in token of their grateful appreciation . Bro . Tennant , who , on rising to reply , received an ovation
which lasted several minutes , said he found words altogether inadequate to express his feelings , which stirred him to the depths of his heart , in receiving that day such a generous and tangible expression of their good will and loyalty after the lapse of twenty-live years' work in their midst . Great changes had occurred since he first became their Deputy Provincial Grand Master , for twenty-live years ago ( here
BRO . MARMADUKE TENNANT , DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER
were only eight lodges in the province ; now they had a roll of twenty-two lodges and a membership multiplied tenfold . In addition , a Provincial Grand Chapter , over which he had presided for many years , had been formed , with nine chapters at the present time , and these , together with the lodges , had attained a measure of success far beyond his most sanguine
expectations . His first words must therefore be those of deep thankfulness to the G . A . O . T . U . for giving him health and strength to carry on his duties , and secondly to those devoted officers throughout the province , without whose constant allegiance and energetic labours his efforts would
have been in vain . To his Provincial Grand Master he was greatly indebted for much able guidance and direction , and it would always be a pleasure to serve under him . In conclusion , Bro . Tennant said that in accepting the gifts he
should value them not so much for their intrinsic value —although that was great , but because of the good feeling which prompted the gift , and which had always
-been so conspicuous a feature throughout his career . As long as he lived he should cherish those gifts , and would
hand them clown to his family as amongst the most prized of all his possessions . Bro . Marmaduke
Tennant , whose portrait we give , was initiated in the Afan Lodge , No . 8 33 , in the year 186 3 ; has been Worshipful Master of his
mother lodge live times , and served several offices in Provincial Grand Lodge before he was appointed Senior Grand Warden by
the late Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Theodore M . Talbot , shortly after whose death he was appointed by the late Bro . Sir
George Elliot—the successor to Bro . Talbot—to the important office he now
holds under the rule of the present Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Lord Llangattock , to whom Bro . Tennant has proved a veritable tower of strength . To enumerate the history of Bro . Tennant ' s tenure of office would be to write a history of the province during the last quarter of a century , and could not be contained in a single article , but suffice it to say
that no movement for the advancement of Masonic principles in the highest sense has had a more enthusiastic adherent than Bro . Tennant , and no province has ever had its Charities administered with more single-hearted devotion than he has bestowed upon the sacred cause of ( lie widow
and the orphan . Perhaps the greatest and most lasting memorial of his work , is the inception and establishment upon a sound financial basis of a local charity scheme , known as the Masonic Educational and Widows' Fund , which makes Annual grants of money to assist the education of orphan
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Province Of South Wales (Eastern Division). Presentation To The Deputy Provincial Grand Master.
The Province of South Wales ( Eastern Division ) . Presentation to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master .
rpHE annual meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge , held I under the presidency of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Llangattock , Provincial Grand Master , in September last , was unique in the history of this large and nourishing division of South Wales . Every seat in the magnificent Masonic Temple at Cardiff
was occupied by an eager and enthusiastic throng of Freemasons , who had foregathered from all parts of the district to do honour to one revered and respected , the occasion being the recognition of twenty-five years' active service by Bro . Marmaduke Tennant as Deputy Provincial
Grand Master , and this event formed the sole topic of interest amongst the brethren . Thanks to the zeal and able guidance of Bro . Lord Llangattock , who took the initiative in the movement , a
response as hearty as it was liberal testified to the delight which all felt in recognising the splendid services which Bro . Tennant had rendered to Masonry
in general , and this province in particular , so that a handsome fund was quickly raised , but by special desire
of Bro . Tennant , whose wishes were naturally ascertained beforehand , ( lie subscriptions were strictly limited amongst all classes , and the only difficulty
experienced was in restraining ardent brethren from exceeding the limits . The presentation consisted of a number of
articles , foremost amongst which was an illuminated album containing the address of congratulation , followed by the names of
every subscriber , each arranged according to rank and lodge , forming a veritable work of art as well as a permament memento of the occasion . Next came a really choice
collection of silver plate , weighing upwards of 200 ounces , selected according to Lord Llangattock ' s own designs , and to this was added a purse of gold , the latter being left over " because the } - didn't know how to spend it , " as Lord Llangattock , in making the presentationhappily explained .
, The brethren , mindful of the sacrifices which Bro . Tennant ' s many engagements from home have made upon his domestic life , presented Mrs . Tennant with a handsome dressing bag in token of their grateful appreciation . Bro . Tennant , who , on rising to reply , received an ovation
which lasted several minutes , said he found words altogether inadequate to express his feelings , which stirred him to the depths of his heart , in receiving that day such a generous and tangible expression of their good will and loyalty after the lapse of twenty-live years' work in their midst . Great changes had occurred since he first became their Deputy Provincial Grand Master , for twenty-live years ago ( here
BRO . MARMADUKE TENNANT , DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER
were only eight lodges in the province ; now they had a roll of twenty-two lodges and a membership multiplied tenfold . In addition , a Provincial Grand Chapter , over which he had presided for many years , had been formed , with nine chapters at the present time , and these , together with the lodges , had attained a measure of success far beyond his most sanguine
expectations . His first words must therefore be those of deep thankfulness to the G . A . O . T . U . for giving him health and strength to carry on his duties , and secondly to those devoted officers throughout the province , without whose constant allegiance and energetic labours his efforts would
have been in vain . To his Provincial Grand Master he was greatly indebted for much able guidance and direction , and it would always be a pleasure to serve under him . In conclusion , Bro . Tennant said that in accepting the gifts he
should value them not so much for their intrinsic value —although that was great , but because of the good feeling which prompted the gift , and which had always
-been so conspicuous a feature throughout his career . As long as he lived he should cherish those gifts , and would
hand them clown to his family as amongst the most prized of all his possessions . Bro . Marmaduke
Tennant , whose portrait we give , was initiated in the Afan Lodge , No . 8 33 , in the year 186 3 ; has been Worshipful Master of his
mother lodge live times , and served several offices in Provincial Grand Lodge before he was appointed Senior Grand Warden by
the late Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Theodore M . Talbot , shortly after whose death he was appointed by the late Bro . Sir
George Elliot—the successor to Bro . Talbot—to the important office he now
holds under the rule of the present Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Lord Llangattock , to whom Bro . Tennant has proved a veritable tower of strength . To enumerate the history of Bro . Tennant ' s tenure of office would be to write a history of the province during the last quarter of a century , and could not be contained in a single article , but suffice it to say
that no movement for the advancement of Masonic principles in the highest sense has had a more enthusiastic adherent than Bro . Tennant , and no province has ever had its Charities administered with more single-hearted devotion than he has bestowed upon the sacred cause of ( lie widow
and the orphan . Perhaps the greatest and most lasting memorial of his work , is the inception and establishment upon a sound financial basis of a local charity scheme , known as the Masonic Educational and Widows' Fund , which makes Annual grants of money to assist the education of orphan