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Degree , Bro . Astin W . M ., of 365 , presented , on behalf of the Members , a very handsome goldP . Z . jewel to P . M . Bro . W . Smith , P . Prov . G . S . D ., Prov . G . D . C , Hon . Member of Lodge of Truth No . 763 ; Hon . Member of Chapters at Leeds and Bradford , who is about to leave England , bearing the following inscription : — "Presented to Bro . W . Smith P . M . andP . Z ., P . Prov . G . S . D ., and Prov . G . D . C , as a mark of the esteem of the Brethren for him and for his untiring zeal in imparting Masonic knowledge . " Several Brethren were called on to speak , all of
highly creditable manner . After some business matters were settled , the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren were called to refreshment , and a very pleasant evening was spent . Amongst the Visitors present we noticed the W . M ., J . W ., and S . D . of the Lodge of Harmony No . 342 , the Prov . S . W . Sec . and D . C . of the Lodge of Truth 763 , and the S . W . and other Brethren of Holme" Valley Lodge . Huddebseield United Lodge of Instetjction . —At the meeting of the Brethren on Friday , April 25 , the Lodge was opened in the three Degrees , and two sections of the 3 rd Lecture worked . When the Lodge had been closed down to the 1 st
whom bore testimony to Bro . Smith ' s unwearied exertions in the cause of Masonr }? -, to the kind and gentlemanly conduct which has given him a place in the heart of every Mason in the town and neighbourhood ; to the sincere regret they felt in parting from one who has been the instructor in Masonic lore of nearly all the Masons in the town , and one of the brightest ornaments of the Craft . His loss will , indeed , be severely felt throughout the whole province , but especially by the Brethren in Huddersfield , who had daily proof that he put into practice all those virtues that ought to be the distinguishing characteristic of every Freemason .
Sowerby-kridge Town-hall . —The foundation-stone of the building to bear the above name , now in course of erection at Sowerby-bridge , was laid with great e * clat on Monday , May 12 . The want of an edifice capable of affording accommodation for the transaction of public business and for other purposes , has been felt for years and is still felt at Sowerby-bridge . No public meeting can be held ,
nor can a lecture or a concert be given , except in a room connected either with a public-bouse or a place of worship . In order to supply this requirement , The Sowerby-bridge Town-hall Company" was established some three years ago . Since that time about £ 4 , 000 , a sum sufficient to cover the cost of a suitable building , has been subscribed in £ 1 shares , by the gentry , the tradesmen , and the working men of the district .
The Freemasons of the Lodge of Probity had been requested by the building committee of the Town-hall to conduct the entire ceremony of laying the cornerstone ; and the first anxiety of the Brethren , on acceding to that request ; , was to secure the attendance of the Provincial Grand Lodge on that occasion . With that view a deputation waited upon the Earl of Mexborough , Prov . G . M .,
and invited his lordship to honour them by performing the ceremony in his official capacity , but urgent engagements in the south of England unfortunately prevented his yielding to their solicitations . Disappointed of this gratification , Bro . Henry Edwards , of Pye Nest , S . W . of the Lodge of Probity , having expressed his concurrence in the plan of the committee , to a deputation that waited upon him , the honour of laying the corner-stone was awarded to him , on the
understanding that he should be assisted by the W . M . in such parts of the ceremony as were not competent to one not holding the senior rank in the Craft . Circulars were issued in the name of the W . M . to all the Lodges in the province of West Yorkshire , and the programme of the procession affords a proof of the gratifying response to that invitation . The Brethren assembled at Underbank , where convenience was afforded by Bro . Edwards , S . W ., for opening the Lodge and for marshalling the procession of the Brethren in the Masonic order—a duty discharged with his usual tact by Bro . Thomas Duncan , D . C- Soon after two
o ' clock a general procession began to form under tho able direction of Mr . Adjutant Johnson , in the fine open road bounding the Underbank premises on the west ; and , about half-past two , it proceeded towards the site for the Town-hall , in tho following order , the bands playing suitable music : — Band of Music . Independent Order of Odd Follows .
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Degree , Bro . Astin W . M ., of 365 , presented , on behalf of the Members , a very handsome goldP . Z . jewel to P . M . Bro . W . Smith , P . Prov . G . S . D ., Prov . G . D . C , Hon . Member of Lodge of Truth No . 763 ; Hon . Member of Chapters at Leeds and Bradford , who is about to leave England , bearing the following inscription : — "Presented to Bro . W . Smith P . M . andP . Z ., P . Prov . G . S . D ., and Prov . G . D . C , as a mark of the esteem of the Brethren for him and for his untiring zeal in imparting Masonic knowledge . " Several Brethren were called on to speak , all of
highly creditable manner . After some business matters were settled , the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren were called to refreshment , and a very pleasant evening was spent . Amongst the Visitors present we noticed the W . M ., J . W ., and S . D . of the Lodge of Harmony No . 342 , the Prov . S . W . Sec . and D . C . of the Lodge of Truth 763 , and the S . W . and other Brethren of Holme" Valley Lodge . Huddebseield United Lodge of Instetjction . —At the meeting of the Brethren on Friday , April 25 , the Lodge was opened in the three Degrees , and two sections of the 3 rd Lecture worked . When the Lodge had been closed down to the 1 st
whom bore testimony to Bro . Smith ' s unwearied exertions in the cause of Masonr }? -, to the kind and gentlemanly conduct which has given him a place in the heart of every Mason in the town and neighbourhood ; to the sincere regret they felt in parting from one who has been the instructor in Masonic lore of nearly all the Masons in the town , and one of the brightest ornaments of the Craft . His loss will , indeed , be severely felt throughout the whole province , but especially by the Brethren in Huddersfield , who had daily proof that he put into practice all those virtues that ought to be the distinguishing characteristic of every Freemason .
Sowerby-kridge Town-hall . —The foundation-stone of the building to bear the above name , now in course of erection at Sowerby-bridge , was laid with great e * clat on Monday , May 12 . The want of an edifice capable of affording accommodation for the transaction of public business and for other purposes , has been felt for years and is still felt at Sowerby-bridge . No public meeting can be held ,
nor can a lecture or a concert be given , except in a room connected either with a public-bouse or a place of worship . In order to supply this requirement , The Sowerby-bridge Town-hall Company" was established some three years ago . Since that time about £ 4 , 000 , a sum sufficient to cover the cost of a suitable building , has been subscribed in £ 1 shares , by the gentry , the tradesmen , and the working men of the district .
The Freemasons of the Lodge of Probity had been requested by the building committee of the Town-hall to conduct the entire ceremony of laying the cornerstone ; and the first anxiety of the Brethren , on acceding to that request ; , was to secure the attendance of the Provincial Grand Lodge on that occasion . With that view a deputation waited upon the Earl of Mexborough , Prov . G . M .,
and invited his lordship to honour them by performing the ceremony in his official capacity , but urgent engagements in the south of England unfortunately prevented his yielding to their solicitations . Disappointed of this gratification , Bro . Henry Edwards , of Pye Nest , S . W . of the Lodge of Probity , having expressed his concurrence in the plan of the committee , to a deputation that waited upon him , the honour of laying the corner-stone was awarded to him , on the
understanding that he should be assisted by the W . M . in such parts of the ceremony as were not competent to one not holding the senior rank in the Craft . Circulars were issued in the name of the W . M . to all the Lodges in the province of West Yorkshire , and the programme of the procession affords a proof of the gratifying response to that invitation . The Brethren assembled at Underbank , where convenience was afforded by Bro . Edwards , S . W ., for opening the Lodge and for marshalling the procession of the Brethren in the Masonic order—a duty discharged with his usual tact by Bro . Thomas Duncan , D . C- Soon after two
o ' clock a general procession began to form under tho able direction of Mr . Adjutant Johnson , in the fine open road bounding the Underbank premises on the west ; and , about half-past two , it proceeded towards the site for the Town-hall , in tho following order , the bands playing suitable music : — Band of Music . Independent Order of Odd Follows .