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Centenary Of The Lodge Of Peace And Harmony, No. 72.
Past Masters , he observed , with reference to the transactions of the Lodge generally , or particularly in relation to the meeting of that day , by the success of the Lodge , and by the satisfaction of their numerous and most welcome visitors , they had been more than sufficiently rewarded . He was proud to see seated on the right hand of the Worshipful Master so distinguished a Mason and so excellent a man as Lord Monson , and on the left hand a worthy scion of the noble house of Yarborough
, supported as they were by so many Grand and Past Grancl Officers , and by the representatives of the first Lodges in the metropolis ; ( Cheers . ) and joining with him in this expression of thanks , he was glad to see Brother Coe , and , as Brother Coe called him , " his boy , Brother Lee , " both Past Masters of the Loclge ancl members of thirty years' standing . ( Cheers . ) For them and for himself he would say , that thus far that clay was the crowning lory of their Masonic career
g and they were most grateful for the compliment paid to them . BROTHER COE then addressed the Meeting , with his usual energy and aptitude , and gave an interesting sketch of his own Masonic history , in connexion with that ofthe Loclge of Peace and Harmony . Song by Brother . — " Oh ! the Boys of Kilkenny . "
LORD MONSON gave the " Officers of the Lodge , " ivith a very appropriate introduction . BROTHER THODEY SMITH , S . AA' ' ., returned thanks , ancl expressed the pleasure the Officers felt at the honour conferred on them by their guests . In such a Lodge they could not but perform their duty with zeal ancl gratification ; and he hoped they never would be found wanting in the practice of those virtues which it was the especial province of
Freemasonry to foster and extend . Song by Brother Robinson— " So early in the morning . " Tbe AV . M . proposed " Success to all the Masonic Charities , " as a pledge , amply redeemed by the practice of a true Mason . Song by Brother Hudson— "In Greenwich town . " Proposing " The health ofthe absent Members of the Lodge of Peace and Harmony , " the AV . M . regretted that a larger number had not been
present on the occasion ; adding , however , that the loss was more on their side than on that of those present . Song by Brother Robinson— " Forgive and forget . " LORD MONSON then gave " the health of all poor and distressed Masons , wherever dispersed , " which was received with the customary sincerity and expression ; ancl of heartfelt desire that poverty and distress should be known to all true Masons but by name , unless when thev became the donors of relief .
Song by Brother Hudson— " Pleasure ancl relaxation . " The company now began to retire , ancl we left among the earliest , highly gratified with the day ' s proceedings . The general arrangements of the day were under the contiol of Brothers AV ' alton and R . Lea AVilson , whose unceasing attention greatly contributed to the happiness of their friends .
The following is a copy of the Loclge Petition and AA'arrant : — " To the Right Hon . and Right Worshipful Henry , Marquis of Carnarvon , Grancl Master . " The AVorshipful John AA ard , Esq ., Deputy Grancl Master . " The Right Hon . Lord George Graham , Senior Grancl Warden . " The AVorshipful Capt . Robinson , Junior Grancl Warden . " Soliciting to he allowed to meet at the house of Brother AVilliam
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Centenary Of The Lodge Of Peace And Harmony, No. 72.
Past Masters , he observed , with reference to the transactions of the Lodge generally , or particularly in relation to the meeting of that day , by the success of the Lodge , and by the satisfaction of their numerous and most welcome visitors , they had been more than sufficiently rewarded . He was proud to see seated on the right hand of the Worshipful Master so distinguished a Mason and so excellent a man as Lord Monson , and on the left hand a worthy scion of the noble house of Yarborough
, supported as they were by so many Grand and Past Grancl Officers , and by the representatives of the first Lodges in the metropolis ; ( Cheers . ) and joining with him in this expression of thanks , he was glad to see Brother Coe , and , as Brother Coe called him , " his boy , Brother Lee , " both Past Masters of the Loclge ancl members of thirty years' standing . ( Cheers . ) For them and for himself he would say , that thus far that clay was the crowning lory of their Masonic career
g and they were most grateful for the compliment paid to them . BROTHER COE then addressed the Meeting , with his usual energy and aptitude , and gave an interesting sketch of his own Masonic history , in connexion with that ofthe Loclge of Peace and Harmony . Song by Brother . — " Oh ! the Boys of Kilkenny . "
LORD MONSON gave the " Officers of the Lodge , " ivith a very appropriate introduction . BROTHER THODEY SMITH , S . AA' ' ., returned thanks , ancl expressed the pleasure the Officers felt at the honour conferred on them by their guests . In such a Lodge they could not but perform their duty with zeal ancl gratification ; and he hoped they never would be found wanting in the practice of those virtues which it was the especial province of
Freemasonry to foster and extend . Song by Brother Robinson— " So early in the morning . " Tbe AV . M . proposed " Success to all the Masonic Charities , " as a pledge , amply redeemed by the practice of a true Mason . Song by Brother Hudson— "In Greenwich town . " Proposing " The health ofthe absent Members of the Lodge of Peace and Harmony , " the AV . M . regretted that a larger number had not been
present on the occasion ; adding , however , that the loss was more on their side than on that of those present . Song by Brother Robinson— " Forgive and forget . " LORD MONSON then gave " the health of all poor and distressed Masons , wherever dispersed , " which was received with the customary sincerity and expression ; ancl of heartfelt desire that poverty and distress should be known to all true Masons but by name , unless when thev became the donors of relief .
Song by Brother Hudson— " Pleasure ancl relaxation . " The company now began to retire , ancl we left among the earliest , highly gratified with the day ' s proceedings . The general arrangements of the day were under the contiol of Brothers AV ' alton and R . Lea AVilson , whose unceasing attention greatly contributed to the happiness of their friends .
The following is a copy of the Loclge Petition and AA'arrant : — " To the Right Hon . and Right Worshipful Henry , Marquis of Carnarvon , Grancl Master . " The AVorshipful John AA ard , Esq ., Deputy Grancl Master . " The Right Hon . Lord George Graham , Senior Grancl Warden . " The AVorshipful Capt . Robinson , Junior Grancl Warden . " Soliciting to he allowed to meet at the house of Brother AVilliam