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The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
Templars ) ; the 111 . Sov . Inspector , J . A . D . Cox ( Grand Registrar of the Grand Encampment of Templars ) ; the 111 . Bro . Dawes ( Prov . Grand Commander of Templars for Lancashire ) ; the 111 . Bro . J . N . Tomkjms , of the 31 st Degree , who were ably assisted in the ceremonies by the 111 . Bro . Johnson , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Suell , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Wilson , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Lemanskiof the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Newmarch
, , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . G . B . Cole , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Giampietro , of the 30 th Degree , and by other distinguished Brethren of the Order . After the higher Degrees had been opened in solemn form , a grand installation took place , and two eminent and distinguished Brethren , Charles John Vigne , of Bath , and Charles Goolden , M . A ., late of St . John ' s College , Cambridge , who had previously taken the degrees of Kts . of the Sun and Kts . of St . Andrew
( the 28 th and 29 th Degrees of the Order ) , were installed into the rank of Knights K . IT . of the 30 th Degree . After the installation had been concluded , it being intimated by the 111 . Sov . Grand Inspector , W . Tucker , that two eminent Brethren of the 18 th Degree , of his Coryton Chapter of Rose Croix , were in attendance , it was resolved that a Rose Croix Chapter should be opened for their introductionand the eminent BrethrenSir John George R . De la Pole
, , , Bart ., and Frederick William Drew , were formally introduced to the Chapter . After the solemn ceremonies of the Order had been gone through , and the Convocation closed , the Brethren banqueted together , the 111 . Sov . Grand Inspector , William Tucker , presiding at the banquet . After the usual loyal and national toasts had been given ,
the 111 . Commander in the Chair gave "The health of the Sov . Commander of the Order , Dr . Leeson , " which was received with great applause , and drunk with all the honours . He then gave successively " The Duke of Leinster arid the Members of the Supreme Council for Ireland , " and " The Duke of Athol and the Members of the Supreme Council for Scotland . " In proposing his next toast , — that of the Sov . Commanders and Members of the two Supreme Councils in America ; that of the Southern Division at
Charleston , and that of the Northern Division at Boston ( removed from New York ) , he took occasion to allude to the great kindness that had always been shown by the members of the latter Council especially in assisting the Supreme Council for England , thus paying the English Brethren back some of the obligations that had been conferred by their forefathers in establishing Freemasonry in a pure and uncorrupted form on the soil of America . He particularly instanced the
kindness of the late Sov . Commander Gourgas in the pains he bestowed on the early formation of this Council , and the same unwavering kindness had been continued by the present Sov . Commander Reymond and the other members of Ms Council . This toast was received with the greatest Masonic respect and true fraternal regard . The 111 . Sov . Inspector , Henry Udall , adding to what had been said by the Commander in the Chairthat a fresh instance of
, the kindness of the 111 . veteran and patriarch of the Order , the Sov . Commander Gourgas , had been given within a few days of their meeting , as he had received a letter from him , in which he stated that he had prepared _ for this Supreme Council copies of manuscripts of great Masonic interest , which would be forwarded to England as soon as a faithful and safe hand could be obtained
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
Templars ) ; the 111 . Sov . Inspector , J . A . D . Cox ( Grand Registrar of the Grand Encampment of Templars ) ; the 111 . Bro . Dawes ( Prov . Grand Commander of Templars for Lancashire ) ; the 111 . Bro . J . N . Tomkjms , of the 31 st Degree , who were ably assisted in the ceremonies by the 111 . Bro . Johnson , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Suell , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Wilson , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Lemanskiof the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Newmarch
, , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . G . B . Cole , of the 30 th Degree ; the 111 . Bro . Giampietro , of the 30 th Degree , and by other distinguished Brethren of the Order . After the higher Degrees had been opened in solemn form , a grand installation took place , and two eminent and distinguished Brethren , Charles John Vigne , of Bath , and Charles Goolden , M . A ., late of St . John ' s College , Cambridge , who had previously taken the degrees of Kts . of the Sun and Kts . of St . Andrew
( the 28 th and 29 th Degrees of the Order ) , were installed into the rank of Knights K . IT . of the 30 th Degree . After the installation had been concluded , it being intimated by the 111 . Sov . Grand Inspector , W . Tucker , that two eminent Brethren of the 18 th Degree , of his Coryton Chapter of Rose Croix , were in attendance , it was resolved that a Rose Croix Chapter should be opened for their introductionand the eminent BrethrenSir John George R . De la Pole
, , , Bart ., and Frederick William Drew , were formally introduced to the Chapter . After the solemn ceremonies of the Order had been gone through , and the Convocation closed , the Brethren banqueted together , the 111 . Sov . Grand Inspector , William Tucker , presiding at the banquet . After the usual loyal and national toasts had been given ,
the 111 . Commander in the Chair gave "The health of the Sov . Commander of the Order , Dr . Leeson , " which was received with great applause , and drunk with all the honours . He then gave successively " The Duke of Leinster arid the Members of the Supreme Council for Ireland , " and " The Duke of Athol and the Members of the Supreme Council for Scotland . " In proposing his next toast , — that of the Sov . Commanders and Members of the two Supreme Councils in America ; that of the Southern Division at
Charleston , and that of the Northern Division at Boston ( removed from New York ) , he took occasion to allude to the great kindness that had always been shown by the members of the latter Council especially in assisting the Supreme Council for England , thus paying the English Brethren back some of the obligations that had been conferred by their forefathers in establishing Freemasonry in a pure and uncorrupted form on the soil of America . He particularly instanced the
kindness of the late Sov . Commander Gourgas in the pains he bestowed on the early formation of this Council , and the same unwavering kindness had been continued by the present Sov . Commander Reymond and the other members of Ms Council . This toast was received with the greatest Masonic respect and true fraternal regard . The 111 . Sov . Inspector , Henry Udall , adding to what had been said by the Commander in the Chairthat a fresh instance of
, the kindness of the 111 . veteran and patriarch of the Order , the Sov . Commander Gourgas , had been given within a few days of their meeting , as he had received a letter from him , in which he stated that he had prepared _ for this Supreme Council copies of manuscripts of great Masonic interest , which would be forwarded to England as soon as a faithful and safe hand could be obtained