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perfect satisfitctlon of every member of the L y / ould live long to experience the continuance of that high esteem in which he Washeld by ^ ememhersofthe that Bro . Yesrjery when he rose , wasi ^ uite overpowered ; he regretted he had hot the command of language to convoy the grateful feelings that pervaded his bosom ; whoever might he his fate ,
frhm his memory ; and should misfortune overtake him in the desert of life , that would he the green spot to cheer him . y ^ The Visitors " was / the next to & tg ^' Bros . E ) earsl ^ pn this festive occasion , B ^ of thcr excellency of the working , orthe admirable manner in which the unuirs of No ^ 812 were conducted , was but to repeat truisnis they must be tired of hearing , and therefore he wbuld > on the part of the visitors , thank the Lodge for
the excellent ban ^ e ^^ to a horror of that jp ^ rt of freemasonry , but all who had any practical experience kneysr that it was phly at the social board that Brethren had any moansof becoming known to each other ; it was there only converse could be held ; it was at the banquet theboast of bur institution , the ^ then the purses of the wealthy and well-to ^ do among us were opened for the aged , the widow ; and the orphan ; These were the results of the elocutional and vocal
talent exercised for their benefit by the Brethren ; their efforts in a good cause were spread abroad b ^ them known , and which ^ but for t ^ haye ^ b ^ Bro ; Crisp ^ formation of ther Lodge nine years ago , and was justified in bbserVing that itmight be considered a rem short period initiated near four hundred members , chiefly of the miaritime service ;
and , considering the risks and calamities to which they were exposed , itwas a fact deserving of mention , that no more than six had petition ^ lentiei Now , seeing what they had done , and . thestrength of the Lodge at the present time , and its present state of prosperity , a state which not unirequently becomes one of danger , he ( Bro . Purdy ) , as one of their oldest members , warned them to he careful whom they admitted , and to continue that same good management that had led to their success , and thus go on and prosper . Evening now began to gather its sable curtain round , and by the last train we left this very agreeable meeting .
Beadon Lodge ( No . 902 ) .- —This flourishing Lodge held its second meeting of the season at the Star and Garter , Kew-bridge , on Wednesday , 15 th July , under the able presidency of the W . M ., Bro . John Scott , when Bros . Collins and Green were raised to the 3 rd Degree , and Bros . Watts , Avery , and Purbrook passed to the 2 nd Degree . Bro . Charles Potter , jun ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year ; Potter , senior , Treas . ; and Langstaff , Tyler . At the conclusion of the business , the Brethren sat down to a most excellent banquet , provided by the host , Bro . Watts . Bros . Warrick , P . M . No . 3 a , and W , Carter , No . 25 , were visitors .
Canonbury Lodge ( No . 955 ) . —Two Emergency Meetings of this Lodge were held at the Canonbury Tavern , Islington , during the month of June , the one on the 4 th , and the other on the 18 th of that month . On the former occasion the W . M ., Bro . Thomas Bohn , P . M . No . 201 , & c , initiated Messrs . Bogers , House , Worth , and Irons , into the mysteries of the Order ; and on the latter occasion Bro . A . J . Duff Filer , P . M ., acting for the W . M ., initiated Messrs . Cooke and
Boberts ; and the W . M , passed Bros . Gobey , Colling wood , and King , and raised Bro . Worman , Notwithstanding these emergencies , there is now a large amount of business to dispose of . The propositions for initiation and joining in this young but prosperous Lodge are very numerous , and great care is properly taken to select the worthy only , as in more than one instance candidates have been advised not to press their application . This is as it should be , and will tend to secure the permanent position of the Lodge , more than overwhelming it with numbers . The
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perfect satisfitctlon of every member of the L y / ould live long to experience the continuance of that high esteem in which he Washeld by ^ ememhersofthe that Bro . Yesrjery when he rose , wasi ^ uite overpowered ; he regretted he had hot the command of language to convoy the grateful feelings that pervaded his bosom ; whoever might he his fate ,
frhm his memory ; and should misfortune overtake him in the desert of life , that would he the green spot to cheer him . y ^ The Visitors " was / the next to & tg ^' Bros . E ) earsl ^ pn this festive occasion , B ^ of thcr excellency of the working , orthe admirable manner in which the unuirs of No ^ 812 were conducted , was but to repeat truisnis they must be tired of hearing , and therefore he wbuld > on the part of the visitors , thank the Lodge for
the excellent ban ^ e ^^ to a horror of that jp ^ rt of freemasonry , but all who had any practical experience kneysr that it was phly at the social board that Brethren had any moansof becoming known to each other ; it was there only converse could be held ; it was at the banquet theboast of bur institution , the ^ then the purses of the wealthy and well-to ^ do among us were opened for the aged , the widow ; and the orphan ; These were the results of the elocutional and vocal
talent exercised for their benefit by the Brethren ; their efforts in a good cause were spread abroad b ^ them known , and which ^ but for t ^ haye ^ b ^ Bro ; Crisp ^ formation of ther Lodge nine years ago , and was justified in bbserVing that itmight be considered a rem short period initiated near four hundred members , chiefly of the miaritime service ;
and , considering the risks and calamities to which they were exposed , itwas a fact deserving of mention , that no more than six had petition ^ lentiei Now , seeing what they had done , and . thestrength of the Lodge at the present time , and its present state of prosperity , a state which not unirequently becomes one of danger , he ( Bro . Purdy ) , as one of their oldest members , warned them to he careful whom they admitted , and to continue that same good management that had led to their success , and thus go on and prosper . Evening now began to gather its sable curtain round , and by the last train we left this very agreeable meeting .
Beadon Lodge ( No . 902 ) .- —This flourishing Lodge held its second meeting of the season at the Star and Garter , Kew-bridge , on Wednesday , 15 th July , under the able presidency of the W . M ., Bro . John Scott , when Bros . Collins and Green were raised to the 3 rd Degree , and Bros . Watts , Avery , and Purbrook passed to the 2 nd Degree . Bro . Charles Potter , jun ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year ; Potter , senior , Treas . ; and Langstaff , Tyler . At the conclusion of the business , the Brethren sat down to a most excellent banquet , provided by the host , Bro . Watts . Bros . Warrick , P . M . No . 3 a , and W , Carter , No . 25 , were visitors .
Canonbury Lodge ( No . 955 ) . —Two Emergency Meetings of this Lodge were held at the Canonbury Tavern , Islington , during the month of June , the one on the 4 th , and the other on the 18 th of that month . On the former occasion the W . M ., Bro . Thomas Bohn , P . M . No . 201 , & c , initiated Messrs . Bogers , House , Worth , and Irons , into the mysteries of the Order ; and on the latter occasion Bro . A . J . Duff Filer , P . M ., acting for the W . M ., initiated Messrs . Cooke and
Boberts ; and the W . M , passed Bros . Gobey , Colling wood , and King , and raised Bro . Worman , Notwithstanding these emergencies , there is now a large amount of business to dispose of . The propositions for initiation and joining in this young but prosperous Lodge are very numerous , and great care is properly taken to select the worthy only , as in more than one instance candidates have been advised not to press their application . This is as it should be , and will tend to secure the permanent position of the Lodge , more than overwhelming it with numbers . The