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highly flattered by their attentions ; If he had not expressed himself with the warmth which thp Mness pi tlie Bre ^ ren Hwoulcl accept the will for the deed . 1 J to the Freemasons' Hall , he had a tenor , that they had taken away from hint the capacity for e ^
the bahcpiet as fully as lie could have desire Other toasts halving been given , the Brethreh rose simultaneously and haying proceeded downstairs , drew theih * pelves up in two lines ^ from the l > ottbnl o Prov . G . M > then pas leftv and sa rea driven ofir > the Brethren cheered him lustily .
Lodge ^ good old Lodge which was originally establishecV ^ iul 79 ^ and in its day of ste stillrcp ^ present day is sjtim ^ thirty re ^ iarni during the year just draWh to a close , it has sustained the honour and credit
of Er ^ emaSphry ^ by its frequent meetings , its regular workings , its unimpaired ^ cieincy , and uhde ^ ating adhere aticient lamlmarks of the Order . At daybreak , abcpro ^ Saint ( St . JTohti the Evangeiist ) , the & of the ^
whe has "been elected to fi ^ tp Englarid ; itendihg his arrival , and subject to Ms approval ) the following Officers have been selected to assist In W . ^ arliet ) > S . W . W | ^ Jlclamson ] Sec . ;^ # ? Griraiit , and J . Gray , Stewards ; J . P . Berlie , I . Gv ; and W . Axelby , Tyler .
In the evening , the Brethren , assisted by members of the Craft unconnected with tJhiversal Charity , re-assembled at the Lodge-rooms , and grace having been said by the D . I 3 . y sat down to an excellent dinner provided for the occasion ; thus reviving one of thetime-honoured customs of the Erateriiity r w . meeting together at a social entertainment on the Festival of St . John , a custom which , in common with many other desirable ones , has unhappily been allowed to fall into desuetude at Madras . Those unconnected with the Lodge , who assisted at the
entertainment , were principally members of the Lodge of Pilgrims of Light , with a few exceptions , these being Bros . Burt and Daviees from Australia , Laville from Penang , and McMillan ; the Commander of the Cfdeftain , now in the Roads . The evening was spent with great harmony and conviviality by the Brethren . The chair was filledbyW . Bro . Greatorex ; Bro . Sliarlieb , the S . W ., sat at the foot of the table in the west ; Bro . Joyes , the J . W ., occupied his place in the south ; and Bros . Lewis and Adamson took their proper places as Treas . and Sec . in the
north . W . Bro . Coultrup sat as P . M ., to the left of W . Bro . Greatorex ; and Bro . Leggett occupied his place as S . D .,. to the right . After the cloth was removed , a variety of toasts and sentiments were proposed and drunk with enthusiasm ; some of the sentiments , from their nature , being received with uproarious plaudits . About 11 o ' clock , W . Bro . Greatorex called the attention
of the Brethren to the fact of their having then arrived at the threshold of the Sabbath , and to the propriety of their separating for the night . He pro * posed the last sentiment , and called upon the S . W . to close the evening ' s proceedings with grace after meat . The utmost cordiality and good feeling prevailed throughout the evening ; and grace having been said , the Brethrep departed in Universal Charity .
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India.
highly flattered by their attentions ; If he had not expressed himself with the warmth which thp Mness pi tlie Bre ^ ren Hwoulcl accept the will for the deed . 1 J to the Freemasons' Hall , he had a tenor , that they had taken away from hint the capacity for e ^
the bahcpiet as fully as lie could have desire Other toasts halving been given , the Brethreh rose simultaneously and haying proceeded downstairs , drew theih * pelves up in two lines ^ from the l > ottbnl o Prov . G . M > then pas leftv and sa rea driven ofir > the Brethren cheered him lustily .
Lodge ^ good old Lodge which was originally establishecV ^ iul 79 ^ and in its day of ste stillrcp ^ present day is sjtim ^ thirty re ^ iarni during the year just draWh to a close , it has sustained the honour and credit
of Er ^ emaSphry ^ by its frequent meetings , its regular workings , its unimpaired ^ cieincy , and uhde ^ ating adhere aticient lamlmarks of the Order . At daybreak , abcpro ^ Saint ( St . JTohti the Evangeiist ) , the & of the ^
whe has "been elected to fi ^ tp Englarid ; itendihg his arrival , and subject to Ms approval ) the following Officers have been selected to assist In W . ^ arliet ) > S . W . W | ^ Jlclamson ] Sec . ;^ # ? Griraiit , and J . Gray , Stewards ; J . P . Berlie , I . Gv ; and W . Axelby , Tyler .
In the evening , the Brethren , assisted by members of the Craft unconnected with tJhiversal Charity , re-assembled at the Lodge-rooms , and grace having been said by the D . I 3 . y sat down to an excellent dinner provided for the occasion ; thus reviving one of thetime-honoured customs of the Erateriiity r w . meeting together at a social entertainment on the Festival of St . John , a custom which , in common with many other desirable ones , has unhappily been allowed to fall into desuetude at Madras . Those unconnected with the Lodge , who assisted at the
entertainment , were principally members of the Lodge of Pilgrims of Light , with a few exceptions , these being Bros . Burt and Daviees from Australia , Laville from Penang , and McMillan ; the Commander of the Cfdeftain , now in the Roads . The evening was spent with great harmony and conviviality by the Brethren . The chair was filledbyW . Bro . Greatorex ; Bro . Sliarlieb , the S . W ., sat at the foot of the table in the west ; Bro . Joyes , the J . W ., occupied his place in the south ; and Bros . Lewis and Adamson took their proper places as Treas . and Sec . in the
north . W . Bro . Coultrup sat as P . M ., to the left of W . Bro . Greatorex ; and Bro . Leggett occupied his place as S . D .,. to the right . After the cloth was removed , a variety of toasts and sentiments were proposed and drunk with enthusiasm ; some of the sentiments , from their nature , being received with uproarious plaudits . About 11 o ' clock , W . Bro . Greatorex called the attention
of the Brethren to the fact of their having then arrived at the threshold of the Sabbath , and to the propriety of their separating for the night . He pro * posed the last sentiment , and called upon the S . W . to close the evening ' s proceedings with grace after meat . The utmost cordiality and good feeling prevailed throughout the evening ; and grace having been said , the Brethrep departed in Universal Charity .