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on the tables , and a nosegay was placed in every plate . The banquet comprised everything that could be desired ; it did credit to Bro . C . Brazier , as well as the arrangements of Bro . W . Thompson and twelve stewards , who had the superintendence of the day ' s proceedings . The presence of a large number of ladies at the end of the Hall imparted additional brilliancy to the scene .
We must severely animadvert , however , upon the arrangements for the Musical Department , which was shamefully conducted , the tunes being of that legal antiquity "to which the memory of man runneth not to the contrary , " and very poorly executed . It was evident that the musicians considered many of the guests as " infants , " by furnishing them with the earliest recollections of their childhood , "By baby by ! " was almost the only one we did not recognize , and this in the city of choirs !
We would recommend also that when similar great meetings occur , the guests be severally introduced to the host , who may thus be enabled to do justice to their individual rank and position . On this occasion many Brothers went away without having experienced the common civility of introduction to their entertainer , and we may assure our readers that such slights and discourtesies are not forgotten . The Prov . G . M . presided , and amongst those present , besides the Officers appointed on that day , and other P . Prov . G . Officers , were : —Bros . Sadler ,
P . S . G . W ., Mayor of Oxford ; T . H . Hall , Prov . G . M . of Cambridgeshire ; Dr . Kent , P . G . M . of South Australia ; Col . Burlton , P . Prov . G . M . of Bengal ; Robt . T . Bagshaw , Prov . G . M . of Essex ; Lieut .-Col . G . H . Yernon , Prov . G . M . of Staffordshire ; Henry C . Yernon , Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire ; Bisgood , Dep . Prov . G . M . of Kent ; Dep . Prov . G . Ms , of Wiltshire and Staffordshire ; Dawes , P . Prov . S . G . W ., Lancashire ; Bard el , P . G . Chap . ; John Hervey , P . G . D . ; J . How , Prov . G . Dir . of Cer ., Surrey ; A . A . Le Veau , P . G . S . B .
Bev . W . H . Lyall , W . M ., No . 10 ; Bro . Masson , P . G . S . B . ; Bev . O . F . Owen , P . G . Chap , for Surrey ; E . H . Patten , P . G . S . B . ; Bev . T . Pearce , P . G . Chap ., Dorset ; Bev . C . B . Pettat , P . Prov . G . Chap ., Oxon ; Bev . A . Roberts , Prov . G . Chap ., Berks ; J . Symonds , P . M ., No . 275 ; Spencer , P . M ., No . 329 ; Bev . J . Sedgwick , P . G . C ., Oxon ; J . Sydenham , P . G . B ., Dorset ; Thorp ,
W . M ., No . 425 ; Wing , P . M ., No . 21 ; Bev . J . G . Wood , P . Prov . G . D . ; P . Symonds , P . Prov . G . W ., Oxon ; Watkins , P . G . S . ; E . Cripps , W . M ., No . 862 ; Wyndham S . Portal , S . W ., No . 10 ; Bev . G . B . Portal ; Beach ; J . C . Dudley ; Harrison ; Leslie ; Fraser ; Bev . J . Sidebotham , P . G . Chap ., Oxon ; Dr . Elvey ; Brufcon ; Lord Garlics ; Bev . T . Russell ; Hon . H . Wodehouse ; Houghton ; Cox , No . 460 , & c . & c . The number present exceeded two hundred .
The Brov . G . M . gave , as the first toast , " The Queen and the Craft ; " after which the Band played the National Anthem , and the French air , " Partant pour la Syrie . " The Prov . G . M . next proposed " The health of the G . M . of England , the Earl of Zetland . " Air— Auld fang syne . " The Prov . G . M . of Bengal ( Bro . Col . Burlton ) proposed " The B . G . M . of England , the Earl of Yarborough , and the Grand Officers of England , " which was responded to by the G . Chap . Bro . Bev . E . Moore , of Brasenose Coll .
Dr . Kent , Prov . G . M . of South Australia , proposed " The G . M ' s of Ireland and Scotland . " After some remarks on the nationality of Masonry , Bro . Kent observed , that in Australia , all distinction of rank and nation was lost in the simple fact , that they were Masons ; and that when he went to Australia in 1839 , there was but one Lodge there , whereas now there were , at the present time , no less than eight in Adelaide alone . He was initiated at the Lodge of Harmony , Richmond , Surrey , over which their present Prov . G . M . had presided ; and
out of respect to that Lodge and its worthy Brethren , one of the Lodges in Australia was called the Lodge of Harmony . The Craft was making great progress in that country , and , as a proof of the estimation in which it was held by those who were not Masons , lie mentioned that a short time since , when tlie Masons had the use of tho cathedral granted to them , on which occasion the G . Chap . preached , they found the dean and senior canon there , prepared to take their part in the services . Bro . Clay , in a spirited address , responded to the toast , and expressed the VOL . I . " 3 K
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on the tables , and a nosegay was placed in every plate . The banquet comprised everything that could be desired ; it did credit to Bro . C . Brazier , as well as the arrangements of Bro . W . Thompson and twelve stewards , who had the superintendence of the day ' s proceedings . The presence of a large number of ladies at the end of the Hall imparted additional brilliancy to the scene .
We must severely animadvert , however , upon the arrangements for the Musical Department , which was shamefully conducted , the tunes being of that legal antiquity "to which the memory of man runneth not to the contrary , " and very poorly executed . It was evident that the musicians considered many of the guests as " infants , " by furnishing them with the earliest recollections of their childhood , "By baby by ! " was almost the only one we did not recognize , and this in the city of choirs !
We would recommend also that when similar great meetings occur , the guests be severally introduced to the host , who may thus be enabled to do justice to their individual rank and position . On this occasion many Brothers went away without having experienced the common civility of introduction to their entertainer , and we may assure our readers that such slights and discourtesies are not forgotten . The Prov . G . M . presided , and amongst those present , besides the Officers appointed on that day , and other P . Prov . G . Officers , were : —Bros . Sadler ,
P . S . G . W ., Mayor of Oxford ; T . H . Hall , Prov . G . M . of Cambridgeshire ; Dr . Kent , P . G . M . of South Australia ; Col . Burlton , P . Prov . G . M . of Bengal ; Robt . T . Bagshaw , Prov . G . M . of Essex ; Lieut .-Col . G . H . Yernon , Prov . G . M . of Staffordshire ; Henry C . Yernon , Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire ; Bisgood , Dep . Prov . G . M . of Kent ; Dep . Prov . G . Ms , of Wiltshire and Staffordshire ; Dawes , P . Prov . S . G . W ., Lancashire ; Bard el , P . G . Chap . ; John Hervey , P . G . D . ; J . How , Prov . G . Dir . of Cer ., Surrey ; A . A . Le Veau , P . G . S . B .
Bev . W . H . Lyall , W . M ., No . 10 ; Bro . Masson , P . G . S . B . ; Bev . O . F . Owen , P . G . Chap , for Surrey ; E . H . Patten , P . G . S . B . ; Bev . T . Pearce , P . G . Chap ., Dorset ; Bev . C . B . Pettat , P . Prov . G . Chap ., Oxon ; Bev . A . Roberts , Prov . G . Chap ., Berks ; J . Symonds , P . M ., No . 275 ; Spencer , P . M ., No . 329 ; Bev . J . Sedgwick , P . G . C ., Oxon ; J . Sydenham , P . G . B ., Dorset ; Thorp ,
W . M ., No . 425 ; Wing , P . M ., No . 21 ; Bev . J . G . Wood , P . Prov . G . D . ; P . Symonds , P . Prov . G . W ., Oxon ; Watkins , P . G . S . ; E . Cripps , W . M ., No . 862 ; Wyndham S . Portal , S . W ., No . 10 ; Bev . G . B . Portal ; Beach ; J . C . Dudley ; Harrison ; Leslie ; Fraser ; Bev . J . Sidebotham , P . G . Chap ., Oxon ; Dr . Elvey ; Brufcon ; Lord Garlics ; Bev . T . Russell ; Hon . H . Wodehouse ; Houghton ; Cox , No . 460 , & c . & c . The number present exceeded two hundred .
The Brov . G . M . gave , as the first toast , " The Queen and the Craft ; " after which the Band played the National Anthem , and the French air , " Partant pour la Syrie . " The Prov . G . M . next proposed " The health of the G . M . of England , the Earl of Zetland . " Air— Auld fang syne . " The Prov . G . M . of Bengal ( Bro . Col . Burlton ) proposed " The B . G . M . of England , the Earl of Yarborough , and the Grand Officers of England , " which was responded to by the G . Chap . Bro . Bev . E . Moore , of Brasenose Coll .
Dr . Kent , Prov . G . M . of South Australia , proposed " The G . M ' s of Ireland and Scotland . " After some remarks on the nationality of Masonry , Bro . Kent observed , that in Australia , all distinction of rank and nation was lost in the simple fact , that they were Masons ; and that when he went to Australia in 1839 , there was but one Lodge there , whereas now there were , at the present time , no less than eight in Adelaide alone . He was initiated at the Lodge of Harmony , Richmond , Surrey , over which their present Prov . G . M . had presided ; and
out of respect to that Lodge and its worthy Brethren , one of the Lodges in Australia was called the Lodge of Harmony . The Craft was making great progress in that country , and , as a proof of the estimation in which it was held by those who were not Masons , lie mentioned that a short time since , when tlie Masons had the use of tho cathedral granted to them , on which occasion the G . Chap . preached , they found the dean and senior canon there , prepared to take their part in the services . Bro . Clay , in a spirited address , responded to the toast , and expressed the VOL . I . " 3 K