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possibly could , arid what , perhaps , had been done by no other Provincial Grand Master , he had presided in Grand Lodge . He concluded by wishing him good health , success , and long life to rule over the province . Glee— " Mynheer van Duuck . " The PROV . G . MASTER could not adequately return thanks for the toast . If he had succeeded well , it was owing in a great measure to those who had preceded him . The province
was greatly indebted to the masterly talents of the late Earl of Durham . He hoped from year to year to meet with that kind consideration they had paid him during the last eighteen years . " Tlie Deputy Provincial Grand Master and other Provincial Grand Officers" followed , and a letter was read from Bro . Fenwick , Esq ., M . P ., explaining that nothing but total inability from illness would have prevented his being present , and thafc
his hearfc would be with them both in the lodge and at the banquet . Song— " The Bellriuger . " The next toasfc , " The three Masonic Charities , " was proposed by Bro . the Rev . John Cundill , Prov . G . Treas ., in an eloquent and telling speech , in which , amid the laughter of the brethren , he good-humouredly alluded to the recent fulminations that have issued from the Vaticannoticed several of the stock
ob-, jections to Masonry , anel pointed out some of its numerous advantages as shown in the Asylum for Aged Freemasons and their AVidows , the Boys' and fche Girls' Schools . Other Masonic toasts followed , alternating with glees and songs , for which the brethren were much indebted to Bros . Marshall , Prov . G . Org . ; Ferry , P . Prov . G . Org . ; Bailey , Wynham & cBro . Marshall accompanying the violinists on the
, , pianoforte . Tho brethren separated about nine o'clock . [ Though we had not the advantage afforded of being present at the Provincial Grand Lodge ( not having received an invite ) we are glad to be able to avail ourselves of tbe courtesy and thcughtfulness of a provincial brother , who has furnished the particulars from which we haye been enabled to draw up our report . —ED . F . M . & M . M . ]
SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . ( Continued from page 295 . ) The banquet which took place alter the Provincial Grand Jjodge meeting , held in the Cardiff Town Hall , on Thursday , the 28 th Sept ., was numerously attended . Tho R . AA . Bro . T . M . Talbotthe newly-installed Prov . G . M . presided . He
, was supported on the right by Bro . E . J . Morris , D . Prov . G . M ., and several other brethren of distinction , including the Assist . G . Dir . of Cers ., and other members of Grand Lodge , and on the right hand by the Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire , Col . Bowyer , the Prov . G . M . of Somerset , the J . G . AV . of England , and numerous other dignitaries of the Order . The banquet took place in the Stewart Halla new building
, erected alongside the canal , by which its foundation is said to be soaked , and the whole structure rendered unsafe . Certain it is , thai despite the very awkward shape of the ground , the architect has tried his best to make something out of the awkward elements with which he bus had to deal , and , externally , has attempted to give an ornamental character to the elevation , and has succeeded in combining the useful therewith in the way
of introducing shops on the side fronting the street , which are flanked by an entrance to the hall at each end of the row . The interior of the hall , as may be imagined when we state that the ground-plan of the building is triangular , is excessively awkward , and the gallery , situated at the base of the triangle , is of a horse-shoe form , extending far along each side , and presenting generally the appearance of a man-of-war ' s poop and deck companion ; altogethermore like the interior of a shithan a
, p public hall or a Methodist meeting house . However , about 250 brethren sat down in this triangular apartment at aboufc half-pasb five to the banquet , provided by ¦ mine host of the Angel , Bro . Cousins . The viands were a fair average quality , and were served in Cardiff style ; the wines , however , were detestably bad , and we shall onlbe doing Bro . Cousins an act of kindness in
y recommending him thus publicly to change his wine merchant forthwith , or at least employ a good judge of wines to taste and select tbe wines before they are placed in his cellar , as bufc for tho kindly feeling exhibited towards him by the brethren present , and the willingness on the part of some to make considerable allowances , as they said , tho otherwise very
agreeable meeting , and nofc afc all bad banquet would have gone off with some expressions of dissatisfaction . After grace had been said by the Prov . G . Chaplain , the , following toasts were proposed anel responded to consecutively : —The Queen and tho Craft . The M . W . the G . M . of England . The R . W . the D . G . M . and Officers of Grand Lodge . The R . AV . the Prov . G . Master . The R . W . the Installing Prov . G . M . The R . AV . the Prov . G . Master present . The AV . the D . Prov . G . Master .
The AV . the D . Prov . Q . Master pressnfc . The Visitors . The Provincial Grand Officers . The Masonic Charities . The Glamorgan Lodge and tho Lodges of the Province . The Right AVorshipful the Prov . G . M . in proposing the first toasts upon the list , which he did in admirable and appropriate speeches , concluded the third toast by calling upon the Right AVorshipful Bro . AVilliamson to respond on behalf of the officers of Grand Lodge , and he expressed himself in warm terms of friendship towards Bro . AVilliamson as an old college chum whose friendship he had gained at Oxford , and hoped long to
enjoy . Bro . AVILUAMSON , J . G . AA . of England , in an excellent speech responded to toast No . 3 , and expressed the great pleasure ifc afforded him in seeing his esteemed friend and brother , the Prov . G . M ., in his present exalted position , and he took the occasion to refer to the time when they were both initiated into the Order in the Apollo University Lodge , and spoke in the highest terms of praise of the zeal and devotion which
had ever been evinced by Bro . Talbot in the pursuit of Freemasonry as a science , and concluded by expressing a hope that the province might long be ruled over by so able and zealous a Mason as the Prov . G . M . The D . Prov . G . MASTER , in an admirable speech , introduced the toasfc of the evening , " The Health of the R . AV . the Provincial Grand Master" and certainlBro . Moi ris did ample
, y justice to the subject of the toasfc , for eloquence , feeling , and truly Masonic regard could no further go , and it was received in the most enthusiastic manner by the brethren present , and with all the honours . Bro . Morris gave some very interesting details of the progress and present condition of Freemasonry in the province , anel of the very great interest which had been taken by the B . IV . fche Provincial Grand Master in the
development of Masonry , the Masonic charities and the welfare of the lodges and the brethren , more particularly in the Eastern Division of South AVales . The R . W . Piior . G . MASI'M , in returning thanks , expressed the great satisfaction he felt at seeing so large an assemblage to support him upon tho occasion of his being installed into the honourable position to which the M . W . the Grand Master had done him the honour to appoint him , and thanked the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the kind things he had said of him ,
and to tho brethren present for the enthusiastic reception they had given to the toast which had been so eloquently proposed and cordially responded to . The health of the R . AV . the Installing Master Col . Bowyer , Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , was responded to by that esteemed and much respected brother , whose love of Freemasonry and willingness as well as ability to perform any and every office in the Craft which he may be invited to performis so universall
, y known and so highly appreciated by all who know him , that the mention of his name by the proposer of his health produced a perfect furore of applause , and his response was received with the warmest and long continued marks of enthusiastic feeling . The toast of " The Right AVorshipful the Provincial Grand Masters present" was responded to by the Prov . G . M . for
Somerset , Bro . A . W . Adair , in a brief but thoroughly fraternal speech , expressing his hearty good wishes for the prosperity of Freemasonry in the province , which so closely joins his own , and is only separated therefrom hy a narrow strip of water , and he expressed a hope that he might have the pleasure of receiving the brethren present in his province , and , whenever they did pay him a visit , he would promise them a
hearty welcome . The next toasfc , No . 7 on the list , "The Health of the Worshipful Bro . Morris , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , " was received in a manner so enthusiastic as to stand second to none amongst the toasts of the evening , and the encomiums passed upon him were warmly received , as they were justly deserved , and it is a matter of regret that the limited space that is at our disposal in the MAGAZINE forbids our attempting to undertake the task of reporting all the praises bestowed upon him for his great zeal and abilifcv as a Mason , and bis great exertions
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Provincial.
possibly could , arid what , perhaps , had been done by no other Provincial Grand Master , he had presided in Grand Lodge . He concluded by wishing him good health , success , and long life to rule over the province . Glee— " Mynheer van Duuck . " The PROV . G . MASTER could not adequately return thanks for the toast . If he had succeeded well , it was owing in a great measure to those who had preceded him . The province
was greatly indebted to the masterly talents of the late Earl of Durham . He hoped from year to year to meet with that kind consideration they had paid him during the last eighteen years . " Tlie Deputy Provincial Grand Master and other Provincial Grand Officers" followed , and a letter was read from Bro . Fenwick , Esq ., M . P ., explaining that nothing but total inability from illness would have prevented his being present , and thafc
his hearfc would be with them both in the lodge and at the banquet . Song— " The Bellriuger . " The next toasfc , " The three Masonic Charities , " was proposed by Bro . the Rev . John Cundill , Prov . G . Treas ., in an eloquent and telling speech , in which , amid the laughter of the brethren , he good-humouredly alluded to the recent fulminations that have issued from the Vaticannoticed several of the stock
ob-, jections to Masonry , anel pointed out some of its numerous advantages as shown in the Asylum for Aged Freemasons and their AVidows , the Boys' and fche Girls' Schools . Other Masonic toasts followed , alternating with glees and songs , for which the brethren were much indebted to Bros . Marshall , Prov . G . Org . ; Ferry , P . Prov . G . Org . ; Bailey , Wynham & cBro . Marshall accompanying the violinists on the
, , pianoforte . Tho brethren separated about nine o'clock . [ Though we had not the advantage afforded of being present at the Provincial Grand Lodge ( not having received an invite ) we are glad to be able to avail ourselves of tbe courtesy and thcughtfulness of a provincial brother , who has furnished the particulars from which we haye been enabled to draw up our report . —ED . F . M . & M . M . ]
SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . ( Continued from page 295 . ) The banquet which took place alter the Provincial Grand Jjodge meeting , held in the Cardiff Town Hall , on Thursday , the 28 th Sept ., was numerously attended . Tho R . AA . Bro . T . M . Talbotthe newly-installed Prov . G . M . presided . He
, was supported on the right by Bro . E . J . Morris , D . Prov . G . M ., and several other brethren of distinction , including the Assist . G . Dir . of Cers ., and other members of Grand Lodge , and on the right hand by the Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire , Col . Bowyer , the Prov . G . M . of Somerset , the J . G . AV . of England , and numerous other dignitaries of the Order . The banquet took place in the Stewart Halla new building
, erected alongside the canal , by which its foundation is said to be soaked , and the whole structure rendered unsafe . Certain it is , thai despite the very awkward shape of the ground , the architect has tried his best to make something out of the awkward elements with which he bus had to deal , and , externally , has attempted to give an ornamental character to the elevation , and has succeeded in combining the useful therewith in the way
of introducing shops on the side fronting the street , which are flanked by an entrance to the hall at each end of the row . The interior of the hall , as may be imagined when we state that the ground-plan of the building is triangular , is excessively awkward , and the gallery , situated at the base of the triangle , is of a horse-shoe form , extending far along each side , and presenting generally the appearance of a man-of-war ' s poop and deck companion ; altogethermore like the interior of a shithan a
, p public hall or a Methodist meeting house . However , about 250 brethren sat down in this triangular apartment at aboufc half-pasb five to the banquet , provided by ¦ mine host of the Angel , Bro . Cousins . The viands were a fair average quality , and were served in Cardiff style ; the wines , however , were detestably bad , and we shall onlbe doing Bro . Cousins an act of kindness in
y recommending him thus publicly to change his wine merchant forthwith , or at least employ a good judge of wines to taste and select tbe wines before they are placed in his cellar , as bufc for tho kindly feeling exhibited towards him by the brethren present , and the willingness on the part of some to make considerable allowances , as they said , tho otherwise very
agreeable meeting , and nofc afc all bad banquet would have gone off with some expressions of dissatisfaction . After grace had been said by the Prov . G . Chaplain , the , following toasts were proposed anel responded to consecutively : —The Queen and tho Craft . The M . W . the G . M . of England . The R . W . the D . G . M . and Officers of Grand Lodge . The R . AV . the Prov . G . Master . The R . W . the Installing Prov . G . M . The R . AV . the Prov . G . Master present . The AV . the D . Prov . G . Master .
The AV . the D . Prov . Q . Master pressnfc . The Visitors . The Provincial Grand Officers . The Masonic Charities . The Glamorgan Lodge and tho Lodges of the Province . The Right AVorshipful the Prov . G . M . in proposing the first toasts upon the list , which he did in admirable and appropriate speeches , concluded the third toast by calling upon the Right AVorshipful Bro . AVilliamson to respond on behalf of the officers of Grand Lodge , and he expressed himself in warm terms of friendship towards Bro . AVilliamson as an old college chum whose friendship he had gained at Oxford , and hoped long to
enjoy . Bro . AVILUAMSON , J . G . AA . of England , in an excellent speech responded to toast No . 3 , and expressed the great pleasure ifc afforded him in seeing his esteemed friend and brother , the Prov . G . M ., in his present exalted position , and he took the occasion to refer to the time when they were both initiated into the Order in the Apollo University Lodge , and spoke in the highest terms of praise of the zeal and devotion which
had ever been evinced by Bro . Talbot in the pursuit of Freemasonry as a science , and concluded by expressing a hope that the province might long be ruled over by so able and zealous a Mason as the Prov . G . M . The D . Prov . G . MASTER , in an admirable speech , introduced the toasfc of the evening , " The Health of the R . AV . the Provincial Grand Master" and certainlBro . Moi ris did ample
, y justice to the subject of the toasfc , for eloquence , feeling , and truly Masonic regard could no further go , and it was received in the most enthusiastic manner by the brethren present , and with all the honours . Bro . Morris gave some very interesting details of the progress and present condition of Freemasonry in the province , anel of the very great interest which had been taken by the B . IV . fche Provincial Grand Master in the
development of Masonry , the Masonic charities and the welfare of the lodges and the brethren , more particularly in the Eastern Division of South AVales . The R . W . Piior . G . MASI'M , in returning thanks , expressed the great satisfaction he felt at seeing so large an assemblage to support him upon tho occasion of his being installed into the honourable position to which the M . W . the Grand Master had done him the honour to appoint him , and thanked the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the kind things he had said of him ,
and to tho brethren present for the enthusiastic reception they had given to the toast which had been so eloquently proposed and cordially responded to . The health of the R . AV . the Installing Master Col . Bowyer , Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , was responded to by that esteemed and much respected brother , whose love of Freemasonry and willingness as well as ability to perform any and every office in the Craft which he may be invited to performis so universall
, y known and so highly appreciated by all who know him , that the mention of his name by the proposer of his health produced a perfect furore of applause , and his response was received with the warmest and long continued marks of enthusiastic feeling . The toast of " The Right AVorshipful the Provincial Grand Masters present" was responded to by the Prov . G . M . for
Somerset , Bro . A . W . Adair , in a brief but thoroughly fraternal speech , expressing his hearty good wishes for the prosperity of Freemasonry in the province , which so closely joins his own , and is only separated therefrom hy a narrow strip of water , and he expressed a hope that he might have the pleasure of receiving the brethren present in his province , and , whenever they did pay him a visit , he would promise them a
hearty welcome . The next toasfc , No . 7 on the list , "The Health of the Worshipful Bro . Morris , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , " was received in a manner so enthusiastic as to stand second to none amongst the toasts of the evening , and the encomiums passed upon him were warmly received , as they were justly deserved , and it is a matter of regret that the limited space that is at our disposal in the MAGAZINE forbids our attempting to undertake the task of reporting all the praises bestowed upon him for his great zeal and abilifcv as a Mason , and bis great exertions