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Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
On the last occasion , there were difficulties to encounter ; the " Poor Gentleman , " is the least forcible of Colman ' s efforts ; the humour is not rich , the sentiment maudlin and mawkish— " King Charles the Second " also did not promise to be a smooth fit ; the recollection of Ellen Tree , Charles Kemble , and Fawcett , was not worn off ; and yet , with all this up-hill work against them " our volunteers boldly ventured to the task , " and well sustained their characters—criticism ielded—beauty applauded
y —and the cheerful welcome of hands and heart , gave both ease and spirit to their efforts . The whole performance went off with perfect success , and at the conclusion , when Lieutenant Worthington addressed the audience in the Epilogue , the words : — " Antl if to night our efforts should succeed , Then the " POOR MASON" will be rich indeed : "were rewarded b y one general shout of applause . Douglas Jerrold ' s
beautiful address was recited , and Brother Wilson ( of Drury Lane Theatre ) sang the pathetic words of " John Anderson my Joe . " The curtain again must fall ; but , we shall most anxiously wait for the prompter ' s ring , to welcome anew our old favorites .
ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEMALE CHILDRENWE have no particular minutes to record ; the children have suffered less than similar establishments from the prevailing epidemic , and are altogether doing well , as to health and improvement . Great anxiety is felt , by his Royal Highness the President ,. and the House Committee , that the ensuing Festival , on the 17 th May , should
he numerousl y attended ; when it is to be hoped , that the liberality of the Stewards and their friends , will be such , as to preclude the too probable necessity of selling out a part of the Funded Stock ; and thereby , causing the number of orphan candidates to be limited .
ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR BOYS . SINCE our last , we have no particulars to record ; that the pecuniary state of this excellent Institution is fully equal to its requirements , we feel heartfelt pleasure in proving , by the following account of the FESTIVAL , which was held on the Sth of Marchat Freemason ' s Hall
, , The Rt . Hon . and Rt . W . Br . Lord Dundas , Pro-G . M . in the Chair , supported by Lord H . J . S . Churchill , Deputy Grand Master ; Brothers Percival , Grand Treasurer ; Cabbell , P . G . W . ; Vane , Grand Chaplain ; D . Pollock , P . G . W . ; Harper , G . S . ; Crueefix , G . D . ; Savory , Moore , P . G . D . ; Masson , Laurie , P . G . S . B . ; and a large number of other distinguished Members of the Craft . After the removal of the cloththe Chairman " The Kingthe
, gave , Patron of the Order , and of this Institution . " Received with loud cheers . Song— " God save the King . " " The Queen and the Royal Family" was welcomed with equal demonstrations of respect and attachment . ' Glee— " The King and the Queen . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
On the last occasion , there were difficulties to encounter ; the " Poor Gentleman , " is the least forcible of Colman ' s efforts ; the humour is not rich , the sentiment maudlin and mawkish— " King Charles the Second " also did not promise to be a smooth fit ; the recollection of Ellen Tree , Charles Kemble , and Fawcett , was not worn off ; and yet , with all this up-hill work against them " our volunteers boldly ventured to the task , " and well sustained their characters—criticism ielded—beauty applauded
y —and the cheerful welcome of hands and heart , gave both ease and spirit to their efforts . The whole performance went off with perfect success , and at the conclusion , when Lieutenant Worthington addressed the audience in the Epilogue , the words : — " Antl if to night our efforts should succeed , Then the " POOR MASON" will be rich indeed : "were rewarded b y one general shout of applause . Douglas Jerrold ' s
beautiful address was recited , and Brother Wilson ( of Drury Lane Theatre ) sang the pathetic words of " John Anderson my Joe . " The curtain again must fall ; but , we shall most anxiously wait for the prompter ' s ring , to welcome anew our old favorites .
ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEMALE CHILDRENWE have no particular minutes to record ; the children have suffered less than similar establishments from the prevailing epidemic , and are altogether doing well , as to health and improvement . Great anxiety is felt , by his Royal Highness the President ,. and the House Committee , that the ensuing Festival , on the 17 th May , should
he numerousl y attended ; when it is to be hoped , that the liberality of the Stewards and their friends , will be such , as to preclude the too probable necessity of selling out a part of the Funded Stock ; and thereby , causing the number of orphan candidates to be limited .
ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR BOYS . SINCE our last , we have no particulars to record ; that the pecuniary state of this excellent Institution is fully equal to its requirements , we feel heartfelt pleasure in proving , by the following account of the FESTIVAL , which was held on the Sth of Marchat Freemason ' s Hall
, , The Rt . Hon . and Rt . W . Br . Lord Dundas , Pro-G . M . in the Chair , supported by Lord H . J . S . Churchill , Deputy Grand Master ; Brothers Percival , Grand Treasurer ; Cabbell , P . G . W . ; Vane , Grand Chaplain ; D . Pollock , P . G . W . ; Harper , G . S . ; Crueefix , G . D . ; Savory , Moore , P . G . D . ; Masson , Laurie , P . G . S . B . ; and a large number of other distinguished Members of the Craft . After the removal of the cloththe Chairman " The Kingthe
, gave , Patron of the Order , and of this Institution . " Received with loud cheers . Song— " God save the King . " " The Queen and the Royal Family" was welcomed with equal demonstrations of respect and attachment . ' Glee— " The King and the Queen . "