The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-11 00:00:00

"VICTORIA AND ALBERT" LODGE OF ODD-
FELLOWS, PORTLAND.

DINNLR AT Tlll CLIFT.te HOTEL.
The annual door rot th above Lodge, on Tuesday night
at tho Clifton Hotel. Wm of more than ordinary success,
the at endence being nearly double th.t of roue former
to-croons. The dant r *as provided by Mr. Robert
8 MM. and the inner in which the dinner wet s. re, it
as well us the excellent arraugements the retl,lll
touch credit on 11. c.t ring power The It V. W. Apple
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ford took the chair. apO Mr. T. It Mare the vice-cher%
There were also preeent—Gupt. Hume (deputy governor),
Be. Hon 03 ibliee). Dr. Peering, Mr. Reynolds, MLR. C.
Barth., Mr. Cowen, Mr. Harp Polla D veoish
lend C el, Mr Acetic, and Messrs. Mean, Warren, L
it, Fe-her. H 8 tom, .1 Byeesse. W. Hodder. R. titone. C.
Omaha Oa J. S. c.. A. Hancock 0. liinile. C. Tick. R.
Polui...r. Ili ...ling, P re. Wi11i...1a., May. Walters,
0 -horn., W. lime. IS Hitler, IL ettsrunll. W. Natl.'s,
0,11 ver, U elk-It. U. Ctholoos, Pestce. ?divvy, Smith, é:.
Out, i. raid by the ltev. Ch tie man.
At the conclusiou of to, repeat, and the tables heti ig
b o clean d,
Toe CHAIRMAN said it was Lis pleaving duty to announce
them that whil•t they w.-re susonible.l there to enjoy
theme *OPUS sympathia•rs who Iwlonded 'owlet Mr of
tees, v. 1141,10 resit it ons h id sent them • letter ef greet-
ing. Tho It ter folliivre:—
nt 0 ice of Foresters, Conri BoLla Hood.
• "Ti tbe Meilittre of the rietoria sad Albert Lodge of the
U O.
"Toe members of the shove Court now assemble I vett
you, end slob roil every success at your anta vagary meet-
int.—Yours fraternally,
"J. C•figotek C. R."
The CUallUthe rail in the name of the meeties they
should • leech enewer thet they highly appreciated their
cored el rooting, and o tete I them many years of surges.
is their Cu". (Aim' ore.)
The CHAIRMAN ogre rainy, raid be had now to propose
• toast Which he was sure would he drunk by theiu with
enibudrim and loyalty. Ina royal lady who was Pin
studio the Eoglith throne hri endeared herself to them by
ever, virtue, and the high moral &rector and purity.
which now surrounded the throne, heel dignified end
sithobled thealle. He need not sw the was the grid, of
all gi home and the envy of three shroud.
Toe tout was enthusiastically drunk with musical
harmer.
The CliallMAN, in prop sing " Too Prince and Prince..
of Wales arid the roe' of the Repel ffernily." said he c Add
•ialy say long might 11.1111 rents ta Prince ot Wake, for
Ise perloruird his duo. witnirahly. (Hear. hear.) Thew
were *muerte -s of a • -ry dolmas charecter, and he could
only say limn what one heard of the carious nature of
them that be performe•l them ti the seuslaction of all.
, (Hew. hear.) Oi the Plincess, be would say her tribe&
race and comietent ammeter art emiesred her to the
to..erte of all Eogliehmen. IA itplaiose.) When:vet., in the
owned Ood's Providence they should otters to the throne,
he vial 41.11 C .lerllol krill/. in the step. of the royal
:sty who now so wohderlully occupied that high and
exolted position. (Applause) The Chairmen also sale
Meal allusions to tea other in. Woos of the R qua Fmnity
Tie toast was aim., re to reel with musical honours.
Tee " Army, N ivy, and it 'wive Forces" was the next
t.ost. In doing so. the rev CHAIRMAN said be could only
p int to the veto sine of the bet few months to pro e that
the wonderful promos of British +winu stilt exhiliiied
itself in all ite original splendour. Toey were bid they
eyed Dot term ret strong and go old as they %hied to ; but
it one goim evident they possessed the mete 01.1 Borst%
phich. With regard to the navy, they ell knew it was
gentersily admitted that it was equal tl all the heroes of
tout ice toil no doom they vault be able to give
egool &comsat us they bad don, in former &'e. At to
the auxiliary forces it was a matter of proud warder'.
Lion that re Maar Per,oni were prepared to lay aside the
Carex of business, very often c meidorable expeire, to
enroll themselves anthog•t that noble body of ro.onteers
of which En.' end tuieht well lo looted. (Hew, hoer.) Of
the reserve forces be could only say—May they ever te In
reserve. (Hoer, hear.) But when they were called upon
h • sees mre they would be prepared to do is all British
fames Lel done before. (Applause.) lie begged to couple
with the toasinss names of Capt. MOILS, Bro. Ratcliffe,
sal Serigt. Huth.
Ti,, toast oa. v •ry c rh illy drunk.
C tetra HUSIE in responding for the army, said people-
in these days were MA to judge too qu ckly of there
,nat,era People often said 'Naomi did so-eed-ci."
" Wellington did so-andopo." he did not wish to
depreciate their deeds, but he poioted to the great
difference between the wader* relay and that of the
or.went Poohle Wet be toil' The 'oilier. are su young;
hey ale not like Eh« s miter. of old, n timed." A. • prow'
• this sive lion he ;eyeshot -I the rec nt etploil• in
Ambanietha. 0..1y t. a other day a breaownek wee carried
at the pie at .1 the bey. no. Therefore, he cuorado i;
. to iugh the men were 'thing e ~11,41 was still the heart.
(Opplotre.) Test was whet they had to leek •t. Hoold
not think ii elat.ered what age the men were, so long se
th-y were 11 e.i.imeuen, and so long an they bad the old
Leash 'luck Si lose as they hod Englishmen corolla/
ioreard as they were now, though young (tie allows.'
glum) he was sore they would never dikrace them. hot
green be ea honour to the country they came from. '
(hoplaire )
T. to Viciragargrum. for tl.e navy, thanked them
heartily tor the Mod zu .nni-r in which they had received
the tout. Re hal of ton beard Lim of remerks about the
navy being ineffi .ient awl not elite to do their duty. They
said ;the men Were too Well fed when they entered the
• red", mid no, give them plenty when they
wee, young, for that made good a-noes and bone
(Hew, hear.) People often said the n ivy was inefficient,
and net like they were in the dags Nelsen. They were,
they 'mid, too much their own master.. That was all Co/ y
well ; hut a "mime- was a sailor still, and an «facer was cue
oftic.r still. Fle had never Yet ler smiler but who would
do what his *Mow tot WU, A. ..it mehoice this ha
mention,. d one of 11 r Majesty', ship, which
at the time ef the Atricin dimster had been ow for the.,
or four years and wow homeward hound at the time. On
the way home they celled at a pert where the Landulte
&easier wee reported Lle theta. The shigis bead was at
on e turned from house and they were at once all rawly,
•very man of them, to do his troy. 11,. It It tice 'pout of
tqe, navy •0,11,1 always be the seine 'sit was iu the date
of old ; and the old coy of "Are v U ready I " would ever
be answered by "Reedy, aye, ready." (Aoplauee.)
8 resent Meg, of the Poi Gaud Volunteer A tiliery,
mimed lar lls- r warve f trope Ife ull only say Vest
whenever the volunteers would be called on be believed
buy would he ever ready to come forward Ike mea and
like Emlishmen. (Aoeiguee.)
The Vice-Casthere next ;imposed the toast of "The
Bi.hop end Corgi, of the Diocese." He ;imposed the
beset lathe st appropriate tonne and coupled with it
the neme of their respect .d Coairmth, the Rev. W.
Applefoed. The toast wag received with much warmth.
The Cumaius, in reply, said he telt deeply tbe oblige.
ti-n re. y ori put him und..r Is receiving the toilet in I
s co • k-ni mei cordial means,. With regard to the
.lear old Bishop, it was, be was sure. • greet ;demure to
them all to see him mutest them. His hoary locks were
indieotive of the greet •Isdout with shich he ruled the
diocese. With regard to the clergy he could only
ger that their bighest pleasure was to do their
duty. Their greatest desire Wll4 hi make theses-ives
soprecls* -el in those post, ions and (*editions of life in
which the laity were plowed to think they could render
too., wok% whether It was in the 'imitate ministrs.
tions in the Howe of God, or in the visitation which they
were culled to make at this bedside, or in tho word of arm-
pithy to those who were in sorrow. In whatever c.thecity
it was in,_ their deNne was to act in these times
when the Church was said to bean her tried as it were, in
weer that they might luring her through with coloom
erase mod to show England end the world at lace that
the (arch of Enalend was • blessing .to leer people, gild
• joy and honour to all who were within thew [steads,
(Atelhosse)
Tree CHAIRMAN then prop wed the " Meet of the even.
" " Mancheiter Unity Poole District, Victoria
~oel Albert Lodge,' coupled with the name of P P0)1,
Careers (rinaucial &coital ). The toast was drunk with
enehosiesro.
Be. Ceivia*. In responding to the toast gave some
int gesung aide valuable information respecting the work.
lee of this tied other sextette& Them were altogether in
Groat 11-i•ein and the Gloat'.. 13 131 roved', Soeletlea.
and 4,381.772 members, with a c tal EIO 226,8e1,1 Of
ties soto, Meethiester Unite Maimed 531515,5 whets aud
.24 642 221 3.. 11.1. Tie rec lot, of their ceder during tie
e 1148 • mounted to £731.513 81. lit, and the psi meats,
feeilaat 17s. 11.1., being au inereaso or £t10,3121 10.. 21.
In the P fl-ti le. their members number- I 5.571, ea
the funds £45586 lie. 31. 01 the Loyal " Viet oh. an
Albert" L,dga, the statement of account showed their
funds to amount to 41.4710 A id., and the numbers on the
books. fa (Applause) Br oasolsvied by inviting SU