The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

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GRAND MASONIC GISRIMSONY. —Thursday woe •
red letter day in the annals, 01 Freemuoory. Ever Mace
the death of Earl Forteacue, the office of Provinciel
brand Mester of Devon has been vacant, the dots
haying been ably performed by the D. potty Grand
Master, Min Rev. J. Hoyehe, and recently, 9.5 out of 27
lodge, in the province mat memorials to the Grand
Registrar of England, reque•ting him to woe hi. is duet).
with the Gratis Master to pet Mr. Boyish' appointed
P G.M. for Devoe. The noble Grand Mester belog
persuaded that the man of that choice was in
hivyaavi:gofrotrilytwaotyhe.e aptbeecinntgiomendat—ethhseiti:. eof 11.. He Ly
de I Le
readily acquiesced in the wish of the masons of the
Province, end conferred the appointment on Brother
:Letts toot Lthb.egreanivt.d.r.lighti.t.o.f fraternityth•bi...u. and grati-
1. neatly
half • century ago sines the ceremony of installing
Grand Mater took place in this county, and it was de-
termined to mark the occasion with befitting honours.
At one s'clock nearly three hundred of ibe brethren
amatubled .t the Royal Public Rooms, where the
ceremony of installation was carried onc. The stone
was very animating; and the emecoony was oast ably
perforated by Bro. Mclntyre, the Grand Registrar of
England. In the coulee of an eloquent address, Be
Mclntyre dwelt on the advantages of freemasonry. and
the greet good it hod eacompli.lied. He poiwed out
the able manner in which Bro. Bertha bad wended Le
Deputy Provincial Grand Mater, and said th•t the
harmony. bappinees, and good feeling now existing, in
so gratifying • degree, wet maintained mainly by his
most excelleet inaragrment. 800 Hardie having been
duly installed into hie new ldiee, bee.an..m,
of Plymonth, then presented Inin adds a gold chain of
officoeud pareptierisella worth .bout two hundred guineas,
subscribed by the members of the Order in the province.
The chain, is oomprieed of 90 links of mamas eighteen
carat gold most elaboo wely and esquisitely worked ;stars
altercate with the letter. GA.. intertwined, and with
twisted =Mee, within borders. Th. jewel depending
from the Nivea& star (on'the fanny point of which is
the letter It—Eogluiii) coesists of the emblems of the
Order, within • belt of gold, on which is the word
Iseeonsidie." The blue win ground of the gauntlet,
and the blue and white it. the 41.10 are Mama bidden
by the profuse richness of the gold embroidered emblems
and ornaments. The workmanship of the whole is of the
highest dem, and we should imagine that in value 1111.1
magnificence the peraphernalta are anequalled. Afar
the ceremony, the members marched in procession
from the Rooms to the Cheroot* Hotel, heeded
by the Rutter Ride Band. The masons sU wore
there apron* and lasi', it, and the procession al
treated • great deal of etiolation. Brother Birkett,
of the Clarence and Globe Hotels, provided • sump-
tuous banquet for the btethien, in the beautifully
decorated Assembly Room of the former battery, at
four o'clock, to which about 900 sal down. The Prov-
incial Grand Master ( Rev. J. Hayshe) presided,
supported on his right by the Mayor of Easter (R. T
Used, Ent ), W. Deed* Moore, E.q, (who, to the sans.
faction of the provicies, has been appointed Deputy
Provineial Grand Master), the Rev. R. Bowies, Grand
Chaplain of Devoe, and Brother Captain Disk; end se
she let by Brother Mclntyre, Grand Register of Ler
land, Brother Agnate, Smith, PG M. of
of u Corewlitd.be
Rev. R. Thom., of Yeovil, Otand C .eplan
and other distinguished brethren. Broth... Meethese.
p.g.0.w., oceeplad the viewehair, supporteinl
Brother, ilogg, Captain Shanks, and W
lament the gonna isompesy we noticed Brother,
H. R. Rood. P.0.W.. J. H. Looks, J. R. Davey, a
Gribble, P. 0.. D. C. Caws, Fortis (2) Onaohales,
Killingly. Roger.,Richard,, Peal, J. C. Wilanks,
W. Cain, T. J. Douala, H. L. Brewster, P. 0., D.C.
J. R. Cheater, Edwards, Barnard, glerser. Bastin.
Belisrby, I. Letitaw, L H Rum end W. B.
Gillad of iitherboret, W. Wallace Pyle of Larebtedier,
and Foster of Finial, Be. Ti.. oreheetra was Stied et&
ladies. But we must not omit to inenticat one Dentists
oast, Brother Colonel Neal, P. 0., J. W., (Garitaldes
Engliabinaa). The Wooed visage and Meagre, umesteeks
of this veteran attniated coasiderable attention. Le his
younger days, Ont. Posed resided In the immediate
neighboerhood of Exeter for many years. The loyal and
mamma somas following the banquet were heartily
drenk, that of the newly elected greed snake, ably
proposed by the grand Regedier, bsiag drat& In •
bumper, end diellney resposiciad to by Ern Hayebe, who
revilo:sd el feeling &et IN appoi.ted is AM high
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