Show the prince of wales among the 1 masons i III lii HIS S I 1 installation AS GRAND MAS As I 1 rg TER I 1 I 1 OF THE MYSTIC ORDER IN atthe BRITISH EMPIRE ty ljj laj ejr esthe lathe 11 1 1 at T he prince of wales was last night installed grand master of the masonic order of england and ire land with great pomp at willis rooms the street in front of these fashionable apartments was densely crowded by people eager to see the grand dresses and decorated aprons of the mag magnates nates Dates the installing officer put the following questions to the prince installing officer are you read ready y and willin willing to undertake the tile supreme goberni government of these ese apse 0 orders in england and ireland and the dependencies of the british crown his royal highness gliness Hi I 1 am installing officer will you observe all things that will promote the well weli bein being and dignity thereof his royal highness I 1 will installing officer will you protect and uphold the same to the bestif best of your ability his royal highness I 1 will installing officer you will not acknowledge any superior co ardi nate or inferior I 1 jurisdiction his hii royal highness 1 I will not ins installing ailing officer you will not permit your prerogative or authority abbe infringed his royal highness Hi gliness 1 I will not installing officer you will up hold the queens supremacy his royal iii lii highness gliness I 1 will installing officer you Y ou will judge all e equally lly ily W without distinction of liia llla 1113 r ank rank I 1 his royal highness I 1 will the primate thereupon offered up the following prayer 60 0 O lord who ruleth the tile hearts odthe of the greatest and humblest on earth imbue this thy tily servant and our governor with a portion of thy divine grace to the end that he may nay rule us aright and ever relying z on thy th y protection he may glorify thee in his works endow all those committed to his care with such a measure of thy wisdom that they may render due obedience to him who under thy guiding power has been set in authority over us this we pray through christ our ours prophet christ our priest and christ our king the grand master elect then took the oaths and signed the roll on the sepulchre the proper off omm meers officers attending with the insignia of office viz steel chain cross of salem sword baton ring and boi bot book which shiell the tiie installing n talling officer took toa severally and delivered to the grand master at the sepulchre chie this solemn martof part of the ceremony having been concluded the installing meen officer conducted his royal highness to the tile throne with the words 1 I ilace flace lace laco you on the throne as grand laster of the order in E england ireland an and d Wale wales sand and the dependencies cies cles of the english crown and then took his seat on the right the primate having pronounced the Benedic Bened letio tio Sacerdotal Bacerdo talis tails is the herald made due proclamation to the U east southwest and northwest the he knights in order filed past from frow both sides saluting two at once and then marched down the centro centre to the swelling notes of the organ accompaniment this salutation having leaving been made the arch chancellor advanced to the foot of the dais dis and delivered an address A magnificent banquet soil fall followed owed the prince presided supported by the earl of limerick and the earl of skelmersdale nearly all the grand off omm meers officers and nights knights IC present at the installation sat down to the banquet and among 0 the american knights present en were pay director cunningham united states navy commissary of the vienna exposition colonel mann alan united states cavalry and G general ral rai roddy noddy united states army after the tile repast his jils royal III ili highness who was received with die tile most enthusiastic cheering rose and said that on such an occasion few words were required to introduce the rust ru st toast namely the tile health of f her M majesty lesty the queen in connection with the toast lie he had to make an agreeable announcement they were all aware that the queen was the tile patroness of craft masonry and he had her ma jestes permission to state now that she would be the patroness of their order london april 8 letter to the nem vew aleta new york commercial |