Record

Performance Title'Especial' Grand Lodge of English Freemasons Meeting
Performance Date17 July 1901
Performance DayThursday
Main PerformersEarl Amherst (Grand Master, presiding),
Earl of Warwick (Deputy Grand Master),
Lord Templeton (Senior Grand Warden),
Mr Cornwallis (Junior Grand Warden),
Duke of Connaught,
Grand Chaplain,
Frank Richardson (Acting Grand Director of Ceremonies) - speakers
Secondary PerformersFour trumpeters,
Organist
Set ListOpening ceremony,
Reading of the minutes of the election of the Duke of Connaught on 6 March 1901 (Earl Amherst),
Procession of the Duke of Connaught (trumpeters, organ),
Installation of the Duke of Connaught as most Worshipful Grand Master (Frank Richardson),
'God Save the King' (The National Anthem),
Prayer (Grand Chaplain)
Obligation (Duke of Connaught),
Fanfare (trumpeters),
Salute of a Grand Master,
Address to the Grand Master (Earl Amherst),
Address (Duke of Connaught),
Appointments,
Congratulations for Lodges of the Empire.
Royal PresenceHRH The Duke of Connaught
Performance NotesAcoording to The Daily Telegraph (18 July 1901) there were roughly 9,000 people present including the Hon. James Hozier (Grand Mason of Scotland), the Duke of Abercorn (Grand Master of Ireland), deputations from those Grand Lodges, a representative from Candad, Mr W Beach MP, Mr Halsey MP, and other Grand Master of nearly all the English Masonic provinces.
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work8262'Especial' Grand Lodge of English Freemasons Meeting1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/254Freemasons; late 1500s-
DS/UK/1123Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert (1850-1942); British Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; British Royal Family - seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria
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