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The Anniversary Festival Of The R.M.I.B.
THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE R . M . I . B .
THE Eighty-second Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Thursday , the 1 st instant , at the Crystal Palace , Sydenham . As has latterly been the case , tho festive board was graced by the presence of several ladie ? , and , as is usual on the occasion of
this Festival , there was no display whatever of Masonic clothing , so that if any expected to have seen a gorgeous ex hibition of Masonic paraphernalia , banners , jewels , aprons , scarves , and tbe like , they must have been greatly disappointed . The chair was taken by the Earl of Lathom ,
Deputy Grand Master of England and Provincial Grand Master of West Lancashire , who was loyally supported , no t only by the brethren of his own Province , but also by representatives of Lodges both in London and the other Provinces , the number of those that sat down to dinner
being between 500 and GOO . The success of the gathering may be said to have been assured some time before the eventful clay itself arrived . We believe we are right in stating that never before has there been so large a Board of Stewards as there was at the Festival of Thursday , when
it consisted of upwards of three hundred brethren ; so that if their lists only averaged £ 40 apiece , a sum of £ 12 , 000 , or considerably more than had been reached either last year or the year before for the School , was certain . As will be seen , however , this was greatly exceeded , and Bro . Binckes
has the satisfaction of taking the place of honour for the current year , the amount of his Festival subscriptions being over £ 14 , 000 , or some hundreds in excess of the sum realised by Bro . Hedges , while Bro . Terry , who took the lead last year , though he has done extremely well , has to
content himself with bringing up the rear . We congratulate Bro . Binckes most heartily on the success which has attended his efforts on this occasion . He it is who first led the way into five figures , and although we cannot
always look forward to his continuing the lead , it is onl y natural that he and his numerous well-wishers and supporters should look to his being in his turn at the top of the tree . We can well understand that the Secretaries of
our Institutions regard each other as rivals , but their rivalry is an honourable one , and the first and heartiest in offering their congratulations to the most successful for the year are invariably the two whom ho- has defeated . There is another matter to be mentioned , as a fit subject
for congratulation . As the year 1880 can boast of the most numerous Board of Stewards ever organised at any of our Festivals , so can it point with pride to the aggregate amount of subscriptions to our three annual Festivals as being the largest in any single year , the grand total for the
three Institutions being quite £ 40 , 000 , of which , as we have said , £ 14 , 000 fell to the share of " Our Boys . " But to direct our attention more particularly to the meeting of Thursday . The weather , if a little inconstant , was , on the whole , satisfactory , and although the visit to the Crystal
Palace was not of the ordinary kind , we all know that when going to so delightful a neighbourhood , it is all the better if there are some rays of sunshine , especially when those bright beams make glad the heart of brethren and their fair friends , whoso special object it is on that particular
occasion to do all they can towards gladdening the hearts of the poor orphan . As to the arrangements it is not to be wondered at , considering that Bros . Bertram and Roberts had the making of them , that they gave every satisfaction . In spite of the strong muster , there was elbow room , and to
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spare , while the good cheer that was placod on the table did credit to the skill of the caterers . A noticeable feature of the day was tho conspicuous part assigned to the Pupils' Band , which gave admirable proof of their musical ability , as well as of tho able tuition thoy had
received from Mr . Whare , the Band Master , in a series of well chosenselections of music . Miss Helen Hopekirk and Miss Mary McLean—the former by two solos on the piano , and the latter in a song—also delighted the audience , but though we fully recognise the excellence of these subordinate
matters , we still bear in mind that the chief interest must centre in the School itself , and of this , as our readers know perfectly well , there is nothing to say which is not satisfactory . Founded in the year 1798 , when , as Lord Lathom pointed out , but six boys were clothed and educated ,
there are now no less than 215 boys maintained and educated within the walls of the School at Wood Green , while as to the excellence of the training the boys go through , we have forthcoming satisfactory evidence , not only in the reports of the Examiners , but in tho distinctions won by
pupils at the Cambridge Local Examinations . Nothing can well have been more gratifying to Dr . Morris and his staff of assistants than the frequent complimentary allusions made to the fact that ten out of eleven candidates successfully passed tho Cambridge Local Exams , in
December of last year . Certainly no better testimony could be offered to the value of the tuition , while the general appearance and conduct of the lads on Saturday spoke volumes for the discipline , and also for the thoughtful care of the Committees . Thus wo find the scholars distino-nishinrr
themselves , and in this way , and to tbe best of their ability , reciprocating the kinduess shown them ; and this , coupled with the fact that the Boys' School , by comparison with the sister Institutions , is but indifferently provided in respect of permanent income , could not have been without its
influence on the Subscription Lists on Thursday . And as there are still seventeen lists outstanding , we have just ground for supposing that the total receipts will be as nearly as possible on a level with the result achieved b y Bro . Terry last year , when Lt .-Col . Starkie , the chief of the
contiguous Province of East Lancashire , presided at the Festival of the Benevolent Institution . However , with a genial Chairman , an excellent and unprecedentedly numerous Board of Stewards , capital arrangements , and a good
dinner , no wonder that the Boys' Festival of 1880 passed off successfully , and all who wish well for the Institution will rejoice that so splendid a result as a total exceeding £ 14 , 000 has been the result of this year ' s campaign .
We append particulars of the day ' s proceedings . The Crystal Palace on Thnrsday—at least that portion of it which had been set apart for the use of the Stewards of the Boys' School Anniversary Festival—presented a gay scene as the numerous company of gnests assembled together to hold their annual gathering in
aid of the Funds of the Institution , and the arrival of the Chairman of the day—tho Earl of Lathom—having been announced , a number of Stewards were told off to receive and conduct his lordship to tho chair . The number of those who sat down to dinner cannot have been much—if at all—under 600 , ladies included , and on the removal of
the cloth , the Chairman rose and proposed the first toast , namely , that of Her Majesty the Queen , Patron of the Institution . This was received most enthusiastically , and the National Anthem having been sung , his lordship , in rising to propose tho health of H . R . H . the
Prince of Wales , said , Brethren aud Ladies , I now rise to propose the second toast on the list . It is that of the health of His Royal Highness the Prince oF Wales , the Grand Master of our Order . It is hardl y necessary for me , brethren , to dilate npon His Royal Highness ' s qualities . They mnst be only too well known to you all . Yon all
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The Anniversary Festival Of The R.M.I.B.
THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE R . M . I . B .
THE Eighty-second Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Thursday , the 1 st instant , at the Crystal Palace , Sydenham . As has latterly been the case , tho festive board was graced by the presence of several ladie ? , and , as is usual on the occasion of
this Festival , there was no display whatever of Masonic clothing , so that if any expected to have seen a gorgeous ex hibition of Masonic paraphernalia , banners , jewels , aprons , scarves , and tbe like , they must have been greatly disappointed . The chair was taken by the Earl of Lathom ,
Deputy Grand Master of England and Provincial Grand Master of West Lancashire , who was loyally supported , no t only by the brethren of his own Province , but also by representatives of Lodges both in London and the other Provinces , the number of those that sat down to dinner
being between 500 and GOO . The success of the gathering may be said to have been assured some time before the eventful clay itself arrived . We believe we are right in stating that never before has there been so large a Board of Stewards as there was at the Festival of Thursday , when
it consisted of upwards of three hundred brethren ; so that if their lists only averaged £ 40 apiece , a sum of £ 12 , 000 , or considerably more than had been reached either last year or the year before for the School , was certain . As will be seen , however , this was greatly exceeded , and Bro . Binckes
has the satisfaction of taking the place of honour for the current year , the amount of his Festival subscriptions being over £ 14 , 000 , or some hundreds in excess of the sum realised by Bro . Hedges , while Bro . Terry , who took the lead last year , though he has done extremely well , has to
content himself with bringing up the rear . We congratulate Bro . Binckes most heartily on the success which has attended his efforts on this occasion . He it is who first led the way into five figures , and although we cannot
always look forward to his continuing the lead , it is onl y natural that he and his numerous well-wishers and supporters should look to his being in his turn at the top of the tree . We can well understand that the Secretaries of
our Institutions regard each other as rivals , but their rivalry is an honourable one , and the first and heartiest in offering their congratulations to the most successful for the year are invariably the two whom ho- has defeated . There is another matter to be mentioned , as a fit subject
for congratulation . As the year 1880 can boast of the most numerous Board of Stewards ever organised at any of our Festivals , so can it point with pride to the aggregate amount of subscriptions to our three annual Festivals as being the largest in any single year , the grand total for the
three Institutions being quite £ 40 , 000 , of which , as we have said , £ 14 , 000 fell to the share of " Our Boys . " But to direct our attention more particularly to the meeting of Thursday . The weather , if a little inconstant , was , on the whole , satisfactory , and although the visit to the Crystal
Palace was not of the ordinary kind , we all know that when going to so delightful a neighbourhood , it is all the better if there are some rays of sunshine , especially when those bright beams make glad the heart of brethren and their fair friends , whoso special object it is on that particular
occasion to do all they can towards gladdening the hearts of the poor orphan . As to the arrangements it is not to be wondered at , considering that Bros . Bertram and Roberts had the making of them , that they gave every satisfaction . In spite of the strong muster , there was elbow room , and to
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spare , while the good cheer that was placod on the table did credit to the skill of the caterers . A noticeable feature of the day was tho conspicuous part assigned to the Pupils' Band , which gave admirable proof of their musical ability , as well as of tho able tuition thoy had
received from Mr . Whare , the Band Master , in a series of well chosenselections of music . Miss Helen Hopekirk and Miss Mary McLean—the former by two solos on the piano , and the latter in a song—also delighted the audience , but though we fully recognise the excellence of these subordinate
matters , we still bear in mind that the chief interest must centre in the School itself , and of this , as our readers know perfectly well , there is nothing to say which is not satisfactory . Founded in the year 1798 , when , as Lord Lathom pointed out , but six boys were clothed and educated ,
there are now no less than 215 boys maintained and educated within the walls of the School at Wood Green , while as to the excellence of the training the boys go through , we have forthcoming satisfactory evidence , not only in the reports of the Examiners , but in tho distinctions won by
pupils at the Cambridge Local Examinations . Nothing can well have been more gratifying to Dr . Morris and his staff of assistants than the frequent complimentary allusions made to the fact that ten out of eleven candidates successfully passed tho Cambridge Local Exams , in
December of last year . Certainly no better testimony could be offered to the value of the tuition , while the general appearance and conduct of the lads on Saturday spoke volumes for the discipline , and also for the thoughtful care of the Committees . Thus wo find the scholars distino-nishinrr
themselves , and in this way , and to tbe best of their ability , reciprocating the kinduess shown them ; and this , coupled with the fact that the Boys' School , by comparison with the sister Institutions , is but indifferently provided in respect of permanent income , could not have been without its
influence on the Subscription Lists on Thursday . And as there are still seventeen lists outstanding , we have just ground for supposing that the total receipts will be as nearly as possible on a level with the result achieved b y Bro . Terry last year , when Lt .-Col . Starkie , the chief of the
contiguous Province of East Lancashire , presided at the Festival of the Benevolent Institution . However , with a genial Chairman , an excellent and unprecedentedly numerous Board of Stewards , capital arrangements , and a good
dinner , no wonder that the Boys' Festival of 1880 passed off successfully , and all who wish well for the Institution will rejoice that so splendid a result as a total exceeding £ 14 , 000 has been the result of this year ' s campaign .
We append particulars of the day ' s proceedings . The Crystal Palace on Thnrsday—at least that portion of it which had been set apart for the use of the Stewards of the Boys' School Anniversary Festival—presented a gay scene as the numerous company of gnests assembled together to hold their annual gathering in
aid of the Funds of the Institution , and the arrival of the Chairman of the day—tho Earl of Lathom—having been announced , a number of Stewards were told off to receive and conduct his lordship to tho chair . The number of those who sat down to dinner cannot have been much—if at all—under 600 , ladies included , and on the removal of
the cloth , the Chairman rose and proposed the first toast , namely , that of Her Majesty the Queen , Patron of the Institution . This was received most enthusiastically , and the National Anthem having been sung , his lordship , in rising to propose tho health of H . R . H . the
Prince of Wales , said , Brethren aud Ladies , I now rise to propose the second toast on the list . It is that of the health of His Royal Highness the Prince oF Wales , the Grand Master of our Order . It is hardl y necessary for me , brethren , to dilate npon His Royal Highness ' s qualities . They mnst be only too well known to you all . Yon all