Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Subscription Lists Of The Girls' School Festival.
THE SUBSCRIPTION LISTS OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .
HAVING in a late issue referred at some length to the actual result attained by the 260 brethren who acted as Stewards in connection with the Ninety-third Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , we hardly think it necessary on the present occasion
to say more than that tbe Festival of 1881 must be looked back upon as a grand success , more particularly when we take into consideration the great depression which at the present time exists in all branches of business throughout the country . A total subscription to ono of our
Institutions of close on £ 11 , 500 is at once a practical demonstration of the charitable feature of Freemasonry and a splendid testimony of the hearty way in which the Stewards must have devoted themselves to their task . We cannot but congratulate the Chairman , Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , and
we feel sure he must be proud of the result which attended his first presidency on behalf of one of the Masonic Institutions , especially when the action of his own Province is taken into consideration . But to proceed to our task of reviewing the work of the respective districts .
London , which according to our published list had 112 Stewards , and had sent up £ 5 , 561 7 s 6 d , is slightly behind the Provinces as regards its total , the latter being represented by 148 Stewards , who together collected £ 5 , 884 17 s 4 d . Of the London Lodges , first as regards
amount is the Earl of Carnarvon , No . 1 G 42 , which was represented by three Stewards , the total of their lists being £ 300 ; a grand result for any Lodge to achieve , but particularly gratifying when we bear in mind that last year the same contributed £ 400 to the Benevolent Festival .
No words are needed from us to secure for the brethren of this Lodge the highest opinion of their fellows for this further grand display of their benevolence . The Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , follows closely , having sent up £ 246 15 s , which , with £ 106 Is , its contribution to the Benevolent
Institution in February last , makes a total of £ 352 16 s contributed by its members during the current year ; such figures as these reflect the highest credit on all who assist in the charitable work of the Lodge . The Grand Stewards ' Lodge , at the hands of Bro . Frank Richardson , who was
President of the Board of Stewards , contributed £ 150 9 s , this being the first of the Festivals of 1881 it has taken part in . Last year it supported both our Educational Institutions , sending £ 23 2 s to the Girls , and £ 140 3 s to the Boys . No . 1383 , Friends in Council Lodge , comes next ,
with £ 140 14 s , being an advance of £ 7 7 s on its contribution to the Benevolent Festival in February last . This Lodge has for some time past been a persistent supporter of the Masonic Institutions , and the splendid results its Stewards are enabled to produce is an example which
might be followed by many other Lodges which are equally able to show as well , but who , from one cause or other , do not do so . The total of its contributions last yearwhen it was represented at all three of the Festivals—was no less than £ 473 4 s . The Canonbury , No . 657 , is another
Lodge which does well . Ou the present occasion its Steward figures for £ 136 10 s—a proud total , following so closely on the list of Bro . Buss , who iu February last took
up £ 315 from the same Lodge on behalf of the Old People . There are six other London Lodges with three figure totals , viz ., The City of Westminster , No . 1563 , which contributed £ 119 14 s . The St Leonard , No . 1766 ,
represented by three Stewards , £ 110 10 s ; No . 1608 , the Kilburn , £ 108 19 s ; No . 1719 , the Evening Star , £ 105 ; No . 862 , the Wbittington , £ 103 19 s ; and the St . John ( Hampstead ) , No . 167 , which figures for £ 100 16 s . To
those under a £ 100 it is not onr custom to refer individually , but , a glauce at the figures themselves will show how many others there are which are entitled to words of commendation .
Now , as regards the Provinces , we are very pleased to see so many of them represented , and in most instances m such a manner as to reflect great credit on those who have devoted themselves to the cause . At tbe same time the number of absentees is greater than was the case last
year , for while then there were thirty-five Provinces represented , this year the number is but thirty-one , a falling off whi ch can ill be afforded by either of the Masouic Institutions . Of the absent Districts of last year one alone—the Western Division of South Wales—is represented on this weaaion , with a total of £ 300 , which is a similar amount
The Subscription Lists Of The Girls' School Festival.
to what it contributed to the Boys in July last . The absentees at both this and the last Girls' Festival—are Cambridgeshire , Cornwall , Herefordshire , Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire , and Northumberland ; while Bedfordshire , Bristol , Cumberland and Westmoreland ,
Lincolnshire , and Nottinghamshire make up tho total of ten unrepresented Provinces on the present occasion . First , as regards those which did appear , is Gloucester , shire , with a total of £ 1 , 000 from twenty-four Stewards . As we recently said , this District is entitled to the credit
of having made about tho grandest Provincial effort on record , but even that hardly does sufficient credit to the generosity of tho Gloucestershire brethren , who , it must be remembered , are comparatively few in number —• the total on the register of the Province being bat
578—this would give an average of about thirty-five shillings from each member of the Province . West Yorkshire comes next with £ 500 , which amount , added to its donation of £ 3 , 500 to the Benevolent Institution , makes up £ 4 , 000 from its members during the current year . Kent
represented by ten Stewards , supplies £ 340 13 s 6 d as its quota , that being a few pounds short of its total of February , which was £ 358 14 s 6 d . Middlesex follows with £ 307 3 s 3 d , contributed by nine Stewards , among whom we may mention the name of Bro . H . B . Marshall with
a donation of one hundred guineas . The total from the Western Division of South Wales ( £ 300 ) we have already referred to . West Lancashire sends up £ 276 3 s , divided among eleven Stewards , a fair amount when we take into consideration the way in which they supported
their Provincial Grand Master , who acted as chairman for the Boys last year . The total from tho Province was then £ 2 , 664 18 s 6 d , so that the brethren of the district may be said to possess good laurels—and of recent procuringto rest upon for a short time at least . The little Province
of Leicestershire and Rutland , consisting of ten Lodges , stands out well with a total of £ 228 6 s , but then it is a frequent attendant at the Festivals , and it would almost seem that those who give the most frequently are able to figure the best—we imagine from the fact that the
claims of the Charities are being constantly urged in its Lodges . Essex at the hands of four Stewards sends up £ 221 3 s of which sum Bro . E . Shedd , of the Rosslyn Lodge , contributes £ 127 Is . Devonshire with three Stewards manages to get just over two hundred pounds , its
total being £ 201 7 s 8 d , the Steward of the Union Lodge , No . 444 , taking to himself no less than £ 125 15 s 8 d of that sum . The Provinces contributing three figure totals under two hundred pounds are 14 in number , of which the Eastern Division of Lancashire with £ 197 18 s 6 d stands first . It
was represented by five Stewards . The result of their efforts cannot but be described as satisfactory , still we must express the hope that the day is not far distant when the Province will make another supreme effort for the benefit of one or other of the Institutions , and send up an amount
which will place it at the top of the list , where it stood at the earliest Festival of 1879 . £ 182 6 s from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight places that Province next in order , four Stewards having been engaged in the collection of that contribution . £ 181 13 s from Somersetshire , at
the hands of one Steward , is a close follower . In each case the support thus given is but a continuation of many previous good totals , and each , of these Provinces may claim to be recorded as persistent supporters of the three Institutions . Surrey sends £ 174 5 s at the
hands of seven Stewards , one of whom , Bro . T . C . Eager , secured £ 102 7 s as the representative of the Wey Side Lodge , No . 1395 . Staffordshire sends £ 157 10 s , by one Steward , who is accredited as acting for the whole Province , including his own Lodge , No . 726 , the Staffordshire
Knot . North and East Yorkshire comes next with £ 134 8 s , of which sum all but thirteen guineas comes from the City of York , £ 63 being the contribution of the York Lodge , and £ 57 15 s the total of the list of the Steward from the Eboracnm . This latter is a splendid
illustration of what can be done by zealous workers in a new Lodge . There is scarcel y a Festival that has occurred since its foundation but something has been done , for one or other of the Charities , and we cannot but help thinking that to it must be given the credit of having started in the breasts of the brethren of the district
a desire to support the Charities of the Order . Cheshire figures for £ 129 3 s lid , six Stewards having among tbem collected that amount , and thereby maintained the good reputation enjoyed by the Province . Berks
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Subscription Lists Of The Girls' School Festival.
THE SUBSCRIPTION LISTS OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .
HAVING in a late issue referred at some length to the actual result attained by the 260 brethren who acted as Stewards in connection with the Ninety-third Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , we hardly think it necessary on the present occasion
to say more than that tbe Festival of 1881 must be looked back upon as a grand success , more particularly when we take into consideration the great depression which at the present time exists in all branches of business throughout the country . A total subscription to ono of our
Institutions of close on £ 11 , 500 is at once a practical demonstration of the charitable feature of Freemasonry and a splendid testimony of the hearty way in which the Stewards must have devoted themselves to their task . We cannot but congratulate the Chairman , Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , and
we feel sure he must be proud of the result which attended his first presidency on behalf of one of the Masonic Institutions , especially when the action of his own Province is taken into consideration . But to proceed to our task of reviewing the work of the respective districts .
London , which according to our published list had 112 Stewards , and had sent up £ 5 , 561 7 s 6 d , is slightly behind the Provinces as regards its total , the latter being represented by 148 Stewards , who together collected £ 5 , 884 17 s 4 d . Of the London Lodges , first as regards
amount is the Earl of Carnarvon , No . 1 G 42 , which was represented by three Stewards , the total of their lists being £ 300 ; a grand result for any Lodge to achieve , but particularly gratifying when we bear in mind that last year the same contributed £ 400 to the Benevolent Festival .
No words are needed from us to secure for the brethren of this Lodge the highest opinion of their fellows for this further grand display of their benevolence . The Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , follows closely , having sent up £ 246 15 s , which , with £ 106 Is , its contribution to the Benevolent
Institution in February last , makes a total of £ 352 16 s contributed by its members during the current year ; such figures as these reflect the highest credit on all who assist in the charitable work of the Lodge . The Grand Stewards ' Lodge , at the hands of Bro . Frank Richardson , who was
President of the Board of Stewards , contributed £ 150 9 s , this being the first of the Festivals of 1881 it has taken part in . Last year it supported both our Educational Institutions , sending £ 23 2 s to the Girls , and £ 140 3 s to the Boys . No . 1383 , Friends in Council Lodge , comes next ,
with £ 140 14 s , being an advance of £ 7 7 s on its contribution to the Benevolent Festival in February last . This Lodge has for some time past been a persistent supporter of the Masonic Institutions , and the splendid results its Stewards are enabled to produce is an example which
might be followed by many other Lodges which are equally able to show as well , but who , from one cause or other , do not do so . The total of its contributions last yearwhen it was represented at all three of the Festivals—was no less than £ 473 4 s . The Canonbury , No . 657 , is another
Lodge which does well . Ou the present occasion its Steward figures for £ 136 10 s—a proud total , following so closely on the list of Bro . Buss , who iu February last took
up £ 315 from the same Lodge on behalf of the Old People . There are six other London Lodges with three figure totals , viz ., The City of Westminster , No . 1563 , which contributed £ 119 14 s . The St Leonard , No . 1766 ,
represented by three Stewards , £ 110 10 s ; No . 1608 , the Kilburn , £ 108 19 s ; No . 1719 , the Evening Star , £ 105 ; No . 862 , the Wbittington , £ 103 19 s ; and the St . John ( Hampstead ) , No . 167 , which figures for £ 100 16 s . To
those under a £ 100 it is not onr custom to refer individually , but , a glauce at the figures themselves will show how many others there are which are entitled to words of commendation .
Now , as regards the Provinces , we are very pleased to see so many of them represented , and in most instances m such a manner as to reflect great credit on those who have devoted themselves to the cause . At tbe same time the number of absentees is greater than was the case last
year , for while then there were thirty-five Provinces represented , this year the number is but thirty-one , a falling off whi ch can ill be afforded by either of the Masouic Institutions . Of the absent Districts of last year one alone—the Western Division of South Wales—is represented on this weaaion , with a total of £ 300 , which is a similar amount
The Subscription Lists Of The Girls' School Festival.
to what it contributed to the Boys in July last . The absentees at both this and the last Girls' Festival—are Cambridgeshire , Cornwall , Herefordshire , Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire , and Northumberland ; while Bedfordshire , Bristol , Cumberland and Westmoreland ,
Lincolnshire , and Nottinghamshire make up tho total of ten unrepresented Provinces on the present occasion . First , as regards those which did appear , is Gloucester , shire , with a total of £ 1 , 000 from twenty-four Stewards . As we recently said , this District is entitled to the credit
of having made about tho grandest Provincial effort on record , but even that hardly does sufficient credit to the generosity of tho Gloucestershire brethren , who , it must be remembered , are comparatively few in number —• the total on the register of the Province being bat
578—this would give an average of about thirty-five shillings from each member of the Province . West Yorkshire comes next with £ 500 , which amount , added to its donation of £ 3 , 500 to the Benevolent Institution , makes up £ 4 , 000 from its members during the current year . Kent
represented by ten Stewards , supplies £ 340 13 s 6 d as its quota , that being a few pounds short of its total of February , which was £ 358 14 s 6 d . Middlesex follows with £ 307 3 s 3 d , contributed by nine Stewards , among whom we may mention the name of Bro . H . B . Marshall with
a donation of one hundred guineas . The total from the Western Division of South Wales ( £ 300 ) we have already referred to . West Lancashire sends up £ 276 3 s , divided among eleven Stewards , a fair amount when we take into consideration the way in which they supported
their Provincial Grand Master , who acted as chairman for the Boys last year . The total from tho Province was then £ 2 , 664 18 s 6 d , so that the brethren of the district may be said to possess good laurels—and of recent procuringto rest upon for a short time at least . The little Province
of Leicestershire and Rutland , consisting of ten Lodges , stands out well with a total of £ 228 6 s , but then it is a frequent attendant at the Festivals , and it would almost seem that those who give the most frequently are able to figure the best—we imagine from the fact that the
claims of the Charities are being constantly urged in its Lodges . Essex at the hands of four Stewards sends up £ 221 3 s of which sum Bro . E . Shedd , of the Rosslyn Lodge , contributes £ 127 Is . Devonshire with three Stewards manages to get just over two hundred pounds , its
total being £ 201 7 s 8 d , the Steward of the Union Lodge , No . 444 , taking to himself no less than £ 125 15 s 8 d of that sum . The Provinces contributing three figure totals under two hundred pounds are 14 in number , of which the Eastern Division of Lancashire with £ 197 18 s 6 d stands first . It
was represented by five Stewards . The result of their efforts cannot but be described as satisfactory , still we must express the hope that the day is not far distant when the Province will make another supreme effort for the benefit of one or other of the Institutions , and send up an amount
which will place it at the top of the list , where it stood at the earliest Festival of 1879 . £ 182 6 s from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight places that Province next in order , four Stewards having been engaged in the collection of that contribution . £ 181 13 s from Somersetshire , at
the hands of one Steward , is a close follower . In each case the support thus given is but a continuation of many previous good totals , and each , of these Provinces may claim to be recorded as persistent supporters of the three Institutions . Surrey sends £ 174 5 s at the
hands of seven Stewards , one of whom , Bro . T . C . Eager , secured £ 102 7 s as the representative of the Wey Side Lodge , No . 1395 . Staffordshire sends £ 157 10 s , by one Steward , who is accredited as acting for the whole Province , including his own Lodge , No . 726 , the Staffordshire
Knot . North and East Yorkshire comes next with £ 134 8 s , of which sum all but thirteen guineas comes from the City of York , £ 63 being the contribution of the York Lodge , and £ 57 15 s the total of the list of the Steward from the Eboracnm . This latter is a splendid
illustration of what can be done by zealous workers in a new Lodge . There is scarcel y a Festival that has occurred since its foundation but something has been done , for one or other of the Charities , and we cannot but help thinking that to it must be given the credit of having started in the breasts of the brethren of the district
a desire to support the Charities of the Order . Cheshire figures for £ 129 3 s lid , six Stewards having among tbem collected that amount , and thereby maintained the good reputation enjoyed by the Province . Berks