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The General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls met at Freemasons' Hall on Thursday , the 29 th ult . Bro . Robert Grey P . G . D . Patron presided , and among those present Avere Bros . Frank Richardson P . G . D ., C . H . Webb , Herbert Dicketts , Ralph Glutton , T . Francis ,

Peter de Lande Long P . G . D ., J . J . Caney , Edgar BoAvyer P . G . Standard Bearer , E . M . Money , and F . R . W . Hedges Secretai * y . After confirming the minutes of the previous meeting , two vacancies on the House Committee , arising

out of the election of Bro . J . A . Rucker P . G . D . and Joshua Nunn Past G . Sword Bearer as Trustees , Avere reported , and Bros . H . A . Hunt and James Moon were nominated by Brother Herbert Dicketts Provincial Grand Steward . Two petitions were submitted iu respect of candidates for the election , of which one was accepted , and the other approved , but subject to the amendment of one of the

certificates in its support . It Avas resolved that the Government Standard Reading Books should be used in the examination of candidates , as in the case of the Boys '

School examinations . Notice of motion Avas given on behalf of Bro . Henry Smith Prov . Grand Secretary of West Yorkshire , for the next Quarterly Court , to the effect that

the said Quarterly Court accept the sum of 1000 guineas

from the Province of West Yorkshire , for the purchase of a perpetual presentation , to be called the " Sir Henry Edward ' s Presentation , " which will be vested in Sir Henry

for his life , Lady EdAvards in the event or her surviving her husband for her life , and will then revert to the Province in perpetuity . A vote of thanks , to the Chairman brought the proceedings to a close .

Judging from a Cbrisfcmas Day menu Ave have just received from that most energetic of Freemasons—Bro . John Constable—we should imagine that the Transvaal

Hotel , Kimberley , of which , establishment he is the

manager , Avould be very good quarters for fourth degree Masons , or others blessed Avith good digestive poAvers . As the menu in question will give some idea of Avhat can be provided in the " depth of Avinter " outside our "

miserable island , " Ave give it in full , merely remarking , in passing , that AA' 6 should think the entrees would serve as a sufficient excuse for " headache , biliousness , " or any other of the ills of life Avhich might be experienced next

day , and perhaps , like many other questionable dishesfor Ave look upon pork cutlets for a start as very questionable—they are put there for the purpose of accounting for a" morning ' s reflections . " It Avillbe seen that the " joints " in Bro . Constable ' s menu arc of a someAvhat varied

character , indeed it is a piece of information to us that sucking pig , turkey , or chicken are recognised " joints . " We have often realised the fact that some of their species appear to

have existed without joints , or at least to have outgrown them just previous to being prepared for table ; in any case they have offered stout resistance to being disjointed . Themenu in question is as folloAvs : —

TRANSVAAL HOTEL , KIMBERLEY . 3 IENU . DECEJlMEU 25 , 1884 . SOUP . —Mock Turtle . ENTKEES . —Giblet Pie . Pork Cutlets and Green Peas . JOINTS . —Roast Sirloin of Beef . Roast Lamb and Mint Sauce . Roast Leg of Mutton . Roast Veal and Tomato Sauce . Roast

Sucking Pig and Apple Sauce . Roast Chicken and Ham . Roast Stuffed Turkey . Boiled Turkey and Oyster Sauce . Boiled Chicken and Bechamel Sauce , Corned Beef . Boiled Tongue , Piquante Sauce .

VEGETABLES . —Mashed Potatoes aud Green Peas . PASTRY . —Plum Pudding and Brandy Sauce . Gooseberry Tart . Fruit Pic . Blanc Mange and Jelly . Cheese ; Dessert . We learn that it is Bro . Constable ' s intention to visit his native land during the approaching summer .

At the North London Chapter of Improvement , on Thursday evening , Comps . Gregory , Strug noil , Brasted , Sheffield , Knight and George filled the respective offices , and acquitted themselves in an able and masterly manner .

Bro . Frank Venning , Temple Lodge , No . 101 , requests us to intimate that the firm in Avhich he is a partner—Messrs . Venning and Venning , auctioneers , valuers , and land agents—have removed their Business Transfer

Offices , & c , to 4-6 Southampton Buildings ( two doors from Holborn , E . C . ) Wc trust that this Finn , which boasts of City of London connections of over a century ' s growth , may continue to prosper in its new quarters .

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RAGS AND THEIR REMEDIES . —The Committee of the Ragged School Union have just issued a paper by Prof . Leone Levi , and a Sermon by the Rev . Dr . Dykes , both of which give interesting information respecting the work of the affiliated Ragged School Missions in the

Metropolis , and the urgent need for its continuance and extension . Ifc is hoped these effective pleas will bo widely circulated , aud succeed in enlisting both teachers and funds for this noble work amongst the poorest of our City poor .

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