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Analysis Of The Subscription List Of The R.M.B.I.
ANALYSIS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST OF THE R . M . B . I .
ONCE more it devolves upon tis to give some account of the Festival of Wednesday , 28 th nit ., when the friends and supporters of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution assembled in force in the Great Hall of Freemasons' Tavern , under the genial auspices of General Brownrigg , and manifested the extent of their intarest in
the youngest of our three central Masonic Charities by raising amongst them a sum of , in round figures , £ 13 , 047 , a sum which in the circumstances of the day , must satisfy even the most exigent supporters of the Institution . The times are not quite what they were when His Royal
Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales was solemnly installed as Grand Master in the presence of some thousands of Craftsmen gathered from all parts of England in order to do honour to their illustrious Chief . Then , and for a year or two afterwards , the condition of the country was most
prosperous . There were no wars , or even rumours of war , to disturb the equanimity of the commercial world . Ireland was peaceful , trade flourished , and the earth yielded of her products a fair average crop . Now the picture is the reverse of comforting . Our trade and
commerce nave not yet wholly recovered from a prolonged period of depression . Peace prevails , it is true , but the political atmosphere has been again and again disturbed , and the public confidence in its maintenance is not as assured as we could wish . Moreover , there has been a
succession of bad harvests almost unexampled in our time , and the present agricultural outlook is most depressing . Yet , in spite of these unfortunate surroundings , tbe opening Festival of the current year will compare favourabl y with the best of those that have gone before . At any
time a total of over - £ 13 , 000 must be considered a most gratifying result , but when achieved in the face of political , commercial , and agricultural disturbance , it is
little less than marvellous . All honour , then , to the 272 Stewards who , with General Brownrigg as their leader , and Brother James Terry as chief of the Staff , have been so gloriously successful .
As has happened on previous occasions the Metropolitan Lodges have raised considerably more than one-half of the total amount , though the difference in respect of number as between their representatives and those of the Provincial Lodges is scarcely worth noticing . One hundred
and twenty Lodges , or more than one-third of the total number , sent up among them one hundred and twenty-six Stewards , seven R . A . Chapters were represented by as many Companions , and there were three Stewards unattached , and one acting for the Order of the Red Cross of Rome
and Constantino , the whole London contingent mustering together one hundred and thirty-seven , and the aggregate of their subscriptions being , as nearly as possible , £ 7 , 647 . The honour of having accumulated the largest list belongs to
a well-known Preceptor , Bro . D . Moss , who , as Steward for the Star Lodge , No . 1275 , Greenwich , handed in no jess than £ 343 6 s . A peculiarity about this achievement is , that Bro . Moss ' s list is composed entirely of sums raised by weekly subscriptions of one shilling , each contributing
Analysis Of The Subscription List Of The R.M.B.I.
Brother becoming in due time a Life Governor or Life Subscriber of the Charity . The same description applies to the list of Bro . Adolphns Clark , Steward for the TJpton Lodge , No . 1227 , amounting to £ 178 10 s , and Bro . James C . Hayes , representing the Plucknetfc Lodge , No . 1708 ,
East End Finchley , who figures for £ 63 , while Bro . R . F , Ould , of the Merchant Navy Lodge , No . 781 , raised a part of his £ 106 10 s by the same system . This shows what can be done by the various Lodge Benevolent Associations we hear of from time to time , and how easy it is for any
brother to enrol himself as a Life supporter of one or all of our Institutions . Bro . the Rev . C . Darby Reade , of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , Netting Hill , stands second among the London Stewards , with a total of £ 189 2 s , and is closely followed by Bro . Clark of No . 1227 ,
as already mentioned , with £ 178 10 s . Next in order is Bro . Festa , W . M . of the Montague Guest Lodge , No . 1900 , whose total is £ 160 , while , if his fellow representative ' s ( Bro . Gardener ' s ) list of forty guineas is added to this , the Lodge they jointly represented may justly claim to be
second in point of amount , their two lists together reaching £ 202 . The Eccleston , No . 1624 , is down for £ 153 Is , per Bro . J . G . Fisher , the Clerkenwell , No . 1964 , of lasfc year ' s creation , per Bro . T . Hastings Miller , and the Strand Lodge , No . 1987 , only consecrated a few weeks since
per Bro . James Willing jun ., being close up with £ 150 3 s and £ 150 respectively . Bro . James S . Fraser , on behalf of Sincerity , No . 174 , follows with £ 148 , and then the Cripplegate , No . 1613 , Bro . W . Medwin , with £ 143 17 s , the Domatic , No . 177 , per Bro . Herbage as
Steward , with £ 140 Is . The Kilburn , No . 1608 , per Bro . F . J . Baker , figures for £ 132 6 s , the Islington Chapter , No . 1471 , per Comp . James Terry , for £ 125 15 s , and Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , per Bro . J . Roberts , for £ 125 . West Smithfield , No . 1623 , contributes , by the hands of
H . J . Lardner , £ 114 8 s 6 d , Temperance , No . 169 , through Bro . George L . Moore , £ 108 8 s , the Merchant Navy , No . 781 , already alluded to , £ 106 10 s , and the Zetland , No . 511 , £ 106 6 s , the honour of raising this being jointly shared by Bros . G . Read and Asher Barfield . The Marquis
of Ripon , No . 1489 , per Bro . W . Stephens , and the Brixton , No . 1949 , by the medium of Bro . H . B . Marshall , CO ., figure each of them for a hundred guineas , while the Royal Jubilee Lodge , No . 72 , contributes , by the hands of Bro . F , Thurston , £ l 00 . The Chairman , General Brownrigg , C . B . j
as representing Friends in Council ; No . 1383 , figures for £ 99 14 s , while as Steward for his own Province , his list amounts to £ 146 . Thus tbe Institution is indebted to tbe exertions of the Chairman for an addition to its funds of not far short of £ 250 , the major part being rightly entered
under the Province to which he belongs . There are , likewise , several good lists ranging from £ 80 to £ 90 each , and the older Lodges , as well as some of the younger , are fairly represented . But just as there are many which make a point of being regularly represented , so also are there others which as invariably hold aloof .
Turning to the Provinces , we find they sent up 135 Stewards , or within two of London , but the aggregate of their lists is by no means so considerable . This , however , is no doubt to be explained by local circumstances , or the circumstances of the moment , and as London
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Analysis Of The Subscription List Of The R.M.B.I.
ANALYSIS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST OF THE R . M . B . I .
ONCE more it devolves upon tis to give some account of the Festival of Wednesday , 28 th nit ., when the friends and supporters of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution assembled in force in the Great Hall of Freemasons' Tavern , under the genial auspices of General Brownrigg , and manifested the extent of their intarest in
the youngest of our three central Masonic Charities by raising amongst them a sum of , in round figures , £ 13 , 047 , a sum which in the circumstances of the day , must satisfy even the most exigent supporters of the Institution . The times are not quite what they were when His Royal
Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales was solemnly installed as Grand Master in the presence of some thousands of Craftsmen gathered from all parts of England in order to do honour to their illustrious Chief . Then , and for a year or two afterwards , the condition of the country was most
prosperous . There were no wars , or even rumours of war , to disturb the equanimity of the commercial world . Ireland was peaceful , trade flourished , and the earth yielded of her products a fair average crop . Now the picture is the reverse of comforting . Our trade and
commerce nave not yet wholly recovered from a prolonged period of depression . Peace prevails , it is true , but the political atmosphere has been again and again disturbed , and the public confidence in its maintenance is not as assured as we could wish . Moreover , there has been a
succession of bad harvests almost unexampled in our time , and the present agricultural outlook is most depressing . Yet , in spite of these unfortunate surroundings , tbe opening Festival of the current year will compare favourabl y with the best of those that have gone before . At any
time a total of over - £ 13 , 000 must be considered a most gratifying result , but when achieved in the face of political , commercial , and agricultural disturbance , it is
little less than marvellous . All honour , then , to the 272 Stewards who , with General Brownrigg as their leader , and Brother James Terry as chief of the Staff , have been so gloriously successful .
As has happened on previous occasions the Metropolitan Lodges have raised considerably more than one-half of the total amount , though the difference in respect of number as between their representatives and those of the Provincial Lodges is scarcely worth noticing . One hundred
and twenty Lodges , or more than one-third of the total number , sent up among them one hundred and twenty-six Stewards , seven R . A . Chapters were represented by as many Companions , and there were three Stewards unattached , and one acting for the Order of the Red Cross of Rome
and Constantino , the whole London contingent mustering together one hundred and thirty-seven , and the aggregate of their subscriptions being , as nearly as possible , £ 7 , 647 . The honour of having accumulated the largest list belongs to
a well-known Preceptor , Bro . D . Moss , who , as Steward for the Star Lodge , No . 1275 , Greenwich , handed in no jess than £ 343 6 s . A peculiarity about this achievement is , that Bro . Moss ' s list is composed entirely of sums raised by weekly subscriptions of one shilling , each contributing
Analysis Of The Subscription List Of The R.M.B.I.
Brother becoming in due time a Life Governor or Life Subscriber of the Charity . The same description applies to the list of Bro . Adolphns Clark , Steward for the TJpton Lodge , No . 1227 , amounting to £ 178 10 s , and Bro . James C . Hayes , representing the Plucknetfc Lodge , No . 1708 ,
East End Finchley , who figures for £ 63 , while Bro . R . F , Ould , of the Merchant Navy Lodge , No . 781 , raised a part of his £ 106 10 s by the same system . This shows what can be done by the various Lodge Benevolent Associations we hear of from time to time , and how easy it is for any
brother to enrol himself as a Life supporter of one or all of our Institutions . Bro . the Rev . C . Darby Reade , of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , Netting Hill , stands second among the London Stewards , with a total of £ 189 2 s , and is closely followed by Bro . Clark of No . 1227 ,
as already mentioned , with £ 178 10 s . Next in order is Bro . Festa , W . M . of the Montague Guest Lodge , No . 1900 , whose total is £ 160 , while , if his fellow representative ' s ( Bro . Gardener ' s ) list of forty guineas is added to this , the Lodge they jointly represented may justly claim to be
second in point of amount , their two lists together reaching £ 202 . The Eccleston , No . 1624 , is down for £ 153 Is , per Bro . J . G . Fisher , the Clerkenwell , No . 1964 , of lasfc year ' s creation , per Bro . T . Hastings Miller , and the Strand Lodge , No . 1987 , only consecrated a few weeks since
per Bro . James Willing jun ., being close up with £ 150 3 s and £ 150 respectively . Bro . James S . Fraser , on behalf of Sincerity , No . 174 , follows with £ 148 , and then the Cripplegate , No . 1613 , Bro . W . Medwin , with £ 143 17 s , the Domatic , No . 177 , per Bro . Herbage as
Steward , with £ 140 Is . The Kilburn , No . 1608 , per Bro . F . J . Baker , figures for £ 132 6 s , the Islington Chapter , No . 1471 , per Comp . James Terry , for £ 125 15 s , and Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , per Bro . J . Roberts , for £ 125 . West Smithfield , No . 1623 , contributes , by the hands of
H . J . Lardner , £ 114 8 s 6 d , Temperance , No . 169 , through Bro . George L . Moore , £ 108 8 s , the Merchant Navy , No . 781 , already alluded to , £ 106 10 s , and the Zetland , No . 511 , £ 106 6 s , the honour of raising this being jointly shared by Bros . G . Read and Asher Barfield . The Marquis
of Ripon , No . 1489 , per Bro . W . Stephens , and the Brixton , No . 1949 , by the medium of Bro . H . B . Marshall , CO ., figure each of them for a hundred guineas , while the Royal Jubilee Lodge , No . 72 , contributes , by the hands of Bro . F , Thurston , £ l 00 . The Chairman , General Brownrigg , C . B . j
as representing Friends in Council ; No . 1383 , figures for £ 99 14 s , while as Steward for his own Province , his list amounts to £ 146 . Thus tbe Institution is indebted to tbe exertions of the Chairman for an addition to its funds of not far short of £ 250 , the major part being rightly entered
under the Province to which he belongs . There are , likewise , several good lists ranging from £ 80 to £ 90 each , and the older Lodges , as well as some of the younger , are fairly represented . But just as there are many which make a point of being regularly represented , so also are there others which as invariably hold aloof .
Turning to the Provinces , we find they sent up 135 Stewards , or within two of London , but the aggregate of their lists is by no means so considerable . This , however , is no doubt to be explained by local circumstances , or the circumstances of the moment , and as London
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