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strange that the sum contributed by each should be tbe same , viz ., £ 420 . As we have said , there were seven Stewards from the southern district , and among them Bro . W . R . Wood jun ., representative of the St . Cecilia Lndcre , No . 1636 , who carried off the palm with a total of £ 220 .

Surrey follows next on the list , and here we have a really magnificent display of charity to record . During the year one of the Surrey Lodges—the Georsre Price , No . 2096—has contributed no less than £ 675 13 s 6 d ; £ . 07 18 s 6 d to

the Girls' School , at the Festival at which the Provincial Grand Master presided , and £ 267 15 s to the Boys . Bro . Joseph D . Langton acted as Steward of the Lodee on the former occasion , and Bro . Hngh M . Hobbs on the latter .

The total contribution of Surrey to the Boys' Festival was £ 334 14 s , whioh , following on its contribution of £ 1 , 334 4 s 6 d to the Girls in May , and £ 148 lis to the Benevolent in Febrnarv , gives a grand total for the year of £ 1 , 817 9 s 6 d . Well done , Surrey !

Somersetshire , represented by two Stewards , sent up £ 303 , of which sum £ 161 5 a was collected by Bro . Lieut .-Col . A . T . Perkins , and the balance of £ 141 15 s by Bro . W . J . Nosworthv . The Province has been well to the

front at each of this year ' s Festivals , the amount of its contributions totalling up to £ 603 5 s , viz .: Benevolent £ 166 18 s ; Girls £ 133 7 s ; and Boys £ 303 . Considering the size of the Province this result will bear comparison with anv other district of England .

Midd ' esex , with eight Stewards , contributed £ 271 6 s in addition to wh'ch there is one list yet to he accounted for . The hitrhest list was that of Bro . F . W . Stanton , o <

the Bard-of-Avon Lodge , No . 77 > , who missed a three figure total by £ 5 10 s . However , ho did well in securin . his £ 94 10 s , and would no donbfc have been only too happy to make it more had he been able so to do .

Leicestershire aud Rutland , and Warwickshire , each contributed £ 257 5 s , the former province having had but one Steward representing it , and the latter twenty . The

brethren of the Athol Lodge , No . 74 , appear to have done most of the work for Warwickshire , while Bro . Thomas Macaulay , of the Albert Edward Lodge , No . 1560 , undertook the work in Leicestershire .

Cornwall added a level £ 250 to the total , being represented on the Board of Stewards by Bro . Charles Truscott . In February last the brethren of this district sent up

£ 141 15 s for the Benevolent , and in May £ 31 10 s for the Girls ' , so that the county can show a total of £ 423 5 s for the year .

Kent had but two Stewards at the Festival , and they , with the Provincial Grand Lodge donations , made up a total of £ 247 . This , with £ 864 ls 6 d contributed to the Benevolent , and £ 546 0 s 6 d to the Girls ' , gives a total for the year of £ 1 , 657 2 s .

Essex follows , with a total of £ 232 0 s 6 d , collected by seven brethren of the district , foremost among whom appears Bro . Richard Clowes , of the Star in the East Lodge ,

No . 650 ; the total of his list was £ 75 12 s . There are two lists yet outstanding from this district . We hope they may be sufficiently large as to make a considerable difference in the total of the Festival .

The Western Division of South Wales , at the hands of Bro . Samuel Read , sent up £ 210 , while the remaining Provinces , the totals from each of which was less than £ 200 , contributed in the undermentioned order : — Province . Stewards . Total . £ a d

Berks and Bucks 5 199 10 0 Staffordshire 4 168 0 0 Lancashire ( East ) 11 ] 52 5 0 Gloucestershire 3 133 1 6 Cambridgeshire 1 131 5 0 Oxfordshire 6 125 14 6 Suffolk 2 121 0 0 Guernsey 1 110 5 0 Sonth "Wales ( East ) 1 105 0 0 Nottinghamshire 1 102 2 0 Hertfordshire 3 94 10 0 North Wales 2 87 3 0 Derbyshire 2 76 4 6 Dnrham 1 63 0 0 Wiltshire 1 61 13 0 "Worcestershire 3 52 10 0 Cheshire 2 47 5 0 Yorkshire ( North and East ) 1 41 14 6 Lancashire ( West ) 4 31 10 0 Monmouthshire 1 31 10 0 Bristol 1 26 5 0 Lincolnshire 1 10 10 0

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In addition to the above , there was a contribution of £ 63 from the Mark Degre , per Bro . G . Norrington , while one of two " Foreign Stations " lists was returned as £ 52 ; In concluding our remarks we beg to nsrain congratulate the Masonic Institutions on the continued support they receive from the Craft .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

IN consequence of an outbreak of German measles the usual Stewards' visit to this Institution was not held this year . The prizes were , therefore , distributed by the Chairman of the month , Bro . Frank Richardson P . G . D . and Patron , on Tuesday , 29 th ult ., in the presence of tho House

Committee and a few Visitors , who were not kept away by fear of infection . Bro . Henry Smith , of West Yorkshire , Bro . Edmund and Mrs . Terry , Brother , Mrs . and Miss Shipp , and a few others we noticed among those present .

Some excellent singing , playing and recitations were given . The following are among the chief prize winners : — Gold Medal for Proficiency , with £ 5 . —Jane Mildred Taylor . Silver Medal for Good Conduct , with £ 5 . —Agnes Deeley .

Passing Senior Cambridge Examination ( Gold Medallist last year ) . —Julia Harvey ( Honours ); and Edith Hicks . Passing Jun or Cambridge Examination . —Jane Mildred Taylor ,

Mary Wyatt , Cecily Jardiue , Agnes Deelev , Ellen Senior , Gertrude . shwoith , Grace Barlrnm , Clara C' > l"s , E lith Cornev , Ada Crow , Catheiine Hide , Mabel Lewis , Mabel Osmond , Juliet Prii'st ' y , Mary . Spalding , and Ethel Stone . ?? Six of these passed with honours .

Second Cla ' s . —General Proficiency , Maud Bladon . Third Class . —General Proficiency , Beatrice King . Fourth Class . —General Proficiency , Maude Hill .

Fifth Class . —General Proficiency , Edith Matthews . Sixth Class . —General Proficiency , Ethel Fallding . . Seventh Class . —General Proficiency , Elizabeth Midgeley . General Usefulness . —Ethel F . M . Palmer , and Jessie Hogg .

Needlework . —Clara Coles , Louisa Anscombe , Florence Lizzie Dnckett , and Charlotte Hartop . Machine Work . —Annie Hill , and Edith Orridge . Order and Attention —( As proved by Conduct Marks throughout the year ) . —Constance Hart , and Norah Besly .

THE . FORMER PRIZES WERE GIVEN BY THE INSTITUTION , BUT THE FOLLOWING BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE AND OTHER FRIENDS . Religions Knowledge . — ( As distinguished at Cambridge Examination ) , Edith Hicks , and Mary Wyatt . Music , 1 st , Rose Bridgeman ; 2 nd , Maud Carter , Ethel Allison , and Mary "Wyatt ; 3 rd , Florence

Mason , and Ellen Delafons . Singing , Agnes Stephenson . Drawing , Ellen Senior , Alice Pope , and Rosa Pelham . French , Fanny Oberdoerffer . English Composition , Alice W . Cecil . Elocution , 1 st , Ada Crow ; 2 nd , Agnes Stephenson , and Ellen Ashton . Arithmetic , Julia Harvey , and Jane M . Taylor . Good Conduct , 1 st , Cecily Jardine ;

2 nd , Mary Wyatt , and Susannah TippW . Needlework , 1 st , Annie Parker . Fancy Work , Ellen Good . Cookery , 1 st , Ethel F . M . Palmer ; 2 nd , Alice Stewini ; 3 rd , Emily Hill . Calisthenics and Deportment , Eva Mary Owens , and Athaliitda Allison . Swimming , Ellen Ashton , Emily Thomas , and Jane Smith . Amiability ( Selected by her Schoolfellows ) , Grace Bartram .

The Chairman then addressed the pupils as follows : — Children , —I have a few words to say to yon , and I will make them as few as possible considering how short our time is . I congratulate you all , particularly those who have won the fight , upon the success that has attended their exertions , but it is hardly less honourable to

those who have lost to have been beaten by a worthy foe , because very good and earnest workindped must have been done by all to attain to the position which you have , and so well to have upheld the reputation of the School . To those who have not been successful I say , do not be down-hearted . There is nothing to be ashamed of in beinc

beaten by a good foe . Remember what Napoleon the Great used to tell his soldiers , that each one carried a Marshal ' s baton in his knapsack . Consider that each of yon carry the gold medal in yonr pocket , and each one make up her mind to win it . You have got all next year to work , and let us see at this anniversary

bow well you can all come out . At this Institution yott have special advantages overall other kindred institutions . Th ^ re are teachers ind teachers , and fortunately the whole of onr staff are teachers in svery s ^ nse of the word , as shewn by onr standing in le r ' ing at the top of all kindred Institutions . Miss Davis our Head Governess has

been with ns for many yen . rs ; she was here long before I h > id the honour of a seat on ths Hnuse Committee , bnt I know by reputation that when she took the reins of power in her h ; . nds , the education here consisted simply of th . three R ' s , reading , writing , and arithmetic , with a little sewing thrown in . But let ns just consider what

the institution is now , and we will take this year ' s ) re-urns of the public examinations tbe children go through , as thp key to the who ' e structure . We pent up 20 children to the C . <» brMgB Local examination , 18 of these passed , 6 in honours ; out of 6 seiit up for the College of Preceptors , 5 passed : oat of 150 sent up for the