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The Anniversary Festival Of The R.M.I. For Girls.
THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE R . M . I . FOR GIRLS .
THE second , in order of occurrence , of the Anniversary Festivals of onr Masonic Institutions for the current year has now passed into the domain of history , and , as might have been anticipated from the fact of the chair having been occupied by His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , the result is a brilliant success . We must
not be understood as for one moment suggesting that the Craffc is more mindful of its duties , and of the absolute necessity it is nnder of supporting our Charities , when a Brother Prince of the Blood Royal presides on one of these occasions . Yet , the brethren wonld be churlish indeed if
they did not make a point of seconding the efforts of a Royal Craftsman whenever , in the multifarious duties that devolve upon him in his exalted position , he finds opportunity for doing what , were he less overwhelmed by business cares , he would of a certainty be only too happy
to do frequently . It is not surprising , therefore , though it cannot of course be less a matter of congratulation , that we should now be in a position to announce , as worthy Bro . Hedges announced on Wednesday evening , that the total amount of subscri ptions on the occasion of the
Ninetyfourth Anniversary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was in excess of £ 13 , 200 . We have so considerably extended the operations of our three Institutions , the number of beneficiaries for whom provision musfc be made is now so greatly in excess of what it was only half
a dozen years since , that if sums proportionately in excess of what were formerly needed are not forthcoming , it will be a matter of duty on the part of the executive of each Charit y to curtail the number of those who are benefited . This would be so great a calamity that we feel sure the
waft , while there is a possibility and probability of the means being forthcoming , will never dream of sanctioning a reduction of its charitable labours . It is , therefore , with a heart that is light , yet afc the same time not unduly sensible of the greatly-increased responsibilities that have
oeen recently undertaken , that we congratulate the JJake of Connaught , the Girls' School , and the Craft , oji the great success which attended the meeting on Wednesday . S , The Masonic Girls' School is . indeed , an Institution
ff Qich is -worthy of the support of all kindly-disposed P ^ sons , be they Masons or non-Masons . The charge of eVM ' a literal » yet appropriate education , for the female caudren of deceased or indigent personsto whom all other
, Pportunifcies or means of education are unhappily denied , s one that necessarily commends itself to all . But in aasonry , one of whose guiding stars is Charity , this is sentiall y the case . We are very far from claiming for
secf a ™ Poly > or even a superiority over other Still ° 4 V ° * *^ e commTn"fc y > ° f ^ is divinest of virtues , j , ' ™* teachings of Freemasonry , to say nothing of its toi--U ' 0 harit y > and if we do ™ t find ifc in its « - . ' ere , we ask , can we hone to find it ? Love of
toc * s ° gabour is the prime motive power of its being , nrov ' * j 3 ecomes of that love , if it does not make suitable WI' ° for the a S ed and the orphan , who are unable to ™ e for themselves .
ii -Ks G noteworthy feature in connection with the proceedone i-ItM , . record fais week deserves especial mention . In 01 his speeches , the Duke of Connanghfc announced
The Anniversary Festival Of The R.M.I. For Girls.
that he had the Queen ' s permission to state that Her Majesty had been graciously pleased to become Chief Patroness of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . Snch an announcement might well have been anticipated , seeing
that the Queen is not only the mother of Masons , but the daughter of one of the noblest and kindliest of the Craft-Grand Master the Duke of Kent ; yet is it none the less a gracious and considerate act on Her Majesty's parfc , thafc she should have consented to become the Chief Patroness of
" Our Girls . " Wednesday ' s celebration was , as usual , preceded on Monday by the public distribution of prizes , with the accustomed recitations and musical display . This took place
under the genial presidency of Lord Leigh , Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire . Everything passed off capitally , and among the pupils who distinguished themselves were not a few who had obtained more than one
reward of merit . For example , Emma Lizzie Bndgeman , to whom was awarded the Gold Medal given annually by Bro . W . Paas for Proficiency , with Bro . Winn ' s supplementary £ 5 , took a prize for passing in honours the Cambridge Examination , Bro . Faulkner's prize for Physical
Geography , and one of the " John Boyd Memorial" prizes for Drawing . Charlotte Coleman , in addition to the Silver Medal for Good Conduct , with Bro . Winn ' s £ 5 , received prizes for passing the Cambridge Examination with honours , and for religious knowledge . To Susan Jane
Norrish were adjudged Bro . Winn ' s £ 5 for Proficiency , a prize for passing in honours Cambridge Examination , and one for Perseverance , Class II . Edith Ann Wilson , Gold Medallist of last year , was given a prize for passing the Senior Cambridge Examination , and Bro . Dr . Brette ' s
Prize for French . Ada Hnyshe Clase received prizes for passing Cambridge Examination and Elocution ; Sarah Lissie Bellamy for Music , Cookery , aud Freehand Drawing ; Alice Georgiana Pike for Writing and Drawing and Elocution ; Annie E . Scott for Needle Work and Good Conduct—the latter given by the Supreme Council , 38 rd
Degree . It is time , however , we came to the main event of the year , as associated with the Girls' School . The Duke of Connaught , who presided , had previously taken the chair at one of the Boys' School Festivals , and his advocacy was
attended with a marked degree of success , albeit ; the year in which he so presided was not a fortunate one . On this occasion , however , he has fared magnificently , and may take unto himself the satisfaction of having been a principal means in conveying into the coffers of
the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls the exceedingly handsome sum of £ 13 , 232 , with the product , whatever it may be , of fourteen yet outstanding lists . Indeed , we shall not be much out of our reckoning if we set down the result as approximating veiy closely to , in round
figures , £ 13 , 500 , if it does not exceed that sum . The Board of Stewards which supported His Royal Highness the President of the day was a formidable one , numbering , as it did , some 340 brethren , more or less . Among the most conspicuous of the .- * e supporters who were actually
present may be mentioned Lorcl Leigh , Prov . G . M . Warwickshire ; Lord Suffield , Prov G M . Norfolk ; Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., Prov . G . M . Middlesex ; General Brownrigg ,
C . B ., Prov . G . M . Surrey ; Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., Prov . G . M . West Yorkshire ; Sir J . B . Monckton , President of the Board of General Purposes , and acting President of the Board of Stewards ; Bro . John A , Rucker , President of
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The Anniversary Festival Of The R.M.I. For Girls.
THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE R . M . I . FOR GIRLS .
THE second , in order of occurrence , of the Anniversary Festivals of onr Masonic Institutions for the current year has now passed into the domain of history , and , as might have been anticipated from the fact of the chair having been occupied by His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , the result is a brilliant success . We must
not be understood as for one moment suggesting that the Craffc is more mindful of its duties , and of the absolute necessity it is nnder of supporting our Charities , when a Brother Prince of the Blood Royal presides on one of these occasions . Yet , the brethren wonld be churlish indeed if
they did not make a point of seconding the efforts of a Royal Craftsman whenever , in the multifarious duties that devolve upon him in his exalted position , he finds opportunity for doing what , were he less overwhelmed by business cares , he would of a certainty be only too happy
to do frequently . It is not surprising , therefore , though it cannot of course be less a matter of congratulation , that we should now be in a position to announce , as worthy Bro . Hedges announced on Wednesday evening , that the total amount of subscri ptions on the occasion of the
Ninetyfourth Anniversary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was in excess of £ 13 , 200 . We have so considerably extended the operations of our three Institutions , the number of beneficiaries for whom provision musfc be made is now so greatly in excess of what it was only half
a dozen years since , that if sums proportionately in excess of what were formerly needed are not forthcoming , it will be a matter of duty on the part of the executive of each Charit y to curtail the number of those who are benefited . This would be so great a calamity that we feel sure the
waft , while there is a possibility and probability of the means being forthcoming , will never dream of sanctioning a reduction of its charitable labours . It is , therefore , with a heart that is light , yet afc the same time not unduly sensible of the greatly-increased responsibilities that have
oeen recently undertaken , that we congratulate the JJake of Connaught , the Girls' School , and the Craft , oji the great success which attended the meeting on Wednesday . S , The Masonic Girls' School is . indeed , an Institution
ff Qich is -worthy of the support of all kindly-disposed P ^ sons , be they Masons or non-Masons . The charge of eVM ' a literal » yet appropriate education , for the female caudren of deceased or indigent personsto whom all other
, Pportunifcies or means of education are unhappily denied , s one that necessarily commends itself to all . But in aasonry , one of whose guiding stars is Charity , this is sentiall y the case . We are very far from claiming for
secf a ™ Poly > or even a superiority over other Still ° 4 V ° * *^ e commTn"fc y > ° f ^ is divinest of virtues , j , ' ™* teachings of Freemasonry , to say nothing of its toi--U ' 0 harit y > and if we do ™ t find ifc in its « - . ' ere , we ask , can we hone to find it ? Love of
toc * s ° gabour is the prime motive power of its being , nrov ' * j 3 ecomes of that love , if it does not make suitable WI' ° for the a S ed and the orphan , who are unable to ™ e for themselves .
ii -Ks G noteworthy feature in connection with the proceedone i-ItM , . record fais week deserves especial mention . In 01 his speeches , the Duke of Connanghfc announced
The Anniversary Festival Of The R.M.I. For Girls.
that he had the Queen ' s permission to state that Her Majesty had been graciously pleased to become Chief Patroness of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . Snch an announcement might well have been anticipated , seeing
that the Queen is not only the mother of Masons , but the daughter of one of the noblest and kindliest of the Craft-Grand Master the Duke of Kent ; yet is it none the less a gracious and considerate act on Her Majesty's parfc , thafc she should have consented to become the Chief Patroness of
" Our Girls . " Wednesday ' s celebration was , as usual , preceded on Monday by the public distribution of prizes , with the accustomed recitations and musical display . This took place
under the genial presidency of Lord Leigh , Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire . Everything passed off capitally , and among the pupils who distinguished themselves were not a few who had obtained more than one
reward of merit . For example , Emma Lizzie Bndgeman , to whom was awarded the Gold Medal given annually by Bro . W . Paas for Proficiency , with Bro . Winn ' s supplementary £ 5 , took a prize for passing in honours the Cambridge Examination , Bro . Faulkner's prize for Physical
Geography , and one of the " John Boyd Memorial" prizes for Drawing . Charlotte Coleman , in addition to the Silver Medal for Good Conduct , with Bro . Winn ' s £ 5 , received prizes for passing the Cambridge Examination with honours , and for religious knowledge . To Susan Jane
Norrish were adjudged Bro . Winn ' s £ 5 for Proficiency , a prize for passing in honours Cambridge Examination , and one for Perseverance , Class II . Edith Ann Wilson , Gold Medallist of last year , was given a prize for passing the Senior Cambridge Examination , and Bro . Dr . Brette ' s
Prize for French . Ada Hnyshe Clase received prizes for passing Cambridge Examination and Elocution ; Sarah Lissie Bellamy for Music , Cookery , aud Freehand Drawing ; Alice Georgiana Pike for Writing and Drawing and Elocution ; Annie E . Scott for Needle Work and Good Conduct—the latter given by the Supreme Council , 38 rd
Degree . It is time , however , we came to the main event of the year , as associated with the Girls' School . The Duke of Connaught , who presided , had previously taken the chair at one of the Boys' School Festivals , and his advocacy was
attended with a marked degree of success , albeit ; the year in which he so presided was not a fortunate one . On this occasion , however , he has fared magnificently , and may take unto himself the satisfaction of having been a principal means in conveying into the coffers of
the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls the exceedingly handsome sum of £ 13 , 232 , with the product , whatever it may be , of fourteen yet outstanding lists . Indeed , we shall not be much out of our reckoning if we set down the result as approximating veiy closely to , in round
figures , £ 13 , 500 , if it does not exceed that sum . The Board of Stewards which supported His Royal Highness the President of the day was a formidable one , numbering , as it did , some 340 brethren , more or less . Among the most conspicuous of the .- * e supporters who were actually
present may be mentioned Lorcl Leigh , Prov . G . M . Warwickshire ; Lord Suffield , Prov G M . Norfolk ; Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., Prov . G . M . Middlesex ; General Brownrigg ,
C . B ., Prov . G . M . Surrey ; Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., Prov . G . M . West Yorkshire ; Sir J . B . Monckton , President of the Board of General Purposes , and acting President of the Board of Stewards ; Bro . John A , Rucker , President of