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The West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution.
THE WEST LANCASHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .
IT is worthy of notice that a leading Provincial paper , tbe Liverpool Courier , sbould have occasion during tbe present week to devote a large portion of its space to the doings of one of the Masonic Charities outside London , to
wbich we referred in onr last issne . The West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution has frequently been referred to in our pages , and we have much pleasure in recording its more recent doings . Our contemporary writes as follows : —
For thirty-nine years has the annual ball held in aid of this Institution been an acknowledged fixture amongst the members of tbe Craft in Liverpool and neighbourhood . Its success has been fitful . Time was
when tbe annual fixture created not only considerable hubbub and pleasurable expectation amongst Freemasons and their fair Masonic friends , but was looked forward to by no small portion of the outside public . Subsequently the
ball languished , and became what in the peculiar phraseology of our time is known as a " so-and-so affair , " until three seasons ago , when a spirited and successful attempt was made to bring back the old prestige by presenting tbe
Earl of Lathom , the G . Master of this Provinco of West Lancashire , with his full length portrait in the Council Chamber , immediately prior to the commencement of tbe dance . The gathering since then has seemed to have
obtained a fresh lease of popularity , and there is no reason why the ball for 1888 , which took p lace in the Town Hall , should , in a pecuniary sense , be less successful'than its immediate predecessor , which resulted
in nearly £ 270 being handed over to Brother J . T . Callow P . P . G . T ., the Hon . Treasurer of the " West Lancashire Masonic . " A glance at the last issued report of this excellent Institution may not be without interest . The
income from donations and subscrip tions for the year 1886 amounted to £ 1 , 051 13 s 7 d , and this sum , with various additions , the largest of which was £ 725 4 s 7 d , interest on invested capital and cash at bankers , was increased to
£ 1 , 925 10 s 8 d , being a decrease of £ 397 9 s od , compared with the previous year . The larger propoition cf this decrease might be attributed to the fact that 22 Lodges did
not return a single subscription during the year , while at the same time there was paid on behalf of tbe children of deceased brethreu of some of those Lodr / es no loss a sum
than £ 353 9 s 10 d , generosity on tbe part of the Committee that ought at onco to commend itself to the members of thoso backward Lodges . During the year 189 children participated in the b ' -rufits of the Institution at a cos ' j of
£ 1 , 663 1 Is ld , and since the previous annual report was issued forty-nine children have been elected upon the foundation and twenty-seven have completed their education to commence the active duties of lifo . At the close of the
year 174 children remained on tho foundation , and owing to the frtct that there are no building 3 , servants , attendants , or salaried officers to support ( tbe work of education being carried on in whatever school may be selected by the
friends of successful candidates ) , the cost of administration only amounted to £ 62 14 s Gd ., being merely the cost of printing and postage . The invested funds represent £ 19 , 526 17 s lid ., and at the end of 1886 there was a
balance in the bank of £ 3 , 675 Is 6 d . Shortly after nine o ' clock dancing was started in the two large ballrooms to the strains of Bro . Fred . Duncauson ' s bands , tho
attendance then being fair ! y large . Tlie bulk of the company , however , had not arrived until km o ' clock , when , as the brethren present nppeared in full regalia , and those who were fortunate enough fo possess them wore the insiynia
of tbeir rank and office in the Cr-ift , the enseoible was both pieturcsqn : ) and imposing . llvo . H . M . Molyneux P . P . G . D . C . officiated as Master of the Ceremonies , and the refreshments and supper were provided f-y Bro . T . Wood ,
of Bold-street . The Mayor received tlie visitors at the head of the grand staircase , aud was assisted in the performance of what he nvide a very genial task by Bro . E . Srpr , Chairman of the Ball Committee . By half-past ten
there were between 500 and 603 ladies a ' .: d gentlemen present . The general arrangements were managed by a strong Committer , the OfficsrJ of which were B-.-os . the Earl of
Lathom President , Lord Stanley of Presto a Vio President , E . Segai- P . M . 32 Chairman , "' W . B . Coxon P . M . 1 , 675 Vice-Chairman , J . H . Tyson V . W . I ! c 2 Treasurer , and E . H . Leake I . G . 1517 Hon Secretary .
Special Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.
SPECIAL PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF KENT .
AT a special meeting of this Province , held at Maidstone , tinder the presidency of the Provincial Grand Master , R . W . Earl Amherst , the following promotions were made in honour of tbe Queen ' s Jubilee : — Bro . George Adamson ... Past Prov . Grand Senior Warden William Russell ... ditto
Charles Holttum ... ditto William Mate ... ditto Major Harpur ... Past Prov . Grand Junior Warden Henry Stock ... ditto Alfred Wootfcon ... ditto
Captain William John Blakey ditto Edmund Coste ... Past Prov . Grand Registrar Joseph Henry Jewell ... ditto
MASONIC BALL AT EYE . IN the Province of Suffolk no Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons has of late years done more to earn tho good report of tho fairer portion of tho community—by the eternal fitness of things precluded from participating in the mystic ceremonies of the Craft—than the Hartismere Lodge , No . 1063 . Founded just eleven years ago by the
present ; Provincial Grand Master of Snilolk , Lord Henniker , from whom it derives its name , the Hartismere Lodge , as early as 1880 gave evidence oE that enterprise , worthy of imitation amongst the other Lodges of the Province , which has established the Masouic ball at Eye as one of the most popular institutions of tho festive season .
The eighth annual ball , held on Friday , the Gth inst ., at the Corn Exchange , was universally pronounced to be the most successful ever given . Tne a tendance was considerably in excess of that of the last year or two , upwards of 130 tickets having been issued . Exceptional Mat was given to the assembly by the presence of the
Provincial Grand Mu .-. ter in full regalia . His lordship was accompauieJ by a lai-go pm ty from Tnornkatn Hall , and the ball was also iionouied * wth uiu presence of the Right Hon . Lady Bateman and a party from Oak lev Park . Th <) decorations of the ball-room had been
the especial care of tho Misses Woolnough and Mr . H . F . Woolnougb , whose labourj were crowned with oouipiotj succors . Tho banner of the Lodge was displayed at ono o : rl of the ro un , near vi the recently added medallion of the lato Sir Edward Xoirison . The walla were
covere 1 with testoons and unrrots , and the general appearance of tho room wat very pretty , More important than this , the floor although a tiill-j " sticky " to start with , soon got into liao condition , and fully satisfied tho mos : fastidious of tho "dancing mon" present . The room began to iill soo i utter nine o ' click , and before the third
dance was reached , presented a brillii . n : scene . Several of the distinguished Ma wns present wero wearing theparpleof the Province , the O Hi cers of tho Lodgo wore their collars , and all tho Brethreu appeared in Craft cLthing . The Officers of tho Eye ( Sixth West Suffolk ) Voluuteors wore iu uniform , and the contrast presented by
tho dresses of the ladies completed the picture . We regret that our powers of description aro iucdequato to doing justice to this department . Dancing was nt onco started with an extra valse , but in looking through tho programme it occurs to us Eye is a little behind the times iu the mutter of rqrrire dances . Nino is surely a very full
allowance , nnd we fancy that had threo cr four of tho qualrilles been replaced by values , M > ono wuu'd have tegrett . ed the alteration . SJOU al ' t-rtea the 0 .. kley IVi k pii - > y arrived , and at onco joined ia the dancing . Half an hour later tho Proviucal Grand Mister entered tie room , whieh was b y this time quite full . Every one who
goes to the Eye ball g < cs with the full determination of enjoying himself or herself . Tho dancing is always of tae in ist spirited character j there is plenty of variety of style , but nothing that would come under iho category of a '' crawl . " Ou Friday the gentlemen were slightly in the maj ¦ nity , so that in the round dances
there was rarely a lady sitting out . A word of special commendation is clue to Mr . \ V . FLtcher Doriiug ' s baud , which played throughout the evening with excellent tu ^ te , aud gave to tlie vulso muu ' c especially perfection of 11 trie and rhythm . Supper was served shortly at ' t-r midni ght , ! h . » co . n ; any being divided into two rartios .
Tho cinnnc was i i t ' to t a ids of Mr-. Howling , of the White Lion Hotel , wi . o fuliy maintained her reputation as a caterer . Before the second pariy loitiho supper von-, live . II . lieiiny , the Mayor of Eye , in a I re f " speech piopoted : 1 m He .. l \! i of the W . M ., Bro . W . T .
Phillip " , wh-, m re-p'inding , referred to th : great energy and tact displayed by B ••> . Francis Wuoluough iu making tho bill such a grand Bucces . s . 'ihe gallant Maju ' s health v \ us drunk with enthusiasm , and dancing was continued without flagging until after four o ' clock on Saturday morning . — Ea * t Ainjlian Daily Times .
At the meeting or the St . Michael ' s Lodgr , No . 211 , held at the Albion , Alder = gatc street , Loudon , on Tuesday laot , under the piesidcucy 11 Bro . Frederick T . Bennett ,
jiro . A ' exander Dickson S W . was elided W . M . for the ensuing twelve mouths ; Uro . Aifred Green P . M . was re-elected Treasurer . The installation meeting will take p laco ou the oeeond luesday iu February .
Noah Martin ... ... Past Prov . Grand Senior Deacon Alexander Spears ... ditto Captain William A . Woston ditto John Amos Bates ... ditto
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The West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution.
THE WEST LANCASHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .
IT is worthy of notice that a leading Provincial paper , tbe Liverpool Courier , sbould have occasion during tbe present week to devote a large portion of its space to the doings of one of the Masonic Charities outside London , to
wbich we referred in onr last issne . The West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution has frequently been referred to in our pages , and we have much pleasure in recording its more recent doings . Our contemporary writes as follows : —
For thirty-nine years has the annual ball held in aid of this Institution been an acknowledged fixture amongst the members of tbe Craft in Liverpool and neighbourhood . Its success has been fitful . Time was
when tbe annual fixture created not only considerable hubbub and pleasurable expectation amongst Freemasons and their fair Masonic friends , but was looked forward to by no small portion of the outside public . Subsequently the
ball languished , and became what in the peculiar phraseology of our time is known as a " so-and-so affair , " until three seasons ago , when a spirited and successful attempt was made to bring back the old prestige by presenting tbe
Earl of Lathom , the G . Master of this Provinco of West Lancashire , with his full length portrait in the Council Chamber , immediately prior to the commencement of tbe dance . The gathering since then has seemed to have
obtained a fresh lease of popularity , and there is no reason why the ball for 1888 , which took p lace in the Town Hall , should , in a pecuniary sense , be less successful'than its immediate predecessor , which resulted
in nearly £ 270 being handed over to Brother J . T . Callow P . P . G . T ., the Hon . Treasurer of the " West Lancashire Masonic . " A glance at the last issued report of this excellent Institution may not be without interest . The
income from donations and subscrip tions for the year 1886 amounted to £ 1 , 051 13 s 7 d , and this sum , with various additions , the largest of which was £ 725 4 s 7 d , interest on invested capital and cash at bankers , was increased to
£ 1 , 925 10 s 8 d , being a decrease of £ 397 9 s od , compared with the previous year . The larger propoition cf this decrease might be attributed to the fact that 22 Lodges did
not return a single subscription during the year , while at the same time there was paid on behalf of tbe children of deceased brethreu of some of those Lodr / es no loss a sum
than £ 353 9 s 10 d , generosity on tbe part of the Committee that ought at onco to commend itself to the members of thoso backward Lodges . During the year 189 children participated in the b ' -rufits of the Institution at a cos ' j of
£ 1 , 663 1 Is ld , and since the previous annual report was issued forty-nine children have been elected upon the foundation and twenty-seven have completed their education to commence the active duties of lifo . At the close of the
year 174 children remained on tho foundation , and owing to the frtct that there are no building 3 , servants , attendants , or salaried officers to support ( tbe work of education being carried on in whatever school may be selected by the
friends of successful candidates ) , the cost of administration only amounted to £ 62 14 s Gd ., being merely the cost of printing and postage . The invested funds represent £ 19 , 526 17 s lid ., and at the end of 1886 there was a
balance in the bank of £ 3 , 675 Is 6 d . Shortly after nine o ' clock dancing was started in the two large ballrooms to the strains of Bro . Fred . Duncauson ' s bands , tho
attendance then being fair ! y large . Tlie bulk of the company , however , had not arrived until km o ' clock , when , as the brethren present nppeared in full regalia , and those who were fortunate enough fo possess them wore the insiynia
of tbeir rank and office in the Cr-ift , the enseoible was both pieturcsqn : ) and imposing . llvo . H . M . Molyneux P . P . G . D . C . officiated as Master of the Ceremonies , and the refreshments and supper were provided f-y Bro . T . Wood ,
of Bold-street . The Mayor received tlie visitors at the head of the grand staircase , aud was assisted in the performance of what he nvide a very genial task by Bro . E . Srpr , Chairman of the Ball Committee . By half-past ten
there were between 500 and 603 ladies a ' .: d gentlemen present . The general arrangements were managed by a strong Committer , the OfficsrJ of which were B-.-os . the Earl of
Lathom President , Lord Stanley of Presto a Vio President , E . Segai- P . M . 32 Chairman , "' W . B . Coxon P . M . 1 , 675 Vice-Chairman , J . H . Tyson V . W . I ! c 2 Treasurer , and E . H . Leake I . G . 1517 Hon Secretary .
Special Provincial Grand Lodge Of Kent.
SPECIAL PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF KENT .
AT a special meeting of this Province , held at Maidstone , tinder the presidency of the Provincial Grand Master , R . W . Earl Amherst , the following promotions were made in honour of tbe Queen ' s Jubilee : — Bro . George Adamson ... Past Prov . Grand Senior Warden William Russell ... ditto
Charles Holttum ... ditto William Mate ... ditto Major Harpur ... Past Prov . Grand Junior Warden Henry Stock ... ditto Alfred Wootfcon ... ditto
Captain William John Blakey ditto Edmund Coste ... Past Prov . Grand Registrar Joseph Henry Jewell ... ditto
MASONIC BALL AT EYE . IN the Province of Suffolk no Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons has of late years done more to earn tho good report of tho fairer portion of tho community—by the eternal fitness of things precluded from participating in the mystic ceremonies of the Craft—than the Hartismere Lodge , No . 1063 . Founded just eleven years ago by the
present ; Provincial Grand Master of Snilolk , Lord Henniker , from whom it derives its name , the Hartismere Lodge , as early as 1880 gave evidence oE that enterprise , worthy of imitation amongst the other Lodges of the Province , which has established the Masouic ball at Eye as one of the most popular institutions of tho festive season .
The eighth annual ball , held on Friday , the Gth inst ., at the Corn Exchange , was universally pronounced to be the most successful ever given . Tne a tendance was considerably in excess of that of the last year or two , upwards of 130 tickets having been issued . Exceptional Mat was given to the assembly by the presence of the
Provincial Grand Mu .-. ter in full regalia . His lordship was accompauieJ by a lai-go pm ty from Tnornkatn Hall , and the ball was also iionouied * wth uiu presence of the Right Hon . Lady Bateman and a party from Oak lev Park . Th <) decorations of the ball-room had been
the especial care of tho Misses Woolnough and Mr . H . F . Woolnougb , whose labourj were crowned with oouipiotj succors . Tho banner of the Lodge was displayed at ono o : rl of the ro un , near vi the recently added medallion of the lato Sir Edward Xoirison . The walla were
covere 1 with testoons and unrrots , and the general appearance of tho room wat very pretty , More important than this , the floor although a tiill-j " sticky " to start with , soon got into liao condition , and fully satisfied tho mos : fastidious of tho "dancing mon" present . The room began to iill soo i utter nine o ' click , and before the third
dance was reached , presented a brillii . n : scene . Several of the distinguished Ma wns present wero wearing theparpleof the Province , the O Hi cers of tho Lodgo wore their collars , and all tho Brethreu appeared in Craft cLthing . The Officers of tho Eye ( Sixth West Suffolk ) Voluuteors wore iu uniform , and the contrast presented by
tho dresses of the ladies completed the picture . We regret that our powers of description aro iucdequato to doing justice to this department . Dancing was nt onco started with an extra valse , but in looking through tho programme it occurs to us Eye is a little behind the times iu the mutter of rqrrire dances . Nino is surely a very full
allowance , nnd we fancy that had threo cr four of tho qualrilles been replaced by values , M > ono wuu'd have tegrett . ed the alteration . SJOU al ' t-rtea the 0 .. kley IVi k pii - > y arrived , and at onco joined ia the dancing . Half an hour later tho Proviucal Grand Mister entered tie room , whieh was b y this time quite full . Every one who
goes to the Eye ball g < cs with the full determination of enjoying himself or herself . Tho dancing is always of tae in ist spirited character j there is plenty of variety of style , but nothing that would come under iho category of a '' crawl . " Ou Friday the gentlemen were slightly in the maj ¦ nity , so that in the round dances
there was rarely a lady sitting out . A word of special commendation is clue to Mr . \ V . FLtcher Doriiug ' s baud , which played throughout the evening with excellent tu ^ te , aud gave to tlie vulso muu ' c especially perfection of 11 trie and rhythm . Supper was served shortly at ' t-r midni ght , ! h . » co . n ; any being divided into two rartios .
Tho cinnnc was i i t ' to t a ids of Mr-. Howling , of the White Lion Hotel , wi . o fuliy maintained her reputation as a caterer . Before the second pariy loitiho supper von-, live . II . lieiiny , the Mayor of Eye , in a I re f " speech piopoted : 1 m He .. l \! i of the W . M ., Bro . W . T .
Phillip " , wh-, m re-p'inding , referred to th : great energy and tact displayed by B ••> . Francis Wuoluough iu making tho bill such a grand Bucces . s . 'ihe gallant Maju ' s health v \ us drunk with enthusiasm , and dancing was continued without flagging until after four o ' clock on Saturday morning . — Ea * t Ainjlian Daily Times .
At the meeting or the St . Michael ' s Lodgr , No . 211 , held at the Albion , Alder = gatc street , Loudon , on Tuesday laot , under the piesidcucy 11 Bro . Frederick T . Bennett ,
jiro . A ' exander Dickson S W . was elided W . M . for the ensuing twelve mouths ; Uro . Aifred Green P . M . was re-elected Treasurer . The installation meeting will take p laco ou the oeeond luesday iu February .
Noah Martin ... ... Past Prov . Grand Senior Deacon Alexander Spears ... ditto Captain William A . Woston ditto John Amos Bates ... ditto