Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

THE Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers was held on Saturday last , at Freemasons' Tavern . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , J . P ., Past Grand Treasurer , Patron , in the chair . After the reading and confirmation of the minutes of the July Court , the Chairman said , —

Before commencing the business of the day it was his painful duty officially to inform the brethren that on the 28 th August last , at a ripe old age , passed away , amid the lamentations and tears of the children she loved so well ,

the late esteemed and venerated Matron of the School , Miss Jarvvood . In undertaking the difficult task of filling up that onerous and responsible position , the Board of Management had been so fortunate as to secure the services

of a lady who , like the late Miss Jarwood , was educated in the School , passed through the office of pupil teacher , and had during the last eighteen months been responsible as Acting Matron of the Institution , and had cammed out her

duties so efficiently as to give entire satisfaction to the Committee , who felt assured that Miss Buck would spare no endeavours to continue to repay the love of the children , and to win the esteem and regard of the management ,

which should always exist in well-regulated establishments —which they reckoned theirs was—between the staff and the managers . In regard to another sad event , words failed him to express in adequate language the great loss

the Institution had sustained by the removal to another world , during the past few weeks , of Bros . Joshua Nunn and E . C . Mather , who for a number of years devoted great time , spared no labour , trouble , or money for the

benefit of the Institution . In extolling the virtues of a colleague , it seemed to be something like sounding one ' s own praise . He would only therefore say of their departed brethren that they , like every individual member

of the House Committee , ever had , in the management of the Institution , but one aim , object , and desire — to serve tbe interests , and to promote the welfare and comfort of the fatherless children the subscribers bad com .

nutted to their care . It now only remained for him to propose what , he was sure , they would carry with great unanimit y of feeling , that the Secretary be directed to write letters of condolence to Mrs . Nunn and Mrs . Mather ,

expressing the sincere and deep regret of this Quarterl y Court of Governors and Subscribers of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls at the great and irreparable loss they bad sustained . Bro . Edgar Bowyer seconded the motion ,

which was carried unanimously . The Chairman next declared a vacancy in the Trusteeship of one of the funds of the Institution—the Sustentation Fund . According to the

laws of the Institution , this vacancy must be filled up that day , and he had the privilege , as their Chairman , to propose a brother who was well worthy of the honour , the

senior member of the House Committee—Bro . Col . James Peters P . G . Sword Bearer—who , during the last eleven years , bad paid such great and assiduous attention to the duties and management of their Institution . Bro . E

. Letchworth seconded the motion , which was carried . Col . Peters thanked the brethren for his election ; ho should endeavour to carry out the duties devolving upon him to the

best of his ability . The Chairman then proposed the motion of which he had given notice : — That on the death of any Lifo Governor or Subscriber , hia ex-

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ecutors shall during the current financial yoar bo entitled to receive and sign the voting paper snch deceased Life Governor or subscriber would be entitled to had he been still living , and that the laws of the Institution be altered accordingly . "

He thought this motion would at once commend itself to the brethren ' s acceptance ; at all events that it would meet with favourable consideration . It would be beneficial to so vast an Institution as this , and he could not divest his

mind of the idea that when a benefactor passed away , if the votes were sent to his executor , giving him , as it were , a little patronage , it might induce him to add to the funds of the Institution . Bro . James Stevens seconded the motion .

Controller Bake thought " Life Governor " should be struck out , but that the Life Subscriber should have his vote for the year . Bro . A . H . Tattershall thought the words "during the current financial year " should be struck out ,

and for them should be substituted , " at the next ensuing election . " He thought the privilege should be granted for only one election after the death of the subscriber . The Chairman said his proposition was nothing more than was

carried out by every voting Charity outside Masonry . Bro . C . P . Hogard said they already had a law validating voting papers signed by the subscriber while he was alive . He objected to making it a vote for life and one year

afterwards . Bro . Tattersall moved his proposition as an amendment , and Bro . James Stevens seconded . Bro . C . P . Hogard , believing the whole thing was wrong , moved the

previous question . The Chairman begged the brethren not to vote for the previous question , as his motion conld not then be put . He would accept the amendment of Bro . Tattershall rather than tbat his motion should be thrown

out on the previous question . It had been his privilege for the last 35 years to be on many Finance Committees of Philanthropic Institutions , ancl the Secretaries had put before him the satisfaction which executors of deceased

benefactors had expressed at receiving voting papers . It was on that ground , and that ground only , he made his proposition—for the benefit of the Institution . He could not divest his mind of the belief that when these voting

papers got to executors and beneficiaries who were outside the Masonic body , those persons would say it was a compliment to them , ancl for that reason they would send a cheque for five or ten guineas . The cost of the extra printing aud

paper was nothing , and could bo no detriment to any individual subscriber . If the voting papers were used , it must be for the benefit of some candidate . The previous question was then put and lost , and the amended resolution was pub ancl carried . Bro . Henry A Hunt , Vice President moved :

That tlie House Committee be authorised to expend tho balance of the grant of the 9 th January last , together with a sum not exceeding £ 500 , in the erection of a boundary wall along two sides of tho newly-acquired land .

Bro . Hunt said that the piece of land in question was of great advantage to the Institution , but it was absolutely necessary to build a wall round it . Tho children of the neighbourhood came up to the fence and climbed over it .

Bro . Henry Smith , Deputy Provincial Grand Master West Yorkshire , seconded the motion ; he thought the wall should be built as soon as possible . Bro . Frank Richardson Past Grand Deacon , as a member of tho Premises

Committee , would like to say a fow word . Ifc was absolutely necessary now that the grounds should be properly guarded . It was a very incomplete aud low wall they had now , and from personal observation he should say that the Institution ' s premises were completely