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Our Institutions.
OUR INSTITUTIONS .
rPHE July Quarterly Court of the Governors and Subscribers of the -1- Royal Masonio Institution for Girls was held at Freemasons ' Hall on Saturday last , at 12 o ' clock . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall Past Grand Treasurer occupied the ohair , and amongst the brethren present were : Bros . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke Grand Secretary , Frank
Richardson P . G . D ., Ralph Clutton G . S . D ., Edgar Bowyer P . G . Stands ' , rd Bearer , Contoller S . G . Bake , J . L . Mather , Chas . Lacey , Thomas Massa , H . Maudsley , C . H . Webb , A . E . Gladwell , and F . R . W . Hedges ( Secretary ) . Tho minutes of the last Court having been confirmed , and those of the General and House Committees read for
information , tho names of 33 approved candidates wore ordered to be placed on tho list for tho October election , and 16 vacancies were declared . The recommendation of tho General Committee as to the proposal of the District Surveyor respecting the proposed new road between St . John's Hill and Batter-sea Rise was accepted in principle ,
satisfactory arrangemonts having been made as to details , and the Trustees were ordered , on tho recommendation of the House Committee , to executo puch deeds as might bo found necessary . It was agreed that , as three of the girls elected in April last were under the age for admission , tho three highest unsuccessful candidates on the
poll at the said election should be admitted , in accordance with the recent addition to law 60 . Bro . Chas . Lacey's motion , that so much of law 28 as rendered null and void the votes of a Subscriber who had signed his voting paper but died before the clay of polling , shonld
bo erased , and words substituted to the effect that " all votes duly issued to Governors or Subscribers , after being properly signed , shall continue valid for tho current election , " was agreed to . The customary vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding "closed the proceedings .
Uhe following brethren have constituted themselves a Committee , with power to add to their number , for organising a testimonial to be presented to Miss Davis in recognition of her valuable services in the important office of Head Governess to the Girls' School during the last twenty-five years , namely , Col . Shadwell H . Clerke Grand
Secretary , Thomas Fenn President of the Board of General Purposes , Robert Grey Past Grand Deacon , Capt . N . G . Philips Past Grand Deacon , Frank Richardson Past Grand Deacon , Sir John B . Monckton Past Grand Warden , F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , Grand Registrar ,
Henry Smith Dcpnty Provincial Grand Master West Yorkshire , F . R . W . Hedges Secretary of tho Institution , Herbert Dicketts , Ckarlc-s W . Duke , F . Sumner Knyvett , J . L . Mather , W . F . Nettleship , aud C . H . Webb .
THE Quarterly General Court of Subscribers of the Boys' School was held on Mouday , at Freemasons' Hall , under the presidency of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart P . G . D . when , in addition to general matters , the following notices of motion were considered : — 1 . By Bro . C . H . WEDD , Life Governor :
That Brother George Blizard Abbott have the rank of Life Governor , with two votes at all election of hoys for life , in recognition of the care and nbili ' . y with which the recently published History of the Institu'ion has been compiled by him . "
This proposition evoked some discussion , one brother urging that the writer of the History had been paid for his work by the journal on whose behalf it was compiled , and iu the pages of which it originally appeared . Ultimately the motion was carried by an overwhelming majority .
2 . By W . Bro . EDOmBowrfiR , V . Patron , P . G . Std . Bearer : "Tint , 10 boys be elecfed at tho Quarterly General Court , on Monday , the Uth October , for admission to tho School over and above the 22 boys to be then elected to fill the number of vacancies in the present establishment . "
This proposition was duly seconded , and carried . 3 . By W . Bro . C . i \ HOG . VSB , V . P .: " That in recognition of the services of Bro . F . Binckes , as Secretary of the Institution during a period of 25 years , the sum of 100 < niineas be presented to him as an honorarium . " °
This motion , on boing seconded , was opposed ; the general feeling on the part of thoso who dissented being that , while every recognition shonld be made to Rrother Binckes for what ho bad done , it w ° a 3 not desirable that the funds of the Institution should be encroached upon for the purpose ; an independent subscription , to which any member
r . f the Craft might subscribe—to whatsoever extent he chose—boing more desirable . We understand that arrangements to carry such a pi-ojpct into effect have already been made , and no doubt tho result
of the movement will bo of a much more substantial nature than that embodied in the proposition before the meeting on Monday . This idea ultimately prevailed , and tho proceedings were brought to a conclusion with the customary vote of thanks to the Chairman
THE Committee of Management of the Royal Masouic Benevolent Institution held their monthly meeting , at Freemasons ' Hall on Wedruadny . Brother Edgar Bowyer , P . G . Standard Bearer ^ ocenpted tho chair , aud among the members present wero Bros . Co ! tebrnne , Adlard , Stewart . Murlis . Tattpi-shnll . Fm-svf . h rc „ imo ,. '
Daniell , ferryman , Fish , Mather , Farnfield , Brett , Loggott , Trneman Brooks , Ilogard , Money , Hilton , Hog ? , Cox , Cotter , Ridgway , and Terry ( Secretary ) . The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed , the Secretary reported the death of three female annuitants . The Warden ' s report was read , and a vote of thanks
was unanimously accorded to tho House Committee of the Boys ' School for having permitted tho baud of that Institution to attend on the occasion of the Stewards' visit in June last . The Report of tho Finance Committee was received , adopted , and •ordered to be entered on the minutes , aud tho Chairman was author .
Our Institutions.
isod to sign oheqnes for payment of tho sums therein mentioned . The Secretary reported that he had been served with notice from the Water Company at Croydon , requesting certain alterations to be made in tho fittings throughout the buildings , and the House Committee had given directions for tho same to bo made . A letter was
read from one of the candidates , whose petition had been rejected at the previous meeting , asking the Committee to reconsider their determination . Tho appeal was not entertained , as by the statement made by tho applicant she admitted she was in receipt of £ 1 per week . Some letters were read from a late resident , who had been
expelled the Institution in December 1881 . These com . munications reflected on the House Committee and Secretary . The annuitant , who was in attendance , was called upon to substantiate the charges he had made ; this ho was unable to do ,
and the Committee unanimously decided to suspend the payment of his annuity until he had withdrawn the oharges made by him , and apologised for having made thorn . Tho usual vot 9 of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings .
Summer Festival Of The Percy Lodge, No. 198.
SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE PERCY LODGE , No . 198 .
IT is not often , even amongst the most energetic of our Craftsmen , that the opportunity offers of serving the office of W . M . of the same Lodgo for the third time , and whenever this result is achieved the luoky individual may rest content with the knowledge that he stands in a high position in the regard of his brethren and fellows . The desire to attain to tho high position of a Worshipful Master ia a
laudable one , and where the aspirant is of sound morals and strict integrity he may rely on receiving snpport and assistance from all the members of his Lodge , provided the spirit of Harmony predominates at their periodical gatherings . The question has often been asked , How it is the interest amongst our brethren is so well and so long
sustained ? True , there are many amongst us who rush into Freemasonry , and for a few years make a splutter and fuss , and then sink into a state of inactivity , from which they seldom or over arouse themselves . On the other hand , we can point to many who have worked consistently and well for periods extending respectively
over thirty , forty and fifty years ; the worthy brother who at tho present time presides over the destinies of the Percy Lodgo ranking amongst the foremost of these Masonic enthusiasts ; for him the goddess be so reveres loseth not her charms , and though he can boast of a Masonic career of nearly half a century , he is still as fervent and
energetic as ever . He has been selected by the members of the Percy Lodge to fulfil the duties of the Master's chair on four previous occasions , and during the present year he again holds the reins of management , and stands , we believe , in the unique position of being the only Mason who has been elected on five
separate occasions to control the destinies of his mother Lodge . To celebrate this auspicious occasion , Bro . Major Lambert entertained a number of his friends at the New Falcon Hotel , Gravcsend , on Tuesday , the 13 th instant . A banquet having been partaken of , Bro . Lambert , who presided , proposed the usual Loyal toasts , following
with that of the Grand Officers . He was pleased at the presence of so many Officers of Grand Lodge , and heartily thanked them for their company . Bro . J . Sampson Peirce P . G . J . D . responded . He felt that the Officers of Grand Lodge wero well known to all of the brethren , and therefore few words would bo required from him on
their behalf . He trusted it would never have to be said that the Grand Officers had omitted any part of their duty , but rather that whatever they had to perform had been carrird out to the best of their ability . The Chairman next proposed the health of the members of tb . 8 Royal Athelstan Lodge , No . 19 . The meeting of that day ,
he said , was the result of a conversation between himself and a few other brethren as to the close relationship which used to exist between the Royal Athelstan Lodge and that over which he had the honour of presiding at the present time . There was seldom a meeting of either the Royal Athelstan or the Percy Lodges but
there was a numerous attendance of brethren from the other , and one of his desires was to cement such association , and renew the friendships which had so long existed between tbem . In conclusion , he hoped the Royal Athelstan Lodgo would flourish , and that its prosperous career would be continued for many long years . Bro .
Bywater , P . M . of the Royal Athelstan , responded , tendering his thanks to the Chairman on behalf of the Lodge he represented . He spoke of the good feeling which had always existed between the two Lodges , and said that tho members of the Royal Athelstan never welcomed a visitor more heartily than they did the present
chairman . The members of the Royal Athelstan Lodge were sensible of the honour conferred on them by this toast , and in turn hoped the Percy Lodgo might also continue to flourish . Brother Lambert next proposed prosperity to the Huguenot Lodge . The last toast had been in honour of a Lodgo so old that it was like digging up relics of the
past to speak of it , while the present was in reference to tho youngest amongst them . It had been said that " one touch of nature makes the whole world kin , " and he stood before them that ovening as an Anglicised Frenchman , for he represented the Huguenot proper . Tho Huguenot Lodgo was started in commemoration of tho
by-centonary of tho revocation of the edict of Nantss , tho time when the Huguenots had to leave their native country to find a home where tbey could adore their God , and where they could practise a handicraft to maintain those dependent upon them . Since their arrival in this country they had assisted the progress of science and art , and
had established those industries in which they were so proficient . He had found that whatever was Hugucnotic was Masonic , and consisted of doing all the good possible to others , and giving what could
be spared to those in need . He hoped that the excellent institution in Bethnal Green , founded by the Huguenots , would long flourish to succour tho poor and aged . He was glad to see the aged Mas tar of the Huguenot Lodge present ; ' " Ibnt , as he was incapacitated by
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Our Institutions.
OUR INSTITUTIONS .
rPHE July Quarterly Court of the Governors and Subscribers of the -1- Royal Masonio Institution for Girls was held at Freemasons ' Hall on Saturday last , at 12 o ' clock . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall Past Grand Treasurer occupied the ohair , and amongst the brethren present were : Bros . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke Grand Secretary , Frank
Richardson P . G . D ., Ralph Clutton G . S . D ., Edgar Bowyer P . G . Stands ' , rd Bearer , Contoller S . G . Bake , J . L . Mather , Chas . Lacey , Thomas Massa , H . Maudsley , C . H . Webb , A . E . Gladwell , and F . R . W . Hedges ( Secretary ) . Tho minutes of the last Court having been confirmed , and those of the General and House Committees read for
information , tho names of 33 approved candidates wore ordered to be placed on tho list for tho October election , and 16 vacancies were declared . The recommendation of tho General Committee as to the proposal of the District Surveyor respecting the proposed new road between St . John's Hill and Batter-sea Rise was accepted in principle ,
satisfactory arrangemonts having been made as to details , and the Trustees were ordered , on tho recommendation of the House Committee , to executo puch deeds as might bo found necessary . It was agreed that , as three of the girls elected in April last were under the age for admission , tho three highest unsuccessful candidates on the
poll at the said election should be admitted , in accordance with the recent addition to law 60 . Bro . Chas . Lacey's motion , that so much of law 28 as rendered null and void the votes of a Subscriber who had signed his voting paper but died before the clay of polling , shonld
bo erased , and words substituted to the effect that " all votes duly issued to Governors or Subscribers , after being properly signed , shall continue valid for tho current election , " was agreed to . The customary vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding "closed the proceedings .
Uhe following brethren have constituted themselves a Committee , with power to add to their number , for organising a testimonial to be presented to Miss Davis in recognition of her valuable services in the important office of Head Governess to the Girls' School during the last twenty-five years , namely , Col . Shadwell H . Clerke Grand
Secretary , Thomas Fenn President of the Board of General Purposes , Robert Grey Past Grand Deacon , Capt . N . G . Philips Past Grand Deacon , Frank Richardson Past Grand Deacon , Sir John B . Monckton Past Grand Warden , F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , Grand Registrar ,
Henry Smith Dcpnty Provincial Grand Master West Yorkshire , F . R . W . Hedges Secretary of tho Institution , Herbert Dicketts , Ckarlc-s W . Duke , F . Sumner Knyvett , J . L . Mather , W . F . Nettleship , aud C . H . Webb .
THE Quarterly General Court of Subscribers of the Boys' School was held on Mouday , at Freemasons' Hall , under the presidency of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart P . G . D . when , in addition to general matters , the following notices of motion were considered : — 1 . By Bro . C . H . WEDD , Life Governor :
That Brother George Blizard Abbott have the rank of Life Governor , with two votes at all election of hoys for life , in recognition of the care and nbili ' . y with which the recently published History of the Institu'ion has been compiled by him . "
This proposition evoked some discussion , one brother urging that the writer of the History had been paid for his work by the journal on whose behalf it was compiled , and iu the pages of which it originally appeared . Ultimately the motion was carried by an overwhelming majority .
2 . By W . Bro . EDOmBowrfiR , V . Patron , P . G . Std . Bearer : "Tint , 10 boys be elecfed at tho Quarterly General Court , on Monday , the Uth October , for admission to tho School over and above the 22 boys to be then elected to fill the number of vacancies in the present establishment . "
This proposition was duly seconded , and carried . 3 . By W . Bro . C . i \ HOG . VSB , V . P .: " That in recognition of the services of Bro . F . Binckes , as Secretary of the Institution during a period of 25 years , the sum of 100 < niineas be presented to him as an honorarium . " °
This motion , on boing seconded , was opposed ; the general feeling on the part of thoso who dissented being that , while every recognition shonld be made to Rrother Binckes for what ho bad done , it w ° a 3 not desirable that the funds of the Institution should be encroached upon for the purpose ; an independent subscription , to which any member
r . f the Craft might subscribe—to whatsoever extent he chose—boing more desirable . We understand that arrangements to carry such a pi-ojpct into effect have already been made , and no doubt tho result
of the movement will bo of a much more substantial nature than that embodied in the proposition before the meeting on Monday . This idea ultimately prevailed , and tho proceedings were brought to a conclusion with the customary vote of thanks to the Chairman
THE Committee of Management of the Royal Masouic Benevolent Institution held their monthly meeting , at Freemasons ' Hall on Wedruadny . Brother Edgar Bowyer , P . G . Standard Bearer ^ ocenpted tho chair , aud among the members present wero Bros . Co ! tebrnne , Adlard , Stewart . Murlis . Tattpi-shnll . Fm-svf . h rc „ imo ,. '
Daniell , ferryman , Fish , Mather , Farnfield , Brett , Loggott , Trneman Brooks , Ilogard , Money , Hilton , Hog ? , Cox , Cotter , Ridgway , and Terry ( Secretary ) . The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed , the Secretary reported the death of three female annuitants . The Warden ' s report was read , and a vote of thanks
was unanimously accorded to tho House Committee of the Boys ' School for having permitted tho baud of that Institution to attend on the occasion of the Stewards' visit in June last . The Report of tho Finance Committee was received , adopted , and •ordered to be entered on the minutes , aud tho Chairman was author .
Our Institutions.
isod to sign oheqnes for payment of tho sums therein mentioned . The Secretary reported that he had been served with notice from the Water Company at Croydon , requesting certain alterations to be made in tho fittings throughout the buildings , and the House Committee had given directions for tho same to bo made . A letter was
read from one of the candidates , whose petition had been rejected at the previous meeting , asking the Committee to reconsider their determination . Tho appeal was not entertained , as by the statement made by tho applicant she admitted she was in receipt of £ 1 per week . Some letters were read from a late resident , who had been
expelled the Institution in December 1881 . These com . munications reflected on the House Committee and Secretary . The annuitant , who was in attendance , was called upon to substantiate the charges he had made ; this ho was unable to do ,
and the Committee unanimously decided to suspend the payment of his annuity until he had withdrawn the oharges made by him , and apologised for having made thorn . Tho usual vot 9 of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings .
Summer Festival Of The Percy Lodge, No. 198.
SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE PERCY LODGE , No . 198 .
IT is not often , even amongst the most energetic of our Craftsmen , that the opportunity offers of serving the office of W . M . of the same Lodgo for the third time , and whenever this result is achieved the luoky individual may rest content with the knowledge that he stands in a high position in the regard of his brethren and fellows . The desire to attain to tho high position of a Worshipful Master ia a
laudable one , and where the aspirant is of sound morals and strict integrity he may rely on receiving snpport and assistance from all the members of his Lodge , provided the spirit of Harmony predominates at their periodical gatherings . The question has often been asked , How it is the interest amongst our brethren is so well and so long
sustained ? True , there are many amongst us who rush into Freemasonry , and for a few years make a splutter and fuss , and then sink into a state of inactivity , from which they seldom or over arouse themselves . On the other hand , we can point to many who have worked consistently and well for periods extending respectively
over thirty , forty and fifty years ; the worthy brother who at tho present time presides over the destinies of the Percy Lodgo ranking amongst the foremost of these Masonic enthusiasts ; for him the goddess be so reveres loseth not her charms , and though he can boast of a Masonic career of nearly half a century , he is still as fervent and
energetic as ever . He has been selected by the members of the Percy Lodge to fulfil the duties of the Master's chair on four previous occasions , and during the present year he again holds the reins of management , and stands , we believe , in the unique position of being the only Mason who has been elected on five
separate occasions to control the destinies of his mother Lodge . To celebrate this auspicious occasion , Bro . Major Lambert entertained a number of his friends at the New Falcon Hotel , Gravcsend , on Tuesday , the 13 th instant . A banquet having been partaken of , Bro . Lambert , who presided , proposed the usual Loyal toasts , following
with that of the Grand Officers . He was pleased at the presence of so many Officers of Grand Lodge , and heartily thanked them for their company . Bro . J . Sampson Peirce P . G . J . D . responded . He felt that the Officers of Grand Lodge wero well known to all of the brethren , and therefore few words would bo required from him on
their behalf . He trusted it would never have to be said that the Grand Officers had omitted any part of their duty , but rather that whatever they had to perform had been carrird out to the best of their ability . The Chairman next proposed the health of the members of tb . 8 Royal Athelstan Lodge , No . 19 . The meeting of that day ,
he said , was the result of a conversation between himself and a few other brethren as to the close relationship which used to exist between the Royal Athelstan Lodge and that over which he had the honour of presiding at the present time . There was seldom a meeting of either the Royal Athelstan or the Percy Lodges but
there was a numerous attendance of brethren from the other , and one of his desires was to cement such association , and renew the friendships which had so long existed between tbem . In conclusion , he hoped the Royal Athelstan Lodgo would flourish , and that its prosperous career would be continued for many long years . Bro .
Bywater , P . M . of the Royal Athelstan , responded , tendering his thanks to the Chairman on behalf of the Lodge he represented . He spoke of the good feeling which had always existed between the two Lodges , and said that tho members of the Royal Athelstan never welcomed a visitor more heartily than they did the present
chairman . The members of the Royal Athelstan Lodge were sensible of the honour conferred on them by this toast , and in turn hoped the Percy Lodgo might also continue to flourish . Brother Lambert next proposed prosperity to the Huguenot Lodge . The last toast had been in honour of a Lodgo so old that it was like digging up relics of the
past to speak of it , while the present was in reference to tho youngest amongst them . It had been said that " one touch of nature makes the whole world kin , " and he stood before them that ovening as an Anglicised Frenchman , for he represented the Huguenot proper . Tho Huguenot Lodgo was started in commemoration of tho
by-centonary of tho revocation of the edict of Nantss , tho time when the Huguenots had to leave their native country to find a home where tbey could adore their God , and where they could practise a handicraft to maintain those dependent upon them . Since their arrival in this country they had assisted the progress of science and art , and
had established those industries in which they were so proficient . He had found that whatever was Hugucnotic was Masonic , and consisted of doing all the good possible to others , and giving what could
be spared to those in need . He hoped that the excellent institution in Bethnal Green , founded by the Huguenots , would long flourish to succour tho poor and aged . He was glad to see the aged Mas tar of the Huguenot Lodge present ; ' " Ibnt , as he was incapacitated by