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THE Ninetieth Anniversary Festival of this Institution Avas held on Friday , the 10 th inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queenstreet , London , under tho presidency of tho M . W . the Pro Grand Master the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , Prov . G . M . for Somersetshire . At the conclusion of the banquet , the noble chairman proceeded to propose the health of nor Most Gracious Majesty tho

Queen . He was gratified at seeing so many ladies present , and pleased they took such interest in the proceedings . In works of charity we could wish for no better auxiliary . Their presence necessitated doing away Avith all those Masonio ceremonies we might indulge in if in a closely tyled Lodge , ho therefore asked the brethren to drink the health of the Queen . The toast being heartily

recognised , was followed by the National Anthem . The chairman next rose to give the toast of tho Grand Master . There wero , doubtless , many among them who , only a fortnight since , were assembled in that Hall , and they would remember they then had the pleasure of dining under the presidency of our Grand Master . It Avas an unfeigned pleasure for the Craft to see him occupy the chair . He asked

the brethren to drink his health , in two capacities ; first , as Grand Master , second , as Patron of this Charity ; and , in doing so , to join the name of one Avho , by her grace and kindness , has endeared herself to every man of this countiy . He Avould , therefore , give them H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Patron , H . R . H . tho Princess of Wales , Patroness , and the other members of the Royal Family . The toast Avas most enthusiastically received .

The next toast was that of the Deputy Grand Master and the rest of the Grand Officers Present and Past . The Chairman was sorry his noble friend Lord Skelmersdale Avas not present to answer for himself , but ho was pleased to see so many members of Grand Lodge around him . Among them wero somo who also held high positions in tho Provinces ; these he was particularly pleased to see , as onr Charities are as much indebted to the Provinces as to London for

their support , the contributions being about equally divided . He conplod the name of a brother who , like himself , had had a long experience in Masonry , Bro . Pickard , Grand Chaplain . That brother in replying thanked the brethren on behalf of Lord Skelmersdale and the other Grand Officers . He could never forget that he had the privilege of initiating Lord Skelmersdale , and that he became tho

following year his ( Bro . Pickard ' s ) I . G ., and that during his second year of office the Lodge over which he presided had the pleasure of receiving Lord Carnarvon as a joining member . Bro . Beach Prov . G . M . for Hants aud the Isle of Man next rose . He was sure the brethren would be right glad to drink the toast he now had tho honour of proposing . It was with peculiar satisfaction he offered the

toast of the Chairman of the Day , because he was the means , many years ago , of initiating that brother into the Craft , and he had had tho pleasure since that time of introducing him to nearly every grade in Freemasonry to which he has attained . We may indeed congratulate onrselves on the good work he has performed . He has ahvays taken the greatest interest in every branch

of Freemasonry . In acknowledging the toast , tho Earl of Carnarvon said : —If there were any discomforts attendant upon tho high office which it was his privilege to hold in the great , ancient , and illustrious body of Freemasons , he should on all occasions be more than compensated by the kindness Avhich was shewn him . He had frequently to meet the brethren in Grand Lodge and elsewhere , and he could safely

say that he had never found his Masonic brethren anything but gentlemen , and he hoped never to be thrown among any Avith whom it is a greater pleasure to transact business . His friendship with Bro . Beach had dated back many years , but nothing had ever occurred to disturb that friendship . He was indebted to him for many good offices , but the best was when he initiated him into the first three degrees of Freemasonry . He ( Bro . Beach ) had spoken of tho advocacy which is

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expected of a Chairman on these occasions , but he knew from a long experience of the liberality of the Craft that very few words Avere necessary from him , he wonld ask the brethren to drink , " Prosperity to the Girls' School . " In doing so , ho could but refer to the great loss they had sustained by the death of Bro . Little . During the five years he was connected Avith the Institution ho believed they wero much

indebted to him for tho singular attention he gave to its business . When he had presided on behalf of the great charities of this city , he had often wondered how they managed to got on . Many of them do a lnrgo Avork , they spend largo amounts , and frequently , when their aoconnts are balanced , havo to report a . largo deficit . Although it is quite true this is the case with many charities that aro doing

useful work , he was gratified to say it was not the case Avith their Institution . If they referred to tho last accounts they would see a rather awkward statement of a deficit of closo on £ 3 , 000 , but he ventured to say that this Avas only a seeming deficit ; the finances really wero in a most satisfactory condition . Tho Institution had no less than £ 39 , 000 funded property ; in fact , ho believed this amount had

been increased to £ 40 , 000 . It has from Grand Lodge £ 150 a year , and this , with the proceeds of its funded property , gavo a fixed income of over £ 1 , 300 a year ; last year the total receipts , including subscriptions and donations , amounted to £ 11 , 850 , still they had spent £ 14 , 690 ; this would give £ 2 , 810 to bo made good . But how had this como to pass ? Tho Institution had added a new wing to tho build .

ing , and had also bought a piece of land . Tho cost of each had betu defrayed out of its current income of tho year . It had never been his fortune to announce an Institution as being in so prosperous a condition . He would urge them to remember that this was the 90 th year of its existence , that it had steadily increasod , and that at the presont timo thoy wero clothing and educatiug 200 daughters of

Freemasons . He coupled Avith the toast tho name of Bro . Colonel Creaton , the Treas ., to whom the Institution owes much of its prosperity . Bro . Creaton said he felt A-ery proud to be called upon to answer for the Girls' School , of which ho had just had the honour of being elected Treasurer . He Avas happy to bo able to report that the sanitary condition of the School was much improved , and that they

might now look forward to the contemplated visit of their Royal Highnesses the Prince aud Princess of Wales . The amounts collected by the various Stewards were then announcod by Bro . Hedges ( a complete list , corrected up to the time of going to press is subjoined ) . Tho toast of the Vice-Patrons , Vice-Presidents , Trustees , varions Committees and Medical Officers Avas next honoured , coupled with

the name of Bro . Rucker . That Brother in replying referred to the duties the Medical Officers had lately had to perform , thoy , as well as tho varions Committees to whom referenco had been made , Avere ever ready to do all in their power for tho Institution . Tho Earl of Carnarvon next proposed Snccess to the other Masonic Charities . Freemasonry combines two things , profession and practice . They

had that evening been toasting and praising the Girls' School , but they must not forget that it is only one of three , the other tAvo being second to the Girls' only because it was the annual festival of tho latter . He coupled with the toast tho namo of Bro . Bincke 3 . Bro . Binckes said that the march of events had brought them to the second of our great Festivals . Ho congratulated the

brethren on the success of tho evening . He hoped at the Festival cf the Boys' School , to bo held in June or July next , to be ablo to submit to His Royal Highness tho Dnke of Connaught as grand a list of subscriptions . The health of tho Stewards was next given , and acknowledged by Bro . iE . Mclntyre , and tho Ladies having been toasted , the brethren adjourned to the Concert , which was given in the

Temple of Grand Lodge . Tho Avhole of the proceedings of the evening passed off most successfully . The mnsical arrangements were under tho direction of Bro . S . Lehmeyer , Avho was assisted by Bro . Wilhelm GanzP . G . O ., Mesdames Tellefson , Thaddens Wells , and Marie Belval ; Misses Elone Webster , and Adole Vernon , Mdlle . Victoria Bnnsen , Bros . Faulkner Leigh and Frederic Penna , Messrs . William Shakespeare , Stanislaus , and Monari Rocca .

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LONDON . £ s d Lodge 1 E . Fenner - . 21 0 0 2 Stephen Pearce - 23 2 0 4 JE . J . McIntvrfi V . P . 105 O O

4 Capt . H . A . Bennett 5 J . C . Havers . . 28 7 0 6 Capt . R . W . G . Farmer 26 5 0 8 Alfred Tisley - . 40 19 0

11 John Oakley Coles . 12 12 0 14 Percy C . F . Tatham . 1111 0 18 W . Lovie Bremner . 45 3 0 21 Samuel Hill - . 55 13 0 Chap . 21 Robt . Berridge - 16 16 0

Lodge 22 George Phythian - 28 7 0 Chap . 22 John Jonas Lodge 23 John Palmer - . 26 0 0 28 E . J . Stoneham - 49 7 0

29 Spencer J Herapath 33 Thos . Wm . Traill . 65 4 0 4 G Charles J . Curtis . 34 13 0 55 John H . Dodson . 60 18 0

CO Capt . J . Wordsworth 10 10 0 60 George Anderson - 10 10 0 63 L . Edmond Perken - 43 1 0 65 Charles Daniell . 81 18 0 65 W . H . Barber - - 70 7 0

66 Henry Bishop - . 38 17 0 72 Edwin Dodson . . 67 4 0 91 Victor M . Laffittau . 40 0 0 99 Wm . B . Scott 108 Geo . A . Berkeley . 19 19 0

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LONDON—continued . £ s d Lodge 140 W . B . Blackmnr . 68 5 0 145 John Boyd - . 82 0 0 147 Henry Bartlett - 29 11 6

lt > 2 Jeremiah Lyon - la lo 0 167 J . T . Eowe . - 34 2 G 172 Arthur E . Gladwell - 63 0 0 173 James Blyth . . 73 14 0 Chap . 174 E . C . Mather - . 8 G 12 0

Lodge 180 L . B . Pillin . . 4 G 4 0 181 A . T . Layton - . 3-12 G 183 A . T . Hirsch - 185 J . D . Barnett - - 31 10 0 197 Letchworth . - 43 1 0

212 Henry May - - 52 18 6 235 E . Emanuel 256 William Styles - ) ,,. . „ 256 J . A . Farnfield - ) &/ * ° 2 S 0 ( i V ftnlrlnnv . 9 S O O

263 Alexander Webber jun . 40 19 0 435 R . H . Seeker - - 39 18 0 jjgg | Alfred Dnrrant . 46 4 0 657 G . P . Gillard - . 88 14 6

715 Henry Watts - . 22 1 0 742 R . H . Driver . 742 F . A . Pullen - . 10 10 0 749 Hy . W . Greenwood - 26 5 0 TRCi WoUov ( Inae A A a n

780 E . C . Woodward . 10 10 0 822 J . A . Wilson . 35 14 0

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LONDON—continued . £ s d Lodge 829 ") m \ a -n fo r / - > ° nio { Thos . Smith - - 68 5 0

858 Francis Egan , M . D . 53 5 0 861 W . G . Hallows . 45 3 0 898 Benjamin Carter - 69 7 0 907 F . A . White - 28 6 6 1118 L . G . G . Robbins - 43 1 0

1150 P . Do L . Long - 1155 Geo . Bolton - - 69 1 0 1216 Charles Fountain - 32 11 0 1278 G . WardVerry - 50 0 0 1320 T ? T < Wpliaf . Pr . - 911 n n

1328 J . L . Thomas f - 31 10 0 1351 George Wilson - 88 4 0 1383 R . W . H . Giddy - 115 10 0 1420 John T . Gibson - 42 0 0

1446 Thomas Cull - - 71 8 0 1537 R . G . Clutton - 86 12 6 1563 ) and [ Edward White . ") 1305 ) 92 5 O

1563 B . H . Swallow - ) 15 S 6 E . Kidman - 45 5 0 1589 W . E . Farington •39 18 0 1608 George Everett - 176 8 0

1612 A . Beasley - - 35 14 0 1614 J . Mason . - - 68 5 0 1641 Andrew Middlemass 52 10 0 1642 William Stephens - 276 5 0 1657 A . J . Altman - 86 2 0