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The Boys School.

THE BOYS SCHOOL .

fpHB entertainment to the pupils of the Institution at Wood J _ Green , which Bro . Macklin W . M . and other members of the Asaph Lodge , No . 1319 , promised for Wednesday , was recularly held , and we venture to think the lads never had a more enjoyable afternoon , the entertainers including some of the most distinguished artistes of the day , who seemed to enter heart and

soul into their self-imposed task , and do everything in their power to make the event a memorable one for the pupils . The overture was played by the Masonic Orchestra , which , under the direction of Bro . J . E . Hambleton I . P . M . of the Asap h Lodge , A . R . A . M ., included such well-known names as

Bros . J . C . Hambleton , V . Addison , E . P . Black , C . Goebel , P . Hackenberger , F . Middleditch , J . Ricketts , A . Symmons , J . Birch , H . Croft , J . Symmons , E . Woolhouse , J . Field , J . Griffiths , E . Whifcmore , G . Grimaldi , D . Wood , C . Powell , 0 . Woolf , J . Byng , J . Hanson , E . James , F . E . James , W . Sims , A . F .

Borodorf , H . G . Hambleton , W . Sylvester , and F . Davis , whose capabilities were yet further augmented by Bro . Howard Reynolds ( cornet ) , Bro . John Radcliff ( flute ) , & c . The first few notes of the overture were sufficient to convince the company ( which included a large number of visitors ) that a treat was in store for them , and such proved to be the case .

Bro . H . S . Patterson followed with a song " Old Soldiers , " which was well received ; and then Bro . Howard Reynolds gave a cornet solo , that , despite the notice on the programme that there would be no time to accept encores , was so heartily applauded by the boys that Bro . Macklin was compelled to

announce that Bro . Reynolds would give another selection in the second part . Bro . Macklin came next with a recitation "In School Days , " which it is needless to say was given with fine dramatic effect ; then Bro . Patterson sang " The Gunner ' s Mate , "

and was succeeded by a Violoncello Solo by Bro . Woolhouse . Bro . Mel . B . Spurr supplied the comic feature , in a musical entertainment , descriptive oi a holiday with some Yorkshire cousins , and their visit to London ; the first part of the programme concluding with a selection , " Nautical airs , " by the Orchestra .

The second part opened with another selection by the Orchestra , and was followed by Bro . Reynolds ' s promised encore , which met an equally hearty reception as was accorded his first effort . Bro . Patterson next came in for rounds of applause following bis rendering of " The Admiral ' s Broom , " and then

Bro . John Radcliff enchanted his hearers with a flute solo , a fantasia on Irish airs , of his own setting . The Orchestra contributed the next number , a march , " Shoulder to Shoulder , "

and then Bro . John Le Hay gave his Yentriloquial entertainment , and brought a most successful performance to a close . Bro . Le Hay was in excellent form , and fairly delighted the audience with his wonderful powers .

Bro . J . M . McLeod Secretary of the Institution proposed a word of thanks to Bro . Macklin and the members of the Asaph Lodge who had assisted in providing that day ' s splendid entertainment for the Boys—those present must bear in mind that the entertainment was really for the pupils . He also thought the

thanks of the School were dne to the large number of Ladies and Brethren who had attended to cheer the boys by their presence on this occasion , and he should therefore ask the boys to first give three cheers for their entertainers , and afterwards a similar compliment for the Visitors , which was done in very hearty style .

Bro . Macklin expressed the thanks of himself and those who had worked with him for the very cordial reception they had received . It had been a great pleasure to come down , and he hoped he and his friends would be able to come again and give the boys some other entertainment .

-The music was kindly lent by Bro . Middleditch . Bro . J . H . Usson P . P . G . O . Derbyshire , Bro . Coxhead , and Mr . Herbert Hilton , A . R . C . O ., were the accompanists .

The Girls School.

THE GIRLS SCHOOL .

THE annual visit of Stewards to the Institution at Battersea took place on Monday of last week , when the Earl of Huston presided , the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe , Chairman of the ye £ -r , being unable to be present . The prizes were presented by

The Girls School.

Miss Harbord , niece of Lord Euston , and the usual , programme of music , & c , was earned through . We append a list of the prizes and names of the winners :

Gold Medal for Proficiency ( with £ 5 by the late Bro . William Winn)—Helena Tims . Silver Medal for good Conduct ( with £ 5 by the late Bro . William Winn )—Elsie Mackey . Cambridge Local Examination ( 23 entered , all passed ) . SENIOB . —Class II . Honours—Nellie Cooper ( Silver Medallist , 1894 ) . Satisfied Examiners—Florence Bexfield ( Gold Medallist , 1894 ) .

PRESENTED BY THE INSTITUTION .

JUNIOR . —Class I . Honours —( Distinction in Religious Knowledge and Arithmetic ) Helena Tims . ( Distinction in Religious Knowledge and French ) Ethel Sanders ( with £ 5 by Bro . D . P . Cama ) . Class II . Honours —( Distinction in Religious Knowledge , English , and Drawing ) Mary Baverstock . ( Distinction in Religious Knowledge and French ) Mabel Bohli . Class III . Honours —( Distinction in Religious Knowledge ) Ada Turton , Olga Tettenborn , and Dora

Ireson . Satisfied Examiners—Ethel Michael , Alice Taverner , Grace Goodchild , Winifred Chinneck , Grace Glenny , Enid Pennington , Elsie James , Edith Hopgood , Eliza Hamer , Clara O'Hara , Constance Green , Hilda Liverd , Fanny Campbell , and Ruby Webster . * College of Preceptors' Examinations ( 54 entered , 48 passed ) : PRIZE WINNERS . —Edith Melhuish ( Distinction in Drawing ) , Margaret Vivian , and Beatrice Turner .

Proficiency in Lower Classes—3 rd Alice Bingham . 4 th Rose Davis . Sth Gladys Jones . 6 th Emma Hardy . 7 th Edith Hobson . Needlework—Amelia Thaw , Winifred Belton , Lilian Astington , and Selina Booth . Order and Attention ( As proved by Conduct Marks throughout the year ) Eliza Pether and Agnes Le Gros . ¦ '*'

PRESENTED BY FRIENDS OF THE INSTITUTION . Religious Knowledge ( Bro . Robert Grey)—Helena Tims , Mary Baverstock , Ethel Sanders , Mabel Bohli , Ada Turton , and Olga Tettenborn . English Subjects ( Bro . A . C . Spaull)—Mary Baverstock . Arithmetic and Mathematics ( Bro . Thomas Fenn)—Helena Tims . Music—First Prize ( Bro . J . H . Matthews )—Elsie Mackey .

Second Prizes ( The Wentworth Little)—Gwendoline Robson , Muriel Smith , and Dorothy Besly . Third Prizes ( An Ex-Pupil)—Grace Glenny , Marie Gregory , arid Mabel Messenger . Singing ( Bro . J . H . Matthews)—Helena Tims and Anita Thorne . French ( Bro . Eugene Monteuuis )—Mabel Bohli , Ada Turton , and Hilda Lirved .

French—Special Prize , distinguished in Cambridge Examination ( Bro . Oscar Phillipe)—Ethel Sanders . Drawing ( The John Boyd)—Mary Baverstock and Edith Melhuish . Elocution ( Mrs . Sykes-Bailey)—Anita Thorne . Good Conduct ( The Supreme Council , 33 ° )—First Prize , Enid Pennington .

Good Conduct ( Bro . Frank Richardson )—Second Prizes , Ida Wilkinson and Madeline Blyth . Tho Best Perfect ( Bro . Ralph Glutton)—Elsie Mackey . Cookery ( Bro . D . P . Cama )—First Prize ( £ 5 ) , Ida Wilkinson . Cookery ( Bro . Henry A . Hunt ) Second Prizes , Anita Thorne and Edith Melhuish . ... . ... .

Cookery ( Mrs . H . Homewood Crawford )—Third Prizes , Winifred Chinneck and Fanny Campbell . Shorthand ( Bro . R . Loveland Loveland)—Florence Bexfield ( Pitman ' s Theory Certificate ) .

Type-Writing ( Bro . W . G . Kentish )—Agnes Saville and Florence Sissons . Usefulness in Domestic Duties ( The " Yates , " St . James' Lodge , No . 482)—Edith Cooper , Agnos Saville , and Florence Sissons . Calisthenics and Deportment ( Bro . Col . James Peters)—Mabel Cookes and Kathleen Luke .

Swimming ( Lady Monckton )—Alice McCue , Henrietta Staff , and Clara Hodgson . Amiability ( Bro . John Faulkner ) ( Selected by her Schoolfellows )—Ruby Webster .

JUNIOR SCHOOL . General Proficiency ( Bro . Frank Richardson )—Mary Maslen . Arithmetic ( The " Henry Levander " )—Nellie Bleakley . Perseverance and Attention ( Bro . W . G . Kentish)—Nora Floyd .

An interesting meeting of the Trafford Lodge , No . 1496 , was held at the Western Hotel , Moss Side , Manchester , on . Monday last . We shall give a report of the proceedings next week , as also of the Urmston Lodge meeting held the same day , both reports being crowded out of this issue .

Some of our Scottish Brethren contemplate the establishment ; of a Limited Liability Company for the dissemination of Masonic literature , and have decided to approach the leading

Freemasons throughout Scotland with the object of floating a Company with five hundred £ 1 shares . Certainly not an ambitious venture , says our contemporary , the " Mallet . "