Proposed Visit Of The Pro G. Master To Reading.

PROPOSED VISIT OF THE PRO G . MASTER TO READING .

ALMOST at the eleventh hour the ceremony of setting the memorial stone of the new Municipal Buildings at Reading had to he deferred , in consequence of the illness—which all our readers must regret—of Lord Carnarvon . Bro . Robert Bradley , Provincial Grand Secretary

of the Province of Berks and Bucks , lost no time in communicating tho intelligence , and used every possible precaution to prevent inconvenience by sending , on Friday evening , the 10 th inst ., to every Mason in the Province a copy of the following notice : —

In consequence of tho sudden illness of Lord Carnarvon , the ceremony of laying the memorial stone of tho Public Building's in Reading , intended for Tuesday next , the 14 th inst ., is unavoidably postponed . Lord Carnarvon is suffering from a very severe attack of gont ,

PROVINCE OF BERKS AND BUCKS .

which makes it absolutely impossible for him to attend . It is hoped that tho ceremony may tako place on ov about Tuesday , tho 4 th November . Tho Provincial Grand Lodge , summoned for the 14 th October , will therefore not be held . ROBT . BUADLEV ,

Prov . Grand Secretary . Reading , 10 th October 1879 . The next day notice was sent to all other members of the

Craft who there was reason to believe would have attended . It has not yet been definitely settled when the gathering will take place , but we believe we are correct in saying it will be on an earl y day in November .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

A QUARTERLY General Court of the Governors and Subscribers of this Institution was held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Saturday last . Bro . Col . Creaton , Grand Treasurer , presided . After the reading and confirmation of the minutes Bro . Thos . Meggy , Vice-President ,

moved" That a Committee be appointed to consider the manner in which the scrutiny of the votes shall be made , both for the election of candidates and for other purposes , and to report to the next General Court . " Several times , within the last few years a scrutiny of votes has been

demanded , after the poll was declared , and such scrutiny has disclosed the fact that the declaration had been incorrect . There was evidently some laxity somewhere , and possibly the arrangements were slightly at fault . If a Committee was appointed to consider the

arrangements , a plan might be framed whereby tho declaration of the poll would be correct . The motion , which was seconded by Bro . John G . Stevens , was pnt and lost . Col . Creaton carried a motion recommended by the Building Committee : —

" That a dwarf wall bo built on the south side of tho Institution grounds , at a cost not exceeding £ 300 . " Bro . James A . Birch moved , as a proposed alteration of Rnle 71 , snbsection 2 , to read as follows : — " Tho Election and Removal of tho Secretary shall be vested in the

General Committee ; the Voting to be by Balloting Papers , duly forwarded to each qualified Member , not less than fourteen days before the date of Election ; snch Balloting Papers must be signed by the party entitled thereto , and may be presented by a Member of tbe General Committee on his or hor behalf at the time of Election . "

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

His proposition , ho said , was intended to assimilate tbe form of voting for Secretary to that of voting for children to tlio Institution . At present the voting for Secretary was by personal attendance in London , which involved heavy expense on the provincial brethien . From his own province ( Lancashire ) it would cost a Life Governor _> 3 , and as there wore 3 , 000 Life Governors of tho Boys' School this

wonld represent an outlay of £ 9 , 000 , which ho thought wonld be better invested if given to one of the Institutions . It was said that there was a jealousy on the part of tho London brethren on this question , but if there was , it was unbecoming of such a universal brotherhood . He did not believe there was this jealousy ; tho only jealousy there should be was an emulation in benevolent work . It was urged that

if the provinces had the power of voting by proxy papers they might put forward an inefficient candidate , and thus sacrifice tbe Institution . He could assure tbe Court that the provincial brethren had a lively interest in the Institutions , and were not likely to sacrifice them . If they did , it was impossible that all the provinces could be united against London . Ho honed the brethren would make the fair and

just concession he asked to the brethren of the provinces . After tho motion had been seconded by Bro . John Constable , it was carried by a majority of twelve . Bro . H . Smith , Provincial Grand Secretary of AVest Yorkshire , gave notice that ho would move , at the Quarterly Court in January , that the Court accept the sum of 1000 guineas from

West Yoi-kshire for tho purchase of a perpetual presentation for tho Province . Bro . Lonis Hirsch gave notice of motion for the Quarterly Court in January , in the words of the above-mentioned rejected motion of Bro . Thomas Meggy . The election of eighteen girls out of a list of forty-eight was then taken , and , at tho declaration of tho poll , the following -was announced as tho result : —

SUCCESSFUL . N " - ^ Name Forward To-day Total 5 Dceloy , Agnes A . 762 5915 1358 48 "Bladen , Maud Eva .... _ — 1352 17 Fellows , Charlotte Amelia ( last ) - - 516 802 1318 20 Kirke , Alice Clara 753 520 1279 26 Tipper , Mabel Harrison - - - 389 876 1265 30 * Rogcrs , Beatrice Amy .... — — 1265 21 Lang , Margaret Ethel 672 581 1253

1 Sampson , Mabel Jane ( last ) - ¦ - 646 602 124 S 15 Dawson , Alice Mary - 475 756 1231 3 Keighley Harriott Geraldine ( last ) - 459 766 1225 19 Hicks , Edith 858 348 1206 7 Hart , Eva C . H 436 758 1194 13 Hill , Emily S . H . .... 480 699 1179 4 Allison , Ethel Frances XV . - - - 547 601 1148 40 * Whito , Adelaide Louisa - - - — — 1118 44 « Wilson , Jessie Dalaval ... — — 1101 25 Pratt , Clara 436 036 1072 14 Wain Fanny Elizabeth - - - - 245 796 1041

UNSUCCESSFUL . 27 Wyatt , Mary Ann A . ... 75 930 1005 11 -Parker , Annie Sarah .... 135 849 984 12 Cheek , Laura Sophia ... . 360 598 958 9 Williams , Emma Eliza - . . 557 355 912 23 Howie , Minnie 2 878 880 10 Cecil , Emily Alford 209 563 772 33 * Stowini , Alice Maria Louisa - — — 429 43 * Earvey , Julia Maud .... — — 395 8 Priestley , Juliet S . H . - - . 194 121 315

39 * 13 ndgemaii , Rose Agnes ... — — 307 24 King , Emily Beatrice .... 77 192 269 45 * Hale , Florence Paulino ... — — 207 31 * Riley , Sophia — — 201 36 * New , Francis Jane .... — — 1 G 9 16 Evens , Mildred 139 9 148 31 * Oberdoerlrer , Fanny Maria Ignace , - — — 121 22 Hill , Annie Elizabeth . - . . 13 106 119 29 * Pelham , Rosa Pauline .... ~ - _ 108 42 * Mee , Kate Sarah .... __ __ 104 41 Oweus , Annie Adelaide ... — — 100 32 * Coales , Clara Eliza .... — __ 90 6 Brown , Edith 40 24 64 2 Parker , Elizabeth Minnie ... 49 11 60 16 * Hodgson , Ada ( last ) .... __ 23 18 Gover , Annie 15 4 19 35 * Ashton , Ada Ellen ..,. — _ U