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The Coming Festival Of The Girls' School.
THE COMING FESTIVAL OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
WE have recently had occasion to congratulate the supporters of the Royal Masonic Institntion for Girls on the very large number of scholarships , in propor tion to the number of applications , which it has been found
possible to declare vacant , and available for competition at the Election which is to take place to-day . It must , indeed , be a matter of great gratification to all well-wishers of the School that no more than twelve of the girls eligible for admission to the benefits of the Institntion will be
left unprovided for from its funds after the announcement of the result of to-day ' s polling , but even before this gratification can have been actually experienced , we find it desirable to again draw attention to the fact that the benefits which the Committee of the Girls' School have
recently been enabled to bestow in so lavish a manner , and whicb have so materially decreased the number of those to be sent away as unsuccessful , cannot be continued without the hearty support of the members of the Craft , who , as most of us are aware , have annually to provide by far the
larger portion of the money needed for the carrying on of this , and the two other Masonic Institutions . Unfortunately , or , we will only say , " perhaps " unfortunately , for the brethren of to-day , the Central Charities , of which we
have so much reason to be proud , are all but unprovided for , so far as permanent income is concerned ; while the demands made on them is ever increasing , and may fairly be described as permanent , without the possibility of a doubt . This renders it all the more desirable that we
should not only express our pleasure at what is being done , but also have a thought for the future . The future !—that distant future , belonging to the coming generation , can , no doubt , be left to take care of itself ; the brethren of that period will experience as much pleasure in knowing that
what is then being done at the Institution is being carried out with money subscribed by them , as those of the present day do that their money is paying for the good work now being conducted ; but the more immediate future , the next year , or the next few months , is a different matter .
Within five weeks from the present time , or , to be exact , on the 21 st of next month , the members of the Craft will be called upon to decide what it will be expedient to undertake during the coming year on behalf of the Girls ' School—we say , what it will be expedient to undertake ;
but such an expression is hardly applicable , inasmuch as a very large expenditure is already decided on—the expenditure necessary to continue the Institution in its present state , without any thought being entertained of extension . -It is a matter of no little concern to the authorities of our
Schools and Benevolent Institution to know where the funds are coming from which are actually required for the ensuing year ' s work . As we have already said , great praise is due to the Institution which can open its doors to so many of the needy , but once having taken the step , cie 1
- " S no turning back . The children under our care cannot be cast off , or sent back to their friends at a day or two s notice , and it therefore becomes imperative that very Jarge sums of monev be annnallv raised to maintain those
alread y admitted to the Institutions , while a yet further snm ia ^ needed to allow of the number of inmates being maintained . If a very great falling off in the receipts of either of our Charities was to take place , it would , of
The Coming Festival Of The Girls' School.
course , be possible to reduce the number of those cared for , but such a step could only be adopted under the most trying circumstances . Retrenchment of our liberality would be most repugnant , and we trust it may never be needed ;
still , we cannot overlook the fact that its being so or not entirely depends on the efforts of the brethren who undertake the office of Steward , and on the liberality of those to whom they appeal .
This year s meeting on behalf of the Girls' School will be the ninety-sixth anniversary Festival , and the Secretary has been fortunate enough to secure as the Chairman of the day the R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Essex , the Right Hon . the Lord Brooke , M . P ., a Mason of no meagre
reputation , and head of a Province whose members may be relied upon for doing as much as lies in their power to aid the good cause he has taken in hand . Lord Brooke will have the support of his worthy Deputy ( Brother P . A . Philbrick , Q . C ., P . G . D . ) as President of the Board of
Stewards , of W . Brother Burdett-Coutts , W . M . 2030 , as Treasurer ; of W . Brother Charles Hammerton as Chairman of Ladies' Stewards , and of several brethren throughout the country as ordinary Stewards , and will doubtless receive the co-operation of many of his fellow Provincial
Grand Masters ; brethren who in years gone by have fulfilled a duty similar to that he is now undertaking , or who may in years to come take upon themselves so to do . He has unfortunately , however , lost one who would have well supported him , in the person of His Royal Highness
the late Duke of Albany , who , as is > vell known , numbered Lord Brooke amongst his most intimate friends , a fact fully demonstrated by the appointment of the latter as executor under the will of His Royal Highness . That the friendship of the lamented Prince Leopold for Lord Brooke
extended to Freemasonry we have ample proof , for it was His Royal Highness who , but a short time since , installed him into the office of Provincial Grand Master of Essex ; while the further fact that the Duke of Albany had himself undertaken to perform a similar duty for our
Charities a few months hence , as Lord Brooke is about to do next month , was a further and additional proof of the friendly feeling , and if we may say so , friendly rivalry between the two . Unfortunately Lord Brooke and the two Masonic Schools are not the only sufferers by the
death of our beloved Prince , and the fact that his unexpected death will affect both our Girls' aud our Boys ' Festivals is additional proof of the interest His Royal Highness took in the affairs of the country . We cannot even hope that the place of His Royal Highness can he
filled ; all we can hope for is that the brethren who have lately evinced so much respect for his memory will do all that lies in their power to carry on the work in which His Royal Highness took so much interest . Let each brother who can do so come forward and subscribe something
towards a work they are fully convinced would have been supported by the late Duke , especially now that they have the opportunity of doing so by supporting one of his most intimate and trusted friends . The cause of charity and the claims of our Girls' School also demand a strong and
united effort , we having only to turn to the Institution itself , with its long list of pupils , and to the list of candidates unable yet to obtain admission , to support our
argument , while it may further be urged that the number of Stewards so far enrolled is small as compared with past years , so that what is to be done falls heavier on those who nave undertaken a share of it . Not only are this year ' s
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The Coming Festival Of The Girls' School.
THE COMING FESTIVAL OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
WE have recently had occasion to congratulate the supporters of the Royal Masonic Institntion for Girls on the very large number of scholarships , in propor tion to the number of applications , which it has been found
possible to declare vacant , and available for competition at the Election which is to take place to-day . It must , indeed , be a matter of great gratification to all well-wishers of the School that no more than twelve of the girls eligible for admission to the benefits of the Institntion will be
left unprovided for from its funds after the announcement of the result of to-day ' s polling , but even before this gratification can have been actually experienced , we find it desirable to again draw attention to the fact that the benefits which the Committee of the Girls' School have
recently been enabled to bestow in so lavish a manner , and whicb have so materially decreased the number of those to be sent away as unsuccessful , cannot be continued without the hearty support of the members of the Craft , who , as most of us are aware , have annually to provide by far the
larger portion of the money needed for the carrying on of this , and the two other Masonic Institutions . Unfortunately , or , we will only say , " perhaps " unfortunately , for the brethren of to-day , the Central Charities , of which we
have so much reason to be proud , are all but unprovided for , so far as permanent income is concerned ; while the demands made on them is ever increasing , and may fairly be described as permanent , without the possibility of a doubt . This renders it all the more desirable that we
should not only express our pleasure at what is being done , but also have a thought for the future . The future !—that distant future , belonging to the coming generation , can , no doubt , be left to take care of itself ; the brethren of that period will experience as much pleasure in knowing that
what is then being done at the Institution is being carried out with money subscribed by them , as those of the present day do that their money is paying for the good work now being conducted ; but the more immediate future , the next year , or the next few months , is a different matter .
Within five weeks from the present time , or , to be exact , on the 21 st of next month , the members of the Craft will be called upon to decide what it will be expedient to undertake during the coming year on behalf of the Girls ' School—we say , what it will be expedient to undertake ;
but such an expression is hardly applicable , inasmuch as a very large expenditure is already decided on—the expenditure necessary to continue the Institution in its present state , without any thought being entertained of extension . -It is a matter of no little concern to the authorities of our
Schools and Benevolent Institution to know where the funds are coming from which are actually required for the ensuing year ' s work . As we have already said , great praise is due to the Institution which can open its doors to so many of the needy , but once having taken the step , cie 1
- " S no turning back . The children under our care cannot be cast off , or sent back to their friends at a day or two s notice , and it therefore becomes imperative that very Jarge sums of monev be annnallv raised to maintain those
alread y admitted to the Institutions , while a yet further snm ia ^ needed to allow of the number of inmates being maintained . If a very great falling off in the receipts of either of our Charities was to take place , it would , of
The Coming Festival Of The Girls' School.
course , be possible to reduce the number of those cared for , but such a step could only be adopted under the most trying circumstances . Retrenchment of our liberality would be most repugnant , and we trust it may never be needed ;
still , we cannot overlook the fact that its being so or not entirely depends on the efforts of the brethren who undertake the office of Steward , and on the liberality of those to whom they appeal .
This year s meeting on behalf of the Girls' School will be the ninety-sixth anniversary Festival , and the Secretary has been fortunate enough to secure as the Chairman of the day the R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Essex , the Right Hon . the Lord Brooke , M . P ., a Mason of no meagre
reputation , and head of a Province whose members may be relied upon for doing as much as lies in their power to aid the good cause he has taken in hand . Lord Brooke will have the support of his worthy Deputy ( Brother P . A . Philbrick , Q . C ., P . G . D . ) as President of the Board of
Stewards , of W . Brother Burdett-Coutts , W . M . 2030 , as Treasurer ; of W . Brother Charles Hammerton as Chairman of Ladies' Stewards , and of several brethren throughout the country as ordinary Stewards , and will doubtless receive the co-operation of many of his fellow Provincial
Grand Masters ; brethren who in years gone by have fulfilled a duty similar to that he is now undertaking , or who may in years to come take upon themselves so to do . He has unfortunately , however , lost one who would have well supported him , in the person of His Royal Highness
the late Duke of Albany , who , as is > vell known , numbered Lord Brooke amongst his most intimate friends , a fact fully demonstrated by the appointment of the latter as executor under the will of His Royal Highness . That the friendship of the lamented Prince Leopold for Lord Brooke
extended to Freemasonry we have ample proof , for it was His Royal Highness who , but a short time since , installed him into the office of Provincial Grand Master of Essex ; while the further fact that the Duke of Albany had himself undertaken to perform a similar duty for our
Charities a few months hence , as Lord Brooke is about to do next month , was a further and additional proof of the friendly feeling , and if we may say so , friendly rivalry between the two . Unfortunately Lord Brooke and the two Masonic Schools are not the only sufferers by the
death of our beloved Prince , and the fact that his unexpected death will affect both our Girls' aud our Boys ' Festivals is additional proof of the interest His Royal Highness took in the affairs of the country . We cannot even hope that the place of His Royal Highness can he
filled ; all we can hope for is that the brethren who have lately evinced so much respect for his memory will do all that lies in their power to carry on the work in which His Royal Highness took so much interest . Let each brother who can do so come forward and subscribe something
towards a work they are fully convinced would have been supported by the late Duke , especially now that they have the opportunity of doing so by supporting one of his most intimate and trusted friends . The cause of charity and the claims of our Girls' School also demand a strong and
united effort , we having only to turn to the Institution itself , with its long list of pupils , and to the list of candidates unable yet to obtain admission , to support our
argument , while it may further be urged that the number of Stewards so far enrolled is small as compared with past years , so that what is to be done falls heavier on those who nave undertaken a share of it . Not only are this year ' s