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UNITED GRAND LODGE .

THE annual installation meeting of Grand Lodge will take place on Wednesday next , at Freemasons' Hall , London , at 4 for 5 p . m ., when H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught

M . W . G . M .-elect will be proclaimed as Grand Master p . nd the Officers will be appointed for the year . The Grand Festival will be subsequently held in the large Hall of the Freemasons' Tavern .

MUUU UM « UU » JtJH » J « U M \* \* Tl X X K A A A X X X A A X A A WWW BOMBAY . THE Grand Master H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught

has appointed Lord Northcote Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire , Governor of Bombay , to the position of Grand Master of that District , vacant by the elevation of the Duke of Connaught to the Grand Mastership of England .

THE annual meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge is to be held at Sunderland on Tuesday , 24 th September .

TV A A A A W A ATI'X X A A AHA HIT DURHAM .

THE Board of Benevolence assembled on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall , for the April meeting , when Bro . J . 'H . Matthews President took the ch ^ ir . He was

supported by Bro . D . D . Mercer Senior Vice President , and Bro . Henry Garrod Junior Vice President . Bro . Edward Letchworth Grand Secretary , Bro . W . Lake Assistant Grand Secretary , Bro . W . Dodd and Bro . G . S . Recknell attended from Grand Secretary ' s Office , and a large number of other Brethren were also present .

Tf % WT . K 7 . TI * R R 'A A A A A H K A BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .

It is understood , however , that the installation of Lord Barnard as Provincial Grand Master , in succession to the late Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., will take place at Durham , on Wednesday , 26 th June .

THE report of the Masonic Boys School of Ireland ( Richview , Clonskeagh ) , for the year 1900 has been issued . The opening paragraph of the Report deals with the new buildings . It states :- —Having regard to the importance of the completion and proper fitting up of the new Schoolroom

and Class-rooms , the report for the year 1900 cannot more suitably open than by informing the friends and supporters of the Institution of the progress which has been made during the year in these important particulars . It was

stated in the last report that the amount promised to the " Century Fund" up to the end of 18 99 was £ 5 , 515 os 3 d , and it was intimated that a good deal more was likely to be added thereto . It is most satisfactory to be able to record that b y the close of the year 1900—the end of the 19 th

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Cases which were recommended to the Grand Master at the March meeting for grants of over £ 20 and under £ 50 having received His Royal Highness ' s approval were confirmed , and amounted to £ 440 . The Brethren then dealt with the new list . This

contained thirty-nine cases , of which fourteen were from the metropolis . In the course of the sitting one of them was dismissed , and two were deferred . The remaining thirty-- •ix were voted a total of £ 1 , 055 . One case was recommended for approval of Grand Lodge for £ 75 , and three for

£ 50 each . The Grand Master was recommended to sanction £ 40 being given in ten instances , and £ 30 in eight cases ; and immediate grants were made of £ 20 to each of five petitioners , £ 1 $ to one , £ 10 in each of seven cases , and £ 5 in one . <*\* ui + t **** rvt **** r + r * j \ rtr ti \ i \* ARff 1

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century—the Fund which was intended to commemorate the close of that century , and for which £ 5 , 000 was originally asked , had reached the still more pleasing total of £ 7 , 813

8 s 6 d , and from information which has been received in the office from various parts of the country in which the actual lists have not yet been closed , there is every reason to anticipate that the total of this Fund will exceed £ 8 , 000 .

It will doubtless prove of interest to the donors of this substantial sum to learn what use has been made of their benefactions . In close proximity to the residentiary portion of the previously existing- school buildings , and on the southern side , a handsome building has been erected , distant

about thirty yards from the old house . It comprises a large central assembly room , capable of seating 400 people , and five good-sized class-rooms all thoroughly well ventilated and heated according to the best and most modem system ; and it has been arranged that the building is to be finished

off by the erection—by means of a special fund provided for the purpose by the various Masonic bodies with which the late Grand Treasurer of the Craft Bro . William Comyns was connected—of a clock over the principal entrance , and in such a position as to be easily visible from the . dwelling house . This will serve as a memorial of a Brother who took

an especial interest m everything which concerned this School . It is to be much deplored that before the building operations were entirely concluded , the contractor Bro . R . F . Lidwill , who had done everything in his power to carry

out his work , not only in a most business-like , but also m a thoroughly satisfactory way , was called away by the hand of death . He had taken a great personal interest in the building , and all concerned must regret that he was not spared to' see the fruition of his labours .

It is expected that early in the year 1901 the buildings will be entirely completed and suitably furnished and equipped for the use of the School , and it may be hoped that upon the occasion of the formal opening of them arrangements may be made for a ceremony which may be worthy of the

Institution and of the Masonic Order itself . It is certainly not too much to say that when these new buildings are in use there will not be in Ireland any school of its size and class better fitted for the purpose for which it is intended ; but it is only right to add that while everything has been

done to . secure efficiency and suitability there has been nothing whatever in the nature of extravagance , but , on the contrary , economy has been studied in every particular . The expenditure upon the new buildings up to the close of 1900 was £ 4 , 068 5 s 8 d , and when the liabilities are all discharged

it is anticipated that the' total , including furnishing , will not much , if at all , exceed £ 5 , 500 . These figures show a very substantial excess of the receipts of the Century Fund over the expenditure , but it must be borne in mind that during both the years 1899 and 1900 the ordinary income of the

School had fallen considerably below its normal state , as life and permanent official donations had during both those years gone almost exclusively to the Century instead of to the General Fund . The deficiency in 1899 was , as stated in the report for that year , upwards of £ 600 , and in 1900

it was slightly m excess of that amount . The accounts for 1900 show exactly how the figures stand , and do not seem to ca . 'l for any special explanation . The amount received from legacies was £ 469 6 s 8 d , a larger sum than had been received in any year since 1897 .

The health of the pupils during the year 1900 was entirely satisfactory . Regarded from the educational standpoint the year now under review may be classed as one of the best in the history of the Institution . At the Intermediate Examinations thirty-eight boys were presented from the School , and of tliese thirty-four were awarded passes ,