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Provincial Charity Funds.
PROVINCIAL CHARITY FUNDS .
THE annual meeting of the subscribers to tbe Devon Masonic Educational Fund was held on the 3 rd inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Gandy Street , Exeter , for the appointment of Officers and tbe election of four candidates on the Fund . Bro . E . H . Shorto presided ,
aud a good attendance included Bros . , 7 . B . Gover Sec , J . B . Lord Treasurer , W . H . Dillon Assistant Secretary . The Treasurer reported that the balance brought forward from the year 1892 was £ 264 9 s 5 d , while the subscriptions for the past year amounted to £ 445 13 s 6 d .
Interest on the deposits amounted to £ 22 , thus bringing the total receipts to £ 737 2 s lid . After paying all liabilities they had a balance at the bank and in the Treasurer ' s hands of £ 417 13 s 4 d , in addition to which they had £ 900 in the Devon and Cornwall Bank , thus
bringing the total value of the Fund at end of last year to £ 1 , 317 13 s 4 d , as against £ 1 , 164 9 s 4 d in the previous year . This substantial increase iu their funds was all the more gratifying because they had more than maintained the number of children on the Fund , and were
now paying a larger sum for then * clothing and education than they had ever before expended since the Institution was started . The subscriptions received for the present year already amounted to £ 24116 s , a sum in excess of any previous year up to this date .
The report was adopted , and , on the motion of Bro . Powell , seconded by Bro . Watson , Bro . Lord was unanimously re-elected as Hon . Treasurer , both mover and seconder highly eulogising the valuable services Bro . Lord had rendered to the Fund for many years .
On the motion of Bros . Gregory and Mutten , Bro . Gover was re-elected as Hon . Secretary , Bro . Mutten remarking that the Treasurer and Secretary were equally deserving of the thanks of the society . They were twin brothers in the desire they always showed to promote
the prosperity of the Fund , the success of which was largely due to their ungrudging efforts . Bro . Gover , in moving the re-election of Bro . W . H . Dillon as Asst . Sec .
personally thanked him for his services , which were , he said , of the greatest value . Bro . Dillon worked in season and out of season on behalf of the Society , in which he took the warmest interest .
Bro . C . Mutten remarked that in the face of the excellent report which the Treasurer had presented , it might seem out of place to suggest that further support should be given to the Institution , bufc a reference to the printed reports of the last two years showed that there
were some twelve or fifteen Lodges in the Province which did not contribute a single penny to the Fund . Whether this was due to want of interest in the society , or to want of knowledge of the excellent work which it was doing , it was a condition of things that ought not to exist any
longer , and he 'hoped steps would be at once taken to induce the non-subscribing Lodges to give some practical help in the future . Lodges ought not to wait until they had a candidate for election before they became
subscribers to the Fund , and he hoped his appeal would reach the ears of those to whom it was more particularly addressed , and that nexfc year the Committee would be able to congratulate themselves on a large addition to their income .
Bros . W . Allsford aud S . J . Page joined Bro . Mutten in his appeal to the non-subscribing Lodges to help the Institution , and Bro . Page said he should like to see some system adopted by which , when candidates were to be
elected , preference should be given to children whose fathers , during their lifetime , were supporters of the Fund . It sometimes happened that children whose parents had not been subscribers were elected , while the children of subscribers failed to secure election . This hacl a
discouraging effect , and might work to the prejudice of the Institution . The Chairman said there was no doubt the questions raised were worthy of consideration , and he hoped that
the remarks made would result in some practical good . With reference to what had fallen from Bro . Page , it was a striking fact that of the six candidates before them that day for election , no less than four were the children of Masons who were not subscribers to the Fund . At the same time they must be careful not to draw a hard and fast line , and to say thafc on no account should they elect
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a child whose parent was not a subscriber to the Fund . To do so would be to convert Freemasonry into a mere benefit society rather than a charitable society . On the other hand , those who had the best claim were those who had been supporters of the Fund , whether as Lodges or
as individual subscribers . The subjects raised were well deserving of the consideration of the Educational and General Purposes Committee , and perhaps that Committee would think the matter over , with a view to taking any action they might deem desirable .
It was decided to refer the whole matter to the General Purposes Committee , in accordance with the Chairman ' s suggestion . The election of candidates on the Fund was then proceeded with . There were four vacancies to be filled , and six applications . Of this number a child nominated
by Lodge Benevolence , Princetown , brought forward 694 votes from the last election ; and a child from Southmolton brought forward 70 votes . The other applications were new . The candidate from Princetown now headed the poll with a total of 843 votes ; the daughter of a late Brother of Lodge 70 , Plymouth , who was drowned in
H . M . S . Victoria , came next with 793 votes ; the son of a late Brother of Lodge 39 ( Exeter ) , was third with 705 ; and the daughter of a late brother of Lodge 1125 , Tiverton , secured the fourth place with 450 votes . The unsuccessful candidates were a child from Ilfracombe , who obtained 280 votes ; and the child from Soufchmolton ,
who secured only 11 votes in addition to the 70 brought forward , making a total of 81 . Altogether 2 , 400 votes were recorded .
Before the meeting separated , a very hearty vote of thanks was given to the Exeter Brethren for their generous hospitality fco the visiting brethren , and to the Chairman for presiding . — Western Morning Neivs .
o o o THE East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution still continues to do excellent work . From the eighteenth annual report , just issued , we notice that the total ordinary
receipts amount to £ 2 , 335 14 s 8 d , against £ 1 , 544 18 s 2 d in the previous year , or an increase of £ 790 16 s 6 d . As evidencing the greater interest taken in the Institution , it may be mentioned that 76 Lodges and 175 individuals
subscribed to the funds , as against 55 Lodges , and 110 individuals in the previous year . The payments for education and relief amount to £ 542 17 s ; twenty-six children have benefitted by education grants ,
twentythree Brethren and Widows have received grants made by the Beliel Board , and seventy-five have been relieved by the Almoners' Committee . The balance in the Bank
and Secretary ' s hands afc the end of fche year 1893 was £ 1 , 233 17 s 2 d , as against £ 737 ls 7 d at fche beginning of tbe year . —Lancashire Evening Express .
o o o THEBE was a large assembly at the Grimsby Town Hall on the 30 th ult ., when a Masonic ball and reception took place , in aid of the Anderson Bates
Benevolent Fund , a local Masonic charity . The whole of "the Town Hall had been placed by the Corporation afc fche service of the Committee . The hall and corridors were handsomely decorated , floral embellishments
predominating . In addition to the leading members of the Craft in Lincolnshire , the occasion was honoured by the presence of several Grand Officers of England , the assembly being a brilliant and fashionable one , everything promising a successful result for fche object afc issue .
The Grand Lodge of Kentucky , says the " Keystone , " has this provision : " Electioneering in any way for office in the Grand Lodge is positively prohibited , and any member guilty of the offence shall be ineligible to office ,
and , if any Officer , shall forfeit the office held by him ; and the same rule shall apply to subordinate Lodges . " Beferring to this , the " Mallett . " in " Glasgow Evening
News . " says : I have noticed in perusing the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Ireland recently that it contains a provision of a similar nature .
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Provincial Charity Funds.
PROVINCIAL CHARITY FUNDS .
THE annual meeting of the subscribers to tbe Devon Masonic Educational Fund was held on the 3 rd inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Gandy Street , Exeter , for the appointment of Officers and tbe election of four candidates on the Fund . Bro . E . H . Shorto presided ,
aud a good attendance included Bros . , 7 . B . Gover Sec , J . B . Lord Treasurer , W . H . Dillon Assistant Secretary . The Treasurer reported that the balance brought forward from the year 1892 was £ 264 9 s 5 d , while the subscriptions for the past year amounted to £ 445 13 s 6 d .
Interest on the deposits amounted to £ 22 , thus bringing the total receipts to £ 737 2 s lid . After paying all liabilities they had a balance at the bank and in the Treasurer ' s hands of £ 417 13 s 4 d , in addition to which they had £ 900 in the Devon and Cornwall Bank , thus
bringing the total value of the Fund at end of last year to £ 1 , 317 13 s 4 d , as against £ 1 , 164 9 s 4 d in the previous year . This substantial increase iu their funds was all the more gratifying because they had more than maintained the number of children on the Fund , and were
now paying a larger sum for then * clothing and education than they had ever before expended since the Institution was started . The subscriptions received for the present year already amounted to £ 24116 s , a sum in excess of any previous year up to this date .
The report was adopted , and , on the motion of Bro . Powell , seconded by Bro . Watson , Bro . Lord was unanimously re-elected as Hon . Treasurer , both mover and seconder highly eulogising the valuable services Bro . Lord had rendered to the Fund for many years .
On the motion of Bros . Gregory and Mutten , Bro . Gover was re-elected as Hon . Secretary , Bro . Mutten remarking that the Treasurer and Secretary were equally deserving of the thanks of the society . They were twin brothers in the desire they always showed to promote
the prosperity of the Fund , the success of which was largely due to their ungrudging efforts . Bro . Gover , in moving the re-election of Bro . W . H . Dillon as Asst . Sec .
personally thanked him for his services , which were , he said , of the greatest value . Bro . Dillon worked in season and out of season on behalf of the Society , in which he took the warmest interest .
Bro . C . Mutten remarked that in the face of the excellent report which the Treasurer had presented , it might seem out of place to suggest that further support should be given to the Institution , bufc a reference to the printed reports of the last two years showed that there
were some twelve or fifteen Lodges in the Province which did not contribute a single penny to the Fund . Whether this was due to want of interest in the society , or to want of knowledge of the excellent work which it was doing , it was a condition of things that ought not to exist any
longer , and he 'hoped steps would be at once taken to induce the non-subscribing Lodges to give some practical help in the future . Lodges ought not to wait until they had a candidate for election before they became
subscribers to the Fund , and he hoped his appeal would reach the ears of those to whom it was more particularly addressed , and that nexfc year the Committee would be able to congratulate themselves on a large addition to their income .
Bros . W . Allsford aud S . J . Page joined Bro . Mutten in his appeal to the non-subscribing Lodges to help the Institution , and Bro . Page said he should like to see some system adopted by which , when candidates were to be
elected , preference should be given to children whose fathers , during their lifetime , were supporters of the Fund . It sometimes happened that children whose parents had not been subscribers were elected , while the children of subscribers failed to secure election . This hacl a
discouraging effect , and might work to the prejudice of the Institution . The Chairman said there was no doubt the questions raised were worthy of consideration , and he hoped that
the remarks made would result in some practical good . With reference to what had fallen from Bro . Page , it was a striking fact that of the six candidates before them that day for election , no less than four were the children of Masons who were not subscribers to the Fund . At the same time they must be careful not to draw a hard and fast line , and to say thafc on no account should they elect
Provincial Charity Funds.
a child whose parent was not a subscriber to the Fund . To do so would be to convert Freemasonry into a mere benefit society rather than a charitable society . On the other hand , those who had the best claim were those who had been supporters of the Fund , whether as Lodges or
as individual subscribers . The subjects raised were well deserving of the consideration of the Educational and General Purposes Committee , and perhaps that Committee would think the matter over , with a view to taking any action they might deem desirable .
It was decided to refer the whole matter to the General Purposes Committee , in accordance with the Chairman ' s suggestion . The election of candidates on the Fund was then proceeded with . There were four vacancies to be filled , and six applications . Of this number a child nominated
by Lodge Benevolence , Princetown , brought forward 694 votes from the last election ; and a child from Southmolton brought forward 70 votes . The other applications were new . The candidate from Princetown now headed the poll with a total of 843 votes ; the daughter of a late Brother of Lodge 70 , Plymouth , who was drowned in
H . M . S . Victoria , came next with 793 votes ; the son of a late Brother of Lodge 39 ( Exeter ) , was third with 705 ; and the daughter of a late brother of Lodge 1125 , Tiverton , secured the fourth place with 450 votes . The unsuccessful candidates were a child from Ilfracombe , who obtained 280 votes ; and the child from Soufchmolton ,
who secured only 11 votes in addition to the 70 brought forward , making a total of 81 . Altogether 2 , 400 votes were recorded .
Before the meeting separated , a very hearty vote of thanks was given to the Exeter Brethren for their generous hospitality fco the visiting brethren , and to the Chairman for presiding . — Western Morning Neivs .
o o o THE East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution still continues to do excellent work . From the eighteenth annual report , just issued , we notice that the total ordinary
receipts amount to £ 2 , 335 14 s 8 d , against £ 1 , 544 18 s 2 d in the previous year , or an increase of £ 790 16 s 6 d . As evidencing the greater interest taken in the Institution , it may be mentioned that 76 Lodges and 175 individuals
subscribed to the funds , as against 55 Lodges , and 110 individuals in the previous year . The payments for education and relief amount to £ 542 17 s ; twenty-six children have benefitted by education grants ,
twentythree Brethren and Widows have received grants made by the Beliel Board , and seventy-five have been relieved by the Almoners' Committee . The balance in the Bank
and Secretary ' s hands afc the end of fche year 1893 was £ 1 , 233 17 s 2 d , as against £ 737 ls 7 d at fche beginning of tbe year . —Lancashire Evening Express .
o o o THEBE was a large assembly at the Grimsby Town Hall on the 30 th ult ., when a Masonic ball and reception took place , in aid of the Anderson Bates
Benevolent Fund , a local Masonic charity . The whole of "the Town Hall had been placed by the Corporation afc fche service of the Committee . The hall and corridors were handsomely decorated , floral embellishments
predominating . In addition to the leading members of the Craft in Lincolnshire , the occasion was honoured by the presence of several Grand Officers of England , the assembly being a brilliant and fashionable one , everything promising a successful result for fche object afc issue .
The Grand Lodge of Kentucky , says the " Keystone , " has this provision : " Electioneering in any way for office in the Grand Lodge is positively prohibited , and any member guilty of the offence shall be ineligible to office ,
and , if any Officer , shall forfeit the office held by him ; and the same rule shall apply to subordinate Lodges . " Beferring to this , the " Mallett . " in " Glasgow Evening
News . " says : I have noticed in perusing the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Ireland recently that it contains a provision of a similar nature .