The Annual Fete Of The Masonic Orphan Schools, Dublin.

wo give the names of the fortunate recipients in our report , and we need only remark that the kindly office was most ably fulfilled by Her Excellency . At the same time ifc is but fair to the girl pupils who were called upon to give a display of their musical training to say , that they acquitted

themselves in a manner which secured for them the wellmerited appreciation of all present . Everything passed off most satisfactorily , and what Avith the ladies and their bright costumes , and the brethren with their splendid jewels and badges , it is difficult to picture a scene that

could well have been more brilliant or more animated . The only drawback on tho general enjoyment was the announcement that owing to the falling off in the subscriptions ,

there had been an excess of expenditure over income to the extent of over £ 600 . Wc trust this shortcoming Avill be remedied by a larger and more liberal influx of subscriptions and donations in the course of this year .

The Late Pupils' Assistance Fund.

THE LATE PUPILS' ASSISTANCE FUND .

WE have to announce that the project for establishing a Fund , to be known as the Royal Masonic Pupils ' Assistance Fund , has been abandoned . We do so with regret ; but at tho same time we are unable to say wc are very far from being surprised that tho duty of making this announcement should at length have devolved upon us .

At the outset , we cordially supported tho idea , which , as our readers are well aware , was enunciated by the Earl of Rosslyn when he presided at the Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys in 1879 . His Lordship expressed an opinion to the effect that , admirable as were the

arrangements made for the education of our orphan children , there was still a something wanting in order to make those arrangements complete . That something was a fund for providing worthy pupils on leaving school who needed help and some little assistance in making their

start in life . The idea found favour in influential quarters , and well-nigh all our illustrious and most distinguished Craftsmen readily promised it their support . Everything within reason was done to secure the success of the project , and in the summer of last year a grand Fancy Fair and

Bazaar was held for the purpose of still further increasing the Fund . This Bazaar was opened by the Earl of Lathom D . G . M ., who was supported by the Earl of Rosslyn , Lord Brooke , M . P ., and other brethren of influence .

Almost every variety of entertainment was provided , and , to all appearances , there was a considerable amount of success attending the festive gathering . But , from the close of the Bazaar , for reasons which we do not know , and into the merits of which it is no business of ours to

inquire , a change would seem to have come o ' er the spirit of the dream of those interested . The very praiseworthy zeal exhibited in starting the Fund was , as it were by magic , converted into a complete apathy in supporting it . We believe the Bazaar Committee met and ordered a

settlement of accounts . We are under the impression that some kind of statement of accounts has , at some time or other , been furnished ; at least , we have heard that the proceeds of the Fair and Bazaar were just sufficient to pay the expenses of organising the Fnnd . Some time since , the

surplus articles of the Bazaar were balloted for , and on Wednesday , the 11 th instant , a final meeting of the Committee was held , when it was agreed that the project which had once looked so very promising should be abandoned . We naturall y regret this result , and the more so because

we so steadily and consistently advocated the establishment of the Fund . We content ourselves , however , with recording the above facts ; others mnst endeavour to find out to what cause they are assignable . It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good ; and

althoug h the proposal originated by the Earl of Rosslyn has fallen through , the main idea has not been lost sight of by the authorities of our Schools . Till recently the utmost which it was in the power of the Executive of either of nese Institutions to award to even the most necessitous

and deserving case was a sum of £ 20 . However , since the . P ' ' Fund was proposed , the law has been altered , and in ? ° f extreme merit , the sum of £ 40 can bo voted to a Slnglo pupil , B 0 y 01 . Gir ] j on leaving School ; and for this uch

m , at all events , we are indebted , in the first instance , _ ° the Earl of Rosslyn for suggesting an Assistance Fund , . tue next , to those who so actively and zealously assisted his Lordship . remains for the Committee to ascertain the wishes of

The Late Pupils' Assistance Fund.

the subscribers as to what shall be dove with 'heir several contributions . If they wish them returned , oar respected Brother the Rev . C . J . Martyn ( Deputy Provincial Grand Master Suffolk , Past Grand Chaplain ) , Honorary Treasurer , will refund them . If thev wish them to be handed over

to either of our existing Masonic Charities , they have but to indicate the Institution to which they would have them devoted , and effect -will he given to their wishes ; while , if they are content to leave the moneys where they are ,

then in due course they will bo distributed among deserving pupils , who are on the point of leaving School . All letters to this effect will receive the attention they deserve . And thus is determined a most worthy project , which , at one time , bid fair to prove a magnificent success .

Constitution Of The New Masonic Lodge At Portsmouth.

CONSTITUTION OF THE NEW MASONIC LODGE AT PORTSMOUTH .

rpHE arrangements for tho constitution of tho Prince Edward of « - Saxe Weimar Lodge , No . 1903 , of tho Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masons of England , havo now boon completed . Tho ceremonies of constitution and installation will bo conducted by the R . W . Bro . W . VV . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G . M . ot Hampshire and tho Isle of Wight , assisted by V . W . Bro . W . Hickman D . P . G . M ., and the Grand Officera of the Provinco , in the Lecture Hall , Penny-street , on Wednesday ,

25 th inst . A special fast train from Waterloo , only stopping at Woking to pick np tho Dnke of Connaught and his equerry , will reach the Town Eailway Station afc 11 . 30 a . m ., and His Eoyal Highness will bo received by Commander Lord Charles Beresford W . M designate , and four Officers of tho Lodgo . The party will drive to tho Officers' houso entrance ou the Grand Parade , and on thoir

entering the Lecture Hall the ceremonies will at onco commence . A choir , under the leadership of Mr . J . Winterbottom , will perform the mnsical part of the ceremony , Bro . G . Jones P . G . O . accompanying on the harmonium . Master Masons aro to enter tho hall from Penny-street ; Past Masters , Worshipful Masters , and Wardens from the High-street j and Present and Past Provincial Officers from the entrance on the

Grand Parade . All brethren are to appear in evening dress . The Officers of the Lodge will be installed as follows : —Bros . Lord Chas . Beresford W . M ., H . Townsend I . P . M ., T . Page S . W ., S . H . Garden , E . N ., J . W ., H . Threadingham Treasurer , A . Leon Emanuel Hon . Secretary , Eev . P . H . Good Chaplain , Knowles , E . N ., S . D ., Martyr J . D ., Winterbottom Organist , Liud D . C , McLeod , E . E ., I . G ., H .

Long and S . Knight Stewards , Man sell , E . N ., and Carter Tylers . I he ceremony , it is thought , will last until two o ' clock , when the com . pany will adjourn to the Drill Shed , Governor's Green , where a banquet will take place , under the presidency of Lord Charles Beresford , who will be supported by H . E . H . the Dnke of Connaught and H . S . H . Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar . The company will , it is expected ,

include the Duke of St . Albans , Earl Mount-Edgcumbe , the Earl of March , Lord Tenderden , Admiral-Superintendent the Hon . P . A . C . Foley , Colonel Eeilly , E . H . A ., Captains Lord Albert Seymour and the Honourable C . G . Byng , and other Officers of the Grand Lodge of England . The Duke of Conuaught will leave afc five o ' clock , by special train , to enable His Eoyal Highness to attend the State Ball . The

entrance to the Lodge will be guarded by a force of police , and that to the Drill Shed by the military authorities . The band of the Eoyal Marine Artillery will play selections on Governor's Green . The ban . quetting room will bo decorated with bunting , and the tables with choice cut flowers and potted plants , some of which will , through the kindness of Major General Sir Frederick Fitz Wygram , Bart ., come

from Leigh Park . A considerable number of brethren have , we understand , already given in their names as joining members of the Lodge , and numerous gentlemen are likewise nominated for initiations . Up to tho present time gifts of the value of over £ 300 have been made to the Lodge by various members . The W . M . designate has presented colours , jewels , and gauutlets of superior workmanship , and the working tools to match have come from the officers and

members . Already 400 tickets have been issued to the various Lodges in the Province for the ceremony of constitution , and by the time the returns have been received by the Honorary Secretary , the number will , it is expected , reach 800 . It may be stated that Masons nofc belonging to a local Lodgo can obtain tickets either for the constitu . tion or the banquet on application to the Hon . Secretary ( Bro . A . L . Emanuel , Ordnance-row , Portsea ) , or Bro . Townsend , the Naval Hotel , Portsea . —Portsmouth Times .

The Fifteen Sections

THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS

WILL 1 SB WORKED By the members of the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . lOafj , at the Portugal Hotel , 155 Fleet-street , E . G ., on Friday , the 27 th , commencing at 6 p . m . Bros . Abell P . M . 1599 W . M ., Woods

S . W . 145 S . W ., Daniel W . M . 1541 J . W ., W . W . Snelling 1541 Hon . Sec . First Lecture : —Bros . Miustrell , Johnson , Durndell , Pelikan , Snelling , Sqnirrell , and Woods . Second Lecture : —Bros . C . A . Pardon , Daniel , Suodin , Gush , and Tate . Third Lecture .- —Bros . Webb , Edwin Storr , and Lnrchin .

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