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ROYAL Masonic Benevolent Institution FOB AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , CROYDON . OFFICE-4 FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . Grand Patron and President : His Royal Highness THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . AT the Annual General Meeting of this Institution , held at Freemasons ' Hall , London , on Friday , 21 st ; May 1897 , W . Bro . JOHN A . FARNFIELD , Patron , Past Assist . Grand Dir . of Cers . England , in the Chair . After the general business was disposed of , the Governors and Subscribers proceeded to the ELECTION of 23 MALE ANNUITANTS from an approved list of 65 Candidates , and 21 FEMALE ANNUITANTS from an approved list of 52 Candidates , when the following were declared duly elected : — MALES . No . Name Votes . No . Name Votes . 1 Bro . H . E . Frances ... 4807 13 Bro . R . Simmonds ... 4204 2 Bro . J . Delve 4695 Al 4 Bro . J . D . Medealf ... 4200 3 Bro . T . J . Maidwell ... 4597 A 15 Bro . E . W . Coombes ... 4170 4 Bro . J . Very 4463 A 16 Bro . M . Kemp ... 4145 5 Bro . W . Hodges ... 4407 A 17 Bro . J . Eastabrook ... 3914 6 Bro . J . White 4369 A 18 Bro . W . Whitehead ... 3911 7 Bro . W . W . Walesby ... " 4365 Al 9 Bro . J . C . Oddy ... 3888 8 Bro . S . Edwards ... 4354 A 20 Bro . T . Barber ... 3880 9 Bro . J . C . Flattely ... 4328 21 Bro . A . H . Denton ( deferred ) 3867 10 Bro . E . Walker 4325 22 Bro . A . Pilgrim ( deferred ) 3804 11 Bro . W . M . Esmond ... 4307 23 Bro . A . W . Fenner ( deferred ) 3660 12 Bro . E . 3 . Webb ... 4212 WIDOWS . No . Name Votes . No . Name . Votes . 1 Mrs . Cutler 5523 12 Mrs . Barfield 4269 2 Mrs . Darling 5391 13 Mrs . Dixon 4203 3 Mrs . Schofield 5137 14 Mrs . Tarling 4157 4 Mrs . Poynter 4913 15 Mrs . Martin 4020 5 Mrs . Perring 4855 Al 6 Mrs . AUinson 3719 6 Mrs . Sanderson ... 4788 A 17 Mrs . Lundie 3520 7 Mrs . Stevens 4749 A 18 Mrs . Cross 2821 8 Mrs . Hood 4644 19 Mrs . Dearsley ( deferred ) 2481 9 Mrs . Darley 4402 20 Mrs . Clinch ( deferred ) 2132 10 Mrs . Lewin 4319 21 Mrs . Rowe ( deferred ) 1768 11 Mrs . Powell 4282 The votes of the unsuccessful candidates will be carried forward to the next election . Those marked A are elected to fill vacancies occasioned by death since the voting papers were issued . The three lowest on the Poll ( both Male and Female ) will be placed on the list of annuitants as vacancies occur . The Committee voted the sum of £ 5 to every unsuccessful candidate as a gift to commemorate Her Most Gracious Majesty ' s 60 th year of her reign . By order , JAMES TERRY , Vice-Patron and Secretary . 21 st May 1897 .

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The next Anniversary Festival will be held on the 23 rd February 1898 , under distinguished presidency . The services of Brethren and of Ladies to act as Stewards on this important occasion are earnestly solicited , and will be gratefully acknowledged . OLD Books and Curiosities relating to Freemasonry or other Secret Societies wanted . Address , W . W . Morgan , New Barnet .

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• BgTOg--- _ ---W f' ^ p aa-ggqw'gwg ™ SATUEDAY , 22 ND MAY 1897 .

The Benevolent Elections.

THE BENEVOLENT ELECTIONS .

THE annual meeting of the Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Institution -was held yesterday , the principal business being the election of Annuitants to fill the vacancies caused by death during the year . For the Male Fund there were 65 candidates , of whom 23 were elected . On the Widows side the list showed 52 ;" approved candidates , reduced to 49 , however , by

the death of two of the applicants , and the withdrawal of another ; 21 of the 49 remaining were elected . The advertisement above gives the list of successful candidates , the unsuccessful , and the number of votes recorded on behalf of each , were as follow :

The Benevolent Elections.

MALES . No . on List . Name . Votes : Forward . Polled . Total . 57 Lord , Thomas ... ... — 3652 3652 13 Day , Richard ... ... 530 2882 3412 16 Wilson , Henry ... ... 1466 1784 3250 11 Smith , Edward ... ... 1403 1215 2618 43 Tyer , Thomas John ... 20 2340 2360

40 Perry , William ... ... — 1808 1808 5 Brown , George Thomas ... 1632 26 1658 8 Mott , James ... ... 288 1094 1382 49 Rendel , Thomas ... ... 20 1346 1366 37 Merboth , John Philip ... — 1309 1309 25 Hose , Samuel James ... 278 889 1167 1 Musham , John ... 796 182 978

12 Hansom , Alfred ... ... 568 407 975 54 Sturge , Edwin ... ... — 935 935 47 Janeway , Thomas ... ... 20 850 870 35 Hills , William ... ... 20 780 800 56 Darton , James ... ... — 774 774 50 Hills , John ... ... — 747 747 65 Martin , William Henry P . ... — 744 744

64 Smith , James ... ... 40 523 563 59 Davey , Charles ... ... 40 510 550 2 Nichol , Robert ... ... 393 32 425 38 Eckstein , William ... — 283 283 3 McLean , William John ... 267 10 277 55 Knowles , Thomas ... ... — 255 255 36 Harrison , Albert William ... — 222 222

52 Blake , Robert ... ... — 78 78 4 Stockman , Thos . S . ... 43 26 69 7 ¦ Hatton , Peter Valentine ... 53 12 65 31 Holland , Thomas ... ... — 62 62 19 Benson , Richard Hodge ... 36 18 54 60 Crane , George Francis ... 40 4 44 24 Gee , Nathaniel ... ... 4 24 28 27 Crosby , Henry ... ... 3 16 19

61 Lazenby , Thomas Cradock ... — 17 17 58 Beech , John ... ... — 16 15 10 Richmond , William Miles ... 9 4 13 23 Frew , James ... ... 1 6 7 9 Kessel , Solomon ... ... — 6 6 46 Millington , Joseph ... — 4 4 45 Nicholson , Matthew ... — 2 2 62 Wareing , John ... ... — 2 2

WIDOWS . 39 Hester , Harriet ... ... " * — 1698 1698 38 Hodges , Sarah Matilda ... — 1674 1674 23 ' Nottelle , Matilda ... ... 7 1204 1211 27 Hosgood , Margaret ... — 1100 1100 1 Salisbury , Jane ... ... 297 317 614 48 Hurd , Matilda ... ... — 514 514

15 Dickinson , Eliza Emma ... 393 56 449 2 Mannington , Eliz . Atkinson ... 333 82 415 28 Weaver , Mary Ann ... — 350 350 5 Russell , Olivia ... ... 294 22 316 33 Stuart , Elizabeth ... ... 20 280 300 3 Foot , Mary Ann ... ... 271 12 283

49 Allan , Louisa Anne ... — 270 270 7 Cowell , Nancy ... ... 226 7 233 51 Compton , Ann ... ... — 219 219 6 Olive , Elizabeth ... ... 114 4 118 14 James , Clara ... ... 40 76 116 10 Cartledge , Annie ... ... 98 13 111

4 Ionn , Elizabeth ... ... 67 17 84 12 Snart , Mary Ann ... ... 42 9 51 17 Reid , Mary ... ... 21 27 48 8 Lemon , Charlotte ... 20 3 23 11 Miller , Margaret ... ... 19 3 22 18 Sargent , Agnes Adelaide ... 20 — 20

16 Banning , Ann ... ... 13 3 16 19 Wright , Martha Frances ... 7 8 15 22 "Wadsworth , Hannah ... 7 6 13 35 Claisen , Maria ... ... — 5 5 9 Clarke , Elizabeth ... - Dead 36 Speed-Andrews , Jane ... Dead 37 Wharton , Elizabeth ... Withdrawn

Following the announcement of the result Bro . J . A . Farnfield , who acted as Chairman of the day , announced that the £ 5 voted to each of the unsuccessful candidates would be sent them on the 21 st or 22 nd June . Thanks were given to the

Scrutineers—who were congratulated on having done their work so well that not a single question had arisen—the usual formal votes as to advertising and reporting the proceedings of the day were agreed to , and the business concluded with the customary compliment to the Chairman for presiding .

THE Royal Birthday Number of " Mothers and Daughters , " with ts heraldic coloured cover and large presentation portrait of the Queen ( measuring 20 by 25 inches ) makes a splendid commencement of the new weekly issue . The portrait is one of the most recent and most striking , and will make a worthy souvenir of a great occasion . In connection with an article on Kensington Palace , where our Gcacious Sovereign first saw the light , 78 years ago , the Editress has been fortunate enough to secure an

illustration of the Royal Nursery , with some of the toys of the future Queen still in position . There is also the first of a series of articles on some Royal English Mothers , a Letter from Paris with three illustrations of the latest fashions , an announcement of an easy Prize Competition in which the prize is a fortnight ' s holiday at the seaside or ten days on the Continent , two stories , and many other interesting items . While not disdaining the description of dress and fashion , the note of "Mothers and Daughters " is somewhat higher than many of the papers issued especially for women .