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MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . INSTITUTED 1788 . Chief Patroness : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . Grand Patron and President : His Royal Highness THE PRINCE OP WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . Grand Patroness : Her Royal Highness THE PRINCESS OF WALES . The 106 th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD AT THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN , LONDON , W . C . ON WEDNESDAY , THE 9 TH MAY 1894 . ' THE RT . HON . THE EARL OF LATHOM , G . C . B ., Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master and Provincial Grand Master Lanes . W . Div ., in the Chair . Brethren willing to act as Stewards on this most important occasion are earnestly solicited to send in their names to the Secretary as early as convenient , as a successful Festival this year is a matter of more than ordinary necessity . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Offices—5 Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .

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Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . All Letters must bear the name and address oi the writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

To tlie FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In his letter to you , replying to mine , Bro . Forshaw treats this subject on a different basis to what I intended , for whereas I spoke of the work of tho Charities being left to "humbler members of the Order" he includes the whole of Freemasonry in the charge—and I am inclined to think he has

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gcod reasons for doing so . There aro of course many notable exceptions—and those Brethren are specially to be commended for their activity , but I think the majority of the Grand and Provincial Grand Officers do not display much special interest in the Craft when once they have secured their honours ; they rather seem content to leave the burden of the work to the humbler members .

But a word in their defence . Would the general body of Craftsmen tolerate interference from them ? For it must be borne in mind that the line dividing great activity from interference is a very narrow one , and the chances are that any particular display of the one would be construed into an exhibition of the other , and resented as such .

I think the matter may well be left as I originally put it—it would be a graceful act on the part of the Grand Officers of the year to show their zeal by personal attendance at the different Festivals of the Institutions . Yonrs fraternally , A WORKER IN THE CAUSE . 16 th March 1894 ,

The Royal Aquarium promises for Easter the strongest commnation of novelties and attractions yet put forth . Its programme oi over seventy turns , embraces almost every known form of varieties , in addition to which there are three distinct great central btage Performances of one hour each , commencing at xv a . m . with a continuity of free entertainments till 11 . 40 p . m .

Reports Of Meetings.

KEPOKTS OE MEETINGS .

METROPOLITAN . /\ • \*»—CAMDEN LODGE , No . 704 . THE members held their second annual ball on behalf of the Institutions on Thursday of last week , at the Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Queen Street . The ball opened afc nine p . m ., to the strains of Bro . F . Richardson ' s ( Lodge 2331 ) excellent string band , and was continued with great spirit until the small hours of the next morning . Permission had been obtained , says the " City

Press , " for the wearing of Masonic clothing , and the varied colours of the Masonic regalia set off tho tasty toilettes of the ladies , and lent a bright and animated appearance to the scene . The W . M . of the Lodge , Bro . David Ososki , was supported by A . A . Nottingham S . W ., H . W . Coplestone J . W ., Edwin Styles I . P . M ., E . Trinder

P . M . Treasurer , Dr . N . Goodchild P . M . Secretary , Dr . N . J . Goodchild , A . T . Eyres P . M ., E . C . Mulvey P . M ., M . Isaacs I . G ., W . Seaman D . C , A . J . Lane Steward , W . T . Hawkins Mus . D ., M . Davis , G . F . Edwards , G . S . Peachey I . P . M . 1194 and many other Brethren , together with a large company of ladies . The firsfc

annual ball of thc Lodge realised a sum of forty guineas for the charities , and it is hoped an even greater success is in store for this year ' s gathering , which was a most enjoyable one , and reflected

the greatest credit on the Master , Officers and others who worked on its behalf . At tbe supper Mrs . Ososki was presented with a handsome bouquet of flowers as a mark of tho esteem in which her husband is held by the members of tho Lodgo .

The duties of Hon . Sec . were efficiently carried out by Bro . John Simpson J . D . who was most assiduous in his attention . o o o

UPTON LODGE , No . 1227 . THE regular meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , the 15 th inst ., at the Three Nuns Hotel , Aldgate , under the presidency of the Master of the year , Bro . Charles Schmidt , who was supported by Bros . Arthur J . Millington S . W ., 0 . Gieseke P . M , Treas ., C . J . Free P . M . Sec ., Saml . Toye P . M ., John Stroud P . M . ;

E . Hill P . M ., E . M . Jeffory J . D ., W . W . Sherwin Orgt ., W . Athol Bray Steward , E . Schulz I . G- ., and a large gathering of members of the Lodge . The visitors included Bros . G . A . McDowall 2291 , J . G . Davies 140 , J . Cockrell ' 879 , W . Brett D . C . 1305 , A . E . Flint 45 , W . W . Morgan 177 , W . Robinson 2396 , & c . .

There was a large amount of business set down on the agenda , and most of the candidates being in attendance a heavy meeting was the result . Having attended to the confirmation of the minutes of the last regular Lodge , and those of a Lodge of Emergency , the Master opened up to the third degree and raised Bros . Frederick Burnes , Robert Fulton Thomson and Gustav Adolph Fischer , after

which three candidates were passed , viz : —Bros . Henry Detloff , Adolpbe Imer , and Charles Joseph Elsener . After being regularly balloted for Mr . Robert Samuel Chapman was initiated into the Order , the whole of the ceremonies being well carried out by the I Worshipful Master .

The ceremonial work of the evening being ended two appeals were brought forward for consideration , and here the , true Masonic spirit thafc pervades the Lodge was made particularly manifest , a sum of £ 20 being voted from the Benevolent Fund in one case , and £ 10 in the other . The first grant was on behalf of a member of the Lodge who has fallen into distress , and it was mentioned that

the members of the Lodge and Brethren who were helping them ( notably the Lodge of Instruction , from which a grant of £ 5 5 s has been made ) were desirous of making up £ 200 , with which to give their companion a new start in life , and this they desired to accomplish without troubling the Board of Benevolence . The

grants were made on the proposition of Bro . P . M . Toye and wero carried with the greatest unanimity , except that some of the members expressed regret they were not able to give more . It is worthy of note that despite the frequent grants made by tho Lodge its Benevolent Fund was reported with over £ 100 in hand .

A banquet followed , and Bro . Schmidt again proved his capabilities as a ruler . Tho toast of his health was proposed by Bro . Hill I . P . M ., who gave expression to the hearty feelings entertained by the Lodge towards its chief . In reply the Master said he was always pleased to do his duty ,

and he felfc he had given them evidence that night of his effort to do so . He was pleased to see so much work before the Lodge , and delighted at tho spirit with which they received the appeals made on their benevolence . He hoped to cany out the ceremonies even better in the future .

The toast of the Initiates was given and responded to by the Brother admitted at the meeting , and by tho three who wero initiated at the emergency last month , and passed this . The Visitors each responded , special reference being made to the display of practical Masonry which had just occurred . Grants of £ 10 ana £ 20 each , it was pointed out , were nofc so common from Private Lodges as to allow of their being lightly passed over .

To the toast of the Treasurer and Secretary Bros . Gieseke and Free responded , each tendering their thanks and congratulations ' to the members .

o o o HENDON LODGE , No . 2206 . A MEETING was held afc the Midland Grand Hotel , St . Pancras , on Saturday , 10 th inst . Bro . W . W . Langley W . M ., Parsons S . W ., A . Parsons J . W ., W . M . Stiles Treasurer , W . A . Scurrah