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purposo will gracefully withdraw all opposition and join Avith the supporters in shaping the plan so as to make it useful to the greatest possible extent of what is just and proper . No one , wo venture to say , for a moment Avishes to deprive the young folks AVIIO have been educated in our Schools of those habits of self-reliance Avhich have been
described , with so much justice , as being necessary to their success in life . What was first suggested , and Avhat it is now proposed to do , is to givo help to thoso pupils on leaving school Avho are deserving of and need help—not , however , with a lavish hand , but within reasonable limits ,
and at the same time in a manner the least calculated to wound their self-respect . Then , if the Fund allows it , there are those—ourselves amongst tho number—who would like to see some of the unsuccessful candidates have assigned them a modicum of help , and this for reasons which have
already been many times set forth . In short , the Fund , if it takes the character so often suggested , will bo very much like that which we described last Aveek as characteristic of the Cheshire Masonic Educational Institute , Avith such modifications as may be necessary in the case of a General
instead of a Local Fund , as Avell as in the case of one Avhich is intended to be supplementary to other Institutions already founded . There is now an excellent opportunity for Masons to work harmoniously together for a good purpose , and we hope they will turn ic to account .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
THE Ninety . second Anniversary Festival of the Eoyal Masonio Institution for Girls was held on Friday , lGth inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern , London , nnder the distinguished presidency of H . E . H . Prince Leopold P . G . W ., Prov . Grand Master for Oxfordshire . The assembly was a very large one , and the result , as will be seen from the details given below , one of the greatest successes ever known in connection with the Masonio Charities . H . E . H . Prince
Leopold was supported by Lord Methuen Prov . G . M . Wiltshire , the Eight Hon . the Lord Mayor ( Sir Francis W . Trnscott ) , Sir John B . Monckton ( Town Clerk of London )) , Colonel Creaton G . Treas ., tho Hon . Somerset G . Calthorpo J . G . W ., the Baron tie Ferrieres , M . P ., Col . Shadwell H . Clerk G . Sec , E . W . H . Giddy District Grand Master of Griqnaland , Sheriff Wooloton , Sheriff Bayley , John Gibson
Grand Superintendent of Works , Dr . Jabez Hogg , John A . Eucker , Gabriel Goldney , M . P ., & c . The banqnet was well served by Bro . Best , the capabilities of bis establishment being severely tested , but as usual proving equal to the occasion . At its conclusion grace was sung , and then H . E . H . Prince Leopold proceeded with the toasts . In giving that of the Queen . H . E . H . said : —The first toast on our
list is , as a matter of course , " The Queen , " and it is one that Masons will not be behindhand in honouring . The Queen has stamped our Masonic Charities with her approval , and we are proud to prefix " royal" before the title of the Girls' School . I think I am but expressing the feeling of every one here when I say that the Qneen has no more loyal subjects than the Freemasons . Brethren , I
give you the toast of the Queen . The toast having been honoured , the National Anthem was snng , after which the Chairman proposed H . E . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M ., Patron and President of the Institution , the Princess of Wales , Patroness , and the other members of the Eoyal Family , in the following terms : —I shall not say many words in commending this toast to your notice , for I do not believe
it requires any recommendation of mine to drink to the long life and happiness of our Grand Master and of the Princess of Wales . I learn that our brethren in the West are preparing to give our Grand Master a most enthusiastic reception on the occasion of his visit to Cornwall , and I askjyon to join with me in wishing every success to their operations . The next toast was that of tho Earl of Carnarvon , Lord
oseimersaaie , ana the rest ot the Urand Officers Fast and Present , la submitting it to the notice of the brethren , H . E . H . said : —I was anxious that this toast should have been in other hands , not because I am unwilling to honour them , or that I think them unworthy , hut because I feel that yon Avonld sooner hear somo one else speak . But I am informed that this toast properly belongs to the chair . It is
most important in my opinion that the high offices of Freemasonry below the Grand Master should be represented by men of high position in the country , and never , as far as I know , has the supply failed . It certainl y has not done so at the present time . As regards the Grand Officers past and present , I think that it is hardly correct for me to sing their praises , at least so far as the past are concerned , for I once
nacl the honour to fill one of tho highest offices , thongh I fear I was involuntaril y a bad attendant to my dnties . I therefore ask yen to "rink to the health of tho Officers of Grand Lodge , exclusive of my own , and have pleasure in coupling with the toast tho name of my old jnend Lord Methuen . That Eight Worshipful Brother thanked the brethren on behalf of the Earl of Carnarvon and Lord Skelmersdale ,
> vnose absence ho much regretted , for tho honour that had been paid T em ' ^ , the Officers of Grand Lodgo at large . The Eight Hon . the Juorcl Mayor proposed the next toast . He said , I have entrusted to Hi ? TT i ^™ 3063 honour of proposing the health of our Chairman , in ' rt . ?" Le 0 P ° ld 13 not merely an ornamental Mason . Initiated W i ! ^ P ° University Lodge at Oxford in 1 S 74 , he was dnly ^ stalled as W . M . of that Lodge , and the next year became Prov . wrand Master for Oxfordshire . H . E . H . has for tho past threo years
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
been W . M . of Lodge No . 2 , Antiquity , and was threo year 3 since Grand Warden of England . In each and all of these positions ho has fulfilled his dnties satisfactorily . H . E . H . has rlways evinced tho liveliest interest in Freemasonry ; this and his love for the arts and
sciences entitle him to , as he undoubtedly enjoys , onr heartiest support . I think I may in your name express a hope thnt his journey to the United States and Canada will be for his benefit , and that wo all wish him bon voyage and a safe return to his nativo country whenever he wishes it .
Prince Leopold , in replying , said : I thank you , brethren , most sincerely for the cordial manner in which you havo received tho toast of my health . Although this i 3 tho first occasion on which I have actually presided at ono of tho great Masonic charity dinners , it is not the first time that I havo been entrusted with that honourable office . In the year 1877 I undertook to fill the chair at the dinner in
aid of tho Masonic Benevolent Institution , bnt was unfortunately prevented from fulfilling my engagement , and I am glad to seize this , tho first fitting opportunity that has occurred , to say how very sorry I was to disappoint tho brethren , not only on that occasion , bnt at the first meeting the other day of the Pupils' Assistance Fund . I may mention that this latter society , which owes its origin to a
kindly suggestion of my friend Lord Eosslyn , is not , as I understand it , in any way intended to be a rival to tho existing Charities , but merely a necessary supplement to them—the coping stone of the edifice of which it will be , so to speak , the completion . I thoroughly appreciated tho efforts that were so successfully put forth oti tho former occasions to which I have alluded , and I am enconraged by
what took place then to hope that the lists which will shortly be read will show an equally satisfactory result . And this brings mo to tho subject of the toast I am about to propose to you—tho toast of the evening . Although most of our rites and observances are shrouded in mystery from the gaze of the uninitiated , wo mako no mystery of our devotion to the great principles of philanthropy and charity . Theso we proclaim to all tho world to be tho great articles of our faith , of
which we are most justly proud . JNor do we content ourselves with mere theories of Charity , but we insist that our professions shall take a visible and practical form . Thus , it came about that our great Masonic Charities—tho Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons , the Institution for Boys , and tho Institution for Girls—wero founded by our predecessors ; and , having once been founded , will , 1 venture to say , command the hearty support of tho great Masonic body so long ns these realms shall endure . It is for the welfare of tho Institution
for Girls that wo are especially concerned this evening . The objects of this Institution ar « well known to yon , and that you may bo sure that these objects both have beon and are being carried ont 1 may mention that since its establishment in 1788 , no fewer than 1 , 11 ) 3 girls have been educated , clothed , and maintained , 205 girls being now in the School . I am afraid by i - eason of a previous engagement .
I shall not be able to go as is customary to the annual inspection of tho School , but I have implicit confidence in the Committee . I am glad to know that the girls in turn undertake the household duties , and that instruction in cookery is now undertaken by a certificated tutor from South Kensington . It will be in remembrance of many brethren interested in the affairs of tho Institution , that a great deal
has been done from time to time of late years , both in extending tho grounds of the Institution and in adding to its buildings . That this has been possible is a high tribute to the vitality of the Institution , and is unmistakable evidence of the good work it is doing . It shows , too , that the brethren , under whose auspices these improvements were made , recognized , as they were bound to do , that it was their
duty not merely to keep afloat the charitable iuheritanco into which by the munificenco of their predecessors they had entered , but to contribute their quota towards enlarging tho bases , so to speak , of the original fouudation . A similar opportunity , brethren , is now afforded to the present generation of Masons , and I am glad to say that the committee , trusting to our generous cooperation , have not been slow
in availing themselves of it . I allude to tho purchase , at a cost of £ 6 , 500 , of Lyncombe House and grounds , adjoining the Institution at Battersea-rise , a step which seems to me a most desirable one , whether it bo considered in the light of an improvement in the saleable value of our present property , or as a means of permanently enlarging our borders , or finally as a prevention against tho imminent
danger and incalculable evil of our Institution being hemmed in by surrounding buildings . The success of the above project depends to a great extent on tho liberality of the brethren in general , and particularly of those who have declared their special interest in tho prosperity of tho Girls' School by their presence hero to-night . It would be a matter for regret if , in order to meet this purchase , it
became necessary to trench npon the funded property of the Institution , which indeed is not large , and the income of which is urgently required to meet tho annual expenditure . If by my presence hero to-night , and by any power of persuasion there may bo in mo , I can contribute towards raising the required sum , and towards permanently increasing , as is proposed , the numbers of tho School I shall
always look back upon this as one of tho most usefully enployed evenings of my life . Brethren , I give you the toast of Success to the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Girls . Tho toast having been heartily received , Bro . Hodges announced that 293 brethren had undertaken the office of Steward on the present occasion , with the following result : —London , represented by 12 ' 1
Stewards , contributed a total of £ G , 2 < 19 9 s Gd , with lour lists outstanding ; whilo . the Provinces , represented by 1 G 9 Stewards , sent up tho sum of £ 7 , 258 , with five lists outstanding . Of the latter West l ' orkshire heads the list with £ 800 , tho result of tho efforts of ' 15 Stewards , notwithstanding tho fact that they have paid into this Institution tho sum of one thousand guineas for the Bentley Shaw Memorial . The
Province of Oxfordshire figures for £ 309 12 s , which sum includes a donation from the Chairman of fifty guineas . Included in the " London" total is the sum of £ 754 9 s Gd , which had been raised throngh tho exertions of the Houso Committee . The grand total announced was £ 13 , 508 10 s ( details of the amounts collected byindividdal Stewards are given below ) . Tho Eev . C . W . Arnold proposed
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The Royal Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fund.
purposo will gracefully withdraw all opposition and join Avith the supporters in shaping the plan so as to make it useful to the greatest possible extent of what is just and proper . No one , wo venture to say , for a moment Avishes to deprive the young folks AVIIO have been educated in our Schools of those habits of self-reliance Avhich have been
described , with so much justice , as being necessary to their success in life . What was first suggested , and Avhat it is now proposed to do , is to givo help to thoso pupils on leaving school Avho are deserving of and need help—not , however , with a lavish hand , but within reasonable limits ,
and at the same time in a manner the least calculated to wound their self-respect . Then , if the Fund allows it , there are those—ourselves amongst tho number—who would like to see some of the unsuccessful candidates have assigned them a modicum of help , and this for reasons which have
already been many times set forth . In short , the Fund , if it takes the character so often suggested , will bo very much like that which we described last Aveek as characteristic of the Cheshire Masonic Educational Institute , Avith such modifications as may be necessary in the case of a General
instead of a Local Fund , as Avell as in the case of one Avhich is intended to be supplementary to other Institutions already founded . There is now an excellent opportunity for Masons to work harmoniously together for a good purpose , and we hope they will turn ic to account .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
THE Ninety . second Anniversary Festival of the Eoyal Masonio Institution for Girls was held on Friday , lGth inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern , London , nnder the distinguished presidency of H . E . H . Prince Leopold P . G . W ., Prov . Grand Master for Oxfordshire . The assembly was a very large one , and the result , as will be seen from the details given below , one of the greatest successes ever known in connection with the Masonio Charities . H . E . H . Prince
Leopold was supported by Lord Methuen Prov . G . M . Wiltshire , the Eight Hon . the Lord Mayor ( Sir Francis W . Trnscott ) , Sir John B . Monckton ( Town Clerk of London )) , Colonel Creaton G . Treas ., tho Hon . Somerset G . Calthorpo J . G . W ., the Baron tie Ferrieres , M . P ., Col . Shadwell H . Clerk G . Sec , E . W . H . Giddy District Grand Master of Griqnaland , Sheriff Wooloton , Sheriff Bayley , John Gibson
Grand Superintendent of Works , Dr . Jabez Hogg , John A . Eucker , Gabriel Goldney , M . P ., & c . The banqnet was well served by Bro . Best , the capabilities of bis establishment being severely tested , but as usual proving equal to the occasion . At its conclusion grace was sung , and then H . E . H . Prince Leopold proceeded with the toasts . In giving that of the Queen . H . E . H . said : —The first toast on our
list is , as a matter of course , " The Queen , " and it is one that Masons will not be behindhand in honouring . The Queen has stamped our Masonic Charities with her approval , and we are proud to prefix " royal" before the title of the Girls' School . I think I am but expressing the feeling of every one here when I say that the Qneen has no more loyal subjects than the Freemasons . Brethren , I
give you the toast of the Queen . The toast having been honoured , the National Anthem was snng , after which the Chairman proposed H . E . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M ., Patron and President of the Institution , the Princess of Wales , Patroness , and the other members of the Eoyal Family , in the following terms : —I shall not say many words in commending this toast to your notice , for I do not believe
it requires any recommendation of mine to drink to the long life and happiness of our Grand Master and of the Princess of Wales . I learn that our brethren in the West are preparing to give our Grand Master a most enthusiastic reception on the occasion of his visit to Cornwall , and I askjyon to join with me in wishing every success to their operations . The next toast was that of tho Earl of Carnarvon , Lord
oseimersaaie , ana the rest ot the Urand Officers Fast and Present , la submitting it to the notice of the brethren , H . E . H . said : —I was anxious that this toast should have been in other hands , not because I am unwilling to honour them , or that I think them unworthy , hut because I feel that yon Avonld sooner hear somo one else speak . But I am informed that this toast properly belongs to the chair . It is
most important in my opinion that the high offices of Freemasonry below the Grand Master should be represented by men of high position in the country , and never , as far as I know , has the supply failed . It certainl y has not done so at the present time . As regards the Grand Officers past and present , I think that it is hardly correct for me to sing their praises , at least so far as the past are concerned , for I once
nacl the honour to fill one of tho highest offices , thongh I fear I was involuntaril y a bad attendant to my dnties . I therefore ask yen to "rink to the health of tho Officers of Grand Lodge , exclusive of my own , and have pleasure in coupling with the toast tho name of my old jnend Lord Methuen . That Eight Worshipful Brother thanked the brethren on behalf of the Earl of Carnarvon and Lord Skelmersdale ,
> vnose absence ho much regretted , for tho honour that had been paid T em ' ^ , the Officers of Grand Lodgo at large . The Eight Hon . the Juorcl Mayor proposed the next toast . He said , I have entrusted to Hi ? TT i ^™ 3063 honour of proposing the health of our Chairman , in ' rt . ?" Le 0 P ° ld 13 not merely an ornamental Mason . Initiated W i ! ^ P ° University Lodge at Oxford in 1 S 74 , he was dnly ^ stalled as W . M . of that Lodge , and the next year became Prov . wrand Master for Oxfordshire . H . E . H . has for tho past threo years
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
been W . M . of Lodge No . 2 , Antiquity , and was threo year 3 since Grand Warden of England . In each and all of these positions ho has fulfilled his dnties satisfactorily . H . E . H . has rlways evinced tho liveliest interest in Freemasonry ; this and his love for the arts and
sciences entitle him to , as he undoubtedly enjoys , onr heartiest support . I think I may in your name express a hope thnt his journey to the United States and Canada will be for his benefit , and that wo all wish him bon voyage and a safe return to his nativo country whenever he wishes it .
Prince Leopold , in replying , said : I thank you , brethren , most sincerely for the cordial manner in which you havo received tho toast of my health . Although this i 3 tho first occasion on which I have actually presided at ono of tho great Masonic charity dinners , it is not the first time that I havo been entrusted with that honourable office . In the year 1877 I undertook to fill the chair at the dinner in
aid of tho Masonic Benevolent Institution , bnt was unfortunately prevented from fulfilling my engagement , and I am glad to seize this , tho first fitting opportunity that has occurred , to say how very sorry I was to disappoint tho brethren , not only on that occasion , bnt at the first meeting the other day of the Pupils' Assistance Fund . I may mention that this latter society , which owes its origin to a
kindly suggestion of my friend Lord Eosslyn , is not , as I understand it , in any way intended to be a rival to tho existing Charities , but merely a necessary supplement to them—the coping stone of the edifice of which it will be , so to speak , the completion . I thoroughly appreciated tho efforts that were so successfully put forth oti tho former occasions to which I have alluded , and I am enconraged by
what took place then to hope that the lists which will shortly be read will show an equally satisfactory result . And this brings mo to tho subject of the toast I am about to propose to you—tho toast of the evening . Although most of our rites and observances are shrouded in mystery from the gaze of the uninitiated , wo mako no mystery of our devotion to the great principles of philanthropy and charity . Theso we proclaim to all tho world to be tho great articles of our faith , of
which we are most justly proud . JNor do we content ourselves with mere theories of Charity , but we insist that our professions shall take a visible and practical form . Thus , it came about that our great Masonic Charities—tho Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons , the Institution for Boys , and tho Institution for Girls—wero founded by our predecessors ; and , having once been founded , will , 1 venture to say , command the hearty support of tho great Masonic body so long ns these realms shall endure . It is for the welfare of tho Institution
for Girls that wo are especially concerned this evening . The objects of this Institution ar « well known to yon , and that you may bo sure that these objects both have beon and are being carried ont 1 may mention that since its establishment in 1788 , no fewer than 1 , 11 ) 3 girls have been educated , clothed , and maintained , 205 girls being now in the School . I am afraid by i - eason of a previous engagement .
I shall not be able to go as is customary to the annual inspection of tho School , but I have implicit confidence in the Committee . I am glad to know that the girls in turn undertake the household duties , and that instruction in cookery is now undertaken by a certificated tutor from South Kensington . It will be in remembrance of many brethren interested in the affairs of tho Institution , that a great deal
has been done from time to time of late years , both in extending tho grounds of the Institution and in adding to its buildings . That this has been possible is a high tribute to the vitality of the Institution , and is unmistakable evidence of the good work it is doing . It shows , too , that the brethren , under whose auspices these improvements were made , recognized , as they were bound to do , that it was their
duty not merely to keep afloat the charitable iuheritanco into which by the munificenco of their predecessors they had entered , but to contribute their quota towards enlarging tho bases , so to speak , of the original fouudation . A similar opportunity , brethren , is now afforded to the present generation of Masons , and I am glad to say that the committee , trusting to our generous cooperation , have not been slow
in availing themselves of it . I allude to tho purchase , at a cost of £ 6 , 500 , of Lyncombe House and grounds , adjoining the Institution at Battersea-rise , a step which seems to me a most desirable one , whether it bo considered in the light of an improvement in the saleable value of our present property , or as a means of permanently enlarging our borders , or finally as a prevention against tho imminent
danger and incalculable evil of our Institution being hemmed in by surrounding buildings . The success of the above project depends to a great extent on tho liberality of the brethren in general , and particularly of those who have declared their special interest in tho prosperity of tho Girls' School by their presence hero to-night . It would be a matter for regret if , in order to meet this purchase , it
became necessary to trench npon the funded property of the Institution , which indeed is not large , and the income of which is urgently required to meet tho annual expenditure . If by my presence hero to-night , and by any power of persuasion there may bo in mo , I can contribute towards raising the required sum , and towards permanently increasing , as is proposed , the numbers of tho School I shall
always look back upon this as one of tho most usefully enployed evenings of my life . Brethren , I give you the toast of Success to the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Girls . Tho toast having been heartily received , Bro . Hodges announced that 293 brethren had undertaken the office of Steward on the present occasion , with the following result : —London , represented by 12 ' 1
Stewards , contributed a total of £ G , 2 < 19 9 s Gd , with lour lists outstanding ; whilo . the Provinces , represented by 1 G 9 Stewards , sent up tho sum of £ 7 , 258 , with five lists outstanding . Of the latter West l ' orkshire heads the list with £ 800 , tho result of tho efforts of ' 15 Stewards , notwithstanding tho fact that they have paid into this Institution tho sum of one thousand guineas for the Bentley Shaw Memorial . The
Province of Oxfordshire figures for £ 309 12 s , which sum includes a donation from the Chairman of fifty guineas . Included in the " London" total is the sum of £ 754 9 s Gd , which had been raised throngh tho exertions of the Houso Committee . The grand total announced was £ 13 , 508 10 s ( details of the amounts collected byindividdal Stewards are given below ) . Tho Eev . C . W . Arnold proposed