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Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
benefactors aud of the children whom they had taken in hand . Amid much applanse he notified that the Lady Mayoress intended to offer a prize for the next anniversary ; and as a Lord Mayor was not to be outdone by any one , not even by hia wife , he too would give a prize , the nature of which the Committeo would perhaps decide npon . The Lord and Lady Mayoress having at this point taken the r departure , Sir John Monckton took the chair , when the following programme was gone through .
Anthem— " Thine , 0 Lord , is the greatness "—Kent . Trio ( Little Girls— "Airs Snisses "—Czerny—36 hands on sis pianos . Recitation—" Napoleon and the Sailor "—Campbell—May Cooper . Solo ( Little Girls)— " Tarantelle "—Scotson Clark—12 hands . Song— " Lullaby of Life "—Leslie . Recitation—" TheLord of Burleigh "—Tennyson—Alice G . Pike .
Duett—Overture to "Zampa—Herold—24 hands . Recitation—Selection from the " Courtship of Mile 3 Standish "Longfellow—Ada H . Clase . Song- " Night "—Blumenthal . Reoitation— " Lo Meunier , son fils , et Tune "—La Fontaine—Helena
Meacock . Duo— " Sonata "—Mozart—12 hands . Duett— " Symphonie V . "—Beethoven—24 hands . Recitation—Selection from the " Water Babies "—Kingsley—Alice A . Wiseman .
Sir J . B . Monckton , in a few well chosen words , expressed his approval of the way in which the School was conducted , and more especially referred to the successful resnlt of the educational branch under the direction of Miss Davis . This part of tho programme being now completed , the guests partook of tea , and after a short interval reassembled in the large schoolroom , where the pupils went throngh
their calisthenio and marching exercises , which part of the entertain , tainmenfc usually calls forth hearty expressions of approval from thoso present . On this occasion "Our Girls" went through thoir drill to perfection , and as a reward , if any is expected , we heard one or two brethren express their intention to act as Stewards next year ; for , as we heard ono say , such an Institution should never be allowed to vr & nt either suyspcvtosvs or fuwi . 9 . Dancing waa the next item on
the programme , and this was continued to the evident enjoyment of the pupils ' till close on ten o ' clock , by whioh time the Officers of the Institution , the House Committee , and all concerned , had well earned the rest they doubtless looked forward to . Bro . Peter de Lande Long is specially deserving the thanks of the guests for tho anxiety ho evinced in seeing they started fairly on their way . The following is a detailed list of the pupils who received prizes : —
Helena Meacock , the Gold Medal for Proficiency , given annually by Bro . William Paas , with £ 5 given annually by Bro . William Winn . Ethel Ida Margaret Seaton , the silver medal for good conduct , given annually by the Institution , with £ 5 given annually by Bro . William Winn . Harriet Cartwright , Florence C . Faithfull , Edith A . Wilson , Fanny Ashby , Edwina R . Jones , and Alice M . Newboult , each a sixth of £ 5 ,
for proficiency , given annnally by Bro . William Winn . Prizes given annually by the Institntion : — Passing Senior Cambridge Examination : —Frances E . Gardner . Passing in Hononrs Cambridge Examination : —Helena Meacock . Passing Cambridge Examination : —Harriet Cartwright , Florence C . Faithfull , Edith A . Wilson , Fanny Ashby , Edwina R . Joue 3 , and Alice M , Newboult . Needlework : —Maria English and Sarah Thwaites . Machine Work : —Florence Bedford and Florence Forster . General
Usefulness : —Lucinda Broadbenfcand Laura Moore . Order and Attention : Laura Stransom and Evolina Hill ( among tho little Girls ) . CLASS II . —Mary Louis Bowler , General Proficiency ; Maud Ada Jay , Perseverance j Elizabeth Owens , Perseverance ; Ellen Lucy Morgan , General Improvement . CLASS III . —Kathleen Collins , General Proficienoy ; Isabella Douglas , Perseverance ; Jessie Langley , Neatness .
CLASS IV . —Alice W . Cecil , General Proficienoy ; Ada Tanare , Perseverance ; Emily Priestley , Perseverance . CLASS V . —Rosa Hughes , Improvement ; Eveline Pelham , Industry ; Cecily Jardine , Industry . CLASS VI . —Edith Garnett , Industry . By Bro . Joshua Nunn , for Fancv Work : —Edith A . Wilson .
By Bro . the Rov . P . H . E . Brette , D . D ., for French : —Helena Meacook . By Mrs . Crick , for Recitation : —Alice A . Wiseman , Ada H . Blase , and Alice G . Pike . By Bro . John M . Clabon , for Good Conduct : —Fanny Ashby , Mary E . Sharp , and Louisa 11 . Taylor .
By Bro . Collard Moutrie , for Music : —Margaret W . Allison . By Mrs . Hirsch , for Musio : —Mabel Bingham . Tho St . James " Yate ' s Memorial Prize" ( per St . James' Lodge , No . 482 ) , for Proficiency in Domestic Duties ( Cookery ) : —Lucinda Broadbent . From the Supreme Grand Council of the 33 rd degreefor Good
, Conduct : —Ethel Ida Margaret Seaton . By Bro . John Faulkner , for Music : —Maud Harriett Bursey . By Bro . Charles White , for Drawing : —Octavia Helen Wheeler and Lilian M . Mills . By Mrs . Edgar Bowyer , for Needlework : —Cathorino J . Douglas . The
"Wentworth Little Memorial Prize , " for Music : —Ethel TV , " * ' ' y BelIan , y " ' * Louisa Christine Oates The"JohnBcyd Memorial Prize" for Drawing : — Catherine J . Bcurr , Agnes Ada Nash , and Annie M . HaTteess . By Bro . James Blythe , for Calisthenics and Deportment : —Fanny Gertrude Osborne .
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The Approaching Visit To Truro Of H.R.H. The Grand Master.
THE APPROACHING VISIT TO TRURO OF H . R . H . THE GRAND MASTER .
IT is well known throughout tho Craft that His Royal Highness the Princ" of Wales , owing to tho multiplicity of his engagement ? , is unable to play hia part in Freemasonry on very frequent occas i ons . Twice only since his installation at tho Royal Albert Hall has ho found opportunity to take part in the proceedings of Grand Lodge , while his appearance in the Provinces has been almost equally rare .
Wo are aware theso occasional appearances are very far from representing the sum total of his Masonio duties . Ho is , we are given to understand , most assiduous in tho attontion ho gives to all that affects the true interests of Freemasonry . His is no mei-e perfunctory discharge of routine work , and though there is no brother who does not wish that time permitted him more frequently to appear in our
midst , we aro also mindful of the demands that are continually being made upou him ; demands , whioh , with the utmost regard to economy of time , it must be exceedingly difficult for him to satisfy . Under these circumstances , it is only natural that the brethren of a Province whioh is as fortunately circumstanced as Norfolk wa 3 some time since , and Cornwall will bo a brief month or two hence , should
look forward with interest and pleasure to welcome him among them , especially when ho visits them for the performance of ono of those > graceful acts of duty whioh become him so well as Grand Master of the Society of Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masons of England . No doubt the installation of a Provincial Masonio Chief is one of the most important functions of a Grand Master , but it is necessarily a purely
Masonic ceremony . The laying the foundation stone of a new building is also a most important and impressive ceremony , aud one moreover which has the supreme advantage of bringing our society into contact with the outer world . What is clone is done publicly , and there is this further point to be noted , that it evidences the interest which Freemasonry takes in the daily concerns of life . It shows
that it is not wholly wrapt np in itself . It proves , too , that , for all its secrecy , it has no fear of meeting the world in the bright light of open day . Again , it is only reasonable to note that this particular form of Masonio celebration exhibits more than anything else the undoubted connection between the speculative Freemasonry of to-day and the operative Freemasonry of the past . Moreover , in this particular
instance to which we shall presently refer , to which , indeed , those few remarks are due , there is a certain propriety in the Grand Mastor of Freemasons , or any officer appointed by him , playing the leading role . However much we may pride ourselves in on the non-sectarian character of Freemasonry , there is no doubt whatever of the assooia . tion that existed , in the middle ages and even earlier , between the
architects and skilled masons of those days and tho religions edifices they erected and watched over . Then , however , there were not a dozen or more sections and sub-sections of the Christian church . There wero no snch distinguishing terms as Roman Catholic , Anglican Catholic , Presbyterian , & o ., & c , and consequently this association between the priests and the architects may bo taken to imply that
tho latter were a body of men duly impressed with tho principles of religion . We still claim to bo actnatod by tho samo principles , though with the religions changes that have taken placo in the interim wo jnstlv leave it to the conscience of eaoh ono of onr brethren to worship the G . A . O . T . U . in tho manner whioh soomoth to him best . Thus , when the first stone of a religions edifice is laid with Masonio ceremonial ,
it may bo taken as a tribute of our rospcofc to old associations , not as having anything about it of a sectarian character , and this , no donbt , will bo found in accordance with tho view goncrally prevalent . Bnt to onr story . His Eoyal Highness the Grand Master , accompanied by H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , will in the course of next month pay a visit
to Cornwall for the purpose of laying the foundation stones of Truro Cathedral , the principal church of the new diocese recently formed out of that of Exeter . During their visit their Royal Highnesses will be the guests of Viscount Falmouth at Tregothnan , whence on tho morning of the 20 fch March , tho day fixed for the ceremonial , they will drive into Truro , arriving between 11 and 11 . 30 a . m . Grand
Lodge having been opened in ample form in a building chosen for the purpose , the Masonio procession will form an avenne thence towards tho Cathedral , and down this it i 3 expected the Princess will drive on her way to tho Cathedral inolosuve . The ceremony will be of a dual character , as there are two stones to be laid , one at the north-east corner of the building and the other to the westward . Consequently ,
there will be marked off two enclosures , one at each of the sites , and the general Masonio procession having advanced will pas 3 throngh that on the west to tho one at the north-east corner , in which seats will be assigned to all brethren except those Officers who accompany the Grand Master and assist him during the ceremony . The service having beon commenced in the western enclosnre , the Grand Master ,
his Officers , and the clergy will then move to the north-east , and the coraor stone will he laid . They will then retnrn to the west , and the western stone will be laid with similar formalities , and the whole service concluded . It may be as well to state that brethren desirous of taking part in tho ceremony miistobfcain tickets for the enclosnre , and these are to be had , at five shillings each , of the Prov . Grand Secretary ,
Bro . E . T . Carlyon , 7 Prinoss-street , Truro . The charge is unavoidable , as it will barely suffice to pay for tho erection of the seats . The tickets will be untransferable , and no brother will be permitted to enter the enclosure without one . It follows , therefore , that no Mason can take part in the ' procession unless provided with a ticket and
clothed m accordance with the instructions laid down thereon . The dres 3 will be black f rook coat and trousers , white tie and gloves , tall hat , and apron fastened outside the coat . It is recommended that all applications for tickets be made to Bro . Carlyon not later than the 30 tb inst . We hope the day will pass off in a manner satisfactory to all who take part in the proceedings .
We are compelled , in consequence of pressure of other matter , to hold over reports of tho meetings of Lodges 907 , 1306 , 1349 , & c , until our nest issue .
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Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
benefactors aud of the children whom they had taken in hand . Amid much applanse he notified that the Lady Mayoress intended to offer a prize for the next anniversary ; and as a Lord Mayor was not to be outdone by any one , not even by hia wife , he too would give a prize , the nature of which the Committeo would perhaps decide npon . The Lord and Lady Mayoress having at this point taken the r departure , Sir John Monckton took the chair , when the following programme was gone through .
Anthem— " Thine , 0 Lord , is the greatness "—Kent . Trio ( Little Girls— "Airs Snisses "—Czerny—36 hands on sis pianos . Recitation—" Napoleon and the Sailor "—Campbell—May Cooper . Solo ( Little Girls)— " Tarantelle "—Scotson Clark—12 hands . Song— " Lullaby of Life "—Leslie . Recitation—" TheLord of Burleigh "—Tennyson—Alice G . Pike .
Duett—Overture to "Zampa—Herold—24 hands . Recitation—Selection from the " Courtship of Mile 3 Standish "Longfellow—Ada H . Clase . Song- " Night "—Blumenthal . Reoitation— " Lo Meunier , son fils , et Tune "—La Fontaine—Helena
Meacock . Duo— " Sonata "—Mozart—12 hands . Duett— " Symphonie V . "—Beethoven—24 hands . Recitation—Selection from the " Water Babies "—Kingsley—Alice A . Wiseman .
Sir J . B . Monckton , in a few well chosen words , expressed his approval of the way in which the School was conducted , and more especially referred to the successful resnlt of the educational branch under the direction of Miss Davis . This part of tho programme being now completed , the guests partook of tea , and after a short interval reassembled in the large schoolroom , where the pupils went throngh
their calisthenio and marching exercises , which part of the entertain , tainmenfc usually calls forth hearty expressions of approval from thoso present . On this occasion "Our Girls" went through thoir drill to perfection , and as a reward , if any is expected , we heard one or two brethren express their intention to act as Stewards next year ; for , as we heard ono say , such an Institution should never be allowed to vr & nt either suyspcvtosvs or fuwi . 9 . Dancing waa the next item on
the programme , and this was continued to the evident enjoyment of the pupils ' till close on ten o ' clock , by whioh time the Officers of the Institution , the House Committee , and all concerned , had well earned the rest they doubtless looked forward to . Bro . Peter de Lande Long is specially deserving the thanks of the guests for tho anxiety ho evinced in seeing they started fairly on their way . The following is a detailed list of the pupils who received prizes : —
Helena Meacock , the Gold Medal for Proficiency , given annually by Bro . William Paas , with £ 5 given annually by Bro . William Winn . Ethel Ida Margaret Seaton , the silver medal for good conduct , given annually by the Institution , with £ 5 given annually by Bro . William Winn . Harriet Cartwright , Florence C . Faithfull , Edith A . Wilson , Fanny Ashby , Edwina R . Jones , and Alice M . Newboult , each a sixth of £ 5 ,
for proficiency , given annnally by Bro . William Winn . Prizes given annually by the Institntion : — Passing Senior Cambridge Examination : —Frances E . Gardner . Passing in Hononrs Cambridge Examination : —Helena Meacock . Passing Cambridge Examination : —Harriet Cartwright , Florence C . Faithfull , Edith A . Wilson , Fanny Ashby , Edwina R . Joue 3 , and Alice M , Newboult . Needlework : —Maria English and Sarah Thwaites . Machine Work : —Florence Bedford and Florence Forster . General
Usefulness : —Lucinda Broadbenfcand Laura Moore . Order and Attention : Laura Stransom and Evolina Hill ( among tho little Girls ) . CLASS II . —Mary Louis Bowler , General Proficiency ; Maud Ada Jay , Perseverance j Elizabeth Owens , Perseverance ; Ellen Lucy Morgan , General Improvement . CLASS III . —Kathleen Collins , General Proficienoy ; Isabella Douglas , Perseverance ; Jessie Langley , Neatness .
CLASS IV . —Alice W . Cecil , General Proficienoy ; Ada Tanare , Perseverance ; Emily Priestley , Perseverance . CLASS V . —Rosa Hughes , Improvement ; Eveline Pelham , Industry ; Cecily Jardine , Industry . CLASS VI . —Edith Garnett , Industry . By Bro . Joshua Nunn , for Fancv Work : —Edith A . Wilson .
By Bro . the Rov . P . H . E . Brette , D . D ., for French : —Helena Meacook . By Mrs . Crick , for Recitation : —Alice A . Wiseman , Ada H . Blase , and Alice G . Pike . By Bro . John M . Clabon , for Good Conduct : —Fanny Ashby , Mary E . Sharp , and Louisa 11 . Taylor .
By Bro . Collard Moutrie , for Music : —Margaret W . Allison . By Mrs . Hirsch , for Musio : —Mabel Bingham . Tho St . James " Yate ' s Memorial Prize" ( per St . James' Lodge , No . 482 ) , for Proficiency in Domestic Duties ( Cookery ) : —Lucinda Broadbent . From the Supreme Grand Council of the 33 rd degreefor Good
, Conduct : —Ethel Ida Margaret Seaton . By Bro . John Faulkner , for Music : —Maud Harriett Bursey . By Bro . Charles White , for Drawing : —Octavia Helen Wheeler and Lilian M . Mills . By Mrs . Edgar Bowyer , for Needlework : —Cathorino J . Douglas . The
"Wentworth Little Memorial Prize , " for Music : —Ethel TV , " * ' ' y BelIan , y " ' * Louisa Christine Oates The"JohnBcyd Memorial Prize" for Drawing : — Catherine J . Bcurr , Agnes Ada Nash , and Annie M . HaTteess . By Bro . James Blythe , for Calisthenics and Deportment : —Fanny Gertrude Osborne .
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The Approaching Visit To Truro Of H.R.H. The Grand Master.
THE APPROACHING VISIT TO TRURO OF H . R . H . THE GRAND MASTER .
IT is well known throughout tho Craft that His Royal Highness the Princ" of Wales , owing to tho multiplicity of his engagement ? , is unable to play hia part in Freemasonry on very frequent occas i ons . Twice only since his installation at tho Royal Albert Hall has ho found opportunity to take part in the proceedings of Grand Lodge , while his appearance in the Provinces has been almost equally rare .
Wo are aware theso occasional appearances are very far from representing the sum total of his Masonio duties . Ho is , we are given to understand , most assiduous in tho attontion ho gives to all that affects the true interests of Freemasonry . His is no mei-e perfunctory discharge of routine work , and though there is no brother who does not wish that time permitted him more frequently to appear in our
midst , we aro also mindful of the demands that are continually being made upou him ; demands , whioh , with the utmost regard to economy of time , it must be exceedingly difficult for him to satisfy . Under these circumstances , it is only natural that the brethren of a Province whioh is as fortunately circumstanced as Norfolk wa 3 some time since , and Cornwall will bo a brief month or two hence , should
look forward with interest and pleasure to welcome him among them , especially when ho visits them for the performance of ono of those > graceful acts of duty whioh become him so well as Grand Master of the Society of Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masons of England . No doubt the installation of a Provincial Masonio Chief is one of the most important functions of a Grand Master , but it is necessarily a purely
Masonic ceremony . The laying the foundation stone of a new building is also a most important and impressive ceremony , aud one moreover which has the supreme advantage of bringing our society into contact with the outer world . What is clone is done publicly , and there is this further point to be noted , that it evidences the interest which Freemasonry takes in the daily concerns of life . It shows
that it is not wholly wrapt np in itself . It proves , too , that , for all its secrecy , it has no fear of meeting the world in the bright light of open day . Again , it is only reasonable to note that this particular form of Masonio celebration exhibits more than anything else the undoubted connection between the speculative Freemasonry of to-day and the operative Freemasonry of the past . Moreover , in this particular
instance to which we shall presently refer , to which , indeed , those few remarks are due , there is a certain propriety in the Grand Mastor of Freemasons , or any officer appointed by him , playing the leading role . However much we may pride ourselves in on the non-sectarian character of Freemasonry , there is no doubt whatever of the assooia . tion that existed , in the middle ages and even earlier , between the
architects and skilled masons of those days and tho religions edifices they erected and watched over . Then , however , there were not a dozen or more sections and sub-sections of the Christian church . There wero no snch distinguishing terms as Roman Catholic , Anglican Catholic , Presbyterian , & o ., & c , and consequently this association between the priests and the architects may bo taken to imply that
tho latter were a body of men duly impressed with tho principles of religion . We still claim to bo actnatod by tho samo principles , though with the religions changes that have taken placo in the interim wo jnstlv leave it to the conscience of eaoh ono of onr brethren to worship the G . A . O . T . U . in tho manner whioh soomoth to him best . Thus , when the first stone of a religions edifice is laid with Masonio ceremonial ,
it may bo taken as a tribute of our rospcofc to old associations , not as having anything about it of a sectarian character , and this , no donbt , will bo found in accordance with tho view goncrally prevalent . Bnt to onr story . His Eoyal Highness the Grand Master , accompanied by H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , will in the course of next month pay a visit
to Cornwall for the purpose of laying the foundation stones of Truro Cathedral , the principal church of the new diocese recently formed out of that of Exeter . During their visit their Royal Highnesses will be the guests of Viscount Falmouth at Tregothnan , whence on tho morning of the 20 fch March , tho day fixed for the ceremonial , they will drive into Truro , arriving between 11 and 11 . 30 a . m . Grand
Lodge having been opened in ample form in a building chosen for the purpose , the Masonio procession will form an avenne thence towards tho Cathedral , and down this it i 3 expected the Princess will drive on her way to tho Cathedral inolosuve . The ceremony will be of a dual character , as there are two stones to be laid , one at the north-east corner of the building and the other to the westward . Consequently ,
there will be marked off two enclosures , one at each of the sites , and the general Masonio procession having advanced will pas 3 throngh that on the west to tho one at the north-east corner , in which seats will be assigned to all brethren except those Officers who accompany the Grand Master and assist him during the ceremony . The service having beon commenced in the western enclosnre , the Grand Master ,
his Officers , and the clergy will then move to the north-east , and the coraor stone will he laid . They will then retnrn to the west , and the western stone will be laid with similar formalities , and the whole service concluded . It may be as well to state that brethren desirous of taking part in tho ceremony miistobfcain tickets for the enclosnre , and these are to be had , at five shillings each , of the Prov . Grand Secretary ,
Bro . E . T . Carlyon , 7 Prinoss-street , Truro . The charge is unavoidable , as it will barely suffice to pay for tho erection of the seats . The tickets will be untransferable , and no brother will be permitted to enter the enclosure without one . It follows , therefore , that no Mason can take part in the ' procession unless provided with a ticket and
clothed m accordance with the instructions laid down thereon . The dres 3 will be black f rook coat and trousers , white tie and gloves , tall hat , and apron fastened outside the coat . It is recommended that all applications for tickets be made to Bro . Carlyon not later than the 30 tb inst . We hope the day will pass off in a manner satisfactory to all who take part in the proceedings .
We are compelled , in consequence of pressure of other matter , to hold over reports of tho meetings of Lodges 907 , 1306 , 1349 , & c , until our nest issue .