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The Girls' School—Analysis Of The Lists.
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL—ANALYSIS OF THE LISTS .
IT is with unusual gratification that we refer to this year ' s list of subscriptions towards the funds of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , of which a detailed statement appeared in our last issue . We certainly had anticipated that , after the additional interest
manifested in the School since its enlargement , the amount to be sent in by the Stewards would be iu excess of the former average ; and we even hinted that , considering the increased number and influence of the Masonic body , such a scheme shonld not be regarded as being fairly supported until the total of the donations could be announced at the
Festival in five figures . But that the sum should have amounted to £ 11 , 713 3 s on the day of the annual gathering , and with twent y lists still to be sent in , must have surpassed even Bro . Hedges's most sanguine expectation . It was evidently a source of pride and pleasure to Lieut .-
Col . Creaton to know that , under his presidency , the amounts brought up by the Stewards exceeded by £ 3 , 000 those of the last Festival , and by £ 2 , 000 that of any other Festival of the Institution . We have referred so recently to the admirable way in which the School is conducted ,
and the claims it has upon the support of the Fraternity , that it is needless here to do more than congratulate the brethren , both in London and the Provinces , upon the very general and hearty way in which they have come forward , and placed in the hands of the executive such an
amount of money as will enable them to go forward with renewed confidence in the work of which they are so justly proud . Of the 119 Stewards who represented the Metropolitan Lodges , we observe that Bro . J . I . Cantle , of No . 1791 , out-distanced all the other workers , and has won
by far the most honourable mention , his list being set down at £ 238 ls . This for so young a Lodge—one of the very yonngest on the Grand Lodge roll—must be regarded as highly satisfactory , and creditable alike to Bro . Cantle and his energetic following . Next in order come Bros .
J . M . P . Montagu , of the Friends in Council Lodge , No . 1383 , and G . R . Shervill , of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , who each took up £ 175 7 s ; whilst Bro . James Cowan , of the Carnarvon , No . 1572 , followed with £ 171 13 s 6 d . Bro . T . J . Maidwell , of the Egyptian Lodge , No . 27 , brings
forward a very comfortable £ 125 , in addition to which it may be expected that his coadjutor , Bro . J . P . Poole , may be able to send in a decent list , if indeed he has not alread y done so . The New Concord Chapter , No . 813 , of New Hoxton , supported its Steward , Bro . H ; J . Gabb , to the
extent of £ 141 15 s ; whilst Bro . T . W . C . Bush brought up a precisely similar amount , which must be considered admirable on the part of so young a Lodge as No . 1728 . This year the Langthorne Lodge , No . 1421 , represented by Bro . T . S . Taylor and George Leviok , has done
remarkably well , those brethren taking up £ 131 5 s and £ 49 7 s respectively , and making the total from Stratford £ 180 12 s Bro . C . J . Perceval , of the Sincerity Lodge , No . 174 , follows with £ 115 10 s , being closely attended by Bro . Alfred Withers , of the St .- Michaels , No . 211 , with
£ 115 4 s ; Bro . E . H . Letchworth , who is a member of the House Committee , has worked energetically for £ 113 9 s , in addition to the ten guineas brought in by his co-Steward
-oro . j . A . JJatJey , also representing the Antiquity Lodge , No . 2 . Next in order comes Bro . Charles Cheston , who places £ 112 2 s opposite the numbers of the two Lodges be represented , the Shakspearc , 99 , and
The Girls' School—Analysis Of The Lists.
Marquis of Dalhousie , 1159 . Bro . W . Hopekirk , on behalf of Lodges 179 and 1586—Manchester and Upper Norwood—stands for £ 111 6 s ; Bro . Edward Cox , of the Canonbury , No . 657 , for £ 111 ; Bro . W . Smithetfc , of the Felicity , No . 58 , for £ 101 17 s ; and Bro . C . Hammerton ,
of the Mark Lodge No . 144 , for exactly £ 100 . Therefore , out of the 119 London Stewards there are only 16 who raised their totals to a hundred pounds and upwards , although our old friend Bro . T . J . Barnes , of the Yarborough , No . 554 , who did so well for the Benevolent Institution , in
February , came within a very respectable distance , with £ 97 2 s . It is not necessary to go seriatim through all the smaller amounts , though it is with satisfaction we note that London has acquitted itself well , contributing over £ 5 , 887 3 s , or a trifle in advance of the united energies of the Provinces .
Glancing down the lists of Provincial contributions , and comparing them with those of last year , we find that twenty-eight out of the forty-four , including districts not possessing a Grand Lodge , are represented , and no less than sixteen have disregarded the call of charity , so far as
our Girls School is concerned . We have almost given up hope of sleepy Bedfordshire , which , though possessing five fairly prosperous Lodges , has never within our recollection put in an appearance on the list of either Institution . The same may be said of the Isle of Man and its three Lodges ,
whom we have looked for in vain at the fourteen Festivals we have been privileged to record since the existence of this journal . For the first time , also , Worcestershire has stepped forward , and although only one out of ten Lodges is registered , yet there is a fairly substantial sum attached ,
and which we hope may increase as years go on . Cambridgeshire certainly made a spurt last year—or , at least one five guinea subscriber did—to replace its once prominent name upon the list ; but the faint spark of life then evidenced was speedily extinguished , and the academical county has
once more lapsed into the obscurity which we regret to see has settled upon it , from our point of view , in recent years . Cumberland and Westmoreland , although boasting of nineteen Lodges , has never , to our recollection , figured in the lists at all , seeming to bestow all its attention
upon the Benevolent Institution and the Boys' School . Norfolk , after the one example made tAvo years ago , when she added a little over a couple of hundred to the funds , appears to have lapsed into wonted apathy . Amongst the absentees again is Northamptonshire which , with Hunts ,
comprises nine Lodges , whose only contribution , so far as we can recollect , was a hundred guineas sent up in 1877 . We know nothing of Northumberland , notwithstanding that the Province includes sixteen Lodges , of which ten flourish in the wealthy and busy town of Newcastle-upo "
Tyne . It is difficult to understand the reason why no assistance is forthcoming from a centre of such vast commercial enterprise , and we can only attribute it to the want of that true Masonic esprit ch corps which is found to blossom into the good fruit of Charity . We look
in vain for Herefordshire in recent lists , if we exclude a ten guinea subscription last year , and which looks more like an individual donation than any outcome of the liberality of a Province ; whilst Leicester and Rutland , which figured so respectably last year , has showed us
that the effort then made was spasmodic , and could not stay . We regret to miss the good old county of Dorset , which , daring the last two years , led by Bro .
J . M . P . Montagu , contributed such handsome amounts . It is devoutly to be hoped that this highly-favoured county , in which we know there are some uncommonly stiff-backed Masons , will not relax their efforts on behalf
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The Girls' School—Analysis Of The Lists.
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL—ANALYSIS OF THE LISTS .
IT is with unusual gratification that we refer to this year ' s list of subscriptions towards the funds of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , of which a detailed statement appeared in our last issue . We certainly had anticipated that , after the additional interest
manifested in the School since its enlargement , the amount to be sent in by the Stewards would be iu excess of the former average ; and we even hinted that , considering the increased number and influence of the Masonic body , such a scheme shonld not be regarded as being fairly supported until the total of the donations could be announced at the
Festival in five figures . But that the sum should have amounted to £ 11 , 713 3 s on the day of the annual gathering , and with twent y lists still to be sent in , must have surpassed even Bro . Hedges's most sanguine expectation . It was evidently a source of pride and pleasure to Lieut .-
Col . Creaton to know that , under his presidency , the amounts brought up by the Stewards exceeded by £ 3 , 000 those of the last Festival , and by £ 2 , 000 that of any other Festival of the Institution . We have referred so recently to the admirable way in which the School is conducted ,
and the claims it has upon the support of the Fraternity , that it is needless here to do more than congratulate the brethren , both in London and the Provinces , upon the very general and hearty way in which they have come forward , and placed in the hands of the executive such an
amount of money as will enable them to go forward with renewed confidence in the work of which they are so justly proud . Of the 119 Stewards who represented the Metropolitan Lodges , we observe that Bro . J . I . Cantle , of No . 1791 , out-distanced all the other workers , and has won
by far the most honourable mention , his list being set down at £ 238 ls . This for so young a Lodge—one of the very yonngest on the Grand Lodge roll—must be regarded as highly satisfactory , and creditable alike to Bro . Cantle and his energetic following . Next in order come Bros .
J . M . P . Montagu , of the Friends in Council Lodge , No . 1383 , and G . R . Shervill , of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , who each took up £ 175 7 s ; whilst Bro . James Cowan , of the Carnarvon , No . 1572 , followed with £ 171 13 s 6 d . Bro . T . J . Maidwell , of the Egyptian Lodge , No . 27 , brings
forward a very comfortable £ 125 , in addition to which it may be expected that his coadjutor , Bro . J . P . Poole , may be able to send in a decent list , if indeed he has not alread y done so . The New Concord Chapter , No . 813 , of New Hoxton , supported its Steward , Bro . H ; J . Gabb , to the
extent of £ 141 15 s ; whilst Bro . T . W . C . Bush brought up a precisely similar amount , which must be considered admirable on the part of so young a Lodge as No . 1728 . This year the Langthorne Lodge , No . 1421 , represented by Bro . T . S . Taylor and George Leviok , has done
remarkably well , those brethren taking up £ 131 5 s and £ 49 7 s respectively , and making the total from Stratford £ 180 12 s Bro . C . J . Perceval , of the Sincerity Lodge , No . 174 , follows with £ 115 10 s , being closely attended by Bro . Alfred Withers , of the St .- Michaels , No . 211 , with
£ 115 4 s ; Bro . E . H . Letchworth , who is a member of the House Committee , has worked energetically for £ 113 9 s , in addition to the ten guineas brought in by his co-Steward
-oro . j . A . JJatJey , also representing the Antiquity Lodge , No . 2 . Next in order comes Bro . Charles Cheston , who places £ 112 2 s opposite the numbers of the two Lodges be represented , the Shakspearc , 99 , and
The Girls' School—Analysis Of The Lists.
Marquis of Dalhousie , 1159 . Bro . W . Hopekirk , on behalf of Lodges 179 and 1586—Manchester and Upper Norwood—stands for £ 111 6 s ; Bro . Edward Cox , of the Canonbury , No . 657 , for £ 111 ; Bro . W . Smithetfc , of the Felicity , No . 58 , for £ 101 17 s ; and Bro . C . Hammerton ,
of the Mark Lodge No . 144 , for exactly £ 100 . Therefore , out of the 119 London Stewards there are only 16 who raised their totals to a hundred pounds and upwards , although our old friend Bro . T . J . Barnes , of the Yarborough , No . 554 , who did so well for the Benevolent Institution , in
February , came within a very respectable distance , with £ 97 2 s . It is not necessary to go seriatim through all the smaller amounts , though it is with satisfaction we note that London has acquitted itself well , contributing over £ 5 , 887 3 s , or a trifle in advance of the united energies of the Provinces .
Glancing down the lists of Provincial contributions , and comparing them with those of last year , we find that twenty-eight out of the forty-four , including districts not possessing a Grand Lodge , are represented , and no less than sixteen have disregarded the call of charity , so far as
our Girls School is concerned . We have almost given up hope of sleepy Bedfordshire , which , though possessing five fairly prosperous Lodges , has never within our recollection put in an appearance on the list of either Institution . The same may be said of the Isle of Man and its three Lodges ,
whom we have looked for in vain at the fourteen Festivals we have been privileged to record since the existence of this journal . For the first time , also , Worcestershire has stepped forward , and although only one out of ten Lodges is registered , yet there is a fairly substantial sum attached ,
and which we hope may increase as years go on . Cambridgeshire certainly made a spurt last year—or , at least one five guinea subscriber did—to replace its once prominent name upon the list ; but the faint spark of life then evidenced was speedily extinguished , and the academical county has
once more lapsed into the obscurity which we regret to see has settled upon it , from our point of view , in recent years . Cumberland and Westmoreland , although boasting of nineteen Lodges , has never , to our recollection , figured in the lists at all , seeming to bestow all its attention
upon the Benevolent Institution and the Boys' School . Norfolk , after the one example made tAvo years ago , when she added a little over a couple of hundred to the funds , appears to have lapsed into wonted apathy . Amongst the absentees again is Northamptonshire which , with Hunts ,
comprises nine Lodges , whose only contribution , so far as we can recollect , was a hundred guineas sent up in 1877 . We know nothing of Northumberland , notwithstanding that the Province includes sixteen Lodges , of which ten flourish in the wealthy and busy town of Newcastle-upo "
Tyne . It is difficult to understand the reason why no assistance is forthcoming from a centre of such vast commercial enterprise , and we can only attribute it to the want of that true Masonic esprit ch corps which is found to blossom into the good fruit of Charity . We look
in vain for Herefordshire in recent lists , if we exclude a ten guinea subscription last year , and which looks more like an individual donation than any outcome of the liberality of a Province ; whilst Leicester and Rutland , which figured so respectably last year , has showed us
that the effort then made was spasmodic , and could not stay . We regret to miss the good old county of Dorset , which , daring the last two years , led by Bro .
J . M . P . Montagu , contributed such handsome amounts . It is devoutly to be hoped that this highly-favoured county , in which we know there are some uncommonly stiff-backed Masons , will not relax their efforts on behalf